M2:1141 — خویشتن مکشید ای جغدان که من / نه مقیمم می‌روم سوی وطن

This couplet comes from the story of the special servant (a metaphor for the spiritual seeker or the soul) who, through the envy of other courtiers (representing worldly distractions or lower desires), is tricked and cast into a ruin inhabited by owls. The owls, seeing him, fear he has come to take their dwelling. In this beyt, the servant directly addresses the owls, urging them not to harm themselves or worry about his presence. He clarifies that he is not a permanent resident of this 'ruin' (the material world or a state of spiritual desolation) but is merely passing through, on his way back to his true 'home' (the divine presence, the court of the King, or the spiritual realm). This highlights the transient nature of the material world for the spiritual seeker and their ultimate longing for reunion with the divine source.