'Tis marvellous by what way thou wentest from the world
Thou didst strongly shake thy wings and feathers and having broken thy cage
Didst ae to the air and journey towards the world of soul.
Thou wert a favourite falcon kept in captivity by an old woman
When thou heard’st the falcon-drum, thou didst fly away into the void.

— Rumi Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)

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