In Book Three, Section 192 of the Masnavi, Jalaluddin Rumi employs the metaphor of a caged bird to describe the spiritual seeker's attitude toward physical existence and death. The lover tells his reprovers that death has become 'sweet' to him, likening his physical demise to a bird finally escaping its cage to fly into a lush garden. Rumi illustrates that when the caged bird (representing the soul) catches sight of the garden outside (the divine realm) and hears the songs of free birds (liberated souls), it loses all patience and desire for its worldly confinement. This metaphor reinforces the Sufi concept that the physical body is merely a temporary restriction, and physical death is viewed as a joyous spiritual release.