In Book 3 of Jalaluddin Rumi's Masnavi, the narrative of Pharaoh's tyrannical ego is expanded by exploring the psychological impact of public veneration. Rumi explains that the continuous prostration and adulation of his people, who constantly addressed him as lord and king, fed Pharaoh's delusions and made his heart sick. This overwhelming praise inflated his ego to the point where he boldly claimed divine status, metaphorically transforming into an insatiable dragon. Rumi uses this historical example to warn against the 'partial intellect' (aql-i juzwi), asserting that its greatest vulnerabilities are illusion (wahm) and conjecture. To illustrate the paralyzing power of illusion, Rumi provides a practical metaphor: a person can safely walk a narrow path on the ground, but walking on a high wall of the same width causes trembling and a disastrous fall solely due to the fear born of illusion. Thus, Pharaoh's tragic downfall is portrayed as a fatal capitulation to inner delusion.