" When long ago the Simorgh first appeared --
His face like sunlight when the clouds have cleared --
He cast unnumbered shadows on the earth,
On each one fixed his eyes, and each gave birth.
Thus we were born; the birds of every land
Are still his shadows -- think, and understand.
If you had known this secret you would see
The link between yourselves and Majesty; "

― Attar of Nishapur