He thought about it and ordered the door opened. The bird came out and began to seek refuge with the King, placing its cheek upon the earth, raising its eyes to him, and showing humility before him. The King ordered that it be returned to the room it was in, but then to be left to its habit of moving about the palace. The King joined the two states: first, that he did not suffer the loss of the jewel and the death of the bird; and second, that he did not see fit to kill it.

They mentioned that their desire for intercourse was not for the pleasure found in touch, but their primary purpose and pursuit was for progeny, legacy, and the cultivation of the Abode. It was mentioned of one of their kings that he said, while his companions engaged in discourse: "I have never seen my soul at any moment more humiliated, more lowly, or more desolate than the time I approach women. My soul might call me to approach them for a state I see in them and find good, but when I remember what I see in myself and witness at the time of approach, my desire vanishes."

Their purpose in seeking knowledge was only to act upon it. They mentioned that just as the worker does not benefit from his work if he is ignorant, likewise the scholar does not benefit from his knowledge if he does not act upon it. It is fitting for the rational one who acts upon his knowledge to teach the one who seeks knowledge from him if he is deserving and worthy.

They mentioned that their purpose (in rest) was only to give ease to their bodies; the soul is a mount (maṭiyyah) that they must not obey nor burden beyond its capacity.

They mentioned that their purpose in drinking was not out of desire, but because it increases joy in the natural temperaments in a way nothing else does; by moving the heat and instinct, the soul is strengthened and the body is renewed. The thought is found, considered, and illuminated by what is found of wisdom, discernment, and knowledge.