From his deathbed, his legs covered with a quilt, Rūmī addresses his followers for the last time. Some of the disciples are visibly overcome with grief, while women watch from a distance—one, behind a curtain, about to bring food. He assures them that, as he has guided in life, after his death he will send blessings and will always belong to them, shedding the light of heavenly inspiration on them. "The best of mankind is he who benefits man," he says, and "the best of speech is that which is short and to the purpose." In addition to the followers, an extremely handsome young man appears.