The Mathnawi of Jalaluddin Rumi

The mark of the gold on the touchstone does not remain, (but) the gold (itself) remains—of good renown and undoubted.
Similarly, (all) this ritual prayer and holy war and fasting does not remain, but the spirit remains in good renown (for ever).

❦ 250. The spirit produced certain acts and words of this kind (as proofs): it rubbed its substance on the touchstone of the (Divine) command,
As though to say, “My belief is perfect: here is the witness!” (Yes), but there is doubt as regards the witnesses.
Know that the probity of the witnesses must be established: the means of establishing it is a (great) sincerity: thou art dependent on that.
In the case of the word-witness, ’tis keeping thy word (that is the test); in the case of the act-witness, ’tis keeping thy covenant (to perform these acts).
The word-witness is rejected if it speaks falsely, and the act-witness is rejected if it does not run straight.

❦ 255. Thou must have words and acts that are not self-contradictory, in order that thou mayst meet with immediate acceptance.
Your efforts are diverse a reference to the Quranic verse 92:4, ye are in contradiction: ye are sewing by day and tearing up (what ye have sewn) by night.
Who, then, will hearken to testimony that contradicts itself, unless indeed He (the Judge) graciously show a (great) forbearance?
Act and word are (for) the manifestation of the inward thought and hidden mind: both are divulging the veiled secret.
When thy witness has been proved honest, it is accepted; otherwise, it is kept in detention as a prisoner.

❦ 260. O recalcitrant one, so long as thou contendest (with the holy saints) they will contend (with thee).
Lie in wait for them, then! Verily, they are lying in wait (for thee). a reference to the Quranic verse 89:14

This discourse hath no end. Mustafá offered the Faith, and the youth accepted
That Testimony which hath ever been blessed and hath ever loosed the fastbound chains.
He became a true believer. Mustafá said to him, “Be my guest to-night also.”
“By God,” said he, “I am thy guest unto everlasting. Wheresoever I be, to whatsoever place I go,

❦ 265. I am made living by thee and liberated by thee, and am thy doorkeeper (eating) at thy table in this world and in the next.
Whosoever chooses any but this choice table, in the end his gullet will be torn by the bone (of perdition).
Whosoever goes to the table of any but thee, know that the Devil shares his cup.
Whosoever departs from thy neighbourhood, without any doubt the Devil will become his neighbour;
And if without thee he go on a far journey, the wicked Devil is his fellowtraveller and table-companion;

❦ 270. And if he mount a noble horse, (since) he is envious of the Moon, the Devil sits behind him;
And if his Shahnáz a musical mode; here referring metaphorically to a child or creation be got with child by him, the Devil is his partner in begetting it.”
O thou that glowest (with faith), God hath said in the Qur’án, “Share with them in their wealth and children.” Quran 17:64, referring to Satan's influence
The Prophet, (who drew inspiration) from the Unseen, explained this (matter) clearly in his marvellous discourses with ‘Alí.
“O Prophet of Allah, thou hast displayed (the truth of) thy prophetic mission completely, like the cloudless sun.

❦ 275. Two hundred mothers never did (to their children) this which thou hast done (to me); Jesus by his (life-giving) spells never did (so much as this) to ‘Ázar Lazarus (Lazarus).
Lo, through thee, my soul hath been delivered from death: if ‘Ázar was revived by that breath (of Jesus), yet he died again.”