welcome parrot, perched in paradise!
your splendid plumage bears a strange device,
a necklace of bright fire about the throat;
though heaven's bliss is promised by your coat,
the circle stands for hell: if you can flee
like Abraham from Nimrod's enmity,
despise these flames: uninjured you will tread
through fire if first you cut off Nimrod's head,
and when your fear of him has died put on
your gorgeous coat; your collar's strength has gone!
(Farid Ud-Din Attar)