In Jalaluddin Rumi's Masnavi, the story of the dyed jackal is spiritually mapped onto the historical and Quranic figure of Pharaoh. Rumi compares Pharaoh's claim to divinity to the jackal's superficial claim of being a peacock. Just as the jackal's colorful exterior was merely the result of falling into a dyer's vat, Pharaoh's grand status and authority were merely external garments resulting from his falling into 'the vat of wealth and power.' When confronted by Moses and Aaron—who represent true spiritual 'peacocks' with genuine divine grace—Pharaoh's spiritual poverty and inner ugliness are fully exposed, leading to his downfall. Through this allegory, Rumi warns that worldly power, wealth, and public adulation are intoxicating traps that mask one's true spiritual state and lead to ultimate ruin.