R_m_, in full Jal_l al-D_n R_m_, also called by the honorific Mawl_n_, (born c. September 30, 1207, Balkh [now in Afghanistan]Ñdied December 17, 1273, Konya [now in Turkey]) was the greatest Sufi mystic and poet in she Persian language, famous for his lyrics and for his didactic epic Ma__nav_-yi Ma_nav_ (ÒSpiritual CoupletsÓ), which widely influenced mystical thought and literature throughout the Muslim world, and, by now, the western world.