"A sleeper met in his dreams the Prince of Darkness, finding him to be erect of figure and fair in countenance. He addressed him, 'O handsome Prince! Men know nothing of your beauty, but always depict you as fearful and hideous!'

Lucifer smiled, replying, 'Those figures have been drawn by my enemies, who blame me for their eviction from Paradise. It is in malice that they portray me so.'"

- Sheikh Mushariff-Ud-Din Sa'di, 1184-1291 (aka Sa'di of Shiraz) translated from Bustan ("Garden")