In Chapter 18, Poem 25 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the spiritual journey is depicted as one requiring immense sacrifice and absolute surrender. The imagery of traveling 'through blood' and going 'headlong' emphasizes the rigorous, ego-annihilating nature of the path. Furthermore, the poem highlights a central Sufi tenet regarding faith and divine guidance: the wayfarer must initiate the journey without hesitation, overthinking, or questioning ('ask about nothing'). Attar suggests that true progress requires profound trust, asserting that once the first step is taken in earnest, the path itself possesses an inherent, revealing wisdom that will guide the seeker forward ('the path itself will tell you how you must proceed').