In Poem 28 of Chapter 12 in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet reflects on human unfaithfulness and the repeated failure to follow divine commands. The verses emphasize the paradox of making 'a thousand firm vows' each day without fulfilling a single one. This highlights a deep sense of spiritual inadequacy, as the speaker admits to having no valid or 'knot-untying' excuse for their continuous shortcomings and negligence on the spiritual path.