A comparative analysis of the "cow and donkey plague" parables found in Sanai's Hadiqat al-Haqiqah (Section 6) and Attar of Nishapur's later Mosibat Nameh (Section 16). Both Sufi poets employ the identical humorous narrative of a man who attempts to outsmart a cattle plague by trading his cow for a donkey, only for the donkey to perish instead, leading the man to accuse God of ignorance.

Studying Sanai's original allegory is an essential prerequisite for understanding Attar's adaptation. Comparing the two texts demonstrates how foundational didactic narratives were transmitted within the Persian mystical tradition, revealing both structural similarities and subtle differences in how each poet frames the critique of the human ego's futile calculations against Divine Fate (Qadar).