In Chapter 15, Poem 16 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet addresses those who criticize the spiritual seeker without having fully committed themselves to the path. Using the metaphor of a pen standing on its head, Attar emphasizes that without complete surrender of 'heart and soul,' one cannot comprehend the reality of spiritual love. The speaker remains unbothered by the reproaches (malamat) of the uninitiated, recognizing that such criticism stems merely from their lack of genuine entanglement in the spiritual affair.