In Chapter 17, Poem 18 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the paradox of seeking and concealing the mystical secret of love. The seeker is initially instructed to tirelessly pursue this secret and embed it deeply within the soul. However, the poem culminates in a profound mystical instruction: once the secret—for which the seeker has sacrificed everything—is finally unveiled, it must be kept hidden even from the seeker's own self. This reflects the Sufi concept that true realization requires transcending self-awareness, as the presence of the divine secret supersedes the boundaries of the ego.