In Chapter 22, Poem 21 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, human life—when consumed by worldly attachments and material means—is characterized as a state of deep sleep and spiritual ignorance. Attar warns that individuals remain completely unaware of the illusory nature of their connections until death forcefully intervenes. Death is depicted as an ultimate, harsh awakener that abruptly severs these worldly ties (symbolized by the cutting of the ignorant hand), stripping away the illusion and forcing a sudden realization of the truth.