This poem from Chapter 31 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh explores the tragedy of the mystical lover who renounces the material world but ultimately fails to achieve divine union. The speaker expresses deep sorrow, noting that despite freeing themselves from all worldly affairs, their hand could not reach the "hem" of the Beloved's union. Consequently, the lover is left to die (return to dust) shrouded only in the pain of separation. The poem powerfully highlights the theme that ascetic renunciation of the world does not inherently guarantee the attainment of ultimate mystical union.