In Chapter 38, Poem 23 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet expresses a profound desire to live entirely for the Divine, embracing a state of destitution and bewilderment. The poem utilizes classical Sufi metaphors, contrasting the 'dimple of the chin' (representing the captivating, often perilous beauty of the Beloved where one wishes to 'die') with the 'Fountain of Life' (representing divine grace and eternal spiritual sustenance from which one wishes to 'live'). This highlights the paradox of mystical love, where true spiritual life is found through complete surrender and annihilation of the ego in the Beloved's presence.