In Chapter 34, Poem 26 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the paradox of divine rejection and self-sacrifice. The Beloved violently casts the lover away, causing the lover's internal spiritual passion (symbolized by the 'blood of the heart') to swell beyond its limits. In response to this overwhelming agony and the impossibility of containing such intense yearning, the lover strikes himself with a dagger. This imagery reflects the mystical concept that the pain of separation and severe divine trials shatter the ego, driving the seeker to sacrifice their own physical existence and selfhood for the sake of love.