In Chapter 20, Poem 17 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet criticizes the spiritual seeker who vacillates between faith and infidelity. The poem posits that this indecision stems directly from the seeker's inability to transcend their own ego (self). As long as the ego remains dominant, any pursuit of religious uniqueness or worldly infidelity is merely an 'excuse,' preventing true spiritual realization and sincerity.