In this poem from Chapter 31 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet establishes the strict prerequisites for spiritual union. It asserts that achieving closeness to the Divine—metaphorically described as sitting at the head of the Beloved's alley—is impossible without first purifying the heart from ego-worship. Furthermore, it emphasizes that divine love must completely shatter all worldly attachments and the illusion of self before the seeker can attain even the slightest connection (a single hair) to the Beloved.