In Chapter 23, Poem 23 of the Mokhtar Nameh, Attar articulates a profound sense of existential weariness and dissatisfaction with his physical form. He describes being incessantly restless and worn out by vain, worldly thoughts. The poem culminates in a deep questioning of existence itself: recognizing that his individual, ego-bound self is fundamentally illusory or non-existent, he questions the very purpose of his temporary, earthly being.