In Chapter 31, Poem 17 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet draws a sharp distinction between intellectual comprehension and direct mystical experience. Using the metaphor of 'tasting sugar' versus merely 'hearing' about it, Attar emphasizes that conceptual knowledge of the Divine is fundamentally different from, and inferior to, actual spiritual realization ('reaching Him'). This reflects a core Sufi principle that true apprehension of God requires direct, experiential realization rather than theoretical or indirect understanding.