In this poem from Attar's The Conference of the Birds, a dying 'way-seeing' man (a spiritual seeker) expresses profound humility and absolute spiritual poverty as he faces his final moments. He laments having no provisions for the journey into the afterlife, asking that a brick made from his shameful sweat be placed under his head in the grave, and that his shroud be washed in his tears of regret. The narrative illustrates the Sufi theme of confronting death with a deep realization of one's own insignificance, stripping away worldly pride to rely entirely on divine mercy.