In Chapter 24, Poem 1 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet employs the metaphor of the 'lion of death' lying in ambush to emphasize the inescapable and sudden nature of human mortality. The poem contrasts the ambitious pursuit of building vast earthly estates with the stark reality of the grave, reminding the reader that a person's ultimate and final share of the world is merely 'two yards of earth'. This highlights the futility of worldly attachments in the face of inevitable death.