In Chapter 27, Poem 12 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the theme of spiritual humility and the utter insignificance of the self in the presence of the Divine, metaphorically termed the 'Sun of Truth' (آفتاب حق). By juxtaposing the highest worldly rank (the heavens) with the lowest (a locust), Attar asserts that in the face of the ultimate spiritual reality, the individual ego is 'less than ice,' bound to melt away completely. This reflects a core mystical teaching: the repeated realization of one's fundamental nothingness and the futility of ego-driven striving in the presence of God's absolute majesty.