In Poem 2, Chapter 42 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the concept of the lover's absolute submission to the Divine Beloved is illustrated through the imagery of bloodshed. The speaker asserts that the Beloved's shedding of their blood does not demand restitution or 'blood money' (khunbaha). Instead, the lover embraces the act, declaring it lawful and taking the responsibility upon their own neck. In Sufism, this metaphor signifies the willing annihilation of the ego (fana) and the joyful acceptance of suffering or destruction at the hands of the Divine.