In Chapter 44, Poem 40 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the fleeting blossoming of the spring flower serves as a poignant reminder of human mortality. The quatrain advocates for a 'carpe diem' (seize the day) philosophy, urging companions to drink wine and cast away grief in the present moment. This celebration of immediate joy is inextricably linked to a stark awareness of impermanence; the poet reflects that by the arrival of the following spring, both the delicate flower and the human observers are destined to perish and 'crumble to dust.'