This concept explores the theme of mortality and the inevitability of death in Poem 9, Chapter 24 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh. The poem uses the metaphor of a 'verdant cluster' (خوشهٔ سرس��ز) representing human pride, youth, or worldly attachment, which is inevitably cut down by the 'sickle' (داس) of death or time. The imagery serves as a moral warning against arrogance, reminding the reader of the immeasurable journey ahead and the ever-present shadow of mortality.