Attar's poem (Chapter 9, Poem 31) describes the mystical state of bewilderment (hayrat), characterized by the suspension of dualities and self-awareness. The speaker exists in a liminal space—neither traveling nor at home, neither consuming nor fasting, and neither self-conscious nor completely unaware. This state of profound perplexity represents a stage where the seeker's rational mind is silenced, leaving them to simply sit and look on as a bewildered spectator.