In Chapter 16, Poem 21 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the overwhelming nature of existential sorrow and the necessity of spiritual endurance. The poem asserts that the pain encountered on the spiritual path surpasses all worldly grief. To endure this cosmic sorrow, the seeker's heart must adopt the qualities of a dervish, embracing spiritual poverty and profound patience. Without this transformative patience, the heart will succumb to the immense pressure, abandon its spiritual quest, and regress to its ordinary, worldly state.