In Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 47, Poem 52), the candle metaphor is employed to convey the bittersweet nature of mystical longing and separation. The candle, constantly consumed by fire, offers only its tears in return. For the lover, the intense agony of separation (firaq) is accompanied by a paradoxical solace: weeping over one's own self-destruction brings a sense of pleasure and spiritual fulfillment. This theme reflects the mystical embrace of suffering as a means of deep intimacy with the beloved.