In Chapter 43, Poem 23 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores themes of predestination, existential mystery, and the divine origin of suffering. The speaker reflects on their inability to comprehend the ultimate purpose of their creation (the 'seed' they were sown for) or the divine decree written for them. Yet, even without knowing the 'cure' to their existential condition, the speaker arrives at a profound realization: their very essence is fashioned from divine pain. This conveys the profound spiritual concept that human yearning and sorrow are fundamental components of the soul's connection to the Creator's design.