In Chapter 23, Poem 58 of the Mokhtar Nameh, Attar of Nishapur contemplates the bitter realization of a life spent in idleness and spiritual complacency.

Key Themes:

• Idleness and Loss (bi-kari): The poet laments that both worldly and spiritual affairs have slipped away due to inactivity or lack of purpose.
• The Humiliation of Wasted Time: Wasting precious life ('omr-e 'aziz) leads to degradation and shame.
• Anxiety Over the Remaining Life: Having derived no fruit or spiritual benefit from the past, the speaker faces the remaining days with profound uncertainty and existential dread.