In Poem 21 of Chapter 26 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the speaker describes the overwhelming physical and emotional toll of profound love. The lover is cast into a state of 'restless agitation' (تک و تاب), deprived of both food and sleep. The intense longing for the beloved's face manifests in a striking hyperbole: the pupil of the eye sheds so much blood that it 'casts its shield upon the water' (tears). This powerful imagery emphasizes the depth of the lover's suffering, transforming ordinary tears of sorrow into a violent outpouring of blood, a recurring motif in classical Persian literature denoting the utmost degree of grief and yearning.