In Chapter 32, Poem 45 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the mystical concept of Fana (annihilation of the self). The poem illustrates how the overwhelming manifestation of the Divine instantly casts the lover into non-existence. This consuming and transformative power of Divine love is compared to a candle burning down to its feet and a pen traveling on its head, symbolizing absolute surrender and the complete nullification of the ego in the presence of the Beloved.