In Chapter 19, Poem 12 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet emphasizes the necessity of complete self-sacrifice in the path of love. Comparing the lover to a burning candle, Attar suggests that one must voluntarily 'cast away' their existence and endure the resulting pain. The poem uses the metaphor of a high-stakes gamble, urging the seeker to stake their very being before they are inevitably trapped by mortality or circumstance (the 'hopeless trap'). This illustrates the Sufi concept that true spiritual attainment requires the total renunciation of the ego and worldly existence.