In Chapter 5, Poem 6 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the mystical journey as an inward progression toward the true Self, culminating in self-transcendence. The poem emphasizes that to attain stillness from the 'peerless world', one must act as one's own guide to the Self. The ultimate step requires 'stepping outside of oneself' (fana or annihilation of the ego), asserting that true spiritual realization is achieved by shedding even the smallest remnant ('a single atom') of self-attachment.