In Chapter 43, Poem 14 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet addresses the traveler of the spiritual path, challenging them to be a true companion by sharing in his profound spiritual pain (درد). The poem contrasts spiritual courage—often termed 'manliness' (مردی) in classical Sufi literature—with weakness, urging the listener to abandon superficiality. True spiritual companionship, according to Attar, requires the fortitude to sit 'knee-to-knee' (هم‌زانو) with the suffering mystic and intimately partake in the heavy burden of divine sorrow.