In Chapter 20, Poem 12 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet describes a state of profound spiritual desolation and isolation that transcends conventional religious frameworks. By rejecting identification with both the 'religion of Truth' (often referring to Islam) and the 'religion of Zoroaster', the poem illustrates a mystical station where formal faith categories are dissolved. The seeker is left entirely alone in this ordeal ('no one to back me up'), subjected to the judgment of others, and utterly consumed by the overwhelming sorrow of the spiritual path.