In Poem 8 of Chapter 20 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the paradoxical theme of achieving spiritual honor (عزت) and sovereignty (سروری) through complete self-abasement (خواری) and submission (سرنگونساری). The poem suggests that true spiritual strength and wealth are found not in worldly pride, but in humility, lamentation (ناله و زاری), and bowing down before the Divine. This reflects a core Sufi concept where shedding the ego and embracing spiritual poverty and humility leads to ultimate exaltation.