In Attar's 'The Tale of the Cut Tree' (حکایت درخت بریده), the narrative uses the metaphor of a freshly severed branch to illustrate human spiritual heedlessness. Just as a cut branch remains temporarily green and is initially unaware of its fatal disconnection from its roots, human beings often live in ignorance of their spiritual state and separation from the Divine. The poem conveys that this illusion of worldly vitality persists until the moment of death, when the soul is abruptly awakened to the reality of its condition and the consequences of its attachments.