In Chapter 20, Poem 27 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet admonishes the reader for succumbing to the basic desires of sleep and food, comparing such a spiritually dormant state to that of a "beast in the veil of mystery." The verses evoke existential shame by contrasting the seeker's negligent slumber with the eternal wakefulness of the Divine Beloved, emphasizing the critical necessity of spiritual vigilance.