In Chapter 7, Poem 28 of the Mokhtar Nameh, Attar of Nishapur explores the core Sufi concepts of spiritual poverty (faqr) and annihilation (fana). He asserts that true dervishes transcend conventional legalistic injunctions ('do and do not') and dwell instead in a state of 'endless non-existence' (adam). In this elevated state of spiritual poverty, the individual ego is completely effaced, rendering it impossible to speak of dualistic concepts such as 'we' and 'I'. The poem highlights the ultimate surrender of the self required to walk the mystical path.