In Attar's The Conference of the Birds, the poem 'The Question of a Guiding Elder to the Spiritual Beings' illustrates the immense value of sincere spiritual sorrow. The narrative depicts spiritual beings eagerly snatching the 'hot tears and cold sighs' of a sorrowful passerby as if they were a highly sought-after currency. This allegory highlights that in the divine realm, genuine expressions of inner pain, longing, and repentance hold greater worth than worldly wealth, serving as a profound means to purify the soul and clear one's ledger of deeds.