In Chapter 35, Poem 55 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet contrasts the life-giving aspects of the beloved's features—where the ruby lips provide the 'Water of Life' (Ab-e Hayat) and the beautiful eyes nourish the soul—with the active and firm devotion of the lover. The lover declares an unyielding determination to hold fast to the beloved's tresses, asserting that they cannot abandon this practice. In Persian mystical poetry, the tresses often symbolize the world of divine manifestations or the captivating entanglements of divine beauty, and holding them firmly represents unwavering spiritual commitment and steadfastness in love.