In Chapter 20, Poem 1 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet emphasizes that true servitude to the Divine requires enduring suffering and disappointment. Using the metaphor of a candle that only gives light by burning itself away, Attar illustrates that a spiritual seeker must be humbled and experience pain to attain spiritual vitality. He asserts that having all one's desires effortlessly fulfilled is akin to falsely claiming divinity, whereas patiently enduring unmet desires and hardship is the defining characteristic of a genuine servant of God.