In Chapter 47, Poem 57 of the Mokhtar Nameh, Farid al-Din Attar outlines the essential spiritual attitudes required of the mystic seeker:

• Acceptance of Love's Affliction (Bala): The seeker must fully surrender to the trials and tribulations of love as a mandatory prerequisite to achieving spiritual union (wasl) with the divine beloved.
• The Candle of Patient Burning (Sabr): Attar employs the candle metaphor to demonstrate that the seeker must undergo constant, painful burning with unwavering patience.
• Absolute Resignation (Taslim): The ultimate act of devotion requires the seeker to burn entirely without concern for personal outcome, emphasizing that true annihilation in love is independent of whether one is eventually delivered (raha'i) or not.