In Poem 27, Chapter 30 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the profound agony of separation. The speaker's longing is so intense that their soul is brought to their lips, a common Persian literary metaphor for being on the verge of death. The night without the beloved is likened to the terrifying and endless Day of Resurrection. Unable to endure the silent suffering any longer, the speaker breaks their silence, crying out 'O Lord' in a desperate plea for the beloved to hear the words of a heart-lost lover.