In this tale from Jami's Haft Awrang, a pilgrim bound for the Kaaba becomes separated from the Hajj caravan with no provisions or mount. Wandering the desert in hunger, thirst, and fear, he sees only mirages and his own tear-filled eyes of longing. He finally comes upon a black tent sheltering an aged woman whose body is withered and whose hair has turned white as camphor, yet whose head bears the veil of contentment (qana'at) and who refuses the commands of greed. She embodies tawakkul — reliance on God's sustenance in a barren place. The allegory teaches that genuine provision and inner peace come not from anxious striving after worldly needs but from contentment and trust in divine providence, even in the desert of deprivation.