In Section 46 of Jami's Subhat al-Abrar (Haft Awrang), the tale of the patch-wearing dervish who dies out of love for a beautiful youth functions as an allegory for the mystical path. The dervish's gathering of the youth's shaved hair represents the absolute selflessness and devotion of the lover to the earthly reflection of Divine beauty. His sudden death upon the beloved's departure symbolizes fana (the annihilation of the ego), demonstrating how metaphorical love ('ishq-e majazi) serves as a bridge to real, transcendent Divine Love ('ishq-e haqiqi), wherein the seeker's individual identity is completely extinguished in the Beloved.