In Section 6 of Attar's Mosibat Nameh, the story of Iblis and Pharaoh serves as an allegorical critique of the human ego (nafs) and false claims to divinity. In the tale, Iblis performs a miracle by transforming a handful of sand into pearls and back again, challenging Pharaoh to replicate it. When Pharaoh confesses his helplessness, Iblis mocks him for claiming divinity while lacking such basic power. Furthermore, Iblis ridicules Pharaoh's physical and spiritual degradation, declaring that he would refuse to accept someone so wretched and powerless even as a servant. Through this encounter, Attar illustrates the absurdity of the ego's arrogance, showing that the worldly ruler's pride is so baseless that even Satan looks down upon it.