In Farid al-Din Attar's Conference of the Birds, the tale of the master who asks his servant to wake him for night prayer serves as an allegory for true spiritual devotion and inner wakefulness. When the servant rebukes the master by arguing that genuine inner pain (such as the longing for God) naturally prevents sleep, Attar illustrates that sincere spiritual vigilance cannot be artificially prompted or outsourced. The narrative emphasizes that authentic religious practice and love for the Divine require an internal fire and personal commitment, rather than a reliance on others to fulfill external rituals.