In Farid al-Din Attar's Mosibat Nameh, the tale of Mahmud's army seeking the shadow of the Huma bird while Ayaz remains devoted only to Sultan Mahmud's shadow serves as a Sufi allegory of exclusive devotion. While the Huma's shadow symbolizes worldly fortune and external spiritual rewards, Ayaz's choice to remain under Mahmud's shadow represents the seeker's exclusive devotion to the Divine. By preferring the shadow of his king over the legendary bird of fortune, Ayaz illustrates that the true lover values proximity to the Beloved above all worldly and otherworldly rewards.