In Jami's 'Haft Awrang', the tale of the lover who turns away his slender slave, Barik, from the private chamber serves as an allegory for the absolute exclusivity of the mystical union between the lover and the divine Beloved. The slave's name, 'Barik' (meaning slender or thin), and the lover's assertion that even if the slave became as thin as a hair there would still be no room for him, symbolize that in the state of perfect spiritual proximity and oneness, there is absolutely no space for otherness (aghyar), selfhood, or external attachment. To attain the ultimate sanctuary of divine presence, the seeker must transcend all remnants of dualistic existence, as even the most minute trace of ego prevents full realization of union.