In Section 2 of Sanai's Hadiqat al-Haqiqah (The Walled Garden of Truth), the poet presents the "Allegory of Placing a Thing Out of Its Place" to critique misguided pursuits and spiritual emptiness. The poem begins with a comedic vignette of a fool asking a mukhannath (an effeminate man) for tales of his adventures, an absurd request since the individual lacks the associated traits of conventional bravery. Sanai uses this to symbolize the broader folly of seeking profound truths or spiritual sustenance from inappropriate, worldly sources. The poem subsequently condemns the hypocrisy of acquiring religious knowledge without corresponding action, comparing a boastful but spiritually empty person to an inflated skin-bag full of air—appearing substantial, but instantly deflated to nothing by a single needle prick.