In Section 12 of Jami's Salaman and Absal (from the Haft Awrang), the story of the Abyssinian slave who is drugged and returned to his humble home after a night of celestial feasting serves as a powerful mystical allegory. The contrast between the lofty paradise-like dwelling (Aliyyin) and his miserable abode (Sijjin) represents the human soul's temporary elevation to spiritual heights or divine ecstasy, followed by its painful return to the prison of the physical body and material world. Upon waking, the seeker is left with nothing but the memory (khayāl) of the beloved, initiating an intense spiritual yearning (talab) to regain that lost divine connection.