In Section 41 of Jami's Haft Awrang, a mystic (arif) who draws light from the darkness of night keeps a sleepless vigil, closing his outward eyes yet weeping tears of blood until dawn. A meddler asks why, since his heart is already awake and untouched by sleep and fancy, he still bothers to close his eyes and endure the pain of wakefulness rather than take a moment of rest. The mystic answers by invoking the belief that the God of the world descends each night to the nearest heaven and calls out from the circling spheres for any penitent who comes to His door seeking pardon, so that He may make His grace the messenger and let His mercy accept the supplicant's excuse. The tale dramatizes the Sufi paradox of the awakened heart (del-e bidar): outward physical rest does not contradict inner spiritual wakefulness, and the seeker holds himself in humble readiness for divine mercy during the sacred hours of the night. It reframes night vigil (shab-zende-dari) as attentiveness of the heart ...