In Fariduddin Attar's Manteq al-Tayr (The Conference of the Birds), the tale of the borrowed donkey serves as an allegory for divine sovereignty and the limits of human justice. The story follows a man whose borrowed donkey is eaten by a wolf while he sleeps. When the dispute over compensation is brought to a local leader, he issues an absurd ruling blaming the hungry wolf itself. Attar uses this earthly farce to pivot to a profound theological reflection: unlike flawed human systems of restitution, God's will is absolute. The allegory teaches that human beings cannot question, comprehend, or demand compensation for the decrees of God, emphasizing complete submission to Divine Will.