This Sufi allegory from Attar's Mosibat-Nameh describes a king encountering a madman lying on a ruined wall. The madman refuses to rise or show respect to the king, asserting that worldly power and grand armies are transient and comparing the king's potential pride to Qarun's downfall. The narrative illustrates the spiritual independence of the mystic who is liberated from worldly desires, highlighting the vanity of temporal authority and the value of spiritual detachment.