In Attar's Mosibat Nameh, the allegory of the thief whose hand is severed explores the themes of shared suffering and true empathy. Despite enduring the agony of amputation at the gallows, the thief remains stoic and completely silent. However, upon reaching a caravansary, he begins to weep and wail uncontrollably. When a bystander questions this delayed reaction, asking why he was quiet during the actual punishment, the thief explains that at the gallows there was no 'sympathizer' (همدرد)—no one who shared his pain or understood his plight. He asserts that crying out to an indifferent crowd is as futile as shouting into the wind. Within Sufi mysticism, this parable illustrates the principle that seekers should guard their inner spiritual turmoil and profound sorrows, revealing them only to kindred spirits or a true confidant who possesses the capacity to comprehend their pain.