In this poem from Chapter 26 of Mokhtar Nameh, Attar explores the profound sorrow stemming from a lack of true self-knowledge. The speaker reflects that if the heart truly understood its own essence, it would lead to immense spiritual joy and contentment. However, constrained by spiritual ignorance, the seeker is left with an unquenchable inner thirst. The final lines express a desperate yearning for an eye capable of weeping enough to match the depth of this unfulfilled longing, illustrating the agony of the spiritual journey when ultimate realization remains elusive.