In Chapter 40, Poem 9 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet expresses the profound torment and sense of fruitlessness caused by separation from the divine or idealized beloved. The central motif revolves around the beloved's 'stone-heartedness' (sangdeli). The lover's heart burns in agony from this cold indifference, leading to a desperate wish that the beloved might experience reciprocal sympathy and have their heart burn for the lover's plight. This highlights a common Sufi literary motif: the unyielding, transcendent nature of the Beloved juxtaposed with the perpetually suffering, yearning lover.