In Poem 12 of Chapter 47 of Mokhtar Nameh, Attar employs the classic Sufi motif of the candle and the moth (شمع و پروانه). The speaker declares the beloved as the candle and himself as the moth, which symbolizes complete devotion and mystical self-annihilation (fana) in the presence of the beloved. The imagery of laying a 'burnt head' at the beloved's feet emphasizes the ultimate surrender and sacrifice of the ego in the fire of divine love.