In Chapter 47, Poem 13 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the candle serves as a profound metaphor for the lover's suffering, self-reflection, and existential paradox. The speaker compares their tears and gradual consumption to a burning candle, expressing that their very existence is sustained only by the pain of burning for the beloved. The poem highlights the realization that a life detached from the beloved is meaningless, and true existence in the path of love is found only through continuous self-annihilation and burning.