In Sufi literature, particularly illustrated in Jami's Haft Awrang (Section 164), the lover's attraction to natural elements—such as the moon, cypress, rose, violet, and narcissus—is explained through the metaphysical principle of resemblance (moshabehat). Rather than loving these worldly objects for their own sake, the lover is drawn to them because each possesses a quality (beauty, stature, scent, or form) that resembles an attribute of the ultimate Divine Beloved. This concept serves as a key pedagogical framework for understanding how earthly beauty functions as a bridge (majaz) to spiritual truth (haqiqah), where every beautiful phenomenon in the universe is viewed as a sign or reflection of the Creator's absolute beauty.