In Section 2 of Farid al-Din Attar's Asrar Nameh, the poet explores the Islamic concept of the Divine Trust (Amanat), drawing directly upon Quranic themes (specifically Surah Al-Ahzab 33:72). The poem illustrates how the heavens and the earth shrank from the immense burden of this Trust, finding it too heavy to bear, while humanity boldly accepted it alone. Attar uses this narrative to emphasize the unique spiritual responsibility, the heavy burden of commitment, and the inherent risks that human beings have undertaken by accepting this divine covenant, contrasting human audacity with the cautious refusal of the cosmos.