In Attar's mystical poetry, the veil (پرده - pardeh, or حجاب - hejab) represents the epistemic and ontological barrier between the human soul and the Divine Essence. A recurring paradox in his quatrains is that the removal of one veil only reveals another, indicating the infinite, inexhaustible mystery of God. Seeking to lift the veil completely merely brings forth 'something else from behind the veil,' emphasizing the perpetual bewilderment of the seeker who can never attain absolute, unmediated vision.