In Chapter 47, Poem 24 of the Mokhtar Nameh, Attar utilizes the dual metaphors of the dead lamp (cheragh-e morde) and the burning candle (shama) to illustrate the cyclical and perpetual nature of mystical love-sorrow:

• The Dead Lamp (Daytime State): During the day, the lover is like an extinguished, dead lamp—lifeless, cold, and waiting in a state of spiritual desolation.
• The Burning Candle (Nighttime State): At night, the fire of love is rekindled, and the lover burns from within like a candle until dawn, embodying intense devotion, painful melting, and self-consumption.

This contrast underscores how the lover's entire existence—day and night—is completely governed by the transformative power and painful longing of divine love.