In Chapter 12, Poem 18 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the themes of inner awareness, spiritual kingship, and the hostility of the ego (nafs). Attar suggests that true sovereignty and peace are attained by retreating from the world and focusing on inward awareness. The poem identifies one's own ego as the ultimate enemy, implying that expecting external friendship or peace is futile as long as the internal enemy remains unconquered.