In Chapter 27, Poem 18 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the soul is depicted as an ardent and tireless seeker on an infinite spiritual journey. The poem emphasizes the boundless nature of the divine path; despite a lifetime of hastening toward the ultimate destination, the soul is told that the journey is endless and that any distance traveled is merely the first step. This illustrates the fundamental Sufi themes of the unquenchable spiritual quest and the ultimate unattainability of the Divine.