In this quatrain from Chapter 44 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the speaker explores the inescapable and enduring nature of spiritual suffering in the path of divine love. The heart engaged in such love is described as a 'dregs-drinker' (دردی کش), 'rogue' (رند), and 'vagabond' (دربدر)—terms that in Sufi literature often symbolize a seeker who has abandoned worldly conventions, reputation, and superficial piety for genuine, consuming spiritual devotion.

The reference to the 'tablet' (لوح) implies a pre-ordained, cosmic destiny. It asserts that the spiritual seeker's endless state of yearning and turmoil is not only continuous but is fated to endlessly intensify ('grow worse in a hundred ways every day'). This poem highlights the paradox of the Sufi path, where spiritual elevation is inextricably linked with continuous, deepening affliction and the complete loss of worldly stability.