In Chapter 43, Poem 13 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet articulates the severe prerequisites of divine love on the mystical path. The speaker insists that true love demands the 'essence of madness' (خلاصهٔ جنون) and the complete overthrowing of both intellect and soul. Furthermore, the spiritual journey requires enduring endless, intensifying trials, vividly depicted as 'a hundred deserts full of fire and blood' (صد بادیه پر آتش و خون). This highlights the core Sufi theme that approaching the Divine requires agonizing self-annihilation and a conscious, courageous embrace of profound suffering.