In this quatrain from Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet elevates divine love above all intellectual or practical endeavors, describing knowledge and action as mere shadows of eternal love. The poem is particularly notable for its calligraphic and mystical symbolism: Attar states that every difficulty in the world is resolved in the dot of the 'shin' (ش) of love (عشق). This focuses the reader on the concentrated, singular essence of divine love as the ultimate solvent for all worldly and spiritual complexities.