In Chapter 32, Poem 9 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the theme of unrequited suffering and emotional futility. The imagery of weeping 'tears of blood' contrasts sharply with the beloved's 'iron-like heart.' The central metaphor of 'striking cold iron' conveys the uselessness of appealing for compassion from a spiritually or emotionally unresponsive subject, emphasizing the deep isolation of the suffering lover.