In Chapter 18, Poem 9 of his Mokhtar Nameh, Farid al-Din Attar highlights the futility of over-intellectualizing the spiritual journey and remaining in a state of restless seeking. The poem questions the value of having neither peace nor active haste, suggesting that 'splitting hairs'—excessive intellectual or analytical focus��yields no real spiritual benefit. Furthermore, Attar asserts that the intense burning of desire for the divine and the agonizing pain of not achieving one's goals can also become obstacles if they lead to endless agitation rather than true spiritual surrender. The quatrain calls for a move beyond these conflicting states of inaction, overthinking, and agonized longing.