In Chapter 21, Poem 7 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet expresses a profound exhaustion with relying on his own human faculties ('soul and body') to navigate the spiritual path. The poem emphasizes the futility of personal effort and agency (traveling 'upon my own feet'), reflecting on the inadequacy of self-directed progress. The speaker declares a preference to remain 'in one place for all eternity' rather than continuing a flawed, ego-driven journey. This illustrates a core Sufi principle: true spiritual advancement cannot be achieved through the ego's exertion, but requires the relinquishment of self-will and a complete surrender to divine grace.