In Chapter 47, Poem 8 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet employs the metaphor of the candle to illustrate the nature of absolute devotion in Sufi mysticism. Just as a candle is defined by its continuous burning and physical self-consumption, the true lover on the spiritual path must disregard all worldly concepts of profit and loss. Embracing the 'burning of foot and head' symbolizes the total sacrifice of the self, where the lover's only remaining reality and focus is the sorrow and presence of the Beloved.