In Poem 85 of Chapter 47 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet personifies the candle to highlight the theme of rashness and self-destruction through its burning.

Key Concepts:

• Self-Sacrificing Illumination: The candle performs the role of illuminating the assembly while completely consuming its own soft, delicate body.
• The Art of Naphtha-Throwing (Naft-Andazi): The poet critiques the candle by asking from whom it learned 'naphtha-throwing' (playing with fire), depicting its act of taking fire into its mouth headlong as a reckless, self-consuming performance.