In Section 87 of his Supplication in the Haft Awrang, Jami employs the metaphor of sleeping dogs lying in ambush to depict the carnal self (nafs) and Satan as stealthy, dangerous adversaries of faith. The petitioner acknowledges their absolute helplessness, pleading for divine protection and refuge to prevent these spiritual enemies from tearing them apart, highlighting the Sufi doctrine of relying entirely on divine grace to overcome base impulses and external temptations.