In Chapter 25, Poem 4 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the inevitability and physical reality of death are depicted through stark, contrasting imagery. The poem juxtaposes the immense vitality of a living person—metaphorically described as a 'fountain of nectar' (چشمهٔ نوش) and a 'fountain of the sun' (چشمهٔ خورشید)—with the finality of becoming mere dust (پیمانهٔ خاک). The agony of the dying process is powerfully captured through the metaphor of a 'half-slaughtered bird' (مرغ نیم‌بسمل), illustrating the soul's desperate, brief flutter before succumbing to eternal silence. This imagery serves to remind the reader of life's fragility and the abrupt, agonizing end to earthly existence.