In Attar's Elahi Nameh, Majnun's joyous reaction to discovering a wall painting of himself and Layla seated together serves as a poignant metaphor for unattainable earthly union. His overwhelming delight at this mere image, expressing that his lifetime of pursuit is finally fulfilled, highlights the tragic reality of their physical separation. The painted wall illustrates how the ultimate union of the lover and the Beloved, denied in the material world, can often only be realized in the realm of imagination, art, or mystical vision.