In Fariduddin Attar's tale from the Elahi Nameh, 'Tale in Condemnation of the World' (Hikayat dar Dhamm-e Dunya), he vividly employs the metaphor of the material world as a carcass (murdar) and its pursuers as dogs. Drawing upon Islamic tradition, the poem illustrates how the treacherous world is like a dead body over which dogs fight. When one dog is satiated and leaves, another quickly takes its place to scavenge. Attar uses this imagery to criticize worldly ambition, highlighting the endless, undignified, and ultimately unfulfilling nature of material greed.