In 'The Discourse of Abbasah of Tus on the World' from Attar's Elahi Nameh, Abbasah employs an extended metaphor comparing the material world (dunya) to a carcass in a furnace. He vividly describes a succession of scavengers—starting with lions and leopards, followed by dogs, wolves, crows, and finally insects—each taking their turn to consume the remains until only a dry, sun-baked bone is left. This imagery serves to illustrate the degrading, competitive, and ultimately futile nature of worldly pursuits, demonstrating how materialism reduces its seekers to scavengers fighting over something inherently foul and perishable.