In Chapter 42, Poem 11 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the speaker identifies as the 'morning candle' (شمع سحر) that is 'slain by separation' (کشتهٔ هجر) from the beloved. The morning candle symbolizes a state of being completely consumed and nearing extinction after burning all night. The beloved is addressed as the 'candle of Chegel' (شمع چگل)—Chegel being a city historically renowned in Persian poetry for the exceptional beauty of its people. This creates a contrasting duality between the beloved's radiant beauty and the lover's fading, burnt-out existence, emphasizing the destructive power of separation.