In Poem 65 of Chapter 35 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet uses the imagery of the beloved's hair (zulf) to convey core mystical concepts:

• The Bloodthirsty Curls: Each curl and loop is described as thirsty for the blood of lovers, symbolizing the destructive but irresistible allure of the beloved, which demands the lover's complete self-annihilation.
• The Inadequacy of Reason: The true description and complexity of the beloved's tresses are declared to be beyond the reckoning of human intellect ('aql). This emphasizes a key Sufi doctrine where divine reality and the experiences of divine beauty transcend rational comprehension and can only be approached through love and spiritual ecstasy.