In Chapter 38, Poem 32 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the phrase 'lips and teeth' (لب و دندان - lab o dandan) serves as the central motif and repeated refrain. The poem unfolds as a dialogue where the lover claims his soul is captivated by the Beloved's lips and teeth. In response, the Beloved playfully rebukes the lover, telling him to bite his own lip in astonishment or regret, emphasizing the unbridgeable gap between the lover's mortal state and the transcendent perfection of the Beloved's attributes. This repetition highlights the mesmerizing power of the Beloved and the lover's ultimate state of longing.