In this poem (Chapter 24, Poem 38), Attar utilizes the classic Persian literary motif of the 'talking jug' to reflect on human mortality and the cyclical nature of material existence. The jug, implicitly crafted from the clay of former humans, speaks to the poet when placed against his lips. It reveals that it was once a person who walked the same alley. The jug's lament—that it can neither completely cease to exist nor escape its continuous material reincarnation—serves as a profound memento mori, emphasizing the inescapable fate of humanity returning to the earth.