In Chapter 41, Poem 24 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the theme of the naive, impassioned heart consumed by the sorrow of love. The poem employs the classic Persian literary metaphor of the moth (پروانه) burning in the flame to depict the destructive yet inevitable nature of love for a 'raw' or inexperienced soul that harbors vain desires (خام طمع). It illustrates how the lure of the snare, disguised as hope for a single grain, leads the mad heart to complete immolation.