In Chapter 8, Poem 3 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet underscores the necessity of complete ego annihilation (fana) on the spiritual path. The poem illustrates that as long as the seeker retains a sense of personal existence and desires a 'share' of it, they will endure suffering, symbolized by the heart weeping blood. Attar employs a striking metaphor to warn against the remnants of the ego: even the most minuscule trace of selfhood—likened to a single strand of hair—can multiply and transform into a 'mountain,' becoming a monumental obstacle between the seeker and divine realization.