In Chapter 31, Poem 77 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet presents a striking mystical paradox: the Beloved slays the lover 'without a sword' and then sits to mourn them. This imagery symbolizes the ego's annihilation (fana) brought about by Divine Love. The spiritual 'slaying' is not a physical act but a profound internal transformation, while the Beloved's mourning suggests a deep, intrinsic unity and intimacy between the Divine and the annihilated self.