In Chapter 26, Poem 10 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet employs a striking paradox to convey the immensity of spiritual sorrow and weeping. While conventionally, springs are fed by the boundless ocean, the poet's experience reverses this natural order: an entire ocean of tears arises from the small spring of the eye. This hyperbolic imagery emphasizes the overwhelming magnitude of inner grief, suggesting that the spiritual longing and pain contained within the lover's heart transcend physical limits and natural laws.