In Chapter 27, Poem 38 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet illustrates the volatile and paradoxical nature of spiritual love. The lover experiences extreme shifts in their inner state, becoming profoundly disturbed by the most trivial things (a single hair) while also finding contentment in absolute nothingness. Furthermore, love acts as a transformative force that completely reverses the lover's disposition: what is fiery turns to ice, and what is cold as ice is ignited into fire. This emphasizes that on the path of divine love, the ego's steady state is continually disrupted and transformed into its opposite, leading to ultimate spiritual purification.