In Poem 28 of Chapter 13 in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet articulates the ultimate paradox of the mystic lover. Caught between the annihilating intensity of divine presence and the agonizing despair of separation, the lover can endure neither. They lack the capacity to be with the Beloved even for a single moment (as the divine majesty is overwhelming), yet they also lack the ability to draw a breath without the Beloved. This poem masterfully captures the inescapable and consuming nature of spiritual longing in Sufi literature.