In Chapter 23, Poem 62 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet employs the metaphor of life as a ruined house (ویرانهٔ عمر) that is unworthy of housing a divine or valuable treasure. Attar suggests that physical life is temporary and unsuitable for the soul's true existence. He describes death as falling asleep (درخواب شوم), which paradoxically allows the speaker to truly exist or 'be' (بو که شوم), transitioning from the illusion of the material world to the reality of the spiritual realm. The poem underscores the transience of life, declaring that the 'tale of life' (افسانهٔ عمر) has concluded, and emphasizes the necessity of departing the physical dwelling to achieve spiritual fulfillment.