In Farid al-Din Attar's The Conference of the Birds (Manteq ot-Teyr), the Nightingale (bolbol) excuses itself from the spiritual quest by claiming its love for the Rose is sufficient. The Nightingale represents a seeker trapped by attachment to external, transient beauty. Because the Rose's beauty is fleeting and subject to decay, this obsession serves as a spiritual obstacle, blinding the soul to the eternal, divine beauty represented by the Simorgh. The Hoopoe corrects the Nightingale by emphasizing that true, enduring love must look beyond transient forms and seek the ultimate Source.