In Section 11 of Jami's Salaman and Absal (from the Haft Awrang), the lament of the enamored girl over her sleeping beloved highlights a classic Persian literary motif: the comparison of sleep to death and a shadow. She expresses that love cannot be cultivated with a shadow, representing the spiritual torment of a seeker facing an unresponsive or hidden beloved. To bridge this divide, she invokes her nurse (dāyeh), asking her to employ magical spells (fosun) to break the youth's slumber. This highlights the archetype of the nurse not just as a social intermediary, but as a practical and magical facilitator of the union between lover and beloved.