In Chapter 14, Poem 16 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet expresses the profound existential sorrow of an unfulfilled life. The poem laments that both the soul and the body depart the world without ever truly experiencing the 'taste of life' or attaining their desires. Additionally, the heart is metaphorically depicted as a 'night-traveling sorrow-bearer' that is perpetually denied happiness. This reflects broader existential and mystical themes in Attar's work regarding the inherent suffering and tragic futility of human existence in the material world.