This concept encapsulates the theme of inherent human limitation and epistemological despair presented in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, Chapter 27, Poem 7. The poem illustrates the soul's futile struggle to grasp the true essence of reality. Despite an agonizing daily effort to tear away the veils of ignorance, the seeker is ultimately confronted by an insurmountable barrier: the 'veil of helplessness' (پردهٔ عجز). This concept highlights a central tenet of Attar's mystical worldview, where human striving alone is insufficient to pierce the ultimate mysteries of existence, leaving the soul vacillating between fleeting hope and profound despair at its own powerlessness.