In Chapter 9, Poem 10 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet uses the metaphor of a bird caught in a snare to describe the human condition in the material world. The verses depict a profound sense of weariness, constant distress, and existential bewilderment within an indifferent, boundless universe (described as a "sphere without door or roof"). This imagery highlights the soul's feeling of being trapped and unsettled in the transient realm, experiencing neither peace upon arrival nor fulfillment upon departure, which ultimately cultivates a yearning for spiritual liberation.