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Absolute Grief, Bewilderment, and Divine Independence in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 40, Poem 30)

In Chapter 40, Poem 30 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet vividly portrays the intense suffering and perplexity of the mystic lover. The physical and spiritual states are entirely consumed by grief, described through visceral imagery such as the heart drowning in blood and every hair mourning. This all-encompassing agony is coupled with spiritual bewilderment ('hayrat'). The poem concludes by highlighting the concept of Divine independence—the lover's unconditional devotion and profound suffering persist entirely regardless of whether the Beloved chooses to acknowledge them.

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