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Absolute Surrender and Self-Sacrifice in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 29, Poem 23)
In Chapter 29, Poem 23 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet expresses the profound themes of absolute surrender and mystical self-sacrifice. The speaker's wish for a "thousand souls" to continuously pour upon the "dust of your footsteps" illustrates boundless devotion and a yearning to offer everything to the Divine. Furthermore, the rhetorical acknowledgment of having no feet to flee nor hands to cling emphasizes the lover's total helplessness and complete dependence on the beloved in the mystical state.
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Updated 2026-07-05
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