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Alchemical and Astrological Imagery in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 44, Poem 68)

In Poem 68 of Chapter 44, Attar employs a blend of alchemical and astrological symbolism. The phrase 'our affairs will turn to gold' (چو زر خواهد شد) references alchemy, symbolizing spiritual refinement or the attainment of perfection. This is paired with the vivid astrological image of the sun entering the 'mouth of the lion' (دهان شیر), signifying the transit of the Sun into Leo, its astrological domicile. In traditional Persian poetry, this alignment represents peak cosmic power, majesty, and radiating heat, reinforcing the poem's call to hasten and seize a moment of absolute exaltation.

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