This poem by Attar in the Mokhtar Nameh explores the core Sufi concepts of annihilation (fana) and subsistence (baqa). Attar asserts that true spiritual vision involves witnessing annihilation and subsistence, recognizing the non-existence of creation, and ultimately perceiving nothing but the Divine presence.

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## Original content
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<p>آن دید بقا که جز بقا هیچ ندید<br />
وان دید فنا که جز فنا هیچ ندید</p>
<p>آن دیده بود که جز عدم خلق نیافت<br />
وان بنده بود که جز خدا هیچ ندید</p>

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## English translation
That vision was subsistence which saw nothing but subsistence,
And that vision was annihilation which saw nothing but annihilation.
That was the eye that found no creation but non-existence,
And that was the servant who saw nothing but God.

شمارهٔ ۱ / Number 1

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