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Bewilderment and Silent Communion in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 32, Poem 25)
In Chapter 32, Poem 25 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the profound spiritual state of bewilderment (حیرانی) and the torment of the lover's journey. The speaker finds themselves in a paradoxical, liminal state—neither fully possessing their ego ('با خودم') nor completely annihilated from it ('بیخود'). In this overwhelming astonishment, the lover recognizes that verbalizing their pain is unnecessary, as the omniscient Beloved intimately understands their silent suffering and inner turmoil.
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Updated 2026-07-05
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