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Bewilderment and Silent Suffering in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 41, Poem 17)

In Chapter 41, Poem 17 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the profound mystical states of bewilderment (heyrani) and wandering (sargardani). The lover is depicted as being trapped in a continuous cycle of 'dying' from spiritual confusion and being brought back to life by the beloved to endure more. A central theme of this quatrain is the divine beloved's omniscience; the beloved is intimately aware of the lover's internal turmoil and silent suffering, rendering any verbal explanation of this agony unnecessary.

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