Concept

In the thirty-fifth chapter of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, which focuses on the description of the beloved's face and hair, a prominent recurring motif is the cosmic humiliation, shame, and jealousy experienced by the sun and the moon when confronted with the beloved's extraordinary beauty.

Manifestations in Chapter 35 Poems

• Poem 1: The sun turns its back out of shame and rolls on its side, bewildered by the beauty of the beloved's countenance.
• Poem 10: The sun is described as 'black-backed' and having its back broken by the beloved's face, while the moon bites its hand in regret and cannot move without the beloved's support.
• Poem 12: The moon lacks the luster of the beloved's face, and the sun turns yellow because it cannot endure the beloved's radiance.
• Poem 19: The moon is overcome with jealousy, waxing and waning in restlessness, and wandering through the night sky.
• Poem 21: The sun, which rules the terrestrial realm, falls into declin...