Universal Yearning and Grief

In Poem 64 of the Mokhtar Nameh, Attar of Nishapur describes how both humanity and angels suffer from the grief of yearning for the Divine. This universal state of bewilderment highlights that longing for the Creator transcends the earthly realm and affects all orders of existence, cosmic and celestial.

Cosmic Futility and Divine Transcendence

The poem emphasizes the absolute transcendence of the Divine, noting that even the vast celestial sphere cannot reach the Divine by even a single atom. Consequently, the perpetual revolution and motion of the heavens are depicted as futile in bridging the infinite gulf between the created universe and the Creator.