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Detachment from the Ignorant in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 44, Poem 31)

In Chapter 44, Poem 31 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the speaker expresses profound weariness with the ignorant ('bi-khabaran') and the hostility of fools. By repeatedly addressing the 'Saqi' (Cupbearer), the poem illustrates a desire for spiritual detachment. The call to 'pass by this transient world' uses the imagery of wine and the Cupbearer as a means to achieve a higher state of awareness, providing relief from the burdens and meaningless conflicts of the material realm.

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