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Divine Intimacy and the Veil of Secrecy in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Poem 104)

In Poem 104 of Mokhtar Nameh, Farid al-Din Attar explores the profound intimacy between the human seeker and the Divine. He characterizes the spiritual path as a shared caravan where even darkness and transgressions belong to both. The poet pleads for the "veil" (hijab) not to be torn, portraying human sins not merely as moral failings, but as hidden secrets that underscore an exclusive and deeply intimate relationship between the lover and the Beloved.

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