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Divine Reciprocity and Surrendering the Self in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 5, Poem 3)

In Chapter 5, Poem 3 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet contrasts absolute devotion to the Divine with enslavement to personal caprice (hawa). The poem outlines a profound principle of divine reciprocity: while human beings often act out of self-will and attachment to the 'weak, afflicted creation' due to spiritual unawareness, fully surrendering to God invites boundless grace. The Divine promises that if the seeker belongs entirely to Him, 'We are all yours.'

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