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Embracing Divine Sorrow and Surrender in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 33, Poem 48)
In Chapter 33, Poem 48 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the speaker describes a profound state of total surrender to the Beloved. By keeping their heart 'restless and bewildered' from divine sorrow and fixing their gaze only on the Beloved, the lover transcends worldly attachments. The poem illustrates that because the Beloved takes pleasure in the lover's sorrow, the lover willingly accepts and considers any such sorrow as fitting. This reflects the mystic ideal where the lover's own desires are entirely subsumed by the will and pleasure of the Divine, finding fulfillment even in suffering.
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Updated 2026-07-05
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