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Endurance of Cosmic Calamities in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 14, Poem 26)

In Chapter 14, Poem 26 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the fragility of the human condition against the relentless turning of the cosmos (the 'turning sky'). The heart is metaphorically reduced to a mere 'drop of blood' that suffers fresh wounds and is continuously battered by fate. This imagery emphasizes the overwhelming nature of worldly suffering and poses a desperate, existential question about the absolute limits of human endurance.

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