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Futility of Unreciprocated Love in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 27, Poem 33)

In Poem 33 of Chapter 27 in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the speaker addresses the 'helpless lover' (عاشق درمانده), warning against investing emotion in a beloved who is neither worthy nor receptive ('not your buyer'). The verses emphasize the importance of reflection and counsel the lover to abandon futile pursuits that are fundamentally unsuited to their true path.

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