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Hope for Forgiveness amidst Shame in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Poem 86)
In Poem 86 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the speaker describes a state of spiritual vulnerability: approaching the divine weeping and full of hope for forgiveness, while simultaneously experiencing profound embarrassment and shame for their own shortcomings. This quatrain captures the mystical tension between a deep awareness of human sinfulness and an unwavering trust in divine mercy.
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Updated 2026-07-03
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Persian Literature Prerequisite Course