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Inevitable Guilt and Immense Divine Sorrow in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 42, Poem 16)
In Chapter 42, Poem 16 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the themes of inevitable guilt and the overwhelming nature of divine sorrow. The speaker acknowledges the impossibility of being free from guilt before the Beloved, asserting that the heart's darkness is exclusively reserved for sorrow for the Divine. The immense pain caused by this love produces a 'cold sigh' so powerful that it disrupts the speaker's physical state (symbolized by the inability to protect one's hat from the wind), vividly illustrating the profound and all-consuming impact of divine affliction on the lover.
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Updated 2026-07-06
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