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Intoxication without Wine and the Beloved's Sweetness in Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 38, Poem 33)

In Chapter 38, Poem 33 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the Beloved's allure is conveyed through the paradoxical image of swaggering and being intoxicated without having drunk wine. This represents a pure, innate divine ecstasy and beauty that does not rely on earthly or external substances. Additionally, the 'sugary sweetness' cast from the Beloved's lips serves as a metaphor for divine grace or mystical revelation. This sweetness is bestowed upon the seeker secretly, hidden from the 'venomous' rival, symbolizing the intimate and exclusive nature of the mystic's connection with the Divine.

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