Overview

In Poem 37 of Chapter 9 of the Mokhtar Nameh, Attar describes a state of absolute spiritual isolation and profound mystical bewilderment (sar-gashtagi). The seeker is entirely detached from both companions and worldly affairs, finding sole consolation in retaining the spiritual passion and courage needed to endure this extreme state of being lost.

Key Themes

• Complete Isolation: The lack of trace of companions and news of the world marks the total severance of ties with the external world.
• Spiritual Passion and Courage: The poet's only joy is that he is not 'heartless' (bi-jigar), meaning he maintains the capacity for intense feeling and spiritual courage.
• Supreme Bewilderment: Being the most bewildered (sar-gashtetar) signifies reaching an advanced stage of Hayrah (mystical perplexity) where all conventional directions and cognitive coordinates are lost.