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Primordial Unity and Non-Duality in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 4, Poem 52)

In Poem 52 of Chapter 4 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the Sufi theme of primordial unity and non-duality. The verses draw a sharp contrast between the earthly realm of separation, where individual identities exist ('here that you are you and I am I today'), and the transcendent or pre-eternal realm ('there'), where all distinctions between the self and the Divine dissolve. In that state of ultimate reality, the Divine is recognized as the singular essence of both soul and body, underscoring the mystic's belief that true existence belongs solely to the Beloved.

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