In this poem from the Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 8, Poem 4), Attar emphasizes that divine union requires the complete negation of the individual ego (selfhood). The path of the seeker cannot succeed as long as the self persists; only through complete self-effacement and non-existence can the Beloved be realized, as the presence of the ego acts as a barrier to divine connection.

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## Original content
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<p>تا نفس کم و کاست نخواهد آمد<br />
یار تو به درخواست نخواهد آمد</p>
<p>آن میباید که تو نباشی اصلا<br />
کاین کار به تو راست نخواهد آمد</p>

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## English translation
As long as the self does not decrease,
Your Beloved will not come upon request.
It is required that you do not exist at all,
For this work will not succeed through you.

شمارهٔ ۴ / Number 4

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