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Spiritual Complacency and the Metaphor of the Sultan's Child in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 13, Poem 10)

In Poem 10 of Chapter 13 in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet addresses the soul, criticizing its contentment with spiritual separation and faithlessness. Attar employs a striking metaphor, comparing the soul to a 'sultan's child' (سلطان بچه) who has settled for 'begging' (گدائی). This imagery highlights the soul's divine origin and inherent nobility, contrasting it with the degraded state of being satisfied with worldly attachments or spiritual ignorance. The poem serves as an admonition against spiritual complacency, urging the soul to recognize its true royal nature and strive to reunite with the Divine rather than settling for an abased, disconnected existence.

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