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Spiritual Restlessness and the Vastness of the Inner Journey in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 6, Poem 47)

In Poem 47 from Chapter 6 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the theme of spiritual restlessness and the immense magnitude of the inner journey. The increasing 'veil' symbolizes the ever-growing awareness of the mysteries or the sense of separation, which intensifies the seeker's pain beyond measure ('more than the drops of rain'). The second couplet emphasizes the boundless nature of the internal state ('From here where I am to there where I am'), suggesting that the spiritual distance and reality within the self transcend physical and cosmic realms, making the 'two worlds' seem insignificant compared to the thousands of realms encountered on the spiritual path.

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