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The All-Consuming Nature of Divine Sorrow in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 43, Poem 24)

In Chapter 43, Poem 24 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the theme of divine sorrow as an all-consuming force that renders worldly grief obsolete. The speaker asserts that possessing the Beloved's sorrow is so profound that ordinary 'blood of the liver' (deep emotional suffering) and the presence of 'a thousand mourners' are entirely unnecessary. This reflects the Sufi concept where divine affliction completely detaches the seeker from mundane concerns and conventional expressions of mourning.

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