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The Allegory of the Bewildered Pilgrim in Mosibat Nameh

In this section of Fariduddin Attar's 'Mosibat Nameh', the poet uses the ritual of Hajj as an allegory for the spiritual journey. A wise elder explains that the true pilgrim must abandon all worldly attachments—home, property, and grievances—before setting out. However, the destination (the Kaaba) is not a place of rest but of perpetual circumambulation (tawaf). This 'endless wandering' signifies the ultimate realization that the seeker remains bewildered (sargardan) in the face of the Divine. The poem emphasizes that the human search is an infinite process where the object of desire is never fully grasped, leading to a state of spiritual immersion or drowning (gharq-e khun).

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