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The Contrast Between the Lover's Tears and the Morning's Smile in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 46, Poem 14)

In Chapter 46, Poem 14 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the contrasting imagery of the lover's boundless tears and the morning's bright smile (the sunrise). The poem uses hyperbole to describe the lover's weeping as a worldwide flood, so immense that it threatens to overpower and wash away the morning's smile if it appears. This dramatic juxtaposition highlights the profound sorrow and agony of the lover in contrast to the joyful, radiant arrival of the dawn.

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