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The Defeat of Intellect by Divine Love in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 36, Poem 6)

In Chapter 36, Poem 6 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the classical Sufi dichotomy between divine love ('ishq) and human intellect ('aql). The poem asserts that in the presence of true love, a seeker cannot retain rational awareness or remain silent, as the soul enters a state of spiritual intoxication. Attar uses the metaphor of the 'evil eye' striking the intellect to illustrate the vulnerability and ultimate surrender of the calculating mind when confronted with the overwhelming reality of the Beloved's gaze.

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