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The Exclusivity of Divine Focus and the Rejection of the 'Other' in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Poem 19)

In Poem 19 of the Mokhtar Nameh, Attar emphasizes the absolute exclusivity of focusing on the Divine. He asserts that no past state of fulfillment ('satiety') or human 'goodness' is truly worthy of or compatible with the divine presence. The poem delivers a strict prohibition against entertaining even 'an atom of the thought of another' (ghayr)—referring to anything other than God. Focusing on anything else is ultimately a source of profound regret, highlighting the necessity of singular, unadulterated devotion and the elimination of all competing attachments.

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Persian Literature Prerequisite Course