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The Frailty of Youth and Sudden Physical Decline in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 25, Poem 6)
In Chapter 25, Poem 6 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet starkly contrasts the majestic emergence of youthful beauty with its sudden, catastrophic decline. The subject, once radiating like a 'world-adorning sun' with hair reaching their feet, is rapidly reduced to the extreme frailty of a 'single hair' before passing away. This hyperbolic imagery emphasizes the transient nature of physical beauty, the loss of vitality, and the cruel abruptness of mortality, which are central themes in the elegies of this chapter.
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Updated 2026-07-04
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Persian Literature Prerequisite Course