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The Heart's Bewilderment and the Unknowable Divine Secret in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 11, Poem 40)

In Chapter 11, Poem 40 of Farid al-Din Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet illustrates the epistemological limits of the human heart in its mystical quest. The verses emphasize that despite ceaseless wandering and searching 'in every direction' like the celestial sphere, the heart fails to uncover the divine secret or grasp the thread of divine love. Ultimately, the seeker is left in a state of bewilderment, incapable of understanding even their own origin and destination ('beginning and end'), which highlights the infinite and incomprehensible nature of the Divine.

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