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The Imagery of Dust and Keepsakes in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 25, Poem 29)

In Chapter 25, Poem 29 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores profound grief by using the imagery of 'dust' (خاک) to represent the beloved's grave, which ironically becomes the mourner's only source of comfort. The poem juxtaposes the transient physical beauty of the beloved's 'rose-petal face' and 'green down' with the literal natural elements of rose petals and green grass. These enduring elements remain in the world as painful 'keepsakes' (یادگار), emphasizing the permanence of sorrow and the tragic transformation of human beauty into earth.

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