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The Immediacy of Resurrection and the Heart's Burning Sigh in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 43, Poem 12)

In Chapter 43, Poem 12 of Mokhtar Nameh, Attar describes the profound spiritual agony of the lover by drawing a parallel between the internal state of the heart and the Day of Resurrection (قیامت). The poet emphasizes the immediacy of this suffering by stating that the "tomorrow of Resurrection" is happening "today" within his heart. This metaphor conveys that the lover's current state of burning sorrow is so intense and overwhelming that the cosmic upheaval and anguish typically associated with the afterlife are already being fully experienced in the present moment.

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