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The Impermanence of Life and the Futility of Worldly Hopes in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 8, Poem 10)

In Chapter 8, Poem 10 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet addresses the negligent heart, questioning the pursuit of numerous hopes and desires in a temporary earthly dwelling. The poem emphasizes that since every individual's ultimate destiny is to vanish and fade into non-existence, worldly endeavors and the very coming into existence in this transient realm are ultimately fruitless. This reflects the classic Sufi theme of the transience of material life as a prerequisite for spiritual wakefulness.

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