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The Inadequacy of Weeping for Boundless Sorrow in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 26, Poem 14)

In Chapter 26, Poem 14 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet illustrates a state of profound grief that exceeds the capacity for physical expression. Addressing his heart and eyes, he emphasizes that shedding blood and weeping are insufficient responses to his immense sorrow. The imagery of an overwhelming flood of tears that cannot be contained or "carried away by a bridge in any land" serves to underscore the boundless and uncontainable nature of mystical or spiritual suffering, which transcends all physical limits and offers no conventional relief.

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