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The Metaphor of Delaying Dawn to Prolong Union in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Poem 35)
In Poem 35 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the speaker directly addresses the morning, imploring it not to 'laugh' (a metaphor for the breaking of dawn) and to keep its lips sealed. By asking the morning to share the creed of the 'heart-burned lover', the poet seeks to suspend time. Since the beloved is present until daybreak, the speaker wishes for the world to remain in eternal night, highlighting the deep desire to indefinitely prolong the fleeting moment of union.
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Updated 2026-07-06
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