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The Metaphor of Nature as a Fable in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 45, Poem 12)
In Chapter 45, Poem 12 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet employs the concept of the 'fable' (afsaneh) to illustrate the absolute superiority of the Beloved's beauty over natural and cosmic phenomena. The sun and the cup of wine are reduced to mere myths when compared to the Beloved's face and lips. Similarly, the rose, upon witnessing the Beloved's radiance, melts from shame, rendering rosewater a mere fable. This poetic device emphasizes that worldly manifestations of beauty are illusory and insignificant in the presence of true Divine Beauty.
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Updated 2026-07-06
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