In Chapter 40, Poem 27 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the imagery of the sun turning pale (yellow) is employed as a metaphor for the physical manifestation of grief and fever. The poem connects the paleness of a suffering face to a pale sun that has fallen upon the yellow earth, intertwining the physical symptoms of illness with cosmic elements to emphasize the depth of the affliction.

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<p>تا از غم تب دلش به صد درد افتاد<br />
شد زرد رخ و بر رخ او گرد افتاد</p>
<p>گفتم که چه بود کافتابت شد زرد<br />
گفتا مگر آفتاب بر زرد افتاد</p>

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## English translation
Until from the grief of fever his heart fell into a hundred pains,
His face turned pale, and dust settled upon his cheek.
I said, 'What happened that your sun turned pale?'
He said, 'Perhaps the sun has fallen upon the pale-yellow ground?'

شمارهٔ ۲۷ / Number 27

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