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The Metaphor of the Spring Cloud and Anticipatory Mourning in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 25, Poem 43)

In Chapter 25, Poem 43 of the Mokhtar Nameh, Attar juxtaposes the weeping of the spring cloud—which brings the flower to life—with the bitter tears the beloved will eventually shed over the speaker's grave. This contrast serves as a poignant reminder of mortality, urging the beloved to seize the present moment ('sit with us for a single moment') before life ends and they are reduced to dust.

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