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The Motif of the Rose, Nightingale, and Morning Breeze in Attar's Quatrain 55

In Quatrain 55 of Chapter 45 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet employs the classic Persian literary motifs of the rose (gol), the nightingale (bolbol), and the morning breeze (saba). The morning breeze acts as a messenger, whispering secrets to the newly blossomed rose, which are subsequently transmitted to the nightingale. This progression symbolizes the revelation of divine or mystical secrets to the lover (the nightingale) through the manifestation of divine beauty (the rose).

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