Concept

The Paradox of Divine Presence and Inner Search in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 29, Poem 34)

In Poem 34 of Chapter 29 in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet reflects on the paradox of Divine omnipresence, describing the Beloved as being "neither hidden nor manifest" and simultaneously "with us and without us." This paradoxical language emphasizes God's transcendence beyond human comprehension and spatial constraints. The latter half of the poem illustrates the speaker's intense mystical longing and the agony of the soul, culminating in the profound desire to tear the soul apart to find the Divine within. This underscores the core Sufi theme that the ultimate discovery of God occurs in the innermost depths of one's own being.

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