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The Paradox of Inexhaustible Sorrow in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 26, Poem 46)
In Chapter 26, Poem 46 of Attar's 'Mokhtar Nameh', the speaker expresses a profound state of grief where their sorrow surpasses the physical capacity for weeping, yet their tears paradoxically increase each day. The appeal to the 'soul-illuminating Cupbearer' (ساقی جان فروز) for wine is a request for the emotional release necessary to weep fully, as the speaker's heart is 'full of blood'. This illustrates the mystic's intense, ongoing suffering on the spiritual path, portraying tears as an essential outlet for an overwhelming spiritual longing and pain.
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Updated 2026-07-05
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