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The Rejection of Intellect and Metaphor of Tresses as Chains in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 35, Poem 68)

In Chapter 35, Poem 68 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet rejects human intellect, deeming it unprofitable and of low value compared to divine love. Instead, the speaker embraces the 'madness' of love, seeking to be bound by the 'chain' of the beloved's tresses. This imagery portrays the tresses of the divine beloved not merely as an object of beauty, but as a spiritual fetter that restrains the mad lover, reinforcing the mystical theme that true connection requires bypassing rational intellect in favor of absolute devotion.

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