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The Ruin of the Cultivated Heart by the Wine of Love in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh

In Chapter 41, Poem 33 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet contrasts the arduous, long-term cultivation of the spiritual heart with its sudden destruction by the 'wine of love' (می عشق). This imagery reflects the central Sufi theme of Kharab (ruin), where structured religious efforts and personal accomplishments are completely dismantled by overwhelming divine love. The poem emphasizes that true spiritual transformation requires the painful dissolution of the ego, depicted through the physical body falling into the 'fire of torment' and the soul undergoing intense twists and suffering.

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