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The Transcendence of the Beloved's Beauty over the World in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 35, Poem 32)

In Poem 32 of Chapter 35 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet employs metaphors such as the 'sugar field' and 'moon' to represent worldly pleasures and beauties, dismissing them as insignificant without the beloved's 'ruby lips' and 'moon-like face'. The poem culminates in a powerful declaration: while others claim the world is reflected in the beloved's face, the lover asserts that the actual appearance of the beloved's face renders the entire world valueless. This highlights the absolute supremacy of the beloved's transcendent beauty over material existence.

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