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The Transcendent Moon and Divine Illumination in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 4, Poem 14)
In Poem 14 of Chapter 4 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the metaphor of a transcendent 'moon' is used to symbolize divine light or the spiritual soul. This celestial entity illuminates both the material and spiritual realms ('both worlds'). The poem emphasizes the insignificance of the physical universe by portraying the entire earth as a mere 'speck' within this vast divine radiance, which originates not from the physical sky, but from the 'heaven of the soul'.
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Updated 2026-07-03
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Persian Literature Prerequisite Course