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The Unfulfilled Search for a Companion and Surrender to Spiritual Wine in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 44, Poem 70)

In Chapter 44, Poem 70 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the exhaustion of the heart in its endless, unfulfilled search for a true spiritual companion. The realization that this profound desire cannot be met in the ordinary sense leads to a profound shift in perspective. The poem concludes with an exhortation to 'obey and drink wine'—a metaphorical call to surrender to divine will and seek spiritual intoxication, choosing the path of mystical acceptance over the futile external search for peace.

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