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The Unknowability of the Divine Path and Eternal Longing in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 11, Poem 37)

In Poem 37 of Chapter 11 in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the inherent unknowability of the divine path. The verses assert that both the nature of longing for the Divine and the ultimate realization of divine promises remain completely beyond human comprehension. Consequently, the spiritual seeker must exist in a state of complete self-effacement and absolute bewilderment (described metaphorically as being 'without head or foot') for all eternity, emphasizing that the transcendent reality of the Divine cannot be grasped or traversed through conventional understanding.

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