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Unconditional Surrender of the Heart in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 32, Poem 58)

In Poem 58 of Chapter 32 from Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the theme of total submission to the beloved is expressed through the lover's relinquishment of their heart. Despite the beloved being a 'heartbreaker' who yields only pain and regret, the lover accepts this loss unconditionally. By declaring 'may it be theirs!' and questioning the need to reclaim it, the poem illustrates the Sufi concept of self-effacement, where the lover's desires and very self (represented by the heart) are entirely surrendered to the beloved, regardless of the suffering endured.

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