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Unfulfilled Needs and the Sorrow of Solitude in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 14, Poem 15)

In Chapter 14, Poem 15 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet explores the agonizing state of the mystical lover. The verses highlight the paradox of a beloved (often interpreted as the Divine) who neither fulfills the desperate needs and promises of the lover nor allows the lover to suffer in peaceful solitude. This expresses the relentless and inescapable nature of mystical longing, where the soul is denied both fulfillment and the mercy of absolute isolation.

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