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Unwavering Devotion Amidst Divine Affliction in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 29, Poem 6)

In Chapter 29, Poem 6 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh, the poet expresses a profound state of spiritual entrapment and unwavering devotion. The speaker acknowledges a unique, incommunicable knowledge of the Divine that makes turning away impossible, even when faced with immense suffering ('a hundred kinds of affliction'). This reflects the Sufi concept that true spiritual realization binds the lover to the Beloved inescapably, fostering a steadfastness where the seeker willingly endures all hardships on the spiritual path without retreating.

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