batch.motif.sufi-rumi-mesnevi-book-1-redhouse-gutenberg-l12863-l12966
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-rumi-mesnevi-book-1-redhouse-gutenberg-l12863-l12966
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
passage_locator:
label: IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE. / VIII. /
XIII.; lines 12863-12966
start: '12863'
end: '12966'
translation: The Mesnevi
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: "“The earth, the rocks, a tongue shall find, to tell what’s been.”"
summary: The passage describes final judgment, the witnessing speech of earth and
elements, warnings against denial and inner deception, and exempla of proud figures
or peoples brought down by divine punishment, including Satan, Balaam, ‘Ād, Thamūd,
Hārūt, and Mārūt.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: On the day of judgment, earth is said to bear witness and earth and rocks
are commanded to proclaim what they have seen.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Philosophers are said to deny the speech of earth, water, and clay, while
saints are said to hear it.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage says philosophers deny the devil’s existence and warns the hearer
to look at the self for deception and doubt.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Believers are warned that many sectarian impulses and latent deception are
within their own hearts.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: A prayer asks the Veiler of sins not to lift the veil, and the passage says
a day of trial will distinguish adulterated coin from pure gold.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Satan is described as formerly an angel of light who envied Adam and then
fell from heaven.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Balaam son of Beor is described as highly esteemed, opposed to Moses, and
as dying miserably according to Scripture.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The passage says some Balaams and Satans are manifest and some secret, and
that both are raised on a gallows as warnings because they coveted homage and
applause.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The tales of ‘Ād and Thamūd are presented as moral examples in which destruction
proclaims the power surrounding saints and righteous men.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: The passage argues that wisdom is divine omniscience and contrasts human folly
with divine wisdom through analogies involving brutes, asses, and human reason.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: Hārūt and Mārūt are described as two angels who lost paradise through pride
and insolence, followed by an analogy of a buffalo overpowered by a lion.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Earth, rocks, water, and clay
description: Nonhuman elements said to speak, witness, or be heard by saints.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: God / Veiler of sins
description: The divine figure who commands testimony, veils sins, helps in trial,
and punishes through just laws.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Philosophers
description: Deniers of elemental speech, divine grace, and the devil’s existence.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Saints and believers
description: Saints hear the speech of earth, water, and clay; believers are warned
to guard against latent deception.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Devil / Satan
description: A deceiving figure; Satan is described as an angel of light who envied
Adam and fell.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Adam
description: The figure envied by Satan before Satan’s fall.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Balaam son of Beor
description: A highly esteemed figure whose prayers were valued, who opposed Moses
and died miserably.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Moses
description: The figure opposed by Balaam.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: "‘Ād and Thamūd"
description: Peoples whose tales are cited as examples of destruction and moral
warning.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Hārūt and Mārūt
description: Two angels said to have lost paradise through pride and insolence.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Brutes, asses, wild ass, buffalo, and lion
description: Animals used in analogies concerning reason, service, punishment, and
overpowering force.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: Witnessing creation
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Earth, rocks, water, and clay are described as capable of speech or testimony.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: Divine judge, commander, and helper
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage speaks of command at judgment, prayer to the Veiler of sins,
help in trial, and punishment through God’s laws.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: Deniers
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Philosophers are said to deny elemental speech, saving grace, and the devil.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: Spiritual hearers and warned believers
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Saints hear elemental speech, and believers are warned about deception within
themselves.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: Proud or fallen warning figures
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:10
basis: Satan, Balaam, and Hārūt and Mārūt are all presented as figures whose pride,
opposition, or insolence leads to fall or punishment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: Righteous or prophetic counter-figure
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:8
basis: Moses is opposed by Balaam, and saints and righteous men are said to be especially
dear to God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: Destroyed warning peoples
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: "‘Ād and Thamūd are cited as tales whose destruction gives a moral warning."
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: Analogical animals
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Animals are used to illustrate hierarchy, reason, service, punishment, and
overpowering strength.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Speaking elements
literal_form: Earth, rocks, water, and plastic clay that speak or bear witness
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: Prayerful tear
literal_form: A tear that earth will bear witness to at judgment
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: Veil over sins
literal_form: A veil that the speaker asks God not to lift
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: Coin and touchstone trial
literal_form: Base coin, adulteration, pure gold, and hidden touchstone
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: Gallows as warning
literal_form: A high gallows on which Balaams and Satans are elevated as warnings
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: Latent seed in the heart
literal_form: Bud of faith, germ, and sperm of deception within the heart
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:7
label: Animal hierarchy and overpowering
literal_form: Ass, wild ass, buffalo, lion, horns, and hedgehog quills used in analogy
associated_figures:
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Creation testifies at judgment
summary: At the day of judgment, earth bears witness and earth and rocks are given
speech to recount what they have seen.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Deniers and saints contrasted
summary: Philosophers deny elemental speech and divine grace, while saints are said
to hear the speech of earth, water, and clay.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Inner deception warned against
summary: The hearer is warned that doubt, sectarian impulses, and deception can
lie within the self and the hearts of believers.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Trial reveals false and pure
summary: The speaker prays that the veil over sins not be lifted, while the imagery
of coin, gold, and touchstone frames a coming trial.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Proud exemplars punished
summary: Satan’s fall after envy of Adam and Balaam’s opposition to Moses are presented
as warnings against pride and desire for homage.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Destroyed peoples as moral signs
summary: The tales of ‘Ād and Thamūd are cited to show swift destruction and the
power surrounding saints and righteous men.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:9
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:7
label: Wisdom and animal analogies
summary: The passage contrasts divine wisdom with human folly and uses animal examples
to discuss reason, service, and punishment.
figure_refs:
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:8
label: Hārūt and Mārūt lose paradise
summary: Hārūt and Mārūt are said to lose paradise through pride, followed by a
buffalo and lion analogy about misplaced confidence.
figure_refs:
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Nonhuman creation as witness at final judgment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Earth and rocks are given a tongue and earth bears witness on the day of
judgment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not describe a full afterlife journey, only judgment
and testimony.
- id: motif:2
label: Spiritual adepts hear the speech of elements
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The speech of earth, water, and clay is said to be audible to praying saints.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents this as saintly perception, not as a narrated quest
episode.
- id: motif:3
label: Hidden impurity revealed by trial
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
- wisdom
basis: The passage uses veil, adulterated coin, pure gold, and touchstone imagery
to describe a coming trial that exposes falseness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The imagery is moral and didactic rather than a separate mythic narrative.
- id: motif:4
label: Prideful exalted figure falls and becomes warning
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
- wisdom
basis: Satan, Balaam, and Hārūt and Mārūt are described as elevated or powerful
figures brought down through envy, opposition, pride, or insolence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage compresses separate traditions into moral exempla rather than
narrating each in full.
- id: motif:5
label: Destroyed peoples as proof of divine favor toward saints
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The tales of ‘Ād and Thamūd are cited as showing destruction that proclaims
the power surrounding saints and righteous men.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: Details of the ‘Ād and Thamūd narratives are not recounted in this passage.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly gives Satan and Balaam the same didactic function
as proud figures who coveted homage and received punishment.
claim_level: same_function
target: Satan and Balaam as paired warning exempla within the passage
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This is an internal comparison made by the passage; it does not establish
historical contact or shared origin.
- id: claim:2
claim: Hārūt and Mārūt are presented in a similar pride-and-fall pattern to the
preceding examples of Satan and Balaam.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Pride leading to fall or loss of heavenly status
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:8
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage juxtaposes the examples but does not explicitly state that
all belong to one formal motif family.
- id: claim:3
claim: 'The tales of ‘Ād and Thamūd are used in the same warning function as other
punished figures: destruction follows opposition to divinely favored righteous
figures.'
claim_level: same_function
target: Punished peoples and punished proud individuals as moral warnings
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage gives only a brief moralizing reference to ‘Ād and Thamūd,
not narrative details.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 12863-12867
quote_or_summary: "“Earth shall itself bear witness”; “The earth, the rocks, a tongue
shall find, to tell what’s been.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 12868-12876
quote_or_summary: Philosophers deny the speech of earth, water, and clay, but the
passage says this speech is audible to praying saints.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 12877-12899
quote_or_summary: The passage says philosophers deny the devil, points the hearer
to deception within the self, and warns believers that many sects and latent deception
are within their hearts.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 12900-12918
quote_or_summary: The speaker asks the Veiler of sins not to lift the veil, describes
trial through coin and gold imagery, and says Satan was once an angel of light
who envied Adam and fell.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 12919-12936
quote_or_summary: Balaam is said to have been esteemed like Moses, opposed Moses,
died miserably, and is paired with Satans as a warning against coveting homage
and applause.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 12937-12948
quote_or_summary: The hearer is warned not to transgress when honored by a crowd;
the tales of ‘Ād and Thamūd are said to show that saints and righteous men are
dear and that destruction proclaims their surrounding power.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 12949-12960
quote_or_summary: The passage says wisdom is divine omniscience, contrasts human
wisdom with folly, and uses brutes, asses, and reason as analogies for hierarchy
and punishment.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 12961-12966
quote_or_summary: Hārūt and Mārūt are described as two angels who lost paradise
through pride and insolence; a buffalo and lion analogy illustrates misplaced
confidence in power.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mesnevi-book-1-redhouse.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The passage is explicit about judgment, witness, pride, fall, and punishment.
Motif labels are cautious because the passage is didactic poetry that alludes
to several traditions without narrating them fully.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-29'
notes: |-
Used only the supplied passage and metadata. Taxonomy references are limited to supplied available motif families and symbols.
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