batch.motif.sufi-jami-persian-mystics-davis-gutenberg-l1744-l1768
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-jami-persian-mystics-davis-gutenberg-l1744-l1768
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
passage_locator:
label: UNITED / SONG IN PRAISE OF THE BELOVED / FIRST GARDEN / PRIDE; lines 1744-1768
start: '1744'
end: '1768'
translation: 'The Persian Mystics: Jámí'
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: A sequence of short devotional poems describes hastening across land and
sea toward union with the addressed beloved, warns that pride is nearly invisible
and extremely difficult to uproot, and declares attachment to the beloved's door
and threshold over Paradise or reward.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The speakers say they hastened across land and sea, crossed plains, climbed
mountains, turned away from what they met, and found the way to the sanctuary
of Union with the addressed figure.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage warns not to boast of having no pride, describing pride as more
invisible than an ant-foot mark on a black rock in a dark night.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The passage says extirpating pride from the heart is harder than uprooting
a mountain from the earth with a needle.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The speaker addresses the Beloved and says he cannot be far from the Beloved's
door or be satisfied with Paradise and houris.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The speaker says his head is on the Beloved's threshold by Love's command
and not for wages.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: devotional speakers / speaker
description: The voice speaking as 'we' in the first poem and as 'I' in the final
poem.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Thee / Beloved
description: The addressed beloved figure whose union, door, and threshold are sought
by the speaker.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: admonished addressee
description: The person addressed in the warning against boasting of being without
pride.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: seeker of union
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The speakers travel across land and sea, plains, and mountains until they
find the sanctuary of Union with the addressed figure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: beloved object of devotion
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The addressed figure is named as the Beloved, and the speaker seeks union
with this figure and remains at the figure's door and threshold.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: threshold devotee
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The speaker says his head is on the Beloved's threshold by Love's command
and that he cannot bear to be away from the door.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: recipient of moral admonition
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The warning on pride addresses a 'thy' whose heart may contain pride.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: journey across land and sea
literal_form: land, sea, plains, and climbed mountains
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: sanctuary of Union
literal_form: sanctuary of Union with Thee
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: hidden pride
literal_form: mark of an ant's foot on a black rock in a dark night
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: impossible uprooting image
literal_form: root up a mountain from the earth with a needle
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:5
label: Beloved's door and threshold
literal_form: door and threshold of the Beloved
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:6
label: rejected heavenly reward
literal_form: Paradise and houris; wages
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Journey to the sanctuary of Union
summary: The speakers travel over multiple terrains, turn away from encountered
things, and find the way to union with the addressed beloved.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Warning about hidden pride
summary: A moral admonition describes pride as nearly invisible and exceptionally
difficult to remove from the heart.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Devotion at the Beloved's threshold
summary: The speaker declares that he cannot remain away from the Beloved's door,
prefers it to Paradise and houris, and rests his head on the threshold by Love's
command rather than for payment.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: quest across terrains toward union
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
- annihilation_union
basis: The speakers cross land, sea, plains, and mountains and find the sanctuary
of Union with the addressed figure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is lyric and devotional rather than a narrative quest episode.
- id: motif:2
label: devotion to the divine beloved over reward
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_beloved
basis: The speaker addresses the Beloved, refuses satisfaction with Paradise and
houris, and remains at the Beloved's door and threshold not for wages.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage itself does not explicitly define the Beloved beyond devotional
address.
- id: motif:3
label: hidden pride difficult to uproot
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage gives admonitory teaching about pride's invisibility and the
difficulty of removing it from the heart.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The motif is moral-instructional; the available taxonomy only broadly
supports it under wisdom.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1744-1752, FIRST GARDEN / "FOR THEE"
quote_or_summary: The speakers hasten across land and sea, pass plains, climb mountains,
turn away from what they meet, and find the way to the sanctuary of Union with
the addressed figure.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1754-1760, PRIDE
quote_or_summary: The passage warns not to boast of having no pride; pride is likened
to an ant-foot mark on black rock at night and is harder to remove from the heart
than uprooting a mountain with a needle.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1762-1768, "I CANNOT BE FAR FROM THY DOOR"
quote_or_summary: The speaker addresses the Beloved, says he cannot be far from
the Beloved's door, cannot be satisfied with Paradise and houris, and keeps his
head on the threshold by Love's command rather than for wages.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif labels are supported by the
devotional language but remain broad because the passage is lyric and brief. No
comparison claims were made beyond candidate taxonomy mapping.
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: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
Used only the provided passage, metadata, and available taxonomy references.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:sufi-jami-persian-mystics-davis-gutenberg__l1744-l1768
passage_sha256=5e0ac521f8d69aceac4a57bf0fc2b7d2f4485aebf99373118470233ab52482bd