batch.motif.sufi-jami-persian-mystics-davis-gutenberg-l980-l1076
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-jami-persian-mystics-davis-gutenberg-l980-l1076
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
passage_locator:
label: MORTAL PARAMOUR / THE DIVINE UNION / THE MAGIC MIRROR / A LAMENT; lines 980-1076
start: '980'
end: '1076'
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 magic mirror reveals a desired face and secluded lovers. A lament remembers
lost union with a beloved and longs for death, annihilation, or renewed eternal
intercourse. A didactic stanza counsels sowing for eternity rather than trusting
the world. The selections from the Lawá'ih and prayers ask for deliverance from
self, removal of veils, true vision of things, purification of the heart, poverty,
grace, and intimacy with God.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A mirror is brought at the command of an unnamed male figure.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The mirror is described as reflecting all the world and lifting a veil from
secrets, both good and evil.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The viewer looks into the mirror and sees the face of his Desire.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The mirror shows lovers in solitude, turned away from the world and looking
only at each other.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The lamenting speaker recalls past togetherness with a beloved as sufficient
and separate from the world.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The speaker says the beloved is dead or lost and wishes the pyre's flame had
left the beloved living and the speaker dead.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The speaker longs to be with the beloved through annihilation, loss, or renewed
eternal intercourse.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: A didactic address to a son says the kingdom of the world is not eternal and
advises using intellect as counsellor.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: A prayer asks God to deliver the speaker from worldly vanities, remove the
veil of ignorance, and show things as they really are.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: The prayer asks that the phenomenal world become a mirror of divine beauty
rather than a separating veil.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: A prayer says alienation from divine beauty proceeds from the self and asks
for deliverance from self and intimate knowledge of God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: A prayer asks for a pure heart, freedom from error, and guidance on God's
road away from self.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:13
text: A prayer asks for the speaker's heart to be turned away from other objects
and engrossed with love for God.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:14
text: A prayer asks for the lust for this world and the next to be effaced and for
the crown of poverty and grace.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: unnamed male viewer
description: An unnamed figure who commands that a mirror be brought and looks into
it.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Desire
description: The face seen by the viewer in the mirror, called his Desire.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: lovers in solitude
description: A pair shown by the mirror, turned from the world and looking only
in each other's eyes.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: lamenting speaker
description: A speaker who remembers union with a lost beloved and longs to be with
that beloved again.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: lost beloved
description: The beloved whose presence once soothed the speaker and whose loss
causes grief.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: son
description: The addressee of the didactic counsel about the world, intellect, and
eternity.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: prayer speaker
description: A first-person speaker in the prayers asking for deliverance from self,
purification, and nearness to God.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: God / Thee
description: The divine addressee of prayers for true vision, deliverance, purity,
grace, and intimate knowledge.
role_refs:
- role:7
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
roles:
- id: role:1
label: mirror user
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The figure commands that the mirror be brought and looks into it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: beloved or desired presence
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:8
basis: Desire is seen in the mirror; the lost beloved is addressed as the object
of longing; God is addressed as the one whose beauty and intimacy are sought.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:3
label: secluded lover pair
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The lovers are shown in solitude, turned away from the world, and mutually
absorbed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: supplicant or lamenter
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:7
basis: One speaker laments loss; another prays for deliverance, purification, and
guidance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: role:5
label: self-renouncing seeker
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:7
basis: The lamenting speaker seeks annihilation or renewal with the beloved; the
prayer speaker asks to be delivered from self and led away from self.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:6
label: recipient of wisdom counsel
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The passage addresses 'My son' with advice concerning the non-eternal world
and the harvest of eternity.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: divine revealer and purifier
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: God is asked to remove veils, show things as they really are, purify the
heart, and grant grace.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:10
- ev:12
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: magic mirror
literal_form: A mirror that reflects all the world and reveals hidden good and evil.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: veil
literal_form: A veil lifted from secrets; the veil of ignorance; a veil that can
separate from God.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: sym:3
label: face
literal_form: The face of Desire seen in the mirror and divine beauty sought in
prayer.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: sym:4
label: secluded mutual gaze
literal_form: Lovers looking only into each other's eyes, apart from the world.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: pyre and flame
literal_form: A pyre and flame associated with the speaker's wish that death had
fallen on the speaker rather than the beloved.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: seed-field and harvest of eternity
literal_form: Today is described as tomorrow's seed-field, to be sown with the harvest
of eternity.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:7
label: phenomenal world as mirror
literal_form: The phenomenal world is asked to become a mirror reflecting manifestations
of divine beauty.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:8
label: road away from self
literal_form: A road leading away from self and toward God.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:9
label: pure heart
literal_form: The speaker's heart, requested to be made pure and turned away from
other objects toward love of God.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: sym:10
label: crown of poverty and grace
literal_form: A crown of poverty and grace requested by the speaker.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: mirror revelation
summary: An unnamed figure has a world-reflecting mirror brought, looks into it,
and sees his Desire and lovers secluded from the world.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: lament for lost union
summary: A speaker remembers life with a beloved as complete mutual joy away from
the world, mourns the beloved's loss, and wishes for death, annihilation, or renewed
union.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: counsel to sow for eternity
summary: A didactic voice tells a son that worldly power is not eternal and counsels
reliance on intellect and preparation for eternity.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: prayer for true vision and deliverance from self
summary: A prayer asks God to remove ignorance, reveal things as they are, make
the world a mirror of divine beauty, and grant intimate knowledge by delivering
the speaker from self.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:5
label: prayer for purity and God-directed love
summary: A prayer asks for a pure heart, freedom from error, guidance away from
self, aversion to worldly company, love toward God, poverty, grace, and participation
in divine mysteries.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
- sym:9
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: world-revealing magic mirror
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The mirror reflects all the world, removes a veil from secrets, and reveals
the desired face and secluded lovers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not identify the mirror's origin or broader narrative
function beyond this scene.
- id: motif:2
label: beloved secluded from the world
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_beloved
basis: The mirror shows lovers turned from the world, and the lament describes two
lovers for whom the world is nothing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The early love scene may be mortal or allegorical; the passage itself
shifts toward divine address later but does not explicitly equate every beloved
with God.
- id: motif:3
label: annihilation or renewal in union with the beloved
taxonomy_refs:
- annihilation_union
basis: The lamenting speaker asks to be with the beloved through annihilation, loss,
or renewed eternal intercourse, and later prayers ask to be led away from self
toward God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The lament's beloved is not explicitly named as divine in the quoted portion.
- id: motif:4
label: veil removal and true sight
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage describes a mirror lifting a veil from secrets and prayers asking
God to remove the veil of ignorance and show things as they really are.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The available taxonomy does not include a specific veil motif; 'wisdom'
is a broad classification.
- id: motif:5
label: world as mirror of divine beauty rather than barrier
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_beloved
- wisdom
basis: The prayer asks that the phenomenal world reflect divine beauty and not separate
the speaker from God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: This is a symbolic-theological motif rather than a narrative episode.
- id: motif:6
label: self-renouncing mystical quest toward God
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
- annihilation_union
basis: The prayers ask for deliverance from self, a road away from self, purity,
love of God, poverty, grace, and participation in mysteries.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents devotional requests rather than a completed journey
narrative.
- id: motif:7
label: sowing for eternity instead of trusting the world
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The counsel says the world is not eternal and urges sowing today for the
harvest of eternity.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The seed-field and harvest are metaphorical; no agricultural narrative
occurs.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: 'The world-reflecting mirror in the narrative scene and the prayer''s request
that the phenomenal world become a mirror of divine beauty share a revealer function:
both oppose mirror-like disclosure to veiling or separation.'
claim_level: same_function
target: mirror as revealer rather than veil within the passage
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:8
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The first mirror is a concrete narrative object, while the later mirror
is a devotional metaphor; the passage does not state that they are the same object
or symbol.
- id: claim:2
claim: The lament's wish for annihilation with the beloved is functionally close
to the later prayers for deliverance from self and movement toward God.
claim_level: same_function
target: self-loss as path to union within the passage
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:9
- ev:10
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The lamented beloved is not explicitly identified as God in the quoted
passage, so the comparison remains functional rather than a firm identity claim.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 980-987
quote_or_summary: A mirror is brought, described as 'Reflecting all the world' and
lifting a veil from secrets, good and evil.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 988-997
quote_or_summary: Looking into the mirror, the viewer sees the face of his Desire
and lovers in solitude, turned from the world and absorbed in each other's eyes.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1000-1014
quote_or_summary: The lamenting speaker recalls the beloved's soothing presence
and their past mutual joy, together and apart from the world.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 1015-1018
quote_or_summary: The speaker wishes that when the pyre was lit, 'The flame had
left thee living and me dead.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 1019-1022
quote_or_summary: The speaker longs to be with the beloved, 'annihilation--lost,
/ Or in eternal intercourse renew'd.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 1024-1031
quote_or_summary: A son is told that the kingdom of the world is not eternal, to
make intellect his counsellor, and to sow today for the harvest of eternity.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 1040-1047
quote_or_summary: A prayer asks God for deliverance from worldly vanities, removal
of the veil of ignorance, and sight of things as they really are.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: quote
locator: lines 1048-1053
quote_or_summary: The prayer asks that the phenomenal world be 'the mirror to reflect
the manifestations of thy beauty' rather than a veil separating the speaker from
God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 1054-1059
quote_or_summary: The prayer says alienation from divine beauty proceeds from the
self and asks for deliverance from self and intimate knowledge of God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 1061-1065
quote_or_summary: A prayer asks for a pure heart, freedom from error, tears and
sighs, and guidance on God's road away from self so the speaker may approach God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 1066-1070
quote_or_summary: A prayer asks for enmity between the world and the speaker, aversion
to worldly company, and a heart engrossed with love for God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 1071-1076
quote_or_summary: A prayer asks for release from error, truth-seeing, effacement
of lust for this world and the next, the crown of poverty and grace, and participation
in divine mysteries.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-jami-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Literal extraction is supported by the supplied passage. Motif labels involving
divine beloved and annihilation are strong for the prayer sections but more cautious
for the lament, where the beloved is not explicitly identified as divine in the
excerpt.
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: |-
No external texts or taxonomy IDs beyond the supplied available taxonomy references were used.
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