batch.motif.sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg-l1247-l1263
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg-l1247-l1263
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
passage_locator:
label: THE WHOLE AND THE PART / THE DIVINE FRIEND / ASPIRATION / THE JOURNEY TO
THE BELOVED; lines 1247-1263
start: '1247'
end: '1263'
translation: 'The Persian Mystics: Jalálu''d-dín Rúmí'
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: O soul, seek the Beloved, O friend, seek the Friend,
summary: A lyric address urges lovers and travellers to abandon the world because
departure has been signaled from heaven. A driver has prepared camels while souls
and spirits set off into the Void. The passage warns against heavy slumber and
exhorts the soul, friend, and watchman to seek the Beloved and remain awake.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage addresses lovers and says it is time to abandon the world.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A drum of departure is said to reach the speaker's spiritual ear from heaven.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: A driver has risen, prepared files of camels, and asks travellers why they
are asleep.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Sounds before and behind are identified as the din of departure and camel-bells.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: With each moment, a soul and spirit is setting off into the Void.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: A wondrous people comes forth from inverted candles and blue awnings so that
mysteries may be revealed.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: A heavy slumber is said to have fallen from the circling spheres, and the
listener is warned to beware it.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The soul and friend are exhorted to seek the Beloved or Friend.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: A watchman is told to be wakeful and not to sleep.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: lovers
description: Those addressed at the beginning and told to abandon the world.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: driver
description: A driver who has risen and made ready files of camels.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: travellers
description: Those addressed by the driver as asleep.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: soul and spirit
description: A soul and spirit setting off into the Void with each moment.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: wondrous people
description: A people that comes forth from inverted candles and blue awnings so
that mysteries may be revealed.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Beloved / Friend
description: The one whom the soul and friend are urged to seek.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: watchman
description: A watchman addressed and told to be wakeful rather than asleep.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: summoned lovers
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: They are directly addressed and told that it is time to abandon the world.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: journey-preparer
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The driver rises and makes ready the files of camels.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: sleeping travellers
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The driver asks the travellers why they are asleep.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: departing soul and spirit
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: A soul and spirit is described as setting off into the Void with each moment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: mystery-revealing people
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The people comes forth so that mysteries may be revealed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: sought beloved
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The soul and friend are commanded to seek the Beloved or Friend.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: wakeful guardian
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The watchman is told to be wakeful and that it does not befit a watchman
to sleep.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: drum of departure
literal_form: drum heard from heaven by the spiritual ear
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: files of camels and camel-bells
literal_form: prepared camels and the sounds of camel-bells marking departure
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: Void
literal_form: the Void into which a soul and spirit sets off
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: inverted candles and blue awnings
literal_form: inverted candles and blue awnings from which a wondrous people comes
forth
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: heavy slumber
literal_form: a heavy slumber falling from the circling spheres
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: Beloved / Friend
literal_form: the Beloved or Friend sought by the soul and friend
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: summons to abandon the world
summary: Lovers are told that the time has come to abandon the world, while a heavenly
drum of departure is heard.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: preparation of the caravan
summary: The driver has prepared camels and asks sleeping travellers why they are
asleep; the sounds of departure and camel-bells surround them.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: souls setting off into the Void
summary: With each moment, a soul and spirit is described as setting off into the
Void.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: emergence for revelation of mysteries
summary: A wondrous people comes forth from inverted candles and blue awnings so
that mysteries may be revealed.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: warning against sleep and command to seek
summary: The passage warns against heavy slumber, urges the soul and friend to seek
the Beloved or Friend, and commands the watchman to remain awake.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: departure from the world
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: The passage explicitly says it is time to abandon the world and repeatedly
names the sounds of departure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is lyric and exhortative rather than a narrative account of
a completed departure.
- id: motif:2
label: journey to the Beloved
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
- divine_beloved
basis: The title names a journey to the Beloved, and the passage commands the soul
and friend to seek the Beloved or Friend.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The Beloved is not explicitly described in doctrinal terms within this
passage.
- id: motif:3
label: wakefulness against spiritual slumber
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
- initiation
basis: The passage warns against heavy slumber and tells the watchman to be wakeful.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy references are interpretive because the passage does not
use the words wisdom or initiation.
- id: motif:4
label: soul's setting out into the Void
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: A soul and spirit is described as setting off into the Void with each moment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The destination and process are not further explained in this excerpt.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 1247-1250
quote_or_summary: "“O lovers, O lovers, it is time to abandon the world: / The drum
of departure reaches my spiritual ear from heaven.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1251-1253
quote_or_summary: The driver has risen, readied files of camels, and asks the travellers
why they are asleep.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1254-1257
quote_or_summary: Sounds before and behind are described as departure and camel-bells;
with each moment, a soul and spirit sets off into the Void.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 1258-1260
quote_or_summary: From inverted candles and blue awnings comes a wondrous people
so that mysteries may be revealed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 1261-1262
quote_or_summary: A heavy slumber is said to have fallen from the circling spheres,
and the listener is warned against it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: lines 1262-1263
quote_or_summary: "“O soul, seek the Beloved, O friend, seek the Friend, / O watchman,
be wakeful.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:7
type: citation
locator: passage title, line 1247
quote_or_summary: The passage heading is “THE JOURNEY TO THE BELOVED.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; citation evidence.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif labels for departure and Beloved
are strongly supported; broader wisdom/initiation classification is more interpretive.
No comparison claims are made from this excerpt alone.
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 available symbol taxonomy references apply directly to the passage symbols.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg__l1247-l1263
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