batch.motif.sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg-l1755-l1795
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg-l1755-l1795
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
passage_locator:
label: 'THE LOVE OF THE BELOVED / THE LOVE OF THE SOUL AND THE LOVE OF THE BODY
/ DESTROY NOT EARTHLY BEAUTY: IT BEAUTIFIES THE SOUL / THE DEVIL MAKES USE OF
THE BEAUTY OF WOMEN; lines 1755-1795'
start: '1755'
end: '1795'
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: ''
summary: Iblis asks God for traps to catch human beings. God gives him wealth, forces,
jewels, wine, and silk, but Iblis asks for stronger aids. When God shows him the
beauty of women, Iblis rejoices and says he will prevail. The passage then states
that lovers, beloveds, and love perish, while God alone moves nonentities. A final
quoted command orders angels to bring an unnamed figure back, frees him because
his heart was set on Hope, and cancels the record of his sins.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Iblis is called cursed and asks the Almighty for a mighty trap to catch human
beings.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: God gives Iblis gold, silver, troops, and horses, saying these can catch God's
creatures.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Iblis reacts with verbal approval but also shows dissatisfaction through a
hanging lip and a sour frown.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: God offers additional traps, including gold and jewels from mines, wines,
and silken garments.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Iblis asks for more aids so that he can bind men with a twisted rope and prevent
valiant adorers from breaking his bonds.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: God shows Iblis the beauty of women, described as depriving men of reason
and self-control.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: After seeing the beauty of women, Iblis claps his hands, dances, and says
he will quickly prevail with these.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: The passage states that lovers, beloveds, and their love have perished.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: The passage says God alone agitates nonentities and makes one nonentity fall
in love with another.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: A quoted voice commands angels to bring an unnamed figure back.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: The unnamed figure is said to have the eyes of his heart set on Hope, and
the speaker says he will be set free and the record of his sins crossed out.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / the Almighty / Lord / Being
description: The divine figure who gives Iblis various traps, shows him the beauty
of women, is named as the sole mover of nonentities, and commands the forgiveness
or recall of an unnamed figure.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Iblis
description: A cursed figure who asks God for traps to catch humans, seeks stronger
aids, and rejoices when shown the beauty of women.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: human creatures / men / adorers
description: The human targets whom Iblis wishes to catch or bind; some are described
as valiant adorers able to break bonds.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: women
description: Women appear through their beauty, which God shows to Iblis and which
the passage says bereaves men of reason and self-control.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: lovers
description: Lovers are said to have perished, together with beloveds and love itself.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: beloveds
description: Beloveds are said to have perished, together with lovers and love itself.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: angels
description: Angels are addressed in a command to bring an unnamed figure back.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: unnamed figure to be brought back
description: An unnamed male figure whose heart is set on Hope, who is to be brought
back, freed, and have his sins erased from the record.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: petitioner and tempter
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Iblis petitions God for traps and aids to catch or bind humans.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: divine giver and revealer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God gives Iblis several kinds of traps and finally shows him the beauty of
women.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: targets of snares
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Humans, men, and adorers are the ones Iblis seeks to catch or bind.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: embodied beauty used as a snare
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The beauty of women is shown to Iblis and is described as effective in depriving
men of reason and self-control.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: perishing lovers and beloveds
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: The passage states that lovers and beloveds, along with their love, have
perished.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: summoned messengers
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Angels are commanded to bring an unnamed figure back.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: divine mover and forgiver
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God is described as the one who agitates nonentities and as the speaker who
sets a figure free and cancels his sins.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: recipient of recall and pardon
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The unnamed figure is to be brought back, set free, and have his sins struck
from the record.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: trap
literal_form: a mighty trap and other traps given to Iblis
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: worldly wealth and power
literal_form: gold, silver, troops, horses, jewels from precious mines
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: wine
literal_form: succulent, sweet, and costly wines
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: silken garments
literal_form: store of silken garments
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:5
label: twisted rope and bonds
literal_form: Iblis's twisted rope and bonds used to bind men
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:6
label: beauty of women
literal_form: the beauty of women shown to Iblis
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:7
label: eyes of the heart set on Hope
literal_form: the eyes of his heart were set on Hope
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:8
label: record of sins
literal_form: the pen drawn through the record of his sins
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Iblis requests a trap and receives initial snares
summary: Iblis asks the Almighty for a mighty trap. God gives him gold, silver,
troops, and horses, but Iblis remains dissatisfied.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Iblis asks for stronger aids
summary: God offers jewels, wines, and silk as additional traps. Iblis asks for
more means to bind men so strongly that valiant adorers cannot break free.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Iblis rejoices at the beauty of women
summary: God shows Iblis the beauty of women. The passage says this beauty deprives
men of reason and self-control, and Iblis claps, dances, and says he will prevail
with it.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Lovers and beloveds as nonentities
summary: The passage declares that lovers, beloveds, and love have perished and
that God alone moves nonentities into love.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Angelic recall and canceled sins
summary: A command tells angels to bring back an unnamed figure. Because his heart
was set on Hope, he is set free and the record of his sins is crossed out.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: diabolic request for snares to catch humans
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Iblis asks the Almighty for traps and aids that will let him catch or bind
human beings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents Iblis as a tempter, but no broader comparative taxonomy
is explicitly named.
- id: motif:2
label: worldly goods as traps
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Gold, silver, troops, horses, jewels, wines, and silken garments are offered
as traps for God's creatures.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The identification is limited to the passage's own framing of these items
as traps.
- id: motif:3
label: beauty as a decisive temptation
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The beauty of women is described as depriving men of reason and self-control,
and Iblis rejoices that he will prevail with it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: This records the passage's wording and should not be generalized beyond
it without further context.
- id: motif:4
label: divine agency behind love among perishing beings
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage says lovers, beloveds, and love perish, while God alone makes
one nonentity fall in love with another.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is aphoristic; the exact doctrinal implication requires broader
context not supplied here.
- id: motif:5
label: divine mercy erasing the record of sins
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: A divine voice orders angels to bring back an unnamed figure, sets him free,
and draws the pen through the record of his sins.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is approximate because the passage presents pardon
and a sin-record, not a full judgment scene.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 1755-1762
quote_or_summary: Iblis asks the Almighty for a mighty trap to catch human beings;
God gives him gold, silver, troops, and horses, but Iblis appears dissatisfied.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 1763-1773
quote_or_summary: God offers further traps, including jewels, wines, and silken
garments; Iblis asks for more aids to bind men in a twisted rope so strongly that
adorers cannot break his bonds.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 1774-1777
quote_or_summary: God shows Iblis the beauty of women, said to deprive men of reason
and self-control; Iblis claps, dances, and says he will prevail with these.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 1779-1786
quote_or_summary: The passage states that lovers, beloveds, and their love have
perished, and that God alone agitates nonentities, making one fall in love with
another.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 1788-1793
quote_or_summary: A voice commands angels to bring an unnamed figure back; because
the eyes of his heart were set on Hope, he is set free and the record of his sins
is crossed out.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is supported by the supplied passage. Motif labels are
descriptive and passage-level; broader comparative claims were not added because
the passage itself does not establish them.
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 comparison claims were included because the supplied passage does not itself support a specific comparison to another text, tradition, or motif family beyond descriptive candidate motifs.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg__l1755-l1795
passage_sha256=23342cceaa854bb8d7d119de49feb2ca2092a076aa27efbe682bcb8947f184f3