batch.motif.sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg-l1951-l2004
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg-l1951-l2004
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
passage_locator:
label: BE LOST IN THE BEAUTY OF THE BELOVED / THE LOVER'S CRY TO THE BELOVED / SORROW
TURNED TO JOY / THE GIFTS OF THE BELOVED; lines 1951-2004
start: '1951'
end: '2004'
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: The passage presents God or the Beloved as able to transform sorrow into
joy, exchanging human tears, sighs, bodies, and meager wealth for light, divine
abundance, heavenly rank, and a kingdom. It describes God as hidden in essence
but manifest through gifts and effects, using analogies such as water and mill-stone,
wind and dust, spring and garden, soul and limbs, reason and tongue, and joy and
laughter. It closes with an exhortation to combine trust in God with practical
effort.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage states that the one who extracts a rose from a thorn can also
turn winter into spring and bring joy out of sadness.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: God is described as buying the addressees' worthless wealth and paying them
with light that illuminates the heart.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: God is described as accepting frozen and lifeless bodies and giving a kingdom
beyond what the addressees dream of.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: God is described as taking tears and sighs of grief and giving a Divine Fount,
heavenly rank, and the title given to Abraham.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The addressed divine figure is described as hidden while the heavens are filled
with divine light, and as hidden in essence but visible through bounties.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: 'The passage compares the divine figure and the addressees through paired
images: water and mill-stone, wind and dust, spring and garden, soul and hand
or foot, reason and tongue, and joy and laughter.'
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: The passage counsels trust in God while also tying the camel's leg, using
means, and exerting oneself step by step.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: God / the Beloved / Thou
description: The divine addressee and giver, called God in the passage and addressed
as hidden yet manifest through light, bounties, and effects.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Human addressees
description: The addressed human recipients described as possessing worthless wealth,
frozen bodies, tears, sighs, and as being like mill-stone, dust, garden, hand
and foot, tongue, and laughter in relation to the divine.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Abraham
description: Named as the one to whom God gave the title "Father of the Faithful."
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Fatalists
description: A group directly addressed and told to practice trust with self-exertion.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine benefactor and exchanger
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: God takes or buys human offerings such as wealth, bodies, tears, and sighs,
and gives light, a kingdom, a divine fount, and heavenly rank.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: hidden source manifested by effects
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The divine figure is described as hidden in essence but known through light,
bounties, rivers, motions, and analogical effects.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: recipient and practitioner
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:4
basis: The human addressees receive divine gifts and are instructed to trust in
God while using means and exerting themselves.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: exemplary recipient of title
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Abraham is named as receiving the title "Father of the Faithful" from God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: rose from thorn
literal_form: rose extracted from a thorn
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: winter turned to spring
literal_form: winter transformed into spring
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: heart-illuminating light
literal_form: Light that illumines the heart
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: Divine Fount
literal_form: Divine Fount sweeter than sugar
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: sigh-wind and tear-clouds
literal_form: sigh-wind that raised tear-clouds
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:6
label: hidden water source
literal_form: source causing rivers to flow; water moving a mill-stone
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:7
label: wind and dust
literal_form: unseen wind and visible dust
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:8
label: spring and garden
literal_form: unseen spring and visible green garden
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:9
label: camel's tied leg
literal_form: tying the camel's leg while trusting in God
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Sorrow transformed into joy
summary: Natural images of rose from thorn and winter becoming spring are used to
state that sadness can be changed into joy.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Gifts of the Beloved
summary: God receives the addressees' inadequate or sorrowful offerings and gives
light, a kingdom, a divine fount, heavenly rank, and Abraham's title.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Hidden divine presence shown through effects
summary: The divine figure is hidden in essence yet known by light, bounties, flowing
rivers, and a series of analogies in which unseen causes produce visible effects.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Trust joined to exertion
summary: The passage instructs the addressees to trust in God while also using practical
means and striving for their objects.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine beloved as generous giver
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_beloved
basis: The heading names the Beloved, and the passage describes God as the uniquely
liberal giver who exchanges human poverty and grief for divine gifts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage uses both the title Beloved and the name God; the extraction
treats them as linked within this passage only.
- id: motif:2
label: sacred exchange of human lack for divine abundance
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: God buys worthless wealth, accepts lifeless bodies, takes tears and sighs,
and gives light, a kingdom, a divine fount, and heavenly rank.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The exchange is devotional and poetic rather than a formal ritual transaction.
- id: motif:3
label: hidden divine source manifested through visible effects
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The divine figure is hidden in essence but revealed by light, bounties, rivers,
motion, and analogies of unseen causes producing visible results.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: No specific taxonomy reference was supplied for hidden divine manifestation.
- id: motif:4
label: sorrow transformed into joy through renewal imagery
taxonomy_refs:
- seasonal_cycle
basis: The passage links rose from thorn, winter becoming spring, and sadness becoming
joy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage emphasizes transformation rather than a full cyclical seasonal
myth.
- id: motif:5
label: trust in providence combined with human exertion
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage quotes the instruction to trust in God while tying the camel's
leg, and urges use of means and self-exertion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a wisdom teaching rather than a narrative mythic episode.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1951-1958, SORROW TURNED TO JOY
quote_or_summary: A speaker says that the one who extracts a rose from a thorn can
turn winter into spring and bring joy from sadness.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1959-1967, THE GIFTS OF THE BELOVED
quote_or_summary: God buys the addressees' worthless wealth, gives light to the
heart, accepts frozen lifeless bodies, and gives a kingdom beyond what they dream.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1968-1974, THE GIFTS OF THE BELOVED
quote_or_summary: God takes tears and grief-laden sighs, gives a Divine Fount and
heavenly rank, and gives Abraham the title "Father of the Faithful."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short phrase quoted from public domain passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 1975-1982, THOU ART HIDDEN FROM US
quote_or_summary: The divine Thou is hidden though the heavens are filled with light,
reveals hidden secrets, causes rivers to flow, and is seen by bounties though
hidden in essence.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 1983-1995, THOU ART HIDDEN FROM US
quote_or_summary: Analogies compare the divine to water, wind, spring, soul, reason,
and joy, and humans or visible effects to mill-stone, dust, garden, limbs, tongue,
and laughter.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: lines 1996-2004, EXERT YOURSELVES
quote_or_summary: '"Trust in God, yet tie the camel''s leg"; the passage also urges
using means and exerting oneself bit by bit.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief quote used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif taxonomy assignment is cautious
because the passage is lyric-devotional rather than narrative. No comparison claims
were made because the passage itself does not compare traditions or texts.
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 supplied passage text and metadata. Available taxonomy references were applied only where directly supported.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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