batch.motif.sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg-l2007-l2020
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg-l2007-l2020
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
passage_locator:
label: THE LOVER'S CRY TO THE BELOVED / SORROW TURNED TO JOY / THE GIFTS OF THE
BELOVED / THE WISDOM OF THE WEAK; lines 2007-2020
start: '2007'
end: '2020'
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 speaker tells friends that God has given inspiration, and says strong
counsel may be suggested to the weak. Examples are given of God-taught capacities
in the bee and silkworm that surpass stronger animals. Adam is said to have been
taught names by God, gaining glory reaching the seventh heaven and lowering the
fame of the angels, while those doomed by God to doubt are called blind.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The speaker addresses friends and states that God has given him inspiration.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage states that strong counsel is often suggested to the weak.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The bee is described as having wit taught by God, while that wit is withheld
from the lion and the wild ass.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The bee fills its cells with liquid sweets because God opens a door of knowledge
to it.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The silkworm is described as having a God-taught skill beyond the reach of
the elephant.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The earthly Adam is said to have been taught names by God.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Adam’s glory is said to have reached the seventh heaven.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Adam is said to have laid low the name and fame of the angels.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The passage says that those whom God dooms to doubt are blind.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: speaker
description: The first-person speaker who says God has given him inspiration.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: God
description: The divine giver of inspiration, counsel, knowledge, skill, and instruction.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the weak
description: Those to whom strong counsel may be suggested.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: bee
description: A small creature taught wit by God and able to fill cells with liquid
sweets.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: lion and wild ass
description: Strong animals from whom the bee’s God-taught wit is withheld.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: silkworm
description: A creature taught skill by God beyond the reach of the elephant.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: elephant
description: A large animal unable to reach the silkworm’s God-taught learning.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: earthly Adam
description: Adam, taught names by God, whose glory reached the seventh heaven.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: angels
description: Angels whose name and fame are said to have been laid low by Adam.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: those doomed to doubt
description: People described as blind because God dooms them to doubt.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine instructor and giver
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: God gives inspiration, opens knowledge, teaches skill, teaches names, and
dooms some to doubt.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: recipient of inspired counsel
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:3
basis: The speaker receives inspiration, and counsel is said to be suggested to
the weak.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: small creature with God-taught capacity
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:6
basis: The bee and silkworm receive wit or skill taught by God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: stronger animal lacking the smaller creature's knowledge
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:7
basis: The lion, wild ass, and elephant are contrasted with the bee and silkworm
as lacking their God-taught capacities.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: God-taught human exemplar
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Adam is taught names by God and his glory reaches the seventh heaven.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: humbled celestial figures
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The name and fame of the angels are said to be laid low.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: doubters described as blind
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Those whom God dooms to doubt are called blind.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: bee
literal_form: bee
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: liquid sweets in cells
literal_form: cells filled with liquid sweets
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: door of knowledge
literal_form: door of this knowledge
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: silkworm
literal_form: silkworm
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: names taught to Adam
literal_form: names
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: seventh heaven
literal_form: seventh heaven
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Inspired teaching on the weak
summary: The speaker tells friends that God has given him inspiration and that strong
counsel is often suggested to the weak.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Small creatures receive divine skill
summary: The bee and silkworm are presented as small creatures receiving God-taught
capacities that stronger animals do not possess.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Adam taught names and exalted
summary: Adam is taught names by God, gains glory reaching the seventh heaven, and
lowers the fame of the angels; doubters are described as blind.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine wisdom bestowed on the weak or small
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage repeatedly contrasts weaker or smaller recipients of God-taught
counsel, wit, or skill with stronger animals who lack it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives didactic examples rather than a developed narrative
episode.
- id: motif:2
label: divine instruction of Adam in names
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Adam is explicitly said to have been taught names by God, resulting in exalted
glory.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage alludes briefly to Adam rather than narrating the full episode.
- id: motif:3
label: exaltation reaching heaven
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
basis: Adam’s glory is said to reach the seventh heaven.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The text describes the reach of Adam’s glory, not a literal journey or
bodily ascent.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 2007-2010
quote_or_summary: '"O friends, God has given me inspiration. / Oftentimes strong
counsel is suggested to the weak."'
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 2011-2014
quote_or_summary: God-taught wit is attributed to the bee, withheld from the lion
and wild ass; the bee fills cells with liquid sweets because God opens knowledge
to it.
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 2015-2016
quote_or_summary: The silkworm’s God-taught skill is said to be learning beyond
the elephant’s reach.
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 2017-2018
quote_or_summary: The earthly Adam is taught names by God, and his glory reaches
the seventh heaven.
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 2019-2020
quote_or_summary: Adam lays low the name and fame of the angels; those whom God
dooms to doubt are called blind.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is short and explicit about divine instruction, weak recipients,
and Adam’s teaching; motif labels beyond wisdom require caution because the lines
are didactic and allusive.
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 supplied passage text, source metadata, and available taxonomy references.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg__l2007-l2020
passage_sha256=367a8ca003e654de1f6024bf7cd10fe214da555bd1cb97af311855a1ce8fddca