batch.motif.sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg-l2045-l2064
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-persian-mystics-rumi-davis-gutenberg-l2045-l2064
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
passage_locator:
label: THE GIFTS OF THE BELOVED / THE WISDOM OF THE WEAK / WHITE NIGHTS / SAINT
AND HYPOCRITE; lines 2045-2064
start: '2045'
end: '2064'
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: Watch the face of each one, regard it well, / It may be by serving thou wilt
recognise Truth's face.
summary: 'The passage warns the listener to discern true holiness from hypocrisy.
It compares hypocrites to a fowler who imitates a bird-call to trap birds, says
hypocrites steal the language of Dervishes to deceive the simple, contrasts righteous
works with evil works, and contrasts Muhammad with false Musailima. It ends with
paired wine images: divine/righteous wine gives musk perfume, while other wine
is linked with penalties and pains.'
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The speaker tells the listener to watch and regard each person's face carefully.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage says there are many demons with men's faces and warns against
joining hands with everyone.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: A fowler sounds a decoy whistle so birds will mistake it for a bird-call,
descend, and encounter a net and knife.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Vile hypocrites are said to steal the language of Dervishes in order to beguile
the simple.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The works of the righteous are described as light and heat.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The works of the evil are described as treachery and shamelessness.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The passage says stuffed lions are made to scare the simple.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The title of Muhammad is given to false Musailima, but Musailima retains the
name Liar while Muhammad retains the title Sublimest of beings.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The wine of God, glossed in the passage as the righteous, yields a perfume
of musk; another wine, glossed as the evil, is reserved for penalties and pains.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: addressed listener
description: The person addressed by the instruction to watch faces and recognize
Truth's face through serving.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: demons with men's faces
description: Beings described as demons that have men's faces.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: fowler
description: A bird-catcher who sounds a decoy whistle to beguile birds into a snare.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: birds
description: Birds that hear a simulated bird-call, descend from the air, and find
net and knife.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: vile hypocrites
description: Hypocrites who steal the language of Dervishes to beguile the simple
with trickery.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Dervishes
description: Religious figures whose language is stolen by hypocrites.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: the simple
description: People described as being beguiled by hypocrites and scared by stuffed
lions.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: the righteous
description: Those whose works are light and heat and who are glossed with the wine
of God.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: the evil
description: Those whose works are treachery and shamelessness and who are glossed
with another wine reserved for penalties and pains.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: false Musailima
description: A figure given the title of Muhammad but said to retain the name Liar.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Muhammad
description: A figure whose title is wrongly given to false Musailima and who retains
the title Sublimest of beings.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: discernment-seeking addressee
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The addressee is told to watch faces, serve, and recognize Truth's face.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: deceiver by false appearance or imitation
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
basis: Demons have men's faces; the fowler simulates a bird-call; hypocrites steal
Dervish language to beguile others.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: deceived or vulnerable target
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:7
basis: Birds are beguiled by the decoy call; the simple are beguiled and scared.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: righteous exemplar
assigned_to:
- fig:8
- fig:11
basis: The righteous are linked with works of light and heat and the wine of God;
Muhammad retains the title Sublimest of beings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: evil counterpart
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The evil are linked with treachery, shamelessness, and wine reserved for
penalties and pains.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: false claimant named liar
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: False Musailima is given Muhammad's title but retains the name Liar.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: face
literal_form: faces, including Truth's face and men's faces on demons
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: joined hand
literal_form: joining hand with every one
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: decoy whistle
literal_form: fowler's whistle simulating a bird-call
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: net and knife
literal_form: net and knife found by descending birds
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:5
label: stolen Dervish language
literal_form: language of Dervishes used by hypocrites
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:6
label: light and heat
literal_form: light and heat as the works of the righteous
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:7
label: stuffed lions
literal_form: stuffed lions made to scare the simple
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:8
label: names and titles
literal_form: the title of Muhammad, the name Liar, and the title Sublimest of beings
associated_figures:
- fig:10
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:9
label: wine of God and other wine
literal_form: wine of God yielding musk perfume; other wine reserved for penalties
and pains
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: instruction in discernment
summary: The speaker instructs the listener to watch faces closely, recognize Truth's
face through service, and avoid joining hands with everyone because deceptive
appearances exist.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: fowler's deceptive call
summary: A fowler uses a decoy whistle to imitate a bird-call; birds descend and
encounter net and knife.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: hypocrites imitate Dervishes
summary: Hypocrites steal the language of Dervishes in order to trick the simple.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: contrast of righteous and evil works
summary: The passage contrasts the works of the righteous, described as light and
heat, with the works of the evil, described as treachery and shamelessness.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: false and true titles
summary: Stuffed lions scare the simple, and false Musailima is given Muhammad's
title, but Musailima retains the name Liar while Muhammad retains the title Sublimest
of beings.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: two wines and their outcomes
summary: The wine of God, associated with the righteous, yields musk perfume, while
another wine, associated with the evil, is reserved for penalties and pains.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: discernment between true and false holiness
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage instructs the listener to examine appearances, recognize Truth's
face, and distinguish saints from hypocrites.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is didactic rather than narrative; the motif is extracted
from admonition and analogy.
- id: motif:2
label: deceptive imitation that traps the unwary
taxonomy_refs:
- trickster_boundary
basis: The fowler imitates a bird-call to trap birds, and hypocrites imitate Dervish
language to beguile the simple.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: No named trickster figure is present; the motif is based on the shared
deceptive function of imitation.
- id: motif:3
label: moral duality of righteous and evil works
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
basis: The passage sets paired contrasts between righteous and evil works, true
and false names, and two wines with different outcomes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The duality is ethical and poetic, not a full cosmological dualism.
- id: motif:4
label: false claimant exposed by enduring name
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: False Musailima is given Muhammad's title, but Musailima retains the name
Liar while Muhammad retains an exalted title.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives a compact allusion and does not narrate the background
of Musailima.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 2045-2048
quote_or_summary: The listener is told to watch each face, possibly recognize Truth's
face through serving, and avoid joining hands with everyone because there are
demons with men's faces.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 2049-2052
quote_or_summary: A fowler sounds a decoy whistle; birds mistake it for a bird-call,
descend from the air, and find a net and knife.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 2053-2054
quote_or_summary: Vile hypocrites steal the language of Dervishes in order to beguile
the simple with trickery.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 2055-2056
quote_or_summary: The works of the righteous are light and heat; the works of the
evil are treachery and shamelessness.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 2057-2060
quote_or_summary: Stuffed lions scare the simple; false Musailima is given Muhammad's
title, but Musailima retains the name Liar and Muhammad the title Sublimest of
beings.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 2061-2064
quote_or_summary: The wine of God, glossed as the righteous, yields musk perfume;
the other wine, glossed as the evil, is reserved for penalties and pains.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/persian-mystics-rumi-davis.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal elements are clear in the provided English passage. Motif assignments
are cautious because the passage is a short didactic poem using analogies rather
than a complete mythic narrative. No comparison claims were added because the
passage itself does not establish an external comparison.
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 provided 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__l2045-l2064
passage_sha256=74aa45cd83e78b15682804b8dae43b840a5801c7163911c454f689690b77d426