batch.motif.sufi-omar-khayyam-sufistic-quatrains-gutenberg-l2898-l2929
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-omar-khayyam-sufistic-quatrains-gutenberg-l2898-l2929
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/sufistic-quatrains-omar-khayyam.md
passage_locator:
label: XXIX. / XXXI. / XXXII. / XXXIV.; lines 2898-2929
start: '2898'
end: '2929'
translation: The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: A lamp amid the Darkness
summary: The quatrain depicts a speaker seeking the divine or inner self behind
a veil and hearing a voice identify the speaker as blind to the self within. The
accompanying note interprets this as Sufi emanation from God and reabsorption
into God, and compares it with passages in the Mantik ut-tair on abiding in God
and the unity of 'I' and 'thou.'
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The speaker says that the 'THEE in ME' works behind a veil.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The speaker lifts up hands in an attempt to find a lamp amid darkness.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: A voice heard as if from outside declares 'THE ME WITHIN THEE BLIND.'
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: The note states that the quatrain suggests a Sufi doctrine in which the mortal
creature emanates from God the Creator and is reabsorbed into God.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: In the first cited Mantik ut-tair passage, the Creator speaks to David from
behind the Curtain of the Secret.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: In the first cited passage, the Creator says there is no substitute or equal
for Him and tells the servant not to exist apart from Him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: In the second cited Mantik ut-tair passage, the speaker says 'I am thee, and
thou art Me,' denies duality, and describes the two bodies as one.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: speaker of the quatrain
description: The first-person speaker who lifts hands to find a lamp amid darkness.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: THEE in ME
description: A presence described as working behind the veil within the speaker.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: voice from without
description: A voice heard as from outside that speaks of the 'ME within thee.'
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Creator of the World
description: The speaker in the cited Mantik ut-tair passage who addresses David
from behind the Curtain of the Secret.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: David
description: The addressee of the Creator in the cited Mantik ut-tair passage.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: I and thou of the second cited passage
description: The two grammatical persons described as one, with no duality between
them.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: seeker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The speaker lifts hands to find a lamp amid darkness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: indwelling divine presence
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:4
basis: The quatrain speaks of 'THEE in ME'; the note links the passage to God the
Creator and reabsorption into God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: revelatory voice
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The voice answers the speaker's search with a declaration about the self
within.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: divine speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The cited passage explicitly names the Creator of the World as speaking to
David.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: divine addressee or servant
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: David is addressed by the Creator, who also says 'O thou my servant.'
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: unified pair
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The second cited passage says 'I am thee, and thou art Me' and that the two
bodies are one.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: veil
literal_form: Veil
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: lamp in darkness
literal_form: lamp amid the Darkness
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: curtain of the secret
literal_form: Curtain of the Secret
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: soul
literal_form: Soul
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: two bodies as one
literal_form: two bodies are One
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: seeking the lamp behind the veil
summary: The quatrain's speaker looks for a lamp amid darkness while addressing
or seeking the 'THEE in ME' behind a veil, and hears a voice pointing to the self
within.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Creator addresses David from behind the secret curtain
summary: In the cited Mantik ut-tair passage, the Creator tells David that nothing
can substitute for Him and commands the servant to abide in Him rather than exist
apart from Him.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: denial of duality between I and thou
summary: In the second cited Mantik ut-tair passage, 'I' and 'thou' are described
as permanently one, with duality denied and the two bodies declared one.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: emanation and reabsorption into God
taxonomy_refs:
- annihilation_union
basis: The note explicitly interprets the quatrain as suggesting the Sufi doctrine
of emanation from God and reabsorption into God.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: This is the editor's interpretation of the quatrain rather than a literal
statement inside the quatrain itself.
- id: motif:2
label: indwelling divine self discovered inwardly
taxonomy_refs:
- annihilation_union
- mystical_quest
basis: The quatrain speaks of the 'THEE in ME' behind a veil and a voice identifying
the 'ME within thee.'
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The language is symbolic and the precise doctrinal referent is supplied
by the accompanying note.
- id: motif:3
label: unity overcoming duality
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
- annihilation_union
basis: The cited Mantik ut-tair passage says 'I am thee, and thou art Me,' asks
whether there is any duality, and states that two bodies are one.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: This motif is drawn from the cited comparative passage included in the
note, not only from the quatrain.
- id: motif:4
label: search for illumination in darkness
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
- mystical_quest
basis: The speaker lifts hands to find a lamp amid darkness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives the image but does not explicitly define the lamp as
wisdom or illumination.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The note asserts that FitzGerald's quatrain was suggested by two passages
in the Mantik ut-tair.
claim_level: historical_contact
target: Mantik ut-tair passages beginning at distich 3090 and distich 3735
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:3
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The statement is an editorial assertion within the passage; the supplied
excerpt does not provide independent external evidence for the influence claim.
- id: claim:2
claim: The note says a quatrain in L. No. 641 and B. ii. No. 457 is akin to FitzGerald's
quatrain, while also saying FitzGerald was not acquainted with those texts.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Quatrain in L. No. 641 / B. ii. No. 457 / W. No. 400
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
counter_evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
limitations: The actual texts of the compared quatrains are not included in the
provided passage; the relationship is reported rather than demonstrated here.
- id: claim:3
claim: The quatrain and the cited Mantik ut-tair passages share a pattern of divine-human
inward unity and the overcoming of separateness.
claim_level: same_function
target: Sufi unity language in the cited Mantik ut-tair passages
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The quatrain is brief and symbolic; the doctrinal comparison depends
partly on the accompanying explanatory note.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 2898-2903
quote_or_summary: 'The quatrain says the speaker sought ''A lamp amid the Darkness''
from the ''THEE in ME'' behind the veil and heard: ''THE ME WITHIN THEE BLIND!'''
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/sufistic-quatrains-omar-khayyam.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for extraction.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 2908-2911
quote_or_summary: The note says the quatrain suggests the Sufi doctrine of the mortal
creature's emanation from God the Creator and reabsorption into God.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/sufistic-quatrains-omar-khayyam.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 2917-2925
quote_or_summary: In the first translated Mantik ut-tair passage, the Creator speaks
to David from behind the Curtain of the Secret, says He has no substitute or equal,
identifies Himself as David's soul, and tells the servant not to exist apart from
Him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/sufistic-quatrains-omar-khayyam.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 2927-2929
quote_or_summary: 'The second translated passage says: ''I am thee, and thou art
Me'' and asks whether there is any duality, concluding that the two bodies are
one.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/sufistic-quatrains-omar-khayyam.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for extraction.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 2912-2916
quote_or_summary: The note states that FitzGerald's 34th quatrain was suggested
by two intricate passages in the Mantik ut-tair, beginning at distich 3090 and
distich 3735.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/sufistic-quatrains-omar-khayyam.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 2911-2913
quote_or_summary: The note says a quatrain in L. No. 641 and B. ii. No. 457 is akin
to this quatrain, but that FitzGerald was not acquainted with these texts; it
is No. 400 in W.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/sufistic-quatrains-omar-khayyam.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The passage combines a symbolic quatrain with explanatory editorial commentary
and translated comparative excerpts. Motif identification is strongest where the
note explicitly names Sufi emanation, reabsorption, and unity language.
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: |-
Only the supplied passage text and metadata were used. Taxonomy references were limited to available motif families; no available symbol taxonomy item directly matched veil, lamp, darkness, curtain, or soul.
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