batch.motif.sufi-omar-khayyam-sufistic-quatrains-gutenberg-l4212-l4244
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-omar-khayyam-sufistic-quatrains-gutenberg-l4212-l4244
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/sufistic-quatrains-omar-khayyam.md
passage_locator:
label: LXXXIX. / XCII. / XCIII. / XCIV.; lines 4212-4244
start: '4212'
end: '4244'
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: ''
summary: Two quatrain units describe repeated resolutions of repentance undone by
spring, roses, goblet, cup, and wine; wine is also described as damaging reputation
or honor while remaining precious, and editorial notes identify related source
quatrains and references.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The speaker says he often swore repentance before, then questions whether
he was sober when swearing.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Spring is described as arriving with a rose in hand and tearing the speaker's
threadbare penitence to pieces.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The cited source quatrain says the speaker resolves daily to repent in the
evening from the brimful goblet and cup, but cannot grieve now that the season
of roses has come.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Wine is described as having played the infidel and robbed the speaker of a
robe of honor.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The speaker wonders what vintners buy that is half as precious as what they
sell.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The cited original says wine has rent the speaker's veil of reputation, yet
the speaker will not be separated from wine while he has a soul.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: repenting speaker
description: First-person speaker who swears or resolves repentance, questions sobriety,
and remains attached to wine.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Spring
description: Personified season that comes with a rose in hand and tears the speaker's
penitence apart.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Wine
description: Personified or active force described as playing the infidel, robbing
honor, and rending reputation.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: vintners
description: Sellers of wine whose possible purchases the speaker wonders about.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Lord
description: Addressee in the cited source quatrain's plea about repentance in the
season of roses.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: first-person penitent and wine-drinker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The speaker swears or resolves repentance while also speaking of goblet,
cup, and continuing attachment to wine.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: seasonal disruptor of penitence
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Spring arrives with a rose and tears the speaker's penitence apart.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: agent of dishonor and attachment
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Wine is said to rob honor, rend reputation, and remain something from which
the speaker will not be separated.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: wine sellers
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The passage identifies vintners as sellers of something the speaker calls
more precious than what they might buy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: divine addressee
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The cited source quatrain ends with an address to the Lord about penitence
and repentance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: wine
literal_form: Wine, goblet, cup, and brimful vessel imagery.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: spring and roses
literal_form: Spring arrives with a rose in hand; the cited source mentions the
season of roses.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: penitence or repentance
literal_form: Sworn repentance, daily resolve to repent, and threadbare penitence
torn apart.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: robe or veil of honor and reputation
literal_form: Robe of Honour and veil of reputation damaged or removed by wine.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Repentance undone by spring
summary: The speaker recalls swearing repentance, questions his sobriety in doing
so, and describes Spring with a rose tearing penitence apart; a cited source parallels
this with daily evening repentance from goblet and cup during the season of roses.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Wine's cost and value
summary: The speaker says wine has acted against him by robbing honor or reputation,
yet wonders what vintners could purchase more precious than the wine they sell;
the cited original similarly states the speaker will not be separated from wine.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: failed repentance before seasonal pleasure
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The speaker's vows or resolves of repentance are explicitly countered by
the arrival of spring, roses, goblet, and cup.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: This is a passage-level lyric pattern, not a fully developed narrative
myth motif.
- id: motif:2
label: intoxicant as precious but reputation-damaging force
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Wine is described as robbing honor or rending reputation while also being
valued above what vintners might buy and remaining inseparable from the speaker.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not explicitly define wine as mystical symbolism; that
interpretation should not be assumed from this excerpt alone.
- id: motif:3
label: personified season overturning ascetic resolve
taxonomy_refs:
- seasonal_cycle
basis: Spring is personified as arriving rose-in-hand and tearing apart penitence;
the source quatrain similarly links the season of roses with inability to grieve
over repentance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy link is based on explicit seasonal imagery, but the passage
does not present a full seasonal-cycle myth.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The edited quatrain XCIV is presented as inspired by source quatrain C. 431,
and both include repentance displaced by roses and wine-vessel imagery.
claim_level: same_motif
target: C. 431 source quatrain cited in the passage
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The passage supplies editorial attribution and translated parallels,
but not manuscript or historical argument beyond the citation.
- id: claim:2
claim: The edited quatrain XCV is presented as deriving from O. 62, and both describe
wine harming honor or reputation while remaining supremely valued.
claim_level: same_motif
target: O. 62 source quatrain cited in the passage
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The comparison is confined to the cited quatrain pair and does not
establish a broader tradition-level contact claim.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: XCIV, opening quatrain in supplied passage
quote_or_summary: The speaker says he often swore repentance, asks whether he was
sober when doing so, and says Spring came rose-in-hand and tore his threadbare
penitence apart.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/sufistic-quatrains-omar-khayyam.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: XCIV, cited C. 431 quatrain and references
quote_or_summary: The cited source quatrain describes daily evening repentance from
the brimful goblet and cup, but says the season of roses prevents grief and addresses
the Lord about penitence and repentance.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/sufistic-quatrains-omar-khayyam.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: XCV, opening quatrain in supplied passage
quote_or_summary: The speaker says wine has played the infidel, robbed him of his
robe of honor, and wonders what vintners buy that is half as precious as what
they sell.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/sufistic-quatrains-omar-khayyam.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: XCV, cited O. 62 quatrain and references
quote_or_summary: The cited original says wine has rent the speaker's veil of reputation,
yet the speaker will not be separated from wine while he has a soul, and wonders
what vintners buy better than what they sell.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/sufistic-quatrains-omar-khayyam.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal features and source-pair comparisons are explicit in the supplied
passage. Broader motif labeling is kept cautious because the excerpt is lyric
and editorial rather than a narrative myth.
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 and metadata. No external taxonomy IDs were added beyond the available motif-family reference for seasonal_cycle.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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