Motif
Awakening call at dawn
awakening_call_at_dawn
A motif of the Mystical Quest and Interior Journey family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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sufi
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The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam CVII. / VARIATIONS / OMAR KHAYYAM / STANZA; lines 4667-4708 confidence: medium
“Wake! For the Sun behind yon Eastern height / Has chased the Session of the Stars from Night” and ascends to Heaven's field, striking the Sultan's Turret with light.
The dawn stanza begins with a command to wake, followed by the Sun's actions against Night and the stars.
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