Motif
Beloved as wounder and healer
beloved_as_wounder_and_healer
A motif of the Beauty Paired with Pain and Paradox family, within the sub-family Beloved and Erotic Love as Wound, Joy, and Grief. 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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Poems from the Divan of Hafiz XXXIII / XXXIV / XXXVI / XXXVII; lines 2672-2709 confidence: high
No tainted eye may gaze on the Lady's face; an unsullied heart reflects her grace; her locks are like snakes that wound, and her red lips hold bezoar-like healing power.
The beloved's snake-like locks wound the speaker, while her red lips possess bezoar-like healing power.
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