Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

beloved-centered conversation around the lover

beloved_centered_conversation_around_the_lover

A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Beloved Imagery and Poetry. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


persian

  • The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan LXXXV / LXXXVI / LXXXIX / XCIII; lines 4646-4667 confidence: medium

    "If thou knowest that the inclination is reciprocal, accommodate thy story to the temper of the hearer"; a discreet man in Mujnun's company would speak only with encomiums on Laila.

    The passage says that a discreet man in Mujnun's company would speak only in praise of Laila.

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