Motif
devotional hearts as ornaments of the beloved
devotional_hearts_as_ornaments_of_the_beloved
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.
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sufi
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The Persian Mystics: Jámí MIRROR AND FACE / THE COMING OF THE BELOVED / THE WAYS OF LOVE / THE BEAUTY OF ZULAIKHA; lines 1490-1513 confidence: medium
Her arms are likened to thrice-purified silver that falsifies the touchstone, and pearl-pure amulets on them are compared to the hearts of the holy absorbed in prayer.
The pearl-pure amulets on Zulaikha’s arms are compared to the hearts of holy people absorbed in prayer.
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