Motif
Messenger wind, bird, and song carrying tidings from the beloved
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A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Reunion, Messengers, and Tokens. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
sufi
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Poems from the Divan of Hafiz WILLIAM HEINEMANN / INTRODUCTION / FROM THE DIVAN OF HAFIZ / XVIII; lines 1941-2071 confidence: high
The beloved’s shining eyes enslave rulers; her red lip intoxicates; dawn is her messenger and tears are the speaker’s; people barter peace to gaze when she passes veiled beneath curls.
Dawn wind, minstrel song, perfumes, Solomon’s wind, and the Lapwing all function as bearers of messages, joy, or good tidings.
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