Motif
Posthumous fragrance affecting the passerby
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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Saintly Miracle and Holy Power. 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 LXIV. / LXVI. / LXVII. / LXVIII.; lines 1504-1526 confidence: high
The speaker says the buried ashes will send perfume into the air as a snare, so that a true believer passing by will be overtaken unaware.
The buried ashes are said to send perfume into the air, overtaking a passing true believer unaware.
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