Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

separation as bitter drink

separation_as_bitter_drink

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

1 occurrences

1 traditions


sufi

  • Poems from the Divan of Hafiz FROM THE DIVAN OF HAFIZ / XVIII / XXIII / XXVII; lines 2305-2334 confidence: high

    The friend has fled, leaving tears and pain; the speaker seizes Love's divine cup, and she pours the bitter wine of Separation into it and flees.

    The speaker seizes Love's divine cup, and the departing figure pours bitter wine of Separation into it.

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