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1910 · PDF PAGE 147

The Scented Garden

The relations between the twins of rapture. 139 tune, like cedar-wood that healeth the sick, as- suaging thy desire. My member reconcileth thy podex with himself, and being exalted sendeth out his pearly dew ; he is the witness of all these orgasms, like a-many comets and meteors, assuaging thy desire. [persian] Waw My member is the Truth, never swerving from thy podex ; he is the advocate of its beauty, and strong is he like a young unweaned lion, assuaging thy desire. Solid is my member, a foster-father to thy podex, ever providing it with pe…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 145

The Scented Garden

…is member of mine is compassionate and mer- ciful unto thy podex, of which he is king, greater than two-hoared Alexander,2 assuaging its desire. Holy is this member and bringeth peace to thy podex ; to him thou art faithful, like a child to its mother’s breast, assuaging thy desire. Terrible is my member to thy podex, causing him to tremble, but also he is dear ; strong he is and proud, like a peacock spreading his splendour in the sun, assuaging thy desire. [persian] Ba My member hath created thy podex ; he hurteth thee with a delicious pain, …

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1910 · PDF PAGE 146

The Scented Garden

… My member supporteth thy podex as a rose-tree its flower ; all night long it humbleth and exalteth itself, like the moon, assuaging thy desire. My member cherisheth thy podex, drawing it close ; and hateth it, pressing it away, it heareth all the petition of thy podex, like a maiden enrap- tured by a lute, assuaging thy desire. My member seeth all podices, and judgeth that thy podex alone is beautiful ; just is he therein, and consoleth it with pearly dew, brighter than the eye of a fawn. assuaging thy desire. [persian] Dal My member knoweth a…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 148

The Scented Garden

… ejection8 in thy podex, prolonging our pleasure ; he is the first therein and the last, like Israfel9 among trumpeters, as- suaging thy desire. My member manifesteth himself erect and beau- tiful and concealeth himself forthwith in thy po- dex ; for he is the fosterer of all thy beauty, like an harlot attiring herself, assuaging thy desire. He is the tallest of all members, and charitable toward thy podex ; he turneth the heart of thy po- dex to him, and avengeth Sodom10 therein, pouring down a rain of pearly dew, yet hotter than flame, like a…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 149

The Scented Garden

… member surviveth a thousand times a thousand orgasms14 and inheri- teth a wealth of them like a miser hoarding gold coin, assuaging thy desire. My member is the guide of thy podex, never leav- ing it for a moment ; patient is he, eternally toiling therein15 ; for Hua16 is God, and His Name is Un- known, like all things save Himself only, assuaging thy desire.

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1910 · PDF PAGE 58

The Scented Garden

…n The hideous world’s malicious grin ! Then when we end, the task is light : Bid El Qahar once more begin2 ! 1. The very cause of life — desire — is that which hinders its attaining to higher planes. A

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1910 · PDF PAGE 159

The Scented Garden

…ly cast.3 Jehannum shall exclaim “ Habib ! ” and light inform its murky fire, Entrancing all the ghouls4 to love, waking the Shaitans to desire ! Rejoicing souls in Paradise shall spurn the Hur al Ayn5 with ire, Opening their lips in pangs of woe, offering their souls in pawn to hire ! Men from the utmost desert lands shall spur their steeds through sand and mire, Even to look upon the face immortal from this lewdly lyre. Perfect, Habib, my magic song ; perfect our loves for ever are :— Olibanum and ambergris, nargis and rose of the attar,6 Lil…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 130

The Scented Garden

…d, how kiss ? Adorable And perfect boy, thy podex serves alike My member both to challenge and to quell ! So say the Sufis ; Allah wakes desire For Him, and grants it, Life is like a shell That rouses echoes of some distant sea To Zahid-lubbers all innavigable ;

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1910 · PDF PAGE 72

The Scented Garden

… velvet buttocks of my Habib. The smooth whiteness is now become a red roughness ; he is spotted like a leper. He is no more fit for the desire of a clean man ; even his seducers, the black-skinned swine ! having found a boy with tulip cheeks and coralline ; and a bosom of jessamine ; and eye- brows like Karenian3 bows for beauty of line ; and breath like wine ; and buttocks fair and firm and fine ; and a podex like a ruby mine ; have cast him off.4 Until Shahrava5 return he will no more pass current. Let him buy a dildo, for his cry for mem- b…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 141

The Scented Garden

…speculation. 133 To grasp this sorry scheme of things entire, Would we not shatter it to bits, and then Remould it nearer to the heart’s desire. ” 2. [Persian text] huqqah. It is said that this word represents heiroglyphically the process of smoking. [Persian text] the harsh aspirate changed to [Persian text] the smooth aspirate by the me- dium of the force of [Persian text] which Arab mys- tics describe as being “ of a watery, lunar nature, and consonant to dogs, jackals, beetles, pools, old women painted, dreams, water pots, drunkenness, illu…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 125

The Scented Garden

…one letter. 3. The bowl of the pipe of the sphere of the hea- vens ; the tobacco is the benevolence of God : the live coal His glory and desire toward man : the wa- ter in the bowl is the veil which prevents man be- ing burnt up in that glory, and the purifying influ- ence of calm upon the soul ; the smoke is the per- fume of the Spirit of God ; the tube is the Influence (Heb. Mezla) from on high ; the mouthpiece the love of one’s earthly teacher ; (This sounds as though Sufi confessors shared the predilections and privileges of Jesuit confesso…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 142

The Scented Garden

134 Ecstasy beyond all price : but to be had by him who casts away all other desires. XXXIX THE BARGAININGS What shall a man give in exchange for the en- joyment of thy podex ? There is nothing in Iran, or upon the1 whole earth, that is worthy to be spoken of in this matter. The treasures of the sun and moon are not to be compared with it ; if the stars also were to be offered, they would not equal the joy of even the first rubbings of the member against its orifice. The desire of the fanatic is to cast away life at the feet of Heaven ; but for…

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