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C H EI KH N EFZ A OU I
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Th e Pe rfu m ed G a rd en wa s tra ns l a te d i nto French

b e fore the yea r 1 8 5 0 by a Sta ff O ff i ce r o f th e French
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a rm y in Al g eri a . A n a u tograp h ed iti on p ri nted in the

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ita lic ch ara cter w a s p rint ed in 1 8 7 6 but as on ly tw e nty

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fiv e c opies a re sa i d to h a ve b ee n m a d e the b ook is both

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ra re a nd costly wh ile from th e p e cu liarity o f its typ e it

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is d i ff i cu lt a n d fa ti gu i n g to rea d A n a d m irab l e rep ri nt

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h a s h ow ev e r b een rec ently i s sued in Pa ri s w ith th e

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tra nsl ator s n otes and rem ark s revised and corr ected b y
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th e li g h t o f th e fu ll e r k n ow l e d g e o f Al g e ri a w h i ch h a s

be en ac qu ire d si n ce th e tra nsl a tion w a s m ad e From

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tha t l a st e diti on th e p res ent tra ns lation ( a n exac t and

lite ral one ) ha s b ee n m ad e a nd it is th e first tim e th at
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th e work — o n e o f the m os t rem a rk a b l e of its ki nd

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h a s a p p ea red in the E n g lish l a ngua g e .

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 C ONT E NT S

P r fatory N ote
e

N otes f th Tra n sl at r resp e ti n g

o e o c Ch ei kh N e f z ao u i

I ntro du cti o n

C HA P TE R I
Co n c erni n g Prais ewo rthy M e n

C HA P TE R I I
Co n c ernin g Wo m e n wh o D er e to b e P ai d es v r se

C H AP T E R 1 11
Abo ut M n wh e e t o b e H l d in C nt m p t
o ar e o e

CHAPTER I V
Abo ut Wo m en wh o a to b e H l d in Conte m p t
re e

C HA P TE R V
R l atin g to th A ct o f Gen erati n
e e o

C HA P TE R V I
Co nc erni n g Everythi n g F vou rabl e to th e A ct o f Coitio n
a

C HA P TE R V I I
O f m atter whi ch a e I n j uri u s in th A t o f Gene ati n
s r o e c r o

C HAPTE R V III
Th e Su n dry N a m s g iv n to th e Se u al P a ts f M e n
e e x r o

C HA P TE R I X
Su n dry N a m e gi e n to th e Se u l Org a n s o f W om e n
s v x a
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C HA P TE R x ‘

Co n erni n g th e O r g a n o f Generati on o f Ani m al

c s s

C HA P TE R XI
O n t h D ec its a n d Tr a ch i
e e o f Wo m e n
e er es
 Con ten ts

C HA P TE R XII
Co nc erni n g Sun d ry Observation u seful to s k now f or M e n
a nd Wo m en
C HA P TE R XIII
Con cerni n g th e Cau ses o f E n j oym e nt in th e A ct o f Gen o

r tio n
c a

C HAPTE R XI V
D escription o f th e Uteru s o f Steril e Wo m en , and Treat '

m en t o f th e sa m e

C HA P TE R X V
Co n cerni n g M e di ci n es whi ch Provok e Ab ortio n

C HA P TE R XV I
Con c rni n g th Cau s o f I m p oten c in M e n
e e se e

C HA P TE R XV II
U n doin g o f Ai g uill tt s ( im p ote n c f o a tim e )
e e e r

C HA P TE R XV III
P escrip tion
r f o r i n crea si n g th
s Dim e n ions f s m all
e s o

M m b er an d f o m kin g th e m p l e ndi d
e s, r a s

C HA P TE R XIX
O f thi n g that tak e away th e b a d s m ell fro m th e Arm p its
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an d Sexu al Pa rt o f W o m en a n d co ntra ct t he l atter

s ,

C HA P TE R XX
I nstru ctions with r g ard to Pre g na n cy a n d h ow th G n
e , e e ,

d e o f th e Chil d th at i to b e b orn m ay b e k nown ;

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th at i t o s y Kn owl e d g o f th S Fo etus
s a , e e ex

C HA P TE R XXI
Form i ng th e Concl u io n o f this Work an d Treatin g f
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th e Goo d E ff e t o f th e D e g l utitio n o f E g g s a s
c s

Favourabl e to th Coitus e

Ap p en dix to the Auto g r p h Editio n a

 NOTE S OF TH E T R AN SLATO R
R E SP E CT I N G TH E

C H EI KH N EF Z A OUI 1

Th e n am e o f th e Ch e i kh h a s b ecom e known to p os terity

as th e au th or of th i s w or k w h i ch is th e
, on ly o ne at

tribu ted to h im .

In sp ite of th e s u b j ect m a tte r o f

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th e b ook and th e
m a nifo l d e rrors fou nd in it , li g ence
a n d ca u s ed by th e n eg

a n d i g n or a n ce o f th e cop yists it is m anifest th a t this,

treatise com es from the p e n o f a m an o f g reat eru dition ,

w h o h a d a b ett er k now l ed g e in g e nera l o f lite ra tu re a nd

m ed i c i ne th a n is com m on ly fou nd w ith Arab s .

Acc ord i n g to the histori ca l n oti ce containe d in th e first

l ea ves of th e m anu s c rip t a nd notw ithsta nd ing th e ap
,

p a re n t err o r res p ec ti n g th e n a m e of th e Bey wh o w a s

rei gning in Tunis it m ay b e p resu m ed tha t th is w ork
,

w as w ritt en in th e b eg i nning o f the s ix th century a b ou t ,

th e y e ar 9 2 5 o f th e H e g ir a .

As re ga rd s th e b irth p l a ce o f th e a uth or it m ay b e ,

ta ken f or g ranted c ons i deri n g tha t th e Arabs hab itua lly

,

j oi n ed th e nam e o f their b irthp l a ce to th e ir ow n that h e ,

w as b or n a t N e f za ou a a t ow n s itu a ted in th e d istri c t of

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1

N ote in the a uto g rap h e diti o n 1 8 7 6 —Th e rea d er will b ear

1
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in mi n d in p erusin g thi s w ork th at the re m arks a n d notes b y

th e em i n e nt tran sl ator w e re writte n b efore 1 8 7 0 when Al gi e rs ,

w as but littl e k n o wn a n d Ka bylia in p a rticul a r not at a ll H e

, . .

will therefore not b e s urp ri s e d to fi n d that s o m e sli g ht d etail s

a re not o n a l e v e l with t h e k nowl e d g e a c q uire d si nc e .
 N o t es f
o th e Tra n s la tor

tha t na m e on the sh ore of th e l a ke S ebkh a M elrir in th e ,

s ou th o f th e ki n g d om o f Tu ni s .

Th e C h ei kh h i m se lf rec ord s th a t h e liv e d in Tu nis ,

a n d it is r ob a b l e th e b ook w as w ritt e n t h e r e A c c o rd i n g
p .

t o tra d iti on a p a rti cu l a r m otiv e i n d u c e d h im to u n d e r

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ta k e a w ork at varian ce w ith h is s im p l e tastes a nd retired

h ab its .

H is k now l ed g e o f lawa nd litera tu r e a s w ell a s of ,

m ed i cine h a vi ng b een r ep o rt ed to th e Bey of Tu nis th is

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ru l er w i sh ed to i nv est h im w ith the off i ce of cad i al ,

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th ou gh h e w as u nw illin g to occu p y h im self w ith p ub lic

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fu nction s .

As h e h ow e v e r d esir e d n ot t o g iv e th e Bey cau se f or

, ,

o ff en ce w h er e b y h e m i g h t h a v e i n c u rr ed d ang e r
, he ,

mere ly re qu e st ed a sh ort de l ay in ord er to b e ab l e to ,

fi nish a w ork wh i ch h e h a d in ha nd
“

Th is h a vi n g b e en g r an ted h e s et h im s e lf t o com p ose ,

th e tr e a ti se w h i ch w as th e n o c c u p yi n g h is m i nd a nd ,

w hi ch b e com i ng k n ow n d r ew s o m u c h a tt enti on u p on
, ,

t h e a u th or th a t it b e ca m e h e n ce f orth i m p o s s i b l e to con f
,

fi d e to h im fu n cti ons of th e n at u re o f th ose of a ca d i 2

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1 Th e districtf N e f z a o u a c o ntai n s m a ny i s ol ate d vill a g e s

o ,

a ll o n l e v e l g ro u n d a n d s u rro u nd e d b y p al m trees ; with l arg e

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re se rvoirs in their m i d st Th e p il grim s b elieve th at the la nd

is call e d N e f z ao u a b e ca u se th e re a re in it th o u s a n d
"
, Zao u a
( a ch a p el in whi ch a m a rab out is b uri e d ) a n d it is all e g e d ,

th at th e na me was first E l Afou n Z aouia later corrupte d i nto ,

N e f z aou a But thi s Arab i an etym ol o gy do es n ot app ear to b e

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c orre ct as a c c o rdi n g to th e Arabi a n hi stori a ns th e n a m es o f

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th e l o c aliti e s a re o l d er t h a n th e estab li sh m e nt o f I sl a m i sm Th e .

tow n o f N ef z aou a is surro u n d e d by a w all b uilt o f ston es a nd

bric ks ; h avin g six g ateways o n e m os q u e b ath s an d a m ark et ; , , ,

in th e en viro ns a re m a ny w ell s a n d g ard e ns

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I t is n ot m po
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ss b e h a t h e b oo k w ie n in i l t t
hese CI ! , rittt "

eu m st a n ces w a s o nly an ab d g e m e n o f th e p esen one a n

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ri t r t ,

i
a b r d g e men w h ch h e t
e e s to in th e fi s i
c ha p e of his rfr rt tr t
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b o o k u n d er the n a m e o f To ch o f the n v e rse
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r U i .
 N otes of th e Tra n s la tor xi

Bu tt h i s v e r s i on rt ed by a ny a u
,
w h ich is n ot s u p p o f

th e ntica t e d p r oo f a n d w h i c h r ep r ese n t s th e C h ei kh
,

N e f za ou i as a m a n o f li gh t m or a l s d oe s n ot see m t o b e ,

a d m is s a b l e O ne n ee d on ly g l a n ce at th e b ook to b e
.

c onvi n c e d th a t its au th o r w a s a n i m at e d b y th e m os t

p ra isew orth y i n t en ti on s a n d th a t f ar fr om b e i ng in , ,

fa u lt h e d eserves gra titu de f or th e s ervic es h e h as ren

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d ere d to hu m a nity C on tra ry to th e h ab its of th e Arab s.

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th e re ex ists n o c om m enta ry on th is b ook ; th e rea s on

m ay p e rh ap s b e f ou nd in th e n a tu re of th e sub j ec t of
, ,

w h i c h it tr e a ts a n d w h i ch m a y h av e fri gh t e ne d u nnec
, ,
»

e ssa rily th e s e ri ou s a n d th e s tu d i ou s
, I s ay u nn ecess ar .
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ily b e cau se th is b ook m ore tha n a ny other ou ght to

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h a v e c om m en t a ri es ; g ra v e qu esti ons a re tr eat ed in it ,

a nd op e n ou t a l a r g e fi e l d f or w o r k a n d m e d it a ti on .

Wh a t b e m o re i m p orta nt in f ac t tha n th e stu d

ca n , , y
of th e p rin ci p l es u p on w h i c h r es t th e h a pp i n es s o f m a n

a nd w om an by r e as on of th e ir m u tu a l r e l ati on s ; rel a ti ons

,

wh i ch a re th em selv es d ep ende nt u p on ch a rac te r h ea lth , ,

te m p era m en t a n d th e c ons titution ,

a ll of wh ich it is th e
d u ty f p h il osop h ers t o
o h av e end ea v ou r ed t o s tu d y . I 1

r ec tify t hi s om issi on by notes w hich i n com p l e te a s I ,

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k now th em to b e w ill s till s e rv e f or g u i d ance, .

I n d ou b tfu l an d d i ff i cu lt c a ses , a nd w h ere th e i d ea s of

the au th or did not s eem to b e cl ea rly s et out I h ave n ot ,

h es itated t o l ook f or en lightm e nt t o th e sav a nt s o f

s u n d ry c o n f es si on s a nd b y t h e ir ki n d a ss i s t a n c e m a ny
,

d i ffi cu lti es w hi ch I b e li e v e d i nsu rm ou nt ab l e w e re c on

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1 “
We fear to co m p r th e p l a ure f th se n e
nee d n ot a e e s s o e s s

with th e m ost i ntell ctu al p l e a sure ; let u s n ot f ll i nto th e

e s a

d el u sio n o f b eli e i n g th at th re ar n tural p l e a ure o f two

v e e a s s

ort m or i g n b l th a n th e oth er ; th e n o bl e t p l e as
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s th e
s, n o e e o e s ,

ur es ar t h g
e r ate st e 4E i d e P hil op hi e M o al p ar M d e
e .
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ss a os r e, .

M up e tius B e lin
a r , r ,
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o th e Tra n s la tor

qu ered I a m gl a d to re nd er th em here m y th an ks
. .

Am o ng st th e a u th ors w ho h av e trea te d o f si m ila r sub '

j ects th ere is n ot o ne th at ca n b e e ntir ely c om p a r ed w ith

,

th e C h e i k h ; f or h is b o ok r em i n d s y ou a t th e s a m e ti m e , ,

o f A retin o f t h e b o ok
, C onj u g a l L ov e a n d o f Ra b e ,
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l a is ; th e resem b l a n c e t o th is l as t is s om etim es so striking

tha t I cou l d n ot resist the tem p tati on t o qu ote in sev ,
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e ra l p l ace s a n a l o g ou s,p assa ges .

But w ha t m a k es th i s tre atise u niqu e as a b ook o f its

k i nd is th e seri ou sne ss with wh i ch th e m os t l a scivi ous
,

a n d ob sc e n e m a tt e rs a re
p resente d It is evid ent th at th e
.

a u t h o r is co nvi n ce d o f th e i m ort a n ce o f h is s ub j ec t a n d
p ,

th a t th e d esire t o b e o f use t o his f ellow m en is th e s ol e f

m o tiv e of his e ff ort s .

With th e vi ew to g iv e m ore w ei gh t to h is recom m en '

d ati on s h e d oes n ot h es itat e t o m u lti ply h is rel i gi ou s

,

c it a ti ons a nd in m a n y c a s e s in v o k e s e v e n th e a u th orit
y
o f th e K o ra n th e m ost sa c r e d b o ok o f th e M u s su lr
,
na n s .

I t m ay b e a s su m ed th a t th is b ook w ith out b ei ng ex ,

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a c tly a com p il a ti o n is n ot e ntire ly d u e t o th e g eni u s o f

,

th e C h e i kh N e f za o ui a nd t h a t s ev e r a l p a rts m a y h a ve
,

b ee n b orrow e d from Arab i an a nd I n d i an w rit ers F or .

i nsta n ce a ll th e re cord o f M oca ilam a a nd of C hedj a is

,

ta ke n from th e w ork of M oha m m ed b en D j erir el Ta f

b eri ; th e descrip ti on o f th e d i ff e re nt p ositi ons f or c oition ,

a s w e ll as th e m ov em e nt s a p p li c ab l e to t h em a re b or f ,

row ed from I nd ian works ; fi n a lly th e b ook o f Bird s ,

a nd Fl ow er s ; b y A ze ddine el M oca de cci s eem s to h a ve ,

b e en c on su lte d w ith resp e c t to th e i nte rp re ta ti on of

d r ea m s Bu t an a u th or ce rt a i nly is to b e c omm en d ed f or
.

h a vi ng s u rr ou nd e d h im se lf w ith th e li ght s o f fo rm er
s a v an t s a n d it w o u l d b e i n gra titu d e not t o a ck now l ed g e
,
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th e b enefit w h i ch his b ooks h a ve c on e f rred u p on e

p po e l
wh o w e re s till in th eir i n fanc y to th e a rt o f l ov e .

It is ly to b e reg retted th at this w ork so c om p l et e

on ,

in m a ny r esp e c ts is d e fe ctiv e in s o f ar as it m ak es n o
,

m e nti on o f a cu st om too comm on w ith th e Arab s not to

d ese rve p a rti cu l a r a tt en ti on I spea k o f th e t a st e s o .

u n iv ersa l w ith th e old Gr e e ks a n d R om a ns n a m ely th e , ,

p r e fe r e n ce t h e y g iv e t o a b oy b e f o r e a w o m a n o r e v e n ,

to tr ea t th e l a tte r a s a b oy .

Th e re m i gh t h av e b e en g iv en o n th i s su b j e c t s ou n d
a d vi ce a s We ll w ith r e g a r d t o th e p l easu res m u t u a lly
“

e n j o ye d b y th e w om e n ca ll e d tri b a d es Th e sa m e s il e n ce .

h as b een p reserved b y th e au th or resp ecti ng b est i a lity .

N ev erth e l ess th e tw o s tori es w h i ch h e re l a tes a nd w h i ch ,

s p e a k, one o f th e m u tu al r
ca ess e s o f tw o w om en , a nd t h e

o th er of a w om an p rovoking th e ca res ses o f an ass sh ow ,

that h e knew o f su ch m atte rs It is th e re fore inex cu s .

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a b l e t h a t h e s h ou l d n ot h a v e s ok e n m ore p a rti c u l a rly o n

p
those p o i nts It w ou l d cert a i nly h a ve b ee n in te resting
.

t o k n ow wh i c h a ni m a l s b y r ea s on o f th e ir n a t u re a n d
,

c o n for m a ti on a re fitt e s t t o g iv e p l e a su re e it h e r t o m a n or
,

wom an a n d w h a t w ou l d b e th e r esu lt of s u ch copu l ati on

, .

L as tly , th e Ch ei kh d oes n ot m enti on th e p l easu r es

wh i ch th e m ou th or th e h an d of a p r etty w om an ca nJ
g iv e , n or th e c u nnilin g es
1
.

1
P a e dic o nib u s os o le re d ic is ;
H o c s1 sie u t ais F ab u lle verum
, , , e st ,

Q ui d c re dis ole re cu nn ilin g is ?

Th e m ou hs t of r t
p a e d e a s s , y o u sa y , sm e ba d ; ll ly
tr
If s u c h b e vr
u e , a s y o u a e , Fa b u lu s ,
What ab out t t i
h o s e , h n k y ou , h a t t li
ck th e u a? v lv
MA TI R AL B
I S, ook x ii , E p ig . .
2 I n trodu c tion

p a rt s f j ym ent s oon com es to

th e two b elli es th e e n o
1
o ,

p a s s T
.h e m a n is a t w or k a s w ith a p es tl e wh il e th e ,

w om a n secon d s h im b y l a sc ivi ou s m ov em e nt s ; fi nally 1

c om e s the ej a cu l a ti on .

Th e kiss on t h e m ou t h ,
on th e two c h ee ks , u p on th e

nec k , a s w e ll fresh lip s are g ifts

as th e suc k n g u p o f i ,

o f God d esti ne d to p ro v oke e rectio n a t th e fa v ou rab l e

,

m om e n t God a l so w as it w h o h as em b elli sh ed th e c h es t
.

o f th e w om a n w ith b r e a st s h as f u rni sh ed h er w ith a ,

d ou b l e ch i n a nd h a s g iv e n b rilli a n t col ours t o h e r

,
3

ch e e k s .

H e h as a so l g ifte d h er w ith e yes th at i n sp i e r l ov e , a nd

w ith e yelash es like p oli sh ed b l a d e s .

H e h as furn ish ed h er w ith a rou n de d b elly a nd a b eau '

tifu l nav el an d w ith a m aj e sti c c rupp er ; a nd a ll these

,

w ond e rs are b orn e u p b y th e th i g h s It is b etw e e n th ese .

latte r tha t God h a s pl a ced th e a r ena o f c om b a t ; wh en

th e s a m e is p r ovi d e d w ith a m p l e fl esh it r es e m b l es th e ,

h ea d o f a li on I t is call ed vu lv a O h ! h ow m a ny m en s
’
. .

d ea t hs lie at h e r d oor ? Am ong s t t h em h ow m a n y h e roes !

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1 Th e Arabi c w rd an d i g nat th e l w r p arts o f th e

o a es es o e

b elly w h ere th e h ir g row whi h a e n e ar t th g e neratin g

, a s , c r o e

or g a n s .

2
In rd er t e p r s th m ove m ent which tak es p l a ce in
o o x e s e

a ct o f c iti n au th r u t h e w or d do k with refer

“ ”
th e th o o , e o se s '

th e m a n a n d h z f o th wo m a n Th fi st o f th ese
"

en ce t o . e r e . e r

word m an to c n c u s
s e t
s t m p t p oun d ; it is the a ctio n
o s, o s a , o

o f th p tl in th m ortar ; th
e es e co n d word e ig n ifi es a swi n g e se s .
'

in g m v m e nt o t enc citi n g ,
hil arati n g an d l as iviou s
a o e ex , ex ,
c .

3
Th e word g h b a m an s d o u b l e c hi n e Th e Arab s h av e a . e

a d e cid e d p ref re n c f o f at wo m n co n s q u e ntly verythin g

e e r e , e e

p oi nti n g t o th at coiti o n i with th e m a b e auty Th u th s . s, e

ri d g f o rm in g u p on th stom ach o f a wo m an by the develop

es e '

m e nt f th eir toutn es a
o a ve ry s e d u cti ve i g ht in th e eye
s re s s s

o f A ab s r .
 I n trod u c tion 3

God h as fu rnished th is obj ect w ith a m ou th a tongu e , ,

1

two li p s ; it is li k e the i m p ress i on of th e h o o f o f th e

g a z e ll e in t h e sa n d s o f t h e d e sert .

Th e w h ol e is s u p p o rt e d by tw o m a rv e ll ous col um ns
'

te stifyi n g to th e m i gh t a nd th e w isd om o f God ; th ey are

n ot t oo l o n g n or too s h o rt ; a n d t h e y a re g r ac ed w ith

knees ca lv es a nk l es a nd h eel s u p on w h ich r es t p rec i ou s

, , , ,

ri ngs .

Th en th e Al m i g h ty h as p l u n g e d w o m a n i nto a s ea o f
s p l e n d ou rs o f v o l u p t u o u s n e ss a n d o f d e li g ht s a n d c ov
, , ,
'

e r e d h er w ith p r ec i ou s v es t m en ts w ith b rilli a nt g ird l es ,

a n d p r ov o ki n g s m il es .

So let u s p ra ise a n d e xa lt him w h o h as c rea ted w om a n

a nd h e r b e au ti e s with h er app e ti si n g fl esh ; w h o h as
,

g iv e n h e r h a irs a b ea u tif u l
, fi g u r e a b oso m w ith b r e a s t s ,

wh i ch are s w elli ng a n d a m o rou s w a ys w h i ch aw ak e n

, ,

d es ir es .

Th e m aste r o f th e U niv ers e h a s b es tow e d upo n th e m

th e em p ir e o f s e d u c ti o n ; a ll m en w e a k o r s tr o n g a re , ,
'

sub j ec t ed to th e w ea kn ess f or th e l o v e o f w om a n .

Th rou g h w om a n w e h a v e soc ie ty or d i sp ers i on s oj ou rn ,

o r e m i g r a ti o n .

Th e s t a t e o f hu m ility in w h i c h are th e h ea rts o f th os e

w h o l ov e a nd a re s e p a ra t e d from th e ob j e c t o f th eir l ov e ,

ma k es th e ir h ea rt s b u rn w ith l ov e s fi re ; th e y a re op
'
e

p r e s s e d w ith a fe e li ng o f s ervitu d e cont em p t a nd m i sery ; ,

th ey su ffer u n der the vicissitu des o f their p assi on : and a ll

th is as a con se qu en ce of th eir b u rnin g d es ir e o f contac t .

I th e s e rva n t o f G od a m th a nk ful to H im th a t no one

, ,

ca n h e l p fa lli n g in l ov e with b ea u tifu l w om en a n d th a t ,

no o n e ca n es c a p e the d es ir e to p os ses s th e m n e ith e r b y ,

ch a n g e nor fli g h t n or s e p a rati on
, , .

1
M e a ni n g o f th e lit ri
c o s .
4 I n trod uc tion

I testify that there is on ly o ne God and that he h as ,

n o a ss o c i a t e.I sha ll a d here to h is p reciou s testimony to

th e d a ys o f th e l as t j u d g m e n t .

I likew i se testify as to our l ord a nd m aster M oha m ,

'

m ed th e s e rv an t a nd a m b ass a d or of G od th e grea test o f

, ,

th e p ro p h ets ( th e b en e d i c ti on a n d p ity o f God b e w ith

h im a n d w ith his fa m ily a nd I keep pray »

e rs a n d b e n e d i c ti on s f or th e d a
y of r etrib u ti on th at ,

te rrib l e m om ent .

TH E O RI GI N O F TH I S WO R K .

I h a ve w ritt en th is m a g nifi cent w ork a fte r a sm all b oo k ,

“
ca ll e d Th e Torc h of th e W orl d w h i ch trea ts o f th e ,

m yste ri e s of g e nerati on .

Th is l a tt er w ork cam e to t h e k n ow l ed g e of the Vizir

o f ou r m a s t e r A b d el A ziz th e ru ler of Tu n is
'

f f
.
,

Th i s ill u stri ou s Vizir w a s h is p oet h is com p a ni on h is , ,

fri en d a n d p riv ate secretary H e w a s g ood in cou ncil .

“

tru e sa ga c i ou s a nd w ise th e best l earne d m an of h is

, ,

tim e a nd w ell ac qu ai nt ed w ith all thi n gs H e ca ll ed

,
.

h i m s elf M oh a m m e d b e n O u a n a e z Z on a ou i a nd traced ,

h is ori g i n from Z ona ou a H e h a d b e e n b rou gh t u p at

.
2

Al gi e rs a nd in tha t t ow n ou r m a ste r Ab d el A ziz el

,
' f

1 M oha m m e d , in v e rs e 5 6, ch a p . xxx iii .

, it
w h th e h ea d n g i
Th e Confe d r t k th e b e li ev ers to y
”
e a es, as s p ra f o r h im to
Go d a n d sa l ute his n am e
,
I t is in p ursu a nc e of this p re ce pt
.

th at the M u ss ulm a ns neith e r p ron ou nce no r write th e nam e of

th eir p“rop h et witho ut a ddi n g th e sa cra m ental formul a w“hi ch
, ,

ru n s : U p o n wh om he b e n e di ctio ns a n d bl e ssin gs of God .

2 Th e Z on aou a w e re a n i n d ep e n d e nt K a byl tri be oc cu pyi n g ,

th e hi g h p e a k s o f D j u rj u ra Th e la n d of Ko n kon rep re se nted

.
f
,

by th e Sp ani sh write rs a s a ki n g d o m is si m p ly the district b e ,

'

l on gin g to the Z onao u a tribe w ho h ad fre q ue nt co nfli ct s with

,

th e Tu rk s o n th eir fi rst arriv a l in Tuni s .

 I n trod u c tion

H a fs i had ma d e his ac q u a i nt a n c e .

h day
,

On t e ta ken tha t rul er too k

when Al g iers w as ,

fl i g h t w ith h im to Tunis ( wh i ch l a nd m ay G od pres erve

in his pow e r till th e d a y o f resu rrecti on ) a nd na m e d ,

h im his G ra n d Vizir .

Wh en the above m enti one d b ook ca me into h is ha nds ,

h e s ent f or m e a nd i nvited m e p res s i ng ly to c om e a nd

see h im I w ent forthw ith to h is h ou s e a nd h e received
.
,

m e m ost h onora b ly .

Th ree d a ys fter h e c a m e t o m e a nd sh ow i n g m e m y
a ,

“
b o ok s a i d,
Thi s is you r w or k
,
S eei ng m e b l ush h e .
,
.

a dd ed Y ou n e ed n ot b e ash a m e d ; ev e ry t hi n g you h a v e
,

s a i d in it is tr ue ; n o o n e n e e d b e s h ock e d a t y ou r w or d s ,

Moreov er y ou a re not th e fi rs t wh o h a s treated of this

,

m a tte r ; a n d I sw ea r by God th a t it is nec es sary to k n ow

this b ook It is o nly th e sha m el e ss b oor a nd the enem y
.

o f all sc i e n ce w h o w ill n ot r ea d it o r m a k e f u n of it ,
.

Th e p e rio d sp o k e n o f h ere c a n o nly b e th at o f the su bm is

1 '

si o n o f Al g i e rs to Sp ai n, w h e n th at c ity in 1 5 1 0 ( 9 1 6 o f th e

H e gira ) a ck nowl e d g e d th e su p re m acy of Sp ai n a n d p ro m i se d

to p ay h e r trib ute Or that o f th e e sta b lish m ent o f th e Turk ish
,

do m i n ati on in 1 5 1 5 ( 9 2 1 o f the H e g ira ) Th ese a re th e only .

two ca se s o f sub m i ssi o n re l ate d b y th e ol d hi sto ri an s ; a n d a t

ne it he r o f t he s e p e ri o d s w a s a n Abd el A ziz rei g ni n g in Tu ni s ' - v
.

It is h owever v ery prob ab l e th at th e Auth or s p e ak s of th e

-

Turkish o cc u p ati o n w
, ,

h en B arb arossa h avin g b e e n i nvite d b y

, ,

th e E m ir o f Al gi e rs to h e l p h im with h is Tu rk s in th e w a r with
t h e Spani ard s arrive d a t th e city, p ut th e E m ir to d e ath a n d
, ,

caus e d hi mse lf to b e p ro cl ai m e d Ki n g o f Al ie rs i n ste a d

g .

The rule r o f Tu nis wa s t h e n Abo u O m ar Aman e Mo ha mm e d .

The Bey o f the nam e Abd e l ziz w ho a c cordin g to the p eriod ‘

, ,

o f h is rei g n, c a m e n earest to th e e v e nts na m e d b

y the autho r
'

was Abo u O mar Abd e l Aziz w ho di e d i n 8 9 3 a nd w as o ne o f

f '
, ,

the be st K ha lifar o f the dyn asty o f the Beni Ha fs This error

“ ‘

-
.

or d ifie re nce w ill not sur ris e tho se wh o know h ow i na cc urate

p
th e Ara bs a re in th eir q u otatio n s .
6 I n trod u c tion

But th ere a re s u n dry thi ngs w h i ch y ou will ha v e to trea t

ab ou t y et . I as ke d h im wh a t th ese th i n g s w e re ,
an d he
a n sw e e d , r
I w i sh tha t y ou w ou l d a d d to the w ork a
s u pp l e m en t trea ti n g of th e rem e d i e s o f w h i ch y ou h a v e
,

sa i d n oth i n g a nd a d d i n g all the fac t s a

p pert a i ni ng there
,

to o m itti n g n oth i n g
, Y ou w ill d e sc rib e in th e s a m e the .

m otiv e s o f th e act o f g en e ra ti on a s w e ll a s th e m atte rs ,

that p revent it Y ou will m ention the m ea ns f or u nd o f .

ing s p ell e ( a i gu ill ette ) a nd th e w a y to in cre as e th e s iz e ,

o f th e v e ril e m e m b e r w h e n t oo s m a ll a nd to m ake it , ,

resp l en d ent Y ou w ill fu rth er c ite th ose m ea ns wh ich

.

rem ove the u np l easa nt s m ell s from tff e a rm pits a nd the

na tu ra l p a rts o f w om e n a n d th ose w h i ch w ill co ntr a c t
-

th ose p a rts Y ou w ill fu rthe r sp ea k o f p regnancy so as

.
,

t o m a k e y ou r b ook p erfe c t a n d wa n ti n g in noth i n g A nd .

,

fi nally y ouwill h a ve d on e you r w ork if you r b o ok sat

, ,
f

is f y a ll w ish es .

I rep lied to the Vizir : O m y m aster a ll y ou h ave , ,

sa i d is n ot d i ffi cu lt t o d o if it is th e p l easu re of God on ,

”
h i gh .
1

I forthw ith w ent to w ork w ith th e com p os ition of th is

b oo k i m p l o ri n g th e assis tance of G od ( m ay H e p o
, u r H is

b l essi ng on H is p r oph et a nd m ay h app ine ss a nd p ity b e ,

w ith H im ) .

e Ara b s n ev r ay th ey w ill d o a thi n g with out a d di n g

1 Th e s ,

I f it p l ea e Go d Th e p rescrip tion s o f the Ko ra n ( verse 2 3

"
s .
,

xviii ) ru n N ever y I shall d o o an d o to m o row

“
ch a p . : sa , s s f
r ,

with out I f it p l ea se Go d .

Th ori g in of thi s ver e i a crib e d to th e m om e ntary tro ubl e

e s s s

in whi ch M o h a m m e d w a w h en a nsw eri n g q u e sti ons p u t to him s,

b y J ew H e h a d p ro m i d t o a nsw r th e m th e n e t d ay
‘

s . se e x ,

forg ettin g to a dd I f it p l a Go d A p u ni shm e nt the r , e se .

"
s ave

l ti n d id n t c m e till so m e d ays aft r

a o s Th eir verse ru ns as
o o e .

f ll w
o o s

N v r ay I hall d o a thi n g t m orrow without a ddin g

“ ’
e e s , s o ,

I f it b e th e will o f God R m m b r Go d if y o u shou l d f o g et

‘
. e e e ,
r

this a nd say P erhap God will help m e to the true knowle dg

, : s e

o f thi n g
’
s .
8 I n trod u c tion

Th e act o f g e n e ra ti on w ith s u nd ry an im
a ls .

C oncerni ng th e w il es a nd d e ceptions of w omen .

C on c e r n i n g s u nd ry f l q uestions
u se u f or m en
a nd wo m e n .

Th e rea son f o r th e p l easu re felt in th e a ct o f

g e nerati on .

D escrip tion of the w om b o f w om en wh o a re “

s t eril e a nd trea t m e nt o f th e s am e
, .

Ab ou t th e m ea ns o f p r oduc in g m is ca rria ge .

C au s es o f i m p ot e n c e in m a n .

Un d oi ng sin is ter sp ell s ( a ig u ill ettes) .

Ab ou t m ea ns to enl a rge the d im ensions of sm all “

viril e m e m b e rs a nd to m a ke th em i m p os in g
,
.

XIX . H ow to rem ov e th e b ad od ou r o f th e a rm p it s
a nd g e nit a li a o f w om e n an d h ow t o c on
,
'
.

trac t th e p art s .

I nstru ctions ab ou t th e p regnancy a nd how to ,

k now o f w h at s e x th e ch il d w ill b e
'

XXI . C ont a i n i n g th e con c l u s i on o f th e w ork a nd ,

s h ow i ng h ow th e d e g l u titio n o f e g gs is f a f

v ou ra b le t o t h e v en eri a l a c t .

I h av e m a d e th e v e t ab l e
ab o facilitate th e r e s e ar c h
“

to

f or r ea de rs as th ey m ay d esire .
 C H APT E R I

CO N CE RN I N G P RAI SEW OR TH Y M EN

Lea rn O Vizir ( G od b l e ss i n g b e y ou ) , th at there

’

,
s u p on

a re d iff ere nt so rt s o f m en an d w om e n , t h a t a m on g st
th es e th os e w h o are w orth y o f p rais e
a re ,
a n d th o s e wh o

d es erv e r ep roa ch .

Wh e n a m e ritori ou s m a n fi nds h i m se lf near to w om e n ,

h is m e m b e r gr ow s g ets stron g vi g or ou s a n d h ard ; h e is

, ,

n ot qu i c k t o d i s c h a r g e a nd a ft e r th e tre m b li n g c a u s e d
,

b y th e em i s s i on of th e sp e rm h e is soon sti ff a gai n ,

.

S u ch a m a n is li ked a n d a pp reci at ed b y th e w om en ;
thi s is b ecau se the w om an l ov es th e m a n only f or t he
, _

s a k e o f th e c oiti on H is m em b er sh ou l d t h e r e f or e b e
.
, ,

o f a m p l e d i m e n s i o n s a n d l e n gth S u c h a m a n ou g h t t o .

b e broa d in t h e c h e s t a nd h e avy in th e c ru pp er ; he
,

s h ou l d k now h ow t o r e g u l a t e h is em i s s i on s a nd r ea d y ,

a s t o e r ec ti on ; h is m e m b e r s h ou l d r ea c h t o th e e n d o f

th e ca n a l o f th e fe m a l e a n d c om p l et e ly fill th e sa m e in
,

a ll its p a rt s S u ch a n on e w ill b e w ell l ov ed by w om en

.
,

f or a s th e p oe t s ays .

I have s e e n wo m e n tryi n g to fi n d in yo u n g m e n
Th e d ura bl e q u aliti e s whi ch g ra c e th e m an o f fu ll p owe r ,

Th e b e a uty th e e nj oym e nt th e re serv e th e stre n gth

, , , ,

Th e f u ll f o rm e d m e m b e r p rovi di n g a le n gth e n e d co itio n

f

A h e avy cru p p er a sl owly co m i n g e m i ssio n

, ,

A li g htsom e ch e st as it were fl oatin g u p on th em ;

_

Th e sp e rm al ej a culatio n sl ow to a rrive s o a s ,

To furni sh forth a l o n g d rawn out e n j oym e nt '

.

H is m e m b er soo n t o b e p ro n e a g ai n f or e re ctio n ,

T py
o l t h e p l a n e
1
a g a in a n d a g a i n a n d a g a in o n th eir vu lva s ,

Su c h is th e m a n wh o s e c u lt g ive s p l e a s ure to wo m e n ,

A n d wh o will ev er stan d h i g h in th eir e ste e m ,

.

1 N ote o f th e e d itio n o f 1 8 7 6 Th e Arab word si g ni fi e . s, H e

fl ies h e works all arou n d h e p l anes rou n dly th rou g h sp a ce
, ,
“
.

Thi s is a p o eti c al i m a g e d i ffic u lt to re n d er in tra n sl atio n

, .
 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

Q UALI TI E S WH IC H WO M EN A R E LO O KI N G FO R
I N M EN

Th e th at on a ce rt ai n d ay Ab d el M elik
tal e g o es, ,
' '

b en M er ou a n e we nt to see Le illa h is m is tress a nd p u t

,
1 2
, ,

vari ous qu estions to h er Am on gst oth er th ings h e .

,

a sk e d h er w h a t w er e th e qu a liti es wh i ch w om en l ooke d

f or in m en .

Leilla r d him : Oh m y m ast er th ey m u st h ave

a nswe e ,

” “ ”
c he eks li k e ou rs And w ha t b esi d es ? sa i d Ben M erou
.
'

“
Sh e c onti nued : And h a irs li ke our s ; fi na lly th ey
‘

a ne .

s hou l d b e li ke to y ou O p ri nce o f b e li e v e rs f or s u r e ly , , ,

if a m an is not stron g and rich h e will ob ta in noth i ng

”
from w ome n .

VARI O U S LE N GTH S O F TH E V I R I L E M EM B E R
Th e viril e m em b er to p l ease w om en m us t h ave at , ,

m os t a l en gth of th e b rea d th o f tw e lve fi ng ers or th ree ,

h a nd b rea d ths a nd at l eas t six fi n g e rs or a h and and a

'
, ,

ha lf b rea dth .

Th ere are m en w ith m em b ers of twe lve or th ree h a nd ,

'

b read th s ; o th ers of ten fi n g e rs or tw o a nd a h a lf h and s ,

.

And oth ers m e as ure e i ght fi ngers or two h and s A m an , .

w h os e m em b e r is o f l ess d im ensi ons ca nn ot p l ea se w o e

m en .

1 Ab d e l M elik b en M erou an e wa s Kalif of D am ascus ; h e

rei g ned over Ara bia Syria and p art o f the Orie nt H e live d , , .

ab o ut th e ye ar 7 6 f o r hi story rep ort s tha t in th at ye ar h e

,

c au se d m o n ey to b e coi n e d with th e l e g e n d Go d is u ni q u e
“
, ,

God is alo n e H is n a m e is b e si d e s fo u n d on so m e c oi ns ol d er
"
.

than from year 7 5

th e .

2
Leilla is a p o etes w h o liv d at th e tim e o f th e K alif Ab d
s, e ,

el M e lik th ,so n o f M e ro u a n
e Sh w a c all e d Ak h e g ali as e . e s a,

b el on g i n g to an Arab fam ily n m e d th e c hil dre n o f Akhe 8 g al a .

Sh e is c el e brate d f o r th e lo ve h e i n sp ire d M e dj e no u n with a n d s ,

which was th e ub j e ct o f m ny ro man ces s a .

 C on c e rnin g P ra is eworth y M e n 11

U SE OF P E R F U M E S FO R TH E CO I TI O N TH E H I STO RY .

O F M O CA I LAM A

Th e us e o f p e rfu m es by m e n as w e ll as b y w om en ,

e xc ites to th e act of cop u l ation The w om a n i nhali ng the .

p erfu m e s e m p l o ye d b y th e m a n g ets li ke i n t o a sw oon ;

a n d the u s e o f s c e nt s h as o ft e n p r ov ed a s tro n g h e l p to

m a n a n d a s s i s te d h im in g etti n g p osses si on o f a w om a n
,
.

O n th i s su b j ec t it is t ol d of M oca ila m a th e im p oster ,

1
,

th e s on o f K a i s s ( w h om G od m a y c urse l) th a t h e p re ,
'

tend ed to h a ve th e g ift o f p rop hec y a nd i m ita ted the ,

Pr op h et of G od ( b l ess i ngs a nd sa l u ta ti ons to h im ) F or .

wh i ch reasons h e a nd a g rea t nu m b e r o f Arabs h a ve

incu rred the ire o f th e Al m i ghty .

M oca ila m a , th e s on o im p oste r m is coh

f K a i ss , th e ,
v

stru ed lik e w i s e th e K or a n b y h is li e s a nd im p os ture s ; and

on th e s u b j e c t o f a c h a p t er o f t h e K ora n w h i ch th e ,

a n g e l G a b ri e l ( H a il b e to h im ) a nd b rough t to the
Prop h e t ( th e m erc y o f Go d a nd b ail to him ) p eop l e o f ,

b ad faith h a d g one to s ee M oca il am a wh o had t ol d ,

“
them To m e a l so h as th e a n ge l Gab riel b rou gh t a
,
1

s i m il a r c h a p t e r .

1 This M ocaila m a wa s o ne o f the stro n g est co m p etitors o f

M oh a m m e d H e sp ra n g f ro m th e trib e o f H on cif a in th e
.
,

p rovi n ce o f Y a m a m a H e w a s th e h e a d of a d ep utatio n sent

. .

by his trib e to th e p ro p h et M oh a m m e d , a n d e m brac e d I sla mism

in th e ye ar 9 o f th e H e gira .

2
Thi s a ng e l
p l ay s a g r at p art in th e Kora n a nd co nse
e ,
'

qu ently in the O ri ental bo k s H e co nveye d to M oha mm e d th e

o .

he ave nly revel ti on s a H f rm s p rt o f that order o f sp irit

. e o a s
w hi c h th M u su l m a n s c a ll M o k a rabine whi ch means a n
“
e s r ,

p ro achin g nearest to Go d .
12 Th e P erf u m e d Ga rd e n

” 1
H e d eri d e d the chap t er h e a d ed th e El ephant sa y ,
'

ing I n t hi s ch ap te r o f th e E l ep h a nt I
, s e e t h e e l ep h a n t .

Wh a t is th e el ep h ant ? Wh at d oes it m ean ? Wha t is this

q uadrup ed ? It h a s a ta il a nd a l ong trunk S u rely it is .

a c rea ti on o f ou r Go d th e m a g n ifi ce n t ,
.

Th e c h ap t er o f th e K o ra n nam e d th e K ou te r is a l so 2

a n ob j ec t o f h is c on trov e rs y H e sa i d W e h ave give n .

,

y ou p r eci ou s s t on e s f or y ou rse lf a n d in p re fe rence to ,

a ny oth e r m a n bu t t a k e ca r e n ot t o b e
, p rou d o f them .

M oca ila m a had th u s p ervert ed su nd ry ch apt ers in th e

K ora n by h is li es an d im p ostu res .

H e h a d b e en a t this w ork wh en h e h ea rd th e Pr op h e t
( th e sa lu ta ti o n a n d m er cy o f Go d b e w ith h im ) sp oken
of . H e h ea rd th a t a ft e r h e h a d p l aced h is v e nera b l e
h a nd s u p on a b a l d h e a d th e h a ir h ad forth w ith sprung ,

u p a g a i n ; t h a t w h e n h e S a t i nt o a p it th e w a t e r c a m e
p ,

in a bu n d a n tly a n d th a t th e d irt y w ater tu rne d at on ce

,

c l ea n a nd g o o d f or d ri n k i n g ; t h a t w h e n h e s p a t i n to an
e y e t h a t w a s b lin d or ob scu r e th e si gh t w a s at o n ce re ,
f

s to re d t o it a n d w h e n h e p l ac e d h is h a nd s u p on th e
,

“ ”
h ea d o f a c h il d sa yi n g L iv e f or a c entu ry th e c hil d
, , ,

lived to b e a hu n dre d y ea rs old .

When the d isc ip le s of M ocailam a saw these things or

1
Th e re is in fa ct a ch a p ter o f th e Kora n with th e h e a din g
Th e E l e p h ant Thi s ch ap ter th e l o5 th ori gi n ate d with a
"
.
, ,

vi cto ry of th e Prop h et o v er a n Ethiop i an p ri nce ; th e white

E l e p hant o n w hi c h th e p ri n ce w as m o u nte d h avin g k nelt dow n
, ,

a s a si g n o f ad orati o n a t th e si g ht o f M e c c a H e n ce th e n a m e .

o f th e c h ap te r w hi c h p erp e
, tu ates th e na m e o f this vi cto ry I t .

was thi s nam e th at M o c aila m a tri e s to turn into ri di cu le by ,

p retendi n g to se e o nly th e n a m e o f a n a ni m al an d not to u nder

,
,

t
s an re l sens
d its a e .

2 Th etitl o f Ch apter 1 0 8 ”o f th e K ran l Ko uter sig

e o , e .
f

g enero ity lib erality Mocaila m a retend ed in hi

“
nifi es
"

Whi ch th e fir t v rs o—f th
s , . s

co ntroversy th at all th e arti l c es s e e e

c h pter d ecl are t h av b n gi n to M oh m m ed ha d b e en

a s o e ee ve a

p revi o usly p l ac e d at h i di p o iti o n so th at h e m i g ht reserve

s s s ,

f o r hi m self th e b t es .
 Con c ern in g P ra is ew orth y M en 13

h ea rd sp ea k o f them the y ca m e to him a n d sa i d H a v e

, ,

y ou on k n o w l e dg e o f M o h a mm e d a n d h is d o i n g s ? He
“
rep lied I sha ll d o b etter th a n th at
,
.

N ow M oca ila m a w as a n e nem y of God a nd w hen h e

, ,

p u t h is l u c k l es s h a nd on th e h ea d of s o m e one w h o h a d
not m u c h h a ir the m a n w as a t o nc e q u it e b al d ; w h en h e
,

s p a t in to a w e ll w ith a sc a nty su p p ly o f w a t e r sw eet as ,

it wa s it w a s tu rned d irt y b y the w ill of God ; if he sp at

,

i nto a su ffe rin g ey e th a t ey e l ost its si gh t at on ce a nd

, ,

wh en h e l a i d his h a nd up on th e h ea d of an i n fa nt say ,
,

”
ing ,
Live a hu nd red years th e i nfa nt di ed with in a n ,

O bserv e m y brethren what happ ens to thos e whose

, ,

e y e s r e m a i n c l ose d to th e li g h t a nd w h o a re d ep riv e d o f
,

the a ss ist a nce o f th e Al m i gh ty !

A nd thus a ct ed th at w om an of th e Beni Tem in ca ll e d /

“
'
,

Ch e d j a et Tem im ia wh o p retend ed to b e a p r op het ess

, .

Sh e h a d h eard of M ocailam a a nd he li kewi s e o f h er , .

Thi s w om a n w a s p ow e rfu l f or the Beni Tem im form ,

f

“
a nu m e rou s tri b e Sh e sa i d Prop h ec y ca nnot b e l on g to
.
,

two p erson s E ith er h e is a p r op h e t an d th e n I a nd m y

.
,

d is cip l es w ill f oll ow his l aw s or I a m a p rop h et e ss and

, ,

”
the n h e a nd his d is cip l es will foll ow m y l aw s .

Th i s h ap p ened a ft er th e d eath of the P rop het ( the

s a l u ta ti on a n d m er cy of God b e w ith him ) .

Ch edj a th en w rote t o M oca ilam a a l e tt er in wh i ch sh e ,

“
tol d him It is not p r op er that two persons sh ou l d at
,

o ne a nd t h e s am e ti m e
p ro fe ss p r op h ecy ; it is f or one
o n ly to b e a p roph et W e a nd ou r d iscip l es will m eet
.

a n d exa m i n e ea ch othe r W e shall di scu ss ab ou t tha t

.

w h i ch h as come to u s fro m God ( th e K ora n ) a nd w e ,

will f ollow the l aw s o f him w h o sha ll be ack n ow l edged

as th e tru e p roph e t .
14 Th e P erf u m e d Ga rd en

Sh e th en l
l etter a nd g a ve it to a m essenge r
c os e d h er ,

“
s a yi n
g t o h im : B e ta ke y ou rs e lf w ith thi s m i ss ive to , ,

Ya m a m a a nd g iv e it to M oca ilam a b en K a iss As f or

,
“

m yself I f oll ow y ou w ith th e a rm y

, ,
.

N ex t d ay th e p rop h e tess m ou nt ed h orse w ith h er

f ll r v y W
'

g o u m a n d o
1
o w e d t h e s p oo o f h e r e n o h en .

th e l a tte r a rrive d a t M o ca ila m a s p l a c e h e g re et e d him

’

a n d g a v e h im th e l e tte r .

M oca ilam a op ene d a nd r ead it a n d u n d erst ood its c on ,

,

tents H e w a s d ism aye d a nd b e ga n to a dvise with the

.
,
.

p peo l e o f h is g o u m , o n e a ft e r a n o th e r b u t h e d id n ot ,

s ee a nyth i n g in th e ir a d vi c e o r in th e ir vi ew s th a t cou l d

rid h im o f h is e m b a rra ss m e nt .

Whil e h e w a s in th is p erp l exity one o f th e sup erior ,

“
m en o f h is g ou m cam e forwa rd a n d s a i d to h im Oh .
,

M ocaila m a c a l m y ou r s ou l a n d cool you r ey e

,
.
I w ill .
2

give y ou th e a d vi c e o f a fa ther t o h is s on .

“
M oca ila m a s a i d to h im : S p ea k a nd m ay thy w ord s ,

b e true .

And th e oth e r on e sa i d : To m orrow m orni n g e re ct - f

ou t s i d e th e c ity a t e nt o f co l ou r e d b r oca d es p rovi d ed ,

with sil k fu rn it u r e of a ll s orts Fill th e tent a fterwards ?

1
Gou m .
—M e etin g
wh o o m a n esc o
o f ca v lier
a s, fr rt som e
,

tim es r r ti
e p e s e n n g t h e wa r f o rce s o f g ea ab ch e '
r t Ar i f Pe rs. ,

h a p s in th e se nse u se d b y the au hor t h e wo d m a y b e t r ren d er d e

i i l
a s d sc p es :

O n e h e ars f re q u e ntly
2 M ay Go d re f re sh his eyes whic h, ,

M ay Go d by co nte ntm e nt refre sh his eye s w hi ch is

“
m e ans : ,

h ot with te ars .

It w
3
ill
p e rh a p s f n o t b e u s e e ss to o b s e v e h e e h a a m o n g
, l r r t t
th e n o m a dica abs th e c u s o m l Ar o b a ns h a th e m a n wh o t t t ti
t
w a n s t o co hab it it
w h his wi e e e c s a e n o ve h er f r t t t
H e nc e r -
.

i
a m a n w h o is g o n g to b e m a r e d is c a e d
'
“
ban ri
b ui d n g ; ll i ,
"
l i
a n d o f a m a n wh o h a s j u s b ee n m a e d is s a d t
B en a alarri it i ,

Ahlihi, wh c h m ea n s :
‘

i
H e ha s b u ove h is w e ilt r if .
"
16 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

arriva l h e g av e ord ers to a dm it h er i nto the tent ; s he

e nt e re d a n d r e m ai n e d a l o n e w it h h im H e en g a g e d . h er
in conve rsati on .

Wh il e M oca ila m a
sp o k e t o h er s h e l os t ll h er pr es a
,

e nc e o f m i n d a n d b eca m e e m b a rra s s e d a n d con fu s e d

,
.

Wh e n h e saw h er in th at stat e h e k new th at sh e d e

s ire d coh ab it ati on a nd h e sa i d : C om e ri s e a n d le t m e
, ,

h a v e p ossess i o n o f y ou ; th i s p l ac e h a s b e en p rep a r ed f or
that p u rp ose I f y ou lik e y ou m ay lie on you r b a c k or
.
,

y ou ca n p l a c e y o u r s e lf o n a ll f ou r s or k n ee l as in p r a y e r , ,

w ith you r b r ow t ou ch i n g th e g rou nd a nd y ou r c ru p p e r ,

in th e air f orm i n g a trip od

,
Wh ich ev er p ositi on y ou .
1

”
p re fe r s p ea k a n d y ou s h a ll b e s atis fi e d
, ,
.

“
Th e pr op h etess a n sw e e r d ,
I w a nt it d on e in a ll wa y s .

Let th e rev e l ati on of G od d es ce n d u p on me, O P ro p h et

”
of th e Alm ighty .

He p r ec i
at on c e
p it a t e d h i m s e lf u p o n h e r a n d e nj oy e d

h er as h e li ked Sh e th en sa id to h im . Wh en I a m ,

g one from h ere a sk m y g ou m t o g iv e m e to y ou in ,

m arria g e .

Wh en sh e l eft th e te nt a nd m et h er d i s cip l es t h ey
,

s a i d t o h er What is the r esu lt o f th e c o n fe r e n c e O ,

1 To und e s an d rt this p as a g e p r p e ly it m ust be known that

s o r

th e Arab s when , p rayi n g k n eel o n th g ro u n d with th e f c

, e a e

b e nt l w d own a n d th e h n d s o n th e k n e
o a es .

Th trip o d i th n form d by th tw k n
e s e a n d th e h e a d e e o ees

touchin g th e g rou n d It is a y to s th t thi p osition ca u s s . e s ee a s e

th e p osteri or p a rt f th b dy to p r j ct very m u h b ckward

o e o o e c a s .

Th w ay h ow to p r cti ce oh a bit tio n th u i t t d in t h e 6 9 th

e a c a s s s a e

m a nn er ch ap t r vi H o c m ih i t a d idit D e u
“
f o em ine D eu s
’

, e . r s: s

cd n did it rim o sa s i o sq u e ii d dit m a ito

, v rq u i m e nt ulas in s e r s,

lp sas im m itt u nt ; e s q u e d in d im ul ac volunt retrahunt quo

a e e s :

facto illae catulo n obi p a iu nt s s r .

 C on c e rn in g P ra is ewor th y M en 17

r
p po h e t ess
'

of God ? a nd rep li e d M ocailam a h a s

sh e ,

sh ow n me wha t h as b ee n reveal ed to h im a nd I fou n d

"

it to b e th e truth , s o ob e y h im .

Th en M oca ilam a a s ke d h er in m arri a g e from th e g ou m ,

wh i ch w as a cco rd e d
Wh en th e gou m as ke d to h im .

ab ou t t h e m a rria g e d ow ry o f h is fu t u r e w if e h e t ol d
/
,

th em I d isp ense y ou f rom s ay in g th at p ray er a ceu r

'

‘ ’

( whic h is s aid at th re e or fou r o c l ock ) E ve r fr om th at

’

ti m e th e Be ni Tem in d o not p ra y at th at h our; a nd w hen

f

“
th ey are a sk e d th e rea son th ey a n sw e r I t is on a ccou nt , ,
”
o f ou r p rop h e t ess ; s h e o nly k n ow s th e w a y to th e tru t h .

An d in fa c t th ey rec o g niz e n o o th er p rop h e t

, , .

O n t hi s su b ec j t a p oe t h a s sa id

Fo r us a fem al e p rop het h as arisen ;

H er laws we follow ; f th e r t of m nkin d or es a

Th e p ro p h ets th at ap p are d w re alway m en

1
e e s .

The d e a th of M o c ailam a wa s f o r e t ol d by th e p rop h ecy

o Ab ou B ek er ( to w h om God b e g ood )
f 2
. H e w as , in
fact kill ed b y Z eid b en K h e tt ab Oth er
, .
p e op l e s ay it

Th is hi story o f th e en co u nter b etw e e n M oca ila m a an d

1

Ched ia wh ose p rop er n a m e w as F e dj a b e nt e l H a rents b e n

,

Sou ard is re p ro du ce d in th e w ork of Ab ou D j a f e ri M oh a m m e d

,

b e n D j e rir el Teb e ri wh ere it is tol d with th e m i n ute st p a rti en

,
'

l ars and b ears th e si g ns o f a veritabl e reli giou s truth

,
.

Ab ou B e k r i th e f th r o f Ai ch a the wife o f M oh m m e d
2 e s a e ,
a .

H e follow d th l att in the ye ar 1 1

e f th e H g ira
e By hi
er o e . s

an d O m a r s uth rity g re at m a ny M u s ul m n w r tu rn d
’
a o , a s a s e e e

from th eir d e i g n to ap ostasiz H e w a s th e fi rst K alif a n d

s e . ,

rem ain e d in p ower in sp ite f the pret nsio ns o f th e p rtisan

,
o e a s

Ali M o h m m e d s so n in l w wh o m ai nt i n e d th at th e
'
of a v '
a ,
a

Prop h et h a d l n g b f re h i d e ath assi g n e d Ali

o h is e o s as

su c e s o r
c s .
18 Th e P erf u m e d Ga rd en

w a s d on e b y O u h ch a one o f h is d isci l es G od ly
‘

p , . on

know s w h eth er it w as Ouh ch a H e hi mself .

s a s ony th is
“
p oi nt , I h a ve kill ed in m y i g n ora nce th e b est of m en , _

H a m a n b en A b d e l M osaleb , 1 a n d th en I k ill ed the wors t

o f m en M oca ilam a
, . I h0 pe th a t God will p a rd on o ne

of th es e ac ti ons in c ons i d erati on o f th e oth e r .

Th e m eani ng o f the se w or d s ,
I h a ve kill ed the b es t
o f m en th a t O u hch a b e fore h avin g y et known the
is , ,

p rop he t h a d k ill ed H am za ( to wh om God b e g ood )

'

, ,

a nd h a vi n
g a ft erwa rd s em b ra ced I s l am i sm h e k ill ed ,

M ocaila m a .

Asre ga rds C hedj a et Tem im ia sh e rep ented b y God s ,

’

g rac e a nd t ook to th e I sl am iti c fa ith ; s h e m a rried one

'

o f th e Pro h et s f oll ow e rs
’

p ( God b e g ood to h er hus f

ba nd ) .

Th u s fi n i sh e s th e s o t ry .

Th e m a n w h o d ese rv es fav ou rs is in th e eyes of wom en ,

th e on e w h o is a n xi ou s t o p l ease th em H e m ust b e o f .

g ood p rese n ce ex c e l in b ea u ty t h os e a rou nd h im b e o f

, ,

d h a n d w e ll f o rm e d p rop o rtio n s ; tru e a nd s in

g o o s a p e f ,

ce r e in h is sp e e ch w it h w om e n; h e mu s t lik ew i s e b e g e n
'

erou s a n d b r a v e n ot v a in g loriou s a n d p l e a sa n t in c on
'

'
.
v
, ,

v ersa ti on A sl av e to his p rom ise h e m ust a lwa ys k eep

.
,

h is w ord ev er s p e a k th e tru th a nd d o wh a t h e h a s sa i d
, , .

1
Th e s e fa ct s con cur with th e histo ri ca l ones H a m z a t he .
,

u n cl e o f th e Pro p h et w as c e rtai nly kill e d in th e b attl e o f O b o d

_

in th e ye ar 4 o f th e H e gira b y a n e g ro O u h ch a wh o after , , ,

wa rds k ill e d M o ca ila m a .

 C on c e rn in g P ra is eworth y M en 19

The m a n wh o b oas ts rel a tions to w om en o f

of h is ,

their ac q ua i nta nce a nd g oo d w ill t o h im is a d a s ta rd , .

H e will b e s p ok e n o f in th e n e x t c h a p t e r .

Th ere is a s o t ry tha t on ce th ere liv ed a ki ng nam ed

Ma m o u m ,
1
w h o h ad a c o u rt f oo l o f t h e n am e o f B a h l '

ou l,
2
w ho a m u se d th e p ri n c e s a n d Vizirs .

O n e d ay th is b u ffo on
r d b e for e th e Ki n g w h o a p p ea e ,

was a m u s i n g h i m s e lf Th e Ki ng b a d e h im s it d ow n
.
,

a nd the n as ke d him tu rnin g a w a y W h y h ast th ou

“
, ,

c om e , O s on o f a b a d w om a n ?

B ah l ou l a nsw ered I h av e c om e t o s ee w h a t , has com e

to o ur L or d wh om m a y G od m a k e vi c t o ri o u s
, .

A nd w h a t h a s th ee ? re p li ed the Ki n g a n d
c om e to ,

h ow a rt thou getting on w ith thy n ew a nd w ith thy old

”
w if e ? F or B ah l o u l not c ont ent w ith on e w ife h a d
, ,
/

m arri ed a s eco nd o n e .

I a m n ot h ap p y , he a ns w e e d , r ith er w ith th e o ld
ne

on e , n or w ith th e n ew o n e ; a n d m ore ov e r p ov e rty ov e r '

p ow ers m e .

Th e Kin g sa id , C a n y ou recite a ny verses on thi s

”
j t
su b e c ?

1
Ab d all ah ben N am ou m o n e of the s n o f H aroun r , o s e

Kachid H vi n g f or a l on g ti m m a d wa r u p on hi broth er
. a e e s

e l Am i n e f r th e m p ir
o an d th
e l att r ha in g b ee n van q uish e d
e, e e v

a n d kill e d in b attl e n ear B a g da d l M a m o u m w a u n a nim o u ly

a , c s s

p ro cl ai m e d K alif in th ye r 1 7 8 o f th H e gira H e wa s o n
e a e . e

o f th e m o t di ti n g ui h e d Ab y idian rul er with re p ect to

s s s ss s s

s ci n c e wi d o m
e , snd g d ne s , a oo s .

2
Th e word B a hl oul , of P e rsia n ori g 1 n si g ni fi e s , a m an th t a

l au g hs d erid es ; a k nave
, , a s o rt o f foo l in t h e O ri e nt .
 Th e P erf u m e d Ga rd en

Th e b u ff oon ha vin g a nsw ered in the a ff irmative ,

M a m ou m co m m a nd e d h im to re c ite th os e h e kn ew ,

B ah l ou l b e ga n as foll ow s :

Po v e rty hol ds m e in
i ry t rm nt m i
ch a ns ; m se o e s e .

I am b in g u g d with
e ll m isf rtun ;
s co
-

r e a o es

Ill l k h uc ca t m in tro u bl a n d p ril

as s e e e ,

And h dr w n u p o n m th c o nte m p t of m an
as a e e .

Go d d n ot f u
o es a p rty lik m i ne ; av o r ove e

Th t i p p o b i u in e y on y ’
a s a r ro s ev r e s e es .

M i f tu n a n d m i y f
s or e l on g ti m ser or a e

Ha h l d m ti g htly ; a n d n d ou bt f it
ve e e o o

M y dw lli n g h u w ill oo n n t k now m m ore

e o se s o e .

M a m ou m sa id to h im ,
Wh e r e a re y ou go i n g to ?
“
He re p li e d ,
To G od an d his P r oph e t , O p ri nc e of
”
th e b e li ev ers .

Th a t is w e ll ! id
Ki n g ; those wh o ta ke re fu g e
sa th e
in G o d a n d h is P roph e t a nd th en in u s will b e m a d e , ,

w e l com e .But can y ou n ow t e ll m e s om e m ore v e rs es

a b ou t y ou r t w o w iv e s a nd a b ou t w h at com e s to p a s s ,

w ith th em ?

“
C e rt ai nly , sa i d B a h l ou l .

Th e n let h e a r w h at y o u h a v e t o s a y !
'

us

B ahl ou l th e n b e ga n thu s w ith p oeti ca l w ord s

By r s nea o of my i gno ra n c e , I h a v e m a rrie d two w i e v s

A n d w h y d o y o u co m p l ai n O h u s a o s ,
b n d f two wive ?
I s a i d to m ys e lf I s h all b e lik e a a
, e ee l m b b tw n the m ;
I s h all tak e m y p le a su re u p o n th e b o so m s o f m y tw o s h e e p ,

A n d I h a v e b e c o m e lik e a ra m b etw e en tw o f e m ale j a c k al s ,

D ays foll ow u p on c a ly s, a n d n i g ht s u p on n i g ht s ,

A n d th ei r yo k e b e a rs m e d ow n b o th d uri n g d ys a and n g h i t s .

I f I a m kind to o n e th e o th er g e ts v e x e d , .
 Con c e rn ing P ra is e worthy M en 21 .

An d so I ca nno t esca p e fro m th e s e two furi es .

I f y o u w a nt to liv e w e ll a n d with a free hea rt ,

An d with you r h a n d s u ncl e n c h e d th e n d o not m a rry , .

I f y ou m us w e d t hen m a , t rry-
o ne w ife o nly .

l
O n e a o n e is e n o u g h to s a ti fy
s t wo a rm e i s .

Wh en Ma m oum hea rd t hes e w or d s h e b e g a n t o l au gh ,

till h e n ea rly tu m b l ed ov er . The n as a p r oo f of h is

ki nd ness h e g a ve t o B ah l ou l
, h is gol d e n r ob e , a m ost
b eau tifu l v est m en t .

Ba h l ou l we nt in h i gh s pirits tow ards the dw ellin g of

th e Gr a nd Vizir J u s t th en H a m d on na l ook e d from
1
.

the h e i g ht o f h er p a l a c e in t ha t d irec ti o n a n d saw h im ,

.

“
Sh e sa i d to h er n e g res s By the God of the tem p l e o f
,

Mec ca ! Th e re is B ah l ou l d ressed in a fi ne g old w orked f

”
rob e ! H ow c an I m a na g e to get p osse ss i on o f th e sam e ?
Th e r
n e g es s s a id , Oh ,
m y m is tr ess , y ou w ou l d n
ot
”
k now h ow t o g et h ol d of th at robe .

H a m d onna a nsw e e d , r I h a v e th ou gh t of a tric k to do

”
ir, a nd I sh a ll g et the rob e from him .

Bahl ou l is a s ly m a n re p li ed th e n e gress , P e op l e .

th ink g enera lly tha t th ey ca n m a ke f u n o f him ; but f or ,

God it is h e w h o m a k es f u n o f th em
, Give th e i de a up .
,

m is tress m i ne an d ta ke ca re th a t y ou d o not fa ll i nt o
,

th e s n a re wh i c h y ou i nte n d s etti n g f or h im .

It m u st be d on
.

Bu t H am d onna i sa id e! Sh e
a g a n,

th en sent h er n e gress to B a h l ou l to t ell h im tha t h e ,

“
sh ou l d c o m e to h er H e said By t he b l es si ng o f God
.
, ,

H a m d o na fro m th e Arabi c root h a m d w hi c h m e a ns to

1
,

p rai se ; h e nce Ah m e d th e m ost p raiseworthy , Fro m the .

s am e root com es the nam e o f M oham m e d, corrupted into

M ah omet .
22 Th e P erf um ed Ga rd en

to h im w ho ca ll s y ou , y ou s ha ll m ake a ns w e r , a nd w ent
to H am d onna .
1

H am d onn a w e l c om e d h im B ah l ou l I a nd sa id : Oh , ,

“
b eli eve y ou com e to h ea r m e sing H e rep li ed M ost . .

ce rt a i nly oh m y m i s tre ss !
, , Sh e h as a m a rv e l ou s g ift f or
”
sin g i ng h e conti nu ed
, I a l so th ink tha t a fter h avi ng
.

listened to m y songs y ou w ill be p l eased to ta ke s om e

,
“ ”
re freshm ents Y es sa i d h e
.
, .

Then she b eg a n to si n g ad m ira b ly so as to m a k e ,

p eop l e w h o li s t ened d ie w ith l ov e .

After B ah l ou l h ad h eard h er sing refresh m ents were ,

“
se rv e d ; h e a t e a n d h e d ra n k Th en sh e sa id to him I . .

d o n ot kn ow w hy bu t I fa ncy y ou w ou l d g l a d ly take off

your robe to m ake m e a present of it
,
And B ah l ou l .

“
a ns w e r e d : O h m y m i stress ! I h a v e sw orn to g ive it to
,

h er to wh om I h a ve d on e as a m a n d oes to a w om an .

What ! y ou k now what that is B ah l ou l ? s aid she ,

.

” “
Whether I kn ow it ? rep lied h e I who am in .
,
'

s tructing G o d s c r e a t u r es in t ha t s ci e nc e ? It is I w ho
’

m a k e th em c op u l a t e in l ov e w h o i niti a te t hem in th e ,

d e li ghts a fem a l e ca n g iv e show them h ow y ou m u st ,

ca r ess a w om a n a nd w h a t w ill e x c ite a n d s atis fy h er

,
.

Oh m y m i s tre ss wh o sh oul d know the a rt of coiti on

, ,

”
if it is not I ?
H a m d onna w as the d au ghter o f M am ou m and the ,

wife o f th e Gra nd Vizir Sh e was end ow ed w ith the .

m ost p erf e ct b eau ty ; o f su p erb fi g u re a n d harm on i ou s

form No one in her tim e su rp assed h er in gra ce a nd
.

“
1To him who c alls y o u m a k e answer This se ntence is .

tak en from th e H adits or Traditions of M oh am m ed n e

, .
l

tim es it is use d in conversation in the sa m e “sense as abov e .

b ut its tru e m e a nin g is ob s cure The word s By the bl essin g .

'

o f Go d in th e s a m e sente n c e is a fo rm o f acce ptan ce o r co n ,

s en t .
 The P erf um ed Ga rd en

B ahl oul recit e d as f oll ows

M en a re divi d e d
rdi n g to th ir affairs an d d oi n gs ; acco e

So m e a e a lw ays in p irit a n d j oyful oth ers in te ar

r s s ,
s .

Th er a e th o e wh o lif i r tl ss and f ull f m isery

e r s se e s es e o ,

Whil e on th , ntr ry th r t p d in g oo d fo rtune

e co a , o e s a re s ee e ,

Alw ys in l uck hap py w y a nd f avour d in all thin g s

a
’
s a , e .

I al o n e a m i n di ff r nt t all su ch m tter e e o a s .

Wh at c are I f o Tu rko m an Per i n s a nd Arab ? r s, s a ,

s

M y wh l e a m biti o n i in l v a n d oition with w m n

o s o e
-

c o e ,

N o d ou bt n o m i tak e a b ut that ! r s o

I f m y m m b r i with ou t ulva m y tat b co m s fri g htfu l

e e s v , s e e e ,

M y h rt th n bu rn with a fi e whi h can not b q ue n ch d

ea e s -
r c e e .

Look at m y m m b r re t ! Th r it i — d mi e it b eauty !e e e c e e s a r s

It cal m th h e t o f l o s n d q u n ch s th
e a h otte t fi re s ve a e e e s

By its m o m nt in n d ou t b tw en yo ur thi g h
ve e a . e e s .

O h m y h op a n d m y a pp l
, oh en ob l a n d g e n ero u l a dy e, , e s ,

I f o n e ti m e will n ot su ff i c t a p p ea e thy fi e e o s r ,

I shall d o it a g ai n so a to g iv ati f ctio n ; , s e s s a

N o n m ay rep roa h th f o all th w orl d d o es th e s am e

“

o e c ee, r e .

But if y u ch o t o d ny m
o th n nd m e away !
o se e e, e se

Ch as m away f om thy p re n
e e witho ut f ar o r re m r !
r se ce e o se

Y et b ethi nk th e a n d p k an d a u g m ent n t m y tro ub l e

e ,
s ea o ,

Bu t in th n a m o f Go d fo rg i
, e m nd d n t r p o ach m e
e ,
ve e a o o e r .

While I am h er l t th y word b ki n d an d f rgivin g e e s e o .

L t th m n t fall u p o n m e li k
e e o word b l d k en n d cutti n g ! e s a e s, e a

L t m co m to y o u an d d o n t r p l m
e e e o e e e .

Let m c m e t y u lik o n th t bri n g d i n k to th ethir ty;

e o o o e e a s r s

H a t n an d l t m y h u n g y y l ook at th y b o m
s e e r e es os

D o n ot withh ol d f o m m e l ove s j oy a n d d not b e b shful

’
r s, o a ,

Give your elf u p to m e—I sh all n ever cau y ou a trou bl

s -
“

se e,

E n were y o u t o fi ll m with i k n
ve -
fro m h ea d t f t e s c es s o oo .

I sh ll a lw ys re m ai n a s I m a n d y ou a y o u
a a a , s are ,

Know in g th at w a th , r ants n d y u e th m i tre e re e se v ,

a o ar e s ss .

Th e n h all o u l o s b veil d ? I t h all b h i d d e n f o r al l tim e

r ve e e s e ,

Fo I k e p it a
r cr t a n d I
e h all b e m ut n d m u zz l e d
-
se e s e a .

b y th e will o f Go d th at very t hi n g is to h ap p e n
'
It s , e ,

H h
e fi ll d m e with lo
as n d to d ay I a m in ill l u c k
e ve, a f
.
 Con cer nin g P ra is ew orthy M en

Wh il e H am d onna w as
-

listenin g s he n ea rly sw ooned ,

a nd set he rse lf to exa m n e th e m em b e i r of B ah l ou l wh i ch

,

t
s o od e ecr t li ke a col u m n b etween h is thi g hs Now sh e .

“
sa i d t o h erself : I sha ll give m yse lf u p to him a nd now ,

“
N o I w ill not D uri ng this u nce rt ai nty she felt a
.

yea rni ng f or p l easu re betw e en h er thi ghs a nd E b lis ,

m a d e fl ow from h er na tu ra l p a rts a m oi st ure the fore ,

:

runner of p leasur e Sh e th en no l ong e r com b at ed h er

.
1

d esire to coh a b it with h im a n d re assu re d h erself by th e ,

thought : If th is B ah l ou l a fter havi n g had his p l ea su re

“
,

with m e sh ou l d d ivu l g e it n o one will b e li e v e his

word s .

She re queste d him to divest hi m self of his rob e and to

“
c om e i nt o h e r room b u t B a h l ou l rep li ed ,
I shall no t .

“
u nd r ess till I hav e s t at e d m y d es ir e O a pp l e o f m y e y e ,
.

Th en H a m d onna rose trem b li n g w ith e xc item ent for

,

what w as to foll ow ; s h e u nd i d h er gird l e a nd l e ft th e -

“
room B ah l ou l foll ow in g h er a nd thi nki ng : Am I rea lly
,

”
awa ke or is th i s a d rea m ? H e w a l ked a ft e r her till sh e
h ad ent ere d h er b oud oir Th e n s h e t hrew h erse lf o n a
.

co u ch o f sil k w h i ch w a s rou nd ed on t he t op li ke a v a u lt
, ,

lift ed her c l othes up ove r h er thi ghs ,trem b li ng all o ve r ,

a nd a ll th e b eau ty wh i ch Go d h a d g iv en h e r w as in

Bah lou l s a rm s
’
.

B ahl oul exam i ned the b elly o f H a m d onna round like ,

a n e l e g a n t c u p ol a h is e yes d welt u p on a nav e l wh ic h

,

wa s li ke a p e arl in a g ol d en c u p ; a nd d esce n d i n g l ow e r

1
Th e word s E blis m a d e fl ow a m oi sture ( d j era E bli s m en h a
m a d j era e l d em ) iS an Arab i a n i d io m e xp re ssi n g th at a wo m a n
’

is g etti n g lu sty ; th e s exu al p art s g et m oi st E bli s is a re b elliou s .

an g e l wh o re fu se d to b ow d own be fore Ad a m wh en God

‘

o rd ere d h im t o d o s o Som etim e s E bli s is al so u s e d a s a g e n

.
'

eral nam e f or th e d evil Sata n d e m on , , .

26 The P erf u m e d Ga rd en

d own th ere was a b eau tifu l p iece of t r w orkm an

’
na u e s ,

s h ip a nd th e w h it e nes s a n d s h ap e
,
of h er t h i g h s su re

Then h e p ress ed H a m d on na in a p assi onate e m b race ,

a nd s o on s aw th e a ni m a ti on l e av e h er fa c e ; she s eem ed

to be a l m ost u n co n sc ous i . Sh e h a d l ost h e r h ea d ; a nd

h ol d ing Bahlou l s m em b e r in h er h an d s ite d a nd fired

’
e xc

h im m ore and m o re .

B ahl ou l s aid to h er: W hy d o I see y ou s o troub l ed

” “
a nd b e s i d e you rs e lf ? A nd she a nsw ered : L e ave m e O -

s on o f th e d eb au ch ed w o m a n ! By God I am li k e a m a re ,

in h e a t a n d y ou conti n u e t o exc it e m e still m or e w ith

,

you r w ords a nd wh a t w ords ! Th e y w ou l d set a ny

,

w om a n on fi re if sh e w a s th e p u rest c rea tu re in th e
,

w orl d Y ou w ill i nsist in m a k i ng m e su ccum b b y your

.

”
ta l k a n d you r v erses .

Ba h l oul answ e red : Am I th en n ot lik e your h u s '

” ” “
b a nd ? Y es sh e s a i d b ut a w om a n g et s in heat on
, ,

a ccou nt of the m a n as a m a re on ac c ou n t o f th e h or se , ,

wh eth e r th e m a n b e th e h u sb and or n ot ; w ith thi s ( lif e

ference h owever th a t th e m are g ets l u sty only at cer

, ,
'

tain p eri ods o f the year a n d only th en rece ives the sta l ,
r

li on w h il e a w om a n ca n a lwa ys b e m ad e ra m p ant by
, _ _

word s of l ove B oth th ese d isp osition s h av e m et w ith in

.
1

m e a nd as m y h u sb a nd is ab sent mak e h ast e f or h e

, , , ,

”
will so on b e b ac k .

B ahl ou l rep li ed : Oh m y m istress m y l oi ns hu rt m e , ,

1 Rab elai s sa y s on th e su bj e ct of w o m e n wh o , a ga ns i t th e
laws o f t r go
re ceiv n g
na u e , r m e n a fter
on i th e e m b ac es o f
ha vin g co n ceive d
A n d if anyb ody h o ul d b l a m e th e m f o
: s r

a llowing men t o ex p l ore th e m wh e n full c on i d e rin g th at b e asts .

, s

in t h e li k e case n e ver n d ure th e m al e to e nter th ey will say e ,

tha t t hose a e bea sts ; b ut they a e wom n m akin g u e o f th eir

r r e , s

rig ht o f sup erf tati o n e .

 C on c e rn ing P ra is e wor th y M an 27

d p re v ent m e m ou nti n g u p on y ou Y ou ta ke the man s

’

an .

pos iti on a n d t h e n,
t a k e m y r o b e a n d le t m e d e p rt
a .

Th en h e l a id him se lf d ow n in th e p osition th e Wom an

ta ke s in re c eiv m g a m a n ; a nd h is ve r g e wa s st and i n g u p
like a co u m n l .

H am donna th rew h erself B ah l oul took h is m em e

u p on ,

b er b etwee n h er h a nd s a n d b e gan t o look at it Sh e w as .

as t oni sh ed at its s iz e s tr e n g th a n d firm n ess a n d c ri ed :

, ,

“
H ere we ha v e th e ru in of a ll w om e n and th e cau se o f
m any trou b l e s O B ah l ou l ! I nev e r saw a m ore b eau tifu l
.

”
d a rt tha n you rs ! Still she c ontinued k eep ing h ol d o f it ,

and rub b ed its h ea d a g a i ns t t h e lip s of h er vu lv a till th e

“
l atter p art seem ed to say : 0 m em b e r com e i nto m e ,
.

Th en B ahl ou l i nserted his m em b e r i nto the va g ina of

th e S u lt a n s d a u gh te r a nd sh e s ettlin g d ow n Up on his
’

, ,
/
en g i ne a ll ow e d it t o p ene trat e en tir e ly i nt o h e r fu rn a ce
,

till nothi ng m ore cou l d b e seen of it not the s li ghtest ,

trace and sh e sa id
,
H ow l as civi ou s has God m a d e
.

”
wom a n a nd h ow i nde fa ti gab l e a fter h er p l easu re s
, She .

then ga ve h erse lf u p to a n u p a nd d own d ance m oving ' '

,

h er b ott om li ke a ri dd l e ; t o th e ri g h t and l e ft a nd f or ,
’

war d a n d b a ckw a rd ; n eve r w as th ere su ch a d a n ce as

th is .

The S u ltan s d au ghter c ontinued h er ride u p on Bah

’
- f

l oul s m em b er till the m om ent of enj oym ent a rrive d and

’

th e a ttrac ti on of th e vu lv a seem ed to pu m p th e m emb er

1

as th ou g h b y su cti on : j u s t a s a n in fant s u cks th e t ea t o f .

the m oth e r Th e acm e of th e e nj o ym en t c am e to b oth

.

1
Th e w ord dj a d e ba ( attra ctio n ) com es from an Arab root ,

dj e deb w h ich m ea ns attract d rain p u m p

“
I t app ears s ev eral
‘
-
.
, , ,

ti m es in this work and I believ e it corresp o“n ds with a pe culi

,
'

a rity fo un d in so m e fav oure d wo m an call e d nut rac ke r

'

.
28 Th e P erf u m e d Ga rd en

s i mu ltaneou sly , an d eac h t o ok l

vid ity
th e p eas u e r with a .

Th e n H am d onna s e ize d the m em b er in ord e r to with ,

d raw it a nd s l ow ly s l ow ly sh e m a d e it c om e out sayi ng

, , ,

Thi s is th e d e ed o f a vi g orou s m a n Th en she d ri ed .

it a nd h er own p riva te p a rt s with a sil ke n k erchief and

a rose .

B ah l ou l a l so got u p and prep ared to d epart,but sh e

“
sa id , An d the rob e ?
H e a nswe re d
“
,W hy 0 m is tress ! Y ou have been
,
”
ri d i n g m e a n d s till w a nt a p r ese nt ?

Bu t sa i d sh e
, d id y ou not tell me th a t y ou cou l d
,

”
n ot m o u nt m e o n a c cou nt o f t h e p a i n s in y ou r l oi ns ?

It m atte rs bu t littl e s aid B a h l ou l Th e first tim e it

,
“
.

w as y our t u rn th e s ec ond w ill be m i n e a nd th e p ri ce f or

,

it will b e the robe a nd th en I w ill g o

, .

H a m d onna th ou g h t t o h ers e lf As h e b egan h e m ay

,

now g o on ; a ft er wa rd s h e w ill g o aw a y .

So sh e l a i d h erse lf d ow n bu t Ba h l ou l ,I shall not ,

”
lie with y ou u n l e ss y ou u nd ress e ntire ly .

Th en sh e u nd re ssed u ntil s h e w a s q u ite naked a nd ,

Bah l ou l fell i nto a n ecstasy in seein g the b e au ty a nd p er ;

f e ction o f h er f orm H e l oo ked a t h e r m a g nifi cent th i gh s

.

a n d r eb ou n d i n g na v e l a t h e r b e lly v a u lte d li k e a n a rch

, ,

h er p l u mp b rea s t s s tand i ng ou t li ke h y a cinths f H er n ec k

w a s li k e a g a z ell e s the openi ng o f h er m ou th li ke a ri ng
’

, ,

h er li p s fresh a nd red lik e a g o ry s ab re H er tee th m i gh t .

h a v e b een ta k e n f or p earl sand h e r check s f or ros es H er .

e y es w e re b l ac k a nd w e ll s lit a nd h e r e y e b row s o f eb ony

,

resembl ed the rou nd e d fl ou ri sh o f th e n ou n traced b y 1

N ou n is a l etter o f th e Arabi a n alp h ab et corresp on din g to

1

o ur N I ts hal f circula r form exp lain s th e c o mp ari son m a d e b y

.
'

th e auth or with refere nce to emb ed eyebrows .

 C on c ernin g P ra is eworth y M en

th e ha nd of a sk ilfu l w riter . H er foreh ea d was li ke th e

fu ll m oon in the n i g h t .

Ba h l ou l b eg an to e m b ace r h er , to su c k h er lip s a nd to

k iss h er b osom ; h e d rew h er fresh saliva and bit her

thi ghs So h e we nt on till sh e w as read y to sw oon and
.
,

cou l d sca r c e ly st a m m e r a nd h e r e y es g ot v eil ed Th en , .

h e ki ss e d h e r v u lva a n d s h e m ov ed n eith e r h and nor

,

foot H e l oo ke d l ovi ng ly u p on th e se c re t p arts of H a rm

.

d onna b ea utifu l enou g h to a ttra ct a ll eye s w ith th e ir

,

pu rp l e ce ntre
1
.

B a hl ou l c rie d tem ptati on o f ma n ! a nd still

, Oh ,
th e

h e hit h er a n d k i s se d h er till th e d es ire w as rou sed to its

fu ll p itch H er si ghs ca m e qu ic ker a nd graspi ng his
.
,

m em b er w ith h er h a nd sh e m a d e it d is app ear in h er

va g ina .

Th en it w as h e w h o m ov ed h ard , respon d ed
a n d sh e

h otly ; v rw h el m ing
th e o e p l ea su re s im u lta neou sly c a l m ed
their fe rv our .

Th en B a h l ou l got off h er d ri ed his p estl e a nd her ,

m ort a r a nd p rep a red t o r etire

, But H am d onna sa i d .
,

“
Where is th e rob e ? Y ou m ock m e O B ah l oul He ,
.

“
a n sw e re d 0 m y m is tr ess I sha ll o nly pa rt with it f or a
, ,

c o ns i d era ti on Y ou h a v e h a d y ou r d ues a nd I m i ne Th e
. .

first tim e w as f or y ou t h e sec ond tim e f or m e n ow the , ,

third tim e sh a ll b e f or the rob e .

Thi s sa id ,
he took it fol d ed it a nd p ut it in H a m
o ff , ,
:

h a v m g risen l a i d d ow n a g a i n on
'
d onna s ha n d s w h o , ,

”
th e c o u ch a nd sa id ,
D o w h a t y ou li k e !

1
Th e word whic h re ally m e a ns biti n g
, is u se d f o r all sorts ,

o f ca re ss es in w hi ch t h e lip s th e teeth a n d eve n th e to ng u e , ,

ta k e p a rt It is th erefore wron g to concl u d e from this p assa g e

.
, ,

th at B a hl oul in dul g e d in the exercise o f cunnilinge .

30 Th e P erf u m e d Ga rd en

Forthw ith B ah l ou l threw him self up on h er a nd w ith ,

on e p u sh com p l et e ly b u ri e d h is m e m b e r in h er v a gi n a ; .

then h e b ega n to w ork a s w ith a p estl e a n d sh e to m ove ,

h er b ott om u ntil b oth a g a i n did fl ow o v er at th e sam e

,

tim e Then h e ros e from h er s id e l e ft his rob e a nd

.
“

, ,

w en t .

T he r id to H am d onna O m y m istress ,is it

n e g e ss s a ,

n ot as I h a v e t o l d y ou ? B a h l ou l is a b a d m a n a n d y ou
'

cou l d n ot g et th e b e tt e r o f him Th ey c onsid er h im as

'

a su b j ec t f or m o c k e ry b u t b e f ore G od h e is m a kin g
“

, , ,

f u n o f th e m W hy w ou l d y ou not b eliev e m e ?
.

H a m d onna tu rned to h er a nd sai d D o not tire m e ,

w ith you r re m arks It ca m e t o p a ss wh at h a d to com e

.
»

to p as s a n d on th e Op e ni n g o f e a ch v u lv a is in s c ri b e d
,

th e nam e o f th e m a n wh o is t o e nt e r it righ t or w r ong, 1

,

f or l ov e or f or h atre d If Bahlou l s n a m e ha d not b een ’

.

i nscribed on m y vu lva h e w ou l d n eve r h a ve g ot i nto it ,

h a d h e o ff ered m e th e u niv e rse w ith a ll it c onta i ns .

A s th e y w e r e t h u s ta l k in g th er e ca m e a knoc k at th e

d oor . Th e r
n e g es s as k e d w h o w as r th ere ,
an d in -

. a n sw e
“
th e v oi ce o f B a h l ou l s ai d I t is I H am d onna in d ou b t
,
-

.
,

as t o w h a t th e b u ffo on w a nt e d t o d o g ot fri gh te n ed ,
.

Th e n e gress ask ed B ah l ou l w h a t h e w a nt ed a nd received ,

”
th e rep ly Brin g m e a littl e w a te r
, Sh e w ent ou t o f .

th e h ou s e w ith a c u p fu ll of w a t er B ah l ou l drank a nd .
,

th e n let th e cu p s lip out of h is han ds and it w as b roken , .

Th e n e gress sh u t th e d oor u p on B a h l ou l w h o s at h im ,
,

self d ow n on th e t h re sh o l d .

Th ese words e a ch vu lva ( Kou l fe rd j m ektoub a li

'

1
e tc
'

, , .

es m n ak ah o n ) allu d e to th e p hras e ta k e n fro m th e tra diti o n s

left b y M oha m m e d a nd of ten rep e ated by M ussul m ans E ach “
,

m an h a s h is d estiny writte n o n his foreh e ad an d no o n e c a n

'

tak e it o fi ”
.
 CH APTE R II

CO N CE RN I N G WOM EN WH O D E SERVE TO BE .

P RAI SE D

K now oh Vizir ( a nd th e m erc y o f God b e with y ou ! )

,

th a t th ere are w om en of a ll sorts ; that there are su ch as

a re w o rt h y o f p ra i s e a n d su ch a s d ese rv e n oth i n g b u t
,

c on t e m p t .

I n ord er th at a w om an m ay b e r eli sh ed b y m en sh e
“

m u st h ave a p e rfec t w a i s t a nd m u st be p l u m p a nd l usty

,
.

H er h a ir w ill b e b l a ck h er foreh ead w i d e s h e w ill h a v e

, ,

ey e b row s of Et h i op i a n b l a c k n e s s l a r g e b l ack e yes w it h

, ,

th e wh it es in th e m v ery li m p i d With cheeks of a p er

.
»

f ect ova l she will h av e a n e l e ga n t nos e a n d a gra ce fu l

,

m outh ; lip s a nd t ong u e v erm illion ; h er b reath w ill b e o f

p l easa nt od our h er th r oa t l on g h er neck stron g h er

, , ,

bu st a nd h er b elly larg e ; h er b reasts m ust be fu ll and

.
'

fi rm ; h er b e lly in goo d p rop o rti on a nd her nav e l w e l l ,

,

d ev e l ope d a nd m a rk ed ; th e l ow er p art of th e b elly is to

b e l a rge th e vu lva p roj e cti n g a n d fl es h y from th e p oi nt
,
.

w h ere th e h a irs g row t o t h e b utto cks ; th e condu it m il st

b e na rrow a nd not m oist so ft to the e m itti n g
'

a s tr o ng h e a t a n d n o b a d s m e ll ; s h e m u s t h a v e t h e t h i g h s

a n d bu ttoc ks h a rd t h e h i p s l a r g e a n d fu ll a w a i s t o f fi ne
, ,

sh a p e h a n d s a n d f eet o f s tri ki n g e l e g an ce p l u m p arms

, ,

a n d w ell d e v e l op ed s h o ul d e rs
/
.
 Con c erning Wom en wh o d es erv e to be P ra is ed 33

If l ooks at a w om an with th os e qu a liti es in front

on e ,

o ne is f a sc i nat ed ; if fr om b eh i n d o n e d i es w it h p l e a su r e ,
.

L ooke d at sitti n g sh e is a r ou n d ed d om e ; lyi ng a so ft

'

, ,

b ed ; st a nd i ng th e st a ff of a sta nd ar
,
d Wh en sh e is w al k .
'

in g h e r n atur a l p a rt s a p p ea r a s set off u nd e r h er c l oth i n g

,
.

Sh e sp ea ks a n d l au gh s ra re ly a n d n e v e r w ith ou t a rea r ,

s on Sh e n ev er l ea v es th e h ou se ev e n t o se e nei g hb ou r s
.

o f h er ac q u a i nt a n ce Sh e h as no w om a n fri en d s g iv es
.
,

h er c on fi d en ce t o n ob od y —a n d h er hu sb a nd is h er s ol e
,

reli a n ce Sh e t ak es n oth i n g from a ny on e e xc ep ti n g fr om

.
,

h er h u sb a nd a nd h er p a r ent s I f s h e s ees r e l ativ es s h e

.

d oe s n ot m e d d l e w ith t h eir a ff airs Sh e is n ot tr e ach e r .

'

o u s a n d h a s n o f au lt s t o h i d e n or b a d r eas on s t o p r o f
, ,
,

f er Sh e d oe s not try to e nti ce p eop l e

. If h er h u sb a n d .

sh ow s th e i nt e n ti on to fu lfil th e c onj u g a l rit e sh e is ,

a g r eea b l e t o h is d e s ir e a n d oc c a s i on a lly e v e n p r ov ok e s
/

th em Sh e a ss ist s h im a lw ays in h is aff air s an d is sp a re

.
,

in g in c om p l ai nt s a n d t ea r s ; sh e d oe s n ot l a u gh or re '

j oi ce wh en sh e se e s h er h u sb a nd m oody or s orrow fu l ,

b u t sh ar es h is trou b l e s a n d w h e ed l e s h im i nt o g ood h u
,
e

m ou r till h e is qu ite c ont e nt a g a i n

, Sh e d oes n ot s u r r .

r en d e r h ers elf t o an yb o d y bu t h e r h u sb a n d ev en if ,

a b sti n e n ce w ou l d k ill h er Sh e h i d es h er sec r et p a rt s

.
,

a n d d oes not a ll ow th em t o b e se e n ; s h e is a l w ay s c l e f
-

g a ntly a ttired of the utm os t p ers on a l p rop ri ety a n d

, ” ,

takes care n ot to let her hu sb and see what m i gh t b e

‘

rep u gna nt to him She p erfu m es h ers elf w ith s c e nts

.
,

u s es a nt im o n y f or h er t oil et a n d c l e a n s h er t e eth w it h
,

so ua k F

S u ch a w om a n is ch e rish ed by a ll m en .

So u ak is th e b a k
1
r o f th e l t tre whi ch
wa n u e, h a s th e q u a i l ty
l t t r li and g um
i

to c e a n t h e e e h a n d e dd e n th e ps s . Sou ak m e an s
l
a so t t i
oo h p ck s .
 Th e P erf u m e d Ga rden

TH E STOR Y OF TH E N E GR O D OR E R AM E 1

Th e s o t ry g oes , a nd God k n ows its tru th , tha t th ere w as

o n ce a p ow e rfu l ki ng w h o h ad a l a r g e k i ng d om , a rm ies
a nd a llies H is n am e w as Ali b en D irem e
. .

O ne n i g h t n ot bei n g a b l e t o s l e ep at all h e ca ll ed h is
, ,

vizir th e ch ie f of p olic e a nd th e com m ande r of his

, ,

g u a rd s Th e y p resent ed th em s e lves b e fore him w i th ou t

.

d e l ay a nd h e ord ered th em t o a rm th em selv es w ith th eir

,

“
s w o rd s Th e y d id s o at on c e a nd a sk ed h im
. Wha t , ,
”
n ew s is th er e ?

H e t ol d t h e m Th e s l e ep w ill n ot com e to m e ; I
.

w is h to w a l k th rou gh th e t ow n to n i gh t a nd I m u st ,

ha v e y ou r ead y to m y h an d d u ri ng m y rou nd .

“
To h ea r is to ob e y th e y s a i d , .

“
Th e Ki n g th en w ent sayi ng : I n th e n am e of God ! ,

a n d m a y th e b l e ss i n g o f th e p rop h et b e w ith u s a nd ,

”
b ened ic ti on a nd m erc y b e w ith h im
“

H is s u ite foll ow e d a nd acc om p a ni ed h im ev erywh ere

,

from street to s treet .

th ey w ent on when th ey h ea rd a noise in on e o f

So ,

th e s tre et s a n d saw a m a n in th e m ost vi o l e nt p as si on

,

s tre tc h e d o n t h e g r oun d fa ce d ownw ard s b ea ti ng h is , ,

“
b rea st with a st on e a nd c ryi n g Ah th ere is n o l on g er ,

a n y j us ti c e h e re b e l ow ! I s th e re n ob o d y w h o w ill t e ll th e
”
Ki ng what is going on in his Sta tes ? And b e rep eated
i nce ssa ntly : There is no l ong er a ny j usti ce ! sh e h a s dis ,

a p p e a re d a n d th e w h ol e w o rl d is in m ou r ni n g .

Th e Ki n g sa id to h is a tten d ant s ,
Bri n g th is m a n to

1
This na m e is de rive d from an Arab r
wo d , i
wh c h m ea n s to
be ferociou s , r
ha d , etc .
, et c .
 Con ce rn in g Wom en wh o d es erve to b e P ra is ed 35

me qui etly a nd b e ca re fu l n ot to fri ghte n him

,
Th ey .

w ent to him t ook h im by th e h and a nd sa i d t o h im

, , ,

”
'

R i s e a nd h a v e n o fea r— n o h arm will c o m e to y ou

“
.

“
To w h i ch th e m a n m ad e answ e r Y ou t ell m e th at I ,

s h a ll not com e t o h a rm a n d h a v e n oth i n g to b e a fr ai d

,

o f a nd still y o u d o n ot b id m e w e l com e !
,
And y ou know
tha t the w el com e of a b e liever is a w a rrant of s e cu rity
a n d f or g iv e n ess Th en if th e b eli ev er d oes n ot w el
1 l
.
,

c om e th e b e li e v e r t h e re is ce rt a i n ly g rou n d f or f e a r .

H e th en got u p a nd w en t w ith th em tow a rd s th e Ki n g

,
.

Th e Ki n g st ood s till h i d i n g h is fa c e w ith his kai k as

, ,

a l so d id h is a tt e n d a nt s Th e l att er h a d th eir sword s in

.

their h ands a nd l ea nt u p on them

, .

When the m an h ad com e c l ose to the King h e said , ,

“
H a il b e w ith y ou O m a n ! Th e Ki ng a nswer ed
, I ,

retu rn you r h ail O m a n ! Th en the m an W hy say

”
,
“
,

‘ “
y o u O m a n ? Th e Ki ng And w hy d id y ou say O
’

,
‘

” “ ”
m an ? It is b ecau se I d o not k n ow you r nam e .

“ ”
A nd li kew is e I d o n ot k n ow you rs !
“
Th e Ki n g th en a s k e d h im Wh a t m ea n th ose w ords,

I have heard : Ah ! th ere is n o more j u sti ce h ere b el ow !

‘

N ob od y te ll s th e Ki n g wh a t is g oi n g on in h is s t a tes !
’

”
Te ll m e w h at h as ha p p e ned to y ou I sha ll te ll it only .

t0 tha t m an tha t can a veng e m e a nd fre e me from op

1
'

”
p ress i on a n d sh am e if it so p l ease th e Al m i gh ty God !
,

The King sa id to h im M ay God p l ace m e at you r ,

d is p o sa l f or y ou r rev en g e an d d e liv era nce from op pres '

s i on a nd s ha m e ?

1 The author p l ays with the w rd sel am whi ch has two o

m e ani n g s —
,

Security th e state o f a m a n wh o is ri ght and s afe ;

,

a n d g ree tin g we l com e

, E s se la m alik is the form ul a e m pl oye d
.

a s we l co m e.
36 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

What I s ha ll
te ll y ou sa id the man is mare
now , ,

v ellou s a nd sur risi n I l oved a woman wh o l oved m e

p g .
,

a l so a n d w e w e re u n it ed in l ov e
, Th ese re l ati ons l a sted .

a l on g w h il e u ntil a n o ld w om a n e nticed m y m i s tre ss

,

a nd t o ok h e r awa y to a h ou s e o f m i s fort u ne s h a me a nd ,

d ebau ch ery Th en s l eep fl e d from m y couch ; I hav e

.

l ost a ll m y h app iness a nd I have fa ll en i nto the ab yss

,

”
o f m i s fort u ne .

Th e King then sa id t o h im Wh ich is tha t house of ,

”
ill om en and with wh om is the w om an ?
,

“
Th e m a n re p li ed Sh e is with a n eg ro o f th e nam e of
,

D orera m e w h o h a s ,
at h is h ouse wom en b ea utif ul as th e

m oo n , li kes of wh om the Ki ng h as not in h is p la ce

th e
”
.

H e h as a m istress w h o h as a p ro fou nd l o ve f or h im is ,

e ntire ly d e v ote d to h im a nd w h o s e nd s h im all h e wa nts

,

in th e way o f s ilv er b ev era ges a nd c l oth i ng ,

.

Th en th e m an s topp ed s pea k in g Th e Ki ng was m uch .

s u rp ri se d a t w h at h e h a d h ea rd b ut th e Vizir w h o h a d , ,

not m i s se d a w ord o f th i s c onv ersa ti on h ad certa in ly ,

m a d e ou t from w ha t th e m a n ha d sa id th at the neg ro

,

wa s no othe r than h is ow n .

Th e Kin g r e ques te d th e m an t o sh ow h im the h ou s e

-
.

“ ”
If I show it y ou w h a t will y ou d o ? as ked the m an
,
.

” “
Y o u will se e w h at I sh a ll d o s a i d t he Ki n g Y ou ,
.

'

will n ot b e ab l e t o d o a nyt h in g rep li ed the m an f or it , ,

is a p l a ce w h i ch m us t b e resp e cte d a nd fea red If y ou .

w a nt t o en te r it b y f or ce y ou wil l ris k d ea th f or its ,

m aster is red oub tab l e b y m ea ns o f his stren g th a nd

”
c ou ra g e .

“
S how m e the p l ace said the King a nd have no , ,

” “ ”
fea r. Th e m a n sa id So b e it as God will ! ,

H e th e n rose and wa l ked b e fore th em They foll owed

,
.

him to a wi de street wh ere he stop ped in front of a ,

 Con c ernin g Wom en wh o d es erv e to be P ra is ed 37

hou se with l ofty d oors the wa lls bei ng on a ll sid es h i gh

,

a nd i n a c cess i b l e .

Th ey ex am i n ed th e w a ll s l ook i ng f or a p l ace w h er e
,

they m igh t b e sca l ed b ut w ith no resu lt To their su r f

,
.

p ri s e t h e y f o u nd th e h ou se to b e as c l ose a s a b rea s t

p l a te
.

Th e Ki n g tu rne d to th e m a n a nd ask ed h im Wh a t ,

I S y ou r na m e ?
“
O m a r b en I sa d h e rep li ed
,
.

“
Th e Ki ng sa i d t o h im O m ar are y ou d em ent ed ?
, ,

“
Y es m y b roth e r
, a n sw er ed h e
,
if it so p l eases God ,

”
on h i g h ! A nd tu rni n g to th e Ki n g h e a d d e d M av ,

”
Go d a s s i s t y o u t o n i gh t !
Th e n th e Kin g a ddr essi n g h is a tte nd ant s s ai d
,
Are , ,

y ou d e t e r m i n e d ? I s th ere on e am ong s t y ou w h o cou l d

sc a l e t h ese w a ll s ?
”
Imp ossibl e ! th e y a ll rep li ed .

Th en sa i d th e Ki n g I m ys e lf w ill sc a l e thi s w all so

,

p l eas e G o d o n h i g h ! b u t b y m e a n s o f a n e x p e d ie n t f or

w hi ch I r e q uire y ou r ass i st a nc e a n d if y ou l end m e th e ,

sa m e I s h a ll sca l e t h e w a ll if it
p l e ases Go d on h i gh
,
.

“
Th ey sa id What is th ere to b e d one ?
“ “
Tell m e , sa i d th e Ki n g w h o is the stron ge st
,

am on g s t y ou . Th e y rep li e d Th e ch i e f o f th e p oli ce
, ,

”
w h o is y ou r c h a ou ch .

“
Th e Ki ng s a i d , And wh o n ext ?
“
Th e comm an d e r o f the g u a rds .

”
A nd a ft er h im wh o ? as ked th e Ki ng
, .

”
Th e Grand Vizir .

O m a r listen ed w ith astonishm ent H e knew n ow that .

it w a s th e King a nd his j oy w a s grea t

, .

Th e Ki n g s a i d ,
“
W ho is there y et ?
O m ar r eplied I O m y m aster
, , .
38 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

Th e King sa id to him ,
O ma r y ou have fou nd out,

wh o we a re ; but d o n ot betra y ou r d is gu i se and y ou ,

will b e a bso lved from b l am e .

“
To h ea r is to o b e y , sa id O ma r
Th e Ki ng the n sa id to the ch aouch Rest you r ,
h a nd s
i t
a g a ns th e Well so tha t you r b ack p roj ects .

The c ha ou c h d id so .

Th en sa id th e King to th e com m a nd e r of th e g u ar d s ,

”
Mou nt u p on th e ba ck of the cha ou ch H e d id so a nd .
,

s tood w it h h is feet on th e oth e r m e n s sh oul d ers Th e n

’
.

th e Ki n g or de re d th e Vizir t o m ou nt a nd h e got on th e ,

sh ou l d e rs o f th e com m a n d e r o f the
g ua rd s a nd pu t h is ,

h ands a g a i ns t th e w a ll .

Th en sa id
Ki ng O O m a r m ou nt u pon the high
th e , ,
'

”
e s t p l a ce! A nd O m a r su rp ri se d by this exp ed i e nt
, ,

“
c ri e d M a y God l end y ou h is h elp 0 ou r m aster a nd
, , ,

a ss i st y ou in y ou r j u s t e nt e r ri se !
p H e th e n g ot o n t o

th e sh o u l d e rs o f the c h aou c h a n d from the re u p on th e

“

b a ck of the c om m a nd e r o f th e gu a rd s a nd then up on ,

that of th e Vizir a nd sta n di ng up on the sh ou l d ers of

, ,

th e l a tte r h e t oo k th e s a m e p os iti o n as th e oth er s Th e re

, .

w a s n ow only the Ki n g l e ft .

Th en Ki n g said I n th e na m e o f God ! a nd h is
th e
‘

,
.

b l essin g b e w ith th e p roph e t up on w h om the m e rc y ,

a nd s a l u t a ti on o f Go d ! a nd p a ci n g h is h a nd u p o n th e
l ,

b a c k of th e c h a ou ch h e s a id H ave a m om ent s p a
’
r

, ,

”
tie nc e ; if I s u c c ee d y o u w ill b e c om p ensa te d ! H e th e n
'
d id th e s a m e w ith the others u ntil h e g ot u p on O m a r s ,

“
b a c k to w h om h e a l so s aid O O m a r ha v e a m oment s
’

, , ,

p a ti e n c e w ith m e a n d I s lmll n
, a m e y ou m y p riv a te s e c '

”
re ta ry A nd o f a ll thi ngs d o not m ov e !
.
,
Then pla cin g ,

h is fe e t u pon O m a r s sh ou l d ers the Ki ng cou l d with h is

’

,
40 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

t h e s ep s , t w h i ch w e re of va ri ou sly col ou red m a rb l e

b l ack re d , wh it e r a n d oth e r s h a d es
’

, , g e e n

M ou nting the second ste p , he sa id , “

H e w h om G od
”
h el ps is i nvi nci b l e !

O n th e th ird t
s ep he sa id ,
With th e a id of Go d th e
”
victory is n ea r .

A nd fou rth I h ave asked f or vi ctory o f God

on t he , ,

wh o is th e m os t au xili ary .

Fina lly h e m ou nted the fifth sixth a nd seventh step , ,

invok i ng th e p rop h et ( w ith wh om b e th e m erc y a nd

Sa lvati on of Go d ) .

H e a rriv ed th en at th e cu rt ain h a ngin g at th e e n :

tra nc e ; it w as o f re d b ro ca d e From there h e exam i ned .

th e r oom w h i c h w as b ath e d in li g h t fill e d w ith m a ny

, ,

ch a n d e li e rs a n d ca nd l e s b u r ni n g in g ol d en s co n ces
,
In .

the m i d d l e o f th i s sa l oon p l a y e d a j et o f m u s k w ater A '

.

tab l e cl oth exten ded from e nd to en d covere d w ith

/
,
1

su n d ry m eat s a n d fruit s .

Th e sa l oon w as p rovi d ed with g ilt fu rn itu re th e s p len ,

f

d ou r of wh i ch d a zzl e d th e ey e I n fac t e v e rywh ere .

,

th ere w ere orna m ents of all kin ds .

O n l ook i n g c l os er th e Ki n g as certa in e d th a t r ou nd th at
t a b l e c l oth th e re w ere tw e lve m a id ens and seven w om en
'
,

a ll li k e m o o ns ; h e w a s a s t oni s h e d a t th eir b eau ty a n d

g r ac e Th ere w er e li k ew is e w ith th em s ev en ne gro es

.
,

a n d th i s v i ew fill ed h im w ith s u rp ri se H is att enti on w as .

a b o v e a ll a ttr act e d b y a w om a n li k e th e f u ll m o on of ,

p e rf ec t b ea u ty w it h b l a c k ey
,
e s o v a l c h e e k s a n d a lit h e , ,

1
Th e Arabs e at lyi ng
rp ts an d cu shion ; they d o not
on ca e s
make u of t bl se b ut h a ~
a a tab l e cl th m a d e o f l ath er
e s, ve '
o e
o r tu ff w hi ch is tretc h e d o n t h e g rou n d f or p utti n g t h e di h e s
s s s
o n .This tab l e l oth i call e d efra'
c s s .
 C on c e rn in g Wom en w h o d e s erv e to b e P ra is ed 41

an d g race fu l w a i s t ; sh e h u m b l e d th e h e a rts of th ose wh o

g ot e n a m ou re d w ith h er .

Stu p ifi ed b y h er b eau ty th e Ki n g w as li ke s tu nn e d ,
.

H e t h en s ai d t o h i m se lf H ow is t h e r e a ny g e tti n g out
,

o f th i s p l ace ? O my sp irit ,
do not g iv e w a y t o l o ve !
And c on tinu in g
i nsp ec ti on o f th e r oom he p er
h is ,

c eiv e d in th e h a n d s o f t h os e w h o w er e p res en t g l asses

‘

fill ed w ith w in e Th ey w e re d rinki n g a nd eating a nd it

.
,

was e as y t o see th ey w e re ov e rcom e w ith d ri nk .

Wh ile the Kin g w as th inking h ow g et ou t o f h is

to

e m b a rrass m en t h e h ea r d on e of th e w om e n s a yin g to
“
one of h er i c a lli n g h er b y n a m e
com p a n o ns , Oh so , ,

a n d so, ris e a nd li gh t a t orch s o that w e c an go to b e d , ,

f or th e s l ee p is ov e rp ow eri n g u s C o m e li gh t th e t orch .
,

”
a nd l et u s r etir e t o th e oth e r c h a m b e r .

Th ey lifted up th e c u rt ai n to l eav e th e room

r o se a nd .

Th e Ki n g hid h im self to let th em p a ss ou t ; th en p e r f ,

c eiv in g th at t h e y h a d l e ft t h eir ch a m b er t o d o a t h i n g

neces sa ry a n d ob li ga t o ry t o h u m a n k i n d h e t o o k a dv a n ,
f

ta ge o f th eir ab s en ce e nt e re d th eir a pa rtm ent a n d hid

, ,

h i m self in a cu pb o a rd .

Wh ilst the Ki n g w as thu s in h i di n g th e w om e n re

tu rne d a nd shut th e d oors Th eir reason w a s ob s cu r e .

by th e fu m es o f w i n e ; th ey p u ll ed o ff a ll t h eir c l oth es
"

a nd b e g a n t o ca r ess ea ch ot h e r m u tu a lly
1
.

Th e Ki n g s ai d t o h i m se lf O m ar h as t ol d m e true ,

a b ou t t h i s h ou se o f m i s f ort u n e a s a n a b yss o f d eb a u c h '

Wh e n th e w om en h a d fa ll en l
as eep th e Ki ng r os e ,
ex ,

1
Th e te t
x sa y literally
s , Th ey se t to wo k r on each o th er
mu tu ally .
42 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

ting u ish e d th e ligh t un d re ssed a n d l a id d own between

, ,

th e two H e h a d ta ken care d uring th eir conv ersation

.

to i m p r ess th eir n a m e s on h is m em ory So h e was ab l e .

Y ou— so a nd s o—where h ave

“
to say to o n e o f t h e m ,

”
y ou p u t th e d o o r k e y s ? s p ea k i n g v e ry low
f
.

Th e w om a n r
a ns w e e d , Go l
t o s e ep , y ou wh ore , th e
”
k e ys a re at their usu a l p l a ce .

Th e Ki ng sa id to h im self Th e re is n o m i gh t , and

s tren gt h b ut in Go d th e Al m i gh ty a n d B en e v o l e nt ! a nd

w a s m uch trou bl ed .

And a ga n i he a sked th e w om a n a b ou t th e k eys , yf sa

“
in g , D ayli gh t is com ing I m u st Op en the . d oors . Th e re
is th e su n I a m going to op en th e h ou se
. .

A nd s he a nsw e e r d , The keys a re in th e u sua l p l a ce .

Why d o y ou thu s b oth e r m e ? Sl eep I ,

s ay , till it is
d ay .

And i the Ki ng sa id to h im se lf Th e re is no
a ga n ,

m i g h t a nd s tren gth bu t in God th e Al m i gh ty a nd Bene f

vol ent a nd sure ly if it w ere n ot f or the fear o f God I

,

Th e n h e b e g an
”
s h ould ru n m y s w ord th rou gh h e r .

“ ”
a g a in Oh y ou so a nd s o !
, ,

“
She sa id , Wh at d o y o u w a nt ?
”
I y said
am u ne as , th e Ki ng ,
a b ou t th e k e ys ; t ell
”
me whe re th e y a re ?

A nd s h e a nsw e e d , r Y ou hu s sy !
D oes y ou r vu lva itch
f or coition ? C a n n ot y ou d o w ith ou t f or a s i n g l e n i gh t ?
Look ! the Vizir s wife ha s withstood a ll the entreaties of
’

th e n e g ro a n d r e p e ll e d h im si n c e six m on th s ! Go th e
, ,

k eys a re in th e neg ro s p oc ket D o not sa y to h im Give

’ ‘
.
,

m e the keys ; b ut say Give m e you r m em b er Y ou

’ ‘ ’
.
,

know h is nam e is D orerame .

 Con c e rning Wom en wh o d es erv e to b e P ra is ed 43

The King was now sil ent f or h e knew what to do

,
.
’

H e wa ited a sh ort ti m e till the w om an w as as l eep ; t h en

h e d res sed h i m se lf in h er c l othes a nd c oncea l ed his ,

s w o rd u n d e r t h e m ; h is fa c e h e h id u n d e r a v e il o f re d

s il k
. Thu s d ressed h e l ooke d li ke oth e r w om en He .

then ope ned th e d oor stole softly ou t a nd p l a ced him

, ,
'

se lf b e h i n d th e cu rt a i n s of th e sa l oon e ntra n ce H e sa w .

o n ly so m e p e op l e s itti n g t h e re ; th e re m ai n d e r we re

as l eep .

Th e Ki n g m a d e th e fo ll ow i ng s il ent p ra yer O my ,

s ou l let m e f oll ow th e ri gh t wa y a n d le t a ll th ose p eo p l e

, ,

a m on g w h om I fi n d m y se lf b e s tu nn e d with d ru nk e n ,

n ess so th a t t h e y c a nn ot k now th e Ki n g from h is s u b

,
'

j e cts a nd God give m e strength

, .

H e the n e n tere d the s a l oo n s a yi ng I n the na m e o f .

”
Go d ! a n d h e t o tt e red t ow a rds th e b ed o f th e negro as
/
_

if d ru nk The ne g roes and the w om en took him to be

.

th e w om a n w h os e attire h e had ta ken .

D oreram e h a d a g re a t d es ire to h av e his pl e as u re with

tha t w om a n and w h en h e saw h er sit dow n by the b ed
,

h e th oug h t th a t sh e h a d brok en h er s l eep to com e to h im ,

“
p e r h a p s f or l o v e g a m e s 8 0 h e s a i d Oh y ou s o and so ' f
.
, , , ,

”
u n d r ess a n d g et i n t o m y b ed I sh a ll s oon b e back
,
.

“
Th e Ki n g sa i d to h i m se lf Th ere is no m i ght and
,

stre n g th b u t in th e H i h G od th e B en e v ol en t ! Th en
g ,

he s ea r ch ed f o r the k e ys in the c l oth e s a nd p ockets o f

“
th e n e g ro b u t fou nd noth i n g H e said G od s w ill b e ’
.
, ,

d one ! Th e n ra i si n g h is e yes he saw a h i gh wind ow ;

,

he r eache d u p with his a rm a nd fou nd gol d em b roi d ered

,

ga rm ents ther e ; h e s lip pe d h is h a nd s i n to the p oc kets ,

and oh su rp ris ed ! he fou nd the ke ys th ere

, , H e exam .
,

ined them a nd count ed s ev e n c o rres p ond i ng to th e num

,
’

ber of t he doors o f the h ouse a nd in h is j oy h e e x , ,

:
44 Th e P erf u m e d Ga rd en

c a l im e d , G od be p rai se d
g l o rifi e d ! Th en h e sa i d
and ,

I c a n on ly g et o u t o f h er e b y a ru se Th en fei g n in g .

s i c kn es s a n d a pp e a ri n g a s if h e w a nt e d t o v om it vi o r
,
-

le ntly h e h e l d h is h a nd b e f or e h is m ou th a nd h u rri ed
, ,

t o th e c e ntre o f th e c ou rty ar d Th e n e g ro s a i d to h im
.
,

“
God b l ess y ou ! oh s o a nd so ! a ny oth er w om en w ou l d
,
f r

h a v e b ee n s ic k i n to th e b e d !

Th e Ki ng then w e nt to th e i nne r d oor o f the h ouse ,

a n d o p e n e d it ; h e c l os e d it b e h in d h im a n d s o from o ne ,

d oor t o th e oth er till h e ca m e t o t he s ev enth w h i ch

, ,

op e n e d u p o n th e s tr eet H er e h e fou n d h is com pa ni ons

.

a g ai n w h o h a d b ee n in g reat a nx i e ty a n d wh o a s ked
, ,

him w h a t h e ha d s ee n ?

Th e n i d the Kin g : Th is is n ot the tim e to a nsw er

sa .

Let u s g o i nto th i s h ou se w ith th e b l es si n g o f God a nd

”
with h is h el p .

Th e y
res olved t o b e u p on th eir gu ard th ere b eing in ,

th e h ou se se v e n n e g ro es twe lve m ai d ens a nd s even ,

w om en b ea u tifu l a s m oons
, .

Th e Vizir a sk e d th e Kin g ,
Wh a t ga rm e nts a re
”
th ese ? A nd Ki n g a nswe re d Be
th e , s il e nt ; w ith ou t
”
th e m I sh ou l d nev e r h a v e g ot th e k e ys .

H e th e n w e n t t o r w here the tw o w om en
th e c h a m b e

were w ith w h om h e ha d b een lyi n g t ook off th e c l ot h es

, ,

in w h i ch h e w a s d ress ed a n d r e su m e d h is own tak i n g

, ,

g ood ca re o f h is sw ord H e th e n w ent t o the sa l oon

.
,

w h e re th e n e g roes a nd th e w om en w ere a nd h e a nd h is .
,

c o m p a n i o ns r a n g e d t he m s e lv es b e h i nd th e d oor c u rtain /
.

Aft er h a vi ng h ad a l ook i nt o the s a l o on the y said , ,

Am ongst a ll th ese w om e n th ere is none m ore b eau tifu l

'

”
th a n th e on e s e at ed on th e e l eva te d cu shi on ! Th e Ki ng
 C on c e rn in g Wom en w h o d e s erv e to be P ra is e d 45

sa id
I res erv e
,
h er f or m ys e lf ,
if sh e d oes n ot b el on g to
”
som eon e e l se .

Wh il e th ey w ere
i nt erior o f the sa l oon
exa m n n g i i th e ,

D orera m e d es c e nd ed fro m th e b e d and a ft er h im one o f ,

th e b ea utifu l w om e n Th e n a n oth er n eg ro g ot on th e
.

b e d w ith a n oth e r w o m a n an d s o on till to th e s ev e nth ,

.

Th ey r od e th em in th is w ay o ne a ft e r th e oth e r ex c ep t ,
,

ing th e b ea u tifu l w om a n m enti on ed a b ov e a n d th e m ai d ,

e ns E ach o f th es e w om en ap p ea re d t o m ou nt u p on th e
.

b ed w ith m a rk e d re l u cta nce a nd d es cen d e d a fte r th e , ,

coiti on w a s fi ni s h e d w it h th e h ea d b e n t d ow n
,
.

H ow e v e r th e r w e r e l u sti n g a ft e r a nd p ress m g
,
n e g oe s ,

on e a ft e r th e o t h e r th e b e au tifu l w o m a n ,
Bu t s h e .

“
sp u r ne d t h e m a ll sa yi n g I sha ll n ev e r co nse nt to it
, , ,

a nd as t o t h e se vir g i n s I t a ke t h em a l so u n d er m y p ro
,
,

t e ction .

D orera m e th en ros e an d w en t up to h er, h ol d i ng in

h is h ands h is m em b erin fu ll e re cti on sti ff as a p ill a r , .
1

“
H e h it h er w ith it on th e fa ce a nd h ea d s ayi n g Six , ,

tim es thi s n ight I w as p res si n g y ou to ce d e to m y d e f

s ir es a nd y o u a l w ay s r e fu s e ; b u t n ow I m u s t h a v e you
, ,

”
ev en th i s; n i gh t .

Wh e n th e w om a n s aw th e s u t bb orn ness of th e n e g o r
a nd th e s
ta te o f d ru n ke nness h e w as in -

,
s he tri ed to

ften him b y p rom is es “

.

so Sit d own h ere by m e sh e .

sa i d a n d t on i g h t thy d es ires s h a ll b e con t e nt e d

,
.

Th e n e g ro sat d ow n n ea r h e r w ith h is m em b e r s till

e rec t a s a co l u m n Th e Ki n g c ou l d sca rc e ly m aste r h is
.

su rp rise .

1
The Arabi an te xt h a s it literally O u airou h ou k aim e bi n e ,

E u m o u d si g ni fi e s p ill ar c ol u m n
“
ia d ihi k i e l e u m o u d .
, .
46 Th e P e rf u m ed Ga rd en

Th e w om a n b e ga n to s i ng the f oll owi ng verses , inton '

in g th em from the b ott om o f h er h ea rt

rfr y
I p e e th e ou n g m a n f o r c o on , a n d him on ; iti ly
H e is of cou a g e u —h e is m y so e am b on
r
f ll l iti ,

r tr
H is m em b e is s o n g to d e fl ow e th e v g n r ir i ,

ri ly r rti i i
'

A nd ch p o p o o n e d in all its d m e n s o ns ;
li
I t h a s a h ea d a k e to a b a z e , r ir
r
E no m ou s a n d n on e
, ke li
in c e a o n ; it r ti
tr
S ong it r
is a n d h a d a n d w h th e h e a d ou n d e d o ff
, it r ,

l y r y ti
I t is a wa s e a d f o r a c o n a n d d oes n ot die d own ;
vr l i
I t n e e s eep s ow n g to th e vi l
o e n c e o f its l v
~

o e
-

.
,

i tr l t r
I t s g h s to e n e m y v u v a a n d sh e d s ea s o n m y b e ;, lly
l i
I t a s k s not f o r h e p n ot b e n g in wa n o f a ny ;
, t
I t n e e ds n o a lly t l
an d s a n d s a o n e th e g ea e s
, r t t f ti
a g u es ,

y
An d n obo d c a n b e su e o f wha wr t ill r lt fr
esu o m its e ff o s rt .

ll vi r
Fu o f gou an d e lif it r i t
bo e s n o m y a g n a ,
, v i
An d it r w o ks a b o u tt r ti t t
h e e in a c on c ons a n an d sp e n d d l i .

ir t r fr t
F s f om th e o n to the b a ck and hen om g h to e ; t fr ri t l ft
,

N ow it r r
is c a m m e d h a d in by vi r r r
g o o u s p essu e ,

N ow it r ri
u b s its h ea d o n th e o fi ce o f m y v i
a g na .

tr t
An d h e s ok es m y b a ck m y s o m a ch m y s d es , i , ,

i
Kisses m y ch e ek s a n d ano n b e g ns to su c k at m y l p s
, i .

r l
H e e m b a ce s m e c ose a n d m a k es m e o o n th e b e d
, r ll '

t r l
An d b e we en his a m s I a m ik e a co p se w hou i e r it t l f .

v ry rt
E e pa o f m y bod yr i
e c e v es in t r
u n h is l v t
o e bi e s '
,

r it i
A n d h e co v e s m e w h k sses of fi re ;
Wh e n h e s ee s m e in h e a h e quick c om es to m e
t ly ,

t i
Th e n h e op e n s m y h g hs a n d k sses m y b e i lly ,

t t l
An d h e p u s his o o in m y h a n d to m ak e it
k no ck at m y d oo r .

v l
Soon h e is in th e ca e an d I f ee th e p le a su ie a pp oa ch n g
, r i '
.

H e s h ak es m e a n d h t rill
s m e , and ho tly t
w e b o h are w o k n g ri ,

An d h e s a s y R i ‘
,e ce v e m y se e d ! a n d I a nswe
‘
r
Oh g e
’
iv it , ,

l v
b e o ed o ne !
ll l li t
I t sh a b e w e co m e to m e y ou g h o f m y e e s ! , y
O h y ou m a n o f all m en who fi ll e st m e w h p ea su e
, , it l r .

l l fr vi r
'

O h y ou s ou o f m y sou g o o n with
, , esh gou ,

t
For y o u m u s n o t y et w h d aw it it r fr
om m e ; ea e l v it t r
he e ,

t i
A n d h s d ay w ill t i r
h en be fi n sh e d f e e o f all so ow rr .
’

r v
H e h a s swo n to God to h a e m e f o r se e n v ty i t
n gh s ,

t i
A n d wha h e w she d f or h e did in th e way of k sse s and e m i '

r ri t
b a ce s du n g all h ose n g h s i t ”
.
48 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

Th e Ki ng sa id , H e wh o ca ll ed h er s o c a ll ed h er by
h er tru e n am e , f or sh e is th e full m oon of th e fu ll m o on s ,

”
f r
a o e G od !
H ow eve r th e , n eg o r w a nt e d to d raw th e w om a n aw a y
w ith h im , a nd fa ce h it h er in th e .

Th e Ki n g m a d w ith j ea l ou s y a nd w ith h is h ea rt fu ll
, ,

o f ire sa i d t o th e Vizir
, L ook w h at you r n e gro is d o ,
,

in g ! By God ! h e sh a ll d ie th e d eath o f a vill a i n a n d I ,

sh a ll m a k e a n e x a m p l e o f h im a n d a w a r n i n g t o t h os e ,

”
wh o w ou l d im itat e h im !
At th at m om ent th e King h e a rd th e l ad y s ay t o th e
“
n egro Y ou a re b etra yi ng y ou r m a ste r th e Vizir w ith h is
,

wif e a nd n ow y ou b etra y h er in sp it e o f y ou r i ntim acy

, ,

w ith h er a n d th e fa v ours sh e gra n t s t o y ou And su r ely .

1

s h e l ov es y ou p a ss i o n at e ly a nd y ou a re p u rsu i n g an ot h er ,

”
w om a n !
Th e Ki n g sa id t o th e Vizir , Li s t e n , a nd do n ot s p eak

a w o rd .

Th e l a d y t h e n r o s e a n d r et u r n e d to t h e p l a c e wh er e
sh e h a d b een b e for e a n d b e g a n to rec it e ,

Oh m e n ! liste n to wh at I s ay o n th e su b j e ct o f wom e n 2
, ,

Fo r h er thirst f o r coition is w ritte n b etw e e n h e r eyes .

D o n ot p u t tru st in h e r vow s a n d w e re s h e th e Su lta n

’

, s

d au g hter .

Wo m a n s mali ce is bo u n d l e ss ; n ot ev en th e Kin g o f kin g s

’

Wou l d su ffic e to su b d u e it wh at e r b e his m i g ht ,

’
.

M en t a k e h e e d a n d s h u n t h e l o v e o f w o m a n !
,

D o not s ay ‘ Su ch a o n e is m y w ell b el o v e d ;
‘ '
,

1Y ou a re b e ra n g o u m as e t yi
e tc et c y r
B h s p h ase tr , .
, . yt i r
r r
is en d e e d a p a ss a g e in t h e ex wh ch u n s Y o u b e a th e t t i r ,
tr y
sa lt tr y
and y ou b e a if
th e w e o f th e V z
” “
To b e a th e i ir . tr y
sa lt r ti r ll i
is a fi g u a v e p h a se in a u s o n to t h e O e n a u s a g e o f ri t l
it lity
h o sp a ri lt
in o ff e n g s a i i
an d s g n fi e s
“
b e a n g th e h o s th e
, tr yi t ,

tr
m as e t t ri
th e h a n d h a n o u sh es
,
”
.

Wo m en natur i r p resente d
2 “ ’
s e s e to us by th e m oo n .

( R b el i b o ok iii c h a p ii )
'

a a s, .
, . xx x .
 C on c ernin g Wom en w h o d es erv e to b e P ra is ed 49

Do Sh e is m y
n ot s a y , e s co m p a n o n
‘
lif '
i .
’

iv t
I f I d e c e e y ou h e n s ay m y wo d s a re u n u h s
,
r tr t .

l it
A s on g a s sh e is w h y ou in b e d y o u h a e h e r o , v l ve ,

l
But a wo m a n s ov e is n ot e n d u r n g b e ev e m e
’
i , li .

Lyi n g up o n h b a st y o u are h l e t u e ;
er re ,
er ov f
re a s r

Whilst the c oiti on g oes o n y u h ave h r lov p oor fool ! ,

o e e,

But a n o n sh e l ook s u p on y u a a fi n d ;
, ,
o s e

An d thi i a fa ct u n d ou bt d an d cert ai n
s s e .

Th e wif r i s th e sl a i n th b e d o f th m a t r
e e ce ve ve e e s e ,

An d th s in g m en ll y u p on h er th eir l u t
e e rv a a s .

C t i n it i
er a u h on du t i
s, n t to b e p r i
s c cd a n d hon ore d c s o a se .

Bu t th vi tu o f wo m e n i frail a n d c h n g fu l
e r e s a e ,

An d th e m a n thu s d cei d is l o k d u p o n with c onte m p t

e ve o e .

Th e f
er m a n with a h a t h o u l d n o t p u t tru st in a w o m n
o re a e r s a .

At th ese w o r d s th e Vizir b e gan to c ry ,

bu t th e Ki ng
bad e him to be qu i et . Th en th e ne g o r r it ec ed th e f cil '

l ow i ng ve rses in res p on se to t h os e of th e l a d y

We ne g roes h ave h a d o u r fi ll o f w o m e n,
W e fe a r n o t th eir tric k s h ow ever , tl e th y b e
su b e .

M e n co nfi d e in u s with re g ard to wh at th y c h ri h e e s .
1

Thi s is no lie re m e m b e r, b u t is th e truth y ou k n , as ow .

Oh , y o u w o m en a ll ! for s u re y ou h a v e no p a tie n c e w h e n th e
viril e r y ou a e wanti n g
m emb e r ,

Fo in th e sa m e resi d e y u r lif a n d d th ;
r s o e ea

It is th e n d a n d all of you r wi sh e s c t o o p e n
e s, e re r .

I f yo u r h l er a n d i
c a
o rou d a g ai n t y ur hu sb n dre re a se s o a s,

Th ey a p p e as y ou i m p ly b y i nt o d u ci n g th i m e m b
e s r e r e rs .

Y ou lig io n r id in y u ul
r re n d th
es m
es ly m m b o r v va, a e an e e r is

you ul r so .

Su ch y u w ill alway fi n d in th e n atur

o f w m n s e o o a .

1
Thi s
v r e all udes to the fa ct th t n gro es a d om ti c
e s a e , s es s,

a re co n i d er d a s a n i n f ri o r c l a
s e wh o a e all ow e d to co m ee ss , !
r

n e ar w m e n o s i n ca p b l , f m a kin g a n i m p re io n
a a e o ss .
50 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd e n

With that , th e n e g o r t h r ew h i m s elf u p o n th e w om a n ,

wh o p ush ed h im b ac k .

At th is m om ent th e Ki n g felt h is h eart r

op p e sse d ; he
d rew h is sw ord , as d id h is com p ani o ns , a nd t h e y e nt e r e d
th e room . Th e n e g oe s r and w om e n s aw n oth i n g b u t

b ra nd i sh e d sw o rd s .

O ne of th e n e g oes r r os e ,
a nd rush ed u p on th e Ki ng
a nd h is com p an ons , i v ered w ith one
bu t th e Cha ou ch se

b l ow h is h ea d from
h is b od y Th e Ki ng cri ed G od s ’

.
,

b l essi n g u p on y ou ! Y ou r arm is n ot w ith ered a nd y ou r

m oth e r h a s n ot b orn e a w ea k li ng Y ou h a v e s truc k .

d ow n you r en em ie s a nd th e p a ra di s e s h a ll b e y ou r
,

dw elli n g a n d p l a ce o f r e st !

A noth er ne g o r g ot up and a i m ed a bl ow at th e

C h a ou ch ,
w h i c h b r ok e t h e sw o rd of th e C h aouch in
tw ain It h a d b een a b e a utiful w eap on a nd the C haouch
.
, ,

o n s e e i n g it ru i ne d b ro ke ou t i nt o th e m os t vi ol e nt p a s
,
,

s i on ; h e s e iz ed th e n e g ro b y th e a rm lift e d h im u p a nd , ,

th rew h im a ga in st th e w all b rea king his b on es Th en , .

“
t h e Ki n g c ri e d God is g reat
,
H e h as not d ri ed up .

you r h a nd Oh wha t a C ha ouch ! God grant y ou h is

,

b l e ss i n g s
.

Th e n e g oes , r t h e y s a w t h i s w e r e c ow e d a n d
w h en ,

s il e n t
,
a n d t h e Ki n g m ast e r n ow o f th e ir liv es s ai d
, , ,

“ ”
Th e m a n t h at lifts h is h and o n ly s h all l ose h is h ea d ! ,

A nd h e c om m a n d ed th at th e re m a i ni n g fi v e ne groes
s h ou l d h a v e t h eir h a n d s ti e d b eh i n d t h eir b acks .

Th i s h avi n g b ee n d on e h e tu rne d to B e d e r el Bed o u r

,

“
a n d a sk e d h er W hose w ife a re y ou a nd who is this
, ,

n e g ro ?

Sh e th e n t ol d h im on th at su bj ec t wh at h e h ad h ea rd
a lrea d y fr om O m a r A nd the Ki n g tha nk ed h er s yi n g
’

.
a
,
 Wom en
‘

C on c e rning w h o d es erv e to be P ra is ed 51

M a y God give y ou h is bl ess i ng th e n asked h er

He
“

.
,

”
Ho l on g ca n a w om an p ati ently d o w ith ou t coiti on ?
“
She se em ed a m a e d , z but th e Ki n g s a i d S p eak a nd d o
, ,

”
n ot be ab a s h e d .

Sh e th e n r
A w e ll b orn l a d y of h igh ori g i n
a nswe e d , '

ca n re m a i n f or s ix m o n th s w ith ou t ; b u t a l ow ly w om a n

o f n o ra ce n or h i g h b l ood ,w h o d oe s n ot r esp e c t h e rs e lf

w h en s h e ca n lay h er h a nd u p on a m a n w ill h a v e h im ,

u p on h er; h is s t om a c h a n d h is m em b er w ill k now h er

”
v a g i na .

Th e n sa id th e Ki ng p oi ntin g to
, on e o f th e w om e n ,

W ho is this one ? ”
Sh e a nsw e red
Th is is th e w ife o f ,
“

“
th e K a d i A nd t h i s o n e ? Th e w ife o f th e se co nd
” ” “
Vizir . An d t hi s ? Th e w ife of th e c h ie f o f the
“ ” “
M u ftis A n d t h a t on e ?
. Th e Treasu re r s And
’

th ose tw o w om e n tha t a re in the oth er room ? She

“
a nsw er e d Th e y h av e r ece iv ed the h osp it ality of th e -

house a nd one of th em w as b r ou g h t h ere y est erda y b y

,

a n old w om a n ; th e n e g r o h as s o f a r n ot g ot p ossess i on
”
of h er .

Th e nid O m a r sa . Th i s is th e o ne I sp o ke to y o u

a b ou t O m y m a st e r
,
.

A nd th e t h e r w om a n ?
o To w h om d oes she be ,

”
l on g ? sa i d th e Ki n g .

“
Sh e is the wife o f th e A m i ne 1
o f the ca p en e s , r t r
a nsw e e r d sh e .

Then sa i d th e Ki ng A nd these girl s w ho a re they ?

,
-

She a nsw er ed Th i s one is the d au ght er of th e c l e r k

,

of th e treasu ry ; this other one th e d au ghter of th e

1 Th e title Amin e co rresp o nds to o u r cou n c illor; syndic . .

52 Th e P e rf u m e d Ga rd en

M ohtesib ,
1
th e th ird is the dau ghter of the B ou ab ; the 2

n ex t o ne t h e d a u g h ter o f th e Am i ne o f th e M ou ed din ; 3

th at on e th e d au g h t er o f th e colou r k ee p er At the /
4

invit ation of th e Ki ng s h e p a s s e d th e m thu s a ll in re

,
;

V i ew .

Th e Kin g th en ask e d f or th e rea s on of

-

so m any
w om e n b ei n g b rou gh t t o g eth e r th ere .

“
B e d er e rep lie d O m as ter o f o u rs th e ne gro
l Bed ou r , ,

k now s n o oth e r p a ssi ons th a n f or coiti on a n d g o od w i ne .

H e k e ep s m ak i n g l ove n i gh t a nd d ay a n d h is m em b er ,

rest s only w h e n h e is a s l ee p h im self .

“
Th e Ki n g ask e d fu rth er Wh a t d oes h e liv e u p on ? ,

“
Sh e sa i d Up on yol ks of e gg s frie d in f at a nd sw i m
,
'

m i n g i n h o n e y a n d u p on w h it e b re ad ; h e d ri nks noth i ng
,

b u t old m u s ca t e l w i n e .

Th e Ki n g sai d W h o h as b rou g h t t h e s e w omen h e r e

, ,

wh o a ll o f th em b e l on g to offi c i a l s o f th e St at e ?
,

Sh e rep li e d O m aster o f ours h e ha s in his se rvi c e

, ,
‘

a n ol d w om a n w h o h as h ad th e ru n o f th e h ou s es in th e
t ow n ; sh e c h oo ses a n d bri ngs to h im any w om an of
su p e ri o r b ea u ty a n d p e rfecti on ; b u t s h e s e rv e s h im on ly

a ga i n s t g oo d c on s i d er a ti on in s ilv e r d re s s e s e t c p re f , ,
.
,

”
c i on s s t on es ru b i es a n d oth e r ob j ec t s o f va l u e
, , .

1 Th e M ohte sib is a co m m i ssi o n er of th e p o li ce , c harg e d with

su rv eyi n g w ei g hts a n d m e a sures .

2
B ou ab si g ni fi e s an u sh e r .

3
Th e M o u e d din a re th e c ri e rs , wh o ca ll f ro m th e to p o f th e
M o s q u e s th e tru e be li e v ers to p ra yr
e s .

4 The O rie ntal so v e rei g n s h av a g re at n u m b e r o f fl a g s in g ,

sta n d ard s e tc
, whi c h a re carri e d b e f ore th e m o n th e o cc a si on s
.
,

o f state c e re m o ni a l s a n d w hi ch th ey ta k e with the m to t h e ir

,

wars , th e k e ep er o f thos e c olours is a m a n o f i m p ortanc e .

 Con ce rnin g Wom en wh o d e se rv e to b e P ra is e d 53

And w hence d oes th e ne gro get the silver ? as k e d

“
the King Th e l a dy r em a in ing s il ent h e a dded
.
, , Give
me s om e inform ati on p l ease , .

She s i g nifi ed w ith a si g n from th e c orne r of h er ey e

th a t h e h a d g ot it a ll fr om th e w ife o f th e Gra nd Vizir .

“
The King u nde rst oo d h er a nd con ti nu ed O B eder el
, ,

B ad our ! I have faith and confid enc e in y ou a n d your ,

t es tim on y will ha ve in m y ey es the va lue of th at of th e

two Ade l s S p ea k to m e w ithou t res erve as to wha t
1
.

”
con ce r ns y ou r s elf .

She a nsw e r ed him I hav e not been t ou ched a nd

, ,

h owev er l ong this m i ght hav e l aste d the neg ro woul d

not h a v e got his d es ir e s ati sfi ed .

”
Is th i s so ? a sk ed the Kin g .

”
Sh e replie d It is so !
, Sh e had un d e rs t ood w ha t the
Ki ng wa nted to sa y a nd the Kin g ha s se ized the m ea n
,
'

ing o f h er w ord s .

H as the neg ro r esp ecte d m y hon our ? I nformm e

a b ou t th at , sa i d th e Ki ng .

“
She ans w e red ,
H e h as r esp e ct e d y ou r h onou r as f a r
a s yo u r w iv e s a re co n c ern e d H e h as no t pus h ed h is
.

cri m i n a l d e e ds t h a t f ar; b u t if Go d ha s s p a red h is d a ys

the re is no ce rt ainty tha t h e w oul d not h av e tried to soil

wh at h e shou l d h a ve res p e ct ed .

The Ki ng h a vi ng a sked h er th en wh o thos e n egroes

“
were sh e a nsw e red
,
Th e y are h is c om p ani ons A ft e r
, .

he h as qu it e su rfe it ed h im s e lf w ith th e w om en w h i ch h e
ha d got b rou ght to h im h e hand ed th em o ve r to them
, ,

a s y ou h av e se e n If it w ere not f or the p rotecti on of

.

”
a w om a n w here w ou l d tha t m a n b e ?

1 The two Ad els ( Adeli ne ) a re t he two swo rn witn esses who

as sist th e Ca di wh e n h e sits in j udg m ent .
54 Th e P erf u m e d Ga rd en

Th en
. sp ok e the Kin g , O B ed er el Bed our why d id ,

n ot you r hu sb a nd a sk my h elp a g ai nst this oppr

es si on ?

W hy did y ou n ot com p a n ? l i ”

rep lie d 0 Ki n g o f the tim e O b el oved S ultan

Sh e , , ,

O m aste r o f nu m erous a rm ies and a llies ! As rega rds m y

h u sb and I was so f ar u nab l e to i n form h im o f my lot ;
'

a s to m ys elf I h a ve n othi n
g to sa y b u t w ha t y ou know
by th e v e rses I su ng j u s t now
-
I ha ve g iven advice to .
:

”
m en ab ou t w om en from the fi rs t v erse to th e l ast .

'

Ki ng sa id O Beder e l Bed ou r! I like y ou I have

Th e , ,

p u t the q u estion to y ou inth e nam e of th e chos en Pro

:

p h et ( the b ened i cti on a n d m e rc y of G od b e w ith

I n form m e o f e v e rythi ng ; y ou h av e nothi n g to fea r ; I

g iv e y ou th e a m a n com p l et e H as th is ne gro not en

1 :
.

j oyed y ou ? For I p resu m e that none o f y ou were out

o f re a ch o f h is a tt em p t s a nd h a d y ou r h on ou rs s a fe

Sh e replied
King of ou r tim e in th e nam e of y ou r
, 0 ,

h i g h rank a nd you r p ower ! Look ! H e ab ou t wh om ,

y ou a sk m e I w ou l d not h ave a ccep ted him as a l e g i

'
,

m ate hu sb a nd ; h ow cou l d I h a v e consented to gra nt h im

”
th e fa vou r o f a n illi c it l ove ?

Ki ng sa id Y ou app ear to be s inc ere bu t the

Th e , ,

v erses I hea rd y ou s ing ha ve rous ed d ou bts in m y sou l .

Sh e rep lied
“
I h ad three motives to hol d tha t lan
,
'

Firstly I w as at th at m om ent in h eat li ke a

'

g ua ge .
, ,

y ou n g m a re ; s ec ond ly Eb lis h a d ex cited my natu ral

.
,

p arts and l astly I w a nte d to qu i et th e n e gro and m a k e

, ,

h im h a v e pati ence s o tha t h e sh ou l d g rant m e som e

,

d e l a y a nd l ea v e m e in p eace u ntil God woul d d elive r

me of h im .

1 Th e a m a n, that is th e r
p a d o n, l ti
a bs o u o n, p rot cti
e on; this
is a co m p ac t or tr ty ea o f i n d em n ity .
54 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

Th e n sp oke the King , O B ed er el Bed ou r why d id ,

not y ou r hu sb a nd -
a sk my h el p aga i nst th i s opp res si on ?
W hy did y ou n ot com p a n ? l i ”

Sh e rep li e d O King of the tim e O b el ov ed S u ltan

, , ,

O m ast er of nu m erous arm ies and a llies ! As regards my

h usb a n d I wa s so f ar u nab l e to i nform h im of m y lot ;
a s to m yse lf I h a ve n oth i n
g to say bu t wha t y ou know
b y the v erses I su n g j u s t now
'
I h ave g iven ad vice to .

”
m en a b ou t w om en from th e fi rs t v ers e to th e l a st .

Th e King sa i d O Bede r el Bedou r! I like y ou I have

, ,

p u t th e question to y ou inth e nam e of th e chosen Pro

:

p h e t ( th e b en e d ic t
'

ion a nd m e rc y o f G od b e w it h

In form m e o f everyth ing ; y ou ha ve nothi ng to fea r ; I

g iv e y ou th e a m a n c om p l et e H a s this ne gro not en
1 ,
.

j oye d y ou ? For I p resu m e tha t none of y ou were out

o f re a ch o f h is a tt em p t s a nd h a d y ou r h on ou rs sa fe

Sh e rep li ed
O Ki ng o f our tim e in the nam e of y ou r
, ,

hi gh rank and y ou r p ower ! Look ! H e ab ou t wh om ,

y ou a sk m e I w ou l d not h ave a ccep t ed him as a l e g i

'
,

m a te h u s b a nd ; h ow c ou l d I h a v e consent ed to g ra nt h im
”
th e fa v ou r o f a n illi c it l ov e ?

Th e Ki ng said Y ou app e a r to be sincere bu t the, ,

v ers es I h eard y ou sing h a ve rou sed d oubts in m y soul .

I h a d three m otiv es to h ol d tha t la n

'

“
Sh e rep lied ,
.
'

Firstly I was at tha t m om ent in h eat like a

' “

gua ge .
, ,

you n g m a re ; sec ondly Eb lis h ad ex cit ed my natu ral ,

p arts a nd l astly I w a nted to qu i e t th e ne gr o and m a k e

, ,

h im h a ve p a tie nce so tha t h e sh ou l d g rant m e som e,

d e l ay a n d l ea v e m e in p ea ce u ntil God w ou l d d eliv er

me of h im .

1 Th e a m a n, th t i a s th e r
pa don, a bsolutio n , p r t ti
o ec on; this
is a co m p a ct r tre ty o a o f i n d em n ity .
 Con c ern ing Wom en who d es erv e to b e P ra is e d 55

Th e Ki ng sa id , D o y ou s p eak se ri ou s ly ? Sh e w as
“
sil ent . Th en th e Ki ng cried O B ed er el Bed ou r y ou
, ,

”
a l o ne ll b e p ardone d !
sha Sh e u nd erst ood th a t it was
s he on ly th at th e Ki ng w ou l d s p a re from th e p u nis h m ent
’

of d ea th H e th en cautioned h er th a t she m us t k eep the

.

s ec ret a nd sa i d h e w a nt e d t o l ea v e n ow
, .

Th e n virgin s ap p roa ch ed B e der el

all the w o m en a nd

Bed ou r a nd i m p l ored h er sa yi ng I nterce d e f or u s f or , , ,

”
y ou h a v e p ow e r ov er th e Kin g ; a nd th ey sh e d tea rs
ov e r h er h an d s a n d in d esp a i r th rew t h em se lv e s d ow n
, .

B e d er el Bed ou r th en ca ll ed the Ki n g back wh o w a s ,

“
g oi ng a nd sa i d t o h im
, O ou r m aste r ! y ou h ave not ,

” “ ” “
g ra nt ed m e a n y fa v ou r y et H ow sa i d h e I h av e .
, ,

s ent f or a b ea u tifu l m u l e f or y ou ; y ou will m ou nt h er .

a nd com e w ith u s As f or th ese w om en th ey m u s t a ll

.
,

”
of th em d ie .

Sh e th en id O our m aste r ! I ask y ou a nd conj u re

sa ,

y ou to au th ori z e m e to m a k e a stip u l a ti on wh i ch y ou
will a c cept Th e Kin g m a d e oath t h at h e w ou l d fu lfil
.

“
it The n sh e s a i d I a sk a s a gift th e pard on of a ll
.
,

these wom en a nd of all th ese m aid ens Th eir d eath s .

wou l d m oreov e r th row th e m ost t e rri b l e con st e rna ti o n

o v e r th e w h ol e t oWn .

Th e ;

Kin g id sa , Th ere is no m i g ht n or p ow er but in

God , the m erc ifu l !

rdered th e ne groes to b e H e th e n o

ta ken ou t and b ehead ed Th e only e xcepti on h e m a d e .

was with th e n eg ro D orera m e w h o w a s e n orm ou s ly ,

s t ou t a n d h ad a n ec k li ke a b u ll Th ey cu t off h is ea rs .
,

n os e a n d lip s ; li k ewi se h is viril e m e m b er w h i ch th e y

, ,

put i nt o his m ou th a nd t h e n h u n g h im o n a g a ll ow s , .

Th en th e Ki ng ord ered th e s even d o ors of th e h ou se

to be l
c os ed , a nd r e t u rn ed t o his p a l ace .
56 Th e P erf u me d Ga rd e n

At s un ris e he sent a m u le to B eder el Bed our in o rder

,

to le t he r be b rou g ht to h im H e ma d e h e r d we ll with
.

h im and fou nd h er t o b e ex ce lling a ll those who e xce l

,
.

Th en th e Ki ng cau sed th e wif e of O m a r be n I sad to

be res tored to h im a nd h e m a de h im his p riv ate se e r
,

re ta ry . Th en he ord e red th e Vizi r to re p u d iate h is wife .

H e did n ot forg e t the C h aouch a n d the c om m and e r of

th e g ua rd s to w h om h e m a d e l a r g e p re se nts as h e h a d
, ,

p r o m i s ed , u s i n g f or t ha t u
p pr ose th e n e g r o s h oa rd s
’

H e se nt th e s on o f his fath er s Vi z ir to p rison H e a ls o

’

cau s e d th e o ld g o b etw e e n t o b e b rou gh t b e fore h im

'
,

a nd the n a s k ed h e r ,Give m e all th e p arti cu l ars about

th e con d u c t o f th e n e gr o a nd te ll m e w h ether it w a s
,

”
we ll do ne to b rin g in th a t w a y wo m en to m e n She
.

“
a nswe re d , Th is is th e tra d e of n ea rly all old w om en .

H e the n ha d h er execu te d as w e ll as a ll old wom en w h o

,

foll owed that trad e a nd thu s cut off in h is State t he

,

tree of panderis m as the root and burnt the tru nk

, .

H e beside s sent back to th eir fam ilies the w om en a nd

g irls and ba d e them repent in t he name of God
, .

This s t ory p re se nts but a small p a rt of the t ricks a nd

strata ge m s u se d b y w ome n a ga i nst th eir hu sba nd s .

The m ora l of the tal e is that a m a n w ho fa ll s in l ove

,

with a w om a n i m p eril s h i m self a n d exp oses h im se lf to

,

the g re ates t tr oub l es .

 CH A PTE R III

A BO U T M EN WH O A RE TO BE H E L D I N CO N TEM PT

Kno w 0 m y b r othe r ( to w h om God be m erc ifu l ) th at

, ,

a m a n wh o is m issh a pe n , of r
coa s e a p p ea a nc e ,r a nd

w ho se m em b er is sh o rt t hi n
,
an d fl ab b y , is c o n em p t tib le
in th e e yes of w om e n .

When s u ch a m a n h as a b ou t w it h a wom an h e d oes ,

n ot d o h er bu si nes s w ith t h e
vi gou r a nd in a m a nner t o
g ive h er enj o ym ent H e l a ys hi m se lf d own up on h er
.
_

withou t p re vi ou s t oying h e d oe s n ot ki ss h er nOr twin e

, ,

h i m se lf r ou nd h er h e d oes n ot b ite h er nor su c k h er

, ,

li p s nor tickl e h er
, .

H e g et s u p on her be fore h a s b e g u n l on g i n g f or
sh e

p l easu r e , a nd the n h e i ntroduces with i nfi nite troub l e a

m em b e r so ft a nd ne rv el ess . S c arce ly h as h e c omm ence d

whe n he is lre a dy d one f or; h e m a kes one or tw o m ove

a f

m e nts a n d the n s i nks up o n the wom a n s b re as t t o sp end

’
-

his s p erm and th at is th e m ost h e c an d o Th is d one

“

, .

h e w it h d raw s his affair a n d m a kes a ll h aste t o ge t dow n

,

a g a i n from h e r .

S u ch a m a n— as w as s a id b y a w riter— is q u i ck in
e j a cu l ati on a nd s low a s t o e r ec tion ; a ft e r th e tre m b li n g ,

wh ich fol lows the ej acu l a ti on o f th e s ee d h is che s t is ,

h eavy a nd h is s i d e s a ch e .

Q liti e ua
s li k e t h os e a re n o r ecom m e n da ti ons w it h
wom en D es p ic ab l e als o is th e m an wh o is fa l se t o his
. .

word s ; wh o d oes not fu lfil the p r om i s e he h as ma de ; wh o

58 The P erf u m ed Ga rd en

ne v er s p e a ks Wi th ou t
tellin g lies a nd wh o conceal s from,

his w ife all h is d oi n gs excep t th e a d ult erous exp l oits

,

wh i ch h e comm its .

Wom en cannot es teem su ch m en as they cannot pI O ,

'
'

cu re th em a ny enj oy m ent .

I t is id th at a m an of th e na m e of Abb es w h ose
sa ,

m em b e r was extrem ely sm all and s ligh t h a d a v ery cor

-

,
,

pulent w ife w h om h e c ou l d n ot c ontriv e t o s atis fy in

,

coiti on s o tha t s h e soon b e g a n to com p l ai n t o h er f e

,
'

m a l e fri end s a b ou t it .

Th is w om an p ossesse d a cons i d era b l e fo rtu ne w h il s t ,

Abb es w as very p oor ; a nd w he n h e wa nted anyth in g ,

s h e w as su re n o t to let h im h av e w h a t h e w a nt e d .

One d ay h e went to see a w ise m an a nd s u b m itted ,

his ca se t o h im
The sa g e to l d
If y ou ha d a fi ne m emb er y ou
h im :
m i g h t d i sp os e o f h er fortu ne D o y ou not k now th at
.

wom en s reli g i on is in th eir vu lva s ? B i t I will p res c rib e

’ ’

y ou a rem ed y w h i ch w ill d o a w a y w ith your troub l es .

Abb es l os t no tim e to m ak e u p the rem ed y accord ing

to th e r eci p e o f th e w i se m a n a nd a ft e r h e h a d u se d it
,

his m em b er grew to b e l on g a n d th ic k Wh en h is wife

-
.

s aw it in th at s t a te s h e w a s su rp ri s e d b u t it ca m e s till ,

better w h e n h e m a d e h er fee l in th e m att e r o f e nj oy ,

me nt qu ite a n oth e r thi ng th a n sh e h a d b een a c cu stom ed

to exp e ri en ce ; h e b e ga n in fac t to w o rk h er w ith h is

tool in a qu ite rem a rkab l e m anner to s u ch p oint that she

ra tt l e d a nd s i g h e d a n d s obb e d a n d c ri e d ou t d u rin g th e

Op e ration .

As s oon as th e wife found in h er h u sb and su ch e m i '

ne ntly g ood q ua liti e s sh e g av e h im h er fortu ne a nd ,

p l a ce d h er p e rson a n d all sh e h a d at h is d i sp os a l .
 C H AP TE R IV

AB O U T WOM EN WH O AR E TO BE H EL D I N
CO N TEM PT

K now O Vizir ( to wh om Go d b e m ercifu l ) that w om en

, ,

d i ff er in th eir na tu ra l d i sp os iti ons : th ere a re w om en wh o

a re w orth y o f a ll p r a i se ; a nd t he re are on th e o th e r
'

h and w o m e n wh o on ly m e rit c ont em p t

,
.

Th e wom an w h o m e rits th e c ontem p t o f the m en is

u g ly a n d g a rru l ou s ; h e r h a ir is w oo ly h er for eh e a d p r o f ,

j ecting h er e yes a re sm a ll a nd b l ear the nose is enor

, ,
’

m ou s th e lip s lea d colou re d th e m ou th l a rg e th e ch eek s

,
'
,
-

,
.

w ri n kl ed a nd s h e sh ow s g ap s in h er t eeth ; h er che ek '

b one s sh ine p u rp l e and sh e s p o rt s b ri stl es on h er chin ;

,

her h ea d sits on a m ea gre nec k w ith ve ry m u ch d ev eI ,

.
'

op e d t en d ons ; h er sh ou l d e rs a re c o n trac t e d a nd h e r ches t

is n a rrow w ith fl a bb y p e ndu l ou s b rea sts a nd h er b elly

, ,

is l ik e a n em p ty leath er b ottle w ith th e na v e l s ta nd in g

'
,

ou t li ke a h ea p o f s t o n e s ; h er fl a n ks a re s h a p ed li ke a t ,

c ad es ; th e b ones o f h er s i n a l col u m n m ay b e c ou nt ed ;
p
the re is no fl es h up on h er croup ; h er vu lva is l a rg e a nd
c o l d an d e xh a l e s a n o d ou r o f c arri on ; it is h a irl ess
, p al e ,

a nd w et w ith a l on g h a rd greasy clitoris p roj ec ti ng

, ,

ou t o f it .

Fi na lly such a wom an has l a rge kne es a nd f eet big

,
I
,

h a nd s a nd em aciat ed l egs
A w om an with su ch b l em ish es ca n g ive no p l eas u re
to m en in genera l a nd l east o f a ll to him wh o is h er
'

h u sb and or w h o enj o ys h er fa vou rs .

1
Fe et lik e a gu itar .
-

( R a b e l ai s b o o k
, c ha p . x x xi
60 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

The m anwho like t ha t w ith his

r
a pp oac hes a w om a n
m em b er in e recti on w ill fi nd it p resently so ft a nd re f

la x ed as th ou gh h e wa s only c l ose to a b eas t of b u r den

,
.

M a y God keep Us fr om a w om a n o f th at d es cri pti on !

C o ntem p ti bl e is li kew i se the w o m a n w h o is co nsta ntly

“
l a u gh i n g ou t ; f or , asit w as sa i d by
If y ou see an au t h or ,

a w om an wh o is a l w a ys la u ghi ng
fou n d of gam in g a nd ,

j es ti ng alw ays running to her n ei ghb ours m edd ling with

, ,

m a tter s tha t a re n o c oncern o f h ers p l a gu ing h er hus ,

'

band with const an t com p l ai nt s lea g ui n g h erself w ith ,

othe r w o m en a g a i ns t h im l a yi n g th e g ra n d l a d y ac '
p , ,

c ep ting gif ts from ev e ryb od y k now th at th a t w om a n is ,

a wh or e w it hou t s h am e .

An d a ga m to b e d esp i se d is th e w o m a n o f a som b e , r
frown i ng na u e , t r and wh o is pr oli fi c in t a l k ; th e
o ne

wo m a n wh o is l i g hth ea d ed in he r rel ations w ith m en , or

c ont en tio u s fon d of tittle tiattle and u nab le to keep
, or f

h er husba n d s se cre ts or wh o is m ali c iou s Th e w oma n

’
.
,

of a m a l ic i ou s n at u re t alk s on ly t o t e ll li es ; if s h e m a k e s
-

a p rom i s e she d oe s s o only to b re a k it a nd if a nyb od y ,

c on fi d e s in h e r s h e b et ra y s h im ; s h e is d eb a u ch e d t hie y
'
, ,

ish a scol d c oa rs e an d viol en t ; sh e ca n n ot g iv e go od

, ,
-

a dv ic e ; s h e is a l w a ys oc c u p i e d w it h th e a ffa irs o f oth e r

-

e
p p o l e a n d,
w it h su c h a s b ri n g h a r m a n d is a lw a y s o n ,

the watch f or friv ol ou s n ews ; sh e is f on d o f r e p os e ; bu t

n ot of w or k ; s h e u se s u nb e c om i n g w o rd s in a dd re s si n g a

M ussu l m a n eve n to h er hu sba nd ; i nvect iv es are a lways

,

at h er ton g u e s e n d ; s h e e x h a le s a b ad od ou r w h i ch in
’

fe ets y ou a nd s ti cks to y ou even a ft er y ou h ave l e ft h er

,
.

And no les s contem p tibl e is sh e w

h t lk o a s to no p u n

pose , wh o is a h yp oc rite a nd d oes no g oo d ac t ; sh e , w ho ,

when h er husb and as k s h er to f u lfi l th e j
con u g a l offi ce ,
 CH APTE R V

RE LATI N G TO TH E A CT O F GEN ERA TI ON

Know O Vizir ( a nd God p rotect

, that if y ou wi sh
f or c oiti on tha t in j oini ng th e w om a n y ou sh ou l d h av e
,

you r stom a ch not l oad ed w ith food a nd drink only in ,

tha t cond ition will you r coh ab itation b e w ho l es om e a nd

g ood If you r stom ach is fu ll only harm c an c om e of it
.
,

to b oth o f y o u ; y ou w ill h av e s ym p t om s of a p op l exy and

gou t and th e l ea st evil th a t w ill b e th e c onse qu ence of

,

it will b e th e ina bility o f p ass ing your uri ne or weak '

ness o f s i gh t .

Let you r s t om ach th en b e free from e xces s ive food

a n d d ri n k a n d y ou n ee d n ot a p reh e n d a ny il l n ess
, p :

B e fore sett ing to work w ith you r w ife e xcite her With .

toyin g so that th e cop u l ati on will fi nish to you r m u tu a l

,

s atis fa c ti on .

Thu s it w ill b e well to p l a y with h er b ef ore y ou i ntro '

d u ce y our v erge a n d a cc om p li sh th e coh abita ti on Y ou .

w ill excite h er by kissi n g her cheeks s uc k i ng h er lips a nd ,

ni bb li n g a t h er b rea st s La vish k i ss es o n h er nave l an d

.

th i gh s a nd titill ate the l ower p arts Bite h er a rm s and

,
.
,

n e g l ec t n o p a rt o f h er b od y ; c li n g c l os e t o h er c h es t and ,

s h ow y ou r l ov e a nd su b m i ss i on Interl a ce your l egs w ith

.

h ers and p ress her in y ou r a rm s f or as the p oet h as s ai d :

, , ,

“
U n d er
h er n e ck m y ri g ht h an d h as r
se v e d her f o r a cu sh o n , i
An d to draw h e r to m e
I h ave s e nt ou t m y l eft h a n d ,

Whi ch bore he r up a s a b e d .

Wh en y ou a re cl os e to a wom an a nd y ou see h er eyes ,

g e tti n g d im a n d h e a r h er y ea rni n g f or c o ition h ea ve

, , ,

d eep s i gh s th en let your a nd h er y ea rning b e j oined i nto

,

o ne a nd let y ou r l u b ri c ity ri s e to th e h i gh est p oi nt ; f o r

,
 '

R e la tin g to th e A c t f Gen era tion 68

‘
o

th is will b e th e m om ent m ost favou rab l e to the gam e o f

l ov e Th e p l easu re whi ch th e w om an th en f eel s will b e
.

e xtr em e; a s f or you rse lf y ou will ch erish h er all the

'

m or e a nd sh e will c onti nu e h er a ff ecti on f or y ou f or it

, ,

h as b een s a id
If y ou s ee a w om a n h eavi n g d eep s i gh s with h er lips ,

g e tti n g re d a n d h e r e y e s l a n g u i sh i n g w h en h er m ou th ,

ha lf op ens and h er m ov em e nts g et h eed l ess ; w h en sh e

a pp e a rs to b e d i sp ose d to g o to s l eep v a scilla tin g in h er ,

s t ep s a n d p r on e t o ya w n k n ow tha t th is is th e m om en t
,

f or c o iti on a nd if y ou th e re a n d th en m a ke you r w ay
,

i nto her y ou w ill p rocure f or h er a n u n qu esti onab l e

trea t Y ou you rself will fi nd th e m outh of her w omb
.

c l as p i n g y ou r a rti c l e wh i c h is u nd ou b t e d ly th e c row n
,
,

ing p lea su re f or b ot h f or th i s b e for e ev er yt hi ng be get s

,

aff ecti on a nd l ov e .

Th e foll owi ng p recept s com in g from a p ro fou n d con f

“
'
,

noisseu r in l ov e a ff a irs a re w e ll k n ow n ,
“
Wom a n is lik e a fruit w hi ch will n ot yi el d its sweet
,
'

n e ss u ntil y ou ru b it b e tw ee n y ou r h a n d s L ook at th e .

b as il p l a nt ; if y ou d o n ot rub it w a rmw ith y ou r fi ng ers

it will n ot em it any scent D o y ou not know that th e .

am b er u n l ess it b e h a nd l e d a n d w a r m e d k ee p s h i dd en
, ,

withi n it s p ores th e a rom a cont a i n ed in it ? It is th e

s a m e w ith w om a n If y ou d o n ot a nim at e h er w ith you r
.

toyi ng , int erm ixed w ith k issing nibb li ng a nd t ouching , ,

y ou w ill n ot ob t a in fr o m h er w h a t y ou a re wi sh ing ; y ou
will f ee l n o enj o ym ent wh en y ou sh a re h er c ou ch and ,

y ou w ill w a ken in h er h ea rt neith er in cli nati on n or a ff ec f

tion nor l ove f or y ou ; a ll h er qualiti es wil l remain hid

,
;

de n .

-
It is rep orted that a m a n h av in g , a ske d a wo man what
m eans were th e m ost li kely to create aff ection in th e
'

fe m a l e h eart w ith
, re sp ect to the pl e asu res o f coiti on ,
64 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

re ceived fi d entia lly the followi ng answe r

co n
“
0 y ou w ho qu es tion m e wh a t de ve lops th e t ast e f or ,

c oiti on a re th e to yi ng s and t ou ch es wh i ch
p reced e it a nd ,

the n t he c lose emb race at th e m om e n t of the ej acu l ation !

“
B elieve m e th e k isses n ibb lin gs suction of the lip s
, , , ,

th e clo se em b race th e vi s its of th e m ou th to th e nipp l es

,

o f th e b os om a nd th e s ipp i n g of th e fres h s a liva t h ese

, ,

are th e th i n gs to r en d e r a ffe cti on l as ti n g .

I n a cti ng th u s th e tw o ej a cu l a ti on s t ake p l a ce sim u l ,

t a n e ou sly a nd th e e njo ym e nt c om e s t o th e m a n a nd
,

w om a n at th e s a m e m om e nt The n the m a n feel s the .

wom b g ra sp i ng his m em b e r wh ic h g iVes t o eac h of th em ,

th e m o st e x qu is ite p l ea su re .

Thi s it is wh i ch g iv e s b i rth to l ov e a nd if m a tters ,

h ave n ot b e en m a na g e d th i s way the wom a n ha s not had .

h er fu ll sha re o f p l easu re a nd the d e li gh ts of the w dmb

,

a re wa nti n g K n ow that the w om a n w ill not feel her

.

d es ir e s sa ti sfi ed an d w ill n ot l ove he r ri d er u nl ess h e is

'

ab le to ac t u p to h er w omb ; bu t w hen th e w om b is m ad e
'

t o e nt er i nt o a c ti o n sh e w ill f e e l t h e m ost vi ole nt l ov e

"

f or h er ca vali er e v en if h e b e un sig htly in a pp earance

, , .

“
The n d o a ll y ou ca n to cau s e a si m u ltaneous d is ,

c ha r ge o f t he tw o s p e rm a l fl u i d s ; h e rei n li es th e s ec re t

o f lo v e .

One of th e sava nts w h o h as o ccup i ed him se lf w ith

th is su b j e ct th us rel at e s th e confi de nces a wom a n m a d e

O y ou m en i iting the l ov e
o ne a n d all , who a re s ol c

o f w om a n a n d h e r a ff e c ti on a nd w h o wish th a t s e nti '

,

m ent in h er h ea rt to b e o f a n en d u ri n g na tu re toy with ,

he r p revious to c oiti on ; p rep a re h er f or the e nj oyment ,

a nd ne g lec t noth i ng t o a tt a in that e n d Exp l ore her .

w i h t h e g rea t er a ssi d u ity an d e ntirely oc cup i e d with

t , ,
 R e la ting to th e A c t f Gen era tion
o 65

h er, let th ing el se e ngag e you r thou ghts D o not let

no .

th e p rop itious m om e n t f or en j oym ent p ass awa y ; t h a t

m om e nt will b e w h en y ou s ee h er eyes h u m i d h alf ,

The n g o to work bu t rem em b er n ot till y ou r

“

open .
, , ,

kiss es and t oyi ng s hav e taken eff ec t .

A fter y ou h a ve got th e w om a n i nt o a p rop er st a te of

ex cit em ent 0 men ! p ut y ou r mem b er i nt o h er a
,
nd if , ,

y ou th en ob serve th e proper m ove m e nt s s he w ill e x pe

'
,
'

rienc e a pl eas ur e w h i ch w ill sa ti s fy all her d e s ir es .

“
Lie o n h er b reas t ra i n k i ss e s on h er c he eks a nd let
“

, ,

n ot your m e m b e r q u it he r v a g i na Pu sh f or th e m out h .

of h er wo m b Th i s will c row n y ou r l a b ou r
. .

“
If by God s favou r y ou ha ve fou nd 1 t t a ke good
,
’

, ,

c a re not to w it hd r aw you r m e m b e r b ut let it r em ain ,

the re a nd imbibe a n e nd le ss p l easu re ! Li st ent o the

,

sighs a nd h e avy b re ath i n g o f th e woma n Th e y w itness

“

th e vi o l ence o f the b li ss y ou ha ve g iv en h er .

“
And a fter the e nj oymen t is over and y ou r am orous ,

stru gg le ha s c ome t o a n e nd be ca re fu l not to g et up a t ,

o nc e b ut w it h d raw y ou r m em b e r caut i ou s ly :
, R em a i n
c l os e to the w oma n a nd lie d ow n o n th e ri ht s i d e o f th e
, g
b ed t hat witnesse d y ou r enj oym ent Y ou w ill fi nd th is .

p le a sa nt a n d y ou will not b e li k e a f ello w wh o m ou nt s

,

th e w om a n a ft er th e fa sh i on o f a m u l e with ou t any re ,

g ard to refi nem en t a nd wh o a ft e r the e m i ss1 on h a st ens

, , ,

to ge t h is m em b e r ou t a nd to ri se Av oi d su ch m a n
, .
,

ne rs f or the y rob th e wo m a n o f a ll he r l e as u r e
, p .

I n s hort th e tru e l ov er of c o itio n w il l n ot fa il to

,

ob se rve all wh at I h a v e re c omm e n d e d ; f or fr om th e ,

obs erva nc e of my r ec omm endati ons will r e su lt th e l

p ea s
me of th e woma n and the se r ul es compris e ev eryt hing
.
,

G od h as m a de e ve ryt hin g f or the be st !

 C H A PTE R VI

CON CE RN I N G EVE RYTH I N G TH AT I S FAVOURAB L E

TO TH E A CT O F CO I TI O N

K now 0 Vizir ( God b e g ood to

, if y ou wou l d
h av e a p l eas a nt coiti on w h i ch ou gh t to g iv e a n e qu al
,

s h ar e o f h app i ness t o th e t wo c omb at ant s a n d b e s ati s '

fa ct ory to b oth y ou m u st firs t o f all toy w ith th e wo

,
f

m a n e x cit e h er w ith k iss es b y n ibb li ng a nd su ckin g h er

, ,

lips by ca ressing h er nec k a nd cheeks Tu rn h er ov er

, .

in b ed n ow on h er b a ck now on h er s tom a ch till y ou

, , ,

see b y h e r e y es th a t th e tim e f or p l easur e is n ea r a s I ,

h a v e m enti oned in th e p reced ing ch ap t er a nd cert a in ly ,

I ha ve not b een sp a ri ng wit h m y ob se rvati ons th e reup on .

Th en wh e n y ou ob serve the lips o f a wom a n to tr em '

b le a nd g et red a nd h er eyes t o b ecom e l a ngu ishi ng a nd

, ,

her s i gh s to b ecom e qu ic k er k now th at sh e is h ot f or ,

co ition then get b etween h er thi gh s so th a t you r m em

, ,
r

b er can ente r i n to h er v a gi na If y ou h av e f ollow ed m y

'

a d vi ce y ou w ill h av e b ot h a p l e as ant co iti on w h i c h w ill

, ,

g iv e y ou th e g reat est s a ti s facti on a nd l e av e to y ou a ,

d eli ci ou s r em em b ra n ce .

S om eone has sa id

If y ou d es ire th e co ition , p l ace th e wom an on th e

g rou nd , lin g close ly to her
c b osom , w ith h er lip s cl os e
t o y ou rs ; th e n c l asp h e r to y ou su ch h e r b rea th b ite ,
-

h er; k i ss h er b reasts h er st om ach h er fl anks p ress h e r

, , ,

cl ose in you r arm s so a s t o m a k e h er fai nt w ith p leas ure ;

'
-

lwh en y ou see h er s o f ar gone then push your m emb er

'

int o h er If y ou h ave d on e as I said th e enj oym ent will

.
,
 Con c erning e v ery thin g f a v ou ra ble to C oition

c om e to . b oth of y Ou s im u ltaneou s ly Th i s it is wh i ch
m a ke s th e p l e asu re o f th e w om a n so sweet
-
,
. Bu t if y ou
n e gl e ct m y a d vi ce th e w om a n w ill not b e -
sa tisfi ed an d
y ou w ill n oth a v e p r o c u re d h e r a ny p l easu r e .

The coiti on b ei n g fi ni s h e d d o ,
not g et u p at o nce , but
com e d ow n ftly on
so h er ri ght side a nd if ,
s he ha s co n ,

ce iv e d , sh e w ill b e a r a m a l e chil d if it p l e ase ,

G od on

h i gh !
S a ges S ava nts ( m a y God gr t
. a nd an to a ll h is f org iv e f

n ess ! ) h a v e s a i d
“If a nyone p l aci n g h is ha nd up on th e vu lva o f a w o ‘
'

m on that is w ith chil d p r onou n ces th e foll ow i ng w or ds .

I n th e nam e o f God ! m ay h e gra n t s a l u tati on a nd m er cy

‘

to h is Pr oph e t ( sa l u ta ti on a n d m e rcy b e wit h h im ) Oh !

‘

. .

m y Go d ! I p ra y th ee in th e na m e of th e P roph e t to le t
a b oy i s s u e from t h i s c o n ce p ti on it w ill c om e to p ass by
' ’

th e w ill o f God a n d in cons i d e ra ti on f or o ur l ord M

“

9
"
,

h am m e d ( the sa l u tati on a nd g race of God b e with h im ) ,

”
th e w om a n w ill b e d e liv e r ed o f a b oy .

D o not d ri nk ra i n w ate r d ire c tly a fte r c opu l a tion b e

“
/ f
-
,

cau s e th i s b e v e r a g e w e a k e n s th e kid n ey s .

If y ou w ant to re p ea t th e coition p erfum e yourself ,

with sw eet scents th en close with th e w om an a nd y ou , ,

w ill a rriv e at a h ap p y resu lt .

D o n ot let th e w om a n p erform th e act o f coiti on

m ounted up on y ou f or fea r th a t in th a t p ositi on som e ,

d r op s of h e r sem i na l flu i d m i gh t ent er th e c a nal of y our

v erge a nd cau s e a sh arp u retritis 1
. .
.

D o not work h a rd dire ctly a fte r coiti on ; t his m i gh t

a ffe c t y ou r h ea lt h b a d ly b u t g o t o r es t f or s om e ti m e ,
.

Alth o u g h th di ti n ry gi
1
n elu with r p e ct to thi
c o a v es o c e es s

ill n I th u ght it well in

e ss , o nform ity with th e i nform ati o n I , co

to k t call it h rp u r t iti a di a w hi ch is vu l g arly c lle d

‘

o , o s a e r s, .
se se a

g n o rrh o e a with tri ct ur

o s e .
68 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

Do n otyou r v erge directly a fter ha ving with

w a sh '

d rawn it from the va g i na of the w om an ; u ntil th e irritat '

tion h as g one d ow n s om ewh a t ; th en wash it and its

op e ni n g ca r e fu lly Otherw is e d o not wash you r mem
.
,
‘

ber fre qu en tly D o n ot l ea ve th e vul va direc tly a fter

.

th e em i ssi on a s t h i s m a y ca u se ca nker 1
, .

SU N D RY PO I SO N S FO R TH E CO I TU S

Th e wa ys of d oi n g it to w om en a re r
nu m e ous an d

va riab l e And now is the tim e t o mak e known to y ou

.

th e d i ff e ren t p os iti o n s wh i ch a re u s u a l .

G od t he m a g nifi ce nt h a s s a i d
, ,

“
Th e wom en a re you r fi el d G o u p on you r fi e l d a s
“

”
y ou li k e Accord in g to your w i sh y ou ca n ch oose the
2
.

p ositi on y ou li ke b es t of c ourse p rovi d ed th a t the coiti on ,

tak es p l a ce in the sp ot d estined f or it that is in th e , ,

vu lva .

M anner the fi rst — M ake the w om an lie up on h er

b ack w ith h e r th ig hs r a is ed t h en g e tt i ng b etween he r
, ,

l e gs i ntrod u ce y ou r m em b e r int o h er Th en pressi ng

,
.

you r t oes to th e g rou nd y ou c an rum m a ge her in a con ,

'

v e nie nt m e as u r e d w a y Th i s is a g ood p ositi on f or a 3

.
,

m a n w it h a l on g v e rge .

1 Altho u g h I h ave tra nsl at d th word with canker it m ay e e ,

a c ordi n g t o the di tum o f

c o m e p ra ctiti o ne rs
c si nif y also a n s ,

a ff e ctio n th at is k n wn u n d r t h n a m es o f se a
o oth erwis e e e ,

p utr fa cti n w hi h is si m p ly g on o rrh e

e o ,
c a .

2
Thi s p a ssa g is n e tr ct fro m th 2 2 3 d erse cha p 1 1
e a x a e r v , . .

“
o f th e K o ran Th e a m e ru ns . Th e w o m e n a re your fi el d
s : .

Go out u p o n yo u r fie ld as y ou lis t b ut do p revi ou sly so me d e e d ,

f o your ou l s ak e Fear Go d a n d be m indful of the d ay

’

r s s .

wh en y ou sh all b e in his p rese nce .

3
This p ositio n f the coitio n whi ch m ay b e ca lle d the n at
or ,
‘

“
ura l on is cal l d by th e Arab s h a nne chi which m ea n s the
e, e ,

m a nn er of serp e nts .
 .

Th e P erf u m ed Ga rde n
. 1

70

Ma nner th e — Let h er
tretch h erself upon the
eig hth i s
‘

g rou nd on her b ac k w ith her l e gs c ross ed ; thenm ount

, ,

h er li ke a ca va lie r on h orseb ack b ei ng o n you r k nees

“

, ,
-

wh il e h er l e gs a re p l a ce d u nd e r h er thi g hs a nd p u t your ,

m em b e r i nto h er v a g i n a .

Ma nne r the ninth —Pl a ce the wom an so tha t she l ea ns .

w ith h e r front or if y o u p re fe r it h er ba c k u p on a m od
, , ,
'

c r a t e e l ev a ti on w ith h er f ee t s et u o n the
p
, g rou n d Sh e .

thus offers h er v u lva to the i ntrodu ction o f your m em f

b er .
1

M a nner t h e te nth — Pl a ce the w om a n n ea r to a low

d iv an th e b ack o f w h i ch she ca n ta ke h ol d o f w ith h er
,

h a nd s ; t h en g e tti n g u nd e r h e r lift h erle gs to th e h ei gh t

, ,

o f you r n a v el a nd le t h er c l a s p y ou w ith h e r l e gs o n
,

e a ch s i d e o f y ou r b o d y ; in t hi s p os iti on p l a n t y ou r ve rg e

i nto her s eizin g w ith you r h a nds th e b ac k o f th e d iva n

,
.

Wh e n y ou b e gi n th e a cti on you r m ovem e nts m u st re f

s p on d t o th os e o f the w om a n .

M a nner the e l eve nth — Let h er lie up on her ba c k o n

th e grou n d w ith a c u sh i on u nd er h er p ost e ri o r ; th e n g et ,

tin g b etwe en her le gs a nd l etti n g her p l ace th e sol e of

/

h er ri g h t foot a ga i ns t th e sol e of h er l e ft i ntrodu c e you r ,

m em b e r .

Th ere a re oth e r positi ons b es i d es the a b ov e n a m e d in

u se a m on g th e p e op l e s o f I n d i a It is w ell f or y ou to .

k now t h a t th e i nhab it a nts of th os e p a rts h av e m u ltip lie d

th e d iffe r e nt w a y s t o e nj o y w om e n a n d t he y h a ve a d ,
,

v a nc e d fu rt h e r th a n w e in k now l e d g e a nd i nv e s ti ga ti o n

o f th e co itu s .

1
N ot in th e a uto g ra p hi c e ditio n I t is n e c e ary t o b e r
e : ss o s ve

th at in all th e d e criptio n the cou h wh ere th e encounter

es s s c

take s p l ace is o nly an Arabian b e d g enerally form e d by se ,

v'

e ral c rp ets l id o n over th other or coverin g a m attres

a a e e , s,

whi ch li es u p o n the grou n d Su ch a b e d is very low f o r whi h

'

.
, c

re a o n th e auth or s u g g e ts a n el evatio n ( p l atform ) wh e n the

'

s s ,

try ste re q uires a upp ort o f th e h ei ght of our b eds

s ,
 C on c ern in g ev ery thin g f a v ou ra b le to C oition 71

Amongst th ose m anne rs are th e foll owing , ca ll e d

El a sem eu d , th e st op p e rage .

E 1 m od ef ed a f rog f ashion ,
'
.

w El m oke f a , w ith th e t oes cra m ped .

i
h El
- m okeu rm eutt , w t h th e l e g s i n th e air .

t Es s etou ri, h e g oat f ashion

r f
.

O El lou labi , th e sc ew o f r Archim ed e s .

Ez ze d j a d j a , p i e r c i n g with th e l ance .

E 1 h ed ou li, h ang1 ng .

9 . El kelou ci , th e som e se r t .

10 . H ach ou
'

en n ek a n o k , t h e
. tail of t h e os tri ch .

11 , . Leb euss el v er h eel

dj oureb in h ea d ,
o
.

12 . Keche f el a sti ne re cip roc a l s i ght o f th e p os te ri ors

,
.

13 . N e za e l k ou ss the b e nt o f th e r ai n b ow
, .

N esedj el kh eu zz a lt erna tiv e b ori n g , .

15 D ok c l arz p ou nd i n g On th e s p o t
“

.
, .

16 . N ik el k oh o u l th e coiti on a t the b ac k , .

17 . El keu rchi b elly to b elly

,
.

18 . El kep achi ram f ash ion ,

'
.

19 El k ou ri the cam el s h u m p ’
'

.
,
.

20 . D ok el ou t ed d rivi ng th e p eg h om e , .

S eb ek c l h eub l ov e s f u si on ’
’

.
,

22 E 1 m ort eseb ra p e
‘

.
.
,

Tred e ch ch at e sh eep f a shion ,

'
.

24 . Kal eb e l mic h e i nte rcha n g e in c o iti o n , .

25 R ekeu d e l a ir thetilti n g of th e m em b e r
'

.
, .

26 . E 1 m od a kh eli th e fitt er in , .

El khou a riki th e on e who stop s in the h ou se

, .

Nik el h a d d a d i th e sm ith s coiti on

’
28 .
, .

29 . El m oh eu ndi th e se d u c e r , .
72 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rde n

The first ma nn er .
-
El a sem e u d ( the pera ge )
st op

Pl ace the wom an on h er ba ck with a cus h oni un de r h e r

b u tt o c ks t h e n g et
, b etween h er l egs
resti ng the p oints ,

o f y ou r fe et a g a i nst th e
g rou nd ; bend h e r th i g hs ag ai ns t
h er ch est a s f ar a s y ou c a n ; p l a c e y ou r h a nds u nd er h er
a rm s s o a s t o e nfo l d h er or cram
p h er s hou l de rs Th en .

i ntro du ce you r m em b er and at the m om ent of eja cu l a r

,

ti on d ra w h er t owa rd s y ou Th is p osition is painf ul f or

.

w om a n f or h er t hig hs b ei ng be nt up ward s a nd h er but

,
'

t ocks ra ised b y the cu sh i on the wa ll s of her vagina ,

ti ghten and the uterus t e nd ing forwa rd there is n o m u ch

,

room f or m ovem ent and s carcely sp a ce enou gh f or the

,

i ntrud er ; conse qu ently the la tter e nt ers with d i ffi cu lty

a nd stri kes a g a i ns t t he u t eru s Th i s po sition sh ou l d .

the ref ore not be a dop te d u nl ess the m an s m em b er is ’

s h o rt or so ft .

S econd m a nne r —El m od ef ed a ( fro g fashion ) Pla c e

. .

th e w o m a n on h er b a ck a nd arra ng e h e r thig hs s o tha t

,

they touch the hee ls wh ich l a tter are th us com in g close

,

to the b u ttoc k s ; t h e n y ou sit d ow n in th is k i n d o f m e rry

thou ght faci ng th e vu lva in w hich y ou i nsert your

,
1
,

m em b er ; y ou t he n p l a ce h er kn ees u nd er yo u r arm p its ; '

a nd t a ki n g fi rm h o l d o f th e u p p e r p a rt o f h e r a rm s y ou ,

d raw h e r t oward s y ou at the c ri s is .

Th ird m a nner — E l m okef a ( w ith th e t oes cra m p ed )

. .

P l ace th e w om a n on h er b a ck a nd s qu a t on you r knees , ,

b etween h er t h i g h s gri pp i n g th e grou nd w ith th e t oes ;

,

rais e her knees a s hi g h as you r s i des in ord er th at she ,

m ay c ross h er l e g s ov er y ou r b ac k a nd th e n p ass h e r ,

ar m s rou n d y ou r n e c k .

1 Th e Arab te xt sa sy
mok orf e u s s whi ch si g ni fi es t h e ma nn er ,

to s q u at o n th e g ro u n d with t h e a rm s slung roun d th e l e g s .

Th e root is a wo rd o f fo ur l etters si g nifyin g : to tie so m e bo dy ,

u p b y fa ste ni n g h is h a n d s u nd er h is f e et .
 C on c ernin g e ve ry thing f a v ou ra bl e to C oition

Fourth ma nne r .
—
El m oke urm eutt ( th e le g s in th e
a ir ) . lyi n g o n her back y ou p ut h er th i ghs
Th e w om a n ,

tog ether a nd rai se h er l eg s up u ntil the sol es of her fee t

l ook at th e c ei lin g ; t he n enfold in g h er w ithin your thi ghs _

y ou in se rt you r m e m b er ho l d in g h er l e gs u p with you r ,

h a nds .

Fifth m a nne r .
~ -

Es setou ri ( he goat fa sh ion /

The
woma n b e in g r
c ou ch e d on h er s i d e y ou let h er ,
s tretch
ou t th e le g on w h i ch
re stin g a nd s qua t d ow n be sh e is ,

tw e e n he r th ig hs w ith yo u r calv es be nt u n d er y ou ;
”

then y ou lift h er u pp erm ost le g so that it re sts on your

b ack a nd i ntrod u c e you r m emb er
, D u rin g th e action .

y ou t a ke h o l d o f h er s h ou l d er s or if y ou p re fe r it b y , , ,

th e a rm s .

Sixth m ann er —El loulabi ( the screw of .

Th e m an b e i n g stret ch ed on h is b a ck the wom an s its on

h is m em ber fac i ng h im ; s h e t h en p l a c e s h er h a nds u p on
"

th e b e d so t h a t s h e c a n k e e p h e r st om ac h fr om to u ch i ng

the m a n s sh e th e n m ov es up a n d d ow n wa r d s a n d if
’

, ,

th e m a n is s u pp l e h e assi s t s h er from b e l ow If in thi s .

p o s iti o n s h e w a nt s t o k i s s h im s h e ne e d o nly s tre t c h h e r ,

a rm s a l on g th e b e d .

S ev enth m anne r —Er ze dj a dj a ( p i e rci ng w ith the .

l a nce ) Y ou su sp e nd th e w oma n from th e c eili ng b y

.
4

1
Th e ro to of t he r
wo d s e to u ri is s et e a r, i
wh ch m ea ns a
he g o a t
'
.

2
Not e of the a u og ap h t r ed itio n . H e re r the word
o cc u s

m o ko rf e us s , m en o n e d in n o e 1 , p ti , t . 7 2 a nd wh i c h h as b een
tra nsla e d wi h t “
t
b en d n g t h e c a e s s ss i e lv . Thi e xp re io n r c u rs
r lly
f p e c e de d g e ne ra
req u e ntly , b y th e wo rd d j e le uss, to sit
iown .

3
Th e oo o f el lo u la bi is lo u le b wh c h me an s th e p p e o f a
r t , i i
f ti t r
ou n a n , h o u g h wh ch t he wa e is o rce d i
s su n g o ut o f a tr f , i i
rr i
n a ow o p e n n g , a fte a s s e m wh ch , r
k e the sc ew o f A rchi yt i li r f

r
m e d e s, se ve s to ais e wa e r tr .

4
r
Th e wo d e zz e dj a dj a is d e ed om z e dj , to b e a , p e ce riv fr t ir
it t t
w h th e z o u d j , h a is , w t h th e po n of the a n c e
“

i i t l .
74 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

m eans of fou r
rds a tta ch ed to h er h ands a nd feet ; the
-

co

m id d l e of h er b od y is supp orted b y a fifth c ord a rrange d ,

so a s n ot t o h u rt h e r b ac k H er p os iti on sh ou l d b e s o
.

that if y ou stand up ri gh t b e f ore her h er vag i na sh ou l d

‘

j us t face you r m em b er wh i ch y ou introduce i nto h er

,
.

Y ou th en c om m u nicate t o th e a p p a ratus a sw i n g i ng m
'

o ,

tion first p u shin g it s lightly from y ou and then d raw i n g

,

it tow a rd s y ou ag ain ; in this w a y y ou r w eap on w ill a lter

'
'

nate ly e n te r a n d r etir e fr om its sh e a th y ou t a ki n g c a r e ,

toh it th e en tra n ce o n h er a pp roa ch Thi s a ction y ou .

conti nue till the e j ac u l a ti on a rriv es .

Ei gh th m anner —El h ed ou li ( susp ension ) Th e m an

. .

b ri ngs th e w om a n s h an ds a nd feet t og eth er in th e d irec

’
'

ti on of h er nec k s o th at h er vu lva is sta nd ing out like a

,

d om e a nd th en ra is es h e r u p b y m eans of a p u ll ey w hi ch
“

is fi x ed in th e c eili ng Th e n h e s tret ch es h i m se lf ou t
.

b el ow h er h ol d i ng in his h a nd th e oth e r e nd o f the

,

c o rd b y m ea ns o f wh i c h h e ca n l ow er h er d ow n u p on
,

hi m se lf a nd s o is a b l e to p e netrat e into h er H e thu s

, .

c a u ses h er a lt e rn a t e ly t o ri s e a n d d e s ce n d u p on h is t oo l

u ntil th e e j a cu l a ti o n t a k es p l a c e .

N i nt h Ma nne r — El kelou ci ( th e sum m erset ) Th e

. .

w om an m ust h av e a p a ir of p a nta l oons on wh i ch sh e ,

l ets d rop d ow n up on h er h eel s ; sh e th en st oop s dow n ,

p l ac i n g h e r h e a d b et wee n h e r f ee t so t ha t h e r ne c k i
,
s in

th e p a nta l oons At th at m om ent th e m a n s e izing h er

.
,

l egs t urns h er u p on h er b ack m aki n g her p erform a

, ,
“

s u m m e r set ; t h e n he b ri n g s h is m em b e r ri gh t a g a i ns t h e r

vu lva a nd sl ip ping it b etw een h er l e gs ins erts 1 t

, , , .

ll eged that th ere are w om en who lyi ng on th eir

I t is a -

b ac k ca n p l ace th eir feet u nd er th e h ea d w ith ou t th e

, _

hel p o f p anta l oons orof th e ir ha nds .

 Con c ernin g e v ery thin g f a v ou ra ble to Coition

Tenth m a nne r — H acou . en n e k a no k ( the ta il o f th e

ti
os r c h ) . Th e w o m a n. lying on h er b a ck l
a on g
‘

th e b ed ,

t he m a n kne e l s in
front of h er a nd lifts u p h er legs u ntil , _

h er h e a d a nd sh ou l d ers only a re resti ng o n th e b ed ; his

m em b er sets i nto m oti o n th e b u ttocks o f the w om a n
wh o on h er p a rt tw i nes h er l e g s rou nd h is n ec k
, ,
1
.

El ev enth m an ne r
l d j oureb ( fittin g on o f .
—
Leb eu s s e

t h e s oc k )
2
Th e w om a n li es on h e r ba ck y ou sit d own
.
,

b etw een h er l e g s a nd p l ace y ou r m em b e r b e tw een the

lip s o vu lva wh i ch y ou fit ov er I t W ith you r thu m b
f h er ,

a n d firs t fi n g e r ; th e n y ou m o v e s o as to pro cu r e f or y ou r

m em b er a s f a r a s it is in cont act w ith the w om a n a live ly

rubb i n g w h i c h ac ti on y ou c onti nu e u ntil h er vu lv a g e ts
,

m oi st en e d w ith the liq u i d e m itt ed from you r ve r ge

‘

Whe n she is thu s a m p ly p rep a red f or th e enj oym ent by

th e a lt er n a t e c o m i n g a nd g o i n g o f y ou r w ea p on in h er

s ca b b a rd p u t it i nt o h er fu ll l e n gth
,
.

Tw e lfth m a n ne r — Kech ef ti n e ( recip roca l si ght

. e l as

o f th e p o s t eri o rs ) Th e m an lyi n g stret c h ed ou t on his

.

3
.

b ack t h e w om a n sits d ow n u p on h is m e m b er w ith h er

,

b a ck to the m an s f ace w h o p resses h er s id es b etween his

’

1
I n ta kin g noti ce o f th e p o sition it is e asy to u nd ersta n d ,

that th e two l e g s o f the wom a n raise d up with the m an s hea d ’

b etwee n the m m ay to a c e rt ain e xte nt a p p ea r so m ew hat li k e

, ,

a n O st ri ch s tail
’
.

2
Th e auth or c o m p are s the viril e m e m b er whi c h th e m a n ,

with th e h elp o f his ha n d e nvelo p e s so to s ay with th e lip s , ,

o f th e vu lva b efore u shin g in , to th e foot ro u nd w hi c h th e

Arab winds a pie c e 0 lin e n calle d dj o u reb p revious to puttin g , ,

o n his s ho e .

3
This p o stu re has rec eive d th e above n am e b e c au s e d urin g ,

the a cti o n e ac h p arty ca n se e th e oth er s p o ste rio r

'
Th e n a m e .

u su ally em p l oye d h a s o u k a a lite rally si g nifyi n g he a d a nd bot

"

‘
, ,

to m ca n be re n d e re d in Fre n ch t ete b eche

“
'
, .
76 Th e P e rf u m ed Ga rd e n

th i ghs an d l eg s wh ils t s he pl aces h er han ds u pon th e bed

,

a s a s u p ort f or h e r m ov e m ents a nd st o o in h h ad
p p g er e , ,

h er ey es a re tu rned t owa r d s th e but toc ks of th e m a n 1

.

Th irtee nth m an ner — N e z a el k ou s s ( th e b e n d o f th e

.

a r ch ) Th e wom an is lyin g on h er s id e ; th e m a n a l s o o n
.

h is s id e , w ith h is
fa ce tow ards her b a ck push es in b e ,
f

tween h er l egs a nd i ntro duces h is m em be r w ith h is ,

h a nd s l y in g on t he u p p e r pa rt of h er b a c k As t o th e .

w om an s he th e n ge ts h ol d o f th e m a n s fee t w h i ch sh e
’

, ,

lifts u p a s f a r a s sh e can drawi ng him cl os e to her; thu s

,

sh e for m s w it h th e b o d y of th e m a n a n a r ch o f wh i ch ,

sh e is the ri se .

Fou rteenth m an ner —N e s ed

e l kheu zz ( the a lte rna t e
j
-

m o v e m e nt o f p i e r c i n g ) Th e m a n in s itti ng a ttitud e
.
2

p l a ces t h e s o l es o f h is fee t t og e t he r a nd l ow e ri ng h is ,

thi gh s draws h is fee t nea re r to h is m em b er ; the w oman

,

s its d ow n u p o n h is fee t w h i ch h e t a kes ca re to k e ep

”
“

fi rm t og eth er I n th is p ositi on th e two th i gh s o f th e

.

w om an are p r e ssed a g ai nst the m a n s fl a n ks and sh e p ii ts

’

h er a rm s r ou nd h is n e c k Th e n th e m an cl asp s th e .

w om a n s a nkl es a nd d rawi ng h is f e e t n ea rer to h is b od y

'

, ,

b ri ng s a l so th e w om a n sitti n g on th em w ithi n rang e o f ,

his m em b er w h i ch th e n en ters h er v a g i na
,
By m ovi ng .

his fe et h e sen ds h er b ac k a n d br i ng s h er fo rw a rd a gain ,

with ou t ev er w ith d raw i ng h is m em b er e ntire ly .

Th e w om a n m a kes h erse lf as li gh t as poss ibl e and as ,

'

it
s s s as w e ll a s s h e ca n in thi s c om e / a nd ' g o e xer ci se ; h e r

1
Ast tran lated with f oundation
, s , m e ans the p os te rior; h e nce
t he w ord seta ni m eani n g p a dera st
, e .

2 Th e w o rd n e se dj exp resse s t he comin g a n d going movement

’

o f th e sh uttle in we av ing th e sa m e b ein g sent to and f ro from

,

on e si d e to th e oth er Th e word Kheuz z means t o p erf or

. ate, to

p i erc e thro u gh an d throug h .

J
?8 Th e P erf u m e d Ga rd en

Eighteenth m anne r — E l k eb a chi

.
( a fter the fash ion o f
th e ram ) . Th e w om a n is f o reon h er k nees w ith h er ,
'

a rm s on th e r n d ; th m n r h f r m b e h i n d
g ou e a a pp oa c e s o
-

k ne e l s d ow n a n d l ets his m em b er p e netra t e i nt o h e r

,

va g ina whi ch she p resse s ou t a s m u ch as p os sib l e ; he

,

will d o w ell in p l ac i n g h is h a nd s on the w om an s shou l

'
'

d e rs.

Ni net e enth m a nner El h ou ri ( th e hu m p o f th e

.
-

c a m el ) Th e w om a n s ta nd i ng o n h er feet p l a ces her

.
, ,

h a nd s on the g rou nd a n d e l ev a t es h er h i nd er pa rt s ; the

,

m a n s t a nd i n g b eh i nd h er e xp l or es h er ta k i n g h ol d of
, , ,

h er thi gh s in front o f h e r b u tt ock s .

If in this p osmon the m a n a fte r havin g introd u ced ,

h is m em b er w ithd raw s it a n d th e w om a n r em a i ns st e a d y
, ,

in h er a ttitu d e the re will escap e fr om h er v a gi n a a s ou nd

,

resem b li ng th e l ow i ng of a ca lf But this kind of coitu s .

is not e a s y to ob ta i n a s w om en w h o kn ow th a t c ircu m
,
f

s t a n ce re fu se to l e n d th em s e lv es f or it
“

Tw e nti et h m a nn e r — D ok el ( driving th e p in in) : Th e

.
4

wom an e nl a c es w ith h e r l e gs th e w a i st o f th e m an st ead ,

yin g h ers elf by l ea ning a ga ins t th e wa ll Whil st she w ho .

is sta n d i ng w ith h e r a rm s p a ss e d rou nd h is ne ck a nd is

, ,

thus su sp ende d the m an i nse rts his p in i nto her vu lva .

Tw e nty first m a nner —S eb e k el b e nh ( l ov e s fu si o n )

’
/
. .

Wh il e the w om a n is lyi n g on h er ri gh t s id e y ou ex tend

y ou rse lf on y ou r l e ft si d e; y ou r l e ft le g rem a i n s extend ed ,

a nd y ou ra i se y ou r ri g h t on e till it is u p t o h er fl a nk ,

w he n y ou la y h er u p p er le g u p on you r si d e Thu s he r .

u pperm ost le g s e rv e s th e w o m a n as a s u p p o rt f or h er .

b ack Aft e r h a vi n g i n tro duc e d yo u r m e m b er y ou m ove

.

a s y ou pl e a se a nd s h e res p o nd s t o y ou r a cti o n a s s he
' ”

pl eases .

Tw enty se cond manner — E l m orteseb ( th e coiti on by

“
'
.
 C on c ern in g ev e ry thin g f a v ou ra bl e to C oition

vi ol en ce ) . Th e m a n ap p roa c h es th e w om an fromb eh i n d ,
so a s to t ak e h eru naw ares ; h e p asses h is ha nd s u n der -

her arm p it s ; izi ng h ers draw s them u p towards

a n d se
"

h er th roa t s o as t o p a ra lyz e all re s i st ance on h er p a rt

"

.
,

H e can i nt ert w i ne h is fi n g ers w ith h ers a nd th u s b ri ng

“

h er ha nd s b eh i nd h er n ec k b y m aki n g h er b e nd h er
'

h e ad d own .

If sh e has no d r a w e rs
tri es to raise h er rob e on , he
'

with h is k n e es t ow a rd s th e m i dd l e of th e b od y fi xi n g ,

o ne o f h er le g s w ith h is s o t h a t s h e ca n n ot t u r n a wa y
'

h er rec ep t a cl e from h is w eap on nor m ak e a ny r esi st a nce ,

to its i ntro d u c ti on If she ha s d ra w ers on and is s tron g

.
,

th e m a n w ill b e ob li g e d to h ol d h er two h a n d s wit h o n e

o f h is wh il e h e u nd oes h er d ra w e rs w it h t h e o th e r .

Th is m ann er w ill p rov e c onv e nient f or a m an w h o

"
want s to e nj oy a wom a n a n d ca n only g et h er b y force
'

a nd a g a i n s t h er will .

Twenty third m anne r — Tre d e ch ch at e ( coit u s of the

‘

/
.

sh e e p )
1
Th e w om an is h er h a n d s a nd kn ees ; the
‘

. on

m a n b eh i n d h er lifts h er t h i g h s till h er vu lva is on a lev el

with his m em b er wh i ch h e th e n i n s e rt s I n th i s p ositi on
,
.

s h e ou gh t to p l a ce h er h ea d b etw e en h e r a rm s .

Tw enty f ou rth m anner /

Ka l eb el mi che (th e i nve r .
-
’

'

si on in coiti on ) Th e m an is lyi n g ou h is b a c k a n d the -

.
,

wo m a n g li d i n g in b etw een h is l e gs p l aces h erse lf u p on ,

.

him w ith h er t oe na il s a g a i nst th e g rou nd ; sh e lift s u p

' -i

th e m an s th i g hs tu rn i n g th e m a g a i ns t h is ow n b o dy s o
’

, , _

tha t h is virile m em b er faces h er vu lva i nto wh i ch sh e .

,

g li d es it ; s h e t h e n p l aces h e r h a n d s u p o n th e b e d b y th e

s i d es o f th e m a n It is h oweve r i nd isp ensab l e th at th e

.
, ,

1
Th e n a m e t re d e ch ch a e t — sh e ep rt hip—h as receiv d
'
s cou s -
e

thi s b e c au s e th e sh e ep in
n am e , r ceivin g th e care ses o f the
e s

ra m puts it s h e a d b etwe e n its l e g s

.

, as is d o n e b y th e wo m a n in
t h e p o siti on a s d e sc rib e d .
80 Th e P e rf u m e d Ga rd en

w om a n
’
sfeet res t up on a cushion to ena b l e her t o keep
h er vu lva in acco rd ance w ith his m e m b er .

I n th i s p ositi o n the p a rt s are e xch a n ge d th e woman ,

fu lfilli n g th at o f th e m an a nd vi ce versa , .

Th ere is a va ri a tio n to th i s m a n ne r Th e m an stretch es .

h im se lf o u t u p on h is b ac k wh ile th e wom a n k n ee l s wit h

,

h er l e g s u nd er h er b e tw een his l e g s Th e rem a i nde r .

c on for m s e x actly to w h a t h a s b ee n sa i d a b ove .

Tw enty fif th ma nne r — R e ke u d el a ir ( the rac e o f th e

f
.

m em b e r ) Th e m an on h is b a ck su pp ort s h im s elf w ith a

.

cu sh i on un de r h is s h ou l de rs b u t h is p os t e ri or m us t k ee
p ,

tou ch of the be d Th is p l ace d h e draws up his th i g h s

.
,

u ntil h is k n ee s a re o n a l e ve l w it h h is f a ce ; th e n t he

w om a n s it s d own i m p a lin g h e rse lf on h is m em b er ; sh e

,

m u st n ot lie d ow n b ut kee p s ea te d a s if on h orse ba c k

, ,

th e s ad d l e b e ing rep resente d by the k ne e s ari d t h e storm '

a ch o f t he m a n I n th a t p os iti on sh e ca n b y th e pla y o f
.

h e r k nees w ork u p a nd d ow n a nd d ow n and u p . Sh e

ca n b esi d e p l ac e he r k nees on th e b e d in wh ic h c ase the a
,

m a n a c centu a tes th e m ov em e nt by p lyi n g h is th ighs ,

w h il st s h e ho l d s w ith h er l e ft h a nd o n to h is ri g ht
s h ou ld er .

Tw e nty sixth m a nne r E l m od a kheli th e fit ter in)

'

f
.
-

( '

Th e w om a n is s e at e d o n h er c o cc yx w ith ly the p oi nts , on

o f h er b u tt oc ks tou ch i ng the g r ou nd ; the m a n t a k es th e

s a m e p os iti o n h er v u lv a faci n g h is m em b e r t he n th e
, ,

w o m a n p ut s h e r ri g h t th i g h ov e r the l e ft th i g h o f th e
'

m a n w hil st h e on his p art p u ts h is ri g ht th i gh ove r h er

,

l e ft one .

Th e w om an s eizi n g w ith h er h a n d s the m an s a rm s

’

, ,

g e t s h is me m b e r i n to he r v u lva ; a n d e a c h o f t h em l ea n
-

.
t

in g a lte rn at e ly a little ba c k a n d h o l d in g ea c h oth e r by ,

th e u p p er p art o f th e a rm s th ey get i nt o a s w ayi n g ,

 C on c e rnin g e very thing f a vou ra ble to C oition

m ov em en t ting by w ay of littl e concu ssion s and

, ac
1
,

k eep in g th e ir m ov em ents in ex a ct rh yt hm by th e ass is t ,

a nc e of t he ir h ee l s wh i ch a re r esti n g ou th e g rou nd
'

.
,

Tw ent y s eVe nth m a n ner — E l k h ouariki ( th e on e that

‘

v
.

st op s at home ) Th e wom a n b ei ng cou ch e d on h er

”

back th e m a n li es d ow n on h er w ith cus h i ons h e l d in

, ,

his h and s .

After the m em ber h as g ot in th e w om an rais e s h er ,

b ut tocks as h i g h as sh e can off th e bed th e m a n f oll ow ,

,

ing he r u p w ith h is m em b e r w e ll in si d e ; th en th e w om a n
l owers h erse lf a ga in upon the b ed g ivin g some sh ort ,

s h oc ks an d a lt h ou g h th ey d o n ot em b ra ce th e m a n m u s t
, ,

s ti ck like g l u e to h er Thi s m ov em e nt th e y con ti n u e b u t

.
,

the m a n m us t m a k e him s e lf li g h t a n d m ost not b e p on f

d erous a nd th e b ed m u s t b e so ft ; in d e fau lt of w h ich

*

th e e xe rci se ca nn ot b e ke p t u p w it h ou t b r e a k -
.

Twe nty eigh th m a nrier N ik el h ad d ad i ( the co iti on

'
.
-

o f th e b l a cks m it h ) Th e w om a n lies o n h er b a ck w it h a
.

cu sh i on u n d e r h e r b u tt oc ks w it h h er k n e e s r a i s ed a s f a r
,

a s p oss i b l e t o w a rd s h er ch e st s o t h a t h e r v u lv a s ta n d s
,

ou t a s a t a r g e t ; s h e t h en g u i d es h is m e m b e r in .

Th e m a n th e n exe cu t es f or som e ti m e th e u su al acti on

o f th e coitio n t h e n d ra w s h is t oo l ou t o f t h e v u lv a a n d
, ,

g lid es it f or a m om ent b etw een th e th i g hs of th e w om a n ,

as the s m ith w it hd ra w s th e g l ow i n g iro n fr om th e f ur ,

nace in or d e r t o p l u n g e it i nt o c ol d w a t e r Th i s m an .
'

ner is c a ll ed s f erd g eli p os iti o n o f th e q u i nc e

, .

Tw e nty ninth m a nn e r — El m oh e u nd i ( th e se d u c tiv e )

'
. .

Th e w om a n lyi ng on h er b ac k ,th e ma n s it s b et wee n h er

l eg s with h is cr ou p e on h is feet ; th en he rai ses a nd s epa
,
'

rates the wom a n s thi gh s pl a c ing h er l egs u n d er his

’

1 Th e a uth or m a ke s u s e o f th e word nith a , d eri v e d fro m

ne ta h a n d wh ich is sp o k e n
, o f in n ote 1 p l , . .
82 Th e P erf um e d Ga rd en

a rm s or ove r h is sh ou ld ers ; h e then t akes h er rou nd the

wa is t or se iz es h er sh ou l d ers
”

, .

Th e p reced i n g d esc rip ti ons fur nish a l arge numb e r of

p roced u r es th a t c annot w ell b e a ll p u t to th e p roo f ; but
w ith s u ch a vari e ty to ch oos e from th e m an w h o fi nd s ,

o ne o f t he m d i ff i cu lt t o p rac ti se can easily fi nd p l e nty o f

ot h e rs m ore t o h is c on v en i e n ce .

I hav e not m ad e m ention of p os itions which app eare d

to m e to b e i m p oss ib l e t o rea liz e a nd if th e re b e a ny ,
,

b od y wh o th in ks th at th ose wh ich I h a ve d escrib ed are

n ot exh austiv e h e h as on ly to l ook f or n ew on es .

_
I t c ann ot b e ga i ns a i d th a t the I nd ia ns h ave s urm ou nt r

ed t h e g re a t es t d i ff i c u lti es in r e sp e c t to c oiti on As a .

gra nd exp loit ori g in ati n g w ith th em th e foll ow i n g m ay

, ,

b e cit ed :
Th e w om a n b e i n g stret ch ed out on h er b a ck th e m a n ,

s it s d own on h er ch es t w ith h is b ac k t u rne d t o h er fa ce

: .

h is k nees t u rn ed forw a rd a nd h is nail s gri pp i n g th e

g rou nd; h e t h e n r a i ses h er h ips a rc h i n g h er b a c k u ntil
,

h e h as b rou g h t h e r vu lva to face with h is mem b er ,

”
wh i ch h e t h e n i ns e rt s a nd th u s g ai ns h is p u rp ose
, .

Th i s p os itio n as y ou p er ceiv e 1 8 v e ry fa ti gu i ng a nd
, ,

very d iff icu lt to attain I ev en beli ev e th at th e only re

.
,

a lization o f it c on s i s t s in w ord s a n d d e si g ns Wit h r e g ard

'

t o th e oth e r m eth o d s a s d e sc ri b e d ab ove th ey ca n only

, ,

b e p ra ctise d if b oth m an a nd w om a n a re free fr om p h y s '

i cal d e fe ct s a nd of ana l ogou s constru cti on ; f or insta n

,
ce ,

o n e or th e ot h e r o f th e m m u s t not b e h u m pb a c k e d o r

v ery littl e or ve ry tall or toof at And I rep eat th at

, , .
,

both m u s t b e in p erfe ct h ea lth .

I shall n ow treat o f the c0 1 t1 0 n b etwee n two p ersons

o f d i ff e re nt c on for m a ti on I sh all p articu l a riz e th e p os i
“
/
.

tions th at will su it them in tre ati ng each o f th em sev f

e ra lly .
 Con c ernin g e very thing f a vou ra ble to C oition

I sh a ll first d iscou rse Of the coiti on of a l ea n man and

a c orp u l en t w o m an a nd th e d iffer en t p ost u res th e y ca n
,

tak e f or the op eration a ssu m i ng th e w om a n to b e lyin g ,

'

d ow n a nd b e i n g tu rned s u ccessiv ely ov e r on h er four

,

s i d es
.

If the m a n w ants to w ork h er s i dew ays h e takes the

th igh of th e wom a n w h ich is u p p erm os t and ra ises it as ,
“

h i gh a s p oss ib l e on h is fl a nk so th a t it r es ts ov er h is ,

wa i st ; h e e m p l oy s h er u n d erm os t a rm a s a p ill ow f or th e
su p
“
-

p ort o f h is h e a d an d h e t a k e s c a r e t o p l a c e a s t o u t
,

c u sh i on u n d e r h is u nd e rm os t h ip so a s to e l e v a t e h is ,

m em b er to th e nec essary he i gh t w hi c h is i nd i s p ens a b l e ,

n t o f th e t h i c k n ess of th e w om a n s t hi g h s
’

o n a c c ou .

But if th e m a n h a s a n e n orm ou s s t om a c h p roj e cti n g ,

by r eas on o f its ob es ity o v er h er th i g hs a nd fl a nks it ,

-

w ill b e b es t to la y h e r on h er b a c k a nd to l ift u p h er ,

thi ghs tow ard h er b e lly ; the man k nee l s b etwe en th em;
w ith h is h a nds h a vi n g h ol d o f h er wa is t a nd d raw in g ,

h er t ow a rds h im a nd if h e ca nnot m a na g e h er in cou s e

,
'

qu e nce of th e ob es ity o f h er b e lly a nd thi gh s h e m u s t ,

w ith h is tw o a rm s e nc irc l e h er b u tt oc ks Bu t it is im p os .
'

si b l e f or h im to w or k h e r c onv e ni en tly ow i n g to th e ,

w a nt o f m ob ility as t o h er th i ghs w h i ch a re i m p ed e d b y ,

h er b e lly H e m ay h ow ev er su p p or t t hem with h is

'

.
, ,

h a n ds b u t let h im t a k e c a re n ot t o p l ace t h em ov er h is
,

ow n t h i g h s as ow in g t o the ir w ei ght h e w ou l d not

, , ,

h av e th e p ower nor th e facility to m ov e As th e p oet .

h a s sa id :
I f y u have t e p l re h e r lift u p h e r bu ttoc k s
“
o o x o , ,

I n ord r t work li ke th e ro p th r wn t a d r wni n g m an

e o e o o o .

Y ou will th n see m b twe n h

-

e thi g hs e e er

Like a row er se ted at th nd f the bo at a e e o .

Th e m a n ca n lik ewise cou ch th e w om a n On h e r si d e .

with th e und erm os t le g in fro nt ; t he n h e sits dow n on

 84 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

the t h g h le g his mem ber be ing opposite her

i of tha t ,

vu lva and lets her raise the up per leg which sh e m us t

, ,

b end at th e k n e e Th en w ith his ha nd s Seizing her le gs

.
,

a nd th i gh s h e i ntr od u c e s h is m e m b e r w ith his b od y ly e

, ,

in g b etween h er l e gs h is k nees b ent a nd th e p oints of

, ,

h is fee t b etw een th e g rou nd s o th a t h e c an el evate h is ,

p os t e ri o r a n d p r e v e nt h er t hi gh s fr om i m e d i n g th e e n
, p
,

tra nce In this attitu de the y canenter i nto a ction

. .

If the wom a n s b elly is enla rg ed by re a so n of h er b e

’
'

in g w ith chil d the m a n l et s h er lie d ow n on o ne of h er

,

s i d e s ; th e n p l a c i n g o ne o f h er th i ghs o ve r th e oth e r h e ,

ra ises them b oth towards th e st om a ch w ithou t their ,

tou chin g the l atter ; h e then lies d own b ehi nd her on the
sa m e sid e a n d t hu s ca n fit h is m em b e r in
, H e ca n in .

thi s wa y get his tool in entirely parti cu l arly by ra ising ,

h s foot w hi ch is un d e r the w om an s le g t o the he igh t

’
i
, ,

o f h e r th i gh Th e s am e m ay b e d on e w ith a ba rren
.

wom a n ; b ut it is p a rti cul a rly t o b e rec omm e nd ed f or the

w oma n wh o is e nce i nt e as th e ab ov e p os iti on off ers the ,

a d v a nta g e o f p r oc u ri n g her th e p l e a su re s h e want s w ith ,

o u t e x p os i n g h er t o d a n g e r .

I n c ase of th e m a n b e i ng ob es e w ith a v ery pro ,

nou nce d rotund ity of s tom a c h a nd th e w om a n b ei n g ,

thin the b est course to take is to let the w om an t a ke th e

,

a ctiv e p a rt To thi s end the m an li e s d ow n o n h is b a ck

.
,

w ith h is thi gh s cl ose t og ethe r a nd th e w om a n le ts h er ,

,

s e lf d ow n u p on h is m e m b e r a stri d e o f h im ; s he res t s ,

h er h a nds u p on th e b ed a nd h e s e i z e s h er a rm s w ith ,

his h a nd s If she know s h ow to m ov e sh e c a n thus

.
, ,

in tu rn ris e a nd s i nk u p o n h is m em b e r ; if she is n ot
,

a d roit e nou gh f o r t h at m o v e m e nt the m a n imp a rt s a ,

.

m ov em en t to h e r b u ttoc ks b y the p l a y o f one o f his

thighs behi nd the m O n ly if the ma n ta ke s t ha t p osi
.
‘

,
f

i m b e c ome s om e ti m es pr ej u d i c i al to him i nas

ti on y
t a '
,
,
86 The P erf u m ed Ga rd en

I k now o f no other p ositi on so favou rabl e as th i s f or

c oiti on o f a f a t m an an d a f a t woman .

In fa c t if, l e gs of the wo
th e m a n g e s t b e tween th e '

m a n on h er b a c k u nd er th e ab ov e nam ed c ir cu m sta nces ,

h is st om ach enc ou nt e ri n g th e w om an s thi ghs will not

’

, ,

a ll ow h im to m a ke free u s e o f h is t o o l H e c annot e ven .

s ee h er v u lva or o nly in p a rt ; it m a y b e a l m os t s a i d th a t
,

it will b e i m p ossib l e f or him to a ccom p lish the a ct .

O n th e
-
o t h er
if th e m an m a ke s the w om a n he
ha n d ,

upo n h e r s i d e a nd h e p l a c e s h i m s elf w ith h is l e gs b e n t ,

b eh in d h er p re ss i ng h is s t om ach u p on th e u pp er p a rt o f
, _
.

h er p osteri o r sh e m u st d raw h er l e gs a nd th i ghs up to

,

h er st om ach in ord e r to la y b are her v a gi na a nd all ow

,

the in tro d u cti on o f his m em b e r ; b u t if sh e c a nnot s u fi i '

c iently b e n d h er k n e es th e m a n ca n n either s ee h er ,

vu lva n or expl ore it

, .

If , h ow ev e r , t
th e s om ac h o f each p e rson is not e x '.

tre m e lyl arg e th ey can m ana ge ,

very w e ll a ll p ositions .

O n ly th e y m u st n ot b e too l ong in c om i n g to the cri s is ,

as th e y w ill s oo n f e e l fa ti g u e a nd l o se th eir b re ath .

I n th e case o f a v e ry b ig m an and a v e ry littl e wom a n ,

th e d i ff icu lty to b e solve d is h ow to con trive tha t their

rg a ns o f g e n era ti on a nd their m ou ths m ee t t th e
'

o ca n a

sa m e ti m e To ga i n th is e nd th e w om a n h a d best lie on
.

h er b ac k ; th e m a n p l ac e s h i mse lf onhis s i d e near h er ,

p a ss es o ne of h is h a nd s u n de r h er n eck , a nd with th e

other raises h er thi gh s till h e ca n pu t his m em b e r a gainst

h er vu lva from b eh i nd th e w om a n rem a i n i ng s till on ,

h er bac k I n th i s p ositi on he h ol d s h er u p with his

.

hand s by th e neck a nd th e thi ghs H e can then e nte r

t pu ts her arm
.

h er b od y w hil e th e w om a n on her p ar
, s
round h is nec k and approa ches her lips to his ,
.
 Con c ern in g every thing f a vou ra ble to C oition

If the m an vvish es th e wom an to lie on h er s ide h e

'
“

g ets b etwee n h er l e gs a nd p l a ci n g h er t h i gh s so t h a t , :

they are in contact with h is s i des one ab ov e and on e , _

u nd e r h e g li d es in b e tw ee n t h em till h is m em b e r is th e
, .

in g h er v ulva from b eh i nd h e th e n p resses his th i gh s ,

a ga i nst h er bu tt o cks w h i ch h e s e iz e s w 1 th o ne han d in

,

ord e r t o i mp o rt m ov e m e nt t o t h e m; th e oth er h a nd h e .
.

h as f ou nd her ne ck If th e m a n then li ke s h e can g et

.
,
-

his th i ghs over th ose o f th e w om an a nd p ress h er to ,

'

wa rd s h im ; th is will m a k e it e asi e r f or h im to m o v e .

As r e ga r d s l ti on o f a very sm all m an and a

t h e co p u a
“

tall wom an the two act ors c a nnot kiss e ach other whil e
,
'

in ac ti on u nl e ss th ey t a k e o ne o f th e t h ree foll ow i n g
.

p os iti ons a nd e v e n th en t h ey w ill g et fati gu ed

-
.
,

Firs t p osition —The wom a n lies on h er back w ith a

'

.
,

th i ck cushion u nd er h er b u ttocks , and a s im il a r one

.

un d er h e r he a d ; s h e th en d ra w s u p h er th i gh s as f a r as
'

p o s s i b l e t ow a r d s h e r c h e s t Th e m a n li e s d o wn u p on .

her i ntrodu ces h is m em b e r a nd ta k es h ol d o f h er sh ou l

“

, ,

d e rs d raw in g h i m self u p t ow a rd s th em
,
Th e w om a n .

w in d s h er a rm s a nd l e gs rorind overh is b ac k w h il s t h e
'

,
.

h ol ds on to h er sh ou l d e rs or if h e ca n t o h er n eck
‘

.
, , ,

S econd p os ition —
(

Ma n and w om a n b oth lie on th eir

.

s i des fa ce t o face th e w o m a n s li p s h er u nd e rm os t th i g h
, ,

u nd e r the m an s fl an k dr aw i ng it a t th e s a m e ti m e h i g h
,

e r u p ; s h e does th e li ke w ith h er oth e r th i g h ov e r h is ,

then she a rch es h er s tom a ch ou t w h il e h is m em b er is ,

p enetra ti n g i nto h er B oth sh ou l d h av e ho l d o f th e

. .

other3 n e c k a nd th e w om a n c rossm g h er l eg s ov er h is
“

,_ ,

b ack sh ou l d d raw th e ma n to
, w ar d s h e r .

Th ird p ositiona— Th e m a n l ies h is b ac k with h is

“

. on ,

l eg s stret ch ed out ; t he w om a n s its on

“

his m em b er , a nd ,
88 The P erf um ed Ga rden
"

r
st et chin g h erself d ow n
“

o ver him , draws u p her knees

to t he5
he ig ht of h er s tom ac h ; th en laying h er h and s
‘

ove r his sh oul d e rs , s he d raws he rself u p a n d p ress es he r ,

li ps t o h is .

All th ese p ostures are m ore or l ess fati gui ng f orb oth ;
th ey can h owever ch oose a ny oth er p ositi on th ey like
, , ,

on ly th e y m u s t b e a b l e t o k i ss ea ch ot h e r d uri ng th e a ct .

I will now sp ea k to y ou of p eop l e w h o are littl e,in

'
'

conse q u e nc e o f b e i n g h u m pb ac k ed Of th es e there are .

se v e ra l k i nd s .

Fir st there i s t h e m an w ho is cr ookb ack ed b u t wh ose

,
- -

s p i ne and n ec k are s tra i ght For him it is m ost c onV en y

'
-
- -

e nt to u nite h im s e lf w it h a littl e w o m a n b ut no t oth e r ,

'

wi se th an fr om b eh i nd P l aci ng h im s e lf be hind h er p .

terior he thu s introd uces h is m e mb e r into h er v u lva

,
.

But if the w om an is in a stoop i ng attitu d e on h er h ands ,

a nd feet he wi ll d o s till b e tt er If the w oma n he afili e '

.
,

t ed w ith a h u m p a n d th e m a n is s tra i g ht th e s am e p os i ,
'

t 1 on 1 8 ri gh t .

If both of the m are crookb acked they ca n take wh at

po sition t he y li ke f or th e c oit io n Th ey cann ot ho w ,
.
,

ever em b ra ce ; a nd if t hey lie on th eir s i d e fa ce to f ace

, , ,

th er e will b e l e ft a n em p ty spa ce betw e en th em A nd if .

one or th e ot h e r li e s d own o n the b ack a cushi on m ust ,

b e pla ced u nd er th e h ead a nd the sh ou ld er t o hold th em ,

u p a nd fill the p l a ce wh i c h is l e ft v a c a nt
,
.

I n th e c ase o f a m an wh ose m a lf orm a t1 o n 15 only af

f ecting h iS n eck s o as to p ress th e ch i n t ow a rds his
z ,

ches t bu t w ho i s oth e r wise stra i gh t h e ca n t a ke a ny

,
.
,

p o s iti o n h e li k es f or d o i ng th e b us i n e ss a n d g iv e h i m s e lf ,

u p t o a ny e m b r a ce s a nd c ar esses a lw a y s e xc ep ti n g th e ,

h e will ppear in the tion f h e wa s h urti ng h er

"

at
r
a ac as 1
' -
90 The P erf u m ed G a rd en

"
If
“

th e w om a n h as a hu m p as w ell as th e m an ,
t h ey
m ay take a ny o f th e vari ous positi ons f or the c oition al ,

ways ob servi n g th atif one o f them li es on the b a ck the ,

hu m p m ust b e environ ed w ith cu sh i on a s w ith a t urb a n , ,

thus having a nest to lie in wh i ch gu ards its top w h i ch

, ,

is v ery t end er I n th is w ay th e y ca n em b rac e c l os e ly

. .

If the m a n is hu m p ed b oth on b ac k
“

a nd ch es t h e m ust
renounce th e em b ra ce a nd clingi ng a nd can oth erwise ,

take any p osition he li kes f or c oition But genera lly

sp ea k i n g th e a ctio n m u st a l w
.
,

, a ys b e trou b l es om e f or h im f

se lf a n d th e w o m a n I h av e w ritte n on th1 s sub j ect :

.

Th e h u m p b a c k e n g a g e d in th e a ct o f coition
" '

I s li k e a va s e p rovi d e d with two h a n d l e s .

I f h e is b u rni n g f o r a w o m a n s h e will tell him , ,

‘
Your h um p is in th e way ; y ou cannot d o it ;
Y o ur verg e woul d fi n d a p la ce to rum m a g e in ,

But o n yo u r c h e st th e h u m p wh ere wou l d it b e ?

“

If both th e w om a n a n d th e m a n h ave d oub l e h u m p s ,

th e b est p ositi on th e y t a ke f or th e co1 tuS 1 s the f ol

'

can
f

l owi ng Wh il st the
. wm
ly1 ng on h er sid e th e
o an 13 ,

m an introd u ces h is m em b er a fter th e fashi on d esc rib ed

‘

p r evi ou s ly 1 n r esp ec t t o r
p ge n a n t w o m e n T h u s th e tw o .

hum ps d o n ot encou nt er B oth ar e lyi n g on t h e n s id es

.
,

a nd th e m a n a tt a c ks from b eh i n d S h ou l d th e w om an b e
.

on h e r b ac k h er h u m p m us t b e su p p ort e d b y a cu sh i on
,
.
,

wh il s t th e m a n kneel s b etw een h e r l e g s sh e h ol d in g u p ,

h er p oste ri or Th us pl a ced the ir tw o h u m p s are not

.
,

ne a r e ach oth e r a nd a ll i nc on ve ni en ce is a v oi d e d
,
.

Th e sa m e is the c ase if With

th e w om a n t
s o op s d own
h er head w ith her c rou p in th e a ir a fter the ma nn er o f
, ,

E1 kourif wh i ch p ositi on will suit both of th em if they

.
,

hav e the chest m a lformed bu t not th e b a ck One o f

, .

them then perform s the action of com e a nd go f '

.
 C on c ern in g e v e ry th ing f a v ou ra b le to C oition

Bu t th e m os t i
cu r ous an d a m us n g i d escrip ti on in thi s
resp ect -

w h i ch I ha v e e ve r m et is containe d
‘
f in
'

these
verses .

Th eir two e xtre m iti es a re cl ose to g eth er ,

A n d n atu re m a d e a l au g hi n g sto ck o f th e m
Foreshorten e d h e ap p ears as if cut o ff ;
He lo oks like so m eo n e b e n di n g to e s c ap e a bl ow ,

O r lik e a m n w h o h a as re ce ive d a b l ow
A n d shrivel s down o s as to mi s a
s se co n d .

If a m an s sp ine is curved ab ou t the hip s a n d his b ack

’

is s tra i g h t s o th a t h e l ooks as th ou g h h e was in p ra ye r

, ,

h a lf p rostrated c oiti on is f or him v e ry d i ff i cu lt ; ow i ng to

,

th e r e c i p r oca l p os iti ons o f h is th igh s a nd h is s tom ach h e ,

cann o t p oss ib ly i ns e rt h is m e m b e r e ntir ely a s it li e s s o ,

f a r b ack b etw ee n h is th i gh s The b es t f or him to d o is .

to s t a n d u p Th e w om an st oop s d ow n b e fore h im w ith

.

h er h a nds to the g rou nd a nd h er p oste ri or in th e air; h e ,

c a n thus i ntr o d uce h is m e m b e r a s a p iv ot f or th e w om a n

to m ov e u p on f or b e it ob serv ed h e c a nn ot w e ll m ov e
, , ,

h im self .I t is th e m a nn er El kou ri w ith the d i ff ere nc e , ,

tha t it is th e wom an w ho m oves .

A m an m ay b e attack e d by th e ill nes s ca ll ed ika ad , or

zam a na ( p a ra lysis ) w h ich com p el s h im to b e con sta ntly

,
“

s ea t e d . If this m al ad y on ly a ffect s h is knees a nd l egs ,

his th i gh s a n d sp i na l col u m n rem ai n i n g sou nd h e can ,

us e a ll the su n d ry p os iti on s f or c oiti on e xce p t t h ose , _

'

w h e r e h e w ou l d h a v e t o s t a n d u p I n case h is b u ttocks . .

a re a ffect e d e ve n if h e is ot h erw i s e p e rfectly w e ll it is

, ,

th e w om a n w h o w ill h a v e t o m a ke a ll the m ov em e n ts .

K now that th e m os t e nj oyab l e c oitu s d oes not a lw ays

,

e x i st in th e m a nn ers d es c rib e d h e r e ; I o n ly ga ve th em s o

a s t o re nd er the work as c om l et e as ossi b l e S ometi m e s

p p
~

.
 The P erf u m e d Ga rd en

ition ta kes p l a ce between lovers whoco .

.

no t q uite pe r f e ct in th eir p rop orti ons , fi nd th e ir ow n

“

m ea ns f or th eir m u tu a l g ra tifi cati on .

It is sa i d that th e re are w om en o f g re at exp erie nce

wh o lyi n g with a m a n e l eva te on e o f th eir feet v e rti
‘

'
, ,

c a lly in th e a ir a nd u p on th a t f oot a l a m p is s et fu ll o f
,

oil a n d w it h th e w i c k b u rni n g
, Wh il e the m an is ra m . .
,

m i ng the m the y k eep th e l a m p bu rni ng a nd the oil is

, ,

n ot sp ill ed .

Th e ir coiti on is in n o w a y im p ed ed b y thi s exhib iti on

'

b ut it m ust r e q uire grea t p racti ce on the p art of b oth - “ “

Ass u red ly the I nd ia n w riters h ave in their w orks d e .

s cri b e d a g re a t m a n y w a ys o f m a k i n g l ov e b u t th e m a j or
'

ity o f th em d o n ot y iel d enj oym en t a n d giv e more pain

'
-

tha np l easur e Th a t whi ch is to b e Iook ed f or in c oition

.
,

th e c row ning p o i n t o f it is th e e nj oym e n t th e e m b ra ce

‘
’

, , ,

th e kiss es Th is is th e d i stinc ti on b e tw een th e co itu s of

.

men and t hat of ani m a ls N o one is i nd i fferent to th e

“ ‘
-

e nj o yment wh i ch p ro ceed s from the d iff e rence b etw een

t he s exe s a n d m a n fi n d s h is h i gh e s t feli c ity in it
'
‘

,
;

Ii the d e sire o f l ove in m a n is rou sed to its h i gh est

'

p itch a ll th e p l e a su res o f coiti on b ec om e ea sy f or him

, ,

a n d h e sa tisfi e s h is ye a r n i n g in a ny w a y .

I t is w e ll f or th e l ov e r of c oiti on to p u t a ll th es e m a n
-

'

n e r s to th e p roo f s o a s to a sc ert a in wh ic h 1 3 the , pos ition .

that gi ves the g re at est p l easu re to both com b atants Then .

h e w ill kn ow wh ic h to ch oos e f or th e trys t and in satis ,

'

f y ing h is d esi res ret a i n th e w om a n s a ff e cti on

’
.

Ma ny p eop l e h ave es sa ye d a ll th e p ositions I ha ve

r

d escri b e d b ut n on e h as b e en as fnu ch a pprov ed o f a s

“

'

A s o t ry is told this on j t
s ub e c o i at man who ha d ; . a

m is tres s v
o f i nc om pa ra bl e b e auty; gr ace fu l an d a eco m ~
94 Th e P erf u med Ga rd en

a litt l e ; the w oman then foll ow s him w ith a pu sh and ,

a l s o retire s Th ey conti nu e th e ir a lt ern at e m ov em ent

.
,

keep i n g prop e r ti m e Pl aci ng foot a ga i nst foot a nd

.
"
,

h and aga i nst h a nd they k eep u p th e m otion of a b ucket

,

in a w e ll .

S econd movem ent —En metab i ( the m u tu a l shock ) .

After the i ntroducti on they each draw ba ck but with , ,

'

ou t d i s l od g i n g th e m em b e r c om p l et e ly Th en th e y b oth .

p u sh ti gh tly t o g e th e r a n d t h u s g o o n k,eep i n g ti m e .

Th ird m ov em ent — El m otad a ni ( the app roach ) . Th e

m an m oves a s u su a l
then stop s The n the wom an
, a nd .
,

w ith th e m em b e r in h er re cep t ac l e b e g ins to m ove li ke ,

th e m an a n d t h e n s t ops
,
And the y conti nu e this w ay .

u ntil t h e ej a cu l ati o n c om e s .

Fourth m ov em ent Khiate el h eub ( Love s t ail or )

’
’
-
. .

The m an w ith h is m em b e r b e i n g
, ly p a rtially i nserted on

in th e vu lv a k eep s firs t u p a s ort o f quic k fric ti on w ith

,

th e p a rt th a t is in a nd th en su d de nly p l u n ges his w h o l e

,

m em be r in u p t o its root
. Th is is the m ove m ent o f th e .

n eed l e in th e h a nd s Of th e t a il o r o f w h i c h th e m a n and ,

w om an m u st t a k e cog ni sa nce .

Th is m o vem ent ly su its su ch m en and wom en who

on

c a n a t w ill r et a rd th e cris i s With those w ho a re other .

,

w i se constitu ted it w ou l d a ct too qu i ck ly .

Fifth movem ent — S ou ak et f eurdj ( th e to othp ick in

.

the vu lva ) ! Th e m an i ntrodu ces h is m em b er b e tween

'

th e w all s o f th e v u lva a nd th e n d riv es it u p a nd d own

, ,

a nd ri gh t a nd l e ft O n ly a m an w ith a very vi g orou s “

m em b e r ca n ex e cu t e thi s m ove m ent .

Sixth m ovem ent — Tachik cl h eu b ( th e b oxing u p o f

.

l ove) Th e m a n i ntrodu ces h is mem b er entirely i nto the

.

va gi na so cl ose ly that his hairs are com pl etely m ixed up

,
 Con cern ing ev e ry thin g f a vou ra ble to Coition 95

with th e wom ans in that p os iti on h e m us t now m ove

’
.

forcib ly without w ith d ra win g h is tool in th e l east

,
.

Th i s is th e b est of a ll th e m ove m e nts a nd is p a rti en

'
,

la rly w ell a d a p te d iti on D ok el arz

to th e p os . The w o '

m e n p refer it t o a ny othe r ki nd as it p rocu res th em th e , '

e xtr em e p l easu re o f s eizi n g t he m e m b e r w ith t h eir w om b

a nd app ea se s th e ir l u s t m os t com p l e te ly .

Th e w om a n ll e d trib a d es alwa ys use this m ovem ent

ca .

in th eir m u tua l ca res ses A nd it p rov ok es p rom p t ej acu

.
'

l atio n b oth w ith m a n and w om an

‘

With ou t k issing no ki nd o f p osition or m ovem ent

“

p r ocu r es th e f u ll p l e asu r e ; a n d t h e p o s iti on s in wh i ch

th e k i ss is not p r acti cab l e a re n ot e ntir e ly s a ti s factory ,

consi d eri n g t h a t th e k i s s is o ne o f th e m ost p owerfu l _

sti m u l a nt s t o th e w ork of l ov e .

I h ave sa id in verse :

Th e l ang uishing ey e
P uts in co nn ctio n sou le w h it so u l ,

And th e ten d er kiss

Tak es th e m sa g e fro m es m em b e r to vulva .

Th e k 1 ss l s assu m ed integra l pa rt of the coi

to be an ’

ti on Th e b est kiss is the one im p ress ed on hum 1 d lip s

.

com b i ned w ith th e su cti on o f th e li s a n d t on g ue w h i c h

p ,

l atter p arti cu l arly p rovokes the fl ow of sweet and fresh

s a liv a .It is f or th e m a n to b ri ng th is a b out b y s li gh tly
a nd softly nibb li ng h er t ongu e w h e n h er sa liv a will fl ow
,

sw eet a nd e x q u is it e m or e p l e asa nt th a n r e
,
fi ne d h one y ,

a nd wh i ch w ill n ot m ix w ith th e s a liVa o f h er m ou th

.
.

Th i s ma n ou e vr e w i ll g iv e th e m a n a tr e mbling em otion ,

wh i ch w ill run all th rou g h his b od y a nd is m ore intoxi ,

'

eati n g t ha n w i ne d ru n k t o ex cess .
96 Th e: P erf u m ed Ga rde n

“
I n ki ssi n g h e r I h ave dru n k fro m m y m o uth
,

Like a ca me l tha t d rin k s f ro m t h e re dia l

.

H e r em b ra c e a nd th e f re shn ess o f h e r m outh

G ive m e a l angu or th at g oe s to m y m arrow
‘
.

Th e k iss it ori gi nat es w ith the

s h ou ld be s o no ou s ;r
t on gue t ou ch i ng the p a la te lu b ri c a te d by s aliv a It is , .

produ ced b y the m ovem ent o f th e t ongu e in th e m ou th

and by th e d is p l ac eme nt o f th e s a liv a p rov ok e d b y t h e
.
,

suct ion .

The kiss g iven to t he s up erfi ci a l ou ter p art o f the l ip s ,

"

an d ma ki ng a R aise coxn p a reblé to th e o ne by which y ou

. .

call y ou r eat g i v e s no p leas ure It is we ll en oug h thu s

, .

co itus a nd is fu ll o f voluptuousness .

A vu l ga r pr overb s ays
A h u m i d ki s
“
s

I s b ett r th a n a h urri e d coitus e . .

I have comp osed on thi s sub ject the foll owi ng li nes
Y ou k iss m y h a nd—m y m uth sh ould b e the p l c e !
“
o a

0 wo ma n th ou who art my id ol ! ,

I t was a fo n d ki ss y ou g a e m e b ut it is lost v , ,

Th e h a n d can n ot app re ciate th e n ature o f a ki ss .

The th ree w ords K obla letsem a nd b ou ss are used , , ,

i ndi ff ere ntly to i nd icat e the kiss on the hand or mouth -

.

Th e w ord f eram e m ea ns sp ec ially th e k is s on th e m ou th

'

An Arab poet h a s s ai d
The he art o f love can fi n d no rem edy
“ -
»

I n witching so rc e ry no r a m ul ets
‘

No r in the fond e m bra ce witho ut a ki ss

'

.
,

N o r in kis s with out th e co itu s .

1
N ote "
of t
th e a u og rap h ed ition . Th e re dir is a t
na ural
reservoir in the hot p l ains in , whic h th e . rain wate r c ollect s .
'

It
i a p r ci o u ho ard f o r n m a dic
s e s o p opu l tion
a s .
 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd ef .
. -

98

that I Open my thi ghs a nd lie d own o n m y b ack Th en .

“
c ri ed th e hu sb a nd 0 E m ir sh e tell s u ntruth ; in ord er
, ,

to p ossess h e r I h ave to fi ght w ith h er Th e E m ir pro .

,

n ou n ced th e fo ll ow i n g Ju d g m e nt : I g iv e y ou h e sa id a , ,

yea r 5 tim e to p rove h er a ll egation to b e fal se H e d e .

'

c i d es t hu s ou t o f re g a rd f or th e m a n E l Adj a dje t h en
'
-

w ent aw a y re citi ng t h e se v e rses :

D ah a m a ft r
h er a he M ese dj el hou g h t t,
'

and
-
ir l i
Th e E m w o u d d e c d e u p on m y mp o e n ce i t .

t lli ti
I s n ot the s a o n som e m es la zy m in d e d ? '

lr
An d y et h e is s o a g e a n d ig o ou s v r .

Ret urned h is h ous e h e b e g a n to k i ss a nd c aress his

to -

wife ; but h is e ff orts w e nt n o f arth e r h e r em a i ned i nca ,

'

pa b le g ivi n of
g p r o o fs o f h is virility D ah ama s aid to .

“
h im K ee p you r caresses a n d em bra ces ; they do; nor
, .
_

s ati s fy l ov e What I desire is a solid a nd sti ff m em b er

.
,

th e sp erm of w h i c h w ill fl ow i n t o m y m a tri x A nd s h e .

rec ited to him the foll ow ing verses ;

Be f o re Go d ! it is in vain to try w it h kisse s
“ '
-

To e nte rtai n m e , an d with you r e m b ra cin g s !

To still m y torm e nts I m u st feel a m e m b e r
Ej a cu l atin g sp erm i nto m y uteru s .

El A dj adj e , 1n d esp air , con d u c e d t h er forthwith back

to h er f am ily , a nd , to h i d e h is sh am e , rep u d ia te d her

t ha t very n i gh t .

A p oe t sa id on th a t occ as on i
“
Wh at r arean a rd nt wo m an
ca esses to
“
e ,

O r costly vestm e nts a n d fi n e j ew lry

“

I f th e m an org n s d o n ot m e et h e ow n
s a r ,
“
A n d h i ye a rnin g f o th e iril v rg ?
s e s r v e e e

1
.
Nt o e t r p h e dition — Th e author cites h e e two
of th e a u og a
“ ’

n a m e s o f co stly g arm e nts:

“ ’
Pou c h a hane a n d th e dj el ba b Z -
-
.

Fo r th e tran l ati n it a pp e ared b ett e r n ot to elin g to th e l atter

'

. s o ,

b ut to g ive th e tru lu uriou s g arm ent ah d “

_

w h ich is
' '

en e s se , : x s

jewelry .
 C on cern ing e ve ry thing f a vou ra b le to C oition

K now then tha t the m a j ority o i w om en do not fi nd

.

fu ll satisfa cti on in k isses and em b races w ith ou t coition .

Forth em it res i des only in the m e m b er a nd th ey only ,

like th e m an wh o ru mm a ges them e ven if h e is u gly ,

.

A t ry al so g oes on this su b j ec t tha t Moussa b en

s o

M esa b b etook h im se lf one d ay to a w om an in th e tow n

w h o h a d a fem a l e s l a v e a n ex ce ll ent s i nge r wh om he
“

, ,

wa nte d to bu y from h er Th e w om a n w as resp l end e ntly .

b eau tifu l a nd i nd ep end e nt o f h e r ch a rmi ng a pp ea ra nc e

, ,

sh e h a d a l a r g e fo rt u ne H e s aw a t t he s am e ti m e in the
.

h ous e a y ou n g m an o f b a d s hap e a nd u n ga inly appear

' '

'

a nce wh o w e nt t o a nd f ro g ivin g o rd e rs
'
'

, .

Mou ssa h avin g asked w ho th at m a n w as she tol d him , ,

Th i s is m y hu sb an d a nd f or h im I w ou l d g iv e m y
, _

” “ ” “
life ! Th is is a h ard s l a v ery h e sa i d to w h ich y ou , ,

a re re d uce d a nd I a m s orry f or y ou
, W e b el ong to God .
,

a nd sh a ll re t urn t o h im ! b ut w h a t a mis fortu ne it is 1

that su ch i ncom p arab l e b eau ty a nd su ch d eli ghtfu l fo rnis

a s I s ee in y ou sh ou l d b e f or s u ch a m a n !

Sh e m ad e a n sw e r , 0 ld son o f m y m oth e r ,
2
if he c ou

d o to y ou from b eh i nd w ha t h e d oes f or m e in f ront ,

y ou w ou l d sell y ou r l a te ly ac qu ir ed f ortune a s w e ll a s
y our p atrim ony H e w ou l d app ear to y ou beau tifu l and
.
,

his p l a i n l ooks w ou l d b e change d i nto b eau ty

"
.

” 3
M ay God p res erv e h im to y ou ! sa i d M ou ss a .

It is l
a so sa id th a t th e p oet Fa razd a k m et o ne d ay a

w om an on w hom h e cas t a g l a n ce b u rni n g w ith l ov e , a nd

1
N ote o f th e t r
au o g ap h ed itio n —
The . M ussul m a n formula
r
e xp es sin g resig nation ( Se e Ko an chap ii verse
. r , . .
,

2Id . A fam iliar e xp ression not e xactly i m p lying that he ,

thus addressed is the broth er of th e p rso n who us es it

__

w ho is
“

e
-
-
- .

3 '

Id . Lite rally Go d bl ss y ou in this res p ect

, e .
1 00 The P erf um ed Ga rd en .

who f or t h at thus addresse d him : Wh at mak es

. reason .

y ou l ook at me in this f ashi on? H a d I a thousa nd .

.

” “
vulvas there w ou ld b e n othi ng to hop e f or y ou ! And
”
w hy ? s a id the p oet Beca u se y ou r a p p eara nc e i s no t
. .
_
.

“
p rep oss ess i ng sh e s a i d a nd w h a t y ou k ee
, p h i dd e n w ill,

” “
b e n o b etter H e rep li e d I f y ou w oul d p u t me to th e
.
,

p r oo f y ou w ou l d fi nd tha t m y inte rior q ual iti es a re o f a

,

na tu r e to m a ke y ou fo r g e t m y ou te r a p ea ranc e H e
p .

th en u nc overed hi m s elf a nd let her see a m emb e r th e ,

s iz e of the arm o f a y o un g g irl At tha t si gh t sh e felt . .

h e rs e lf getti ng bu rni ng h ot w ith am orou s d es ire H e saw .

it and aske d h er to let him c aress h e

, r Th en s he u n cov .
'

e r e d h e rs e lf a nd s h ow e d him h er m ou nt of Ve nu s ,

vau lte d lik e a cu pol a 1

H e t h e n d id the b u si nes s f or
.

he r an d then re cited th e se v erses :

' ‘

Ih a v e plie d in he r m y m em be r big as a V i rgi n s a rm ;

'

A m e m be r with a rou n d he a d a n d p ro m p t t o atta ck ; ,

M e a s u ri ng in l eng th a sp an nd a h lf a a ,

I f lt as th o u g h I h d p ut it in b ra zie—
‘

And h!
“

, o e a a r .

H e w ho l e asure a w oma n can give mu st

se eks th e p

sa ti s f y h er a m orou s d e s ires a ft e r h ot c a r ess es as d e

,
'

s c ri be d H e Will see her sw o oning w ith l ust h er vu lva

.
-

w ill ge t moi st h e r w om b w ill s tr et ch f orw a rd a nd th e

, ,
'

tw o s p e r m s w ill c om e t o g e th e r
'

.
1 02 Th e P erf um ed Ga rd en

w e re the y Karou n rich

And it h as fu rt he r b een
as as .

sa id B ew are o f m ounting old wom en ; a nd if they cover

,

“
y ou w ith fav ou rs And a ga i n Th e coitus of old .
,

w om en is a v enom ou s m ea l .

K n ow tha t th e m a n w ho works a wom a n younger tha n

h e is h im s e lf a c qu ires n ew vi gor ; if sh e is Of th e s a m e
a g e a s h e is h e w ill d e riv e no a d v a nt a ge from it a nd
.
, ,

fi nally if it is aw oman Ol de r tha n h im self she w ill ta ke

,

a ll his s tre n g th ou t o f h im f or h e rs elf Th e foll ow i n g .

verses trea t on this subj e ct :

y r r
Be o n ou g u a d a nd shu n c o o n w h o ld w o me n ; iti it
I n h e r b o som sh e b e a rs th e p o so n o f th e a rakim e 2 i .
"

A p r o v e rb s a y s a l s o ,
Do n ot s e rve an o ld w om a n ,

eve n , if sh e offers to feed y ou w ith s em o lina a nd a l m o nd

b rea d .

Th e e x c es s ive p ra c ti ce of th e co itio n inju res th e h ealth

on a c c ou n t
itu re of t oo m u ch sp erm For
of th e exp e n d .

a s bu tt e r m a d e o f c rea m re p r ese nts th e quitessen c e of

th e m il k a n d if y ou ta k e th e c re am O E th e m il k l os es its
, ,

qu alitie s even so d oes the sp erm form the qu inte sse nce
,

o f n u triti on a n d its l oss is d eb ilita ti n g

, On the other .

ha nd th e con d iti o n o f th e b od y a nd c onse qu ently the

, ,

qu ality o f the sp erm dep end s directly u pon the food y ou

take If there fore a m an w ill passi onately give h im self
.
, ,

u p t o th e e nj o yme nt of coiti on w ith ou t u nd e rg oi n g t oo

“

i
great fati gu e h e m ust live u p on stren gth e nin g food ex
'
:
, ,

Thi s K aro u n r p o rt d by th Bi bl e
.

1
, th e Co ra o f th e , is e e e

exp o itors t o h a e co nstru ct e d a p al a ce all c vere d with g o l d

s v o
,
th e d oors b ei n g o f soli d gol d H e g en rally ma d e a white m ule . e

cover d with g ol d en trapp i n g s

e . .

2 N ote O f th e a uto g ra p h ition Arakim e is the plural

ed Of
“

-
.

A rk eu m , th e na m e oi a
'

h e diou s serp ent w hos sti n g is fatal e .

 Of M a tters I nj u ri ou s in th e A c t o f Gen era tion 1 03

c iting comfits aromati c p l ants meat h oney eg gs and 1

, , , , , _

oth er s i mil a r v ia nd s H e wh o foll ow s su ch a r egi me is . . .

p r o t e c t e d a ga in s t th e f o ll o w i ng ac c i d e nt s t o w h i c h e x ,
,

c ess iv e coiti o nm ay l ea d .

Firstly the l oss Of g enerat1 on p ow er

,
.

Second ly t he d eteriora ti on o f h is; s i ght ; f or a lth ou gh

,

h e m ay not b ecom e b lin d , h e w ill at l ea st h a v e to su ff er

_
.

from ey e d isea s es if h e d oes not foll ow m y ad vi ce

Th ird ly th e l oss of h is p h ysi ca l st ren gth ; h e m ay b e
,
'

com e li ke th e m a n w h o w a nt s t o fly b u t ca n n ot w h o , ,

p ru s u i n g s o m e b o d y c a n n o t ca t ch h i m o r w h o ca rryi n g ,

a bu r d en or w ork in g soon g et s tired a nd p ros tra t ed

, ,
.

H e w ho d oe s not w a nt tofee l th e ne cess ity f or th e

l

c o iti on u s e s c am p h or H a lf a m its ka l of th is su b sta nce .

,
'

m a cera t ed in w at er m a kes th e m a n w h o d ri nks it ins en ,

v

s i b l e to the p l ea s u res o f c op u l a ti on M a ny w om en u se ~
.

this rem ed y w h en in fits of j ea l ou s y a gai ns t riva l s o r

’
3

wh en th ey w a nt repos e a fte r g rea t e x e rc i se Th en the y .

try to procu re cam pho r th at h as be en l eft a fter a bu ria l

_
'

a nd s h ri n k fro m n o ex p e ns e o f m o n e y t o g et s u ch fr om
'

th e Old w om e n w h o h av e th e ch a r g e o f th e c orp ses

4
.

Th ey m a k e also u se o f th e fl ow er o f h enna w h i ch is ,

c a ll e d fa ri a ; th ey m a cera te the sa m e in w at er u ntil it

1
, ,

1
Thes e d m a dj ou n a n d a re p re p are d from
co m fi ts a re ca ll e ,

fruit p articularly fro m cherrie s an d p ears cooke d with honey

,
-
.

Ac cordi n g a s they may be wante d m Ore o r l ess sp i ce d th ere

in v a ryi ng q u a ntiti es ci n n a mo n m u sk e tc
-

a re .
, , , .

2
Th e mi tsk al is a i t
w e g h o f th re e se v e nth s o f a d h e m , cor f
ir ,

resp ondin g to a r
d a ch m a n d a ha O f ou r old s s e m of we g h s lf yt i t
an d ,
is e qu a l to r
o ne g a m m e a n d n n e ce n g a m m es . i ty ti r ‘

.
‘

The word d e rair— th e si n g u l ar n u m b er o f whi ch is d erra

3

a n d whi c h is re n d ere d in th e tra n sl atio n with riva l s— co m e s

,

-
.

fro m a root whi ch sig nifi es to be inj u rious

_ _
'
' '
.
.
.

With
.

4
th e t ry
Mu ssulm a n s it is cu s o m a to w a s h th e d e a d
.

it
w h th e g r at st assi duity with p erfu m e d
e e wa tr
e s be o e he fr t y
a re b u ie d r .
1 04
-

Th e P erf um ed Ga rd en

lthou gh this is not their p roper place ; b ut I th ought

“

t er, a

that th is i n form ati on as h ere give n may b e of use to

'

, ,

Ther e rtain thi ngs wh ich Wi ll be came i njuri ous

are c e
“ “

if constantly i ndulge d in a nd wh ich in the end aff ect the

h ealt h S uch are: too much sle ep l ong voyages in u n
.
,
'

favou rab le se as on which l atter part i cu la rly in cold mu n

'

,
, ,

tries m ay weak en the b od y a nd ca use disease of the

,
“

s p i ne The s ame eff ect s may ari se from the hab itual
“ “

h andli ng O f b o di es wh i ch engend e r t old a nd hu m i d ity

‘

like plaster etc

“

, .

FOr peopl e wh o haVe d i ff i culty in p a ssi ng t heir water

“

th e coitus is hurtfu l
”
“

To keep th e m ember in th e vulva o f a woman af t er

ti me , en ee f b les th a t org a n and m a k es it l es s fit f or

'

coi!

tion .

If ly i ng with a woman do her b usi ness sev

y ou a re ,
"
'

e ral ti m e s if y ou fee l i n cli ned b ut t a ke ca r e not to O v er

“ “ ‘
'
,

“
d o it f or it is a tru e w ord th a t H e w h o p l a ys the gam e
,

o f l ov e f or h is Ow n s a ke a nd to sati s fy h is d es i res f ee l s
, ,

the mo st int e n s e a nd dura b l e p l ea su r e ; b ut he wh o d oe s

it to satisfy th e l u st o f a noth er p erson will l anguish l ose ,

al l his de s i re a n d fi ni s h es by b e com i ng i mpot ent f o r

‘

c oiti on .

Th e s ense o f th ese wo rd s is t h at a man wh en he fee l s ,

1 H e n n a is a p l a nt whi ch is in gre at d e m a n d with Ara b s . .

Th e dried l eaves o f it a re reduced to a p owder or steppe d in

“

water an d a re the n u se d to rouge t h e h ails f eet, hand s hair

“

, , ,

a n d b e ard .
1 06 Th e P erf um ed Ga rd en

I seh a c,S ult an D am ascus ,w a s in th e h abit of exam in

of r

ing the inten or of w om en s p a rts a nd bein g warned not

’

,
“
to d o it he s aid I s th ere a p l easur e p referab l e to this ?
"

A nd thus b e fore l on g h e w as b li nd .

The c oitu s a ft er a fu ll m ea l m ay oc c as ion rup tu re of

th e inte sti n es It is a l so to b e a void ed a fter u nd ergoing
.

m u ch fati gu e or at a ti m e o , f v ery h ot or v ery col d

wea th er .

Am ongst the a cci dents whi ch m ay a tt end th e a ct of

c oiti on in h ot cou ntri es m a y b e m e nti one d su d d en b lin d f

n ess w ith ou t a ny p r e vi ous s ym p t om s .

Th e rep etiti on of th e coitus w ith ou t w a sh ing the p arts

“

ou gh t t o b e s hu nn e d as it m ay enfeeb l e th e viril e p ow
, er .

Th e m a n m u st a l s o ab st ain fr om c op u l a ti on with h is '

wife if h e is in a s tate of leg al im pu rity f or if she b e

'

1 '
,

c om e p re g na nt by such coition th e ch il d cou l d not b e

sound .

After ej a cu l ation d o not rem ain c l ose to the wom an as ,

th e d i sp os iti o n f or r ecom m e n c i n g w ill su fi er b y d oi n g s o

'

Ca re is t o b e ta ke n n ot to ca rry h ea vy l oa d s on one s
’

b a ck or to ov er e xert th e m in d if one d oes not wa nt th e

'
,

c oit us t o b e i m p e de d It is a lso not well to constantl y

.

wea r ves tm ents m ad e o f s il k as th e y i m p a ir a ll th e en

2 »

1
N ote in t rth e e ditio n —L e g al im p urity is d ue to
a u o g ap h .

di ffere nt ca u ses e nu m erate d by Si di K h elil in ch ap i o f his

, , . .

“
Reli gious Jurisp rud ence The sam e disap p ears by abl ution o r
.
“

by lotion To g ive an e a m p l e I shall cite th e followin g e x

. x ,

tract from that ch apter Th e lotio n is obli g atory f o r a ny m al e

. .
“

p erson arrive d at th e a g e o f p u b rty wh o h as i ntro du ce d o n ly e

th e g l an d o f his verg e b it in c arn al co nn e ti o n with a wo m an

, e c ,

o rwith a n a ni m al o r with c orp e

, o ( in ca se of malf m a
a s , r or o

tion or on a ccou nt o f fl accidity ) who ha s thus intro du ced p art

,
.

o f h is verg e to t h e l en gth o f t h e g l a n d ( Tran sl ati on o f .

P erron
p rob ably owi n g to th e g re at warm th d ev lop e d b y sil k
2 I t is e

that t he author thinks the wearin g of sil k n Stuff s to b e inj u e '

rions with resp ect to coition It m ay in fact b e a dm itted that .

, ,

they have that effect .

 Of M a tters I nj u rioue in th e A c t of Gen era tion 1 07

e rg y f or cop u la ti on . Sil ken c l oths w orn by women a l so

inj u ri ou sly th e c ap a ci ty f or e recti on o f the viril e
'

a fi ect

m em b e r .

Fasti ng if p rol o nged ca l m s the sexu a l d esires ; but i n

, ,

th e b e g i n ni n g it e x c ites th e m .

Abs ta in from g reasy liqu id s a s in the c ours e o f ti me ,

they d im ini sh th e stren gth necessary f or c oiti on .

Th e eff ect o f s nu ff w h eth er p l ai n or scented is sim

, ,
f

ilar .

It is b a d to w ash the s e xu a l p arts w ith col d w a te r d i '

re ctly fter cop u l ati on ; in g ene ra l w ashing w ith col d

a
‘

wat er ca l ms d ow n the d es ire w hil e wa rm w a ter tre gt h

“
?
s ,
n

en s it .

C onv e rsa tion w ith a you n g w om a n e xcites in th e m a n

the r ecti on a nd p assi on c om m e nsu ra te w ith t he y ou t h '

fu lness of a w om an .

A n Arab a dd ress ed the foll owi ng r ec omm endati ons ti)

his d au g h ter at th e ti m e w h en h e cond ucte d h er to h e r
“
h u sb an d : Perfu m e you rse lf w ith w a ter ! m ea ni ng th a t
s h e s h ou l d fre q u e ntly w ash h er b o d y w ith w at e r in p re f '

e r enc e t o p e rfu m es ; w h i ch a re n ot su it ab l e t o e v eryon e .

It is al so rep orted that a w om an ha vin g s ai d t o her

“
h u sba nd Y ou a re th en a n ob od y a s y ou nev er p erfu m e
, ,

“
yourself he m a d e a nsw e r Oh y ou sl oven ! it is f or , ,

th e w om en to em it a sw e et o d ou r .

Th e ab u se of coiti on is foll ow ed by the l oss o f th e

t aste f or its p l eas u res ; a nd to re m ed y th is l oss the su f
-
“
'

fere r m u st a noi nt his m em b er w ith a m ix ture of the

b l ood o f a h e g oat w ith h o ne y This w ill procu re f or
“
'
.

h im a m arve ll ou s e ff ect in m a ki ng l ove .

It is sai d tha t readi ng the K ora n a lso pred isposes f or

cop u l ati on .

Rem em ber tha t a p ru d ent m a n w ill b ewa re of ab us ing

-
1 08 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en .

the enj o ym ent of the coition Th e sp erm is the w ater O f

-
. .

life ; if you u se it econom ically y ou w ill be a lways read y

_
.

f or l ov e s p l easur e s ; it is th e li ght of you r ey e ; d o not be

'

l avi sh w ith it at a ll tim es a nd w h e never y ou hav e a fa ncy

,

f or enj oym e nt f or if y ou are n ot sp a ri n g w ith it y ou Will

“
'

“
e x os e y ou rs e lf t o m a ny i ll s Wis e med ica l m en sa y A
p .
,

r ob u st c onsti t u tio n is i nd isp ensab l e f or copu l a ti on,a nd

'
“ “

h e w h o is e nd ow ed w ith it m ay giv e h im self u p to pleas

'

m e with ou t d an g er ; bu t it is oth erwi se w ith the wea kly

m a n ; h e ru ns i nt o d ang e r b y i ndu l gi ng free ly with
”
wom en .

Th e s a g e, Es S a kli ; '

h as thu s dete rm i ned th e li m its to

be rved by m a n as to th e in d u l ge nce o f th e
ob s e p l easu res
o f c o iti on : M a n b e h e p h l e gm a ti c or sa n gui ne sh ou ld
, ,

n ot ma k l ov e m or e th an t w ce or thric e a m onth; b il iou s

e
i

hyp och ond riac m en on ly o nce or tw i ce a m onth : It

is nev erthe l ess a w ell estab li sh ed fac t that now a da y s men
'

o f a ny of the s e fou r t em p era men ts a re ins a tia b l e a s to

c oition and zg iv e th em selv e s u p t o it d a y a n d n i g ht ta k

“

,
.

ing no h ee d h ow th ey exp os e thems elv es to nume rous

i lls .

Women are m ore fav our ed tha n m en in ind u l g ing

their p assio n f or coiti on I t is in fact their sp ecialty ; a n d .

for them it is all p l easure ; whi le me n run m any risk s in

, .

a b a n d oni ng t he m selv es w ith ou t rese rv e to th e p le as u r es

-
.

o f l ov e .

H a vi ng t hus treat ed o rthe da ngers whi ch ma y oc cur

. .

from the coitus I have c ons id ere d it u se ful to bring to

.
.
, .
»

y o ur k n o w l
ze d g e th e f o ll ow i n g v e r ses w h ic h co n t a in hyg ii

e nic a d vi ce in t hi s resp ec t These v erses ha v e b ee n com . ,

p os ed b y th e o rder of H a rou n er Ra chid by the most

1
.
.

n ot e i i a ns o f his t im e h h e ha d a ske d to
d p ysh c
. w o m .
,
. . .

The H a ro u n e r R hi d in q u e stion wa Kalif in the yea !

h

1 '

ac s
:
r

1 70 nd w a s a c k now l e d g d to h ave b e en
, a n e o f th e e o

me ritoriOu s; elo qu nt; ultu r d a nd g ene rous rule rs e c e -

:
 C H APTE R VIII

TH E SU N DR Y N AM E S TO TH E SE XU AL PARTS

K now 0 Vizir ( to w h om God b e th a t

’

,
m an s

m em b er b ea rs d ifi erent na m es as 1
,

E d d e k eu r , th e
viril e m em ber .

El kam era the p en is ,

.

El air the m em ber f or g eneration

,
.

El h am am a the p i geon , .

Et teu nnana th e t i nk l er , .

El h eurm a k the i nd om itab l e

,
‘

El ahlil the lib erator

,
.

E z Zeu b th e v erge
,
.

E 1 h amm a che the exc it e r , _

.

El f adelak the d eceiver

, .

E n naasse the s l eep e r

, .

E z zod am n e th e crowba r ,
.

El khia de the tail or

,
.

M och efi el relil th e exti ngu ishe r o f , p ass i on .

E i kh orrate th e tu rnab ou t
,
.

El d eu kkak th e s triker ,
.

El a ou am e th e swi m m er
,
.

E d dekha l th e h ou seb reaker

,
.

E l khorra dj th e sorte r
'

.
,

El aou ar the one eyed

,
'
.

El f ort ass the bald

,
.

1 Rabelais al so gives in his history of Pantagruel divers more

or l e s curi o us n a m e to the organ of g e neration of man
s s ,
 N a m es Giv en to th e S e xu a l P a rts f Ma n
o ,
il l

Ab ou a i ne th e on e w ith a n ey e ,
.
1

El atsar the p u sh er ,
.

E d dom m a r th e stron g h ea d ed , .
r
.

Ab ou rokb a th e one w ith a neck ,

.
1

Abou qu etaia , th e h a iry one

.
.
1 y

El besiss th e im p u d en t one ,
.

'

El m ostahi th e sham e faced one ,

/

El b e kka i the weepi n g one ,

.

El h ezza z th e ru m m a g er ,
.

El lezza z th e u nio nist , .

Ab ou laab a the exp ectorant

l ,
.

Ech ch ebb ac th e ch opp er

'

.
,

El hattack the d i gger ,

.

El f attach e th e sea rch er ,

.

El b a kkak th e rub b er ,
.

El m ou rekhi th e fl abb y one , _

.

El m otela t h e ransacker ,
.

El m ok cheu f th e d iscoverer ,
.

regards th e name s of k am era and d ekeur their

As 2
,

m eani ng is p l a i n D ek eu r is a w ord w h i c h s i g nifi es th e

m al e of a ll c reatu res a nd 1 s a l so u sed in the se ns e of ,

“ ”
m ention a nd m em ory Wh en a m a n h as m et w ith .

a n a c ci de n t to h is m em b er wh en it has b ee n a mp utated , ,

1 Th e word ig ni fi fath er and a b ou a ne literally

abo u s es ,
-

1 ,

transl ate d m eans fath er o f th e ey e But in reality the word

, .
“

u se d in this wa y i n di cates th e p o e sio n a n d m ea n s wh o h a

“

ss s , s .

Ch est m ath ie Arab e o f B e sn ie

w
Se e the r o p a g e 6 7 se c on d r r, ,

e diti on n ote 2 o f N o
, . xv .

Th ere a e a g re at m a ny imil ar co m bi natio n s o f wo rd s for

-

m
“

r s :

in g su rn a m s or ni ck na m es e Fre q uent recu rre nce s in this s n e . e s

will ap p e ar in this work

_
.

K ame ra also signi fi es th e g l an d of the p eni s

2 '

The root o f ,
.

it k em e ur m e a ns to have a l arg e r p e ni s o r g l a n d tha n a ny

“
, , ,

oth e r m a n a n d in a third form rivallin g an y b o dy with

“
'
,
e ,
t

sp e ct to th e si z e o f th e p eni s .
112 Th e P e rf um ed Ga rd en

or has b ecom e wk
ea , and he ca n , in c onse que nc e no

l onger fulfil his conj u ga l d uties they sa y of him : the ,

”
m em b er of su ch a on e is d ea d ; wh i c h m ea ns; the re '

m emb ra n ce of h im wil l be l o st a nd h is g e nerati on is c u t ,

“
oil by the r oot \V h en h e d i e d th e y w ill s a y
. H is m em ,
- '

” “
ber h as b een cu t oil m e a n i n g H is m em ory is d ep art e d
, ,

”
from th e worl d .
1

The d e keu r p l a ys a l so a n i m p o rt a nt pa rt in d re a m s .

Th e m a n w h o d re am s th at h is m embe r has be en c u t off

is certa i n to liv e l on g a ft er th at d re am f or as s a id , ,

ab ove it p r esa g es h is l o ss o f m e m ory a nd t he e xt i n cti o n

,

of h is r ac e .

I sh a ll treat th i s su bj e ct m ore pa rti cul arly in t h e e x ,

p licati on of d rea m s
2
.

Th e t eeth ( s e na n e ) rep resent years ( seni ne ) ; if t h er e

fore a man sees in a d ream a fi ne set o f t ee th th is is f or “

him a si g n of a long life .

If h e sees h is na il ( def eur) reve rs ed or up sid e d ow n ,

th is is a n i ndi cation tha t th e vi ctory ( d ef eur) whi ch h e

h as g a i ned ov er h is en em i es w ill ch ange s i d es ; a nd f rom
-

a vi c tor ; h e w ill b ecom e th e v an qu i sh e d ; 1 n v ers ely if h e ,

see s h e n ea l o f h is e n e m y t u rn e d th e w rong way h e ca n

t ,

conc l u d e th at the vi ct ory w h i ch h a d b e e n w it h h is c n r

em y w ill s oon r e tu r n t o h im .

Th e s i gh t o f a lily ( s o nsa na ) is t h e p r og nos ti cati o n o f

a mi s fortune la sti ng a y e ar ( s on m i s fort u n e ; s e n a y e a r )
‘

, ,

The a pp ea ra nce of os tric h es ( nam at e ) in dream s 1 3 o f

ba d au g ur y b ec au se th eir n ame b eing f ormed of naa
,

“
a n d m a t e s i g n ifi e s
,
n ew s o f d eath nam e ly p eril , ,
.

1 N ote o f th e a uto g ra p h e ditio n Th ere is here a p la y of — ’

word s resp e ctin g th e di ff erent m ea nin g s o f d ek e u r a nd whi c h ,

o ssible to give in E ng lish .

exp lic ation of th es e dre am s turns g e neral ly u on word s

p .

with s evera l m ea ning s or up on refe rences to th e ra dical

_

o f whi c h th ey a re co m p o se d .
 114 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

pit fi
oi iv er a ndg ot b roke n , so as to let es cap e a ll th e
. _

ca aml ities c ont ai n ed init .

S awi ng w ood ( nechara ) m eans g ood news ( b echara) ;

. Th e in kst an d ( d ou aia ) in d ic at es th e r em ed y ( d ou a ) ,

n am ely th e c ur e o f a m a l a d u nl e ss it be b u rn t b r oke n
,
y , ,

or l os t w h en it m eans t he contra ry
,
.

Th e tu rb an ( am a ma ) if seen to fall ov er the face a nd

.

.
_
_

cov e rin g the e yes is a

pr es a g e o f b li n d ness f rom
w h i ch God p reserve u s !
Th e fi nd i ng a ga i n in g ood c ond iti on a g em th a t h as b ee n
l ost or f org otten is a si g n o f su ccess
.

If one drea m s th at h e g ets out of a wi nd ow ( taga) h e

, ,
.
.

will k no w th at h e w ill com e w ith ad va nta g e out of ;all

tra nsa ctions h e m ay h ave wh eth er im p ortant or not ,
.

But if th e w i n d ow s e en in the d ream is n arrow s o that

h e h a d trou b l e to g et ou t it w ill b e a s i g n to him tha t in
_ ,

ord e r t o b e s u c c ess fu l h e w ill h a v e t o m a ke e ffort s in

p rop ortion to th e d i ff i cu lty exp e ri enced by h im in g et

'

ti ng out .

Th e b itte r orange si g n ifi es tha t from the p lace wh ere

it was s een ca l um nies w ill be issui ng .

Trees ( ache dj ar) m ea n discu s s1 ons ( m e ch adiera )

The carrot ( as e f na ria ) p rognostica tes mis fortu ne
,

( a se f ) a nd s orrow .

The t u rnip ( cu f te ) m ea ns f or th e m a n th at h a s seen it

a m atte r tha t is p a s t an d g on e ( a me u r fa t e ) s o t h at th er e ,

is n o g oing bac k to it The m att e r 1 8 w e 1 g ht y if it ap

‘

.
_ _

p eared l a rg e of no i m p ort a n c e if s een s m a ll ; in s h ort

, ,

im p orta nt in p rop orti on t o t h e s ize o f th e tu r ni p s e e n ?

'

1
The co n ne ction no d o u bt orig i nates with th e
.
_
f ct th at
a cal
u m ny b ears bitter fruits , like the o ne in q u estion .

2
I t m u t b co nf sse d l oo ki n g at the fo rc d r
s e e el ati o nshi p b e
, e .
" .

twe n c it a m eur fate that th e author g ets easily ov er “

e an d e ,

a ny di ffi cu lti es in his exp l an ati o ns o f d rea m s .

 N a m es Giv en to th e S e xu a l P a rts of Man

A
'

mk t s e en w ith ou t its b ein g fire d m e a ns a com ?

us e

p l o t c on triv e d in s ecr e t a nd o f n o i m p o rta n ce , Bu t if it .

is s een goi n g off it is a s i g n th at the m om e nt h as a r e

rive d f or the realization of the com p l ot .

Th e s i g h t of fi re is of b a d a u gu ry
'

If the p itcher ( brik ) of a m an w h o ha s tu rne d to G od

1

b rea ks thi s is a s i g n th a t h is rep enta nce is in va in b u t i f

, ,

the g l ass ou t o f w h i c h h e d ri n k s w i n e b re a k s th i s m ea ns ,

that h e retu rns to God .

If y Ou ha v e d ream ed o f feasts a nd s umptu ous ban e

q ue ts b e,su r e t h a t q u it e c o n tr a ry t h i n g s w ill com e to
pa ss .

If y ou have seen som eb od y bi ddi ng a dieu to p eop l e

o n t h eir g o i n g a w a y y ou m a y b e ce rt ai n t h a t it w ill b e
‘

th e l a te r w ho w ill sh ortly w i sh h im a g ood j o u rney _

,

f o r t h e p o e t s a ys

I f y o u h av e s e e n o u e n d sa y n g g oo db y r fri
e e j o ce ; i y r ,
i
y r l
Let ou sou b e con en a s to him wh o is f a r awa , t t y
l
Fo r y ou m ay o ok o w a d to his sp e e d fr r
e u n, yrt r
rt
An d th e h e a o f him wh o sa d a d e u wi co me b ac k to y o u i i ll .
2

Th e riande r ( k eu sb eur) si gnifi e s t ha t the vu lva

co

( keu ss ) is in p rop er c onditi on .

On thi s su bj ec t th ere is a s tory th a t the S u lta n H a rou n

e r R a ch i d h aving w ith him sev eral p ersons of mark w ith
whom he w as fam iliar rose and l e ft them to g o to One of ,

h is w ives w ith w h om he w a nt ed t o enj oy h im self H e

‘

, .

Th e brik is a sm a ll e arth e nware p itch e r p rovi d e d with a

'

h an dl e whi ch th e Arab g e nerally carries ab o ut with him fi lle d

‘

with w ater f or q u enchin g his thirst I t h as a p ec u liar shap e d

_

n e ck w hi ch all ows th e wate r to b e d runk easily

, .

2This is a gain a play of words by tra nsposi ng l etters whic h

th e autho r e m p lé y s f o r exp l ai ni n g d re a m
,

s li ke th e one giv e n ,

in N ote 2 on p 1 1 7 Th e ca se h ere rests upon the W Ords

'

. .

“
a di eu
“ ”
aoud a nd ouda a, .
1 16 C
. Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en .

f ou n d ring from the courses and retu rned to

h er s u ff e , .

h is com p a n i ons r esi gne d to his d isappoi ntm ent

, .

N ow it happ e ned tha t a mom e nt a fte rwa rds the w o

m a n fou n d h ers elf free from h er di s cha rg e When s h e .

h a d ass u re d hers e lf o f this she m a d e forthw ith her ablu ,

f

ti ons a n d s e nt to the sulta n by a ne gre ss a p late o f

, ,

c oria n d e r .

H a rou n er Ra chid w as s ea t e d a m on gs t his fri en ds

w he n the n e gress b rou gh t th e p l a te to h im H e took it .

a n d e x am i ne d it b u t d id not u n d ers t a nd h e m e a ni ng o f
, t
its b eing s ent to h im by his w ife At l ast h e handed it .

to on e o f h is p oets w h o h a vi n g l o oke d a t it a tte ntiv e ly

, , ,

recited to h im the foll ow ing verses .

Sha h e s se nt y o u corian d er ( ke u sbeur) ,

W hite a s su gar ;
I h av e p l aced it in m y p alm
"
,

An d co n ce ntrate d all m y thou g hts u p o n it '

I n order to fi n d out its m e ani ng ;

A n d I hav e sei z ed; ir O my ma ster what: she wants . . .
,
x
-

t o say.

I t is M y v ulva is r e store d to h ealth ( keussi

_

‘ '
,

Er Ra chid rp rised a t the wit sh own by the w o

w as su
‘
'

m an a n d a t the p oet s p e netra tio n Thus tha t which

’

.
,

was t o re m a in a m ys t ery rem ai ned h i dd en a nd that ,

w h i ch wa s t o be k nown w a s d ivu l ged

'
“

A draw n sw ord is a sig n o f w a r, a nd the victory w ill.

rem a in w ith him t hol ds its h ilt . .

.

A b ridle m ea ns s ervit u de a nd oppressio n .

A l on g b eard p oi nts to good fortu ne a nd p rosperity ;

bu t it is a s ig n of d ea th if it r ea ch es d ow n to the ground . .

Others p ret e nd th at the inteilige nce o f eac h ma n 1 5 in ‘

“

1 Th e
'

i
co r a n d e r, ha nshe w '

, p re se rv e s : v1 a n ds ,
'

as sa lt d oe
1 18 The P erf um ed Ga/
rd en

m an bu ys h g oat who in voiding h is e xcrements h its

a ef , , ,

'
the b uy er s ey e with p art of it and i nj ur es the same
,
.

WhQ has to pay f or the dam ages ? The selle r prompt

‘
“ ”
,
'

”
Arid w hy ? asked th e Kali f
“
ly says Abou Arouba ‘
.
.
.

“
Becaus e h e had s old the a nim al withou t w a rn i n g the
’

buyer th at it h a d a cata p ult in its anus answered the

.
.
,

man At these w ords th e K alif b egan to laugh immod

.
'

s tately and r ec it ed the fo ll ow i ng v ers es :

,

Wh en the he ard o f th e you ng m an

.

H as g rown d own to his n avel ,

'

Th e shortne ss o f his intell e ct is in m y eyes

Prop ortion e d to the l en gt h his b e ard ha s g rown .
.

It verre d by m a ny au th ors th at a m on gst prop e r

is a

na me s t h e re a re su ch a s b ri n l u c k a nd others th a t b ri n g
'

g
ill l u ck ac cord i ng to th e m ea n i n g th ey b ea r
, .

The nam es Ahm e d M oh amm ed H a m d onn a H amr , , ,

doun i nd icate in e ncou nt ers a nd d rea m s th e l uc k y is su e

arriv ed at in a tra nsa c tion 1
Ali Alia i nd icate the hei ght .
,

a nd e l e va ti on o f ra n k N aserou na N as eu r Mansour .
2
, , ,

Nas eur All ah s i g nify trium p h ov e r enem i es ?

, S a lem ,

S al em a S elim S elim a ne i ndi cate su cces s in all affairs ;

‘

,
'

“
a l so security f or h im w h o is in d a n g e r Fetah All ah .
,

Fetah i nd icat e vi ct ory lik e all th e oth er nam es wh i ch in ,

th eir m ea nin g sp ea k of l u cky things The nam es R ad .

5
,

1
The root o f these n am es is ham d , w hic h me ans to p a se , ri
g lorify , to b ear o ne se lf wo h rt y o f praise .

is al a , s i g nifying hi gh el vate d , e both in re ality

and figuratively .

Fro m n a seu
3
“

r
m e a ni n g to h e p an d b y ex ension t o ca r
, l , t ry
e d th e viste ry
Th e wo d God is u nders o o d; h e p e d by God
. r t l

selem, which m eans be ri gh t and Well

'

to ,

an e g r , to be saf e
 N a m es Giv en to th e Sexu a l P a rts o f Ma n 11 9

Raad sig nif y thund er tumult a nd co mpris e ry thing

"

, ,
eve

in tion w ith t his meanin g Abou el Feurdj and

c onnec .
1
.
r

Ferendj ind ica t e j oy ; Ra nem and R enim e su cce ss Kh a lf ,

Allah a nd Khaleu f comp ensati on f or a l os s a nd b enedi c

.
,
'

tion Th e sense o f Ab d er Ra ssi H afid a nd M ahf ond is

.
,

favou rabl e Th e nam es in wh ich the w ords l atif ( b ene

.
»

vol ent ) m ourits ( he lp fu l ) h a nin e ( com p assi onate ) a ziz

, ,
-

( be lo ved ) carry with them in c onf orm ity with t he sense

, ,

of th es e w ord s t he id e as of b ene v ol en ce lat eu f ( char

, ,
'

ity ) iratsa ( com p assi on) b anana and a iz ( favour) As

, , ,
.

an exa m p l e of w ord s of an u n fa v ou rab l e o m en I w ll

i

c it e el ou a r e l oua ra w h i ch i m p ly the id ea o f d ifficu ltie s

, ,
.

As rting the truth o f th e preced ing obse rv ati ons

supp o

I will re fer to th is sayi ng of th e Prophet ( the sa l utation

a n d b e n e v ol enc e o f G od to C om pare th e names
a p p ea ri n g in y ou r d r ea m s w ith t h eir s i g nifi ca nc e so tha t ,

“
y ou m a y dra w th er e fr om you r c onc l u s i ons
2
.

I must con fess tha t th is was n ot the place f or treating

of th i s su b j e ct b ut one w ord lea ds o n to m o re
, I n ow . .

return to the su bj ec t o f thi s cha p ter v iz : the di ff eren t ,

na m es of th e s exu a l p a rt s of ma n .

Th e na m e o f el a ir is d erived from el kir ith s ( the

’

sm
‘

be ll ow s ) fact if y ou tu rn in th e
In l atter w ord the K ,

k e f so th at it fac es th e opp os it e way y ou wfll fi nd th e

'

, ,

Word to rea d ei a ir Th e m em b er is c all ed so on ac

3
.
'

1 ro ot rad
Th e i gnifi es to thu nder m enace as a V e rb ; and
s ,

tum ult trem blin g, mi sfo rtune cal a m ity as a s ub sta nt ive
, ,
-

2
See th hadits o r tra ditions le ft by Mg hammed
e , .

3 T is o
h rig in of the word air althoug h ing enious is u nlik ely , , .

It rests rip en turning th e Ara b letter kef preceded by th e letter , (

19 111 making it lam alif I r is thus that kit turni n g the ke f the
. _
,

oth er w ay will rea d air

, .
1 20 Th e P e rf u m ed Ga rd en

cou n t o f its a lternate sw elling a nd s ub si ding a ga in If .

s woll e n u p it s ta nd s e r e ct a n d if n ot s i nk s d own fl ac c i d ,
.

It is ca ll ed el h am am a ( the p i geon ) b ec ause a fte r hav ,

'

in g b e en sw ell e d ou t it res em b l e s at th e m om e n t w h en it
ret urns to rep ose a p i ge on s itti ng on h e r e ggs .
1

El teu nnana ( the tin kl er) — So c a ll e d b eca use w he n it

e nte rs o r l e a v es th e v u lv a i n coiti on it m a k e s a noi se .

El heurma k ( th e i ndom itab l e) —It h as re ceived this .

2

n a m e b eca u se wh e n in a s t at e o f e recti on it b eg i ns to
"

m ov e its h ead sea rch i ng f or th e entra nce t o th e v u lva

,

till it has fou nd it a n d th en w a l ks in qu ite i nsol ently

, ,

with ou t a sk i n g l ea v e .

El a hlil ( the lib erator ) — Thus ca ll ed b ecau se in p ene .

'

tra ting i nto th e v u lva o f a w om a n th ri c e r ep u d i at ed it

g ives her th e lib ert y t o re tu rn t o h e r firs t h u sb a nd

3
.

E7 zeu b ( th e v erg e ) —Fro m th e w or d d eub wh i ch

. _
,

m ea ns creep i ng Th i s nam e w as g iv e n to th e m em b e r
.

b ecau s e w h en it g e ts b etw een a w om an s thi ghs a nd fee l s

’

a p l u mp v u lv a it b e g i ns to c re e u o n th e th i gh s a n d th e
p p
M ou nt of Ve nu s th e n a pp roa ches th e entra nce of th e
,

v u lv a a n d k e e p s c re e i n g in u ntil it is in p osse ss i on a nd
, p
is c om fortab ly l od g e d a nd ha vi n g it all its ow n w ay p en
,
a

et ra te é i nt o th e m i d d l e o f th e vu lv a t h er e t o e j ac u l a t e
‘
.
,

1
In
‘

Arabic th e r i
w o d wh ch s g n fi es e g g s i s a so i i l u se d for
testi cl es , h ence th e ri
co m p a so n m a d e b y th e a u h o t r .

2
H e u rm a k is n ot a c om m o n Arabi an wo d r . It i g ni fi
s es a

fi e ry, viol ent i n do m itabl e stallion

, .

3
N ote t r
of ition Acc rdin g t the M u u l
th e a u o g a p h e d -
o o ss

m a n la w a wife th at h as b ee n divorc e d b y th e thri c e re e ate d

p
form ula cannot m arry ag ain h e r first hu b and until sh e ha s s

m arri e d anoth er m an a nd b n divorce d from him

_ , ee .

e eral p a ss a g e s o f thi s w o rk th e m an is ad vise

4 In s v d wh n e

in coitio n to pl a c e his m e m b er w e ll in the ce ntre o f th e va gi na

at th e cri si s Th e Arabia n sa g e a re not a g ree d up on the s en e
. s s

o f t hi s advic e .
1 22 The P erf umed Ga rd en

stiff ens itself to su ch a n ext ent tha t one m i ght think it

wou l d n ev e r get soft a g a i n Bu t wh en it ha s l e ft t he
“

vu lva a ft er h a vin g s atisfi ed its p assion it goes to sle ep

, ,
.

Th e re a re m em b ers th a t fall asl eep wh il e i ns i d e t h e

vu lva but the m aj ority o f them com e ou t firm ; b ut a t
,

that m om ent th e y get d rowsy a nd littl e b y littleth ey go

to s l e ep .

E z Zodd am e (t h e cro wba r ) I t is s o cal l ed be ca u se.

-

wh en it m eets th e v u lva a nd th e s ame w i ll not let it pa ss

in d ire ctly it f orces th e e ntra nce w ith its h e a d brea kin g
, ,

a nd te ari ng e v eryt h in g li ke a w il d b eas t in the ru ttin g

,

s eas on .

El kh iate ( th e t a il or ) —It tak es th is nam e from the

c ir cu m st a n c e th a t it d oes n o t e nt e r th e v u lv a u ntil it h a s

m ano eu vre d abo u t th e entra nce li ke a nee d l e in th e h a nd

‘

o f a t a il or c ree p i n g a nd ru bb i n g a g a i ns t it u ntil it is
‘

s u ff i cie n tly rou se d a fte r w h i ch it e nt er s

,
.

M och efi el relil ( th e ex ti n gu is h er of p a ss i on ) This -

na me is giv e n t o a m em b e r wh i ch is l a r ge stron g a nd , ,

s l ow t o e j a cu l a te ; su ch a m em b er s ati s fi e s m os t com pl et e

ly th e a m orou s w i sh e s of a w om an ; f or a fte r h a vi n g ,

ght h er up t o th e h i g h es t p it ch it a ll ays he r e x cite

f
,

m ent b ett e r th a n a ny oth er And in the s ame way it.

, ,

c alm s t h e a rd ou r o f th e ma n Wh en it wants to get i nto

.
‘

th e v u lva a n d a rrivi n g a t t he p ort a l fi n

, ds it c lo se d it , ,
“
l a m ents b e gs a nd p rom ises : Oh ! m y l ove ! le t m e come
,

”
in I w ill n ot sta y l on g
, And whe n it h as b een a dmitt ed
.
,

it brea ks its w ord a nd m a kes a l ong sta y a nd d oes not

, ,

take its l e a ve till it h a s satis fi ed its ard our b y th e ejacu l a r

tion of th e sp erm c om in g and goi ng t ilting hi gh a nd

, ,

low a n d r u m m a g in g rig h t a nd l e ft The v u lva p rot es ts

,
.
,

“ “ “
H ow a b ou t y ou r w ord y ou d eceive r ? ,She sa y s y o u ,

“
sa i d y o u w ou l d only s top in f or a m om ent
-

And th e .

m embe r a nsw ers O h cert a i nly ! I shall not retire u nti l

, ,
 N a m es Given to the Se xua l P a rts o f Ma n

I h ave enc ountered your wom b ; but a fter having fou nd

”
it I will engag e to withdr aw at once At th ese w ords
, .
,

th e vu lva t ake s p ity o n h im a nd a d van ces h er m a tri x , ,

whi ch Cl a sps and k i sses its h ead as if s a l u tin g it Th e , .

1

m em b er the n retires with its p ass i on éoole d d own .

t t —
El kh orrate( u rn a b ou ) Th is na me w as g iven
th e

to it becau s e on a rriving at th e vulv a it p ret ends to com e

on im port ant bu s i ne ss k n ock s a t th e d oor t u rn s a b ou t

, ,

e v e rywh er e w ith ou t s ha m e or b ash fu l n ess i n v es ti gati n g

, ,

every co rne r t o th e ri gh t a nd l e ft forward a nd b ac k ,

'

wa rd a nd then all at onc e d arts ri g ht t o th e b ottom o f

,

th e va g i na f or th e e j a c u l ati on .

E d deukka k ll th e s
b tri ker ) —Thu s
( .
e d e c a us e o n a n ca

riving at th e entra n ce of the vu lva it g ives a s light knock .

If the Vulva opens th e door it enters ; if there is no re _

'

sp onse it beg i ns t o k n oc k a g a i n a nd d oe s not c e as e un til '

it is adm itted Th e p ara sit e wh o w ants to g et into the

.
2

h ouse of a rich m a n to p r esent at a feast d oes the sam e ,

h e knock s at th e d oor ; a nd if it is op ene d h e w a l ks in ; ,

bu t if t here is no resp ons e to h is k nock h e repea ts it ,

a ai n a nd ag ain u ntil the d o or is op e ne d A nd s i m ila r ly

g .

the d eu kka k with th e d oo r o f th e v u lva .

“
By knoc kin g at the door is m e ant th e fri ctio n of the .

mem ber a ga i nst th e e ntrance of th e v u lva u ntil the l att er

be come s m ois t Th e ap pea rance of th is m oi stu re is th e
.

1 Note to grap h e dition — This i ma g e is d rawn fro m

o f th e au
a ki nd of sal ute very m u c h in u se by th e l ow e r cl a ss o f Mu s '

s ulm a n s wh en m eeti n g a sup e ri or b y sei zi n g th e h a d of t h e e

latte r a n d drawin g it d own so as to b e abl to kiss it

, e .

e word teu fiI o f th e text rend e re d in t h e tra nsl at ion with

2 Th

p arasit e is the nam e o f a man wh o l iv e d in Conf a an imp a r

“ “
.
-

,
i

t aut town in I ak and Whom the y h ad ni ckna med Tautil el

“
.
r ,
. -

Aa e ss th e we ddin g teufil b ecause h e a lways ca m e to a we d din g

“

r , ,

f east with out i nvitatio n .

1 24 Th e P erf um ed Ga rd en

ph e nom enon a ll u d ed to by r
t h e exp ess on i O
p eni ng th e
d oor .

Bl (
aou a m e i m m e r —
) B ecause wh en it e nters
the sw

th e vu lv a it d oe s n ot r e m a i n in on e fav ou it e p l ac e b ut
r , ,

on th e co ntra ry tu rns t o th e ri g h t t o th e l e ft g oes f or

, , ,
,

wa rd d raw s b ac k a nd then m ov es li ke s wim m i ng in th e

, ,

m i dd l e am ong st its ow n sp erm a nd the fl u i d furnis hed

by th e v u lva as if in fea r o f d r ow ni n g and tryi ng to
,

sa v e its elf .

E d d e kh a l ( the —Merits tha t na m e be ,

c a u s e o n com n g to i d oor
vu lva thi s one asks
th e of th e ,

“ ” “ ” “
Wha t d o y ou w a nt ? I w a nt to com e in ! I m p ossib le !
I ca nnot ta k e y ou in on acc ou nt of y ou r s ize Th en the .

m em b er i n si sts tha t t he oth e r on e sh ou l d o nly receiv e it s

h e a d p r om is i ng not to com e in en tir ely ; it th en ap
,
'

p roa ch e s ru b s its h ea d tw i ce or t h ri c e betw een th e v u l

'
,

v a s li p s till th e y g et h um i d a n d t h u s l u b ri c a t ed th en
’

, ,

introd uces firs t its h ead a nd a fter with o ne pu sh , , ,

p l u ng es in u p t o th e t esti cl es .

E l korrad j ( th e cow a rd ) — So ca ll ed b ec au se on ap '

p r o a c h in g a v u lv a w h i c h h a s b ee n dep riv ed of th e coitu s

f or som e ti m e a nd tryi ng to g et in th e vu lva in hea t
, , ,

w ith a m orou s p ass i o n s ays Y es ! b u t on o ne cond iti on

, , ,

a nd t h a t is if y ou e nt e r y ou m u s t n ot l ea v e a g a i n u ntil
,

”
y ou h av e ej acu l a ted so a nd so m a ny tim es Up on wh i ch .

“
th e m e m b er r ep li es I p rom ise y ou th a t I w ill not with
,
,

d ra w u ntil I h ave d one y ou th ree tim es o ftene r t ha n y ou

ha v e n am e d O n ce in th e i ntense h e a t of the vu lva
.
,
-

p r o m o t es t h e e n j oy m e nt ; th e m em b e r g oes to a n d f ro ,

b u rni n g f or th e p erfect p l e asu re en gend ered by th e a lt er '

nat e fricti on a g ai nst t he li p s o f th e v u lv a a nd a ga ins t th e

ma tri x A s s oon as one ej a cu l ati on has t ake n p l a ce it

.

tri es p rom ptly to withd raw wh i ch causes the vulva to ,

1 26 The P erf um ed Ga rde n

un abas h ed way w ith w om e n their clothes , t u r ni n g up

an d l ayi ng ba re th eir thi ghs Its master m ay b l ush at .

this condu c t b ut as to it self its s ti ffness a nd d e t erm ina

,
.

i
t on to p lu n g e into a v u l va onl y inc re ase .

El mostahi ( the sh am e faced ) —Th is s ort of mem ber '

.
,

wh i ch is m et w ith s om etim es is capab l e of feeli ng

a sh a me d a nd ti m i d wh e n fa c i n g a vu lva w h i ch it d oes

not k now a nd it is on ly a ft e r a littl e tim e t ha t it g ets

,

bol der and s ti ff ens Som eti m es it is ev en so m u ch troub

.
'

led th at it rem ai ns i ncom p et ent f or th e c oitus which ,

happ ens in p arti cu l a r wh en a stran ge r is p resent in ,

whi ch c ase it b e com e s qu ite i nca pab l e o f m ovi n g .

E l b ekk a i the weep er )

t of th e —So ll ed
.

( . ca on a ccou n

ma ny tears it sheds a s s oon as it gets in erec ti on it ,

w eep s ; w h en it se es a pret ty fac e it w e ep s ; h a ndli ng a

.
,

w om a n it w eep s It ev e n w eep s t ea rs sac re d t o m em ory

,
. .

El he zza z r r — I t is na m ed thus
th e b e ca use
( u m m a g )
e

as soon as it p en e tra tes i nt o th e vu lva it b e g in s to ru m '

m a g e ab ou t vi g or ou s ly u nti l it h as ap p eased its , p assi on .

El lezz az i t —
) Received that na m e becau se
th e u nion
( s

a s soon as it is in th e vu lva it p us h es an d w orks till f ur

m eets f ur a nd e v e n m ak es eff orts t o force th e t esticl es in

, .

Abou le aba ( the '

p t r t —
) H a s received this
ex ec o a n

nam e beca use wh e n com i n g n e ar a vu lv a or w h en its ,

m ast er t ou ch es a wom a n or p l a ys with h er or kis ses h e r ,

its s a liva be gi ns to m ov e a nd it ha s te a rs in its ey e ; th is

s aliva is p arti cu l a rly a b u nd a n t w h e n it h as b een f or so m e

tim e ou t o f w ork a nd it w ill ev e n w et th e n his m as te r s

’

d ress Th i s mem ber is ve ry c omin on a nd there a re b ut

.
,

f ew peopl e wh o are not furnish ed with it

'
‘

The l iq u i d it sh e d s is c ited by l awyers u nd e r th e nam e

 N a/m es Given t o th e Sexua l P wrts f Ma n
o

It s p rod uc ti on is the re s u lt of toyi ngs a nd o f

“
of m e di - i
.

lasciviou s thoug ht s With s ome p eop l e it is so ab u nd a nt .

as to fill th e v u lv a s o th at th ey m a y err oneous ly b el i e ve

,

th a t it co m es from th e wom an .

E ch che lba k ( th e ch op p er) — So ca lled b ec ause w h en

it enters a j u ic y vu lva it makes a noise like the sound s
,

p r od uce d b y th e ch opp i n g w a v es of a l a ke .

El b att ak ( th e stave r in) —Th is is the vi gorous m em '

her w hi ch be com es very long a nd ha r d lik e a sta ff or a ,

b one Its na m e sig nifi es tha t it t ea rs t h e m em b ra ne in

.

the virg i na l vu lva a nd m a kes th e b l ood run a bund an tly

2
.
, _

El f atta che ( the searcher ) —From its ha b it w hen in

the vu lva to tu rn in e very d ire ct io n as if in s ear c h of

s om e th i n g a n d t h at s om eth i n g is th e m a tri x
,
It w ill .

know no rest u ntil it h as f ou nd it .

El b a kka k ( the rubbe r ) —It has got this name b ecause

it will not e nter the va g ina u nt il it ha s rubb ed its head
a gains t the en tra nc e a n d t h e l ower p art o f th e b e ll y It .

is fre quentl y m is ta ke n f or the n ex t one .

El m ourekh i ( th e fl abb y on e ) Th e on e w ho ca n -

ne v er get in b e cau s e it is too soft a nd wh i ch is there f ore ,

cont ent to rub its h e a d a ga i ns t th e entra nce to th e vu lv a

u ntil it e j a cu l a t es It g ives no pl eas u re to woman b ut

.
-

only infl a m es h er p as si on w ith ou t b e i n g ab l e to sa ti s fy

it a nd m akes her cross and irritab l e

, .

El m otela ( th e ra nsa cker ) — So na m e d b ecau se it e n

p
'
.

1
N ote o f th e t r
au o g a p h ed ition —
M e di di n g b y sp e rm exu
—
.
,

the m e re tou ching o f a w om a n

“
.Di ctiona ry of Ka zimirski ,

N o d o u bt the p rostati c m oi sture is all u d e d to h ere

_

p age 1 8 2 . .

2 root o f th e word b attak u se d by the author does not

Th e , ,

o nly m e an to t e ar a veil b ut al so to iolate take the fl ower o f a , v ,

virgin It thu be co m es a m em brane which is viole ntly broken

. s

b y th e e fforts o f the m e mb er .
1 28 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

e trat es i nto u nusua l pl aces m a kes itself w ell a c qu ai nt ed

,

with th e sta te of th e vu lvas and can d is ti nguish th eir

,

qu a lities and fau lts .

El m okcheu f ( the d iscoverer ) H a s b een thu s d enom - '

in ated b eca use in g etti ng u p and ra ising its h ea d it r a i ses ,

the v estm e nt s w h i ch h i d e it a nd u ncov e rs its m a ste r s

'
,

n ud iti es a nd b ec a us e i t 18 a l s o n ot a fra i d to lay b a re the

,

vu lvas wh ich it d oe s not y et know a nd to lift up the , !

c l ot h e s w h i ch c ov e r th em wit h ou t s h am e I t is n ot a c .
'

c ess ib l e t o a n y s en se o f b a s h fu l n ess ca r es f or noth i n g

,

a nd r es p ect s n ot h i n g N oth in g wh ich c on cer ns th e c o

.
l

itu s is stra ng e t o it ; it h a s a p ro fou nd k n ow l ed ge o f th e

s ta te of h u m i d ity freshness dryness ti ghtness or
, , ,
'

warm th of v u lvas wh i ch it e xp lores assidu ou sly

,
There .

a re , in fa ct c e rta i n vu lv as o f a n e x q u i s it e e xterior
, ,

p l u m p a n d fi n e o u t s i d e w h il,e t h e ir i n s i d e l ea v e s m u c h

to w i sh f or a n d th ey g ive n o p le a su re ow i n g to th eir
, ,

b e i n g not wa rm b u t v ery h u m i d a nd h avi ng oth er s i m i

, ,
‘

lar fault s . I t is f or th is rea son tha t the m okcheu f t ri es

to fi nd ou t a b ou t th i ng s conce rn in g th e coi tus a nd h a s ,

rece ived this nam e .

Th es e a re th e p ri ncip a l na m es tha t h a v e b een g ive n to

th e viril e m e m b e r a ccord i ng to its q u a liti es Those th at .

thi nk th a t th e nu m b e r of th e se nam es is n ot exhau stive

c an l o ok f or m or e ; b u t I t h i n k I h a v e g iv en a n om en
»

cla tu re l on g en ou g h to s a ti s fy m y rea d ers .

1 30 Th e P erf u med Ga rd en

Abou dj ebab a the w ith p roj ection

'

1
,
o ne a .

Elouasa, th e vast one .

E1 d rid e , the l a rg e on e .

Abou b eld ou m the glntton ,

.
1

El m okaour th e b ott om l ess , .

Ab ou cheuf rime the two lipp ed -

,
‘
.
1
‘

Ab ou au ng ra the humpbacked ll
,
.

El rorba l the seiv e , .

El hezzaz the restl ess ,

.

El leZZaz the u n i onis t

, .

El m ou dd the accom m od a ti ng
, .

El m ou dine th e assistant , .

El m okeubb eub the vau lted one , .

El m eusb ou l the l ong one , .

El m ol ki the du e llist
,
.

El m okabeu l the ever ready f or , th e

Ei harrab the fu gitive , .

El sab eur the res i gned

,
.

El m aou i the j ui cy ,
.

E 1 m oseu fl ah th e b arre d one , .

El m ezour the d eep one ,

.

El add ad the b iter,

.

El m enss ass the su cker , .

El zeunb ur th e wasp ,
.

El h arr the h ot one

,
.

E 1 ladid th e d e li c iou s o ne
,
.

As regards the vulva call ed el it has

g ot t h a t n a m e b e caus e it op en s a n d s h u t s a g i n w h en
a

hotly y earning for t he coitus like the one o f a mare in ,

heat at t he ap p roa ch of t he stalli on T h is word h ow

"

,
.
,

1 See t
no e 2 . oh p receding pag e .
 N a m es g iven to the e5 6 l . Org ans o f Wom en

e v er , is app li ed indiscrim i nate ly to the na tu al p a rts d f r

m en an d Supreme h as us ed thifi
wo m en, f or Go d the

exp ression in th e K ora n c hap v 35

“
—
El hafid ine
f eurou dj ahou m ou l el h afi d ate “ The p roper m eani ng
,
.
, .

. .

“
of f eu rdj is s l it op e ni n g p assa ge ; p eop le say
, I have , ,

foun d a f eurdj in th e m ou nta ins viz a p assa ge ; there is , .

,

th en a sou k ou n e up on the ra a n d a f atCha up on th e . .

d jine a nd in this se nse it m e a ns a ls o th e natural p arts of

,
.

wom an But if the t a is ma rked with a f atcha it si gnifies

.

th e d elivera nce from m i s f ortu ne s .

2

Th e p ers on w h o d r ea m s of h a vin g see n th e vu lva ,

f eurdj of a w om a n wil l k now th at if he is in tro

“
, u ble

God will free

if h e is in a p erp lexity he will
him of it ;
s oon g et ou t o f it ; a nd l as tl y if h e is in p ove rt h e w il l
y
~

soon b ec om e w ea lt h y b ecatxs e f eu rd j by t ra n sp os i n g th e
‘ ‘

, ,

vow e l s will m e a n th e d e liv e ra nc e from e vil By a na l o g y

, .
,

if he w a nts a th ing he wil l get it ; if he has d ebts they

_
,

wil l b e p ai d .

I t is cg nsid ered more l u sk y to d rea m of th e vu lva as

op e n . if th e one s een b el ongs to a Y QuDg Vl rgm it
But
i ndi cates that the d o or o f consolationw il l rema in cl osed ,

and the thi n g w h i ch is d esire d is not ob tai nab le It is a .

p r o v e d fa c t t h a t th e m a n w h o s ee s in h is d r ea m th e vu lva
nf a virgi n th at h as nev e r b ee n t ou ched w ill cert a i nly b e
.

inv nlv ed in di ff i cu lties a nd w ill not be l u cky in his a f ,

'

l The lit eral

tran slati n i m en and wom n wh a re spari ng ‘

o s, e o

with th ir s xu al org ns f e u dj bein g ren det fi d by se xu al

"
e e a , r

org a n This q uotatio n re all y p roves t hat the wo rd f e u rdj ap p lie

. s

The p ass a g e m ay b e tra n lat d the person s o i

' "

“
to b th se e s
o x . s e , .

both se es who a e ch aste x an d is th us g ive n in t h e K

r o ran ,

ised g f th e sam e le tters m ee his”

Arabic wa rd s com p r
2 141 “
t

m
.
,

diffe rent mea ning a wa rding tsr th e which afi e ct their

'

a rks
‘

,
vowel
.

s .
 The P erf u m ed Ga rd en

fairs But if the vu lva is op en so th at h e can l ook w ell

.

into it or ev en if it is h i dd en but he is free t o ent er it

, ,

h e will bri ng th e m os t d i ff i cu lt tas ks t o a suc cess fu l end

a fter ha vi n g firs t fa il e d in th em a n d th i s a ft e r a sh ort ,

d e l ay b y th e h el p o f a p ers on wh om h e ne ver t hou g h t

,

of .

H e w h o h as s ee n in h is dream a m a n b u sy u p on a

you ng girl a nd wh en th e s a m e is g etting off h er m an

,
,

a ge d to se e at t h a t m om e nt h e r vu lva w ill b ri n g his ,

bu si ness to a h ap p y en d a ft er h a vi ng firs t fail ed to d o ,

so b y th e h e l p o f th e m a n h e h as se e n
,
If it is h im self .

w ho d id th e g irl s bu s i ness a nd h e h a s s ee n h er v u lva

’

, ,

h e will s u cceed by h is ow n ex e rti ons to rea liz e th e m ost

d ifficult p r ob l em s a nd b e su ccess fu l in e v ery res p ect
,
.

G enera lly sp eak in g t o see the vu lva in d re am s is a good

,

s i g n ; so it is of g ood a u gu ry t o d re am of coiti on a nd h e ,

w h o sees h i m se lf in the act a nd fi nish in g w ith th e ej a cu ,

'

l ation w ill m e et su c c ess in all h is aff airs But it is not

, .

t h e sa m e w ith th e m a n w h o m ere ly b e g i ns coiti on a nd

'

d oes not fi ni sh it H e on t he c ontra ry will b e u n l u cky

.
, ,

in ev ery en t e rp rise .

It is su pp osed tha t th e m a n who d ream s o f b eing busy

with a w om a n will a fte rw a rd s obta i n from h e r w h a t h e
w ants .

Th e m a n w h o d r ea m s o f c oh ab iti ng w ith w om en w ith

wh om t o h a v e s exu a l i nte rc ou rse is forb i d d en by reli gi on ,

a s f or i ns ta nce h is m oth e r s i s t e r etc ( m a h a rim e ) m u st

, , .
,

c o n s i d er t h is as a p r es a g e th a t h e w ill g o t o s a c re d p l a ce s

( m oharrem e ) ; and p erha p s even j ou rney to the h o ly

, ,

h ouse of God and l o ok u p o n th e g ra ve of th e Prop h et

,
.
1

1
Th e word h ara m ei g nifi es at th e sain e tim e illicit forbi d
s ,

d e n actio n a n d a h oly thi n g

,
M o h a e m e i n dicates th e h oly . rr

so il o f M e cca the p l ac o f p il g rim a g f or M u ssul m an s Mah

‘ “

, e e . a

ri m e d esi g nat s th e p erso n who m to enj oy in coition is p r

e s
'

o'

hibite d by reli gi on .
134 Th e P e rf u m ed Ga rd en

y ou of wom en vu lva resem b l es in fact when in

. Th e ,
,

vade d by th e verge a wind ow with a ma n p u tting his ,

h ea d in t o l o ok a b ou t or a sh oe th at is b ei n g p u t on , .

C onse qu ently h e wh o se es h i m se lf in d ream i n g in th e

,

a ct o f g e tti n g in at a w in d ow or p utti n g o n a s h o e h a s , ,

th e c ertai nty o f g et ti n g p os s e ss i o n o f a y ou n g w om a n or

a virgi n if th e w in d ow is n ew ly b uilt or th e s h o e n ew
,
.

and in g ood c on d iti on ; b ut th a t th e w om a n w i ll b e old ,

a ece rding to th e st a t e o f th e w i n d ow or sh oe .

Th e lo ss of a sh oe foret e ll s to a m a n th e l oss of his

To d re am th ing folde d t og ethe r a nd wh ich

of s om e
“

g ets ope n p r edic ts th at a secr et w il l b e d ivu l ge d a nd

,

m ad e pu b li c Th e sam e re m aining f old ed u p i nd i cates

.
,

o n th e oth er h a n d th a t th e s ec r e t w ill b e k ep t
, .

If y ou d ream o f rea d in g a l etter y ou w ill k n ow th at

y ou will ha v e news w h i ch w ill b e acc o r din g t o the , ,

natu re of th e cont en t s o f th e lett e r g oo d or b a d , .

Th e m an w h o dr eam s of p as s a g es in the K oran or the

Tra ditio ns H a dits w il l fr om th e su b j e ct s tr eated th erein
, ,
.

d raw his conc lu si ons F or i ns tan c e the pa s sag e H e will

“
.
,

”
g r a nt y
. ou t h e h e l p o f G o d a n d im m e d ia t e v ict ory wi ll ,
“
s i gnify to h im v ict o ry a n d tri u m ph C e rt ain ly h e ( God) .

” “
h as the de c isi on in has h an ds H ea v e ns willf op en a nd .

”
o ff e r its nu m e r ou s p ort a l s And oth e r s i m il ar p a ssag es .

i nd i cate: su ccess:
A p assa ge trea ting o f p unishm e nts p rog nostic a tes p un .
,

is h m en t ; fr om t hose trea ti ng o f b e nefits a l u c ky ev e n t

‘

m a y b e c on c l u d e d S u ch is th e p ass a g e in th e Kora n
.
,

“
which s ays : H e wh o f org1 v es s i ns is t e rri bl e in h is in ,

” 1
fl ictio ns .

1‘ ”
Who e ff a ce s sin s we c o m es
'

,
l repe n t a n ee , a n d wh o is
. terribl e
in p u n i sh m e n s
”
t Knra n , ch a p
.
’

. x1 .
, v . 2 .
 N a m es g iven to the Se xua l Org a ns f
o Wom en 1 35

Drea ms try and son gs c on tai n their e xp la

a b ou t p oe
'

nati ons in the cont ents o f th e ob j e c ts of th e d r ea m .

H e wh o d ream s of h orses m u les or a ss e s m ay h op e , ,

f o r g ood f or th e P r op h e t ( G od s sa l u t ati on a nd g ood

’
,

“
ne ss b e w ith h im ! ) h a s s a i d M en s fo rtunes are at ’
'
,

teched to the f orel oc ks o f th eir h orses till to the d ay of

“
resu rrecti on ! a n d it is w ritt en in the K oran G od the ,

H i gh est has th u s w ill e d it th a t th e y s erv e y ou f or

”
m ou nts a nd f or st at e .
1

Th e c orr ec tne ss o f t hes e p ro g nostic at ion s is not su b '

j ect to a ny doub t .

H e w h o d rea m s o f seei n g hi m se lf m ounted up on a n

ass a s a cou ri e r a nd a rrivi n g a t h is d e s ti n ati on w ill b e
, ,

lu cky in a ll thi ngs ; but h e wh o tu m b l es off the ass on his

w a y is a d vi sed that h e w ill b e su b j e ct to a c c id ents a nd
mi s fo rtu ne .

Th e fa ll o f the tu rb an from th e h e a d p redi cts ign o f

»
.

m in y th e tu rb a n b e i n g th e Arab s c row n
’
.
,

If y ou see y ou rs e lf in a dream w ith naked f eet it mea ns ‘

a l oss ; a n d the b a r e h e a d h a s th e sa m e s fi
ig ni c a nce .

By tra nsp osi n g the l e tt ers othe r a n al og i es may b e

ar riv e d at .

Th es e e xpla n ation s a re he re not in their pl ace ; but I

h av e be e n i nd u c ed to g iv e t h em in thi s chapter a n a c ,

c oun t of the use t o w hi ch they may be put Persons .

wh o w ou l d w i sh t o kn ow m o re on thi s subj ect h av e only

to cons ult the t r eati se of Ben Sirine I ne w return to .
.

t he n a me s g iv e n to t he s exu a l p a rts of

.
El heuss ( the v ul va ) — This w ord serves as th e na me
.
2

of a y oun g w om a n s vu lv a in art i c u l a r Su c h a vulv a is

’ ‘ ‘

p .

”
1 1 1 ( G d h as g ive n y ou hor es angl es a n d as ses t o s erve
o s , , z

y am as mo”unts an d f or p o mp H e h as c ea ted what y ou d o

.
.
r

not d oubt . Koran ch ap xvi v 8 , . .

2
The wo d heu ss i gn ify in g th e n tura l p arts o f wom an i
r , s a .
, s

not an ori gi n al Ar b i c w ord ; it i ta ke n f om th e G reek

a s r .
1 36 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

very p l u m p a nd rou nd in e very dire cti on w ith l ong li p s , ,

g ra nd s lit th e e d g e s w ell d ivid e d a nd s ym m etrica l a n d

,

r ou nd ed ; it is s o ft sed uctive p erfe c t throu g h out It is

, , .

th e m os t p l eas a n t a nd n o d ou b t th e b es t of a ll t h e d if ’

f ere nt s orts M a y G od g ra nt u s th e p os se ssi o n of s u ch

.

a v u lv a ! Am en I t is w a rm ti g ht a nd dry s o m u ch so
.
, ,

th at on e m i ght exp ec t to see fi re b urst ou t of it I ts .

form is g ra ce fu l its o dou r p l easant ; th e w h it ene ss of its

,

ou tsi d e set s o ff its ca rm in e re d m i d d l e Th e re is n o im '

.
f

p erfecti on ab ou t it .

El lm ou ne ( the v ol u p tu ou s )
re
l — The nam e iv e n to
.
g
th e v u lva o f a y ou n g vir g i n .

Ell a ss ( th e p rim itive ) — Th i s is a na m e a p p li ca bl e to

e v ery k i n d o f v u lv a .

t rti — Th e v u lva
th e s a ry you ng
Ez ze rzou r ( n g) o f a ve

g irl ,
or, as oth ers p re t en d o f a b ru n ett e , .

1
N ote of iti n — All th q u alifi cations gi e n
th e a u o g a p h e d t r o e v

in the Arab t t l Organ s o i wom an a e referri n g

to th e se x u a
'

ex r
-

to th e word whi h is u se d a m a cu li n a n d is tra n

“
f e u dj r , c s s e, s ,

l ate d with vul a an d va gin a I n rd er to voi d a f ti g uin g

v . o a a

rep etiti n o f o ne word and th am e w ord th tra n lator ha

o e s , e s s

u s e d n ow o n e n w th e , ther o f th es e p r s i n whi h h a s
o o e x e s o s, c

c c a i o n e d th followin g a nom alyy the Ar b w rd f u dj is “

o s e : a o e r

a lw ays m a s culin whil e o f th e F r n ch w o d s f o r vu lva an d

e, e r
v a g i n a th e fi r t v u lve i f m i nin
s ,
a n d th e oth r, va gina i
s e e, e , , s

m as u li ne
c We m u t o b serv h ere that neith er u lv no va gina
. s e v a r

gi ve e actly t h e
x en e o f th Ar b f u dj whi ch d esi g n ates
s s e a
-
“
e r ,

th e wh o l o f th
e org a n f o co p ul ti n o f th e w o m a n
e . w hil t
r a o .
, s

v ul va m e an s th e out i d e p art u p to th m m br n e a n d va gin a

s s e e a ,

i th co n d uit d ti n d f o th re c p ti n o f th e viril e m e m b e r
s e es e r e e o

u p to t h e m tri N eithe r o f th e w ord

a x . th er fore corre es s, e ,
'

p o n d a e a ctly to that a s it w s n ot feasibl e to u e in

”
s x f u dj e r a s

th e d e cri p tio ns a l o n g p arap hra se a

s th rg an f o cop ul a , s e o r

tio n in wom a n and still l ess th e v ul g r l atin word cu nnu s it

.

,
a ,

ha s see m e d m o re co nvenie nt to a p p ly th e rh tori al fi g u re c ll e d e c a

s yn c do ch viz to de i g nate the whol b y a p art and to use

e e, s e ,

i n tu rn s t h e t wo ab ove m enti o ne d w ord bu t vu lva in p ref r s, e ,

e nc e with r sp e ct t th e o u t r p arts and v a gi na wh e n the n

e o e ,
i v

t erio r p arts e p o ke n o f
ar s
1 38 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

pu r
s ue r , t he m em ber the p u rsu e d Lu c kily it rity
'

. is a ra ,

and o n ly f ou n d in a s m a ll n u m b e r of w om e n w ho ,
a re

w il d w ith p a ss i on all o n fi re a nd in fl ame

, ,
.

l
E f he c e f a c h h
(t e w a t ri n an ) —A v ulva w ith
e e
g c

whi ch rtain w om en a re gifte d a nd w h ic h in pass ing

ce , ,

w a te r e m its from its orifi ce a s ono rou s ly sound i ng n ois e

,
.

El b ech a ( th e h orror) — A v u l v a o f s u ch h orri b l e a nd

rep u l s iv e a sp e c t tha t its l ooks a l on e su ffic es to s often a

m em b er w h i c h is i n er e cti on It is fou nd in som e wo
.
'

men a nd God k eep u s from it !

,

E l t al eb ( the yea rn i n g one ) —Th is va g ina is m e t w ith .

e r

in a f ew w om e n only \V it h s om e it is natura l ; w it h
'

o th e rs it b ecom es w h at it is by l on g abs tinence It is .

b urning f or a m em ber an d h a vi ng g ot one in its em

, ,
'

b rac e it re fu se s t o p a rt w ith it u ntil its fi re is extin

,
'

g u ish e d .

E l h a ce ne ( th e b eau tiful ) — Th i s is th e vu lva w hi ch is

whit e ; p l um p in form , vaulted like a dom e firm and ,

with out a ny d e f orm ity Y ou ca nn ot t a k e y ou r eyes off

.

it a nd to l ook at
,
it ch an ge s a feeb l e erection into a
str on g on e .

El neu ff a gh ( th e sw elling o ne ) So c alled b ecau s e a -

to rp i d m emb e r c om i n g n ea r it a nd ru bb i n g its h e ad ,

ag a ins t it a f ew t im es a t o nc e s w el l s an d s t a nd s u p right
, .

To th e w om a n w h o h as s uch a one it p rocu re s ex c ess iv e

pl eas u re f or a t th e m om e nt of t h e c ris i s it op en s an d
, ,

s hu ts c onv ul s iv e ly l ik e t h e vu lva o f a m
,
a re .

Ab ou dj ba ha ( one w ith a p roj ecti on) — So m e wom en

h a ve th i s sort o f v u lva w h i ch is v ery l a rg e w ith a p ub is
, ,

prominent like a proj e c tin g fl es hy for ehe a d , .

E l Q ua sa ( the v a st o ne) —A v ulva surrbunde d by a

‘

N ote in th e auto grap h e dition ,— Th e a uthor use d tw p e x

'
1 ,

p re s si on s b el o n gi n g t o the law e l taleb

“ ” “
el m e ntlo ub an d

si g nifyi n g th e d e fe n d a nt a nd t he p la intifi
,

.
 N a m es g iven to the Sex ua l Org a ns f
o Wom en 1 39

very l arge p ub is wom en o f th a t bu il d are sa id to b e oi

.
'

larg e va g ina b eca us e a lth ou gh on th e ap proa ch of the

,
, ,

mem be r it a ppe ars fi rm a n d i m p enetra ble t o s u ch a d e .

'

g r e e t hat not e v e n a mero u d see m s li k e ly t o b e p as s ed 1

in a s s oon as it feels th e fri ct ion o f its g l an d a ga in s t its

,

ce n tre it Op e ns w ide at on ce .

El ari de ( the la rg e one ) —Th is is th e vu lva w hi ch is .

as wi d e as it is l o n g ; t h at is t o s a y f u lly d ev e l op ed a ll ,

round from side t o sid e and from th e p u b is to the pe ri

, , .
l

neum It is th e m os t b e au tiful to look u p on As th e

. .

p o e t h as s a i d :

I t ha s th e sp l e ndi d white n ess o f a fo re h ead ,

I n its d im e nsio ns it is li k e th e m oo n ,

The fi re th at ra di at es fro m it is li k e t h e su n s
’

And s e e m s to bu rn th e m e m b er w hi ch a p p roa ch e s ; .

Uh less fi rst m oiste ne d with saliva th e m e m b er ca n n ot t

e n e r,

Th e o dou r it em its is full o f c h arm s

”
.

It is l
i d th at this nam e app li es to the v a gi na o f
a s o sa

wom en wh o are p l u m p a nd f at Wh en s u c h a on e c ros s es

. .

her th i gh s on e ov er th e oth e r th e v u lv a sta nd s ou t li ke

th e h ea d o f ca lf I f s h e l a ys it b a re it resem b l e s a s aa
'

1
.

f or corn p l a ced b etw e e n h er th i g h s ; a nd if s h e w a l ks it , ,

is app arent u nde r h er c l oth es b y its w a vy m ov e m en t a t

ea ch s t ep M a y Go d in h is g oo d ness a nd g e nerosity
.
, ,

let us e nj oy su ch a va g i na ! It is o f a ll th e m os t p l e a s ,

ing th e m ost celeb rate d th e m ost wi shed f or

, ,
. .

Abo u be la oum ( the g l u tt on ) —Th e v ulva o f a vast .

1 c t e in the a uto
g pa h e dit o n —Th e m e ro u d is a littl e st ic k
r i

o r t sy lus whic h th Ah b ia n wo m en u e f o bl ac k e n in g th i
e a s r e r

ey eli d s or f o r i ntro d u ci n g a n y e al
,
e s ve .

1 N ote in a ut o g rap h e ditio n —Th e sa a is a m e asu re f o r .

ce re al s a n d whi c h will co ntai n

, a cc ord i n g to t h e Iocaliti e s in ,

whic h it is us e d di ff ere nt q ua ntiti es from th re e to ei g ht d ec a l

.

, ,
'

tries . I t is ce rt ain that th e auth or in m aking thi s ce mp a riso n

h a d in view th e rou n d form o f th e s a ck co ntai ni n g th e grai n ,

an d n ot t h e v l um eo of a
6 6

sa a .
1 40 Th e P erf um ed Ga rd en

cap a c ity ofll ow ing If such a vulva has not been

swa .

ab l e to g et to th e coitu s f or s om e tim e it fa irly eng u lfs a

m em b er th a t th en com es near it with out l eavi ng a ny ,

.

tra ce of it ou ts id e like as a m an wh o is fam ished fl ings

,

h i m se lf u pon via nd s th a t are off ered to h im and w ou l d

sw a ll ow th e m wit hou t m as ti c ati on .

El m oka our ( th e b ottom l ess ) This 1 s the va g ina of -

indefin ite l ength h avi n g in conse quence the m atrix ly

, ,
'

ing v ery f ar b ack It re qu ires a m em b er of th e l arg est

.

d i m ens i ons ; a ny other cou l d not su c ce ed in rou si ng its

a m orous s ens i b iliti es .

Abou c h eu f rin e
( li
th e tw o
pp e d ) —
T h i s n a m e 1 8 g v
i .
'

eh m th e a m ply d e v e l op ed v a gi na o f a n e xces siv e ly st ou t

'

w om an Al so t o th e v a gi na th e lip s o f w h i ch havi ng b e
'

c o m e fl ac c i d ow i n g t o w ea k n ess a re l on g a nd p en dul ous

, , .

Ab ou au ngra ( the h u m pb acked ) This v ulva has the -

m ount of Ve nu s p r om i nent a nd h ard sta n di n g out li ke ,

th e h u m p on th e b a ck o f a ca m e l a nd re a ch i n g d own to
,

b etwee n th e th i gh s li ke th e h ea d of a ca lf M ay God .

let u s enj oy s uch a v u lva ! Am en !

El rorb a l i v — Th is vu lva on rece ivi n a m em

f
the s e e
( ) g
f

b er s e em s to s ift it a ll ov er b el ow ri gh t a nd l e ft for e
, , ,

a n d a f t u ntil th e m om e nt o f
, p l easu re a rriv e s .

El h e ZZa z ( the restl ess ) — Wh en this va g ina has re ,

c eiv e d t h e m em b e r it b e g i n s t o m ov e vi o l ently a nd w it h '

ou t i nt erru p ti o n u ntil th e m e m b e r t ou c h es th e m a tri x i

,

and th e n kn ow s n o rep os e till it h as h a st e ne d o n t h e

e n j oym en t a n d fi ni sh e d its w or k .

E l l e zza z ( th e u nionis t ) The vag i na wh i ch h a vi n g

-

t aken in th em em b e r c li n gs to it a n d p u sh es its e lf f or
,
'

wa rd u pon it so cl os e ly th at if t h e th i ng w e re p ossib l e
, ,

it wou l d enfol d th e two testicl es .

 1 42 The P erfu m ed Ga rd en

l engthens ou t lying d own or stand

w hen t he w oman is ,

in g a nd c on tra cts w h en sh e is sitting diff eri n g in this

, ,

resp ect from th e vu lva of a round sha p e It l ooks like a .

S p le nd id cu cumb er ly ing betw een th e thig hs ! With

s o m e w om en it s h ows proj ec tin g un d er l ig ht cl othi n
.

g or ,

wh e n they are b end i ng back

'

E l m ol k i ( th e d u e list ) .
-
Th is is th e v ulva w h i ch , on

th e introduction o f a m em b er execu tes th e m ov em ent of ,

c om i n g a n d g oi n g p u s h es it se lf u p on it f or fea r o f its
,

retirin g b e fore th e p l easure arrives There is n o enj oy .

'

m e nt f or it bu t the shock given to it s ma trix b y the m em

;
r

her and it is f or this tha t it p rojec t s its m atri x to grip

, .

a nd s uc k th e m em b er s g l a n d w h en th e ej a cu l a ti on t ak es
’

p la c e C
. e rta in vu lv as w il d with desi re a n d l u s t b e it
,

n at ur a l or a c o nse qu en ce of lon g abst enti on t hrow th em ,

,

s elv es u p on th e ap p roac h i n g m em b er O p e ni n g th e m ou th , ,

like a f am ish ed i nfant to w hom the m othe r offers the ,

b reas t I n the s a m e w ay th i s v u lva a d vance s a nd retires

.

u p o n t he me m b e r t o b ri n g it f ac e t o fa ce w ith t h e m a tri x
‘

a s if in fe ar t h a t u n a i d e d it c ou l d n ot fi nd th e s a m e, .

Th e vulva a nd th e m e mb e r
res em b le th us two s kilful
d uelists each tim e th a t on e o f th em ru s h es up on its a n
,
,

t a g o nist th e la tt er op p os es its shi e ld to p a rry th e b l ow

,

a nd r ep ul se th e a s sau lt Th e m em b er represent s th e
.

sv vord a n d the m a tri x th e sh i e l d

,
The one who fi rst .
“

ej a cu l at es th e s p erm is v anq ui sh e d ; w h il e the one w h o is

s l o wes t is th e vi ct o r; a n d a ss u r ed ly it is a fin e fi gh t !
, I ,

s h ou l d l ik e t hu s t o fight W ith ou t sto p i ng t o t he d a y of

p
my d e a t h .

1
Note in th e iti on —This com p ari o n o f the
t
a u o g rap h ed s

vulva to a cuc um b ca nnot see m oth erwise th an ridiculous to

e r
us n e e rth el ess it is o f te n us e d by t he Arabs
v It serves to
“

, .

d e i g n ate a vu lva gifte d with d e ira b l q u aliti e

s s e s .
 N a m es g iv en to the Sexua l Org a ns o f Wom en 1 43

As the p oe t sa s y

I hav e l et th e m s ee th e e ffe ct o f a s u btl e sha d ow .

Sp innin g li ke a n ev er busy sp ider

. .

Th ey s ai d to m e H o w l ong will y o u g o on ?
“
, .

I answ ere d the m I will work till I a m d ea d, .

El mokab eu l ( ev er read y f or the fra y ) Th us is

c a ll e d t he v a g i n a of th e w om a n t h a t is alw a y s h ot a fter

th e viril e m emb e r F ar from b eing a fra id of a ri gid a nd

.

h a rd m emb er it l ooks u p on it with c o nt e m p t a nd as ks

,

f or one th at is stfll sti ff e r .

Th i s i s t he lva whi ch is n ot shoc ke d nor d oes it

vu ,

b l ush as th e oth e rs d o w h en the v es t m e nts a re lift ed u p

,

th a t cover it ; wh i c h on the contra ry m ak es th e m ember

‘

, , _

h ea rti ly w elc om e l e t s it re p ose u p on its v au lt ed d om e

, ,

a n d intro du ce s it i n t o its c o re a s if to sw a ll ow it e ntire l ;

“
y
so f a r i nd ee d
, tha t th e t esticl es are cryin g out O h
, , ,

w h at a m i s fort u ne ! Ou r b rother h a s d isap p eared ! W e

‘

a re u neas y ab ou t h im f or h e h a s b ol d l y th rown h i m se lf
,

into that ab yss ! H e m u st certa inl y b e foolh a rdy to p e n

-

etrate li k e a d ra g on i n t o s u ch a ca v e rn ! The vu lva

heari ng t h ose l ame nta ti ons and d es irou s to d isp e l their ,

“
ch a g ri n t ell s th e m H av e n o f ea r ab ou t thi s h e is al iv e
“

, , , ,

a nd h is e a rs h e ar y ou r w ord s Up on w h i ch th ey r ep ly .
,

I f w h at y ou say is tru e 0 mas te r o f th e b eau tifu l m ain

“
;

t e n a nc e le t h im c o m e ou t th a t we m a y see h im Th e
"
.
, ,

“
vu lv a th en sa ys I sh all n ot let him com e out livin g ; not
,

till death h as stru ck h im d ow n Th e two t es ti cles i m f

p lo re t he n W h a t s in has h e c om
“
,
m itted tha t h e shou l d ,

p ya f or it w it h hi s lif e ? Imp ri so nm en t an d b l o ws shou ld “

b e su fi icie m: p u nish m en t Th e v ag i n a By t he exist

"
'
.
,

ence o f him w h o h as c rea t ed t h e h ea v ens there is n o

“
“

“
w ay ou t o f m e u ntil h e is d ea d ! Then a dd ressin g th e
1 44 Th e P erf u m e d Ga rd en

m em b e r , D o y ou h ea r th e w ord s o f you r tw o b ro ther s ?

H a s t en to s h ow y ou rs e lf to th em f or y ou r ab s ence h as ,

p l u n g ed th em i nt o g rea t a ffli c ti o n ! Afte r the ej ac ul a

tio n the m em b er ret u rns to them re d u ced to n othing
,

a nd li ke a s h a d ow ; b u t t h e y d o n ot k n ow h im sa yi n g , ,

Wh o a re y ou y ou w on d e r of l ea nness ? ,
“ “
I a m y ou r
“
b roth e r a nd h a v e b e en ill
, sa y s th e m e m b er ; did y ou ,

n ot s ee in wh a t s t a t e I w a s w he n I e nt e r e d ? I h a ve
knocke d a t the d oors of a ll th e p hys i c i a ns t o get a d vic e .

But w h at a p ri m e p h ys i c i a n h a ve I f ou nd h ere ! H e h as
trea ted m y com p l a i nt a nd c u re d it w ith ou t e ither a uscu
,

”
lta tion or exa m in ati on ! Th e tw o te sti c l es a ns we r 0 ,

b roth er o f ou rs w e su ffe r the sa m e a s y ou f or w e a re a s

, ,

on e w ith y ou W hy did n ot God a ll ot u s the sa m e

.

c u re ? Forthw ith the sp erm fill s them a nd au g m ents

"

th eir v ol u m e Th ey the n w ish f or the sam e tre atm ent

.
,

“
sayi n g Oh h ast en t o ta ke u s t o the sa m e physi cia n ;
, .
,

that h e m ay cu re ou r ill ness f or h e k n ow s a ll m a la d ies ! ,

"

H ere t e rm i na t es th e c onve rs a ti on o f th e tw o t estic l es

w ith th e m em b e r a b ou t its d i s ap pearanc e w h i ch m a d e '

th e m f ea r th a t h e m i gh t h av e fa ll e n i nto a s il o o r pit .

E 1 h arrab ( th e fu g itiv e ) —Th e v a g ina w h i ch b ein g ~

very ti gh t and sh ort is h urt b y the p enetra tion of a ve ry

,

l a rge and stiff m em b er ; it tri es to esc ap e to the ri ght and

l eft It is thu s p eop l e sa y w ith th e va g ina o f m ost vir
.
, ,
'

g i ns w h i ch n ot y e t ha vi ng m a d e th e a c qu a i nt a nc e of th e
, ,

m em b er a nd fearfu l o f its ap p ro ach tri es t o get ou t o f ,

its w ay wh en it g li d e s in b etw een the th i ghs to b e

,

a dm itt e d .

Es sab eur ( th e resi g ned ) Th is is the v u lva w hic h -

ha vi ng a dm itt ed the m em b e r su bm its p a ti ently to all its ,

w hi m s a nd m ovem ents Th i s vu lv a is s trong e nou gh to

.

su ffe r res i gne d ly the m os t vi ol ent a nd p ro l ong ed co iti o n .

If it were assaulte d a hu ndre d times it w oul d not be

‘
1 46 Th e P erf u me d Ga rd en

E 1 ad de d ( the vu lva wh i ch when th e me m

b iter ) -
The ,
'

b er ha s g ot i nto it a nd is b u rning w ith p as si on op ens and ,

s h u ts a g ai n u p on th e s a m e fi erce ly It is ch iefly w hen .

th e e j a cu l a ti o n is c o m i n g th a t th e m a n fe e l s th e h ea d o f

h is m em b e r b itt en b y th e m ou th o f th e m a tri x A nd .

c e rt a i nl y th e re is a n a ttrac tiv e p ow er in th e sa m e wh e n

it clings yearnin g f or sp erm to th e g l a nd and draw s it

, , ,

in a s f a r as it ca n If G od in his p ow er has d ecre e d

‘

th a t the w om a n sha ll b ecom e p re gna nt the sp erm gets

c on c en tra t ed in th e m a tri x w h ere it is g ra du a lly viv ifi ed ;
,

b u t if on the contrary G od d oe s no t p erm it the c onc e p

'

'
, ,
i
tion th e matr x e xp el s the se ed wh ic h then runs ov er
, ,

th e v a g ina .

El meus ass r) —Th is is a vagi na wh i ch in

( the su ck e
its a m orous h ea t in cons e qu en ce of v ol up tu ou s t oyings ,

or of lo ng ab sti nen c e b e g i n s to su ck the m e mb e r wh i ch

,

h as ent ere d it s o f orc ib ly a s to d ep rive it o f all its sp erm ,

d eal ing w ith it li ke a ch ild d raws th e b reast o f th e

T h e p oets h a ve d es cribed it in th e fo ll owin g vers es

“
Sh e — —
wo m an sh ows in turnin g up h e r ro be
the
A n o bj e ct— th e vulva— d evelop e d f ul l a n d rou nd ,

i n se mb l an ce like a cup turne d up si de dow n

“

I n p la cing the re up on yo ur h and y ou se em to f ee l ,

A w ell f orm ed b o’so m sp rin gy fi rm a nd fu ll

_

.
, , ,

In bori ng in y ou r lanc e it g ets well bitt en ,

b y a suction as t he breas t is by a ,

An d after h avin g fi nish e d if y ou wi sh to re com m enc e

,
'
,
”
You ll fi n d it fl aming hot as any fu rna ce
’
.

An ot her p oet ( may God gr ant all his w ish es i n P a ra !

d i se! ) h as com p osed on th e s am e the me th e fol l ow ing :

“
Like to a ma n exten d e d on his che st s h e ,
—t h v l e
‘

u va -
fills
th e h an d
which h as t o be w ell stre tched to co ve r it -
.

The pl a ce it o ccup ies is s tanding

“

Lik e a n U nop ened bu d of the b los som of a palm

.

tree .

Assu re dly th e sm o othness of its 5

 N a m es g iven to the Se xu a l Org a ns o f Wom en 1 47

I s like
.
b e ardle ss ch e ek
the o f a do le sce nc e ;
lts co n d uit is b u t n a rrow ,

Th e entra n ce to it is no t e asy ,

A n d h e wh o e ssays to g et
Fe els as th ou g h h e w as b uttin g a g ai n st a coat of m ai l .

A n d at the i ntroductio n it e m its a sou nd

Like to the tearin g of a woven stuff .

Th e m e m b er h avi n g fi ll e d its cavity ,

R ec eives the live wel co m e o f a bite ,

Suc h i las r i
th e n pp e o f th e n u rse e ce v es
W l t r i li ti
he n p ac e d b e we e n th e n u sl n g s p s f o r su c o n
'
.

i r i
'

I ts l ps a re bu n n g ,
Li ke a fi re that i li g hted s ,

And how swe et it is thi s fi re ! ,

H ow d eli cio u s f or m e
"
.

El ze nub our ( th e w a sp ) This ki nd of vulv a is known - a

,

by th e stre ng th a nd roug hne s s o f its f ur Wh en th e .

m em b er app roach es an d tri es to ent er it g ets s tung b y

th e h airs a s if b y a w asp;

El ha rr ( th e h ot one ) Th is is on e o f th e m os t p ra ise; -

Wort hy V u lvas Wa rmth is in fa c t v e ry m u ch est ee m ed

.

in vu lva and it m ay b e said tha t the i nten sity of the

a ,

enj o ym e n t a ff ord e d b y it 1 8 i n p r op orti on t o th e heat it

d eve l op s Poets h a v e p ra is ed it in the fo ll owin g verSes :

‘ ‘

. .

“
Th e vulva p osse sses an i ntri nsi c: h e at ;
‘ ’ ‘

Shut i n a oli d h e art ( i nteri r ) a n d p e nt u p b re a t

‘

s o s

I ts fi e eom munic at es itself to him th at ent ers it ;

r -
-

I t e q ual in i nte n sity th e fi re of loVe

s .

Sh e is as ti g ht a a w el l fi ttin g sh o e s '
,
1

Sm aller th an the circle o f th e ap p le o f th eve '

"

e .

El lad id ( th e d elic i ou s ) —l t h as th e reput ati on o f p ro ~ ,

curi ng an u ne xamp l e d p l e asu r e co mp a rab le onl y to the ,

one fel t by t h e b ea st s a n d b ird s o f p r e y and f or w hic h

‘ ‘

Note
5 th e a utog rap h e ditio n “ This co n parison is? sa me
'

1 ’
"

i
0 ! -

wh at vu l g ar f or p o etry a nd m a y even ap p e a r i nc omp reh e nsibl e ;

,

neverth ele ss it fin d s its explanatio n in th e f ast: th at th e shoes of

‘

th e Arab s are ke p t fas t to th e f oo t b y th eir up pe r bo rde rs be ing

“

n arrow er th an th e foot its elf whi ch h as to b e fo rc e d in , .

1 48 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

they fi gh t sa ng u inary c om b ats And if s uch effects are

.

p rod u c ed u p on a n im a l s w h a t m u s t th ey b e f or m an
, .

A nd so it is th at a ll th e w ars s p ri n g from th e sea r ch o f

the vo l u p tu ou s p l ea s u re w h i c h t h e v a g i n a p r o cu res a n d ,

wh ic h is th e h i g h es t f ort u n e o f t h is w orl d ; it is a p a rt o f
th e d eli g hts o f p a ra d i se a w a rd e d t o u s b y God a s a fore z

taste o f wh a t is waiti n g f or u s na m ely deli ghts a th ou

, ,
,

sa n d ti m e s su p e ri o r a n d a b ov e w h i c h o n ly th e s i g ht o f
,

th e B e nevo l e n t ( God ) is to b e p l a c ed .

M ore na m es m i ght certai nly b e fou nd app li cab l e t o the

sexu a l or g a ns o f w oma n b u t th e nu m b er of t h os e m e n
,

tioned a b o v e a p p ea rs t o m e a m p l e Th e p rinc i p a l o bj ec t
.
-

o f t h i s w o rk is to c o ll ec t t o g et h e r a ll t h e re m a r k a b l e a n d

a ttrac tiv e m a tt e rs conce rni n g th e coi t u s s o t h a t h e w h o

,

is in trou b l e m ay fi n d a c onc l us i on in it a n d th e m an to ,

w h om e recti on o ffe rs d iffi cu lties m ay b e ab l e to l ook i nt o

it f or a remedy a ga ins t h is w ea kness Wis e ph ys icia ns .

hav e w ritte n tha t p e op l e w h ose m em b ers h a v e l ost t heir

Str eng th a n d a re a ff li c te d w ith i m p oten ce s h ou l d a ss id u
, ,
r

ou s ly rea d b ook s tr e a ti n g o f coiti on a n d s tu d y care fu lly

,

t he d i ffere n t k i nd o f l ove m a k i n g i n ord e r t o r ecov e r

,

th e ir for m e r vi g ou r A ce rt a i n m e a n s o f p rov oki n g erec

.
f

tion is to l ook at anim a l s in th e a ct of coiti on As it is .

n ot a l wa ys e v e ryw h er e p o ss i b l e t o s ee a ni m a l s w h il s t in

th e act o f c op u l ation b ooks on th e su b j ec t of ge nerati o n

,

a re i nd i sp e nsa b l e. I n ev ery c ou ntry l a r g e o r s m a ll b oth

, ,

th e ri ch a n d poo r h a ve a t a st e f or th i s s o rt o f b oo k s ,

w h i ch m ay b e com p a red to th e s ton e o f p h il os ophy

‘

trans form i ng com m on m eta ls i nto gol d .

It is rel ated ( a nd God penetrates th e m os t ob c re

'
‘

matters a nd h e is the m ost wise ! ) th at on ce up on a ti m e

, ,

b efore th e rei gn o f the g reat K a lif H a rou n er Rach i d ,

 Th e P erf um ed Ga rd en

As to her vu lva
it w as wh ite prom in e nt round as a n “

, , ,

a rc h ; t h e cen tre o f it w a s red a nd b rea the d fi re a nd , ,

with ou t a tra ce o f hu m id ity ; f or sw eet to the t ou ch it , ,

w a s qu ite d ry Wh e n sh e w a l ked it sh ow ed in re li ef li ke
.

a d om e or a n i nv erte d c u p I n rec li ni n g it w as vis ib l e .

b etw e en h er th i gh s l ooki ng li ke a kid cou ch ed on a

,

hill o ck .

Thi s w om a n w as m y n ei gh b ou r All th e oth ers p l aye d .

and l au g h e d w ith m e j est e d w ith m e a n d m et m y su g

, ,

gestions w ith g re a t p l ea su re I reve lled in theirk isses .

“

their c l ose e m b races and nibb lin gs and in sucki ng their ,

lip s bre a sts a n d n ecks I h a d c oition with all of them

, , .
,

e x cep t m y n e i g hb ou r a n d it w a s ex actly her I w a nte d t o

'

p ossess in p re fe ren ce to a ll th e res t ; b u t i nstead of b e in g

k in d to m e sh e a v oid ed m e ra th er Wh en I c on trived
, .

to t a ke h er a si d e t o trifl e w ith h er a nd try t o r ouse h er

ga i e ty a nd s p o ke t o h er of m y d esires sh e re c ite d t o In c
, ,

th e fo ll ow i n g v ers es th e s en se o f w h i ch w as a m ys tery
,

to me :

“
Am o n g th m u ntain top s I saw a tent p l ace d firm ly
e o ,

App ar nt to all eyes hi g h u p in mid air

e .

But o h th e p ol eyth at h el d it u p wa s g one

, , .

A n d li k e a vase with out a h a n dl e it re mained

.

With all its cords u n don e its c entre sinki ng in , ,

Form in g a h oll ow lik that o f a k ettl e e

Every tim e I tol d her o f m y p a ssion she a nswered m e

w ith th es e v e rs e s wh i ch to m e w ere v oi d of m eanin g
, ,

a n d to wh i ch I c ou l d m a k e n o r ep ly w h i ch h ow ev e r , , ,

on ly e xc it e d m y l ov e a ll th e m ore I therefore i nquired .

o f all th ose I k n ew— a m on g s t w i s e m e n phil osophers , ,

a nd s a va n ts— th e m e ani ng b ut n ot one of them coul d ,

solv e th e ri d d l e fo r m e so a s to satis fy my h eat and ,

app eas e m y p ass i on .

Nev e rthel ess I conti nu ed my inv esti g a ti ons when a t

 N a m es g iven to the Sexua l Org a ns f
o Wom en 151

l as t I h eard vant nam ed Ab ou N ou ass wh o live d

'

o f a Sa ,
1

in a f a r off c ou ntry and wh o I wa s t ol d w a s th e o n ly

'
, , ,

m an cap ab l e of solving th e eni gm a I b et ook m yself t o .

him app ri sed him of th e discourses l h a d w ith th e wo

'

'
,

man, and recited to him the ab ove m entioned v e rses .

“
Ab ou N ouass sai d to m e This Wom an l ov es y ou to ,

th e e xcl u si on o f e v ery oth er m a n Sh e is v ery c orpul ent .

” “
and p l u m p I a nswered It is exactly as y ou say Y ou
.
,
.

ha ve giv en h er lik eness a s if sh e were b e fore y ou e x ,

,

ce p ting w h at y ou s ay in resp e ct of h er l ov e f or m e f or , ,

” “
u nti l now; sh e h as nev er g iv en m e a n y p r oo f of it She .

“ ”
h as no h usb and Th is is s o . I said Th en a dded I , .
,

hav e reason t o b e li eve tha t y ou r m emb e r is of sm all d i '

m ensio ns and s uch a m em b er ca nn ot g iv e h er p l easu re

,

nor q ue nch h e r fi re ; f or w h a t sh e w ant s is a l o v e r w ith

a m em b er li k e th a t o f a n a ss P erhap s it m a y n ot b e so
. .

Tell m e th e tru th ab ou t th i s ! Wh en I h a d reassu red

h im on tha t p oi nt a ffirm i n g th a t m y m em b e r wh i ch
, ,

b eg an to ri se at th e e xp ress i on of h is d ou b ti n g s w as ,

fu ll sized he tol d m e th at in th a t case a ll d i ff i cu lties

/
,

Wo u l d d isappe ar a nd expl ai ne d t o me th e s ense of th e

,

vers e s a s foll ows

The te nt firm ly p l a nte d rep resen ts th e vu lva o f g ra nd

, ,

dimw sion and p l aced w e ll fo rw a rd th e m ou nta i ns b e , ,

'

twe en wh i ch it ris e s a re th e thi gh s Th e sta k e w hi ch

'

.
,

supp ort ed its c en tre a nd h a s b e en t orn u p m e a ns th a t ,

sh e h as n o h u sb a n d c om p a ri n g th e s t a k e or p ol e th a t
,

s u pp orts th e t e n t to t h e viril e m em b e r h o l d i n
g u p th e
lips of th e vu lva Sh e is li ke a vase w ith ou t h a nd l e ; thi s
.

1 Th e real n a me of Ab o u No u a ss w as Ab ou H a li H ac e ne
“

He also ha d the surna m e d e l H ak e mi H e was b orn o f ob s cure

’

p arents towards 1 35 o r 1 36 o f th e H eg ira an d ac q uire d a g reat

'

rep utation as a poet an d a philosopher .

1 52 The P erf u m ed Gar d en

m ea ns if
il is without a hand l e to h ang it u p by it
th e p a

is g ood f or nothi n g th e p a il r ep resenti ng th e vu lva a nd

, ,

th e ha nd l e th e v e r ge Th e c ord s are u nd one a nd its .

centre is s i nk i n g in ; t h a t is to s ay as th e t e n t w ith ou t a ,

s u pp ortin g p ol e ca v es in at th e c e nt e r i nfe ri or in this ,

resp e ct to the vau lt w hich rem ai ns u p righ t w ithou t sup ,

p o rt so ,ca n t h e w om a n wh o h a s n o h u sb a nd not e nj o y

c o m p l e te h a pp i ness From th e words It form s a h oll ow

.
,

li ke th at o f a k ettl e y ou m ay j u d ge h ow l asc ivi ou s God

,

ha s m a d e that w om a n in h er com p a ri s ons ; sh e li kens h er

vu lva to a k ettl e w h i ch serves to p rep a re the tserid
,
.
1

Li sten ; if th e tserid is p l aced in th e k ettl e to turn o ut ,

we ll it m u s t b e s tirre d by m ea ns o f a m ed eleu k l on g 2

a nd soli d wh il s t t h e k ettl e is s t e a d i e d b y th e fe e t a n d
,

h a nd s O nly in th at w a y c an it b e p rep ared p roperly

. .

It c ann ot b e d on e w ith a sm all sp oon ; the cook wou l d

burn h er h and s ow i n g to th e sh o rt ne ss of th e h a nd l e
, ,

a nd th e d i sh w ou l d n ot b e w e ll p r ep a r e d Th i s is th e .

s ym b o l o f t h i s w om a n s n a t u r e 0 D j oa id i If y ou r
’

.
,

m em b er h a s n ot th e d i m en s i ons o f a re sp e cta b l e m ed e r
l eu k servic eab l e f or th e g oo d p rep a ra tio n of the tserid
, ,

it w ill not g ive h er satis faction a nd m oreover if y ou d o , , ,

not h ol d h er c l o se to y ou r c h es t e n l a c i ng h er w ith you r ,

h a nd s and feet it is u sel ess t o s o li c it h e r fav ou rs ; fi na lly

,

if y ou let h er c onsu m e h e rself by her own fi re like th e ,

b ott om o f th e ke ttl e w h i ch g et s b u rnt if th e m ed eleu k is

not stirre d u p on it y ou w ill n ot g r atify h er d e31 re by
,

th e r es u lt .

Y ou see n ow w h a t p re v ent ed h er from acceeding to

1
Th e r com m o nly tse id i an Arabian di h
t se rid , o r m o e r a, s s .

2
N ote in th e u to g rap h e ditio n — M e d le u k f rom d e le uk to
a . e , ,

p ou n d m ash ,Thi s is a l arg e woo d en sp oo n corresp on din g in

.
,

sh ap e an d si z t a p ou ch Thi s l atter e xp res i o n h ow ver

e o . s , e ,

b in g vu l g ar h as not b e n m p l oye d
e ,
-
e e .
 Th e P erf um ed Gar d en

H avin g l earnt th ese v ers es by h eart I took my l eave

’

o f Ab ou N ou a ss a nd retu rne d to F a d eh at el Dj em al Sh e .

was as us ua l a l on e
,
I g aVe a s li ght k noc k at her d oor ;
,
.
’

sh e ca m e ou t at on c e b e au tifu l a s th e ris i n g su n a n d
‘

, ,

c om i n g u p t o m e s h e s a i d Oh ! e n emy of God w h at
, , ,

b usin ess has b rough t y ou h ere to me at thi s time ?

I answere d her 0 my m istress ! a b usi ness of g rea t
“ ”

imp ortance .

“
E xp la in y ourself and I will see wh eth er I can hel p ,

”
y ou , sh e sa i d .

“
I shall not sp ea k to y ou ab out it u ntil th e d oor is
l ocked I a nswered
,
.
.

“
Y our b ol d ness t od a y is ve ry g reat sh e said , .

“
And I True 0 m y m i stress ! b ol d n ess is on e of m y
“

qualities .

Sh e then a d d ressed m e t hus O en em y o f you rself ! ,

_

0 y ou m ost m is era b l e o f you r r ac e ! If I Were to l oc k th e

d oor an d y ou h avi ng noth i ng wh erewith to sati s fy m y
,

d esires w h a t sh ou l d I do w ith y ou ? fa ce of a J ew !
,

Y ou will let m e sha re y ou r couch a nd grant me

“
,

you r fa vou rs .

Sh e b ega n to l au gh ; an d a fte r we h a d e ntered th e

hou se sh e tol d a sl av e to l oc k th e h ou s e d o or A s u sua l
, .
,

I as ked h er t o re sp on d to m y p rop osa l s ; sh e th en r ec ited

to m e a ga i n th e a b ov e m e nti o n e d verse s Wh e n she h a d .

fi nished I recite d to h er those which Ab ou Nouass h ad

’

t a u gh t m e .

As I p roceed ed I saw h er m ove a nd m ore m ov ed I ,

ob se rv e d h er g ivi n g w ay t o y aw n t o stret ch h e rs e l f t o
.
, , ,

si g h
. I knew now I shou l d arrive a t th e de sired resu lt .

Wh en I ha d finish ed m y mem b e r wa s in su ch a st ate o f

erect i on tha t it b eca m e li ke a p ill a r; still l en gtheni n g .

Wh en Fad ehat el Dj em a l saw it in that c ondition sh e

 N a m es g iven to th e Sexu a l Org a ns o f Wom en 155

p r ec i p it a t e d h e r se lf u p on it t o ok it int o her hand s and

, ,
“
d rew it t ow a rds h er thi g h s I th en s ai d 0 a pp le of m y
.
,

e y es ! th i s m a y n ot b e d on e h er e let u s g o into y ou r ,

ch a m b e r .

She rep li ed Leave m e a l on e O s on of a d eba uched

, ,

w om an ! B efore God ! I a m l os i n g m y sense in s eeing

you r m em b er g etti ng l on ger a nd l onger a nd liftin g y our ,

rob e Oh what a m em b er ! I never s aw a finer on e! Let

.
,

it p enetrate into th is d eli c i ou s p l u m p v u lva w hi ch m ad

, ,
'

d ens a ll w h o h ea rd it d esc ri b e d ; f or th e sa ke of wh i ch so
m a n y d i e d o f l ov e ; a nd o f wh i ch y ou r s u p eri ors a nd
m a ste rs th em se lv es c ou l d not g et p os sess i on .

“
I rep eat ed I sh a ll n ot d o it a nyw here else th a n in
,

you r ch am b er .

She a nsw e re d If y ou d o not ente r this m i nu te th is

,

tend er vu lv a I s ha ll d ie .

As I s till i ns i st ed u p on re p a iri ng to h er roo m sh e ,

cr i ed N o it is qu ite im p o ssib l e ; I cann ot w ait so long !

,
'

I saw in fac t h er lip s trem b l e h er e yes filli ng w ith ,

tears A genera l tremou r ra n over h er she chang e d

.
,

c olou r a n d l a i d h e rs elf d ow n u p on h er ba c k b a rin g h e r

, ,
.

th i ghs th e wh ite n ess of w h i ch m a d e h er fl esh a p p ea r

,
!

like c ryst a l ti n g ed w ith c a rm i n e .

Th e n I ex am i ned h er v u lv a— a w h ite c u p ol a w ith a -

p u rp l e c e ntr e s o ft a n d ch a rm i n g
, It o p en ed li k e th.a t of

a m ar e on t h e a pp r oa c h o f a s t a lli on .

At tha t mom ent sh e seiz ed m y m emb er a nd kissed it -

“
sa yi n g ,
b y th e r eli g i on of m y fa ther it m u st p e netrat e
i nto m y vu lva a nd draw in g nea rer to m e she pu ll ed it
‘

tow ard s h er v a gina . .

I no w hesitat ed n o l ong er to assist h er with my In cm

. -
l

her and p l ace d it a gai ns t t he entrance to her vu lva As

,
.

soon as th e he a d o f m
y m em b er t ou ched the lips the
“

,
1 56 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

wh ol e b od y of F e d eh a t Dj em a l trem b l ed with e xcite

el ,

m ent . Si gh in g a nd s ob b i ng sh e h e l d m e p r es sed to h e r
,

b osom .

Ag a i n I p rofited by th is m om ent t o a dm ire th e b eau ,

ties of h er vu lva It w as m a gnifi cent its pu rp l e centre

'
“

.
,

setti n g o ff its w h it en ess a ll th e m or e It w as round a nd .

,

with ou t a ny i m p e rfe cti on ; p roj ec ti n g li ke a sp l end i d ly

cu rv e d d om e o v e r h er b e lly I n on e w ord it wa s a .
,

m a sterp i ece o f c re a ti on a s fi ne a s cou l d b e s e en Th e .

b l ess i ng of God the b est c reat or u p on it

, , .

And th e w om a n wh o p ossesse d th is w ond e r h a d in

h er ti m e n o sup e ri or .

S eein g her then in su ch tra nsp orts trem b lin g like a ,

b ird th e th r oa t o f w h i ch is b ei n g cut I pu sh e d m y d a rt
, ,

i nto h er Bu t thi nkin g sh e m i ght n ot b e a b l e to take in

.

t h e w h o l e o f m y m em b e r I h a d g on e a b ou t c a u ti ou s ly
, ,

b ut sh e m oved her but t ock s furi ou s ly sa yi ng to m e , ,

“
Th is is not e nou g h f or m y cont e ntm ent M a ki ng a .

s tron g p u s h I l odge d m y m em b er comp l etely in her

,
,
,

w hi ch m a d e h er u tter a p a i n fu l cry b u t th e m om ent ,

a ft er s h e m ov ed w ith r ea t e r fu ry th a n b e fo re Sh e
g .

D o not m is s th e corn ers n eith er h i gh n

“
c ri e d , or low , ,

b ut ab ov e all t hi ngs d o n ot n e g l e ct th e ce ntre ! Th e cen '

“
tre ! s h e r e p e a te d If y ou fee l it c om ing let it g o into
.
,
”
m y m atri x s o a s to e x ti n g u is h m y fi re Th e n w e m ove d .

a lte rn at e ly in a n d ou t w h i ch w a s d e li c i ou s , Ou r l e g s .

w ere i nt e rl a c e d ou r m u sc l e s u nb en t a nd so w e w ent on
, ,

with k i sses a n d c l asp i n gs u ntil th e cri s i s cam e u p on us

si m u lta n eously W e th en rested a nd took breath a fter
.

th is m u tu a l c onfli ct .

I w anted to w ithd raw m y m em b er but she wou l d not ,

co nse n t t o t h i s a nd b e gg e d o f m e not to t a ke it ou t I .

a c ced e d to h er w is h b u t a m om e n t l a t e r sh e t o ok it o u t
,
158 Th e P erf u med Ga rd en

i
t on in t urns , un ti l nig ht
I thought it pro per c am e o n .

to show a w ish t o g o n ow b ut s h e w ou l d n ot a gree to

“

a nd I h a d t o g iv e h er m y w or d th at I w ou l d rema i n
thi s ,
.

“
I sa i d to m yse l f thi s wom an will n ot let m e go at a ny
,

p ric e b u t
,
w h en d a yli g h t co m e s God w ill a dvi s e m e I .

remain ed w ith her a nd all ni ght l ong w e kep t caress ing ,

each o th e r a nd t ook b u t s ca n ty r es t
, .

I cou nted dun ng that d ay a nd ni gh t I accomp lished ,

twenty seven tim es the act of c oition and I became

'
,

afra i d tha t I sh ou l d ne v er b e ab l e to l ea ve th e w om a n s
’

hous e .

Having
la s t m a d e good my escap e I w ent to visit
at ,

Abou N ouass a ga in and i nf orm ed him of all that had ,

ha pp ened H e w as surp ris ed and stu pefied and the first

.
,

wo rd s we re O D joaid i y ou c an have neith er authority ,

not p owe r ov er such a w om an a nd sh e w oul d m ake y ou ,

d o pe n ance f or all th e pleasu re y ou h ave had w ith oth er

wo men ! ”

H owever Fa d e h at r
p p
, o os e d t o m e to b e el Dj em a l '

c0 m e h er l e g iti mat e hu sband in ord er t o p ut a st op to ,

the vex ati ous r umours th at wer e c i rcul a ti n g ab out h er

‘

condu ct I on the othe r ha n d was only on th e look

.
, ,

out f or a du lt e ry Ask i n g the a d vi ce o f Ab ou Nouass

.

“
abou t it h e tol d me , If y ou ma rry Fa dehat el D j em a l ,

y ou w ill r u in y our health a n d God will w ith draw his ,

p r otect i on
1
from y ou a nd the w ors t o f a ll w ill b e tha t ,

s h e w il l c u ck ol d y ou f or sh e 1 s in sati abl e with r es ec t t o

p ,

th e c oitus a nd w ou l d cov e r y ou with sh a me And I

’

, .

a nsw ered him

“
S uch is the natu re of w om e n ; they are
,

insati able as f ar as their v u lvas are concerned and so ,

tha t their l u st gets satisfi ed they d o not c ar e whether

1
.

Arab word sete ur si gni fi e s veil window blin d

The ,
'
, and by
extensi on p rotection o r eve n shi el d bu ckl er
, I t was , . in this
latter se nse that the author has u sed the word h ere .
 Na m es g iv en to th e Sexu a l Org a ns of Wom en 1 59

it b e with a b u fi oon
’
, r
a n eg o , a v a l et , or e ven with a
”
m an t ha t is d esp i sed a nd rep rob ated by soc i ety .

On t h i s occa s o ni Ab ou Nou ass d ep ic ted r t r

th e c ha ac e

of wom en in th e foll ow i ng verses :

Wom en a red e m ons a n d were born a s su ch

,

N o on e can tru st th e m as is k nown to all ;

,

I f th ey leve a ma n it is only o ut of Caprice ;

,

A n d h e to wh om th ey are m o st cru e l loves th em m ost .

Bein ggs full of tre a ch ery an d tri ck ery, I aver

Th e m an th at loves y ou truly is a Id st m an ;
H e who b elieves m e n ot ca n p rove m y word
B y l ettin g wo m a n s love g et hol d o f him for years !
I f in you r own g e ne rou s m uo d y ou ha ve given th e m
“
-

Your all an d everythin g f o r yea rs a n d ye ars

Th ey will say afterw
,

ard s I swear by Go d ! m y eyes

,

H ave n ever se e n a thi n g h e g ave me !

’

After y ou i m p overish ed yo urself f o r th eir sak e ,

Th eir cry fro m day to d ay will b e f o r ever Give !

“

Give m a n , Get U p an d b uy an d b orrow 1 .

I f th ey c annot p ro fit b y y ou they 11 turn a ga i nst y ou

Th ey will tell li es o f y ouy a nd cal u mniate y ou .

Th ey d o not re coil to use th e slave in th e m aster 5 a b se n ce ,

I f on ce th eir p assio n s a re arou s e d , an d th ey p l ay tri cks ;

Assure dly, if on ce their vulva is in rut,
Th ey only think o f g ettin g in some m emb er i n erection .

P re serv e u s God ! fro m wo m a n s tri c kery;

An d o f old wo m e n i n p arti cu l ar So b e it . .

m en sh ow to women .
 C H APTE R X

CON CE RN I N G TH E O RGAN S O F GE N E RATI ON O F

AN I MAL S
Know 0 Vizir ( G od s b l ess in g b e w ith
,
’
th a t th e
se xu a l o r g a n s o f th e v a ri ou s m a l e a n i m a l s a re n ot a na l

l og ons with th e d iff erent natu res of th e viril e m em bers

wh i ch I h a ve m enti one d .

Th e v er ges of a nim a l s are cl a ssed a c cordi n g t o th e

s p ec i es t o w h i ch t h e y b e l on g a nd th e se spec i e s a re fou r ,

wh i ch I h a ve m e ntioned .

1 Th e v erg es o f a n i m a l s w ith h oofs a s the h ors e

.
,

m u l e ass w h i ch v e rg e s are of l a r ge siz e

, ,
1
.

El rem ou l the co l ossu s , .

El kass the s erp e nt roll ed u p

,
2
.

El fell a g th e sp litt er
3
, .

El zellate th e c l u b , .

El heu rm ak the i nd om itab l e , .

El m eu ne f ou kh the swoll en
Ab ou d om m
, .

a r th e o n e w it h a h e a d , .

Ab ou b eu rnita th e one w ith a h at ,

.

El ke urkite th e p oi nte d sta ff ,

4
.

El k eu ntra th e b rid ge , .

E 1 re zam a the m a ll et , .

1
N ote in th e au o g ap h t r e diti o n — Literally, m ag ni fi cent r
c ea'

tion .

2 Th e wo rd k ass f ro m th e root k ass m e a n s to p i erce a f e

, ,
'

m al e ; in th e coitu s e nwra pp in g h e r lik e a serp e nt

,
.

3
Thi s na m e co m es fro m th e ro ot f elle g , to sp lit to divi d e , .

eu rkit e is th e n a m e of a sta ff with a l o n g p oi nte d fe rul e ,

4 K
,

a s carrie d b y th e M arab outs I n so m e te xts this n a m e is re.

p l a ce d by k n e u rite th e Ara bi a n n am e f o r lo b ster a nd al so f o r

, ,

so rt o f cuttle fi sh i ab ou n d in g o n t h e Afric a n coa st

. .
16 2 The P erf u m ed Ga rd en

It is b eli ev ed th a t o f a ll G od s creation i
th e a n m a ls of
’

th e li o n is th e m os t e xpe rt in r esp e c t to c oiti on If he .

m eets th e li oness h e exa mines her b e fore c opul ati on H e .

will k now if s h e h as a lread y b een c ov e red b y a m al e .

Wh en s he com es t o h im h e sm ell s h er a nd if sh e h as ,

all ow e d h e rs elf t o b e c ros se d by a b oa r h e k now s it im f

m edi at ely by th e od ou r th at ani m a l h as l e ft u p on h er .

H e th en s m e ll s h er u ri ne a nd if th e exam i na ti o n prov es
,

u n fa v our ab l e h e g e ts i nto a ra g e a nd b e gi ns to l ash

, ,

w ith his t a il ri gh t a nd l e ft W oe to the a nim al that

.

com es at t h a t ti m e n ea r him ; it is c er t ain to b e t orn to -

p i e ces H e th e n retu rns to th e lion ess wh o s eei ng th at

.
~

, ,

h e k now s a ll trem b l es w ith te rror

,
H e sm ell s a gai n at .

h er u tt ers a r oar wh i ch m ak es th e m ou nt ai ns sh a ke a nd
“

, , ,

falling u p on her lace rate s her b ack with his cl aws H e

, .

e v e n w ill g o s o f ar a s t o k ill h er a nd th en b e fou l h er ,

b ody w ith h1 s u ri ne .

It is said th at the lion is th e m ost j ea l ou s and m ost

intelli g ent of all anim als It is al so a verred that h e is
.
'

gen erou s a nd sp ares h im wh o gets roun d h im b y fa ir

,

w ord s .

A m a n wh o on m eetin g a li on u ncovers h is sexu a l

p a rt s cau ses him to t a k e fli gh t .

Wh oever p ronou nces b e fore a li on th e n am e of D a nie l

( H a il b e t o h im ! ) al s o send s h im flyi n g b e cause th e
1
,

p roph e t ( H a il b e t o h im ! ) h as enj oi ned th is u p on t h e

li on in resp ect to the invoc ati on of h is nam e Th ere .

fore wh en th is n am e is p ronou nced th e li on d ep arts

, ,

w ith out doi ng a ny h arm S evera l c ases wh i ch p roves

.

thi s fa ct a re cited .

1
I t is p ro b abl e that this b elief o rigin ate s with th e j
so ou n o r f
D ani el lions
_
g

’
in the de n .
 C H A PTE R XI

O N TH E D E CEI TS AN D TR EACH E R I E S O F WOM EN

Know 0 ,
Vizir (to wh om God b e good ! ) th a t the s trait ,

a g em s of w om e n are num e rou s a n d i n g e ni ou s The ir .

tric ks will dece ive S atan him self f or God th e H i ghest , , ,

ha s s a i d ( K ora n ch ap x ii v erse ,
th at the d e ceptive
. .
,

faculties of wom en a re g reat a nd h e h as li kewis e said ,

( K oran chap vi verse . tha t th e strata gem s o f

.
,

S ata n are weak C om pa ring the w ord of G od as to th e

.

ruses o f S at a n a nd w o m a n con ta i ne d in th ose tw o v e rse , ,

it is easy to s ee h ow grea t th ese l atte r ones a re .

1

STO RY O F A D ECEI VE D H U SBAN D B E I N G

CON V I CTE D H I M SE L F O F I N FI D E LI TY
It is r e l a t ed t h a t fell in l ov e w ith a woman of
a m an

gre at b eauty and p osses s ing a ll p erfec ti ons i m a g i nab l e

,
.

H e ha d m a d e m any ad va n ces to h er wh i ch w ere re ,

,

p u l s ed ; the n he h a d end eav our ed to s edu ce h er b y ric h

p r es e n t s w h i
, c h w e r e lik ew i se d e c li n ed H e l am ented .
,

c omp l ain ed and w as p rod i g a l w ith h is m oney in o rde r

,

to co n q u e r h e r bu t to n o p u rp os e a n d h e g rew l ea n a s
, ,

a sp ec tre .

This l aste d f or som e ti m e w h en h e made th e ac qu ai nt ,

a nce o f a n old w oma n wh o m he t oo k i nt o his c o n fidence

, ,

com p l a i ni n g b itterly abou t it Sh e s a id to h im I shall .

,

”
h e l p y ou p l ease God, .

.
Forthw ith sh e m ad e h er w ay to the h ouse of the
w om an in order to get a n i nte rvi ew with h er; but on
,
.

arri ving th ere th e n ei ghb o rs tol d her that she eg uld n ot

g et in , becau se th e house w as g ua rd ed by a f e roc i ou s

1 “T
he t r
na u e o f woman is suc h .
( Rebelais Book
, iii , .
h
C ap
1 64 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

b itch wh ich d id
, ll y in or d epart
not a ow a n one to com e ,

a nd in h er m a li g n ity a l wa ys fl ew a t t h e face of p eo l e
p .

H eari ng thi s th e old wom an rej oi ce d and sai d t o h er

, ,
,

“
se lf , I shall su c cee d p l ea se God She th en w ent h om e
,
.
,

a nd fill e d a b ask et w ith b its o f m ea t Thu s p rovi ded sh e .

retu rned to th e wom an s h ou se a nd went in ’

, .

Th e b itch on see i n g h er rose to sp ri ng at h er; b ut sh e

, ,

p rod u ce d th e b as k et with its c ontents a nd sh ow ed it her , .

As s oon as th e b rute saw th e vi an d s it sh ow ed its s a tis ,

'

fa ction by th e m ovem e nts o f its tail a nd nostrils The .

o ld w om a n pu tti n g d ow n th e b a sk e t b e fore it s p oke t o ,

it as foll ows E at O m y sister Y ou r ab sence has b ee n

, ,
.

p a infu l to m e ; I d id not know wh a t h a d b ecom e o f y ou ,

a nd I h a v e l ook e d f or y ou a l on g ti m e Ap p eas e you r .

”
h u n g er !
Wh il e th e a ni m al w as ea ti ng a nd sh e stroked its b ac k
, ,

th e mi s tress o f th e h ou se ca m e to s ee w h o w as th e re a nd ,

w as n ot a littl e s u rp ris ed to s ee the b it ch wh i ch w ou l d ,

n e v e r s u ff e r a n yb od y t o com e n ea r h e r so fri en d ly with ,

“
a s tra n g e p e rson She sa id
. 0 old w om an h ow is it
, ,

that y ou k now ou r d og ? The old w om an gave no rep ly ,

b u t c onti nu e d to caress the a nim a l a nd u tte r l am enta ,

'

tions .

Th en sa i d th e m 1 stress of th e house to h er My h ea rt ,

a ch es t o s e e y ou t hu s Tell m e th e c a u se of y ou r s orrow
. .

Th is b it ch s ai d th e w om a n w as form erly a w om a n
, , ,

a nd m y b es t fri e nd O ne fi ne d ay s h e w as i n vited with

.

m e to a w e dd i n g ; sh e p u t o n h er b es t c l oth es a nd ,

a d o rned h e rse lf w ith h er fi ne s t o r n am en ts W e then .

w ent to gether O n ou r w ay w e w e re ac costed by a

.

m a n wh o at h er s i gh t w a s s eize d w ith th e m ost vi ol ent

,

l ove ; but sh e w ou l d not lis ten to him Then h e ofi ered .

brilli ant p resents w h i ch she a l so d ec lined

, This m an .
,
 66 Th e P erf u m ed Ga/rd e n

o ld w om an they h a d a g reed tha t the rende zvous

, f or
s h ou l d ta k e
p l a ce th er e Wh e n sh e a rrived at the hous e.

sh e w a it e d f or so m e t im e bu t th e l o v e r d id n ot com e ,
.

No d ou b t h e h a d b een p rev ente d fro m m ak ing his ap

‘ '

p earan c e b y som e m a tter of i m p ort a nce .

Th e old w om a n r e fl ecting u p on th is m i scha nc e ,

th o u ght to h erse lf . Th ere is n o m i gh t n or p ower b ut in

,

”
G od th e Grea t,
But sh e cou l d n ot i m a g ine wh a t m i gh t
.

h a ve k ep t h im aw a y L ooki ng at th e w om a n sh e saw .
,

th at sh e wa s a gitated an d it w as app arent that she ,

w a nted coiti on h otly Sh e got m ore a nd m ore restl ess .

,

a n d p re sen tly as ke d Why d oes h e not c om e ? The

,
”

“
old w om an m a d e a ns w e r 0 m y d a u gh ter som e s eriou s
, ,

a ff a ir m u s t h a v e i nt e rfe re d p r ob ab ly n e c ess it at i n g a j ou r
,

ne y Bu t I sha l l h el p y ou u nd er th ese circu m st ances

. .

Sh e th en p ut on h er m elah f a a nd w ent to l ook f or th e

1
,

you ng m an But it was to no p u rp os e a s she cou ld not

.
,

g et to h e a r anyt h in g ab ou t him .

Still c ontinu ing her s ea rch the old wom a n wa s think ,

»

“
ing , Th i s w om a n is at th is m om ent ea gerly cove ti ng a
man W hy not try to d ay a nother you ng m a n who
.
'
,

m i ght ca l m h er a rd ou r ? To m orr ow I sh a ll fi nd th e ri ght

on e . As sh e w as thu s wa l ki ng a nd th ink i n g s he m et a
-

you ng m a n o f ve ry p l ea si ng exteri or Sh e saw at on ce .

,

th a t h e w as a fit l over and li kely to h el p h er ou t of h er,

“
e
p p r l e x ity a nd s h e S p oke to him
, 0 m y s o n if I w e re , ,

t o set y ou in conn ec ti on w ith a l a d y b ea u tiful gra ce fu l , ,

” “
a n d p erfec t w ou l d y ou m a ke l ov e to h e r?
, If your
”
w ord s a re truth I w ou l d g iv e to y ou th i s g ol d en d in a r !
,

sai d h e Th e old w om a n qu ite e n ch a nt ed t ook the

.
_ , ,

mon e y a nd con du cte d him to the h ou se

,
.

1
Th e m ela h f a is a l arg e veil g enerally o f wh ite cotton web , ,

u s ed b y wo m e n to wrap them s elv e s in both bo dy an d h ea d , ,

wh en th ey wal k out .
 On the D eceits a nd Trea ch eries o f Wom en 1 67

N ow it s o
,
h a pp ene d t h a t t h i s y o u n g m a n w a s t h e b us"

band of th e la d y wh i ch th e old w om a n did not k now

,

till she h ad b rou gh t h im a nd th e w ay sh e found it out ,

was th is : Sh e we nt first i nt o th e h ou se and sa i d t o th e

la d y I hav e not been ab l e to fi nd the sli gh t est trace of
,

you r l over; but failin g him I h ave b rou gh t y ou som e ,

b od y to qu ench y ou r fi re f or t od a y W e w ill s a ve t h e .

ot he r f or t o m o rr ow '
God h a s i nsp ire d t o d o so
. .

Th e l a dy th en we nt t o th e wi nd ow to t ak e a l o ok at
him w h om th e old w om a n w a nt e d to b ri n g t o h er a nd , ,

g e tti n g s i g h t o f h im s h e r e c o g n iz,
e d h e r h us b a n d j u s t o n ,

the p o i nt o f e nt eri n g th e h ou se Sh e d id not h es it ate 1

.
,

but h astily d onnin g h er m elah f a sh e w e nt stra i ght to

'

m eet him a nd stri ki n g h im in th e face sh e e xc l aim ed

, , ,

“
O ! enem y of God and of you rs elf wha t a re y ou d oing ,

here ? Y ou su re ly cam e w ith th e i nt enti on t o comm it

a d u lt ery I have b een su sp ectin g y ou f or a l ong ti m e
.
,

a nd w a it ed h e re e v e ry d ay wh il e I w as sen d i ng ou t th e,

old w om a n t o e nv ei g l e y ou t o com e in Th is d ay I h a v e .

fou nd y ou out and d eni a l is o f no u s e An d y ou a l ways

, .

tol d m e that y ou w ere not a rake ! I sh a ll d em a nd a

d ivo rce t hi s v er y v e ry d ay n ow I k n ow y ou r cond u ct ! ,

Th e hu sb and b el i evi n g th at his w ife sp ok e the tru th

, ,

rem a in ed sil ent a nd ab ashe d .

Lea r n from thi s th e d eceitfu l ness of Wom a n and wh at ,

sh e is c a p a b l e o f .

1
N ote in diti on —A n an al o gous situ atio n i s
t r
th e a u o g a p h e

fo u nd in th e Ta l es o f Bo cca cio Tal e Six o f the Third D ay

“ ” ‘

, ,

d o n e i nto verse by La F o ntain e in th e story o f Ri c hard M inuto lo ,

( First Book of th e Tal es ) I t mu st b e a d d e d th at th e g rou n d

'
‘

,
.

wo rk o f th e Arab i a n tal e is di ff ere nt fro m B o c ca ccio s O b serve

’
.
,

h owever, th at th e m ea n s e m p loye d by th e o l d wo m a n to g ai n
f or the young man the la dy s f avours with o ut a n al o gy to
_
‘ ‘

tho se describ ed i n Tale E ight of the Fifth D ay of th e sam e bo ok

. _

’ ‘ "
.
1 68 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

STO RY OF TH E LOV E R AGAI N ST H I S WI LL

A st ory is tol d of a ce rt ai n w om an w h o w as d esp erately
in l ove w ith one o f h er n ei gh b ou rs wh os e v 1 rtue a nd ,

pi ety were w ell k n ow n Sh e d ec l a r

. e d t o h im h er p a s '

s i on ; bu t fi n d i n g a ll h er a d v a nce s c o
, n st a ntly rep u l sed ,

in sp it e o f a ll h er w il es s h e r es olve d t o h av e h er sati s
,
'

fa ction n ev e rth el ess a nd thi s is th e w ay sh e w en t to

work h er p u rp os e
O ne e v e ning sh e app ri s e d h e r neg res s that sh e 1 n '

tended to set a s nare f or th a t m a n a nd the ne gress by , ,

her ord er l e ft th e s tr eet d oor op e n ; th en in th e m i dd l e

,

o f t h e n i g h t s h e c a ll e d t h e n e gress a n d g a ve h e r th e f ol
,
,

“
l ow i ng instructi ons : Go and k noc k w ith th is s tone at
ou r s tr ee t d oor a s h a r d a s y ou c a n w ith ou t t a k i n g a ny ,

n o ti c e o f t h e c ri es w h i ch I s h a ll u tt e r or th e n oise I ,

m ake ; a s s oo n a s y ou h ea r t h e n ei gh b or op eni n g h is _

d oor c om e b ac k a nd kn oc k t h e s am e w ay a t th e i nne r
,

door .Ta ke c a re th a t he d oe s n ot s e e y ou a nd c om e
1
,

in a t o nc e if y ou ob s erve som eb od y c om in g
/
”
Th e n e .
e

g r ess e x ec u t ed th i s ord e r p u nctu a lly .

N ow th e n ei ghb ou r w a s by n atu re a com p ass ionat e

,

m an a l w ay s d isp os e d t o a s si s t p e op l e in d i str ess a nd his

, ,

h e l p wa s n e v e r a sk e d in v ain O n h ea ri n g th e n oi se o f
.

th e b l ow s s tru c k a t th e d o o r a n d th e crie s o f h is n ei g h ’

hou r h e a s k ed h is wife w h a t th i s m i gh t m ea n a nd s h e
, ,

rep li ed It is ou r n ei g hb ou r s o a nd s o w h o is attacked
, ,

”
in h e r h ou se b y th i ev es H e w e nt in grea t h a st e t oh er
.

a id ; b ut sc a r c e ly h a d h e e nt e re d th e h ou s e w h e n th e
-

n e gr ess c l os e d th e d o o r u p on h im Th e w om a n s e ize d
.

h im a n d u ttere d l ou d s cre am s
,
H e p r o t e s t e d b u t th e
.
,

1
‘

Not e in th e t r
au o g ap h e ditio n
Th e Arabia n h o u se s are
-
.

ge nerally situ ate d in a n i nn e r co u rt whi ch co m m u ni c ate s b y a

,
.

d oor with th e stre et . whil e a se co n d d o or l ea d s to th e ro om s .

1 70
9
The P erf um ed Gard en
.

deep , ively l arg e vu lva H er husb and on th e

a nd exc ess .
,

contrar y w as furnished w ith a verge wh ich w as both

,
'

litt le and s of t She sim p ly hel d h im in contem p t in th e

.
,

fi rst pla ce on accou nt of his weak m e m b er a nd t h e n be ,

'

cau s e b e b ut rarely fu lfill e d h is c onj ug a l d u ty H e was

“

,
.

in fact not vi gorous enough f or th at w ork ; Wh il st she ,

bur ni ng f or the co it us wou l d nev er h av e h a d enough o f ,

it not even ii she c ou l d h ave revell ed in it d ay a nd

, .

nigh t ; in fact no ma n c ou l d h a ve s ati s fi ed h er a n d sh e

, ,

wou l d h a— ve cope d with the wh o l e r a c e of m a l es

‘

If sh e .

had contrived to lay h er h a nd up on a ma n o f m et al she

w é u ld n ot h av e allovVe d h im to d raw his m em b er out o f
: '

h er vulva n o not f or a m om e nt
, , .

Th is w oman brought v ery fodd er

'

e n i g ht th e ass its .

As ften kept her hu sb a nd Wa iti ng, h e

sh e o wou l d say
when sh e retu rned : What mad e you stay so long ?
“ '

A nd sh e a nsw er ed : I h a v e s at m yself d own b y the si d e

of the ass a nd s aw it ta k e its mea l ; it a ppe ar ed t o b e so
,

tired th at I wa s s orry f or it .

Th i s w ent on f or s om e ti m e , a nd th e h u sb a nd h ad no

sus p c on i i y i ng b ei ng w rong M oreover he re

of an t h .
,

tu rned home every eveni n g tir ed w ith h is d ay s w ork

"
’

a nd went to lie d ow n directl y l eavi ng it to h is Wife to

.

'
“

160 k after th e as s She h owe ve r h a d b ec ome very i nti

.
, ,
'

m ate with th e a ni m a l in th e fo ll owin g manner ( h ow

ab om in ab l e Go d h ad m a d e Whe n the tim e cam e
f or feed i n g h im s h e t o ok off h is p ac k sa dd l e and pl a c ed
’

'

it on h er own b ack bu ckling th e g irths rou nd h er b od y

, .

Then sh e to ok a littl e o f h is d u n g a nd o f h is u n ne ,

m ix ed th em t o g eth er a n d rubb ed th e entra nce o f h er

'

vu lva w ith it Th i s d on e, she p l aced h ers elf on h er

.
’ "

h an ds and feet with i n ra n g e o f th e ass a nd t ook p osi

: '

'
,

ti on h er y ulva fa ci n g h im H e w ou l d approach sih ell

‘ ’

.
, ,
 On th e D eceits a nd Trea c h eries o f Wom en 1 71

t h e r v u lv a and th inki n g h av e a b e a s t of b u r de n
‘

a .
,
to

b e fore h im , sp rin g u p on h er . As soon a s h e w a s thu s

p l aced , sh e se mem b e r with one of h er ha nds and
iz ed h is
i ntrodu ced its h ea d i nt o her vu lva Th e vu lva got m ore .

an d m ore e nl a r g e d s o t h a t th e m em b e r p e n e tr a ti n g li t
"

- '
, ,

tle by littl e fi ni sh e d with b eing l od ge d in its fu ll le n gth

, ,

and b r ou gh t on th e c ri s i s of th e p l easu r e . .

So th e w om an t ook h e r p lea su re w ith t h e a ss f or a

‘

l on g tim e Bu t one n i ght w h en h er h usban d h ad be en

.

a s l eep f or som e tim e h e a w ok e s u d d e n ly a nd f e lt a d e

'

s ire t o c are ss h is w ife Not fi nd i ng h er b y his s i de he

.
,

rose v e ry s o ftly and w ent t o the stab l e Wh at w as his .

a st on i sh m e n t w h en h e s aw her u nde r th e a s s the l atter ,

“
w ork i n g u p a nd d ow n h er c rou p Wh a t d oes thi s .

m ea n O y ou so a n d so ? he cri e d But she qu i c kly dis

,
f '
.
~

e n g a g e d h e r s e lf fro m u n der t h e a s s a n d sa i d God ,

”
cu rs e y ou f or n ot p ityi n g y ou r a ss ! But com e wh at , ,

“ ”
d oe s all th i s m ea n ? th e h u sban d rep ea t ed Tha t sa i d .
,
“
the w om a n w h en I cam e a nd b r ou gh t his fodder h e
,

re fused t o e at ; I s aw by that h ow tired h e w a s I pass ed .

m y h and ov e r h is b a ck a n d his b ac k nearly g a v e w a y

u nd e r h im . I t h en t h ou gh t his pa ck s a d dl e w a s t oo '
.
_

h e a vy a nd in o rder to ma k e su re of it I tri e d it on my ,

ba c k a nd f ou n d it v ery hea vy N ow I k now th e rea son .

of his e x cess iv e fati ue

g Believe me if y ou w ant to pre
.
,

”
s e rv e y ou r ass d o n ot w or k h im so h a rd
,
.

L earn from th is th e d ec eitfu l nes s o f w om en an d what ,

th ey are c a p ab l e of .

A LARCEN Y OF L OVE
Th e following story is told of twow omen who inhabite d
th e same hous e .
The husband of one of them had: a
member l ong , th ic k and hard ; w hil e the hus band o f the
o th er ha d ,
on the c o ntr ary th a t o rg an li ttl e ins i gnifica nt
, ,
1 72 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rde n

a nd s o ft . Th e firs t on e r os e a l ways pl ea sa nt and sm il f

ing ; th e o th er one g ot u p in th e m or ni ng in t ea rs a nd

vexation .

One d ay th e tw o w om en w e re t o g e th e r ,
a nd s p o ke o f

th eir hu sba nds .

Th e first on e sa id
I live in th e g reates t h app i ness
, .

My b ed is a couch of b liss Wh en m y husb and and I .

are t og e the r in it it is th e w it n ess o f ou r s u p re m e p l eas ,

u re ; o f ou r k i s se s a n d e m b ra ces o f ou r j oy s a nd a m orou s ,

s ighs Wh en m y hu sb an d s mem b er is in m y vu lva it ’

.

s t op s it u p c om p l e t e ly ; it s tret ch es its e lf ou t u ntil it

tou ches the b ottom of m y va gina a n d it d oes not ta ke ,

its l eav e u ntil it has vis it ed ev e ry c orne r— thresh ol d v es ,

'

tib u le c e ili n g a nd Cen tre

, Wh en the c ri sis arrived it .

ta k e s its p ositi on in the v ery c entre of the va g ina w hich ,

it fl oods with te ars It is in this w ay w e qu ench ou r fi re

.

”
a nd a pp ea se ou r p ass i on .

Th e second answe re d I liv e in th e grea tes t gri e f ; ou r,

b ed is a b ed of m i s ery a nd ou r co iti on is a u ni on o f
'

fati gu e a nd trou b l e of hate a nd m a l ed icti on Wh en m y

,
.

h u sb and s m emb er e nt ers m y v u lva t he re is a sp ace l e ft

’

a n d it is so s h ort it ca nn ot t ou ch th e b ott om
“

op en ,
. .

Wh en it is in erecti on it is tw isted all w ays and cann ot ,

p rocu re a ny p l ea su re Feeb l e a nd m e a gre it can s carcel y

.
,

e j ac u l a t e a d r op a n d its s e rvi c e g iv e s n o p l ea su r e t o a n y
,

”
w om a n .

S u ch -
l m ost da ily convers ati on whi ch the tw o
w as the a

w om en h a d t og eth er .

I t h app e ned h ow eve r tha t the w om an w ho h ad s o

, ,

m u ch cau s e f or com p l ai nt thou ght in her h ea rt h ow d e f

li ghtfu l it w oul d b e to c ommit adu ltery w ith the othe r

“
o n e s hu s b a nd Sh e th ou g h t to h e rself
. It mus t b e ,

b rou ght ab ou t if it b e only f or on ce

,
Th en sh e watch .
'
1 74 The P erf um ed Gaf rd en

d o with his wife The w oman on h er pa rt found that

.
, ,

s h e h a d n e ver r ece iv ed s u ch a b enefit from h er hu sb a nd .

The man quite s u rp ris ed H e w orke d his wil l u pon .

her a se con d a nd th ird tim e , bu t his t i t only

a s on s h m e n

increased .
At l ast h e g ot off h er , a nd s tr etch ed h im se lf

alo ng s i d e h er .

As s oon as th e fou nd tha t he was asl eep she

w om a n ,

sl i ed ou t l e f t t h e ch a m b er a nd returned t o h er ow n
pp , ,
.

In the m orni n g the hu sb and on ris i ng said t o his

, , ,

“
wife Y our em braces h av e nev er seem ed s o sweet to me
,

as l a s t ni g h t a nd I n e v e r b rea the d su ch sw ee t p erfu mes

,

a s th os e y ou exha l ed Wha t em b races and wh at p e r f

.

fum es are y ou sp eaki ng of ? asked the wife I have not .

a a rti c l e of erfum e in th e h ouse Sh e ca ll ed him

p p .

st or ytel ler and assured him that h e m u st ha ve b ee n

,

dreaming H e then be g a n to c ons i d er w h ether h e m i ght

.

n o t h a v e d eceiv ed hi m s elf a nd a g ree d w ith his w ife th at,

he m u st a ctually ha v e d re am ed it all .

Appre c ia te a fter thi s th e d e ce itfu l ness of w ome n

, , ,

an d w h at th e y a re ca p a b l e o f .

STO RY O F TH E W OMAN WI TH TW O H U SBAN D S

'

It is l t
re a ed that a man a fter havm g live d f or s ome time
_ ,

in a c ou ntry to wh i c h h e h a d g on e b ecam e d es irous o f ,

g e tti ng m a rri e d H e a d d r ess e d h im self to an old w om a n

.

wh o ha d experi ence in su ch m a tters a sking h er wheth er ,

sh e c ou ld fi n d him a w ife and w h o re li e d I ca n fi nd

p , ,

y ou a girl g ift ed with g re a t beau ty a n d p e rf ect l n sh ap e

an d c o m e li n e s s Sh e will su re ly s uit y ou f or b esid es
.
, ,

h a vi n g th ese qualiti es she is virtu ous a nd pu re , O nly .

m ark h er busi n ess o ccu p i es h er all th e d ay b ut du ring

, ,

the ni g h t sh e w ill b e y ou rs c om p l ete ly I t is f or thi s .

rea so n sh e k e ep s h e rs e lf re s erv ed as s h e a p rehe n d s t ha t

p ,

”
a hu sba nd m i ght n ot a gree to th i s .
 nd Trea é k emes Wom en f ie
”
On the Dét éits
‘

f
’

a o

Th e man rep lie d ,

Thi s girl need -

n ot be a fraid “

. I , too
am n

f orth e n i ght .

He th en a sk ed h er in m a rr1 a g e . Th e o ld
" woman
Brought h er to h im and he li ked her From that tiffie
, .

th ey lived tog ether ohservm g the conditi ons u nder ,

wh ich th ey h ad c ome t og eth e r .

intim at e fri end whom h e introduced

.

Thi s m an h ad an

to the old w om a n w h o h a d arra n g ed his m a rri age a c

'

'

c or d in g to th e con d iti ons men ti oned a nd wh ich fri end ,

h ad request ed the m an to ask h er to do h im th e sa me

s ervic e Th ey went t o th e old w oman and soli cit ed her
.

assi st an ce in th e m a tt e r Th is is a very ea s y m atter ”

,

“
I know a g irl df great beauty wh ci will dis"
~

sh e s a i d
‘

.
,

sipat e yo ur heavi est troub l es O nly th e bu si ness she is

' ’

car rying on k eep s her at work all ni gh t b ut she will be “

This sh a ll b e no h ind rance ,

“
you r fri end all d ay l ong .
"

replied th e friend Sh e th en brou ght th e youn g g irl to

"

him He was well p l eased with h er and married h er

.
,

on th e con d iti on s ag reed upo n .

were onl y o ne woma n

App rec1 a te aft e r th i s, the deceitf ulness

'

of wom en, a nd
' '
‘

wh at th ey are capabl e o f .

STORY orBAH IA

It rel a ted th at m arri ed w om a n th e n am e o f Bah ia

.

of
'

is a
 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

to l e av e h im . ff ected h im to that d e
H er a b se nc e a

gree tha t h e f ell ill b ec a u s e h e c ou l d not see h er

, .

O ne d ay h e w ent t o see on e of h is fri end s and s ai d t o ,

“
h im Oh m y b roth e r ! an u ng ov e rn a b l e d es ire h as s eized
, ,

m e a nd I ca n wa it n o m o re C ou l d y ou a cc om pa n y m e
, .

o n a vi s it I a m g o i n g t o p a y t o B ah ia th e w e ll b e lov e d ,
f

”
o f m y h e a rt ? Th e fri e nd de c l a r ed h i m self w illi n g .

Th e n ex t
they m ou nt e d th eir h orses ; a n d a fter a
d ay
j ou rney of tw o d a ys the y a rriv e d n ear the p l ace wh e re
,

Bah ia dwelt The re they stop p e d Th e l ove r s aid to his

. .

“
friend Go a nd see the p eop l e th at live ab ou t h ere and
, ,

as k f o r t h e ir h os p it a lity b u t t a k e g o o d ca r e n ot t o d i
,
'

v u lg e ou r i nt enti o ns a n d try in p a rti c u l a r t o fi nd t h e

,

se rv a nt g irl o f B a h i a t o w h om y ou c a n s ay th a t I a m
f
,

h e re a nd w h om y ou w ill ch a r ge w ith th e m essa ge to he r

,

”
m i stre ss th a t I w ou l d li k e t o s ee h er H e th e n d e .

scr ib ed th e s erv ant m aid to h im '

.

Th e fri end w ent m et th e serva nt a nd t ol d h er all

, ,
'

th a t was nece ss a ry Sh e w ent a t o nce t o B a h i a a n d

.
,

rep eate d to h er wh at sh e h a d b een tol d .

B ah ia s ent to the fri end th e m essa g e In form him ,

w h o s ent y ou tha t th e m eeti ng w ill t a k e p l a c e t o n i gh t '

,

ne ar s u ch a nd s u ch a tree a t su ch a n d s u ch a n h ou r ,
. .

Retu rnin g to th e l ov er th e friend c om m u nic ated t o ,

h im th e d e ci si on o f B ah i a a b ou t th e re n d e zv ou s .

At th a t h ou r th at h ad b een fi xed th e tw o fri e nd s we re ,

n ea r t o th e tree Th e y h a d n ot to w a it l on g f or B ah ia
. .

As soon a s h er l ov e r saw h er com i n g h e ru sh ed to m ee t ,

h er k i s sed h er p ress e d h er t o h is h e a rt a nd th e y b eg an
, , ,

to e m b ra ce a n d c a r e ss each o th e r .

Th e l over sa id to h er ,
B a hia
O ,
is t h e r e n o w ay t o
ena ble us to p ass the n i gh t t o g e th e r w ith ou t rousi ng the
 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

cla im ed What hav e y ou b een thi nking o f ? and b eat

,

him w ith it till it b roke ; t he n t ook a noth er a nd conti n ,

'

u e d to b a tt er h im s trok e on str ok e e nou gh t o b rea k h is

'

ba c k Th e m oth er a nd s i ste r o f B ah ia c am e ru nni ng to

' '

th e s po t to t ea r h er fr om h is h a nd s H e h a d f aint ed . .

Lu ckily th ey su cceed ed in getting th e h usb a nd aw ay .

Th e m oth er of Bah i a s o on ca m e b ack a nd t a l ked t o ,

h im so l ong t hat h e wa s fa irly si ck o f her t al k ; b u t h e

c o u l d d o not h i ng b ut b e s il e nt a nd w eep At l ast sh e .

“
fi nish ed saying H ave c onfi dence in God and ob ey
, , ,

y ou r hu sb a nd As f or you r l over h e c a nnot com e now

.
‘

t o se e a n d c on sol e y ou b u t I w ill se nd in y ou r si ste r t o

.
,

keep y ou c om p a ny A nd s o sh e w ent a wa y . .

Sh e d id i nd eed th e sister of B a hi a wh o be gan

send , , ,

t o c on s o l e h er a n d cu rse h im w h o h a d b ea t e n h er He .

f elt h is h ea rt w ar m i ng t owa rd s h er f or h e h ad s een t h at

’

s he w a s of resp le nd a nt b e au ty end ow ed w it h all p erf ec ,

'

ti ons a nd lik e the fu ll m oon in the night H e p la c ed

, .

h is h an d ov er h er m ou th so as t o p rev ent h er fr om ,

s p e a k i n g a n d s a i d t o h er 0 l a d y ! I am not w ha t y ou
'

thi nk Y ou r si st er B ahia is at p rese nt with h er l ov er

.
,

a n d I h av e ru n i nt o d a n g er t o d o h er a servi ce Will .

y o u n ot t a k e m e u n d er y ou r p r otecti on ? I f y ou d e '

no u n ce m e y ou r s i s t er w ill b e cov e red w ith sh a m e ; a s

,

f o r m e I h a v e d o ne m y p a rt b ut m ay th e evil fa ll ba ck
, ,

”
u p on y ou !
Th e y ou ng g irl th e n b eg a n to trem b l e like a s he a f in
'

th inkin g of th e conse qu ences of h er sister s d oing s a nd

“ ’

then b e g inning to la u g h su rrend ered h erself to the ,

friend wh o p rov ed h i m s e lf s o true Th e y p ass ed th e re .

“

m aind e r o f th e n i g h t in b liss ki s ses , e m b ra ces , a n d m u

’

,
,

tu a l j ymen t He foun d he r th e b est of the

en o . b es t . In
h er a rms h e forg ot th e b eati ng h e h ad receiv ed ,
a nd th e y
 On the D e ceits a nd Trea c h eries o f Wom en 1 79

did p l a y t oy a nd m ak e l ov e till d a yb rea k

n ot c ease to , ,
-
.

H e then r eturn ed to h is com p a ni on B ah i a ask ed h im .

“
h ow h e h a d far ed a nd h e s aid to h er As k you r si ster
'

.
.
, ,

By m y fa ith ! sh e know s it a ll ! O n ly know tha t w e h ave ,

p a ssed the n i gh t in m u tu a l p l ea su res k iss i n g a nd enj oy

,
,

in g ourse lv es u ntil now .

Th en th e y cha ng ed c l oth e s a ga i n eac h on e t aki ng h is ,

ow n a n d th e fri en d t o l d B ah i a a ll th e p a rti c u l a rs o f
,

wh at had h app ened to him .

App reciate a fter th is th e d eceitfu l ness of w om en a nd

, , ,

wh a t th ey a re cap ab l e o f .

TH E STO RY O F TH E MAN W H O WA S AN E X PE RT I N
STRATAGEM S AN D WA S D U PE D B Y A WO MA N ,

A story t ol d o f a m an w ho ha d stu d ie d a ll th e ruses

is
“

—
a nd a ll th e s tra t a g em s inv e n te d b y w om e n f or th e d ece p a

tion of m en and p retend ed that n o w om an coul d dup e

,

h im .

A w om a n of g reat bea u ty
“

, a nd fu ll o f ch a
g ot t o rm s ,

h eart o f h e r conceit
t h e re f ore . Sh e , , p rep a re d f or him in
th e m e dj e les a c oll a ti on in w h i ch se v e ra l k i n d s of wi n e
1
,

fi gur ed an d noth ing wa s w a ntin g 1 n the w a y of rare and

,

ch oi ce vi a nd s Th en sh e sent f or h im a nd i nvit ed h im
.
,

to com e a nd s ee h er As sh e w a s fam ed f or h er grea t

.

bea u ty a nd the ra re p erfecti on o f h er p erso n sh e ha d ,

rouse d his desire s and h e h ast en ed to a va il h i m s elf of

,

h er in vita tion .

Sh e w a s d ress ed in h er fi n est g a rm ents a nd ex ha l e d ,

the c h oi ces t p erfu m e s a n d a ssu r ed ly w h oe v e r h ad thu s ,

s ee n h e r w ou l d h av e b e en tr ou b l e d in h is m in d An d .

thus when he w as a d m itt e d i nto her p resence h e was

, ,

1 The med i l es from dj eleus s t it down

a , , o s , is the na me o f a
al oo n in Arab h u e g nerally ituat d n r
t h e g ou n d fl oor
"

s o s s, e s e o .

I t is th tibul th e l on f o vi itor
e v es e, sa o r s s .
 1 80 Th e P e rf u m ed Ga rd en

f a s c i na t e d by h er cha rm s ,
a nd p l u ng ed i nto a dm irati on
by h er m a rv e ll ous b eau ty .

Th is w om a n h ow e v e r , r d to b e p re oc cu p ied on
, a pp e a e

a c c ou n t o f h e r h u sb a nd a n d a ll ow e d it n ot t o b e s e e n
,

tha t sh e w as a fra i d of his com i n g b ack from one m i nu t e

t o a n oth e r It m u st b e m entione d tha t th is h u sb a nd w a s
.

v e ry prou d ve ry j ea l ou s a nd v ery viol ent a nd w oul d

, , ,

n ot h av e h e s it a t e d t o s h e d th e b l oo d o f a ny one w h om

h e w ou l d h a v e fou nd p r ow li ng a b ou t h is h ou se Wh a t .

w ou l d h e h a v e d one a n d w ith m u ch m o re r eason to

, , ,

th e m a n wh om h e m i g h t h a v e fo u n d i ns i d e ?

Whil e the l ad y a nd he w h o fl attered h im self tha t he ,

sh o u l d p oss e s s h er w er e a m u si ng them selv es in th e

,

m e dj ele s a k noc k at the h ou s e d o or fill e d th e l ov er w ith

,
e

fea r an d trou b l e p arti cu l arly w h en the l ad y crie d This

, ,

is m y h usb a n d w h o is retu rn i n g
,
All in a trem b l e sh e .
,

h id h im in a c l os et w hi ch w a s in th e room sh u t th e
, ,

d oor u p on h im an d l e ft th e k ey in th e m edj eles ; the n

,
.

sh e op ene d th e h ous e d oor

f
.

H er h usb a n d f or it wa s h e sa w on e nt eri ng the wine

, , , ,

a n d a ll th e p rep a r ati on s t ha t h a d b e e n m ad e S u rp rise d .

,

“ ”
h e a s ked wh a t it m ean t It m ea ns w ha t y ou see she
.
,
”
a n sw ere d Bu t f or w h om is all thi s ? h e a sked
. It is .

”
f o r m y l ov e r w h om I h a v e h e r e An d wh ere is h e ? .

“ ”
I n thi s c l os e t s h e sa id p oi nti n g w ith h er fi ng er to th e
, ,

p l a c e w h e re t h e s u ff er e d w a s c onfi ne d .

At these w ords th e h usb a nd sta rted H e rose a nd w ent .

to the c l oset b u t foun d it l oc ke d

,
“
W h ef e is the kay ? ”
.

“ ”
h e s i a d She a ns w e re d H ere ! throwing it to him But
.
,
.

as h e w a s p u tti ng it i nt o th e l oc k s h e bu rs t ou t l a u gh i ng
“
u p roa ri ou s ly H e tur n e d t o w a r d s h er an d s aid What
'

,
.
,

” “
a re y o u l a u g h i n g a t ? I l au gh she a nswered at the , ,
 82 Th e P e rf u m e d Ga rd en

an d l
u np ea s a n t
p osition , k now i n g o f n o ex p e d e n i t w h i ch
m i gh t e n ab e l h im t o l e ave th e hou se . In h er r estl essne ss
sh e we n t t o a nd f ro , and h a vi ng g one to th e street d oor /
,

one o f h er ne i ghb ou rs , a w om a n , s aw t h a t sh e w a s in

trou b l e a nd a sked h er the re ason o f it Sh e t ol d h er

, .

“
w ha t h a d h app ene d Th e oth er on e th en s ai d Retu rn
.
,

i nto th e h ou se I will cha rge m yse lf w ith th e s a fety of

.

y our l ove r an d I p rom ise y ou that h e sh a ll com e ou t

,

”
u nh a r m e d Th e n th e w om a n re entered h er h ou se
.
l
.

H er i ghb ou r w a s n ot l o ng in j oi nin g h er a nd they

ne ,

togethe r p rep a red th e m ea l and th en they all s at d ow n ,

to e at a n d d ri n k Th e w om a n s at fa ci ng h er hu sba nd
.
,

a n d th e n ei ghb ou r o pp os it e th e b e d Th e l atte r b ega n .

to t ell st ori es a nd a n e c d ote s a b ou t th e tri c ks o f w om en ;

a nd t h e l ov e r u n d e r th e b e d h ea r d a ll th a t w a s g oi n g on .

Pu rs u i n g h e r t a l es th e n e i gh b ou r t ol d th e foll ow i ng
,

“
on e : A m arried wom an ha d a l over w h om she l oved ,

tenderly a nd b y wh om sh e w a s l ov ed th e sa m e On e
,
.

d ay th e l ov er c am e to se e h er in th e ab sen ce o f h er hu s f

b an d . Bu t th e l att er h ap p en ed t o retu rn h om e u nex /

p e cte dly j us t a s th ey w e re t og eth er Th e w om a n k now ’

.
,

in g of n o b ette r p l a c e h id h er l ov e r u nder th e b ed t he n
‘

, ,

s at d o wn by h er h u sb an d w h o w as ta ki n g som e re fresh
,
,

m en t a nd j ok e d a nd p l a ye d w ith him : Am ong s t oth e r

,

p l ayfu l g am es s h e cov e red h er h u sb and s eyes w ith a

’

n a p k i n a n d h er l ov er t ook th i s op p ortu nity t o com e ou t

,

f rom u n d er th e b ed and esca p e u nob s erved

'

Th e w ife rt a t on ce h ow t o p r ofit b y th i s
u n d e s oo d

tal e ; t aking a nap ki n an d coverin g the eyes of her hu s '

b a nd with it sh e sa i d ,
Th e n it w as b y m eans of thi s
,

ruse that the l over w a s h el p ed out of his d il em m a And .

th e l over ,ta k i n g th e op p ortu nity s u c ce e d e d in m aki n g ,

g ood h is escap e u no b s erv e d b y th e hu sb and U ncon '

.
 On th e D e c eits an d Trea c heries f Wom en
o 1 83

i
sc ous o f w h a t h a d h a p p e ne d
this l a tt er l au gh ed at the
s t ory ,
a n d h is m errim en t w a s
s till i n c reas e d b y t h e l a s t

w ord s of h is w ife and b y h er a cti on .

App reciat e a ft er thi s th e d e ceitfu l ness of w om en a nd ,

w h at th e y a re capab l e of .

TH E STO RY OF TH E U SE L E SS P R E CAU TI ON S
It is rel at ed th a t a m an h a d a w ife w h o w a s e nd ow ed
with a ll b ea u ti e s a nd p erfecti on s ; sh e w as li k e th e fu ll
m oon H e w a s v e ry j ea l ou s f or h e k new all th e d ece it s
.

a nd w a y s o f w o m e n H e th ere fore n ev e r l e ft th e h ou s e
.

w ith ou t care fu lly l oc ki ng th e street d o or a nd th e d oor

o f th e t e rr ace .

O ne d a y h is wife ask e d him W h y d o y ou d o t h is ?

“
B ecau se I know y ou r ru s es a nd fashi ons sa id h e It , .

is not by a cti ng in t hi s w ay th at y ou w ill b es a f e sh e ,

s a id f or c e rt a i nly if a w om a n h as s et h er h ea rt u p on a
, ,

” “ ”
thin g all p recau tions are u s e l e ss
,
Well w ell ! repl i ed .
,

”
b e : it is a lw a ys w i se to k e ep th e d oors l oc ke d Sh e .

“
sa i d ,N ot at all ; th e fast en i n g s of th e d oors a re of n o
av a il if a w om a n on ce t h i n ks o f d oi n g w h a t y ou m e a n
,
.

“ ” ”
Well then sa i d b e if y ou c an d o it y ou m ay !
, , , ,

As soon as h er h u sb a nd h ad g on e ou t , th e wom an
m ou nted to th rou gh a sm a ll
th e t op o f th e h ou s e a n d , ,

h ol e wh i c h sh e m a d e i nt o th e w all sh e l oo ke d t o s ee
, ,

wh at wa s g oi n g o n ou t s i d e At that m om e nt a you n g .

m an w as p ass i n g b y w h o l o oki n g u p s aw h er a n d d e
, , , ,

“
sire d to p osses s h e r H e s a i d t o h e r H ow c an I c om e
.
,

t o y ou ? Sh e t o l d h im th a t it cou l d n ot b e d one a n d ,

th at th e d o ors w e re l o c ked H ow c ou l d w e g et t o .
'

” “
g eth er ; h e a sk ed Sh e a nsw ered h im . I sh a ll m a ke a ,

h o l e in th e h ou s e d oor Be on the w at ch f or my b u s .

1
N ote in th e r
a ut o g ap h e d iti on Com p a re thi s with the tal e
-

o ntai n e do es n ot Thi nk of Every

“
of La
”
F ( B oo k On e
thi n g , repro du ce d fro m th e C ent N ouvell es N ouvell es .
1 84 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

ba nd whe n he retu rn s to nig h t an d after he sh all ha ve,

pa sse d in p ut you r m emb er th rou gh the h ol e an d it

, ,

s h all m ee t m y v u lv a a nd y ou ca n th e n d o m y b us ine ss ;
,

a ny ot he r w a y it is i m p os s i b l e .

Th e y ou ng m a n watch e d u ntil h e h a d s een th e b us ,

b a nd return fro m ev eni n g p ra yer ; a nd a fte r h e h ad e u r

te re d th e h ou se a nd l oc k e d th e door h e we nt to fin d the

hol e m a de in it and p as s ed h is m
,

emb er th ro u gh it Th e
"
.
,

w ife a l s o w a s on th e l ook out H er h u sb a nd h a d b a re ly

.

got i nto the ho us e a nd w as s till in the c ou rtya rd wh en

, ,

she w ent t o th e d o or a nd app e a ri n g to s a ti s fy h e rself

“

,
—
that the d oor was fa st sh e p l aced her vulva to th e m em
,
r

her wh i ch ap pe a r ed th rou g h th e h ol e a nd i ntr odu ce d

, ,

it i nto he r vag ina .

Th is d one sh e exting u ish ed th e l a m p an d c all ed t o

, ,

h er hu sba nd ask i n g him to b ri n g a li gh t

,
H e a sk ed .

“
Why ? I h ave d ropped a tri n ket a nd c a nnot fi nd it
” “
,

sh e a n sw e red H e th en ca m e with a l am p T h e m em e
. .

b er o f th e y ou ng m an w a s still in h er vu lv a and at th at ,
“
m om ent ej acu l atin g Wh ere did y ou d rop you r trin
.
f

”
ket ? a sked th e h usb a nd Here ! sh e c ri ed d ra wing
.
,

ba ck and l ea vi n g the v erg eof h er l ov er n ak e d a nd cow

‘

e re d with s p erm .

At this sigh t th e h u sba nd fe ll to th e grou nd w ith rag e .

When h e w a s up a ga in the wife sai d to him : Well ! and

,
” “ ”
th ose p re cau ti on s ? God g ra nt m e rep ent a nce ! he sa id .

After this app rec iat e the de ceits o f wom en a nd w hat ,

th ey a re capab l e of .

Wome n h ave su ch a n u m b er of ruses at the ir disp osa l ,

that they c annot be cou nt ed : The y woul d s uc ce ed to

m a k e a n el e ph a n t m ou nt up on th e b ac k of a n a nt a nd ,

d o work th ere H ow d e test ab le in their doi ng s God h as

.

m a d e the m !
1 86 The P erf u m ed Ga rd en

Wh en asked f or h er e xp l anati ons on this su b j ect sh e

“
rep lied : K n ow l ed g e dw ell s in th e ey e f or it is th e ,

w om an s ey e th at ap p rec i a t e s th e b e au ty of form a nd of
’

a pp ear an ce By th e m e d iu m of th i s o r g a n l ov e p e n etr at es
.

i nto th e h eart and dw ell s in it a nd e nsl av es it A w o ,

.
f

m an in love p u rsu es th e ob j ect of its l ov e a n d l ays snares ,

f or it If she su cce e d th er e w ill b e a n en c ou nt er b etw een

.
,

th e b el ov e d on e a n d h er vu lv a Th e v u lva t ast es h im .

a nd th en kn ow s his sw eet or b itt e r fl a v ou r I t is in f act .

,

th e vu lva wh i ch k n ow s h ow t o d i s ti ngu i sh b y t asti n g

”
the g oo d fr om th e b ad .

Whi ch viril e m em b ers are p re ferre d b y w om en ?

What w om en are m ost e a ger f or th e c oitu s a nd wh i ch
a re th os e w h o d e t e st it ? Wh i ch a re th e m e n p r e fe rre d

by w om en a n d w hi ch a re th os e w h om th ey ab om i nat e ?
,

— Sh e a nsw ered N ot all w om en h av e th e sam e c on f or

“
,
f

m a ti on of vu lv a a nd th e y a l so d i ff e r in th eir m ann e r of
,

m aki ng l ov e and in th eir l ov e f or a nd th eir a v e rsi on t o

,

things Th e sam e d isp a rities a re e xi stin g in m en b oth

.
,

w ith re ga rd t o th e ir o rgans an d th eir t astes A w om a n .

o f p l u m p f or m a n d with a s h a ll ow u t eru s w ill l ook ou t

f or a m em b er w h ich is b oth s h ort a nd th i ck wh ich w ill ,

com p l et e ly fill h er v a g i n a w ith ou t t ou ch in g th e b ott om

,

o f it ; a l on g a n d l a r g e m em b e r w o u l d n ot s uit h er A .

w om an w ith a d eep lyin g u t e ru s a n d c ons e qu e n tly a ,

l ong va g ina on ly yearns f or a m em b er w hi ch is l ong a nd

,

th ick an d of am p l e p rop orti ons an d thu s fills h er vag ina ,

in its wh ol e e x t e n si on ; sh e w ill d esp is e th e m an w ith a

s l e n d e r m em b e r f or h e c ou l d n ev er s a ti s fy h er in coi f
,

tion .

“
Th e foll ow in g d isti n cti ons exi s t in th e t em p era ments
o f wom e n : Th e b illi on s th e m e l a n ch o ly th e sa n gu i n e
_ , , ,

th e ph l e gm ati c a n d th e m i x e d Th os e w ith a b illiou s o r

,
.
 Obs erv a tions f
us e u l f or ~
M en a nd Wom en

m el anch oly t em p eram en t a re n ot m u ch g iv en to the coi w

tu s an d lik e it on ly w ith m en o f th e sa m e d i sp ositi on

,
.

Th ose w h o a re s a n gu i ne o r p h l e gm ati c l ov e c oiti on to

e x cess a n d if th ey en cou nt e r a m e m b er
,
th ey w ou l d ,

n e v e r let it l ea v e th eir v u lv a if t h e y c ou l d h e lp it With .

these a l s o it is only m e n o f their own t em p eram ent wh o

c a n sati s fy t h e m a n d if su ch a w om a n w er e m a rri e d t o
,

a b illi ons or m e l a n c h o ly m a n t h e y s h ou l d l e ad a s o rr y ,

life t og ethe r As r e gards m ixed tem p eram ents they ex

.
,
'

h ibit n eit h e r a m a rked p re d il e ction f or nor a v ers i on ,

a g a i ns t th e c oit us .

“
It h as b e en ob s erve d tha t u nde r a ll c ircum sta nces
littl e w om en l ov e the coitu s m ore a n d ev ince a stron ge r
a ffe c ti on f orth e viril e m em b e r th a n w om e n o f a l a r g e

s iz e O n ly l on g and vi g orou s m em b ers su it them : in

.

th em they fi nd th e d elight o f their e xi stence a nd of th eir

c ou ch .

Ther e a re a s o litu s only on

w om en w h o l ove th e c o

th e ed ge o f th e ir V u lv a a nd wh e n a m a n lyi n g u p on ,

th em w a nts to g et his m e m b e r i nto th e v a gina th ey ta k e ,

it out w ith the h a n d a nd p l a ce its g l and b etw een the

lip s of th e vu lva .

I h a ve reason to b e li e v e th at th is is only the c ase

w ith y ou n g g irl s or w ith w om e n n ot u sed t o m en I .

p ra y God t o p r ese rv e u s from su ch or from w om en f or ,

wh om it is a n im p oss ib ility to g iv e th em se lv es u p to
m en .
1

“
Th ere a re w om en wh o w ill d o th eir husb and s b e f

h ests , and w ill sa tis fy them an d g iv e th em v olu p tu ous

N ote in
1
the a uto gra p h e diti o n — Thi s
is a p are nth esis intro
”
-
'

d u ce d by the auth or in th e discourse of M oa rb e da givi n g ve nt ,

t o his i n di g n ati on This p ara grap h th e p re c e din g o n e a n d th e

.
, ,

tw o th at fo ll ow a re n ot to b e fou n d in s o m e o f t h e Arab
,

texts and o n cl ose e x am ination we are convince d th at th ey are

,

interp olated .
 1 88 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

p l easur e by coition only if c ompe ll e d b y b l ow s a nd ill

,
,

treatme nt Some p eop l e a scrib e th is cond uct to th e aver

. ,
,

s io n the y fee l e ith er a g a i ns t co iti on or a g a i n s t th e b u s

b a nd ; b ut this is not so ; it is s i m p ly a qu es ti on of term

p era m ent .

“
Th e re l wom e n wh o d o not care f or c oiti on
a re a so

becau s e all the ir i d eas tu rn u p on the g ra nd eu rs p erson a l ,

hon ours am b iti ous ho p es or bu sin ess cares of the w orl d

, ,
'
.

With others this indiff erence sp ring s a s it m ay b e from , ,

p urity o f th e h e a rt or fr om j e a l ous y or fro m a pro

'
, ,

n ou n ce d t e n d e n cy o f t h e ir sou l s tow a r d s a n oth e r w orl d ,

or l astly fro m p as t vi ol e n t sorr ow s Fu rth erm ore the .

,

p le asu r es w hi ch t he y fee l in c oiti on d epe nd n ot a l one

u pon th e s iz e of th e m e m b er b u t a l s o u po n th e p a rtic u ,
»

lar co n f orm ati on o f th e ir ow n n a tu ra l p a rs Am on gst .

th ose the vu lva c a lle d from its form el m orteb a the ,

s q uare on e , a nd e l m orta f a th e p roj ec ti n g is re m a rk , ,

r

ab l e Thi s vu lv a has the p ecu liarity of p roj ectin g all

.

rou nd w he n the w oman is stand ing up and c l os es her .

thi g hs It bu rns f or the coitus its s lit is narrow a nd it

.
, ,

l ll
is a s o ca e d e l k u lih i m i th e p res se d on e Th e w oman
e— -

'
, .

w h o h as such a one like s o nly l a r g e m em b ers and t hey ,

m u st n ot let h er w ait l ong f or th e c ri si s Bu t th i s is a

g e nera l ch ar a c t e risti c o f w om e n .

A s t o th e d esire of m en f or c oiti on I m u st say th a t

,
,

th ey are al so a dd i cte d to it m ore or l ess ac cordi ng to

.

th eir d ifferent t em p e ram e nts fiv e in nu m b er li ke th e 1

, ,

w om en s w ith th e diff ere nc e tha t th e h an keri n g of th e

’

“
What are the faul ts o f w om en ? M oa rbed a rep li ed
.

to th i s qu es ti on Th e w orst o f w om e n is sh e w h o i mm e
,
'

1
Note in d ition The te xt says fou r the
the: auto g t a h —
lh
e _
.
~
,

au thor , no do ubt n o t ta ng th e mi xed temp eram e nt into

,
’

coi mt . I t has: bee n co nsi de re d rig ht to m ak e this sli ght m .

fi c atio n in th e tra nsl atio n .

 C H APTE R X I II

CON CE RN I N G TH E CAU SE S O F E NJ O YM ENT I N TH E -

A CT OF GE N E RATI O N

K n ow , Vizir ( to w h om God be
0 th a t t h e
cau s es wh i ch t e n d t o d e v e l o p th e p a ssi on f or co iti on are

six in nu m b e r : th e fi re o f a n a r d e n t l ov e r th e su p er ,
‘

ab u n d a nc e o f s p erm th e p rox i m ity o f th e l ov e d p er son

,

wh os e p ossess i on is ea gerly d es ir e d th e b eau ty of th e ,

face exciting vi an ds a nd c ont a ct

, , .

K n ow a l so th at , th e cause s o f th e p easu l re in c oh a b it a '

tion ,
a nd th e con diti ons of th e e n o j ym en t a re nu m e ou s, r
b u t tha t th e p rin cip a l a nd b est on es a re : th e h e at of th e
vu lva ; th e narrowne ss d ryn ess ,
l tion of , a n d s w ee t e xh a a

th e s am e If a ny on e of these c onditi ons is ab s ent th ere

.
,

is at th e s am e ti m e s om ethin g w a nti ng in th e v ol up tu ous

e nj oym en t Bu t if th e v a g in a u nite s th e re qu ir ed qu alifi
.
'

c a ti ons th e e n j o ym en t is com p l et e
, I n fact a m oi st .
,

vu lva rel ax es th e nerves a col d one r ob s th e m em b er of

,

a ll its vi g ou r a n d b a d e xh a l a ti o n s fr om th e v a g in a d e
,
f

tra ct grea tly from th e p l e asu re as is a l so th e cas e if th e ,

l a tter is very w id e .

The a cm e j ym ent w hi ch is p rodu ced by the

of en o ,

ab un d an ce a nd im p et u ou s e j a c u l ati on o f th e sp erm de ,

p e n d s u p on on e c ir cu m s t a n c e a nd th i s is t h a t th e
, v u lv a ,

is fu rnish ed w ith a su ction p u m p ( orifi c e of th e u te ru s )

/
,

wh i ch will c l a sp th e viril e m em b er a nd su ck u p th e ,

sp erm with a n irr es i s tib l e force Th e m em b er once .

se iz e d b y th e o rifi c e th e l o v er is p ow e rl e ss t o r et a i n th e
,
 E n j oy m en t in th e Ad o f Gen era tion 1 91

spe rm f or th e orifi ce w ill n ot rela x its h ol d u ntil it has

,

e x tr a ct e d e v e ry d r op o f sp erm a nd ce rt a i n ly if th e c ri s is
,

a rriv e s b e for e th is g ri pp i n g o f th e g l a nd t ak es p l ace th e ,

p l ea s u r e o f t h e e j acu l a ti on w ill n ot b e c om p l e t e .

Kn ow th at ther e are e i gh t th in gs w h ich g ive strength

to a ny fa v ou r th e ej a cu l a ti o n Th ese a re : b od ily h e a lth .
,

t h e ab se n ce o f a ll c a r e a n d w orry a n u nem b arr assed ,

m i n d natu ra l g a i ety of sp irit g ood n ouri sh m ent w e a lth

, , , ,

th e v ari ety o f th e fa ces o f w om en a n d th eir c o m p l e x i ons ,

.

If y ou wa nt t o ac qu ire stren gth f or th e c oitu s ta ke

-

fruit of th e m astic tree ( de rou ) p ou n d th em a nd m ae

/
,
1 f

c ra t e th em w it h oil a n d h on e y ; t h en d rin k o f t h e liqu i d

’

first th in g in th e m orn in g : y ou w ill thu s b ecom e vi g or ,

ou s f or th e coit u s a n d th ere w ill b e abu ndance of sp e rm

,

p ro du ce d .

Th e r esu lt w ill b e ob tain ed by ru bb in g the virile

sa m e

m em b e r a nd th e v u lva with g a ll from th e j a cke l Th is .

ru bb i n g s ti m u l at e s th os e p a rt s a n d i n cre a ses th eir vi g our .

A va nt o f the n am e of Dj elin ou ss h as sai d : H e

sa
2

wh o f eel s th a t h e is w ea k f or coiti on sh ou l d d rink b e fore

g oin g to b ed a g l ass fu l o f v ery th i c k h oney a nd e at
twenty a lm onds a nd on e h u nd red gra ins of th e p i ne
tree H e m ust foll ow th is regim e f or th ree days H e
. .

m ay a l s o p ou n d onion seed s ift it and m ix it a ft erwa rd s

/
,

with h on ey stirrin g th e m ixt u re w ell a n d t ak e o f th i s

, ,

m ixtu re w h ile s till fa stin g

”
'

1
Th e m asti c is a tre e with m any bran ch es th e fruit o f whi ch ,

a re littl e re d b err ie s which g et bl a ck wh e n th ey rip en Th ere

, .

is a n oil e xtra cte d from th e m w hi ch is rep ute d to h ave t h e

,

p ro p e rty o f stre n gth e n in g a n d h ard e ni n g th e fl e sh .

2 Th e vant in q ue tio n was Gali en al o call ed Gal enos

sa s , s ,

m e ani n g swe et i n Gre e k Th e n a m e was give n him in his youth

.

on a cco u nt o f his extr m e p l a a ntn e ss ; a n d from thi s is d erived

e e s
th Arab n a m e D j elin ou s
e s
1 92 Th e P erf um ed Ga rd e n

A m an wh o wou ld wi sh itio n
to a cq u re
‘

i vi gour f er co

m ay l i kewi se me lt d own f a t from the h u m p of a c ame l ,

a nd rub his m em b er wit h it j us t b e f or e th e a ct ; it will

th en p erform w onde rs a nd the w oman w ill p raise it

, .

If y ou w ou l d m ake th e enj oyme nt s till mo re vol u ptu ’

ous m as tic a te a l ittl e c u b eb qp ep p er or card a m on gg ra ins o f !

the la rge sp ec i es ; pu t a c e rta i n q ua ntity o f it up on the

hea d of yo u r m em b er a n d then g o to w ork Thi s wil l

, .

p ro cure f or y ou a s w ell as f or th e wom a n a m at ch l es s

, ,

e nj oyme nt The o i ntm ent f rom th e b a l m of J u d e a or o f

.

Mec ca p rod uc es a sim il ar e fl e ct

1 ’
.

If y ou w oul d m a k e yo u rself v ery strong f or the co itus ,

p ound ve ry ca re fu lly p y re ther toge ther w ith g inge r

8
2
,

m ix t hem wh ile p ou nd in g w ith oi ntme nt of l ila c! th en

rub with t h i s com p ou n d you r a bd om en the t es tic l es an d , ,

the v erg e This will m a ke y ou a rdent f or the coitus

. .

Y ou will l ikew ise p red i sp ose you rse lf f or coh ab ita tion ,

sens i b ly in cr ea s e th e v ol um e o f y ou r s p e rm g ai n in ,
f

c rea sed vi g ou r f or th e a cti on a nd p r o cu r e f or y ou rse lf,

e xtr aor d in a ry e re cti on s by eatin g of c h rys oc ol l a the

5 ‘

1N ote in th e t r
a u o g ap h ed ition —A myris g il ea densis , o r th e
C ana di an p in e
“

2 I d em f — Anthe m is pyrethru m .

3
Z e un dj e bil th e am om u m zin gib er
, .

4
-
The i tm ent
on h ere mentione d is undou bte dly comp ose d o f
fa t o r oil an d lila c l e ave s mix e d a nd p ou nd ed
, Th ese le aves . .

are h el d t o be toni c and astrin g ent, a nd th e ca su

p les p rod uc e d
b y th e sh rub g ive an extract whi ch s e rve s as a febrifuge
'

5 Th e ch rysocoll a is a substan ce u sed wh en sol d erin g meta l s ,

a n d g ol d in p arti cula r an d wh i ch in all p roba b ility is bfi

“ ’

, g ax .

The W rd tinkal as th e raw b orax is cal le d in In d ia i s very

, ,

like the Arab n ame teu nkar As to the na m e ch rysoc olla it is

.
‘
'

,
‘

d erive d fro m th e Gre e k words f o r g ol d a n d g l u e vi z g g ld g lue , .

,
'
.
 C H APTE R XIV

D ESCRI PTI ON OF TH E U TE RU S OF STE R I L E WOM E N

AN D TR EATM E N T OF TH E SAM E

K now O Vizir ( God b e g ood t o

, th at wise phys i '

c ia n s h a v e p l un g ed i n t o t h i s sea o f d i ff i c u lti es to v ery

littl e p u rp ose E ach on e has l ooked at th e m att er w ith

.

h is own p oi nt o f view and in th e e nd th e qu e sti on h as ,

b een l e ft i n th e d ark
'

Amon gs t th e c au s es w h i c h d e t e rm i n e t h e
t rility of s e

w om en m ay b e t a k en th e ob stru c ti on in th e u terus b y
c l ots o f b l ood th e ac c u m u l ati on o f w at er th e w a n t o f
1
, ,

or d e fec tiv e s p erm of th e m an or g a ni c m a lform a ti on o f ,

in w om e n that a re v e ry corp u l ent so th a t th eir u teru s

_
,

s ta g n a ti on o f t h e cou rses a n d th e corru p ti on of th e m e n

'

s trua l fl u i d a n d th e h ab it u a l p r es en c e o f w i n d in t h e
,

u t eru s Othe r s ava nts attrib ute th e st erility of w om e n

.

t o th e a c ti on o f spi ri t s a nd s p ell s Sterility is comm on .

in w om e n th at a re v ery corp u l en t so th a t th e ir u teu rs ,

g ets com p resse d a nd ca nno t con ce iv e n ot b ei n g ab l e to ,

tak e up th e sp e rm esp eci ally if th e h u sb a n d s m em b e r is

,
’

s h ort a n d h is t es ti c l e s are v e ry f at ; in s u c h a ca s e th e a ct

o f c op u l ati on ca n on ly b e i m p e rf e ctly c om p l e t e d .

O ne of th e r em e d i es i t s terility c ons ists o f the

a g a ns

m a rrow from th e hu m p of a ca m el wh i ch th e w om an
,

1 Th ere is r e a so n to b elie ve th at t he auth or is sp eaki n g h e re

of ll d whites
s o ' ca e
“
,
"
whi c h o cca si o n s p rotub eran c es in th e
g e nital rg ans o f wom en
o .
 D es crip tion f
o the U te ru s f S terile
o Wom en 1 95

S p rea d s on a p i e ce of l inen , a nd rub s h er sexu a l p arts

w ith it ,
a ft e r quently to her
h a vi n g b een p u rifi ed su b s e

cou rs es To . com p l e t e t h e cu r e sh e
t akes som e fru its o f ,

th e p l a n t c a ll e d j a c k a l s g ra p es s qu e e z e s th e j u i ce ou t o f
’
1
,

the m int o a va s e a nd th en a dd s a littl e vine gar ; of thi s

,

m e d i ci n e sh e d ri nks fa s ti n g f or se v en d ay s d u ri ng wh ich ,

tim e her hu sb and w ill tak e ca re to h av e cop u l ati on with

h er .

Th e w om a n m ay b e s i d es p ou n d a s m a ll qu a ntity o f
sesa m e g ra in a nd m ix its j u i ce w it h a b e an s w e i gh t o f
’
’

s a n d a r a ch
2
p ow d e r ; o f t h i s m i x tu re s h e d ri n ks d u ri n g

three d ays a fter h er p eriod s; sh e is th en fit to rece iv e

h e r hu sb a nd s em b ra ces
’

Th e firs t of these b e vera g es is to b e t a ken sep arate ly ,

a nd in the firs t i nsta n ce ; a fte r th is the second w h ich ,

w ill h a v e a sa l u t a ry e ff e ct if s o i t p l eases th e Al m i g h y
,
t
G od '

Th ere is s till a no th er rem ed y . A m i x tu re is m a de o f

nitre , g a ll fr om a sh eep ll qu antity of th e or a cow , a s m a

plan t a n d o f th e g r ai n s of th a t p l a n t
n a m e d e l m eu s k
3
.
,

The w om a n satu rat es a p l u g of s o ft w oo l with this m ix !

ture an d rub s h er vu lva With it a fte r m enstru ation ; sh e

,

th e n re ce ive s th e care sses o f h er hu sb and and,with the ,

w ill of God th e H i gh est Will b ecom e p re gna nt , .

Th e j a ck al s g rap e al so c all e d fox g rap e a n d m e u knina is

'
' ’
1 '
, ,

sim p ly th e bl a ck n i g hts h a d e ( sol a n u m ni g ru m ) Thi s n am e ha s .

b e e n ytransl ate d erro n eou sly b ear s g rap e ( u v a u rsi ) whi ch is ,

nothi n g b ut th e arb ute tre e w hi ch fu rnish es a n an o dyn e ,

N ote in th e auto grap h e dition — San da rach

2
.
, z em ikh e l ah:
m e ur re d ars e ni c
, Di ctio nary o f Ka zim irski .

3
Th e w ord m eu sk u s e d b y th e a uth o r d e si g n ates a p l ant and

sig ni fi e s al so m u sk Th e “p la nt is n o dou bt th e tub erose call e d

.
,

in Arabic m e usk el roum i, th e m usk oi th e Christian .

 C H A PTE R XV

CO N CERN I N G ME D I CI N E S W H I CH P RO VO KE
ABO RTI O N
K now O Vi zir ( God b e g ood to y ou ! ) th a t the m ed i
,
‘

c i n e s w h i ch w ill b ri n g on a b orti o n a n d the e j ec ti on o f ,

th e foe tu s a re i nnu m e rab l e

,
But I sh a ll sp ea k o f those
.

to y ou w h i c h I h a ve p rove d a n d th e re fore ac k now l e d g e ,

a s g oo d s o t h a t e v eryb od y m ay l e ar n wh a t m ay b en e fit
,

a n d w h a t m ay d o h a rm .

I sh all in th e firs t p l a ce sp ea k of the m a dder ro ot A f

3

s m a ll q u a n tity o f th is su bs t an ce fres h ly g ath e red or e v e n ,

d ried bu t in th e l att er case br uis ed an d m oi st e ned at th e

,

tim e w hen it is to b e u sed vitia tes th e viril e sp erm or ,

k ill s th e foetus b ri n gi n g a b orti on on a nd p rovok i n g the

,

m en stru ati on w h en i ntrodu ced in th e w om an s v a g i na

’
.

Th e sam e e nd m ay b e ob ta i ned by m eans o f a d ecoc ti on

o f th e sa m e p l a nt t a k e n f as ti n g b y the w om a n a nd u s e d ,

at th e s a m e ti m e b y a n e xt erna l ap p li cati o n to m oi s te n .

th e v a gin a .

Fum i ga ti on w ith th e sm ok e o f bu rnt cabba ge se eds _

cau s e a b o rti on if th e w om a n i ntrod u c es the v a p our i nt o

,

h er v a g i n a by m eans of a tu b e or r eed .

I n ow c om e t o a l u m Th is su b sta nce p owd ered a nd

.
, ,

i ntrodu ce d i nto th e va gina or sp rinkl e d on the verge b e ,

,

fore coition p rev ents th e w om a n from conc eivin g by oh

,
“

s tru ctin g th e a rriv a l o f th e s p e rm in th e ut er u s ; f or it h as

th e p r op erty o f d ryi ng u p a nd contracti ng the v a g i na .

1 Certain te xts ha ve ara ou a whic h wo ul d mea n the b Up hta l

‘ ’

'
,

mum silv e stram ; but th ere is reason to bel ieve that it is madd e n
c
,

root which is meant as according to the work of Abd e r Rez e ug

. ,

el Dj e zai ri this is an abortive _

.
 C H A P TE R XV I

CO N CE RN I N G TH E CAU SE S O F I M P O TE N CE I N M E N

K n ow , Vizir ( God b e g ood t o y ou ! ) tha t the re a re

O
m en wh ose sp e rm is vitia t ed b y th e in b or n col d ne ss o f
th e ir n atu re b y d iseases o f th eir organs b y p uru l ent
,
1
,

d is ch a rg e s a nd b y fe v e rs Th er e a re a l s o m en w ith th e
, .

u ri na ry c a na l in t h e ir v e r g e d evi a ti n g ow i n g to a d ow n

w a rd cu rve ; th e re su lt o f su ch con form ati on is th a t th e -

s em i n a l liq u i d c a nn ot b e e j e ct e d in a s tra i gh t d ire c ti on ,

bu t fa ll s d ow nw a rd .
2

Oth e r m e n h a v e th e m em b er too short an d too sm all

to r ea ch th e n eck o f th e m a tri x or th e ir b l a d d e r is u lce r
,
f

a t e d or th ey a re a ff e ct e d b y oth e r infi rm ities wh i ch p re ,

'

vent th em from coition .

Fi nally th ere are m en wh o a rrive qu ic ker at the cris is

,

than the w om en in cons equ en ce of which th e tw o em

,
is
s i ons are n ot s im u lt a n e ou s ; th e re is in su ch cas e s n o

c o n cep ti on .

All these c irc u m stance s serve to exp l a in the abs ence

o f c o nc e p ti o n in w om e n ; b u t th e p r1 n c 1 p a l cau s e o f a ll

is th e sh o rt ness of th e viril e m em b e r .

As a noth er cau se of im p ot en c e m ay b e rega rd e d th e

su dd e n tra n sm i ss i on fr om h ot t o c ol d a n d vi ce v e rs a
, ,

a n d a g re a t nu m b e r o f a n a l o g ou s r e a so ns .

3
N ote in the t r
a u o g ap h dition —
e Th e word se ul ss si g ni fi e s
r rti l rly
m o e p a cu a th e e m i ssio n o f t h e u ri n e or di a b ete s ; b ut
r t
in th e p e se n ca s e it s e e m s to b e a p p li e d to g e n1 tal u r1 n a ry
l i
m a a d e s in g e ne arl .

2 Th is ab n o mr ity called hy p osa dias Where on the con

is .
,
,

t ry th e op n n g o f th e ureth ra i turne d u p wards it b ars th e

ra , e i s e

n a m e o f e p i p a dias
s .
 C on cernin g M e d ic in es w hic h p rov ok e A bortion 1 99

M en wh os e im p ote n ce ith er to th e c orru p tion

is d u e e

o f th eir sp erm ow i n g t o th eir c ol d n ature or t o m a l ad i es ,

o f th e o rg a n s or t o d i s ch a r g e s or f e v e r s an d s i m il a r ill s
, ,

or t o t h eir e x c e s s iv e p r om p t n ess in ej a cu l a ti on can b e ,

c u r ed Th ey s h ou l d e at sti m u l a nt p a stry c ont a i n in g

.

h o ne y gi n g e r py reth er s yru p of vi n ega r h e ll eb ore

, , , , ,

”
g a rli c ci nn a m on n u t m e g car d a m om s s p a rr ow s t on e 1
, , , ,

g u es C h inese ci nn am on l on g p ep p er a n d oth er s p i ces

2
, .
, ,

H e w ill b e cu red b y u s i n g th em .

As to th e oth e r a ffli cti ons wh i ch w e h av e i n di cat e d

th e c u rva tu r e o f th e u r eth r a th e sm a ll d im en s i o n s o f th e,

viril e m em b e r u l c e rs on th e b l a d der a nd th e oth er in

, ,

fi rm ities w h i c h a re a dv e rs e t o coiti o n— G od on ly c an
cu re th em .

1
Card a m om alre a dy m e n ti o n e d is a very aro m ati c m e di ci n al
, ,

s e e d whi ch co m e s fro m I taly a n d is use d in t h e p re p arati o n o f

,

th eria c I t is th e fruit o f s eve ral kin d s o f th e am o m u m tree an d

.
,

e sp e cially o f t h e a m o m u m c a rd a m o m u m .

Sp arrow ton g u e row wort

r
’
stall e n a
2
s p a n e rin a , sp a '
, .

Ob s ervatio ns in th e auto g rap h e diti o n — We a re n ot o f th at

o p i ni o n Th e sp a rrow s ton g u e a s a b ove s e e m s to b e n othi n g
’
.
, ,

el se th an th e s e e d o f t h e ash tree ( Se e th e di cti on ari e s o f .

Ka zim irski a n d Beau ssie r a n d th e b ook o n m e di cin es o f Ab d

,

e r R e ze u g ) .
 C H APTE R XVI I
U N D OI N G OF AI GU I LL ETTE S ( I M PO TE NC E FOR A
’
’

TI M E )

K no w O Vizir ( God be g ood to

,
th at im pote nce .

a ri ses fr om th ree cau ses :

Firstl y f rom t he tyin g of a iguillette s

,
1 -

S econd ly from a feeb l e and relaxe d constitution

’

, .

A nd th irdl y fr om t oo p rema tu re e j a cu la tion

'

, .

To cu re the tyi n g o f aig u llettes y ou m ust ta ke ga

’

l anga ci nnam on from Me c ca c l oves I nd ia n cac ho u

2
, , , ,
3

nu t m e g I nd i a n cu b eb s s p a rrow w ort f c i n na m o n P e r
, ,
'
,
,

s i a n p ep p e r I nd i a n th i s tl e c a r d a m om s p y reth er l au rel
5 6 ,
, , , ,

s e ed a n d g illy fl ow e rs
, All th ese i ngred ients must b e
'
.
.

p ou n d e d t og ethe r ca re fu lly a nd on e dri n ks o f it as ,

m u c h as on e ca n m orn i ng a nd n i g h t in b ro th p articu
, , ,
'

larly in p i g eon b roth ; fow l b roth m ay h owe v er b e s u b , ,

,

1 I t ha p p ens so m e tim es at th e en cou nter o f a m an and wo m a n

th at r
r tho u g h burnin g with d e ire c nnot
th e f o m e , li s , a ae co m sh
th e ct o f c oiti o n
a o win g to th stat
, o f i ne rti a re i ti e e s s n g a! in ,

cite m e nt to whi ch h i m m b er is r d u c d I t i the n sai d o f

s e e e . s

him th at his ai g uill tte ( ne e dl e ) is ti d e e .

2
Th e g al a n g a is a n I n dia n root Th r a e two ki n d s th . e e r : e

g al a n g a m aj or an d th g al a n g a m i nor e .

3
Th e ca ch o u fro m th e I n d ia n catc h e o r th e B ra zili a n c aj ou
, , ,

i a ve g etab l e su b stan c e whi ch c om es to u s f rom I ndi a

s

O bser atio n in th e auto g rap h e d iti o n —

.

v C rtain texts ha v i t e e ,

I n di a n ta tar o I ndia n h areh r I t c n no t b e e a ctly d term i ne d

r r a . a x e

to wh at u b sta n c these tvvo nam e s b elo ng '

s es .

4
S e N ote 2 p a g e 1 9 9
e , .

5
Thi s i th th i tl e w hic h g ws in th W est I n di s
s e s T ke n ro e e . a

a d e coction this p lant a cts a a p ectoral an d an ap erient '

as s

Ob sefi atioh in th e autograp h e dition —Th texts w hi ch h ave

, .

' '

a s the n a m of th e pl a n t th e Use e , .

is recom men de d ch la s l h enn di a n a me f or which an E n g

' " '

, e s e ,
v

lzsh e q ui al e nt cou l d n ot be f ou nd
v .

3
Se e N ot 1 p a g e 1 9 9 e , .
 C H APTE R XV I I I
P R E SCRI P TIO N FOR I N C REASI N G TH E D I M E N SI O NS
O F SMALL M E M B E R S AN D F O R MA KI N G TH EM
SP LE N D I D

K n ow O Vizir ( Go d b e g ood t o
, t h a t t h i s c h ap t e r
wh i ch trea ts o f th e s iz e o f th e viril e m em b er is of th e ,

first im p ort a nce b oth f or m en a n d w om en For th e m en .

,

b ecau se fr om a l a rg e a n d vi g or ou s m em b er th ere Sp rin g

th e a ff ec ti on a n d l ov e o f th e w om e n ; f or th e w om e n b e ,

cau se it is b y su c h m e m b ers t h a t th eir a m or ou s p assi o ns

g e t a pp e a se d a n d, th e g r ea t es t p l easu r e is p r o c u r e d f o r

th em Thi s is e vi d e nt from th e fa ct tha t m any m en

.
,

sol e ly b y r ea s on o f th eir i ns i gn ifi ca nt m em b er a re a s f a r , ,

a s th e coiti on is con c e rn e d o b j ect s o f a v e rs i on t o th e

,

w om en; wh o li kew i se ent e rt a i n th e s am e s enti m ent wit h

re ga rd to th ose w h os e m em b ers ar e s o ft n e rv e l ess a n d
, ,

rel a xed Th eir w hol e h app in ess consists in the u s e o f

.

rob u st a nd stron g m em b ers .

A m an there fore w ith a sm a ll m em b er who w a nt s t o

, , ,

m ak e it g rand or fortify it f or th e c oitu s m u st ru b it b e ,

'

fore the c op u l ati on w ith tep i d w a te r u ntil it gets red and

,

e x t e n d e d b y t h e b l oo d fl ow i n g i nt o it in co n s e qu e n c e o f
,

th e h eat ; h e m u s t the n a n o i n t it w ith a m i xtur e o f h on ey

a nd g i n g e r r u b b i n g it in s e d u l ou s ly
,
Th e n let h im j om
.

th e w om a n ; h e w ill p rocu re f or h er s u ch p l easu re tha t

s h e ob j e c t s t o him g e ttin g o ff h er a g a i n .

Anoth er rem e d y c onsi st s in a com p ou nd m a de o f a

m od e ra te qu an tity of p ep p er l a ven d e r g a l an g a a n d
, , ,

m u sk re d u ce d t o p ow d er s ift ed a nd m i x ed u p with
, ,

h on e y and p res erv ed g i n ge r Th e m em b e r a ft er h avi n g

.
,
 P res crip tions f or I n crea s in g Sm a ll M em bers . 2 03

been firs t wa sh ed in w a rm w a te r th en vi g orou sly

,
is
rub b e d with th e m i x tu re ; it will th en g row l a rg e a nd
b raw n y ,
an d a fford to th e w om an a m arve ll ous fe e li ng
o f v ol up tu ou sness .

A th ird r em ed y is the foll ow i ng : w ash th e m emb er in

wa rm w a t e r u n til it b e com es re d a n d e nt ers i nto e re c ,
f

ti on Th en ta ke a p i ece of soft l eath er u p on wh i ch

.
,

sp r ea d h ot
p itch a nd en v e l op th e m e m b e r with it It
’

.
,
“

w ill n ot b e l on g b e f ore th e m em b e r r a i ses its h ead ,

trem b ling with p ass i on Th e l eath e r is to b e l e ft on .

u ntil th e p it c h g row s col d a n d th e m em b e r is a gai n i n a ,

s t a t e o f r ep os e Th i s op erati on s ev e ra l tim es r ep eat ed

.
, ,

w ill h av e th e e ff e c t o f m a ki ng th e m em b e r stron g and

thi ck .

A fou rth rem ed y is based u p on the u se m a de of

l e ech es b u t only of su ch a s live in w ater ( sic ) Y ou/pu t
, .

a s m a n y o f th e m i n t o a b ottl e a s c a n b e g ot in a nd t h e n ,

fill it u p w ith oil Then exp ose the b ottl e t o th e su n

.
,

u ntil th e h ea t o f th e sa m e h a s e ff e ct e d a c om p l et e m ix ,

tu re : Th en w ith the fl u i d thu s ob ta i ne d th e m em b er is

,

to b e rubb e d s ev er a l con sec u tiv e d a ys a n d it w ill b y , ,

b e i ng thu s tre at ed b e com e of a good s iz e a nd of fu ll

,

d i m ens i o n s .

F or ther p rocedure I will here n ote the use of an

ano

a ss s m em b e r P r ocu re on e a nd b oil it t og ether w ith

’

.
,

o n i on s a nd a l ar g e qu a ntity o f c orn With this d ish feed .

fow l s w h ich y ou eat a fterward s O ne c a n a l so m acera te

, .

th e ass s v erg e w ith oil a nd u se th e fl u i d thu s ob t ained

’

a ft erwa r d s f or a n oi nti n g one s m em b er w ith it a nd

’

dri nki n g of it .

Anoth er w ay is to b ru ise l ee ch es with oil a nd rub th e ,

verge with th i s ointm ent ; or if it is preferred the leeches , ,

2 04 Th e P erf u m e d Ga rd en

m ay be p ut int o a b ottl e a nd thus e ncl osed b uri ed in a , , ,

warm du ng h ill u ntil t hey are di ssolv ed i nto a cohere nt

mass form a sort of li ni ment which is used f or re
a nd ,
.

p ea te dly a noi ntin g th e m em b er Th e m em b er is certai n .

to g reatly b e n efit b y th i s .

O n e m ay li kewi se t ak e rosi n a nd w ax m i xed w ith ,

tu bip ore asph odelf and cobb l er s g l ue w ith whi ch

,
1 8 ’

m i xtu re ru b th e m em b er a nd th e resu lt w ill b e tha t its ,

d i m e nsi ons w ill b e en l ar g ed .

Th e e ff i cac y of all t he se rem edi es is well k now n and ,

I have tested them .

1 tubip ore i a cal ca r ous p olyp us com p os ed of cylindri cal

Th e s e

tube a nd forming rou n d m ass es often o f great i z e in th e sea

s, , s , .

I ts m edical p rop erties are m uc h d o ubte d

. .

O b e r ations in th e
s v ut o g rap h e ditio n —Thi s s ub ta nc e is
a s

c all d in c e rtai n te xt d e u m el a kho ui n e a n d is a ccordi n g to

“

e s ,

th e b o o k o f th e p hy i cia n Ab d e r R e z e u g th e j u 1 ce o f a p l a nt
s / '
,

ca ll e d c hi a ne a li a h ei l a l u m ; th e j ui ce g oes als o by th e
, s e e

nam e d e u m et tsab a n e W e h av asce tai ne d that hei l aleu m

. e r e

si gnifi es al s o the sem e rvivu m ( a n a m e g ive n to a kin d o f ho u s e'

p
l ek a nd the l teral transl ti on o f deu m et tsab a ne is d ra g on s
’

e , i a

b loo d Thi is all th e info rm ati on we cou l d g ather

. s .

2 T e
h sp h od el ( daff o dil ) is a p la nt with lil ace ou s fl owers
a ,

com i n g fro m I taly Th ere is a yel low a n d a white kind

,

Oh ervation in th e auto grap h e ditio n —Bou ouk si g nifi e s

. .

s . re

al o b ora x a n d nitre
s .

3
Th e g l ue u se d by th M u sul m a n c obbl ers to glu e their e s

leather is m a d e o f a sin gl e su b tan ce the sp le e n o f c attle o r

"

s ,

s h eep whi ch th ey call tih al

N ew in th e a uto grap h e ditio n —The o nly te t whic h giv
.
,

x es

this passa ge c alls this: substa nce a nnzero nte or annez eronte the
. ,
i
,

rosin of the sarco collus w hi ch w s credited with the pro p erty , a

to make the fl e sh fi m an d h eal wou nd s r .

 2 06 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

th e p om eg ra nte tree ta ke s a s itz b ath in

Th e w om a n
'

th e d ecoc ti o n thu s ob t a i n e d a n d w h i ch m u st b e a s h ot
,

a s sh e ca n b e a r it ; w h e n th e b a th g e t s col d it m u s t b e ,

w a rm ed a n d u sed a g a in a n d thi s im m e rs i on is to b e re
,

p eat e d s ev era l tim es Th e s a m e r e su l t m ay b e ob t a ined

.

b y fu m i g a ti n g th e v u lva w ith c ow du ng /
.

To d o aw a y w ith th e b a d sm e ll o f the arm p its on e ,

takes a ntim ony a n d m asti c W

1
h i ch a re t o b e p ou n d e d
,

togeth er a nd to b e pu t with w ater i nt o a n e a rth en vase

, .

Th e m ix tu re is th e n rubb e d a gai ns t th e s i d es o f th e vase

u ntil it t u rn s re d ; w h e n it is r ea d y f or u s e ru b it i nt o th e

a rm p it s a n d th e b a d s m e ll w ill b e r em ov e d I t m u st b e
'

, .

u se d rep ea t e d ly u n til a r a d i c a l cu r e is e ff e c t ed .

Th e sam e r esu lt m ay b e a rriv e d a t b y p ou n d i n g to f

g eth e r a nti mon y ( ha d i d a ) a n d m a sti c s etti n g th e m ix ,

tu re a fterwa rds into a stove ov er a low fi re u ntil it is ,

o f th e con s i st en c y o f b re a d a n d rub b i n g th e r e si du e
,

with a s tone u ntil th e p e lli c l e w h i ch w ill h a ve fo rm ed , ,

is rem ov e d Th e n rub it i nt o th e a rm p it s a nd y ou m a y
.
,

b e su r e th a t th e b a d s m ell w ill s oon b e g on e .

1 N ote in th e a uto g rap h e ditio n —Th e te xts whi ch were con .

,
,

nam e th e s u b sta n c e ih q u e sti o n h a di d a b

sulte d
y w hi c h n a m e
-

, ,

g o es the oxi d e o f c op p er o i com m e ric , whi ch e x p ose d to th e

“

p u lveri s e d a n d m i xe d w
,

a cti o n o f fi re ith g all nut, is u se d f or

_
'

- /
, ,

d y ein g th e h air bl ack,

 C H APTE R XX
"

RU CTI ON S W I TH R E GAR D TO P R E GNAN CY AN D

I N ST
H OW TH E GE N D E R O F TH E CH I LD TH AT I S TO
BE BO R N MA Y BE KN O WN— TH AT I S TO SAY
, ,

KN OWLE D GE O F TH E SE X OF TH E F OETU S
_

K n ow O Vizir ( G od b e g ood to
,
that th e ce rtai n
i n di cati ons of p regn a n c y a re th e f ollowin g z th e d ryness
'

o f th e v u lv a i m m e d i a t e ly a ft e r th e coitu s th e m clin ation ,

t o s tr et ch h er se lf a cc es s es o f s om n ol en c y h ea vy a n d
, ,

p r o f ou n d s l ee p th e fr e qu en t c ontr a cti on o f th e op ening

,
—

o f th e v u lva t o s u ch a n e x t en t th a t n ot e v en a m erou d

c ou l d p en etr a t e th e ni pp l es of th e b r eas t b ecom e d a rk e r

, ,

a nd l a stly th e m o s t c e rt a i n o f a ll th e m a r ks is th e c e ss a
’
'
,

ti on of th e m e nstru ati on .

If th e w om a n re m a i ns a lw a ys in g ood h ea lth from th e

tim e that her p reg na n c y is c e rt a in if sh e p reserves th e ,

g o od l oo k s o f h e r f ace a n d a c l e a r c om p l e xio n if s h e
“

d oes not b ec om e fre ck l e d t h e n it m ay b e t a k en as a s i g n

,

that th e chil d w ill b e a b oy .

Th e re d c o ou l l l r i t to a ch il d of
o ff th e n ipp es a so p o n

th e m a l e s ex Th e s tr on g d ev e l opm en t o f th e b r easts
.
.

a nd b l e e d i n g fr om th e n ose if fit c om es fr om th e ri g h t ,

n ostril are s i g n s o f th e s am e p u rp o rt
1
.
,

Th e s i gns p oi n ti n g t o th e c on c ep ti on of a ch il d o f th e
fem a l e sex a re nu m er ou s I w ill nam e th em h ere : f re w
.

qu ent in di sp ositi on d u ri n g pre gnancy , p al e com pl ex ion ,

1 Th e rig ht s id e i
is co n s d e re d by M u ssul m a ns as th e id
s e o f
g o o d a u g u ry . See t h e K oran , c h a p . lv i .
, ver se 26 .
2 08 Th e P erf u m e d Ga rd en

t
spo s a n d fr ec kl es p a i ns in the m atri x fr eque nt night
, ,
r

m a r es b l a ck ne ss o f the n ip p l es a h eavy feeli ng on th e

, ,

l eft si d e nasal h em orrh a ge on the sa m e s i d e

, .

I f th e re is a ny d oub t ab out th e p re g n a ncy let th e ,

-

w om a n d ri nk o n g o i ng to b ed h oney w ater a nd if sh e
, ,
f
,

th an the l ef t on e it will b e a b oy If the b reasts are

,
'

_
.

sw e lli n g w ith m ilk th i s is s i m il a rly a s i g n th a t th e ch il d

,

s h e is b ea ri n g w i ll b e of th e m a l e se x
“

I h a v e rec eiv ed this i n f ormatio n fro m sa v a nts a nd all

.

the indi cation s are p ositive a n d t es te d .

210 Th e P erf u m e d Ga rd en

an d th en p ours up on th em th e yol ks of e ggs with p ound ,

ed c ond im e nt s a nd ea t s e v e ry d ay of th i s d i sh will g r ow ,

very s tron g f or th e coitu s and fi nd in it a sti m u l ant f or

,

h is am orou s d esires .

H e wh o p e e l s i
t th em i nto a s aucep a n w ith
on on s , pu s ,

c on d im en ts a n d a r om ati c su b s t a n ces a nd fri es th e mix ,

f

ture with oil a nd yol k o f e ggs w ill a c qu ire a su rp ass ing ,

a nd i nv a l u a b l e vi g ou r f or th e c oitu s if h e w ill p art ak e ,

o f th i s d i sh f or s ev er a l d a ys .

C am e l m il k m i x ed w ith h on e y
taken re gu l arly a nd
’
s

d ev el op s a vi g ou r f or cop u l a ti on wh ich is u na c cou nt ab l e ,

a nd causes th e viril e m em b er to b e on th e a l e rt n i g h t

a nd day .

H e wh o f or veral d ays m a k es h is m ea ls u p on e g gs
se

b oil ed w ith m yrrh coa rse ci nna m on a nd p epp e r w ill

‘

, , ,

fi nd h is vi g ou r w ith re sp ec t t o c oiti on a nd e rec ti ons

g r e a tly i n c r e a s e d H e w ill h
. a v e a f e e li n g as th ou gh h is
m em b e r wou l d nev e r r etu rn to a st at e of r ep os e .

'

A m a n wh o w ou l d w i sh to l t
c op u a e d u ri n g a wh ol e
n i ght a nd wh ose d esire h av m g c om e on su dde nly will
, , ,

n ot a ll ow h im to p r ep a re h i m self a n d f o ll ow the r e gim e n

j u st m enti one d m ay h ave recou rse to the foll o

, wi n g
recip e H e m u s t get a great nu m b er o f e g gs s o th at h e
.
,

m ay eat to su rfe it a nd fry th em w ith fre sh f at a n d bu t

,
,

te r; wh e n d on e h e i m m e rs e s t h em in h on ey wor ki n g th e ,

wh ol e m ass we ll tog eth e r H e m u st e at o f t h em a s m u ch

.

as p oss ib l e w ith a littl e b re a d a nd h e m ay b e ce rt a i n th a t

,

f or the whol e ni gh t h is m em b er will n ot g ive h im any

rest .

On
‘

th is sub e c j t th e f ol lowi n g v erses h a v e b e en c om r

p osed
 C on e lus ion 1

Th e m em ber o f Abo u e l H eilou kh h as re m ai n e d ere ct

Fo r thirty days with out a brea k b e c a u se h e did eat o nio ns , .

Ab ou el H eidj a h as d e fl ow ere d 1 in o ne ni g ht
O nc e ei g hty virgi ns a n d h e did n ot e a t n o r dri n k b etw e e n,
,

B ecau s e he d s urfeite d ' hi m self fi rst with chi ck p ea s

’
'
,

A n d h a d dru nk ca m e l s m il k with h é n e y m i x e d
‘

M im o u n th e n e g ro n eve r c e as e d to sp en d h is sp erm whil e he

, , ,

Fo r fi fty d ays with ou t a tru c e th e g a m e w a s w orkin g .

H ow p rou d h e was to fi ni sh su ch a ta sk !
F o r t e n d ays m ore h e Wo rk e d it 2 n o r w as h e y et su rfeite d
-

, ,

But a ll thi s ti m e h e ate bu t yol k o f e g g s a n d b rea d

” 3
.

Th e dee d s Abou el H eilou kh Ab ou el H eidj a a nd

of ,

Mim ou n j us t cit ed hav e b een j u stly p ra ised and th e ir

, , ,

h i st ory is tru ly m a rv e l ou s So I w ill m a k e y ou a c q u a i nt ed .

with it p l eas e God a nd thu s com p l e t e th e si g na l servi ces

, ,

w h i ch th is w ork is d e s i g n e d to r e nd e r to h u m a nity .

TH E H I STO RY O F Z O H RA

Th e C h e i k h r t t r o f reli g ion ( God the H i ghest

,
th e p o e c o , ,

b e g ood to h im ! ) r ec ords t hat th e re liv ed once in re m ot e

a ntiqu ity a n ill u s tr ou s Ki ng wh o h a d n u m e r ous a rm i es ,

a n d i m m e nse ri ch es .

Thi s King h ad se v en d au ght e rs r em a rk a b l e f or their

b eau ty p erfec ti ons Th ese sev en h a d b een b orn one
a nd .

a fter a n ot h e r , w ith ou t a ny m a l e i n fa nt b e tw ee n th em .

Th e Kin gs of th e tim e w a nt e d th e m
“

in m a rri a ge , b ut

E
l
The text says Abou el H eidj a d flowere d ei g hty Virgi ns
, e
stra i g ht th at is to from the front in th e n atural way
_

, ay s , .

O bse rva tio n s in the auto gra p h e diti n — Th te ts w hi ch we o e x ,

h ave c onsulted say e ntirely

“
,

2
D ep uys luy Ari stoteles etc Rab elais B o ok iii chap 2 7 , .
,
'

.
, . .

3
N ote i n th e auto grap h e dition — I t is to be ob serve d that in
these v rses as sim il arly in all th e oth er verses which ap p ear in
_

“
e ,

th e w ork th e line is always brok en at th e h e m istitch an d no t

, ,

at th e v rse as th e Arab l an g u a g e a d mits in t h e verse two q uite

e ,

di sti n ct p art , whi ch are in th eory e qu al in rhyth m

s , , ,
 12 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

'
they refuse d to be marri ed The y w ore men s clothing, .

ro de on m a gnifi cent h orse s cove red w ith gold emb ro id ' '

e rc d tr a pp i ngs kne w h ow to ha n d l e th e s w ord a nd th e

,

s p ea r ,
a n d b o re m e n d ow n in s i n g l e c om b a t E a ch o f .

the m p os sesse d a sple nd id p a l ace w ith the s erva nts a nd

s l a v e s n ec e ss a ry f or the servi ce f or th e p r e pa ra ti on o f

m ea t and d ri nk a nd other nece ss iti es of th e ki nd

,
.

Wh enever a m a rria ge off er f or on e of them w as pre /

s e nt e d t o th e Ki n g h e n e v e r f a il e d t o con su lt w ith h e r
,

ab o u t it ; b u t th e y a l wa y s a n s we re d Th at sha ll nev er b e
"
.
,

Diff e rent c on c us o n s l i w e r e d ra w n from thes e re fu sa ls ;

s om e in a g o od s en s e ,
s om e in a b ad one .

F or a l ong tim e n o p ositive in form ati on cou l d b e ga th

’

'

e re d o f th e r eason s f or t h i s con d u c t a n d th e d a u g h t e rs ,

p r es e rv ed in a c ti n g in t h e sam e m a nne r u ntil the d ea th

o f t h e ir fa t h er Th en th e o l d e s t of th em w as ca ll ed u p on
.

t o su ccee d him a nd r e ce iv e s th e o ath o f fi d elity from a ll

,

h is su b j e cts Thi s acces s i on t o th e th ron e resou nded

.

throu gh all the cou ntries .

Th e n a m e o f th e e l d est sister
Dj em a l ( the w a s F o u z el
fl owe r of b eau ty ) ; the second w a s cal led S olt ana el
A g m ar ( th e qu een of m oons ) ; th e th ird Bed iaa t el _ ,

Dj em a l ( th e inc om pa rab l e in b eau ty ) ; the f ou rth Q uaf f ,

d a ( th e ro se ) ; th e fifth M ah m ou d a ( th e p ra isew orthy ) ;

,

th e s ix th K a m e l a ( th e p e rfec t ) ; a nd fi na lly the se v

, , ,
"

e nt h Z oh r a ( th e beau ty)
, .

Z ohra th e you n gest w as a t the same t ime the most

, ,

i ntelli ge n t a nd j u di ci ou s
'

~
.

She wa s p ass iona tely fond of the chase a nd one day as ,

she w as r id i n t h r ou h the fi eld s she met on her w ay a

g g ,

cavalier w ho sa lut ed her and s he re turne d his sa l ute ;

. , .

sh e h a d s ome tw enty m e n in h er s e rvi ce w ith h e r The .

214 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

me e ti ng w e , sha ll ha v e :

i nterco urse tog ether u nknow n to

”
a ll .

Z ohra f Th a t m ay n ot be; B e si des it , c ou ld n ot so

e s a ily b e d on e w e , sh o u ld s o on be su spe c ed , t a nd the

e yes of the wh ole w orl d w ou l d be tu rn ed u p on u s .

“
Th e C ava li er : B il t l ov e l ov e is the s ourc e of? life , .

Th e h ap p i n ess th a t is th e m e eti n g; th e em b races the

, , ,

c a ress e s o f l o v e rs Th e sa crifi ce of the fortun e ; and ev en

.

”
of th e life f or y ou r lov e f
“
Z ohra : These wo rds are i m p re gnated w ith l ove and .

you r sm il e is sediictiv e bu t y o u w ould d b b ette r to re ,

'
d

f rain from s im il a r c onve rsa ti on

fi
.

Th e Ca va li er : Y ou r w ord is em e ra l d a nd you r s ona v

s e l s a re s i n c e re Bu t l ov e h as n ow t ak en root in my
.

he a rt a nd n o o n e is ab l e t o tea r it out I f y ou drive m e

’
“

.
,

from y ou I shal l a ssure dly d ie”

.

Z ohra : For all th a t y ou m u st retu rn to your p lace .

“1
a nd I t o m i ne If it p l ea s es God w e sh a ll me et ag ain
. .

Th ey then sep a ra ted ; b i d di n g each oth e r a d i eu ; and

"

"

retu rne d ea ch of them to their dwelling

'

Th e ca v a li er s nam e w as Ab ou e l H eidj a His fa th e r,

’
-
.

Kh eirou n; w as a g reat m e rch ant a nd i mm e nse ly ri c h ,

wh ose h ab itati on sto od i s ol a ted b e y ond th e esta te o f th e

’

”
p ri ncess a day s j ou r ney di sta n t from h er castl e; Ab ou
-

el H eidj a retu rn ed hom e , co u l d h ot t e st and p u t on a gain

“

,
, . .

his ten eu t when the n i ght f ell t ook a blac k zturb an; and
a -

,
:

b u c k l e d his sw ord o n u nd er his teneur The n he mou nt . .

‘
r

c d h is hors e a nd a ccom p a n i ed b y his fa v orite, negr o

'
.

, , ,

1
N ote t r
in e ditio n —The g reat er p ar
th e au o g ap h t o f thi s
di al o g ue is writte n in rhym e d prose .

2 The terre ur is a woo l en ves tm e nts used by O rientals tar kee p

;

ofl th e c old o n their j ourne y s They are ge nerally old vestments

~

whi ch a re u se d on su ch oe cas ions an d thu s cal led .

 Gon elusion

.
M im oun
n -

, rod e awa y s ecre tly u nde r c ov e r of a rb e n gh : i t

of Z ohra
’
tl e Th e y then made a ha lt among th e
“
‘

s cas .

h illrs r a nd ntered with ho rses into a cav e rn which they

'

f ou nd tth ete
’
. .

Abou él H eidj a l eft the negro in ch arg e of the ho r ses

‘
‘

a nd went in t he d irection of the cas e , in o tl rder

‘

to e x
“

h igh wal l
“

. Not b ein g a bl e t o get i nt o it he ret ired to

"

so
~

me d ist ance to Watch th os e w h o c am e o ut B ut th e .

whol e day passed avvay and h e s aw no one come out ‘

‘

After s u nse t h e sat him self d ow n at th e entrance of -

the cav ern a nd k ep t wa tch u ntil m i dni ght ; th e n s l e ep

ov e r cam e h im .

H e wa s lying l with h is h ead M im oun s k ne e

’
a s e ep on ,

“ ”
wh en t he l atter Wh at is it ?
sud d en ly aw a kened h im !

.
h e as k ed
.
“
0 m y m as ter sa i d M im ou n
. I h av e heard , ,

s om e n oi s e in th e ca vern a nd I s aw th e g li m m e r o f a ,

lig ht He ros e at o nce a nd l ooki ng att entively h e pe r

.
,
.

ce iv ed i nd eed a li g h t t owa rd wh ich h e w e nt a nd w h ic h , ,

g ui d ed h im to a rec ess in th e ca vern H avi ng o rdered .

th e negro to w a it f or him wh il e h e w a s g oin g t o fi nd ou t

i .

where it p roceed ed from h e took his s ab re a nd p enetrat f

e d d eep er i nt o th e ca v ern H e d is cov er ed a su bterran .

f

ca n v a u lt i nt o w h i ch h e d e sc e nd ed
, .

The troad r
it w as
rly im pra ctic ab le on a ccount o f
to
-

nea ,
=

the !sto nes wh ich enc umb e re d it H e contr1 v eil h owe ve r .

:
, ,

a ft e r m u ch trou b l e t o r e ach a k i nd o f c r evi ce th ro ug h

wh i ch th e li ght sh one wh ich h e h ad p er ce iv ed L ook i n g . .

th rou gh it h e saw th e p rin cess Z oh ra s urroun de d b y

, ,

a bo ut a h u ii dré d 1 v 1 rg1 ns They were in a magnifi ce nt

’ ‘
‘

.
216 Th e P erf u m e d Ga rd en

p a l ace d u g out in th e h e artt i l id ly of th e m oun a n , sp end

fu rnished a nd resp l end ent with g ol d everywhere Th e .

m ai d ens w e re e ati ng and d ri nki ng a nd e nj oyi ng th e

p l ea su res of th e t ab l e .

Ab ou el H eidja said to h im self Al as ! I have no c om ,

,

p a n i o n t o a ss i s t m e at th i s d i ffi c u lt m om ent Und er th e .

influence of th is refl ection h e returned to h is serva nt , ,

Mim ou n a nd s aid to him Go to m y b roth er b efore

, ,

God Ab ou el H eilou kh a nd te ll h im to com e h ere to

,
1
,

Th e se rv a n t forthwith m o
”
m e as qu 1 ckly a s h e c a n . u nt ,

ed u p on h is h or se a nd r o d e t h rou g h th e r em a i nd er o f
,

th e n i g h t Of all h is fri ends Ab ou el H eilou kh was the

.
,

o n e w h om Ab ou el H eidj a li k ed b es t ; h e w a s th e son o f

the Vizir Th i s y ou n g m a n a nd Ab ou el H e idj a a nd th e

.

ne g ro Mim ou n p as se d as th e th r ee s tron g est a nd m os t

, ,

fea rl es s m en of th eir tim e and n o one eve r su cc e eded in ,

o v er com i n g th e m in c o m b at .

Wh en the negro Mim ou n c am e to his m ast er s fri en d ’

a n d h a d t old h im w h a t h a d h app e n e d th e l a tt er sa i d
'

C e rt ainly w e b el on g to G od a n d sha ll r et urn to h im

, .

Th en h e t ook his sab re m ou nted h is h orse and tak i n g , ,

h is fa v ou rit e ne g ro w ith h im h e m ad e his way w ith , ,

Mim ou n to the cav ern , .

Ab ou el H e idj a c a m e out t o m eet h im and b id him

wel com e a nd h a vi ng in form ed h im of th e l ov e h e b ore
,

to Z oh ra h e t ol d h im o f h is r esol u ti on t o p e ne tra te f or
,
,

cib ly i nt o t h e p a l a c e o f th e c ircu m st a n ce s u nd e r wh i ch
,

h e h a d t ak en ref u g e in th e cav ern a nd the m arv e ll ous

'

sc en e h e h a d wit n es se d wh il e th e re Ab ou el H eiloukh .

was d u m b with su rp ri s e .

Am o n g Arab s broth er very l

'

of
"
1 th e th e na m e is usua
b etw e en f i e nd s
r .
8 18 Th e P erf um ed Ga rd en

s he c an b ave no inclina tion for m en .

, nor be re sp ons ive

O Ab ou él H eilou kh Ab ou el Heidja , I k now

“
, sa id
the v alue of y our judgm ent a nd it is f or that I h a ve s ent
,

f ory ou Y ou know tha t I have never hesit at ed to f ollow

.

y Oui advice a nd cou nsel !

.
'
O my brother sai d the Son ,

of th e V izir if God had n ot g u id ed y ou t o th i s e ntrance

“
,

6? the palac e y ou woul d

, neve rh av e b een ab le to ap .

“
p roa ch Z ohra . But from h e re , w e ca n fi nd our way .

N ext m orn i ng at s u nri se they ord er ed th e ir se rvant s

, ,

to m a ke a b reach in th a t l ace a nd m a n a g e d t o g et
p ,

e ve rythin g out of the w ay that cou l d ob struct th e p a s '

s age This done they hid th eir horses 1n a nothe r c a ve rn

.
,

s a fe fr om wil d bea st s a nd th i ev e s ; t h e n a ll th e fo ur th e ,

two m a s e s an d th e tw o
t r s e rva nt s e nt e re d t h e ca v e rn ,

a nd p ene tra t ed i nt o th e
p a l ace each of t hem a rm e d w ith,

sabr e a nd Th ey then cl osed u p again the b reach

and restored its f orm er app ear a n ce .

suin ptu ous pe s , t a nd tab le s vered with “

dish es
’

Ca r
f ‘
co ,

3 .

When they ha d a dmire d a ll th ese trea su res they w ent ,

o n ex am i ning th e c h am b e rs c oun ti ng th em Th e re w as a
,
.
 Conc lus ion 21 91

ve ry p rob a b l y th e d oor w h i ch co m u i
m nc t a es wi
th: the
l
p a ace Co m e O m y b roth e r w e w ill awa it the thing s
.
, ,

tha t are to come in one of thes e cham bers They; took .

their p osition in a cabinet of di ff i cu lt access high up and , , ,

from wh ich o n e cou ld se e w it h ou t b e i n g s ee n .

So th ey wa ited till ni gh t cam e on At tha t m oment

"

.
, .

th e sec re t d o o r Op e n e d g ivi n g a dm i ss i on to a negress; ,

c a rryi ng a t or ch w h o s et a li gh t a ll th e l u s tr e s a nd c a nde
’
'
,

l abra arrange d ? the b eds se t th e p l ates ; p l ace d all sorts

, ,
;

of m e at s u p on th e t ab l es w ith c up s a nd b ot tl es , and ,

e r f mn d th a ir w ith t h e sw ee te s t s c e nt s
p e e .

S oon a fterwa rds the m a i dens ma d e their app eara nce :

Th ei r gait d enot ed at th e s am e ti m e indifi erene e an d lan - -

v

g n or T
. h e y —
s e at e d t h e m s e lv es u p o n t h e d ivans a nd the
-

n egres s off e re d th em m ea t a n d d r ink Th ey ate , d rank, '

an d sa n g m elb diou sly

‘

Th en the four m see i n th e m gid dy w th wine

i

en
g , ,

cam e d ow n fr om th eir hi d ing p l ace w it h th eir sabres in ,

,

their h a nds b ra nd ish in g th em over th e h eads of the

,

m a id e ns The y h ad first ta ken c are t o v e i l their faces

“
“

.
,

with th e upp e r part of th e ir h aik

“

“
Wh o are thes e m en cried Zohra w h o are i nvading
-

o u r d w e lli n g un d e r cov e r o f th e s h ad es of; th e n i ght

,
.
.

H av e y ou rise n out o f th e g rou nd or d id y ou d escen d

“

With wh om ! a sked zo5 m

‘
’
“
~

With y ou 0 app l e of m y .

, ey e! , Ab ou
H eidj a a d va nci ng , .

Zoh ra : t
V ya re ou ?

I am Ab ou
“
el H eidj a
'
'
'

.
220 Th e P erf u m e d Ga rd en

It is I w h o m et y ou whil e ou t hu nting a t su c h and

”
su c h a p l ac e .

Z oh ra : Bu t w h a t b rou gh t y ou h ith er ?
“
Th e w ill o f G od th e H i g hest !

At this r Z oh ra w as sil ent

a ns w e , a nd s et h erself to

th in k o f a m e a ns b y wh i ch sh e cou l d rid h erself o f th ese

i ntru d ers .

N ow a m on g virg ins tha t w ere p resent th ere w e re

th e

s ev e ra l wh ose v u lvas w e re lik e iron b a rre d a nd w h om

1
,

n o on e h a d b ee n a b l e to d efl ow er; t h e r e w a s a l so p res e nt

a w om a n ca ll e d M ou n a ( sh e wh o a pp eases p assion) ,

w h o was i nsa tiab l e as re g a rd s coiti on Z oh ra thou gh t to .

“
h erse lf ,It is onl y b y a stra ta gem I c a n rid of these
m en By m ea ns of th ese w om en I w ill set th em ta s ks
.

w h i ch th ey w ill b e u nab l e to a ccom p lish a s c onditi ons f or

”
m y consent Th en t u rni ng to Ab ou e l H eidja sh e s ai d
.
,

“
to h im ,Y ou w ill n ot get p ossession of m e u nl ess y ou
”
fulfil the c onditi ons whi ch I sha ll i m p ose u p on y ou
'

Th e fou r ca va li ers at once consente d to th i s w ith ou t

“
kn ow i ng th em a n d s he con tin u ed ,
Bu t if y ou d o not , ,

fu lfil them w ill y ou p l ed ge your w o rd th at y ou will b e

,

m y p ri soners a nd p l a ce you rse lv es e ntirely a t my d isp o

,
'

sitio n ?
” “
W e p l e d g e ou r w ord s ! th ey a nsw ered
”
.

Sh e m ad e th em t ak e th eir oath th at they w ou l d b e

f aith fu l to th eir w ord and th en p l acing h er h and in , ,

“
tha t of Ab ou el H eidj a sh e sa id to h im As regards y ou , ,

I im p ose up on y ou th e t ask to d e flow e r ei ghty vir gi ns

“ ”
withou t ej a cu l a ti ng S u ch is m y w ill ! H e s a i d I accep t
.
,
.

Sh e let h im th e n en e t r a c ha mb er w h ere there w e re !

se v era l ki nd s o f b eds , a nd se n t to h im th e e . i ghty virgins

Literally ir b ound m ou s eahate

'

1 on .
, ,
22 2 The P erf umed : Ga rd en

had asked f or the only dri nk— exc epting wat erw —
’

cam e l s
‘

, .
v

mil k : with; h oney; an d fo r nourishme nt chic k p eas coole

, ,
v e

e d with meat and abu nd a nce of oni ons ; and by m eans of ,

th es e a l iments he did , .
b y the permission of God ac ee m .
,
'

p lish his rem arkabl e exploit Abou el H eiloukh doe

.

manded f or his , nourishment, onions cooked _ with meat ,

o f eg
gs
, an d b read ;

is i nsepa ab e
. r l from those wh ich you r c ompa nions have t o

if on e a m on gs t y ou sh ou l d fail in his : task, yo u wil l all

”
b e my pri soners by the w ill o f God !

ate a n d drank with them wh ils t waiting f or

,
? the .
, conclus
sion .
of the tasks of his c ompanions
-
.

all be at h e r m e rc y w a s , all a m ab i ility a n d sm il es But

w he n th e tw enti eth day had s om e she beg an t o ; .
. . s how
s i g ns o f d i s tress ; a n d on th e thirti eth sh e cou l d n o l ong ,

er restrain
~
h er t ears: For on that -

day Ab ou oi H eilou kh

his fri end

'

ab ly; he t ook
?
his seat b y the side
r
'

of amo ng st
 C onc h wian 3

h one zth a n an the f il

a ure of ! th e ne
g o r Mim oun
.
, re ed li

word th a t the r ig ou r w as tly increa sing

’ ’
. ne g o s v c onsta n ,

a nd sh e b eg an to d e sp a ir , i
s e e n g a lread y d Ab ou i el ‘
Heidj a
a nd Ab ou el H eilou kh f
i
c o m ng a s a s vic o s . t r in th eir en -
,

Q ue da y s h e s ai d t o th e two friends TI h a ve
‘
te gpris es
s .
,
.

m a de i n qu iries ab out th e neg ro, and M ouna h a s let me . .

k no w t ha t h
s e wa s e x h a u s ed t with fa tig u e At t h ese
.

w o rd s Ab ouz c l H eidja -

cr ed , i .
_ I n the -

n am e o f God ! if h e

d oes ! n ot ca rry out h is t as k, ay e, a nd if-

-
h e d o es . n ot , go
bey ond it fo r -
te n d ays l ong er, he s
-
sha ll d ie -

t he vil est .
oi
”
d ea th s !
But h is z v r d uri ng the p eriod o f
zea lous ser a nt n e e v -

fi fty d ay s t ok a ny in h is work of c opu l a ti on an d rest

o ,

r
kept g oing on b es id es f or ten d a ys long e r as o r de re d
, , ,

b y h is m as ter :M ou na o n h er part h ad th e grea tes t

'

.
, ,

s a tis fa c tion a s th is f ea t h a d a t las t a pp e as e d h er a rd ou r

'

. .
,
.

f or eo ition 1
M im o un h aving rem a ine d vi ctor cou l d
.
,
.

t he n ta ke h is sea t with his c om p a n i on s

Z .

Then said Abou e l Heidja to Zohra Se e we ha ve .

, ,

1 N ot e t an eg t dition— I n certain texts the follow

”
1 11 h e !

mg
t o h ays send e rs
M imoun k ep t goin g
”
t he but
“ '

sh e sent t o Z o h ra th e
‘ ‘ '
‘
as on , _
-
2 24 Th e P erf um ed Ga rd en

fu lfill ed itions y ou hav e im p osed u p on us

all th e c ond
'

I t is now f or y ou to a ccord m e th e fav ou rs wh ich a c

'

- '
,

c ord i ng t o ou r a g reem ent w as t o b e the p ri ce if we w e ,

” “ “
ceed ed It is but too tru e ! answered th e p ri ncess and
.
,

h e g av e h er se lf u p to h im a n d h e fou nd h er excell in g
s ,

th e most exce ll e nt
“
1
.

As to th e ne gro Mim ou n he m arried Mou na Abou , , .

”
e l H eilou kh ch oSe a mong st a ll th e virg i ns the one wh om
, ,

he h ad found m os t att ra c tiv e .

They all rem am ed in the p al ace givi ng them selves up ,

to good chee r a nd a ll p o ssib l e p l ea su r es u ntil de ath put ,

a n end to th e ir h a p py e x i s te n ce a nd d iss olv ed t h e ir

“

u nl on God b e m ercifu l to the m as w ell as to all M u 3

.
2 r

s u lm a ns ! Am en !
It 1 5 to this story that the verses cite d p reviously m a ke
a ll u s i on I h aVe g iven it h ere b ec au s e it t estifi es t o th e
3
.
,

efi ica cy o f th e d i sh es a n d r e m e d i es th e u s e o f w hi ch I
“

h av e rec omm end ed f org ivi ng vi gou r f or coiti on and all

lea rned m en a g re e in ac know
, ,

l ed gi ng the ir s al utary eff ects .

Th ere a re s till oth e r b ev era g es of ex ce l le nt virtue I .

w ill d es cri b e th e foll owi ng : Ta ke on

. ~

e p art Of th e j u i ce
'

p ressed out of pou nd ed oni ons a nd m m it w it h tw o p a rts ,

of p u rifi e d h one y H ea t th e m i xtu r e ov e r a fi re u ntil th e

.

1 N ote in th e a uto g rap h e ditio n —An oth er versio n s ays here

Th e p erform an ce o f Nl im o u n fi ll e d all th e worl d with a d m ira
tion Th ey the n took p osse ssio n of everythin g contained in th e
_

c astl e ; treasu res w o m e n servants th e girl s a n d all Th ey di

'

'
, , , .

vid e d th e w ho l e i nto e q u al p arts o f whi ch each too k h is sh are ; ,

th e n Ab ou el H eidj a h a d h is p l e asu re with Z ohra, and h e

" “

fou nd he r etc ,
.
'

2
Wh en p ronouncm g th e n am e f a d e a d co reli g io nist,
o th e
a

M u ssul m an s r f ail to f Go d b e m erciful t o him "

“
‘ )
n ev e a dd,

3 N ote i
n th e auto grap h e dition I t m ust b e o b served th at
“
-

c ert ai n p art i cul ars a s g iven in th e ve rse s a re no t in p erfect ac '

co d a n ce with th e corre p on di n g p arts in th

r tory s e s .
 I n the y ear of g race 1 8 7 6 s om e am ateu rs wh o w ere p as ,

nately f ond of Arabia n lit era tu re c om b i ned for th e

.

p rep roducing by aut ograph ic process a nu m

u rp ose o f ,
.

,
'

b er of cop ie s of a French transla tion of a work written

.

by the Ch ei kh Nef zao ui which b ook had by a l u cky

“

, ,
.

cha nce fa llen i nto the ir ha nds E ach b rought to the

,
.

u nd ert aki ng s u ch a s si st a n c e a s h is s p eci a l k now l e dg e a l

l ow ed a nd it w as thu s th at a t ed ious work wa s a chieved

,

by a ma te u rs a m i d st obs tacl es wh ich w ere ca l cu l ate d to

.
,

ab a te th e a rd ou r o f t h eir e n th u si as m .

Thus ,
as the rea der h a s d oub tless al re ad y d ivine d ,
it
was ind ivi dual but a c oncou rse of ind ividu al s
not a n .
, ,

Who tak ing ad vantage of a u nion of favourab le circu m

,
'

s ta nce s a nd f a c iliti es n ot o f com m o n o c cu rre nce o ff e r e d

, ,

to th e ir fri en d s th e first fr u it of a w ork i nt e re sti n g a nd , ,

o f s u ch ra rity t h a t t o t he
p r e sent ti m e v ery f ew h av e
had the opp ort u nity of read i n g it wh il e th ey cou l d on ly ,

a th e r th e ir k n ow l e d g e fro m i n corr e c t m a nu s c ri t s so
g p
,
,

phisticate d cop ies a nd i n com p l ete tra nsl ations ! It is to

,

th is associati on of eff orts gui ded b y th e princip l e of the ,

d ivision of l ab ou r f or th e carryi ng ou t o f a g rea t u nd er »

taking tha t the appearance of this b ook is d ue

, .

Th e E d itor ( it.
is u nd e r th is na m e tha t th e S oci ety
 App e ndix 22?

all frien d s of his or friends of his frien ds and f ee whose

,
. .
,

be ne fit he has wo rked For thi s reas on h e is not go i ng to .

z

c l a im a n i n du l ge n ce w h i ch ha s b ee n a lre ad y e xte nd ed to
”

h im h is wi sh only to m a ke clear to ev ery b odr y the exa ct

‘

val ue a nd n atu re of th e b ook w hich h e is off erin g; a nd

"
“

to m a ke k now n o n w ha t fou nd a ti ons th e wo rk ha s b ee n

'

d one in h ow f ar the rem a rk ab l e tra nsl ati ons of M

,
.

has b ee n resp e c ted a nd in short, wh at re li an ce ma y be

“
“
, ,

“
p l a ce d in th e tit le T r an s l a te d from the Ara bi c hy
,
:

H Sta ff O ff i cer .

It . fac t imp orta nt that there sh ou ld be no m is

is , in
"

, .
'

u nd ers ta n di n g o n th i s p oint; a nd that: the re ad er sho u l d ;

not i ma g i ne t hat he h ol d s a n exact c op y o f that tra nsl a i . .

v

tion in his hand s ; f or w e c on fess that w e ha ve: mod ified , .

it and w e giv e these exp lanation s in order to j ustif y the

,
.
-

alt er ati ons w hich w ere; imp ose d b y th e att ending circ um '
"

st ances .

As f a r as we there have be en m ade until

a re aw are ,

now on ly two p ro p er tran s l ati ons of the work of th e

se lves 1s d uey as is w e l l ,
known ,
to .
M m e
a fanati cal
and d isti ng uis hed Arabop hile ; the other is the wo rk o f .

D octor L th e l a tt er we h ave n ev er se en .

A 1earned_
ex
p ou nde r com mence d a; translation which

death i nterrupted the .

accomp ish ment of th s
l i w ork, and

the re was no on e to conti nu e it .

O ur ‘

intenti on , at the ou s et , t w a s to re prod uce si mp ly ;

22 8 The P erf um ed Ga rd en

u re d . Ou r views d id not g o b eyon d th a t ; bu t w e h ad .

'

r ly m a d e a ny
sc a ce p r o gr ess with th e b ook when w e
’ “ ’

found that it w a s im p ossib l e to keep the tra nslationas ' “

it stood O b vi ou s om issions m ista ke n rend erings of the

’
' “

.
,

sen se ori g i n a tin g

, n o d ou b t w ith th e fa u lty Arab t ext
, ,

wh i ch th e tra ns l a to r h a d at h is d i s p os a l a nd w hi ch w ere
!

,
?

p a tent at first si g h t i m p os ed u p on the n ecess ity of c on

'
,

s u lting ot h e r sou rce s W e w ere thu s i ndu ced to exam ine

'

a ll the Ara b manusc ri t s o f th e w or k wh i ch we cou l d

'
“

p
b y a ny p oss i bility ob tai n:

Th re e texts w ere to this end p ut u nder c ontri bu tion .

These tr e at e d o f the s a m e s ub j ect s inth e s a m e ord e r and ,

p resent ed th e sa m e su ccess i on of ch apte rs corresp ond

,
,

ing h oweve r in th is respe c t p oi nt by p oi nt w ith the

, , , ,

m anu script u p on wh i ch ou r tra nsl at or h ad to w ork b ut ,

wh il e two of them ga ve a k i nd of ab strac t of the ques '

tions trea ted the third on th e contra ry s eem ed t o en

, , ,
'

l a rge at p l easu re u p on every sub j ect .

W e shall e xp a li ght e xtent u p on th is l ast

ti a te to som e s

na m e d t e x t s i nc e th e stu d y o f it h a s e nab l e d us to cl ea r
,

u p a c er t a i n nu m b er o f p oi nts u p on wh ic h M n ot a

w iths tand i n g h is c ons ci e nti ou s resea rches has b een u n ,

'

a b l e to t hr ow su ff i ci ent li gh t .

Th e p ri nc ip a l r t ristic of this text wh ich is not

ch a a c e ,

e xe m p t from g ross mis t a k es is th e a ff ec t ati on of m ore , ,

c ar e a s to styl e a nd ch oi ce o f e xp re sswns ; it e nte rs m ore

i nto fastidi ou s and f re qu ently te chnical p a rti cu l a rs con

, _ ,

tai ns m ore qu otati o ns of verses o ft en b e it r em arke d

“
-

, ,

i napplicab l e ones and u ses in cert ai n circumstances , ,

filthy ima ge s wh i ch seem to ha ve ha d a parti cu l ar at?

,
“

traction f or the author ; but as a com pensati on f or these

faults it gives i nstead of col d dry exp li cati ons pictures
, ,
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i nvol untary s catt ers ab ou t m istakes which are due to

his i g nora nce a n d ca rel essness b ut w ill not shrink from ,

m a ki ng c orre ctions m od ifi ca ti on s a nd e ven add itions

, ,

a c c o rd in g to h is fa nc y Th e literary read er h im se l f
.
,

ca rri ed way by the cha rm o f the sub j ect o ften annotates ,

th e te xt in m a rg in i nsert s a n a nec d ote o r id ea wh ich

'

is j us t cu rren t or som e p uff ed up m ed ic al rec ipe ; and all

,
'

th is to the g reat d etrim ent of its purity fi nds its way

, ,

i nto the b ody of the w ork throu gh the h ands of the next
c op yi s t .

Th ere ca n be no d ou b t tha t th e w ork of th e Ch eikh

N ef za ou i has su ff e ed r in th is wa y . O ur three t exts and
the one up on wh i ch th e transl a tor w orke d , off e r stri king

d iss im il ariti es , a nd of all kinds ; a lthou gh , by the wy

a ,

o ne o f thetransl ations seems to approa ch m ore nearly in

s ty l e to the ext end e d t ext of w h i ch We h ave spo ken f Bu t

a qu est on of anoth e r Sort c om es b e fore u s with res pect

i
to th is l a st whi ch contains more than four tim es as much
‘

'

it not b e p ossib l e that a third work Still more compl ete ,

Ch ei k N ef zaOui al wa ys b eari ng in m i nd the m odifi cati on

,

to w h i ch m a nu s cri p ts a re e xp ose d a n d d oes it so s ta nd ,

b y itse lf a s a w erk f or th e peru sa l of vol up tuari es wh il e

'

th e o th ers a re only ab ri d ged Copi es f or th e u se o f th e

vu l gar s ervi ng them as a n e l em entary trea tise? Or might
,

it not b e th e p roduc t of numerous s u ccessiv e a dd itions

to th e ori g inal w erk b y whi ch as we have already sug
, ,
‘

g ested its bu l k has b e en c onsi dere d i nc rea sed

,
.

We ha v e
hes ita tion in p ronou nci ng in fa vour o f
no
'

th e firs t o f the s e hyp othes e s In th e rec ord which the .

Cheikh give s of it h e sa ys tha t th is is th e second w ork

,

o f th e ki nd w hich he h as c om p o s e d , an d th at it is in fact
“
on ly th e first One , en titl ed th e Torch f the Universe
o ,
 Ap p end ix 2 31

consid e a bl r
y in creas e d in p ursu an ce o f th e a d vice g iven
by the Vizir M oha mm ed ben O uana es Z ou aoui Mi gh t
“

.
.

it not b e p oss ib l e tha t t hird w ork stil l m ore c omp le te ,

th an the second h ad b een th e outcom e of new studies

,
-

o f th e au th or ? S ubjec ts o f a p a rticul a r sp ecia lty h av e

c ert a i nly b e e n tr e a te d in t he wo rk o f wh i ch w e sp ea k .

tra ns l a tion w e fi n d re p roa che s a dd resse d b y th e tra n sla

,
'

tor to the au th or b eea iise he h as merely hinted at two

'
‘ ‘ ‘

questions of m ore tha n ord inary interest, viz , trib ad y

and pae d erasty Well then the Chiekh woul d m eet h is
.
, ,

critie triump hant ly by a p pea ri n g b e fo re h im with t h e

Work in qu estion for th e ch a p ter w h ich Con st itu tes b y

,

itself more th a n h alf o f it s wh o le volum e is the twenty .

“
first and be ars the su perscrip ti on : The twenty fi rst
,
‘ ‘

'

a n d l ast cha ter of th e b oo k trea tin g o f t h e u tility of

p
"

e g s a nd som e o th er su b s ta n ces wh i ch fa v ou r t h e c oit u s ;

g
o f trib a dy a nd th e w om a n w ho fir s t c o nc e iv ed t h i s de '

s c ri p ti o n o f v ol u p t u ous ness ; o f p aed e ra s ty a n d m att er s

conc erne d w ith it ; o f p ro cu r e s s es an d th e su n d ry rus es

by Wh i ch one ma y g et p ossess i on of a w om an ; of faceti a e ,

j ok es a necd otes a nd sev era l qu esti ons c oncerning the

,

c oit u s in g enera l .

What w l d b e th e ou transl ator to find as urp rise of th e

c ommunity o f vi ews and se n ti me nt s e xi sti ng b etween

himself a rep resentat1ve o f m od e rn civil iz ati on a nd thi s

,
_
,

Arab wh o lived m ore th a n th ree h u nd re d years a g o He

, .

Cou l d only efrpress h is re g r et f or h a vin g en terta i ne d s o

‘

had a n o pi ni on o f his m aster f or h avi ng b e li eve d f or one ,

moment in an omissi on o n his p a rt a nd f or havin g

‘

,
'

doubted his compet ency t o d eal with th e va ri ous ques ,

cians spoken of .

Be es n ot the d is cov ery o f a text l t

s o c om p e e a u tho rise
 fumed
‘

The P er Ga rd en

u s to a d m it the e xis tence of tw o w orks one el ementary , ,

th e othe r l ea rne d ? A nd m i gh t it not b e by r eason of a

l ittl e rem nant o f bash fu l ness tha t the author h as reserV ,

r

e d f or th e twe nty / fi rst ch ap te r w ith ou t any p revious al

lusion th e re m arkab l e sub j ect s wh i ch we d o not fi nd
,

h i nted at in a ny o th er p l ace ?

To pu t th e questi on in th is fashion is a t the sam e time

to solve it a nd to solv e it in th e a ff irm a tiv e Th at i nter
, .
,

m i nab l e ch ap ter wou l d not b e a p rod u ct of interp ol a '

tions It is too l ong and too s eri ou s a work to adm it of

.

s u ch a s u
pp ositi on Th e littl e tha t we have seen of it
. .

see m s t o b ea r th e s t a mp o f w ell p ron ou nce d ori g i nality /

,

a nd t o b e com ose d w ith t oo m u ch m eth od n ot to b e

p ,

t h e work— a nd en tire ly the w or k— o f th e m aste r .

One m ay b e rp ri sed that this text is so ra re but the

su ,

a nswer is v ery sim p l e As th e tra nsla tor ju d icious ly oh

.
'

se rv es in h is noti ce th e m att ers treat ed in the twenty

,
"

first chap ter are of a nature to st artl e m any p eop l e . See !

an Arab w h o p r
, a c ti s e s in s ecr e t p aed e r as ty a ff e cts in ,

p ub lic ri gi d a n au s tere m anners wh il e h e d iscusses with

'
,

out cons tra i n t in h is conv ers a ti on e v eryt hi n g t h a t con '

cer ns th e n atu ra l coitu s Th u s y ou w ill e a s ily u nd e r

. .
,

s ta nd t h a t h e w ou l d n ot wi sh to be s u sp ec ted of r e ad i ng

s u ch a b ook b y w h i ch h is r ep u t ati on w ou l d b e c om p ro
,
'

m ised in th e e yes o f h is co re li g i oni sts w h il e h e w ou l d

'
,

with ou t he sita ti on exh ib it a b oo k w h i ch tre at ed of the

coit u s o nly Anoth e r con s id era ti o n m oreove r su ff i ces
.
, ,

t o com pl et e ly e xp l a i n th e r arity o f t h e w or k ; its c om p ass

m ak es it v e ry ex p en s ive a nd th e m a nu scri p t is n ot atta in

,
,

a b l e b y e v eryb od y on accou nt o f th e h i gh p ri ce it r each es .

H ow e v e r
_
it m ay beregards th e ori gi n of the text h av ,
'

ing th e th ree d ocu m ents in ou r p ossessi on w e hav e g iven

28 4 Th e P er um ed
f Ga rden

been ab le f or some
, reason or oth e r , to revise th e m until
it wa s to ol a te .

The n ew m att er i ntroduced ha s com p elled us to ma ke

mod ifi ca ti ons in th e not es of the tra ns la t or and to a dd ,

new not es f or th e b ett e r e l uci d ati on o f th e sub j e cts

wh ic h h av e not b een treat ed b e for e W e h av e been .

,

with resp ect to th ese notes as ca re fu l as w e were w ith

,

resp ect to th e t ext ende a v ou ri n g t o res p e c t as m u ch as

,

p ossib l e th e p e rson a l w or
k of th e trans l at or .

Now th at the rea der h as a ll the necessa ry in fo rm a tion

about the French edition of t he C heikh N ef zao ui s w ork
’

he will p erm it u s t o m ak e in c oncl us i on a fe w rem a rks

, ,

iipon th e ensem b l e of th e b ook .

than of p l easure .

Th e wor k is r i ly encum be red with a quantity of

ce t a n

m atter which ca nnot b ut app ear rid i cul ous in the ey es o f

the c ivil iz ed m o d ern rea d e r ; b ut we s h ou ld not ha ve

b een j us tified in w ee d in g it out W e we re b ou nd to keep

.

it inta ct as we h ad rece iv ed it from ou r trans la t or W e .

have h eld with th e Italia n p roverb Trad uttore trad ito re , , ,

that a wo rk l os es su ff i c ie n t o f its orig in al ity b y b eing

.

c on ve ye d from its ow n t on g u e i nt o a not h er and we h op e ,

that the p la n we ha ve a d op t e d will m eet with g e nera l

approval .Th ose odd itie s are m oreover instructiv e as

, , ,

th ey m ake u s a c q ua inted with th e m a nner a nd ch arac t er

of th e A ra b u nd e r a p ecul i a r a sp ect a nd not only o f the ,

Arab wh o was contem p orary w ith our auth or bu t a lso ,

with the A rab of our ow n d a y The l a tte r is in f a ct .

, ,
 App end ix 2 35

not mu ch m ore vanced than was the form er Althou gh

ad .

ou r c onta c t w ith the r a ce b ecom e s c l os er e v e ry day in

_

Tu nis Moroc co E gy p t a nd othe r M u ssu l m an countri es

, , , ,

they h o l d to th eir old m ed ica l p rescrip ti ons h av e th e ,

sam e b eli e f in d ivi na ti on a nd h on ou r the sa m e m ass of

,

ri d i cu l ou s n otions i n w h i ch so rcery a nd am u lets p l ay a

,

la rg e pa rt ,an d wh i ch ap pea r to us sup rem ely ab su rd At .

th e sa m e tim e one m a y ob s erve from t h e v ery p assage s

,

wh i ch we h ere re fer t o th at th is p eopl e wa s n ot s o

,

a v erse a s on e m i gh t b e li e v e to w itti cism s f or the p u n ,

( ca l emb our ) occup ies an im p ortant p ositi on in the ex ,

p l a na tion of d rea ms with w h i ch the au th or h as stu d ied

'

the ch ap te rs o n the sexu a l orga n s a pp arently f or no

,

p a rticu l a r re a son b ut n o d oubt with the idea that no

m att er o f i nte rest sh ou l d b e ab sent from h is w ork
“

Th e rea der w il l p erhap s a lso find that p rob ab ility is

f reque ntly sacrifi c ed to im a g in a tion Th is is a distinct
.

m a rk of th e Arab i c literatur e a nd ou r w ork c ou l d n ot

,

o th erwi se b ut ex hib it th e fau lt s inhe re nt t o the g e ni us o f

thi s rac e wh i ch r e ve l s in th e love f or th e m a rv ell ous and

, ,

a m on g st wh ose c h i e f lit e ra ry p rod u cti o ns a re to b e

“
c ou nt ed th e Th ousa nd a nd O ne N i ghts But if thes e
"
.

ta l es s h ow su ch d e fa ult s very g l a ri ngly the y e xh ibit ,

on th e oth e r h a nd c h a r m i ng q u a liti e s s i m p li c ity g race

, , , ,

d eli cac y ; a m ine of p reci ou s thin gs w h i ch has b een e x :

p lored a nd ma d e u se of b y m odern au th ors W e h a v e .

p oi nte d ou t in som e n ot es the rel ati onsh ip wh i ch we

, ,

f ou nd b etw een th ese ta l es a nd th ose of B occac ci o a nd

La Fonta i ne b ut we c ou ld not d ra w a ttenti on to all We
, .

had to p ass ov er m any with s il ence an d am ongst them

-

som e o f the m os t st ri k i n g a s f or i nsta n ce in the c a se o f

,

“ ”
The M a n E xp ert in Stra tage m s D up ed b y his Wife ,

whi ch we fi nd rep rodu ce d with all the perfe ct mastership

2 36 Th e P erf u m ed Ga rd en

o fB alzac at the end of the Phy siologic d u Ma ria ge .

We will not pu rsue thi s sketch a ny fu rther If i nstea d .

o f c om m e nc i n g t h e b ook w it h a p re fa ce w e h av e pre '

fe rred to add ress the read er a t the end thi s was d one in
,

o r d e r n ot to i m p o se ou r vi ew s u p on h im a nd thu s t o

s ta n d b et we e n h im a nd th e w ork . Whether th ese a dd i '

tional lin es w ill b e read b y h im or n ot w e b e li e v e tha t

,

we h ave d on e ou r d u ty b y in form i ng him of th e d irec f

ti on w e ga ve to ou r w o rk W e tri e d o n th e on e h and
.
, ,

t o p rov e th e m e rit s o f th e tra nsl a tor w h o fu rnished the

b as is f or ou r l ab ou rs tha t is to s ay th e p a rt wh ich re
, ,
,

qu ired th e m ost sc ience a nd stu d y wh il e on th e other

, ,

h and w e d es ire d ou r rea d ers to k now in h ow f ar this

,

transl a tion ha d to b e recast .

To th e Arab oph ilewh o w ou l d w i sh to p roduce a b et ,

ter tr a nsl a ti on the w ay is l e ft op en ; a nd i n p erfecting th e

w ork h e is free to u ncover the u nknown b eauti es of the

tw enty first ch ap ter to his a d m iri ng contemp orari es
f
.

TH E EN D