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The fame of Ecstasy the redemption of the World. 
Light springs and liberty is fair— 
o break the intoxicating jar ! 
 
It is enough that thou art Near, 
the shamer of the foolish Far, 
 
To glut thy jasmine podex on 
the member of thine El Qahar ; 
 
To glut thine almond member in 
the podex of thine El Qahar. 
 
 
 
1.  Riddle.  In the Persian are perhaps concealed 
some details of the Poet’s life and amours. 
2.  Azrael — angel of death ;  Israfel — of the last 
Judgement, bear respectively a sword and a trum-
pet.  We have taken Azrael though modern Per-
sians usually (Not the text here.  Ed.) call him Abu 
Yahya [Persian text] “ Father John.”  Some ignorant 
Persians confuse him with Ezekiel !  Result :  “ to 
sup with Father John ” means either to eat dirt, i.e. 
(apologize) or “ to die.”  Hence an offended Persian 
in a tavern brawl, may “ You must sup with Father 
John to-night ” meaning “ Retract, or I knife you.” 
3.  Venus-throw — the double six.  The highest 
throw at dice. 
4.  Ghoul — a corpse-devouring devil. 
5.  Hur al Ayn. pl. of Ahwar al Ayn, our Western 
“ Houri.”  Literally, one whose eye is intensely 
white, i.e. the conjunctiva ;  while the cornea is 
perfectly black. 
6.  ‘ Attar ’ [Persian text] a druggist.  “ Attar of 
roses ” (corrupted to “ Otto of Roses ”) is all non-
sense.  The word meant in Atr [Persian text] per-
fume.