PERFUME OF DESERT (2019) 
ZHUSTLERS REGGAE MUSIC

PERFUME OF DESERT
2019

zHustlers REGGAE, DUB MUSIC

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1 If They Only Knew - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers
2 My Heart - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers
3 He Said to Me - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers
4 The Essence of The Essence - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers
5 Fly to That Placeless Place - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers
6 One Light - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers
7 O Lord, if... (Perfume of the Desert 2019) - zHustlers
8 The Way of the Holy Ones - (Perfume of the Desert - 2019) - zHustlers
9 Praise That Lavish Lord Forever - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers
10 Way to God - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers
11 Purify Yourself - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers
12 Four Things to Know - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers
13 You Are The One I Need - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers
14 Say The Name - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers
15 Glory be to God - Perfume of Love (2019) - zHustlers






LYRICS


If They Only Knew - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers

What earth is this - so in want of you
they rise up on high - to seek you in heaven?
Look at them staring - at you
right before their eyes, unseeing, unseeing, blind.

I was patient, but can the heart
be patient of its heart?
My spirit and yours blend together
whether we are near one another or far away.

I am you, you, my being,
end of my desire,
The most intimate of secret thoughts enveloped
and fixed along the horizon in folds of light.

How? The "how" is known along the outside,
while the interior of beyond to and for the heart of being.
Creatures perish in the darkened hjkkl,.lind of quest, knowing intimations.

Guessing and dreaming they pursue the real,
faces turned toward the sky whispering secrets to the heavens.

While the lord remains among them - in every turn of time
abiding in their every condition - every instant.

Never without him, they, not for the blink of an eye --
if only they knew! nor he for a moment without them.

If They Only Knew (by Mansur al- Hallaj)
English version by Michael A. Sells
-- from Early Islamic Mysticism: Sufi, Quran, Miraj, Poetic and Theological Writings (Classics of Western Spirituality), by Michael A. Sells

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My Heart - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers

Why so restless, so impatient, my heart?
He watches over birds, animals, the tiniest insect –
He loved you even when you were in your mother”s belly.
Do you seriously imagine
He will not look after you

Now that you are here?
Oh my heart, how could you bear
To turn from his smile
And stray so far from Him?
You have abandoned your true Beloved
And are hankering after others –
That is why ally your works are useless.
– Kabir, translation by Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut - 'Perfume of the Desert'

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He Said to Me - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers

He said to me, Who are the people of the fire?
I said, The people of the exterior letter.

He said, Who are the people of the garden?
I said, The people of the hidden letter.

He said, What is the exterior letter?
I said, Knowledge that does not lead to action.

He said, What is the hidden letter?
I said, Knowledge that leads to reality.

He said, What is the action?
I said, Sincerity.

He said, What is reality?
I said, That through which you reveal yourself.

He said to me, What is sincerity?
I said, Turning towards your face.

He said, What is self-revelation?
I said, What you meet in the heart of your lovers.

– Niffari, translation by Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut - 'Perfume of the Desert'

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The Essence of The Essence - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers

Oh! Supreme Lover!
Let me leave aside my worries.
The flowers are blooming
with the exultation of your Spirit.

By Allah!
I long to escape the prison of my ego
and lose myself
in the mountains and the desert.

These sad and lonely people tire me.
I long to revel in the drunken frenzy of your love
and feel the strength of Rustam in my hands.

I'm sick of mortal kings.
I long to see your light.
With lamps in hand
the sheikhs and mullahs roam
the dark alleys of these towns
not finding what they seek.

You are the Essence of the Essence,
The intoxication of Love.
I long to sing your praises
but stand mute
with the agony of wishing in my heart.

Rumi - 'The Love Poems of Rumi' - Deepak Chopra & Fereydoun Kia


Fly to That Placeless Place - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers

A man who does not know mystical suffering
is not really alive –
He is like ice.
Suffering in the soul is a sign of life;
It shows submission to God

Sufferings are wings for the bird of the soul;
A bird without wings cannot take flight.
So weep and groan and lament, my friend,
So you can free yourself from this prison

And fly to that placeless place where you will be
Free forever in the boundless sky of God.

– Sultan Valad, translation by Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut - 'Perfume of the Desert'

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One Light - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers

What are "I" and "You"?
Just lattices
In the niches of a lamp
Through which the One Light radiates.

"I" and "You" are the veil
Between heaven and earth;
Lift this veil and you will see
How all sects and religions are one.

Lift this veil and you will ask---
When "I" and "You" do not exist
What is mosque?
What is synagogue?
What is fire temple?

Mahmud Shabistari, translation by Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut - 'Perfume of the Desert'

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O Lord, if... (Perfume of the Desert 2019) - zHustlers

O Lord,
If tomorrow on Judgment Day
You send me to Hell,
I will tell such a secret
That Hell will race from me
Until it is a thousand years away.

O Lord,
Whatever share of this world
You could give to me,
Give it to Your enemies;
Whatever share of the next world
You want to give to me,
Give it to Your friends.
You are enough for me.

O Lord,
If I worship You
From fear of Hell, burn me in Hell.

O Lord,
If I worship You
From hope of Paradise, bar me from its gates.

But if I worship You for Yourself alone
Then grace me forever the splendor of Your Face.

Rabi´a al-Adawiyya, translation by Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut - 'Perfume of the Desert'

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The Way of the Holy Ones - (Perfume of the Desert - 2019) - zHustlers

Don't speak of your suffering -- He is speaking.
Don't look for Him everywhere -- He's looking for you.

An ant's foot touches a leaf, He senses it;
A pebble shifts in a streambed, He knows it.

If there's a worm hidden deep in a rock,
He'll know its body, tinier than an atom,

The sound of its praise, its secret ecstasy --
All this He knows by divine knowing.

He has given the tiniest worm its food;
He has opened to you the Way of the Holy Ones.

Sanai, translation by Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut - 'Perfume of the Desert'

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Praise That Lavish Lord Forever - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers

How could I ever thank my Friend?
No thanks could ever begin to be worthy.
Every hair of my body is a gift from Him;
How could I thank Him for each hair?

Praise that lavish Lord forever
Who from nothing conjures all living beings!
Who could ever describe His goodness?
His infinite glory lays all praise waste.

Look, He has graced you a robe of splendor
From childhood's first cries to old age!
He made you pure in His own image; stay pure.
It is horrible to die blackened by sin.

Never let dust settle on your mirror's shining;
Let it once grow dull and it will never polish.
When you work in the world to earn your living
Do not, for one moment, rely on your own strength.

Self-worshiper, don't you understand anything yet?
It is God alone that gives your arms their power.
If, by your striving, you achieve something good,
Don't claim the credit all for yourself;

It is fate that decides who wins and who loses
And all success streams only from the grace of God.
In this world you never stand by your own strength;
It is the Invisible that sustains you every moment.

Saadi, translation by Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut - 'Perfume of the Desert'

Praise That Lavish Lord Forever - Perfume of the Desert (2019)
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Way to God - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers

In the dead of night, a Sufi began to weep.
He said, "This world is like a closed coffin, in which
We are shut and in which, through our ignorance,
We spend our lives in folly and desolation.
When Death comes to open the lid of the coffin,
Each one who has wings will fly off to Eternity,
But those without will remain locked in the coffin.
So, my friends, before the lid of this coffin is taken off,
Do all you can to become a bird of the Way to God;
Do all you can to develop your wings and your feathers."

3135 | Attar, Islam, Sufism
Source : translation by Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut - 'Perfume of the Desert'

Way to God - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers



Purify Yourself - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers

Whether your destiny is glory or disgrace,
Purify yourself of hatred and love of self.

Polish your mirror; and that sublime Beauty
From the regions of mystery

Will flame out in your heart
As it did for the saints and prophets.

Then, with your heart on fire with that Splendor,
The secret of the Beloved will no longer be hidden.

Jami, translation by Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut - 'Perfume of the Desert'

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Four Things to Know - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers

Hatim al-Asamm said, "I have chosen four things to know
and discarded all other things of knowledge.
"The first is this: I know that my daily bread is apportioned
to me and will neither be increased or decreased, so I have stopped
trying to add to it.
"Secondly, I know I owe to God a debt which no one else can
pay for me, so I am busy about paying it.
"Thirdly, I know that there is someone pursuing me ---
Death --- whom I cannot escape from, so I have prepared myself
to meet him.
"Fourth, I know that God is observing me, so I am ashamed
to do what I should not."

Farid ud Din Attar, translation by Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut - 'Perfume of the Desert'

Four Things to Know - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers

Four Things to Know - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers

Hatim al-Asamm said, "I have chosen four things to know
and discarded all other things of knowledge.
"The first is this: I know that my daily bread is apportioned
to me and will neither be increased or decreased, so I have stopped
trying to add to it.
"Secondly, I know I owe to God a debt which no one else can
pay for me, so I am busy about paying it.
"Thirdly, I know that there is someone pursuing me ---
Death --- whom I cannot escape from, so I have prepared myself
to meet him.
"Fourth, I know that God is observing me, so I am ashamed
to do what I should not."

Farid ud Din Attar, translation by Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut - 'Perfume of the Desert'

Four Things to Know - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers

You Are The One I Need - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers

Your love has wrested me away from me,
You're the one I need, you're the one I crave.
Day and night I burn, gripped by agony,
You're the one I need, you're the one I crave.

I find no great joy in being alive,
If I cease to exist, I would not grieve,
The only solace I have is your love,
You're the one I need, you're the one I crave.

Lovers yearn for you, but your love slays them,
At the bottom of the sea it lays them,
It has God's images-it displays them;
You're the one I need, you're the one I crave.

Let me drink the wine of love sip by sip,
Like Mecnun, live in the hills in hardship,
Day and night, care for you holds me in its grip,
You're the one I need, you're the one I crave.

Even if, at the end, they make me die
And scatter my ashes up to the shy,
My pit would break into this outcry:
You're the one I need, you're the one I crave.

"Yunus Emre the mystic" is my name,
Each passing day fans and rouses my flame,
What I desire in both worlds in the same:
You're the one I need, you're the one I crave.

Yunus Emre,

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Say The Name - Perfume of the Desert (2019) - zHustlers

Those unable to grieve,
or to speak of their love,
or to be grateful, those
who can't remember God
as the source of everything,

might be described as a vacant wind,
or a cold anvil, or a group
of frightened old people.

Say the Name. Moisten your tongue
with praise, and be the spring ground,
waking. Let your mouth be given
its gold-yellow stamen like the wild rose's.

As you fill with wisdom,
and your heart with love,
there's no more thirst.

There's only unselfed patience
waiting on the doorsill, a silence
which doesn't listen to advice
from people passing in the street.

Sanai - "Persian Poems" - Coleman Barks

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Glory be to God - Perfume of Love (2019) - zHustlers
The drink sent down from Truth,
we drank it, glory be to God.
And we sailed over the Ocean of Power,
glory be to God.

Beyond those hills and oak woods,
beyond those vineyards and gardens,
we passed in health and joy, glory be to God.

We were dry, but we moistened.
We grew wings and became birds,
we married one another and flew,
glory be to God.

To whatever lands we came,
in whatever hearts, in all humanity,
we planted the meanings Taptuk taught us,
glory be to God.

Come here, let's make peace,
let's not be strangers to one another.
We have saddled the horse
and trained it, glory be to God.

We became a trickle that grew into a river.
We took flight and drove into the sea,
and then we overflowed, glory be to God.

We became servants at Taptuk's door.
Poor Yunus, raw and tasteless,
finally got cooked, glory be to God.

Yunus Emre, translated by Kabir Helminski and Refik Algan - 'The Drop That Became Sea'

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