Category: Rabia Al Basri

Love I have loved Thee with two loves – a selfish love and a love that is worthy of Thee. As for the love which…

Die Before You Die Ironic, but one of the most intimate acts of our body is death. So beautiful appeared my death – knowing who…

My Beloved My peace, O my brothers and sisters, is my solitude, And my Beloved is with me always, For His love I can find…

The Holy sent out a surveyor to find the limits of its compassion and being. God knows a divine frustration whenever He acts like that,…

My Greatest Need Is You Your hope in my heart is the rarest treasure Your Name on my tongue is the sweetest word My choicest…

Take Away The Words Of The Devil O God, take away the words of the devil That mix with my prayer- If not, then take…

My God And My Lord Eyes are at rest, the stars are setting. Hushed are the stirrings of birds in their nests, Of monsters in…

The Holy Water No one lives outside the walls of this sacred place, existence. The holy water, I need it upon my eyes: it is…

Reality In love, nothing exists between heart and heart. Speech is born out of longing, True description from the real taste. The one who tastes,…

Dream Fable I saw myself in a wide green garden, more beautiful than I could begin to understand. In this garden was a young girl….

With My Beloved With my Beloved I alone have been, When secrets tenderer than evening airs Passed, and the Vision blest Was granted to my…

In My Soul In my soul there is a temple, a shrine, a mosque, a church where I kneel. Prayer should bring us to an…

If I Adore You If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell! If I adore you out of desire for…