The one who explains, lies.
How can you describe the true form of Something
In whose presence you are blotted out?
Sufiyan:
This is my prayer:
let God be satisfied with me.
Rabi'a:
How dare you pray that --
when you are not satisfied with God?
May God steal from you
All that steals you from Him.
Let me hide in You
From everything that distracts me from You,
From everything that comes in my way
When I want to run to You.
O God,
You know that the only thing I want in this life
Is to be obedient to Your command.
Even the living sight of my eyes
Is service at your court.
The real work is in the Heart:
Wake up your Heart!
Because when the Heart is completely awake,
Then it needs no Friend.
I have two ways of loving You:
A selfish one
And another way that is worthy of You.
In my selfish love, I remember You and You alone.
In that other love, You lift the veil
And let me feast my eyes on Your Living Face.
That I remember You always, or that I see You face-to-face--
No credit to me in either:
The credit is to You in both.
O God!
If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I adore You out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I adore You for Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty.
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