O Allah,
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
Rabia Basri
Rabia Basri
It is reported from
It is reported from the famous worshiper Rabi’ah al-Adawiyya (radiAllahu anha) that she said: I have never heard the adhaan except that I remember the caller who will announce the Day of Resurrection, and I never see the falling snow except that I imagine the flying pages of the records of peoples deeds (on that day), and I never see swarms of locusts except that I think about the Great Gathering on the Last Day.
Rabia Basri
O Lord… Once I
O Lord…
Once I wanted You so much
I didn’t even dare walk past Your house-
And now
I am not even worthy to be let in
Rabia Basri
You know of the
You know of the how, but I know of the how-less.
Rabia Basri
O Beloved of Hearts,
O Beloved of Hearts, I beseech only You. Have pity this day on those who turn to You. My Hope, my Rest, my Delight, this heart can love none other but You.
Rabia Basri
How many gifts and
How many gifts and graces You have given me! How many favors You have fed me from your hand! I look for your love in all directions, then suddenly its blessing burns in me.
Rabia Basri
Stay close by the
Stay close by the door, if you desire all beauty
And leave aside sleep, if you wish to arrive
And make of the spirit your first place of account
To the beloved, whose lights shine as from gold
All of them worship out of fear of the fire �
And consider deliverance abundant good fortune –
Or, so they may dwell in the gardens, and reach
To the meadows of paradise, and there drink from its rivers
Of gardens or fire I have no opinion
I seek no exchange for my dearest love
Rabia Basri
I swear that ever
I swear that ever since the first day You brought me back to life,
The day You became my Friend,
I have not slept –
And even if You drive me from your door,
I swear again that we will never be separated –
Because You are alive in my heart
Rabia Basri
He does not refuse
He does not refuse sustenance to the one who speaks ill of Him. How then could He refuse sustenance to the one whose soul is over flowing with love for Him?
Rabia Basri
I will not serve
I will not serve Allah like a laborer, in expectation of my wages.
Rabia Basri