If I Adore You | Rabia al Basri
December 3, 2009 by qausain
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If I Adore You
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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.
Rabia al-Basri
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(Other Women’s Voices)
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