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.
Interpretation
This quote expresses deep devotion and longing for a singular beloved figure, highlighting the nature of true love and reliance.
Rabia Basri conveys an intense emotional connection to the divine, emphasizing the heart's longing and exclusive love for this singular figure. In this plea, the speaker acknowledges a deep need for comfort and hope found only in this beloved, illustrating the profound impact of love and the spiritual bond it creates.
In practice
During a wedding ceremony, as a reflection on the depth of love shared between partners.
Your prayers are your light; _x000D_ _x000D_ Your devotion is your strength;_x000D_ _x000D_ Sleep is the enemy of both. _x000D_ _x000D_ Your life is the only opportunity that life can give you._x000D_ _x000D_ If you ignore it, if you waste it,_x000D_ _x000D_ You will only turn to dust.
True devotion is for itself: not to desire heaven nor to fear hell.
Great doubt will eventually lead to great awakening.
O God! if I worship Thee in fear of Hell, burn me in Hell; and if I worship Thee in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise; but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake, withhold not thine everlasting beauty.
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.
Your hope in my heart is the rarest treasure _x000D_ _x000D_ Your Name on my tongue is the sweetest word_x000D_ _x000D_ My choicest hours_x000D_ _x000D_ Are the hours I spend with You -_x000D_ _x000D_ O God, I can't live in this world_x000D_ _x000D_ Without remembering You
A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.
That old black magic has me in its spell, That old black magic that you weave so well; Icy fingers up and down my spine, The same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine.
When two people love each other, they don't look at each other, they look in the same direction.
Could we forbear dispute, and practise love,_x000D_ _x000D_ We should agree as angels do above.
I tell you what I envy about people in love - I'd love it if someone knew me I mean really knew me. What I like what I'm afraid of what kind of toothpaste I use." - Rose Morgan
You are terrifying, and strange, and beautiful. Something not everyone knows how to love.
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