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Born in 717 / Died in 801 / Iraq / Arabic

Poems by Rabia al Basri

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My God And My Lord

... The doors of Kings are bolted now and guarded by soldiers ...

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Reality

... How can you describe the true form of Something ...

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My Beloved

... My hope is for union with Thee, for that is the goal of my desire ...

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Love

... a selfish love and a love that is worthy of Thee ...

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With My Beloved

... Revealing that which o'er my spirit went and came ...

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Dream Fable

... the maidens, "part of this spice and the fragrance of it clung to her body - but then she shied away ...

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My Greatest Need is You

... Your Name on my tongue is the sweetest word ...