Love Poem by Rabia Al Basri

Love

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I have loved Thee with two loves -
a selfish love and a love that is worthy of Thee.
As for the love which is selfish,
Therein I occupy myself with Thee,
to the exclusion of all others.
But in the love which is worthy of Thee,
Thou dost raise the veil that I may see Thee.
Yet is the praise not mine in this or that,
But the praise is to Thee in both that and this.

Rabia Al Basri
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
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Geeta Radhakrishna Menon 06 May 2020

Love for God with such wonderful emotion....Beautiful poem......10

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Abduhoo Salamath 21 August 2016

great....very nice poem..

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M Asim Nehal 02 October 2015

Wonderful poem.............., .....

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M Asim Nehal 02 October 2015

Wonderful poem.................

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