Two ways of Loving You...

"I have two ways of loving You:

A selfish one,
And another way that is worthy of You.

In my selfish love, I remember You and You alone.

In that other love, You lift the veil,
And let me feast my eyes on Your Living Face."



Rabi'a of Basra (717-801)
from _Doorkeeper of the Heart: Versions of Rabi'a_
Translated by Charles Upton