"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
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