Troublemakers

"Since no one really knows anything about God,
those who think they do are just
troublemakers."  

Rabia

A Vase

I am always holding a priceless vase in my hands.
If you asked me about the deeper truths
of the the path and I told you
the answers,

It would be like handing sacred relics to you.

But most have their hands tied
behind their
back;

that is, most are not free of events their eyes have seen
and their ears have heard
and their bodies have felt.

Most cannot focus their abilities
in the present, and
might drop what I said.

So I'll wait; I don't mind waiting until
your love for all
makes luminous
the now. 

When I Die

I know how it will be when I die,
My beauty will be so extraordinary that God will worship me.
He will not worship me from a distance, for our minds will have wed.
Our souls will have flowed into each other.
How to say this: God and I will forever cherish
Myself.

Born

"I was born when all I once
feared - I could
love."

Rabia

Transformation

"What a place for trials and transformation did my Lover put me, but never once did He look upon me as if I were not pure.  Dear sisters, all we do in this world, whatever happens, is bringing us closer to God."  Rabia