O my Lord,
the stars are shining and the eyes of men are closed,
and kings have shut their doors,
and every lover is alone with his beloved,
and here I am alone with Thee.

Let me hide in You
From everything that distracts me from You,
From everything that comes in my way
When I want to run to You.
O Lord,
Whatever share of this world
You could give to me,
Give it to Your enemies;
Whatever share of the next world
You want to give to me,
Give it to Your friends.
You are enough for me.
***Poems by Rabi’a Al Adawiyya
As the blog name says, the slave of Al Wadood, the One&Only, who loves us more than we can imagine. Other than that, just simple muslim woman, who is trying to survive the dunya and get closer to her Love, Al Wadood.
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zahra
January 13th, 2008 at 2:59 am
you have very nice feelings.
January 13th, 2008 at 3:42 am
Thanks for visiting Zahra…
nameless
January 14th, 2008 at 8:06 am
Salam,
May Allah
reward you for sharing this beautiful poem with us.
I like reading books about her life.
January 14th, 2008 at 9:58 am
It is so great isnt it?….Her life is true inspration, subhanallah…I am amazed on how strong her love for Allah
was….I wish we can feel at least little bit of it …Ameen
thanks honey, for the comment
January 15th, 2008 at 7:13 am
Subhan Allah
that was so beautiful. Very touching Masha Allah
. I loved it.
January 15th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
hina26, thank u so much, I am happy u liked it :) Welcome to my blog, I also like ur work (p.s. loved ur poem)
Baraka
January 17th, 2008 at 2:32 am
Salaam,
Subhan-Allah
this is beautiful - both the words and the photos!
Warmly,
Baraka
January 17th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Wassalaam dear Baraka :-)
I am very happy that u liked this post. For me, its some kind of refreshment for the soul, I mean all Rabi’a’s life….So different from everything that we see today, all this materialistic life and constant rush to catch the dunya.
Thank u very much for the comment :-)
Xavier
January 17th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Salam;
Think of the heading again; how can one miss someone who is always with him?
His door is always open just go in..
Stay happy
January 17th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Salam Xavier, welcome to my blog :)
I know you are right, but with that heading I was more thinking of my distance from Him. I do not have doubts that He is always here, but I am the one who is making steps back….
January 17th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Beautiful poem.. You ever read Hafiz poems, sweet Leila?
January 17th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Thank u Sharzad :) I did, like in high school… u have some interesting link?
January 18th, 2008 at 4:20 am
Yes, I have.. Check my poetry page. There is a site that has translated part of Hafiz books.
LoVe YOU :D
aMmAr
January 19th, 2008 at 2:14 am
I loved the affection towards our creator in the title :)
nice post!
January 19th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
shah: thank u :)
aMmAr: thank u! :) I am glad u r fine bro!
Sis Zabrina
January 20th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Bismillaah
As Salaamu ‘alaykum
MashaAllaah, the poems are absolutely beautiful sis… My heart melts while reading it…
Love
Sis Zabrina
January 21st, 2008 at 2:45 am
Wa alaikumussalam sis Zabrina!
Welcome to my blog and thank you for your nice words :)
aMmAr
January 21st, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Subhannallah !! :)
Leila if you yourself came up wiht wonderful duaa, then let me say that it reflects that your such a wonderful and selfless person on the face of the earth where everyone is selfish n thinks about his/her life and nothing more.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:41 am
aMmAr, thank you for these beautiful words…
only, and all she wanted was just His love and pleasure, nothing else. I wish I can have at least small part of that love, while we live in a place “where everyone is selfish n thinks about his/her life and nothing more” as you said. But all this will disapear, only Allah
is forever&always…
These doas got my attention as soon as I read the first words, I guess because I am in some kind of condition when I want to run away from this world, like its not the place where I am meant to be…
Rabi’a’s life is filled with love for Allah
mummyjaan
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:32 am
Salam alaikum,
Beautiful words.
Is Rabia al Adawiya the same as Rabia Basriyya?
January 23rd, 2008 at 11:48 am
Wa alaikumussalam mummyjaan!
Welcome to my blog :)
Yes, Rabi’a al Adawiyya and Rabi’a al Basriyya - same great woman :)
Maryam
January 28th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Mashallah, What a beautiful peom this really is. And so true are its words.
I ventured to your blg through EMY, Lovely blog i must say …… :-)
January 29th, 2008 at 7:00 am
Thank you Maryam habibty :-) Your blog is also great mashaAllah, I enjoyed … :-)
January 30th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Uhibbuki Fillah habibti!
I love this poem as it reflects my thoughts as well.
January 31st, 2008 at 5:01 am
ana bhabbik kaman ya asal :-) glad u like it darling…:-)
Maithri
February 5th, 2008 at 5:24 am
This is quiet perfection.
Blessings of peace and deep thanks to you,
Maithri
February 5th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Maithri, thank you so much. May blessings and peace follow you always..
Michele
February 7th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
salam, i just found your beautiful site - so lovely and calm. Please, I do hope you will forgive me….I am starting a new blog and so loved your photo of the girl waiting…..however I really haven’t a clue how to link to give you credit for the photo :( I am still learning all this blog stuff! I hope you will allow me to keep the photo on my post, but will understand if you prefer me to take it down. If I can somehow figure out to do the link I will!
Warmly, Michele
Shahrzad
February 13th, 2008 at 3:41 am
You know? You’re Tagged: )
http://shahrzaad.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/book-meme
Laila
March 3rd, 2008 at 4:44 am
Wonderful!
March 3rd, 2008 at 7:55 am
Thank you Laila darling!! :-)