Rabi’a al ‘Adawiyyah-Two loves

عـرفت الهـوى مذ عرفت هـواك                                     واغـلـقـت قلـبـي عـمـن سـواك
I’ve known love since I’ve known your love
 I’ve closed my heart to all but you
وقمت اناجيـــك يـــا من تــرى                                     خـفـايـا الـقـلـوب ولسـنـا نـراك

I began to whisper with you who sees

the secrets of hearts while we don’t see you

احبـــك حـبـيــن حـب الهـــــوى                                وحــبــــا لانـــك اهـــل لـــذاك

I love you with two loves, one of passion,

and one because it is your due

فــاما الــذي هــو حب الهــــوى                              فشـغلـي بـذكـرك عـمـن سـواك

And as for the love of passion

it busies me with your memory from all that is not you

وامـــا الـــذي انــت اهــل لــــه                              فكـشـفـك للـحـجـب حـتـى اراك

And as for that which is your due

it’s you lifting the veils for me until I see you

فـلا الحـمد فـي ذا ولا ذاك لـــي                             ولـكـن لك الـحـمـد فـي ذا وذاك

I’m not to praise for this or that

But praise is yours for this and that

أحبــك حـبـيـن.. حــب الهـــوى                               وحــبــــا لأنــــك أهـــل لـــذاك

I love you with two loves, a love of passion

and a love because it is your due

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