Ever since they cut me from the reed-bed Men and women have cried at my wail كز نيستان تا مرا ببريده اند در نفيرم مرد و زن ناليده اند kaz nayistan tā marā bobrīdeʾand dar nafīram mard o…
I want a breast torn, torn by separation That I may explain the pain of ardent longing سینه خواهم شرحه شرحه از فراق تا بگویم شرح درد اشتیاق sine khāham sharhe sharhe az ferāgh tā beguyam sharh-e dard-e…
Some of the most famous lines of Rabiʿa al-ʿAdawiyya I love You with two loves The love of desire And a love because You are deserving of that [love] أحِبُّكَ حُبَّيْنِ حُبَّ الهَوَى وحُبّا لأنَّكَ أهْلٌ…