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 لذاكا
uḥibbuka ḥubbayni ḥubb al-hawā
wa ḥubban li-annaka ahlun lidhāka
uḥibbuka . I love You . أُحِبُّكَ
ḥubbayni . two loves . حُبَّيْنِ
ḥubba . love . حُبَّ
al-hawā . desire . الهَوَى
wa ḥubban . and a love . وحُبَّا
li-annaka . because You . لأَنَّكَ
ahlun li . deserving of, due . أَهْلٌ لِ
dhāka . that . ذاكا