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Muslim / Sufi

8th Century

About Rabia (Rabi'a Al-'Adawiyya)

Timeline (717 - 801)

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English version by
Charles Upton

Original Language
Persian/Farsi

O my Lord, the stars glitter

Themes

King

Lover and Beloved

Recommended Books

	Doorkeeper of the Heart: Versions of Rabia, Translated by Charles Upton
	Early Islamic Mysticism: Sufi, Quran, Miraj, Poetic and Theological Writings (Classics of Western Spirituality), by Michael A. Sells
	First Among Sufis: The Life and Thought of Rabia Al-Adawiyya, the Woman Saint of Basra, by Widad El Sakkakini
	Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West, Translated by Daniel Ladinsky
	Muslim Women Mystics: The Life and Work of Rabi'a and Other Women Mystics in Islam, by Margaret Smith

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O my Lord,
the stars glitter
and the eyes of men are closed.
Kings have locked their doors
and each lover is alone with his love.

Here, I am alone with you.

-- from Doorkeeper of the Heart: Versions of Rabia, Translated by Charles Upton

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