Rabia Al Basri Body Poems
- 1. In My Soul
In
my soul
there is a temple, a shrine, a mosque, a church
where I kneel.
... - 2. Dream Fable
I saw myself in a wide green garden, more beautiful than I could begin to understand. In this garden was a young girl. I said to her, "How wonderful this place is!"
"Would you like to see a place even more wonderful than this?" she asked.
... - 3. The Holy Water
No one lives outside the walls of this sacred place, existence.
The holy water, I need it upon my eyes: it is you, dear, you â?? each form.
What mother would lose her infant â?? and we are that to God,
... - 4. Die Before You Die
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