Union with Beloved my desired end...by Rabia

Brethren, my rest is in my solitude,
And my Beloved is ever in my presence.

Nothing for me will do but love of Him;
By love of Him I am tested in this world.
Wherever I am I contemplate His beauty.

O Thou, ever my joy, my life, from Thee
Is my existence and my ecstasy.

From all creation I have turned away,
For union with Beloved my desired end.

~ Rabia