A Reflection of A Reflection...A Hazrat Rabia Basria (ra) Inspiration by way of F.I.F.T.Y.

Bismillah...

My greatest need is for ALLAH too;

to my heart her poem rings so true...

My hope is in seeking HIS divine pleasure;

my deen being my most valued treasure...

So grateful, HIS call to my soul, I heard;

my goal is to make ALLAH my favorite word...

My most cherished hours are in the small of the night;

when my LORD is closest and the sky is dim with light...

To live in this world without knowing my LORD;

is a costly ignorance my soul can't afford...

To be denied the satisfaction of seeing HIS divine face;

would be my greatest failure & a complete spiritual disgrace...

Never will I be able to properly worship the ALMIGHTY;

my only hope to kneel at HIS throne is in HIS Divine MercY...

About this constant struggle I won't complain;

but faithful to HIS praise I'll strive to remain.

may ALLAH be pleased...ameen

Her Poem...

My greatest Need is You
Your hope in my heart is the rarest treasure
Your Name on my tongue is the sweetest word
My choicest hours
Are the hours I spend with You --
O Allah, I can't live in this world
Without remembering You--
How can I endure the next world
Without seeing Your face?
I am a stranger in Your country
And lonely among Your worshippers:
This is the substance of my complaint.

By : Hazrat Rabia Basria (RA)