IF I ADORE YOU OUT OF FEAR OF HELL,
BURN ME IN HELL!
IF I ADORE YOU OUT OF DESIRE FOR PARADISE,
LOCK ME OUT OF PARADISE!
BUT IF I ADORE YOU FOR YOUSELF ALONE
DO NOT DENY TO ME YOUR ETERNAL BEAUTY!

RABI’A AL-ADAWIYYA (ALSO CALLED RABI’A AL-BASRI)
(717-801 A.D.)