Rabi'ah al-`Adawiyah

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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 Yourself alone,
Do not deny to me Your eternal beauty.

- Rabi'ah al-`Adawiyah (unknown – d. 801 CE)

Who adores you?

Whom do you adore?