~ another night is passing away ~

O Rob,
Another Night is passing away,

Another Day is rising –
Tell me that I have spent the Night well so I can be at peace,
Or that I have wasted it, so I can mourn for what is lost.
I swear that ever since the first day You brought me back to life,
The day You became my Friend,
I have not slept –
And even if You drive me from your door,
I swear again that we will never be separated.
Because You are alive in my heart.

~
rabi’a al-’adawiyya ~