I Shall Love You As a Stranger

Carry not my love with a sigh. Let it not drag your steps, pull you from behind. Weigh not your heart with guilt and regret; Grieve not over the good and bad Allah set. Let my love fall on your shoulders, light as a moonbeam; Let it be a faintest blush of colour on the canvas of your dreams. Let it be a breeze that ruffles your outstretched wings; Let it echo every note you sing. I shall remember your smile As I count my miles. I might stumble, even fall -- Pray for me but do no more. For such is my love for you, For it runs pure and true, For there is One who I love more than you. When the passions of this world come to fade, We shall meet in a far better place -- On a day when there is no shade but His Shade; When through the Fount of Abundance the faithful wade. When the Promise is delivered When we are gathered among Believers I shall search the eyes of Strangers I shall come to you as a Stranger And I shall love you far greater.