For some background on the 10th c. CE Persian mystic Abul Hassan Kharqani, see this post.

The Beloved created this world
and offered each group to choose their work and they did.
One group remained standing. “…you, too,” He said.
“We have, Lord,” they said. “And what is that?”
“We have chosen your Love,” they said.
Some are from this group; they have no other reason for being.

Translation Vraje Abramian