First surrender yourself completely and annihilate the self and then think of love. Your whole system should pulsate rhythmically like a musical instrument due to the travails of separation from Allah and the consequential worry to reunite with Him. If you think of love and claim to be a lover, you should be prepared for roasting your flesh on burning pikes in sacrifice.
تا تو در بند خویشتن باشی
عشق گوئی دروغ زن باشی۔
Till you close door on yourself, to talk of love would be tantamount to speaking false.
من چنگ توام برہر رگ من
تو زخم زنی من تن بنم
(Roomi)
I am your lute. In every vein of mine you strike the quill and I vibrate.

First with knife let your head be severed,
Like an organ let your body vibrate with love's secret sadness,
Since you seek Lord's love, on iron bars roast your flesh.

First stab yourself, then talk of love,
Let agony of separation vibrate in your being like wind in a trumpet,
Grill your flesh if you seek love.