Religion
Three Things Conspire
Translated by Israel Zangwill (1923) · From Selected Religious Poems of Solomon ibn Gabirol (1923)
Three things conspire together in mine eyes
To bring the remembrance of Thee ever before me,
And I possess them as faithful witnesses:
Thy heavens, for whose sake I recall Thy name,
The earth I live on, that rouseth my thought
With its expanse which recalleth the expander of my pedestal,
And the musing of my heart when I look within the depths of myself.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, for ever and aye!
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Gabirol, Solomon ibn. “Three Things Conspire.” Translated by Israel Zangwill. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ibn-gabirol/14/.
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Gabirol, Solomon ibn. “Three Things Conspire.” Translated by Israel Zangwill. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ibn-gabirol/14/.
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