Religion

Look Up To Thy Maker

by Solomon ibn Gabirol c. 1021–c. 1058

Translated by Israel Zangwill (1923) · From Selected Religious Poems of Solomon ibn Gabirol (1923)

Religion

Look up to thy Maker, O soul of mine,
Thy Creator remember whilst thou art young;
Cry morning and night to His grace divine,
And in all thy songs let His name be sung.

On earth the Lord is thy portion and cup,
And when from thy body thou goest lone,
A place for thy rest He hath builded up
And made thee a nest underneath His throne.

Wherefore morning and night I will bless my Lord,
And from all that hath breath let His praise be poured.

MLA

Gabirol, Solomon ibn. “Look Up To Thy Maker.” Translated by Israel Zangwill. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ibn-gabirol/51/.

Chicago

Gabirol, Solomon ibn. “Look Up To Thy Maker.” Translated by Israel Zangwill. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ibn-gabirol/51/.

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