Religion
On the Sea I
Translated by Nina Salaman (1924) · From Selected Poems of Jehudah Halevi (Jewish Publication Society, 1924)
My God, break not the breakers of the sea,
Nor say Thou to the deep, ‘ Be dry',
Until I thank Thy mercies, and I thank
The waves of the sea and the wind of the west;
Let them waft me to the place of the yoke of Thy love,
And bear far from me the Arab yoke.
And how shall my desires not find fulfilment,
Seeing I trust in Thee, and Thou art pledged to me?
Codex Note
Salaman no. 9. The Journey to Zion.
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Halevi, Judah. “On the Sea I.” Translated by Nina Salaman. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/judah-halevi/15/.
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