Religion
My Shame is my Glory
Translated by Nina Salaman (1924) · From Selected Poems of Jehudah Halevi (Jewish Publication Society, 1924)
With all my heart, in truth, and with all my might,
Have I loved Thee. In open and in secret
Thy name is with me: how shall I go alone?
Yea, He is my beloved: how shall I sit solitary?
And He is my lamp: how shall my light be quenched?
And how shall I halt, since He is a staff in my hand?)
Men have held me in contempt, knowing not
That my shame for Thy name's glory is my glory.—
O Fount of my life! I will bless Thee while I live,
And sing Thee my song while being is mine.
Codex Note
Salaman no. 51. Devotional Poems.
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Halevi, Judah. “My Shame is my Glory.” Translated by Nina Salaman. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/judah-halevi/57/.
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Halevi, Judah. “My Shame is my Glory.” Translated by Nina Salaman. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/judah-halevi/57/.
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