Religion
Radiance
Translated by Nina Salaman (1924) · From Selected Poems of Jehudah Halevi (Jewish Publication Society, 1924)
Day and night (praise the Lord!)
He maketh His face to shine over against my face.
He kindled lamps of light, and the darkness moved
On the day He rent open my windows in the sky.
And He deigned to set of His radiance upon me,
His spirit speaking within me by the hand of my faithful.
By the way the light streamed He led me,
The day He came from Seir and shone forth from Sinai;
And when I tasted the honey of His law, I spake:
Come ye now and see, for mine eyes are full of light!
Codex Note
Salaman no. 57. Devotional Poems.
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Halevi, Judah. “Radiance.” Translated by Nina Salaman. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/judah-halevi/63/.
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Halevi, Judah. “Radiance.” Translated by Nina Salaman. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/judah-halevi/63/.
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