Religion
Vision of God
Translated by Nina Salaman (1924) · From Selected Poems of Jehudah Halevi (Jewish Publication Society, 1924)
To meet the fountain of the life of truth I run,
For I weary of a life of vanity and emptiness.
To see the face of my King is mine only aim; I will fear none but Him, nor set up any other to be feared.
Would that it were mine to see Him in a dream!
I would sleep an everlasting sleep and never wake.
Would I might behold His face within my heart!
Mine eyes would never ask to look beyond.
Codex Note
Salaman no. 60. Devotional Poems.
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Halevi, Judah. “Vision of God.” Translated by Nina Salaman. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/judah-halevi/66/.
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Halevi, Judah. “Vision of God.” Translated by Nina Salaman. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/judah-halevi/66/.
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