Religion
Sleeper with Heart Awake
Translated by Nina Salaman (1924) · From Selected Poems of Jehudah Halevi (Jewish Publication Society, 1924)
O Sleeper, with heart awake, burning and tempest-tossed,
Go forth now and shake thyself, and walk in the light of My face.
Arise, ride on and prosper: there shall come forth a star for thee.
And he who lay down in the dungeon shall go up to the summit of Sinai.
Let not their soul exult which say: Condemned
Is Zion; for lo! My heart is there, and Mine eyes are there.
I reveal Me and I hide Me; I am angry, I am appeased;
Who shall have pity upon my children excepting I myself?
Codex Note
Salaman no. 80. Devotional Poems.
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Halevi, Judah. “Sleeper with Heart Awake.” Translated by Nina Salaman. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/judah-halevi/86/.
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Halevi, Judah. “Sleeper with Heart Awake.” Translated by Nina Salaman. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/judah-halevi/86/.
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