Yehudah Halevi World Poems
- 1. On The Sea
I.
My God, break not the breakers of the sea,
Nor command to the deep, 'Become dry'.
Until I thank Your mercies, and I thank
... - 2. Who Is Like Thee
Who is like Thee, revealing the deeps,
Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
The Creator who discovereth all from nothing,
... - 3. Sabbath, My Love
greet my love with wine and gladsome lay;
Welcome, thrice welcome, joyous Seventh Day!
Six slaves the weekdays are; I share
... - 4. Admonition
Long in the lap of childhood didst thou sleep,
Think how thy youth like chaff did disappear;
Shall lifeâ??s sweet Spring forever last? Look up,
Old age approaches ominously near.
... - 5. God, Whom Shall I Compare To Thee?
God, whom shall I compare to Thee,
When Thou to none canst likened be?
Under what image shall I dare
To picture Thee, when everywhere
... - 6. The Meeting Of The Stars
The stars of the world have joined to-day.
-Mid the host on high none are found like these.
The Pleiads desire such unity,
For no breath can come between them.
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