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Jewish
11th Century

About Shelomo ibn Gabirol

Timeline (1021? - 1058)

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English version by
Bernard Lewis

Original Language
Hebrew
Thou art the Supreme Light

Themes
  Light
  Mountain
 
 
 

 

Recommended Books

The Heart and the Fountain: An Anthology of Jewish Mystical Experiences, by Joseph Dan
Music of a Distant Drum: Classical Arabic, Persian, Turkish & Hebrew Poems, Translated by Bernard Lewis
The Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse, Edited by T. Carmi
Poetry for the Spirit: Poems of Universal Wisdom and Beauty, Edited by Alan Jacobs

Thou art the supreme light, and the eyes of the pure soul shall see Thee, and clouds of sin shall hide Thee from the eyes of sinners.
Thou art the light hidden in this world and revealed in the world of beauty, "In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen."
Thou art the eternal light, and the inward eye yearns for Thee and is astonished -- she shall see but the utmost part of them, and shall not see them all.

 

 

-- from The Heart and the Fountain: An Anthology of Jewish Mystical Experiences, by Joseph Dan

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