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Ecstasy

by Solomon ibn Gabirol
(1021? - 1058) Timeline

English version by
Israel Zangwill

Original Language
Hebrew
Jewish
11th Century

My thoughts astounded asked me why
Towards the whirling wheels on high
In ecstasy I rush and fly.

The living God is my desire,
It carries me on wings of fire,
Body and soul to Him aspire.

God is at once my joy and fate,
This yearning me He did create,
At thought of Him I palpitate.

Shall song with all its loveliness
Submerge my soul with happiness
Before the God of Gods it bless?

 

 

 

Themes

  Bliss
  Fire
  Smile
 
 


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

 

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