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Love for an honored woman
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Love for an honored woman illuminates my mind’s eye and my imagination, While I praise her beauty, for she comforts me in my exile. My soul is like a lone bird and each night she greets the face of…

Contributor:

Shalem Shabazī

Places:

Taiz, Qasimid State (Taiz, Yemen)

Date:

ca. 1679/80

Subjects:

Women, Love, Theology, Piety, Mysticism

Categories:

Liturgical poetry, Poetry
O my soul’s beloved (Yedid nefesh)
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O my soul’s beloved, merciful father, drag your servant to do your will! Your…

Contributor:

Eleazar Azikri

Places:

Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)

Date:

1584–1588

Subjects:

Prayer & liturgy, Piety, Theology, Love

Categories:

Poetry, Prayer & Liturgy