O Sleeper whose heart is awake, burning and raging, now wake and go <br />forth, and walk in the light of My presence. Rise, and ride on! A star has <br />come forth for you, and he who has lain in the pit will go up to the top of <br />Sinai. Let them not exult, those who say, 'Zion is desolate!'—for My heart <br />is in Zion and My eyes are there. I reveal Myself and I conceal Myself, <br />now I rage, now I consent—but who has more compassion than I have for <br />My children? <br /> <br />Translated by T. Carmi<br /><br />Yehudah HaLevi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/to-israel-in-exile/
