הֵיכַל ה׳ | Heikhal [Hashem] — reshut №7 from the Old Sefaradi Tiqun for Shabbat Ḥazon, attributed to Yitsḥaq ibn Ghayyat

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Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (transcription & naqdanut), Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation) and Yitsḥak ben Yehudah Ibn Ghayyāth HaLevi

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Tishah b'Av

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12th century C.E., 50th century A.M., acrostic, Acrostic signature, phonetic acrostic translation, פיוטים piyyuṭim, רשויות reshuyot, rhyming translation, שבת חזון Shabbat Ḥazon

“Heikhal [Hashem]” is the reshut offered before the Qaddish preceding Barkhu and the Shaḥarit blessings before the Shema. It is the seventh reshut among the reshuyot in the Old Sefaradi Tiqun for Shabbat Ḥazon — the final shabbat before 9 Av. The piyyut is attributed to Yitsḥaq ibn Ghayyat on the basis of the basis of the incomplete acrostic signature.

Source (Hebrew)	Translation (English)
הֵיכַ֤ל יְהֹוָה֙ הֵיכַ֣ל יְהֹוָ֔ה הֵיכַ֥ל יְהֹוָ֖ה (ירמיה ז:ד) הַעַל שְׁאוֹנוֹ רַבּוּ זְדוֹנַי׃	Temple of the Cause, temple of the Cause, temple of the Cause! (Jeremiah 7:4) Its tumult raised, great my arrogant flaws!
יוֹם מִדְּבִירִי עָלָה כְּרוּבִי אֶזְעַק אֲהָהּ עַל זְמַן מַדְאִיבִי יִמַּס לְבָבִי מֵעֹז כְּאֵבִי יַעֲנֶה בְּפָנַי עַל־רֹב עֲוֺנַי כַּחֲשִׁי וּבָא קוֹל פְּחָדִים בְּאָזְנַי׃ הֵיכַ֤ל…	In the day that my cherub abandoned my shrine, I scream, “Ah, ah!” at these pained times I whine. My heart melts, I pine at my pain so malign. They answer my face: Great my iniquity was — My wasting, calls of fear in my ears without pause. Temple…
צוּרִי בְּחֶטְאִי הִשְׂחִית הֲדָרִי מֵרוּם לָאָֽרֶץ הִשְׁלִיךְ פְּאֵרִי מֵחִיל תְּסַמֵּר שַׂעֲרַת בְּשָׂרִי מֵי רֹאשׁ וְלַעֲנַי נַֽחַל עֲדָנַי נֶהְפַּךְ לְחֹֽשֶׁךְ שִׁמְשִׁי לְעֵינַי׃ הֵיכַ֤ל…	Splendor mine my Rock ruined because of my sin From on high down to earth cast my glory therein. Out of terror stand goosebumps all over my skin. Bitter wormwood waters where my joys’ stream once was, The sun turned to dark as my sight went on pause. Temple…
חָשַׁב בְּגוֹרָל צַר מַחֲשָׁבוֹת עָלַי וְהִפִּיל כַּמָּה רְבָבוֹת מֵתוּ בְּפַֽחַד אִבְחַת חֲרָבוֹת הֵכִין לַטֶּֽבַח לְוִיַּי וְכֹהֲנַי עִם אֶל־הוּרַם מֵאָז בְּסִינַי׃ הֵיכַ֤ל…	As the foe made his plan he had planned by lot, Against me, cutting down myriads in the onslaught. Dying in fear of the sword and the shot, My levite and priests to the slaughterer’s jaws, With the people since Sinai raised up by the laws! Temple…
מָתַי תְּנַחֵם בָּנִים אֲבֵלִים תָּשִׁיב לְצִיּוֹן שְׁאֵרִית אַצִּילִים מִשָּׁם תְּבַעֵר אֶת־הַפְּסִילִים אוֹמֵר בְּהַכְרִית אוֹיְבֶֽיךָ מַה־גָּדְל֣וּ מַעֲשֶׂ֣יךָ יְהֹוָ֑ה׃ (תהלים צב:ו)	When will You comfort the children bereaved? To Zion let the noble remnant be retrieved! From there we will burn the idols ill-conceived, And say in cutting down Your enemies: How great are Your works, o Cause! (Psalms 92:6)

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (transcription & naqdanut)

From a family of musicians, Isaac Gantwerk Mayer believes that creative art is one of the most powerful ways to get in touch with the divine. He composes music and poetry in Hebrew and English. (He also translates and authors his own original works.) Isaac runs a Jewish music transcription service, which will transcribe and set any Jewish music in any language, recorded or written. Contact his service on Facebook or via his music blog.

Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation)

From a family of musicians, Isaac Gantwerk Mayer believes that creative art is one of the most powerful ways to get in touch with the divine. He composes music and poetry in Hebrew and English. (He also authors his own original works and transcribes Hebrew and Aramaic text, adding niqqud and t'amim as needed.) Isaac runs a Jewish music transcription service, which will transcribe and set any Jewish music in any language, recorded or written. Contact his service on Facebook or via his music blog.

Yitsḥak ben Yehudah Ibn Ghayyāth HaLevi

Yitsḥaq ibn Gayat (1038-1089), spiritual leader of Lucena in the kingdom of Granada, wrote more than 400 liturgical poems with many allusions to the science and philosophy of his day. He also wrote commentaries on tractates of the Talmud and a lengthy commentary on Ecclesiastes.

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