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David ibn Bābshād
11th Century
Only one poem, in Hebrew, survives from the pen of the Karaite poet David ibn Bābshād ha-Kohen, about whom little is known other than that he may have lived in Persia.
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Proclaim liberty, tarry not
Proclaim liberty, tarry not,
for the people who are in the creditor’s hand.
Remember Moses’ merit for them,
and Aaron’s too, and Miriam’s.
Take vengeance for their humiliation,
and wage their…