אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ אֵלִ֥י אַתָּ֗ה אֲֽשַׁחֲ֫רֶ֥ךָּ צָמְאָ֬ה לְךָ֨ ׀ נַפְשִׁ֗י כָּמַ֣הּ לְךָ֣ בְשָׂרִ֑י בְּאֶֽרֶץ־צִיָּ֖ה וְעָיֵ֣ף בְּלִי־מָֽיִם׃
Ya Allah, Engkaulah Allahku, aku mencari Engkau dengan sungguh-sungguh; jiwaku haus akan Engkau, tubuhku merindukan Engkau, di tanah yang kering dan gersang, tanpa air.
Duties of the Heart
When one will fulfill all of these and combine them with abstinence from the pleasures and lusts of this world, and he understands the greatness of the Creator, His might and exaltedness, reflects how small is his own worth, how puny and lowly he is, and he comes to realize the great benevolence of the Creator on him, and His great kindness with him - then the love of G-d from the believer will come, with a perfect heart and with genuine purity of soul, and a longing for G-d that will be with exertion, zeal, and passion, similar to what was said: "With my soul have I yearned for You in the night" (Yeshaya 26:9), and "the desire of our soul is to Your Name, and to the remembrance of You" (Yeshaya 26:8), and "My soul thirsts for You" (Tehilim 63:2), and "My soul thirsts for G-d" (Tehilim 42:3).