יום שעשעתיהו עלי ברכי
וירא תמונתו באישוני
נשק שתי עיני מתעתע
את תארו נשק ולא עיני
When upon my knees I dandled him,
And in my pupils saw he his image,
He kissed my two eyes cheekily,
His visage did he kiss and not my eyes.
transl. H. A. Massig
R. Judah HaLevi knew his Bible through and through.
Note:
dandling on knees: Isaiah 66
kissed my two eyes: Note Jacob's comment to Rebecca והייתי בעיניו כמתעתע "I would be in his [=Isaac's] eyes like a deceiver/trickster"
