'Adi Nafshi (Hijaz)

Maqam: Hijaz

This is is a seliḥa, included in the maḥzor in the selihot section for Sabbath of the Biblical portion Ki Tetze. The refrain, “Qumi ori ki ba orekh,” is taken from the opening verse of the Haftarah for the Sabbath Ki Tavo (Isaiah 6 0:1). We do not know whether this piyyut was first written for parashat Ki Tavo and copied for Ki Tetze, or whether this citation is used simply for its general meaning of solace. At any rate, the plea for forgiveness and atonement is prominent in this piyyut, while simultaneously, it expresses consolation and faith in the forgiveness of debts and sins.