achshav kulam rokdim, haketsev meshaker,
anashaim tsfufim betoch hama'agal, zazim yafe yafe
umechakim she'mashehu yikre
ulai machar tagia hat'shuva, haderech titbaher
chiyuchim metushtashim, yihye ma she'yihye
hayadayim ba'avir, tipot ze'a al hachaze
ulif'amim ani sho'el otah ben kol ha'anashim
im anachnu be'emet smechim o stam meusharim?
ha'orot mehavhavim, yihye ma she'yihye
hayadayim ba'avir, tipot ze'a al hachaze
ubachuts yored hageshem o al hapanim
aval ma zeh meshane achshav?
achshav kulam rokdim
achshav kulam rokdim, gam Elohim nimtsa
vekol anshei ha'ir hachashuvim, Kohanei machshava
hem mechurim kashe lamangina
hayom kvar lo mots'im et ha'milim
ve'hapizmon od rega ba
chiyuchim metushtashim, yihye ma she'yihye
hayadayim ba'avir, tipot ze'a al hachaze
ulif'amim ani sho'el otah ben kol ha'anashim
im anachnu be'emet smechim o stam meu'sharim?
ha'orot mehavhavim, yihye ma she'yihye
hayadayim ba'avir, tipot ze'a al ha'chaze
ubachuts yored hageshem o al hapanim
aval ma zeh meshane achshav?
achshav kulam rokdim
basof haderech basof hazman
mishehu yitstaref lomar le'an
aval hashvil yihye rachok
mikol bayit mikol chof
basof haderech basof hazman
mishehu yomar le'an
aval az hashvil yihye rachok
mikol bayit mikol chof
vezeh merots kol kach aroch
ein yodea et hasof
vena'amod sham mutashim
aval nirkod tamid rokdim.