Et ha-simha, et ha-simha ha-zot hem lo yikhu mimha
U-va-simha, u-va-simha ha-zot, ahi, ani it'ha
Et ha-simha, et ha-simha ha-zot hem lo yikhu mimha
U-va-simha, im shorashim amok ba-adama
Eved ki yimloh ve-hu sholet be-yad rama
Mahru lanu sipur al tziyonut ve-tkuma
Ganavtem et ha-kesef, shadadtem adama
Asartem et ha-guf ahshav rotzim et ha-neshama
Aval anahnu kvar lo tmimim, ken
Maaminim bney maaminim
Avdu lanu al ha-horim, ken
Ahshav ovdim aleinu ba-panim
Ha-adama shel kulanu - shelahem
Ve-ha-hovot shelahem - shel kulanu
Ha-menayot shel kulaanu - shelahem
Ha-milhamot shelahem - shel kulanu
Maavidim otanu kol ha-haim
Kedey she-nish'aer hayavim
Kvar lo mavdil bein yaminha le-smolha
Aval davar ehad hem lo yikhu mimha
Et ha-tikva, et ha-tikva ha-zot hem lo yikhu mimha
U-va-tikva, u-va-tikva ha-zot, ahi, ani it'ha
Et ha-tikva, et ha-tikva ha-zot hem lo yikhu mimha
U-va-tikva, im shorashim amok ba-neshama
Notnim lanu lir'ot - ve-lo notnim lagaat
Hefradetem otanu me-ha-dat
Gormim lanu lirtzot - ganavtem et ha-daat
Gur arye hafhu le-kat
Bein ha-goim, nish'arnu yehudim
Bein yehudim, nish'arnu bodedim
Nish'arim neemanim la-masoret
Maaminim, mitpalelim le-ketoret
Garartem le-pesha, hivantem le-resha
Sagartem ta'avar, kavartem ta'mahar
Kombina al kombina, ma kvar lo asu
Aval davar ehad, ahi, hem lo yikhu
Et ha-emuna, ta'emuna ha-zot hem lo yikhu mimha
U-ba-emuna, ba-emuna ha-zot, ahi, ani it'ha
Et ha-emuna, ta'emuna ha-zot hem lo yikhu mimha
U-ba-emuna, im shorashim amok ba-adama
Im shorashim amok ba-neshama