Shimri nafshech, kochech shimri, shimri nafshech
Shimri chaiyaich, binatech, shimri chaiyaich,
Mikir nofel, migag nidlak, mitsel chashech,
Me'even kela, misakin, mitsipornayim
Shimri nafshech min hasoref, min hachotech
Min hasamuch kemo afar u'chmo shamayim
Min hadomem, min ham[e]chakeh vehamoshech
Vehamemit kemey be'er ve'esh kirayim
Nafshech shimri u'vinatech se'ar roshech
Orech shimri, shimri nafshech, shimri chaiyaich.
Ze erev kaits lich'ora, ze lich'ora
Rak erev kaits tov, yadua veyashan,
Sheba lechessed u'lerachamim, lo lemora
Velo lerachash chashadot u'dvar asham,
Sheba im reiach tavshilim ve'im m[e]nora
Asher ta'ir ad im nanuach venishan.
Rak erev kaits cham vatov hu lich'ora,
Rak erev kaits cham sheba lo lemora.
Hine haruach yad sholachat u'vli rachash
Pit'om chalon le'at niftach bachashecha
Imri madua att tsocheket kemo pachad
Imri madua att kofet kemo simcha?
Imri madua ha'olam ko zar adayin
Ve'esh vamayim mabitim bo mikol tsad?
Imri madua bo mefarperim chaiyaich
Kemo tsipor mevohala betoch kaf yad?
Imri madua att ma'uf vera'ad rav
Kemo tsipor bacheder bechapsa eshnav?
Ze erev kaits lich'ora...
Shimri nafshech ha'aiyefa, shimri nafshech
Shimri chaiyaich, binatech, shimri chaiyaich,
Se'ar roshech, orech shimri, shimri yofyech,
Shimri libech hatov, amtsihu beyadayich.