Ahuvati al migdalaich hag'vohim,
p'rusah aderet hashki'ah s'mukat shulaim
kasheh kasheh she'lo lihyot bach nevi'im,
o lefachot meshorerim Yerushalaim.
Ach bein chozaich sheniv'u bach no'ashot,
et hamalchut ve'et hadam ve'et hacherev
ani rotzeh lihyot hayeled harishon,
sheyit'orer biy'rushalaim ha'acheret.

Yerushalaim, Yerushalaim, Yerushalaim shel shalom
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Ahuvati mul beit hasefer leshot'rim,
umul otah giv'at hatach'moshet dam va'etzev
et kol pitz'ei hachafirot k'mo bit'farim,
chovesh hazman betach'boshot k'rirut shel esev.
Uvish'vakei hatziv'onin tzo'ek harechov,
ivrit tz'rudah kazot ve'aravit nicheret
kshehe'atid al hacheshbon pore'a chov,
bemirfa'ah liy'rushalaim ha'acheret.

Yerushalaim...

Ahuvati avnei hakotel hachamot,
meshanenot achrei alfei p'takim shel tza'ar
et me'ufan shel hayonim al hachomot,
im hamachar hamithalech bach tza'ad tza'ad.
Umul migdal David shavim ha'ohavim,
yemin Moshe ve'Abu Tur at at vecheresh
pashut lik'tof bach esh'kolot shel kochavim,
az lailah tov liy'rushalaim ha'acheret.

Yerushalaim...