Al mish-ka-vi ba-lei-lot
Bi-kash-ti et sh'-a-ha-va naf-shi
Bi-kash-tiv, bi-kash-tiv
V'-lo me-tza-a-tiv }x2

A-ku-ma na va-a-so-ve-va
Ba-ir ba-shva-kim u-var-cho-vot
A-vak-sha, a-vak-sha
Et she-a-ha-va naf-shi }x2

M'tza-u-ni ha-shom-rim
Ha-so-ve-vim ba-ir, ba-ir
Et she-a-ha-va naf-shi
R'-ee-tem, r'-ee-tem }x2

Kim-at she-a-var-ti
Me-hem ad she-ma-tza-ti
Et she-a-ha-va naf-she }x2
A-chaz-teev v'lo ar-peh-nu }x4

Upon my bed during the nights
I sought my beloved
I sought him, I sought him
And did not find him

I shall arise and roam
In the city, the markets and streets
I shall seek, I shall seek
The one my soul loves

I was discovered by the guards
Roaming the city
"The one whom my soul loves -
Have you seen, have you seen?"

I almost past them by -
Until I found -
The one who my soul loves }x2
I held him and would not let him go }x2