Rotzah legalot she'ibadnu t'aderech,
rotzah lada'at lamah ve'eich,
lehavin shenisinu hakol lo be'erech,
matai hasiyut ha'ayom yimashech.
Rotzah legalot shehakol kvar nigmar,
rotzah lichyot ha'avar avar,
ulai he'atid tzavu'a varod,
saradnu lamadnu lo rotzim et zeh od.
Achi, hama'avak nim'shach veshuv od delet nis'geret
ani cholem al hashalom im ha'oyev bakavenet
vesof kol sof ulai siman ledemokratiah bashetach
aval pote'ach ta'iton veshuv kore al od retzach
ach lo avdah haderech, lo avdah hatikvah
basof yihyeh beseder im lechol davar yesh sibah
nistarot had'rachim shebocher Elohim
lachen ha'am chatzui ve'od shniyah mil'chemet achim
rotzim lichyot beshalom aval kodem lichyot
lo lamut beshalom veliv'not matzevot
et hazman hameyutar nashki'ah bele'ehov
anashim zarim ok'vim vemechaychim barechov
az im zeh tov o im zeh ra, Elohim itanu
lo naf'sik ki yesh sibah she'ad lekan hig'anu
bo nif'tach et ha'einaim venenaseh la'azor
lo nefached mehapachad vena'atzor - avor
Rotzah legalot she'ibadnu t'aderech...
Ein shalom bechol mechir, hakol bil'ti sadir
matzav shavir hametach shesholet ba'avir
beshigrah ben'ilah, bematzav haru'ach
ein davar batu'ach verak al zeh ein shum viku'ach
mi tzodek an'lo yode'a, mi rak yode'a shebekulam zeh poge'a
meya'esh vemeyage'a eich haro'a im hazro'ah ha'arukah banu noge'a
ha'am mehake'ev save'a, hu cholem aleiha
hatikvah adain mechakim lah hi haytah ve'azvah
mukaf bechaverim shemele'im be'achzavah
mechap'sim et hapritzah
ovrim mishe'ifah lehazayah lehak'fatzah ve'ein lahem motza
ein pitaron lehakol
tzarich lehish'tanot lifnei shehakol yipol
beinataim rotzim leshanot et etmol
bochim hayom bli lach'shov al hamachar hagadol
Rotzah legalot shehakol kvar nigmar,
rotzah lichyot ha'avar avar,
ulai he'atid tzavu'a varod,
saradnu lamadnu lo rotzim et zeh od.
Mechugim ratzim achorah, pit'om kol shniyah nish'eret
milchamah karah haf'cha lihyot - migidi - al emet
politika'im be'erech, elef chaim beseret
im tzavaron lavan kriminalim, ein pele
chayalim metim, bo nikach shniyah dumiyah
od shniyah leshalom, od shniyah letikvah
kol dakah, mish'pachah nofelet, od levayah
od shanah shemis'tayemet besiman she'elah
hama'avak!
Mimuleinu delet nis'geret
ani chay miyom leyom ve'ein li eretz acheret
tavin, chazarti letzion vehake'ev bi bo'er
ki hasigariah mitnad'nedet rak bapeh shel acher
ve'ani chay, pote'ach einaim leyom chadash
dai, shover ta'amagal, nim'as
Elohai sh'mor al ha'achim sheli
im eshkachech Yerushalaim tishakach yemini!