L'khah dodi liq'rat kalah
p'nei Shabbat n'qab'lah

Shamor v'zakhor b'dibor echad
hish'mianu el ham'yuchad
Adonai echad ush'mo echad
L'Shem ul'tif'eret v'lit'hilah

L'khah dodi...

Liqrat Shabbat lekhu venel'khah
ki hi m'qor hab'rakhah
merosh miqedem nesukhah
sof ma'aseh b'machashavah t'chilah

L'khah dodi...

Miq'dash melekh ir m'lukhah
Qumi tz'i mitokh hahafekhah
Rav lakh shevet b'emeq habakha
v'hu yachamol alayikh chem'lah

L'khah dodi...

Hit'naari meafar qumi
Lib'shi big'dey taf'ar'tekh ami
Al yad ben yishay beyt halachami
Qar'vah el naf'shi g'alah

L'khah dodi...

Hit'or'ri hit'or'ri
Ki va orikh qumi ori
Uri uri shir daberi
K'vod Adonai alayakh nig'lah

L'khah dodi...

Lo tevoshi v'lo tikhal'mi
Mah tish'tochachi vomah tehemi
bakh yecheso aniy'i ami
v'niv'n'tah ir al tilah

L'khah dodi...

V'hayo lim'shisah shosayikh
V'rachaqu kal m'val'ayikh
Yasis alayikh elohayikh
Kim'sos chatan al kalah

L'khah dodi...

Yamin vus'mol tif'rotzi
V'et-Adonai taaritzi
Al yad ish ben Par'tzi
V'nis'm'chah v'nagilah

L'khah dodi...

Boi v'shalom aseret ba'lah
Gam b'sim'chah uva'tzahalah
Tokh amonei am s'gulah
Boi khalah boi khalah

L'khah dodi...