Imber shem mishpachah
Naftali Hertz kidomet
Imber Naftali Hertz
hippy ivri rishon
hayom al kol lashon
hashir shelo hatikvah
hashlager shel haradio
k'sheholchim lishon.

Imber ahav nashim
ahav pirsum veyayin
Imber hitrid ishim
bishvil k'tzat parnasah
mah hu kvar lo asah
et mi hu lo shig'a
tar'u li job echad she'eysh
she'Imbar lo nisah.

Hu Imber Naftali Hertz
halev k'tzat mitchametz
kol kach shoneh kol kach acher
mehadamuy shel meshorer
shel ish shaket atzuv mufnam
she'al k'tefav mas'a ha'am
ulai atah lo hameshorer ha'ideali
aval ani mavsut mimcha Naftali.

Imber hayah muchan
lechol makom linso'a
livdok im et shiro
sharim bekol kulam
hayah nitzav mulam
omed umenatze'ach
larav hayah pashut nizrak
mu'af min ha'olam.

Pa'am katav michtav
ule'iton hodi'a:
Imbar niftar umet
utechef lezichro
hesped gadol vecham
sham be'iton hofi'a
ve'Imbar et shabchi atzmo
hayah yachol likro.

Ho Imber Naftali Hertz...

Kol od balevav p'nimah
nefesh yehudi homiya.