Yedid Nefesh

יְדִיד נֶפֶשׁ, אָב הָרַחְמָן
מְשֹךְ עַבְדְךָ אֶל רְצוֹנֶךָ
יָרוּץ עַבְדְךָ כְּמוֹ אַיָל
יִשְתַחֲוֶה מוּל הֲדָרָךְ
כִּי יֶעְרַב לוֹ יְדִידוּתָךְ
מִנּפֶת צוּף וְכָל טָעַם

הָדוּר, נָאֶה, זִיו הָעולָם
נַפְשִי חולַת אַהֲבָתָךְ
אָנָא אֵל נָא, רְפָא נָא לָהּ
בְּהַרְאות לָהּ נעַם זִיוָךְ
אָז תִתְחֵזֵּק וְתִתְרַפֵּא
וְהָיְתָה לָךְ שִפְחַת עולָם

וָתִיק, יֶהְמוּ רַחֲמֶיךָ
וְחוּס נָא עַל בֵּן אוֹהֲבָךְ
כִּי זֶה כַּמֶה נִכְסף נִכְסַף
לִרְאות בְּתִפְאֶרֶת עֻזָךְ
אָנָא אֵלִי, מַחְמָד לִבִי
חוּסה נָא, וְאַל תִּתְעַלָם

הִגָלֵה נָא וּפְרשׂ, חָבִיב
עָלַי אֶת סֻכַת שְלומֶךְ
תָּאִיר אֶרֶץ מִכְּבוֹדָךְ
נָגִילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה בָךְ
מַהֵר אָהוּב, כִּי בָא מועֵד
וְחָנֵנִי כִּימֵי עולָם

Yedid nefesh, Av harachaman
Meshoch Avdecha el Retzonecha
Yarutz avdecha kemo ayal
Yishtachave mul hadarach
Ki ye'erav lo yedidutach, minofet tsuf vechol ta’am

Hadur naeh ziv haolam, nafshi cholat ahavatach
Anah El nah refah nah lah, b'harot lah noam zivach
Az titchazek v'titrapeh, v’hay'tah lah shifchat olam

Vatik yehemu rachamecha v'chus na al ben ohavach
Ki zeh kamah nichsof nichsaf, lir'ot b'tiferet uzach
Anah Eyli, machmad libi, chushah nah v'al titalam

Higaleh nah uf'ros chaviv alai, et sukkat shelomach
Tair eretz mikevodach, nagilah v'nismechah bach
Maher ahuv, ki va moed, v’choneni kimei olam

Lover of my soul, merciful God
Bring your servant close to Your will
Your servant will run like a gazelle, to prostrate before Your glory
For Your companionship is purer than any fine taste or flavor

Perfect, pleasing, radiance of the world, my soul desires Your love
Please, God, heal her now, as You show her the pleasantness of Your light
Now, strengthen and heal her, and she will be for You an eternal servant

Ancient one, many your mercies be made manifest
And have compassion on the child of Your lover
For it is so long that I have faithfully waited, to see the glory of Your strength
Please, my God, the desire of my Heart, hurry and do not hide!

Please, my beloved, reveal yourself and spread over me the shelter of Your peace
Fill the world with the light of your glory, so that we may rejoice and be happy in You
Be quick, my lover, for the time has come, and have mercy on me for all time.