Mi y'malel g'vurot Yisrael
otan mi yimne
hen b'chol dor yakum ha'gibor
goel ha'am.
Sh'ma!
ba'yamim haHem baZeman haZeh,
Makkabi moshia ufodeh,
uv'yameinu kol am Yisrael,
Yitached yakum le'higael.
Mi y'malel g'vurot Yisrael
otan mi yimne
hen b'chol dor yakum ha'gibor
goel ha'am.

Who can retell
the things that befell us,
who can count them.
In every age a hero or sage
came to our aid.
Hark!
At this time of year in days of yore,
Maccabees the Temple did restore,
and today we sing a song of praise
to the heroes of our own days.