Hebrew
עָלֵינוּ לְשַׁבֵּחַ לַאֲדוֹן הַכֹּל,
לָתֵת גְּדֻלָּה לְיוֹצֵר
בְּרֵאשִׁית, שֶׁלֹּא עָשָׂנוּ כְּגוֹיֵי
הָאֲרָצוֹת, וְלֹא שָׂמָנוּ כְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת
הָאֲדָמָה, שֶׁלֹּא שָׂם חֶלְקֵנוּ כָּהֶם,
וְגוֹרָלֵנוּ כְּכָל הֲמוֹנָם, שֶׁהֵם
מִשְׁתַּחֲוִים לְהֶבֶל וָרִיק. וַאֲנַחְנוּ
כּוֹרְעִים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים וּמוֹדִים
לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים,
הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא. שֶׁהוּא נוֹטֶה
שָׁמַיִם וְיוֹסֵד אָרֶץ, וּמוֹשַׁב יְקָרוֹ
בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל, וּשְׁכִינַת עֻזּוֹ
בְּגָבְהֵי מְרוֹמִים.
לָתֵת גְּדֻלָּה לְיוֹצֵר
בְּרֵאשִׁית, שֶׁלֹּא עָשָׂנוּ כְּגוֹיֵי
הָאֲרָצוֹת, וְלֹא שָׂמָנוּ כְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת
הָאֲדָמָה, שֶׁלֹּא שָׂם חֶלְקֵנוּ כָּהֶם,
וְגוֹרָלֵנוּ כְּכָל הֲמוֹנָם, שֶׁהֵם
מִשְׁתַּחֲוִים לְהֶבֶל וָרִיק. וַאֲנַחְנוּ
כּוֹרְעִים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים וּמוֹדִים
לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים,
הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא. שֶׁהוּא נוֹטֶה
שָׁמַיִם וְיוֹסֵד אָרֶץ, וּמוֹשַׁב יְקָרוֹ
בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל, וּשְׁכִינַת עֻזּוֹ
בְּגָבְהֵי מְרוֹמִים.
Sephardi
Aleinu leshabe’ach la'adon hakol,
latet gedulah l'yotzer
bereshit, shelo asanu k'goyei
ha'aratzot, v'lo samanu kemishpechot
ha'adamah, shelo sam chelkenu kahem,
vegoralenu kekhol hamonam, shehem
mishtachavim lahevel varik. Va'anachnu
kor'im umishtachavim umodim
lifnei Melech malchei hamelachim,
HaKadosh Baruch Hu. Shehu noteh
shamayim v'yosed aretz, umoshav yekaro
bashamayim mima'al, ushekhinat uzo
begovhei meromim.
latet gedulah l'yotzer
bereshit, shelo asanu k'goyei
ha'aratzot, v'lo samanu kemishpechot
ha'adamah, shelo sam chelkenu kahem,
vegoralenu kekhol hamonam, shehem
mishtachavim lahevel varik. Va'anachnu
kor'im umishtachavim umodim
lifnei Melech malchei hamelachim,
HaKadosh Baruch Hu. Shehu noteh
shamayim v'yosed aretz, umoshav yekaro
bashamayim mima'al, ushekhinat uzo
begovhei meromim.
English
<b>It is our</b> duty <b>to praise</b> God, <b>the Master of all things, to give greatness to the Creator of all existence.</b> Praise Him because <b>He has not made us like the</b> other <b>nations of the world.</b> He has given each of us a soul that is part of Himself, <b>and He has not placed us</b> to be <b>like the other families of the earth,</b> who do not have the Torah and its commandments. We should praise Him because <b>He has not given us a portion like theirs;</b> He has given us His Torah. <b>He has not given us a share like all of their people; for they bow down to</b> false gods—to <b>emptiness and nothingness. But we bend</b> our <b>knees and bow down and give praise to the supreme King of all kings, the Holy One, blessed be He, Who stretches out the heavens and establishes the earth. The seat of His glory is in heaven above, and the home of His majesty is in heaven, in the greatest</b> spiritual <b>heights.</b>