אִית זִמְנִין דְּבַר נָשׁ אִתְרְחִיק מִן אוֹרָיְתָא וְלָא לָעִי בָּהּ כִּדְקָא יָאוּת כִּאִלֵּין תַּלְמִידֵי חֲכָמִים אִית זִמְנִין דְּבַר נָשׁ אִתְרְחִיק מִן אוֹרָיְתָא וְדָא בְּגִין דְּאִיהוּ עָתִיד לְאִתְקָרְבָא בְּגַבָּהּ יָתֵר לְעֵלָּא וּלְעֵלָּא לְעֵלָּא וּלְעֵלָּא

There are times when a person becomes distant from the Torah, and does not toil in it as is fitting, not as do these disciples of the sages. There are times when a person becomes distant from the Torah, and this is so that he will in the future draw closer to it even more, higher and higher, higher and higher.

יֵשׁ זְמַנִּים שֶׁאָדָם מִתְרַחֵק מֵאוֹרָיְתָא אֵינֶנּוּ הוֹגֶה בָּהּ כְּתָמִיד נִדמֶה לוֹ שֶׁהִיא רְחוֹקָה יֵשׁ זְמַנִּים שֶׁאָדָם מִתְרַחֵק מֵאוֹרָיְתָא וְכָל זֶה בִּכְדֵי שֶׁיָּשׁוּב וּגְדוֹלָה תִּהְיֶה קִרְבָתָם לְעֵלָּא וּלְעֵלָּא לְעֵלָּא וּלְעֵלָּא

There are times when a person distances himself from the Torah, he does not study it as usual, it seems to him that it is far. There are times when a person distances himself from the Torah, and all this is so that he will return, and great will be their closeness, higher and higher, higher and higher.

תָּא חֲזֵי בַּר נָשׁ אִית לֵהּ לְאַדְכָּאָה נַפְשֵׁהּ וְגוּפֵהּ בְּכָל זָנִין דְּאָמָּנוּתָא בְּמִלֵּי דְּשִׁירִין וְסִפּוּרִין דְּעָלְמָא וּלְאִתְחַבְּרָא לִבְנֵי נָשָׂא דְּנָגְעִי בִּכְאֵבֵי לִבָּא

Come and see: a person has the ability to purify his soul and his body by all kinds of artistry, through the matters of songs and stories of the world, and to connect to human beings who touch the pains of the heart.

תָּא חֲזֵי, דִּמְעָתֵהּ דִּמְעָתֵהּ דְּהַאי בַּר נָשׁ אִיהִי חֲשִׁיבָא לְעֵלָּא מִכֹּל דְּאִיהוּ מִתְגַּעְגֵּעַ עַל אוֹרָיְתָא כִּבְרָא דְּמִתְגַּעְגֵּעַ עַל אִמּוֹ כִּבְרָא דְּמִתְגַּעְגֵּעַ עַל אִמּוֹ כִּבְרָא דְּמִתְגַּעְגֵּעַ עַל אִמּוֹ

Come and see: his tear, the tear of this person, is valued above all, for he longs for the Torah, like a child who longs for his mother, like a child who longs for his mother, like a child who longs for his mother.

יֵשׁ זְמַנִּים שֶׁאָדָם מִתְרַחֵק מֵאוֹרָיְתָא אֵינֶנּוּ הוֹגֶה בָּהּ כְּתָמִיד נִדמֶה לוֹ שֶׁהִיא רְחוֹקָה יֵשׁ זְמַנִּים שֶׁאָדָם מִתְרַחֵק מֵאוֹרָיְתָא וְכָל זֶה בִּכְדֵי שֶׁיָּשׁוּב וּגְדוֹלָה תִּהְיֶה קִרְבָתָם לְעֵלָּא וּלְעֵלָּא לְעֵלָּא וּלְעֵלָּא

There are times when a person distances himself from the Torah, he does not study it as usual, it seems to him that it is far. There are times when a person distances himself from the Torah, and all this is so that he will return, and great will be their closeness, higher and higher, higher and higher.

תָּא חֲזֵי, דִּמְעוֹתָיו דִּמְעוֹתָיו הַזּוֹלְגוֹת יְקָרוֹת הֵן לְעֵלָּא מִכֹּל כִּי הוּא מִתְגַּעְגֵּעַ עַל אוֹרָיְתָא כְּבֵן הַמִּתְגַּעְגֵּעַ לְאִמּוֹ כְּבֵן הַמִּתְגַּעְגֵּעַ לְאִמּוֹ כְּבֵן הַמִּתְגַּעְגֵּעַ לְאִמּוֹ

Come and see: his tears, his tears that flow, are precious above all, for he longs for the Torah, like a son who longs for his mother, like a son who longs for his mother, like a son who longs for his mother.