לִקְרַאת שַׁבָּת לְכוּ וְנֵלְכָה To greet the Sabbath, come and we'll go
כִּי הִיא מְקוֹר הַבְּרָכָה For she is a source of blessing
מֵרֹאשׁ מִקֶּדֶם נְסוּכָה From the first, from of old, she was chosen
סוֹף מַעֲשֶּׂה בְּמַחֲשָׁבָה תְּחִלָּה Made at the end, and planned from the start