Hama-avir Shenah

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעולָם. הַמַּעֲבִיר שֵׁנָה מֵעֵינָי וּתְנוּמָה מֵעַפְעַפָּי

Blessed are you God our Lord, King of the universe,
who removes sleep from my eyes and slumber from my eyelids

When a soldier is on duty he does know,
That any remnants of sleep must go,
He needs to constantly be alert,
So that from his enemy he won't get hurt.

Thank you Hashem for removing sleep from our eyes,
And slumber from our eyelids so that we can recognize,
The evil inclination that is in disguise,
Who tries to catch us by surprise.

Some people start their day with a cup of coffee,
To remove any remnants of sleep totally,
But we know that Torah and Mitzvot are the key,
To keep us alert and give us energy.

Before going out into the world, this blessing we say,
As Hashem's soldiers, we will be on guard all day,
For the evil inclination's tricks,
Torah and Mitzvot are the fix!

Souvenir: coffee cup eraser