AIWISRUTHREM GĀH

ashāunām6 fravashinām7 ghenānāmcha8 vīrōvānthwanām,9 yāiryāoscha10 hushitōish,11 amahecha12 hutāshtahe13 huraodhahe,14 verethraghnahecha15 ahuradhātahe,16 vanaintyāoscha uparatāto. Ashem Vohū 1.

Ahmāi raēshcha, Hazanghrem, Jasa me Avanghe Mazda, Kerfeh Mozd.

(13) I extol5 the worship,1 praise2 vivacity3 and the power4 of the Fravashis7 of the righteous (people),6 and of the women8 with their troops of heroes,9 the timely advent11 of the seasons,10 the shapely,13 beautiful14 Ama (i.e. yazata presiding over courage), Behram yazata,16 created by Ahura Mazda and Vananti Uparatāt17.

USHAHEN GĀH

(1) Khshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdāo. Ashem Vohū 3. Fravaranē mazdayasnō Zarathushtrish vīdaēvō Ahura-tkaeshō. Ushahināi8 ashaone9 ashahe10 rathwe11 yasnāicha12 vahmāicha13 khshnaothrāicha14 frasastayaēcha.15 berejyāi16 nmānyāicha17 ashaone18 ashahe19 rathwe,20 yasnāicha21 vahmāicha22 khshnaothrāicha23 frasastayaēcha,24 (2) Sraoshahe25 ashyehe26 ashivatō27 verethrājanō28 frādat-gaēthahe,29 Rashnaosh30 Razishtahe,31 Arshtātascha32 frādat-gaēthayāo33 varedatgaēthayāo,34 khshnaothra35 yasnāicha36 vahmāicha37 khshnaothrāicha38 frasastayaēcha,39 yathā Ahū Vairyō40 zaotā41 frā me42 mrūte,43 athā ratush ashāt-chit hacha44 frā ashava45 vīdhvāo46 mraotū.47

(1-2) At the time20 of the pure9 and holy10 period11 Ushahen8 when it is propitious to ask for one’s wishes16 to be fulfilled and when the authority, the master of the house17 (prays the creator Ahura Mazda),35 through propitiation35 of Sraosha (yazata),25 the pure,26 holy,27 victorious,28 bringing prosperity to the world,29 the Most Just31 Rashna (yazata),30 and Astad (yazata),32 the promoter and the increaser of the world,34 for the worship (of them all),36 praise37, propitiation38 and for (their) glorification39 may the Zaotar41 proclaim43 before me42 (the excellences of the sacred verses of) Yathā Ahū Vairyō.40 May (the Raspi who is) holy45 (and) learned46, announce47 (the excellences of these verses) athā ratush ashāt chit hacha.

(3) Ahurem Mazdām ashavanem ashahe ratūm yazamaide; Zarathushtrem ashavanem ashahe ratūm yazamaide; Zarathushtrahe ashaonō fravashīm yazamaide; Ameshe Spente ashaonām yazamaide. (4) Ashāunām vanguhīsh sūrāo spentāo fravashayō yazamaide, astvatō manakhyācha apanōtemem rathwām yazamaide, yaētushtemem yazatanām, hanghanushtemem ashahe rathwām aiwinasānstemem, jaghmūshtemām ashaonō ashahe rathwō ratufritīm yazamaide.iq

(5) Ushahinem1 ashavanem2 ashahe3 ratūm4 yazamaide;5 ushām6

iq For the translation, see Havan Gāh, above.

srīrām7 yazamaide;8 ushāonghem9 yazamaide,10 khshōithnīm11 raēvataspām,12 framen-narām,15 framen-narō-vīrām;14 yā15 khvāthravaiti16 nmānavaiti;17 ushāonghem18 yazamaide,19 revīm20 renyat-aspām,21 yā22 sanat23 avi24 haptō-karshvairīm25 zām;26 avām27 ushām28 yazamaide.29 Ahurem Mazdām30 ashavanem31 ashahe32 ratūm33 yazamaide;34 vohū manō35 yazamaide;36 Ashem Vahishtem37 yazamaide;38 khshathrem vairīm39 yazamaide;40 Spentām41 vanguhīm42 Ārmaitīm43 yazamaide.44

(5) We praise5 Usahahen Gah1 the righteous,2 the Lord of righteousness;3

we praise8 the beautiful7 Dawn,6 the light of the Dawn,9 shining11 with the radiant horses,12 agreeable or pleasing to men,15 heroic men14 which15 (light) (is) giving comfort and ease16 and belongs to the house and family.17 We praise19 the light of the Dawn,18 agile20 (and) of nimble-paced horses21, which22 is spread23 upon24 the seven regions of the earth.25 We praise29 this27

Dawn.28 We worship34 Ahura Mazda,30 Righteous,31 Lord33 of Righteousness.32 We worship36 (the Holy Immortal) Vohu Manah;35 we worship38 (the Bountiful Immortal) Asha Vahishta;37 we worship40 (the Bountiful Immortal) Sheherevar;39 we worship44 the good42 Spandarmad (Bountiful Immortal).43

(6) Berejīm1 ashavanem2 ashahe3 ratūm4 yazamaide,5 bereja6 vanghēush7 ashahe,8 bereja9 daēnayāo10 vanghuyāo11 māzdayasnōish,12 nmānyehe13 rathwō14 yasnāicha15 vahmāicha16 nmānimcha17 ashavanem18 ashahe19 ratūm20 yazamaide.21

(7) Sraoshem22 ashīm23 huraodhem24 verethrājanem25 frādatgaēthem26 ashavanem27 ashahe28 ratūm29 yazamaide;30 Rashnūm31 razistem32 yazamaide,33 Arshtātem34 frādat-gaēthām35 varedat-gaēthām36 yazamaide.37

(6) We praise5 Berejya1 the righteous,2 Lord4 of righteousness,3 with the blessing6 of the good7 righteousness,8 (and) with the blessing9 of the good11

Mazda-worshipping12 Religion,10 for the worship15 of Nmānya13 Ratu14 (i.e. principal master of the house) and for (his) praise.16 We praise21 “Nmānyo” (i.e. the chief Lord of the house)17 the holy,19 Lord20 of holiness.19

(7) We worship30 Sraosha (yazata)22 the holy,23 the Lord29 of righteousness,28 (who is) of good appearance,24 victorious,25 bringing prosperity to the world26 (and) righteousness.27 We worship33 the just32

Rashnu (yazata).31 We worship37 Astad (yazata),34 the promoter and the increaser of the world.36

(8) Thwām ātarem Ahurahe Mazdāo puthrem ashavanem ashahe ratūm yazamaide; hadha-zaothrem hadha-aiwyāonghanem imat baresma ashaya frastaretem, ashavanem ashahe ratūm yazamaide; Apām Naptārem yazamaide; Nairīm Sanghem yazamaide; takhmem Dāmōish upamanem yazatem yazamaide; iristanām urvānō yazamaide