Plain text of Book 4, Hymn 40
1 O All-Knowing, worshippers who err assail us as foes from the eastern quarter.
May they, turned back, be pained for their harming. I drive them backward with my prayer.
2 O All-Knowing, worshippers who err assail us as foes from the southern quarter.
May they, turned back, be pained for their harming. I drive them backward with my prayer.
3 O All-Knowing, worshippers who err assail us as foes from the western quarter.
Be they turned and troubled for their harming! I drive them backward with my prayer.
4 O All-Knowing, worshippers who err assail us as foes from the northern quarter.
Be they turned and troubled for their harming! I drive them backward with my prayer.
5 O All-Knowing, worshippers who err assail us as foes from the steadfast quarter below.
Let them be turned and troubled for their harming. I drive them backward with my prayer.
6 Those who err in worship, O All-Knowing, assail us from the air, from the midway quarter.
Be they turned and troubled for their harming! I drive them backward with my prayer.
7 Those who err in worship assail us, O All-Knowing, from above, from the lofty quarter.
Be they turned and troubled for their wronging! I drive them backward with my prayer.
8 Those from all points assail us, All-Knowing, who err in worship from intermediate regions.
Let them be turned and troubled for their wronging. I drive them backward with my prayer.