Plain text of Book 19, Hymn 17
May God the Radiant from eastward guard me with His angels! To Him I go, in Him I rest: this fort I seek for refuge. May He protect me, may He be my guardian. I give my soul—All hail!—into His keeping.
2 May God, who sends the winds, protect me with the air from this region. To Him I go, in Him I rest.
3 May God the Provider, with His angels of might, guard me from the south. To Him I go, in Him I rest.
4 May God the All-Seeing, with His angels, guard me from this region. To Him I go, in Him I rest.
5 May God the Light-giver, with earth and heaven, from the western region guard me well. To Him I go, in Him I rest.
6 May waters joined with plants protect me, by God's command, from this region. To God I go, in Him I rest: this fort I seek for refuge. May He protect me, may He be my guardian. I give my soul—All hail!—into His keeping.
7 May God the Maker of all, with the seven sages, be my protector from the northern region. To Him I go, in Him I rest.
8 May God the Mighty, with the host of the storm angels, protect me from this region. To Him I go, in Him I rest.
9 May God, Lord of creatures, of generative power, with the firm foundation, save me from the nadir! To Him I go, in Him I rest.
10 May God, Lord of Prayer, joined by all His angels, protect me from the region of the zenith! To Him I go, in Him I rest: this fort I seek for refuge. May He protect me, may He be my guardian. I give my soul—All hail!—into His keeping.