1 I send my voice as herald to the skilful artisans; I crave the white cow for the overspreading. Wind-sped, the skilful ones in rapid motion have in an instant compassed round the heaven.

2 What time the artisans had with care and marvels done proper service to assist their parents, they won the friendship of the righteous; the sages carried away the fruit of their devotion.

3 May God, the Mighty, protect our worship, Who gave to those who made their parents, who were lying like posts that moulder, young again, skill and strength.

4 As for a year the artisans kept the milch-cow, throughout a year fashioned and formed her body, and through a year's space still sustained her brightness, through these their labours they were honoured with everlasting reward.

5 Two beakers let us make, thus said the eldest. Let us make three, this was the younger's sentence. Four beakers let us make, thus spoke the youngest. The Maker approved this rede of yours, O artisans.

6 The men spake truth and even so they acted: this godly way of theirs the artisans followed. And the Maker, when He looked on the four beakers resplendent as the day, approved.

7 When for twelve days the artisans joyed reposing as guests of Him who never may be hidden, they made fair fertile fields, they brought the rivers. Plants spread o'er deserts, waters filled the hollows.

8 May they who formed the swift car, bearing heroes, and the cow omniform and all-impelling, even may they form wealth for us, the artisans, dexterous-handed, deft in work and gracious.

9 So in their work the righteous had satisfaction, pondering it with thought and mental insight. The expert artificer of the righteous was Vaja, the Mighty One's craftsman was Rbhuksan, the All-Seeing One's was Vibhvan.

10 They who made glad with devotion and praises, wrought the two bays, His docile steeds, for the Mighty One, artisans, as those who wish a friend to prosper, bestow upon us gear and growth of riches.

11 This day have they set gladdening drink before you. Not without toil are the righteous inclined to friendship. Therefore do ye who are so great, O artisans, vouchsafe us treasures at this third offering.