I — God the Radiant

1 Who, O God, is Thy kin, of men? who honours Thee with worship? On whom dependent? who art Thou?

2 The kinsman, O God, of mankind, their well-beloved friend art Thou, a friend whom friends may supplicate.

3 Bring the Friend and the All-Seeing, bring the righteous hither to our great worship: bring them, O God, to Thine home.

II — God the Radiant

1 Meet to be worshipped and implored, showing in beauty through the gloom, the strong light is kindled well.

2 The strong light is enkindled well, even as the horse that brings the righteous: men with offerings pray to Him.

3 We will enkindle Thy light, the strong, we, hero, who are strong ourselves.

III — God the Radiant

1 Thy mighty flames, O God, when Thou art enkindled, rise on high, Thy bright flames, Thou refulgent One.

2 Beloved! let my ladles full of sacred oil come nigh to Thee. O God, accept our offerings!

3 I pray to God — may He hear! — the Guide with sweet tones, the Priest, wondrously splendid, rich in light.

V — God the Radiant

1 O King, the potent and terrific envoy, kindled for strength, is manifest in beauty. He shines, observant, with His lofty splendour; chasing black night He comes with white-rayed morning.

2 Having o'ercome the glimmering Black with beauty, and bringing forth the Dawn, the great Sire's daughter, holding aloft the radiant lights of the sun, as messenger of heaven He shines with treasures.

3 Attendant on the blessed Dawn the blessed hath come: the lover followeth his sister. Far-spreading with conspicuous lustre, He hath covered night with whitely-shining garments.

VI — God the Radiant

1 What is the praise wherewith, O God, Giver of strength, we, after Thine own wish and thought,

2 May serve Thee, O Child of Power, and with what worship's plan? What reverent word shall I speak here?

VII — God the Radiant

1 O God, come hither with Thy lights; we choose Thee as our guide; let the proffered ladle filled with offerings balm Thee, best of priests, to sit on sacred grass!

2 For unto Thee, O Giver of strength, move ladles in the worship. We pray to God, Child of Force, whose locks drop oil, foremost in sacred rites.

VIII — God the Radiant

1 Let our songs come anear to Him beauteous and bright with piercing flame, our worship with our homage unto Him much-lauded, very rich, for help:

2 To the All-knowing, to the Giver of strength, that He may give us precious gifts,

3 Immortal, from of old Priest among mortal men, whose tones are sweetest in the house!

X — God the Radiant

1 Invincible is God, He who goes before the tribes of men, a chariot swift and ever new.

2 By bringing offerings unto Him the mortal worshipper obtains a home from Him whose light is pure.

3 Inviolable power of the angels, subduing all His enemies, God is mightiest in fame.

XI — God the Radiant

1 May God, worshipped, bring us bliss: may the gift, blessed one! and worship bring bliss, yea, may our eulogies bring bliss.

2 Show forth the mind that brings success in war with fiends, wherewith Thou conquerest in fight! Bring down the many firm hopes of our enemies, and for Thy victory let us win!

XII — God the Radiant

1 O God, Thou who art the Lord of wealth in kine, Thou Giver of strength, bestow on us, O All-knowing, high renown.

2 He, kindled, good and wise, must be entreated with a song; shine, Thou of many forms, shine Thou with wealth on us.

3 And, O God, shining of Thyself by night and when the morning breaks, burn, Thou whose teeth are sharp, against the wicked.

XIII — God the Radiant

1 Exerting all our strength with thoughts of power we glorify in speech God, your dear familiar friend, the darling guest of every house:

2 Whom, served with sacrificial oil, like the Friend, men presenting gifts glorify with their songs of praise.

3 Much-lauded All-knowing, Him who sends offerings up to heaven, prepared in service of the righteous.

XIV — God the Radiant

1 The light, inflamed with fuel, in my song I sing, pure, bright, and steadfast set in front at worship. The wise All-knowing we implore with prayers for grace, the Sage, the Guide, bounteous, and void of guile.

2 Men, O God, in each age, have made Thee, deathless One, their envoy, offering-bearer, guard adorable. With reverence the angels and mortals have established Thee as ever-watchful and almighty household Lord.

3 Though, O God, ordering the works and ways of both, as envoy of the righteous Thou traversest both the realms. When we lay claim to Thy regard and gracious care, be Thou to us a thrice-protecting friendly guard!

XV — God the Radiant

1 Still turning to their aim in Thee, the hymns of the worshipper have come to Thee before the wind.

2 Even the waters find their place in Him whose threefold sacred grass is spread unbound, unlimited.

3 The station of the bounteous God, by His unconquerable aid, hath a fair aspect like the sun.