The Gathas, or the Holy Songs of Zarathushtra, were translated by me into Persian about 20 years ago. They were in two big volumes of 500 to 600 pages each, and difficult to make a copy available to all Zoroastrians. To alleviate that, a few years back, I made available a book of 108 pages containing the 17 chapters of the Gathas in a fluent and easy to understand Persian language.

This presents book contains that simplified Persian translation [not available in the Web version] as will the English translation for the same. It is hoped that through this book, my co-religionists as well as all persons who are inclined to gain some knowledge of our prophet Zoroaster and his high and valuable teachings, achieve that knowledge.

With best wishes of the author for all the readers of this book and with the hope that I would have the opportunity of serving my Zoroastrian brothers and sisters somehow in future as well, even though insignificant, I remain,

Sincerely,
Mobed Firouz Azargoshasb
August 22, 1980

The Gathas are the divine songs of Zarathushtra which have remained intact as part of the Yasna, the oldest Zoroastrian scripture which has been passed down through history, and has come into our hands today. The Gathas is the only part of the Zoroastrian scripture which is directly attributed to Zarathushtra.

The Gathas is in five parts.

The first part is Ahunuvaiti Gatha in 7 chapters, which starts from Chapter 28 of the Yasna and ends in Chapter 34.

The second part is Ushtavad Gatha in 4 chapters, which starts from Chapter 43 of the Yasna and ends in Chapter 46.

The third part is Spentamad Gatha in 4 chapters, which starts from Chapter 47 of the Yasna and ends in Chapter 50.

The fourth part is Vohukhashatr Gatha in 1 chapter, which is Chapter 51 of the Yasna.

The fifth part is Vahestuesh Gatha in 1 chapter, which is Chapter 53 of the Yasna.

This electronic version of the Gathas of Zarathushtra is taken from the translation of the Gathas by Mobed Firouz Azargoshasb, which was printed by the Council of Iranian Mobeds of North America in March 1988. Permission to publish this electronic version was obtained from Mobed Mehraban Zarthoshty of Vancouver, Canada, in Aughst 1997.

Please feel free to copy, reproduce, or duplicate any part or all of this document for personal and scholarly purposes only, giving full credit to didst translator and source. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form for commercial purposes.