For the Best Mind, and for the Best word and deed
actuated by Truth,
From the Bountiful spirit of the Lord Mazda,
May He in Sovereign Authority and through the
spirit of Right-mindedness
Bestow upon us His two great blessings,
Perfecting integrity here and Immortality hereafter.

The best work of this Bountiful spirit, he fulfils
Endowed with the Good Mind, speaks word of wisdom,
Works with his hands as prompted by active Benevolence,
Inspired by the insight that Thou, O Mazda, art
the Father of Truth.

Thou art the Holy Lord of this Blessed spirit, O Mazda!
For in consultation with the Good Mind,
Thou hast created this world for our satisfaction,
And provided the protection of Armaity's
benevolence to bring us peace.

By this Bountiful spirit, O Mazda,
The evil-liars feel afflicted, but not so the righteous.
Whether a man's possession be great or small
Let him ever aspire to righteousness and abjure the wicked.

By this Bountiful spirit of Thine, O Mazda,
Thou hast assigned all that is best to the good;
But far from Thy Grace shall the evil have his portion,
The Liar, abiding, by his own deeds, in the home of
the Evil Mind.

By this Bountiful spirit of Thine, O Mazda
And through Thy Holy Fire,
Thou shalt apportion good and evil to the two
contending parties,
With Truth and Right-minded justice standing by
Thy side,
Verily, this shall cause many to hear Thy Message.

When at the time of awarding, men, with the help of
Truth shall vanquish the Lie;
When deceptions and untruths, for long decried, of
false gods and baser men stand exposed,
Then, at the time of salvation, there shall be full
adoration of Thy Glory !

Tell me, O Ahura, for Thou art the all-knowing,
Shall the righteous overcome the evil foe,
Even before the great crisis overtakes us?
For that were indeed a blessed event for the world's
regeneration.

O Benevolent, Omniscient Mazda!
To the man understanding Thy Message
Thou dost bestow the profound treasure of Thy
Teachings;
That which Thou hast established through Truth!
With an intelligence inspired by the Good Mind,
Verily, one becomes worthy of Thee, O Mazda!

Those whose minds move to uplifting thoughts
And those others whose minds turn to what is base,
Their words and deeds will reflect their thoughts;
For their choices will follow their sentiments.
Their ends will be different, as Thy Wisdom declares.

Let those who know how to rule well, and not the
evil rulers, rule us!
Let them rule us with wisdom - rule us with skill O Piety!
O Thou, bring humanity to perfection, and give
hallowed blessing for its future life!
Let man be active, zealously caring for his land
and creatures so that they may flourish.

For Armaity, the holy spirit of Rightmindedness,
with the power of determined thought,
Shall bless us with peace, prosperity and vigor of spirit.
For her, did Ahura Mazda make the plants grow,
through Truth's law of Nature,
At the time of the origination of Life.

O ye, who would be bound by the Good Mind, and
strive to spread the Truth,
O ye, who desire to sustain the Holy Cause,
Suppress all anger and violence,
Abandon all ill-will and strife!
Such benevolent men shall be in Thy Abode, O Ahura.

Will the joy of Thy good kingdom of Heaven,
Be the blessed state appointed for me, O Ahura!
What manifestation of Thy Truth shall be welcomed
by the pious
And inspire them to strive for the great deeds of the
Good Spirit?

When shall I know, O Mazda, how dost Thou
rule with truth and justice,
Over those who oppress and cast me in fear and doubt?
Let the scheme of Good Thought be made known to me,
Should not the savior-to-be know what the blessed
outcome shall be?

When shall good men come to understand and
spread Thy Wisdom, O Mazda?
When shall they remove the filthy evil of intoxication?
The evil by which the wicked sacrificers and the evil
lords of the lands
Make desolate the world!

When, O Mazda, shall Piety come with Truth in our lands,
When shall happy life in peaceful pastures come to
us through good rule?
Who shall bring peace to us from cruel and wicked men?
To whom shall the wisdom of the Good Mind come?

Such are the saviors of the earth,
Who, inspired by the Good Mind, cause betterment,
By actions in tune with the laws of Truth and justice.
They are indeed appointed by Thee to dispel
violence, O Mazda!

To me who has endeavoured to win over the
disaffected to the cause of Truth,
To me, the opposing Bandva has been a stubborn foe!
Come to me with Thy gift of helpful grace, O Mazda!
Through Thy Good-Mind inspire us to overcome this evil!

The teachings of this evil Bandva has long hindered
me in my work.
This harmful man has fallen away from Truth and Right!
He cares not that Armaity's right-mindedness brings prosperity,
Impervious is he to the influence of the Good Mind!

According to Thy Faith, O Mazda, the choice of
Righteousness is its own vindication,
The choice of evil, its own undoing;
Hence do I seek and strive for the fellowship of
Good Thought,
And renounce all association with the follower of Evil.

Those who by their evil tongue increase discord,
And those with ill purpose who spread violence and dissolution,
Those who seek to work with evil-doers and not with the good,
Verily, they would establish the heresy of Untruth,
the perverted system of the evil!

But he who cherishes Thy Way with the Good Mind
Is himself a promoter of abundance and prosperity,
A follower of the wisdom of Truth, an intimate of
Piety is he, O Mazda!
Verily, he shall be in Thy Kingdom of Heaven, with
all that is within, O Ahura!

I beseech Thee, O Mazda, reveal Thy Holy Plan,
Let Truth declare Thy Divine Wisdom,
So that we may ever choose and act aright
And make the truths of Thy Faith widely known.

Do thou listen to this. O Ahura!
Let him also listen who is endowed with the Good Mind,
Let him hear too who is inspired by the Spirit of Truth.
Who among my kinsman, who among my friends,
shall live by Thy Laws
And bring recognition of Thy Faith among the people?

Do thou bestow on Frashaoshtra a beneficent
alliance with Truth,
Verily, this I too ask of Thee, O Mazda Ahura,
And to us, bestow Thou the Good in Thy Holy Kingdom,
May we be, for all time, Thy inspired messengers!

Let the preceptor born to bring deliverance hear this
ordinance.
The man of Truth shall not work or rule in fellowship
with the evil-liar.
Souls partaking of Right, shall receive the excellent reward
At the judgment, O Jamaspa!

And this, O Mazda, rest in Thy care -
The good-minded and the souls of the righteous
with the spirit of Piety and veneration,
Protected in Thy great Dominion with undying power.

To the wicked rulers,
To the men of evil deeds, of evil words, of evil thoughts;
Their depraved souls shall go to meet them with that
which is foul.
In the House of the Lie, they shall verily find their abode.

How wilt Thou come to my help O Truth,
To Zarathushtra who am invoking Thee?
What hast Thou for me, O Good Mind?
And on me, who with songs of praise has been in
Thy grace O Mazda Ahura,
Bestow that which is the Best.

On whom can I count for help?
On whom can I depend to protect my possessions?
On whom but on Thy Truth,
And on Thyself, O Mazda Ahura, when invoked
with the Enlightened Mind!

Tell me, O Mazda, how should they act and work
Who care for this joy-giving world with its pastures?
Living upright lives under the recurring splendor of
the sun, apart from the repudiators,
Living ordered lives in harmony with the law of Truth,
These shall reap the Blessed Reward!

The resolute one who moved by the principles of Thy Faith
Extends the prosperity of order to his neighbors
And works the land the evil now hold desolate,
Earns through Righteousness, the Blessed Recompense
Thy Good Mind has promised in Thy Kingdom of Heaven.

With Truth moving my heart,
With Best Thought inspiring my mind,
With all the might of spiritual force within me,
I venerate Thee, O Mazda, with songs of Thy praise!
And at the Last, when I shall stand at Thy gate
I shall hear the echo of my prayers from Thy Abode of Songs.

To Thy Prophet inspired by Thy Truth, O Mazda,
To Thy Prophet revealing Thy Message in hymns,
Do Thou come with Thy Grace, O Lord!
Do Thou give him Thy hand of manifest help,
That he may bring enlightenment and bliss.

As I lift my voice in songs of Thy veneration,
Actuated by Truth to direct my speech to the right
path of wisdom;
Give to Zarathushtra, O Mazda, the inspiration of
the Good Mind to enunciate Thy ordinance.

Yoked are the ardent steeds of Thy veneration,
As we approach Thy realm, O Mazda,
Come, Great Power, unto me with Thy spirit of
Truth and Thy Good Mind,
Hasten thus unto my help!

Singing hymns of Thy praise, O Lord,
And with hands outstretched shall I approach Thee.
In adoration, with enlightenment from Truth and the
Good Mind
I shall verily reach Thy Presence, O Mazda!

With these hymns shall I come to Thee, O Lord!
To Thy Truth, aided by the deeds of the Good Mind,
Seeking earnestly the reward of the beneficent, and
receiving it,
I shall be master of my own destiny.

The good deeds that we shall perform as those we
have performed,
The things that are precious to the eye illumined by
the Good-Mind,
The radiance of the sun shimmering down which
heralds the day,
They all, in accord with Truth, testify to Thy glory,
O Mazda Ahura!

The poet of Thy praise, I call myself, O Mazda !
And so shall I remain, O Truth, as long as my
power lasts,
Let the World-Creator help me through the Good Mind,
Through His Grace let that be done which shall
most promote the Great Cause!