Gatha

So, show me righteousness which I continue to invoke. I am well accompanied by serenity. Ask us what we want to ask you. An inquiry by you amounts to an inquiry by the strong, because the Ruler makes one strong and powerful through you (the enlightenment).

I realized You, God Wise, to be progressive when I was encircled through good mind, and when I first learned from Your words that it would be difficult for me to teach people the devotion to practice what You told me is the best.

And You said: "You have come to understand righteousness, and have not paid attention to disobedience." I would, therefore, set myself so that revelation comes to me in the company of a splendid reward, and rewarding both factions (good and bad) with gain.

I realized You, God Wise, to be progressive when I was encircled by [enlightenment] through good mind, so that I attain my desired goals. Grant me a long life which no one has dared to ask for, the chosen existence, said to exist only in Your dominion.

Just as a wise and powerful man helps his friend, Wise One, give me Your enlightening support, ensuing from righteousness through Your dominion. I shall, then, motivate and lead those loyal to the teachings and all those who remember Your thought-provoking message.

I realized You, God Wise, to be progressive when I was encircled by it through good mind, and it showed that silent meditation is the best. One should never try to please wrongful people because they hold the righteous as [their enemies].

Therefore, Wise God, I, Zarathushtra choose for myself the very mentality of Yours, which is the most progressive. May righteousness breath a strong life in [the] body. May serenity prevail in the sun-bathed dominion. May the reward for actions be given through good mind.

This I ask You, tell me truly, Lord. How shall I reverently pay [homage to You]? Teach this to a friend like me, Wise One. Let us all be given help, through loving righteousness, so that it comes to us through good mind.

This I ask You, tell me truly, Lord. How shall one who, from the very beginning, seeks the best life, prosper? Indeed, such a person is, through righteousness, a great promoter and a treasure for all. He is, Wise One, a guardian, a mental life-healer, and a friend.