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 Yea, I conceive Three mighty, Ahura Mazda, When aids Thine hand hath nurtured close appear , Aids which as rewards Thou'lt give for good or evil, Thy Fire's flame therewith, the strong in justice, And when to me Thy Good Mind's strength draws near.

So, in creation's birth when first I saw Thee Bounteous in vision later things portend, When deeds, most just, rewarding and words Thou givest Ill to the evil, pure blessing to the good By Thy just wisdom in this world's last end;

In which last changing Thou a spirit bounteous Comest with Thy pure Realm which wrong retrieves , By deeds of whom the settlements in Right are furthered; Laws unto these to teach devotion striveth, Laws of Thy wisdom which no man deceives!

Yea, I conceived Thee bounteous, Ahura Mazda, When the true-hearted searched my spirit's inner self Asking 'who art thou then?, and whenee thy coming? How for their questions now signs shall I show them, Signs in thy settlements and in thyself?'