Sogdian God

[Verse 1] Veshparkar xwrmɘxš θβag, rwšn’c wš čγ’rt šnɘy, prγrγw rwt’ βẘr xšwyš, čwyθ βγy bγrw zrwān. (Translation: “Veshparkar, bright god of oath, / Flame-born, rider of song, / Chariot racing on the shining wind, / You are the divine light of time.”) [Chant 1] Veshparkar, xwrmɘxš! γarw-tw βγyw θβag! tw βγ wš, tw šnɘy! (Translation: “Veshparkar, flaming one! / Turn to us, radiant god! / You are oath, you are song!”) [Verse 2] pɘrk’ βrw-nw spɘθr’, n’βγ xwšyn’ zrwān tw. xwš wš šwγ’ šnɘy, xrṭy βγ šaw zrwān. (Translation: “Your path is high across the stars, / The unending time belongs to you. / You are the joy of speech and song, / The divine road of golden hours.”) [Chant 2] xwrmɘxš! xwrmɘxš! zrwān! γrβw mɘ βγ wšn’, šwγ wš šnɘy! tw spɘθr’ ʾγnɘy! (Translation: “Flaming one! Flaming one of time! / Accept our divine speech, light-born song! / Your stars are fire!”) [Verse 3] nγrw βγ βγw xwšyn’, tw βγ šrγ-n’ nɘw srt’. pʾny βγn zrwān mɘ xwš, xwšy βγ rwšn rʾw. (Translation: “You, god of bright delight, / You are the guide through the dark sun. / Before the gods of time I rejoice, / In the brightness of your radiant way.”) [Chant 3] Veshparkar! γrβw rwt’! tw βγ prγrγw wš γrβ! tw šrγn ʾγnɘy! (Translation: “Veshparkar! Accept our chariot! / You are the voice of the rushing light! / You are the guide of fire!”) [Verse 4] rwšn’ βγ prw tw šnɘy, nɘw nɘw srt’ tw zrwān. xwš wš βγ šrγ-βrw, tw rwt’ šrγ ʾγn zrwān. (Translation: “The shining god sings through you, / Each new day is your time. / You are the bright god of above, / Your chariot blazes across the time-flame.”) [Chant 4] Veshparkar! rwšn’ βγ! nɘw ʾγn, nɘw šnɘy! θβag ʾγtw xwšy rwšn’! (Translation: “Veshparkar! Shining god! / New fire, new song! / Oath burns with radiant joy!”)