Song 16.9 (Yasna 51.9)
`,iOwAd ,mvtSxad ,UhAwha `,Ibia ,AtsuSx ,AhMaya
.,mvnawaCa ,Oyawas `,mvtNawgvrd ,Eh?eyaSAr
Transliterated Text:
ýãm xshnûtem rânôibyâ då
thwâ âthrâ suxrâ mazdâ
ayanghâ xshustâ aibî
ahvâhû daxshtem dâvôi
râshayenghê dregvañtem
savayô ashavanem.
Translated Text:
You grant happiness to both factions
through Your bright Fire, Wise One,
as well as through the purifying test.
This is the established principle of existence:
Sufferings for the wrongful,
and blessings for the righteous.
Commentary:
The Divine Fire—light, warmth and energy—would lead both the righteous and the wrongful to happiness. Since the righteous are on the right path, it is easier for them to reach the goal; however, the wrongful suffer the consequences of their actions, the purifying process, to reach the same place.
Pondering Point:
“By the fire embued in all existence will Mazda deliver onto truthfulness and deceitfulness their ultimate compensations.”