Yenghe hatam is one of the four major prayer formulas (the other three being

Ashem Vohu Ashem Vohu (, Avestan: 𐬀𐬴𐬆𐬨 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬏 aṣ̌əm vohū) is a very important prayer in Zoroastrianism. The Ashem Vohu, after the Ahunavar is considered one of the most basic, yet meaningful and powerful mantras in the religion. It ...

, Ahuna Vairya and

Airyaman ishya The airyaman ishya (; ''airyaman išya'', ''airyə̄mā išyō'') is Zoroastrianism's fourth of the four Gathic Avestan invocations. Name The prayer is named after its opening words, ''ā airyə̄mā išyō''. In present-day Zoroastrian usage, ...

) of the Gathic canon, that is, part of the group of texts composed in the more archaic dialect of the

Avestan language Avestan (), or historically Zend, is an umbrella term for two Old Iranian languages: Old Avestan (spoken in the 2nd millennium BCE) and Younger Avestan (spoken in the 1st millennium BCE). They are known only from their conjoined use as the scrip ...

and believed to have been composed by

Zoroaster Zoroaster,; fa, زرتشت, Zartosht, label=New Persian, Modern Persian; ku, زەردەشت, Zerdeşt also known as Zarathustra,, . Also known as Zarathushtra Spitama, or Ashu Zarathushtra is regarded as the spiritual founder of Zoroastria ...

Text and interpretation

ýenghê hâtãm âat ýesne paitî vanghô mazdå ahurô vaêthâ ashât hacâ ýånghãmcâ tãscâ tåoscâ ýazamaide.

The

Pahlavi Pahlavi may refer to: Iranian royalty *Seven Parthian clans, ruling Parthian families during the Sasanian Empire *Pahlavi dynasty, the ruling house of Imperial State of Persia/Iran from 1925 until 1979 **Reza Shah, Reza Shah Pahlavi (1878–1944 ...

and Parsi

Avestan Avestan (), or historically Zend, is an umbrella term for two Old Iranian languages: Old Avestan (spoken in the 2nd millennium BCE) and Younger Avestan (spoken in the 1st millennium BCE). They are known only from their conjoined use as the scrip ...

translations read:

:''That one (masculine or neuter singular) of the beings indeed is for worship'' :''who Mazda Ahura knows as better according to righteousness'' :''from the female beings also'' :''These ones (masculine) and these ones (feminine) we worship (the Amesha Spentas and Yazatas).''

Vazquez's liturgically inclined translation is:

:''They that are,'' :''Who are of any gender,'' :''Ahura Mazda knows through
Asha Asha (; also arta ; ae, 𐬀𐬴𐬀, translit=aṣ̌a/arta) is a Zoroastrian concept with a complex and highly nuanced range of meaning. It is commonly summarized in accord with its contextual implications of 'truth' and 'right(eousness)', 'ord ...
of their glorious sacrifices:'' :''Thus we offer them worship!''

References

External links

;Other texts on the religion of Ahura Mazda *http://www.zoroastrian.org/GathaSongs/supplements2.htm *http://www.zoroaster.com/ Zoroastrian prayer {{Zoroastrianism-stub