Transliterated Text:
ýânîm
manô ýânîm vacô ýânîm shyaothnem
ashaonô zarathushtrahe.
ferâ ameshâ speñtâ gâthå gêurvâin.
nemô vê gâthå ashaonîsh!
Translated Text (By Ratu Jafarey):
Ideal are the thoughts, ideal the words, ideal the deeds
of the Righteous Zarathushtra.
Let the ever-living promulgators present the Gathas.
Homage to the righteous Gathas!
Note: This introductory
salutation was, most probably, composed by an early reciter of the Gathas who
was himself/herself a devout promulgator of the Sublime Songs and a great preacher
of the Divine Doctrine. It has been faithfully preserved by those who followed
this teacher and gave it a high position.