बर्हदbṛhad वयोvayo हिhi भानवेbhānave ऽरचा'rcā देवायाग्नयेdevāyāghnaye |

यमyam मित्रंmitraṃ नna परशस्तिभिरpraśastibhir मर्तासोmartāso दधिरेdadhire पुरःpuraḥ ||
GREAT power is in the beam of light, sing praise to, Agni, to the God
Whom men have set in foremost place like Mitra with their eulogies.
5.16.1
सsa हिhi दयुभिरdyubhir जनानांjanānāṃ होताhotā दक्षस्यdakṣasya बाह्वोःbāhvoḥ |

विvi हव्यमhavyam अग्निरaghnir आनुषगānuṣagh भगोbhagho नna वारमvāram रण्वतिṛṇvati ||
He by the splendour of his arms is Priest of every able man.
Agni conveys oblation straight, and deals, as Bhaga deals, his boons.
5.16.2
अस्यasya सतोमेstome मघोनःmaghonaḥ सख्येsakhye वर्द्धशोचिषःvṛddhaśociṣaḥ |

विश्वाviśvā यस्मिनyasmin तुविष्वणिtuviṣvaṇi समsam अर्येarye शुष्ममśuṣmam आदधुःādadhuḥ ||
All rests upon the laud and love of him the rich, high-flaming God,
On whom, loud-roaring, men have laid great strength as on a faithful friend.
5.16.3
अधाadhā हयhy अग्नaghna एषांeṣāṃ सुवीर्यस्यsuvīryasya मंहनाmaṃhanā |

तमtam इदid यह्वंyahvaṃ नna रोदसीrodasī परिpari शरवोśravo बभूवतुःbabhūvatuḥ ||
So, Agni, be the Friend of these with liberal gift of hero strength.
Yea, Heaven and Earth have not surpassed this Youthful One in glorious fame.
5.16.4
नूnū नna एहिehi वार्यमvāryam अग्नेaghne गर्णानghṛṇāna आā भरbhara |

येye वयंvayaṃ येye चca सूरयःsūrayaḥ सवस्तिsvasti धामहेdhāmahe सचोतैधिsacotaidhi पर्त्सुpṛtsu नोno वर्धेvṛdhe ||
O Agni, quickly come to us, and, glorified, bring precious wealth.
So we and these our princes will assemble for the good of all. Be near in fight to prosper us.
5.16.5