Behold! Uṣas appeareth upon the horizon, the radiant goddess wreathed in crimson and gold. She breaketh forth from the eastern sky like a bride adorned for her wedding, and all the earth trembleth at her coming.

She riseth naked and unashamed, her breasts full and gleaming, her thighs glistening with dew from the night just passed. Her bright arms stretch out across the heavens, pushing back the darkness that hath clung to the world through the long watches of the night. The shadows flee before her; the stars grow pale and fade away.

She descendeth upon the earth like a young maiden dancing, her feet swift and graceful, her movements full of life and promise. Where she toucheth, the grass springeth green. Where she passeth, the flowers open their petals. The birds burst into song at the sound of her approach. All creatures stir and awaken, ready to greet the new day.

O Uṣas, eternal dawn, thou who art born anew each morning and yet never dost grow old! Thou art the mother of all things, the giver of life and light. In thee dwelleth the secret of renewal, the promise that no darkness shall endure forever, that no night shall hold the world in thrall.

Come to us, O radiant one. Touch our eyes that we might see. Warm our hearts that we might feel the joy of living. Guide our feet along the paths of righteousness. We worship thee, we honor thee, we are grateful for thy coming. Praise be to Uṣas, the ever-returning dawn.