कविः कवित्वा दिवि रूपम् आसजद् अप्रभूती वरुणो निर् अपः सृजत् । क्षेमं कृण्वाना जनयो न सिन्धवस् ता अस्य वर्णं शुचयो भरिभ्रति ॥
kaviḥ kavitvā divi rūpam āsajad aprabhūtī varuṇo nir apaḥ sṛjat | kṣemaṃ kṛṇvānā janayo na sindhavas tā asya varṇaṃ śucayo bharibhrati ||
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
The Sage hath fixed his form by wisdom in the heavens: Varuna with no violence let the waters flow. Like women-folk, the floods that bring prosperity have you lit his hue and colour as they gleamed and shone.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)