एना वो ऽ अग्निं नमसोर्जो नपातम् आ हुवे । प्रियं चेतिष्ठम् अरतिꣳ स्वध्वरं विश्वस्य दूतम् अमृतम् ॥
enā vo ' agniṃ namasorjo napātam ā huve | priyaṃ cetiṣṭham aratim̐ svadhvaraṃ viśvasya dūtam amṛtam ||
Roman (IAST) transliteration rendered by HREEM from the edition's Devanagari; the Devanagari is the edition's own.
With this my reverent hymn I call Agni for you, the Son of Strength, Dear, wisest envoy, served with noble sacrifice, immortal messenger of all.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 7.16.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.