bai ro tsa na nam mkha' mtha' dang mnyam/ /

ska cog zhang gsum nyi zla zung 'brel dang/ /

rin chen bzang po tho rangs skar chen 'dra/ /

kho bo cag ni srin bu me khyer tsam/ /

Vairotsana was like the boundless sky itself,

Kawa, Chok and Shyang were like the sun and moon,

Rinchen Zangpo was like the great dawn star—

Compared to them, we are like mere fireflies.