>眾生被困厄 無量苦逼身
Sentient beings endure hardships and misfortune, as immeasurable suffering presses upon their bodies
>觀音妙智力 能救世間苦
But Avalokiteśvara's sublime wisdom and power are able to save the world from this suffering
>具足神通力 廣修智方便
Perfected in his transcendent powers, he widely practices the wisdom of skillful means—
>十方諸國土 無剎不現身
In all the worlds in all the ten directions, there are none in which he does not manifest his form
>種種諸惡趣 地獄鬼畜生
And all types of deplorable rebirth: into hell, as a ghost, or as a lower animal,
>生老病死苦 以漸悉令滅
And the sufferings of birth and aging, sickness and death—through him are these all finally made extinguished
>真觀清淨觀 廣大智慧觀
Perceiving with truth, and with purity; perceiving with all-encompassing wisdom
>悲觀及慈觀 常願常瞻仰
Perceiving with compassion and mercy—the constant aspiration and worship of the world

>無垢清淨光 慧日破諸闇
Shining pure and unblemished, his sun of wisdom pierces through all darkness,
>能伏災風火 普明照世間
A fire capable of overcoming all winds of calamity, whose universal light illuminates the world
>悲體戒雷震 慈意妙大雲
From the body of his compassion, his commandments quake like thunder, while from his mind of mercy, condensed into a great cloud,
>澍甘露法雨 滅除煩惱焰
He pours out the sweet nectar of the Dharma's rain, extinguishing all flames of worldly desire
>諍訟經官處 怖畏軍陣中
In passing before a judge to dispute a case, or while standing in battle formation, trembling with fear,
>念彼觀音力 眾怨悉退散
Should one keep Avalokiteśvara's powers in mind, all those who wish him ill shall scatter and disperse
>妙音觀世音 梵音海潮音
The sublime sound of Avalokiteśvara's brahmic voice is the sound of the ocean tides,
>勝彼世間音 是故須常念
Winning out over all those other noises of the world—and for this reason should he always be kept in one's thoughts
>念念勿生疑 觀世音淨聖
But one must not, for even a single thought, doubt the purity and sagacity of Avalokiteśvara,
>於苦惱死厄 能為作依怙
For amidst the sufferings of death and misfortune, he may serve as a refuge,
>具一切功德 慈眼視眾生
Resplendent in all perfected virtues, and with eyes of compassion gazing upon all beings,
>福聚海無量 是故應頂禮
His good merit amassed like an ocean, immeasurable—for these reasons does he deserve homage

妙法蓮華經觀世音菩薩普門品第二十五偈