Atharvaveda · Sūkta 19.50

19.50.1

अध रात्रि तृष्टधूममशीर्षाणमहिं कृणु ।
अक्षौ वृकस्य निर्जह्यास्तेन तं द्रुपदे जहि ॥ १९.५०.१ ॥

Now, O Night, make him a headless serpent of bitter smoke; tear out both eyes of the wolf, and with them strike him down in the wooden fetter.

ये ते रात्र्यनड्वाहस्तीक्ष्णशृङ्गाः स्वाशवः ।
तेभिर्नो अद्य पारयाति दुर्गाणि विश्वहा ॥ १९.५०.२ ॥

O Night, with those draught-oxen of yours, sharp-horned and swift-running, carry us today and always across the hard places.

रात्रिंरात्रिमरिष्यन्तस्तरेम तन्वा वयम् ।
गम्भीरमप्लवा इव न तरेयुररातयः ॥ १९.५०.३ ॥

Night after night, unharmed, may we cross over with our bodies; as people without a boat cannot cross deep water, so may enemies not cross over us.

यथा शाम्याकः प्रपतन्न् अपवान् नानुविद्यते ।
एवा रात्रि प्र पातय यो अस्मामभ्यघायति ॥ १९.५०.४ ॥

Just as a shaft that has fallen forth is not found again, so, O Night, cast down the one who plots evil against us.

अप स्तेनं वासयो गोअजमुत तस्करम् ।
अथो यो अर्वतः शिरोऽभिधाय निनीषति ॥ १९.५०.५ ॥

Drive away the thief and the robber of cattle and goats; and whoever would lift up the head of a horse and lead it away.

यदद्य रात्रि सुभगे विभजन्त्ययो वसु ।
यदेतदस्मान् भोजय यथेदन्यान् उपायसि ॥ १९.५०.६ ॥

O auspicious Night, when people today apportion wealth, let this make us partake of it too; as you go to others, so come to us as well.

उषसे नः परि देहि सर्वान् रात्र्यनागसः ।
उषा नो अह्ने आ भजादहस्तुभ्यं विभावरि ॥ १९.५०.७ ॥

O Night, hand over all of us, the sinless, to Dawn. May Uṣas allot us our share of the day; O radiant one, the day is yours too.