1.1Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

2.1“Jāgaro cassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vihareyya sato sampajāno samāhito pamudito vippasanno ca tattha kālavipassī ca kusalesu dhammesu.“A mendicant should meditate wakeful, mendicants, mindful and aware, joyful and clear, and at times discern the skillful qualities in that state.2.2Jāgarassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno viharato satassa sampajānassa samāhitassa pamuditassa vippasannassa tattha kālavipassino kusalesu dhammesu dvinnaṁ phalānaṁ aññataraṁ phalaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—A mendicant who meditates in this way can expect one of two results:2.3diṭṭheva dhamme aññā, sati vā upādisese anāgāmitā”ti.enlightenment in this very life, or if there’s residue left behind, non-return.”

2.4Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.The Buddha spoke this matter.2.5Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:On this it is said:

3.1“Jāgarantā suṇāthetaṁ,∥“Listen up, wakeful ones!3.2ye suttā te pabujjhatha;And those asleep, wake up!3.3Suttā jāgaritaṁ seyyo,Wakefulness is better than sleep,3.4natthi jāgarato bhayaṁ.the wakeful have nothing to fear.

4.1Yo jāgaro ca satimā sampajāno,Those who are wakeful, mindful and aware,4.2Samāhito mudito vippasanno ca;immersed in samādhi, joyful and clear,4.3Kālena so sammā dhammaṁ parivīmaṁsamāno,rightly investigating the Dhamma in good time,4.4Ekodibhūto vihane tamaṁ so.at one, would banish the darkness.

5.1Tasmā have jāgariyaṁ bhajetha,∥That’s why you should apply yourself to wakefulness.5.2Ātāpī bhikkhu nipako jhānalābhī;A keen and alert mendicant, possessing absorption,5.3Saṁyojanaṁ jātijarāya chetvā,having cut the fetter of birth and old age,5.4Idheva sambodhimanuttaraṁ phuse”ti.would experience supreme awakening <j>in this very life.”

6.1Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

6.2Dasamaṁ.