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

2.1“Tayome, bhikkhave, aggī.“Mendicants, there are these three fires.2.2Katame tayo?What three?2.3Rāgaggi, dosaggi, mohaggi—The fires of greed, hate, and delusion.2.4ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo aggī”ti.These are the three fires.”

2.5Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.The Buddha spoke this matter.2.6Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:On this it is said:

3.1“Rāgaggi dahati macce,“The fire of greed burns a mortal,3.2ratte kāmesu mucchite;lustful, infatuated by sensual pleasures;3.3Dosaggi pana byāpanne,while, fallen in the fire of hate,3.4nare pāṇātipātino.a person kills living creatures;

4.1Mohaggi pana sammūḷhe,and, bewildered by the fire of delusion,4.2ariyadhamme akovide;they miss the teaching of the noble ones.4.3Ete aggī ajānantā,Not recognizing these three fires,4.4sakkāyābhiratā pajā.people are caught up in substantial reality.

5.1Te vaḍḍhayanti nirayaṁ,They fill the ranks of hell,5.2tiracchānañca yoniyo;of birth as an animal,5.3Asuraṁ pettivisayaṁ,or of titans and ghosts,5.4amuttā mārabandhanā.not freed from Māra’s bonds.

6.1Ye ca rattindivā yuttā,But as to those committed day and night6.2sammāsambuddhasāsane;to the teaching of the Buddha:6.3Te nibbāpenti rāgaggiṁ,they extinguish the fire of greed,6.4niccaṁ asubhasaññino.always perceiving ugliness;

7.1Dosaggiṁ pana mettāya,while those supreme men7.2nibbāpenti naruttamā;extinguish the fire of hate with love;7.3Mohaggiṁ pana paññāya,and the fire of delusion with the wisdom7.4yāyaṁ nibbedhagāminī.that leads to penetration.

8.1Te nibbāpetvā nipakā,Having extinguished these fires, alert,8.2rattindivamatanditā;tireless all day and night,8.3Asesaṁ parinibbanti,they become fully extinguished,8.4asesaṁ dukkhamaccaguṁ.completely transcending suffering.

9.1Ariyaddasā vedaguno,Seers of the noble truths, knowledge masters,9.2sammadaññāya paṇḍitā;the astute, understanding rightly,9.3Jātikkhayamabhiññāya,directly know the ending of rebirth,9.4nāgacchanti punabbhavan”ti.they come not back to future lives.”

10.1Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

10.2Catutthaṁ.