For the layman (non monks and nans)
Cira-parinibbutampi taṃ bhagavantaṃ saraṇaṃ gatā
The Blessed One, who long ago attained Parinibbāna, is our refuge.
Dhammañca Saṅghañca
So too are the Dhamma and the Sangha.
Tassa bhagavato sāsanaṃ yathāsati yathā-balaṃ manasikaroma anupaṭipajjāma
Attentively we follow the pathway of that Blessed One, with all of our mindfulness and strength.
Sā sā no paṭipatti
May then the cultivation of this practice
Imassa kevalassa dukkha-kkhandhassa antakiriyāya saṃvattatu
Lead us to the end of every kind of suffering.