Atha kho sabhiyo paribbājako bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinanditvā anumoditvā attamano pamudito udaggo pītisomanassajāto uṭṭhāyāsanā ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā yena bhagavā tenañjaliṁ paṇāmetvā bhagavantaṁ sammukhā sāruppāhi gāthāhi abhitthavi:
Kemudian Sabhiya, sang pengembara, setelah menyetujui dan mengapresiasi apa yang dikatakan Sang Bhagavā, dengan gembira, bersukacita, penuh kegembiraan dan kebahagiaan, bangkit dari duduknya, merapikan jubahnya di satu bahu, menangkupkan kedua telapak tangan menghadap Sang Bhagavā, dan memuji Sang Bhagavā di hadapan-Nya dengan syair-syair yang layak:
And then, having approved and agreed with what the Buddha said, uplifted and elated, full of rapture and happiness, Sabhiya rose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms toward the Buddha, and extolled the Buddha in his presence with fitting verses: