The short version of the Egyptian Literature as well as the meaning with each paragraph

1. The Dead Man
Ariseth and
Singeth a Hymn to
the Sun

2. Homage to thee, O Ra, at thy
tremendous rising!
Thou risest! Thou shinest! the
heavens are rolled aside!
Thou art the King of Gods, thou
art the All-comprising,
From thee we come, in thee are
deified.
Meaning:
Praising
Ra (The
Ultimate
God of
Egyptians

3. Thy priests go forth at dawn; they
wash their hearts with laughter;
Divine winds move in music across
thy golden strings.
At sunset they embrace thee, as
every cloudy rafter
Flames with reflected color from thy
wings.
Meaning:
Reflecting
how His
will
spread.

4. Thou sailest over the zenith, and thy
heart rejoices;
Thy Morning Boat and Evening Boat
with fair winds meet together;
Before thy face the goddess Maat
exalts her fateful Feather,
And at thy name the halls of Anu
ring with voices.
Meaning:
Illustratio
n of the
glorious
era of
Egypt and
connectin
g it to Ra.

5. O Thou Perfect! Thou Eternal! Thou
Only One!
Great Hawk that fliest with the
flying Sun!
Between the Turquoise Sycamores
that risest, young for ever,
Thine image flashing on the bright
celestial river.
Meaning:
Epresses
his
Eternal
Image

6. Thy rays are on all faces; Thou art
inscrutable.
Age after age thy life renews its
eager prime.
Time whirls its dust beneath thee;
thou art immutable,
Maker of Time, thyself beyond all
Time.
Meaning:
Portrayin
g Ra as
creator of
Everythin
g

7. Thou passest through the portals
that close behind the night,
Gladdening the souls of them that
lay in sorrow.
The True of Word, the Quiet Heart,
arise to drink thy light;
Thou art To-day and Yesterday; Thou
art To-morrow!
Meaning:
Ra
receives
the Dead
and
causes
Life

8. Homage to thee, O Ra, who
wakest life from slumber!
Thou risest! Thou shinest! Thou
radiant face appears!
Millions of years have passed,
Millions of years shall come. Thou
art above the years!
Meaning:
Ra’s
existence
is
timeless.