तेजो वावाद्भयो भूयस्तद्वा एतद्वायु-मागृह्याकाशमभितपति तदाहुर्निशोच-ति नितपति वर्षिष्यति वा इति तेजएव तत्पूर्वं दर्शयित्वाथापः सृजते तदे-तदूर्ध्वाभिश्च तिरश्चीभिश्च विद्युद्गिराह्ला-दाश्चरन्ति तस्मादाहुर्विद्योतते स्तनयतिवर्षिष्यति वा इति तेज एव तत्पूर्वं दर्श-यित्वाथापः सृजते तेज उपास्स्वेति ॥ १ ॥
In plain words
Fire is greater than water. Taking hold of the wind, it heats the sky all around; then people say: 'It is hot, it is scorching, it is going to rain.' First fire displays its own form, and then it creates water. With upward and sideways flashes of lightning and rumbling thunder, it moves across the sky. Therefore people say: 'It lightens, it thunders, it is going to rain.' Having first manifested itself as fire, it then creates water. Meditate upon fire.
Close to the Sanskrit
Fire indeed is greater than water. That same this, taking the wind and heating space all around—then they say: 'It glows, it burns intensely, it will rain or'—having shown that fire alone first, then it creates waters. That this, with upward and with transverse lightnings and joys they move. Therefore they say: 'It flashes, it thunders, it will rain or'—having shown that fire alone first, then it creates waters. Meditate on fire as such.