1“Who’s your friend abroad?
Who’s your friend at home?
Who’s your friend in need?
Who’s your friend in the next life?”

2“A caravan is your friend abroad.
Mother is your friend at home.
A comrade in a time of need
is a friend time and again.
But the good deeds you’ve done yourself—
that’s your friend in the next life.”

1"Kiṁsu pavasato mittaṁ,
kiṁsu mittaṁ sake ghare;
Kiṁ mittaṁ atthajātassa,
kiṁ mittaṁ samparāyikan"ti.

2"Sattho pavasato mittaṁ,
mātā mittaṁ sake ghare;
Sahāyo atthajātassa,
hoti mittaṁ punappunaṁ;
Sayaṅkatāni puññāni,
taṁ mittaṁ samparāyikan"ti.