يا جارَ هَمدانَ مَن يَمُت يَرَني

مِن مُؤمِنٍ أَو مُنافِقٍ قَبلا

O neighbor Hamdan, whoever dies sees me

O neighbor of Hamdan, whoever dies shall see me,

Whether a believer or a hypocrite before

Whether he be a believer or a hypocrite, face to face.

يَعرِفُني طَرفَهُ وَأَعرِفُهُ

بِنَعتِهِ وَإِسمِهِ وَما فَعَلا

He recognizes my glance and I recognize him

His gaze will recognize me, and I shall recognize him,

By his attributes, his name and what he has done

By his attributes, his name, and the deeds he has done.

أَقولُ لِلنارِ وَهِيَ تُوقِدُ لِل

عَرضِ ذَريهِ لا تَقرَبي الرَجُلا

I say to the fire when it is lit for the

I will say to the Fire, as it blazes for the Reckoning:

Honor of his offspring: "Do not go near the man!"

"Leave him be! Do not draw near to this man,"

ذَريهِ لا تَقرَبيهِ إِنَّ لَهُ

حَبلاً بِحَبلِ الوَصِيِّ مُتَصِلا

His offspring, do not go near him, for he has

"Let him be, do not approach him, for indeed he holds"

A rope connected to the rope of the successor

"A rope firmly connected to the rope of the Successor."

وَأَنتَ عِندَ الصِراطِ مُعتَرِضي

فَلا تَخَف عَثرَةً وَلا زَلَلا

And you are at the Bridge, blocking

And you shall meet me at the Bridge of Sirat,

So do not fear stumbling or slipping

So fear neither a stumble there, nor a slip.

أَسقيكَ مِن بارِدٍ عَلى ظَمأٍ

تَخالَهُ في الحَلاوَةِ العَسَلا

I give you to drink, from something cool over thirst

I shall give you a cool drink to quench your thirst,

You imagine it in sweetness to be honey

Which, for its sweetness, you would deem to be honey.