11th of dhul-qa'dah: Birth of Imam Ali Ridha (as)

اَللَّهُمَّ طَهِّرْنِي وَطَهِّرْ قَلْبِي

allahumma tahhirni wa tahhir qalbi

O Allah, (please) cleanse me, cleanse my heart,

وَٱشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي

washrah li sadri

expand my breast,

وَأَجْرِ عَلَىٰ لِسَانِي مِدْحَتَكَ وَٱلثَّنَاءَ عَلَيْكَ

wa ajri `ala lisani midhatika walththana'a `alayka

and let Your praise and eulogy flow out from my tongue;

فإِنَّهُ لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِكَ

fa'innahu la hawla wa la quwwata illa bika

since indeed there is neither might nor power except with You.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْهُ لِي طَهُوراً وَشِفاءً

allahumma ij`alhu li tahuran wa shifa'an

O Allah, (please) establish it as a means of cleansing and healing for me.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

bismi allahi alrrahmani alrrahimi

In the name of Allah; the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ وَبِٱللَّهِ

bismi allahi wa billahi

In the Name of Allah (I begin), in Allah (I trust),

وَإِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ وَإِلَىٰ ٱبْنِ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ

wa ila allahi wa ila ibni rasuli allahi

to Allah and towards the son of Allah’s Messenger (I trun my face).

حَسْبِيَ ٱللَّهُ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ

hasbiya allahu tawakkaltu `ala allahi

Allah is Sufficient unto me and on Allah do I rely.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِلَيْكَ تَوَجَّهْتُ وَإلَيْكَ قَصَدْتُ

allahumma ilayka tawajjahtu wa ilayka qasadtu

O Allah, I have set out to You, directed toward You,

وَمَا عِنْدَكَ أَرَدْتُ

wa ma `indaka aradtu

and desired for what You have in possession.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِلَيْكَ وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي

allahumma ilayka wajjahtu wajhi

O Allah, to You am I turning my face

وَعَلَيْكَ خَلَّفْتُ أَهْلِي وَمَالِي وَمَا خَوَّلْتَنِي

wa `alayka khallaftu ahli wa mali wa ma khawwaltani

and with You do I keep my family members, my property, and everything with which You have allowed me to behave.

وَ بِكَ وَثِقْتُ فَلاَ تُخَيِّبْنِي

wa bika wathiqtu fala tukhayyibni

I have trusted in You; so, do not disappoint me.

يَا مَنْ لاََ يُخَيِّبُ مَنْ أَرَادَهُ

ya man la yukhayyibu man aradahu

O He Who saves those who trust in Him from disappointment

وَلاَ يُضَيِّعُ مَنْ حَفِظَهُ

wa la yudayyi`u man hafizahu

and He Who does not give up those whom He safeguards.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

وَٱحْفَظْنِي بِحِفْظِكَ

wahfazni bihifzika

and guard me under Your custody,

فَإِنَّهُ لا يَضِيعُ مَنْ حَفِظْتَ

fa'innahu la yadi`u man hafizta

since nothing that You guard may be ruined.

اَللَّهُمَّ طَهِّرْنِي وَطَهِّرْ لِي قَلْبِي

allahumma tahhirni wa tahhir li qalbi

O Allah, (please) cleanse me, cleanse my heart for me,

وَٱشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي

washrah li sadri

expand my breast,

وَأَجْرِ عَلَىٰ لِسَانِي مِدْحَتَكَ وَمَحَبَّتَكَ وَٱلثَّنَاءَ عَلَيْكَ

wa ajri `ala lisani midhatika wa mahabbataka walththana'a `alayka

and let Your praise, eulogy, and love flow out from my tongue;

فإِنَّهُ لاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِكَ

fa'innahu la quwwata illa bika

since indeed there is no power except with You.

وَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ قِوَامَ دِينِي

wa qad `alimtu anna qiwama dini

I know for sure that the basis of my faith

ٱلتَّسْلِيمُ لأَمْرِكَ وَٱلِٱتِّبَاعُ لِسُنَّةِ نَبِيِّكَ

alttaslimu li'amrika walittiba`u lisunnati nabiyyika

is to submit to Your decree, to keep to the traditions of Your Prophet,

وَٱلشَّهَادَةُ عَلَىٰ جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ

walshshahadatu `ala jami`i khalqika

and to bear witness to all Your creatures.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْهُ لِي شِفَاءً وَنُوراً

allahumma ij`alhu li shifa'an wa nuran

O Allah, (please) make it curative and light for me.

إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

innaka `ala kulli shay'in qadirun

You verily have power over all things.

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

allahu akbaru

Allah is the Most Great.

لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ

la ilaha illa allahu

There is no god save Allah.

سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ

subhana allahi

All glory be to Allah.

ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

alhamdu lillahi

All praise be to Allah.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ وَبِٱللَّهِ

bismi allahi wa billahi

In the Name of Allah (I begin), in Allah (I trust),

وَعَلَىٰ مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ

wa `ala millati rasuli allahi

and the course of Allah’s Messenger (I follow),

صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi

peace be upon him and his Household.

أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ

ashhadu an la ilaha illa allahu

I bear witness that there is no god save Allah,

وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ

wahdahu la sharika lahu

One and Only God and having no partner.

وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ

wa ashhadu anna muhammadan `abduhu wa rasuluhu

And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger

وَأَنَّ عَلِيّاً وَلِيُّ ٱللَّهِ

wa anna `aliyyan waliyyu allahi

and `Ali is Allah’s most intimate servant.

أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ

ashhadu an la ilaha illa allahu

I bear witness that there is no god save Allah,

وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ

wahdahu la sharika lahu

One and Only God and having no partner.

وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ

wa ashhadu anna muhammadan `abduhu wa rasuluhu

And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger,

وَأَنَّهُ سَيِّدُ ٱلأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلآخِرِينَ

wa annahu sayyidu al-awwalina wal-akhirina

the chief of the past and the coming generations,

وَأَنَّهُ سَيِّدُ ٱلأَنْبِيَاءِ وَٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

wa annahu sayyidu al-anbiya'i walmursalina

and the chief of the Prophets and Messengers.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin

O Allah, (please) bless Muhammad,

عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ وَنَبِيِّكَ

`abdika wa rasulika wa nabiyyika

Your servant, messenger, prophet,

وَسَيِّدِ خَلْقِكَ أَجْمَعِينَ

wa sayyidi khalqika ajma`ina

and the chief of all Your creatures,

صَلاَةً لاَ يَقْوَىٰ عَلَىٰ إِحْصَائِهَا غَيْرُكَ

salatan la yaqwa `ala ihsa'iha ghayruka

with such blessings that none can calculate save You.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ أَمِيرِ ٱلْمُؤمِنِينَ

allahumma salli `ala amiri almu'minina

O Allah, (please) bless the Commander of the Faithful

عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ

`aliyyi bni abi talibin

`Ali the son of Abi-Talib,

عَبْدِكَ وَأَخِي رَسُولِكَ

`abdika wa akhi rasulika

Your servant and the brother of Your Messenger,

ٱلَّذِي ٱنْتَجَبْتَهُ بِعِلْمِكَ

alladhi intajabtahu bi`ilmika

whom You have selected on the basis of Your knowledge

وَجَعَلْتَهُ هَادِياً لِمَنْ شِئْتَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

wa ja`altahu hadiyan liman shi'ta min khalqika

and thus made lead (to the truth) whomever You willed amongst Your creatures

وَٱلدَّلِيلَ عَلَىٰ مَنْ بَعَثْتَهُ بِرِسَالاَتِكَ

walddalila `ala man ba`athtahu birisalatika

and made the guide to those whom You sent with Your messages,

وَدَيَّانَ ٱلدِّينِ بِعَدْلِكَ

wa dayyana alddini bi`adlika

the establisher of the true religion owing to Your justice,

وَفَصْلِ قَضَائِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ

wa fasli qada'ika bayna khalqika

the decisive judge among Your creatures,

وَٱلْمُهَيْمِنَ عَلَىٰ ذٰلِكَ كُلِّهِ

walmuhaymina `ala dhalika kullihi

and the prevalent over all that.

وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْهِ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa alssalamu `alayhi wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon him.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ فَاطِمَةَ

allahumma salli `ala fatimata

O Allah, (please) send blessings on Fatimah

بِنْتِ نَبِيِّكَ

binti nabiyyika

the daughter of Your Prophet,

وَزَوْجَةِ وَلِيِّكَ

wa zawjati waliyyika

the wife of Your friend,

وَأُمِّ ٱلسِّبْطَيْنِ ٱلْحَسَنِ وَٱلْحُسَيْنِ

wa ummi alssibtayni alhasani walhusayni

the mother of the two grandsons al-Hasan and al-Husayn

سَيِّدَيْ شَبَابِ أَهْلِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ

sayyiday shababi ahli aljannati

the two chiefs of the youth of Paradise;

ٱلطُّهْرَةِ ٱلطَّاهِرَةِ ٱلْمُطَهَّرَةِ

alttuhrati alttahirati almutahharati

(she is) the genuinely pure, the immaculate, the purified,

ٱلتَّقِيَّةِ ٱلنَّقِيَّةِ ٱلرَّضِيَّةِ ٱلزَّكِيَّةِ

alttaqiyyati alnnaqiyyati alrradiyyati alzzakiyyati

the pious, the perfect, the pleased, the pristine,

سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ أَجْمَعِينَ

sayyidati nisa'i ahli aljannati ajma`ina

and the doyenne of all the women of Paradise,

صَلاَةً لاَ يَقْوَىٰ عَلَىٰ إِحْصَائِهَا غَيْرُكَ

salatan la yaqwa `ala ihsa'iha ghayruka

(bless her) with such blessings that none can count except You.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ ٱلْحَسَنِ وَٱلْحُسَيْنِ

allahumma salli `ala alhasani walhusayni

O Allah, (please) send blessings upon al-Hasan and al-Husayn,

سِبْطَيْ نَبِيِّكَ

sibtay nabiyyika

the two grandsons of Your Prophet,

وَسَيِّدَيْ شَبَابِ أَهْلِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ

wa sayyiday shababi ahli aljannati

the two chiefs of the youth of Paradise,

ٱلْقَائِمَيْنِ فِي خَلْقِكَ

alqa'imayni fi khalqika

the two who establish authority among Your creatures,

وَٱلدَّلِيلَيْنِ عَلَىٰ مَنْ بَعَثْتَ بِرِسَالاَتِكَ

walddalilayni `ala man ba`athta birisalatika

who guide to those whom You sent with Your messages,

وَدَيَّانَيِ ٱلدِّينِ بِعَدْلِكَ

wa dayyanay alddini bi`adlika

who manage the religious affairs on the basis of Your justice,

وَفَصْلَيْ قَضَائِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ

wa faslay qada'ika bayna khalqika

and who judge on the basis of Your decrees among Your creatures.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ عَلِيِّ بْنِ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ

allahumma salli `ala `aliyyi bni alhusayni

O Allah, (please) send blessings upon `Ali the son of al-Husayn,

عَبْدِكَ ٱلْقَائِمِ فِي خَلْقِكَ

`abdika alqa'imi fi khalqika

Your servant who undertakes Your mission among Your creatures,

وَٱلدَّلِيلِ عَلَىٰ مَنْ بَعَثْتَ بِرِسَالاَتِكَ

walddalili `ala man ba`athta birisalatika

who guides to those whom You sent with Your messages,

وَدَيَّانِ ٱلدِّينِ بِعَدْلِكَ

wa dayyani alddini bi`adlika

who manages the religious affairs on the basis of Your justice,

وَفَصْلِ قَضَائِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ

wa fasli qada'ika bayna khalqika

who judges according to Your decrees among Your creatures,

سَيِّدِ ٱلْعَابِدِينَ

sayyidi al`abidina

and who is the prime of all worshippers.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadi bni `aliyyin

O Allah, (please) send blessings on Muhammad the son of `Ali,

عَبْدِكَ وَخَلِيفَتِكَ فِي أَرْضِكَ

`abdika wa khalifatika fi ardika

Your servant and Your representative in Your lands,

بَاقِرِ عِلْمِ ٱلنَّبِيِّينَ

baqiri `ilmi alnnabiyyina

who split asunder the knowledge of the Prophets.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ٱلصَّادِقِ

allahumma salli `ala ja`fari bni muhammadin alssadiqi

O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Ja`far the son of Muhammad,

عَبْدِكَ وَوَلِيِّ دِينِكَ

`abdika wa waliyyi dinika

Your servant, the authority of Your religion,

وَحُجَّتِكَ عَلَىٰ خَلْقِكَ أَجْمَعِينَ

wa hujjatika `ala khalqika ajma`ina

Your argument against all of Your creatures,

ٱلصَّادِقِ ٱلْبَارِّ

alssadiqi albarri

the veracious, and the dutiful.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ

allahumma salli `ala musa bni ja`farin

O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Musa the son of Ja`far,

عَبْدِكَ ٱلصَّالِحِ

`abdika alssalihi

Your righteous servant,

وَلِسَانِكَ فِي خَلْقِكَ

wa lisanika fi khalqika

Your spokesman among Your creatures,

ٱلنَّاطِقِ بِحُكْمِكَ

alnnatiqi bihukmika

who speaks with Your judgment,

وَٱلْحُجَّةِ عَلَىٰ بَرِيَّتِكَ

walhujjati `ala bariyyatika

and who is the argument against Your created beings.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ عَليِّ بْنِ مُوسَىٰ

allahumma salli `ala `aliyyi bni musa

O Allah, (please) send blessings upon `Ali the son of Musa,

ٱلرِّضَا ٱلْمُرْتَضَىٰ

alrrida almurtada

the cordial, the well-pleased,

عَبْدِكَ وَوَلِيِّ دِينِكَ

`abdika wa waliyyi dinika

the servant of You, the authority of Your religion,

ٱلْقَائِمِ بِعَدْلِكَ

alqa'imi bi`adlika

who undertakes the mission with Your justice,

وَٱلدَّاعِي إِلَىٰ دِينِكَ وَدِينِ آبَائِهِ ٱلصَّادِقِينَ

waldda`i ila dinika wa dini aba'ihi alssadiqina

who calls to the religion of You and of his veracious fathers;

صَلاَةً لاََ يَقْوَىٰ عَلَىٰ إِحْصَائِهَا غَيْرُكَ

salatan la yaqwa `ala ihsa'iha ghayruka

(bless him) with such blessings that none can count except You.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadi bni `aliyyin

O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad the son of `Ali,

عَبْدِكَ وَوَلِيِّكَ

`abdika wa waliyyika

Your servant, Your authority,

ٱلْقَائِمِ بِأَمْرِكَ

alqa'imi bi'amrika

who undertakes the mission by Your command

وَٱلدَّاعِي إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِكَ

waldda`i ila sabilika

and calls to Your path.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ عَليِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala `aliyyi bni muhammadin

O Allah, (please) send blessing upon `Ali the son of Muhammad,

عَبْدِكَ وَوَلِيِّ دِينِكَ

`abdika wa waliyyi dinika

Your servant and the authority of Your religion.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ ٱلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ

allahumma salli `ala alhasani bni `aliyyin

O Allah, (please) send blessings upon al-Hasan the son of `Ali

ٱلْعَامِلِ بِأَمْرِكَ

al`amili bi'amrika

who carries out Your commands,

ٱلْقَائِمِ فِي خَلْقِكَ

alqa'imi fi khalqika

who undertakes the mission among Your creatures,

وَحُجَّتِكَ ٱلْمُؤَدِّي عَنْ نَبِيِّكَ

wa hujjatika almu'addi `an nabiyyika

Your argument who acts on behalf of Your Prophet,

وَشَاهِدِكَ عَلَىٰ خَلْقِكَ

wa shahidika `ala khalqika

Your witness on Your creatures,

ٱلْمَخْصُوصِ بِكَرَامَتِكَ

almakhsusi bikaramatika

the exclusively endued with Your honor,

ٱلدَّاعِي إِلَىٰ طَاعَتِكَ وَطَاعَةِ رَسُولِكَ

aldda`i ila ta`atika wa ta`ati rasulika

and the caller to the obedience to You and to Your Messenger.

صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

salawatuka `alayhim ajma`ina

Your blessings be upon them all.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ حُجَّتِكَ وَوَلِيِّكَ

allahumma salli `ala hujjatika wa waliyyka

O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Your argument and authority

ٱلْقَائِمِ فِي خَلْقِكَ

alqa'imi fi khalqika

who undertakes the mission among Your creatures

صَلاَةً تَامَّةً نَامِيَةً بَاقِيَةً

salatan tammatan namiyatan baqiyatan

with such blessing that is perfect, ever-increasing, and everlasting

تُعَجِّلُ بِهَا فَرَجَهُ

tu`ajjilu biha farajahu

due to which You may hasten his Relief,

وَتَنْصُرُهُ بِهَا

wa tansuruhu biha

grant him victory,

وَتَجْعَلُنَا مَعَهُ فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

wa taj`aluna ma`ahu fi alddunya wal-akhirati

and include us with him in this world and the Hereafter.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ بِحُبِّهِمْ

allahumma inni ataqarrabu ilayka bihubbihim

O Allah, I am seeking nearness to You through bearing love for them,

وَأُوَالِي وَلِيَّهُمْ وَأُعَادِي عَدُوَّهُمْ

wa uwali waliyyahum wa u`adi `aduwwahum

and I am loyal to their loyalists and enemy of their enemies.

فَٱرْزُقْنِي بِهِمْ خَيْرَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

farzuqni bihim khayra alddunya wal-akhirati

So (please) provide me in their names the goodness of this world and the Hereafter

وَٱصْرِفْ عَنِّي بِهِمْ شَرَّ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

wasrif `anni bihim sharra alddunya wal-akhirati

and fend off from me the evils of this world and the Hereafter

وَأَهْوَالَ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ

wa ahwala yawmi alqiyamati

as well as the horrors of the Resurrection Day.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya waliyya allahi

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s friend.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya hujjata allahi

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s argument.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَ ٱللَّهِ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ ٱلأَرْضِ

alssalamu `alayka ya nura allahi fi zulumati al-ardi

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s light in the darkness of the earth.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَمُودَ ٱلدِّينِ

alssalamu `alayka ya `amuda alddini

Peace be upon you, O pillar of the religion.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ آدَمَ صَفْوَةِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya waritha adama safwati allahi

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Adam the choice of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ نُوحٍ نَبِيِّ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya waritha nuhin nabiyyi allahi

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Noah the prophet of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya waritha ibrahima khalili allahi

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Abraham the intimate friend of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ إِسْمَاعيلَ ذَبيحِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya waritha isma`ila dhabihi allahi

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Ishmael the slain for the sake of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوسَىٰ كَلِيمِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya waritha musa kalimi allahi

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Moses the spoken by Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِيسَىٰ رُوحِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya waritha `isa ruhi allahi

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Jesus the spirit of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya waritha muhammadin rasuli allahi

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Muhammad the messenger of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ أَمِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

alssalamu `alayka ya waritha amiri almu'minina

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of the Commander of the Faithful

عَلِيٍّ وَلِيِّ ٱللَّهِ

`aliyyin waliyyin allahi

`Ali the authority of Allah

وَوَصِيِّ رَسُولِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

wa wasiyyi rasuli rabbi al`alamina

and the successor of the Messenger of the Lord of the worlds.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ فَاطِمَةَ ٱلزَّهْرَاءِ

alssalamu `alayka ya waritha fatimata alzzahra'i

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Fatimah the luminous lady.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ ٱلْحَسَنِ وَٱلْحُسَيْنِ

alssalamu `alayka ya waritha alhasani walhusayni

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of al-Hasan and al-Husayn

سَيِّدَيْ شَبَابِ أَهْلِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ

sayyiday shababi ahli aljannati

the two chiefs of the youth of Paradise.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عَليِّ بْنِ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ زَيْنِ ٱلْعَابِدِينَ

alssalamu `alayka ya waritha `aliyyi bni alhusayni zayni al`abidina

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of `Ali the son of al-Husayn the adornment of the worshippers.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ

alssalamu `alayka ya waritha muhammadi bni `aliyyin

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Muhammad the son of `Ali

بَاقِرِ عِلْمِ ٱلأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلآخِرِينَ

baqiri `ilmi al-awwalina wal-akhirina

the splitter of the knowledge of the past and the last generations.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ

alssalamu `alayka ya waritha ja`fari bni muhammadin

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Ja`far the son of Muhammad

ٱلصَّادِقِ ٱلْبَارِّ

alssadiqi albarri

the veracious and dutiful.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوسَىٰ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ

alssalamu `alayka ya waritha musa bni ja`farin

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Musa the son of Ja`far.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ ٱلشَّهِيدُ

alssalamu `alayka ayyuha alssiddiqu alshshahidu

Peace be upon you, O ever-truthful and martyr.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْوَصِيُّ ٱلْبَارُّ ٱلتَّقِيُّ

alssalamu `alayka ayyuha alwasiyyu albarru alttaqiyyu

Peace be upon you, O dutiful and pious successor.

أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَقَمْتَ ٱلصَّلاَةَ

ashhadu annaka qad aqamta alssalata

I bear witness that you performed the prayers,

وَآتَيْتَ ٱلزَّكَاةَ

wa atayta alzzakata

defrayed the poor-rate (and alms),

وَأَمَرْتَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ

wa amarta bilma`rufi

enjoined the right,

وَنَهَيْتَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ

wa nahayta `an almunkari

forbade the wrong,

وَعَبَدْتَ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصاً حَتَّىٰ أَتَاكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ

wa `abadta allaha mukhlisan hatta ataka alyaqinu

and serve Allah sincerely until death came upon you.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا ٱلْحَسَنِ

alssalamu `alayka ya aba alhasani

Peace be upon you, O Abu’l-Hasan.

وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِلَيْكَ صَمَدْتُ مِنْ أَرْضِي

allahumma ilayka samadtu min ardi

O Allah, for Your sake alone have I set out from my homeland

وَقَطَعْتُ ٱلْبِلاَدَ رَجَاءَ رَحْمَتِكَ

wa qata`tu albilada raja'a rahmatika

and covered many countries in the hope of winning Your mercy;

فَلاَ تُخَيِّبْنِي وَلاَ تَرُدَّنِي بِغَيْرِ قَضَاءِ حَاجَتِي

fala tukhayyibni wa la taruddani bighayri qada'i hajati

so, (please) do not disappoint me and do not make me return without having my needs settled (by You),

وَٱرْحَمْ تَقَلُّبِي عَلَىٰ قَبْرِ ٱبْنِ أَخِي رَسُولِكَ

warham taqallubi `ala qabri ibni akhi rasulika

and have mercy upon my turning over on the tomb of the son of Your Prophet’ brother,

صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

salawatuka `alayhi wa alihi

Your blessings be upon him and his Household.

بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي يَا مَوْلاَيَ

bi'abi anta wa ummi ya mawlaya

May my father and mother be ransoms for you, O my master.

أَتَيْتُكَ زَائِراً وَافِداً

ataytuka za'iran wafidan

I have come to you visiting and getting to you,

عَائِذاً مِمَّا جَنَيْتُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِي

`a'idhan mimma janaytu `ala nafsi

seeking protection against all that which I have committed against myself

وَٱحْتَطَبْتُ عَلَىٰ ظَهْرِي

wahtatabtu `ala zahri

and overburdened my back with.

فَكُنْ لِي شَافِعاً إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ

fakun li shafi`an ila allahi

So, (please) be my intercessor with Allah

يَوْمَ فَقْرِي وَفَاقَتِي

yawma faqri wa faqati

on the day of my poverty and neediness,

فَلَكَ عِنْدَ ٱللَّهِ مَقَامٌ مَحْمُودٌ

falaka `inda allahi maqamun mahmudun

for you enjoy with Allah a praiseworthy position

وَأَنْتَ عِنْدَهُ وَجِيهٌ

wa anta `indahu wajihun

and you are worthy of regard with Him.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ بِحُبِّهِمْ وَبِوِلاَيَتِهِمْ

allahumma inni ataqarrabu ilayka bihubbihim wa biwilayatihim

O Allah, I do seek nearness to You through bearing love for them and being loyal to them;

أَتَوَلَّىٰ آخِرَهُمْ بِمَا تَوَلَّيْتُ بِهِ أَوَّلَهُمْ

atawalla akhirahum bima tawallaytu bihi awwalahum

I am loyal to the last of them in the same way as I am loyal to the first

وَأَبْرَأُ مِنْ كُلِّ وَلِيجَةٍ دُونَهُمْ

wa abra'u min kulli walijatin dunahum

and I repudiate any adherence to any one other than them.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱلْعَنِ ٱلَّذِينَ بَدَّلُوٱ نِعْمَتَكَ

allahumma il`an alladhina baddalu ni`mataka

O Allah, pour curses on those who have altered Your bounty,

وَٱتَّهَمُوٱ نَبِيَّكَ

wattahamu nabiyyaka

suspected Your Prophet,

وَجَحَدُوٱ بِآيَاتِكَ

wa jahadu bi'ayatika

denied Your signs,

وَسَخِرُوٱ بِإِمَامِكَ

wa sakhiru bi'imamika

scoffed at Your Imam,

وَحَمَلُوٱ ٱلنَّاسَ عَلَىٰ أَكْتَافِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

wa hamalu alnnasa `ala aktafi ali muhammadin

and placed the burden of the people upon the shoulders of Muhammad’s Household.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ بِٱلْلَّعْنَةِ عَلَيْهِمْ

allahumma inni ataqarrabu ilayka billa`nati `alayhim

O Allah, I do seek nearness to You through invoking curse on these peoples (i.e. the enemies of the Holy Prophet’s Household)

وَٱلْبَرَاءَةِ مِنْهُمْ فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ يَا رَحْمٰنُ

walbara'ati minhum fi alddunya wal-akhirati ya rahmanu

and disavowing them in this world and the Hereafter, O All-beneficent Lord.

صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا ٱلْحَسَنِ

salla allahu `alayka ya aba alhasani

Allah’s blessings be upon you, O Abu’l-Hasan.

صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ رُوحِكَ وَبَدَنِكَ

salla allahu `ala ruhika wa badanika

Allah’s blessings be upon your soul and body.

صَبَرْتَ وَأَنْتَ ٱلصَّادِقُ ٱلْمُصَدَّقُ

sabarta wa anta alssadiqu almusaddaqu

You did act patiently and you are veracious and believed.

قَتَلَ ٱللَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَكَ بِٱلأَيْدِي وَٱلأَلْسُنِ

qatala allahu man qatalaka bil-aydi wal-alsuni

May Allah kill those who killed you with hands and tongues.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱلْعَنْ قَتَلَةَ أَمِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

allahumma il`an qatalata amiri almu'minina

O Allah, pour curses on the slayers of the Commander of the Faithful,

وَقَتَلَةَ ٱلْحَسَنِ وَٱلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ

wa qatalata alhasani walhusayni `alayhimu alssalamu

the slayers of al-Hasan and al-Husayn, peace be upon them,

وَقَتَلَةَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ نَبِيِّكَ

wa qatalata ahli bayti nabiyyika

and the slayers of the members of Your Prophet’s Household.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱلْعَنْ أَعْدَاءَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَقَتَلَتَهُمْ

allahumma il`an a`da'a ali muhammadin wa qatalatahum

O Allah, curse the enemies and slayers of Muhammad’s family members,

وَزِدْهُمْ عَذَاباً فَوْقَ ٱلْعَذَابِ

wa zid-hum `adhaban fawqa al`adhabi

add up chastisement to the chastisement that You decide for them,

وَهَوَاناً فَوْقَ هَوَانٍ

wa hawanan fawqa hawanin

add up humility to the humility that You decide for them,

وَذُلاًّ فَوْقَ ذُلٍّ

wa dhullan fawqa dhullin

add up disgrace to the disgrace that You decide for them,

وَخِزْياً فَوْقَ خِزْيٍ

wa khizyan fawqa khizyin

and add up ignominy to the ignominy that You decide for them.

اَللَّهُمَّ دُعَّهُمْ إِلَىٰ ٱلنَّارِ دَعّاً

allahumma du``hum ila alnnari da``an

O Allah, thrust them into Hellfire with disdainful thrusting,

وَأَرْكِسْهُمْ فِي أَلِيمِ عَذَابِكَ رَكْساً

wa arkishum fi alimi `adhabika raksan

cast them down in the painful torment of You with violent casting,

وَٱحْشُرْهُمْ وَأَتْبَاعَهُمْ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ زُمَراً

wahshurhm wa atba`ahum ila jahannama zumaran

and drive them and their followers to Hell in groups.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ يَا اللَّهُ

allahumma inni as'aluka ya allahu

O Allah, I beseech You, O Allah

ٱلدَّائِمُ فِي مُلْكِهِ

aldda'imu fi mulkihi

Who is permanent in His kingdom,

ٱلْقَائِمُ فِي عِزِّهِ

alqa'imu fi `izzihi

self-subsisting in His almightiness,

ٱلْمُطَاعُ فِي سُلْطَانِهِ

almuta`u fi sultanihi

obeyed in His authority,

ٱلْمُتَفَرِّدُ فِي كِبْرِيَائِهِ

almutafarridu fi kibriya'ihi

unique in His pride,

ٱلْمُتَوَحِّدُ فِي دَيْمُومَةِ بَقَائِهِ

almutawahhidu fi daymumiyyati baqa'ihi

one and only in the perpetuity of His intransience,

ٱلْعَادِلُ فِي بَرِيَّتِهِ

al`adilu fi bariyyatihi

fair with His creatures,

ٱلْعَالِمُ فِي قَضِيَّتِهِ

al`alimu fi qadiyyatihi

knowing of His issue,

ٱلْكَرِيمُ فِي تَأْخِيرِ عُقُوبَتِهِ

alkarimu fi ta'khiri `uqubatihi

and noble in delaying His punishment.

إِلٰهِي حَاجَاتِي مَصْرُوفَةٌ إِلَيْكَ

ilahi hajati masrufatun ilayka

O my God, my requests are aimed at You

وَآمَالِي مَوْقُوفَةٌ لَدَيْكَ

wa amali mawqufatun ladayka

and my hopes are addressed to You exclusively.

وَكُلَّ مَا وَفَّقْتَنِي مِنْ خَيْرٍ

wa kulla ma waffaqtani min khayrin

As to all items of goodness that You have granted me the success to attain,

فَأَنْتَ دَلِيلِي عَلَيْهِ وَطَرِيقِي إِلَيْهِ

fa'nta dalili `alayhi wa tariqi ilayhi

it is You Who is my guide to them and my path towards them.

يَا قَدِيراً لاََ تَؤُودُهُ ٱلْمَطَالِبُ

ya qadiran la ta'uduhu almatalibu

O Omnipotent Who cannot be thwarted by requests!

يَا مَلِيّاً يَلْجَأُ إِلَيْهِ كُلُّ رَاغِبٍ

ya maliyyan yalja'u ilayhi kullu raghibin

O All-encompassing to Whom desirous ones resort!

مَا زِلْتُ مَصْحُوباً مِنْكَ بِٱلنِّعَمِ

ma ziltu mashuban minka bilnni`ami

I have been always endued with bounties from You

جَارِياً عَلَىٰ عَادَاتِ ٱلإِحْسَانِ وَٱلْكَرَمِ

jariyan `ala `adati al-ihsani walkarami

and accustomed to receive conferrals and generosity from You.

أَسْأَلُكَ بِٱلْقُدْرَةِ ٱلنَّافِذَةِ فِي جَمِيعِ ٱلأَشْيَاءِ

as'aluka bilqudrati alnnafidhati fi jami`i al-ashya'i

I beseech You in the name of the omnipotence to which all things are applicable,

وَقَضَائِكَ ٱلْمُبْرَمِ ٱلَّذِي تَحْجُبُهُ بِأَيْسَرِ ٱلدُّعَاءِ

wa qada'ika almubrami alladhi tahjubuhu bi-aysari alddu`a'i

in the name of Your unstoppable decree that You may stop by the simplest entreaty,

وَبِٱلنَّظْرَةِ ٱلَّتِي نَظَرْتَ بِهَا إِلَىٰ ٱلْجِبَالِ فَتَشَامَخَتْ

wa bilnnazrati allati nazarta biha ila aljibali fatashamakhat

and in the name of the look with which You looked at the mountains and they thus towered,

وَإِلَىٰ ٱلأَرَضِينَ فَتَسَطَّحَتْ

wa ila al-aradina fatasattahat

at the layers of the earth and they thus flattened,

وَإِلَىٰ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ فَٱرْتَفَعْت

wa ila alssamawati fartafa`at

at the heavens and they thus rose,

وَإِلَىٰ ٱلْبِحَارِ فَتَفَجَّرَتْ

wa ila albihari fatafajjarat

and at the seas and they thus gushed;

يَا مَنْ جَلَّ عَنْ أَدَوَاتِ لَحَظَاتِ ٱلْبَشَرِ

ya man jalla `an adawati lahazati albashari

O He Who is too Majestic to have the human beings’ organs of sight

وَلَطُفَ عَنْ دَقَائِقِ خَطَرَاتِ ٱلْفِكَرِ

wa latufa `an daqa'iqi khatarati alfikari

and Who is too Subtle to be comprehended by the finest line of thinking.

لاََ تُحْمَدُ يَا سَيِّدِي إِلاَّ بِتَوْفيقٍ مِنْكَ يَقْتَضِي حَمْداً

la tuhmadu ya sayyidi illa bitawfiqin minka yaqtadi hamdan

Whenever You, O my master, are praised, this is due to a bestowal of success that You grant and that requires (us) to praise You for it.

وَلاَ تُشْكَرُ عَلَىٰ أَصْغَرِ مِنَّةٍ إِلاَّ ٱسْتَوْجَبْتَ بِهَا شُكْراً

wa la tushkaru `ala asghari minnatin illa istawjabta biha shukran

Whenever You are thanked for the least of Your favors, this requires (us) to thank You for this thanking of ours for You.

فَمَتَىٰ تُحْصَىٰ نَعْمَاؤُكَ يَا إِلٰهِي

famata tuhsa na`ma'uka ya ilahi

Then, at what time can Your bounties be calculated, O my God,

وَتُجَازَىٰ آلاَؤُكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ

wa tujaza ala'uka ya mawlaya

or can Your errands be recompensed, O my Lord,

وَتُكَافَأُ صَنَائِعُكَ يَا سَيِّدِي

wa tukafa'u sana'i`uka ya sayyidi

or can Your favors be paid off, O my Master?

وَمِنْ نِعَمِكَ يَحْمَدُ ٱلْحَامِدُونَ

wa min ni`amika yahmadu alhamiduna

It is one of Your bounties that praisers praise You

وَمِنْ شُكْرِكَ يَشْكُرُ ٱلشَّاكِرُونَ

wa min shukrika yashkuru alshshakiruna

and it is one of Your thankworthy acts that thanksgivers thank You.

وَأَنْتَ ٱلْمُعْتَمَدُ لِلذُّنُوبِ فِي عَفْوِكَ

wa anta almu`tamadu lildhdhunubi fi `afwika

You are also the trusted for pardoning sins,

وَٱلنَّاشِرُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْخَاطِئِينَ جَنَاحَ سِتْرِكَ

walnnashiru `ala alkhati'ina janaha sitrika

the One Who stretches the wing of Your covering on the wrongdoers,

وَأَنْتَ ٱلْكَاشِفُ لِلضُّرِّ بِيَدِكَ

wa anta alkashifu lilddurri biyadika

and the One Who relieves from harm with Your Hand.

فَكَمْ مِنْ سَيِّئَةٍ أَخْفَاهَا حِلْمُكَ حَتَّىٰ دَخِلَتْ

fakam min sayyi'atin akhfaha hilmuka hatta dakhilat

Too many have been the sins that Your forbearance concealed until they became hidden

وَحَسَنَةٍ ضَاعَفَهَا فَضْلُكَ حَتَّىٰ عَظُمَتْ عَلَيْهَا مُجَازَاتُكَ

wa hasanatin da`afaha fadluka hatta `azumat `alayha mujazatuka

and too many are the good deeds that Your favoring multiplied until Your reward for them became massive.

جَلَلْتَ أَنْ يُخَافَ مِنْكَ إِلاَّ ٱلْعَدْلُ

jalalta an yukhafa minka illa al`adlu

You are too Majestic for us to anticipate anything from You save justice

وَأَنْ يُرْجَىٰ مِنْكَ إِلاَّ ٱلإِحْسَانُ وَٱلْفَضْلُ

wa an yurja minka illa al-ihsanu walfadlu

and to desire for anything from You save good turn and favoring.

فَٱمْنُنْ عَلَيَّ بِمَا أَوْجَبَهُ فَضْلُكَ

famnun `alayya bima awjabahu fadluka

So, (please) endue me with the favors that are incumbent upon You on the basis of Your graciousness

وَلاَ تَخْذُلْنِي بِمَا يَحْكُمُ بِهِ عَدْلُكَ

wa la takhdhulni bima yahkumu bihi `adluka

and do not disappoint me of that which is required by Your justice.

سَيِّدِي لَوْ عَلِمَتِ ٱلأَرْضُ بِذُنُوبِي لَسَاخَتْ بِي

sayyidi law `alimat al-ardu bidhunubi lasakhat bi

My Master, if the earth knew about my sins, it would swallow me;

أَوِ ٱلْجِبَالُ لَهَدَّتْنِي

aw aljibalu lahaddatni

if mountains knew about them, they would collapse on me;

أَوِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ َلٱخْتَطَفَتْنِي

aw alssamawatu lakhtatafatni

if heavens knew about them, they would snatch me;

أَوِ ٱلْبِحَارُ َلأَغْرَقَتْنِي

aw albiharu la'aghraqatni

and if oceans knew about them, they would down me!

سَيِّدِي سَيِّدِي سَيِّدِي

sayyidi sayyidi sayyidi

My Master! My Master! My Master!

مَوْلاَيَ مَوْلاَيَ مَوْلاَيَ

mawlaya mawlaya mawlaya

My Lord! My Lord! My Lord!

قَدْ تَكَرَّرَ وُقُوفِي لِضِيَافَتِكَ

qad takarrara wuqufi lidiyafatika

Frequent has been my standing up in Your hospitability;

فَلاَ تَحْرِمْنِي مَا وَعَدْتَ ٱلْمُتَعَرِّضِينَ لِمَسْأَلَتِكَ

fala tahrimni ma wa`adta almuta`arridina limas'alatika

so, (please) do not deprive me of that which You have promised those who present themselves for praying You.

يَا مَعْرُوفَ ٱلْعَارِفيِنَ

ya ma`rufa al`arifina

O Well-known by the cognitive ones!

يَا مَعْبُودَ ٱلْعَابِدينَ

ya ma`buda al`abidina

O Served by the worshippers!

يَا مَشْكُورَ ٱلشَّاكِرينَ

ya mashkura alshshakirina

O Thanked by the thanksgivers!

يَا جَلِيسَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

ya jalisa aldhdhakirina

O Present in the sessions of the mindful ones!

يَا مَحْمُودَ مَنْ حَمِدَهُ

ya mahmuda man hamidahu

O Praised by the praisers of Him!

يَا مَوْجُودَ مَنْ طَلَبَهُ

ya mawjuda man talabahu

O Nearby to those who seek for Him!

يَا مَوْصُوفَ مَنْ وَحَّدَهُ

ya mawsufa man wahhadahu

O Described by those who profess His Oneness!

يَا مَحْبُوبَ مَنْ أَحَبَّهُ

ya mahbuba man ahabbahu

O Dearest of those who love Him!

يَا غَوْثَ مَنْ أَرَادَهُ

ya ghawtha man aradahu

O Aide of those who require Him!

يَا مَقْصُودَ مَنْ أَنَابَ إِلَيْهِ

ya maqsuda man anaba ilayhi

O Purpose of those who turn to Him frequently!

يَا مَنْ لاََ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْغَيْبَ إِلاَّ هُوَ

ya man la ya`lamu alghayba illa huwa

O He save Whom none knows the hidden!

يَا مَنْ لاََ يَصْرِفُ ٱلسُّوءَ إِلاَّ هُوَ

ya man la yasrifu alssu'a illa huwa

O He save Whom none fends off evil!

يَا مَنْ لاََ يُدَبِّرُ ٱلأَمْرَ إِلاَّ هُوَ

ya man la yudabbiru al-amra illa huwa

O He save Whom none manages the affairs!

يَا مَنْ لاََ يَغْفِرُ ٱلذَّنْبَ إِلاَّ هُوَ

ya man la yaghfiru aldhdhanba illa huwa

O He save Whom none forgives sins!

يَا مَنْ لاََ يَخْلُقُ ٱلْخَلْقَ إِلاَّ هُوَ

ya man la yakhluqu alkhalqa illa huwa

O He save Whom none creates the created beings!

يَا مَنْ لاََ يُنَزِّلُ ٱلْغَيْثَ إِلاَّ هُوَ

ya man la yunazzilu alghaytha illa huwa

O He save Whom none brings down rain!

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

Pour down blessings upon Muhammad and Muhammad’s Household

وَٱغْفِرْ لِي يَا خَيْرَ ٱلْغَافِرِينَ

waghfir li ya khayra alghafirina

and forgive me, O best of all forgivers.

رَبِّ إِنِّي أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ ٱسْتِغْفَارَ حَيَاءٍ

rabbi inni astaghfiruka istighfara haya'in

O my Lord, I do implore for Your forgiveness timidly.

وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ ٱسْتِغْفَارَ رَجَاءٍ

wa astaghfiruka istighfara raja'in

I implore for Your forgiveness hopefully.

وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ ٱسْتِغْفَارَ إِنَابَةٍ

wa astaghfiruka istighfara inabatin

I implore for Your forgiveness turning to You frequently.

وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ ٱسْتِغْفَارَ رَغْبَةٍ

wa astaghfiruka istighfara raghbatin

I implore for Your forgiveness desiring for You.

وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ ٱسْتِغْفَارَ رَهْبَةٍ

wa astaghfiruka istighfara rahbatin

I implore for Your forgiveness, fearing You.

وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ ٱسْتِغْفَارَ طَاعَةٍ

wa astaghfiruka istighfara ta`atin

I implore for Your forgiveness obediently.

وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ ٱسْتِغْفَارَ إِيـمَانٍ

wa astaghfiruka istighfara imanin

I implore for Your forgiveness having faith in You.

وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ ٱسْتِغْفَارَ إِقْرَارٍ

wa astaghfiruka istighfara iqrarin

I implore for Your forgiveness professing of You.

وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ ٱسْتِغْفَارَ إِخْلاَصٍ

wa astaghfiruka istighfara ikhlasin

I implore for Your forgiveness sincerely.

وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ ٱسْتِغْفَارَ تَقْوىٰ

wa astaghfiruka istighfara taqwa

I implore for Your forgiveness piously.

وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ ٱسْتِغْفَارَ تَوَكُّلٍ

wa astaghfiruka istighfara tawakkulin

I implore for Your forgiveness, having full trust in You.

وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ ٱسْتِغْفَارَ ذِلَّةٍ

wa astaghfiruka istighfara dhillatin

I implore for Your forgiveness, showing submission to You.

وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ ٱسْتِغْفَارَ عَامِلٍ لَكَ

wa astaghfiruka istighfara `amilin laka

I implore for Your forgiveness, dedicating all my acts to You

هَارِبٍ مِنْكَ إِلَيْكَ

haribin minka ilayka

and fleeing from You towards You.

فَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

fasalli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

So, (please) pour down blessings upon Muhammad and Muhammad’s Household

وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ

wa tub `alayya wa `ala walidayya

and accept my and my parents’ repentance

بِمَا تُبْتَ وَتَتُوبُ عَلَىٰ جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ

bima tubta wa tatubu `ala jami`i khalqika

through the means by which You did and will accept the repentance of all Your creatures.

يَا أَرْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

ya arhama alrrahimina

O most merciful of all those who show mercy!

يَا مَنْ يُسَمَّىٰ بِٱلْغَفُورِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

ya man yusamma bilghafuri alrrahimi

O He Who is called the All-forgiving, the All-merciful.

يَا مَنْ يُسَمَّىٰ بِٱلْغَفُورِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

ya man yusamma bilghafuri alrrahimi

O He Who is called the All-forgiving, the All-merciful.

يَا مَنْ يُسَمَّىٰ بِٱلْغَفُورِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

ya man yusamma bilghafuri alrrahimi

O He Who is called the All-forgiving, the All-merciful.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

Pour down blessings upon Muhammad and Muhammad’s Household,

وَٱقْبَلْ تَوْبَتِي

waqbal tawbati

accept my repentance,

وَزَكِّ عَمَلِي

wa zakki `amali

purify my deed,

وَٱشُكرْ سَعْيِي

washkur sa`yi

appreciate my efforts,

وَٱرْحَمْ ضَرَاعَتِي

warham dara`ati

have mercy upon my imploration,

وَلاَ تَحْجُبْ صَوْتِي

wa la tahjub sawti

do not interdict my voice,

وَلاَ تُخَيِّبْ مَسْأَلَتِي

wa la tukhayyib mas'alati

and do not frustrate my prayers.

يَا غَوْثَ ٱلْمُسْتَغِيثِينَ

ya ghawtha almustaghithina

O Aide of those who seek aid!

وَأَبْلِغْ أَئِمَّتِي سَلاَمِي وَدُعَائِي

wa abligh a'immati salami wa du`a'i

And (please) convey my salutations and my prayers to my Leaders,

وَشَفِّعْهُمْ فِي جَمِيعِ مَا سَأَلْتُكَ

wa shaffi`hum fi jami`i ma sa'altuka

accept their intercession for me with You in all of that which I have asked You for,

وَأَوْصِلْ هَدِيَّتِي إِلَيْهِمِ كَمَا يَنْبَغي لَهُمْ

wa awsil hadiyyati ilayhim kama yanbaghi lahum

deliver my present to them in a way befitting their status,

وَزِدْهُمْ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ مَا يَنْبَغِي لَكَ

wa zid-hum min dhalika ma yanbaghi laka

and multiply that for them in a way befitting You

بِأَضْعَافٍ لاََ يُحْصِيهَا غَيْرُكَ

bi'ad`afin la yuhsiha ghayruka

with such folds that cannot be counted by anyone other than You.

وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi al`aliyyi al`azimi

There is neither might nor power except with Allah the All-High and All-great.

وَصَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ أَطْيَبِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

wa salla allahu `ala atyabi almursalina

May Allah bless the purest of the Messengers

مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ

muhammadin wa alihi alttahirina

Muhammad and his Immaculate Household.

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِلَيْكَ اَخْرُجُ وَ اِلَيْكَ اَتَوَجَّهُ وَ بِكَ آمَنْتُ وَ عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَ بِكَ اسْتَعَنْتُ وَ اِلٰى مَشَاهِدِ اَوْلِيَآئِكَ وَ اَصْفِيَآئِكَ قَصَدْتُ وَ اِلَيْكَ رَغِبْتُ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدِۨ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ وَ بَلِّغْنِيْ اَمَلِيْ وَ رَجَآئِيْ فِيْ زِيَارَتِيْ اِيَّاهُمْ وَ قَصْدِيْ اِلَيْهِمْ فِيْ خَيْرٍ وَ عَافِيَةٍ وَ سِتْرٍ وَ سَلَامَةٍ وَ اَمْنٍ وَ كِفَايَةٍ وَ رُدَّنِيْ مَقْبُوْلًا مَبْرُوْرًا مَاْجُوْرًا مَوْفُوْرًا سَعِيْدًا غَانِمًا وَ ارْزُقْنِي الْعَوْدَ اَللّٰهُمَّ مَا اَبْقَيْتَنِيْ فَلَا تَجْعَلْهُ اٰخِرَ الْعَهْدِ لِزِيَارَةِ مَشَاهِدِهِمْ وَ مَعَارِجِهِمْ اِنَّكَ اَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.‏

allaahumma elayka akhrojo wa elayka atawajjaho wa beka aamanto wa a’layka tawakkalto wa bekas ta-a’nto wa elaa mashaa-hede awleyaaa-eka wa as-feyaaa-eka qasad-to wa elayka raghibto fa-salle a’laa mohammadin wa aale mohammadenit taahereena wa balligh-nee amalee wa rajaaa-ee feezeyaaratee iyyaahum wa qasdee elayhim fee khayrin wa a’afeyatin wa sitrin wa salaamatin wa amnin wa kefaayatin wa ruddanee maqboolan mabrooran maajooran mawfooran sa-e’edan ghaaneman war zuqnil a’wda allaahumma maa abqaytanee falaa taj-a’lho aakheral a’hde le-zeyaarate mashaaa-hedehim wa ma-a’arejehim innaka arhamur raahemeen.

O Allah! I leave towards You, and to You I turn my face, and I believe in You, and upon You I put my trust, and from You I pray for aid, and towards the shrines of Your vicegerents and Your choosen ones I have moved, and towards You I desire earnestly, then send blessings upon Muhammad and the pure progeny of Muhammad, and help me attain my hope, and make me attain my desire in my visitation to them, and my intention to them in goodness and welfare, and protection, and safety, and security, and adequacy, and return me with accepted (ziyaarat), approved, renumerated, abundant, happy, gaining, and bestow upon me the favor of returning to visit. O Allah! As long as You keep me alive then do not make this to be my last visit to their tombs and their aspirations, surely You are Most Merciful.

سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلهِ وَ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللهُ وَ اللهُ اَكْبَرُ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّۃَ اِلَّا بِاللہِ الْعَلِیِّ الْعَظِیْمِ وَ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلٰي مُحَمَّدِۨ النَّبِيِّ وَ عَلٰی اٰلِہِ الطَّیِّبِیْنَ الطَّاہِرِیْنَ وَ سَلَّمَ تَسْلِیْمًا.

subhaanal laahe wal hamdo lillaahe wa laa elaaha illal laaho wal laaho akbaro laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaahil a’liyyil a’zeeme wa sallal laaho a’laa mohammadenin nabiyye wa a’laa aalehit tayyebeenat taahereena wa sallama tasleemaa.

All glory be to Allah, all praise be to Allah, there is no god save Allah, Allah is the Greatest, there is neither might nor power save with Allah, the All-High the All-Great, and blessing of Allah be upon Muhammad, the Prophet, and his pure and immaculate progeny and send upon them benedictions.[15]

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْعَلَمُ الْهَادِيْ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْوَصِيُّ الزَّكِيُّ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْاِمَامُ الْبَرُّ التَّقِيُّ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْعَلَمُ الْمُطَهَّرُ مِنَ الذُّنُوْبِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وِعَآءَ حُكْمِ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَيْبَةَ سِرِّ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْحَافِظُ لِوَحْيِ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْمُسْتَوْفِيْ فِيْ طَاعَةِ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْمُتَرْجِمُ لِكِتَابِ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الدَّاعِيْ اِلٰى تَوْحِيْدِ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْمُعَبِّرُ لِمُرَادِ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْمُحَلِّلُ لِحَلَالِ اللهِ وَ الْمُحَرِّمُ لِحَرَامِ اللهِ وَ الدَّاعِيْ اِلٰى دِيْنِ اللهِ وَ الْمُعْلِنُ لِاَحْكَامِ اللهِ وَ الْفَاحِصُ عَنْ مَعْرِفَةِ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا اَبَا الْحَسَنِ اَشْهَدُ يَا مَوْلَايَ اَنَّكَ حُجَّةُ اللهِ وَ اَمِيْنُهٗ وَ صَفْوَةُ اللهِ وَ حَبِيْبُهٗ وَ خِيَرَةُ اللهِ مِنْ خَلْقِهٖ وَ حُجَّتُهٗ عَلٰى عِبَادِهٖ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّهٗ مَنْ وَالَاكَ فَقَدْ وَالَى اللهَ وَ مَنْ عَادَاكَ فَقَدْ عَادَى اللهَ وَ مَنِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِكَ وَ بِالْاَئِمَّةِ مِنْ آبَائِكَ وَ وُلْدِكَ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقٰى‏ وَ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكُمْ كَلِمَةُ التَّقْوٰى وَ اَعْلَامُ الْهُدٰى وَ نُوْرٌ لِسَائِرِ الْوَرٰی.

assalaamo a’layka ayyohal a’lamul haadee. assalaamo a’layka ayyohal wasiyyuz zakiyy. assalaamo a’layka ayyohal emaamul barrut taqiyy. assalaamo a’layka ayyohal a’lamul motahharo menaz zonoob. assalaamo a’alayka yaa we-a’aa-a hukmil laah. assalaamo a’layka yaa a’ybata sirril laah. assalaamo a’layka ayyohal haafezo le-wahyil laah. assalaamo a’layka ayyohal mustawfee fee taa-a’til laah. assalaamo a’layka ayyoahal motarjemo le-ketaabil laah. assalaamo a’layka ayyohad daa-e’e elaa tawheedil laah. assalaamo a’layka ayyohal mo-a’bbero le-moraadil laah. assalaamo a’layka ayyohal mohallelo le-halaalil laah wal moharremo le-haraamil laah wad daa-e’e elaa deenil laah wal mo’leno le-ahkaamil laah wal faaheso a’n ma’refatil laah assalaamo a’layka yaa abal hasan ash-hado yaa mawlaaya annaka hujjatul laahe wa ameenohu wa safwatul laahe wa habeebohu wa kheyaratul laahe min khalqehi wa hujjatohu a’laa e’baadehi ash-hado annahu man waalaaka faqad waalal laah wa man a’adaaka faqad a’adal laah wa manis tamsaka beka wa bil-aimmate min aaabaa-eka wa wuldeka faqadis tamsaka bil-u’rwatil wusqaa wa ash-hado annakum kalematut taqwaa wa a-a’laamul hodaa wa noorun le-saa-eril waraa.

Peace be on you, O guiding epitome. Peace be on you, O pure successor (of the Prophet). Peace be on you, O dutiful and pious leader. Peace be on you, O purified from sins. Peace be on you, O containers of judgement of Allah. Peace be on you, O the store of secret of Allah. Peace be on you, O the protector of the revealation of Allah. Peace be on you, O the complete in the obedience of Allah. Peace be on you, O the interpretor of the Book of Allah. Peace be on you, O the caller to the Oneness of Allah. Peace be on you, O the conveyer of the intention of Allah. Peace be on you, O the analyser of the lawful of Allah and the prohibitor of the unlawful of Allah, and the caller towards the religion of Allah, and the proclaimer of the laws of Allah, and the examiner of the recognition of Allah. Peace be on you O Abal Hasan! I testify, O my master! That surely You are the vicegerent of Allah, and His trustee, and choisest of Allah, and His beloved, and elite of Allah from His creation, and His argument upon His servants. I testify that surely whoever declares loyalty to you has in fact declared loyalty to Allah, and whoever shows enmity towards you has in fact shown enmity towards Allah, and whoever adhered to you and to the imams from your forefathers, and your son then surely he has grasped to the firmest hand, and epitomes of guidance, and light for all the creatures.

بِاَبِيْ اَنْتَ وَ اُمِّيْ اَيُّهَا الصِّدِّيْقُ الشَّهِيْدُ بِاَبِيْ اَنْتَ وَ اُمِّيْ يَا ابْنَ اَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَ سَيِّدِ الْوَصِيِّيْنَ وَ اِمَامِ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَ حُجَّةِ اللهِ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ اَجْمَعِيْنَ.

be-abee anta wa ummee ayyohas siddeeqush shaheedo be-abee anta wa ummee yabna ameeril moameneena wa sayyedul wasiyyeena wa emaamil muslemeena wa hujjatil laahe a’lal khalqe ajmae’ena.

I swear by my father and mother O truthful martyr, I swear by my father and mother O son of the Commander of the Faithful, the chief of the successors, the leader of the Muslims, and the proof of Allah upon all the creatures.

يَا مَوْلَايَ يَا اَبَا الْحَسَنِ يَا مَوْلَايَ اَيُّهَا الرِّضَا اَتَيْتُكَ زَآئِرًا وَ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ خَيْرُ مَزُوْرٍ بَعْدَ آبَآئِكَ وَ اَفْضَلُ مَقْصُوْدٍ وَ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّ مَنْ زَارَكَ فَقَدْ وَصَلَ رَسُوْلَ اللهِ وَ اَبْهَجَ فَاطِمَةَ سَيِّدَةَ نِسَآءِ الْعَالَمِيْنَ وَ نَالَ مِنَ اللهِ الْفَوْزَ الْعَظِيْمَ فَلَا جَعَلَهُ اللهُ اٰخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنْ زِيَارَتِكَ وَ اِتْيَانِ مَشْهَدِكَ وَ رَزَقَنِيَ الْعَوْدَ ثُمَّ الْعَوْدَ اِلَيْكَ آمِيْنَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ.

yaa mawlaaya yaa abal hasane yaa mawlaaya ayyohar rezaa ataytoka zaaa-eran wa ash-hado annaka khayro mazoorin ba’da aabaaa-eka wa afzalo maqsoodin wa ash-hado anna man zaaraka faqad wasala rasoolal laahe wa abhaja faatemata sayyedata nesaaa-il a’alameena wa naala menal laahil fawzal a’zeema falaa ja-a’lahul laaho aakheral a’hde min zeyaarateka wa ityaane mash-hadeka wa razaqaneyal a’wda summal a’wda elayka aameena rabbal a’alameena.

O my master! O Abul Hasan! O my master! O devoted one, I have come to visit you, and I testify that surely visiting you is good after your forefathers, and the most excellent besought one, and I testify that one who visits you has indeed respected the Messenger of Allah, and rejoiced Faatemah, the leader of the women of the worlds, and achieved the great victory from Allah, then may Allah not make this my last visit to you, and coming to your shrine, and grant me more and more chances to re-visit you, respond, O Lord of the worlds![16]

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللهِ وَ ابْنَ وَلِيِّهٖ، اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُـجَّةَ اللهِ وَ ابْنَ حُـجَّتِهٖ وَ اَبَا حُـجَجِهٖ، اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا اِمَامَ الْهُدٰى وَ الْعُرْوَةَ الْوُثْقٰى وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهٗ. اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ مَضَيْتَ عَلٰى مَا مَضٰى عَلَيْهِ آبَاؤُكَ الطَّاهِرُوْنَ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ، لَمْ تُؤْثِرْ عَمًى عَلٰى هُدًى، وَ لَمْ تَمِلْ مِنْ حَقٍّ اِلٰى بَاطِلٍ، وَ اَنَّكَ قَدْ نَصَحْتَ لِلهِ وَ لِرَسُولِهٖ، وَ اَدَّيْتَ الْاَمَانَةَ، فَـجَزَاكَ اللهُ عَنِ الْاِسْلَامِ وَ اَهْلِهٖ خَيْرَ الْـجَزَآءِ. اَتَيْتُكَ بِاَبِيْ وَ اُمِّيْ زَآئِرًا عَارِفًا بِـحَقِّكَ، مُوَالِيًا لِاَوْلِيَآئِكَ، مُعَادِيًا لِاَعْدَآئِكَ، فَاشْفَعْ لِيْ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ جَلَّ وَ عَزَّ.

assalaamo a’layka yaa waliyyal laahe wabna waliyyehi, assalaamo a’layka yaa hujjatal laahe wabna hujjatehi wa abaa hojajehi, assalaamo a’layka yaa emaamal hodaa wal u’rwatal wusqaa wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh. ash-hado annaka mazayta a’laa maa mazaa a’layhe aaabaa-okat taaheroona a’layhemus salaamo, lam toa-sir a’man a’lal hodaa, wa lam tamil min haqqin elaa baatelin, wa annaka qad nasah-ta lillaahe wa le-rasoolehi, wa addaytal amaanata, fa-jazaakal laaho a’nil islaame wa ahlehi khayral jazaaa. ataytoka be-abee wa ummee zaaa-eran a’arefan be-haqqeka, mowaaleyan le-awleyaaa-eka, mo-a’adeyan le-a’adaaa-eka, fash-fa’ lee i’nda rabbeka jalla wa a’zza.

Peace be on you, O Allah’s authority and son of His authority. Peace be on you, O Allah’s argument and father of His argument. Peace be on you, O leader of guidance and firmest handle. Allah’s mercy and blessings be on you. I bear witness that you passed away carrying the same principles on which your immaculate fathers had passed away. Allah’s blessings be on them. You never preferred blindness to guidance, and never slanted from right to wrong. And you acted for the sake of Allah and His Messenger sincerely and fulfilled the trust. May Allah reward you on behalf of Islam and its embracers with the most favorable reward. I have come to you – I swear by my father and mother – visiting you, recognizing your right, declaring loyalty to your loyalists, and showing enmity towards your enemies. So, intercede for me with your Lord, Majestic and Mighty.[17]

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهٗ، اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ الْاِمَامُ الْهَادِيْ، وَ الْمُوَالِي الرَّاشِدُ، وَ الْوَلِيُّ الْمُجَاهِدُ، وَ اَبْرَاُ اِلَى اللهِ تَعَالٰى مِنْ اَعْدَآئِكَ، وَ اَتَقَرَّبُ اِلَى اللهِ بِمُوَالَاتِكَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْكَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهٗ.

assalaamo a’layka yaa mawlaaya yabna rasoolil laahe wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh, ash-hado annakal emaamul haadee, wal mowaalir raashedo, wal waliyyul mojaahedo wa abra-o elal laae ta-a’alaa min a-a’daaa-eka, wa ataqarrabo elal laahe be-mowaalaateka sallal laaho a’layka wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh.

Peace be on you, O my master, O son of Allah’s Messenger. Allah’s mercy and blessings be on you. I bear witness that verily you are the guiding leader and the directing saint. I repudiate your enemies in the presence of Allah and seek nearness to Allah through declaring loyalty to you. May Allah bless you. Allah’s mercy and blessings be on you.

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ يَا اَبَا الْحَسَنِ، اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهٗ، اَسْتَوْدِعُكَ اللهَ وَ اَقْرَاُ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامَ، اٰمَنَّا بِاللهِ وَ بِمَا جِئْتَ بِهٖ وَ دَلَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ، اَللّٰهُمَّ اكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِيْنَ.

assalaamo a’layka yaa mawlaaya yaa abal hasan, assalaamo a’layka yabna rasoolil laahe wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh, astawde-o’kal laaha wa aqra-o a’laykas salaam, aamannaa bil-laahe wa bemaa jea-ta behi wa dalalta a’layhe, allaahummak tubnaa ma-a’sh shaahedeen.

Peace be on you O Abal Hasan, Peace be on you O the son of Prophet of Allah, Allah’s mercy and blessings be on you. I entrust you to Allah and I salute you, I believe in Allah and in that which they (the prophets) brought from Him, in that unto which they guided. O Allah! Include me among the testifiers.

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِىِّ اللهِ وَ ابْنَ اَوْلِيَآئِهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَفِيْرَ اللهِ وَ ابْنَ سُفَرَآئِهِ

assalaamo a’layka yaa waliyyal laahe wabna awleyaaa-eh assalaamo a’layka yaa safeeral laahe wabna sofaraaa-eh

Peace be on the friend of Allah and the son of His friends Peace be on you, O ambassador of Allah and the son of His ambassadors

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُـجَّةَ اللهِ وَ ابْنَ حُـجَجِهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُوْرَ اللهِ فِىْ ظُلُمَاتِ الْاَرْضِ وَ ابْنَ اَنْوَارِهِ

assalaamo a’layka yaa waliyyal laahe wabna awleyaaa-eh assalaamo a’layka yaa safeeral laahe wabna sofaraaa-eh

Peace be on you O proof of Allah and son of His proofs Peace be on you, O light of Allah in the dark earth and the son of His lights

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَمُوْدَ الدِّيْنِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ الْاَنْبِیَآءِ وَ الْمُرْسَلِیْنَ

assalaamo a’layka yaa a’moodad deen assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresal anbeyaaa-e wal mursaleen

Peace be on you, O pillar of religion Peace be on you, O heir of the Prophets and the Messengers

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ آدَمَ صَفْوَةِ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ نُوحٍ نَجِيِّ اللهِ

assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa aadama safwatil laah assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa noohin najiyyil laah

Peace be on you, O inheritor of Adam, the one chosen by Allah Peace be on you, O inheritor of Nuh, the confidant of Allah

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ خَلِيْلِ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ اِسْمَاعِيْلَ ذَبِيْحِ اللهِ

assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa ibraaheema khaleelil laah

Peace be on you, O inheritor of Ibrahim, the friend of Allah Peace be on you, O inheritor of Ismaaeel, the one to be sacrificed for Allah

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوْسٰى كَلِيْمِ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِيْسٰى رُوْحِ اللهِ

assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa moosaa kaleemil laah assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa e’esaa roohil laah

Peace be on you O inheritor of Moosa, the one who conversed with Allah Peace be on you, O inheritor of Eesaa, the spirit of Allah

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدٍ (حَبِيْبِ اللهِ وَ) رَسُوْلِ اللهِ

ssalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa mohammadin (habeebil laahe wa) rasoolil laah

Peace be on you, O inheritor of Muhammad, (the beloved of Allah and) the Prophet of Allah

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ اَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَبِيْ طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَلِيِّ اللهِ وَ وَصِيِّ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ

assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa ameeril moameneena a’liyibne abee taalebin a’layhis salaamo waliyyil laahe wa wasiyye rasoolil laah

Peace be on you, O inheritor of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali Ibn Abi Taalib, peace of Allah be on him, the friend of Allah, and the successor to the Prophet of Allah

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ فَاطِمَةَ الزَّهْرَآءِ سَيِّدَةِ نِسَآءِ الْعَالَمِيْنَ بِنْتِ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ

assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa faatemataz zahraaa-e sayyedate nesaaa-il a’alameena binte rasoolil laah

Peace be on you, O inheritor of Fatima al-Zahra, leader of the women of the Universe, daughter of the Prophet of Allah

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ سَيِّدَيْ شَبَابِ اَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ (وَ سِبْطَيْ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ)

assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresal hasane wal husaine sayyeday shabaabe ahlil jannate (wa sibtay rasoolil laah)

Peace be on you, O inheritor of al-Hasan and al-Husain, the two leaders of all the youths in Paradise (and two grandsons of the Prophet of Allah)

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ سَيِّدِ السَّاجِدِيْنَ وَ زَيْنِ الْعَابِدِيْنَ

assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa a’liyy ibnil husaine sayyedas saajedeena wa zaynil a’abedeen

Peace be on you, O inheritor of Ali ibn al-Husain, the leader of the prostrating ones and the adornment of the worshippers

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ بَاقِرِ عِلْمِ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ وَ الْآخِرِيْنَ

assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa mohammad ibne a’liyyin baaqere i’lmil awwaleena wal aakhereen

Peace be on you, O inheritor of Muhammad ibn Ali, the one who splits knowledge of the first and last ones

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّادِقِ الْبَارِّ التَّقِيِّ الْاَمِيْنِ

assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa ja’far ibne mohammadenis saadeqil baarrit taqiyyil ameen

Peace be on you, O inheritor of Ja’far ibn Muhammad, the truthful, the virtuous one and trustworthy one

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوْسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْعَالِمِ الْكَاظِمِ الْحَفِيِّ الْحَلِيْمِ

assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa moosabne ja’farenil a’alemil kaazemil hafiyyil haleem

Peace be on you, O inheritor of Moosa ibn Ja’far the knowledgeable, the suppressor of rage, the kind, the one of forbearance

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الصِّدِّيْقُ الشَّهِيْدُ

assalaamo a’layka ayyohas siddeeqush shaheed

Peace be on you, O truthful martyr

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْوَصِيُّ الرَّضِيُّ الْبَرُّ التَّقِيُّ الْوَفِيُّ

assalaamo a’layka ayyohal wasiyyur raziyyul barrut taqiyyul wafiyyo

Peace be on you, O successor who Allah is pleased with, pious, virtuous one

اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ قَدْ اَقَمْتَ الصَّلَاةَ وَ آتَيْتَ الزَّكَاةَ وَ اَمَرْتَ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ وَ نَهَيْتَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَ عَبَدْتَ اللهَ مُخْلِصًا حَتّٰى اَتَاكَ الْيَقِيْنُ

ash-hado annaka qad aqamtas salaata wa aataytaz zakaata wa amarta bil-ma’roofe wa nahayta a’nil munkare wa a’badtal laaha mukhlesan hattaa ataakal yaqeen

I bear witness that you undertook the prayer and gave the zakat, enjoined the good and prohibited evil and worshipped Allah in all sincerity until death came to you

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا اِمَامَ قَصِيْبٍ وَ اِمَامَ نَجِيْبٍ وَ اِمَامَ بَعِيْدٍ قَرِيْبٍ وَ اِمَامَ مَسْمُوْمٍ غَرِيْبٍ

assalamo a’layka yaa emaama qaseebin wa emaama najeebin wa emaama ba-e’edeen qareebin wa emaama masmoomin ghareeb

Peace be on you, O the great Imam, and the eminent Imam, one who is near, distant, one who was poisoned and stranger

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْعَالِمُ النَّبِيْهُ وَ الْقَدْرُ الْوَجِيْهُ النَّازِحُ عَنْ تُرْبَةِ جَدِّهِ وَ اَبِيْهِ

assalaamo a’layka ayyohal a’alemun nabeeho wal qadrul wajeehun naazeho a’n turbate jaddehi wa abeeh

Peace be on you, O the exalted scholar having notable powers, one who is distant from the land of his grandfather and father

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى مَنْ اَمَرَ اَوْلَادَهُ وَ عِيَالَهُ بِالنِّيَاحَةِ عَلَيْهِ قَبْلَ وُصُوْلِ الْقَتْلِ اِلَيْهِ

assalaamo a’laa man amara awlaadahu wa e’yaalahu bin-neyaahate a’layhe qabla wosoolil qatle elayhe

Peace be on the one who commanded his children and family to cry for him before he was killed

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى دِيَارِكُمُ الْمُوْحِشَاتِ كَمَا اسْتَوْحَشَتْ مِنْكُمْ مِنٰى وَ عَرَفَاتٌ

assalaamo a’laa deyaarekomul mooheshaate kamas tawha-shat minkum menaa wa a’rafaat

Peace be on your lonely homes, just as Mina and ‘Arafat have been separated from you

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى سَادَاتِ الْعَبِيْدِ وَ عُدَّةِ الْوَعِيْدِ وَ الْبِئْرِ الْمُعَطَّلَةِ وَ الْقَصْرِ الْمَشِيْدِ

assalaamo a’laa saadaadil a’beede wa u’ddatil wa-e’ede wal bearil mo-a’ttalate wal qasril masheed

Peace be on the leader of slaves and the helper for the promised, on wells that are not used and on fortified palaces

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى غَوْثِ اللَّهْفَانِ وَ مَنْ صَارَتْ بِهِ اَرْضُ خُرَاسَانَ

assalaamo a’laa ghawsil lahfaane wa man saarat behi arzo khoraasaan

Peace be on the sorrowful helper and the ones who travelled with him to Khorasan

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى قَلِيْلِ الزَّآئِرِيْنَ وَ قُرَّةِ عَيْنِ فَاطِمَةَ سَيِّدَةِ نِسَآءِ الْعَالَمِيْنَ

assalaamo a’laa qaleeliz zaaa-ereena wa qurrate a’yne faatemata sayyedate nesaaa-il a’alameen

Peace be on the one who has few visitors, and the delight of the eyes of Fatima, leader of the women of the Universe

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَى الْبَهْجَةِ الرَّضَوِيَّةِ وَ الْاَخْلَاقِ الرَّضِيَّةِ وَ الْغُصُوْنِ الْمُتَفَرِّعَةِ مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ الْاَحْمَدِيَّةِ

assalaamo a’lal bahjatir razawiyyate wal akhlaaqir raziyyate wal ghosoonil motafarre-a’te menash shajaratil ahmadiyyah

Peace be on the peaceful, splendid branches from the tree of Ahmad

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى مَنِ انْتَهٰى اِلَيْهِ رِئَاسَةُ الْمُلْكِ الْاَعْظَمِ وَ عِلْمُ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ لِتَمَامِ الْاَمْرِ الْمُحْكَمِ

assalaamo a’laa manin tahaa elayhe re-aasatul mulkil a-a’zame wa i’lmo kulle shay-in le-tamaamil amril mohkam

Peace be on the one to whom the leadership of the mighty kingdom reached, with the knowledge of everything to its ultimate, predestined end

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى مَنْ اَسْمَآؤُهُمْ وَسِيْلَةُ السَّائِلِيْنَ وَ هَيَاكِلُهُمْ اَمَانُ الْمَخْلُوْقِيْنَ وَ حُـجَجُهُمْ اِبْطَالُ شُبَهِ الْمُلْحِدِيْنَ

assalaamo a’laa man asmaaa-ohum waseelatus saa-eleena wa hayaakelohum amaanul makhlooqeena wa hojajohum ibtaalo sho-bahil mulhedeen

Peace be on those whose names are a medium for those who seek, their houses are a security for the creatures, their proofs nullify the uncertainty of those who deviate

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى مَنْ كُسِرَتْ لَهُ وِسَادَةُ وَالِدِهِ اَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ حَتّٰى خَصَمَ اَهْلَ الْكُتُبِ وَ ثَبَّتَ قَوَاعِدَ الدِّيْنِ

assalaamo a’laa man koserat lahu wesaadato waaledehi ameeril moameneena hattaa khasama ahlal kotobe wa sabbata qawaa-e’dad deen

Peace be on the one for whom the cushion of his father, the Commander of the Faithful, was laid out so that he could dispute with the people of the book and strengthen the pillars of religion

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى عَلَمِ الْاَعْلَامِ وَ مَنْ كُسِرَتْ قُلُوْبُ شِيْعَتِهِ بِغُرْبَتِهِ اِلٰى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ

assalaamo a’laa a’lamil a-a’laame wa man koserat qoloobo shee-a’tehi be-ghurbatehi elaa yawmil qeyaamah

Peace be on the distinguished one amongst the eminent ones, for whom the hearts of his Shi’as are broken due to his loneliness until the day of Judgment

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَى السِّرَاجِ الْوَهَّاجِ وَ الْبَحْرِ الْعَجَّاجِ الَّذِيْ صَارَتْ تُرْبَتُهُ مَهْبَطَ الْاَمْلَاكِ وَ الْمِعْرَاجِ

assalaamo a’las seraajil wahhaaje wal bahril a’jjaajil lazee saarat turbatohu mahbatal amlaake wal me’raaj

Peace be on the light of lights and the deep sea His dust has descended on different kingdoms and heavens

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى اُمَرَآءِ الْاِسْلَامِ وَ مُلُوْكِ الْاِيْمَانِ

assalaamo a’laa omaraaa-il islaame wa molookil eemaan

Peace be on the leaders of Islam and the rulers of faith

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى بَاهِرِيْ النُّوْرِ وَ طَاهِرِي الْوِلَادَةِ وَ مَنْ اَطْلَعَهُمُ اللهُ عَلٰى عُلُوْمِ الْغَيْبِ وَ الشَّهَادَةِ وَ جَعَلَهُمْ بِاِفْضَالِهِ مَنْبَعِ الْهُدٰی وَ مَعْدِنَ السَّعَادَةِ

assalaamo a’laa baaherin noore wa taaheril welaadate wa man atla-a’homul laaho a’laa o’loomil ghaybe wash shahaadate wa ja-a’lahum be-ifzaalehi manba-i’l hodaa wa ma’denis sa-a’adah

Peace be on brilliant light, and the ones born in purity, and for whom Allah has made knowledge of the unseen available, and made them source of guidance and treasure of prosperity by His bestowal

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى مَنِ ابْتَهَجَتْ بِهِ مَعَالِمُ طُوْسٍ‏ حَيْثُ حَلَّ بِرَبْعِهَا

assalaamo a’laa manib tahajat behi ma-a’alemo toosin hayso halla be-rab-e’haa

Peace be on the one through whom the knowledge of Tus became adorned from the time you became its resting place

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى مُفْتَخَرِ الْاَبْرَارِ وَ نَائِيْ الْمَزَارِ وَ شَرْطِ دُخُوْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ النَّارِ

assalaamo a’laaa muftakharil abraare wa naa-il mazaare wa sharte dokhoolil jannate wan naar

Peace be on the pride of the pious one, and the place where people visit, and the condition for entering heaven and hell

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى مَنْ لَمْ يَقْطَعِ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ صَلٰواتِهِ فِيْ آنَاءِ السَّاعَاتِ وَ بِهِمْ سَكَنَتِ السَّوَاكِنُ وَ تَحَرَّكَتِ الْمُتَحَرِّكَاتِ

assalaamo a’laa man lam yaqta-i’l laaho a’nhum salaatehi fee aaa-naa-is saa-a’ate wa behim sakanatis sawaakeno wa taharrakatil motaharrekaat

Peace be on the one for whom Allah has not cut off His blessings day and night, and through whom the people live and move

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى مَنْ جَعَلَ اِمَامَتَهُمْ مُـمَيِّزَةً بَيْنَ الْفَرِيْقَيْنِ كَمَا تَعَبَّدَ بِوَلَايَتِهِمْ اَهْلُ الْـخَافِقَيْنِ

assalaamo a’laa man ja-a’la emaamatahum momayyezatan baynal fareeqayne kamaa ta-a’bbada be-welaayatehim ahlul khaafe-qeen

Peace be on those whose Imamate Allah has made a distinguishing mark between two groups, the people of the east and the west become more devout by following them

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى مَنْ اَحْيَ اللهُ بِهِمْ دَارِسَ حِكَمِ النَّبِيِّيْنَ وَ ابْتَعَثَهُمْ بِوَلَايَتِهِمْ لِتَمَامِ كَلِمَةِ اللهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ

ssalaamo a’laa man ahyal laaho behim daaresa hekamin nabiyyeena wab ta-a’sahum be-walaayatehim le-tamaame kalematil laahe rabbil a’alameen

Peace be on the one through whom Allah has enlivened the wisdom of the Prophets and, by sending him, people become more devout so as to perfect the word of Allah, Lord of the Worlds

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى شُهُوْرِ الْحَوْلِ وَ عَدَدِ السَّاعَاتِ وَ عَدَدِ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللهُ فِيْ رُقُوْمِ (الرُّقُوْمِ) الْمُسَطَّرَاتِ

assalaamo a’laa shohooril hawle wa a’dadis saa-a’ate wa a’dade laa elaaha illal laaho fee roqoome (ar-roqoome) al-mosattaraat

Peace be on the months of the year and number of hours and the number of Laa elaaha illal laah in the written document

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى اِقْبَالِ الدُّنْيَا وَ سُعُوْدِهَا وَ مَنْ سُئِلُوْا عَنْ كَلِمَةِ التَّوْحِيْدِ فَقَالُوْا نَحْنُ وَ اللهِ مِنْ شُرُوْطِهَا

assalaamo a’laa iqbaalid dunyaa wa so-o’odehaa wa man so-eloo a’n kalematit tawheede faqaaloo nahno wal laahe min shorootehaa

Peace be on the one [through whom] the world and it’s prosperity are to be approached and the one who, when asked about the words of unity, said: “By Allah, we are its conditions”

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى مَنْ يُعَلَّلُ وُجُوْدُ كُلِّ مَخْلُوْقٍ بِوِلَائِهِمْ وَ مَنْ خَطَبَتْ لَهُمُ الْخُطَبَآءُ

assalaamo a’laa man yo-a’llalo wojoodo kulle makhlooqin be-welaa-ehim wa man khatabat lahomul khota-baaa

Peace be on the one whose friendship is the reason for the existence of every creature, the preachers address

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى مَنْ عَلَا مَجْدُهُمْ وَ ثَنَآؤُهُمْ وَ فَاقَ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ وَ الْآخِرِيْنَ اٰبَآؤُهُمْ وَ اَبْنَآئُهُمْ

assalaamo a’laa man a’laa majdohum wa sanaaa-ohum wa faaqal awwaleena wal aakhereena aabaaa-ohum wa abnaaa-ohum

Peace be on the pride and glory of the pious one, and their fathers and sons are superior to the first and the last

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى مَنِ افْتَخَرَ الْفَخْرُ بِفَخْرِهِمْ وَ عَلَا بِهِمْ بِوُجُوْبِ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ طَهَارَةِ ثِيَابِهِمْ

assalaamo a’laa manif takharal fakhro be-fakhrehim wa a’laa behim be-wojoobis salaate a’layhim wa tahaarate theyaabehim

Peace be on those whose praises and adulations have been elevated, whose pride and elevated status have been known by the fact that sending blessings on them is obligatory (in the prayer), and by their purity and nobility

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى قَمَرِ الْاَقْمَارِ وَ فَخْرِ الْاَبْرَارِ الْمُتَكَلِّمِ مَعَ كُلِّ لُغَةٍ بِلِسَانِهِمُ الْقَائِلِ لِشِيْعَتِهِ مَا كَانَ اللهُ لِيُوَلِّيَ اِمَامًا عَلٰى اُمَّةٍ حَتّٰى يُعَرِّفُهُ بِلُغَاتِهِمْ وَ اَدْيَانِهِمْ

assalaamo a’laa qamaril aqmaare wa fakhril abraaril motakalleme ma-a’ kulle loghatin be-lesaanehemul qaa-ele le-shee-a’tehi maa kaanal laaho le-yowaalleya emaaman a’laa ummatin hattaa yo-a’rrefohu be-loghaatehim wa adyaanehim

Peace be on the moon of all moons, the pride of the righteous, the one who speaks to different people in their own languages, the one who said to his followers: “Allah would not impose an Imam on a community until He teaches him their language and ways”

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰى فُرْحَةِ الْقُلُوْبِ وَ فَرَجِ الْمَكْرُوْبِ وَ شَرِيْفِ الْاَشْرَافِ وَ مَفْخَرِ عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ

assalaamo a’laa furhatil qoloobe wa farajil koroobe wa shareefil ashraafe wa mafkhare a’bde manaafin

Peace be on the happiness of the heart, one who removes sorrow and the noble of all noble ones and the pride of ‘Abd al-Manaf

يَا لَيْتَنِيْ كُنْتُ مِنَ الطَّآئِفِيْنَ بِعَرْصَةِ حَضْرَتِهِ مُسْتَشْهِدًا لِبَهْجَةِ مُؤَانَسَتِهِ

yaa laytanee kunto menat taaa-efeena be-a’rsate hazratehi mustashedan le-bahjate mo-aanasateh

If only I was around his court and in his presence, I would give my life due to the joy of his friendship

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَى الْاِمَامِ الرَّؤُوْفِ الَّذِيْ هَيَّجَ اَحْزَانَ يَوْمِ الطُّفُوْفِ بِاللهِ

assalaamo a’lal emaamir ra-ooofil lazee hayyaja ahzaana yawmit tofoofe billaahe

Peace be on the kind Imam who inspires sadness on the day of Aashooraa

اُقْسِمُ وَ بِآبَائِكَ الْاَطْهَارِ وَ بِاَبْنَآئِكَ الْمُنْتَجَبِيْنَ الْاَبْرَارِ لَوْ لَا بُعْدُ الشُّقَّةِ حَيْثُ شَطَّتْ بِكُمُ الدَّارُ لَقَضَيْتُ بَعْضَ وَاجِبِ حَقِّكُمْ بِتَكْرَارِ الْمَزَارِ

uqsemo we be-aaa-baa-ekal athaare wa be-abnaaa-ekal muntajabeenal abraare law laa bo’dush shuqqate hayso shattat bekomud daaro laqazayto ba’za waajebe haqqekum be-takraaril mazaar

I swear by Allah and by your pure fathers and the chosen ones amongst your pious children, had it not been for the excessive distance from home, I would have fulfilled some obligations by continuously visiting you

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا حُمَاةَ الدِّيْنِ وَ اَوْلَادَ النَّبِيِّيْنَ وَ سَادَةَ الْمَخْلُوْقِيْنَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ

assalaamo a’laykum yaa homaatad deene wa awlaadan nabiyyeena wa saadatal makhlooqeena wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh

Peace be on you, O the protectors of religion, the children of the Prophets and the leaders of creation, may the mercy and blessings of Allah be on you

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَىٰ

allahumma salli `ala `aliyyi bni musa

O Allah, (please) send blessings upon `Ali the son of Musa,

ٱلرِّضَا ٱلْمُرْتَضَىٰ

alrrida almurtada

the cordial, the well-pleased,

ٱلإِمَامِ ٱلتَّقِيِّ ٱلنَّقِيِّ

al-imami alttaqiyyi alnnaqiyyi

the Imam, the pious, the bright,

وَحُجَّتِكَ عَلَىٰ مَنْ فَوْقَ ٱلأَرْضِ وَمَنْ تَحْتَ ٱلثَّرَىٰ

wa hujjatika `ala man fawqa al-ardi wa man tahta alththara

Your argument against whoever is above the earth and whoever is beneath the dust,

ٱلصِّدِّيقِ ٱلشَّهِيدِ

alssidiqi alshshahidi

and the ever-truthful and martyr

صَلاَةً كَثِيرَةً تَامَّةً زَاكِيَةً

salatan kathiratan tammatan zakiyatan

with such blessings that are very much, perfect, purified,

مُتَوَاصِلَةً مُتَوَاتِرَةً مُتَرَادِفَةً

mutawasilatan mutawatiratan mutaradifatan

continuous, uninterrupted, and consecutive,

كَأَفْضَلِ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَىٰ أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِكَ

ka'afdali ma sallayta `ala ahadin min awliya'ika

and with the best form of blessings that You have ever bestowed upon any of Your intimate servants.

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا اَهْلَ بَيْتِ النُّبُوَّةِ وَ مَعْدِنَ الرِّسَالَةِ وَ خُزَّانَ الْعِلْمِ وَ مُنْتَهَي الْحِلْمِ وَ اُصُوْلَ الْكَرَمِ وَ قَآئِدَ الْاُمَمِ وَ سُلْطَانَ الْعِبَادِ وَ دَعَآئِمَ الْاَخْيَارِ وَ عَنَاصِرَ الْاَبْرَارِ وَ مَنَاصَّةَ الْعِبَادِ وَ اَرْكَانَ الْبِلَادِ وَ اَبْوَابَ الْاِيْمَانِ وَ اُمَنَآءَ الرَّحْمٰنِ وَ سُلَالَۃَ النَّبِیِّیْنَ وَ صَفْوَۃَ الْمُرْسَلِیْنَ وَ عِتْرَۃَ خِیَرَۃِ رَسُوْلِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِیْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكُمْ وَ رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ وَ بَرَكَاتُہٗ.

assalaamo a’laykum yaa ahla baytin nobuwwate wa ma’denar resaalate wa khuzzaanal i’lme wa muntahal hilme wa osoolal karame wa qaaa-edal omame wa sultaanal e’baade wa da-a’aa-emal akhyaare wa a’naaseral abraare wa manaassatal e’baade wa arkaanal belaade wa abwaabal eemaane wa omanaaa-ar rahmaane wa solaalatan nabiyyeena wa safwatal mursaleena wa i’trata kheyarate rasoole rabbil a’alameena assalaamo a’laykum wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh.

Peace be on you, O Household of Prophethood, the treasures of the Divine mission, treasurers of knowledge, ultimate degree of forbearance, origins of generosity, leaders of nations, rulers of the servants, pillars of the upright, foundations of the dutiful, scaffold for the servants, props of the lands, doors of true faith, trustees of the All-Beneficent, descendants of the Prophets, choice of the Messengers, and offspring of the select Messenger of the Lord of the Worlds. Peace be on you and may the blessings and mercy of Allah be on you.

يَا مَوْلَايَ وَ ابْنَ مَوْلَايَ اَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَ ابْنُ عَبْدِكَ الذَّلِيْلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ الْمُعْتَرِفُ بِحَقِّكَ جَآئَكَ مُسْتَجِيْرًا بِذِمَّتِكَ قَاصِدًا لِحَرَمِكَ مُتَوَجِّهًا لِمَقَامِكَ مُتَوَسِّلًا اِلَي اللهِ بِكَ ءَاَدْخُلُ يَا اللهُ ءَاَدْخُلُ يَا رَسُوْلَ اللهِ ءَاَدْخُلُ يَا اَمِيْرَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ ءَاَدْخُلُ يَا فَاطِمَةُ الزَّهْرَآءُ ءَاَدْخُلُ يَا حَسَنُ الْمُجْتَبٰی ءَاَدْخُلُ یَا حُسَیْنُ الشَّہِیْدُ ءَاَدْخُلُ یَا زَیْنَ الْعَابِدِیْنَ ءَاَدْخُلُ یَا مُحَمَّدُ ۨ الْبَاقِرُ ءَاَدْخُلُ یَا جَعْفَرُ ۨ الصَّادِقُ ءَاَدْخُلُ یَا مُوْسَی الْكَاظِمُ ءَاَدْخُلُ یَا حُجَّۃَ اللہِ ءَاَدْخُلُ اَیَّتُہَا الْمَلَآئِكَۃُ الْمُحْدِقُوْنَ فِیْ ہٰذَا الْمَشْہَدِ عَلَیْكَ سَلَامُ اللہِ یَا مَوْلَایَ وَ ابْنَ مَوْلَایَ وَ رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ وَ بَرَكَاتُہٗ.

yaa mawlaaya wabna mawlaaya anaa a’bdoka wabno a’bdekaz zaleelo bayna yadaykal mo’tarefo be-haqqeka jaaa-aka mustajeeran be-zimmateka qaasedan le-harameka motawajjehan le-maqaameka motawasselan elal laahe beka a-adkholo yaa allaaho a-adkholo yaa rasoolal laah a-adkholo yaa ameeral moameneena a-adkholo yaa faatematuz zahraaa a-adkholo yaa hasanul mujtabaa a-adkholo yaa husainush shaheedo a-adkholo yaa zainal a’abedeen a-adkholo yaa mohammadonil baaqer a-adkholo yaa ja’faronis saadeq a-adkholo yaa moosal kaazemo a-adkholo yaa hujjatal laah a-adkholo ayyatohal malaaa-ekatul mohdeqoona fee haazal mash-had a’layka salaamul laahe yaa mawlaaya wabna mawlaaya wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh.

O my master and son of my master! I am a slave and a son of your slaves, debased in front of you, acknowledging your rights. I have come to you seeking protection through your custody. I have come to your sanctuary due to your status, asking you to intercede with Allah. May I enter, O Allah? May I enter, O Prophet of Allah? May I enter, O Commander of the Faithful? May I enter, O Faatemah al-Zahra? May I enter, O Hasan, the chosen one? May I enter, O Husain, the martyr? May I enter, O Zain al-Aabedeen? May I enter, O Muhammad, the splitter of knowledge? May I enter, O Ja’far, the truthful? May I enter, O Moosa, the suppressor of rage? May I enter, O proof of Allah? May I enter, O angels surrounding this place in this holy sanctuary? Upon you is the salutation of Allah, O my master and son of my master and blessings and mercy of Allah be on you.

بِسْمِ اللهِ وَ بِاللهِ عَلٰى مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِهٖ اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهٗ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهٗ وَ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهٗ وَ رَسُولُهٗ وَ اَنَّ عَلِیًّا وَلِیُّ اللہِ.

bismil laahe wa billaahe a’laa millate rasoolil laahe sallal laaho a’layhe wa aalehi ash-hado an laa elaaha illal laaho wahdahu laa shareeka lahu wa ash-hado anna mohammadan a’bdohu wa rasoolohu wa anna a’liyyan waliyyul laah.

In the name of Allah, and by Allah, on the path of Messenger of Allah, peace of Allah be upon him and his progeny, I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. He is alone, there is no partner to Him. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Prophet, and that Ali is the friend of Allah.

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللهِ وَ ابْنَ وَلِيِّهٖ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُـجَّةَ اللهِ وَ ابْنَ حُـجَّتِهٖ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُوْرَ اللهِ فِيْ ظُلُمَاتِ الْاَرْضِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عِمَادَ الدِّيْنِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ اٰدَمَ صَفِیِّ اللہِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ نُوْحٍ نَجِیِّ اللہِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ اِبْرَاہِیْمَ خَلِیْلِ اللہِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ اِسْمَاعِیْلَ ذَبِیْحِ اللہِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوْسٰی كَلِیْمِ اللہِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِیْسٰی رُوْحِ اللہِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدٍ حَبِیْبِ اللہِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ اَمِیْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ وَلِیِّ اللہِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ سَیِّدَۃِ نِسَآءِ الْعَالَمِیْنَ فَاطِمَۃَ الزَّہْرَآءِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَیْنِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عَلِیِّ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ زَیْنِ الْعَابِدِیْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِیٍّ بَاقِرِ عِلْمِ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ وَ الاٰخِرِیْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ ۨ الصَّادِقِ الْبَآرِّ الْاَمِیْنِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوْسَی بْنِ جَعْفَرِ ۨ الْكَاظِمِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَیُّہَا الصِّدِّیْقُ الشَّہِیْدُ الْغَرِیْبُ الْمَسْمُوْمُ الْمَقْتُوْلُ اُشْہِدُ بِاللہِ اَنَّكَ اَقَمْتَ الصَّلَاۃَ وَ اٰتَیْتَ الزَّكَاۃَ وَ اَمَرْتَ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ وَ نَہَیْتَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَ عَبَدْتَ اللہَ مُخْلِصًاحَتّٰی اَتَاكَ الْیَقِیْنُ قَتَلَ اللہُ مَنْ قَتَلَكَ بِالْاَیْدِیْ وَ الْاَلْسُنِ. عَلَيْكَ سَلَامُ اللهِ يَا مَوْلَايَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهٗ.

assalaamo a’layka yaa waliyyal laahe wabna waliyyehi assalaamo a’layka yaa hujjatal laahe wabna hujjatehi assalaamo a’layka yaa nooral laahe fee zolomaatil arze assalaamo a’layka yaa e’maadad deene assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa aadama safiyyil laahe assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa noohin najiyyil laah. assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa ibraaheema khaleelil laah. assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa ismaae’ela zabeehil laah assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa moosaa kaleemil laah. assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa e’esaa roohil laah. assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa mohammadin habeebil laahe. assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa ameeril moameneena waliyyil laahe. assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa sayyedate nesaaa-il a’alameena faatemataz zahraaa-e. assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresal hasane wal husaine. assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa a’liyy ibnil husaine zaynil a’abedeen. assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa mohammad ibne a’liyyin baaqere i’lmil awwaleena wal aakhereen. assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa ja’far ibne mohammadenis saadeqil baarriL ameen. assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresa moosabne ja’farenil kaazeme. assalaamo a’layka ayyohas siddeeqush shaheedul ghareebul masmoomul maqtoolo. ash-hado annaka qad aqamtas salaata wa aataytaz zakaata wa amarta bil-ma’roofe wa nahayta a’nil munkare wa a’badtal laaha mukhlesan hattaa ataakal yaqeeno. qatalal laaho man qatalaka bil-aydee wal alson. a’layka salaamul laahe yaa mawlaaya wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh.

Peace be on you, O friend of Allah and the son of friend of Allah! Peace be on you, O the proof of Allah and the son of the proof of Allah! Peace be on you, O light of Allah in the darkness of the earth! Peace be on you, O pillar of religion! Peace be on you, O inheritor of Adam, the one chosen by Allah! Peace be on you, O inheritor of Nuh, the confidant of Allah! Peace be on you, O inheritor of Ibrahim, the friend of Allah! Peace be on you, O inheritor of Ismaeel, the one to be sacrificed for Allah! Peace be on you, O inheritor of Moosa, the one who spoke to Allah! Peace be on you, O inheritor of Eesaa, the spirit of Allah! Peace be on you, O inheritor of Muhammad, the beloved of Allah! Peace be on you, O inheritor of the Commander of the Faithful! Peace be on you, O inheritor of the mistress of the women of the worlds Faatemah al-Zahra! Peace be on you, O inheritor of al-Hasan and al-Husain! Peace be on you, O inheritor of Ali Ibn al-Husain, the ornament of the worshipers! Peace be on you, O inheritor of Muhammad Ibn Ali, the splitter of knowledge of the first and last ones! Peace be on you, O inheritor of Ja’far Ibn Muhammad, the truthful one, the virtuous one and the trustworthy one! Peace be on you, O inheritor of Moosa Ibn Ja’far the suppressor of rage! Peace be on you, O truthful martyr, the stranger, the one who has been given poison, the martyr! I bear witness that you undertook the prayers, gave the zakat, enjoined what is good, prohibited evil and worshipped Allah in all sincerity until death overtook you. May Allah kill who killed you with deeds and words. Peace of Allah be upon you O my master and the blessings of Allah and His mercy be on you.

اَللّٰہُمَّ اِلَیْکَ صَمَدْتُ مِنْ اَرْضِیْ وَ قَطَعْتُ الْبِلَادَ رَجَآءَ رَحْمَتِکَ فَلَا تُخَیِّبْنِیْ وَ لَا تَرُدَّنِیْ بِغَیْرِ قَضَآءِ حَوَآئِجِيْ وَارْحَمْ تَقَلُّبِیْ عَلٰی قَبْرِ بْنِ اَخِیْ رَسُوْلِکَ صَلَوَاتُکَ عَلَیْہِ وَ اٰلِہٖ. بِاَبِیْ اَنْتَ وَ اُمِّیْ اَتَیْتُکَ زَائِرًا وَافِدًا عَآئِذًا مِمَّا جَنَیْتُ عَلٰی نَفْسِیْ وَاحْتَطَبْتُ عَلٰی ظَہْرِیْ فَکُنْ لِیْ شَافِعًا اِلَی اللهِ تَعَالٰی یَوْمَ فَقْرِیْ وَ فَاقَتِیْ فَاِنَّ لَکَ عِنْدَ اللهِ مَقَامًا مَحْمُوْدًا وَ جَاهًا وَجِيْهًا فِيْ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْاٰخِرَةِ وَ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلٰی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِہٖ اَجْمَعِیْنَ.

allaahumma elayka samadto min ARZEE WA QATAA’-TUL BELAADA RAJAAA-A RAHMATEKA FALAA TOKHAYYIBNEE WA LAA TARUDDANEE BEGHAYRE qazaaa-e hawaaa-ejeE WAR HAM TAQALLOBEE A’LAA QABR IBNe AKHEE RASOOLEKA SALAWAATOKA A’LAYHE WA AALEHI. BE-ABEE ANTA WA UMMEE ATAYTOKA ZAA-ERAN WAAFEDAN A’A-EZAN MIMMAA JANAYTo A’LAA NAFSEE WAH-TATABTO A’LAA ZAHREE FAKUN LEE SHAAFI-A’N eLAL LAAHE ta-a’alaa YAWMA FAQREE WA FAAQATEE fa-inna LAKA I’NDAL LAAHE MAQAAMaN MAHMOODaN wa jaahan wajeehan fid dunyaa wal aakherate wa sallal laaho a’laa mohammadin wa aalehi ajma-e’ena.

O Allah! I have turned to You, I have traveled from far hoping for Your mercy. So do not disappoint me and do not let me return without fulfilling my needs. Have mercy on me as I cling to the grave of the son of the brother of Your Prophet, Your blessings be upon him and his progeny. May my parents be sacrificed for you. I have come to visit you presenting what I have done against myself and have burdened my back, so intercede for me in front of Allah, the High, on the day of poverty and need, then surely for you have an eminent status in front of Allah, and standing in your view in this world and the hereafter, and blessings of Allah be upon Muhammad and his whole family.

اَللّٰہُمَّ اِنِّیْ اَتَقَرَّبُ اِلَيْكَ بِحُبِّہِمْ وَ اَتَوَسَّلُ اِلَيْكَ بِوِلَایَتِہِمْ وَ اَتَوَلّٰی اٰخِرَہُمْ بِمَا تَوَلَّیْتُ بِہٖ اَوَّلَہُمْ وَ اَبْرَءُ مِنْ کُلِّ وَلِیْجَۃٍ دُوْنَہُمْ. اَللّٰہُمَّ الْعَنِ الَّذِیْنَ بَدَّلُوْا نِعْمَتَکَ وَاتَّہَمُوْا نَبِیَّکَ وَ جَحَدُوْا بِاٰیَاتِکَ وَ سَخِرُوْا بِاِمَامِکَ وَ حَمَلُوْا النَّاسَ عَلٰی اَکْتَافِ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ. اَللّٰہُمَّ اِنِّیْ اَتَقَرَّبُ اِلَیْکَ بِاللَّعْنَۃِ عَلَیْہِمْ وَالْبَرَآئَۃِ مِنْہُمْ فِی الدُّنْیَا وَالْاٰخِرَۃِ یَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

allaahumma innee ataqarrabo elayka behubbehim wa atawassalo elayka BEWELAAYATEHIM wa ATAWALLAA AAKHERAHUM BEMAA TAWALLAYTO BEHI AWWALAHUM WA ABRA-O MIN KULLE WALEEJATIN DOONAHUM. ALLAAHUMMAL A’NIL LAZEENA BADDALOO NEA’-MATAKA WAT TAHAMOO NABIYYaKA WA JAHADOO BE-AAYAATEKA WA SAKHEROO BE-eMAAMEKA WA HAMALUN NAASA A’LAA AKTAAFE AALE MOHAMMADIN. ALLAAHUMMA INNEE ATAQARRABO ELAYKA BIL LA’-NATe A’LAYHIM WAL BARAAA-ATE MINHUM FID DUNYAA WAL AAKHERAH YAA arhamar raahemeen.

O Allah! I seek nearness to You through their love and I beg You in the name of their leadership. I follow the last of them just as I followed the first of them and I dissociate myself from every pretender to them and anyone who challenges them. O Allah! Curse those who altered Your blessings and distressed Your Prophet, denied Your signs and urged people to oppress the family of Muhammad. O Allah! I seek closeness to You by cursing them and by dissociating myself from them in this world and the next, O Most Merciful of all.

صَلَّی اللهُ عَلَیْکَ یَابْنَ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ صَلَّی اللهُ عَلَیْکَ یَا اَبَا الْحَسَنِ صَلَّی اللهُ عَلٰی رُوْحِکَ الطَّيِّبِ وَ بَدَنِکَ الزَّكِيِّ صَبَرْتَ وَ احْتَسَبْتَ وَ اَنْتَ الصَّادِقُ الْمُصَدِّقُ قَتَلَ اللهُ مَنْ قَتَلَکَ وَ لَعَنَ اللهُ مَنْ ظَلَمَكَ بِالْاَیْدِیْ وَالْاَلْسُنِ. عَلَيْكَ سَلَامُ اللهِ يَا مَوْلَايَ وَ ابْنَ مَوْلَايَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهٗ. اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ الْاِمَامُ الْهُدٰی وَ الْوَلِیُّ الْمُرْشِدُ اَبْرَاُ اِلَی اللہِ مِنْ اَعْدَآئِكَ وَ اَتَقَرَّبُ اِلَی اللہِ بِمُوَالَاتِكَ صَلَّی اللہُ عَلَیْكَ وَ رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ وَ بَرَكَاتُہٗ.

sallal laaho a’layka yabna rasoolil laah SALLAL LAAHO A’LAYKA YAA ABAL HASANE SALLAL LAAAHO A’LAA ROOHEKAt tayyebe WA BADANEKAz zakiyye SABARTA WAh tasabta wa antas SAADEQUL MOSADDEQO QATALAL LAAHO MAN QATALALAKA la-a’nal laaho man zalamaka BIL AYDEE WAL ALSONE. a’layka salaamul laahe yaa mawlaaya wabna mawlaaya wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh. ash-hado annakal emaamul hodaa wal waliyyul murshedo abra-o elal laahe min a-a’daaa-eka wa ataqarrabo elal laahe be-mowaalaateka sallal laaho a’layka wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh.

May Allah shower you with His blessings, O son of Messenger of Allah, may Allah shower you with His blessings, O Abul Hasan, may Allah bless your pure soul and chaste body. You had patience and support and you are the most truthful and trustworthy. May Allah fight those who fight, and may Allah curse those who wronged with their hands and tongues. Upon you peace of Allah, O my master and the son of my master and mercy of Allah and His blessings. I bear witness that you are the Imam who guides, the guardian who shows the path, I turn to Allah by dissociating from your enemies and I seek closeness to Allah by befriending you. May Allah send His blessings on you, and the mercy and blessings of Allah be on you.

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا اَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ وَ عَلَى الْاَرْوَاحِ الَّتِىْ حَلَّتْ بِفِنَآئِكَ وَ اَنَاخَتْ بِرَحْلِكَ عَلَيْكَ مِنّىْ سَلَامُ اللهِ اَبَدًا مَا بَقِيْتُ وَ بَقِيَ اللَّيْلُ وَ النَّهَارُ وَ لَا جَعَلَهُ اللهُ اٰخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنْ زِيَارَتِكُمْ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَى الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ عَلٰى عَلِىِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ عَلٰى اَوْلادِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ عَلٰى اَصْحَابِ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ لَعْنَةُ اللهِ عَلٰی قَاتِلِ الْحُسَیْنِ. اَللّٰهُمَّ الْعَنْ اَوّلَ ظَالِمٍ ظَلَمَ حَقَّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰخِرَ تٰابِعٍ لَهٗ عَلٰى ذٰلِكَ. اَللّٰهُمَّ الْعَنِ الْعِصَابَةَ الَّتِىْ جَاهَدَتِ الْحُسَيْنَ وَ شَايَعَتْ وَ بايَعَتْ وَ تَابَعَتْ عَلٰى قَتْلِهٖ. اَللّٰهُمَّ الْعَنْهُمْ جَمِيْعًا.

assalaamo a’layka yaa abaa a’bdil laahe wa a’lal arwaahil latee hallat befenaa-eka wa anaakhat be-rahleka a’layka minne salaamul laahe abadam maa baqeeto wa baqeyal laylo wan nahaaro wa laa ja-a’lahul laaho aakheral a’hde min zeyaaratekum assalaamo a’lal hasane wal husaine wa a’laa a’liyy ibnil husaine wa a’laa awlaadil husaine wa a’laa ashaabil husaine wa la’natul laahe a’laa qaatelil husaine. allaahummal a’n awwala zaalemin zalama haqqa mohammadin wa aale mohammadin wa aakhera taabe-i’n lahu a’laa zaaleka allaahummal a’nil e’saabatal latee jaahadatil husaina wa shaaya-a’t wa baa-ya-a’t wa taa-ba-a’t a’laa qatlehi. allahummal a’nhum jamee-a’n.

Peace be on you, O Abu Abdillah and upon the souls that gathered in your courtyard and stayed with you. Peace of Allah be upon you from me forever as long as I am existent and as long as there are day and night. May Allah not cause this (visit) to be the last visit to you. Peace be on al-Hasan and al-Husain, and on Ali Ibn al-Husain, on the sons of al-Husain, and on the companions of al-Husain, and curse of Allah be on the killers of Husain. O Allah! Pour curses upon the foremost persecutor who usurped the right of Muhammad and Muhammad’s household and the last follower who acceded to his deed. O Allah! Pour curses upon the gang that struggled against al-Husain and who supported each other against him, paid homage to his enemies, and participated in slaying him. O Allah! Pour curses upon all of them.[23]

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ وَ ابْنَ مَوْلَايَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهٗ اَشْہَدُ اَنَّكَ تَشْہَدُ مَقَامِیْ وَ تَسْمَعُ كَلَامِیْ وَ اَنْتَ حَیٌّ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ مرْزُوْقٌ وَ نَسْاَلُ اللہَ رَبِّیْ وَ رَبَّكُمْ قَضَآءَ حَوَآئِجِیْ فِی الدُّنْیَا وَ الْآخِرَۃِ یَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِیْنَ.

assalaamo a’layka yaa mawlaaya wabna mawlaaya wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh ash-hado annaka tash-hado maqaamee wa tasma-o’ kalaamee wa anta hayyun i’nda rabbeka marzooqun wa nas-alul laaha rabbee wa rabbakum qazaaa-a hawaa-ejee fid dunyaa wal aakherate yaa arhamar raahemeen.

Peace be on you of my master and the son of my master and mercy of Allah and His blessings. I testify that surely you see my place, and you can hear my words. You are alive in front of your Lord, getting sustenance. And we ask Allah, my Lord and your Lord, to fulfill my needs in this world and the hereafter, O Most Merciful of all.

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الشَّهِيْدُ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْاِمَامُ الْمَعْصُوْمُ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْاِمَامُ الْمَظْلُوْمُ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْاِمَامُ الْمَسْمُوْمُ الْمَغْمُوْمُ الْمَهْمُوْمُ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ الْاِمَامُ الْهَادِيْ وَ الْوَلِيُّ الْمُرْشَدُ اَبْرَاُ اِلَي اللهِ مِنْ اَعْدَآئِكَ وَ اَتَقَرَّبُ اِلَي اللهِ بِمُوَالَاتِكَ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلٰي اٰبَآئِكَ وَ اَوْلَادِكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ یَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِیْنَ.

assalaamo a’layka ayyohash shaheedo assalaamo a’layka ayyohasl emaamul ma’soomo assalaamo a’layka ayyohal emaamul mazloomo assalaamo a’layka ayyohal emaamul masmoomul maghmoomul mahmoomo ash-hado annakal emaamul haadee wal waliyyul murshedo abra-o elal laahe min a-a’adaaa-eka wa ataqarrabo elal laahe be-mowaalaateka sallal laaho a’layka wa a’laa aabaaa-eka wa awlaadeka be-rahmateka yaa arhamar raahemeen.

Peace be on you O the martyr. Peace be on you O the infallible Imam. Peace be on you O the oppressed Imam. Peace be on you O the Imam who was poisoned, the distressed, the grief-stricken. I bear witness that you are the Imam who guides, the guardian who shows the path, I turn to Allah by dissociating from your enemies and I seek closeness to Allah by befriending you. May Allah send His blessings on you and your forefathers and your children, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of all!

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ.

bismil laahir rahmaanir raheem.

In the name of Allah, the most Merciful, most Kind.

اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لَا اِلٰہَ اِلَّا اللہُ وَحْدَہٗ لَا شَرِیْكَ لَہٗ وَ اَشْہَدُ اَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُہٗ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ وَ اَشْہَدُ اَنَّ عَلِیًّا وَلِیُّہٗ وَ وَصِیُّ رَسُوْلِہٖ. اَللّٰہُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ. اَللّٰہُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰی مَلَآئِكَتِكَ الْمُقَرَّبِیْنَ. اَللّٰہُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَي الْاَنْبِيَآءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِيْنَ. اَللّٰہُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَي الْاَئِمَّةِ الْمَعْصُوْمِيْنَ. اَللّٰہُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰی مَوْلَانَا وَ مُقْتَدَانَا اِمَامِ الْهُدٰی وَالْعُرْوَۃِ الْوُثْقٰی وَ حُجَّتِكَ عَلٰی اَہْلِ الدُّنْیَا اَلَّذِیْ قَالَ فِیْ حَقِّہٖ سَیِّدُ الْوَرٰی وَ سَنَدُ الْبَرَایَا: ‘‘سَتُدْفَنُ بَضْعَۃٌ مِنِّیْ بِاَرْضِ خُرَاسَانَ مَا زَارَہَا مَكْرُوْبٌ اِلَّا نَفَّسَ اللہُ كَرْبَہٗ وَ لَا مُذْنِبٌ اِلَّا غَفَرَ ذَنْبَہٗ.’’ اَللّٰہُمَّ بِشَفَاعَتِہِ الْمَقْبُوْلَۃِ وَ دَرَجَتِہِ الرَّفِیْعَۃِ اَنْ تُنَفِّسَ بِہٖ كَرْبِیْ وَ یَغْفِرَ بِہٖ ذَنْبِیْ وَ تُسْمِعَہٗ كَلَامِیْ وَ تُبَلِّغَہٗ سَلَامِیْ. اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُوْرَ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَيْبَةَ عِلْمِ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَعْدِنَ حِكْمَةِ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَامِلَ كِتَابِ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَافِظَ سِرِّ اللهِ اَنْتَ الَّذِيْ قَالَ فِيْكَ قَاتِلُ الْكَفَرَةِ وَ قَامِعُ الْفَجَرَةِ عَلِيٌّ اَمِيْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَ وَصِيُّ رَسُوْلِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ صَلَوَاتُ اللهِ وَ سَلَامُهٗ عَلَیْہِ:’’سَیُقْتَلُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ وُلْدِیْ بِاَرْضِ خُرَاسَانَ بِالسَّمِّ ظُلْمًا اِسْمُہٗ اِسْمِیْ وَ اِسْمُ اَبِیْہِ اِسْمُ ابْنِ عِمْرَانَ مُوْسٰی عَلَیْہِ السَّلَامُ اَلَا فَمَنْ زَارَہٗ فِیْ غُرْبَتِہٖ غَفَرَ اللہُ لَہٗ ذُنُوْبَہٗ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْہَا وَ مَا تَاَخَّرَ وَ لَوْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ عَدَدِ النُّجُوْمِ وَ قَطْرِ الْاَمْطَارِ وَ وَرَقِ الْاَشْجَارِ.’’ مَوْلَايَ مَوْلَايَ هَا اَنَا ذَا وَاقِفٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ وَ ذُنُوْبِيْ مِثْلُ عَدَدِ النُّجُوْمِ وَ قَطْرِالْاَمْطَارِ وَ وَرَقِ الْاَشْجَارِ وَ لَيْسَ بِيْ (لِيْ) وَسِيْلَةٌ اِلٰی مَحْوِہَا اِلَّا رِضَاكَ. مَوْلَايَ مَا اَحْسِبُ فِيْ صَحِيْفَتِيْ عَمَلًا اَرْجٰی عِنْدِيْ مِنْ زِيَارَتِكَ كَيْفَ وَ قَدْ قَالَ فِيْ حَقِّهَا بَاقِرُ عِلْمِ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ وَالْاٰخِرِیْنَ صَلَوَاتُ اللہِ عَلَیْہِ: ‘‘یَخْرُجُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ وُلْدِیْ اِسْمُہٗ اِسْمُ اَمِیْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ فَیُدْفَنُ بِاَرْضِ خُرَاسَانَ مَنْ زَارَہٗ عَارِفًا بِحَقِّہٖ اَعْطَاہُ اللہُ اَجْرَ مَنْ اَنْفَقَ مِنْ قَبْلِ الْفَتْحِ وَ قَاتَلَ.’’ فَاَتَیْتُكَ زَآئِرًا لَكَ عَارِفًا بِحَقِّكَ عَالِمًا بِاَنَّكَ اِمَامٌ مُفْتَرَضُ الطَّاعَۃِ غَرِیْبٌ شَہِیْدٌ رَاجِیًا بِمَا قَالَہُ الصَّادِقُ عَلَیْہِ الصَّلَاۃُ وَ السَّلَامُ: ‘‘یُقْتَلُ حَفَدَتِیْ بِاَرْضِ خُرَاسَانَ فِیْ مَدِيْنَۃٍ یُقَالُ لَہَا طُوْسٌ مَنْ زَارَہٗ عَارِفًا بِحَقِّہٖ اَخَذْتُہٗ بِیَدِیْ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَۃِ وَ اَدْخَلْتُہُ الْجَنَّۃَ وَ اِنْ كَانَ مِنْ اَہْلِ الْكَبَائِرِ.’’ قِيْلَ لَهٗ: مَا عِرْفَانُ حَقِّہٖ؟ قَالَ: ‘‘اَلْعِلْمُ بِاَنَّہٗ مُفْتَرَضُ الطَّاعَۃِ غَرِیْبٌ شَہِیْدٌ مَنْ زَارَہٗ عَارِفًا بِحَقِّہٖ اَعْطَاہُ اللہُ اَجْرَ سَبْعِیْنَ شَہِیْدًا مِمَّنِ اسْتَشْہَدَ بَیْنَ یَدَیْ رَسُوْلِ اللہِ صَلَّی اللہُ عَلَیْہِ وَ اٰلِہٖ.’’ یَابْنَ رَسُوْلِ اللہِ اَبْتَغِیْ بِزِیَارَتِكَ مِنَ اللہِ تَعَالٰی غُفْرَانَ ذُنُوْبِیْ وَ ذُنُوْبِ وَالِدَیَّ وَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَ اَسْاَلُكَ الْاِتْیَانَ الْمَوْعُوْدَ فِیْ مَوَاطِنِ الثَّلَاثِ: ‘‘عِنْدَ تَطَایُرِ الْكُتُبِ وَ عِنْدَ الصِّرَاطِ وَ عِنْدَ الْمِیْزَانِ.’’ وَ قُلْتَ وَ قَوْلُكَ حَقٌّ: ‘‘اِنَّ شَرَّ مَا خَلَقَ اللهُ فِيْ زَمَانِيْ يَقْتُلُنِيْ بِالسَّمِّ ثُمَّ يَدْفِنُنِيْ فِيْ دَارٍ مُضِيْعَةٍ وَ بِلَادِ غُرْبَةٍ اَلَا فَمَنْ زَارَنِيْ فِيْ غُرْبَتِيْ كَتَبَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَهٗ اَجْرَ مِائَۃِ اَلْفِ حَاجٍّ وَ مُعْتَمِرٍ وَ مِائَۃِ اَلْفِ مُجَاہِدٍ وَ حُشِرَ فِیْ زُمْرَتِنَا وَ جُعِلَ فِیْ الدَّرَجَاتِ الْعُلٰی مِنَ الْجَنَّۃِ رَفِیْقًا.’’ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلهِ الَّذِيْ وَفَّقَنِيْ لِزِيَارَتِكَ فِيْ الْبُقْعَةِ الَّتِيْ قُلْتَ فِيْ حَقِّهَا: ‘‘وَ اللهِ رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ مَنْ زَارَنِيْ فِيْ تِلْكَ الْبُقْعَةِ كَانَ كَمَنْ زَارَ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِہٖ وَ كَتَبَ اللہُ لَہٗ ثَوَابَ اَلْفِ حِجَّۃٍ مَبْرُوْرَۃٍ وَ اَلْفِ عُمْرَۃٍ مَقْبُوْلَۃٍ وَ كُنْتُ اَنَا وَ اٰبَائِیْ شُفَعَآؤَہٗ یَوْمَ الْقِیَامَۃِ.’’ فَكُنْ شَفِيْعِيْ بِاٰبَآئِكَ الطَّاہِرِیْنَ وَ اَوْلَادِكَ الْمُنْتَجَبِیْنَ مَوْلَایَ اَنْتَ الَّذِیْ لَا یَزُوْرُكَ اِلَّا الْخَوَاصُّ مِنَ الشِّیْعَۃِ فَبِحَقِّكَ وَ بِحَقِّ شِیْعَتِكَ اَنْ تُشَفِّعَنِیْ وَ تَسْاَلُ اللہَ اَنْ یَحْشُرَنِیْ مَعَ شِیْعَتِكَ فِیْ مُسْتَقَرِّ مِنَ الرَّحْمَۃِ مَعَكُمْ اَہْلَ الْبَیْتِ مَعَكُمْ مَعَكُمْ لَا مَعَ غَیْرِكُمْ بَرِئْتُ اِلَی اللہِ مِنْ اَعْدَآئِكُمْ وَ تَقَرَّبْتُ بِاللہِ اِلَیْكُمْ اِنِّیْ مُؤْمِنٌ بِاِیَابِكُمْ مُنْتَظِرٌ لِاَمْرِكُمْ مُصَدِّقٌ بِرَجْعَتِكُمْ مُتَرَقِّبٌ لِدَوْلَتِكُمْ عَارِفٌ بِعِظَمِ شَاْنِكُمْ عَالِمٌ بِضَلَالَۃِ مَنْ خَالَفَكُمْ مُوَالٍ لَكُمْ وَ لِاَوْلِیَآئِكُمْ مُبْغِضٌ لِاَعْدَآئِكُمْ عَآئِذٌ لَآئِذٌ بِقُبُوْرِكُمْ. اَللّٰہُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدِۨ النَّبِیِّ وَ الْوَصِیِّ وَ الْبَتُوْلِ وَ السِّبْطَیْنِ وَ السَّجَّادِ وَ الْبَاقِرِ وَ الصَّادِقِ وَ الْكَاظِمِ وَ الرِّضَا وَ التَّقِیِّ وَ النَّقِیِّ وَ الْعَسْكَرِیِّ وَ الْمَہْدِیِّ صَاحِبِ الزَّمَانِ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَیْہِمْ اَجْمَعِیْنَ. اَللّٰہُمَّ ہٰؤُلَآءِ سَادَتُنَا وَ قَادَتُنَا وَ ہُدَاتُنَا وَ دُعَاتُنَا. اَللّٰہُمَّ وَفِّقْنَا لِطَاعَتِہِمْ وَ ارْزُقْنَا شَفَاعَتَہُمْ وَ احْشُرْنَا فِیْ زُمْرَتِہِمْ وَ اجْعَلْنَا مِنْ خِیَارِ مَوَالِیْہِمْ بِرَحْمَتِكَ یَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِیْنَ وَ صَلَّی اللہُ عَلٰی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِہِ الطَّیِّبِیْنَ الْمَعْصُوْمِیْنَ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلہِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِیْنَ.

ash-hado an laa elaahe illal laaho wahdahu laa shareeka lahu wa ash-hado anna mohammadan a’bdohu wa rasoolohu wa ash-hado anna a’liyyan waliyyohu wa wasiyyo rasoolehi. allaahumma salle a’laa mohammadin wa aale mohammad. allaahumma salle a’laa malaaa-ekatekal moqarrabeen. allaahumma salle a’lal anbeyaaa-e wal mursaleen. allaahumma salle a’lal a-immatil ma’soomeen. allaahumma salle a’laa mawlaanaa wa muqtadaanaa emaamil hodaa wal u’rwatul wusqaa wa hujjateka a’laa ahlid dunyaa allazee qaala fee haqqehi sayyedul waraa wa sanadul baraayaa: “satudfano baz-a’tun minnee be-arze khoraasaana maa zaarahaa makroobun illaa naffasal laaho karbahu wa laa muznebun illaa ghafara zanbahu.” allaahumma be-shafaa-a’tehil maqboolate wa darajatehir rafee-a’te an tonaffesa behi karbee wa yaghfera behi zanbee wa tusme-a’hu kalaamee wa toballeghahu salaamee. assalaamo a’layka yaa nooral laah. assalaamo a’layka yaa a’ybata i’lmil laah. assalaamo a’layka yaa ma’dena hikmatil laah. assalaamo a’layka yaa haamela ketaabil laah. assalaamo a’layka yaa haafeza sirril laahe antal lazee qaala feeka qaatelul kafarate wa qaame-u’l fajarate a’liyyun ameerul moameneena wa wasiyyo rasoole rabbil a’alameena salawaatul laahe wa salaamohu a’layhe: “sayuqtalo rajolun min wuldee be-arze khoraasaana bis-samme zulman ismohu ismee wa ismo abeehe ismo ibne i’mraana moosaa a’layhis salaamo alaa faman zaarahu fee ghurbatehi ghafaral laaho lahu zonoobahu maa taqaddama minhaa wa maa ta-akhkhara wa law kaanat misla a’dadin nojoome wa qatril amtaare wa waraqil ashjaare.” mawlaaya mawlaaya haa anaa zaa waaqefun bayna yadayka wa zonoobee mislo a’dadin nojoome wa qatril amtaare wa waraqil ashjaare wa laysa bee (lee) waseelatun elaa mahwehaa illaa rezaak. mawlaaya maa ahsebo fee saheefatee a’malan arjaa i’ndee min zeyaarateka kayfa wa qad qaala fee haqqehaa baaqerul i’lmil awwaleena wal aakhereena salawaatul laahe a’layhe: “yakhrojo rajolun min wuldee ismohu ismo ameeril moameneena fa-yudfano be-arze khoraasaana man zaarahu a’arefan be-haqqehi a-a’taahul laaho ajra man anfaqa min qablil fathe wa qaatal.” fa-ataytoka zaaa-eran laka a’arefan be-haqqeka a’aleman be-annaka emaamun muftarazut taa-a’te ghareebun shaheedun raajeyan bemaa qaalahus saadeqo a’layhis salaato was salaamo: “yuqtalo hafadatee be-arze khoraasaana fee madeenatin yoqaalo lahaa toosun man zaarahu a’arefan be-haqqehi akhaztohu be-yadee yawmal qeyaamate wa adkhaltohul jannata wa in kaana min ahlil kabaaere.” qeela lahu: maa i’rfaano haqqehi? qaala: “Al-i’lmo be-annahu muftarazut taa-a’te ghareebun shaheedun man zaarahu a’arefan be-haqqehi a-a’taahul laaho ajra sab-e’ena shaheedan mimmanis tash-hada bayna yaday rasoolil laahe sallal laaho a’layhe wa aalehi.” yabna rasoolil laahe abtaghee be-zeyaarateka menal laahe ta-a’alaa ghufraana zonoobee wa zonoobe waaledayya wal moameneena wal moamenaate wa as-alokal ityaanal maw-o’oda fee mawaatenis salaase: “i’nda ta-taa-yoril kotobe wa i’ndas seraate wa i’ndal meezaane.” wa qulta wa qawloka haqqun: “inna sharra maa khalaqal laaho fee zamaanee yaqtolonee bis-samme summa yadfe-nonee fee daarin mozee-a’tin wa belaade ghurbatin alaa faman zaaranee fee ghurbatee katabal laaho a’zza wa jalla lahu ajra me-ate alfe mojaahedin wa hoshera fee zumratenaa wa jo-e’la fid darajaatil o’laa menal jannate rafeeqaa.” alhamdo lillaahil lazee waffaqanee le-zeyaarateka fil buq-a’til latee qulta fee haqqehaa: “wal laahe rawzatun min reyaazil jannate man zaaranee fee tilkal buq-a’te kaana kaman zaara rasoolil laahe sallal laaho a’layhe wa aalehi wa katabal laaho lahu sawaaba alfe hijjatin mabrooratin wa alfe u’mratin maqboolatin wa kunto anaa wa aabaa-ee shofa-a’aa-ohu yawmal qeyaamate.” fakum sha-fee-e’e be-aabaaa-ekat taahereena wa awlaadekal muntajabeena mawlaaya antal lazee laa yazooroka illaal khawaasso menash shee-a’te fa-be-haqqeka wa be-haqqe shee-a’teka an toshaf-fe-a’nee wa tas-alul laaha an yahshoranee ma-a’ shee-a’teka fee mustaqarre menar rahmate ma-a’kum ahlal bayte ma-a’kum ma-a’kum laa ma’a ghayrekum be-rea-to elal laahe min a-a’daa-ekum barea-to bil-laahe elaykum innee moamenun be-eyaabekum muntazerun le-amrekum mosaddequn be-raj-a’tekum motaraqqebun le-dawlatekum a’arefun be-e’zame shaanekum a’alemun be-zalaalate man khaalafakum mowaalin lakum wa le-awleyaaa-ekum mubghesun le-a-a’daaa-ekum a’aa-ezun laaa-ezun beqoboorekum. allaahumma salle a’laa mohammadin wa aale mohammadenin nabiyye wal wasiyye wal batoole was sibtayne was sajjaade wal baaqere was saadeqe wal kaazeme war rezaa wat taqiyye wan naqiyye wal a’skariyye wal mahdiyye saahebiz zamaane salawaatoka a’layhim ajmae’en. allaahumma haa-olaaa-e saadatonaa wa qaadatonaa wa hodaadonaa wa do-a’a-tonaa. allaahumma waffiqnaa le-taa-a’tehim war zuqnaa shafaa-a’tahum wah shurnaa fee zumratehim waj-a’lnaa min kheyaare mawaaleehim be-rahmateka yaa arhamar raahemeena wa sallal laaho a’laa mohammadin wa aalehit tayyebeenal ma’soomeena wal hamdo lillaahe rabbil a’alameena.

I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. He is alone, there is no partner to Him and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Prophet and I bear witness that Ali is His intimate friend and vicegerent of His prophet. O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad. O Allah! Send blessings upon Your proximate angels. Peace be upon the Prophets and Messengers. Peace be upon the infallible Imams. Peace be upon our master and our leaders, guiding Imam and the strong rope of religion and Your proof for the people of the world, the one for whom leader of worlds and support of the creatures said about him: “Soon, a part of my body will be buried in Khorasan; no sorrowful one would visit him, except that Allāh would remove his sorrow and no sinful person would visit him except that Allāh would forgive their sins.”[26] O Allah! By his accepted intercession and lofty status, give respite to my difficulties, orgive my sins, make my talks reach him and make my greetings reach him. Peace be on you, O proof of Allah! Peace be on you, O light of Allah! Peace be on you, O trunk of the knowledge of Allah! Peace be on you, O source of the wisdom of Allah. Peace be on you, O bearer of the book of Allah! Peace be on you, O the protector of the secret of Allah! You are the one for whom – killer of the infidels, suppressor of the wicked ones, Ali, Commander of the Faithful, and vicegerent of the Messenger of the Lord of the worlds, blessings of Allah and his peace be upon him – has said: “Soon a man from among my progeny will be wrongfully murdered in the land of Khorasan; his name is [the same as] my name, his father’s name is [like] the name of Moosa ibn Imran’s name; let it be known that whoever visits him in his desolation, Allah will forgive his sins of the past and future, even though they may be as many as the number of the stars, raindrops and leaves of the trees.”[27] My master, my master, here I am standing in front of you, and my sins are like the number of stars, and raindrops, and leaves of trees, and in me (for me) there is no medium for erasing them except your pleasure. My master, I have not computed a deed heavier near me than your visitation in my scroll (of deeds), why it will not be so when the splitter of knowledge of the first and the last, blessings of Allah be upon him has said: “A man will emerge from my progeny, his name is [same as] the name of Commander of the Faithful. He will be buried in the land of Khorasan. One who visits him recognizing his right, Allah will give him reward of those who spent before the victory and fought.”[28] I have come to visit you, recognizing your right, knowing that you are Imam whose obedience is obligatory, lonely, martyr, hoping for what Imam Sadiq – blessings and peace be upon him – said: “My grandson will be murdered in the land of Khorasan in a city called Toos; whoever visits him in while recognizing his rightfulness, I will take his hand on the day of judgement and let him into Paradise, even though he is a perpetrator of great sins.” It was asked from him: ‘What is meant by recognizing his rightfulness?’ He answered: “To know that he is the one whose obedience is obligatory, he is estranged and a martyr. Whoever visits him while recognizing his rightfulness, Allah will grant him the reward of seventy martyrs from among those truly martyred in front of the Messenger of Allah, blessings of Allah be upon him and his progeny.”[29] O son of the Messenger of Allah! I desire earnestly from Allah – the High – forgiveness of my sins, and the sins of my parents, and the believing men and women by your visitation. And I ask you for arriving at the three promised places: “When records of deeds are given; at the Seraat (the bridge over Hell leading to Paradise) and at the Meezaan (Balance).”[30] You have said, and true are your words: “Surely, the most wicked creature of Allah (s.w.t.) in my time, will kill me using poison. Then he will bury me in a very tight house in a strange town. Know that whoever visits me in my loneliness, Allah – Mighty and Majestic be He - will record for him the reward of one-hundred thousand Hajj and Umra pilgrimages, and one-hundred thousand fighters in the way of Allah. He will also be resurrected among our group.[31] He will be established in high ranks in Heaven as our friend.”[32] Praise be to Allah the One who gave me opportunity for your visitation in the place regarding which it is said: And, by Allah, it is a garden from the gardens of Heaven. Whoever visits me in that shrine, it is as if he has visited Messenger of Allah, blessings of Allah be upon him and his progeny. Allah (s.w.t.) will record for him the reward of one thousand accepted Hajjs (obligatory pilgrimage), and one thousand accepted Umrahs (supererogatory pilgrimage). Also I and my forefathers will intercede him on the Resurrection Day.”[33] Then intercede for me with your immaculate fathers and your selected children, O my master! You are the one whom nobody visits except special ones from the Shias, then by your right and the right of your Shias that you accept my intercession, and I ask Allah to resurrect me with your Shias in the dwelling-place of the mercy with you – Ahl al-Bayt, I am with you, I am with you, but not with any one other than you. In the presence of Allah I repudiate your enemies, and I have sought nearness with Allah to you, I believe in your return, I am awaiting your issue, I give credence to your return, I am expecting your rule, I am aware of your great standing, I know the deviation of those who oppose you, I am loyal to you and to your loyalists, I hate your enemies, I seek protection and resort in your graves. O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad, the Prophet, the vicegerent (Imam Ali [a.s.]), the chaste lady (Lady Faatemah [s.a.]), the two grandsons (Imam Hasan [a.s.] Imam Husain [a.s.]), Imam Sajjad (a.s.), Imam Baqir (a.s.), Imam Sadiq (a.s.), Imam Kazim (a.s.), Imam Reza (a.s.), Imam Taqi (a.s.), Imam Naqi (a.s.), Imam Askari (a.s.), Imam Mahdi, master of the age, Your blessings be upon them all. O Allah! These are our chiefs, our leaders, our guides and Your callers (to Allah). O Allah! Grant us prosperity for obebying them, and grant us their intercession, and resurrect us in their group, and make us from the best of their lovers, O most Merciful and blessings of Allah be upon Muhammad and his pure and infallible progeny, and praise be to Allah Lord of the Worlds.

اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لَا اِلٰہَ اِلَّا اللہُ وَحْدَہٗ لَا شَرِیْكَ لَہٗ وَ اَشْہَدُ اَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُہٗ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی رَسُوْلِ اللہِ اَمِیْنِ اللہِ عَلٰی وَحْیِہٖ وَ عَزَآئِمِ اَمْرِہٖ اَلْخَاتِمِ لِمَا سَبَقَ وَ الْفَاتِحِ لِمَا اسْتَقْبَلَ وَ الْمُہَیْمِنِ عَلٰی ذٰلِكَ كُلِّہٖ وَ رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ وَ بَرَكَاتُہٗ. اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی مَوْلَانَا اَمِیْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ وَ سَیِّدِ الْوَصِیِّیْنَ وَ اَبِ الْاَئِمَّۃِ الْمَعْصُوْمِیْنَ وَ رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهٗ. اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی فَاطِمَۃَ الزَّہْرَآءِ سَیِّدَۃِ النِّسَآءِ وَ رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ وَ بَرَكَاتُہٗ. اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَي الْاَئِمَّةِ الْمَعْصُوْمِيْنَ سَادَةِ الْمُتَّقِيْنَ وَ كُبَرَآءِ الصِّدِّيْقِيْنَ وَ اَعْلَامِ الْمُهْتَدِيْنَ وَ اَنْوَارِ الْعَارِفِيْنَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهٗ. اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی مَوْلَانَا وَ سَیِّدِنَا اَلْاِمَامِ الْمَعْصُوْمِ اَبِیْ الْحَسَنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مُوْسَی الرِّضَا وَ رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ وَ بَرَكَاتُہٗ. اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ نَبِيِّ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّيْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ سَيِّدِ الْوَصِيِّيْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ اَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ اِمَامِ الْمُتَّقِيْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ قَآئِدِ الْغُرِّ الْمُحَجَّلِيْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ فَاطِمَةَ الزَّهْرَآءِ سَيِّدَةِ نِسَآءِ الْعَالَمِيْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ خَدِيْجَةَ الْكُبْرٰی اُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَابْنَ اَبِیْ عَبْدِ اللہِ الْحُسَیْنِ الشَّہِیْدِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَابْنَ عَلِیِّ بْنِ الْحُسَیْنِ زَیْنِ الْعَابِدِیْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَابْنَ اَبِیْ جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدٍ الْبَاقِرِ لِعُلُوْمِ الدِّیْنِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَابْنَ اَبِیْ عَبْدِ اللہِ جَعْفَرِ ۨ الصَّادِقِ الْاَمِیْنِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَابْنَ اَبِی الْحَسَنِ مُوْسَی الْكَاظِمِ وَ رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ وَ بَرَكَاتُہٗ. اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبِيْبَ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَفْوَةَ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَمُوْدَ الدِّيْنِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَصِيَّ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَآصَّةَ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَالِصَةَاللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْضِعَ سِرِّ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَيْبَةَ عِلْمِ اللهِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ الْاَنْبِيَآءِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَصِيَّ الْاَوْصِيَآءِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مِشْكَاةَ الضِّيَآءِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُنْتَهَي الْعُلْيَا اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الشَّرَفِ الْاَثِيْلِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ذَا الْفِعْلِ الْجَمِيْلِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الْاَصْلِ الْاَصِيْلِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا اُسَّ الْاِيْمَانِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا شَرِيْكَ الْقُراٰنِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا مَعْدِنَ الْاِیْمَانِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا اِمَامَ الْاَبْرَارِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا وَصِیَّ الْمُخْتَارِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا مُظْہِرَ الْاَسْرَارِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا صَاحِبَ الْمُعْجِزَاتِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا مُوْضِحَ الْبَیِّنَاتِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ اَیُّہَا الصِّرَاطُ الْمُسْتَقِیْمُ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ اَیُّہَا الدِّیْنُ الْقَوِیْمُ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا مِصْبَاحَ الْہُدٰی اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا مَاْوَی التُّقٰی اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا مَجْدَ الْحِجٰی اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا طَوْدَ النُّہٰی اَلسَّلَامُ عَلِیْكَ اَیُّہَا الدَّاعِیْ اِلَی الْمَحَجَّۃِ الْعُظْمٰی وَ الطَّاعِنُ اِلَی الْغَایَۃِ الْقُصْوٰی وَ السَّامِیْ اِلَی الْمَجْدِ وَ الْعُلٰی اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ اَیُّہَا الْعَالِمُ بِالتَّاْوِیْلِ وَ الذِّكْرٰی اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا دَلِیْلَ الرَّشَادِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَابْنَ السَّادَۃِ الْاَمْجَادِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَابْنَ الْقَادَۃِ الزُّہَّادِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا مِصْبَاحَ الظُّلَمِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا یَنْبُوْعَ الْحِكَمِ وَ رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ وَ بَرَكَاتُہٗ. اَشْهَدُ يَا مَوْلَايَ اَنَّكَ الْمُطِيْعُ لِلهِ اَلْقَآئِمُ بِاَمْرِ اللهِ اَلْعَامِلُ بِاِرَادَتِهٖ اَلْفَآئِزُ بِكَرَامَتِہٖ اِصْطَفَاكَ اللہُ لِعِلْمِہٖ وَ اخْتَارَكَ لِسِرِّہٖ وَ اَعَزَّكَ بِہُدَاہُ وَ خَصَّكَ بِبُرْہَانِہٖ وَ اَیَّدَكَ بِرُوْحِہٖ وَ رَضِیَكَ خَلِیْفَۃً فِیْ اَرْضِہٖ وَ دَاعِیًا اِلٰی حَقِّہٖ وَ شَہِیْدًا عَلٰی خَلْقِہٖ وَ نَاصِرًا لِدِیْنِہٖ وَ حُجَّۃً عَلٰی بَرِیَّتِہٖ وَ تَرْجُمَانًا لِوَحْیِہٖ وَ خَازِنًا لِعِلْمِہٖ وَ مُسْتَوْدَعًا لِحِكْمَتِہٖ عَصَمَكَ اللہُ مِنَ الذُّنُوْبِ وَ بَرَّاَكَ مِنَ الْعُیُوْبِ زُرْتُكَ یَا مَوْلَایَ عَارِفًا بِحَقِّكَ مُسْتَبْصِرًا بِشَاْنِكَ مُہْتَدِیًا بِہُدَاكَ مُقْتَضِیًا لِاَثَرِكَ مُتَّبِعًا لِسُنَّتِكَ مُتَمَسِّكًا بِحَبْلِكَ مُطِیْعًا لِاَمْرِكَ مُوَالِیًا لِوَلِیِّكَ مُعَادِیًا لِعَدُوِّكَ عَالِمًا بِاَنَّ الْحَقَّ لَكَ وَمَعَكَ مُتَوَسِّلًا اِلَی اللہِ بِكَ مُسْتَشْفِعًا اِلَیْہِ بِجَاہِكَ وَ حَقٌّ عَلَیْہِ اَنْ لَا یُخَیِّبَ سَآئِلَہٗ وَ الرَّاجِیْ مَا عِنْدَہٗ لِزَآئِرِكَ الْمُطِیْعِ لَكَ.

ash-hado an laa elaaha illal laaho wahdahu laa shareeka lahu wa ash-hado anna mohammadan a’bdohu wa rasoolohu assalaamo a’laa rasoolil laahe ameenil laahe a’laa wahyehi wa a’zaaa-eme amrehi alkhaateme lemaa sabaqa wal faatehe lemas taqbala wal mohaymene a’laa zaaleka kullehi wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh. assalaamo a’laa mawlaanaa ameeril moameneena wa sayyedil wasiyyeena wa bil aimmatil ma’soomeena wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh. assalaamo a’laa faatemataz zahraaa-e sayyedatin nesaaa-e wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh. assalaamo a’lal a-immatil ma’soomeena saadatil muttaqeena wa kobaraaa-is siddeeqeena wa a-a’laamil mohtadeena wa anwaaril a’arefeena wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh. assalaamo a’laa mawlaanaa wa sayyedenaa al-emaamil ma’soome abil hasane a’liyy ibne moosar rezaa wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh. assalaamo a’layka yabna rasoolil laah assalaamo a’layka yabna nabiyyil laah assalaamo a’layka yabna khaatamin nabiyyeen assalaamo a’layka yabna sayyedil wasiyyeen assalaamo a’layka yabna ameeril moameneen assalaamo a’layka yabna emaamil muttaqeen assalaamo a’layka yabna qaaa-edil ghurril mohajjaleen assalaamo a’layka yabna faatemataz zahraaa-e sayyedate nesaaa-il a’alameen assalaamo a’layka yabna khadeejatal kubraa ummil moameneen assalaamo a’layka yabna abee a’bdil laahil husainish shaheed assalaamo a’layka yabna a’liyy ibnil husaine zainil a’abedeen assalaamo a’layka yabna abee ja’farin mohammadenil baaqere le-o’loomid deen assalaamo assalaamo a’layka yabna abee a’bdil laahe ja’farenis saadeqil ameen assalaamo a’layka yabna abil hasane moosal kaazeme wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh. assalaamo a’layka yaa waliyyal laah assalaamo a’layka yaa habeebal laah assalaamo a’layka yaa safwatal laah assalaamo a’layka yaa a’moodad deen assalaamo a’layka yaa wasiyya rasoolil laah assalaamo a’layka yaa hujjatal laah assalaamo a’layka yaa khaaas-satal laah assalaamo a’layka yaa khaalesatal laah assalaamo a’layka yaa yaa mawze-a’ sirril laah assalaamo a’layka yaa a’ybata i’lmil laah assalaamo a’layka yaa waaresal anbeyaaa assalaamo a’layka yaa wasiyyal awseyaaa assalaamo a’layka yaa yaa mishkaataz zeyaaa assalaamo a’layka yaa muntahal u’lyaa assalaamo a’layka yaa saahebash sharafil aseel assalaamo a’layka yaa zal fe’lil jameel assalaamo a’layka yaa saahebal aslil aseel assalaamo a’layka yaa ussal eemaan assalaamo a’layka yaa shareekal quraan assalaamo a’layka yaa ma’denal eemaan assalaamo a’layka yaa emaamal abraar assalaamo a’layka yaa wasiyyal mukhtaar assalaamo a’layka yaa muzheral asraar assalaamo a’layka yaa saahebal mo’jezaat assalaamo a’layka yaa yaa moozehal bayyenaat assalaamo a’layka ayyohas seraatul mustaqeem assalaamo a’layka ayyohad deenul qaweem assalaamo a’layka yaa misbaahal hodaa assalaamo a’layka yaa maawat toqaa assalaamo a’layka yaa majdal hejaa assalaamo a’layka yaa tawdin nohaa assalaamo a’layka ayyohad daa-e’e elal mahajjatil u’zmaa wat taa-e’no elal ghaayatil quswaa was saamee elal majde wal o’laa assalaamo a’layka ayyohal a’alemo bit-taaweele waz zikraa assalaamo a’layka yaa daleelar rashaad assalaamo a’layka yabnas saadatil amjaad assalaamo a’layka yabnal qaadatiz zohhaad assalaamo a’layka yaa misbaahaz zolam assalaamo a’layka yaa yanboo-a’l hekam wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh. ash-hado yaa mawlaaya annakal mo-tee-o’ lillaahe al-qaaa-emo be-amril laahe al-a’amelo be-eraadatehi al-faaa-ezo bekaraamatehi istafaakal laaho le-i’lmehi wakh taaraka le-sirrehi wa a-a’zzaka be-hodaaho wa khassaka be-burhaanehi wa ayyadaka be-roohehi wa razeyaka khaleefatan fee arzehi wa daa-e’yan elaa haqqehi wa shaheedan a’laa khalqehi wa naaseran le-deenehi wa hujjatan a’laa bariyyatehi wa tarjomaanan le-wahyehi wa khaazenan le-i’lmehi wa mustawde-a’n le-hikmatehi a’samakal laaho menaz zonoobe wa barraaka menal o’yoobe zurtoka yaa mawlaaya a’arefan be-haqqeka mustabseran be-shaaneka mohtadeyan be-hodaaka muqtazeyan le-asareka muttabe-a’n le-sunnateka motamassekan be-hableka motee-a’n le-amreka mowaaleyan le-waliyyeka mo-a’adeyan le-a’duwweka a’aleman be-annal haqqa laka wa ma-a’ka motawasselan elal laahe beka mustashfe-a’n elayhe be-jaaheka wa haqqun a’layhe an laa yokhayyeba saaa-elahu war raajee maa i’ndahu le-zaaa-erekal motee-e’ laka.

I bear witness that there is no god save Allah, alone without having any partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. Peace be upon Allah’s Messenger whom Allah has entrusted with His Revelations and with His determined commandments, who sealed the previous Messages, paved the way to the coming blessings, and who prevails over all that. May Allah send His mercy and blessings on you. Peace be on our master, the Commander of the Faithful, and leader of the successors, and the father of the infallible Imams. May Allah send his mercy and blessings on you. Peace be on Faatemah al-Zahra, leader of the women. May Allah send his mercy and blessings on you. Peace be on you; O infallible Imams, the masters of the pious, chiefs of the truthful, and epitomes of the guided ones, and the light for the cognizant. May Allah send his mercy and blessings on you. Peace be on our master and our leader the infallible Imam Abul Hasan Ali Ibn Moosa al-Reza. May Allah send His mercy and blessings on you. Peace be on you O son of Messenger of Allah. Peace be on you, O son of Prophet of Allah. Peace be on you, O son of the seal of all Prophets. Peace be on you, O son of leader of the successors. Peace be on you, O son of Commander of the Faithful. Peace be on you O son of the leader of the pious ones. Peace be on you O son of the leader of those in front. Peace be on you, O son of Faatemah, the leader of the women of the Worlds. Peace be on you, O son of Khadija al-Kubra, mother of the belevers. Peace be on you, O son of Abu Abdillah Husain, the martyr. Peace be on you, O son of Ali ibn al-Husain, the adornment of the worshippers. Peace be on you, O son of Abu Ja’far Muhammad, the splitter of the knowledge of religion. Peace be on you, O son of Abu Abdillah Ja’far, the truthful, the trustworthy. Peace be on you, O son of Abul Hasan Moosa, the suppressor of rage. May Allah send His mercy and blessings on you. Peace be on you, O friend of Allah. Peace be on you, O beloved of Allah. Peace be on you, O chosen one of Allah. Peace be on you, O pillar of the religion. Peace be on you, O the successor of the Messenger of Allah. Peace be on you, O proof of Allah. Peace be on you, O elite one of Allah. Peace be on you, O sincere one of Allah. Peace be on you, O repository of the secrets of Allah. Peace be on you, O vessel of knowledge of Allah. Peace be on you, O inheritor of the Prophets. Peace be on you, O successor of the successors. Peace be on you, O illuminated lamp. Peace be on you, O finality of elevation. Peace be on you, O the one with deeply-rooted honour. Peace be on you, O one with beautiful action. Peace be on you, O owner of the noble origin. Peace be on you, O foundation of faith. Peace be on you, O partner of Quran. Peace be on you, O treasure of faith. Peace be on you, O righteous Imam. Peace be on you, O successor of the chosen ones. Peace be on you, O manifester of secrets. Peace be on you, O the owner of miracles. Peace be on you, O explainer of clear proofs. Peace be on you, O the straight path. Peace be on you, O the upright religion. Peace be on you, O lamp of guidance. Peace be on you, O haven for the god-fearing. Peace be on you, O glory of perception. Peace be on you, O mountain of wisdom. Peace be on you, O the one who invites to the greatest Path, and advancing to the final destination, and sublime towards glory and dignity. Peace be on you, O the one who knows the interpretation and is the cause of remembrance. Peace be on you, O proof of uprightness. Peace be on you, O son of master of glories. Peace be on you, O son of leader of the ascetics. Peace be on you, O lantern in darkness. Peace be on you, O spring of wisdoms. May Allah send His mercy and blessings on you. I testify, O my master, that surely you are obedient to Allah, upright with the command of Allah, putting into practice His will, winning His Honoring, Allah has chosen you with His knowledge, selected you to keep His secret, equipped you with His guidance, distinguished you with His clear proofs, supported you with His Holy spirit, and accepted you as vicegerents in His lands, and callers towards His rights, and witness upon His creatures, and helpers for His religion, and proofs for His creatures, and interpreters for His revelation, and treasurer of His knowledge, and stores of His wisdom, Allah has preserved you against sins, and freed you from defects. I have visited you, O my master, knowing your right, well aware of your status, rightly-guided by your guidance, implementing your traditions, following your course, clinging to your rope, obedient to your command, befriending your friend, hating your enemy, knowing that truth is for you and with you, turning towards Allah through you, seeking your intercession with Him by your name and your right upon Him that beseecher is never disappointed and hoping that your obedient visitor will get what is with you.

اَللّٰہُمَّ فَكَمَا وَفَّقْتَنِیْ لِلْاِیْمَانِ بِنَبِیِّكَ وَ التَّصْدِیْقِ بِكِتَابِكَ وَ مَنَنْتَ عَلَیَّ بِطَاعَتِہٖ وَ اِتِّبَاعِ مِلَّتِہٖ وَ ہَدَیْتَنِیْ اِلٰی مَعْرِفَتِہٖ وَ مَعْرِفَۃِ الْاَئِمَّۃِ مِنْ ذُرِّیَّتِہٖ وَ اَكْمَلْتَ بِمَعْرِفَتِہِمُ الْاِیْمَانَ وَ قَبِلْتَ بِطَاعَتِہِمْ وَ وِلَایَتِہِمُ الْاَعْمَالَ وَ اسْتَعْبَدْتَ بِالصَّلَاۃِ عَلَیْہِمْ عِبَادَكَ وَ جَعَلْتَہُمْ مِفْتَاحًا لِلدُّعَآءِ وَ سَبَبًا لِلْاِجَابَۃِ فَصَلِّ عَلَیْہِمْ اَجْمَعِیْنَ وَ عَلٰی مَوْلَانَا سَیِّدِنَا اَبِیْ الْحَسَنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مُوْسٰی وَ اجْعَلْنِیْ بِہِمْ عِنْدَكَ وَ جِیْہًا فِی الدُّنْیَا وَ الْآخِرَۃِ وَ مِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِیْنَ وَ اجْعَلْ ذُنُوْبَنَا بِہِمْ مَغْفُوْرَۃً وَ عُیُوْبَنَا بِہِمْ مَسْتُوْرَۃً وَ فَرَآئِضَنَا مَشْكُوْرَۃً وَ نَوَافِلَنَا مَبْرُوْرَۃً وَ قُلُوْبَنَا بِذِكْرِكَ مَعْمُوْرَۃً وَ اَنْفُسَنَا بِطَاعَتِكَ مَسْرُوْرَۃً وَ جَوَارِحَنَا عَلٰی خِدْمَتِكَ مَقْہُوْرَۃً وَ اَسْمَآئَنَا فِیْ خَوَآصِّكَ مَشْہُوْرَۃً وَ اَرْزَاقَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ مَدْرُوْرَۃً وَ حَوَآئِجَنَا لَدَیْكَ مَیْسُوْرَۃً بِرَحْمَتِكَ یَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِیْنَ.

allaahumma fakamaa waffaqtanee lil-eemaane be-nabiyyeka wat tasdeeqe be-ketaabeka wa mananta a’layya be-taa-a’tehi wa ittebaa-e’ millatehi wa hadaytanee elaa ma’refatehi ma’refatil a-immate min zurriyyatehi wa akmalta be-ma’refatehemul eemaana wa qabilta be-taa-a’tehim wa welaayatehemul a-a’maale was ta’badta bis-salaate a’layhim e’baadaka wa ja-a’ltahum miftaahan lid-do-a’aa-e wa sababan lil-ejaabate fa-salle a’layhim ajma-e’ena wa a’laa mawlaanaa sayyedenaa abil hasane a’li ibne moosaa waj a’lnee behim i’ndaka wajeehan fid dunyaa wal aakherate wa menal moqarrabeena waj a’l zonoobanaa behim maghfooratan wa o’yoobanaa behim mas-tooratan wa faraaa-ezanaa mashkooratan wa nawaafelanaa mabrooratan wa qoloobanaa be-zikreka ma’mooratan wa anfosanaa be-taa-a’teka masrooraran wa jawaarehanaa a’laa khidmateka maqhooratan wa asmaaa-anaa fee khawaaas-seka mash-hooratan wa arzaaqanaa min ladunka madrooratan wa hawaaa-ejanaa ladayka maysooratan be-rahmateka yaa arhamar raahemeen.

O Allah! As You have granted me success for faith on Your prophet, and giving credence to Your Book, and You have conferred upon me with the favor of obeying him, and following his religion, and guided me to his recognition and the recognition of the Imams from his progeny, and You have completed my faith with their recognition, and accepted my deeds for obedience and loyalty to them, and You have ordered Your servants to send blessings on them as Your worship, and You have made them keys for asking and cause for acceptance, then send blessings upon them all and on our master and chief Abul Hasan Ali Ibn Moosa, and make me due to them, a notable person in Your eyes in this and the next world. Make me amongst those close to You. And forgive our sins because of them, and hide our faults because of them, and make our obligatory actions praiseworthy, and our voluntary acts virtuous, and our hearts full of reference by Your rememberance, and our selves happy by Your obedience, and tame our limbs by serving You, and make our names prominent among Your distinguished, and our sustenance continued from Your side, and our needs obtainable from You, O most Merciful!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَي الْقَآئِمِ مَقَامِ الْاَنْبِيَآءِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَي الْوَارِثِ عُلُوْمِ الْاَوْصِيَآءِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَي خَلِيْفَةِ اللهِ وَ خَلِيْفَةِ رَسُوْلِهٖ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی زِمَامِ الدِّیْنِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی نِظَامِ الْمُسْلِمِیْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلٰی صَلَاحِ الدُّنْیَا وَ عُمْدَۃِ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا اَصْلَ الْاِسْلَامِ النَّامِیْ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا فَرْعَۃُ السَّامِیْ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا مَنْ بِہٖ تَمَامُ الصَّلَاۃِ وَ الزَّكَاۃِ وَ الصِّیَامِ وَ الْحَجِّ وَ الْجِہَادِ وَ تَوَفُّرِ الْفَیْءِ وَ الصَّدَقَاتِ وَ اِمْضَآءِ الْحُدُوْدِ الْمُسَمَّیَاتِ وَ الْاَحْكَامِ الْمُبَیَّنَاتِ.اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ اَيُّهَا الْمُحَلِّلُ حَلَالَ اللهِ وَ الْمُحَرِّمُ حَرَامَهٗ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ اَیُّہَا الْمُقِیْمُ حُدُوْدَ اللہِ وَ اَحْكَامَہٗ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ اَیُّہَا الذَّآبُّ عَنْ دِیْنِ اللہِ بِالْحِكْمَۃِ وَ الْمَوْعِظَۃِ الْحَسَنَۃِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ اَیُّہَا الدَّاعِیْ اِلَی اللہِ بِالْحُجَّۃِ الْبَالِغَۃِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا مَنْ فَضْلُہٗ كَالشَّمْسِ الْمُضِیْۗئَۃِ الطَّالِعَۃِ اَلْمُجَلِّلَۃِ بِنُوْرِہَا لِلْعَالَمِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ اَیُّہَا الْبَدْرُ الْمُنِیْرُ وَ السِّرَاجُ الْطَّاہِرُ وَ النُّوْرُ السَّاطِعُ وَ النَّجْمُ الْہَادِیْ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا عِزَّ الْمُسْلِمِیْنَ وَ غَیْظَ الْمُنَافِقِیْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا بَوَارَ الْكَافِرِیْنَ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا اَبَا السَّادَۃِ الْمَیَامِیْنِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا مَنْ عَجَزَتْ عَنْ ذِكْرِ فَضْلِہِ الْبُلَغَآءُ وَ قَصُرَتْ عَنْ اِدْرَاكِہِ الْفُصَحَآءُ وَ تَحَیَّرَتْ فِیْ نَعْتِ فَضْلِہِ الْخُطَبَآءُ وَ لَمْ تَنْتَہِ اِلَیْہِ الْحُكَمَآءُ ‘‘ذٰلِكَ فَضْلُ اللہِ یُؤْتِیْہِ مَنْ یَشَآءُ وَ اللہُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِیْمِ’’ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا مَوْلَایَ وَ عَلٰی اٰبَآئِكَ الْاَكْرَمِیْنَ وَ اَبْنَآئِكَ الطَّاہِرِیْنَ وَ رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ وَ بَرَكَاتُہٗ.

assalaamo a’lal qaaa-eme maqaamil anbeyaaa assalaamo a’lal waarese o’loomil awseyaaa assalaamo a’laa khaleefatil laahe wa khaleefate rasoolehi assalaamo a’laa zemaamid deen assalaamo a’laa nezaamil muslemeen assalaamo a’laa salaahid dunyaa wa u’mdatil moameneen assalaamo a’layka yaa aslal islaamin naamee assalaamo a’layka yaa far-a’tus saamee assalaamo a’layka yaa man behi tamaamus salaate waz zakaate was seyaame wal hajje wal jehaade wa tawafforil fay-e was sadaqaate wa imzaaa-il hodoodil mosammayaate wal ahkaamil mobayyanaat. assalaamo a’layka ayyohal mohallelo halaalal laahe wal moharremo haraamahu assalaamo a’layka ayyohal moqeemo hodoodal laahe wa ahkaamahu assalaamo a’layka ayyohaz zaaab-bo a’n deenil laahe bil-hikmate wal maw-e’zatil hasanate assalaamo a’layka ayyohad daa-e’e elal laahe bil-hujjatil baaleghate assalaamo a’layka yaa man fazlohu kash-shamsil mo-zeee-atit taa-le-a’te al-mojallelate be-noorehaa lil-a’alame assalaamo a’layka ayyohal badrul moneerus saate-o’ wan najmul haadee assalaamo a’layka yaa i’zzal muslemeena wa ghayzal monaafeqeena assalaamo a’layka yaa bawaaral kaafereena assalaamo a’layka yaa abas saa-datil mayaameen assalaamo a’layka yaa man a’jazat a’n zikre fazlehil bolaghaaa-o wa qasorat a’n idraakehil fosahaaa-o wa tahayyarat fee na’te fazlehil khotabaaa-o wa lam tantahe elayhil hokamaaa-o “zaaleka fazlul laahe yoateehe man yashaaa-o wal laaho zul fazlil a’zeem” assalaamo a’layka yaa mawlaaya wa a’laa aabaaa-ekal akrameena wa abnaaa-ekat taahereena wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh.

Peace be on the one who is existent on the place of prophets. Peace be on the inheritor of the knowledge of successors. Peace be on the successor of Allah and successor of His messenger. Peace be on the rein of the religion. Peace be on regularity of the Muslims. Peace be on the goodness of the world and pillar of the believers. Peace be on you, O origin of growing Islam. Peace be on you, O elevated branch. Peace be on you, O the one through whom the prayer, zakat, fasting, hajj and jehad completed, and the booty and alm flows, and the sign of specified limits, and explained rulings. Peace be upon the one who permitted the lawful (acts) of Allah and prohibited His unlawful (acts). Peace be upon the one who appraised the limits of Allah and His laws. Peace be on the one who defends the religion of Allah with with wisdom and excellent exhortation. Peace be on the one who calls towards Allah with conclusive argument. Peace be on you, O the one whose excellence is like the rising bright sun, which brightens the world with its light. Peace be on you, O radiant moon, immaculate torch, shining light and guiding star. Peace be on you, O honour of the Muslims and despise of the hypocrites. Peace be on you, O ruiner of the unbelievers. Peace be on you, O father of the blessed chiefs. Peace be on you, O the one whose remembrance of excellence the rhetoricians are powerless, and the eloquents cannot reach your position, and the orators are perplexed in describing your excellence, and the wise do tread this path, “That is Allah’s grace; He grants it to whom He pleases, and Allah is the Lord of Mighty Grace.”[35] Peace be on you, O my master and on your noble fathers and pure children. May the mercy and blessings of Allah be on you.

يَا شَامِخًا فِيْ بُعْدِهٖ یَا رَئُوْفًا فِیْ رَحْمَتِہٖ یَا مُحْیِیَ الْاَمْوَاتِ یَا مُخْرِجَ الْنَّبَاتِ یَا ظَہْرَ اللَّاجِیْنَ یَا جَارَ الْمُسْتَجِیْرِیْنَ یَا اَسْمَعَ السَّامِعِیْنَ یَا اَبْصَرَ النَّاظِرِیْنَ یَا صَرِیْخَ الْمُسْتَصْرِخِیْنَ یَا عِمَادَ مَنْ لَا عِمَادَ لَہٗ یَا سَنَدَ مَنْ لَا سَنَدَ لَہٗ یَا ذُخْرَ مَنْ لَا ذُخْرَ لَہٗ یَا حِرْزَ الضُّعَفَآءِ یَا كَنْزَ الْفُقَرَآءِ یَا عَظِیْمَ الرَّجَآءِ یَا مَنْقِذَ الْغَرْقٰی یَا مُحْیِیَ الْمَوْتٰی یَا اَمَانَ الْخَآئِفِیْنَ یَا اِلٰہَ الْعَالَمِیْنَ یَا صَانِعَ كُلِّ مَصْنُوْعٍ یَا جَابِرَ كُلِّ كَسِیْرٍ یَا صَاحِبَ كُلِّ غَرِیْبٍ یَا مُوْنِسَ كُلِّ وَحِیْدٍ یَا قَرِیْبًا غَیْرَ بَعِیْدٍ یَا شَاہِدًا غَیْرَ غَآئِبٍ یَا غَالِبًا غَیْرَ مَغْلُوْبٍ یَا حَیُّ حِیْنَ لَا حَیَّ یَا مُحْیِیَ الْمَوْتٰی یَا حَیُّ لَا الٰہَ اِلَّا اَنْتَ بَدِیْعُ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ اَنْتَ الْقَآئِمُ عَلٰی كُلِّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ اَسْاَلُكَ اَنْ تُصَلِّیَ عَلٰی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَاۃً تُرْضِیْہِمْ وَ تُخْطِیْہِمْ (تَخْطِیْہِمْ) وَ تُبَلِّغُہُمْ اَقْصٰی رِضَاكَ وَ اَنْ تَرْحَمَ ذُلِّیْ بَیْنَ یَدَیْكَ وَ تَضَرُّعِیْ اِلَیْكَ وَ وَحْشَتِیْ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَ اُنْسِیْ بِكَ یَا كَرِیْمُ تَصَدَّقْ عَلَیَّ فِیْ ہٰذِہِ السَّاعَۃِ بِرَحْمَۃٍ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ تَہْدِیْ بِہَا قَلْبِیْ وَ تَجْمَعُ بِہَا اَمْرِیْ وَ تَلُمُّ بِہَا شَعْثِیْ وَ تُبَیِّضُ بِہَا وَجْہِیْ وَ تُكْرِمُ بِہَا مَقَامِیْ وَ تَحُطُّ بِہَا عَنِّیْ وِزْرِیْ وَ تَغْفِرُ بِہَا مَا مَضٰی مِنْ ذُنُوْبِیْ وَ تَعْصِمُنِیْ بِہَا فِیْمَا بَقِیَ مِنْ عُمْرِیْ وَ تَسْتَعْمِلُنِیْ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ كُلِّہٖ بِطَاعَتِكَ وَ مَا یُرْضِیْكَ عَنِّیْ وَ تَخْتِمُ عَمَلِیْ بِاَحْسَنِہٖ وَ تَجْعَلُ لِیْ ثَوَابَہُ الْجَنَّۃَ وَ تَسْلُكُ بِیْ سَبِیْلَ الصَّالِحِیْنَ وَ تُعِیْنُنِیْ عَلٰی صَالِحِ مَا اَعْطَیْتَنِیْ وَ لَا تُشْمِتْ بِیْ حَاسِدًا وَ لَا عَدُوًّا وَ لَا تَكِلْنِیْ اِلٰی نَفْسِیْ طَرْفَۃَ عَیْنٍ اَبَدًا وَ لَا اَقَلَّ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ وَ لَا اَكْثَرَ یَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِیْنَ.

yaa shaame-khan fee bo’dehi yaa ra-oofan fee rahmatehi yaa mohyeyal amwaate yaa mukhrejan nabaate yaa zahral laajeena yaa jaaral mustajeereena yaa asma-a’s saame-e’ena yaa absaran naazereena yaa sareekhal mustasrekheena yaa e’maada man laa e’maada lahu yaa sanada man laa sanada lahu yaa zukhra man laa zukhra lahu yaa hirzaz zo-a’faaa-e yaa kanzal foqaraaa-e yaa a’zeemar rajaaa-e yaa munqezal gharqaa yaa mohyeyal mawtaa yaa amaanal khaaa-efeena yaa elaahal a’alameena yaa saane-a’ kulle masnoo-i’n yaa jaabera kulle kaseerin yaa saaheba kulle ghareebin yaa moonesa kulle waheedin yaa qareeban ghayra ba-e’edin yaa shaahe-dan ghayra ghaaa-eb yaa ghaaleban ghayra maghloobin yaa hayyo heena laa hayya yaa mohayeyal mawtaa yaa hayyo laa elaaha illaa anta badee-u’s samaawaate wal arze antal qaaa-emo a’laa kulle nafsin bemaa kasabat as-aloka an tosalleya a’laa mohammadin wa aale mohammadin salaatan turzeehim wa tukhteehim (takhteehim) wa toballeghohum aqsaa rezaaka wa an tarhama zullee bayna yadayka wa tazarro-e’e elayka wa wahshatee menan naase wa unsee beka yaa kareemo tasaddaq a’layya fee haazehis saa-a’te be-rahmatin min i’ndeka tahdee behaa qalbee wa tajma-o’ behaa amree wa talummo behaa sha’see wa tobayyezo behaa wajhee wa tukremo behaa maqaamee wa tahutto behaa a’nnee wizree wa taghfero behaa maa mazaa min zonoobee wa ta’semonee behaa feemaa baqeya min u’mree wa tas-ta’melonee fee zaaleka kullehi be-taa-a’teka wa maa yurzeeka a’nnee wa takhtemo a’malee be-ahsanehi wa taj-a’lo lee sawaabahul jannata wa tas-loko bee sabeelas saaleheena wa to-e’enonee a’laa saalehe maa a-a’taytanee wa laa tushmit bee haasedan wa laa a’duwwan wa laa takilnee elaa nafsee tarfata a’ynin abadan wa laa aqalla min zaaleka wa laa aksara yaa rabbal a’alameen.

O Sublime in His distance! O Kind in His mercy! O giver of life to the dead! O Bringer forth of plants! O Asylum of the refugees! O Protector of those who seek protection! O Most Hearing of the hearers! O Most Seeing of the viewers! O Succor of the grieved! O Support of the unsupported! O Holder of the holdless! O Supplier of those who lack supplies! O Shelter for the weak! O Treasure for the poor! O He Who is greatly hoped! O Rescuer of the drowned! O He Who causes the dead to live again! O Protection for the frightened! O Lord of the worlds! O He Who Makes all things made! O He Who sets all things broken! O Companion for all stranger! O Intimate to those alone! O One who is close without being far! O One who is present, not absent! O triumphant without being [ever] defeated! O Alive when there is no one living (but Him). O One who gives life to the dead. O Ever-living! there is no deity save You, the originator of the heavens and the earth, You watch every soul as to what it earns! I beseech You that You send blessings upon Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad, blessing which makes them happy and transcend, and they can attain Your ultimate happiness, and that You have mercy on my humiliation in front of You, on my earnest imploring to You, on my loneliness among people, and on my amiability with You. O All-generous! Endue me at this very hour with mercy from You by which You tranquilize my heart, bring together my affairs, reunite my scattering, whiten my face, confer honor on my status, relieve me from my burdens, forgive my past sins, protect me against sinning in the rest of my lifetime, employ me in my entire lifetime in acts of obedience to You and acts that bring about Your pleasure, seal my deeds with the best of them, decide Paradise to be my reward for that, lead me to the path of the righteous, help me do well with the virtuous of what You have given me, never make one who envies me gloat at my misfortune, and my enemy, and never leave me alone with my own affairs even for a winking of an eye or less or more than that. O Lord of the worlds!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّيْ زُرْتُ هٰذَا الْاِمَامَ مُقِرًّا بِاِمَامَتِهٖ مُعْتَقِدًا لِفَرْضِ طَاعَتِهٖ فَقَصَدْتُ مَشْهَدَهٗ بِذُنُوْبِيْ وَعُيُوْبِيْ وَ مُوْبِقَاتِ آثَامِيْ وَكَثْرَةِ سَيِّئَاتِيْ وَ خَطَايَايَ وَ مَا تَعْرِفُهٗ مِنِّيْ مُسْتَجِيْرًا بِعَفْوِكَ مُسْتَعِيْذًا بِحِلْمِكَ لَاجِئًا اِلٰى رُكْنِكَ عَآئِذًا بِرَافَتِكَ مُسْتَشْفِعًا بِوَلِيِّكَ وَ ابْنِ اَوْلِيَآئِكَ وَصَفِيِّكَ وَ ابْنِ اَصْفِيَآئِكَ وَ اَمِيْنِكَ وَ ابْنِ اُمَنَائِكَ وَ خَلِيْفَتِكَ وَ ابْنِ خُلَفَآئِكَ الَّذِيْنَ جَعَلْتَهُمُ الْوَسِيْلَةَ اِلٰى رَحْمَتِكَ وَ رِضْوَانِكَ وَالذَّرِيْعَةَ اِلٰى رَافَتِكَ وَ غُفْرَانِكَ. اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ اُوْلٰی حَاجَاتِيْ اِلَيْكَ اَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي مَا سَلَفَ مِنْ ذُنُوْبِيْ عَلٰى كَثْرَتِهَا وَ اَنْ تَعْصِمَنِيْ فِيْمَا بَقِيَ مِنْ عُمْرِيْ وَ تُطَهِّرَ دِيْنِيْ مِمَّا يُدَنِّسُهٗ وَ يَشِيْنُهٗ وَ يُزْرِيْ بِهٖ وَ تَحْمِيَهٗ مِنَ الرَّيْبِ وَ الشَّكِّ وَ الْفَسَادِ وَ الشِّرْكِ وَ تُثَبِّتَنِيْ عَلٰى طَاعَتِكَ وَ طَاعَةِ رَسُوْلِكَ وَ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ النُّجَبَآءِ السُّعَدَآءِ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ رَحْمَتُكَ وَ سَلَامُكَ وَ بَرَكَاتُكَ وَتُحْيِيَنِيْ مَا اَحْيَيْتَنِيْ عَلٰى طَاعَتِهِمْ وَ تُمِيْتَنِيْ اِذَا اَمَتَّنِيْ عَلٰى طَاعَتِهِمْ وَ اَنْ لَا تَمْحُوَ مِنْ قَلْبِي مَوَدَّتَهُمْ وَ مَحَبَّتَهُمْ وَ بُغْضَ اَعْدَآئِهِمْ وَ مُرَافَقَةَ اَوْلِيَآئِهِمْ وَ بِرَّهُمْ. وَ اَسْاَلُكَ يَا رَبِّ اَنْ تَقْبَلَ ذٰلِكَ مِنِّيْ وَ تُحَبِّبَ اِلَيَّ عِبَادَتَكَ وَ تُبَغِّضَ اِلَيَّ مَعَاصِيَكَ وَتَرْزُقَنِيْ تَوْبَةً نَصُوْحًا تَرْضَاهَا وَ نِيَّةً تَحْمَدُهَا وَ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا تَقْبَلُهٗ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا ارْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

allahumma innee zurto haazal emaama moqirran be emaamatehi mo’taqedan le-farze taa-a’tehi fa-qasad-to mash-hadahu be- zonoobee wa o’yoobee wa moo-beqaate aasaamee wa kasrate sayye-aatee wa khataayaaya wa maa ta’refohu minnee mustajeeran be-a’fweka musta-e’ezan be-hilmeka laa-je-an elaa rukneka a’aa-edzan be-raafateka mustash-fe-a’n be-waliyyeka wab ne awle-yaaa-eka wa safiyyeka wab ne asfe-yaaa-eka wa ameeneka wab ne omanaaa-eka wa khaleefateka wab ne khola-faaa-ekal lazeena ja-a’ltahomul waseelata elaa rahmateka wa rizwaaneka waz zaree-a’ta elaa raa-fateka wa ghufraaneka. allaahumma wa oolaa haajaatee elayka an taghfera lee maa salafa min zonoobee a’laa kasratehaa wa an ta’semanee feemaa baqeya min u’mree wa to-tahera deenee mimmaa yodannesohu wa yasheenohu wa yuzree behi wa tahmeyahu menar raybe wash shakke wal fasaade wash shirke wa tosabbetanee a’laa taa-a’teka wa taa-a’te rasooleka wa zurriyyatehin nojabaaa-is so-a’daaa-e salawaatoka a’layhim wa rahmatoka wa salaamoka wa barakaatoka wa toh-yeyanee maaa ahyaytanee a’laa taa-a’tehim wa tomeetanee ezaa amattanee a’laa taa-a’tehim wa an laa tamhowa min qalbee mawaddatahum wa mahabbatahum wa bughza a-a’adaaa-ehim wa moraafaqata awleyaaa-ehim wa birrahum. wa as-aloka yaa rabbe an taqabbala zaaleka minnee wa tohabbeba elayya e’baadataka wa tobagh-gheza elayya ma-a’a-seyaka wa tarzoqanee tawbatan nasoohan tarzaahaa wa niyyatan tahmadohaa wa a’malan saalehan taqbalohu be rahmateka yaa arhamar raahemeen.

O Allah! I am visiting this Imam confessing his Imamate and believing in the obligation of the obedience to him; therefore, I have betaken myself to his shrine in spite of all of my sins, defects, the perils of my wrongdoings, my numerous misdeeds and faults, and whatsoever You know about me; taking shelter in Your amnesty, seeking refuge of Your forbearance, resorting to Your asylum, seeking the protection of Your compassion, seeking the intercession of Your vicegerent and the son of Your vicegerent, Your choicest servant and the son of Your choicest servants, Your trustee and the son of Your trustees, and Your representative and the son of Your representatives, whom You have made the means to approach Your mercy and pleasure and the channels to Your compassion and forgiveness. O Allah! My first needs from You is that I implore You to forgive all of my previous sins although they are numerous, to protect me (against sinning) in my coming lifetime, to purify my religion from whatsoever stains, disgraces, or degrades it, to save it from suspect, doubt, corruption, and blasphemy, to make me stand firm on the obedience to You, to Your Messenger, and to his Progeny, the pure and happy, may Your blessings be upon them as well as Your mercy, peace, and favors, to make me live as long as You grant me life on the obedience to them, to make me die, when You decide so, on the obedience to them, and not to erase from my heart my love and affection for them, my aversion to their enemies, my companionship of their adherents, and my acting piously towards them. I also beseech You, O my Lord, to accept all that from me, to endear my worshipping You to myself, to make me loathe acts of disobedience to You, and to grant me a sincere repentance that You accept, an intention that You praise, and righteous deed that You admit, by Your mercy, O the most Merciful of the mercifuls.

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا اَمِيْنَ اللهِ فِيْ اَرْضِهٖ وَ حُجَّتَہٗ عَلٰی خَلْقِہٖ وَ خَازِنَ عِلْمِہٖ وَ مَوْضِعَ سِرِّہٖ وَ بَابَ اَمْرِہٖ وَ نَہْیِہٖ وَ صِرَاطَہُ الْمُسْتَقِیْمَ سَلَامَ مُوَدِّعٍ وَ لَا سَئِمٍ وَ لَا قَالٍ وَ لَا مَالٍّ وَ رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ وَ بَرَكَاتُہٗ. اَللّٰہُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اجْعَلْ غُدُوَّنَا مَقْرُوْنًا بِالتَّوَكُّلِ عَلَیْكَ وَ رَوَاحَنَا عَنْكَ مَوْصُوْلًا بِالنَّجَاحِ مِنْكَ وَ دُعَآئَنَا لَكَ مَقْرُوْنًا بِحُسْنِ الْاِجَابَۃِ وَ خُضُوْعَنَا بَیْنَ یَدَیْكَ دَاعِیًا اِلٰی رَحْمَتِكَ وَ اعْتِرَافِنَا بِذُنُوْبِنَا شَفِیْعًا اِلٰی عَفْوِكَ وَ ارْزُقْنَا الْعَوْدَ اِلٰی زِیَارَتِہٖ ثُمَّ الْعَوْدَ اِلَیْہِ بِرَحْمَتِكَ یَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِیْنَ. اَللّٰہُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلْہُ اٰخِرَ الْعَہْدِ مَنَّا لِزِیَارَۃِ سَیِّدَنَا وَ اِمَامِنَا الْمَفْرُوْضِ طَاعَتِہٖ عَلَیْنَا وَ ارْزُقْنَا زِیَارَتَہٗ اَبَدًامَا اَبْقَیْتَنَا اِنَّكَ ذُوْ الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِیْمِ وَ الْمَنِّ الْجَسِیْمِ وَ صَلَّی اللہُ عَلٰی سَیِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِہِ الطَّاہِرِیْنَ.

assalaamo a’layka yaa ameenal laahe fee arzehi wa hujjatahu a’laa khalqehi wa khaazena i’lmehi wa mawze-a’ sirrehi wa baaba amrehi wa nahyehi wa seraatehul mustaqeema salaama mowadde-i’n wa laa sa-emin wa laa qaalin wa laa maallin wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh. allaahumma salle a’laa mohammadin wa aale mohammadin waj a’l ghoduwwanaa maqroonan bit-tawakkole a’layka wa rawaahanaa a’nka mawsoolan bin-najaahe minka wa do-a’aa-anaa laka maqroonan be-husnil ejaabate wa khozoo-a’naa bayna yadayka daa-e’yan elaa rahmateka wa’ teraafenaa be-zonoobenaa sha-fee-a’n elaa a’fweka war zuqnal a’wda elaa zeyaaratehi summal a’wda elayhe be-rahmateka yaa arhamar raahemeen. allaahumma laa taj-a’lho aakheral a’hde minnaa le-zeyaarate sayyedanaa wa emaamanal mafrooze taa-a’tehi a’laynaa war zuqnaa zeyaaratahu abadan maa abqaytanaa innaka zool fazlil a’zeeme wal mannil jaseeme wa sallal laaho a’laa sayyedenaa mohammadin wa aalehit taahereen.

Peace be on you, O the trusted one of Allah on His earth, His proof on His creatures, and a treasurer of His knowledge, and repository of His secrets, and door of what is deemed lawful and what is deemed unlawful by Him, and His straight path, I send my farewell greetings to you for if I leave it is not because I am tired or that I wish to leave or that I dislike. May the mercy and blessings of Allah be on you. O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and the progeny of Muhammad. And make our coming to you effective trust upon You, and our leaving from you correlated success from You, and our prayers for you effective with good acceptance, and our humiliation in front to You is answer towards Your mercy, and our confession of our sins is intercessor towards Your pardon, and grant us the opportunity to visit again and again for his visitation. By Your mercy, O Most Merciful of all. O Allah! Do not make this our last visitation of our master and our Imam whose obedience is obligatory on us, grant us a chance to visit him for as long as we are alive, for You verily the Lord of great favouring and plentiful conferral. And blessings of Allah be upon our master Muhammad and his pure progeny.[36]

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْکَ یَا صَاحِبَ الزَّمَانِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْکَ یَا خَلِیْفَۃَ الرَّحْمٰنِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْکَ یَا شَرِیْکَ الْقُرْآنِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْکَ یَا قَاطِعَ الْبُرْهَانِ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْکَ یَا اِمَامَ الْاِنْسِ وَالْجَآنِّ اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلٰی اٰبَآئِكَ الطَّیِّبِیْنَ وَ اَجْدَادِكَ الطَّاہِرِیْنَ الْمَعْصُوْمِیْنَ وَ رَحْمَۃُ اللہِ وَ بَرَكَاتُہٗ.

assalaamo a’layka yaa saahebaz zamaan assalaamo a’layka yaa khaleefatar rahmaan assalaamo a’layka yaa shareekal qur-aaan assalaamo a’layka yaa qaate-a’l burhaan assalaamo a’layka yaa emaamal inse wal jaaan assalaamo a’layka wa a’laa aabaaa-ekat tayyebeena wa ajdaadekat taahereenal ma’soomeena wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatoh.

Peace be on you, O king of times. Peace be on you, O caliph of the Beneficent. Peace be on you, O companion of Qur’an. Peace be on you, O decisive argument. Peace be on you, O Imam of men and jinn. Peace be on you, and on your immaculate fathers, pure and infallible forefathers. May the mercy and blessings of Allah be on you.[37]

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَى الرِّضَا الْمُرْتَضٰى سَـمِيِّ سَيِّدِ الْوَصِيِّيْنَ وَ اِمَامِ الْمُتَّقِيْنَ خَلِيْفَةِ الرَّحْمٰنِ وَ اِمَامِ اَهْلِ الْقُرْآنِ

assalaamo a’lar rezal murtazaa samiyye sayyedil wasiyyeen wa emaamil muttaqeen khaleefatir rahmaane wa emaame ahlil qur-aane

Peace be upon al-Reza, the well-pleased, exalted chief of the Prophet’s successor, and leader of the pious ones, representative of the Beneficent, and leader of the people of the Holy Quran,

وَ صَاحِبِ التَّاْوِيْلِ وَ مَعْدِنِ الْفُرْقَانِ وَ حَامِلِ التَّوْرَاةِ وَ الْاِنْـجِيْلِ وَ اِفْنَآءِ الْـخَبِيْثَاتِ وَ الْاَبَاطِيْلِ وَ الْقَائِلِ الْفَاعِلِ

wa saahebit taaweele wa ma’denir furqaan wa haamelit tawraate wal injeele wa ifnaaa-il khabeesaate wal abaateele wal qaa-elil faa-e’le

the man of true interpretation, core of distinction (between the right and the wrong), the bearer of the Torah and the Gospel, destructor of the mischiefs and the vanities, instructor and doer (of action),

وَ الْـحَاكِمِ الْعَادِلِ وَ الصَّادِقِ وَ الْـحَاكِمِ الْعَادِلِ وَ الصَّادِقِ الْبَرِّ وَ الْـحَائِزِ الْفَخْرِ جَدُّهٗ سَيِّدُ النَّبِيِّيْنَ وَ اَبُوْهُ سَيِّدُ الْوَصِيِّيْنَ وَ اِلَيْهِ مَآبُ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ وَ الْآخِرِيْنَ

wal haakemil a’adele was saadeqil barre wal haa-ezil fakhre jaddohu sayyedun nabiyyeena wa abooho sayyedul wasiyyeena wa elayhe ma-aaabul awwaleena wal aakhereena

the evenhanded judge, the truthful good doer, the possessor of the honour, his grandfather is the chief of the messengers, and his father is the chief of the Prophet’s successor, and to him is the place of return for the first and the last.

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا اَبَا الْـحَسَنِ عَلِيَّ بْنَ مُوسَى الرِّضَا وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهٗ اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُـحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلٰى اٰلِ مُـحَمَّدٍ وَ كَمَا اَكْرَمْتَهٗ بِـمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُوْلِكَ وَ جَعَلْتَهٗ فِيْ الْـحَقِّ دَلِيْلَكَ فَدَعَا اِلٰى سَبِيْلِكَ بِالْـحِكْمَةِ وَ الْمَوْعِظَةِ الْـحَسَنَةِ

assalaamo a’layka yaa abal hasane a’liyy ibne moosar rezaa wa rahmatul laahe wa barakaatohu allaahumma salle a’laa mohammadin wa a’laa aale mohammadin wa kamaa akramtahu be-mohammadin rasooleka wa ja-a’ltahu fil haqqe daleelaka fa-da-a’a elaa sabeeleka bil-hikmate wal maw-e’zatil hasanate

Peace be on you, O Abal Hasan Ali, son of Moosa al-Reza and mercy of Allah and his blessings. O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and on the progeny of Muhammad, and like You have honoured him with Muhammad, Your Prophet and appointed him as Your truthful guide, then he called towards Your path with wisdom and fair exhortation,

فَاَكْمِلْ لَهُ الْعَهْدَ وَ تَـمِّمْ لَهُ الْوَعْدَ وَ اَيِّدْهُ وَ ذُرِّيَّتَهٗ وَ اَوْلِيَآئَهٗ بِالنَّصْرِ وَ الْـجُنْدِ لِيُخَلِّصَ الدِّيْنَ بِالْـجِدِّ فَيَعْمَلَ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ بِالْـجَهْدِ وَ يُصَيِّرَ لَكَ الدِّيْنَ خَالِصًا وَ الْـحَمْدَ تَامًّا

fa-akmil lahul a’hda wa tammim lahul wa’da wa ayyidho wa zurriyyatahu wa awleyaaa-ohu bin-nasre wal junde le-yokhallesad deena bil-jidde fa-ya’mala fee zaaleka bil-jahde wa yosayyera lakad deena khaalesan wal hamda taam-man

then complete for him the promise, then complete for him the covenant and finish for him the promise, and support him and his progeny and his friends with victory and army to purify the religion with devotion, then act in it with exertion so he renders for Your pure religion and complete praise.

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ حَيًّا وَ مَيِّتًا وَ عَـجِّلْ فَرَجَنَا بِهٖ وَ بِالْوَصِيِّ مِنْ بَعْدِهٖ وَ انْصُرْهُ عَلٰى اَهْلِ طَاعَةِ الشَّيْطَانِ وَ اَعْزِزْ بِهِ الْاِيْـمَانَ وَ اَذْلِلْ بِهِ الشَّيْطَانَ.‏

allaahumma salle a’layhe hayyan wa mayyetan wa a’jjil farajanaa behi wa bil-wasiyye min ba’dehi wan surho a’laa ahle taa-a’tish shaytaane wa a-a’ziz behil eemaana wa azlil behish shaytaana.

O Allah! Send blessings upon him when he is alive and when he dies, and expediate our relief by him and the vicegerent after him, and help him against the people of Satan, and through him honour the belief and degrade the Satan.

لاَ جَعَلَهُ ٱللَّهُ آخِرَ تَسْلِيمِي عَلَيْكَ

la ja`alahu allahu akhira taslimi `alayka

Allah may not decide this compliment of me to be the last.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ ٱللَّهِ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

alssalamu `alayka ya waliyya allahi wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you, O Allah’s authority.

اَللَّهُمَّ لاََ تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ ٱلْعَهْدِ

allahumma la taj`alhu akhira al`ahdi

O Allah, (please) do not decide this visit

مِنْ زِيَارَتِي ٱبْنَ نَبِيِّكَ وَحُجَّتَكَ عَلَىٰ خَلْقِكَ

min ziyarati ibna nabiyyika wa hujjataka `ala khalqika

to be the last of my visit to the son of Your Prophet and Your argument against Your creatures.

وَٱجْمَعْنِي وَإِِيَّاهُ فِي جَنَّتِكَ

wajma`ni wa iyyahu fi jannatika

Include me with him in Your Paradise

وَٱحْشُرْنِي مَعَهُ وَفِي حِزْبِهِ

wahshurni ma`ahu wa fi hizbihi

and involve me with him and with his group

مَعَ ٱلشُّهَدَاءِ وَٱلصَّالِحِينَ

ma`a alshshuhada'i walssalihina

with the martyrs and the righteous ones;

وَحَسُنَ اولٰئِكَ رَفِيقاً

wa hasuna ula'ika rafiqan

and excellent the companionship of these is.

وَاسْتَوْدِعُكَ ٱللَّهَ وَاسْتَرْعِيكَ

wa astawdi`uka allaha wa astar`ika

I entrust you with Allah, ask Him to keep you under His custody,

وَاقْرَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلسَّلاَمَ

wa aqra'u `alayka alssalama

and invoke His blessings upon you.

آمَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَبِٱلرَّسُولِ

amanna billahi wa bilrrasuli

We believe in Allah, in the Messenger,

وَبِمَا جِئْتَ بِهِ وَدَلَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ

wa bima ji'ta bihi wa dalalta `alayhi

and in whatever you have come with and instructed.

فَٱكْتُبْنَا مَعَ ٱلشَّاهِدِينَ

faktubna ma`a alshshahidina

So, (please) write us down with those who bear witness.