Ziyarat Etiquettes

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أسْتَوْدِعُكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ نَفْسِي وَأهْلِي

O Allah, I beseech You on this day to accept as trusts with You my self, my family members,

وَمَالِي وَوَلَدِي

my property, my children,

وَكُلَّ مَنْ كَانَ مِنِّي بِسَبِيلٍ

whatever belongs to me, and whatever for which I am responsible,

ٱلشَّاهِدَ مِنْهُمْ وَٱلْغَائِبَ

the present and the absent.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱحْفَظْنَا بِحِفْظِ ٱلإِيـمَانِ وَٱحْفَظْ عَلَيْنَا

O Allah, (please do) protect us with the protection of faith and safeguard us.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْنَا فِي حِرْزِكَ

O Allah, (please do) make us under Your shelter,

وَلاَ تَسْلُبْنَا نِعْمَتَكَ

do not deprive us of Your bounty,

وَلاَ تُغَيِّرْ مَا بِنَا مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ وَعَافِيَةٍ

do not change the bliss and good health that we are enjoying,

وَزِدْنَا مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

and provide us with more favor of You.

إِنَّا إِلَيْكَ رَاغِبُونَ

Indeed, we desire for You.

لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ

There is no god save Allah.

اَللَّهُ أكْبَرُ

Allah is the Most Great.

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

All praise be to Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ آدَمَ صَفْوَةِ ٱللَّهِ

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

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ نُوحٍ نَبِيِّ ٱللَّهِ

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

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلِ ٱللَّهِ

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

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوسَىٰ كَلِيمِ ٱللَّهِ

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

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِيسَىٰ رُوحِ ٱللَّهِ

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

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدٍ حَبِيبِ ٱللَّهِ

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Mu¦ammad the most-beloved of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عَلِيٍّ وَصِيِّ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of `Al¢ the successor of Allah’s Messenger.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ ٱلحَسَنِ ٱلرَّضِيِّ

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of al-°asan the Well-pleased.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيكَ يَا وَارِثَ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of F¡§imah the daughter of Allah’s Messenger.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أيُّهَا ٱلشَّهِيدُ ٱلصِّدِّيقُ

Peace be upon you, O martyr and veracious.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أيُّهَا ٱلْوَصِيُّ ٱلْبَارُّ ٱلْتَّقِيُّ

Peace be upon you, O obedient and pious successor.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلأرْوَاحِ ٱلَّتي حَلَّتْ بِفِنَائِكَ وَأنَاخَتْ بِرَحْلِكَ

Peace be upon the souls that resided in your yard and settled next to your place.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ مَلاَئِكَةِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُحْدِقِينَ بِكَ

Peace be upon the angels of Allah who keep eyes on you.

أشْهَدُ أنَّكَ قَدْ أقَمْتَ ٱلصَّلاَةَ

I bear witness that you performed the prayers,

وَآتَيْتَ ٱلزَّكَاةَ

defrayed the poor-rate,

وَأمَرْتَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ

enjoined the right,

وَنَهَيْتَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ

forbade the evil,

وَعَبَدْتَ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصاً حَتَّىٰ أتَاكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ

and served Allah sincerely until death came upon you.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

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

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا حُجَّةَ الله فِي أَرْضِهِ وَسَمائِهِ

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s argument in His lands and heavens.

سُبْحَانَ ٱلَّذِي لاَ تَنْفَدُ خَزَائِنُهُ

Glory be to Him Whose reserves never run out.

سُبْحَانَ ٱلَّذِي لاَ تَبِيدُ مَعَالِمُهُ

Glory be to Him Whose signs are never exterminated.

سُبْحَانَ ٱلَّذِي لاَ يَفْنَىٰ مَا عِنْدَهُ

Glory be to Him Whose possessions never expire.

سُبْحَانَ ٱلَّذِي لاَ يُشْرِكُ أحَداً فِي حُكْمِهِ

Glory be to Him Who never betakes to Himself a partner in His judgments.

سُبْحَانَ ٱلَّذِي لاَ ٱضْمِحْلاَلَ لِفَخْرِهِ

Glory be to Him Whose honor never vanishes.

سُبحَانَ ٱلَّذِي لاَ ٱنْقِطَاعَ لِمُدَّتِهِ

Glory be to Him Whose duration (of existence) is never interrupted.

سُبْحَانَ ٱلَّذِي لاَ إِلٰهَ غَيْرُهُ

Glory be to Him save Whom there is no god.

سُبْحَانَ ذِي ٱلْجَلاَلِ ٱلْبَاذِخِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

Glory be to the Lord of majesty and exalted greatness.

سُبْحَانَ ذِي ٱلْعِزِّ ٱلشَّامِخِ ٱلْمُنِيفِ

Glory be to the Lord of honor and sublime authority.

سُبْحَانَ ذِي ٱلْمُلْكِ ٱلْفَاخِرِ ٱلْقَدِيمِ

Glory be to the Lord of eternal, splendid sovereignty.

سُبْحَانَ ذِي ٱلْبَهْجَةِ وَٱلْجَمَالِ

Glory be to the Lord of splendor and beauty.

سُبْحَانَ مَنْ تَرَدَّىٰ بِٱلنُّورِ وَٱلْوَقَارِ

Glory be to Him Who is clad in light and dignity.

سُبحَانَ مَنْ يَرَىٰ أثَرَ ٱلَّنمْلِ فِي ٱلصَّفَا

Glory be to Him Who makes out the footprints of the ant on the stone

وَوَقْعَ ٱلطَّيْرِ فِي ٱلْهَوَاءِ

and (the exact time and place of) the bird dipping