زیارة ائمة البقیع
Ziyarat of Imams in Baqi
87 verses Source: Mafatih al-Jinan
This translation was machine-assisted and is awaiting scholarly review. The Arabic above is the authoritative text.
- 1
يَا مَوَالِيَّ يَا أَبْنَاءَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ
O my masters, sons of the Messenger of Allah,
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عَبْدُكُمْ وَٱبْنُ امَتِكُمُ
I—your servant and the son of your maid
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ٱلذَّليلُ بَيْنَ ايْديكُمْ
who stand submissively before you,
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وَٱلْمُضْعِفُ فِي عُلُوِّ قَدْرِكُمْ
who is worth nothing in comparison with your elevated esteem,
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وَٱلْمُعْتَرِفُ بِحَقِّكُمْ
and who admits your right (that is incumbent upon us)—
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جَاءَكُمْ مُسْتَجيراً بِكُمْ
have come to you, seeking your shelter,
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قَاصِداً إِلَىٰ حَرَمِكُمْ
heading for your sanctuary,
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مُتَقَرِّباً إِلَىٰ مَقَامِكُمْ
seeking nearness to Your statuses,
- 9
مُتَوَسِّلاَ إِلَىٰ اللَّهِ تَعَالَىٰ بِكُمْ
and beseeching Allah in your names.
- 10
اادْخُلُ يَا مَوَالِيَّ؟
May I enter, O my masters?
- 11
اادْخُلُ يَا اوْلِيَاءَ ٱللَّهِ؟
May I enter, O intimate servants of Allah?
- 12
اادْخُلُ يَا مَلاَئِكَةَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُحْدِقينَ بِهٰذَا ٱلْحَرَمِ
May I enter, O Allah’s angels who surround this sanctuary
- 13
ٱلْمُقيمينَ بِهٰذَا ٱلْمَشْهَدِ؟
and reside in this shrine?
- 14
اللَّهُ اكْبَرُ كَبيراً
Allah is greatly the Greatest.
- 15
وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثيراً
All praise be to Allah abundantly.
- 16
وَسُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَاصيلاًَ
Glory be to Allah in morns and eves.
- 17
وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلْفَرْدِ ٱلصَّمَدِ
All praise be to Allah, the Single, the Absolute,
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ٱلْمَاجِدِ ٱلاحَدِ
the Glorious, the One and Only,
- 19
ٱلْمُتَفَضِّلِ ٱلْمَنَّانِ
the All-obliging, the All-benefactor,
- 20
ٱلْمُتَطَوِّلِ ٱلْحَنَّانِ
the Donor, the All-compassionate,
- 21
ٱلَّذِي مَنَّ بِطَوْلِهِ
Who conferred (upon us) with His bequests,
- 22
وَسَهَّلَ زِيَارَةَ سَادَاتِي بِإِحْسَانِهِ
Who has made easy for me to visit my masters out of His beneficence,
- 23
وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْنِي عَنْ زِيَارَتِهِمْ مَمْنُوعاً
Who has not included me with those who are prevented from visiting them;
- 24
بَلْ تَطَوَّلَ وَمَنَحَ
rather, He has bestowed upon me and donated me (this favor).
- 25
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ ائِمَّةَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ
Peace be upon you, O Leaders of true guidance.
- 26
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ اهْلَ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ
Peace be upon you, O people of piety.
- 27
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ ايُّهَا ٱلْحُجَجُ عَلَىٰ اهْلِ ٱلدُّنْيَا
Peace be upon you, O Arguments against the inhabitants of this world.
- 28
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ ايُّهَا ٱلْقُوَّامُ فِي ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ بِٱلْقِسْطِ
Peace be upon you, O maintainers of justice on people.
- 29
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ اهْلَ ٱلصَّفْوَةِ
Peace be upon you, O choicest people.
- 30
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ آلَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ
Peace be upon you, O members of the Household of Allah’s Messenger.
- 31
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ اهْلَ ٱلنَّجْوَىٰ
Peace be upon you, O people of confidential talks (of the angels).
- 32
اشْهَدُ انَّكُمْ قَدْ بَلَّغْتُمْ وَنَصَحْتُمْ
I bear witness that you did convey, offer advice,
- 33
وَصَبَرْتُمْ فِي ذَاتِ ٱللَّهِ
endure for the sake of Allah,
- 34
وَكُذِّبْتُمْ وَاسيءَ إِلَيْكُمْ فَغَفَرْتُمْ
and forgive when you were belied and maltreated.
- 35
وَاشْهَدُ انَّكُمُ ٱلائِمَّةُ ٱلرَّاشِدُونَ ٱلْمُهْتَدُونَ
I also bear witness that you are the orthodox, well-guided Leaders,
- 36
وَانَّ طَاعَتَكُمْ مَفْرُوضَةٌ
that the obedience to you is obligatory,
- 37
وَانَّ قَوْلَكُمُ ٱلصِّدْقُ
that your words are true,
- 38
وَانَّكُمْ دَعْوَتُمْ فَلَمْ تُجَابُوٱ
that you had called (to Allah) but you were not answered,
- 39
وَامَرْتُمْ فَلَمْ تُطَاعُوٱ
that you had enjoined (the right) but you were not obeyed,
- 40
وَانَّكُمْ دَعَائِمُ ٱلدِّينِ وَارْكَانُ ٱلارْضِ
and that you are the supports of the religion and the poses of the earth.
- 41
لَمْ تَزَالُوٱ بِعَيْنِ ٱللَّهِ
You were always under the sight of Allah
- 42
يَنْسَخُكُمْ مِنْ اصْلاَبِ كُلِّ مُطَّهَرٍ
Who moved you from the loins of purified men
- 43
وَيَنْقُلُكُمْ مِنْ ارْحَامِ ٱلْمُطَهَّرَاتِ
to the wombs of purified women.
- 44
لَمْ تُدَنِّسْكُمُ ٱلْجَاهِلِيَّةُ ٱلْجَهْلاَءُ
The benighted ignorance could not stain you
- 45
وَلَمْ تَشْرَكْ فِيكُمْ فِتَنُ ٱلاهْوَاءِ
and the whimsical sedition could not attract you.
- 46
طِبْتُمْ وَطَابَ مَنْبَتُكُمْ
Pleased be you as your origin has been pleased.
- 47
مَنَّ بِكُمْ عَلَيْنَا دَيَّانُ ٱلدِّينِ
The King of the religion has conferred upon us with the grace of our acknowledgment of you;
- 48
فَجَعَلَكُمْ فِي بُيُوتٍ
He therefore caused you to be in houses
- 49
اذِنَ ٱللَّهُ انْ تُرْفَعَ
which He (i.e. Allah) has permitted to be exalted
- 50
وَيُذْكَرَ فِيهَا ٱسْمُهُ
and that His Name may be mentioned therein,
- 51
وَجَعَلَ صَلاَتَنَا عَلَيْكُمْ
and He has decided our invocations of blessings upon you
- 52
رَحْمَةً لَنَا وَكَفَّارَةً لِذُنُوبِنَا
to be mercy on us and to be granting remission of our sins.
- 53
إِذِ ٱخْتَارَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ لَنَا
Allah has chosen you for us
- 54
وَطَيَّبَ خَلْقَنَا بِمَا مَنَّ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ وِلاَيَتِكُمْ
and has purified our creation through the grace of our loyalty to your (Divinely commissioned) Leadership with which He has conferred upon us.
- 55
وَكُنَّا عِنْدَهُ مُسَمِّينَ بِعِلْمِكُمْ
We have thus become nominated with Him due to our acknowledgement of you
- 56
مُعْتَرِفِينَ بِتَصْدِيقِنَا إِيَّاكُمْ
and our giving credence to you.
- 57
وَهٰذَا مَقَامُ مَنْ اسْرَفَ وَاخْطَا
So, this is the situation of him who has committed mistakes and sins,
- 58
وَٱسْتَكَانَ وَاقَرَّ بِمَا جَنَىٰ
shown submission (to you), and confessed of what he had committed.
- 59
وَرَجَا بِمَقَامِهِ ٱلْخَلاَصَ
Hence, being in this situation, I hope for redemption
- 60
وَانْ يَسْتَنْقِذَهُ بِكُمْ مُسْتَنْقِذُ ٱلْهَلْكَىٰ مِنَ ٱلرَّدَىٰ
and I hope that the Savior of the perishing ones from perdition may save me in your names.
- 61
فَكُونُوٱ لِي شُفَعَاءَ
So, (please) be my interceders,
- 62
فَقَدْ وَفَدْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ
for I have come to you
- 63
إِذْ رَغِبَ عَنْكُمْ اهْلُ ٱلدُّنْيَا
when the people of this world abandoned you,
- 64
وَٱتَّخَذُوٱ آيَاتِ ٱللَّهِ هُزُواً
took the Signs of Allah for a jest,
- 65
وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوٱ عَنْهَا
and turned away from them haughtily.
- 66
يَا مَنْ هُوَ قَائِمٌ لاَ يَسْهُو
O He Who is Self-Subsisting and never forgets,
- 67
وَدَائِمٌ لاََ يَلْهُو
Who is Ever-living and never becomes heedless,
- 68
وَمُحيطٌ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ
and Who encompasses all things!
- 69
لَكَ ٱلْمَنُّ بِمَا وَفَّقْتَنِي
To You is all gratitude for that You have guided me (to this)
- 70
وَعَرَّفْتَنِي بِمَا اقَمْتَنِي عَلَيْهِ
and You have introduced to me that on which I rest,
- 71
إِذْ صَدَّ عَنْهُ عِبَادُكَ
when Your servants diverted from it,
- 72
وَجَهِلُوٱ مَعْرِفَتَهُ
ignored the recognition of it,
- 73
وَٱسْتَخَفُّوٱ بِحَقِّهِ
belittled its right,
- 74
وَمَالُوٱ إِلَىٰ سِوَاهُ
and inclined to elsewhere.
- 75
فَكَانَتِ ٱلْمِنَّةُ مِنْكَ عَلَيَّ
Hence, You have conferred upon me with this favor
- 76
مَعَ اقْوَامٍ خَصَصْتَهُمْ بِمَا خَصَصْتَنِي بِهِ
as well as upon other people whom You have granted exclusively the same.
- 77
فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ إِذْ كُنْتُ عِنْدَكَ
So, all praise be to You, for I have been
- 78
فِي مَقَامِي هٰذَا مَذْكُوراً مَكْتُوباً
mentioned and written with You due to the situation in which I am now.
- 79
فَلاَ تَحْرِمْنِي مَا رَجَوْتُ
Hence, (please) do not deprive me of what I long for,
- 80
وَلاَ تُخَيِّبْنِي فِي مَا دَعَوْتُ
and do not disappoint me as regards my supplication;
- 81
بِحُرْمَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ
(please do so) in the name of the sanctity of Muhammad and his immaculate Household.
- 82
وَصَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
May Allah send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad.
- 83
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ ائِمَّةَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you, O leaders to the true guidance.
- 84
اسْتَوْدِعُكُمُ ٱللَّهَ وَاقْرَا عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلاَمَ
I entrust you with Allah([1]) and send salutations to you.
- 85
آمَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَبِٱلرَّسُولِ
We believe in Allah and in the Messenger
- 86
وَبِمَا جِئْتُمْ بِهِ وَدَلَلْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ
and in that which you have conveyed and that to which you have guided.
- 87
اَللَّهُمَّ فَٱكْتُبْنَا مَعَ ٱلشَّاهِدِينَ
O Allah, then write us down among those who bear witness.