Ziyarat of Syeda Fatima (sa)

يَا مُمْتَحَنَةُ

yamumtahanatu

O carefully examined (lady):

ٱمْتَحَنَكِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكِ

imtahanaki allahu alladhi khalaqaki

Allah Who created you had tried you

قَبْلَ انْ يَخْلُقَكِ

qabla an yakhluqaki

before He created you (for this worldly life),

فَوَجَدَكِ لِمَا ٱمْتَحَنَكِ صَابِرَةً

fawajadaki limaimtahanaki sabiratan

and thus He found you successfully enduring in that trial.

وَزَعَمْنَا انَّا لَكِ اوْلِيَاءٌ وَمُصَدِّقُونَ

wa za`amnaannalaki awlya'un wa musaddiquna

We claim being loyalists to you, believers in you,

وَصَابِرُونَ لِكُلِّ مَا اتَانَا بِهِ ابُوكِ

wa sabiruna likulli maatanabihi abuki

and tolerant as regards all that which has been conveyed to us by your father,

صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

sallaallahu `alayhi wa alihi

peace of Allah be upon him and his Household,

وَاتَىٰ بِهِ وَصِيُّهُ

wa atabihi wasiyyuhu

and all that which his Successor has brought to us.

فَإِنَّا نَسْالُكِ إِنْ كُنَّا صَدَّقْنَاكِ

fa'innanas'aluki in kunnasaddaqnaki

We, thus, ask you, if we have really believed you,

إِلاَّ الْحَقْتِنَا بِتَصْدِيقِنَا لَهُمَا

illaalhaqtinabitasdiqinalahuma

that you may include us with those who believe in both of them (i.e. the Holy Prophet and Imam `Ali),

لِنُبَشِّرَ انْفُسَنَا بِانَّا قَدْ طَهُرْنَا بِوِلايَتِكِ

linubashshira anfusanabi'annaqad tahurnabiwilayatiki

so that we may feel happy that we have been purified on account of our loyalty to you.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا بِنْتَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayki ya binta rasuli allahi

Peace be upon you, O daughter of the Messenger of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا بِنْتَ نَبِيِّ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayki ya binta nabiyyi allahi

Peace be upon you, O daughter of the Prophet of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا بِنْتَ حَبِيبِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayki ya binta habibi allahi

Peace be upon you, O daughter of the most beloved of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا بِنْتَ خَلِيلِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayki ya binta khalili allahi

Peace be upon you, O daughter of the Intimate Servant of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا بِنْتَ صَفيِّ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayki ya binta safiyyi allahi

Peace be upon you, O daughter of the Choice of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا بِنْتَ امِينِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayki ya binta amini allahi

Peace be upon you, O daughter of the Trustee of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا بِنْتَ خَيْرِ خَلْقِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayki ya binta khayri khalqi allahi

Peace be upon you, O daughter of the best of Allah’s creatures.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا بِنْتَ افْضَلِ انْبِيَاءِ ٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَمَلاَئِكَتِهِ

alssalamu `alayki ya binta afdali anbiya'i allahi wa rusulihi wa mala'ikatihi

Peace be upon you, O daughter of the best of Allah’s Prophets, Messengers, and angels.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا بِنْتَ خَيْرِ ٱلْبَرِّيَةِ

alssalamu `alayki ya binta khayri albariyyati

Peace be upon you, O daughter of the best of all created beings.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا سِيِّدَةَ نِسَاءِ ٱلْعَالَمينَ

alssalamu `alayki ya sayyidata nisa'i al`alamina

Peace be upon you, O doyenne of all women of the world,

مِنَ ٱلاوَّلِينَ وَٱلآخِرِينَ

min al-awwalina wal-akhirina

including the past and the coming generations.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا زَوْجَةَ وَلِيِّ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayki ya zawjata waliyyi allahi

Peace be upon you, O lady of the Intimate Servant of Allah

وَخَيْرِ ٱلْخَلْقِ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ

wa khayri alkhalqi ba`da rasuli allahi

and the best of all created beings after the Messenger of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا امَّ ٱلْحَسَنِ وَٱلْحُسَيْنِ

alssalamu `alayki ya umma alhasani walhusayni

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

سَيِّدَيْ شَبَابِ اهْلِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ

sayyiday shababi ahli aljannati

the two chiefs of the youth of Paradise.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ ايَّتُهَا ٱلصِّدِّيقَةُ ٱلشَّهِيدَةُ

alssalamu `alayki ayyatuha alssiddiqatu alshshahidatu

Peace be upon you, O veracious and martyr.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ ايَّتُهَا ٱلرَّضِيَّةُ ٱلْمَرْضِيَّةُ

alssalamu `alayki ayyatuha alrradiyyatu almardiyyatu

Peace be upon you, O content and pleased.

اَلسلاَمُ علَيْكِ ايَّتُهَا ٱلْفَاضِلةُ ٱلزَّكِيةُ

alssalamu `alayki ayyatuha alfadilatu alzzakiyyatu

Peace be upon you, O virtuous and pure.

اَلسلاَمُ علَيْكِ ايَّتُهَا ٱلْحَوْرَاءُ ٱلإِنْسِيَّةُ

alssalamu `alayki ayyatuha alhawra'u al-insiyyatu

Peace be upon you, O Paradisiacal human being.

اَلسلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ ايَّتُهَا ٱلتَّقِيَّةُ ٱلنَّقِيَّةُ

alssalamu `alayki ayyatuha alttaqiyyatu alnnaqiyyatu

Peace be upon you, O pious and immaculate.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ ايَّتُهَا ٱلْمُحَدَّثَةُ ٱلْعَلِيمَةُ

alssalamu `alayki ayyatuha almuhaddathatu al`alimatu

Peace be upon you, O one talked by the angels, O knowledgeable.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ ايَّتُهَا ٱلْمَظْلُومَةُ ٱلْمَغْصُوبَةُ

alssalamu `alayki ayyatuha almazlumatu almaghsubatu

Peace be upon you, O oppressed lady whose right was usurped.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ ايَّتُهَا ٱلْمُضْطَهَدَةُ ٱلْمَقْهُورَةُ

alssalamu `alayki ayyatuha almudtahadatu almaqhuratu

Peace be upon you, O persecuted and maltreated.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayki ya fatimatu binta rasuli allahi

Peace be upon you, O Fatimah the daughter of the Messenger of Allah.

وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

So be upon you the mercy and blessings of Allah.

صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكِ

salla allahu `alayki

May Allah bless you,

وَعَلَىٰ رُوحِكِ وَبَدَنِكِ

wa `ala ruhiki wa badaniki

your soul, and your body.

اشْهَدُ انَّكِ مَضَيْتِ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكِ

ashhadu annaki madayti `ala bayyinatin min rabbiki

I bear witness that you have spent your life with full awareness of your duty towards your Lord

وَانَّ مَنْ سَرَّكِ فَقَدْ سَرَّ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ

wa anna man sarraki faqad sarra rasula allahi

and (I bear witness) that he who pleases you will have pleased the Messenger of Allah,

صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi

peace be upon him and his Household,

وَمَنْ جَفَاكِ فَقَدْ جَفَا رَسُولَٱللَّهِ

wa man jafaki faqad jafa rasula allahi

and he who displeases you will have displeased the Messenger of Allah,

صَلَّىٰٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi

peace be upon him and his Household,

وَمَنْ آذَاكِ فَقَدْ آذَىٰ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ

wa man adhaki faqad adha rasula allahi

and he who harms you will have harmed the Messenger of Allah,

صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi

peace be upon him and his Household,

وَمَنْ وَصَلَكِ فَقَدْ وَصَلَ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ

wa man wasalaki faqad wasala rasula allahi

and he who respects you will have respected the Messenger of Allah,

صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi

peace be upon him and his Household,

وَمَنْ قَطَعَكِ فَقَدْ قَطَعَ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ

wa man qata`aki faqad qata`a rasula allahi

and he who disrespects you will have disrespected the messenger of Allah,

صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi

peace be upon him and his Household.

لاِنَّكِ بِضْعَةٌ مِنْهُ

li'annaki bid`atun minhu

This is because you are an inseparable part of him (i.e. the Holy Prophet),

وَرُوحُهُ ٱلَّذِيبَيْنَ جَنْبَيْهِ

wa ruhuhu alladhi bayna janbayhi

and you are his soul with which he lives.

اشْهِدُ ٱللَّهَ وَرُسُلَهُ وَمَلاَئِكَتَهُ

ushhidu allaha wa rusulahu wa mala'ikatahu

I ask Allah, His Messengers, and His angels to be the witnesses

انِّي رَاضٍ عَمَّنْ رَضِيتِ عَنْهُ

anni radin `amman raditi `anhu

that I am verily pleased with him whomever you accept,

سَاخِطٌ عَلَىٰ مَنْ سَخِطْتِ عَلَيْهِ

sakhitun `ala man sakhitti `alayhi

I am displeased with him whomever you detest,

مُتَبَرِّىٰءٌ مِمَّنْ تَبَرَّاتِ مِنْهُ

matabarri'un mimman tabarra'ti minhu

I disavow him whomever you disavow,

مُوَالٍ لِمَنْ وَالَيْتِ

muwalin liman walayti

I am loyal to him whomever you support,

مُعَادٍ لِمَنْ عَادِيْتِ

mu`adin liman `adayti

I am the enemy of him whomever you betake as enemy,

مُبْغِضٌ لِمَنْ ابْغَضْتِ

mubghidun liman abghadti

I am hateful to him whomever you hate,

مُحِبٌّ لِمَنْ احْبَبْتِ

muhibbun liman ahbabti

and I like him whomever you like.

وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ شَهِيداً وَحَسِيباً

wa kafa billahi shahidan wa hasiban

Verily, Allah is Sufficient as Witness, Reckoner,

وَجَازِياً وَمُثِيباً

wa jaziyan wa muthiban

Punisher, and Rewarder.

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا سَيِّدَةَ نِسَاءِ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

alssalamu `alayki ya sayyidata nisa'i al`alamina

Peace be upon you, O doyenne of the women of the world!

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا وَالِدَةَ ٱلْحُجَجِ عَلَىٰ ٱلنَّاسِ اجْمَعِينَ

alssalamu `alayki ya walidata alhujaji `ala alnnasi ajma`ina

Peace be upon you, O mother of the Arguments on all people!

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ ايّتُهَا ٱلْمَظْلُومَةُ ٱلْمَمْنُوعَةُ حَقَّهَا

alssalamu `alayki ayytuha almazlumatu almamnu`atu haqqaha

Peace be upon you, O wronged one whose right was usurped.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ امَتِكَ

allahumma salli `ala amatika

O Allah, send blessings to Your lady servant,

وَٱبْنَةِ نَبِيِّكَ وَزَوجَةِ وَصِيِّ نَبِيِّكَ

wabnati nabiyyika wa zawjati wasiyyi nabiyyika

the daughter of Your Prophet, the wife of the Successor of Your Prophet—

صَلاَةً تُزْلِفُهَا فَوْقَ زُلْفَىٰ عِبَادِكَ ٱلْمُكَرَّمِينَ

salatan tuzlifuha fawqa zulfa `ibadika almukarramina

such remarkable blessings that approach her nearer to You than the steps of Your honored servants

مِنْ اهْلِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَاهْلِ ٱلارَضِينَ

min ahli alssamawati wa ahli al-aradina

among the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth.