Ziarat Aimmat ul Momineen

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ وَبِٱللَّهِ

bismi allahi wa billahi

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

Recite this when you do Ghusl for performing the ziyarah,

وَفِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ

wa fi sabili allahi

in the way of Allah (I proceed),

وَعَلَىٰ مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ

wa `ala millati rasuli allahi

and on the creed of the Messenger of Allah.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱغْسِلْ عَنِّي دَرَنَ ٱلذُّنُوبِ

allahumma ighsil `anni darana aldhdhunubi

O Allah, (please do) cleanse me from the filth of sins

وَوَسَخَ ٱلْعُيُوبِ

wa wasakha al`uyubi

and the dirt of defects,

وَطَهِّرْنِي بِمَاءِ ٱلتَّوْبَةِ

wa tahhirni bima'i alttawbati

purify me with the water of repentance,

وَأَلْبِسْنِي رِدَاءَ ٱلْعِصْمَةِ

wa albisni rida'a al`ismati

dress me the garb of protection (against sinning),

وَأَيِّدْنِي بِلُطْفٍ مِنْكَ يُوَفِّقُنِي لِصَالِحِ ٱلأَعْمَالِ

wa ayyidni bilutfin minka yuwaffiquni lisalihi al-a`mali

and aid me with Your compassion on account of which You may lead me to (doing) righteous deeds.

إِنَّكَ ذُو ٱلْفَضْلِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

innaka dhu alfadli al`azimi

You are verily the Lord of great favor.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي وَفَّقَنِي لِقَصْدِ وَلِيِّهِ

alhamdu lillahi alladhi waffaqani liqasdi waliyyihi

All praise be to Allah Who has led me to come to His intimate servant

When you approach the gate of the shrine, you may say the following words:

وَزِيَارَةِ حُجَّتِهِ

wa ziyarati hujjatihi

and to visit His argument-person (against creatures)

وَأَوْرَدَنِي حَرَمَهُ

wa awradani haramahu

and has allowed me to enter the precinct of him (i.e. His intimate servant);

وَلَمْ يَبْخَسْنِي حَظِّي مِنْ زِيَارَةِ قَبْرِهِ

wa lam yabkhasni hazzi min ziyarati qabrihi

thus, He has not deprived me of the opportunity to visit the tomb of him

وَٱلنُّزُولِ بِعَقْوَةِ مُغَيَّبِهِ

walnnuzuli bi`aqwati mughayyabihi

and to stay at the patio of his shrine

وَسَاحَةِ تُرْبَتِهِ

wa sahati turbatihi

and at the courtyard of his grave.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لَمْ يَسِمْنِي بِحِرْمَانِ مَا أَمَّلْتُهُ

alhamdu lillahi alladhi lam yasimni bihirmani ma ammaltuhu

All praise be to Allah Who has not decided for me the deprivation of that which I hope,

وَلاَ صَرَفَ عَنِّي مَا رَجَوْتُهُ

wa la sarafa `anni ma rajawtuhu

has not prevented me against that for which I have longed

وَلاَ قَطَعَ رَجَائِي فِيمَا تَوَقَّعْتُهُ

wa la qata`a raja'i fima tawaqqa`tuhu

and has not disappointed me as regards that which I have anticipated;

بَلْ أَلْبَسَنِي عَافِيَتَهُ

bal albasani `afiyatahu

rather, He has dressed me good health from Him,

وَأَفَادَنِي نِعْمَتَهُ

wa afadani ni`matahu

bestowed upon me with His grace,

وَآتَانِي كَرَامَتَهُ

wa atani karamatahu

and granted me His honoring.

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَئِمَّةَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

alssalamu `alaykum a'mmata almu'minina

Peace be upon you, O the Imams of the believers,

If you enter the shrine, you may stop at the pure tomb and say the following words:

وَسَادَةَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

wa sadata almuttaqina

the chiefs of the pious,

وَكُبَرَاءَ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ

wa kubara'a alssiddiqina

the heads of the truthful,

وَأُمَرَاءَ ٱلصَّالِحِينَ

wa umara'a alssalihina

the princes of the righteous,

وَقَادَةَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

wa qadata almuhsinina

the leaders of the good-doers,

وَأَعْلاَمَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

wa a`lama almuhtadina

the epitomes of the truly guided ones,

وَأَنْوَارَ ٱلْعَارِفِينَ

wa anwara al`arifina

the light for the cognizant,

وَوَرَثَةَ ٱلأَنْبِيَاءِ

wa warathata al-anbiya'i

the inheritors of the Prophets,

وَصَفْوَةَ ٱلأَوْصِيَاءِ

wa safwata al-awsiya'i

the choicest of the Prophet's successors,

وَشُمُوسَ ٱلأَتْقِيَاءِ

wa shumusa al-atqiya'i

the sunlight of the devout ones,

وَبُدُورَ ٱلْخُلَفَاءِ

wa budura alkhulafa'i

the full moons of the vicegerents (of the Prophets),

وَعِبَادَ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ

wa `ibada alrrahmani

the (true) servants of the All-beneficent,

وَشُرَكَاءَ ٱلْقُرْآنِ

wa shuraka'a alqur'ani

the partners of the Qur'an,

وَمَنْهَجَ ٱلإِيمَانِ

wa manhaja al-imani

the course to the (true) faith,

وَمَعَادِنَ ٱلْحَقَائِقِ

wa ma`adina alhaqa'iqi

the essences of the realities,

وَشُفَعَاءَ ٱلْخَلاَئِقِ

wa shufa`a‘a alkhala'iqi

and the interceders for the beings.

وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Allah's mercy and blessings be upon you.

أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكُمْ أَبْوَابُ ٱللَّهِ

ashhadu annakum abwabu allahi

I bear witness that You are the doors to Allah,

وَمَفَاتِيحُ رَحْمَتِهِ

wa mafatihu rahmatihi

the clues to (attaining) His mercy,

وَمَقَالِيدُ مَغْفِرَتِهِ

wa maqalidu maghfiratihi

the keys to His forgiveness,

وَسَحَائِبُ رِضْوَانِهِ

wa saha'ibu ridwanihi

the clouds of His pleasure,

وَمَصَابِيحُ جِنَانِهِ

wa masabihu jinanihi

the lanterns of the gardens of His Paradise,

وَحَمَلَةُ فُرْقَانِهِ

wa hamalatu furqanihi

the carriers of His distinguishing Book,

وَخَزَنَةُ عِلْمِهِ

wa khazanatu `ilmihi

the hoarders of His knowledge,

وَحَفَظَةُ سِرِّهِ

wa hafazatu sirrihi

the keepers of His secret,

وَمَهْبِطُ وَحْيِهِ

wa mahbitu wahyihi

and the place of the descent of His revelation.

وَعِنْدَكُمْ أَمَانَاتُ ٱلنُّبُوَّةِ

wa `indakum amanatu alnnubuwwati

The trusts of prophethood are possessed by you.

وَوَدَائِعُ ٱلرِّسَالَةِ

wa wada'i`u alrrisalati

So are the charges of the Divine Message.

أَنْتُمْ أُمَنَاءُ ٱللَّهِ وَأَحِبَّاؤُهُ

antum umana'u allahi wa ahibba'uhu

You are Allah's trustees, well-beloved,

وَعِبَادُهُ وَأَصْفِيَاؤُهُ

wa `ibaduhu wa asfiya'uhu

servants, and choicest ones.

وَأَنْصَارُ تَوْحِيدِهِ

wa ansaru tawhidihi

You are also the supporter of (the creed of) His Oneness,

وَأَرْكَانُ تَمْجِيدِهِ

wa arkanu tamjidihi

the pillars of glorifying Him,

وَدُعَاتُهُ إِلَىٰ كُتُبِهِ

wa du`atuhu ila kutubihi

the callers to (the belief in) His Books,

وَحَرَسَةُ خَلاَئِقِهِ

wa harasatu khala'iqihi

the guardians over His beings,

وَحَفَظَةُ وَدَائِعِهِ

wa hafazatu wada'i`ihi

and the custodians of His trusts.

لاَ يَسْبِقُكُمْ ثَنَاءُ ٱلْمَلاَئِكَةِ فِي ٱلإِخْلاَصِ وَٱلْخُشُوعِ

la yasbiqukum thana'u almala'ikati fi al-ikhlasi walkhushu`i

Neither the praising of the angels with all of its sincerity and reverence can precede Yours

وَلاَ يُضَادُّكُمْ ذُو ٱبْتِهَالٍ وَخُضُوعٍ

wa la yudaddukum dhu ibtihalin wa khudu`in

nor can any earnest suppliant and pious one compare himself to Yours.

أَنَّىٰ وَلَكُمُ ٱلْقُلُوبُ ٱلَّتِي تَوَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ رِيَاضَتَهَا بِٱلْخَوْفِ وَٱلرَّجَاءِ

anna wa lakumu alqulubu allati tawalla allahu riyadataha bilkhawfi walrraja'i

How can that be! While your hearts are these which Allah Himself has schooled with means of fear and hope for Him,

وَجَعَلَهَا أَوْعِيَةً لِلشُّكْرِ وَٱلثَّنَاءِ

wa ja`alaha aw`iyatan lilshshukri walththana'i

made containers of thanksgiving and praising Him,

وَآمَنَهَا مِنْ عَوَارِضِ ٱلْغَفْلَةِ

wa amanaha min `awaridi alghaflati

secured against even accidental inattentiveness,

وَصَفَّاهَا مِنْ سُوءِ شَوَاغِلِ ٱلْفَتْرَةِ

wa saffaha min su'i shawaghili alfatrati

and purified from the evil of languor.

بَلْ يَتَقَرَّبُ أَهْلُ ٱلسَّمَاءِ بِحُبِّكُمْ

bal yataqarrabu ahlu alssama'i bihubbikum

More exactly, the inhabitants of the heavens seek nearness [to Allah] through their love for you

وَبِٱلْبَرَاءَةِ مِنْ أَعْدَائِكُمْ

wa bilbara'ati min a`da'ikum

and disavowal of your enemies,

وَتَوَاتُرِ ٱلْبُكَاءِ عَلَىٰ مُصَابِكُمْ

wa tawaturi albuka'i `ala musabikum

and through persistent weeping for your misfortunes

وَٱلِٱسْتِغْفَارِ لِشِيعَتِكُمْ وَمُحِبِّيكُمْ

walistighfari lishi`atikum wa muhibbikum

and imploring for Allah's forgiveness for your adherents and supporters.

فَأَنَا أُشْهِدُ ٱللَّهَ خَالِقِي

fa ana ushhidu allaha khaliqi

I, hereby, ask Allah, my Creator, to witness for me,

وَأُشْهِدُ مَلاَئِكَتَهُ وَأَنْبِيَاءَهُ

wa ushhidu mala'ikatahu wa anbiya'ahu

and I ask His angels and Prophets to witness for me, too

وَأُشْهِدُكُمْ يَا مَوَالِيَّ

wa ushhidukum ya mawaliyya

and I ask you, too, O my masters, to witness for me

أَنِّي مُؤْمِنٌ بِوِلاَيَتِكُمْ

anni mu'minun biwilayatikum

that I have full faith in your (divinely commissioned) leadership,

مُعْتَقِدٌ لإِمَامَتِكُمْ

mu`taqidun li'imamatikum

I fully believe in your Imamate,

مُقِرٌّ بِخِلاَفَتِكُمْ

muqirrun bikhilafatikum

I confess of your successorship (to prophethood),

عَارِفٌ بِمَنْزِلَتِكُمْ

`arifun bimanzilatikum

I am aware of your unmatched rank,

مُوقِنٌ بِعِصْمَتِكُمْ

muqinun bi`ismatikum

I am certain of your infallibility,

خَاضِعٌ لِوِلاَيَتِكُمْ

khadi`un liwilayatikum

I submit to your leadership,

مُتَقَرِّبٌ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ بِحُبِّكُمْ

mutaqarribun ila allahi bihubbikum

I seek nearness to Allah through my love for you

وَبِٱلْبَرَاءَةِ مِنْ أَعْدَائِكُمْ

wabilbara'ati min a`daikum

and disavowal of your enemies,

عَالِمٌ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدْ طَهَّرَكُمْ مِنَ ٱلْفَوَاحِشِ

`alimun bi'anna allaha qad tahharakum min alfawahishi

I know for sure that Allah has purified you from indecencies,

مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ

ma zahara minha wa ma batana

whether open or secret,

وَمِنْ كُلِّ رِيبَةٍ وَنَجَاسَةٍ

wa min kulli ribatin wa najasatin

and from all suspicions, filth,

وَدَنِيَّةٍ وَرَجَاسَةٍ

wa daniyyatin wa rajasatin

all ill deeds, and ignominy.

وَمَنَحَكُمْ رَايَةَ ٱلْحَقِّ ٱلَّتِي مَنْ تَقَدَّمَهَا ضَلَّ

wa manahakum rayata alhaqqi allati man taqaddamaha dalla

And He has granted you the pennon of the truth that whoever foregoes shall have missed the right way

وَمَنْ تَأَخَّرَ عَنْهَا زَلَّ

wa man ta'akhkhara `anha zalla

and whoever lags behind shall have slipped.

وَفَرَضَ طَاعَتَكُمْ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَسْوَدٍ وَأَبْيَضٍ

wa farada ta`atakum `ala kulli aswadin wa abyadin

He has imposed the obedience to you upon all beings, be them black or white.

وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّكُمْ قَدْ وَفَيْتُمْ بِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ وَذِمَّتِهِ

wa ashhadu annakum qad wafaytum bi`ahdi allahi wa dhimmatihi

I also bear witness that you have verily fulfilled your pledge and promise to Allah

وَبِكُلِّ مَا ٱشْتَرَطَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي كِتَابِهِ

wa bikulli ma ishtarata `alaykum fi kitabihi

and carried out all that which He stipulated on you in His Book.

وَدَعَوْتُمْ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِهِ

wa da`awtum ila sabilihi

You also called for (following) His Path,

وَأَنْفَذْتُمْ طَاقَتَكُمْ فِي مَرْضَاتِهِ

wa anfadhtum taqatakum fi mardatihi

exerted all your efforts in seeking His pleasure,

وَحَمَلْتُمُ ٱلْخَلاَئِقَ عَلَىٰ مِنْهَاجِ ٱلنُّبُوَّةِ وَمَسَالِكِ ٱلرِّسَالَةِ

wa hamaltum alkhalaiqa `ala minhaji alnnubuwwati wa masaliki alrrisalati

led the beings to the course of Prophethood and the paths of the Divine Message,

وَسِرْتُمْ فِيهِ بِسِيرَةِ ٱلأَنْبِيَاءِ

wa sirtum fihi bisirati al-anbiya'i

and dealt with them according to the norm of the Prophets

وَمَذَاهِبِ ٱلأَوْصِيَاءِ

wa madhahibi al-awsiya'i

and the customs of the Prophets' successors.

فَلَمْ يُطَعْ لَكُمْ أَمْرٌ

falam yuta` lakum amrun

Nonetheless, none of your instructions was carried out,

وَلَمْ تُصْغَ إِلَيْكُمْ أُذُنٌ

wa lam tusgha ilaykum udhunun

and none lent you any ear.

فَصَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَىٰ أَرْوَاحِكُمْ وَأَجْسَادِكُمْ

fasalawatu allahi `ala arwahikum wa ajsadikum

So, Allah's blessings be upon your souls and your bodies.

بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي يَا حُجَّةَ ٱللَّهِ

bi'abi anta wa ummi ya hujjata allahi

May Allah accept my father and mother as ransoms for you, O Argument of Allah.

لَقَدْ أُرْضِعْتَ بِثَدْيِ ٱلإِيمَانِ

laqad urdi`ta bithadyi al-imani

You were certainly fed by the breast of faith,

وَفُطِمْتَ بِنُورِ ٱلإِسْلاَمِ

wa futimta binuri al-islami

weaned on the illumination of Islam,

وَغُذِّيتَ بِبَرْدِ ٱلْيَقِينِ

wa ghudhdhita bibardi alyaqini

nourished on the utter certitude,

وَأُلْبِسْتَ حُلَلَ ٱلْعِصْمَةِ

wa ulbista hulala al`ismati

dressed the garments of infallibility,

وَٱصْطُفِيتَ وَوُرِّثْتَ عِلْمَ ٱلْكِتَابِ

wastufita wa wurrithta `ilma alkitabi

chosen and inherited the knowledge of the Book,

وَلُقِّنْتَ فَصْلَ ٱلْخِطَابِ

wa luqqinta fasla alkhitabi

and prompted the decisive speech.

وَأُوضِحَ بِمَكَانِكَ مَعَارِفُ ٱلتَّنْزِيلِ وَغَوَامِضُ ٱلتَّأْوِيلِ

wa udiha bimakanika ma`arifu alttanzili wa ghawamidu altta'wili

Through your position were the knowledge of the Divine Revelation and the mysteries of the interpretation (of the Qur'an) made clear.

وَسُلِّمَتْ إِلَيْكَ رَايَةُ ٱلْحَقِّ

wa sullimat ilayka rayatu alhaqqi

To you was the pennon of the truth delivered.

وَكُلِّفْتَ هِدَايَةَ ٱلْخَلْقِ

wakullifta hidayata alkhalqi

You were charged with guiding the beings.

وَنُبِذَ إِلَيْكَ عَهْدُ ٱلإِمَامَةِ

wa nubidha ilayka `ahdu al-imamati

To you was the pledge of Imamate given exclusively.

وَأُلْزِمْتَ حِفْظَ ٱلشَّرِيعَةِ

wa ulzimta hifza alshshari`ati

You were assigned to preserve the religious law.

وَأَشْهَدُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ أَنَّكَ وَفَيْتَ بِشَرَائِطِ ٱلْوَصِيَّةِ

wa ashhadu ya mawlaya annaka wafayta bishara'iti alwasiyyati

I also bear witness, O my master, that you met all the qualifications of successorship,

وَقَضَيْتَ مَا لَزِمَكَ مِنْ حَدِّ ٱلطَّاعَةِ

wa qadayta ma lazimaka min haddi altta`ati

settled all your obligations as regards the obedience (to Allah),

وَنَهَضْتَ بِأَعْبَاءِ ٱلإِمَامَةِ

wa nahadta bi'a`ba'i al-imamati

carried successfully all the burdens of Imamate,

وَٱحْتَذَيْتَ مِثَالَ ٱلنُّبُوَّةِ فِي ٱلصَّبْرِ وَالِٱجْتِهَادِ

wahtadhayta mithala alnnubuwwati fi alssabri walijtihadi

and followed the example of prophethood in endurance, exertion of all possible efforts,

وَٱلنَّصِيحَةِ لِلْعِبَادِ

walnnasihati lil`ibadi

giving advice to the servants,

وَكَظْمِ ٱلْغَيْظِ وَٱلْعَفْوِ عَنِ ٱلنَّاسِ

wa kazmi alghayzi wal`afwi `an alnnasi

suppressing your rage, and pardoning the people.

وَعَزَمْتَ عَلَىٰ ٱلْعَدْلِ فِي ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ

wa `azamta `ala al`adli fi albariyyati

You were also determined to act fairly with the creatures

وَٱلنَّصَفَةِ فِي ٱلْقَضِيَّةِ

walnnasafati fi alqadiyyati

and to be just in all issues.

وَوَكَّدْتَ ٱلْحُجَجَ عَلَىٰ ٱلأُمَّةِ بِٱلدَّلاَئِلِ ٱلصَّادِقَةِ وَٱلشَّرِيعَةِ ٱلنَّاطِقَةِ

wa wakkadta alhujaja `ala al-ummati bilddala'ili alssadiqati walshshari`ati alnnatiqati

You confirmed all the claims (of Allah) on the community through irrefutable proofs and through the speaking law

وَدَعَوْتَ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ ٱلْبَالِغَةِ وَٱلْمَوْعِظَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ

wa da`awta ila allahi bilhikmati albalighati walmaw`izati alhasanati

and called to the way of Allah with wisdom and fair exhortation.

فَمَنَعْتَ مِنْ تَقْوِيمِ ٱلزَّيْغِ وَسَدِّ ٱلثُّلَمِ

famana`ta min taqwimi alzzayghi wa saddi alththulami

You thus stood against any rise of doubt and worked on rectifying all furrows,

وَإِصْلاَحِ ٱلْفَاسِدِ وَكَسْرِ ٱلْمُعَانِدِ

wa islahi alfasidi wa kasri almu`anidi

mending the wrong, beating the stubborn evildoer,

وَإِحْيَاءِ ٱلسُّنَنِ وَإِمَاتَةِ ٱلْبِدَعِ

wa ihya'i alssunani wa imatati albida`i

reviving the norms (of the Prophets), and annihilating the heresies

حَتَّىٰ فَارَقْتَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَأَنْتَ شَهِيدٌ

hatta faraqta alddunya wa anta shahidun

until you departed this life as martyr

وَلَقِيتَ رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَأَنْتَ حَمِيدٌ

wa laqita rasula allahi salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi wa anta hamidun

and met the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his Household, as praiseworthy.

صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ تَتَرَادَفُ وَتَزِيدُ

salawatu allahi `alayka tataradafu wa tazidu

May the blessings of Allah continue on you incessantly and increasingly.

يَا سَادَتِي يَا آلَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ

ya sadati ya ala rasuli allahi

O my masters! O Household of Allah's Messenger!

You may then move to the side of the feet and say the following words:

إِنِّي بِكُمْ أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلاَ

inni bikum ataqarrabu ila allahi jalla wa `ala

In your names do I seek nearness to Allah the All-majestic and All-elevated

بِٱلْخِلاَفِ عَلَىٰ ٱلَّذِينَ غَدَرُوٱ بِكُمْ وَنَكَثُوٱ بَيْعَتَكُمْ

bilkhilafi `ala alladhina ghadaru bikum wa nakathu bay`atakum

by dissenting from those who betrayed you, breached their allegiance to you,

وَجَحَدُوٱ وِلاَيَتَكُمْ وَأَنْكَرُوٱ مَنْزِلَتَكُمْ

wa jahadu wilayatakum wa ankaru manzilatakum

denied your leadership, renounced your position,

وَخَلَعُوٱ رِبْقَةَ طَاعَتِكُمْ وَهَجَرُوٱ أَسْبَابَ مَوَدَّتِكُمْ

wa khala`u ribqata ta`atikum wa hajaru asbaba mawaddatikum

gave up their obedience to you, abandoned the love for you,

وَتَقَرَّبُوٱ إِلَىٰ فَرَاعِنَتِهِمْ بِٱلْبَرَاءَةِ مِنْكُمْ وَٱلإِعْرَاضِ عَنْكُمْ

wa taqarrabu ila fara`inatihim bilbara'ati minkum wal-i`radi `ankum

curried favor with their tyrant rulers through disavowing and rejecting you,

وَمَنَعُوكُمْ مِنْ إِقَامَةِ ٱلْحُدُودِ وَٱسْتِيصَالِ ٱلْجُحُودِ

wa mana`ukum min iqamati alhududi wastisali aljuhudi

prevented you from carrying out the religious laws, eradicating atheism,

وَشَعْبِ ٱلصَّدْعِ وَلَمِّ ٱلشَّعَثِ

wa sha`bi alssad`i wa lammi alshsha`athi

setting right the split, rejoining the scattered,

وَسَدِّ ٱلْخَلَلِ وَتَثْقِيفِ ٱلأَوَدِ

wa saddi alkhalali wa tathqifi al-awadi

meeting the deficiency, straightening the crookedness,

وَإِمْضَاءِ ٱلأَحْكَامِ وَتَهْذِيبِ ٱلإِسْلاَمِ وَقَمْعِ ٱلآثَامِ

wa imda'i al-ahkami wa tahdhibi al-islami wa qam`i al-athami

executing the divine laws, refining Islam, and restraining sins;

وَأَرْهَجُوا عَلَيْكُمْ نَقْعَ ٱلْحُرُوبِ وَٱلْفِتَنِ

wa arhaju `alaykum naq`a alhurubi walfitani

they stirred up the dust of wars and seditions against you,

وَأَنْحَوْٱ عَلَيْكُمْ سُيُوفَ ٱلأَحْقَادِ

wa anhaw `alaykum suyufa al-ahqadi

unsheathed the swords of malice against you,

وَهَتَكُوٱ مِنْكُمُ ٱلسُّتُورَ

wa hataku minkum alssutura

rent your coverings,

وَٱبْتَاعُوٱ بِخُمْسِكُمُ ٱلْخُمُورَ

wabta`u bikhumsikum alkhumura

bought wines with the khumus levy that is decided for you exclusively,

وَصَرَفُوٱ صَدَقَاتِ ٱلْمَسَاكِينِ إِلَىٰ ٱلْمُضْحِكِينَ وَٱلسَّاخِرِينَ

wa sarafu sadaqati almasakini ila almudhikina walssakhirina

and paid the alms that are decided for the poor to the clowns and jokers.

وَذٰلِكَ بِمَا طَرَّقَتْ لَهُمُ ٱلْفَسَقَةُ ٱلْغُوَاةُ وَٱلْحَسَدَةُ ٱلْبُغَاةُ

wa dhalika bima tarraqat lahumu alfasaqatu alghuwatu walhasadatu albughatu

All that was because of the urging practices of the licentious, the aberrant, the envious, and the oppressors;

أَهْلُ ٱلنَّكْثِ وَٱلْغَدْرِ وَٱلْخِلاَفِ وَٱلْمَكْرِ

ahlu alnnakthi walghadri walkhilafi walmakri

the people of breach, treachery, rebellion, and deceit;

وَٱلْقُلُوبِ ٱلْمُنْتِنَةِ مِنْ قَذَرِ ٱلشِّرْكِ

walqulubi almuntinati min qadhari alshshirki

whose hearts are evil-smelling due to the filth of polytheism,

وَٱلأَجْسَادِ ٱلْمُشْحَنَةِ مِنْ دَرَنِ ٱلْكُفْرِ

wal-ajsadi almushhanati min darani alkufri

and whose bodies are suffocated with the dirt of atheism.

ٱلَّذِينَ أَضَبُّوٱ عَلَىٰ ٱلنِّفَاقِ وَأَكَبُّوٱ عَلَىٰ عَلاَئِقِ ٱلشِّقَاقِ

alladhina adabbu `ala alnnifaqi wa akabbu `ala `ala'iqi alshshiqaq

It is they who embraced hypocrisy and buckled down to dissension.

فَلَمَّا مَضَىٰ ٱلْمُصْطَفَىٰ صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ ٱخْتَطَفُوٱ ٱلْغِرَّةَ وَٱنْتَهَزُوٱ ٱلْفُرْصَةَ وَٱنْتَهَكُوٱ ٱلْحُرْمَةَ

falamma mada almustafa salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi ikhtatafu alghirrata wa intahazu alfursata wa intahaku alhurmata

So, when the Chosen Prophet, Allah's peace be upon him and his Household, passed away, they seized the opportunity, took the occasion, and violated the sanctity.

وَغَادَرُوهُ عَلَىٰ فِرَاشِ ٱلْوَفَاةِ

wa ghadaruhu `ala firashi alwafati

They left him bed-ridden

وَأَسْرَعُوٱ لِنَقْضِ ٱلْبَيْعَةِ وَمُخَالَفَةِ ٱلْمَوَاثِيقِ ٱلْمُؤَكَّدَةِ

wa asra`u linaqdi albay`ati wa mukhalafati almawathiqi almu'akkadati

and hurried to break their allegiance, oppose the covenants that had been confirmedly taken from them,

وَخِيَانَةِ ٱلأَمَانَةِ ٱلْمَعْرُوضَةِ عَلَىٰ ٱلْجِبَالِ ٱلرَّاسِيَةِ

wa khiyanati al-amanati alma`rudati `ala aljibali alrrasiyati

betray the Trust that had been offered to the unshakable mountains

وَأَبَتْ أَنْ تَحْمِلَهَا وَحَمَلَهَا ٱلإِنْسَانُ ٱلظَّلُومُ ٱلْجَهُولُ

wa abat an tahmilaha wa hamalaha al-insanu alzzalumu aljahulu

but they (i.e. the mountains) refused to undergo; rather, man, the wronging and ignorant, accepted to assume it.

ذُو ٱلشِّقَاقِ وَٱلْعِزَّةِ بِٱلآثَامِ ٱلْمُولِمَةِ

dhu alshshiqaqi wal`izzati bil-athami almulimati

Man is actually dissenting, obstinate to committing grave sins,

وَٱلأَنَفَةِ عَنِ ٱلِٱنْقِيَادِ لِحَمِيدِ ٱلْعَاقِبَةِ

wal-anafati `an alinqiyadi lihamidi al`aqibati

and disdaining from submission to that whose end result is praiseworthy.

فَحُشِرَ سِفْلَةُ ٱلأَعْرَابِ وَبَقَايَا ٱلأَحْزَابِ إِلَىٰ دَارِ ٱلنُّبُوَّةِ وَٱلرِّسَالَةِ

fahushira siflatu al-a`rabi wa baqaya al-ahzabi ila dari alnnubuwwati walrrisalati

Hence, the lowly Bedouins and the rest of the parties (who had allied each other against the Holy Prophet) were gathered to the abode of the prophethood, Divine Message,

وَمَهْبِطِ ٱلْوَحْيِ وَٱلْمَلاَئِكَةِ

wa mahbiti alwahyi walmala'ikati

Divine Revelation and angels,

وَمُسْتَقَرِّ سُلْطَانِ ٱلْوِلاَيَةِ

wa mustaqarri sultani alwilayati

the center of the authority of the (divinely commissioned) leadership (of the Holy Imams),

وَمَعْدِنِ ٱلْوَصِيَّةِ وَٱلْخِلاَفَةِ وَٱلإِمَامَةِ

wa ma`dini alwasiyyati walkhilafati wal-imamati

and the core of the Prophet's successorship, inheritance, and Imamate.

حَتَّىٰ نَقَضُوٱ عَهْدَ ٱلْمُصْطَفَىٰ فِي أَخِيهِ عَلَمِ ٱلْهُدَىٰ

hatta naqadu `ahda almustafa fi akhihi `alami alhuda

They therefore broke the covenant that they had made to the Chosen Prophet as regards the leadership of his brother, the sign of true guidance (namely, Imam `Ali)

وَٱلْمُبَيِّنِ طَرِيقَ ٱلنَّجَاةِ مِنْ طُرُقِ ٱلرَّدَىٰ

walmubayyini tariqa alnnajati min turuqi alrrada

who alone can distinguish the path of salvation from these of perdition,

وَجَرَحُوٱ كَبِدَ خَيْرِ ٱلْوَرَىٰ فِي ظُلْمِ ٱبْنَتِهِ وَٱضْطِهَادِ حَبِيبَتِهِ

wa jarahu kabida khayri alwara fi zulmi ibnatihi wa idtihadi habibatihi

and they injured the heart of the best of beings (namely, the Holy Prophet) when they oppressed and wronged his daughter; the much-loved one to him,

وَٱهْتِضَامِ عَزِيزَتِهِ بَضْعَةِ لَحْمِهِ وَفِلْذَةِ كَبِدِهِ

wa ihtidami `azizatihi bad`ati lahmihi wa fildhati kabidihi

aggrieved his dearest one; the part of his flesh and the piece of his heart,

وَخَذَلُوٱ بَعْلَهَا وَصَغَّرُوٱ قَدْرَهُ

wa khadhalu ba`laha wa saghgharu qadrahu

disappointed her husband, belittled him,

وَٱسْتَحَلُّوٱ مَحَارِمَهُ وَقَطَعُوٱ رَحِمَهُ

wa istahallu maharimahu wa qata`u rahimahu

violated his sanctities, ruptured relations of kinship with him,

وَأَنْكَرُوٱ أُخُوَّتَهُ وَهَجَرُوٱ مَوَدَّتَهُ

wa ankaru ukhuwwatahu wa hajaru mawaddatahu

denied his fraternity (with the Holy Prophet), neglected his love for him,

وَنَقَضُوٱ طَاعَتَهُ وَجَحَدُوٱ وِلاَيَتَهُ

wanaqadu ta`atahu wa jahadu wilayatahu

defied their (obligatory) obedience to him, denied his leadership (over them),

وَأَطْمَعُوٱ ٱلْعَبِيدَ فِي خِلاَفَتِهِ

wa atma`u al`abida fi khilafatihi

gave even the slaves the opportunity to seize his position of leadership,

وَقَادُوهُ إِلَىٰ بَيْعَتِهِمْ مُصْلِتَةً سُيُوفَهَا مُقْذِعَةً أَسِنَّتَهَا

wa qaduhu ila bay`atihim muslitatan suyufaha muqdhi`atan asinnataha

and led him to swear allegiance to them under unsheathed swords and directed spears

وَهُوَ سَاخِطُ ٱلْقَلْبِ هَائِجُ ٱلْغَضَبِ

wa huwa sakhitu alqalbi ha'iju alghadabi

while he was extremely irritated and enormously wrathful,

شَدِيدُ ٱلصَّبْرِ كَاظِمُ ٱلْغَيْظِ

shadidu alssabri kazimu alghayzi

but very patient and self-possessed.

يَدْعُونَهُ إِلَىٰ بَيْعَتِهِمُ ٱلَّتِي عَمَّ شُومُهَا ٱلإِسْلاَمَ

yad`unahu ila bay`atihim allati `amma shumuha al-islama

They were asking him to swear allegiance to their rulership whose misfortune prevailed in Islam absolutely

وَزَرَعَتْ فِي قُلُوبِ أَهْلِهَا ٱلآثَامَ

wa zara`at fi qulubi ahliha al-athama

and planted sins in the hearts of the Muslims.

وَعَقَّتْ سَلْمَانَهَا وَطَرَدَتْ مِقْدَادَهَا

wa `aqqat salmanaha wa taradat miqdadaha

They therefore acted insubordinately towards Salman, banished al-Miqdad,

وَنَفَتْ جُنْدُبَهَا وَفَتَقَتْ بَطْنَ عَمَّارِهَا

wa nafat jundubaha wa fataqat batna `ammariha

exiled Jundub, tore the abdomen of `Ammar,

وَحَرَّفَتِ ٱلْقُرْآنَ وَبَدَّلَتِ ٱلأَحْكَامَ وَغَيَّرَتِ ٱلْمَقَامَ

wa harrafat alqur'ana wa baddalat al-ahkama wa ghayyarat almaqama

distorted the (true interpretation of the) Qur'an, misrepresented the religious laws, changed the place of al-maqam,

وَأَبَاحَتِ ٱلْخُمُسَ لِلطُّلَقَاءِ

wa abahati alkhumusa lilttulaqa'i

gave free hand to the Released Ones to dispose of the khumus tax,

وَسَلَّطَتْ أَوْلاَدَ ٱللُّعَنَاءِ عَلَىٰ ٱلْفُرُوجِ وَٱلدِّمَاءِ

wa sallatat awlada allu`ana'i `ala alfuruji walddima'i

set up the descendants of the accursed ones as absolute rulers over the honors and blood (of Muslims),

وَخَلَّطَتِ ٱلْحَلاَلَ بِٱلْحَرَامِ

wa khallatat alhalala bilharami

intermixed the lawful with the unlawful,

وَٱسْتَخَفَّتْ بِٱلإِيمَانِ وَٱلإِسْلاَمِ

wa istakhaffat bil-imani wal-islami

belittled faith and Islam,

وَهَدَمَتِ ٱلْكَعْبَةَ وَأَغَارَتْ عَلَىٰ دَارِ ٱلْهِجْرَةِ يَوْمَ ٱلْحَرَّةِ

wa hadamat alka`bata wa agharat `ala dari alhijrati yawma alharrati

demolished the (Holy) Ka`bah, raided the abode of the (Holy Prophet's) immigration on the day of al-Harrah Raid,

وَأَبْرَزَتْ بَنَاتِ ٱلْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَٱلأَنْصَارِ لِلنَّكَالِ وَٱلسَّوْرَةِ

wa abrazat banati almuhajirina wal-ansari lilnnakali walssawrati

subjected the daughters of the Emigrants and the Supporters to punishment and humiliation,

وَأَلْبَسَتْهُنَّ ثَوْبَ ٱلْعَارِ وَٱلْفَضِيحَةِ

wa albasathunna thawba al`ari walfadihati

caused them to dress the garments of disgrace and scandal,

وَرَخَّصَتْ لأَهْلِ ٱلشُّبْهَةِ فِي قَتْلِ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ ٱلصَّفْوَةِ

wa rakhkhasat li'ahli alshshubhati fi qatli ahli bayti alssafwati

and allowed the suspicious people to massacre the choice Household (of the Holy Prophet),

وَإِبَادَةِ نَسْلِهِ وَٱسْتِيصَالِ شَأْفَتِهِ

wa ibadati naslihi wa istisali sha'fatihi

to eradicate his (i.e. the Holy Prophet) offspring, to eliminate his progeny,

وَسَبْيِ حَرَمِهِ وَقَتْلِ أَنْصَارِهِ

wa sabyi haramihi wa qatli ansarihi

to capture his harem, to kill his supporters,

وَكَسْرِ مِنْبَرِهِ وَقَلْبِ مَفْخَرِهِ

wa kasri minbarihi wa qalbi mafkharihi

to destroy his minbar, to turn over his object of pride,

وَإِخْفَاءِ دِينِهِ وَقَطْعِ ذِكْرِهِ

wa ikhfa'i dinihi wa qat`i dhikrihi

to conceal his religion, and to cut off his mention.

يَا مَوَالِيَّ فَلَوْ عَايَنَكُمُ ٱلْمُصْطَفَىٰ وَسِهَامُ ٱلأُمَّةِ مُغْرَقَةٌ فِي أَكْبَادِكُمْ

ya mawaliyya falaw `ayanakum almustafa wa sihamu al-ummati mughraqatun fi akbadikum

O my masters, had the Chosen Prophet seen how the lances of the community (of him) were infixed in your hearts,

وَرِمَاحُهُمْ مُشْرَعَةٌ فِي نُحُورِكُمْ

wa rimahuhum mushra`atun fi nuhurikum

how their spears were inserted into your throats,

وَسُيُوفُهَا مُولَغَةٌ فِي دِمَائِكُمْ

wa suyuwfuha mulaghatun fi dima'ikum

and how their swords are covered with your blood,

يَشْفِي أَبْنَاءُ ٱلْعَوَاهِرِ غَلِيلَ ٱلْفِسْقِ مِنْ وَرَعِكُمْ

yashfi abna'u al`awahiri ghalila alfisqi min wara`ikum

while the sons of whores were quenching their thirst of licentiousness from your godliness,

وَغَيْظَ ٱلْكُفْرِ مِنْ إِيمَانِكُمْ

wa ghayza alkufri min imanikum

their thirst of atheism from your faith,

وَأَنْتُمْ بَيْنَ صَرِيعٍ فِي ٱلْمِحْرَابِ قَدْ فَلَقَ ٱلسَّيْفُ هَامَتَهُ

wa antum bayna sari`in fi almihrabi qad falaqa alssayfu hamatahu

and one of you was thrown down in the niche while his head is split by sword,

وَشَهِيدٍ فَوْقَ ٱلْجَنَازَةِ قَدْ شُكَّتْ أَكْفَانُهُ بِٱلسِّهَامِ

wa shahidin fawqa aljanazati qad shukkat akfanuhu bilssihami

another one was martyred and during his funeral procession arrows heavily stuck his coffin,

وَقَتِيلٍ بِٱلْعَرَاءِ قَدْ رُفِعَ فَوْقَ ٱلْقَنَاةِ رَأْسُهُ

wa qatilin bil`ara'i qad rufi`a fawqa alqanati ra'suhu

another one was slain and his body was left in the wasteland while his head was raised on a spearhead,

وَمُكَبَّلٍ فِي ٱلسِّجْنِ قَدْ رُضَّتْ بِٱلْحَدِيدِ أَعْضَاؤُهُ

wa mukabbalin fi alssijni qad ruddat bilhadidi a`da'uhu

another one was enchained in the prison while fetters slept in his limbs,

وَمَسْمُومٍ قَدْ قُطِّعَتْ بِجُرَعِ ٱلسُّمِّ أَمْعَاؤُهُ

wa masmumin qad qutti`at bijura`i alssummi am`a'uhu

another one was poisoned and poison cut his intestine into parts,

وَشَمْلُكُمْ عَبَادِيدُ تُفْنِيهِمُ ٱلْعَبِيدُ وَأَبْنَاءُ ٱلْعَبِيدِ

wa shamlukum `abadidu tufnihim al`abidu wa abna'u al`abidi

and your people are thus scattered; they were terminated by the slaves and the slaves' sons!

فَهَلِ ٱلْمِحَنُ يَا سَادَتِي إِلاَّ ٱلَّتِي لَزِمَتْكُمْ

fahal almihanu ya sadati illa allati lazimatkum

Are ordeals other than those which escorted you?

وَٱلْمَصَائِبُ إِلاَّ ٱلَّتِي عَمَّتْكُمْ

walmasa'ibu illa allati `ammatkum

Are misfortunes other than those which afflicted you?

وَٱلْفَجَائِعُ إِلاَّ ٱلَّتِي خَصَّتْكُمْ

walfaja'i`u illa allati khassatkum

Are catastrophes other than those which affected you?

وَٱلْقَوَارِعُ إِلاَّ ٱلَّتِي طَرَقَتْكُمْ

walqawari`u illa allati taraqatkum

Are disasters other than those which distressed you?

صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ

salawatu allahi `alaykum

Allah's blessings be upon you

وَعَلَىٰ أَرْوَاحِكُمْ وَأَجْسَادِكُمْ

wa `ala arwahikum wa ajsadikum

and upon your souls and your bodies.

وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Allah's mercy and blessings be upon you.

بِأَبِي أَنْتُمْ وَأُمِّي يَا آلَ ٱلْمُصْطَفَىٰ

bi'abi antum wa ummi ya ala almustafa

May Allah accept my father and mother as ransoms for you, O Household of the Chosen Prophet.

You may then kiss the tomb and say the following words:

إِنَّا لاَ نَمْلِكُ إِلاَّ أَنْ نَطُوفَ حَوْلَ مَشَاهِدِكُمْ

inna la namliku illa an natufa hawla mashahidikum

We have nothing to do more than circumambulating your shrines

وَنُعَزِّيَ فِيهَا أَرْوَاحَكُمْ

wa nu`azziya fiha arwahakum

so as to console your souls

عَلَىٰ هٰذِهِ ٱلْمَصَائِبِ ٱلْعَظِيمَةِ ٱلْحَالَّةِ بِفِنَائِكُمْ

`ala hadhihi almasa'ibi al`azimati alhallati bifina'ikum

for such grave misfortunes that afflicted you

وَٱلرَّزَايَا ٱلْجَلِيلَةِ ٱلنَّازِلَةِ بِسَاحَتِكُمُ

walrrazaya aljalilati alnnazilati bisahatikum

and unbearable hardships that distressed you;

ٱلَّتِي أَثْبَتَتْ فِي قُلُوبِ شِيعَتِكُمُ ٱلْقُرُوحَ

allati athbatat fi qulubi shi`atikumu alquruha

such hardships that fixed wounds in the hearts of your adherents,

وَأَوْرَثَتْ أَكْبَادَهُمُ ٱلْجُرُوحَ

wa awrathat akbadahumu aljuruha

installed injuries in their interiors,

وَزَرَعَتْ فِي صُدُورِهِمُ ٱلْغُصَصَ

wa zara`at fi sudurihim alghusasa

and implanted pains in their chests.

فَنَحْنُ نُشْهِدُ ٱللَّهَ أَنَّا قَدْ شَارَكْنَا أَوْلِيَاءَكُمْ وَأَنْصَارَكُمُ

fanahnu nushhidu allaha anna qad sharakna awliya'akum wa ansarakum

So, we ask Allah to witness for us that we have participated with your allies and supporters

ٱلْمُتَقَدِّمِينَ فِي إِرَاقَةِ دِمَاءِ ٱلنَّاكِثِينَ وَٱلْقَاسِطِينَ وَٱلْمَارِقِينَ

almutaqaddimina fi iraqati dima'i alnnakithina walqasitina walmariqina

who passed in time, in the bloodshed of the preachers, the wrongdoers, and the apostates

وَقَتَلَةِ أَبِي عَبْدِ ٱللَّهِ سَيِّدِ شَبَابِ أَهْلِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلاَمُ

wa qatalati abi `abdi allahi sayyidi shababi ahli aljannati `alayhi alssalamu

and of those who slain Abu-`Abdullah the chief of the youth of Paradise, peace be upon him

يَوْمَ كَرْبَلاَءَ بِٱلنِّيَّاتِ وَٱلْقُلُوبِ

yawma karbala'a bilnniyyati walqulubi

on that day in Karbala' yet in intentions and hearts

وَٱلتَّأَسُّفِ عَلَىٰ فَوْتِ تِلْكَ ٱلْمَوَاقِفِ ٱلَّتِي حَضَرُوٱ لِنُصْرَتِكُمْ

waltta'assufi `ala fawti tilka almawaqifi allati hadaru linusratikum

and in feeling sorry for missing these situations that your allies and supporters witnessed and backed you.

وَعَلَيْكُمْ مِنَّا ٱلسَّلاَمُ

wa `alaykum minna alssalamu

Peace from us be upon you.

وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Allah's mercy and blessings, too, be upon you.

اَللَّهُمَّ يَا ذَا ٱلْقُدْرَةِ ٱلَّتِي صَدَرَ عَنْهَا ٱلْعَالَمُ مُكَوَّناً

allahumma ya dha alqudrati allati sadara `anha al`alamu mukawwanan

O Allah! O Lord of the power due to which the world has been brought into existence,

You may then stand between the tomb and the kiblah direction and say the following words:

مَبْرُوءاً عَلَيْهَا مَفْطُوراً تَحْتَ ظِلِّ ٱلْعَظَمَةِ

mabru'an `alayha mafturan tahta zilli al`azamati

created, and originated under the shadow of magnificence.

فَنَطَقَتْ شَوَاهِدُ صُنْعِكَ فِيهِ

fanataqat shawahidu sun`ika fihi

So, the witnesses of Your making in it have witnessed

بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ

bi'annaka anta allahu la ilaha illa anta

that You are Allah; there is no god save You,

مُكَوِّنُهُ وَبَارِئُهُ وَفَاطِرُهُ

mukawwinuhu wa bari'uhu wa fatiruhu

the Maker, Creator, and Originator of it.

ٱبْتَدَعْتَهُ لاَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ

ibtada`tahu la min shay'in

You have invented it from no precedent sample,

وَلاَ عَلَىٰ شَيْءٍ

wa la `ala shay'in

on account of nothing,

وَلاَ فِي شَيْءٍ

wa la fi shay'in

in nothing,

وَلاَ لِوَحْشَةٍ دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْكَ إِذْ لاَ غَيْرُكَ

wa la liwahshatin dakhalat `alayka idh la ghayruka

not for feeling of loneliness that You may experience because there in none save You,

وَلاَ حَاجَةٍ بَدَتْ لَكَ فِي تَكْوِينِهِ

wa la hajatin badat laka fi takwinihi

not for any need that caused You to make it,

وَلاَ لٱِسْتِعَانَةٍ مِنْكَ عَلَىٰ ٱلْخَلْقِ بَعْدَهُ

wa la listi`anatin minka `ala alkhalqi ba`dahu

and not for the reason that it may help You create more after it.

بَلْ أَنْشَأْتَهُ لِيَكُونَ دَلِيلاً عَلَيْكَ

bal ansha'tahu liyakuna dalilan `alayka

Rather, You have formed it so that it would act as proof

بِأَنَّكَ بَائِنٌ مِنَ ٱلصُّنْعِ

bi'annaka ba'inun min alssun`i

(on the fact) that You are too far above being made.

فَلاَ يُطِيقُ ٱلْمُنْصِفُ لِعَقْلِهِ إِنْكَارَكَ

fala yutiqu almunsifu li`aqlihi inkaraka

So, the fair-minded cannot deny You

وَٱلْمَوْسُومُ بِصِحَّةِ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ جُحُودَكَ

walmawsumu bisihhati alma`rifati juhudaka

and the sound knowledgeable cannot refute You.

أَسْأَلُكَ بِشَرَفِ ٱلإِخْلاَصِ فِي تَوْحِيدِكَ

as'aluka bisharafi al-ikhlasi fi tawhidika

I thus beseech You by the honor of sincere belief in Your Oneness,

وَحُرْمَةِ ٱلتَّعَلُّقِ بِكِتَابِكَ

wa hurmati altta`alluqi bikitabika

the holiness of abidance by Your Book,

وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِ نَبِيِّكَ

wa ahli bayti nabiyyika

and the Household of Your Prophet

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ آدَمَ بَدِيعِ فِطْرَتِكَ وَبِكْرِ حُجَّتِكَ

an tusalliya `ala adama badi`i fitratika wa bikri hujjatika

to send blessings upon Adam the example on Your creation, the foremost of Your Argument,

وَلِسَانِ قُدْرَتِكَ وَٱلْخَلِيفَةِ فِي بَسِيطَتِكَ

wa lisani qudratika walkhalifati fi basitatika

the spokesman of Your omnipotence, and the representative of You on Your lands

وَعَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ ٱلْخَالِصِ مِنْ صَفْوَتِكَ

wa `ala muhammadin alkhalisi min safwatika

and upon Muhammad the choicest of Your choice,

وَٱلْفَاحِصِ عَنْ مَعْرِفَتِكَ

walfahisi `an ma`rifatika

the evidence on the recognition of You,

ٱلْغَائِصِ ٱلْمَأْمُونِ عَلَىٰ مَكْنُونِ سَرِيرَتِكَ

algha'isi alma'muni `ala maknuni sariratika

the profound, and the trustee on Your most hidden secrets

بِمَا أَوْلَيْتَهُ مِنْ نِعْمَتِكَ بِمَعُونَتِكَ

bima awlaytahu min ni`matika bima`unatika

due to Your grace that You have bestowed upon him out of Your aid;

وَعَلَىٰ مَنْ بَيْنَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلنَّبِيِّينَ وَٱلْمُكَرَّمِينَ وَٱلأَوْصِيَاءِ وَٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ

wa `ala man baynahuma min alnnabiyyina walmukarramina wal-awsiya'i walssiddiqina

and (send blessings) upon the Prophets, the honored ones, the Prophets' successors, and the truthful ones who came between these two;

وَأَنْ تَهَبَنِي لإِمَامِي هٰذَا

wa an tahabani li'imami hadha

and to forgive me for the sake of this Imam, my leader.

اَللَّهُمَّ بِمَحَلِّ هٰذَا ٱلسَّيِّدِ مِنْ طَاعَتِكَ وَبِمَنْزِلَتِهِ عِنْدَكَ

allahumma bimahalli hadha alssayyidi min ta`atika wa bimanzilatihi `indaka

O Allah, (I beseech You) by the position of this chief as regards his obedience to You and by the rank of him with You,

You may then put your cheek on the pure tomb and say the following supplicatory words:

لاَ تُمِتْنِي فُجَاءَةً وَلاَ تَحْرِمْنِي تَوْبَةً

la tumitni fuja'atan wa la tahrimni tawbatan

do not grasp my soul suddenly, do not deprive me of repentance,

وَٱرْزُقْنِي ٱلْوَرَعَ عَنْ مَحَارِمِكَ دِيناً وَدُنْياً

warzuqni alwara`a `an maharimika dinan wa dunyan

make me stop at the worldly and religious matters that You have deemed forbidden,

وَأَشْغَلْنِي بِٱلآخِرَةِ عَنْ طَلَبِ ٱلأُولَىٰ

wa ashghalni bil-akhirati `an talabi al-ula

make my engagement in the affairs of my Next World distract me from the affairs of this worldly life,

وَوَفِّقْنِي لِمَا تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضَىٰ

wa waffiqni lima tuhibbu wa tarda

lead me successfully to all that which You please and like,

وَجَنِّبْنِي ٱتِّبَاعَ الْهَوَىٰ

wa jannibni ittiba`a alhawa

and keep me away from following my own whims

وَٱلٱِغْتِرَارَ بِٱلأَبَاطِيلِ وَٱلْمُنَىٰ

walightirara bil-abatili walmuna

and being seduced by abortive acts and deceitful expectations.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلِ ٱلسَّدَادَ فِي قَوْلِي

allahumma ij`al alssadada fi qawli

O Allah, (please do) make all my speech apposite,

وَٱلصَّوَابَ فِي فِعْلِي

walssawaba fi fi`li

all my deeds correct,

وَٱلصِّدْقَ وَٱلْوَفَاءَ فِي ضَمَانِي وَوَعْدِي

walssidqa walwafa'a fi damani wa wa`di

and all my pledges and covenants truthful and honest,

وَٱلْحِفْظَ وَٱلإِينَاسَ مَقْرُونَيْنِ بِعَهْدِي وَوَعْدِي

walhifza wal-inasa maqrunayni bi`ahdi wa wa`di

add fulfillment and amiability to my oaths and promises,

وَٱلْبِرَّ وَٱلإِحْسَانَ مِنْ شَأْنِي وَخُلُقِي

walbirra wal-ihsana min sha'ni wa khuluqi

add righteousness and good-doing to my conduct and morals,

وَٱجْعَلِ ٱلسَّلاَمَةَ لِي شَامِلَةً

waj`al alssalamata li shamilatan

grant me comprehensive safety,

وَٱلْعَافِيَةَ بِي مُحِيطَةً مُلْتَفَّةً

wal`afiyata bi muhitatan multaffatan

make good health encompass and include me,

وَلَطِيفَ صُنْعِكَ وَعَوْنِكَ مَصْرُوفاً إِلَيَّ

wa latifa sun`ika wa `awnika masrufan ilayya

make Your kind making and aid direct towards me,

وَحُسْنَ تَوْفِيقِكَ وَيُسْرِكَ مَوْفُوراً عَلَيَّ

wa husna tawfiqika wa yusrika mawfuran `alayya

make Your granting of success and prosperity flow towards me abundantly,

وَأَحْيِنِي يَا رَبِّ سَعِيداً

wa ahyini ya rabbi sa`idan

make me live, O my Lord, with happiness,

وَتَوَفَّنِي شَهِيداً

wa tawaffani shahidan

grasp my soul as martyr,

وَطَهِّرْنِي لِلْمَوْتِ وَمَا بَعْدَهُ

wa tahhirni lilmawti wa ma ba`dahu

and purify me for death and what is beyond.

اَللَّهُمَّ وَٱجْعَلِ ٱلصِّحَّةَ وَٱلنُّورَ فِي سَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي

allahumma waj`al alssihhata walnnura fi sam`i wa basari

O Allah, add health and light to my hearing and sight,

وَٱلْجِدَةَ وَٱلْخَيْرَ فِي طُرُقِي

waljidata walkhayra fi turuqi

add straightness and goodness to my courses,

وَٱلْهُدَىٰ وَٱلْبَصِيرَةَ فِي دِينِي وَمَذْهَبِي

walhuda walbasirata fi dini wa madhhabi

add true guidance and insight to my belief and faith,

وَٱلْمِيزَانَ أَبَداً نَصْبَ عَيْنِي

walmizana abadan nasba `ayni

make the Scale of deeds always before my eyes,

وَٱلذِّكْرَ وَٱلْمَوْعِظَةَ شِعَارِي وَدِثَارِي

waldhdhikra walmaw`izata shi`ari wa dithari

make remembrance of You and exhortation to be my layer and cover,

وَٱلْفِكْرَةَ وَٱلْعِبْرَةَ أُنْسِي وَعِمَادِي

walfikrata wal`ibrata unsi wa `imadi

make ponderation and learning lessons (from others) to be my entertainment and basis,

وَمَكِّنِ ٱلْيَقِينَ فِي قَلْبِي

wa makkin alyaqina fi qalbi

make my heart open its doors to conviction,

وَٱجْعَلْهُ أَوْثَقَ ٱلأَشْيَاءِ فِي نَفْسِي

waj`alhu awthaqa al-ashya'i fi nafsi

make it the most certain thing in myself,

وَٱغْلِبْهُ عَلَىٰ رَأْيِي وَعَزْمِي

waghlibhu `ala ra'yi wa `azmi

make it prevail on my views and determinations,

وَٱجْعَلِ ٱلإِرْشَادَ فِي عَمَلِي

waj`al al-irshada fi `amali

add true direction to my deeds,

وَٱلتَّسْلِيمَ لأَمْرِكَ مِهَادِي وَسَنَدِي

walttaslima li'amrika mihadi wa sanadi

make my submission to Your decisions to be my bed and my support,

وَٱلرِّضَا بِقَضَائِكَ وَقَدَرِكَ أَقْصَىٰ عَزْمِي وَنِهَايَتِي

walrrida biqada'ika wa qadarika aqsa `azmi wa nihayati

and make my satisfaction with Your acts to be my utmost purpose, end result,

وَأَبْعَدَ هَمِّي وَغَايَتِي

wa ab`ada hammi wa ghayati

and the furthest of my reason and intention

حَتَّىٰ لاَ أَتَّقِيَ أَحَداً مِنْ خَلْقِكَ بِدِينِي

hatta la attaqiya ahadan min khalqika bidini

so that I shall not fear anybody in matters appertained to my religion,

وَلاَ أَطْلُبَ بِهِ غَيْرَ آخِرَتِي

wa la atluba bihi ghayra akhirati

I shall intend for nothing other than success in my Next Life,

وَلاَ أَسْتَدْعِيَ مِنْهُ إِطْرَائِي وَمَدْحِي

wa la astad`iya minhu itra'i wa madhi

and I shall not hope for praise or approval for it.

وَٱجْعَلْ خَيْرَ ٱلْعَوَاقِبِ عَاقِبَتِي

waj`al khayra al`awaqibi `aqibati

And (please do) make my end result to be the best of all,

وَخَيْرَ ٱلْمَصَايِرِ مَصِيرِي

wa khayra almasa'iri masiri

make my destiny to be the best of all,

وَأَنْعَمَ ٱلْعَيْشِ عَيْشِي

wa an`ama al`ayshi `ayshi

make my livelihood to be the most luxurious of all,

وَأَفْضَلَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ هُدَايَ

wa afdala alhuda hudaya

lead me to the truest guidance,

وَأَوْفَرَ ٱلْحُظُوظِ حَظِّي

wa awfara alhuzuzi hazzi

make my portion to be the most abundant,

وَأَجْزَلَ ٱلأَقْسَامِ قِسْمِي وَنَصِيبِي

wa azala al-aqsami qismi wa nasibi

make my share to be the largest,

وَكُنْ لِي يَا رَبِّ مِنْ كُلِّ سُوءٍ وَلِيّاً

wa kun li ya rabbi min kulli su'in waliyyan

and (please), O my Lord, be my guardian against all evils,

وَإِلَىٰ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ دَلِيلاً وَقَائِداً

wa ila kulli khayrin dalilan wa qa'idan

my guide and leader to all decencies,

وَمِنْ كُلِّ بَاغٍ وَحَسُودٍ ظَهِيراً وَمَانِعاً

wa min kulli baghin wa hasudin zahiran wa mani`an

and my backer and protector against all oppressors and envious ones.

اَللَّهُمَّ بِكَ ٱعْتِدَادِي وَعِصْمَتِي

allahumma bika i`tidadi wa `ismati

O Allah, to You do I resort, with You do I seek protection,

وَثِقَتِي وَتَوْفِيقِي

wa thiqati wa tawfiqi

in You do I trust, from You do I seek success,

وَحَوْلِي وَقُوَّتِي

wa hawli wa quwwati

from You do I derive might and power,

وَلَكَ مَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي

wa laka mahyaya wa mamati

in Your hands are my life and death,

وَفِي قَبْضَتِكَ سُكُونِي وَحَرَكَتِي

wa fi qabdatika sukuni wa harakati

under Your control are all my stillness and motions,

وَإِنَّ بِعُرْوَتِكَ ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ ٱسْتِمْسَاكِي وَوُصْلَتِي

wa inna bi`urwatika alwuthqa istimsaki wa wuslati

by Your Firmest Handle do I abide, to it do I connect,

وَعَلَيْكَ فِي ٱلأُمُورِ كُلِّهَا ٱعْتِمَادِي وَتَوَكُّلِي

wa `alayka fi al-umuri kulliha i`timadi wa tawakkuli

on You do I rely and depend in all of my affairs,

وَمِنْ عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ وَمَسِّ سَقَرَ نَجَاتِي وَخَلاَصِي

wa min `adhabi jahannama wa massi saqara najati wa khalasi

and from You do I seek salvation and redemption against the chastisement of Hell and the touch of Hellfire.

وَفِي دَارِ أَمْنِكَ وَكَرَامَتِكَ مَثْوَايَ وَمُنْقَلَبِي

wa fi dari amnika wa karamatika mathwaya wa munqalabi

So (please), decide my final house to be in the abode of Your security and honor

وَعَلَىٰ أَيْدِي سَادَتِي وَمَوَالِيَّ آلِ ٱلْمُصْطَفَىٰ فَوْزِي وَفَرَجِي

wa `ala aydi sadati wa mawaliyya ali almustafa fawzi wa faraji

and my success and relief to be at the hands of my masters and chiefs the Household of the Chosen Prophet.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَٱغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَٱلْمُسْلِمَاتِ

waghfir lilmu'minina walmu'minati walmuslimina walmuslimati

forgive the believing men and women and Muslim men and women,

وَٱغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَمَا وَلَدَا

waghfir li wa liwalidayya wa ma walada

forgive my parents, their descendants,

وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِي وَجِيرَانِي

wa ahli bayti wa jirani

my family members, my neighbors,

وَلِكُلِّ مَنْ قَلَّدَنِي يَداً مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ

wa likulli man qalladani yadan min almu'minina walmu'minati

and all the believing men and women for whom I concern.

إِنَّكَ ذُو فَضْلٍ عَظِيمٍ

innaka dhu fadlin `azimin

Verily, You are the Lord of immense favor.

وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

walssalamu `alayka wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

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