Ziyarah of `Ali ibn al-Husayn (peace be upon him)

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Bismi-llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayka yabna rasuli allahi

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

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ نَبِيِّ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayka yabna nabiyyi allahi

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

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ أَمِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

alssalamu `alayka yabna amiri almu'minina

Peace be upon you, O son of the commander of the faithful.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ ٱلشَّهِيدِ

alssalamu `alayka yabna alhusayni alshshahidi

Peace be upon you, O son of al-Husayn the martyr.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلشَّهِيدُ

alssalamu `alayka ayyuha alshshahidu

Peace be upon you, O martyr.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَظْلُومُ وَٱبْنُ ٱلْمَظْلُومِ

alssalamu `alayka ayyuha almazlumu wabnu almazlumi

Peace be upon you, O wronged and harassed and the son of the wrong and harassed.

لَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ أُمَّةً قَتَلَتْكَ

la`ana allahu ummatan qatalatka

Curse of Allah be on those who killed you.

وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ أُمَّةً ظَلَمَتْكَ

wa la`ana allahu ummatan zalamatka

Curse of Allah be on those who persecuted you.

وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ أُمَّةً سَمِعَتْ بِذٰلِكَ فَرَضَيِتْ بِهِ

wa la`ana allahu ummatan sami`at bidhalika faradiyat bihi

Curse of Allah be on those who heard this even but rested satisfied.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ وَلِيِّهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya waliyya allahi wabna waliyyihi

Peace be upon you, O intimate servant of Allah and the son of His intimate servant.

You should then throw yourself on the tomb, kiss it, and say the following words:

لَقَدْ عَظُمَتِ ٱلْمُصيبَةُ

laqad `azumat almusibatu

Extremely terrible was the calamity

وَجَلَّتِ ٱلرَّزِيَّةُ بِكَ عَلَيْنَا

wa jallat alrraziyyatu bika `alayna

and astounding is the misfortune that you suffered, upon us

وَعَلَىٰ جَمِيعِ ٱلْمُسْلِمينَ

wa `ala jami`i almuslimina

and upon all Muslims.

فَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ أُمَّةً قَتَلَتْكَ

fala`ana allahu ummatan qatalatka

So, curse of Allah be on those who killed you

وَأَبْرَأُ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ وَإِلَيْكَ مِنْهُمْ

wa abra'u ila allahi wa ilayka minhum

and I disavow them in the presence of Allah and You.