Volume 97
Part 4 out of 5
بحار الانوار الجامعة لدرر أخبار الائمة الاطهار
Bihar Al-Anwaar – The summary of the pearls of the Ahadeeth of the Pure Imams-asws
تأليف العلامة فخر الامة المولى الشيخ محمد باقر المجلسيى
Author – The Allama, the pride of the community, the Mullah, the Sheikh Muhammad Baqir Al Majlisi
باب 14 زياراته صلوات الله عليه المطلقة التي لا تختص بوقت من الأوقات
CHAPTER 14 – HIS-asws GENERAL ZIYARAATS, MAY THE SALAWAAT OF ALLAH-azwj BE UPON HIM-asws, NOT SPECIFI TO A TIME FROM THE TIMINGS
24- وَ يُؤَيِّدُ ذَلِكَ مَا رَوَاهُ مُؤَلِّفُ الْمَزَارِ الْكَبِيرِ قَالَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ عَنْ سَيْفِ بْنِ عَمِيرَةَ قَالَ: خَرَجْتُ مَعَ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ مِهْرَانَ الْجَمَّالِ- وَ جَمَاعَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا إِلَى الْغَرِيِّ بَعْدَ مَا وَرَدَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- فَزُرْنَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْنَا مِنَ الزِّيَارَةِ صَرَفَ صَفْوَانُ وَجْهَهُ إِلَى نَاحِيَةِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- وَ قَالَ نَزُورُ الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ ع مِنْ هَذَا الْمَكَانِ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَأْسِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع
And that is supported by what is reported by the compiler of ‘Al-Mazar Al-Kabeer’. He said, ‘It is reported by Muhammad Bin Khalid Al-Tayalisy, from Sayf Bin Ameyra who said, ‘I went out with Safwan Bin Mihran Al-Jammal and a group of our companions, to Al Ghary after having arrived for Abu Abdullah-asws. We visited Amir Al-Momineen-asws. When we were free from the Ziyarat, Safwan turned his face to a corner of Abu Abdullah-asws said, ‘We shall do Ziyarat of Al-Husayn-asws Bin Ali-asws from this place, from by the head of Amir Al-Momineen-asws!’
وَ قَالَ صَفْوَانُ وَرَدْتُ مَعَ سَيِّدِي أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع فَفَعَلَ مِثْلَ هَذَا وَ دَعَا بِهَذَا الدُّعَاءِ بَعْدَ أَنْ صَلَّى وَ وَدَّعَ
And Safwan said, ‘I arrived with my chief Abu Abdullah Al-Sadiq Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws and he-asws did similar to this, and supplicated with this supplication after having prayed Salat and bidding farewell.
ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي يَا صَفْوَانُ تَعَاهَدْ هَذِهِ الزِّيَارَةَ وَ ادْعُ بِهَذَا الدُّعَاءِ وَ زُرْهُمَا بِهَذِهِ الزِّيَارَةِ فَإِنِّي ضَامِنٌ عَلَى اللَّهِ لِكُلِّ مَنْ زَارَهُمَا بِهَذِهِ الزِّيَارَةِ وَ دَعَا بِهَذَا الدُّعَاءِ مِنْ قُرْبٍ أَوْ بُعْدٍ أَنَّ زِيَارَتَهُ مَقْبُولَةٌ وَ أَنَّ سَعْيَهُ مَشْكُورٌ وَ سَلَامَهُ وَاصِلٌ غَيْرُ مَحْجُوبٍ وَ حَاجَتَهُ مَقْضِيَّةٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ بَالِغاً مَا بَلَغَتْ وَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُجِيبُهُ
Then he-asws said to me: ‘O Safwan! Perform this Ziyarat and bid farewell with this supplication, and visit them-asws both with this Ziyarat, for I-asws am a guarantor based upon Allah-azwj for everyone who visits them-asws with this Ziyarat and supplicates with this supplication, whether from near or from far, his Ziyarat would be Accepted, and his striving Appreciated, and his greeting will be connected without being veiled, and his needs will be fulfilled from Allah-azwj, whatever it may reach, and Allah-azwj will Answer him!
يَا صَفْوَانُ وَجَدْتُ هَذِهِ الزِّيَارَةَ مَضْمُوناً بِهَذَا الضَّمَانِ عَنْ أَبِي- وَ أَبِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ- [عَنْ أَبِيهِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍ] وَ الْحُسَيْنُ عَنْ أَخِيهِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع مَضْمُوناً بِهَذَا الضَّمَانِ وَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص عَنْ جَبْرَئِيلَ مَضْمُوناً بِهَذَا الضَّمَانِ
O Safwan! I-asws have found this Ziyarat guaranteeing with this guarantee from my-asws father-asws, and my-asws father-asws from his-asws father Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws, from his-asws father Al-Husayn-asws Bin Ali-asws, and Al-Husayn-asws from his-asws brother-asws Al-Hassan-asws, from Amir Al-Momineen-asws guaranteeing with this guarantee, and Amir Al-Momineen-asws from Rasool-Allah-saww from Jibraeel-as guaranteeing with this guarantee!
قَالَ آلَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنَّ مَنْ زَارَ الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ بِهَذِهِ الزِّيَارَةِ مِنْ قُرْبٍ أَوْ بُعْدٍ فِي يَوْمِ عَاشُورَاءَ وَ دَعَا بِهَذَا الدُّعَاءِ قَبِلْتُ زِيَارَتَهُ وَ شَفَّعْتُهُ فِي مَسْأَلَتِهِ بَالِغاً مَا بَلَغَ وَ أَعْطَيْتُهُ سُؤْلَهُ ثُمَّ لَا يَنْقَلِبُ عَنِّي خَائِباً وَ أَقْلِبُهُ مَسْرُوراً قَرِيراً عَيْنُهُ بِقَضَاءِ حَوَائِجِهِ وَ الْفَوْزِ بِالْجَنَّةِ وَ الْعِتْقِ مِنَ النَّارِ وَ شَفَّعْتُهُ فِي كُلِّ مَنْ يَشْفَعُ مَا خَلَا النَّاصِبَ لِأَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ-
He-as said: ‘Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic has Sworn that the one who visits Al-Husayn Bin Ali-asws with this visitation, whether from near or after, during the day of Ashura, and supplicates this this supplication, I-azwj will Accept his Ziyarat, and Intercede for him regarding his request, whatever it may reach, and Grant him his request! Then he will not return from Me-azwj disappointed, and I-asws will return him joyful, his eyes delighted with his needs having been fulfilled, and the success with the Paradise, and the liberation from the Hellfire, and Grant him intercession regarding everyone he intercedes for, apart from the Nasibis (hostile ones) to People-asws of the Household!
آلَى اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَ أَشْهَدَ مَلَائِكَتَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ
Allah-azwj has Sworn with that upon Himself-azwj, and He-azwj Kept His-azwj Angels as witnesses upon that!’
وَ قَالَ جَبْرَئِيلُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ مُبَشِّراً لَكَ وَ لِعَلِيٍّ وَ فَاطِمَةَ وَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ الْأَئِمَّةِ مِنْ وُلْدِكَ فَدَامَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ سُرُورُكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ وَ سُرُورُ عَلِيٍّ وَ فَاطِمَةَ وَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ الْأَئِمَّةِ وَ شِيعَتِكُمْ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْبَعْثِ-
And Jibraeel-as said: ‘O Muhammad-saww! Allah-azwj has Sent me-as to you-saww to give glad tidings to you-saww, and to Ali-asws, and (Syeda) Fatima-asws, and Al-Hassan-asws, and Al-Husayn-asws, and the Imams-asws from your-asws children for your-saww joy to be constant up to the Day of Qiyamah, O Muhammad-saww, and the joy of Ali-asws, and (Syeda) Fatima-asws, and Al-Hassan-asws, and Al-Husayn-asws, and the Imams-asws, and your-asws Shias up to the Day of Resurrection!’’
وَ قَالَ صَفْوَانُ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- يَا صَفْوَانُ إِذَا حَدَثَ لَكَ إِلَى اللَّهِ حَاجَةٌ فَزُرْهُ بِهَذِهِ الزِّيَارَةِ مِنْ حَيْثُ كَانَ وَ ادْعُ بِهَذَا الدُّعَاءِ وَ سَلْ رَبَّكَ حَاجَتَكَ تَأْتِكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ اللَّهُ غَيْرُ مُخْلِفٍ وَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص بِمَنِّهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَ هَذِهِ الزِّيَارَةُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. و ساقها إلى آخر ما أورده المفيد ره
And Safwan said, ‘Abu Abdullah-asws said: ‘O Safwan! When there occurs a need for you to Allah-azwj, then visit with this Ziyarat from wherever you may be, and supplicate with this supplication, and ask your Lord-azwj or your needs, it will be Granted to you from Allah-azwj, and Allah-azwj does not break a Promise to Rasool-Allah-saww of his-saww wishes, and the Praise is for Allah-azwj! And this is the Ziyarat, ‘The greeting be to you-asws, O Rasool-Allah-saww!’ – and he continued to the end of what is reported by Al-Mufeed’’.[1]
رُوِيَ عَنِ الْبَاقِرِ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي تَفْسِيرِ هَذَا الْكَلَامِ لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَقْرَبَ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى مِنْ رَسُولِهِ وَ لَا أَقْرَبَ إِلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْ وَصِيِّهِ.
It is reported from Al Baqir-asws, he-asws said in the interpretation of this speech: ‘There isn’t anything closer to Allah-azwj the Exalted than His-azwj Rasool-saww, nor is there anything closer to His-azwj Rasool-saww and his-saww successor-asws!’’[2]
25- مصبا، المصباحين زِيَارَةٌ أُخْرَى لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع وَ مُقَدِّمَاتُ ذَلِكَ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ الْكُوفَةَ فَاغْتَسِلْ مِنَ الْفُرَاتِ قَبْلَ دُخُولِهَا فَإِنَّهَا حَرَمُ اللَّهِ وَ حَرَمُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ حَرَمُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع وَ قُلْ حِينَ تُرِيدُ دُخُولَهَا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَ بِاللَّهِ وَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ عَلَى مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص اللَّهُمَ أَنْزِلْنِي مُنْزَلًا مُبارَكاً وَ أَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْمُنْزِلِينَ-
(The book) ‘Al-Masabeeh’ – Another Ziyarat of Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and the preliminary of that is: ‘When you come to Al Kufa, bathe from the Euphrates before entering it (Shrine), for it is a Sanctuary of Allah-azwj and sanctuary of Rasool-Allah-saww, and sanctuary of Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and say when you intend to enter it, ‘In the Name of Allah-azwj, and by Allah-azwj, and in the way of Allah-azwj, and upon the religion of Rasool-Allah-saww! O Allah-azwj! Disembark me in a Blessed landing, and you are the best of the Landers’ [23:29]!’
ثُمَّ امْشِ وَ أَنْتَ تُكَبِّرُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى وَ تُهَلِّلُهُ وَ تُحَمِّدُهُ وَ تُسَبِّحُهُ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا أَتَيْتَهُ فَقِفْ عَلَى بَابِهِ وَ احْمَدِ اللَّهَ كَثِيراً وَ أَثْنِ عَلَيْهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ وَ صَلِّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ص وَ عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ-
Then walk while you are exclaiming Greatness of Allah-azwj the Exalted, and extolling His-azwj Oneness, and praising Him-azwj and glorifying Him-azwj until you come to the Masjid. When you come to it, pause at its door and praise Allah-azwj a lot and laud upon Him-azwj with what He-azwj is rightful of, and Send Salawaat upon the Prophet-saww and upon Amir Al-Momineen-asws, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon him-asws!’
ثُمَّ ادْخُلْ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَحِيَّةً لِلْمَسْجِدِ وَ صَلِّ بَعْدَهَا مَا بَدَا لَكَ ثُمَّ امْضِ فَأَحْرِزْ رَحْلَكَ وَ تَوَجَّهْ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَى طُهْرِكَ وَ غُسْلِكَ وَ عَلَيْكَ السَّكِينَةَ وَ الْوَقَارَ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَ مَشْهَدَهُ ع
Then enter and pray two units Salat as salutation to the Masjid, and after it pray whatever comes to you. Then continue. Protect your belongings and divert to Amir Al-Momineen-asws being upon your cleanliness, and your bath, and upon you should be the calmness and the dignity until you come to his-asws Shrine.
فَإِذَا أَتَيْتَهُ فَقِفْ عَلَى بَابِهِ وَ قُلِ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى هِدَايَتِهِ لِدِينِهِ وَ التَّوْفِيقِ لِمَا دَعَا إِلَيْهِ مِنْ سَبِيلِهِ
When you do come to it, pause at its door and say, ‘Allah-azwj is Greatest! There is no god except Allah-azwj, and Allah-azwj is Greatest! Allah-azwj is Greatest! The Praise is for Allah-azwj upon His-azwj Guidance to His-azwj religion, and the inclination to what He-azwj has Called to for His-azwj way!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اجْعَلْ مَقَامِي هَذَا مَقَامَ مَنْ لَطَفْتَ لَهُ بِمَنِّكَ فِي إِيقَاعِ مُرَادِكَ وَ ارْتَضَيْتَ لَهُ قُرُبَاتِهِ فِي طَاعَتِكَ وَ أَعْطَيْتَهُ بِهِ غَايَةَ مَأْمُولِهِ وَ نِهَايَةَ سُؤْلِهِ إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ قَرِيبٌ مُجِيبٌ
O Allah-azwj! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and make this standing of mine a standing by the one whom Your-azwj are Compassionate to with Your-azwj Conferment in the Grace of Your-azwj Purpose, and are Pleased for him Your-azwj nearness in obedience to You-azwj, and have Granted it to him the peak of his wishes and his ultimate requests, You-azwj are Hearer of the supplication, Near, Responding!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ أَفْضَلُ مَقْصُودٍ وَ أَكْرَمُ مَأْتِيٍّ وَ قَدْ أَتَاكَ مُتَقَرِّباً إِلَيْكَ بِنَبِيِّكَ نَبِيِّ الرَّحْمَةِ وَ بِأَخِيهِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ لَا تُخَيِّبْ سَعْيِي وَ انْظُرْ إِلَيَّ نَظْرَةً تَنْعَشُنِي بِهَا وَ اجْعَلْنِي عِنْدَكَ وَجِيهاً فِي الدُّنْيا وَ الْآخِرَةِ وَ مِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ-
O Allah-azwj! You are the Best of the one aimed for, and most Honourable of the ones come to, and I have come to You-azwj through Your-azwj Prophet-saww, the Prophet-saww of Mercy, and through his-saww brother-asws Amir Al-Momineen-asws! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and do not disappoint my striving, and Look at me with a Look (consideration) Refreshing me by it, and Make me in Your-azwj Presence a face in the world and the Hereafter, and from the ones of Proximity!’
ثُمَّ ادْخُلْ وَ قَدِّمْ رِجْلَكَ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى وَ قُلْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَ بِاللَّهِ وَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ عَلَى مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَ ارْحَمْنِي-
Then enter and advance your right leg over the left, and say, ‘In the Name of Allah-azwj, and by Allah-azwj, and in the way of Allah-azwj, and upon the religion of Rasool-Allah-saww! O Allah-azwj! Forgive (sins) for me and Mercy me!’
ثُمَّ امْشِ حَتَّى تُحَاذِيَ الْقَبْرَ وَ اسْتَقْبِلْهُ بِوَجْهِكَ وَ قُلِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى أَمِينِ اللَّهِ عَلَى وَحْيِهِ وَ عَزَائِمِ أَمْرِهِ وَ الْخَاتِمِ لِمَا سَبَقَ وَ الْفَاتِحِ لِمَا اسْتَقْبَلَ وَ الْمُهَيْمِنِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
Then walk until you are parallel to the grave and face it with your face, and say, ‘The greeting be upon Rasool-Allah-saww! The greeting be upon the trustee of Allah-azwj upon His-azwj Revelation and His-azwj Mighty Commands, and the end to what had preceded, and the beginning to what is in the future, and the dominant upon that, all of it, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
السَّلَامُ عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع- وَصِيِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ خَلِيفَتِهِ وَ الْقَائِمِ بِالْأَمْرِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَ سَيِّدِ الْوَصِيِّينَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
The greeting be upon Amir Al-Momineen Ali Bin Abu Talib-asws, successor-asws of Rasool-Allah-saww and his-saww caliph, and the one standing with the Commands from after him-saww, and chief of the successors-as, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
السَّلَامُ عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ- سَيِّدَيْ شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ مِنَ الْخَلْقِ أَجْمَعِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى الْأَئِمَّةِ الرَّاشِدِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى الْمَلَائِكَةِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَ عَلَى عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ-
The greeting be upon Fatima-asws daughter-asws of Rasool-Allah-saww, chieftess of women of the worlds! The greeting he upon Al-Hassan-asws and Al-Husayn-asws, two chiefs of youths of the people of Paradise, from all the creatures! The greeting be upon the rightly guiding Imams-asws! The greeting be upon the Prophets-as and the Messengers-as! The greeting be upon the Angels of Proximity! The greeting be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah-azwj!’
ثُمَّ امْشِ حَتَّى تَقِفَ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ وَ تَسْتَقْبِلُهُ بِوَجْهِكَ وَ تَجْعَلُ الْقِبْلَةَ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْكَ وَ تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَفْوَةَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبِيبَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَمُودَ الدِّينِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ أَجْمَعِينَ
Then walk until you pause at the grave and face it with your face, and make the Qiblah to be between your shoulders and say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings! The greeting be upon you-asws O Guardian of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O elite of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O Beloved of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O pillar of religion! The greeting be upon you-asws O Divine Authority of Allah-azwj upon the entire creatures!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبَأُ الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ وَ عَنْهُ مَسْئُولُونَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الصِّدِّيقُ الْأَكْبَرُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْفَارُوقُ الْأَعْظَمُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَصِيَّ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَيِّدَ الْوَصِيِّينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِينَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَلِيلَ اللَّهِ وَ مَوْضِعَ سِرِّهِ وَ عَيْبَةَ عِلْمِهِ وَ خَازِنَ وَحْيِهِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O the Great News regarding which they are differing, and are asking each other about! The greeting be upon you-asws O you the greatest truthful! The greeting be upon you-asws O the mighty differentiator! The greeting be upon you-asws O successor-asws of last of the Prophets-as! The greeting be upon you-asws O chief of the successors-as! The greeting be upon you-asws O trustee of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O friend of Allah-azwj, and place of His-azwj Secrets, and receptacle of His-azwj Knowledge, and treasurer of His-azwj Revelation!
بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي يَا مَوْلَايَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- يَا حُجَّةَ الْخِصَامِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي يَا بَابَ الْمَقَامِ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ حَبِيبُ اللَّهِ وَ خَاصَّتُهُ وَ خَالِصَتُهُ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ عَمُودُ الدِّينِ وَ وَارِثُ عِلْمِ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَ الْآخِرِينَ وَ صَاحِبُ الْمِيسَمِ وَ الصِّرَاطُ الْمُسْتَقِيمُ
May my father, and my mother be (sacrificed) for you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, O argument of the contender! May my father and my mother be (sacrificed) for you-asws, O door of the standing place! I testify you-asws are Beloved of Allah-azwj, and His-azwj special one, and His-azwj sincere one! I testify you-asws are the pillar of religion, and inheritor of knowledge of the former ones and the latter ones, and owner of the branding Iron, and the straight path!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مَا حَمَّلَكَ وَ حَفِظْتَ مَا اسْتَوْدَعَكَ وَ حَلَّلْتَ حَلَالَهُ وَ حَرَّمْتَ حَرَامَهُ وَ أَقَمْتَ أَحْكَامَ اللَّهِ وَ لَمْ تَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَهُ وَ عَبَدْتَ اللَّهَ مُخْلِصاً حَتَّى أَتَاكَ الْيَقِينُ
I testify you have delivered on behalf of Rasool-Allah-saww what he-saww had loaded you-asws with, and you-asws preserved what your-asws had been entrusted, and permitted his-saww permissible and prohibited his-saww prohibition, and established the rulings of Allah-azwj and did not exceed His-azwj limits, and worshipped Allah-azwj sincerely until the certainty (death) came to you-asws!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَقَمْتَ الصَّلَاةَ وَ آتَيْتَ الزَّكَاةَ وَ أَمَرْتَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ نَهَيْتَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَ اتَّبَعْتَ الرَّسُولَ- وَ تَلَوْتَ الْكِتَابَ حَقَّ تِلَاوَتِهِ وَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ وَ نَصَحْتَ لِلَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ وَ جُدْتَ بِنَفْسِكَ صَابِراً مُحْتَسِباً
I testify you-asws have established the Salat, and gave the Zakat, and instructed with the good and forbade from the evil, and you-asws followed the Rasool-saww, and recited the Book as is the right of reciting it, and fought for the Sake of Allah-azwj as is the right of fighting it, and advised for Allah-azwj and His-azwj Rasool-saww, and you-asws found patience with yourself-asws, anticipating!
وَ عَنْ دِينِ اللَّهِ مُجَاهِداً وَ لِرَسُولِهِ ص مُوَقِّياً وَ لِمَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ طَالِباً وَ فِيمَا وَعَدَ رَاغِباً وَ مَضَيْتَ لِلَّذِي كُنْتَ عَلَيْهِ شَهِيداً وَ شَاهِداً وَ مَشْهُوداً فَجَزَاكَ اللَّهُ عَنْ رَسُولِهِ ص وَ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ أَهْلِهِ أَفْضَلَ الْجَزَاءِ
And you-asws were a fighter on behalf of the religion of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Rasool-saww, convinced, and seeking what is in the Presence of Allah-azwj, and desirous regarding what Allah-azwj has promised, and you-asws continued to which you-asws had testified upon, and witness, and witnessed. May Allah-azwj Reward you-asws on behalf of His-azwj Rasool-saww, and on behalf of Al-Islam and its people, the best Recompense!
لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ خَالَفَكَ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ ظَلَمَكَ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنِ افْتَرَى عَلَيْكَ وَ غَضَبَكَ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَكَ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ تَابَعَ عَلَى قَتْلِكَ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ بَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ فَرَضِيَ بِهِ أَنَا إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ بَرَاءٌ
May Allah-azwj Curse the one who opposes you-asws, and may Allah-azwj Curse the one who oppressed you-asws, and may Allah-azwj Curse the one who fabricated upon you-asws, and usurped you-asws, and may Allah-azwj Curse the one who killed you-asws, and may Allah-azwj Curse the one who pursued upon killing you-asws, and may Allah-azwj Curse the one to whom that reach so he was pleased with it! I disavow to Allah-azwj from them!
لَعَنَ اللَّهُ أُمَّةً خَالَفَتْكَ وَ أُمَّةً جَحَدَتْ وَلَايَتَكَ أُمَّةً تَظَاهَرَتْ عَلَيْكَ وَ أُمَّةً قَتَلَتْكَ وَ أُمَّةً حَادَتْ عَنْكَ وَ أُمَّةً خَذَلَتْكَ
May Allah-azwj Curse the community which opposed you-asws, and the community which rejected your-asws Wilayah, the community which backed each other against you-asws, and community which killed you-asws, and community which deviated away from you-asws, and community which abandoned you-asws!
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ النَّارَ مَثْوَاهُمْ وَ بِئْسَ الْوِرْدُ الْمَوْرُودُ اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْ قَتَلَةَ أَنْبِيَائِكَ وَ أَوْصِيَاءِ أَنْبِيَائِكَ بِجَمِيعِ لَعَنَاتِكَ وَ أَصْلِهِمْ حَرَّ نَارِكَ
The Praise is for Allah-azwj Who Made the Hellfire as their abode, and evil is the place to which they would be led to [11:98]! O Allah-azwj! Curse the killers of Your-azwj Prophets-as with the entirety of Your-azwj Curses and Make them arrive to heat of Your-azwj Fire!
اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنِ الْجَوَابِيتَ وَ الطَّوَاغِيتَ وَ الْفَرَاعِنَةَ وَ اللَّاتَ وَ الْعُزَّى وَ كُلَّ نِدٍّ يُدْعَى مِنْ دُونِكَ وَ كُلَّ مُلْحِدٍ مُفْتَرٍ
O Allah-azwj! Curse the false gods, and the tyrants, and the Pharaohs, and Al-Laat and Al-Uzza (two idols), and every rival being call to apart from You-azwj, and every fabricating atheist!
اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْهُمْ وَ أَشْيَاعَهُمْ وَ أَتْبَاعَهُمْ وَ أَوْلِيَاءَهُمْ وَ أَعْوَانَهُمْ وَ مُحِبِّيهِمْ لَعْناً كَبِيراً لَا انْقِطَاعَ لَهُ وَ لَا نَفَادَ وَ لَا مُنْتَهَى وَ لَا أَجَلَ
O Allah-azwj! Curse them, and their adherents, and their followers, and their friends, and their supporters, and their loving ones, a lot of Curses having not termination for it, nor any depletion, nor an end point, nor a term!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَبْرَأُ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَعْدَائِكَ وَ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِي لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِي أَوْلِيَائِكَ وَ تُحَبِّبَ إِلَيَّ مَشَاهِدَهُمْ حَتَّى تُلْحِقَنِي بِهِمْ وَ تَجْعَلَنِي لَهُمْ تَبَعاً فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ-
O Allah-azwj! I disavow to You-azwj from entirety of Your-azwj enemies and I ask You-azwj to Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and to me a truthful tongue for me among Your-azwj Guardians, and Make their Shrines to be beloved to me until You-azwj Join me with them, and Make be a follower of theirs-asws in the world and the Hereafter, O most Merciful of the merciful ones!’
ثُمَّ تَحَوَّلْ إِلَى عِنْدِ رَأْسِهِ ع وَ قُلْ سَلَامُ اللَّهِ وَ سَلَامُ مَلَائِكَتِهِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَ الْمُسَلِّمِينَ لَكَ بِقُلُوبِهِمْ وَ النَّاطِقِينَ وَ الشَّاهِدِينَ عَلَى أَنَّكَ صَادِقٌ صِدِّيقٌ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلَى رُوحِكَ وَ بَدَنِكَ
Then transfer to be by his-asws head and say, ‘Greeting of Allah-azwj, and greeting of His-azwj Angels of Proximity, and the ones submitting to you-asws with their hearts, and the speakers, and the testifiers upon that you are a truthful friend, be upon you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings! May the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon you-asws, and upon your-asws soul and your-asws body!
وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ طُهْرٌ طَاهِرٌ مُطَهَّرٌ وَ أَشْهَدُ لَكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ وَ وَلِيَّ رَسُولِهِ بِالْبَلَاغِ وَ الْأَدَاءِ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ جَنْبُ اللَّهِ وَ أَنَّكَ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ الَّذِي يُؤْتَى مِنْهُ وَ أَنَّكَ سَبِيلُ اللَّهِ وَ أَنَّكَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَ أَخُو رَسُولِهِ-
And I testify that you are a purifier, pure, purified, and I testify to you-asws O Guardian of Allah-azwj, and guardian of His-azwj Rasool-saww, (and you-asws) have delivered, and fulfilled, and I testify you-asws are Side of Allah-azwj, and you-asws are Face of Allah-azwj He-azwj can be accessed from, and you-asws are way of Allah-azwj, and you-asws are servant of Allah-azwj and brother-asws of His-azwj Rasool-saww!
أَتَيْتُكَ وَافِداً لِعَظِيمِ حَالِكَ وَ مَنْزِلَتِكَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِهِ ص- أَتَيْتُكَ مُتَقَرِّباً إِلَى اللَّهِ بِزِيَارَتِكَ فِي خَلَاصِ نَفْسِي مُتَعَوِّذاً مِنْ نَارٍ اسْتَحَقَّهَا مِثْلِي بِمَا جَنَيْتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي أَتَيْتُكَ انْقِطَاعاً إِلَيْكَ وَ إِلَى وَلِيِّكَ الْخَلَفِ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ
I have come to you-asws as a delegate due to your-asws mighty state and status with Allah-azwj and with His-azwj Rasool-saww! I have come to you-asws drawing closer to Allah-azwj with your-asws Ziyarat in sincerity of myself, seeking refuge from fire someone like me would deserve due to what I have offended upon myself! I have come to you-asws cutting off (from others) to you-asws and to your-asws guardian, the replacement from after you-asws, upon the truth!
فَقَلْبِي لَكَ مُسَلِّمٌ وَ أَمْرِي لَكَ مُتَّبِعٌ وَ نُصْرَتِي لَكَ مُعَدَّةٌ وَ أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَ مَوْلَاكَ فِي طَاعَتِكَ وَ الْوَافِدُ إِلَيْكَ أَلْتَمِسُ بِذَلِكَ كَمَالَ الْمَنْزِلَةِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَ أَنْتَ يَا مَوْلَايَ مَنْ أَمَرَنِي اللَّهُ بِصِلَتِهِ وَ حَثَّنِي عَلَى بِرِّهِ وَ دَلَّنِي عَلَى فَضْلِهِ وَ هَدَانِي لِحُبِّهِ وَ رَغَّبَنِي إِلَيْهِ وَ أَلْهَمَنِي فِي الْوِفَادَةِ إِلَيْهِ طَلَبَ الْحَوَائِجِ عِنْدَهُ
My heart is submissive to you-asws, and my affairs follow your-asws command, and my support is prepared for you-asws! I am the servant of Allah-azwj and your-asws devotee in obedience to Him-azwj, the one who comes to you seeking the perfection of rank with Allah-azwj, and you-asws, O my master, are the one whom Allah-azwj has Commanded me to connect with, and urged me to honour, and Guided me to recognise his-asws virtue, and Led me to love him-asws, and Encouraged me toward him-asws, and Inspired me to come to him-asws seeking the fulfilment of my needs in his-asws presence!
أَنْتُمْ أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ يَسْعَدُ مَنْ تَوَلَّاكُمْ وَ لَا يَخِيبُ مَنْ يَهْوَاكُمْ وَ لَا يَسْعَدُ مَنْ عَادَاكُمْ لَا أَجِدُ أَحَداً أَفْزَعُ إِلَيْهِ خَيْراً لِي مِنْكُمْ أَنْتُمْ أَهْلُ بَيْتِ الرَّحْمَةِ وَ دَعَائِمُ الدِّينِ وَ أَرْكَانُ الْأَرْضِ وَ الشَّجَرَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ
You-asws are People of the Household! Fortunate is the one befriending you-asws, and he will not be disappointed, the one who desires you-asws, nor will he be happy, the one who is inimical to you-asws! I cannot find anyone to panic to better for me than you-asws! You-asws are People-asws of the Household of Mercy, and the pillars of religion, and cornerstones of the earth, and the goodly tree (ancestry)!
اللَّهُمَّ لَا تُخَيِّبْ تَوَجُّهِي إِلَيْكَ بِرَسُولِكَ وَ آلِ رَسُولِكَ- وَ اسْتِشْفَاعِي بِهِمْ إِلَيْكَ
O Allah-azwj! Do not disappoint my diverting to You-azwj through Your-azwj Rasool-saww and Progeny-asws of Your-azwj Rasool-saww, and my seeking intercession to You-azwj through them-asws!
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ مَنَنْتَ عَلَيَّ بِزِيَارَةِ مَوْلَايَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- وَ وَلَايَتِهِ وَ مَعْرِفَتِهِ فَاجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ تَنْصُرُهُ وَ تَنْتَصِرُ بِهِ وَ مُنَّ عَلَيَّ بِنَصْرِي لِدِينِكَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ
O Allah-azwj! You-azwj have Conferred upon me with Ziyarat of Amir Al-Momineen-asws and his-asws Wilayah, and his-asws recognition, so Make me from the ones who help him-asws, and You-azwj will Help him with, and Confirm upon me with my help for Your-azwj religion in the world and the Hereafter!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَحْيَا عَلَى مَا حَيِيَ عَلَيْهِ مَوْلَايَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع- وَ أَمُوتُ عَلَى مَا مَاتَ عَلَيْهِ-
O Allah-azwj! I live upon what he-asws had lived upon, my master Amir Al-Momineen Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws, and I will die upon what he-asws had passed away upon!’
ثُمَّ انْكَبَّ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ فَقَبِّلْهُ وَ ضَعْ خَدَّكَ الْأَيْمَنَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ الْأَيْسَرَ ثُمَّ انْفَتِلْ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ وَ تَوَجَّهْ إِلَيْهَا وَ أَنْتَ فِي مَقَامِكَ عِنْدَ الرَّأْسِ فَصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ تَقْرَأُ فِي الْأُولَى فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ وَ سُورَةَ الرَّحْمَنِ وَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ الْحَمْدَ وَ يس- ثُمَّ تَتَشَهَّدُ وَ تُسَلِّمُ فَإِذَا سَلَّمْتَ تُسَبِّحُ تَسْبِيحَ الزَّهْرَاءِ ع- وَ اسْتَغْفِرْ وَ ادْعُ
Then devote upon the grave. Kiss it and place your right cheek upon it, then the left, then turn towards the Qiblah and divert to it while you are in your place by the head. Pray two units Salat reading in the first Surah Al Fatiha and Surah Al Rahman, and in the second Surah Al Hamd and Surah Yaseen. Then perform Tashahhud and Salaam. When you have performed Salaam, glorify the glorification of (Syeda) Al-Zahra and seek Forgiveness, and supplicate.
وَ اسْجُدْ لِلَّهِ شُكْراً وَ قُلْ فِي سُجُودِكَ اللَّهُمَّ إِلَيْكَ تَوَجَّهْتُ وَ بِكَ اعْتَصَمْتُ وَ عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ ثِقَتِي وَ رَجَائِي فَاكْفِنِي مَا أَهَمَّنِي وَ مَا لَا يُهِمُّنِي وَ مَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي عَزَّ جَارُكَ وَ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُكَ وَ لَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ قَرِّبْ فَرَجَهُمْ-
And perform Sajdah to Allah-azwj of thanking, and say in your Sajdah, ‘O Allah-azwj! I have diverted to You-azwj, and have adhered with You-azwj, and have relied upon You-azwj! O Allah-azwj! You-azwj are my Trust, and my Hope so Suffice me of what worries me and what does not worry me, and what You-azwj are more Knowing with than me! Mighty is Your-azwj Shelter, and Majestic is Your-azwj Laudation, and there is no god apart from You-azwj! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww and Draw their-asws relief closer!’
ثُمَّ ضَعْ خَدَّكَ الْأَيْمَنَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ قُلِ ارْحَمْ ذُلِّي بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ وَ تَضَرُّعِي إِلَيْكَ وَ وَحْشَتِي مِنَ الْعَالَمِ وَ أُنْسِي بِكَ يَا كَرِيمُ ثَلَاثاً
Then place your right cheek upon the ground and say, ‘Mercy my humiliation in front of You-azwj, and my beseeching to You-azwj, and my loneliness from the world, and my comforting with You-azwj, O Benevolent! (thrice)’.
ثُمَّ ضَعْ خَدَّكَ الْأَيْسَرَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ قُلْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ رَبِّي حَقّاً حَقّاً سَجَدْتُ لَكَ يَا رَبِّ تَعَبُّداً وَ رِقّاً اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ عَمَلِي ضَعِيفٌ فَضَاعِفْهُ لِي يَا كَرِيمُ ثَلَاثاً
Then place your left cheek upon the ground and say, ‘There is no god except You-azwj my Lord-azwj, truly, truly! I am doing Sajdah to You-azwj, O Lord-azwj, in worship and servitude! O Allah-azwj! My deeds are weak, so Multiply these for me, O Benevolent! (thrice)’.
ثُمَّ عُدْ إِلَى السُّجُودِ وَ قُلْ شُكْراً شُكْراً مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ فَتَقُومُ فَتُصَلِّي أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ تَقْرَأُ فِيهَا بِمِثْلِ مَا قَرَأْتَ بِهِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ وَ يُجْزِيكَ أَنْ تَقْرَأَ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ وَ سُورَةَ الْإِخْلَاصِ وَ يُجْزِيكَ إِذَا عَدَلْتَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ مَا تَيَسَّرَ لَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ تُكْمِلُ بِالْأَرْبَعِ سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ الرَّكْعَتَانِ الْأُولَيَانِ مِنْهَا لِزِيَارَةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع وَ الْأَرْبَعُ لِزِيَارَةِ آدَمَ وَ نُوحٍ ع
Then return to the Sajdah and say, ‘Thanks! Thanks!’, a hundred times. Stand and pray four units Salat reading in these similar to what you had read within the two units, and it will suffice you if you were to read Surah Al Qadr and Surah Al Ikhlas, and it will suffice you when you turn from that to what is easier for you from the Quran, to complete with the four, the six units. The first two units from these being for Ziyarat of Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and the four for Ziyarat of Adam-saww and Noah-as!
ثُمَّ تُسَبِّحُ تَسْبِيحَ الزَّهْرَاءِ ع- وَ تَسْتَغْفِرُ لِذَنْبِكَ وَ تَدْعُو بِمَا بَدَا لَكَ وَ تَتَحَوَّلُ إِلَى الرِّجْلَيْنِ فَتَقِفُ وَ تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ أَنْتَ أَوَّلُ مَظْلُومٍ وَ أَوَّلُ مَغْصُوبٍ حَقُّهُ صَبَرْتَ وَ احْتَسَبْتَ حَتَّى أَتَاكَ الْيَقِينُ
The glorify with the glorification of Al Zahra-asws, and seek Forgiveness for your sins, and supplicate with whatever comes to you, and transfer to the two legs and stand, and say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings! You-asws are the first oppressed, and the first usurped of his-asws rights! You were patient and anticipated until the certainty (death) came to you-asws!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ لَقِيتَ اللَّهَ وَ أَنْتَ شَهِيدٌ عَذَّبَ اللَّهُ قَاتِلَكَ بِأَنْوَاعِ الْعَذَابِ جِئْتُكَ زَائِراً عَارِفاً بِحَقِّكَ مُسْتَبْصِراً بِشَأْنِكَ مُعَادِياً لِأَعْدَائِكَ أَلْقَى اللَّهَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ رَبِّي إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ
I testify you-asws met Allah-azwj and you-asws were a martyr! May Allah-azwj Punish your-asws killer with a variety of Punishments! I have come to you-asws as a visitor, a recogniser of your-asws right, insightful of your-asws glory, an enemy to your-asws enemies! I shall meet Allah-azwj my Lord-azwj, being upon that, if Allah-azwj so Desires!
وَ لِي ذُنُوبٌ كَثِيرَةٌ فَاشْفَعْ لِي عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّ لَكَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَقَاماً مَعْلُوماً وَ جَاهاً وَاسِعاً وَ شَفَاعَةً وَ قَدْ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَ لا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ارْتَضى وَ هُمْ مِنْ خَشْيَتِهِ مُشْفِقُونَ
And there are a lot of sins for me, so intercede for me with your-asws Lord-azwj, for there is known position for you-asws in the Presence of Allah-azwj, and a vast honour and intercession, and Allah-azwj the Exalted has Said: and they will not be interceding except for the one He Approves of, and they are trembling from His fear [21:28]!
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلَى رُوحِكَ وَ بَدَنِكَ وَ عَلَى الْأَئِمَّةِ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ صَلَاةً لَا يُحْصِيهَا إِلَّا هُوَ وَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَفْضَلُ السَّلَامِ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ-
May Allah-azwj Send Salawaat upon you-asws, and upon your-asws soul and your-asws body, and upon the Imams-asws from your-asws offspring, Salawaat no one can count except He-azwj, and upon you-asws all be the best greeting, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!’
وَ اجْتَهِدْ فِي الدُّعَاءِ فَإِنَّهُ مَوْضِعُ مَسْأَلَةٍ وَ أَكْثِرْ مِنَ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ فَإِنَّهُ مَوْضِعُ مَغْفِرَةٍ وَ اسْأَلِ الْحَوَائِجَ فَإِنَّهُ مَقَامُ إِجَابَةٍ فَإِنْ أَرَدْتَ الْمُقَامَ فِي الْمَشْهَدِ يَوْمَكَ أَوْ لَيْلَتَكَ فَأَقِمْ فِيهِ وَ أَكْثِرْ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ وَ الزِّيَارَةِ وَ التَّحْمِيدِ وَ التَّسْبِيحِ وَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَ التَّهْلِيلِ وَ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ تِلَاوَةِ الْقُرْآنِ وَ الدُّعَاءِ وَ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ.
And make efforts in the supplication, for it is a place of the requesting, and frequent from seeking the Forgiveness for it is a place of Forgiveness, and ask the needs for it is a place of Answer. If you intend to stay in the Shrine for your day or your night, then stay in it, and frequent from the Salat and the Ziyarat, and the praises, and the glorifications, and the Takbeer, and the extollations of Oneness, and Zikr of Allah-azwj the Exalted, and recitation of the Quran, and the supplication, and seeking the Forgiveness’’.[3]
26- مصبا، المصباحين زِيَارَةٌ أُخْرَى لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبِيبَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَفْوَةَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ
(The book) ‘Al-Masbaheen’ – Another Ziyarat of Amir Al-Momineen-asws, you should say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! The greeting be upon you-asws O Beloved of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O elite of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O Guardian of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O Divine Authority of Allah-azwj!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا إِمَامَ الْهُدَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَلَمَ التُّقَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ- السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَمُودَ الدِّينِ وَ وَارِثَ عِلْمِ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَ الْآخِرِينَ وَ صَاحِبَ الْمِيسَمِ وَ الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
The greeting be upon you-asws, O the Imam-asws of guidance! The greeting be upon you-asws O the flag of piety! The greeting be upon you-asws, O Abu Al-Hassan-asws! The greeting be upon you-asws O the pillar of religion and inheritor of knowledge of the former ones and the latter ones, and owner of the branding iron and the straight path!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَقَمْتَ الصَّلَاةَ وَ بَلَّغْتَ عَنِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ وَفَيْتَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَ تَمَّتْ بِكَ كَلِمَاتُ اللَّهِ وَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ وَ نَصَحْتَ لِلَّهِ وَ لِرَسُولِهِ-
I testify you-asws had established the Salat, and delivered on behalf of Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic, and were loyal with the Covenant of Allah-azwj, and the Words of Allah-azwj were completed by you-asws, and you-asws fought for the Sake of Allah-azwj as is the right of fighting, and advised for Allah-azwj and for His-azwj Rasool-saww!
وَ جُدْتَ بِنَفْسِكَ صَابِراً وَ مُجَاهِداً عَنْ دِينِ اللَّهِ مُؤْمِناً بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ- طَالِباً مَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ رَاغِباً فِيمَا وَعَدَ اللَّهُ وَ مَضَيْتَ لِلَّذِي كُنْتَ عَلَيْهِ شَاهِداً وَ شَهِيداً وَ مَشْهُوداً
And you-asws were found as being patient with yourself-asws, and fighting on behalf of the religion of Allah-azwj believing in Rasool Allah-saww, seeking what is with Allah-azwj, desirous regarding what Allah-azwj Promised, and you-asws continued to which you-asws had testified upon, and were a witness, and were witnessed!
فَجَزَاكَ اللَّهُ عَنْ رَسُولِهِ وَ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ أَهْلِهِ مِنْ صِدِّيقٍ أَفْضَلَ الْجَزَاءِ كُنْتَ أَوَّلَ الْقَوْمِ إِسْلَاماً وَ أَخْلَصَهُمْ إِيمَاناً وَ أَشَدَّهُمْ يَقِيناً وَ أَخْوَفَهُمْ لِلَّهِ وَ أَعْظَمَهُمْ عَنَاءً وَ أَحْوَطَهُمْ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ وَ أَفْضَلَهُمْ مَنَاقِبَ وَ أَكْثَرَهُمْ سَوَابِقَ وَ أَرْفَعَهُمْ دَرَجَةً وَ أَشْرَفَهُمْ مَنْزِلَةً وَ أَكْرَمَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ
May Allah-azwj Recompense you-asws on behalf of His-azwj Rasool-asws, and on behalf of Al Islam and its people, O truthful, the best Recompense! You-asws were first of the people of Islam, and their most sincere in Eman, and their strongest in conviction, and their most fearful of Allah-azwj, and their mightiest of efforts, and their most protective upon His-azwj Rasool-saww, and their most superior of virtues, and their most frequent of precedence, and their loftiest of rank, and their noblest of status, and their most honourable to him-saww!
قَوِيتَ حِينَ ضَعُفَ أَصْحَابُهُ وَ بَرَزْتَ حِينَ اسْتَكَانُوا وَ نَهَضْتَ حِينَ وَهَنُوا وَ لَزِمْتَ مِنْهَاجَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص كُنْتَ خَلِيفَتَهُ حَقّاً لَمْ تُنَازَعْ بِرَغْمِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَ غَيْظِ الْكَافِرِينَ وَ كُرْهِ الْحَاسِدِينَ وَ ضَعْفِ الْفَاسِقِينَ
You-asws were strong when his-saww companions were weak, and you-asws duelled when they yielded, and you-asws got up when they were feeble, and you-asws stuck to the manifesto of Rasool Allah-saww! You-asws were his-saww true caliph! You-asws could not be contested despite the pride of the hypocrites, and rage of the Kafirs, and dislike by the envious, and weakness of the mischief-makers!
فَقُمْتَ بِالْأَمْرِ حِينَ فَشِلُوا وَ نَطَقْتَ حِينَ تَتَعْتَعُوا وَ مَضَيْتَ بِنُورِ اللَّهِ إِذْ وَقَفُوا فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ فَقَدْ هُدِيَ كُنْتَ أَقَلَّهُمْ كَلَاماً وَ أَصْوَبَهُمْ مَنْطِقاً وَ أَكْثَرَهُمْ رَأْياً وَ أَشْجَعَهُمْ قَلْباً وَ أَشَدَّهُمْ يَقِيناً وَ أَحْسَنَهُمْ عَمَلًا وَ أَعْنَاهُمْ بِالْأُمُورِ
You-asws stood with the Commands when they failed, and spoke when they hesitated, and moved forward with the Noor of Allah-azwj when they stood still! Whoever followed you was rightly guided. You-asws were the least in speech but the most accurate in expression, and the wisest in opinion, and the bravest in heart, and the strongest in certainty, and the best in deeds, and the most dedicated in handling matters.
كُنْتَ لِلدِّينِ يَعْسُوباً أَوَّلًا حِينَ تَفَرَّقَ النَّاسُ وَ أَخِيراً حِينَ فَشِلُوا كُنْتَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَباً رَحِيماً إِذْ صَارُوا عَلَيْكَ عِيَالًا فَحَمَلْتَ أَثْقَالَ مَا عَنْهُ ضَعُفُوا وَ حَفِظْتَ مَا أَضَاعُوا وَ رَعَيْتَ مَا أَهْمَلُوا وَ شَمَّرْتَ إِذِ اجْتَمَعُوا وَ شَهِدْتَ إِذْ جَمَعُوا وَ عَلَوْتَ إِذْ هَلِعُوا وَ صَبَرْتَ إِذْ جَزِعُوا
You-asws were the leader of the religion, the first when people were divided and last when they failed. You-asws were a compassionate father to the believers when they became dependent on you-asws. You-asws bore the burdens they were too weak to carry, and preserved what they neglected, and cared for what they abandoned, and acted decisively when they hesitated, and stood firm when they gathered, and rose above when they panicked, and remained patient when they lost hope!
كُنْتَ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ عَذَاباً صَبّاً وَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ غَيْثاً وَ خِصْباً لَمْ تُفْلَلْ حُجَّتُكَ وَ لَمْ يرع [يَزِغْ] قَلْبُكَ وَ لَمْ تَضْعُفْ بَصِيرَتُكَ وَ لَمْ تَجْبُنْ نَفْسُكَ وَ لَمْ تَهِنْ كُنْتَ كَالْجَبَلِ لَا تُحَرِّكُهُ الْعَوَاصِفُ وَ لَا تُزِيلُهُ الْقَوَاصِفُ
You-asws were a relentless torment upon the Kafirs and a source of mercy and prosperity for the believers. Your-asws argument was never weakened, and your-asws heart never wavered, and your-asws insight never faltered, and your soul never cowered, and you-asws never showed weakness. You-asws were like a mountain, unmoved by storms and unshaken by violent winds!
وَ كُنْتَ كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص ضَعِيفاً فِي بَدَنِكَ قَوِيّاً فِي أَمْرِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى مُتَوَاضِعاً فِي نَفْسِكَ عَظِيماً عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ كَبِيراً فِي الْأَرْضِ جَلِيلًا عِنْدَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
And you-asws were as the Rasool Allah-saww said, weak in body yet strong regarding the Commands of Allah-azwj, humble within yourself-asws yet mighty in the Presence of Allah-azwj, revered in the earth, majestic in the presence of the Momineen!
لَمْ يَكُنْ لِأَحَدٍ فِيكَ مَهْمَزٌ وَ لَا لِقَائِلٍ فِيكَ مَغْمَزٌ وَ لَا لِأَحَدٍ فِيكَ مَطْمَعٌ وَ لَا لِأَحَدٍ عِنْدَكَ هَوَادَةٌ الضَّعِيفُ الذَّلِيلُ عِنْدَكَ قَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ حَتَّى تَأْخُذَ بِحَقِّهِ وَ الْقَوِيُّ الْعَزِيزُ عِنْدَكَ ضَعِيفٌ ذَلِيلٌ حَتَّى تَأْخُذَ مِنْهُ الْحَقَّ وَ الْقَرِيبُ وَ الْبَعِيدُ عِنْدَكَ سَوَاءٌ شَأْنُكَ الْحَقُّ وَ الصِّدْقُ وَ الرِّفْقُ وَ قَوْلُكَ حُكْمٌ وَ حَتْمٌ وَ أَمْرُكَ حِلْمٌ وَ حَزْمٌ وَ رَأْيُكَ عِلْمٌ وَ عَزْمٌ
No one could find fault in you-asws, and no speaker could criticise you-asws, no one could exploit you-asws, and you-asws showed no favouritism. The weak and downtrodden were strong and honoured in your-asws presence until you-asws secured their rights, and the strong and powerful were weak and humbled before you-asws until you-asws took from them what was due. The near and the distant were equal to you-asws. Your-asws way was truth, and sincerity, and kindness. Your-asws words were decisive and just. Your-asws command was wisdom and determination. Your-asws judgment was knowledge and determination!
اعْتَدَلَ بِكَ الدِّينُ وَ سَهُلَ بِكَ الْعَسِيرُ وَ أُطْفِئَتْ بِكَ النِّيرَانُ وَ قَوِيَ بِكَ الْإِيمَانُ وَ ثَبَتَ بِكَ الْإِسْلَامُ وَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ سَبَقْتَ سَبْقاً بَعِيداً وَ أَتْعَبْتَ مَنْ بَعْدِكَ تَعَباً شَدِيداً فَجَلَلْتَ عَنِ الْبُكَاءِ وَ عَظُمَتْ رَزِيَّتُكَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَ هَدَّتْ مُصِيبَتُكَ الْأَنَامَ
With you-asws the religion was upheld, and hardships were eased, and fires of discord were extinguished, and Eman was strengthened, and Islam and the believers were firmly established. You-asws advanced far ahead, leaving those after you-asws in great struggle. Your-asws loss is too great for mere weeping, and your-asws calamity is immense in the skies, and your-asws misfortune has shaken all of creation!
فَ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَ إِنَّا إِلَيْهِ راجِعُونَ رَضِينَا عَنِ اللَّهِ قَضَاءَهُ وَ سَلَّمْنَا لِلَّهِ أَمْرَهُ فَوَ اللَّهِ لَنْ يُصَابَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ بِمِثْلِكَ أَبَداً كُنْتَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ كَهْفاً حَصِيناً وَ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ غِلْظَةً وَ غَيْظاً
So, We are for Allah and we are returning to Him’ [2:156]! We are pleased with Allah-azwj of His-azwj Decree, and we submit to Allah-azwj of His-azwj Command! By Allah-azwj! The Muslims will never attain the likes of you-asws, ever! You-asws were are shelter for the Momineen, a fortress, and upon the Kafirs you-asws were harsh and enraged.
فَأَلْحَقَكَ اللَّهُ بِنَبِيِّهِ وَ لَا حَرَمَنَا أَجْرَكَ وَ لَا أَضَلَّنَا بَعْدَكَ وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ-
May Allah-azwj Join you-asws with His-azwj Prophet-saww and not Deprive us of Your-azwj Reward nor let us stray after you-asws, and the greeting be upon you-asws and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!’
وَ تُصَلِّي عِنْدَهُ ع سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ تُسَلِّمُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ لِأَنَّ فِي قَبْرِهِ عِظَامَ آدَمَ وَ جَسَدَ نُوحٍ- وَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَتُصَلِّي لِكُلِّ زِيَارَةٍ رَكْعَتَيْنِ.
And you should pray six units of Salat in his-asws presence, performing Salaam in every two units, because in his-asws grave are bones of Adam-as, and body of Noah-as, and Amir Al-Momineen-asws. Then, pray two units Salat for each visitation’’.[4]
27- ق، الكتاب العتيق الغرويّ وَ زِيَارَةٌ أُخْرَى لِمَوْلَانَا أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع إِذَا خَرَجْتَ مِنَ الْبَلَدِ الَّذِي أَنْتَ بِهِ مُقِيمٌ مُتَوَجِّهاً إِلَى نَحْوِ الْغَرِيِّ وَ الْخَيْرِ وَ الْمَشَاهِدِ الشَّرِيفَةِ بِالطَّاهِرِينَ الْأَبْرَارِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ وَ الرَّحْمَةُ وَ الْبَرَكَةُ
(The book) ‘Kitab Al-Ateeq’ of Al-Garwy – And there is another Ziyarat of our master Amir Al-Momineen Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws – ‘When you go out from the city which you are resident in, head towards Al-Ghary and Al-Khayr, and the noble Shrines of the pure ones, the righteous, may the greeting be upon them-asws and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
فَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِلَيْكَ أَخْرُجُ وَ إِلَيْكَ أَتَوَجَّهُ وَ بِكَ آمَنْتُ وَ عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَ بِكَ اسْتَعَنْتُ وَ إِلَى مَشَاهِدِ أَوْلِيَائِكَ وَ أَصْفِيَائِكَ قَصَدْتُ وَ إِلَيْكَ رَغِبْتُ
Say, ‘O Allah-azwj! To You-azwj I turn, and towards You-azwj I direct myself. In You-azwj I believe, and upon You-azwj I rely, and with Your-azwj Help I seek assistance. I have set out towards the sacred sites of Your-azwj Chosen and Purified ones, and yearning for You-azwj!
فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَ بَلِّغْنِي أَمَلِي وَ رَجَائِي فِي زِيَارَتِي إِيَّاهُمْ وَ قَصْدِي إِلَيْهِمْ فِي خَيْرٍ وَ عَافِيَةٍ وَ سِتْرٍ وَ سَلَامَةٍ وَ أَمْنٍ وَ كِفَايَةٍ وَ رُدَّنِي مَقْبُولًا مَبْرُوراً مَأْجُوراً مُوَفَّراً سَعِيداً غَانِماً وَ ارْزُقْنِي الْعَوْدَ اللَّهُمَّ مَا أَبْقَيْتَنِي فَلَا تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ لِزِيَارَةِ مَشَاهِدِهِمْ وَ مَعَارِجِهِمْ إِنَّكَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ-
Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, the pure, and Make me reach my wishes and my hopes in my visiting them-asws and my aiming to them-asws, in goodness, and well-being, and covering, and safety, and security, and sufficiency, and Return me Accepted, accomplished, Rewarded plentifully, fortunate, gainful, and Grace me the return, O Allah-azwj, for as You-azwj Cause me to remain, so do not Make it the last pact of visiting their-asws Shrines, and their-asws exalted stations, You-azwj are most Merciful of the merciful ones!
فَإِذَا بَلَغْتَ فَاغْتَسِلْ مِنْ حَيْثُ يَجِبُ الْغُسْلُ مِنْهُ وَ أَكْثِرْ فِي طَرِيقِكَ التَّسْبِيحَ وَ التَّحْمِيدَ وَ التَّهْلِيلَ وَ التَّكْبِيرَ وَ التَّمْجِيدَ وَ أَفْضَلُهُ وَ أَجْمَعُهُ أَنْ تَقُولَ
When you reach, bathe from wherever the bathing is obligated from, and frequent in the road the glorification, and the praising, and the extollations of Oneness, and the exclamation of Greatness, and the Magnification, and its best and its most comprehensive is that you should say: –
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ وَ عَلَى آلِهِ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَ سَلَّمَ تَسْلِيماً-
‘Glory be to Allah-azwj, and the Praise is for Allah-azwj, and there is no god except Allah-azwj, and Allah-azwj is Greatest! There is neither might nor strength except with Allah-azwj the Exalted, the Magnificent, and may Allah-azwj Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww the Prophet-saww, and upon his-saww Progeny-asws the pure, and abundant greetings!’
فَإِذَا صِرْتَ إِلَى الْغَرِيِّ وَ قَرُبْتَ مِنَ الْقَبْرِ فَقُلْ حِينَ تَرَاهُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُرِيدُكَ فَأَرِدْنِي وَ إِنِّي أَقْبَلْتُ إِلَيْكَ بِوَجْهِي فَلَا تُعْرِضْ بِوَجْهِكَ عَنِّي وَ إِنِّي قَصَدْتُ إِلَيْكَ فَتَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي وَ إِنْ كُنْتَ عَلَيَّ سَاخِطاً فَارْضَ عَنِّي وَ إِنْ كُنْتَ لِي مَاقِتاً فَتُبْ عَلَيَ ارْحَمْ مَسِيرِي إِلَى وَصِيِّ رَسُولِكَ- أَبْتَغِي بِذَلِكَ رِضَاكَ عَنِّي فَلَا تُخَيِّبْنِي
When you come to Al-Ghary and are close to the grave, say when you see it, ‘O Allah-azwj! I intend You-azwj so Intend me, and I have turned my face to You-azwj so do not Turn Your-azwj Face away from me, and I have aimed to You-azwj so Accept from me, and if You-azwj were Annoyed upon me, then be Pleased with me, and if You-azwj were Detesting me, so Turn to me! Mercy my travelling to the successor-asws of Your-azwj Rasool-saww seeking Your-azwj Pleasure with that, so do not disappoint me!’
وَ عَلَيْكَ السَّكِينَةَ وَ الْوَقَارَ وَ قُلِ السَّلَامُ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ السَّلَامُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ- اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلَامُ وَ مِنْكَ السَّلَامُ وَ إِلَيْكَ يَرْجِعُ السَّلَامُ وَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الْأَئِمَّةِ أَجْمَعِينَ السَّلَامُ
And upon you should be the calmness, and the dignity, and say, ‘The Greeting from Allah-azwj, and the greeting to Allah-azwj, and the greeting upon Rasool Allah-saww! O Allah-azwj! You-azwj are the ‘Salaam’, and from You-azwj is the ‘Salaam, and to You-azwj returns the ‘Salaam’, and upon Rasool Allah-saww, and Amir Al-Momineen, and all the Imams-asws be the greetings!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَ رَسُولِكَ وَ أَمِينِكَ وَ خَازِنِ عِلْمِكَ الْفَاتِحِ لِمَا أَغْلَقَ وَ الْخَاتِمِ لِمَا قَدْ سَبَقَ وَ الْمُهَيْمِنِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ
O Allah-azwj! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww Your-azwj servant, and Your-azwj Rasool-saww, and Your-azwj trustee, and treasurer of Your-azwj Knowledge, the opener of what was locked, and the ender of what had preceded, and the dominant upon all of that!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ وَ أَمِينَهُ وَ خَازِنَ عِلْمِهِ وَ وَارِثَ أَنْبِيَائِهِ وَ مَعْدِنَ حِكْمَتِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَيِّدَ الْوَصِيِّينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِلْمِ الْأَوَّلِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بَابَ الْهُدَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا إِمَامَ التَّقْوَى-
The greeting be upon you-asws O Divine Authority of Allah-azwj, and His-azwj trustee, and treasurer of His-azwj Knowledge, and inheritor of His-azwj Prophets-as, and Mine of His-azwj Wisdom! The greeting be upon you-asws O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! The greeting be upon you-asws O chief of the successors-asws! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of knowledge of the former ones and the latter ones! The greeting be upon you-asws O the door of guidance! The greeting be upon you-asws O Imam-asws of the pious!’
ثُمَّ اخْطُ عَشْرَ خُطُوَاتٍ ثُمَّ قِفْ وَ كَبِّرْ ثَلَاثِينَ تَكْبِيرَةً وَ قُلِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ آدَمَ صَفْوَةِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ نُوحٍ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوسَى كَلِيمِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِيسَى رُوحِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدٍ حَبِيبِ اللَّهِ
Then take ten steps, then paused and exclaim thirty Takbeer and say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Adam-as elite of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Noah-as Prophet-as of Allah-saww! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Ibrahim-as friend of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Musa-as converser of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Isa-as Spirit of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Muhammad-saww Beloved of Allah-azwj!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الشَّهِيدُ الْوَصِيُّ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْبَارُّ التَّقِيُّ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْإِمَامُ الزَّكِيُّ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْهَادِي الْمُهْتَدِي السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِينَ اللَّهِ وَ حَجَّتَهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَازِنَ الْعِلْمِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَصِيَّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O the martyr, the successor-asws! The greeting be upon you-asws O the righteous, the pious! The greeting be upon you-asws O the Imam-asws, the pure! The greeting be upon you-asws O the guide, the guided! The greeting be upon you-asws O trustee of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Divine Authority! The greeting be upon you-asws O treasurer of the knowledge! The greeting be upon you-asws O successor-asws of Rasool Allah-saww!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بَابَ اللَّهِ الْهُدَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عُرْوَةَ اللَّهِ الْوُثْقَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ النَّجْوَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الْمِيسَمِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الصِّرَاطُ الْمُسْتَقِيمُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِينَ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
The greeting be upon you-asws O the guiding door of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O the firmest handhold of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O companions of the whispering! The greeting be upon you-asws O owner of the branding iron! The greeting be upon you-asws O Divine Authority of Allah-azwj upon the worlds! The greeting be upon you O the straight path! The greeting be upon you-asws O trustee of Lord-azwj of the world!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبْلَ اللَّهِ الْمَتِينَ وَ صِرَاطَهُ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ وَ عُرْوَتَهُ الْوُثْقَى وَ يَدَهُ الْعُلْيَا السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا قَسِيمَ النَّارِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ذَائِداً عَنِ الْحَوْضِ أَعْدَاءَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَجْهَ اللَّهِ الَّذِي مِنْهُ يُؤْتَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الرُّكْنُ وَ الْمَلْجَأُ
The greeting be upon you-asws O the unbreakable rope of Allah-azwj and His-azwj straight path, and His-azwj firmest handhold, and His-azwj upper hand! The greeting be upon you-asws O distributer of the Hellfire! The greeting be upon you-asws O impeder of the enemies from the fountain of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O face of Allah-azwj which He-azwj can be accessed from! The greeting be upon you-asws O the pillar and the refuge!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْكَهْفُ الْحَصِينُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ اللِّوَاءِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلَى آلِكَ وَ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ الَّذِينَ حَبَاهُمُ اللَّهُ بِالْحُجَجِ الْبَالِغَةِ وَ النُّورِ وَ الصِّرَاطِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O the cave (shelter) the fortress! The greeting be upon you-asws O owner (bearer) of the flag! The greeting be upon you-asws and upon you-asws Progeny-asws and your-asws offspring, those whom Allah-azwj has Gifted with the conclusive arguments, and the Noor, and the straight path!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ حُجَّةُ اللَّهِ وَ أَمِينُهُ وَ وَصِيُّ رَسُولِهِ وَ خَازِنُ عِلْمِهِ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ وَ نَصَحْتَ وَ صَبَرْتَ فِي جَنْبِ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْأَذَى وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ قُوتِلْتَ وَ حُرِمْتَ وَ غُصِبْتَ وَ حُقِرْتَ وَ ظُلِمْتَ وَ جُحِدْتَ فَصَبَرْتَ فِي ذَاتِ اللَّهِ
I testify you are a Divine Authority of Allah-azwj, and His-azwj trustee, and successor-asws of His-azwj Rasool-saww, and treasurer of His-azwj Knowledge, and I testify you-asws have delivered, and advised, and were patient regarding the Side of Allah-azwj upon the harm, and I testify you-asws were fought against, and deprived, and usurped, and demeaned, and oppressed, and rejected, but you-asws were patient regarding the Self of Allah-azwj!
وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ كُذِّبْتَ وَ أُسِيءَ إِلَيْكَ فَغَفَرْتَ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ الْإِمَامُ الرَّاشِدُ الْهَادِي الْمَهْدِيُّ هَدَيْتَ وَ قُمْتَ بِالْحَقِّ وَ عَدَلْتَ بِهِ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ طَاعَتَكَ مُفْتَرَضَةٌ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ قَوْلَكَ الصِّدْقُ وَ أَنَّ دَعْوَتَكَ الْحَقُّ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ دَعَوْتَ إِلى سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَ الْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ فَلَمْ تُجَبْ وَ أَمَرْتَ بِطَاعَةِ اللَّهِ فَلَمْ تُطَعْ
And I testify you-asws were belied and were wronged, but you-asws forgave, and I testify you-asws are the Imam-asws, the rightful guide, the guided! You-asws guided, and stood with the truth, and were just with it, and I testify that obedience to you-asws is obligatory, and I testify your-asws words are true, and your-asws call is the truth, and I testify you-asws had called to the way of your-asws Lord-azwj with the wisdom and the excellent preaching but were not answered, and you-asws instructed with obedience to Allah-azwj but were not obeyed!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ مِنْ دَعَائِمِ الدِّينِ وَ عِمَادِهِ وَ رُكْنِ الْأَرْضِ وَ عِمَادِهَا وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ الشَّجَرَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ لَمْ تَزَلْ بِعَيْنِ اللَّهِ تَتَنَاسَخُ فِي أَصْلَابِ الْمُطَهَّرِينَ وَ تَنْتَقِلُ فِي أَرْحَامِ الطَّاهِرَاتِ الْمُطَهَّرَاتِ لَمْ تُدْنِسْكَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةُ الْجَهْلَاءُ وَ لَمْ تُشْرِكْ فِيكَ فِتَنُ الْأَهْوَاءِ
I testify you-asws are from the pillars of religion, and its supports, and a cornerstone of the earth and its support, and I testify you-asws are the goodly tree! You-asws did not cease to be in the Eye of Allah-azwj, re-incarnated (transferred) into the pure loins and transferred into the wombs of the pure and the purified women! The ignorance of the ignoramuses did not dirty you-asws, and the discord of the personal desires was not associated in you-asws!
طِبْتَ وَ طَابَ مَنْبِتُكَ لَمْ تَزَلْ بِالْعَرْشِ مُحْدِقاً حَتَّى مَنَّ اللَّهُ بِكَ عَلَيْنَا فَجَعَلَكَ اللَّهُ فِي بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ اللَّهُ أَنْ تُرْفَعَ وَ يُذْكَرَ فِيهَا اسْمُهُ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ فِيها بِالْغُدُوِّ وَ الْآصالِ وَ جَعَلَ صَلَوَاتِنَا عَلَيْكَ رَحْمَةً لَنَا فَطِيبَ خَلْقُنَا بِمَا خَصَّنَا بِهِ مِنْ وَلَايَتِكَ وَ كُنَّا مُسْلِمِينَ بِفَضْلِهِ وَ كُنَّا عِنْدَهُ مَعْرُوفِينَ بِتَصْدِيقِنَا إِيَّاكَ
You-asws were good and your-asws speaking was good! You-asws did not cease gazing at the Throne until Allah-azwj Conferred upon us with you-asws, so Allah-azwj Made you-asws to be in houses which Allah has Allowed to be Exalted and His Name is being Mentioned in these; Glorifying Him therein in the mornings and the evenings [24:36], and Made our Salawaat upon you-asws as a Mercy for us! Thus our creation was good due to what we have been Specialised with of your-asws Wilayah, and we were submitters due to His-azwj Grace, and we were well-known in His-azwj Presence due to our ratifying you-asws!
فَصَلَّى اللَّهُ وَ مَلَائِكَتُهُ وَ أَنْبِيَاؤُهُ وَ رُسُلُهُ عَلَيْكَ وَ جَزَاكَ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِكَ خَيْراً-
May the Salawaat of Allah-azwj, and His-azwj Angels, and His-azwj Prophets-as, and His-azwj Messengers-as be upon you-asws, and May He-azwj Recompense you-asws goodly on behalf of your-asws citizens!’
ثُمَّ انْكَبَّ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ فَقُلِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ وَ سَيِّدَ الْوَصِيِّينَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ حُجَّةُ اللَّهِ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ عَنِ اللَّهِ مَا أُمِرْتَ وَ نَصَحْتَ وَ وَفَيْتَ وَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ مَضَيْتَ عَلَى الْيَقِينِ شَاهِداً وَ شَهِيداً وَ مَشْهُوداً صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ وَ رَحْمَتُهُ
Then devote upon the grave and say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws O Divine Authority of Allah-azwj, and chief of the successors-asws! I testify you are a Divine Authority of Allah-azwj! You-asws have delivered on behalf of Allah-azwj what you-asws had been Commanded to, and you-asws advised, and were loyal, and fought in the way of Allah-azwj, and passed away being upon the certainty as a witness, and a martyr, and witnessed! May the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon you-asws, and His-azwj Mercy!
أَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَ مَوْلَاكَ وَ فِي طَاعَتِكَ الْوَافِدُ إِلَيْكَ أَلْتَمِسُ ثَبَاتَ الْقَدَمِ فِي الْهِجْرَةِ إِلَيْكَ وَ كَمَالَ الْمَنْزِلَةِ فِي الْآخِرَةِ أَتَيْتُكَ
I am your-asws servant, and your-asws friend, and in your-asws obedience, the delegate to you-asws seeking affirmation of the feet in the emigrating to you-asws, and the perfect status in the Hereafter!
بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي وَ نَفْسِي وَ وُلْدِي وَ أَهْلِي وَ مَالِي بِحَقِّكَ عَارِفاً مُقِرّاً بِالْهُدَى الَّذِي أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِ عَالِماً بِهِ مُسْتَقِيماً مُوجِباً لِطَاعَتِكَ مُقِرّاً بِفَضْلِكَ مُسْتَبْصِراً بِضَلَالَةِ مَنْ خَالَفَكَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ أُمَّةً جَحَدَتْكَ وَ جَحَدَتْ حَقَّكَ وَ أَنْكَرَتْ طَاعَتَكَ وَ ظَلَمَتْكَ وَ كَذَّبَتْكَ وَ حَارَبَتْكَ
May my father and my mother be (sacrificed for) you-asws, and myself, and my children, and my family members, and my wealth! I am a recogniser of your-asws right, accepter of the guidance which you-asws are upon, a knower of it, steadfast, responding to your-asws obedience, acknowledging your-asws merits, insightful of the straying of the ones opposing you-asws! May Allah-azwj Curse the community which rejected you-asws, and rejected your-asws rights, and denied your-asws obedience, and oppressed you-asws, and belied you-asws, and battled you-asws!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَنِي مِنْ زُوَّارِ حُجَّتِهِ وَ وَصِيِّ رَسُولِهِ- وَ رَزَقَنِي مَعْرِفَةَ فَضْلِهِ وَ الْإِقْرَارَ بِطَاعَتِهِ وَ حَقِّهِ رَبَّنا آمَنَّا فَاكْتُبْنا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا إِمَامَ الْهُدَى وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ-
The greeting be upon you-asws, may my father and my mother be (sacrificed for) you-asws, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings! The Praise is for Allah-azwj Who Made me from the visitors of His-azwj Divine Authority and successor-asws of His-azwj Rasool-saww, and Graced me the recognition of his-asws merits, and the acceptance of obeying him-asws and of his-asws rights! ‘Our Lord! We believe, so Write us to be with the witnesses [5:83]! The greeting be upon you-asws, O the Imam-asws of guidance, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!’
ثُمَّ اسْتَوِ جَالِساً وَ قُلْ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَ وَصِيُّ رَسُولِهِ- وَ حُجَّتُهُ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ وَ أَمِينُهُ عَلَى خَزَائِنِ عِلْمِهِ وَ أَنَّكَ أَدَّيْتَ عَنِ اللَّهِ وَ عَنْ رَسُولِهِ صِدْقاً وَ كُنْتَ أَمِيناً وَ نَصَحْتَ لِلَّهِ وَ لِرَسُولِهِ مُجْتَهِداً وَ مَضَيْتَ عَلَى يَقِينٍ لَمْ تُؤْثِرْ عَمًى عَلَى هُدًى وَ لَمْ تَمِلْ مِنْ حَقٍّ إِلَى بَاطِلٍ
Then sit up straight and say, ‘I testify you-asws are a servant of Allah-azwj and successor-asws of His-azwj Rasool-saww, and His-azwj Divine Authority upon His-azwj creatures, and His-azwj trustee upon the treasures of His-azwj Knowledge, and you-asws have fulfilled on behalf of Allah-azwj, and on behalf of His-azwj Rasool-saww truthfully! You-asws were trustworthy and advised for Allah-azwj and for His-azwj Rasool-saww, striving, and you-asws passed away being upon certainty! You-asws did not prefer blindness over guidance, and did not incline away from truth to falsehood!
وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَقَمْتَ الصَّلَاةَ وَ آتَيْتَ الزَّكَاةَ وَ أَمَرْتَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ نَهَيْتَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَ قُمْتَ بِالْحَقِّ غَيْرَ وَاهِنٍ وَ لَا مُوهِنٍ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ وَ رَحْمَتُهُ وَ جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِكَ خَيْراً
And I testify you-asws have established the Salat, and gave the Zakat, and instructed with the good and forbade from the evil, and stood with the truth neither weakly nor weakling! May the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon you-asws, and His-azwj Mercy, and may Allah-azwj Recompense you-asws goodly on behalf of your-asws citizens!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَيْهِ وَ صَلَّتْ مَلَائِكَتُكَ وَ رُسُلُكَ صَلَاةً كَثِيرَةً مُتَتَابِعَةً مُتَوَاصِلَةً مُتَرَادِفَةً يَتْبَعُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضاً فِي مَحْضَرِنَا هَذَا وَ إِذَا غِبْنَا وَ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ أَبَداً صَلَاةً لَا انْقِطَاعَ لَهَا وَ لَا نَفَادَ
O Allah-azwj! I send Salawaat upon him-asws just as You-azwj have Sent upon him-asws and sent by Your-azwj Angels and Your-azwj Messengers-as, a lot of Salawaat, consecutive, connected, successive, one of it following the other during this attendance of ours and when we are absent, upon all situation, for ever, Salawaat having not termination for it nor depletion!
اللَّهُمَّ أَبْلِغْ رُوحَهُ وَ جَسَدَهُ مِنِّي فِي سَاعَتِي هَذِهِ تَحِيَّةً كَثِيرَةً وَ سَلَاماً وَ فِي كُلِّ سَاعَةٍ
O Allah-azwj! Deliver to his-asws soul and his-asws body in this time of mine, a lot of salutations from me and greetings, and in every times!
اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْ قَتَلَةَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- وَ الْآمِرِينَ بِذَلِكَ وَ الرَّاضِينَ بِهِ وَ الْمُجَوِّزِينَ لَهُ وَ الْفَرِحِينَ بِهِ لَعْناً كَثِيراً وَ عَذِّبْهُمْ عَذَاباً أَلِيماً لَمْ تُعَذِّبْ بِهِ أَحَداً مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ
O Allah-azwj! Curse the killer of Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and the instructors with that, and the ones agreeing with it, and the ones allowing for it, and the ones joyful with it, a lot of Curses, and Punish them a painful Punishment You-azwj have not Punished with it anyone from the worlds!
اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْ جَوَابِيتَ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ وَ فَرَاعِنَتَهَا الرُّؤَسَاءَ مِنْهُمْ وَ الْأَتْبَاعَ مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَ الْآخِرِينَ وَ احْشُ قُبُورَهُمْ وَ أَجْوَافَهُمْ نَاراً وَ أَصْلِهِمْ مِنْ جَهَنَّمَ أَشَدَّهَا نَاراً وَ احْشُرْهُمْ إِلَى جَهَنَّمَ زُرْقاً
O Allah-azwj! Curse false gods of this community, and its pharaohs, the chiefs from them and the followers from the former ones and the latter ones, and Fill their graves and their interiors with fire, and Make them arrive to Hell in its most intense fire, and Gather them to Hell as blue-eyed!
أَتَيْتُكَ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي وَافِداً إِلَيْكَ مُتَوَجِّهاً بِكَ إِلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّكَ وَ رَبِّي لِيُنْجِحَ بِكَ طَلِبَتِي وَ يَقْضِيَ بِكَ حَوَائِجِي وَ يُعْطِيَنِي بِكَ سُؤْلِي فَاشْفَعْ عِنْدَهُ وَ كُنْ لِي شَفِيعاً
I have come to you-asws, may my father and my mother be (sacrificed for) you-asws, as a delegate to you-asws diverting through you-asws to Allah-azwj your-asws Lord-azwj and my Lord-azwj in order for my search to be successful, and my needs to be fulfilled through you-asws, and my requests to be Granted through you-asws! So intercede in His-azwj Presence and Be an interceder for me!’
ثُمَّ قُلْ يَا رَبِّي وَ سَيِّدِي وَ يَا إِلَهِي وَ مَوْلَايَ شَفِّعْ وَلِيَّكَ فِي حَوَائِجِي فَقَدْ وَفَدْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَ جِئْتُ إِلَى قَبْرِهِ زَائِراً مُتَقَرِّباً بِذَلِكَ إِلَيْكَ فَلَا تَجْبَهْنِي بِغَيْرِ مَنٍّ مِنِّي عَلَيْكَ بَلْ لَكَ الْمَنُّ عَلَيَّ إِذْ وَفَّقْتَنِي لِذَلِكَ وَ هَدَيْتَنِي لَهُ
Then say, ‘O my Lord-azwj, and my Chief, and O my God-azwj, and my Master! Allow intercession of Your-azwj Guardian regarding my needs for I have delegated to You-azwj and have come to his-asws grave as a visitor drawing closer to You-azwj with that, so do not veil me, without any conferment from me upon You-azwj, but for You-azwj is the conferment upon me when You-azwj had Harmonise me to that and Guided me to it!
وَ قَدْ جِئْتُكَ هَارِباً مِنْ ذُنُوبِي مُتَنَصِّلًا إِلَيْكَ مِنْ سَيِّئِ عَمَلِي رَاجِياً لَكَ فِي مَوْقِفِي مُبْتَهِلًا إِلَيْكَ فِي الْعَفْوِ عَنْ مَعَاصِيَّ مُسْتَغْفِراً مِنْ ذُنُوبِي رَاجِياً بِزِيَارَةِ وَلِيِّكَ وَ إِقَامَتِي عِنْدَ قَبْرِهِ وَ وُقُوفِي عَلَيْهِ الْخَلَاصَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ طَمَعاً أَنْ تَسْتَنْقِذَنِي مِنَ الرَّدَى بِزِيَارَتِي إِيَّاهُ مَعْرِفَةً بِحَقِّهِ
And I have come to You-azwj fleeing from my sins, disavowing to You-azwj from my evil deeds, returning to You-azwj in my pausing, pleading to You-azwj regarding the Pardon from my acts of disobedience seeking Forgiveness from my sins, with visiting Your-azwj Guardian, and my standing by his-asws grave and my pausing at it, I am hoping for the rescue from Your-azwj Punishment, eager that You-azwj will Save me from the regress by my visiting him-asws, recognising his-asws rights!
فَوَرَدْتُ إِلَيْهِ إِذْ رَغِبَ عَنْ زِيَارَتِهِ أَهْلُ الدُّنْيَا وَ اتَّخَذُوا آيَاتِ اللَّهِ هُزُواً وَ غَرَّتْهُمُ الْحَياةُ الدُّنْيا فَلَكَ الْمَنُّ يَا سَيِّدِي عَلَى مَا عَرَّفْتَنِي مِمَّا جَهِلَهُ أَهْلُ الدُّنْيَا وَ مَالُوا إِلَى سِوَاهُ فَكَمَا عَرَّفْتَنِي وَ بَصَّرْتَنِي وَ هَدَيْتَنِي فَأَلْهِمْنِي شُكْرَكَ وَ زِدْنِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ وَ تَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي فَإِنَّكَ تَتَقَبَّلُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ-
I have arrived to him-asws when people of the world have turned away from visiting him-asws and they have taken the signs of Allah-azwj in mockery and life of the world has deceived them! For You-azwj is the Conferment, O my Master, upon what You-azwj have Introduced me from what people of the world are ignorant of, and they are inclining to other than it! Just as You-azwj have Introduced me and Made me insightful, Inspire me to thank You-azwj and Increase me from Your-azwj Grace, and Accept from me for You-azwj Accept from the pious!’
ثُمَّ ادْعُ لِنَفْسِكَ بِمَا بَدَا لَكَ وَ ازْدَدْ وَ صَلِّ وَ اجْتَهِدْ فِي الدُّعَاءِ لِأَمْرِ آخِرَتِكَ وَ دُنْيَاكَ فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَنْصَرِفَ فَقُمْ فِي الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي قُمْتَ فِيهِ حِينَ دَخَلْتَ وَ قُلِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِينَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَصِيَّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ-
Then supplicate for yourself with whatever comes to you and additional, and pray Salat and make efforts in the supplication for the matters of your Hereafter and your world. When you want to leave, stand in the place which you had stood in when you had entered, and say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws O Divine Authority of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O trustee of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O successor-asws of Rasool Allah-saww!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا إِمَامَ الْهُدَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بَابَ الرَّحْمَةِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ الْعِلْمِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا قَسِيمَ النَّارِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الْحَوْضِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ذَابُّ عَنْ دِينِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نَاصِرَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ-
The greeting be upon you-asws O the Imam-asws of guidance! The greeting be upon you-asws O the door of Mercy! The greeting be upon you-asws O the inheritor of knowledge! The greeting be upon you-asws O distributor of the Hellfire! The greeting be upon you-asws O owner of the fountain! The greeting be upon you-asws O defender of the religion of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O helper of Rasool Allah-saww!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَكَ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ شَرِكَ فِي دَمِكَ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ بَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ فَرَضِيَ بِهِ أَنَا إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ أَعْدَائِكَ بَرِيءٌ-
The greeting be upon you-asws O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! May Allah-azwj Curse the one who killed you-asws, and may Allah-azwj Curse the one who participated in (shedding) your-asws blood, and may Allah-azwj Curse the one to whom that reached and he was pleased with it! I disavow to Allah-azwj from your-asws enemies!’
ثُمَّ تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَرَى مَكَانِي وَ تَسْمَعُ كَلَامِي وَ تَرَى تَضَرُّعِي وَ لِوَاذِي بِقَبْرِ وَلِيِّكِ وَ حُجَّتِكَ وَ أَنْتَ تَعْرِفُ حَوَائِجِي وَ لَا يَخْفَى عَلَيْكَ شَيْءٌ مِنْ أَمْرِي وَ قَدْ تَوَجَّهْتُ إِلَيْكَ بِوَصِيِّ رَسُولِكَ وَ أَمِينِكَ وَ حُجَّتِكَ عَلَى خَلْقِكَ
Then you should say, ‘O Allah-azwj! You-asws See my place and Hear my speech, and See my beseeching, and my seeking refuge with the grave of Your-azwj Guardian, and Your-azwj Divine Authority, and You-azwj Know my needs and nothing from my affairs is hidden from You-azwj, and I have diverted to You-azwj with the successor-asws of Your-azwj Rasool-saww, and Your-azwj trustee, and Your-azwj Divine Authority upon Your-azwj creatures!’
وَ جِئْتُ زَائِراً لِقَبْرِهِ مُتَقَرِّباً بِذَلِكَ إِلَيْكَ وَ إِلَى رَسُولِكَ فَاجْعَلْنِي بِهِ عِنْدَكَ وَجِيهاً فِي الدُّنْيا وَ الْآخِرَةِ وَ مِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَ أَعْطِنِي بِزِيَارَتِي لَهُ أَمَلِي وَ رَجَائِي وَ مُنَايَ وَ سُؤْلِي وَ اقْضِ لِي جَمِيعَ حَوَائِجِي وَ لَا تَرُدَّنِي خَائِباً وَ لَا تَقْطَعْ رَجَائِي وَ لَا تُخَيِّبْ دُعَائِي
And I have come as a visitor to his-asws grave drawing closer with that to You-azwj and to Your-azwj Rasool-saww! So due to it, Make me in Your-azwj Presence a face in the world and the Hereafter, and from the ones of Proximity with my visiting to him-asws, and by my visiting him-asws Grant me my wishes, and my hopes, and my desires, and my requests, and Fulfil for me entirety of my needs, and do not Return me disappointed nor Cut-off my hopes, nor disappoint my supplication!
وَ عَرِّفْنِي الْإِجَابَةَ وَ لَا تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنْ زِيَارَتِي إِيَّاهُ وَ ارْزُقْنِي ذَلِكَ أَبَداً مَا أَبْقَيْتَنِي وَ ارْدُدْنِي إِلَيْهِ بِبِرٍّ وَ تَقْوَى وَ إِخْبَاتٍ وَ أَعْطِنِي عَلَى ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ وَ الرَّحْمَةِ وَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ وَ الثَّوَابِ وَ حُسْنِ الْإِجَابَةِ أَفْضَلَ مَا أَعْطَيْتَهُ وَ أَنْتَ مُعْطِيهِ أَحَداً مِنْ خَلْقِكَ مِمَّنْ أَتَاهُ زَائِراً وَ بِحَقِّهِ عَارِفاً رَاغِباً فِي زِيَارَتِهِ مُتَقَرِّباً فِي ذَلِكَ إِلَيْكَ وَ إِلَى رَسُولِكَ ص- بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ-
And Introduce me to the Response and do not Make it last of the pacts of my visiting him-asws, and Grace me that for ever, for as long as You-azwj Cause me to live, and Return me to him-asws with righteousness, and piety, and humbleness, and Grant me upon that, from the Recompense, and the Mercy, and the Forgiveness, and the Rewards, and excellent Response, the best of what You-azwj have Granted and You-azwj will be Giving it to anyone of Your-azwj creatures, from the ones who come to him-asws as a visitor, recognising, desirous in visiting him-asws, drawing closer to You-azwj and Your-azwj Rasool-saww in that! May my father and my mother be (sacrificed) for you-asws, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
ثُمَّ قُمْ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ وَ قُلْ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَ قُلْ وَ أَنْتَ مُوَلٍّ لِلْخُرُوجِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ بِحُرْمَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ بِالشَّأْنِ الَّذِي جَعَلْتَهُ لِمُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَنْ تُبَلِّغَ رُوحَهُ وَ جَسَدَهُ مِنِّي فِي سَاعَتِي هَذِهِ وَ فِي كُلِ سَاعَةٍ تَحِيَّةً كَثِيرَةً وَ سَلَاماً
Then stand by his-asws legs and say similar to that, and say while you are turning around for the exit, ‘O Allah-azwj! I ask You-azwj by the right of Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and by the sanctity of Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and by the glory which You-azwj have Made for Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, to Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and Deliver to his-asws soul and his-asws body, in this time of mine and in every time, a lot of salutation and greetings from me!
وَ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ لَا تَجْعَلَهُ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنْ زِيَارَتِي وَ ارْزُقْنِي ذَلِكَ أَبَداً مَا أَبْقَيْتَنِي وَ اجْعَلْنِي مَعَهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ فَإِنِّي بِذَلِكَ رَاضٍ وَ ارْضَ عَنِّي يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ-
And I ask You-azwj not to Make it last of the pacts of my Ziyarat, and Grace me that for ever, for as long as You-azwj Cause me to remain, and Make me to be with him-asws in the world and the Hereafter, for I am contented with that, and be Pleased with me, O most Merciful of the merciful ones!’
ثُمَّ قُمْ عَلَى بَابِ الْخَيْرِ وَ اسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ وَ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي الْعَوْدَ إِلَيْهِ أَبَداً مَا أَبْقَيْتَنِي بِبِرٍّ وَ تَقْوَى فِي عَامِي هَذَا وَ فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ أَبَداً وَ اجْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فِي يُسْرٍ مِنْكَ وَ عَافِيَةٍ وَ عَرِّفْنِي مِنْ بَرَكَةِ زِيَارَتِي إِيَّاهُ مَا تَقَرُّ بِهِ عَيْنِي وَ تُبَشِّرُ بِهِ نَفْسِي
Then stand at ‘Al Khayr’ door and face the Qiblah, and say, ‘O Allah-azwj! Grace me the return to him-asws for ever, for as long as You-azwj Cause me to remain, with righteousness and piety, in this year of mine and in every year, for ever, and Make that in ease from You-azwj and well-being, and Introduce me to Blessings of my visiting him-asws what my eyes would be delighted with, and my soul would receive glad tidings with it!
وَ لَا تَقْطَعْ رَجَائِي وَ لَا تُخَيِّبْ دُعَائِي وَ ارْحَمْ ضَعْفِي وَ قِلَّةَ حِيلَتِي وَ لَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي وَ لَا إِلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ يَا سَيِّدِي-
And do not Cut-off m y hopes and do not disappoint my supplication, and Mercy my weakness, and my lack of means, and do not Allocate me to myself nor to anyone of Your-azwj creatures for the blink of an eye, O my Master!’
ثُمَّ امْضِ وَ أَنْتَ تَقُولُ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ وَ كَفَى سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ دَعَا لَيْسَ وَرَاءَ اللَّهِ مُنْتَهًى- حَتَّى تَرِدَ الْكُوفَةَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلَى آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ.
Then go while you are saying, ‘Allah-azwj Suffices me and is Sufficient! Allah-azwj Listens to the one who supplication! There isn’t any ultimate point beyond Allah-azwj!’, until you return to Al Kufa if Allah-azwj so Desires, and there is no strength except with Allah-azwj the Exalted, the Magnificent, and may Allah-azwj Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and upon his-saww Progeny-asws, and greetings!’’[5]
28- ق، الكتاب العتيق الغرويّ زِيَارَةٌ وَ دُعَاءٌ عِنْدَ مَشْهَدِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ آدَمَ صَفْوَةِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ نُوحٍ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوسَى كَلِيمِ اللَّهِ
(The book) ‘Kitab Al Ateeq’ of Al-Gharwy – A Ziyarat and a supplication by the Shrine of Amir Al-Momineen-asws, you should say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor Adam-as elite of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Noah-as Prophet-saww of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Ibrahim-as friend of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Musa-as converser of Allah-azwj!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِيسَى رُوحِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ جَمِيعِ أَوْصِيَاءِ أَنْبِيَاءِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا زَوْجَ الْبَتُولِ وَ وَارِثَ عِلْمِ الرَّسُولِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا سِبْطَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ-
The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Isa-as Spirit of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Muhammad-saww Rasool-saww of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of entirety of successors-as of the Prophets-as of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O husband of the chaste (Fatima-asws), and inheritor of knowledge of the Rasool-saww! The greeting be upon you-asws O two grandsons-asws of Rasool Allah-saww!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَخَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِينَ اللَّهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ وَ حُجَّتَهُ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ وَ نُورَهُ فِي بِلَادِهِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O brother-asws of Rasool Allah-saww! The greeting be upon you-asws O trustee of Allah-azwj in His-azwj earth, and His-azwj Divine Authority upon His-azwj servants, and His-azwj Light in His-azwj land!
يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ وَ عَمِلْتَ بِكِتَابِهِ وَ اتَّبَعْتَ سُنَنَ نَبِيِّهِ حَتَّى دَعَاكَ اللَّهُ إِلَى جِوَارِهِ فَقَبَضَكَ إِلَيْهِ بِاخْتِيَارِهِ وَ أَلْزَمَ أَعْدَاءَكَ الْحُجَّةَ فِي قَتْلِهِمْ إِيَّاكَ مَعَ مَا لَكَ مِنَ الْحُجَجِ الْبَالِغَةِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِهِ
O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! You-asws fought for the Sake of Allah-azwj as is the right of fighting, and you-asws worked with His-azwj Book and followed the Sunnah of His-azwj Prophet-saww until Allah-azwj Called you-asws to His-azwj Shelter, so He-azwj Recalled you-asws to Him-azwj by His-azwj Choice, and Necessitated the argument to your-asws enemies regarding their having killed you-asws along with what is for you-asws from the conclusive arguments upon entirety of His-azwj creatures!
اللَّهُمَّ فَاجْعَلْ نَفْسِي مُطْمَئِنَّةً بِقُرْبِكَ رَاضِيَةً بِقَضَائِكَ مُولَعَةً بِذِكْرِكَ وَ دُعَائِكَ مَحَبَّةً لِصَفْوَتِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَ أَوْلِيَائِكَ مَحْبُوبَةً فِي أَرْضِكَ وَ سَمَائِكَ صَابِرَةً عِنْدَ نُزُولِ بَلَائِكَ شَاكِرَةً لِفَوَاضِلِ نَعْمَائِكَ ذَاكِرَةً لِسَوَابِغِ آلَائِكَ مُشْتَاقَةً إِلَى فَرْحَةِ لِقَائِكَ مُتَزَوِّدَةً التَّقْوَى لِيَوْمِ جَزَائِكَ مُسْتَنَّةً بِسُنَنِ أَوْلِيَائِكَ مُفَارِقَةً لِأَخْلَاقِ أَعْدَائِكَ مَشْغُولَةً عَنِ الدُّنْيَا بِحَمْدِكَ وَ ثَنَائِكَ-
O Allah-azwj! Make my soul to be reassured with Your-azwj grave, pleased with Your-azwj Decrees, filled with Your-azwj Zikr and supplications to You-azwj, loving to Your-azwj elites from Your-azwj creatures and Your-azwj Guardians, beloved in Your-azwj earth and Your-azwj skies, patient at the befalling of Your-azwj afflictions, grateful for Your-azwj Gracious bounties, mentioner of Your-azwj abundant Favours, yearning to the happiness of meeting You-azwj, provided with the piety for the Day of Your-azwj Rewards, practicing the practices of Your-azwj Guardians, distancing from the mannerism of Your-azwj enemies, pre-occupied from the world with praising You-azwj and lauding You-azwj!’
ثُمَّ تَضَعُ خَدَّكَ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ وَ تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ قُلُوبَ الْمُخْبِتِينَ إِلَيْكَ وَالِهَةٌ وَ سَبِيلَ الرَّاغِبِينَ إِلَيْكَ شَارِعَةٌ وَ أَعْلَامَ الْقَاصِدِينَ إِلَيْكَ وَاضِحَةٌ وَ أَفْئِدَةَ الْعَارِفِينَ مِنْكَ فَازِعَةٌ وَ أَصْوَاتَ الدَّاعِينَ إِلَيْكَ صَاعِدَةٌ وَ أَبْوَابَ الْإِجَابَةِ لَهُمْ مُفَتَّحَةٌ
Then place your cheek upon the grave and say, ‘O Allah-azwj! The hearts of those who are humble before You-azwj are filled with longing, and the paths of those who seek You-azwj are open, and the signs for those journeying toward You-azwj are clear, and the hearts of those who know You-azwj are in awe, and the voices of those who call upon You-azwj rise up, and the doors of Response are open for them!
وَ دَعْوَةَ مَنْ نَاجَاكَ مُسْتَجَابَةٌ وَ تَوْبَةَ مَنْ أَنَابَ إِلَيْكَ مَقْبُولَةٌ وَ عَبْرَةَ مَنْ بَكَى مِنْ خَوْفِكَ مَرْحُومَةٌ وَ الْإِغَاثَةَ لِمَنِ اسْتَغَاثَ بِكَ مَبْذُولَةٌ وَ عِدَاتِكَ لِعِبَادِكَ مُنْجَزَةٌ وَ زَلَلَ مَنِ اسْتَقَالَكَ مُقَالَةٌ
And the supplication of those who whisper to You-azwj is answered, and the repentance of those who turn back to You-azwj is Accepted, and the tears of those who weep out of fear of You-azwj are shown Mercy, the relief for those who seek help from You-azwj is Granted, and Your-azwj Promises to Your-azwj servants are fulfilled, and the slips of those who seek Your-azwj Pardon are Forgiven!
وَ أَعْمَالَ الْعَامِلِينَ لَكَ مَحْفُوظَةٌ وَ أَرْزَاقَ الْخَلَائِقِ مِنْ لَدُنْكَ نَازِلَةٌ وَ عَوَائِدَ الْمَزِيدِ إِلَيْهِمْ وَاصِلَةٌ وَ ذُنُوبَ الْمُسْتَغْفِرِينَ مَغْفُورَةٌ وَ حَوَائِجَ الْخَلْقِ عِنْدَكَ مَقْضِيَّةٌ وَ جَوَائِزَ السَّائِلِينَ عِنْدَكَ مَوْفُورَةٌ وَ عَوَائِدَ الْمَزِيدِ مُتَوَاتِرَةٌ وَ مَوَائِدَ الْمُسْتَطْعِمِينَ مُعَدَّةٌ وَ مَنَاهِلَ الظِّمَاءِ لَدَيْكَ مُتْرَعَةٌ
And the deeds of those who work for You-azwj are Preserved, and the sustenance of all creation descends from You-azwj, and the blessings of increase reach them, and the sins of those who seek Your-azwj Forgiveness are Pardoned, and the needs of creation are Fulfilled by You-azwj, and the rewards for those who ask of You-azwj are abundant, and the bounties of increase are continuous, and the tables for those who seek food are set, and the springs for the thirsty are overflowing with abundance!
اللَّهُمَّ فَاسْتَجِبْ دُعَائِي وَ اقْبَلْ ثَنَائِي وَ أَعْطِنِي جَزَائِي وَ اجْمَعْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ أَوْلِيَائِي بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلِيٍّ وَ فَاطِمَةَ وَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ إِنَّكَ وَلِيُّ نَعْمَائِي وَ مُنْتَهَى مُنَايَ وَ غَايَةُ رَجَائِي فِي مُنْقَلَبِي وَ مَثْوَايَ
O Allah-azwj! Answer my supplication, and Accept my laudation, and Give me my recompense, and Gather between me and my Guardians by the right of Muhammad-saww, and Ali-asws, and Fatima-asws, and Al-Hassan-asws and Al-Husayn-asws! You-azwj are in charge of my bounties, and my ultimate wish, and peak of my hopes during my transfer and my abode!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِي وَ مَوْلَايَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ- الْوَصِيِّ الْمُرْتَضَى الْخَلِيفَةِ وَ الدَّاعِي إِلَيْكَ وَ إِلَى دَارِ السَّلَامِ صِدِّيقِكَ الْأَكْبَرِ وَ فَارُوقِكَ بَيْنَ الْحَلَالِ وَ الْحَرَامِ وَ نُورِكَ الزَّاهِرِ الْجَمِيلِ وَ لِسَانِكَ النَّاطِقِ بِأَمْرِكَ الْحَقِّ الْمُبِينِ
O Allah-azwj! Send Salawaat upon my chief, and my master Amir Al-Momineen Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws, the Chosen successor-asws, the caller to You-azwj and to the House of Peace, Your-azwj greatest truthful one, and the one who distinguishes between the lawful and unlawful, and Your-azwj radiant and beautiful light, and Your-azwj tongue that speaks with Your-azwj Command, the clear truth!
وَ عَيْنِكَ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ أَجْمَعِينَ وَ يَدِكَ الْعُلْيَا الْيَمِينِ وَ حَبْلِكَ الْمَتِينِ وَ عُرْوَتِكَ الْوُثْقَى وَ كَلِمَتِكَ الْعُلْيَا وَ وَصِيِّ رَسُولِكَ الْمُرْتَضَى وَ عَلَمِ الدِّينِ وَ مَنَارِ الْيَقِينِ وَ خَاتَمِ الْوَصِيِّينَ وَ سَيِّدِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ إِمَامِ الْمُتَّقِينَ بَعْدَ النَّبِيِّ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَمِينِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمَا
He-asws is Your-azwj eye upon all creation, and Your-azwj right and powerful hand, and Your-azwj firm and steadfast rope, and Your-azwj secure bond, and Your-azwj highest word, and the chosen successor-asws of Your-azwj Rasool-as, and the banner of religion, and the lighthouse of certainty, and the seal of successors-asws, the master of the Momineen, and the Imam-asws of the pious after Prophet-saww Muhammad-saww, the trustworthy. May the Greeting of Allah-azwj and Blessings be upon them-asws both!
وَ قَائِدِ الْغُرِّ الْمُحَجَّلِينَ صَلَاةً تَرْفَعُ بِهَا ذِكْرَهُ وَ تُحَسِّنُ بِهَا أَمْرَهُ وَ تُشَرِّفُ بِهَا نَفْسَهُ وَ تُظْهِرُ بِهَا دَعْوَتَهُ وَ تَنْصُرُ بِهَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُ وَ تُفْلِجُ بِهَا حُجَّتَهُ وَ تُعِزُّ بِهَا نَصْرَهُ وَ تُكْرِمُ بِهَا صُحْبَتَهُ سَيِّدِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ مُعْلِنِ الْحَقِّ بِالْحَقِّ وَ دَامِغِ جُيُوشِ الْأَبَاطِيلِ وَ نَاصِرِ اللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ ص كَثِيراً
He-asws is the leader of the resplendent. Send Salawaat that elevate his-asws remembrance, improve his-asws affairs, honour his soul, and manifest his-asws call, and give victory to his-asws descendants, and strengthen his-asws argument, honour his-asws support, and Grant him-asws dignity through his-asws companionship! O leader of the Momineen, and the one who proclaims the truth with truth, and the one who demolishes the armies of falsehood, and the supporter of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Rasool-saww, in abundance!
اللَّهُمَّ كَمَا اسْتَعْمَلْتَهُ عَلَى خَلْقِكَ فَعَمِلَ فِيهِمْ بِأَمْرِكَ وَ عَدَلَ فِي الرَّعِيَّةِ وَ قَسَمَ بِالسَّوِيَّةِ وَ جَاهَدَ عَدُوَّكَ بِنِيَّةٍ وَ ذَبَّ عَنْ حَرِيمِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ حَجَزَ بَيْنَ الْحَلَالِ وَ الْحَرَامِ مُسْتَبْصِراً فِي رِضْوَانِكَ دَاعِياً إِلَى إِيمَانِكَ غَيْرَ نَاكِلٍ عَنْ جِهَادٍ وَ لَا مُنْثَنٍ عَنْ عَزْمٍ
O Allah-azwj! Just as You-azwj Made him a ruler over Your-azwj creation, and he-asws ruled them according to Your-azwj Command, was just in his dealings with the people, and distributed equitably, and fought Your-azwj enemy with sincere intention, and protected the sanctity of Islam, and distinguished between the lawful and unlawful, seeking Your-azwj Pleasure, calling to Your-azwj faith, never shirking from Jihad, nor turning away from determination!
حَافِظاً لِعَهْدِكَ قَاضِياً بِنَفَاذِ وَعْدِكَ هَادِياً لِدِينِكَ مُقِرّاً بِرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ وَ مُصَدِّقاً لِرَسُولِكَ وَ مُجَاهِداً فِي سَبِيلِكَ وَ رَاضِياً لِقَوْلِكَ فَهُوَ أَمِينُكَ الْمَأْمُونُ وَ خَازِنُ عِلْمِكَ الْمَكْنُونِ وَ شَاهِدُ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ وَ وَلِيُّكَ فِي الْعَالَمِينَ
He-asws was keeping Your-azwj Covenant, and delivering Your-azwj Promise, and guiding to Your-azwj religion, and acknowledging Your-azwj Lordship, and affirming the truth of Your-azwj Rasool-saww, striving in Your-azwj path, and being content with Your-azwj Words! He-asws is Your-azwj trustworthy one, the keeper of Your-azwj hidden knowledge, and the witness of the Day of Qiyamah, and Your-azwj Guardian in the worlds!
اللَّهُمَّ وَ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ افْسَحْ لَهُ فَسْحاً عِنْدَكَ وَ أَعْطِهِ الرِّضَا مِنْ ثَوَابِكَ الْجَزِيلِ وَ عَظِيمِ جَزَائِكَ الْجَلِيلِ
O Allah-azwj, and Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and Widen for him-asws a vast place in Your-azwj Presence, and Grant him-asws the pleasure from You-azwj plentiful Rewards, and Your-azwj mighty recompense, the majestic!
اللَّهُمَّ وَ اجْعَلْنَا لَهُ سَامِعِينَ مُطِيعِينَ وَ جُنْداً غَالِبِينَ وَ حِزْباً مُسْلِمِينَ وَ أَتْبَاعاً مُصَدِّقِينَ وَ شِيعَةً مُتَأَلِّفِينَ وَ صَحْباً مُوَازِرِينَ وَ أَوْلِيَاءَ مُخْلِصِينَ وَ وُزَرَاءَ مُنَاصِحِينَ وَ رُفَقَاءَ مُصَاحِبِينَ آمِينَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ
O Allah-azwj! Make us among those who hear and obey him-asws, and Make us victorious soldiers, and a Muslim group, and true followers, and united supporters, and loyal companions, and sincere allies, and trustworthy backers, and helpful companions! Ameen, O Lord-azwj of the worlds!
اللَّهُمَّ اجْزِهِ أَفْضَلَ جَزَاءِ الْمُكْرَمِينَ وَ أَعْطِهِ سُؤْلَهُ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ
O Allah-azwj! Reward him-asws the best Reward of the prestigious ones, and Grant him-asws his-asws request, O Lord-azwj of the worlds!
وَ أَشْهَدَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ نَاصَحَ لِرَسُولِكَ- وَ هَدَى إِلَى سَبِيلِكَ وَ جَاهَدَ حَقَّ الْجِهَادِ وَ دَعَا إِلَى سَبِيلِ الرَّشَادِ وَ قَامَ بِحَقِّكَ فِي خَلْقِكَ وَ صَدَعَ بِأَمْرِكَ وَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَجُرْ فِي حُكْمٍ وَ لَا دَخَلَ فِي ظُلْمٍ وَ لَمْ يَسْعَ فِي إِثْمٍ
And I testify he-asws had advised to Your-azwj Rasool-saww, and guided to Your-azwj way, and fought as the right of the Jihad, and called to the rightful way, and stood with Your-azwj Right among Your-azwj creatures, and proclaimed with Your-azwj Commands, and he-asws was not tyrannous regarding any ruling, nor entered into injustice, and did not strive regarding a sin!
وَ أَنَّهُ أَخُو رَسُولِكَ وَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ آمَنَ بِهِ وَ صَدَّقَهُ وَ اتَّبَعَهُ وَ نَصَرَهُ وَ أَنَّهُ وَصِيُّهُ وَ وَارِثُ عِلْمِهِ وَ مَوْضِعُ سِرِّهِ وَ أَحَبُّ الْخَلْقِ إِلَيْهِ وَ أَنَّهُ قَرِينُهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ وَ أَبُو سَيِّدَيْ شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ
And he-asws is brother-asws of Your-asws Rasool-saww, and the first one to believer in him-saww, and follow him-asws, and help him-asws, and he-asws is his-saww successor-asws, and inheritor of his-saww knowledge, and place of his-saww secrets, and the most beloved of the creatures to him-saww, and he-asws is his-saww paid in the world and the Hereafter, and father-asws of two chiefs of the youths of the people of Paradise, Al-Hassan-asws and Al-Husayn-asws!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ و آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَئِمَّةِ الرَّاشِدِينَ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَ سَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ سَلَاماً دَائِماً إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.
O Allah-azwj! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, the rightfully guiding Imams-asws, the goodly, the pure, and Greet upon them-asws all with constant Greetings up to the Day of religion (Reckoning)!’’[6]
29- ق، الكتاب العتيق الغرويّ زِيَارَةُ صَفْوَانَ الْجَمَّالِ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا الْأَئِمَّةِ وَ مَعْدِنَ الْوَحْيِ وَ النُّبُوَّةِ وَ الْمَخْصُوصَ بِالْأُخُوَّةِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى يَعْسُوبِ الدِّينِ وَ الْإِيمَانِ وَ كَلِمَةِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَ كَهْفِ الْأَنَامِ
(The book) ‘Kitab Al Ateeq’ of Al Gharwy – A Ziyarat by Safwan Al Jammal of Amir Al-Momineen-asws, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws O father-asws of the Imams-asws, and the Mine of Revelation and the Prophet-hood, and the one Specialised with the brotherhood! The greeting be upon leader of the religion and the Eman, and Word of the Beneficent, and Cave (shelter) of the people!
السَّلَامُ عَلَى مِيزَانِ الْأَعْمَالِ وَ مُقَلِّبِ الْأَحْوَالِ وَ سَيْفِ ذِي الْجَلَالِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى صَالِحِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ وَارِثِ عِلْمِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ الْحَاكِمِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى شَجَرَةِ التَّقْوَى وَ سَامِعِ السِّرِّ وَ النَّجْوَى وَ مُنْزِلِ الْمَنِّ وَ السَّلْوَى
The greeting be upon the scale of deeds, and turner of the situations, and sword of the Possessor of Majesty! The greeting be upon the reconciler of the Momineen, and inheritor of knowledge of the Prophets-as, and the judge on the Day of religion (Reckoning)! The greeting be upon the tree of piety, and hearer of the secrets and the whispers, and descender of the Manna and the Quails!
السَّلَامُ عَلَى حُجَّةِ اللَّهِ الْبَالِغَةِ وَ نِعْمَتِهِ السَّابِغَةِ وَ نَقِمَتِهِ الدَّامِغَةِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلِ الْأُمَّةِ وَ بَابِ الرَّحْمَةِ وَ أَبِي الْأَئِمَّةِ- السَّلَامُ عَلَى صِرَاطِ اللَّهِ الْوَاضِحِ وَ النَّجْمِ اللَّائِحِ وَ الْإِمَامِ النَّاصِحِ وَ الزِّنَادِ الْقَادِحِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى وَجْهِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي مَنْ آمَنَ بِهِ أَمِنَ
The greeting be upon the conclusive Argument of Allah-azwj, and His-azwj abundant bounty, and His-azwj crushing Punishment! The greeting be upon Israel of the community, and the door of Mercy, and father of the Imams-asws! The greeting be upon the clear path of Allah-azwj and the shining star, and the advising Imam-asws, and the striking flint! The greeting be upon the Face of Allah-azwj which one who believes in is secure with it!
السَّلَامُ عَلَى نَفْسِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى الْقَائِمَةِ فِيهِ بِالسُّنَنِ وَ عَيْنِهِ الَّتِي مَنْ عَرَفَهَا يَطْمَئِنُّ السَّلَامُ عَلَى أُذُنِ اللَّهِ الْوَاعِيَةِ فِي الْأُمَمِ وَ يَدِهِ الْبَاسِطَةِ بِالنِّعَمِ وَ جَنْبِهِ الَّذِي مَنْ فَرَّطَ فِيهِ نَدِمَ
The greeting be upon the Self of Allah-azwj the Exalted, the one standing in it with the Sunnahs, and His-azwj Eye which one who recognises it is reassured! The greeting be upon the retaining Ear of Allah-azwj among the communities, and His-azwj Hand extended with the bounties, and His-azwj Side which one who neglects it, regrets!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ مُجَازِي الْخَلْقِ وَ شَافِعُ الرِّزْقِ وَ الْحَاكِمُ بِالْحَقِّ بَعَثَكَ اللَّهُ عَلَماً لِعِبَادِهِ فَوَفَيْتَ بِمُرَادِهِ وَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ
I testify you-asws are the one who recompenses the creatures, the intercessor for sustenance, and the judge with the truth. Allah-azwj Sent you-asws as a flag for His-azwj servant, so you-asws were loyal with His-azwj Purpose and fought for the Sake of Allah-azwj and is the right of fighting!
فَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَ جَعَلَ أَفْئِدَةً مِنَ النَّاسِ تَهْوِي إِلَيْكُمْ فَالْخَيْرُ مِنْكَ وَ إِلَيْكَ عَبْدُكَ الزَّائِرُ لِحَرَمِكَ اللَّائِذُ بِكَرَمِكَ الشَّاكِرُ لِنِعَمِكَ قَدْ هَرَبَ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ وَ رَجَاكَ لِكَشْفِ كُرُوبِهِ فَأَنْتَ سَاتِرُ عُيُوبِهِ
May Allah-azwj Send Salawaat upon you-asws all, and Make hearts of the people yearn to you-asws, for the goodness is from you-asws and to you-asws! Your servant, the visitor is at your-asws sanctuary seeking refuge with your-asws benevolence, the grateful for your-asws bounties! He has fled to you-asws from his sins and hopes to you-asws for removal of his distress, for you-asws are a concealer of his faults!
فَكُنْ لِي إِلَى اللَّهِ سَبِيلًا وَ مِنَ النَّارِ مَقِيلًا وَ لِمَا أَرْجُو فِيكَ كَفِيلًا أَنْجُو نَجَاةَ مَنْ وَصَلَ حَبْلَهُ بِحَبْلِكَ وَ سَلَكَ بِكَ إِلَى اللَّهِ سَبِيلًا فَأَنْتَ سَامِعُ الدُّعَاءِ وَ وَلِيُّ الْجَزَاءِ عَلَيْنَا مِنْكَ السَّلَامُ وَ أَنْتَ السَّيِّدُ الْكَرِيمُ وَ الْإِمَامُ الْعَظِيمُ فَكُنْ بِنَا رَحِيماً يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ.
(Please) be for me a way to Allah-azwj, and a refuge from the Hellfire, and a guarantor for what I am hoping for regarding you-asws, salvation of the one connecting his rope with your-asws rope, and travels the way to Allah-azwj through you-asws! You-asws are listener of the supplication, and in charge of the Recompense from you-asws upon us be the greeting, and you-asws are the chief, the benevolent, and the mighty Imam-asws! So be merciful with us, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws; and the greeting be upon you-asws, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!’’[7]
30- أَقُولُ وَجَدْتُ فِي نُسْخَةٍ قَدِيمَةٍ مِنْ تَأْلِيفَاتِ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا زِيَارَةً أُخْرَى لِمَوْلَانَا أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ وَ سَلَامُهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ هِيَ
I say, ‘I found in an ancient copy from compilations of one of our companions, another Ziyarat of our master Amir Al-Momineen-asws, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Greeting be upon him-asws, and it is: –
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ وَ مَوْلَى كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ وَ مُؤْمِنَةٍ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ وَ حُجَّتَهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَلِيفَةَ الرَّسُولِ عَلَى أُمَّتِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صِهْرَ النَّبِيِّ وَ زَوْجَ ابْنَتِهِ
‘The greeting be upon you-asws, O my master and master of every believing man and believing woman! The greeting be upon you-asws, O Guardian of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Divine Authority! The greeting be upon you-asws, O caliph of the Rasool-saww upon his-saww community! The greeting be upon you-asws O son- in-law of the Prophet-saww and husband of his-saww daughter-asws!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا قَائِلَ الْحَقِّ فِي قَضِيَّتِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الزُّهْدِ فِي إِمَامَتِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَاضِحَ السَّبِيلِ فِي دَلَالَتِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَلِيفَةَ الطُّهْرِ فِي نُبُوَّتِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نَاصِرَ الْحَقِّ فِي شَرِيعَتِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَوْحَدَ الْخَلْقِ فِي شَجَاعَتِهِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O speaker of the truth in his-asws judgments! The greeting be upon you-asws O companions of the ascetism in his-asws Imamate! The greeting be upon you-asws O clear way in his-asws evidence! The greeting be upon you-asws O caliph of the purity in his-saww Prophet-hood! The greeting be upon you-asws O helper of the truth in his-saww Law! The greeting be upon you-asws of most unique of the creatures in his-asws bravery!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا شِبْهَ الْأَمِينِ فِي سَمَاحَتِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْمَقْبُولُ فِي شَفَاعَتِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْعَادِلُ فِي خِلَافَتِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْأَمِينُ فِي إِمَارَتِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الطَّيِّبُ فِي وِلَادَتِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الْحَوْضِ وَ سِقَايَتِهِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O resembles the trustworthy in his-saww forgiveness! The greeting be upon you-asws O Accepted regarding his-asws intercession! The greeting be upon you-asws O just in his-asws caliphate! The greeting be upon you-asws O the trusted in his-asws governance! The greeting be upon you-asws O the goodly in his-asws birth! The greeting be upon you-asws O owner of the fountain and its quenching!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَامِلَ اللِّوَاءِ لِعِظَمِ كَرَامَتِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَائِفَ اللَّهِ فِي سَرِيرَتِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ آدَمَ صَفْوَةِ اللَّهِ مِنْ بَرِيَّتِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ نُوحٍ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ وَ خِيَرَتِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْخَلِيلِ فِي نُبُوَّتِهِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O bearer of the flag due to his mighty prestige! The greeting be upon you-asws O fearful of Allah-azwj in his-asws privacy! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Adam-as elite of Allah-azwj from his-as citizens! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Noah-as Prophet-as of Allah-azwj and his-as choice! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Ibrahim-as the friend of Allah-azwj in his-as Prophet-hood!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوسَى الْكَلِيمِ لِلَّهِ فِي رِسَالَتِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِيسَى الرُّوحِ فِي بَلَاغَتِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ فِي أَمَانَتِهِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Musa-as the converser of Allah-azwj in his-as Messenger-ship! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Isa-as the Spirit of Allah-azwj in his-as eloquence! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Muhammad-saww the Prophet-as in his-asws entrustment!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا السِّبْطَيْنِ وَ قَاضِيَ الدِّينِ وَ مَنْبَعَ الْعَيْنِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَخَا الرَّسُولِ وَ زَوْجَ الْبَتُولِ وَ رَادَّ الْغُلُولِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا قَاتِلَ النَّاكِثِينَ وَ الْقَاسِطِينَ وَ الْمَارِقِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ الْعِلْمِ وَ صَاحِبَ الْحِلْمِ وَ مَوْضِعَ الْحُكْمِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O father-asws of the two grandsons-asws (of the Prophet-saww), and judge of the religion, and the source of spring! The greeting be upon you-asws O brother-asws of the Rasool-saww, and husband of the chaste (Fatima-asws), and returner of the stolen war booty! The greeting be upon you-asws O fighter against the allegiance breakers, and the renegades, and the deviants! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of the knowledge and companion of the forbearance, and the place of wisdom!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا الْأَنَامِ وَ مُكَسِّرَ الْأَصْنَامِ وَ كَلِيمَ الْأَقْوَامِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا كَاشِفَ الْمَحْلِ وَ خَاصِفَ النَّعْلِ وَ سَيِّدَ الْأَهْلِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَامِلَ الرَّايَةِ وَ بَالِغَ الْغَايَةِ وَ صَاحِبَ الْآيَةِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَلَمَ الْهُدَى وَ مَنَارَ التُّقَى وَ الْعُرْوَةَ الْوُثْقَى
The greeting be upon you-asws O father-asws of the humanity, and breaker of the idols, and converser to the people! The greeting be upon you-asws O remover of the drought, and repairer of the slippers, and chief of the people! The greeting be upon you-asws O bearer of the flag, and achiever of the peak, and companion of the sign! The greeting be upon you-asws of the flag of guidance, and the minaret of piety, and the firmest handhold!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا قَاسِمَ النَّارِ وَ حَافِظَ الْجَارِ وَ مُدْرِكَ الثَّارِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا دَاحِضَ الْإِفْكِ وَ مُبْطِلَ الشِّرْكِ وَ مُزِيلَ الشَّكِّ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ خَاتِمَ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ وَ قَاتِلَ الْأَشْقِيَاءِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا هَاجِرَ اللَّذَّاتِ وَ تَارِكَ الشَّهَوَاتِ وَ كَاشِفَ الْغَمَرَاتِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O distributer of the Hellfire, and the protector of the neighbour, and the avenger of blood. The greeting be upon you-asws O disproof of falsehood, the invalidator of Polytheism, and the remover of doubt. The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of the Prophets-as, and the seal of the successors-as, and the killer of the wretched. The greeting be upon you-asws O one who forsakes pleasures, and abandons desires, and removes hardships!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا فَاضِحَ الْأَقْرَانِ وَ قَاتِلَ الشُّجْعَانِ وَ مُبْطِلَ كَيْدِ الشَّيْطَانِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا فَاكَّ الْأَسِيرِ وَ مُعِينَ الْفَقِيرِ وَ نِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا هَازِمَ الْأَحْزَابِ وَ مُذِلَّ الرِّقَابِ وَ مُجَلِّيَ الْخُطَّابِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O exposer of rivals, and slayer of the brave, and nullifier of the schemes of Satan-la! The greeting be upon you-asws O liberator of captives, and helper of the poor, and the best of supporters. The greeting be upon you-asws O vanquisher of armies, and the subjugator of necks, and the remover of obstacles!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَنَدَ مَنَافٍ وَ سَيِّدَ الْأَشْرَافِ وَ صَاحِبَ الْحَوْضِ الصَّافِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى الْعَادِلِ فِي الرَّعِيَّةِ وَ الْحَاكِمِ بِالْقَضِيَّةِ وَ الْقَاسِمِ بِالسَّوِيَّةِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O pillar of the noble and master of the honoured, and the keeper of the pure reservoir! The greeting be upon the just ruler over his people, and the judge who delivers rightful verdicts, and the one who distributes fairly.
أَشْهَدُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَ كَفَى بِهِ شَهِيداً وَ سَائِلًا عَنِ الشَّهَادَةِ أَنَّكَ أَقَمْتَ الصَّلَاةَ وَ آتَيْتَ الزَّكَاةَ وَ أَمَرْتَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ نَهَيْتَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَ جَاهَدْتَ الْمُلْحِدِينَ وَ عَبَدْتَ اللَّهِ حَقَّ عِبَادَتِهِ وَ صَبَرْتَ عَلَى مَا أَصَابَكَ طَالِباً لِمَرْضَاتِهِ حَتَّى أَتَاكَ الْيَقِينُ
I testify before Allah-azwj and He Allah-azwj is Sufficient as a witness and the One Who will Question about this testimony, that you established the Salat, and gave the Zakat, and instructed what is right and forbade the evil, and stroke the Kafirs, and worshipped Allah-azwj until the certainty (death) came to you-asws!
لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَكَ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ ظَلَمَكَ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنِ اعْتَدَى عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلَى وُلْدِكَ وَ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلَى الْمَلَائِكَةِ الْحَافِّينَ بِكَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
May Allah-azwj Curse the one who killed you-asws, and may Allah-azwj Curse the one who oppressed you-asws, and may Allah-azwj Curse the one who transgressed upon you-asws and upon your-asws children and your-asws offspring! May the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon you-asws, and upon the Angels surrounding you-asws, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
أَنَا عَبْدُكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ وَ ابْنُ عَبْدُكَ أَتَيْتُكَ زَائِراً مُعْتَرِفاً بِحَقِّكَ مُوَالِياً لِمَنْ وَالَيْتَ عَدُوّاً لِمَنْ عَادَيْتَ سِلْماً لِمَنْ سَالَمْتَ حَرْباً لِمَنْ حَارَبْتَ مُتَقَرِّباً بِمَحَبَّتِكَ وَ وَلَايَتِكَ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلَى ضَجِيعَيْكَ آدَمَ وَ نُوحٍ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ-
I am your servant, O my master, and the son of your servant. I have come to visit you, acknowledging your right, loyal to those whom you befriended, an enemy to those whom you opposed, at peace with those at peace with you, and at war with those who warred against you. I seek closeness to Allah through love and devotion to you. Peace be upon you and upon your two companions, Adam and Noah, and may Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you’.
ثُمَّ تَنْكَبُّ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ وَ تُقَبِّلُهُ وَ تَقُولُ إِلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وُفُودِي وَ بِكَ أَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَى اللَّهِ فِي بُلُوغِ مَقْصُودِي أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ الْمُتَوَسِّلَ بِكَ غَيْرُ خَائِبٍ وَ الطَّالِبَ بِكَ عَنْ مَعْرِفَةٍ غَيْرُ مَرْدُودٍ إِلَّا بِنَجَاحِ حَاجَتِهِ فَكُنْ لِي شَفِيعاً إِلَى رَبِّكَ وَ رَبِّي فِي فَكَاكِ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَ غُفْرَانِ ذُنُوبِي وَ كَشْفِ شِدَّتِي وَ إِعْطَاءِ سُؤْلِي فِي دُنْيَايَ وَ آخِرَتِي فَ إِنَّهُ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ-
Then devote upon the grave and kiss it and say, ‘To you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws is my delegation, and through you-asws I see means to Allah-azwj in reaching my purpose! I testify that the one seeking means through you-asws will not be disappointed, and the seeking through you-asws with recognition will not be returned except with his needs being successful! So be for me an intercessor to your-asws Lord-azwj and my Lord-azwj in liberation of my neck from the Hellfire, and Forgiveness of my sins, and removal of my adversities, and Grant my requests regarding my world and my Hereafter, for He-azwj is Able upon all things!’
ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهْ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ وَ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ يَا أَسْمَعَ السَّامِعِينَ وَ يَا أَبْصَرَ النَّاظِرِينَ وَ يَا أَسْرَعَ الْحَاسِبِينَ وَ يَا أَجْوَدَ الْأَجْوَدِينَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ رَسُولِكَ إِلَى الْعَالَمِينَ وَ بِأَخِيهِ وَ ابْنِ عَمِّهِ الْأَنْزَعِ الْبَطِينِ الْعَلَمِ الْمَكِينِ عَلِيٍّ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ بِالْحَسَنِ الزَّكِيِّ عِصْمَةِ الْمُتَّقِينَ وَ بِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَكْرَمِ الْمُسْتَشْهَدِينَ
Then divert to the Qiblah and say, ‘O Allah-azwj! I draw closer to You-azwj, O the most Listening of the listeners, and O the most Insightful of the beholders, and O Swiftest of the reckoners, and O the most Generous of the generous ones, through Muhammad-saww last of the Prophets-as, Your-azwj Rasool-saww to the worlds, and through his-saww brother-asws and son-asws of his-saww uncle-as, the one of belly filled (with knowledge), the distinguished flag, Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and through Al-Hassan-asws the pure protection of the pious, and through Abu Abdullah-asws (Al-Husayn-asws) the most honours of the martyrs!
وَ بِعَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ زَيْنِ الْعَابِدِينَ- وَ بِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْبَاقِرِ لِعِلْمِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ بِجَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ زَكِيِّ الصِّدِّيقِينَ وَ بِمُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ حَبِيسِ الظَّالِمِينَ وَ بِعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضَا الْأَمِينِ وَ بِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ أَزْهَدِ الزَّاهِدِينَ وَ بِعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ قُدْوَةِ الْمُهْتَدِينَ
And through Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws adornment of the worshippers, and through Muhammad-asws Bin Ali-asws the expounder of knowledge of the Prophets-as, and through Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws the most righteous of the truthful ones, and through Musa-asws Bin Ja’far-asws imprisoned by the oppressors, and through Ali-asws Bin Musa-asws, the satisfactory, the trustworthy, and through Muhammad-asws Bin Ali-asws the most ascetic of the ascetic ones, and through Ali-asws Bin Muhammad-asws the role model of the guided ones!
وَ بِالْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَارِثِ الْمُسْتَخْلِفِينَ وَ بِالْحُجَّةِ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ مَوْلَانَا صَاحِبِ الزَّمَانِ مُظْهِرِ الْبَرَاهِينِ أَنْ تَكْشِفَ مَا بِي مِنَ الْغُمُومِ وَ تَكْفِيَنِي شَرَّ الْقَدْرِ الْمَحْتُومِ وَ تُجِيرَنِي مِنَ النَّارِ ذَاتِ السَّمُومِ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ-
And through Al-Hassan-asws Bin Ali-asws inheritor of the successors-asws, and through the Divine Authority upon the worlds, our master, Master of the era, manifester of the proofs, to Remove what sadness is with me, and Suffice me of the evil Pre-determination, the Ordained, and Shelter me from the Hellfire with the toxins, by Your-azwj Mercy, O most Merciful of the merciful ones!’
ثُمَّ تُصَلِّي صَلَاةَ الزِّيَارَةِ سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ رَكْعَتَيْنِ مِنْهَا لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع وَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ لآِدَمَ ع وَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ لِنُوحٍ ع ثُمَّ تَسْجُدُ وَ تَقُولُ مَا كَانَ يَقُولُهُ مَوْلَانَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع وَ هُوَ أُنَاجِيكَ يَا سَيِّدِي كَمَا يُنَاجِي الْعَبْدُ الذَّلِيلُ مَوْلَاهُ وَ أَطْلُبُ إِلَيْكَ كَمَا يَطْلُبُ مَنْ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تُعْطِي وَ لَا يَنْقُصُ مَا عِنْدَكَ
Then pray Salat, Salat of the Ziyarat of six units, two units from these being for Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and two units for Adam-as, and two units for Noah-as, then perform Sajdah and say what our master Amir Al-Momineen-asws used to say, and it is: ‘I whisper to You-azwj O my Master just as the disgraced slave whispers to his master, and seek to You-azwj just as is sought by the one who knows that You-azwj Give and it does not reduce with is in Your-azwj Possession!
وَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ اسْتِغْفَارَ مَنْ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَ أَتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْكَ تَوَكُّلَ مَنْ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ-
And I seek Your-azwj Forgiveness, seeking of Forgiveness by the one who knows that no one forgives the sins except You-azwj, and I rely upon You-azwj a reliance by the one who know You-azwj are Able upon all things!’
ثُمَّ تَقُولُ الْعَفْوَ الْعَفْوَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ وَ تَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مَا أَحْبَبْتَ.
Then say, ‘The Pardon! The Pardon!’, one hundred times and ask Allah-azwj whatever you like’’.[8]
31- أَقُولُ قَالَ فِي الْمَزَارِ الْكَبِيرِ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ الْكُوفَةَ فَاغْتَسِلْ ثُمَّ امْشِ إِلَى مَشْهَدِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع وَ أَنْتَ عَلَى غُسْلِكَ وَ طُهْرِكَ وَ إِنْ أَحْدَثْتَ مَا يَنْقُضُ الْوُضُوءَ فَأَعِدْ وُضُوءَكَ وَ غُسْلَكَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يُمْكِنْ ذَلِكَ لِعِلَّةٍ فَالْوُضُوءُ يُجْزِي ثُمَّ الْبَسْ مِنْ ثِيَابِكَ مَا طَهُرَ وَ اسْعَ إِلَيْهِ مَاشِياً مِنْ حَيْثُ أَمْكَنَ السَّعْيُ
I say, ‘He said in (the book) ‘Al Mazar Al Kabeer’ – ‘When you come to Al Kufa, bather, then walk to the Shrine of Amir Al-Momineen-asws while you are upon your washing and your cleanliness, and if something occurs what breaks the Wud’u, then repeat your Wud’u and your bathing. If that is not possible for a reason, then the Wud’u would suffice. Then wear from your clothes what are clean and strive to him-asws walking from wherever the striving is possible.
فَإِذَا عَايَنْتَ قَبْرَهُ فَقُلْ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَ لِلَّهِ الْحَمْدُ-
When you witness his-asws grave, say, ‘Allah-azwj is Greatest! Allah-azwj is Greatest! There is no god except Allah-azwj and Allah-azwj is Greatest, and for Allah-azwj is the Praise!’
وَ امْشِ وَ عَلَيْكَ السَّكِينَةَ وَ الْوَقَارَ وَ الْخُشُوعَ وَ أَكْثِرْ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَ قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَكْرَمَنِي فِي عِبَادِهِ وَ سَيَّرَنِي فِي بِلَادِهِ وَ حَمَلَنِي عَلَى دَوَابِّهِ
And walk and upon you should be the calmness and the dignity and the fearfulness, and frequent from the Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww Rasool-saww of Allah-azwj, and People-asws of his-saww, and say, ‘The Praise is for Allah-azwj Who Honoured me among His-azwj servants and Made me travel in His-azwj land, and Carried me upon His-azwj animal!’
فَإِذَا دَخَلْتَ الْحِصْنَ مِنَ الْبَابِ الْأُولَى فَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنا هذا وَ ما كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَ إِنَّا إِلى رَبِّنا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ
When you enter the fortress from the first door, say, ‘The Praise is for Allah-azwj Who Subjugated this one for us, and we were not capable for it [43:13] And we would be returning to our Lord’ [43:14]!
اللَّهُمَّ كَمَا أَحْلَلْتَنِي حَرَمَ أَخِي رَسُولِكَ وَ وَصِيِّهِ وَ سَهَّلْتَ زِيَارَتَهُ فَحَرِّمْ جَسَدِي عَلَى النَّارِ-
O Allah-azwj! Just as You-azwj have Permitted me the sanctuary of Your-azwj Rasool-saww and his-saww successor-asws, and Facilitated visiting him-asws, so Prohibited my body unto the Hellfire!’
وَ أَكْثِرْ مِنَ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ حَتَّى تَصِلَ إِلَى الْحِصْنِ الْمُحِيطِ بِالْقُبَّةِ وَ أَبْوَابِهَا وَ دُرْ إِلَى الْوَجْهِ الَّذِي تُوَاجِهُ فِيهِ الْإِمَامَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَ أَنْتَ مُنَكِّسُ الرَّأْسِ مُطْرِقُ الْبَصَرِ حَتَّى تَقِفَ بِالْبَابِ الَّذِي هُوَ مُحَاذِي الرَّأْسِ وَ اسْجُدْ إِذَا لَاحَظْتَهُ إِعْظَاماً لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى وَحْدَهُ وَ لِوَلِيِّهِ
And frequent from seeking the Forgiveness until you arrive to the fortress surrounding the dome and its doors, and rotate to the direction which you can faced the Imam-asws, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon him-asws while you are of a lowered head, lowered eyes until you pause at the door which is aligned with the head, and perform Sajdah when you see a glance of the reverence for Allah-azwj the Exalted Alone, and for His-azwj Guardian!’
ثُمَّ ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ وَ الْتَفِتْ يَسْرَةَ الْقِبْلَةِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ص- وَ قُلِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ-
Then raise your head and turn left of the Qiblah toward the Prophet-saww and say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws O Rasool Allah-saww, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!’
وَ أَقْبِلْ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ بِوَجْهِكَ وَ قُلِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ وَ مَوْلَى كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ وَ مُؤْمِنَةٍ-
And face towards the Imam-asws with your face and say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws O my master and master of every believing man and believing woman!’
وَ سَاقَ الزِّيَارَةَ كَمَا مَرَّ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ وَ عَلَى ضَجِيعَيْكَ آدَمَ وَ نُوحٍ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
And he continued the Ziyarat just as has passed up to his words, ‘And upon your-asws two companion Adam-as and Noah-as, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!’
ثُمَّ قَالَ ثُمَّ تَنْكَبُّ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ وَ تُقَبِّلُهُ وَ تَلُوذُ بِهِ وَ تَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى مَا أَحْبَبْتَ وَ تُصَلِّي عِنْدَ الرَّأْسِ سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ رَكْعَتَيْنِ لآِدَمَ وَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ لِنُوحٍ وَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع وَ تَدْعُو لِنَفْسِكَ وَ لِوَالِدَيْكَ وَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ تُجَبْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى
Then he said, ‘Then devote upon the grave and kiss it and seek refuge with it and ask Allah-azwj the Exalted whatever you like, and pray six units Salat by the head, two units for Adam-as, and two units for Noah-as, and two units for Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and supplicate for yourself, and for your parents, and for the Momineen, you will be Answered if Allah-azwj the Exalted so Desires!
فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ الِانْصِرَافَ فَوَدِّعْهُ ع تَقِفُ عَلَيْهِ كَوُقُوفِكَ الْأَوَّلِ وَ تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- أَسْتَوْدِعُكَ اللَّهَ وَ أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامَ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَ بِالرَّسُولِ وَ بِمَا جِئْتَ بِهِ وَ دَلَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ
When you want to leave, bid farewell to him-asws. Pause to him-asws like your first pausing and say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws, O Guardian of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! I entrust you-asws to Allah-azwj and convey the greeting to you-asws, believing in Allah-azwj and in the Rasool-saww, and in what he-saww had come with and pointed upon!
اللَّهُمَّ فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنْ زِيَارَتِهِ وَ ارْزُقْنِي صُحْبَتَهُ وَ تَوَفَّنِي عَلَى مِلَّتِهِ وَ احْشُرْنِي فِي زُمْرَتِهِ وَ اقْلِبْنِي مُفْلِحاً مُنْجِحاً بِأَفْضَلِ مَا يَنْقَلِبُ بِهِ أَحَدٌ مِنْ زُوَّارِهِ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
O Allah-azwj! Write us with the testifiers! O Allah-azwj! Do not Make it the last pact of visiting him-asws, and Grace me his-asws company, and Cause me to die upon his-asws religion, and resurrect me in his-asws group, and return me successful, gainful with the best of what anyone one from his-asws visitors has returned with, O most Merciful of the merciful ones!’’[9]
32- وَ قَالَ ره زِيَارَةٌ أُخْرَى لَهُ ع مِنْ كِتَابِ الْأَنْوَارِ وَ قِيلَ إِنَّ الْخَضِرَ ع زَارَهُ بِهَا وَ بِالْإِسْنَادِ عَنْ يُوسُفَ الْكُنَاسِيِّ وَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ جَمِيعاً عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِذَا أَرَدْتَ الزِّيَارَةَ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَاغْتَسِلْ حَيْثُ تَيَسَّرَ لَكَ وَ قُلْ حِينَ تَعْزِمُ
And he said, ‘There is another Ziyarat of his-asws from ‘Kitab Al Anwaar’, and it is said that Al Khizr-as had visited him-asws with it, and by the chain from Yusuf Al Kunasy, and from Muawiya Bin Ammar, altogether from Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘When you intend the Ziyarat of Amir Al-Momineen-asws, bathe wherever is easy for you, and say when you have determined:
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ سَعْيِي مَشْكُوراً وَ ذَنْبِي مَغْفُوراً وَ عَمَلِي مَقْبُولًا وَ اغْسِلْنِي مِنَ الْخَطَايَا وَ الذُّنُوبِ طَهِّرْ قَلْبِي مِنْ كُلِّ آفَةٍ وَ زَكِّ عَمَلِي وَ تَقَبَّلْ سَعْيِي وَ اجْعَلْ مَا عِنْدَكَ خَيْراً لِي
‘O Allah-azwj Make my striving Appreciated, and my sins Forgiven, and my deeds Accepted, and Wash me from the misdeeds and the sins Purifying my heart from every affliction, and Purify my deeds, and Accept my striving, and Make what is in Your-azwj Presence to be better for me!
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ التَّوَّابِينَ وَ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ-
O Allah-azwj! Make me from the repenting ones, and Make me from the cleansing ones, and the Praise is for Allah-azwj, Lord-azwj of the worlds!’
ثُمَّ امْشِ وَ عَلَيْكَ السَّكِينَةَ وَ الْوَقَارَ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَ بَابَ الْحَرَمِ فَقُمْ عَلَى الْبَابِ وَ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُرِيدُكَ فَأَرِدْنِي وَ أَقْبَلْتُ بِوَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ فَلَا تُعْرِضْ بِوَجْهِكَ عَنِّي وَ إِنِّي قَصَدْتُ إِلَيْكَ فَتَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي وَ إِنْ كُنْتَ مَاقِتاً فَارْضَ عَنِّي وَ إِنْ كُنْتَ سَاخِطاً عَلَيَّ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي وَ ارْحَمْ مَسِيرِي إِلَيْكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَبْتَغِي بِذَلِكَ رِضَاكَ فَلَا تَقْطَعْ رَجَائِي وَ لَا تُخَيِّبْنِي يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Then walk, and upon you should be the calmness and the dignity, until you come to the door of the sanctuary. Stand at the door and say, ‘O Allah-azwj! I intend You-azwj so Intend me, and I have turned with my face to You-azwj so do not Turn You-azwj Face away from me, and I am aiming to You-azwj, so Accept from me, and if You-azwj were Detesting then be Pleased with me, and if You-azwj were Annoyed upon me, then Pardon me, and Mercy my travelling to You-azwj with Your-azwj Mercy. I seek Your-azwj Pleasure with that, so neither Cut off my hopes nor disappoint me, O most Merciful of the merciful ones!
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلَامُ وَ مِنْكَ السَّلَامُ وَ إِلَيْكَ يَعُودُ السَّلَامُ أَنْتَ مَعْدِنُ السَّلَامِ حُيِّينَا رَبَّنَا مِنْكَ بِالسَّلَامِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صَاحِبَةً وَ لَا وَلَداً وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فَقَدَّرَهُ تَقْدِيراً
O Allah-azwj! You-azwj are the ‘Salaam’, and from You-azwj is the ‘Salaam’, and to You-azwj returns the ‘Salaam’! You-asws are the mine of peace. Our Lord-azwj has Caused us to live with the peace from you-asws; and the Praise is for Allah-azwj Who neither Took a female companion, nor a son; and the Praise is for Allah-azwj Who Created all things and Determined its determination!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ- أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مَا أَمَرَكَ بِهِ وَ وَفَيْتَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَ تَمَّتْ بِكَ كَلِمَاتُ اللَّهِ وَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى أَتَاكَ الْيَقِينُ
The greeting be upon you-asws O Abu Al-Hassan-asws! I testify that you-asws have delivered on behalf of Rasool Allah-saww what he-saww had instructed you-asws with, and you-asws were loyal with the Pact of Allah-azwj, and the Words of Allah-azwj were completed by you-asws, and you-asws fought in the way of Allah-azwj until the certainty came to you-asws!
لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَكَ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ بَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ فَرَضِيَ عَنْهُ أَنَا بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي وَلِيٌّ لِمَنْ وَالاكَ وَ عَدُوٌّ لِمَنْ عَادَاكَ أَبْرَأُ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِمَّنْ بَرِئْتَ مِنْهُ وَ بَرِيءٌ مِنْكُمْ-
May Allah-azwj Curse the one who killed you-asws, and may Allah-azwj Curse the one to whom that reached so he was pleased from it! May my father and my mother (be sacrificed) for you-asws! I am a friend to the one who befriends you and an enemy to the one who is an enemy to you-asws! I disavow to Allah-azwj from the one whom you-asws had disavowed from, and he disavowed from you-asws all!’
ثُمَّ تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ تَسْمَعُ صَوْتِي أَتَيْتُكَ مُتَعَاهِداً لِدِينِي وَ بَيْعَتِي ائْذَنْ لِي فِي بَيْتِكَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ رُوحَكَ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ أُعِينَتْ بِالْقُدْسِ وَ السَّكِينَةُ جُعِلَتْ لَهَا بَيْتاً تَنْطِقُ عَلَى لِسَانِكَ-
Then you should say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws O Abu Al-Hassan-asws, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings! I testify you-asws hear my voice. I have come to you-asws to renew my pact and my pledge to you-asws! Permit for me in your-asws house! I testify that your-asws soul is holy, assisted with the Holiness and the calmness is made a house for it to speak upon your-asws tongue!’
ثُمَّ ادْخُلْ وَ قُلِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ الْمُرْدِفِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى حَمَلَةِ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرُوبِيِّينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ الْمُنْتَجَبِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ الْمُسَوِّمِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي هَذَا الْحَرَمِ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ مُقِيمُونَ
Then enter and say, ‘The greeting be upon the Angles of Proximity of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon the consecutive Angels of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon the bearers of the Throne, the Cherubim! The greeting be upon the Angels of Allah-azwj, the Selected! The greeting be upon the Angels of Allah-azwj, the marked! The greeting be upon the Angels of Allah-azwj, those who are residing in this sanctuary by the Permission of Allah-azwj!
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَكْرَمَنِي بِمَعْرِفَتِهِ وَ مَعْرِفَةِ رَسُولِهِ وَ مَنْ فَرَضَ طَاعَتَهُ رَحْمَةً مِنْهُ وَ تَطَوُّلًا مِنْهُ عَلَيَّ بِذَلِكَ
The Praise is for Allah-azwj Who Honoured me with recognising him-asws and recognising His-azwj Rasool-saww, and the one obedience to him-asws He-azwj Obligated as Mercy and Leniency from Him-azwj upon me with that!
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي سَيَّرَنِي فِي بِلَادِهِ وَ حَمَلَنِي عَلَى دَوَابِّهِ وَ طَوَى إِلَيَّ الْبَعِيدَ وَ دَفَعَ عَنِّي الْمَكَارِهَ حَتَّى أَدْخَلَنِي حَرَمَ وَلِيِّ اللَّهِ وَ أَرَانِيهِ فِي عَافِيَةٍ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي هَدانا لِهذا وَ ما كُنَّا لِنَهْتَدِيَ لَوْ لا أَنْ هَدانَا اللَّهُ
The Praise is for Allah-azwj Who Made me travel in His-azwj land and Carried me upon His-azwj animal, and Folded the distant to me, and Repelled the abhorrence from me until I entered the sanctuary of a Guardian of Allah-azwj and saw it in well-being! ‘The Praise is for Allah Who Guided us to this, and we would not have been rightly Guided if Allah had not Guided us [7:43]!
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ جَاءَ بِالْحَقِّ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَ أَخُو رَسُولِهِ
I testify that there is no god except Allah-azwj Alone, there is no associate for Him-azwj; and I testify that Muhammad-saww is His-azwj servant and His-azwj Rasool-saww! He-saww came with the truth from His-azwj Presence; and I testify that Ali-asws is a servant of Allah-azwj and brother-asws of His-azwj Rasool-saww!
اللَّهُمَّ عَبْدُكَ وَ زَائِرُكَ مُتَقَرِّبٌ إِلَيْكَ بِزِيَارَةِ أَخِي رَسُولِكَ وَ عَلَى كُلِّ مَزُورٍ حَقٌّ لِمَنْ أَتَاهُ وَ زَارَهُ وَ أَنْتَ أَكْرَمُ مَزُورٍ وَ خَيْرُ مَأْتِيٍّ
O Allah-azwj! Your-azwj servant, and Your-azwj visitor is drawing closer to You-azwj by visiting the brother-asws of Your-azwj Rasool-saww, and upon every visited there is a right for the one visiting him, and You-azwj are the most Honourable of the visited, and best one come to!
فَأَسْأَلُكَ يَا رَحْمَانُ يَا رَحِيمُ يَا وَاحِدُ يَا أَحَدُ يَا فَرْدُ يَا صَمَدُ يَا مَنْ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَ لَمْ يُولَدْ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ تُحْفَتَكَ إِيَّايَ مِنْ زِيَارَتِي فِي مَوْقِفِي هَذَا فَكَاكَ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَ اجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ يُسَارِعُ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ رَغَباً وَ رَهَباً وَ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْخَاشِعِينَ
I ask You-azwj, O Beneficent, O merciful, O One, O First, O Individual, O Non-hollow, O One who does not beget and is not begotten, and there does not happen to be anyone a match for Him-azwj! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and Make Your-azwj Gift for it of my Ziyarat in this standing of mine, the liberation of my neck from the Hellfire, and Make me from the one who are quick to the good deeds, desiring and dreading, and Make me from the fearful ones!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ بَشَّرْتَنِي عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيِّكَ فَقُلْتَ وَ بَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنَّ لَهُمْ قَدَمَ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ
O Allah-azwj! You-azwj Gave me glad tidings upon the tongue of Your-azwj Prophet-saww. You-azwj Said: ‘and give glad tidings to those who believe that, for them would be a ‘true footing’ in the Presence of their Lord [10:2]!
اللَّهُمَّ فَإِنِّي بِكَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَ بِجَمِيعِ آيَاتِكَ مُوقِنٌ فَلَا تُوقِفْنِي بَعْدَ مَعْرِفَتِهِمْ مَوْقِفاً تَفْضَحُنِي عَلَى رُءُوسِ الْخَلَائِقِ بَلْ أَوْقِفْنِي مَعَهُمْ وَ تَوَفَّنِي عَلَى تَصْدِيقِي فَإِنَّهُمْ عَبِيدُكَ خَصَصْتَهُمْ بِكَرَامَتِكَ وَ أَمَرْتَنِي بِاتِّبَاعِهِمْ-
O Allah-azwj! I am a believer in You-azwj, and in entirety of Your-azwj Verses, convinced, so do not let me stand, after having recognised them-asws, in a standing scandalising me upon the heads of the creatures. But, Pause me with them-asws, and Cause me to die upon my ratification, for they-asws are Your-azwj servants. You-azwj Specialised them-asws with Your-azwj Honours and Commanded me with obeying them-asws!’
ثُمَّ تَدْنُو مِنَ الْقَبْرِ وَ تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ إِمَامِ الْمُتَّقِينَ
Then go near the grave and say, ‘The Greeting be from Allah-azwj upon Rasool-saww of Allah-azwj Muhammad-saww Bin Abdullah-as, last of the Prophets-as, and Imam-saww of the pious!
السَّلَامُ عَلَى أَمِينِ اللَّهِ عَلَى رِسَالاتِهِ وَ عَزَائِمِ رُسُلِهِ وَ مَعْدِنِ الْوَحْيِ وَ التَّنْزِيلِ الْخَاتِمِ لِمَا سَبَقَ وَ الْفَاتِحِ لِمَا اسْتَقْبَلَ وَ الْمُهَيْمِنِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ وَ الشَّاهِدِ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ وَ السِّرَاجِ الْمُنِيرِ وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
The greeting be upon the trustee of Allah-azwj upon His-azwj Messages, and His-azwj Determined Messengers-as, and the mine of Revelation and the Scriptures, the last of what had preceded, and the beginning of what is in the future, and the dominant upon that, all of it, and the witness upon the creatures, and the radiant lamp! The greeting be upon you-saww, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الْمَظْلُومِينَ أَفْضَلَ وَ أَكْمَلَ وَ أَرْفَعَ وَ أَنْفَعَ وَ أَشْرَفَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَنْبِيَائِكَ وَ أَصْفِيَائِكَ
O Allah-azwj! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and the People-asws of his-saww Household, the oppressed, the best, and most perfect, and loftiest, and noblest of what You-azwj have Sent upon anyone of Your-azwj Prophets-as and Your-azwj elites!’
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَبْدِكَ وَ خَيْرِ خَلْقِكَ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّكَ وَ أَخِي نَبِيِّكَ وَ وَصِيِّ رَسُولِكَ الَّذِي انْتَجَبْتَهُ بِعِلْمِكَ وَ جَعَلْتَهُ هَادِياً لِمَنْ شِئْتَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَ الدَّلِيلَ عَلَى مَنْ بَعَثْتَهُ بِرِسَالاتِكَ
O Allah-azwj! Send Salawaat upon Amir Al-Momineen-asws, Your-azwj servant and best of Your-azwj creatures and brother-asws and successor-asws of Your-azwj Rasool-saww whom You-azwj Selected with Your-azwj Knowledge, and made him-asws a guide for the one You-azwj so Desired from Your-azwj creatures, and the pointed upon the one whom You-azwj had Send with Your-azwj Messages!
وَ دَيَّانَ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ بِعَدْلِكَ وَ فَصْلَ خِطَابِكِ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَ الْمُهَيْمِنَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْهِ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
And he-asws is judge of the Day of religion (Reckoning) with Your-azwj Justice, and Your-azwj Decisive Address from Your-azwj creatures, and the dominant upon that, all of it! The greeting be upon him-asws, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
اللَّهُمَّ وَ صَلِّ عَلَى الْأَئِمَّةِ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ الْقَوَّامِينَ بِأَمْرِكَ مِنْ بَعْدِ نَبِيِّكَ الْمُطَهَّرِينَ الَّذِينَ ارْتَضَيْتَهُمْ أَنْصَاراً لِدِينِكَ وَ أَعْلَاماً لِعِبَادِكَ
O Allah-azwj, and Send Salawaat upon the Imams-asws from his-asws sons-asws, the ones standing with Your-azwj Command from after Your-azwj Prophet-saww, the Purified, those whom You-azwj had Approved of as helpers for Your-azwj religion, and as flags for Your-azwj servants!’
ثُمَّ تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَى الْأَئِمَّةِ الْمُسْتَوْدَعِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى خَالِصَةِ اللَّهِ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ قَامُوا بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ وَ خَالَفُوا لِخَوْفِهِ الْعَالَمِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ
Then you should say, ‘The greeting be upon the Imams-asws, the entrusted! The greeting be upon the sincere of Allah-azwj from His-azwj creatures altogether! The greeting be upon the Momineen, those who stand with the Commands of Allah-azwj and they opposed the worlds out of fearing Him-azwj! The greeting be upon the Angels of Proximity of Allah-azwj!’
ثُمَّ تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِينَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبِيبَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا إِمَامَ الْهُدَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَلَمَ التُّقَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْبَرُّ التَّقِيُّ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا السِّرَاجُ الْمُنِيرُ
Then you should say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws, O trustee of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O Beloved of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O Guardian of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O Divine Authority of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O the Imam-asws of guidance! The greeting be upon you-asws O the flag of piety! The greeting be upon you-asws O the righteous, the pious! The greeting be upon you-asws O the radiant lamp!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَصِيَّ الرَّسُولِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَمُودَ الدِّينِ وَ وَارِثَ عِلْمِ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَ الْآخِرِينَ وَ صَاحِبَ الْمِيسَمِ وَ الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! The greeting be upon you-asws O father-asws of Al-Hassan-asws and Al-Husayn-asws! The greeting be upon you-asws O successor-asws of the Rasool-saww! The greeting be upon you-asws O the pillar of religion and inheritor of knowledge of the former ones and the latter ones, and owner of the branding iron and the straight path! The greeting be upon you-asws O Guardian of Allah-azwj!
أَنْتَ أَوَّلُ مَظْلُومٍ وَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ غُصِبَ حَقَّهُ صَبَرْتَ وَ احْتَسَبْتَ حَتَّى أَتَاكَ الْيَقِينُ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ لَقِيتَ اللَّهَ وَ أَنْتَ شَهِيدٌ عَذَّبَ اللَّهُ قَاتِلَكَ بِأَنْوَاعِ الْعَذَابِ
You are the first oppressed, and the first one usurped of his-asws rights! You-asws were patient and anticipated until the certainty (death) came to you-asws, and I testify you-asws met Allah-azwj and you-asws were a martyr! May Allah-azwj Punish your-asws killer with a variety of Punishments!
جِئْتُكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ عَارِفاً بِحَقِّكَ مُسْتَبْصِراً بِشَأْنِكَ مُعَادِياً لِأَعْدَائِكَ وَ مَنْ ظَلَمَكَ أَلْقَى عَلَى ذَلِكَ رَبِّي إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ إِنَّ لِي ذُنُوباً كَثِيرَةً فَاشْفَعْ لِي فِيهَا عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ فَإِنَّ لَكَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَقَاماً مَحْمُوداً وَ إِنَّ لَكَ عِنْدَهُ جَاهاً وَ شَفَاعَةً وَ قَدْ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَ لا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ارْتَضى
I have come to you-asws, O Guardian of Allah-azwj, recognising your-asws right, insightful of your-asws glory, and enemy to your-asws enemies and the one who oppressed you-asws! I shall meet my Lord-azwj while being upon that, if Allah-azwj Desires! There are many sins for me, so intercede for me regarding these in the Presence of your-asws Lord-azwj, for there is a praise-worthy position for you-asws in the Presence of Allah-azwj, and in His-azwj Presence there is honour for you-asws and (right of) intercession, and Allah-azwj the Exalted Said: and they will not be interceding except for the one He Approves of, [21:28]!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَ اللَّهِ فِي سَمَائِهِ وَ أَرْضِهِ وَ أُذُنَهُ السَّامِعَةَ وَ ذِكْرَهُ الْخَالِصَ وَ نُورَهُ السَّاطِعَ
The greeting be upon you-asws, O Light of Allah-azwj in His-azwj sky and His-azwj earth, and His-azwj Listening Ear, and His-azwj pure Zikr, and His-azwj shining Light!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ لَكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْمَزِيدَ وَ أَنَّ وَجْهَكَ إِلَى قُبُلِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ أَنَّ لَكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ رِزْقاً جَدِيداً تَغْدُو عَلَيْكَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ فِي كُلِّ صَبَاحٍ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَ تَجَاوَزْ عَنْ سَيِّئَاتِي وَ ارْحَمْ طُولَ مَكْثِي فِي الْقِيَامَةِ بِهِ فَإِنَّكَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ وَ أَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْوارِثِينَ-
I testify that there is the increase for you-asws from Allah-azwj, and that your-asws is facing to a direction of Lord-azwj of the worlds, and for you-asws there is renewed sustenance from Allah-azwj! The Angels are coming to you-asws in every morning! O Lord-azwj! Forgive (sins) for me and Overlook from my evil deeds, and Mercy my prolonged remaining in the Qiyamah with it, for You-azwj are Knower of the unseen, and You-azwj are Best of the givers of inheritance!’
ثُمَّ تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ آدَمَ صَفْوَةِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ نُوحٍ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ هُودٍ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ دَاوُدَ خَلِيفَةِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِيسَى رُوحِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدٍ حَبِيبِ اللَّهِ
Then say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Adam-as elite of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Noah-as Prophet-as of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Ibrahim-as friend of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Hud-as Prophet-as of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Dawood-as caliph of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O Isa-as Spirit of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Muhammad-saww Beloved of Allah-azwj!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الصِّدِّيقُ الشَّهِيدُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلَى الْأَرْوَاحِ الَّتِي حَلَّتْ بِفِنَائِكَ وَ أَنَاخَتْ بِرَحْلِكَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ الْمُحْدِقِينَ بِكَ
The Greeting be upon you-asws O Guardian of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O the truthful, the martyr! The greeting be upon you-asws, and upon the souls which surround your-asws courtyard and are resting at your-asws abode! The greeting be upon the Angels of Allah-azwj, the gazers at you-asws!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَقَمْتَ الصَّلَاةَ وَ آتَيْتَ الزَّكَاةَ وَ أَمَرْتَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ نَهَيْتَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَ اتَّبَعْتَ الرَّسُولَ وَ تَلَوْتَ الْكِتَابَ حَقَّ تِلَاوَتِهِ وَ بَلَّغْتَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ وَفَيْتَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَ تَمَّتْ بِكَ كَلِمَاتُ اللَّهِ وَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ
I testify that you-asws had established the Salat and gave the Zakat, and instructed with the good and forbade from the evil, and you-asws obeyed the Rasool-saww, and recited the Book as is the right of reciting it, and delivered on behalf of Rasool Allah-saww, and were loyal with the Pact of Allah-azwj, and with you-asws were completed the Words of Allah-azwj, and you-asws fought in the way of Allah-azwj as is the right of fighting!
وَ نَصَحْتَ لِلَّهِ وَ لِرَسُولِهِ وَ جُدْتَ بِنَفْسِكَ صَابِراً مُحْتَسِباً وَ مُجَاهِداً عَنْ دِينِ اللَّهِ مُوَقِّياً لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص- طَالِباً مَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ رَاغِباً فِيمَا وَعَدَ اللَّهُ وَ مَضَيْتَ لِلَّذِي كُنْتَ عَلَيْهِ شَاهِداً وَ مَشْهُوداً
And you-asws advised for Allah-azwj and for His-azwj Rasool-saww, and you-asws found yourself-asws as patient, anticipating, and a fighter defending the religion of Allah-azwj, saving Rasool Allah-saww, seeking what is in the Presence of Allah-azwj, desiring regarding what Allah-azwj Promised, and you-asws continued to what which you-asws had been bearing witness (testifying) upon, and witnessed!
فَجَزَاكَ اللَّهُ عَنْ رَسُولِهِ وَ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ أَهْلِهِ أَفْضَلَ الْجَزَاءِ وَ كُنْتَ أَوَّلَ الْقَوْمِ إِسْلَاماً وَ أَخْلَصَهُمْ إِيمَاناً وَ أَشَدَّهُمْ يَقِيناً وَ أَخْوَفَهُمْ لِلَّهِ وَ أَعْظَمَهُمْ عَنَاءً وَ أَحْوَطَهُمْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص- وَ أَفْضَلَهُمْ مَنَاقِبَ وَ أَكْثَرَهُمْ سَوَابِقَ وَ أَرْفَعَهُمْ دَرَجَةً وَ أَشْرَفَهُمْ مَنْزِلَةً وَ أَكْرَمَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ
May Allah-azwj Recompense you-asws on behalf of His-azwj Rasool-as, and on behalf of al Islam and its people, the best Recompense, and you-asws were first of the people in Islam, and their most sincere in Eman, and their strongest in conviction, and their most fearful of Allah-azwj, and their mightiest in making efforts, and their most defending upon Rasool Allah-saww, and their most superior in virtues, and their most in precedence, and their loftiest in rank, and their noblest in status, and their most honourable unto him-saww!
قَوِيتَ حِينَ ضَعُفَ أَصْحَابُهُ وَ بَرَزْتَ حِينَ اسْتَكَانُوا وَ نَهَضْتَ حِينَ وَهَنُوا وَ لَزِمْتَ مِنْهَاجَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص- وَ كُنْتَ خَلِيفَتَهُ حَقّاً بِرَغْمِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَ غَيْظِ الْكَافِرِينَ وَ كَيْدِ الْحَاسِدِينَ وَ صِغَرِ الْفَاسِقِينَ فَقُمْتَ بِالْأَمْرِ حِينَ فَشِلُوا وَ نَطَقْتَ حِينَ تَتَعْتَعُوا وَ مَضَيْتَ بِنُورِ اللَّهِ إِذْ وَقَفُوا
You-asws were strong when his-saww companions were weak, and your-asws duelled when they yielded, and you-asws got up when they were feeble, and you-asws necessitated the manifesto of Rasool Allah-saww, and you-asws were his-saww caliph truly with rubbing the nose (pride) of the hypocrites, and enraging the Kafirs, and plots of the envious, and belittling the mischief-makers! You-asws stood with the Commands when they had failed, and you-asws spoke when they hesitated, and you-asws continued with the Noor of Allah-azwj when they stopped.
فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ فَقَدْ هُدِيَ كُنْتَ أَقَلَّهُمْ كَلَاماً وَ أَصْوَبَهُمْ مَنْطِقاً وَ أَكْثَرَهُمْ رَأْياً وَ أَشْجَعَهُمْ قَلْباً وَ أَشَدَّهُمْ يَقِيناً وَ أَحْسَنَهُمْ عَمَلًا وَ أَعْرَفَهُمْ بِاللَّهِ كُنْتَ لِلدِّينِ يَعْسُوباً أَوَّلًا حِينَ تَفَرَّقَ النَّاسُ وَ آخِراً حِينَ فَشِلُوا
Thus, the one who follows you-asws is guided! You-asws the least of them in talking, and their most correct of them in speaking, and their most in viewing, and bravest of them of heart, and strongest of them in conviction, and most excellent of them in deeds, and most understanding of them with Allah-azwj! You-asws were a leader for the religion, the first when the people separated, and the last when they had failed!
كُنْتَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَباً رَحِيماً إِذْ صَارُوا عَلَيْكَ عِيَالًا فَحَمَلْتَ أَثْقَالَ مَا عَنْهُ ضَعُفُوا وَ حَفِظْتَ مَا أَضَاعُوا وَ رَعَيْتَ مَا أَهْمَلُوا وَ شَمَّرْتَ إِذْ خَنَعُوا وَ عَلَوْتَ إِذْ هَلِعُوا وَ صَبَرْتَ إِذْ جَزِعُوا
For the Momineen you-asws were a merciful father when they came to you-asws as dependants, so you-asws carried the burdens what they are weak from (carrying), and you-asws preserved what they had wasted, and you-asws too care of what they had carried, and you-asws rolled up your-asws sleeves when they were humiliated, and rose high when they were terrified, and were patient when they panicked!
كُنْتَ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ عَذَاباً صَبّاً وَ غِلْظَةً وَ غَيْظاً وَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَيْناً وَ حِصْناً وَ عَلَماً لَمْ تُفْلَلْ حُجَّتُكَ وَ لَمْ يَرْتَبْ قَلْبُكَ وَ لَمْ تَضْعُفْ بَصِيرَتُكَ وَ لَمْ تَجْبُنْ نَفْسُكَ كُنْتَ كَالْجَبَلِ لَا تُحَرِّكُهُ الْعَوَاصِفُ وَ لَا تُزِيلُهُ الْقَوَاصِفُ
You-asws were a torment upon the Kafirs, difficult, and harsh, and enraged, while to the Momineen you-asws an eye (watchful), and a fortress, and a flag! Your-asws argument was unshakable, and your-asws heart remained unwavering, and your-asws insight never weakened, and your-asws soul was never afraid. You-asws were like a mountain, unaffected by storms and unshaken by earthquakes!
وَ كُنْتَ كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص قَوِيّاً فِي أَمْرِ اللَّهِ وَضِيعاً فِي نَفْسِكَ عَظِيماً عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَبِيراً فِي الْأَرْضِ جَلِيلًا عِنْدَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِأَحَدٍ فِيكَ مَهْمَزٌ وَ لَا لِقَائِلٍ فِيكَ مَغْمَزٌ وَ لَا لِأَحَدٍ عِنْدَكَ هَوَادَةٌ
And you-asws were just as Rasool Allah-saww said, strong regarding the Commands of Allah-azwj, lowly withing himself-asws, mighty in the Presence of Allah-azwj, great in the earth, majestic in the presence of the Momineen! No one could find any fault in you-asws, nor could anyone speak ill of you-asws!
الضَّعِيفُ الذَّلِيلُ عِنْدَكَ قَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ حَتَّى تَأْخُذَ لَهُ بِحَقِّهِ وَ الْقَوِيُّ الْعَزِيزُ عِنْدَكَ ضَعِيفٌ ذَلِيلٌ حَتَّى تَأْخُذَ مِنْهُ الْحَقَّ وَ الْقَرِيبُ وَ الْبَعِيدُ عِنْدَكَ فِي ذَلِكَ سَوَاءٌ شَأْنُكَ الْحَقُّ وَ الصِّدْقُ وَ الرِّفْقُ وَ قَوْلُكَ حُكْمٌ وَ حَتْمٌ
The weak and humble were strong and honoured in your-asws presence until you-asws took their rights, and the strong and honoured were weak and humiliated in your-asws presence until you-asws took their rights. The close and the distant were the same in your-asws eyes. Your-asws stance was based on the truth, and the honesty, and the gentleness, and your-asws words were a judgment and a decree!
وَ أَمْرُكَ حِلْمٌ وَ حَزْمٌ وَ رَأْيُكَ عِلْمٌ وَ عَزْمٌ اعْتَدَلَ بِكَ الدِّينُ وَ سَهُلَ بِكَ الْعَسِيرُ وَ أُطْفِئَتْ بِكَ النِّيرَانُ وَ قَوِيَ بِكَ الْإِسْلَامُ وَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَ سَبَقْتَ سَبْقاً بَعِيداً وَ أَتْعَبْتَ مَنْ بَعْدَكَ تَعَباً شَدِيداً فَعَظُمَتْ رَزِيَّتُكَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَ هَدَّتْ مُصِيبَتُكَ الْأَنَامَ فَ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَ إِنَّا إِلَيْهِ راجِعُونَ
Your-asws command was characterised by patience and resolve, and your-asws opinion was based on knowledge and determination. Through you-asws, religion was balanced, and the difficult became easy, and fires were extinguished, and Islam and the believers grew stronger! You-asws achieved a great victory and exhausted those who came after you-asws with a severe struggle. Your-asws calamity was great in the skies, and your-asws loss shook all of humanity. Indeed we are for Allah-azwj and we are returning to Him-azwj!
لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَكَ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ شَايَعَ عَلَى قَتْلِكَ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ خَالَفَكَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ ظَلَمَكَ حَقَّكَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ عَصَاكَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ غَصَبَكَ حَقَّكَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ بَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ فَرَضِيَ بِهِ أَنَا إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ بَرِيءٌ
May Allah-azwj Curse the one who killed you-asws, and may Allah-azwj Curse the one who assisted upon killing you-asws, and may Allah-azwj Curse the one who opposed you-asws! May Allah-azwj Curse the one who oppressed you-asws of your-asws right! May Allah-azwj Curse the one who disobeyed you-asws! May Allah-azwj Curse the one who usurped your right! May Allah-azwj Curse the ones to whom that reached and he was pleased with it. I disavow to Allah-azwj from them!
لَعَنَ اللَّهُ أُمَّةً خَالَفَتْكَ وَ أُمَّةً جَحَدَتْ وَلَايَتَكَ وَ أُمَّةً حَادَتْ عَنْكَ وَ أُمَّةً قَتَلَتْكَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ النَّارَ مَثْوَاهُمْ وَ بِئْسَ الْوِرْدُ الْمَوْرُودُ
May Allah-azwj Curse the community which opposed you-asws, and community which rejected your-asws Wilayah, and community which deviated away from you-asws, and community which killed you-asws! The Praise is for Allah-azwj Who Make the Hellfire their abode, and evil is the place to which the ones would be led to [11:98]!
اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْ قَتَلَةَ أَنْبِيَائِكَ وَ أَوْصِيَاءِ أَنْبِيَائِكَ بِجَمِيعِ لَعَنَاتِكَ وَ أَصْلِهِمْ حَرَّ نَارِكَ
O Allah-azwj! Curse the killers of Your-azwj Prophets-as, and successors-as of Your-azwj Prophets-as entirety of Your-azwj Curses and Make them arrive to the heat of Your-azwj Hellfire!
اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنِ الْجَوَابِيتَ وَ الطَّوَاغِيتَ وَ كُلَّ نِدٍّ يُدْعَى مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ وَ كُلِّ مُلْحِدٍ مُفْتَرٍ
O Allah-azwj! Curse the false gods and the tyrants, and every rival from besides Allah-azwj being called upon, and every fabricating atheist!
اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْهُمْ وَ أَشْيَاعَهُمْ وَ أَتْبَاعَهُمْ وَ أَوْلِيَاءَهُمْ وَ أَعْوَانَهُمْ وَ مُحِبِّيهِمْ لَعْناً كَثِيراً
O Allah-azwj! Curse them and their adherent, and their followers, and their friends, and their supporters, and their loving ones, a lot of Curses!
اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْ قَتَلَةَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
O Allah-azwj! Curse the killers of Amir Al-Momineen-asws!
اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْ قَتَلَةَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ-
O Allah-azwj! Curse the killers of Al-Hassan-asws and Al-Husayn-asws!
اللَّهُمَّ عَذِّبْهُمْ عَذَاباً لَا تُعَذِّبُهُ أَحَداً مِنَ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ ضَاعِفْ عَلَيْهِمْ عَذَابَكَ بِمَا شَاقُّوا وُلَاةَ أَمْرِكَ وَ عَذِّبْهُمْ عَذَاباً لَمْ تُحِلَّهُ بِأَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ
O Allah-azwj! Punish them with a Punishment You-azwj have not Punished anyone from the worlds, and Multiply Your-azwj Punishment upon them due to their having troubled masters of Your-azwj Command, and Punish them with a Punishment You-azwj have not Released it with anyone of Your-azwj creatures!
اللَّهُمَّ أَدْخِلْ عَلَى قَتَلَةِ رَسُولِكَ وَ أَوْلَادِ رَسُولِكَ وَ عَلَى قَتَلَةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ قَتَلَةِ أَنْصَارِهِ وَ قَتَلَةِ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ وَ أَنْصَارِهِمَا وَ مَنْ نَصَبَ لآِلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ شِيعَتِهِمْ حَرْباً مِنَ النَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ عَذَاباً مُضَاعَفاً فِي أَسْفَلِ الدَّرْكِ مِنَ الْجَحِيمِ
O Allah-azwj! Upon the killers of Your-azwj Rasool-saww, and children of Your-azwj Rasool-saww, and upon killer of Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and killers of his-asws helpers, and killers of Al-Hassan-asws and Al-Husayn-asws and their-asws helpers, and one who installed a war against Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, from the people altogether, Enter a double Punishment in the lowest lever of the Blazing Fire!
لَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمْ مِنْ عَذَابِهَا وَ هُمْ فِيهِ مُبْلِسُونَ مَلْعُونُونَ ناكِسُوا رُؤُسِهِمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ قَدْ عَايَنُوا النَّدَامَةَ وَ الْخِزْيَ الطَّوِيلَ بِقَتْلِهِمْ عِتْرَةَ أَنْبِيَائِكَ وَ رُسُلِكَ وَ أَتْبَاعَهُمْ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
Do not Lighten from them from its torments and they will be depressed therein, accursed, lowering their heads in the Presence of their Lord-azwj having witnessed the regret and the prolonged disgrace due to their having killed family of Your-azwj Prophets-as and Your-azwj Messengers-as, and their-asws followers from Your-azwj righteous servants!
اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْهُمْ فِي مُسْتَسِرِّ السِّرِّ وَ ظَاهِرِ الْعَلَانِيَةِ فِي سَمَائِكَ وَ أَرْضِكَ
O Allah-azwj! Curse them in the innermost of secrecy and apparent openness, in Your-azwj skies and Your-azwj earth!
اللَّهُمَ اجْعَلْ لِي لِسانَ صِدْقٍ فِي أَوْلِيَائِكَ وَ حَبِّبْ إِلَيَّ مَشَاهِدَهُمْ حَتَّى تُلْحِقَنِي بِهِمْ وَ تَجْعَلَنِي لَهُمْ تَبَعاً فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ
O Allah-azwj! Make a truthful tongue to be for me among Your-azwj Guardians, and Make their-asws Shrines to be beloved to me until You-azwj Join me with them-asws, and Make me a follower of theirs-asws in the world and the Hereafter, O most Merciful of the merciful ones!’
ثُمَّ انْكَبَّ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ وَ أَنْتَ تَقُولُ يَا سَيِّدِي تَعَرَّضْتُ لِرَحْمَتِكَ بِلُزُومِي لِقَبْرِ أَخِي رَسُولِكَ- صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ عَائِذاً لِتُجِيرَنِي مِنْ نَقِمَتِكَ وَ سَخَطِكَ وَ مِنْ زَلَازِلِ يَوْمٍ تَكْثُرُ فِيهِ الْعَثَرَاتُ يَوْمٍ تُقَلَّبُ فِيهِ الْقُلُوبُ وَ الْأَبْصَارُ يَوْمٍ تَبْيَضُّ فِيهِ وُجُوهٌ وَ تَسْوَدُّ فِيهِ وُجُوهٌ
Then devote upon the grave while you are saying, ‘O my Master! I have exposed myself to Your-azwj Mercy by my adhering to the grave of the brother-asws of Your-azwj Rasool-saww, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon him-asws, seeking Refuge in order to shelter me from Your-azwj Scourge and Your-azwj Wrath, and from the tremors on the Day the stumbles will be many, on the Day the hearts and the sights will be overturned, on the Day faces will be Brightened and faces will be Darkened!
يَوْمِ الْآزِفَةِ إِذِ الْقُلُوبُ لَدَى الْحَنَاجِرِ كَاظِمِينَ يَوْمِ الْحَسْرَةِ وَ النَّدَامَةِ يَوْمِ يَفِرُّ الْمَرْءُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ وَ أُمِّهِ وَ أَبِيهِ يَوْمٍ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسُونَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ يَوْمٍ يَشِيبُ فِيهِ الْوَلِيدُ وَ تَذْهَلُ كُلُّ مُرْضِعَةٍ عَمَّا أَرْضَعَتْ يَوْمٍ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ الْأَبْصَارُ وَ تَشْغَلُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ وَ تُجَادِلُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ عَنْ نَفْسِهَا وَ يَطْلُبُ كُلُّ ذِي جُرْمٍ الْخَلَاصَ-
On a Day drawing closer when the hearts will be at the throats, stifling, the Day of regret and remorse, the Day the man will flee from his brother, and his mother, and his father, the Days its measurement is of fifty thousand years, the Day the children would be grey-haired and every breast-feeding will abandon what she had been feeding, the Day the sights will be gazing, and each soul will be pre-occupied with what it had sent ahead, and every soul will plead for itself, and every one with a crime will seek to be rescued!’
ثُمَّ ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ وَ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ تَرْحَمْنِي الْيَوْمَ وَ فِي يَوْمٍ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسُونَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ فَلَا خَوْفَ وَ لَا حُزْنَ وَ إِنْ تُعَاقِبْ فَمَوْلًى لَهُ الْقُدْرَةُ عَلَى عَبْدِهِ وَ جَزَاهُ بِسُوءِ فِعْلِهِ إِنْ لَمْ أَرْحَمْ نَفْسِي فَكُنْ أَنْتَ رَحِيمَهَا الْحُجَجُ كُلُّهَا لَكَ وَ لَا حُجَّةَ لِي وَ لَا عُذْرَ
Then raise your head and say, ‘O Allah-azwj! If You-azwj Mercy me today and during the Day its measurement is of fifty thousand years, there will neither be fear nor grief, and if You-azwj Punish, a master does have the power for him upon his slave and recompense for his evil actions! If I don’t mercy myself, You-azwj be its Mercier! The arguments, all of them are for You-azwj and there is no argument for me nor any excuse!
هَا أَنَا ذَا عَبْدُكَ الْمُقِرُّ بِذَنْبِي فَيَا خَيْرَ مَنْ رَجَوْتُ عِنْدَهُ الْمَغْفِرَةَ بِالْإِقْرَارِ وَ الِاعْتِرَافِ هَذِهِ نَفْسِي بِمَا جَنَتْ مُعْتَرِفَةً وَ بِذَنْبِي مُقِرَّةً وَ بِظُلْمِ نَفْسِي مُعْتَرِفَةً وَ ذُنُوبِي أَكْثَرُ مِمَّا أُحْصِيهَا وَ إِنَّمَا يَخْضَعُ الْعَبْدُ الْعَاصِي لِسَيِّدِهِ وَ يَخْشَعُ لِمَوْلَاهُ بِالذُّلِّ
Here I am, Your-azwj servant acknowledging my sins! O Best of the ones hoped for in seeking Forgiveness through confession and admission! Here is my soul, acknowledging what it has committed, admitting my sin, and recognising my wrongdoing against myself! My sins are more than I can count. Indeed, a disobedient servant humbles himself before his master and submits to his Lord-azwj in humility!
فَيَا مَنْ أُقِرَّ لَهُ بِالذُّنُوبِ مَا أَنْتَ صَانِعٌ بِمُقِرٍّ لَكَ بِذَنْبِهِ مُتَقَرِّبٍ إِلَيْكَ بِرَسُولِكَ وَ عِتْرَةِ نَبِيِّكَ لَائِذٍ بِقَبْرِ أَخِي رَسُولِكَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا
O You-azwj, to Whom I confess my sins, what will You-azwj do with one who admits his guilt, and seeks closeness to You-azwj through Your-azwj Rasool-saww and the family of Your-azwj Prophet-saww, and takes refuge at the grave of the brother-asws of Your-azwj Rasool-saww? May Your-azwj Salawaat be upon them-asws both.
يَا مَنْ يَمْلِكُ حَوَائِجَ السَّائِلِينَ وَ يَعْرِفُ ضَمِيرَ الصَّامِتِينَ كَمَا وَفَّقْتَنِي لِزِيَارَتِي وَ وِفَادَتِي وَ مَسْأَلَتِي وَ رَحِمْتَنِي بِذَلِكَ فَأَعْطِنِي مُنَايَ فِي آخِرَتِي وَ دُنْيَايَ وَ وَفِّقْنِي لِكُلِّ مَقَامٍ مَحْمُودٍ تُحِبُّ أَنْ تُدْعَى فِيهِ بِأَسْمَائِكَ وَ تُسْأَلَ فِيهِ مِنْ عَطَائِكَ
O You-azwj Who Controls the needs of those who ask and Who Knows the thoughts of the silent! Just as You-azwj have Guided me to this Ziyarat, and this arrival, and this supplication, and Shown me Mercy through it, Grant me my wishes in my Hereafter and my worldly life! Grant me success in every praiseworthy station where You-azwj love to be called upon with Your-azwj Names and asked for Your-azwj awards!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي لُذْتُ بِقَبْرِ أَخِي رَسُولِكَ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِكَ فَانْظُرِ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى تَقَلُّبِي فِي هَذَا الْقَبْرِ وَ بِهِ فُكَّنِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَ لَا تَحْجُبْ عَنْكَ صَوْتِي وَ لَا تَقْلِبْنِي بِغَيْرِ قَضَاءِ حَوَائِجِي وَ ارْحَمْ تَضَرُّعِي وَ تَمَلُّقِي وَ عَبْرَتِي وَ اقْلِبْنِي الْيَوْمَ مُفْلِحاً مُنْجِحاً وَ أَعْطِنِي أَفْضَلَ مَا أَعْطَيْتَ مَنْ زَارَهُ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِكَ-
O Allah-azwj! I have sought refuge with the grave of the brother-asws of Your-azwj Rasool-saww seeking Your-azwj Pleasure, so today Look at my turning in this grave and Liberate me from the Hellfire due to it, and do not Veil my voice from You-azwj, and do not Return me without having Fulfilled my needs and Mercy my beseeching, and my praises, and my tears, and Return me today successful, gainful, and Grant me the best of what You-azwj have Given the one who has visited him-asws seeking Your-azwj Pleasure!’
ثُمَّ اجْلِسْ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ وَ قُلْ سَلَامُ اللَّهِ وَ سَلَامُ مَلَائِكَتِهِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَ الْمُسَلِّمِينَ لَكَ بِقُلُوبِهِمْ وَ النَّاطِقِينَ بِفَضْلِكَ وَ الشَّاهِدِينَ عَلَى أَنَّكَ صَادِقٌ صِدِّيقٌ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلَى رُوحِكَ وَ بَدَنِكَ
Then be seated by his-asws head and say, ‘The Greeting of Allah-azwj and greeting of Rasool Allah-saww, and greeting of His-azwj Angels of Proximity, and the ones submitting to you-asws with their hearts, and the speakers with your-asws merits, and the testifiers upon that you-asws are a true friend! Upon you-asws O my master, may Allah-azwj Send Salawaat upon you-asws and upon your-asws soul and upon your-asws body!’
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ طُهْرٌ طَاهِرٌ مُطَهَّرٌ مِنْ طُهْرٍ طَاهِرٍ مُطَهَّرٍ أَشْهَدُ لَكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ وَ وَلِيَّ رَسُولِهِ بِالْبَلَاغِ وَ الْأَدَاءِ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ حَبِيبُ اللَّهِ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ بَابُ اللَّهِ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ الَّذِي مِنْهُ يُؤْتَى وَ أَنَّكَ سَبِيلُ اللَّهِ وَ أَنَّكَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ
I testify you-asws are a purifier, pure, purified from a purifier, pure, purified! I testify for you, O Guardian of Allah-azwj and guardian of His-azwj Rasool-saww with the delivery, and the fulfilment, and I testify you are a Beloved of Allah-azwj, and I testify you are a door of Allah-azwj, and I testify you are a Face of Allah-azwj which He-azwj can be accessed from, and you-asws are a way of Allah-azwj, and you-asws are a servant of Allah-azwj!
أَتَيْتُكَ وَافِداً لِعَظِيمِ حَالِكَ وَ مَنْزِلَتِكَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِهِ ص أَتَيْتُكَ مُتَقَرِّباً إِلَى اللَّهِ بِزِيَارَتِكَ رَاغِباً إِلَيْكَ فِي الشَّفَاعَةِ أَبْتَغِي بِزِيَارَتِكَ خَلَاصَ نَفْسِي مُتَعَوِّذاً بِكَ مِنْ نَارٍ اسْتَحَقَّهَا مِثْلِي بِمَا جَنَيْتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي هَارِباً مِنْ ذُنُوبِيَ الَّتِي احْتَطَبْتُهَا عَلَى ظَهْرِي فَزِعاً إِلَيْكَ رَجَاءَ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّي
I have come to you-asws as a delegate due to your-asws mighty state and your-asws status in the Presence of Allah-azwj and in the presence of His-azwj Rasool-saww! I have come to you drawing closer to Allah-azwj by visiting you-asws, desirous to you-asws regarding the intercession I seek with your-asws Ziyarat to rescue myself, seeking refuge with you-asws from a fire the likes of me deserves, due to what I have offended upon myself, fleeing from my sins which I have loaded upon my back, panicking to you-asws, hoping for Mercy of my Lord-azwj!
أَتَيْتُكَ أَسْتَشْفِعُ بِكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ إِلَى اللَّهِ لِيَقْضِيَ بِكَ حَاجَتِي فَاشْفَعْ لِي يَا مَوْلَايَ أَتَيْتُكَ مَكْرُوباً مَغْمُوماً قَدْ أَوْقَرْتُ ظَهْرِي ذُنُوباً فَاشْفَعْ لِي عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ أَتَيْتُكَ زَائِراً عَارِفاً بِحَقِّكَ مُقِرّاً بِفَضْلِكَ مُسْتَبْصِراً بِضَلَالَةِ مَنْ خَالَفَكَ
I have come to you-asws seeking intercession through you-asws to Allah-azwj, O my master, for Him-azwj to Fulfil my needs through you-asws, so intercede for me O my master! I have come to you-asws distressed, saddened! Sins have been loaded upon my back, so intercede for me in the Presence of your-asws Lord-azwj! I have come to you-asws as a visitor, a recogniser of your-asws rights, acknowledging your-asws merits, insightful of the straying of the ones opposing you-asws!
أَتَيْتُكَ انْقِطَاعاً إِلَيْكَ وَ إِلَى وَلَدِكَ الْخَلَفِ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ فَقَلْبِي لَكُمْ مُسَلِّمٌ وَ أَمْرِي لَكُمْ مُتَّبِعٌ وَ نُصْرَتِي لَكُمْ مُعَدَّةٌ حَتَّى يُحْيِيَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ دِينَهُ وَ يَرُدَّكُمْ فَمَعَكُمْ مَعَكُمْ لَا مَعَ غَيْرِكُمْ إِنِّي مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِرَجْعَتِكُمْ لَا مُنْكِرٌ لِلَّهِ قُدْرَةً وَ لَا مُكَذِّبٌ مِنْهُ مَشِيَّةً
I have come to you-asws cutting off (from others) to you-asws and to your-asws sons-asws, the replacements upon the truth from after you-asws! My heart is submissive to you-asws all, and my matter is to follow you-asws, and my help to you-asws prepared until Allah-azwj Revives His-azwj religion through you-asws, and Returns you-asws all! So, I am with you-asws, with you-asws not with others! I am from the believers in your-asws return nor a denier to Allah-azwj of His-azwj Power, nor a belier of His-azwj Desire!
أَتَيْتُكَ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي وَ مَالِي وَ نَفْسِي زَائِراً وَ مُتَقَرِّباً إِلَى اللَّهِ بِزِيَارَتِكَ مُتَوَسِّلًا إِلَيْكَ بِكَ إِذْ رَغِبَ عَنْكُمْ مُخَالِفُوكُمْ وَ اتَّخَذُوا آيَاتِ اللَّهِ هُزُواً وَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا عَنْهَا وَ أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَ مَوْلَاكَ فِي طَاعَتِكَ الْوَافِدُ إِلَيْكَ أَلْتَمِسُ بِذَلِكَ كَمَالَ الْمَنْزِلَةِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ
May my father and my mother, and my wealth and myself be (sacrificed for) you-asws! I have come to you-asws as a visitor and drawing closer to Allah-azwj by visiting you-asws, seeking means to you-asws with you-asws while your-asws opponents have turned away from you-asws and they have taken the signs of Allah-azwj in mockery, and they are being arrogant from it, while I am a servant of Allah-azwj and your-asws friend in your-asws obedience, the delegate to you-asws seeking with that the perfect status in the Presence of Allah-azwj!
وَ أَنْتَ مَوْلَايَ مِمَّنْ حَثَّنِي اللَّهُ عَلَى بِرِّهِ وَ دَلَّنِي عَلَى فَضْلِهِ وَ هَدَانِي لِحُبِّهِ وَ رَغَّبَنِي فِي الْوِفَادَةِ إِلَيْهِ وَ أَلْهَمَنِي طَلَبَ الْحَوَائِجِ عِنْدَهُ
And you-asws are my master from the ones Allah-azwj has Urged me upon being righteous with, and Pointed me upon his-asws merits, and Guided me to his-asws love, and Incited me in delegating to him-asws, and Inspired me to seek the needs with him-asws!
أَنْتُمْ أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ لَا يَشْقَى مَنْ تَوَلَّاكُمْ وَ لَا يَخِيبُ مَنْ نَادَاكُمْ وَ لَا يَخْسَرُ مَنْ يَهْوَاكُمْ وَ لَا يَسْعَدُ مَنْ عَادَاكُمْ
You-asws are People-asws of the Household, the one who befriends you-asws is not miserable, and one who calls upon you-asws is not disappointed, and one who desires you-asws does not lose, nor does the one who is inimical to you-asws becomes happy!
لَا أَجِدُ أَحَداً أَفْزَعُ إِلَيْهِ خَيْراً لِي مِنْكُمْ أَنْتُمْ أَهْلُ بَيْتِ الرَّحْمَةِ وَ دَعَائِمُ الدِّينِ وَ أَرْكَانُ الْأَرْضِ وَ الشَّجَرَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ أَتَيْتُكُمْ زَائِراً وَ بِكُمْ مُتَعَوِّذاً لِمَا سَبَقَ لَكُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ مِنَ الْكَرَامَةِ
I cannot find anyone I can panic to who is better for me that you-asws People-asws of the House of Mercy, and the pillars of religion, and cornerstones of the earth, and the goodly tree (ancestry)! I have come to you-asws as a visitor and am seeking refuge with you-asws due to what honours have preceded for you-asws from Allah-azwj!
اللَّهُمَّ لَا تُخَيِّبْ تَوَجُّهِي إِلَيْكَ بِرَسُولِكَ وَ آلِ رَسُولِكَ- وَ اسْتَنْقِذْنَا بِحُبِّهِمْ يَا مَنْ لَا يَخِيبُ سَائِلُهُ
O Allah-azwj! Do not disappoint my diverting to You-azwj through Your-azwj Rasool-asws and Progeny-asws of Your-azwj Rasool-saww, and Save us through their-asws love, O One Who does not disappoint His-azwj requester!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ مَنَنْتَ عَلَيَّ بِزِيَارَةِ مَوْلَايَ وَ وَلَايَتِهِ وَ مَعْرِفَتِهِ فَاجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ يَنْصُرُهُ وَ يَنْتَصِرُ بِهِ وَ مُنَّ عَلَيَّ بِنَصْرِي لِدِينِكَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ
O Allah-azwj! You-azwj have Conferred upon me with Ziyarat of my master and his-asws Wilayah, and recognising him-asws, so Make me from the ones who help him-asws and he-asws is victorious with, and Confer upon me with my helping Your-azwj religion in the world and the Hereafter!
اللَّهُمَّ تَوَفَّنِي عَلَى دِينِهِ
O Allah-azwj! Make me die upon his-asws religion!
اللَّهُمَّ أَوْجِبْ لِي مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ وَ الرِّضْوَانِ وَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ وَ الرِّزْقِ الْوَاسِعِ الْحَلَالِ مَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ
O Allah-azwj! Obligate for me from the Mercy, and the Pleasure, and the Forgiveness, and the vast Permissible sustenance what Your-azwj are righteous of!
اللَّهُمَّ افْعَلْ بِي مَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ
O Allah-azwj! Do with me what You-azwj are Rightful of!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَحْيَا عَلَى مَا حَيِيَ عَلَيْهِ مَوْلَايَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع- وَ أَمُوتُ عَلَى مَا مَاتَ عَلَيْهِ
O Allah-azwj! I live upon what my master Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws has lived upon, and I shall die upon what he-asws had died upon!
اللَّهُمَّ اخْتِمْ لِي بِالسَّعَادَةِ وَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ وَ الْخَيْرِ
O Allah-azwj! End for me with the good fortune, and the Forgiveness and the goodness!’
ثُمَّ تُصَلِّي مَا بَدَا لَكَ وَ تَدْعُو وَ تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ لَا بُدَّ مِنْ أَمْرِكَ- وَ سَاقَ الدُّعَاءَ إِلَى آخِرِ مَا مَرَّ فِي أَوَّلِ الْبَابِ.
Then pray Salat whatever come to you, and supplicate and say, ‘O Allah-azwj! There is no escape from Your-azwj Command’ – and he continued the supplication up to end of what has passed in the first chapter’’.[10]
33- ثُمَّ قَالَ زِيَارَةٌ أُخْرَى لَهُ ع تَقِفُ عَلَى الْبَابِ وَ تَقُولُ ائْذَنْ لِي عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَفْضَلَ مَا أَذِنْتَ لِمَنْ أَتَاكَ عَارِفاً بِحَقِّكَ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ لِذَلِكَ أَهْلًا فَأَنْتَ لَهُ أَهْلٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلَى الْأَئِمَّةِ مِنْ وُلْدِكَ-
Then he said, ‘There is another Ziyarat of his-asws – ‘You should pause at the door and say, ‘Stand at the door and say, ‘Permit for me to see you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, the best of what you-asws have permitted for the one who comes to you-asws recognising your-asws right! If I don’t happen to be right of that, then you-asws are rightful of it. May Allah-azwj Send Salawaat upon you-asws and upon the Imams from your-asws sons-asws!’
ثُمَّ تَقِفُ عَلَى الْمَشْهَدِ وَ تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ الْبَشِيرِ النَّذِيرِ السِّرَاجِ الْمُنِيرِ الرَّءُوفِ الرَّحِيمِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ- السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
Then pause at the Shrine and say, ‘The greeting be upon Rasool Allah-saww, the giver of glad tidings, the warner, the radiant lantern, the kind, the merciful Muhammad-saww Bin Abdullah-as! The greeting be upon you-asws O Amir Al-Momineen-asws and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَيِّدَ الْوَصِيِّينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا إِمَامَ الْمُتَّقِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا يَعْسُوبَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا قَائِدَ الْغُرِّ الْمُحَجَّلِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْإِمَامُ الْبَرُّ التَّقِيُّ النَّقِيُّ الرَّضِيُّ الْمَرْضِيُّ الْوَفِيُّ الصِّدِّيقُ الْأَكْبَرُ الطُّهْرُ الطَّاهِرُ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
The greeting be upon you-asws O chief of the successors-as! The greeting be upon you-asws O Imam of the pious! The greeting be upon you-asws O leader of the Momineen! The greeting be upon you-asws O guide of the resplendent! The greeting be upon you-asws O the Imam-asws, the righteous, the pious, the pleasing, the pleased, the loyal, the greatest truthful, the purifier, the pure, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ حُجَّةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّهِ ص وَ عَيْبَةِ عِلْمِهِ وَ مِيزَانِ قِسْطِهِ وَ مِصْبَاحِ نُورِهِ الَّذِي يَقْطَعُ بِهِ الرَّاكِبُ مِنْ عَرْضِ الظُّلْمَةِ إِلَى ضِيَاءِ النُّورِ
I testify you-asws are a Divine Authority of Allah-azwj upon His-azwj servant after His-azwj Prophets-as, and receptacle of His-azwj Knowledge, and the scale of His-azwj Justice, and lamp of His-azwj Light which the rider crosses with from the dark land to brightness of the light!
وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ الْفَارِقُ بَيْنَ الْحَلَالِ وَ الْحَرَامِ وَ الْأَمِينُ عَلَى بَاطِنِ السِّرِّ وَ مُسْتَوْدَعُ الْعِلْمِ وَ خَازِنُ الْوَحْيِ وَ الْعَالِمُ بِكُلِّ سِفْرٍ وَ الْمُبْتَدِي بِشَرَائِعِ الْحَقِّ وَ مِنْهَاجِ الصِّدْقِ وَ الْمُوضِحُ سُبُلَ النَّجَاةِ وَ الذَّائِدُ عَنْ سُبُلِ الْهَلَكَاتِ
And I testify you-asws are the differentiator between the Permissible and the Prohibited, and the trustee upon the hidden secrets, and depository of the knowledge, and treasure of the Revelation, and the knower of every Scripture, and the initiator of the truthful Laws, and the true manifester, and the place of the ways of salvation, and the impeder from the ways of destruction!
وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ خَيْرُ الدَّهْرِ وَ نَامُوسُهُ وَ حُجَّةُ الْمَعْبُودِ وَ تَرْجُمَانُهُ وَ الشَّاهِدُ لَهُ وَ الدَّالُّ عَلَيْهِ وَ الْحَبْلُ الْمَتِينُ وَ النَّبَأُ الْعَظِيمُ وَ صِرَاطُ اللَّهِ الْمُسْتَقِيمُ
And I testify you are the best of all time, its divine law, and the Divine Authority of the Worshipped One, His-azwj interpreter, and the witness for Him-azwj, and the pointe to Him-azwj, and the unbreakable rope, and the magnificent news, and the straight path of Allah-azwj!
وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ وَ الْأَئِمَّةَ مِنْ وُلْدِكَ سَفِينَةُ النَّجَاةِ وَ دَعَائِمُ الْأَوْتَادِ وَ أَرْكَانُ الْبِلَادِ وَ سَاسَةُ الْعِبَادِ وَ حُجَّةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْبِلَادِ وَ السَّبِيلُ إِلَيْهِ وَ الْمَسْلَكُ إِلَى جَنَّتِهِ وَ الْمَفْزَعُ إِلَى طَاعَتِهِ وَ الْوَجْهُ وَ الْبَابُ الَّذِي مِنْهُ يُؤْتَى وَ الْمَفْزَعُ وَ الرُّكْنُ وَ الْكَهْفُ وَ الْحِصْنُ وَ الْمَلْجَأُ
I testify you-asws and the Imams-asws from your-asws sons-asws are the ship of salvation, and the pillars, the pegs, and cornerstones of the lands, and foundations of the servants, and Divine Authorities of Allah-azwj upon entirety of the cities, and the way to Him-azwj, and the path to His-azwj Paradise, and the shelter to His-azwj obedience, and the door from which He-azwj can be accessed, and the shelter, and cornerstone, and the cave, and the fortress, and the refuge!
وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ الْمُتَمَسِّكَ بِوَلَايَتِكُمْ مِنَ الْفَائِزِينَ بِالْكَرَامَةِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ وَ مَنْ عَدَلَ عَنْكُمْ لَنْ يَقْبَلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ عَمَلًا وَ لَمْ يَقُمْ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ وَزْناً وَ هُوَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الْجَحِيمِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ-
And I testify that the one adhering with your-asws Wilayah is from the winners with the honours in the world and the Hereafter, and the one turning away from you, Allah-azwj will never Accept any deed of his, and will not Establish a scale for him on the Day of Qiyamah, and he would be from the companions of the Blazing Fire! The greeting be upon you-asws, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!’
ثُمَّ تَنْكَبُّ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ وَ تَقُولُ إِلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وُفُودِي وَ بِكَ أَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَى رَبِّكَ وَ رَبِّي وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ الْمُتَوَسِّلَ بِكَ غَيْرُ خَائِبٍ وَ أَنَّ الطَّالِبَ بِكَ غَيْرُ مَرْدُودٍ إِلَّا بِنَجَاحِ طَلِبَتِهِ
Then devote upon the grave and say, ‘To you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws is my delegation, and through you-asws I seek means to your-asws Lord-azwj and my Lord-azwj, and I testify that the seekers of means through you-asws are not disappointed, and the seekers with you are not returned except with his search successful!
فَكُنْ شَفِيعاً إِلَى رَبِّكَ وَ رَبِّي فِي فَكَاكِ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَ غُفْرَانِ ذُنُوبِي وَ كَشْفِ شِدَّتِي وَ إِعْطَاءِ سُؤْلِي فِي دُنْيَايَ وَ آخِرَتِي إِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ-
(Please) be an interceder to your-asws Lord-azwj and my Lord-azwj for the liberation of my neck from the Hellfire, and Forgiveness of my sins, and removal of my hardship, and Granting of my requests in my world and my Hereafter, You-azwj are Able upon all things!’
ثُمَّ تُصَلِّي عِنْدَ الرَّأْسِ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ نَدْباً وَ تَقُولُ بَعْدَ صَلَاتِكَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ آدَمَ صَفْوَةِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ نُوحٍ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوسَى كَلِيمِ اللَّهِ
Then you should pray four units by the head as a delegate and say after your Salat, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws, O Rasool Allah-saww! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Adam-as elite of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws, O inheritor of Noah-as Prophet-saww of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Ibrahim-as friend of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Musa-as converser of Allah-azwj!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِيسَى رُوحِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبِيبَ اللَّهِ وَ خِيَرَتَهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ وَ سَيْفَهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ وَ أَمِينَهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَفِيرَ اللَّهِ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِهِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Isa-as Spirit of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws, O Beloved of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Choice! The greeting be upon you-asws O Divine Authority of Allah-azwj and His-azwj sword! The greeting be upon you-asws, O Guardian of Allah-azwj and His-azwj trustee! The greeting be upon you-asws O ambassador of Allah-azwj between Him-azwj and His-azwj creatures!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَلِيفَةَ اللَّهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكِ يَا فَاطِمَةُ الزَّهْرَاءُ وَ الطُّهْرُ الْبَتُولُ سَيِّدَةَ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنَ الزَّكِيَّ رُكْنَ الدِّينِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ النُّورَ الْمُبِينَ
The greeting be upon you-asws, O caliph of Allah-azwj in His-azwj earth! The greeting be upon you-asws and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings! The greeting be upon you-asws O Fatima-asws the blossom, and the pure, the chaste, chieftess of women of the worlds! The greeting be upon you-asws O Abu Muhammad Al-Hassan-asws, the pure pillar of religion! The greeting be upon you-asws O Abu Abdullah Al-Husayn Bin Ali-asws, the manifest light!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ زَيْنَ الْعَابِدِينَ- السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ بَاقِرَ كِتَابِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّادِقَ سَيِّدَ الصَّادِقِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَبِيسَ الظَّالِمِينَ
The greeting be upon you-asws O Abu Muhammad Ali Bin Al-Husayn-asws adornment of the worshippers! The greeting be upon you-asws O Abu Ja’far Muhammad Bin Ali-asws, expounder of the Book of Lord-azwj of the worlds! The greeting be upon you-asws O Abu Abdullah Ja’far Bin Muhammad-asws, the truthful chief of the truthful ones! The greeting be upon you-asws O Abu Ibrahim-asws prisoner of the oppressors!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ عَلِيَّ بْنَ مُوسَى الرِّضَا فِي الْمَرْضِيِّينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ الرِّضَا فِي الْمُؤْمِنِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ عَلِيَّ بْنَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ هَادِيَ الْمُسْتَرْشِدِينَ
The greeting be upon you-asws O Abu Al-Hassan Ali Bin Musa-asws, the satisfactory among the satisfied ones! The greeting be upon you-asws O Abu Ja’far Muhammad Bin Ali-asws, the satisfactory among the Momineen! The greeting be upon you-asws O Abu Al-Hassan Ali Bin Muhammad Bin Ali-asws, guide of the seekers of rightful direction!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنَ الْمَيْمُونَ خِزَانَةَ الْوَصِيِّينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ بْنَ الْحَسَنِ الْهَادِيَ الْمَهْدِيَّ- حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا سَادَاتِي وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
The greeting be upon you-asws O Abu Muhammad Al-Hassan-asws, the auspicious treasure of the successors-asws! The greeting be upon you-ajfj O Divine Authority son-ajfj of Al-Hassan-asws, the guide, the guided Divine Authority of Allah-azwj upon the worlds! The greeting be upon you-asws all, O my chiefs, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!’
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا خُزَّانَ عِلْمِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا تَرَاجِمَةَ وَحْيِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَيُّهَا الصَّادِقُونَ عَنِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا عِتْرَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا نَاصِرِي دِينِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْحَاكِمُونَ بِحُكْمِ اللَّهِ
The greeting be upon you-asws all O treasurers of the Knowledge of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws all, O interpreters of the Revelation of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws all, O truthful ones about Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws all, O family of Rasool Allah-saww! The greeting be upon you-asws all, O helpers of the Religion of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws all, O ones judging with the Judgments of Allah-azwj!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا سَادَةَ الْوَرَى وَ الْآيَةَ الْكُبْرَى وَ الْحُجَّةَ الْعُظْمَى وَ الدَّعْوَةَ الْحُسْنَى وَ الْمَثَلَ الْأَعْلَى وَ شَجَرَةَ الْمُنْتَهَى وَ بَابَ الْهُدَى وَ كَلِمَةَ التَّقْوَى وَ الْعُرْوَةَ الْوُثْقَى
The greeting be upon you-asws all, O chiefs of the devout, and the great Imams-asws, and the mighty Divine Authorities, and the most excellent callers, and the exalted examples, and the ultimate tree (ancestry), and the door of guidance, and the pious word, and the firmest handhold!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا مَنِ اتَّخَذَهُمُ اللَّهُ رَحْمَةً لِخَلْقِهِ وَ أَنْصَاراً لِدِينِهِ وَ قُوَّاماً بِأَمْرِهِ وَ خُزَّاناً لِعِلْمِهِ وَ حُفَّاظاً لِسِرِّهِ وَ تَرَاجِمَةً لِوَحْيِهِ وَ مَعَادِنَ كَلِمَاتِهِ وَ أَوْرَثَكُمْ كِتَابَهُ وَ خَصَّكُمْ بِكَرَائِمِ التَّنْزِيلِ وَ ضَرَبَ لَكُمْ مَثَلًا مِنْ نُورِهِ وَ أَجْرَى فِيكُمْ مِنْ رُوحِهِ
The greeting be upon you-asws all, O ones Allah-azwj has Taken as Mercy for His-azwj creation, and helpers for His-azwj religion, and custodians of His-azwj Commands, and treasurers of His-azwj, and safeguards of His-azwj Secrets, and interpreters of His-azwj Revelation, and the mines of His-azwj Words, and He-azwj Made you-asws inherit His-azwj Book, and Particularised you-asws with honours of the Scriptures, and Struck for you-asws examples from His-azwj, and Flowed among you-asws from His-azwj Spirit!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْأَئِمَّةُ الْهُدَاةُ وَ السَّادَةُ الْوُلَاةُ وَ الْقَادَةُ الْحُمَاةُ وَ الذَّادَةُ السُّعَاةُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا أُولِي الذِّكْرِ وَ خُزَّانَ الْعِلْمِ وَ مُنْتَهَى الْحِلْمِ وَ قَادَةَ الْأُمَمِ
The greeting be upon you-asws all, O the Imams-asws of guidance, and the noble chiefs and the protective guardians, and the devoted defenders! The greeting be upon you-asws all, O people of Al Zikr, and the treasurers of knowledge, and the exemplars of wisdom, and the leaders of the communities!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا بَقِيَّةَ اللَّهِ وَ خِيَرَتَهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا سُفَرَاءَ اللَّهِ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا خُلَفَاءَ اللَّهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ
The greeting be upon you-asws all O remaining ones of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Choice! The greeting be upon you-asws all O ambassadors of Allah-azwj between Him-azwj and His-azwj creatures! The greeting be upon you-asws all O caliphs of Allah-azwj in His-azwj earth!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكُمُ الْأَئِمَّةُ الرَّاشِدُونَ الْمَهْدِيُّونَ النَّاطِقُونَ الصَّادِقُونَ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ الْمُطَهَّرُونَ الْمَعْصُومُونَ عَصَمَكُمُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ وَ بَرَّأَكُمْ مِنَ الْعُيُوبِ وَ ائْتَمَنَكُمْ عَلَى الْغُيُوبِ وَ آمَنَكُمْ مِنَ الْفِتَنِ وَ اسْتَرْعَاكُمُ الْأَنَامَ وَ فَوَّضَ إِلَيْكُمُ الْأُمُورَ
I testify you-asws are the rightly guiding Imams-asws, the guided, the truthful speakers, the ones of Proximity, the purified, the infallible! Allah-azwj has Protected you-asws all from the sins, and Absolved you-asws from the faults, and Entrusted you-asws upon the unseen matters, and Secured you-asws from the Fitna, and Made you-asws caretakers of the people, and Delegated the affairs to you-asws all!
وَ جَعَلَ إِلَيْكُمُ التَّدْبِيرَ وَ عَرَّفَكُمُ الْأَسْبَابَ وَ الْأَنْسَابَ وَ أَوْرَثَكُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَ أَعْطَاكُمُ الْمَقَالِيدَ وَ سَخَّرَ لَكُمْ مَا خَلَقَ
And He-azwj Made the management to you-asws, and Introduced you-asws the causes and the lineages, and Made you-asws inherit the Book, and Gave you-asws the reins, and Subdue to you-asws what He-azwj Created!
فَعَظَّمْتُمْ جَلَالَهُ وَ أَكْبَرْتُمْ شَأْنَهُ وَ مَجَّدْتُمْ كَرَمَهُ وَ أَدَمْتُمْ ذِكْرَهُ وَ تَلَوْتُمْ كِتَابَهُ وَ حَلَّلْتُمْ حَلَالَهُ وَ حَرَّمْتُمْ حَرَامَهُ وَ أَقَمْتُمُ الصَّلَاةَ وَ آتَيْتُمُ الزَّكَاةَ وَ أَمَرْتُمْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ نَهَيْتُمْ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَ مِيرَاثُ النُّبُوَّةِ عِنْدَكُمْ وَ إِيَابُ الْخَلْقِ إِلَيْكُمْ وَ حِسَابُهُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ وَ فَصْلُ الْخِطَابِ عِنْدَكُمْ وَ بُرْهَانُهُ مَعَكُمْ وَ نُورُهُ مِنْكُمْ وَ أَمْرُهُ إِلَيْكُمْ
You-azwj revered His-azwj Majesty, and enlarged His-azwj Glory, and glorified His-azwj Benevolence, and constantly did His-azwj Zikr, and recited His-azwj Book, and permitted His-azwj Permissibles, and prohibited His-azwj Prohibitions, and you-asws established the Salat, and gave the Zakat, and instructed with the good and forbade from the evil, and inheritance of the Prophet-hood is in your-asws possession, and return of the creatures is to you-asws, and their Reckoning is up to you-asws, and the decisive address is with you-asws, and His-azwj Proofs are with you-asws, and His-azwj Noor is from you-asws, and His-azwj Command is (entrusted) to you-asws!
مَنْ وَالاكُمْ يَا سَادَاتِي فَقَدْ وَالَى اللَّهَ وَ مَنْ عَادَاكُمْ فَقَدْ عَادَى اللَّهَ أَنْتُمْ أُمَنَاءُ اللَّهِ وَ أَنْتُمْ آلَاءُ اللَّهِ وَ أَنْتُمْ دَلَائِلُ اللَّهِ وَ أَنْتُمْ خُلَفَاءُ اللَّهِ وَ أَنْتُمْ حُجَجُ اللَّهِ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ فَبِكُمْ يَعْرِفُ اللَّهَ الْخَلَائِقُ وَ بِكُمْ يُتْحِفُهُمْ
One who befriends you-asws, O my chiefs, has befriended Allah-azwj, and one inimical to you-asws has been inimical to Allah-azwj! You-asws are trustees of Allah-azwj, and you-asws are Favours of Allah-azwj, and you-asws are pointers of Allah-azwj, and you-asws are caliphs are Allah-azwj, and you-asws are Divine Authorities of Allah-azwj upon His-azwj creatures! Through you-asws Allah-azwj Recognised the creatures, and through you-asws He-azwj Gifts them!
أَنْتُمْ يَا سَادَاتِي السَّبِيلُ الْأَعْظَمُ وَ الصِّرَاطُ الْمُسْتَقِيمُ وَ النَّبَأُ الْعَظِيمُ وَ الْحَبْلُ الْمَتِينُ وَ السَّبَبُ الْمَمْدُودُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ أَنْتُمْ شُهَدَاءُ دَارِ الْفَنَاءِ وَ شُفَعَاءُ دَارِ الْبَقَاءِ أَنْتُمُ الرَّحْمَةُ الْمَوْصُولَةُ وَ الْآيَةُ الْمَخْزُونَةُ وَ الْبَابُ الْمُمْتَحَنُ بِهِ النَّاسُ مَنْ أَتَاكُمْ نَجَا وَ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْكُمْ هَوَى
You-asws, O my chiefs, are the mightiest way, and the straight path, and the magnificent news, and the unbreakable rope, and the cause extended from the sky to the earth! You-asws are martyrs in the perishable house, and intercessors in the ever-lasting house! You-asws are the connected Mercy, and the treasured signs, and the door the people are tested with! One who comes to you achieves salvation and one who stays behind from you collapses!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكُمْ يَا سَادَاتِي إِلَى اللَّهِ تَدْعُونَ وَ إِلَيْهِ تُرْشِدُونَ وَ بِقَوْلِهِ تَحْكُمُونَ لَمْ تَزَالُوا بِعَيْنِهِ وَ عِنْدَهُ فِي مَلَكُوتِهِ تَأْمُرُونَ وَ لَهُ تُخْلِصُونَ وَ بِعَرْشِهِ مُحْدِقُونَ وَ لَهُ تُسَبِّحُونَ وَ تُقَدِّسُونَ وَ تُمَجِّدُونَ وَ تُهَلِّلُونَ وَ تُعَظِّمُونَ وَ بِهِ حَافُّونَ حَتَّى مَنَّ عَلَيْنَا فَجَعَلَكُمْ فِي بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ اللَّهُ أَنْ تُرْفَعَ وَ يُذْكَرَ فِيهَا اسْمُهُ
I testify you-asws, O my chiefs, are callers to Allah-azwj and rightly directing to Him-azwj, and are judging by His-azwj Words! You-asws have not ceased to be in His-azwj Eye, and with Him-azwj in His-azwj Domains, instructing, and are sincere to Him-azwj, and were gazing at His-azwj Throne, and to Him-azwj you-asws were praising, and extolling Holiness, and glorifying, and extolling Oneness, and revering, and were surrounding it until He-azwj Conferred upon us, so He-azwj Made you-asws, in houses which Allah has Allowed to be Exalted and His Name is being Mentioned in these; [24:36]!
فَتَوَلَّى جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ تَطْهِيرَهَا وَ أَمَرَ خَلْقَهُ بِتَعْظِيمِهَا فَرَفَعَهَا عَلَى كُلِّ بَيْتٍ طَهَّرَهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ عَلَاهَا عَلَى كُلِّ بَيْتٍ قَدَّسَهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ لَا يُوَازِيهَا خَطَرٌ وَ لَا يَسْمُو إِلَيْهَا الْفِكَرُ يَتَمَنَّى كُلُّ أَحَدٍ أَنَّهُ مِنْكُمْ وَ لَا تَتَمَنَّوْنَ أَنْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ مِنْ غَيْرِكُمْ إِلَيْكُمُ انْتَهَتِ الْمَكَارِمُ وَ الشَّرَفُ وَ فِيكُمُ اسْتَقَرَّتِ الْأَنْوَارُ وَ الْمَجْدُ وَ السُّؤْدُدُ
The Majestic is His-azwj Mention Took Charge of purifying it and Commanded His-azwj creatures to revere it. He-azwj Raised it above every house by Purifying it in the earth and Made it higher upon every house. He-azwj Sanctified it in the sky. Neither does any status equals it, nor do thoughts reach its heights. Everyone wishes to be from among you-asws, while you-asws do not wish to be from anyone else. To you-asws belong all virtues and honour and among you-asws reside the Noor, and the glory, and the rightful guidance!
فَلَيْسَ فَوْقَكُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَ لَا أَقْرَبَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْكُمْ وَ لَا أَكْرَمَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْكُمْ وَ لَا أَحْظَى لَدَيْهِ أَنْتُمْ سُكَّانُ الْبِلَادِ وَ نُورُ الْعِبَادِ وَ عَلَيْكُمُ الِاعْتِمَادُ فِي يَوْمِ الْمَعَادِ
There isn’t anyone above you-asws all except Allah-azwj, nor is there anyone closer to him-asws than you-asws, nor anyone more honourable to Him-azwj than you-asws, nor of greater fortune for His-azwj religion! You-asws are dwellers of the land, and Noor of the servants, and upon you-asws is the reliance during the Day of returning!
كُلَّمَا غَابَ مِنْكُمْ حُجَّةٌ أَوْ أَفَلَ مِنْكُمْ نَجْمٌ أَطْلَعَ اللَّهُ خَلْفَهُ مِنْكُمْ خَلَفاً نَيِّراً وَ نُوراً بَيِّناً خَلَفاً عَنْ سَلَفٍ لَا تَنْقَطِعُ عَنْكُمْ مَوَادُّهُ وَ لَا يُسْلَبُ مِنْكُمْ أَمْرُهُ سَبَبٌ مَوْصُولٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ جَعَلَ مَا خَصَّنَا بِهِ مِنْ مَعْرِفَتِكُمْ تَطْهِيراً لِذُنُوبِنَا وَ تَزْكِيَةً لِأَنْفُسِنَا إِذْ كُنَّا عِنْدَهُ مُعْتَرِفِينَ بِحَقِّكُمْ
Every time a Divine Authority from you-asws or a star from you-asws sets, Allah-azwj Brings forth in succession from among you-asws, a luminous successor and a clear light, one generation following another. Your-asws guidance never ceases, nor is your-asws authority taken from you-asws. You-asws are a continuous link to Allah-azwj, and He-azwj has Made our recognition of you-asws a means of purification from our sins and a refinement for our souls, for we acknowledge your-asws right before Him-azwj!
فَبَلَغَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ يَا سَادَاتِي نِهَايَةَ الشَّرَفِ وَ زَادَكُمْ مَا أَنْتُمْ أَهْلُهُ وَ مُسْتَحِقُّوهُ مِنْهُ
O my chiefs! May Allah-azwj reach with you-asws all the peak of nobility and Increase you-asws what you-asws are rightful of and are deserving of it from Him-azwj!
وَ أَشْهَدُ يَا مَوَالِيَّ وَ طُوبَى لِي إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مَوَالِيَّ أَنِّي عَبْدُكُمْ وَ طُوبَى لِي إِنْ قَبِلْتُمُونِي عَبْداً وَ أَنِّي مُقِرٌّ بِكُمْ مُعْتَصِمٌ بِحَبْلِكُمْ مُتَوَقِّعٌ لِدَوْلَتِكُمْ مُنْتَظِرٌ لِرَجْعَتِكُمْ عَامِلٌ بِأَمْرِكُمْ آخِذٌ بِقَوْلِكُمْ لَائِذٌ بِحَرَمِكُمْ مُتَقَرِّبٌ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِكُمْ
And I testify, O my master, and beatitude is for me if You-azwj are my masters and I am your slave, and beatitude is for me if you-asws were to accept me as a slave, and I am an accepter of you-asws all, holding on to your-asws rope, anticipating your-asws government, awaiting your-asws return, working with your-asws instructions, taking with your-asws words, seeking refuge with your-asws sanctuaries drawing closer to Allah-azwj through you-asws all!
يَا سَادَاتِي بِكُمْ يُمْسِكُ اللَّهُ السَّمَاءَ أَنْ تَقَعَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ وَ بِكُمْ يُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَ يَكْشِفُ الْكَرْبَ وَ يُغْنِي الْمُعْدِمَ وَ يَشْفِي السَّقِيمَ لَبَّيْكُمْ وَ سَعْدَيْكُمْ يَا مَنِ اصْطَفَاهُمُ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ تَعَالَى ذِكْرُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَى مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ رُسُلًا وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ
O my chiefs! By you-asws Allah-azwj Withholds the sky from falling upon the earth, except by His-azwj Permission, and due to you-asws the rains fall, and the distress is removed, and the destitute is enriched, and the sick one is healed! At your-asws service and your-asws assistance, O ones whom Allah-azwj has Chosen, for Allah-azwj, Exalted is His-azwj Mention Said: Allah Chooses messengers from among the Angels and from the people; [22:75]!
فَأَنْتُمُ السَّفَرَةُ الْكِرَامُ الْبَرَرَةُ أَنْتُمُ الْعِبَادُ الْمُكَرَّمُونَ الَّذِينَ لا يَسْبِقُونَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ وَ هُمْ بِأَمْرِهِ يَعْمَلُونَ وَ أَنْتُمُ الصَّفْوَةُ الَّتِي اصْطَفَاهَا اللَّهُ وَ صَفَاهَا وَ وَصَفَهَا فِي كِتَابِهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفى آدَمَ وَ نُوحاً وَ آلَ إِبْراهِيمَ وَ آلَ عِمْرانَ عَلَى الْعالَمِينَ ذُرِّيَّةً بَعْضُها مِنْ بَعْضٍ وَ اللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
You-asws are the honourable ambassadors, the righteous! You-asws are the honourable servants, those who do not precede Him in speech and they are only acting by His Command [21:27], and you-asws are the elites whom Allah-azwj has Chosen and Cleaned and Described in His-azwj Book. He-azwj Said: Surely Allah chose Adam and Noah and the progeny of Ibrahim and the progeny of Imran above the worlds [3:33] Offspring, one being from the other; and Allah is Hearing, Knowing [3:34]!
فَأَنْتُمُ الذُّرِّيَّةُ الْمُخْتَارَةُ وَ الْأَنْفُسُ الْمُجَرَّدَةُ وَ الْأَرْوَاحُ الْمُطَهَّرَةُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا عَلِيُّ- يَا فَاطِمَةُ الزَّهْرَاءُ يَا حَسَنُ يَا حُسَيْنُ سَيِّدَيْ شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ يَا مَوَالِيَّ الطَّاهِرِينَ يَا ذَوِي النُّهَى وَ التُّقَى يَا أَنْوَارَ اللَّهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ الَّتِي لَا تُطْفَى يَا عُيُونَ اللَّهِ فِي خَلْقِهِ
You-asws are the Selected offspring, and the pure souls, and the purified spirits! O Muhammad-saww, O Ali-asws, O Fatima Al Zahra-asws, O Hassan-asws, O Husayn-asws two chiefs of youths of the people of Paradise! O my masters, the pure! O possessors of the intelligence and the piety! O lights of Allah-azwj in His-azwj earth which cannot be extinguished! O Eyes of Allah-azwj among His-azwj creatures!
أَنَا مُنْتَظِرٌ لِأَمْرِكُمْ مُتَرَقِّبٌ لِدَوْلَتِكُمْ مَعَكُمْ لَا مَعَ غَيْرِكُمْ إِلَيْكُمْ لَا إِلَى عَدُوِّكُمْ آمَنْتُ بِكُمْ وَ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَ أَبْرَأُ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ عَدُوِّكُمْ
I am awaiting your-asws matters, watching out for your-asws government! With you-asws all not with others! To you-asws all not to your-asws enemies! I believe in you-asws all and with what has been Revealed to you-asws, and I disavow to Allah-azwj from your-asws enemies!
وَ أَشْهَدُ يَا مَوَالِيَّ أَنَّكُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ كَلَامِي وَ تَرَوْنَ مَقَامِي وَ تَعْرِفُونَ مَكَانِي وَ تَرُدُّونَ سَلَامِي وَ أَنَّكُمْ حُجَجُ اللَّهِ الْبَالِغَةُ وَ نِعَمُهُ السَّابِغَةُ فَاذْكُرُونِي عِنْدَ رَبِّكُمْ وَ أَوْرِدُونِي حَوْضَكُمْ وَ اسْقُونِي بِكَأْسِكُمْ وَ احْشُرُونِي فِي جُمْلَتِكُمْ وَ احْرُسُونِي مِنْ مَكَارِهِ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ
And I testify, O my masters, you-asws are listening to my speech, and are seeing my standing, and are recognising my place, and are responding to my greeting, and you-asws are the conclusive arguments of Allah-azwj and His-azwj abundant bounties! Mention me in the Presence of your-asws Lord-azwj, and make me arrive to your-asws Fountain, and quench me with your-asws cups, and gather me in your-asws group, and guard me from abhorrence(s) of the world and the Hereafter!
فَإِنَّ لَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَقَاماً مَحْمُوداً وَ جَاهاً عَرِيضاً وَ شَفَاعَةً مَقْبُولَةً فَإِنِّي قَصَدْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ وَ رَجَوْتُ بِسَلَامِي عَلَيْكُمْ وَ وُقُوفِي بِعَرْصَتِكُمْ وَ اسْتِشْفَاعِي بِكُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يَعْفُوَ عَنِّي وَ يَغْفِرَ ذَنْبِي وَ يَعِزَّ ذُلِّي وَ يَرْفَعَ ضَرْعَتِي وَ يُقَوِّيَ ضَعْفِي وَ يَسُدَّ فَقْرِي وَ يُبْلِغَنِي أَمَلِي وَ يُعْطِيَنِي مُنْيَتِي وَ يَقْضِيَ حَاجَتِي فِيمَا ذَكَرْتُهُ مِنْ حَوَائِجِي وَ مَا لَمْ أَذْكُرْهُ مَا عَلِمَ أَنَّ فِيهِ الْخِيَرَةَ لِي حَتَّى يُوصِلَنِي بِذَلِكَ إِلَى رِضَاهُ وَ الْجَنَّةِ
Surely, there is a praise-worthy position for you-asws all in the Presence of Allah-azwj, and wide honour, and Accepted intercession, for I have aimed to you-asws, and I have hoped with my greeting to you-asws, and my standing in your-asws plains, and my seeking intercession with you-asws to Allah-azwj that He-azwj Pardon me, and Forgive my sins, and honour my humiliation, and Raise my beseeching, and Strengthen my weakness, and Block my poverty, and Make me reach my wishes, and Grant me my desires, and Fulfil my needs regarding what I have mentioned from my needs and what I have not mentioned, what He-azwj Knows the goodness for me is in it until He-azwj Connects me with that to His-azwj Pleasure and the Paradise!
اللَّهُمَّ شَفِّعْهُمْ فِيَّ وَ شَفِّعْنِي بِهِمْ وَ بَلِّغْنِي مَا سَأَلْتُ وَ تَوَسَّلْتُ يَا مَوْلَايَ بِهِمْ وَ لَا تُخَيِّبْنِي مِمَّا رَجَوْتُهُ فِيهِمْ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ-
O Allah-azwj! Accept their-asws intercession regarding me and Accept my interceding through them-asws and Make me reach what I am requesting and sought the means, O my Master, through them, and do not disappoint me from what I am hoping regarding them-asws, O most Merciful of the merciful ones!’
فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ الْوَدَاعَ فَقُلْ لَا جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنْ زِيَارَتِكَ وَ رَزَقَنِي الْعَوْدَ إِلَيْكَ وَ الْمُقَامَ فِي حَرَمِكَ وَ الْكَوْنَ مَعَكَ وَ مَعَ الْأَبْرَارِ مِنْ وُلْدِكَ-
When you intend to bid the farewell, say, ‘May Allah-azwj not Make is last of the pact of visiting you-asws, and Grace me the return to you-asws, and the standing in your-asws sanctuary, and being with you-asws and with the righteous ones from your-asws children-asws!’
ثُمَّ اخْرُجِ الْقَهْقَرَى وَ قُلِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَيِّدَ الْوَصِيِّينَ وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى الْمَلَائِكَةِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ-
Then exit walking backwards, and say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws, O chief of the successors-asws, and the greeting be upon the Angels of Proximity!’
وَ قُلْ فِي مَسِيرِكَ إِلَى أَنْ تَبْعُدَ عَنِ الْقَبْرِ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَ إِنَّا إِلَيْهِ راجِعُونَ وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ وَ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ وَ نِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ.
And say in your walking until you are far from the grave: ‘We are for Allah-azwj and we are returning to Him-azwj! There is neither might nor strength except with Allah-azwj the Exalted, the Magnificent, and Allah-azwj Suffices me and is the Best of the disposers!’’[11]
34- ثُمَّ قَالَ زِيَارَةٌ أُخْرَى لَهُ ع تَغْتَسِلُ أَوَّلًا لِلزِّيَارَةِ مَنْدُوباً وَ تَقْصِدُ إِلَى مَشْهَدِهِ وَ تَقِفُ عَلَى ضَرِيحِهِ الطَّاهِرِ وَ تَسْتَقْبِلُهُ بِوَجْهِكَ وَ تَجْعَلُ الْقِبْلَةَ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْكَ وَ تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
Then he said, ‘Another Ziyarat of his-asws – ‘You should bathe for the Ziyarat as a delegate and aim to his-asws Shrine, and pause at his-asws pure Shrine and face it with your face and make the Qiblah between your shoulders and say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَفْوَةَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبِيبَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَيِّدَ الْوَصِيِّينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَلِيفَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
The greeting be upon you-asws O Guardian of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O elite of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O Beloved of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O chief of the successors-as! The greeting be upon you-asws O caliph of Rasool-saww of Allah-saww Lord-azwj of the worlds!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مَا حَمَّلَكَ وَ حَفِظْتَ مَا اسْتَوْدَعَكَ وَ حَلَّلْتَ حَلَالَ اللَّهِ وَ حَرَّمْتَ حَرَامَ اللَّهِ وَ تَلَوْتَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَ صَبَرْتَ عَلَى الْأَذَى فِي جَنْبِ اللَّهِ مُحْتَسِباً حَتَّى أَتَاكَ الْيَقِينُ
I testify you-asws have delivered on behalf of Rasool Allah-saww what he-asws had loaded you-asws with, and you-asws preserved what you-asws had been given to take care of, and you-asws permitted the Permissibles of Allah-azwj and prohibited the Prohibitions of Allah-azwj, and recited the Book of Allah-azwj and were patient upon the harm for the Side (Sake) of Allah-azwj in anticipation until the certainty (death) came to you-asws!
لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ خَالَفَكَ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَكَ وَ لَعَنَ مَنْ بَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ فَرَضِيَ بِهِ أَنَا إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ بَرَاءٌ-
May Allah-azwj Curse the one who opposed you-asws, and may Allah-azwj Curse the one who killed you-asws, and may Allah-azwj Curse the one to whom that reached so he was pleased with it! I disavow to Allah-azwj from them!’
ثُمَّ تَنْكَبُّ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ وَ تُقَبِّلُهُ وَ تَضَعُ خَدَّكَ الْأَيْمَنَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ الْأَيْسَرَ ثُمَّ تَتَحَوَّلُ إِلَى عِنْدِ الرَّأْسِ تَقِفُ عَلَيْهِ وَ تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَصِيَّ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ وَ وَارِثَ عِلْمِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ
Then devote upon the grave and kiss it and place your right cheek upon it, then the left, then transfer to be by the head pausing at it, and say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws, O successors-asws of the successors-as, and inheritor of knowledge of the Prophets-as!
أَشْهَدُ لَكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ بِالْبَلَاغِ وَ الْأَدَاءِ أَتَيْتُكَ زَائِراً عَارِفاً بِحَقِّكَ مُسْتَبْصِراً بِشَأْنِكَ مُوَالِياً لِأَوْلِيَائِكَ مُعَادِياً لِأَعْدَائِكَ مُتَقَرِّباً إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى بِزِيَارَتِكَ فِي خَلَاصِ نَفْسِي وَ فَكَاكِ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَ قَضَاءِ حَوَائِجِي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ فَاشْفَعْ لِي عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ-
I testify for you-asws, O Guardian of Allah-azwj, with the delivery and the fulfilment! I have come to you-asws as a visitor, recognising your-asws right, insightful with your-asws glory, a friend to your-asws friends and an enemy to your-asws enemies, drawing closer to Allah-azwj the Exalted with visiting you-asws in rescuing myself and liberating my neck from the Hellfire, and fulfilment of my needs in the world and the Hereafter! Intercede for me in the Presence of your-asws Lord-azwj, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon you-asws!’
ثُمَّ يُقَبِّلُ الْقَبْرَ وَ يَضَعُ خَدَّهُ الْأَيْمَنَ وَ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ وَ يُصَلِّي سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ حَسَبَ مَا قَدَّمْنَاهُ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ وَدَاعَهُ ع فَلْيَقِفْ عَلَى قَبْرِهِ كَمَا وَقَفَ أَوَّلًا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ
Then he should kiss the grave and place his right cheek and raise his head and pray six units Salat, as per what we have previously cited. When he intends to bid him-asws farewell, let him pause at the grave just as he had paused firstly, then he should say: –
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ أَسْتَوْدِعُكَ اللَّهَ وَ أَسْتَرْعِيكَ وَ أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامَ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَ بِالرَّسُولِ- وَ بِمَا جِئْتَ بِهِ وَ دَلَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ اللَّهُمَّ اكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ
‘The greeting be upon you-asws O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings! I entrust you-asws to Allah-azwj and place you-asws in His-azwj Care, and convey the greeting upon you-asws, believing in Allah-azwj and the Rasool-saww and with what he-saww had come with and pointed upon! O Allah-azwj! Write us with the testifiers!
اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ لِزِيَارَةِ وَلِيِّكَ وَ ارْزُقْنِي الْعَوْدَ إِلَيْهِ أَبَداً مَا أَبْقَيْتَنِي فَإِذَا تَوَفَّيْتَنِي فَاحْشُرْنِي مَعَهُ وَ مَعَ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ الْأَئِمَّةِ الرَّاشِدِينَ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ- وَ يَدْعُو بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِمَا شَاءَ يُجَبْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ.
O Allah-azwj! Do not Make it last of the pacts of visiting Your-azwj Guardian, and Grace me the return to him-asws for ever, for as long as You-azwj Cause me to remain! When You-azwj Cause me to die, Gather me with him-asws and with his-asws offspring, the rightly guiding Imams-asws, upon him-asws and upon them-asws be the greeting, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!’ – and he should supplicate after than with whatever he desires, (it will be fulfilled) if Allah-azwj so Desires!’’[12]
35- ثُمَّ قَالَ زِيَارَةٌ أُخْرَى لَهُ ع تَقِفُ عَلَى بَابِ السَّلَامِ وَ تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِلَيْكَ وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي وَ عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ رَبِّي اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَمَا بِمَنِّهِ هَدَانَا اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ إِلَهُنَا وَ مَوْلَانَا اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلِيُّنَا الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي بِمَنِّهِ هَدَانَا
Then he said, ‘Another Ziyarat of his-asws – ‘You should pause at the ‘Salaam’ door and say, ‘O Allah-azwj! To You-azwj I have diverted my face, and upon You-azwj I have relied my Lord-azwj! Allah-azwj is Greatest just as He-azwj has Guided us by His-azwj Conferment! Allah-azwj is Greatest, our God-azwj and our Master! Allah-azwj is Greatest our Guardian Who Causes us to live! The Praise is for Allah-azwj Who Guided us by His-azwj Conferment!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ وَ الشَّهَادَةُ حَظِّي وَ الْحَقُّ عَلَيَّ وَ أَدَاءٌ لِمَا كَلَّفْتَنِي أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً ص عَبْدُكَ وَ رَسُولُكَ وَ نَبِيُّكَ وَ صَفِيُّكَ وَ خَلِيلُكَ وَ خَاصَّتُكَ وَ خِيَرَتُكَ مِنْ بَرِيَّتِكَ
O Allah-azwj! I keep You-azwj my witness, and the testimony is my share, and the truth is upon me, fulfilment of what You-azwj have Encumbered me, that Muhammad-saww is Your-azwj servant, and Your-azwj Rasool-saww, and Your-azwj Prophet-saww, and Your-azwj elite, and Your-azwj friend, and Your-azwj special one, and Your-azwj Choice from Your-azwj Created beings!
اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ بِصَلَوَاتِكَ وَ احْبُ بِكَرَامَاتِكَ وَ وَفِّرْ بِبَرَكَاتِكَ وَ حَيِّ بِتَحِيَّاتِكَ الْعَالِمُ مُقِيمُ الدَّعَائِمِ وَ مُجَلِّي الظَّلْمَاءِ وَ مَاحِي الطَّخْيَاءِ رَسُولُكَ الشَّاهِدُ وَ دَلِيلُكَ الرَّاشِدُ الَّذِي اخْتَصَصْتَهُ وَ لَكَ أَخْلَصْتَهُ وَ بِهِدَايَتِكَ بَعَثْتَهُ وَ آيَاتِكَ أَوْرَثْتَهُ
O Allah-azwj! Send Salawaat upon him-saww with Your-azwj Salawaat, and Gift with Your-azwj honours, and plentiful with Your-azwj Blessings, and Greet with Your-azwj Salutations, the knowledgeable, the standing, the pillar, and dispellers of the darkness, and effacer of obscurity, Your-azwj Rasool-saww, the witness and Your-azwj pointer, the rightful director whom You-azwj Particularised and Purified for You-azwj, and Sent him-saww with Your-azwj Guidance, and Made him inherit Your-azwj Verses!
فَتَلَا وَ بَيَّنَ وَ دَعَا وَ أَعْلَنَ وَ طَمَسْتَ بِهِ أَعْيُنَ الطُّغْيَانِ وَ أَخْرَسْتَ بِهِ أَلْسُنَ الْبُهْتَانِ وَ كَتَبْتَ الْعِزَّةَ لِأَوْلِيَائِهِ وَ ضَرَبْتَ الذِّلَّةَ عَلَى أَعْدَائِهِ
He-saww recited, and clarified, and called, and announced, and by him-saww You-azwj Blinded the eyes of tyranny, and by him-saww You-azwj Muted the tongues of slander, and You-azwj Wrote the honour to be for his-saww friends, and Struck the disgrace upon his-saww enemies!
وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ رَسُولُكَ وَ خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ جاءَ بِالْحَقِ مِنْ عِنْدِ الْحَقِ وَ صَدَّقَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَ أَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوهُ ذَائِقُو الْعَذَابِ الْأَلِيمِ وَ أَنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ وَ اتَّبَعُوا النُّورَ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ مَعَهُ أُولَئِكَ الْمُفْلِحُونَ-
And I testify he-saww is Your-azwj Rasool-saww, and last of the Prophets-saww. He-saww had come with the truth from the Presence of the Truth, and ratified the Messengers-as, and those who belied him-saww will be Tasting the painful Punishment, and those who believed will be with him-asws and follow the Noor which was Revealed with him-saww! They are the successful ones!’
ثُمَّ تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ سَيِّدَ الْوَصِيِّينَ وَ حُجَّةَ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ عَلَى الْأَوَّلِينَ وَ الْآخِرِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ وَارِثَ عِلْمِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ إِمَامَ الْمُتَّقِينَ وَ قَائِدَ الْغُرِّ الْمُحَجَّلِينَ
Then you should say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws O Amir Al-Momineen Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws, chief of the successors-asws and Divine Authorities of Lord-azwj of the worlds upon the former ones and the latter ones! The greeting be upon you-asws O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and inheritor of knowledge of the Prophets-as, and Imam-asws of the pious, and leader of the resplendent!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- يَا إِمَامَ الْهُدَى وَ مَصَابِيحَ الدُّجَى وَ كَهْفَ أُولِي الْحِجَى وَ مَلْجَأَ ذَوِي النُّهَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حِجَابَ الْوَرَى وَ الدَّعْوَةَ الْحُسْنَى وَ الْآيَةَ الْكُبْرَى وَ الْمَثَلَ الْأَعْلَى
The greeting be upon you-asws O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, O the Imam-asws of guidance, and lamp in the darkness, and the cave of the people of wisdom, and shelter of the possessors of intellect! The greeting be upon you-asws of the veil of devoutness, and the excellent call, and the great sign, and the exalted example!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا شَجَرَةَ النِّدَاءِ وَ صَاحِبَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْحُجَّةَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْوَرَى فِي الْآخِرَةِ وَ الْأُولَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَفِيَّ اللَّهِ وَ خِيَرَتَهُ وَ وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ وَ حُجَّتَهُ وَ بَابَ اللَّهِ وَ حِطَّتَهُ وَ عَيْنَ اللَّهِ وَ آيَتَهُ
The greeting be upon you-asws O the tree (ancestry) of calling (to Deliverance), and master of the world, and the Divine Authority upon the entirety of the people in the Hereafter and the former (world)! The greeting be upon O elite of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Choice, and Guarding of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Divine Authority, and the door of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Gate, and the Eye of Allah-azwj and His-azwj sign!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَيْبَةَ غَيْبِ اللَّهِ وَ مِيزَانَ قِسْطِ اللَّهِ وَ مِصْبَاحَ نُورِ اللَّهِ وَ مِشْكَاةَ ضِيَاءِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَافِظَ سِرِّ اللَّهِ وَ مُمْضِيَ حُكْمِ اللَّهِ وَ مُجَلِّيَ إِرَادَةِ اللَّهِ وَ مَوْضِعَ مَشِيَّةِ اللَّهِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O receptacle of unseen matters of Allah-azwj and the scale of justice of Allah-azwj, and lamp of the light of Allah-azwj, and the niche of illumination of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O protector of the secret of Allah-azwj, implementer of Judgment of Allah-azwj, and revealer of the Will of Allah-azwj, and place of Desire of Allah-azwj!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا غَايَةَ مَنْ بَرَأَهُ اللَّهُ وَ نِهَايَةَ مَنْ ذَرَأَ اللَّهُ وَ أَوَّلَ مَنِ ابْتَدَعَ اللَّهُ وَ الْحُجَّةَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ مَنْ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبَأُ الْعَظِيمُ وَ الْخَطْبُ الْجَسِيمُ وَ الذِّكْرُ الْحَكِيمُ وَ الصِّرَاطُ الْمُسْتَقِيمُ
The greeting be upon you-asws O peak of the ones Allah-azwj has Made, and ultimate of the one Allah-azwj has Created, and the first one Allah-azwj Initiated, and the Divine Authority upon the entirety of the ones Allah-azwj Created! The greeting be upon you-asws O the magnificent news, and the immense event, the wise reminder, and the straight path!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْحَبْلُ الْمَتِينُ وَ الْإِمَامُ الْأَمِينُ وَ الْبَابُ الْيَقِينُ وَ الشَّافِعُ يَوْمَ الدِّينِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الصِّدِّيقُ الْأَكْبَرُ وَ النَّامُوسُ الْأَنْوَرُ وَ السِّرَاجُ الْأَزْهَرُ وَ الزُّلْفَةُ وَ الْكَوْثَرُ
The greeting be upon you-asws O the unbreakable rope, and the trusted Imam-asws, and the door of certainty, and the intercessor on the Day of religion (Reckoning)! The greeting be upon you-asws O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! The greeting be upon you-asws O the greatest truthful, and the most radiant law, and the blossoming lamp, and one of nearness, and the abundance!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بَابَ الْإِيمَانِ وَ عَيْنَ الْمُهَيْمِنِ الْمَنَّانِ وَ وَلِيَّ الْمَلِكِ الدَّيَّانِ وَ قَسِيمَ الْجِنَانِ وَ النِّيرَانِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَعْدِنَ الْكِرَامِ وَ مَوْضِعَ الْحِكَمِ وَ قَائِدَ الْأُمَمِ إِلَى الْخَيْرَاتِ وَ النِّعَمِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O the door of Eman, the dominant eye, and the bestower, and Guardian of the King, the Judge, and distributer of the Gardens and the Fires! The greeting be upon you-asws of the mine of honours, the place of wisdom, and leader of the community to the good deeds and the bounties!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْإِمَامُ التَّقِيُّ وَ الْعَدْلُ الْوَفِيُّ وَ الْوَصِيُّ الرَّضِيُّ وَ الْوَلِيُّ الزَّكِيُّ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النُّورُ الْمُصْطَفَى وَ الْوَلِيُّ الْمُرْتَجَى وَ الْكَرِيمُ الْمُرْتَضَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَ الْأَنْوَارِ وَ مَحَلَّ سِرِّ الْأَسْرَارِ وَ عُنْصُرَ الْأَبْرَارِ وَ مُعْلِنَ الْأَخْيَارِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O the pious Imam-asws, and the just, the loyal, and the pleasing successor-asws, and the pure guardian! The greeting be upon you-asws O the Chosen Noor, and the guardian hoped for, and the honourable, the Pleased with! The greeting be upon you-asws O Noor of the Noor(s), and place of the secret of the secrets, and the essence of the righteous, and the one who proclaims the virtues of the good.
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا لِسَانَ الْحَقِّ وَ بَيْتَ الصِّدْقِ وَ مَحَلَّ الرِّفْقِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَ الْهِدَايَاتِ وَ مُرْشِدَ الْبَرِيَّاتِ وَ عَالِمَ الْخَفِيَّاتِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الْعِلْمِ الْمَخْزُونِ وَ عَارِفَ الْغَيْبِ الْمَكْنُونِ وَ حَافِظَ السِّرِّ الْمَصُونِ وَ الْعَالِمَ بِمَا كَانَ وَ يَكُونُ
Peace be upon you, O the tongue of truth, and the house of sincerity, and the neighbourhood of kindness! The greeting be upon you-asws O the Noor (Light) of guidance, and the director of the created beings, and knower of the hidden matters! The greeting be upon you-asws O owner of the treasured knowledge, and recogniser of the hidden unseen matters, and protector of the fortified secrets, and the know with what has happened and will be happening!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْعَارِفُ بِفَصْلِ الْخِطَابِ وَ مُثِيبُ أَوْلِيَائِهِ يَوْمَ الْحِسَابِ وَ الْمُحِيطُ بِجَوَامِعِ عِلْمِ الْكِتَابِ وَ مُهْلِكُ أَعْدَائِهِ بِأَلِيمِ الْعَذَابِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ عِلْمِ الْمَعَانِي وَ عِلْمِ الْمَثَانِي وَ النُّورِ الشَّعْشَعَانِيِّ وَ الْبَشَرِ الثَّانِي
The greeting be upon you-asws O knower of the decisive address, and the rewarder of his-asws friends on the Day of Reckoning, and the dominant upon the comprehensive knowledge of the Book, and destructor of his-asws enemies with the painful punishment! The greeting be upon you-asws O owner of the knowledge of meanings, and the knowledge of the doubles (Al-Masaany), and the shining Light, and the second glad tiding!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عِمَادَ الْجَبَّارِ وَ هَادِيَ الْأَخْيَارِ وَ أَبَا الْأَئِمَّةِ الْأَطْهَارِ وَ قَاصِمَ الْمُعَانِدِينَ الْأَشْرَارِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَشْهُوراً فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ الْعُلْيَا مَعْرُوفاً فِي الْأَرَضِينَ السَّابِعَةِ السُّفْلَى وَ مُظْهِرَ الْآيَةِ الْكُبْرَى وَ عَارِفَ السِّرِّ وَ أَخْفَى
The greeting be upon you-asws O pillar of the Subduer, and guide of the good, and father of the pure Imams-asws, and breaker of the obstinate evil ones! The greeting be upon you-asws O famous in the exalted skies, well-known in the low seven earths, and revealer of the greatest sign, and recogniser of the secret and the hidden matters!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّازِلُ مِنْ عِلِّيِّينَ وَ الْعَالِمُ بِمَا فِي أَسْفَلِ السَّافِلِينَ وَ مُهْلِكُ مَنْ طَغَى مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَ مُبِيدُ مَنْ جَحَدَ مِنَ الْآخِرِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الْكَرَّةِ وَ الرَّجْعَةِ وَ إِمَامَ الْخَلْقِ وَ وَلِيَّ الدَّعْوَةِ وَ مَنْطِقَ الْبَرَايَا وَ مِحْنَةَ الْأُمَّةِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O the descender from the Illiyeen, and the knower of what is in the lowest of the low levels, and destroyer of the ones from the former ones who had rebelled, and exterminator of the ones from the latter ones who rejected! The greeting be upon you-asws O master of the turn and the return, and Imam-asws of the creation, and in charge of the call, and speaker of the created beings, and test of the community!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُثْبِتَ التَّوْحِيدِ بِالشَّرْحِ وَ التَّجْرِيدِ وَ مُقَرِّرَ التَّمْجِيدِ بِالْبَيَانِ وَ التَّأْكِيدِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَامِعَ الْأَصْوَاتِ وَ مُبِينَ الدَّعَوَاتِ وَ مُجْزِلَ الْكَرَامَاتِ بِجَزِيلِ الْعَطِيَّاتِ
The greeting be upon you-asws affirmer of the Oneness with the commentary and the clarification, and reporter of the glorification with the explanation and the emphasis! The greeting be upon you-asws O listener of the voices, and clarifier of the supplications, and plentiful of the benevolence with the plentiful awards!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ حَظِيَ بِكَرَامَةِ رَبِّهِ فَجَلَّ عَنِ الصِّفَاتِ وَ اشْتُقَّ مِنْ نُورِهِ فَلَمْ تَقَعْ عَلَيْهِ الْأَدَوَاتُ وَ أَزْلَفَ بِالْقُرْبِ مِنْ خَالِقِهِ فَقَصُرَ دُونَهُ الْمَقَالاتُ وَ عَلَا مَحَلُّهُ فَعَلَا كُلَّ الْبَرِيَّاتِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O the one, who is honoured by the Grace of his-asws Lord-azwj, and exalted above all attributes, and Fashioned from His-azwj Noor with no harm befalling him-asws, and drawn nearer to his-asws Creator beyond the reach of words, and whose station (abode) is elevated above all creatures!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ أَحْسَنَ عِبَادَةَ رَبِّهِ فَحَبَاهُ بِأَنْوَاعِ الْكَرَامَاتِ وَ اجْتَهَدَ فِي النُّصْحِ وَ الطَّاعَةِ فَخَوَّلَهُ جَمِيعَ الْعَطِيَّاتِ وَ اسْتَفْرَغَ الْوُسْعَ فِي فَعَالِهِ فَأَسْدَاهُ جَزِيلَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَ بَالَغَ فِي النُّصْحِ وَ الطَّاعَةِ فَمَنَحَهُ الْحَوْضَ وَ الشَّفَاعَةَ
The greeting be upon you-asws O the one who perfected the worship of his-asws Lord-azwj, Who Bestowed upon him-asws a variety of the honours, and he-asws exerted efforts in the advising and the acts of obedience! So, he-asws was Granted the entirety of the awards. He-asws strived with all his-asws might in his actions and thus was Bestowed with abundant goodness. He-asws excelled in advising and obedience and was Granted the fountain and the (right of) intercession!
أَشْهَدُ بِذَلِكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ أَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَ ابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَ وَلِيُّكَ وَ ابْنُ وَلِيِّكَ أَنَّكَ سَيِّدُ الْخَلْقِ وَ إِمَامُ الْحَقِّ وَ بَابُ الْأُفُقِ اجْتَبَاكَ اللَّهُ لِقُدْرَتِهِ فَجَعَلَكَ عَصَا عِزِّهِ وَ تَابُوتَ حِكْمَتِهِ وَ أَيَّدَكَ بِتَرْجِمَةِ وَحْيِهِ وَ أَعَزَّكَ بِنُورِ هِدَايَتِهِ وَ خَصَّكَ بِبُرْهَانِهِ
I testify with that, O my master, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and I am your-asws servant and son of your-asws servant, and your-asws friend and son of your-asws friend! You-asws are chief of the creatures, and the door of the horizon! Allah-azwj Selected you-asws for His-azwj Power so he-azwj Made you-asws a staff of His-azwj Mighty, and treasure chest of His-azwj Wisdom, and Aided you-asws with interpretation of His-azwj Revelation, and Honoured you-asws with the Noor of His-azwj Guidance and Specialised you-asws with His-azwj Proofs!
فَأَنْتَ عَيْنُ غَيْبِهِ وَ مِيزَانُ قِسْطِهِ وَ بَيَّنَ فَضْلَكَ فِي فُرْقَانِهِ وَ أَظْهَرَكَ عَلَماً لِعِبَادِهِ وَ أَمِيناً فِي بَرِيَّتِهِ وَ انْتَجَبَكَ لِنُورِهِ فَجَعَلَكَ مَنَاراً فِي بِلَادِهِ وَ حُجَّتَهُ عَلَى خَلِيقَتِهِ وَ أَيَّدَكَ بِرُوحِهِ فَصَيَّرَكَ نَاصِرَ دِينِهِ وَ رُكْنَ تَوْحِيدِهِ وَ اخْتَصَّكَ بِفَضْلِهِ
Thus, you-asws are an eye of His-azwj unseen matters, and the scale of His-azwj Justice, and He-azwj Manifested your-asws merits in His-azwj Criterion (Quran), and Revealed you-asws as a flag for His-azwj servants, and a trustee among His-azwj Created beings, and Selected you-asws for His-azwj Noor so He-azwj Made you-asws a minaret in His-azwj cities, and His-azwj Divine Authority upon His-azwj creatures, and Aided you-asws with His-azwj Spirit so Made you-asws become a helper of His-azwj religion, and a cornerstone of His-azwj Oneness, and Particularised you-asws with His-azwj Grace!
فَأَنْتَ تِبْيَانٌ لِعِلْمِهِ وَ حُجَّةٌ عَلَى خَلِيقَتِهِ وَ اشْتَقَّكَ مِنْ نُورِهِ فَصَيَّرَكَ دَلِيلًا عَلَى صِرَاطِهِ وَ سَبِيلًا لِقَصْدِهِ وَ أَوْرَثَكَ كِتَابَهُ فَحَفِظْتَ سِرَّهُ وَ رَعَيْتَ خَلْقَهُ
You-asws are the manifestation of His-azwj Knowledge and a Divine Authority upon His-azwj creatures! He-azwj Fashioned you-asws from His-azwj Noor, Making you-asws a guide to His-azwj path and a way to His-azwj purpose. He-azwj Bestowed upon you-asws His-azwj Book, and you-asws preserved its secrets, taking care of His-azwj creatures!
وَ خَصَّكَ بِكَرَائِمِ التَّنْزِيلِ فَخَزَنْتَ غَيْبَهُ وَ عَرَفْتَ عِلْمَهُ وَ جَعَلَكَ نِهَايَةَ مَنْ خَلَقَ فَسَبَقْتَ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ عَلَوْتَ السَّابِقِينَ وَ صَيَّرَكَ غَايَةَ مَنِ ابْتَدَعَ فَفُقْتَ بِالتَّقْدِيمِ كُلَّ مُبْتَدِعٍ وَ لَمْ تَأْخُذْكَ فِي هَوَاهُ لَوْمَةٌ وَ لَمْ تُخْدَعْ
And He-azwj Specially Favoured you-asws with the noblest of Revelations, and guarding its hidden aspects and knowing its wisdom. He-azwj Made you-asws the final one of His-azwj creatures, so you-asws surpassed all beings, and outshining those who preceded, and you-asws became the goal of the One Who Initiated, surpassing all innovators by precedence. You-asws were not swayed by reproach in your-asws pursuit, and you-asws were never deceived!
فَكُنْتَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ فِي الذَّرِّ بَرَأَ فَعَلِمْتَ مَا عَلَا وَ دَنَا وَ قَرُبَ وَ نَأَى فَأَنْتَ عَيْنُهُ الْحَفِيظَةُ الَّتِي لَا تَخْفَى عَلَيْهَا خَافِيَةٌ وَ أُذُنُهُ السَّمِيعَةُ الَّتِي حَازَتِ الْمَعَارِفُ الْعَلَوِيَّةُ وَ قَلْبُهُ الْوَاعِي الْبَصِيرُ الْمُحِيطُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ
You-asws were the first to be Created from the particle, knowing what is high and what is near, and what is close and what is distant. You-asws are His-azwj vigilant eye, with nothing hidden from it, and His-azwj hearing ear, which encompasses all higher knowledge, and His-azwj aware heart, seeing and encompassing all things!
وَ نُورُهُ الَّذِي أَضَاءَ بِهِ الْبَرِيَّةَ وَ حَوَتْهُ الْعُلُومُ الْحَقِيقِيَّةُ وَ لِسَانُهُ النَّاطِقُ بِكُلِّ مَا كَانَ مِنَ الْأُمُورِ وَ الْمُبَيِّنُ عَمَّا كَانَ أَوْ يَكُونُ فِي سَالِفِ الْأَزْمَانِ وَ غَابِرِ الدُّهُورِ كَلَّ يَا مَوْلَايَ عَنْ نَعْتِكَ أَفْهَامُ النَّاعِتِينَ وَ عَجَزَ عَنْ وَصْفِكَ لِسَانُ الْوَاصِفِينَ لِسَبْقِكَ بِالْفَضْلِ الْبَرَايَا وَ عِلْمِكَ بِالنُّورِ وَ الْخَفَايَا
You-asws are His-azwj Light by which the creation was illuminated, holding within you-asws all true knowledge. Your-asws tongue spoke of all matters, clarifying what has been in past times or will be in the distant eras! Alas, my master! The understanding of those who describe you-asws falls short, and the tongues of those who attempt to praise you-asws are incapable of fully describing you-asws due to your-asws precedence in virtues, the creation of beings, and your-asws knowledge of the Light and the hidden matters!
فَأَنْتَ الْأَوَّلُ الْفَاتِحُ بِالتَّسْبِيحِ حَتَّى سَبَّحَ لَكَ الْمُسَبِّحُونَ وَ الْآخِرُ الْخَاتِمُ بِالتَّمْجِيدِ حَتَّى مَجَّدَ بِوَصْفِكَ الْمُمَجِّدُونَ كَيْفَ أَصِفُ يَا مَوْلَايَ حُسْنَ ثَنَائِكَ أَمْ أُحْصِي جَمِيلَ بَلَائِكَ وَ الْأَوْهَامُ عَنْ مَعْرِفَةِ كَيْفِيَّتِكَ عَاجِزَةٌ وَ الْأَذْهَانُ عَنْ بُلُوغِ حَقِيقَتِكَ قَاصِرَةٌ وَ النُّفُوسُ تَقْصُرُ عَمَّا تَسْتَحِقُّ فَلَا تَبْلُغُهُ وَ تَعْجِزُ عَمَّا تَسْتَوْجِبُ وَ لَا تُدْرِكُهُ
You-asws were the first to begin with the glorification until the ones who glorify followed your-asws lead! You-asws are the last who sealed praise, so those who praise exalted you-asws in their descriptions! How can I, O my master, describe the beauty of your-asws virtues or encompass the excellence of your blessings? The imaginations are incapable of comprehending your-asws qualitative state, intellects fall short of reaching your reality, and souls cannot grasp what you-asws truly deserve. So, they cannot reach it and are frustrated from what you-asws deserve and cannot realise it!
بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ أَعِزَّائِي وَ أَهْلِي وَ أَحِبَّائِي أُشْهِدُ اللَّهَ رَبِّي وَ رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَ أَنْبِيَاءَهُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَ حَمَلَةَ الْعَرْشِ وَ الْكَرُوبِيِّينَ وَ رُسُلَهُ الْمَبْعُوثِينَ وَ مَلَائِكَتَهُ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَ عِبَادَهُ الصَّالِحِينَ
May my father and mother be (sacrificed) for you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and my dear ones, and my family, and my loved ones. I supplicate to Allah-azwj, my Lord-azwj and the Lord-azwj of all things, to witness along with His-azwj Sent Prophets-as, and the bearers of the Throne, and the cherubim, and His-azwj Appointed Messengers-as, and His-azwj Angels of Proximity and His-azwj righteous servants!
وَ رَسُولَهُ الْمَبْعُوثَ بِالْكَرَامَةِ الْمَحْبُوَّ بِالرِّسَالَةِ السَّيِّدَ الْمُنْذِرَ وَ السِّرَاجَ الْأَنْوَرَ وَ الْبَشِيرَ الْأَكْبَرَ وَ النَّبِيَّ الْأَزْهَرَ وَ الْمُصْطَفَى الْمَخْصُوصَ بِالنُّورِ الْأَعْلَى الْمُكَلَّمَ مِنْ سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى أَنِّي عَبْدُكَ وَ ابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَ مَوْلَاكَ وَ ابْنُ مَوْلَاكَ
And His-saww Rasool-as Sent with honour, and Granted the Message, and the noble warner, and the luminous lamp, and the greatest bearer of glad tidings, and the radiant Prophet-saww, and the chosen one distinguished by the highest light, and the one spoken to from the Lote Tree of the Utmost point (Sidrat Al-Muntaha), that I am your-asws servant and the son of your-asws servant, your-asws loyal follower and the son of your loyal-asws follower!
مُؤْمِنٌ بِسِرِّكَ وَ عَلَانِيَتِكَ كَافِرٌ بِمَنْ أَنْكَرَ فَضْلَكَ وَ جَحَدَ حَقَّكَ مُوَالٍ لِأَوْلِيَائِكَ مُعَادٍ لِأَعْدَائِكَ عَارِفٌ بِحَقِّكَ مُقِرٌّ بِفَضْلِكَ مُحْتَمِلٌ لِعِلْمِكَ مُحْتَجِبٌ بِذِمَّتِكَ مُوقِنٌ بِآيَاتِكَ مُؤْمِنٌ بِرَجْعَتِكَ مُنْتَظِرٌ لِأَمْرِكَ مُتَرَقِّبٌ لِدَوْلَتِكَ آخِذٌ بِقَوْلِكَ عَامِلٌ بِأَمْرِكَ مُسْتَجِيرٌ بِكَ مُفَوِّضٌ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ مُتَوَكِّلٌ فِيهِ عَلَيْكَ
I believe in your-asws secret and your announcements, a disbeliever in those who deny your-asws virtue and reject your-asws right, and I befriend your-asws allies and oppose your-asws, enemies, and I acknowledge your-asws rightful status and affirm your-asws excellence, and I bear the knowledge entrusted to you-asws, and I seek refuge under your-asws protection, and I have certainty in your-asws signs, and I believe in your-asws return, and I await your-asws command, and I anticipate your-asws reign, and I adhere to your-asws words, and I act upon your-asws orders, and I seek refuge with you-asws, and I entrust my affairs to you-asws, and I rely upon you!
زَائِرٌ لَكَ لَائِذٌ بِبَابِكَ الَّذِي فِيهِ غِبْتَ وَ مِنْهُ تَظْهَرُ حَتَّى تَمَكَّنَ دِينُهُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَى وَ تَبَدَّلَ بَعْدَ الْخَوْفِ أَمْناً وَ تَعْبُدُ الْمَوْلَى حَقّاً وَ لَا تُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئاً وَ يَصِيرُ الدِّينُ كُلُّهُ لِلَّهِ
I am a visitor to you-asws, and take shelter at your-asws door, the door where you-asws are hidden and from which you-asws will re-appear, until the religion He-azwj has Chosen is firmly established and fear is replaced with security. Then, the Lord-azwj will be worshiped in truth and nothing will be associated with Him-azwj, and the religion, all of it will come to be for Allah-azwj!
وَ أَشْرَقَتِ الْأَرْضُ بِنُورِ رَبِّها وَ وُضِعَ الْكِتابُ وَ جِيءَ بِالنَّبِيِّينَ وَ الشُّهَداءِ وَ قُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَ هُمْ لا يُظْلَمُونَ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ
And the earth will shine with the Noor (Light) of its Lord, and the Book would be placed, and they would come with the Prophets and the witnesses, and it would be Judged between them with the Truth, and they would not be wronged [39:69], and the Praise is for Allah-azwj Lord-azwj of the worlds!
فَعِنْدَهَا يَفُوزُ الْفَائِزُونَ بِمَحَبَّتِكَ وَ يَأْمَنُ الْمُتَكَلِّوُنَ عَلَيْكَ وَ يَهْتَدِي الْمُلْتَجِئُونَ إِلَيْكَ وَ يَرْشُدُ الْمُعْتَصِمُونَ بِكَ وَ يَسْعَدُ الْمُقِرُّونَ بِفَضْلِكَ وَ يُشْرِفُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ بِأَيَّامِكَ وَ يُحْظَى الْمُوقِنُونَ بِنُورِكَ وَ يُكْرَمُ الْمُزْلِفُونَ لَدَيْكَ وَ يَتَمَكَّنُ الْمُتَّقُونَ مِنْ أَرْضِكَ وَ تَقَرُّ الْعُيُونُ بِرُؤْيَتِكَ
At that time, those who love you-asws will be among the victorious, and those who rely on you-asws will be secure, and those who seek refuge in you-asws will find guidance, and those who hold fast to you-asws will be rightly directed, and those who acknowledge your-asws excellence will attain happiness, and the believers will rejoice in your-asws days, and those with certainty will be honoured by your-asws light, and those who draw near to you-asws will be ennobled, and the righteous will take firm hold of your-asws land, and the eyes will be delighted by sighting you-asws!
وَ يُجَلَّلُ بِالْكَرَامَةِ شِيعَتُكَ وَ يَشْمَلُهُمْ بَهَاءُ زُلْفَتِكَ وَ تُقْعِدُهُمْ فِي حِجَابِ عِزِّكَ وَ سُرَادِقِ مَجْدِكَ فِي نَعِيمٍ مُقِيمٍ وَ عَيْشٍ سَلِيمٍ وَ سِدْرٍ مَخْضُودٍ وَ طَلْحٍ مَنْضُودٍ وَ ظِلٍّ مَمْدُودٍ وَ ماءٍ مَسْكُوبٍ وَ نَجِدُ ما وَعَدَنا رَبُّنا حَقًّا وَ صِدْقاً
Your-asws Shias will be adorned with dignity, and they will be encompassed by the radiance of your-asws nearness, and they will be seated in the shelter of your-asws honour and the canopy of your-asws glory, in eternal bliss and a life of peace, among thorn-less lote trees [56:28] And bananas, above each other [56:29] And extended shades [56:30] And water flowing constantly [56:31], and we shall find whatever our Lord-azwj has Promised us, as being true, and truthful, and we shall find whatever our Lord-azwj has Promised us, as being true, and truthful!
وَ نُنَادِي هَلْ وَجَدْتُمْ مَا سَوَّلَ لَكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ حَقّاً تُكْثِرُ الْحِيرَةُ وَ الْفَظَاظَةُ وَ الْعَثْرَةُ وَ الْحَمِيقَةُ وَ يُقَالُ يا حَسْرَتى عَلى ما فَرَّطْتُ فِي جَنْبِ اللَّهِ وَ إِنْ كُنْتُ لَمِنَ السَّاخِرِينَ شَقِيَ مَنْ عَدَلَ عَنْ قَصْدِكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ-
And He-azwj Call out: “Have you found what the Satan-l.a had adorned for you all as being true?” And the confusion will be a lot, and the rudeness, and the stumbles, and the stupidity, and it will be called out. ‘O regret, upon what I wasted regarding the Side of Allah, and I was from the mocking ones!’ [39:56], a wretch, one who had deviated from aiming for you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws!
وَ هَوَى مَنِ اعْتَصَمَ بِغَيْرِكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- وَ زَاغَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِسِوَاكَ وَ جَحَدَ مَنْ خَالَفَكَ وَ هَلَكَ مَنْ عَادَاكَ وَ كَفَرَ مَنْ أَنْكَرَكَ وَ أَشْرَكَ مَنْ أَبْغَضَكَ وَ ضَلَّ مَنْ فَارَقَكَ
And he will collapse, the one who holds on to others, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and deviated, is the one who believes in others, and he has rejected, the one who opposes you-asws, and he is destroyed, the one who is inimical to you-asws, and he has disbelieved, the one who denies you-asws, and he has associated, the one hates you-asws, and he has strayed, the one who separates from you-asws!
وَ مَرَقَ مَنْ نَاكَثَكَ وَ ظَلَمَ مَنْ صَدَّ عَنْكَ وَ أَجْرَمَ مَنْ نَصَبَ لَكَ وَ فَسَقَ مَنْ دَفَعَ حَقَّكَ وَ نَافَقَ مَنْ قَعَدَ عَنْ نُصْرَتِكَ وَ خَابَ مَنْ أَنْكَرَ بَيْعَتَكَ وَ خَزِيَ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْ فُلْكِكَ وَ خَسِرَ خُسْرَاناً مُبِيناً
And deviated is the one who broke your-asws allegiance, and unjust is the one hindered from you-asws, and deprived is the one who was hostile to you-asws, and corrupt is the one who repelled your-asws rights, and hypocrite is the one who sat back from helping you-asws, and disappointed is the one who denied pledging allegiance to you-asws, and disgraced is the one who stayed back from your-asws ship and will regret and incur a manifest loss!
أُشْهِدُكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبَأُ الْعَظِيمُ وَ الْعَلِيُّ الْحَكِيمُ أَنِّي مُوفٍ بِعَهْدِكَ مُقِرٌّ بِمِيثَاقِكَ مُطِيعٌ لِأَمْرِكَ مُصَدِّقٌ لِقَوْلِكَ مُكَذِّبٌ لِمَنْ خَالَفَكَ مُحِبٌّ لِأَوْلِيَائِكَ مُبْغِضٌ لِأَعْدَائِكَ حَرْبٌ لِمَنْ حَارَبْتَ سِلْمٌ لِمَنْ سَالَمْتَ
I keep you-asws as witness, O the magnificent news, and the exalted wise man! I am loyal with your-asws pact, acknowledging your-asws covenant, obedient to your-asws orders, ratifier of your‑asws words, belier of the one who opposes you-asws, loving to your-asws friends, hateful to your-asws enemies, at war to the one who battled you-asws, at peach to the one at peace with you-asws!
مُحَقِّقٌ لِمَا حَقَّقْتَ مُبْطِلٌ لِمَا أَبْطَلْتَ مُؤْمِنٌ بِمَا أَسْرَرْتَ مُوقِنٌ بِمَا أَعْلَنْتَ مُنْتَظِرٌ لِمَا وَعَدْتَ مُتَوَقِّعٌ لِمَا قُلْتَ حَامِدٌ لِرَبِّي عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَى مَا أَوْزَعَنِي مِنْ مَعْرِفَتِكَ شَاكِرٌ لَهُ عَلَى مَا طَوَّقَنِي مِنِ احْتِمَالِ فَضْلِكَ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ-
I affirm what you-asws have affirmed, I reject what you-asws have rejected, I believe in what you-asws have kept hidden, I am certain of what you-asws have declared, I await what you-asws have promised, I anticipate what you-asws have foretold! I praise my Lord-azwj Mighty and Majestic upon what He-azwj has Bestowed me of having recognised you-asws, thankful to Him-azwj upon what He-azwj has Collared me of bearing your-asws merits! May my father and my mother be (sacrificed for) you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ تَرَانِي وَ تُبْصِرُنِي وَ تَعْرِفُ كَلَامِي وَ تُجِيبُنِي وَ تَعْرِفُ مَا يُجِنُّهُ قَلْبِي وَ ضَمِيرِي فَاشْهَدْ يَا مَوْلَايَ وَ اشْفَعْ لِي عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ فِي قَضَاءِ حَوَائِجِي
I testify you-asws can see me, and are insightful of me, and recognise my speech, and answer me, and recognise what crime my heart and my conscience have committed! So be a witness O my master, and intercede for me in the Presence of your-asws Lord-azwj in fulfilment of my needs!
اللَّهُمَّ بِحَقِّهِ الَّذِي أَوْجَبْتَ لَهُ عَلَيْكَ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ سَلِّمْ مَنَاسِكِي وَ تَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي وَ تَفَضَّلْ عَلَيَّ وَ ارْحَمْنِي وَ ارْحَمْ فَاقَتِي وَ اكْشِفْ ضُرِّي وَ ذُلِّي وَ تَعَطَّفْ بِجُودِكَ عَلَى مَسْكَنَتِي
O Allah-azwj! By his-asws right which You-azwj have Obligated for him-asws upon You-azwj, Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and Keep my rituals safe and Accept from me, and Grace upon me, and Mercy me, and Mercy my destitution, and Remove my harm and my disgrace, and Be Compassionate with Your-azwj Generosity upon my neediness!
وَ تُبْ عَلَيَّ وَ أَقِلْنِي عَثْرَتِي وَ تَجَاوَزْ عَنِّي وَ امْحُ خَطِيئَتِي وَ انْظُرْ إِلَيَّ وَ اغْفِرْ ذَنْبِي وَ جُدْ عَلَيَّ وَ اقْبَلْ تَوْبَتِي وَ حُطَّ وِزْرِي وَ ارْفَعْ دَرَجَتِي وَ اقْضِ دَيْنِي وَ اجْبُرْ كَسْرِي وَ اصْفَحْ عَنْ جُرْمِي وَ أَقِمْ صَرْعَتِي وَ أَسْقِطْ عَنِّي ذَنْبِي وَ أَثْبِتْ حَسَنَاتِي وَ اشْفِ سُقْمِي
And Turn to me, and Uproot my heart, and Overlook from me, and Delete my misdeeds, and Look at me, and Forgive my sins, and be Generous upon me, and Accept my repentance, and Offload my burden, and Raise my rank, and Pay off y dents, and Mend my brokenness, and Pardon my crimes, and Make upright my knockdown, and Drop off my sins from me, and Affirm my good deeds, and Heal my sickness!
وَ فَرِّجْ غَمِّي وَ أَذْهِبْ هَمِّي وَ نَفِّسْ كُرْبَتِي وَ اقْلِبْنِي بِالنُّجْحِ مُسْتَجَاباً لِي دَعْوَتِي وَ اشْكُرْ سَعْيِي وَ أَدِّ أَمَانَتِي وَ بَلِّغْنِي أَمَلِي وَ أَعْطِنِي مُنْيَتِي وَ اكْبِتْ عَدُوِّي وَ أَفْلِحْ حُجَّتِي بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ
And Relieve my sadness, and Remove my worries, and Relieve my distress, and Turn me with the gains Making my supplications Answered for me, and Appreciate my striving, and Fulfil my entrustments, and Make me reach my hopes, and Grant me my wishes, and Suppress my enemies, and Make my argument successful by the right of Muhammad-saww and his-saww Progeny-asws, and may Allah-azwj Send Salawaat upon them!
يَا مَوْلَايَ اشْفَعْ لِي عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ فَلَكَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الْمَقَامُ الْمَحْمُودُ وَ الْجَاهُ الْعَرِيضُ وَ الشَّفَاعَةُ الْمَقْبُولَةُ وَ الْمَحَلُ الرَّفِيعُ رَبَّنا آمَنَّا بِما أَنْزَلْتَ وَ اتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ وَ النُّورَ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ مَعَهُ فَاكْتُبْنا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ رَبَّنا لا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنا وَ هَبْ لَنا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ
O my master! Intercede for me in the Presence of your-asws Lord-azwj, for there is the praise-worthy position for you-asws in the Presence of Allah-azwj, and the vast honour, and the Accepted intercession, and the lofty place! Our-azwj Lord-azwj! We believe in what You-azwj revealed, and we follow the Rasool-saww and the Noor which came down with him-saww, so Write us with the testifiers! ‘Our Lord! Do not Let our hearts to deviate after You have Guided us aright, and Grant us Mercy from You; surely You are the Bestower [3:8].
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ الْأَخْيَارِ وَ إِلَهَ الْأَبْرَارِ الْعَزِيزَ الْجَبَّارَ الْعَظِيمَ الْغَفَّارَ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ الْأَخْيَارِ صَلَاةً تُزْلِفُهُمْ وَ تَمْنَحُهُمْ وَ تُكْرِمُهُمْ وَ تَحْبُوهُمْ وَ تُقَرِّبُهُمْ وَ تُدْنِيهِمْ وَ تُقَوِّيهِمْ وَ تُسَدِّدُهُمْ
O Allah-azwj! Lord-azwj of the good, and God-azwj of the righteous, the Mighty, the Subduer, the Magnificent, the Forgiver! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and his-saww goodly Progeny-asws, Salat drawing them-asws closer, and Conferring them-asws, and Honouring them-asws, and Loving them-asws, and drawing them-asws near and closer, and Strengthening them-asws, and directing them-asws!
وَ تَجْعَلُنِي وَ جَمِيعَ مُحِبِّيهِمْ فِي مَوْقِفِي هَذَا مِمَّنْ تَنَالُهُ مِنْكَ رَحْمَةً وَ رَأْفَةً وَ كَرَامَةً وَ مَغْفِرَةً وَ نَظْرَةً وَ مَوْهِبَةً وَ تُعْطِينِي جَمِيعَ مَا سَأَلْتُكَ وَ مَا لَمْ أَسْأَلْكَ بِمَا فِيهِ صَلَاحُ آخِرَتِي وَ دُنْيَايَ وَ لِإِخْوَانِي وَ أَهْلِي وَ وُلْدِي وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي وَ ارْحَمْهُمْ وَ ارْحَمْ وَالِدَيَّ وَ تَجَاوَزْ عَنْهُمَا وَ نَوِّرْ قَبْرَيْهِمَا وَ جَمِيعَ مَنْ أَحَبَّنِي مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَ مَنْ عَرَفْتُهُ وَ مَنْ لَمْ أَعْرِفْهُ
And Make me among the entirety of ones loving them-asws, in this standing of mine, to be from the ones who attain from You-azwj Mercy, and Kindness, and Honours, and Forgiveness, and Consideration, and Gifts, and Grant me the entirety of what I am requesting You-azwj and what I have not asked You-azwj, with what is therein goodness of my Hereafter and my world, and for my brother, and my family, and my children, and people of my household, and Mercy them and Mercy my parents, and Overlook from them, and Irradiate their graves, and entirety of the ones who love me, from the believing men and the believing women, and the ones You-azwj Know and ones I don’t know!
إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ مُتَقَلَّبَهُمْ وَ مَثْوَاهُمْ وَ ارْزُقْنِي الْوَفَاءَ بِعَهْدِكَ وَ ثَبِّتْنِي عَلَى مُوَالاةِ أَوْلِيَائِكَ وَ مُعَادَاةِ أَعْدَائِكَ وَ لَا تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنِّي وَ مِنْ مَوْقِفِي هَذَا إِنَّكَ جَوَادٌ كَرِيمٌ
You-azwj Know of their-asws transfer, and their-asws abode, and Grace me the loyalty with Your-azwj Pact, and Affirm me upon friendship of Your-azwj friends and enmity of Your-azwj enemies, and do not Make is last of the pacts from me, and of this pausing of mine, You-azwj are Generous, Benevolent!
اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَ إِلَيْكَ الْمُشْتَكَى وَ أَنْتَ الْمُسْتَعَانُ وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَ لا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنا وَ هَبْ لَنا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ وَ ثَبِّتْنَا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْحَياةِ الدُّنْيا وَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ
O Allah-azwj! For You-azwj is the Praise, and to You-azwj is the complaint, and You-azwj are the Aider, and Send Salawaat of Allah-azwj upon Muhammad-saww and his-saww pure Progeny-asws, ‘Our Lord! Do not Let our hearts to deviate after You have Guided us aright, and Grant us Mercy from You; surely You are the Bestower [3:8], and Affirm us with the firm Word in the life of the world and in the Hereafter [14:27].
إِلَهِي إِنْ كَانَتْ ذُنُوبِي قَدْ حَالَتْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَكَ أَنْ تَرْفَعَ لِي صَوْتاً أَوْ تَسْتَجِيبَ لِي دَعْوَةً فَهَا أَنَا ذَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ مُتَوَجِّهٌ إِلَيْكَ بِنَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
My God-azwj! If my sins are a barrier between me and You-azwj from the voice being Raised for me, or a supplication being Answered for me, so here I am in front of You-azwj, facing to You-azwj through Your-azwj Prophet-saww Muhammad-saww and People-asws of his-saww Household, may Your-azwj Salawaat be upon them-asws all!
وَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِعِزَّتِكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ لَمَّا قَبِلْتَ عُذْرِي وَ غَفَرْتَ ذُنُوبِي بِتَوَسُّلِي إِلَيْكَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَوَاتُكَ وَ رَحْمَتُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ فَإِنَّكَ قُلْتَ الْأَعْمَالُ بِخَوَاتِمِهَا وَ جَعَلْتَ لِكُلِّ عَامِلٍ أَجْراً
And I ask You-azwj by Your-azwj Might, O my Master! Please Accept my excuse and Forgive my sins due to my seeking means to You-azwj through Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, may Your-azwj Salawaat and Your-azwj Mercy be upon them all, for You-azwj Said the deeds are with their outcomes, and Make Recompense to be for every worker!
فَأَسْأَلُكَ يَا إِلَهِي أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ تَجْعَلَ جَزَائِي مِنْكَ عِتْقِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَ أَنْ تَنْظُرَ إِلَيَّ نَظْرَةً رَحِيمَةً لَا أَشْقَى بَعْدَهَا أَبَداً فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ-
I ask You-azwj, O my God-azwj, to Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and Make my Reward from You-azwj to be my liberation from the Hellfire, and to Look at me with such a Merciful Look I will not be wretched after it ever, in the world and the Hereafter, O most Merciful of the merciful ones!’
ثُمَّ تُصَلِّي لِلزِّيَارَةِ وَ تَدْعُو بَعْدَهَا وَ تَقُولُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا مُجِيبَ دَعْوَةِ الْمُضْطَرِّينَ.
Then pray Salat of the Ziyarat and supplicate after it and say, ‘O Allah-azwj! O Allah-azwj! O Allah-azwj! O Answerer of the supplication of the desperate ones!’’[13]
أقول: و ساق الدعاء إلى آخر ما سيأتي في زيارة عاشوراء و قد مر مختصر منه في الزيارة الخامسة أيضا.
I say, ‘And he continued the supplication up to then of what I shall bring in Ziyarat Ashura, and a brief version of it has already passed in the fifth Ziyarat as well’.
ثُمَّ قَالَ مُؤَلِّفُ الْمَزَارِ الْكَبِيرِ فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ وَدَاعَهُ ع تَأْتِي قَبْرَهُ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَ تَقِفُ عَلَيْهِ كَوُقُوفِكَ الْأَوَّلِ وَ تَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- وَ يَعْسُوبَ الدِّينِ وَ قَائِدَ الْغُرِّ الْمُحَجَّلِينَ وَ حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ عَلَى أَهْلِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرَضِينَ سَلَامَ مُوَدِّعٍ لَا سَئِمٍ وَ لَا قَالٍ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ إِنَّهُ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
Then the compiler of (the book) ‘Al-Mazar Al-Kabir’ said, ‘When you intend to bid him-asws farewell, come to his-asws grave, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon him-asws, and pause at it like your first pausing, and say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and leader (Yasoob) of the religion, and leader of the resplendent, and Divine Authority of Allah-azwj upon inhabitants of the skies and the earths, a farewell greeting, neither from boredom nor from tiredness, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings, He-azwj is Praised, Glorified!
سَلَامَ وَلِيٍّ غَيْرِ زَائِغٍ عَنْكَ وَ لَا مُنْحَرِفٍ مِنْكَ وَ لَا مُسْتَبْدِلٍ بِكَ وَ لَا مُؤْثِرٍ عَلَيْكَ وَ لَا زَاهِدٍ فِيكَ وَ لَا جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنْ زِيَارَتِكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ إِتْيَانِ مَشْهَدِكَ
Greeting by a friend who does not deviate from you, nor turn away from you-asws, nor replace you-asws, nor prefer anyone over you-asws, nor become indifferent to you-asws, and may Allah-azwj not Make this the last visit to you-asws O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, or the last time coming to your-asws Shrine!
وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ حَشَرَنِي اللَّهُ فِي زُمْرَتِكَ وَ أَوْرَدَنِي حَوْضَكَ وَ جَعَلَنِي مِنْ حِزْبِكَ- وَ أَرْضَاكَ عَنِّي وَ مَكَّنَنِي فِي دَوْلَتِكَ وَ أَحْيَانِي فِي رَجْعَتِكَ وَ مَلَّكَنِي فِي أَيَّامِكَ وَ شَكَرَ سَعْيِي بِكَ وَ غَفَرَ ذَنْبِي بِشَفَاعَتِكَ
And the greeting be upon you-asws, and may Allah-azwj Gather me in your-asws group, and Make me arrive to your-asws fountain, and Make me from your-asws party, and Make you-asws pleased with me, and Enable me in your-asws government, and Make me live during your-asws return, and Make me a king during your-asws days, and Appreciate my striving through you-asws, and Forgive my sins due to your-asws intercession!
وَ أَقَالَ عَثْرَتِي بِحُبِّكَ وَ أَعْلَى كَعْبِي بِمُوَالاتِكَ وَ شَرَّفَنِي بِطَاعَتِكَ وَ أَعَزَّنِي بِهِدَايَتِكَ وَ جَعَلَنِي مِمَّنْ أَنْقَلِبُ مُفْلِحاً مُنْجِحاً غَانِماً سَالِماً مُعَافًى غَنِيّاً فَائِزاً بِرِضْوَانِ اللَّهِ وَ فَضْلِهِ وَ كِفَايَتِهِ وَ نُصْرَتِهِ وَ أَمْنِهِ وَ نُورِهِ وَ هِدَايَتِهِ وَ حِفْظِهِ وَ كِلَاءَتِهِ بِأَفْضَلِ مَا بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِنْ زُوَّارِكَ وَ وَافِدِيكَ وَ مَوَالِيكَ وَ شِيعَتِكَ
And Uproot my stumbles through my love for you-asws, Elevate my status through my loyalty to you-asws, Honour me through my obedience to you-asws, and Grant me dignity through your-asws guidance! May He-azwj Make me among those who return successful, and prosperous, and victorious, and safe, and healthy, and enriched, and attaining the Pleasure of Allah-azwj, and Grace, and sufficiency, and Support, and security, and light, and Guidance, and Protection, and care, Granting me the best of what He-azwj Bestows upon any of your-asws visitors, and you-asws delegates, and your-asws friends, and your-asws Shias!
وَ رَزَقَنِيَ اللَّهُ الْعَوْدَ مَا أَبْقَانِي رَبِّي بِإِيمَانٍ وَ بَرٍّ وَ تَقْوَى وَ إِخْبَاتٍ وَ رِزْقٍ حَلَالٍ وَاسِعٍ وَ عَافِيَةٍ شَامِلَةٍ فِي النَّفْسِ وَ الْإِخْوَانِ وَ الْأَهْلِ وَ الْوَلَدِ
And may Allah-azwj Grace me the return for as long as You-azwj my Lord-azwj Cause me to remain, and righteousness, and piety, and humbleness, and vast Permissible sustenance, and inclusive well-behind regarding the self, and the brothers, and the family and the children!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ لَا تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنْ زِيَارَةِ مَوْلَايَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- وَ ذِكْرِهِ وَ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَيْهِ وَ أَوْجِبْ لِي مِنَ الْخَيْرِ وَ الْبَرَكَةِ وَ النُّورِ وَ الْإِيمَانِ وَ حُسْنِ الْإِجَابَةِ مِثْلَ مَا أَوْجَبْتَ لِأَوْلِيَائِكَ الْعَارِفِينَ بِحَقِّكَ الْمُوجِبِينَ لِطَاعَتِكَ الْمُدِيمِينَ لِذِكْرِكَ الرَّاغِبِينَ فِي زِيَارَتِكَ الْمُتَقَرِّبِينَ إِلَيْكَ بِذَلِكَ
O Allah-azwj! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and do not Make it last of the pacts of visiting my master Amir Al-Momineen-asws and his-asws Zikr, and the Salawaat upon him-asws, and Obligate for me from the goodness, and the Blessings, and the Noor, and the Eman, and the excellent Response similar to what You-azwj Obligate for Your-azwj friends, the recognisers of You-azwj Right, the responders to Your-azwj obedience, habitual of Your-azwj Zikr, the desirous in visiting you-asws, the one drawing closer to You-azwj with that!
بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- وَ نَفْسِي وَ أَحِبَّتِي اجْعَلْنِي يَا مَوْلَايَ مِنْ حِزْبِكَ وَ أَدْخِلْنِي فِي شَفَاعَتِكَ وَ اذْكُرْنِي عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ
May my father and my mother be (sacrificed for) you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and my loved ones! O my master, make me from your-asws party and Include me in your-asws intercession, and mention me in the Presence of your-asws Lord-azwj!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَ بَلِّغْ أَرْوَاحَهُمْ وَ أَجْسَادَهُمْ مِنِّي السَّلَامَ وَ أَعْمِمْ بِمَا سَأَلْتُكَ جَمِيعَ أَهْلِي وَ وُلْدِي وَ إِخْوَانِي إِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ
O Allah-azwj! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and upon People-asws of the Household of Muhammad-saww, the goodly, the pure, and Deliver the greeting from me to their-asws souls and their bodies, and generalise them-asws with what I ask You-azwj, the entirety of my family and my children, and my brother, You-azwj are Able upon all things, O most Merciful of the merciful ones!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ وَ أُشْهِدُ مُحَمَّداً وَ عَلِيّاً وَ الثَّمَانِيَةَ حَمَلَةَ عَرْشِكَ وَ الْأَرْبَعَةَ أَمْلَاكٍ خَزَنَةَ عِلْمِكَ أَنَّ فَرْضَ صَلَوَاتِي لِوَجْهِكَ وَ نَوَافِلِي وَ زَكَوَاتِي وَ مَا طَابَ مِنْ قَوْلٍ وَ عَمَلٍ عِنْدَكَ فَعَلى مُحَمَّدٍ ص-
O Allah-azwj! I keep You-azwj as Witness and keep as witnesses Muhammad-saww, and Ali-asws, and the eight bearers of Your-azwj Throne, and the four Angels treasurers of Your-azwj Knowledge, for Your-azwj Face are my obligatory (Salats) and my optional (Salats), and my Zakat, and whatever is good from word and actions in Your-azwj Presence are for Muhammad-saww!
فَأَسْأَلُكَ يَا إِلَهِي أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَ تُوصِلَنِي بِهِ إِلَيْهِ وَ تُقَرِّبَنِي بِهِ لَدَيْهِ كَمَا أَمَرْتَنَا بِالصَّلَاةِ عَلَيْهِ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنِّي مُسَلِّمٌ لَهُ وَ لِأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ غَيْرَ مُسْتَكْبِرٍ وَ لَا مُسْتَنْكِفٍ فَسَلِّمْنَا بِصَلَاتِهِ وَ صَلَاةِ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَ اجْعَلْ مَا أَتَيْنَا مِنْ عَمَلٍ أَوْ مَعْرِفَةٍ مُسْتَقَرّاً لَا مُسْتَوْدَعاً يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ-
I ask You-azwj, O my God-azwj, to Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and his-saww Progeny-asws, and Draw me closer through him-asws just as You-azwj had Commanded us with the Salawaat upon him-asws, and I testify that I am a submitter to him-asws and to people-asws of his-asws household, without arrogance nor reluctance! Keep us with his-asws Salawaat and Salawaat of people-asws of his-asws household, and Make whatever we have committed, from a deed or recognition, to be permanent, not temporary, O most Merciful of the merciful ones!’
ثُمَّ تَنْكَبُّ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ وَ تَقُولُ وَلِيُّكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِكَ عَائِذٌ وَ بِحَرَمِكَ لَائِذٌ وَ بِحَبْلِكَ آخِذٌ وَ بِأَمْرِكَ نَافِذٌ فَكُنْ لِي يَا مَوْلَايَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِلَى اللَّهِ سَفِيراً وَ مِنَ النَّارِ مُجِيراً وَ عَلَى الدَّهْرِ ظَهِيراً وَ لِزِيَارَتِي شَكُوراً
Then devote upon the grave and say, ‘O my master! O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! Your-asws servant is seeking refuge with you-asws, and sheltering with your-asws sanctuary, and holding to your-asws rope, and an implementer of your-asws orders! So be for me-asws, O my master, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, an ambassador to Allah-azwj and a rescuer from the Hellfire, and a backer upon the times, and an appreciator of my Ziyarat!
فَمَنْ تَعَلَّقَ بِكَ سَلِمَ وَ مَنْ تَأَخَّرَ عَنْكَ نَدِمَ وَ أَنْتَ مَوْلَى الْأُمَمِ وَ كَاشِفُ النِّقَمِ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ عَبْدُكَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ يَدْعُوكَ وَ يَشْكُو إِلَيْكَ وَ يَتَّكِلُ فِي أَمْرِهِ عَلَيْكَ وَ أَنْتَ مَالِكُ جَنَّتِهِ وَ مُنَفِّسُ كُرْبَتِهِ وَ رَاحِمُ عَبْرَتِهِ وَ مُحْيِي قَلْبِهِ
Thus, the one who attaches with you-asws is safe, and one who delays from you, regrets, and you-asws are master of the communities, and remover of the scourge! May the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon you-asws! Your-asws servant is in front of you-asws supplicating to you-asws and complaining to you-asws, and relying upon you-asws in his matters, and you-asws are owner of his Paradise, and reliever of his distress, and merciful to his tears, and reviver of his heart!
وَ عَلَيْكَ مِنَّا السَّلَامُ وَ بِكَ بَعْدَ اللَّهِ الِاعْتِصَامُ إِذَا حَلَّ الْحِمَامُ وَ سَكَنَ الزِّحَامُ فَإِلَيْكَ الْمَآبُ وَ أَنْتَ حَسْبُنَا وَ نِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ-
And upon you-asws be the greeting from us, and the adhering is with you-asws after Allah-azwj, when the death arrives and the crowds disperse. To You-azwj is the return, and You-azwj will Reckon and are the Best Disposer!’
ثُمَّ تَدْعُو بِمَا شِئْتَ- وَ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُصْطَفَى وَ عَلَى آلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ- وَ انْصَرِفْ رَاشِداً.
Then supplicate with whatever you desire to and send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww, the Chosen, and upon his-saww pure Progeny-asws, and leave having been guided’’.[14]
أقول: هذا آخر ما أخرجناه من المزار الكبير المظنون أنه من مؤلفات محمد بن المشهدي ره.
I say, ‘This is last of what we have extracted from (the book) ‘Al-Maza Al-Kabir’, thought to be from compilations of Muhammad Bin Al Mashady’.
باب 15 زياراته صلوات الله عليه المختصة بالأيام و الليالي منها زيارة يوم الحادي و العشرين من شهر رمضان
CHAPTER 15 – HIS-asws ZIYARAT, MAY THE SALAWAAT OF ALLAH-azwj BE UPON HIM-asws SPECIFIC WITH THE DAYS AND THE DAYS, FROM THESE IS THE DAY OF 21ST OF THE MONTH OF RAMAZAN
1- كا، الكافي عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ الْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ النَّيْشَابُورِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْهَاشِمِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ أَسَدِ بْنِ صَفْوَانَ صَاحِبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ: لَمَّا كَانَ الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي قُبِضَ فِيهِ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع ارْتَجَّ الْمَوْضِعُ بِالْبُكَاءِ وَ دَهِشَ النَّاسُ كَيَوْمَ قُبِضَ النَّبِيُّ ص وَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ بَاكِياً وَ هُوَ مُسْرِعٌ مُسْتَرْجِعٌ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ الْيَوْمَ انْقَطَعَتْ خِلَافَةُ النُّبُوَّةِ حَتَّى وَقَفَ عَلَى بَابِ الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي فِيهِ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع
(The book) ‘Al Kafi’ – A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al Barqy, from Ahmad Bin Zayd Al Neshapuri who said, ‘It is narrated to us by Umar Bin Ibrahim Al Hashimy, from Abdul Malik Bin Umar, from Asad Bin Safwan,
‘A companion of Rasool-Allah-saww having said: ‘When it was the day in which Amir Al-Momineen-asws passed away, the place/world/earth vibrated with the crying and the people were staggered like on the day the Prophet–saww passed away; and a man came over crying, returning quickly, and he was saying, ‘Today the Caliphate of the Prophet-hood has been cut off’, until he paused at the door of the house in which was Amir Al-Momineen–asws.
فَقَالَ رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ كُنْتَ أَوَّلَ الْقَوْمِ إِسْلَاماً وَ أَخْلَصَهُمْ إِيمَاناً وَ أَشَدَّهُمْ يَقِيناً وَ أَخْوَفَهُمْ لِلَّهِ وَ أَعْظَمَهُمْ عَنَاءً وَ أَحْوَطَهُمْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ آمَنَهُمْ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ وَ أَفْضَلَهُمْ مَنَاقِبَ وَ أَكْرَمَهُمْ سَوَابِقَ وَ أَرْفَعَهُمْ دَرَجَةً وَ أَقْرَبَهُمْ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص- وَ أَشْبَهَهُمْ بِهِ هَدْياً وَ خَلْقاً وَ سَمْتاً وَ فِعْلًا وَ أَشْرَفَهُمْ مَنْزِلَةً وَ أَكْرَمَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ
He said, ‘May Allah–azwj have Mercy on you–asws, O Amir Al-Momineen–asws! You-asws were the first of the people of Al-Islam and the most sincere of them in Eman, and the most intense of them in conviction, and the most fearful of them of Allah–azwj, and of the greatest hardship of them, and the most protective of them upon Rasool-Allah–saww, and the most trustworthy of them upon his–saww companions, and the most superior of them in virtues, and the most prestigious of them in precedence, and the loftiest of them in levels, and the closest of them from Rasool-Allah–saww, and the most resembling of them with him–as in (providing) Guidance, and morals, and attributes, and deeds, and the noblest of them in status, and the most prestigious to him–saww.
فَجَزَاكَ اللَّهُ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ عَنْ رَسُولِهِ وَ عَنِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ خَيْراً قَوِيتَ حِينَ ضَعُفَ أَصْحَابُهُ وَ بَرَزْتَ حِينَ اسْتَكَانُوا وَ نَهَضْتَ حِينَ وَهَنُوا وَ لَزِمْتَ مِنْهَاجَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص إِذْ هَمَّ أَصْحَابُهُ وَ كُنْتَ خَلِيفَتَهُ حَقّاً لَمْ تُنَازَعْ وَ لَمْ تَضْرَعْ بِرَغْمِ الْمُخَالِفِينَ وَ غَيْظِ الْكَافِرِينَ وَ كُرْهِ الْحَاسِدِينَ وَ صِغَرِ الْفَاسِقِينَ
May Allah–azwj Recompense you-asws good on behalf of Al-Islam, and on behalf of His–azwj Rasool–saww, and on behalf of the Muslims. You-asws strengthened them when his–saww companions were weak, and you-asws went for duels when they were humbled, and you-asws rose up when they were languishing, and you-asws necessitated the manifesto of Rasool-Allah–saww when his–saww companions were distressed, and you-asws were his–saww true Caliph. You-asws did not dispute and were not humbled by the opposition of the hypocrites, and the anger of the Infidels, and the abhorrence of the envying ones, and the lowliness of the transgressors.
فَقُمْتَ بِالْأَمْرِ حِينَ فَشِلُوا وَ نَطَقْتَ حِينَ تَتَعْتَعُوا وَ مَضَيْتَ بِنُورِ اللَّهِ إِذْ وَقَفُوا فَاتَّبَعُوكَ فَهُدُوا وَ كُنْتَ أَخْفَضَهُمْ صَوْتاً وَ أَعْلَاهُمْ قُنُوتاً وَ أَقَلَّهُمْ كَلَاماً وَ أَصْوَبَهُمْ نُطْقاً وَ أَكْبَرَهُمْ رَأْياً وَ أَشْجَعَهُمْ قَلْباً وَ أَشَدَّهُمْ يَقِيناً وَ أَحْسَنَهُمْ عَمَلًا وَ أَعْرَفَهُمْ بِالْأُمُورِ
You-asws stood with the matter where they failed, and you-asws spoke where they were dumbfounded, and you-asws went (ahead) with the Light of Allah–azwj where they paused. So had they followed you, they would have been Guided. And you-asws were the lowest of them in voices, and the highest of them in devoutness, and the least of them in speeches, and the most correct of them in speaking, and the greatest of them in ideas, and the bravest of them of heart, and the most intense of them in conviction, and the most excellent of them in deeds, and the most understanding of them with the affairs.
كُنْتَ وَ اللَّهِ يَعْسُوباً لِلدِّينِ أَوَّلًا وَ آخِراً الْأَوَّلَ حِينَ تَفَرَّقَ النَّاسُ وَ الْآخِرَ حِينَ فَشِلُوا كُنْتَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَباً رَحِيماً إِذْ صَارُوا عَلَيْكَ عِيَالًا فَحَمَلْتَ أَثْقَالَ مَا عَنْهُ ضَعُفُوا وَ حَفِظْتَ مَا أَضَاعُوا وَ رَعَيْتَ مَا أَهْمَلُوا وَ شَمَّرْتَ إِذِ اجْتَمَعُوا وَ عَلَوْتَ إِذْ هَلِعُوا وَ صَبَرْتَ إِذْ أَسْرَعُوا وَ أَدْرَكْتَ أَوْتَارَ مَا طَلَبُوا وَ نَالُوا بِكَ مَا لَمْ يَحْتَسِبُوا
By Allah–azwj! You-asws were the Leading figure (Yasoob) of the Religion, being the first and the last. The first, where the people scattered, and the last where they failed. For the Momineen you-asws were a merciful father where they came to be dependent upon you–asws. So you-asws carried what they were weak from, and you-asws preserved what they wasted, and you were a shepherd upon what they ignored, and you-asws tightened (economized) when they amassed, and you-asws rose high when they got lower, and you-asws were patient when they were hasty, and you-asws achieved the cords of what they were (still) seeking, and they attained with you-asws what they were not even reckoning.
كُنْتَ لِلْكَافِرِينَ عَذَاباً صَبّاً وَ نَهْباً وَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَمَداً وَ حِصْناً فُطِرْتَ وَ اللَّهِ بِغِمَائِهَا وَ فُزْتَ بِحِبَائِهَا وَ أَحْرَزْتَ سَوَابِقَهَا وَ ذَهَبْتَ بِفَضَائِلِهَا لَمْ تُفْلَلْ حُجَّتُكَ وَ لَمْ يَزِغْ قَلْبُكَ وَ لَمْ تَضْعُفْ بَصِيرَتُكَ وَ لَمْ تَجْبُنْ نَفْسُكَ وَ لَمْ تَخِرَّ كُنْتَ كَالْجَبَلِ لَا تُحَرِّكُهُ الْعَوَاصِفُ
You-asws were a Punishment, a calamity and a disaster upon the disbelievers; and for the Momineen, a pillar and a fortress. So, by Allah–azwj, you-asws flew by its Bounties and succeeded with its awards, and you-asws attained its accomplishments, and you-asws went with its merits. Your-asws argument was not blunted and your-asws heart did not waver, and your-asws insight did not weaken, and your-asws self did not fear, and you-asws did not fall. You-asws were like a mountain which the storms could not move.
وَ كُنْتَ كَمَا قَالَ ع أَمِنَ النَّاسُ فِي صُحْبَتِكَ وَ ذَاتِ يَدِكَ وَ كُنْتَ كَمَا قَالَ ع ضَعِيفاً فِي بَدَنِكَ قَوِيّاً فِي أَمْرِ اللَّهِ مُتَوَاضِعاً فِي نَفْسِكَ عَظِيماً عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَبِيراً فِي الْأَرْضِ جَلِيلًا عِنْدَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِأَحَدٍ فِيكَ مَهْمَزٌ وَ لَا لِقَائِلٍ فِيكَ مَغْمَزٌ وَ لَا لِأَحَدٍ فِيكَ مَطْمَعٌ وَ لَا لِأَحَدٍ عِنْدَكَ هَوَادَةٌ
And you-asws were just as he–saww (Rasool-Allah–saww) said: ‘The people are safe in your-asws company and that which is in your-asws hands’. And you–asws were just as he–saww said: ‘Weak in your-asws body, strong in the Command of Allah–azwj, modest within yourself–asws, magnificent in the Presence of Allah–azwj, great in the earth, majestic in the presence of the Momineen. There did not happen to be any faulting for anyone regarding you, nor any criticism for a speaker regarding you–asws, nor any corruption for anyone regarding you–asws, nor was there a leniency for anyone with you–asws.
الضَّعِيفُ الذَّلِيلُ عِنْدَكَ قَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ حَتَّى تَأْخُذَ لَهُ بِحَقِّهِ وَ الْقَوِيُّ الْعَزِيزُ عِنْدَكَ ضَعِيفٌ ذَلِيلٌ حَتَّى تَأْخُذَ مِنْهُ الْحَقَّ وَ الْقَرِيبُ وَ الْبَعِيدُ عَنْكَ فِي ذَلِكَ سَوَاءٌ شَأْنُكَ الْحَقُّ وَ الصِّدْقُ وَ الرِّفْقُ وَ قَوْلُكَ حُكْمٌ وَ حَتْمٌ وَ أَمْرُكَ حِلْمٌ وَ حَزْمٌ وَ رَأْيُكَ عِلْمٌ وَ عَزْمٌ فِيمَا فَعَلْتَ
The weak and the humiliated was strong and honourable in your-asws presence until you-asws seized for him his right; and the strong (and) the honourable was weak and humiliated in your-asws presence until you-asws seized the right from him, and the near ones and the distant ones were equal in your-asws presence with regards to that. Your-asws dealings were the right, and (based on) the truthfulness, and the kindness, and your-asws words were decisive judgments, and your-asws orders were forbearing and determined, and your-asws view were knowledgeable and resolute in whatever you-asws did.
قَدْ نَهَجَ السَّبِيلُ وَ سَهُلَ الْعَسِيرُ وَ أُطْفِئَتِ النِّيرَانُ وَ اعْتَدَلَ بِكَ الدِّينُ وَ قَوِيَ بِكَ الْإِسْلَامُ وَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَ سَبَقْتَ سَبْقاً بَعِيداً وَ أَتْعَبْتَ مَنْ بَعْدَكَ تَعَباً شَدِيداً
And the Way has been programmed, and the difficulties have been eased, and the two fires have been extinguished, and the Religion has been straightened by you–asws, and Al-Islam has been strengthened by you–asws. The Command of Allah–azwj appeared even though the disbelievers disliked it, and Al-Islam was affirmed by you-asws and (so were) the Momineen, and you-asws preceded with a far precedence, and exhausted the ones after you-asws with an intense exhaustion.
فَجَلَلْتَ عَنِ الْبُكَاءِ وَ عَظُمَتْ رَزِيَّتُكَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَ هَدَّتْ مُصِيبَتُكَ الْأَنَامَ فَ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَ إِنَّا إِلَيْهِ راجِعُونَ رَضِينَا عَنِ اللَّهِ قَضَاءَهُ وَ سَلَّمْنَا لِلَّهِ أَمْرَهُ فَوَ اللَّهِ لَنْ يُصَابَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ بِمِثْلِكَ أَبَداً كُنْتَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ كَهْفاً وَ حِصْناً وَ قُنَّةً رَاسِياً وَ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ غِلْظَةً وَ غَيْظاً فَأَلْحَقَكَ اللَّهُ بِنَبِيِّهِ وَ لَا أَحْرَمَنَا أَجْرَكَ وَ لَا أَضَلَّنَا بَعْدَكَ
You-asws are gravely missed by the weeping, and how great is your-asws issue in the skies, and your-asws calamity has threatened the people (with chaos), Surely we are for Allah and to Him we are returning [2:156]. We are pleased from Allah–azwj of His–azwj Ordainment, and we submit to Allah–azwj to His–azwj Command, for the Muslims will never come across the like of you–asws, ever! You-asws were a cave for the Momineen and a fortress, and a mountain top, and upon the disbelievers a ruggedness and a fury. May Allah-azwj Join you-asws with His–azwj Prophet–saww and not Deprive us from your-asws Recompense, nor let us to stray after you–asws’.
وَ سَكَتَ الْقَوْمُ حَتَّى انْقَضَى كَلَامُهُ وَ بَكَى وَ بَكَى أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص- ثُمَّ طَلَبُوهُ فَلَمْ يُصَادِفُوهُ.
And the people were silent until his speech terminated, and he wept, and the companions of Rasool-Allah–saww wept. Then they sought him, but they could not come across him’’.[15]
2- صبا، مصباح الزائر رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ الْقُمِّيُّ عَنْ رِجَالِهِ عَنِ الْبَزَنْطِيِّ عَنِ الرِّضَا ع فِي حَدِيثٍ اخْتَصَرْنَاهُ قَالَ: قَالَ لِي يَا ابْنَ أَبِي نَصْرٍ أَيْنَمَا كُنْتَ فَاحْضُرْ يَوْمَ الْغَدِيرِ عِنْدَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى يَغْفِرُ لِكُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ وَ مُؤْمِنَةٍ وَ مُسْلِمٍ وَ مُسْلِمَةٍ ذُنُوبَ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً وَ يُعْتِقُ مِنَ النَّارِ ضِعْفَ مَا أَعْتَقَ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ وَ لَيْلَةِ الْفِطْرِ
(The book) ‘Misbah Al Zaair’ – It is reported by Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Dawood Al Qummi, from his men, from Al Bazanty,
‘From Al-Reza-asws in a Hadeeth we have shortened, he-asws said to me: ‘O Ibn Abu Nasr! Wherever you may be on the day of Al Ghadeer, present yourself Amir Al-Momineen-asws, for Allah-azwj Blessed and Exalted Forgive for every believing man and believing woman, and Muslim man and Muslim woman, sins of sixty years, and Liberates from the Hellfire Double of what He-azwj had Liberated during a month of Ramazan, and night of Al Qadr, and the night of Al Fitr!
وَ الدِّرْهَمُ فِيهِ بِأَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ لِإِخْوَانِكَ الْعَارِفِينَ وَ أَفْضَلُ عَلَى إِخْوَانِكَ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَ سُرَّ فِيهِ كُلُّ مُؤْمِنٍ وَ مُؤْمِنَةٍ
And the Dirham during it is with (a multiple of) a thousand Dirhams (given) to your brethren, the recognisers, and be graceful upon your brethren during this day, and cheer in it every believing man and believing woman!’
ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَهْلَ الْكُوفَةِ لَقَدْ أُعْطِيتُمْ خَيْراً كَثِيراً وَ إِنَّكُمْ لَمِمَّنِ امْتَحَنَ اللَّهُ قَلْبَهُ لِلْإِيمَانِ مُسْتَذِلُّونَ مَقْهُورُونَ مُمْتَحَنُونَ يُصَبُّ عَلَيْكُمُ الْبَلَاءُ صَبّاً ثُمَّ يَكْشِفُهُ كَاشِفُ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيمِ وَ اللَّهِ لَوْ عَرَفَ النَّاسُ فَضْلَ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ بِحَقِيقَتِهِ لَصَافَحَتْهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ.
Then he-asws said: ‘O people of Al-Kufa! You have been Given a lot of goodness, and you are from the ones Allah-azwj has Tested his heart for the Eman! You are oppressed, and subdued, and afflicted with Trials that pour upon you continuously, but the Reliever of great distress will surely remove them. By Allah-azwj! If people truly knew the virtue of this day in its reality, the Angels would shake hands with them ten times every day!’’[16]
3- مصبا، المصباحين عَنِ الْبَزَنْطِيِ مِثْلَهُ.
(The book) ‘Al Misbaheen’ – from Al Bazanty, similar to it’.[17]
4- قل، إقبال الأعمال بِالْإِسْنَادِ إِلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ الْكُوفِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ عَنِ الْبَزَنْطِيِ مِثْلَهُ.
(The book) ‘Iqbal Al Amaal’ – By the chain to Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Dawood, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Ammar Al Kufi, from his father, from his grandfather, from Ali Bin Al-Hassan Bin Fazzal, from Muhammad Bin Abdullah, from Zurara, from Al Bazanty, similar to it’.[18]
أقول: قد مضى في باب أعمال الغدير فضله و أعماله و إنما نذكر هاهنا ما يتعلق بزيارته.
I say, ‘It has already passed in the chapter on acts of worship on the day of Al Ghadeer, its merits and its acts of worship, and rather we are mentioning over here what is related with its Ziyarat’.
5- قَالَ الشَّيْخُ الْمُفِيدُ قَدَّسَ اللَّهُ رُوحَهُ فِيهَا رِوَايَتَانِ أَمَّا الْأُولَى فَهِيَ مَا رَوَاهَا جَابِرٌ الْجُعْفِيُّ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع مَضَى أَبِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع إِلَى مَشْهَدِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ بَكَى وَ قَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِينَ اللَّهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ وَ حُجَّتَهُ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ
The Sheykh Al-Mufeed, may Allah-azwj Sanctify his soul, said, ‘There are two Ziyarats in it. As for the first, it is what is reported by Jabir Al Jufy who said, ‘Abu Ja’far-asws said: ‘My-asws father Ali-asws Bin Al-Husayn-asws, went to the Shrine of Amir Al-Momineen-asws. He-asws paused at it, then cried and said: ‘The greeting be upon you-asws, O trustee of Allah-azwj in His-azwj earth, and the Divine Authority upon His-azwj servants!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ- إِلَى آخِرِ مَا مَرَّ فِي أَوَائِلِ الْبَابِ السَّابِقِ مِنْ فَرْحَةِ الْغَرِيِّ.
The greeting be upon you-asws O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! I testify you-asws fought in the way of Allah-azwj as is the right of fighting it’ – up to end of what has passed in the beginning previous chapters of the happiness of Al-Ghary!’’[19]
و سيأتي في الزيارات الجامعة و قد ذكر الشيخ الطوسي و غيره أيضا هذه الزيارة من الزيارات المخصوصة بهذا اليوم و لم أر في الروايات المشتملة عليها ما يدل على اختصاصها كما أومأنا إليه و لذلك لم نوردها هاهنا.
And it will appear in the comprehensive Ziyaraats. Sheikh Al-Tusi and others have also mentioned this Ziyarat as one of the special Ziyaraats for this day. However, I have not found in the narrations that include it any indication of its exclusivity, as we have hinted at. Therefore, we have not included it here.
6- ثُمَّ قَالَ الْمُفِيدُ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ وَ أَمَّا الرِّوَايَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ فَهِيَ مَا رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ [عَلِيٍ] الْعَسْكَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا وَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ ع زَارَ بِهَا فِي يَوْمِ الْغَدِيرِ فِي السَّنَةِ الَّتِي أَشْخَصَهُ الْمُعْتَصِمُ
Then Al-Mufeed, may Allah-azwj Mercy him, said, ‘And as for the second Ziyarat, it is what is reported from Abu Muhammad Al-Hassan-asws Bin Ali Al-Askari-asws, from his-asws father-asws, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj upon them-asws both and mentioned that he-asws had visited with it during the day of Al-Ghadeer in the year in which Al-Mu’tasim had summoned him-asws.
فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ ذَلِكَ فَقِفْ عَلَى بَابِ الْقُبَّةِ الشَّرِيفَةِ وَ اسْتَأْذِنْ وَ ادْخُلْ مُقَدِّماً رِجْلَكَ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى وَ امْشِ حَتَّى تَقِفَ عَلَى الضَّرِيحِ وَ اسْتَقْبِلْهُ وَ اجْعَلِ الْقِبْلَةَ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْكَ وَ قُلِ
When you intend that, pause at the door of the noble dome and seek permission and enter advancing your right leg over the left, and walk until you pause at the Shrine and kiss it, and make the Qiblah between your shoulders, and say: –
السَّلَامُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَ صَفْوَةِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ أَمِينِ اللَّهِ عَلَى وَحْيِهِ وَ عَزَائِمِ أَمْرِهِ وَ الْخَاتِمِ لِمَا سَبَقَ وَ الْفَاتِحِ لِمَا اسْتَقْبَلَ وَ الْمُهَيْمِنِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ وَ صَلَوَاتُهُ وَ تَحِيَّاتُهُ
‘The greeting be upon Muhammad-saww, Rasool-saww of Allah-azwj, and last of the Prophets-as, and chief of the Messengers-as, and elite of Lord-azwj of the worlds, trustee of Allah-azwj upon His-azwj Revelations, and His-azwj mighty Commands, and the last of what had preceded, and the beginner of what is in the future, and the dominant upon all of that, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings, and His-azwj Salawaat and His-azwj Salutation!
وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى أَنْبِيَاءِ اللَّهِ وَ رُسُلِهِ وَ مَلَائِكَتِهِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَ عِبَادِهِ الصَّالِحِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- وَ سَيِّدَ الْوَصِيِّينَ وَ وَارِثَ عِلْمِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ وَلِيَّ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ مَوْلَايَ وَ مَوْلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
The greeting be upon Prophets-as of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Messengers-as, and His-azwj Angels of Proximity, and His-azwj righteous servants! The greeting be upon you-asws O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and chief of the successors-as, and inheritor of knowledge of the Prophets-as, and guardian of Lord-azwj of the worlds, and my master and master of the Momineen, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَا أَمِينَ اللَّهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ وَ سَفِيرَهُ فِي خَلْقِهِ وَ حُجَّتَهُ الْبَالِغَةَ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا دِينَ اللَّهِ الْقَوِيمَ وَ صِرَاطَهُ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
The greeting be upon you-asws, O my master, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, O trustee of Allah-azwj in His-azwj earth, and his-asws ambassador among His-azwj creatures, and His-azwj conclusive argument upon His-azwj servants! The greeting be upon you-asws O upright religion of Allah-azwj, and His-azwj straight path!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبَأُ الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ وَ عَنْهُ يُسْأَلُونَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ آمَنْتَ بِاللَّهِ وَ هُمْ مُشْرِكُونَ وَ صَدَّقْتَ بِالْحَقِّ وَ هُمْ مُكَذِّبُونَ وَ جَاهَدْتَ وَ هُمْ مُحْجِمُونَ وَ عَبَدْتَ اللَّهَ مُخْلِصاً لَهُ الدِّينَ صَابِراً مُحْتَسِباً حَتَّى أَتَاكَ الْيَقِينُ أَلا لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الظَّالِمِينَ
The greeting be upon you-asws, O you-asws the magnificent news regarding which they are differing, and they are asking about! The greeting be upon you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! You-asws believed in Allah-azwj while they were Polytheists, and you-asws had ratified with the truth while they were belying, and you-asws had fought while they were sluggish, and you-asws worshipped Allah-azwj being sincere to Him-azwj of the religion, patiently, anticipating until the certainty (death) came to you-asws! Indeed! The Curse of Allah-azwj be upon the unjust ones!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَيِّدَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ يَعْسُوبَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ إِمَامَ الْمُتَّقِينَ وَ قَائِدَ الْغُرِّ الْمُحَجَّلِينَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
The greeting be upon you-asws O chief of the Muslims, and leader (Yasoob) of the Momineen, and Imam-asws of the pious, and leader of the resplendent, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ أَخُو رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ وَصِيُّهُ وَ وَارِثُ عِلْمِهِ وَ أَمِينُهُ عَلَى شَرْعِهِ وَ خَلِيفَتُهُ فِي أُمَّتِهِ وَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَ صَدَّقَ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ عَلَى نَبِيِّهِ
I testify you-asws are brother-asws of Rasool-Allah-saww, and his-saww successor-asws, and inheritor of his-saww knowledge, and his-asws trustee upon his-saww Law, and his-saww caliph in his-saww community, and the first one who believed in Allah-azwj and ratified with what had been Revealed upon His-azwj Prophet-saww!
وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ بَلَّغَ عَنِ اللَّهِ مَا أَنْزَلَهُ فِيكَ فَصَدَعَ بِأَمْرِهِ وَ أَوْجَبَ عَلَى أُمَّتِهِ فَرْضَ طَاعَتِكَ وَ وَلَايَتِكَ وَ عَقَدَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْبَيْعَةَ لَكَ وَ جَعَلَكَ أَوْلَى بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ كَمَا جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ كَذَلِكَ
And I testify that he-saww had delivered from Allah-azwj what had been Revealed to him-saww regarding you-asws, so he-saww proclaimed with His-azwj Commands, and Obligated upon his-saww community the imposition obedience to you-asws, and your-asws Wilayah, and Tied upon them the allegiance to you-asws, and Made you-asws first of the believers from themselves just as He-azwj had Made him-saww like that!
ثُمَّ أَشْهَدَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ أَ لَسْتُ قَدْ بَلَّغْتُ فَقَالُوا اللَّهُمَّ بَلَى فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ وَ كَفَى بِكَ شَهِيداً وَ حَاكِماً بَيْنَ الْعِبَادِ فَلَعَنَ اللَّهُ جَاحِدَ وَلَايَتِكَ بَعْدَ الْإِقْرَارِ وَ نَاكِثَ عَهْدِكَ بَعْدَ الْمِيثَاقِ
Then he-saww kept Allah-azwj the Exalted upon them. He-saww said: ‘Haven’t I delivered?’ They said, ‘O Allah-azwj, yes!’ He-saww said: ‘O Allah-azwj, be Witness, and I suffice with You-azwj as Witness and a Decider between the servants!’ So, may the Curse of Allah-azwj who rejects your-asws Wilayah after the acceptance, and broke your-asws pact after the Covenant!
وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ وَفَيْتَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى مُوفٍ لَكَ بِعَهْدِهِ وَ مَنْ أَوْفى بِما عاهَدَ عَلَيْهُ اللَّهَ فَسَيُؤْتِيهِ أَجْراً عَظِيماً وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الْحَقُّ الَّذِي نَطَقَ بِوَلَايَتِكَ التَّنْزِيلُ وَ أَخَذَ لَكَ الْعَهْدَ عَلَى الْأُمَّةِ بِذَلِكَ الرَّسُولُ
And I testify you-asws were loyal with the Covenant of Allah-azwj the Exalted, and Allah-azwj the Exalted will be Loyal to you-asws with His-azwj Covenant, and the one who fulfils with what Allah Covenanted upon him, would be Given a Mighty Recompense [48:10]; and I testify you-asws are Emir of the Momineen. The truth is which is spoken with your-asws Wilayah by the Scripture, and the Covenant was Taken upon the community with that by the Rasool-saww!
وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ وَ عَمَّكَ وَ أَخَاكَ الَّذِينَ تَاجَرْتُمُ اللَّهَ بِنُفُوسِكُمْ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فِيكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ اشْتَرى مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ وَ أَمْوالَهُمْ بِأَنَّ لَهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ يُقاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَيَقْتُلُونَ وَ يُقْتَلُونَ وَعْداً عَلَيْهِ حَقًّا فِي التَّوْراةِ وَ الْإِنْجِيلِ وَ الْقُرْآنِ وَ مَنْ أَوْفى بِعَهْدِهِ مِنَ اللَّهِ فَاسْتَبْشِرُوا بِبَيْعِكُمُ الَّذِي بايَعْتُمْ بِهِ وَ ذلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ
And I testify you-asws and your-asws uncle-as and your-asws brother-saww had traded with Allah-azwj with yourselves-asws, so Allah-azwj Revealed regarding you-asws all: Surely Allah has Bought from the Momineen their own selves and their wealth that for them would be the Paradise, fighting in the Way of Allah, so they are killing and being killed, being a binding Promise upon Him in the Torah, and the Evangel and the Quran; and who would be more loyal with his promise than Allah? Therefore receive glad tidings with your sale, which you have sold for, and that, it is the mighty achievement [9:111].
التَّائِبُونَ الْعابِدُونَ الْحامِدُونَ السَّائِحُونَ الرَّاكِعُونَ السَّاجِدُونَ الْآمِرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ النَّاهُونَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَ الْحافِظُونَ لِحُدُودِ اللَّهِ وَ بَشِّرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
The penitent, the worshippers, the praisers, the wanderers, the Ruku performers, the Sajdah performers, the enjoiners of good and the forbidders from evil, the preservers of the Limits of Allah; and give glad tidings to the Momineen [9:112].
أَشْهَدُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنَّ الشَّاكَّ فِيكَ مَا آمَنَ بِالرَّسُولِ الْأَمِينِ وَ أَنَّ الْعَادِلَ بِكَ غَيْرَكَ عَانِدٌ عَنِ الدِّينِ الْقَوِيمِ الَّذِي ارْتَضَاهُ لَنَا رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ أَكْمَلَهُ بِوَلَايَتِكَ يَوْمَ الْغَدِيرِ
I testify O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, that the doubter in you-asws has not believed in the trustworthy Rasool-saww, and the one equating you-asws with others is obstinate from the upright religion who was Selected for us by Lord-azwj of the worlds, and He-azwj Completed it with your-asws Wilayah on the day of Al Ghadeer!
وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ الْمَعْنِيُّ بِقَوْلِ الْعَزِيزِ الرَّحِيمِ وَ أَنَّ هذا صِراطِي مُسْتَقِيماً فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَ لا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ ضَلَّ وَ اللَّهِ وَ أَضَلَّ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ سِوَاكَ وَ عَنَدَ عَنِ الْحَقِّ مَنْ عَادَاكَ
And I testify you-azwj are the one meant by Words of the Mighty, the Merciful: And surely this one is My Straight Path, therefore obey him, and do not be following the ways (of others), for they will separate you from His Way [6:153]. He has strayed, by Allah-azwj, and strays other, the one who follows the ones other than you-asws and deviated from the truth, the one inimical to you-asws!
اللَّهُمَّ سَمِعْنَا لِأَمْرِكَ وَ أَطَعْنَا وَ اتَّبَعْنَا صِرَاطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ فَاهْدِنَا رَبَّنَا وَ لا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنا إِلَى طَاعَتِكَ وَ اجْعَلْنَا مِنَ الشَّاكِرِينَ لِأَنْعُمِكَ
O Allah-azwj! We heard Your-azwj Commands and we obey, and we follow Your-azwj straight path! Our Lord-azwj, Guide us and do not let our hearts deviate after having Guided us to obey You-azwj, and Make us from the appreciative of Your-azwj bounties!
وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ لَمْ تَزَلْ لِلْهَوَى مُخَالِفاً وَ لِلتُّقَى مُحَالِفاً وَ عَلَى كَظْمِ الْغَيْظِ قَادِراً وَ عَنِ النَّاسِ عَافِياً غَافِراً وَ إِذَا عُصِيَ اللَّهُ سَاخِطاً وَ إِذَا أُطِيعَ اللَّهُ رَاضِياً وَ بِمَا عَهِدَ إِلَيْكَ عَامِلًا رَاعِياً لِمَا اسْتُحْفِظْتَ حَافِظاً لِمَا اسْتُودِعْتَ مُبَلِّغاً مَا حُمِّلْتَ مُنْتَظِراً مَا وَعَدْتَ
And I testify you-asws did not cease opposing the personal desires and aligned with piety, capable of restraining your-asws anger, forgiving and pardoning people, displeased when Allah-azwj was disobeyed, and pleased when He-azwj was obeyed. You-asws faithfully acted upon what was entrusted to you-asws, safeguarded what you-asws were given to protect, conveyed what you-asws were charged with delivering, and patiently awaited what you-asws were promised!
وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ مَا اتَّقَيْتَ ضَارِعاً وَ لَا أَمْسَكْتَ عَنْ حَقِّكَ جَازِعاً وَ لَا أَحْجَمْتَ عَنْ مُجَاهَدَةِ عَاصِيكَ نَاكِلًا وَ لَا أَظْهَرْتَ الرِّضَا بِخِلَافِ مَا يَرْضَى اللَّهُ مُدَاهِناً وَ لَا وَهَنْتَ لِمَا أَصَابَكَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ لَا ضَعُفْتَ وَ لَا اسْتَكَنْتَ عَنْ طَلَبِ حَقِّكَ مُرَاقِباً مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ أَنْ تَكُونَ كَذَلِكَ
And I testify you-asws never exercised caution out of weakness, nor refrained from claiming your-asws right out of fear. You never hesitated in striving against those who disobeyed you-asws, nor did you-asws show approval for anything contrary to what pleases Allah-azwj out of flattery! You-asws never wavered in the face of what befell you-asws in the path of Allah-azwj, nor did you-asws weaken or surrender in pursuing your-asws right with apprehension. Far be it from you to be like that!
بَلْ إِذْ ظُلِمْتَ احْتَسَبْتَ رَبَّكَ وَ فَوَّضْتَ إِلَيْهِ أَمْرَكَ وَ ذَكَّرْتَهُمْ فَمَا ادَّكَرُوا وَ وَعِظْتَهُمْ فَمَا اتَّعَظُوا وَ خَوَّفْتَهُمُ اللَّهَ فَمَا تَخَوَّفُوا
Rather, when you-asws were wronged you-asws entrusted your-asws affair to your-asws Lord and placed your-asws reliance upon Him-azwj! You-asws reminded them, but they did not take heed. You-asws admonished them, but they did not accept the lesson. You-asws warned them of the Punishment of Allah-azwj, but they did not fear!
وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ حَتَّى دَعَاكَ اللَّهُ إِلَى جِوَارِهِ وَ قَبَضَكَ إِلَيْهِ بِاخْتِيَارِهِ وَ أَلْزَمَ أَعْدَاءَكَ الْحُجَّةَ بِقَتْلِهِمْ إِيَّاكَ لِتَكُونَ الْحُجَّةُ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ مَعَ مَا لَكَ مِنَ الْحُجَجِ الْبَالِغَةِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِهِ
And I testify, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, you-asws had fought for the Sake of Allah-azwj as is the right of fighting until Allah-azwj Called you-asws to His-azwj Shelter, and Recalled you-asws back to Him-azwj by His-azwj Choice, and Necessitate the argument to your-asws enemies due to their having killed you-asws, for the argument to be for you-asws, along with what is for you-asws from the conclusive argument upon entirety of His-azwj creatures!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَبَدْتَ اللَّهَ مُخْلِصاً وَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي اللَّهِ صَابِراً وَ جُدْتَ بِنَفْسِكَ مُحْتَسِباً وَ عَمِلْتَ بِكِتَابِهِ وَ اتَّبَعْتَ سُنَّةَ نَبِيِّهِ وَ أَقَمْتَ الصَّلَاةَ وَ آتَيْتَ الزَّكَاةَ وَ أَمَرْتَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ نَهَيْتَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ مَا اسْتَطَعْتَ مُبْتَغِياً مَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ رَاغِباً فِيمَا وَعَدَ اللَّهُ
The greeting be upon you-asws, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! You-asws worshipped Allah-azwj and fought for the Sake of Allah-azwj patiently, and you-asws found yourself anticipating, and worked with His-azwj Book, and followed the Sunnah of His-azwj Prophet-saww, and established the Salat and gave the Zakat, and instructed with the good and forbade from the evil whatever you-asws could, seeking what is in the Presence of Allah-azwj, desirous regarding what Allah-azwj Promised.
لَا تَحْفِلُ بِالنَّوَائِبِ وَ لَا تَهِنُ عِنْدَ الشَّدَائِدِ وَ لَا تُحْجِمُ عَنْ مُحَارِبٍ أَفِكَ مَنْ نَسَبَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ إِلَيْكَ وَ افْتَرَى بَاطِلًا عَلَيْكَ وَ أَوْلَى لِمَنْ عَنَدَ عَنْكَ لَقَدْ جَاهَدْتَ فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ الْجِهَادِ وَ صَبَرْتَ عَلَى الْأَذَى صَبْرَ احْتِسَابٍ
You-asws did not concern yourself with misfortunes, nor did you-asws weaken in the face of hardships, nor did you-asws shrink from battle. How mistaken is the one who attributes otherwise to you-asws and falsely fabricates lies against you-asws! Woe be to those who stubbornly oppose you-asws! Indeed, you-asws have strived in the cause of Allah-azwj with true striving and endured harm with patience, anticipating (His-azwj Reward)!
وَ أَنْتَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَ صَلَّى لَهُ وَ جَاهَدَ وَ أَبْدَى صَفْحَتَهُ فِي دَارِ الشِّرْكِ وَ الْأَرْضُ مَشْحُونَةٌ ضَلَالَةً وَ الشَّيْطَانُ يُعْبَدُ جَهْرَةً وَ أَنْتَ الْقَائِلُ لَا تَزِيدُنِي كَثْرَةُ النَّاسِ حَوْلِي عِزَّةً وَ لَا تَفَرُّقُهُمْ عَنِّي وَحْشَةً وَ لَوْ أَسْلَمَنِي النَّاسُ جَمِيعاً لَمْ أَكُنْ مُتَضَرِّعاً
You-asws were the first to believe in Allah-azwj, and prayed Salat to Him-azwj, to strive in His-azwj Cause, and to stand firm in the land of Polytheism when the earth was filled with misguidance, and Satan-l.a was worshipped openly. You-asws are the one who said, ‘The multitude of people around me does not increase my-asws honour, nor does their abandonment cause me loneliness. Even if all people were to forsake me-asws, I-asws would not be distressed!’
اعْتَصَمْتَ بِاللَّهِ فَعَزَزْتَ وَ آثَرْتَ الْآخِرَةَ عَلَى الْأُولَى فَزَهِدْتَ وَ أَيَّدَكَ اللَّهُ وَ هَدَاكَ وَ أَخْلَصَكَ وَ اجْتَبَاكَ فَمَا تَنَاقَضَتْ أَفْعَالُكَ وَ لَا اخْتَلَفَتْ أَقْوَالُكَ وَ لَا تَقَلَّبَتْ أَحْوَالُكَ وَ لَا ادَّعَيْتَ وَ لَا افْتَرَيْتَ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِباً
You-asws sought Refuge in Allah-azwj and thus became strong, and you-asws chose the Hereafter over this world! So, you-asws renounced worldly pleasures, and Allah-azwj Supported you-asws, and Guided you-asws, and Purified you-asws, and Chose you-asws! Your-asws actions never contradicted each other, and your-asws words never differed, and your-asws circumstances never wavered, and you-asws neither claimed nor fabricated lies against Allah-azwj!
وَ لَا شَرِهْتَ إِلَى الْحُطَامِ وَ لَا دَنَّسَكَ الْآثَامُ وَ لَمْ تَزَلْ عَلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكَ وَ يَقِينٍ مِنْ أَمْرِكَ تَهْدِي إِلَى الْحَقِّ وَ إِلَى طَرِيقٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ
You-asws never craved debris (worldly gains), nor were you-asws tainted by sins. You-asws always remained on clear proof from your Lord-asws and with firm certainty in your-asws mission, guiding others to the truth and the straight path!
أَشْهَدُ شَهَادَةَ حَقٍّ وَ أُقْسِمُ بِاللَّهِ قَسَمَ صِدْقٍ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً وَ آلَهُ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ سَادَاتُ الْخَلْقِ وَ أَنَّكَ مَوْلَايَ وَ مَوْلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ أَنَّكَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَ وَلِيُّهُ وَ أَخُو الرَّسُولِ وَ وَصِيُّهُ وَ وَارِثُهُ
I testify a true testimony, and I swear by Allah-azwj a sincere swear that Muhammad-saww and his-saww Progeny-asws, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon them-asws are chiefs of the creatures, and you-asws are my master and master of the Momineen, and you-asws are a servant of Allah-azwj and His-azwj friend, and brother-asws of the Rasool-saww and His-azwj successor-asws and his-saww inheritor!
وَ أَنَّهُ الْقَائِلُ لَكَ وَ الَّذِي بَعَثَنِي بِالْحَقِّ مَا آمَنَ بِي مَنْ كَفَرَ بِكَ وَ لَا أَقَرَّ بِاللَّهِ مَنْ جَحَدَكَ وَ قَدْ ضَلَّ مَنْ صَدَّ عَنْكَ وَ لَمْ يَهْتَدِ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ لَا إِلَى مَنْ لَا يَهْتَدِي بِكَ وَ هُوَ قَوْلُ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَ جَلَ وَ إِنِّي لَغَفَّارٌ لِمَنْ تابَ وَ آمَنَ وَ عَمِلَ صالِحاً ثُمَّ اهْتَدى إِلَى وَلَايَتِكَ
And he-asws said for you-asws: ‘By the One Who Sent me with the truth! He has not believed in me the one who disbelieves you-asws, nor has be accepted Allah-azwj, the one who rejects you-asws, and he has strayed, the one who hinders from you-asws, and he is not guided to Allah-azwj one who is not guided with you-asws, and it is the Word of my Lord-azwj Mighty and Majestic: And I am Forgiving to the one who repents and believes and does righteous deeds, then (follows) righteous Guidance [20:82] your-asws Wilayah!
مَوْلَايَ فَضْلُكَ لَا يَخْفَى وَ نُورُكَ لَا يُطْفَى وَ أَنَّ مَنْ جَحَدَكَ الظَّلُومُ الْأَشْقَى
My master! Your-asws merit is not hidden, and your-asws light cannot be extinguished, and the one who rejects you-asws is the unjust, the wretched!
مَوْلَايَ أَنْتَ الْحُجَّةُ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ وَ الْهَادِي إِلَى الرَّشَادِ وَ الْعُدَّةُ لِلْمَعَادِ
My master! You-asws are the Divine Authority upon the servant, and the guide to the right direction, and the weapon of the Hereafter!
مَوْلَايَ لَقَدْ رَفَعَ اللَّهُ فِي الْأُولَى مَنْزِلَتَكَ وَ أَعْلَى فِي الْآخِرَةِ دَرَجَتَكَ وَ بَصَّرَكَ مَا عَمِيَ عَلَى مَنْ خَالَفَكَ وَ حَالَ بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَ مَوَاهِبِ اللَّهِ لَكَ فَلَعَنَ اللَّهُ مُسْتَحِلِّي الْحُرْمَةِ مِنْكَ وَ ذَائِدَ الْحَقِّ عَنْكَ
My master! Allah-azwj has Raised your-asws status in the world and elevated your rank in the Hereafter, and Made me insightful of what the one opposing you-asws is blind from, and prevented them from partaking in the Gifts of Allah-azwj to you-asws! May Allah-azwj Curse those who violated your-asws sanctity and impeded the rights from you-asws!
وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُمُ الْأَخْسَرُونَ الَّذِينَ تَلْفَحُ وُجُوهَهُمُ النَّارُ وَ هُمْ فِيها كالِحُونَ
And I testify they are the ones incurring loss, those The Fire shall scorch their faces, and they shall be aghast therein [23:104]!
وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ مَا أَقْدَمْتَ وَ لَا أَحْجَمْتَ وَ لَا نَطَقْتَ وَ لَا أَمْسَكْتَ إِلَّا بِأَمْرٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ
And I testify you neither advanced nor retreated, nor spoke nor were silent except by a Command from Allah-azwj and His-azwj Rasool-saww!
قُلْتَ وَ الَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ نَظَرَ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَضْرِبُ بِالسَّيْفِ قَدَماً فَقَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ أَنْتَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي وَ أُعْلِمُكَ أَنَّ مَوْتَكَ وَ حَيَاتَكَ مَعِي وَ عَلَى سُنَّتِي
You-asws said: ‘By the One in Whose Hand is my-asws soul! Rasool-Allah-saww looked at me while I-asws was striking with the sword, advancing (in battle). He-saww said: ‘O Ali-asws! You-asws are to me-asws as Haroun-as was to Musa-as, except that there is no Prophet-as (to come) after me-saww, and I-saww inform you-asws that your-asws life and death are with me-saww and upon my-saww Sunnah!’
فَوَ اللَّهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَ لَا كُذِبْتُ وَ لَا ضَلَلْتُ وَ لَا ضُلَّ بِي وَ لَا نَسِيتُ مَا عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ رَبِّي وَ إِنِّي لَعَلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّي بَيَّنَهَا لِنَبِيِّهِ وَ بَيَّنَهَا النَّبِيُّ لِي وَ إِنِّي لَعَلَى الطَّرِيقِ الْوَاضِحِ أَلْفِظُهُ لَفْظاً
By Allah-azwj! I-asws have neither lied nor been lied to, nor have I-asws gone astray or led others astray. I-asws have not forgotten what my-asws Lord-azwj Entrusted to me-asws. Indeed, I-asws stand upon clear proof from my-asws Lord-azwj which He-azwj Made evident to His-azwj Prophet-saww, and the Prophet-saww made evident to me-asws. I-asws am upon the straight and clear path, articulating it explicitly!
صَدَقْتَ وَ اللَّهِ وَ قُلْتَ الْحَقَّ فَلَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ سَاوَاكَ بِمَنْ نَاوَاكَ وَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ اسْمُهُ يَقُولُ هَلْ يَسْتَوِي الَّذِينَ يَعْلَمُونَ وَ الَّذِينَ لا يَعْلَمُونَ فَلَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ عَدَلَ بِكَ مَنْ فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَايَتَكَ وَ أَنْتَ وَلِيُّ اللَّهِ وَ أَخُو رَسُولِهِ وَ الذَّابُّ عَنْ دِينِهِ وَ الَّذِي نَطَقَ الْقُرْآنُ بِتَفْضِيلِهِ
You-asws were right, by Allah-azwj, and you-asws said the truth! May Allah-azwj Curse the one who opposes you-asws, and Allah-azwj, Majestic is His-azwj Name, Said: ‘Are they equal, those who do not know and those do know?’ [39:9]! May Allah-azwj Curse the one who equates with you-asws the one who Allah-azwj had Imposed upon him your-asws Wilayah, and you-asws are Guardian of Allah-azwj, and brother of His-azwj Rasool-saww, and the defended of His-azwj religion, and the one whom Allah-azwj Spoke with his-asws merits!
قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَ فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ الْمُجاهِدِينَ عَلَى الْقاعِدِينَ أَجْراً عَظِيماً دَرَجاتٍ مِنْهُ وَ مَغْفِرَةً وَ رَحْمَةً وَ كانَ اللَّهُ غَفُوراً رَحِيماً
Allah-azwj the Exalted Said: and Allah Merited the fighters over the ones sitting back by a mighty Recompense [4:95] (High) Levels from Him and Forgiveness and Mercy, and Allah was always Forgiving, Merciful [4:96]!
وَ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَ جَعَلْتُمْ سِقايَةَ الْحاجِّ وَ عِمارَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرامِ كَمَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَ الْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَ جاهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لا يَسْتَوُونَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَ اللَّهُ لا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ
And the Exalted Said: Are you considering the quencher of the pilgrims and the maintainer of the Sacred Masjid as being the like the one who believes in Allah and the Last Day and fights in the Way of Allah? They are not equal in the Presence of Allah; and Allah does not Guide the unjust people [9:19]!
الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ هاجَرُوا وَ جاهَدُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِأَمْوالِهِمْ وَ أَنْفُسِهِمْ أَعْظَمُ دَرَجَةً عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَ أُولئِكَ هُمُ الْفائِزُونَ يُبَشِّرُهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِنْهُ وَ رِضْوانٍ وَ جَنَّاتٍ لَهُمْ فِيها نَعِيمٌ مُقِيمٌ خالِدِينَ فِيها أَبَداً إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِنْدَهُ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ
Those who believed and emigrated in the Way of Allah with their wealth and their selves are of a greater rank in the Presence of Allah. These, they are the achievers [9:20] Their Lord Gives them Glad Tidings of Mercy from Him and Pleasure, and Gardens for them wherein is everlasting Bliss [9:21] Abiding therein for ever; surely Allah, in His Presence is a Mighty Recompense [9:22]!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ الْمَخْصُوصُ بِمِدْحَةِ اللَّهِ الْمُخْلِصُ لِطَاعَةِ اللَّهِ لَمْ تَبْغِ بِالْهُدَى بَدَلًا وَ لَمْ تُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّكَ أَحَداً وَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى اسْتَجَابَ لِنَبِيِّهِ ص فِيكَ دَعْوَتَهُ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ بِإِظْهَارِ مَا أَوْلَاكَ لِأُمَّتِهِ إِعْلَاءً لِشَأْنِكَ وَ إِعْلَاناً لِبُرْهَانِكَ وَ دَحْضاً لِلْأَبَاطِيلِ وَ قَطْعاً لِلْمَعَاذِيرِ
I testify you-asws are the one Specified with the Praise by Allah-azwj, the sincere to the obedience of Allah-azwj! You-asws did not seek any replacement with the guidance and did not associate anyone with worship of your-asws Lord-azwj, and Allah-azwj the Exalted Answered to His-azwj Prophet-saww of his-saww supplication regarding you-asws, then Commanded him-saww with revealing what He-azwj Bestowed you-asws for his-saww community, the elevation of your-asws glory, and announcement of your-asws proof, and rebuttal of the falsehoods, and cutting off of the excuses!
فَلَمَّا أَشْفَقَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْفَاسِقِينَ وَ اتَّقَى فِيكَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ أَوْحَى إِلَيْهِ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ يا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ ما أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَبِّكَ وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ فَما بَلَّغْتَ رِسالَتَهُ وَ اللَّهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ النَّاسِ
When he-saww feared from the Fitna of the mischief-makers, and was cautious of the hypocrites regarding you-asws, the Lord-azwj of the worlds Revealed to him-saww: O you Rasool! Deliver what has been Revealed unto you from your Lord; and if you don’t do so, then you have not delivered His Message, and Allah will Protect you from the people [5:67]!
فَوَضَعَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَوْزَارَ الْمَسِيرِ وَ نَهَضَ فِي رَمْضَاءِ الْهَجِيرِ فَخَطَبَ فَأَسْمَعَ وَ نَادَى فَأَبْلَغَ ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُمْ أَجْمَعَ فَقَالَ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ فَقَالُوا اللَّهُمَّ بَلَى فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ
He-saww bore the burdens of the journey upon himself-saww and rose in the scorching midday heat. He-saww delivered a sermon that reached the ears of all, and he-saww called out with a message that was clear and decisive. Then he-saww asked them all, saying, ‘Have I-saww conveyed the Message?’ They replied, ‘O Allah-azwj, yes!’ He said, ‘O Allah-azwj Be witness!’
ثُمَّ قَالَ أَ لَسْتُ أَوْلَى بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَقَالُوا بَلَى فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِكَ وَ قَالَ مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلَاهُ فَهَذَا عَلِيٌّ مَوْلَاهُ اللَّهُمَّ وَالِ مَنْ وَالاهُ وَ عَادِ مَنْ عَادَاهُ وَ انْصُرْ مَنْ نَصَرَهُ وَ اخْذُلْ مَنْ خَذَلَهُ
Then he asked, ‘Am I not foremost to the believers than their own selves?’ They said, ‘Yes! So, he-saww held your-asws hand and said: ‘One whose master I-saww was, so this Ali-asws is his master! Befriend the one befriending him-asws, and be Inimical to the one being inimical to him-asws, and Help the one helping him-asws and Abandon the one abandoning him-asws!’
فَمَا آمَنَ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فِيكَ عَلَى نَبِيِّهِ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ وَ لَا زَادَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ غَيْرَ تَخْسِيرٍ وَ لَقَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فِيكَ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَ هُمْ كَارِهُونَ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَنْ يَرْتَدَّ مِنْكُمْ عَنْ دِينِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَ يُحِبُّونَهُ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكافِرِينَ يُجاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ لا يَخافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لائِمٍ ذلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَنْ يَشاءُ وَ اللَّهُ واسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ
But, no one believed what Allah-azwj had Revealed upon His-azwj Prophet-saww regarding you-asws except a few, and most of them were not added with apart from loss, and Allah-azwj the Exalted had Revealed regarding you-asws from before and they had disliked it – O you who believe! The one from you who reneges from his Religion, then soon Allah would Come with a people He would be Loving them and they would be loving Him, being humble towards the Momineen, mighty against the Kafirs. They would be fighting in the Way of Allah and they would not be fearing accusations of an accuser. That is a Grace of Allah. He Gives it to the one He so Desires, and Allah is Capacious, most Knowing [5:54].
إِنَّما وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاةَ وَ يُؤْتُونَ الزَّكاةَ وَ هُمْ راكِعُونَ
But rather, your Guardian is Allah, and His Rasool, and those who are believing, those who are establishing the Salat and are giving the Zakat while they are performing Ruku [5:55]
وَ مَنْ يَتَوَلَّ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ وَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فَإِنَّ حِزْبَ اللَّهِ هُمُ الْغالِبُونَ
And whoever takes Allah and His Rasool and those who believe for a Guardian, then they are the party of Allah, they would be triumphant [5:56]
رَبَّنا آمَنَّا بِما أَنْزَلْتَ وَ اتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ فَاكْتُبْنا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ
Our Lord! We believe in what You have Revealed and we follow the Rasool, so Write us down with the testifiers’ [3:53]
رَبَّنا لا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنا وَ هَبْ لَنا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ
‘Our Lord! Do not Let our hearts to deviate after You have Guided us aright, and Grant us Mercy from You; surely You are the Bestower [3:8]!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا هُوَ الْحَقُّ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ فَالْعَنْ مَنْ عَارَضَهُ وَ اسْتَكْبَرَ وَ كَذَّبَ بِهِ وَ كَفَرَ وَ سَيَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَيَّ مُنْقَلَبٍ يَنْقَلِبُونَ
O Allah-azwj! We know that this, it is the truth from Your-azwj Presence, so Curse the one who contradicted him-asws, and was arrogant and belied him-asws and disbelieved! And they shall come to know, those who are being unjust, which overturning they would be Overturned with [26:227].
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- وَ سَيِّدَ الْوَصِيِّينَ وَ أَوَّلَ الْعَابِدِينَ وَ أَزْهَدَ الزَّاهِدِينَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ وَ صَلَوَاتُهُ وَ تَحِيَّاتُهُ أَنْتَ مُطْعِمُ الطَّعَامِ عَلى حُبِّهِ مِسْكِيناً وَ يَتِيماً وَ أَسِيراً لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ لَا تُرِيدُ مِنْهُمْ جَزاءً وَ لا شُكُوراً
The greeting be upon you-asws O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and chief of the successors-asws, and first of the worshippers, and most ascetic of the ascetics, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings, and His-azwj Salawaat and His-azwj Salutations! You-asws are a feeder of the food over its love, to a poor, and an orphan and a captive [76:8] for the Face of Allah-azwj neither wanting any recompense from you nor any appreciation’ [76:9]!
وَ فِيكَ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَ يُؤْثِرُونَ عَلى أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَ لَوْ كانَ بِهِمْ خَصاصَةٌ وَ مَنْ يُوقَ شُحَّ نَفْسِهِ فَأُولئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ
And regarding you-asws, Allah-azwj the Exalted Revealed: and they are preferring (others) over their own selves, and even though there was extreme poverty with them. And one who preserves himself from stinginess, so those, they are the successful ones [59:9].
وَ أَنْتَ الْكَاظِمُ لِلْغَيْظِ وَ الْعَافِي عَنِ النَّاسِ وَ اللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ وَ أَنْتَ الصَّابِرُ فِي الْبَأْساءِ وَ الضَّرَّاءِ وَ حِينَ الْبَأْسِ
And you are the swallower of rage, and pardoner of the people, and Allah-azwj Loves the good doers, and you-asws are the patient during the evil and the hardship and the times of distress!
وَ أَنْتَ الْقَاسِمُ بِالسَّوِيَّةِ وَ الْعَادِلُ فِي الرَّعِيَّةِ وَ الْعَالِمُ بِحُدُودِ اللَّهِ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْبَرِيَّةِ وَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَخْبَرَ عَمَّا أَوْلَاكَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ بِقَوْلِهِ أَ فَمَنْ كانَ مُؤْمِناً كَمَنْ كانَ فاسِقاً لا يَسْتَوُونَ أَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحاتِ فَلَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ الْمَأْوى نُزُلًا بِما كانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
And you-asws are the distributor with the equalness, and the dispenser of justice among the citizens, and the knower of the legal penalties of Allah-azwj from the entirety of the created beings, and Allah-azwj the Exalted Informed about what He-azwj had Bestowed you-asws from His-azwj Grace with His-azwj Words: Is the one who was a Momin like the one who was a transgressor? They are not equal! [32:18] As for those who believe and do righteous deeds, for them are the resort Gardens, being a hospitality due to what they had been doing [32:19]!
وَ أَنْتَ الْمَخْصُوصُ بِعِلْمِ التَّنْزِيلِ وَ حُكْمِ التَّأْوِيلِ وَ نَصِّ الرَّسُولِ وَ لَكَ الْمَوَاقِفُ الْمَشْهُودَةُ وَ الْمَقَامَاتُ الْمَشْهُورَةُ وَ الْأَيَّامُ الْمَذْكُورَةُ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ وَ يَوْمُ الْأَحْزَابِ إِذْ زاغَتِ الْأَبْصارُ وَ بَلَغَتِ الْقُلُوبُ الْحَناجِرَ وَ تَظُنُّونَ بِاللَّهِ الظُّنُونَا
And you-asws are specialised with knowledge of the Scriptures, and the rulings of interpretation, and text of the Rasool-saww, and for you-asws are the witnessed pausing(s), and the well-known places, and the mentioned days – the day of Badr, and the day of Al-Ahzaab, and when the eyes stunned and the hearts reached the throats, and you were thinking the assumptions about Allah [33:10]!
هُنالِكَ ابْتُلِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَ زُلْزِلُوا زِلْزالًا شَدِيداً وَ إِذْ يَقُولُ الْمُنافِقُونَ وَ الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مَرَضٌ ما وَعَدَنَا اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ إِلَّا غُرُوراً
At that point the Momineen were Tried and were shaken with severe shaking [33:11] And when the hypocrites and those who had a sickness in their hearts were saying, ‘Allah and His Rasool did not promise us except to deceive!’ [33:12]
وَ إِذْ قالَتْ طائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ يا أَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ لا مُقامَ لَكُمْ فَارْجِعُوا وَ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَرِيقٌ مِنْهُمُ النَّبِيَّ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ بُيُوتَنا عَوْرَةٌ وَ ما هِيَ بِعَوْرَةٍ إِنْ يُرِيدُونَ إِلَّا فِراراً
And when a group of them said, ‘O people of Yasrib! There is no standing place for you, therefore retreat!’ And a group from them sought permission of the Prophet saying, ‘Surely our houses are exposed!’ And these were not exposed. They were only intending to flee [33:13]!
وَ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَ لَمَّا رَأَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الْأَحْزابَ قالُوا هذا ما وَعَدَنَا اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَ ما زادَهُمْ إِلَّا إِيماناً وَ تَسْلِيماً
And Allah-azwj the Exalted Said: And when the Momineen saw the confederates, they said, ‘This is what Allah and His Rasool promised us, and Allah and His Rasool spoke the Truth’. And it did not increase them except in Eman and submission [33:22]!
فَقَتَلْتَ عَمْرَوهُمْ وَ هَزَمْتَ جَمْعَهُمْ وَ رَدَّ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِغَيْظِهِمْ لَمْ يَنالُوا خَيْراً وَ كَفَى اللَّهُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الْقِتالَ وَ كانَ اللَّهُ قَوِيًّا عَزِيزاً
You-asws killed their ‘Amro’ and defeated their crowd (army) And Allah Repulsed those who committed Kufr in their rage. They did not attain any good, and Allah Sufficed the Momineen in the battle, and Allah would always be Strong, Mighty [33:25]!
وَ يَوْمُ أُحُدٍ إِذْ يَصْعَدُونَ وَ لَا يَلُونَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ وَ الرَّسُولُ يَدْعُوهُمْ فِي أُخْرَاهُمْ وَ أَنْتَ تَذُودُ بِهِمُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ذَاتَ الْيَمِينِ وَ ذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ حَتَّى رَدَّهُمُ اللَّهُ عَنْكُمَا خَائِفِينَ وَ نَصَرَ بِكَ الْخَاذِلِينَ
And the day of Ohad when they were climbing (the mountain) and were not turning to anyone while the Rasool-saww was calling out to them among their last ones, and you-asws impeding the Polytheists from the Prophet-azwj with them, from the right and the left until Allah-azwj Returned them from you-asws both fearfully, and Allah-azwj Helped the abandoners through you-asws!
وَ يَوْمُ حُنَيْنٍ عَلَى مَا نَطَقَ بِهِ التَّنْزِيلُ إِذْ أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ كَثْرَتُكُمْ فَلَمْ تُغْنِ عَنْكُمْ شَيْئاً وَ ضاقَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْأَرْضُ بِما رَحُبَتْ ثُمَّ وَلَّيْتُمْ مُدْبِرِينَ ثُمَّ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلى رَسُولِهِ وَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ أَنْتَ وَ مَنْ يَلِيكَ وَ عَمُّكَ الْعَبَّاسُ يُنَادِي الْمُنْهَزِمِينَ
And the day of Hunayn, based upon what the Scripture has Spoken with: when your great numbers fascinated you but they did not avail you of anything, and the earth was straitened upon you despite its vastness, then you turned back retreating [9:25] Then Allah Sent down His Tranquillity upon His Rasool and upon the Momineen, [9:26]!
يَا أَصْحَابَ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ يَا أَهْلَ بَيْعَةِ الشَّجَرَةِ حَتَّى اسْتَجَابَ لَهُ قَوْمٌ قَدْ كَفَيْتَهُمُ الْمَئُونَةَ وَ تَكَفَّلْتَ دُونَهُمُ الْمَعُونَةَ
And the Momineen were you-asws and the one following you-asws, and your-asws uncle Al-Abbas, calling the defeated ones, ‘O companions of Surah Al Baqarah! O people of allegiance at the tree!’, until a group responded to him-saww. You-asws had sufficed them of the assistance and encumbered the assistance apart from them!
فَعَادُوا آيِسِينَ مِنَ الْمَثُوبَةِ رَاجِينَ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى بِالتَّوْبَةِ وَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُ اللَّهُ مِنْ بَعْدِ ذلِكَ عَلى مَنْ يَشاءُ وَ أَنْتَ حَائِزٌ دَرَجَةَ الصَّبْرِ فَائِزٌ بِعَظِيمِ الْأَجْرِ
They returned despairing from the Reward, hoping for the Promise of Allah-azwj the Exalted of the repentance, and that is Words of Allah-azwj, Majestic is His-azwj Mention: Then Allah will Turn (Mercifully) from after that to whom He so Desires to, [9:27], and you-asws attained the rank of patience, successful with the mighty Recompense!
وَ يَوْمُ خَيْبَرَ إِذْ أَظْهَرَ اللَّهُ خَوَرَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَ قَطَعَ دَابِرَ الْكَافِرِينَ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ وَ لَقَدْ كانُوا عاهَدُوا اللَّهَ مِنْ قَبْلُ لا يُوَلُّونَ الْأَدْبارَ وَ كانَ عَهْدُ اللَّهِ مَسْؤُلًا
And the day of Khyber when Allah-azwj Revealed weakness of the hypocrites and Cut-off the tails of the Kafirs, and the Praise is for Allah-azwj, Lord-azwj of the worlds, And they had made a pact with Allah from before that they would not be turning their backs, and the Pact of Allah will always be Questioned about [33:15]!
مَوْلَايَ أَنْتَ الْحُجَّةُ الْبَالِغَةُ وَ الْمَحَجَّةُ الْوَاضِحَةُ وَ النِّعْمَةُ السَّابِغَةُ وَ الْبُرْهَانُ الْمُنِيرُ فَهَنِيئاً لَكَ بِمَا آتَاكَ اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلٍ وَ تَبّاً لِشَانِئِكَ ذِي الْجَهْلِ شَهِدْتَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ص جَمِيعَ حُرُوبِهِ وَ مَغَازِيهِ تَحْمِلُ الرَّايَةَ أَمَامَهُ وَ تَضْرِبُ بِالسَّيْفِ قُدَّامَهُ
My master! You-asws are the conclusive argument, and the clear path, and the abundant bounties, and the radiant proof, so congratulations to you-asws of what Allah-azwj has Given you-asws of the merits, and woe to your-asws adversaries, the possessors of ignorance! You attended with the Prophet-saww entirety of the wars and military expeditions, carrying the flag and you-asws struck with the sword before him-saww!
ثُمَّ لِحَزْمِكَ الْمَشْهُورِ وَ بَصِيرَتِكَ فِي الْأُمُورِ أَمَّرَكَ فِي الْمَوَاطِنِ وَ لَمْ تكن [يَكُنْ] عَلَيْكَ أَمِيرٌ وَ كَمْ مِنْ أَمْرٍ صَدَّكَ عَنْ إِمْضَاءِ عَزْمِكَ فِيهِ التُّقَى وَ اتَّبَعَ غَيْرُكَ فِي مِثْلِهِ الْهَوَى فَظَنَّ الْجَاهِلُونَ أَنَّكَ عَجَزْتَ عَمَّا إِلَيْهِ انْتَهَى ضَلَّ وَ اللَّهِ الظَّانُّ لِذَلِكَ وَ مَا اهْتَدَى وَ لَقَدْ أَوْضَحْتَ مَا أَشْكَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ تَوَهَّمَ وَ امْتَرَى بِقَوْلِكَ
Then, due to your-asws renowned wisdom and deep insight, you-asws were entrusted with leadership in critical moments, and no commander was placed over you-asws! How many times did piety prevent you-asws from carrying out a decisive action, while others in similar situations followed their desires? Yet, the ignorant assumed that you-asws were incapable of acting, but by Allah-azwj, whoever thought that was mistaken and misguided. Indeed, you-asws clarified what was ambiguous to those who doubted and were uncertain through your-asws words!
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ قَدْ يَرَى الْحُوَّلُ الْقُلَّبُ وَجْهَ الْحِيلَةِ وَ دُونَهَا حَاجِزٌ مِنْ تَقْوَى اللَّهِ فَيَدَعُهَا رَأْيَ الْعَيْنِ وَ يَنْتَهِزُ فُرْصَتَهَا مَنْ لَا حَرِيجَةَ لَهُ فِي الدِّينِ صَدَقْتَ وَ خَسِرَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ وَ إِذْ مَاكَرَكَ النَّاكِثَانِ فَقَالا نُرِيدُ الْعُمْرَةَ فَقُلْتَ لَهُمَا لَعَمْرُكُمَا مَا تُرِيدَانِ الْعُمْرَةَ لَكِنْ تُرِيدَانِ الْغَدْرَةَ
May Allah-azwj Send Salawaat upon you-asws! A wise and discerning person may see a course of action, yet a barrier of piety before Allah-azwj Prevents them from pursuing it, so they abandon it despite seeing it clearly. Meanwhile, those who have no restraint in religion seize the opportunity. You-asws spoke the truth, and the false ones have lost, and when the two oath-breakers plotted against you-asws. They both said, ‘We intend the Umrah!’ You-asws said to them: ‘By your lives, you do not seek the Umrah, but you are intending the treachery!’
فَأَخَذْتَ الْبَيْعَةَ عَلَيْهِمَا وَ جَدَّدْتَ الْمِيثَاقَ فَجَدَّا فِي النِّفَاقِ فَلَمَّا نَبَّهْتَهُمَا عَلَى فِعْلِهِمَا أَغْفَلَا وَ عَادَا وَ مَا انْتَفَعَا وَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ أَمْرِهِمَا خُسْراً
You-asws took their pledges of allegiance and renewed the covenant with them, yet they persisted in hypocrisy. When you-asws made them aware of their actions, they ignored it, then returned to their ways and gained nothing from it. In the end, their fate was loss.
ثُمَّ تَلَاهُمَا أَهْلُ الشَّامِ فَسِرْتَ إِلَيْهِمْ بَعْدَ الْإِعْذَارِ وَ هُمْ لا يَدِينُونَ دِينَ الْحَقِ وَ لَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ هَمَجٌ رَعَاعٌ ضَالُّونَ وَ بِالَّذِي أُنْزِلَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ فِيكَ كَافِرُونَ وَ لِأَهْلِ الْخِلَافِ عَلَيْكَ نَاصِرُونَ وَ قَدْ أَمَرَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِاتِّبَاعِكَ وَ نَدَبَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِلَى نَصْرِكَ وَ قَالَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَ كُونُوا مَعَ الصَّادِقِينَ
Then the people of Syria followed after them, so you-asws marched toward them after giving them ample warning. They did not adhere to the true religion, nor did they reflect upon the Quran. They were misguided, ignorant masses, rejecting what was Revealed upon Muhammad-saww about you-asws, disbelievers and were helpers for the people opposing you-asws, and Allah-azwj the Exalted has Commanded with following you-asws, and Called the Momineen to help you-asws, and the Mighty and Majestic has Said: O you who believe! Fear Allah and be with the truthful ones [9:119]!
مَوْلَايَ بِكَ ظَهَرَ الْحَقُّ وَ قَدْ نَبَذَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَ أَوْضَحَتِ السُّنَنُ بَعْدَ الدُّرُوسِ وَ الطَّمْسِ فَلَكَ سَابِقَةُ الْجِهَادِ عَلَى تَصْدِيقِ التَّنْزِيلِ وَ لَكَ فَضِيلَةُ الْجِهَادِ عَلَى تَحْقِيقِ التَّأْوِيلِ وَ عَدُوُّكَ عَدُوُّ اللَّهِ جَاحِدٌ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ- يَدْعُو بَاطِلًا وَ يَحْكُمُ جَائِراً وَ يَتَأَمَّرُ غَاصِباً وَ يَدْعُو حِزْبَهُ إِلَى النَّارِ
My master! Through you-asws, the truth was made manifest, yet the people abandoned it. The Sunnah was clarified after being obscured and erased. You-asws have the honour of striving to affirm the Revelation, and you-asws hold the virtue of striving to establish its interpretation. Your-asws enemy is the enemy of Allah-azwj, a denier of Rasool-Allah-saww calling to falsehood, and ruling unjustly, and seizing authority by force, and leading his followers toward the Hellfire.
وَ عَمَّارٌ يُجَاهِدُ وَ يُنَادِي بَيْنَ الصَّفَّيْنِ الرَّوَاحَ الرَّوَاحَ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَ لَمَّا اسْتَسْقَى فَسُقِيَ اللَّبَنُ كَبَّرَ وَ قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص آخِرُ شَرَابِكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا ضَيَاحٌ مِنْ لَبَنٍ وَ تَقْتُلُكَ الْفِئَةُ الْبَاغِيَةُ
Meanwhile, Ammar-ra fought and cried out between the ranks, ‘Onward, onward to Paradise!’ And when he-ra asked for water and was given milk, he exclaimed, ‘Allah-azwj is the Greatest!’ and said, ‘Rasool-Allah-saww had said to me-ra: ‘From last of your-ra drinks of the world would be a cup of milk, and the rebel group would kill you-ra’.
فَاعْتَرَضَهُ أَبُو الْعَادِيَةِ الْفَزَارِيُّ فَقَتَلَهُ فَعَلَى أَبِي الْعَادِيَةِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَ لَعْنَةُ مَلَائِكَتِهِ وَ رُسُلِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ وَ عَلَى مَنْ سَلَّ سَيْفَهُ عَلَيْكَ وَ سَلَلْتَ سَيْفَكَ عَلَيْهِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ
Abu Al-Aadiya Al-Fazary confronted him-ra and killed him-ra. So, upon Abu Al-Aadiya be the Curse of Allah-azwj, and Curse of His-azwj Angels, and of all His-azwj Messengers-as, and upon the one who bared his sword against you-asws and you-asws bared your-asws sword against him, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, from the Polytheists, and the hypocrites up to the Day of Religion (Reckoning)!
وَ عَلَى مَنْ رَضِيَ بِمَا سَاءَكَ وَ لَمْ يَكْرَهْهُ وَ أَغْمَضَ عَيْنَهُ وَ لَمْ يُنْكِرْ أَوْ أَعَانَ عَلَيْكَ بِيَدٍ أَوْ لِسَانٍ أَوْ قَعَدَ عَنْ نَصْرِكَ أَوْ خَذَلَ عَنِ الْجِهَادِ مَعَكَ أَوْ غَمَطَ فَضْلَكَ وَ جَحَدَ حَقَّكَ أَوْ عَدَلَ بِكَ مَنْ جَعَلَكَ اللَّهُ أَوْلَى بِهِ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ وَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ وَ سَلَامُهُ وَ تَحِيَّاتُهُ وَ عَلَى الْأَئِمَّةِ مِنْ آلِكَ الطَّاهِرِينَ إِنَّهُ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
And (Curse be) upon the one who was pleased with what worsens you-asws and does not dislike it and closes his eyes and does not deny, or assists against you-asws whether by hand or tongue or sits back from helping you-asws, or abandons from the Jihad alongside you-asws, or despises your-asws merits, and rejects your-asws rights, or equates with you-asws someone whom Allah-azwj has Made you-asws foremost with him than himself, and may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon you-asws, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings, and His-azwj Greeting, and His-azwj Salutation, and upon the Imams-asws from your-asws Progeny-asws, the pure, He-azwj is Praised, Glorified!
وَ الْأَمْرُ الْأَعْجَبُ وَ الْخَطْبُ الْأَفْظَعُ بَعْدَ جَحْدِكَ حَقَّكَ غَصْبُ الصِّدِّيقَةِ الطَّاهِرَةِ الزَّهْرَاءِ سَيِّدَةِ النِّسَاءِ فَدَكاً وَ رَدُّ شَهَادَتِكَ وَ شَهَادَةُ السَّيِّدَيْنِ سُلَالَتِكَ وَ عِتْرَةِ الْمُصْطَفَى- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ
And the matter most astonishing and the gravest calamity after rejecting you-asws of your-asws rights, is usurpation of the truthful, the pure, the blossom chieftess of the women (Syeda Fatima-asws) of Fadak, and rejection of her-asws testimony, and testimony of the two chiefs of your-asws offspring, and family of the Chosen one (Rasool-Allah-saww), may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon you-asws all!
وَ قَدْ أَعْلَى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَى الْأُمَّةِ دَرَجَتَكُمْ وَ رَفَعَ مَنْزِلَتَكُمْ وَ أَبَانَ فَضْلَكُمْ وَ شَرَّفَكُمْ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ فَأَذْهَبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ وَ طَهَّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيراً قَالَ اللَّهُ جَلَّ وَ عَزَّ إِنَّ الْإِنْسانَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعاً إِذا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ جَزُوعاً وَ إِذا مَسَّهُ الْخَيْرُ مَنُوعاً إِلَّا الْمُصَلِّينَ
And Allah-azwj the Exalted has Elevated your-asws ranks over the community, and Raised your-asws status, and Manifested your-asws merits, and Ennobled you-asws upon the worlds, so He-azwj Kept the uncleanness away from you-asws and Purified you-asws a Purifying! Surely, the human being is Created of a hasty temperament [70:19] When the evil touches him, he panics [70:20] And when the good touches him, he is niggardly [70:21] Except the ones praying Salat [70:22]!
فَاسْتَثْنَى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى نَبِيَّهُ الْمُصْطَفَى وَ أَنْتَ يَا سَيِّدَ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْخَلْقِ فَمَا أَعْمَهَ مَنْ ظَلَمَكَ عَنِ الْحَقِّ ثُمَّ أَقْرَضُوكَ سَهْمَ ذَوِي الْقُرْبَى مَكْراً أَوْ حَادُوهُ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ جَوْراً فَلَمَّا آلَ الْأَمْرُ إِلَيْكَ أَجْرَيْتَهُمْ عَلَى مَا أَجْرَيَا رَغْبَةً عَنْهُمَا بِمَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ لَكَ
Thus, Allah-azwj the Exalted Excluded His-azwj Prophet-saww, the Chosen, and you-asws O chief of the successors-as, from the entire of the creatures, so the one who oppressed you wasn’t blind from the truth. Then they struck you-asws with the arrow of kinship, plotting against you-asws, or deviating from your-asws family with injustice. When the matter came to you-asws, you-asws guided them according to what they had set, preferring them over what was with Allah-azwj for you-asws.
فَأَشْبَهَتْ مِحْنَتُكَ بِهِمَا مِحَنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ عِنْدَ الْوَحْدَةِ وَ عَدَمِ الْأَنْصَارِ وَ أَشْبَهْتَ فِي الْبَيَاتِ عَلَى الْفِرَاشِ الذَّبِيحَ ع إِذْ أَجَبْتَ كَمَا أَجَابَ وَ أَطَعْتَ كَمَا أَطَاعَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ صَابِراً مُحْتَسِباً إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ يا بُنَيَّ إِنِّي أَرى فِي الْمَنامِ أَنِّي أَذْبَحُكَ فَانْظُرْ ما ذا تَرى قالَ يا أَبَتِ افْعَلْ ما تُؤْمَرُ سَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الصَّابِرِينَ
Thus, your-asws trial resembled that of the Prophets-as in their solitude and lack of supporters. You-asws also resembled the sacrifice of Ismail when you-asws responded as he-as had done, obeying with patience and anticipating, when He-azwj Said to him-as: ‘O my son! I saw in the dream that I should slay you, therefore consider, what is your view?’ He said: O father! Do what you are Commanded to, you will find me to be from the patient ones, if Allah so Desires [37:102]!
وَ كَذَلِكَ أَنْتَ لَمَّا أَبَاتَكَ النَّبِيُّ ص وَ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ تَضْجَعَ فِي مَرْقَدِهِ وَاقِياً لَهُ بِنَفْسِكَ أَسْرَعْتَ إِلَى إِجَابَتِهِ مُطِيعاً وَ لِنَفْسِكَ عَلَى الْقَتْلِ مُوَطِّناً فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى طَاعَتَكَ وَ أَبَانَ عَنْ جَمِيلِ فِعْلِكَ بِقَوْلِهِ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْرِي نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغاءَ مَرْضاتِ اللَّهِ
And like that were you-asws when the Prophet-saww instructed you-asws to lie in his-saww bed to protect him-saww with your-asws own life, you-asws hastened to obey him-saww, willing to sacrifice yourself-asws for him-saww. You-asws steadfastly accepted the possibility of death. So, Allah-azwj the Exalted Appreciated your-asws obedience and Manifest your-asws beautiful action by His-azwj Word, Majestic is His-azwj Mention: And from the people there is one who sells his self, seeking the Pleasure of Allah; [2:207]!
ثُمَّ مِحْنَتُكَ يَوْمَ صِفِّينَ- وَ قَدْ رُفِعَتِ الْمَصَاحِفُ حِيلَةً وَ مَكْراً فَأَعْرَضَ الشَّكُّ وَ عُرِفَ الْحَقُّ وَ اتُّبِعَ الظَّنُّ أَشْبَهَتْ مِحْنَةَ هَارُونَ إِذْ أَمَّرَهُ مُوسَى عَلَى قَوْمِهِ فَتَفَرَّقُوا عَنْهُ وَ هَارُونُ يُنَادِي بِهِمْ وَ يَقُولُ يا قَوْمِ إِنَّما فُتِنْتُمْ بِهِ وَ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ الرَّحْمنُ فَاتَّبِعُونِي وَ أَطِيعُوا أَمْرِي قالُوا لَنْ نَبْرَحَ عَلَيْهِ عاكِفِينَ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَيْنا مُوسى
Then, your-asws trials on the day of Siffeen, when the Qurans were raised deceitfully and craftily, and the doubt was cast, but the truth became clear, and speculation was followed. Your-asws trial resembled that of Haroun-as when Musa-as appointed him-as over his people-as, yet they turned away from him-as while Haroun called out to them, and he-as said: ‘O people! But rather you are being tempted by it, and surely your Lord is the Beneficent, therefore follow me and obey my order’ [20:90] They said: ‘Never! We will continue our devotion upon it until Musa returns to us’ [20:91]!
وَ كَذَلِكَ أَنْتَ لَمَّا رُفِعَتِ الْمَصَاحِفُ قُلْتَ يَا قَوْمِ إِنَّمَا فُتِنْتُمْ بِهَا وَ خُدِعْتُمْ فَعَصَوْكَ وَ خَالَفُوا عَلَيْكَ وَ اسْتَدْعَوْا نَصْبَ الْحَكَمَيْنِ فَأَبَيْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ تَبَرَّأْتَ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ فِعْلِهِمْ وَ فَوَّضْتَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ
And like that were you-asws when the Qurans were raised, you-asws said: ‘O people! But rather you have been tempted by it and have been deceived!’ But they disobeyed you-asws and opposed against you-asws, and they claimed to set up the arbitrators. You-asws refused to them and disavowed to Allah-azwj from their actions and delegated to them.
فَلَمَّا أَسْفَرَ الْحَقُّ وَ سَفِهَ الْمُنْكَرُ وَ اعْتَرَفُوا بِالزَّلَلِ وَ الْجَوْرِ عَنِ الْقَصْدِ وَ اخْتَلَفُوا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَ أَلْزَمُوكَ عَلَى سَفَهِ التَّحْكِيمِ الَّذِي أَبَيْتَهُ وَ أَحَبُّوهُ وَ حَظَرْتَهُ وَ أَبَاحُوا ذَنْبَهُمُ الَّذِي اقْتَرَفُوهُ وَ أَنْتَ عَلَى نَهْجِ بَصِيرَةٍ وَ هُدًى وَ هُمْ عَلَى سُنَنِ ضَلَالَةٍ وَ عَمًى
When the truth became clear and the falsehood was exposed, they admitted their mistakes and their deviation from the right path. They disagreed after that and insisted on the foolishness of the arbitration that you-asws had refused, which they loved and you-asws had prohibited. They justified their sin that they had committed while you-asws remained on the path of insight and guidance, and they followed the path of misguidance and blindness.
فَمَا زَالُوا عَلَى النِّفَاقِ مُصِرِّينَ وَ فِي الْغَيِّ مُتَرَدِّدِينَ حَتَّى أَذَاقَهُمُ اللَّهُ وَبَالَ أَمْرِهِمْ فَأَمَاتَ بِسَيْفِكَ مَنْ عَانَدَكَ فَشَقِيَ وَ هَوَى وَ أَحْيَا بِحُجَّتِكَ مَنْ سَعِدَ فَهُدِيَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ غَادِيَةً وَ رَائِحَةً وَ عَاكِفَةً وَ ذَاهِبَةً
They remained persistent in hypocrisy and wavering in error until Allah-azwj Made them taste the consequences of their actions. With your-asws sword, you-asws killed those who opposed you-asws, and they perished in misery and downfall. Through your-asws argument, you-asws gave life to those who were fortunate, guiding them to the right path. May the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon you-asws, whether in the morning, or evening, in seclusion or while traveling.
فَمَا يُحِيطُ الْمَادِحُ وَصْفَكَ وَ لَا يُحْبِطُ الطَّاعِنُ فَضْلَكَ أَنْتَ أَحْسَنُ الْخَلْقِ عِبَادَةً وَ أَخْلَصُهُمْ زَهَادَةً وَ أَذَبُّهُمْ عَنِ الدِّينِ أَقَمْتَ حُدُودَ اللَّهِ بِجُهْدِكَ وَ فَلَلْتَ عَسَاكِرَ الْمَارِقِينَ بِسَيْفِكَ تُخْمِدُ لَهَبَ الْحُرُوبِ بِبَنَانِكَ وَ تَهْتِكُ سُتُورَ الشُّبَهِ بِبَيَانِكَ وَ تَكْشِفُ لَبْسَ الْبَاطِلِ عَنْ صَرِيحِ الْحَقِّ
No one can fully encompass the description of your-asws qualities, nor can any detractor diminish your-asws excellence. You-asws are the best in worship among creation, the most sincere in asceticism, and the purest in your-asws devotion to the faith. You-asws upheld the Commands of Allah-azwj with your-asws efforts, and with your-asws sword you-asws quelled the forces of those who deviated, extinguishing the flames of war with your-asws fingers, tearing down the veils of doubt with your-asws eloquence, and revealing the truth from the falsehood.
لَا تَأْخُذُكَ فِي اللَّهِ لَوْمَةُ لَائِمٍ وَ فِي مَدْحِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى لَكَ غِنًى عَنْ مَدْحِ الْمَادِحِينَ وَ تَقْرِيظِ الْوَاصِفِينَ
You-asws are never swayed by the reproach of the reproacher in the cause of Allah-azwj and in praising Allah-azwj you-asws find contentment, needing no praise from others or glorification from those who describe you-asws!
قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجالٌ صَدَقُوا ما عاهَدُوا اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَضى نَحْبَهُ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَنْتَظِرُ وَ ما بَدَّلُوا تَبْدِيلًا وَ لَمَّا رَأَيْتَ أَنْ قَتَلْتَ النَّاكِثِينَ وَ الْقَاسِطِينَ وَ الْمَارِقِينَ وَ صَدَّقَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَعْدَهُ فَأَوْفَيْتَ بِعَهْدِهِ
Allah-azwj the Exalted Said from the Momineen: From the Momineen there are men who ratified what they made a pact with Allah upon. So, from them is one who fulfilled his vow, and from them is one who awaits, and they did not change with any alteration [33:23]; and when you-asws that the breakers of allegiance, and the renegades, and the deviant be killed, and the promise of Rasool-Allah-saww came true, you-asws were loyal with his-saww pact.
قُلْتَ أَ مَا آنَ أَنْ تُخْضَبَ هَذِهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ أَمْ مَتَى يُبْعَثُ أَشْقَاهَا وَاثِقاً بِأَنَّكَ عَلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكَ وَ بَصِيرَةٍ مِنْ أَمْرِكَ قَادِمٌ عَلَى اللَّهِ مُسْتَبْشِرٌ بِبَيْعِكَ الَّذِي بَايَعْتَهُ بِهِ وَ ذَلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ
You-asws said, ‘But this (beard) will be stained from this (head), or when will their most wretched be dispatched?’, confident that you-asws are upon proof from your-asws Lord-azwj, and insight from your-asws matters, advancing to Allah-azwj, rejoicing with your-asws pledge which you-asws had pledged with, and that, it is the mighty success!
اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْ قَتَلَةَ أَنْبِيَائِكَ وَ أَوْصِيَاءِ أَنْبِيَائِكَ بِجَمِيعِ لَعَنَاتِكَ وَ أَصْلِهِمْ حَرَّ نَارِكَ وَ الْعَنْ مَنْ غَصَبَ وَلِيَّكَ حَقَّهُ وَ أَنْكَرَ عَهْدَهُ وَ جَحَدَهُ بَعْدَ الْيَقِينِ وَ الْإِقْرَارِ بِالْوَلَايَةِ لَهُ يَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتَ لَهُ الدِّينَ
O Allah-azwj! Curse the killers of Your-azwj Prophets-as, and successors-as of Your-azwj Prophets-as with the entirety of Your-azwj Curses and Make them arrive to the heat of Your-azwj Hellfire, and Curse the one who usurped Your-azwj Guardian of his-asws right, and denied his-asws pact, and rejected him-asws after the certainty and the acceptance with the Wilayah being for him-asws on the day the religion was Perfected for him-asws!
اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْ قَتَلَةَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- وَ مَنْ ظَلَمَهُ وَ أَشْيَاعَهُمْ وَ أَنْصَارَهُمْ
O Allah-azwj, Curse the killers of Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and the one who oppressed him-asws, and their adherents, and their helpers!
اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْ ظَالِمِي الْحُسَيْنِ وَ قَاتِلِيهِ وَ الْمُتَابِعِينَ عَدُوَّهُ وَ نَاصِرِيهِ وَ الرَّاضِينَ بِقَتْلِهِ وَ خَاذِلِيهِ لَعْناً وَبِيلًا
O Allah-azwj! Curse the oppressors of Al-Husayn-asws and his-asws killers, and the followers of his-asws enemies, and their helpers, and the ones pleased with his-asws killing, and abandoned him-asws, a flood of Curses!
اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنْ أَوَّلَ ظَالِمٍ ظَلَمَ آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ مَانِعِيهِمْ حُقُوقَهُمْ
O Allah-azwj! Curse the first oppressor having oppressed the Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and prevented them-asws of their-asws rights!
اللَّهُمَّ خُصَّ أَوَّلَ ظَالِمٍ وَ غَاصِبٍ لآِلِ مُحَمَّدٍ بِاللَّعْنِ وَ كُلِّ مُسْتَنٍّ بِمَا سَنَّ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ
O Allah-azwj! Particularise the first oppressors and usurper of the Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww with the Curse, and every practiser with what he had practised, up to the Day of Qiyamah!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ سَيِّدِ الْوَصِيِّينَ وَ آلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَ اجْعَلْنَا بِهِمْ مُتَمَسِّكِينَ وَ بِوَلَايَتِهِمْ مِنَ الْفَائِزِينَ الْآمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ لا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ لا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ.
O Allah-azwj! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, last of the Prophets-as, and upon Ali-asws chief of the successors-as, and his-asws Progeny-asws, the pure, and Make us adherents with them-asws and through their-asws Wilayah as being from the successful, the secured, those there will neither be fear upon them nor will they be grieving!’’[20]
7- وَ قَالَ الشَّهِيدُ ره فِي مَزَارِهِ وَ إِذَا أَرَدْتَ زِيَارَتَهُ ع فِي يَوْمِ الْغَدِيرِ فَاغْتَسِلْ وَ الْبَسْ أَطْهَرَ ثِيَابِكَ فَإِذَا وَصَلْتَ إِلَى الْمَشْهَدِ الْمُقَدَّسِ وَ وَقَفْتَ عَلَى بَابِ الْقُبَّةِ وَ عَايَنْتَ الْجَدَثَ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِلدُّخُولِ وَ قُلِ
And Al-Shaheed said in his (book) ‘Mazar’, ‘And when you intend to visit him-asws during the day of Al-Ghadeer, bathe and weak cleanest of your clothes. When you arrive to the Holy Shrine and pause at the door of the dome, and witness the tomb, seek permission for the entering and say: –
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي وَقَفْتُ عَلَى بَابِ بَيْتٍ مِنْ بُيُوتِ نَبِيِّكَ ص وَ قَدْ مَنَعْتَ النَّاسَ الدُّخُولَ إِلَى بُيُوتِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ نَبِيِّكَ فَقُلْتَ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لا تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتَ النَّبِيِّ- إِلَّا أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ
‘O Allah-azwj! I have paused at a door of a house from houses of Your-azwj Prophet-saww, and You-azwj have Refused the people to enter to his-saww houses except by permission of Your-azwj Prophet-saww, so You-azwj Said: O you those who believe! Do not enter the houses of the Prophet unless there is permission for you [33:53]!
وَ إِنِّي أَعْتَقِدُ حُرْمَةَ نَبِيِّكَ فِي غَيْبَتِهِ كَمَا أَعْتَقِدُهَا فِي حَضْرَتِهِ وَ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ رَسُولَكَ وَ خُلَفَاءَكَ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَكَ يُرْزَقُونَ يَرَوْنَ مَكَانِي فِي وَقْتِي هَذَا وَ يَسْمَعُونَ كَلَامِي وَ أَنَّكَ حَجَبْتَ عَنْ سَمْعِي كَلَامَهُمْ وَ فَتَحْتَ بَابَ فَهْمِي بِلَذِيذِ مُنَاجَاتِهِمْ
And I believer in the sanctity of Your-azwj Prophet-saww during his-saww absence just as I believed it during his-saww presence, and I know that Your-azwj Rasool-saww and Your-azwj caliphs are alive in Your-azwj Presence being sustained! They-asws are seeing my place in this time of mine, and they-asws are listening to my speech, and you-asws have Veiled their-asws speech from my ears, and You-azwj opened the door of my understanding with their pleasurable whisperings (Munajaat)!
فَإِنِّي أَسْتَأْذِنُكَ يَا رَبِّ أَوَّلًا وَ أَسْتَأْذِنُ رَسُولَكَ ثَانِياً وَ أَسْتَأْذِنُ خَلِيفَتَكَ الْإِمَامَ الْمُفْتَرَضَ عَلَيَّ طَاعَتُهُ فِي الدُّخُولِ فِي سَاعَتِي هَذِهِ وَ أَسْتَأْذِنُ مَلَائِكَتَكَ الْمُوَكَّلِينَ بِهَذِهِ الْبُقْعَةِ الْمُبَارَكَةِ الْمُطِيعَةَ لَكَ السَّامِعَةَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْمَلَائِكَةُ الْمُوَكَّلُونَ بِهَذَا الْمَشْهَدِ الْمُبَارَكِ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
I seek Your-azwj Permission firstly, O Lord-azwj, and I seek the permission of Your-azwj Rasool-saww secondly, and I seek permission of Your-azwj caliph, the Imam-asws the obedience to whim is Obligated upon me, in the entering during this time of mine, and I seek the permission of Your-azwj Angels Allocated with this Blessed spot, the obedient to You-azwj, the listeners. The greetings upon you-asws all O you Angels Allocated with this Blessed Shrine, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَ إِذْنِ رَسُولِهِ وَ إِذْنِ خُلَفَائِهِ وَ إِذْنِ هَذَا الْإِمَامِ وَ إِذْنِكُمْ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ أَدْخُلُ هَذَا الْبَيْتَ مُتَقَرِّباً إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ
By the Permission of Allah-azwj, and permission of His-azwj Rasool-saww, and permission of His-azwj caliphs, and permission of this Imam-asws, and all your-asws permission, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon you-asws all! I enter this house drawing closer to Allah-azwj and His-azwj Rasool-saww Muhammad-saww and his-saww Progeny-asws, the pure!
وَ كُونُوا مَلَائِكَةَ اللَّهِ أَعْوَانِي وَ كُونُوا أَنْصَارِي حَتَّى أَدْخُلَ هَذَا الْبَيْتَ وَ أَدْعُوَ اللَّهَ بِفُنُونِ الدَّعَوَاتِ وَ أَعْتَرِفَ لِلَّهِ بِالْعُبُودِيَّةِ وَ لِهَذَا الْإِمَامِ وَ آبَائِهِ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ بِالطَّاعَةِ-
And may the Angels of Allah-azwj be my supporters, and be my helpers until I enter this house, and I supplicate to Allah-azwj with various supplications and acknowledge my servitude to Allah-azwj and to this Imam-asws and his-asws ancestors, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon them-asws, with the obedience!’
ثُمَّ ادْخُلْ مُقَدِّماً رِجْلَكَ الْيُمْنَى وَ امْشِ حَتَّى تَقِفَ عَلَى الضَّرِيحِ وَ اسْتَقْبِلْهُ وَ اجْعَلِ الْقِبْلَةَ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْكَ وَ قُلِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص إِلَى آخِرِ مَا مَرَّ مِنَ الزِّيَارَةِ الطَّوِيلَةِ.
Then, enter the front of your right leg and walk until you pause at the Shrine and kiss it, and make the Qiblah to be between your shoulders and say, ‘The greeting be upon Muhammad-saww Rasool-saww of Allah-azwj!’ – up to the end of what has already passed from the lengthy Ziyarat’’.[21]
8- قل، إقبال الأعمال رَوَى عِدَّةٌ مِنْ شُيُوخِنَا عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ الصَّفْوَانِيِّ مِنْ كِتَابِهِ بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: إِذَا كُنْتَ فِي يَوْمِ الْغَدِيرِ فِي مَشْهَدِ مَوْلَانَا أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَادْنُ مِنْ قَبْرِهِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ وَ الدُّعَاءِ وَ إِنْ كُنْتَ فِي بُعْدٍ مِنْهُ فَأَوْمِ إِلَيْهِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ وَ هَذَا الدُّعَاءُ
(The book) ‘Iqbal Al-Amaal’ – A number of our elders reported from Abu Abdullah Muhammad Bin Ahmad Al Safwany from his book, by his chain, from Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘When one the day of Al-Ghadeer you happen to be in the Shrine of our master Amir Al-Momineen-asws, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon him-asws and his-asws Progeny-asws, go near his-asws grave after the Salat and the supplication, and if you were to be far from it, then gesture to it after the Salat, and this is the supplication: –
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى وَلِيِّكَ وَ أَخِي نَبِيِّكَ وَ وَزِيرِهِ وَ حَبِيبِهِ وَ خَلِيلِهِ وَ مَوْضِعِ سِرِّهِ وَ خِيَرَتِهِ مِنْ أُسْرَتِهِ وَ وَصِيِّهِ وَ صَفْوَتِهِ وَ خَالِصَتِهِ وَ أَمِينِهِ وَ وَلِيِّهِ وَ أَشْرَفِ عِتْرَتِهِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِهِ وَ أَبِي ذُرِّيَّتِهِ
‘O Allah-azwj! Send Salawaat upon Your-azwj Guardian and brother of Your-azwj Prophet-saww, and his-saww minister, and his-saww caliph, and place of his-saww secrets, and his-saww choice from his-saww family, and his-saww successor, and his-saww elite, and his-saww sincere ones, and his-saww trustee, and his-saww guardian, and noblest of his-saww family, those who believed in him-saww, and father of his-saww offspring!
وَ بَابِ حِكْمَتِهِ وَ النَّاطِقِ بِحُجَّتِهِ وَ الدَّاعِي إِلَى شَرِيعَتِهِ وَ الْمَاضِي عَلَى سُنَّتِهِ وَ خَلِيفَتِهِ عَلَى أُمَّتِهِ سَيِّدِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ قَائِدِ الْغُرِّ الْمُحَجَّلِينَ أَفْضَلَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَ أَصْفِيَائِكَ وَ أَوْصِيَاءِ أَنْبِيَائِكَ
And the door of his-saww wisdom, and the speaker with his-saww arguments, and the caller to his-saww Law, and the practiser upon his-saww Sunnah, and his-saww caliph upon his-saww community, chief of the Muslims, and Emir of the Momineen, and guide of the resplendent, best of what You-azwj have Sent upon anyone of Your-azwj creatures, and Your-azwj elites, and successors-as of Your-azwj Prophets-as!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ بَلَّغَ عَنْ نَبِيِّكَ ص مَا حُمِّلَ وَ رَعَى مَا اسْتُحْفِظَ وَ حَفِظَ مَا اسْتُودِعَ وَ حَلَّلَ حَلَالَكَ وَ حَرَّمَ حَرَامَكَ وَ أَقَامَ أَحْكَامَكَ وَ دَعَا إِلَى سَبِيلِكَ وَ وَالَى أَوْلِيَاءَكَ وَ عَادَى أَعْدَاءَكَ وَ جَاهَدَ النَّاكِثِينَ عَنْ سَبِيلِكَ وَ الْقَاسِطِينَ وَ الْمَارِقِينَ عَنْ أَمْرِكَ
O Allah-azwj! I testify that he-asws had delivered from Your-azwj Prophet-saww whatever he-saww had loaded, and took care of what he-asws was given to protect, and protected what he-asws was given to take care of, and permitted Your-azwj Permissible and prohibited Your-azwj Prohibition, and established Your-azwj rulings, and called to Your-azwj way, and befriended Your-azwj friends, and was inimical to Your-azwj enemies, and fought the breakers of allegiance from Your-azwj way (allegiance), and the renegades, and the deviants from Your-azwj Commands!
صَابِراً مُحْتَسِباً مُقْبِلًا غَيْرَ مُدْبِرٍ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ فِي اللَّهِ لَوْمَةُ لَائِمٍ حَتَّى بَلَغَ فِي ذَلِكَ الرِّضَا وَ سَلَّمَ إِلَيْكَ الْقَضَاءَ وَ عَبَدَكَ مُخْلِصاً وَ نَصَحَ لَكَ مُجْتَهِداً حَتَّى أَتَاهُ الْيَقِينُ فَقَبَضْتَهُ إِلَيْكَ شَهِيداً سَعِيداً وَلِيّاً تَقِيّاً رَضِيّاً زَكِيّاً هَادِياً مَهْدِيّاً
He-asws was patient, anticipating, advancing nor turning around! He-asws did not take the blame of any blamer for the Sake of Allah-azwj until he-asws reached the (Divine) Pleasure in that and submitted to You-azwj of the Decree, and worshipped You-azwj sincerely, and advised for You-azwj striving until the certainty (death) came to him-asws! You-azwj Recalled him-asws to You-azwj as a martyr, fortunate, a friend, pious, contented, pure, guide, guided!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلَيْهِ أَفْضَلَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَنْبِيَائِكَ وَ أَصْفِيَائِكَ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
O Allah-azwj! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and upon him-asws, the best of what You-azwj have Sent upon anyone of Your-azwj Prophets-as and Your-azwj elites, O Lord-azwj of the worlds!’’[22]
و منها زيارة يوم السابع عشر من شهر ربيع الأول و هو يوم مولد النبي ص و ذهب شرذمة من أصحابنا كالكليني إلى أنه اليوم الثاني عشر من ربيع الأول كما هو المشهور بين المخالفين و قد مر بيان ضعف هذا القول في سياق أعمال السنة.
And from these is a Ziyarat for the 17th day of the month of Rabbi Al Awwal, which is the birthday of the Prophet-saww. A small group of our companions, such as Al Kulayni, held the view that it is on the 12th of Rabbi Al Awwal, as is commonly known among the opponents. The weakness of this opinion has already been explained in the context of the annual rituals.
9- قَالَ الشَّيْخُ الْمُفِيدُ وَ الشَّهِيدُ وَ السَّيِّدُ بْنُ طَاوُسٍ فِي كِتَابِ الْإِقْبَالِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ رُوِيَ أَنَّ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّادِقَ ع زَارَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ بِهَذِهِ الزِّيَارَةِ وَ عَلَّمَهَا لِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ
The Sheykh Al-Mufeed and Al-Shaheed, and the Seyyid Bin Tawous in the book ‘Al-Iqbal’, may Allah-azwj be Pleased with them all, said, ‘It is reported that Ja’far Bin Muhammad Al Sadiq-asws visited Amir Al-Momineen-asws, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon him-asws during this day with this Ziyarat and taught it to Muhammad Bin Muslim Al-Saqafy.
فَقَالَ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ مَشْهَدَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فَاغْتَسِلْ لِلزِّيَارَةِ وَ الْبَسْ أَنْظَفَ ثِيَابِكَ وَ شَمَّ شَيْئاً مِنَ الطِّيبِ وَ عَلَيْكَ السَّكِينَةَ وَ الْوَقَارَ فَإِذَا وَصَلْتَ إِلَى بَابِ السَّلَامِ فَاسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ وَ كَبِّرِ اللَّهَ ثَلَاثِينَ تَكْبِيرَةً وَ قُلِ
He-asws said: ‘When you come to the Shrine of Amir Al-Momineen-asws, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon him-asws, bathe for the Ziyarat and wear the cleanest of your clothes, and smell something from the perfume, and upon you should be the calmness and the dignity. When you arrive to the ‘Salaam’ door, face the Qiblah and exclaim the Greatness of Allah-azwj thirty Takbeers and say: –
السَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى خِيَرَةِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى الْبَشِيرِ النَّذِيرِ السِّرَاجِ الْمُنِيرِ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَى الطُّهْرِ الطَّاهِرِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى الْعَلَمِ الزَّاهِرِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى الْمَنْصُورِ الْمُؤَيَّدِ
‘The greeting be upon Rasool-Allah-saww! The greeting be upon the Choice of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon the giver of glad tidings, the warner, the radiant lamp, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings! The greeting be upon the purifier, the pure! The greeting be upon the shining flag! The greeting be upon the helped, the supported!
السَّلَامُ عَلَى أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَى أَنْبِيَاءِ اللَّهِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى مَلَائِكَةِ اللَّهِ الْحَافِّينَ بِهَذَا الْحَرَمِ وَ بِهَذَا الضَّرِيحِ اللَّائِذِينَ بِهِ-
The greeting be upon Abu Al-Qasim Muhammad-saww, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings! The greeting be upon Prophets-as of Allah-azwj, the Messengers-as, and the righteous servants of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon the Angels of Allah-azwj surrounding this sanctuary and this Shrine, the seekers of refuge with it!’
ثُمَّ ادْنُ مِنَ الْقَبْرِ وَ قُلِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَصِيَّ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عِمَادَ الْأَتْقِيَاءِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَيِّدَ الشُّهَدَاءِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا آيَةَ اللَّهِ الْعُظْمَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَامِسَ أَهْلِ الْعَبَاءِ
Then go near the grave and say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws O successor-asws of the successors-as! The greeting be upon you-asws O support of the pious! The greeting be upon you-asws O guardian of the guardians! The greeting be upon you-asws O chief of the martyrs! The greeting be upon you-asws O the Magnificent Sign of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws of fifth of the people of the cloak!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا قَائِدَ الْغُرِّ الْمُحَجَّلِينَ الْأَتْقِيَاءِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عِصْمَةَ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا زَيْنَ الْمُوَحِّدِينَ النُّجَبَاءِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَالِصَ الْأَخِلَّاءِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَالِدَ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْأُمَنَاءِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الْحَوْضِ وَ حَامِلَ اللِّوَاءِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O guide of the resplendent, the pious! The greetings be upon you-asws O protection of the guardians! The greeting be upon you-asws O adornment of the unitarians, the excellent ones! The greeting be upon you-asws O sincerest of the friends! The greeting be upon you-asws O father of the Imams-asws, and trustees! The greeting be upon you-asws O companion of the fountain and bearer of the flag!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا قَسِيمَ الْجَنَّةِ وَ لَظَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ شُرِّفَتْ بِهِ مَكَّةُ وَ مِنًى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بَحْرَ الْعُلُومِ وَ كَنَفَ الْفُقَرَاءِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ وُلِدَ فِي الْكَعْبَةِ وَ زُوِّجَ فِي السَّمَاءِ بِسَيِّدَةِ النِّسَاءِ وَ كَانَ شُهُودُهَا الْمَلَائِكَةَ الْأَصْفِيَاءَ
The greeting be upon you-asws O distributer of the Paradise and blazing Hellfire! The greeting be upon you-asws O one Makkah and Mina were ennobled with! The greeting be upon you-asws ocean of knowledge and cave (shelter) of the poor! The greeting be upon you-asws O one who was born in the Kaaba, and husband of chieftess of the women, and its witnesses (of the marriage) were the Angels, the elites!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مِصْبَاحَ الضِّيَاءِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ خَصَّهُ النَّبِيُّ بِجَزِيلِ الْحِبَاءِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ بَاتَ عَلَى فِرَاشِ خَاتَمِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَ وَقَاهُ بِنَفْسِهِ شَرَّ الْأَعْدَاءِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ رُدَّتْ لَهُ الشَّمْسُ فَسَامَى شَمْعُونَ الصَّفَا
The greeting be upon you-asws O the illuminating lamp! The greeting be upon you-asws O one the Prophet-saww had particularised with the plentiful gifts! O one who spent the night upon the bets of last of the Prophets-as and saved him-saww by himself-asws from evil of the enemies! The greeting be upon you-asws O one the sun was returned for and was named as ‘Shamoun Al Safa’!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ أَنْجَى اللَّهُ سَفِينَةَ نُوحٍ بِاسْمِهِ وَ اسْمِ أَخِيهِ حَيْثُ الْتَطَمَ الْمَاءُ حَوْلَهَا وَ طَمَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ تَابَ اللَّهُ بِهِ وَ بِأَخِيهِ عَلَى آدَمَ إِذْ غَوَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا فُلْكَ النَّجَاةِ الَّذِي مَنْ رَكِبَهُ نَجَا وَ مَنْ تَأَخَّرَ عَنْهُ هَوَى
The greeting be upon you-asws O one Allah-azwj Saved the ship of Noah-as by his-asws name, and name of his-asws brother-saww whereby the water had surged around him-as and swelled! The greeting be upon you-asws O one through him-asws and his-asws brother-saww Allah-azwj Turned to Adam-as when he-as had deviated! The greeting be upon you-asws O the ship of salvation which one who sails it is saved, and one who stays back from it, collapses!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ خَاطَبَ الثُّعْبَانَ وَ ذِئْبَ الْفَلَا السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ عَلَى مَنْ كَفَرَ وَ أَنَابَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا إِمَامَ ذَوِي الْأَلْبَابِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَعْدِنَ الْحِكْمَةِ وَ فَصْلَ الْخِطَابِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O one who addressed the serpent and the desert wolf! The greeting be upon you-asws O Emir of the Momineen, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings! The greeting be upon you-asws O Divine Authority of Allah-azwj upon the one who disbelieves and repents! The greetings be upon you-asws O Imam with the intelligence! The greeting be upon you-asws O the mine of wisdom, and the decisive address!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ الْكِتَابِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مِيزَانَ يَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا فَاصِلَ الْحُكْمِ النَّاطِقَ بِالصَّوَابِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْمُتَصَدِّقُ بِالْخَاتَمِ فِي الْمِحْرَابِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ كَفَى اللَّهُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الْقِتالَ بِهِ يَوْمَ الْأَحْزَابِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O one in whose possession is knowledge of the Book! The greeting be upon you-asws O scale on the Day of Reckoning! The greeting be upon you-asws O decider of the ruling, the speaker with the correctness! The greeting be upon you-asws O the donor with the ring in the prayer niche! The greeting be upon you-asws, O one with whom Allah-azwj Sufficed the Momineen in the battle on the day of Al Ahzaab!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ أَخْلَصَ لِلَّهِ الْوَحْدَانِيَّةَ وَ أَنَابَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا قَاتِلَ خَيْبَرَ وَ قَالِعَ الْبَابِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ دَعَاهُ خَيْرُ الْأَنَامِ لِلْمَبِيتِ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ فَأَسْلَمَ نَفْسَهُ لِلْمَنِيَّةِ وَ أَجَابَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ لَهُ طُوبَى وَ حُسْنُ مَآبٍ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
The greeting be upon you-asws O one who was sincere to Allah-azwj with the Oneness and was penitent! The greeting be upon you-asws O fighter at (battle of) Khyber and uprooter of the door! The greeting be upon you-asws one whom best of the people called him-asws for spending the night upon his-saww bed, so he-asws submitted himself-asws for the death, and responded! The greeting be upon you-asws O one for whom is (tree of) Tooba and the excellent abode, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ عِصْمَةِ الدِّينِ وَ يَا سَيِّدَ السَّادَاتِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ الْمُعْجِزَاتِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ نَزَلَتْ فِي فَضْلِهِ سُورَةُ الْعَادِيَاتِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ كُتِبَ اسْمُهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ عَلَى السُّرَادِقَاتِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O guardian of protection of the religion, and O chief of the chiefs! The greeting be upon you-asws O performer of the miracles! The greeting be upon you-asws O one in whose merits was Revealed Surah Al Adiyaat! The greeting be upon you-asws O one whose name is written in the sky upon the pavilions!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَظْهَرَ الْعَجَائِبِ وَ الْآيَاتِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْغَزَوَاتِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُخْبِراً بِمَا غَبَرَ وَ بِمَا هُوَ آتٍ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُخَاطِبَ ذِئْبِ الْفَلَوَاتِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَاتِمَ الْحَصَى وَ مُبَيِّنَ الْمُشْكِلَاتِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O manifester of the wonders and the signs! The greeting be upon you-asws O Emir of the military expeditions! The greeting be upon you-asws O informer of what was in the past and what is yet to come (occur)! The greeting be upon you-asws O addresser to wolf of the wilderness! The greeting be upon you-asws O sealer of the pebbles and clarifier of the problematic matters!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ عَجِبَتْ مِنْ حَمَلَاتِهِ فِي الْوَغَى مَلَائِكَةُ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ نَاجَى الرَّسُولَ فَقَدَّمَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ نَجْوَاهُ الصَّدَقَاتِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَالِدَ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْبَرَرَةِ السَّادَاتِ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
The greeting be upon you-asws, O one whose attacks in the battle astounded Angels of the skies! The greeting be upon you-asws O one who whispered to (consulted) the Rasool-saww so he-asws advanced the charitable donations before his-asws consultation! The greeting be to you-asws O father of the Imams-asws, the righteous, the chiefs, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا تَالِيَ الْمَبْعُوثِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِلْمِ خَيْرِ مَوْرُوثٍ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا إِمَامَ الْمُتَّقِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا غِيَاثَ الْمَكْرُوبِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عِصْمَةَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُظْهِرَ الْبَرَاهِينِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O follower of the Prophet-saww! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of knowledge of the best of the legators, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings! The greeting be upon you-asws O Imam-asws of the pious! The greeting be upon you-asws O helper of the distressed! The greeting be upon you-asws O protection of the Momineen! The greeting be upon you-asws O revealer of the proofs!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا طه وَ يس السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبْلَ اللَّهِ الْمَتِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَنْ تَصَدَّقَ فِي صَلَاتِهِ بِخَاتَمِهِ عَلَى الْمِسْكِينِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا قَالِعَ الصَّخْرَةِ عَنْ فَمِ الْقَلِيبِ وَ مُظْهِرَ الْمَاءِ الْمَعِينِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَيْنَ اللَّهِ النَّاظِرَةَ وَ يَدَهُ الْبَاسِطَةَ وَ لِسَانَهُ الْمُعَبِّرَ عَنْهُ فِي بَرِيَّتِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ
The greeting be upon you-asws O Ta Ha [20:1] and Ya Seen [36:1]! The greeting be upon you-asws O the unbreakable rope of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O one who donated his-asws ring during his-asws Salat to the needy one! The greeting be upon you-asws O uprooter of the rock from the mouth (opening) of the well and revealed the spring water! The greeting be upon you-asws O beholding eye of Allah-azwj, and His-azwj extended hand, and His-azwj tongue expressing on His-azwj behalf among all of His-azwj created beings!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِلْمِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ مُسْتَوْدَعَ عِلْمِ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَ الْآخِرِينَ وَ صَاحِبَ لِوَاءِ الْحَمْدِ وَ سَاقِيَ أَوْلِيَائِهِ مِنْ حَوْضِ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا يَعْسُوبَ الدِّينِ وَ قَائِدَ الْغُرِّ الْمُحَجَّلِينَ وَ وَالِدَ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْمَرْضِيِّينَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of knowledge of the Prophets-as and depository of knowledge of the former ones and the latter ones, and bearer of the flag of Praise, and quenchers of his-asws friends from the fountain of last of the Prophets-as! The greeting be upon you-asws O leader (Yasoob) of the religion, and leader of the resplendent, and father of the Imams-asws, the contented, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
السَّلَامُ عَلَى اسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّضِيِّ وَ وَجْهِهِ الْمُضِيءِ وَ جَنْبِهِ الْقَوِيِّ وَ صِرَاطِهِ السَّوِيِّ السَّلَامُ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ التَّقِيِّ الْمُخْلِصِ الصَّفِيِّ السَّلَامُ عَلَى الْكَوْكَبِ الدُّرِّيِّ السَّلَامُ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَلِيٍّ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
The greeting be upon the satisfied Name of Allah-azwj, and His-azwj Illuminating Face, and His-azwj strong Side, and His-azwj even Path! The greeting be upon the Imam-asws, the pious, the sincere, the clear! The greeting be upon the shining star! The greeting be upon the Imam Abu Al-Hassan Ali-asws, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
السَّلَامُ عَلَى أَئِمَّةِ الْهُدَى وَ مَصَابِيحِ الدُّجَى وَ أَعْلَامِ التُّقَى وَ مَنَارِ الْهُدَى وَ ذَوِي النُّهَى وَ كَهْفِ الْوَرَى وَ الْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَى وَ الْحُجَّةِ عَلَى أَهْلِ الدُّنْيَا وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
The greeting be upon the Imams-asws of guidance, and lamps in the darkness, and the flags of piety, and the minarets of guidance, and possessors of the intelligence, and cave (shelter) of the devout, and the firmest handhold, and the Divine authorities upon people of the world, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
السَّلَامُ عَلَى نُورِ الْأَنْوَارِ وَ حُجَجِ الْجَبَّارِ وَ وَالِدِ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْأَطْهَارِ وَ قَسِيمِ الْجَنَّةِ وَ النَّارِ الْمُخْبِرِ عَنِ الْآثَارِ الْمُدَمِّرِ عَلَى الْكُفَّارِ مُسْتَنْقِذِ الشِّيعَةِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ مِنْ عَظِيمِ الْأَوْزَارِ
The greeting be upon the light of the lights, and Divine Authority of the Subduer, and father of the Imams, the pure, and distributer of the Paradise and the Hellfire, the informer about the traces (of the past), the crusher upon the Kafirs, saviour of the Shias rescuing them from the mighty burdens!
السَّلَامُ عَلَى الْمَخْصُوصِ بِالطَّاهِرَةِ التَّقِيَّةِ ابْنَةِ الْمُخْتَارِ الْمَوْلُودِ فِي الْبَيْتِ ذِي الْأَسْتَارِ الْمُزَوَّجِ فِي السَّمَاءِ بِالْبَرَّةِ الطَّاهِرَةِ الرَّضِيَّةِ الْمَرْضِيَّةِ ابْنَةِ الْأَطْهَارِ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
The greeting be upon the one particularised with the clean daughter of the Chosen one born in the house with the curtains, married in the sky with the righteous, the clean, the contented, the pleased with, daughter of the pure ones, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
السَّلَامُ عَلَى النَّبَإِ الْعَظِيمِ الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ وَ عَلَيْهِ يُعْرَضُونَ وَ عَنْهُ يُسْأَلُونَ السَّلَامُ عَلَى نُورِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْوَرِ وَ ضِيَائِهِ الْأَزْهَرِ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
The greeting be upon the Magnificent News, [78:2] Which they are differing in? [78:3], and they will be presented to him-asws and will be questioned about him-asws! The greeting be upon the Light of Allah-azwj of the lights, and His-azwj blossoming illumination, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ وَ حَجَّتَهُ فِيهِ وَ خَالِصَةَ اللَّهِ وَ خَاصَّتَهُ
The greeting be upon you-asws O guardian of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Divine Authority in it and sincere to Allah-azwj and His-azwj special one!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ وَ حُجَّتَهُ لَقَدْ جَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ وَ اتَّبَعْتَ مِنْهَاجَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص- وَ حَلَّلْتَ حَلَالَ اللَّهِ وَ حَرَّمْتَ حَرَامَ اللَّهِ وَ شَرَعْتَ أَحْكَامَهُ وَ أَقَمْتَ الصَّلَاةَ وَ آتَيْتَ الزَّكَاةَ وَ أَمَرْتَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ نَهَيْتَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ صَابِراً نَاصِحاً مُجْتَهِداً مُحْتَسِباً عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَظِيمَ الْأَجْرِ حَتَّى أَتَاكَ الْيَقِينُ
I testify you-asws, O guardian of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Divine Authority! You-asws had fought in the way of Allah-azwj as is the right of fighting it, and followed the manifesto of Rasool-Allah-saww, and you-asws permitted the Permissible of Allah-azwj and prohibited the Prohibition of Allah-azwj, and you-asws legislated His-azwj Rulings, and established the Salat and gave the Zakat, and instructed with the good and forbade from the evil, and you-asws fought in the way of Allah-azwj patiently, advising, striving, anticipating in the Presence of Allah-azwj of mighty Recompense until the certainty (death) came to you-asws!
فَلَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ دَفَعَكَ عَنْ حَقِّكَ وَ أَزَالَكَ عَنْ مَقَامِكَ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ بَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ فَرَضِيَ بِهِ
May Allah-azwj Curse the one who repelled you-asws from your-asws right, and removed you-asws from your-asws position, and may Allah-azwj Curse the one that reached him and he was pleased with it!
أُشْهِدُ اللَّهَ وَ مَلَائِكَتَهُ وَ أَنْبِيَاءَهُ وَ رُسُلَهُ أَنِّي وَلِيٌّ لِمَنْ وَالاكَ وَ عَدُوٌّ لِمَنْ عَادَاكَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ-
I keep as witnesses Allah-azwj, and His-azwj Angels, and His-azwj Prophets-as, and His-azwj Messengers-as, that I am a friend to the one who befriends you-asws, and an enemy to one inimical to you-asws! The greeting be upon you-asws and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!’
ثُمَّ انْكَبَّ عَلَى الْقَبْرِ فَقَبِّلْهُ وَ قُلْ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ تَسْمَعُ كَلَامِي وَ تَشْهَدُ مَقَامِي وَ أَشْهَدُ لَكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ بِالْبَلَاغِ وَ الْأَدَاءِ
Then devoted upon the grave and kiss it, and say, ‘I testify you-asws do hear my speech, and you-asws witness my standing and I testify to you-asws O guardian of Allah-azwj, with the delivery, and the fulfilment!
يَا مَوْلَايَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ يَا أَمِينَ اللَّهِ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنَّ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ذُنُوباً قَدْ أَثْقَلَتْ ظَهْرِي وَ مَنَعَتْنِي مِنَ الرُّقَادِ وَ ذِكْرُهَا يُقَلْقِلُ أَحْشَائِي وَ قَدْ هَرَبْتُ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ إِلَيْكَ
O my master, O Divine Authority, O trustee of Allah-azwj, O guardian of Allah-azwj! Between me and Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic there are sins which have burdened my back, and are preventing me from the sleeping, and mentioning these aches my heart, and I am fleeing to Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic and to you-asws!
فَبِحَقِّ مَنِ ائْتَمَنَكَ عَلَى سِرِّهِ وَ اسْتَرْعَاكَ أَمْرَ خَلْقِهِ وَ قَرَنَ طَاعَتَكَ بِطَاعَتِهِ وَ مُوَالاتَكَ بِمُوَالاتِهِ كُنْ لِي إِلَى اللَّهِ شَفِيعاً وَ مِنَ النَّارِ مُجِيراً وَ عَلَى الدَّهْرِ ظَهِيراً-
By the right of the one who had trusted you-asws upon His-azwj secrets, and Placed in your-asws care the matters of His-azwj creatures, and Paired obedience to you-asws as being obedience to Him-azwj, and your-asws Wilayah and being His-azwj Wilayah! Be for me an intercessor to Allah-azwj, and a rescuer from the Hellfire, and a supporter upon the times!’
ثُمَّ انْكَبَّ أَيْضاً عَلَى الْقَبْرِ فَقَبِّلْهُ وَ قُلْ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ يَا حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ يَا بَابَ حِطَّةِ اللَّهِ وَلِيُّكَ وَ زَائِرُكَ وَ اللَّائِذُ بِقَبْرِكَ وَ النَّازِلُ بِفِنَائِكَ وَ الْمُنِيخُ رَحْلَهُ فِي جِوَارِكَ يَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَشْفَعَ لَهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ فِي قَضَاءِ حَاجَتِهِ وَ نُجْحِ طَلِبَتِهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ فَإِنَّ لَكَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الْجَاهَ الْعَظِيمَ وَ الشَّفَاعَةَ الْمَقْبُولَةَ
Then devote as well upon the grave, kiss it and say, ‘O guardian of Allah-azwj! O Divine Authority of Allah-azwj! O the door of ‘Hitta’ of Allah-azwj! Your-asws friend, and your-asws visitor, and the one seeking refuge with your-asws grave, and the descended at your-asws courtyard, and the kneeling his legs in your-asws vicinity is asking you-asws to intercede for him to Allah-azwj regarding fulfilment of his needs and to make his search successful in the world and the Hereafter, for there is the magnificent honour for you-asws in the Presence of Allah-azwj and the Accepted intercession!
فَاجْعَلْنِي يَا مَوْلَايَ مِنْ هَمِّكَ وَ أَدْخِلْنِي فِي حِزْبِكَ وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلَى ضَجِيعَيْكَ آدَمَ وَ نُوحٍ وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلَى وَلَدَيْكَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ- وَ عَلَى الْأَئِمَّةِ الطَّاهِرِينَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ-
O my master! Make me from your-asws important ones and admit me in your-asws party, and the greeting be upon you-asws and upon the resting place of Adam-as and Noah-as, and the greeting be upon you-asws and upon your-asws two sons-asws Al-Hassan-asws and Al-Husayn-asws, and upon the pure Imams-asws from your-asws offspring, and Mercy of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Blessings!’
ثُمَّ صَلِّ سِتَّ رَكَعَاتٍ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع رَكْعَتَيْنِ لِلزِّيَارَةِ وَ لآِدَمَ ع رَكْعَتَيْنِ كَذَلِكَ وَ كَذَلِكَ لِنُوحٍ ع وَ ادْعُ اللَّهَ كَثِيراً يُجَابُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى.
Then pray six units Salat for Amir Al-Momineen-asws – two units for the Ziyarat, and two units for Adam-as like that, and like that for Noah-as, and supplicated to Allah-azwj a lot, you will be Answered, if Allah-azwj the Exalted so Desires!’’[23]
10- قَالَ الْمُفِيدُ وَ السَّيِّدُ وَ الشَّهِيدُ رَحِمَهُمُ اللَّهُ إِذَا أَرَدْتَ ذَلِكَ فَقِفْ عَلَى بَابِ الْقُبَّةِ الشَّرِيفَةِ مُقَابِلَ ضَرِيحِهِ ع وَ قُلْ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَ أَنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَ أَخُو رَسُولِهِ وَ أَنَّ الْأَئِمَّةَ الطَّاهِرِينَ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ حُجَجُ اللَّهِ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ-
Al Mufeed, and the Seyyid, and Al Shaheed, may Allah-azwj Mercy them, said, ‘When you intend that, stand at the door of the noble dome facing the Shrine, and say, ‘I testify that there is no god except Allah-azwj Alone, there is no associate for Him-azwj, and I testify that Muhammad-saww is His-azwj servant and His-azwj Rasool-saww, and that Ali Bin Abu Talib Amir Al-Momineen-asws is a servant of Allah-azwj and brother of His-azwj Rasool-saww, and that the pure Imams-asws from his-asws son-asws are Divine Authorities of Allah-azwj upon His-azwj creatures!’
ثُمَّ ادْخُلْ وَ قِفْ عَلَى ضَرِيحِهِ ع مُسْتَقْبِلًا لَهُ بِوَجْهِكَ وَ الْقِبْلَةُ وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِكَ ثُمَّ كَبِّرِ اللَّهَ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ وَ قُلِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ آدَمَ خَلِيفَةِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوسَى كَلِيمِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِيسَى رُوحِ اللَّهِ
Then enter and pause at his-asws Shrine facing towards it with your face, and the Qiblah being behind your back, then exclaim Greatness of Allah-azwj one hundred times and say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Adam-as caliph of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Musa-as converser with Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Isa-as Spirit of Allah-azwj!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدٍ سَيِّدِ رُسُلِ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا إِمَامَ الْمُتَّقِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَيِّدَ الْوَصِيِّينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَصِيَّ رَسُولِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِلْمِ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَ الْآخِرِينَ
The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of Muhammad-saww chief of the Messengers-as of Allah-azwj! The greeting be upon you-asws O Emir of the Momineen! The greeting be upon you-asws O Imam of the pious! The greeting be upon you-asws O chief of the successors-as! The greeting be upon you-asws O successor-asws of Rasool-saww of Lord-azwj of the worlds! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of knowledge of the former ones and the latter ones!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبَأُ الْعَظِيمُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الصِّرَاطُ الْمُسْتَقِيمُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْمُهَذَّبُ الْكَرِيمُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْوَصِيُّ التَّقِيُّ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الزَّكِيُّ الرَّضِيُّ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْبَدْرُ الْمُضِيءُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الصِّدِّيقُ الْأَكْبَرُ
The greeting be upon you-asws O the magnificent news! The greeting be upon you-asws O the straight path! The greeting be upon you-asws O the polite, the benevolent! The greeting be upon you-asws O the successor-asws, the pious! The greeting be upon you-asws O the pure, the contented! The greeting be upon you-asws O the illuminating full moon! The greeting be upon you-asws O the greatest truthful!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْفَارُوقُ الْأَعْظَمُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا السِّرَاجُ الْمُنِيرُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا إِمَامَ الْهُدَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَلَمَ التُّقَى السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ الْكُبْرَى
The greeting be upon you-asws O the greatest differentiation! The greeting be upon you-asws O the radiant lamp! The greeting be upon you-asws O the Imam-asws of guidance! The greeting be upon you-asws O flag of the pious! The greeting be upon you-asws O the great Divine Authority of Allah-azwj!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَاصَّةَ اللَّهِ وَ خَالِصَتَهُ وَ أَمِينَ اللَّهِ وَ صَفْوَتَهُ وَ بَابَ اللَّهِ وَ حُجَّتَهُ وَ مَعْدِنَ حُكْمِ اللَّهِ وَ سِرِّهِ وَ عَيْبَةَ عِلْمِ اللَّهِ وَ خَازِنَهُ وَ سَفِيرَ اللَّهِ فِي خَلْقِهِ
The greeting be upon you-asws O special one of Allah-azwj and His-azwj sincere, and trustee of Allah-azwj and His-azwj elite, and the door of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Divine Authority, and the mine of the wisdom of Allah-azwj and His-azwj secrets, and receptacle of knowledge of Allah-azwj and His-azwj treasurer, and ambassador of Allah-azwj among His-azwj creatures!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ أَقَمْتَ الصَّلَاةَ وَ آتَيْتَ الزَّكَاةَ وَ أَمَرْتَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَ نَهَيْتَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَ اتَّبَعْتَ الرَّسُولَ وَ تَلَوْتَ الْكِتَابَ حَقَّ تِلَاوَتِهِ وَ بَلَّغْتَ عَنِ اللَّهِ وَ وَفَيْتَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَ تَمَّتْ بِكَ كَلِمَاتُ اللَّهِ وَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ وَ نَصَحْتَ لِلَّهِ وَ لِرَسُولِهِ ص-
I testify you established the Salat, and gave the Zakat, and instructed with the good and forbade from the evil, and you-asws followed the Rasool-saww, and recited the Book as is the right of reciting it, and you-asws delivered on behalf of Allah-azwj, and were loyal with the Pact of Allah-azwj, and the Words of Allah-azwj were completed with you-asws, and fought for the Sake of Allah-azwj as is the right of fighting, and advised for Allah-azwj and for His-azwj Rasool-saww!
وَ جُدْتَ بِنَفْسِكَ صَابِراً مُحْتَسِباً مُجَاهِداً عَنْ دِينِ اللَّهِ مُوَقِّياً لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص- طَالِباً مَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ رَاغِباً فِيمَا وَعَدَ اللَّهُ وَ مَضَيْتَ لِلَّذِي كُنْتَ عَلَيْهِ شَهِيداً وَ شَاهِداً وَ مَشْهُوداً فَجَزَاكَ اللَّهُ عَنْ رَسُولِهِ وَ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ أَهْلِهِ مِنْ صَدِيقٍ أَفْضَلَ الْجَزَاءِ
And you-asws found yourself patient, anticipating, fight for the religion of Allah-azwj, saving Rasool-Allah-saww seeking what is in the Presence of Allah-azwj, desiring what Allah-azwj Promised, and you-asws passed as a martyr for which you-asws had been upon, and a witness, and a witnessed. May Allah-azwj Recompense you-asws one behalf of His-azwj Rasool-saww, and on behalf of Al Islam and its people for a friend, the best Recompense!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ كُنْتَ أَوَّلَ الْقَوْمِ إِسْلَاماً وَ أَخْلَصَهُمْ إِيمَاناً وَ أَشَدَّهُمْ يَقِيناً وَ أَخْوَفَهُمْ لِلَّهِ وَ أَعْظَمَهُمْ عَنَاءً وَ أَحْوَطَهُمْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ أَفْضَلَهُمْ مَنَاقِبَ وَ أَكْثَرَهُمْ سَوَابِقَ وَ أَرْفَعَهُمْ دَرَجَةً وَ أَشْرَفَهُمْ مَنْزِلَةً وَ أَكْرَمَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَوِيتَ حِينَ وَهَنُوا وَ لَزِمْتَ مِنْهَاجَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص-
I testify you-asws were first of the people in Islam, and their most sincere of Eman, and their most intense of conviction, and their most fearful of Allah-azwj, and their mightiest of efforts, and their most protective upon Rasool-Allah-saww, and their best of virtues, and their most in precedence, and their loftiest of rank, and their noblest of status, and their most honourable to him-saww! You-asws were strong when they were feeble, and you-asws stuck to the manifesto of Rasool-Allah-azwj!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ كُنْتَ خَلِيفَتَهُ حَقّاً لَمْ تُنَازَعْ بِرَغْمِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَ غَيْظِ الْكَافِرِينَ وَ ضَغَنِ الْفَاسِقِينَ وَ قُمْتَ بِالْأَمْرِ حِينَ فَشِلُوا وَ نَطَقْتَ حِينَ تَتَعْتَعُوا وَ مَضَيْتَ بِنُورِ اللَّهِ إِذْ وَقَفُوا فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ فَقَدِ اهْتَدَى
I testify you-asws were his-saww caliph truly, undisputed despite the opposition of the hypocrites, the rage of the Kafirs, and the malice of the mischief-makers! You-asws upheld the Command when they faltered, and you-asws spoke when they hesitated, and you-asws proceeded with the light of Allah-azwj while they stood still. Whoever follows you-asws is indeed guided!
كُنْتَ أَوَّلَهُمْ كَلَاماً وَ أَشَدَّهُمْ خِصَاماً وَ أَصْوَبَهُمْ مَنْطِقاً وَ أَسَدَّهُمْ رَأْياً وَ أَشْجَعَهُمْ قَلْباً وَ أَكْثَرَهُمْ يَقِيناً وَ أَحْسَنَهُمْ عَمَلًا وَ أَعْرَفَهُمْ بِالْأُمُورِ كُنْتَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَباً رَحِيماً إِذْ صَارُوا عَلَيْكَ عِيَالًا فَحَمَلْتَ أَثْقَالَ مَا عَنْهُ ضَعُفُوا وَ حَفِظْتَ مَا أَضَاعُوا
You-asws were the first to speak among them, and the strongest in argument, and the most accurate in speech, and the soundest in judgment, and the bravest in heart, and the firmest in certainty, and the best in deeds, and the most knowledgeable in affairs. You-asws were a compassionate father to the Momineen when they became dependent on you-asws. You-asws bore the burdens they were too weak to carry and preserved what they wasted!
وَ رَعَيْتَ مَا أَهْمَلُوا وَ شَمَّرْتَ إِذْ جَبَنُوا وَ عَلَوْتَ إِذْ هَلِعُوا وَ صَبَرْتَ إِذْ جَزِعُوا كُنْتَ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ عَذَاباً صَبّاً وَ غِلْظَةً وَ غَيْظاً وَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ غَيْثاً وَ خِصْباً وَ عِلْماً لَمْ تُفْلَلْ حُجَّتُكَ وَ لَمْ يَزِغْ قَلْبُكَ وَ لَمْ تَضْعُفْ بَصِيرَتُكَ وَ لَمْ تَجْبُنْ نَفْسُكَ كُنْتَ كَالْجَبَلِ لَا تُحَرِّكُهُ الْعَوَاصِفُ وَ لَا تُزِيلُهُ الْقَوَاصِفُ
You-asws cared for what they abandoned, stood firm when they cowered, and rose high when they panicked, and remained patient when they despaired. You-asws were a relentless torment, and severity, and fury upon the Kafirs, but a source of mercy, and prosperity, and knowledge for the Momineen. Your-asws proof never weakened, your-asws heart never deviated, your-asws insight never faltered, and your soul never wavered. You-asws were like a mountain unshaken by storms and unmoved by storms.
كُنْتَ كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص قَوِيّاً فِي بَدَنِكَ مُتَوَاضِعاً فِي نَفْسِكَ عَظِيماً عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَبِيراً فِي الْأَرْضِ جَلِيلًا فِي السَّمَاءِ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِأَحَدٍ فِيكَ مَهْمَزٌ وَ لَا لِقَائِلٍ فِيكَ مَغْمَزٌ وَ لَا لِخَلْقٍ فِيكَ مَطْمَعٌ وَ لَا لِأَحَدٍ عِنْدَكَ هَوَادَةٌ يُوجَدُ الضَّعِيفُ الذَّلِيلُ عِنْدَكَ قَوِيّاً عَزِيزاً حَتَّى تَأْخُذَ لَهُ بِحَقِّهِ وَ الْقَوِيُّ الْعَزِيزُ عِنْدَكَ ضَعِيفاً حَتَّى تَأْخُذَ مِنْهُ الْحَقَّ الْقَرِيبُ وَ الْبَعِيدُ عِنْدَكَ فِي ذَلِكَ سَوَاءٌ
You-asws were like what Rasool-Allah-saww said, strong in your-asws body, humble within yourself-asws, mighty in the Presence of Allah-azwj, great in the earth, majestic in the sky! No one could find fault in you-asws, and no speaker could criticise you-asws, and no creature could take advantage of you-asws, and no one had favouritism with you-asws. The weak and oppressed found strength and honour in your-asws presence until you-asws restored their rights while the strong and powerful appeared weak before you-asws until you-asws took from them what was due. To you-asws, the near and the distant were equal in that!
شَأْنُكَ الْحَقُّ وَ الصِّدْقُ وَ الرِّفْقُ وَ قَوْلُكَ حُكْمٌ وَ حَتْمٌ وَ أَمْرُكَ حِلْمٌ وَ عَزْمٌ وَ رَأْيُكَ عِلْمٌ وَ جَزْمٌ اعْتَدَلَ بِكَ الدِّينُ وَ سَهُلَ بِكَ الْعَسِيرُ وَ أُطْفِئَتْ بِكَ النِّيرَانُ وَ قَوِيَ بِكَ الْإِيمَانُ وَ ثَبَتَ بِكَ الْإِسْلَامُ وَ هَدَّتْ مُصِيبَتُكَ الْأَنَامَ
Your-asws way was truth, honesty, and kindness. Your-asws words were judgment and certainty. Your-asws command was patience and resolve. Your-asws opinion was knowledge and decisiveness. Through you-asws, religion was balanced, and hardships were eased, and fires were extinguished, and faith was strengthened, and Islam was firmly established, and your-asws calamity shook the people!
فَ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَ إِنَّا إِلَيْهِ راجِعُونَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَكَ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ خَالَفَكَ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنِ افْتَرَى عَلَيْكَ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ ظَلَمَكَ وَ غَصَبَكَ حَقَّكَ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ بَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ فَرَضِيَ بِهِ أَنَا إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ بَرَاءٌ
We are for Allah-azwj and we are returning to Him-azwj! May Allah-azwj Curse the one who killed you-asws, and may Allah-azwj Curse the one opposing you-asws, and may Allah-azwj Curse the one fabricating upon you-asws, and may Allah-azwj Curse the one who oppressed you-asws and usurped you-asws of your-asws rights, and may Allah-azwj Curse the one that reached, so he was pleased with it! I disavow to Allah-azwj from them.
لَعَنَ اللَّهُ أُمَّةً خَالَفَتْكَ وَ جَحَدَتْ وَلَايَتَكَ وَ تَظَاهَرَتْ عَلَيْكَ وَ قَتَلَتْكَ وَ حَادَتْ عَنْكَ وَ خَذَلَتْكَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ النَّارَ مَثْوَاهُمْ وَ بِئْسَ الْوِرْدُ الْمَوْرُودُ
May Allah-azwj Curse the community which opposed you-asws, and rejected your-asws Wilayah, and backed each other against you-asws and killed you-asws, and deviated away from you-asws and abandoned you-asws! The Praise is for Allah-azwj Who Made the Hellfire their abode, and evil is the arrival to the arrival place!
أَشْهَدُ لَكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ وَ وَلِيَّ رَسُولِهِ ص بِالْبَلَاغِ وَ الْأَدَاءِ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ جَنْبُ اللَّهِ وَ بَابُهُ وَ أَنَّكَ حَبِيبُ اللَّهِ وَ وَجْهُهُ الَّذِي مِنْهُ يُؤْتَى وَ أَنَّكَ سَبِيلُ اللَّهِ وَ أَنَّكَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَ أَخُو رَسُولِهِ ص
I testify for you-asws O guardian of Allah-azwj and guardian of His-azwj Rasool-saww, with the deliver and the fulfilment, and I testify you-asws are a Side of Allah-azwj and His-azwj door, and you-asws are Beloved of Allah-azwj and His-azwj Face He-azwj can be accessed from, and you-asws are a way of Allah-azwj, and you-asws are a servant of Allah-azwj, and brother-asws of His-azwj Rasool-saww!
أَتَيْتُكَ زَائِراً لِعَظِيمِ حَالِكَ وَ مَنْزِلَتِكَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَ عِنْدَ رَسُولِهِ مُتَقَرِّباً إِلَى اللَّهِ بِزِيَارَتِكَ رَاغِباً إِلَيْكَ فِي الشَّفَاعَةِ أَبْتَغِي بِشَفَاعَتِكَ خَلَاصَ نَفْسِي مُتَعَوِّذاً بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ هَارِباً مِنْ ذُنُوبِيَ الَّتِي احْتَطَبْتُهَا عَلَى ظَهْرِي فَزِعاً إِلَيْكَ رَجَاءَ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّي
I have come to you-asws as a visitor due to your-asws mighty state and status in the Presence of Allah-azwj and presence of His-azwj Rasool-saww, drawing closer to Allah-azwj by your-asws Ziyarat, being desirous to you-asws regarding the intercession seeking by your-asws intercession to rescue myself seeking refuge with you-asws from the Hellfire, fleeing from my sins which I have loaded upon my back, panicking to you-asws hoping for Mercy of my Lord-azwj!
أَتَيْتُكَ أَسْتَشْفِعُ بِكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَ أَتَقَرَّبُ بِكَ إِلَيْهِ لِيَقْضِيَ بِكَ حَوَائِجِي فَاشْفَعْ لِي يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِلَى اللَّهِ فَإِنِّي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَ مَوْلَاكَ وَ زَائِرُكَ وَ لَكَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الْمَقَامُ الْمَعْلُومُ وَ الْجَاهُ الْعَظِيمُ وَ الشَّأْنُ الْكَبِيرُ وَ الشَّفَاعَةُ الْمَقْبُولَةُ
I have come to you-asws seeking intercession with you-asws to Allah-azwj, O my master, and drawing closer through you-asws to Him-azwj for Him-azwj to Fulfil my needs through you-asws! Intercede for me to Allah-azwj, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, for I am a servant of Allah-azwj, and your-asws friend, and your-asws visitor, and for you-azwj in the Presence of Allah-azwj is the known position, and the mighty honour, and the great glory, and the Accepted intercession!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ صَلِّ عَلَى عَبْدِكَ وَ أَمِينِكَ الْأَوْفَى وَ عُرْوَتِكَ الْوُثْقَى وَ يَدِكَ الْعُلْيَا وَ كَلِمَتِكَ الْحُسْنَى وَ حُجَّتِكَ عَلَى الْوَرَى وَ صِدِّيقِكَ الْأَكْبَرِ سَيِّدِ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ وَ رُكْنِ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ وَ عِمَادِ الْأَصْفِيَاءِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
O Allah-azwj! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and Send Salawaat upon Your-azwj servant and Your-azwj loyal trustee, and Your-azwj firmest handhold, and Your-azwj upper hand, and Your-azwj most excellent word, and Your-azwj Divine Authority upon the devout, and Your-azwj greatest truthful, chief of the successors-as, and cornerstone of the guardians, and support of the elites, Emir of the Momineen!
وَ يَعْسُوبِ الْمُتَّقِينَ وَ قُدْوَةِ الصِّدِّيقِينَ وَ إِمَامِ الصَّالِحِينَ الْمَعْصُومِ مِنَ الزَّلَلِ وَ الْمَفْطُومِ مِنَ الْخَلَلِ وَ الْمُهَذَّبِ مِنَ الْعَيْبِ وَ الْمُطَهَّرِ مِنَ الرَّيْبِ أَخِي نَبِيِّكَ- وَ وَصِيِّ رَسُولِكَ وَ الْبَائِتِ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ وَ الْمُوَاسِي لَهُ بِنَفْسِهِ
And leader (Yasoob) of the pious, and role model of the truthful, and Imam-asws of the righteous, the infallible from the slips, and the weaned from the interference (of faults), and the refined from the defects, and the purified from the doubts, brother of Your-azwj Prophet-saww, and successor-asws of Your-azwj Rasool-saww, and the spender of the night upon his-saww bed, and the consoler to him with himself-asws!
وَ كَاشِفِ الْكَرْبِ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ الَّذِي جَعَلْتَهُ سَيْفاً لِنُبُوَّتِهِ وَ مُعْجِزاً لِرِسَالَتِهِ وَ دَلَالَةً وَاضِحَةً لِحُجَّتِهِ وَ حَامِلًا لِرَايَتِهِ وَ وِقَايَةً لِمُهْجَتِهِ وَ هَادِياً لِأُمَّتِهِ وَ يَداً لِبَأْسِهِ وَ تَاجاً لِرَأسِهِ وَ بَاباً لِنَصْرِهِ
And remover of the distress from his-saww face whom You-azwj Made him-asws a sword for His-azwj Prophet-hood, and a miracle for his-saww Message, and the clear evidence for his-saww argument, and carrier of his-saww flag, and saviour of his-saww manifesto, and guide for his-saww community, and a hand for his-saww prowess, and a crown for his-saww head, and a door for helping him!
وَ مِفْتَاحاً لِظَفَرِهِ حَتَّى هَزَمَ جُنُودَ الشِّرْكِ بِأَيْدِكَ وَ أَبَادَ عَسَاكِرَ الْكُفْرِ بِأَمْرِكَ وَ بَذَلَ نَفْسَهُ فِي مَرْضَاةِ رَسُولِكَ وَ جَعَلَهَا وَقْفاً عَلَى طَاعَتِهِ وَ مِجَنّاً دُونَ نَكْبَتِهِ حَتَّى فَاضَتْ نَفْسُهُ ص فِي كَفِّهِ وَ اسْتَلَبَ بَرْدَهَا وَ مَسَحَهُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ
And a key for his-saww victory until the armies of Shirk (Polytheism) were destroyed by Your-azwj Hands, and the soldiers of Kufr were destroyed by Your-azwj Command, and exerted himself-asws in the pleasure of Your-azwj Rasool-saww, and dedicated his-asws life entirely to obeying him-saww, making himself a shield against any harm that befell him-saww, until his-saww soul departed in his-asws hand, and he-saww felt its coolness and wiped it over his-asws face.
وَ أَعَانَتْهُ مَلَائِكَتُكَ عَلَى غُسْلِهِ وَ تَجْهِيزِهِ وَ صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ وَ وَارَى شَخْصَهُ وَ قَضَى دَيْنَهُ وَ أَنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ وَ لَزِمَ عَهْدَهُ وَ احْتَذَى مِثَالَهُ وَ حَفِظَ وَصِيَّتَهُ وَ حِينَ وَجَدَ أَنْصَاراً نَهَضَ مُسْتَقِلًّا بِأَعْبَاءِ الْخِلَافَةِ مُضْطَلِعاً بِأَثْقَالِ الْإِمَامَةِ
And Your-azwj Angels assisted him-asws in washing and preparing his-saww body. He-asws performed the Salat over him-saww, and laid him-saww to rest, and settled his-saww debts, and fulfilled his-saww promises, and remained true to his-saww covenant, and followed his-saww example, and upheld his-saww will, and when he-saww found supporters, he-asws rose to bear the burdens of the caliphate and undertook the heavy responsibilities of the Imamate!
فَنَصَبَ رَايَةَ الْهُدَى فِي عِبَادِكَ وَ نَشَرَ ثَوْبَ الْأَمْنِ فِي بِلَادِكَ وَ بَسَطَ الْعَدْلَ فِي بَرِيَّتِكَ وَ حَكَمَ بِكِتَابِكَ فِي خَلِيقَتِكَ وَ أَقَامَ الْحُدُودَ وَ قَمَعَ الْجُحُودَ وَ قَوَّمَ الزَّيْغَ وَ سَكَّنَ الْغَمْرَةَ وَ أَبَادَ الْفَتْرَةَ وَ سَدَّ الْفُرْجَةَ وَ قَتَلَ النَّاكِثَةَ وَ الْقَاسِطَةَ وَ الْمَارِقَةَ
He-asws raised the banner of guidance among Your-azwj servants, and spread the mantle of security across Your-azwj lands, and established justice among Your-azwj creation, ruled by Your-azwj Book over Your-azwj people, and enforced the Divine Laws, and suppressed denial, and corrected deviations, and calmed the turmoil, and eradicated the negligence, and closed the gaps, and defeated the allegiance breakers, and the deviants and the renegades!
وَ لَمْ يَزَلْ عَلَى مِنْهَاجِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَ وَتِيرَتِهِ وَ سِيرَتِهِ وَ لُطْفِ شَاكِلَتِهِ وَ جَمَالِ سِيرَتِهِ مُقْتَدِياً بِسُنَّتِهِ مُتَعَلِّقاً بِهِمَّتِهِ مُبَاشِراً لِطَرِيقَتِهِ وَ أَمْثِلَتُهُ نُصْبُ عَيْنَيْهِ يَحْمِلُ عِبَادَكَ عَلَيْهَا وَ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَيْهَا إِلَى أَنْ خُضِبَتْ شَيْبَتُهُ مِنْ دَمِ رَأْسِهِ
And you-asws did not cease to be upon the manifesto of Rasool-Allah-saww, and following his-saww course, and his-saww way, and the grace of his-saww character, and the beauty of his-saww conduct. He-asws adhered to his-saww traditions, and was devoted to his-saww mission, and practiced his-saww method, and kept his-saww examples before his-saww eyes, guiding Your-azwj servants upon them and calling them to it until his-asws grey beard was dyed with the blood of his-asws head!
اللَّهُمَّ فَكَمَا لَمْ يُؤْثِرْ فِي طَاعَتِكَ شَكّاً عَلَى يَقِينٍ وَ لَمْ يُشْرِكْ بِكَ طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ صَلَاةً زَاكِيَةً نَامِيَةً يَلْحَقُ بِهَا دَرَجَةَ النُّبُوَّةِ فِي جَنَّتِكَ وَ بَلِّغْهُ مِنَّا تَحِيَّةً وَ سَلَاماً وَ آتِنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ فِي مُوَالاتِهِ فَضْلًا وَ إِحْسَاناً وَ مَغْفِرَةً وَ رِضْوَاناً إِنَّكَ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْجَسِيمِ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ-
O Allah-azwj! Just as he-asws never preferred doubt over certainty in obeying You-azwj nor did he-asws associate anything with You-azwj for the blink of an eye! Send upon him-asws a pure and flourishing Salat by which he-asws attains the rank of prophethood in Your-azwj Paradise. Convey to him-asws from us greetings and salutation, and Grant us, through our allegiance to him-asws, virtue, and kindness, and Forgiveness, and pleasure from You-azwj! Indeed, You-azwj are the possessor of Immense Grace, by Your-azwj Mercy, O most Merciful of the merciful ones!’
ثُمَّ قَبِّلِ الضَّرِيحَ وَ ضَعْ خَدَّكَ الْأَيْمَنَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ الْأَيْسَرَ وَ مِلْ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ وَ صَلِّ صَلَاةَ الزِّيَارَةِ وَ ادْعُ بِمَا بَدَا لَكَ بَعْدَهَا وَ قُلْ بَعْدَ تَسْبِيحِ الزَّهْرَاءِ ع اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ بَشَّرْتَنِي عَلَى لِسَانِ رَسُولِكَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَقُلْتَ وَ بَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنَّ لَهُمْ قَدَمَ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ
Then kiss the Shrine and place your right cheek upon it, then the left, and incline to the Qiblah and prays Salat of the Ziyarat, and supplicate with whatever comes to you after it and said after the glorification of Al Zahra-asws, ‘O Allah-azwj! You-azwj have Given me glad tidings upon the tongue of Your-azwj Rasool-saww, Muhammad-saww, may Your-azwj Salawaat be upon him-asws and his-saww Progeny-asws. You-azwj Said: and give glad tidings to those who believe that, for them would be a ‘true footing’ in the Presence of their Lord [10:2]!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي مُؤْمِنٌ بِجَمِيعِ أَنْبِيَائِكَ وَ رُسُلِكَ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَلَا تَقِفْنِي بَعْدَ مَعْرِفَتِهِمْ مَوْقِفاً تَفْضَحُنِي فِيهِ عَلَى رُءُوسِ الْأَشْهَادِ بَلْ قِفْنِي مَعَهُمْ وَ تَوَفَّنِي عَلَى التَّصْدِيقِ بِهِمْ اللَّهُمَّ وَ أَنْتَ خَصَصْتَهُمْ بِكَرَامَتِكَ وَ أَمَرْتَنِي بِاتِّبَاعِهِمْ
O Allah-azwj! I am a believer in entirety of Your-azwj Prophets-as and Your-azwj Messengers-as, may Your-azwj Salawaat be upon them-asws, so do not Pause me after my having recognised them-asws, a pausing exposing me in it upon heads of the attendees. But, Pause me with them-asws and Cause me to die upon the ratification with them-asws, O Allah-azwj, and You-azwj have Specialised them-asws with Your-azwj Honours and Commanded me with following them-asws!
اللَّهُمَّ وَ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ وَ زَائِرُكَ مُتَقَرِّباً إِلَيْكَ بِزِيَارَةِ أَخِي رَسُولِكَ وَ عَلَى كُلِّ مَأْتِيٍّ وَ مَزُورٍ حَقٌّ لِمَنْ أَتَاهُ وَ زَارَهُ وَ أَنْتَ خَيْرُ مَأْتِيٍّ وَ أَكْرَمُ مَزُورٍ
O Allah-azwj, and I am Your-azwj servant, and Your-azwj visitor drawing closer to You-azwj by visiting the brother of Your-azwj Rasool-saww, and upon every one come to and visited there is a right for the one who comes to him and visits him, and You-azwj are Best of the ones come to and most Honourable of the ones visited!
فَأَسْأَلُكَ يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَحْمَانُ يَا رَحِيمُ يَا جَوَادُ يَا مَاجِدُ يَا أَحَدُ يَا صَمَدُ يَا مَنْ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَ لَمْ يُولَدْ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ وَ لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صَاحِبَةً وَ لَا وَلَداً أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ تُحْفَتَكَ إِيَّايَ مِنْ زِيَارَتِي أَخَا رَسُولِكَ فَكَاكَ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي مِمَّنْ يُسَارِعُ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَ يَدْعُوكَ رَغَباً وَ رَهَباً وَ تَجْعَلَنِي لَكَ مِنَ الْخَاشِعِينَ
I ask You-azwj, O Allah-azwj, O Beneficent, O Merciful, O Generous, O Glorious, O One, O Non-hollow, O One who does not beget and its not begotten, and there does not happen to be anyone a match for Him-azwj, and He-azwj did not Take a female companion nor a son, to Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and to Make Your-azwj Gift to me of my visiting the brother of Your-azwj Rasool-saww, liberation of my neck from the Hellfire, and to Make me from the ones who is quick in the good deeds, and supplicates to You-azwj desiring and fearing, and Make me from the ones fearful to You-azwj!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ مَنَنْتَ عَلَيَّ بِزِيَارَةِ مَوْلَايَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَ وَلَايَتِهِ وَ مَعْرِفَتِهِ فَاجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ يَنْصُرُهُ وَ يَنْتَصِرُ بِهِ وَ مُنَّ عَلَيَّ بِنَصْرِكَ لِدِينِكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَ اجْعَلْنِي مِنْ شِيعَتِهِ وَ تَوَفَّنِي عَلَى دِينِهِ
O Allah-azwj! You-azwj have Conferred upon me with my visiting my master Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib-asws and his-asws Wilayah, and recognising him-asws, so Make me from the one who help him-asws and are victorious through him-asws, and Confer upon me with helping You-azwj for Your-azwj religion, O Allah-azwj, and Make me from his-asws Shias and Pause me upon his-asws religion!
اللَّهُمَّ أَوْجِبْ لِي مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ وَ الرِّضْوَانِ وَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ وَ الْإِحْسَانِ وَ الرِّزْقِ الْوَاسِعِ الْحَلَالِ الطَّيِّبِ مَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ-
O Allah-azwj! Obligate for me from the Mercy, and the Pleasure, and the Forgiveness, and the Favours, and the vast Permissible sustenance, the good, what You-azwj are rightful of, O most Merciful of the merciful ones, and the Praise is for Allah-azwj, Lord-azwj of the worlds!’
فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ وَدَاعَهُ ع فَقِفْ عَلَيْهِ وَ قُلِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ- السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا تَاجَ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِلْمِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَأْسَ الصِّدِّيقِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بَابَ الْأَحْكَامِ
When you intend to bid him-asws farewell, pause to him-asws and say, ‘The greeting be upon you-asws O Amir Al-Momineen-asws! The greeting be upon you-asws O crown of the successors-as! The greeting be upon you-asws O inheritor of knowledge of the Prophets-as! The greeting be upon you-asws O head of the truthful ones! The greeting be upon you-asws O the door of rulings!
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رُكْنَ الْمَقَامِ أَسْتَوْدِعُكَ اللَّهَ وَ أَسْتَرْعِيكَ وَ أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامَ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَ بِالرَّسُولِ وَ بِمَا جَاءَ بِهِ وَ دَعَا إِلَيْهِ وَ دَلَّ عَلَيْهِ اللَّهُمَ فَاكْتُبْنا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ
The greeting be upon you-asws O ‘Rukn Al Maqam’! I entrust you-asws to Allah-azwj and to His-azwj Care, and convey the greeting to you-asws, believing in Allah-azwj and the Rasool-saww, and with what he-saww had come with and called to, and pointed upon! O Allah-azwj, Write us with the testifiers!
اللَّهُمَّ فَلَا تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنْ زِيَارَتِي إِيَّاهُ وَ لَا تَحْرِمْنِي ثَوَابَ مَنْ زَارَهُ وَ اسْتَعْمِلْنِي بِالَّذِي افْتَرَضْتَ لَهُ عَلَيَّ وَ ارْزُقْنِي الْعَوْدَ إِلَيْهِ فَإِنْ تَوَفَّيْتَنِي قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَإِنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُمْ أَعْلَامُ الْهُدَى وَ الْعُرْوَةُ الْوُثْقَى وَ الْكَلِمَةُ الْعُلْيَا وَ الْحُجَّةُ الْعُظْمَى وَ النُّجُومُ الْعُلَى وَ الْعُذْرُ الْبَالِغُ بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مَنْ رَدَّ ذَلِكَ فِي أَسْفَلِ دَرْكِ الْجَحِيمِ
O Allah-azwj! Do not Make it last of the pacts of my visiting him-asws nor Deprive me the Rewards of the one visiting him-asws, and Utilise me with that which You-azwj Obligated for him-asws upon me, and Grace me the return to him-asws! If You-azwj were to Cause me to die before that, so I testify they-asws are the flags of guidance, and the firmest handhold, and the exalted word, and the mighty argument, and the exalted stars, and the conclusive excuse between You-azwj and Your-azwj creatures, and I testify that the one who rejects that would be in lowest lever of the Blazing Fire!
اللَّهُمَّ وَ اجْعَلْنِي مِنْ وَفْدِهِ الْمُبَارَكِينَ وَ زُوَّارِهِ الْمُخْلَصِينَ وَ شِيعَتِهِ الصَّادِقِينَ وَ مَوَالِيهِ الْمَيَامِينِ وَ أَنْصَارِهِ الْمُكْرَمِينَ وَ أَصْحَابِهِ الْمُؤَيَّدِينَ
O Allah-azwj, and Make me from Blessed delegations, and his-asws sincere visitors, and his-azwj truthful Shias, and his-asws auspicious friends, and his-asws honourable helpers, and his-asws supportive companions!
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي أَكْرَمَ وَافِدٍ وَ أَفْضَلَ وَارِدٍ وَ أَنْبَلَ قَاصِدٍ قَصَدَكَ إِلَى هَذَا الْحَرَمِ الْكَرِيمِ وَ الْمَقَامِ الْعَظِيمِ وَ الْمَنْهَلِ الْجَلِيلِ الَّذِي أَوْجَبْتَ فِيهِ غُفْرَانَكَ وَ رَحْمَتَكَ
O Allah-azwj! Make me the most honourable of the delegates, and the best arrival, and nobles aimers who aims for You-azwj to this honourable sanctuary, and the mighty position, and the majestic spring in which Your-azwj Forgiveness and Your-azwj Mercy are obligated!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ وَ أُشْهِدُ مَنْ حَضَرَ مِنْ مَلَائِكَتِكَ أَنَّ الَّذِي سَكَنَ هَذَا الرَّمْسَ وَ حَلَّ هَذَا الضَّرِيحَ طُهْرٌ مُقَدَّسٌ مُنْتَجَبٌ وَصِيٌّ مَرْضِيٌّ طُوبَى لَكِ مِنْ تُرْبَةٍ ضَمِنَتْ كَنْزاً مِنَ الْخَيْرِ وَ شِهَاباً مِنَ النُّورِ وَ يَنْبُوعَ الْحِكْمَةِ وَ عَيْناً مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ وَ مُبَلِّغَ الْحُجَّةِ أَنَا أَبْرَأُ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ قَاتِلِكَ وَ النَّاصِبِينَ وَ الْمُعِينِينَ عَلَيْكَ وَ الْمُحَارِبِينَ لَكَ
O Allah-azwj! I keep You-azwj as Witness, and keep the ones present from the Angels as witnesses that the one who rests in this grave and resides in this Shrine is pure, and sacred, and Chosen, and a pleasing trustee! How Blessed is the earth that holds a treasure of goodness, and a spark of light, and a spring of wisdom, and a source of mercy, and the one who conveyed the arguments! I disavow to Allah-azwj from your-asws killers, and the ones hostile and the supporters and the fighters against you-asws!
اللَّهُمَّ ذَلِّلْ قُلُوبَنَا لَهُمْ بِالطَّاعَةِ وَ الْمُنَاصَحَةِ وَ الْمُوَالاةِ وَ حُسْنِ الْمُوَازَرَةِ وَ التَّسْلِيمِ حَتَّى نَسْتَكْمِلَ بِذَلِكَ طَاعَتَكَ وَ نَبْلُغَ بِهِ مَرْضَاتَكَ وَ نَسْتَوْجِبَ ثَوَابَكَ وَ رَحْمَتَكَ
O Allah-azwj! Humble our hearts to them-asws with the obedience, and the advice, and the friendship, and the good cooperation, and the submission, until we perfect our obedience to You-azwj, reach Your-azwj Pleasure, and earn Your-azwj Reward and Mercy!
اللَّهُمَّ وَفِّقْنَا لِكُلِّ مَقَامٍ مَحْمُودٍ وَ اقْلِبْنِي مِنْ هَذَا الْحَرَمِ بِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ مَوْجُودٍ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَ الْإِكْرَامِ
O Allah-azwj! Harmonise us to every praiseworthy station and Send us away from this sanctuary with every existing goodness, O Possessor of the Majesty and the Benevolence! I bid you farewell.
أُوَدِّعُكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَدَاعَ مَحْزُونٍ عَلَى فِرَاقِكَ لَا جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ آخَرَ عَهْدِي مِنْكَ وَ لَا زِيَارَتِي لَكَ إِنَّهُ قَرِيبٌ مُجِيبٌ وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ-
I bid you-asws farewell, O my master, O Amir Al-Momineen-asws, farewell by one grief-stricken upon separating from you-asws! May Allah-azwj not Make it last of my pacts from you-asws, nor of my visiting to you-asws, He-azwj is Near, Responding, and the greeting be upon you-asws, and Mercy of Allah-azwj, and His-azwj Blessings!’
ثُمَّ اسْتَقْبِلِ الْقِبْلَةَ وَ ابْسُطْ يَدَيْكَ وَ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَبْلِغْ عَنَّا الْوَصِيَّ الْخَلِيفَةَ وَ الدَّاعِيَ إِلَيْكَ وَ إِلَى دَارِ السَّلَامِ صِدِّيقَكَ الْأَكْبَرَ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَ فَارُوقَكَ بَيْنَ الْحَقِّ وَ الْبَاطِلِ وَ نُورَكَ الظَّاهِرَ
Then face the Qiblah and extend your hands and say, ‘O Allah-azwj! Send Salawaat upon Muhammad-saww and Progeny-asws of Muhammad-saww, and Convey from us the greeting to the successor-asws, the caliph, and the caller to You-azwj and to the House of Peace, Your-azwj greatest truthful in Al Islam, and Your-azwj differentiator between the truth and the falsehood, and Your-azwj apparent Noor!
وَ لِسَانَكَ النَّاطِقَ بِأَمْرِكَ بِالْحَقِّ الْمُبِينِ وَ عُرْوَتَكَ الْوُثْقَى وَ كَلِمَتَكَ الْعُلْيَا وَ وَصِيَّ رَسُولِكَ الْمُرْتَضَى عَلَمَ الدِّينِ وَ مَنَارَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ خَاتَمَ الْوَصِيِّينَ وَ سَيِّدَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ إِمَامَ الْمُتَّقِينَ وَ قَائِدَ الْغُرِّ الْمُحَجَّلِينَ
And Your-azwj tongue speaking with Your-azwj Command with the manifest truth, and Your-azwj firmest handhold, and Your-azwj exalted word, and successor-asws of Your-azwj Rasool-saww, the flag of religion, and minaret of the Muslims, and seal of the successors-as, and chief of the Momineen Ali Bin Abu Talib Amir Al-Momineen-asws, and Imam-asws of the pious, and leader of the resplendent!
صَلَاةً تَرْفَعُ بِهَا ذِكْرَهُ وَ تُحْيِي بِهَا أَمْرَهُ وَ تُظْهِرُ بِهَا دَعْوَتَهُ وَ تَنْصُرُ بِهَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُ وَ تُفْلِجُ بِهَا حُجَّتَهُ وَ تُعْطِيهِ بَصِيرَتَهُ اللَّهُمَّ وَ اجْزِهِ عَنَّا خَيْرَ جَزَاءِ الْمُكْرَمِينَ وَ أَعْطِهِ سُؤْلَهُ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Send such Salawaat raising his-asws mention by it, and reviving his-asws matter by it, and purifying his-asws call by it, and helping his-asws offspring by it, and Making his-asws arguments successful by it, and Give him his-asws insight, O Allah-azwj, and Reward him-asws on our behalf Rewards of the honourable ones, and Grant him-asws his-asws requests, O Lord-azwj of the worlds!
فَإِنَّا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ نَصَحَ لِرَسُولِكَ- وَ هَدَى إِلَى سَبِيلِكَ وَ قَامَ بِحَقِّكَ وَ صَدَعَ بِأَمْرِكَ وَ لَمْ يَجُرْ فِي حُكْمِكَ وَ لَمْ يَدْخُلْ فِي ظُلْمٍ وَ لَمْ يَسْعَ فِي إِثْمٍ وَ أَخُو رَسُولِكَ- وَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ آمَنَ بِهِ وَ صَدَّقَهُ وَ اتَّبَعَهُ وَ نَصَرَهُ وَ أَنَّهُ وَصِيُّهُ وَ وَارِثُ عِلْمِهِ وَ مَوْضِعُ سِرِّهِ وَ أَحَبُّ الْخَلْقِ إِلَيْهِ
We hereby testify that he-asws had advised to Your-azwj Rasool-saww, and guided to Your-azwj way, and stood with Your-azwj right, and proclaimed Your-azwj Commands, and he-asws was not tyrannous in Your-azwj Judgments, and did not enter into an injustice, and did not strive regarding a sin, and was a brother to Your-azwj Rasool-saww, and the first one to believe him-saww, and ratified him-saww, and followed him-asws, and helped him-saww, and he-asws is his-saww successor-asws, and inheritor of his-saww knowledge, and place of his-saww secrets, and most beloved of the creatures to him-saww!
فَأَبْلِغْهُ عَنَّا السَّلَامَ وَ رُدَّ عَلَيْنَا مِنْهُ السَّلَامَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
So, Deliver to him-asws the greeting from us, and Respond to us the greeting from him-asws, O the most Merciful of the merciful ones!’’[24]
أقول لم أطلع على سند هذه الزيارة و لا على استحباب زيارته ع في خصوص هذا اليوم لكنه من المشهورات بين الشيعة و الإتيان بالأعمال الحسنة في الأزمان الشريفة موجب لمزيد المثوبة فزيارته صلوات الله عليه في سائر الأيام الشريفة أفضل لا سيما الأيام التي لها اختصاص به و ظهر له فيها كرامة و فضيلة و منقبة.
I say, I have not come across the chain of narration for this visitation nor have I found any indication that it is specifically recommended to visit him (peace be upon him) on this particular day. However, it is well-known among the Shias that performing good deeds on sacred occasions leads to greater rewards. Therefore, visiting him-asws, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon him-asws on rest of the sacred days is more virtuous, especially on days that are specifically associated with him-asws, during which he was honoured with special virtues and merits.
كيوم ولادته و هو على المشهور ثالث عشر رجب كما رووا عن عتّاب بن أسيد أنه قال ولد أمير المؤمنين ع علي بن أبي طالب ع بمكة في بيت الله الحرام يوم الجمعة لثلاث عشرة ليلة خلت من رجب و للنبي ص ثمان و عشرون سنة قبل النبوة باثنتي عشرة سنة
Like the day of his-asws birth, and upon the well-known, it is 13th of Rajab just as has been reported from Attab Bin Aseyd who said, ‘Amir Al-Momineen Ali Bin Abu Talib-asws was born at Makkah in the Sacred House of Allah-azwj on the day of Friday the 13th night of Rajab, and for the Prophet-as were 28 years, before the Prophet-hood by twelve years’.
أو سابع عشر شعبان كما. رَوَى الشَّيْخُ فِي الْمِصْبَاحِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ الْجَمَّالِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ وُلِدَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَوْمَ الْأَحَدِ لِسَبْعٍ خَلَوْنَ مِنْ شَعْبَانَ.
Or the 17th (7th) of Shaban just as is reported by the Sheykh in ‘Al Misbah’, from Safwan Al-Jammal, from Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen-asws was born on the day of Sunday the 7th day of Shaban’.
و يوم وفاته و قد مر و ليلة مبيته على فراش النبي ص و هي أولى ليلة من ربيع الأول.
And the day of his-asws expiry, and it has passed, and his-asws spending the night upon the bed of the Prophet-saww, and it is the first night of Rabbi Al Awwal.
و يوم فتح بدر على يديه و هو السابع عشر من شهر رمضان.
And the day of the conquest of Badr was upon his-asws hands, and it is the 17th of the month of Ramazan.
و يوم مواساته في غزوة أحد و هو سابع عشر شوال.
And the day of his-asws consoling him-saww on the day of Ohad, and it is 17th of Shawwal.
و يوم فتح خيبر على يديه و هو السابع و العشرون من رجب.
And the day of the conquest of Khyber upon his-asws hands, and it is the 27th of Rajab.
و يوم صعوده على كتف النبي ص لحط الأصنام و هو العشرون من شهر رمضان.
And the day of his-asws ascending upon a shoulder of the Prophet-saww to remove the idols (from the top of the Kaaba), and it is the 20th of the month of Ramazan.
و يوم فتح البصرة و هو منتصف جمادى الأولى.
And the day of the conquest of Basra, and it is the middle of Jumadi Al-Awwal.
و يوم ردت الشمس عليه و هو سابع عشر شوال.
And the day the sun was returned unto him-asws, and it is the 17th of Shawwal.
و يوم نصبه لتبليغ آيات براءة و عزل أبي بكر عنه و ظهور استحقاقه للأمانة و الخلافة فيه و هو أول ذي الحجة.
And the day he-asws was nominated to deliver Verses of (Surah) Bara’at and Abu Bakr was removed from that, and revealing his-asws deserving of the entrustment and the caliphate in it, and it is the 1st of Zil Hijja.
و يوم سد الأبواب و فتح بابه و هو يوم عرفة.
And the day the doors were closed and his-asws door was kept open, and it is the day of Arafaat.
و يوم تصدقه بالخاتم و هو الرابع و العشرون من ذي الحجة و هو يوم المباهلة فله اختصاص به ع من جهتين.
And the day of his-asws donating the ring (during Salat), and it is the 24th of Zil Hijja, and it is the day of the imprecation (Al Mubahila). For him-asws is the specialisation with it from two aspects.
و يوم نزول هل أتى في شأنه و هو الخامس و العشرون من ذي الحجة و قيل هو يوم المباهلة أيضا.
And the day of Revelation of Surah Al Dahr in his-asws glory, and it is the 25th of Zil Hijja, and it is said it is the day of the imprecation (Al Mubahila) as well.
و يوم تزوجه فاطمة عليهما السلام و يوم زفافها إليه و قد مر في باب زيارة فاطمة ع.
And the day of his-asws marriage to Fatima-asws, may the greeting be upon them-asws both, and the day of her-asws being escorted to him-asws, and it has passed in the chapter on Ziyarat of (Syeda) Fatima-asws.
و يوم خلافته و هو يوم وفاة النبي ص.
And the day of his-asws caliphate, and it is the day of the expiry of the Prophet-saww.
و يوم بويع بالخلافة بعد قتل عثمان و هو ثامن عشر ذي الحجة أو الخامس و العشرون منه.
And the day of allegiance for the caliphate after killing of Usman, and it is the 18th of Zil Hijja, or the 25th of it.
و يوم نيروز الفرس لما روي أنه ع بويع بالخلافة في ذلك اليوم إلى غير ذلك من الأيام التي لا يمكن إحصاؤها إذ ما من يوم إلا و قد ظهر له فيها فضيلة و جلالة و كرامة.
And the day of the Persian Neyrouz (new year), due to what is reported that he-asws was pledged allegiance for the caliphate during that day up to other than that from the day which is not possible to count these, when there is none from a day except and it is revealed for him-asws in it merit, and majesty, and honour.
و قد مر أكثرها في كتاب تاريخه ع و كتاب تاريخ النبي ص و كتاب الفتن و ذكرها هنا يوجب التطويل.
And many of these have already passed in the book of his-asws history, and the book of the history of the Prophet-saww, and the book of ordeals, and mentioning these over here would oblige the prolongation.
[1] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 14 H 24 a
[2] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 14 H 24 b
[3] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 14 H 25
[4] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 14 H 26
[5] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 14 H 27
[6] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 14 H 28
[7] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 14 H 29
[8] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 14 H 30
[9] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 14 H 31
[10] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 14 H 32
[11] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 14 H 33
[12] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 14 H 34
[13] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 14 H 35
[14] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 14 H 36
[15] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 15 H 1
[16] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 15 H 2
[17] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 15 H 3
[18] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 15 H 4
[19] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 15 H 5
[20] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 15 H 6
[21] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 15 H 7
[22] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 15 H 8
[23] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 15 H 9
[24] Bihar Al-Anwaar V 97 – The Book of Shrines – Ch 15 H 10