اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي زُرْتُ هٰذَا ٱلإِمَامَ

all�humma inn� zurtu h�dh� al-im�ma

O Allah, I am visiting this Imam

مُقِرّاً بِإِمَامَتِهِ

muqirran bi'im�matih�

confessing his Imamate

مُعْتَقِداً لِفَرْضِ طَاعَتِهِ

mu`taqidan lifar�i ��`atih�

and believing in the obligation of the obedience to him;

فَقَصَدْتُ مَشْهَدَهُ بِذُنُوبِي وَعُيُوبِي

faqa�adtu mashhadah� bidhun�b� wa `uy�b�

therefore, I have betaken myself to his shrine in spite of all of my sins, defects,

وَمُوبِقَاتِ آثَامِي

wa m�biq�ti �th�m�

the perils of my wrongdoings,

وَكَثْرَةِ سَيِّئَاتِي وَخَطَايَايَ

wa kathrati sayyi'�t� wa kha��y�ya

my numerous misdeeds and faults,

وَمَا تَعْرِفُهُ مِنِّي

wa m� ta`rifuh� minn�

and whatsoever You know about me;

مُسْتَجِيراً بِعَفْوِكَ

mustaj�ran bi`afwika

taking shelter in Your amnesty,

مُسْتَعِيذاً بِحِلْمِكَ

musta`�dhan bi�ilmika

seeking refuge of Your forbearance,

رَاجِياً رَحْمَتَكَ

r�jiyan ra�mataka

hoping for Your mercy,

لاَجِئاً إِلَىٰ رُكْنِكَ

l�ji'an il� ruknika

resorting to Your asylum,

عَائِذاً بِرَافَتِكَ

`�'idhan bira'fatika

seeking the protection of Your compassion,

مُسْتَشْفِعاً بِوَلِيِّكَ وَٱبْنِ اوْلِيَائِكَ

mustashfi`an biwaliyyika wabni awliy�'ika

seeking the intercession of Your vicegerent and the son⁽[1]⁾ of Your vicegerent,

وَصَفِيِّكَ وَٱبْنِ اصْفِيَائِكَ

wa �afiyyika wsbni a�fiy�'ika

Your choicest servant and the son of Your choicest servants,

وَامِينِكَ وَٱبْنِ امَنَائِكَ

wa am�nika wabni uman�'ika

Your trustee and the son of Your trustees,

وَخَلِيفَتِكَ وَٱبْنِ خُلَفَائِكَ

wa khal�fatika wabni khulaf�'ika

and Your representative and the son of Your representatives,

ٱلَّذِينَ جَعَلْتَهُمُ ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ إِلَىٰ رَحْمَتِكَ وَرِضْوَانِكَ

alladh�na ja`altahum alwas�lata il� ra�matika wa ri�w�nika

whom You have made the means to approach Your mercy and pleasure

وَٱلذَّرِيعَةَ إِلَىٰ رَافَتِكَ وَغُفْرَانِكَ

waldhdhar�`ata il� ra'fatika wa ghufr�nika

and the channels to Your compassion and forgiveness.

اَللَّهُمَّ وَاوَّلُ حَاجَتِي إِلَيْكَ

all�humma wa awwalu ��jat� ilayka

O Allah, my first need from You

انْ تَغْفِرَ لِي مَا سَلَفَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِي عَلَىٰ كَثْرَتِهَا

an taghfira l� m� salafa min dhun�b� `al� kathratih�

is that I implore You to forgive all of my previous sins although they are numerous,

وَانْ تَعْصِمَنِي فِيمَا بَقِيَ مِنْ عُمْرِي

wa an ta`�iman� f�m� baqiya min `umr�

to protect me (against sinning) in my coming lifetime,

وَتُطَهِّرَ دِينِي مِمَّا يُدَنِّسُهُ

wa tu�ahhira d�n� mimm� yudannisuh�

to purify my religion from whatsoever stains,

وَيَشِينُهُ وَيُزْرِي بِهِ

wa yash�nuh� wa yuzr� bih�

disgraces, or degrades it,

وَتَحْمِيَهُ مِنَ ٱلرَّيْبِ وَٱلشَّكِّ

wa ta�miyah� min alrraybi walshshakki

to save it from suspect, doubt,

وَٱلْفَسَادِ وَٱلشِّرْكِ

walfas�di walshshirki

corruption, and blasphemy,

وَتُثَبِّتَنِي عَلَىٰ طَاعَتِكَ

wa tuthabbitan� `al� ��`atika

to make me stand firm on the obedience to You,

وَطَاعَةِ رَسُولِكَ

wa ��`ati ras�lika

to Your Messenger,

وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ ٱلنُّجَبَاءِ ٱلسُّعَدَاءِ

wa dhurriyyatih� alnnujab�'i alssu`ad�'i

and to his Progeny the pure and happy,

صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ

�alaw�tuka `alayhim

may Your blessings be upon them

وَرَحْمَتُكَ وَسَلاَمُكَ وَبَرَكَاتُكَ

wa ra�matuka wa sal�muka wa barak�tuka

as well as Your mercy, peace, and favors,

وَتُحْيِيَنِي مَا احْيَيْتَنِي عَلَىٰ طَاعَتِهِمْ

wa tu�yiyan� m� a�yaytan� `al� ��`atihim

to make me live as long as You grant me life on the obedience to them,

وَتُمِيتَنِي إِذَا امَتَّنِي عَلَىٰ طَاعَتِهِمْ

wa tum�tan� idh� amattan� `al� ��`atihim

to make me die, when You decide so, on the obedience to them,

وَانْ لاَ تَمْحُوَ مِنْ قَلْبِي مَوَدَّتَهُمْ وَمَحَبَّتَهُمْ

wa an l� tam�uwa min qalb� mawaddatahum wa ma�abbatahum

and not to erase from my heart my love and affection for them,

وَبُغْضَ اعْدَائِهِمْ

wa bugh�a a`d�'ihim

my aversion to their enemies,

وَمُرَافَقَةَ اوْلِيَائِهِمْ وَبِرَّهُمْ

wa mur�faqata awliy�'ihim wa birrahum

my companionship of their adherents, and my acting piously towards them.

وَاسْالُكَ يَا رَبِّ انْ تَقْبَلَ ذٰلِكَ مِنِّي

wa as'aluka y� rabbi an taqbala dh�lika minn�

I also beseech You, O my Lord, to accept all that from me,

وَتُحَبِّبَ إِلَيَّ عِبَادَتَكَ

wa tu�abbiba ilayya `ib�dataka

to endear my worshipping You to myself,

وَٱلْمُوَاظَبَةَ عَلَيْهَا

walmuw��abata `alayh�

to endue me with perseverance in worship,

وَتُنَشِّطَنِي لَهَا

wa tunashshi�an� lah�

to make me active in it,

وَتُبَغِّضَ إِلَيَّ مَعَاصِيَكَ وَمَحَارِمَكَ

wa tubaghghi�a ilayya ma`��iyaka wa ma��rimaka

to make me loathe acts of disobedience to You and acts that You deemed forbidden,

وَتَدْفَعَنِي عَنْهَا

wa tadfa`an� `anh�

to take me away from these acts,

وَتُجَنِّبَنِي ٱلتَّقْصِيرَ فِي صَلَوَاتِي

wa tujannban� alttaq��ra f� �alaw�t�

to save me against negligence of my prayers,

وَٱلٱِسْتِهَانَةَ بِهَا

walistih�nata bih�

belittling them,

وَٱلتَّرَاخِيَ عَنْهَا

walttar�khiya `anh�

and slackening in their performance,

وَتُوَفِّقَنِي لِتَادِيَتِهَا كَمَا فَرَضْتَ وَامَرْتَ بِهِ

wa tuwaffiqan� lita'diyatih� kam� fara�ta wa amarta bih�

to lead me to perform them as perfect as You have made incumbent upon me and as You have commanded

عَلَىٰ سُنَّةِ رَسُولِكَ

`al� sunnati ras�lika

according to the traditions of Your Messenger,

صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

�alaw�tuka `alayhi wa �lih�

may Your blessings be upon him and his Household

وَرَحْمَتُكَ وَبَرَكَاتُكَ

wa ra�matuka wa barak�tuka

as well as Your mercy and favors,

خُضُوعاً وَخُشُوعاً

khu��`an wa khush�`an

with submission and reverence,

وَتَشْرَحَ صَدْرِي لإِيتَاءِ ٱلزَّكَاةِ

wa tashra�a �adr� li'�t�'i alzzak�ti

to expand my breast for defraying the poor-rate,

وَإِعْطَاءِ ٱلصَّدَقَاتِ

wa i`��'i al��adaq�ti

giving alms,

وَبَذْلِ ٱلْمَعْرُوفِ

wa badhli alma`r�fi

giving charity,

وَٱلإِحْسَانِ إِلَىٰ شِيعَةِ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

wal-i�s�ni il� sh�`ati �li mu�ammadin

and doing favors to the adherents of the Household of Mu�ammad,

عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ وَمُوَاسَاتِهِمْ

`alayhim alssal�mu wa muw�s�tihim

peace be upon them, and for consoling them.

وَلاَ تَتَوَفَّانِي إِلاَّ بَعْدَ انْ تَرْزُقَنِي حِجَّ بَيْتِكَ ٱلْحَرَامِ

wa l� tatawaff�n� ill� ba`da an tarzuqan� �ajja baytika al�ar�mi

Do not take me up (i.e. cause me to die) before You bestow upon me with the favor of going on pilgrimage to Your Sacred House

وَزِيَارَةَ قَبْرِ نَبِيِّكَ

wa ziy�rata qabri nabiyyika

and to the tomb of Your Prophet

وَقُبُورِ ٱلائِمَّةِ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ

wa qub�ri al-a'immati `alayhim alssal�mu

and the tombs of the Imams, peace be upon them.

وَاسْالُكَ يَا رَبِّ تَوْبَةً نَصُوحاً تَرْضَاهَا

wa as'aluka y� rabbi tawbatan na���an tar��h�

I also beseech You, O Lord, to grant me a sincere repentance that You accept,

وَنِيَّةً تَحْمَدُهَا

wa niyyatan ta�maduh�

an intention that You praise,

وَعَمَلاً صَالِحاً تَقْبَلُهُ

wa `amalan ��li�an taqbaluh�

and righteous deed that You admit,

وَانْ تَغْفِرَ لِي وَتَرْحَمَنِي إِذَا تَوَفَّيْتَنِي

wa an taghfira l� wa tar�aman� idh� tawaffaytan�

to forgive me and have mercy upon me when You take me up,

وَتُهَوِّنَ عَلَيَّ سَكَرَاتِ ٱلْمَوْتِ

wa tuhawwina `alayya sakar�ti almawti

to make easy for me the agonies of death,

وَتَحْشُرَنِي فِي زُمْرَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

wa ta�shuran� f� zumrati mu�ammadin wa �lih�

to include me with the group of Mu�ammad and his Household,

صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمْ

�alaw�tu all�hi `alayhi wa `alayhim

peace of Allah be upon him and them,

وَتُدْخِلَنِي ٱلْجَنَّةَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ

wa tudkhilan� aljannata bira�matika

to allow me to enter Paradise out of Your mercy,

وَتَجْعَلَ دَمْعِي غَزِيراً فِي طَاعَتِكَ

wa taj`ala dam`� ghaz�ran f� ��`atika

to make me shed heavy tears as obeisance to You,

وَعَبْرَتِي جَارِيَةً فِيمَا يُقَرِّبُنِي مِنْكَ

wa `abrat� j�riyatan f�m� yuqarribun� minka

to make my tears always run down in acts that draw me near You,

وَقَلْبِي عَطُوفاً عَلَىٰ اوْلِيَائِكَ

wa qalb� `a��fan `al� awliy�'ika

to make my heart sympathetic towards Your intimate servants,

وَتَصُونَنِي فِي هٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنْيَا

wa ta��nan� f� h�dhih� aldduny�

to save me in this worldly life

مِنَ ٱلْعَاهَاتِ وَٱلآفَاتِ

min al`�h�ti wal-�f�ti

from handicaps, epidemics,

وَٱلامْرَاضِ ٱلشَّدِيدَةِ

wal-amr��i alshshad�dati

incurable diseases,

وَٱلاسْقَامِ ٱلْمُزْمِنَةِ

wal-asq�mi almuzminati

chronic illnesses,

وَجَمِيعِ انْوَاعِ ٱلْبَلاَءِ وَٱلْحَوَادِثِ

wa jam�`i anw�`i albal�'i wal�aw�dithi

and all sorts of misfortunes and catastrophes.

وَتَصْرِفَ قَلْبِي عَنِ ٱلْحَرَامِ

wa ta�rifa qalb� `an al�ar�mi

[I also beseech You to] cause my heart to turn away from the forbidden (acts and things),

وَتُبَغِّضَ إِلَيَّ مَعَاصِيَكَ

wa tubaghghi�a ilayya ma`��iyaka

make me hate acts of disobedience to You,

وَتُحَبِّبَ إِلَيَّ الْحَلاَلَ

wa tu�abbiba ilayya al�al�la

make me love the legally gotten sustenance

وَتَفْتَحَ لِي ابْوَابَهُ

wa tafta�a l� abw�bah�

open its doors before me,

وَتُثَبِّتَ نِيَّتِي وَفِعْلِي عَلَيْهِ

wa tuthabbita niyyat� wa fi`l� `alayhi

make firm my intention and my deeds on it,

وَتَمُدَّ فِي عُمْرِي

wa tamudda f� `umr�

extend my lifetime,

وَتُغْلِقَ ابْوَابَ ٱلْمِحَنِ عَنِّي

wa tughliqa abw�ba almi�ani `ann�

and close the doors of adversaries before me.

وَلاَ تَسْلُبَنِي مَا مَنَنْتَ بِهِ عَلَيَّ

wa l� tasluban� m� mananta bih� `alayya

(Please) do not deprive me of whatsoever You have favored upon me,

وَلاَ تَسْتَرِدَّ شَيْئًا مِمَّا احْسَنْتَ بِهِ إِلَيَّ

wa l� tastaridda shay'an mimm� a�santa bih� ilayya

do not take back from me the graces that You have granted me,

وَلاَ تَنْزِعَ مِنِّي ٱلنِّعَمَ ٱلَّتِي انْعَمْتَ بِهَا عَلَيَّ

wa l� tanzi` minniya alnni`ama allat� an`amta bih� `alayya

do not strip me of the elegances that You have conferred upon me;

وَتَزِيدَ فِيمَا خَوَّلْتَنِي

wa taz�da f�m� khawwaltan�

[rather, please] increase that which You have authorized me to possess,

وَتُضَاعِفَهُ اضْعَافاً مُضَاعَفَةً

wa tu��`ifah� a�`�fan mu��`afatan

expand it many folds for me,

وَتَرْزُقَنِي مَالاً كَثِيراً

wa tarzuqan� m�lan kath�ran

and provide me with fortune that is very much,

وَاسِعاً سَائِغاً

w�si`an s�'ighan

spacious, agreeable,

هَنِيئاً نَامِياً وَافِياً

han�'an n�miyan w�fiyan

joyful, growing, and satisfactory,

وَعِزّاً بَاقِياً كَافِياً

wa `izzan b�qiyan k�fiyan

and with dignity that is everlasting and sufficient,

وَجَاهاً عَرِيضاً مَنِيعاً

wa j�han `ar��an man�`an

and with prestige that is outgoing and overwhelming,

وَنِعْمَةً سَابِغَةً عَامَّةً

wa ni`matan s�bighatan `�mmatan

and with bounty that is flowing and broad.

وَتُغْنِيَنِي بِذٰلِكَ عَنِ ٱلْمَطَالِبِ ٱلْمُنَكَّدَةِ

wa tughniyan� bidh�lika `an alma��libi almunakkadati

Through all that, (please) make me dispense with the humiliating appeals

وَٱلْمَوَارِدِ ٱلصَّعْبَةِ

walmaw�ridi al��a`bati

and unreachable sources,

وَتُخَلِّصَنِي مِنْهَا مُعَافىًٰ

wa tukhalli�an� minh� mu`�fan

save me from them with good health

فِي دِينِي وَنَفْسِي وَوَلَدِي

f� d�n� wa nafs� wa walad�

as regards my religion, self, sons,

وَمَا اعْطَيْتَنِي وَمَنَحْتَنِي

wa m� a`�aytan� wa mana�tan�

and whatsoever You have given and granted me,

وَتَحْفَظَ عَلَيَّ مَالِي

wa ta�fa�a `alayya m�l�

preserve for me my properties

وَجَمِيعَ مَا خَوَّلْتَنِي

wa jam�`a m� khawwaltan�

and whatsoever You have put under my disposal,

وَتَقْبِضَ عَنِّي ايْدِيَ ٱلْجَبَابِرَةِ

wa taqbi�a `ann� aydiya aljab�birati

watch me against the hands of the tyrants,

وَتَرُدَّنِي إِلَىٰ وَطَنِي

wa taruddan� il� wa�an�

take me back to my homeland (safely),

وَتُبَلِّغَنِي نِهَايَةَ امَلِي فِي دُنْيَايَ وَآخِرَتِي

wa tuballighan� nih�yata amal� f� duny�ya wa �khirat�

confer upon me the utmost of my hope in my worldly life and the Hereafter,

وَتَجْعَلَ عَاقِبَةَ امْرِي مَحْمُودَةً حَسَنَةً سَلِيمَةً

wa taj`ala `�qibata amr� ma�m�datan �asanatan sal�matan

make the consequence of my conducts praiseworthy, good, and sound,

وَتَجْعَلَنِي رَحِيبَ ٱلصَّدْرِ

wa taj`alan� ra��ba al��adri

make me broadminded,

وَاسِعَ ٱلْحَالِ

w�si`a al��li

well-off,

حَسَنَ ٱلْخُلُقِ

�asana alkhuluqi

and well-mannered,

بَعِيداً مِنَ ٱلْبُخْلِ وَٱلْمَنْعِ

ba`�dan min albukhli walman`i

[and take me] away from miserliness, stinginess.

وَٱلنِّفَاقِ وَٱلْكِذْبِ

walnnif�qi walkidhbi

hypocrisy, fabrication,

وَٱلْبَهْتِ وَقَوْلِ ٱلزُّورِ

walbahti wa qawli alzz�ri

slander, and perjury.

وَتُرْسِخَ فِي قَلْبِي مَحَبَّةَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَشِيعَتِهِمْ

wa tursikha f� qalb� ma�abbata mu�ammadin wa �li mu�ammadin wa sh�`atihim

[Please] make firm in my heart the love for Mu�ammad and the Household of Mu�ammad and their adherents (Sh�`ah).

وَتَحْرُسَنِي يَا رَبِّ فِي نَفْسِي وَاهْلِي

wa ta�rusan� y� rabbi f� nafs� wa ahl�

O Lord, guard me, my family,

وَمَالِي وَوَلَدِي

wa m�l� wa walad�

my properties, my sons,

وَاهْلِ حُزَانَتِي وَإِخْوَانِي

wa ahli �uz�nat� wa ikhw�n�

those who are under my custody, my brothers,

وَاهْلِ مَوَدَّتِي وَذُرِّيَّتِي

wa ahli mawaddat� wa dhurriyyat�

those whom I love, and my offspring

بِرَحْمَتِكَ وَجُودِكَ

bira�matika wa j�dika

in the name of Your mercy and Magnanimity.

اَللَّهُمَّ هٰذِهِ حَاجَاتِي عِنْدَكَ

all�humma h�dhih� ��j�t� `indaka

O Allah, these are my needs from You.

وَقَدِ ٱسْتَكْثَرْتُهَا لِلُؤْمِي وَشُحِّي

wa qad istakthartuh� lilu'm� wa shu���

Out of my meanness and avarice, I have considered these needs great,

وَهِيَ عِنْدَكَ صَغِيرَةٌ حَقِيرَةٌ

wa hiya `indaka �agh�ratun �aq�ratun

while in Your view the are insignificantly small

وَعَلَيْكَ سَهْلَةٌ يَسِيرَةٌ

wa `alayka sahlatun yas�ratun

and they are easy and effortless for You.

فَاسْالُكَ بِجَاهِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

fa'as'aluka bij�hi mu�ammadin wa �li mu�ammadin

I thus beseech You in the name of the standing of Mu�ammad and the Household of Mu�ammad,

عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ عِنْدَكَ

`alayhi wa `alayhim alssal�mu `indaka

peace be upon him and them, in Your view,

وَبِحَقِّهِمْ عَلَيْكَ

wa bi�aqqihim `alayka

in the name of Your duty towards You,

وَبِمَا اوْجَبْتَ لَهُمْ

wa bim� awjabta lahum

in the name of what You have made incumbent upon Yourself towards them,

وَبِسَائِرِ انْبِيَائِكَ وَرُسُلِكَ

wa bis�'iri anbiy�'ika wa rusulika

in the name of Your other Prophets and Messengers,

وَاصْفِيَائِكَ وَاوْلِيَائِكَ

wa a�fiy�'ika wa awliy�'ika

in the name of Your choicest ones and intimate servants

ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ

almukhla��na min `ib�dika

whom You have selected over others for worshipping You,

وَبِٱسْمِكَ ٱلاعْظَمِ ٱلاعْظَمِ

wa bismika al-a`�ami al-a`�ami

and in the name of Your Grand, Substantial Name,

لَمَّا قَضَيْتَهَا كُلَّهَا

lamm� qa�aytah� kullah�

(I beseech You by all these) to grant me all of my requests,

وَاسْعَفْتَنِي بِهَا

wa as`aftan� bih�

to relieve me through settling them for me,

وَلَمْ تُخَيِّبْ امَلِي وَرَجَائِي

wa lam tukhayyib amal� wa raj�'�

and not to disappoint nor let me down.

اَللَّهُمَّ وَشَفِّعْ صَاحِبَ هٰذَا ٱلْقَبْرِ فِيَّ

all�humma wa shaffi` ���iba h�dh� alqabri fiyya

O Allah, (please) accept the one in this tomb as my interceder before You.

يَا سَيِّدِي يَا وَلِيَّ ٱللَّهِ يَا امِينَ ٱللَّهِ

y� sayyid� y� waliyya all�hi y� am�na all�hi

O my Master! O Allah�s vicegerent! O Allah�s trustee!

اسْالُكَ انْ تَشْفَعَ لِي إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ

as'aluka an tashfa`a l� il� all�hi `azza wa jalla

I beseech you to intercede for me before Allah the Almighty and All-majestic

فِي هٰذِهِ ٱلْحَاجَاتِ كُلِّهَا

f� h�dhih� al��j�ti kullih�

so that He may approve of and grant me all of my requests

بِحَقِّ آبَائِكَ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ

bi�aqqi �b�'ika al���hir�na

in the name of Your Immaculate fathers

وَبِحَقِّ اوْلاَدِكَ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبِينَ

wa bi�aqqi awl�dika almuntajab�na

and in the name of Your well-selected sons.

فَإِنَّ لَكَ عِنْدَ ٱللَّهِ تَقَدَّسَتْ اسْمَاؤُهُ

fa'inna laka `inda all�hi taqaddasat asm�'uh�

Verily, you enjoy in the view of Allah, sacred be His Names,

ٱلْمَنْزِلَةَ ٱلشَّرِيفَةَ

almanzilata alshshar�fata

an honorable standing,

وَٱلْمَرْتَبَةَ ٱلْجَلِيلَةَ

walmartabata aljal�lata

a lofty rank,

وَٱلْجَاهَ ٱلْعَرِيضَ

walj�ha al`ar��a

and a spacious regard.

اَللَّهُمَّ لَوْ عَرَفْتُ مَنْ هُوَ اوْجَهُ عِنْدَكَ

all�humma law `araftu man huwa awjah� `indaka

O Allah, had I known a person more acceptable in Your view

مِنْ هٰذَا ٱلإِمَامِ

min h�dh� al-im�mi

than this Imam

وَمِنْ آبَاءِهِ وَابْنَاءِهِ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ

wa min �b�'ih� wa abn�'ih� al���hir�na

and his immaculate fathers and sons,

عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ وَٱلصَّلاَةُ

`alayhim alssal�mu wal��al�tu

peace and blessings be upon them,

لَجَعَلْتُهُمْ شُفَعَائِي

laja`altuhum shufa`�'�

I would have chosen them to be my interceders (before You)

وَقَدَّمْتُهُمْ امَامَ حَاجَتِي وَطَلِبَاتِي هٰذِهِ

wa qaddamtuhum am�ma ��jat� wa �alib�t� h�dhih�

and I would have introduced them as means by whom I would put before You my needs and requests.

فَٱسْمَعْ مِنِّي

fasma` minn�

Therefore, (please) hear from me,

وَٱسْتَجِبْ لِي

wastajib l�

respond to me,

وَٱفْعَلْ بِي مَا انْتَ اهْلُهُ

waf`al b� m� anta ahluh�

and do to me that which You alone are worthy to do.

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

y� ar�ama alrr��im�na

O most merciful of all those who show mercy.

اَللَّهُمَّ وَمَا قَصُرَتْ عَنْهُ مَسْالَتِي

all�humma wa m� qa�urat `anhu mas'alat�

O Allah, as regards the needs that my requests have not included,

وَعَجَزَتْ عَنْهُ قُوَّتِي

wa `ajazat `anhu quwwat�

the things that I am too powerless to do,

وَلَمْ تَبْلُغْهُ فِطْنَتِي

wa lam tablughhu fi�nat�

and the things that I am not too clever to mention,

مِنْ صَالِحِ دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَآخِرَتِي

min ��li�i d�n� wa duny�ya wa �khirat�

among the things that prosper my religion, worldly life, and next life;

فَٱمْنُنْ بِهِ عَلَيَّ

famnun bih� `alayya

(please) confer upon me with these,

وَٱحْفَظْنِي وَٱحْرُسْنِي

wa�fa�n� wa�rusn�

protect me, guard me,

وَهَبْ لِي وَٱغْفِرْ لِي

wa hab l� waghfir l�

bestow upon me (with Your favors), and forgive me.

وَمَنْ ارَادَنِي بِسُوءٍ اوْ مَكْرُوهٍ

wa man ar�dan� bis�'in aw makr�hin

As for any one who intends evil or wickedness to me,

مِنْ شَيْطَانٍ مَرِيدٍ

min shay��nin mar�din

such as a rebellious devil,

اوْ سُلْطَانٍ عَنِيدٍ

aw sul��nin `an�din

a tyrant ruler,

اوْ مُخَالِفٍ فِي دِينٍ

aw mukh�lifin f� d�nin

a dissident miscreant,

اوْ مُنَازِعٍ فِي دُنْيَا

aw mun�zi`in f� duny�

a rival in a worldly affair,

اوْ حَاسِدٍ عَلَيَّ نِعْمَةً

aw ��sidin `alayya ni`matan

one who envies me for a grace,

اوْ ظَالِمٍ اوْ بَاغٍ

aw ��limin aw b�ghin

an unjust individual, or a despot;

فَٱقْبِضْ عَنِّي يَدَهُ

faqbi� `ann� yadah�

then (please) make their hands too short to catch me,

وَٱصْرِفْ عَنِّي كَيْدَهُ

wa�rif `ann� kaydah�

take away their plots against me,

وَٱشْغَلْهُ عَنِّي بِنَفْسِهِ

washghalhu `ann� binafsih�

preoccupy them against me with their own affairs,

وَٱكْفِنِي شَرَّهُ

wakfin� sharrahu

save me from their evils

وَشَرَّ اتْبَاعِهِ وَشَيَاطِينِهِ

wa sharra atb�`ih� wa shay���nih�

and the evils of their followers and devils,

وَاجِرْنِي مِنْ كُلِّ مَا يَضُرُّنِي وَيُجْحِفُ بِي

wa ajirn� min kulli m� ya�urrun� wa yuj�ifu b�

stand by me against whatsoever may harm and do injustice to me,

وَاعْطِنِي جَمِيعَ ٱلْخَيْرِ كُلِّهِ

wa a`�in� jam�`a alkhayri kullih�

and (please) grant me the entire goodness

مِمَّا اعْلَمُ وَمِمَّا لاَ اعْلَمُ

mimm� a`lamu wa mimm� l� a`lamu

whether I know or I do not.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

all�humma �alli `al� mu�ammadin wa �li mu�ammadin

O Allah, bless Mu�ammad and the Household of Mu�ammad

وَٱغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ

waghfir l� wa liw�lidayya

and forgive me, my parents,

وَلإِخْوَانِي وَاخَوَاتِي

wa li'ikhw�n� wa akhaw�t�

my brothers, my sisters,

وَاعْمَامِي وَعَمَّاتِي

wa a`m�m� wa `amm�t�

my (paternal) uncles, my (paternal) aunts,

وَاخْوَالِي وَخَالاَتِي

wa akhw�l� wa kh�l�t�

my (maternal) uncles, my (maternal) aunts,

وَاجْدَادِي وَجَدَّاتِي

wa ajd�d� wa jadd�t�

my forefathers, my foremothers,

وَاوْلاَدِهِمْ وَذَرَارِيهِمْ

wa awl�dihim wa dhar�r�him

their descendants, their offspring,

وَازْوَاجِي وَذُرِّيَاتِي

wa azw�j� wa dhurriyy�t�

my spouse(s), my offspring,

وَاقْرِبَائِي وَاصْدِقَائِي

wa aqrib�'� wa a�diq�'�

my relatives, my friends,

وَجِيرَانِي وَإِخْوَانِي فِيكَ

wa j�r�n� wa ikhw�n� f�ka

my neighbors, my brothers-in-faith

مِنْ اهْلِ ٱلشَّرْقِ وَٱلْغَرْبِ

min ahli alshsharqi walgharbi

from the people of the east and the west (of the earth),

وَلِجَمِيعِ اهْلِ مَوَدَّتِي

wa lijam�`i ahli mawaddat�

all those whom I love

مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ

min almu'min�na walmu'min�ti

among the believing men and women,

ٱلاحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَٱلامْوَاتِ

al-a�y�'i minhum wal-amw�ti

be they alive or dead,

وَلِجَمِيعِ مَنْ عَلَّمَنِي خَيْراً

wa lijam�`i man `allaman� khayran

all those who have ever taught me an item of decency,

اوْ تَعَلَّمَ مِنِّي عِلْماً

aw ta`allama minn� `ilman

and those who have received from me an item of knowledge.

اَللَّهُمَّ اشْرِكْهُمْ فِي صَالِحِ دُعَائِي

all�humma ashrik-hum f� ��li�i du`�'�

O Allah, make all these have a share in my best supplications to You

وَزِيَارَتِي لِمَشْهَدِ حُجَّتِكَ وَوَلِيِّكَ

wa ziy�rat� limashhadi �ujjatika wa waliyyika

and in my (ritual) pilgrimages to the shrine of Your Argument and Your vicegerent;

وَاشْرِكْنِي فِي صَالِحِ ادْعِيَتِهِمْ

wa ashrikn� f� ��li�i ad`iyatihim

make me have a share in the best of their supplications,

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

bira�matika y� ar�ama alrr��im�na

in the name of Your mercy, O most merciful of all those who show mercy.

وَبَلِّغْ وَلِيَّكَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلسَّلاَمَ

wa balligh waliyyaka minhum alssal�ma

Convey their greetings to Your vicegerent.

وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa alssal�mu `alayka wa ra�matu all�hi wa barak�tuh�

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

يَا سَيِّدِي يَا مَوْلاَيَ، يَا�

y� sayyid� y� mawl�ya y��

O my master, O my leader; O�⁽[2]⁾

صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ

�all� all�hu `alayka

may Allah bless you,

وَعَلَىٰ رُوحِكَ وَبَدَنِكَ

wa `al� r��ika wa badanika

your soul, and your body;

انْتَ وَسِيلَتِي إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ

anta was�lat� il� all�hi

you are my means to approach Allah

وَذَرِيعَتِي إِلَيْهِ

wa dhar�`at� ilayhi

and my way towards Him;

وَلِي حَقُّ مُوَالاَتِي وَتَامِيلِي

wa l� �aqqu muw�l�t� wa ta'm�l�

and I enjoy the right of my loyalty to you and the right of my putting my entire hope in you;

فَكُنْ شَفِيعِي إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ

fakun shaf�`� il� all�hi `azza wa jalla

therefore, be my interceder before Allah the Almighty and All-majestic

فِي ٱلْوُقُوفِ عَلَىٰ قِصَّتِي هٰذِهِ

f� alwuq�fi `al� qi��at� h�dhih�

so that He shall regard my story (that I have just told)

وَصَرْفِي عَنْ مَوْقِفِي هٰذَا بِٱلنُّجْحِ

wa �arf� `an mawqif� h�dh� bilnnuj�i

and so that He shall decide success to be the result of all of my requests in this situation of mine

بِمَا سَالْتُهُ كُلِّهِ بِرَحْمَتِهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ

bim� sa'altuh� kullih� bira�matih� wa qudratih�

that I have besought from Him, out of His mercy and omnipotence.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱرْزُقْنِي عَقْلاً كَامِلاً

all�humma irzuqn� `aqlan k�milan

O Allah, (please) bestow upon me a perfect intellectuality,

وَلُبّاً رَاجِحاً

wa lubban r�ji�an

a sagacious reason,

وَعِزّاً بَاقِياً

wa `izzan b�qiyan

an everlasting might,

وَقَلْباً زَكِيّاً

wa qalban zakiyyan

a pure heart,

وَعَمَلاً كَثِيراً

wa `amalan kath�ran

a very much deed,

وَادَباً بَارِعاً

wa adaban b�ri`an

and excellent manners;

وَٱجْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ كُلَّهُ لِي

waj`al dh�lika kullah� l�

decide all these to be for my good,

وَلاَ تَجْعَلْهُ عَلَيَّ

wa l� taj`alhu `alayya

but do not make them stand against me;

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

bira�matika y� ar�ama alrr��im�na

in the name of Your mercy, O most merciful of all those who show mercy.