الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي اشْهَدَنَا مَشْهَدَ اوْلِيَائِهِ فِي رَجَبٍ

al¦amdu lill¡hi alladh¢ ashhadan¡ mashhada awliy¡'ih¢ f¢ rajabin

All praise be to Allah Who has allowed us to visit the shrine of His Saints in Rajab

وَاوْجَبَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ حَقِّهِمْ مَا قَدْ وَجَبَ

wa awjaba `alayn¡ min ¦aqqihim m¡ qad wajaba

and made obligatory upon us fulfilling our duties towards them.

وَصَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبِ

wa ¥all¡ all¡hu `al¡ mu¦ammadin almuntajabi

May Allah send blessings to Mu¦ammad, the divinely selected,

وَعَلَىٰ اوْصِيَائِهِ ٱلْحُجُبِ

wa `al¡ aw¥iy¡'ih¢ al¦ujubi

and upon his Successors—the doors to Him.

اَللَّهُمَّ فَكَمَا اشْهَدْتَنَا مَشْهَدَهُمْ

all¡humma fakam¡ ashhadtan¡ mashhadahum

O Allah, just as You have allowed us to visit their shrines,

فَانْجِزْ لَنَا مَوْعِدَهُمْ

fa-anjiz lan¡ maw`idahum

please do fulfill for us the promises You have made with them,

وَاوْرِدْنَا مَوْرِدَهُمْ

wa awridn¡ mawridahum

include us with them,

غَيْرَ مُحَلَّئِينَ عَنْ وِرْدٍ

ghayra mu¦alla'¢na `an wirdin

and include us with those whom shall not be prevented from drinking from the (Divine) Pool

فِي دَارِ ٱلْمُقَامَةِ وَٱلْخُلْدِ

f¢ d¡ri almuq¡mati walkhuldi

in the abode of eternity and perpetuity.

وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ

walssal¡mu `alaykum

Peace be upon you all.

إِنِّي قَدْ قَصَدْتُكُمْ وَٱعْتَمَدْتُكُمْ

inn¢ qad qa¥adtukum wa`tamadtukum

I have turned my face towards you and directed to you

بِمَسْالَتِي وَحَاجَتِي

bimas'alat¢ wa ¦¡jat¢

carrying my request and need with me,

وَهِيَ فَكَاكُ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ

wa hiya fak¡ku raqabat¢ mina alnn¡ri

which is the release of my neck from Hellfire

وَٱلْمَقَرُّ مَعَكُمْ فِي دَارِ ٱلْقَرَارِ

walmaqarru ma`akum f¢ d¡ri alqar¡ri

and the settlement with you in the Abode of Final Settlement

مَعَ شِيعَتِكُمُ ٱلابْرَارِ

ma`a sh¢`atikumu al-abr¡ri

with your pious adherents (Sh¢`ah).

وَٱلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ بِمَا صَبَرْتُمْ

walssal¡mu `alaykum bim¡ ¥abartum

Peace be upon you all for that you persevered in patience.

فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَىٰ ٱلدَّارِ

fani`ma `uqb¡ aldd¡ri

Now how excellent is the final home!

انَا سَائِلُكُمْ وَآمِلُكُمْ فِيمَا إِلَيْكُمُ ٱلتَّفْوِيضُ

ana s¡'ilukum wa ¡milukum f¢m¡ ilaykumu alttafw¢¤u

I hereby beg you and put my hope in you as regards the matters in which you have the right to act

وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلتَّعْوِيضُ

wa `alaykumu altta`w¢¤u

and recompense.

فَبِكُمْ يُجْبَرُ ٱلْمَهِيضُ

fabikum yujbaru almah¢¤u

Truly, through you only are the hopeless restored to good condition,

وَيُشْفَىٰ ٱلْمَرِيضُ

wa yushf¡ almar¢¤u

the ailed healed,

وَمَا تَزْدَادُ ٱلارْحَامُ وَمَا تَغِيضُ

wa m¡ tazd¡du al-ar¦¡mu wa m¡ tagh¢¤u

and that which the wombs absorb and that which they grow.

إنِّي بِسِرِّكُمْ مُؤْمِنٌ

inn¢ bisirrikum mu'minun

Verily, I have full faith in your Secret

وَلِقَوْلِكُمْ مُسَلِّمٌ

wa liqawlikum musallimun

and I am fully submissive to your words;

وَعَلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ بِكُمْ مُقْسِمٌ

wa `al¡ all¡hi bikum muqsimun

I thus beg you in the name of Allah

فِي رَجْعِي بِحَوَائِجِي

f¢ raj`¢ bi¦aw¡'ij¢

to make me return having my requests responded,

وَقَضَائِهَا وَإِمْضَائِهَا

wa qa¤¡'ih¡ wa im¤¡'ih¡

met, accepted,

وَإِنْجَاحِهَا وَإِبْرَاحِهَا

wa inj¡¦ih¡ wa ibr¡¦ih¡

given success, and settled,

وَبِشُؤُونِي لَدَيْكُمْ وَصَلاحِهَا

wa bishu'£n¢ ladaykum wa ¥al¡¦ih¡

and set aright all my needs and all my affairs towards you.

وَٱلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ سَلامَ مُوَدِّعٍ

walssal¡mu `alaykum sal¡ma muwaddi`in

Peace be upon you from one who bids you farewell

وَلَكُمْ حَوَائِجَهُ مُودِعٌ

wa lakum ¦aw¡'ijah£ m£di`un

and puts all his needs with you,

يَسْالُ ٱللَّهَ إِلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَرْجِعَ

yas'alu all¡ha ilaykumu almarji`a

praying to Allah for another visit to you,

وَسَعْيُهُ إِلَيْكُمْ غَيْرَ مُنْقَطِعٍ

wa sa`yuh£ ilaykum ghayra munqa§i`in

since his hope is never cut off from you.

وَانْ يَرْجِعَنِي مِنْ حَضْرَتِكُمْ خَيْرَ مَرْجِعٍ

wa an yarji`an¢ min ¦a¤ratikum khayra marji`in

I also pray Him to make my departure successful

إِلَىٰ جَنَابٍ مُمْرِعٍ

il¡ jan¡bin mumri`in

to a productive place,

وَخَفْضٍ مُوَسَّعٍ

wa khaf¤in muwassa`in

a fruitful area,

وَدَعَةٍ وَمَهَلٍ إِلَىٰ حِينِ ٱلاجَلِ

wa da`atin wa mahalin il¡ ¦¢ni al-ajali

comfort, and luxurious up to the befalling of death.

وَخَيْرِ مَصِيرٍ وَمَحَلٍّ فِي ٱلنَّعِيمِ ٱلازَلِ

wa khayri ma¥¢rin wa ma¦allin f¢ alnna`¢mi al-azali

I also pray Him for the best destiny and abode in the Eternal Bliss,

وَٱلْعَيْشِ ٱلْمُقْتَبَلِ

wal`ayshi almuqtabali

the affluent living,

وَدَوَامِ ٱلاكُلِ

wa daw¡mi al-ukuli

the perpetual fruit,

وَشُرْبِ ٱلرَّحِيقِ وَٱلسَّلْسَلِ

wa shurbi alrra¦¢qi walssalsali

the drinking from the pure drink,

وَعَلٍّ وَنَهَلٍ لا سَامَ مِنْهُ وَلاَ مَلَلَ

wa `allin wa nahalin l¡ sa'ama minhu wa l¡ malala

and the divine spring whose drink is refreshing and thirst-quenching that is never bored or fed up.

وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ وَتَحِيَّاتُهُ عَلَيْكُمْ

wa ra¦matu all¡hi wa barak¡tuh£ wa ta¦iyy¡tuh£ `alaykum

Allah’s mercy, blessings, and salutations be upon you incessantly

حَتَّىٰ ٱلْعَوْدِ إِلَىٰ حَضْرَتِكُمْ

¦att¡ al`awdi il¡ ¦a¤ratikum

until I return to your presence

وَٱلْفَوْزِ فِي كَرَّتِكُمْ

walfawzi f¢ karratikum

and win the honor of visiting you again

وَٱلْحَشْرِ فِي زُمْرَتِكُمْ

wal¦ashri f¢ zumratikum

and the honor of being resurrected with your group.

وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَصَلَوَاتُهُ وَتَحِيَّاتُهُ

wa ra¦matu all¡hi wa barak¡tuh£ `alaykum wa ¥alaw¡tuh£ wa ta¦iyy¡tuh£

Allah’s mercy, blessings, benedictions, and salutations be upon you,

وَهُوَ حَسْبُنَا وَنِعْمَ ٱلْوَكِيلُ

wa huwa ¦asbun¡ wa ni`ma alwak¢lu

for Allah alone is Sufficient for us! Most Excellent is He in Whom we trust!