اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala `aliyyi bni muhammadin
O Allah, (please) send blessings upon `Ali the son of Muhammad,

وَصِيِّ ٱلأَوْصِيَاءِ

wasiyyi al-awsiya'i
the successor of the Successors,

وَإِمَامِ ٱلأَتْقِيَاءِ

wa imami al-atqiya'i
the leader of the pious,

وَخَلَفِ أَئِمَّةِ ٱلدِّينِ

wa khalafi a'immati alddini
the descendant of the leaders of the religion,

وَٱلْحُجَّةِ عَلَىٰ ٱلْخَلاَئِقِ أَجْمَعِينَ

walhujjati `ala alkhala'iqi ajma`ina
and the argument against all of the creatures.

اَللَّهُمَّ كَمَا جَعَلْتَهُ نُوراً يَسْتَضِيءُ بِهِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ

allahumma kama ja`altahu nuran yastadi'u bihi almu'minuna
O Allah, as You have made him the source of light from which the believers derive light,

فَبَشَّرَ بِٱلْجَزِيلِ مِنْ ثَوَابِكَ

fabashshara biljazili min thawabika
and so he conveyed the good tidings of Your abundant reward,

وَأَنْذَرَ بِٱلأَلِيمِ مِنْ عِقَابِكَ

wa andhara bil-alimi min `iqabika
warned against Your painful punishment,

وَحَذَّرَ بَأْسَكَ

wa hadhdhara ba'saka
notified against Your prowess,

وَذَكَّرَ بِآيَاتِكَ

wa dhakkara bi'ayatika
reminded of Your sings,

وَأَحَلَّ حَلاَلَكَ

wa ahalla halalaka
rendered legal that which You have deemed legal,

وَحَرَّمَ حَرَامَكَ

wa harrama haramaka
rendered illegal that which You have deemed illegal,

وَبَيَّنَ شَرَائِعَكَ وَفَرَائِضَكَ

wa bayyana shara'i`aka wa fara'idaka
explained Your laws and the duties towards You,

وَحَضَّ عَلَىٰ عِبَادَتِكَ

wa hadda `ala `ibadatika
encouraged on servitude to You,

وَأَمَرَ بِطَاعَتِكَ

wa amara bita`atika
enjoined obedience to You,

وَنَهَىٰ عَنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ

wa naha `an ma`siyatika
and forbade disobedience to You,

فَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ

fasalli `alayhi
so also (please) bless him

أَفْضَلَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَىٰ أَحَدٍ

afdala ma sallayta `ala ahadin
with the most favorite blessings that You have ever bestowed

مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِكَ وَذُرِّيَّةِ أَنْبِيَائِكَ

min awliya'ika wa dhurriyyati anbiya'ika
upon any of Your intimate servants and descendants of Your Prophets.

يَا إِلٰهَ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

ya ilaha al`alamina
O God of the Worlds!

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