Another Form of Ziyarah
The following form of ziyarah is quoted from the highly esteemed reference books:
You may stop at the gate of the holy vault and say the following words:
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَلِيفةَ ٱللَّهِ
alssalamu `alayka ya khalifata allahi
Peace be upon you, O vicegerent of Allah
وَخَلِيفَةَ آبَائِهِ ٱلْمَهْدِيِّينَ
wa khalifata aba'ihi almahdiyyina
and vicegerent of your well-guided fathers.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَصِيَّ ٱلأَوْصِيَاءِ ٱلْمَاضِينَ
alssalamu `alayka ya wasiyya al-awsiya'i almadina
Peace be upon you, O successor of the past successors (of the Prophets).
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَافِظَ أَسْرَارِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
alssalamu `alayka ya hafiza asrari rabbi al`alamina
Peace be upon you, O keeper of the secrets of the Lord of the worlds.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بَقِيَّةَ ٱللَّهِ مِنَ ٱلصَّفْوَةِ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبِينَ
alssalamu `alayka ya baqiyyata allahi min alssafwati almuntajabina
Peace be upon you, O Allah’s remainder from among the elite, select ones.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ ٱلأَنْوَارِ ٱلزَّاهِرَةِ
alssalamu `alayka yabna al-anwari alzzahirati
Peace be upon you, O son of the luminous lights.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ ٱلأَعْلاَمِ ٱلْبَاهِرَةِ
alssalamu `alayka yabna al-a`lami albahirati
Peace be upon you, O son of the splendid signs.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ ٱلْعِتْرَةِ ٱلطَّاهِرَةِ
alssalamu `alayka yabna al`itrati alttahirati
Peace be upon you, O son of the immaculate progeny.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَعْدِنَ ٱلْعُلُومِ ٱلنَّبَوِيَّةِ
alssalamu `alayka ya ma`dina al`ulumi alnnabawiyyati
Peace be upon you, O essence of the Prophetic knowledge.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بَابَ ٱللَّهِ
alssalamu `alayka ya baba allahi
Peace be upon you, O Allah’s gate;
ٱلَّذِي لاََ يُؤْتَىٰ إِِلاَّ مِنْهُ
alladhi la yu'ta illa minhu
the only gate from which one can enter to Him.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَبِيلَ ٱللَّهِ
alssalamu `alayka ya sabila allahi
Peace be upon you, O Allah’s course
ٱلَّذِي مَنْ سَلَكَ غَيْرَهُ هَلَكَ
alladhi man salaka ghayrahu halaka
that perdition will be the result of anyone who takes other than it.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نَاظِرَ شَجَرَةِ طُوبَىٰ وَسِدْرَةِ ٱلْمُنْتَهَىٰ
alssalamu `alayka ya nazira shajarati tuba wa sidrati almuntaha
Peace be upon you, O observer of the Tree of Bliss (tuba) and the Farthest Lot-tree.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لاََ يُطْفَىٰ
alssalamu `alayka ya nura allahi alladhi la yutfa
Peace be upon you, O Allah’s light that never extinguishes.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّتِي لاََ تَخْفَىٰ
alssalamu `alayka ya hujjata allahi allati la takhfa
Peace be upon you, O Allah’s decisive argument that is never hidden.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ ٱللَّهِ
alssalamu `alayka ya hujjata allahi
Peace be upon you, O Allah’s decisive argument
عَلَىٰ مَنْ فِي ٱلأَرْضِ وَٱلسَّمَاءِ
`ala man fi al-ardi walssama'i
against all those on the earth and in the heavens.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ سَلاَمَ مَنْ عَرَفَكَ بِمَا عَرَّفَكَ بِهِ ٱللَّهُ
alssalamu `alayka salama man `arafaka bima `arrafaka bihi allahu
Peace be upon you; a salutation of one who recognizes you as exactly as Allah has introduced you
وَنَعَتَكَ بِبَعْضِ نُعُوتِكَ
wa na`ataka biba`di nu`utika
and one who mentions only some of your characteristics
ٱلَّتِي أَنْتَ أَهْلُهَا وَفَوْقَهَا
allati anta ahluha wa fawqaha
that you are worthy of and even more.
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ ٱلْحُجَّةُ عَلَىٰ مَنْ مَضَىٰ وَمَنْ بَقِيَ
ashhadu annaka alhujjatu `ala man mada wa man baqiya
I bear witness that you are the argument against the past and the coming generations,
وَأَنَّ حِزْبَكَ هُمُ ٱلْغَالِبُونَ
wa anna hizbaka hum alghalibuna
your party are the true triumphant,
وَأَوْلِيَاءَكَ هُمُ ٱلْفَائِزُونَ
wa awliya'aka hum alfa'izuna
your friends are the true winners,
وَأَعْدَاءَكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَاسِرُونَ
wa a`da'aka hum alkhasiruna
your enemies are truly losers,
وَأَنَّكَ خَازِنُ كُلِّ عِلْمٍ
wa annaka khazinu kulli `ilmin
you are the keeper of the entire knowledge,
وَفَاتِقُ كُلِّ رَتْقٍ
wa fatiqu kulli ratqin
you are the opener of all closed things,
وَمُحَقِّقُ كُلِّ حَقٍّ
wa muhaqqiqu kulli haqqin
you are the establisher of all truths,
وَمُبْطِلُ كُلِّ بَاطِلٍ
wa mubtilu kulli batilin
and you are the eradicator of all wrong things.
رَضِيتُكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ إِِمَاماً وَهَادِياً
radituka ya mawlaya imaman wa hadiyan
O my master, I accept you as my leader, guide,
وَوَلِيّاً وَمُرْشِداً
wa waliyyan wa murshidan
master, and adviser.
لاََ أَبْتَغي بِكَ بَدَلاًَ
la abtaghi bika badalan
I never seek any alternative
وَلاَ أَتَّخِذُ مِنْ دُونِكَ وَلِيّاً
wa la attakhidhu min dunika waliyyan
and I never betake myself any master save You.
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ ٱلْحَقُّ ٱلثَّابِتُ
ashhadu annaka alhaqqu alththabitu
I bear witness that you are verily the unchanging truth
ٱلَّذِي لاََ عَيْبَ فِيهِ
alladhi la `ayba fihi
that is free of any defect
وَأَنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ فِيكَ حَقٌّ
wa anna wa`da allahi fika haqqun
and that Allah’s promise concerning you is so true
لاََ أَرْتَابُ لِطُولِ ٱلغَيْبَةِ وَبُعْدِ ٱلأَمَدِ
la artabu lituli alghaybati wa bu`di al-amadi
that I never doubt no matter how long the occultation will take and the time (of your advent) will be far
وَلاَ أَتَحَيَّرُ مَعَ مَنْ جَهِلَكَ وَجَهِلَ بِكَ
wa la atahayyaru ma`a man jahilaka wa jahila bika
and I will never have misgivings like those who ignore you and ignore the truth that you represent
مُنْتَظِرٌ مُتَوَقِّعٌ لأَيَّامِكَ
muntazirun mutawaqqi`un li'ayyamika
and I am waiting and expecting your age,
وَأَنْتَ ٱلشَّافِعُ ٱلَّذِي لاََ تُنَازَعُ
wa anta alshshafi`u alladhi la tunaza`u
for you are the unmatched intercessor
وَٱلْوَلِيُّ ٱلَّذِي لاََ تُدَافَعُ
walwaliyyu alladhi la tudafa`u
and the irrefutable master.
ذَخَرَكَ ٱللَّهُ لِنُصْرَةِ ٱلدِّينِ
dhakharaka allahu linusrati alddini
Allah has saved you for the support of the religion,
وَإِِعْزَازِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
wa i`zazi almu'minina
for the fortification of the believers,
وَٱلِٱنْتِقَامِ مِنَ ٱلْجَاحِدِينَ ٱلْمَارِقِينَ
walintiqami min aljahidina almariqina
and for retaliating upon the deniers and the apostates.
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ بِوِلاَيَتِكَ تُقْبَلُ ٱلأَعْمَالُ
ashhadu anna biwilayatika tuqbalu al-a`malu
I bear witness that through the loyalty to you, deeds are approved,
وَتُزَكَّىٰ ٱلأَفْعَالُ
wa tuzakka al-af`alu
acts are purified,
وَتُضَاعَفُ ٱلْحَسَنَاتُ
wa tuda`afu alhasanatu
rewards are doubled,
وَتُمْحَىٰ ٱلسَّيِّئَاتُ
wa tumha alssayyi'atu
and punishments for wrongdoings are erased.
فَمَنْ جَاءَ بِوِلاَيَتِكَ
faman ja'a biwilayatika
Therefore, he who bears loyalty to you
وَٱعْتَرَفَ بِإِِمَامَتِكَ
wa`tarafa bi'imamatika
and recognizes your Imamate
قُبِلَتْ أَعْمَالُهُ
qubilat a`maluhu
will have his deeds approved,
وَصُدِّقَتْ أَقْوَالُهُ
wa suddiqat aqwaluhu
his sayings credited,
وَتَضَاعَفَتْ حَسَنَاتُهُ
wa tada`afat hasanatuhu
his rewards doubled,
وَمُحِيَتْ سَيِّئَاتُهُ
wa muhiyat sayyi'atuhu
and his wrongdoings erased;
وَمَنْ عَدَلَ عَنْ وِلاَيَتِكَ
wa man `adala `an wilayatika
while if he rejects loyalty to you,
وَجَهِلَ مَعْرِفَتَكَ
wa jahila ma`rifataka
ignores the recognition of you,
وَٱسْتَبْدَلَ بِكَ غَيْرَكَ
wastabdala bika ghayraka
and follows anyone else,
كَبَّهُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مَنْخَرِهِ فِي ٱلنَّارِ
kabbahu allahu `ala mankharihi fi alnnari
Allah shall throw him down in Hellfire on the nose,
وَلَمْ يَقْبَلِ ٱللَّهُ لَهُ عَمَلاًَ
wa lam yaqbal allahu lahu `amalan
shall never approve of any of his acts,
وَلَمْ يُقِمْ لَهُ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ وَزْناً
wa lam yuqim lahu yawma alqiyamati waznan
and shall never set up a balance for him on the Day of Resurrection.
أُشْهِدُ ٱللَّهَ وَأُشْهِدُ مَلاَئِكَتَهُ
ushhidu allaha wa ushhidu mala'ikatahu
I ask Allah and His angels
وَأُشْهِدُكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ بِهٰذَا
wa ushhiduka ya mawlaya bihadha
and you, my master, to testify to this for me;
ظَاهِرُهُ كَبَاطِنِهِ
zahiruhu kabatinihi
the outward of this declaration is as same as its inward,
وَسِرُّهُ كَعَلاَنِيَتِهِ
wa sirruhu ka`alaniyatihi
and its secret is as same as its overtness;
وَأَنْتَ ٱلشَّاهِدُ عَلَىٰ ذٰلِكَ
wa anta alshshahidu `ala dhalika
and you are the witness on this declaration,
وَهُوَ عَهْدِي إِِلَيْكَ
wa huwa `ahdi ilayka
and this is my pledge with you
وَمِيثَاقِي لَدَيْكَ
wa mithaqi ladayka
and my covenant to you
إِِذْ أَنْتَ نِظَامُ ٱلدِّينِ
idh anta nizamu alddini
since you are verily the system of the religion,
وَيَعْسُوبُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
wa ya`subu almuttaqina
the leader of the pious ones,
وَعِزُّ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِينَ
wa `izzu almuwahhidina
and the dignity of the monotheists.
وَبِذٰلِكَ أَمَرَنِي رَبُّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
wa bidhalika amarani rabbu al`alamina
This is the command of the Lord of the Worlds to me.
فَلَوْ تَطَاوَلَتِ ٱلدُّهُورُ
falaw tatawalat aldduhuru
Even if times take longer periods
وَتَمَادَتِ ٱلأَعْمَارُ
wa tamadat al-a`maru
and ages extend,
لَمْ أَزْدَدْ فِيكَ إِِلاَّ يَقِيناً
lam azdad fika illa yaqinan
this will increase in me nothing but more belief in you,
وَلَكَ إِِلاَّ حُبّاً
wa laka illa hubban
love for you,
وَعَلَيْكَ إِِلاَّ مُتَّكَلاًَ وَمُعْتَمَداً
wa `alayka illa muttakalan wa mu`tamadan
reliance on and trust in you,
وَلِظُهُورِكَ إِِلاَّ مُتَوَقِّعاً وَمُنْتَظِراً
wa lizuhurika illa mutawaqqi`an wa muntaziran
anticipation and expectation of your advent,
وَلِجِهَادِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ مُتَرَقِّباً
wa lijihadi bayna yadayka mutaraqqiban
and waiting to strive hard in your presence.
فَأَبْذُلُ نَفْسِي وَمَالِي
fa'abdhul nafsi wa mali
So, I sacrifice myself, my fortune,
وَوَلَدِي وَأَهْلِي
wa waladi wa ahli
my sons, my family members,
وَجَمِيعَ مَا خَوَّلَنِي رَبِّي بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ
wa jami`a ma khawwalani rabbi bayna yadayka
and all that which my Lord has granted me for your sake
وَٱلتَّصَرُّفَ بَيْنَ أَمْرِكَ وَنَهْيِكَ
walttasarrufa bayna amrika wa nahyika
and for obeying your orders and refraining from that which you order me not to do.
مَوْلاَيَ فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتُ أَيَّامَكَ ٱلزَّاهِرَةَ
mawlaya fa'in adraktu ayyamaka alzzahirata
O my master, If I catch your thriving days
وَأَعْلاَمَكَ ٱلْبَاهِرَةَ
wa a`lamaka albahirata
and see your splendid signs,
فَهَا أَنَا ذَا عَبْدُكَ
faha ana dha `abduka
then, here I, a servant of you,
ٱلْمُتَصَرِّفُ بَيْنَ أَمْرِكَ وَنَهْيِكَ
almutasarrifu bayna amrika wa nahyika
am yielding to your orders and abstaining from that which you order me not to do.
أَرْجُو بِهِ ٱلشَّهَادَةَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ
arju bihi alshshahadata bayna yadayka
Through all that, I hope for martyrdom in your presence
وَٱلْفَوْزَ لَدَيْكَ
walfawza ladayka
and success in your view.
مَوْلاَيَ فَإِنْ أَدْرَكَنِيَ ٱلْمَوْتُ قَبْلَ ظُهُورِكَ
mawlaya fa'in adrakani almawtu qabla zuhurika
O my master, but if death comes upon me before your advent,
فَإِنِّي أَتَوَسَّلُ بِكَ
fa'inni atawassalu bika
then I beseech you
وَبِآبَائِكَ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ إِِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ تَعَالَىٰ
wa bi'aba'ika alttahirina ila allahi ta`ala
and your immaculate fathers to mediate for me before Allah the All-exalted
وَأَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
wa as'aluhu an yusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
Whom I pray to send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
وَأَنْ يَجْعَلَ لِي كَرَّةً فِي ظُهُورِكَ
wa an yaj`ala li karratan fi zuhurika
and to decide for me a return after your advent
وَرَجْعَةً فِي أَيَّامِكَ
wa raj`atan fi ayyamika
and a second life during your days
لأَبْلُغَ مِنْ طَاعَتِكَ مُرَادِي
li'ablugha min ta`atika muradi
so that I will attain obedience to you, which is my desire,
وَأَشْفِيَ مِنْ أَعْدَائِكَ فُؤَادِي
wa ashfiya min a`da'ika fu'adi
and to heal my heart from your enemies.
مَوْلاَيَ وَقَفْتُ فِي زِيَارَتِكَ
mawlaya waqaftu fi ziyaratika
O my master, while I am visiting you, I am standing
مَوْقِفَ ٱلْخَاطِئِينَ ٱلنَّادِمِينَ
mawqifa alkhati'ina alnnadimina
in the position of the repentant wrongdoers,
ٱلْخَائِفِينَ مِنْ عِقَابِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
alkha'ifina min `iqabi rabbi al`alamina
who fear the chastisement of the Lord of the Worlds
وَقَدِ ٱتَّكَلْتُ عَلَىٰ شَفَاعَتِكَ
wa qad ittakaltu `ala shafa`atika
and I am, meanwhile, depending upon your intercession for me
وَرَجَوْتُ بِمُوَالاَتِكَ وَشَفَاعَتِكَ
wa rajawtu bimuwalatika wa shafa`atika
and I, through my loyalty to you and your intercession for me, wish for
مَحْوَ ذُنُوبِي
mahwa dhunubi
eradication of my sins,
وَسَتْرَ عُيُوبِي
wa satra `uyubi
covering of my defects,
وَمَغْفِرَةَ زَلَلِي
wa maghfirata zalali
and forgiveness of my slips.
فَكُنْ لِوَلِيِّكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ
fakun liwaliyyika ya mawlaya
So, O my master, (please) help me—your servant—
عِنْدَ تَحْقِيقِ أَمَلِهِ
`inda tahqiqi amalihi
to achieve my hope
وَٱسْأَلِ ٱللَّهَ غُفْرَانَ زَلَلِهِ
was'al allaha ghufrana zalalihi
and (please) ask Allah to forgive my slips.
فَقَدْ تَعَلَّقَ بِحَبْلِكَ
faqad ta`allaqa bihablika
Verily, I am clinging to your rope,
وَتَمَسَّكَ بِوِلاَيَتِكَ
wa tamassaka biwilayatika
holding on my loyalty to you,
وَتَبَرَّأَ مِنْ أَعْدَائِكَ
wa tabarra'a min a`da'ika
and declaring my disavowal of your enemies.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ
allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi
O Allah, (please) bless Muhammad and his Household
وَأَنْجِزْ لِوَلِيِّكَ مَا وَعَدْتَهُ
wa anjiz liwaliyyika ma wa`adtahu
and fulfill Your promise to Your Vicegerent.
اَللَّهُمَّ أَظْهِرْ كَلِمَتَهُ
allahumma azhir kalimatahu
O Allah, (please) make prevalent his word,
وَأَعْلِ دَعْوَتَهُ
wa a`li da`watahu
elevate his mission,
وَٱنْصُرْهُ عَلَىٰ عَدُوِّهِ وَعَدُوِّكَ
wansurhu `ala `aduwwihi wa `aduwwika
and support him against Your and his enemies,
يَا رَبَّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
ya rabba al`alamina
O Lord of the Worlds!
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍٍ
allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
وَأَظْهِرْ كَلِمَتَكَ ٱلتَّامَّةَ
wa azhir kalimataka alttammata
and allow Your Perfect Word,
وَمُغَيَّبَكَ فِي أَرْضِكَ
wa mughayyabaka fi ardika
Your concealed one in Your lands,
ٱلْخَائِفَ ٱلْمُتَرَقِّبَ
alkha'ifa almutaraqqiba
the afraid, and the vigilant, to reappear.
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱنْصُرْهُ نَصْراً عَزِيزاً
allahumma insurhu nasran `azizan
O Allah, (please) support him with powerful support
وَٱفْتَحْ لَهُ فَتْحاً يَسِيراً
waftah lahu fathan yasiran
and give him a nigh victory.
اَللَّهُمَّ وَأَعِزَّ بِهِ ٱلدِّينَ بَعْدَ ٱلْخُمُولِ
allahumma wa a`izza bihi alddina ba`da alkhumuli
O Allah, (please) fortify the religion through him after it has been sluggish,
وَأَطْلِعْ بِهِ ٱلْحَقَّ بَعْدَ ٱلأُفُولِ
wa atli` bihi alhaqqa ba`da al-ufuli
demonstrate the truth through him after it has declined,
وَأَجْلِ بِهِ ٱلظُّلْمَةَ
wa ajli bihi alzzulmata
remove darkness through him,
وَٱكْشِفْ بِهِ ٱلْغُمَّةَ
wakshif bihi alghummata
and relieve the grief through him.
اَللَّهُمَّ وَآمِنْ بِهِ ٱلْبِلاَدَ
allahumma wa amin bihi albilada
O Allah, (please) spread security over the lands through him
وَٱهْدِ بِهِ ٱلْعِبَادَ
wahdi bihi al`ibada
and guide the servants (of You) through him.
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱمْلَأْ بِهِ ٱلأَرْضَ عَدْلاًَ وَقِسْطاً
allahumma imla bihi al-arda `adlan wa qistan
O Allah, (please) fill the earth with justice and equality through him
كَمَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَجَوْراً
kama muli'at zulman wa jawran
as it is filled with injustice and wrong.
إِِنَّكَ سَمِيعٌ مُجِيبٌ
innaka sami`un mujibun
Verily, You are All-hearing and Responding.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ ٱللَّهِ
alssalamu `alayka ya waliyya allahi
Peace be upon you, O Allah’s vicegerent.
إِئْذَنْ لِوَلِيِّكَ فِي ٱلدُّخُولِ إِلَىٰ حَرَمِكَ
i'dhan liwaliyyika fi alddukhuli ila haramika
(please) permit me, your servant, to enter your sanctuary.
صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ
salawatu allahi `alayka
May Allah’s blessings be upon you
وَعَلَىٰ آبَائِكَ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ
wa `ala aba'ika alttahirina
and upon your immaculate fathers.
وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu
Allah’s mercy and benedictions be upon you.
You may then come to the Occultation Vault and stop between the two doors, holding the door’s side with your hand. You may then hem and haw, as if you are seeking permission of entrance, and say these words:
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحيمِ
bismillahi alrrahmani alrrahimi
In the Name of Allah; the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
You may now come down with tranquility and present-heartedness. Offer a two-unit prayer in the yard of the vault and say the following words:
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ٱللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ٱللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ
allahu akbaru allahu akbaru allahu akbaru
Allah is the Most Great. Allah is the Most Great. Allah is the Most Great.
لاََ إِِلٰهَ إِِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ
la ilaha illa allahu
There is no god save Allah.
وَٱللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْحَمْدُ
wallahu akbaru wa lillahi alhamdu
Allah is the Most Great and to Allah be all praise.
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي هَدَانَا لِهٰذَا
alhamdu lillahi alladhi hadana lihadha
All praise be to Allah Who has guided us to this,
وَعَرَّفَنَا أَوْلِيَاءَهُ وَأَعْدَاءَهُ
wa `arrafana awliya'ahu wa a`da'ahu
made us discriminate between His friends and enemies,
وَوَفَّقَنَا لِزِيَارَةِ أَئِمَّتِنَا
wa waffaqana liziyarati a'immatina
granted us success to visit our Imams,
وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمُعَانِدِينَ ٱلنَّاصِبِينَ
wa lam yaj`alna min almu`anidina alnnasibina
and has not made us of the obdurate antagonists (of the truth),
وَلاَ مِنَ ٱلْغُلاَةِ ٱلْمُفَوِّضِينَ
wa la min alghulati almufawwidina
nor of the immoderate indeterminists,
وَلاَ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْتَابِينَ ٱلْمُقَصِّرِينَ
wa la min almurtabina almuqassirina
nor of the suspicious and negligent.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ وَلِيِّ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنِ أَوْلِيَائِهِ
alssalamu `ala waliyyi allahi wabni awliya'ihi
Peace be upon Allah’s vicegerent and son of His vicegerents.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْمُدَّخَرِ لِكَرَامَةِ أَوْلِيَاءِ ٱللَّهِ
alssalamu `ala almuddakhari likaramati awliya'i allahi
Peace be upon the one saved for achieving dignity of Allah’s intimate servants
وَبَوَارِ أَعْدَاءِهِ
wa bawari a`da'ihi
and for ruining Allah’s enemies.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلنُّورِ
alssalamu `ala alnnuri
Peace be upon the light
ٱلَّذِي أَرَادَ أَهْلُ ٱلْكُفْرِ إِِطْفَاءَهُ
alladhi arada ahlu alkufri itfa'ahu
that the people of atheism intend to extinguish;
فَأَبَىٰ ٱللَّهُ إِِلاَّ أَنْ يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ بِكُرْهِهِمْ
fa'aba allahu illa an yutimma nurahu bikurhihim
but Allah would not allow but that His light should be perfected, despite their contempt.
وَأَيَّدَهُ بِالْحَيَاةِ
wa ayyadahu bilhayati
He thus supported him with survival
حَتَّىٰ يُظْهِرَ عَلَىٰ يَدِهِ ٱلْحَقَّ بِرَغْمِهِمْ
hatta yuzhira `ala yadihi alhaqqa biraghmihim
so that He shall make prevalent the truth at his hands against their will.
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَاكَ صَغِيراً
ashhadu anna allaha istafaka saghiran
I bear witness that Allah has chosen you since you were little
وَأَكْمَلَ لَكَ عُلُومَهُ كَبِيراً
wa akmala laka `ulumahu kabiran
and perfected His knowledge for you when you grew up;
وَأَنَّكَ حَيٌّ لاََ تَمُوتُ
wa annaka hayyun la tamutu
and that you are alive and you will not die
حَتَّىٰ تُبْطِلَ ٱلْجِبْتَ وَٱلطَّاغُوتَ
hatta tubtila aljibta walttaghuta
before you efface all idols and false deities.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ
allahumma salli `alayhi
O Allah, (please) bless him
وَعَلَىٰ خُدَّامِهِ وَأَعْوَانِهِ عَلَىٰ غَيْبَتِهِ وَنَأْيِهِ
wa `ala khuddamihi wa a`wanihi `ala ghaybatihi wa na'yihi
and his servants and those who helped him to occult and hide from sights,
وَٱسْتُرْهُ سَتْراً عَزِيزاً
wasturhu satran `azizan
cover him with invulnerable covering,
وَٱجْعَلْ لَهُ مَعْقِلاًَ حَرِيزاً
waj`al lahu ma`qilan harizan
arrange for him an invincible haven,
وَٱشْدُدِ ٱللَّهُمَّ وَطْأَتَكَ عَلَىٰ مُعَانِدِيهِ
washdud allahumma wat'ataka `ala mu`anidihi
increase, O Allah, Your intensity on those who resist him obdurately,
وَٱحْرُسْ مَوَالِيَهُ وَزَائِرِيهِ
wahrus mawalihi wa za'irihi
and guard his loyalists and visitors.
اَللَّهُمَّ كَمَا جَعَلْتَ قَلْبِي بِذِكْرِهِ مَعْمُوراً
allahumma kama ja`alta qalbi bidhikrihi ma`muran
O Allah, just as You have made my heart full of reference to him,
فَٱجْعَلْ سِلاَحِي بِنُصْرَتِهِ مَشْهُوراً
faj`al silahi binusratihi mashhuran
so also (please) make my weapon prepared in support of him.
وَإِِنْ حَالَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ لِقَائِهِ
wa in hala bayni wa bayna liqa'ihi
If death that You have made inescapable on Your servants
ٱلْمَوْتُ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلْتَهُ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِكَ حَتْماً
almawtu alladhi ja`altahu `ala `ibadika hatman
and You have made inevitably predestined on Your creatures
وَأَقْدَرْتَ بِهِ عَلَىٰ خَلِيقَتِكَ رَغْماً
wa aqdarta bihi `ala khaliqatika raghman
impedes me from meeting him,
فَٱبْعَثْنِي عِنْدَ خُرُوجِهِ
fab`athni `inda khurujihi
then (please) restore me to life at his advent,
ظَاهِراً مِنْ حُفْرَتِي
zahiran min hufrati
coming out from my hole (i.e. grave),
مُؤْتَزِراً كَفَنِي
mu'taziran kafani
and using my shroud as my garment
حَتَّىٰ أُجَاهِدَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ
hatta ujahida bayna yadayhi
so that I will fight strivingly in his presence
فِي ٱلصَّفِّ ٱلَّذِي أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ
fi alssaffi alladhi athnayta `ala ahlihi
in the line whose people have been praised by You
فِي كِتَابِكَ فَقُلْتَ:
fi kitabika faqulta
in You Book where You say,
«كَأَنَّهُمْ بُنْيَانٌ مَرْصُوصٌ»
ka'nnahum bunyanun marsusun
“…as if they were a firm and compact wall.”
اَللَّهُمَّ طَالَ ٱلِٱنْتِظَارُ
allahumma tala al-intizaru
O Allah, too long has been the expectation,
وَشَمِتَ مِنَا ٱلْفُجَّارُ
wa shamita bina alfujjaru
the wicked are gloating at our misfortune,
وَصَعُبَ عَلَيْنَا ٱلِٱنْتِصَارُ
wa sa`uba `alayna al-intisaru
and victory has been difficult for us.
اَللَّهُمَّ أَرِنَا وَجْهَ وَلِيِّكَ ٱلْمَيْمُونَ
allahumma arina wajha waliyyika almaymuna
O Allah, (please) show us the blessed face of Your vicegerent
فِي حَيَاتِنَا وَبَعْدَ ٱلْمَنُونِ
fi hayatina wa ba`da almanuni
in our lifetimes and after death.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِِنِّي أَدِينُ لَكَ بِٱلرَّجْعَةِ
allahumma inni adinu laka bilrraj`ati
O Allah, I profess of the Return as my faith
بَيْنَ يَدَيْ صَاحِبِ هٰذِهِ ٱلْبُقْعَةِ
bayna yaday sahibi hadhihi albuq`ati
in the presence of the owner of this area.
الْغَوْثَ ٱلْغَوْثَ ٱلْغَوْثَ
alghawtha alghawtha alghawtha
[I beseech for] Relief, relief, relief.
يَا صَاحِبَ ٱلزَّمَانِ
ya sahiba alzzamani
O Patron of the Age!
قَطَعْتُ فِي وُصْلَتِكَ ٱلْخُلاَّنَ
qata`tu fi wuslatika alkhullana
I have ruptured my relations with many friends in order to build good relations with you,
وَهَجَرْتُ لِزِيَارَتِكَ ٱلأَوْطَانَ
wa hajartu liziyaratika al-awtana
I have deserted my homeland in order to visit you,
وَأَخْفَيْتُ أَمْرِي عَنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْبُلْدَانِ
wa akhfaytu amri `an ahli albuldani
and I have concealed my intention from the peoples of the towns
لِتَكُونَ شَفِيعاً عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ وَرَبِّي
litakuna shafi`an `inda rabbika wa rabbi
so that you may be my intercessor with your and my Lord
إِلَىٰ آبَائِكَ وَمَوَالِيَّ
wa ila aba'ika wa mawaliyya
and with your fathers and my masters,
فِي حُسْنِ ٱلتَّوْفِيقِ لِي
fi husni alttawfiqi li
seeking excellence of success,
وِإِِسْبَاغِ ٱلنِّعْمَةِ عَلَيَّ
wa isbaghi alnni`mati `alayya
conferral of bounties,
وَسَوْقِ ٱلإِحْسَانِ إِِلَيَّ
wa sawqi al-ihsani ilayya
and making charitable acts run towards me.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍٍ
allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
أَصْحَابِ ٱلْحَقِّ
ashabi alhaqqi
the rightful ones
وَقَادَةِ ٱلْخَلْقِ
wa qadati alkhalqi
and the leaders of the creatures,
وَٱسْتَجِبْ مِنِّي مَا دَعَوْتُكَ
wastajib minni ma da`awtuka
and (please) respond to me in what I have besought You for
وَأَعْطِنِي مَا لَمْ أَنْطِقْ بِهِ فِي دُعَائِي
wa a`tini ma lam antiq bihi fi du`a'i
and grant me all that which I have not mentioned in my prayer,
مِنْ صَلاَحِ دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ
min salahi dini wa dunyaya
such as the uprightness of my faith and my worldly affairs.
إِِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
innaka hamidun majidun
You are verily worthy of praise and worthy of glory.
وَصَلِّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ
wa salla allahu `ala muhammadin wa alihi alttahirina
May Allah bless Muhammad and his Immaculate Household.
You may then enter the hall, offer a two-unit prayer, and say the following words:
اَللَّهُمَّ عَبْدُكَ ٱلزَّائِرُ
allahumma `abduka alzza'iru
O Allah, I—Your visiting servant—
فِي فِنَاءِ وَلِيِّكَ ٱلْمَزُورِ
fi fina'i waliyyika almazuri
am in the yard of Your visited vicegerent
ٱلَّذِي فَرَضْتَ طَاعَتَهُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْعَبِيدِ وَٱلأَحْرَارِ
alladhi faradta ta`atahu `ala al`abidi wal-ahrari
the obedience to whom has been made obligatory by You on the slaves and the free
وَأَنْقَذْتَ بِهِ أَوْلِيَاءَكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلنَّارِ
wa anqadhta bihi awliya'aka min `adhabi alnnari
and through whom You shall save Your intimate servants from the chastisement of Hellfire.
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْهَا زِيَارَةً مَقْبُولَةً
allahumma ij`alha ziyaratan maqbulatan
O Allah, (please) decide it to be an admitted visitation
ذَاتَ دُعَاءٍ مُسْتَجَابٍ
dhata du`a'in mustajabin
of a granted prayer
مِنْ مُصَدِّقٍ بِوَلِيِّكَ غَيْرِ مُرْتَابٍ
min musaddiqin biwaliyyika ghayri murtabin
from one who gives full credence to Your vicegerent and who never suspects him.
اَللَّهُمَّ لاََ تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ ٱلْعَهْدِ بِهِ وَلاَ بِزِيَارَتِهِ
allahumma la taj`alhu akhira al`ahdi bihi wa la biziyaratihi
O Allah, (please) do not decide this to be the last of my presence and visitation to him
وَلاَ تَقْطَعْ أَثَرِي مِنْ مَشْهَدِهِ
wa la taqta` athari min mashhadihi
and do not cut off my traces in his shrine
وَزِيَارَةِ أَبِيهِ وَجَدِّهِ
wa ziyarati abihi wa jaddihi
and in visitation to his father and grandfather.
اَللَّهُمَّ أَخْلِفْ عَلَيَّ نَفَقَتِي
allahumma akhlif `alayya nafaqati
O Allah, (please) compensate for me my expenditure,
وَٱنْفَعْنِي بِمَا رَزَقْتَنِي
wanfa`ni bima razaqtani
make me benefit from the sustenance that You have provided me
فِي دُنْيَايَ وَآخِرَتِي
fi dunyaya wa akhirati
in my worldly life and in my Next Life,
لِي وَلإِِِخْوَانِي وَأَبَوَيَّ
li wa li'ikhwani wa abawayya
and do the same to my brothers, parents,
وَجَمِيعِ عِتْرَتِي
wa jami`i `itrati
and all of my offspring.
أَسْتَودِعُكَ ٱللَّهَ أَيُّهَا ٱلإِمَامُ
astawdi`uka allaha ayyuha al-imamu
I entrust you with Allah, O Leader
ٱلَّذِي يَفُوزُ بِهِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ
alladhi yafuzu bihi almu'minuna
through whom the believers will win
وَيَهْلِكُ عَلَىٰ يَدَيْهِ ٱلْكَافِرُونَ ٱلْمُكَذِّبُونَ
wa yahliku `ala yadayhi alkafiruna almukadhdhibuna
and at whose hands the belying unbelievers will perish.
يَا مَوْلاَيَ يَا بْنَ ٱلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ
ya mawlaya yabna alhasani bni `aliyyin
O my master! O son of al-Hasan the son of `Ali,
جِئْتُكَ زَائِراً لَكَ وَلأَبِيكَ وَجَدِّكَ
ji'tuka za'iran laka wa li'abika wa jaddika
I have come to you visiting you, your father, and your grandfather,
مُتَيَقِّناً ٱلْفَوْزَ بِكُمْ
mutayaqqinan alfawza bikum
being certain of winning through you,
مُعْتَقِداً إِِمَامَتَكُمْ
mu`taqidan imamatakum
and having full faith in your Imamate.
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱكْتُبْ هٰذِهِ ٱلشَّهَادَةَ وَٱلزِّيَارَةَ لِي
allahumma uktub hadhihi alshshahadata walzziyarata li
O Allah, (please) write down this testimony and visitation to me
عِنْدَكَ فِي عِلِّيِّينَ
`indaka fi `illiyyina
with You in the Most Elevated Place,
وَبَلِّغْنِي بَلاَغَ ٱلصَّالِحِينَ
wa ballighni balagha alssalihina
make me attain that which is attained by the righteous ones,
وَٱنْفَعْنِي بِحُبِّهِمْ يَا رَبَّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
wanfa`ni bihubbihim ya rabba al`alamina
and make me benefit by my love for them, O Lord of the Worlds.