رَضِيتُ بِٱللَّهِ رَبّاً

ra¤¢tu bill¡hi rabban

I have submitted to Allah being my Lord,

وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيّاً

wa bimu¦ammadin nabiyyan

Mu¦ammad being my prophet,

وَبِٱلإِسْلاَمِ دِيناً

wa bil-isl¡mi d¢nan

Islam being my religion,

وَبِٱلْقُرْآنِ كِتَاباً

wa bilqur'¡ni kit¡ban

the Qur'¡n being my Book,

وَبِعَليٍّ وَٱلْحَسَنِ وَٱلْحُسَيْنِ

wa bi`aliyyin wal¦asani wal¦usayni

`Al¢, al-°asan, al-°usayn,

وَعَليٍّ وَمُحَمَّدٍ وَجعفرٍ

wa `aliyyin wa mu¦ammadin wa ja`farin

`Al¢, Mu¦ammad, Ja`far,

وَمُوسَىٰ وَعَلِيٍّ وَمُحمَّدٍ

wa m£s¡ wa `aliyyin wa mu¦mmdin

M£s¡, `Al¢, Mu¦ammad,

وَعَلِيٍّ وَٱلحَسَنِ وَٱلحُجَّةِ

wa `aliyyin wal¦asani wal¦ujjati

`Al¢, al-°asan, and the Argument-person,

عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ (ئِمَّةً)

`alayhim alssal¡mu (a'immatan)

peace be upon them, (to be my Imams).

اَللَّهُمَّ وَلِيُّكَ ٱلحُجَّةَُ ٱلقَائِمُ

all¡humma waliyyuka al¦ujjatu alq¡'imu

Allah, as for Your representative, the argument, and the rising Imam,

فَٱحْفَظْهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ

fa¦fa¨hu min bayni yadayhi wa min khalfih¢

(please) safeguard him from his front, back,

وَعَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ

wa `an yam¢nih¢ wa `an shim¡lih¢

right side, left side,

وَمِنْ فَوْقِهِ وَمِنْ تَحْتِهِ

wa min fawqih¢ wa min ta¦tih¢

above him, and beneath him;

وَٱمْدُدْ لَهُ فِي عُمْرِهِ

wamdud lah£ f¢ `umrih¢

increase his lifetime;

وَٱجْعَلْهُ ٱلْقَائِمَ بِمْرِكَ

waj`alhu alq¡'ima bi'amrika

make him undertake (the mission of carrying out) Your decree

وَٱلْمُنْتَصِرَ لِدِينِكَ

walmunta¥ira lid¢nika

and defend Your religion triumphantly;

وَرِهِ مَا يُحِبُّ وَمَا تَقَرُّ بِهِ عَيْنُهُ

wa arih¢ m¡ yu¦ibbu wa m¡ taqarru bih¢ `aynuh£

give him what he likes and what gives him pleasure

فِي نَفْسِهِ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ

f¢ nafsih¢ wa dhurriyyatih¢

as regards himself, his progeny,

وَفِي هْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ

wa f¢ ahlih¢ wa m¡lih¢

his family members, his property,

وَفِي شِيعَتِهِ وَفِي عَدُوِّهِ

wa f¢ sh¢`atih¢ wa f¢ `aduwwih¢

his partisans, and his enemies;

وَرِهِمْ مِنْهُ مَا يَحْذَرُونَ

wa arihim minhu m¡ ya¦dhar£na

make his enemies encounter what they fear to encounter from him;

وَرِهِ فِيهِمْ مَا يُحِبُّ وَتُقِرُّ بِهِ عَيْنَهُ

wa arih¢ f¢him m¡ yu¦ibbu wa tuqirru bih¢ `aynah£

make him see what he loves to see and what gives him pleasure with regard to his enemies;

وَٱشْفِ بِهِ صُدُورَنَا

washfi bih¢ ¥ud£ran¡

and heal through him our hearts

وَصُدُورَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ

wa ¥ud£ra qawmin mu'min¢na

and the hearts of the believing people.

رَضِيتُ بِٱللَّهِ رَبّاً

ra¤¢tu bill¡hi rabban

I have submitted to Allah being my Lord,

وَبِٱلإِسْلاَمِ ديناً

wa bil-isl¡mi d¢nan

to Islam being my religion,

وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ نَبِيّاً

wa bimu¦ammadin ¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lihi nabiyyan

to Mu¦ammad—peace be upon him and his Household—being the Prophet,

وَبِعَلِيٍّ إِمَامَاً

wa bi`aliyyin im¡man

to `Al¢ being my leader,

وَبِٱلْحَسَنِ وَٱلْحُسَيْنِ

wa bil¦asani wal-¦usayni

to al-°asan, al-°usayn,

وَعَلِيٍّ وَمُحَمَّدٍ

wa `aliyyin wa mu¦ammadin

`Al¢, Mu¦ammad,

وَجَعْفَر وَمُوسَىٰ

wa ja`farin wa m£s¡

Ja`far, M£s¡,

وَعَلِيٍّ وَمُحَمَّدٍ

wa `aliyyin wa mu¦ammadin

`Al¢, Mu¦ammad,

وَعَلِيٍّ وَٱلْحَسَنِ

wa `aliyyin wal-¦asani

`Al¢, al-°asan,

وَٱلْخَلَفِ ٱلصَّالِحِ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ

wal-khalafi al¥¥¡li¦i `alayhimu alssal¡mu

and the Righteous Successor—peace be upon them all—

ئِمَّةً وَسَادَةً وَقَادَةً

a'immatan wa s¡datan wa q¡datan

being my Imams, masters, and leaders.

بِهِمْ تَولَّىٰ وَمِنْ عْدَائِهِمْ تَبَرَّا

bihim atawall¡ wa min a`d¡'ihim atabarra'u

Only them should I follow and their enemies will I disavow.