Visiting the Shrine / Ziarat of the Holy Prophet (saws)        MP3 Audio

The method of visiting the shrine of the Holy Prophet (a.s) is as follows:

When you arrive in the holy city of al-Madinah, you may bathe yourself, preparing yourself for the ziyarah. When you intend to enter the Masjid al-Nabiy, you should stop at the door of the mosque and recite the FIRST form of asking permission for entering there,  You may enter from the Gate of Archangel Gabriel (Bab Jibrael) preceding the right foot to the left. You may then repeat the following one hundred times:

Allah is the Greatest

allahu akbar

اَللهُ أَكْبَرُ

You may then offer the two Rak`ah prayer of Greeting the Mosque (tahiyyat al-masjid). After that, you may walk to the holy chamber that included the tomb of the Holy Prophet. There, you may touch it with your hand, kiss it, and say the following:

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللّهِ،

assalamu `alayka yarasula allahi

Peace be upon you; O the Messenger of Allah.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللّهِ،

assalamu `alayka yanabiyya allahi

Peace be upon you; O the Prophet of Allah.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنَ عَبْدِاللّهِ،

assalamu `alayka yamuhammadu bna `abdillahi

Peace be upon you; O Muhammad ibn `Abdullah.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَ،

assalamu `alayka yakhatama alnnabiyyina

Peace be upon you; O the Seal of the Prophets.

أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ الرِّسَالَةَ،

ash-hadu annaka qad ballghta alrrisalata

I bear witness that you conveyed the Mission,

وَأَقَمْتَ الصَّلاةَ،

wa aqamta alsalata

offered the prayers,

وَآتَيْتَ الزَّكَاةَ،

wa atayta alzzakata

gave alms,

وَأَمَرْتَ بِالمَعْرُوفِ،

wa amarta bilma`rufi

enjoined the right,

وَنَهَيْتَ عَنِ المُنْكَرِ،

wa nahayta `ani almunkari

forbade the wrong,

وَعَبَدْتَ اللّهَ مُخْلِصاً حَتَّى أَتَاكَ اليَقِينُ،

wa `abadta allaha mukhliSan hattaataka aliyaqinu

and served Almighty Allah sincerely until death came upon you.

فَصَلَوَاتُ اللّهِ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَتُهُ

faSalawatu allahi `alayka wa rahmatuhu

Blessings and mercy of Allah be upon you

وَعَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ الطَّاهِرِينَ.

wa `alaahli baytika alttahirina

and upon your Household, the Immaculate.

You may then stand near the fore pillar on the right hand side of the tomb with the minbar to your right, facing the kiblah, and this is where the Holy Prophet’s head rests. You may then say the following:

أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ،

ash-hadu an lailaha illaallahu wahdahu lasharika lahu

I bear witness that there is no god save Allah, alone without having any associate;

وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ،

wa ash-hadu ann muhammadan `abduhu wa rasuluhu

and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.

وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللّهِ،

wa ash-hadu annaka rasulu allahi

I bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah,

وَأَنَّكَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِاللّهِ،

wa annaka muhammadu bnu `abdillahi

and you are Muhammad, son of `Abdullah.

وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالاتِ رَبِّكَ

wa ash-hadu annaka qad ballghta risalati rabbika

I bear witness that you have conveyed the messages of your Lord,

وَنَصَحْتَ لأُمَّتِكَ،

wa naSahta li’ummtika

offered your people good advice,

وَجَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ،

wa jahadta fi sabili allahi

striven hard in the way of Allah,

وَعَبَدْتَ اللّهَ حَتَّى أَتَاكَ اليَقِينُ

wa `abadta allaha hattaataka aliyaqinu

worshipped Allah -until death came upon you-

بِالحِكْمَةِ وَالمَوْعِظَةِ الحَسَنَةِ،

bilhikmati wal-maw`i¨ati alhasanati

with wisdom and fair exhortation,

وَأَدَّيْتَ الَّذِي عَلَيْكَ مِنَ الحَقِّ،

wa addayta alladhy `alayka mina alhaqqi

fulfilled the duty that was incumbent upon you,

وَأَنَّكَ قَدْ رَؤُفْتَ بِالمُؤْمِنِينَ،

wa annaka qad ra’u´ufta bilmu´minina

you have acted compassionately to the believers,

وَغَلُظْتَ عَلَى الكَافِرِينَ،

wa ghalu¨ta `alaalkafirina

and you have been firm of heart against the unbelievers;

فَبَلَّغَ اللّهُ بِكَ أَفْضَلَ شَرَفِ مَحَلِّ المُكَرَّمِينَ،

faballgha allahu bika afzala sharafi mahall almukarramina

therefore, Almighty Allah has exalted you to the most honorable position of the ennobled ones.

الحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذِي اسْتَنْقَذَنَا بِكَ مِنْ الشِّرْكِ وَالضَّلالَةِ.

alhamdu lillahi alladhy astanqadhanabika min alshshirki wal-zzalalati

All praise be to Allah Who has saved us, through you, from polytheism and error.

اللّهُمَّ فَاجْعَلْ صَلَوَاتِكَ وَصَلَوَاتِ مَلائِكَتِكَ المُقَرَّبِينَ،

allahumma faj`al Salawatika wa Salawati mala’ikatika almuqarrabina

O Allah: (please do) pour Your blessings and the blessings of Your Intimate Angels,

وَأَنْبِيَائِكَ المُرْسَلِينَ،

wa anbiya’ika almursalina

Your commissioned Prophets,

وَعِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ،

wa `ibadika alsalihina

Your righteous servants,

وَأَهْلِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرَضِينَ،

wa ahli alssamawati wal-arazina

the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth,

وَمَنْ سَبَّحَ لَكَ يَا رَبَّ العَالَمِينَ

wa man sabbaha laka yarabba al`alamina

and all those who glorified You, O Lord of the Worlds,

مِنَ الأَوَّلِينَ وَالآخِرِينَ

mina al-awwalina wal-akhirina

from the past and the coming generations,

عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ

`alamuhammadin `abdika wa rasulika

on Muhammad—Your servant, Your Messenger,

وَنَبِيِّكَ وَأَمِينِكَ

wa nabiyyka wa aminika

Your Prophet, Your Trustee,

وَنَجِيِّكَ وَحَبِيبِكَ

wa najiyyika wa habibika

Your Confidant, Your Most Beloved,

وَصَفِيِّكَ وَخَاصَّتِكَ

wa Safiyyika wa khasatika

Your Choice, Your Select,

وَصَفْوَتِكَ وَخِيَرَتِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ.

wa Safwatika wa khiyaratika min khalqika

Your elite, and the best of Your creation.

اللّهُمَّ أَعْطِهِ الدَّرَجَةَ الرَّفِيعَةَ،

allahumma a`tihi alddarajata alrrafi`ata

O Allah: (please do) confer upon him with the Elevated Rank,

وَآتِهِ الوَسِيلَةَ مِنَ الجَنَّةِ،

wa atihi alwasilata mina aljannati

And grant him the right of intercession for entering Paradise,

وَابْعَثْهُ مَقَاماً مَحْمُوداً يَغْبِطُهُ بِهِ الأَوَّلُونَ وَالآخِرُونَ.

wab`athhu maqaman mahmudan yaghbituhu bihi al-awwaluna wal-akhiruna

and raise him to a Position of Glory that all the past and the coming generations will wish to have.

اللّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ قُلْتَ:

allahumma innaka qulta:

O Allah: You have said,

(وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ إِذْظَلَمُوَا أَنْفُسَهُمْ جَاءُوكَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوَا اللّهَ

“walaw annhum idh ¨alamu anfusahum ja‘uka fastaghfaru allaha

“And had they, when they were unjust to themselves, come to you and asked forgiveness of Allah

وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمُ الرَّسُولُ

wastaghfara lahumu alrrasulu

and the Messenger had (also) asked forgiveness for them,

لَوَجَدُوَا اللّهَ تَوَّاباً رَحِيماً.)

lawajadu allaha tawwaban rahiman”

they would have found Allah Oft-returning (to mercy), Merciful.”

وَإِنِّي أَتَيْتُكَ مُسْتَغْفِراً تَائِباً مِنْ ذُنُوبِي،

wa inni ataytuka mustaghfiran ta’iban min dhunubi

Here I am, before you, asking Allah’s forgiveness, repenting from my sins,

وَإِنِّي أَتَوَجَّهُ بِكَ إِلَى اللّهِ رَبِّي وَرَبِّكَ لِيَغْفِرَ لِي ذُنُوبِي.

wa inni atawajjahu bika ilaallahi rabby wa rabbika liyaghfira li dhunubi

and seeking your intercession for me before Almighty Allah—your and my Lord—that He may forgive my sins.

If you have a certain need to pray Almighty Allah for its settlement, you may stand before the holy tomb and make it between your shoulders, face the direction of the kiblah, raise your hands, and ask for the settlement of your need, for it is predictable that your need will be settled, Allah willing.

Ibn Qawlawayh, in a considerable way of narration, has reported Muhammad ibn Mas`ud as saying that he, once, saw Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (a.s) coming near the tomb of the Holy Prophet, putting his hand on it, and saying the following:

أَسْأَلُ اللّهَ الَّذِي اجْتَبَاكَ وَاخْتَارَكَ

as'alu allaha alladhy ijtabaka wakhtaraka

I pray Allah -Who has chosen, selected,

وَهَدَاكَ وَهَدَى بِكَ

wa hadaka wa hadabika

and guided you, and guided (others) through you-

أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْكَ.

an yuSalliya `alayka

to bless You.

The Imam (a.s) then recited the following holy verse:

إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ

inna allaha wa mala’ikatahu yuSalluna `alaalnnabiyyi

Surely Allah and His angels bless the Prophet;

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيماً.

yaayyuhaalladhina amanu Sallu `alayhi wa sallumu tasliman.

O you who believe! Call for (Divine) blessings on him and salute him with a (becoming) salutation.

In ‘MiSbah al-Mutahajjid,’ Shaykh al-±usiy says: When you finish praying near the tomb (of the Holy Prophet), you may come to the minbar,([1]) pass your hand over it, hold the two lower pommels, and then rub yoru face and eyes, for this brings about eye healing. You may then offer prayers there, praise and thank Almighty Allah, and ask for the settlement of your needs. In this respect, the Holy Prophet (a.s) is reported to have said, “The area between my tomb and my minbar is one of the gardens of Paradise. My minbar is situated at one the gates of Paradise.” You may then come near the standing-place of the Holy Prophet (maqam al-nabiy) and offer as many as possible prayers therein. You may also offer as many as possible prayers in the Masjid al-Nabiy, for the reward of one prayer herein is equal to the reward of one thousand prayers (offered at other places). Whenever you enter or leave the Masjid al-Nabiy, you may pray Almighty Allah for sending blessings upon the Holy Prophet. You may also offer prayers at the House of Lady Fatimah (a.s). You may also visit the standing-place of Archangel Gabriel (maqam jibra’il), which lies under the waterspout. At this very place, Archangel Gabriel used to stay after he would ask permission of the Holy Prophet (a.s). At this place, you may say the following:

أَسْأَلُكَ أَيْ جَوَادُ،

as’aluka ay jawadu

I beseech You, O All-magnanimous,

أَيْ كَرِيمُ،

ay karimu

O All-generous,

أَيْ قَرِيبُ،

ay qaribu

O Nigh,

أَيْ بَعِيدُ

ay ba`idu

O Remote,

أَنْ تَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ نِعْمَتَكَ.

an tarudda `alayya ni`mataka

to renew Your boons to me.

 

[1] A minbar (pulpit) is a set of steps found in mosques.

 

Visiting the Holy Prophet From a Distance

In his book of ‘Zad al-Ma`ad,’ `Allamah al-Majlisiy, within the recommended acts on the seventeenth of Rabi` al-Awwal, the Holy Prophet’s birthday, says that Shaykh al-Mufid, Shaykh al-Shahid, and Sayyid Ibn Tawus instructed the following: When you intend to visit the Holy Prophet (a.s) while you are not at the holy city of al-Madinah, you may bathe yourself, stand before something like a grave, write the name of the Holy Prophet on it, concentrate heartily on it, and say the following:

أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ،

ash-hadu an lailaha illaallahu wahhadu lasharika lahu

I bear witness that there is no god save Allah, alone without having any associate;

وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ،

wa ash-hadu anna muhammadan `abduhu wa rasuluhu

and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger,

وَأَنَّهُ سَيِّدُ الأوَّلِينَ وَالآخِرِينَ،

wa annhu sayyidu al-awwalina wal-akhirina

and that he is the Master of the ancient and coming generations,

وَأَنَّهُ سَيِّدُ الأنْبِيَاءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ.

wa annhu sayyidu alanbya‘i wal-mursalina

and that he is the chief of all Prophets and Messengers.

اللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الأئِمَةِ الطَّيِّبِينَ.

allahumma Salli `alayhi wa `alaahli baytihi al

O Allah: send blessings upon him and upon his Household—the Immaculate Imams.

You may then say the following:

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللّهِ،

assalamu `alayka yarasula allahi

Peace be upon you; O the Messenger of Allah.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَلِيلَ اللّهِ،

assalamu `alayka yakhalila allahi

Peace be upon you; O the Friend of Allah.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللّهِ،

assalamu `alayka yanabiyya allahi

Peace be upon you; O the Prophet of Allah.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَفِيَّ اللّهِ،

assalamu `alayka yaSafiyya allahi

Peace be upon you; O the Choice of Allah.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَحْمَةَ اللّهِ،

assalamu `alayka yarahmata allahi

Peace be upon you; O the Mercy of Allah.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خِيَرَةَ اللّهِ،

assalamu `alayka yakhiyarata allahi

Peace be upon you; O the Well-Chosen by Allah.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبِيبَ اللّهِ،

assalamu `alayka yahabiba allahi

Peace be upon you; O the Most Beloved of Allah.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نَجِيبَ اللّهِ،

assalamu `alayka yanajiba allahi

Peace be upon you; O the Selected by Allah.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَ،

assalamu `alayka yakhatama alnnabiyyina

Peace be upon you; O the Seal of the Prophets.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَيِّدَ المُرْسَلِينَ،

assalamu `alayka yasayyida almursalina

Peace be upon you; O the Master of the Messengers.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا قَائِماً بِالقِسْطِ،

assalamu `alayka yaqa’iman bilqisti

Peace be upon you; O the Maintainer of justice.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا فَاتِحَ الخَيْرِ،

assalamu `alayka yafatiha alkhayri

Peace be upon you; O the introducer of goodliness.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَعْدِنَ الوَحْيِ وَالتَّنْزِيلِ،

assalamu `alayka yama`dina alwahyi wal-ttanzili

Peace be upon you; O the core of Divine Inspiration and Revelation.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُبَلِّغاً عَنِ اللّهِ،

assalamu `alayka yamuballighan `ani allahi

Peace be upon you; O the conveyor on behalf of Allah.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا السِّرَاجُ المُنِيرُ،

assalamu `alayka ayyuhaalssiraju almuniru

Peace be upon you; O the light-giving torch.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُبَشِّرُ،

assalamu `alayka yamubashshru

Peace be upon you; O the conveyor of good tidings (to the believers).

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نَذِيرُ،

assalamu `alayka yanadhiru

Peace be upon you; O the warner (against Allah’s chastisement).

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُنْذِرُ،

assalamu `alayka yamundhiru

Peace be upon you; O he who warns (against violating Allah’s commands).

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَ اللّهِ الَّذِي يُسْتَضَاءُ بِهِ،

assalamu `alayka yanura allahi alladhy yustaza‘u bihi

Peace be upon you; O Allah’s Light that spreads luminosity.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ

assalamu `alayka wa `alaahli baytika alttayyibina alttahirina

Peace be upon you and upon your Household—the pure, the immaculate,

الهَادِينَ المَهْدِيِّينَ،

alhadina almahdiyyina

the guide, the rightly guided.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى جَدِّكَ عَبْدِ المُطَّلِبِ،

assalamu `alayka wa `alajaddika `abdi almuttalibi

Peace be upon you and upon your grandfather, `Abd al-Muttalib,

وَعَلَى أَبِيكَ عَبْدِ اللّهِ،

wa `alaabika `abdi allahi

and upon your father, `Abdullah.

السَّلامُ عَلَى أُمِّكَ آمِنَةَ بِنْتِ وَهَبٍ،

assalamu `ala‘ummka aminata binti wa habin

peace be upon your mother, ªminah, daughter of Wahab.

السَّلامُ عَلَى عَمِّكَ حَمْزَةَ سَيِّدِ الشُّهَدَاءِ،

assalamu `ala`ammka hamzata sayyidi alshshuhada‘i

Peace be upon your (paternal) uncle, °amzah, the master of martyrs.

السَّلامُ عَلَى عَمِّكَ العَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ المُطَّلِبِ،

assalamu `ala`ammka al`abbasi bni `abdi almuttalibi

Peace be upon your uncle, al-`Abbas son of `Abd al-Muttalib.

السَّلامُ عَلَى عَمِّكَ وَكَفِيلِكَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ،

assalamu `ala`ammka wa kafilika aby talibin

Peace be upon your uncle and your guardian, Abu-±alib.

السَّلامُ عَلَى ابْنِ عَمِّكَ جَعْفَرٍ الطَّيَّارِ فِي جِنَانِ الخُلْدِ،

assalamu `alaabni `ammka ja`farin alttiyyari fi jinani alkhuldi

Peace be upon your cousin, Ja`far the flying in the gardens of the Paradise of Eternity.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ،

assalamu `alayka yamuhammadu

Peace be upon you; O Muhammad (the praised).

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَحْمَدُ،

assalamu `alayka yaahmadu

Peace be upon you; O Ahmad (the more praised).

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللّهِ عَلَى الأَوَّلِينَ وَالآخِرِينَ،

assalamu `alayka yahujjata allahi `alaal-awwalina wal-akhirina

Peace be upon you; O the Argument of Allah against the past and coming generations,

وَالسَّابِقَ إِلَى طَاعَةِ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ،

wal-ssabiqa ilata`ati rabb al`alamina

O the foremost to the obedience to the Lord of the worlds,

وَالمُهَيْمِنَ عَلَى رُسُلِهِ،

wal-muhaymina `alarusulihi

the prevailing over His Messengers,

وَالخَاتِمَ لأَنْبِيَائِهِ،

wal-khatima lianbiya’ihi

the last of His Prophets,

وَالشَّاهِدَ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ،

wal-shshahida `alakhalqihi

the witness over all His creatures,

وَالشَّفِيعَ إِلَيْهِ،

wal-shshfi`a ilayhi

the interceder to Him,

وَالمَكِينَ لَدَيْهِ،

wal-makina ladayhi

the firmly established with Him,

وَالمُطَاعَ فِي مَلَكُوتِهِ،

wal-muta`a fi malakutihi

the obeyed in His Kingdom,

الأَحْمَدَ مِنَ الأَوْصَافِ،

alahmada mina alawSafi

the winner of the most praised qualities,

المُحَمَّدَ لِسَائِرِ الأَشْرَافِ،

almuhammada lisa’iri alashrafi

the holder of the most praised honors,

الكَرِيمَ عِنْدَ الرَّبِّ،

alkarima `inda alrrbb

the honored by the Lord,

وَالمُكَلَّمَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الحُجُبِ،

wal-mukallma min wa ra‘i alhujubi

the addressee (by Almighty Allah) from behind the (Divine) Veils,

الفَائِزَ بِالسِّبَاقِ،

alfa’iza bilssbaqi

the most advanced in position,

وَالفَائِتَ عَنِ اللِّحَاقِ،

wal-fa’ita `ani allhaqi

and the unovertakable.

تَسْلِيمَ عَارِفٍ بِحَقِّكَ،

taslima `arifin bihaqqka

I greet you with the greeting of him who acknowledges your right (that is incumbent upon us),

مُعْتَرِفٍ بِالتَّقْصِيرِ فِي قِيَامِهِ بِوَاجِبِكَ،

mu`tarifin bilttqSiri fi qiyamihi biwajibika

who confesses of his shortcoming in carrying out his duty towards you,

غَيْرِ مُنْكِرٍ مَا انْتَهَى إِلَيْهِ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ،

ghayri munkirin maantahailayhi min fazlika

who does not discuss your limitless virtues,

مُوْقِنٍ بِالمَزِيدَاتِ مِنْ رَبِّكَ،

muqinin bilmazidati min rabbka

who is sure that you will have more rewards from your Lord,

مُؤْمِنٍ بِالكِتَابِ المُنْزَلِ عَلَيْكَ،

mu´minin bilkitabi almunzali `alayka

who believes in the Book that was revealed to you,

مُحَلِّلٍ حَلالَكَ،

muhallin halalaka

who deems lawful all that which you deemed lawful,

مُحَرِّمٍ حَرَامَكَ،

muharrmin haramaka

and who deems unlawful all that which you deemed unlawful.

أَشْهَدُ يَا رَسُولَ اللّهِ مَعَ كُلِّ شَاهِدٍ،

ash-hadu yarasula allahi ma`a kulli shahidin

O the Messenger of Allah: I bear witness—and I join everyone who bear witness

وَأَتَحَمَّلُهَا عَنْ كُلِّ جَاحِدٍ،

wa atahammluha`an kull jahidin

and also bear witness rather than everyone who may deny it—

أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالاتِ رَبِّكَ،

annaka qad ballghta risalati rabbka

that you conveyed the messages of your Lord (flawlessly),

وَنَصَحْتَ لأُمَّتِكَ،

wa naSahta li’ummtika

and you offered your nation good advice,

وَجَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ،

wa jahadta fi sabili rabbka

and you strove in the way of your Lord,

وَصَدَعْتَ بِأَمْرِهِ،

wa Sada`ta bi-amrihi

and you expounded openly what you were commanded,

وَاحْتَمَلْتَ الأَذَى فِي جَنْبِهِ،

wahtamalta aladhafi janbihi

and you stood harm for the sake of Him,

وَدَعَوْتَ إِلَى سَبِيلِهِ بِالحِكْمَةِ وَالمَوْعِظَةِ الحَسَنَةِ الجَمِيلَةِ،

wa da`awta ilasabilihi bilhikmati wal-maw`i¨ati alhasanati aljamilati

and you called to the way of Him with excellent wisdom and fair exhortation,

وَأَدَّيْتَ الحَقَّ الَّذِي كَانَ عَلَيْكَ،

wa addayta alhaqqa alladhy kana `alayka

and you fulfilled the duty with which you were commissioned,

وَأَنَّكَ قَدْ رَؤُفْتَ بِالمُؤْمِنِينَ،

wa annaka qad ra’ufta bilmu´minina

and you, verily, were compassionate to the believers,

وَغَلُظْتَ عَلَى الكَافِرِينَ،

wa ghalu¨ta `alaalkafirina

and you were strong against the unbelievers,

وَعَبَدْتَ اللّهَ مُخْلِصاً حَتَّى أَتَاكَ اليَقِينُ،

wa `abadta allaha mukhliSan hattaataka aliyaqinu

and you worshipped Allah sincerely until death came upon you;

فَبَلَغَ اللّهُ بِكَ أَشْرَفَ مَحَلِّ المُكَرَّمِينَ،

fabalagha allahu bika ashrafa mahall almukarramina

therefore, Almighty Allah has exalted you to the most honorable position of the ennobled ones

وَأَعْلَى مَنَازِلِ المُقَرَّبِينَ،

wa a`lamanazili almuqarrabina

and to the most elevated place of the intimate servants of Him

وَأَرْفَعَ دَرَجَاتِ المُرْسَلِينَ حَيْثُ لا يَلْحَقُكَ لاحِقٌ،

wa arfa`a darajati almursalina haythu layalhaquka lahiqun

and to the most exalted ranks of the Messengers where none can come up with you,

وَلا يفُوقُكَ فَائِقٌ،

wa layfuquka fa’iqun

and none can excel you,

وَلا يَسْبِقُكَ سَابِقٌ،

wa layasbiquka sabiqun

and none can overtake you,

وَلاَ يَطْمَعُ فِي إِدْرَاكِكَ طَامِعٌ،

wa la yatma`u fi idrakika tami`un

and none can even think of obtaining your rank.

الحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذِي اسْتَنْقَذَنَا بِكَ مِنَ الهَلَكَةِ،

alhamdu lillahi alladhy astanqadhanabika mina alhalakati

All praise be to Allah Who saved us from perdition through you,

وَهَدَانَا بِكَ مِنَ الضَّلالَةِ،

wa hadanabika mina alzzalalati

Who guided us off misdirection through you,

وَنَوَّرَنَا بِكَ مِنَ الظُّلْمَةِ،

wa nawwranabika mina al¨¨ulumati

and Who lit our darkness through you.

فَجَزَاكَ اللّهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللّهِ مِنْ مَبْعُوثٍ أَفْضَلَ مَا جَازَى  نَبِيّاً عَنْ أُمَّتِهِ،

fajazaka allahu yarasula allahi min mab`uthin afzala majazanabiyyan `an ‘ummtihi

O the Messenger of Allah: may Allah reward you, for being His envoy, in the best way that He has ever rewarded a Prophet on behalf of his people

وَرَسُولاً عَمَّنْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ،

wa rasulan `amman a’ursila ilayhi

or a Messenger of behalf of those to whom He has sent him.

بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللّهِ زُرْتُكَ عَارِفاً بِحَقِّكَ،

bi-aby anta wa ‘ummy yarasula allahi zurtuka `arifan bihaqqka

May Allah accept my father and my mother as ransoms for you, O the Messenger of Allah. I am visiting you for I acknowledge your right (that is incumbent upon us),

مُقِرّاً بِفَضْلِكَ،

muqirran bifazlika