اللّهُ أَكْبَرُ.

all¡hu akbar.

Allah is the Greatest.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ رَسُولِ اللّهِ،

alssal¡mu `alayka yabna ras£li all¡hi

Peace be upon you; O the son of Allah’s Messenger.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ،

alssal¡mu `alayka yabna kh¡tami alnnabiyy¢na

Peace be upon you; O the son of the seal of the Prophets.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ سَيِّدِ المُرْسَلِينَ،

alssal¡mu `alayka yabna sayyidi almursal¢na

Peace be upon you; O the son of the master of the Messengers.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ سَيِّدِ الوَصِيِّينَ،

alssal¡mu `alayka yabna sayyidi alwa¥iyy¢na

Peace be upon you; O the son of the master of the Prophets’ successors.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِاللّهِ،

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ ab¡ `abdill¡hi

Peace be upon you; O Ab£-`Abdull¡h.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ،

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ ¦usayna bna `aliyy

Peace be upon you; O al-°usayn ibn `Al¢.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ فَاطِمَةَ سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ العَالَمِينَ،

alssal¡mu `alayka yabna f¡§imata sayyidati nis¡‘i al`¡lam¢na

Peace be upon you; O the son of F¡§imah; the Doyenne of the women of the world.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللّهِ وَابْنَ وَلِيِّهِ،

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ waliyy all¡hi w¡bna waliyyhi

Peace be upon you; O the saint of Allah and the son of His saint.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَفِيَّ اللّهِ وَابْنَ صَفِيِّهِ،

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ ¥afiyy all¡hi w¡bna ¥afiyyhi

Peace be upon you; O the select of Allah and the son of His select.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللّهِ وَابْنَ حُجَّتِهِ،

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ ¦ujjata all¡hi w¡bna ¦ujjatihi

Peace be upon you; O the argument of Allah and the son of His argument.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبِيبَ اللّهِ وَابْنَ حَبِيبِهِ،

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ ¦ab¢ba all¡hi w¡bna ¦ab¢bihi

Peace be upon you; O the beloved by Allah and the son of the beloved by Him.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَفِيرَ اللّهِ وَابْنَ سَفِيرِهِ،

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ saf¢ra all¡hi w¡bna saf¢rihi

Peace be upon you; O the representative of Allah and the son of His representative.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَازِنَ الكِتَابِ المَسْطُورِ،

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ kh¡zina alkit¡bi almas§£ri

Peace be upon you; O the keeper of the inscribed Scripture.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالإِنْجِيلِ وَالزَّبُورِ،

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ w¡ritha altt£rati wal-inj¢li wal-zzb£ri

Peace be upon you; O the inheritor of the Torah, the Gospel, and the Psalms.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِينَ الرَّحْمنِ،

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ am¢na alrra¦m¡n

Peace be upon you; O the trustee of the All-beneficent God.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا شَرِيكَ القُرْآنِ،

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ shar¢ka alqur’¡ni

Peace be upon you; O the partner of the Qur'¡n.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَمُودَ الدِّينِ،

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ `am£da aldd¢ni

Peace be upon you; O the support of the religion.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بَابَ حِكْمَةِ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ،

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ b¡ba ¦ikmati rabbi al`¡lam¢na

Peace be upon you; O the door to the wisdom of the Lord of the worlds.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بَابَ حِطَّةٍ الَّذِي مَنْ دَخَلَهُ كَانَ مِنَ الآمِنِينَ،

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ b¡ba ¦i§§atin alladhy man dakhalahu k¡na mina al-¡min¢na

Peace be upon you; O the door of Forgiveness; he who enters from this door will be of the secured ones.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَيْبَةَ عِلْمِ اللّهِ،

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ `aybata `ilmi all¡hi

Peace be upon you; O the case of Allah’s knowledge.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْضِعَ سِرِّ اللّهِ،

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ maw¤i`a sirr all¡hi

Peace be upon you; O the place of Allah’s secret.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ثَارَ اللّهِ وَابْنَ ثَارِهِ وَالوِتْرَ المَوْتُورَ،

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ th¡ra all¡hi w¡bna th¡rihi wal-£itra almawt£ra

Peace be upon you; O (the object of) Allah’s vengeance and the violated sanctity.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى الأَرْوَاحِ الَّتِي حَلَّتْ بِفِنَائِكَ وَأَنَاخَتْ بِرَحْلِكَ،

alssal¡mu `alayka wa `al¡ alarw¡¦i allaty ¦allt bifin¡’ika wa an¡khat bira¦lika

Peace be upon you and upon the souls that resided in your yard and joined your journey.

بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي وَنَفْسِي يَا أَبَا عَبْدِاللّهِ

bi-aby anta wa ‘ummy wa nafsy y¡ ab¡ `abdill¡hi

May Allah accept my father, my mother, and myself as ransoms for you; O Ab£-`Abdull¡h.

لَقَدْ عَظُمَتِ المُصِيبَةُ وَجَلَّتِ الرَّزِيَّةُ بِكَ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى جَمِيعِ أَهْلِ الإِسْلامِ،

laqad `a¨umati almu¥¢batu wa jallti alrrziyyatu bika `alayn¡ wa `al¡ jam¢`i ahli alisl¡mi

O Ab£-`Abdull¡h, unbearable is the sorrow; never-racking is the agony you put up with for us and for all (true) Muslims.

فَلَعَنَ اللّهُ أُمَّةً أَسَّسَتْ أَسَاسَ الظُّلْمِ وَالجَوْرِ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ البَيْتِ،

fala`ana all¡hu ‘ummatan asssat as¡sa al¨¨lmi wal-jawri `alaykum ahla albayti

Curse of Allah be on the people who laid the basis of wronging and injustice against you; the Household of the Prophet.

وَلَعَنَ اللّهُ أُمَّةً دَفَعَتْكُمْ عَنْ مَقَامِكُمْ،

wa la`ana all¡hu ‘ummatan dafa`atkum `an maq¡mikum

And curse of Allah be upon the people who removed you from your position

وَأَزَالَتْكُمْ عَنْ مَرَاتِبِكُمُ الَّتِي رَتَّبَكُمُ اللّهُ فِيهَا،

wa az¡latkum `an mar¡tibikumu allaty rattbakumu all¡hu f¢h¡

And took you away from your actual ranks that Allah chose for you.

بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي وَنَفْسِي يَا أَبَا عَبْدِاللّهِ،

bi-aby anta wa ‘ummy wa nafsy y¡ ab¡ `abdill¡hi

May Allah accept my father, my mother, and me as ransoms for you, O Ab£-`Abdull¡h.

أَشْهَدُ لَقَدِ اقْشَعَرَّتْ لِدِمَائِكُمْ أَظِلَّةُ العَرْشِ مَعَ أَظِلَّةِ الخَلائِقِ،

ash-hadu laqadi aqsha`arrt lidim¡’ikum a¨illatu al`arshi ma`a a¨illati alkhal¡’iqi

I bear witness that the shades of the Divine Throne shared the shades of the creatures in shuddering for the bloodshed of you.

وَبَكَتْكُمُ السَّمَاءُ وَالأَرْضُ وَسُكَّانُ الجِنَانِ وَالبَرِّ وَالبَحْرِ،

wa bakatkumu alssam¡‘u wal-ar¤u wa sukk¡nu aljin¡ni wal-barr wal-ba¦ri

And the heavens and the earth and the inhabitants of the gardens of Paradise, the lands, and the oceans—all those wept for you.

صَلَّى اللّهُ عَلَيْكَ عَدَدَ مَا فِي عِلْمِ اللّهِ،

¥all¡ all¡hu `alayka `adada m¡ f¢ `ilmi all¡hi

May Allah shower upon you blessings as many as the number of what is there in the knowledge of Allah.

لَبَّيْكَ دَاعِيَ اللّهِ،

labbayka d¡`iya all¡hi

Here I am at your service; O the caller to Allah.

إِنْ كَانَ لَمْ يُجِبْكَ بَدَنِي عِنْدَ اسْتِغَاثَتِكَ وَلِسَانِي عِنْدَ اسْتِنْصَارِكَ،

in k¡na lam yujibka badany `inda astigh¡thatika wa lis¡ny `inda astin¥¡rika

If my body could not respond to your call when you called for aid, and my tongue could not respond to your call for help,

فَقَدْ أَجَابَكَ قَلْبِي وَسَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي،

faqad aj¡baka qalby wa sam`y wa ba¥ar¢

Verily, my heart, my hearing, and my sight have responded to you.

سُبْحَانَ رَبِّنَا إِنْ كَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّنَا لَمَفْعُولاً!

sub¦¡na rabbn¡ in k¡na wa `du rabbn¡ lamaf`£lan!

Glory be to our Lord! most surely, the promise of our Lord was to be fulfilled.

أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ طُهْرٌ طَاهِرٌ مُطَهَّرٌ مِنْ طُهْرٍ طَاهِرٍ مُطَهَّرٍ،

ash-hadu annaka §uhrun §¡hirun mu§ahhrun min §uhrin §¡hirin mu§ahhrin

I bear witness that you are pure, immaculate, and purified; and the offspring of the pure, immaculate, and purified ones.

طَهُرْتَ وَطَهُرَتْ بِكَ البِلادُ،

§ahurta wa §ahurat bika albil¡du

You are indeed pure, and you are the source of the purity of the lands.

وَطَهُرَتْ أَرْضٌ أَنْتَ بِهَا وَطَهُرَ حَرَمُكَ.

wa §ahurat ar¤un anta bih¡ wa §ahura ¦aramuka

And pure is the land where you are, and pure is your holy mausoleum.

أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَمَرْتَ بِالقِسْطِ وَالعَدْلِ وَدَعَوْتَ إِلَيْهِمَا،

ash-hadu annaka qad amarta bilqis§i wal-`adli wa da`awta ilayhim¡

I bear witness that you enjoined justice and fairness and you called to them.

وَأَنَّكَ صَادِقٌ صِدِّيقٌ صَدَقْتَ فِيمَا دَعَوْتَ إِلَيْهِ،

wa annaka ¥¡diqun ¥idd¢qun ¥adaqta f¢m¡ da`awta ilayhi

And you are verily honest and veracious, and you were truthful in that for which you called.

وَأَنَّكَ ثَارُ اللّهِ فِي الأَرْضِ،

wa annaka th¡ru all¡hi f¢ alar¤i

And you are verily (the object of) Allah’s vengeance on the earth.

وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ عَنِ اللّهِ،

wa ash-hadu annaka qad ballghta `ani all¡hi

And I bear witness that you did convey on behalf of Allah

وَعَنْ جَدِّكَ رَسُولِ اللّهِ،

wa `an jaddka ras£li all¡hi

And on behalf of your grandfather, the Messenger of Allah,

وَعَنْ أَبِيكَ أَمِيرِ المُؤْمِنِينَ،

wa `an ab¢ka am¢ri almu´min¢na

And on behalf of your father, the Commander of the Believers,

وَعَنْ أَخِيكَ الحَسَنِ،

wa `an akh¢ka al¦asani

And on behalf of your brother, al-°asan.

وَنَصَحْتَ وَجَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ،

wa na¥a¦ta wa j¡hadta f¢ sab¢li all¡hi

And you advised and you strove in the way of Allah,

وَعَبَدْتَهُ مُخْلِصاً حَتَّى أَتَاكَ اليَقِينُ،

wa `abadtahu mukhli¥an ¦att¡ at¡ka aliyaq¢nu

And you served Him sincerely until death came upon you.

فَجَزَاكَ اللّهُ خَيْرَ جَزَاءِ السَّابِقِينَ،

fajaz¡ka all¡hu khayra jaz¡‘i alss¡biq¢na

So, may Allah award you with the best of the rewarding of the foremost (to deeds of goodness).

وَصَلَّى اللّهُ عَلَيْكَ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيماً.

wa ¥all¡ all¡hu `alayka wa sallma tasl¢man

And may Allah bless and exalt you thoroughly.

اللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَصَلِّ عَلَى الحُسَيْنِ المَظْلُومِ،

all¡humma ¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin wa ¥alli `al¡ al¦usayni alma¨l£mi

O Allah: (please) send blessings upon Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad, and send blessings upon al-°usayn, the wronged,

الشَّهِيدِ الرَّشِيدِ،

alshshah¢di alrrsh¢di

The martyr, the orthodox,

قَتِيلِ العَبَرَاتِ،

qat¢li al`abar¡ti

The slain one whom is wept heavily,

وَأَسِيرِ الكُرُبَاتِ،

wa as¢ri alkurub¡ti

And the object of agonies,

صَلاةً نَامِيَةً زَاكِيَةً مُبَارَكَةً

¥alatan n¡miyatan z¡kiyatan mub¡rakatan

Blessings that are increasing, growing, and sacred;

يَصْعَدُ أَوَّلُهَا وَلا يَنْفَدُ آخِرُهَا

ya¥`adu awwaluh¡ wa l¡ yanfadu ¡khiruh¡

The first of which ascends and the last of which is infinite,

أَفْضَلَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَوْلادِ أَنْبِيَائِكَ المُرْسَلِينَ،

af¤ala m¡ ¥allayta `al¡ a¦adin min awl¡di anbiy¡’ika almursal¢na

the best blessings that You ever sent on any of Your missioned Prophets’ sons.

يَا إِلهَ العَالَمِينَ.

y¡ il¡ha al`¡lam¢na

O the God of the worlds.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الصِّدِّيقُ الطَّيِّبُ

alssal¡mu `alayka ayyuh¡ al¥¥idd¢qu al§§ayyibu

Peace be upon you; O the veracious, the pure,

الزَّكِيُّ الحَبِيبُ المُقَرَّبُ

alzzakiyy al¦ab¢bu almuqarrabu

The immaculate, the dear, the favorite,

وَابْنَ رَيْحَانَةِ رَسُولِ اللّهِ،

wabna ray¦¡nati ras£li all¡hi

The son of the basil of Allah’s Messenger.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ شَهِيدٍ مُحْتَسِبٍ

alssal¡mu `alayka min shah¢din mu¦tasibin

Peace be upon you; as you are steadfast martyr;

وَرَحْمَةُ اللّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ،

wa ra¦matu all¡hi wa barak¡tuhu

Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.

مَا أَكْرَمَ مَقَامَكَ وَأَشْرَفَ مُنْقَلَبَكَ،

m¡ akrama maq¡maka wa ashrafa munqalabaka

How noble is your position and how honorable is your seat.

أَشْهَدُ لَقَدْ شَكَرَ اللّهُ سَعْيَكَ،

ash-hadu laqad shakara all¡hu sa`iyaka

I bear witness that Allah thanked you for your efforts,

وَأَجْزَلَ ثَوَابَكَ،

wa ajzala thaw¡baka

And He magnified your rewards,

وَأَلْحَقَكَ بِالذَّرْوَةِ العَالِيَةِ

wa al¦aqaka bildhdharwati al`¡liyati

And he joined you to the exalted summit

حَيْثُ الشَّرَفُ كُلُّ الشَّرَفِ

¦aythu alshsharafu kullu alshsharafi

Where there is the entire honor

وَفِي الغُرَفِ السَّامِيَةِ

wa f¢ alghurafi alss¡miyati

In the elevated chambers.

كَمَا مَنَّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَجَعَلَكَ مِنْ أَهْلِ البَيْتِ

kam¡ manna `alayka min qablu wa ja`alaka min ahli albayti

Similarly, He had bestowed upon you and made you one of the Household of the Prophet

الَّذِينَ أَذْهَبَ اللّهُ عَنْهُمُ الرِّجْسَ وَطَهَّرَهُمْ تَطْهِيراً،

alladh¢na adhhaba all¡hu `anhumu alrrijsa wa §ahharahum tath¢ran

From whom Allah removed filth and whom He purified with thorough purification.

صَلَوَاتُ اللّهِ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ وَرِضْوَانُهُ،

¥alaw¡tu all¡hi `alayka wa ra¦matu all¡hi wa barak¡tuhu wa ri¤w¡nuhu

Allah’s blessings and mercy and benedictions and pleasure be upon you.

فَاشْفَعْ أَيُّهَا السَّيِّدُ الطَّاهِرُ إِلَى رَبِّكَ

fashfa` ayyuh¡ alssayyidu al§§¡hiru il¡ rabbika

So, O the pure master; (please) intercede for me before your Lord

فِي حَطِّ الأَثْقَالِ عَنْ ظَهْرِي وَتَخْفِيفِهَا عَنِّي،

f¢ ¦a§§i alathq¡li `an ¨ahry wa takhf¢fih¡ `ann¢

So that He may unburden and relieve me from the loads (of sins) that I carry on my back.

وَارْحَمْ ذُلِّي وَخُضُوعِي لَكَ وَلِلسَّيِّدِ أَبِيكَ صَلَّى اللّهُ عَلَيْكُمَا.

war¦am dhully wa khu¤£`y laka wa lilssayyidi ab¢ka ¥all¡ all¡hu `alaykum¡

And (please) have mercy upon my humbleness and submission to you and to the master, your father. May Allah bless you both.

زَادَ اللّهُ فِي شَرَفِكُمْ فِي الآخِرَةِ

z¡da all¡hu f¢ sharafikum f¢ al¡khirati

May Allah increase your honor in the Hereafter

كَمَا شَرَّفَكُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا،

kam¡ sharrfakum f¢ aldduny¡

In the same way as He honored you in this world

وَأَسْعَدَكُمْ كَمَا أَسْعَدَ بِكُمْ،

wa as`adakum kam¡ as`ada bikum

And may He bless you in the same way as He blessed others on account of you.

وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّكُمْ أَعْلامُ الدِّينِ،

wa ash-hadu annkum a`l¡mu aldd¢ni

And I bear witness that you are the signposts of the religion

وَنُجُومُ العَالَمِينَ،

wa nuj£mu al`¡lam¢na

And the stars of the worlds.

وَالسَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ.

wa alssal¡mu `alaykum wa ra¦matu all¡hi wa barak¡tuhu

Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا أَنْصَارَ اللّهِ،

alssal¡mu `alaykum y¡ an¥¡ra all¡hi

Peace be upon you (all); O the supporters of Allah

وَأَنْصَارَ رَسُولِهِ،

wa an¥¡ra ras£lihi

And the supporters of His Messenger,

وَأَنْصَارَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ،

wa an¥¡ra `aliyyi bni aby §¡libin

And the supporters of `Al¢ ibn Ab¢-±¡lib

وَأَنْصَارَ فَاطِمَةَ،

wa an¥¡ra f¡§imata

And the supporters of F¡§imah,

وَأَنْصَارَ الحَسَنِ وَالحُسَيْنِ،

wa an¥¡ra al¦asani wal-¦usayni

And the supporters of al-°asan and al-°usayn,

وَأَنْصَارَ الإِسْلامِ،

wa an¥¡ra al-isl¡mi

And the supporters of Islam.

أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكُمْ لَقَدْ نَصَحْتُمْ لِلّهِ

ash-hadu annakum laqad na¥a¦tum lill¡hi

I bear witness that you indeed did sincerely for the sake of Allah,

وَجَاهَدْتُمْ فِي سَبِيلِهِ

wa j¡hadtum f¢ sab¢lihi

And you strove sincerely in His way.

فَجَزَاكُمُ اللّهُ عَنِ الإِسْلامِ وَأَهْلِهِ  أَفْضَلَ الجَزَاءِ،

fajaz¡kumu all¡hu `ani al-isl¡mi wa ahlihi af¤ala aljaz¡‘i

So, may Allah reward you on behalf of Islam and its people with the best of rewarding.

فُزْتُمْ وَاللّهِ فَوْزاً عَظِيماً،

fuztum wall¡hi fawzan `a¨¢man

By Allah I swear, you did win a great success.

يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنْتُ مَعَكُمْ فَأَفُوزَ فَوْزاً عَظِيماً،

y¡ laytany kuntu ma`akum faf£za fawzan `a¨¢man

I whish I were with you so that I would win a great success.

أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكُمْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْزَقُونَ،

ash-hadu annakum a¦y¡‘un `inda rabbkum turzaq£na

I bear witness that you are alive with your Lord, receiving sustenance.

أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكُمُ الشُّهَدَاءُ وَالسُّعَدَاءُ

ash-hadu annakumu alshshuhad¡‘u wal-ssu`ad¡‘u

I bear witness that you are the true martyrs and the true happy ones.

وَأَنَّكُمُ الفَائِزُونَ فِي دَرَجَاتِ العُلَى،

wa annakumu alf¡’iz£na f¢ daraj¡ti al`ul¡

And you are the winners in the most elevated ranks.

وَالسَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ.

wa alssal¡mu `alaykum wa ra¦matu all¡hi wa barak¡tuhu

Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.

ألْحَمْدُ للهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظيمِ

alhamdu lillahi al`aliyy al`azimi

All praise be to Allah; the Most High, the All-great.

والسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أيُّها الْعَبْدُ الصَّالِحُ الزَّكيُّ

wa alssalamu `alayka ayyuha al`abdu alsalihu alzzakiyy

Peace be upon you; O the righteous, pure servant (of Allah).

اُودِعُكَ شَهادَةً مِنِّي لَكَ تُقَرِّبُني إلَيْكَ فِي يَوْمِ شَفاعَتِكَ،

udi`uka shahadatan minny laka tuqarribuny ilayka fi yawmi shafa`atika

I entrust with you a testimony of mine that takes me near you on the day of your intercession (for some people).

أشْهَدُ أنَّكَ قُتِلْتَ وَلَمْ تَمُتْ

ash-hadu annaka qutilta wa lam tamut

I bear witness that although you were slain, you have not died;

بَلْ بِرَجاءِ حَياتِكَ حَيِيَتْ قُلُوبُ شيعَتِكَ،

bal biraja‘i hayatika hayiyat qulubu shi`atika

Rather the hearts of your adherents (Shi`ah) are living on the hope of your being alive;

وَبِضِياءِ نُورِكَ اهْتَدَى الطَّالِبُونَ إلَيْكَ،

wa biziya‘i nurika ahtada alalibuna ilayka

And by the light of your illumination have those seeking you been guided (to the right path).

وَأشْهَدُ أنَّكَ نُورُ اللهِ الَّذي لَمْ يُطْفَأْ وَلا يُطْفَأُ أبَداً،

wa ash-hadu annaka nuru allahi alladhy lam yu§fa wa la yu§fa’u abadan

And I bear witness that you are verily the Light of Allah that has not and shall never be extinguished.

وَأنَّكَ وَجْهُ اللهِ الَّذي لَمْ يَهْلِكْ وَلا يُهْلَكُ أبَداً،

wa annaka wajhu allahi alladhy lam yahlik wa la yuhlaku abadan

And you are verily the Face of Allah that has not and shall never be perishing.

وَأشْهَدُ أنَّ هذِهِ التُّرْبَةَ تُرْبَتُكَ،

wa ash-hadu ann hadhihi alttrbata turbatuka

And I bear witness that this soil is yours,

وَهذا الْحَرَمَ حَرَمُكَ،

wa hadha alharama haramuka

And this holy precinct is yours.

وَهذا الْمَصْرَعَ مَصْرَعُ بَدَنِكَ

wa hadha almasra`a masra`u badanika

And this death is the death of your body only,

لا ذَليلَ واللهِ مُعِزُّكَ

la dhalila wallahu mu`izzuka

While you have never been humiliated since Allah is the One Who is pouring honor upon you

وَلا مَغْلُوبَ واللهِ ناصِرُكَ،

wa la maghluba wallahu nasiruka

And you have never been defeated since Allah is the One Who is supporting you.

هذِهِ شَهادَةٌ لي عِنْدَكَ إلى يَوْمَ قَبْضِ روُحي بِحَضْرَتِكَ،

hadhihi shahadatun li `indaka ila yawmi qabsi ruhy bihasratika

I would like you to keep this testimony of mine with you up to the day when my soul will be grasped in the presence of you.

والسَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكاتُهُ.

wa alssalamu `alayka wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.