Ziyarat al-Ahad

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ ٱلنَّبَوِيَّةِ

alssalamu `ala alshshajarati alnnabawiyyati

Peace be upon the Prophetic Tree

وَٱلدَّوْحَةِ ٱلْهَاشِمِيَّةِ ٱلْمُضيئَةِ

walddawhati alhashimiyyati almudi'ati

and the Hashemite plant that is luminous,

ٱلْمُثْمِرَةِ بِٱلنَّبُوَّةِ

almuthmirati bilnnubuwwati

fruitful of Prophethood,

ٱلْمُونِقَةِ بِٱلإِمَامَةِ

almuniqati bil-imamati

and elegant with Imamate.

وَعَلىٰ ضَجِيعَيْكَ آدَمَ وَنُوحٍ

wa `ala daji`ayka adama wa nuhin

And [peace be] upon your two grave-fellows; Adam and Noah,

عَلَيْهِمَا ٱلسَّلاَمُ

`alayhima alssalamu

peace be upon both of them.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَىٰ اهْلِ بَيْتِكَ

alssalamu `alayka wa `ala ahli baytika

Peace be upon you and upon your Household,

ٱلطَّيِّبِينَ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ

alttayyibina alttahirina

the pure and immaculate.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَىٰ ٱلْمَلاَئِكَةِ ٱلْمُحْدِقِينَ بِكَ

alssalamu `alayka wa `ala almala'ikati almuhdiqina bika

Peace be upon you and upon the angels surrounding you

وَٱلْحَافِّينَ بِقَبْرِكَ

walhaffina biqabrika

and encompassing your tomb.

يَا مَوْلاَيَ يَا امِيرَ ٱلْمُوْمِنينَ

ya mawlaya ya amira almu'minina

O my master, O Commander of the Believers!

هٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلاحَدِ

hadha yawmu al-ahadi

Today is Sunday,

وَهُوَ يَوْمُكَ وَبِٱسْمِكَ

wa huwa yawmuka wa bismika

which is your day and carrying your name,

وَانَا ضَيْفُكَ فِيهِ وَجَارُكَ

wa ana dayfuka fihi wa jaruka

and, on this day, I am your guest and in your vicinity;

فَاضِفْنِي يَا مَوْلاَيَ وَ اجِرْنِي

fa-adifni ya mawlaya wa ajirni

therefore, my master, receive me as your guest and neighbor.

فَإنَّكَ كَرِيمٌ تُحِبُّ ٱلضِّيَافَةَ

fa'innaka karimun tuhibbu alddiyafata

Surely, you are generous and hospitable

وَمَاْمُورٌ بِٱلإجَارَةِ

wa ma'murun bil-ijarati

and you are commanded to treat your neighbors hospitably.

فَٱفْعَلْ مَا رَغِبْتُ إِلَيْكَ فِيهِ

faf`al ma raghibtu ilayka fihi

So, (please) do to me that which I desire from you

وَرَجَوْتُهُ مِنْكَ

wa rajawtuhu minka

and I hope you to do,

بِمَنْزِلَتِكَ وَآلِ بَيْتِكَ عِنْدَ ٱللَّهِ

bimanzilatika wa ali baytika `inda allahi

[I ask you] in the name of your and your Household’s standing with Allah

وَمَنْزِلَتِهِ عِنْدَكُمْ

wa manzilatihi `indakum

and His standing with you all,

وَبِحَقِّ ٱبْنِ عَمِّكَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ

wa bihaqqi ibni `ammika rasuli allahi

and in the name of your cousin, Allah’s Messenger,

صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ

salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi wa sallama

may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him

وَعَلَيْهِمْ اجْمَعينَ

wa `alayhim ajma`ina

and upon them all.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

bismillahi alrrahmani alrrahimi

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا مُمْتَحَنَةُ

alssalamu `alayki ya mumtahanatu

Peace be upon you, O examined lady.

اِمْتَحَنَكِ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكِ

imtahanaki alladhi khalaqaki

He Who created you has examined you

فَوَجَدَكِ لِمَا ٱمْتَحَنَكِ صَابِرَةً

fawajadaki lima imtahanaki sabiratan

and found that you have passed the examination patiently.

انَا لَكِ مُصَدِّقٌ

ana laki musaddiqun

I am a believer of you

صَابِرٌ عَلَىٰ مَا اتَىٰ بِهِ ابُوكِ وَوَصِيُّهُ

sabirun `ala ma ata bihi abuki wa wasiyyuhu

and I am carrying out that with which your father and his successor has come patiently;

صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا

salawatu allahi `alayhima

peace be upon both of them.

وَانَا اسْالُكِ إِنْ كُنْتُ صَدَّقْتُكِ

wa ana as'aluki in kuntu saddaqtuki

I now beseech you by my belief in you

إِلاَّ الْحَقْتِنِي بِتَصْدِيقِي لَهُمَا

illa alhaqtini bitasdiqi lahuma

to add me up with my belief in both of them

لِتُسَرَّ نَفْسِي

litusarra nafsi

so that I will be delighted.

فَٱشْهَدِي انِّي ظَاهِرٌ بِوَلاَيَتِكِ

fash-hadi anni zahirun biwilayatiki

So, testify to me that I am totally loyal to you

وَوَلاَيَةِ آلِ بَيْتِكِ

wa wilayati ali baytiki

and to your Household;

صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ اجْمَعينَ

salawatu allahi `alayhim ajma`ina

peace of Allah be upon them all.