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اللّهُمّ صَلّ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّدٍ
allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
O Allah: (please do) bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ولِيَّ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ وَلِيِّهِ
as-salamu `alayka ya waliyya allahi wabna waliyyihi
Peace be upon you, O Allah’s intimate servant and son of His intimate servant.
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ حُجَّتِهِ
as-salamu `alayka ya hujjata allahi wabna hujjatihi
Peace be upon you, O Allah’s argument and son of His argument.
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَفِيَّ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ صَفِيِّهِ
as-salamu `alayka ya safiyya allahi wabna safiyyihi
Peace be upon you, O Allah’s choice and son of His choice.
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا امِينَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ امينِهِ
as-salamu `alayka ya amina allahi wabna aminihi
Peace be upon you, O Allah’s trustee and son of His trustee.
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَ ٱللَّهِ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ ٱلارْضِ
as-salamu `alayka ya nura allahi fi zulumati al-ardi
Peace be upon you, O Allah’s light in the darkness of the earth.
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا إِِمَامَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ
as-salamu `alayka ya imama alhuda
Peace be upon you, O leader to the true guidance.
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَلَمَ ٱلدِّينِ وَٱلتُّقَىٰ
as-salamu `alayka ya `alama alddini walttuqa
Peace be upon you, O signpost of religiousness and piety.
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَازِنَ عِلْمِ ٱلنَّبِيِّينَ
as-salamu `alayka ya khazina `ilmi alnnabiyyina
Peace be upon you, O keeper of the knowledge of the Prophets.
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَازِنَ عِلْمِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
as-salamu `alayka ya khazina `ilmi almursalina
Peace be upon you, O keeper of the knowledge of the Messengers.
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نَائِبَ ٱلاوْصِيَاءِ ٱلسَّابِقِينَ
as-salamu `alayka ya na'iba al-awsiya'i alssabiqina
Peace be upon you, O deputy of the preceding Successors (of the Prophets).
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَعْدِنَ ٱلْوَحْي ِٱلْمُبِينِ
as-salamu `alayka ya ma`dina alwahyi almubini
Peace be upon you, O essence of the manifest Revelation.
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ ٱلْعِلْمِ ٱلْيَقِينِ
as-salamu `alayka ya sahiba al`ilmi alyaqini
Peace be upon you, O holder of the certain knowledge.
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَيْبَةَ عِلْمِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
as-salamu `alayka ya `aybata `ilmi almursalina
Peace be upon you, O case of the knowledge of the Messengers.
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلإِمَامُ ٱلصَّالِحُ
as-salamu `alayka ayyuha al-imamu alssalihu
Peace be upon you, O righteous leader.
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلإِمَامُ ٱلزَّاهِدُ
as-salamu `alayka ayyuha al-imamu alzzahidu
Peace be upon you, O ascetic leader.
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلإِمَامُ ٱلْعَابِدُ
as-salamu `alayka ayyuha al-imamu al`abidu
Peace be upon you, O oft-worshipping leader.
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلإِمَامُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّشِيدُ
as-salamu `alayka ayyuha al-imamu alssayyidu alrrashidu
Peace be upon you, O prudent leader and chief.
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلْمَقْتُولُ ٱلشَّهِيدُ
as-salamu `alayka ayyuha almaqtulu alshshahidu
Peace be upon you, O slain and martyred.
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ وَصِيِّهِ
as-salamu `alayka yabna rasuli allahi wabna wasiyyihi
Peace be upon you, O son of Allah’s Messenger and son of his successor.
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ مُوسَىٰ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ
as-salamu `alayka ya mawlaya musa bna ja`farin
Peace be upon you, O my master Musa son of Ja`far.
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وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu
Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.
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اشْهَدُ انَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ عَنِ ٱللَّهِ مَا حَمَّلَكَ
ashhadu annaka qad ballaghta `an allahi ma hammalaka
I bear witness that you conveyed faithfully that which Allah ordered You to convey,
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وَحَفِظْتَ مَا ٱسْتَوْدَعَكَ
wa hafizta ma istawda`aka
safeguarded that which He entrusted with you,
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وَحَلَّلْتَ حَلاَلَ ٱللَّهِ
wa hallalta halala allahi
decided as lawful all that which Allah has deemed lawful,
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وَحَرَّمْتَ حَرَامَ ٱللَّهِ
wa harramta harama allahi
decided as unlawful all that which Allah has deemed unlawful,
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وَاقَمْتَ احْكَامَ ٱللَّهِ
wa aqamta ahkama allahi
carried out the decrees of Allah,
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وَتَلَوْتَ كِتَابَ ٱللَّهِ
wa talawta kitaba allahi
recited the Book of Allah,
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وَصَبَرْتَ عَلَىٰ ٱلاذَىٰ فِي جَنْبِ ٱللَّهِ
wa sabarta `ala al-adha fi janbi allahi
endured harm for the sake of Allah,
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وَجَاهَدْتَ فِي ٱللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ
wa jahadta fi allahi haqqa jihadihi
and strove in the way of Allah as it ought to be striven
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حَتَّىٰ اتَاكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ
hatta ataka alyaqinu
until death came upon you.
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وَاشْهَدُ انَّكَ مَضَيْتَ
wa ashhadu annaka madayta
I also bear witness that you passed away
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عَلَىٰ مَا مَضَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آبَاؤُكَ ٱلطَّاهِرُونَ
`ala ma mada `alayhi aba'uka alttahiruna
carrying the same principles on which your immaculate fathers
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وَاجْدَادُكَ ٱلطَّيِّبُونَ
wa ajdaduka alttayyibuna
and pure forefathers
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ٱلاوْصِيَاءُ ٱلْهَادُونَ
al-awsiya'u alhaduna
the successors, guides,
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ٱلائِمَّةُ ٱلْمَهْدِيُّونَ
al-a'immatu almahdiyyuna
leaders, and rightly guided ones passed away.
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لَمْ تُؤْثِرْ عَمىًٰ عَلَىٰ هُدىًٰ
lam tu'thir `aman `ala hudan
You never preferred blindness to true guidance
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وَلَمْ تَمِلْ مِنْ حَقٍّ إِلَىٰ بَاطِلٍ
wa lam tamil min haqqin ila batilin
and never slanted from right to wrong.
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وَاشْهَدُ انَّكَ نَصَحْتَ لِلَّهِ
wa ashhadu annaka nasahta lillahi
I also bear witness that you acted sincerely to Allah,
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وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلاِمِيـرِ ٱلْمُؤمِنِينَ
wa lirasulihi wa li'amiri almu'minina
to His Messenger, and to the Commander of the Faithful,
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وَانَّكَ ادَّيْتَ ٱلامَانَةَ
wa annaka addayta al-amanata
fulfilled the trust,
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وَٱجْتَنَبْتَ ٱلْخِيَانَةَ
wajtanabta alkhiyanata
avoided betrayal,
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وَاقَمْتَ ٱلصَّلاَةَ
wa aqamta alssalata
performed the prayers,
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وَآتَيْتَ ٱلزَّكَاةَ
wa atayta alzzakata
defrayed the poor-rate,
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وَامَرْتَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ
wa amarta bilma`rufi
enjoined the right,
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وَنَهَيْتَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ
wa nahayta `an almunkari
forbade the evil,
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وَعَبَدْتَ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصاً
wa `abadta allaha mukhlisan
and served Allah earnestly
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مُجْتَهِداً مُحْتَسِباً
mujtahidan muhtasiban
and painstakingly, expecting His reward,
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حَتَّىٰ اتَاكَ ٱلْيَقِيـنُ
hatta ataka alyaqinu
until death came upon you.
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فَجَزَاكَ ٱللَّهُ عَنِ ٱلإِسْلاَمِ وَاهْلِهِ
fajazaka allahu `an al-islami wa ahlihi
So, may Allah reward you on behalf of Islam and its people
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افْضَلَ ٱلْجَزَاءِ وَاشْرَفَ ٱلْجَزَاءِ
afdala aljaza'i wa ashrafa aljaza'i
with the best reward and the most honoring reward.
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اتَيْتُكَ يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ زَائِراً
ataytuka yabna rasuli allahi za'iran
I have come to you, O son of Allah’s Messenger, visiting you,
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عَارِفاً بِحَقِّكَ
`arifan bihaqqika
recognizing your right,
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مُقِرّاً بِفَضْلِكَ
muqirran bifadlika
admitting your precedence,
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مُحْتَمِلاًَ لِعِلْمِكَ
muhtamilan li`ilmika
knowing about your knowledgeability,
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مُحْتَجِباً بِذِمَّتِكَ
muhtajiban bidhimmatika
seeking shield with your inviolability,
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عَائِذاً بِقَبْرِكَ
`a'idhan biqabrika
seeking protection with your grave,
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لاَئِذاً بِضَرِيـحِكَ
la'idhan bidarihika
resorting to your tomb,
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مُسْتَشْفِعاً بِكَ إِِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ
mustashfi`an bika ila allahi
seeking your intercession with Allah,
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مُوَالِياً لاِوْلِيَائِكَ
muwaliyan li'awliya'ika
declaring loyalty to your loyalists,
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مُعَادِياً لاِعْدَائِكَ
mu`adiyan li'a`da'ika
incurring the animosity of your enemies,
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مُسْتَبْصِراً بِشَانِكَ
mustabsiran bisha'nika
seeking insight of your standing
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وَبِٱلْهُدَىٰ ٱلَّذِي انْتَ عَلَيْهِ
wa bilhuda alladhi anta `alayhi
and true guidance you are leading to,
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عَالِماً بِضَلاَلَةِ مَنْ خَالَفَكَ
`aliman bidalalati man khalafaka
and having full acquaintance with the straying of those who dissent from you
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وَبِٱلْعَمَىٰ ٱلَّذِي هُمْ عَلَيْهِ
wa bil`ama alladhi hum `alayhi
and the blindness they are following.
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بِابِي انْتَ وَامِّي
bi'abi anta wa ummi
Ransoms for you be my father, mother,
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وَنَفْسِي وَاهْلِي
wa nafsi wa ahli
myself, my family members,
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وَمَالِي وَوَلَدِي
wa mali wa waladi
my property, and my sons.
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يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ
yabna rasuli allahi
O son of Allah’s Messenger,
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اتَيْتُكَ مُتَقَرِّباً بِزِيَارَتِكَ إِِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ تَعَالَىٰ
ataytuka mutaqarriban biziyaratika ila allahi ta`ala
I have come to you seeking nearness to Allah the All-exalted by visiting you
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وَمُسْتَشْفِعاً بِكَ إِِلَيْهِ
wa mustashfi`an bika ilayhi
and seeking your intercession for me with Him;
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فَٱشْفَعْ لِي عِنْدَ رِبِّكَ
fashfa` li `inda rabbika
So, (please) intercede for me with your Lord
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لِيَغْفِرَ لِي ذُنُوبِي
liyaghfira li dhunubi
so that He may forgive my sins,
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وَيَعْفُوَ عَنْ جُرْمِي
wa ya`fuwa `an jurmi
pardon my offences,
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وَيَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْ سَيِّئَاتِي
wa yatajawaza `an sayyi'ati
overlook my evildoings,
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وَيَمْحُوَ عَنِّي خَطِيئَاتِي
wa yamhuwa `anni khati'iati
erase my wrongdoings,
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وَيُدْخِلَنِي ٱلْجَنَّةَ
wa yudkhilani aljannata
allow me to enter Paradise,
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وَيَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيَّ بِمَا هُوَ اهْلُهُ
wa yatafaddala `alayya bima huwa ahluhu
endue me with favors that suit His generosity,
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وَيَغْفِرَ لِي وَلآِبَائِي
wa yaghfira li wa li'aba'i
and forgive me, my forefathers,
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وَلإِِِخْوَانِي وَاخَوَاتِي
wa li'ikhwani wa akhawati
my brothers, my sister,
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وَلِجَمِيعِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ
wa lijami`i almu'minina walmu'minati
and all believing men and women
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فِي مَشَارِقِ ٱلارْضِ وَمَغَارِبِهَا
fi mashariqi al-ardi wa magharibiha
in the east and west of the earth,
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بِفَضْلِهِ وَجُودِهِ وَمَنِّهِ
bifadlihi wa judihi wa mannihi
out of His favoring, magnanimity, and benevolence.
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You may then turn to the side of the Imam’s head and say the following words:
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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ
as-salamu `alayka ya mawlaya
Peace be upon you, O my master
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يَا مُوسَىٰ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ
ya musa bna ja`farin
Musa the son of Ja`far.
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وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu
Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.
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اشْهَدُ انَّكَ ٱلإِمَامُ ٱلْهَادِي
ashhadu annaka al-imamu alhadi
I bear witness that you are verily the guiding leader
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وَٱلْوَلِيُّ ٱلْمُرْشِدُ
walwaliyyu almurshidu
and the guardian who leads to the right guidance,
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وَانَّكَ مَعْدِنُ ٱلتَّنْزِيلِ
wa annaka ma`dinu alttanzili
you are verily the core of the Revelation,
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وَصَاحِبُ ٱلتَّاوِيلِ
wa sahibu altta'wili
the man of true interpretation,
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وَحَامِلُ ٱلتَّوْرَاةِ وَٱلإِنْجِيلِ
wa hamilu alttawrati wal-injili
the bearer of the Torah and the Gospel,
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وَٱلْعَالِمُ ٱلْعَادِلُ
wal`alimu al`adilu
the knowledgeable, the decent,
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وَٱلصَّادِقُ ٱلْعَامِلُ
walssadiqu al`amilu
the veracious, and the one who puts his knowledge in practice.
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يَا مَوْلاَيَ انَا ابْرَا إِِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ مِنْ اعْدَائِكَ
ya mawlaya ana abra'u ila allahi min a`da'ika
O my master, I repudiate your enemies in the presence of Allah
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وَاتَقَرَّبُ إِِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ بِمُوَالاَتِكَ
wa ataqarrabu ila allahi bimuwalatika
and I seek nearness to Allah through loyalty to you.
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فَصَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ
fasalla allahu `alayka
So, may Allah bless you,
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وَعَلَىٰ آبَائِكَ وَاجْدَادِكَ وَابْنَائِك
wa `ala aba'ika wa ajdadika wa abna'ika
your fathers, your forefathers, your descendants,
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وَشِيعَتِكَ وَمُحِبِّيكَ
wa shi`atika wa muhibbika
your partisans, and your devotees.
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وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu
May Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon them.