2 Raka' Salaah

It is recommended to do Ghusl and offer a two unit prayer half an hour before midday. At each unit, one should recite Surah al-Fatihah once, Surah al-Tawhid ten times, Ayah al-Kursi ten times, and Surah al-Qadr ten times.

After completion of the prayer recite the following dua:

رَبَّنا إِنَّنا سَمِعْنا مُنادِياً يُنادِي لِلْإِيمانِ أَنْ آمِنُوا بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآمَنَّا

Our Lord! we have heard the call of one calling (Us) to Faith, 'Believe ye in the Lord,' and we have believed.

رَبَّنا فَاغْفِرْ لَنا ذُنُوبَنا وَ كَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئاتِنا وَ تَوَفَّنا مَعَ الْأَبْرارِ

Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, blot out from us our iniquities, and take to Yourself our souls in the company of the righteous

رَبَّنا وَ آتِنا ما وَعَدْتَنا عَلى‌ رُسُلِكَ وَ لا تُخْزِنا يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ إِنَّكَ لا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعادَ

Our Lord! Grant us what You didst promise unto us through Your apostles, and save us from shame on the Day of Judgment: For You never break Your promise.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ وَ كَفَى بِكَ شَهِيداً

O' my God! I take You as witness. You suffice as a witness for me

وَ أُشْهِدُ مَلَائِكَتَكَ وَ حَمَلَةَ عَرْشِكَ وَ سُكَّانَ سَمَاوَاتِكَ وَ أَرْضِكَ

I take Your angels, the carriers of Your Throne, the controllers of Your heavens and earth as witnesses

بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ الْمَعْبُودُ الَّذِي لَيْسَ مِنْ لَدُنْ عَرْشِكَ إِلَى قَرَارِ أَرْضِكَ‌

that You are God and there are no Gods but You

مَعْبُودٌ يُعْبَدُ سِوَاكَ إِلَّا بَاطِلٌ مُضْمَحِلٌّ غَيْرَ وَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ

You are the one besides whose Noble Face none is worshipped!

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ الْمَعْبُودُ لَا مَعْبُودَ سِوَاكَ تَعَالَيْتَ عَمَّا يَقُولُ الظَّالِمُونَ عُلُوّاً كَبِيراً

There is no God but You! O' He who is Worshipped and there is no one else to worship but You. You are Sublime and You are high indeed are You exalted above what the evil-doers say! "Exalted and Great (beyond measure)!"

وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُكَ وَ رَسُولُكَ

And I bear witness that Muhammad is Your Servant and Your Prophet.

وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ وَلِيُّهُمْ وَ مَوْلَاهُمْ وَ مَوْلَايَ

I witness that Ali is the Commander of the Faithful. He is their friend, and master and he is my master.

رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا النِّدَاءَ وَ صَدَّقْنَا الْمُنَادِيَ رَسُولَكَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ

O' our Lord! We heard the call and acknowledge the caller who is Your Prophet (God's blessings be upon him and his family).

إِذْ نَادَى نِدَاءً عَنْكَ بِالَّذِي أَمَرْتَهُ أَنْ يُبَلِّغَ عَنْكَ مَا أَنْزَلْتَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ مُوَالاةِ وَلِيِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

He called based on Your Order and declared the mastery of the Commander of the Faithful.

وَ حَذَّرْتُهُ وَ أَنْذَرْتَهُ إِنْ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ أَنْ تَسْخَطَ عَلَيْهِ

about which You had admonished him that You would be angry with him if he does not deliver this message

وَ أَنَّهُ إِذَا بَلَّغَ رِسَالَتَكَ [رِسَالاتِكَ‌] عَصَمْتَهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَنَادَى مُبَلِّغاً وَحْيَكَ وَ رِسَالاتِكَ

and that You will protect him from the people if he does. So he delivered this message and declared,

أَلَا مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلَاهُ فَعَلِيٌّ مَوْلَاهُ وَ مَنْ كُنْتُ وَلِيَّهُ فَعَلِيٌّ وَلِيُّهُ وَ مَنْ كُنْتُ نَبِيَّهُ فَعَلِيٌّ أَمِيرُهُ

"Whoever I am the Master of, Ali is the Master of. Whoever I am the Guardian of, Ali is the Guardian of! Whoever I am the Prophet of, Ali is the Commander of!"

رَبَّنَا قَدْ أَجَبْنَا دَاعِيَكَ النَّذِيرَ الْمُنْذِرَ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدَكَ الَّذِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ

O our Lord! We positively respond to the call of Muhammad - the conveyor of good tidings, the warner, Your servant whom You blessed

وَ جَعَلْتَهُ مَثَلًا لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ

and established as an example for the Children of Israel

رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا وَ اتَّبَعْنَا مَوْلَانَا وَ وَلِيَّنَا وَ هَادِيَنَا وَ دَاعِيَنَا وَ دَاعِيَ الْأَنَامِ

O' our Lord! We believe and follow our master, our guardian, our guide, the one who invites us and invites the people

وَ صِرَاطَكَ السَّوِيَّ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ وَ مَحَجَّتَكَ الْبَيْضَاءَ وَ سَبِيلَكَ الدَّاعِيَ إِلَيْكَ عَلَى بَصِيرَةٍ هُوَ وَ مَنِ اتَّبَعَهُ

and in Your Straight Path, Your Bright Path through which he and his followers call us to You

وَ سُبْحانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ‌ بِوَلَايَتِهِ وَ بِأَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ وَ بِاتِّخَاذِ الْوَلَائِجِ مِنْ دُونِهِ

Exalted is Allah far above the things they associate with Him! Some doubt his Mastery and Order of their Lord by finding associates other than him

فَاشْهَدْ يَا إِلَهِي أَنَّ الْإِمَامَ الْهَادِيَ الْمُرْشِدَ الرَّشِيدَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

O' my God! Please bear witness that Ali ibn Abi Talib (God's blessing be upon him) is the Divine Leader – the guide, the guider and the guided

الَّذِي ذَكَرْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ قُلْتَ‌ وَ إِنَّهُ فِي أُمِّ الْكِتابِ لَدَيْنا لَعَلِيٌّ حَكِيمٌ‌

about whom You said the following in Your Book, "And verily, it is in the Mother of the Book, in Our Presence, high (in dignity), full of wisdom."

اللَّهُمَّ فَأَنَا نَشْهَدُ بِأَنَّهُ عَبْدُكَ الْهَادِي مِنْ بَعْدِ نَبِيِّكَ النَّذِيرُ الْمُنْذِرُ وَ الصِّرَاطُ الْمُسْتَقِيمُ

O' my God! We bear witness that he is Your Guiding Servant after Your Prophet – the conveyor of good tidings, the warner, the right path

وَ إِمَامُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ قَائِدُ الْغُرِّ الْمُحَجَّلِينَ وَ حُجَّتُكَ الْبَالِغَةُ وَ لِسَانُكَ الْمُعَبِّرُ عَنْكَ فِي خَلْقِكَ

and the Divine Leader of the believers, leader of those with white-foreheads, Your Clear Proof, Your Speaking Tongue to the people on Your Behalf

وَ الْقَائِمُ بِالْقِسْطِ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّكَ وَ دَيَّانُ دِينِكَ وَ خَازِنُ عِلْمِكَ وَ عَيْبَةُ وَحْيِكَ

one standing firm on justice after Your Prophet who propagates Your Religion, the Treasure of Your Knowledge, the seat of Your Revelations

وَ عَبْدُكَ وَ أَمِينُكَ الْمَأْمُونُ الْمَأْخُوذُ مِيثَاقُهُ مَعَ مِيثَاقِكَ وَ مِيثَاقِ رُسُلِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

Your Servant, Your Trusted One, who has made a covenant when You took covenant from Your Messengers

وَ بَرِيَّتِكَ بِالشَّهَادَةِ وَ الْإِخْلَاصِ بِالْوَحْدَانِيَّةِ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

witnessing to and sincere in his belief of Your Oneness. For You are God, There is no God but You

وَ مُحَمَّدٌ عَبْدُكَ وَ رَسُولُكَ وَ عَلِيٌّ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ جَعَلْتَ الْإِقْرَارَ بِوَلَايَتِهِ تَمَامَ تَوْحِيدِكَ

Muhammad is Your Servant and Prophet. And Ali is the Commander of the Faithful. You established confessing to His Mastery as the perfection of belief in Your Oneness

وَ الْإِخْلَاصَ لَكَ بِوَحْدَانِيَّتِكَ وَ إِكْمَالَ دِينِكَ وَ تَمَامَ نِعْمَتِكَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ

and sincerity for you and the completion of Your Religion and the perfection of Your Blessings for all Your creatures

فَقُلْتَ وَ قَوْلُكَ الْحَقُ‌ الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَ أَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَ رَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلامَ‌ دِيناً

You said the following and whatever you say is right. "This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My Favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion."

فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى مَا مَنَنْتَ بِهِ عَلَيْنَا مِنَ الْإِخْلَاصِ لَكَ بِوَحْدَانِيَّتِكَ

Praise belongs to You for Your Favor upon us in sincere utterance of Your Oneness

وَ جُدْتَ عَلَيْنَا بِمُوَالاةِ وَلِيِّكَ الْهَادِي مِنْ بَعْدِ نَبِيِّكَ النَّذِيرِ الْمُنْذِرِ

and the Mastery of Your Friend upon us after Your Prophet - the one who gives good tidings, the one who warns

وَ رَضِيتَ لَنَا الْإِسْلَامَ دِيناً بِمَوْلَانَا وَ أَتْمَمْتَ عَلَيْنَا نِعْمَتَكَ بِالَّذِي جَدَّدْتَ لَنَا عَهْدَكَ وَ مِيثَاقَكَ وَ ذَكَّرْتَنَا ذَلِكَ

You were pleased with Islam as our Religion due to our master, and perfected Your Blessings with the renewal of Your Promise and Covenant, and its reminder

وَ جَعَلْتَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْإِخْلَاصِ وَ التَّصْدِيقِ لِعَهْدِكَ وَ مِيثَاقِكَ وَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْوَفَاءِ بِذَلِكَ

Let us be amongst the sincere ones who acknowledge Your Promise and Covenant, who adhere to this

وَ لَمْ تَجْعَلْنَا مِنَ النَّاكِثِينَ وَ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ الَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ الْجَاحِدِينَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ

and do not let us be amongst the deserters and those who refute the Day of Judgment

وَ لَمْ تَجْعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُغَيِّرِينَ وَ الْمُبَدِّلِينَ وَ الْمُنْحَرِفِينَ [وَ الْمُحَرِّفِينَ‌] وَ الْمُبَتِّكِينَ آذَانَ الْأَنْعَامِ

Do not place us amongst those who change and manipulate things, who cut the ears of the animals,

وَ الْمُغَيِّرِينَ خَلْقَ اللَّهِ وَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ‌ اسْتَحْوَذَ عَلَيْهِمُ الشَّيْطانُ فَأَنْساهُمْ ذِكْرَ اللَّهِ‌ وَ صَدَّهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِيلِ وَ الصِّرَاطِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ

change Gods Creation who have been overcome by Satan, have forgotten Gods Remembrance and have deviated from the Right Path.

Then repeat many times:

اللَّهُمَّ الْعَنِ الْجَاحِدِينَ وَ النَّاكِثِينَ وَ الْمُغَيِّرِينَ وَ الْمُبَدِّلِينَ وَ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ‌ الَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ‌ مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَ الْآخِرِينَ

O' my God! Please damn those who deny God, the deserters, the ones who change, the liars and those who refute - those who lie about the Resurrection Day from the first and the last generations.

Then say:

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى نِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيْنَا بِالَّذِي هَدَيْتَنَا إِلَى مُوَالاةِ وُلَاةِ أَمْرِكَ مِنْ بَعْدِ نَبِيِّكَ

O' my God! Praise belongs to You over Your Blessings to us that which You guided us towards friendship with those in charge of Your Affairs after Your Prophet

وَ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْهَادِينَ الَّذِينَ جَعَلْتَهُمْ أَرْكَاناً لِتَوْحِيدِكَ وَ أَعْلَامَ الْهُدَى وَ مَنَارَ التَّقْوَى وَ الْعُرْوَةَ الْوُثْقَى

and the guiding Divine Leaders whom You established as the pillars of the profession of Your Unity, signs of true guidance, pillars of virtue, the most trustworthy strong-holds

وَ كَمَالَ دِينِكَ وَ تَمَامَ نِعْمَتِكَ وَ مَنْ بِهِمْ وَ بِمُوَالاتِهِمْ رَضِيتَ لَنَا الْإِسْلَامَ دِيناً

the perfection of Your Religion, the completion of Your Blessings, those by whom and through whose Mastery You chose Islam as our religion.

رَبَّنَا فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ آمَنَّا بِكَ وَ صَدَّقْنَا نَبِيَّكَ الرَّسُولَ النَّذِيرَ الْمُنْذِرَ

O' our Lord! Praise belongs to You. We believe in You and we certify Your Prophet – the Messenger, the one who gives good tidings, the one who warns.

وَ اتَّبَعْنَا الْهَادِيَ مِنْ بَعْدِ النَّذِيرِ الْمُنْذِرِ وَالَيْنَا وَلِيَّهُمْ وَ عَادَيْنَا عَدُوَّهُمْ

We follow the guides after the one who gives good tidings, the one who warns. We shall be friends with their friends and enemy of their enemies

وَ بَرِئْنَا مِنَ الْجَاحِدِينَ وَ النَّاكِثِينَ وَ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ

Please separate us from those who deny God, the deserters and those who refute the Day of the Judgment.

اللَّهُمَّ فَكَمَا كَانَ مِنْ شَأْنِكَ يَا صَادِقَ الْوَعْدِ يَا مَنْ‌ لا يُخْلِفُ الْمِيعادَ

O' my God! O' Truthful in promise! O' He who never breaks His Promise.

يَا مَنْ هُوَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فِي شَأْنٍ أَنْ أَتْمَمْتَ عَلَيْنَا نِعْمَتَكَ بِمُوَالاةِ أَوْلِيَائِكَ الْمَسْئُولِ عَنْهُمْ عِبَادُكَ

O' He who shines in Splendour every day! It was You who completed Your Blessings for us by the Mastery of Your Friends - those to whom Your Servants are responsible,

فَإِنَّكَ قُلْتَ‌ ثُمَّ لَتُسْئَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ‌ وَ قُلْتَ‌ وَ قِفُوهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ مَسْؤُلُونَ‌

since You have said, "Then, shall ye be questioned that Day about the joy (ye indulged in!)." and said, "But stop them, for they must be asked:"

وَ مَنَنْتَ بِشَهَادَةِ الْإِخْلَاصِ لَكَ بِوَلَايَةِ أَوْلِيَائِكَ الْهُدَاةِ مِنْ بَعْدِ النَّذِيرِ الْمُنْذِرِ السِّرَاجِ الْمُنِيرِ

You Favoured with sincere testimony to the Mastery of Your Friends who are the ones who give good tidings, the ones who warn, and the luminous lanterns.

وَ أَكْمَلْتَ لَنَا الدِّينَ بِمُوَالاتِهِمْ وَ الْبَرَاءَةِ مِنْ عَدُوِّهِمْ وَ أَتْمَمْتَ عَلَيْنَا النِّعَمَ بِالَّذِي جَدَّدْتَ لَنَا عَهْدَكَ

You perfected the Religion by their Mastery and disowning their enemies.

وَ ذَكَّرْتَنَا مِيثَاقَكَ الْمَأْخُوذَ مِنَّا فِي ابْتِدَاءِ [مُبْتَدَإِ] خَلْقِكَ إِيَّانَا

You perfected the Blessings for us by renewing their Covenant and by reminding us of our testimony in the beginning of Creation.

وَ جَعَلْتَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْإِجَابَةِ وَ ذَكَّرْتَنَا الْعَهْدَ وَ الْمِيثَاقَ وَ لَمْ تُنْسِنَا ذِكْرَكَ

You let us be of those who answer in the positive, and reminded us about our promise and covenant, and did not let us forget it

فَإِنَّكَ قُلْتَ‌ وَ إِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ مِنْ ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَ أَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلى‌ أَنْفُسِهِمْ أَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ قالُوا بَلى‌ شَهِدْنا بِمَنِّكَ

and said, "When Your Lord drew forth from the Children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants, and made them testify concerning themselves, (saying): "Am I not your Lord (who cherishes and sustains you)?"-

بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ رَبُّنَا وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدَكَ وَ رَسُولَكَ نَبِيُّنَا

"Yea! We do testify!"We bear witness to Your Favor that You are God. There are no Gods but You. You are our Lord and Your Servant and Prophet Muhammad is our Prophet.

وَ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلِيُّنَا وَ مَوْلَانَا

We bear witness that the Commander of the Faithful Ali is our Guardian and Master.

وَ شَهِدْنَا بِالْوَلَايَةِ لِوَلِيِّنَا وَ مَوْلَانَا مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ نَبِيِّكَ مِنْ صُلْبِ وَلِيِّنَا وَ مَوْلَانَا

We bear witness to the Mastery of our Master and our Guardian from the progeny of Your Prophet, and from the lineage of our Master -

عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَبْدِكَ الَّذِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ وَ جَعَلْتَهُ فِي أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ لَدَيْكَ عَلِيّاً حَكِيماً

the Commander of the Faithful Ali ibn Abi Talib - who is Your Servant whom You blessed! You established him as Knowing and Wise in the Mother of the Book that is near You

وَ جَعَلْتَهُ آيَةً لِنَبِيِّكَ وَ آيَةً مِنْ آيَاتِكَ الْكُبْرَى

and established him as a sign for Your Prophet and as one of the main signs

وَ الَنَّبَإِ الْعَظِيمِ‌ الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ مُخْتَلِفُونَ‌

He is the great news about whom many people had differences

وَ النَّبَإِ الْعَظِيمِ الَّذِي هُمْ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضُونَ وَ عَنْهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَسْئُولُونَ

He is that great news from which they turned their faces away and about which they shall be questioned on the Resurrection Day

وَ تَمَامَ نِعْمَتِكَ الَّتِي عَنْهَا يُسْأَلُ عِبَادُكَ إِذْ هُمْ مَوْقُوفُونَ وَ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ مَسْئُولُونَ

He is the Perfection of Your Blessings for whom Your Servants shall be stopped and questioned.

اللَّهُمَّ وَ كَمَا كَانَ مِنْ شَأْنِكَ مَا أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْنَا بِالْهِدَايَةِ إِلَى مَعْرِفَتِهِمْ فَلْيَكُنْ مِنْ شَأْنِكَ

O' my God! As You honored us with the blessing of being guided to their recognition, please honor us

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَنْ تُبَارِكَ لَنَا فِي يَوْمِنَا هَذَا الَّذِي ذَكَّرْتَنَا فِيهِ عَهْدَكَ وَ مِيثَاقَكَ

and bestow Your Blessings on Muhammad and his Progeny, bless us on this day in which You reminded us of Your Promise and Your Covenant! Please complete our religion and perfect Your Blessings for us.

وَ أَكْمَلْتَ لَنَا دِينَنَا وَ أَتْمَمْتَ عَلَيْنَا نِعْمَتَكَ وَ جَعَلْتَنَا بِنِعْمَتِكَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْإِجَابَةِ وَ الْإِخْلَاصِ بِوَحْدَانِيَّتِكَ

Please let us be amongst those whose prayers are answered and are sincere in their belief to Your Oneness,

وَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْإِيمَانِ وَ التَّصْدِيقِ بِوَلَايَةِ أَوْلِيَائِكَ وَ الْبَرَاءَةِ مِنْ أَعْدَائِكَ وَ أَعْدَاءِ أَوْلِيَائِكَ الْجَاحِدِينَ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ

and those with true faith, acknowledsging the Mastery of Your Friends, and disowning Your enemies, the enemies of Your Friends, those who deny God and thos who refute the Day of the Judgment

فَأَسْأَلُكَ يَا رَبِّ تَمَامَ مَا أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْنَا وَ لَا تَجْعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُعَانِدِينَ وَ لَا تُلْحِقْنَا بِالْمُكَذِّبِينَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ

O' Lord! I ask You for the perfection of the Blessings which You have granted us. Please do not let us be amongst those who oppose and do not let us join those who refute the Day of the Judgment

وَ اجْعَلْ لَنَا قَدَمَ صِدْقٍ مَعَ الْمُتَّقِينَ وَ اجْعَلْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً

Please let us take a true step along with the virtous ones. Please grant us mercy from Your own Presence

وَ اجْعَلْ لَنَا مِنْ الْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَاماً إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ يَوْمَ يُدْعَى كُلُّ أُنَاسٍ بِإِمَامِهِمْ

and let us have a leader from the pious people until the Judgment Day - the day on which all the people are called along with their leaders

وَ اجْعَلْنَا فِي ظِلِّ الْقَوْمِ الْمُتَّقِينَ الْهُدَاةِ بَعْدَ النَّذِيرِ الْمُنْذِرِ وَ الْبَشِيرِ الْأَئِمَّةِ الدُّعَاةِ إِلَى الْهُدَى

And place us in the shade of the pious people – the guides after the conveyor of good tidings, the warners, the Divine Leaders who invite to guidance

وَ لَا تَجْعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ الدُّعَاةِ إِلَى النَّارِ وَ هُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمْ‌ مِنَ الْمَقْبُوحِينَ‌

Please do not let us be amongst the liars who invite towards the Fire and are disgraced along with their friends on the Resurrection Day

رَبَّنَا فَاحْشُرْنَا فِي زُمْرَةِ الْهَادِي الْمَهْدِيِّ

O our Lord! Please resurrect us amongst those who are guided

وَ أَحْيِنَا مَا أَحْيَيْتَنَا عَلَى الْوَفَاءِ بِعَهْدِكَ وَ مِيثَاقِكَ الْمَأْخُوذِ مِنَّا عَلَى مُوَالاةِ أَوْلِيَائِكَ

and resurrect us when You do so faithfulness to Your Pledge and the Covenat taken from us regarding friendship with Your Trustees

وَ الْبَرَاءَةِ مِنْ أَعْدَائِكَ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ وَ النَّاكِثِينَ بِمِيثَاقِكَ وَ تَوَفَّنَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ

and disowning from Your enemies who refute the Day of Judgment, and the deserters of Your Covenant, and let us die in this way.

وَ اجْعَلْ لَنَا مَعَ الرَّسُولِ سَبِيلًا وَ أَثْبِتْ لَنَا قَدَمَ صِدْقٍ فِي الْهِجْرَةِ إِلَيْهِمْ

Please keep us on the path of the Messenger and please firmly establish our true steps in immigration to them

وَ اجْعَلْ مَحْيَانَا خَيْرَ الْمَحْيَا وَ مَمَاتَنَا خَيْرَ الْمَمَاتِ وَ مُنْقَلَبَنَا خَيْرَ الْمُنْقَلَبِ عَلَى مُوَالاةِ أَوْلِيَائِكَ

Please let our lives be the best lives and let our deaths be the best deaths and let our transformations be the best transformations- in love for Your Friends

وَ الْبَرَاءَةِ مِنْ أَعْدَائِكَ حَتَّى تَتَوَفَّانَا وَ أَنْتَ عَنَّا رَاضٍ قَدْ أَوْجَبْتَ لَنَا الْخُلُودُ فِي جَنَّتِك‌ بِرَحْمَتِكَ

and disowning from Your Enemies until You take away our lives with You pleased with us: And make our entry into Paradise a sure thing out of Your Mercy

وَ الْمَثْوَى فِي جِوَارِكَ وَ الْإِنَابَةَ إِلَى دَارِ الْمُقَامَةِ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ‌ لا يَمَسُّنا فِيها نَصَبٌ وَ لا يَمَسُّنا فِيها لُغُوبٌ

and let us reside by You and turn to the House of Permanence out of Your Nobility! without and hardship or strenuous efforts theirs

‌ رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ أَمَرْتَنَا بِطَاعَةِ وُلَاةِ أَمْرِكَ وَ أَمَرْتَنَا أَنْ نَكُونَ مَعَ الصَّادِقِينَ

O Our Lord! You ordered us to obey him and obey those in charge of Your Affairs.

فَقُلْتَ‌ أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَ أَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَ أُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ‌

You ordered us and said, "Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger, and those charged with authority among you."

وَ قُلْتَ‌ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَ كُونُوا مَعَ الصَّادِقِينَ‌

You also said, "O' ye who believe! Fear Allah and be with those who are true (in word and deed)."

رَبَّنَا سَمِعْنَا وَ أَطَعْنَا رَبَّنَا ثَبِّتْ أَقْدامَنا وَ تَوَفَّنا مَعَ الْأَبْرارِ مُسْلِمِينَ مُسَلِّمِينَ مُصَدِّقِينَ لِأَوْلِيَائِكَ

Our Lord! We hear and obey. Our Lord! Please firmly establish our steps amd take to Yourself our souls in the company of the righteous as true Muslims who acknowledge Your Friends

وَ لا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنا وَ هَبْ لَنا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ‌

Our Lord! "(they say), "Let not our hearts deviate now after You have guided us, but grant us mercy from Your own Presence; for You are the Grantor of bounties without measure."

رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا بِكَ وَ صَدَّقْنَا نَبِيَّكَ وَ وَالَيْنَا وَلِيَّكَ وَ الْأَوْلِيَاءَ مِنْ بَعْدِ نَبِيِّكَ وَ وَلِيَّكَ مَوْلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ

O our Lord! We believe in You and we acknowledge Your Prophet: Your Friend and those after Your Prophet are our Guardians. And Your Friend is the master of the believers Ali ibn Abi Talib (God's blessing be upon him) -

وَ الْإِمَامَ الْهَادِيَ مِنْ بَعْدِ الرَّسُولِ النَّذِيرِ الْمُنْذِرِ السِّرَاجِ الْمُنِيرِ

-the Divine Leader –the guide after the Prophet - the conveyor of good tidings, the warner, and the luminous lantern

رَبَّنَا فَكَمَا كَانَ مِنْ شَأْنِكَ أَنْ جَعَلْتَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْوَفَاءِ بِعَهْدِكَ بِمَنِّكَ عَلَيْنَا وَ لُطْفِكَ لَنَا

O our Lord! You have let us be faithful to Your Pledge by Your Favor and Kindness to us.

فَلْيَكُنْ مِنْ شَأْنِكَ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَ تُكَفِّرَ عَنَّا سَيِّئاتِنا وَ تَوَفَّنا مَعَ الْأَبْرارِ

So please "Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, blot out from us our iniquities, and take to Yourself our souls in the company of the righteous

رَبَّنا وَ آتِنا ما وَعَدْتَنا عَلى‌ رُسُلِكَ وَ لا تُخْزِنا يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ إِنَّكَ لا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعادَ

Our Lord! Grant us what You didst promise unto us through Your apostles, and save us from shame on the Day of Judgment: For You never breakest Your promise."

رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا بِكَ وَ وَفَيْنَا بِعَهْدِكَ وَ صَدَّقْنَا رُسُلَكَ وَ اتَّبَعْنَا وُلَاةَ الْأَمْرِ مِنْ بَعْدِ رُسُلِكَ

O‟ our Lord! We believe in You, we are loyal to Your pledge and we acknowledge Your Prophet. We follow those in charge of the affairs after Your Prophet

وَ وَالَيْنَا أَوْلِيَاءَكَ وَ عَادَيْنَا أَعْدَاءَكَ‌ فَاكْتُبْنا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ

we shall be friends with Your Friends and we shall oppose Your enemies. Please then write us down amongst those who bear witness

‌ وَ احْشُرْنَا مَعَ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْهُدَاةِ مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ الرَّسُولِ الْبَشِيرِ النَّذِيرِ

And resurrect us along with the Leaders to Guidance from the Progeny of Prophet Muhammad - the conveyor of good tidings, the warner

آمَنَّا يَا رَبِّ بِسِرِّهِمْ وَ عَلَانِيَتِهِمْ وَ شَاهِدِهِمْ وَ غَائِبِهِمْ وَ مَشَاهِدِهِمْ وَ بِحَيِّهِمْ وَ مَيِّتِهِمْ

O' Lord! We believe in them private or public, present or absent, living or dead!

وَ رَضِينَا بِهِمْ أَئِمَّةً وَ سَادَةً وَ قَادَةً لَا نَبْتَغِي بِهِمْ بَدَلًا وَ لَا نَتَّخِذُ مِنْ دُونِهِمْ وَلَائِجَ أَبَداً

We are pleased with them as our Divine Leaders and Masters. We shall never seek anyone but them, and shall not take any confidants but them.

رَبَّنَا فَأَحْيِنَا مَا أَحْيَيْتَنَا عَلَى مُوَالاتِهِمْ وَ الْبَرَاءَةِ مِنْ أَعْدَائِهِمْ وَ التَّسْلِيمِ لَهُمْ وَ الرَّدِّ إِلَيْهِمْ

O' our Lord! Please let us live with their love, disowning their enemies, and submission to and obedience to them

وَ تَوَفَّنَا إِذَا تَوَفَّيْتَنَا عَلَى الْوَفَاءِ لَكَ وَ لَهُمْ بِالْعَهْدِ وَ الْمِيثَاقِ

Please let us die in a state of loyalty to them in promise and covenant for You

وَ الْمُوَالاةِ لَهُمْ وَ التَّصْدِيقِ وَ التَّسْلِيمِ لَهُمْ غَيْرَ جَاحِدِينَ وَ لَا نَاكِثِينَ وَ لَا مُكَذِّبِينَ

love for them, certifying and submitting to them - not those who deny God, the deserters and those who refute

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِالْحَقِّ الَّذِي جَعَلْتَهُ عِنْدَهُمْ وَ بِالَّذِي فَضَّلْتَهُمْ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ جَمِيعاً

O' my God! I ask You by the right that You put near them, and made them superior to all the people of the world.

أَنْ تُبَارِكَ لَنَا فِي يَوْمِنَا هَذَا الَّذِي أَكْرَمْتَنَا فِيهِ بِالْوَفَاءِ لِعَهْدِكَ الَّذِي عَهِدْتَ إِلَيْنَا

Please bless us on this day in which You honored us by acting upon Your Promise

وَ الْمِيثَاقِ الَّذِي وَاثَقْتَنَا بِهِ مِنْ مُوَالاةِ أَوْلِيَائِكَ وَ الْبَرَاءَةِ مِنْ أَعْدَائِكَ

and the Covenat to love Your Friends and dissociate from Your Enemies

وَ تَمُنَّ عَلَيْنَا بِنِعْمَتِكَ وَ تَجْعَلَهُ عِنْدَنَا مُسْتَقَرّاً ثَابِتاً وَ لَا تَسْلُبْنَاهُ أَبَداً وَ لَا تَجْعَلْهُ عِنْدَنَا مُسْتَوْدَعاً

And favor us by granting us Your Bounties. Please make it a place of sojourn for us, and never take it away and do not let it be a place of departure for us

فَإِنَّكَ قُلْتَ‌ فَمُسْتَقَرٌّ وَ مُسْتَوْدَعٌ‌ فَاجْعَلْهُ مُسْتَقَرّاً ثَابِتاً

as you said, "here is a place of sojourn and a place of departure." And let it be firmly established

وَ ارْزُقْنَا نَصْرَ دِينِكَ مَعَ وَلِيٍّ هَادٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ نَبِيِّكَ قَائِماً رَشِيداً هَادِياً مَهْدِيّاً مِنَ الضَّلَالَةِ إِلَى الْهُدَى

O' God! Please bless us with the victory of Your Religion with the guide from the Progeny of Your Prophet who shall rise to direct us out of deviation

وَ اجْعَلْنَا تَحْتَ رَايَتِهِ وَ فِي زُمْرَتِهِ شُهَدَاءَ صَادِقِينَ مَقْبُولِينَ فِي سَبِيلِكَ وَ عَلَى نُصْرَةِ دِينِكَ

Please put us under his flag and include us amongst the true martyrs killed in Your Path and in aiding Your Religion.

Then ask for the fulfillment of your needs for this world and the Hereafter.