بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

bis-millahir-rahmanir-rahim

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اللّهُمّ صَلّ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah: (please do) bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ ٱللَّهِ

as-salamu `alayka ya waliyya allahi

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s friend.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ ٱللَّهِ

as-salamu `alayka ya hujjata allahi

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s argument.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَ ٱللَّهِ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ ٱلأَرْضِ

as-salamu `alayka ya nura allahi fi zulumati al-ardi

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s light in the darkness of the earth.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَمُودَ ٱلدِّينِ

as-salamu `alayka ya `amuda alddini

Peace be upon you, O pillar of the religion.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ آدَمَ صَفْوَةِ ٱللَّهِ

as-salamu `alayka ya waritha adama safwati allahi

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Adam the choice of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ نُوحٍ نَبِيِّ ٱللَّهِ

as-salamu `alayka ya waritha nuhin nabiyyi allahi

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Noah the prophet of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلِ ٱللَّهِ

as-salamu `alayka ya waritha ibrahima khalili allahi

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Abraham the intimate friend of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ إِسْمَاعيلَ ذَبيحِ ٱللَّهِ

as-salamu `alayka ya waritha isma`ila dhabihi allahi

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Ishmael the slain for the sake of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوسَىٰ كَلِيمِ ٱللَّهِ

as-salamu `alayka ya waritha musa kalimi allahi

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Moses the spoken by Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِيسَىٰ رُوحِ ٱللَّهِ

as-salamu `alayka ya waritha `isa ruhi allahi

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Jesus the spirit of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ

as-salamu `alayka ya waritha muhammadin rasuli allahi

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Muhammad the messenger of Allah.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ أَمِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

as-salamu `alayka ya waritha amiri almu'minina

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of the Commander of the Faithful

عَلِيٍّ وَلِيِّ ٱللَّهِ

`aliyyin waliyyin allahi

`Ali the authority of Allah

وَوَصِيِّ رَسُولِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

wa wasiyyi rasuli rabbi al`alamina

and the successor of the Messenger of the Lord of the worlds.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ فَاطِمَةَ ٱلزَّهْرَاءِ

as-salamu `alayka ya waritha fatimata alzzahra'i

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Fatimah the luminous lady.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ ٱلْحَسَنِ وَٱلْحُسَيْنِ

as-salamu `alayka ya waritha alhasani walhusayni

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of al-Hasan and al-Husayn

سَيِّدَيْ شَبَابِ أَهْلِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ

sayyiday shababi ahli aljannati

the two chiefs of the youth of Paradise.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عَليِّ بْنِ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ زَيْنِ ٱلْعَابِدِينَ

as-salamu `alayka ya waritha `aliyyi bni alhusayni zayni al`abidina

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of `Ali the son of al-Husayn the adornment of the worshippers.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ

as-salamu `alayka ya waritha muhammadi bni `aliyyin

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Muhammad the son of `Ali

بَاقِرِ عِلْمِ ٱلأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلآخِرِينَ

baqiri `ilmi al-awwalina wal-akhirina

the splitter of the knowledge of the past and the last generations.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ

as-salamu `alayka ya waritha ja`fari bni muhammadin

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Ja`far the son of Muhammad

ٱلصَّادِقِ ٱلْبَارِّ

alssadiqi albarri

the veracious and dutiful.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوسَىٰ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ

as-salamu `alayka ya waritha musa bni ja`farin

Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Musa the son of Ja`far.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلصِّدِّيقُ ٱلشَّهِيدُ

as-salamu `alayka ayyuha alssiddiqu alshshahidu

Peace be upon you, O ever-truthful and martyr.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْوَصِيُّ ٱلْبَارُّ ٱلتَّقِيُّ

as-salamu `alayka ayyuha alwasiyyu albarru alttaqiyyu

Peace be upon you, O dutiful and pious successor.

أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَقَمْتَ ٱلصَّلاَةَ

ashhadu annaka qad aqamta alssalata

I bear witness that you performed the prayers,

وَآتَيْتَ ٱلزَّكَاةَ

wa atayta alzzakata

defrayed the poor-rate (and alms),

وَأَمَرْتَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ

wa amarta bilma`rufi

enjoined the right,

وَنَهَيْتَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ

wa nahayta `an almunkari

forbade the wrong,

وَعَبَدْتَ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصاً حَتَّىٰ أَتَاكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ

wa `abadta allaha mukhlisan hatta ataka alyaqinu

and serve Allah sincerely until death came upon you.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا ٱلْحَسَنِ

as-salamu `alayka ya aba alhasani

Peace be upon you, O Abu’l-Hasan.

وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.