Ziyarat Muhammad Taqi as

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْبَابِ ٱلأَقْصَدِ

alssalamu `ala albabi al-aqsadi

Peace be upon the most straight door (to true guidance),

وَٱلطَّرِيقِ ٱلأَرْشَدِ

walttariqi al-arshadi

the most upright path,

وَٱلْعَالِمِ ٱلْمُؤَيَّدِ

wal`alimi almu'ayyadi

the Divinely supported knower,

يُنْبُوعِ ٱلْحِكَمِ

yunbu`i alhikami

the spring of wisdoms,

وَمِصْبَاحِ ٱلظُّلَمِ

wa misbahi alzzulami

the lantern in darkness,

سَيِّدِ ٱلْعَرَبِ وَٱلْعَجَمِ

sayyidi al`arabi wal`ajami

the chief of Arabs and non-Arabs,

ٱلْهَادِي إِلَىٰ ٱلرَّشَادِ

alhadi ila alrrashadi

the guide to orthodoxy,

ٱلْمُوَفَّقِ بِٱلتَّأْيِيدِ وَٱلسَّدَادِ

almuwaffaqi biltta'yidi walssadadi

and the granted success by means of support and leading to trueness;

مَوْلاَيَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ

mawlaya abi ja`farin

my master Abu-Ja`far

مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ٱلْجَوَادِ

muhammadi bni `aliyyin aljawadi

Muhammad the son of `Ali the Magnanimous.

أَشْهَدُ يَا وَلِيَّ ٱللَّهِ

ashhadu ya waliyya allahi

I bear witness that you are the intimate servant of Allah;

أَنَّكَ أَقَمْتَ ٱلصَّلاَةَ

annaka aqamta alssalata

you performed the prayers,

وَآتَيْتَ ٱلزَّكَاةَ

wa atayta alzzakata

defrayed the poor-rate,

وَأَمَرْتَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ

wa amarta bilma`rufi

enjoined the right,

وَنَهَيْتَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ

wa nahayta `an almunkari

forbade the wrong,

وَجَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ

wa jahadta fi sabili allahi haqqa jihadihi

strove in the way of Allah as exactly as strife should be,

وَعَبَدْتَ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصاً حَتَّىٰ أَتَاكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ

wa `abadta allaha mukhlisan hatta ataka alyaqinu

and served Allah sincerely until death came upon you.

فَعِشْتَ سَعِيداً

fa`ishta sa`idan

So, you lived happily

وَمَضَيْتَ شَهَِيداً

wa madayta shahaidan

and passed away as martyr.

يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنْتُ مَعَكُمْ

ya laytani kuntu ma`akum

Would that I were with you,

فَأَفُوزَ فَوْزاً عَظِيماً

fa'afuza fawzan `aziman

then should I achieve a great success.

وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْبَابِ ٱلأَقْصَدِ

alssalamu `ala albabi al-aqsadi

Peace be upon the most straight door (to true guidance),

وَٱلطَّرِيقِ ٱلأَرْشَدِ

walttariqi al-arshadi

the most upright path,

وَٱلْعَالِمِ ٱلْمُؤَيَّدِ

wal`alimi almu'ayyadi

the Divinely supported knower,

يُنْبُوعِ ٱلْحِكَمِ

yunbu`i alhikami

the spring of wisdoms,

وَمِصْبَاحِ ٱلظُّلَمِ

wa misbahi alzzulami

the lantern in darkness,

سَيِّدِ ٱلْعَرَبِ وَٱلْعَجَمِ

sayyidi al`arabi wal`ajami

the chief of Arabs and non-Arabs,

ٱلْهَادِي إِلَىٰ ٱلرَّشَادِ

alhadi ila alrrashadi

the guide to orthodoxy,

ٱلْمُوَفَّقِ بِٱلتَّأْيِيدِ وَٱلسَّدَادِ

almuwaffaqi biltta'yidi walssadadi

and the granted success by means of support and leading to trueness;

مَوْلاَيَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ

mawlaya abi ja`farin

my master Abu-Ja`far

مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ٱلْجَوَادِ

muhammadi bni `aliyyin aljawadi

Muhammad the son of `Ali the Magnanimous.

أَشْهَدُ يَا وَلِيَّ ٱللَّهِ

ashhadu ya waliyya allahi

I bear witness that you are the intimate servant of Allah;

أَنَّكَ أَقَمْتَ ٱلصَّلاَةَ

annaka aqamta alssalata

you performed the prayers,

وَآتَيْتَ ٱلزَّكَاةَ

wa atayta alzzakata

defrayed the poor-rate,

وَأَمَرْتَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ

wa amarta bilma`rufi

enjoined the right,

وَنَهَيْتَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ

wa nahayta `an almunkari

forbade the wrong,

وَجَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ

wa jahadta fi sabili allahi haqqa jihadihi

strove in the way of Allah as exactly as strife should be,

وَعَبَدْتَ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصاً حَتَّىٰ أَتَاكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ

wa `abadta allaha mukhlisan hatta ataka alyaqinu

and served Allah sincerely until death came upon you.

فَعِشْتَ سَعِيداً

fa`ishta sa`idan

So, you lived happily

وَمَضَيْتَ شَهَِيداً

wa madayta shahaidan

and passed away as martyr.

يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنْتُ مَعَكُمْ

ya laytani kuntu ma`akum

Would that I were with you,

فَأَفُوزَ فَوْزاً عَظِيماً

fa'afuza fawzan `aziman

then should I achieve a great success.

وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْبَابِ ٱلأَقْصَدِ

alssalamu `ala albabi al-aqsadi

Peace be upon the most straight door (to true guidance),

وَٱلطَّرِيقِ ٱلأَرْشَدِ

walttariqi al-arshadi

the most upright path,

وَٱلْعَالِمِ ٱلْمُؤَيَّدِ

wal`alimi almu'ayyadi

the Divinely supported knower,

يُنْبُوعِ ٱلْحِكَمِ

yunbu`i alhikami

the spring of wisdoms,

وَمِصْبَاحِ ٱلظُّلَمِ

wa misbahi alzzulami

the lantern in darkness,

سَيِّدِ ٱلْعَرَبِ وَٱلْعَجَمِ

sayyidi al`arabi wal`ajami

the chief of Arabs and non-Arabs,

ٱلْهَادِي إِلَىٰ ٱلرَّشَادِ

alhadi ila alrrashadi

the guide to orthodoxy,

ٱلْمُوَفَّقِ بِٱلتَّأْيِيدِ وَٱلسَّدَادِ

almuwaffaqi biltta'yidi walssadadi

and the granted success by means of support and leading to trueness;

مَوْلاَيَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ

mawlaya abi ja`farin

my master Abu-Ja`far

مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ٱلْجَوَادِ

muhammadi bni `aliyyin aljawadi

Muhammad the son of `Ali the Magnanimous.

أَشْهَدُ يَا وَلِيَّ ٱللَّهِ

ashhadu ya waliyya allahi

I bear witness that you are the intimate servant of Allah;

أَنَّكَ أَقَمْتَ ٱلصَّلاَةَ

annaka aqamta alssalata

you performed the prayers,

وَآتَيْتَ ٱلزَّكَاةَ

wa atayta alzzakata

defrayed the poor-rate,

وَأَمَرْتَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ

wa amarta bilma`rufi

enjoined the right,

وَنَهَيْتَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ

wa nahayta `an almunkari

forbade the wrong,

وَجَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ

wa jahadta fi sabili allahi haqqa jihadihi

strove in the way of Allah as exactly as strife should be,

وَعَبَدْتَ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصاً حَتَّىٰ أَتَاكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ

wa `abadta allaha mukhlisan hatta ataka alyaqinu

and served Allah sincerely until death came upon you.

فَعِشْتَ سَعِيداً

fa`ishta sa`idan

So, you lived happily

وَمَضَيْتَ شَهَِيداً

wa madayta shahaidan

and passed away as martyr.

يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنْتُ مَعَكُمْ

ya laytani kuntu ma`akum

Would that I were with you,

فَأَفُوزَ فَوْزاً عَظِيماً

fa'afuza fawzan `aziman

then should I achieve a great success.

وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.