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.