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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

bismillahi alrrahmani alrrahimi

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

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ ٱللَّهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya hujjata allahi fi ardihi

Peace be upon you, O argument of Allah in His lands!

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَيْنَ ٱللَّهِ فِي خَلْقِهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya `ayna allahi fi khalqihi

Peace be upon you, O sight of Allah on His creatures!

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya nura allahi

Peace be upon you, O light of Allah

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ٱلَّذِي يَهْتَدِي بِهِ ٱلْمُهْتَدُونَ

alladhi yahtadi bihi almuhtaduna

by which those who have been guided [to the true guidance] are guided

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وَيُفَرَّجُ بِهِ عَنِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِين

wa yufarraju bihi `an almu'minina

and by which the believers are relieved!

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُهَذَّبُ ٱلْخَائِفُ

alssalamu `alayka ayyuha almuhadhdhabu alkha'ifu

Peace be upon you, O polite and fearful!

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْوَلِيُّ ٱلنَّاصِحُ

alssalamu `alayka ayyuha alwaliyyu alnnasihu

Peace be upon you, O sincere patron!

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَفِينَةَ ٱلنَّجَاةِ

alssalamu `alayka ya safinata alnnajati

Peace be upon you, O ark of salvation!

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَيْنَ ٱلْحَيَاةِ

alssalamu `alayka ya `ayna alhayati

Peace be upon you, O essence of life!

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ

alssalamu `alayka

Peace be upon you.

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صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ

salla allahu `alayka

May Allah send blessings to you

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وَعَلَىٰ آلِ بَيْتِكَ

wa `ala ali baytika

and upon your Household,

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ٱلطَّيِّبينَ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ

alttayyibina alttahirina

the pure and immaculate.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ

alssalamu `alayka

Peace be upon you.

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عَجَّلَ ٱللَّهُ لَكَ مَا وَعَدَكَ

`ajjala allahu laka ma wa`adaka

May Allah hasten that which He has promised you;

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مِنَ ٱلنَّصْرِ وَظُهُورِ ٱلأَمْرِ

mina alnnasri wa zuhuri al-amri

namely, victory and prevalence of your authority.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ

alssalamu `alayka ya mawlaya

Peace be upon you, O my master.

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أَنَا مَوْلاَكَ

ana mawlaka

I am a servant of you

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عَارِفٌ بِأُولاَكَ وَأُخْرَاكَ

`arifun bi'ulaka wa ukhraka

and I recognize the first and the last of your affair.

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أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ تَعَالَىٰ بِكَ وَبِآلِ بَيْتِكَ

ataqarrabu ila allahi ta`ala bika wa bi-ali baytika

I seek nearness to Allah, the Exalted, through your Household and you

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وَأَنْتَظِرُ ظُهُورَكَ وَظُهُورَ ٱلْحَقِّ عَلَىٰ يَدَيْكَ

wa antaziru zuhuraka wa zuhura alhaqqi `ala yadayka

and I am expecting your advent and the prevalence of the truth at your hands.

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وَأَسْأَلُ ٱللَّهَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

wa as'alu allaha an yusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

And I beseech Allah to send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

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وَأَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مِنَ ٱلمُنْتَظِرِينَ لَكَ

wa an yaj`alani mina almuntazirina laka

and to include me with those who are expecting you,

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وَٱلتَّابِعِينَ وَٱلنَّاصِرِينَ لَكَ عَلَىٰ أَعْدَائِكَ

walttabi`ina walnnasirina laka `ala a`da'ika

those who follow you and support you against your enemies,

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وَٱلْمُسْتَشْهَدِينَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ فِي جُمْلَةِ أَوْلِيَائِكَ

walmustash-hadina bayna yadayka fi jumlati awliya'ika

and those who will be martyred in front of you in the group of your loyalists.

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يَا مَوْلاَيَ يَا صَاحِبَ ٱلزَّمَانِ

ya mawlaya ya sahiba alzzamani

O my master, O Patron of the Age!

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صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ

salawatu allahi `alayka

May Allah’s blessings be upon you

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وَعَلَىٰ آلِ بَيْتِكَ

wa `ala ali baytika

and upon your Household.

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هٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْجُمُعَةِ

hadha yawmu aljumu`ati

Today is Friday,

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وَهُوَ يَوْمُكَ ٱلْمُتَوَقَّعُ فِيهِ ظُهُورُكَ

wa huwa yawmuka almutawaqqa`u fihi zuhuruka

which is your day on which your advent is expected

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وَٱلْفَرَجُ فِيهِ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَىٰ يَدَيْكَ

walfaraju fihi lilmu'minina `ala yadayka

to bring about relief to the believers at your hands,

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وَقَتْلُ ٱلْكَافِرِينَ بِسَيْفِكَ

wa qatlu alkafirina bisayfika

and killing of the disbelievers with your sword.

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وَأَنَا يَا مَوْلاَيَ فِيهِ ضَيْفُكَ وَجَارُكَ

wa ana ya mawlaya fihi dayfuka wa jaruka

On this day, O my master, I am your guest and in your vicinity

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وَأَنْتَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ كَرِيمٌ مِنْ أَوْلاَدِ ٱلْكِرَامِ

wa anta ya mawlaya karimun min awladi alkirami

and you, my master, are generous and the descendant of the generous people,

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وَمَاْمُورٌ بِٱلضِّيَافَةِ وَٱلإِجَارَةِ

wa ma'murun bilddiyafati wal-ijarati

and you are commanded to receive your guests and neighbors hospitably;

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فَأَضِفْنِي وَأَجِرْنِي

fa-adifni wa ajirni

so, receive me as your guest and neighbor.

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صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ

salawatu allahi `alayka

May Allah’s blessings be upon you

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وَعَلىٰ أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ ٱلطَّاهِرينَ

wa `ala ahli baytika alttahirina

and upon your Household, the immaculate.

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Commenting on this Ziyarah, Sayyid Ibn Tawus says: As I say this form of Ziyarah, I recite this couple of poetic verses as the best expression of my feeling

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نَزِيْلُكَ حَيْثُ مَا اتَّجَهَتْ رِكَابِيْ وَ ضَيْفُكَ حَيْثُ كُنْتُ مِنَ الْبِلَادِ

"I am your visitor wherever my mount turns.. and I am your guest whichever place I may be"