First Form of Ziyarah Imam Hussain Shrine

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

bis-millahir-rahmanir-rahim

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

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اَللّٰهُمَّ اَرِنَا الرَّخَاۤءَ وَ السُّرُوْرَ

allahhuma irina alrrakja'a wasure

‘O Allah, (please) show us luxury and pleasure.

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صَلَى اللهُ عَلَيْكَ يَاۤ اَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ

salla allahu `alayka ya aba `abdillahi

‘May Allah bless you, O Abu-`Abdullah.’

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اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللّٰهِ وَ ابْنَ حُجَّتِهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya hujjata allahi wabna hujjatihi

Peace be upon you, O Argument of Allah and son of His Argument.

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اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا مَلَاۤئِكَةَ اللّٰهِ

as-salamu `alaykum ya mala'ikata allahi

Peace be upon you all, O Allah’s angels

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وَ زُوَّارَ قَبْرِ ابْنِ نَبِيِّ اللّٰهِ

wa zuwwara qabri ibni nabiyyi allahi

and visitors of the tomb of the son of Allah’s Prophet.

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اَللهُ اَكْبَرُ

allahu akbar

Allah is the Most Great.

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اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللّٰهِ وَ ابْنَ حُجَّتِهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya hujjata allahi wabna hujjatihi

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s Argument (on His creatures) and son of His Argument.

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اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا قَتِيْلَ اللّٰهِ وَ ابْنَ قَتِيْلِهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya qatila allahi wabna qatilihi

Peace be upon you, O killed for Allah’s sake and son of the killed for His sake.

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اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ثَارَ اللّٰهِ وَ ابْنَ ثَارِهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya thara allahi wabna tharihi

Peace be upon you, O vengeance of Allah and son of His vengeance.

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اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وِتْرَ اللّٰهِ الْمَوْتُوْرَ فِيْ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ

alssalamu `alayka ya witra allahi almawtura fi alssamawati wal-ardi

Peace be upon you, O he whose blood-claimer is Allah and whose blood is also claimed by the heavens and the earth.

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اَشْهَدُ اَنَّ دَمَكَ سَكَنَ فِي الْخُلْدِ

ashhadu anna damaka sakana fi alkhuldi

I bear witness that your blood has resided in the Eternity,

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وَ اقْشَعَرَّتْ لَهُ اَظِلَّةُ الْعَرْشِ

wa iqsha`arrat lahu azillatu al`arshi

the shades of the Divine Throne have shivered for it,

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وَ بَكٰى لَهُ جَمِيْعُ الْخَلَاۤئِقِ

wa baka lahu jami`u alkhala'iqi

and all creatures have wept for it,

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وَ بَكَتْ لَهُ السَّمَاوَاتُ السَّبْعُ وَ الْاَرَضُوْنَ السَّبْعُ

wa bakat lahu alssamawatu alssab`u wal-araduna alssab`u

including the seven heavens, the seven layers of the earth,

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وَ مَا فِيْهِنَّ وَ مَا بَيْنَهُنَّ

wa ma fihinna wa ma baynahunna

whatever is within them, whatever is between them,

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وَ مَنْ يَتَقَلَّبُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَ النَّارِ مِنْ خَلْقِ رَبِّنَا

wa man yataqallabu fi aljannati walnnari min khalqi rabbina

all the inhabitants of Paradise and Hellfire from the creatures of our Lord,

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وَ مَا يُرٰى وَ مَا لَا يُرٰى

wa ma yura wa ma la yura

whatever can be seen, and whatever cannot be seen.

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اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ حُجَّةُ اللّٰهِ وَ ابْنُ حُجَّتِهِ

ashhadu annaka hujjatu allahi wabnu hujjatihi

I bear witness that you are Allah’s Argument and son of His Argument.

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وَ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ قَتِيْلُ اللّٰهِ وَ ابْنُ قَتِيْلِهِ

wa ashhadu annaka qatilu allahi wabnu qatilihi

I bear witness that you were killed for Allah’s sake and you are the son of him who was killed for the same.

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وَ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ ثَارُ اللّٰهِ وَ ابْنُ ثَارِهِ

wa ashhadu annaka tharu allahi wabnu tharihi

I bear witness that you are Allah’s vengeance and the son of His vengeance.

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[ثَاۤئِرُ اللّٰهِ فِي الْاَرْضِ وَ ابْنُ ثَاۤئِرِهِ‏] وَ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ وِتْرُ الْمَوْتُوْرُ فِيْ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ

wa ashhadu annaka witru allahi almawturu fi alssamawati wal-ardi

I bear witness that Allah is your blood-claimer and your blood is also claimed by the heavens and the earth.

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وَ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ وَ نَصَحْتَ

wa ashhadu annaka qad ballaghta wa nasahta

I bear witness that you conveyed (the message), acted sincerely,

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وَ وَفَيْتَ وَ اَوْفَيْتَ

wa wafayta wa awfayta

carried out (your duties), fulfilled (your pledges),

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وَ جَاهَدْتَ فِيْ سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ

wa jahadta fi sabili allahi

strove for Allah’s sake,

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وَ مَضَيْتَ لِلَّذِيْ كُنْتَ عَلَيْهِ شَهِيْدًا وَ مُسْتَشْهِدًا

wa madayta lilladhi kunta `alayhi shahidan wa mustashhidan

you advanced to that on which you were witness and that which you were asked to witness,

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وَ شَاهِدًا وَ مَشْهُوْدًا

wa shahidan wa mashhudan

and you were observer and you were watched.

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اَنَا عَبْدُ اللّٰهِ وَ مَوْلَاكَ

ana `abdu allahi wa mawlaka

I am the slave of Allah, the servant of you,

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وَ فِيْ طَاعَتِكَ وَ الْوَافِدُ اِلَيْكَ

wa fi ta`atika walwafidu ilayka

the obedient to you, and the visitor of you.

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اَلْتَمِسُ كَمَالَ الْمَنْزِلَةِ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ

altamisu kamala almanzilati `inda allahi

I seek for a perfect position with Allah,

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وَ ثَبَاتَ الْقَدَمِ فِي الْهِجْرَةِ اِلَيْكَ

wa thabata alqadami fi alhijrati ilayka

I seek steadfastness through my pilgrimage to you,

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وَ السَّبِيْلَ الَّذِيْ لَا يَخْتَلِجُ دُوْنَكَ

walssabila alladhi la yakhtaliju dunaka

and I seek the path that cannot be passed without you

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مِنَ الدُّخُوْلِ فِيْ كِفَالَتِكَ الَّتِيۤ اُمِرْتَ [اَمَرْتَ‏] بِهَا

min alddukhuli fi kifalatika allati umirta biha

so that I will be allowed to enter in your guarantee that you have been ordered to give.

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مَنْ اَرَادَ اللّٰهَ بَدَاَ بِكُمْ

man arada allaha bada'a bikum

He who seeks Allah must begin with you,

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بِكُمْ يُبَيِّنُ اللّٰهُ الْكَذِبَ

bikum yubayyinu allahu alkadhiba

because only through you has Allah disclosed forgery.

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وَ بِكُمْ يُبَاعِدُ اللّٰهُ الزَّمَانَ الْكَلِبَ

wa bikum yuba`idu allahu alzzamana alkaliba

Through you only does Allah throw away difficult days.

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وَ بِكُمْ فَتَحَ اللّٰهُ

wa bikum fataha allahu

For your sake only has Allah started (creation).

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وَ بِكُمْ يَخْتِمُ اللّٰهُ

wa bikum yakhtimu allahu

With you only will Allah seal.

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وَ بِكُمْ يَمْحُوْ مَا يَشَاۤءُ وَ [بِكُمْ‏] يُثْبِتُ

wa bikum yamhu ma yasha'u wa yuthbitu

Through you only does He erase whatever He wills and establishes (whatever He wills).

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وَ بِكُمْ يَفُكُّ الذُّلَّ مِنْ رِقَابِنَا

wa bikum yafukku aldhdhulla min riqabina

Through you only does He release us from humility.

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وَ بِكُمْ يُدْرِكُ اللّٰهُ تِرَةَ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ يُطْلَبُ بِهَا

wa bikum yudriku allahu tirata kulli mu'minin yutlabu biha

Through you only will Allah avenge every faithful believer.

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وَ بِكُمْ تُنْبِتُ الْاَرْضُ اَشْجَارَهَا

wa bikum tunbitu al-ardu ashjaraha

Through you only does the soil grow its trees.

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وَ بِكُمْ تُخْرِجُ الْاَرْضُ ثِمَارَهَا

wa bikum tukhriju al-ardu thimaraha

Through you only does the earth produce its fruits.

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وَ بِكُمْ تُنْزِلُ السَّمَاۤءُ قَطْرَهَا وَ رِزْقَهَا

wa bikum tunzilu alssama'u qatraha wa rizqaha

Through you only does the sky pour down its drops and sustenance.

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وَ بِكُمْ يَكْشِفُ اللّٰهُ الْكَرْبَ

wa bikum yakshifu allahu alkarba

Through you only does Allah relieve from agonies.

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وَ بِكُمْ يُنَزِّلُ اللّٰهُ الْغَيْثَ

wa bikum yunazzilu allahu alghaytha

Through you only does Allah cause the rain to come down.

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وَ بِكُمْ تُسَبِّحُ [تَسِيْخُ‏] الْاَرْضُ الَّتِيْ تَحْمِلُ اَبْدَانَكُمْ

wa bikum tusabbihu al-ardu allati tahmilu abdanakum

Through you only does the earth that carries your bodies glorify (the Lord)

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وَ تَسْتَقِرُّ جِبَالُهَا عَنْ [عَلٰى‏] مَرَاسِيْهَا

wa tastaqirru jibaluha `ala marasiha

and are the mountains made firm.

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اِرَادَةُ الرَّبِّ فِيْ مَقَادِيْرِ اُمُوْرِهِ تَهْبِطُ اِلَيْكُمْ

iradatu alrrabbi fi maqadiri umurihi tahbitu ilaykum

The will of the Lord regarding the estimations of His affairs come down to you

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وَ تَصْدُرُ مِنْ بُيُوْتِكُمْ

wa tasduru min buyutikum

and are issued from your houses.

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وَ الصَّادِرُ عَمَّا فُصِّلَ مِنْ اَحْكَامِ الْعِبَادِ

walssadiru `amma fussila min ahkami al`ibadi

So do the details of the decrees to the servants.

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لُعِنَتْ اُمَّةٌ قَتَلَتْكُمْ

lu`inat ummatun qatalatkum

Cursed be the people who killed you.

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وَ اُمَّةٌ خَالَفَتْكُمْ

wa ummatun khalafatkum

Cursed be the people who dissent from you,

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وَ اُمَّةٌ جَحَدَتْ وِلَايَتَكُمْ

wa ummatun jahadat wilayatakum

the people who deny your (Divinely commissioned) leadership,

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وَ اُمَّةٌ ظَاهَرَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ

wa ummatun zaharat `alaykum

the people who supported each other against you,

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وَ اُمَّةٌ شَهِدَتْ وَ لَمْ تُسْتَشْهَدْ

wa ummatun shahidat wa lam tustashhad

and the people who witnessed you but they shunned being martyred for you.

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اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْ جَعَلَ النَّارَ مَأْوَاهُمْ

alhamdu lillahi alladhi ja`ala alnnara ma'wahum

All praise be to Allah Who has decided Hellfire to be the dwelling of these peoples.

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وَ بِئْسَ وِرْدُ الْوَارِدِيْنَ

wa bi'sa wirdu alwaridina

Woeful indeed will be the place to which they shall be led

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وَ بِئْسَ الْوِرْدُ الْمَوْرُوْدُ

wa bi'sa alwirdu almawrudu

and woeful indeed will be the place to which they shall be brought.

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وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ

walhamdu lillahi rabbi al`alamina

All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.

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وَ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْكَ يَا اَبَا عَبْدِ اللّٰهِ

wa salla allahu `alayka ya aba `aabdillah

And may Allah bless you, O Abu-`Abdullah

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اَنَا اِلَى اللّٰهِ مِمَّنْ خَالَفَكَ بَرِيۤ‏ءٌ

ana ila allahi mimman khalafaka bari'un

I disavow, in the presence of Allah, all those who dissented you.

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اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُوْلِ اللّٰهِ

alssalamu `alayka yabna rasuli allahi

Peace be upon you, O son of Allah’s Messenger.

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اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ اَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

alssalamu `alayka yabna amiri almu'minina

Peace be upon you, O son of the Commander of the Faithful.

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اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ الْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ

alssalamu `alayka yabna alhasani walhusayni

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

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اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ خَدِيْجَةَ وَ فَاطِمَةَ

alssalamu `alayka yabna khadijata wa fatimata

Peace be upon you, O son of Khadijah and Fatimah.

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صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْكَ

salla allahu `alayka

May Allah bless you.

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صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْكَ

salla allahu `alayka

May Allah bless you.

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صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْكَ

salla allahu `alayka

May Allah bless you.

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لَعَنَ اللّٰهُ مَنْ قَتَلَكَ

la`ana allahu man qatalaka

May Allah curse those who killed you.

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لَعَنَ اللّٰهُ مَنْ قَتَلَكَ

la`ana allahu man qatalaka

May Allah curse those who killed you.

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لَعَنَ اللّٰهُ مَنْ قَتَلَكَ

la`ana allahu man qatalaka

May Allah curse those who killed you.

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اَنَا اِلَى اللّٰهِ مِنْهُمْ بَرِيۤ‏ءٌ

ana ila allahi minhum bari'un

I disavow all of them in the presence of Allah.

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اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ

alssalamu `alaykum

Peace be upon you.

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اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ

alssalamu `alaykum

Peace be upon you.

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اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ

alssalamu `alaykum

Peace be upon you.

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فُزْتُمْ وَ اللّٰهِ

fuztum wallahi

You, by Allah, have achieved success.

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فُزْتُمْ وَ اللّٰهِ

fuztum wallahi

You, by Allah, have achieved success.

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فُزْتُمْ وَ اللّٰهِ

fuztum wallahi

You, by Allah, have achieved success.

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فَلَيْتَ اَنِّيْ مَعَكُمْ فَاَفُوْزَ فَوْزًا عَظِيْمًا

falayta anni ma`akum fa'afuza fawzan `aziman

Would that I were with you, then should I achieve a great success.

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اَللّٰھُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰی مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

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