اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ahli baytihi

O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household

وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ وَلِيِّ ٱلْحَسَنِ

wa salli `ala waliyyi alhasani

and send blessings upon al-Hasan’s vicegerent,

وَوَصِيِّهِ وَوَارِثِهِ

wa wasiyyihi wa warithihi

successor, and inheritor;

ٱلْقَائِمِ بِأَمْرِكَ

alqa'imi bi'amrika

the establisher of Your decrees,

وَٱلْغَائِبِ فِي خَلْقِكَ

walgha'ibi fi khalqika

the absent among Your creatures,

وَٱلْمُنْتَظِرِ لإِِِذْنِكَ

walmuntaziri li'idhnika

and the awaiting for Your permission.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ

allahumma salli `alayhi

O Allah, (please) bless him,

وَقَرِّبْ بُعْدَهُ

wa qarrib bu`dahu

make imminent his remoteness,

وَأَنْجِزْ وَعْدَهُ

wa anjiz wa`dahu

fulfill Your promise to him,

وَأَوْفِ عَهْدَهُ

wa awfi `ahdahu

keep Your pledge to him,

وَٱكْشِفْ عَنْ بَأْسِهِ حِجَابَ ٱلْغَيْبَةِ

wakshif `an ba'sihi hijaba alghaybati

reveal the screen of occultation against his power,

وَأَظْهِرْ بِظُهُورِهِ صَحَائِفَ ٱلْمِحْنَةِ

wa azhir bizuhurihi saha'ifa almihnati

manifest the pages of ordeal through his advent,

وَقَدِّمْ أَمَامَهُ ٱلرُّعْبَ

wa qaddim amamahu alrru`ba

bring the horror before him,

وَثَبِّتْ بِهِ ٱلْقَلْبَ

wa thabbit bihi alqalba

make firm the heart through him,

وَأَقِمْ بِهِ ٱلْحَرْبَ

wa aqim bihi alharba

wage the war through him,

وَأَيِّدْهُ بِجُنْدٍ مِنَ ٱلْمَلاَئِكَةِ مُسَوِّمِينَ

wa ayyid-hu bijundin min almala'ikati musawwimina

aid him with marked troops from the heavens,

وَسَلِّطْهُ عَلَىٰ أَعْدَاءِ دِينِكَ أَجْمَعِينَ

wa sallithu `ala a`da'i dinika ajma`ina

give him full dominance over all the enemies of Your religion,

وَأَلْهِمْهُ أَنْ لاََ يَدَعَ مِنْهُمْ رُكْناً إِلاَّ هَدَّهُ

wa alhimhu an la yada`a minhum ruknan illa haddahu

and inspire him not to leave any corner of them but that he demolishes it,

وَلاَ هَاماً إِلاَّ قَدَّهُ

wa la haman illa qaddahu

any head but that he splits it,

وَلاَ كَيْداً إِلاَّ رَدَّهُ

wa la kaydan illa raddahu

any trick but that he frustrates it,

وَلاَ فَاسِقاً إِلاَّ حَدَّهُ

wa la fasiqan illa haddahu

any sinful one but that he exposes him to punishment,

وَلاَ فِرْعَوْنَ إِلاَّ أَهْلَكَهُ

wa la fir`awnan illa ahlakahu

any tyrant but that he annihilates him,

وَلاَ سِتْراً إِلاَّ هَتَكَهُ

wa la sitran illa hatakahu

any screen but that he exposes it,

وَلاَ عَلَماً إِلاَّ نَكَّسَهُ

wa la `alaman illa nakkasahu

any pennon but that he lowers it,

وَلاَ سُلْطَاناً إِلاَّ كَسَبَهُ

wa la sultanan illa kasabahu

any authority but that he seizes it,

وَلاَ رُمْحاً إِلاَّ قَصَفَهُ

wa la rumhan illa qasafahu

any lance but that he smashes it,

وَلاَ مِطْرَداً إِلاَّ خَرَقَهُ

wa la mitradan illa kharaqahu

any spear but that he shatters it,

وَلاَ جُنْداً إِلاَّ فَرَّقَهُ

wa la jundan illa farraqahu

any troops but that he takes them apart,

وَلاَ مِنْبَراً إِلاَّ أَحْرَقَهُ

wa la minbaran illa ahraqahu

any pulpit but that he burns it,

وَلاَ سَيْفاً إِلاَّ كَسَرَهُ

wa la sayfan illa kasarahu

any sword but that he breaks it,

وَلاَ صَنَماً إِلاَّ رَضَّهُ

wa la sanaman illa raddahu

any idol but that he bruises it,

وَلاَ دَماً إِلاَّ أَرَاقَهُ

wa la daman illa araqahu

any blood but that he sheds it,

وَلاَ جَوْراً إِلاَّ أَبَادَهُ

wa la jawran illa abadahu

any persecution but that he annihilates it,

وَلاَ حِصْناً إِلاَّ هَدَمَهُ

wa la hisnan illa hadamahu

any fortress but that he destroys it,

وَلاَ بَاباً إِلاَّ رَدَمَهُ

wa la baban illa radamahu

any door but that he fills it up,

وَلاَ قَصْراً إِلاَّ خَرَّبَهُ

wa la qasran illa kharrabahu

any castle but that he destroys it,

وَلاَ مَسْكَناً إِلاَّ فَتَّشَهُ

wa la maskanan illa fattashahu

any house but that he scans it,

وَلاَ سَهْلاًَ إِلاَّ أَوْطَأَهُ

wa la sahlan illa awta'ahu

any plain but that he treads on it,

وَلاَ جَبَلاًَ إِلاَّ صَعِدَهُ

wa la jabalan illa sa`idahu

any mountain but that he climbs it,

وَلاَكَنْزاً إِلاَّ أَخْرَجَهُ

wa la kanzan illa akhrajahu

and any treasure but that he extracts it;

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

birahmatika ya arhama alrrahimina

in the name of Your mercy, O most merciful of all those who show mercy!

When Shaykh al-Mufid mentioned the aforesaid form of ziyarah that begins with the following words:

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ٱللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ٱللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

allahu akbaru allahu akbaru allahu akbaru

Allah is the Most Great. Allah is the Most Great. Allah is the Most Great.

لاََ إِِلٰهَ إِِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ…

la ilaha illa allahu…

There is no god save Allah…

he (i.e. Shaykh al-Mufid), commenting, said the following:

According to another way of narration, you may say the following words while descending to the holy vault:

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْحَقِّ ٱلْجَدِيدِ

as-salamu `ala alhaqqi aljadidi

Peace be upon the fresh truth

وَٱلْعَالِمِ ٱلَّذِي عِلْمُهُ لاََ يَبِيدُ…

wal`alimi alladhi `ilmuhu la yabidu…

and the knowledgeable whose knowledge never expires…

So, he referred to the previously mentioned form of ziyarah up to the end. He then said:

You may now offer the twelve-unit prayer of ziyarah, separating between each two units with a Taslim statement.

You may then say the following supplicatory prayer, which is reported from Imam al-Mahdi (`a) himself:

إِلٰهِي عَظُمَ ٱلْبَلاَءُ

ilahi `azuma albala'u

O my God, ordeal has become immeasurable.

وَبَرِحَ ٱلْخَفَاءُ

wa bariha alkhafa'u

The hidden has become exposed.

وَٱنْكَشَفَ ٱلْغِطَاءُ

wankashafa alghita'u

The covered has been disclosed.

وَضَاقَتِ ٱلأَرْضُ

wa daqat al-ardu

The earth has become narrow (despite its vastness).

وَمُنِعَتِ ٱلسَّمَاءُ

wa muni`at alssama'u

The sky has been prevented (from giving its blessings).

وَإِلَيْكَ يَا رَبِّ ٱلْمُشْتَكَىٰ

wa ilayka ya rabbi almushtaka

And to You, O my Lord, is the complaint.

وَعَلَيْكَ ٱلْمُعَوَّلُ فِي ٱلشِّدَّةِ وَٱلرَّخَاءِ

wa `alayka almu`awwalu fi alshshiddati walrrakha'i

Upon You is the reliance in hardships and leisure.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi

O Allah, (please do) send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household

ٱلَّذينَ فَرَضْتَ عَلَيْنَا طَاعَتَهُمْ

alladhina faradta `alayna ta`atahum

the obedience to whom has been made obligatory upon us by You,

فَعَرَّفْتَنَا بِذٰلِكَ مَنْزِلَتَهُمْ

fa`arraftana bidhalika manzilatahum

and whose (special) rank has been thus made known for us by You,

فَرِّجْ عَنَّا بِحَقِّهِمْ

farrij `anna bihaqqihim

(please do) relieve our ordeals in the name of them

فَرَجاً عَاجِلاً

farajan `ajilan

with a relief that is as immediate

كَلَمْحِ ٱلْبَصَرِ أَوْ هُوَ أَقْرَبُ

kalamhi albasari aw huwa aqrabu

as the twinkling of an eye or even closer.

يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا عَلِيُّ

ya muhammadu ya `aliyyu

O Muhammad! O `Ali!

يَا عَلِيُّ يَا مُحَمَّدُ

ya `aliyyu ya muhammadu

O `Ali! O Muhammad!

أُنْصُرَانِي فَإِنَّكُمَا نَاصِرَايَ

unsurani fa'innakuma nasiraya

(Please) support me, for you both do support me,

وَٱكْفِيَانِي فَإِنَّكُمَا كَافِيَانِ

wakfiyani fa'innakuma kafiyani

and save me, for you both do save.

يَا مَوْلاَيَ يَا صَاحِبَ ٱلزَّمَانِ

ya mawlaya ya sahiba alzzamani

O my master! O Patron of the Age!

ٱلْغَوْثَ ٱلْغَوْثَ ٱلْغَوْثَ

alghawtha alghawtha alghawtha

(I beseech you for) relief! (I beseech you for) relief! (I beseech you for) relief!

أَدْرِكْنِي أَدْرِكْنِي أَدْرِكْنِي

adrikni adrikni adrikni

(Please do) come to my aid! (Please do) come to my aid! (Please do) come to my aid

This supplicatory prayer is of a high esteem; it is therefore advisable to repeat it in the holy sanctuary of Imam al-Mahdi (`a) as well as other places. I have previously mentioned it in the first section of the book, yet with little difference is statements.