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اللّهُمّ صَلّ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammad

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

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ِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

bismillahir rahmanir raheem.

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ سَيِّدِنَا رَسُولِ ٱللهِ

as-salamu `ala sayyidina rasuli allahi

Peace be upon our master the Messenger of Allah,

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مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ ٱللهِ

muhammadi bni `abdillahi

Muhammad son of `Abdullah,

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وَآلِهِ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ

wa alihi alttahirina

and upon his immaculate progeny.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ امِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

as-salamu `ala amiri almu'minina

Peace be upon the Commander of the Faithful,

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عَلِيِّ بْنِ ابِي طَالِبٍ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

`aliyy bni abi talibin wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

`Ali the son of Abi-Talib. Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon him,

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وَعَلَىٰ مَجَالِسِهِ وَمَشَاهِدِهِ

wa `ala majalisihi wa mashahidihi

upon his sessions, upon his meeting-places,

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وَمَقَامِ حِكْمَتِهِ وَآثَارِ آبَائِهِ

wa maqami hikmatihi wa athari aba'ihi

upon the places that witnessed his wisdom, upon the traces of his forefathers:

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آدَمَ وَنُوحٍ وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ

adama wa nuhin wa ibrahima wa isma`ila

Adam, Noah, Abraham, and Ishmael,

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وَتِبْيَانِ بَيِّنَاتِهِ

wa tibyani bayyinatihi

and upon the places that witnessed the presentations of his evidences.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلإِمَامِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ ٱلْعَدْلِ

as-salamu `ala al-imami alhakimi al`adli

Peace be upon the Imam: the wise, the just,

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ٱلصِّدِّيقِ ٱلاكْبَرِ ٱلْفَارُوقِ بِٱلْقِسْطِ

alssiddiqi al-akbari alfaruqi bilqisti

the grandest veracious, and the fair distinguisher

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ٱلَّذِي فَرَّقَ ٱللهُ بِهِ بَيْنَ ٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلْبَاطِلِ

alladhi farraqa allahu bihi bayna alhaqqi walbatili

by whom Allah distinguished the right from the wrong,

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وَٱلْكُفْرِ وَٱلإِيـمَانِ

walkufri wal-imani

atheism from (true) belief,

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وَٱلشِّرْكِ وَٱلتَّوْحِيدِ

walshshirki walttawhidi

and polytheism from monotheism,

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لِيَهْلِكَ مَنْ هَلَكَ عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍ

liyahlika man halaka `an bayyinatin

so that he who would perish might perish by clear proof

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وَيَحْيَا مَنْ حَيَّ عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍ

wa yahya man hayya `an bayyinatin

and he who would live might live by clear proof.

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اشْهَدُ انَّكَ امِيرُ ٱلْمُؤمِنِينَ

ashhadu annaka amiru almu'minina

I bear witness that you are verily the commander of the faithful,

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وَخَاصَّةُ نَفْسِ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبِينَ

wa khassatu nafsi almuntajabina

the elite of the selves of the select ones,

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وَزَيْنُ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ

wa zaynu alssiddiqina

the adornment of the veracious ones,

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وَصَابِرُ ٱلْمُمْتَحَنِينَ

wa sabiru almumtahanina

and the most steadfast among the tried ones;

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وَانَّكَ حَكَمُ ٱللهِ فِي ارْضِهِ

wa annaka hakamu allahi fi arzihi

and that you are verily the judge of Allah on His lands,

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وَقَاضِي امْرِهِ وَبَابُ حِكْمَتِهِ

wa qazi amrihi wa babu hikmatihi

the decider according to His orders, the door to His wisdom,

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وَعَاقِدُ عَهْدِهِ وَٱلنَّاطِقُ بِوَعْدِهِ

wa `aqidu `ahdihi walnnatiqu biwa`dihi

the maker of His pledge, the spokesman of His promise,

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وَٱلْحَبْلُ ٱلْمَوْصُولُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ عِبَادِهِ

walhablu almawsulu baynahu wa bayna `ibadihi

the rope that is connected between His servants and Him,

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وَكَهْفُ ٱلنَّجَاةِ وَمِنْهَاجُ ٱلتُّقَىٰ

wa kahfu alnnajati wa minhaju alttuqa

the haven of redemption, the course of piety,

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وَٱلدَّرَجَةُ ٱلْعُلْيَا وَمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْقَاضِي ٱلاعْلَىٰ

walddarajatu al`ulya wa muhayminu alqazi al-a`la

the most elevated rank, and the executor of the laws of the Most Exalted Judge.

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يَا امِيرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

ya amira almu'minina

O Commander of the Faithful,

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بِكَ اتَقَرَّبُ إِلَىٰ ٱللهِ زُلْفَىٰ

bika ataqarrabu ila allahi zulfa

through you do I seek close nearness to Allah

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انْتَ وَلِيِّي وَسَيِّدِي

anta waliyyi wa sayyidi

for you are my chief, master,

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وَوَسِيلَتِي فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

wa wasilati fi alddunya wal-akhirati

and means (to Allah) in this world as well as the Hereafter.

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اللّهُمّ صَلّ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammad

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