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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ ائِمَّةَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ

as-salamu `alaykum a'immata alhuda

Peace be upon you, O Leaders of true guidance.

You may then move toward their tombs, face them, turn the back to the kiblah direction, and say the following:

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ اهْلَ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ

as-salamu `alaykum ahla alttaqwa

Peace be upon you, O people of piety.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ ايُّهَا ٱلْحُجَجُ عَلَىٰ اهْلِ ٱلدُّنْيَا

as-salamu `alaykum ayyuha alhujaju `ala ahli alddunya

Peace be upon you, O Arguments against the inhabitants of this world.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ ايُّهَا ٱلْقُوَّامُ فِي ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ بِٱلْقِسْطِ

as-salamu `alaykum ayyuha alquwwamu fi albariyyati bilqisti

Peace be upon you, O maintainers of justice on people.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ اهْلَ ٱلصَّفْوَةِ

as-salamu `alaykum ahla alssafwati

Peace be upon you, O choicest people.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ آلَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ

as-salamu `alaykum ala rasuli allahi

Peace be upon you, O members of the Household of Allah’s Messenger.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ اهْلَ ٱلنَّجْوَىٰ

as-salamu `alaykum ahla alnnajwa

Peace be upon you, O people of confidential talks (of the angels).

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اشْهَدُ انَّكُمْ قَدْ بَلَّغْتُمْ وَنَصَحْتُمْ

ashhadu annakum qad ballaghtum wa nasahtum

I bear witness that you did convey, offer advice,

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وَصَبَرْتُمْ فِي ذَاتِ ٱللَّهِ

wa sabartum fi dhati allahi

endure for the sake of Allah,

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وَكُذِّبْتُمْ وَاسيءَ إِلَيْكُمْ فَغَفَرْتُمْ

wa kudhdhibtum wa usi'a ilaykum faghafartum

and forgive when you were belied and maltreated.

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وَاشْهَدُ انَّكُمُ ٱلائِمَّةُ ٱلرَّاشِدُونَ ٱلْمُهْتَدُونَ

wa ashhadu annakumu al-a'immatu alrrashiduna almuhtaduna

I also bear witness that you are the orthodox, well-guided Leaders,

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وَانَّ طَاعَتَكُمْ مَفْرُوضَةٌ

wa anna ta`atakum mafrudatun

that the obedience to you is obligatory,

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وَانَّ قَوْلَكُمُ ٱلصِّدْقُ

wa anna qawlakumu alssidqu

that your words are true,

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وَانَّكُمْ دَعْوَتُمْ فَلَمْ تُجَابُوٱ

wa annakum da`awtum falam tujabu

that you had called (to Allah) but you were not answered,

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وَامَرْتُمْ فَلَمْ تُطَاعُوٱ

wa amartum falam tuta`u

that you had enjoined (the right) but you were not obeyed,

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وَانَّكُمْ دَعَائِمُ ٱلدِّينِ وَارْكَانُ ٱلارْضِ

wa annakum da`a'imu alddini wa arkanu al-ardi

and that you are the supports of the religion and the poses of the earth.

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لَمْ تَزَالُوٱ بِعَيْنِ ٱللَّهِ

lam tazalu bi`ayni allahi

You were always under the sight of Allah

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يَنْسَخُكُمْ مِنْ اصْلاَبِ كُلِّ مُطَّهَرٍ

yansakhukum min aslabi kulli mutahharin

Who moved you from the loins of purified men

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وَيَنْقُلُكُمْ مِنْ ارْحَامِ ٱلْمُطَهَّرَاتِ

wa yanqulukum min arhami almutahharati

to the wombs of purified women.

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لَمْ تُدَنِّسْكُمُ ٱلْجَاهِلِيَّةُ ٱلْجَهْلاَءُ

lam tudanniskumu aljahiliyyatu aljahla'u

The benighted ignorance could not stain you

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وَلَمْ تَشْرَكْ فِيكُمْ فِتَنُ ٱلاهْوَاءِ

wa lam tashrak fikum fitanu al-ahwa'i

and the whimsical sedition could not attract you.

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طِبْتُمْ وَطَابَ مَنْبَتُكُمْ

tibtum wa taba manbatukum

Pleased be you as your origin has been pleased.

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مَنَّ بِكُمْ عَلَيْنَا دَيَّانُ ٱلدِّينِ

manna bikum `alayna dayyanu alddini

The King of the religion has conferred upon us with the grace of our acknowledgment of you;

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فَجَعَلَكُمْ فِي بُيُوتٍ

faja`alakum fi buyutin

He therefore caused you to be in houses

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اذِنَ ٱللَّهُ انْ تُرْفَعَ

adhina allahu an turfa`a

which He (i.e. Allah) has permitted to be exalted

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وَيُذْكَرَ فِيهَا ٱسْمُهُ

wa yudhkara fiha ismuhu

and that His Name may be mentioned therein,

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وَجَعَلَ صَلاَتَنَا عَلَيْكُمْ

wa ja`ala salatana `alaykum

and He has decided our invocations of blessings upon you

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رَحْمَةً لَنَا وَكَفَّارَةً لِذُنُوبِنَا

rahmatan lana wa kaffaratan lidhunubina

to be mercy on us and to be granting remission of our sins.

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إِذِ ٱخْتَارَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ لَنَا

idhi ikhtarakumu allahu lana

Allah has chosen you for us

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وَطَيَّبَ خَلْقَنَا بِمَا مَنَّ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ وِلاَيَتِكُمْ

wa tayyaba khalqana bima manna `alayna min wilayatikum

and has purified our creation through the grace of our loyalty to your (Divinely commissioned) Leadership with which He has conferred upon us.

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وَكُنَّا عِنْدَهُ مُسَمِّينَ بِعِلْمِكُمْ

wa kunna `indahu musammina bi`ilmikum

We have thus become nominated with Him due to our acknowledgement of you

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مُعْتَرِفِينَ بِتَصْدِيقِنَا إِيَّاكُمْ

mu`tarifina bitasdiqina iyyakum

and our giving credence to you.

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وَهٰذَا مَقَامُ مَنْ اسْرَفَ وَاخْطَا

wa hadha maqamu man asrafa wa akhta'a

So, this is the situation of him who has committed mistakes and sins,

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وَٱسْتَكَانَ وَاقَرَّ بِمَا جَنَىٰ

wastakana wa aqarra bima jana

shown submission (to you), and confessed of what he had committed.

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وَرَجَا بِمَقَامِهِ ٱلْخَلاَصَ

wa raja bimaqamihi alkhalasa

Hence, being in this situation, I hope for redemption

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وَانْ يَسْتَنْقِذَهُ بِكُمْ مُسْتَنْقِذُ ٱلْهَلْكَىٰ مِنَ ٱلرَّدَىٰ

wa an yastanqidhahu bikum

and I hope that the Savior of the perishing ones from perdition may save me in your names.

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فَكُونُوٱ لِي شُفَعَاءَ

mustanqidhu alhalka min alrrada

So, (please) be my interceders,

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فَقَدْ وَفَدْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ

fakunu li shufa`a'a

for I have come to you

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إِذْ رَغِبَ عَنْكُمْ اهْلُ ٱلدُّنْيَا

faqad wafadtu ilaykum

when the people of this world abandoned you,

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وَٱتَّخَذُوٱ آيَاتِ ٱللَّهِ هُزُواً

idh raghiba `ankum ahlu alddunya

took the Signs of Allah for a jest,

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وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوٱ عَنْهَا

wattakhadhu ayati allahi huzwan

and turned away from them haughtily.

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يَا مَنْ هُوَ قَائِمٌ لاََ يَسْهُو

ya man huwa qa'imun la yashu

O He Who is Self-Subsisting and never forgets,

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وَدَائِمٌ لاََ يَلْهُو

wa da'imun la yalhu

Who is Ever-living and never becomes heedless,

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وَمُحيطٌ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ

wa muhitun bikulli shay'in

and Who encompasses all things!

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لَكَ ٱلْمَنُّ بِمَا وَفَّقْتَنِي

laka almannu bima waffaqtani

To You is all gratitude for that You have guided me (to this)

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وَعَرَّفْتَنِي بِمَا اقَمْتَنِي عَلَيْهِ

wa `arraftani bima aqamtani `alayhi

and You have introduced to me that on which I rest,

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إِذْ صَدَّ عَنْهُ عِبَادُكَ

idh sadda `anhu `ibaduka

when Your servants diverted from it,

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وَجَهِلُوٱ مَعْرِفَتَهُ

wa jahilu ma`rifatahu

ignored the recognition of it,

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وَٱسْتَخَفُّوٱ بِحَقِّهِ

wastakhaffu bihaqqihi

belittled its right,

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وَمَالُوٱ إِلَىٰ سِوَاهُ

wa malu ila siwahu

and inclined to elsewhere.

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فَكَانَتِ ٱلْمِنَّةُ مِنْكَ عَلَيَّ

fakanat alminnatu minka `alayya

Hence, You have conferred upon me with this favor

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مَعَ اقْوَامٍ خَصَصْتَهُمْ بِمَا خَصَصْتَنِي بِهِ

ma`a aqwamin khasastahum bima khasastani bihi

as well as upon other people whom You have granted exclusively the same.

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فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ إِذْ كُنْتُ عِنْدَكَ

falaka alhamdu idh kuntu `indaka

So, all praise be to You, for I have been

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فِي مَقَامِي هٰذَا مَذْكُوراً مَكْتُوباً

fi maqami hadha madhkuran maktuban

mentioned and written with You due to the situation in which I am now.

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فَلاَ تَحْرِمْنِي مَا رَجَوْتُ

fala tahrimni ma rajawtu

Hence, (please) do not deprive me of what I long for,

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وَلاَ تُخَيِّبْنِي فِي مَا دَعَوْتُ

wa la tukhayyibni fi ma da`awtu

and do not disappoint me as regards my supplication;

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بِحُرْمَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ

bihurmati muhammadin wa alihi alttahirina

(please do so) in the name of the sanctity of Muhammad and his immaculate Household.

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وَصَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

wa salla allahu `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

May Allah send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad.