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ZIYARAH OF THE HOLY PROPHET
اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللهُ
I bear witness that there is no god save Allah;
وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ
alone without having any partner;
وَ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ رَسُوْلُهُ
and I bear witness that you are His messenger
وَ اَنَّكَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللّٰهِ
and you are Muhammad, the son of 'Abdullah.
وَ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّكَ
And I bear witness that you have truly conveyed the missions of your Lord,
وَ نَصَحْتَ لِاُمَّتِكَ
well-wished for your nation,
وَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ
striven hard in the way of Allah
بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَ الْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ
by means of wisdom and excellent preaching,
وَ اَدَّيْتَ الَّذِي عَلَيْكَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ
and fulfilled the duty that is incumbent upon you;
وَ اَنَّكَ قَدْ رَؤُفْتَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
and you have been sympathetic with the believers
وَ غَلُظْتَ عَلَى الْكَافِرِيْنَ
and unyielding to the unbelievers;
وَ عَبَدْتَ اللهَ مُخْلِصًا
and you have worshipped Allah sincerely
حَتّٰى اَتَاكَ الْيَقِيْنُ
until death came upon you.
فَبَلَغَ اللهُ بِكَ اَشْرَفَ مَحَلِّ الْمُكَرَّمِيْنَ
Allah therefore has lifted you up to the most honorable place of the honored ones.
الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِي اسْتَنْقَذَنَا بِكَ
All praise be to Allah Who has saved us, through you,
مِنَ الشِّرْكِ وَ الضَّلَالِ
from polytheism and deviation.
اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهِ
O Allah, (please) send blessings to Muhammad and his Household,
وَ اجْعَلْ صَلَوَاتِكَ وَ صَلَوَاتِ مَلاَۤئِكَتِكَ
and make Your blessings, the blessings of Your angels,
وَ اَنْبِيَاۤئِكَ وَ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ
Your prophets, the Messengers,
وَ عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِيْنَ
Your righteous servants,
وَ اَهْلِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْاَرَضِيْنَ
the inhabitants of the heavens and the [layers of the] earth,
وَ مَنْ سَبَّحَ لَكَ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ
and ever one who glorifies You, O Lord of the worlds,
مِنَ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ وَ الْاٰخِرِيْنَ
from the past and the late generations,
عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَ رَسُوْلِكَ
be on Muhammad, Your servant, messenger,
وَ نَبِيِّكَ وَ اَمِيْنِكَ
prophet, trustee,
وَ نَجِيْبِكَ وَ حَبِيْبِكَ
elite, most-beloved,
وَ صَفِيِّكَ وَ صِفْوَتِكَ
elect, choice,
وَ خَاصَّتِكَ وَ خَالِصَتِكَ
dignitary, select,
وَ خِيَرَتِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ
and the best of Your creatures.
وَ اَعْطِهِ الْفَضْلَ وَ الْفَضِيْلَةَ
And grant him preference, virtue,
وَ الْوَسِيْلَةَ وَ الدَّرَجَةَ الرَّفِيْعَةَ
[right of] mediation, and sublime rank;
وَ ابْعَثْهُ مَقَامًا مَحْمُوْدًا
and send him a praiseworthy status
يَغْبِطُهُ بِهِ الْاَوَّلُوْنَ وَ الْاٰخِرُوْنَ
which all the past and the late generations wish to have.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّكَ قُلْتَ
O Allah, You have said:
وَ لَوْ اَنَّهُمْ اِذْ ظَلَمُوْا اَنْفُسَهُمْ
“And had they, when they were unjust to themselves,
جَاۤءُوْكَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوْا اللهَ
come to you and asked forgiveness of Allah,
وَ اسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمُ الرَّسُوْلُ
and the Messenger had also asked forgiveness for them,
لَوَجَدُوْا اللهَ تَوَّابًا رَحِيمًا
they would have found Allah Oft-returning to mercy, Merciful.”
اِلٰهِيْ فَقَدْ اَتَيْتُ نَبِيَّكَ مُسْتَغْفِرًا
O my God, I have come to Your Prophet, seeking forgiveness of You
تَاۤئِبًا مِنْ ذُنُوْبِي،
and repenting before You from my sins;
فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهِ
so, (please) send blessings to Muhammad and his Household
وَ اغْفِرْهَا لِيْ
and forgive them for me.
يَا سَيِّدَنَا
O our master,
اَتَوَجَّهُ بِكَ وَ بِاَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ
I turn by you and by your Household
اِلٰى اللّٰهِ تَعَالٰى رَبِّكَ وَ رَبِّي
towards Allah, the Exalted, your and my Lord,
لِيَغْفِرَ لِي،
so that He may forgive me.
Then repeat the following three times:
اِنَّا لِلّٰهِ وَ اِنَّا اِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُوْنَ
Verily, we are Allah's and verily unto Him shall we return.
اُصِبْنَا بِكَ يَا حَبِيْبَ قُلُوْبِنَا
We are stricken by losing you, O beloved of our hearts!
فَمَا اَعْظَمَ الْمُصِيْبَةَ بِكَ
Too shocking is our misfortune of losing you!
حَيْثُ انْقَطَعَ عَنَّا الْوَحْيُ
Because the Revelation has been interrupted
وَ حَيْثُ فَقَدْنَاكَ
and because we have missed you.
فَاِنَّا لِلّٰهِ وَ اِنَّا اِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُوْنَ
Nevertheless, we are Allah’s and to Him shall we return.
يَا سَيِّدَنَا يَا رَسُوْلَ اللّٰهِ
O our master, O Allah’s Messenger!
صَلَوَاتُ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلٰى اٰلِ بَيْتِكَ [الطَّيِّبِيْنَ] الطَّاهِرِيْنَ
May Allah’s blessings be upon you and upon your Household, the immaculate.
هٰذَا يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ وَ هُوَ يَوْمُكَ
This day is Saturday, which is your day,
وَ اَنَا فِيْهِ ضَيْفُكَ وَ جَارُكَ
and on this day I am your guest and in your vicinity;
فَاَضِفْنِيْ وَ اَجِرْنِي
so, receive me as your guest and as your neighbor.
فَاِنَّكَ كَرِيْمٌ تُحِبُّ الضِّيَافَةَ
Indeed, you are generous and hospitable
وَ مَأْمُوْرٌ بِالْاِجَارَةِ
and you are commanded [by Allah] to host your neighbors.
فَاَضِفْنِيْ وَ اَحْسِنْ ضِيَافَتِيْ
So, receive me as your guest and treat me hospitably;
وَ اَجِرْنَا وَ اَحْسِنْ اِجَارَتَنَا
and accept us as your neighbors and treat us in due hospitability;
بِمَنْزِلَةِ اللّٰهِ عِنْدَكَ وَ عِنْدَ اٰلِ بَيْتِكَ
[I ask you] in the name of Allah’s standing with you and with your Household
وَ بِمَنْزِلَتِهِمْ عِنْدَهُ
and in the name of their standing with Him
وَ بِمَا اسْتَوْدَعَكُمْ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ
and in the name of the knowledge that He has entrusted with you all.
فَاِنَّهُ اَكْرَمُ الْاَكْرَمِيْنَ۔
Verily, He is the most generous of all those who show generosity.
As for myself, ‘Abbas al-Qummi the author of this book, whenever I address this form of Ziyarah to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) I begin with the following form that Imam al-Rida(a.s.) taught to al-Bizanti. In this respect, it has been authentically narrated that when Abu-Basir asked him about the most proper form of visiting the Holy Prophet’s tomb and invoking Allah’s salutations upon him after the prayer, Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida(a.s.) answered that he may say:
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُوْلَ اللّٰهِ
Peace be upon you, O Allah’s Messenger.
وَ رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ
May Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you,too.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللّٰهِ
Peace be upon you, O Muhammad, the son of 'Abdullah.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خِيَرَةَ اللّٰهِ
Peace be upon you, O most preferred of Allah.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبِيْبَ اللّٰهِ
Peace be upon you, O most-beloved of Allah.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صِفْوَةَ اللّٰهِ
Peace be upon you, O choicest of Allah.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا اَمِيْنَ اللّٰهِ
Peace be upon you, O trustee of Allah.
اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ
I bear witness that you are the messenger of Allah
وَ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللّٰهِ
and I bear witness that you are Muhammad, the son of 'Abdullah.
وَ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ قَدْ نَصَحْتَ لِاُمَّتِكَ
And I bear witness that you have truly well-wished for your nation,
وَ جَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيْلِ رَبِّكَ
striven hard in the way of your Lord,
وَ عَبَدْتَهُ حَتّٰى اَتَاكَ الْيَقِيْنُ
and worshipped Him until death came upon you.
فَجَزَاكَ اللهُ يَا رَسُوْلَ اللّٰهِ
May Allah reward you, O Allah’s Messenger,
اَفْضَلَ مَا جَزٰى نَبِيًّا عَنْ اُمَّتِهِ
with the best of that with which He has ever rewarded a Prophet on behalf of his people.
اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
O Allah, (please) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
اَفْضَلَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلٰى اِبْرَاهِيْمَوَ اٰلِ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ
with the best blessings You have ever conferred upon Abraham and the Household of Abraham.
اِنَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَجِيْدٌ۔
Verily, You are All-laudable, All-glorious.