At the tomb, say.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
bismi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ آدَمَ صَفْوَةِ ٱللَّهِ
as-salāmu ʿalayka yā wāritha ādama ṣafwati llāh
Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Adam the choice of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ نُوحٍ نَبِيِّ ٱللَّهِ
as-salāmu ʿalayka yā wāritha nūḥin nabiyyi llāh
Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Noah the prophet of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلِ ٱللَّهِ
as-salāmu ʿalayka yā wāritha ibrāhīma khalīli llāh
Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Abraham the intimate friend of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوسَىٰ كَلِيمِ ٱللَّهِ
as-salāmu ʿalayka yā wāritha mūsā kalīmi llāh
Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Moses the spoken by Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِيسَىٰ رُوحِ ٱللَّهِ
as-salāmu ʿalayka yā wāritha ʿīsā rūḥi llāh
Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Jesus the spirit of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدٍ حَبِيبِ ٱللَّهِ
as-salāmu ʿalayka yā wāritha muḥammadin ḥabībi llāh
Peace be upon you, O inheritor of Muhammad the most beloved by Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ أَمِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلاَمُ
as-salāmu ʿalayka yā wāritha amīri l-muʾminīna ʿalayhi s-salām
Peace be upon you, O inheritor of the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ ٱلْمُصْطَفَىٰ
as-salāmu ʿalayka ya-bna muḥammadini l-muṣṭafā
Peace be upon you, O son of Muhammad the well-chosen Prophet.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ عَلِيٍّ ٱلْمُرْتَضَىٰ
as-salāmu ʿalayka ya-bna ʿaliyyini l-murtaḍā
Peace be upon you, O son of `Ali the well-pleased.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ فَاطِمَةَ ٱلزَّهْرَاءِ
as-salāmu ʿalayka ya-bna fāṭimata z-zahrāʾ
Peace be upon you, O son of Fatimah the luminous lady.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ خَدِيجَةَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
as-salāmu ʿalayka ya-bna khadījata l-kubrā
Peace be upon you, O son of Khadijah the grand lady.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ثَارَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ ثَارِهِ
as-salāmu ʿalayka yā thāra llāhi wa-bna thārih
Peace be upon you, O vengeance of Allah, son of His vengeance,
وَٱلْوِتْرَ ٱلْمَوْتُورَ
wa-l-witra l-mawtūr
and the unavenged so far.
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ قَدْ أَقَمْتَ ٱلصَّلاَةَ
ashhadu annaka qad aqamta ṣ-ṣalāh
I bear witness that you performed the prayers,
وَآتَيْتَ ٱلزَّكَاةَ
wa ātayta z-zakāh
defrayed the poor-rate,
وَأَمَرْتَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ
wa amarta bi-l-maʿrūf
enjoined the right,
وَنَهَيْتَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ
wa nahayta ʿani l-munkar
forbade the wrong,
وَأَطَعْتَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ حَتَّىٰ أَتَاكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ
wa aṭaʿta llāha wa rasūlahu ḥattā atāka l-yaqīn
and obeyed Allah and His Messenger until death came upon you.
فَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ أُمَّةً قَتَلَتْكَ
fa-laʿana llāhu ummatan qatalatk
So, may Allah curse the people who slew you.
وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ أُمَّةً ظَلَمَتْكَ
wa laʿana llāhu ummatan ẓalamatk
May Allah curse the people who persecuted you.
وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ أُمَّةً سَمِعَتْ بِذٰلِكَ فَرَضِيَتْ بِهِ
wa laʿana llāhu ummatan samiʿat bi-dhālika fa-raḍiyat bih
May Allah curse the people who were pleased when they had heard of that.
يَا مَوْلاَيَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ ٱللَّهِ
yā mawlāya yā abā ʿabdi llāh
O my Master, O Abu-`Abdullah!
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ كُنْتَ نُوراً فِي ٱلأَصْلاَبِ ٱلشَّامِخَةِ
ashhadu annaka kunta nūran fi l-aṣlābi sh-shāmikhah
I bear witness that you were light in the sublime loins
وَٱلأَرْحَامِ ٱلْمُطَهَّرَةِ
wa-l-arḥāmi l-muṭahharah
and purified wombs;
لَمْ تُنَجِّسْكَ ٱلْجَاهِلِيَّةُ بِأَنْجَاسِهَا
lam tunajjiska l-jāhiliyyatu bi-anjāsihā
the impurities of the Ignorance Era could not object you to filth
وَلَمْ تُلْبِسْكَ مِنْ مُدْلَهِمَّاتِ ثِيَابِهَا
wa lam tulbiska min mudlahimmāti thiyābihā
nor could it dress you its murky clothes.
وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ مِنْ دَعَائِمِ ٱلدِّينِ
wa ashhadu annaka min daʿāʾimi d-dīn
I also bear witness that you are one of the mainstays of the religion
وَأَرْكَانِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
wa arkāni l-muʾminīn
and the supports of the faithful believers.
وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ ٱلإِمَامُ ٱلْبَرُّ ٱلتَّقِيُّ
wa ashhadu annaka l-imāmu l-barru t-taqiyy
I also bear witness that you are the God-fearing, pious,
ٱلرَّضِيُّ ٱلزَّكِيُّ
ar-raḍiyyu z-zakiyy
pleased, immaculate,
ٱلْهَادِي ٱلْمَهْدِيُّ
al-hādi l-mahdiyy
guide, and well-guided Imam.
وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ ٱلأَئِمَّةَ مِنْ وُلْدِكَ كَلِمَةُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ
wa ashhadu anna l-aʾimmata min wuldika kalimatu t-taqwā
And (I bear witness) that the Imams from your progeny are the spokesmen of piety,
وَأَعْلاَمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰ
wa aʿlāmu l-hudā
the signs of guidance,
وَٱلْعُرْوَةُ ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ
wa-l-ʿurwatu l-wuthqā
the firmest handle (of Islam),
وَٱلْحُجَّةُ عَلَىٰ أَهْلِ ٱلدُّنْيَا
wa-l-ḥujjatu ʿalā ahli d-dunyā
and the decisive Argument against the inhabitants of the world.
وَأُشْهِدُ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلاَئِكَتَهُ
wa ushhidu llāha wa malāʾikatah
And I call Allah, His angels,
وَأَنْبِيَاءَهُ وَرُسُلَهُ
wa anbiyāʾahu wa rusulah
His Prophets, and His Messenger
أَنِّي بِكُمْ مُؤْمِنٌ وَبِإِيَابِكُمْ
annī bikum muʾminun wa bi-iyābikum
to witness for me that I believe in you all and in your Return,
مُوقِنٌ بِشَرَائِعِ دِينِي وَخَوَاتِيمِ عَمَلِي
mūqinun bi-sharāʾiʿi dīnī wa khawātīmi ʿamalī
I have full confidence in the laws of my religion and in the seals of my deeds,
وَقَلْبِي لِقَلْبِكُمْ سِلْمٌ
wa qalbī li-qalbikum silm
my heart is at peace with you all,
وَأَمْرِي لِأَمْرِكُمْ مُتَّبِعٌ
wa amrī li-amrikum muttabiʿ
and all my affairs are based on your commands.
صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَعَلَىٰ أَرْوَاحِكُمْ
ṣalawātu llāhi ʿalaykum wa ʿalā arwāḥikum
May Allah’s benedictions be on your souls,
وَعَلَىٰ أَجْسَادِكُمْ وَعَلَىٰ أَجْسَامِكُمْ
wa ʿalā ajsādikum wa ʿalā ajsāmikum
your bodies, your forms,
وَعَلَىٰ شَاهِدِكُمْ وَعَلَىٰ غَائِبِكُمْ
wa ʿalā shāhidikum wa ʿalā ghāʾibikum
the present and the absent from you,
وَعَلَىٰ ظَاهِرِكُمْ وَعَلَىٰ بَاطِنِكُمْ
wa ʿalā ẓāhirikum wa ʿalā bāṭinikum
and the apparent and the invisible from you.
Then throw yourself on the tomb, kiss it, and say.
بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ
bi-abī anta wa ummī ya-bna rasūli llāh
My father and mother be sacrificed for you, O son of the Messenger of Allah!
بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ ٱللَّهِ
bi-abī anta wa ummī yā abā ʿabdi llāh
My father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Abu `Abdullah!
لَقَدْ عَظُمَتِ ٱلرَّزِيَّةُ
laqad ʿaẓumati r-raziyyah
Extremely terrible was the calamity
وَجَلَّتِ ٱلْمُصِيبَةُ بِكَ عَلَيْنَا
wa jallati l-muṣībatu bika ʿalaynā
and astounding is the misfortune that you suffered upon us
وَعَلَىٰ جَمِيعِ أَهْلِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلأَرْضِ
wa ʿalā jamīʿi ahli s-samāwāti wa-l-arḍ
and upon all the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth.
فَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ أُمَّةً أَسْرَجَتْ وَأَلْجَمَتْ
fa-laʿana llāhu ummatan asrajat wa aljamat
Therefore, Allah may curse the people who saddled up, gave rein to their horses,
وَتَهَيَّأَتْ لِقِتَالِكَ
wa tahayyaʾat li-qitālik
and prepared themselves to kill you.
يَا مَوْلاَيَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ ٱللَّهِ
yā mawlāya yā abā ʿabdi llāh
O my Master, O Abu `Abdullah!
قَصَدْتُ حَرَمَكَ
qaṣadtu ḥaramak
I moved towards your sanctuary
وَأَتَيْتُ إِلَىٰ مَشْهَدِكَ
wa ataytu ilā mashhadik
and came to your shrine
أَسْأَلُ ٱللَّهَ بِٱلشَّأْنِ ٱلَّذِي لَكَ عِنْدَهُ
asʾalu llāha bi-sh-shaʾni lladhī laka ʿindah
beseeching Allah in the name of the standing that you enjoy with Him
وَبِٱلْمَحَلِّ ٱلَّذِي لَكَ لَدَيْهِ
wa bi-l-maḥalli lladhī laka ladayh
and the position that you occupy with Him
أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
an yuṣalliya ʿalā muḥammadin wa āli muḥammad
to send blessings on Muhammad and on the Household of Muhammad
وَأَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مَعَكُمْ فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ
wa an yajʿalanī maʿakum fi d-dunyā wa-l-ākhirah
and to keep me with you in this world and in the Hereafter.