Ziyarat of Imam Ali (as) on 17th Rabbi al Awwal

Transliteration

alssalamu `ala rasuli allahi alssalamu `ala khiyarati allahi alssalamu `ala albashiri alnnadhiri alssiraji almuniri wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu alssalamu `ala alttuhri alttahiri alssalamu `ala al`alami alzzahiri alssalamu `ala almansuri almu'ayyadi alssalamu `ala abi alqasimi muhammadin wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu alssalamu `ala anbiya'i allahi almursalina wa `ibadi allahi alssalihina

Translation

Peace be upon the Messenger of Allah. Peace be upon the elite select of Allah. Peace be upon the bearer of glad tidings, the warner (against Allah’s chastisement), and the shining lantern. Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon him. Peace be upon the pure, the immaculate. Peace be upon the luminous epitome. Peace be upon the one given victory and aid (by Almighty Allah). Peace be upon Abu’l-Qasim Muhammad. Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon him. Peace be upon the missioned Prophets of Allah and upon the righteous servants of Allah.

Transliteration

alssalamu `ala mala'ikati allahi alhaffina bihadha alharami wa bihadha alddarihi alla'idhina bihi alssalamu `alayka ya wasiyya al-awsiya'i alssalamm `alayka ya `imada al-atqiya'i alssalamu `alayka ya waliyya al-awliya'i alssalamu `alayka ya sayyida alshshuhada'i alssalamu `alayka ya ayata allahi al`uzma alssalamu `alayka ya khamisa ahli al`aba'i alssalamu `alayka ya qa'ida alghurri almuhajjalina al-atqiya'i alssalamu `alayka ya `ismata al-awliya'i alssalamu `alayka ya zayna almuwahhidina alnnujaba'i

Translation

Peace be upon the angels of Allah who surround this sanctuary and this tomb to which they are resorting. Peace be upon you, O successor of the Prophets’ successors. Peace be upon you, O reliance of the pious ones. Peace be upon you, O best saint among all saints. Peace be upon you, O master of martyrs. Peace be upon you, O grandest sign of Allah. Peace be upon you, O fifth of the People of the Cloak. Peace be upon you, O leader of the white-forehead, pious group. Peace be upon you, O shelter of the saints. Peace be upon you, O adornment of the noble monotheists.

Transliteration

alssalamu `alayka ya khalisa al-akhilla'i alssalamu `alayka ya walida al-a'immati al-umana'i alssalamu `alayka ya sahiba alhawdi wa hamila alliwa'i alssalamu `alayka ya qasima aljannati wa laza alssalamu `alayka ya man shurrifat bihi makkatu wa mina alssalamu `alayka ya bahra al`ulumi wa kanafa alfuqara'i alssalamu `alayka ya man wulida fi alka`bati wa zuwwija fi alssama'i bisayyidati alnnisa'i wa kana shuhudaha almala'ikatu al-asfiya'u alssalamu `alayka ya misbaha alddiya'i alssalamu `alayka ya man khassahu alnnabiyyu bijazili alhiba'i alssalamu `alayka ya man bata `ala firashi khatami al-anbiya'i

Translation

Peace be upon you, O select of the best friends. Peace be upon you, O father of the trusted Imams. Peace be upon you, O director of the (Divine) pond and bearer of the Pennon. Peace be upon you, O decider of Paradise and Hellfire—the flaming. Peace be upon you, O one by whom Makkah and Mina have been honored. Peace be upon you, O ocean of knowledge and haven of the poor. Peace be upon you, O one who was born in the Ka`bah, married in the heavens to the Doyenne of Women; and the witnesses were the elite angels. Peace be upon you, O lantern of light. Peace be upon you, O one whom was exclusively awarded abundant favors by the Prophet. Peace be upon you, O one who replaced the Seal of the Prophets in his bed

Transliteration

wa waqahu binafsihi sharra al-a`da'i alssalamu `alayka ya man ruddat lahu alshshamsu fasama sham`una alssafa alssalamu `alayka ya man anja allahu safinata nuhin bismihi wasmi akhihi haythu iltatama alma'u hawlaha wa tama alssalamu `alayka ya man taba allahu bihi wa bi-akhihi `ala adama idh ghawa alssalamu `alayka ya fulka alnnajati alladhi man rakibahu naja wa man ta'akhkhara `anhu hawa alssalamu `alayka ya man khataba alththu`bana wa dhi'ba alfala alssalamu `alayka ya amira almu'minina wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Translation

and protected him with his soul against the evil of the enemies. Peace be upon you, O one to whom the sun was returned and he thus became the match of Sham`un al-Safa (Simon the Zealot). Peace be upon you, O one in whose name and in the name of whose brother, Allah saved the Ark of Noah when the waves of water collided and clashed around it. Peace be upon you, O one in whose name and in the name of whose brother, Allah accepted the repentance of Adam after he had allowed himself to be seduced. Peace be upon you, O ark of redemption; he who embarks on it will have saved himself (from perdition), but he who leaves it will have perished. Peace be upon you, O he who spoke to a serpent and to a wolf in the desert. Peace be upon you, O commander of the faithful. Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.

Transliteration

alssalamu `alayka ya hujjata allahi `ala man kafara wa anaba alssalamu `alayka ya imama dhawi al-albabi alssalamu `alayka ya ma`dina alhikmati wa fasla alkhitabi alssalamu `alayka ya man `indahu `ilmu alkitabi alssalamu `alayka ya mizana yawmi alhisabi alssalamu `alayka ya fasila alhukmi alnnatiqa bilssawabi alssalamu `alayka ayyuha almutasaddiqu bilkhatami fi almihrabi alssalamu `alayka ya man kafa allahu almu'minina alqitala bihi yawma al-ahzabi alssalamu `alayka ya man akhlasa lillahi alwahdaniyyata wa anaba alssalamu `alayka ya qatila khaybara wa qali`a albabi alssalamu `alayka ya man da`ahu khayru al-anami lilmabiti `ala firashihi

Translation

Peace be upon you, O argument of Allah against both those who disbelieved and those who believed. Peace be upon you, O chief of people of understanding. Peace be upon you, O essence of wisdom and clear judgment. Peace be upon you, O one having the knowledge of the Books. Peace be upon you, O criterion on the Judgment Day. Peace be upon you, O solver of all quarrels and spokesman of truth. Peace be upon you, O he who gave his ring as alms while being in the prayer niche. Peace be upon you, O he through whom Allah sufficed the believers in fighting on the Battle of al-Ahzab (the Allies). Peace be upon you, O he who worshipped Allah alone with sincerity and always turned to Him. Peace be upon you, O warrior of Khaybar and plucker of the gate (of the fortress). Peace be upon you, O one who, when the Best of Creatures (i.e. the Prophet) ordered him to spend that night at his place instead of him,

Transliteration

fa'aslama nafsahu lilmaniyyati wa ajaba alssalamu `alayka ya man lahu tuba wa husnu ma'abin wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu alssalamu `alayka ya waliyya `ismati alddini wa ya sayyida alssadati alssalamu `alayka ya sahiba almu`jizati alssalamu `alayka ya man nazalat fi fadlihi suratu al`adiyati alssalamu `alayka ya man kutiba ismuhu fi alssama'i `ala alssuradiqati alssalamu `alayka ya muzhira al`aja'ibi wal-ayati alssalamu `alayka ya amira alghazawati alssalamu `alayka ya mukhbiran bima ghabara wa bima huwa atin alssalamu `alayka ya mukhatiba dhi'bi alfalawati alssalamu `alayka ya khatima alhasa wa mubayyina almushkilati

Translation

submitted to death and responded. Peace be upon you, O he to whom is Tuba (bliss) and goodly return are decided. Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you. Peace be upon you, O director of the safety of the religion and chief of the chiefs. Peace be upon you, O owner of miracles. Peace be upon you, O he about whose merits Surah al-`ªdiyat was revealed. Peace be upon you, O he whose name is written in the heavens on the canopies (of the Divine Throne). Peace be upon you, O manifester of marvels and signs. Peace be upon you, O commander in campaigns. Peace be upon you, O he who accounted the bygone and predicted the future. Peace be upon you, O speaker to a wolf in the desert. Peace be upon you, O reckoner of pebbles and expounder of problems.

Transliteration

alssalamu `alayka ya man `ajibat min hamalatihi fi alwagha mala'ikatu alssamawati alssalamu `alayka ya man naja alrrasula faqaddama bayna yaday najwahu alssadaqati alssalamu `alayka ya walida al-a'immati albararati alssadati wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu alssalamu `alayka ya taliya almab`uthi alssalamu `alayka ya waritha `ilmi khayri mawruthin wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu alssalamu `alayka ya sayyida alwasiyyina alssalamu `alayka ya imama almuttaqina alssalamu `alayka ya ghiyatha almakrubina alssalamu `alayka ya `ismata almu'minina alssalamu `alayka ya muzhira albarahini

Translation

Peace be upon you, O he whose attacks in battlefields astonished the angels in the heavens. Peace be upon you, O he who offered something in charity when he talked confidentially with the Messenger. Peace be upon you, O father of the Imams, the virtuous masters. Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you. Peace be upon you, O one coming immediately after the Messenger. Peace be upon you, O inheritor of the knowledge of the most favorable inherited being. Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you. Peace be upon you, O chief of the Prophets’ successors. Peace be upon you, O head of the pious ones. Peace be upon you, O aid of the aggrieved ones. Peace be upon you, O shelter of the believers. Peace be upon you, O provider of evidences.

Transliteration

alssalamu `alayka ya taha wa yasin alssalamu `alayka ya habla allahi almatina alssalamu `alayka ya man tasaddaqa fi salatihi bikhatamihi `ala almiskini alssalamu `alayka ya qali`a alssakhrati `an fami alqalibi wa muzhira alma'i alma`ini alssalamu `alayka ya `ayna allahi alnnazirata wa yadahu albasitata wa lisanahu almu`abbira `anhu fi bariyyatihi ajma`ina alssalamu `alayka ya waritha `ilmi alnnabiyyina wa mustawda`a `ilmi al-awwalina wal-akhirina wa sahiba liwa'i alhamdi wa saqiya awliya'ihi min hawdi khatami alnnabiyyina

Translation

Peace be upon you, O Ta-Ha and Ya-Sin. Peace be upon you, O firm rope (taking) to Allah. Peace be upon you, O he who gave his ring as alms, while he was offering prayer, to a poor. Peace be upon you, O he who removed the rock from the open of the well, and he thus caused the pure water to flow. Peace be upon you, O observing eye of Allah, His extended Hand, and His spokesman who conveys His affairs to all of His created beings. Peace be upon you, O heir of the Prophets’ knowledge, keeper of the knowledge of the past and coming generations, bearer of the Pennon of Praise (liwa’ al-hamd), and one who shall serve his adherents with water from the (Divine) Pond of the Seal of the Prophets.

Transliteration

alssalamu `alayka ya ya`suba alddini wa qa'ida alghurri almuhajjalina wa walida al-a'immati almardiyyina wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu alssalamu `ala ismi allahi alrradiyyi wa wajhihi almudi'i wa janbihi alqawiyyi wa siratihi alssawiyyi alssalamu `ala al-imami alttaqiyyi almukhlisi alssafiyyi alssalamu `ala alkawkabi alddurriyyi alssalamu `ala al-imami abi alhasani `aliyyin

Translation

Peace be upon you, O head of the religion, leader of the white-forehead group, and father of the well-pleased Imams. Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you. Peace be upon the pleased name of Allah, His radiant Face, His strong Side, and His straight Path. Peace be upon the pious Imam, the select and elite. Peace be upon the brightly shining star. Peace be upon the Imam Abu’l-Hasan `Ali.

Transliteration

wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu alssalamu `ala a'immati alhuda wa masabihi aldduja wa a`lami alttuqa wa manari alhuda wa dhawi alnnuha wa kahfi alwara wal`urwati alwuthqa walhujjati `ala ahli alddunya wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu alssalamu `ala nuri al-anwari wa hujjati aljabbari

Translation

Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon him. Peace be upon the leaders to true guidance, the lanterns in murk, the epitomes of piety, the lights of true guidance, and owners of thought, the havens of people, the firmest handles, and the arguments against the inhabitants of this world. Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon them. Peace be upon the light of lights, the argument of the Omnipotent Lord,

Transliteration

wa walidi al-a'immati al-athari wa qasimi aljannati walnnari almukhbiri `an al-athari almudammiri `ala alkuffari mustanqidhi alshshi`ati almukhlisina min `azimi al-awzari alssalamu `ala almakhsusi bilttahirati alttaqiyyati ibnati almukhtari almawludi fi albayti dhi al-astari almuzawwaji fi alssama'i bilbarrati alttahirati alrradiyyati almardiyyati walidati al-a'immati al-athari wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu alssalamu `ala alnnaba'i al`azimi

Translation

the father of the immaculate Imams, the decider of Paradise and Hellfire, the narrator of past events, the destroyer of the unbelievers, and the savior of the faithful Shi`ah from their grand sins. Peace be upon the one married to the pure, pious daughter of the Chosen Prophet, the one born in the House of curtains, the one married in the heavens to the reverent, immaculate, content, and well-pleased lady— the mother of the immaculate Imams. Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon him. Peace be upon the Great News,

Transliteration

alladhi hum fihi mukhtalifuna wa `alayhi yu`raduna wa `anhu yus'aluna alssalamu `ala nuri allahi al-anwari wa diya'ihi al-azhari wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu alssalamu `alayka ya waliyya allahi wa hujjatahu wa khalisata allahi wa khassatahu ashhadu annaka ya waliyya allahi wa hujjatahu laqad jahadta fi sabili allahi haqqa jihadihi wattaba`ta minhaja rasuli allahi salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi wa hallalta halala allahi

Translation

about whom they differ, before whom they shall be stood, and about whom they shall be asked. Peace be upon the most shining light of Allah and the most luminous brightness of Him. Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon him. Peace be upon you, O Allah’s friend and argument and Allah’s select and choice. I bear witness that you, being Allah’s friend and argument, strove in Allah’s way in the most appropriate way, followed the course of Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him and his Household, enjoined that which Allah has deemed lawful,

Transliteration

wa harramta harama allahi wa shara`ta ahkamahu wa aqamta alssalata wa atayta alzzakata wa amarta bilma`rufi wa nahayta `an almunkari wa jahadta fi sabili allahi sabiran nasihan mujtahidan muhtasiban `inda allahi `azima al-ajri hatta ataka alyaqinu fala`ana allahu man dafa`aka `an haqqika wa azalaka `an maqamika wa la`ana allahu man balaghahu dhalika faradiya bihi ushhidu allaha wa mala'ikatahu wa anbiya'ahu wa rusulahu

Translation

forbade that which Allah has deemed unlawful, carried out His laws, offered the prayers, paid the zakat, enjoined the right, forbade the wrong, and strove in Allah’s way with steadfastness and well-wishing, and with painstakingness and with the intention of seeking the great reward of Allah until death came upon you. So, Allah’s curse be upon those who deprived you of your right and upon those who took you away from your position. Allah’s curse be upon every one who, when informed about this, accepted it. I call Allah, His angels, His Prophets, and His Messengers to witness for me that

Transliteration

anni waliyyun liman walaka wa `aduwwun liman `adaka alssalamu `alayka wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu ashhadu annaka tasma`u kalami wa tashhadu maqami wa ashhadu laka ya waliyya allahi bilbalaghi wal-ada'i ya mawlaya ya hujjata allahi ya amina allahi ya waliyya allahi inna bayni wa bayna allahi `azza wa jalla dhunuban qad athqalat zahri wa mana`atni min alrruqadi wa dhikruha yuqalqilu ahsha'i

Translation

I am the friend of him who is loyal to you and the enemy of him who antagonizes you. Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you. I bear witness that you can hear my words and see my place. And I testify to you, O Allah’s friend, that you conveyed and fulfilled. O my master! O Allah’s argument! O Allah’s trustee! O Allah’s friend! Between me and Allah, to Whom all might and majesty belong, there are sins that have overburdened my back and deprived me of sleep; whenever I remember them, even my insides shiver.

Transliteration

wa qad harabtu ila allahi `azza wa jalla wa ilayka fabihaqqi man i'tamanaka `ala sirrihi wastar`aka amra khalqihi wa qarana ta`ataka bita`atihi wa muwalataka bimuwalatihi kun li ila allahi shafi`an wa min alnnari mujiran wa `ala alddahri zahiran ya waliyya allahi ya hujjata allahi ya baba hittati allahi waliyyuka wa za'iruka

Translation

I thus flee to Allah, to Whom all might and majesty belong, and to you. I beg you in the name of Him Who has entrusted you with His secrets, appointed you as the supervisor over the affairs of His creatures, matched the obedience to you to the obedience to Him, and matched the loyalty to you to the loyalty to Him that you may intercede for me before Allah, rescue me from Hellfire, and aid me against the vicissitudes of my time. O Allah’s friend! O Allah’s argument! O Allah’s door of forgiveness! I, your adherent, visitor,

Transliteration

walla'idhu biqabrika walnnazilu bifina'ika walmunikhu rahlahu fi jiwarika yas'aluka an tashfa`a lahu ila allahi fi qada'i hajatihi wa nujhi talibatihi fi alddunya wal-akhirati fa'inna laka `inda allahi aljaha al`azima walshshafa`ata almaqbulata faj`alni ya mawlaya min hammika wa adkhilni fi hizbika wa alssalamu `alayka wa `ala daji`ayka adama wa nuhin wa alssalamu `alayka wa `ala waladayka alhasani walhusayni wa `ala al-a'immati alttahirina min dhurriyyatika

Translation

seeker of refuge with your tomb, residing in your courtyard, staying in your vicinity, (I) beg you to intercede for me before Allah that He may grant my needs and may respond to my requests for this life as well as the life to come, because you enjoy an enormous position with Allah, as well as admitted right of intercession. So, O my master, include me with those for whom you care and include me with your party. Peace be upon you and upon your partners in place; Adam and Noah. Peace be upon you and upon your two sons; al-Hasan and al-Husayn, and upon the immaculate Imams from your progeny.

Transliteration

wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Translation

Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.