Ziyarat of Imam Jafar al Sadiq (as)

Transliteration

Alssalamu `alayka ayyuha al-imamu alssadiqu Alssalamu `alayka ayyuha alwasiyyu alnnatiqu Alssalamu `alayka ayyuha alfa`iqu alrratiqu Alssalamu `alayka ayyuha alssanamu al-a `zamu Alssalamu `alayka ayyuha alssiratu al-aqwamu Alssalamu `alayka ya miftaha alkhayrati Alssalamu `alayka ya misbaha alzzulumati Alssalamu `alayka ya dafi `a almu `dilati Alssalamu `alayka ya ma `dina albarakati Alssalamu `alayka ya sahiba alhujaji walddalalati Alssalamu `alayka ya sahiba albarahini alwadihati Alssalamu `alayka ya nasira dini allahi

Translation

Peace be upon you; O veracious leader! Peace be upon you; O speaking successor! Peace be upon you; O excellent splitter (of knowledge)! Peace be upon you; O greatest peak! Peace be upon you; O straightest path! Peace be upon you; O key to all goodness! Peace be upon you O he who is lantern in darkness Peace be upon you; O he who wards off unsolvable problems! Peace be upon you; O essence of blessings! Peace be upon you; O owner of (irrefutable) proofs and signs! Peace be upon you; O owner of clear-cut points of evidence! Peace be upon you; O supporter of Allah’s religion!

Transliteration

Assalamu `alayka ya nashira hukmi allahi Alssalamu `alayka ya fasila alkhitabati Alssalamu `alayka ya kashifa alkurubati Alssalamu `alayka ya `amida alssadiqina Alssalamu `alayka ya lisana alnnatiqina Alssalamu `alayka ya khalafa alssabiqina Alssalamu `alayka ya za `ima alssadiqina alssalihina Alssalamu `alayka ya sayyida almuslimina Alssalamu `alayka ya Kahfa almu’minina Alssalamu `alayka ya hadiya almudillina Alssalamu `alayka ya sakana altta`i `in ashhadu ya mawlaya Annaka `alamu alhuda

Translation

Peace be upon you; O promoter of Allah’s laws! Peace be upon you; O decider of all speeches! Peace be upon you; O reliever of agonies! Peace be upon you; O head of the veracious ones! Peace be upon you; O spokesman of all speakers! Peace be upon you; O inheritor of the Foremost Ones! Peace be upon you; O chief of the veracious ones! Peace be upon you; O master of Muslims! Peace be upon you; O haven of the believers! Peace be upon you; O guide of the misleaders! Peace be upon you; O center of the obedient ones! I bear witness, O my master, that you are verily the sign of true guidance,

Transliteration

wal `urwatu alwuthqa wa shamsu aldduha Wa bahru alnnada wa kahfu alwara walmathalu al-a `la wa Salllahu `ala ruhika wa badanika…

Translation

And the firmest handle, and the sunlight of forenoon, and the ocean of Generosity,and the haven of created beings, and the most supreme ideal. May Allah bless your soul and body…

Transliteration

As-salāmu ʿalayka yā imāma al-warā As-salāmu ʿalayka ayyuhā al-ʿurwatul-wuthqā As-salāmu ʿalayka yā ḥabla Allāhi al-matīn As-salāmu ʿalayka yā nūrahu al-mubīn As-salāmu ʿalayka ayyuhā aṣ-ṣādiq Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad, khāzin al-ʿilm, ad-dāʿī Ilā Allāhi bil-ḥaqq Allāhumma kamā jaʿaltahu maʿdina kalāmika wa waḥyika, wa khāzina ʿilmik wa lisāna tawḥīdik, wa wāliya amrik wa mustaḥfiẓa dīnik, faṣalli ʿalayhi afḍala mā ṣallayta ʿalā aḥadin min awṣiyāʾik wa ḥujajik, innaka ḥamīdun majīd

Translation

Peace be upon you, O Leader of mankind Peace be upon you, O firmest handhold Peace be upon you, O strong rope of Allah Peace be upon you, O His clear light Peace be upon you, O Truthful one Ja'far, son of Muhammad, the keeper of knowledge, the caller To Allah with truth O Allah, just as You made him the source of Your words and revelations, and the keeper of Your knowledge, And the tongue of Your oneness, and the guardian of Your command, And the protector of Your religion, then send blessings upon him— the best That You have sent upon any of Your successors (awliyāʾ) And proofs, truly You are Praiseworthy, Glorious

Transliteration

allahumma salli `ala ja`fari bni muhammadin alssadiqi khazini al`ilmi aldda`i ilayka bilhaqqi alnnuri almubini allahumma wa kama ja`altahu ma`dina kalamika wa wahyika wa khazina `ilmika wa lisana tawhidika wa waliyya amrika wa mustahfaza dinika fasalli `alayhi afdala ma sallayta `ala ahadin min asfiya'ika wa hujajika

Translation

O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Ja`far the son of Muhammad the veracious, the treasure of knowledge, the caller to You with the truth, and the manifest light. O Allah, as You have made him the core of Your words and revelations, the treasure of Your knowledge, the spokesman of the profession of Your Oneness, the authorized to undertake Your mission, and the keeper of Your religion, so also (please) send blessings upon him with the most excellent blessings that You have ever sent upon any of Your elite people and arguments.

Transliteration

innaka hamidun majidun

Translation

Verily, You are full of praise, full or glory.