اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ

alssalamu `alayka ya mawlaya

Peace be upon you, O my Master

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يَا ابَا مُحَمَّدٍ ٱلْحَسَنُ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ

ya aba muhammadin alhasanu bna `aliyyin

Abu-Muhammad al-Hasan the son of `Ali,

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ٱلْهَادِيَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِي

alhadi almuhtadi

the guide and well-guided.

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وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ اوْلِيَائِهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya waliyya allahi wabna awliya'ihi

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s intimate servant and son of Allah’s intimate servants.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ حُجَجِهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya hujjata allahi wabna hujajihi

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s decisive Argument and son of Allah’s decisive Arguments.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَفِيَّ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ اصْفِيَائِهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya safiyya allahi wabna asfiya'ihi

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s elite and son of Allah’s elite ones.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَلِيفَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ خُلَفَائِهِ وَابَا خَلِيفَتِهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya khalifata allahi wabna khulafa'ihi wa aba khalifatihi

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s representative, son of Allah’s representatives, and father of His representative.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ خَاتَمِ ٱلنَّبِيِّينَ

alssalamu `alayka yabna khatami alnnabiyyina

Peace be upon you, O son of the Seal of the Prophets.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ سَيِّدِ ٱلْوَصِيِّينَ

alssalamu `alayka yabna sayyidi alwasiyyina

Peace be upon you, O son of the chief of the Prophets’ successors.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ امِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

alssalamu `alayka yabna amiri almu'minina

Peace be upon you, O son of the Commander of the Faithful.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

alssalamu alayka yabna sayyidati nisa'i alalamina

Peace be upon you, O son of the doyenne of all women of the world.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ ٱلائِمَّةِ ٱلْهَادِينَ

alssalamu `alayka yabna al-a'immati alhadina

Peace be upon you, O son of the guiding leaders.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ ٱلاوْصِيَاءِ ٱلرَّاشِدِينَ

alssalamu `alayka yabna al-awsiya'i alrrashidina

Peace be upon you, O son of the orthodox successors (of the Prophets.)

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عِصْمَةَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

alssalamu alayka ya ismata almuttaqina

Peace be upon you, O shelter of the pious ones.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا إِِمَامَ ٱلْفَائِزِينَ

alssalamu `alayka ya imama alfa'izina

Peace be upon you, O leader of the winning party.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رُكْنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

alssalamu `alayka ya rukna almu'minina

Peace be upon you, O haven of the (true) believers.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا فَرَجَ ٱلْمَلْهُوفِينَ

alssalamu `alayka ya faraja almalhufina

Peace be upon you, O relief of the aggrieved ones.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ ٱلانْبِيَاءِ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبِينَ

alssalamu `alayka ya waritha al-anbiya'i almuntajabina

Peace be upon you, O heir of the Prophets: the choice ones.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَازِنَ عِلْمِ وَصِيِّ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu alayka ya khazina ilmi wasiyyi rasuli allahi

Peace be upon you, O keeper of the knowledge of the successor of Allah’s Messenger.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلدَّاعِي بِحُكْمِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu alayka ayyuha alddai bihukmi allahi

Peace be upon you, O he who invites to the judgment of Allah.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلنَّاطِقُ بِكِتَابِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayka ayyuha alnnatiqu bikitabi allahi

Peace be upon you, O he who speaks with the Book of Allah.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ ٱلْحُجَجِ

alssalamu `alayka ya hujjata alhujaji

Peace be upon you, O prime Argument of all the arguments (of Allah.)

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا هَادِيَ ٱلامَمِ

alssalamu `alayka ya hadiya al-umami

Peace be upon you, O guide of all nations.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ ٱلنِّعَمِ

alssalamu alayka ya waliyya alnniami

Peace be upon you, O source of all bounties.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَيْبَةَ ٱلْعِلْمِ

alssalamu alayka ya aybata al`ilmi

Peace be upon you, O store of knowledge.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَفِينَةَ ٱلْحِلْمِ

alssalamu `alayka ya safinata alhilmi

Peace be upon you, O ark of forbearance.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابَا ٱلإِمَامِ ٱلْمُنْتَظَرِ

alssalamu `alayka ya aba al-imami almuntazari

Peace be upon you, O father of the Awaited Imam:

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ٱلظَّاهِرَةِ لِلْعَاقِلِ حُجَّتُهُ

alzzahirati lil`aqili hujjatuhu

whose claim is evident for the rational people,

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وَٱلثَّابِتَةِ فِي ٱلْيَقِينِ مَعْرِفَتُهُ

walththabitati fi alyaqini ma`rifatuhu

whose recognition is fixed in the most certain things,

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ٱلْمُحْتَجَبِ عَنْ اعْيُنِ ٱلظَّالِمِينَ

almuhtajabi an ayuni alzzalimina

whom is concealed against the eyes of the oppressors,

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وَٱلْمُغَيَّبِ عَنْ دَوْلَةِ ٱلْفَاسِقِينَ

walmughayyabi `an dawlati alfasiqina

whom is hidden from the regimes of the faithless authorities,

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وَٱلْمُعيدِ رَبُّنَا بِهِ ٱلإِسْلاَمَ جَدِيداً بَعْدَ ٱلإِنْطِمَاسِ

walmuidi rabbana bihi al-islama jadidan bada al-intimasi

and through whom our Lord shall recover Islam over again after it will be effaced

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وَٱلْقُرْآنَ غَضّاً بَعْدَ ٱلإِنْدِرَاسِ

walqur'ana ghaddan ba`da al-indirasi

and He shall recover the Qur'an fresh over again after it will be eradicated.

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اشْهَدُ يَامَوْلاَيَ انَّكَ اقَمْتَ ٱلصَّلاَةَ

ashhadu ya mawlaya annaka aqamta alssalata

O master, I bear witness that you performed the prayers,

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وَآتَيْتَ ٱلزَّكَاةَ

wa atayta alzzakata

defrayed the poor-rate,

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وَامَرْتَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ

wa amarta bilma`rufi

enjoined the right,

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وَنَهَيْتَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ

wa nahayta `an almunkari

forbade the wrong,

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وَدَعَوْتَ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ

wa da`awta ila sabili rabbika

called to the way of your Lord

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بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَٱلْمَوْعِظَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ

bilhikmati walmaw`izati alhasanati

with wisdom and goodly exhortation,

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وَعَبَدْتَ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصاً

wa `abadta allaha mukhlisan

and worshipped Allah sincerely

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حَتَّىٰ اتَاكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ

hatta ataka alyaqinu

until death came upon you.

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اسْالُ ٱللَّهَ بِٱلشَّانِ ٱلَّذِي لَكُمْ عِنْدَهُ

as'alu allaha bilshsha'ni alladhi lakum `indahu

I thus beseech Allah in the name of the rank that you enjoy with Him

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انْ يَتَقَبَّلَ زِيَارَتِي لَكُمْ

an yataqabbala ziyarati lakum

to accept my visit to you,

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وَيَشْكُرَ سَعْيِي إِِلَيْكُمْ

wa yashkura sa`yi ilaykum

receive my efforts with gratitude,

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وَيَسْتَجِيبَ دُعَائِي بِكُمْ

wa yastajiba du`a'i bikum

respond to my prayers through you,

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وَيَجْعَلَنِي مِنْ انْصَارِ الْحَقِّ

wa yaj`alani min ansari alhaqqi

and include me with the supporters of the truth,

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وَاتْبَاعِهِ وَاشْيَاعِهِ

wa atbaihi wa ashyaihi

its followers, its adherents,

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وَمَوَالِيهِ وَمُحِبِّيهِ

wa mawalihi wa muhibbihi

its devotees, and its lovers.

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وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa alssalamu `alayka wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.

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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَاهْلِ بَيْتِهِ

allahumma salli `ala sayyidina muhammadin wa ahli baytihi

O Allah, (please do) send blessings upon our master Muhammad and his Household

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وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ ٱلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ

wa salli ala alhasani bni aliyyin

and send blessings upon al-Hasan the son of `Ali

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ٱلْهَادِي إِلَىٰ دِينِكَ

alhadi ila dinika

who guides to Your religion

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وَٱلدَّاعِي إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِكَ

waldda`i ila sabilika

and calls to Your way,

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عَلَمِ ٱلْهُدَىٰ

`alami alhuda

who is the sign of true guidance,

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وَمَنَارِ ٱلتُّقَىٰ

wa manari alttuqa

the lantern of true piety,

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وَمَعْدِنِ ٱلْحِجَىٰ

wa ma`dini alhija

the essence of rationality,

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وَمَاوَىٰ ٱلنُّهَىٰ

wa ma'wa alnnuha

the resource of reason,

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وَغَيْثِ ٱلْوَرَىٰ

wa ghaythi alwara

the raining cloud over mankind,

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وَسَحَابِ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ

wa sahabi alhikmati

the cloud of wisdom,

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وَبَحْرِ ٱلْمَوْعِظَةِ

wa bahri almaw`izati

the ocean of admonition,

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وَوَارِثِ ٱلائِمَّةِ

wa warithi al-a'immati

the heir of the Imams,

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وَٱلشَّهِيدِ عَلَىٰ ٱلامَّةِ

walshshahidi `ala al-ummati

the witness over the (Muslim) community,

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ٱلْمَعْصُومِ ٱلْمُهَذَّبِ

alma`sumi almuhadhdhabi

the sinless, the well-mannered,

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وَٱلْفَاضِلِ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِ

walfadili almuqarrabi

the virtuous, the favorable (by Allah),

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وَٱلْمُطَهَّرِ مِنَ ٱلرِّجْسِ

walmutahhari min alrrijsi

the purified against filth,

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ٱلَّذِي وَرَّثْتَهُ عِلْمَ ٱلْكِتَابِ

alladhi warrathtahu `ilma alkitabi

and the one whom You have given the knowledge of the (Holy) Book in inheritance,

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وَالْهَمْتَهُ فَصْلَ ٱلْخِطَابِ

wa alhamtahu fasla alkhitabi

You have inspired with clear judgment,

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وَنَصَبْتَهُ عَلَماً لإَِِهْلِ قِبْلَتِكَ

wa nasabtahu `alaman li'ahli qiblatika

You have appointed as the leading sign for those who follow the direction You have decided,

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وَقَرَنْتَ طَاعَتَهُ بِطَاعَتِكَ

wa qaranta taatahu bitaatika

You have decided the obedience to him to be attached to the obedience to You,

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وَفَرَضْتَ مَوَدَّتَهُ عَلَىٰ جَمِيعِ خَليقَتِكَ

wa faradta mawaddatahu ala jamii khaliqatika

and You have imposed the love for him upon all Your creatures.

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اَللَّهُمَّ فَكَمَا انَابَ بِحُسْنِ ٱلإِخْلاَصِ فِي تَوْحِيدِكَ

allahumma fakama anaba bihusni al-ikhlasi fi tawhidika

O Allah, as he always turned to You with excellent sincerity in Your Oneness,

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وَارْدَىٰ مَنْ خَاضَ فِي تَشْبِيهِكَ

wa arda man khada fi tashbihika

argued and defeated those who anthropomorphized You,

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وَحَامَىٰ عَنْ اهْلِ ٱلإِيـمَانِ بِكَ

wa hama `an ahli al-imani bika

and defended those who faithfully believed in You;

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فَصَلِّ يَا رَبِّ عَلَيْهِ صَلاَةً

fasalli ya rabbi `alayhi salatan

so, O my Lord, (please) pour down on him Your blessings

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يَلْحَقُ بِهَا مَحَلَّ ٱلْخَاشِعِينَ

yalhaqu biha mahalla alkhashi`ina

due to which he joins the rank of those who behave humbly toward You

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وَيَعْلُو فِي ٱلْجَنَّةِ

wa ya`lu fi aljannati

and due to which he surmounts in Paradise

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بِدَرَجَةِ جَدِّهِ خَاتَمِ ٱلنَّبِيِّينَ

bidarajati jaddihi khatami alnnabiyyina

to the rank of his forefather the Seal of the Prophets.

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وَبَلِّغْهُ مِنَّا تَحِيَّةً وَسَلاَماً

wa ballighhu minna tahiyyatan wa salaman

And (please do) convey to him greetings and compliments from us,

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وَآتِنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ فِي مُوَالاَتِهِ

wa atina min ladunka fi muwalatihi

grant us from You, on account of our loyalty to him,

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فَضْلاًَ وَإِِحْسَاناً

fadlan wa ihsanan

favor and benevolence

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وَمَغْفِرَةً وَرِضْوَاناً

wa maghfiratan wa ridwanan

and also grant us forgiveness and gratification,

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إِِنَّكَ ذُو فَضْلٍ عَظِيمٍ

innaka dhu fadlin `azimin

for You are most certainly the Lord of enormous favor

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وَمَنٍّ جَسِيمٍ

wa mannin jasimin

and huge bliss.

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