اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابَا عَبْدِ ٱللَّهِ

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ ab¡ `abdill¡hi

Peace be upon you, O Ab£-`Abdull¡h.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ

alssal¡mu `alayka yabna ras£li all¡hi

Peace be upon you, O son of Allah’s Messenger.

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيكَ يَا خِيَرَةِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ خَيرَتِهِ

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ khiyarata all¡hi wabna khiyaratih¢

Peace be upon you, O choicest of Allah and son of His choicest.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ امِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

alssal¡mu `alayka yabna am¢ri almu’min¢na

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

وَٱبْنَ سَيِّدِ ٱلْوَصِيِّينَ

wabna sayyidi alwa¥iyy¢na

and son of the chief of the Prophets’ successors.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ فَاطِمَةَ

alssal¡mu `alayka yabna f¡§imata

Peace be upon you, O son of F¡§imah

سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

sayyidati nis¡’i al`¡lam¢na

the doyenne of the women of the worlds.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ثَارَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ ثَارِهِ وَٱلْوِتْرَ ٱلْمَوْتُورَ

alssal¡mu `alayka y¡ th¡ra all¡hi wabna th¡rih¢ walwitra almawt£ra

Peace be upon you, O vengeance of Allah, son of His vengeance, and the unavenged so far.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَىٰ ٱلارْوَاحِ ٱلَّتِي حَلَّتْ بِفِنَائِكَ

alssal¡mu `alayka wa `al¡ al-arw¡¦i allat¢ ¦allat bifin¡’ika

Peace be upon you and upon the souls that resided in your courtyard.

عَلَيْكُمْ مِنِّي جَمِيعاً سَلاَمُ ٱللَّهِ ابَداً

`alaykum minn¢ jam¢`an sal¡mu all¡hi abadan

Peace of Allah be upon all of you from me forever

مَا بَقيتُ وَبَقِيَ ٱللَّيْلُ وَٱلنَّهَارُ

m¡ baq¢tu wa baqiya allaylu walnnah¡ru

as long as I am existent and as long as there are day and night.

يَا ابَا عَبْدِ ٱللَّهِ

y¡ ab¡ `abdill¡hi

O Ab£-`Abdull¡h,

لَقَدْ عَظُمَتِ ٱلرَّزِيَّةُ

laqad `a¨umat alrraziyyatu

unbearable is the sorrow

وَجَلَّتْ وَعَظُمَتِ ٱلْمُصيبَةُ بِكَ

wa jallat wa `a¨umat almu¥¢batu bika

and excruciating and unbearable is the misfortune of you

عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَىٰ جَمِيعِ اهْلِ ٱلإِسْلاَمِ

`alayn¡ wa `al¡ jam¢`i ahli al-isl¡mi

for us and for all the people of Islam.

وَجَلَّتْ وَعَظُمَتْ مُصيبَتُكَ

wa jallat wa `a¨umat mu¥¢batuka

Excruciating and unbearable has been your misfortune

فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ عَلَىٰ جَمِيعِ اهْلِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ

f¢ alssam¡w¡ti `al¡ jam¢`i ahli alssam¡w¡ti

in the heavens for all the inhabitants of the heavens.

فَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ امَّةً اسَّسَتْ اسَاسَ ٱلظُّلْمِ وَٱلْجَوْرِ عَلَيْكُمْ اهْلَ ٱلْبَيْتِ

fala`ana all¡hu ummatan assasat as¡sa al¨¨ulmi waljawri `alaykum ahla albayti

So, may Allah curse the people who laid the basis of persecution and wronging against you, O Members of the Household.

وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ امَّةً دَفَعَتْكُمْ عَنْ مَقَامِكُمْ

wa la`ana all¡hu ummatan dafa`atkum `an maq¡mikum

May Allah curse the people who drove you away from your position

وَازَالَتْكُمْ عَنْ مَرَاتِبِكُمُ ٱلَّتِي رَتَّبَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِيهَا

wa az¡latkum `an mar¡tibikum allat¢ rattabakum all¡hu f¢h¡

and removed you away from your ranks that Allah has put you in.

وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ امَّةً قَتَلَتْكُمْ

wa la`ana all¡hu ummatan qatalatkum

May Allah curse the people who slew you.

وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُمَهِّدِينَ لَهُمْ

wa la`ana all¡hu almumahhid¢na lahum

May Allah curse those who paved the way for them to do so

بِٱلتَّمْكِينِ مِنْ قِتَالِكُمْ

bilttamk¢ni min qit¡likum

and who made possible for them to fight against you.

بَرِئْتُ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ وَإِلَيْكُمْ مِنْهُمْ

bari’tu il¡ all¡hi wa ilaykum minhum

I repudiate them in the presence of Allah and You

وَمِنْ اشْيَاعِهِمْ وَاتْبَاعِهِمْ وَاوْلِيَائِهِمْ

wa min ashy¡`ihim wa atb¡`ihim wa awliy¡’ihim

and I repudiate their devotees, followers, and loyalists.

يَا ابَا عَبْدِ ٱللَّهِ

y¡ ab¡ `abdill¡hi

O Ab£-`Abdull¡h,

إِنِّي سِلْمٌ لِمَنْ سَالَمَكُمْ

inn¢ silmun liman s¡lamakum

I am at peace with those who are at peace with you

وَحَرْبٌ لِمَنْ حَارَبَكُمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ

wa ¦arbun liman ¦¡rabakum il¡ yawmi alqiy¡mati

and I am at war against those who have fought against you up to the Resurrection Day.

وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ آلَ زِيَادٍ وَآلَ مَرْوَانَ

wa la`ana all¡hu ¡la ziy¡din wa ¡la marw¡na

May Allah also curse the family of Ziy¡d and the family of Marw¡n.

وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ بَنِي امَيَّةَ قَاطِبَةً

wa la`ana all¡hu ban¢ umayyata q¡§ibatan

May Allah also curse the descendants of Umayyah altogether.

وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ ٱبْنَ مَرْجَانَةَ

wa la`ana all¡hu ibna marj¡nata

May Allah also curse the son of Marj¡nah.

وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ عُمَرَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ

wa la`ana all¡hu `umara bna sa`din

May Allah also curse `Umar the son of Sa`d.

وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ شِمْراً

wa la`ana all¡hu shimran

May Allah also curse Shimr.

وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ امَّةً اسْرَجَتْ وَالْجَمَتْ

wa la`ana all¡hu ummatan asrajat wa aljamat

May Allah also curse the people who saddled up, gave reins to their horses,

وَتَنَقَّبَتْ لِقِتَالِكَ

wa tanaqqabat liqit¡lika

and masked their faces in preparation for fighting against you.

بِابِي انْتَ وَامِّي

bi’ab¢ anta wa umm¢

May my father and mother be ransoms for you.

لَقَدْ عَظُمَ مُصَابِي بِكَ

laqad `a¨uma mu¥¡b¢ bika

Extremely insufferable is my commiserations with you;

فَاسْالُ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِي اكْرَمَ مَقَامَكَ وَاكْرَمَنِي بِكَ

fa’as’alu all¡ha alladh¢ akrama maq¡maka wa akraman¢ bika

so, I beseech Allah Who has honored your position and honored me because of you

انْ يَرْزُقَنِي طَلَبَ ثَارِكَ

an yarzuqan¢ §alaba tha’rika

to endue me with the chance to avenge you

مَعَ إِمَامٍ مَنْصُورٍ مِنْ اهْلِ بَيْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ

ma`a im¡min man¥£rin min ahli bayti mu¦ammadin

with a (Divinely) supported leader from the Household of Mu¦ammad,

صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢

peace of Allah be upon him and his Household.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْنِي عِنْدَكَ وَجِيهاً

all¡humma ij`aln¢ `indaka waj¢han

O Allah, (please) make me illustrious in Your sight

بِٱلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلاَمُ فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

bil¦usayni `alayhi alssal¡mu f¢ aldduny¡ wal-¡khirati

in the name of al-°usayn, peace be upon him, in this world and in the Hereafter.

يَا ابَا عَبْدِ ٱللَّهِ

y¡ ab¡ `abdill¡hi

O Ab£-`Abdull¡h,

إِنِّي اتَقَرَّبُ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ وَإِلَىٰ رَسُولِهِ

inn¢ ataqarrabu il¡ all¡hi wa il¡ ras£lih¢

I do seek nearness to Allah, to His Messenger,

وَإِلَىٰ امِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِلَىٰ فَاطِمَةَ

wa il¡ am¢ri almu’min¢na wa il¡ f¡§imata

to the Commander of the Faithful, to F¡§imah,

وَإِلَىٰ ٱلْحَسَنِ وَإِلَيْكَ بِمُوَالاَتِكَ

wa il¡ al¦asani wa ilayka bimuw¡l¡tika

to al-°asan, and to you by means of loyalty to you

وَبِٱلْبَرَاءَةِ (مِمَّنْ قَاتَلَكَ

wa bilbar¡’ati (mimman q¡talaka

and by means of repudiation of those who fought against you

وَنَصَبَ لَكَ ٱلْحَرْبَ

wa na¥aba laka al¦arba

and incurred your hostility,

وَبِٱلْبَرَاءَةِ مِمَّنْ اسَّسَ اسَاسَ ٱلظُّلْمِ وَٱلْجَوْرِ عَلَيْكُمْ

wa bilbar¡’ati mimman assasa as¡sa al¨¨ulmi waljawri `alaykum

and repudiation of those who laid the basis of persecution and wronging against you all.

وَابْرَا إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ وَإِلَىٰ رَسُولِهِ)

wa abra’u il¡ all¡hi wa il¡ ras£lih¢)

I also repudiate, in the presence of Allah and His Messenger,

مِمَّنْ اسَّسَ اسَاسَ ذٰلِكَ

mimman assasa as¡sa dh¡lika

those who laid the basis of all that,

وَبَنَىٰ عَلَيْهِ بُنْيَانَهُ

wa ban¡ `alayhi buny¡nah£

established their foundations on it,

وَجَرَىٰ فِي ظُلْمِهِ وَجَوْرِهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَعلىٰ اشْيَاعِكُمْ

wa jar¡ f¢ ¨ulmih¢ wa jawrih¢ `alaykum wa `al¡ ashy¡`ikum

and continued in wronging and persecuting you and your adherents.

بَرِئْتُ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ وَإِلَيْكُمْ مِنْهُمْ

bari’tu il¡ all¡hi wa ilaykum minhum

In the presence of Allah and you all do I repudiate these.

وَاتَقَرَّبُ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ إِلَيْكُمْ

wa ataqarrabu il¡ all¡hi thumma ilaykum

And I seek nearness to Allah and then to you all

بِمُوَالاَتِكُمْ وَمُوَالاَةِ وَلِيِّكُمْ

bimuw¡l¡tikum wa muw¡l¡ti waliyyikum

by means of declaring loyalty to you and to your loyalists

وَبِٱلْبَرَاءَةِ مِنْ اعْدَائِكُمْ

wa bilbar¡’ati min a`d¡’ikum

and declaring repudiation of your enemies

وَٱلنَّاصِبِينَ لَكُمُ ٱلْحَرْبَ

walnn¡¥ib¢na lakum al¦arba

and those who incur animosity of you

وَبِٱلْبَرَاءَةِ مِنْ اشْيَاعِهِمْ وَاتْبَاعِهِمْ

wa bilbar¡’ati min ashy¡`ihim wa atb¡`ihim

and repudiation of their adherents and followers.

إِنِّي سِلْمٌ لِمَنْ سَالَمَكُمْ

inn¢ silmun liman s¡lamakum

I am verily at peace with those who have been at peace with you,

وَحَرْبٌ لِمَنْ حَارَبَكُمْ

wa ¦arbun liman ¦¡rabakum

I am at war against those who fought against you,

وَوَلِيٌّ لِمَنْ وَالاَكُمْ

wa waliyyun liman w¡l¡kum

loyalist to those who have been loyalist to you,

وَعَدُوٌّ لِمَنْ عَادَاكُمْ

wa `aduwwun liman `¡d¡kum

and enemy of those who have shown enmity towards you.

فَاسْالُ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِي اكْرَمَنِي بِمَعْرِفَتِكُمْ

fa’as’alu all¡ha alladh¢ akraman¢ bima`rifatikum

So, I beseech Allah Who has endued me with the honor of recognizing you

وَمَعْرِفَةِ اوْلِيَائِكُمْ

wa ma`rifati awliy¡’ikum

and recognizing your loyalists

وَرَزَقَنِيَ ٱلْبَرَاءَةَ مِنْ اعْدَائِكُمْ

wa razaqan¢ albar¡’ata min a`d¡’ikum

and Who conferred upon me with repudiation of your enemies,

انْ يَجْعَلَنِي مَعَكُمْ فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

an yaj`alan¢ ma`akum f¢ aldduny¡ wal-¡khirati

to include me with you in this world and in the Hereafter

وَانْ يُثَبِّتَ لِي عِنْدَكُمْ قَدَمَ صِدْقٍ

wa an yuthabbita l¢ `indakum qadama ¥idqin

and to make firm step of honesty for me with you

فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

f¢ aldduny¡ wal-¡khirati

in this world and in the Hereafter.

وَاسْالُهُ انْ يُبَلِّغَنِيَ ٱلْمَقَامَ ٱلْمَحْمُودَ لَكُمْ عِنْدَ ٱللَّهِ

wa as’aluh£ an yuballighan¢ almaq¡ma alma¦m£da lakum `inda all¡hi

I also beseech Him to make me attain the praiseworthy status that you enjoy with Allah

وَانْ يَرْزُقَنِي طَلَبَ ثَارِي

wa an yarzuqan¢ §alaba tha’r¢

and to bestow upon me with the chance to take my own vengeance

مَعَ إِمَامِ هُدىًٰ ظَاهِرٍ

ma`a im¡mi hudan ¨¡hirin

with a leader of true guidance who is (Divinely) sustained

نَاطِقٍ بِٱلْحَقِّ مِنْكُمْ

n¡§iqin bil¦aqqi minkum

and expressing the truth from among you.

وَاسْالُ ٱللَّهَ بِحَقِّكُمْ

wa as’alu all¡ha bi¦aqqikum

I also beseech Allah in your names

وَبِٱلشَّانِ ٱلَّذِي لَكُمْ عِنْدَهُ

wa bilshsha’ni alladh¢ lakum `indah£

and in the name of the standing that you enjoy with Him

انْ يُعْطِيَنِي بِمُصَابِي بِكُمْ

an yu`§iyan¢ bimu¥¡b¢ bikum

to recompense me for my commiserations for you

افْضَلَ مَا يُعْطِي مُصَاباً بِمُصِيبَتِهِ

af¤ala m¡ yu`§¢ mu¥¡ban bimu¥¢batih¢

with the most favorite thing that He ever gives as compensation for misfortunes that has afflicted anyone.

مُصِيبَةً مَا اعْظَمَهَا

mu¥¢batan m¡ a`¨amah¡

(Your) misfortune has been so astounding

وَاعْظَمَ رَزِيَّتَهَا فِي ٱلإِسْلاَمِ

wa a`¨ama raziyyatah¡ f¢ al-isl¡mi

and so catastrophic for Islam

وَفِي جَمِيعِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلارْضِ

wa f¢ jam¢`i alssam¡w¡ti wal-ar¤i

and for all the heavens and the entire earth.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْنِي فِي مَقَامِي هٰذَا

all¡humma ij`aln¢ f¢ maq¡m¢ h¡dh¡

O Allah, (please) make me in this situation of mine

مِمَّنْ تَنَالُهُ مِنْكَ صَلَوَاتٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ

mimman tan¡luh£ minka ¥alaw¡tun wa ra¦matun wa maghfiratun

one of those who receive blessings, mercy, and forgiveness from You.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ مَحْيَايَ مَحْيَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

all¡humma ij`al ma¦y¡ya ma¦y¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

O Allah, (please) make me live my lifetime in the same way as Mu¦ammad and Mu¦ammad’s Household lived

وَمَمَاتِي مَمَاتَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

wa mam¡t¢ mam¡ta mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

and make me die on the same principles on which Mu¦ammad and Mu¦ammad’s Household died.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ هٰذَا يَوْمٌ

all¡humma inna h¡dh¡ yawmun

O Allah, this day

تَبَرَّكَتْ بِهِ بَنُو امَيَّةَ

tabarrakat bih¢ ban£ umayyata

has been regarded as blessed day by the descendants of Umayyah

وَٱبْنُ آكِلَةِ ٱلاكبَادِ

wabnu ¡kilati al-akb¡di

and by the son of the liver-eater woman,

ٱللَّعِينُ ٱبْنُ ٱللَّعِينِ

alla`¢nu ibnu alla`¢ni

the accursed and son of the accursed

عَلَىٰ لِسَانِكَ وَلِسَانِ نَبِيِّكَ

`al¡ lis¡nika wa lis¡ni nabiyyika

by the tongue of You and by the tongue of Your Prophet,

صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢

Allah’s peace be upon him,

فِي كُلِّ مَوْطِنٍ وَمَوْقِفٍ

f¢ kulli maw§inin wa mawqifin

on every occasion and in every situation,

وَقَفَ فِيهِ نَبِيُّكَ صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

waqafa f¢hi nabiyyuka ¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢

which Your Prophet, Allah’s peace be upon him, attended.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱلْعَنْ ابَا سُفْيَانَ وَمُعَاوِيَةَ وَيَزيدَ بْنَ مُعَاوِيَةَ

all¡humma il`an ab¡ sufy¡na wa mu`¡wiyata wa yaz¢da bna mu`¡wiyata

O Allah, pour curses upon Ab£-Sufy¡n, Mu`¡wiyah, and Yaz¢d son of Mu`¡wiyah.

عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْكَ ٱللَّعْنَةُ ابَدَ ٱلآبِدِينَ

`alayhim minka alla`natu abada al-¡bid¢na

May Your curse be upon them incessantly and everlastingly.

وَهٰذَا يَوْمٌ فَرِحَتْ بِهِ آلُ زِيَادٍ وَآلُ مَرْوَانَ

wa h¡dh¡ yawmun fari¦at bih¢ ¡lu ziy¡din wa ¡lu marw¡na

This is the day on which the family of Ziy¡d and the family of Marw¡n gloated

بِقَتْلِهِمُ ٱلْحُسَيْنَ صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ

biqatlihim al¦usayna ¥alaw¡tu all¡hi `alayhi

because they had killed al-°usayn, Allah’s blessings be upon him.

اَللَّهُمَّ فَضَاعِفْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱللَّعْنَ مِنْكَ

all¡humma fa¤¡`if `alayhim alla`na minka

So, O Allah, pour frequent curses upon them

وَٱلْعَذَابَ (ٱلالِيمَ)

wal`adh¡ba (al-al¢ma)

and double for them the painful chastisement.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ فِي هٰذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ

all¡humma inn¢ ataqarrabu ilayka f¢ h¡dh¡ alyawmi

O Allah, I do seek nearness to You on this day,

وَفِي مَوْقِفِي هٰذَا

wa f¢ mawqif¢ h¡dh¡

on this occasion,

وَايَّامِ حَيَاتِي

wa ayy¡mi ¦ay¡t¢

and on all the days of my lifetime,

بِٱلْبَرَاءَةِ مِنْهُمْ وَٱللَّعْنَةِ عَلَيْهِمْ

bilbar¡’ati minhum walla`nati `alayhim

by repudiating these and invoking Your curses upon them,

وَبِٱلْمُوَالاَةِ لِنَبِيِّكَ وَآلِ نَبِيِّكَ

wa bilmuw¡l¡ti linabiyyika wa ¡li nabiyyika

and by declaring loyalty to Your Prophet and Your Prophet’s Household,

عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ

`alayhi wa `alayhim alssal¡mu

peace be upon him and them.