Bidding Farewell (Wida) to Imam Husayn (a.s.) — Karbala

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Twentieth: Farewell ziyarat

Sayyid Ibn Tawus says that it is recommended for those who intend to leave the holy shrine of Imam al-Husayn (`a) after they have accomplished visiting his tomb to throw themselves on the tomb, kiss it, and say the following words:

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ

alssalamu `alayka ya mawlaya

Peace be upon you, O my master.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya hujjata allahi

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s Argument (against His creatures).

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صِفْوَةَ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya safwata allahi

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s choice.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَالِصَةَ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya khalisata allahi

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s select.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا قَتِيلَ ٱلظَّمَاءِ

alssalamu `alayka ya qatila alzzama'i

Peace be upon you, O victim of thirst.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا غَرِيبَ ٱلْغُرَبَاءِ

alssalamu `alayka ya ghariba alghuraba'i

Peace be upon you, O strangest of all strangers.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ سَلاَمَ مُوَدِّع

alssalamu `alayka salama muwaddi`in

Peace be upon you; this is the greeting of one who has to bid farewell to you

لاََ سَئِمٍ وَلاَ قَالٍ

la sa'imin wa la qalin

although he is neither bored with you nor tired of you.

فَإِنْ امْضِ فَلاَ عَنْ مَلاَلَةٍ

fa'in amdi fala `an malalatin

If I leave (you), this is not because of weariness;

وَإِنْ اقِمْ فَلاَ عَنْ سُوءِ ظَنٍّ بِمَا وَعَدَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّابِرِينَ

wa in uqim fala `an su'i zannin bima wa`ada allahu alssabirina

and if I reside, this is not because of mistrusting the promise that Allah has made for the serene ones.

لاََ جَعَلَهُ ٱللَّهُ آخِرَ ٱلْعَهْدِ مِنِّي لِزِيَارَتِكَ

la ja`alahu allahu akhira al`ahdi minni liziyaratika

May Allah not decide this time of my visit to be the last.

وَرَزَقَنِيَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَوْدَ إِلَىٰ مَشْهَدِكَ

wa razaqaniya allahu al`awda ila mashhadika

May He endue me with more chances to return to your shrine,

وَٱلْمَقَامَ بِفَنَائِكَ

walmaqama bifina'ika

to reside in your courtyard,

وَٱلْقِيَامَ فِي حَرَمِكَ

walqiyama fi haramika

and to stay in your sanctuary.

وَإِيَّاهُ اسْالُ انْ يُسْعِدَنِي بِكُمْ

wa iyyahu as'alu an yus`idani bikum

To Him do I pray to make me delightful with you

وَيَجْعَلَنِي مَعَكُمْ فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

wa yaj`alani ma`akum fi alddunya wal-akhirati

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

Other Farewell Ziarats from Book Nibrās al-Zāʼir fī Ziyārat al-Ḥāʼir

Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: If you want to bid him farewell, say:

السَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ،

As-salāmu ʿalayka wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuhu,

Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah, and His blessings,

أَسْتَوْدِعُكَ اللّهَ وَأَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ السَّلامُ،

Astawdiʿuka Allāh wa aqraʾu ʿalayka as-salām,

I entrust you to Allah and convey my greetings to you,

آمَنَّا بِاللّهِ وَبِالرَّسُولِ وَبِمَا جِئْتَ بِهِ وَدَلَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ،

Āmannā bi-Allāh wa bi-rasūl wa bimā jiʾta bihi wa dalalta ʿalayh,

We believe in Allah and the Messenger and in what you brought and guided to,

وَاتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ،

Wa-ttabaʿnā ar-rasūl fa-uktubnā maʿa ash-shāhidīn,

And we followed the Messenger, so write us among the witnesses,

اَللّهُمَّ لاَ تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنَّا وَمِنْهُ،

Allāhumma lā tajʿalhu ākhir al-ʿahd minnā wa minhu,

O Allah, do not make this the last of our visit and his visit,

اَللّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَنْفَعَنَا بِحُبِّهِ،

Allāhumma innā nasʾaluka an tanfaʿanā bi-ḥubbihi,

O Allah, we ask You to benefit us with his love,

اَللّهُمَّ ابْعَثْهُ مَقَاماً مَحْمُوداً تَنْصُرُ بِهِ دِينَكَ،

Allāhumma ibʿathhu maqāman maḥmūdan tanṣuru bihi dīnak,

O Allah, raise him to a praised station by which You support Your religion,

وَتَقْتُلُ بِهِ عَدُوَّكَ،

Wa taqtulu bihi ʿaduwwaka,

And by which You kill Your enemy,

وَتُبِيدُ بِهِ مَنْ نَصَبَ حَرْباً لِآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ،

Wa tubīdu bihi man naṣaba ḥarban li-Āl Muḥammad,

And annihilate with it those who waged war against the family of Muhammad,

فَإِنَّكَ وَعَدْتَهُ ذلِكَ،