Bidding Farewell to the Two Imams (Naqi & Askari) — Samarra

Text and Translation

Salat-Dua- Farewell

Offer the Ziyarah Prayer and then you may say the following dua:

يَا ذَا ٱلْقُدْرَةِ ٱلْجَامِعَةِ

ya dha alqudrati aljamiAti

O Lord of omnipotent power!

وَٱلرَّحْمَةِ ٱلْوَاسِعَةِ

walrrahmati alwasiAti

O Lord of all-inclusive mercy!

وَٱلْمِنَنِ ٱلْمُتَتَابِعَةِ

walminani almutatabiAti

O Lord of successive favors!

وَٱلآلاَءِ ٱلْمُتَوَاتِرَةِ

wal-ala'i almutawatirati

O Lord of uninterrupted bounties!

وَٱلايَادِي ٱلْجَلِيلَةِ

wal-ayadi aljalilati

O Lord of magnificent bestowals!

وَٱلْمَوَاهِبِ ٱلْجَزِيلَةِ

walmawahibi aljazilati

O Lord of abundant conferrals!

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ٱلصَّادِقِينَ

Ľalli Ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin alĽĽadiqina

(Please do) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad the veracious ones,

وَاعْطِنِي سُؤْلِي

wa a`tini su'li

grant me that which I ask from You,

وَٱجْمَعْ شَمْلِي

wajma` shamli

re-unify me (with my family),

وَلُمَّ شَعْثِي

wa lumma shaAthi

unite me (with my family),

وَزَكِّ عَمَلِي

wa zakki Amali

purify my deeds,

وَلاَ تُزِغْ قَلْبِي بَعْدَ إِِذْ هَدَيْتَنِي

wa la tuzigh qalbi ba`da idh hadaytani

cause not my heart to stray after You have guided me,

وَلاَ تُزِلَّ قَدَمِي

wa la tuzilla qadami

cause not my footstep to slip,

وَلاَ تَكِلْنِي إِلَىٰ نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ ابَداً

wa la takilni ila nafsi tarfata Aynin abadan

never refer me to myself even for a time as short as a wink of an eye,

وَلاَ تُخَيِّبْ طَمَعِي

wa la tukhayyib tama`i

disappoint not my desire,

وَلاَ تُبْدِ عَوْرَتِي

wa la tubdi Awrati

expose not my private parts,

وَلاَ تَهْتِكْ سِتْرِي

wa la tahtik sitri

disclose not my covering,

وَلاَ تُوحِشْنِي وَلاَ تُؤْيِسْنِي

wa la tuhishni

cause me not to feel lonely, despair me not,

وَكُنْ بِي رَؤُوفاً رَحِيماً

wa la tu'yisni

be to me kind and merciful,

وَٱهْدِنِي وَزَكِّنِي

wa kun bi ra'ufan rahiman

guide me (to the right path), make me grow,

وَطَهِّرْنِي وَصَفِّنِي

wahdini wa zakkini

purify me, cleanse me,

وَٱصْطَفِنِي وَخَلِّصْنِي وَٱسْتَخْلِصْنِي

wa tahhirni wa Ľaffini

dedicate me to You, select me, render me suitable,

وَٱصْنَعْنِي وَٱصْطَنِعْنِي

waĽtafini wa khalliĽni wastakhliĽni

arrange me for You alone, attach me to Yourself,

وَقَرِّبْنِي إِِلَيْكَ وَلاَ تُبَاعِدْنِي مِنْكَ

waĽna`ni waĽtani`ni

draw me near You, take me not far away from You,

وَٱلْطُفْ بِي وَلاَ تَجْفُنِي

wa qarribni ilayka wa la tuba`idni minka

be kind to me, do not turn away from me,

وَاكْرِمْنِي وَلاَ تُهِنِّي

waltuf bi wa la tajfuni

honor me, do not humiliate me,