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,

وَمَا اسْالُكَ فَلاَ تَحْرِمْنِي

wa akrimni wa la tuhinni

do not deprive me of all that which I ask from You,

وَمَا لاََ اسْالُكَ فَٱجْمَعْهُ لِي

wa ma as'aluka fala tahrimni

and give me altogether all that which I have not asked from You.

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

wa ma las'aluka fajma`hu li

(Please do all that) in the name of Your mercy, O most merciful of all those who show mercy.

وَاسْالُكَ بِحُرْمَةِ وَجْهِكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ

birahmatika ya arhama alrrahimina

I also beseech You in the name of the sacredness of Your Honorable Face,

وَبِحُرْمَةِ نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ

wa as'aluka bihurmati wajhika alkarimi

the sanctity of Your Prophet Muhammad,

صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

wa bihurmati nabiyyika muhammadin

may Your blessings be upon him and upon his Household,

وَبِحُرْمَةِ اهْلِ بَيْتِ رَسُولِكَ

Ľalawatuka Alayhi wa alihi

and the sanctity of Your Prophets Household;

امِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيٍّ

wa bihurmati ahli bayti rasulika

namely, Ali the Commander of the Faithful,

وَٱلْحَسَنِ وَٱلْحُسَيْنِ

amiri almu'minina Aliyyin

al-Hasan, al-Husayn,

وَعَلِيٍّ وَمُحَمَّدٍ

walhasani walhusayni

Ali, Muhammad,

وَجَعْفَرٍ ومُوسَىٰ

wa Aliyyin wa muhammadin

Ja`far, Musa,

وَعَلَيٍّ وَمُحَمَّدٍ

wa ja`farin wa musa

Ali, Muhammad,

وَعَلِيٍّ وَٱلْحَسَنِ

wa Aliyyin wa muhammadin

Ali, al-Hasan,

وَٱلْخَلَفِ ٱلْبَاقِي

wa Aliyyin walhasani

and the Remaining Successor;

صَلَوَاتُكَ وَبَرَكَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِمِ

walkhalafi albaqi

may Your benedictions and blessings be upon them all,

انْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِمْ اجْمَعِينَ

Ľalawatuka wa barakatuka Alayhim

(I beseech You in their names) to send blessings upon all of them,

وَتُعَجِّلَ فَرَجَ قَائِمِهِمْ بِامْرِكَ

an tuĽalliya Alayhim ajma`ina

hasten the Relief of their Rising Imam by Your permission,

وَتَنْصُرَهُ وَتَنْتَصِرَ بِهِ لِدِينِكَ

wa tuAjjila faraja qa'imihim bi'amrika

support him, betake him as the means of victory of Your religion,

وَتَجْعَلَنِي فِي جُمْلَةِ ٱلنَّاجِينَ بِهِ

wa tanĽurahu wa tantaĽira bihi lidinika

and include me with those who shall be redeemed through him

وَٱلْمُخْلِصِينَ فِي طَاعَتِهِ

wa tajAlani fi jumlati alnnajina bihi

and those who act sincerely in obedience to him.

وَاسْالُكَ بِحَقِّهِمْ

walmukhliĽina fi taAtihi

I also beseech You in the name of their right

لَمَّا ٱسْتَجَبْتَ لِي دَعْوَتِي

wa as'aluka bihaqqihim

to respond to my prayer,

وَقَضَيْتَ لِي حَاجَتِي

lamma istajabta li da`wati

grant me my needs,

وَاعْطَيْتَنِي سُؤْلِي

wa qadayta li hajati

answer my requests,

وَكَفَيْتَنِي مَا اهَمَّنِي

wa a`taytani su'li

and save me from whatever aggrieves me

مِنْ امْرِ دُنْيَايَ وَآخِرَتِي

wa kafaytani ma ahammani

from the affairs of this world as well as the world to come.

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

min amri dunyaya wa akhirati

O most merciful of all those who show mercy!

يَا نُورُ يَا بُرْهَانُ

ya arhama alrrahimina

O Light! O Evident!

يَا مُنِيرُ يَا مُبِينُ

ya nuru ya burhanu

O Granter of light! O Granter of evidence!

يَا رَبِّ ٱكْفِنِي شَرَّ ٱلشُّرُورِ

ya muniru ya mubinu

O Lord! (Please do) save me from all evils

وَآفَاتِ ٱلدُّهُورِ

ya rabbi ikfini sharra alshshururi

and from vicissitudes of time.

وَاسْالُكَ ٱلنَّجَاةَ

wa afati aldduhuri

I also beseech You for redemption

يَوْمَ يُنْفَخُ فِي ٱلصُّورِ

wa as'aluka alnnajata

on the Day when the Trumpet is blown.

You may then pray Almighty Allah for anything you wish.

You may also repeat the following prayer as many times as possible:

يَا عُدَّتِي عِنْدَ ٱلْعُدَدِ

ya `uddati `inda al`udadi

O my means when I lack means!

وَيَا رَجَائِي وَٱلْمُعْتَمَدَ

wa ya raja'i walmu`tamadu

O my hope and my trust!

وَيَا كَهْفِي وَٱلسَّنَدَ

wa ya kahfi walssanadu

O my haven and my support!

يَا وَاحِدُ يَا احَدُ

ya wahidu ya ahadu

O One! O One and Only!

وَيَا قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ احَدٌ

wa ya qul huwa allahu ahadun

O (described in) "Say: He is Allah, the One."

اسْالُكَ ٱللَّهُمَّ بِحَقِّ مَنْ خَلَقْتَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

as'aluka allahumma bihaqqi man khalaqta min khalqika

I beseech You in the name of those whom You created from among Your creations

وَلَمْ تَجْعَلْ فِي خَلْقِكَ مِثْلَهُمْ احَداً

wa lam tajAl fi khalqika mithlahum ahadan

but You have not made anyone to be like them at all,

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ جَمَاعَتِهِمْ

Ľalli Ala jamaAtihim...

(please do) send blessings upon them all...

You may now submit your requests (before Almighty Allah). Imam al-Hadi, peace be upon him, is reported to have said, "I have besought Allah the Almighty and All-majestic not to disappoint any one who says this prayer in my shrine."

Bidding Farewell to the two imams

When you intend to bid farewell to the two holy Imams, you may stop at the holy tomb and say the following words:

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمَا يَا وَلِيَّيِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alaykuma ya waliyyay allahi

Peace be upon both of you, O Allah’s representatives.

اسْتَوْدِعُكُمَا ٱللَّهَ

astawdi`ukuma allaha

I entrust you both with Allah

وَاقْرَا عَلَيْكُمَا ٱلسَّلاَمَ

wa aqra'u `alaykuma alssalama

and invoke His peace upon you both.

آمَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَبِٱلرَّسُولِ

amanna billah wa bilrrasuli

We believe in Allah, in the Messenger,

وَبِمَا جِئْتُمَا بِهِ وَدَلَلْتُمَا عَلَيْهِ

wa bima ji'tuma bihi wa dalaltuma `alayhi

and in that which you both have come with and instructed.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱكْتُبْنَا مَعَ ٱلشَّاهِدينَ

allahumma iktubna ma`a alshshahidina

O Allah, write us down with those who bear witness.

اَللَّهُمَّ لاََ تَجْعَلْهُ آخِرَ ٱلْعَهْدِ

allahumma la taj`alhu akhira al`ahdi

O Allah, (please) do not decide this visit

مِنْ زِيَارَتِي إِِيَّاهُمَا

min ziyarati iyyahuma

to be the last visit of mine to them;

وَٱرْزُقْنِي ٱلْعَوْدَ إِِلَيْهِمَا

warzuqni al`awda ilayhima

rather, grant me more chances to re-visit them

وَٱحْشُرْنِي مَعَهُمَا

wahshurni ma`ahuma

and include me with both of them,

وَمَعَ آبَائِهِمَا ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ

wa ma`a aba'ihima alttahirina

with their immaculate fathers,

وَٱلْقَائِمِ ٱلْحُجَّةِ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا

walqa'imi alhujjati min dhurriyyatihima

and with the Rising, Argument Imam from their offspring.

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

ya arhama alrrahimina

O most merciful of all those who show mercy.