Wednesday - Ziyarah of Imam Musa al Kazim, Ali al Rida, Muhammad al Taqi, Ali al Naqi (a)

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Ziyarah of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a.s.), Imam Ali al-Reza (a.s.), Imam Muhammad al-Taqi (a.s.), Imam Ali al-Naqi (a.s.)

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا اَؤْلِيَاءَ اللهِ

ASSALAAMO A’LAYKUM YAA AWLEYAAA-AL LAAHE

Peace be upon you [all], O saints of Allah!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا حُجَجَ اللهِ

ASSALAAMO A’LAYKUM YAA HOJAJAL LAAHE

Peace be upon you, O arguments of Allah!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا نُوْرَ اللهِ فِیْ ظُلُمَاتِ الْاَرْضِ

ASSALAAMO A’LAYKUM YAA NOORAL LAAHE FEE ZOLOMAATIL ARZE

Peace be upon you, O light of Allah in the darkness of the earth!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ

ASSALAAMO A’LAYKUM

Peace be upon you.

صَلَوَاتُ اللهِ عَلَيْكُمْ

SALAWAATUL LAAHE A’LAYKUM

Blessings of Allah be upon you

وَ عَلٰی اٰلِ بَيْتِكُمُ الطَّيِّبِيْنَ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ

WA A’LAA AALE BAYTEKOMUT TAYYEBEENAT TAAHEREENA

and upon your Household, the pure and immaculate.

بِاَبِیْ اَنْتُمْ وَ اُمِّیْ

BE-ABEE ANTUM WA UMMEE

May my father and mother be a ransom for you!

لَقَدْ عَبَدْتُمُ اللهَ مُخْلِصِيْنَ

LAQAD A’BADTOMUL LAAHA MUKHLESEENA

Indeed, you worshipped Allah sincerely

وَ جَاهَدْتُمْ فِیْ اللهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهٖ

WA JAAHADTUM FIL LAAHE HAQQA JEHAADEHI

and strove for His sake with due strife

حَتّٰی اَتٰيكُمُ الْيَقِيْنُ

HATTAA ATAAKOMUL YAQEENO

until death came upon you.

فَلَعَنَ اللهُ اَعْدَآئَكُمْ

FA LA-A’NAL LAAHO AA’DAAA-AKUM

So, may Allah curse all your enemies

مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَ الْاِنْسِ اَجْمَعِيْنَ

MENAL JINNE WAL INSE AJMA-E’EN

from the jinn and human beings.

وَ اَنَا اَبْرَءُ اِلَی اللهِ وَ اِلَيْكُمْ مِنْهُمْ

WA ANAA ABRA-O ELAL LAAHE WA ELAYKUM MINHUM

And I disassociate myself (or declare my innocence) to Allah and to you from them.

يَا مَوْلاَیَ يَا اَبَا اِبْرَاهِيْم

YAA MAWLAAYA YAA ABAA IBRAAHEEMA

O my master, O Abu Ibrahim,

مُوْسَی بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ

MOOSABNA JA’FARIN

Moosa, the son of Ja’far!

يَا مَوْلاَیَ اَبَا الْحَسَنِ

YAA MAWLAAYA YAA ABAL HASANE

O my master, O Abul Hasan,

عَلِیَّ بْنَ مُوْسیٰ

A’LIYYABNA MOOSAA

Ali, the son of Moosa!

يَا مَوْلاَیَ يَا اَبَا جَعْفَرٍ

YAA MAWLAAYA YAA ABAA JA’FARIN

O my master, O Abu Ja’far,

مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِیٍّ

MOHAMMADABNA A’LIYYIN

Muhammad, the son of Ali!

يَا مَوْلاَیَ يَا اَبَا الْحَسَنِ

YAA MAWLAAYA YAA ABAL HASANE

O my master, O Abul Hasan,

عَلِیَّ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ

A’LIY YABNA MOHAMMADIN

Ali, the son of Muhammad!

اَنَا مَوْلًی لَكُمْ

ANAA MAWLAN LAKUM

I am your servant,

مُؤْمِنٌ بِسِرِّكُمْ وَ جَهْرِكُمْ

MOMENUN BE-SIRREKUM WA JAHREKUM

I believe in your secret and open affairs,

مُتَضَيِّفٌ بِكُمْ فِیْ يَوْمِكُمْ هٰذَا

MOTAZAYYEFUN BEKUM FEE YAWMEKUM HAAZAA

and I am staying with you as your guest, on this day,

وَ هُوَ يَوْمُ الْاَرْبِعَآءِ

WA HOWA YAWMUL ARBE-A’A-E

which is Wednesday,

وَ مُسْتَجِيْرٌ بِكُمْ

WA MUSTAJEERUN BEKUM

and I am in your vicinity;

فَاضِيْفُوْنِیْ وَ اَجِيْرُوْنِیْ