Ziyarah of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a.s.) — Kazimayn

Text and Translation

First Ziyarah (by Shaykh al-Mufid)

You may then stop in front of the holy tomb, making the kiblah direction to be between your shoulders, and say the following words:

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ولِيَّ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ وَلِيِّهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya waliyya allahi wabna waliyyihi

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s intimate servant and son of His intimate servant.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ حُجَّتِهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya hujjata allahi wabna hujjatihi

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s argument and son of His argument.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَفِيَّ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ صَفِيِّهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya safiyya allahi wabna safiyyihi

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s choice and son of His choice.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا امِينَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ امينِهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya amina allahi wabna aminihi

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s trustee and son of His trustee.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَ ٱللَّهِ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ ٱلارْضِ

alssalamu `alayka ya nura allahi fi zulumati al-ardi

Peace be upon you, O Allah’s light in the darkness of the earth.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا إِِمَامَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ

alssalamu `alayka ya imama alhuda

Peace be upon you, O leader to the true guidance.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَلَمَ ٱلدِّينِ وَٱلتُّقَىٰ

alssalamu `alayka ya `alama alddini walttuqa

Peace be upon you, O signpost of religiousness and piety.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَازِنَ عِلْمِ ٱلنَّبِيِّينَ

alssalamu `alayka ya khazina `ilmi alnnabiyyina

Peace be upon you, O keeper of the knowledge of the Prophets.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خَازِنَ عِلْمِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

alssalamu `alayka ya khazina `ilmi almursalina

Peace be upon you, O keeper of the knowledge of the Messengers.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نَائِبَ ٱلاوْصِيَاءِ ٱلسَّابِقِينَ

alssalamu `alayka ya na'iba al-awsiya'i alssabiqina

Peace be upon you, O deputy of the preceding Successors (of the Prophets).

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَعْدِنَ ٱلْوَحْي ِٱلْمُبِينِ

alssalamu `alayka ya ma`dina alwahyi almubini

Peace be upon you, O essence of the manifest Revelation.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَاحِبَ ٱلْعِلْمِ ٱلْيَقِينِ

alssalamu `alayka ya sahiba al`ilmi alyaqini

Peace be upon you, O holder of the certain knowledge.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَيْبَةَ عِلْمِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

alssalamu `alayka ya `aybata `ilmi almursalina

Peace be upon you, O case of the knowledge of the Messengers.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلإِمَامُ ٱلصَّالِحُ

alssalamu `alayka ayyuha al-imamu alssalihu

Peace be upon you, O righteous leader.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلإِمَامُ ٱلزَّاهِدُ

alssalamu `alayka ayyuha al-imamu alzzahidu

Peace be upon you, O ascetic leader.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلإِمَامُ ٱلْعَابِدُ

alssalamu `alayka ayyuha al-imamu al`abidu

Peace be upon you, O oft-worshipping leader.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلإِمَامُ ٱلسَّيِّدُ ٱلرَّشِيدُ

alssalamu `alayka ayyuha al-imamu alssayyidu alrrashidu

Peace be upon you, O prudent leader and chief.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلْمَقْتُولُ ٱلشَّهِيدُ

alssalamu `alayka ayyuha almaqtulu alshshahidu

Peace be upon you, O slain and martyred.

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ وَصِيِّهِ

alssalamu `alayka yabna rasuli allahi wabna wasiyyihi

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

اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ مُوسَىٰ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ

alssalamu `alayka ya mawlaya musa bna ja`farin

Peace be upon you, O my master Musa son of Ja`far.

وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.

اشْهَدُ انَّكَ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ عَنِ ٱللَّهِ مَا حَمَّلَكَ

ashhadu annaka qad ballaghta `an allahi ma hammalaka

I bear witness that you conveyed faithfully that which Allah ordered You to convey,

وَحَفِظْتَ مَا ٱسْتَوْدَعَكَ

wa hafizta ma istawda`aka

safeguarded that which He entrusted with you,

وَحَلَّلْتَ حَلاَلَ ٱللَّهِ

wa hallalta halala allahi

decided as lawful all that which Allah has deemed lawful,

وَحَرَّمْتَ حَرَامَ ٱللَّهِ

wa harramta harama allahi

decided as unlawful all that which Allah has deemed unlawful,

وَاقَمْتَ احْكَامَ ٱللَّهِ

wa aqamta ahkama allahi

carried out the decrees of Allah,