Ziyarat at the Holy Sardaab (Occultation Cellar) — Samarra

Text and Translation

Ziyarat Rabi al-Anam

This Ziyarat is from the Book Rabeeul Anam )

Permission to enter the Cellar

Allamah Majlisi (a.r.) writes: I have found in an old copy of the books of our scholars the following text:

Seeking permission to enter the holy cellar of the Imams (a.s.)

اَللّهُمَّ اِنَّ هٰذِهِ بُقْعَةٌ طَهَّرْتَهَا وَ عَقْوَةٌ شَرَّفْتَهَا

Allahumma inna hadhihi buq‘atun tahharta-ha wa ‘aqwatun sharrafta-ha

O Allah, this is a land You have purified and a place You have honored

وَ مَعَالِمُ زَكَّيْتَهَا، حَيْثُ أَظْهَرْتَ فِيْهَا اَدِلَّةَ التَّوْحِيْدِ

wa ma‘alimu zakkayta-ha, haythu azharta fi-ha adillata at-tawhid

And landmarks You have sanctified, where You showed signs of unity

وَ اَشْبَاحَ الْعَرْشِ الْمَجِيْدِ، الَّذِيْنَ اصْطَفَيْتَهُمْ مُلُوكاً لِحِفْظِ النِّظَامِ

wa ashbaha al-‘arshi al-majid, alladhina istafaytahum mulukan li-hifzi an-nizam

And the spirits of the glorious Throne, whom You chose as kings to preserve order

وَ اخْتَرْتَهُمْ رُؤَسَاءَ لِجَمِيْعِ الْأَنَامِ، وَ بَعَثْتَهُمْ لِقِيَامِ الْقِسْطِ

wa ikhtartahum ru’asa’a li-jami‘i al-anam, wa ba‘aththahum li-qiyami al-qist

You chose them as leaders for all people, and sent them to establish justice

فِىْ البْتِدَاءِ الْوُجُودِ الىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ

fi al-ibtida’i al-wujud ila yawmi al-qiyamah

From the beginning of existence until the Day of Resurrection

ثُمَّ مَنَنْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِاسْتِنَابَةِ أنْبِيَائِكَ لِحِفْظِ شَرَائِعِكَ

thumma mananta ‘alayhim bi-istinabati anbiya’ika li-hifzi shara‘i-ka

Then You favored them by appointing Your prophets to preserve Your laws

وَ أحْكَامِكَ، فَأكْمَلْتة بِاسْتِخْتِلَافِهِمْ رِسَالَةَ الْمُنذِرِيْنَ

wa ahkamika, fa-akmaltahu bi-ikhtilafihim risalata al-mundhirin

And Your rules, and completed it with the succession of warners’ message

كَمَا اَوْجَبْتَ رِيَاسَتَهُمْ فِىْ فَطْرِ الْمُكَلَّفِيْنَ

kama awjabta riyasatahum fi fatri al-mukallafin

As You made their leadership obligatory for those responsible

فَسُبْحَانَكَ مِنْ اِلٰهٍ مَا اَرْءَفَكَ، وَ لاَ الٰهَ اِلاَّ اَنْتَ

fa-subhanaka min ilahin ma ar’afaka, wa la ilaha illa anta

Glory be to You, O God, how compassionate You are! There is no god but You

مِنْ مَلَكٍ مَا اَعْدَلَكَ، حَيْثُ طَابَقَ صُنْعُكَ مَا فَطَرْتَ عَلَيْهِ الْعُقُولَ

min malikin ma a‘dalaka, haythu tabaqa sun‘uka ma fatarta ‘alayhi al-‘uqul

How just You are as King, as Your creation matches what You instilled in minds

وَ وَافَقَ حُكْمُكَ مَا قَرَّرْتَهُ فِىْ الْمَعْقُولِ وَ الْمَنْقُولِ

wa wafiqa hukmuka ma qarartahu fi al-ma‘qul wa al-manqul

And Your judgment agrees with what You established in reason and tradition

فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلىٰ تَقْدِيْرِكَ الْحَسَنِ الْجَمِيْلِ

fa-laka al-hamdu ‘ala taqdirika al-hasan al-jamil

So praise be to You for Your good and beautiful decree

وَ لَكَ الشُّكْرُ عَلىٰ قَضَائِكَ الْمُعَلَّلِ بِأَكْمَلِ التَّعْلِيْلِ

wa laka ash-shukru ‘ala qada’ika al-mu‘allal bi-akmali at-ta‘lil

And thanks be to You for Your judgment, explained with perfect reasoning

فَسُبْحَانَ مَنْ لاَ يُسْئَلُ عَنْ فِعْلِهِ وَ لايُنازَعُ فِىْ أمْرِهِ

fa-subhana man la yus’alu ‘an fi‘lihi wa la yunaza‘u fi amrihi

Glory be to Him who is not questioned about His actions, nor opposed in His command

وَ سُبْحَانَ مَنْ كَتَبَ عَلىٰ نَفْسِهِ الرَّحْمَةَ قَبْلَ ابْتِدَاءِ خَلْقِهِ

wa subhana man kataba ‘ala nafsihi ar-rahmata qabla ibtida’i khalqihi

And glory be to Him who wrote mercy upon Himself before creation began

وَ الْحَمْدُ ِللهِ الَّذِىْ مَنَّ عَلَيْنَا بِحُكَّامٍ يَقُومُونَ مَقَامَهُ

wa al-hamdu lillahi alladhi manna ‘alayna bi-hukkamin yaqumun maqamahu

And praise be to Allah who favored us with rulers who stand in His place

لَوْ كَانَ حَاضِراً فِىْ الْمَكَانِ، وَ لاَ اِلٰهَ اللهُ الَّذِىْ شَرَّفْنَا

law kana hadiran fi al-makan, wa la ilaha Allahu alladhi sharrafna

If He were present in the place, and there is no god but Allah who honored us

بِأَوْصِيَاءَ يَحْفَظُونَ الشَّرَائِعَ فِىْ كُلِّ الْأزْمَانِ

bi-awsiya’a yahfazuna ash-shara’i‘a fi kulli al-azman

With guardians who preserve the laws in all times

وَ اللهُ اَكْبَرُ الَّذِىْ أظْهَرَ هُمْ لَنَا بِمُعْجِزَاتٍ

wa Allahu akbaru alladhi azhara hum lana bi-mu‘jizat

And Allah is the Greatest, who revealed them to us with miracles

يَعْجِزُ عَنْهَا الثَّقَلَانِ، وَ لاَ حَوْلَ وَ لاَ قُوَّةَ الاّ بِاللهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيْمِ

ya‘jizu ‘anha ath-thaqalan, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi al-‘aliyyi al-‘azim

That both humans and jinn are unable to match, and there is no power or strength except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great

الَّذِىْ أجرَانَا عَلىٰ عَوَائِدِهِ الْجَمِيْلَةِ فِىْ الْأُمَمِ السَّالفِيْنَ

alladhi ajrana ‘ala ‘awa’idihi al-jamilati fi al-umami as-salifin

He who has carried us upon His beautiful customs among the past nations

اَللَّهُمَّ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَ الثَّنَاءُ الْعَلِيُّ، كَمَا وَ جَبَ لِوَجْهِكَ

Allahumma falaka al-hamdu wa ath-thana’u al-‘aliyyu, kama wajaba li-wajhika

O Allah, for You is the praise and lofty glorification, as is due to Your eternal face

الْبَقَاءُ السَّرْمَدِيِّ، وَ كَمَا جَعَلْتَ نَبِيِّنَا خَيْرَ النَّبِيِّيْنَ

al-baqa’u as-sarmadi, wa kama ja‘alta nabiyyana khayra an-nabiyyin

The everlasting permanence, and as You made our Prophet the best of prophets

وَ مُلُوكَنَا أَفْضَلَ الْمخْلُوقِيْنَ، وَ اخْتَرْتَهُمْ عَلىٰ عِلْمٍ عَلَى الْعٰلَمِيْنَ

wa mulukana afdhal al-makhluqin, wa ikhtartahum ‘ala ‘ilmin ‘ala al-‘alamin

And our kings the best of creation, and chose them with knowledge above all the worlds

وَ فِّقْنَا لِلسَّعْيِ الىٰ أبْوَابِهِمُ الْعَامِرَةِ اِلى يَوْمِ الدِّيْنِ

wa waffiqna li-as-sa‘yi ila abwabihim al-‘amira ila yawmi ad-din

And grant us success to strive towards their prosperous doors until the Day of Judgment