Ziyarat of Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (a.s.)

Ziyarat

1. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْبَابِ ٱلأَقْصَدِ

   alssalamu `ala albabi al-aqsadi

   Peace be upon the most straight door (to true guidance),

2. وَٱلطَّرِيقِ ٱلأَرْشَدِ

   walttariqi al-arshadi

   the most upright path,

3. وَٱلْعَالِمِ ٱلْمُؤَيَّدِ

   wal`alimi almu'ayyadi

   the Divinely supported knower,

4. يُنْبُوعِ ٱلْحِكَمِ

   yunbu`i alhikami

   the spring of wisdoms,

5. وَمِصْبَاحِ ٱلظُّلَمِ

   wa misbahi alzzulami

   the lantern in darkness,

6. سَيِّدِ ٱلْعَرَبِ وَٱلْعَجَمِ

   sayyidi al`arabi wal`ajami

   the chief of Arabs and non-Arabs,

7. ٱلْهَادِي إِلَىٰ ٱلرَّشَادِ

   alhadi ila alrrashadi

   the guide to orthodoxy,

8. ٱلْمُوَفَّقِ بِٱلتَّأْيِيدِ وَٱلسَّدَادِ

   almuwaffaqi biltta'yidi walssadadi

   and the granted success by means of support and leading to trueness;

9. مَوْلاَيَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ

   mawlaya abi ja`farin

   my master Abu-Ja`far

10. مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ٱلْجَوَادِ

    muhammadi bni `aliyyin aljawadi

    Muhammad the son of `Ali the Magnanimous.

11. أَشْهَدُ يَا وَلِيَّ ٱللَّهِ

    ashhadu ya waliyya allahi

    I bear witness that you are the intimate servant of Allah;

12. أَنَّكَ أَقَمْتَ ٱلصَّلاَةَ

    annaka aqamta alssalata

    you performed the prayers,

13. وَآتَيْتَ ٱلزَّكَاةَ

    wa atayta alzzakata

    defrayed the poor-rate,

14. وَأَمَرْتَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ

    wa amarta bilma`rufi

    enjoined the right,

15. وَنَهَيْتَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ

    wa nahayta `an almunkari

    forbade the wrong,

16. وَجَاهَدْتَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ

    wa jahadta fi sabili allahi haqqa jihadihi

    strove in the way of Allah as exactly as strife should be,

17. وَعَبَدْتَ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصاً حَتَّىٰ أَتَاكَ ٱلْيَقِينُ

    wa `abadta allaha mukhlisan hatta ataka alyaqinu

    and served Allah sincerely until death came upon you.

18. فَعِشْتَ سَعِيداً

    fa`ishta sa`idan

    So, you lived happily

19. وَمَضَيْتَ شَهَِيداً

    wa madayta shahaidan

    and passed away as martyr.

20. يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنْتُ مَعَكُمْ

    ya laytani kuntu ma`akum

    Would that I were with you,

21. فَأَفُوزَ فَوْزاً عَظِيماً

    fa'afuza fawzan `aziman

    then should I achieve a great success.

22. وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

    wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu

    Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.