ءاروشاع ةرايز - dua ziyarat in the original arabic text. this format provides the reader...
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Ziyarat Ashura عاشوراء زيارة
الله عبد أباياعليكالسالم Peace upon you oh father of servant of Allah
Ya Ali
الله رس ول ابنياعليكالسالم Peace upon you oh son of prophet of Allah
Ya Ali
ي رةالله ياعليكالسالم ي رت هوابنخ خ Peace upon you oh choice of Allah and the son of his choice
Ya Ali
ن يأم ي ابنياعليكالسالم الم ؤم Peace upon you oh son of the commander of the believers
Ya Ali ييسيد وابن ياعليكالسالم الوص
and the son of the master of the successors Peace upon you oh Ya Ali
العالم ين ساء سيدة فاط مةابنson of Fatima the master of the women of the worlds
Ya Ali
وابنالله ثارياعليكالسالم Peace upon you oh (one) (whose) avenger (is) Allah and the son of
Ya Ali الموت وروالو ت رثار ه
one whose avenger is He and (you are) the unavenged the one who has yet to seek revenge Ya Ali
ب ف نائ كحلتالت الرواح على وعليكالسالم Peace upon you and upon the souls who dismounted in your vicinity*
يعا م ن عليك م ماأبدا الله سالم ج Upon you all from me all peace of Allah forever (as long as)
Ya A
*Subnote from Kamil Al-Ziyarat published by shiabooks.ca (2008): It is important to note that this
statement refers to the souls who dismounted at his vicinity … and not the bodies. Therefore, the inner
meaning of this statement is, “Salaam to the souls who dismounted from their bodies and were
martyred with Imam Husain and were buried with him in the same land.”
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الن هار والليل بق يوبق يت I remain and remains the night and the day
Ya AlYa i والرز ية عظ مت لقدأباعبد الله ياoh Aba Abdillah indeed great (is) the tragedy and
Ya Ali يبة عظ مت وجلت )ب ك م(ب كالم ص
unbearable and great (is) the calamity for you (for you all) Ya Ali
نا يع علىوعلي سالم أهل ج ال upon us and upon all the people of Islam
Ya Ali يبت كعظ متوجلتو م ص ف
and unbearable and great your calamity in Ya Ali
يع علىالسماوات ف لعن السماوات أهل ج the heavens upon all the people of the heavens So cursed*
Ya Ali
والظلم أساسأسستأ مة الله Allah (the) nation (that) founded the foundation of oppression and
Ya Ali لعنو الب يت أهلعليك مالور
the injustice upon you all the people of the house and cursed Ya Ali
ومقام ك معندف عتك مأ مة الله Allah nation drove you all from your positions and
Ya Ali الله رت بك م الت مرات ب ك م عنأزالتك م
dethroned you from your posts (in) which placed you Allah Ya Ali
ق ت لتك مأ مة الله لعنو ف يهاin it and cursed Allah (the) nation killed you all
Ya Ali ب التمك ي ل مالم مهد ينالله لعنو
and cursed Allah the facilitators for them by enabling Ya Ali
* Although the literal meaning of لعن is ‘he cursed’ (past tense), it is commonly translated as ‘May He
curse’, similar to هللارحم (literally: Allah had mercy) being translated and used as ‘May Allah have mercy’.
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والله إ لبر ئت ق تال ك مم ن(in) killing you I disassociate to Allah and
Ya Ali ن ه مإ ليك م وأشياع ه مم نوم to you from them and from their followers and
Ya Ali إ نأباعبد الله يا أول يائ ه موأت باع ه م
their followers and their loyalists Oh Aba ’Abdillah Verily I am Ya Ali
لم ل منحرب وسالمك مل منس at peace with whoever is at peace with you and at war with whoever
Ya Ali لعنو الق يامة ي وم إ لحاربك م
is at war with you until the day of the judgement and cursed Ya Ali
مروانآلوز ياد آلالله Allah the family of Ziyad and the family of Marwan
Ya Ali قاط بة أ ميةبن الله لعنو
and cursed Allah children of Ummayads all of them Ya Ali
و مرجانةابنالله لعنوand cursed Allah son of Marjanah and
Ya Ali وسعد بنع مرالله لعن
cursed Allah Umar son of Sa’ad and Ya Ali
را الله لعن الله لعنو ش cursed Allah Shimr and cursed Allah
Ya Ali ت ن قبتوألمتوأسرجتأ مة
the community (that) saddled and gave reins to and masked them Ya Ali
ل ق تال ك لقد أ ميوأنتب أب for fighting you By my father for you and my mother Is
Ya Ali عظ م الذ ياللهفأسأل ب كم صاب
difficult my calamity with you So I ask Allah who Ya Ali
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أن ب كأكرمن ومقامكأكرمhonored your position and honored me by you that
Ya Ali منص ور إ مام معثار كطلبي رز قن
he grant me to seek your revenge with an Imam supported Ya Ali
الله صلىم مد ب يت أهل م نfrom people of the house of Muhammad send blessings Allah
Ya Ali ع ندكاجعلن الله م آل ه وعليه
on him and his family Oh Allah make me with you Ya Ali
يها السالمعليهب ال سي وج ن ياف الدdignified by Husain on him the peace in the dunya
Ya Ali رة و أت قرب إ نأباعبد الله يا الخ
and the hereafter Oh Aba ‘Abdillah Verily I (seek) nearness Ya Ali
ورس ول ه إ لوالله إ لto Allah and to his prophet and
Ya Ali ن يأم ي إ ل فاط مةإ لو الم ؤم to the master of believers and to Fatima
Ya Ali ب واالت كإ ليكوالسن إ لو
and to Hasan and to you by loyalty to you Ya Ali
نصبوقات لكم نب الب راءة وand by disassociating from whoever killed you and set up
Ya Ali أسسم نب الب راءة والربلك
(against) you war and by disassociating from whoever founded Ya Ali
و عليك مالور والظلم أساسthe foundation of oppression and injustice upon you and
Ya Ali رس ول ه إ لوالله إ لأب رأ
I disassociate to Allah and to his prophet Ya Ali
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ب نوذل كأساسأسسم نfrom whoever founded the foundation (of) that and built
Ya Ali يانه عليه جرىو ب ن ه ف ظ لم on it the structure (of oppression) and continued in its oppression
Ya Ali أشياع ك معلىوعليك مجور ه و
and its injustice on you and on your devotees Ya Ali
ن ه مإ ليك موالله إ لبر ئت م I disassociate to Allah and to you from them
Ya Ali إ ليك مث الله إ لأت قرب و
and I seek nearness to Allah and then to you Ya Ali
ب الب راءة و ول يك مم واالة وب واالت ك مby loyalty to you and loyalty to your wali and by disassociating
Ya Ali ب يوأعدائ ك مم ن الربلك م الناص from your enemies and the ones who incited (against) you war
Ya Ali أت باع ه موأشياع ه مم نب الب راءة و
and by disassociating from their devotees and their followers Ya Ali
لم إ ن حرب وسالمك مل منس Verily I am at peace (with) whoever is at peace with
you and at war
Ya Ali يوحاربك مل من واالك مل منول
(with) whoever is at war with you and a friend of whoever is a friend to you Ya Ali
اللهفأسأل عاداك مل منعد ويوand an enemy to whoever is your enemy So I ask Allah
Ya Ali عر فت ك مأكرمن الذ ي أول يائ ك ممعر فة وب
who honored me (with) knowing you and knowledge of your friends Ya Ali
أن أعدائ ك مم نالب راءةرزقن وand granted me disassociation from your enemies that
Ya Ali
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معك ميعلن ن ياف رة والد الخ he places me with you in the dunya and the hereafter
Ya Ali ي ثبتأنو قدمع ندك مل
and that he makes firm for me with you (my) foot Ya Ali
دق ص ن ياف رة والد و الخ (on the path of) truth in the dunya and the hereafter and
Ya Ali
لك مالمحم ودالمقامي ب لغن أنأسأل ه I ask him that he makes me attain the status praiseworthy (that you have)
Ya Ali طلبي رز قن أنو الله ع ندwith Allah and that he grants me to seek
Ya Ali )مهد ي(ه د ىإ مام مع)ثارك م(ثار ي
my revenge (your revenge) with an Imam guided (guiding) Ya Ali
ر نك مب القناط ق ظاه أسأل و م clear speaking with the truth from you and I ask
Ya Ali قك مالله لك مالذ يب الشأن وب Allah by your right and by the rank which you have
Ya Ali
ي عط ين أنع نده أفضلب ك مب صاب with him that he gives me for my suffering with you the best
Ya Ali يبت ه م صابا ي عط يما يبة ب ص مام ص
what he has given a sufferer for his suffering A calamity not Ya Ali
رز ي ت هاأعظموأعظمها سالم ف ال greater than it and greater catastrophe than it in Islam
Ya Ali و يع ف الرض والسماوات ج
and in all the skies and the earth Ya Ali
اجعلن الله م م نهذامقام يف Oh Allah make me in my place this from those who
Ya Ali
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ورحة وصلوات م نكت نال ه receive from you blessings and mercy and
Ya Ali م مد ميامياياجعلالله م مغف رة
forgiveness Oh Allah make my life (like) the life of Muhammad Ya Ali
وم مد آل و ماتمات and the family of Muhammad and my death (like) the death of
Ya Ali إ نالله م م مد آل وم مد Muhammad and the family of Muhammad Oh Allah verily
Ya Ali ب ن و)ف يه (ب ه ت ب ركتي وم هذاthis day (considered) as blessed by it (in it) the children of
Ya Ali اللع ي الكباد آك لة ابن وأ مية
Umayya and the children of the eater of the livers the cursed Ya Ali
ل سان ول سان كعلىاللع ي ابن son of the cursed on your tongue and tongue
Ya Ali آل ه وعليه الله صلىنب يك
your prophet bless (oh) Allah on him and his family Ya Ali
وقفموق ف وموط ن ك لف in every place and stopping place stopped
Ya Ali وعليه الله صلىنب يكف يه in it your prophet bless (oh) Allah on him and
Ya Ali وس فيانأباالعنالله م آل ه
his family Oh Allah curse father of Sufyan and Ya Ali
عليه مم عاو يةبنيز يدوم عاو يةMu’awiyah and Yazid son of Mu’awiya on them
Ya Ali هذاو الب د ينأبداللعنة م نك
from you the curse for ever everlasting and this Ya Ali
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وز ياد آل ب ه فر حتي وم day rejoiced in it the family of Ziyad and
Ya Ali الله صلوات ال سيب قتل ه م مروانآل
the family of Marwan for their killing Hussain blessings of Allah Ya Ali
عليه م فضاع فالله م السالم عليه on him peace Oh Allah so multiply upon them
Ya Ali الله م الل يمالعذابوم نكاللعن
the curse from you and the punishment severe Oh Allah Ya Ali
إ ليكأت قرب إ ن الي وم هذاف verily I seek nearness to you in this day
Ya Ali و أيام وهذاموق ف يف
and in my stopping place this and the days of Ya Ali
ن ه مب الب راءة حيات عليه ماللعنة وم my life with disassociation from them and cursing upon them
Ya Ali نب يكآل ول نب يكب الم واالة و
and with loyalty to your prophet and the family of your prophet Ya Ali
السالم عليه م وعليه on him and on them peace
Ya Ali
Say 100 Times:
حقظلمظال أولالعنالله مOh Allah curse the first oppressor oppressed the right of
Ya Ali روم مد آل وم مد آخ Muhammad and the family of Muhammad and the last
Ya Ali العن الله م ذل كعلىله تاب ع
follower to him on this Oh Allah curse Ya Ali
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وباي عتوشاي عتال سيجاهدت الت الع صابةthe party that struggled against Husain and supported and allied
Ya Ali يعا العن ه مالله مق تل ه علىوتاب عت ج
and followed on his killing Oh Allah curse them all Ya Ali
Say 100 Times:
الله عبد أباياعليكالسالم Peace upon you oh father of the servant of Allah
Ya Ali ب ف نائ كحلتالت الرواح علىو
and on the souls that dismounted in your vicinity Ya Ali
ماأبدا الله سالم م نعليكUpon you from me peace of Allah for ever (as long as)
Ya Ali
الن هار والليل بق يوبق يت I remain and remain the night and the day
Ya Ali رالله جعله الو العهد آخ
and not make Allah the last time Ya Ali
ال سي علىالسالم ل ز يارت ك مم نfrom me to visit you Peace on Husain
Ya Ali وال سي بن عل يعلىو
and on Ali son of Husain and Ya Ali
أصحاب علىوال سي أوالد علىon the children of Husain and on the companions of
Ya Ali ظال أولأنتخ صالله م ال سي Husain Oh Allah apportion you the first oppressor
Ya Ali أوال ب ه ابدأوم نب اللعن
with curses from me and begin with it the first Ya Ali
)العن (ث والثال ثوالثان
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and then curse the second and the third and Ya Ali
وخام سا يز يدالعنالله م الراب عthe fourth Oh Allah curse Yazid the fifth and
Ya Ali وز ياد بنالله ع ب يدالعنcurse Ubaidallah son of Ziyad and
Ya Ali سعد بنع مرو مرجانةابن
son of Marjanah and Umar son of Sa’ad Ya Ali
را و آلوش س فيان أب and Shimr and the family of Abu Sufyan
Ya Ali مروانآلوز ياد آلو
and the family of Ziyad and the family of Marwan Ya Ali
الق يامة ي وم إ لuntil the day of standing
Ya Ali Go in Sajdah & Recite:
لكالشاك ر ينحدالمد لكالله مOh Allah to you (is) the praise the praise of the grateful to you
Ya Ali عظ يم علىل له المد م صاب معلى
(in) their calamities The Praise to Allah on the great Ya Ali
ي ومال سي شفاعةارز قن الله م رز يت my misfortune Oh Allah grant me the intercession of Husain (on) the day of
Ya Ali ث بتو الو ر ود دق قدمل ص
entering (the desert of judgement)) and make firm for me (my) foot (on the path of) truth Ya Ali
ال سي أصحاب وال سي معع ندكwith you with Husain and the companions of Husain
Ya Ali السالم عليهال سي د ونم هجه مبذل واالذ ين
who exerted their sacrifice in place of Husain on him peace Ya Ali Ya Ali