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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
bis-millahir-rahmanir-rahim
In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate
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اَللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ ٱلنُّورِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
allahumma rabba alnnuri al`azimi
O Allah the Lord of the Great Light,
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وَرَبَّ ٱلْكُرْسِيِّ ٱلرَّفِيعِ
wa rabba alkursiyyi alrrafi`i
the Lord of the Elevated Throne,
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وَرَبَّ ٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلْمَسْجُورِ
wa rabba albahri almasjuri
the Lord of the swollen ocean,
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وَمُنْزِلَ ٱلتَّوْرَاةِ وَٱلإِنْجِيلِ وَٱلزَّبُورِ
wa munzila alttawrati wal-injili wallzzaburi
the Revealer of the Torah, the Gospel, and the Psalms,
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وَرَبَّ ٱلظِّلِّ وَٱلْحَرُورِ
wa rabba alzzilli walharuri
the Lord of shade and heat,
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وَمُنْزِلَ ٱلْقُرْآنِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
wa munzila alqur’ani al`azimi
the Revealer of the Great Qur’an,
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وَرَبَّ ٱلْمَلاَئِكَةِ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ
wa rabba almala’ikati almuqarrabina
and the Lord of the Archangels,
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وَٱلأَنْبِيَاءِ وَٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
wal-anbiya’i walmursalina
the Prophets, and the Messengers:
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اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِٱسْمِكَ ٱلْكَرِيـمِ
allahumma inni as’aluka bismika alkarimi
O Allah, I beseech You in Your Noble Name,
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وَبِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ ٱلْمُنِيرِ
wa binuri wajhika almuniri
in the Light of Your Luminous Face
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وَمُلْكِكَ ٱلْقَدِيمِ
wa mulkika alqadimi
and Your Eternal Kingdom.
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يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ
ya hayyu ya qayyumu
O Ever-living! O Self-Subsistent!
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أَسْأَلُكَ بِٱسْمِكَ ٱلَّذِي أَشْرَقَتْ بِهِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ وَٱلأَرَضُونَ
as’aluka bismika alladhi ashraqat bihi alssamawatu wal-araduna
I beseech You in the name of Your Name with which the heavens and the earth have lit up
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وَبِٱسْمِكَ ٱلَّذِي يَصْلَحُ بِهِ ٱلأَوَّلُونَ وَٱلآخِرُونَ
wa bismika alladhi yasluhu bihi al-awwaluna wal-akhiruna
and in Your Name with which the past and the coming generations have become upright!
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يَا حَيّاً قَبْلَ كُلِّ حَيٍّ
ya hayyan qabla kulli hayyin
O He Who has been always alive before the existence of all living things!
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وَيَا حَيّاً بَعْدَ كُلِّ حَيٍّ
wa ya hayyan ba`da kulli hayyin
O He Who shall be alive after the extinction of all living things!
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وَيَا حَيّاً حِينَ لا حَيُّ
wa ya hayyan hina la hayyu
O He Who has been always alive even when there was nothing else alive!
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يَا مُحْيِيَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَمُمِيتَ ٱلأَحْيَاءِ
ya muhyiya almawta wa mumita al-ahya’i
O He Who revives the dead ones and causes the living ones to die!
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يَا حَيُّ لا إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ
ya hayyu la ilaha illa anta
O Ever-living! There is no god save You.
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اَللَّهُمَّ بَلِّغْ مَوْلاَنَا ٱلإِمَامَ ٱلْهَادِيَ ٱلْمَهْدِيَّ ٱلْقَائِمَ بِأَمْرِكَ
allahumma balligh mawlana al-imama alhadiya almahdiyya alqa’ima bi’amrika
O Allah, convey to our master Imam al-Mahdi, the guide who is to undertake Your orders,
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صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰ آبَائِهِ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ
salawatu allahi `alayhi wa `ala aba’ihi alttahirina
may Allah’s blessings be upon him and upon his immaculate fathers,
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عَنْ جَمِيعِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ
`an jami`i almu’minina walmu’minati
on behalf of all of the believing men and women
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فِي مَشَارِقِ ٱلأَرْضِ وَمَغَارِبِهَا
fi mashariqi al-ardi wa magharibiha
in the east and west of the earth
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سَهْلِهَا وَجَبَلِهَا
sahliha wa jabaliha
and in plains, mountains,
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وَبَرِّهَا وَبَحْرِهَا
wa barriha wa bahriha
lands, and seas,
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وَعَنِّي وَعَنْ وَالِدَيَّ
wa `anni wa `an walidayya
and on behalf of my parents
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مِنَ ٱلصَّلَوَاتِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِ ٱللَّهِ
min alssalawati zinata `arshi allahi
(convey to him) blessings that are as weighty as Allah’s Throne,
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وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ
wa midada kalimatihi
as much as the ink of His Words,
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وَمَا أَحْصَاهُ عِلْمُهُ وَأَحَاطَ بِهِ كِتَابُهُ
wa ma ahsahu `ilmuhu wa ahata bihi kitabuhu
and as many as that which is counted by His knowledge and encompassed by His Book.
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اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُجَدِّدُ لَهُ فِي صَبِيحَةِ يَوْمِي هٰذَا
allahumma inni ujaddidu lahu fi sabihati yawmi hadha
O Allah, I update to him in the beginning of this day
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وَمَا عِشْتُ مِنْ أَيَّامِي
wa ma `ishtu min ayyami
and throughout the days of lifetime a pledge,
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عَهْداً وَعَقْداً وَبَيْعَةً لَهُ فِي عُنُقِي
`ahdan wa `aqdan wa bay`atan lahu fi `unuqi
a covenant, and allegiance to which I commit myself
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لا أَحُولُ عنها وَلا أَزُولُ أَبَداً
la ahulu `anhu wa la azulu abadan
and from which I neither convert nor change.
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اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْنِي مِنْ أَنْصَارِهِ
allahumma ij`alni min ansarihi
O Allah, (please do) make me of his supporters,
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وَأَعْوَانِهِ وَٱلذَّابِّينَ عَنْهُ
wa a`wanihi waldhdhabbina `anhu
sponsors, defenders,
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وَٱلْمُسَارِعِينَ إِلَيْهِ فِي قَضَاءِ حَوَائِجِهِ
walmusari`ina ilayhi fi qada’i hawa’ijihi
and those who hurry in carrying out his instructions,
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وَٱلْمُمْتَثِلِينَ لأَوَامِرِهِ
walmumtathilina li’awamirihi
those who comply with his orders,
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وَٱلْمُحَامِينَ عَنْهُ
walmuhamina `anhu
those who uphold him,
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وَٱلسَّابِقِينَ إِلَىٰ إِرَادَتِهِ
walssabiqina ila iradatihi
those who precede others to implementing his will,
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وَٱلْمُسْتَشْهَدِينَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ
walmustashhadina bayna yadayhi
and those who will be martyred before him.
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اَللَّهُمَّ إِنْ حَالَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ ٱلْمَوْتُ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلْتَهُ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِكَ حَتْماً مَقْضِيّاً
allahumma in hala bayni wa baynahu almawtu alladhi ja`altahu `ala `ibadika hatman maqdiyyan
O Allah, if death that You have made inevitably and certainly incumbent upon Your servants stands between me and him,
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فَأَخْرِجْنِي مِنْ قَبْرِي مُؤْتَزِراً كَفَنِي
fa’akhrijni min qabri mu’taziran kafani
then (please do) take me out of my grave using my shroud as dress,
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شَاهِراً سَيْفِي
sharihan sayfi
unsheathing my sword,
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مُجَرِّداً قَنَاتِي
mujarridan qanati
holding my lance in my hand,
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مُلَبِّياً دَعْوَةَ ٱلدَّاعِي فِي ٱلْحَاضِرِ وَٱلْبَادِي
mulabbiyan da`wata aldda`i filhadiri walbadi
and responding to the call of the Caller who shall announce (his advent) in urban areas and deserts.
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اَللَّهُمَّ أَرِنِي ٱلطَّلْعَةَ ٱلرَّشِيدَةَ
allahumma arini alttal`ata alrrashidata
O Allah, (please do) show me his magnificent mien
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وَٱلْغُرَّةَ ٱلْحَمِيدَةَ
walghurrata alhamidata
and his praiseworthy forehead,
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وَٱكْحُلْ نَاظِرِي بِنَظْرَةٍ مِنِّي إِلَيْهِ
wakhul naziri binazratin minni ilayhi
delight my eyes by letting me have a look at him.
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وَعَجِّلْ فَرَجَهُ
wa `ajjil farajahu
And (please) expedite his relief,
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وَسَهِّلْ مَخْرَجَهُ
wa sahhil makhrajahu
make his reappearance easy,
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وَأَوْسِعْ مَنْهَجَهُ
wa awsi` manhajahu
clear a spacious space for him,
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وَٱسْلُكْ بِي مَحَجَّتَهُ
wasluk bi muhajjatahu
guide me to follow his course,
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وَأَنْفِذْ أَمْرَهُ
wa anfidh amrahu
give success to his issues,
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وَٱشْدُدْ أَزْرَهُ
washdud azrahu
and confirm his strength.
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وَٱعْمُرِ ٱللَّهُمَّ بِهِ بِلادَكَ
wa`mur allahumma bihi biladaka
O Allah, construct Your lands through him
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وَأَحْيِ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ
wa ahyi bihi `ibadaka
and refresh Your servants through him,
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فَإِنَّكَ قُلْتَ وَقَوْلُكَ ٱلْحَقُّ:
fa’innaka qulta wa qawluka alhaqqu
For You have said, and true are Your words:
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«ظَهَرَ ٱلْفَسَادُ فِي ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ
zahara alfasadu filbarri walbahri
“Corruption has appeared in the land and the sea
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بِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِي ٱلنَّاسِ.»
bima kasabat aydi alnnasi
on account of what the hands of men have wrought.”
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فَأَظْهِرِ ٱللَّهُمَّ لَنَا وَلِيَّكَ
fa’azhir allahumma lana waliyyaka
So, O Allah, (please) show us Your vicegerent,
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وَٱبْنَ بِنْتِ نَبِيِّكَ
wabna binti nabiyyika
the son of Your Prophet,
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ٱلْمُسَمَّىٰ بِٱسْمِ رَسُولِكَ
almusamma bismi rasulika
and the namesake of Your Messenger,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi
peace be upon him and his Household,
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حَتَّىٰ لا يَظْفَرَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ ٱلْبَاطِلِ إِلاَّ مَزَّقَهُ
hatta la yazfara bishay’in min albatili illa mazzaqahu
so that he shall tear up any wrong item that he will face
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وَيُحِقُّ ٱلْحَقَّ وَيُحَقِّقَهُ وَٱجْعَلْهُ
wa yahiqqa alhaqqa wa yuhaqqiqahu waj`alhu
and shall confirm and approve of the truth.
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ٱللَّهُمَّ مَفْزَعاً لِمَظْلُومِ عِبَادِكَ
allahumma mafza`an limazlumi `ibadika
O Allah, (please) make him the shelter to whom Your wronged servants shall resort,
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وَنَاصِراً لِمَنْ لا يَجِدُ لَهُ نَاصِراً غَيْرَكَ
wa nasiran liman la yajidu lahu nasiran ghayraka
the supporter of those who cannot find any supporter save You,
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وَمُجَدِّداً لِمَا عُطِّلَ مِنْ أَحْكَامِ كِتَابِكَ
wa mujaddidan lima `uttila min ahkami kitabika
the reviver of the laws of Your Book that have been suspended,
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وَمُشَيِّداً لِمَا وَرَدَ مِنْ أَعْلامِ دِينِكَ وَسُنَنِ نَبِيِّكَ
wa mushayyidan lima warada min a`lami dinika wa sunani nabiyyika
and the constructor of all signs of Your religion and instructions of Your Messenger,
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صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِهِ وَٱجْعَلْهُ
salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi waj`alhu
peace be upon him and his Household, that he will see.
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ٱللَّهُمَّ مِمَّنْ حَصَّنْتَهُ مِنْ بَأُسِ ٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ
allahumma mimman hassantahu min ba’si almu`tadina
O Allah, (please) include him with those whom You protect from the domination of the aggressors.
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اَللَّهُمَّ وَسُرَّ نَبِيَّكَ مُحَمَّداً
allahumma wa surra nabiyyaka muhammadan
O Allah, (please) delight Your Prophet Muhammad,
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صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِهِ
salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi
peace be upon him and his Household,
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بِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَمَنْ تَبِعَهُ عَلَىٰ دَعْوَتِهِ
biru’yatihi wa man tabi`ahu `ala da`watihi
as well as all those who followed him in his promulgation by making (us) see him,
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وَٱرْحَمِ ٱسْتِكَانَتَنَا بَعْدَهُ
warham istikanatana ba`dahu
and (please) have mercy upon our humiliation after him.
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اَللَّهُمَّ ٱكْشِفْ هٰذِهِ ٱلْغُمَّةَ عَنْ هٰذِهِ ٱلأُمَّةِ بِحُضُورِهِ
allahumma ikshif hadhihi alghummata `an hadhihi al-ummati bihudurihi
O Allah, (please) relieve this community from the (current) grief through presenting him
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وَعَجِّلْ لَنَا ظُهُورَهُ
wa `ajjil lana zuhurahu
and expedite his advent for us:
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«إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُ بَعِيداً وَنَرَاهُ قَرِيباً.»
innahum yarawnahu ba`idan wa narahu qariban
“Surely, they think it to be far off, and We see it nigh.”
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بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ
birahmatika ya arhama alrrahimina
[do all that] In the name of Your mercy; O most merciful of all those who show mercy.
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You may then slap your right thigh with your hand three times and, at each time, say the following:
الْعَجَلَ ٱلْعَجَلَ يَامَوْلايَ يَا صَاحِبَ ٱلزَّمَانِ
al`ajala al`ajala ya mawlaya ya sahiba alzzaman
(We pray for Your) earliest advent, earliest advent, O Patron of the Age.