ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YABNA RASOOLILLAAHE

Peace be on you, O son of the Apostle of Allah!

ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YABNA AMEERIL MOMINEENA WABNA SAYYEDIL WASIYYEENA..

Peace be on you, O son of the commander of the faithfuls, the forebear of the successors!

ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YABNA FAATEMAATA SAYYEDATENESAAIL A’ALAMEENA

Peace be on you, O son of Fatimah, the choicest among the women of the worlds!

ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YAA KHEYARATALLAAHE WABNA KHEYARATEHI

Peace be on you, O the select, surpassing, chosen in preference over all good of Allah, and son of Allah’s (such) good

ASSALLAAMO A’LAYKA YAA SAARALLAAHE WABNA SAAREHEE WAL WITRAL MAWTOORA

Peace be on you, who was martyred while fighting heroically in the cause of Allah, the son of Allah’s fearless warrior, you were isolated and had been attacked with a vengeance!

ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA WA A’LAL ARWAAHIL LATEE

Peace be on you and on those souls who had

HALLAT BE FENAA-EKA A’LAYKUM MINNEE JAMEE-A’N SALAAMUL

Gathered in your camp, and strided along with you, in your journey. I pray and invoke Allah

LAAHE ABADAN MAA BAQEETO WA BAQEYAL LAYLO WAN NAHAARO

To keep all of you tranquil and restful, for ever; so far I am alive, this is my prayer, and till nights and days follow each other.

YAA ABAA A’BDILLAAHE LAQAD A’ZOMATIR RAZIYYATO

O Abaa Abdullah! Unbearable is the sorrow,

WA JALLAT WA A’ZOMATIL MOSEEBATO

Nerve-racking is the agony, you put up with,

BEKA A’LAYNAA WA A’LAA JAMI’E AHLIL ISLAAME

For us and for all the (true) Muslims,

WA JALLAT WA A’ZOMAT MOSEEBATOKA FIS

Crimes committed against you also shocked and unnerved the dwellers

SAMAAWAATE A’LAA JAMEE-E’ AHLIS SAMAAWAATE

Of the heavens, one and all.

FA LA-A’NALLAAHO UMMATAN ASSASAT ASAASAZ ZULME

May Allah condemn and damn the people who laid the basis and set up the groundwork

WAL JAWRE A’LAYKUM AHLAL BAYTE

To wander astray and turn aside from not only you and your family but to take liberties and bear hard upon you.

WA LA-A’NALLAAHO UMMATAN DAFA-A’TKUM A’N MOQAAMEKUM

May Allah condemn and damn the people who tried to obscure and deny your office and status,

WA AZAALATKUM A’N MARAATEBOKOMULLATEE RATTABAAKOMULLAAHO

Willfully neglected your rank and class. Allah had made know

FEEHAA WA LA-A’NALLAAHO UMMATAN QATALATKUM

In clear terms. May Allah condemn and damn the people who killed you.

WA LA-A’NALLAAHUL MOMAH-HEDEENA LAHUM BIT TAMKEENE

May Allah condemn and damn the abettors who instigated and had a part

MIN QETAALEKUM WA BAREA-TO ILALLAAHE WA ILAYKUM MINHUM

In your murder. I turn to you and Allah, away from them,

WA MIN ASHYAA-I’HIM WA ATBAA-E’HIM WA AWLEYAAEHIM

Their henchmen, their followers and their friends,

YAA ABAA A’BDILLAAHE INNEE SILMUM LEMAN SAALAMAKUM

O Abaa Abdullah, I pray and invoke Allah to send blessings on you. I make peace with those who make their peace with you.

WA HARBUN LEMAN HAARABAKUM ELAA YAWMIL QEYAAMATE..

I make war on those who go to war against you, till the Day of Judgement.

WA LA-A’NALLAAHO AALA ZEYAADIN WA AALA MARWAANA

May Allah condemn and damn the family of Ziyaad and the family of Marwaan:

WA LA-A’NALLAAHO BANEE UMAYYATA QAATEBATAN

May Allah condemn and damn the group and the tribe of Umayyah, one and all, altogether;

WA LA-A’NALLAAHUBNA MARJAANATA

May Allah condemn and damn the son of Marjaanah;

WA LA-A’NALLAAHO O’MARABNA SAA’DIN

May Allah condemn and damn Umar son of Saad;

WA LA-A’NALLAAHO SHIMRAN

May Allah condemn and damn Shimr;

WA LA-A’NALLAHO UMMATAN ASRAJAT WA ALJAMAT

May Allah condemn and damn the people who bridled the horses

WA TANAQQABAT LE QETAALEKA BE ABEE ANTA

And erected the saddles for your martyrdom. I, my father

WA UMMEE LAQAD A’ZOMA MOSAABEE BEKA FA ASALULLAAHAL

And mother  are at your disposal. Profound is my sorrow for you. I beg Allah,

LAZEE AKRAMA MAQAAMAKA WA AKRAMANEE BEKA

Who honoured you above others, to be generous towards me on account of you,

AN YARZOQANEE TALABA SAAREKA MA-A’EMAAMIN MANSOORIN

And give me the opportunity to be with the victorious Imam,

MIN AHLE BAYTE MUHAMMADIN SALLALLAAHO A’LAYHE WA AALEHEE

The descendent of Mohammad (blessings and peace be on him and on his children from Allah)at the time of the final and decisive war against Allah’s enemies.

ALLAAHUMMAJA’LNEE I’NDAKA WA JEEHAN BIL HUSAYNE

O my Allah make me attend to Your cause, sincerely in every respect following in Husayn’s footsteps,

FID DUNYAA WAL AAAKHERATE YAA ABAA A’BDILLAAHE INNEE

In this world and the hereafter. O Aba Abdullah, I

ATAQARRABO ELALLAAHE WA ELAA RASOOLEHEE

Pray and invoke Allah to send blessings on you. I come nearer and seek greater intimacy with Allah, with His Apostle,

WA ELAA AMEERIL MOMINEENA WA ELAA FAATEMATA

With Ameerul Moomineen, with Fatimah,

WA ELAL HASANE WA ELAYKA BE MAWAALAATEKA

With Hasan and with you, with the help of your love and patronage,

WA BIL BARAA-ATE MIMMAN QAATALAKA WA NASABA..

Cutting off every connection with those who took up arms against you and killed you.

LAKAL HARBA WA BIL BARAAA-ATE MIMMAN ASSASA

I disconnect all links with those who,

ASAASAZ ZULME WAL JAWRE A’LAYKUM WA ABRAO ELALLAAHE WA ELAA

In the beginning took the first steps to take liberties with and bear hard upon you, I take refuge with Allah

RASOOLEHEE MIMMAN ASSASA ASAASA

And His Apostle (blessings of Allah be on him and on his children),

ZAALEKA WA BANAA A’LAYHE BUNYAANAHU WA JARAA

Free from the guilt of associating with those who laid the foundation for (your suffering),

FEEZULMEHEE WA JAWREHI

Devised and carried out their corrupt plan of action,

A’LAYKUM WA A’LAA ASHYAA-E’KUM

Boldly gave currency to reign of terror and cruelty to oppress you and your friends and followers;

BARIATO ELALLAAHE WA ELAYKUM MINHUM WA ATAQARRABO

I detach myself from them and present myself to Allah and to you, I (first) seek greater intimacy

ELALLAAHE SUMMA ELAYKUM BE MAWAALAATEKUM WA MOWAALAATE

With Allah and then with you to win your love and patronage, and to make friends

WALIYYEKUM WA BIL BARAAA-ATE MIN AA’-DAAA-EKUM WAN

With your friends, cut off all links with your enemies, and

NAAASEBEENA LAKOMUL HARBA WA BIL BARAAA-ATE MIN

With those who planted the seeds of hostility against you, and reject and discard their associates,

ASH’YAA-IHIM WA ATBAA-E’HIM INNEESILMUN LEMAN

Their followers and their friends. I make peace

SAALAMAAKUM WA HARBUN LEMAN HAARABAKUM WA WALIYYUN

With those who made their peace with you. I search out and confront those who waged war against you, I make friends

LEMAN WAALAAKUM WA A’DUWWUN LEMAN A’ADAAKUM

With those who stood by you. I strive against those who came in conflict with you, therefore,

FA AS-ALULLAAHALLAZEE AKRAMANEE BE MAA’REFATEKUM WA

I make a request to Allah to acquaint (me) with the awareness that perceives you

MAA’REFATE AWLEYAAAEKUM WA RAZAQANIL BARAAA-ATA MIN

and your friends, to set me free from the corrupting influence of

AA’-DAAA-EKUM WA AN YAJ-A’LANEE MA-A’KUM FID DUNYAA WAL

Your enemies, to make me keep company with you in this world and

AAKHERATE WA AN YUSABBETA LEE I’NDAKUM QADAMA

in the Hereafter, stand firm beside you and follow your footsteps

SIDQIN FID DUNYAA WAL AAKHERATE WA AS-ALOHOO AN

Closely in this world and in the next world. I beseech Him

YOBALLEGHANIL MAQAAMAL MAHMOODA LAKUM I’NDALLAAHE

That he helps me to reach your highly praised station , given to you by Allah,

WA AN YARZOQANEE TALABA SAAREE MA-A’ EMAAMIN HODAN..

(to meet you), that He provides me the opportunity to fight for justice and fairplay alongwith and under the leadership of the rightly guided guide

ZAHERIN NAATEQIN BIL HAQQE MINKUM WA AS-ALULLAAHA

(in your progeny) who surely will come and speak the
truth. I beseech Allah

BE-HAQQEKUM WA BISHSHAANIL LAZEE LAKUM I’NDAHU

In the name of your right and the purpose He assigned to you,

AN YOA’-TEYANEE BE MOSAABEE BEKUM AFZALA MAA

That He overwhelms me with grief in memory of your sorrows, more than the

YOA’-TEE-MOSAABAN BE-MOSEEBATIN MOSEEBATAN

Personal grief that torments any one who is in great agony, sorrows which have no parallel

MAA AA-ZAMAHAA WA AA’-ZAMA RAZIYYATAHAA FIL ISLAAME WA

And overshadow all calamities that took place in the history of Islam

FEE JAMEE-I’S SAMAAWAATE WAL ARZ

For that matter, through out the whole universe.

ALLAAHUMMAJ-A’LNEE FEE MAQAAMEE HAAZAA MIMMAN TANAALOHU

O my Allah, in my on the spot situation, treat me like him (or her) who obtains from You

MINKA SALAWAATUN WA RAHMATUN WA MAGHFERATUN

(Your) blessings, mercy and forgiveness.

ALLAAHUMAJ-A’L MAHYAAYA MAHYAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALE

O my Allah, bring me to life again, after death, in the place Mohammad and his “Aal”

MUHAMMADIN WA MAMAATEE MAMAATA MUHAMMADIN WA AALE MUHAMMADIN

(children) are dwelling, and make me depart from this world like Mohammad and his “Aal” (children) had left,

ALLAAHUMMAA INNA HAAZAA YAWMUN TABARRAKAT BEHEE BANOO UMAYYATA

O my Allah this day is a day of rejoicing for the ”Bani Umayyah”

WABNO AAKELATIL AKBAADIL LA-E’ENOBNUL
LA-E’ENE

The herd of hardened criminals, the eternally damned and accursed group,

A’LAA LESAANEKA WA LESAANENABIYYEKA SALLAALLAAHO A’LAY’HE WA AALEHEE

A fact that had been made public by You and by Your Prophet (blessings of Allah be on him and on his children).

FEE KULLE MAWTENIN WA MAWQEFIN WAQAFA FEEHE NABIYYOKA..

Who, in every place and at all occasions, drew attention

SALLALLAAHO A’LAYHE WA AALEHEE

Of people to this truism.

ALLAAHUMMA AL-A’N ABAA SUFYAAN WA MO-A’AWEYATA WA YAZEEDABNA

O my Allah condemn and damn Abu Sufyaan, Yazid

MO-A’AWIYATA A’LAYHIM MINKAL LAA’-NATO ABADAL

Son of Muwa’awiyah and let it be an everlasting curse upon them from You.

AABEDEENA WA HAAZAA YAWMUN FAREHAT BEHEE AALO ZEYAADIN

Today the descendants of Ziyaad and Marwan make merry,

WA AALO MAR’WAANA BE-QATLEHOMUL HUSAYNA SALAWAATULLAAHE A’LAYHE

Laugh and dance because on this day they killed Husayn (blessings of Allah be on him),

ALLAAHUMMA FAZAA-I’F A’LAYHEMULLAA’-NA MINKA WAL A’ZAABAL ALEEMA

O my Allah, therefore, double up the curse You brings upon them and also the punishment You decrees for them.

ALLAAHUMMA INNEE ATAQARRABO ELAYKA FEE HAAZAL YAWM WA...

O my Allah, I seek nearness to You today in this frame of mind,

FEEMAWQEFEE HAAZAA WA AYYAAME HAYAATEE BIL BARAAA-ATE

Cutting off all links with them for the rest of my life, denouncing

MINHUM WAL LAA’NATE A’LAYHIM WA BIL MOWAALAATE

Them because of my love for

LE-NABIYYEKA WA AALE NABIYYEKA A’LAYHE WA A’LAYHEMUS SALAAMO

Your Prophet and his children, peace be on him and them.

Then again say 100 times :

ALLAAHUMMAL-A’N AWWALA ZAALEMIN ZALAMA HAQQA MUHAMMADIN WA AALE MUHAMMADIN

O my Allah condemn and damn the first tyrant who unjustly and wrongfully usurped that which rightly belonged to Mohammad and

WA AAKHERA TAABE-I’N LAHU A’LAA ZAALEKA

The children of Mohammad and bring curse upon those who, after him, followed in his footsteps.

ALLAAHUMMAL-A’NIL E’SAABATAL LATEE JAAHADATIL..

O my Allah condemn and damn those conspirators who vexed

HUSAYNA WA SHAAY-A’T WA BAAY-A’T WA
TAABA-A’T

And harassed Husayn, showed eagerness, agreed mutually and joined

A’LAA QATLEHEE ALLAHUMMAL-A’NHUM JAMEE-A’N

Hands to kill him. O my Allah bring curse upon all of them.

Then again say 100 times:

ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YAA ABAA A’BDILLAAH

Peace be on you, O Abaa Abdullah,

WA A’LAL ARWAAHILLATEE HALLAT BEFENAA-EKA

And on those souls who came to your camp

A’LAYKA MINNE SALAAMULLAAHE ABADAN..

To put themselves at your disposal.

MAA BAQEETO WA BAQEYAL LAYLO WAN NAHAARO

So far I am alive and the days and nights follow each other I invoke Allah to send blessings on you for ever and ever.

WA LAA JA-A’LAHULLAAHO AAKHERAL A’HDE MINNEE LE-ZEYAARATEKUM

May Allah not make my  this pledge of close association, physical as well as spiritual, with you the last fulfillment.

ASSALAAMO A’LAL HUSAYNE WA A’LAA A’LIYYIBNIL

Peace be on Husayn, and on Ali son

HUSAYNE WA A’LAA AWLAADIL HUSAYNE WA A’LAA

Of Husayn, and on the children of Husayn,

ASHAABIL HUSAYNE

And on the friends of Husayn

Then Say:

ALLAAHUMMA KHUSSA ANTA AWWALA ZAALEMIN BIL-LAA’NE MINNEE..

O my Allah, let the curse I call down on the head of the first tyrant stick like a leech; and stay put for ever

WABDAA BEHEE AWWALAN SUMMAS SAANEYA WAS SAALESA WAR RAABE-A’

On the first, then the second, the third and the fourth.

ALLAAHUMMAL-A’N YAZEEDA KHAAMESAN

O my Allah damn and call down evil on the fifth,

WAL-A’N O’BAYDALLAAHIBNA ZEYAADIN

Yazid son of Mua’awyah, and bring a curse upon Ubaydullah son of Ziyaad,

WABNA MARJAANAH WA O’MARABNA SAA’DIN WA SHIMRAN

Ibna Marjanah, Umar son of Saad, and Shimr,

WA AALA ABEE SUFYAANA WA AALA ZEYAADIN

And on the descendants of Abu Sufyaan, on the descendants of Ziyaad,

WA AALA MARWAAANA ELAA YAWMIL QEYAAMATE

On the descendants of Marwaan, till the Day of Judgement.

Then go in Sajdah and say:

ALLAAHUMMA LAKAL HAMDO HAMDASH SHAAKEREENA LAKA

O my Allah! (All) praise is for You (alone); praise of the “Ever-thankful to You”

A’LAA MOSAABEHIM ALHAMDO LILLAAHE A’LAA A’ZEEME

Who glorify You whatever come to pass. (All) praise is for Allah for my

RAZIYYATEE ALLAAHUMMAR--ZUQNEE SHAFAA-A’TAL HUSAYNE

Deep-felt intense grief. O my Allah make available for me the recommendations of Husayn

YAWMAL WOROODE WA SABBIT LEE QADAMA SIDQIN ‘INDAKA..

On the day I present myself before You, let me stand firm in safety before You

MA-A’L HUSAYNE WA ASHAABIL HUSAYNIL

On account of my sincere attachment with Husayn,

LAZEENA BAZALOO MOHAJAHUM DOONAL HUSAYNE A’LAYHIS SALAAMO..

Along with him and his comrades, who sacrificed everything they had (heart, mind, soul and life) for Husayn, peace be on him.