اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya aba `abdillahi

Peace be upon you, O Abu-`Abdullah (Imam Hussain a.s).

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ

alssalamu `alayka yabna rasuli allahi

Peace be upon you, O son of Allah’s Messenger.

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السَّلاَمُ عَلَيكَ يَا خِيَرَةِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ خَيرَتِهِ

alssalamu `alayka ya khiyarata allahi wabna khiyaratihi

Peace be upon you, O choicest of Allah and son of His choicest.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ أَمِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

alssalamu `alayka yabna amiri almu'minina

Peace be upon you, O son of the Commander of the Faithful.

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وَٱبْنَ سَيِّدِ ٱلْوَصِيِّينَ

wabna sayyidi alwasiyyina

and son of the chief of the Prophets’ successors.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ فَاطِمَةَ

alssalamu `alayka yabna fatimata

Peace be upon you, O son of Fatimah (sa)

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سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

sayyidati nisa'i al`alamina

the doyenne of the women of the worlds.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ثَارَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ ثَارِهِ وَٱلْوِتْرَ ٱلْمَوْتُورَ

alssalamu `alayka ya saar allahi wabna saarihi walwitra almawtura

Peace be upon you, O vengeance of Allah, son of His vengeance, and the unavenged so far.

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اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَىٰ ٱلأَرْوَاحِ ٱلَّتِي حَلَّتْ بِفِنَائِكَ

assalamu `alayka wa `ala al-arwahi-llati hallat bifina'ika

Peace be upon you and upon the souls that resided in your courtyard.

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عَلَيْكُمْ مِنِّي جَمِيعاً سَلاَمُ ٱللَّهِ أَبَداً

`alaykum minni jami`an salamu allahi abadan

Peace of Allah be upon all of you from me forever,

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مَا بَقيتُ وَبَقِيَ ٱللَّيْلُ وَٱلنَّهَارُ

ma baqitu wa baqiya allaylu walnnaharu

as long as I am existent and as long as there are day and night.

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يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ ٱللَّهِ

ya aba `abdillahi

O Abu-`Abdullah,

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لَقَدْ عَظُمَتِ ٱلرَّزِيَّةُ

laqad `azumat alrraziyyatu

unbearable is the sorrow

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وَجَلَّتْ وَعَظُمَتِ ٱلْمُصيبَةُ بِكَ

wa jallat wa `azumat almusibatu bika

and excruciating and unbearable is the misfortune of you

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عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَىٰ جَمِيعِ أَهْلِ ٱلإِسْلاَمِ

`alayna wa `ala jami`i ahli al-islami

for us and for all the people of Islam.

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وَجَلَّتْ وَعَظُمَتْ مُصيبَتُكَ

wa jallat wa `azumat musibatuka

Excruciating and unbearable has been your misfortune.

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فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ عَلَىٰ جَمِيعِ أَهْلِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ

fi alssamawati `ala jami`i ahli alssamawati

in the heavens for all the inhabitants of the heavens.

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فَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ أُمَّةً أَسَّسَتْ أَسَاسَ ٱلظُّلْمِ وَٱلْجَوْرِ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ ٱلْبَيْتِ

fala`ana allahu ummatan assasat asasa alzzulmi waljawri `alaykum ahla albayti

So, may Allah curse the people who laid the basis of persecution and wronging against you, O Members of the Household.

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وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ أُمَّةً دَفَعَتْكُمْ عَنْ مَقَامِكُمْ

wa la`ana allahu ummatan dafa`atkum `an maqamikum

May Allah curse the people who drove you away from your position.

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وَأَزَالَتْكُمْ عَنْ مَرَاتِبِكُمُ ٱلَّتِي رَتَّبَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِيهَا

wa azalatkum `an maratibikum allati rattabakum allahu fiha

and removed you away from your ranks that Allah has put you in.

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وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ أُمَّةً قَتَلَتْكُمْ

wa la`ana allahu ummatan qatalatkum

May Allah curse the people who slew you.

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وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُمَهِّدِينَ لَهُمْ

wa la`ana allahu almumahhidina lahum

May Allah curse those who paved the way for them to do so

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بِٱلتَّمْكِينِ مِنْ قِتَالِكُمْ

bilttamkini min qitalikum

and who made possible for them to fight against you.

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بَرِئْتُ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ وَإِلَيْكُمْ مِنْهُمْ

bari'tu ila allahi wa ilaykum minhum

I repudiate them in the presence of Allah and You

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وَمِنْ أَشْيَاعِهِمْ وَأَتْبَاعِهِمْ وَأَوْلِيَائِهِمْ

wa min ashya`ihim wa atba`ihim wa awliya'ihim

and I repudiate their devotees, followers, and loyalists.

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يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ ٱللَّهِ

ya aba `abdillahi

O Abu-`Abdullah,

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إِنِّي سِلْمٌ لِمَنْ سَالَمَكُمْ

inni silmun liman salamakum

I am at peace with those who are at peace with you

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وَحَرْبٌ لِمَنْ حَارَبَكُمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ

wa harbun liman harabakum ila yawmi alqiyamati

and I am at war against those who have fought against you up to the Resurrection Day.

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وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ آلَ زِيَادٍ وَآلَ مَرْوَانَ

wa la`ana allahu ala ziyadin wa ala marwana

May Allah also curse the family of Ziyad and the family of Marwan.

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وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ قَاطِبَةً

wa la`ana allahu bani umayyata qatibatan

May Allah also curse the descendants of Umayyah altogether.

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وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ ٱبْنَ مَرْجَانَةَ

wa la`ana allahu ibna marjanata

May Allah also curse the son of Marjanah.

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وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ عُمَرَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ

wa la`ana allahu `umara bna sa`din

May Allah also curse `Umar the son of Sa`d.

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وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ شِمْراً

wa la`ana allahu shimran

May Allah also curse Shimr.

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وَلَعَنَ ٱللَّهُ أُمَّةً أَسْرَجَتْ وَأَلْجَمَتْ

wa la`ana allahu ummatan asrajat wa aljamat

May Allah also curse the people who saddled up, gave reins to their horses,

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وَتَنَقَّبَتْ لِقِتَالِكَ

wa tanaqqabat liqitalika

and masked their faces in preparation for fighting against you.

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بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي

bi'abi anta wa ummi

May my father and mother be ransoms for you.

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لَقَدْ عَظُمَ مُصَابِي بِكَ

laqad `azuma musabi bika

Extremely insufferable is my commiserations with you;

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فَأَسْأَلُ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِي أَكْرَمَ مَقَامَكَ وَأَكْرَمَنِي بِكَ

fa'as'alu allaha alladhi akrama maqamaka wa akramani bika

so, I beseech Allah Who has honored your position and honored

me because of you

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أَنْ يَرْزُقَنِي طَلَبَ ثَأْرِكَ

an yarzuqani talaba saa'rika

to endue me with the chance to avenge you,

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مَعَ إِمَامٍ مَنْصُورٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ

ma`a imamin mansurin min ahli bayti muhammadin

with a (Divinely) supported leader from the Household of Muhammad,

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صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi

peace of Allah be upon him and his Household.

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اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْنِي عِنْدَكَ وَجِيهاً

allahumma ij`alni `indaka wajihan

O Allah, (please) make me illustrious in Your sight.

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بِٱلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلاَمُ فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

bilhusayni `alayhi alssalamu fi alddunya wal-akhirati

in the name of al-Husayn, peace be upon him, in this world and in the Hereafter.

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يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ ٱللَّهِ

ya aba `abdillahi

O Abu-`Abdullah,

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إِنِّي أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ وَإِلَىٰ رَسُولِهِ

inni ataqarrabu ila allahi wa ila rasulihi

I do seek nearness to Allah, to His Messenger,

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وَإِلَىٰ أَمِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِلَىٰ فَاطِمَةَ

wa ila amiri almu'minina wa ila fatimata

to the Commander of the Faithful, to Fatimah (sa),

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وَإِلَىٰ ٱلْحَسَنِ وَإِلَيْكَ بِمُوَالاَتِكَ

wa ila alhasani wa ilayka bimuwalatika

to al-Hasan, and to you by means of loyalty to you.

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وَبِٱلْبَرَاءَةِ (مِمَّنْ قَاتَلَكَ

wa bilbara'ati (mimman qatalaka

and by means of repudiation of those who fought against you

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وَنَصَبَ لَكَ ٱلْحَرْبَ

wa nasaba laka alharba

and incurred your hostility,

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وَبِٱلْبَرَاءَةِ مِمَّنْ أَسَّسَ أَسَاسَ ٱلظُّلْمِ وَٱلْجَوْرِ عَلَيْكُمْ

wa bilbara'ati mimman assasa asasa alzzulmi waljawri `alaykum

and repudiation of those who laid the basis of persecution and wronging against you all.

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وَأَبْرَأُ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ وَإِلَىٰ رَسُولِهِ)

wa abra'u ila allahi wa ila rasulihi)

I also repudiate, in the presence of Allah and His Messenger,

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مِمَّنْ أَسَّسَ أَسَاسَ ذٰلِكَ

mimman assasa asasa dhalika

those who laid the basis of all that,

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وَبَنَىٰ عَلَيْهِ بُنْيَانَهُ

wa bana `alayhi bunyanahu

established their foundations on it,

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وَجَرَىٰ فِي ظُلْمِهِ وَجَوْرِهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَعلىٰ أَشْيَاعِكُمْ

wa jara fi zulmihi wa jawrihi `alaykum wa `ala ashya`ikum

and continued in wronging and persecuting you and your adherents.

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بَرِئْتُ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ وَإِلَيْكُمْ مِنْهُمْ

bari'tu ila allahi wa ilaykum minhum

In the presence of Allah and you all do I repudiate these.

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وَأَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ إِلَيْكُمْ

wa ataqarrabu ila allahi thumma ilaykum

And I seek nearness to Allah and then to you all

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بِمُوَالاَتِكُمْ وَمُوَالاَةِ وَلِيِّكُمْ

bimuwalatikum wa muwalati waliyyikum

by means of declaring loyalty to you and to your loyalists

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وَبِٱلْبَرَاءَةِ مِنْ أَعْدَائِكُمْ

wa bilbara'ati min a`da'ikum

and declaring repudiation of your enemies

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وَٱلنَّاصِبِينَ لَكُمُ ٱلْحَرْبَ

walnnasibina lakum alharba

and those who incur animosity of you

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وَبِٱلْبَرَاءَةِ مِنْ أَشْيَاعِهِمْ وَأَتْبَاعِهِمْ

wa bilbara'ati min ashya`ihim wa atba`ihim

and repudiation of their adherents and followers.

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إِنِّي سِلْمٌ لِمَنْ سَالَمَكُمْ

inni silmun liman salamakum

I am verily at peace with those who have been at peace with you,

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وَحَرْبٌ لِمَنْ حَارَبَكُمْ

wa harbun liman harabakum

I am at war against those who fought against you,

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وَوَلِيٌّ لِمَنْ وَالاَكُمْ

wa waliyyun liman walakum

loyalist to those who have been loyalist to you,

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وَعَدُوٌّ لِمَنْ عَادَاكُمْ

wa `aduwwun liman `adakum

and enemy of those who have shown enmity towards you.

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فَأَسْأَلُ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِي أَكْرَمَنِي بِمَعْرِفَتِكُمْ

fa'as'alu allaha alladhi akramani bima`rifatikum

So, I beseech Allah Who has endued me with the honor of recognizing you

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وَمَعْرِفَةِ أَوْلِيَائِكُمْ

wa ma`rifati awliya'ikum

and recognizing your loyalists

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وَرَزَقَنِيَ ٱلْبَرَاءَةَ مِنْ أَعْدَائِكُمْ

wa razaqani albara'ata min a`da'ikum

and Who conferred upon me with repudiation of your enemies,

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أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مَعَكُمْ فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

an yaj`alani ma`akum fi alddunya wal-akhirati

to include me with you in this world and in the Hereafter,

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وَأَنْ يُثَبِّتَ لِي عِنْدَكُمْ قَدَمَ صِدْقٍ

wa an yuthabbita li `indakum qadama sidqin

and to make firm step of honesty for me with you

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فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

fi alddunya wal-akhirati

in this world and in the Hereafter.

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وَأَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يُبَلِّغَنِيَ ٱلْمَقَامَ ٱلْمَحْمُودَ لَكُمْ عِنْدَ ٱللَّهِ

wa as'aluhu an yuballighani almaqama almahmuda lakum `inda allahi

I also beseech Him to make me attain the praiseworthy status that you enjoy with Allah.

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وَأَنْ يَرْزُقَنِي طَلَبَ ثَأْرِي

wa an yarzuqani talaba tha'ri

and to bestow upon me with the chance to take my own vengeance

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مَعَ إِمَامِ هُدىًٰ ظَاهِرٍ

ma`a imami hudan zahirin

with a leader of true guidance who is (Divinely) sustained

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نَاطِقٍ بِٱلْحَقِّ مِنْكُمْ

natiqin bilhaqqi minkum

and expressing the truth from among you.

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وَأَسْأَلُ ٱللَّهَ بِحَقِّكُمْ

wa as'alu allaha bihaqqikum

I also beseech Allah in your names

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وَبِٱلشَّأْنِ ٱلَّذِي لَكُمْ عِنْدَهُ

wa bilshsha'ni alladhi lakum `indahu

and in the name of the standing that you enjoy with Him

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أَنْ يُعْطِيَنِي بِمُصَابِي بِكُمْ

an yu`tiyani bimusabi bikum

to recompense me for my commiserations for you

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أَفْضَلَ مَا يُعْطِي مُصَاباً بِمُصِيبَتِهِ

afzala ma yu`ti musaban bimusibatihi

with the most favorite thing that He ever gives as compensation for misfortunes that has afflicted anyone.

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مُصِيبَةً مَا أَعْظَمَهَا

musibatan ma a`zamaha

(Your) misfortune has been so astounding

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وَأَعْظَمَ رَزِيَّتَهَا فِي ٱلإِسْلاَمِ

wa a`zama raziyyataha fil-islami

and so catastrophic for Islam

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وَفِي جَمِيعِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلأَرْضِ

wa fi jami`i alssamawati wal-ardi

and for all the heavens and the entire earth.

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اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْنِي فِي مَقَامِي هٰذَا

allahumma ij`alni fi maqami hadha

O Allah, (please) make me in this situation of mine

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مِمَّنْ تَنَالُهُ مِنْكَ صَلَوَاتٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ

mimman tanaluhu minka salawatun wa rahmatun wa maghfiratun

one of those who receive blessings, mercy, and forgiveness from You.

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اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ مَحْيَايَ مَحْيَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma ij`al mahyaya mahya muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please) make me live my lifetime in the same way as Muhammad (sawa) and Muhammad’s Household (as) lived

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وَمَمَاتِي مَمَاتَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

wa mamati mamata muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

and make me die on the same principles on which Muhammad (sawa) and Muhammad’s Household (as) died.

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اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ هٰذَا يَوْمٌ

allahumma inna hadha yawmun

O Allah, this day

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تَبَرَّكَتْ بِهِ بَنُو أُمَيَّةَ

tabarrakat bihi banu umayyata

has been regarded as blessed day by the descendants of Umayyah

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وَٱبْنُ آكِلَةِ ٱلأَكبَادِ

wabnu akilati al-akbadi

and by the son of the liver-eater woman,

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ٱللَّعِينُ ٱبْنُ ٱللَّعِينِ

al la`inu ibnu al la`ini

the accursed and son of the accursed

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عَلَىٰ لِسَانِكَ وَلِسَانِ نَبِيِّكَ

`ala lisanika wa lisani nabiyyika

by the tongue of You and by the tongue of Your Prophet,

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صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi

Allah’s peace be upon him,

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فِي كُلِّ مَوْطِنٍ وَمَوْقِفٍ

fi kulli mawtinin wa mawqifin

on every occasion and in every situation,

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وَقَفَ فِيهِ نَبِيُّكَ صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

waqafa fihi nabiyyuka salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi

which Your Prophet, Allah’s peace be upon him, attended.

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اَللَّهُمَّ ٱلْعَنْ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ وَمُعَاوِيَةَ وَيَزيدَ بْنَ مُعَاوِيَةَ

allahummal l`an aba sufyana wa mu`awiyata wa yazida bna mu`awiyata

O Allah, pour curses upon Abu-Sufyan, Mu`awiyah, and Yazid son of Mu`awiyah.

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عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْكَ ٱللَّعْنَةُ أَبَدَ ٱلآبِدِينَ

`alayhim minka al-la`natu abada al-abidina

May Your curse be upon them incessantly and everlastingly.

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وَهٰذَا يَوْمٌ فَرِحَتْ بِهِ آلُ زِيَادٍ وَآلُ مَرْوَانَ

wa hazha yawmun farihat bihi alu ziyadin wa alu marwana

This is the day on which the family of Ziyad and the family of Marwan gloated

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بِقَتْلِهِمُ ٱلْحُسَيْنَ صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ

biqatlihim alhusayna salawatu allahi `alayhi

because they had killed al-Husayn, Allah’s blessings be upon him.

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اَللَّهُمَّ فَضَاعِفْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱللَّعْنَ مِنْكَ

allahumma faza`if `alayhim alla`na minka

So, O Allah, pour frequent curses upon them

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وَٱلْعَذَابَ (ٱلأَلِيمَ)

wal`azaaba (al-aleema)

and double for them the painful chastisement.

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اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ فِي هٰذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ

allahumma inni ataqarrabu ilayka fi haza alyawmi

O Allah, I do seek nearness to You on this day,

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وَفِي مَوْقِفِي هٰذَا

wa fi mawqifi haza

on this occasion,

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وَأَيَّامِ حَيَاتِي

wa ayyami hayati

and on all the days of my lifetime,

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بِٱلْبَرَاءَةِ مِنْهُمْ وَٱللَّعْنَةِ عَلَيْهِمْ

bilbara'ati minhum walla`nati `alayhim

by repudiating these and invoking Your curses upon them,

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وَبِٱلْمُوَالاَةِ لِنَبِيِّكَ وَآلِ نَبِيِّكَ

wa bilmuwalati linabiyyika wa aali nabiyyika

and by declaring loyalty to Your Prophet and Your Prophet’s Household,

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عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ

`alayhi wa `alayhim alssalamu

peace be upon him and them.

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You may repeat the following La'an one hundred times:

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اَللَّهُمَّ ٱلْعَنْ أَوَّلَ ظَالِمٍ

allahummal l`an awwala zalimin

O Allah, pour curses upon the foremost persecutor

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ظَلَمَ حَقَّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

zalama haqqa muhammadin wa aali muhammadin

who usurped the right of Muhammad (sawa) and Muhammad’s Household (as)

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وَآخِرَ تَابِعٍ لَهُ عَلَىٰ ذٰلِكَ

wa akhira tabi`in lahu `ala zaalika

and the last follower who acceded to his deed.

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اَللَّهُمَّ ٱلْعَنِ ٱلْعِصَابَةَ ٱلَّتِي جَاهَدَتِ ٱلْحُسَيْنَ

allahummal l`an il`isabata allati jahadat alhusayna

O Allah, pour curses upon the gang that struggled against al-Husayn

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وَشَايَعَتْ وَبَايَعَتْ وَتَابَعَتْ عَلَىٰ قَتْلِهِ

wa shaya`at wa baya`at wa taba`at `ala qatlihi

and who supported each other against him, paid homage to his enemies, and participated in slaying him.

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اَللَّهُمَّ ٱلْعَنْهُمْ جَمِيعاً

allahumma il`anhum jami`an

O Allah, pour curses upon all of them.

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