Ziyarat Ashura

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2/24/2013

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this ziyarat in the original Arabic text.
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Ziyarat Ashura

Allah

servant of

father of

oh

upon you

Peace

Ya Ali

Allah

prophet of

his choice

son of

and the son of

oh

upon you

Peace

Ya Ali

choice of Allah

oh

upon you

Peace

Ya Ali

the believers

the commander of

son of

oh

upon you

Peace

Ya Ali

oh

upon you

Peace

the successors

the master of

and the son of

Ya Ali

the worlds

the women of

and the son of

the master of

Fatima

son of
Ya Ali

(is) Allah

(whose) avenger

oh (one)

upon you

Peace

Ya Ali

the one who has yet to seek revenge

in your vicinity*

(as long as)

and (you are) the unavenged

dismounted

forever

who

of Allah

the souls

upon

peace

all

one whose avenger is He

Ya Ali

and

upon you

from me

Peace

Upon you all

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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the day

and

)(

(for you all)

and

the tragedy

for you

the night

great (is)

remains

indeed

the calamity

great (is)

and

Aba Abdillah

and

I remain
Ya AlYa i

oh
Ya Ali

unbearable
Ya Ali

of Islam

in

the people

all

your calamity

great

upon

and

and

unbearable

upon us
Ya Ali

and
Ya Ali

So cursed*

and

of the heavens

of oppression

the people

all

the foundation

(that) founded

upon

(the) nation

the heavens

Ya Ali

Allah
Ya Ali

cursed

and

Allah

killed you all

by enabling

and

of the house

your positions

placed you

(the) nation

for them

from

(in) which

Allah

the facilitators

the people

drove you all

upon you all

nation

the injustice
Ya Ali

Allah
Ya Ali

your posts

from

dethroned you
Ya Ali

cursed

Allah

and

in it

Ya Ali

cursed

and
Ya Ali

* Although the literal meaning of is he cursed (past tense), it is commonly translated as May He
curse, similar to ( literally: Allah had mercy) being translated and used as May Allah have mercy.
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and

Allah

to

I disassociate

killing you

(in)

Ya Ali

and

Verily I am

their followers

Aba Abdillah

from

and

from them

to you

Ya Ali

Oh

their loyalists

and

their followers
Ya Ali

with whoever

at war

and

is at peace with you

with whoever

at peace
Ya Ali

cursed

Marwan

all of them

and

and

Allah

and

the family of

Ummayads

Marjanah

Saad

cursed

the judgement

the day of

and

Ziyad

children of

Allah

son of

son of

Allah

until

the family of

cursed

cursed

Umar

Allah

Shimr

Ya Ali

Allah

and
Ya Ali

and

is at war with you

Ya Ali

Allah

and
Ya Ali

cursed
Ya Ali

cursed
Ya Ali

masked them

and

gave reins to

and

(that) saddled

the community
Ya Ali

Is

who

my mother

Allah

and

for you

By my father

for fighting you

Ya Ali

So I ask

with you

my calamity

difficult
Ya Ali

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that

by you

honored me

and

your position

honored
Ya Ali

supported

Allah

with you

an Imam

send blessings

make me

with

your revenge

to seek

he grant me
Ya Ali

Muhammad

the house of

people of

from
Ya Ali

Oh Allah

his family

and

on him
Ya Ali

the dunya

and

in

the peace

(seek) nearness

Verily I

his prophet

on him

by Husain

dignified
Ya Ali

Aba Abdillah

Oh

the hereafter

and

to

and

Ya Ali

Allah

to
Ya Ali

Fatima

to

and

of believers

the master

to
Ya Ali

by loyalty to you

to you

and

Hasan

to

and
Ya Ali

set up

and

killed you

from whoever

by disassociating

and
Ya Ali

founded

and

his prophet

from whoever

upon you

to

by disassociating

injustice

and

and

and

Allah

war

(against) you
Ya Ali

oppression

the foundation of
Ya Ali

to

I disassociate
Ya Ali

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built

and

(of) that

the foundation

founded

from whoever
Ya Ali

its oppression

in

continued

and

the structure (of oppression)

on it

Ya Ali

your devotees

from them

on

and

to you

to you

on you

and

and then

its injustice

and
Ya Ali

Allah

to

I disassociate
Ya Ali

Allah

to

I seek nearness

and
Ya Ali

by disassociating

and

your wali

loyalty to

and

by loyalty to you
Ya Ali

war

(against) you

the ones who incited

and

your enemies

from
Ya Ali

their followers

and

their devotees

from

by disassociating

and
Ya Ali

at war

and

is a friend to you

Allah

whoever

a friend of

(with) whoever

at peace

Verily I am
Ya Ali

and

is at war with you

(with) whoever
Ya Ali

So I ask

your friends

is at peace with
you

knowledge of

is your enemy

and

to whoever

(with) knowing you

an enemy

honored me

and
Ya Ali

who
Ya Ali

that

your enemies

from

disassociation

granted me

and
Ya Ali

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the hereafter

and

the dunya

in

with you

he places me
Ya Ali

(my) foot

with you

for me

he makes firm

that

and
Ya Ali

and

(that you have)

the hereafter

and

the dunya

to seek

praiseworthy

he grants me

the status

in

(on the path of) truth

Ya Ali

he makes me attain

that

and

that

Allah

I ask him
Ya Ali

with

Ya Ali

)
(

(guiding)

guided

an Imam

with

)(

(your revenge)

my revenge
Ya Ali

I ask

you have

and

which

from you

with the truth

by the rank

and

speaking

clear

by your right

Ya Ali

Allah
Ya Ali

the best

with you

for my suffering

he gives me

that

with him
Ya Ali

not

A calamity

for his suffering

a sufferer

he has given

what
Ya Ali

Islam

in

catastrophe than it

greater

and

greater than it
Ya Ali

the earth

from those who

and

this

the skies

my place

all

in

in

make me

and

Ya Ali

Oh Allah
Ya Ali

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and

Muhammad

mercy

(like) the life of

and

my life

blessings

make

from you

receive
Ya Ali

Oh Allah

forgiveness
Ya Ali

(like) the death of

verily

my death

Oh Allah

and

Muhammad

the family of

and
Ya Ali

Muhammad

the family of

and

Muhammad
Ya Ali

the children of

the cursed

tongue

his family

)(
(in it)

by it

(considered) as blessed

day

this

Ya Ali

of the livers

and

and

the eater

your tongue

on him

the children of

on

(oh) Allah

and

the cursed

bless

Umayya
Ya Ali

son of
Ya Ali

your prophet
Ya Ali

stopped

and

and

stopping place

on him

Sufyan

and

(oh) Allah

father of

place

bless

curse

every

in
Ya Ali

your prophet

Oh Allah

in it
Ya Ali

his family
Ya Ali

on them

this

Muawiya

and

son of

everlasting

Yazid

for ever

and

the curse

Muawiyah
Ya Ali

from you
Ya Ali

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and

Allah

upon them

Oh Allah

Ziyad

the family of

in it

rejoiced

day

Ya Ali

blessings of

Hussain

so multiply

severe

for their killing

the punishment

Marwan

the family of
Ya Ali

Oh Allah

peace

on him

and

from you

Ya Ali

the curse
Ya Ali

day

this

in

to you

seek nearness

verily I
Ya Ali

the days of

upon them

and

cursing

this

my stopping place

in

and
Ya Ali

and

from them

with disassociation

my life

Ya Ali

your prophet

the family of

and

to your prophet

with loyalty

and
Ya Ali

peace

on them

and

on him
Ya Ali

Say 100 Times:

the right of

oppressed

oppressor

the first

curse

Oh Allah
Ya Ali

the last

curse

and

Oh Allah

Muhammad

the family of

and

Muhammad
Ya Ali

this

on

to him

follower
Ya Ali

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and allied

all

and supported

curse them

Husain

Oh Allah

struggled against

that

the party

Ya Ali

his killing

on

and followed
Ya Ali

Say 100 Times:

Allah

in your vicinity

the servant of

dismounted

(as long as)

for ever

the day

time

father of

that

Allah

and

the night

the last

Allah

oh

upon you

Peace

Ya Ali

the souls

on

and
Ya Ali

peace of

from me

Upon you
Ya Ali

remain

and

I remain
Ya Ali

make

not

and
Ya Ali

Husain

on

Peace

to visit you

from me
Ya Ali

and

Husain

son of

Ali

on

and
Ya Ali

the companions of

oppressor

the first

on

the first

with it

and

you

begin

Husain

apportion

and

the children of

on

Oh Allah

from me

Ya Ali

Husain

Ya Ali

with curses
Ya Ali

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)(

and

the third

and

and

the fifth

curse

and then
Ya Ali

Oh Allah

the fourth

Ziyad

curse

Yazid

and

the second

son of

Ya Ali

Ubaidallah

curse

Ya Ali

Saad

son of

Umar

and

Marjanah

son of
Ya Ali

Abu Sufyan

the family of

and

Shimr

and
Ya Ali

Marwan

the family of

and

Ziyad

the family of

and
Ya Ali

standing

the day of

until
Ya Ali

Go in Sajdah & Recite:

to you

the great

(on) the day of

the grateful

the praise of

on

Husain

the praise

to you (is)

Oh Allah
Ya Ali

to Allah

the intercession of

The Praise

grant me

their calamities

(in)

Ya Ali

Oh Allah

my misfortune
Ya Ali

(on the path of) truth

(my) foot

for me

make firm

and

entering (the desert of judgement))

Ya Ali

Husain

peace

the companions of

and

Husain

with

with you

on him

Husain

in place of

their sacrifice

exerted

Ya Ali

who

Ya Ali
Ya Ali

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