Ziyarat of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a)

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ أَیُّهَا الإِمَامُ الصَّادِقُ.

Alssalamu `alayka ayyuha al-imamu alssadiqu

Peace be upon you; O veracious leader!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ أَیُّهَا الوَصِیُّ النَّاطِقُ.

Alssalamu `alayka ayyuha alwasiyyu alnnatiqu

Peace be upon you; O speaking successor!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ أَیُّهَا الفَاتِقُ الرَّاتِقُ.

Alssalamu `alayka ayyuha alfa`iqu alrratiqu

Peace be upon you; O excellent splitter (of knowledge)!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ أَیُّهَا السَّنَامُ الأَعْظَمُ.

Alssalamu `alayka ayyuha alssanamu al-a `zamu

Peace be upon you; O greatest peak!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ أَیُّهَا الصِّرَاطُ الأَقْوَمُ.

Alssalamu `alayka ayyuha alssiratu al-aqwamu

Peace be upon you; O straightest path!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا مِفْتَاحَ الخَیْرَاتِ.

Alssalamu `alayka ya miftaha alkhayrati

Peace be upon you; O key to all goodness!

السَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا مِصْبَاحَ الْظُلُمَاتِ

Alssalamu `alayka ya misbaha alzzulumati

Peace be upon you O he who is lantern in darkness

السَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا دَافِعَ الْمُعْضِلَاتِ

Alssalamu `alayka ya dafi `a almu `dilati

Peace be upon you; O he who wards off unsolvable problems!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا مَعْدِنَ البَرَكَاتِ.

Alssalamu `alayka ya ma `dina albarakati

Peace be upon you; O essence of blessings!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا صَاحِبَ الحُجَجِ وَالدَّلالاتِ.

Alssalamu `alayka ya sahiba alhujaji walddalalati

Peace be upon you; O owner of (irrefutable) proofs and signs!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا صَاحِبَ البَرَاهِینِ الوَاضِحَاتِ.

Alssalamu `alayka ya sahiba albarahini alwadihati

Peace be upon you; O owner of clear-cut points of evidence!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا نَاصِرَ دِینِ اللَّهِ.

Alssalamu `alayka ya nasira dini allahi

Peace be upon you; O supporter of Allah’s religion!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا نَاشِرَ حُكْمِ اللَّهِ.

Assalamu `alayka ya nashira hukmi allahi

Peace be upon you; O promoter of Allah’s laws!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا فَاصِلَ الخِطَابَاتِ.

Alssalamu `alayka ya fasila alkhitabati

Peace be upon you; O decider of all speeches!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا كَاشِفَ الكُرُبَاتِ.

Alssalamu `alayka ya kashifa alkurubati

Peace be upon you; O reliever of agonies!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا عَمِیدَ الصَّادِقِینَ.

Alssalamu `alayka ya `amida alssadiqina

Peace be upon you; O head of the veracious ones!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا لِسَانَ النَّاطِقِینَ.

Alssalamu `alayka ya lisana alnnatiqina

Peace be upon you; O spokesman of all speakers!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا خَلَفَ الخَائِفِینَ.

Alssalamu `alayka ya khalafa alssabiqina

Peace be upon you; O inheritor of the Foremost Ones!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا زَعِیمَ الصَّالِحِینَ.

Alssalamu `alayka ya za `ima alssadiqina alssalihina

Peace be upon you; O chief of the veracious ones!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا سَیِّدَ المُسْلِمِینَ.

Alssalamu `alayka ya sayyida almuslimina

Peace be upon you; O master of Muslims!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْ. یَا كَهْفَ المُؤْمِنِینَ.

Alssalamu `alayka ya Kahfa almu’minina

Peace be upon you; O haven of the believers!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا هَادِیَ المُضِلِّینَ.

Alssalamu `alayka ya hadiya almudillina

Peace be upon you; O guide of the misleaders!

السَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ یَا سَكَنَ الطَّائِعِینَ.

Alssalamu `alayka ya sakana altta`i `in

Peace be upon you; O center of the obedient ones!

أَشْهَدُ یَا مَوْلایَ أَنَّكَ عَلَمُ الهُدَى،

ashhadu ya mawlaya Annaka `alamu alhuda

I bear witness, O my master, that you are indeed, the sign of true guidance,

وَالعُرْوَةُ الوُثْقَى، وَشَمْسُ الضُّحَى،

wal `urwatu alwuthqa wa shamsu aldduha

And the firmest handle, and the sunlight of forenoon,

وَبَحْرُ النَّدَى،وَكَهْفُ الوَرَى، وَالمَثَلُ الأَعْلَى،

Wa bahru alnnada wa kahfu alwara walmathalu al-a `la

and the ocean of Generosity,and the haven of created beings, and the most supreme ideal.

وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى رُوحِكَ وَبَدَنِكَ.

wa Salllahu `ala ruhika wa badanika…

May Allah bless your soul and body…

واَلسَّلامُ عَلَیْكَ وَعَلَى العَبَّاس ِ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ وَآلِهِ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه. نعزی الامة الاسلامیه و شیعة اهل البیت (ع) بذکری استشهاد الامام جعفر بن محمدالصادق علیه السلام صباح الخير

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا إِمَامَ الْوَرَى

As-salāmu ʿalayka yā imāma al-warā

Peace be upon you, O Leader of mankind

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْعُرْوَةُ الْوُثْقَى

As-salāmu ʿalayka ayyuhā al-ʿurwatul-wuthqā

Peace be upon you, O firmest handhold

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبْلَ اللَّهِ الْمَتِينُ

As-salāmu ʿalayka yā ḥabla Allāhi al-matīn

Peace be upon you, O strong rope of Allah

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَهُ الْمُبِينُ

As-salāmu ʿalayka yā nūrahu al-mubīn

Peace be upon you, O His clear light

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الصَّادِقُ

As-salāmu ʿalayka ayyuhā aṣ-ṣādiq

Peace be upon you, O Truthful one

جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، خَازِنُ الْعِلْمِ، الدَّاعِي

Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad, khāzin al-ʿilm, ad-dāʿī

Ja'far, son of Muhammad, the keeper of knowledge, the caller

إِلَى اللَّهِ بِالْحَقِّ

Ilā Allāhi bil-ḥaqq

To Allah with truth

اللَّهُمَّ كَمَا جَعَلْتَهُ مَعْدِنَ كَلَامِكَ وَوَحْيِكَ، وَخَازِنَ عِلْمِكَ،

Allāhumma kamā jaʿaltahu maʿdina kalāmika wa waḥyika, wa khāzina ʿilmik

O Allah, just as You made him the source of Your words and revelations, and the keeper of Your knowledge,

وَلِسَانَ تَوْحِيدِكَ، وَوَالِيَ أَمْرِكَ،

wa lisāna tawḥīdik, wa wāliya amrik

And the tongue of Your oneness, and the guardian of Your command,

وَمُسْتَحْفِظَ دِينِكَ، فَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ أَفْضَلَ

wa mustaḥfiẓa dīnik, faṣalli ʿalayhi afḍala

And the protector of Your religion, then send blessings upon him— the best

مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَوْصِيَائِكَ

mā ṣallayta ʿalā aḥadin min awṣiyāʾik

That You have sent upon any of Your successors (awliyāʾ)

وَحُجَجِكَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ

wa ḥujajik, innaka ḥamīdun majīd

And proofs, truly You are Praiseworthy, Glorious

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ٱلصَّادِقِ

allahumma salli `ala ja`fari bni muhammadin alssadiqi

O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Ja'far the son of Muhammad the veracious,

خَازِنِ ٱلْعِلْمِ

khazini al`ilmi

the treasure of knowledge,

ٱلدَّاعِي إِلَيْكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ

aldda`i ilayka bilhaqqi

the caller to You with the truth,

ٱلنُّورِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

alnnuri almubini

and the manifest light.

اَللَّهُمَّ وَكَمَا جَعَلْتَهُ مَعْدِنَ كَلاَمِكَ وَوَحْيِكَ

allahumma wa kama ja`altahu ma`dina kalamika wa wahyika

O Allah, as You have made him the core of Your words and revelations,

وَخَازِنَ عِلْمِكَ

wa khazina `ilmika

the treasure of Your knowledge,

وَلِسَانَ تَوْحِيدِكَ

wa lisana tawhidika

the spokesman of the profession of Your Oneness,

وَوَلِيَّ أَمْرِكَ

wa waliyya amrika

the authorized to undertake Your mission,

وَمُسْتَحْفَظَ دِينِكَ

wa mustahfaza dinika

and the keeper of Your religion,

فَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ

fasalli `alayhi

so also (please) send blessings upon him

أَفْضَلَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَىٰ أَحَدٍ

afdala ma sallayta `ala ahadin

with the most excellent blessings that You have ever sent upon any

مِنْ أَصْفِيَائِكَ وَحُجَجِكَ

min asfiya'ika wa hujajika

of Your elite people and arguments.

إنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ

innaka hamidun majidun

Indeed, You are full of praise, full or glory.