# Dua al-Ahd (Second)

- **Arabic title:** دعاء العهد الثاني
- **Type:** Dua
- **Categories:** [Daily](https://duasonline.org/category/daily.md), [Morning](https://duasonline.org/category/morning.md)
- **When:** Morning
- **Recitation:** none yet
- **Web page:** https://duasonline.org/dua/dua-ahad-second

## Origin

The second Dua al-Ahd, narrated from Jabir al-Ju'fi from Imam al-Baqir (a); given in Mafatih al-Jinan after the first Ahd.

## Preface

From the authority of Jabir bn Yazid AL-Ja'afi, Abu Ja'far (a) said: whoever offer this supplication once in his life time, he will be written among those that are free from slavery and will be written in the register of the Imam (a), and will be called with his name and that of his father when Imam al-Mahdi rise up, then the book will be given to him and it shall be said to him, take the covenant book for your covenant with us in the world; that is the saying of Allah which says:\
« إِلّا مَنِ اتَّخَذَ عِنْدَ الرَّحْمنِ عَهْداً » {save those who have taken with the All-mercy covenant}\[1\]\
Then offer the following supplication while in a state of purification:

Shorther different Invocation after every obligatory daily prayers for the renewal of allegiance for Imam al-Mahdi (a)\
Allama Majlisi in \*\*Bihar Al Anwar, Volume 83, Page 61\* narrates from the book, “Al-Ikhteyaar” of Sayyed Ibn Baaqi, that Imam Sadiq (a) said, “One who recites this supplication after every obligatory daily prayers, will certainly get the privilege of seeing Imam al-Mahdi (a), in sleep or otherwise.

## Source

Arabic text, translation and transliteration from [duas.org](https://www.duas.org/dua-ahad-second.html).

## Text

Each line gives the Arabic, then the transliteration in italics, then the English.

1. أَللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهَ الْآلِهَةِ ، يا واحِدُ ، يا أَحَدُ\
   *Allahumma ya ilahal-alihati, ya Wahidu, ya Ahad*\
   O Allah, O God of gods, O One, O Unique.

2. يا آخِرَ الْآخِرينَ ، يا قاهِرَ الْقاهِرينَ\
   *Ya Akhiral-akhirina, ya Qahiral-qahirina*\
   O Last of the last, O Subduer of the subduers.

3. يا عَلِيُّ يا عَظيمُ\
   *Ya Aliyyu ya Azimu*\
   O Exalted, O Magnificent.

4. أَنْتَ الْعَلِيُّ الْأَعْلى ، عَلَوْتَ فَوْقَ كُلِّ عُلُوٍّ\
   *Antal-Aliyyul-A'la, alawta fawqa kulli uluww*\
   You are the Highest, the Most Exalted, You are above every height.

5. هذا يا سَيِّدي عَهْدي وَأَنْتَ مُنْجِزُ وَعْدي\
   *Hadha ya sayyidi 'ahdi wa anta munjizu wa'di*\
   This, O my Master, is my covenant, and You fulfill Your promise.

6. فَصِلْ يا مَوْلايَ عَهْدي\
   *Fasil ya mawlaya 'ahdi*\
   So fulfill, O my Master, my covenant.

7. وَأَنْجِزْ وَعْدي ، آمَنْتُ بِكَ\
   *Wa anjiz wa'di, amantu bik*\
   And accomplish Your promise, I believe in You.

8. وَأَسْأَلُكَ بِحِجابِكَ الْعَرَبِيِّ\
   *Wa as'aluka bi hijabikal-'Arabiyyi*\
   And I ask You by Your Arabic veil.

9. وَبِحِجابِكَ الْعَجَمِيِّ ، وَبِحِجابِكَ الْعِبْرانِيِّ\
   *Wa bi hijabikal-'ajamiyyi, wa bi hijabikal-'ibraniyyi*\
   And by Your Persian veil, and by Your Hebrew veil.

10. وَبِحِجابِكَ السِّرْيانِيِّ ، وَبِحِجابِكَ الرُّومِيِّ\
   *Wa bi hijabikas-siryaniyyi, wa bi hijabikar-Rumiyyi*\
   And by Your Syriac veil, and by Your Roman veil.

11. وَبِحِجابِكَ الْهِنْدِيِّ ، وَأَثْبِتْ مَعْرِفَتَكَ بِالْعِنايَةِ الْاُولى\
   *Wa bi hijabikal-Hindiyyi, wa athbit ma'rifataka bil-'inayatil-ula*\
   And by Your Indian veil, and establish Your knowledge with the first care.

12. فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لاتُرى ، وأَنْتَ بِالْمَنْظَرِ الْأَعْلى\
   *Fa'innaka antAllahu la tura, wa anta bil-manzaril-a'la*\
   For You are Allah, unseen, and You are in the highest view.

13. وَأَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ بِرَسُولِكَ الْمُنْذِرِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ\
   *Wa ataqarrabu ilayka bi Rasulikal-mundhiri salla Allahu 'alayhi wa aalihi*\
   And I draw near to You by Your Messenger, the warner, may Allah bless him and his family.

14. وَبِعَلِيٍّ أَميرِالْمُؤْمِنينَ صَلَواتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ الْهادي\
   *Wa bi Aliyyin Amirilmuminina salawatullahi 'alayhil-hadi*\
   And by Ali, Commander of the Believers, may Allah's blessings be upon him, the guide.

15. وَبِالْحَسَنِ السَّيِّدِ وَبِالْحُسَيْنِ الشَّهيدِ سِبْطَيْ نَبِيِّكَ\
   *Wa bil-Hasanis-Sayyidi wa bil-Husaynish-Shahidi sibtay Nabiyyik*\
   And by Al-Hasan, the master, and by Al-Husayn, the martyr, the grandsons of Your Prophet.

16. وَبِفاطِمَةَ الْبَتُولِ ، وَبِعَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ زَيْنِ الْعابِدينَ ذِى الثَّفَناتِ\
   *Wa bi Fatimatal-Batuli, wa bi Aliyyi bnil-Husayni Zaynul-'Abidina dhith-thafanat*\
   And by Fatima al-Batul, and by Ali ibn al-Husayn, Zayn al-Abidin, possessor of calluses.

17. وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْباقِرِ عَنْ عِلْمِكَ ، وَبِجَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّادِقِ\
   *Wa Muhammadi bni Aliyyil-Baqiri 'an 'ilmik, wa bi Ja'fari bni Muhammadis-Sadiq*\
   And Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir of Your knowledge, and by Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq.

18. اَلَّذي صَدَّقَ بِميثاقِكَ وَبِميعادِكَ ، وَبِمُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْحَصُورِ الْقائِمِ بِعَهْدِكَ\
   *Alladhi saddaqa bi mithaika wa bi mi'adika, wa bi Musa bni Ja'faril-Hasuril-qa'imi bi 'ahdik*\
   Who testified to Your covenant and Your promise, and by Musa ibn Ja'far al-Hasur, who fulfills Your covenant.

19. وَبِعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى الرِّضَا الرَّاضي بِحُكْمِكَ ، وَبِمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْحِبْرِ الْفاضِلِ\
   *Wa bi Aliyyi bni Musa ar-Rida ar-radi bi hukmik, wa bi Muhammadi bni Aliyyil-hibril-fadil*\
   And by Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha, content with Your judgment, and by Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hibr al-Fadil.

20. اَلْمُرْتَضى فِي الْمُؤْمِنينَ ، وَبِعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَمينِ الْمُؤْتَمَنِ، هادِي الْمُسْتَرْشِدينَ\
   *Al-Murtada fil-mu'minina, wa bi Aliyyi bni Muhammadinil-Aminil-mu'tamani, hadil-mustarshidin*\
   The approved among the believers, and by Ali ibn Muhammad al-Amin al-Mu'taman, guide of those seeking guidance.

21. وَبِالْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الطَّاهِرِ الزَّكِيِّ ، خَزانَةِ الْوَصِيّينَ\
   *Wa bil-Hasani bni Aliyyin at-Tahiriz-Zakiyyi, khazanatil-wasayyin*\
   And by al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Tahir al-Zaki, the treasury of the successors.

22. وَأَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ بِالْإِمامِ الْقائِمِ الْعَدْلِ الْمُنْتَظَرِ الْمَهْدِيِّ ، إِمامِنا وَابْنِ إِمامِنا صَلَواتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعينِ\
   *Wa ataqarrabu ilayka bil-Imamil-qa'imil-'adlil-muntazaril-Mahdiyyi, imamina wabni imamina salawatullahi 'alayhim ajma'in*\
   And I draw near to You by the Imam al-Qa'im al-'Adl al-Muntazar al-Mahdi, our Imam and the son of our Imam, may Allah's blessings be upon them all.

23. يا مَنْ جَلَّ فَعَظُمَ و \[هُوَ\] أَهْلُ ذلِكَ فَعَفى وَرَحِمَ\
   *Ya man jalla fa'azuma wa \[huwa\] ahlu dhalika fa'afa wa rahim*\
   O He who is majestic and great, and is worthy of that, so He pardons and has mercy.

24. يا مَنْ قَدَرَ فَلَطُفَ ، أَشْكُو إِلَيْكَ ضَعْفي ، وَما قَصُرَ عَنْهُ عَمَلي مِنْ تَوْحيدِكَ\
   *Ya man qadara fa latafa, ashku ilayka da'fi, wa ma qasura 'anhu 'amali min tawhidik*\
   O He who decrees and is kind, I complain to You of my weakness, and what my actions have fallen short of in Your oneness.

25. وَكُنْهِ مَعْرِفَتِكَ ، وَأَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْكَ بِالتَّسْمِيَةِ الْبَيْضاءِ ، وَبِالْوَحْدانِيَّةِ الْكُبْرى\
   *Wa kunhi ma'rifatik, wa atawajjahu ilayka bit-tasmiyatil-bayda'i, wa bil-wahdaniyyatil-kubra*\
   And the essence of Your knowledge, and I turn to You with the white naming, and with the great Oneness.

26. اَلَّتي قَصُرَ عَنْها مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلَّى\
   *Allati qasura 'anha man adbara wa tawalla*\
   Which those who turned away and deserted fell short of.

27. وَآمَنْتُ بِحِجابِكَ الْأَعْظَمِ ، وَبِكَلِماتِكَ التَّامَّةِ الْعُلْيا\
   *Wa amantu bi hijabikal-a'zami, wa bi kalimati kat-tammati l-'ulya*\
   And I believe in Your greatest veil, and in Your perfect, highest words.

28. اَلَّتي خَلَقْتَ مِنْها دارَ الْبَلاءِ ، وَأَحْلَلْتَ مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ جَنَّةَ الْمَأْوى\
   *Allati khalaqta minha daral-bala'i, wa ahlalta man ahbabta jannatal-ma'wa*\
   Which You created from the abode of trial, and You settled those whom You loved in the Garden of Refuge.

29. وَآمَنْتُ بِالسَّابِقينَ وَالصِّدّيقينَ ، أَصْحابِ الْيَمينِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنينَ\
   *Wa amantu bis-sabiqina was-siddiqina, as-habil-yamini minal-mu'minin*\
   And I believe in the forerunners and the truthful, the companions of the right from the believers.

30. \[وَ\] الَّذينَ خَلَطُوا عَمَلاً صالِحاً وَآخَرَ سَيِّئاً أَلّا تُوَلِّيَني غَيْرَهُمْ\
   *\[Wa\] alladhina khalatu 'amalan salihan wa akhara sayyi'an alla tuwalliyani ghayrahum*\
   And those who mixed a righteous deed with another evil, that You do not place others over me besides them.

31. وَلاتُفَرِّقَ بَيْني وَبَيْنَهُمْ غَداً إِذا قَدَّمْتَ الرِّضا بِفَصْلِ الْقَضاءِ\
   *Wa la tufarriqa bayni wa baynahum ghadan idha qaddamtar-rida bi faslil-qada'i*\
   And do not separate me from them tomorrow when You present contentment with the judgment of the decree.

32. آمَنْتُ بِسِرِّهِمْ وَعَلانِيَتِهِمْ وَخَواتيمِ أَعْمالِهِمْ\
   *Amantu bi sirrihim wa 'alaniyatihim wa khawatimi a'malihim*\
   I believe in their secret, their public, and the conclusions of their deeds.

33. فَإِنَّكَ تَخْتِمُ عَلَيْها إِذا شِئْتَ، يا مَنْ أَتْحَفَني بِالْإِقْرارِ بِالْوَحْدانِيَّةِ\
   *Fa'innaka takhtimu 'alayha idha shi'ta, ya man athhafani bil-iqrari bil-wahdaniyyah*\
   \*\*Translation:\*\* For You seal them if You will, O He who honored me with the acknowledgment of Oneness.

34. وَحَباني بِمَعْرِفَةِ الرُّبُوبِيَّةِ ، وَخَلَّصَني مِنَ الشَّكِّ وَالْعَمى\
   *Wa habani bi ma'rifatir-rububiyyah, wa khallasani minash-shakki wal-'ama*\
   And bestowed upon me the knowledge of Lordship, and saved me from doubt and blindness.

35. رَضيتُ بِكَ رَبّاً ،وَبِالْأَصْفِياءِ حُجَجاً\
   *Raditu bika rabban, wa bil-asfiya'i hujajan*\
   I am content with You as Lord, and with the elect as proofs.

36. وَبِالْمَحْجُوبينَ أَنْبِياءَ ، وَبِالرُّسُلِ أَدِلّاءَ\
   *Wa bil-mahjubina anbiya', wa bir-rusuli adilla'*\
   And with the veiled as prophets, and with the messengers as guides.

37. وَبِالْمُتَّقينَ اُمَراءَ ، وَسامِعاً لَكَ مُطيعاً\
   *Wa bil-muttaqina umara', wa sami'an laka muti'a*\
   And with the pious as leaders, and as one who hears You and is obedient.

38. اََللّهُمّ بَلّغْ مَوْلَانَا صَاحِبَ الزّمَانِ،\
   *Allāhumma balligh mawlānā ṣāḥiba az-zamān,*\
   O Allah, convey to our Master, the Lord of the Age,

39. اَيْنَمَا كَانَ وَحَيْثُمَا كَانَ،\
   *Aynamā kāna wa ḥaythumā kāna,*\
   Wherever he may be and wherever he may be,

40. مِنْ مَشَارِقِ اْلَأرْضِ وَمَغَارِبِهَا، سَهْلِهَا وَجَبَلِهَا،\
   *Min mashāriqi al-arḍ wa maghāribihā, sahlahā wa jabalihā,*\
   From the east of the earth to its west, its plains and its mountains,

41. عَنّىْ وَعَنْ وَالِدَىّ وَعَنْ وُلْدىِْ وَاِخْوَانِىْ التّحِيّةَ وَالسّلَمَ،\
   *ʿAnnī wa ʿan wālidayya wa ʿan wuldy wa ikhwānī at-taḥiyyata wa as-salām,*\
   On behalf of me, my parents, my children, and my brothers, greetings and peace,

42. عَدَدَ خَلْقِ الله وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِ الِله وَ مَا اَحْصَاهُ كِتَابُهُ وَاَحَاطَ بِهِ عِلْمُهُ.\
   *ʿAdada khalqi Allāh wa zinata ʿarsh Allāh wa mā aḥṣāhu kitābuhu wa aḥāṭa bihi ʿilmuhu.*\
   Equal to the number of His creatures, the weight of His Throne, what His Book has recorded, and what His Knowledge encompasses.

43. اََللّهُم اِنّىْ اُجَدّدُ لَهُ فِيْ صَبِيْحَةِ هٰذَا الْيَوْمِ وَماَ عِشْتُ فِيْهِ مِنْ اَياَمِ حَيَاتِىْ،\
   *Allāhumma innī ujaddidu lahu fī ṣabīḥati hādhā al-yawm wa mā ʿishtu fīhi min ayyām ḥayātī,*\
   O Allah, I renew for him on this morning and throughout the days of my life,

44. عَهْدًا وَعَقْدًا وَبَيْعَةً لَهُ فِيْ عُنُقِىْ،\
   *ʿAhdan wa ʿaqdan wa bayʿatan lahu fī ʿunuqī,*\
   A covenant, a pact, and an allegiance to him that is upon my neck,

45. لَا اَحُوْلُ عَنْهَا وَلَا اَزُوْلُ اَبَدًا.\
   *Lā aḥūlu ʿanhā wa lā azūlu abadan,*\
   From which I will not turn away nor will I ever deviate.

46. اََللّهُمّ اجْعَلْنِىْ مِنْ اَنْصَارِهِ وَالذّابّيْنَ عَنْهُ،\
   *Allāhumma ijʿalnī min anṣārihi wa adh-dhābbīna ʿanhu,*\
   O Allah, make me among his supporters and defenders,

47. وَالْمُمْتَثِلِيْنَ لَأوَامِرِهِ وَنَوَاهِيْهِ فِيْ اَيَامِهِ،\
   *Wa al-mumtaṯhilīna li-awāmirihi wa nawāhīhi fī ayyāmihi,*\
   And those who follow his commands and prohibitions during his days,

48. وَالْمُسْتَشْهَدِينَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ.\
   *Wa al-mustash-hadīna bayna yadayhi,*\
   And those who will be martyred in front of him.

49. اََللّهُمّ اِنْ حَالَ بَيْنِىْ وَ بَيْنَهُ الْمَوْتُ الّذِىْ جَعَلْتَهُ عَلٰی عِبَادِكَ حَتْمًا مَقْضِيَا،\
   *Allāhumma in ḥāla baynī wa baynahu al-mawtu al-ladhī jaʿaltahu ʿalā ʿibādika ḥatman maqḍiyyan,*\
   O Allah, if death, which You have decreed as an inevitable judgment upon Your servants, comes between me and him,

50. فَاَخْرِجْنِىْ مِن قَبْرِى، مُؤْتَزِرًا كَفَنِىْ، شَاهِرًا سيْفِيْ،\
   *Fa-akhrajnī min qabri, muʾtaziran kafanī, shāhiran saifī,*\
   Then bring me out of my grave, wrapped in my shroud, brandishing my sword,

51. مُجَرّدًا قَنَاتِىْ، مُلَبّياً دَعْوَةَ الدّاعِىْ فِيْ الْحَاضِرِ وَالْبَادِىْ.\
   *Mujarridan qanātī, mulabbi d-daʿwat ad-dāʿī fī al-ḥāḍir wa al-bādī,*\
   Holding my lance in my hand, ready to respond to the call of the caller in the present and the future.

52. اََللّهُمّ اَرِنِىْ الطّلْعَةَ الرّشِيْدَةَ وَ الْغُرّةَ الْحَمِيْدَةَ،\
   *Allāhumma arinī aṭ-ṭalʿata ar-rasheeda wa al-ghurrata al-ḥameeda,*\
   O Allah, show me the righteous appearance and the praiseworthy light,

53. وَ اکْحُلْ بَصَرىِْ بِنَظْرَةٍ مِنّىِ اِلَيْهِ،\
   *Wa akḥul baṣrī bi-naẓratin minnī ilayh,*\
   And brighten my eyes with a glance towards him,

54. وَعَجّلْ فَرَجَهُ وَسَهّلْ مَخْرَجَهُ.\
   *Wa ʿajjil farajahu wa sahhil makhrajahu,*\
   And hasten his relief and ease his emergence.

55. اََللّهُمّ اشْدُدْ اَزْرَهُ وَقَوَ ظَهْرَهُ وَ طَوَلْ عُمْرَهُ،\
   *Allāhumma ashdd azrahu wa qaww ẓahrahu wa ṭawwil ʿumrahu,*\
   O Allah, strengthen his back and fortify his strength, and prolong his life,

56. وَ اعْمُرِ اللّهُمّ بِهِ بِلَادَكَ وَاَحْيىِ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ،\
   *Wa aʿmir illāhumma bihi bilādak wa aḥyi bihi ʿibādak,*\
   And through him, revive Your lands and enliven Your servants,

57. فَاِنّكَ قُلْتَ وَقَوْلُكَ الْحَق: ’’ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِيْ الْبَرّ وَالْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ اَيْدِىْ النّاسِ.‘‘\
   *Fa-innaka qulta wa qawluka al-ḥaq: "Ẓahara al-fasād fī al-barri wa al-baḥri bimā kasabat aydī an-nās."*\
   For You have said, and Your word is true: "Corruption has appeared on land and sea because of what the hands of people have earned."

58. فَاَظْهِرِ اللّهُمّ لَنَا وَلِيّكَ وَابْنَ بِنْتِ نَبِيّكَ،\
   *Fa-aẓhir illāhumma lanā waliyyaka wa ibn binti nabiyyika,*\
   So O Allah, reveal to us Your representative and the son of the daughter of Your Prophet,

59. الْمُسَمّیٰ بِاسْمِ رَسُولِكَ صَلّی الله عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ،\
   *Al-musammā bismi rasūlika ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa ālihi,*\
   The one named after Your Messenger, peace be upon him and his family,

60. حَتّیٰ لَا يَظْفَرَ بِشَیْءٍ مِنَ الْبَاطِلِ اِلاّ مَزّقَهُ وَيُحِق الله الْحَقّ بِكَلِمَاتِهِ وَ يُحَقّقَهُ.\
   *Ḥattā lā yaẓfara bishayʾin mina al-bāṭil illa mazzaqahu wa yuḥiq allāha al-ḥaqq bi-kalimātihi wa yuḥaqqiqah.*\
   So that he may gain nothing from falsehood except that he tears it apart, and Allah establishes the truth through his words and realizes it.

61. اََللّهُمّ اکْشِفْ هٰذِهِ الْغُمّةَ عَنْ هٰذِهِ اْلأمّةِ بِظُهُوْرِهِ،\
   *Allāhumma ikshif hādhihi al-ghummata ʿan hādhihi al-ummah bi-ẓuhūrih,*\
   O Allah, remove this grief from this nation by his appearance,

62. اِنّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُ بَعِيْدًا وَنَرَاهُ قَرِيْبًا،\
   *Innahum yarawnahu baʿīdan wa narāhu qarīban,*\
   Indeed, they see it as distant, but we see it as near,

63. وَ صَلّی الله عَلٰی مُحَمّدٍ وَ آلِهِ.\
   *Wa ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ālihi.*\
   And may the blessings of Allah be upon Muhammad and his family.

## Related

- [Dua al-Ahd](https://duasonline.org/dua/dua-ahd.md)
- [Morning and Evening Duas](https://duasonline.org/dua/morning-dua.md)
- [Ziyarat Aal Yasin](https://duasonline.org/dua/ziyarat-aleyasin.md)
- [Ziyarats of Imam al-Mahdi (a) at the Sardab, Samarra](https://duasonline.org/dua/ziyarat-imam-mahdi-sirdab.md)