# Ziyarat Taziyah - **Arabic title:** زيارة التعزية يوم عاشوراء - **Type:** Ziyarat - **Categories:** [Muharram](https://duasonline.org/category/muharram.md), [10 Muharram (Ashura)](https://duasonline.org/category/muharram-day-10.md), [Ziyarat](https://duasonline.org/category/ziyarat.md) - **When:** 10 Muharram (Ashura); the month of Muharram - **Recitation:** a recorded Arabic recitation, on the web page - **Web page:** https://duasonline.org/dua/ziyarat-taziya-ashura-day ## Preface In the last hours on 'Ashura Day it is recommended to stand up and address and offer condolences to the Holy Prophet, Imam Ali, Lady Fatima al-Zahra, Imam al-Hasan, and the Holy Imams from the offspring of Imam al-Husayn—the chief of martyrs— (peace be upon them all) on the astounding misfortunes that befell the Ahl al-Bayt on the Day of 'Ashura with a passionate heart and teary eyes. Then, it is recommended to address them with the following form of Ziyarah: ## Source Arabic text, translation and transliteration from [duas.org](https://www.duas.org/mobile/ziyarat-taziya-ashura-day.html), which also hosts the recitation. ## Text Each line gives the Arabic, then the transliteration in italics, then the English. 1. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ آدَمَ صِفْوَةِ ٱللَّهِ\ *alssalamu \`alayka ya waritha adama sifwati allahi*\ Peace be on you, O inheritor of Adam, the select of Allah! 2. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ نُوحٍ نَبِيِّ ٱللَّهِ\ *alssalamu \`alayka ya waritha nuhin nabiyyi allahi*\ Peace be on you, O inheritor of Noah, the prophet of Allah! 3. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ إِبْرَاهيمَ خَليلِ ٱللَّهِ\ *alssalamu \`alayka ya waritha ibrahima khalili allahi*\ Peace be on you, O inheritor of Abraham, the intimate friend of Allah! 4. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُوسَىٰ كَلِيمِ ٱللَّهِ\ *alssalamu \`alayka ya waritha musa kalimi allahi*\ Peace be on you, O inheritor of Moses, who received direct communication from Allah! 5. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عِيسَىٰ رُوحِ ٱللَّهِ\ *alssalamu \`alayka ya waritha \`isa ruhi allahi*\ Peace be on you, O inheritor of Jesus, the Spirit of Allah! 6. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ مُحَمَّدٍ حَبِيبِ ٱللَّهِ\ *alssalamu \`alayka ya waritha muhammadin habibi allahi*\ Peace be on you, O inheritor of Muhammad, the most beloved by Allah! 7. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ عَلِيٍّ أَمِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنينَ وَلِيِّ اللّهِ\ *alssalamu \`alayka ya waritha \`aliyyin amiri almu'minina waliyyi allahi*\ Peace be on you, O inheritor of Ali, the Commander of the Believers and the intimate servant of Allah! 8. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَارِثَ ٱلْحَسَنِ ٱلشَّهيدِ سِبْطِ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ\ *alssalamu \`alayka ya waritha alhasani alshshahidi sibti rasuli allahi*\ Peace be on you, O inheritor of al-Hasan, the martyr and grandson of Allah’s Messenger! 9. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ\ *alssalamu \`alayka yabna rasuli allahi*\ Peace be on you, O son of Allah’s Messenger! 10. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ ٱلْبَشِيرِ ٱلنَّذِيرِ\ *alssalamu \`alayka yabna albashiri alnnadhiri*\ Peace be on you, O son of the bringer of glad tidings and the warner 11. وَٱبْنَ سَيِّدِ ٱلْوَصِيِّينَ\ *wabna sayyidi alwasiyyina*\ and son of the chief of the prophets’ successors! 12. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ فَاطِمَةَ سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ\ *alssalamu \`alayka yabna fatimata sayyidati nisa‘i al\`alamina*\ Peace be on you, O son of Fatima, the doyenne of the women of the world! 13. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ ٱللَّهِ\ *alssalamu \`alayka ya aba \`abdillahi*\ Peace be on you, O Abu-\`Abdullah! 14. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يا خِيَرَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ خِيَرَتِهِ\ *alssalamu \`alayka ya khiyarata allahi wabna khiyaratihi*\ Peace be on you, O select of Allah and the son of His select ones! 15. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يا ثَارَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبْنَ ثَارِهِ\ *alssalamu \`alayka ya thara allahi wabna tharihi*\ Peace be on you, O revenge of Allah and the son of His revenge! 16. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْوِتْرُ ٱلْمَوْتُورُ\ *alssalamu \`alayka ayyuha alwitru almawturu*\ Peace be on you, O unique (in suffering tribulations) and the oppressed! 17. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلإِمَامُ ٱلْهَادِي ٱلزَّكِيُّ\ *alssalamu \`alayka ayyuha al-imamu alhadi alzzakiyyu*\ Peace be on you, O guide, pure leader! 18. وَعَلىٰ أَرْوَاحٍ حَلَّتْ بِفِنَائِكَ وَأَقَامَتْ فِي جِوَارِكَ\ *wa \`ala arwahin hallat bifina'ika wa aqamat fi jiwarika*\ and on the souls of those who presented themselves in your camp, resided in your vicinity, 19. وَوَفَدَتْ مَعَ زُوَّارِكَ\ *wa wafadat ma\`a zuwwarika*\ and came with the visitors of you. 20. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ مِنِّي مَا بَقيتُ وَبَقِيَ ٱللَّيْلُ وَٱلنَّهَارُ\ *alssalamu \`alayka minni ma baqitu wa baqiya allaylu walnnaharu*\ (Incessant) peace be upon you, from me, as long as I am alive and as long as there are day and night. 21. فَلَقَدْ عَظُمَتْ بِكَ ٱلرَّزِيَّةُ\ *falaqad \`azumat bika alrraziyyatu*\ Indeed, astounding has been the calamity for us 22. وَجَلَّ ٱلْمُصَابُ فِي ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ\ *wa jalla almusabu fi almu'minina walmuslimina*\ and unbearable has been the adversity for the believers, Muslims, 23. وَفِي أَهْلِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ أَجْمَعِينَ\ *wa fi ahli alssamawati ajma\`ina*\ for all the inhabitants of the heavens, 24. وَفِي سُكَّانِ ٱلأَرَضِينَ\ *wa fi sukkani al-aradina*\ and for the inhabitants of the layers of the earth. 25. فَإِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ\ *fa'inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji\`una*\ So, we are Allah’s and indeed, to Him we return. 26. وَصَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ وَتَحِيَّاتُهُ عَلَيْكَ\ *wa salawatu allahi wa barakatuhu wa tahiyyatuhu \`alayka*\ And Allah’s peace, blessings, and benedictions be upon you, 27. وَعَلَىٰ آبَائِكَ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ ٱلطَّيِّبِينَ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبِينَ\ *wa \`ala aba'ika alttahirina alttayyibina almuntajabina*\ upon your forefathers; the pure, the pious, and the elite, 28. وَعَلىٰ ذَرَارِيهِمُ ٱلْهُدَاةِ ٱلْمَهْدِيِّينَ\ *wa \`ala dhararihimu alhudati almahdiyyina*\ and upon their offspring; the guides and well-guided. 29. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلايَ وَعَلَيْهِمْ\ *alssalamu \`alayka ya mawlaya wa \`alayhim*\ Peace be upon you O my master, upon them, 30. وَعَلَىٰ رُوحِكَ وَعَلَىٰ أَرْوَاحِهِمْ\ *wa \`ala ruhika wa \`ala arwahihim*\ upon your soul, upon their souls, 31. وَعَلَىٰ تُرْبَتِكَ وَعَلَىٰ تُرْبَتِهِمْ\ *wa \`ala turbatika wa \`ala turbatihim*\ upon the soil in which you are buried, and upon the soil in which they are buried. 32. اَللَّهُمَّ لَقِّهِمْ رَحْمَةً وَرِضْوَاناً\ *allahumma laqqihim rahmatan wa ridwanan*\ O Allah, (please do) shed over them mercy, pleasure (of You), 33. وَرَوْحاً وَرَيْحَاناً\ *wa rawhan wa rayhanan*\ happiness, and bounty. 34. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ ٱللَّهِ\ *alssalamu \`alayka ya mawlaya ya aba \`abdillahi*\ Peace be upon you, my master Abu-\`Abdullah; 35. يَا بْنَ خَاتَمِ ٱلنَّبِيِّينَ\ *yabna khatami alnnabiyyina*\ O Son of the Seal of the Prophets, 36. وَيَا بْنَ سَيِّدِ ٱلْوَصِيِّينَ\ *wa yabna sayyidi alwasiyyina*\ son of the Chief of the Prophets’ successors, 37. وَيَا بْنَ سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ ٱلْعَالَمينَ\ *wa yabna sayyidati nisa'i al\`alamina*\ and son of the doyenne of the women of the world. 38. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا شَهِيدُ يَا بْنَ ٱلشَّهِيدِ\ *alssalamu \`alayka ya shahidu yabna alshshahidi*\ Peace be upon you, O martyr, son of the martyr, 39. يَا أَخَا ٱلشَّهيدِ يَا أَبَا ٱلشُّهَدَاءِ\ *ya akha alshshahidi ya aba alshshuhada'i*\ brother of the martyr, and father of the martyrs. 40. اَللَّهُمَّ بَلِّغْهُ عَنِّي فِي هٰذِهِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ\ *allahumma ballighhu \`anni fi hadhihi alssa\`ati*\ O Allah, (please do) convey to him on behalf of me at this hour, 41. وَفِي هٰذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ\ *wa fi hadha alyawmi*\ on this day, 42. وَفِي هٰذَا ٱلْوَقْتِ\ *wa fi hadha alwaqti*\ at this moment, 43. وَفِي كُلِّ وَقْتٍ\ *wa fi kulli waqtin*\ and at all time 44. تَحِيَّةً كَثيرَةً وَسَلاماً\ *tahiyyatan kathiratan wa salaman*\ abundant greetings and salutations. 45. سَلاَمُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ\ *salamu allahi \`alayka wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu*\ Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you, 46. يَا بْنَ سَيِّدِ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ\ *yabna sayyidi al\`alamina*\ O son of the master of the nations, 47. وَعَلَىٰ ٱلْمُسْتَشْهَدِينَ مَعَكَ سَلاَماً مُتَّصِلاً\ *wa \`ala almustash-hadina ma\`aka salaman muttasilan*\ and upon those whom were martyred with you by such incessant greetings 48. مَا ٱتَّصَلَ ٱللَّيْلُ وَٱلنَّهارُ\ *ma ittasala allaylu walnnaharu*\ that endure as long as there are day and night. 49. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ٱلشَّهِيدِ\ *alssalamu \`ala alhusayni bni \`aliyyin alshshahidi*\ Peace be upon al-Husayn, the son of Ali, the martyr. 50. السَّلامُ عَلَىٰ عَلِيِّ بْنِ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ ٱلشَّهِيدِ\ *alssalamu \`ala \`aliyyi bni alhusayni alshshahidi*\ Peace be upon Ali, the son of al-Husayn, the martyr. 51. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ أَمِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٱلشَّهِيدِ\ *alssalamu \`ala al\`abbasi bni amiri almu'minina alshshahidi*\ Peace be upon al-Abbas, the son of the Commander of the Believers, the martyr. 52. السَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلشُّهَداءِ مِنْ وُلْدِ أَمِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ\ *alssalamu \`ala alshshuhada'i min wuldi amiri almu'minina*\ Peace be upon the martyrs from among the descendants of the Commander of the Believers. 53. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلشُّهَداءِ مِنْ وُلْدِ ٱلْحَسَنِ\ *alssalamu \`ala alshshuhada'i min wuldi alhasani*\ Peace be upon the martyrs from among the descendants of al-Hasan. 54. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ ٱلشُّهَداءِ مِنْ وُلْدِ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ\ *alssalamu \`ala alshshuhada'i min wuldi alhusayni*\ Peace be upon the martyrs from among the descendants of al-Husayn. 55. السَّلامُ عَلَىٰ ٱلشُّهَداءِ مِنْ وُلْدِ جَعْفَرٍ وَعَقِيلٍ\ *alssalamu \`ala alshshuhada'i min wuldi ja\`farin wa \`aqilin*\ Peace be upon the martyrs from among the descendants of Ja'far and \`Aqil. 56. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ مُسْتَشْهَدٍ مَعَهُمْ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ\ *alssalamu \`ala kulli mustash-hadin ma\`ahum min almu'minina*\ Peace be upon all the believers whom were martyred with them. 57. اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ\ *allahumma salli \`ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin*\ O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad 58. وَبَلِّغْهُمْ عَنِّي تَحِيَّةً كَثِيرَةً وَسَلاَماً\ *wa ballighhum \`anni tahiyyatan kathiratan wa salaman*\ and convey to them abundant greetings and salutations on behalf of me. 59. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يا رَسُولَ ٱللَّهِ\ *alssalamu \`alayka ya rasula allahi*\ Peace be upon you, O Allah’s Messenger! 60. أَحْسَنَ ٱللَّهُ لَكَ ٱلْعَزَاءَ فِي وَلَدِكَ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ\ *ahsana allahu laka al\`aza'a fi waladika alhusayni*\ May Allah confer upon you excellent consolation concerning the (tragedy) of al-Husayn, your son. 61. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكِ يَا فَاطِمَةُ\ *alssalamu \`alayki ya fatimatu*\ Peace be upon you, O Fatima! 62. أَحْسَنَ ٱللَّهُ لَكِ ٱلْعَزَاءَ فِي وَلَدِكِ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ\ *ahsana allahu laki al\`aza'a fi waladiki alhusayni*\ May Allah confer upon you excellent consolation concerning the (tragedy) of al-Husayn, your son. 63. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ\ *alssalamu \`alayka ya amira almu'minina*\ Peace be upon you, O Commander of the Believers! 64. أَحْسَنَ ٱللَّهُ لَكَ ٱلْعَزَاءَ فِي وَلَدِكَ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ\ *ahsana allahu laka al\`aza'a fi waladika alhusayni*\ May Allah confer upon you excellent consolation concerning the (tragedy) of al-Husayn, your son. 65. اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ ٱلْحَسَنُ\ *alssalamu \`alayka ya aba muhammadin alhasanu*\ Peace be upon you, Abu-Muhammad al-Hasan! 66. أَحْسَنَ ٱللَّهُ لَكَ ٱلْعَزَاءَ فِي أَخِيكَ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ\ *ahsana allahu laka al\`aza'a fi akhika alhusayni*\ May Allah confer upon you excellent consolation concerning the (tragedy) of al-Husayn, your son. 67. يَا مَوْلاَيَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ ٱللَّهِ\ *ya mawlaya ya aba \`abdillahi*\ O my master, Abu-\`Abdullah! 68. أَنَا َضَيْفُ ٱللَّهِ َوضَيْفُكَ\ *ana dayfu allahi wa dayfuka*\ I am now Allah’s and your guest 69. وَجَارُ ٱللَّهِ وَجَارُكَ\ *wa jaru allahi wa jaruka*\ and Allah’s and your neighbor! 70. وَلِكُلِّ ضَيْفٍ وَجَارٍ قِرَىً\ *wa likulli dayfin wa jarin qiran*\ Each guest and neighbor must receive hospitality! 71. وَقِرَايَ فِي هٰذَا ٱلْوَقْتِ\ *wa qiraya fi hadha alwaqti*\ My hospitality at this time 72. أَنْ تَسْأَلَ ٱللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ\ *an tas'ala allaha subhanahu wa ta\`ala*\ is that you may beseech Almighty Allah 73. أَنْ يَرْزُقَنِي فَكَاكَ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ\ *an yarzuqani fakaka raqabati min alnnari*\ to release me from Hellfire. 74. إِنَّهُ سَمِيعُ ٱلدُّعَاءِ قَرِيبٌ مُجِيبٌ\ *innahu sami\`u alddu\`a'i qaribun mujibun*\ Indeed, He is Hearer of prayers, Nigh, and Responsive. ## Related - [Ziyarat al-Nahiya 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