Ziyarat Ameenullah


Ziyarat Ameenullah is highly esteemed as is cited in all books of Ziyarat. In the words of `Allamah al-Majlisi, this form is the best in text and chain of authority. It is recommended to say it at all of the holy shrines. It is narrated on the authority of Jabir (ibn `Abdullah al-Ansari) on the authority of Imam al-Baqir (‘a) that Imam Zayn al-Abidin (‘a), once, visited the holy tomb of Imam `Ali (‘a). He stood at the tomb, wept, and pronounced the following words:

English Transliteration Arabic
In the name of Allah,
The Beneficent, The Merciful
Bismillahir rahmanir rahim بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Peace be on you, O trusted guardian, appointed by Allah, to administer His earth, assalaamu a’layka yaa ameenaallah fi arzehi اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ ياأمينَ اللَّهِ فى اَرْضِهِ
and to convince the mankind to accept His plan. Va hojatehi ala ebadeh وَحُجَّتَهُ عَلى عِبادِهِ
Peace be on you, O Ameer ul Moomineen; assalaamu a’layka yaa ameeral moomineen اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ يا اَميرَالْمُؤْمِنينَ
I testify that you made utmost efforts, as it should be, in the cause of Allah, ash-hadu annaka jaahadta fillaahi h’aqqa jihaadihi اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ جاهَدْتَ فِى اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهادِهِ
acted upon His Book, wa a’milta bikitaabihi وَعَمِلْتَ بِكِتابِهِ
followed the way of life of His Prophet, (blessings of Allah be on him and on his children ) , wattabaa’-ta sunana nabiyyihi s’allallaahu a’layhi wa aalihi وَاتَّبَعْتَ سُنَنَ نَبِيِّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
to the last moment of your life, until Allah invited you to come unto Him, and used His discretion to take you away, h’atta da-a’akallahu ilaa jiwaarihi faqabaz”aka ilayhi bi-ikhtiyaarihi حَتّى دَعاكَ اللَّهُ اِلى جِوارِهِ فَقَبَضَكَ اِلَيْهِ بِاخْتِيارِهِ
and sealed your enemies’ doom with the allegation that the arguments had been made known to one and all through you. wa alzama aa’-daaa-ikal h’ujjata ma-a’ maalaka minal h’ujijal baalighati a’laa jamee-i’ khalqihi وَاَ لْزَمَ اَعْدائَكَ الْحُجَّةَ مَعَ مالَكَ مِنَ الْحُجَجِ الْبالِغَةِ عَلى جَميعِ خَلْقِهِ
O Allah let me be happy and satisfied with that which Thou considers good for me, let me agree with that which Thou decides for me, let me passionately remember Thee, and invoke Thee, allaahumma faj-a’l nafsee mutma-innatan biqadarika raaz”lyatan biqaz”aaa-ika moule atan bizekrika va doaek اَللّهُمَّ فَاجْعَلْ نَفْسى مُطْمَئِنَّةً بِقَدَرِكَ راضِيَةً بِقَضاَّئِكَ مُولَعَةً بِذِكْرِكَ وَدُعاَّئِكَ
let me be in love with Thy pure and sincere friends, let me be well-liked and respected on the earth, and in the heavens, muh’ibbatan lis’afwati awliyaaa-ika mah’boobatan fee arz”ika wa samaaa-ika مُحِبَّةً لِصَفْوَةِ اَوْلِياَّئِكَ مَحْبُوبَةً فى اَرْضِكَ وَسَماَّئِكَ
let me be unruffled and well composed in the midst of misfortunes, s’aabiratan a’laa nuzoooli balaaa-ika صابِرَةً عَلى نُزُولِ بَلاَّئِكَ
let me be unruffled and well composed in the midst of misfortunes, s’aabiratan a’laa nuzoooli balaaa-ika شاكِرَةً لِفَواضِلِ نَعْماَّئِكَ
let me be gratefully thankful in prosperity, shakiratan lifawaaz”ili naa’-maaa-ika شاكِرَةً لِفَواضِلِ نَعْماَّئِكَ
let- me ardently desire for the heart warming meeting with Thee; mushtaaqatan ilaa farh’ati liqaaa-ika ذاكِرَةً لِسَوابِغِ آلا ئِكَ
let- me ardently desire for the heart warming meeting with Thee; mushtaaqatan ilaa farh’ati liqaaa-ika مُشْتاقَةً اِلى فَرْحَةِ لِقاَّئِكَ
well-equipped with piety to gain my end on the Day of Requital, mutazawwidatat taqwaa liyawmi jazaaa-ika مُتَزَوِّدَةً التَّقْوى لِيَوْمِ جَزاَّئِكَ
let me follow into the footsteps of Thy representatives, mustannatan bisunani awliyaaa-ika مُسْتَنَّةً بِسُنَنِ اَوْلِياَّئِكَ
let me disassociate myself from the mannerism of Thy enemies, mufaariqatan li-akhlaaqi aa’-daaa-ika مُفارِقَةً لاَِخْلاقِ اَعْدائِكَ
let me pass my time, in this world, by praising and glorifying Thee. mashghoolatan a’nid dunyaa bih’amdika wa thanaaa-ika مَشْغُولَةً عَنِ الدُّنْيا بِحَمْدِكَ وَثَناَّئِكَ
O Allah, verily, the hearts of those who surrender to Thee, are full of passionate love, allaahummaa innaquloobal mukhbiteena ilayka waalihatun اَللّهُمَّ اِنَّ قُلُوبَ الْمُخْبِتينَ اِلَيْكَ والِهَةٌ
the path of those, who long for Thee, is the straight (true) road, wa subular raaghibeena ilayka shaari-a’tun وَسُبُلَ الرّاغِبينَ اِلَيْكَ شارِعَةٌ
the instructions given by those, who lean on Thee, are distinct and precise, wa aa’-laamal qaas’ideena ilayka waaz”ih;atun وَاَعْلامَ الْقاصِدينَ اِلَيْكَ واضِحَةٌ
the minds of those, who are aware of Thy reality, are filled with awe and reverence, wa af-idatal a’arifeena minka faazi-a’tun وَاَفْئِدَةَ الْعارِفينَ مِنْكَ فازِعَةٌ
the call of those, who invite unto Thee, is loud and clear, wa as’waatad daa-e’ena ilayka s’aa-i’datun وَاَصْواتَ الدّاعينَ اِلَيْكَ صاعِدَةٌ
and the doors of approval are kept open for them; wa abwaabal ijaabati lahum mufattah’atun وَاَبْوابَ الاِْجابَةِ لَهُمْ مُفَتَّحَةٌ
whoso submits his supplication to Thee receives a favourable answer, wa daa’-wata man naajaaka mustajaaabatun وَدَعْوَةَ مَنْ ناجاكَ مُسْتَجابَةٌ
whoso turns repentant unto Thee gets acceptance (amnesty), wa tawbata man naaba ilayka maqboolatun وَتَوْبَةَ مَنْ اَنابَ اِلَيْكَ مَقْبُولَةٌ
whoso bursts into tears in fear of Thy punishment obtains mercy, wa a’brata man bakaa min khawfika marh’oomatun وَعَبْرَةَ مَنْ بَكى مِنْ خَوْفِكَ مَرْحُومَةٌ
whoso seeks redress from Thee finds the required assistance at his disposal, wal ighaathata limanis-taghaatha bika mawjoodatun وَالاِْغاثَةَ لِمَنِ اسْتَغاثَ بِكَ مَوْجُودَةٌ
whoso asks for Thy help procures the aid as a gift. wal i-a’anata limanis ta-a’ana bika mabd’oolatun وَالاِْعانَةَ لِمَنِ اسْتَعانَ بِكَ مَبْذُولَةٌ
Thy promise made with Thy servants is fulfilled; wa i’daatika li-i’baadika munjazatun وَعِداتِكَ لِعِبادِكَ مُنْجَزَةٌ
whoso asks for pardon of his errors finds them reduced to nothing, wa zalala manis-taqaalaka muqaalatun وَزَلَلَ مَنِ اسْتَقالَكَ مُقالَةٌ
whoso does everything for Thysake discovers that each and every deed has been preserved. wa aa’-maalal aa’mileena ladayka mah’fooz’atun وَاَعْمالَ الْعامِلينَ لَدَيْكَ مَحْفُوظَةٌ
The means of livelihood available to the created beings come from Thee like a rainfall, wa arzaaqaka ilal khalaaa-iqimin ladunka وَاَرْزاقَكَ اِلَى الْخَلائِقِ مِنْ لَدُنْكَ
and in addition many recurring favours and bounties reach them in regular successions, naazilatun wa a’waaa-idal mazeedi ilayhim waas’ilatun نازِلَةٌ وَعَواَّئِدَ الْمَزيدِ اِلَيْهِمْ واصِلَةٌ
the sins of those, who ask for forgiveness, are overlooked, wa du’unoobal mustaghafireena maghfooratun وَذُنُوبَ الْمُسْتَغْفِرينَ مَغْفُورَةٌ
the wants and needs of all that which has been created by Thee are properly satisfied, wa h’awaaa-ija khalqika i’ndaka maqz”iyyatun وَحَواَّئِجَ خَلْقِكَ عِنْدَكَ مَقْضِيَّةٌ
those who put forward genuine demands get more than they ask for, one after the other, again and again; wajawaaa-izas saa-ileena i’ndaka muwaffaratun wa a’waa-idal mazeedi mutawaatiratun وَجَواَّئِزَ السّآئِلينَ عِنْدَكَ مُوَفَّرَةٌ وَ عَواَّئِدَ الْمَزيدِ مُتَواتِرَةٌ
for the hungry wholesome food is arranged, wa mawaaa-idal mustat’-i’meena mu-a’ddatun وَمَواَّئِدَ الْمُسْتَطْعِمينَ مُعَدَّةٌ
for the thirsty clean water is available in abundance. wa manaahulaz’z’imaa-i mutra-a’tun وَمَناهِلَ الظِّماَّءِ مُتْرَعَةٌ
O Allah give favourable answer to my prayer, acknowledge the praise I sing in worship, let there be peace and harmony between me and my friends, allahumma fas-tajib du-a’aa-ee waqbal thanaa-ee waj-maa’-baynee wa bayna awliyaaa-ee اَللّهُمَّ فَاسْتَجِبْ دُعاَّئى وَاقْبَلْ ثَناَّئى وَاجْمَعْ بَيْنى وَبَيْنَ أَوْلِياَّئى
for the sake of Muhammad, Ali, Fatimah, Hasan and Husayn; bih’aqqi muh’ammadin wa a’liyyin wa faati’mata wal h’asani wal h’usayn بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلِىٍّ وَفاطِمَةَ وَالْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ
verily, Thou art my Benefactor who provides with bounties, innaka waliyyu naa’-maaa-ee اِنَّكَ وَلِىُّ نَعْماَّئى
the aim of my desires, wa muntahaa munaaya وَمُنْتَهى مُناىَ
the ultimate destination of my hopes, wa ghaayatu rajaaa-ee وَغايَةُ رَجائى
in my future life, and during this short life. fee munqalabee wa mathwaaya فى مُنْقَلَبى وَمَثْواىَ
Thou art my God, my Master and my Lord; anta ilaahee wa sayyidee wa mawlaaya اَنْتَ اِلهى وَسَيِّدى وَمَوْلاىَ
welcome my friends, keep our enemies away from us; aghfir li-awliyaaa-inaa wa kuffa a’nnaa aa’-daaa-anaa اِغْفِرْ لاَِوْلِياَّئِنا وَكُفَّ عَنّا اَعْداَّئَنا
to save us from the evil mischief divert their attention, washghalhum a’n ad’aanaa وَاشْغَلْهُمْ عَنْ اَذانا
let the “true Word” come out in the open, supreme and dominant, refute and condemn the “foullie”, rendered contemptible, verily, Thou art able to do all things. wa az’hir kalimatal h’aqq waj-a’lhal u’lyaa wa adh’iz” kalimatal baatil wa ajaalaha s’sifli inna ka alaa kulli shay een kadeer وَاَظْهِرْ كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ وَاجْعَلْهَا الْعُلْيا وَاَدْحِضْ كَلِمَةَ الْباطِلِ وَاجْعَلْهَا السُّفْلى اِنَّكَ عَلى كُل ِّشَى ءٍْ قَديرٌ