اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا الْفَضْلِ الْعَبَّاسَ بْنَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ
Peace be on you, O Abul Fazl, Al-Abbas, son of the commander of the faithful. Peace be on you, O the son of the
يَا ابْنَ سَيِّدِ الْوَصِيِّينَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ أَوَّلِ الْقَوْمِ إِسْلَاماوَ أَقْدَمِهِمْ
leader of the vicegerent. Peace be on you, the son of the first to believe in Islam and foremost in faith, and the
إِيمَاناً وَ أَقْوَمِهِمْ بِدِينِ اللَّهِ وَ أَحْوَطِهِمْ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ أَشْهَدُ لَقَدْ نَصَحْتَ
most firm in the religion of Allah an the greatest protector of Islam. I bear witness that certainly you adviced
لِلَّهِ وَ لِرَسُولِهِ وَ لِأَخِيكَ فَنِعْمَ الْأَخُ الْمُوَاسِي فَلَعَنَ اللَّهُ أُمَّةً قَتَلَتْكَ وَ لَعَنَ
sincerely in the wayofAllahand His Apostle and your brother. You werethe bestbrotherin beneficence. Then may
اللَّهُ أُمَّةً ظَلَمَتْكَ وَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ أُمَّةً اسْتَحَلَّتْ مِنْكَ الْمَحَارِمَ وَ انْتَهَكَتْ فِيكَ
Allah curse the people who killed you and may Allah curse the people who oppressed you. And may Allah curse
حُرْمَةَ الْإِسْلَامِ فَنِعْمَ الصَّابِرُ الْمُجَاهِدُ الْمُحَامِي النَّاصِرُ وَ الْأَخُ الدَّافِعُ
the people who considered the prohibited concerning you as lawful thus violating the sanctity of Islam. Then you
عَنْ أَخِيهِ الْمُجِيبُ إِلَى طَاعَةِ رَبِّهِ الرَّاغِبُ فِيمَا زَهِدَ فِيهِ غَيْرُهُ مِنَ
even the best patient, fighter, aid, helper and the defending brother for his brother and the responder to the
الثَّوَابِ الْجَزِيلِ وَ الثَّنَاءِ الْجَمِيلِ فَأَلْحَقَكَ اللَّهُ بِدَرَجَةِ آبَائِكَ فِي دَارِ
obedience of his Lord and desirous towards what others abstain from the abundant rewards and desirous towards
جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي تَعَرَّضْتُ لِزِيَارَةِ أَوْلِيَائِكَ رَغْبَةً فِي ثَوَابِكَ وَ
what others abstain from the abundant rewards and beautiful praises and may Allah enjoin you with the grade of
رَجَاءً لِمَغْفِرَتِكَ وَ جَزِيلِ إِحْسَانِكَ فَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ
your forefathers in the Gardens of bliss. O Allah! I have presented myself for the visitation of your representative,
آلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ رِزْقِي بِهِمْ دَارّاً وَ عَيْشِي بِهِمْ قَارّاً وَ زِيَارَتِي
yearning for Your reward and hoping for You forgiveness and the abundance of your favours. Then I beseech You
بِهِمْ مَقْبُولَةً وَ حَيَاتِي بِهِمْ طَيِّبَةً وَ أَدْرِجْنِي إِدْرَاجَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ
that You bless Mohammad and his infallible progeny and for their sake augment my sustenance and settle my life
وَ اجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ يَنْقَلِبُ مِنْ زِيَارَةِ مَشَاهِدِ أَحِبَّائِكَ مُنْجِحاً قَدِ
and accept my visitation and enrich my life and enlistme among the honoured ones and include me among those
اسْتَوْجَبَ غُفْرَانَ الذُّنُوبِ وَ سَتْرَ الْعُيُوبِ وَ كَشْفَ الْكُرُوبِ إِنَّكَ أَهْلُ
who turn back firm the visitation of the graves your beloved ones, successful, salvaged, deserving of forgiveness
التَّقْوى وَ أَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَة And secrecy of defects and removal of difficulties. Surely You are the possessor of piety and forgiveness.
