Instructions
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمْنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
Kwa jina la Mwenyezi Mungu, Mwingi wa rehema, Mwenye kurehemu.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلَّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ
Allāhumma ṣalla ʿalā muḥammadin sayyidi al-mursalīna
O Allah, (please) send blessings to Muhammad, the master of the messengers (of Allah),
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, mshushie rehema Muhammad, bwana wa wajumbe (wa Mwenyezi Mungu),
وَ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّيْنَ
Wa khātami an-nabiyyīna
the seal of the Prophets,
muhuri wa Manabii,
وَ حُجَّةٍ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ
Wa ḥujjatin rabbi al-ʿālamīna
and the Argument of the Lord of the worlds,
na hoja ya Mola wa walimwengu,
الْمُتْتَجَبِ فِي الْمِيْثَاقِ
Al-muttajabi fī al-mīthāqi
who had been elected [for Prophethood] since the Covenant,
aliyechaguliwa [kwa Utume] tangu Agano,
الْمُصْطَفى فِي الظَّلَالِ
Al-muṣṭafā fī aẓ-ẓalāli
and chosen since the World of Shadows,
na kuteuliwa tangu Ulimwengu wa Vivuli,
الْمُطَهَّرِ مِنْ كُلِّ أفَةِ
Al-muṭahhari min kulli ʾfati
and who is purified from all defects,
na aliye takaswa kutokana na kila dosari,
الْبَرِيءِ مِنْ كُلّ عَيْبٍ
Al-barīʾi min kull ʿaybin
and freed from all deficiencies,
na kuwekwa huru kutokana na kila upungufu,
الْمُؤَمَّل لِلنَّجَاةِ
Al-muʾammal lilnnajāti
and who is hoped for salvation,
na ambaye anatumainiwa kwa ajili ya wokovu,
الْمُرْتَجِى لِلشَّفَاعَةِ
Al-murtajiā lilsshafāʿati
and expected for intercession,
na anayetarajiwa kwa ajili ya uombezi,
الْمُفَوَّض اِلَيْهِ دِيْنُ اللهِ
Al-mufawwaḍ al-yhi dīnu Allāhi
and to whom the religion of Allah is delegated.
na ambaye dini ya Mwenyezi Mungu imekabidhiwa kwake.
اَللّهُمَّ شَرِّفْ بُنْيَانَهُ
Allāhumma sharrif bunyānahu
O Allah, (please) confer honor upon his structure,
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, mtukuze muundo wake,
وَ عَظِّمْ بُرْهَانَهُ
Wa ʿaẓẓim burhānahu
ennoble his authority,
ishereheshe mamlaka yake,
وَ اَفْلِجْ حُجَّتَهُ
Wa aflij ḥujjatahu
make successful his cogency,
fanikisha hoja yake,
وَ ازفع دَرَجَتَهُ
Wa azfʿ darajatahu
lift up his rank,
nyanyua daraja yake,
وَ اَضِئ نُوْرَهُ
Wa aḍiʾ nūrahu
light up his illumination,
angaza nuru yake,
وَ بَيِّضْ وَجْهَهُ
Wa bayyiḍ wajhahu
make his face glow with whiteness,
fanya uso wake uwe mweupe (wenye nuru),
وَ اَعْطِهِ الْفَضْلَ وَ الْفَضِيْلَةَ
Wa aʿṭihi al-faḍla wa al-faḍīlata
grant him merit, virtue,
mpe ubora na fadhila,
وَ الْمَنْزِلَةَ وَ الْوَسِيْلَةَ
Wa al-manzilata wa al-wasīlata
[supreme] position, [right of] mediation,
cheo cha juu na haki ya uombezi,
وَ الدَّرَجَةَ الرَّفِيْعَةَ
Wa ad-darajata ar-rafīʿata
and sublime rank,
na daraja tukufu,
وَ ابْعَثْهُ مَقَامًا مَحْمُوْدًا
Wa abʿathhu maqāman maḥmūdan
and send him a praiseworthy status
na mfikishe katika daraja ya kusifiwa,
يَغْبِطُهُ بِهِ الْاَوَّلُوْنَ وَ الْأَخِرُوْنَ
Yaghbiṭuhu bihi al-āwalūna wa al-ʾakhirūna
which the past and last generations will wish to have.
ambayo vizazi vya kale na vya mwisho vitatamani kuwa nayo.
وَ صَلَّ عَلَى آَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
Wa ṣalla ʿalā āmīri al-muʾminīna
And send blessings to 'Ali, the Commander of the Believers,
Na mshushie rehema 'Ali, Amiri wa Waumini,
وَ وَارِثِ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ
Wa wārithi al-mursalīna
the inheritor of the Messengers,
mrithi wa Wajumbe,
وَ قَائِدِ الْغُرِّ الْمُحَجَّلِيْنَ
Wa qāʾidi al-ghurri al-muḥajjalīna
the leader of the white-forehead groups,
kiongozi wa wenye nyuso na viungo vyenye nuru,
وَ سَيِّدِ الْوَصِيِّيْنَ
Wa sayyidi al-waṣiyyīna
the chief of the Prophets' Successors,
bwana wa Mawasii (Wateule),
وَ حُجَّةٍ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ
Wa ḥujjatin rabbi al-ʿālamīna
and the argument of the Lord of the worlds.
na hoja ya Mola wa walimwengu.
