Instructions
SALAWAT UPON IMAM MUHAMMAD IBN 'ALI
Salawat Upon Imam Muhammad ibn 'Ali ('a)
Swala kwa Imam Muhammad ibn 'Ali ('a)
اَللّهُمَّ صَلَّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيَّ
Allāhumma ṣalla ʿalā muḥammadi bni ʿaliyya
O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad the son of Ali
Ee Allah, mteremshie rehema Muhammad mwana wa Ali
بَاقِرِ الْعِلَمِ وَ اِمَامِ الْهُذْى
Bāqiri al-ʿilami wa imāmi al-hudhā
the splitter of knowledge, the leader to true guidance,
mpasua elimu, kiongozi wa uwongofu wa kweli,
وَ قَائِدِ اَهْلِ التَّقْوْى
Wa qāʾidi ahli at-taqwā
the chief of the people of piety,
kiongozi wa watu wenye ucha-Mungu,
وَ الْمُنْتَجَبِ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ
Wa al-muntajabi min ʿibādika
and the superbly selected from among Your servants.
na mteule bora miongoni mwa waja Wako.
اللَّهُمَّ وَ كَمَا جَعَلْتَهُ عَلَمَا لِعِبَادِكَ
Allāhumma wa kamā jaʿaltahu ʿalamā liʿibādika
O Allah, as You have made him sign for Your servants,
Ee Allah, kama ulivyomfanya kuwa alama kwa waja Wako,
وَ مَنَارًا لِبِلادِكَ
Wa manāran libilādika
lantern in Your lands,
taa katika nchi Zako,
وَ مُسْتَوْدَعًا لِحِكْمَتِكَ
Wa mustawdaʿan liḥikmatika
depot of Your wisdom,
hifadhi ya hekima Yako,
وَ مُتَرْجِمًا لِوَحْيِكَ
Wa mutarjiman liwaḥyika
and interpreter of Your revelations,
na mfasiri wa wahyi Wako,
وَ اَمَرْتَ بِطَاعَتِهِ
Wa amarta biṭāʿatihi
and You ordered (us) to obey him,
na Ukatuamrisha kumtii yeye,
وَ حَذَّرْتَ مِنْ مَعْصِيَتِهِ
Wa ḥaddharta min maʿṣiyatihi
warned (us) against disobeying him;
na Ukatuonya dhidi ya kumuasi yeye;
فَصَلَّ عَلَيْهِ يَا رَبَّ
Faṣalla ʿalayhi yā rabba
so also (please), O Lord, send blessings upon him
basi pia (tafadhali), Ee Mola, mteremshie rehema,
اَفْضَلَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى آَحَدٍ
Afḍala mā ṣallayta ʿalā āḥadin
with the most excellent blessings that You have ever sent upon any
kwa rehema bora kabisa ambazo Umewahi kumteremshia yeyote
مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ اَنْبِيَآئِكَ وَ أَضفِيَآئِكَ
Min dhurriyyati anbiyaʾāʾika wa ʾaḍfiyaʾāʾika
of the offspring of Your Prophets, Elite Ones,
katika kizazi cha Mitume Wako, Wateule Wako,
وَ رُسُلِكَ وَ أُمَنَآئِكَ
Wa rusulika wa ʾumanaʾāʾika
Messengers, and trustees.
Mitume, na waaminifu Wako.
يَا رَبَّ العَالمِيْنَ.
Yā rabba al-ʿālmīna.
O Lord of the worlds!
Ee Mola wa walimwengu!
