Instructions
SALAWAT UPON IMAM 'ALI IBN MUSA
SALAWAT UPON IMAM 'ALI IBN MUSA
SALAWA KWA IMAM 'ALI IBN MUSA
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَى
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā ʿaliyyi bni mūsā
O Allah, (please) send blessings upon 'Ali the son of Musa
Ee Allah, mswalie 'Ali mwana wa Musa
الَّذِي ارْتَضَيْتَهُ وَ رَضَّيْتَ بِهِ مَنْ شِئْتَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ
Adh-dhī artaḍaytahu wa raḍḍayta bihi man shiʾta min khalqika
whom You have accepted and through whom You have satisfied whomever of Your creatures that You wish.
ambaye Umemridhia na kwa kupitia kwake Umemridhisha yeyote Umtakaye miongoni mwa viumbe Vyako.
اَللَّهُمَّ وَ كَمَا جَعَلْتَهُ حُجَّةً عَلَى خَلْقِكَ
Allāhumma wa kamā jaʿaltahu ḥujjatan ʿalā khalqika
O Allah, as You have made him act as argument against Your creatures,
Ee Allah, na kama Ulivyomfanya kuwa hoja dhidi ya viumbe Vyako,
وَ قَائِمًا بِأَمْرِكَ
Wa qāʾiman biʾamrika
undertake the mission by Your command,
mwenye kusimamia amri Yako,
وَ نَاصِرًا لِدِينِكَ
Wa nāṣiran lidīnika
support Your religion,
mwenye kunusuru dini Yako,
وَ شَاهِدًا عَلَى عِبَادِكَ
Wa shāhidan ʿalā ʿibādika
witness against Your servants,
na shahidi dhidi ya waja Wako,
وَ كَمَا نَصَحَ لَهُمْ فِي السِّرِّ وَ الْعَلَانِيَةِ
Wa kamā naṣaḥa lahum fī as-sirri wa al-ʿalāniyati
and as he acted sincerely towards them in secret and in open
na kama alivyowapa nasaha kwa siri na dhahiri
وَ دَعَا إِلَى سَبِيلِكَ
Wa daʿā ʾilā sabīlika
and called to Your way
na kulingania kwenye njia Yako
بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَ الْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ
Biālḥikmati wa al-mawʿiẓati al-ḥasanati
with wisdom and excellent exhortation,
kwa hekima na mawaidha mema,
فَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ
Faṣalli ʿalayhi
so also (please) bless him
basi pia mswalie,
أَفْضَلَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ
ʾafḍala mā ṣallayta ʿalā ʾaḥadin
with the most favorite blessings that You have ever bestowed upon any
kwa bora zaidi ya ulivyomswalia yeyote
مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِكَ وَ خِيَرَتِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ
Min ʾawliyāʾika wa khiyaratika min khalqika
of Your intimate servants and Your choice ones over Your creatures.
miongoni mwa mawalii Wako na wateule Wako miongoni mwa viumbe Vyako.
إِنَّكَ جَوادٌ كَرِيمٌ
ʾinnaka jawādun karīmun
Verily, You are All-magnanimous, All-generous.
Hakika Wewe ni Mpaji, Karimu sana.
