Salawat Upon Imam al-Kazim ('a)

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مروي عن الأئمة المعصومين عليهم السلام في كتب الأدعية والزيارات المعتبرة.
Virtues, description, and recitation method of SALAWAT UPON IMAM AL KAZIM (A) as recorded in Shia traditions.
اَللّهُمَّ صَلَّ عَلَى مُحَمَدٍ وَ اَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ
O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad and his
وَ صَلِّ عَلَى مُؤْسَى بْنِ جَغْفَرٍ
Household and send blessings upon Müsà the son of Ja'far,
وَصِيِّ الْاَبْرَارِ
the successor of the righteous ones, the leader of the
وَ اِمَامِ الْاَخْيَارِ
وَ عَيْبَةِ الْانْوَارِ
وَ وَارِثِ السَّكِيْنَةِ وَ الْوَقَارِ
excellent ones, the case of illuminations, and the inheritor of
وَ الْحِكَمِ وَ الْأَثَارِ
tranquility, solemnity, wisdoms, and traditions, who used to
الَّذِيْ كَانَ يُخِيِي اللَّيْلَ بِالسَّهَرِ إِلَى السَّحَرِ
spend nights sleeplessly up to the early dawn with
بِمُوَاصَلَةِ الْاِسْتِغْفَارِ
continuous implorations for forgiveness. He was inseparable
حَلِيْفِ السَّجْدَةِ الطَّوِيْلَةِ
associate of lengthy prostrations, heavy tears, very much
وَ الدُّمُوْعِ الْغَزِيْرَةِ
وَ الْمُنَاجَاةِ الْكَثِيْرَةِ
وَ الضَّرَاعَاتِ الْمُتَّصِلَةِ
confidential talks, and incessant implorations. He was the
وَ مَقَرِّ النُّهِى وَ العَدْلِ
وَ الْخَيْرِ وَ الْفَضْلِ
center of understanding, justice, goodness, virtue, generosity,
وَ النَّدْى وَ الْبَذْل
وَ مَألَفِ الْبَلَوْى وَ الصَّبْرِ
and liberality. He was also accustomed to ordeals and
وَ الْمُضْطَهَدِ بِالظُلْمِ
وَ المَقْبُوْرِ بِالْجَوْرِ
endurance and he was persecuted wrongfully, entombed
وَ الْمُعَذَّبِ فِيْ قَعْرِ السُّجُوْنِ
unjustly, and tortured in the bottom of jails and darkness of
وَ ظُلَمِ الْمَطَامِيْرِ
ذِي السَّاقِ الْمَرْضُوْضِ بِحَلَقِ الْقُيُوْدِ
cells. He is the one whose leg was bruised by the rings of
وَ الْجَنَازَةِ الْمُنَادِى عَلَيْهَا بِذُلَّ الْاِسْتِخْفَافِ
chains and whose funeral was called with calls of humility of
وَ الْوَارِدِ عَلْى جَدِّهِ الْمُصْطَفِى وَ آَبِيْهِ الْمُرْتَضْى
belittling. He is the one who joined his grandfather the
وَ أُمَّهِ سَيِّدَةٍ النِّسَآءِ
Chosen Prophet, his father the Well-pleased leader, and his
بِازْثِ مَغْصُوْبٍ
mother the doyenne of women with usurped inheritance,
وَ وَلَاءِ مَسْلُوْبٍ
robbed loyalty, overpowered state, unavenged blood, and
وَ اَمْرٍ مَغْلَوْبٍ
وَ دَمِ مَظلُوْبٍ
وَ سَمِّ مَشرُوْبٍ
اَللَّهُمَّ وَ كَمَا صَبَرَ عَلْى غَلِيْظِ الْمِحَنِ
poisoned drink. O Allah, just as he suffered hard-hitting
وَ تَجَرَّعَ غُصَصَ الْكُرَبِ
ordeals tolerantly, swallowed chokes of agonies, surrendered
وَ اسْتَسْلَمَ لِرِضَاكَ
to Your pleasure, obeyed You sincerely, adopted reverence
وَ اَخْلَصَ الطَّاعَةَ لَكَ
for You, adapted himself with submission to You, stood
وَ مَحَضَ الْخُشُوْعَ
against heresies and their bearers, and did not care for the
وَ اسْتَشعَرَ الْخُضُوْعَ
وَ عَادَى الْبِدْعَةَ وَ اَهْلَهَا
وَ لَمْ يَلْحَقْهُ فِيْ شَيْءٍ مِنْ اَوَامِرِكَ وَ نَوَاهِيْكَ لَوْمَةُ لَائِمِ
blame of any blamer in the course of following Your orders
صَلَّ عَلَيْهِ صَلَاةً نَامِيَةً
and refraining from Your prohibitions; so, (please) bless him
مُنِيْفَةً زَاكِيَةً
withever-increasing, towering, and purifying blessings due to
تُوْجِبُ لَهُ بِهَا شَفَاعَةً أُمَمِ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ
which You endue him with the intercession of nations from
وَ قْرُوْنٍ مِنْ بَرَايَاكَ
Your creatures and centuries of Your beings. And convey to
وَ بَلِّغْهُ عَنَّا تَحِيَّةً وَ سَلَامًا
وَ أَتِنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ فِيْ مُوَالَاتِهِ فَضْلَا وَ إِخْسَانًا
him greetings and salutation from us, give us from You on
وَ مَعْفِرَةْ وَ رِضْوَانًا
account of our loyalty to him favors, bounty, forgiveness, and
اِنَّكَ ذُوْ الْفَضْلِ الْعَمِيْهِ
pleasure. Verily, You are the Lord of prevalent favor and great
وَ التَّجَاوزِ الْعَظِيمِ
بِرَحمَتِكَ يَآ اَزحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.
exoneration, in the name of Your mercy; O most merciful of all those who show mercy.