Dua-Ahad

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِیمِ اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

اَللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ ٱلنُّورِ ٱلْعَظِیمِ	all¡humma rabba alnn£ri al`a¨¢mi	O Allah the Lord of the Great Light,
وَرَبَّ ٱلْکُرْسِیِّ ٱلرَّفِیعِ	wa rabba alkursiyyi alrraf¢`i	the Lord of the Elevated Throne,
وَرَبَّ ٱلْبَحْرِ ٱلْمَسْجُورِ	wa rabba alba¦ri almasj£ri	the Lord of the swollen ocean,
وَمُنْزِلَ ٱلتَّوْرَاةِ وَٱلإِنْجِیلِ وَٱلزَّبُورِ	wa munzila alttawr¡ti wal-inj¢li wallzzab£ri	the Revealer of the Torah, the Gospel, and the Psalms,
وَرَبَّ ٱلظِّلِّ وَٱلْحَرُورِ	wa rabba al¨¨illi wal¦ar£ri	the Lord of shade and heat,
وَمُنْزِلَ ٱلْقُرْآنِ ٱلْعَظِیمِ	wa munzila alqur'¡ni al`a¨¢mi	the Revealer of the Great Qur'¡n,
وَرَبَّ ٱلْمَلاَئِکَةِ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِینَ	wa rabba almal¡'ikati almuqarrab¢na	and the Lord of the Archangels,
وَٱلانْبِیَاءِ وَٱلْمُرْسَلِینَ	wal-anbiy¡'i walmursal¢na	the Prophets, and the Messengers:
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّی اسْالُکَ بِٱسْمِکَ ٱلْکَرِیـمِ	all¡humma inn¢ as'aluka bismika alkar¢mi	O Allah, I beseech You in Your Noble Name,
وَبِنُورِ وَجْهِکَ ٱلْمُنِیرِ	wa bin£ri wajhika almun¢ri	in the Light of Your Luminous Face
وَمُلْکِکَ ٱلْقَدِیمِ	wa mulkika alqad¢mi	and Your Eternal Kingdom.
یَا حَیُّ یَا قَیُّومُ	y¡ ¦ayyu y¡ qayy£mu	O Ever-living! O Self-Subsistent!
اسْالُکَ بِٱسْمِکَ ٱلَّذِی اشْرَقَتْ بِهِ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ وَٱلارَضُونَ	as'aluka bismika alladh¢ ashraqat bih¢ alssam¡w¡tu wal-ara¤£na	I beseech You in the name of Your Name with which the heavens and the earth have lit up
وَبِٱسْمِکَ ٱلَّذِی یَصْلَحُ بِهِ ٱلاوَّلُونَ وَٱلآخِرُونَ	wa bismika alladh¢ ya¥lu¦u bih¢ al-awwal£na wal-¡khir£na	and in Your Name with which the past and the coming generations have become upright!
یَا حَیّاً قَبْلَ کُلِّ حَیٍّ	y¡ ¦ayyan qabla kulli ¦ayyin	O He Who has been always alive before the existence of all living things!
وَیَا حَیّاً بَعْدَ کُلِّ حَیٍّ	wa y¡ ¦ayyan ba`da kulli ¦ayyin	O He Who shall be alive after the extinction of all living things!
وَیَا حَیّاً حِینَ لا حَیُّ	wa y¡ ¦ayyan ¦¢na l¡ ¦ayyu	O He Who has been always alive even when there was nothing else alive!
یَا مُحْیِیَ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَمُمِیتَ ٱلاحْیَاءِ	y¡ mu¦yiya almawt¡ wa mum¢ta al-a¦y¡'i	O He Who revives the dead ones and causes the living ones to die!
یَا حَیُّ لا إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ	y¡ ¦ayyu l¡ il¡ha ill¡ anta	O Ever-living! There is no god save You.
اَللَّهُمَّ بَلِّغْ مَوْلاَنَا ٱلإِمَامَ ٱلْهَادِیَ ٱلْمَهْدِیَّ ٱلْقَائِمَ بِامْرِکَ	all¡humma balligh mawl¡n¡ al-im¡ma alh¡diya almahdiyya alq¡'ima bi'amrika	O Allah, convey to our master Imam al-Mahd¢, the guide who is to undertake Your orders,
صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَیْهِ وَعَلَىٰ آبَائِهِ ٱلطَّاهِرِینَ	¥alaw¡tu all¡hi `alayhi wa `al¡ ¡b¡'ih¢ al§§¡hir¢na	may Allah’s blessings be upon him and upon his immaculate fathers,
عَنْ جَمِیعِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِینَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ	`an jam¢`i almu'min¢na walmu'min¡ti	on behalf of all of the believing men and women
فِی مَشَارِقِ ٱلارْضِ وَمَغَارِبِهَا	f¢ mash¡riqi al-ar¤i wa magh¡ribih¡	in the east and west of the earth
سَهْلِهَا وَجَبَلِهَا	sahlih¡ wa jabalih¡	and in plains, mountains,
وَبَرِّهَا وَبَحْرِهَا	wa barrih¡ wa ba¦rih¡	lands, and seas,
وَعَنِّی وَعَنْ وَالِدَیَّ	wa `ann¢ wa `an w¡lidayya	and on behalf of my parents
مِنَ ٱلصَّلَوَاتِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِ ٱللَّهِ	min al¥¥alaw¡ti zinata `arshi all¡hi	(convey to him) blessings that are as weighty as Allah’s Throne,
وَمِدَادَ کَلِمَاتِهِ	wa mid¡da kalim¡tih¢	as much as the ink of His Words,
وَمَا احْصَاهُ عِلْمُهُ وَاحَاطَ بِهِ کِتَابُهُ	wa m¡ a¦¥¡hu `ilmuh£ wa a¦¡§a bih¢ kit¡buh£	and as many as that which is counted by His knowledge and encompassed by His Book.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّی اجَدِّدُ لَهُ فِی صَبِیحَةِ یَوْمِی هٰذَا	all¡humma inn¢ ujaddidu lah£ f¢ ¥ab¢¦ati yawm¢ h¡dh¡	O Allah, I update to him in the beginning of this day
وَمَا عِشْتُ مِنْ ایَّامِی	wa m¡ `ishtu min ayy¡m¢	and throughout the days of lifetime a pledge,
عَهْداً وَعَقْداً وَبَیْعَةً لَهُ فِی عُنُقِی	`ahdan wa `aqdan wa bay`atan lah£ f¢ `unuq¢	a covenant, and allegiance to which I commit myself
لا احُولُ عَنْه وَلا ازُولُ ابَداً	l¡ a¦£lu `anhu wa l¡ az£lu abadan	and from which I neither convert nor change.
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْنِی مِنْ انْصَارِهِ	all¡humma ij`aln¢ min an¥¡rih¢	O Allah, (please do) make me of his supporters,
وَاعْوَانِهِ وَٱلذَّابِّینَ عَنْهُ	wa a`w¡nih¢ waldhdh¡bb¢na `anhu	sponsors, defenders,
وَٱلْمُسَارِعِینَ إِلَیْهِ فِی قَضَاءِ حَوَائِجِهِ	walmus¡ri`¢na ilayhi f¢ qa¤¡'i ¦aw¡'ijih¢	and those who hurry in carrying out his instructions,
وَٱلْمُمْتَثِلِینَ لاِوَامِرِهِ	walmumtathil¢na li'aw¡mirih¢	those who comply with his orders,
وَٱلْمُحَامِینَ عَنْهُ	walmu¦¡m¢na `anhu	those who uphold him,
وَٱلسَّابِقِینَ إِلَىٰ إِرَادَتِهِ	walss¡biq¢na il¡ ir¡datih¢	those who precede others to implementing his will,
وَٱلْمُسْتَشْهَدِینَ بَیْنَ یَدَیْهِ	walmustashhad¢na bayna yadayhi	and those who will be martyred before him.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنْ حَالَ بَیْنِی وَبَیْنَهُ ٱلْمَوْتُ ٱلَّذِی جَعَلْتَهُ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِکَ حَتْماً مَقْضِیّاً	allahumma in ¦¡la bayn¢ wa baynah£ almawtu alladh¢ ja`altah£ `al¡ `ib¡dika ¦atman maq¤iyyan	O Allah, if death that You have made inevitably and certainly incumbent upon Your servants stands between me and him,
فَاخْرِجْنِی مِنْ قَبْرِی مُؤْتَزِراً کَفَنِی	fa'akhrijn¢ min qabr¢ mu'taziran kafan¢	then (please do) take me out of my grave using my shroud as dress,
شَاهِراً سَیْفِی	sh¡rihan sayf¢	unsheathing my sword,
مُجَرِّداً قَنَاتِی	mujarridan qan¡t¢	holding my lance in my hand,
مُلَبِّیاً دَعْوَةَ ٱلدَّاعِی فِی ٱلْحَاضِرِ وَٱلْبَادِی	mulabbiyan da`wata aldd¡`¢ fil¦¡¤iri walb¡d¢	and responding to the call of the Caller who shall announce (his advent) in urban areas and deserts.
اَللَّهُمَّ ارِنِی ٱلطَّلْعَةَ ٱلرَّشِیدَةَ	all¡humma arin¢ al§§al`ata alrrash¢data	O Allah, (please do) show me his magnificent mien
وَٱلْغُرَّةَ ٱلْحَمِیدَةَ	walghurrata al¦am¢data	and his praiseworthy forehead,
وَٱکْحُلْ نَاظِرِی بِنَظْرَةٍ مِنِّی إِلَیْهِ	wak¦ul n¡¨ir¢ bina¨ratin minn¢ ilayhi	delight my eyes by letting me have a look at him.
وَعَجِّلْ فَرَجَهُ	wa `ajjil farajah£	And (please) expedite his relief,
وَسَهِّلْ مَخْرَجَهُ	wa sahhil makhrajah£	make his reappearance easy,
وَاوْسِعْ مَنْهَجَهُ	wa awsi` manhajah£	clear a spacious space for him,
وَٱسْلُکْ بِی مَحَجَّتَهُ	wasluk b¢ mu¦ajjatah£	guide me to follow his course,
وَانْفِذْ امْرَهُ	wa anfidh amrah£	give success to his issues,
وَٱشْدُدْ ازْرَهُ	washdud azrah£	and confirm his strength.
وَٱعْمُرِ ٱللَّهُمَّ بِهِ بِلادَکَ	wa`mur all¡humma bih¢ bil¡daka	O Allah, construct Your lands through him
وَاحْیِ بِهِ عِبَادَکَ	wa a¦yi bih¢ `ib¡daka	and refresh Your servants through him,
فَإِنَّکَ قُلْتَ وَقَوْلُکَ ٱلْحَقُّ:	fa'innaka qulta wa qawluka al¦aqqu	For You have said, and true are Your words:
«ظَهَرَ ٱلْفَسَادُ فِی ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ	¨ahara alfas¡du filbarri walba¦ri	“Corruption has appeared in the land and the sea
بِمَا کَسَبَتْ ایْدِی ٱلنَّاسِ.»	bim¡ kasabat ayd¢ alnn¡si	on account of what the hands of men have wrought.”
فَاظْهِرِ ٱللَّهُمَّ لَنَا وَلِیَّکَ	fa'a¨hir all¡humma lan¡ waliyyaka	So, O Allah, (please) show us Your vicegerent,
وَٱبْنَ بِنْتِ نَبِیِّکَ	wabna binti nabiyyika	the son of Your Prophet,
ٱلْمُسَمَّىٰ بِٱسْمِ رَسُولِکَ	almusamm¡ bismi ras£lika	and the namesake of Your Messenger,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ وَآلِهِ	¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢	peace be upon him and his Household,
حَتَّىٰ لا یَظْفَرَ بِشَیْءٍ مِنَ ٱلْبَاطِلِ إِلاَّ مَزَّقَهُ	¦att¡ l¡ ya¨fara bishay'in min alb¡§ili ill¡ mazzaqah£	so that he shall tear up any wrong item that he will face
وَیُحِقُّ ٱلْحَقَّ وَیُحَقِّقَهُ	wa ya¦iqqa al¦aqqa wa yu¦aqqiqah£	and shall confirm and approve of the truth.
وَٱجْعَلْهُ ٱللَّهُمَّ مَفْزَعاً لِمَظْلُومِ عِبَادِکَ	waj`alhu all¡humma mafza`an lima¨l£mi `ib¡dika	O Allah, (please) make him the shelter to whom Your wronged servants shall resort,
وَنَاصِراً لِمَنْ لا یَجِدُ لَهُ نَاصِراً غَیْرَکَ	wa n¡¥iran liman l¡ yajidu lah£ n¡¥iran ghayraka	the supporter of those who cannot find any supporter save You,
وَمُجَدِّداً لِمَا عُطِّلَ مِنْ احْکَامِ کِتَابِکَ	wa mujaddidan lim¡ `u§§ila min a¦k¡mi kit¡bika	the reviver of the laws of Your Book that have been suspended,
وَمُشَیِّداً لِمَا وَرَدَ مِنْ اعْلامِ دِینِکَ وَسُنَنِ نَبِیِّکَ	wa mushayyidan lim¡ warada min a`l¡mi d¢nika wa sunani nabiyyika	and the constructor of all signs of Your religion and instructions of Your Messenger,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ وآلِهِ	¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢	peace be upon him and his Household, that he will see.
وَٱجْعَلْهُ ٱللَّهُمَّ مِمَّنْ حَصَّنْتَهُ مِنْ بَاسِ ٱلْمُعْتَدِینَ	waj`alhu all¡humma mimman ¦a¥¥antah£ min ba'si almu`tad¢na	O Allah, (please) include him with those whom You protect from the domination of the aggressors.
اَللَّهُمَّ وَسُرَّ نَبِیَّکَ مُحَمَّداً	all¡humma wa surra nabiyyaka mu¦ammadan	O Allah, (please) delight Your Prophet Mu¦ammad,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَیْهِ وآلِهِ	¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢	peace be upon him and his Household,
بِرُؤْیَتِهِ وَمَنْ تَبِعَهُ عَلَىٰ دَعْوَتِهِ	biru'yatih¢ wa man tabi`ah£ `al¡ da`watih¢	as well as all those who followed him in his promulgation by making (us) see him,
وَٱرْحَمِ ٱسْتِکَانَتَنَا بَعْدَهُ	war¦am istik¡natan¡ ba`dah£	and (please) have mercy upon our humiliation after him.
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱکْشِفْ هٰذِهِ ٱلْغُمَّةَ عَنْ هٰذِهِ ٱلامَّةِ بِحُضُورِهِ	all¡humma ikshif h¡dhih¢ alghummata `an h¡dhih¢ al-ummati bi¦u¤£rih¢	O Allah, (please) relieve this community from the (current) grief through presenting him
وَعَجِّلْ لَنَا ظُهُورَهُ	wa `ajjil lan¡ ¨uh£rah£	and expedite his advent for us:
«إِنَّهُمْ یَرَوْنَهُ بَعِیداً وَنَرَاهُ قَرِیباً.»	innahum yarawnah£ ba`¢dan wa nar¡hu qar¢ban	“Surely, they think it to be far off, and We see it nigh.”
بِرَحْمَتِکَ یَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِینَ	bira¦matika y¡ ar¦ama alrr¡¦im¢na	[do all that] In the name of Your mercy; O most merciful of all those who show mercy.

You may then slap your right thigh with your hand three times and, at each time, say the following words:

الْعَجَلَ ٱلْعَجَلَ یَامَوْلایَ یَا صَاحِبَ ٱلزَّمَانِ

al`ajala al`ajala y¡ mawl¡ya y¡ ¥¡¦iba alzzam¡ni

(We pray for Your) earliest advent, earliest advent, O Patron of the Age.