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Dua’a al-Ahad
Supplication of the Covenant
(Arabic text with English Translation & English Transliteration)
Imam Sadiq (A) narrates that “one who recites this supplication for
40 mornings; he will be accounted amongst the helpers of Imam
Mahdi (a.t.f.s). And if he happens to die before the reappearance of
Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s), Allāh (swt) will raise him up from his rave so
that he may assist the holy Imam (a.t.f.s).For every word that he
recites in this supplication, Allāh (swt) will grant him 1000 good
deeds and will erase from his scroll of deeds 1000 sins”.
As the title suggests, this supplication is of allegiance (ahad) to the
holy Imam (a.t.f.s). Its recitation every morning ensures the renewal
of this covenant. The reciter finds himself under the leadership of
Imam (a.t.f.s).The reciter beseeches All to include him among the
helpers and aides of Imam (a.t.f.s) and to grant him the opportunity
to attain martyrdom in his presence. Also, he requests Allāh (swt)
that should he die before the reappearance of Imam (a.t.f.s). Allāh
(swt) should raise him up from his grave so that he may assist him
(a.t.f.s) in his mission. There is a fervent appeal to Allāh (swt) to
grant him the honour of seeing Imam (a.t.f.s). In this there is also
an acknowledgement that the difficulties of this nation can be
solved only by the reappearance of Imam (a.t.f.s) and that believers
see it as being close while others deem it to be distant.
Dua’a al-Ahad
ٓ َ َّ َ ُ َ َ ّ َ َّ ُ َّ َ دعاء العهد
َّ َ ْ َّ َّ ْ
ِبس ِم الل ِي الرخم ِن الر ِخ ِّم
In the Name of Allāh,
the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
َْ ُّ َّ َ َّ ُ َّ َ
اللٌم رب الوٍ ِر الػ ِظ ِّم
O Allāh the Lord of the Great Light,
َّ ّ ْ ُ ْ َّ َ َ
ورب النر ِس ُِ الر ِـ ِّع
the Lord of the Elevated Throne,
ُ ْ َ ْ ْ َ ْ َّ َ َ
ورب البد ِر المسجٍ ِر
the Lord of the swollen ocean,
ُ َّ َ
ّو والزبٍ ِر ج ْ
ه إلاوَ اة رَ ْ
ٍ َّ
لج ا لَ ز ْ
و مُ وَ
ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ
the Revealer of the Torah, the
Gospel, and the Psalms,
ُ َ ْ َ ّ ّ َّ َ َ
ورب ا ِلظ ِو والدرو ِر
the Lord of shade and heat,
َْ ٓ ْ ُ ْ َ ْ ُ َ
ومو ِزل الكرا ِن الػ ِظ ِّم
the Revealer of the Great Qur'an,
َ ْ َ َ ْ
ََو َر َّب ال َمال ِئن ِة ال ُمك َّربّن
ِ
and the Lord of the Archangels,
ْ
ََوا ْالهب َّ ِاء َوال ُم ْر َس ِلّن
ِ
the Prophets, and the Messengers:
wal-anbiya'i walmursalina
Dua’a al-Ahad
ُ ّ َّ
ََالل ٌُ َّم إ ِهُ ْاسال َم با ْسمم
دعاء العهد
ِ ِ َْ ِ
الن ِرِ ِـم
O Allāh, I beseech You in Your
Noble Name,
ُْ َ ْ َ ُ َ
و ِبوٍ ِر وج ٌِم الم ِو ِّر
in the Light of Your Luminous Face
َ ْ َ َُْ
ومل ِنم الك ِد ِِم
and Your Eternal Kingdom.
wa mulkika alqadimi
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
َ
َُِا َخ ُُّ َِا ل ٍُّّم
O Ever-living! O Self-Subsistent!
ya hayyu ya qayyumu
ْْاس ُال َم با ْسم َم ا َّل ِذي ْاش َر َلت
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
ِ ِ
َب ِي ا َّلس َم َاو ُات َوا َالر ُضٍن
ِ
I beseech You in the name of Your
Name with which the heavens
and the earth have lit up
as'aluka bismika alladhi ashraqat bihi
alssamawatu wal-araduna
Dua’a al-Ahad
ُ َ ْ َ َّ َ ْ َ
دعاء العهد
َ ّ ُ َ َ ً
ٍُّ َِا َخ ّّا ل ْبو ه ِو خ
O He Who has been always alive
before the existence of all living
things!
ya hayyan qabla kulli hayyin
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
َ ّ ُ َ ً
ٍُّ َو َِا َخ ّّا َب ْػد ه ِو خ
O He Who shall be alive after the
extinction of all living things!
َ ً َ
َُُّو َِا خّا ِخّن ال خ
َ ّ
O He Who has been always alive
even when there was nothing
else alive!
wa ya hayyan hina la hayyu
Dua’a al-Ahad
َ ْ
ََِا ُم ْدّ ـ َُ ال َم ٍْثَ َو ُممّت
دعاء العهد
ِ َْ ِ
االخّ ِاء
O He Who revives the dead ones
and causes the living ones to die!
ْ َّ
ََِا َخ ُُّ ال إل َي إال اهت
ِ ِ
O Ever-living! There is no god save
You.
ْ َ َ َ ْ َ ْ ّ َ َّ
َالل ٌُ َّم ب ِلؼ مٍالها ا ِإلم َام ال ٌَ ِادي َ
دعاء العهد
َ ْ
َال َم ٌْ ِد َّي الكا ِئ َم ب ْامرك ْ
ِ ِ
O Allāh, convey to our master
Imam al-Mahdi, the guide who is
to undertake Your orders,
allahumma balligh mawlana al-imama
alhadiya almahdiyya alqa'ima
bi'amrika
Dua’a al-Ahad
َٓ َ َ َ ْ َ َ َّ ُ َ َ َ دعاء العهد
ْ ْ
ََغ ْن َجمّع ال ُمؤ ِم ِوّن
دعاء العهد
َ ْ ِ ُ ْ ِ َ
اتِ والمؤ ِمو
on behalf of all of the believing
men and women
sahliha wa jabaliha
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
wa barriha wa bahriha
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
َ َ َ َ
و ِمداد ه ِلما ِث ِيَ
as much as the ink of His Words,
wa midada kalimatihi
Dua’a al-Ahad
َ َ َ ُ ُ ْ ُ َ ْ َ َ
دعاء العهد
َّ ْ ُ ْ َ
ُوما ِغشت ِمن اِ ِام َ
and throughout the days of lifetime
a pledge,
ُ ُ ُ َ ً َ ْ َ َ ً ْ َ َ ً ْ َ
ُغٌدا وغكدا وبّػة لي ِـُ غو ِك
a covenant, and allegiance to
which I commit myself
َ ْ ْ ْ َ ْ َّ ُ َّ َ
اللٌم اجػل ِوُ ِمن اهص ِار ِى
O Allāh, (please do) make me of
his supporters,
َ َ ْ َ َ َ ُ ْ َ
دعاء العهد
َ َ َ ْ ُ ْ َ
والممج ِث ِلّن ِالو ِام ِر ِى
those who comply with his orders,
walmumtathilina li'awamirihi
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
ُّن َغ ْوي ْ
َ َوال ُم َد ِام
those who uphold him,
walmuhamina `anhu
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
َ َ َ َ َّ َ
والسا ِب ِكّن ِإلَ ِإراد ِث ِي
those who precede others to
implementing his will,
ْ ْ
َْوال ُم ْس َجش ٌَ ِد َِن َب ّْ َن َِ َدِ ِي
and those who will be martyred
before him.
َ َّ
َُالل ٌُ َّم ِإ ْن َخال َب ّْ ِوُ َو َب ّْ َوي
دعاء العهد
ْ
ُال َم ٍْت
O Allāh, if death that You have
made inevitably and certainly
incumbent
allahumma in hala bayni wa baynahu
almawtu
ًا َّلذي َج َػ ْل َج ُي َغ َلَ غ َباد َك َخ ْجما
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
ِ ًِ ّ ْ َ ِ
مك ِضّا
upon Your servants stands
between me and him,
ِ ِ ََ ِ ِ ِ
ُهـف ِو
then (please do) take me out of my
grave using my shroud as dress,
ْ َ ً َ
ُش ِاًرا سّ ِف
unsheathing my sword,
sharihan sayfi
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
َ َ ً ّ َ
ُمج ِردا لوا ِث ُ
holding my lance in my hand,
mujarridan qanati
َْ
Dua’a al-Ahad
َّ َ َ ْ َ ً ّ َدعاء العهد
ُ
مل ِبّا دغٍة ا ْلد ِاغُ ِـُ الد ِاض ِر
َ
والب ِادي َ
and responding to the call of the
Caller who shall announce (his
advent) in urban areas and deserts.
mulabbiyan da`wata aldda`i filhadiri
walbadi
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
walghurrata alhamidata
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
َْ ّ َ ْ َ َ ْ ُ ْ َ ي
واهدو ه ِاظ ِر ِبوظر ٍة ِم ِوُ ِإلّ ِي
delight my eyes by letting me have
a look at him.
wa `ajjil farajahu
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
wa sahhil makhrajahu
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
wa awsi` manhajahu
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
wasluk bi muhajjatahu
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
ْ
َُو ْاه ِفذ ْام َرى
give success to his issues,
wa anfidh amrahu
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
washdud azrahu
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
َ َّ
ََوا ْغ ُمر الل ٌُ َّم ب ِي بالدك
ِ ِ ِ
O Allāh, construct Your lands
through him
ْ ُ ْ
ُّ:َـ ِإ َّه َم ُلل َت َول ٍْل َم الدق
َ َ
For You have said, and true are
Your words:
ْ ْ ْ
ْ” َظ ٌَ َر الف َساد ِـُ ال َب ّر َوال َبدر
ُ َ
ِ ِ
“Corruption has appeared in the
land and the sea
“.اس َّ
لو ا ي د ْ
ِا ْ
ت َ
ب َ
س َ
ه امَ ب
ِ ِ ِ
on account of what the hands of
men have wrought.”
َ َّ ْ
ََـاظٌر الل ٌُ َّم ل َوا َو ِل َّّم
ِِ
So, O Allāh, (please) show us Your
vicegerent,
ْ
َال ُم َس َّمَ با ْسم َر ُسٍ ِلم
ِ ِ
and the namesake of Your
Messenger,
ٓ َ ْ َ َ ُ َّ َّ َ
صلَ اللي غلّ ِي وا ِل ِي
peace be upon him and his
Household,
ْ َ ً َ ْ َ َّ ُ َّ ُ ْ َ ْ َ دعاء العهد
ِ َِ َ ْ َ ِ ِ
ؽّرك
the supporter of those who cannot
find any supporter save You,
ْ َ ّ ُ َ ً ّ َ ُ
ومج ِددا ِلما َغ ِط َو ِمن اخن ِام
دعاء العهد
َ
ِهـجا ِبم
the reviver of the laws of Your
Book that have been suspended,
الم ْ
اغ نْ م دَ رَ وَ امَ ل ً
دا ّ
ّ َ
ش مُ وَ
دعاء العهد
ِ
ِ َ ّ َ َُ َ َ ِ ِ
ِد ِِوم وسو ِن ه ِب ِّم
and the constructor of all signs of
Your religion and instructions of
Your Messenger,
wa mushayyidan lima warada min
a`lami dinika wa sunani nabiyyika
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
ٓ ْ َ َ ُ َّ َّ َ
صلَ اللي غلّ ِي وا ِل ِي
peace be upon him and his
Household, that he will see.
َّ ْ
َْوا ْج َػل ُي الل ٌُ َّم ِم َّم ْن َخ َّصوج ُي ِمن
دعاء العهد
ْ
ََباس ال ُم ْػ َج ِدِن
ِ
O Allāh, (please) include him with
those whom You protect from the
domination of the aggressors.
waj`alhu allahumma mimman
hassantahu min ba'si almu`tadina
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
ٓ ْ َ َ ُ َّ َّ َ
صلَ اللي غلّ ِي وا ِل ِي
peace be upon him and his
Household,
َ ْ َ َ َ ُ َ َ ْ َ َ َ ْ ُ
ِبرؤِ ِج ِي ومن ث ِبػي غلَ دغٍ ِث ِي
as well as all those who followed
him in his promulgation by
making (us) see him,
biru'yatihi wa man tabi`ahu `ala
da`watihi
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
ُ ْ َّ
َْالل ٌُ َّم اه ِش ْؿ ً ِذ ِى الؾ َّمة َغن
ْ دعاء العهد
ُ ُ َّ
ً ِذ ِى االم ِة ِبدضٍ ِر ِى
O Allāh, (please) relieve this
community from the (current)
grief through presenting him
allahumma ikshif hadhihi alghummata
`an hadhihi al-ummati bihudurihi
Dua’a al-Ahad دعاء العهد
ُ َ ْ
َُو َغ ِ ّجو ل َوا ظ ٌٍُ َرى
and expedite his advent for us:
ً َ ُ َ َ َ ً َ ُ َ ْ َ َ ْ ُ
“.” ِإهٌم ِروهي ب ِػّدا وهراى ل ِرِبا َّ
“Surely, they think it to be far off,
and We see it nigh.”
You may then slap your right thigh with your hand three
َ ْ َ ْ
times and, at each time, say the following words:
ٓ َ َّ َ ُ َ َ ّ َ َّ ُ َّ َ دعاء العهد
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