أَشْهَدُ يَا مَوْلايَ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ أَنّكَ حُجّةُ اللّهِ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ...

أَشْهَدُ يَا مَوْلايَ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَنِ أَنّكَ حُجّةُ اللّهِ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ، I bear witness, O master, Abu’l-Hasan, that you are verily the decisive argument of Allah over His creatures, وَخَلِيفَتُهُ فِي بَرِيّتِهِ، His representative among His created beings, وَأَمِينُهُ فِي بِلادِهِ، His trusted administrator in His lands, وَشَاهِدُهُ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ، His witness over His servants, وَأَشْهَدُ أَنّكَ كَلِمَةُ التّقْوَى، I bear witness that, verily, you are the words of piety, وَبَابُ الْهُدَى، The door to true guidance وَالْعُرْوَةُ الْوُثْقَى، and the Firmest Handle, وَالْحُجّةُ عَلَى مَنْ فَوْقَ الارْضِ وَمَنْ تَحْتَ الثّرَى، And you are the evident proof against those who are on the earth and those who are lay down the layers of the soil وَأَشْهَدُ أَنّكَ الْمُطَهّرُ مِنَ الذّنُوبِ، I bear witness that you are purified from sins الْمُبَرّأُ مِنَ الْعُيُوبِ، And you are infallible against defects وَالْمُخْتَصّ بِكَرَامَةِ اللّهِ، And you are bestowed exclusively with the honor of Allah وَالْمَحْبُوّ بِحُجّةِ اللّهِ، And you are the preferred choice of Allah to demonstrate His proofs, وَالْمَوْهُوبُ لَهُ كَلِمَةُ اللّهِ، And you are the spokesman of Allah, وَالرّكْنُ الّذِي يَلْجَأُ إِلَيْهِ الْعِبَادُ، And you are the essential principle who protects the people, وَتُحْيَى بِهِ الْبِلادُ، and on account of whom the social life sustains itself and grows; وَأَشْهَدُ يَا مَوْلايَ أَنّي بِكَ وَبِآبَائِكَ وَأَبْنَائِكَ مُوقِنٌ مُقِرّ، I say under oath, O master, that I have faith in and I submit to (the divinely commissioned leadership of) you, your forefathers and your sons, وَلَكُمْ تَابِعٌ فِي ذَاتِ نَفْسِي، وَشَرَايِعِ دِينِي، I follow all of you in my personal affairs, in my religious performance, وَخَاتِمَةِ عَمَلِي وَمُنْقَلَبِي وَمَثْوَايَ، And in my day-to-day conduct; and in my return and in my final place.

وَأَنّي وَلِيّ لِمَنْ وَالاكُمْ، وَعَدُوّ لِمَنْ عَادَاكُمْ، I make friends with those who befriend you, I strive against those who oppose you; مُؤْمِنٌ بِسِرّكُمْ وَعَلانِيَتِكُمْ، وَأَوّلِكُمْ وَآخِرِكُمْ، I believe in all of you, whether invisible or visible, in those of you who came first; in those of you who came last. بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمّي، وَالسّلامُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ. May Allah accept my father and mother as ransoms for you.