Ziyarat Nahiya English Translation Site
Attributed to the 12th Imam, Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi (AS), Ziyarat Nahiya (meaning "The Lamentation of the Afflicted One") is considered one of the most authentic and spiritually potent pilgrimages from a distance. Unlike physical pilgrimages to Karbala, Ziyarat Nahiya was composed during the Minor Occultation of Imam Mahdi (AS). At a time when the tyrants of the Abbasid dynasty forbade visiting the graves of the martyrs, the Imam taught his followers how to perform Ziyarat by reciting a text that transports the soul to the plains of Karbala.
In the vast ocean of Islamic supplications, few texts carry the raw, devastating emotional weight of Ziyarat Nahiya . Recited on the mournful day of Ashura (the 10th of Muharram), this sacred address is not merely a greeting to the martyred Imam Husayn (AS) but a political manifesto, a theological treatise, and a heart-wrenching elegy rolled into one. ziyarat nahiya english translation
The Curse (La'an): O Allah, curse the tribe that killed Husayn. Curse those who gave the command, those who obeyed, those who tied the ropes of the tents, those who looted the saddles, and those who struck the holy face. O Allah, curse the killers of Husayn—from the first to the last—and drown them in the fire of Hell. Attributed to the 12th Imam, Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi
The Lament begins:
O Husayn, I bear witness that you are the light of the hearts and the life of the soul. If I was not there to help you in Karbala, and my hands were tied by the chains of time, then know that my heart weeps for you, my tongue curses your enemies, and my soul awaits the day of vengeance with your Qa’im (Imam Mahdi). In the vast ocean of Islamic supplications, few
Until death separates me from the world, my love for you is my shield and my tear is my sword.
I see Husayn, alone on the sands. His sword, Zulfiqar , is shattered. His body is pierced by seventy-two arrows, thirty-three stabs of spears, and thirty-four strikes of swords. He falls to the ground, whispering: ‘Is there any helper to help me? Is there any protector to protect the sanctity of the Messenger?’