Ziyarat Nahiya English Translation May 2026

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).

Until death separates me from the world, my love for you is my shield and my tear is my sword. ziyarat nahiya english translation

The Lament begins:

I see Ali al-Akbar, who resembled the Prophet Muhammad, charging into the battlefield. The spears pierced his chest, and he cried, ‘O Father! My grandfather’s greetings to you—he says: Come quickly, for the cup of martyrdom is full.’ O Husayn, I bear witness that you are

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. The Lament begins: I see Ali al-Akbar, who