Ziyarat of Imam Ali Naqi (Al Hadi)

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When you arrive at the holy place of Imam al-Hadi (AS) in Samarra, you may immediately perform the ritual bathing of ziy¡rah, put on the cleanest of your clothes, and walk with tranquility and gravity towards the holy shrine. When you reach the gate, you may ask permission of entrance, by saying the following words:

ادْخُلُ يَا نَبِيَّ ٱللَّهِ
May I enter, O Prophet of Allah?
ادْخُلُ يَا امِيرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
May I enter, O Commander of the Faithful?
ادْخُلُ يَا فَاطِمَةُ ٱلزَّهْرَاءُ
May I enter, O Fatimah the luminous
سَيِّدَةَ نِسَاءِ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
and the doyenne of the women of the world?
ادْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ ٱلْحَسَنُ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ
May I enter, O my master al-Hasan the son of `Ali?
ادْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ ٱلْحُسَيْنُ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ
May I enter, O my master al-Husayn the son of `Ali?
ادْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ عَلِيُّ بْنَ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ
May I enter, O my master `Ali the son of al-Husayn?
ادْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ
May I enter, O my master Muhammad the son of `Ali?
ادْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ جَعْفَرُ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ
May I enter, O my master Ja`far the son of Muhammad?
ادْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ مُوسَىٰ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ
May I enter, O my master Masa the son of Ja`far?
ادْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ عَلِيُّ بْنَ مُوسَىٰ
May I enter, O my master `Ali the son of Masa?
ادْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ
May I enter, O my master Muhammad the son of `Ali?
ادْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ يَا ابَا ٱلْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ
May I enter, O my master Abu’l-Hasan `Ali the son of Muhammad?
ادْخُلُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ يَا ابَا مُحَمَّدٍ ٱلْحَسَنُ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ
May I enter, O my master Aba-Muhammad al-Hasan the son of `Ali?
ادْخُلُ يَا مَلاَئِكَةَ ٱللَّهِ
May I enter, O angels of Allah
ٱلْمُوَكَّلِينَ بِهٰذَا ٱلْحَرَمِ ٱلشَّرِيفِ
whom are assigned to manage this holy sanctuary?
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You may then enter the holy shrine preceding your right foot to the left. When you stop on the tomb of Imam Abu’l-Hasan al-Hadi, peace be upon him, directing your face towards the tomb and your back towards the kiblah direction, you may repeat the following word one hundred times:
اَللَّهُ اكْبَرُ
Allah is the Most Great.
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You may then say the following words:
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابَا ٱلْحَسَنِ
Peace be upon you, O Abu’l-Hasan
عَلِيُّ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ
`Ali the son of Muhammad,
ٱلزَّكِيُّ ٱلرَّاشِدُ
the pious, right-directing,
ٱلنُّورُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
and brightly shining light.
وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَفِيَّ ٱللَّهِ
Peace be upon you, O sincerely attached friend of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سِرَّ ٱللَّهِ
Peace be upon you, O confidant of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبْلَ ٱللَّهِ
Peace be upon you, O rope of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا آلَ ٱللَّهِ
Peace be upon you, O household of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خِيَرةَ ٱللَّهِ
Peace be upon you, O select of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا صَفْوَةَ ٱللَّهِ
Peace be upon you, O choice of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا امِينَ ٱللَّهِ
Peace be upon you, O trustee of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَقَّ ٱللَّهِ
Peace be upon you, O proof of Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبِيبَ ٱللَّهِ
Peace be upon you, O most-beloved by Allah.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَ ٱلانْوَارِ
Peace be upon you, O light of the lights.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا زَيْنَ ٱلابْرَارِ
Peace be upon you, O pride of the virtuous ones.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَلِيلَ ٱلاخْيَارِ
Peace be upon you, O descendant of the upright ones.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عُنْصُرَ ٱلاطْهَارِ
Peace be upon you, O essence of the purified ones.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ
Peace be upon you, O argument of the All-beneficent God.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رُكْنَ ٱلإِيـمَانِ
Peace be upon you, O essence of the true faith.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَىٰ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Peace be upon you, O master of the believers.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ ٱلصَّالِحِينَ
Peace be upon you, O guardian of the righteous ones.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَلَمَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ
Peace be upon you, O symbol of true guidance.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَلِيفَ ٱلتُّقَىٰ
Peace be upon you, O ally of piety.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَمُودَ ٱلدِّينِ
Peace be upon you, O mainstay of the religion.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ خَاتَمِ ٱلنَّبِيِّينَ
Peace be upon you, O son of the seal of the Prophets.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ سَيِّدِ ٱلْوَصِيِّينَ
Peace be upon you, O son of the chief of the Prophets’ successors.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ فَاطِمَةَ ٱلزَّهْرَاءِ
Peace be upon you, O son of Fatimah the Luminous
سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
and the doyenne of the women of the world.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلامِينُ ٱلْوَفِيُّ
Peace be upon you, O faithful trustee.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلْعَلَمُ ٱلرَّضِيُّ
Peace be upon you, O favorite epitome.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلزَّاهِدُ ٱلتَّقِيُّ
Peace be upon you, O ascetic and pious.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلْحُجَّةُ عَلَىٰ ٱلْخَلْقِ اجْمَعِينَ
Peace be upon you, O decisive argument against all creatures.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلتَّالِي لِلْقُرْآنِ
Peace be upon you, O succeeding of the Qur’an.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلْمُبَيِّنُ لِلْحَلاَلِ مِنَ ٱلْحَرَامِ
Peace be upon you, O distinguishing between the lawful and the unlawful.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلْوَلِيُّ ٱلنَّاصِحُ
Peace be upon you, O sincere saint.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلطَّرِيقُ ٱلْوَاضِحُ
Peace be upon you, O evident course.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ ايُّهَا ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱللاَّئِحُ
Peace be upon you, O bright star.
اشْهَدُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ يَا ابَا ٱلْحَسَنِ
I bear witness, O my master Abu’l-Hasan,
انَّكَ حُجَّةُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَىٰ خَلْقِهِ
that you are verily the decisive argument of Allah against His creatures,
وَخَلِيفَتُهُ فِي بَرِيَّتِهِ
His representative among His created beings,
وَامِينُهُ فِي بِلاَدِهِ
His trusted administrator in His lands,
وَشَاهِدُهُ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِهِ
and His witness over His servants.
وَاشْهَدُ انَّكَ كَلِمَةُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ
I also bear witness that you are verily the word of piety,
وَبَابُ ٱلْهُدَىٰ
the door to true guidance,
وَٱلْعُرْوَةُ ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ
the Firmest Handle,
وَٱلْحُجَّةُ عَلَىٰ مَنْ فَوْقَ ٱلارْضِ
and the evident proof against those who are on the earth
وَمَنْ تَحْتَ ٱلثَّرَىٰ
and those who are beneath the layers of the soil.
وَاشْهَدُ انَّكَ ٱلْمُطَهَّرُ مِنَ ٱلذُّنُوبِ
I bear witness that you are purified from sins,
ٱلْمُبَرَّا مِنَ ٱلْعُيُوبِ
cleaned against defects,
وَٱلْمُخْتَصُّ بِكَرَامَةِ ٱللَّهِ
bestowed with the honor of Allah,
وَٱلْمَحْبُوُّ بِحُجَّةِ ٱللَّهِ
endued with the proof of Allah,
وَٱلْمَوْهُوبُ لَهُ كَلِمَةُ ٱللَّهِ
granted the Word of Allah,
وَٱلرُّكْنُ ٱلَّذِي يَلْجَا إِِلَيْهِ ٱلْعِبَادُ
and the stronghold to whom the servants (of Allah) resort
وَتُحْيَىٰ بِهِ ٱلْبِلاَدُ
and by whom the lands are revived.
وَاشْهَدُ يَا مَوْلاَيَ
I bear witness, O my master,
انِّي بِكَ وَبِآبَائِكَ وَابْنَائِكَ مُوقِنٌ مُقِرٌّ
that I have faith in and I submit to you, your forefathers and your sons,
وَلَكُمْ تَابِعٌ فِي ذَاتِ نَفْسِي
I follow all of you in my personal affairs,
وَشَرَايِعِ دِينِي
in my religious performance,
وَخَاتِمَةِ عَمَلِي
in the seals of my deed,
وَمُنْقَلَبِي وَمَثْوَايَ
and in my return and final place.
وَانِّي وَلِيٌّ لِمَنْ وَالاَكُمْ
I do show loyalty to your loyalists,
وَعَدُوٌّ لِمَنْ عَادَاكُمْ
I show enmity towards your enemies,
مُؤْمِنٌ بِسِرِّكُمْ وَعَلاَنِيَتِكُمْ
I believe in all of the invisible and the visible,
وَاوَّلِكُمْ وَآخِرِكُمْ
and the first and the last of you.
بِابِي انْتَ وَامِّي
May Allah accept my father and mother as ransoms for you.
وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you.
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You may then kiss the tomb and place your right and then left cheeks on it and say the following words:
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
O Allah, (please do) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ حُجَّتِكَ ٱلْوَفِيِّ
and send blessings upon Your faithful demonstrator,
وَوَلِيِّكَ ٱلزَّكِيِّ
Your sagacious representative,
وَامِينِكَ ٱلْمُرْتَضَىٰ
Your well-pleased trustee,
وَصَفِيِّكَ ٱلْهَادِي
Your sincerely attached guide,
وَصِرَاطِكَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ
Your Right Path,
وَٱلْجَادَّةِ ٱلْعُظْمَىٰ
the most important approach,
وَٱلطَّرِيقَةِ ٱلْوُسْطَىٰ
the just and equitable course,
نُورِ قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
the light of the faithful believers’ hearts,
وَوَلِيِّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
the friend of the pious ones,
وَصَاحِبِ ٱلْمُخْلِصِينَ
and the comrade of the sincere.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَاهْلِ بَيْتِهِ
O Allah, (please do) send blessings upon our Master Muhammad and upon his Household
وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ
and send blessings upon `Ali the son of Muhammad,
ٱلرَّاشِدِ ٱلْمَعْصُومِ مِنَ ٱلزَّلَلِ
the rightly-directing, the infallible guide,
وَٱلطَّاهِرِ مِنَ ٱلْخَلَلِ
the free from defects,
وَٱلْمُنْقَطِعِ إِِلَيْكَ بِٱلامَلِ
who, putting hope in You, kept himself aloof from temptations,
ٱلْمَبْلُوِّ بِٱلْفِتَنِ
who was tried (by You) through seditious matters,
وَٱلْمُخْتَبَرِ بِٱلْمِحَنِ
who was tested (by You) through tribulations,
وَٱلْمُمْتَحَنِ بِحُسْنِ ٱلْبَلْوَىٰ
who was examined (by You) through acting excellently towards misfortunes,
وَصَبْرِ ٱلشَّكْوَىٰ
and through steadfastness against complaining;
مُرْشِدِ عِبَادِكَ
(he is) the spiritual guide of Your servants,
وَبَرَكَةِ بِلاَدِكَ
the blessing for Your lands,
وَمَحَلِّ رَحْمَتِكَ
the destination of Your mercy,
ومُسْتَوْدَعِ حِكْمَتِكَ
the hoarder of Your wisdom,
وَٱلْقَائِدِ إِلَىٰ جَنَّتِكَ
the leader to Your Paradise,
ٱلْعَالِمِ فِي بَرِيَّتِكَ
the all-knowledgeable among Your created beings,
وَٱلْهَادِي فِي خَلِيقَتِكَ
the true guide of Your creatures,
ٱلَّذِي ٱرْتَضَيْتَهُ وَٱنْتَجَبْتَهُ
whom You pleased, preferred,
وَٱخْتَرْتَهُ لِمَقَامِ رَسُولِكَ فِي امَّتِهِ
selected to take the place of Your Prophet among his people,
وَالْزَمْتَهُ حِفْظَ شَرِيعَتِهِ
and bounded with the guardianship of his laws.
فَٱسْتَقَلَّ بِاعْبَاءِ ٱلْوَصِيَّةِ
So, he accomplished the onerous task of representation (of the Prophet),
نَاهِضاً بِهَا
carrying it perfectly,
ومُضْطَلِعاً بِحَمْلِهَا
and undertaking the responsibility of bearing it.
لَمْ يَعْثُرْ فِي مُشْكِلٍ
He neither slipped in any problematic action
وَلاَ هَفَا فِي مُعْضِلٍ
nor did he fail to solve any complexity.
بَلْ كَشَفَ ٱلْغُمَّةَ
Rather, he relieved all agonies,
وَسَدَّ ٱلْفُرْجَةَ
sealed the loopholes,
وَادَّىٰ ٱلْمُفْتَرَضَ
and fulfilled the required.
اَللَّهُمَّ فَكَمَا اقْرَرْتَ نَاظِرَ نَبِيِّكَ بِهِ
O Allah, just as You made him a source of delight for Your Prophet,
فَرَقِّهِ دَرَجَتَهُ
so also (please) raise him to the most elevated position,
وَاجْزِلْ لَدَيْكَ مَثُوبَتَهُ
give him the most fitting reward that suits him,
وَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ
bless him,
وَبَلِّغْهُ مِنَّا تَحِيَّةً وَسَلاَماً
convey our greetings and salutations to him,
وَآتِنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ فِي مُوَالاَتِهِ فَضْلاًَ وَإِِحْسَاناً
and give us, on account of our love for him, from You bounties, favors,
وَمَغْفِرَةً وَرِضْوَاناً
amnesty, and approval.
إِِنَّكَ ذُو ٱلْفَضْلِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Verily, You are the Lord of superabundant favors.
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You may then offer the Ziyarah Prayer. When you accomplish, you may say the following supplicatory prayer:
يَا ذَا ٱلْقُدْرَةِ ٱلْجَامِعَةِ
O Lord of omnipotent power!
وَٱلرَّحْمَةِ ٱلْوَاسِعَةِ
O Lord of all-inclusive mercy!
وَٱلْمِنَنِ ٱلْمُتَتَابِعَةِ
O Lord of successive favors!
وَٱلآلاَءِ ٱلْمُتَوَاتِرَةِ
O Lord of uninterrupted bounties!
وَٱلايَادِي ٱلْجَلِيلَةِ
O Lord of magnificent bestowals!
وَٱلْمَوَاهِبِ ٱلْجَزِيلَةِ
O Lord of abundant conferrals!
صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ٱلصَّادِقِينَ
(Please do) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad the veracious ones,
وَاعْطِنِي سُؤْلِي
grant me that which I ask from You,
وَٱجْمَعْ شَمْلِي
re-unify me (with my family),
وَلُمَّ شَعْثِي
unite me (with my family),
وَزَكِّ عَمَلِي
purify my deeds,
وَلاَ تُزِغْ قَلْبِي بَعْدَ إِِذْ هَدَيْتَنِي
cause not my heart to stray after You have guided me,
وَلاَ تُزِلَّ قَدَمِي
cause not my footstep to slip,
وَلاَ تَكِلْنِي إِلَىٰ نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ ابَداً
never refer me to myself even for a time as short as a wink of an eye,
وَلاَ تُخَيِّبْ طَمَعِي
disappoint not my desire,
وَلاَ تُبْدِ عَوْرَتِي
expose not my private parts,
وَلاَ تَهْتِكْ سِتْرِي
disclose not my covering,
وَلاَ تُوحِشْنِي وَلاَ تُؤْيِسْنِي
cause me not to feel lonely, despair me not,
وَكُنْ بِي رَؤُوفاً رَحِيماً
be to me kind and merciful,
وَٱهْدِنِي وَزَكِّنِي
guide me (to the right path), make me grow,
وَطَهِّرْنِي وَصَفِّنِي
purify me, cleanse me,
وَٱصْطَفِنِي وَخَلِّصْنِي وَٱسْتَخْلِصْنِي
dedicate me to You, select me, render me suitable,
وَٱصْنَعْنِي وَٱصْطَنِعْنِي
arrange me for You alone, attach me to Yourself,
وَقَرِّبْنِي إِِلَيْكَ وَلاَ تُبَاعِدْنِي مِنْكَ
draw me near You, take me not far away from You,
وَٱلْطُفْ بِي وَلاَ تَجْفُنِي
be kind to me, do not turn away from me,
وَاكْرِمْنِي وَلاَ تُهِنِّي
honor me, do not humiliate me,
وَمَا اسْالُكَ فَلاَ تَحْرِمْنِي
do not deprive me of all that which I ask from You,
وَمَا لاََ اسْالُكَ فَٱجْمَعْهُ لِي
and give me altogether all that which I have not asked from You.
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ
(Please do all that) in the name of Your mercy, O most merciful of all those who show mercy.
وَاسْالُكَ بِحُرْمَةِ وَجْهِكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ
I also beseech You in the name of the sacredness of Your Honorable Face,
وَبِحُرْمَةِ نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ
the sanctity of Your Prophet Muhammad,
صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
may Your blessings be upon him and upon his Household,
وَبِحُرْمَةِ اهْلِ بَيْتِ رَسُولِكَ
and the sanctity of Your Prophet’s Household;
امِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيٍّ
namely, `Ali the Commander of the Faithful,
وَٱلْحَسَنِ وَٱلْحُسَيْنِ
al-Hasan, al-Husayn,
وَعَلِيٍّ وَمُحَمَّدٍ
`Ali, Muhammad,
وَجَعْفَرٍ ومُوسَىٰ
Ja`far, Masa,
وَعَلَيٍّ وَمُحَمَّدٍ
`Ali, Muhammad,
وَعَلِيٍّ وَٱلْحَسَنِ
`Ali, al-Hasan,
وَٱلْخَلَفِ ٱلْبَاقِي
and the Remaining Successor;
صَلَوَاتُكَ وَبَرَكَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِمِ
may Your benedictions and blessings be upon them all,
انْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِمْ اجْمَعِينَ
(I beseech You in their names) to send blessings upon all of them,
وَتُعَجِّلَ فَرَجَ قَائِمِهِمْ بِامْرِكَ
hasten the Relief of their Rising Imam by Your permission,
وَتَنْصُرَهُ وَتَنْتَصِرَ بِهِ لِدِينِكَ
support him, betake him as the means of victory of Your religion,
وَتَجْعَلَنِي فِي جُمْلَةِ ٱلنَّاجِينَ بِهِ
and include me with those who shall be redeemed through him
وَٱلْمُخْلِصِينَ فِي طَاعَتِهِ
and those who act sincerely in obedience to him.
وَاسْالُكَ بِحَقِّهِمْ
I also beseech You in the name of their right
لَمَّا ٱسْتَجَبْتَ لِي دَعْوَتِي
to respond to my prayer,
وَقَضَيْتَ لِي حَاجَتِي
grant me my needs,
وَاعْطَيْتَنِي سُؤْلِي
answer my requests,
وَكَفَيْتَنِي مَا اهَمَّنِي
and save me from whatever aggrieves me
مِنْ امْرِ دُنْيَايَ وَآخِرَتِي
from the affairs of this world as well as the world to come.
يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ
O most merciful of all those who show mercy!
يَا نُورُ يَا بُرْهَانُ
O Light! O Evident!
يَا مُنِيرُ يَا مُبِينُ
O Granter of light! O Granter of evidence!
يَا رَبِّ ٱكْفِنِي شَرَّ ٱلشُّرُورِ
O Lord! (Please do) save me from all evils
وَآفَاتِ ٱلدُّهُورِ
and from vicissitudes of time.
وَاسْالُكَ ٱلنَّجَاةَ
I also beseech You for redemption
يَوْمَ يُنْفَخُ فِي ٱلصُّورِ
on the Day when the Trumpet is blown.