Du‘a al-Faraj
Invocation for the Advent of the Imam of the Age (‘atfs)
ÈöÓúãö Çááøóåö ÇáÑøóÍúãóٰäö ÇáÑøóÍöíãö 
Bismillahi ’r-rahmani ’r-rahim
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful
Åáåí ÚÙã ÇáÈáÇÁ æÈÑÍ ÇáÎÝÇÁ
Ilahi ‘azuma’l-bala’u wa bariha’l-khafa’
O my Lord! The calamity has aggravated; the absence prolonged;
æÇäßÔÝ ÇáÛØÇÁ æÇäÞØÚ ÇáÑÌÇÁ ¡
Wa’nkashafa’l-ghita’u wa’nqata‘a’r-raja’
The curtain of modesty has been lifted; hope has been curtailed;
æÖÇÞÊ ÇáÃÑÖ æãäÚÊ ÇáÓãÇÁ
Wa daqati’l-ardu wa muni‘ati’s-sama’
The earth has been narrow; and sky has been denied.
æÃäÊ ÇáãÓÊÚÇä æÅáíß ÇáãÔÊßì
Wa anta’l-musta‘anu wa ilayka’l-mushtaka
And You are the One from whom help is sought and complaints are made
æÚáíß ÇáãÚæá Ýí ÇáÔÏÉ æÇáÑÎÇÁ ¡
Wa ‘alayka al-mu‘awwalu fi’sh-shiddati wa’r-rakha’
And in You we trust in the times of difficulty.
Çááåã á Úáì ãÍãÏ æÂá ãÍãÏ
Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammad wa ali Muhammad
O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad (S) and the progeny of Muhammad (S),
Ãæáí ÇáÃãÑ ÇáÐíä ÝÑÖÊ ÚáíäÇ ØÇÚÊåã
Uli’l-amri’l-ladhina faradta ‘alayna ta‘atahum
The possessors of authority whose obedience you have enjoined upon us
æÚÑÝÊäÇ ÈÐáß ãäÒáÊåã ¡ ÝÝÑÌ ÚäÇ ÈÍÞåã ÝÑÌÇð ÚÇÌáÇð ÞÑíÈÇð ßáãÍ ÇáÈÑ Ãæ åæ ÃÞÑÈ
Wa ‘arraftana bidhalika manzilatahum fafarrij ‘anna bi-haqqihim farajan ‘ajilan qariban kalamhi’l-basari aw huwa aqrab
And by that made us aware of their position. Then make open for us, by their truth, an immediate opening, immediate as a wink or sooner.
íÇ ãÍãÏ íÇÚáí¡ íÇÚáí íÇãÍãÏ
Ya Muhammadu ya ‘Aliyyu ya Muhammad
O Muhammad! O ‘Ali! O ‘Ali! O Muhammad!
ÃßÝíÇäí ÝÅäßãÇ ßÇÝíÇä æÇäÑÇäí ÝÅäßãÇ äÇÑÇä
Ikfiyani fainnakuma kafiyani wa’n-surani fainnakuma nasiran
Suffice me both of you as both of you are sufficient.
Help me—two of you—for you are my helpers.
íÇ ãæáÇäÇ íÇÇÍÈ ÇáÒãÇä
Ya mawlana ya sahiba’z-zaman
O our Master, O Master of the Time!
ÇáÛæË ÇáÛæË ÇáÛæË
Al-ghawtha’l-ghawtha’l-ghawth,
Help! Help!
ÃÏÑßäí ÃÏÑßäí ÃÏÑßäí
Adrikni adrikni adrikni
Rescue me! Rescue me! Rescue me!
ÇáÓÇÚÉ ÇáÓÇÚÉ ÇáÓÇÚÉ
As-sa‘ata’s-sa‘ata’s-sa‘ah
This moment! This moment! This moment!
ÇáÚÌá ÇáÚÌá ÇáÚÌá
Al-‘ajala’l-‘ajala’l-‘ajal
Hasten, hasten, hasten!
íÇ ÃÑÍã ÇáÑÇÍãíä ¡ ÈÍÞ ãÍãÏ æÂáå ÇáØÇåÑíä
Ya arhama’r-rahimina bi-haqqi Muhammad wa alihi’t-tahirin
O Most Merciful of the Merciful,
For the sake of Muhammad (S) and his holy progeny.