In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Appreciating the combatants and the ones who risk their lives
I do not know from where to begin. And being face to face with the persons present here, I do not know to praise these ones who have become maimed for the sake of Islam and the Almighty Lord, and also these (enthusiastic) faces that are about to set forth on the journey for the defense of Islam. How can I thank you young men who suffered agony and became disabled for the sake of Islam and your faith, and you who are to go to the fronts. When I see the scenes of pity and pride at the same time, I find myself unable to speak in their presence. You, yourselves, are expressive of our pride. You are the expressive tongue of Islam. You have done the nation proud. You were the ones that severed the links to our country of the big powers, the plunderers, the Taghout and those hostile to Islam. It is you again who are exerting efforts for Islam and devoting yourselves to its cause. Nobody except God, the Blessed and Exalted, and nothing else but God can reward you for your services. Only the Blessed and Exalted Lord can reward you for your efforts.
If you have become disabled- may God restore you to health- it is in serving Islam. It is you who are to proceed to the fronts. You are in the service of Islam. Islam holds you in esteem and thanks you. The entire nation is grateful to you. You now see the people throughout the country in a state of" jihad"; each one of them in a particular way. You have taken part in the" jihad" and may God reward you for it. And you (the others) are setting out for" jihad" May God grant you success. The nation, for its part, supports you. The people of the nation- the men, women, children, the elders- are also in a state of" jihad" But the important point is that whatever we have, is from the Blessed and Exalted God. We have to hand over to Him this thing that we hold in trust. You succeeded in going to the fronts and the battlefields. You became maimed, but you succeeded. And you (the others) too will, God willing, achieve victory. I must sincerely thank you and all the people of Iran who are striving like this for the country, for dear Islam and for the deliverance of the oppressed. May the Lord favor you by showering you with His boundless mercies and thanks from which all the blessings follow.
May God's peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you.