The text of the Talbiyah is:

The Shia version of the talbiyah is exactly the same as the Sunni one but ends with an extra "Labbayk."

There is disagreement among grammarians of Arabic as to the origin of the expression labbayka. The most prevalent explanation analyses it as the verbal noun (masdar) labb (meaning to remain in a place) + ay (oblique form of the dual in construct) + ka (second-person singular masculine suffix). The dual is said to indicate repetition

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