Sahifa Sajjadia Dua 18

Sahifa Sajjadia When Perils were repelled or Requests quickly granted
دُعَاؤُهُ إذا دُفِعَ عَنهُ ما يَحذَرُ او عُجّلَ لَهُ مَطلَبُهُ
Imam Zainul Abideen(as) son of Imam Hussain ibn Ali (as)'s supplication - 18 When Perils were repelled or Requests quickly granted

أَللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى حُسْنِ قَضَائِكَ،
al-laahum-ma lakal-h'am-du a'laa h'us-ni qaz''aaa-ik
1.O God, to You belongs praise for Your excellent accomplishment

وَبِمَا صَرَفْتَ عَنِّي مِنْ بَلائِكَ،
wa bimaa s'araf-ta a'n-nee mim-balaaa-ik
2.and for Your trial which You hast turned away from me!

فَلاَ تَجْعَـلْ حَظِّي مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ مَا عَجَّلْتَ لِي مِنْ عَافِيَتِكَ
falaa taj-a'l h'az'-z'ee mir-rah'-matika maa a'j-jal-ta lee min a'afeeatika
3.But make not my share of Your mercy the well-being which You hast quickly granted to me,

فَأكُونَ قَدْ شَقِيتُ بِمَا أَحْبَبْتُ وَسَعِدَ غَيْرِي بِمَا كَرِهْتُ،
faakoona qad- shaqeetu bimaaa ah'-bab-t wa sai'da ghay-ree bimaa karih-t
4.lest I become wretched through what I have loved and someone else gain felicity through what I have disliked!

وَإنْ يَكُنْ مَا ظَلِلْتُ فِيهِ أَوْ بِتُّ فِيهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْعَافِيَةِ
wa ee-yakum-maa z'alil-tu feeheee aw bit-tu feehee min had'ihil-a'afeeah
5.If this well-being in which I pass the day or night

بَيْنَ يَدَيْ بَلاء لاَ يَنْقَطِعُ، وَوِزْر لاَ يَرْتَفِعُ
bay-na yaday balaaa-il-laa yanqat'ia'- wa wiz-ril-laa yar-tafia'-
6.should precede a trial that does not cease and a burden that does not pass away,

فَقَدِّمْ لِي مَا أَخَّرْتَ وَأَخِّرْ عَنّي مَا قَدَّمْتَ
faqad-dim lee maaa akh-khar-t wa akh-khir a'n-nee maa qad-dam-t
7.then set before me what You hadst set behind and set behind me what You hadst set before!

فَغَيْرُ كَثِير مَا عَاقِبَتُهُ الْفَنَاءُ،
faghay-ru katheerim-maa a'aqibatuhul-fanaaa-
8.For that which ends in annihilation is not great

وَغَيْرُ قَلِيل مَا عَاقِبَتُهُ الْبَقَاءُ.
wa ghay-ru qaleelim-maa a'aqibatuhul-baqaaa-
9.and that which ends in subsistence is not little.

وَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ.
wa s'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalih
10.And bless Muhammad and his Household!