Imam Ali Ibnul Husain Zainul Aabedeen As-Sajjad (a.s.) 

Al-Saheefah Al-Sajjadiyyah Al-Kaamelah

 (The Psalms of Islam)  With English Translation

 

Translated with an Introduction and annotation by :Willian C. Chittick     With a foreword by :S. H. M. Jafri

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Foreword.   Translator�s Introduction.   Ali Ibn Al-Husain.   Al-Saheefat Al-Sajjadiyya.   The Arabic Text     Prayer In Islam..   The Role of Supplication.  Tawheed In Devotional Mode.

Asking Forgiveness.  Spiritual Attitudes And Names Of Allah.  The Predominance Of Mercy.   The Saheefa And Islamic Spirituality.  Other Dimensions.  The Translation.   Preface:

 

Supplications. PAGEREF _Toc241722479 \h 49

1. When he (a.s.) began to supplicate, he would begin with praise and laudation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic is He). He would say: PAGEREF _Toc241722480 \h 49

2. After this praise of Allah he (a.s.) would supplicate by calling down blessings upon Allah�s Messenger (s.a.w.a.) PAGEREF _Toc241722481 \h 59

3. A Supplication in Calling down Blessings upon the Bearers of the Throne and Every Angel Brought Nigh  PAGEREF _Toc241722482 \h 64

4. His Supplication in Calling down Blessings upon the Followers of, and Attesters to, the Messengers. PAGEREF _Toc241722483 \h 70

5. His Supplication for himself and the People under his Guardianship. PAGEREF _Toc241722484 \h 75

6. His Supplication in the Morning and Evening. PAGEREF _Toc241722485 \h 81

7. His Supplication when Faced with a Worrisome Task or when Misfortune Descended and at the Time of Distress  PAGEREF _Toc241722486 \h 91

8. His Supplication in Seeking Refuge from Hateful Things, Bad Moral Qualities, and Blameworthy Acts. PAGEREF _Toc241722487 \h 95

9. His Supplication in Yearning to Ask Forgiveness from Allah (Mighty and Majestic is He) PAGEREF _Toc241722488 \h 99

10. His Supplication in Seeking Asylum with Allah (Exalted is He) PAGEREF _Toc241722489 \h 102

11. His Supplication for Good Outcomes. PAGEREF _Toc241722490 \h 105

12. His Supplication in Confession and in Seeking Repentance toward Allah (Exalted is He) PAGEREF _Toc241722491 \h 107

13. His Supplication in Seeking Needs from Allah (exalted is He) PAGEREF _Toc241722492 \h 115

14. His Supplication when Hostility was Shown to Him or when he Saw what he did not Like in Wrongdoers  PAGEREF _Toc241722493 \h 122

15. His Supplication when Sick or Visited by Distress or an Affliction. PAGEREF _Toc241722494 \h 128

16. His Supplication when he Asked Release from his Sins or Pleaded in Seeking Pardon for his Defects. PAGEREF _Toc241722495 \h 131

17. His Supplication when he Mentioned Satan and Sought Refuge from him and from his Enmity and Trickery  PAGEREF _Toc241722496 \h 142

18. His Supplication when Perils were Repelled or Requests quickly granted. PAGEREF _Toc241722497 \h 149

19. His Supplication in Asking for Water during a Drought PAGEREF _Toc241722498 \h 150

20. His Supplication on Noble Moral Traits and Acts Pleasing to Allah. PAGEREF _Toc241722499 \h 154

21. His Supplication when Something Made him Sorrow and Offenses Made him Worry. PAGEREF _Toc241722500 \h 174

22. His Supplication in Hardship, Effort, and Difficult Affairs. PAGEREF _Toc241722501 \h 182

23. His Supplication when he Asked Allah for Well-Being and Thanked Him for it PAGEREF _Toc241722502 \h 190

24. His Supplication for his Parents (upon the two of them be peace) PAGEREF _Toc241722503 \h 196

25. His Supplication for his Children (upon them be peace) PAGEREF _Toc241722504 \h 204

26. His Supplication for his Neighbours and Friends when he Mentioned them. PAGEREF _Toc241722505 \h 213

27. His Supplication for the People of the Frontiers. PAGEREF _Toc241722506 \h 216

28. His Supplication in Fleeing to Allah. PAGEREF _Toc241722507 \h 230

29. His Supplication when his Provision was Stinted. PAGEREF _Toc241722508 \h 233

30. His Supplication for Help in Repaying Debts. PAGEREF _Toc241722509 \h 234

31. His Supplication in Mentioning and Asking for Repentance. PAGEREF _Toc241722510 \h 237

32. His Supplication for himself in Confessing Sins after Finishing the Night Prayer PAGEREF _Toc241722511 \h 251

33. His Supplication in Asking for the Best PAGEREF _Toc241722512 \h 265

34. His Supplication when he was Afflicted or saw Someone Afflicted with the Disgrace of Sin. PAGEREF _Toc241722513 \h 268

35. His Supplication in Satisfaction when he Looked upon the Companions of this World. PAGEREF _Toc241722514 \h 271

36. His Supplication when he Looked upon Clouds and Lightening and Heard the Sound of Thunder PAGEREF _Toc241722515 \h 273

37. His Supplication when Confessing his Shortcomings in Giving Thanks. PAGEREF _Toc241722516 \h 277

38. His Supplication in Asking Pardon for Misdeeds to Allah�s Servants and for Falling Short in their Rights and that his Neck be Set Free from the Fire. PAGEREF _Toc241722517 \h 283

39. His Supplication in Seeking Pardon and Mercy. PAGEREF _Toc241722518 \h 284

40. His Supplication when Someone�s Death was Announced to him or when he Remembered Death. PAGEREF _Toc241722519 \h 292

41. His Supplication in Asking for Covering and Protection. PAGEREF _Toc241722520 \h 294

42. His Supplication upon Completing a Reading of the Qur�an. PAGEREF _Toc241722521 \h 296

43. His Supplication when he Looked at the New Crescent Moon. PAGEREF _Toc241722522 \h 311

44. His Supplication for the Coming of the Month of Ramazan. PAGEREF _Toc241722523 \h 315

45. His Supplication in Bidding Farewell to the Month of Ramazan. PAGEREF _Toc241722524 \h 327

46. His Supplication on the Day of Fast-Breaking and on Friday When he finished his prayer, He would stand in place, face the qibla, and say: PAGEREF _Toc241722525 \h 350

47. His Supplication on the Day of Arafah. PAGEREF _Toc241722526 \h 359

48. His Supplication on the Day of Sacrifice and on Friday. PAGEREF _Toc241722527 \h 410

49. His Supplication in Repelling the Trickery of Enemies and Driving away their Severity. PAGEREF _Toc241722528 \h 425

50. His Supplication in Fear PAGEREF _Toc241722529 \h 435

51. His Supplication in Pleading and Abasement PAGEREF _Toc241722530 \h 440

52. His Supplication in Imploring Allah (exalted is He) PAGEREF _Toc241722531 \h 447

53. His Supplication in Abasing himself before Allah (Mighty and Majestic is He) PAGEREF _Toc241722532 \h 454

54. His Supplication for the Removal of Worries. PAGEREF _Toc241722533 \h 458

Addenda. PAGEREF _Toc241722534 \h 463

55. One of his Glorifications that is, of Zain al-A�abideen (a.s.) PAGEREF _Toc241722535 \h 463

56. A Supplication and Magnification by him (a.s.) PAGEREF _Toc241722536 \h 466

57. His Supplication in Mentioning the Household of Muhammad (upon them be peace) PAGEREF _Toc241722537 \h 470

58. His Supplication in Calling down Blessings upon Adam.. PAGEREF _Toc241722538 \h 471

59. His Supplication in Distress and Seeking Release. PAGEREF _Toc241722539 \h 473

60. His Supplication against that which he Feared and Dreaded. PAGEREF _Toc241722540 \h 477

61. His Supplication in Abasing himself PAGEREF _Toc241722541 \h 480

His Supplications For The Days Of The Week. PAGEREF _Toc241722542 \h 484

62. The Supplication for Sunday. PAGEREF _Toc241722543 \h 484

63. The Supplication for Monday. PAGEREF _Toc241722544 \h 487

64. The Supplication for Tuesday. PAGEREF _Toc241722545 \h 491

65. The Supplication for Wednesday. PAGEREF _Toc241722546 \h 494

66. The Supplication for Thursday. PAGEREF _Toc241722547 \h 497

67. The Supplication for Friday. PAGEREF _Toc241722548 \h 500

68. The Supplication for Saturday. PAGEREF _Toc241722549 \h 503

Fifteen Whispered Prayers. PAGEREF _Toc241722550 \h 506

69. The Whispered Prayer of the Repenters. PAGEREF _Toc241722551 \h 506

70. The Whispered Prayer of the Complainers. PAGEREF _Toc241722552 \h 511

71. The Whispered Prayer of the Fearful PAGEREF _Toc241722553 \h 514

72. The Whispered Prayer of the Hopeful PAGEREF _Toc241722554 \h 518

73. The Whispered Prayer of the Beseechers. PAGEREF _Toc241722555 \h 521

74. The Whispered Prayer of the Thankful PAGEREF _Toc241722556 \h 525

75. The Whispered Prayer of the Obedient Toward Allah. PAGEREF _Toc241722557 \h 529

76. The Whispered Prayer of the Devotees. PAGEREF _Toc241722558 \h 531

77. The Whispered Prayer of the Lovers. PAGEREF _Toc241722559 \h 537

78. The Whispered Prayer of those Asking for Mediation. PAGEREF _Toc241722560 \h 541

79. The Whispered Prayer of the Utterly Poor PAGEREF _Toc241722561 \h 543

80. The Whispered Prayer of the Knowers. PAGEREF _Toc241722562 \h 548

81. The Whispered Prayer of the Rememberers. PAGEREF _Toc241722563 \h 551

82. The Whispered Prayer of those who Hold Fast PAGEREF _Toc241722564 \h 555

83. The Whispered Prayer of the Abstainers. PAGEREF _Toc241722565 \h 558

 

Treatise On Rights (Risalat Al-Huquq)

Introduction. PAGEREF _Toc241722567 \h 561

A. Rights of Allah Against Oneself PAGEREF _Toc241722568 \h 562

B. Right Of Acts. PAGEREF _Toc241722569 \h 562

C1. Rights Of Leaders. PAGEREF _Toc241722570 \h 563

C2. Rights Of Subjects. PAGEREF _Toc241722571 \h 563

C3. Rights Of Womb Relatives. PAGEREF _Toc241722572 \h 564

D. Rights Of Others. PAGEREF _Toc241722573 \h 564

 

 

Foreword

The present volume contains the supplications transmitted from one of the most venerated religious authorities of early Islam, Ali b. al-Husain b. Ali b. Abi Talib, better known as Zain al-Abidin (�the ornament of the worshipers�). His grandfather, Ali b. Abi Talib, the Prophet�s cousin and son-in-law, was adopted by the Prophet in his childhood, and grew up under the personal care and guardianship of the recipient of the divine Revelation, the Founder of Islam. His grandmother, Fatima, was not only the most beloved daughter of the Prophet, but also a partner in her father�s mission. His father, al-Husain, and his uncle, al-Hasan, the only grandsons that the Prophet had, were brought up by the Prophet, who showered his deepest love and affection upon them. Thus Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) derived his religious and spiritual authority and his divine knowledge in the closest and most intimate way through his father and grandfather from the Founder of Islam, the Apostle of Allah.

Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) was held in special regard not only by the adherents of the Household of the Prophet, who considered him their fourth Imam and the only religious authority of his time, but also by the learned circles of the Muslims in general. His period in Medina was that of a growing interest in the Traditions of the Prophet, especially those which dealt with legal matters. It was the time of the �seven lawyers of Medina�, who were engaged in collecting these Traditions and formulating legal opinions. Among the Medinan scholars, we find that Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) was considered to be an eminent traditionist. The famous Medinese lawyer of this period Saeed b. al-Musayyab, regarded the Imam with the highest esteem. Another great jurist and traditionist of the period, al-Zuhri though he was attached to the court of the Umayyad, was also a great friend and admirer of the Imam. His honorific, Zain al-Abidin (the Ornament of the Worshipers), which refers to his devotion to prayer, was given him by al-Zuhri. Thus, from the overwhelming number of reports recorded by both Shi�a and Sunni authorities, it would seem that Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) was widely respected by the community in general for his extraordinary qualities, such as the long duration of his prayer, his piety, his forbearance, his learning, and his generosity.

Perhaps the most eloquent testimony to his exalted position is the famous ode composed in his praise by Farazdaq, an eminent poet of his time. In it, Farazdaq refers to the occasion when the Caliph Hisham b. Abd al-Malik was overshadowed by the respect which the people showed towards the great-grandson of the Prophet. It was at the time of the hajj when both of them were trying to reach through the crowds around the Ka�ba to get to the Black Stone. The people gave way to Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) while the Caliph struggled desperately. This deeply offended the Caliph, and, in a sarcastic tone, he enquired who the person had been to whom the people had shown such preference. Farazdaq, who was present at the scene, thereupon composed an ode and recited it, addressing himself to Hisham. It is worth quoting a few lines from this ode, a masterpiece not only of Farazdaq�s output but of Arabic literature in general.

It is someone whose footsteps are known by every place,

And it is he who is known to the bayt in Mecca,[1] the most frequented sanctuary;

It is he who is the son of the best of all men of Allah[2]

and it is he who is the most pious and devout, the purest and most unstained, the chastest and most righteous, a symbol [for Islam]

This is Ali [b. al-Husain] whose parent is the Prophet,

This is the son of Fatima, if you do not know who he is;

Whosoever recognizes his Allah knows also the primacy and superiority of this man,

Because the religion has reached the nations through his House.

It was this Ali b. al-Husain, the Zain al-Abidin of Islam, who, as well as through other means, taught the Muslims the essence of Islamic spirituality through his supplications. They are not, however, merely supplications; they embody comforting answers to many questions with which the man of his time and the man of our time are confronted. They deal with the crises through which any Muslim or the follower of any religious persuasion has to pass, which result from a variety of stresses and strains, and which arise from sources both inward and outward.

I do not wish to discuss here the authenticity, validity, textual history, or even the literary beauty of these supplications, as these points have all been dealt with by the translator in his comprehensive introduction. Indeed, there is no space in a foreword such as this in which to conduct such a discussion. Instead, I should like to say a word about the relevance of these supplications to modern readers, irrespective of their race or religion, or of whether they are from the east or from the west. The author, as has been pointed out, was a man of purity and piety, sincerity and trustworthiness, who was committed to Allah and the cause of a suffering humanity. He had a bond of pain with the men of his time, as also with those who came after him. So let me start by asking the following question: Do these supplications, composed and taught in the seventh century, have any relevance for those who live in the twentieth century, or indeed those who are yet to be born? To answer this we have to ask a number of other questions. Is man to be regarded only in biological terms as the most cunning of animals? Is he to be seen as an economic beast controlled by the laws of supply and demand and class conflict? Is he to be regarded as a political animal, with a crude and excessive politicism occupying the centre of his mind, displacing all knowledge, religion, and wisdom? Or does he have a spiritual element which requires him to subordinate the temporal and the merely expedient to the Eternal and the True? Are human beings to be understood in terms of biology, politics, or economics, or are we to take into account their sublime nature, the spirit of Allah infused in them, and the ultimate ideal which they should endeavour to realize?

The essence of every epoch, age, or civilization, whether ancient, medieval, or modern, lies not in any biological unity of race, material achievement, or political order, but in the values that create and sustain that epoch, age, or civilization. Our achievements in perfecting the material aspects of life have led us to exploit matter instead of informing, humanizing, and spiritualizing it. Our social life has given us the means, but has denied us the ends. A terrible blindness has afflicted the people of our civilization. The exclusion of the element of spirituality from humanity is the primary cause of the supremacy of matter, which has become so burdensome and oppressive. The defeat of the human by the material is thus the central weakness of the man of today.

Religion is rooted in a sense of wonderment at the eternal mystery of life itself. We feel a sense of awe and amazement at the mystery of the universe (ghayba), and move in an endless quest for answers to the perennial riddle with an eager longing to discover the truth of everything, the truth which is universal and absolute in the sense that it is valid for all men in all places and at all times. The experience of the mysterious is the fundamental quality underlying all religions. We must, however, make a clear distinction between religion as a personal concern, as man�s encounter with the divine, and religion as a part of history, as a social phenomenon, and as the commitment to a group. Religion at the personal level is a commitment to a belief in the conservation of values and is based on the discovery of the essential worth and dignity of the individual and his relation to a higher world of reality. Thus the crisis comes at a personal level when the forces of evil, hatred, injustice, tyranny, betrayal, and falsehood prevail over love, justice, mercy, loyalty, goodness, and truth.

The supplications of the Imam Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) must be read against this background of man�s crisis at the personal and individual level. Seen from this angle, they address themselves, in their essence, to the inner problems of the men of every epoch and age, every region and race, every persuasion and religion. Here was a person, an individual, confronted with hostile forces arising from both within and without, realizing his own limits, crying in the intense passion of devotional prayer, seeking communion with Allah, and entrusting the secrets of his innermost life to Him. Here was a person who found himself caught up in the din and clamour of life, in the clash of emotions and interests, in the stress and strain of immediate impulses, in the tensions and calamities of existence, and, above all, in the search for spiritual satisfaction, a man who was lonely and helpless, who stood before his Creator in direct communion, and called Him from the very depths of his heart.

Before closing this foreword, something must be said about the translation of something which is untranslatable. Among all the varieties of Arabic literature, supplications, especially those of the Imam Zain al-Abidin (a.s.), are perhaps the most difficult to translate into an alien tongue. Dr. Chittick must be congratulated on his courage and vision, and on his grasp of the inner meanings of such an emotionally charged and subtle Arabic text. He has admirably rendered into English not only the meaning but also the feelings enshrined in these spontaneous utterances of the heart. The Muhammadi Trust of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is also to be thanked for presenting this beautiful treasure of Islamic spirituality.

 

Syed Husain M. Jafri

Karachi

17 January 1988

Translator�s Introduction

Al-Saheefat al-Sajjadiyya is the oldest prayer manual in Islamic sources and one of the most seminal works of Islamic spirituality of the early period. It was composed by the Prophet�s great grandson, Ali ibn al-Husain, known as Zain al-Abidin (the adornment of the worshippers), and has been cherished in Shia sources from earliest times. Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) was the fourth of the Shia Imams, after his father Husain, his uncle Hasan, and his grandfather Ali, the Prophet�s son-in-law. Shia tradition considers the Saheefa a book worthy of the utmost veneration, ranking it behind only the Qur�an and Ali�s Nahj al-balagha.

Ali Ibn Al-Husain

Ali ibn al-Husain was born in Medina, according to most sources in the year 38/658-9.[3] He may have been too small to have remembered his grandfather Ali, who was killed in 40/661, but he was brought up in the presence of his uncle Hasan and his father Husain, the Prophet�s beloved grandchildren. Many Shia sources state that his mother was Shahrbanu, the daughter of Yazdigird, the last Sasanian king of Persia.[4] Thus he was said to be �Ibn al-Khiyaratayn�, the �son of the best two�, meaning the Quraysh among the Arabs and the Persians among the non-Arabs. According to some accounts, his mother was brought as a captive to Medina during the caliphate of Umar, who wanted to sell her. Ali suggested instead that she be offered her choice of the Muslim men as husband and that her dower be paid from the public treasury. Umar agreed and she chose Ali�s son Husain[5]. She is said to have died shortly after giving birth to her only son Ali.

There is no need to recount here the tragedy at Karbala in 61/680, when Husain and many of the male members of his family were killed by the forces of the Umayyad caliph Yazid, an event which shook the Islamic world and precipitated the nascent Shia movement. Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) accompanied his father on the march toward Kufa, but he had fallen deathly ill and was lying on a skin in a tent. Once the Umayyad troops had massacred Husain and his male followers, they looted the tents, stripped the women of their jewellery, and even took the skin upon which Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) was prostrate. The infamous Shamir (Shimr) ibn Zil-Jawshan was about to kill Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) in spite of his helplessness, but Husain�s sister Zainab threw herself on top of him to save him, and Umar ibn Sa�d, the Umayyad commander, told Shamir to let him be. Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) was taken along with the women to the caliph in Damascus, and eventually he was allowed to return to Medina.

Several accounts are related concerning his grief over this tragedy. It is said that for twenty years whenever food was placed before him, he would weep. One day a servant said to him, �O son of Allah�s Messenger! Is it not time for your sorrow to come to an end?� He replied, �Woe upon you! Jacob the prophet had twelve sons, and Allah made one of them disappear. His eyes turned white from constant weeping, his head turned grey out of sorrow, and his back became bent in gloom [cf. 12: 84], though his son was alive in this world. But I watched while my father, my brother, my uncle, and seventeen members of my family were slaughtered all around me. How should my sorrow come to an end?�[6]

Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) resided in Medina until his death in 95/713-4 (or 94/712-3). He was the object both of great sympathy because of the massacre of his family and of veneration as the great grandson of the Prophet. He dedicated his life to learning and worship and became an authority on prophetic traditions and law, but he was known mostly for his nobility of character and his piety, which earned him his sobriquet already in his lifetime.[7] The details that have reached us about his life in Medina mainly take the form of anecdotes affirming his constant preoccupation with worship and acts of devotion. He fathered fifteen children, eleven boys and four girls.[8]

After Karbala, there were a number of different factions in the Shia community, not all of which supported Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) as the rightful Imam of the Muslim community.[9] Many Shias, such as those involved in the �Tawwabun� movement, felt that the Umayyads had to be overthrown and that it was the duty of the Imam to lead a revolt. But Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) himself refused to become involved with politics. After his death, a split occurred between his eldest son and designated successor Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.), the fifth Imam, and his second son, al-Baqir�s half brother Zayd, who advocated active resistance to Umayyad oppression and gained a large number of followers as a result. Al-Baqir continued to pursue his father�s policy of rejecting any sort of involvement with political movements until his death (probably in 117/735).[10] Zayd revolted toward the beginning of the imamate of al-Baqir�s son Ja�far al-Sadiq (a.s.) and was killed in Safar 121/January 739; his son Yahya, who plays an important role in the preface to the Saheefa, continued in his father�s path and was killed three years later at the age of eighteen. The Zaydi Shias, still strong in the Yemen today, trace the lineage of their imams back to Zayd.

Al-Saheefat Al-Sajjadiyya

The title Al-Saheefat al-Sajjadiyya means simply �The Book of al-Sajjad�. Al-Sajjad is one of the titles given to Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) and signifies �the one who constantly prostrates himself in prayer�. The book is often called Al-Saheefat al-Kamelat al-Sajjadiyya, that is, �The �Perfect�, or �Complete�, Book of al-Sajjad�. According to its commentator Sayyid Alikhan Shirazi, the word kamila refers to the perfection of the style and content; some sources state that the adjective was added to differentiate it from another, incomplete version of the work, which is known among the Zaydis, but this seems less likely, given the manner in which the title is employed in the preface (verse 20).[11] The Saheefa has been called by various honorifics, such as �Sister of the Qur�an�, �Gospel of the Folk of the House�, and �Psalms of the Household of Muhammad�.

According to Shia tradition, Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) had collected his supplications and taught them to his children, especially Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.) and Zayd. In later times the text became widely disseminated among Shias of all persuasions. The specialists in the science of hadees maintain that the text is mutawatir;[12] in other words, it was generally known from earliest times and has been handed down by numerous chains of transmission, while its authenticity has never been questioned.

Nevertheless, the arrangement of the text allows us to draw a certain distinction between the fifty-four supplications which make the main body of the text and the additional supplications which make up the fourteen addenda (including the prayers for the days of the week) and the fifteen munajat or �whispered prayers�. The original fifty-four supplications show an undeniable freshness and unity of theme and style, while the latter, especially the munajat, add a certain orderliness and self-conscious artistry which may suggest the hand of an editor. The addenda are said to have been collected and added to the text by Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Makki, known as al-Shaheed al-Awwal (the �first martyr�), the famous author of Al-Lum�at al-Dimashqiyya in jurisprudence (fiqh) who was killed in Aleppo in 786/1384.[13] The fifteen munajat have been added to several modern editions of the Saheefa and seem to have been brought to the attention of the main body of Shias by Allama Muhammad Baqir Majlisi (d. 1110/1689-9 or a year later), author of the monumental compilation of Shia hadees, Bihar al-Anwar.[14]

Many supplications have been handed down from Imam Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) in addition to those recorded in the text of the Saheefa as given here, and various scholars have collected these together in a series of works known as the �second Saheefa� the �third Saheefa� and so on. The second Saheefa which is about as long as the Saheefa itself, was compiled as the �sister� of the Saheefa by Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Hurr al-Aameli (d. 1104/l692-3), author of the famous Wasa�il al-Shia in the year 1053/1643.[15] A third Saheefa was put together by the author of Riyaz al-Ulema Mirza Abd Allah ibn Mirza Isa Tabrizi, known as Afandi and a student of Majlisi. The longest of the published versions is Al-Saheefat al-Sajjadiyyat al-khamisa (�The Fifth Saheefa of al-Sajjad�) by Muhsin al-Ameen, the well known contemporary author of Aayaan al-Shia.[16] It includes all the supplications included in the previous Saheefas; 130 of these are found in the first and second Saheefas and 52 are added.[17] In her sympathetic study of Islamic prayer manuals, Muslim Devotions, Constance Padwick made use of this fifth recension of the text, which fills more than six hundred pages.

Any serious attempt to sort out the relative historical reliability of the individual supplications found in all the versions of the Saheefa on the basis of modern critical scholarship would be an undertaking of major proportions. The result of such a study - if one can judge by studies of other ancient texts - would probably be that, after years of toil, we would have a series of hypotheses, leaving varying degrees of doubt. This would be of interest to Western scholars and modernized Muslims, both of whom, in any case, have no personal involvement with the contents and teachings of the Saheefa. But the attitude of most Muslims has been to look at the content of the texts established by the authority of tradition and not be too concerned with who actually wrote the words in �historical fact�. In this regard the saying of Ali is well known: �Look at what has been said, not at who has said it�, since only the truth or untruth of the words is of real concern. From this point of view, if the author of the Saheefat al-Kamila was not Imam Zain al-Abidin (a.s.), he - or they - would in any case have to have been a spiritual authority of equal rank, so the whole exercise leaves us where we started: with a text which expresses the highest aspirations of the Muslim soul.

However this may be, we can be satisfied to have the core text which has been attributed to Zain al-�Abidin by centuries of Shia tradition. In other words, in the fifty-four basic prayers of the Saheefa we have the Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) who has been known to Shias for more than a thousand years and who has helped give to Shi�ism its specific contours down to the present day. Scholars may eventually reach the conclusion that the Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) of �historical fact� differs from the Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) of tradition, but this will remain a hypothesis, since at this distance �historical facts� are impossible to verify and as open to interpretation as literature. Whether or not historians accept the text as completely authentic will not change the actual influence which Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) and the Saheefa have exercised upon Islam over the centuries, nor is it likely to change the way they continue to influence practising Muslims. The �real� Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) is the figure enshrined by the text as it now stands.

The opinion of the writer of these lines concerning the authenticity of the Saheefa - admittedly based only upon an intimate acquaintance with the text gained through many months spent in translation - is that the original fifty-four prayers go back to Zain al-Abidin (a.s.), that the addenda are nearly as trustworthy, and that the munajat may have been worked upon by others. But the Saheefa in its larger forms probably contains a good deal of material from later authors. It is interesting to note Padwick�s comments on the Saheefat al-khamisa: �The great body of devotion attributed to him is characterized by a deep humility and sense of sin, and by an intransigent, undying resentment against the foes of his house.[18] Only the first half of this statement is true about the present Saheefa. Though the Imam makes a number of allusions to the injustice suffered by his family and the fact that their rightful heritage has been usurped,[19] no one can call this a major theme of the Saheefa or an �intransigent, undying resentment�. In the one instance where Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) speaks rather explicitly of the injustice suffered by the Imams (48.9-11), this is accompanied by an admission of Allah�s wisdom in His ordainment.

The Arabic Text

The Arabic text of the Saheefat al-Kamela which forms the basis for the translation was established by al-Shaheed al-Awwal. The modern Iranian editions are based mainly on the version of this text transmitted by the father of the above-mentioned Muhammad Baqir Majlisi, Mulla Muhammad Taqi Majlisi (d. 1070/1659-60), also an important scholar of the Safavid period and another son, Mulla Abd Allah (d. c. 1084/1673); but at least one of these editions goes back to the famous Safavid jurist, philosopher, architect, poet, and mathematician Shaykh-i Baha�i (d. 1031/1621-2).[20] The elder Majlisi had at his disposal numerous manuscripts of the text, which he had received from the foremost Shia authorities of his day. In one of his works he refers to all the chains of transmission by which he had received the Saheefa, and, we are told, these numbers more than a million.[21]

The question naturally arises as to why Majlisi chose the particular chain of transmission mentioned in the preface out of the many he had at his disposal, especially since the chain itself is exceedingly weak (as indicated by the commentators and recorded in the notes to the translation). The reason for this seems to be the accuracy of this particular version going back to al-Shaheed al-Awwal, as confirmed by another �special� route through which Majlisi received the Saheefa. This special route is worth mentioning in detail, since it provides a good example of the aura which has surrounded the text in Shia circles.

One day, lying in bed half asleep, Majlisi saw himself in the courtyard of the Ateeq mosque in Isfahan, and before him stood the Mahdi, the Twelfth Imam. Majlisi asked him about a number of scholarly problems which he had not been able to solve, and the Mahdi explained their solutions. Then Majlisi asked him for a book which he could put into practice and the Mahdi directed him to seek out Mawlana Muhammad al-Taj. In his vision Majlisi found the book, and it appeared to be a book of supplications. Waking up, he saw that his hand was empty, and he wept until morning at his loss. At daybreak it occurred to him that perhaps the Mahdi had meant Shaykh Muhammad Mudarris, calling him by the title �Taj� (the �crown�) because he was so famous among the scholars. Hence he went to see Shaykh Muhammad, and, entering his circle, saw that he held a copy of the Saheefa in his hand. He went forward and recounted his vision to Shaykh Muhammad, who interpreted it to mean that he would reach high levels of Gnostic and visionary knowledge. But Majlisi was not satisfied with this explanation, and he wandered around the bazaar in perplexity and sorrow. Upon reaching the melon market, he met a pious old man known as Aqa Hasan, whom the people called, Taja (�Crown�). Majlisi greeted him, and Aqa Hasan called to him and said that he had a number of books which were consecrated for religious purpose (waqfi) but that he did not trust most of the students to put them to proper use. �Come�, he said, �and take whichever of these books which you think you can put into practice.�

Entering Aqa Hasan�s library, Majlisi immediately saw the book he had seen in his dream, so he said:

�This is enough for me.�

It was a copy of the Saheefa. He then went back to Shaykh Muhammad and began collating his newly acquired copy with that of Shaykh Muhammad; both of them had been made from the manuscript of al-Shaheed al-Awwal. In short, Majlisi tells us that the authenticity of his copy of the Saheefa was confirmed by the Mahdi himself.[22]

At least forty commentaries and glosses have been written on the Saheefa mostly during the period extending from the Safavid era (907-1125/1502-1722) to the present. Among famous Safavid scholars who wrote commentaries are Shaykh-i Baha�i, the philosopher Mir Damad (d. c. 1040/1630), and the younger Majlisi. The most well-known of the commentaries is Riyaz al-Saalekin by al-Sayyid Alikhan al-Husain al-Hasan al-Shirazi (d. 1120/1708-9).

Prayer In Islam

The Saheefa has been called a �prayer manual�, but this description may be misleading to Western readers not familiar with the different varieties of prayer in Islam. The best introduction to these - as well as to the contents of the Saheefa - is provided by Padwick�s Muslim Devotions which also analyzes the major themes common to all supplications and explains many of the important Arabic terms employed. Given the existence of Padwick�s study, we can be excused for providing only a few comments to situate supplication in the larger context of Muslim prayer and to suggest the importance of the Saheefa for gaining an understanding of Islam as a religion.

�Prayer� in Islam can be divided into obligatory and voluntary. The obligatory prayer includes the daily ritual or canonical prayer (salat) which the Prophet called the �pillar of Islam�, and various occasional prayers such as the Friday congregational prayer (according to most opinions), which need not concern us here. Nothing is more basic than the daily prayers to Muslim practice except the testimony of faith or shahada: �There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Messenger.� Every Muslim must perform the salat five times a day, exceptions being made only for children and for women during periods when they cannot fulfil the requirements of ritual purity. Even the bedridden must pray the salat if they are conscious and coherent, though they are excused from the physical movements which normally accompany it. �Perform the salat!� is one of the most common injunctions in the Qur�an.

Most of the many forms of recommended prayer can be classified either as salat, zikr or dua. The recommended salat involves the same movements and recitations that are contained in the obligatory salat while the Prophet�s sunna sets down various times during the day or occasions when various specific salats may be performed. In addition, the worshiper is free to perform salat as he desires, and thus it is related that Imam Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) used to perform one thousand supererogatory cycles of salat every night, in imitation of his grandfather Ali.

Zikr - which means literally �remembrance� or �mention� and which is frequently translated as �invocation� - is the mention of a name or names of Allah, often in the form of the repetition of a Qur�anic formula such as

There is no Allah but Allah, Praise belongs to Allah, Glory be to Allah, or Allah is great.

Most Muslims recite such formulas a set number of times after completing an obligatory ritual prayer. Fifteen Qur�anic verses command zikr of Allah or the �name of Allah�, is emphasizing the fact that this practice involves a verbal mention of a divine name. If the Shari�a does not make zikr an incumbent act, this has to do with the fact that the Qur�anic command to remember Allah was not given a single, specific form by the Prophet�s sunna, in contrast to the command to perform the salat. In other words, everyone agrees that it is important to perform zikr and that the Prophet practiced it constantly. But the Prophet never made any specific form of zikr mandatory for the faithful; on the contrary, he practiced many different forms and seems to have suggested a great variety of forms to his Companions in keeping with their needs.

From earliest times the sources confirm the power of zikr to provide for human psychological and spiritual needs and to influence activity. It is not difficult to understand that reciting

YAA RAHMAAN YAA RAHEEM (�O All-merciful, O All-compassionate�)

will have a different effect upon the believer than reciting,

LAA HAWLA WA-LAA QUWWATA ILLAA BILLAAHIL �ALIYYIL �AZEEM (�There is no power and no strength save in Allah, the All-high, the All-mighty�).

Spiritual teachers eventually developed a science of different azkaar (plural of zikr) appropriate for all the states of the soul.[23]

Dua or �supplication� is closely connected to zikr, such that it is often difficult to make a distinction between the two.[24] The term means literally �to call upon� and it is commanded by the Qur�an in several suggestive verses, including the following:

Supplicate your Lord humbly and secretly; He loves not transgressors.[25]

Supplicate Allah or supplicate the All-merciful. Whichever you supplicate - to Him belong the most beautiful names.[26]

Supplicate Allah, making your religion His sincerely, though the unbelievers be averse.[27]

Your Lord has said: �Supplicate Me and I will respond to you. Surely those who wax too proud to worship Me shall enter Hell utterly abject.�[28]

And when My servants question thee concerning Me - I am near to respond to the supplication of the supplicator when he supplicates Me.[29]

Collections of hadees, both Sunni and Shia, devote chapters to the benefits of supplication; the following sayings of the Prophet from Sunni sources are typical:

Supplication is the pith of worship.[30]

When one of you supplicates, he should not say, �O Allah, forgive me if Thou wilt�, but he should be firm in his asking and make his desire great, for what Allah gives is nothing great for him.[31]

Allah will respond to the servant as long as he does not supplicate for anything sinful or for breaking the ties of the womb, and as long as he does not ask for an immediate response.[32]

Each of you should ask your Lord for all your needs; he should even ask Him for the thong of his sandal when it breaks[33].[34]

Shia sources provide some of the same sayings while adding many more. For example: The Prophet related that Allah says:

�O My servants, all of you are misguided except him whom I guide, so ask Me for guidance, and I will guide you. All of you are poor except him whom I enrich, so ask Me for riches, and I will provide for you. All of you are sinners except him whom I release, so ask Me to forgive you, and I will forgive you.�

The Prophet said:

�Supplication is the weapon of the man of faith, the centre pole of religion, and the light of the heavens and the earth.�

Ali was asked:

�Which speech is best in Allah�s eyes?� He replied: �A great amount of zikr, pleading (tazarro�), and supplication.�

Ali said:

�Four things work to a man�s benefit and not against him:

faith and thanksgiving, for Allah says: What would Allah do with chastising you, if you are thankful and have faith?[35]

asking forgiveness, for He says: Allah would never chastise them with thee among them; Allah would never chastise them while they prayed forgiveness;[36]

and supplication, for He says: My Lord esteems you not at all were it not for your supplication.[37]

Husain said:

�The Prophet used to raise his hands when he implored and supplicated, like a man in misery begging for food.�

Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.) said:

�Allah loves nothing better than that His servants ask from Him.�[38]

In short, supplicating or calling upon Allah is to address Him with one�s praise, thanksgiving, hopes, and needs. It is �prayer� in the personal sense commonly understood from the term by contemporary Christians. It forms a basic part of the religious life, but like zikr, though commanded by the Qur�an in general terms, it does not take a specific form in the injunctions of the Shari�a because of its personal and inward nature. Everyone must remember Allah and supplicate Him, but this can hardly be legislated, since it pertains to the secret relationship between a human being and his or her Lord. The salat, however, is the absolute minimum which Allah will accept from the faithful as the mark of their faith and their membership in the community. Its public side is emphasized by the physical movements which accompany it and the fact that its form and contents are basically the same for all worshipers, even if its private side is shown by the fact that it can be performed wherever a person happens to find himself. In contrast zikr and supplication are totally personal.

But the private devotional lives of the great exemplars of religion often become public, since they act as models for other human beings. The �sunna� of the Prophet is precisely the practices of the highest exemplification of human goodness made into an ideal which everyone should emulate, and the supplications which the Prophet used to make are part of his sunna. When he recited them aloud, his Companions would remember and memorize them. They also used to come to him and ask him for supplications which they could recite on various occasions and for different purposes.[39]

To the Prophet�s supplications, the Shias add the supplications of the Imams, beginning with Ali. Nowadays the most widely employed of the comprehensive prayer manuals, which contain a wide variety of supplications from all the Imams and for every occasion, is probably Mafatih al-jinan (�Keys to the Gardens of Paradise�) by Abbas Qumi (d. 1359/1940).[40]

The Role of Supplication

Though many of the supplications which have been handed down from the Prophet and the Imams were certainly spontaneous utterances of the heart, others must have been composed with the express purpose of reciting them on specific occasions or passing them on to the pious. Most of the prophetic supplications are short and could easily have been recited on the spur of the moment, but some of the prayers of the Imams - such as Zain al-Abidin (a.s.)�s supplication for the Day of Arafah (no. 47) - are long and elaborate compositions. Even if they began as spontaneous prayers, the very fact that they have been designated as prayers for special occasions suggests that they were noted down and then repeated by the Imam or his followers when the same occasion came around again.

Naturally it is not possible to know the circumstances in which supplications were composed, but we do know a good deal about early Islam�s general environment which can help suggest the role that supplication played in the community. Many Muslims, no doubt much more so than today, devoted a great deal of their waking lives to recitation of the Qur�an, remembrance of Allah, and prayer. Even those who left Mecca and Medina to take part in the campaigns through which Islam was spread or participate in the governing of the new empire did not necessarily neglect spiritual practices. And for those who devoted themselves to worship, supplication was the flesh and blood of the imagination. It provided a means whereby people could think about Allah and keep the thought of Him present throughout their daily activities. It was an intimate expression of tawheed or the �profession of Allah�s Unity� which shaped their sensibilities, emotions, thoughts, and concepts.

In the Islamic context, supplication appears as one of the primary frameworks within which the soul can be moulded in accordance with the Divine Will and through which all thoughts and concepts centered upon the ego can be discarded. The overwhelming emphasis in the Saheefa upon doing the will of Allah - �Thy will be done�, as Christians pray - illustrates clearly a Allah-centeredness which negates all personal ambitions and individual desires opposed in any way to the divine Will, a Will which is given concrete form by the Shari�a and the sunna. For Muslims then as today, obeying Allah depended upon imitating those who had already been shaped by Allah�s mercy and guidance, beginning with the Prophet, and followed by the great Companions. For the Shias, the words and acts of the Imams play such a basic role in this respect that they sometimes seem - at least to non-Shias - to push the sunna of the Prophet into the background.

The companions of the Imams constantly referred to them for guidance, while the Imams themselves followed the Prophet�s practice of spending long hours of the day and night in salat, zikr, and supplication. Though much of this devotional life was inward and personal, the Imams had the duty of guiding the community and enriching their religious life. As Imam Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) emphasizes in the �Treatise on Rights�, translated in the appendix, it is the duty of every possessor of knowledge to pass it on to others, and the Imams were acknowledged as great authorities of Islam by their contemporaries, Sunni and Shia alike. Hence it was only natural that they would compose prayers in which their knowledge of man�s relationship with Allah was expressed in the most personal terms and which could be passed around and become communal property. Many if not most of the supplications recorded in the Saheefa seem to be of this sort. A few of them, such as �His supplication for the Day of Fast-Breaking� (46) or �for the Day of Sacrifice� (48) seem to have been composed for public occasions. One of them provides internal evidence to suggest that the Imam had in mind his followers rather than himself: in the supplication for parents (24), he speaks as if his parents were still alive, whereas this could hardly have been the case, unless we suppose that he composed it in his youth before the events at Karbala.

Tawheed In Devotional Mode

No one with any sensitivity toward human weakness and Allah�s love can fail to be moved at least by some of the supplications contained in the Saheefa. Here we have one of the greatest spiritual luminaries of Islam so overawed by the sense of Allah�s goodness, mercy, and majesty as to express his utter nothingness before the Creator in terms that may seen surprisingly explicit for one deemed by his followers to be the possessor of such holiness. In the Saheefa we see Islamic spirituality - or that dimension of the religion of Islam which deals with the practical and lived reality of the personal relationship between man and Allah - expressed in the most universal of languages, that of the concrete and intimate yearning of the soul for completion and perfection.

Muslim ideas and attitudes go back to tawheed or the �profession of Allah�s Unity� as expressed in the first half of the shahada: �There is no Allah but Allah.� This is the essence of the Qur�anic message, as Muslim authorities have affirmed and reaffirmed throughout Islamic history. The Saheefa provides a particularly striking example of what this means in personal, practical terms, not in the abstract language of theology or metaphysics. The basic theme of the Saheefa can be put into a series of formulas simply by taking every positive human attribute and placing it within the context of the shahada: �There is no goodness but in Allah�, �There is no repentance but by Allah�s grace�, �There is no gratitude but through Allah�, �There is no patience without Allah�s help�, �There is no knowledge but in Allah�, �There is no love except through Allah�s initiative�. The complement of this perspective is that every negative attribute belongs to the human self: �There is no evil but in me�, �There is no pride but in myself�, �There is no impatience but in my own ego�, �There is none ignorant but me�, �There is no hate but in myself.�

Later authorities frequently cite the first prophet and his wife, Adam and Eve, as Qur�anic examples of this attitude of self-deprecation demanded by the shahada. When Adam and Eve had disobeyed their Lord�s commandment, they said:

�Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves�.[41]

In contrast, Iblis - who personifies the tendency in the human soul to pride, self-centredness, and heedlessness said to Allah: �Now, because Thou hast led me astray...�[42] The prophetic attitude is to ascribe any evil, sin, error, stumble, slip, fall, inadvertence, negligence, and so on to oneself, while the satanic attitude is to ascribe these to Allah or to others. To suggest that Allah is responsible - certainly a temptation in the Islamic context where the stress on the Divine Unity tends to negate secondary forces - is the epitome of discourtesy and ignorance, since it is to deny one�s own self precisely where it has a real affect upon the nature of things: where evil enters into the cosmos.

In short, the shahada means in practice that the worshiper is nothing and Allah is all. Everything positive that the servant possesses has been given to him by Allah, while every fault and imperfection goes back to the servant�s own specific attributes. If he has patience in adversity, this was given by Allah, but if he lacks it, this is his own shortcoming. If he knows anything at all, the knowledge was bestowed by Allah�s guidance and mercy, but if he is ignorant, that is his own limitation. If he possesses a spark of love in his heart, Allah has granted it, but every coldness and hardness belongs to himself. Every good and praiseworthy quality - life, knowledge, will, power, hearing, sight, speech, generosity, justice, and so on - is Allah-given. Only when this fact shapes a person�s imagination and awareness can he begin to see things in their right proportions and be delivered from his own self-deceptions.

From the beginning of Islam, supplication has been one of the fundamental modes through which Muslims actualized the awareness of correct proportions and trained themselves to see Allah as the source of all good. In its great examples, as typified by the Saheefa, supplication is the constant exercise of discernment by attributing what belongs to Allah to Allah and what belongs to man to man. Once this discernment is made, man is left with his own sinfulness and inadequacy, so he can only abase himself before his Lord, asking for His generosity and forgiveness.

Those familiar with the writings of the later spiritual authorities may object that the perspective of supplication as just described deals with only one-half of Islamic spirituality, leaving out the theomorphic perfections which the friends of Allah (awliya) actualize by following the spiritual path. Granted, on the one hand man is the humble and poor slave of Allah, possessing nothing of his own. But is he not - at least in the persons of the prophets and friends - Allah�s vicegerent (khalifa) and image (sura)? In fact, this second perspective is implicit in the first, since the more one negates positive attributes from the servant; the more one affirms that they belong to the Lord. By denying that the creature possesses any good of his own, we affirm that everything positive which appears within him belongs only to Allah. To the extent that the servant dwells in his own nothingness, he manifests Allah�s perfections. This point of view is made rather explicit in the famous hadees qudsi in which Allah says:

�My servant continues drawing near to Me through supererogatory works [such as supplication], until I love him, and when I love him, I am the hearing through which he hears, the sight through which he sees, the hand through which he grasps, and the foot through which he walks.�[43]

But the early Islamic texts leave the mystery of �union with Allah� or �supreme identity� largely unvoiced, since it is far too subtle to be expressed in the relatively straightforward terms which characterize these texts.[44] In any case, identity is alien to the perspective of supplication, which keeps in view the dichotomy between Lord and servant, a dichotomy which remains valid on one level at least in all circumstances and for all human beings, even in the next world.[45]

Asking Forgiveness

As is well known, the Shias hold that the Imams are �inerrant� or �sinless� (ma�sum, from the verb �isma, which means to be preserved by Allah from sins). The reader of the Saheefa will be struck by how often Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) asks Allah to forgive his sins, employing all the standard terms (ism, zamb, ma�siya, etc.).[46] To be surprised at this or to suggest that therefore the Shias are wrong to call the Imams sinless is to miss the points which have just been made about the shahada as the root of Islamic spirituality. It is not my concern to defend the dogma of �isma, but I should at least point out that one cannot object to it on this level.

According to various hadees, the Prophet used to pray for forgiveness seventy or one hundred times a day by repeating the formula �I pray forgiveness from Allah� (astaghferullaah), a formula which is pronounced universally by practicing Muslims. Muslims hold that all prophets are sinless, and the Prophet Muhammad is the greatest of the prophets, yet no one has ever seen any contradiction between his asking forgiveness and his lack of sins. One easy but shallow way of explaining this is to say that the Prophet was the model for the whole community, so he had to pray as if he were a sinner, since all those who followed his sunna and recited the prayers which he taught would be sinners. But to say this is to suggest that he was a hypocrite of sorts and to lose sight of the meaning of the shahada.

Christians have never doubted Christ�s divinity because he said: �Why do you call me good? No one is good but Allah alone�.[47] Here, in Christian terms, is a concise statement of the shahada as applied to the lives of Allah�s creatures. In as much as anything can be called created, it is �other than Allah� and less than absolutely good. Allah is possessor of mercy, knowledge, love, life, power, will, patience, and so on - the �ninety-nine names of Allah� provide a basic list of the divine attributes. If something �other than Allah� possesses any of these attributes, it clearly does not possess them in the same way that Allah possesses them. They belong to Allah by the fact that He is Allah, but if they belong to the creatures in any sense, it is by His bestowal, just as the creatures have received their existence through His creation.

This basic teaching of the shahada means that nothing and no one - not even the greatest of the prophets - stand on a par with Allah. Since goodness is a divine attribute, �None is good but Allah alone�, and everything other than Allah is evil at least in respect of being �other�. �Evil� here may be another name for �lesser good�, and no one in the Islamic context would dream of attributing evil to the prophets. Nevertheless, the prophets in as much as they are human beings cannot be placed on the same level as Allah. The respect in which human beings differ from Allah is all important for the spiritual life. It is man�s clinging to the difference his own servanthood, his own createdness, his own inadequacy, his own sinfulness - which allows him to fulfil what is required of him as the creature of his Lord.[48] Just as the Prophet is first abdohu, �His servant�, and only then rasoolohu, �His messenger�, so also every human being must first actualize the fullness of his own servanthood before he can hope to manifest anything on behalf of his Lord.

The greater a person�s awareness and knowledge of Allah, the greater his awareness of the gulf between the �I� and the Divine Reality. As the Qur�an says:

Only those of His servants fear Allah who have knowledge.[49]

The greater the knowledge of Allah and self, the greater the understanding of the claims of independence and pride that are involved with saying �I�, and so also the greater the fear of the consequences. Those nearest to Allah fear Him more than others because they have grasped the infinite distance that separates their created nature from their Creator; hence also they are the most intense in devotion to Him, since they see that only through devotion and worship can they fulfil His claims upon them. No Muslim can think that he has reached a point where he no longer has need for Allah�s forgiveness, so no Muslim can stop praying for it. Moreover, the overriding goodness of Allah and the nothingness of the creatures demands that a pious act can never belong to the servant. To the extent that a human being is able to do what Allah wants from him, this is because Allah has granted him the power to do so. The well-known formula wa maa tawfeeqi illaa billaah, �I have no success except through Allah�, is of universal application. In the last analysis, no good act can be attributed to the servant - the merit is always Allah�s (for example, Supplication 74.2). It is here that the mystery of Allah�s ever-present and immanent reality manifests itself, such that there is nothing left of the creature but a face of Allah turned toward creation.

If the Prophet and the Imams constantly prayed for forgiveness with the utmost sincerity, this does not contradict the idea that they were �sinless�, since the sins envisaged here entail a wilful disobedience to the divine command, not the �creaturely sin� of being other than Allah. Later authorities invariably distinguish among levels of sinfulness as also among levels of virtue, a doctrine epitomized in the oft-quoted saying, �The good qualities of the pious are the bad qualities of those brought near to Allah� (hasanaat al-abraar sayiyyaat al-muqarrabeen). At least three basic levels are distinguished for every positive human quality, though these levels are not exclusive and may coexist in various degrees within a single person depending upon his spiritual maturity. The examples of �repentance� (tawba) and �asking forgiveness� (isteghfaar) can illustrate these points.

In the Saheefa the Imam often asks Allah for success in repentance, which may be defined as turning toward Allah through acts of obedience and avoiding disobedience. The later authorities speak of a first level of repentance belonging to the faithful in general, who sin by breaking the commands of the Shari�a and who repent by asking Allah to forgive their sins and trying their best not to repeat the sin. In other words, their repentance pertains basically to the level of the activities governed by the Shari�a while the forgiveness they seek means that they ask Allah to pardon any act of commission or omission which is contrary to the Shari�a.

On the second level of repentance there are those who have dedicated their lives to Allah and spend their waking moments in careful observance of the details of the Shari�a and following the recommended acts of the sunna. Such people, who might be called the �pious� in keeping with the above saying, have no difficulty following the practical commands and prohibitions of the Shari�a, so they turn their attention toward the inward attitudes which should accompany the outward activities. They repent of the heedlessness (ghafla) of their own souls, which are unable to remember Allah with perfect presence. They see their acts of obedience as falling short of the ideal because of their inward weaknesses and the various forms of blindness and hypocrisy which Satan is able to instil into their hearts, such as the temptation to ascribe their piety and diligence in observing the Shari�a to themselves. They repent not of sinful acts, since they observe the Shari�a with exactitude and do not �sin� according to the Shari�ite definitions. Rather, they repent of inappropriate thoughts and intentions and ask Allah to forgive these whenever they occur.

The third level is that of �those brought near to Allah�. They have passed beyond outward and inward sins, since they see nothing but Allah�s will, guidance, and mercy in every act and every thought, but they are still faced with the greatest of all barriers, that of their own self, the �supreme veil� between man and Allah. Allah has given them knowledge of Himself and of themselves, so they have come to understand that the �I� can never be totally innocent or sinless. They repent of their own inadequacies as creatures and ask forgiveness for their own existence as separate beings.[50]

Western readers may object that there is something artificial about this division of �repentance� into levels. How can one �repent� of one�s own existence? How can one ask forgiveness for something which is not one�s own fault? These objections might be valid if the texts had originally been written in English, but in fact the objection arises because of the difficulty of translating the concepts of one religious universe into another. The original Arabic words translated as �repentance� and �forgiveness� convey meanings far broader than the English terms, both of which are connected with a sentimental and moralistic sense of guilt. (Similar problems, it should be remarked, exist with much of the terminology which is normally used to translate Islamic texts and which has also been employed - because there is no other real choice - in the present translation of the Saheefa.)

The word tawba or �repentance� means literally to �turn� or �return� from one thing to another. One of Allah�s Qur�anic names is al-tawwab, �He who turns�, and the verb from this root is used both for Allah�s turning toward man and man�s turning toward Allah. Man�s �repentance� refers to every level of turning away from self and towards Allah; it makes no difference whether the self is conceived of as a tissue woven of sins or as the veil of ignorance and heedlessness that pertains to one�s creaturely situation. There may be a moralistic sense attached to the word in a particular context, and there may not.

In a similar way, maghferah in Arabic is far richer than the term �forgiveness� in English. To begin with, the Qur�an attributes three different divine names to Allah from this root, al-ghafoor, al-ghaafir, and al-ghaffaar, and subtle distinctions are often drawn to differentiate the different modes of �forgiveness� which they imply. More importantly the root meaning of maghferah is �to cover over�, �to veil�, �to conceal�. Hence the �Forgiver� is He who veils human sins and inadequacies. In Arabic the literal sense of saying �I pray forgiveness from Allah� is �I ask Allah for concealment.� Most people may understand that they are asking Allah to conceal their �sins�, but �those brought near to Allah� will see that they have need for the concealment of something much deeper and more radical since it is inherent to every created thing.

When the Prophet or Imam Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) ask Allah to �forgive their sins, they are perfectly sincere in this request, but this does not necessarily imply that their sins lie at the same level as our own. As Islamic texts frequently remind us, qiyas bi l-nafs, �judging others by one�s own self�, is always misleading, especially if the others happen to have been the recipients of Allah�s special favours.

Spiritual Attitudes And Names Of Allah

Muslim thinkers have often divided the names of Allah into two broad categories by contrasting attributes such as wrath (ghazab) and mercy (rahma), justice (adl) and bounty (fazl), severity (qahr) and gentleness (lutf), majesty (jalaal) and beauty (jamaal), or majesty and munificence (ikraam). The �names of wrath� are connected to Allah�s distance and transcendence, while the �names of mercy� are connected to His nearness and immanence. The Shari�a and kalaam (dogmatic theology) tend to emphasize Allah�s severity and incomparability (tanzeeh), while Islamic spirituality and the devotional literature put more stress on His gentleness and similarity (tashbeeh).

The Shari�a is not particularly concerned with speaking about Allah, since its function is to set down guidelines for the domain of activity. To the extent that Allah is taken into account, He is conceived of primarily as the Commander and the Lawgiver. In respect of laying down the Law, He is a monarch who must be obeyed. A monarch � and especially the Eternal King - stands far above his subjects, who are in fact his slaves, and he enforces his edicts by means of scourges, dungeons, and executions. Hence the Shari�a naturally calls to mind the Allah of transcendence and justice, and the �jurists� (fuqahaa), generally speaking, present Islam with a stern and severe countenance.

The Allah of the jurists shares many of the attributes of the Allah described by the proponents of kalaam, who concerned themselves mainly with bolstering the authority of the Shari�a while employing the tools of rational thought. Moreover, kalaam has never played the same important role in Islam that theology plays in Christianity, since its concerns are far overshadowed by the dedication of all Muslims to the Shari�a. Kalaam sets out to defend the Shari�a and the tenets of the faith against rational criticisms, so the theologians have approached their subject by employing reason (aql or al-nazar al-aqli). As a result, they singled out for their consideration certain subjects which were of no interest to the community at large. For most people, it makes no difference if the Qur�an is eternal or created, so long as Allah speaks to them through it. Though kalaam performs a necessary function in the Islamic universe, the vast majority of the faithful had no knowledge of the rational criticisms against which kalaam was defending them, so they had no use for kalaam. It was simply irrelevant to the religious life of most people.[51]

Since the theologians called upon reason to bear witness to their endeavors, they affirmed Allah�s transcendence with great fervour. Reason cannot accept the literal sense of many details of the Qur�an and the hadees, such as Allah�s face, eyes, hand, feet, sitting, laughter, smiling, wavering, yearning, joy at man�s repentance, surprise at the lack of sensual desire in a young man of piety, and so on. Hence the theologians felt compelled to explain such descriptions in terms of abstract qualities. Thus, for example, Allah�s �hand� is interpreted as a reference to an impersonal quality such as power. This is not to question the validity of these interpretations, only to point out that the relatively concrete words and images found in the Qur�an and the hadees provide food for the imagination; through them human beings gain the ability to think about Allah in personal terms and establish an intimate, inward relationship with their Lord. An inconceivable Allah - or a Allah who can only be known through abstract creedal statements - is of no use to the vast majority of people.

Imagination feeds upon the concrete, not the abstract. When Allah speaks in a language that appeals to the imagination, He thereby addresses all the faithful, bypassing reason and appealing to something far more universal in human hearts. But when the theologians employ a disciplined rational methodology, they are addressing intellectuals like themselves. As a result, the faithful found spiritual nourishment not in the dry and abstract depictions of a far-away Allah provided by kalaam but in the warm and concrete imagery of the Qur�an, the hadees, and the spiritual authorities. No one could love the Allah of the theologians.[52]

In short, by the nature of their disciplines, the jurists and the theologians lay stress on the Allah of remoteness and transcendence. In contrast, the spiritual authorities speak of the Allah described in the Qur�an and the hadees as He describes Himself, not neglecting His nearness to all creatures. Since the Allah of the Qur�an is pre-dominantly a Allah of mercy and tenderness, a Allah of intimacy and concern, the spiritual authorities emphasize the personal dimension of the human/divine relationship. They stress Allah�s nearness and immanence, and they often remind us of Qur�anic verses such as,

Whithersoever you turn - there is the face of Allah;[53]

He is with you wherever you are;[54]

We indeed created man; We know what his soul whispers within him; and We are nearer to him than the jugular vein.[55]

Since the Shari�a concerns itself basically with activity, it is directed toward the outward affairs which are governed by the laws of the remote King. Kalaam is polemical and rational, concerning itself mainly with the divine attributes of the transcendent Allah, not with the human dimensions of the relationship with a Allah who is also immanent. The Qur�an and the hadees provide the seeds from which the Shari�a and kalaam grew up, but they also provide the seeds for the subsequent attention that was paid by the spiritual authorities to all the dimensions of the soul. Devotional literature addresses this inward domain in an eminently practical way, attempting to shape the soul according to the revealed models.[56]

There is, of course, no contradiction between thinking of Allah as transcendent and perceiving Him as immanent, any more than there is a contradiction between perceiving Him as Merciful and as Wrathful. Allah reveals Himself under a variety of guises, and these in turn demand different rational perceptions and psychological responses. One cannot think in exactly the same terms about the Glorified (al-subbooh), who transcends everything that man can conceive, and the Near (al-qareeb), who is closer than the jugular vein; nor can one feel the same toward the Gentle, the Kind, and the Compassionate as one feels toward the Vengeful and the Severe in Punishment. Once codified and institutionalized, the human responses to Allah�s self-revelations in the Qur�an came to emphasize certain divine attributes rather than others. One response was called �jurisprudence�, another �kalaam�, another �Sufism�, and so on. All of these points of view coexist in the great representatives of Islam, just as they coexist in the Qur�an and in the soul of the Prophet. But in the early period, it is difficult to disentangle the different strands, since the institutional forms which highlight them have not yet come into existence. However, it is easy to see that certain manifestations of early Islam tend in one direction or another. The particular characteristic of the devotional literature such as the Saheefa is to emphasize the personal quality of Allah�s relationship with His servants and His all-pervading love.

The Predominance Of Mercy

Some modern day Muslims and many Western scholars have looked at the Qur�an wearing the eyeglasses of the jurists and theologians. As a result, they see a Allah who is a just and stern Commander, concerned only with beating His servants into shape so that they will follow His Law. They tend to ignore the fact that practically every chapter of the Qur�an begins with the words, In the name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate, and that the Qur�an mentions Allah�s names of mercy, compassion, kindness, generosity, forgiveness, and love about ten times as often as it mentions His names of wrath and severity. The overwhelming Qur�anic picture is that of a Allah deeply concerned with the well-being of His creatures and ready to forgive almost anything, if only they will repent and acknowledge His sovereignty.

Faced with the reality of both mercy and wrath, the worshiper seeks out the one and does everything he can to avoid the other. This is a constant theme in the devotional literature in general and the Saheefa in particular. The Prophet set the pattern in his well-known supplication: �I seek refuge in Thy good pleasure from Thy displeasure and in Thy pardon from Thy punishment. I seek refuge in Thee from Thee.�[57] Allah is both He who becomes pleased and He who becomes displeased, He who pardons and He who punishes. Hence the worshiper prays to Allah for protection against Allah Himself, since there is no other significant threat. Moreover, the servant can be confident that Allah�s mercy will in fact overcome His wrath, since Allah is essentially merciful and only accidentally wrathful. The Qur�an tells us in two verses that Allah�s mercy embraces all things,[58] but it never suggests that His wrath is so universal. According to a famous hadees qudsi, Allah says:

�My mercy precedes My wrath�, or �has precedence over My wrath�, or �predominates over My wrath.�[59]

Allah appears to His creatures as harsh and domineering only in certain circumstances and for specific purposes - purposes which themselves are defined by mercy. The Prophet expressed this point with his remark:

�Hell-fire is a whip with which Allah drives His servants to Paradise.� Allah�s mercy is so overwhelmingly real that He will certainly overlook the sins of those who open themselves up to it.[60]

Padwick refers to the �mosaic� quality of Muslim supplications. She writes: �While the prayers of some of the great saints show a spiritual individuality, the great mass of these devotions is built up of well-tried small items arranged in ever new patterns - traditional prayers of the Prophet, Qur�an verses, blessings of the Prophet, forgiveness-seekings, cries of praise, all on known and authorized forms.�[61] The Saheefa is strongly marked by the individuality of the Imam, while also displaying this mosaic quality. But this quality itself reflects the Qur�an, which is a mosaic of Allah�s names and activities, stories of the prophets, legal injunctions, and promises and warnings about the Last Day.

It was said above that one of the purposes of supplication is to shape the imagination of the worshiper in accordance with Islamic norms. A well-known hadees tells us that Muslims can know the �character� (khuluq) of the Prophet through studying the Qur�an. By following the Prophet�s sunna the worshiper absorbs the Qur�an on all levels of his being, and in turn he is absorbed by the Qur�an, the Divine Word and the divine model of his own soul. If some early authorities referred to the Saheefa as the �Sister of the Qur�an�, part of the reason for this may lie in the fact that its mosaic quality expresses a variety of spiritual attitudes that reflect accurately the Qur�anic and prophetic model for human perfection. Every element in the Saheefa�s mosaic corresponds to elements of the Qur�anic text and the Prophet�s soul.

The connection between the spiritual attitudes expressed in the Saheefa and the Qur�anic statements about Allah and His relationship to His servants can most clearly be perceived in the Imam�s constant recourse to Allah�s names and his always appropriate expression of the corresponding human attitude. On the one hand the Imam places great emphasis upon his own inadequacy and sinfulness, acknowledging that he deserves nothing but Allah�s wrath. On the other, he repeatedly takes refuge in Allah�s mercy and in Allah�s own Qur�anic statements concerning the primacy of forgiveness, asking Allah to do with him as is worthy of such a merciful Being, not as he himself deserves.

Act toward me with the forgiveness and mercy of which Thou art worthy! Act not toward me with the chastisement and vengeance of which I am worthy![62]

In short, through the mosaic of the supplication, the worshiper moves from viewpoint to viewpoint in keeping with the different relationships which exist between himself and Allah as described in the Qur�an. Man�s point of view changes because each of the divine names points to a different face of Allah turned toward him. Yet all are faces of Allah, and �There is no Allah but Allah�, so the apparent multiplicity of names and faces dissolves into the divine Unity.

Human inadequacy and sin are real enough on their own level, and the Saheefa among others shows a remarkable awareness of the depth of human imperfection. But the great spiritual authorities of Islam hold that in responding to human weakness, Allah�s overwhelming mercy takes charge and the divine wrath pales by comparison. The more that human beings admit to their own inadequacy, the more they call down upon themselves Allah�s pity and commiseration. Supplication and pleading are the natural human response to the shahada the fact that man is nothing compared to Allah, and that Allah - who is fundamentally mercy - is the only true reality. Supplication responds to Allah�s command,

Despair not of Allah�s mercy! Surely Allah forgives all sins.[63]

A hadees is related concerning Imam Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) which is worth recounting because it is so completely in character with the Saheefa�s emphasis upon Allah�s mercy and forgiveness. One day he was told that Hasan al-Basri (d. 110/728), the famous ascetic, had said: �It is not strange if a person perishes as he perishes. It is only strange that a person is saved as he is saved.� The Imam replied,

�But I say that it is not strange if a person is saved as he is saved; it is only strange that a person perishes as he perishes, given the scope of Allah�s mercy.�[64]

The supplicant who responds to the Allah of the Qur�an never forgets the wrath of Allah, but he remains confident that Allah�s essential nature will show itself, in spite of his own weaknesses. Padwick was so struck with the devaluation of human sins that seems to result from this attitude that she displays a rare instance of Christian bias, objecting that it �leads to a certain moral shallowness in some forgiveness-seeking prayers� and is unable �to attribute any moral cost to Allah�s forgiveness�, alluding here and in the rest of the passage to the Christian doctrine of atonement. Among three examples of �moral shallowness� she cites the following lines from Imam Zain al-Abidin (a.s.), found in Al-Saheefat al-khamisa:

My Allah my sins do not harm Thee and Thy pardon does not impoverish Thee. Then forgive me what does not harm Thee and give me what Thou wilt not miss.[65]

In order to understand the attitude expressed here, one needs to put it into its larger context. The specific attitude expressed by the Imam corresponds precisely to the reality of Allah�s infinite mercy and forgiveness as revealed in various Qur�anic verses. Many passages from the Saheefa present the same point of view. Moreover, when the Imam says:

�Thou art the Generous Lord for whom the forgiveness of great sins is nothing great�,[66] or �Pardoning great sin is nothing great for Thee, overlooking enormous misdeeds is not difficult for Thee, putting up with indecent crimes does not trouble Thee�,[67]

he is merely echoing the command of the Prophet mentioned above:

The worshiper �should be firm and make his desire great, for what Allah gives is nothing great for Him.�

In any case, the context of these prayers shows that the accompanying moral attitude is hardly shallow, since it demands �refraining from arrogance, pulling aside from persistence [in sin], and holding fast to praying forgiveness� (12.13). Moral shallowness could only follow if the worshiper remembered Allah�s mercy and forgot His wrath, but both are always kept in view.

The Saheefa And Islamic Spirituality

In spite of studies that have rejected the idea, many people in the West still believe that �true Islam� lies in simplicity, austerity, legalism, formalism, and a Allah perceived as Just and Transcendent. Hence those elements of Islamic civilization which demonstrate complexity, subtlety, warmth, love, inwardness, spirituality, and a Allah of mercy, compassion, and immanence are seen as largely extraneous to or reactions against Qur�anic Islam. Scholars such as Massignon have pointed out that a person of spiritual sensitivity only needs to read the Qur�an for such ideas to be dissolved. But few people who have adopted the old stereotypes possess this sort of sensitivity or would be interested in changing their preconceived ideas, lest sympathy be stirred up in their hearts. It is not my aim here to reject, as so many have done before me, these common biases concerning the nature of �true Islam�, but I would like to point out that a work like the Saheefa brings out an inward dimension of Islam which may be much more difficult to perceive in other early texts.

When scholars and other outsiders look at Islam, they naturally perceive what can be seen at first glance, that is, events, written reports and records, social relationships, and so on. It is not easy to look into people�s hearts or to investigate their personal relationship with Allah, nor are most people interested in doing so. If there is a way into hearts, it must come by studying the most inward concerns of individuals as reflected in their outward activities and writings. But those dimensions of Islam which have caught the most attention of outside observers are external and obvious, and they also happen to be relatively devoid of the love and warmth normally associated in the West with spirituality.

Islamic civilization as a whole is much like a traditional Muslim city: The outer walls make it appear dull and sombre, and it is not easy to gain access to the world behind the walls. But if one becomes an intimate with the city�s inhabitants, one is shown into delightful courtyards and gardens, full of fragrant flowers, fruit trees, and sparkling fountains. Those who write about Islamic history, political events, and institutions deal with the walls, since they have no way into the gardens. Some of the gardens are opened up through the study of Sufism, art and architecture, poetry, and music, but since all of these have appeared in specific historical forms influenced by the surrounding environment, their deep Islamic roots can easily be lost to sight. The most traditional and authentic gardens of the city, and the most difficult of access, are the hearts of the greatest representatives of the civilization. It is here that the supplications handed down from the pillars of early Islam can open up a whole new vision of Islam�s animating spirit, since they provide direct access to the types of human attitudes that are the prerequisite for a full flowering of the Islamic ideal.

Other Dimensions

This introduction may seem to be suggesting that the Saheefa deals exclusively with Islamic spirituality. But the Saheefa deals with other domains as well. As was pointed out above, the great representatives of Islam bring together all levels of Islamic teachings, just as these are brought together by the Qur�an and the hadees. If spirituality has been emphasized in discussing the Saheefa, this has to do with the fact that the work is a collection of supplications, and these presuppose certain attitudes toward the Divine Reality which cannot be understood outside spirituality�s context.

But the Saheefa also provides teachings that are applicable on many different levels, from the theological (in the broadest sense of the term) to the social. A thorough analysis of these would demand a book far longer than the Saheefa itself. It is hoped that the publication of this translation will encourage scholars to study the content of the prayers contained in the Saheefa (as well as the prayers left by other pillars of early Islam, the Shia Imams in particular) to bring out the whole range of teachings they contain. The most that can be done here is to allude to some of the other important topics touched upon by the Saheefa and mention a few of the significant questions which these bring up.

Islam is an organic reality possessing three basic dimensions: practice or the Shari�a (al-islam) faith (al-Eemaan which includes doctrine and intellectual teachings), and spirituality (al-ehsaan). In the lived experience of the community, these dimensions are intimately interrelated, even if various institutional forms tend to deal with them separately. The earliest sources, such as the prophetic hadees or Ali�s Nahj al-balagha deal with all three of these dimensions, though different passages can be isolated which stress one specific epic rather than another. But a work like the Nahj al-balagha converges profoundly from the Saheefa in that it brings together sayings on all sorts of matters, from metaphysics, to the nature of correct government, to the personal flaws of some of Ali�s contemporaries. There is no stress on spirituality, since this is clearly one dimension of Islam among others, though a deep spirituality and holiness underly everything that Ali (a.s.) says.

In contrast, the Saheefa by its supplicatory form and content stresses the innermost dimension of Islam. But at the same time, it also touches upon Islam�s other dimensions. For example, the traditional category of �faith� is concerned with Allah, the angels, the prophets, the scriptures, the Last Day, and the �measuring� (qadar) of both good and evil. These objects of faith form the basic subject matter of most of Islamic thought as developed in kalaam philosophy, and theoretical Sufism. Imam Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) discusses all of these in the Saheefa sometimes briefly and sometimes in detail. Thus he often mentions the angels, while his �Blessing upon the Bearers of the Throne� (3) provides the best available summary of Muslim beliefs concerning them.

The Imam also refers frequently to the domain of Islamic practices, or the Shari�a in the wide sense. He emphasizes the absolute necessity of following Allah�s guidelines as set down in the Qur�an and the hadees in both individual and social life. Hence the Saheefa provides many specific social teachings as well as general injunctions, such as the necessity of establishing justice in society. But since the social teachings deal with the domain of practice, the outermost dimension of Islam, they need to be viewed within the context of the Imam�s doctrinal and spiritual teachings. As he makes eminently clear in his �Treatise on Rights�, a hierarchy of priorities must always be observed: The individual comes before the social, the spiritual before the practical, and knowledge before action. Each human being has a long series of social duties, but these depend upon his more essential duties, which are first, faith in Allah, and second, placing one�s own person into the proper relationship with the Divine Reality.

The Translation

The present translation of the Saheefa follows the Arabic original with as much literal accuracy as could be contrived while maintaining a readable and understandable English text. I have kept Arberry�s Koran Interpreted in view as the model of how this might be done. I have been particularly concerned with maintaining consistency in rendering terms and preserving the concreteness of the original terminology, feeling that the �meaning� of the text cannot be grasped without due regard for its form.[68] It has already been suggested that one of the virtues of the early devotional literature is its ability to speak in a relatively concrete, pre-theological language of great universality. As a result, any move in the direction of rendering concrete terms abstractly, by paying attention to the rational meaning rather than the images conjured up by the linguistic form, will take us in the direction of kalaam and away from the universe of the Qur�an, the hadees and the intimacy of the supplications themselves. This explains why I have usually preferred more literal terms such as �Garden� to relatively abstract terms such as �Paradise�.

Where difficulties arose in interpreting the meaning of the text, I have followed the commentary of Sayyid Alikhan Shirazi. I have also profited from the excellent Persian translation and commentary by Ali Naqi Fayz al-Islam and the less useful Persian translation of Mirza Abul-Qasim Sha�rani. I have not tried to be exhaustive in the notes, aiming only to identify proper names, clarify obscurities, and point to a few of the Qur�anic references in order to suggest how thoroughly the text is grounded in the revealed book. In a few cases I have mentioned relevant hadees or discussed the different interpretations offered by the commentators.

The translation of the Saheefa is followed by a translation of Imam Zain al-Abidin (a.s.)�s �Treatise on Rights�, which is the only work attributed to him other than supplications or relatively short sayings and letters. This treatise is especially important for the manner in which it deals with many of the same themes as the Saheefa in a different style and language.

I owe a debt of gratitude to my dear friend Wing Commander (ret�d) Qasim Husain, the moving spirit behind the Muhammadi Trust. He caught me in a weak moment and pushed me into accepting a project which I never would have undertaken otherwise. His gentle but always firm and forceful pressure has made it possible for me to complete the translation practically on schedule. Without his intervention I would have been deprived of the opportunity to gain an intimate acquaintance with one of the deepest veins of Islamic spirituality. Anyone who comes to appreciate the contents of the Saheefa through the present work would do well to offer a prayer of thanks for the sake of Commander Husain. I also thank Sayyid Ali Mohammad Naqavi, who read the translation and offered a number of useful suggestions for its improvement, and Sayyid Muhammad Husain al-Husaini al-Jalali, who placed at my disposal a useful bibliography of works concerning the Saheefa.


 

Preface:

Concerning the Chain of Authorities of the Saheefa

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

حَدَّثَنَا السَّيِّدُ الْاَجَلُّ، نَجْمُ الدِّينِ، بَهَاءُ الشَّرَفِ، اَبُو الْحَسَنِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ اَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ يَحْيٰى الْعَلَوِيٌّ الْحُسَيْنِيٌّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ.

The greatest sayyid, Najm al-Din Baha� al-Sharaf Abul-Hasan Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Umar ibn Yahya al-�Alawi al-Hasani[69] (Allah have mercy upon him) related to us:[70]

قَالَ اَخْبَرَنَا الشَّيْخُ السَّعِيدُ، اَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ اَحْمَدَ بْنِ شَهْرَيَارَ، الْخَازِنُ لِخِزَانَةِ مَوْلَانَا

He said: The felicitous shaykh, Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Shahriyar[71], the treasurer of the treasure-house of our master,

اَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَبِي طَالِبٍ فِي شَهْرِ رَبِيعٍ الْاَوَّلِ مِنْ سَنَةِ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ وَ خَمْسِمِائَةٍ قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ وَ اَنَا اَسْمَعُ.

the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.) told us in the month of Rabi� I in the year 516 [May-June 1122 CE] while [the Saheefa] was being read before him and I was listening.

قَالَ سَمِعْتُهَا عَنِ الشَّيْخِ الصَّدُوقِ، اَبِي مَنْصُورٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ الْعُكْبَرِيِّ الْمُعَدِّلِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ

He said: I heard it [being read] before the truthful shaykh Abu Mansur Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abd al-�Aziz al-�Ukbari the Just[72] (Allah have mercy upon him)

عَنْ اَبِي الْمُفَضَّلِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ

by Abul-Mufazzal Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Muttalib al-Shaybani.[73]

قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الشَّرِيْفُ، اَبُوْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ اَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَبِيْ طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ

He said: Al-Sharif Abu Abd Allah Ja�far ibn Muhammad ibn Ja�far ibn al-Hasan ibn Ja�far ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan ibn Amir al-Mu�minin Ali ibn Abi Talib[74] (upon them be peace) related to us.

قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ خَطَّابٍ الزَّيَّاتُ سَنَةَ خَمْسٍ وَ سِتِّيْنَ وَ مِائَتَيْنِ

He said: Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn Khattab al-Zayyat[75] related to us in the year 265 [878-9].

قَالَ حَدَّثَنِيْ خَالِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ الْاَعْلَمُ‏

He said: My maternal uncle Ali ibn al-Nu�man al-A�lam[76] related to me.

قَالَ حَدَّثَنِيْ عُمَيْرُ بْنُ مُتَوَكِّلٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ الْبَلْخِيُّ عَنْ اَبِيهِ مُتَوَكِّلِ بْنِ هَارُونَ.

He said: Umayr ibn Mutawakkil al-Saqafi al-Balkhi related to us from his father Mutawakkil ibn Harun.[77]

قَالَ لَقِيتُ يَحْيٰى بْنَ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَ هُوَ مُتَوَجِّهٌ اِلٰى خُرَاسَانَ بَعْدَ قَتْلِ اَبِيهِ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ

He said: I met Yahya ibn Zayd ibn Ali (a.s.) when he was going to Khurasan after his father was slain and I greeted him.[78]

فَقَالَ لِي مِنْ اَيْنَ اَقْبَلْتَ

He said to me: From whence are you coming?

قُلْتُ مِنَ الْحَجِّ

I said: From the hajj.

فَسَاَلَنِي عَنْ اَهْلِهٖ وَ بَنِي عَمِّهٖ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَ اَحْفَى السُّؤَالَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ

He asked me about his household and the sons of his paternal uncle in Medina and he pressed me urgently about [Imam] Ja�far ibn Muhammad (a.s.),

فَأخْبَرْتُهٗ بِخَبَرِهٖ وَ خَبَرِهِمْ وَ حُزْنِهِمْ عَلٰى اَبِيْهِ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ

so I gave him news of him and of them and of their sorrow over his father Zayd ibn Ali (a.s.).

فَقَالَ لِي قَدْ كَانَ عَمِّي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ اَشَارَ عَلٰى اَبِي بِتَرْكِ الْخُرُوجِ وَ عَرَّفَهٗ اِنْ هُوَ

He said to me: My paternal uncle [Imam] Muhammad [al-Baqir] ibn Ali (a.s.) advised my father not to revolt and he let him know what would be the outcome of his affair

خَرَجَ وَ فَارَقَ الْمَدِينَةَ مَا يَكُوْنُ اِلَيْهِ مَصِيْرُ اَمْرِهٖ فَهَلْ لَقِيْتَ ابْنَ عَمِّي جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ

if he revolted and left Medina. Have you met the son of my paternal uncle, Ja�far ibn Muhammad (a.s.)?

I said: Yes.

قَالَ فَهَلْ سَمِعْتَهٗ يَذْكُرُ شَيْئًا مِنْ اَمْرِي قُلْتُ نَعَمْ

He said: Did you hear him mention anything about my affair? I said: Yes.

قَالَ بِمَ ذَكَرَنِي خَبِّرْنِي،

He said: What did he say about me? Tell me!

قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا اُحِبُّ اَنْ اَسْتَقْبِلَكَ بِمَا سَمِعْتُهٗ مِنْهُ

I said: May I be made your sacrifice! I do not want to confront you with what I heard from him.

فَقَالَ اَ بِالْمَوْتِ تُخَوِّفُنِيْ هَاتِ مَا سَمِعْتَهٗ، فَقُلْتُ سَمِعْتُهٗ يَقُوْلُ اِنَّكَ تُقْتَلُ وَ تُصْلَبُ كَمَا قُتِلَ اَبُوْكَ وَ صُلِبَ فَتَغَيَّرَ وَجْهُهٗ وَ قَالَ

So he said: Will you frighten me with death? Tell me what you heard! I said: I heard him saying that you would be slain and crucified as your father was slain and crucified. His face changed colour and he said:

يَمْحُوْا اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَ يُثْبِتُ وَ عِنْدَهٗ اُمُّ الْكِتَابِ،

Allah erases whatsoever He will, and He establishes, and with Him is the Mother of the Book![79]

يَا مُتَوَكِّلُ اِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ اَيَّدَ هٰذَا الْاَمْرَ بِنَا وَ جَعَلَ لَنَا الْعِلْمَ وَ السَّيْفَ فَجُمِعَا لَنَا وَ خُصَّ بَنُو عَمِّنَا بِالْعِلْمِ وَحْدَهٗ

O Mutawakkil! Allah has supported this affair through us and appointed for us knowledge and the sword. These two are combined in us, while the sons of our paternal uncle have been singled out only for knowledge.

فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاءَكَ اِنِّي رَاَيْتُ النَّاسَ اِلَى ابْنِ عَمِّكَ جَعْفَرٍ اَمْيَلَ مِنْهُمْ اِلَيْكَ وَ اِلٰى اَبِيْكَ

I said: May I be made your sacrifice! Surely I see people inclining more to the son of your paternal uncle, Ja�far (a.s.) than to you and your father.

فَقَالَ اِنَّ عَمِّي مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ وَ ابْنَهٗ جَعْفَرًا عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ دَعَوَا النَّاسَ اِلَى الْحَيَاةِ وَ نَحْنُ دَعَوْنَاهُمْ اِلَى الْمَوْتِ

He said: Surely my paternal uncle Muhammad ibn Ali and his son Ja�far (a.s.) summon people to life, but we summon them to death.

فَقُلْتُ يَا ابْنَ رَسُوْلِ اللَّهِ اَ هُمْ اَعْلَمُ اَمْ اَنْتُمْ

I said: O son of the Messenger of Allah! Have they more knowledge, or have you?

فَاَطْرَقَ اِلَى الْاَرْضِ مَلِيًّا ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهٗ وَ قَالَ كُلُّنَا لَهٗ عِلْمٌ غَيْرَ اَنَّهُمْ يَعْلَمُوْنَ كُلَّ مَا نَعْلَمُ، وَ لَا نَعْلَمُ كُلَّ مَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ

He looked toward the ground for a time. Then he lifted his head and said: All of us have knowledge, but they know everything we know, and we do not know everything they know.

ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي اَ كَتَبْتَ مِنِ ابْنِ عَمِّي شَيْئًا

Then he said to me: Have you written anything from the son of my paternal uncle?

قُلْتُ نَعَمْ‏

I said: Yes.

قَالَ اَرِنِيهِ فَاَخْرَجْتُ اِلَيْهِ وُجُوهًا مِنَ الْعِلْمِ وَ اَخْرَجْتُ لَهُ دُعَاءً اَمْلَاهُ عَلَيَّ اَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ 

He said: Show it to me. So I brought out various kinds of knowledge, and I brought out for him a supplication which had been dictated to me by Abu Abd Allah (a.s.).

وَ حَدَّثَنِيْ اَنَّ اَبَاهُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ اَمْلَاهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ اَخْبَرَهٗ اَنَّهٗ مِنْ دُعَاءِ اَبِيْهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ مِنْ دُعَاءِ الصَّحِيفَةِ الْكَـامِلَةِ

He had related to me that his father, Muhammad ibn �All (a.s.) had dictated it to him and had told him that it was one of the supplications of his father, Ali ibn al-Husain (a.s.), from Al-Saheefat al-Kamela.[80]

فَنَظَرَ فِيْهِ يَحْيٰى حَتّٰى اَتٰى عَلٰى آخِرِهٖ، وَ قَالَ لِي اَ تَأْذَنُ فِيْ نَسْخِهٖ فَقُلْتُ يَا ابْنَ رَسُوْلِ اللَّهِ اَ تَسْتَأْذِنُ فِيْمَا هُوَ عَنْكُمْ

Yahya looked at it until he came to its end. He said to me: Will you permit me to copy it? I said: O son of the Messenger of Allah! Do you ask permission for that which belongs to all of you?

فَقَالَ اَمَا لَاُخْرِجَنَّ اِلَيْكَ صَحِيْفَةً مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ الْكَـامِلِ مِمَّا حَفِظَهٗ اَبِيْ عَنْ اَبِيْهِ وَ اِنَّ اَبِيْ اَوْصَانِيْ بِصَوْنِهَا وَ مَنْعِهَا غَيْرَ اَهْلِهَا

He said: Truly I will bring out for you a Saheefa with the Perfect Supplications, which my father had in safekeeping from his father. My father counselled me to safeguard it and to withhold it from those unworthy of it.

قَالَ عُمَيْرٌ قَالَ اَبِيْ فَقُمْتُ اِلَيْهِ فَقَبَّلْتُ رَأْسَهٗ،

Umayr said: My father [Mutawakkil] said: So I stood up before him, kissed him on the head,

وَ قُلْتُ لَهٗ وَ اللَّهِ يَا ابْنَ رَسُوْلِ اللَّهِ اِنِّي لَاَدِيْنُ اللَّهَ بِحُبِّكُمْ وَ طَاعَتِكُمْ، وَ اِنِّي لَاَرْجُوْ اَنْ يُسْعِدَنِيْ فِيْ حَيَاتِيْ وَ مَمَاتِيْ بِوَلَايَتِكُمْ

and said to him: By Allah, O son of the Messenger of Allah! I profess the religion of Allah through love for you and obedience toward you! I hope that He will favour me in my life and my death with your friendship.

فَـرَمٰى صَحِيْفَتِيَ الَّتِيْ دَفَعْتُهَا اِلَيْهِ اِلَى غُلَامٍ كَانَ مَعَهٗ

So he tossed the page of mine which I had given to him to a servant who was with him

وَ قَالَ اكْتُبْ هٰذَا الدُّعَاءَ بِخَطٍّ بَيِّنٍ حَسَنٍ وَ اعْرِضْهُ عَلَيَّ لَعَلِّيْ اَحْفَظُهٗ فَاِنِّي كُنْتُ اَطْلُبُهٗ مِنْ جَعْفَرٍ حَفِظَهُ اللَّهُ فَيَمْنَعُنِيْهِ

and said: Write this supplication with a beautiful, clear script, and give it to me. Perhaps I will memorize it, for I had been seeking it from Ja�far (Allah safeguard him) and he withheld it from me.

قَالَ مُتَوَكِّلٌ فَنَدِمْتُ عَلٰى مَا فَعَلْتُ وَ لَمْ اَدْرِ مَا اَصْنَعُ، وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ اَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ تَقَدَّمَ اِلَيَّ اَلَّا اَدْفَعَهٗ اِلٰى اَحَدٍ

Mutawakkil said: So I regretted what I had done and did not know what I should do. Abu Abd Allah had not ordered me not to hand it over to anyone.

ثُمَّ دَعَا بِعَيْبَةٍ فَاسْتَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا صَحِيفَةً مُقْفَلَةً مَخْتُوْمَةً فَنَظَرَ اِلَى الْخَاتَمِ وَ قَبَّلَهٗ وَ بَكٰى، ثُمَّ فَضَّهٗ وَ فَتَحَ الْقُفْلَ

Then he called for a box and brought out from it a Saheefa locked and sealed.[81] He looked at the seal, kissed it, and wept. Then he broke it and undid the lock.

ثُمَّ نَشَرَ الصَّحِيْفَةَ وَ وَضَعَهَا عَلٰى عَيْنِهِ وَ اَمَرَّهَا عَلٰى وَجْهِهٖ

He opened the Saheefa, placed it upon his eyes, and passed it across his face.

وَ قَالَ وَ اللَّهِ يَا مُتَوَكِّلُ لَوْ لَا مَا ذَكَرْتَ مِنْ قَوْلِ ابْنِ عَمِّيْ اِنَّنِيْ اُقْتَلُ وَ اُصْلَبُ لَمَا دَفَعْتُهَا اِلَيْكَ وَ لَكُنْتُ بِهَا ضَنِيْنًا

He said: By Allah, O Mutawakkil, were it not for the words you mentioned from the son of my paternal uncle - that I will be slain and crucified - I would not hand this over to you and would be niggardly with it.

وَ لٰكِنِّيْ اَعْلَمُ اَنَّ قَوْلَهٗ حَقٌّ اَخَذَهٗ عَنْ آبَائِهٖ وَ اَنَّهٗ سَيَصِحُّ

But I know that his word is the truth which he has taken from his fathers and that it will be verified.

فَخِفْتُ اَنْ يَقَعَ مِثْلُ هٰذَا الْعِلْمِ اِلٰى بَنِي اُمَيَّةَ فَيَكْتُمُوهُ وَ يَدَّخِرُوهُ فِي خَزَائِنِهِمْ لِاَنْفُسِهِمْ

So I fear lest knowledge like this fall to the Umayyads and they hide it and store it in their treasuries for themselves.

فَاقْبِضْهَا وَ اكْفِنِيْهَا وَ تَرَبَّصْ بِهَا فَاِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ مِنْ اَمْرِيْ وَ اَمْرِ هٰؤُلَآءِ الْقَوْمِ مَا هُوَ قَاضٍ

So take it, guard it for me, and wait with it. Then, when Allah has accomplished in my affair and the affair of those people what He will accomplish,

فَهِيَ اَمَانَةٌ لِيْ عِنْدَكَ حَتّٰى تُوْصِلَهَا اِلَى ابْنَيْ عَمِّيْ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ ابْنَيْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ فَاِنَّهُمَا الْقَائِمَانِ فِيْ هٰذَا الْاَمْرِ بَعْدِيْ

it will be a trust from me with you to be taken to the sons of my paternal uncle, Muhammad and Ibrahim,[82] the two sons of Abd Allah ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali (upon the [last] two of them be peace). They will undertake this affair after me.

قَالَ الْمُتَوَكِّلُ فَقَبَضْتُ الصَّحِيفَةَ فَلَمَّا قُتِلَ يَحْيٰى بْنُ زَيْدٍ صِرْتُ اِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَقِيتُ اَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ يَحْيٰى، فَبَكَى وَ اشْتَدَّ وَجْدُهٗ بِهٖ

Mutawakkil said: So I took the Saheefa. when Yahya ibn Zayd was slain, I went to Medina and met [Imam] Abu Abd Allah [Ja�far al-Sadiq] (a.s.). I related to him the news of Yahya. He wept and his feeling for him was intense.

وَ قَالَ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ ابْنَ عَمِّي وَ اَلْحَقَهٗ بِآبَائِهٖ وَ اَجْدَادِهٖ

He said: Allah have mercy on the son of my paternal uncle and join him to his fathers and grandfathers!

وَ اللَّهِ يَا مُتَوَكِّلُ مَا مَنَعَنِيْ مِنْ دَفْعِ الدُّعَاءِ اِلَيْهِ اِلَّا الَّذِيْ خَافَهٗ عَلٰى صَحِيْفَةِ اَبِيْهِ، وَ اَيْنَ الصَّحِيْفَةُ

By Allah, O Mutawakkil, the only thing that prevented me from handing the supplication over to him was what he feared for the Saheefa of his father. Where is the Saheefa?

فَقُلْتُ هَا هِيَ،

I said: Here it is.

فَفَتَحَهَا وَ قَالَ هٰذَا وَ اللَّهِ خَطُّ عَمِّي زَيْدٍ وَ دُعَاءُ جَدِّي عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ

He opened it and said: This, by Allah, is the handwriting of my paternal uncle Zayd and the supplications of my grandfather Ali ibn al-Husain (a.s.).

ثُمَّ قَالَ لِاِبْنِهٖ قُمْ يَا اِسْمَاعِيْلُ فَأْتِنِيْ بِالدُّعَاءِ الَّذِيْ اَمَرْتُكَ بِحِفْظِهٖ وَ صَوْنِهٖ، فَقَامَ اِسْمَاعِيْلُ فَاَخْرَجَ صَحِيْفَةً كَاَنَّهَا

Then he said to his son: Stand up, O Isma�il,[83] and bring out the supplications which I commanded you to memorize and safeguard! So Isma�il stood up, and he brought out a Saheefa just like the Saheefa which

الصَّحِيفَةُ الَّتِيْ دَفَعَهَا اِلَيَّ يَحْيٰى بْنُ زَيْدٍ فَقَبَّلَهَا اَبُوْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ وَضَعَهَا عَلٰى عَيْنِهٖ

Yahya ibn Zayd had handed over to me. Abu Abd Allah kissed it and placed it upon his eyes.

وَ قَالَ هٰذَا خَطُّ اَبِيْ وَ اِمْلَاءُ جَدِّيْ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ بِمَشْهَدٍ مِنِّي

He said: This is the handwriting of my father and the dictation of my grandfather (a.s.), while I was a witness.

فَقُلْتُ يَا ابْنَ رَسُوْلِ اللَّهِ اِنْ رَاَيْتَ اَنْ اَعْرِضَهَا مَعَ صَحِيْفَةِ زَيْدٍ وَ يَحْيٰى فَاَذِنَ لِيْ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ وَ قَالَ قَدْ رَاَيْتُكَ لِذٰلِكَ اَهْلًا

I said: O son of the Messenger of Allah! Would it be proper for me to compare it to the Saheefa of Zayd and Yahya? He gave me permission to do that and said: I consider you worthy of that.

فَنَظَرْتُ وَ اِذَا هُمَا اَمْرٌ وَاحِدٌ وَ لَمْ اَجِدْ حَرْفًا مِنْهَا يُخَالِفُ مَا فِي الصَّحِيْفَةِ الْاُخْرٰى

I looked, and I found the two to be a single thing. I did not find a single letter to differ from what was in the other Saheefa.

ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ اَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فِي دَفْعِ الصَّحِيْفَةِ اِلَى ابْنَيْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ،

Then I asked permission from Abu Abd Allah to hand over the Saheefa to the two sons of Abd Allah ibn al-Hasan.

فَقَالَ اِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ اَنْ تُؤَدُّوا الْاَمَانَاتِ اِلٰى‏ اَهْلِهَا، نَعَمْ فَادْفَعْهَا اِلَيْهِمَا

He said: Allah commands you to deliver trusts back to their owners.[84] Yes, hand it over to them.

فَلَمَّا نَهَضْتُ لِلِقَائِهِمَا قَالَ لِيْ مَكَـانَكَ

When I rose to go and meet them, he said to me: Stay in your place.

ثُمَّ وَجَّهَ اِلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ فَجَاءَا

Then he sent for Muhammad and Ibrahim, and they came.

فَقَالَ هٰذَا مِيْرَاثُ ابْنِ عَمِّكُمَا يَحْيٰى مِنْ اَبِيْهِ قَدْ خَصَّكُمْ بِهٖ دُونَ اِخْوَتِهٖ وَ نَحْنُ مُشْتَرِطُوْنَ عَلَيْكُمَا فِيْهِ شَرْطًا

He said: This is the inheritance of the son of your paternal uncle, Yahya, from his father. He has singled you out for it instead of his own brothers. But we place upon you a condition concerning it.

فَقَالَا رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ قُلْ فَقَوْلُكَ الْمَقْبُوْلُ

They said: Allah have mercy upon you! Tell us, for your word is accepted.

فَقَالَ لَا تَخْرُجَا بِهٰذِهِ الصَّحِيْفَةِ مِنَ الْمَدِيْنَةِ

He said: Leave not Medina with this Saheefa!

قَالَا وَ لِمَ ذَاكَ

They said: And why is that?

قَالَ اِنَّ ابْنَ عَمِّكُمَا خَافَ عَلَيْهَا اَمْرًا اَخَافُهُ اَنَا عَلَيْكُمَا.

He said: The son of your paternal uncle feared for it what I fear for you.

قَالَا اِنَّمَا خَافَ عَلَيْهَا حِينَ عَلِمَ اَنَّهُ يُقْتَلُ

They said: He only feared for it when he came to know he would be slain.

فَقَالَ اَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ اَنْتُمَا فَلَا تَأْمَنَّا فَوَاللَّهِ اِنِّي لَاَعْلَمُ اَنَّكُمَا سَتَخْرُجَانِ كَمَا خَرَجَ، وَ سَتُقْتَلَانِ كَمَا قُتِلَ

Abu Abd Allah (a.s.) said: As for you - feel not secure! By Allah, I know that you will revolt as he revolted, and you will be slain as he was slain!

فَقَامَا وَ هُمَا يَقُولَانِ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ

They arose, while they were saying: �There is no force and no strength save in Allah, the All-high, the All-mighty!�[85]

فَلَمَّا خَرَجَا قَالَ لِيْ اَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَا مُتَوَكِّلُ كَيْفَ قَالَ لَكَ يَحْيٰى اِنَّ عَمِّي مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ وَ ابْنَهٗ جَعْفَرًا دَعَوَا النَّاسَ اِلَى الْحَيَاةِ وَ دَعَوْنَاهُمْ اِلَى الْمَوْتِ

When they revolted Abu Abd Allah (a.s.) said to me: O Mutawakkil! What did Yahya say to you? �Surely my paternal uncle Muhammad ibn Ali and his son Ja�far summon the people to life, but we summon them to death.�

قُلْتُ نَعَمْ اَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ قَدْ قَالَ لِيَ ابْنُ عَمِّكَ يَحْيٰى ذٰلِكَ

I said: Yes, Allah set you right! The son of your paternal uncle Yahya said that to me.

فَقَالَ يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ يَحْيٰى، اِنَّ اَبِيْ حَدَّثَنِيْ عَنْ اَبِيْهِ عَنْ جَدِّهٖ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ اَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهٖ اَخَذَتْهُ نَعْسَةٌ وَ هُوَ عَلٰى مِنْبَرِهٖ

He said: Allah have mercy upon Yahya! My father related from his father from his grandfather from Ali (a.s.) that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) was seized from his senses for an instant while he was on the pulpit.

فَرَاٰى فِي مَنَامِهٖ رِجَالًا يَنْزُونَ عَلٰى مِنْبَرِهِ نَزْوَ الْقِرَدَةِ يَرُدُّونَ النَّاسَ عَلٰى اَعْقَابِهِمُ الْقَهْقَرٰى

He saw in a vision some men leaping upon his pulpit like monkeys and making the people retrace their steps.

فَاسْتَوٰى رَسُوْلُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهٖ جَالِسًا وَ الْحُزْنُ يُعْرَفُ فِي وَجْهِهٖ

So the Messenger of Allah sat down (s.a.w.a.), and sorrow was apparent on his face.

فَاَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ بِهٰذِهِ الْآيَةِ

Then Gabriel (a.s.) came to him with this verse:

وَ ما جَعَلْنَا الرُّؤْيَا الَّتِي اَرَيْنَاكَ اِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِلنَّاسِ وَ الشَّجَرَةَ الْمَلْعُونَةَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ وَ نُخَوِّفُهُمْ فَمَا يَزِيْدُهُمْ اِلَّا طُغْيَانًا كَبِيْرًا يَعْنِيْ بَنِيْ اُمَيَّةَ

And We made the vision that We showed thee and the tree cursed in the Qur�an, that is, the Umayyads, to be only a trial for men; and We frighten them, but it only increases them in great insolence.[86]

قَالَ يَا جِبْرِيلُ اَ عَلٰى عَهْدِيْ يَكُوْنُوْنَ وَ فِي زَمَنِي

He said: O Gabriel! Will they be in my period and my time?

قَالَ لَا، وَ لٰكِنْ تَدُوْرُ رَحَى الْاِسْلَامِ مِنْ مُهَاجَرِكَ فَتَلْبَثُ بِذٰلِكَ عَشْرًا، ثُمَّ تَدُوْرُ رَحَى الْاِسْلَامِ عَلٰى رَأْسِ خَمْسَةٍ وَ ثَلَاثِيْنَ مِنْ مُهَاجَرِكَ

He said: No, but the mill of Islam will turn from your migration, and it will come to a halt ten [years] after that. Then it will begin turning exactly thirty-five years after your migration,

فَتَلْبَثُ بِذٰلِكَ خَمْسًا، ثُمَّ لَا بُدَّ مِنْ رَحٰى ضَلَالَةٍ هِيَ قَائِمَةٌ عَلٰى قُطْبِهَا، ثُمَّ مُلْكُ الْفَرَاعِنَةِ

and come to a halt five [years] after that. Then there is no avoiding a mill at whose axis stands error. Then there will be the kingdom of the pharoahs.

قَالَ وَ اَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالٰى فِي ذٰلِكَ

He said: Allah sent down concerning that:

اِنَّا اَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ، وَ مَا اَدْرَاكَ ما لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ، لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ اَلْفِ شَهْرٍ

Surely We sent it down on the Night of Decree. And what will teach thee what is the Night of Decree? The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months[87] in which the Umayyads rule,

تَمْلِكُهَا بَنُوْ اُمَيَّةَ لَيْسَ فِيْهَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ

during which time there will be no Night of Decree.

قَالَ فَاَطْلَعَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ نَبِيَّهٗ اَنَّ بَنِيْ اُمَيَّةَ تَمْلِكُ سُلْطَانَ هٰذِهِ الْاُمَّةِ وَ مُلْكَهَا طُوْلَ هٰذِهِ الْمُدَّةِ

He said: So Allah gave news to His Prophet (a.s.) that the Umayyads would own sovereignty over this community and that their kingdom would last this period of time.

فَلَوْ طَاوَلَتْهُمُ الْجِبَالُ لَطَالُوْا عَلَيْهَا حَتّٰى يَأْذَنَ اللَّهُ تَعَالٰى بِزَوَالِ مُلْكِهِمْ، وَ هُمْ فِي ذٰلِكَ يَسْتَشْعِرُوْنَ عَدَاوَتَنَا اَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَ بُغْضَنَا

Were the mountains to vie with them, they would tower over the mountains until Allah (exalted is He) gave permission for the disappearance of their kingdom; and during this time they have made their banner enmity and hatred for us, the Folk of the House.

اَخْبَرَ اللَّهُ نَبِيَّهٗ بِمَا يَلْقٰى اَهْلُ بَيْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَهْلُ مَوَدَّتِهِمْ وَ شِيْعَتُهُمْ مِنْهُمْ فِي اَيَّامِهِمْ وَ مُلْكِهِمْ

Allah gave news to His Prophet concerning what the Folk of the House of Muhammad, the people of love for them, and their partisans would meet from the Umayyads during their days and their kingdom.

قَالَ وَ اَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فِيهِمْ

He said: Allah sent down concerning them:

اَ لَمْ تَرَ اِلَى الَّذِيْنَ بَدَّلُوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ كُفْرًا وَ اَحَلُّوْا قَوْمَهُمْ دَارَ الْبَوَارِ جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَها وَ بِئْسَ الْقَرَارُ

Hast thou not seen those who exchanged the favour of Allah for unbelief, and caused the people to dwell in the abode of ruin? Gehenna, wherein they are roasted; an evil resting place![88]

وَ نِعْمَةُ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدٌ وَ اَهْلُ بَيْتِهٖ، حُبُّهُمْ اِيْمَانٌ يُدْخِلُ الْجَنَّةَ، وَ بُغْضُهُمْ كُفْرٌ وَ نِفَاقٌ يُدْخِلُ النَّارَ

The �favour of Allah� is Muhammad and the People of his House. Love for them is a faith that takes into the Garden, and hate for them is an unbelief and a hypocrisy that takes into the Fire.

فَاَسَرَّ رَسُوْلُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهٖ ذٰلِكَ اِلٰى عَلِيٍّ وَ اَهْلِ بَيْتِهٖ

So the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) confided that to Ali and the Folk of his House.

قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ اَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَا خَرَجَ وَ لَا يَخْرُجُ مِنَّا اَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ اِلٰى قِيَامِ قَائِمِنَا اَحَدٌ

He said: Then Abu Abd Allah said (a.s.): Before the rise of our Qa�im[89] not one of us Folk of the House has revolted or will revolt

لِيَدْفَعَ ظُلْمًا اَوْ يَنْعَشَ حَقًّا اِلَّا اصْطَلَمَتْهُ الْبَلِيَّةُ، وَ كَانَ قِيَامُهٗ زِيَادَةً فِيْ مَكْرُوْهِنَا وَ شِيْعَتِنَا

to repel an injustice or to raise up a right, without affliction uprooting him and without his uprising increasing the adversity of us and our partisans.

قَالَ الْمُتَوَكِّلُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ثُمَّ اَمْلَى عَلَيَّ اَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْاَدْعِيَةَ وَ هِيَ خَمْسَةٌ وَ سَبْعُوْنَ بَابًا، سَقَطَ عَنِّيْ مِنْهَا اَحَدَ عَشَرَ بَابًا، وَ حَفِظْتُ مِنْهَا نَيِّفًا وَ سِتِّيْنَ بَابًا

Al-Mutawakkil ibn Harun said: Then Abu Abd Allah dictated to me the supplications, which are seventy-five chapters. Of them eleven chapters have escaped me, while I have safeguarded sixty-some.

وَ حَدَّثَنَا اَبُو الْمُفَضَّلِ قَالَ وَ حَدَّثَنِيْ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ رُوزْبِهَ اَبُوْ بَكْرٍ الْمَدَائِنِيُّ الْكَـاتِبُ نَزِيْلُ الرَّحْبَةِ فِيْ دَارِهٖ

Abul-Mufazzal related to us.[90] He said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ruzbih Abu Bakr al-Mada�ini[91] the scribe, who lived in Rahba, related to us in his house.

قَالَ حَدَّثَنِيْ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ اَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ الْمُطَهَّرِيُّ

He said: Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muslim al-Mutahhari[92] related to me.

قَالَ حَدَّثَنِيْ اَبِيْ عَنْ عُمَيْرِ بْنِ مُتَوَكِّلٍ الْبَلْخِيِّ عَنْ اَبِيْهِ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ بْنِ هَارُوْنَ‏

He said: My father related to me from Umayr ibn Mutawakkil al-Balkhi from his father al-Mutawakkil ibn Harun.

قَالَ لَقِيتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيْثَ بِتَمَامِهٖ اِلٰى رُؤْيَا النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ  عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ

He said: I met Yahya ibn Zayd ibn Ali (a.s.). Then he mentioned the whole hadees including the vision of the Prophet (s.a.w.a.)

الَّتِي ذَكَرَهَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ آبَائِهٖ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ

which was mentioned by Ja�far ibn Muhammad from his fathers (a.s.).

وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ الْمُطَهَّرِيِّ ذِكْرُ الْاَبْوَابِ وَ هِيَ

In al-Mutahhari�s version, the chapter headings are mentioned. They are:

التَّحْمِيدُ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ

1. In Praise of Allah

الصَّلَاةُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ

2. Blessing upon Muhammad and his Household

الصَّلَاةُ عَلٰى حَمَلَةِ الْعَرْشِ

3. Blessing upon the Bearers of the Throne

الصَّلَاةُ عَلٰى مُصَدِّقِي الرُّسُلِ

4. Blessing upon the Attesters of the Throne

دُعَاؤُهٗ لِنَفْسِهٖ وَ خَاصَّتِهٖ

5. His Supplication for himself and his Special Friends

دُعَاؤُهٗ عِنْدَ الصَّبَاحِ وَ الْمَسَاءِ

6. His Supplication in the Morning and Evening

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي الْمُهِمَّاتِ

7. His Supplication in Worrisome Tasks

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي الْاِسْتِعَاذَةِ

8. His Supplication in Seeking Refuge

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي الْاِشْتِيَاقِ

9. His Supplication in Yearning

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي اللَّجَاِ اِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالٰى

10. His Supplication in Seeking Asylum with Allah

دُعَاؤُهٗ بِخَوَاتِمِ الْخَيْرِ

11. His Supplication for Good Outcomes

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي الْاِعْتِرَافِ

12. His Supplication in Confession

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي طَلَبِ الْحَوَائِجِ

13. His Supplication in Seeking Needs

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي الظُّلَامَاتِ

14. His Supplication in Acts of Wrongdoing

دُعَاؤُهٗ عِنْدَ الْمَرَضِ

15. His Supplication When Sick

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي الْاِسْتِقَالَةِ

16. His Supplication in Asking for Release from Sins

دُعَاؤُهٗ عَلٰى الشَّيْطَانِ

17. His Supplication Against Satan

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي الْمَحْذُوْرَاتِ‏

18. His Supplication in Perils

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي الْاِسْتِسْقَاءِ

19. His Supplication in Asking for Rain during a Drought

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي مَكَارِمِ الْاَخْلَاقِ

20. His Supplication on Noble Moral Traits

دُعَاؤُهٗ اِذَا حَزَنَهٗ اَمْرٌ

21. His Supplication when Something made him Sorrowful

دُعَاؤُهٗ عِنْدَ الشِّدَّةِ

22. His Supplication in Hardship

دُعَاؤُهٗ بِالْعَافِيَةِ

23. His Supplication for Well-Being

دُعَاؤُهٗ لِاَبَوَيْهِ

24. His Supplication for his Parents

دُعَاؤُهٗ لِوُلْدِهٖ

25. His Supplication for his Children

دُعَاؤُهٗ لِجِيْرَانِهٖ وَ اَوْلِيَائِهٖ

26. His Supplication for his Neighbours and Friends

دُعَاؤُهٗ لِاَهْلِ الثُّغُوْرِ

27. His Supplication for the People of the Frontiers

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي التَّفَزُّعِ

28. His Supplication in Fleeing

دُعَاؤُهٗ اِذَا قُتِّرَ عَلَيْهِ الرِّزْقُ

29. His Supplication when his Provision was Stinted

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي الْمَعُونَةِ عَلٰى قَضَاءِ الدَّيْنِ

30. His Supplication for Help in Repaying Debt

دُعَاؤُهٗ بِالتَّوْبَةِ

31. His Supplication in Repentance

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ

32. His Supplication in the Night Prayer

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي الْاِسْتِخَارَةِ

33. His Supplication in Asking for the Best

دُعَاؤُهٗ اِذَا ابْتُلِيَ اَوْ رَاٰى مُبْتَلًى بِفَضِيْحَةٍ بِذَنْبٍ

34. His Supplication when Afflicted

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي الرِّضَا بِالْقَضَاءِ

35. His Supplication in Satisfaction with the Decree of Allah

دُعَاؤُهٗ عِنْدَ سَمَاعِ الرَّعْدِ

36. His Supplication upon Hearing Thunder

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي الشُّكْرِ

37. His Supplication in Giving Thanks

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي الْاِعْتِذَارِ

38. His Supplication in Asking for Pardon

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي طَلَبِ الْعَفْوِ

39. His Supplication in Seeking Pardon

دُعَاؤُهٗ عِنْدَ ذِكْرِ الْمَوْتِ‏

40. His Supplication when Death was Mentioned

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي طَلَبِ السَّتْرِ وَ الْوِقَايَةِ

41. His Supplication in Asking for Covering and Protection

دُعَاؤُهٗ عِنْدَ خَتْمِهِ الْقُرْآنَ

42. His Supplication upon completing a Reading of the Qur�an

دُعَاؤُهٗ اِذَا نَظَرَ اِلَى الْهِلَالِ

43. His Supplication when he looked at the New Crescent Moon

دُعَاؤُهٗ لِدُخُوْلِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ

44. His Supplication for the Coming of the Month of Ramazan

دُعَاؤُهٗ لِوَدَاعِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ

45. His Supplication in Bidding Farewell to the Month of Ramazan

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي عِيدِ الْفِطْرِ وَ الْجُمُعَةِ

46. His Supplication for the Day of Fast-Breaking and Friday

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ

47. His Supplication on Day of Arafah

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي يَوْمِ الْاَضْحَى وَ الْجُمُعَةِ

48. His Supplication on the Day of Sacrifice and Friday

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي دَفْعِ كَيْدِ الْاَعْدَاءِ

49. His Supplication in Repelling the Trickery of Enemies

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي الرَّهْبَةِ

50. His Supplication in Fear

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي التَّضَرُّعِ وَ الْاِسْتِكَانَةِ

51. His Supplication in Pleading and Abasement

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي الْاِلْحَاحِ

52. His Supplication in Imploring

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي التَّذَلُّلِ

53. His Supplication in Abasing himself

دُعَاؤُهٗ فِي اسْتِكْشَافِ الْهُمُومِ

54. His Supplication for the Removal of Worries

وَ بَاقِي الْاَبْوَابِ بِلَفْظِ اَبِيْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْحَسَنِيِّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ

The remaining chapter headings are in the words of Abu Abd Allah al-Hasani (r.a.).[93]

حَدَّثَنَا اَبُوْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنِيُّ

Abu Abd Allah Ja�far ibn Muhammad al-Hasani related to us.[94]

قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ خَطَّابٍ الزَّيَّاتُ

He said: Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn Khattab al-Zayyat related to us.

قَالَ حَدَّثَنِيْ خَالِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ الْاَعْلَمُ

He said: My maternal Ali ibn al-Nu�man al-A�lam related to us.

قَالَ حَدَّثَنِيْ عُمَيْرُ بْنُ مُتَوَكِّلٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ الْبَلْخِيُّ عَنْ اَبِيْهِ مُتَوَكِّلِ بْنِ هَارُوْنَ

He said: Umayr ibn Mutawakkil al-Saqafi al-Balkhi related to us from his father Mutawakkil ibn Harun.

قَالَ اَمْلٰى عَلَيَّ سَيِّدِي الصَّادِقُ، اَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ

He said: My truthful master, Abu Abd Allah Ja�far ibn Muhammad dictated to me.

قَالَ اَمْلٰى جَدِّيْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ عَلٰى اَبِي مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِمْ اَجْمَعِيْنَ السَّلَامُ بِمَشْهَدٍ مِنِّي.

He said: My grandfather Ali ibn al-Husain dictated to my father Muhammad ibn Ali (a.s.) while I was witness:

Supplications 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ اِذَا ابْتَدَاَ بِالدُّعَاءِ بَدَاَ بِالتَّحْمِيدِ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ الثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ :

1. When he (a.s.) began to supplicate, he would begin with praise and laudation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic is He). He would say:

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ

Praise belongs to Allah,

الْاَوَّلِ بِلَا اَوَّلٍ كَانَ قَبْلَهٗ

the First, without a first before Him,

وَالْاٰخِرِ بِلَا اٰخِرٍ يَكُوْنُ بَعْدَهٗ

the Last, without a last behind Him.

الَّذِىْ قَصُرَتْ عَنْ رُؤْيَتِهٖ اَبْصَارُ النَّاظِرِيْنَ

Beholders� eyes fall short of seeing Him,

وَ عَجَزَتْ عَنْ نَعْتِهٖ اَوْهَامُ الْوَاصِفِيْنَ

describers� imaginations are not able to depict Him.

ابْتَدَعَ بِقُدْرَتِهِ الْخَلْقَ ابْتِدَاعًا

He originated the creatures through His power with an origination,

وَ اخْتَرَعَهُمْ عَلٰى مَشِيَّتِهِ اخْتِرَاعًا

He devised them in accordance with His will with a devising.

ثُمَّ سَلَكَ بِهِمْ طَرِيْقَ اِرَادَتِهٖ

Then He made them walk on the path of His desire,

وَ بَعَثَهُمْ فِىْ سَبِيْلِ مُحَبَّتِهٖ

He sent them out on the way of His love.

لَا يَمْلِكُوْنَ تَاخِيْرًا عَمَّا قَدَّمَهُمْ اِلَيْهِ

They cannot keep back from that to which He has sent them forward,

وَ لَا يَسْتَطِيْعُوْنَ تَقَدُّمًا اِلٰى مَا اَخَّرَهُمْ عَنْهُ

nor can they go forward to that from which He has kept them back.

وَ جَعَلَ لِكُلِّ رُوْحٍ مِنْهُمْ قُوْتًا  مَعْلُوْمًا مَقْسُوْمًا مِنْ رِزْقِهٖ

He assigned from His provision to each of their spirits a nourishment known and apportioned.

لَا يَنْقُصُ مَنْ زَادَهٗ نَاقِصٌ

No decreaser decreases those whom He increases,

وَ لَا يَزِيْدُ مَنْ نَقَصَ مِنْهُمْ زَآئِدٌ

no increaser increases those of them whom He decreases.

ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ لَهٗ فِى الْحَيٰوةِ اَجَلًا مَوْقُوْتًا

Then for each spirit He strikes a fixed term in life,

وَ نَصَبَ لَهٗ اَمَدًا مَحْدُوْدًا

for each He sets up a determined end;

يَتَخَطَّاُ اِلَيْهِ بِاَيَّامِ عُمُرِهٖ

he walks toward it through the days of his span,

وَ يَرْهَقُهٗ بِاَعْوَامِ دَهْرِهٖ

he overtakes it through the years of his time.

حَتّٰى اِذَا بَلَغَ اَقْصٰى اَثَرِهٖ

Then, when he takes his final step

وَاسْتَوْعَبَ حِسَابَ عُمُرِهٖ

and embraces the reckoning of his span,

قَبَضَهٗ اِلٰى مَا نَدَبَهٗ اِلَيْهِ مِنْ مَوْفُوْرِ ثَوَابِهٖ اَوْ مَحْذُوْرِ عِقَابِهٖ

Allah seizes him to the abundant reward or the feared punishment to which He has called him,

لِيَجْزِىَ الَّذِيْنَ اَسَآؤُا بِمَا عَمِلُوْا وَ يَجْزِىَ الَّذِيْنَ اَحْسَنُوْا بِالْحُسْنٰى

That He may repay those who do evil for what they have done and repay those who do good with goodness,[95]

عَدْلًا مِنْهُ

as justice from Him

تَقَدَّسَتْ اَسْمَآؤُهٗ

(holy are His names,

وَ تَظَاهَرَتْ اٰلَآؤُهٗ

and manifest His boons).

لَا يُسْئَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَ هُمْ يُسْئَلُوْنَ

He shall not be questioned as to what He does, but they shall be questioned.[96]

وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىْ

Praise belongs to Allah, for,

لَوْ حَبَسَ عَنْ عِبَادِهٖ مَعْرِفَةَ حَمْدِهٖ عَلٰى مَا اَبْلَاهُمْ مِنْ مِنَنِهٖ الْمُتَتَابِعَةِ وَ اَسْبَغَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ نِعَمِهِ الْمُتَظَاهِرَةِ

had He withheld from His servants the knowledge to praise Him for the uninterrupted kindnesseswith which He has tried them[97] and the manifest favours which He has lavished upon them,

لَتَصَرَّفُوْا فِىْ مِنَنِهٖ فَلَمْ يَحْمَدُوْهُ

they would have moved about in His kindnesses without praising Him,

وَ تَوَسَّعُوْا فِىْ رِزْقِهٖ فَلَمْ يَشْكُرُوْهُ

and spread themselves out in His provision without thanking Him.

وَ لَوْ كَانُوْا كَذٰلِكَ لَخَرَجُوْا مِنْ حُدُوْدِ الْاِنْسَانِيَّتِ اِلٰى حَدِّ الْبَهِيْمِيَّةِ فَكَانُوْا كَمَا وَصَفَ فِىْ مُحْكَمِ كِتَابِهٖ

Had such been the case, they would have left the bounds of humanity for that of beastliness and become as He has described in the firm text of His Book:

اِنْ هُمْ اِلاَّ كَالْاَنْعَامِ بَلْ هُمْ اَضَلُّ سَبِيْلًا

They are but as the cattle�nay, but they are further astray from the way!.[98]

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ عَلٰى مَا

Praise belongs to Allah, for

عَرَّفَنَا مِنْ نَفْسِهٖ

the true knowledge of Himself He has given to us,

وَ اَلْهَمَنَا مِنْ شُكْرِهٖ

the thanksgiving He has inspired us to offer Him,

وَ فَتَحَ لَنَا مِنْ اَبْوَابِ الْعِلْمِ بِرُبُوْبِيَّتِهٖ

the doors to knowing His Lordship He has opened for us,

وَ دَلَّنَا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْاِخْلَاصِ لَهٗ فِىْ تَوْحِيْدِهٖ

the sincerity towards Him in professing His Unity to which He has led us,

وَ جَنَّبَنَا مِنَ الْاِلْحَادِ وَالْشَكِّ فِىْ اَمْرِهٖ

and the deviation and doubt in His Command from which He has turned us aside;

حَمْدًا

a praise through which we

نُعَمَّرُ بِهٖ فِيْمَنْ حَمِدَهٗ مِنْ خَلْقِهٖ

may be given long life among those of His creatures who praise Him,

وَ نَسْبِقُ بِهٖ مَنْ سَبَقَ اِلٰى رِضَاهُ وَ عَفْوِهٖ

and overtake those who have gone ahead toward His good pleasure and pardon;

حَمْدًا

a praise through which

يُضِىْٓءُ لَنَا بِهٖ ظُلُمَاتِ الْبَرْزَخِ

He will illuminate for us the shadows of the interworld,[99]

وَ يُسَهِّلُ عَلَيْنَا بِهٖ سَبِيْلَ الْمَبْعَثِ

ease for us the path of the Resurrection,

وَ يُشَرِّفُ بِهٖ مَنَازِلَنَا عِنْدَ مَوَاقِفِ الْاَشْهَادِ يَوْمَ تُجْزٰى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ وَ هُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُوْنَ

and raise up our stations at the standing places of the Witnesses[100] on the day when every soul will be repaid for what it has earned -they shall not be wronged;[101]

يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِىْ مَوْلًى عَنْ مَوْلًى شَيْئًا وَّ لَا هُمْ يُنْصَرُوْنَ

the day a master shall avail nothing a client, and they shall not be helped;[102]

حَمْدًا يَرْتَفِعُ مِنَّا اِلٰى اَعْلٰى عِلِّيِّيْنَ فِىْ كِتَابٍ مَرْقُوْمٍ يَشْهَدُهُ الْمُقَرَّبُوْنَ

a praise which will rise up from us to the highest of the �Illiyun[103] in a book inscribed, witnessed by those brought nigh,[104]

حَمْدًا تَقَرُّ بِهٖ عُيُوْنُنَا اِذَا بَرِقَتِ الْاَبْصَارُ وَ تَبْيَضُّ بِهٖ وُجُوْهُنَا اِذَا اسْوَدَّتِ الْاَبْشَارُ

a praise whereby our eyes may be at rest when sight is dazzled,[105] our faces whitened when skins are blackened,[106]

حَمْدًا نُعْتَقُ بِهٖ مِنْ اَلِيْمِ نَارِ اللهِ اِلٰى كَرِيْمِ جِوَارِ اللهِ

a praise through which we may be released from Allah�s painful Fire and enter Allah�s generous neighbourhood,

حَمْدًا

a praise by which

نُزَاحِمُ بِهٖ مَلَائِكَتَهُ الْمُقَرَّبِيْنَ

we may jostle the angels brought nigh

وَ نُضَامُّ بِهٖ اَنْبِيَآئَهُ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ

and join the prophets, the envoys,

فِىْ دَارِ الْمُقَامَةِ الَّتِىْ لَا تَزُوْلُ

in a House of Permanence that does not remove,

وَ مَحَلِّ كَرَامَتِهِ الَّتِىْ لَا تَحُوْلُ

the Place of His Generosity that does not change.

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِى

Praise belongs to Allah, who

اخْتَارَ لَنَا مَحَاسِنَ الْخَلْقِ

chose for us the good qualities of creation,

وَ اَجْرٰى عَلَيْنَا طَيِّبَاتِ الرِّزْقِ

granted us the agreeable things of provision,

وَ جَعَلَ لَنَا الْفَضِيْلَةَ بِالْمَلَكَةِ عَلٰى جَمِيْعِ الْخَلْقِ

and appointed for us excellence through domination over all creation;

فَكُلُّ خَلِيْقَتِهٖ مُنْقَادَةٌ لَنَا بِقُدْرَتِهٖ وَ صَائِرَةٌ اِلٰى طَاعَتِنَا بِعِزَّتِهٖ

every one of His creatures submits to us through His power and comes to obey us through His might.[107]

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىْ اَغْلَقَ عَنَّا بَابَ الْحَاجَةِ اِلاَّ اِلَيْهِ

Praise belongs to Allah, who locked for us the gate of need except toward Him.

فَكَيْفَ نُطِيْقُ حَمْدَهٗ

So how can we praise Him?

اَمْ مَتٰى نُوَدِّىْ شُكْرَهٗ لَا مَتٰى

When can we thank Him? Indeed, when?

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىْ

Praise belongs to Allah,

رَكَّبَ فِيْنَا اٰلَاتِ الْبَسْطِ

who placed within us the organs of expansion,

وَ جَعَلَ لَنَا اَدَوَاتِ الْقَبْضِ

assigned for us the agents of contraction,

وَ مَتَّعَنَا بِاَرْوَاحِ الْحَيٰوةِ

gave us to enjoy the spirits of life,

وَ اَثْبَتَ فِيْنَا جَوَارِحَ الْاَعْمَالِ

fixed within us the limbs of works,

وَ غَذَّانَا بِطَيِّبَاتِ الرِّزْقِ

nourished us with the agreeable things of provision,

وَ اَغْنَا نَا بِفَضْلِهٖ

freed us from need through His bounty,

وَ اَقْنَانَا بِمَنِّهٖ

and gave us possessions through His kindness.

ثُمَّ اَمَرَنَا لِيَخْتَبِرَ طَاعَتَنَا

Then He commanded us that He might test our obedience

وَ نَهَانَا لِيَبْتَلِىَ شُكْرَنَا

and prohibited us that He might try our thanksgiving.

فَخَالَفْنَا عَنْ طَرِيْقِ اَمْرِهٖ

So we turned against the path of His commandments

وَ رَكِبْنَا مُتُوْنَ زَجْرِهٖ

and mounted the backs of His warnings.

فَلَمْ يَبْتَدِرْنَا بِعُقُوْبَتِهٖ

Yet He hurried us not to His punishment,

وَ لَمْ يُعَاجِلْنَا بِنِقْمَتِهٖ

nor hastened us on to His vengeance.

بَلْ تَاَنَّانَا بِرَحْمَتِهٖ تَكَرُّمًا

No, He went slowly with us through His mercy, in generosity,

وَانْتَظَرَ مُرَاجَعَتَنَا بِرَافَتِهٖ حِلْمًا

and awaited our return through His clemency, in mildness.

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىْ دَلَّنَا عَلَى التَّوْبَةِ الَّتِىْ لَمْ نُفِدْهَا اِلاَّ مِنْ فَضْلِهٖ

Praise belongs to Allah, who showed us the way to repentance, which we would not have won save through His bounty.

فَلَوْ لَمْ نَعْتَدِدْ مِنْ فَضْلِهٖ اِلاَّ بِهَا

Had we nothing to count as His bounty but this,

لَقَدْ حَسُنَ بَلَاؤُهٗ عِنْدَنَا

His trial of us would have been good,

وَ جَلَّ اِحْسَانُهٗ اِلَيْنَا

His beneficence toward us great,

وَ جَسُمَ فَضْلُهٗ عَلَيْنَا

His bounty upon us immense.

فَمَا هٰكَذَا كَانَتْ سُنَّتُهٗ فِى التَّوْبَةٍ لِمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَنَا

For such was not His wont in repentance with those who went before us.[108]

لَقَدْ وَضَعَ عَنَّا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهٖ

He has lifted up from us what we have not the strength to bear,[109]

وَ لَمْ يُكَلِّفْنَا اِلاَّ وُسْعًا

charged us only to our capacity,[110]

وَ لَمْ يُجَشِّمْنَا اِلاَّ يُسْرًا

imposed upon us nothing but ease,

وَ لَمْ يَدَعَ لَاَحَدٍ مِنَّا حُجَّةً وَّ لَا عُذْرًا

and left none of us with an argument or excuse.

فَالْهَالِكُ مِنَّا مَنْ هَلَكَ عَلَيْهِ

So the perisher among us is he who perishes in spite of Him

وَ السَّعِيْدُ مِنَّا مَنْ رَغِبَ اِلَيْهِ

and the felicitous among us he who beseeches Him.

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ بِكُلِّ مَا حَمِدَهٗ بِهٖ

And praise belongs to Allah with all the praises of

اَدْنٰى مَلَآئِكَتِهٖ اِلَيْهِ

His angels closest to Him,

وَ اَكْرَمُ خَلِيْقَتِهٖ عَلَيْهِ

His creatures most noble in His eyes,

وَ اَرْضٰى حَامِدِيْهِ لَدَيْهِ

and His praisers most pleasing to Him;

حَمْدًا يَفْضُلُ سَآئِرَ الْحَمْدِ كَفَضْلِ رَبِّنَا عَلٰى جَمِيْعِ خَلْقِهٖ

a praise that may surpass other praises as our Lord surpasses all His creatures.

ثُمَّ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ

Then to Him belongs praise,

مَكَانَ كُلِّ نِعْمَةٍ لَهٗ عَلَيْنَا وَ عَلٰى جَمِيْعِ عِبَادِهِ الْمَاضِيْنَ وَ الْبَاقِيْنَ عَدَدَ مَا اَحَاطَ بِهٖ عِلْمُهٗ مِنْ جَمِيْعِ الْاَشْيَآءِ

in place of His every favour upon us and upon all His servants, past and still remaining, to the number of all things His knowledge encompasses,

وَ مَكَانَ كُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهَا عَدَدُهَا اَضْعَافًا مُضَاعَفَةً اَبَدًا سَرْمَدًا اِلٰى يَوْمِ الْقِيٰمَةِ

and in place of each of His favours, their number doubling and redoubling always and forever, to the Day of Resurrection;

حَمْدًا لَا مُنْتَهٰى لِحَدِّهٖ

a praise whose bound has no utmost end,

وَ لَا حِسَابَ لِعَدَدِهٖ

whose number has no reckoning,

وَ لَا مَبْلَغَ لِغَايَتِهٖ

whose limit cannot be reached,

وَ لَا انْقِطَاعَ لِاَمَدِهٖ

whose period cannot be cut off;

حَمْدًا يَكُوْنُ وُصْلَةً اِلٰى طَاعَتِهٖ وَ عَفْوِهٖ

a praise which will become a link to His obedience and pardon,

وَ سَبَبًا اِلٰى رِضْوَاٰنِهٖ

a tie to His good pleasure,

وَ ذَرِيْعَةً اِلٰى مَغْفِرَتِهٖ

a means to His forgiveness,

وَ طَرِيْقًا اِلٰى جَنَّتِهٖ وَ خَفِيْرًا مِنْ نَقِمَتِهٖ

a path to His Garden, a protector against His vengeance,

وَ اَمْنًا مِنْ غَضَبِهٖ

a security against His wrath,

وَ ظَهِيْرًا عَلٰى طَاعَتِهٖ

an aid to obeying Him,

وَ حَاجِزًا عَنْ مَعْصِيَتِهٖ

a barrier against disobeying Him,

وَ عَوْنًا عَلٰى تَادِيَةِ حَقِّهٖ وَ وَظَآئِغِهٖ

a help in fulfilling His right and His duties;

حَمْدًا نَسْعَدُ بِهٖ فِى السُّعَدَآءِ مِنْ اَوْلِيَآئِهٖ وَ نَصِيْرُ بِهٖ فِىْ نَظْمِ الشُهَدَآءِ بِسُيُوْفِ اَعْدَآئِهٖ

a praise that will make us felicitous among His felicitous friends, and bring us into the ranks of those martyred by the swords of His enemies.

اِنَّهٗ وَ لِىٌّ حَمِيْدٌ.

He is a Friend, Praiseworthy!


 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ بَعْدَ هٰذَا التَّحْمِيدِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ عَلٰى رَسُوْلِ اللَّهِ ﷺ

2. After this praise of Allah he (a.s.) would supplicate by calling down blessings upon Allah�s Messenger (s.a.w.a.)

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىْ مَنَّ عَلَيْنَا بِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيِّهٖ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهٖ وَ آلِهٖ وَ سَلَّمَ دُوْنَ الْاُمَمِ الْمَاضِيَةِ وَ الْقُرُوْنِ السَّالِفَةِ

Praise belongs to Allah who was kind to us through Muhammad (s.a.w.a.) to the exclusion of past communities and bygone generations,

بِقُدْرَتِهٖ الَّتِىْ

displaying thereby His power,

لَا تَعْجِزُ عَنْ شَىْءٍ وَ اِنْ عَظُمَ

which nothing can render incapable, though it be great,

وَ لَا يَفُوْتُهَا شَىْءٌ وَ اِنْ لَطْفَ

and nothing can escape, though it be subtle.

فَخَتَمَ بِنَا عَلٰى جَمِيْعِ مَنْ ذَرَاَ

He sealed through us all He created,

وَ جَعَلَنَا شُهَدَآءَ عَلٰى مَنْ جَحَدَ

appointed us witnesses over those who deny,

وَ كَثَّرَنَا بِمَنِّهٖ عَلٰى مَنْ قَلَّ

and increased us by His kindness over those who are few.

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ

O Allah, bless Muhammad,

اَمِيْنِكَ عَلٰى وَحْيِكَ

entrusted by Thee with Thy revelation,

وَ نَجِيْبِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

distinguished by Thee among Thy creatures,

وَ صَفِيِّكَ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ

devoted to Thee among Thy servants,

اِمَامِ الرَّحْمَةِ

the imam of mercy,

وَ قَآئِدِ الْخَيْرِ

the leader of good,

وَ مِفْتَاحِ الْبَرَكَةِ

the key to blessing,

كَمَا نَصَبَ لِاَمْرِكَ نَفْسَهٗ

who wearied his soul for Thy affairs,

وَ عَرَّضَ فِيْكَ لِلْمَكْرُوْهٖ بَدَنَهٗ

exposed his body to detested things for Thy sake,

وَ كَاشَفَ فِى الدُّعَآءِ اِلَيْكَ حَامَّتَهٗ

showed open enmity toward his next of kin by summoning to Thee,

وَ حَارَبَ فِىْ رِضَاكَ اُسْرَتَهٗ

fought against his family for Thy good pleasure,

وَ قَطَعَ فِىْ اِحْيَآءِ دِيْنِكَ رَحْمَهٗ

cut the ties of the womb in giving life to Thy religion,

وَ اَقْصَى الْاَدْنَيْنَ عَلٰى جُحُوْدِهِمْ

sent far those close because of their denial,

وَ قَرَّبَ الْاَقْصَيْنَ عَلَى اسْتِجَابَتِهِمْ لَكَ

brought near those far because of their response to Thee,

وَ وَالٰى فِيْكَ الْاَبْعَدِيْنَ

showed friendship to the most distant for Thy sake,

وَ عَادٰى فِيْكَ الْاَقْرَبِيْنَ

displayed enmity toward the nearest for Thy sake,

وَ اَدْاَبَ نَفْسَهٗ فِىْ تَبْلِيْغِ رِسَالَتِكَ

made his soul persevere in delivering Thy message,

وَ اَتْعَبَهَا بِالدُّعَآءِ اِلٰى مِلَّتِكَ

tired it in summoning to Thy creed,

وَ شَغَلَهَا بِالنُّصْحِ لِاَهْلِ دَعْوَتِكَ

busied it in counseling those worthy of Thy summons,

وَ هَاجَرَ اِلٰى بِلَادِ الْغُرْبَةِ وَ مَحَلِّ النَّاىِ عَنْ مَوْطِنِ رَحْلِهٖ وَ مَوْضِعِ رِجْلِهٖ وَ مَسْقَطِ رَاْسِهٖ وَ مَاْنَسِ نَفْسِهٖ

migrated to the land of exile and the place of remoteness from the home of his saddlebags, the walkway of his feet, the ground of his birth, and the intimate abode of his soul,

اِرَادَةً مِنْهُ لِاِعْزَازِ دِيْنِكَ

desiring to exalt Thy religion

وَ اسْتِنْصَارًا عَلٰى اَهْلِ الْكُفْرِ بِكَ

and seeking help against those who disbelieved in Thee,

حَتَّىْ اسْتَتَبَّ لَهٗ مَا حَاوَلَ فِىْ اَعْدَآئِكَ

until what he attempted against Thy enemies went well with him

وَاسْتَتَمَّ لَهٗ مَا دَبَّرَ فِى اَوْلِيَآئِكَ

and what he arranged for Thy friends was accomplished.

فَنَهَدَ اِلَيْهِمْ مُسْتَفْتِحًا بِعَوْنِكَ وَ مُتَقَوِّيًّا عَلٰى ضَعْفِهٖ بِنَصْرِكَ

He rose up against them seeking victory through Thine aid, becoming strong in spite of his weakness with Thy help.

فَغَزَاهُمْ فِىْ عُقْرِ دِيَارِهِمْ

He fought against them in the centre of their cities

وَ هَجَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ فِىْ بُحْبُوْحَةِ قَرَارِهِمْ حَتّٰى ظَهَرَ اَمْرُكَ وَ عَلَكْ كَلِمَتُكَ وَ لَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُوْنَ

and attacked them in the midst of their dwellings, until Thy command prevailed, and Thy word rose up, though the idolaters were averse.[111]

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَارْفَعْهٗ بِمَا كَدَحَ فِيْكَ اِلَى الدَّرَجَةِ الْعُلْيَا مِنْ جَنَّتِكَ حَتّٰى

O Allah, so raise him, because of his labours for Thy sake, to the highest degree of Thy Garden,[112]

لَا يُسَاوٰى فِىْ مَنْزِلَةٍ

that none may equal him in station,

وَ لَايُكَافَا فِىْ مَرْتَبَةٍ

none may match him in level,

وَ لَا يُوَازِيْهُ لَدَيْكَ مَلَكُ مُقَرَّبٌ وَ لَا نَبِىُّ مُرْسَلُ

and no angel brought nigh or prophet sent out may parallel him in Thy sight.

وَ عَرِّفْهُ فِىْ اَهْلِهِ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ وَ اُمَّتِهِ الْمُوْئَمِنِيْنَ مِنْ حُسْنِ الشَّفَاعَةِ اَجَلَّ مَا وَعَدْتَهٗ

And inform him concerning his Household the pure and his community the faithful of an excellent intercession, greater than what Thou hast promised him![113]

يَا نَافِذَ الْعِدَةِ يَا وَافِىَ الْقَولِ

O Keeper of promises! O Faithful to Thy word!

يَا مُبَدِّلَ السَّيِّئٰاتِ بِاَضْعَافِهَا مِنَ الْحَسَنَاتِ

O He who changes evil deeds into manifold good deeds![114]

اِنَّكَ ذُوْا الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيْمِ

Thou art of bounty abounding!

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِي الصَّلَاةِ عَلٰى حَمَلَةِ الْعَرْشِ وَ كُلِّ مَلَكٍ مُقَرَّبٍ

3. A Supplication in Calling down Blessings upon the Bearers of the Throne and Every Angel Brought Nigh

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ حَمَلَةُ عَرْشِكَ الَّذِيْنَ

O Allah, as for the Bearers of Thy Throne,[115] who

لَا يَفْتُرُوْنَ مِنْ تَسْبِيْحِكَ

never flag in glorifying Thee,

وَ لَا يَسْاَمُوْنَ مِنْ تَقْدِيْسَكَ

never become weary of calling Thee holy,

وَ لَا يَسْتَحْسِرُوْنَ مِنْ عِبَادَتِكَ

never tire of worshipping Thee,

وَ لَا يُؤْثِرُوْنَ التَّقْصِيْرَ عَلَى الْجِدِّ فِىْ اَمْرِكَ

never prefer curtailment over diligence in Thy command,

وَ لَا يَغْفُلُوْنَ عَنِ الْوَلَهِ اِلَيْكَ

and are never heedless of passionate love for Thee;

وَ اِسْرَافِيْلُ صَاحِبُ الصُّوْرِ الشَّاخِصُ الَّذِىْ يَنْتَظِرُ مِنْكَ الْاِذْنَ وَ حُلُوْلَ الْاَمْرِ فَيُنَبِّهُ بِالنَّفْخَةِ صَرْعٰى رَهَائِنَ الْقُبُوْرِ

Seraphiel, the Owner of the Trumpet, fixed in his gaze, awaiting Thy permission and the descent of the Command, that he may arouse through the Blast the hostages thrown down in the graves;

وَ مِيْكَائِيْلُ ذُوالْجَاهِ عِنْدَكَ وَ الْمَكَانِ الرَّفِيْعِ مِنْ طَاعَتِكَ

Michael, possessor of standing with Thee and a raised up place in Thy obedience;

وَ جِبْرِيْلُ الْاَمِيْنُ عَلٰى وَحْيِكَ

Gabriel, entrusted with Thy revelation,

الْمُطَاعُ فِىْ اَهْلِ سَمٰوَاتِكَ

obeyed by the inhabitants of Thy heavens,

الْمَكِيْنُ لَدَيْكَ الْمُقَرَّبُ عِنْدَكَ

distinguished in Thy Presence,[116] brought nigh to Thee;

وَ الرُّوْحُ الَّذِىْ هُوَ عَلٰى مَلَائِكَةِ الْحُجُبِ

the spirit who is over the angels of the veils;[117]

وَ الرُّوْحُ الَّذِىْ هُوَ مِنْ اَمْرِكَ

and the spirit who is of Thy command[118] -

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ عَلٰى الْمَلَائِكَةِ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهِمْ

bless them and the angels below them:

مِنْ سُكَّانِ سَمٰوَاتِكَ

the residents in Thy heavens,

وَ اَهْلِ الْاَمَانَةِ عَلٰى رِسَالَاتِكَ

those entrusted with Thy messages,

وَ الَّذِيْنَ لَا تَدْخُلُهُمْ

those who become not

سَامَةٌ مِنْ دُءُوْبٍ

wearied by perseverance,

وَ لَا اِعْيَآءٌ مِنْ لُغُوْبٍ وَ لَا فُتُوْرٌ

or exhausted and flagged by toil,

وَ لَا تَشْغَلُهُمْ عَنْ تَسْبِيْحِكَ الشَّهَوَاتُ

whom passions distract not from glorifying Thee,

وَ لَا يَقْطَعْهُمْ عَنْ تَعْظِيْمِكَ سَهْوُ الْغَفَلَاتِ

and whose magnification of Thee is never cut off by the inattention of heedless moments;

الْخُشَّعُ الْاَبْصَارِ فَلَا يَرُوْمُوْنَ النَّظَرَ اِلَيْكَ

their eyes lowered, they do not attempt to look at Thee;

النَّوَاكِسُ الْاَذْقَانِ الَّذِيْنَ قَدْ طَالَتْ رَغْبَتُهُمْ فِيْمَا لَدَيْكَ

their chins bowed, they have long desired what is with Thee;

الْمُسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ بِذِكْرِ آلَائِكَ

unrestrained in mentioning Thy boons,

وَ الْمُتَوَاضِعُوْنَ دُوْنَ عَظْمَتِكَ وَ جَلَالِ كِبْرِيَآئِكَ

they remain humble before Thy mightiness and the majesty of Thy magnificence;

وَ الَّذِيْنَ يَقُوْلُوْنَ اِذَا نَظَرُوْا اِلٰى جَهَنَّمَ تَزْفِرُ عَلٰى اَهْلِ مَعْصِيَتِكَ سُبْحَانَكَ مَا عَبَدْنَاكَ حَقَّ عِبَادَتِكَ

those who say when they look upon Gehenna roaring over the people who disobeyed Thee: �Glory be to Thee, we have not worshipped Thee with the worship Thou deservest!�

فَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ عَلَى

Bless them,

الرَّوْحَانِيِّيْنَ مِنْ مَلَائِكَتِكَ

and Thy angels who are the Reposeful,

وَ اَهْلِ الزُّلْفَةِ عِنْدَكَ

those of proximity to Thee,

وَ حُمَّالِ الْغَيْبِ اِلٰى رُسُلِكَ

those who carry the unseen to Thy messengers,

وَ الْمُؤْتَمِنِيْنَ عَلٰى وَحْيِكَ

those entrusted with Thy revelation,

وَ قَبَائِلِ الْمَلَائِكَةِ الَّذِيْنَ

the tribes of angels whom Thou hast

اخْتَصَصْتَهُمْ لِنَفْسِكَ

singled out for Thyself,

وَ اَغْنَيْتَهُمْ عَنِ الطَّعَامِ وَ الشَّرَابِ بِتَقْدِيْسِكَ

freed from need for food and drink by their calling Thee holy,

وَ اَسْكَنْتَهُمْ بُطُوْنَ اَطَبَاقِ سَمٰوَاتِكَ

and made to dwell inside Thy heavens� layers,

وَ الَّذِيْنَ عَلٰٓى اَرْجَآئِهَآ اِذَا اَنْزَلَ الْاَمْرُ بِتَمَامِ وَعْدَكَ

those who will stand upon the heavens� borders[119] when the Command descends to complete Thy promise,

وَ خُزَّانِ الْمَطَرِ وَ زَوَاجِرِ السَّحَابِ

the keepers of the rain, the drivers of the clouds,

وَ الَّذِىْ بِصَوْتِ زَجْرِهٖ يُسْمَعُ زَجَلُ الرَّعُوْدِ وَ اِذَا سَبَحَتْ بِهٖ حَفِيْفَةُ السَّحَابِ الْتَمَعَتْ صَوَاعِقُ الْبُرُوْقِ

him at whose driving�s sound is heard the rolling of thunder, and when the reverberating clouds swim before his driving, bolts of lightning flash;

وَ مُشَيِّعِىْ الثَّلْجِ وَ الْبَرَدِ

the escorts of snow and hail,

وَ الْهَابِطِيْنَ مَعَ قَطْرِ الْمَطَرِ اِذَا نَزَلَ

the descenders with the drops of rain when they fall,

وَالْقُوَّامِ عَلٰى خَزَائِنِ الرِّيَاحِ

the watchers over the treasuries of the winds,

وَ الْمُوَكَّلِيْنَ بِالْجِبَالِ فَلَا تَزُوْلُ

those charged with the mountains lest they disappear,

وَ الَّذِيْنَ عَرَّفْتَهُمْ مَثَاقِيْلَ الْمِيَاهِ وَ كَيْلَ مَا تَحْوِيْهِ لَوَاعِجُ الْاَمْطَارِ وَ عَوَالِجُهَا

those whom Thou hast taught the weights of the waters and the measures contained by torrents and masses of rain;

وَ رُسُلِكَ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ اِلٰٓى اَهْلِ الْاَرْضِ بِمَكْرُوْهِ مَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ الْبَلَاءِ وَ مَحْبُوْبِ الرَّخَاءِ

the angels who are Thy messengers to the people of the earth with the disliked affliction that comes down and the beloved ease;

وَ السَّعَرَةِ الْكِرَامِ الْبَرَرَةِ

the devoted, noble scribes,[120]

وَ الْحَفَظَةِ الْكِرَامِ الْكَاتِبِيْنَ

the watchers, noble writers,[121]

وَ مَلَكِ الْمَوْتِ وَ اَعْوَانِهٖ

the angel of death and his helpers,

وَ مُنْكَرٍ وَّ نَكِيْرٍ

Munkar and Nakir,[122]

وَّ رُوْمَانَ فَتَّانِ الْقُبُوْرِ

Rumaan, the tester in the graves,[123]

وَ الطَّآئِفِيْنَ بِالْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُوْرِ

the circlers of the Inhabited House,[124]

وَ مَالِكٍ وَ الْخَزَنَةِ وَ رِضْوَانَ وَ سَدَنَةِ الْجِنَانِ

Malik[125] and the guardians, Ridwan[126] and the gatekeepers of the gardens,

وَ الَّذِيْنَ لَا يَعْسُوْنَ اللهَ مَآ اَمَرَهُمْ وَ يَفْعَلُوْنَ مَا يُؤْمَرُوْنَ

those who disobey not Allah in What He commands them and do What they are commanded;[127]

وَ الَّذِيْنَ يَقُوْلَوْنَ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِمَا صَبَرْتُمْ فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَى الدَّارِ

those who say, Peace be upon you, for that you were patient - and fair is the Ultimate Abode;[128]

وَ الزَّبَانِيَةِ الَّذِيْنَ اِذَا قِيْلَ لَهُمْ خُذُوْهُ فَغُلُّوْهُ ثُمَّ الْجَحِيْمَ صَلُّوْهُ ابْتَدَرُوْهُ سِرَاعًا وَ لَمْ يُنْظِرُوْهُ

the Zabaniya, who, when it is said to them, take him, and fetter him, then roast him in hell,[129] hasten to accomplish it, nor do they give him any respite;[130]

وَ مَنْ اَوْهَمْنَا ذِكْرَهٗ وَ لَمْ نَعْلَمْ مَكَانَهٗ مِنْكَ وَ بِاَىِّ اَمْرٍ وَكَّلْتَهٗ

him whom we have failed to mention, not knowing his place with Thee, nor with which command Thou hast charged him;

وَ سُكَّانِ الْهَوَآءِ وَ الْاَرْضِ وَ الْمَآءِ

and the residents in the air, the earth, and the water,

وَ مَنْ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ

and those of them charged over the creatures;

فَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ يَوْمَ يَاتِىْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَعَهَا سَآئِقٌ وَ شَهِيْدٌ

bless them on the day when every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness,[131]

وَ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلٰوةً تَزِيْدُهُمْ

and bless them with a blessing that will add

كَرَامَةً عَلٰى كَرَامَتِهِمْ وَ طَهَارَةً عَلٰى طَهَارَتِهِمْ

honour to their honour and purity to their purity.

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ اِذَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلٰى مَلَائِكَتِكَ وَ رُسُلِكَ وَ بَلَّغْتَهُمْ صَلٰوتَنَا عَلَيْهِمْ فَصَلِّ عَلَيْنَا بِمَا فَتَحْتَ لَنَا مِنْ حُسْنِ الْقَوْلِ فِيْهِمْ

O Allah, and when Thou blessest Thy angels and Thy messengers and Thou extendest our blessings to them, bless us through the good words about them which Thou hast opened up for us!

اِنَّكَ جَوَادٌ كَرِيْمٌ

Thou art Munificent, Generous.


 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِي الصَّلَاةِ عَلٰى اَتْبَاعِ الرُّسُلِ وَ مُصَدِّقِيهِمْ

4. His Supplication in Calling down Blessings upon the Followers of, and Attesters to, the Messengers

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ اَتْبَاعُ الرُّسُلِ وَ مُصَدِّقُوْهُمْ مِنْ اَهْلِ الْاَرْضِ بِالْغَيْبِ عِنْدَ مُعَارَضَةِ الْمُعَانِدِيْنَ لَهُمْ بِالتَّكْذِيْبِ

O Allah, as for the followers of the messengers and those of the people of the earth who attested to them unseen (while the obstinate resisted them through crying lies) -

وَالْاِشْتِيَاقِ اِلَى الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ بَحَقَائِقِ الْاِيْمَانِ

they yearned for the emissaries through the realities of faith,

فِىْ كُلِّ دَهْرٍ وَّ زَمَانٍ

in every era and time in which Thou didst

اَرْسَلْتَ فِيْهِ رَسُوْلًا

send a messenger

وَّ اَقَمْتَ لِاَهْلِهٖ دَلِيْلًا

and set up for the people a director

مِّنْ لَّدُنْ اٰدَمَ اِلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَ سَلَّمَ

from the period of Adam down to Muhammad (s.a.w.a.)

مِنْ اَئِمَّةِ الْهُدٰى

from among the imams of guidance

وَ قَادَةِ اَهْلِ التُّقٰى

and the leaders of the godfearing

عَلٰى جَمِيْعِهِمُ السَّلَامُ

(a.s.) -

فَذْكُرْهُمْ مِنْكَ بِمَغْفِرَةٍ وَّ رِضْوَانٍ

remember them with forgiveness and good pleasure!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ اَصْحَابُ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَ سَلَّمَ خَآصَّةً

O Allah, and as for the Companions of Muhammad specifically,

الَّذِيْنَ اَحْسَنُوا الصَّحَابَةَ

those who did well in companionship,

وَ الَّذِيْنَ اَبْلَوُ الْبَلَاءَ الْحَسَنَ فِىْ نَصْرِهٖ وَ كَانْفُوْهُ وَ اَسْرَعُوْا اِلٰى وِفَادَتِهٖ

who stood the good test in helping him,

وَ سَابَقُوْا اِلٰى دَعْوَتِهٖ وَاسْتَجَابُوْا لَهٗ حَيْثُ اَسْمَعَهُمْ حُجَّةَ رِسَالَاتِهٖ

responded to him when he made them hear his messages� argument,

وَ فَارَقُوا الْاَزْوَاجَ وَ الْاَوْلَادَ فِىْ اِظْهَارِ كَلِمَتِهٖ

separated from mates and children in manifesting his word,

وَ قَاتَلُوا الْاٰبَآءَ وَ الْاَبْنَآءَ فِىْ تَثْبِيْتِ نُبُوَّتِهٖ وَ انْتَصَرُوْا بِهٖ

fought against fathers and sons in strengthening his prophecy, and through him gained victory;

وَ مَنْ كَانُوْا مُنْطَوِيْنَ عَلٰى مَحَبَّتِهٖ يَرْجُوْنَ تِجَارَةً لَنْ تَبُوْرَ فِىْ مَوَدَّتِهٖ

those who were wrapped in affection for him, hoping for a commerce that comes not to naught[132] in love for him;

وَ الَّذِيْنَ هَجَرَتْهُمُ الْعَشَآئِرُ اِذْ تَعَلَّقُوْا بِعُرْوَتِهٖ

those who were left by their clans when they clung to his handhold

وَ انْتَفَتْ مِنْهُمُ الْقَرَابَاتُ اِذْ سَكَنُوْا فِىْ ظِلِّ قَرَابَتِهٖ

and denied by their kinsfolk when they rested in the shadow of his kinship;

فَلَا تَنْسَ لَهُمْ اَللّٰهُمَّ مَا تَرَكُوْا لَكَ وَ فِيْكَ

forget not, O Allah, what they abandoned for Thee and in Thee,

وَ اَرْضِهِمْ مِنْ رِضْوَانِكَ

and make them pleased with Thy good pleasure

وَ بِمَا حَاشُوْا الْخَلْقَ عَلَيْكَ

for the sake of the creatures they drove to Thee

وَ كَانُوْا مَعَ رَسُوْلِكَ دُعَاةً لَكَ اِلَيْكَ

while they were with Thy Messenger, summoners to Thee for Thee.

وَاشْكُرْهُمْ عَلٰى

Show gratitude to them for

هِجْرِهِمْ فِيْكَ دِيَارَ قَوْمِهِمْ

leaving the abodes of their people for Thy sake

وَ خُرُوْجِهِمْ مِنْ سَعَةِ الْمَعَاشِ اِلٰى ضِيْقِهٖ

and going out from a plentiful livelihood to a narrow one,

وَ مَنْ كَثَّرْتَ فِىْ اِعْزَازِ دِيْنِكَ مِنْ مَظْلُوْمِهِمْ

and [show gratitude to] those of them who became objects of wrongdoing and whom Thou multiplied in exalting Thy religion.

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ اَوْصِلْ اِلَى التَّابِعِيْنَ لَهُمْ بِاِحْسَانِ الَّذِيْنَ

O Allah, and give to those who have done well in following the Companions,

يَقُوْلُوْنَ رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَ لِاِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِيْنَ سَبَقُوْنَا بِالْاِيْمَانِ خَيْرَ جَزَآئِكَ الَّذِيْنَ

who say, Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who went before us in faith,[133] Thy best reward;

قَصَدُوْا سَمْتَهُمْ

those who went straight to the Companions� road,

وَ تَحَرَّوْا وِجْهَتَهُمْ

sought out their course,

وَ مَضَوْا عَلٰى شَاكِلَتِهِمْ

and proceeded in their manner.

لَمْ يَثْنِهِمْ رَيْبٌ فِىْ بَصِيْرَتِهِمْ

No doubt concerning their sure insight diverted them

وَ لَمْ يَخْتَلِجْهُمْ شَكٌّ فِىْ قَفْوِ اٰثَارِهِمْ وَ الْاِئْتِمَامِ بِهِدَايَةِ مَنَارِهِمْ

and no uncertainty shook them from following in their tracks and being led by the guidance of their light.

مُكَانِفِيْنَ وَ مَوَازِرِيْنَ لَهُمْ

As their assistants and supporters,

يَدِيْنُوْنَ بِدِيْنِهِمْ

they professed their religion,

وَ يَهْتَدُوْنَ بِهَدْيِهِمْ

gained guidance through their guidance,

يَتَّفِقُوْنَ عَلَيْهِمْ

came to agreement with them,

وَ لَا يَتَّهِمُوْنَهُمْ فِيْمَا اَدَّوْا اِلَيْهِمْ

and never accused them in what they passed on to them.

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ صَلِّ عَلَى التَّابِعِيْنَ مِنْ يَوْمِنَا هٰذَا اِلٰى يَوْمِ الدِّيْنِ

O Allah, and bless the Followers, from this day of ours to the Day of Doom,

وَ عَلٰى اَزْوَاجِهِمْ

their wives,

وَ عَلٰى ذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ

their offspring,

وَ عَلٰى مَنْ اَطَاعَكَ مِنْهُمْ

and those among them who obey Thee,

صَلٰوةً تَعْصِمُهُمْ بِهَا مِنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ

with a blessing through which Thou wilt preserve them from disobeying Thee,

وَ تَفْسَحُ لَهُمْ فِىْ رِيَاضِ جَنَّتِكَ

make room for them in the plots of Thy Garden,

وَ تَمْنَعُهُمْ بِهَا مِنْ كَيْدِ الشَّيْطَانِ

defend them from the trickery of Satan,

وَ تُعِيْنُهُمْ بِهَا عَلٰى مَا اسْتَعَانُوْكَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ بِرٍّ

help them in the piety in which they seek help from Thee,

وَ تَقِيْهِمْ طَوَارِقَ اللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ اِلاَّ طَارِقًا يَطْرُقُ بِخَيْرٍ

protect them from sudden events that come by night and day - except the events which come with good -

وَ تَبْعَثُهُمْ بِهَا عَلٰى

and incite them to

اعْتِقَادِ حُسْنِ الرَّجَاءِ لَكَ وَ الطَّمَعِ فِيْمَا عِنْدَكَ

tie firmly the knot of good hope in Thee, what is with Thee,

وَ تَرَكِ التُّهْمَةِ فِيْمَا تَحْوِيْهِ اَيْدِى الْعِبَادِ

and refrain from ill thoughts [toward Thee] because of what the hands of Thy servants� hold.

لِتَرُدَّهُمْ اِلَى الرَّغْبَةِ اِلَيْكَ وَ الرَّهْبَةِ مِنْكَ

Thus Thou mayest restore them to beseeching Thee and fearing Thee,

وَ تُزَهِّدَهُمْ فِىْ سَعَةِ الْعَاجِلِ

induce them to renounce the plenty of the immediate,

وَ تُحَبِّبَ اِلَيْهِمُ الْعَمَلَ لِلْاٰجِلِ وَ الْاِسْتِعْدَادَ لِمَا بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ

make them love to work for the sake of the deferred and prepare for what comes after death,

وَ تُهَوِّنَ عَلَيْهِمْ كُلَّ كَرْبٍ يَحِلُّ بِهِمْ يَوْمَ خُرُوْجِ الْاَنْفُسِ مِنْ اَبْدَانِهَا

make easy for them every distress that comes to them on the day when souls take leave from bodies,

وَ تُعَافِيَهُمْ مِمَّا تَقَعُ بِهٖ الْفِتْنَةُ مِنْ مَحْذُوْرَاتِهَا وَ كَبَّةِ النَّارِ وَ طُوْلِ الْخُلُوْدِ فِيْهَا

release them from that which brings about the perils of temptation and being thrown down in the Fire and staying forever within it,

وَ تُصَيِّرَهُمْ اِلٰى اَمْنٍ مِنْ مَقِيْلِ الْمُتَّقِيْنَ

and take them to security, the resting place of the godfearing.


 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ لِنَفْسِهِ و لِاَهْلِ وَلَايَتِهِ

5. His Supplication for himself and the People under his Guardianship

يَا مَنْ لَا تَنْقَضِىْ عَجَآئِبُ عَظَمَتِهٖ

O He the wonders of whose mightiness will never end!

صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ وَ سَلَّمَ

Bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ احْجُبْنَا عَنِ الْاِلْحَادِ فِىْ عَظَمَتِكَ

and prevent us from deviation concerning Thy mightiness!

وَ يَا مَنْ لَا تَنْتَهِىْ مُدَّةُ مُلْكِهٖ

O He the term of whose kingdom will never cease!

صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَ سَلَّمَ

Bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ اَعْتِقْ رِقَابَنَا مِنْ نِقَمَتِكَ

and release our necks from Thy vengeance!

وَ يَا مَنْ لَا تَفْنٰى خَزَآئِنُ رَحْمَتِهٖ

O He the treasuries of whose mercy will never be exhausted!

صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

Bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ اجْعَلْ لَنَا نَصِيْبًا فِىْ رَحْمَتِكَ

and appoint for us a portion of Thy mercy!

وَ يَا مَنْ تَنْقَطِعُ دُوْنَ رُؤْيَتِهِ الْاَبْصَارُ

O He whom eyes fall short of seeing!

صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ وَ سَلَّمَ

Bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ اَدْ نِنَا اِلٰى قُرْبِكَ

and bring us close to Thy nearness!

وَ يَا مَنْ تَصْغُرُ عِنْدَ خَطَرَةِ الْاَخْطَارُ

O He before whose greatness all great things are small!

صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

Bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ كَرِّمْنَا عَلَيْكَ

and give us honour with Thee!

وَ يَا مَنْ تَطْهَرُ عِنْدَهٗ بِوَاطِنُ الْاَخْبَارِ

O He to whom all hidden tidings are manifest!

صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

Bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ لَا تَفْضَحْنَا لَدَيْكَ

and expose us not before Thee!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اغْنِنَا عَنْ هِبَةِ الْوَقَّابِيْنَ بِهِبَتِكَ

remove our need for the gifts of the givers through Thy gift,

وَ اكْفِنَاوَا شَةِ الْقَاطِعِيْنَ بِصِلَتِكَ

spare us the loneliness of those who break off through Thy joining,

حَتّٰى لَا نَرْغَبَ اِلٰى اَحَدٍ مَعَ بَذْلِكَ

that we may beseech no one along with Thy free giving,

وَ لَا نَسْتَوْحِشَ مِنْ اَحَدٍ مَعَ فَضْلِكَ

that we may feel lonely at no one�s absence along with Thy bounty!

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ كِدْ لَنَا وَ لَا تَكِدْ عَلَيْنَا

scheme for us, not against us,

وَ امْكُرْلَنَا وَ لَا تَمْكُرْبِنَا

devise to our benefit, not to our loss,[134]

وَ اَدِلْ لَنَا وَ لَاتُدِلْ مِنَّا

give the turn to prevail to us, not to others!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ قِنَا مِنْكَ

protect us from Thyself,

وَ احْفَظْنَا بِكَ

safeguard us through Thyself,

وَ اهْدِنَا اِلَيْكَ

guide us to Thyself,

وَ لَا تُبَاعِدْنَا عَنْكَ

and take us not far from Thyself![135]

اِنَّ مَنْ تَقِهٖ يَسْلَمْ

He whom Thou protectest stays safe,

وَ مَنْ تَهْدِهٖ يَعْلَمْ

He whom Thou guidest knows,

وَ مَنْ تُقَرِّبْهُ اِلَيْكَ يَغْنَمْ

and He whom Thou bringest near Thyself takes the spoils.

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ اكْفِنَا

and spare us

حَدَّ نَوَآئِبِ الزَّمَانِ

the cutting edge of time�s turning changes,

وَ شَرَّ مَصَآئِدِ الشَّيْطٰنِ

the evil of Satan�s snares,

وَ مَرَارَةَ صَوْلَةِ السُّلْطَانِ

and the bitterness of the sovereign�s aggression!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّمَا يَكْتَفِى الْمُكْتَفُوْنَ بِفَضْلِ قُوَّتِكَ

O Allah, the spared are spared only through the bounty of Thy strength,

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ وَ اكْفِنَا

so bless Muhammad and his Household and spare us!

وَ اِنَّمَا يُعْطِى الْمُعْطُوْنَ مِنْ فَضْلِ جِدَتِكَ

The givers give only through the bounty of Thy wealth,

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَ اَعْطِنَا

so bless Muhammad and his Household and give to us!

وَ اِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِى الْمُهْتَدُوْنَ بِنُوْرِ وَجْهِكَ

The guided are guided only by the light of Thy face,

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ وَ اهْدِنَا

so bless Muhammad and his Household and guide us!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّكَ

O Allah,

مَنْ وَ الَيْتَ لَمْ يَضْرُرْهُ خِذْلَانُ الْخَاذِلِيْنَ

he whom Thou befriendest will not be injured by the abandonment of the abandoners,

وَ مَنْ اَعْطَيْتَ لَمْ يَنْقُصْهُ مَنْعُ الْمَانِعِيْنَ

he to whom Thou givest will not be diminished by the withholding of the withholders,

وَ مَنْ هَدَيْتَ لَمْ يُغْوِهٖ اِضْلَالُ الْمُضِلِّيْنَ

he whom Thou guidest will not be misled by the misguidance of the misguiders.

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

So bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ امْنَعْنَا بِعِزِّكَ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ

defend us from Thy servants through Thy might,

وَ اَغْنِنَا عَنْ غَيْرِكَ بِاِرْفَادِكَ

free us from need for other than Thee through Thy support,

وَ اسْلُكْ بِنَا سَبِيْلَ الْحَقِّ بِاِرْشَادِكَ

and make us travel the path of the Truth through Thy right guidance!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ وَ اجْعَلَ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household and put

سَلَامَةَ قُلُوْبِنَا فِىْ ذِكْرِ عَظَمَتِكَ

the soundness of our hearts into the remembrance of Thy mightiness,

وَ فَرَاغَ اَبْدَانِنَا فِىْ شُكْرِ نِعْمَتِكَ

the idleness of our bodies into giving thanks for Thy favour,

وَ انْطِلَاقِى اَلْسِنَتِنَا فِىْ وَصْفِ مِنَّتِكَ

and the flow of our tongues into the description of Thy kindness!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ وَ اجْعَلْنَا مِنْ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household and make us one of

دُعَاتِكَ الدَّاعِيْنَ اِلَيْكَ

Thy summoners who summon to Thee,

وَ هُدَاتِكَ الدَّالِّيْنَ عَلَيْكَ

Thy guiders who direct to Thee,

وَ مِنْ خَاصَّتِكَ الْخَاصِّيْنَ لَدَيْكَ يَااَرَحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

and Thy special friends whom Thou hast singled out! O Most Merciful of the merciful!


 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ  عِنْدَ الصَّبَاحِ وَ الْمَسَاءِ

6. His Supplication in the Morning and Evening

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىْ خَلَقَ الَّيْلَ وَ النَّهَارَ بِقُوَّتِهٖ

Praise belongs to Allah, who created night and day through His strength,

وَ مَيَّزَ بَيْنَهُمَا بِقُدْرَتِهٖ

set them apart through His power,

وَ جَعَلَ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا حَدًّا مَحْدُوْدًا وَّ اَمَدًا مَّمْدُوْدًا

and appointed for each a determined limit and a drawn-out period.

يُوْلِجُ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا فِىْ صَاحِبِهٖ وَ يُوْلِجُ صَاحِبَهٗ فِيْهِ

He makes each of the two enter into its companion, and makes its companion enter into it,

بِتَقْدِيْرٍ مِنْهُ لِلْعِبَادِ فِيْمَا يَغْذُوْهُمْ بِهٖ وَ يُنْشِئُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ

as an ordainment from Him for His servants in that through which He feeds them and with which He makes them grow.

فَخَلَقَ لَهُمُ اللَّيْلَ لِيَسْكُنُوْا فِيْهِ مِنْ حَرَكَاتِ التَّعَبِ وَ نَهَضَاتِ النَّصَبِ

He created for them the night, that they might rest in it[136] from tiring movements and wearisome exertions

وَ جَعَلَهٗ لِبَاسًا لِيَلْبَسُوْا مِنْ رَاحَتِهٖ وَ مَنَامِهٖ فَيَكُوْنَ ذٰلِكَ لَهُمْ جَمَامًا وَ قُوَّةً وَ لِيَنَالُوْا بِهٖ لَذَّةً وَ شَهْوَةً

and He made it a garment for them that they might be clothed in its ease and its sleep, that it might be for them refreshment and strength, that they might reach therein pleasure and passion.

وَ خَلَقَ لَهُمُ النَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا

He created for them the daytime, giving sight,

لِيَبْتَغُوْا فِيْهِ مِنْ فَضْلِهٖ

that they might seek within it of His bounty,[137]

وَ لِيَتَسَبَّبُوْا اِلٰى رِزْقِهٖ

find the means to His provision,

وَ يَسْرَحُوْا فِىْ اَرْضِهٖ طَلَبًا لِمَا فِيْهِ

and roam freely in His earth, searching for that through which

نَيْلُ الْعَاجِلِ مِنْ دُنْيَاهُمْ

to attain the immediate in their life in this world

وَ دَرَكُ الْاٰجِلِ فِىْ اُخْرٰيهُمْ

and to achieve the deferred in their life to come.

بِكُـلِّ ذٰلِكَ

Through all of this He

يُصْلِحُ شَأْنَهُمْ

sets right their situation,

وَ يَبْلُوْا اَخْبَارَهُمْ

tries their records,[138]

وَ يَنْظُرُ كَيْفَ هُمْ

and watches their state in

فِىْ اَوْقَاتِ طَاعَتِهٖ

the times for obeying Him,

وَ مَنَازِلِ فُرُوْضِهٖ

the waystations of His obligations,

وَ مَوَاقِعِ اَحْكَـامِهٖ

and the places of His ordinances,

لِيَجْزِىَ الَّذِيَنْ اَسَاءُوْا بِمَا عَمِلُوْا

that He may repay those who do evil with what they have done

وَ يَجْزِىَ الَّذِيْنَ اَحْسَنُوْا بِالْحُسْنٰى

and repay those who do good with goodness.[139]

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلٰى مَا

O Allah, to Thee belongs praise for

فَلَقْتَ لَنَا مِنَ الْاِصْبَاحِ

the sky Thou hast split into dawn for us,[140]

وَ مَتَّعْتَنَا بِهٖ مِنْ ضَوْـءِ النَّهَارِ

giving us to enjoy thereby the brightness of daytime,

وَ بَصَّرْتَنَا مِنْ مَطَالِبِ الْاَقْوَاتِ

showing us sought-after nourishments,

وَ وَقَيْتَنَا فِيْهٖ مِنْ طَوَارِقِ الْآفَاتِ

and protecting us from the striking of blights.

اَصْبَحْنَا وَ اَصْبَحَتِ الْاَشْيَآءُ كُلُّهَا بِجُمْلَتِهَا لَكَ

In the morning we and all things, every one, rise for Thee,

سَمَآؤُهَا وَ اَرْضُهَا

the heaven and the earth

وَ مَا بَثَثْتَ فِىْ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا

and what Thou hast scattered in each,

سَاكِنُهٗ وَ مُتَحَرِّكُهٗ

the still and the moving,

وَ مُقِيْمُهٗ وَ شَاخِصُهٗ

the resident and the journeying,

وَ مَا عَلَا فِىْ الْهَوَآءِ

what towers up in the air

وَ مَا كُنَّ تَحْتَ الثَّرٰى

and what hides under the ground.

اَصْبَحْنَا فِىْ قَبْضَتِكَ

We rise in the morning in Thy grasp:

يَحْوِيْنَا مُلْكُكَ وَ سُلْطَانُكَ

Thy kingdom and authority contain us

وَ تَضُمُّنَا مَشِيَّتُكَ

and Thy will embraces us.

وَ نَتَصَرَّفُ عَنْ اَمْرِكَ

We move about by Thy command

وَ نَتَقَلَّبُ فِىْ تَدْبِيْرِكَ

and turn this way and that through Thy governing.

لَيْسَ لَنَا مِنَ الْاَمْرِ اِلاَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ

We own nothing of the affair except what Thou hast decreed

وَ لَا مِنَ الْخَيْرِ اِلاَّ مَا اَعْطَيْتَ

and nothing of the good except what Thou hast given.

وَ هٰذَا يَوْمٌ حَادِثٌ جَدِيْدٌ

This is a fresh, new day,

وَ هُوَ عَلَيْنَا شَاهِدٌ عَتِيْدٌ

over us a ready witness.

اِنْ اَحْسَنَّا وَدَّعَنَا بِحَمْدٍ

If we do good, it will take leave from us with praise,

وَ اِنْ اَسَاْنَا فَارَقَنَا بِذَمٍّ

and if we do evil, it will part from us in blame.

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَارْزُقْنَا حُسْنَ مُصَاحَبَتِهٖ

provide us with the day�s good companionship

وَاعْصِمْنَا مِنْ سُوْـءِ مُفَارَقَتِهٖ

and preserve us against parting from it badly

بِاِرْتِكَـابِ جَرِيْرَةٍ

by doing a misdeed

اَوِا قْتِـرَافِ صَغِيْرَةٍ اَوْ كَبِيْرَةٍ

or committing a sin, whether small or great!

وَ اَجْزِلْ لَنَا فِيْهِ مِنَ الْحَسَانَاتِ

Make our good deeds within it plentiful

وَ اَخْلِنَا فِيْهِ مِنَ السَّيِّئٰاتِ

empty us therein of evil deeds,

وَامْلَأْ لَنَا مَا بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ

and fill what lies between its two sides for us

حَمْدًا وَ شُكْرًا

with praise and thanksgiving,

وَ اَجْرًا وَّ ذُخْرًا

wages and stores,

وَ فَضْلًا وَ اِحْسَانًا

bounty and beneficence!

اَللّٰهُمَّ يَسِّرْ عَلَى الْكِرَامِ الْكَاتِبِيْنَ مَؤُنَتَنَا

O Allah, ease our burden on the Noble Writers,[141]

وَامْلَأْ لَنَا مِنْ حَسَنَاتِنَا صَحَائِفَنَا

fill our pages for us with our good deeds,

وَ لَا تُخْزِنَا عِنْدَهُمْ بِسُوْـءِ اَعْمَالِنَا

and degrade us not before them with our evil works!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لَنَا فِىْ كُلِّ سَاعَةٍ مِنْ سَاعَاتِهٖ

O Allah, appoint for us in each of the day�s hours

حَظًّا مِّنْ عِبَادِكَ

a share from Thy servants,

وَ نَصِيْبًا مِّنْ شُكْرِكَ

a portion of giving thanks to Thee,

وَ شَاهِدَ صِدْقٍ مِّنْ مَلَائِكَتِكَ

and a truthful witness among Thy angels!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَاحْفَظْنَا مِنْ ۢ

and safeguard us from

بَيْنِ اَيْدِيْنَا وَ مِنْ خَلْفِنَا

before us and behind us,

وَ عَنْ اَيْمَانِنَا وَ عَنْ شَمَآئِلِنَا

from our right hands and our left hands

وَ مِنْ جَمِيْعِ نَوَاحِيْنَا حِفْظًا

and from all our directions,[142] a safeguarding that will

عَاصِمًا مِّنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ

preserve from disobeying Thee,

هَادِيًا اِلٰى طَاعَتِكَ

guide to obeying Thee,

مُسْتَعْمِلًا لِمَحَبَّتِكَ

and be employed for Thy love!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah,bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ وَفِّقْنَا فِىْ يَوْمِنَا هٰذَا وَ لَيْلَتِنَا هٰذِهٖ وَ فِىْ جَمِيْعِ اَيَّامِنَا

and give us success in this day of ours, this night of ours, and in all our days,

لِاِسْتِعْمَالِ الْخَيْرِ

to employ the good,

وَ هِجْرَانِ الشَّرِّ

stay away from the evil,

وَ شُكْرِ النِّعَمِ

give thanks for favours,

وَاتِّبَاعِ السُّنَنِ

follow the Sunna�s norms,

وَ مُجَانَبَةِ الْبِدَعِ

avoid innovations,

وَ الْاَمْرِ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ

enjoin good behaviour,

وَ النَّهْىِ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ

forbid the disapproved,

وَ حِيَاطَةِ الْاِسْلَامِ

defend Islam,

وَانْتِقَاصِ الْبَاطِلِ وَ اِذْلَالِهٖ

diminish falsehood and abase it,

وَ نُصْرَةِ الْحَقِّ وَ اِعْزَازِهٖ

help the truth and exalt it,

وَ اِرْشَادِ الضَّآلِ

guide the misguided,

وَ مُعَاوَنَةِ الضَّعِيْفِ

assist the weak,

وَ اِدْرَاكِ اللَّهِيْفِ

 and reach out to the troubled!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَاجْعَلْهُ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household and make this (day)

اَيْمَنَ يَوْمٍ عَهِدْنَاهُ

the most fortunate day we have known,

وَ اَفْضَلَ صَاحِبٍ صَحِبْنَاهُ

the most excellent companion we have accompanied,

وَ خَيْرَ وَقْتٍ ظَلِلْنَا فِيْهِ

and the best time in which we have lingered!

وَاجْعَلْنَا مِنْ

Place us among

اَرْضٰى مَنْ مَرَّ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلُ وَ النَّهَارُ مِنْ جُمْلَةِ خَلْقِكَ

the most satisfied of all Thy creatures whom night and day have passed by,

اَشْكَرَهُمْ لِمَا اَوْلَيْتَ مِنْ نِعَمِكَ

the most thankful of them for the favours Thou hast done,

وَ اَقْوَمَهُمْ بِمَا شَرَعْتَ مِنْ شَرَآئِعِكَ

the firmest of them in the laws Thou hast set down in the Shari�a,

وَ اَوْقَفَهُمْ عَمَّا حَذَّرْتَ مِنْ نَهْيِكَ

and the most unyielding of them toward the prohibited acts against which Thou hast cautioned!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ اُشْهِدُكَ وَ كَفٰى بِكَ شَهِيْدًا

O Allah, I call Thee to witness - and Thou art sufficient witness -

وَ اُشْهِدُ سَمَائَكَ وَ اَرْضَكَ وَ مَنْ اَسْكَنْتَهُمَا مِنْ مَلَائِكَتِكَ وَ سَآئِرِ خَلْقِكَ

and I call Thy heaven and Thy earth to witness and Thy angels and Thy other creatures who inhabit them

فِىْ يَوْمِىْ هٰذَا وَ سَاعَتِىْ هٰذِهٖ وَ لَيْلَتِىْ هٰذِهٖ وَ مُسْتَقَرِّىْ هٰذَا

in this my day, this my hour, this my night, and this my resting place,

اَنِّىْ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ اَنْتَ اللهُ الَّذِىْ

that I bear witness that Thou art Allah,

لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اَنْتَ

other than whom there is no Allah,

قَآئِمٌۢ بِالْقِسْطِ

Upholding justice,

عَدْلٌ فى الْحُكْمِ

Equitable in judgement,

رَؤُوْفٌۢ بِالْعِبَادِ

Clement to the servants,[143]

مَالِكُ الْمُلْكِ

Master of the kingdom,[144]

رَحِيْمٌۢ بِالْخَلْقِ

Compassionate to the creatures,

وَ اَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَ رَسُوْلُكَ

and that Muhammad is Thy servant and Thy messenger,

وَ خِيَرَتُكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

Thy chosen from among Thy creatures.

حَمَّلْتَهٗ رِسَالَتَكَ فَاَدَّهَا

Thou didst charge him with Thy message and he delivered it;

وَ اَمَرْتَهٗ بِالنُّصْحِ لِاُمَّتِهٖ فَنَصَحَ لَهَا

Thou didst command him to counsel his community and he counselled it.

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ اَكْثَرَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلٰٓى اَحَدٍ مِّنْ خَلْقِكَ

O Allah, so bless Muhammad and his Household more than Thou hast blessed any of Thy creatures!

وَ آتِهٖ عَنَّا اَفْضَلَ مَا آتَيْتَ اَحَدًا مِنْ عِبَادِكَ

Give him for our sake the best Thou hast given any of Thy servants,

وَاجْزِهٖ عَنَّا اَفْضَلَ وَ اَكْرَمَ مَا جَزَيْتَ اَحَدًا مِنْ اَنْبِيَآئِكَ عَنْ اُمَّتِهٖ

and repay him on our behalf better and more generously than Thou hast repaid any of Thy prophets on behalf of his community!

اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْمَنَّانُ بِالْجَسِيْمِ

Thou art All-kind with immensity,

الْغَافِرُ لِلْعَظِيْمِ

the Forgiver of the great,

وَ اَنْتَ اَرْحَمُ مِنْ كُلِّ رَحِيْمٍ

and Thou art more merciful than every possessor of mercy!

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ الطَّيِّبِيْنَ الطَّهِرِيْنَ الْاَخْيَارِ الْاَنْجَبِيْنَ

So bless Muhammad and his Household, the good, the pure, the chosen, the most distinguished!


 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ  اِذَا عَرَضَتْ لَهٗ مُهِمَّةٌ اَوْ نَزَلَتْ بِهٖ مُلِمَّةٌ وَ عِنْدَ الْكَرْبِ

7. His Supplication when Faced with a Worrisome Task or when Misfortune Descended and at the Time of Distress

يَا مَنْ تُحَلُّ بِهٖ عُقَدُ الْمَكَـارِهٖ

O He through whom the knots of detested things are untied!

وَ يَا مَنْ يُفْثَئُا بِهٖ حَدُّ الشَّدَآئِدِ

O He through whom the cutting edge of hardships is blunted!

وَ يَا مَنْ يُلْتَمَسُ مِنْهُ الْمَخْرَجُ اِلٰى رَوْحِ الْفَرَجِ

O He from whom is begged the outlet to the freshness of relief!

ذَلَّتْ لِقُدْرَتِكَ الصِّعَابُ

Intractable affairs yield to Thy power,

وَ تَسَبَّبَتْ بِلُطْفِكَ الْاَسْبَابُ

means are made ready by Thy gentleness,

وَ جَرٰى بِقُدْرَتِكَ الْقَضَآءُ

the decree goes into effect through Thy power,

وَ مَضَتْ عَلٰى اِرَادَتِكَ الْاَشْيَآءُ فَهِىَ

and all things proceed according to Thy desire.

بِمَشِيَّتِكَ دُوْنَ قَوْلِكَ مُؤْتَمِرَةٌ

By Thy desire they follow Thy command without Thy word

وَ بِاِرَادَتِكَ دُوْنَ نَهْيِكَ مُنْزَجِرَةٌ

and by Thy will they obey Thy bans without Thy prohibition.

اَنْتَ الْمَدْعُوُّ لِلْمُهِمَّاتِ

Thou art the supplicated in worries

وَ اَنْتَ الْمَفْزَعُ فِى الْمُلِمَّاتِ

and the place of flight in misfortunes;

لَا يَنْدَفِعُ مِنْهَا اِلاَّ مَا دَفَعْتَ

none of them is repelled unless Thou repellest,

وَ لَا يَنْكَشِفُ مِنْهَا اِلاَّ مَا كَشَفْتَ

none is removed unless Thou removest.

وَ قَدْ نَزَلَ بِىْ يَا رَبِّ مَا قَدْ تَكَاَدَّنِىْ ثِقْلُهٗ

Upon me has come down, My Lord, something whose weight burdens me

وَ اَلَّمَ بِىْ مَا قَدْ بَهَظَنِىْ حَمْلُهٗ

and upon me has fallen something whose carrying oppresses me.

وَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ اَوْرَدْتَهٗ عَلَىَّ

Through Thy power Thou hast brought it down upon me

وَ بِسُلْطَانِكَ وَجَّهْتَهٗ اِلَىَّ

and through Thy authority Thou hast turned it toward me.

فَلَا مُصْدِرَ لِمَآ اَوْرَدْتَ

None can send away what Thou hast brought,

وَ لَا صَارِفَ لِمَا وَجَّهْتَ

none can deflect what Thou hast turned,

وَ لَا فَاتِحَ لِمَا اَغْلَقْتَ

none can open what Thou hast closed,

وَ لَا مُغْلِقَ لِمَا فَتَحْتَ

none can close what Thou hast opened,

وَ لَا مُيَسِّرَ لِمَا عَسَّرْتَ

none can make easy what Thou hast made difficult,

وَ لَا نَاصِرَ لِمَنْ خَذَلْتَ

none can help him whom Thou hast abandoned.

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

So bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ افْتَحْ لِىْ يَا رَبِّ بَابَ الْفَرَجِ بِطَوْلِكَ

open for me, my Lord, the door of relief through Thy graciousness,

وَاكْسِرْ عَنِّىْ سُلْطَانَ الْهَمِّ بِحَوْلِكَ

break from me the authority of worry by Thy strength,

وَ اَنِلْنِىْ حُسْنَ النَّظَرِ فِيْمَا شَكَوْتُ

confer the beauty of Thy gaze upon my complaint,

وَ اَذِقْنِىْ حَلَاوَةَ الصُّنْعِ فِيْمَا سَاَلْتُ

let me taste the sweetness of benefaction in what I ask,

وَ هَبْ لِىْ مِنْ لَّدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً وَ فَرَجًا هَنِيْئًا

give me from Thyself mercy and wholesome relief,

وَ اجْعَلْ لِىْ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ مَخْرَجًا وَ حَيًّا

and appoint for me from Thyself a quick way out!

وَ لَا تَشْغَلْنِىْ بِالْاِهْتِمَامِ عَنْ

Distract me not through worry

تَعَاهُدِ فَرُوْضِكَ

from observing Thy obligations

وَاسْتِعْمَالِ سُنَّتِكَ

and acting in accordance with Thy prescriptions.

فَقَدْ ضِقْتُ لِمَا نَزَلَ بِىْ يَا رَبِّ ذَرْعًا

My capacity has been straitened, my Lord, by what has come down on me,

وَ امْتَلَأْتُ بِحَمْلِ مَا حَدَثَ عَلَىَّ هَمًّا

and I am filled with worry by carrying what has happened to me,

وَ اَنْتَ الْقَادِرُ عَلٰى

while Thou hast power

كَشْفِ مَا مُنِيْتُ بِهٖ

to remove what has afflicted me

وَ دَفْعِ مَا وَقَعْتُ فِيْهِ

and to repel that into which I have fallen.

فَافْعَل بِىْ ذٰلِكَ وَ اِنْ لَمْ اَسْتَوْجِبْهُ مِنْكَ يَا ذَا الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيْمِ

So do that for me though I merit it not from Thee, O Possessor of the Mighty Throne!


 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ  فِي الْاِسْتِعَاذَةِ مِنَ الْمَكَـارِهِ وَ سَيِّئِ الْاَخْلَاقِ وَ مَذَامِّ الْاَفْعَالِ

8. His Supplication in Seeking Refuge from Hateful Things, Bad Moral Qualities, and Blameworthy Acts

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ

O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee

هَيَجَانِ الْحِرْصِ

from the agitation of craving,

وَ سَوْرَةِ الْغَضَبِ

the violence of wrath,

وَ غَلَبَةِ الْحَسَدِ

the domination of envy,

وَ ضَعْفِ الصَّبْرِ

the frailty of patience,

وَ قِلَّةِ الْقَنَاعَةِ

the lack of contentment,

وَ شَكَاسَةِ الْخُلْقِ

surliness of character,

وَ اِلْحَاحِ الشَّهْوَةِ

urgency of passion,

وَ مَلَكَةِ الْحَمِيَّةِ

the disposition to vehemence,

وَ مُتَابَعَةِ الْهَوٰى

following caprice,[145]

وَ مُخَالَفَةِ الْهُدٰى

opposing guidance,

وَ سِنَةِ الْغَفْلَةِ

the sleep of heedlessness,

وَ تَعَاطِىْ الْكُلْفَةِ

undertaking the toilsome,

وَ اِيْثَارِ الْبَاطِلِ عَلَى الْحَقِّ

preferring falsehood over truth,

وَ الْاِصْرَارِ عَلَى الْمَاثَمِ

persisting in sin,

وَ اِسْتِسْغَارِ الْمَعْصِيْةِ

making little of disobedience,

وَ اسْتِكْبَارِ الطَّاعَةِ

making much of obedience,

وَ مُبَاهَاةِ الْمُكْثِرِيْنَ

vying with the wealthy,

وَ الْاِزْرَاءِ بِالْمُقِلِّيْنَ

disparaging the poor,

وَ سُوْٓـءِ الْوِلَايَةِ لِمَنْ تَحْتَ اَيْدِيْنَا

guarding badly over those in our hands,

وَ تَرْكِ الشُّكْرِ لِمَنِ اسْطَنَعَ الْعَارِفَةَ عِنْدَنَا

failing to thank those who have done good to us,

اَوْ اَنْ نَعْضُدَ ظَالِمًا

aiding a wrongdoer,

اَوْ نَخْذُلَ مَلْهُوْفًا

abandoning someone troubled,

اَوْ نَرُوْمَ مَا لَيْسَ لَنَا بِحَقٍّ

wanting what is not rightfully ours,

اَوْ نَقُوْلَ فِى الْعِلْمِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ

and speaking about knowledge without knowing.

وَ نَعُوْذُ بِكَ

We seek refuge in Thee from

اَنْ نَنْطَوِىَ عَلٰى غِشِّ اَحَدٍ

harbouring dishonesty toward anyone,

وَ اَنْ نُعْجِبَ بِاَعْمَالِنَا

being pleased with our works,

وَ نَمُدَّ فِىْ اٰمَالِنَا

and stretching out our expectations.

وَ نَعُوْذُ بِكَ

We seek refuge in Thee from

مِنْ سُوْٓـءِ السَّرِيْرَةِ

ill-mindedness,

وَاحْتِقَارِ الصَّغِيْرَةِ

looking down on the small,

وَ اَنْ يَسْتَحْوِذَ عَلَيْنَا الشَّيْطَانُ

Satan�s gaining mastery over us,

اَوْ يَنْكُبَنَا الزَّ مَانُ

time�s afflicting us,

اَوْ يَتَهَضَّمْنَا السُّلْطَانُ

and the sovereign�s oppressing us.

وَ نَعُوْذُ بِكَ

We seek refuge in Thee from

مِنْ تَنَاوُلِ الْاِسْرَافِ

acting with prodigality

وَ مِنْ فِقْدَانِ الْكَفَاْفِ

and not having sufficiency.

وَ نَعُوْذُ بِكَ

We seek refuge in Thee from

مِنْ شَمَاتَةِ الْاَعْدَآءِ

the gloating of enemies,

وَ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ اِلَى الْاَكْفَآءِ

indigent need for equals,

وَ مِنْ مَعِيْشَةٍ فِىْ شِدَّةٍ

living in hardship,

وَ مِيْتَةٍ عَلٰى غَيْرِ عُدَّةٍ

and dying without readiness.

وَ نَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ

We seek refuge in Thee from

الْحَسْرَةِ الْعُظْمٰى

the most dreadful remorse,

وَ الْمُصِيْبَةِ الْكُبْرٰى

the greatest affliction,

وَ اَشْقَى السَّقَاءِ

the most wretched wretchedness,

وَ سُوْٓـءِ الْمَاٰبِ

the evil end to the journey,

وَ حِرْمَانِ الثَّوَابِ

the deprivation of reward,

وَ حُلُوْلِ الْعِقَابِ

and the advent of punishment.

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ اَعِذْنِىْ مِنْ كُلِّ ذٰلِكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ وَ جَمِيْعَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ

and through Thy mercy, give to me refuge from all of that, and to all the faithful, both men and women!

يَآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ

O Most Merciful of the merciful!


 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ  فِي الْاِشْتِيَاقِ اِلٰى طَلَبِ الْمَغْفِرَةِ مِنَ اللَّهِ جَلَّ جَلَالُهٗ

9. His Supplication in Yearning to Ask Forgiveness from Allah (Mighty and Majestic is He)

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ صَيِّرْنَا اِلٰى مَحْبُوْبِكَ مِنَ التَّوْبَةِ

make us go to the repentance that Thou lovest

وَ اَزِلْنَا عَنْ مَكْرُوْهِكَ مِنَ الْاِصْرَارِ

and make us leave the persistence that Thou hatest!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ مَتٰى وَقَفْنَا بَيْنَ نَقْصَيْنَ فِىْ دِيْنٍ اَوْ دُنْيَا

O Allah, when we halt before two decreases, in religion or in this world,

فَاَوْقِعِ النَّقْصَ بِاَسْرَعِهِمَا فَنَاءً

let the decrease fall upon that which passes quickly

وَاجْعَلِ التَّوْبَةَ فِىْ اَطْوَلِهِمَا بَقَاءً

and relent in that which lasts the longer!

وَ اِذَا هَمَمْنَا بِهَمَّيْنِ يُرْضِيْكَ اَحَدُهُمَا عَنَّا وَ يُسْخِطُكَ الْاٰخَرُ عَلَيْنَا

When we set out after two concerns, one of which makes Thee pleased with us and the other of which displeases Thee,

فَمِلْ بِنَا اِلٰى مَا يُرْضِيْكَ عَمَّا

incline us toward that which makes Thee pleased

وَ اَوْهِنْ قُوَّتَنَا عَمَّا يُسْخِطُكَ عَلَيْنَا

and weaken our strength in that which displeases Thee!

وَ لَا تُخَلِّ فِىْ ذٰلِكَ بَيْنَ نُفُوْسِنَا وَاخْتِيَارِهَا فَاِنَّهَا

Leave not our souls alone to choose in that,

مُخْتَارَةٌ لِلْبَاطِلِ اِلاَّ مَا وَفَّقْتَ

for they choose falsehood except inasmuch as Thou givest success,

اَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوْٓـءِ اِلاَّ مَا رَحِمْتَ

and they command to evil except inasmuch as Thou hast mercy![146]

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ اِنَّكَ

O Allah, thou

مِنَ الضُّعْفِ خَلَقْتَنَا

created us from frailty,[147]

وَ عَلٰى الْوَهْنِ بَنَيْتَنَا

 built us up from feebleness,

وَ مِنْ مَآءٍ مَهِيْنٍ ابْتَدَاْتَنَا

 and began us from a mean water;[148]

فَلَا حَوْلَ لَنَا اِلاَّ بِقُوَّتِكَ

 we have no force except through Thy strength

وَ لَا قُوَّةَ لَنَا اِلاَّ بِعَوْنِكَ

 and no strength except through Thy help.

فَاَيِّدْنَا بِتَوْفِيْقِكَ

So confirm us by giving us success,

وَ سَدِّدْنَا بِتَسْدِيْدِكَ

point us the right way by Thy pointing,

وَ اَعْمِ اَبْصَارَ قُلُوْبِنَا عَمَّا خَالَفَ مَحَبَّتَكَ

blind the eyes of our hearts toward everything opposed to Thy love,

وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ لِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ جَوَارِحِنَا نُفُوْذًا فِىْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ

and set not in any of our limbs passage to disobeying Thee!

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَاجْعَلْ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household and assign

هَمَسَاتِ قُلُوْبِنَا

the whisperings of our hearts,

وَ حَرَكَاتِ اَعْضَائِنَا

the movements of our members,

وَ لَمَحَاتِ اَعْيُنِنَا

the glances of our eyes,

وَ لَهَجَاتِ اَلْسِنَتِنَا

and the idioms of our tongues,

فِىْ مُوْجِبَاتِ ثَوَابِكَ

to that which makes incumbent Thy reward,

حَتّٰى لَا تَفُوْتَنَا حَسَنَةٌ نَسْتَحِقُّ بِهَا جَزَآئِكَ

lest a good deed slip by us, through which we might deserve Thy repayment,

وَ لَا تَبْقٰى لَنَا سَيِّئَةٌ نَسْتَوْجِبُ بِهَا عِقَابَكَ

or an evil deed remain with us, by which we might merit Thy punishment!


 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ  فِي اللَّجَاِ اِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالٰى

10. His Supplication in Seeking Asylum with Allah (Exalted is He)

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اِنْ تَشَاْ تَعْفُ عَنَّا فَبِفَضْلِكَ

 if Thou willest, Thou wilt pardon us through Thy bounty

وَاِنْ تَشَاْ تُعَذِّبْنَا فَبِعَدْلِكَ

and if Thou willest, Thou wilt chastise us through Thy justice.

فَسَهِّلْ لَنَا عَفْوَكَ بِمَنِّكَ

So make our ways smooth to Thy pardon through Thy kindness

وَ اَجِرْنَا مِنْ عَذَابِكَ بِتَجَاوُزِكَ فَاِنَّهٗ لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِعَدْلِكَ

and grant us sanctuary from Thy chastisement through Thy forbearance, for none of us has the endurance for Thy justice

وَ لَا نَجَاةَ لِاَحَدٍ مِنَّا دُوْنَ عَفْوِكَ

and none of us can reach deliverance without Thy pardon!

يَا غَنِىَّ الْاَغْنِيَآءِ هَا نَحْنُ عِبَادُكَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ

O Richest of the rich! Here we are, Thy servants, before Thee.

وَ اَنَا اَفْقَرُ الْفُقَرَآءِ اِلَيْكَ

I am the neediest of the needy toward Thee,

فَاجْبُرْ فَاقَتَنَا بِوُسْعِكَ

so redress our neediness through Thy plenty

وَ لَا تَقْطَعْ رَجَائَنَا بِمَنْعِكَ فَتَكُوْنَ

and cut us not off from our hopes through Thy withholding, lest Thou

قَدْ اَشْقَيْتَ مَنِ اسْتَسْعَدَ بِكَ

makest wretched him who seeks felicity through Thee

وَ حَرَمْتَ مَنِ اسْتَرْفَدَ فَضْلَكَ

and deprivest him who seeks help from Thy bounty!

فَاِلٰى مَنْ حِيْنَئِذٍ مُنْقَلِبُنَا عَنْكَ

Then to whom would we return after Thee?

وَ اِلٰى اَيْنَ مَذْهَبُنَا عَنْ بَابِكَ

Where would we go from Thy gate?

سُبْحَانَكَ نَحْنُ

Glory be to Thee! We are

الْمُضْطَرُّوْنَ الَّذِيْنَ اَوْجَبْتَ اِجَابَتَهُمْ

the distressed, the response to whom Thou hast made incumbent,

وَ اَهْلُ السُّوْٓـءِ الَّذِيْنَ وَعَدْتَ الْكَشْفَ عَنْهُمْ

the people from whom Thou hast promised to remove the evil.[149]

وَ اَشْبَهُ الْاَشْيَآءِ بِمَشِيَّتِكَ

That thing most resembling Thy will

وَ اَوْلَى الْاُمُوْرِ بِكَ فِىْ عَظَمَتِكَ

and that affair most worthy for Thee in Thy mightiness is

رَحْمَةُ مَنِ اسْتَرْحَمَكَ

showing mercy to him who asks Thee for mercy

وَ غَوْثُ مَنِ اسْتَغَاثَ بِكَ

and helping him who seeks help from Thee.

فَارْحَمْ تَضَرُّعَنَا اِلَيْكَ

So show mercy upon our pleading with Thee

وَ اَغْنِنَا اِذْ طَرَحْنَا اَنْفُسَنَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ

and free us from need when we throw ourselves before Thee!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ قَدْ شَمِتَ بِنَا اِذْ شَايَعْنَاهُ عَلٰى مَعْصِيَتِكَ

O Allah, Satan will gloat over us if we follow him in disobeying Thee,

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

so bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ لَا تُشْمِتْهُ بِنَا بَعْدَ

and let him not gloat over us after we have

تَرْكِنَا اِيَّاهُ لَكَ

renounced him for Thee

وَ رَغْبَتِنَا عَنْهُ اِلَيْكَ

and beseeched Thee against him!


 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ  بِخَوَاتِمِ الْخَيْرِ

11. His Supplication for Good Outcomes

يَا مَنْ ذِكْرُهٗ شَرَفٌ لِلذَّاكِرِيْنَ

O He remembering whom brings honourto those who remember!

وَ يَا مَنْ شُكْرُهٗ فَوْزٌ لِلشَّاكِرِيْنَ

O He thanking whom brings triumph to those who give thanks!

وَ يَا مَنْ طَاعَتُهٗ نَجَاةٌ لِلْمُطِيْعِيْنَ

O He obeying whom brings deliverance to those who obey!

صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّاٰلِهٖ وَاشْغَلْ

Bless Muhammad and his Household, and divert

قُلُوْبَنَا بِذِكْرِكَ عَنْ كُلِّ ذِكْرٍ

our hearts through remembering Thee from every act of remembrance,

وَاَلْسِنَتَنَا بِشُكْرِكَ عَنْ كُلِّ شُكْرٍ

our tongues through thanking Thee from every act of thanksgiving,

وَ جَوَارِحَنَا بِطَاعَتِكَ عَنْ كُلِّ طَاعَةٍ

our limbs through obeying Thee from every act of obedience!

فَاِنْ قَدَّرْتَ لَنَا فَرَاغًا مِنْ شُغْلٍ فَاجْعَلْهُ فَرَاغَ سَلَامَةٍ

If Thou hast ordained for us idleness from these occupations, make it an idleness of safety, within which

لَا تُدْرِكُنَا فِيْهِ تَبِعَةٌ

no ill consequence visits us

وَ لَا تَلْحَقُنَا فِيْهِ سَاْمَةٌ حَتّٰى

or weariness overtakes us!

يَنْصَرِفَ عَنَّا كُتَّابُ السَّيِّئَاتِ بِصَحِيْفَةٍ خَالِيَةً مِنْ ذِكْرِ سَيِّاٰتِنَا

Then the writers of evil deeds may depart from us with a page empty of the mention of our evil deeds,

وَ يَتَوَلّٰى كُتَّابُ الْحَسَنَاتِ عَنَّا مَسْرُوْرِيْنَ بِمَا كَتَبُوْا مِنْ حَسَنَاتِنَا

and the writers of good deeds may turn away from us happy with the good deeds of ours which they have written.

وَاِذَا انْقَضَتْ اَيَّامُ حَيٰوتِنَا

And when the days of our life have passed by,

وَتَصَرَّمَتْ مُدَدُ اَعْمَارِنَا

the terms of our lifetimes have elapsed,

وَاسْتَحْضَرَتْنَا دَعْوَتُكَ الَّتِىْ لَا بُدَّ مِنْهَا وَ مِنْ اِجَابَتِهَا

and Thy call, which must come and be answered, summons us forth,

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَاٰلِهٖ

then bless Muhammad and his Household

وَاجْعَلْ خِتَامَ مَا تُحْصٰىْ عَلَيْنَا كَتَبَةُ اَعْمَالِنَا تَوْبَةً مَقْبُوْلَةً لَا تُوْقِفُنَا بَعْدَهَا عَلٰى

and make the outcome of what the writers of our works count against us an accepted repentance, which afterwards gave us no rest in

ذَنْۢبٍ اِجْتَرَحْنَاهُ

a sin that we committed

وَ لَا مَعْصِيَةً اِقْتَرَفْنَاهَا

or an act of disobedience that we performed!

وَ لَا تَكْشِفْ عَنَّا سِتْرًا سَتَرْتَهٗ عَلٰى رُؤُوْسِ الْاَشْهَادِ يَوْمَ تَبْلُوْا اَخْبَارَ عِبَادِكَ

Remove not from us any covering with which Thou hast covered over the heads of the witnesses on the day when the records of Thy servants are tried!

اِنَّكَ رَحِيْمٌ بِمَنْ دَعَاكَ

Verily Thou art compassionate to him who supplicates Thee,

وَ مُسْتَجِيْبٌ لِمَنْ نَادَاكَ

the responder to him who calls upon Thee!


 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِي الِاعْتِرَافِ وَ طَلَبِ التَّوْبَةِ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى

12. His Supplication in Confession and in Seeking Repentance toward Allah (Exalted is He)

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّه يَحْجُبُنِىْ عَنْ مَسْئَلَتِكَ خِلَالٌ ثَلَاثٌ وَ تَحْدُوْنِىْ عَلَيْهَا خَلَّةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ

O Allah, three traits have prevented me from asking Thee and one trait has urged me on:

يَحْجُبُنِىْ

I am prevented by

اَمْرٌ اَمَرْتَ بِهٖ فَاَبْطَئْاتُ عَنْهُ

a command Thou hast commanded in which I have been slow,

وَ نَهْىٌ نَهْيَتَنِىْ عَنْهُ فَاَسْرَعْتُ اِلَيْهِ

a prohibition Thou hast prohibited toward which I have hurried,

وَ نِعْمَةٌ اَنْعَمْتَ بَهَا عَلَىَّ فَقَصَّرْتُ فِىْ شُكْرِهَا

and a favour through which Thou hast favoured for which I have not given sufficient thanks.

وَ يَحْدُوْنِىْ عَلٰى مَسْئَلَتِكَ تَفَضُّلُكَ عَلٰى مَنْ

I am urged to ask Thee by Thy gratuitous bounty upon him who

اَقْبَلَ بِوَجْهِهٖ اِلَيْكَ

turns his face toward Thee

وَ وَفَدَ بِحُسْنِ ظَنِّهٖ اِلَيْكَ

and comes to Thee with a good opinion,

اِذْ جَمِيْعُ اِحْسَانِكَ تَفَضُّلٌ

since all Thy beneficence is gratuitous bounty

وَاِذْ كُلُّ نِعَمَكَ ابْتِدَاءٌ

and every one of Thy favours a new beginning!

فَهَآ اَنَا ذَا يَا اِلٰهِىْ

So here I am, my Allah,

وَاقِفٌۢ بِبَابِ عِزِّكَ وُقُوْفَ الْمُسْتَسْلِمِ الذَّلِيْلِ

standing at the gate of Thy might, the standing of the lowly, the surrendered,

وَسَآئِلُكَ عَلَى الْحَيَآءِ مِنِّىْ سَوَالَ الْبَائِسِ الْمُعِيْلِ

asking Thee in my shame, the asking of the destitute, the pitiful,

مُقِرٌّ لَكَ بِاَنِّىْ

admitting to Thee that

لَمْ اَسْتَسْلِمْ وَقْتَ اِحْسَانِكَ اِلاَّ بِالْاِقْلَاعِ عَنْ عِصْيَانِكَ

at the time of Thy beneficence I surrendered not save through abstaining from disobedience toward Thee

وَ لَمْ اَخْلُ فِىْ الْحَالَاتِ كُلِّهَا مَنْ اِمْتِنَانِكَ

and in none of my states was I ever without Thy Kindness.

فَهَلْ يَنْفَعُنِىْ يَا اِلٰهِىْ اِقْرَارِىْ عِنْدَكَ بِسُوْٓـءِ مَا اكْتَسَبْتُ

Will it profit me, my Allah, to admit to Thee the evil of what I have earned?

وَ هَلْ يُنْجِيْنِى مِنْكَ اعْتِرَافِىْ لَكَ بِقَبِيْحِ مَا ارْتَكَبْتُ

Will it save me from Thee to confess the ugliness of what I have done?

اَمْ اَوْجَبْتَ لِيْ فِيْ مَقَامِي هٰذَا سُخْطَكَ

Or wilt Thou impose upon me in this my station Thy displeasure?

اَمْ لَزِمَنِىْ فِىْ وَقْتِ دُعَاىَ مَقْتُكَ

Will Thy hate hold fast to me in the time of my supplication?

سُبْحَانَكَ

Glory be to Thee!

لَا اَيْئَسُ مِنْكَ وَ قَدْ فَتَحْتَ لِىْ بَابَ التَّوْبَةِ اِلَيْكَ

I do not despair of Thee, for Thou hast opened the door of repentance toward Thyself.

بَلْ اَقُوْلُ مَقَالَ الْعَبْدِ الذَّلِيْلِ

Rather, I say, the words of a lowly servant,

الظَّالِمِ لِنَفْسِهٖ

having wronged himself

الْمُسْتَخِفِّ بِحُرْمَةِ رَبِّهٖ

and made light of his Lord�s inviolability,

الَّذِىْ عَظُمَتْ ذُنُوْبُه فَجَلَّتْ

and whose sins are dreadful, great,

وَ اَدْبَرَتْ اَيَّامُه فَوَلَّتْ

whose days have parted, fled,

حَتّٰى اِذَا رَاٰى

until, when he sees

مُدَّةَ الْعَمَلِ قَدِ انْقَضَتْ

the term of his works expired

وَ غَايَةَ الْعُمُرِ قَدِ انْتَهَتْ

and the limit of his lifetime reached

وَ اَيْقَنَ اَنَّه

and knows with certainty that he has

لَا مَحِيْصَ لَه مِنْكَ

no escape from Thee,

وَ لَا مَهْرَبَ لَه عَنْكَ

no place to flee from Thee,

تَلَقَّاكَ بِلْاِنَابَةِ

he turns his face toward Thee in repeated turning,

وَ اَخْلَصَ لَكَ التَّوْبَةَ

makes his repentance toward Thee sincere,

فَقَامَ اِلَيْكَ بِقَلْبٍ طَاهِرٍ نَقِىٍّ

stands before Thee with a pure and purified heart,

ثُمَّ دَعَاكَ بِصَوْتٍ حَآئِلٍ خَفِىٍّ

then supplicates Thee with a feeble, quiet voice.

قَدْ تَطَاْ طَاَ لَكَ فَانْحَنٰى

He is bowed before Thee, bent,

وَنَكَّسَ رَاْسَه فَاَنْثَنٰى

his head lowered, thrown down,

قَدْ اَرْعَشَتْ خَشْيَتُه رِجْلَيْهِ

his legs shaking in fear,

وَ غَرَّقَتْ دُمُوْعُه خَدَّيْهِ

his tears flooding his cheeks.

يَدْعُوْكَ بِيَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ

He supplicates Thee: O Most Merciful of the merciful!

وَ يَا اَرْحَمَ مَنِ انْتَابَهُ الْمُسْتَرْحِمُوْنَ

O Most Merciful of those toward whom seekers of mercy keep on turning!

وَ يَا اَعْطَفَ مَنْ اَطَافَ بِهِ الْمُسْتَغْفِرُوْنَ

O Tenderest of those around whom run seekers of forgiveness!

وَ يَا مَنْ عَفْوُه اَكْثَرُ مِنْ نَقِمَتِهٖ

O He whose pardon is greater than His vengeance!

وَ يَا مَنْ رِضَاهُ اَوْفَرُ مِنْ سَخَطِهٖ

O He whose good pleasure is more abundant than His anger![150]

وَ يَا مَنْ تَحَمَّدَ اِلٰى خَلْقِهٖ بِحُسْنِ التَّجَاوُرِ

O He who seeks His creatures� praise with excellent forbearance!

وَ يَا مَنْ عَوَّدَ عِبَادَه قَبُوْلَ الْاِنَابَةِ

O He who has accustomed His servants to the acceptance of their repeated turning![151]

وَ يَا مَنِ اسْتَصْلَحَ فَاسِدَهُمْ بِالتَّوْبَةِ

O He who seeks to heal their corruption through repentance!

وَ يَا مَنْ رَضِىَ مِنْ فِعْلِهِمْ بِالْيَسِيْرِ

O He who is pleased with the easy of their acts!

وَ يَا مَنْ كَافٰى قَلِيْلَهُمْ بِالْكَثِيْرِ

O He who recompenses with the much their little!

وَ يَا مَنْ ضَمِنَ لَهُمْ اِجَابَةً الدُّعَآءِ

O He who has made himself accountable to them to respond to supplication![152]

وَ يَا مَنْ وَعَدَهُمْ عَلٰى نَفْسِهٖ بِتَفَضُّلِهٖ حُسْنَ الْجَزَآءِ

O He who pledged Himself by His gratuitous bounty to give them excellent repayment!

مَا اَنَا بِاَعْصٰى مَنْ عَصَاكَ فَغَفَرْتَ لَه

I am not the most disobedient of those who have disobeyed Thee and whom Thou hast forgiven,

وَ مَا اَنَا بِاَلْوَمِ مَنِ اعْتَذَرَ اِلَيْكَ فَقَبِلْتَ مِنْهُ

nor am I the most blameworthy to offer excuses which Thou hast accepted,

وَ مَا اَنَا بِاَظْلَمِ مَنْ تَابَ اِلَيْكَ فَعُدْتَ عَلَيْهِ

nor am I the most wrongdoing of those who have repented to Thee, and to whom Thou hast returned

اَتُوْبُ اِلَيْكَ فِىْ مَقَامِىْ هٰذَا تَوْبَةً

I repent to Thee in this my station, the repentance of one

نَادِمٍ عَلٰى مَا فَرَطَ مِنْهُ

remorseful over what preceded from him hastily,

مُشْفِقٍ مِمَّا اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِ

apprehensive of what has gathered around him,

خَالِصِ الْحَيَآءِ مِمَّا وَقَعَ فِيْهِ

pure in shame for that into which he has fallen,

عَالِمَ

knowing that

بِاَنَّ الْعَفْوَ عَنِ الذَّنْبِ الْعَظِيْمِ لَا يَتَعَاظَمُكَ

pardoning great sins is nothing great for Thee.[153]

وَ اَنَّ التَّجَاوُزَ عَنِ الْاِثْمِ الْجَلِيْلِ لَا يَسْتَصْعِبُكَ

overlooking enormous misdeeds is not difficult for Thee,

وَ اَنَّ احْتِمَالَ الْجِنَايَاتِ الْفَاحِشَةِ لَا يَتَكَاَدُكَ

putting up with indecent crimes does not trouble Thee,

وَ اَنَّ اَحَبَّ عِبَادِكَ اِلَيْكَ مَنْ

and the most beloved of Thy servants to Thee is he who

تَرَكَ الْاِسْتِكْبَارَ عَلَيْكَ

refrains from arrogance before Thee,

وَ جَانَبَ الْاِصْرَارَ

pulls aside from persistence,

وَ لَزِمَ الْاِسْتِغْفَارَ

and holds fast to praying forgiveness!

وَ اَنَا اَبْرَءُ اِلَيْكَ مِنْ اَنْ اَسْتَكْبِرَ

I am clear before Thee of arrogance,

وَ اَعُوْذُبِكَ مِنْ اَنْ اُصِرَّ

I seek refuge in Thee from persistence,

وَاَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا قَصَّرْتُ فِيْهِ

I pray forgiveness from Thee for shortcomings,

وَاَسْتَعِيْنُ بِكَ عَلٰى مَا عَجَزْتُ عَنْهُ

I seek help from Thee in incapacity!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ هَبْ لِىْ مَا يَجِبُ عَلَىَّ لَكَ

dispense with what is incumbent upon me toward Thee,

وَ عَافِنِىْ مِمَّا اَسْتَوْجِبُه مِنْكَ

release me from what I merit from Thee,

وَ اَجِرْنِىْ مِمَّا يَخَافُه اَهْلُ الْاِسَائَةِ

and grant me sanctuary from what the evildoers fear!

فَاِنَّكَ مَلِىْءٌّ بِالْعَفْوِ

For Thou art full of pardon,

مَرْجُوٌّ لِلْمَغْفِرَةِ

the hoped-for source of forgiveness,

وَ مَعْرُوْفٌ بِالتَّجَاوُزِ

well known for Thy forbearance.

لَيْسَ لِحَاجَتِىْ مَطْلَبٌ سِوَاكَ

My need has no object but Thee,

وَ لَا لِذَنْبِىْ غَافِرٌ غَيْرُكَ

my sin no forgiver other than Thee

حَاشَاكَ

 - could that be possible?

وَ لَا اَخَافُ عَلٰى نَفْسِىْ اِلاَّ اِيَّاكَ

I have no fear for myself except from Thee;

اِنَّكَ اَهْلُ التَّقْوٰى وَ اَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ

Thou art worthy of reverential fear, and worthy to forgive![154]

صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّاٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَاقْضِ حَاجَتِىْ

grant my need,

وَاَنْجِحْ طَلِبَتِىْ

answer my request favourably,

وَاغْفِرْ ذَنْبِىْ

forgive my sin,

وَ اٰمِنْ خَوْفَ نَفْسِىْ

and give me security from fear for myself!

اِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ

Thou art powerful over everything,[155]

وَ ذٰلِكَ عَلَيْكَ يَسِيْرٌ

and that is easy for Thee.

اٰمِيْنَ يَا رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ.

Amen, Lord of the worlds!


 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِي طَلَبِ الْحَوَائِجِ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى

13. His Supplication in Seeking Needs from Allah (exalted is He)

اَللّٰهُمْ

O Allah,

يَا مُنْتَهٰى مَطْلَبِ الْحَاجَاتِ

O ultimate object of needs!

وَ يَا مَنْ عِنْدَه نَيْلُ الطَّلِبَاتِ

O He through whom requests are attained!

وَ يَا مَنْ لَا يَبِيْعُ نِعَمَه بِالْاَثْمَانِ

O He whose favours are not bought by prices!

وَ يَا مَنْ لَا يُكَدِّرُ عَطَايَاهُ بِالْاِمْتِنَانِ

O He who does not muddy His gifts by the imposition of obligations!

وَ يَا مَنْ يُسْتَغْنٰى بِهٖ وَ لَا يُسْتَغْنٰى عَنْهُ

O He along with whom nothing is needed and without whom nothing can be done!

وَ يَا مَنْ يُرْغَبُ اِلَيْهِ وَ لَا يُرْغَبُ عَنْهُ

O He toward whom desire is ever directed and never turned away!

وَ يَا مَنْ لَا تُفْنِىْ خَزَآئِنَهُ الْمَسَآئِلُ

O He whose treasuries cannot be exhausted by demands!

وَ يَا مَنْ لَا تُبَدِّلُ حِكْمَتَهُ الْوَسَآئِلُ

O He whose wisdom cannot be altered by any means!

وَ يَا مَنْ لَا تَنْقَطِعُ عَنْهُ حَوَآئِجُ الْمُحْتَاجِيْنَ

O He from whom the needs of the needy are never cut off!

وَ يَا مَنْ لَا يُعَنِّيْهِ دُعَآءُ الدَّاعِيْنَ

O He who is not distressed by the supplications of the supplicators!

تَمَدَّحْتَ بِالْغَنَآءِ عَنْ خَلْقِكَ

Thou hast lauded Thyself for having no need for Thy creatures,

وَاَنْتَ اَهْلُ الْغِنٰى عَنْهُمْ

and it suits Thee to have no need for them,

وَ نَسَبْتَهُمْ اِلَى الْفَقْرِ

and Thou hast attributed to them poverty,

وَ هُمْ اَهْلُ الْفَقْرِ اِلَيْكَ

and it suits them to be poor toward Thee.[156]

فَمَنْ حَاوَلَ سَدَّ خَلَّتِهٖ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ

So he who strives to remedy his lack through what is with Thee

وَ رَامَ صَرْفَ الْفَقْرِ عَنْ نَفْسِهٖ بِكَ

and wishes to turn poverty away from himself through Thee

فَقَدْ طَلَبَ حَاجَتَه فِىْ مَظَآنِّهَا

has sought his need in the most likely place

وَ اَتٰى طَلِبَتَه مِنْ وَجْهِهَا

and come to his request from the right quarter.

وَ مَنْ تَوَجَّهَ بِحَاجَتِهٖ اِلٰى اَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

But he who turns in his need toward one of Thy creatures

اَوْ جَعَلَه سَبَبَ نُجْحِهَا دُوْنَكَ

or assigns the cause of its being granted to other than Thee,

فَقَدْ تَعَرَّضَ لِلْحِرْمَانِ

has exposed himself to deprivation

وَاسْتَحَقَّ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ فَوْتَ الْاِحْسَانِ

and deserves to miss Thy beneficence.

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَلِىْ اِلَيْكَ حَاجَةٌ

O Allah, I have a need of Thee:

قَدْ قَصَّرَ عَنْهَا جُهْدِىْ

My exertion has fallen short of it

وَ تَقَطَّعَتْ دُوْنَهَا حِيَلِىْ

and my stratagems have been cut back before reaching it.

وَ سَوَّلَتْ لِىْ نَفْسِىْ رَفْعَهَا اِلٰى مَنْ

My soul induced me to present it to him who

يَرْفَعُ حَوَآئِجَه اِلَيْكَ

presents his needs to Thee

وَ لَا يَسْتَغْنِىْ فِىْ طَلِبَاتِهٖ عَنْكَ وَ هِىَ

and can do nothing without Thee in his requests, but this is

زَلَّةٌ مِّنْ زَلَلِ الْخَاطِئِيْنَ

one of the slips of the offenders,

وَ عَثْرَتٌ مِّنْ عَثَرَاتِ الْمُذْنِبِيْنَ

one of the stumbles of the sinners!

ثُمَّ انْتَبَهْتُ بِتَذْكِرِيْرِكَ لِىْ مِنْ غَفْلَتِىْ

Then through Thy reminding me, I was aroused from my heedlessness,

وَ نَهَضْتُ بِتَوْفِيْقِكَ مِنْ زَلَّتِىْ

through Thy giving success, I stood up from my slip,

وَ رَجَعْتُ وَ نَكَصْتُ بِتَسْدِيْدِكَ عَنْ عَثْرَتِىْ

and through Thy pointing the way, I returned and withdrew from my stumble.

وَ قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّىْ

I said: Glory to my Lord!

كَيْفَ يَسْئَلُ مُحْتَاجٌ مُحْتَاجًا

How can the needy ask from the needy?

وَ اَنّٰى يَرْغَبُ مُعْدِمٌ اِلٰى مُعْدِمٍ

How can the destitute beseech the destitute?

فَقَصَدْتُكَ يَا اِلٰهِىْ بِالرَّغْبَةِ

So I went straight to Thee, my Allah, in beseeching,

وَ اَوْفَدْتُ عَلَيْكَ رَجَآئِىْ بِالثِّقَةِ بِكَ

and I sent Thee my hope with trust in Thee.

وَ عَلِمْتُ

I came to know that

اَنَّ كَثِيْرُ مَا اَسْئَلُكَ يَسِيْرٌ فِىْ وُجْدِكَ

the many I request from Thee are few before Thy wealth,

وَ اَنَّ خَطِيْرَ مَا اَسْتَوْهِبُكَ حَقِيْرٌ فِىْ وُسْعِكَ

the weighty I ask from Thee is vile before Thy plenty;

وَ اَنَّ كَرَمَكَ لَا يُضِيْقُ عَنْ سُوَالِ اَحَدٍ

Thy generosity is not constrained by anyone�s asking,

وَ اَنَّ يَدَكَ بِالْعَطَايَا اَعْلٰى مِنْ كُلِّ يَدٍ

Thy hand is higher in bestowing gifts than every hand!

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, so bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَاحْمِلْنِىْ بِكَرَمِكَ عَلَى التَّفَضُّلِ

take me through Thy generosity to Thy gratuitous bounty

وَ لَا تَحْمِلْنِىْ بِعَدْلِكَ عَلَى الْاِسْتِحْقَاقِ

and take me not through Thy justice to what I deserve!

فَمَا اَنَا بِاَوَّلِ رَاغِبٍ رَغِبَ اِلَيْكَ فَاَعْطَيْتَه وَ هُوَ يَسْتَحِقُّ الْمَنْعَ

I am not the first beseecher to beseech Thee and Thou bestowed upon him while he deserved withholding,

وَ لَا بِاَوَّلِ سَآئِلٍ سَاَلَكَ فَاَفْضَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ وَ هُوَ يَسْتَوْجِبُ الْحَرْمَانَ

nor am I the first to ask from Thee and Thou wast bounteous toward him while he merited deprivation.

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ كُنْ لِدُعَائِىْ مُجِيْبًا

respond to my supplication,

وَ مِنْ نِدَائِىْ قَرِيْبًا

come near my call,

وَ لِتَضَرُّعِىْ رَاحِمًا

have mercy on my pleading,

وَ لِصَوْتِىْ سَامِعًا

listen to my voice,

وَ لَا تَقْطَعْ رَجَائِىْ عَنْكَ

cut not short my hope for Thee,

وَ لَا تَبُتَّ سَبَبِىْ مِنْكَ

sever not my thread to Thee,

وَ لَا تُوَجِّهْنِىْ فِىْ حَاجَتِىْ هٰذِهٖ وَ غَيْرِهَا اِلٰى سِوَاكَ

turn not my face in this my need, and other needs, away from Thee,

وَ تَوَلَّنِىْ

attend for my sake to

بِنُجْحِ طَلِبَتِىْ

the fulfilment of my request,

وَ قَضَاءِ حَاجَتِىْ

the granting of my need,

وَ نَيْلِ سُؤْلِىْ

and the attainment of what I have asked

قَبْلِ زَوَالِىْ عَنْ مَوْقِفِىْ هٰذَا

before I leave this place

بِتَيْسِيْرِكَ اِلَى الْعَسِيْرِ

through Thy making easy for me the difficult

وَ حُسْنِ تَقْدِيْرِكَ لِىْ فِىْ جَمِيْعَ الْاُمُوْرِ

and Thy excellent ordainment for me in all affairs!

وَ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

Bless Muhammad and his Household

صَلٰوةً دَآئِمَةً نَامِيَةً

with a permanent, ever-growing blessing,

لَاانْقِطَاعَ لِاَبَدِهَا

whose perpetuity has no cutting off

وَ لَا مُنْتَهٰى لِاَمَدِهَا

and whose term knows no limit,

وَاجْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ عَوْنًا لِىْ

and make that a help to me

وَسَبَبًا لِنَجَاحِ طَلِبَتِىْ

and a cause for the granting of my request!

اِنَّكَ وَاسِعٌ كَرِيْمٌ

Thou art Boundless, Generous!

وَ مِنْ حَاجَتِىْ يَا رَبِّ كَذَا وَكَذَا

And of my needs, My Lord, are such and such.

وَ تَذْكُرُ حَاجَتَكَ ثُمَّ تَسْجُدُ وَ تَقُولُ فِي سُجُوْدِكَ

HERE YOU SHOULD STATE YOUR NEEDS, THEN PROSTRATE YOURSELF, AND SAY IN YOUR PROSTRATION

فَضْلُكَ اٰنَسَنِىْ

Thy bounty has comforted me

وَاِحْسَانُكَ دَلَّنِىْ

and Thy beneficence has shown the way,

فَاَسْئَلُكَ بِكَ وَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ اَنْ لَا تَرُدَّنِىْ خَآئِبًا

So I ask Thee by Thee and by Muhammad and his Household (Thy blessings be upon them) that Thou sendest me not back in disappointment!


 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ إِذَا اعْتُدِيَ عَلَيْهِ أَوْ رَأَى مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ مَا لَا يُحِبُّ

14. His Supplication when Hostility was Shown to Him or when he Saw what he did not Like in Wrongdoers[157]

يَا مَنْ لَا يَخْفٰى عَلَيْهِ اَنْبَآءُ الْمُتَظَلِّمِيْنَ

O He from whom is not concealed news of the aggrieved!

وَ يَا مَنْ لَا يَحْتَاجُ فِىْ قَصَصِهِمْ اِلٰى شَهَادَاتِ الشَّاهِدِيْنَ

O He who has no need to be told about them by the witnessing of the witnesses!

وَ يَا مَنْ قَرُبَتْ نُصْرَتُه مِنَ الْمَظْلُوْمِيْنَ

O He who whose help is near to the wronged!

وَ يَا مَنْ بَعُدَ عَوْنُه عَنِ الظَّالِمِيْنَ

O He whose aid is far from the wrongdoers!

قَدْ عَلِمَتْ يَا اِلٰهِىْ

Thou knowest, my Allah,

مَا نَالَنِىْ مِنْ فُلَانِ ابْنِ فُلَانٍ مِمَّا حَظَرْتَ وَانْتَهَكَه مِنِّىْ مِمَّا حَجَزْتَ عَلَيْهِ

how so-and-so, son of so-and-so, has harmed me in that which Thou hast forbidden, and how he has violated me in that which Thou hast prohibited,

بَطَرًا فِىْ نِعْمَتِكَ عِنْدَه

showing thereby ingratitude toward Thy favour upon him

وَاغْتِرَارًا بِنَكِيْرِكَ عَلَيْهِ

and delusion concerning what Thou hast denied him.

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّاٰلِهٖ

O Allah, so bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ خُذْ ظَالِمِىْ وَ عَدُوِّىْ عَنْ ظُلْمِىْ بِقُوَّتِكَ

keep my wrongdoing enemy from wronging me through Thy strength,

وَافْلُلْ حَدَّه عَنِّىْ بِقُدْرَتِكَ

blunt his blade toward me through Thy power,

وَاجْعَلْ لَه شُغْلًا فِيْمَا يَلِيْهِ

and assign to him a diversion in that which is close to him

وَعَجْزًا عَمَّا يُنَاوِيْهِ

and the inability to reach his enemy!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ لَا تُسَوِّغْ لَه ظُلْمِىْ

let the wrongdoer not find it easy to wrong me,

وَ اَحْسِنْ عَلَيْهِ عَوْنِىْ

give me good help against him,

وَاعْصِمْنِىْ مِنْ مِثْلِ اَفْعَالِهٖ

preserve me from the like of his acts,

وَ لَا تَجْعَلْنِىْ فِىْ مِثْلِ حَالِهٖ

and place me not in the like of his situation!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّاٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ اَعِدْنِىْ عَلَيْهِ عَدْوٰى حَاضِرَةً تَكُوْنُ

and assist me with an immediate assistance

مِنْ غَيْطِىْ بِهٖ شِفَآءً

that will heal my rage toward him

وَ مِنْ حَنَقِىْ عَلَيْهِ وَفَآءً

and redeem my fury toward him!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّاٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَعَوِّضْنِىْ مِنْ ظُلْمِهٖ لِىْ عَفْوَكَ

compensate me for his wronging me with Thy pardon

وَ اَبْدِلْنِىْ بِسُوْ ءٍ صَنِيْعِهٖ بِىْ رَحْمَتَكَ

and replace his evil action toward me with Thy mercy,

فَكُلُّ مَكْرُوْهٍ جَلَلٌ دُوْنَ سَخَطِكَ

for every detested thing less than Thy anger is slight

وَ كُلُّ مَرْزِئَةٍ سَوَاءٌ مَعَ مَوْجِدَتِكَ

and every disaster next to Thy rancour indifferent!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

فَكَمَا كَرَّهْتَ اِلَىَّ اَنْ اُظْلَمَ فَقِنِىْ مِنْ اَنْ اَظْلِمَ

just as Thou hast made me detest being wronged, so also protect me from doing wrong!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

لَا اَشْكُوْا اِلٰى اَحَدٍ سِوَاكَ

I complain to no one but Thee,

وَ لَا اَسْتَعِيْنُ بِحَاكِمٍ غَيْرِكَ

and I seek help from no ruler other than Thee -

حَاشَاكَ

how could I?

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

So bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ صِلْ دُعَائِىْ بِالْاِجَابَةِ

join my supplication to response,

وَاقْرِنْ شِكَايَتِىْ بِالتَّغْيِيْرِ

and unite my complaint with change!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

لَا تَفْتِنِّىْ بِالْقُنُوْطِ مِنْ اِنْصَافِكَ

tempt me not with despair of Thy just treatment

وَ لَا تَفْتِنْهُ بِالْاَمْنِ مِنْ اِنْكَارِكَ

and tempt him not with feeling secure from Thy disapproval,

فَيُصِرَّ عَلٰى ظُلْمِىْ

lest he persist in wronging me

وَ يُحَاضِرَنِىْ بِحَقِّىْ

and constrain me in my rights.[158]

وَ عَرِّفْهُ عَمَّا قَلِيْلٍ مَّا اَوْعَدْتَ الظَّالِمِيْنَ

 Let him soon recognize what Thou hast promised the wrongdoers[159]

وَ عَرِّفْنِىْ مَا وَعَدْتَ مِنْ اِجَابَةِ الْمُضْطَرِّيْنَ

 and let me recognize Thy promised response to the distressed![160]

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مَحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ وَفِّقْنِىْ لِقَبُوْلِ مَا قَضَيْتَ لِىْ وَ عَلَىَّ

give me success in accepting Thy decrees for me and against me,

وَ رَضِّنِىْ بِمَا اَخَذْتَ لِىْ وَ مِنِّىْ

make me pleased with what Thou takest for me and from me,

وَاهْدِنِىْ لِلَّتِىْ هِىَ اَقْوَمُ

guide me to that which is most upright

وَ اسْتَعْمِلْنِىْ بِمَا هُوَ اَسْلَمُ

and employ me in that which is safest!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

وَ اِنْ كَانَتِ الْخِيَرَةُ لِىْ عِنْدَكَ

if the best for me with Thee lies

فِىْ تَاخِيْرِ الْاَخْذِ لِىْ

in delaying the taking to task for my sake of him who has wronged me

وَ تَرْكِ الْاِنْتِقَامِ مِمَّنْ ظَلَمَنِىْ اِلٰى يَوْمِ الْفَصْلِ وَ مَجْمَعِ الْخَصْمِ

and in refraining from vengeance toward him until the Day of Decision and the Gathering of Disputants,

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

then bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ اَيِّدْنِىْ مِنْكَ بِنِيَّةٍ صَادِقَةٍ وَ صَبْرٍ دَائِمٍ

strengthen me from Thee with true intention and lasting patience,

وَ اَعِذْنِىْ مِنْ سُوْٓ ءِ الرَّغْبَةِ وَ هَلَعِ اَهْلِ الْحِرْصِ

give me refuge from evil desire and the impatience of the greedy,

وَ صَوِّرْ فِىْ قَلْبِىْ مِثَالَ مَا ادَّخَرْتَ لِىْ مِنْ ثَوَابِكَ وَ اَعْدَدْتَ لِخَصْمِىْ مِنْ جَزَآئِكَ وَ عِقَابِكَ

and form in my heart the image of Thy reward which Thou hast stored away for me and the repayment and punishment which Thou has prepared for my disputant!

وَاجْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ سَبَبًا لِقَنَاعَتِىْ بِمَا قَضَيْتَ وَ ثِقَتِىْ بِمَا تَخَيَّرْتَ

Make this a cause of my contentment with what Thou hast decreed and my trust in what Thou hast chosen!

آمِيْنَ يَا رَبَّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ

Amen, Lord of the worlds!

اِنَّكَ ذُوالْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيْمِ

Thou art of bounty abounding

وَ اَنْتَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ

and Thou art powerful over everything.


 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ إِذَا مَرِضَ أَوْ نَزَلَ بِهٖ كَرْبٌ أَوْ بَلِيَّةٌ

15. His Supplication when Sick or Visited by Distress or an Affliction

اَللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلٰى مَا لَمْ اَزَلْ  اَتَصَرَّفُ فِيْهِ مِنْ سَلَامَةِ بَدَنِىْ

O Allah, to Thee belongs praise for the good health of my body which lets me move about,

وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلٰى مَا اَحْدَثْتَ بِىْ مِنْ عِلَّةٍ فِىْ جَسَدِىْ

and to Thee belongs praise, for the ailments which Thou causest to arise in my flesh!

فَمَا اَدْرِىْ يَا اِلٰهِىْ

For I know not, my Allah,

اَىُّ الْحَالَيْنِ اَحَقُّ بِالشُّكْرِ لَكَ

which of the two states deserves more my thanking Thee

وَ اَىُّ الْوَقْتَيْنِ اَوْلٰى بِالْحَمْدِ لَكَ

and which of the two times is more worthy for my praise of Thee:

اَوَقْتُ الصِّحَّةِ الَّتِىْ

the time of health,

هَنَّاْتَنِىْ فِيْهَا طَيِّبَاتِ رِزْقِكَ

within which Thou makest me delight in the agreeable things of Thy provision,

وَ نَشَّطْتَنِىْ بِهَا لِاِبْتِغَآءِ مَرْضَاتِكَ وَ فَضْلِكَ

through which Thou givest me the joy to seek the means to Thy good pleasure and bounty,

وَ قَوَّيْتَنِىْ مَعَهَا عَلٰى مَا وَفَّقْتَنِىْ لَه مِنْ طَاعَتِكَ

and by which Thou strengthenest me for the acts of obedience which Thou hast given me success to accomplish;

اَمْ وَقْتُ الْعِلَّةِ الَّتِىْ مَحَّصْتَنِىْ بِهَا

or the time of illness through which Thou puttest me to the test

وَ النِّعَمِ الَّتِىْ اَتْحَفْتَنِىْ بِهَا

and bestowest upon me favours:

تَخْفِيْفًا لِمَا ثَقُلَ بِهٖ عَلٰى ظَهْرِىْ مِنَ الْخَطِيْئٰاتِ

lightening of the offenses that weigh down my back,

وَ تَطْهِيْرًا لِمَا اَنْغَمَسْتُ فِيْهِ مِنَ السَّيِّئٰاتِ

purification of the evil deeds into which I have plunged,

وَ تَنْۢبِيْهًا لِتَنَاوُلِ التَّوْبَةِ

incitement to reach for repentance,

وَ تَذْكِيْرًا لِمَحْوِ الْحَوْبَةِ بِقَدِيْمِ النِّعْمَةِ

reminder of the erasure of misdeeds through ancient favour;

وَ فِىْ خِلَالِ ذٰلِكَ مَا كَتَبْتَ لِىَ الْكَاتِبَانِ مِنْ زَكِىِّ الْاَعْمَالِ

and, through all that, what the two writers write for me: blameless acts,

مَا لَا قَلْبٌ فَكَّرَ فِيْهِ

which no heart had thought,

وَ لَا لِسَانٌ نَطَقَ بِهٖ

no tongue had uttered,

وَ لَا جَارِحَةٌ تَكَلَّفَتْهُ

and no limb had undertaken,

بَلْ اِفْضَالًا مِنْكَ عَلَىَّ

rather, as Thy bestowal of bounty upon me

وَ اِحْسَانًا مِنْ صَنِيْعِكَ اِلَىَّ

and the beneficence of Thy benefaction toward me.[161]

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ حَبِّبْ اِلَىَّ مَا رَضِيْتَ لِىْ

make me love what Thou hast approved for me,

وَ يَسِّرْ لِىْ مَا اَحْلَلْتَ بِىْ

make easy for me what Thou hast sent down upon me,

وَ طَهِّرْنِىْ مِنْ دَنَسِ مَا اَسْلَفْتُ

purify me of the defilement of what I have sent ahead,

وَامْحُ عَنِّىْ شَرَّ مَا قَدَّمْتُ

erase the evil of what I have done beforehand,

وَ اَوْجِدْنِىْ حَلَاوَةَ الْعَافِيَةِ

let me find the sweetness of well-being,

وَ اَذِقْنِىْ بَرْدَ السَّلَامَةِ

let me taste the coolness of safety,

وَاجْعَلْ

and appoint for me

مَخْرَجِىْ عَنْ عِلَّتِىْ اِلٰى عَفْوِكَ

a way out from my illness to Thy pardon,

وَ مُتَحَوَّلِىْ عَنْ صَرْعَتِىْ اِلٰى تَجَاوُزِكَ

transformation of my infirmity into Thy forbearance,

وَ خَلَاصِىْ مِنْ كَرْبِىْ اِلٰى رَوْحِكَ

escape from my distress to Thy refreshment,

وَ سَلَامَتِىْ مِنْ هٰذِهِ الشِّدَّةِ اِلٰى فَرَجِكَ

and safety from this hardship in Thy relief!

اِنَّكَ الْمُتَفَضِّلُ بِالْاِحْسَانِ

Thou art gratuitously bountiful in beneficence,

الْمُتَطَوِّلُ بِالْاِمْتِنَانِ

ever gracious in kindness,

الْوَهَّابُ الْكَرِيْمُ

the Generous, the Giver,

ذُوالْجَلَالِ وَ الْاِكْرَامِ

Possessor of majesty and munificence!


 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ إِذَا اسْتَقَالَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ أَوْ تَضَرَّعَ فِي طَلَبِ الْعَفْوِ عَنْ عُيُوبِهِ

16. His Supplication when he Asked Release from his Sins or Pleaded in Seeking Pardon for his Defects

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

يَا مَنْ بِرَحْمَتِهٖ يَسْتَغِيْثُ الْمُذْنِبُوْنَ

O He through whose Mercy sinners seek aid!

وَ يَا مَنْ اِلٰى ذِكْرِ اِحْسَانِهٖ يَفْزَعُ الْمُضْطَرُّوْنَ

O He to the remembrance of whose beneficence the distressed flee!

وَ يَا مَنْ لِخِيْفَتِهٖ يَنْتَحِبُ الْخَاطِئُوْنَ

O He in fear of whom the offenders weep!

يَا اُنْسَ كُلِّ مُسْتَوْحِشِ غَرِيْبٍ

O Comfort of every lonely stranger!

وَ يَا فَرَجَ كُلِّ مَكْرُوْبٍ كَئِيْبٍ

O Relief of all who are downcast and distressed!

وَ يَا غَوْثَ كُلِّ مَخْذُوْلٍ فَرِيْدٍ

O Aid of everyone abandoned and alone!

وَ يَا عَضُدَ كُلِّ مُحْتَاجٍ طَرِيْدٍ

O Support of every needy outcast!

اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ رَحْمَةً وَ عِلْمًا

Thou art He who embracest everything in mercy and knowledge![162]

وَ اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ جَعَلْتَ لِكُلِّ مَخْلُوْقٍ فِىْ نِعَمِكَ سَهْمًا

Thou art He who hast appointed for each creature a share of Thy favours!

وَ اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ عَفْوُه اَعْلٰى مِنْ عِقَابِهٖ

Thou art He whose pardon is higher than His punishment!

وَ اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ تَسْعٰى رَحْمَتُه اَمَامَ غَضَبِهٖ

Thou art He whose mercy runs before His wrath!

وَ اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ عَطَآؤُه اَكْثَرُ مِنْ مَنْعِهٖ

Thou art He whose bestowal is greater than His withholding!

وَ اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ اتَّسَعَ الْخَلَآئِقُ كُلُّهُمْ فِىْ وُسْعِهٖ

Thou art He by whose mercy all creatures are embraced!

وَ اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ لَا يَرْغَبُ فِىْ جَزَآءِ مَنْ اَعْطَاهُ

Thou art He who desires no repayment by him upon whom He bestows!

وَ اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ لَا يُفْرِطُ فِىْ عِقَابِ مَنْ عَصَاهُ

Thou art He who does not overdo the punishment of him who disobeys Thee!

وَ اَنَا يَا اِلٰهِىْ عَبْدُكَ الَّذِىْ اَمَرْتَه بِالدُّعَآءِ فَقَالَ

And I, my Allah, am Thy servant whom Thou commanded to supplicate and who said:

لَبَّيْكَ وَ سَعْدَيْكَ

I am at Thy service and disposal!

هَا اَنَا ذَا يَا رَبِّ مَطْرُوْحٌۢ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ

Here am I, my Lord, thrown down before Thee.

اَنَا الَّذِىْ اَوْقَرْتَ الْخَطَايَا ظَهْرَه

I am he whose back offenses have weighed down!

وَ اَنَا الَّذِىْ اَفَلْتَ الْذُّنُوْبُ عُمْرَه

I am he whose lifetime sins have consumed!

وَ اَنَ الَّذِىْ بِجَهْلِهٖ عَصَاكَ

I am he who was disobedient in his ignorance,

وَ لَمْ نَكُنْ اَهْلًا مِنْهُ لِذَاكَ

while Thou didst not deserve that from him!

هَلْ اَنْتَ يَا اِلٰهِىْ

Wilt Thou, my Allah,

رَاحِمٌ مَنْ دَعَاكَ فَاُبْلِغَ فِى الدُّعَآءِ اَمْ اَنْتَ

be merciful toward him who supplicates Thee, that I should bring my supplication before Thee?

غَافِرٌ لِمَنْ بَكَاكَ فَاُسْرِعَ فِى الْبُكَآءِ اَمْ اَنْتَ

Wilt Thou forgive him who weeps to Thee that I should hurry to weep?

مُتَجَاوِزٌ عَمَّنْ عَفَّرَ لَكَ وَجْهَه تَذَلُّلًا اَمْ اَنْتَ

Wilt Thou show forbearance toward him who puts his face in the dust before Thee in lowliness?

مُغْنٍ مَنْ شَكَا اِلَيْكَ فَقْرَه تَوَكُّلًا

Wilt Thou free from need him who complains to Thee of his indigent need with confidence?

اِلٰهِىْ لَا تُخَيِّبُ مَنْ لَا يَجِدُ مُعْطِيًا غَيْرَكَ

My Allah, disappoint not him who finds no bestower other than Thee,

وَ لَا تَخْذُلْ مَنْ لَا يَسْتَغْنِىْ عَنْكَ بِاَحَدٍ دُوْنَكَ

and abandon not him who cannot be freed from his need for Thee through less than Thee!

اِلٰهِىْ فَصِلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

My Allah, so bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ لَا تُعْرِضْ عَنِّىْ وَ قَدْ اَقْبَلْتُ عَلَيْكَ

turn not away from me when I have turned my face toward Thee,

وَلَا تَحْرِمْنِىْ وَ قَدْ رَغِيْتُ اِلَيْكَ

deprive me not when I have besought Thee,

وَ لَا تَجْبَهْنِىْ بِالرَّدِّ وَ قَدِ انْتَصَبْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ

and slap not my brow with rejection when I have stood before Thee!

اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ وَصَفْتَ نَفْسَكَ بِالرَّحْمَةِ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ وَارْحَمْنِىْ

Thou art He who has described Himself by mercy, so bless Muhammad and his Household and have mercy upon me!

وَ اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ سَمَّيْتَ نَفْسَكَ بِالْعَفْوِ فَاعْفُ عَنِّىْ

Thou art He who has named Himself by pardon, so pardon me!

قَدْ تَرٰى يَا اِلٰهِىْ

Thou hast seen, my Allah,

فَيْضَ دَمْعِىْ مِنْ خِيْفَتِكَ وَ وَجِيْبَ قَلْبِىْ مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ

the flow of my tears in fear of Thee, the throbbing of my heart in dread of Thee,

وَانْتِقَاضَ جَوَارِحِىْ مِنْ هَيْبَتِكَ

and the infirmity of my limbs in awe of Thee.

كُلُّ ذٰلِكَ حَيَآءً مِّنْكَ لِسُوْٓـءِ عَمَلِىْ وَ لِذَاكَ

All this from my shame before Thee because of my evil works!

خَمَدَ سَوْتِىْ عَنِ الْجَارِ اِلَيْكَ

So my voice has become silent, no longer crying to Thee,

وَ كَلَّ لِسَانِىْ عَنْ مُنَاجَاتِكَ

and my tongue has gone dumb, no longer whispering in prayer.

يَا اِلٰهِىْ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ

My Allah, so to Thee belongs praise!

فَكَمْ مِنْ عَائِبَةٍ سَتَرْتَهَا عَلَىَّ فَلَمْ تَفْضَحْنِىْ

How many of my haws Thou hast covered over without exposing me!

وَ كَمْ مِنْ ذَنْبٍ غَطَّيْتَه عَلَىَّ فَلَمْ تَشْهَرْنِىْ

How many of my sins Thou hast cloaked without making me notorious!

وَ كَمْ مِّنْ شَائِبَةِ الْمَمْتُ بِهَا

How many faults I have committed, yet Thou didst not

فَلَمْ تَهْتِكَ عَنِّىْ سِتْرَهَا

tear away from me their covering,

وَ لَمْ تُقَلِّدْنِىْ مَكْرُوْهَ شَنَاٰرِهَا

collar me with their detested disgrace,

وَ لَمْ تُبْدِ سَوْاٰتِهَا لِمَنْ يَلْتَمِسُ مَعَائِبِىْ مِنْ جِيْرَتِىْ وَ حَسَدَةِ نِعْمَتِكَ عِنْدِىْ

or make their dishonour plain to those of my neighbours who search for my defects and to those who envy Thy favour toward me!

ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنْهَنِىْ ذٰلِكَ عَنْ اَنْ جَرَيْتُ اِلٰى سُوْٓـءِ مَا عَهِدْتَ مِنِّىْ

But that did not prevent me from passing on to the evil that Thou knowest from me!

فَمَنْ اَجْهَلُ مِنِّىْ يَا اِلٰهِىْ بِرُشْدِهٖ

So who is more ignorant than I, my Allah, of his own right conduct?

وَ مَنْ اَغْفَلُ مِنِّىْ عَنْ حَظِّهٖ

Who is more heedless than I of his own good fortune?

وَ مَنْ اَبْعَدُ مِنِّىْ مِنِ اسْتِصْلَاحِ نَفْسِهٖ

Who is further than I from seeking to set himself right?

حِيْنَ اُنْفِقُ مَا اَجْرَيْتَ عَلَىَّ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ فِيْمَا نَهَيْتَنِىْ عَنْهُ مِنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ

For I spend the provision Thou deliverest to me in the disobedience Thou hast prohibited to me!

وَ مَنْ اَبْعَدُ غَوْرًا فِى الْبَاطِلَ

Who sinks more deeply into falsehood

وَ اَشَدُّ اِقْدَامًا عَلَى السُّوْـءِ مِنِّىْ

and is more intensely audacious in evil than I?

حِيْنَ اَقِفُ بَيْنَ دَعْوَتِكَ وَ دَعْوَةِ الشَّيْطٰنِ فَاَتَّبِعُ دَعْوَتَه عَلٰى غَيْرِ

For I hesitate between Thy call and the call of Satan and then follow his call without being

عَمًى مِنِّىْ فِىْ مَعْرِفَةٍ بِهٖ

blind in my knowledge of him

وَ لَا نِسْيَانٍ مِنْ حِفْظِىْ لَه

or forgetful in my memory of him,

وَ اَنَا حِيْنَئِذٍ مُوْقِنٌ بِاَنَّ

while I am certain that

مُنْتَهٰى دَعْوَتِكَ اِلَى الْجَنَّةِ

Thy call takes to the Garden

وَ مُنْتَهٰى دَعْوَتِهٖ اِلَى النَّارَ

and his call takes to the Fire!

سُبْحَانَكَ مَا

Glory be to Thee! How

اَعْجَبَ مَا اَشْهَدُ بِهٖ عَلٰى نَفْسِىْ وَ اُعَدِّدُه مِنْ مَكْتُوْمٍ اَمْرِىْ

marvellous the witness I bear against my own soul and the enumeration of my own hidden affairs!

وَ اَعْجَبُ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ اَنَاتُكَ عَنِّىْ وَ اِبْطَآؤُكَ عَنْ مُعَاجَلَتِىْ

And more marvellous than that is Thy lack of haste with me, Thy slowness in attending to me!

وَ لَيْسَ ذٰلِكَ مِنْ كَرَمِىْ عَلَيْكَ بَلْ

That is not because I possess honour with Thee, but because Thou

تَاَنِّيًا مِنْكَ لِىْ

waitest patiently for me

وَ تَفَضُّلًا مِنْكَ عَلَىَّ لِاَنْ

and art bountiful toward me that I may

اَرْتَدِعَ عَنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ الْمُسْخِطَةِ

refrain from disobedience displeasing to Thee

وَ اُقْلِعَ عَنْ سَيِّئٰاتِى الْمُخْلِقَةِ

and abstain from evil deeds that disgrace me,

وَ لِاَنَّ عَفْوَكَ عَنِّىْ اَحَبُّ اِلَيْكَ مِنْ عُقُوْبَتِىْ

and because Thou lovest to pardon me more than to punish!

بَلْ اَنَا يَا اِلٰهِىْ

But I, my Allah, am

اَكْثَرُ ذُنُوْبًا

more numerous in sins,

وَ اَقْبَحُ اٰثَارًا

uglier in footsteps,

وَ اَشْنَعُ اَفْعَالًا

more repulsive in acts,

وَ اَشَدُّ فِى الْبَاطِلِ تَهَوُّرًا

more reckless in rushing into falsehood,

وَ اَضْعَفُ عِنْدَ طَاعَتِكَ تَيَقُّظًا

weaker in awakening to Thy obedience,

وَ اَقَلُّ لِوَعِيْدِكَ انْتِبَاهًا وَارْتِقَابًا

and less attentive and heedful toward Thy threats,

مِنْ اَنْ اُحْصِىَ لَكَ عُيُوْبِىْ

than that I could number for Thee my faults

اَوْ اَقْدِرَ عَلٰى ذِكْرِ ذُنُوْبِىْ

or have the power to recount my sins.

وَ اِنَّمَا اُوَجِّخُ بِهٰذَا نَفْسِىْ

I only scold my own soul,

طَمَعًا فِىْ رَأْفَتِكَ الَّتِىْ بِهَا صَلَاحُ اَمْرِ الْمُذْنِبِيْنَ

craving Thy gentleness, through which the affairs of sinners are set right,

وَ رَجَآءً لِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِىْ بِهَا فَكَاكُ رِقَابِ الْخَاطِئِيْنَ

and hoping for Thy mercy, through which the necks of the offenders are freed.

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ هٰذِهٖ رَقْبَتِىْ قَدْ اَرَقَّتْهَا الذُّنُوْبُ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَ اَعْتِقْهَا بِعَفْوِكَ

O Allah, this is my neck, enslaved by sins, bless Muhammad and his Household and release it through Thy pardon!

وَ هٰذَا ظَهْرِىْ قَدْ اَثْقَلَتْهُ الْخَطَاىَ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَ خَفِّفْ عَنْهُ بِمَنِّكَ

This is my back, weighed down by offenses, bless Muhammad and his Household and lighten it through Thy kindness!

يَا اِلٰهِىْ لَوْ

My Allah, were I to

بَكَيْتُ اِلَيْكَ حَتّٰى تَسْقُطَ اَشْفَارُ عَيْنَىَّ

weep to Thee until my eyelids drop off,

وَانْتَحَبْتُ حَتّٰى يَنْقَطِعُ صَوْتِىْ

wail until my voice wears out,

وَ قُمْتُ لَكَ حَتّٰى تَتَنَشَّرَ قَدَمٰاىَ

stand before Thee until my feet swell up,

وَ رَكَعْتُ لَكَ حَتّٰى يَنْخَلِعَ صُلْبِىْ

bow to Thee until my backbone is thrown out of joint,

وَ سَجَدْتُ لَكَ حَتّٰى تَتَفَقَّا حَدَقَتَاىَ

prostrate to Thee until my eyeballs fall out,

وَ اَكَلْتُ تُرَابَ الْاَرْضِ طُوْلِ عُمْرِىْ

eat the dirt of the earth for my whole life,

وَ شَرِبْتُ مَآءَ الرَّمَادِ اٰخَرَ دَهْرِىْ

drink the water of ashes till the end of my days,

وَ ذَكَرْتُكَ فِىْ خِلَالِ ذٰلِكَ حَتّٰى يَكِلَّ لِسَانِىْ ثُمَّ لَمْ اَرْفَعْ طَرْفِىْ اِلٰى اٰفَاقِ السَّمَآءِ اسْتِحْيَآءً مِنْكَ

mention Thee through all of that until my tongue fails, and not lift my glance to the sky�s horizons in shame before Thee,

مَا اسْتَوْجَبْتُ بِذٰلِكَ مَحْوَ سَيِّئَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْ سَيِّئٰاتِىْ وَاِنْ كُنْتَ

yet would I not merit through all of that the erasing of a single one of my evil deeds! Though Thou

تَغْفِرُلِىْ حَيْنَ اَسْتَوْجِبُ مَغْفِرَتَكَ

forgivest me when I merit Thy forgiveness

وَتَعْفُوْ عَنِّىْ حِيْنَ اَسْتَحِقُّ عَفْوَكَ

and pardonest me when I deserve Thy pardon,

فَاِنَّ ذٰلِكَ غَيْرُ وَاجِبٍ لِىْ بِاسْتِحْقَاقٍ وَلَا اَنَا اَهْلٌ لَه بِاِسْتِيْجَابٍ

yet I have no title to that through what I deserve, nor am I worthy of it through merit,

اِذْ كَانَ جَزَائِىْ مِنْكَ فِىْ اَوَّلِ مَا عَصَيْتُكَ النَّارُ

since my repayment from Thee from the first that I disobeyed Thee is the Fire!

فَاِنْ تُعَذِّبْنِىْ فَاَنْتَ غَيْرُ ظَالِمٍ لِىْ

So if Thou punishest me, Thou dost me no wrong.

اِلٰهِىْ فَاِذْ قَدْ

My Allah, since Thou hast

تَغَمَّدْتَنِىْ بِسِتْرِكَ فَلَمْ تَفْضَحْنِىْ

shielded me with Thy covering and not exposed me,

وَ تَاَنَّيْتَنِىْ بِكَرَمِكَ فَلَمْ تُعَاجِلْنِىْ

waited patiently for me through Thy generosity, and not hurried me to punishment,

وَ حَلُمْتَ عَنِّىْ بِتَفَضُّلِكَ فَلَمْ تُغَيِّرْ نِعْمَتَكَ عَلَىَّ وَ لَمْ تُكَدِّرْ مَعْرُوْفَكَ عِنْدِىْ

and shown me clemency through Thy bounty, and not changed Thy favour upon me or muddied Thy kindly acts toward me,

فَارْحَمْ طُوْلَ تَضَرُّعِىْ

have mercy on my drawn out pleading,

وَ شِدَّةَ مَسْكَنَتِىْ

my intense misery,

وَ سُوْ ءَ مَوْقِفِىْ

and my evil situation!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ قِنِىْ مِنَ الْمَعَاصِىْ

protect me from acts of disobedience,

وَاسْتَعْمِلْنِىْ بِالطَّاعَةِ

employ me in obedience,

وَارْزُقْنِىْ حُسْنَ الْاِنَابَةِ

provide me with excellent turning back [to Thee],

وَ طَهِّرْنِىْ بِالتَّوْبَةِ

purify me through repentance,

وَ اَيِّدْنِىْ بِالْعِصْمَةِ

strengthen me through preservation from sin,

وَاسْتَصْلِحْنِىْ بِالْعَافِيَةِ

set me right through well being,

وَ اَذِقْنِىْ حَلَاوَةَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ

let me taste the sweetness of forgiveness,

وَاجْعَلْنِىْ طَلِيْقَ عَفْوِكَ وَ عَتِيْقَ رَحْمَتِكَ

make me the freedman of Thy pardon and the slave released by Thy mercy,

وَاكْتُبْ لِىْ اَمَانًا مِنْ سُخْطِكَ

and write for me a security from Thy displeasure!

وَ بَشِّرْنِىْ بِذٰلِكَ فِى الْعَاجِلِ دُوْنَ الْاٰجِلِ بُشْرٰى اَعْرِفُهَا

Give me the good news of that in the immediate, not the deferred - a good news I recognize -

وَ عَرِّفْنِىْ فِيْهِ عَلَامَةً اَتَبَيَّنُهَا

and make known to me therein a sign which I may clearly see!

اِنَّ ذٰلِكَ

That will not

لَا يَضِيْقُ عَلَيْكَ فِىْ وُسْعِكَ

constrain Thee in Thy plenty,

وَلَا يَتَكَاَّدُكَ فِىْ قُدْرَتِكَ

distress Thee in Thy power,

وَ لَا يَتَصَعَّدُكَ فِي اَنَاتِكَ،

ascend beyond Thy lack of haste,

وَ لَا يَؤُدُكَ فِي جَزِيْلِ هِبَاتِكَ الَّتِيْ دَلَّتْ عَلَيْهَا آيَاتُكَ،

or tire Thee in Thy great gifts, which are pointed to by Thy signs.

اِنَّكَ تَفْعَلُ مَا تَشَاءُ،

Verily Thou dost what Thou wilt,

وَ تَحْكُمُ مَا تُرِيْدُ،

Thou decreest what Thou desirest.

اِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ

Thou art powerful over everything.[163]


 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ إِذَا ذُكِرَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَاسْتَعَاذَ مِنْهُ وَ مِنْ عَدَاوَتِهِ وَ كَيْدِهِ

17. His Supplication when he Mentioned Satan and Sought Refuge from him and from his Enmity and Trickery

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّا نَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَزَغَاتِ الشَّيْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْمِ

O Allah, we seek refuge in Thee from the instigations of the accursed Satan,

وَ كَيْدِهٖ وَ مَكَائِدِهٖ

his trickery, and his traps,

وَ مِنَ الثِّقَةِ بِاَمَانِيِّهٖ وَ مَوَاعِيْدِهٖ

from trust in his false hopes, his promises,

وَ غُرُوْرِهٖ وَ مَصَائِدِهٖ

his delusions, and his snares,

وَ اَنْ يُطْمِعَ نَفْسِهٖ فِىْ

and lest he should make himself crave

اِضْلَالِنَا عَنْ طَاعَتِكَ

to lead us away from Thy obedience

وَامْتِهَانِنَا بِمَعْصِيَتِكَ

and to degrade us through our disobeying Thee,

اَوْ اَنْ يَحْسُنَ عِنْدَنَا مَا حَسَّنَ لَنَا

and lest what he has shown us as beautiful be beautiful for us

اَوْ اَنْ يَّثْقُلَ عَلَيْنَا مَا كَرَّهَ اِلَيْنَا

and what he has shown us as detestable weigh down upon us.

اَللّٰهُمَّ اخْسَاهُ عَنَّا بِعِبَادَتِكَ

O Allah, drive him away from us through Thy worship,

وَاكْبِتْهُ بِدُؤُبِنَا فِىْ مَحَبَّتِكَ

throw him down through our perseverance in Thy love,

وَاجْعَلْ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَه

and place between him and us

سِتْرًا لَا يَهْتِكُه

a covering that he cannot tear away

وَ رَدْمًا مُصْمَتًا لَا يَفْتُقُه

and a solid barrier that he cannot cut through!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَاشْغُلْهُ عَنَّا بِبَعْضٍ اَعْدَآئِكَ

distract Satan from us with some of Thy enemies,

وَاعْصِمْنَا مِنْهُ بِحُسْنِ رِعَايَتِكَ

preserve us from him through Thy good guarding,

وَاكْفِنَا خَيْرَه

spare us his treachery,

وَ وَلِّنَا ظَهْرَه

turn his back toward us,

وَاقْطَعْ عَنَّا اِثْرَه

and cut off from us his trace!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ اَمْتِعْنَا مِنَ الْهُدٰى بِمِثْلِ ضَلَالَتِهٖ

give us to enjoy guidance the like of his misguidance,

وَ زَوِّدْنَا مِنَ التَّقْوٰى ضِدَّ غَوَايَتِهٖ

increase us in piety against his seduction,

وَاسْلُكْ بِنَا مِنَ التُّقٰى خِلَافَ سَبِيْلِهٖ مِنَ الرَّدٰى

and make us walk in reverential fear contrary to his path of ruin!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

لَا تَجْعَلْ لَه فِىْ قُلُوْبِنَا مَدْخَلًا

assign him no place of entrance into our hearts

وَ لَا تُوْطِنَنَّ لَه فِيْمَا لَدَيْنَا مَنْزِلًا

and do not allow him to make his home in that which is with us!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ مَا سَوَّلَ لَنَا مِنْ بَاطِلٍ فَعَرِّفْنَاهُ وَ اِذَا عَرَّفْتَنَاهُ فَقِنَاهُ

O Allah, cause us to recognize the falsehood with which he tempts us, and once Thou hast caused us to recognize it, protect us from it!

وَ بَصِّرْنَا مَا نُكَائِيْدُه بِهٖ

Make us see what will allow us to outwit him,

وَ اَلْهِمْنَا مَا نُعِدُّه لَه

inspire us with all that we can make ready for him,

وَ اَيْقِظْنَا عَنْ سِنَةِ الْغَفْلَةِ بِالرُّكُوْنِ اِلَيْهِ

awaken us from the heedless slumber of relying upon him,

وَ اَحْسِنْ بِتَوْفِيْقِكَ عَوْنَنَا عَلَيْهِ

and help us well, through Thy giving success, against him!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ اَشْرِبْ قُلُوْبَنَا اِنْكَارَ عَـمَلِهٖ

O Allah, saturate our hearts with the rejection of his works

وَالْطُفْ لَنَا فِىْ نَقْضِ حِيَلِهٖ

and be gentle to us by destroying his stratagems!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ حَوِّلْ سُلْطَانَه عَنَّا

turn his authority away from us,

وَاقْطَعْ رَجَائَه مِنَّا

cut off his hope from us,

وَادْرَاهُ عَنِ الْوُلُوْعِ بِنَا

and keep him from craving for us!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَاجْعَلْ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

اٰبَآئَنَا وَ اُمَّهَاتِنَا وَ اَوْلَادَنَا

and place our fathers, our mothers, our children,

وَ اَهَالِيَنَا وَ ذَوِىْ اَرْحَامِنَا وَ قَرَابَاتِنَا

our wives, our siblings, our relatives,

وَ جِيْرَانَنَا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ مِنْهُ فِىْ

and the faithful among our neighbours, male and female,

حِرْزٍ حَارِزٍ

in a sanctuary impregnable to him,

وَ حِصْنٍ حَافِظٍ

a guarding fortress,

وَ كَهْفٍ مَانِعٍ

a defending cave!

وَ اَلْبِسْهُمْ مِنْهُ جُنَنًا وَاقِيَةً

Clothe them in shields protective against him

وَ اَعْطِهِمْ عَلَيْهِ اَسْلِحَةً مَاضِيَةً

and give them arms that will cut him down!

اَللّٰهُمْ وَاعْمُمْ بِذٰلِكَ مَنْ

O Allah, include in that everyone who

شَهِدَ لَكَ بِالرُّبُوْبِيَّةِ

witnesses to Thee as Lord,

وَ اَخْلَصَ لَكَ بِالْوَحْدَانِيَّةِ

devotes himself sincerely to Thy Unity,

وَ عَادَاهُ لَكَ بِحَقِيْقَةِ الْعُبُوْدِيَّةِ

shows enmity toward him through the reality of servanthood,

وَاسْتَظْهَرَ بِكَ عَلَيْهِ فِىْ مَعْرِفَةِ الْعُلُوْمِ الرَّبَّانِبَّةِ

and seeks help from Thee against him through knowledge of the divine sciences!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

احْلُلْ مَا عَقَدَ

undo what he ties,

وَافْتُقْ مَا رَتَقَ

unstitch what he sews up,

وَافْسَخْ مَا دَبَّرَ

dislocate what he devises,

وَ ثَبِّطْهُ اِذَا عَزَمَ

frustrate him when he makes up his mind,

وَانْقُضْ مَا اَبْرَمَ

and destroy what he establishes!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

وَاهْزِمْ جُنْدَه

rout his troops,

وَ اَبْطِلْ كَيْدَه

nullify his trickery,

وَاهْدِمْ كَهْفَه

make his cave collapse,

وَ اَرْغِمْ اَنْفَه

and rub his nose in the ground!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اجْعَلْنَا فِىْ نَظْمِ اَعْدَآئِهٖ

place us in the ranks of his enemies

وَاعْزِلْنَا عَنْ عَدَادِ اَوْلِيَآئِهٖ

and remove us from the number of his friends,

لَا نُطِيْعُ لَه اِذَ اسْتَهْوَانَا

that we obey him not when he entices us

وَ لَا نَسْتَجِيْبُ لَه اِذَا دَعَانَا

and answer him not when he calls to us!

نَامُرُ بِمُنَاوَاتِهٖ مَنْ اَطَاعَ اَمْرَنَا

We command everyone who obeys our command to be his enemy

وَ نَعِظُ عَنْ مُتَابَعَتِهٖ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ زَجَرْنَا

and we admonish everyone who follows our prohibition not to follow him!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّيْنَ وَ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ وَ عَلٰى اَهْلِ بَيْتِهٖ الطَّيِّبِيْنَ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ

O Allah, bless Muhammad, the Seal of the prophets and lord of the emissaries, and the folk of his house, the good, the pure!

وَ اَعِذْنَا وَ اَهَالِيَنَا وَ اِخْوَانَنَا وَ جَمِيْعَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ مِمَّا اسْتَعَذْنَا مِنْهُ

Give refuge to us, our families, our brothers, and all the faithful, male and female, from that from which we seek refuge,

وَ اَجِرْنَا مِمَّا اسْتَجَرْنَا بِكَ مِنْ خَوْفِهٖ

and grant us sanctuary from that through fear of which we seek sanctuary in Thee!

وَ اسْمَعْ لَنَا مَا دَعَوْنَا بِهٖ

Hear our supplication to Thee,

وَ اَعْطِنَا مَا اَخْفَلْنَاهُ

bestow upon us that of which we have been heedless,

وَاحْفَظْ لَنَا مَا نَسِيْنَاهُ

and safeguard for us what we have forgotten!

وَ صَيِّرْنَا بِذٰلِكَ فِىْ دَرَجَاتِ الصَّالِحِيْنَ وَ مَرَاتِبِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

Through all this bring us into the ranks of the righteous and the degrees of the faithful!

اٰمِيْنَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ.

Amen, Lord of the worlds!


 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ إِذَا دُفِعَ عَنْهُ مَا يَحْذَرُ أَوْ عُجِّلَ لَهُ مَطْلَبُهٗ

18. His Supplication when Perils were Repelled or Requests quickly granted

اَللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ

O Allah, to Thee belongs praise

عَلٰى حُسْنِ قَضَآئِكَ

for Thy excellent accomplishment

وَ بِمَا صَرَفْتَ عَنِّىْ مِنْ بَلَائِكَ

and for Thy trial which Thou hast turned away from me!

فَلَا تَجْعَلْ حَظِّىْ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ مَا عَجَّلْتَ لِىْ مِنْ عَافِيَتِكَ فَاَكُوْنَ قَدْ

But make not my share of Thy mercy the well-being which Thou hast quickly granted to me,

شَقَيْتُ بِمَا اَحْبَبْتُ

lest I become wretched through what I have loved

وَ سَعِدَ غَيْرِىْ بِمَا كَرِهْتُ

and someone else gain felicity through what I have disliked![164]

وَ اِنْ يَكُنْ مَا ظَلِلْتُ فِيْهِ اَوْ بِتُّ فِيْهِ مِنْ هٰذِهِ الْعَافِيَةِ

If this well-being in which I pass the day or night should precede

بَيْنَ يَدَىْ بَلَاءٍ لَا يَنْقَطِعُ

a trial that does not cease

وَ وِزْرٍ لَا يَرْتَفِعُ فَقَدِّمْ لِىْ مَا اَخَّرْتَ

and a burden that does not pass away, then set before me what Thou hadst set behind

وَ اَخِّرْ عَنِّىْ مَا قَدَّمْتَ

and set behind me what Thou hadst set before!

فَغَيْرُ كَثِيْرٍ مَا عَاقِبَتُهُ الْفَنَآءُ

For that which ends in annihilation is not great

وَ غَيْرُ قَلِيْلٍ مَا عَاقِبَتُهُ الْبَقَآءُ

and that which ends in subsistence is not little.

وَ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ.

And bless Muhammad and his Household!


 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ عِنْدَ الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ بَعْدَ الْجَدْبِ

19. His Supplication in Asking for Water during a Drought

اَللّٰهُمَّ اسْقِنَا الْغَيْثَ

O Allah, water us with rain,

وَانْشُرْ عَلَيْنَا رَحْمَتَكَ بِغَيْثِكَ الْمُغْذِقِ مِنَ السَّحَابِ الْمُنْسَاقِ لِنَبَاتِ اَرْضِكَ الْمُوْنِقِ فِىْ جَمِيْعِ الْاٰفَاقِ

unfold upon us Thy mercy through Thy copious rain from the driven clouds, so that Thy goodly earth may grow on all horizons!

وَامْنُنْ عَلٰى عِبَادِكَ بِاِيْنَاعِ الثَّمَرَةِ

Show kindness to Thy servants through the ripening of the fruit,

وَ اَحْىِ بِلَادَكَ بِبُلُوْغِ الزَّهَرَةِ

revive Thy land through the blossoming of the flowers,

وَ اَشْهِدْ مَلَآئِكَتِكَ الْكِرَامَ السَّفَرَةِ بِسَقْىٍ مِنْكَ نَافِعٍ

and let Thy angels - the noble scribes - be witness to a beneficial watering from Thee,

دَآئِمٍ غُزْرُه

lasting in its abundance,

وَاسِعٍ دِرَرُه

plenty in its flow,

وَابِلٍ سَرِيْعٍ عَاجِلٍ

heavy, quick, soon,

تُحْيِىْ بِهٖ مَا قَدْ مَاتَ وَ تَرُدُّ بِهٖ مَا قَدْ فَاتَ

through which Thou revivest what has vanished,

وَ تُخْرِجُ بِهٖ مَا هُوَ اٰتٍ

bringest forth what is coming,

وَ تُوَسِّعُ بِهٖ فِىْ الْاَقْوَاتِ

and providest plentiful foods,

سَحَابًا مُتَرَاكِمًا هَنِيْئًا مَرِيْئًا

through heaped up, wholesome, productive clouds,

طَبَقَا مُجَلْجَلًا

in reverberating layers,

غَيْرَ مُلِثٍّ وَدْقُه

the rain�s downpour not without cease,

وَ لَا خُلَّبٍ بَرْقُه

the lightning�s flashes not without fruit!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اسْقِنَا غَيْثًا

O Allah, give us water through rain,

مُغِيْثًا مَرِيْعًا مُمْرِعًا

helping, productive, fertilizing,

عَرِيْضًا وَاسِعًا غَزِيْرًا

widespread, plentiful, abundant,

تَرُدُّ بِهِ النَّهِيْضَ

bringing back the risen,

وَ تَجْبُرُ بِهِ الْمَهِيْضَ

restoring the broken!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اسْقِنَا سَقْيَا

O Allah, give us water with a watering through which Thou wilt

تَسِيْلُ مِنْهُ الظِّرَابِ

make the stone hills pour,

وَ تَمْلَاُ مِنْهُ الْجِبَابَ

fill the cisterns,

وَ تُفَجِّرُ بِهِ الْاَنْهَارَ

flood the rivers,

وَ تُنْۢبِتُ بِهِ الْاَشْجَارَ

make the trees grow,

وَ تُرْخِصُ بِهِ الْاَسْعَارَ فِىْ جَمِيْعِ الْاِمْصَارِ

bring down prices in all the lands,

وَ تَنْعَشُ بِهِ الْبَهَآئِمَ وَ الْخَلْقَ

invigorate the beasts and the creatures,

وَ تُكْمِلُ لَنَا بِهٖ طَيِّبَاتِ الرِّزْقِ

perfect for us the agreeable things of provision,

وَ تُنْبِتُ لَنَا بِهِ الزَّرْعَ

make grow for us the fields,

وَ تُدِرُّ بِهِ الضَّرْعَ

let flow for us the teats,

وَ تُزِيْدُنَا بِهٖ قُوَّةً اِلٰى قُوَّتِنَا

and add for us strength to our strength!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

لَا تَجْعَلْ ظِلَّه عَلَيْنَا سُمُوْمًا

make not the cloud�s shadow over us a burning wind,

وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ بَرْدَه عَلَيْنَا حُسُوْمًا

allow not its coldness to be cutting,

وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ صَوْبَه عَلَيْنَا رُجُوْمًا

let not its pouring down upon us be a stoning,

وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ مَائَه عَلَيْنَا اُجَاجًا.

and make not its waters for us bitter!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَارْزُقْنَا مِنْ بَرَكَاتِ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ

and provide us with the blessings of the heavens and the earth!

اِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ.

Thou art powerful over everything![165]


 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِي مَكَارِمِ الْأَخْلَاقِ وَ مَرْضِيِّ الْأَفْعَالِ

20. His Supplication on Noble Moral Traits and Acts Pleasing to Allah

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ آلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ بَلِّغْ بِاِيْمَانِىْ اَكْمَلَ الْاِيْمَانِ

cause my faith to reach the most perfect faith,

وَاجْعَلْ يَقِيْنِىْ اَفْضَلَ الْيَقِيْنِ

make my certainty the most excellent certainty,

وَانْتَهِ بِنِيَّتِيْ اِلٰى اَحْسَنِ النِّيَّاتِ وَ بِعَمَلِىْ اِلٰى اَحْسَنِ الْاَعْمَالِ

and take my intention to the best of intentions and my works to the best of works!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

وَفِّرْ بِلُطْفِكَ نِيَّتِىْ

complete my intention through Thy gentleness,

وَ صَحِّحْ بِمَا عِنْدَكَ يَقِيْنِىْ

rectify my certainty through what is with Thee,

وَاسْتَصْلِحْ بِقُدْرَتِكَ مَا فَسَدَ مِنِّىْ

and set right what is corrupt in me through Thy power!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ آلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَاكـْفِنِىْ مَا يَشْغَلُنِى الْاِهْتِمَامِ بِهٖ

spare me the concerns which distract me,

وَاسْتَعْمِلْنِىْ بِمَا تَسْئَلُنِىْ غَدًا عَنْهُ

employ me in that about which Thou wilt ask me tomorrow,

وَاسْتَفْرِغْ اَيَّامِىْ فِيْمَا خَلَقْتَنِىْ لَه

and let me pass my days in that for which Thou hast created me!

وَاغْنِنِىْ وَ اَوْسِعْ عَلَىَّ فِىْ رِزْقِكَ

Free me from need, expand Thy provision toward me,

وَ لَا تَفْتِنِىْ بِالنَّظْرِ

and tempt me not with ingratitude!

وَ اَعِزَّنِىْ وَ لَا تَبْتَلِيَنِّىْ بِالْكـِبْرِ

Exalt me and afflict me not with pride!

وَ عَبِّدْنِىْ لَكَ وَ لَا تُفْسِدْ عِبَادَتِىْ بِالْعُجْبِ

Make me worship Thee and corrupt not my worship with self-admiration!

وَ اَجْرِ لِلنَّاسِ عَلٰى يَدِىَ الْخَيْرَ وَ لَا تَمْحَقْهُ بِالْمَنِّ

Let good flow out from my hands upon the people and efface it not by my making them feel obliged![166]

وَ هَبْ لِىْ مَعَالِىَ الْاَخْلَاقِ

Give me the highest moral traits

وَاعْصِمْنِىْ مِنَ الْفَخْرِ

and preserve me from vainglory!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ لَا تَرْفَعَنِىْ فِى النَّاسِ دَرَجَةً اِلاَّ حَطَطْتَنِىْ عِنْدَ نَفْسِىْ مِثْلَهَا

raise me not a single degree before the people without lowering me its like in myself

وَ لَا تُحْدِثُ لِىْ عِزًّا ظَاهِرًا اِلاَّ اَحْدَثْتَ لِىْ ذِلَّةً بَاطِنَةً عِنْدَ نَفْسِىْ بِقَدَرِهَا

and bring about no outward exaltation for me without an inward abasement in myself to the same measure!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and Muhammad�s Household,

وَ مَتِّعْنِىْ بِهُدًى صَالِحٍ لَا اَسْتَبْدِلُ بِهٖ

give me to enjoy a sound guidance which I seek not to replace,

وَ طَرِيْقَةِ حَقٍّ لَا اَزِيْغُ عَنْهَا

a path of truth from which I swerve not,

وَ نِيَّةِ رُشْدٍ لَا اَشُكُّ فِيْهَا

and an intention of right conduct in which I have no doubts!

وَ عَمِّرْنِىْ مَا كَانَ عُمْرِىْ بِذْلَةً فِىْ طَاعَتِكَ

Let me live as long as my life is a free gift in obeying Thee,

فَاِذَ كَانَ عُمْرِىْ مَرْتَعًا لِلشَّيْطَانِ فَاقْبِضْنِىْ اِلَيْكَ قَبْلَ اَنْ يَّسْبِقَ مَقْتُكَ اِلَىَّ اَوْ يَسْتَحْكِمَ غَضَبُكَ عَلَىَّ

but if my life should become a pasture for Satan, seize me to Thyself before Thy hatred overtakes me or Thy wrath against be becomes firm!

اَللّٰهُمَّ لَا تَدَعْ

O Allah, deposit in me

خَصْلَةً تُعَابُ مِنِّىْ اِلاَّ اَصْلَحْتَهَا

no quality for which I will be faulted, unless Thou settest it right,

وَ لَا عَآئِبَةً اُوَنَّبُ بِهَا اِلاَّ حَسَّنْتَهَا

no flaw for which I will be blamed, unless Thou makest it beautiful,

وَ لَا اُكْرُوْمَةً فِىَّ نَاقِصَةً اِلاَّ اَتْمَمْتَهَا

no deficient noble trait, unless Thou completest it!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and Muhammad�s Household

وَ اَبْدِلْنِىْ

and replace for me

مِنْۢ بِغْضَةِ اَهْلِ الشَّنَانِ الْمَحَبَّةَ

the animosity of the people of hatred with love,

وَ مِنْ حَسَدِ اَهْلِ الْبَغْىِ الْمَوَدَّةَ

the envy of the people of insolence with affection,

وَ مِنْ ظِنَّةِ اَهْلِ الصَّلَاحِ الثِّقَةَ

the suspicion of the people of righteousness with trust,

وَ مِنْ عَدَاوَةِ الْاَدْنَيْنَ الْوَلَايَةَ

the enmity of those close with friendship,

وَ مِنْ عُقُوْقِ ذَوِىْ الْاَرْحَامِ الْمَبَرَّةَ

the disrespect of womb relatives with devotion,

وَ مِنْ خِذْلَانِ الْاَقْرَبِيْنَ النُّصْرَةَ

the abandonment of relatives with help,

وَ مِنْ حُبِّ الْمُدَارِيْنَ تَصْحِيْحَ المِقَةِ

the attachment of flatterers with love set right,

وَ مِنْ رَدِّ الْمُلَابِسِيْنَ كَرَمَ الْعِشْرَةِ

the rejection of fellows with generous friendliness,

وَ مِنْ مَرَارَةِ خَوْفِ الظَّالِمِيْنَ حَلَاوَةَ الْاَمَنَةِ

and the bitterness of the fear of wrongdoers with the sweetness of security!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَاجْعَلْ لِىْ

appoint for me

يَدًا عَلٰى مَنْ ظَلَمَنِىْ

a hand against him who wrongs me,

وَ لِسَانًا عَلٰى مَنْ خَاصَمَنِىْ

a tongue against him who disputes with me,

وَ ظَفَرًۢا بِمَنْ عَانَدَنِىْ

and a victory over him who stubbornly resists me!

وَهَبْ لِىْ

Give me

مَكْرًا عَلٰى مَنْ كـَايَدَنِىْ

guile against him who schemes against me,

وَ قُدْرَةً عَلٰى مَنِ اضْطَهَدَنِىْ

power over him who oppresses me,

وَ تَكْذِيْبًا لِمَنْ قَصَبَنِىْ

refutation of him who reviles me,

وَ سَلَامَةً مِّمَّنْ تَوَعَّدَنِىْ

and safety from him who threatens me!

وَ وَفِّقْنِىْ لِطَاعَةِ مَنْ سَدَّدَنِىْ

Grant me success to obey him who points me straight

وَ مُتَابَعَةِ مَنْ اَرْشَدَنِىْ

and follow him who guides me right!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ سَدِّدْنِىْ لِاَنْ

and point me straight to

اُعَارِضَ مَنْ غَشَّنِىْ بِالنُّصْحِ

resist him who is dishonest toward me with good counsel,

وَ اَجْزِىَ مَنْ هَجَرَنِىْ بِالْبِرِّ

repay him who separates from me with gentle devotion,

وَ اُثِيْبَ مَنْ حَرَمَنِىْ بِالْبَذْلِ

reward him who deprives me with free giving,

وَ اُكـَافِىَ مَنْ قَطَعَنِىْ بِالصِّلَةِ

recompense him who cuts me off with joining,

وَ اُخَالِفَ مَنِ اغْتَابَنِىْ اِلٰى حُسْنِ الذِّكْرِ

oppose him who slanders me with excellent mention,

وَ اَنْ اَشْكـُرَ الْحَسَنَةَ

give thanks for good,

وَ اُغْضِىَ عَنِ السَّيِّئَةِ

and shut my eyes to evil!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ حَلِّنِىْ بِحِلْيَةِ الصَّالِحِيْنَ

adorn me with the adornment of the righteous,

وَ اَلْبِسْنِىْ زِيْنَةَ الْمُتَّقِيْنَ فِىْ

and clothe me in the ornaments of the godfearing, through

بَسْطِ الْعَدْلِ

spreading justice,

وَ كـَظْمِ الْغَيْظِ

restraining rage,

وَ اِطْفَآءِ النَّائِرَةِ

quenching the flame of hate,

وَ ضِمَّ اَهْلِ الْفُرْقَةِ

bringing together the people of separation,

وَ اِصْلَاحِ ذَاتِ البَيْنِ

correcting discord,

وَ اِفْشَآءِ الْعَارِفَةِ

spreading about good behaviour,

وَ سَتْرِالْعَآئِبَةِ

covering faults,

وَ لِيْنِ الْعَرِيْكَةِ

mildness of temper,

وَ خَفْضِ الْجَنَاحِ

lowering the wing,[167]

وَ حُسْنِ السِّيْرَةِ

beauty of conduct,

وَ سُكـُوْنِ الرِّيْحِ

gravity of bearing,

وَ طِيْبِ الْمَخَالَقَةِ

agreeableness in comportment,

وَالسَّبْقِ اِلَى الْفَضِيْلَةِ

precedence in reaching excellence,

وَ اِيْثَارِ التَّفَضُّلِ

preferring bounteousness,

وَ تَرْكِ التَّعْيِيْرِ

refraining from condemnation,

وَالْاِفْضَالِ عَلٰى غَيْرِ المُسْتَحِقِّ

bestowing bounty on the undeserving,

وَالْقَوْلِ بِالْحَقِّ وَ اِنْ عَزَّ

speaking the truth, though it be painful,

وَاسْتِقْلَالِ الْخَيْرِ وَ اِنْ كَثُرَ مِنْ قَوْلِىْ وَ فِعْلِىْ

making little of the good in my words and deeds, though it be much,

وَاسْتِكْثَارِ الشَّرِّ وَ اِنْ قَلَّ مِنْ قَوْلِىْ وَ فِعْلِىْ

and making much of the evil in my words and deeds, though it be little!

وَ اَكْمِلْ ذٰلِكَ لِىْ

Perfect this for me through

بِدَوَامِ الطَّاعَةِ

lasting obedience,

وَ لُزُوْمِ الْجَمَاعَةِ

holding fast to the community,

وَ رَفْضِ اَهْلِ الْبِدَعِ وَ مُسْتَعْمِلِ الرَّاىِ الْمُخْتَرِعَ

and rejecting the people of innovation and those who act in accordance with original opinions!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ وَاجْعَلْ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household, appoint for me

اَوْسَعَ رِزْقِكَ عَلَىَّ اِذَا كـَبِرْتُ

Thy widest provision in my old age

وَ اَقْوٰى قُوَّتِكَ فِىَّ اِذَا نَصِبْتُ

and Thy strongest strength when I am exhausted,

وَلَا تَبْتَلِيَنِّىْ

try me not with

بِالْكَسَلِ عَنْ عِبَادَتِكَ

laziness in worship of Thee,

وَلَا الْعَمٰى عَنْ سَبِيْلِكَ

blindness toward Thy path,

وَلَا بِالتَّعَرُّضِ لِخِلَافِ مَحَبَّتِكَ

undertaking what opposes love for Thee,

وَ لَا مُجَامَعَةِ مَنْ تَفَرَّقَ عَنْكَ

joining with him who has separated himself from Thee,

وَ لَا مُفَارَقَةِ مَنِ اجْتَمَعَ اِلَيْكَ

and separating from him who has joined himself to Thee!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِىْ

O Allah, make me

اَصُوْلُ بِكَ عِنْدَ الضَّرُوْرَةِ

leap to Thee in times of distress,

وَ اَسْئَلُكَ عِنْدَ الْحَاجَةِ

ask from Thee in needs,

وَ اَتَضَرَّعُ اِلَيْكَ عِنْدَ الْمَسْكَنَةِ

and plead to Thee in misery!

وَ لَا تَفْتِنِّىْ

Tempt me not

بِالْاِسْتِعَانَةِ بِغَيْرِكَ اِذَ اضْطُرِرْتُ

to seek help from other than Thee when I am distressed,

وَ لَا بِالْخُضُوْعِ لِسُوَالِ غَيْرِكَ اِذَا افْتَقَرْتُ

to humble myself in asking from someone else when I am poor,

وَ لَا بِالتَّضَرُّعِ اِلٰى مَنْ دُوْنَكَ اِذَا رَهِبْتُ

or to plead with someone less than Thee when I fear,

فَاسْتَحِقَّ بِذٰلِكَ خِذْلَانَكَ وَ مَنْعَكَ وَ اِعْرَاضَكَ

for then I would deserve Thy abandonment, Thy withholding, and Thy turning away,

يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْ مَا يُلْقِى الشَّيْطَانُ فِىْ رُوْعِىْ مِنَ التَّمَنِّىْ وَالتَّظَنِّىْ وَالْحَسَدِ

O Allah, make the wishing, the doubt, and the envy which Satan throws into my heart

ذِكْرًا لِعَظَمَتِكَ

a remembrance of Thy mightiness,

وَ تَفَكُّرًا فِىْ قُدْرَتِكَ

a reflection upon Thy power,

وَ تَدْبِيْرًا عَلٰى عَدُوِّكَ

and a devising against Thy enemy!

وَ مَا اَجْرٰى عَلٰى لِسَانِىْ مِنْ لَفْظَةِ

Make everything he causes to pass over my tongue,

فُحْشَ اَوْ هُجْرٍ اَوْ شَتْمِ عِرْضٍ

- the indecent or ugly words, the maligning of good repute,

اَوْ شَهَادَةِ بَاطِلٍ

the false witness,

اَوِ اغْتِيَابِ مُؤْمِنٍ غَآئِبٍ

the speaking ill of an absent man of faith

اَوْ سَبِّ حَاضِرٍ

or the reviling of one present,

وَ مَا اَشْبَهَ ذٰلِكَ

and all things similar - a speech in praise of Thee,

نُطْقًا بِالْحَمْدِ لَكَ

a pursual of eulogizing Thee,

وَ اِغْرَاقًا فِىْ الثَّنَآءِ عَلَيْكَ

an excursion in magnifying Thee,

وَ ذَهَابًا فِىْ تَمْجِيْدِكَ

a thanksgiving for Thy favour,

وَ شُكْرًا لِنِعْمَتِكَ

an acknowledgement of Thy beneficence,

وَ اِعْتِرَافًا بِاِحْسَانِكَ

and an enumeration of Thy kindnesses!

وَ اِحْصَاءً لِمِنَنِكَ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

let me not be wronged while Thou canst repel from me,

وَ لَا اُظْلَمَنَّ وَ اَنْتَ مُطِيْقٌ لِلدَّفْعِ عَنِّىْ

let me not do wrong while Thou art powerful over holding me back,

وَ لَا اَظْلِمَنَّ وَ اَنْتَ الْقَادِرُ عَلَى الْقَبْضِ مِنِّىْ

let me not be misguided while Thou art able to guide me,

وَ لَا اَضِلَّنَّ وَ قَدْ اَمْكَنَتْكَ هِدَايَتِىْ

let me not be poor while with Thee is my plenty,

وَ لَا اَفْتَقِرَنَّ وَ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ وُسْعِىْ وَ لَا اَطْغَيَنَّ وَ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ وُجْدِىْ

let me not be insolent while from Thee comes my wealth!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اِلٰى مَغْفِرَتِكَ وَفَدْتُ

I come to Thy forgiveness,

وَ اِلٰى عَفْوِكَ قَصَدْتُ

I go straight to Thy pardon,

وَ اِلٰى تَجَاوُزِكَ اشْتَقْتُ

I yearn for Thy forbearance,

وَ بِفَضْلِكَ وَثِقْتُ

and I trust in Thy bounty,

وَ لَيْسَ عِنْدِىْ مَا يُوْجِبُ لِىْ مَغْفِرَتَكَ

but there is nothing with me to make me warrant Thy forgiveness,

وَ لَا فِىْ عَمَلِىْ مَا اَسْتَحِقُّ بِهٖ عَفْوَكَ

nothing in my works to make me merit Thy pardon,

وَ مَا لِىْ بَعْدَ اَنْ حَكَمْتُ عَلٰى نَفْسِىْ اِلاَّ فَضْلُكَ

and nothing on my behalf after I judge my soul but Thy bounty,

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

so bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ تَفَضَّلْ عَلَىَّ

and bestow Thy bounty upon me!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

وَ اَنْطِقْنِىْ بِالْهُدٰى

make my speech be guidance,

وَ اَلْهِمْنِى التَّقْوٰى

inspire me with reverential fear,

وَ وَفِّقْنِىْ لِلَّتِىْ هِىَ اَزْكـٰى

give me success in that which is most pure,

وَاسْتَعْمِلْنِىْ بِمَا هُوَ اَرْضٰى

and employ me in what is most pleasing to Thee!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اَسْلُكْ بِىَ الطَّرِيْقَةَ الْمُثْلٰى

O Allah, let me tread the most exemplary path

وَاجْعَلْنِىْ عَلٰى مِلَّتِكَ اَمُوْتُ وَ اَحْيٰى

and make me live and die in Thy creed!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ مَتِّعْنِىْ بِالْاِقْتِصَادِ

give me to enjoy moderation,

وَاجْعَلْنِىْ

make me into one of

مِنْ اَهْلِ السَّدَادِ

the people of right behaviour,

وَ مِنْ اَدِلَّةِ الرَّشَادِ

the proofs of right conduct,

وَ مِنْ صَالِحِىْ الْعِبَادِ

and the servants of righteousness,

وَارْزُقْنِىْ فَوْزَ الْمَعَادِ

and provide me with triumph at the place of Return[168]

وَ سَلَامَةَ الْمِرْصَادِ

and safety from the Ambush![169]

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

خُذْ لِنَفْسِكَ مِنْ نَفْسِىْ مَا يُخَلِّصُهَا

take to Thyself from my soul what will purify it

وَ اَبْقِ لِنَفْسِىْ مِنْ نَفْسِىْ مَا يُصْلِحُهَا

and leave for my soul that of my soul that will set it right,

فَاِنَّ نَفْسِىْ هَالِكَةٌ اَوْ تَعْصِمَهَا

for my soul will perish unless Thou preservest it!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اَنْتَ عُدَّتِىْ اِنْ حَزِنْتَ

Thou art my stores when I sorrow,

وَ اَنْتَ مُنْتَجَعِىْ اِنْ حُرِمْتُ

Thou art my recourse when I am deprived,

وَ بِكَ اسْتِغَاثَتِىْ اِنْ كَرِثْتُ

from Thee I seek aid when troubled

وَ عِنْدَكَ

and with Thee is

مِمَّا فَاتَ خَلَفٌ

a substitute for everything gone by,

وَ لِمَ فَسَدَ صَلَاحٌ

a correction for everything corrupted,

وَ فِيْمَا اَنْكَرْتَ تَغْيِيْرٌ

and a change from everything Thou disapprovest.

فَامْنُنْ عَلَىَّ

So show kindness to me with

قَبْلَ الْبَلَآءِ بِالعَافِيَةِ

well-being before affliction,

وَ قَبْلَ الطَّلَبِ بِالْجِدَةِ

wealth before asking,

وَ قَبْلَ الضَّلَالِ بِالرَّشَادِ

right conduct before misguidance;

وَاكْفِنِىْ مَؤُنَةَ مَعَرَّةِ الْعِبَادِ

suffice me against the burden of shame toward the servants,

وَ هَبْ لِىْ اَمْنَ يَوْمِ الْمَعَادِ

give me security on the Day of Return,

وَامْنِحْنى حُسْنُ الْاِرْشَادِ

and grant me excellent right guidance!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَادْرَأْ عَنِّىْ بِلُطْفِكَ

repel from me through Thy gentleness,

وَاغْذُنِىْ بِنِعْمَتِكَ

feed me through Thy favour,

وَ اَصْلِحْنِىْ بِكَرَمِكَ

set me right through Thy generosity,

وَ دَاوِنِىْ بِصُنْعِكَ

heal me through Thy benefaction,

وَ اَظِلَّنِىْ فِىْ ذَرَاكَ

shade me in Thy shelter,

وَ جَلِّلْنِىْ رِضَاكَ

wrap me in Thy good pleasure,

وَ وَفِّقْنِىْ

and give me success to reach

اِذَا اشْتَكَلَتْ عَلَىَّ الْاُمُوْرِ لِاَهْدَاهَا

the most guided of affairs when affairs confuse me,

وَ اِذَا تَشَابَهَتِ الْاَعْمَالُ لِاَزْكـَاهَا

the purest of works when works seem similar,

وَ اِذَا تَنَاقَضَتِ الْمِلَلُ لِاَرْضَاهَا

and the most pleasing to Thee of creeds when creeds conflict!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ تَوِّجْنِىْ بِالْكِفَايَةِ

crown me with sufficiency,

وَ سُمْنِىْ حُسْنَ الْوِلَايَةِ

place in me excellent guardianship,[170]

وَ هَبْ لِىْ صِدْقَ الْهِدَايَةِ

give me to guide correctly,

وَ لَا تَفْتِنِّىْ بِالسَّعَةِ

tempt me not with plenty,

وَامْنِحْنِىْ حُسْنَ الدَّعَةِ

grant me excellent ease,

وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ عَيْشِىْ كـَدًّا كـَدًّا

make not my life toil and trouble,

وَ لَا تَرُدَّ دُعَائِىْ عَلَىَّ رَدًّا

and refuse not my supplication in rejection,

فَاِنِّىْ لَا اَجْعَلُ لَكَ ضِدًّا

for I make none rival to Thee

وَ لَا اَدْعُوْا مَعَكَ نِدًّا

and I supplicate none with Thee as equal!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَامْنَعْنِىْ مِنَ السَّرَفِ

hold me back from prodigality,

وَ حَصِّنْ رِزْقِىْ مِنَ التَّلَفِ

fortify my provision against ruin,

وَ وَفِّرْ مَلَكَتِىْ بِالْبَرَكَةِ فِيْهِ

increase my possessions through blessing them,

وَ اَصِبْ بِىْ سَبِيْلَ الْهِدَايَةِ لِلْبِرِّ فِيْمَا اُنْفِقُ مِنْهُ

and set me upon the path of guidance through piety in what I spend!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَاكـْفِنِىْ مَؤُنَةَ الْاِكـْتِسَابِ

spare me the burden of earning,

وَارْزُقْنِىْ مِنْ غَيْرِ اِحْتِسَابٍ

and provide for me without reckoning,

فَلَا اَشْتَغِلَ عِنْ عِبَادَتِكَ بِالطَّلَبِ

lest I be distracted from Thy worship through seeking

وَ لَا اَحْتَمِلَ اِصْرَ تَبِعَاتِ الْمَكـْسَبِ

and carry the load of earning�s ill results!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

فَاَطْلِبْنِىْ بِقُدْرتِكَ مَا اَطْلُبُ

bestow upon me what I seek through Thy power

وَ اَجِرْنِىْ بِعِزَّتِكَ مِمَّا اَرْهَبُ

and grant me sanctuary from what I fear through Thy might!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَصُنْ وَجْهِىْ بِالْيَسَارِ

save my face through ease,

وَ لَا تَبْتَذِلْ جَاهِىْ بِالْاِقْتَارِ

and demean not my dignity through neediness,

فَاَسْتَرْزِقَ اَهْلَ رِزْقِكَ

lest I seek provision from those whom Thou hast provided

وَ اَسْتَعْطِىَ شِرَارَ خَلْقِكَ

and asks for bestowal from the worst of Thy creatures!

فَاَفْتَتِنَ بِحَمْدِ مَنْ اَعْطَانِىْ

Then I would be tried by praising him who gave to me

وَ اَبْتَلٰى بِذَمِّ مَنْ مَنَعَنِىْ

and afflicted with blaming him who held back from me,

وَ اَنْتَ مِنْ دُوْنِهِمْ وَلِىُّ الْاِعْطَآءِ وَالْمَنْعِ

while Thou - not they - art patron of giving and holding back.

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَارْزُقْنِىْ صِحَّةً فِىْ عِبَادَةٍ

and provide me with soundness in worship,

وَ فَرَاغًا فِىْ زَهَادَةٍ

detachment in renunciation,

وَ عِلْمًا فِىْ اسْتِعْمَالٍ

knowledge put into action,

وَ وَرَعًا فِىْ اِجْمَالٍ

and abstinence in measure!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اخْتِمْ بِعَفْوِكَ اَجَلِىْ

O Allah, seal my term with Thy pardon,

وَ حَقِّقْ فِىْ رَجَاءِ رَحْمَتِكَ اَمَلِىْ

verify my expectation in hoping for Thy mercy,

وَ سَهِّلْ اِلٰى بُلُوْغِ رِضَاكَ سُبُلِىْ

smooth my paths to reach Thy good pleasure,

وَ حَسِّنْ فِىْ جَمِيْعِ اَحْوَالِىْ عَمَلِىْ

and make my works good in all my states!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ نَبِّهْنِىْ لِذِكْرِكَ فِىْ اَوْقَاتِ الْغَفْلَةِ

incite me to remember Thee in times of heedlessness,

وَاسْتَعْمِلْنِىْ بِطَاعَتِكَ فِىْ اَيَّامِ الْمُهْلَةِ

employ me in Thy obedience in days of disregard,

وَانْهَجْ لِىْ اِلٰى مَحَبَّتِكَ سَبِيْلًا سَهْلَةً

open a smooth road for me to Thy love,

اَكْمِلْ لِىْ بِهَا خَيْرَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْاٰخِرَةِ

and complete for me thereby the good of this world and the next!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, and bless Muhammad and his Household

كَاَفْضَلِ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلٰى اَحَدٍ مِّنْ خَلْقِكَ قَبْلَه وَ اَنْتَ مُصَلٍّ عَلٰى اَحَدٍ بَعْدَه

the best Thou hast blessed any of Thy creatures before him and wilt bless any of them after him,

وَ اٰتِنَا فِى الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَ فِى الْاٰخِرَةٍ حَسَنَةً

and give to us in this World good, and in the next world good,

وَّ قِنِىْ بِرَحْمَتِكَ عَذَابَ النَّارِ

and protect me through Thy mercy from the chastisement of the Fire![171]


 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ إِذَا حَزَنَهُ أَمْرٌ وَ أَهَمَّتْهُ الْخَطَايَا

21. His Supplication when Something Made him Sorrow and Offenses Made him Worry

اَللّٰهُمَّ يَا كَافِىَ الْفَرْدِ الضَّعِيْفِ

O Allah, O Sufficer of the isolated and weak

وَ وَاقِىَ الْاَمْرِ الْمَخُوْفِ

and Protector against terrifying affairs!

اَفْرَدَتْنِى الْخَطَايَا فَلَا صَاحِبَ مَعِىْ

Offenses have isolated me, so there is none to be my companion.

وَ ضَعُفْتُ عَنْ غَضَبِكَ فَلَا مُؤَيِّدَ لِىْ

I am too weak for Thy wrath and there is none to strengthen me.

وَ اَشْرَفْتُ عَلٰى خَوْفِ لِقَآئِكَ فَلَا مُسَكِّنَ لِرَوْعَتِىْ

I have approached the terror of meeting Thee and there is none to still my fear.

وَ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُنِىْ مِنْكَ وَ اَنْتَ اَخَفْتَنِىْ

Who can make me secure from Thee when Thou hast filled me with terror?

وَ مَنْ يُسَاعِدُنِىْ وَ اَنْتَ اَفْرَدْتَنِىْ

Who can come to my aid when Thou hast isolated me?

وَ مَنْ يُّقَوِّيْنِىْ وَ اَنْتَ اَضْعَفْتَنِىْ

Who can strengthen me when Thou hast weakened me?

لَا يُجِيْرُ يَا اِلٰهِىْ اِلاَّ رَبٌّ عَلٰى مَرْبُوْبٍ

None can grant sanctuary to a vassal, my Allah, but a lord,

وَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ اِلاَّ غَالِبٌ عَلٰى مَغْلُوْبٍ

none can give security to one dominated but a dominator,

وَ لَا يُعِيْنُ اِلاَّ طَالِبٌ عَلٰى مَطْلُوْبٍ

none can aid him from whom demands are made but a demander.

وَ بِيَدِكَ يَا اِلٰهِىْ جَمِيْعُ ذٰلِكَ السَّبَبِ

In Thy hand, my Allah, is the thread of all that,

وَ اِلَيْكَ الْمَفَرُّ وَ الْمَهْرَبُ

in Thee the place of escape and flight,

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

so bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ اَجِرْ هَرَبِىْ

give sanctuary to me in my flight,

وَ اَنْجِحْ مَطْلَبِىْ

and grant my request!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّكَ اِنْ

O Allah, if Thou shouldst

صَرَفْتَ عَنِّىْ وَجْهَكَ الْكـَرِيْمَ

turn Thy generous face away from me,

اَوْ مَنَعْتَنِىْ فَضْلَكَ الْجَسِيْمَ

withhold from me Thy immense bounty,

اَوْ حَظَرْتَ عَلَىَّ رِزْقَكَ

forbid me Thy provision,

اَوْ قَطَعْتَ عَنِّىْ سَبَبَكَ

or cut off from me Thy thread, I will

لَمْ اَجِدِ السَّبِيْلَ اِلٰى شَىْءٍ مِنْ اَمَلِىْ غَيْرَكَ

find no way to anything of my hope other than Thee

وَ لَمْ اَقْدِرْ عَلٰى مَا عِنْدَكَ بِمَعُوْنَةِ سِوَاكَ

nor be given power over what is with Thee through another�s aid,

فَاِنِّىْ عَبْدُكَ وَ فِىْ قَبْضَتِكَ

for I am Thy servant and in Thy grasp;

نَاصِيَتِىْ بِيَدِكَ

my forelock is in Thy hand.[172]

لَا اَمْرَ لِىْ مَعَ اَمْرِكَ

I have no command along with Thy command.

مَاضٍ فِىَّ حُكْمُكَ

�Accomplished is Thy judgement of me,

عَدْلٌ فِىَّ قَضَآؤُكَ

just Thy decree for me!�[173]

وَ لَا قُوَّةَ لِىْ عَلَى الْخُرُوْجِ مِنْ سُلْطَانِكَ

I have not the strength to emerge from Thy authority

وَ لَا اَسْتَطِيْعُ مُجَاوَزَةَ قُدْرَتِكَ

nor am I able to step outside Thy power.

وَ لَا اَسْتَمِيْلُ هَوَاكَ

I cannot win Thy inclination,

وَ لَا اَبْلُغُ رِضَاكَ

arrive at Thy good pleasure,

وَ لَا اَنَالُ مَا عِنْدَكَ اِلاَّ بِطَاعَتِكَ وَ بِفَضْلِ رَحْمَتِكَ

or attain what is with Thee except through obeying Thee and through the bounty of Thy mercy.

اِلٰهِىْ اَصْبَحْتُ وَ اَمْسَيْتُ عَبْدًا دَاخِرًا لَكَ

O Allah, I rise in the morning and enter into evening as Thy lowly slave.

لَآ اَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِىْ نَفْعًا وَّ لَا ضَرًّا اِلاَّ بِكَ

I own no profit and loss for myself except through Thee.

اَشْهَدُ بِذٰلِكَ عَلٰى نَفْسِىْ

I witness to that over myself

وَ اَعْتَرِفُ بِضَعْفِ قُوَّتِىْ وَ قِلَّةِ حِيْلَتِىْ

and I confess to the frailty of my strength and the paucity of my stratagems.

فَاَنْجِزْ لِىْ مَا وَعَدْتَّنِىْ

So accomplish what Thou hast promised me

وَ تَمِّمْ لِىْ مَا اٰتَيْتَنِىْ

and complete for me what Thou hast given me,

فَاِنِّىْ عَبْدُكَ

for I am Thy slave,

الْمِسْكِيْنُ الْمُسْتَكِيْنُ

miserable, abased,

الضَّعِيْفُ الضَّرِيْرُ

frail, distressed,

الْحَقِيْرُ الْمَهِيْنُ الْفَقِيْرُ

vile, despised, poor,

الْخَآئِفُ الْمُسْتَجِيْرُ

fearful, and seeking sanctuary!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ لَا تَجْعَلْنِىْ

and let me not

نَاسِيًا لِّذِكْرِكَ فِيْمَا اَوْلَيْتَنِىْ

forget to remember Thee in what Thou hast done for me,

وَ لَا غَافِلًا لِاِحْسَانِكَ فِيْمَا اَبْلَيْتَنِىْ

be heedless of Thy beneficence in Thy trying me,

وَ لَا اٰيِسًا مِنْ اِجَابَتِكَ لِىْ وَ اِنْ اَبْطَاْتَ عَنِّىْ فِىْ

or despair of Thy response to me, though it keep me waiting, whether I be in

سَرَّآءَ كُنْتُ اَوْ ضَرَّآءَ

prosperity or adversity,

اَوْ شِدَّةٍ اَوْ رَخَآءٍ

hardship or ease,

اَوْ عَافِيَةٍ اَوْ بَلَآءٍ

well-being or affliction,

اَوْ بُؤْسٍ اَوْ نَعْمَآءَ

misery or comfort,

اَوْ جِدَةٍ اَوْ لَأْوَآءَ

wealth or distress,

اَوْ فَقْرٍ اَوْ غِنًى

poverty or riches!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّاٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَاجْعَلْ ثَنَائِىْ عَلَيْكَ وَ مَدْحِىْ اِيَّاكَ وَ حَمْدِىْ لَكَ فِىْ كُلِّ حَالَاتِىْ حَتّٰى

make me laud Thee, extol Thee, and praise Thee in all my states so that I

لَا اَفْرَحَ بِمَا اٰتَيْتَنِىْ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا

rejoice not over what Thou givest me of this world

وَ لَا اَحْزَنَ عَلٰى مَا مَنَعْتَنِىْ فِيْهَا

nor sorrow over that of it which Thou withholdest from me!

وَ اَشْعِرْ قَلْبِىْ تَقْوَاكَ

Impart reverential fear of Thee to my heart,

وَاسْتَعْمِلْ بَدَنِىْ فِيْمَا تَغْبَلُه مِنِّىْ

employ my body in that which Thou acceptest from me,

وَاشْغَلْ بِطَاعَتِكَ نَفْسِىْ عَنْ كُلِّ مَا يَرِدُ عَلَىَّ حَتّٰى

and divert my soul through obedience to Thee from all that enters upon me, so that

لَا اُحِبَّ شَيْئًا مِّنْ سُخْطِكَ

I love nothing that displeases Thee

وَ لَا اَسْخَطَ شَيْئًا مِنْ رِضَاكَ

and become displeased at nothing that pleases Thee!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ فَرِّغْ قَلْبِىْ لِمَحَبَّتِكَ

empty my heart for Thy love,

وَاشْغَلْهُ بِذِكـْرِكَ

occupy it with remembering Thee,

وَانْعَشْهُ بِخَوْفِكَ وَ بِالْوَجَلِ مِنْكَ

animate it with fear of Thee and quaking before Thee,

وَ قَوِّهٖ بِالرَّغْبَةِ اِلَيْكَ

strengthen it with beseeching Thee,

وَ اَمِلْهُ اِلٰىْ طَاعَتِكَ

incline it to Thy obedience,

وَ اَجْرِ بِهٖ فِىْ اَحَبِّ السُّبُلِ اِلَيْكَ

set it running in the path most beloved to Thee,

وَ ذَلِّلْهُ بِالرَّغْبَةِ فِيْمَا عِنْدَكَ اَيَّامَ حَيٰوتِىْ كُلِّهَا

and subdue it through desire for what is with Thee all the days of my life!

وَاجْعَلْ

Let

تَقْوَاكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا زَادِىْ

my provision in this world be reverential fear of Thee,[174]

وَ اِلٰى رَحْمَتِكَ رِحْلَتِىْ

my journey be toward Thy mercy,

وَ فِىْ مَرْضَاتِكَ مَدْخَلِىْ

and my entrance be into Thy good pleasure!

وَاجْعَلْ فِىْ جَنَّتِكَ مَثْوَاىَ

Appoint for me a lodging in Thy Garden,

وَ هَبْ لِىْ قُوَّةً اَحْتَمِلُ بِهَا جَمِيْعَ مَرْضَاتِكَ

give me strength to bear everything that pleases Thee,

وَاجْعَلْ فِرَارِىْ اِلَيْكَ وَ رَغْبَتِىْ فِيْمَا عِنْدَكَ

make me flee to Thee and desire what is with Thee,

وَ اَلْبِسْ قَلْبِىْ الْوَحْشَةَ مِنْ شِرَارِ خَلْقِكَ

clothe my heart in estrangement from the evil among Thy creatures,

وَ هَبْ لِىَ الْاُنْسَ بِكَ وَ بِاَوْلِيَآئِكَ وَ اَهْلِ طَاعَتِكَ

and give me intimacy with Thee, Thy friends, and those who obey Thee!

وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ لِفَاجِرٍ وَ لَا كَافِرٍ عَلَىَّ مِنَّةً وَ لَا لَه عِنْدِىْ يَدًا وَ لَا بِىْ اِلَيْهِمْ حَاجَةً

Assign to no wicked person or unbeliever a kindness toward me or a hand that obliges me, nor to me a need for one of them!

بَلِ اجْعَلْ سُكُوْنُ قَلْبِىْ وَ اُنْسَ نَفْسِىْ وَاسْتِغْنَائِىْ وَ كِفَايَتِىْ بِكَ وَ بِخِيَارِ خَلْقِكَ.

Rather make the stillness of my heart, the comfort of my soul, my independence and my sufficiency lie in Thee and the best of Thy creatures!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَاجْعَلْنِىْ لَهُمْ قَرِيْنًا

make me their comrade,

وَاجْعَلْنِىْ لَهُمْ نَصِيْرًا

make me their helper,

وَامْنُنْ عَلَىَّ بِشَوْقٍ اِلَيْكَ وَ بِالْعَمَلِ لَكَ بِمَا تُحِبُّ وَ تَرْضٰى

and oblige me with yearning for Thee and doing for Thee what Thou lovest and approvest!

اِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ

Thou art powerful over everything[175]

وَ ذٰلِكَ عَلَيْكَ يَسِيْرٌ.

and that is easy for Thee.

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ عِنْدَ الشِّدَّةِ وَ الْجَهْدِ وَ تَعَسُّرِ الْأُمُور

22. His Supplication in Hardship, Effort, and Difficult Affairs

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّكَ كَلَّفْتَنِىْ مِنْ نَفْسِىْ مَا اَنْتَ اَمْلَكَ بِهٖ مِنِّىْ

O Allah, Thou hast charged me concerning myself with that which belongs more to Thee than to me.

وَ قُدْرَتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَىَّ اَغْلَبُ مِنْ قُدْرَتِىْ

Thy power over it and over me is greater than my power,

فَاَعْطِنِىْ مِنْ نَفْسِىْ مَا يُرْضِيْكَ عَنِّىْ

so give me in myself what will make Thee pleased with me

وَ خُذْ لِنَفْسِكَ رِضَاهَا مِنْ نَفْسِىْ فِىْ عَافِيَةٍ

and take for Thyself Thy good pleasure in my self�s well-being!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah, I have

لَا طَاقَةَ لِىْ بِالْجَهْدِ

no endurance for effort,

وَ لَا صَبْرَ لِىْ عَلَى الْبَلَآءِ

no patience in affliction,

وَ لَا قُوَّةَ لِىْ عَلَى الْفَقْرِ

no strength to bear poverty.

وَ لَا تَحْظُرْ عَلَىَّ رِزْقِىْ

So forbid me not my provision

وَلَا تَكِلْنِىْ اِلٰى خَلْقِكَ

and entrust me not to Thy creatures,

بَلْ تَفَرَّدْ بِحَاجَتِىْ

but take care of my need alone

وَ تَوَلَّ كِفَايَتِىْ

and Thyself attend to sufficing me!

وَانْظُرْ اِلَىَّ وَانْظُرْ لِىْ فِىْ جَمِيْعِ اُمُوْرِىْ فَاِنَّكَ

Look upon me and look after me in all my affairs,

اِنْ وَكَلْتَنِىْ اِلٰى نَفْسِىْ عَجَزْتُ عَنْهَا وَ لَمْ اُقِمْ مَا فِيْهِ مَصْلَحَتُهَا

for if Thou entrustest me to myself, I will be incapable before myself and fail to undertake that in which my best interest lies.

وَ اِنْ وَكَلْتَنِىْ اِلٰى خَلْقِكَ تَجَهَّمُوْنِىْ

If Thou entrustest me to Thy creatures, they will frown upon me,

وَ اِنْ اَلْجَاتَنِىْ اِلٰى قَرَابَتِىْ حَرَمُوْنِىْ

and if Thou makest me resort to my kinsfolk, they will refuse to give to me;

وَ اِنْ اَعْطَوْا اَعْطَوْا قَلِيْلًا نَكـِرًا

if they give, they will give little and in bad temper,

وَ مَنُّوْا عَلَىَّ طَوِيْلًا وَ ذَمُّوْا كـَثِيْرًا

making me feel long obliged and blaming me much.

فَبِفَضْلِكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ فَاَغْنِنِىْ

So through Thy bounty, O Allah, free me from need,

وَ بِعَظَمَتِكَ فَانْعَشْنِىْ

through Thy mightiness, lift me up,

وَ بِسَعَتِكَ فَابْسُطُ يَدَىْ

through Thy boundless plenty, open my hand,

وَ بِمَا عِنْدَكَ فَاكْفِنِىْ

and with that which is with Thee, suffice me!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ خَلِّصْنِىْ مِنَ الْحَسَدِ

rid me of envy,

وَاحْصُرْنِىْ عَنِ الذُّنُوْبِ

encircle me against sins,

وَ وَرِّعْنِىْ عَنِ الْمَحَارِمِ

make me abstain from things unlawful,

وَ لَا تُجَرِّئْنِىْ عَلَى الْمَعَاصِىْ

give me not the boldness of disobedient acts,

وَاجْعَلْ هَوَاىَ عِنْدَكَ وَ رِضَاىَ فِيْمَا يَرِدُ عَلَىَّ مِنْكَ

assign me love for that which is with Thee and satisfaction with that which comes to me from Thee,

وَ بَارِكْ لِىْ

bless me in

فِيْمَا رَزَقْتَنِىْ

that which Thou providest me,

وَ فِيْمَا خَوَّلْتَنِىْ

that which Thou conferrest upon me,

وَ فِيْمَا اَنْعَمْتَ بِهٖ عَلَىَّ

and that through which Thou favourest me,

وَاجْعَلْنِىْ فِىْ كُلِّ حَالَاتِىْ

and make me in all my states

مَحْفُوْظًا مَكـْلُوْئًا

safeguarded, watched,

مَسْتُوْرًا مَمْنُوْعًا

covered, defended,

مُعَاذًا مُجَارًا

given refuge, and granted sanctuary!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَاقْضِ عَنِّىْ كُلَّ مَا اَلْزَمْتَنِيْهِ وَ فَرَضْتَه عَلَىَّ لَكَ فِىْ

and let me accomplish everything which Thou hast enjoined upon me or made obligatory for me toward Thee,

وَجْهٍ مِنْ وُجُوْهِ طَاعَتِكَ

in one of the ways of Thy obedience,

اَوِ الْخَلْقِ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

or toward one of Thy creatures,

وَ اِنْ ضَعُفَ عَنْ ذٰلِكَ بَدَنِىْ

though my body be too frail for that,

وَ وَهَنَتْ عَنْهُ قُوَّتِىْ

my strength too feeble,

وَ لَمْ تَنَلْهُ مَقْدُرَتِىْ

my power not able to reach it,

وَلَمْ يَسَعْهُ مَالِىْ وَلَا ذَاتُ يَدِىْ

and my possessions and what my hand owns not encompass it,

ذَكَرْتُه اَوْ نَسِيْتُه

and whether I have remembered it or forgotten it.

هُوَ يَا رَبِّ مِمَّا قَدْ اَحْصَيْتُه عَلَىَّ

It, my Lord, is among that which Thou hast counted against me

وَ اَغْفَلْتُه اَنَا مِنْ نَفْسِىْ

while I have been heedless of it in myself.

فَاَدِّهٖ عَنِّىْ مِنْ جَزِيْلِ عَطِيَّتِكَ وَ كَبِيْرِ مَا عِنْدَكَ فَاِنَّكَ وَاسِعٌ كَرِيْمٌ

Let me perform it through Thy plentiful giving and the abundance which is with Thee - for Thou art Boundless, Generous �

حَتّٰى لَا يَبْقٰى عَلَىَّ شَىْءٌ مِّنْهُ تُرِيْدُ اَنْ

so that nothing of it may remain against me, lest Thou wouldst wish

تُقَاصَنِىْ بِهٖ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِىْ

to settle accounts for it from my good deeds

اَوْ تُضَاعِفَ بِهٖ مِنْ سَيِّئَاتِىْ

or to compound my evil deeds

يَوْمَ اَلْقَاكَ يَا رَبِّ

on the day I meet Thee, my Lord!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَارْزُقْنِى الرَّغْبَةَ فِى الْعَمَلِ لَكَ لِاٰخِرَتِىْ

and provide me with desire to serve Thee for the sake of my state in the hereafter,

حَتّٰى اَعْرِفَ صِدْقَ ذٰلِكَ مِنْ قَلْبِىْ

such that I know the truthfulness of that [desire] in my heart,

وَ حَتّٰى يَكُوْنَ الْغَالِبُ عَلَىَّ الزُّهْدَ فِىْ دُنْيَاىَ

be dominated by renunciation while in this world,

وَ حَتّٰى اَعْمَلَ الْحَسَنَاتِ شَوْقًا

do good deeds with yearning,

وَ اٰمَنَ مِنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ فَرَقًا وَ خَوْفًا

and remain secure from evil deeds in fright and fear!

وَ هَبْ لِىْ نُوْرًا

And give me a light whereby

اَمْشِىْ بِهٖ فِى النَّاسِ

I may walk among the people,[176]

وَ اَهْتَدِىْ بِهٖ فِى الظُّلُمَاتِ

be guided in the shadows,

وَ اَسْتَضِىْءُ بِهٖ مِنَ الشَّكِّ وَ الشُّبُهَاتِ

and seek illumination in doubt and uncertainty!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَارْزُقْنِىْ

and provide me with

خَوْفَ غَمِّ الْوَعِيْدِ

fear of the threatened gloom

وَ شَوْقَ ثَوَابِ الْمَوْعُوْدِ حَتّٰى اَجِدَ

and yearning for the promised reward, such that I may find

لَذَّةَ مَا اَدْعُوْكَ لَه

the pleasure of that for which I supplicate Thee

وَ كَاْبَةَ مَا اَسْتَجِيْرُ بِكَ مِنْهُ

and the sorrow of that from which I seek sanctuary in Thee!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

قَدْ تَعْلَمُ مَا يُصْلِحُنِى مِنْ اَمْرِ دُنْيَاىَ وَ اٰخِرَتِىْ

Thou knowest what will set my affairs right in this world and the next,

فَكـُنْ بِحَوَآئِجِىْ حَفِيًّا

so be ever gracious toward my needs!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and Muhammad�s Household

وَ ارْزُقْنِى الْحَقَّ عِنْدَ تَقْصِيْرِىْ فِى الشُّكْرِ لَكَ بِمَا اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ

and provide me with what is Thy right when I fall short in thanking Thee for that through which Thou hast favoured me

فِى الْيُسْرِ وَ الْعُسْرِ

in ease and difficulty,

وَ الصَّحَةِ وَ السَّقْمِ

health and sickness,

حَتّٰى اَتَعَرَفَ مِنْ نَفْسِىْ

such that I may come to know in myself

رَوْحَ الرِّضَا وَ طَمَانِيْنَةَ النَّفْسِ مِنِّىْ

repose in satisfaction and serenity of soul in that

بِمَا يَجِبُ لَكَ فِيْمَا يَحْدُثُ فِىْ حَالِ

which Thou hast made incumbent upon me in whatever states may occur:

الْخَوْفِ وَ الْاَمْنِ

fear and security,

وَ الرِّضَا وَ السُّخْطِ

satisfaction and displeasure,

وَ الضَّرِّ وَ النَّفْعِ

loss and gain!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَارْزُقْنِىْ سَلَامَةَ الصَّدْرِ مِنَ الْحَسَدِ

and provide me with a breast safe from envy,

حَتّٰى لَا اَحْسُدَ اَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ عَلٰى شَىْءٍ مِّنْ فَضْلِكَ

such that I envy none of Thy creatures and in anything of Thy bounty

وَ حَتّٰى لَا اَرٰى نِعْمَةً مِّنْ نِعَمِكَ عَلٰى اَحَدٍ مِّنْ خَلَقِكَ فِىْ

and such that I see none of Thy favours toward any of Thy creatures

دِيْنٍ اَوْ دُنْيَا

in religion or this world,

اَوْ عَافِيَةٍ اَوْ تَقْوٰى

well-being or reverential fear,

اَوْ سَعَةٍ اَوْ رَخَاءٍ

plenty or ease,

اِلاَّ رَجَوْتُ لِنَفْسِىْ اَفْضَلَ ذٰلِكَ بِكَ وَ مِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَكَ

without hoping for myself better than it through and from Thee alone, who hast no associate!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَارْزُقْنِىْ

and provide me in this world and the next with

التَّحَفُّظَ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا

caution against offenses and

وَ الْاِحْتِرَاسَ مِنَ الزَّلَلِ فِى الدُّنْيَا وَ الْاٰخِرَةِ فِىْ حَالِ الرِّضَا وَ الْغَضَبِ

wariness against slips in the state of satisfaction and wrath,

حَتّٰى اَكُوْنَ بِمَا يَرِدُ عَلَىَّ مِنْهُمَا بِمَنْزِلَةٍ سَوَآءٍ

such that I may remain indifferent toward that which enters upon me from the two states,[177]

عَامِلًا بِطَاعَتِكَ مُؤْثِرًا لِرِضَاكَ عَلٰى مَا سِوَاهُمَا فِى الْاَوْلِيَآءِ وَ الْاَعْدَآءِ

I work toward Thy obedience, and prefer it and Thy good pleasure over all else in both friends and enemies.

حَتّٰى يَاْمَنَ عَدُوِّىْ مِنْ ظُلْمِىْ وَ جَوْرِىْ

Then my enemy may stay secure from my wrongdoing and injustice

وَ يَـيْاَسَ وَلِيِّىْ مِنْ مَيْلِىْ وَ انْحِطَاطِ هَوَاىَ

and my friend may despair of my inclination and the bent of my affection.

وَ اجْعَلْنِىْ مِمَّنْ يَدْعُوْكَ مُخْلِصًا فِى الرَّخَآءِ دُعَآءِ الْمُخْلِصِيْنَ الْمُضْطَرِّيْنَ لَكَ فِى الدُّعَآءِ

Make me one of those who supplicate Thee with sincerity in ease with the supplication of those who supplicate Thee with sincerity in distress!

اِنَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَّجِيْدٌ

Verily Thou art Praiseworthy, Glorious.

 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ إِذَا سَأَلَ اللَّهَ الْعَافِيَةَ وَ شُكْرَهَا

23. His Supplication when he Asked Allah for Well-Being and Thanked Him for it

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ اَلْبِسْنِىْ عَافِيَتَكَ

clothe me in Thy well-being,

وَ جَلِّلْنِىْ عَافِيَتَكَ

wrap me in Thy well-being,

وَ حَصِّنِّىْ بِعَافِيَتِكَ

fortify me through Thy well-being,

وَ اَكـْرِمْنِىْ بِعَافِيَتِكَ

honour me with Thy well-being,

وَ اَغْنِنِىْ بِعَافِيَتِكَ

free me from need through Thy well-being,

وَ تَصَدَّقْ عَلَىَّ بِعَافِيَتَكَ

donate to me Thy well-being,

وَ هَبْ لِىْ عَافِيَتَكَ

bestow upon me Thy well-being,

وَ اَفْرِشْنِىْ عَافِيَتَكَ

spread out for me Thy well-being,

وَ اَصْلِحْ لِىْ عَافِيَتَكَ

set Thy well-being right for me,

وَ لَا تُغَرِّقْ بَيْنِىْ وَ بَيْنَ عَافِيَتَكَ فِى الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ

and separate me not from Thy well-being in this world and the next!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ عَافِنِىْ

and make me well with

عَافِيَةً كَافِيَةً شَافِيَةً عَالِيَةً نَامِيَةً

a well-being sufficient, healing, sublime, growing,

عَافِيَةً تُوَلِّدُ فِىْ بَدَنِىَ الْعَافِيَةِ

a well-being that will give birth to well-being in my body,

عَافِيَةَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ

a well-being in this world and the next!

وَامْنُنْ عَلَىَّ

Oblige me through

بِالصِّحَةِ وَالْاَمْنِ

health, security,

وَالسَّلَامَةِ فِىْ دِيْنِىْ وَ بَدَنِىْ

and safety in my religion and body,

وَ الْبَصِيْرَةِ فِىْ قَلْبِىْ

insight in my heart,

وَ النَّفَاذِ فِىْ اُمُوْرِىْ

penetration in my affairs,

وَ الْخَشْيَةِ لَكَ

dread of Thee,

وَ الْخَوْفِ مِنْكَ

fear of Thee,

وَ الْقُوَّةِ عَلٰى مَا اَمَرْتَنِىْ بِهٖ مِنْ طَاعَتِكَ

strength for the obedience which Thou hast commanded for me,

وَ الْاِجْتِنَابِ لِمَا نَهَيْتَنِىْ عَنْهُ مِنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ

and avoidance of the disobedience which Thou hast prohibited for me!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَامْنُنْ عَلَىَّ

O Allah, oblige me through

بِالْحَجِّ وَ الْعُمْرَةِ

the hajj, the umra,[178]

وَ زِيَارَةِ قَبْرِ رَسُوْلِكَ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ رَحْمَتُكَ وَ بَرَكَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلٰى اٰلِهٖ وَ اٰلِ رَسُوْلِكَ

and visiting the graves of Thy Messenger (Thy blessings, mercy, and benedictions upon him and upon his Household) and the Household of Thy Messenger (upon them be peace)

عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ اَبَدًا مَّا اَبْقَيْتَنِىْ

for as long as Thou causest me to live,

فِىْ عَامِىْ هٰذَا وَ فِىْ كُلِّ عَامٍ

in this year of mine and in every year,

وَاجْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ

and make that

مَقْبُوْلًا مَشْكـُوْرًا

accepted, thanked, and

مَذْكُوْرًا لَدَيْكَ

mentioned before Thee

مَذْخُوْرًا عِنْدَكَ

and stored away with Thee!

وَ اَنْطِقْ بِحَمْدِكَ وَ شُكْرِكَ وَ ذِكْرِكَ وَ حُسْنِ الثَّنَآءِ عَلَيْكَ لِسَانِىْ

Make my tongue utter Thy praise, Thy thanksgiving, Thy remembrance, and Thy excellent laudation,

وَاشْرَحْ لِمَرَاشِدِ دِيْنِكَ قَلْبِىْ

and expand my heart toward the right goals of Thy religion!

وَ اَعِذْنِىْ وَ ذُرِّيَّتِىْ

Give me and my progeny refuge from

مِنَ الشَّيْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْمِ

the accursed Satan,

وَمِنْ شَرِّ السَّآمَّةٍ وَ الْهَآمَّةِ وَ الْعَآمَّةِ وَ اللَّآمَّةِ

the evil of venomous vermin, threatening pests, swarming crowds, and evil eyes,

وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَرِيْدٍ

the evil of every rebel satan,[179]

وَ مِنْ شَرِّكُلِّ سُلْطَانٍ عَنِيْدٍ

the evil of every refractory sovereign,

وَ مِنْ شَرِّكُلِّ مُتْرَفٍ حَفِيْدٍ

the evil of everyone living in ease and served,

وَ مِنْ شَرِّكُلِّ ضَعِيْفٍ وَّ شَدِيْدٍ

the evil of everyone weak or strong,

وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ شَرِيْفٍ وَّ وَضِيْعٍ

the evil of everyone born high or low,

وَ مِنْ شَرِّكُلِّ صَغِيْرٍ وَ كَبِيْرٍ

the evil of everyone small or great,

وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ قَرِيْبٍ وَّ بَعِيْدٍ

the evil of everyone near or far,

وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ مَنْ نَصَبَ لِرَسُوْلِكَ وَ لِاَهْلِ بَيْتِهٖ حَرْبًا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَ الْاِنْسِ

the evil of everyone, jinn or man, who declares war on Thy Messenger and his Household,

وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ دَآبَّةٍ اَنْتَ اٰخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا

and the evil of every crawling creature that Thou hast taken by the forelock!

اِنَّكَ عَلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيْمٍ

Surely Thou art on a straight path.[180]

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ مَنْ اَرَادَنِىْ بِسُوْٓ ءٍ فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّىْ

and if someone desires ill for me turn him away from me,

وَادْحَرْ عَنِّىْ مَكْرَه

drive away from me his deception,

وَادْرَاْ عَنِّىْ شَرَّه

avert from me his evil,

وَ رُدَّ كَيْدَه فِىْ نَحْرِهٖ

send his trickery back to his own throat,

وَاجْعَلْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ سَدًّا حَتّٰى

and place before him a barricade, so that Thou mayest

تُعْمِىَ عَنِّىْ بَصَرَه

blind his eyes toward me,

وَ تُصِمَّ عَنْ ذِكْرِىْ سَمْحَه

deafen his ears toward my mention,

وَ تُقْفِلَ دُوْنَ اِخْطَارِىْ قَلْبَه

lock his heart toward recalling me,

وَ تُخْرِسَ عَنِّىْ لِسَانَه

silence his tongue against me,

وَ تَقْمَعَ رَاْسَه

restrain his head,

وَ تُذِلَّ عِزَّه

abase his exaltation,

وَ تَكـْسِرَ جَبَرُوْتَه

break his arrogance,

وَ تُذِلَّ رَقَبَتَه

abase his neck,

وَ تَفْسَخَ كـِبَـرَه

disjoint his pride,

وَ تُؤْمِنَنِىْ مِنْ جَمِيْعِ

and make me secure from all

ضَرِّهٖ وَ شَرِّهٖ

his injury, his evil,

وَ غَمْزِهٖ وَ هَمْزِهٖ وَ لَمْزِهٖ

his slander, his backbiting, his faultfinding,

وَ حَسَدِهٖ وَ عَدَاوَتِهٖ

his envy, his enmity,

وَ حَبَآئِلِهٖ وَ مَصَآئِدِهٖ

his snares, his traps,

وَ رَجْلِهٖ وَ خَيْلِهٖ

his foot soldiers, and his cavalry!

اِنَّكَ عَزِيْزٌ قَدِيْرٌ.

Surely Thou art Mighty, Powerful!

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ لِأَبَوَيْهِ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ

24. His Supplication for his Parents (upon the two of them be peace)

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَ رَسُوْلِكَ وَ اَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ

O Allah, bless Muhammad, Thy slave and Thy messenger, and his Household, the pure,

وَاخْصُصْهُمْ بِاَفْضَلِ

and single them out for the best of

صَلَوَاتِكَ وَ رَحْمَتِكَ

Thy blessings, Thy mercy,

وَ بَرَكـَاتِكَ وَ سَلَامِكَ

Thy benedictions, and Thy peace!

وَاخْصُصْ اَللّٰهُمَّ وَالِدَىَّ

And single out my parents, O Allah,

بِالْكـَرَامَةِ لَدَيْكَ وَ الصَّلَاةِ مِنْكَ

for honour with Thee and blessings from Thee,

يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ اَلْهِمْنِىْ عِلْمَ مَا يَجِبُ لَهُمَا عَلَىَّ اِلْهَامًا

teach me through inspiration knowledge of everything incumbent upon me toward them,

وَاجْمَعْ لِىْ عِلْمَ ذٰلِكَ كُلِّهٖ تَمَامًا

and gather within me knowledge of all that completely!

ثُمَّ اسْتَعْمِلْنِىْ بِمَا تُلْهِمُنِىْ مِنْهُ

Then make me act in accordance with what Thou hast inspired me

وَ وَفِّقْنِىْ لِلنُّفُوْذِ فِيْمَا تُبَصِّرُنِىْ مِنْ عِلْمِهٖ حَتّٰى

and give me the success to put into practice the knowledge Thou hast shown to me, lest I

لَا يَفُوْتَنِى اسْتِعْمَالُ شَىْءٍ عَلَّمْتَنِيْهِ

fail to act according to something Thou hast taught me

وَلَا تَثْقُلْ اَرْكَانِىْ عَنِ الْحُفُوْفِ فِيْمَا اَلْهَمْتَنِيْهِ

or my limbs feel too heavy to perform that with which Thou hast inspired me!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ كَمَا شَرَّفْتَنَا بِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household, as Thou hast ennobled us through him,

وَ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ كَمَا اَوْجَبْتَ لَنَا الْحَقِّ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ بِسَبَبِهٖ

and bless Muhammad and his Household, as Thou hast made incumbent upon us rights toward the creatures because of him![181]

اَللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِىْ

O Allah,

اَهَابُهُمَا هَيْبَةَ السُّلْطَانِ الْعَسُوْفِ

fill me with awe of my parents, the awe one has toward a tyrannical sovereign,

وَ اَبَرُّهُمَا بِرَّالْاُمِّ الرَّءُوْفِ

and let me be devoted to them, with the devotion of a compassionate mother!

وَاجْعَلْ طَاعَتِىْ لِوَالِدَىَّ وَ بِرِّىْ بِهِمَا

Make my obedience and devotion to them

اَقَرَّ لِعَيْنِىْ مِنْ رَقْدَةِ الْوَسْنَانِ

more gladdening to my eyes than sleep to the drowsy

وَ اَثْلَجَ لِصَدْرِىْ مِنْ شَرْبَةِ الظَّمْاٰنِ

and more refreshing to my breast than drink to the thirsty,

حَتّٰى اُوْثِرَ عَلٰى هَوَاىَ هَوَاهُمَا

so that I may prefer their inclination to my inclination,

وَ اُقَدِّمُ عَلٰى رِضَاىَ رِضَاهُمَا

set their satisfaction before my satisfaction,

وَ اَشْتَكْثِرَ بِرَّهُمَا بِىْ وَ اِنْ قَلَّ

make much of their devotion to me though it be little,

وَ اَسْتَقِلَّ بِرِّىْ بِهِمَا وَ اِنْ كَثُرَ

and make little of my devotion to them though it be great.

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

خَفِّضْ لَهُمَا صَوْتِىْ

lower before them my voice,

وَ اَطِبْ لَهُمَا كـَلَامِىْ

make agreeable to them my words,

وَ اَلِنْ لَهُمَا عَرِيْكـَتِىْ

make mild before them my temper,

وَاعْطِفْ عَلَيْهِمَا قَلْبِىْ

make tender toward them my heart,

وَ صَيِّرْنِىْ بِهِمَا رَفِيْقًا وَ عَلَيْهِمَا شَفِيْقًا

and turn me into their kind companion, their loving friend!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اشْكُرْ لَهُمَا تَرْبِيَتِىْ

thank them for my upbringing,

وَ اَثِبْهُمَا عَلٰى تَكْرِمَتِىْ

reward them for honouring me,

وَاحْفَظْ لَهُمَا مَا حَفِظَاهُ مِنِّىْ فِىْ صِغَرِىْ

and guard them as they guarded me in my infancy!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ مَا مَسَّهُمَا مِنِّىْ مِنْ اَزًى

O Allah, and whatever harm has touched them from me,

اَوْ خَلَصَ اِلَيْهِمَا عَنِّىْ مِنْ مَكْرُوْهٍ

detested thing has reached them from me,

اَوْضَاعَ قِبَلِىْ لَهُمَا مِنْ حَقٍّ

or right of theirs which has been neglected by me,

فَاجْعَلْهُ

allow it to

حِطَّةً لِذُنُوْبِهِمَا

alleviate their sins,

وَعُلُوًّا فِىْ دَرَجَاتِهِمَا

raise them in their degrees,

وَ زِيَادَةً فِىْ حَسَنَاتِهِمَا

and add to their good deeds!

يَا مُبَدِّلَ السَّيِّئٰاتِ بِاَضْعَافِهَا مِنَ الْحَسَنَاتِ

O He who changes evil deeds into manifold good deeds![182]

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ مَا

O Allah, whatever

تَعَدَّيَا عَلَىَّ فِيْهِ مِنْ قَوْلٍ

word through which they have transgressed against me,

اَوْ اَسْرَفَا عَلَىَّ فِيْهِ مِنْ فِعْلٍ

act through which they have been immoderate with me,

اَوْ ضَيَّعَاهُ لِىْ مِنْ حَقٍّ

right of mine which they have left neglected,

اَوْ قَصَّرَا بِىْ عَنْهُ مِنْ وَاجِبٍ فَقَدْ

or obligation toward me in which they have fallen short,

وَ قَبْتُه لَهُمَا وَ جُدْتُ بِهٖ عَلَيْهِمَا

I grant it to them and bestow it upon them,

وَ رَغِبْتُ اِلَيْكَ فِىْ وَضْعِ تَبِعَتِهٖ عَنْهُمَا فَاِنِّىْ

and I beseech Thee to remove from them its ill consequence, for I do not

لَآ اَتَّهِمُهُمَا عَلٰى نَفْسِىْ

accuse them concerning myself,

وَلَا اَسْتَبْطِئُهُمَا فِىْ بِرِّىْ

find them slow in their devotion toward me,

وَ لَآ اَكْرَهُ مَا تَوَلَّيَاهُ مِنْ اَمْرِىْ يَارَبِّ فَهُمَا

or dislike the way they have attended to my affairs, my Lord! They have

اَوْجَبُ حَقًّا عَلَىَّ

rights against me which are more incumbent,

وَ اَقْدَمُ اِحْسَانًا اِلَىَّ

precedence in beneficence toward me that is greater,

وَ اَعْظَمُ مِنَّةً لَدَىَّ

and kindness toward me that is mightier than that

مِنْ اَنْ اُقَاصَهُمَا بِعَدْلٍ

I should settle accounts with justice

اَوْ اُجَازِيَهُمَا عَلٰى مِثْلٍ

or repay them with equivalents.

اَيْنَ اِذًا يَّا اِلٰهِىْ طُوْلُ شُغْلِهِمَا بِتَرْبِيَتِىْ

Where then, my Allah, would be their long occupation with bringing me up?

وَ اَيْنَ شِدَّةُ تَعَبِهِمَا فِىْ حَرَاسَتِىْ

Where the hardship of their toil in taking care of me?

وَ اَيْنَ اِقْتَارُهُمَا عَلٰٓى اَنْفُسِهِمَا لِلتَّوْسِعَةِ عَلَىَّ

Where the stinting of themselves to provide me with plenty?

هَيْهَاتَ

What an idea! I can never

مَا يَسْتَوْفِيَانِ مِنِّىْ حَقَّهُمَا

discharge their right against me,

وَ لَا اُدْرِكَ مَا يَجِبُ عَلَىَّ لَهُمَا

fulfil my obligations toward them,

وَ لَا اَنَا بِقَاضٍ وَظِيْفَةَ خِدْمَتِهِمَا

or accomplish the duty of serving them.

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

So bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ اَعَنِّىْ يَا خَيْرَ مَنِ اسْتُعِيْنَ بِهٖ

and help me, O Best of those whose help we seek!

وَ وَفِّقْنِىْ يَآ اَهْدٰىْ مَنْ رُغِبَ اِلَيْهِ

Give me success, O Most Guiding of those whom we beseech!

وَلَا تَجْعَلْنِىْ فِىْٓ اَهْلِ الْعُقُوْقِ لِلْاٰبَآءِ وَ الْاُمَّهَاتِ يَوْمَ تُجْزٰى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ وَ هُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُوْنَ

Place me not among the people of disrespect to fathers and mothers on the day when every soul will be repaid for what it has earned, they shall not be wronged.[183]

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ وَ ذُرِّيَّتِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad, his Household, and his progeny

وَاخْصُصْ اَبَوَىَّ بِاَفْضَلِ مَا خَصَصْتَ بِهٖ اٰبَآءَ عِبَادِكَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَ اُمَّهَاتِهِمْ

and single out my parents for the best which Thou hast singled out for the fathers and mothers of Thy faithful servants,

يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

اَللّٰهُمَّ لَا تُنْسِنِىْ ذِكـْرَهُمَا

O Allah, let me not forget to remember them

فِىْ اَدْبَارِ صَلَوَاتِىْ

after my ritual prayers,

وَ فِىْ اِنًا مِنْ اٰنَآءِ لَيْلِىْ

at every time throughout my night,

وَ فِىْ كُلِّ سَاعَةٍ مِّنْ سَاعَاتِ نَهَارِىْ

and in each of the hours of my day!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَاغْفِرْ لِىْ بِدُعَائِىْ لَهُمَا

forgive me through my supplication for my parents,

وَاغْفِرْ لَهُمَا بِبِرِّهِمَا لِىْ مَغْفِرَةً حَتْمًا

forgive them through their devotion toward me with unfailing forgiveness,

وَارْضَ عَنْهُمَا بِشَفَاعَتِىْ لَهُمَا رِضًى عَزْمًا

be well pleased with them through my intercession for them with resolute good pleasure,

وَ بَلِّغْهُمَا بِالْكَرَامَةِ مَوَاطِنَ السَّلَامَةِ

and make them reach through Thy generosity the abodes of safety!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ اِنْ سَبَقَتْ مَغْفِرَتُكَ لَهُمَا فَشَفِّعْهُمَا فِىَّ

O Allah, if Thy forgiveness reaches them first, make them my intercessors,

وَ اِنْ سَبَقَتْ مَغْفِرَتُكَ لِىْ فَشَفِّعْنِىْ فِيْهِمَا

and if Thy forgiveness reaches me first, make me their intercessors,

حَتّٰى نَجْتَمِعَ بِرَاْفَتِكَ فِىْ دَارِ كَرَامَتِكَ وَ مَحَلِّ مَغْفِرَتِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ

so that we may gather together through Thy gentleness in the house of Thy generosity and the place of Thy forgiveness and mercy!

اِنَّكَ ذُوْالْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيْمِ وَ الْمَنِّ الْقَدِيْمِ وَ اَنْتَ اَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

Verily Thou art Possessor of abounding bounty and ancient kindness, and Thou art the Most Merciful of the merciful![184]

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ لِوُلْدِهٖ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ

25. His Supplication for his Children (upon them be peace)

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ مُنَّ عَلَىَّ

O Allah, be kind to me through

بِبَقَآءِ وُلْدِىْ

the survival of my children,

وَ بِاِصْلَاحِهِمْ لِىْ

and setting them right for me,

وَ بِاِمْتَاعِىْ بِهِمْ

allowing me to enjoy them!

اِلٰهِىْ

My Allah,

اُمْدُدْلِىْ فِىْ اَعْمَارِهِمْ

make long their lives for me,

وَزِدْلِىْ فِىْ اٰجَالِهِمْ

increase their terms,

وَ رَبِّ لِىْ صَغِيْرَهُمْ

bring up the smallest for me,

وَ قَوِّلِىْ ضَعِيْفَهُمْ

strengthen the weakest for me,

وَ اَصَحَّ لِىْ اَبْدَانَهُمْ وَ اَدْيَانَهُمْ وَ اَخْلَاقَهُمْ

rectify for me their bodies, their religious dedication, and their moral traits,

وَ عَافِهِمْ فِىْ اَنْفُسِهِمْ وَ فِىْ جَوَارِحِهِمْ وَ فِىْ كُلِّ مَا عُنِيْتُ بِهٖ مِنْ اَمْرِهِمْ

make them well in their souls, their limbs, and everything that concerns me of their affair,

وَ اَدْرِرْلِىْ وَ عَلٰى يَدَىْ اَرْزَاقَهُمْ

and pour out for me and upon my hand their provisions!

وَاجْعَلْهُمْ

Make them

اَبْرَارًا اَتْقِيَآءَ بُصَرَآءَ

pious, fearing, insightful,

سَامِعِيْنَ مُطِيْعِيْنَ لَكَ

hearing, and obedient toward Thee,

وَلِاَوْلِيٰآئِكَ مُحِبِّيْنَ مُنَاصِحِيْنَ

loving and well-disposed toward Thy friends,

وَ لِجَمِيْعِ اَعْدٰآئِكَ مُعَانِدِيْنَ وَ مُبْغِضِيْنَ اٰمِيْنَ

and stubbornly resistant and full of hate toward all Thy enemies! Amen!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah, through them

اشْدُدْ بِهِمْ عَضُدِىْ

strengthen my arm,

وَ اَقِمْ بِهِمْ اَوْدِىْ

straighten my burdened back,

وَ كَثِّرْ بِهِمْ عَدَدِىْ

multiply my number,

وَ زَيِّنْ بِهِمْ مَحْضَرِىْ

adorn my presence,

وَ اَحْىِ بِهِمْ ذِكـْرِىْ

keep alive my mention,

وَاكْفِنِىْ بِهِمْ فِىْ غَيْبَتِىْ

suffice me when I am away,

وَ اَعِنِّىْ بِهِمْ عَلٰى حَاجَتِىْ

help me in my needs,

وَاجْعَلْهُمْ

and make them

لِىْ مُحِبِّيْنَ وَ عَلَىَّ حَدِبِيْنَ مُقْبِلِيْنَ

loving toward me, affectionate, approaching,

مُسْتَقِيْمِيْنَ لِىْ مُطِيْعِيْنَ

upright, obedient,

غَيْرَ عَاصِيْنَ وَ لَا عَآقِّيْنَ

never disobedient, disrespectful,

وَ لَا مُخَالِفِيْنَ وَ لَا خَاطِئِيْنَ

opposed, or offenders!

وَ اَعِنِّىْ عَلٰى تَرْبِيَتِهِمْ وَتَاْدِيْبِهِمْ وَ بِرِّهِمْ

Help me in their upbringing, their education, and my devotion toward them,

وَ هَبْ لِىْ مِنْ لَدُنْكَ مَعَهُمْ اَوْلَادًا ذُكُوْرًا

give me among them from Thyself male children,

وَاجْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ خَيْرًا لِىْ

make that a good for me,

وَاجْعَلْهُمْ لِىْ عَوْنًا عَلٰى مَا سَاَلْتُكَ

and make them a help for me in that which I ask from Thee!

وَ اَعِذْنِىْ وَ ذُرِّيَّتِىْ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيْمِ فَاِنَّكَ

Give me and my progeny refuge from the accursed Satan, for Thou hast

خَلَقْتَنَا وَ اَمَرْتَنَا وَ نَهَيْتَنَا

created us, commanded us, and prohibited us,

وَ رَغَّبْتَنَا فِىْ ثَوَابِ مَا اَمَرْتَنَا

and made us desire the reward of what Thou hast commanded,

وَ رَهَّبْتَنَا عِقَابَه

and fear its punishment!

وَجَعَلْتَ لَنَا عَدُوًّا يَكِيْدُنَا

Thou assigned to us an enemy who schemes against us,

سَلَّطْتَه مِنَّا عَلٰى مَا لَمْ تُسَلِّطْنَا عَلَيْهِ مِنْهُ

gave him an authority over us in a way that Thou didst not give us authority over him,

اَسْكَنْتَه صُدُوْرَنَا

allowed him to dwell in our breasts

وَ اَجْرَيْتَه مَجَارِىَ دِمَآئِنَا

and let him run in our blood vessels;

لَا يَغْفُلُ اِنْ غَفَلْنَا

he is not heedless, though we be heedless,

وَ لَا يَنْسٰى اِنْ نَسِيْنَا

he does not forget, though we forget;

يُؤْمِنُنَا عِقَابَكَ

he makes us feel secure from Thy punishment

وَ يُخَوِّفُنَا بِغَيْرِكَ

and fills us with fear toward other than Thee.

اِنْ هَمَمْنَا بِفَاحِشَةٍ شَجَّعَنَا عَلَيْهَا

If we are about to commit an indecency, he gives us courage to do so,

وَ اِنْ هَمَمْنَا بِعَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ ثَبَّطَنَا عَنْهُ

and if we are about to perform a righteous work, he holds us back from it.

يَتَعَرَّضُ لَنَا بِالشَّهَوٰاتِ

He opposes us through passions,[185]

وَ يَنْصِبُ لَنَا بِالشُّبْهَاتِ

and sets up for us doubts.

اِنْ وَعَدَنَا كَذَبَنَا

If he promises us, he lies,

وَ اِنْ مَنَّانَا اَخْلَفَنَا

and if he raises our hopes, he fails to fulfil them.

وَ اِلاَّ تَصْرِفْ عَنَّا كَيْدَه يُضِلُّنَا

If Thou dost not turn his trickery away from us, he will misguide us,

وَ اِلاَّ تَقِنَا خَبَالَه يَسْتَزِلَّنَا

and if Thou dost not protect us from his corruption, he will cause us to slip.

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَاقْهَرْ سُلْطَانَه عَنَّا بِسُلْطَانِكَ

O Allah, so defeat his authority over us through Thy authority, such that

حَتّٰى تَحْبِسَه عَنَّا بِكَثْرَةِ الدُّعَآءِ لَكَ

Thou holdest him back from us through the frequency of our supplication to Thee

فَنُصْبِحَ مِنْ كَيْدِهٖ فِى الْمَعْصُوْمِيْنَ بِكَ

and we leave his trickery and rise up among those preserved by Thee from sin!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اَعْطِنِىْ كُلَّ سُؤْلِىْ

grant me my every request,

وَاقْضِ لِىْ حَوَآئِجِىْ

accomplish for me my needs,

وَ لَا تَمْنَعْنِىَ الْاِجَابَةَ وَ قَدْ ضَمِنْتَهَا لِىْ

withhold not from me Thy response when Thou hast made Thyself accountable for it to me,[186]

وَ لَا تَحْجُبْ دُعَآئِىْ عَنْكَ وَ قَدْ اَمَرْتَنِىْ بِهٖ

veil not my supplication from Thyself, when Thou hast commanded me to make it,[187]

وَامْنُنْ عَلَىَّ بِكُلِّ مَا يُصْلِحُنِىْ فِىْ دُنْيَايَا وَ اٰخِرَتِىْ

and be kind to me through everything that will set me right in this world and the next, in everything that

مَا ذَكَرْتُ مِنْهُ وَ مَا نَسِيْتُ

I remember or forget,

اَوْ اَظْهَرْتُ اَوْ اَخْفَيْتُ

display or conceal,

اَوْ اَعْلَنْتُ اَوْ اَسْرَرْتُ

make public or keep secret!

وَاجْعَلْنِىْ فِىْ جَمِيْعِ ذٰلِكَ مِنَ

In all of this, place me through my asking Thee among

الْمُصْلِحِيْنَ بِسُؤَالِىْ اِيَّاكَ

those who set things right,

الْمُنْجِحِيْنَ بِالطَّلَبِ اِلَيْكَ

those who are answered favourably when they request from Thee

غَيْرِ الْمَمْنُوْعِيْنَ بِالتَّوَكُّلِ عَلَيْكَ

and from whom is not withheld when they put their trust in Thee,

الْمُعَوَّدِيْنَ بِالتَّعَوُّذِ بِكَ

those accustomed to seek refuge in Thee,

الرَّابِحِيْنَ فِىْ الْتِّجَارَةِ عَلَيْكَ

those who profit through commerce with Thee,

الْمُجَارِيْنَ بِعِزِّكَ

those granted sanctuary through Thy might,

الْمُوْسَعِ عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّزْقُ الْحَلَالُ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْوَاسِعِ بِجُوْدِكَ وَ كـَرَمِكَ

those given lawful provision in plenty from Thy boundless bounty through Thy munificence and generosity,

الْمُعَزِّيْنَ مِنَ الذُّلِّ بِكَ

those who reach exaltation after abasement through Thee,

وَ الْمُجَارِيْنَ مِنَ الظُّلْمِ بِعَدْلِكَ

those granted sanctuary from wrong through Thy justice,

وَ الْمُعَافِيْنَ مِنَ الْبَلَآءِ بِرَحْمَتِكَ

those released from affliction through Thy mercy,

وَ الْمُغْنِيْنَ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ بِغِنَاكَ

those delivered from need after poverty through Thy riches,

وَ الْمَعْصُوْمِيْنَ مِنَ الذُّنُوْبِ وَ الزَّلَلِ وَ الْخَطَآءِ بِتَقْوَاكَ

those preserved from sins, slips, and offenses through reverential fear toward Thee,

وَ الْمُوَفَّقِيْنَ لِلْخَيْرِ وَ الرُّشْدِ وَ الصَّوَابِ بِطَاعَتِكَ

those successful in goodness, right conduct, and propriety through obeying Thee,

وَ الْمُحَالِ بَيْنَهُمْ وَ بَيْنَ الذُّنُوْبِ بِقُدْرَتِكَ

those walled off from sins through Thy power,

التَّارِكِيْنَ لِكُلِّ مَعْصِيَتِكَ

the refrainers from every act of disobedience toward Thee,

السَّاكِنِيْنَ فِىْ جِوَارِكَ

 the dwellers in Thy neighbourhood!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اَعْطِنَا جَمِيْعَ ذٰلِكَ بِتَوْفِيْقِكَ وَ رَحْمَتِكَ

give me all of that through Thy bestowal of success and Thy mercy,

وَ اَعِذْنَا مِنْ عَذَابِ السَّعِيْرِ

grant us refuge from the chastisement of the burning,

وَ اَعْطِ جَمِيْعَ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَ الْمُسْلِمَاتِ وَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ مِثْلَ الذَّىِ سَاَلْتُكَ لِنَفْسِىْ وَ لِوُلْدِىْ

and give to all the Muslims, male and female, and all the faithful, male and female, the like of what I have asked for myself and my children,

فِىْ عَاجِلِ الدُّنْيَا وَاٰجِلِ الْاٰخِرَةِ

in the immediate of this world and the deferred of the next!

اِنَّكَ قَرِيْبٌ مُّجِيْبٌ

Verily Thou art the Near, the Responder,

سَمِيْعٌ عَلِيْمٌ

the All-hearing, the All-knowing,

عَفُوٌّ غَفُوْرٌ

the Pardoner, the Forgiving,

رَؤُفٌ رَّحِيْمٌ

the Clement, the Merciful!

وَ اٰتِنَا فِىْ الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَ فِى الْاٰخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَ قِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ.

And give to us in this world good, and in the next world good, and protect us from the chastisement of the Fire![188]

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ لِجِيرَانِهِ وَ أَوْلِيَائِهِ إِذَا ذَكَرَهُمْ

26. His Supplication for his Neighbours and Friends when he Mentioned them.

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ تَوَلَّنِىْ فِىْ جِيْرَانِىْ وَ مَوَالِىَّ الْعَارِفِيْنَ بِحَقِّنَا وَ الْمُنَابِذِيْنَ لِاَعْدَآئِنَا بِاَفْضَلِ وَ لَايَتِكَ

and attend to me with Thy best attending in my neighbours and friends who recognize our right[189] and war against our enemies!

وَ وَفِّقْهُمْ

Give [my neighbours and friends] success in

لِاِقَامَةِ سُنَّتِكَ

performing Thy prescriptions

وَ الْاَخْذِ بِمَحَاسِنِ اَدَبِكَ فِىْ

and taking on the beauties of Thy courtesy through

اِرْفَاقِ ضَعِيْفِهِمْ

acting gently with their weak,

وَ سَدِّ خَلَّتِهِمْ

remedying their lacks,

وَ عِيَادَةِ مَرِيْضِهِمْ

visiting their sick,

وَ هِدَايَةِ مُسْتَرْشِدِهِمْ

guiding their seeker of right guidance,

وَ مُنَاصَحَةِ مُسْتَشِيْرِهِمْ

giving good counsel to their seeker of advice,

وَ تَعَهُّدِ قَادِمِهِمْ

attending to the one among them who returns from travel,

وَ كـِتْمَانِ اَسْرَارِهِمْ

hiding their secrets,

وَ سَتْرِ عَوْرَاتِهِمْ

covering over their shameful things,

وَ نُصْرَةِ مَظْلُوْمِهِمْ

helping their wronged,

وَ حُسْنِ مُوَاسَاتِهِمْ بِالْمَاعُوْنِ

sharing kindly with them in goods,

وَ الْعَوْدِ عَلَيْهِمْ بِالْجِدَةِ وَ الْاِفْضَالِ

turning toward them with wealth and bestowal of bounty,

وَ اِعْطَآءِ مَا يَجِبُ لَهُمْ قَبْلَ السُّؤَالِ

and giving what is due to them before they ask!

وَاجْعَلْنِىْ اَللّٰهُمَّ

Let me, O Allah,

اَجْزِىْ بِالْاِحْسَانِ مُسِيْئَهُمْ

repay their evildoer with good-doing,

وَاُعْرِضُ بِالتَّجَاوُزِ عَنْ ظَالِمِهِمْ

turn away from their wrongdoer with forbearance.

وَ اَسْتَعْمِلُ حُسْنَ الظَّنِّ فِىْ كـَافَّتِهِمْ

have a good opinion of every one of them,

وَ اَتَوَلّٰى بِالْبِرِّ عَآمَّتَهُمْ

attend to all of them with devotion,

وَ اَغُضُّ بَصَرِىْ عَنْهُمْ عِفَّةً

lower my eyes before them in continence,

وَ اُلِيْنُ جَانِبِىْ لَهُمْ تُوَاضُعًا

make mild my side toward them in humility,

وَ اَرِقُّ عَلٰٓى اَهْلِ الْبَلَآءِ مِنْهُمْ رَحْمَةً

be tender toward the afflicted among them in mercy,

وَ اُسِرُّ لَهُمْ بِالْغَيْبِ مَوَدَّةً

make them happy in absence through affection,

وَ اُحِبُّ بَقَآءَ النِّعْمَةِ عِنْدَهُمْ نُصْحًا

love that they continue to receive favour through good will,

وَ اُوْجِبُ لَهُمْ مَا اُوْجِبُ لِحَآمَّتِىْ

grant them what I grant my next of kin,

وَ اَرْعٰى لَهُمْ مَآ اَرْعٰى لِخَآصَّتِىْ

and observe for them what I observe for my special friends!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَارْزُقْنِىْ مِثْلَ ذٰلِكَ مِنْهُمْ

provide me the like of that from them,

وَاجْعَلْ لِىْ اَوْفَى الْحُظُوْظِ فِيْمَا عِنْدَهُمْ

appoint for me the fullest share of what is with them,

وَزِدْهُمْ بَصِيْرَةً فِىْ حَقِّىْ وَ مَعْرِفَةَ بِفَضْلِىْ

increase them in insight toward my right and knowledge of my excellence

حَتّٰى يَسْعَدُوْا فِىْ وَ اَسْعَدَ بِهِمْ

so that they will be fortunate through me and I fortunate through them!

اٰمِيْنَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ.

Amen, Lord of the worlds!

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ لِأَهْلِ الثُّغُورِ

27. His Supplication for the People of the Frontiers

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ حَصِّنْ ثُغُوْرَ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ بِعِزَّتِكَ

fortify the frontiers of the Muslims through Thy might,

وَ اَيِّدْ حُمَاتَهَا بِقُوَّتِكَ

support their defenders through Thy strength,

وَ اَسْبِغْ عَطَايَاهُمْ مِنْ جِدَتِكَ

and lavish upon them gifts through Thy wealth!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ كـَثِّرْ عِدَّتَهُمْ

increase their number,

وَشْحَذْ اَسْلِحَتَهُمْ

hone their weapons,

وَاحْرُسْ حَوْزَتَهُمْ

guard their territory,

وَامْنَعْ حَوْمَتَهُمْ

defend their midst,

وَ اَلِّفْ جَمْعَهُمْ

unite their throng,

وَ دَبِّرْ اَمْرَهُمْ

arrange their affair,

وَ وَاتِرَ بَيْنَ مِيَرِهِمْ

send them supplies in a steady string,

وَ تَوَحَّدْ بِكِفَايَةِ مُؤَنِهِمْ

undertake Thyself to suffice them with provisions,

وَاعْضُدْهُمْ بِالنَّصْرِ

support them with victory,

وَ اَعِنْهُمْ بِالصَّبْرِ

help them with patience,

وَالْطُفْ لَهُمْ فِى الْمَكـْرِ

and give them subtlety in guile![190]

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ عَرِّفْهُمْ مَا يَجْهَلُوْنَ

give them the knowledge of that of which they are ignorant,

وَ عَلِّمْهُمْ مَا لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ

teach them what they do not know,

وَ بَصِّرْهُمْ مَا لَا يُبْصِرُوْنَ

and show them what they do not see!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ اَنْسِهِمْ عِنْدَ لِقَآئِهِمُ الْعَدُوِّ ذِكْرَ دُنْيَاهُمُ الْخَدَّاعَةِ الْغَرُوْرِ

make them forget when they meet the enemy to remember this cheating and delusive world of theirs,

وَامْحُ عَنْ قُلُوْبِهِمْ خَطَرَاتِ الْمَالِ الْفَتُوْنِ

erase from their hearts the thought of enchanting possessions,

وَاجْعَلِ الْجَنَّةَ نَصْبَ اَعْيُنِهِمْ

place the Garden before their eyes,

وَ لَوِّحْ مِنْهَا لِاَبْصَارِهِمْ مَا اَعْدَدْتَ فِيْهَا مِنْ

and display to their sight that part of it which Thou hast prepared for them

مَسَاكـِنِ الْخُلْدِ

- the homes of everlastingness

وَ مَنَازِلِ الْكـَرَامَةِ

and mansions of honour,

وَالْحُوْرِ الْحِسَانِ

the beautiful houris,

وَالْاَنْهَارِ الْمُطَّرِدَةِ بِاَنْوَاعِ الْاَشْرِبَةِ

the rivers gushing forth with all sorts of drinks,

وَالْاَشْجَارِ الْمُتَدَلِّيَةِ بَصُنُوْفِ الثَّمَارِ

the trees hanging, low with all kinds of fruits -

حَتّٰى لَا يَهُمَّ اَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ بِالْاِدْبَارِ

lest any of them think of turning his back

وَ لَا يُحَدِّثَ نَفْسَه عَنْ قِرْنِهٖ بِفِرَارٍ

or suggest to himself to flee his opponent!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

افْلُلْ بِذٰلِكَ عَدُوَّهُمْ

defeat their enemy through that,

وَاقْلِمْ عَنْهُمْ اَظْفَارَهُمْ

trim their nails from them,

وَ فَرِّقْ بَيْنَهُمْ وَ بَيْنَ اَسْلِحَتِهِمْ

separate them from their weapons,

وَاخْلَعْ وَ ثَآئِقَ اَفْئِدَتِهِمْ

pull out the firm ties from their hearts,

وَ بَاعِدْ بَيْنَهُمْ وَ بَيْنَ اَزْوِدَتِهِمْ

keep them far away from their stores,

وَ حَيِّرْهُمْ فِىْ سُبُلِهِمْ

bewilder them in their roads,

وَ ضَلِّلْهُمْ عَنْ وَجْهِهِمْ

turn them astray from their direction,

وَاقْطَعْ عَنْهُمُ الْمَدَدَ

cut off reinforcements from them,

وَانْقُصْ مِنْهُمُ الْعَدَدَ

chop them down in numbers,

وَامْلَاْ اَفْئِدَتَهُمُ الرُّعْبَ

fill their hearts with terror,

وَ اقْبِضْ اَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنِ الْبَسْطِ

hold back their hands from stretching forth,

وَاخْزِمْ اَلْسِنَتَهُمْ عَنِ النُّطْقِ

tie back their tongues from speaking,

وَ شَرِّدْ بِهِمْ مَنْ خَلْفَهُمْ

scatter by them the ones behind them[191]

وَنَكـِّلْ بِهِمْ مَنْ وَرَآئَهُمْ

make them a lesson for those beyond them,

وَاقْطَعْ بِخِزْيِهِمْ اَطْمَاعَ مَنْ بَعْدَهُمْ

and through their degradation cut off the hopes of those who come after them!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

عَقِّمْ اَرْحَامَ نِسَآئِهِمْ

make the wombs of their women barren,

وَ يَبِّسْ اَصْلَابَ رِجَالِهِمْ

dry up the loins of their men,

وَاقْطَعْ نَسْلَ دَوَابِّهِمْ وَ اَنْعَامِهِمْ

cut off the breeding of their mounts and their cattle,

لَا تَاْذَنْ لِسَمَآئِهِمْ فِىْ قَطْرٍ

and permit not their sky to rain

وَ لَا لِاَرْضِهِمْ فِىْ نَبَاتٍ

or their earth to grow!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah, through that

وَ قَوِّ بِذٰلِكَ مِحَالِ اَهْلِ الْاِسْلَامِ

strengthen the prowess[192] of the People of Islam,

وَ حَصِّنْۢ بِهٖ دِيَارَهُمْ

fortify their cities,

وَ ثَمِّرْ بِهٖ اَمْوَالَهُمْ

increase their properties,

وَ فَرِّغْهُمْ عَنْ مُحَارَبَتِهِمْ لِعِبَادَتِكَ وَ عَنْ مُنَابَذَتِهِمْ لِلْخَلْوَةِ بِكَ حَتّٰى

give them ease from their fighting to worship Thee and from their warfare to be alone with Thee, so that

لَا يُعْبَدَ فِىْ بِقَاعِ الْاَرْضِ غَيْرُكَ

none will be worshipped in the regions of the earth but Thee

وَلَا تُعَفَّرَ لِاَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ جَبْهَةٌ دُوْنَكَ

and no forehead of theirs may be rubbed in dust for less than Thee!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اغْزُ بِكُلِّ نَاحِيَةٍ مِّنَ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ عَلٰى مَنْ بِاِزَآئِهِمْ مِّنَ الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ

send out the Muslims of every region on raids against the idolaters who face them!

وَ اَمْدِدْهُمْ بِمَلٰٓئِكَةٍ مِّنْ عِنْدِكَ مُرْدِفِيْنَ

Reinforce them with angels in ranks from Thee,

حَتّٰى يَكْشِفُوْهُمْ اِلٰى مُنْقَطَعِ التُّرَابِ قَتْلًا فِىْٓ اَرْضِكَ وَ اَسْرًا

till the idolaters are routed by them to the end of the land, slain in Thy earth or taken captive,

اَوْ يُقِرُّوْا بِاَنَّكَ اَنْتَ اللهُ الَّذِىْ

or till they admit that Thou art Allah,

لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اَنْتَ

other than whom there is no Allah,

وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَكَ

Thou alone, who hast no associate!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

وَاعْمُمْ بِذٰلِكَ اَعْدَآئَكَ فِىْٓ اَقْطَارِ الْبِلَادِ مِنَ الْهِنْدِ وَالرُّوْمِ وَالتُّرْكِ وَالْخَزَرِ وَالْحَبَشِ وَالنُّوْبَةِ وَالزَّنْجِ وَالسَّقَّالِبَةِ وَالدَّيَالِمَةِ

include in this Thy enemies in the regions of the lands, the Indians, the Byzantines, the Turks, the Khazars, the Abyssinians, the Nubians, the Zanjis, the Slavs, the Daylamites,

وَ سَآئِرِ اُمَمِ الشِّرْكَ الَّذِيْنَ تَخْفٰى اَسْمَآؤُهُمْ وَ صِفَاتُهُمْ

and the rest of the idol-worshipping nations, those whose names and attributes are concealed,

وَ قَدْ اَحْصَيْتَهُمْ بِمَعْرِفَتِكَ

but whom Thou countest in Thy cognizance

وَ اَشْرَفْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بَقُدْرَتِكَ

and overseest through Thy power!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اشْغُلِ الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ بِالْمُشْرِكِيْنَ عَنْ تَنَاوُلِ اَطْرَافِ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ

distract the idolaters from reaching for the borders of the Muslims through the idolaters,

وَ خُذْ هُمْ بِالنَّقْصِ عَنْ تَنَقُّصِهِمْ

bar them from cutting them down through being cut down,

وَ ثَبِّطْهُمْ بِالْفُرْقَةِ عَنِ الْاَحْتِشَادِ عَلَيْهِمْ

and hold them back from massing together against them through dissension!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اخْلِ قُلُوْبَهُمْ مِنَ الْاَمَنَةِ وَ اَبْدَانَهُمْ مِّنَ الْقُوَّةِ

empty their hearts of security and their bodies of strength,

وَ اَذْهِلْ قُلُوْبَهُمْ عَنِ الْاِحْتِيَالِ

distract their hearts from thinking of stratagems,

اَوْهِنْ اَرْكَانَهُمْ عَنْ مُنَازَلَةِ الرِّجَالِ

make their limbs too feeble for clashing with men,

وَ جَبِّنْهُمْ عَنْ مُقَارَعَةِ الْاَبْطَالِ

make them too cowardly for contending with champions,

وَابْعَثْ عَلَيْهِمْ جُنْدًا مِّنْ مَلٰٓئِكَتِكَ بِبَاْسٍ مِنْ بَاْسِكَ كَفِعْلِكَ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ

send against them a troop of Thy angels with some of Thy severity as Thou didst on the Day of Badr,[193] so that through it Thou mayest

تَقْطَعُ بِهٖ دَابِرَهُمْ وَ تَحْصُدْ بِهٖ شَوْكَتَهُمْ

cut off their roots, harvest their thorns,

وَ تُفَرِّقْ بِهٖ عَدَدَهُمْ

and disperse their number!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَامْزُحْ مِيَاهَهُمْ بِالْوَبَآءِ وَ اَطْعِمَتَهُمْ بِالْاَدْوَآءِ

O Allah, mix their waters with pestilence and their foods with maladies,

وَارْمِ بِلَادَهُمْ بِالْخُسُوْفِ

hurl down their cities,

وَ اَلِحَّ عَلَيْهَا بِالْقُذُوْفِ

harass them with peltings,

وَافْرَعْهَا بِالْمُحُوْلِ

hinder them through drought,

وَاجْعَلْ مِيَرَهُمْ فِىْ اَحَصِّ اَرْضِكَ وَ اَبْعَدِهَا عَنْهُمْ

place their supplies in the most ill-omened part of Thy earth and the farthest from them,

وَامْنَعْ حُسُوْنَهَا مِنْهُمْ

bar them from its fortresses,

اَصِبْهُمْ بِالْجُوْعِ الْمُقِيْمِ وَالسُّقْمِ الْاَلِيْمِ

and strike them with constant hunger and painful illness!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

وَ اَيُّمَا غَازٍ غَزَاهُمْ مِنْ اَهْلِ مِلَّتِكَ

if a warrior from the people of Thy creed wars against them

اَوْ مُجَاهِدٍ جَاهَدَهُمْ مِنْ اَتْبَاعِ سُنَّتِكَ لِيَكـُوْنَ

or a struggler from the followers of Thy prescriptions struggles against them so that

دِيْنُكَ الْاَعْلٰى

Thy religion may be the highest,

وَ حِزْبُكَ الْاَقْوٰى

Thy party the strongest,

وَ حَظُّكَ الْاَوْفٰى

and Thy share the fullest,

فَلَقِّهِ الْيُسْرَ

cast ease to him,

وَ هَىِّءُ لَهُ الْاَمْرَ

arrange his affair,

وَ تَوَلَّه بِالنُّجْحِ

attend to him by granting success,

وَ تَخَيَّرْ لَهُ الْاَصْحَابَ

select for him his companions,

وَاسْتَقْوِلَهُ الظَّهْرَ

strengthen his back,

وَ اَسْبِغْ عَلَيْهِ فِى النَّفَقَةِ

lavish upon him livelihood,

وَ مَتِّعْهُ بِالنَّشَاطِ

give him enjoyment of joyous vitality,

وَ اَطْفِ عَنْهُ حَرَارَةَ الشَّوْقِ

cool for him the heat of yearning,

وَ اَجِرْهُ مِنْ غَمِّ الْوَحْشَةِ

give him sanctuary from the gloom of loneliness,

وَ اَنْسِهٖ ذِكْرَ الْاَهْلِ وَالْوَلَدِ

make him forget the remembrance of wife and child,

وَاثُرْ لَه حُسْنَ النِّيَّةِ

pass along to him an excellent intention,

وَ تَوَلَّه بِالْعَافِيَةِ

attend to him with well-being,

وَ اَصْحِبْهُ السَّلَامَةِ

make safety his companion,

وَ اَعْفِهٖ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ

release him from cowardice,

وَ اَلْهِمْهُ الْجُرْاَةَ

inspire him with boldness,

وَارْزُقْهُ الشِّدَّةَ

provide him with strength,

وَ اَيِّدْهُ بِالنُّصْرَةِ

support him with help,

وَ عَلِّمْهُ السِّيَرَ وَالسُّنَنَ

teach him right conduct and the norms of the Sunna,

وَ سَدِّدْهُ فِى الْحُكـْمِ

point him straight in judgement,

وَاعْزِلْ عَنْهُ الرِّيَآءَ

remove from him hypocrisy,

وَ خَلِّصْهُ مِنَ السُّمْعَةِ

purify him from seeking fame,

وَاجْعَلْ فِكـْرَه وَ ذِكـْرَه وَ ظَعْنَه وَ اِقَامَتَه فِيْكَ وَ لَكَ

and make his thinking and remembrance, his departing and his staying, be in Thee and for Thee!

فَاِذَا صَافَّ عَدُوَّكَ وَ عَدُوَّه

When he stands in ranks before Thy enemy and his enemy,

فَقَلِّلْهُمْ فِىْ عَيْنِهٖ

make them few in his eye,

وَ صَغِّرْ شَاْنَهُمْ فِىْ قَلْبِهٖ

diminish their importance in his heart,

وَ اَدِلْ لَه مِنْهُمْ

give him a turn to prevail over them,

وَلَا تُدِلْهُمْ مِنْهُ

not them a turn to prevail over him!

فَاِنْ خَتَمْتَ لَه بِالسَّعَادَةِ وَ قَضَيْتَ لَه بِالشَّهَادَةِ

But if Thou sealest him with felicity and decreest for him martyrdom, then let it be after

فَبَعْدَ اَنْ يَجْتَاحَ عَدُوَّكَ بِالْقَتْلِ

he has exterminated Thy enemies by slaying,

وَ بَعْدَ اَنْ يَجْهَدَ بِهِمُ الْاَسْرُ

captivity has afflicted them,

وَ بَعْدَ اَنْ تَاْمَنَ اَطْرَافُ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ

the borders of the Muslims are secure,

وَ بَعْدَ اَنْ يُوَلِّىَ عَدُوَّكَ مُدْبِرِيْنَ

and Thy enemy has turned his back in flight!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ اَيُّمَا مُسْلِمٍ

O Allah, and if a Muslim should

خَلَفَ غَازِيًا اَوْ مُرَابِطًا فِىْ دَارِهٖ

take the place of a warrior or a soldier in his home,

اَوْ تَعَهَّدَ خَالِـفِيْهِ فِىْ غَيْبَتِهٖ

attend to those left behind in his absence,

اَوْ اَعَانَّه بِطَآئِفَةٍ مِّنْ مَالِهٖ

help him with a portion of his property,

اَوْ اَمَدَّه بِعِتَادٍ

assist him with equipment,

اَوْ شَحَدَه عَلٰى جِهَادٍ

hone him for the struggle,

اَوْ اَتْبَعَه فِىْ وَجْهِهٖ دَعْوَةً

send along with him a supplication for his purpose,

اَوْ رَعٰى لَه مِنْ وَّرَآئِهٖ حُرْمَةً

or guard his honour in his absence,

فَاَجْرِ لَه مِثْلَ اَجْرِهٖ وَزْنًا بِوَزْنٍ وَ مِثْلًاۢ بِمِثْلٍ

reward him with the like of his reward measure for measure, like for like,

وَ عَوِّضْهُ مِنْ فِعْلِهٖ عِوَضًا حَاضِرًا يَتَعَجَّلُ بِهٖ نَفْعَ مَا قَدَّمَ وَ سُرُوْرَ مَآ اَتٰى بِهٖ اِلٰٓى اَنْ يَنْتَهِىَ بِهِ الْوَقْتُ اِلٰى مَآ

and recompense him for his act with an immediate compensation through which he will hasten to the profit of what he has sent forth and the joy of what he has given, till the present moment takes him to

اَجْرَيْتَ لَه مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

the bounty Thou hast granted to him

وَ اَعْدَدْتَ لَه مِنْ كـَرَامَتِكَ

and the generosity Thou hast prepared for him!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ اَيُّمَا مُسْلِمٍ

O Allah,

اَهَمَّه اَمْرُ الْاِسْلَامِ

and if the affair of Islam should worry a Muslim

وَ اَحْزَنَه تَحَزُّبُ اَهْلِ الشِّرْكِ عَلَيْهِمْ

and the alliance of the idolaters� against Islam should grieve him, so that he

فَنَوٰى غَزْوًا

has the intention to go to war

اَوْ هَمَّ بِجِهَادٍ

and is about to enter the struggle,

فَقَعَدَ بِهٖ ضَعْفٌ

but frailty keeps him seated,

اَوْ اَبْطَاَتْ بِهٖ فَاقَةٌ

neediness keeps him waiting,

اَوْ اَخَّرَه عَنْهُ حَادِثٌ

a mishap delays him,

اَوْ عَرَضَ لَه دُوْنَ اِرَادَتِهٖ مَانِعٌ

or an obstruction prevents him from his wish,

فَاكـْتُبِ اسْمَه فِىْ الْعَابِدِيْنَ

write his name among the worshipers,

وَ اَوْجِبْ لَه ثَوَابَ الْمُجَاهِدِيْنَ

make incumbent for him the reward of the strugglers,

وَاجْعَلْهُ فِىْ نِظَامِ الشُّهَدَآءِ وَالصَّالِحِيْنَ

and place him among the ranks of the martyrs and the righteous!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَ رَسُوْلِكَ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلٰوةً

O Allah, bless Muhammad, Thy slave and Thy messenger, and the Household of Muhammad, with a blessing

عَالِيَةً عَلَى الصَّلَوٰتِ

high above all other blessings,

مُشْرِفَةً فَوْقَ التَّحِيَّاتِ

towering beyond all other salutations,

صَلٰوةً لَا يَنْتَهِىْ اَمَدُهَا

a blessing whose end is never reached

وَ لَا يَنْقَطِعُ عَدَدُهَا

and whose number is never cut off,

كَـاَتَمِّ مَا مَضٰى مِنْ صَلٰوتِكَ عَلٰٓى اَحَدٍ مِّنْ اَوْلِيَآئِكَ

like the most perfect of Thy blessings that has passed to any one of Thy friends!

اِنَّكَ الْمَنَّانُ الْحَمِيْدُ

hou art All-kind, Praiseworthy,

الْمُبْدِئُ الْمُعِيْدُ

the Originator who takes back again,

الْفَعَّالُ لِّمَا تُرِيْدُ.

Accomplisher of what Thou desirest.

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ مُتَفَزِّعًا إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ

28. His Supplication in Fleeing to Allah

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ

O Allah,

اَخْلَصْتُ بِانْقِطَاعِىْ اِلَيْكَ

I showed sincerity by cutting myself off from everything but Thee.

وَ اَقْبَلْتُ بِكُلِّىْ عَلَيْكَ

I approached Thee with my whole self.

وَ صَرَفْتُ وَجْهِىْ عَمَّنْ يَحْتَاجُ اِلٰى رِفْدِكَ

I averted my face from everyone who needs Thy support.

وَ قَلَبْتُ مَسْئَلَتِىْ عَمَّنْ لَمْ يَسْتَغْنِ عَنْ فَضْلِكَ

I ceased to ask from any who cannot do without Thy bounty.

وَ رَاَيْتُ اَنَّ طَلَبَ الْمُحْتَاجِ اِلَى الْمُحْتَاجِ سَفَهٌ مِنْ رَّايِهٖ وَ ضَلَّةٌ مِّنْ عَقْلِهٖ

I saw that the needy who seeks from the needy is foolish in his opinion, and misguided in his intellect.

فَكـَمْ قَدْ رَاَيْتُ يَا اِلٰهِىْ مِنْ اُنَاسٍ

How many people have I seen, my Allah,

طَلَبُوْا الْعِزِّ بِغَيْرِكَ فَذَلُّوْا

who sought exaltation through other than Thee and were abased,

وَرَامُوْا الثَّرْوَةَ مِنْ سِوَاكَ فَافْتَقَرُوْا

who wanted wealth from someone else and became poor,

وَ حَاوَلُوْا الْاِرْتِفَاعَ فَاتَّضَعُوْا

who tried to rise high and fell down low!

فَصَحَّ بِمُعَآئِنَةِ اَمْثَالِهِمْ حَازِمٌ

Observing the likes of them corrects a prudent man;

وَ فَّقَهُ اعْتِبَارُه

his taking heed gives him success;

وَ اَرْشَدَه اِلٰى طَرِيْقِ صَوَابِهِ اخْتِيَارُه

his choosing the best guides him to the path of right.

فَاَنْتَ يَامَوْلَاىَ

So Thou, my Master,

دُوْنَ كُلِّ مَسْئُوْلٍ مَوْضِعُ مَسْئَلَتِىْ

art the object of my asking to the exclusion of all those who are asked

وَ دُوْنَ كُلِّ مَطْلُوْبٍ اِلَيْهِ وَلِىُّ حَاجَتِىْ

and the patron of my need to the exclusion of all those from whom requests are made.

اَنْتَ الْمَخْصُوْصُ قَبْلَ كُلِّ مَدْعُوٍّ بِدَعْوَتِىْ

Thou art singled out for my call before all who are called;

لَا يَشْرَكُكَ اَحَدٌ فِىْ رَجَآئِىْ

none is associated with Thee in my hope,

وَلَا يَتَّفِقُ اَحَدٌ مَعَكَ فِىْ دُعَآئِىْ

none comes along with Thee in my supplication,

وَ لَا يَنْظِمُه وَ اِيَّاكَ نِدَآئِىْ

nor does any join with Thee within it, for to Thee is my appeal.

لَكَ يَا اِلٰهِىْ

To Thee, my Allah, belongs

وَحْدَانِيَّةُ الْعَدَدِ

the Unity of number,

وَ مَلَكـَةُ الْقُدْرَةِ الصَّمَدِ

the property of eternal power,

وَ فَضِيْلَةُ الْحَوْلِ وَ الْقُوَّةِ

the excellence of force and strength,

وَ دَرَجَةُ الْعُلُوِّ وَالرِّفْعَةِ

the degree of sublimity and elevation.

وَ مَنْ سِوَاكَ

Everyone other than Thee is

مَرْحُوْمٌ فِىْ عُمْرِهٖ

the object of compassion in his lifetime,

مَغْلُوْبٌ عَلٰٓى اَمْرِهٖ

overcome in his affair,

مَقْهُوْرٌ عَلٰى شَاْنِهٖ

overwhelmed in his situation,

مُخْتَلِفُ الْحَالَاتِ

diverse in states,

مُتَنَقِّلٌ فِى الصِّفَاتِ

constantly changing in attributes.

فَتَعَالَيْتَ عَنِ الْاَشْبَاهِ وَ الْاَضْدَادِ

So Thou art high exalted above likenesses and opposites,

وَ تَكَبَّرْتَ عَنِ الْاَمْثَالِ وَ الْاَنْدَادِ

proudly magnified beyond similitudes and rivals!

فَسُبْحَانَكَ لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّآ اَنْتَ.

Glory be to Thee! There is no Allah but Thou.

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ إِذَا قُتِّرَ عَلَيْهِ الرِّزْقُ

29. His Supplication when his Provision was Stinted

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّكَ ابْتَلَيْتَنَا

O Allah, Thou hast tried us with

فِىْٓ اَرْزَاقِنَا بِسُوْٓ ءِ الظَّنِّ

distrust in our provisions

وَ فِىْٓ اٰجَالِنَا بِطُوْلِ الْاَمَلِ

and the expectation of long lives,

حَتّٰى لَتَمَسْنَا اَرْزَاقَكَ مِنْ عِنْدِ الْمَرْزُوْقِيْنَ

until we begged for provisions from those who are provided

وَ طَمِعْنَا بِاٰمَالِنَا فِىْٓ اَعْمَارِ الْمُعَمِّرِيْنَ

and craved in our expectations the life-spans of the long-lived!

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

So bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ هَبْ لَنَا يَقِيْنًا صَادِقًا تَكْفِيْنًا بِهٖ مِنْ مَؤُنَةِ الطَّلَبِ

give us a true certainty that will suffice us the burden of seeking,

وَ اَلْهِمْنَا ثِقَةً خَالِصَةً تُعْفِيْنَا بِهَا مِنْ شِدَّةِ النَّصَبِ

and inspire us with a sincere trust that will release us from the hardship of exertion!

وَاجْعَلْ مَا صَرَّحْتَ بِهٖ مِنْ عِدَتِكَ فِىْ وَحْيِكَ وَ اَيْتَعْتَه مِنْ قَسَمِكَ فِىْ كـِتَا بِكَ

Let Thy clear promise in Thy Revelation which Thou hast followed in Thy Book with Thy oath

قَاطِعًا لاِهْتِمَامِنَا بِالرِّزْقِ الَّذِىْ تَكـَفَّلْتَ بِهٖ

cut off our worry about the provision for which Thou hast made Thyself responsible

وَ حَسْمًا لِلْاِشْتِغَالِ بِمَاضَمِنْتَ الْكـِفَايَةَ لَه

and sever our occupation with everything whose sufficiency Thou hast guaranteed!

فَقُلْتَ وَ قَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ الْاَصْدَقُ

For Thou hast said - and Thy word is the most truthful truth -

وَ اَقْسَمْتَ وَ قَسَمُكَ الْاَبَرُّ الْاَوْفٰى

and Thou hast sworn - and Thy oath is the most kept and fulfilled -

وَ فِى السَّمَآءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَ مَا تُوْعَدُوْنَ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ

In the heaven are your provision and everything you are promised! And then Thou hast said,

فَوَ رَبِّ السَّمَآءِ وَ الْاَرْضِ اِنَّه لَحَقٌّ مِثْلُ مَا اَنَّكُمْ تَنْطِقُوْنَ.

So by the Lord of heaven and earth, it is as surely true as that you have speech![194]

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِي الْمَعُونَةِ عَلَى قَضَاءِ الدَّيْنِ

30. His Supplication for Help in Repaying Debts

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ هَبْ لِىَ الْعَافِيَةِ مِنْ دَيْنٍ

and release me from a debt which

تُخْلِقُ بِهٖ وَجْهِىْ

makes me lose face,

وَ يَحَارُ فِيْهِ ذِهْنِىْ

confuses my mind,

وَ يَتَشَعَّبُ لَه فِكـْرِىْ

disrupts my thinking,

وَ يَطُوْلُ بِمُمَارَسَتِهٖ شُغْلِىْ

and prolongs my occupation with attending to it!

وَ اَعُوْذُبِكَ يَا رَبِّ مِنْ

I seek refuge in Thee, my Lord,

هَمِّ الدَّيْنِ وَ فِكـْرِهٖ

from worry and thought about debt,

وَ شُغْلِ الدَّيْنِ وَ سَهَرِهٖ

from the distraction and sleeplessness of debt;

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

so bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ اَعِذْنِىْ مِنْهُ

and give me refuge from it!

وَ اَسْتَجِيْرُ بِكَ يَا رَبِّ

I seek sanctuary in Thee, my Lord,

مِنْ ذِلَّتِهٖ فِىْ الْحَيٰوةِ

From debt�s abasement in life

وَ مِنْ تَبِعَتِهٖ بَعْدَ الْوَفَاةِ

and its ill effects after death,

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

so bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ اَجِرْنِىْ مِنْهُ بِوُسْعٍ فَاضِلٍ اَوْ كَفَافٍ وَاصِلٍ

and give me sanctuary from it through a bountiful plenty or a continually arriving sufficiency!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَاحْجُبْنِىْ عَنِ السَّرْفِ وَ الْاِزْدِيَادِ

prevent me from extravagance and excess,

وَ قَوِّمْنِىْ بِالْبَذْلِ وَ الْاِقْتِصَادِ

put me on the course of generous spending and moderation,

وَ عَلِّمْنِىْ حُسْنَ التَّقْدِيْرِ

teach me excellent distribution,

وَاقْبِضْنِىْ بِلُطْفِكَ عَنِ التَّبْذِيْرِ

hold me back through Thy gentleness from squandering,

وَ اَجْرِ مِنْ اَسْبَابِ الْحَلَالِ اَرْزَاقِىْ

allow me to attain my provisions through lawful means,

وَ وَجِّهْ فِىْٓ اَبْوَابِ الْبِرِّ اِنْفَاقِىْ

direct my spending toward the gateways of devotion,

وَ ازْوِ عَنِّىْ مِنَ الْمَالِ مَا يُحْدِثُ لِىْ مَخْيَلَةً اَوْتَاَدِّيًا اِلٰى بَغْىٍ اَوْ مَا اَتَعَقَّبُ مِنْهُ طُغْيَانًا

and take away from me any possession which will bring forth pride in me, lead to insolence, or drag me in its heels to rebellion!

اَللّٰهُمَّ حَبِّبْ اِلَىَّ صُحْبَةَ الْفُقَرَآءِ وَ اَعِنِّىْ عَلٰى صُحْبَتِهِمْ بِحُسْنِ الصَّبْرِ

O Allah, make me love the companionship of the poor and help me be their companion with excellent patience!

وَمَا زَوَيْتَ عَنِّىْ مِنْ مَتَاعِ الدُّنْيَا الْفَانِيَةِ فَاذْخَرْهُ لِىْ فِىْ خَزَآئِنِكَ الْبَاقِيَةِ

Whenever Thou takest away from me the goods of this perishing world, store them for me in Thy abiding treasuries!

وَاجْعَلْ مَا خَوَّلْتَنِىْ مِنْ حُطَامِهَا وَ عَجَّلْتَ لِىْ مِنْ مَتَاعِمَا

Make this world�s broken pieces which Thou hast conferred upon me and its goods which Thou hast quickly granted to me

بُلْغَةً اِلٰى جِوَارِكَ

a way to reach Thy neighbourhood,

وَ وُصْلَةً اِلٰى قُرْبِكَ

a link to Thy nearness,

وَ ذَرِيْعَةً اِلٰى جَنَّتِكَ

and a means to Thy Garden!

اِنَّكَ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيْمِ

Verily Thou art Possessor of bounty abounding,

وَ اَنْتَ الْجَوَادُ الْكَرِيْمُ.

and Thou art the Munificent, the Generous.

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِي ذِكْرِ التَّوْبَةِ وَ طَلَبِهَا

31. His Supplication in Mentioning and Asking for Repentance

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

يَا مَنْ لَا يَصِفُه نَعْتُ الْوَاصِفِيْنَ

O He whom the depiction of the describers fails to describe!

وَ يَا مَنْ لَا يُجَاوِزُه رَجَآءُ الرَّاجِيْنَ

O He beyond whom passes not the hope of the hopers!

وَ يَا مَنْ لَا يَضِيْعُ لَدَيْهِ اَجْرُ الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ

O He with whom is not lost the wage of the good-doers!

وَ يَا مَنْ هُوَ مُنْتَهٰى خَوْفِ الْعَابِدِيْنَ

O He who is the ultimate object of the fear of the worshipers!

وَ يَا مَنْ هُوَ غَايَةُ خَشْيَةِ الْمُتَّقِيْنَ

O He who is the utmost limit of the dread of the godfearing!

هٰذَا مَقَامُ مَنْ

This is the station of him

تَدَاوَلَتْهُ اَيْدِى الذُّنُوْبِ

whom sins have passed from hand to hand.

وَقَادَتْهُ اَزِمَّةُ الْخَطَايَا

Offenses� reins have led him on,

وَ اسْتَحْوَذَ عَلَيْهِ الشَّيْطٰنُ

and Satan has gained mastery over him.

فَقَصَّرَ عَمَّا اَمَرْتَ بِهٖ تَفْرِيْطًا

He fell short of what Thou hast commanded through neglect

وَ تَعَاطٰى مَا نَهَيْتَ عَنْهُ تَغْرِيْرًا

and he pursued what Thou hast prohibited in delusion,

كَالْجَاهِلِ بِقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَيْهِ

like one ignorant of Thy power over him

اَوْ كـَالْمُنْكـَرِ فَضْلَ اِحْسَانِكَ اِلَيْهِ

or one who denies the bounty of Thy beneficence toward him, until, when

حَتّٰى اِذَا انْفَتَحَ لَه بَصَرُ الْهُدٰى

the eye of guidance was opened for him

وَ تَقَشَّعَتْ عَنْهُ سَحَآئِبُ الْعَمٰى

and the clouds of blindness were dispelled,

اَحْصٰى مَا ظَلَمَ بِهٖ نَفْسَه

he reckoned that through which he had wronged himself

وَ فَكَّرَ فِيْمَا خَالَفَ بِهٖ رَبَّه

and reflected upon that in which he had opposed his Lord.

فَرَاٰى كَبِيْرَ عِصْيَانِهٖ كَبِيْرًا وَ جَلِيْلَ مُخَالَفَتِهٖ جَلِيْلًا

He saw his vast disobedience as vast and his great opposition as great.

فَاَقْبَلَ نَحْوَكَ مُؤَمِّلًا لَكَ مُسْتَحِيًّا مِنْكَ

So turned to Thee, hoping in Thee and ashamed before Thee,

وَ وَجَّهَ رَغْبَتُه اِلَيْكَ ثِقَةً بِكَ

and he directed his beseeching toward Thee, having trust in Thee.

فَاَمَّكَ بِطَمَعِهٖ يَقِيْنًا

He repaired to Thee in his longing with certitude

وَ قَصَدَكَ بِخَوْفِهٖ اِخْلَاصًا

and he went straight to Thee in fear with sincerity.

قَدْ خَلَا طَمَعُه مِنْ كُلِّ مَطْمُوْعٍ فِيْهِ غَيْرِكَ

His longing was devoid of every object of longing but Thee,

وَ اَفْرَخَ رَوْعُه مِنْ كُلِّ مَحْذُوْرٍ مِنْهُ سِوَاكَ

and his fright departed from every object of fear but Thee.

فَمَثَلَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ مُتَضَرِّعًا

So he stood before Thee pleading,

وَ غَمَّضَ بَصَرَه اِلَى الْاَرْضِ مُتَخَشِّعًا

his eyes turned toward the ground in humbleness,

وَ طَاْطَاَ رَأْسَه لِعِزَّتِكَ مُتَذَلِّلَا

his head bowed before Thy might in lowliness;

وَ اَبَثَّكَ مِنْ سِرِّهٖ مَآ اَنْتَ اَعْلَمُ بِهٖ مِنْهُ خُضُوْعًا

he revealed to Thee in meekness those secrets of his which Thou knowest better than he;

وَ عَدَّدَ مِنْ ذُنُوْبِهٖ مَآ اَنْتَ اَحْصٰى لَهَا خُشُوْعًا

he numbered for Thee in humility those sins of his which Thou countest better than he;

وَاسْتَغَاثَ بِكَ مِنْ

he sought help from Thee before

عَظِيْمِ مَا وَقَعَ بِهٖ فِىْ عِلْمِكَ

the dreadful into which he has fallen in Thy knowledge

وَ قَبِيْحِ مَا فَضَحَه فِىْ حُكْمِكَ مِنْ ذُنُوْبٍ

and the ugly which has disgraced him in Thy judgement: the sins

اَدْبَرَتْ لَذَّاتُهَا فَذَهَبَتْ

whose pleasures have turned their backs and gone

وَ اَقَامَتْ تَبِعَاتُهَا فَلَزِمَتْ

and whose evil consequences have stayed and stuck fast.

لَا يُنْكِرُ يَآ اِلٰهِىْ عَدْلَكَ اِنْ عَاقَبْتَه

He will not deny Thy justice, my Allah, if Thou punishest him,

وَ لَا يَسْتَعْظِمُ عَفْوَكَ اِنْ عَفَوْتَ عَنْهُ وَ رَحِمْتَه

nor will he consider Thy pardon great if Thou pardonest him and hast mercy upon him,

لِاَنَّكَ الرَّبُّ الْكَرِيْمُ الَّذِىْ لَا يَتَعَاظَمُه غُفْرَانُ الذَّنْبِ الْعَظِيْمِ

for Thou art the Generous Lord for whom the forgiveness of great sins is nothing great!

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَهَا اَنَاذَا

O Allah, so here I am:

قَدْ جِئْتُكَ مُطِيْعًا لِاَمْرِكَ فِيْمَآ اَمَرْتَ بِهٖ مِنَ الدُّعَآءِ

I have come to Thee obeying Thy command (for Thou hast commanded supplication)

مُتَنَجِّزًا وَعْدَكَ فِيْمَا وَعَدْتَ بِهٖ مِنَ الْاِجَابَةِ اِذْ تَقُوْلُ

and asking the fulfilment of Thy promise, (for Thou hast promised to respond) Thou hast said,

ادْعُوْنِىْ اَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ

Supplicate Me and I will respond to you.[195]

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, so bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ الْقَنِىْ بِمَغْفِرَتِكَ كَمَا لَقِيْتُكَ بِاِقْرَارِىْ

meet me with Thy forgiveness just as I have met Thee with my confession,

وَارْفَعْنِىْ عَنْ مَصَارِعِ الذُّنُوْبِ كَمَا وَضَعْتُ لَكَ نَفْسِىْ

lift me up from the fatal infirmities of sins just as I have let myself down before Thee,

وَاسْتُرْنِىْ بِسِتْرِكَ كَمَا تَاَنَّيْتَنِىْ عَنِ الْاِنْتِقَامِ مِنِّىْ

and cover me with Thy covering just as Thou hast shown no haste to take vengeance on me!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

وَ ثَبِّتْ فِىْ طَاعَتِكَ نِيَّتِىْ

make firm my intention to obey Thee,

وَاَحْكِمْ فِىْ عِبَادَتِكَ بَصِيْرَتِىْ

strengthen my insight in worshipping Thee,

وَ وَفِّقْنِىْ مِنَ الْاَعْمَالِ لِمَا تَغْسِلُ بِهٖ دَنَسَ الْخَطَايَا عَنِّىْ

give me the success of works which will wash away the defilement of offenses,

وَ تَوَفَّنِىْ عَلٰى مِلَّتِكَ وَ مِلَّةِ نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ اِذَا تَوَفَّيْتَنِىْ

and take me when Thou takest me in the creed of Thy prophet Muhammad (a.s.).

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اِنِّىْٓ اَتُوْبُ اِلَيْكَ فِىْ مَقَامِىْ هٰذَا

I repent to Thee in this my station from

مِنْ كَبَآئِرِ ذُنُوْبِىْ وَ صَغَآئِرِهَا

my sins, great and small,

وَ بِوَاطِنِ سَيِّئٰاتِىْ وَ ظَوَاهِرِهَا

my evil deeds, inward and outward,

وَ سَوَالِفِ زَلاَّتِىْ وَ حَوَادِثِهَا

my lapses, past and recent,

تَوْبَةَ مَنْ لَا يُحَدِّثُ نَفْسَه بِمَعْصِيَةٍ

with the repentance of one who does not tell himself that he might disobey

وَلَا يُضْمِرُ اَنْ يَعُوْدُ فِىْ خَطِيْٓئَةٍ

or secretly think that he might return to an offense.

وَ قَدْ قُلْتَ يَا اِلٰهِىْ فِىْ مُحْكَمِ كِتَابِكَ اِنَّكَ

Thou hast said, my Allah, in the firm text of Thy Book, that Thou

تَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِكَ

acceptest repentance from Thy servants,[196]

وَ تَعْفُوْ عَنِ السَّيِّئٰاتِ

pardonest evil deeds,[197]

وَ تُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِيْنَ

and lovest the repenters,[198]

فَاقْبَلْ تَوْبَتِىْ كَمَا وَعَدْتَ

so accept my repentance as Thou hast promised,

وَاعْفُ عَنْ سَيِّئٰاتِىْ كَمَا ضَمِنْتَ

pardon my evil deeds as thou hast guaranteed,

وَ اَوْجِبْ لِىْ مَحَبَّتَكَ كَمَا شَرَطْتَ

and make obligatory toward me Thy love as Thou hast stipulated!

وَ لَكَ يَا رَبِّ

To Thee, my Lord, belongs

شَرْطِىْ اَلاَّ اَعُوْدَ فِىْ مَكْرُوْهِكَ

my stipulation that I will not return to what is disliked by Thee,

وَ ضَمَانِىْ اَلاَّ اَرْجِعَ فِىْ مَذْمُوْمِكَ

my guarantee that I will not go back to what Thou blamest,

وَ عَهْدِىْ اَنْ اَهْجُرَ جَمِيْعَ مَعَاصِيْكَ

and my covenant that I will stay away from acts of disobedience to Thee.

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّكَ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا عَمِلْتُ

O Allah, Thou knowest better what I have done,

فَاغْفِرْلِىْ مَا عَلِمْتَ

so forgive me what Thou knowest

وَاصْرِفْنِىْ بِقُدْرَتِكَ اِلٰى مَا اَحْبَبْتَ

and turn me through Thy power to what Thou lovest!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ عَلَىَّ

O Allah, counted against me are

تَبِعَاتٌ قَدْ حَفِظْتُهُنَّ

claims that stay in my memory

وَ تَبِعَاتٌ قَدْ نَسِيْتُهُنَّ

and claims that I have forgotten,

وَ كـُلُّهُنَّ بِعَيْنِكَ الَّتِىْ لَا تَنَامُ

while all of them remain in Thy eye that does not sleep

وَ عِلْمِكَ الَّذِىْ لَا يَنْسٰى

and Thy knowledge that does not forget!

فَعَوِّضْ مِنْهَآ اَهْلَهَا

So compensate their owners,

وَاحْطُطْ عَنِّىْ وِزْرَهَا

lighten their load upon me,

وَ خَفِّفْ عَنِّىْ ثِقْلَهَا

lift up their weight from me,

وَاعْصِمْنِىْ مِنْ اَنْ اُقَارِفَ مِثْلَهَا

and preserve me from approaching their like!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ اِنَّه

O Allah, but

لَا وَفَاءَ لِىْ بِالتَّوْبَةِ اِلاَّ بِعِصْمَتِكَ

I can not be faithful to my repentance without Thy preservation,

وَ لَا اسْتِمْسَاكَ بِىْ عَنِ الْخَطَايَا اِلاَّ عَنْ قُوَّتِكَ

nor can I refrain from offenses without Thy strength.

فَقَوِّنِىْ بِقُوَّةٍ كَافِيَةٍ

So strengthen me with a sufficient strength

وَ تَوَلَّنِىْ بِعِصْمَةٍ مَانِعَةٍ

and attend to me with a defending preservation!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اَيُّمَا عَبْدٍ تَابَ اِلَيْكَ

O Allah, if any servant repents to Thee,

وَ هُوَ فِىْ عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ

while in Thy knowledge of the Unseen

فَاسِخٌ لِتَوْبَتِهٖ

will break his repentance

وَ عَائِدٌ فِىْ ذَنْبِهٖ وَ خَطِيْٓئَتِهٖ

and return to his sin and offense,

فَاِنِّىْ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ اَنْ اَكُوْنَ كَذٰلِكَ

I seek refuge in Thee lest I be like that!

فَاجْعَلْ تَوْبَتِىْ هٰذِهٖ

So make this my repentance

تَوْبَةً لَا اَحْتَاجُ بَعْدَهَا اِلٰى

a repentance after which I will need no repentance

تَوْبَةً مُوْجِبَةً لِمَحْوِ مَا سَلَفَ وَ السَّلَامَةِ فِيْمَا بَقِىَ

and a repentance which will obligate the erasing of what has gone by and safety in what remains!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اِنِّىْ اَعْتَذِرُ اِلَيْكَ مِنْ جَهْلِىْ

I ask pardon from Thee for my ignorance,

وَ اَسْتَوْهِبُكَ سُوْءَ فِعْلِىْ

and I ask Thee to disregard my evil acts!

فَاضْمُمْنِىْ اِلٰى كَنَفِ رَحْمَتِكَ تَطَوُّلًا

So join me to the shelter of Thy mercy through graciousness

وَاسْتُرْنِىْ بِسِتْرِ عَافِيَتِكَ تَفَضُّلًا

and cover me with the covering of Thy well-being through bounteousness!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

وَ اِنِّىْ تَتُوْبُ اِلَيْكَ مِنْ كُلِّ مَا خَالَفَ اِرَادَتَكَ اَوْزَالَ عَنْ مَحَبَّتِكَ

I repent to Thee from everything opposed to Thy will or far from Thy love

مِنْ خَطَرَاتِ قَلْبِىْ

- the thoughts of my heart,

وَ لَحَظَاتِ عَيْنِىْ

the glances of my eye,

وَ حِكـَايَاتِ لِسَانِىْ

the tales of my tongue -

تَوْبَةً تَسْلَمُ بِهَا كُلُّ جَارِحَةٍ عَلٰى حِيَالِهَا مِنْ تَبِعَاتِكَ وَ تَا مَنُ مِمَّا يَخَافُ الْمُعْتَدُوْنَ مِنْ اَلِيْمِ سَطَوَاتِكَ

with a repentance through which each bodily part will by itself stay safe from ill consequences with Thee and remain secure from Thy painful penalties feared by transgressors!

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَارْحَمْ

O Allah, so have mercy on

وَحْدَتِىْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ

my being alone before Thee,

وَ وَجِيْبَ قَلْبِىْ مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ

the pounding of my heart in dread of Thee,

وَاضْطِرَابَ اَرْكَانِىْ مِنْ هَيْبَتِكَ

the trembling of my limbs in awe of Thee!

فَقَدْ اَقَامَتْنِىْ يَا رَبِّ ذُنُوْبِىْ مَقَامَ الْخِزْىِ بِفِنَآئِكَ

My sins, my Allah, have stood me in the station of degradation in Thy courtyard.

فَاِنْ سَكَتُّ لَمْ يَنْطِقُ عَنِّىْ اَحَدٌ

If I remain silent, none will speak for me;

وَ اِنْ شَفَعْتُ فَلَسْتُ بِاَهْلِ الشَّفَاعَةِ

if I seek an intercessor, I am not worthy for intercession.

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ شَفِّعْ فِىْ خَطَايَاىَ كَرَمَكَ

make Thy generosity intercede for my offenses,

وَ عُدْ عَلٰى سَيِّئٰاتِىْ بِعَفْوِكَ

follow up my evil deeds with Thy pardon,

وَ لَا تَجْزِنـِىْ جَزَآئِىْ مِنْ عُقُوْبَتِكَ

repay me not with the punishment that is my proper repayment,

وَابْسُطْ عَلَىَّ طَوْلَكَ

spread over me Thy graciousness,

وَ جَلِّلْنِىْ بِسِتْرِكَ

wrap me in Thy covering,

وَافْعَلْ بِىْ فِعْلَ

and do with me what is done

عَزِيْزٍ تَضَرَّعَ اِلَيْهِ عَبْدٌ ذَلِيْلٌ فَرَحِمَه

by a mighty man, when a lowly slave pleads to him and he shows him mercy,

اَوْ غَنِىٍّ تَعَرَّضَ لَه عَبْدٌ فَقِيْرٌ فَنَعَشَه

or a rich man, when a poor slave submits himself and he raises him to wealth!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

لَا خَفِيْرَ لِىْ مِنْكَ فَلْيَخْفُرْنِىْ عِزُّكَ

I have no protector against Thee, so let Thy might be my protector!

وَ لَا شَفِيْعَ لِىْ اِلَيْكَ فَلْيَشْفَعْ لِىْ فَضْلُكَ

I have no intercessor with Thee, so let Thy bounty be my intercessor!

وَ قَدْ اَوْجَلَتْنِىْ خَطَايَاىَ فَلْيُؤْمِنِّىْ عَفْوُكَ

My offenses have set me quaking, so let Thy pardon give me security!

فَمَا كُلُّ مَا نَطَقْتُ بِهٖ عَنْ

Not all that I have said rises up from

جَهْلٍ مِنِّىْ بِسُوْٓ ءِ اَثَرِىْ

my ignorance of my evil footsteps

وَ لَا نِسْيَانٍ لِمَا سَبَقَ مِنْ ذَمِيْمِ فِعْلِىْ

or forgetfulness of my blameworthy acts in the past,

وَ لٰكِنْ لِتَسْمَعَ سَمَآؤُكَ وَ مَنْ فِيْهَا وَ اَرْضُكَ وَ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا مَآ

but in order that Thy heaven and those within it and Thy earth and those upon it may hear

اَظْهَرْتُ لَكَ مِنَ النَّدَمِ

the remorse which I have professed to Thee

وَ لَجَأْتُ اِلَيْكَ فِيْهِ مِنَ التَّوْبَةِ

and the repentance through which I have sought asylum with Thee.

فَلَعَلَّ بَعْضَهُمْ بِرَحْمَتِكَ

Then perhaps one of them, through Thy mercy, may

يَرْحَمُنِىْ لِسُوْٓ ءِ مَوْقِفِىْ

show mercy upon my evil situation

اَوْ تُدْرِكْهُ الرِّقَّةُ عَلَىَّ لِسُوْ ءِ حَالِىْ

or be seized by tenderness for my evil state.

فَيَنَالَنِىْ مِنْهُ

There may come from him for my sake

بِدَعْوَةٍ هِىَ اَسْمَعُ لَدَيْكَ مِنْ دُعَآئِىْ

a supplication to which Thou givest ear more than to my supplication

اَوْ شَفَاعَةٍ اَوْكَدُ عِنْدَكَ مِنْ شَفَاعَتِىْ تَكُوْنُ بِهَا

or an intercession surer with Thee than my intercession through which I may

نَجَاتِىْ مِنْ غَضَبِكَ

be delivered from Thy wrath

وَ فَوْزَتِىْ بِرِضَاكَ

and attain to Thy good pleasure!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اِنْ يَّكـُنِ النَّدَمُ تَوْبَةً اِلَيْكَ فَاَنَا اَنْدَمُ النَّادِمِيْنَ

if remorse is a repentance toward Thee,[199] then I am the most remorseful of the remorseful!

وَ اِنْ يَّكُنِ التَّرْكُ لِمَعْصِيَتِكَ اِنَابَةً فَاَنَا اَوَّلُ الْمُنِيْبِيْنَ

If refraining from disobedience is a turning back to Thee, then I am the first of those who turn back!

وَ اِنْ يَّكُنِ الْاِسْتِغْفَارُ حِطَّةً لِلذُّنُوْبِ فَاِنِّىْ لَكَ مِنَ الْمُسْتَغْفِرِيْنَ

If praying for forgiveness alleviates sins, surely I am one of those who pray for Thy forgiveness!

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَكـَمَا

O Allah,

اَمَرْتَ بِالتَّوْبَةِ وَ ضَمِنْتَ الْقَبُوْلَ

as Thou hast commanded repentance and guaranteed acceptance,

وَ حَثَثْتَ عَلَى الدُّعَآءِ وَ وَعَدْتَ الْاِجَابَةَ

as Thou hast urged supplication, and promised to respond,

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

so also bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَاقْبَلْ تَوْبَتِىْ

accept my repentance,

وَ لَا تَرْجِعْنِىْ مَرْجِعَ الْخَيْبَةِ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ

and return me not to the returning place of disappointment in Thy mercy!

اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ عَلَى الْمُذْنِبِيْنَ

Surely Thou art Ever-turning toward the sinners,

وَ الرَّحِمْمُ لِلْخَاطِئِيْنَ الْمُنِيْبِيْنَ

All-compassionate[200] toward the offenders who turn back!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ كَمَا هَدَيْتَنَا بِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household just as Thou hast guided us by him!

وَ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ كَمَا اسْتَنْقَذْتَنَا بِهٖ

Bless Muhammad and his Household just as Thou hast rescued us through him![201]

وَ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ صَلٰوةً تَشْفَعُ لَنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ وَ يَوْمَ الْفَاقَةِ اِلَيْكَ

Bless Muhammad and his Household, with a blessing that will intercede for us on the Day of Resurrection, the day of neediness toward Thee!

اِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ

Thou art powerful over everything,[202]

وَ هُوَ عَلَيْكَ يَسِيْرٌ.

and that is easy for Thee!

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ  بَعْدَ الْفَرَاغِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ لِنَفْسِهٖ فِي الِاعْتِرَافِ بِالذَّنْبِ

32. His Supplication for himself in Confessing Sins after Finishing the Night Prayer

اَللّٰهُمَّ يَا ذَا

O Allah, O Possessor of

الْمُلْكِ الْمُتَاَبِّدِ بِالْخُلُوْدِ

kingdom perpetual in everlastingness,

وَ السُّلْطَانِ الْمُمْتَنِعِ بِغَيْرِ جُنُوْدٍ وَ لَا اَعْوَنٍ

authority invincible without armies or helpers,

وَ الْعِزِّ الْبَاقِىْ عَلٰى مَرِّ الدُّهُوْمِ وَ خَوَالِىَ الْاَعْوَامِ وَ مَوَاضِىَ الْاَزْمَانِ وَ الْاَيَّامِ

might abiding through aeons past, years gone by, times and days elapsed!

عَزَّ سُلْطَانُكَ عِزًّا لَا حَدَّ لَه بِاَوَّلِيَّةٍ وَ لَا مُنْتَهٰى لَه بِاٰخِرِيَّةٍ

Thy authority is mighty with a might that knows no bound by being first nor utmost end by being last!

وَاسْتَعْلٰى مُلْكُكَ عُلُوًّا سَقَطَتِ الْاَشْيَاءُ دُوْنَ بُلُوْغِ اَمَدِهٖ

Thy kingdom towers high with a towering before which all things fall down without reaching its term;

وَ لَا يَبْلُغُ اَدْنٰى مَا اسْتَاْثَرْتَ بِهٖ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ اَقْصٰى نَعْتِ النَّاعِتِيْنَ

the least of it which Thou hast kept to Thyself is not reached by the furthest description of the describers!

ضَلَّتْ فِيْكَ الصِّفَاتُ

Attributes go astray in Thee,

وَ تَفَسَّخَتْ دُوْنَكَ النُّعُوْتُ

descriptions fall apart below Thee,

وَ حَارَتْ فِىْ كِبْرِيَآئِكَ لَطَآئِفُ الْاَوْهَامِ

the subtlest of imaginations are bewildered by Thy magnificence!

كَذٰلِكَ اَنْتَ اللهُ الْاَوَّلُ فِىْٓ اَوَّلِيَّتِكَ

So art Thou: Allah, the First in Thy firstness,

وَ عَلٰى ذٰلِكَ اَنْتَ دَآئِمٌ لَا تَزُوْلُ

and so art Thou everlastingly. Thou dost not pass away.

وَ اَنَا الْعَبْدُ

But I am the slave,

الضَّعِيْفُ عَمَلًا

feeble in works,

الْجَسِيْمُ اَمَلًا

immense in hopes.

خَرَجَتْ مِنْ يَدِىْ اَسْبَابُ الْوُصُلَاتِ اِلاَّ مَا وَصَلَه رَحْمَتُكَ

The tying links are outside my hand, except what is tied by Thy mercy;

وَتَقَطَّعَتْ عَنِّىْ عِصَمُ الْاٰمَالِ اِلاَّ مَا اَنَا مُعْتَصِمٌ بِهٖ مِنْ عَفْوِكَ

the bonds of hopes have been cut away from me, except the pardon to which I hold fast.

قَلَّ عِنْدِىْ مَا اَعْتَدُّ بِهٖ مِنْ طَاعَتِكَ

Little on my part is the obedience toward Thee upon which I count,

وَ كَثُرَ عَلَىَّ مَا اَبُوْٓ ءُ بِهٖ مِنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ

and great against me the disobedience toward Thee to which I have reverted.

وَ لَنْ يَضِيْقَ عَلَيْكَ عَفْوٌ عَنْ عَبْدِكَ وَ اِنْ اَسَآءَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّىْ

But pardoning Thy slave will not constrain Thee, even if he be bad, so pardon me!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

وَ قَدْ اَشْرَفَ عَلٰى خَفَايَا الْاَعْمَالِ عِلْمُكَ

Thy knowledge watches over hidden works,

وَانْكَشَفَ كُلُّ مَسْتُوْرٍ دُوْنَ خُبْرِكَ

every covered thing is exposed before Thy awareness,

وَلَا تَنْطَوِىْ عَنْكَ دَقَآئِقُ الْاُمُوْرِ

the intricacies of things are not concealed from Thee,

وَ لَا تَعْزُبُ عَنْكَ غَيِّبَاتُ السَّرَآئِرِ

and unseen mysteries slip not away from Thee.

وَ قَدِ اسْتَحْوَذَ عَلَىَّ عَدُوُّكَ الَّذِىْ

But over me Thy enemy has gained mastery:

اسْتَنْظَرَكَ لِغَوَايَتِىْ فَاَنْظَرْتَه

He asked a delay from Thee to lead me astray, and Thou gavest him the delay!

وَ اسْتَمْهَلَكَ اِلٰى يَوْمِ الدِّيْنِ لِاِضْلَالِىْ فَاَمْهَلْتَه

He asked a respite from Thee until the Day of Doom to misguide me, and Thou gavest him the respite![203]

فَاَوْقَعَنِىْ وَ قَدْ هَرَبْتُ اِلَيْكَ مِنْ

So he threw me down, though I had fled to Thee from

صَغَآئِرِ ذُنُوْبٍ مُوْبِقَةٍ

small, ruinous sins

وَ كَبَآئِرِ اَعْمَالٍ مُرْدِيَةٍ

and great, deadly works,

حَتّٰى اِذَا قَارَفْتُ مَعْصِيَتَكَ

until, when I had yielded to disobeying Thee

وَاسْتُوْجَبْتُ بِسُوْ ءِ سَعْيِىْ سَخْطَتَكَ

and merited Thy anger through my bad efforts,

فَتَلَ عَنِّىْ عِذَارَ غَدْرِهٖ

he turned the bridle of his treachery away from me,

وَ تَلَقَّانِىْ بِكَلِمَةِ كُفْرِهٖ

met me with the word of his ingratitude,

وَ تَوَلّٰى الْبَرَائَةَ مِنِّىْ

undertook to be quit of me,[204]

وَ اَدْبَرَ مُوَلِّيًا عَنِّىْ

turned his back to flee from me,

فَاَصْحَرَنِىْ لِغَضَبِكَ فَرِيْدًا

threw me to the desert of Thy wrath alone,

وَ اَخْرَجَنِىْ اِلٰى فِنَآءِ نَقِمَتِكَ طَرِيْدًا

and sent me as an outcast into the courtyard of Thy vengeance. There is

لَا شَفِيْعُ يَشْفَعُ لِىْ اِلَيْكَ

no intercessor to intercede for me with Thee,

وَ لَا خَفِيْرٌ يُؤْمِنُنِىْ عَلَيْكَ

no protector to make me feel secure against Thee,

وَ لَا حِصْنٌ يَحْجُبُنِىْ عَنْكَ

no fortress to veil me from Thee,

وَ لَا مَلَاذٌ اَلْجَأُ اِلَيْهِ مِنْكَ

no shelter in which to seek asylum apart from Thee!

فَهٰذَا مَقَامُ الْعَآئِذِ بِكَ وَ مَحَلُّ الْمُعْتَرِفِ لَكَ

This is the station of him who takes refuge with Thee, the place of the confessor to Thee:

فَلَا يَضِيْقَنَّ عَنِّىْ فَضْلُكَ

Let not Thy bounty be too narrow for me,

وَ لَا يَقْصُرَنَّ دُوْنِىْ عَفْوُكَ

let not Thy pardon fall short of me!

وَ لَا اَكُنْ اَخْيَبَ عِبَادِكَ التَّآئِبِيْنَ

Let me not be the most disappointed of Thy repentant servants,

وَلَا اَقْنَطَ وُفُوْدِكَ الْاٰمِلِيْنَ

nor the most despairing of those who come to Thee with expectations!

وَاغْفِرْلِىْ اِنَّكَ خَيْرُ الْغَافِرِيْنَ

Forgive me, surely Thou art the best of the forgivers!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّكَ

O Allah,

اَمَرْتَنِىْ فَتَرَكْتُ

Thou commanded me, and I refrained,

وَ نَهَيْتَنِىْ فَرَكِبْتُ

Thou prohibited me, and I committed.

وَ سَوَّلَ لِىَ الْخَطَاءَ خَاطِرُ السُّوْ ءِ فَفَرَّطْتُ

evil thoughts tempted me to offend, and I was negligent.

وَ لَا اَسْتَشْهِدُ عَلٰى صِيَامِىْ نَهَارًا

I cannot call upon daytime to witness my fasting,

وَلَا اَسْتَجِيْرُ بِتَهَجُّدِىْ لَيْلًا

nor can I seek sanctuary in night because of my vigil;

وَ لَا تُثْنِىْ عَلَىَّ بِاِحْيَآئِهَا سُنَّةٌ حَاشٰى فُرُوْضِكَ الَّتِىْ مَنْ ضَيَّعَهَا هَلَكَ

no Sunna praises me for keeping it alive, only Thy obligations, he who neglects which has perished.

وَ لَسْتُ اَتَوَسَّلُ اِلَيْكَ بِفَضْلِ نَافِلَةٍ مَعَ كَثِيْرِ

I cannot seek access to Thee through the excellence of a supererogatory work, given the many

مَا اَغْفَلْتُ مِنْ وَظَائِفِ فُرُوْضِكَ

duties of Thy obligations of which I have been heedless

وَ تَعَدَّيْتُ عَنْ مَقَامَاتِ حُدُوْدِكَ

and the stations of Thy bounds which I have transgressed, thereby

اِلٰى حُرُمَاتٍ اِنْتَهَكْتُهَا

violating sacred things and

وَ كَبَآئِرِ ذُنُوْبٍ اجْتَرَحْتُهَا

committing great sins,

كَانَتْ عَافِيَتُكَ لِىْ مِنْ فَضَآئِحِهَا سِتْرًا

though Thou hast given me safety from their disgraces as a covering.

وَ هٰذًا مَقَامُ مَنِ

This is the station of him who is

اسْتَحْيَا لِنَفْسِهٖ مِنْكَ وَ سَخِطَ عَلَيْهَا وَ رَضِىَ عَنْكَ

ashamed of himself before Thee, angry with himself, and satisfied with Thee.

فَتَلَقَّاكَ

He meets Thee with

بِنَفْسٍ خَاشِعَةٍ

a humble soul,

وَ رَقَبَةٍ خَاضِعَةٍ

a neck bent down,

وَ ظَهْرٍ مُثْقَلٍ مِنَ الْخَطَيَا

a back heavy with offenses,

وَاقِفًا بَيْنَ الرَّغْبَةِ اِلَيْكَ وَ الرَّهْبَةِ مِنْكَ

hesitating between longing for Thee and fear of Thee. Thou art

وَ اَنْتَ اَوْلٰى مَنْ رَجَاهُ

the most worthy of those in whom he might hope,

وَ اَحَقُّ مَنْ خَشِيَه وَاتَّقَاهُ

the most deserving for him to dread and fear.

فَاَعْطِنِىْ يَا رَبِّ مَا رَجَوْتُ

So give me, my Lord, what I hope for,

وَ اٰمِنِّىْ مَا حَذِرْتُ

make me secure against what frightens me,

وَعُدْ عَلَىَّ بِعَائِدَةِ رَحْمَتِكَ

and act kindly toward me with the kindly act of mercy!

اِنَّكَ اَكْرَمُ الْمَسْئُوْلِيْنَ

Surely Thou art the most generous of those from whom are asked!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ اِذْ سَتَرْتَنِىْ بِعَفْوِكَ

O Allah, since Thou hast covered me with Thy pardon

وَ تَغَمَّدْتَنِىْ بِفَضْلِكَ فِىْ دَارِ الْفَنَآءِ بِحَضْرَةِ الْاَكـْفَآءِ

and shielded me with Thy bounty in the abode of annihilation and the presence of equals,

فَاَجِرْنِىْ مِنْ فَضِيْحَاتِ دَارِ الْبَقَآءِ عِنْدَ مَوَاقِفِ الْاَشْهَادِ

grant me sanctuary from the disgraces of the Abode of Subsistence at the standing places of the Witnesses

مِنَ الْمَلٰٓئِكَةِ الْمُقَرَّبِيْنَ

(the angels brought nigh,

وَ الرُّسُلِ الْمُكـَرَّمِيْنَ

the messengers honoured,

وَ الشُّهَدَآءِ وَ الصَّالِحِيْنَ

the martyrs, the righteous)

مِنْ جَارٍ كُنْتُ اُكَاتِمُه سَيِّئٰاتِىْ

before the neighbour from whom I have hidden my evil deeds

وَ مِنْ ذِىْ رَحِمٍ كُنْتُ اَحْتَشِمُ مِنْهُ فِىْ سَرِيْرَاتِىْ

and the womb relative before whom I feel ashamed in my secret thoughts!

لَمْ اَتِقْ بِهِمْ رَبِّ فِى السِّتْرِ عَلَىَّ

I trust them not, my Lord, to cover me over,

وَ وَثِقْتُ بِكَ رَبِّ فِىْ الْمَغْفِرَةِ لِىْ

but I trust Thee, my Lord, to forgive me!

وَ اَنْتَ اَوْلٰى مَنْ وُثِقَ بِهٖ

Thou art the most worthy of those in whom confidence is had,

وَ اَعْطٰى مَنْ رُغِبَ اِلَيْهِ

the most giving of those who are besought,

وَ اَرْأَفُ مَنِ اسْتُرْحِمَ فَارْحَمْنِىْ

and the most clement of those from whom mercy is asked. So have mercy upon me!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ اَنْتَ حَدَرْتَنِىْ مَآءً مَهِيْنًا

O Allah, Thou caused me to descend as mean water

مِنْ صُلْبٍ مُتَضَآئِقِ الْعِظَامِ حَرِجِ الْمَسَالِكِ

from loins of narrow bones and tight passages

اِلٰى رَحِمٍ ضَيِّقَةٍ سَتَرْتَهَا بِالْحُجُبِ

into a constricted womb which Thou hadst covered with veils;[205]

تُصَرِّفُنِىْ حَالًا عَنْ حَالٍ حَتّٰى

Thou turned me about from state to state until Thou

انْتَهَيْتَ بِىْ اِلٰى تَمَامِ الصُّوَرَةِ

tookest me to the completion of the form

وَ اَثْبَتَّ فِىَّ الْجَوَارِحِ

and fixed within me the bodily parts,

كَمَا نَعَتَّ فِىْ كِتَابِكَ

as Thou hast described in Thy Book:

نُطْفَةً ثُمَّ عَلَقَةً ثُمَّ مُضْغَةً ثُمَّ عَظْمًا ثُمَّ كَسَوْتَ الْعِظَامَ لَحْمًا ثُمَّ اَنْشَأْتَنِىْ خَلْقًا اٰخَرَ

a drop, then a clot, then a tissue, then bones, then Thou garmented the bones with flesh, then Thou produced me as another creature

كـَمَا شِئْتَ

as Thou willed.[206]

حَتّٰى اِذَا احْتَجْتُ اِلٰى رِزْقِكَ وَ لَمْ اَشْتَغْنِ عَنْ غِيَاثِ فَضْلِكَ

Then, when I needed Thy provision, and could not do without the aid of Thy bounty,

جَعَلْتَ لِىْ قُوْتًا مِنْ فَضْلِ طَعَامٍ وَّ شَرَابٍ اَجْرَيْتَه لِاَمَتِكَ الَّتِىْ

Thou appointed for me a nourishment from the bounty of the food and drink which Thou bestowed upon Thy handmaid

اَسْكَنْتَنِىْ جَوْفَهَا

in whose belly Thou gavest me to rest

وَ اَوْ دَعْتَنِىْ قَرَارَ رَحِمِهَا

and in the lodging of whose womb Thou deposited me.

وَ لَوْ تَكِلُنِىْ يَا رَبِّ فِىْ تِلْكَ الْحَالَاتِ اِلٰى حَوْلِىْ اَوْ تَضْطَرُّنِىْ اِلٰى قُوَّتِىْ

Hadst Thou entrusted me in those states, my Lord, to my own force or driven me to have recourse to my own strength,

لَكـَانَ الْحَوْلُ عَنِّىْ مُعْتَزِلًا

force would have been removed from me

وَ لَكـَانَتِ الْقُوَّةُ مِنِّىْ بَعِيْدَةً

and strength taken far away.

فَغَذَوْتَنِىْ بِفَضْلِكَ غِذَآءَ الْبَرِّ اللَّطِيْفِ

So Thou hast fed me through Thy bounty with the food of the Good, the Gentle;

تَفْعَلُ ذٰلِكَ بِىْ تَطَوُّلًا عَلَىَّ اِلٰى غَايَتِىْ هٰذِهٖ

Thou hast done that for me in graciousness toward me up to this my present point.

لَا اَعْدَمُ بِرَّكَ

I do not lack Thy goodness,

وَلَا يُبْطِئُ بِىْ حُسْنُ صَنِيْعِكَ

nor does Thy benefaction keep me waiting.

وَ لَا تَتَاَكَّدُ مَعَ ذٰلِكَ ثِقَتِىْ فَاَتَفَرَّغَ لِمَا هُوَ اَحْظٰى لِىْ عِنْدَكَ

Yet with all that, my trust has not become firm enough that I might free myself for that which is more favoured by Thee.

قَدْ مَلَكَ الشَّيْطَانُ عِنَانِىْ فِىْ سُوْۤ ءِ الظَّنِّ وَ ضَعْفِ الْيَقِيْنِ

Satan has taken possession of my reins through my distrust and frail certainty.

فَاَنَا اَشْكـُوْ

I complain of

سُوْۤ ءَ مُجَاوَرَتِهٖ لِىْ

his evil neighbourhood with me

وَ طَائَةَ نَفْسِىْ لَه

and my soul�s obedience toward him!

وَ اَسْتَعْصِمُكَ مِنْ مَلَكَتِهٖ

I ask Thee to preserve me against his domination,

وَ اَتَضَرَّعُ اِلَيْكَ فِىْ صَرْفِ كَيْدِهٖ عَنِّىْ

and I plead with Thee to turn his trickery away from me!

وَ اَسْئَلُكَ فِىْ اَنْ تُسَهِّلَ اِلٰى رِزْقِىْ سَبِيْلًا

I ask Thee to make the path to my provision easy,

فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى ابْتِدَآئِكَ بِالنِّعَمِ الْجِسَامِ وَ اِلْهَامِكَ الشُّكْرَ عَلَى الْاِحْسَانِ وَ الْاِنْعَامِ

since to Thee belongs praise for Thy beginning with immense favours and Thy inspiring gratitude for beneficence and bestowing favour!

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

Bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ سَهِّلْ عَلَىَّ رِزْقِىْ

and make the way to my provision easy for me!

وَ اَنْ تُقَنِّعَنِىْ بِتَقْدِيْرِكَ لِىْ

[I ask Thee] to make me content with Thy ordainment for me,

وَ اَنْ تُرْضِيَنِىْ بِحِصَّتِىْ فِيْمَا قَسَمْتَ لِىْ

to make me satisfied with my lot in that which Thou hast apportioned for me

وَ اَنْ تَجْعَلْ مَا ذَهَبَ مِنْ جِسْمِىْ وَ عُمْرِىْ فِىْ سَبِيْلِ طَاعَتِكَ

and to place what has gone of my body and my life-span into the path of Thy obedience![207]

اِنَّكَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِيْنَ

urely Thou art the Best of providers!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْٓ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَارٍ

O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from the Fire

تَغَلَّظْتَ بِهَا عَلٰى مَنْ عَصَاكَ

through which Thou art harsh toward him who disobeys Thee

وَ تَوَعَّدْتَ بِهَا مَنْ صَدَفَ عَنْ رِضَاكَ

and by which Thou hast threatened him who turns away from Thy good pleasure;

وَ مِنْ نَارٍ نُوْرُهَا ظُلْمَةٌ

from the Fire whose light is darkness,

وَ هَيِّنُهَا اَلِيْمٌ

whose ease is pain,

وَ بَعِيْدُهَا قَرِيْبٌ

and whose far is near;

وَ مِنْ نَارٍ يَاْكُلُ بَعْضَهَا بَعْضٌ

from the Fire parts of which devour parts

وَ يَصُوْلُ بَعْضُهَا عَلٰى بَعْضٍ

and parts of which leap upon parts;

وَ مِنْ نَارٍ تَذَرُ الْعِظَامَ رَمِيْمًا

from the Fire which leaves bones decayed

وَ تَسْقِىْ اَهْلَهَا حَمِيْمًا

and lets its people drink boiling water;

وَ مِنْ نَارٍ لَا تُبْقِىْ عَلٰى مَنْ تَضَرَّعَ اِلَيْهَا

from the Fire which �does not spare him who pleads to it,�[208]

وَ لَا تَرْحَمُ مَنِ اسْتَعْطَفَهَا

has no mercy on him who seeks sympathy from it,

وَ لَا تَقْدِرُ عَلَى التَّخْفِيْفِ عَمَّنْ خَشَعَ لَهَا وَاسْتَسْلَمَ اِلَيْهَا

and has no power to relieve him who humbles himself before it and yields himself to it;

تَلْقٰى سُكَّانَهَا بِاَحَرِّمَا لَدَيْهَا مِنْ اَلَيْمِ النَّكَالِ وَ شَدِيْدِ الْوَبَالِ

it meets its inhabitants with the hottest that it possesses: painful punishment and intense noxiousness.

وَ اَعُوْذُبِكَ مِنْ

I seek refuge in Thee from

عَقَارِ بِهَا الْفَارِغَةِ اَفْوَاهُهَا

its gaping-jawed scorpions,

وَ حَيَّاتِهَا الصَّالِقَةِ بِاَنْيَابِهَا

its scraping-toothed serpents,

وَ شَرَابِهَا الَّذِىْ يُقَطِّعُ اَمْعَآءَ وَ اَفْئِدَةَ سُكَّانِهَا وَ يَنْزِغُ قُلُوْبَهُمْ

and its drinks, which tear apart the intestines and hearts of its inhabitants and root out their marrows.

وَ اَسْتَهْدِيْكَ لِمَا بَاعَدَ مِنْهَا وَ اَخَّرَ عَنْهَا

I ask guidance from Thee to that which will keep far from it and make it retreat!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ اَجِرْنِىْ مِنْهَا بِفَضْلِ رَحْمَتِكَ

grant me sanctuary from it through the bounty of Thy mercy,

وَ اَقِلْنِىْ عَثَرَاتِىْ بِحُسْنِ اِقَالَتِكَ

release me from my stumbles through Thy good releasing,

وَلَا تَخْذُلْنِىْ يَا خَيْرَ الْمُجِيْرِيْنَ

and abandon me not, O Best of the sanctuary-granters!

اَللّٰهُمَّ  اِنَّكَ

O Allah, Thou

تَقِىَ الْكَرِيْمَةَ

protectest from the disliked,

وَ تُعْطِى الْحَسَنَةَ

givest the good,

وَ تَفْعَلُ مَا تُرِيْدُ

dost what Thou wilt,

وَ اَنْتَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ

and Thou art powerful over everything.[209]

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ اِذَا ذُكِرَ الْاَبْرَارُ

bless Muhammad and his Household when the pious are mentioned

وَ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ مَا اخْتَلَفَ اللَّيْلُ وَ النَّهَارُ

and bless Muhammad and his Household as long as night and day come and go with a blessing

صَلَاةً لَا يَنْقَطِعُ مَدَدُهَا

whose replenishment is never cut off

وَ لَا يُحْصٰى عَدَدُهَا

and whose number cannot be counted,

صَلَاةً تَشْحَنُ الْهَوَآءَ

a blessing that will fill up the air

وَ تَمْلَاُ الْاَرْضَ وَ السَّمَآءَ

and crowd the earth and the heaven!

صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ حَتّٰى يَرْضٰى

Allah bless him until he is well pleased

وَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِهٖ بَعْدَ الرِّضَا

and Allah bless him and his Household after good pleasure

صَلَاةً لَا حَدَّ لَهَا وَ لَا مُنْتَهٰى

with a blessing that has neither bound nor utmost limit!

يَآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِى الْاِسْتِخَارَةِ

33. His Supplication in Asking for the Best

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْٓ اَسْتَخِيْرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ

O Allah, I ask from Thee the best in Thy knowledge,

فَصَلِّ عَلٰٓى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

so bless Muhammad and his Household

وَاقْضِ لِىْ بِالْخِيَرَةِ

and decree for me the best!

وَ اَلْهِمْنَا مَعْرِفَةَ الْاِخْتِيَارِ

Inspire us with knowledge to chose the best

وَاجْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ ذَرِيْعَةً اِلَى

and make that a means to

الرِّضَا بِمَا قَضَيْتَ لَنَا

being pleased with what Thou hast decreed for us

وَ التَّسْلِيْمِ لِمَا حَكـَمْتَ

and submitting to what Thou hast decided!

فَاَزِحْ عَنَّا رَيْبَ الْاِرْتِيَابِ

Banish from us the doubt of misgiving

وَ اَيِّدْنَا بِيَقِيْنِ الْمُخْلِصِيْنَ

and confirm us with the certainty of the sincere!

وَ لَا تَسُمْنَا عَجْزَ الْمَعْرِفَةِ عَمَّا تَخَيَّرْتَ

Visit us not with incapacity to know what Thou hast chosen, lest we

فَنَغْمِطَ قَدْرَكَ

despise Thy measuring out,

وَ نَكـْرَهَ مَوْضِعَ رِضَاكَ

dislike the place of Thy good pleasure,

وَ نَجْنَحَ اِلَى الَّتِىْ هِىَ

and incline toward that which is

اَبْعَدُ مِنْ حُسْنِ الْعَاقِبَةِ

further from good outcome

وَ اَقْرَبُ اِلٰى ضِدِّ الْعَافِيَةِ

and nearer to the opposite of well-being!

حَبِّبْ اِلَيْنَا مَا نَكْرَهُ مِنْ قَضَآئِكَ

Make us love what we dislike in Thy decree

وَ سَهِّلْ عَلَيْنَا مَآ نَسْتَصْعِبُ مِنْ حُكـْمِكَ

and make easy for us what we find difficult in Thy decision!

وَ اَلْهِمْنَا الْاِنْقِيَادَ لِمَا اَوْرَدْتَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ مَشِيَّتِكَ

Inspire us to yield to that which Thou bringest upon us by Thy will,

حَتّٰى لَا نُحِبَّ

lest we love

تَاْخِيْرَ مَا عَجَّلْتَ

the delay of what Thou hast hastened

وَلَا تَعْجِيْلَ مَآ اَخَّرْتَ

and the hastening of what Thou hast delayed,

وَ لَا نَكْرَهَ مَآ اَحْبَبْتَ

dislike what Thou lovest,

وَ لَا نَتَخَيَّرَ مَا كَرِهْتَ

and choose what Thou dislikest!

وَاخْتِمْ لَنَا بِالَّتِىْ هِىَ

Seal us with that which is

اَحْمَدُ عَاقِبَةً

most praised in outcome

وَ اَكْرَمُ مَصِيْرًا

and most generous in issue!

اِنَّكَ تُفِيْدُ الْكـَرِيْمَةَ

Surely Thou givest generous gain,

وَ تُعْطِى الْجَسِيْمَةَ

bestowest the immense,

وَ تَفْعَلُ مَا تُرِيْدُ

dost what Thou wilt,

وَ اَنْتَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ.

and Thou art powerful over everything.[210]

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ اِذَا ابْتَلٰى اَورَاٰى مُبْتَلًى بِفَضِيْحَةٍ بِذَنْبٍ

34. His Supplication when he was Afflicted or saw Someone Afflicted with the Disgrace of Sin

اَللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلٰى

O Allah, to Thee belongs praise for

سِتْرِكَ بَعْدَ عِلْمِكَ

Thy covering over after Thy knowledge

وَ مُعَافَاتِكَ بَعْدَ خُبْرِكَ

and Thy pardon after Thy awareness!

فَكُلُّنَا قَدِ

Each of us has

اقْتَرَفَ الْعَائِبَةَ فَلَمْ تَشْهَرْهَ

committed faults, but Thou hast not made him notorious,

وَارْتَكَبَ الْفَاحِشَةَ فَلَمْ تَفْضَحْهُ

done indecencies, but Thou hast not disgraced him,

وَ تَسْتَرَّ بِالْمَسَاوِىْ فَلَمْ تَذْلُلْ عَلَيْهِ

and covered over evil deeds, but Thou hast not pointed to him.

كـَمْ

How many are

نَهْىٍ لَكَ قَدْ اَتَيْنَاهُ

Thy prohibited acts which we have performed,

وَ اَمْرٍقَدْ وَ قَفْتَنَا عَلَيْهِ فَتَعَدَّيْنَاهُ

Thy commandments of which Thou hast told us which we have transgressed,

وَ سَيِّئَةٍ اَكْتَسَبْنَاهَا

the evil deeds which we have earned,

وَ خَطِيْئَةٍ اَرْتَكَبْنَاهَا

the offenses which we have committed!

كُنْتَ الْمُطَّلِعَ عَلَيْهَا دُوْنَ النَّاظِرِيْنَ

Thou seest them to the exclusion of all observers;

وَ الْقَادِرَ عَلٰى اِعْلَانِهَا فَوْقَ الْقَادِرِيْنَ

Thou hast the power to make them public above all the powerful!

كـَانَتْ عَافِيَتُكَ لَنَا

By giving us safety Thou hast

حِجَابًا دُوْنَ اَبْصَارِهِمْ

veiled their eyes

وَ رَدْمًا دُوْنَ اَسْمَاعِهِمْ

and stoppled their ears.

فَاجْعَلْ مَا سَتَرْتَ مِنَ الْعَوْرَةِ وَ اَخْفَيْتَ مِنَ الدَّخِيْلَةِ

So make the shameful things Thou hast covered over and the inward reality Thou hast concealed

وَاعِظًا لَنَا

our admonisher,

وَ زَاجِرًا عَنْ سُوْٓ ءِ الْخُلُقِ وَاقْتِرَافِ الْخَطِيْٓئَةِ

a restrainer upon bad character traits and committing offenses,

وَ سَعْيًا اِلَى التَّوْبَةِ الْمَاحِيَةِ وَ الطَّرِيْقِ الْمَحْمُوْدَةِ

and a striving toward the repentance that erases [sins] and the praiseworthy path!

وَ قَرِّبِ الْوَقْتَ فِيْهِ

Bring the time of striving near

وَ لَا تَسُمْنَا الْغَفْلَةَ عَنْكَ

and visit us not with heedlessness of Thee!

اِنَّا اِلَيْكَ رَاغِبُوْنَ

Surely we are Thy beseechers,

وَ مِنَ الذُّنُوْبِ تَآئِبُوْنَ

the repenters of sins.

وَ صَلِّ عَلٰى خِيَرَتِكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عِتْرَتِهِ الصِّفْوَةِ مِنْ بَرِيَّتِكَ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ

And bless Thy chosen, O Allah, from Thy creation, Muhammad and his descendants, the friends selected from among Thy creatures, the pure,

وَ اجْعَلْنَا لَهُمْ سَامِعِيْنَ وَ مُطِيْعِيْنَ كَمَا اَمَرْتَ.

and make us listeners to them and obeyers, as Thou hast commanded![211]

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِى الرِّضَا اِذَا نَظَرَ اِلٰٓى اَصْحَابِ الدُّنْيَا

35. His Supplication in Satisfaction when he Looked upon the Companions of this World

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رِضًى بِحُكْمِ اللهِ

Praise belongs to Allah in satisfaction with Allah�s decision!

شَهِدْتُ اَنَّ اللهَ

I bear witness that Allah has

قَسَمَ مَعَايِشَ عِبَادِهٖ بِالْعَدْلِ

apportioned the livelihoods of His servants with justice

وَ اَخَذَ عَلٰى جَمِيْعِ خَلْقِهٖ بِالْفَضْلِ

and undertaken bounty for all His creatures.

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحِمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ لَا تَفْتِنِّىْ بِمَآ اَعْطَيْتَهُمْ

tempt me not with what Thou hast given to Thy creatures

وَلَا تَفْتِنَهُمْ بِمَا مَنَعْتَنِىْ

and tempt them not with what Thou hast withheld from me.

فَاَحْسُدَ خَلْقَكَ

Lest I envy Thy creatures

وَ اَغْمِطَ حُكْمَكَ

and despise Thy decision!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ طَيِّبْ بِقَضَآئِكَ نَفْسِىْ

delight my soul through Thy decree,

وَ وَسِّعْ بِمَوَاقِعِ حُكـْمِكَ صَدْرِىْ

expand my breast through the instances of Thy decision,

وَ هَبْ لِى الثِّقَةَ لِاُقِرَّ مَعَهَا بِاَنَّ قَضَآئَكَ لَمْ يَجِرْ اِلاَّ بِا الْخِيَرَةِ

give to me a trust through which I may admit that Thy decree runs only to the best,

وَاجْعَلْ شُكْرِىْ لَكَ عَلٰى مَا زَوَيْتَ عَنِّىْ اَوْفَرَمِن شُكْرِىْ اِيَّاكَ عَلٰى مَا خَوَّلْتَنِىْ

and let my gratitude to Thee for what Thou hast taken away from me be more abundant than my gratitude to Thee for what Thou hast conferred upon me!

وَاعْصِمْنِىْ مِنْ اَنْ

Preserve me from

اَظُنَّ بِذِىْ عَدَمٍ خَسَاسَةً

imagining any meanness in someone who is destitute

اَوْ اَظُنَّ بِصَاحِبِ ثَرْوَةٍ فَضْلًا

or imagining any superiority in someone who possesses wealth,

فَاِنَّ الشَّرِيْفَ مَنْ شَرَّفَتْهُ طَاعَتُكَ

for the noble is he whom obedience to Thee has ennobled

وَالْعَزِيْزَ مَنْ اَعَزَّتْهُ عِبَادَتُكَ

and the exalted is he whom worship of Thee has exalted!

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّاٰلِهٖ

So bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ مَتِّعْنَا بِثَرْوَةٍ لَا تَنْفَدُ

give us to enjoy a wealth which does not run out,

وَ اَيِّدْنَا بِعِزٍّ لَا يُفْقَدُ

confirm us with an exaltation which will never be lost,

وَاسْرَحْنَا فِىْ مُلْكِ الْاَبَدِ

and let us roam freely in the kingdom of everlastingness!

اِنَّكَ الْوَاحِدُ الْاَحَدُ الصَّمَدُ

Surely Thou art the One, the Unique, the Eternal Refuge;

الَّذِىْ لَمْ تَلِدْ وَ لَمْ تُوْلَدْ

Thou hast not begotten, nor hast Thou been begotten,

وَ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَّكَ كُفُوًا اَحَدٌ.

and equal to Thee is not any one![212]

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ اِذَا نَظَرَ اِلَى السَّحَابِ وَ الْبَرَقِ وَ سَمِعَ صَوْتَ الرَّعْدِ

36. His Supplication when he Looked upon Clouds and Lightening and Heard the Sound of Thunder

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّ

O Allah,

هٰذَيْنِ اٰيَتَانِ مِنْ اٰيَاتِكَ

these are two of Thy signs

وَ هٰذَيْنِ عَوْنَانِ مِنْ اَعْوَانِكَ

and these are two of Thy helpers.

يَبْتَدِرَانِ طَاعَتَك بِرَحْمَةٍ نَافِعَةٍ اَوْ نَقِمَةٍ ضَارَّةٍ

They rush to obey Thee with beneficial mercy or injurious vengeance,

فَلَا تُمْطِرْنَا بِهِمَا مَطَرَ السَّوْ ءِ

so rain not down upon us from them the evil rain[213]

وَ لَا تُلْبِسْنَا بِهِمَا لِبَاسَ الْبَلَآءِ

and clothe us not through them in the garment of affliction!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ اَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا نَفْعَ هٰذِهِ السَّحَائِبِ وَ بَرَكَتَهَا

send down upon us the benefit of these clouds and their blessing,

وَ اصْرِفْ عَنَّا اَذَاهَا وَ مَضَرَّتَهَا

turn away from us their harm and their injury,

وَ لَا تُصِبْنَا فِيْهَا بِاٰفَةٍ

strike us not through them with blight,

وَلَا تُرْسِلْ عَلٰى مَعَايِشِنَا عَاهَةً

and loose not upon our livelihoods any bane!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

وَ اِنْ كُنْتَ بَعَثْتَهَا نِقْمَةً

if Thou hast incited them as vengeance

وَ اَرْسَلْتَهَا سَخْطَةً

and loosed them in anger,

فَاِنَّا نَسْتَجِيْرُكَ مِنْ غَضَبِكَ

we seek sanctuary with Thee from Thy wrath

وَ نَبْتَهِلُ اِلَيْكَ فِىْ سُؤَالِ عَفْوِكَ

and implore Thee in asking Thy pardon!

فَمِلْ بِالْغَضَبِ اِلَى الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ

So incline with wrath toward the idolaters

وَ اَدِرْحٰى نَقِمَتِكَ عَلَى الْمُلْحِدِيْنَ

and set the millstone of Thy vengeance turning upon the heretics![214]

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اَذْهِبْ مَحْلَ بِلَادِنَا بِسُقْيَاكَ

take away the barrenness of our lands with Thy watering,

وَاَخْرِجْ وَ حَرَصُدُوْرِنَا بِرِزْقِكَ

dislodge the malice from our breasts with Thy providing,

وَ لَا تَشْغَلْنَا عَنْكَ بِغَيْرِكَ

distract us not from Thee through other than Thee,

وَلَا تَقْطَعْ عَنْ كَآفَّتِنَا مَا دَّةَ بِرِّكَ

and cut none of us off from the stuff of Thy goodness,

فَاِنَّ الْغَنِىَّ مَنْ اَغْنَيْتَ

for the rich is he to whom Thou hast given riches,

وَ اِنَّ السَّالِمَ مَنْ وَ قَيْتَ

and the safe he whom Thou hast protected!

مَا عِنْدَ اَحَدٍ دُوْنَكَ دِفَاعٌ

No one has any defense against Thee,

وَ لَا بِاَحَدٍ عَنْ سَطْوَتِكَ امْتِنَاعٌ

nor any means to bar Thy penalty.

تَحْكُمُ بِمَا شِئْتَ عَلٰى مَنْ شِئْتَ

Thou decidest what Thou wilt for whom Thou wilt

وَ تَقْضِىْ بِمَا اَرَدْتَ فِيْمَنْ اَرَدْتَ

and Thou decreest what Thou desirest for any whom Thou desirest!

فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلٰى مَا وَ قَيْتَنَا مِنَ الْبَلَآءِ

So to Thee belongs praise for protecting us from affliction

وَ لَكَ الشُّكْرُ عَلٰى مَا خَوَّلْتَنَا مِنَ النَّعْمَآءِ

and to Thee belongs thanks for conferring upon us blessings,

حَمْدًا يُخَلِّفُ حَمْدَ الْحَامِدِيْنَ وَ رَآئَه

a praise which will leave behind the praise of the praisers,

حَمْدًا يَمْلَاءُ اَرْضَه وَ سَمَآئَه

a praise which will fill the earth and the heaven!

اِنَّكَ الْمَنَّانُ بِجَسِيْمِ الْمِنَنِ

Surely Thou art the All-kind through immense kindnesses,

الْوَهَّابُ لِعَظِيْمِ النِّعَمِ

the Giver of abounding favours,

الْقَابِلُ يَسِيْرَ الْحَمْدِ

the Accepter of small praise,

الشَّاكِرُ قَلِيْلُ الشُّكْرِ

the Grateful for little gratitude,

الْمُحْسِنُ الْمُجْمِلُ ذُو الطَّوْلِ

the Beneficent, the Benevolent, Possessor of graciousness!

لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّآ اَنْتَ

There is no Allah but Thou;

اِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيْرُ.

unto Thee is the homecoming.[215]

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ إِذَا اعْتَرَفَ بِالتَّقْصِيرِ عَنْ تَأْدِيَةِ الشُّكْرِ.

37. His Supplication when Confessing his Shortcomings in Giving Thanks

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّ اَحَدًا

O Allah, no one

لَا يَبْلُغُ مِنْ شُكْرِكَ غَايَةً اِلاَّ حَصَلَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ اِحْسَانِكَ مَا يُلْزِمُه شُكْرًا

reaches a limit in thanking Thee without acquiring that of Thy beneficence which enjoins upon him thanksgiving,

وَ لَا يَبْلُغُ مَبْلَغًا مِنْ طَاعَتِكَ وَ اِنِ اجْتَهَدَ اِلاَّ كَانَ مُقَصِّرًا دُوْنَ اسْتِحْقَاقِكَ بِفَضْلِكَ

nor does anyone reach a degree in obeying Thee, even if he strives, without falling short of what Thou deservest because of Thy bounty.

فَاَشْكَرُ عِبَادِكَ عَاجِزٌ عَنْ شُكْرِكَ

The most thankful of Thy servants has not the capacity to thank Thee,

وَ اَعْبَدُهُمْ مُقَصِّرٌ عَنْ طَاعَتِكَ

and the most worshipful of them falls short of obeying Thee.

لَا يَجِبُ لِاَحَدٍ

To none of them is due

اَنْ تَغْفِرَ لَه بِاسْتِحْقَاقِهٖ

Thy forgiveness through what he himself deserves

وَ لَا اَنْ تَرْضٰى عَنْهُ بِاسْتِيْجَابِهٖ

or Thy good pleasure for his own merit.

فَمَنْ غَفَرْتَ لَه فَبِطَوْلِكَ

When Thou forgivest someone, it is through Thy graciousness,

وَ مَنْ رَضِيْتَ عَنْهُ فَبِفَضْلِكَ

and when Thou art pleased with someone, it is through Thy bounty.

تَشْكُرُ يَسِيْرَ مَا شَكَرْتَه

Thou showest gratitude for the paltry for which Thou showest gratitude[216]

وَ تُثِيْبُ عَلٰى قَلِيْلِ مَا تَطَاعُ فِيْهِ

and Thou rewardest the small act in which Thou art obeyed,

حَتّٰى كَاَنَّ شُكْرَ عِبَادِكَ الَّذِىْٓ

so that it seems as if Thy servants� thanksgiving for which Thou hast

اَوْجَبْتَ عَلَيْهِ ثَوَابَهُمْ

made incumbent their reward

وَ اَعْظَمْتَ عَنْهُ جَزَآئَهُمْ

and made great their repayment

اَمْرٌ مَلَكُوْا اسْتِطَاعَةَ الْاِمْتِنَاعِ مِنْهُ دُوْنَكَ فَكـَافَيْتَهُمْ

is an affair from which they could have held back without Thee, and hence Thou wilt recompense them,

اَوَ لَمْ يَكُنْ سَبَبُه بِيَدِكَ فَجَازَيْتَهُمْ

and whose cause is not in Thy hand, and hence Thou wilt repay them.

بَلْ مَلَكْتَ يَآ اِلٰهِىْ اَمْرَهُمْ قَبْلَ اَنْ يَمْلِكُوْا عِبَادَتَكَ

Nay, my Allah, Thou hadst power over their affair before they had power to worship Thee,

وَ اَعْدَدْتَ ثَوَابَهُمْ قَبْلَ اَنْ يُفِيْضُوْا فِىْ طَاعَتِكَ

and Thou hadst prepared their reward before they began to obey Thee;

وَ ذٰلِكَ اَنَّ

and that because

سُنَّتَكَ الْاِفْضَالُ

Thy wont is bestowal of bounty,

وَ عَادَتَكَ الْاِحْسَانُ

Thy custom beneficence,

وَ سَبِيْلَكَ الْعَفْوُ

Thy way pardon.

فَكُلُّ الْبَرِيَّةِ

So all creatures confess

مُعْتَرِفَةٌ بِاَنَّكَ غَيْرُ ظَالِمٍ لِمَنْ عَاقَبْتَ

that Thou wrongest not him whom Thou punishest

وَ شَاهِدَةٌ بِاَنَّكَ مُتَفَضِّلٌ عَلٰى مَنْ عَافَيْتَ

and bear witness that Thou bestowest bounty upon him whom Thou pardonest.

وَ كُلٌّ مُقِرٌّ عَلٰى نَفْسِهٖ بِالتَّقْصِيْرِ عَمَّا اسْتَوْجَبْتَ

Each admits that he has fallen short of what Thou meritest.

فَلَوْلَا اَنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَخْتَدِعُهُمْ عَنْ طَاعَتِكَ مَا عَصَاكَ عَاصٍ

Had Satan not misled them from Thy obedience, no disobeyer would have disobeyed Thee,

وَ لَوْلَا اَنَّه صَوَّرَ لَهُمُ الْبَاطِلَ فِىْ مِثَالِ الْحَقِّ مَا ضَلَّ عَنْ طَرِيْقِكَ ضَالٌّ

and had he not shown falsehood to them in the likeness of truth no strayer would have gone astray from Thy path.

فَسُبْحَانَكَ

So glory be to Thee!

مَا اَبْيَنَ كَرَمَكَ فِىْ مُعَامَلَةِ مَنْ اَطَاعَكَ اَوْعَصَاكَ

How manifest is Thy generosity in dealing with him who obeys or disobeys Thee!

تَشْكُرُ لِلْمُطِيْعِ مَآ اَنْتَ تَوَلَّيْتَه لَه

Thou showest gratitude to the obedient for that which Thou undertakest for him,

وَ تُمْلِىْ لِلْعَاصِىْ فِيْمَا تَمْلِكُ مُعَاجَلَتَه فِيْهِ

and Thou grantest a respite to the disobedient in that within which Thou art able to hurry him.

اَعْطَيْتَ كُلًّا مِنْهُمَا مَا لَمْ يَجِبْ لَه

Thou givest to each of them that which is not his due,

وَ تَفَضَّلْتَ عَلٰى كُلٍّ مِنْهُمَا بِمَا يَقْصُرُ عَمَلُه عَنْهُ

and Thou bestowest bounty upon each in that wherein his works fall short.

وَ لَوْ كَافَاتَ الْمُطِيْعَ عَلٰى مَآ اَنْتَ تَوَلَّيْتَه لَاَوْشَكَ

Wert Thou to counterbalance for the obedient servant that which Thou Thyself hadst undertaken, he would be on the point of

اَنْ يَفْقِدَ ثَوَابَكَ

losing Thy reward and

وَ اَنْ تَزُوْلَ عَنْهُ نِعْمَتُكَ

seeing the end of Thy favour,

وَ لٰكـِنَّكَ بِكـَرَمِكَ جَازَيْتَه

but through Thy generosity Thou hast repaid him

عَلَى الْمُدَّةِ الْقَصِيْرَةِ الْفَانِيَةِ بِالْمُدَّةِ الطَّوِيْلَةِ الْخَالِدَةِ

for a short, perishing term with a long, everlasting term,

وَ عَلَى الْغَايَةِ الْقَرِيْبَةِ الزَّائِلَةِ بِالْغَايَةِ الْمَدِيْدَةِ الْبَاقِيَةِ ثُمَّ

and for a near, vanishing limit with an extended, abiding limit.

لَمْ تَسُمْهُ الْقِصَاصَ فِيْمَا اَكَلَ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ الَّذِىْ يَقْوٰى بِهٖ عَلٰى طَاعَتِكَ

Then Thou dost not visit him with a settling of accounts for Thy provision through which he gained strength to obey Thee,

وَ لَمْ تَحْمِلْه عَلَى الْمُنَاقَشَاتِ فِى الْاٰلَاتِ الَّتِىْ تَسَبَّتَ بِاسْتِعْمَالِهَا اِلٰى مَغْفِرَتِكَ

nor dost Thou force him to make reckonings for the organs he employed to find the means to Thy forgiveness.

وَ لَوْ فَعَلْتَ ذٰلِكَ بِهٖ لَذَهَبَ

Wert Thou to do that to him, it would take away

بِجَمِيْعِ مَا كَدَحَ لَه

everything for which he had laboured

وَ جُمْلَةِ مَا سَعٰى فِيْهِ

and all wherein he had exerted himself

جَزَآءً لِلصُّغْرٰى مِنْ اَيَادِيْكَ وَ مِنَنِكَ

as repayment for the smallest of Thy benefits and kindnesses,

وَ لَبَقِىَ رَهِيْنًا بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ بِسَائِرِ نِعَمِكَ

and he would remain hostage before Thee for Thy other favours.

فَمَتٰى كَانَ يَسْتَحِقُّ شَيْئًا مِنْ ثَوَابِكَ لَا مَتٰى

So how can he deserve something of Thy reward? Indeed, how?

هٰذَا يَا اِلٰهِىْ حَالُ مَنْ اَطَاعَكَ وَ سَبِيْلُ مَنْ تَعَبَّدَ لَكَ

This, my Allah, is the state of him who obeys Thee and the path of him who worships Thee.

فَاَمَّا الْعَاصِىْ اَمْرَكَ وَ الْمُوَاقِعُ نَهْيَكَ

But as for him who disobeys Thy command and goes against Thy prohibition,

فَلَمْ تُعَاجِلْهُ بِنَقِمَتِكَ لِكَىْ يَسْتَبْدِلَ بِحَالِهٖ فِىْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ حَالَ الْاِنَابَةِ اِلٰى طَاعَتِكَ

Thou dost not hurry him to Thy vengeance, so that he may seek to replace his state in disobeying Thee with the state of turning back to obey Thee,

وَ لَقَدْ كَانَ يَسْتَحِقُّ فِىْ اَوَّلِ مَا هَمَّ بِعِصْيَانِكَ كُلَّ مَا اَعْدَدْتَ لِجَمِيْعِ خَلْقِكَ مِنْ عُقُوْبَتِكَ

though he deserved from the time he set out to disobey Thee every punishment which Thou hast prepared for all Thy creatures.

فَجَمِيْعُ مَا اَخَّرْتَ عَنْهُ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ

Through each chastisement which Thou hast kept back from him

وَ اَبْطَأْتَ بِهٖ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ سَطَوَاتِ النَّقِمَةِ وَ الْعِقَابِ

and each penalty of Thy vengeance and Thy punishment which Thou hast delayed from him,

تَرْكٌ مِنْ حَقِّكَ وَ رِضًى بِدُوْنِ وَاجِبِكَ

Thou hast refrained from Thy right and shown good pleasure in place of what Thou hast made obligatory.

فَمَنْ اَكْرَمُ مِنْكَ يَا اِلٰهِىْ

So who is more generous, my Allah, than Thou?

وَ مَنْ اَشْقٰى مِمَّنْ هَلَكَ عَلَيْكَ لَا مَنْ

And who is more wretched than he who perishes in spite of Thee? Indeed, who?

فَتَبَارَكْتَ اَنْ تُوْصَفَ اِلاَّ بِالْاِحْسَانِ

Thou art too blessed to be described by any but beneficence

وَ كَرُمْتَ اَنْ يُخَافَ مِنْكَ اِلاَّ الْعَدْلُ

and too generous for any but justice to be feared from Thee!

لَا يُخْشٰى جَوْرِكَ عَلٰى مَنْ عَصَاكَ

There is no dread that Thou wilt be unjust toward him who disobeys Thee,

وَلَا يُخَافُ اِغْفَالُكَ ثَوَابَ مَنْ اَرْضَاكَ

nor any fear of Thy neglecting to reward him who satisfies Thee.[217]

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

So bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ هَبْ لِىْ اَمَلِىْ وَ زِذْنِىْ

give me my hope,

مِنْ هُدَاكَ مَآ اَصِلُ بِهٖ اِلَى التَّوْفِيْقِ فِىْ عَمَلِىْ

and increase me in that of Thy guidance through which I may be successful in my works!

اِنَّكَ مَنَّانٌ كَرِيْمٌ.

Surely Thou art All-kind, Generous.

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِي الِاعْتِذَارِ مِنْ تَبِعَاتِ الْعِبَادِ وَ مِنَ التَّقْصِيرِ فِي حُقُوقِهِمْ وَ فِي فَكَاكِ رَقَبَتِهِ مِنَ النَّارِ

38. His Supplication in Asking Pardon for Misdeeds to Allah�s Servants and for Falling Short in their Rights and that his Neck be Set Free from the Fire

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْٓ اَعْتَذِرُ اِلَيْكَ

O Allah, I ask pardon from Thee for

مِنْ مَظْلُوْمٍ ظُلِمَ بِحَضْرَتِىْ فَلَمْ اَنْصُرْهُ

the person wronged in my presence whom I did not help,

وَ مِنْ مَعْرُوْفٍ اُسْدِىَ اِلَىَّ فَلَمْ اَشْكُرْهُ

the favour conferred upon me for which I returned no thanks,

وَ مِنْ مُسِىْٓءٍ اعْتَذَرَ اِلَىَّ فَلَمْ اَعْذِرْهُ

the evildoer who asked pardon from me and whom I did not pardon,

وَ مِنْ ذِىْ فَاقَةٍ سَئَلَنِىْ فَلَمْ اُوْثِرْهُ

the needy person who asked from me and whom I preferred not over myself,

وَ مِنْ حَقِّ ذِىْ حَقٍّ لَزِمَنِىْ لِمُؤْمِنٍ فَلَمْ اُوَفِّرْهُ

the right of a believer who possesses a right incumbent upon me which I did not fulfil,

وَ مِنْ عَيْبِ مُؤْمِنٍ ظَهَرَ لِىْ فَلَمْ اَسْتُرْهُ

the fault of a believer which became evident to me and which I did not conceal,

وَ مِنْ كُلِّ اِثْمٍ عَرَضَ لِىْ فَلَمْ اَهْجُرْهُ

and every sin which presented itself to me and which I failed to avoid.

اَعْتَذِرُ اِلَيْكَ يَا اِلٰهِىْ مِنْهُنَّ وَ مِنْ نَظَآئِرِهِنَّ

I ask pardon, my Allah, for all of these and their likes,

اعْتِذَارَ نَدَامَةٍ يَكُوْنُ وَاعِظًا لِمَا بَيْنَ يَدَىَّ مِنْ اَشْيَاهِهِنَّ

with an asking of pardon in remorse which may act as an admonisher against similar things ahead of me.

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَاجْعَلْ

So bless Muhammad and his Household and make

نَدَامَتِىْ عَلٰى مَا وَ قَعْتُ فِيْهِ مِنَ الزَّلَّاتِ

my remorse for the slips into which I have fallen

وَ عَزْمِىْ عَلٰى تَرْكِ مَا يَعْرِضُ لِىْ مِنَ السَّيِّئٰاتِ

and my determination to refrain from the evil deeds which present themselves to me

تَوْبَةً تُوْجِبُ لِىْ مَحَبَّتَكَ

a repentance which will make Thy love for me obligatory

يَا مُحِبَّ التَّوَّابِيْنَ.

O lover of those who repent![218]

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِي طَلَبِ الْعَفْوِ وَ الرَّحْمَةِ

39. His Supplication in Seeking Pardon and Mercy

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَاكـْسِرْ شَهْوَتِىْ عَنْ كـُلِّ مَحْرَمٍ

break my passion for every unlawful thing,

وَازْوِحِرْصِىْ عَنْ كُلِّ مَاثَمٍ

take away my craving for any sin,

وَ امْنَعْنِىْ عَنْ اَذٰى كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ وَ مُؤْمِنَةٍ وَ مُسْلِمٍ وَ مُسْلِمَةٍ

and bar me from harming any believer, male or female, and any Muslim, male or female!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ اَيُّمَا عَبْدٍ

O Allah, if any of Thy servants

نَالَ مِنِّىْ مَا حَظَرْتَ عَلَيْهِ

should harm me in what Thou hast forbidden

وَانْتَهَكَ مِنِّىْ مَا حَجَرْتَ عَلَيْهِ

or violate me in what Thou hast interdicted,

فَمَضٰى بِظُلَامَتِىْ مَيِّتًا

and if he should pass into death with my complaint

اَوْ حَصَلَتْ لِىْ قِبَلَه حَيًّا

or I come to have a complaint against him while he is alive,

فَاغْفِرْ لَه مَا اَلَّمَ بِهٖ مِنِّىْ

forgive him what he did to me

وَاعْفُ لَه عَمَّا اَدْبَرَ بِهٖ عَنِّىْ

and pardon him that through which he turned his back on me!

وَ لَا تَقِفْهُ عَلٰى مَا ارْتَكَبَ فِىَّ

Inquire not from him about what he committed toward me

وَ لَا تَكْشِفْهُ عَمَّا اكْتَسَبَ بِىْ

and expose him not through what he earned by me!

وَاجْعَلْ مَا

And Make

سَمَحْتُ بِهٖ مِنَ الْعَفْوِ عَنْهُمْ

my open-handedness in pardoning such servants

وَ تَبَرَّعْتُ بِهٖ مِنَ الصَّدَقَةِ عَلَيْهِمْ

and my contribution in charity toward them

اَزْكٰى صَدَقَاتِ الْمُتَصَدِّقِيْنَ

the purest charity of the charitable

وَ اَعْلٰى صِلَاتِ الْمُتَقَرِّبِيْنَ

and the highest gift of those seeking nearness to Thee!

وَعَوِّضْنِىْ مِنْ عَفْوِىْ عَنْهُمْ عَفْوَكَ

Recompense me for my pardoning them with Thy pardon

وَ مِنْ دُعَآئِىْ لَهُمْ رَحْمَتَكَ حَتّٰى

and for my supplicating for them with Thy mercy

يَسْعَدَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا بِفَضْلِكَ

so that each one of us may gain felicity through Thy bounty

وَ يَنْجُوَ كُلٌّ مِنَّا بِمَنِّكَ

and each may attain deliverance through Thy kindness!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ اَيُّمَا عَبْدٍ مِنْ عَبِيْدِكَ

O Allah, if there is a servant from among Thy servants whom

اَدْرَكَه مِنِّىْ دَرَكٌ

an ill visits on my account,

اَوْ مَسَّه مِنْ نَاحِيَتِىْ اَذًى

a harm touches from my direction,

اَوْ لَحِقَه بِىْ اَوْ بِسَبَبِىْ ظُلْمٌ

or a wrong overtakes through me or because of me,

فَفُتُّه بِحَقِّهٖ

and should I fail to take care of his right

اَوْ سَبَقْتُه بِظُلْمَتِهٖ

or go before him [in death] with his complaint,

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ اَرْضِهٖ عَنِّىْ مِنْ وُجْدِكَ

satisfy him toward me through Thy wealth,

وَ اَوْفِهٖ حَقَّه مِنْ عِنْدِكَ

and give him his full right from Thyself!

ثُمَّ قِـنِىْ مَا يُوْجِبُ لَه حُكْمُكَ

Then protect me from what Thy decision mandates

وَ خَلِّصْنِىْ مِمَّا يَحْكُمُ بِهٖ عَدْلُكَ

and save me from what Thy justice decides,

فَاِنَّ قُوَّتِىْ لَا تَسْتَقِلُّ بِنِقْمَتِكَ

for my strength cannot bear Thy vengeance

وَ اِنَّ طَاقَتِىْ لَا تَنْهَضُ بِسُخْطِكَ

and my obedience cannot stand up to Thy displeasure!

فَاِنَّكَ اِنْ تُكَافِنِىْ بِالْحَقِّ تُهْلِكْنِىْ

If Thou recompensest me with the right, Thou wilt destroy me,

وَ اِلاَّ تَغَمَّدْنِىْ بِرَحْمَتِكَ تُوْبِقْنِىْ

and if Thou dost not shield me in Thy mercy, Thou wilt lay me waste.

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْٓ

O Allah,

اَسْتَوْهِبُكَ يَآ اِلٰهِىْ مَا لَا يَنْقُصُكَ بَذْلُه

I ask Thee to grant, my Allah, that whose giving will not decrease Thee,

وَ اَسْتَحْمِلُكَ مَا لَا يَبْهَضُكَ حَمْلُه

and I ask Thee to carry that whose carrying will not weigh Thee down:

اَسْتَوْهِبُكَ يَآ اِلٰهِىْ نَفْسِىَ

My Allah, I ask Thee to give my soul,

الَّتِىْ لَمْ تَخْلُقْهَا

which Thou didst not create

لِتَمْتَنِعَ بِهَا مِنْ سُوۤ ءٍ

to keep Thyself from evil

اَوْ لِتَطَرَّقَ بِهَا اِلٰى نَفْعٍ

nor to find the way to profit.

وَ لٰكـِنْ اَنْشَاتَهَا

No, Thou brought it forth

اِثْبَاتًا لِقُدْرَتِكَ عَلٰى مِثْلِهَا

to demonstrate Thy power over its like

وَاحْتِجَاجًا بِهَا عَلٰى شَكـْلِهَا

and to provide an argument against its similar.

وَ اَسْتَحْمِلُكَ مِنْ ذُنُوْبِىْ مَا قَدْ بَهَظَنِىْ حَمْلُه

I ask Thee to carry those of my sins whose carrying weighs me down

وَ اَسْتَعِيْنُ بِكَ عَلٰى مَا قَدْ فَدَحَنِىْ ثِقْلُه

and I seek help from Thee in that whose heaviness oppresses me.

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

So bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ هَبْ لِنَفْسِىْ عَلٰى ظُلْمِهَا نَفْسِىْ

give to me my soul in spite of its wrongdoing,[219]

وَ وَكِّلْ رَحْمَتَكَ بِاحْتِمَالِ اِصْرِىْ

and appoint Thy mercy to carry my burden!

فَكَمْ قَدْ لَحِقَتْ رَحْمَتُكَ بِالْمُسِيْئِيْنَ

How many evildoers Thy mercy has overtaken!

وَ كَمْ قَدْ شَمِلَ عَفْوُكَ الظَّالِمِيْنَ

How many wrongdoers Thy pardon has embraced!

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

So bless Muhammad and his Household

وَاجْعَلْنِىْ اُسْوَةَ مَنْ

and make me the model of him whom Thou hast

قَدْ اَنْهَضْتَه بِتَجَاوُزِكَ عَنْ مَصَارِعِ الْخَاطِئِيْنَ

aroused through Thy forbearance from the deadly infirmities of the offenders

وَ خَلَّصْتَه بِتَوْفِيْقِكَ مِنْ وَّرْطَاتِ الْمُجْرِمِيْنَ

and saved through Thy giving success from the tangled plights of the sinners,

فَاَصْبَحَ

so that I may rise up

طَلِيْقَ عَفْوَكَ مِنْ اِسَارِ سُخْطِكَ

freed by Thy pardon from the bonds of Thy displeasure

وَ عَتِيْقَ صُنْعِكَ مِنْ وَ ثَاقِ عَدْلِكَ

and released by Thy benefaction from the ties of Thy justice!

اِنَّكَ اِنْ تَفْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ يَآ اِلٰهِىْ تَفْعَلْهُ بِمَنْ

Surely if Thou dost that, my Allah, Thou wilt do it to one who does not

لَا يَحْجَدُ اسْتِحْقَاقَ عُقُوْبَتِكَ

deny deserving Thy punishment

وَ لَا يُبَرِّئُ نَفْسَه مِنَ اسْتِيْجَابِ نَقِمَتِكَ

or acquit himself from merit for Thy vengeance.

تَفْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ يَا اِلٰهِىْ

Do that, my Allah, for one

بِمَنْ خَوْفُه مِنْكَ اَكْثَرُ مِنْ طَمَعِهٖ فِيْكَ

whose fear of Thee is greater than his craving from Thee,

وَ بِمَنْ يَاْسُه مِنَ النَّجَاةِ اَوْكَدُ مِنْ رَجَآئِهٖ لِلْخَلَاصِ

whose hopelessness of deliverance is firmer than his hope for salvation!

لَا اَنْ يَكُوْنَ يَاْسُه قُنُوْطًا

Not that his hopelessness is despair,

اَوْ اَنْ يَكُوْنَ طَمَعُه اغْتِرَارًا

nor that his expectation is deluded.

بَلْ لِقِلَّةِ حَسَنَاتِهٖ بَيْنَ سَيِّئٰاتِهٖ

No, rather his good deeds are few among his evil deeds

وَ ضَعْفِ حُجَجِهٖ فِىْ جَمِيْعِ تَبِعَاتِهٖ

and his arguments are frail in face of everything due from his acts.

فَاَمَّا اَنْتَ يَآ اِلٰهِىْ فَاَهْلٌ اَنْ

But Thou, my Allah, art worthy that

لَا يَغْتَرَّ بِكَ الصِّدِّيْقُوْنَ

the righteous not be deluded concerning Thee

وَ لَا يَيْاَسَ مِنْكَ الْمُجْرِمُوْنَ

and the sinners not lose hope in Thee,

لِاَنَّكَ الرَّبُّ الْعَظِيْمُ الَّذِىْ

for Thou art the All-mighty Lord who

لَا يَمْنَعُ اَحَدًا فَضْلَه

holds back His bounty from none

وَ لَا يَسْتَقْصِىْ مِنْ اَحَدٍ حَقَّه

and takes His full right from no one.

تَعَالٰى ذِكْرُكَ عَنِ الْمَذْكُوْرِيْنَ

High exalted is Thy mention above those mentioned!

وَ تَقَدَّسَتْ اَسْمَآؤُكَ عَنِ الْمَنْسُوْبِيْنَ

Holy are Thy names beyond those described!

وَ فَشَتْ نِعْمَتُكَ فِىْ جَمِيْعِ الْمَخْلُوْقِيْنَ

Spread is Thy favour among all creatures!

فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلٰى ذٰلِكَ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ.

Thine is the praise for that, O Lord of the worlds!

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ إِذَا نُعِيَ إِلَيْهِ مَيِّتٌ أَوْ ذَكَرَ الْمَوْتَ

40. His Supplication when Someone�s Death was Announced to him or when he Remembered Death

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, Bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ اكْفِنَا طُوْلَ الْاَمَلِ

spare us drawn out expectations

وَ قَصِّرْهُ عَنَّا بِصِدْقِ الْعَمَلِ

and cut them short in us through sincerity of works,

حَتّٰى لَا نُؤَمِّلُ

that we may not hope expectantly for

اسْتِتْمَامَ سَاعَةٍ بَعْدَ سَاعَةٍ

completing an hour after an hour,

وَ لَا اسْتِتْمَاءَ يَوْمٌ بَعْدَ يَوْمٍ

closing a day after a day,

وَ لَا اتِّصَالَ نَفْسٍ بِنَفَسٍ

joining a breath to a breath,

وَ لَا لُحُوْقَ قَدَمٍ بِقَدَمٍ

or overtaking a step with a step!

وَ سَلِّمْنَا مِنْ غُرُوْرِهٖ

Keep us safe from the delusions of expectations,

وَاٰمِنَّا مِنْ شُرُوْرِهٖ

make us secure from their evils,

وَانْصِبِ الْمَوْتَ بَيْنَ اَيْدِيَنَا نَصْبًا

set up death before us in display.

وَلَا تَجْعَلْ ذِكْرَنَا لَه غِبًّا

and let not our remembering of it come and go!

وَاجْعَلْ لَنَا مِنْ صَالِحِ الْاَعْمَالِ عَمَلًا

Appoint for us from among the righteous works a work through which we will

نَسْتَبْطِئُ مَعَهُ الْمَصِيْرَ اِلَيْكَ

feel the homecoming to Thee as slow

وَ نَحْرِصُ لَه عَلٰى وَشْكِ اللِّحَاقِ بِكَ حَتّٰى يَكُوْنَ الْمَوْتُ

and crave a quick joining with Thee, so that death may be

مَاْنَسَنَا الَّذِىْ نَأْنَسُ بِهٖ

our intimate abode with which we are intimate,

وَمَا لَغَنَا الَّذِىْ نَشْتَاقُ اِلَيْهِ

our familiar place toward which we yearn,

وَ حَامَّتَنَا الَّتِىْ نُحِبُّ الدُّنُوَّ مِنْهَا

and our next of kin whose coming we love!

فَاِذَا اَوْرَدْتَه عَلَيْنَا وَ اَنْزَلْتَه بِنَا

When Thou bringest it to us and sendest it down upon us,

فَاَسْعِدْنَا بِهٖ زَآئِرًا

make us happy with it as a visitor,

وَ اٰنِسْنَا بِهٖ قَادِمًا

comfort us with its arrival,

وَ لَا تُشْقِنَا بِضِيَافَتِهٖ

make us not wretched through entertaining it,

وَ لَا تُخْزِنَا بِزِيَارَتِهٖ وَاجْعَلْهُ

degrade us not through its visit,

بَابًا مِنْ اَبْوَابِ مَغْفِرِتِكَ

and appoint it one of the gates to Thy forgiveness

وَ مِفْتَاحًا مِنْ مَفَاتِيْحِ رَحْمَتِكَ

and the keys to Thy mercy!

اَمِتْنَا

Make us die

مُهْتَدِيْنَ غَيْرَ ضَآلِّيْنَ

guided, not astray,

طَآئِعِيْنَ غَيْرَ مُسْتَكْرِهِيْنَ

obedient, not averse,

تَآئِبِيْنَ غَيْرَ عَاصِيْنَ وَ لَا مُصِرِّيْنَ

repentant, not disobedient or persisting,

يَا ضَامِنَ جَزَآءِ الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ

O He who guarantees the repayment of the good-doers

وَ مُسْتَصْلِحَ عَمَلِ الْمُفْسِدِيْنَ.

and seeks to set right the work of the corrupt!

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِي طَلَبِ السِّتْرِ وَ الْوِقَايَةِ

41. His Supplication in Asking for Covering and Protection

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ اَفْرِشْنِىْ مِهَادَ كـَرَامَتِكَ

spread for me the bed of Thy honour,

وَ اَوْرِدْ نِىْ مَشَارِعَ رَحْمَتِكَ

bring me to the wateringholes of Thy mercy,

وَ اَحْلِلْنِىْ بُحْبُوْحَةَ جَنَّتِكَ

set me down in the midst of Thy Garden,

وَ لَا تَسُمْنِىْ بِالرَّدِّعَنْكَ

stamp me not with rejection by Thee,

وَ لَا تَحْرِمْنِىْ بِالْخَيْبَةِ مِنْكَ

deprive me not through disappointment by Thee,

وَ لَا تُقَآصَّنِىْ بِمَا اجْتَرَحْتُ

settle not accounts with me for what I have committed,

وَ لَا تُنَا قِشْنِىْ بِمَا اكْتَسَبْتُ

make no reckoning with me for what I have earned,

وَ لَا تُبْرِزْ مَكْتُوْمِىْ

display not what I have hidden,

وَ لَا تَكْشِفْ مَسْتُوْرِى

expose not what I have covered over,

وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلٰى مِيْزَانِ الْاِنْصَافِ عَمَلِىْ

weigh not my works on the scales of fairness,

وَلَا تُعْلِنْ عَلٰى عُيُوْنِ الْمَلَاءِ خَبَرِىْ

and make not my tidings known to the eyes of the crowd!

اَخْفِ عَنْهُمْ مَا يَكُوْنُ نَشْرُه عَلَىَّ عَارًا

Conceal from them everything whose unfolding would shame me

وَاطْوِ عَنْهُمْ مَا يُلْحِقُنِىْ عِنْدَكَ شَنَارًا

and roll up before them all which would join me to disgrace with Thee!

شَرِّفْ دَرَجَتِىْ بِرِضْوَانِكَ

Ennoble my degree through Thy good pleasure,

وَ اَكْمِلْ كَرَامَتِىْ بِغُفْرَانِكَ

perfect my honour through Thy forgiveness,

وَ اَنْظِمْنِىْ فِىْٓ اَصْحَابِ الْيَمِيْنَ

rank me among the companions of the right hand,

وَ وَجِّهْنِىْ فِىْ مَصَالِكِ الْاٰمِنِيْنَ

direct me to the roads of the secure,

وَ اجْعَلْنِىْ فِىْ فَوْجِ الْفَآئِزِيْنَ

place me in the throng of the triumphant,

وَاعْمُرْبِىْ مَجَالِسِ الصَّالِحِيْنَ

and through me let the sessions of the righteous thrive![220]

اٰمِيْنَ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ.

Amen, Lord of the worlds!

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ عِنْدَ خَتْمِ الْقُرْآنِ

42. His Supplication upon Completing a Reading of the Qur�an

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّكَ اَعَنْتَنِىْ عَلٰى خَتْمِ كِتَابِكَ الَّذِىْٓ

O Allah, Thou hast helped me complete Thy Book, which Thou

اَنْزَلْتَهٗ نُوْرًا

sent down as a light[221] and

وَ جَعَلْتَهٗ مُهَيْمِنًا عَلٰى كُلِّ كِتَابٍ اَنْزَلْتَهٗ

appointed as a guardian over every book Thou hast sent down,[222]

وَ فَضَّلْتَهٗ عَلٰى كُلِّ حَدِيْثٍ قَصَصْتَهٗ

preferring it over every narrative which Thou hast recounted,[223]

وَ فُرْقَانًا فَرَقْتَ بِهٖ بَيْنَ حَلَالِكَ وَ حَرَامِكَ

a separator, through which Thou hast separated Thy lawful from Thy unlawful,[224]

وَ قُرْاٰنًا اَعْرَبْتَ بِهٖ عَنْ شَرَآئِعِ اَحْكَامِكَ

a Qur�an, through which Thou hast made plain the approaches to Thy ordinances,[225]

وَ كِتَابًا فَصَّلْتَهٗ لِعِبَادِكَ تَفْصِيْلًا

a book, which Thou hast distinguished very distinctly for Thy servants,[226]

وَ وَحْيًا اَنْزَلْتَهٗ عَلٰى نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَوٰتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِهٖ تَنْزِيْلًا

a revelation, which Thou hast sent down, a sending down, upon Thy prophet Muhammad[227] (Thy blessings be upon him and his Household).

وَ جَعَلْتَهٗ

Thou appointed it

نُوْرًا نَهْتَدِىْ مِنْ ظُلَمِ الضَّلَالَةِ وَ الْجَهَالَةِ بِاتِّبَاعِهٖ

a light through following which we may be guided from the shadows of error and ignorance,[228]

وَ شِفَآءً لِمَنْ اَنْصَتَ بِفَهْمِ التَّصْدِيْقِ اِلَى اسْتِمَاعِهٖ

a healing for him who turns ear toward hearing it with the understanding of attestation,[229]

وَ مِيْزَانَ قِسْطٍ لَا يَحِيْفُ عَنِ الْحَقِّ لِسَانُهٗ

a just balance whose tongue does not incline away from truth,[230]

وَ نُوْرَ هُدًى لَا يُطْفَاُ عَنِ الشَّاهِدِيْنَ بُرْهَانُهٗ وَ عَلَمَ نَجَاةٍ

a light of guidance whose proof is not extinguished before the witnesses,[231] and a guidepost of deliverance, so that

لَا يَضِلُّ مَنْ اَمَّ قَصْدَ سُنَّتِهٖ

he who repairs straightway to its prescription will not go astray

وَ لَا تَنَالُ اَيْدِىْ الْهَلَكَاتِ مَنْ تَعَلَّقَ بِعُرْوَةِ عِصْمَتِهٖ

and he who clings to its preservation�s handhold will not be touched by the hands of disasters.

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَاِذْ

O Allah, since Thou hast

اَفَدْتَنَا الْمَعُوْنَةَ عَلٰى تِلَاوَتِهٖ

given us help to recite it

وَ سَهَّلْتَ جَوَاسِىْ اَلْسِنَتِنَا بِحُسْنِ عِبَارَتِهٖ

and made smooth the roughness of our tongues through the beauty of its expression,

فَاجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ

place us among those who

يَّرْعَاهُ حَقَّ رِعَايَتِهٖ

observe it as it should be observed,

وَ يَدِيْنُ لَكَ بِاعْتِقَادِ التَّسْلِيْمِ لِمُحْكَمِ اٰيَاتِهٖ

serve Thee by adhering in submission to the firm text of its verses,

وَ يَفْزَعُ اِلَى الْاِقْرَارِ بِمُتَشَابِهِهٖ وَ مُوْضِحَاتِ بَيِّنَاتِهٖ

and seek refuge in admitting both its ambiguous parts and the elucidations of its clear signs!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّكَ

O Allah, Thou

اَنْزَلْتَهٗ عَلٰى نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلّٰى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِهٖ مُجْمَلًا

sent it down upon Thy prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.a.) in summary form,

وَ اَلْهَمْتَهٗ عِلْمَ عَجَآئِبِهٖ مُكَمَّلًا

inspired him with the science of its wonders to complement it,

وَ وَرَّثْتَنَا عِلْمَهٗ مُفَسَّرًا

made us the heirs of its knowledge as interpreters,[232]

وَ فَضَّلْتَنَا عَلٰى مَنْ جَهِلَ عِلْمَهٗ

made us to surpass him who is ignorant of its knowledge,

وَ قَوَّيْتَنَا عَلَيْهِ لِتَرْفَعَنَا فَوْقَ مَنْ لَمْ يُطِقْ حَمْلَهٗ

and Thou gave us strength over it to raise us above those not able to carry it.

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَكَمَا

O Allah, just as Thou hast

جَعَلْتَ قُلُوْبَنَا لَهٗ حَمَلَةً

appointed our hearts as its carriers

وَ عَرَّفْتَنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ شَرَفَهٗ وَ فَضْلَهٗ

and made known to us through Thy mercy its nobility and excellence,

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ الْخَطِيْبِ بِهٖ وَ عَلٰى اٰلِهٖ الْخُزَّانِ لَهٗ

so also bless Muhammad, its preacher, and his Household, its guardians,

وَاجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ يَعْتَرِفُ بِاَنَّهٗ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ حَتّٰى

and place us among those who confess that it has come from Thee,

لَا يُعَارِضَنَا الشَّكُّ فِىْ تَصْدِيْقِهٖ

lest doubt about attesting to it assail us,

وَ لَا يَخْتَلِجَنَا الزَّيْغُ عَنْ قَصْدِ طَرِيْقِهٖ

or deviation from its straightforward path shake us!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَاجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ

and make us one of those who

يَّعْتَصِمُ بِحَبْلِهٖ

hold fast to its cord,

وَ يَاْوِىْ مِنَ الْمُتَشَابِهَاتِ اِلٰى حِرْزِ مَعْقِلِهٖ

seek haven from its ambiguities in its fortified stronghold,

وَ يَسْكُنُ فِىْ ظِلِّ جَنَاحِهٖ

rest in the shadow of its wing,

وَ يَهْتَدِىْ بِضَوْ ءِ صَبَاحِهٖ

find guidance in the brightness of its morning,

وَ يَقْتَدِىْ بِتَبَلُّجِ اِسْفَارِهٖ

follow the shining of its disclosure,

وَ يَسْتَصْبِحُ بِمِصْبَاحِهٖ

acquire light from its lamp,

وَ لَا يَلْتَمِسُ الْهُدٰى فِىْ غَيْرِهٖ

and beg not guidance from any other!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ كَمَا

O Allah, just as

نَصَبْتَ بِهٖ مُحَمَّدًا عَلَمًا لِلدَّلَالَةِ عَلَيْكَ

through it Thou hast set up Muhammad as a guidepost to point to Thee

وَ اَنْهَجْتَ بِاٰلِهٖ سُبُلَ الرِّضَا اِلَيْكَ

and through his Household Thou hast made clear Thy good pleasure�s roads to Thee,

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

so also bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ اجْعَلِ الْقُرْاٰنَ

and make the Qur�an

وَسِيْلَةً لَنَا اِلٰى اَشْرَفِ مَنَازِلِ الْكَرَامَةِ

our mediation to the noblest stations of Thy honour,

وَ سُلَّمًا نَعْرُجُ فِيْهِ اِلٰى مَحَلِّ السَّلَامَةِ

a ladder by which we may climb to the place of safety,

وَ سَبَبًا نُجْزٰى بِهِ النَّجَاةَ فِىْ عَرْصَةٍ الْقِيٰمَةِ

a cause for our being repaid with deliverance at the Plain of Resurrection,

وَ ذَرِيْعَةً نَقْدَمُ بِهَا عَلٰى تَعِيْمِ دَارِ الْمُقَامَةِ

and a means whereby we may reach the bliss of the House of Permanence!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَاحْطُطْ بِالْقُرْاٰنِ عَنَّا ثِقْلَ الْاَوْزَارِ

lessen for us through the Qur�an the weight of heavy sins,

وَ هَبْ لَنَا حُسْنَ شَمَآئِلِ الْاَبْرَارِ

give to us the excellent qualities of the pious,

وَاقْفُ بِنَا اٰثَارَ الَّذِيْنَ قَامُوْا لَكَ بِهٖ اٰنَآءَ اللَّيْلِ وَ اَطْرَافَ النَّهَارِ حَتّٰى

and make us follow the tracks of those who stood before Thee in the watches of the night and the ends of the day,[233] such that Thou

تُطَهِّرْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ دَنَسِ بِتَطْهِيْرِهٖ

purifiest us from every defilement through its purification

وَ تَقْفُوَ بِنَا اٰثَارَ الَّذِيْنَ

and makest us to follow the tracks of those

اسْتَضَاءُوْا بِنُوْرِهٖ

who have taken illumination from its light

وَ لَمْ يُلْهِهِمُ الْاَمَلُ عَنِ الْعَمَلِ فَيَقْطَعَهُمْ بِخُدَعِ غُرُوْرِهٖ

and whom expectation has not distracted from works, cutting them off through its delusions� deceptions!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ اجْعَلِ الْقُرْاٰنَ لَنَا

and appoint the Qur�an for us

فِىْ ظُلَمِ اللَّيَالِىْ مُوْنِسَا

an intimate in the shadows of nights

وَ مِنْ نَزَغَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ وَ خَطَرَاتِ الْوَسَاوِسِ حَارِسًا

and a guardian against the instigations of Satan and confusing thoughts,

وَ لِاَقْدَامِنَا عَنْ نَقْلِهَا اِلَى الْمَعَاصِىْ حَابِسًا

for our feet an obstruction from passing to acts of disobedience,

وَ لِاَلْسِنَتِنَا عَنِ الْخَوْضِ فِىْ الْبَاطِلِ مِنْ غَيْرِ مَا اٰفَةٍ مُخْرِسًا

for our tongues a silencer without blight preventing a plunge into falsehood,

وَ لِجَوَارِحِنَا عَنِ اقْتِرَافِ الْاٰثَامِ زَاجِرًا

for our limbs a restrainer from committing sins,

وَ لِمَا طَوَتِ الْغَفْلَةُ عَنَّا مِنْ تَصَفُّحِ الْاِعْتِبَارِ نَاشِرًا

and for the scrutiny of heedfulness rolled up in heedlessness an unroller,

حَتّٰى تُوْصِلَ اِلٰى قُلُوْبِنَا فَهْمَ عَجَآئِبِهٖ وَ زَوَاجِرَ اَمْثَالِهِ الَّتِىْ ضَعُفَتِ الْجِبَالُ الرَّوَاسِىْ عَلٰى صَلَابَتِهَا عَنِ احْتِمَالِهٖ

such that Thou attachest to our hearts the understanding of the Qur�an�s wonders and its restraining similitudes which immovable mountains in all their solidity were too weak to carry![234]

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ اَدِمْ بِالْقُرْاٰنِ صَلَاحَ ظَاهِرِنَا

and through the Qur�an make permanent the rightness of our outward selves,

وَ احْجُبْ بِهٖ خَطَرَاتِ الْوَسَاوِسِ عَنْ صِحَّةِ ضَمَآئِرِنَا

veil the ideas of confusing thoughts from the soundness of our innermost minds,

وَ اغْسِلْ بِهٖ دَرَنَ قُلُوْبِنَا وَ عَلَآئِقَ اَوْزَارِنَا

wash away the dirt of our hearts and the ties of our heavy sins,

وَاجْمَعْ بِهٖ مُنْتَشَرَ اُمُوْرِنَا

gather our scattered affairs,

وَ اَرْوِ بِهٖ فِىْ مَوْقِفِ الْعَرْضِ عَلَيْكَ ظَمَاءَ هَوَاجِرِنَا

quench the thirst of our burning heat in the standing place of the presentation to Thee,

وَ اكْسُنَا بِهٖ حُلَلَ الْاَمَانِ يَوْمَ الْفَزَعِ الْاَكْبَرِ فِىْ نُشُوْرِنَا

and clothe us in the robes of security on the Day of the Greatest Terror at our uprising![235]

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَاجْبُرْ بِالْقُرْاٰنِ خَلَّتَنَا مِنْ عَدَمِ الْاِمْلَاقِ

and through the Qur�an redress our lack - our destitution in poverty -

وَ سُقْ اِلَيْنَا بِهٖ رَغَدَ الْعَيْشِ وَ خِصْبَ سَعَةِ الْاَرْزَاقِ

drive toward us the comforts of life and an abundance of plentiful provisions,

وَ جَنِّبْنَا بِهٖ الضَّرَآئِبَ الْمَذْمُوْمَةَ وَ مَدَانِىَ الْاَخْلَاقِ

turn aside blameworthy character traits and base moral qualities,

وَ اعْصِمْنَا بِهٖ مِنْ هُوَّةِ الْكُفْرِ وَ دَوَاعِى النِّفَاقِ

and preserve us from the pit of unbelief and the motives for hypocrisy,

حَتّٰى يَكُوْنَ

such that the Qur�an may be

لَنَا فِى الْقِيَامَةِ اِلٰى رِضْوَانِكَ وَ جِنَانِكَ قَائِدًا

for us at the resurrection a leader to Thy good pleasure and Thy gardens,

وَ لَنَا فِى الدُّنْيَا عَنْ سُخْطِكَ وَ تَعَدِّىْ حُدُوْدِكَ ذَائِدًا

for us in this world a protector against Thy displeasure and transgressing Thy bounds

وَ لِمَا عِنْدَكَ بِتَحْلِيْلِ حَلَالِهٖ وَ تَحْرِيْمِ حَرَامِهٖ شَاهِدًا

and for what is with Thee a witness by its declaring lawful the lawful and its declaring unlawful the unlawful!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ هَوِّنْۢ بِالْقُرْاٰنِ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ عَلٰى اَنْفُسِنَا

and through the Qur�an make easy for our souls at death

كَرْبِ السِّيَاقِ

the distress of the driving,[236]

وَ جَهَدَ الْاَنِيْنِ

the effort of the moaning,

وَ تَرَادُفَ الْحَشَارِجِ

and the succession of the rattling,

اِذَا بَلَغَتِ النُّفُوْسُ التَّرَاقِىَ وَ قِيْلَ مَنْ رَاقٍ

when souls reach the throats and it is said, �Where is the enchanter?�;[237]

وَ تَجَلّٰى مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ لِقَبْضِهَا مِنْ حُجُبِ الْغُيُوْبِ

when the angel of death discloses himself to seize them from behind the veils of unseen things,

وَ رَمَاهَا عَنْ قَوْسِ الْمَنَايَا بِاَسْهُمِ وَحْشَةِ الْفِرَاقِ

letting loose at them from the bow of destinies the arrows of the terror of lonesome separation,

وَ دَافَ لَهَا مِنْ ذُعَافِ الْمَوْتِ كَاسًا مَسْمُوْمَةً الْمَذَاقِ

and mixing for them from sudden death a cup poisoned to the taste;

وَ دَنَا مِنَّا اِلَى الْاٰخِرَةِ رَحِيْلٌ وَ انْطِلَاقٌ

and when departure and release for the hereafter come close to us,

وَ صَارَتِ الْاَعْمَالُ قَلَائِدَ فِى الْاَعْنَاقِ

works become collars around the necks,[238]

وَ كَانَتِ الْقُبُوْرُ هِىَ الْمَأوٰى اِلٰى مِيْقَاتِ يَوْمِ التَّلَاقِ

and the graves become the haven until the appointed time of the Day of Encounter!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِىْ حُلُوْلِ دَارِ الْبِلٰى وَ طُوْلِ الْمُقَامَةِ بَيْنَ اَطْبَاقِ الثَّرٰى

make blessed for us the arrival at the house of decay and the drawn out residence between the layers of the earth,

وَ اجْعَلِ الْقُبُوْرَ بَعْدَ فِرَاقِ الدُّنْيَا خَيْرَ مَنَازِلِنَا

appoint the graves, after separation from this world, the best of our way stations,

وَ افْسَحْ لَنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِىْ ضِيْقِ مَلَاحِدِنَا

make roomy for us through Thy mercy the narrowness of our tombs,

وَ لَا تَفْضَحْنَا فِىْ حَاضِرِى الْقِيَامَةِ بِمُوْبِقَاتِ اٰثَامِنَا

and disgrace us not among those present at the Resurrection through our ruinous sins!

وَارْحَمْ بِالْقُرْاٰنِ فِىْ مَوْقِفِ الْعَرْضِ عَلَيْكَ ذُلَّ مَقَامِنَا

Through the Qur�an have mercy upon the lowliness of our station at the standing place of presentation to Thee,

وَ ثَبِّتْ بِهٖ عِنْدَ اضْطِرَابِ جِسْرِ جَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَ الْمَجَازِ عَلَيْهَا زَلَلَ اَقْدَامِنَا

make firm the slips of our feet during the shaking of the bridge across hell on the day of passage over it,

وَ نَوِّرْ بِهٖ قَبْلَ الْبَعْثِ سُدَفَ قُبُوْرَنَا

illuminate the darkness of our graves before the Uprising,

وَ نَجِّنَا بِهٖ مِنْ كُلِّ كَرْبٍ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ شَدَآئِدِ اَهْوَالِ يَوْمِ الطَّامَّةِ

and deliver us from every distress on the Day of Resurrection and from the hardships of terrors on the Day of Disaster!

وَ بَيِّضْ وُجُوْهَنَا يَوْمَ تَسْوَدُّ وُجُوْهُ الظَّلَمَةِ فِىْ يَوْمِ الْحَسْرَةِ وَ النَّدَامَةِ

Whiten our faces on the day when the faces of wrongdoers are blackened[239] during the Day of Regret and Remorse,

وَ اجْعَلْ لَنَا فِىْ صُدُوْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وُدًّا

appoint love for us in the breasts of the faithful,

وَ لَا تَجْعَلِ الْحَيٰوةَ عَلَيْنَا نَكَدًا

and make not life for us troublesome!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَ رَسُوْلِكَ كَمَا

O Allah, bless Muhammad, Thy servant and Thy messenger, just as He

بَلَّغَ رِسَالَتَكَ

delivered Thy message,

وَ صَدَعَ بِاَمْرِكَ

executed Thy command,

وَ نَصَحَ لِعِبَادِكَ

and counselled Thy servants!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْ نَبِيِّنَا صَلٰوتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلٰى اٰلِهٖ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ

O Allah, on the Day of Resurrection make our Prophet (Thy blessings be upon him and his Household)

اَقْرَبَ النَّبِيِّيْنَ مِنْكَ مَجْلِسًا

the nearest of the prophets to Thee in seat,

وَ اَمْكَنَهُمْ مِنْكَ شَفَاعَةً

the ablest of them before Thee with intercession,

وَ اَجَلَّهُمْ عِنْدَكَ قَدْرًا

the greatest of them with Thee in measure,

وَ اَوْجَهَهُمْ عِنْدَكَ جَاهًا

and the most eminent of them with Thee in rank!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَ شَرِّفْ بُنْيَانَهٗ

ennoble his edifice,

وَ عَظِّمْ بُرْهَانَهٗ

magnify his proof,

وَ ثَقِّلْ مِيْزَانَهٗ

make weighty his balance,

وَ تَقَبَّلْ شَفَاعَتَهٗ

accept his intercession,

وَ قَرِّبْ وَسِيْلَتَهٗ

bring near his mediation,[240]

وَ بَيِّضْ وَجْهَهٗ

whiten his face,

وَ اَتِمَّ نُوْرَهٗ

complete his light,

وَ ارْفَعْ دَرَجَتَهٗ

and raise his degree!

وَ اَحْيِنَا عَلٰى سُنَّتِهٖ

Make us live according to his Sunna,

وَ تَوَفَّنَا عَلٰى مِلَّتِهٖ

make us die in his creed,

وَخُذْ بِنَا مِنْهَاجَهٗ

take us on his road,

وَ اسْلُكْ بِنَا سَبِيْلَهٗ

make us travel his path,

وَ اجْعَلْنَا مِنْ اَهْلِ طَاعَتِهٖ

place us among the people who obey him,

وَاحْشُرْنَا فِىْ زُمْرَتِهٖ

muster us in his band,

وَ اَوْرِدْنَا حَوْضَهٗ

lead us to up his pool,[241]

وَ اسْقِنَا بِكـَاْسِهٖ

and give us to drink of his cup!

وَ صَلِّ اَللّٰهُمَّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

And bless Muhammad and his Household, with a blessing through which

صَلٰوةً تُبَلِّغُهٗ بِهَا اَفْضَلَ مَا يَاْمُلُ مِنْ خَيْرِكَ وَ فَضْلِكَ وَكَرَامَتِكَ

Thou wilt take him to the most excellent of Thy good, Thy bounty, and Thy generosity for which he hopes!

اِنَّكَ ذُوْ رَحْمَةٍ وَّاسِعَةٍ وَ فَضْلٍ كَرِيْمٍ

Thou art Possessor of boundless mercy and generous bounty.

اَللّٰهُمَّ اجْزِهٖ بِمَا

O Allah, repay him for

بَلَّغَ مِنْ رِسَالَاتِكَ

Thy messages which he delivered,

وَ اَدّٰى مِنْ اٰيَاتِكَ

Thy signs which he passed on,

وَ نَضَحَ لِعِبَادِكَ

the good counsel he gave to Thy servants,

وَ جَاهَدَ فِىْ سَبِيْلِكَ

and the struggle he undertook in Thy way,

اَفْضَلَ مَا جَزَيْتَ اَحَدًا

with the best Thou hast repaid any of

مِّنْ مَلٰٓئِكَتِكَ الْمُقَرَّبِيْنَ

Thy angels brought nigh

وَ اَنْبِيَآئِكَ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ

and Thy prophets sent out and chosen!

وَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلٰى اٰلِهِ الطَّيِّبِيْنَ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهٗ.

And upon him and his Household, the good, the pure, be peace, Allah�s mercy, and His blessings!

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَى الْهِلَالِ

43. His Supplication when he Looked at the New Crescent Moon

اَيُّهَا الْخَلْقُ الْمَطِيْعُ

O obedient creature,

الدَّائِبُ السَّرِيْعُ

speedy and untiring,

الْمُتَرَدِّدُ فِىْ مَنَازِلِ التَّقْدِيْرِ

frequenter of the mansions of determination,[242]

الْمُتَصَرِّفُ فِىْ فَلَكِ التَّدْبِيْرِ

moving about in the sphere of governance!

اٰمَنْتُ بِمَنْ

I have faith in Him who

نَوَّرَ بِكَ الظُّلَمَ

lights up darknesses through thee,

وَ اَوْضَحَ بِكَ الْبُهَمَ

illuminates jet-black shadows by thee,

وَ جَعَلَكَ اٰيَةً مِّنْ اٰيَاتِ مُلْكِهٖ

appointed thee one of the signs of His kingdom

وَ عَلَامَةً مِنْ عَلَامَاتِ سُلْطَانِهٖ

and one of the marks of His authority,

وَامْتَهَنَكَ

and humbled thee through

بِالزِّيَادَةِ وَالنُّقْصَانِ

increase and decrease,

وَ الطُّلُوْعِ وَ الْاُفُوْلِ

rising and setting,

وَ الْاِنَارَةِ وَ الْكـُسُوْفِ

illumination and eclipse.

فِىْ كـُلِّ ذٰلِكَ اَنْتَ لَه

In all of this thou art

مُطِيْعٌ وَ اِلٰى اِرَادَتِهٖ سَرِيْعٌ

obedient to Him, prompt toward His will.

سُبْحَانَه

Glory be to Him!

مَآ اَعْجَبَ مَا دَبَّرَ فِىْ اَمْرِكَ

How wonderful is what He has arranged in thy situation!

وَ اَلْطَفَ مَا صَنَعَ فِىْ شَانِكَ

How subtle what He has made for thy task!

جَعَلَكَ مِفْتَاحَ شَهْرٍ حَادِثٍ لِاَمْرٍ حَادِثٍ

He has made thee the key to a new month for a new situation.

فَاَسْئَلُ اللهَ

So I ask Allah,

رَبِّىْ وَ رَبَّكَ

my Lord and thy Lord,

وَ خَالِقِىْ وَ خَالِقَكَ

my Creator and thy Creator,

وَ مُقَدِّرِىْ وَ مُقَدِّرَكَ

my Determiner and thy Determiner,

وَ مُصَوِّرِىْ وَ مُصَوِّرَكَ

my Form-giver and thy Form-giver,

اَنْ يُصَلِّىَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

that He bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ اَنْ يَّجْعَلَكَ هِلَالَ

and appoint thee a crescent

بَرَكَةٍ لَا تَمْحَقُهَا الْاَيَّامُ

of blessings not effaced by days

وَ طَهَارَةٍ لَا تُدَلِّسُهَا الْاٰثَامُ

and of purity not defiled by sins;

هِلَالَ اَمْنٍ مِنَ الْاٰفَاتِ

a crescent of security from blights

وَ سَلَامَةٍ مِّنَ السَّيِّئٰاتِ

and of safety from evil deeds; a crescent of

هِلَالَ سَعْدٍ لَا نَحْسٍ فِيْهِ

auspiciousness containing no misfortune,

وَ يُمْنٍ لَا نَكَدَ مَعَه

of prosperity accompanied by no adversity,

وَ يُسْرٍ لَا يُمَازِجُه عُسْرٍ

of ease not mixed with difficulty,

وَ خَيْرٍ لَا يَشُوْبُه شَرٌّ

of good unstained by evil; a crescent

هِلَالَ اَمْنٍ وَ اِيْمَانٍ

of security and faith,

وَ نِعْمَةٍ وَ اِحْسَانٍ

favour and good-doing,

وَ سَلَامَةٍ وَ اِسْلَامٍ

safety and submission!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ اجْعَلْنَا مِنْ

place us among

اَرْضٰى مَنْ طَلَعَ عَلَيْهِ

the most satisfied of those over whom the crescent has risen,

وَ اَزْكٰى مَنْ نَظَرَ اِلَيْهِ

the purest of those who have looked upon it,

وَ اَسْعَدَ مَنْ تَعَبَّدَ لَكَ فِيْهِ

the most fortunate of those who have worshipped Thee under it;

وَ وَفِّقْنَا فِيْهِ لِلتَّوْبَةِ

give us the success during [the new month] to repent,

وَاعْصِمْنَا فِيْهِ مِنَ الْحَوْبَةِ

preserve us within it from misdeeds,

وَاحْفَظْنَا مِنْ مُبَاشَرَةِ مَعْصِيَتِكَ

guard us therein from pursuing disobedience to Thee,

وَ اَوْزِعْنَا فِيْهِ شُكـْرَ نِعْمَتِكَ

allot to us within it thanksgiving for Thy favour,

وَ اَلْبِسْنَا فِيْهِ جُنَنَ الْعَافِيَةِ

clothe us during it in the shields of well-being,

وَ اَتْمِمْ عَلَيْنَا بِاسْتِكْمَالِ طَاعَتِكَ فِيْهِ الْمِنَّةِ

and complete for us Thy kindness by perfecting therein obedience to Thee!

اِنَّكَ الْمَنَّانُ الْحَمِيْدُ

Surely Thou art All-kind, Praiseworthy.

وَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ الطَّيِّبِيْنَ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ.

And bless Muhammad and his Household, the good, the pure.

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ إِذَا دَخَلَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ

44. His Supplication for the Coming of the Month of Ramazan

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىْ هَدَانَا لِحَمْدِهٖ

Praise belongs to Allah who guided us to His praise

وَ جَعَلَنَا مِنْ اَهْلِهٖ

and placed us among the people of praise,

لِنَكُوْنَ لِاِحْسَانِهٖ مِنَ الشَّاكِرِيْنَ

that we might be among the thankful for His beneficence

وَ لِيَجْزِيَنَا عَلٰى ذٰلِكَ جَزَآءَ الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ

and that He might recompense us for that with the recompense of the good-doers!

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىْ

And praise belongs to Allah who

حَبَانَا بِدِيْنِهٖ

showed favour to us through His religion,

وَاخْتَصَّنَا بِمِلَّتِهٖ

singled us out for His creed,

وَسَبَّلَنَا فِىْ سُبُلِ اِحْسَانِهٖ

and directed us onto the roads of His beneficence,

لِنَسْلُكَهَا بِمَنِّهٖ اِلٰى رِضْوَانِهٖ

in order that through His kindness we might travel upon them to His good pleasure,

حَمْدًا يَتَقَبَّلُه مِنَّا وَ يَرْضٰى بِهٖ عَنَّا

a praise which He will accept from us and through which He will be pleased with us!

وَالْحَمدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىْ جَعَلَ مِنْ تِلْكَ السُّبُلِ شَهْرَه

And praise belongs to Allah who appointed among those roads His month,

شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ

the month of Ramazan,

شَهْرَ الصِّيَامِ

the month of fasting,

وَ شَهْرَ الْاِسْلَامِ

the month of submission,

وَ شَهْرَ الطُّهُوْرِ

the month of purity,

وَ شَهْرَ التَّمْحِيْصِ

the month of putting to test,

وَ شَهْرَ الْقِيَامِ

the month of standing in prayer,

الَّذِىْ اُنْزِلَ فِيْهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِلنَّاسِ وَ بَيِّنَاتٍ مِنَ الْهُدٰى وَالْفُرْقَانِ

in which the Qur�an was sent down as guidance to the people, and as clear signs of the Guidance and the Separator![243]

فَاَبَانَ فَضِيْلَتَه عَلٰى سَائِرِ الشُّهُوْرِ بِمَا جَعَلَ لَه

He clarified its excellence over other months by the

مِنَ الْحُرُمَاتِ المَوْفُوْرَةِ

many sacred things and

وَالْفَضَائِلِ الْمَشْهُوْرَةِ

well-known excellencies which He placed therein,

فَحَرَّمَ فِيْهِ مَا اَحِلَّ فِىْ غَيْرِهٖ اِعْظَامًا

for He made unlawful in it what He declared lawful in others to magnify it,

وَ حَجَرَ فِيْهِ الْمَطَاعِمَ وَالْمَشَارِبَ اِكْرَامًا

He prohibited foods and drinks in it to honour it,

وَ جَعَلَ لَه وَقْتًا بَيِّنًا

and He appointed for it a clear time

لَا يُجِيْزَ جَلَّ وَ عَزَّ اَنْ يُقَدَّمَ قَبْلَه

which He (majestic and mighty is He) allows not to be set forward

وَلَا يَقْبَلُ اَنْ يُؤَخَّرَ عَنْهُ

and accepts not to be placed behind.

ثُمَّ فَضَّلَ لَيْلَةً وَاحِدَةً مِنْ لَيَالِيْهِ عَلٰى لَيَالِىْ اَلْفِ شَهْرٍ وَ سَمَّاهَا

Then He made one of its nights surpass the nights of a thousand months and named it

لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ

the Night of Decree;

تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلَآئِكَةُ وَ الرَّوْحُ فِيْهَا بِاِذْنِ رَبِّهِمْ مِنْ كُلِّ اَمْرٍ

in it the angels and the Spirit descend by the leave of their Lord upon every command,

سَلَامٌ دَآئِمُ الْبَرَكَةِ اِلَى طُلُوْعِ الْفَجْرِ عَلٰى مَنْ يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهٖ بِمَا اَحْكَمَ مِنْ قَضَائِهٖ

a peace[244] constant in blessings until the rising of the dawn upon whomsoever He will of His servants according to the decision He has made firm.

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ اَلْهِمْنَا

inspire us with

مَعْرِفَةَ فَضْلِهٖ

knowledge of its excellence,

وَ اِجْلَالَ حُرْمَتِهٖ

veneration of its inviolability,

وَالتَّحَفُّظَ مِمَّا حَظَرْتَ فِيْهِ

and caution against what Thou hast forbidden within it,

وَ اَعِنَّا عَلَى صِيَامِهٖ بِكَفِّ الْجَوَارِحِ عَنْ مَعَاصِيْكَ وَاسْتِعْمَالِهَا فِيْهِ بِمَا يُرْضِيْكَ حَتّٰى

and help us to fast in it by our restraining our limbs from acts of disobedience toward Thee and our employing them in that which pleases Thee, so that

لَا نُصْغِىَ بِاَسْمَاعِنَا اِلَى لَغْوٍ

we lend not our ears to idle talk

وَ لَا نُسْرِعَ بِاَبْصَارِنَا اِلٰى لَهْوٍ

and hurry not with our eyes to diversion,

وَ حَتّٰى لَا نَبْسُطَ اَيْدِيْنَا اِلٰى مَحْظُوْرٍ

we stretch not our hands toward the forbidden

وَلَا نَخْطُوَ بِاَقْدَامِنَا اِلٰى مَحْجُوْرٍ

and stride not with our feet toward the prohibited,

وَ حَتّٰى لَا تَعِىَ بُطُوْنَنَا اِلَّا مَا اَحْلَلْتَ

our bellies hold only what Thou hast made lawful

وَ لَا تَنْطِقَ اَلْسِنَتُنَا اِلَّا بِمَا مَثَّلْتَ

and our tongues speak only what Thou hast exemplified,

وَ لَا نَتَكَلَّفَ اِلاَّ مَا يُدِيْنِىْ مِنْ ثَوَابِكَ

we undertake nothing but what brings close to Thy reward

وَ لَا نَـتَعَاطَى اِلاَّ الَّذِىْ مِنْ عِقَابِكَ

and pursue nothing but what protects from Thy punishment!

ثُمَّ خَلِّصْ ذٰلِكَ كُلَّه مِنْ

Then rid all of that from

رِيَآءِ الْمُرَائِيْنَ

the false show of the false showers

وَ سُمْعَةِ الْمُسْمِعِيْنَ

and the fame seeking of the fame seekers,

لَا نَشْرَكُ فِيْهِ اَحَدًا دُوْنَكَ

lest we associate therein anything with Thee

وَ لَا نَبْتَغِىْ بِهٖ مُرَادًا سِوَاكَ

or seek therein any object of desire but Thee!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مَحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَقْفِنَا فِيْهِ عَلٰى مَوَاقِيْتِ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ

in it make us attend to the appointed moments of the five prayers within

بِحُدُوْدِهَا الَّتِىْ حَدَّدْتَ

the bounds Thou hast set,

وَ فُرُوْضِهَا الَّتِىْ فَرَضْتَ

the obligations Thou hast decreed,

وَ وَظَائِفِهَا الَّتِىْ وَظَّفْتَ

the duties Thou hast assigned,

وَ اَوْقَاتِهَا الَّتِىْ وَقَّتَّ

and the times Thou hast specified;

وَ اَنْزِلْنَا فِيْهَا مَنْزِلَةَ

and in the prayers make us alight in the station of

الْمُصِيْبِيْنَ لِمَنَازِلِهَا

the keepers of their stations,

الْحَافِظِيْنَ لِاَرْكـَانِهَا

the guardians of their pillars,

الْمُؤَدِّيْنَ لَهَا فِىْ اَوْقَاتِهَا عَلٰى مَا

their performers in their times,

سَنَّه عَبْدُكَ وَ رَسُوْلُكَ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهٖ فِىْ رُكُوْعِهَا وَ سُجُوْدِهَا وَ جَمِيْعِ فَوَاضِلِهَا عَلٰى

as Thy servant and Thy messenger set down in his Sunna (Thy blessings be upon him and his Household) in their bowings, their prostrations, and all their excellent acts,

اَتَمِّ الطُّهُوْرِ وَ اَسْبَغِهٖ

with the most complete and ample ritual purity

وَ اَبْيَنِ الْخُشُوْعِ وَ اَبْلَغِهٖ

and the most evident and intense humility!

وَ وَفِّقْنَا فِيْهِ

Give us success in this month to

لِاَنْ نَصِلَ اَرْحَامَنَا بِالْبِرِّ وَ الصِّلَةِ

tighten our bonds of kin with devotion and gifts,

وَ اَنْ نَتَعَاهَدَ جِيْرَانَنَا بِالْاِفْضَالِ وَ الْعَطِيَّةِ

attend to our neighbours with bestowal and giving,

وَ اَنْ نُخَلِّصَ اَمْوَالَنَا مِنَ الْتَّبِعَاتِ

rid our possessions from claims,

وَ اَنْ نُـطَهِّرَهَا بِاِخْرَاجِ الزَّكَوَاتِ

purify them through paying the alms,

وَ اَنْ نُرَاجِعَ مَنْ هَاجَرَنَا

go back to him who has gone far from us,

وَ اَنْ نُنْصِفَ مَنْ ظَلَمَنَا

treat justly him who has wronged us,

وَ اَنْ نُسَالِمَ مَنْ عَادَانَا

make peace with him who shows enmity toward us

حَاشٰى مَنْ عُوْدِىَ فِيْكَ وَ لَكَ فَاِنَّه

(except him who is regarded as an enemy in Thee and for Thee, for he is

الْعَدُوُّ الَّذِىْ لَا نُوَالِيْهِ

the enemy whom we will not befriend,

وَ الْحِزْبُ الَّذِىْ لَا نُصَافِيْهِ

the party whom we will not hold dear),

وَ اَنْ نَتَقَرَّبَ اِلَيْكَ فِيْهِ مِنَ الْاَعْمَالِ الزَّاكِيَةِ بِمَا تُطَهِّرُنَا بِهٖ مِنَ الذُّنُوْبِ

and seek nearness to Thee through blameless works which will purify us from sins

وَ تَعْصِمَنَا فِيْهِ مِمَّا نَسْتَاْنِفُ مِنَ الْعُيُوْبِ

and preserve us from renewing faults,

حَتّٰى لَا يُوْرِدَ عَلَيْكَ اَحَدٌ مِنْ مَلَائِكَتِكَ اِلاَّ دُوْنَ مَا نُوْرِدَ مِنْ

so that none of Thy angels will bring for Thee

اَبْوَابِ الطَّاعَةِ لَكَ

the kinds of obedience and

وَ اَنْوَاعِ الْقُرْبَةِ اِلَيْكَ

sorts of nearness-seeking unless they be less than what we bring![245]

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ اَسْاَلُكَ

O Allah, I ask Thee

بِحَقِّ هٰذَا الشَّهْرِ

by the right of this month

وَ بِحَقِّ مَنْ تَعَبَّدَ لَكَ فِيْهِ

and by the right of him who worships Thee within it

مِنْ اِبْتِدَائِهٖ اِلٰى وَقْتِ فَنَائِهٖ

from its beginning to the time of its passing,

مِنْ مَلَكٍ قَرَّبْتَه

whether angel Thou hast brought nigh to Thee,

اَوْنَبِىٍّ اَرْسَلْتَه

prophet Thou hast sent,

اَوْ عَبْدٍ صَالِحٍ اخْتَصَصْتَه

or righteous servant Thou hast singled out,

اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ

that Thou bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ اَهِّلْنَا فِيْهِ لِمَا وَعَدْتَ اَوْلِيَآئَكَ مِنْ كَرَامَتِكَ

make us worthy of the generosity Thou hast promised Thy friends,

وَ اَوْجِبْ لَنَا فِيْهِ مَا اَوْجَبْتَ لِاَهْلِ الْمُبَالَغَةِ فِىْ طَاعَتِكَ

make incumbent for us what Thou hast made incumbent for those who go to great lengths in obeying Thee,

وَاجْعَلْنَا فِىْ نَظْمِ مِنَ اسْتَحَقَّ الرَّفِيْعَ الْاَعْلَى بِرَحْمَتِكَ

and place us in the ranks of those who deserve through Thy mercy the highest elevation!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ جَنِّبْنَا

turn us aside from

الْاِلْحَادَ فِىْ تَوْحِيْدِكَ

deviation in professing Thy Unity,

وَالْتَّقْصِيْرَ فِىْ تَمْجِيْدِكَ

falling short in magnifying Thee,

وَ الشَّكَّ فِىْ دِيْنِكَ

in Thy religion,

وَ الْعَمٰى عَنْ سَبِيْلِكَ

blindness toward Thy path,

وَ الْاِغْفَالَ الْحُرْمَتِكَ

heedlessness of Thy inviolability,

وَ الْاِنْخِدَاعَ لِعَدُوِّكَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيْمِ

and being deceived by Thy enemy, the accursed Satan!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ آلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ اِذَا كَانَ لَكَ فِىْ كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ لَيَالِىْ شَهْرِنَا هٰذَا رِقَابٌ يُعْتِقُهَا عَفْوُكَ اَوْ يَهَبُهَا صَفْحُكَ

and when in every night of this month�s nights Thou hast necks which Thy pardon will release and Thy forgiveness disregard,

فَاجْعَلْ رِقَابِنَا مِنْ تِلْكَ الرِّقَابِ

place our necks among those necks

وَ اجْعَلْنَا لِشَهْرِنَا مِنْ خَيْرِ اَهْلٍ وَ اَصْحَابٍ

and place us among the best folk and companions of this our month!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَامْحَقْ ذُنُوْبَنَا مَعَ امَّحَاقِ هِلَالِهٖ

efface our sins along with the effacing of its crescent moon,

وَاسْلَخْ عَنَّا تَبِعَاتِنَا مَعَ انْسِلَاخِ اَيّاَمِهٖ

and make us pass forth from the ill effects of our acts with the passing of its days,

حَتّٰى يَنْقَضِىَ عَنَّا وَ قَدْ

until it leaves us behind, while within it Thou hast

صَفَّيْتَنَا فِيْهِ مِنَ الْخَطِيْئَاتِ

purified us of offenses

وَاخْلَصْتَنَا فِيْهِ مِنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ

and rid us of evil deeds!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَ اِنْ مِلْنَا فِيْهِ فَعَدِّلْنَا

and should we go off to one side in this month, set us aright;

وَ اِنْ زُغْنَا فِيْهِ فَقَوِّمْنَا

should we swerve, point us straight;

وَ اِنِ اشْتَمَلَ عَلَيْنَا عَدُوُّكَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَاسْتَنْقِذْنَا مِنْهُ

 and should Thy enemy Satan enwrap us, rescue us from him!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اشْحَنْهُ بِعِبَادَتِنَا اِيَّاكَ

fill this month with our worship of Thee,

وَ زَيِّنْ اَوْقَاتَه بِطَاعَتِنَا لَكَ

adorn its times with our obedience toward Thee,

وَ اَعِنَّا فِىْ نَهَارِهٖ عَلٰى صِيَامِهٖ

help us during its daytime with its fast,

وَ فِىْ لَيْلِهٖ عَلَى

and in its night with

الصَّلَوةِ وَالتَّضَرُّعِ اِلَيْكَ

prayer and pleading toward Thee,

وَالْخُشُوْعِ لَكَ وَالذِّلَّةِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ

humility toward Thee, and lowliness before Thee,

حَتّٰى لَا يَشْهَدَ نَهَارُه عَلَيْنَا بِغَفْلَةٍ وَ لَا لَيْلُه بِتَفْرِيْــطٍ

so that its daytime may not bear witness against our heedlessness, nor its night against our neglect!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

وَاجْعَلْنَا فِىْ سَائِرِ الشُّهُوْرِ وَ الْاَيَّامِ كَذٰلِكَ مَا عَمَّرْتَنَا

make us like this in the other months and days as long as Thou givest us life,

وَ اجْعَلْنَا مِنْ عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِيْنَ

and place us among Thy righteous servants,

الَّذِيْنَ يَرِثُوْنَ الْفِرْدَوْسَ هُمْ فِيْهَا خَالِدُوْنَ

those who shall inherit Paradise, therein dwelling forever,[246]

وَ الَّذِيْنَ يُؤْتُوْنَ مَآ اَتَوْ وَ قُلُوْبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ اَنَّهُمْ اِلٰى رَبِّهِمْ رَاجِعُوْنَ

those who give what they give, while their hearts quake, that they are returning to their Lord,[247]

وَ مِنَ الَّذِيْنَ يُسَارِعُوْنَ فِىْ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَ هُمْ لَهَا سَابِقُوْنَ

those who vie in good works, outracing to them![248]

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهٖ فِىْ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

كُلِّ وَقْتٍ

in every time,

وَ كُلِّ اَوَانٍ

in all moments,

وَ عَلٰى كُلِّ حَالٍ

and in every state,

عَدَدَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلٰى مَنْ صَلَّيْتَ عَلَيْهِ

to the number that Thou hast blessed whomsoever Thou hast blessed

وَ اَضْعَافَ ذٰلِكَ كُلِّهٖ بِالْاَضْعَافِ الَّتِىْ لَا يُحْصِيْهَا غَيْرُكَ

and to multiples of all that, through multiples which none can count but Thee!

اِنَّكَ فَعَّالٌ لِمَا تُرِيْدُ.

Surely Thou art Accomplisher of what Thou desirest.

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِي وَدَاعِ شَهْرِ رَمَضَان

45. His Supplication in Bidding Farewell to the Month of Ramazan

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

يَا مَنْ لَا يَرْغَبُ فِى الْجَزَآءِ

O He who desires no repayment!

وَ يَا مَنْ لَا يَنْدَمُ عَلَى الْعَطَآءِ

O He who shows no remorse at bestowal!

وَ يَا مَنْ لَا يُكَافِئُ عَبْدَه عَلَى السَّوَآءِ

O He who rewards not His servant tit for tat!

مِنَّتُكَ ابْتِدَآءٌ

Thy kindness is a new beginning,

وَ عَفْوُكَ تَفَضُّلٌ

Thy pardon gratuitous bounty,[249]

وَ عُقُوْبَتُكَ عَدْلٌ

Thy punishment justice,

وَ قَضَآؤُكَ خِيَرَةٌ

Thy decree a choice for the best!

اِنْ اَعْطَيْتَ لَمْ تَشُبْ عَطَائَكَ بِمَنٍّ

If Thou bestowest, Thou stainest not Thy bestowal with obligation,

وَ اِنْ مَنَعْتً لَمْ يَكُنْ مَنْعُكَ تَعَدِّيًا

and if Thou withholdest, Thou withholdest not in transgression.

تَشْكُرُ مَنْ شَكَرَكَ وَ اَنْتَ اَلْهَمْتَه شُكْرَكَ

Thou showest gratitude to him who thanks Thee, while Thou hast inspired him to thank Thee.

وَ تُكَافِئُ مَنْ حَمِدَكَ وَ اَنْتَ عَلَّمْتَه حَمْدَكَ

Thou rewardest him who praises Thee, while though Thou hast taught him Thy praise.

تَسْتُرُ عَلٰى مَنْ لَوْ شِئْتَ فَضَحْتَه

Thou coverest him whom, if Thou willed, Thou wouldst expose,

وَ تَجُوْدُ عَلٰى مَنْ لَوْ شِئْتَ مَنَعْتَه

and Thou art generous toward him from whom, if Thou willed, Thou wouldst withhold.

وَ كِلَاهُمَا اَهْلٌ مِنْكَ لِلْفَضِيْحَةِ وَالْمَنْعِ غَيْرَ اَنَّكَ

Both are worthy of Thy exposure and withholding, but Thou hast

بَنَيْتَ اَفْعَالَكَ عَلَى التَّفَضُّلِ

founded Thy acts upon gratuitous bounty,

وَ اَجْرَيْتَ قُدْرَتَكَ عَلَى التَّجَاوُزِ

channelled Thy power into forbearance,

وَ تَلَقَّيْتَ مَنْ عَصَاكَ بِالْحِلْمِ

received him who disobeyed Thee with clemency,

وَ اَمْهَلْتَ مَنْ قَصَدَ لِنَفْسِهٖ بِالظُّلْمِ

and disregarded him who intended wrongdoing against himself.

تَسْتَنْظِرُهُمْ بِاَنَاتِكَ اِلَى الْاِنَابَةِ

Thou awaitest their turning back without haste

وَ تَتْرُكُ مُعَاجَلَتَهُمْ اِلَى التَّوْبَةِ

and refrainest from rushing them toward repentance,

لِكَيْلَا يَهْلِكَ عَلَيْكَ هَالِكُهُمْ

so that the perisher among them may not perish because of Thee

وَ لَا يَشْقٰى بِنِعْمَتِكَ شَقِيُّهُمْ

and the wretched may not be wretched through Thy favour,

اِلاَّ عَنْ طُوْلِ الْاِعْذَارِ اِلَيْهِ

but only after Thy prolonged excusing him

وَ بَعْدَ تَرَادُفِ الْحُجَّةِ عَلَيْهِ

and successive arguments against him,

كَرَمًا مِنْ عَفْوِكَ يَا كَرِيْمُ

as an act of generosity through Thy pardon, O Generous,

وَ عَآئِدَةً مِنْ عَطْفِكَ يَا حَلِيْمُ

and an act of kindliness through Thy tenderness, O Clement!

اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ فَتَحْتَ لِعِبَادِكَ بَابًا اِلٰى عَفْوِكَ وَ سَمَّيْتَهُ التَّوْبَةَ

It is Thou who hast opened for Thy servants a door to Thy pardon, which Thou hast named �repentance�.

وَ جَعَلْتَ عَلٰى ذٰلِكَ الْبَابِ دَلِيْلًا مِنْ وَحْيِكَ لِئَلاَّ يَضِلُّوْا عَنْهُ فَقُلْتَ تَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ

Thou hast placed upon that door a pointer from Thy revelation, lest they stray from it: Thou hast said (blessed are Thy names),

تُوْبُوْا اِلٰى اللهِ تَوْبَةً نَصُوْحًا

Repent toward Allah with unswerving repentance!

عَسٰـى رَبُّكُمْ اَنْ يُّكَفِّرَ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّئٰاتِكُمْ وَ يُدْخِلَكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِىْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ

It may be that Thy Lord will acquit of your evil deeds and will admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow,

يَوْمَ لَا يُخْزِى اللهُ النَّبِىَّ وَ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا مَعَه

upon the day when Allah will not degrade the Prophet and those who have faith along with him,

نُوْرُهُمْ يَسْعٰى بَيْنَ اَيْدِيْهِمْ وَ بِاَيْمَانِهِمْ يَقُوْلُوْنَ رَبَّنَا اَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُوْرَنَا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا

their light running before them and on their right hands, and they say: �Our Lord, complete for us our light, and forgive us!

اِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ

Surely Thou art powerful over everything.�[250]

فَمَا عُذْرُ مَنْ اَغْفَلَ دُخُوْلَ ذٰلِكَ الْمَنْزِلِ بَعْدَ فَتْحِ الْبَابِ وَ اِقَامَةِ الدَّلِيْلِ

What is the excuse of him who remains heedless of entering that house after the opening of the door and the setting up of the pointer?

وَ اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ زِدْتَ فِى السَّوْمِ عَلٰى نَفْسِكَ لِعِبَادِكَ تُرِيْدُ

It is Thou who hast raised the price against Thyself to the advantage of Thy servants, desiring

رِحْجَهُمْ فِىْ مُتَاجَرَتِهِمْ لَكَ

their profit in their trade with Thee,

وَ فَوْزَهُمْ بِالْوِفَادَةِ عَلَيْكَ وَ الزِّيَادَةِ مِنْكَ

their triumph through reaching Thee, and their increase on account of Thee,

فَقُلْتَ تَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَ تَعَالَيْتَ

for Thou hast said (blessed is Thy Name and high art Thou exalted),

مَنْ جَآءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَه عَشْرُ اَمْثَالِهَا

Whoso brings a good deed shall have ten the like of it,

وَ مَنْ جَآءَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ فَلَا يُجْزٰى اِلاَّ مِثْلَهَا وَ قُلْتَ

and whoso brings an evil deed shall only be recompensed the like of it.[251] Thou hast said,

مَثَلُ الَّذِيْنَ يُنْفِقُوْنَ اَمْوَالَهُمْ فِىْ سَبِيْلِ اللهِ كَمَثَلِ حَبَّةٍ اَنْبَتَتْ سَبْعَ سَنَابِلَ فِىْ كُلِّ سُنْبُلَةِ مِأَةُ حَبَّةٍ وَ اللهُ يُضَاعِفُ لِمَنْ يَّشَآءُ

The likeness of those who expend their wealth in the way of Allah is as the likeness of a grain of corn that sprouts seven ears, in every ear a hundred grains; so Allah multiplies unto whom He wills.[252]

وَ قُلْتُ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِىْ يُقْرِضُ اللهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا فَيُضَاعِفَه لَه اَضْعَافًا كَثِيْرَةً

Thou hast said, Who is he that will lend to Allah a good loan, and He will multiply it for him manifold?[253]

وَ مَآ اَنْزَلْتَ مِنْ نَظَآئِرِهِنَّ فِى الْقُرْاٰنِ مِنْ تَضَاعِيْفِ الْحَسَنَاتِ

And Thou hast sent down in the Qur�an similar verses on the multiplying of good deeds.

وَ اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ دَلَلْتَهُمْ بِقَوْلِكَ مِنْ غَيْبِكَ وَ تَرْغِيْبِكَ الَّذِىْ فِيْهِ حَظُّهُمْ عَلٰى مَا لَوْ سَتَرْتَه عَنْهُمْ

It is Thou who hast pointed them through Thy speech from Thy Unseen and Thy encouragement in which lies their good fortune toward that which - hadst Thou covered it from them -

لَمْ تُدْرِكْهُ اَبْصَارُهُمْ

their eyes would not have perceived,

وَ لَمْ تَعِهٖ اَسْمَاعُهُمْ

their ears would not have heard,

وَ لَمْ تَلْحَقْهُ اَوْهَامُهُمْ

and their imaginations would not have grasped,

فَقُلْتَ

for Thou hast said,

اذْكُرُوْنِٓىْ اَذْكُرْكُمْ

Remember Me and I will remember you

وَ اشْكُرُوْا لِىْ وَ لَا تَكْفُرُوْنِ وَ قُلْتَ

be thankful to Me, and be you not thankless towards Me![254] Thou hast said,

لَئِنْ شَكَرْتُمْ لَاَزِيْدَنَّكُمْ

If you are thankful, surely I will increase you,

وَ لَئِنْ كَفَرْتُمْ اِنَّ عَذَابِىْ لَشَدِيْدٌ وَ قُلْتَ

but if you are thankless, My chastisement is surely terrible;[255] And Thou hast said,

ادْعُوْنِٓىْ اَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ يَسْتَكْبِرُوْنَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِىْ سَيَدْخُلُوْنَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِيْنَ

Supplicate Me and I will respond to you, surely those who wax too proud to worship Me shall enter Gehenna utterly abject.

فَسَمَّيْتَ دُعَآئَكَ عِبَادَةً

Hence Thou hast named supplicating Thee �worship�

وَ تَرْكَهُ اسْتِكْبَارًا

and refraining from it �waxing proud�,

وَ تَوَعَّدْتَ عَلٰى تَرْكِهٖ دُخُوْلَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِيْنَ

and Thou hast threatened that the refraining from it would yield entrance into Gehenna in utter abjection.[256]

فَذَكَرُوْكَ بِمَنِّكَ

So they remember Thee for Thy kindness,

وَ شَكَرُوْكَ بِفَضْلِكَ

they thank Thee for Thy bounty,

وَ دَعْوَكَ بِاَمْرِكَ

they supplicate Thee by Thy command,

وَ تَصَدَّقُوْا لَكَ طَلَبًا لِمَزِيْدِكَ

and they donate for Thee in order to seek Thy increase;

وَ فِيْهَا كَانَتْ

in all this lies

نَجَاتُهُمْ مِنْ غَضَبِكَ

their deliverance from Thy wrath

وَ فَوْزُهُمْ بِرِضَاكَ

and their triumph through Thy good pleasure.

وَ لَوْ دَلَّ مَخْلُوْقٌ مَخْلُوْقًا مِنْ نَفْسِهٖ عَلٰى مِثْلِ الَّذِىْ دَلَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ عِبَادَكَ مِنْكَ كَانَ

Were any creature himself to direct another creature to the like of that to which Thou Thyself hast directed Thy servants, he would be

مَوْصُوْفَاۢ بِالْاِحْسَانِ

described by beneficence,

وَ مَنْعُوْتَاۢ بِالْاِمْتِنَانِ

qualified by kindness,

وَ مَحْمُوْدًا بِكُلِّ لِسَانٍ

and praised by every tongue.

فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ

So to Thee belongs praise

مَا وُجِدَ فِىْ حَمْدِكَ مَذْهَبٌ

as long as there is found a way to praise Thee

وَ مَا بَقِىَ لِلْحَمْدِ لَفْظٌ تُحْمَدُ بِهٖ وَ مَعْنًى يَنْصَرِفُ اِلَيْهِ

and as long as there remains for praising words by which Thou may be praised and meanings which may be spent in praise!

يَا مَنْ تَحَمَّدَ اِلٰى عِبَادِهٖ بِالْاِحْسَانِ وَ الْفَضْلِ

O He who shows Himself praiseworthy to His servants through beneficence and bounty,

وَ غَمَرَهُمْ بِالْمَنِّ وَ الطَّوْلِ

flooding them with kindness and graciousness!

مَا اَفْشٰى فِيْنَا نِعْمَتَكَ

How much Thy favour has been spread about among us,

وَ اَسْبَغَ عَلَيْنَا مِنَّتَكَ

Thy kindness lavished upon us,

وَ اَخَصَّنَا بِبِرِّكَ

and Thy goodness singled out for us!

هَدَيْتَنَا

Thou hast guided us to

لِدِيْنِكَ الَّذِى اصْطَفَيْتَ

Thy religion which Thou hast chosen,

وَ مِلَّتِكَ الَّتِىْ ارْتَضَيْتَ

Thy creed with which Thou art pleased,

وَ سَبِيْلِكَ الَّذِىْ سَهَّلْتَ

and Thy path which Thou hast made smooth,

وَ بَصَّرَّتَنَا الزُّلْفَةَ لَدَيْكَ وَ الْوُصُوْلَ اِلٰى كَرَامَتِكَ

and Thou hast shown us proximity to Thee and arrival at Thy generosity!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ اَنْتَ جَعَلْتَ مِنْ

O Allah,

صَفَايَا تِلْكَ الْوَظَآئِفِ

among the choicest of those duties

وَ خَصَآئِصِ تِلْكَ الْفُرُوْضِ

and the most special of those obligations

شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِى

Thou hast appointed the month of Ramazan, which Thou hast

اخْتَصَصْتَه مِنْ سَآئِرِ الشُّهُوْرِ

singled out from other months,

وَ تَخَيَّرْتَه مِنْ جَمِيْعِ الْاَزْمِنَةِ وَ الدُّهُوْرِ

chosen from among all periods and eras,

وَ اٰثَرْتَه عَلٰى كُلِّ اَوْقَاتِ السَّنَةِ بِمَآ

and preferred over all times of the year through

اَنْزَلْتَ فِيْهِ مِنَ الْقُرْاٰنِ وَ النُّوْرِ

the Qur�an and the Light which Thou sent down within it,

وَ ضَاعَفْتَ فِيْهِ مِنَ الْاِيْمَانِ

the faith which Thou multiplied by means of it,

وَ فَرَضْتَ فِيْهٖ مِنَ الصِّيَامِ

the fasting which Thou obligated therein,

وَ رَغَّبْتَ فِيْهِ مِنَ الْقِيَامِ

the standing in prayer which Thou encouraged at its time,

وَ اَجْلَلْتَ فِيْهِ مِنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ الَّتِىْ هِىَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ اَلْفِ شَهْرٍ

and the Night of Decree which Thou magnified therein, the night which is better than a thousand months.[257]

ثُمَّ اٰثَرْتَنَا بِهٖ عَلٰى سَآئِرِ الْاُمَمِ

Through it Thou hast preferred us over the other communities

وَ اصْطَفَيْتَنَا بِفَضْلِهٖ دُوْنَ اَهْلِ الْمِلَلِ

and through its excellence Thou hast chosen us to the exclusion of the people of the creeds.

فَصُمْنَا بِاَمْرِكَ نَهَارَه

We fasted by Thy command in its daylight,

وَ قُمْنَا بِعَوْنِكَ لَيْلَه

we stood in prayer with Thy help in its night,

مُتَعَرِّضِيْنَ بِصِيَامِهٖ وَ قِيَامِهٖ لِمَا عَرَّضْتَنَا لَه مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ

presenting ourselves by its fasting and its standing to the mercy which Thou hast held up before us,

وَ تَسَيَّبْنَا اِلَيْهٖ مِنْ مَثُوْبَتِكَ

and we found through it the means to Thy reward.

وَ اَنْتَ الْمَلِئُ بِمَا رُغِبَ فِيْهِ اِلَيْكَ

And Thou art full of what is sought from Thee,

الْجَوَادُ بِمَا سُئِلْتَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

munificent with what is asked of Thy bounty,

الْقَرِيْبُ اِلٰى مَنْ حَاوَلَ قُرْبَكَ

and near to him who strives for Thy nearness.

وَ قَدْ اَقَامَ فِيْنَا هٰذَا الشَّهْرُ مُقَامَ حَمْدٍ

This month stood among us in a standing place of praise,

وَ صَحِبْنَا صُحِبْنَا صُحْبَةَ مَبْرُوْرٍ

accompanied us with the companionship of one approved,

وَ اَرْبَحَنَا اَفْضَلَ اَرْبَاحِ الْعَالَمِيْنَ

and profited us with the most excellent profit of the world�s creatures.

ثُمَّ قَدْ فَارَقَنَا عِنْدَ تَمَامِ وَقْتِهٖ وَانْقِطَاعِ مُدَّتِةٖ وَ وَفَاءِ عَدَدِهٖ

Then it parted from us at the completion of its time, the end of its term, and the fulfilment of its number.

فَنَحْنُ مُوَدِّعُوْهُ وَ دَاعَ مَنْ

So we bid farewell to it with the farewell of one

عَزَّ فِرَاقُه عَلَيْنَا

whose parting pains us,

وَ غَمَّنَا وَ اَوْحَشَنَا انْصِرَافُه عَنَّا

whose leaving fills us with gloom and loneliness,

وَ لَزِمَنَا لَهُ

and to whom we have come to owe

الذِّمَامُ الْمَحْفُوْظُ

a safeguarded claim,

وَ الْحُرْمَةُ الْمَرْعِيَّةُ

an observed inviolability,

وَ الْحَقُّ الْمُقْضِىُّ

and a discharged right.

فَنَحْنُ قَآئِلُوْنَ

We say:

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ

Peace be upon thee,

يَا شَهْرُ اللهِ الْاَكـْبَـرَ

O greatest month of Allah!

وَ يَا عِيْدِ اَوْلِيَآئِهٖ

O festival of His friends!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ

Peace be upon thee,

يَا اَكْرَمَ مَصْحُوْبٍ مِّنَ الْاَوْقَاتِ

O most noble of accompanying times!

وَ يَا خَيْرَ شَهْرٍ فِى الْاَيَّامِ وَ السَّاعَاتِ

O best of months in days and hours!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ شَهْرٍ

Peace be upon thee, month in which

قَرْبَتْ فِيْهِ الْاٰمَالُ

expectations come near

وَ نُشِرَتْ فِيْهِ الْاَعْمَالُ

and good works are scattered about!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ قَرِيْنٍ

Peace be upon thee, comrade

جَلَّ قَدْرُه مَوْجُوْدًا

who is great in worth when found

وَ اَفْجَعَ فَقْدُه مَفْقُوْدًا

and who torments through absence when lost,

وَ مَرْجُوٍّ اٰلَمَ فِرَاقُه

anticipated friend whose parting gives pain!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ اَلِيْفٍ

Peace be upon thee, familiar

اٰنَسَ مُقْبِلًا فَسَرَّ

who brought comfort in coming, thus making happy,

وَ اَوْحَشَ مُنْقَضِيًا فَمَضَّ

who left loneliness in going, thus giving anguish!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ مُجَاوِرٍ

Peace be upon thee, neighbour in whom

رَقَّتْ فِيْهِ الْقُلُوْبُ

hearts became tender

وَ قَلَّتْ فِيْهِ الذُّنُوْبُ

and sins became few!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ

Peace be upon thee,

نَاصِرٍ اَعَانَ عَلَى الشَّيْطَانِ

helper who aided against Satan,

وَ صَاحِبٍ سَهَّلَ سُبُلَ الْاِحْسَانِ

companion who made easy the paths of good-doing!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ

Peace be upon thee -

مَا اَكْثَرَ عَتُقَاءَ اللهِ فِيْكَ

How many became freedmen of Allah within thee!

وَ مَا اَسْعَدَ مَنْ رَعٰى حُرْمَتَكَ بِكَ

How happy those who observed the respect due to thee!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ مَا كَانَ

Peace be upon thee -

اَمْحَاكَ لِلذُّنُوْبِ

How many the sins thou erased!

وَ اَسْتَرَكَ لِاَنْوَاعِ الْعُيُوْبِ

How many the kinds of faults thou covered over!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ مَا كَانَ

Peace be upon thee -

اَطْوَلَكَ عَلَى الْمُجْرِمِيْنَ

How drawn out wert thou for the sinners!

وَ اَهْيَبَكَ فِىْ صُدُوْرِ الْمْؤْمِنِيْنَ

How awesome wert thou in the hearts of the faithful!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ شَهْرٍ لَا تُنَافِسُهُ الْاَيَّامُ

Peace be upon thee, month with which no days compete!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ شَهْرٍ هُوَ مِنْ كُلِّ اَمْرٍسَلَامٌ

Peace be upon thee, month which is peace in all affairs!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ

Peace be upon thee,

غَيْرَ كَرِيْهِ الْمُصَاحَبَةِ

thou whose companionship is not disliked,

وَ لَا ذَمِيْمِ الْمُلَابَسَةِ

thou whose friendly mixing is not blamed!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ كـَمَا

Peace be upon thee, just as thou

وَفَدْتَ عَلَيْنَا بِالْبَرَكَاتِ

hast entered upon us with blessings

وَ غَسَلْتَ عَنَّا دَنَسَ الْخَطِيْئٰاتِ

and cleansed us of the defilement of offenses!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ

Peace be upon thee -

غَيْرَ مُوَدَّعٍ بَرَمًا

Thou art not bid farewell in annoyance

وَ لَا مَتْرُوْكٍ صِيَامُه سَاَمًا

nor is thy fasting left in weariness!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ

Peace be upon thee,

مَطْلُوْبٍ قَبْلَ وَقْتِهٖ

object of seeking before thy time,

وَ مَحْزُوْنٍ عَلَيْهِ قَبْلَ فَوْتِهٖ

object of sorrow before thy passing!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ

Peace be upon thee -

كَمْ مِنْ سُوْءٍ صُرِفَ بِكَ عَنَّا

How much evil was turned away from us through thee!

وَ كَمْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ اُفِيْضَ بِكَ عَلَيْنَا

 How much good flowed upon us because of thee!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلٰى لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ الَّتِىْ هِىَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ اَلْفِ شَهْرٍ

Peace be upon thee and upon the Night of Decree which is better than a thousand months![258]

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ مَا كـَانَ

Peace be upon thee -

اَحْرَصَنَا بِالْاَمْسِ عَلَيْكَ

How much we craved thee yesterday!

وَ اَشَدَّ شَوْقَنَا غَدًا اِلَيْكَ

How intensely we shall yearn for thee tomorrow!

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ

Peace be upon thee

وَ عَلٰى فَضْلِكَ الَّذِىْ حُرِمْنَاهُ

and upon thy bounty which has now been made unlawful to us

وَ عَلٰى مَاضٍ مِنْ بَرَكَاتِكَ سُلِبْنَاهُ

and upon thy blessings gone by which have now been stripped away from us!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اِنَّآ اَهْلُ هٰذَا الشَّهْرِ الَّذِىْ شَرَّفْتَنَا بِهٖ وَ وَفَّقْتَنَا بِمَنِّكَ لَه

we are the people of this month. Through it Thou hast ennobled us and given us success because of Thy kindness,

حِيْنَ جَهِلَ الْاَشْقِيَآءُ وَقْتَه

while the wretched are ignorant of its time.

وَ حُرِمُوْا لِشِقَائِهِمْ فَضْلَه

Made unlawful to them is its bounty because of their wretchedness.

وَ اَنْتَ وَلِىُّ مَا اٰثَرْتَنَا بِهٖ مِنْ مَعْرِفَتِهٖ وَ هَدَيْتَنَا لَه مِنْ سُنَّتِهٖ

Thou art the patron of the knowledge of it by which Thou hast preferred us, and its prescribed practices to which Thou hast guided us.

وَ قَدْ تَوَلَّيْنَا بِتَوْفِيْقِكَ صِيَامَه وَ قِيَامَه عَلٰى تَقْصِيْرٍ

We have undertaken, through Thy giving success, its fasting and its standing in prayer, but with shortcomings,

وَ اَدَّيْنَا فِيْهِ قَلِيْلًا مِّنْ كَثِيْرٍ

and we have performed little of much.

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ

O Allah, so to Thee belongs praise,

اِقْرَارًا بِالْاِسَائَةِ

in admission of evil doing

وَاعْتِرَافًا بِالْاِضَاعَةِ

and confession of negligence,

وَ لَكَ مِنْ قُلُوْبِنَا عَقْدُ النَّدَمِ

and to Thee belongs remorse firmly knitted in our hearts

وَ مِنْ اَلْسِنَتِنَا صِدْقُ الْاِعْتِذَارِ

and seeking of pardon sincerely uttered by our tongues.

فَاجُرْنَا عَلٰى مَا اَصَابَنَا فِيْهِ مِنَ التَّفْرِيْطِ اَجْرً

Reward us, in spite of the neglect that befell us in this month, with a reward through which

نَسْتَدْرِكُ بِهِ الْفَضْلَ الْمَرْغُوْبَ فِيْهِ

we may reach the bounty desired from it

وَ نَعْتَاضُ بِهٖ مِنْ اَنْوَاعِ الذُّخْرِ الْمَحْرُوْصِ عَلَيْهِ

and win the varieties of its craved stores!

وَ اَوْجِبْ لَنَا عُذْرَكَ عَلٰى مَا قَصَّرْنَا فِيْكَ مِنْ حَقِّكَ

Make incumbent upon us Thy pardon for our falling short of Thy right in this month

وَابْلُغْ بِاَعْمَارِنَا مَا بَيْنَ اَيْدِيْنَا مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ الْمُقْبِلِ

and make our lives which lie before us reach the coming month of Ramazan!

فَاِذَا بَلَّغْتَنَاهُ

Once Thou hast made us reach it,

فَاعِنَّا عَلٰى تَنَاوُلِ مَآ اَنْتَ اَهْلُه مِنَ الْعِبَادَةِ

help us perform the worship of which Thou art worthy,

وَ اَدِّنَا اِلَى الْقِيَامِ بِمَا يَسْتَحِقُّه مِنَ الطَّاعَةِ

cause us to undertake the obedience which Thou deservest,

وَ اَجْرِ لَنَا مِنْ صَالِحِ الْعَمَلِ مَا يَكُوْنُ دَرَكًا لِحَقِّكَ فِى الشَّهْرَيْنِ مِنْ شُهُوْرِ الدَّهْرِ

and grant us righteous works that we may fulfil Thy right in these two months of the months of time.[259]

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ مَا

O Allah, as for

اَلْمَمْنَا بِهٖ فِىْ شَهْرِنَا هٰذَا مِنْ لَمَمٍ اَوْ اِثْمٍ

the small and large sins which we have committed in this our month,

اَوْ وَاقَعَنَا فِيْهِ مِنْ ذَنْۢبٍ

the misdeeds into which we have fallen,

وَاكْتَسَبْنَا فِيْهِ مِنْ خَطِيْئَةٍ

and the offenses which we have earned

عَلٰى تَعَمُّدٍ مِنَّا اَوْ عَلٰى نِسْيَانٍ

purposefully or in forgetfulness,

ظَلَمْنَا فِيْهِ اَنْفُسَنَا اَوِ

wronging ourselves thereby

انْتَهَكْنَا بِهٖ حُرْمَةً مِنْ غَيْرِنَا

or violating the respect due to others,

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَاسْتُرْنَا بِسِتْرِكَ

cover us over with Thy covering,

وَاعْفُ عَنَّا بِعَفْوِكَ

pardon us through Thy pardoning,

وَ لَا تَنْصِبْنَا فِيْهِ لِاَعْيُنِ الشَّامِتِيْنَ

place us not before the eyes of the gloaters because of that,

وَ لَا تَبْسُطْ عَلَيْنَا فِيْهِ اَلْسُنَ الطَّاعِنِيْنَ

stretch not toward us the tongues of the defamers,

وَ اسْتَعْمِلْنَا بِمَا يَكُوْنُ حِطَّةً وَ كَفَّارَةً لِمَا اَنْكَرْتَ مِنَّا فِيْهِ

and employ us in that which will alleviate and expiate whatever Thou disapprovest from us within it through

بِرَأْفَتِكَ الَّتِىْ لَا تَنْغَدُ

Thy clemency which does not run out,

وَ فَضْلِكَ الَّذِىْ لَا يَنْقُصُ

and Thy bounty which does not diminish!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَاجْبُرْ مُصِيْبَتَنَا بِشَهْرِنَا

redress our being afflicted by our month,[260]

وَ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِىْ يَوْمِ عِيْدِنَا وَ فِطْرِنَا

bless us in this day of our festival and our fast-breaking,

وَاجْعَلْهُ مِنْ خَيْرِ يَوْمٍ مَرَّ عَلَيْنَا

make it one of the best of days that have passed over us,

اَجْلَبِهٖ لِعَفْوٍ وَ اَمْحَاهُ لِذَنْبٍ

the greatest in attracting Thy pardon, and the most effacing toward sins,

وَ اغْفِرْلَنَا مَا خَفِىَ مِنْ ذُنُوْبِنَا وَ مَا عَلَنَ

and forgive us our sins, both the concealed and the public!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اسْلَخْنَا بِاِنْسِلَاخٍ هٰذَا الشَّهْرِ مِنْ خَطَايَانَا

with the passing of this month make us pass forth from our offenses,

وَ اَخْرِجْنَا بِخُرُوْجِهٖ مِنْ سَيِّئٰاتِنَا

with its departure make us depart from our evil deeds,

وَاجْعَلْنَا مِنْ

and appoint us thereby among its

اَسْعَدِ اَهْلِهٖ بِهٖ

most felicitous people,

وَ اَجْزَلِهِمْ قِسْمًا فِيْهِ

the most plentiful of them in portion,

وَ اَوْفَرِهِمْ حَظًّا مِّنْهُ

and the fullest of them in share!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ مَنْ

O Allah, when any person

رَعٰى هٰذَا الشَّهْرَ حَقَّ رِعَايَتِهٖ

observes this month as it should be observed,

وَ حَفِظَ حُرْمَتَه حَقَّ حِفْظِهَا

safeguards its inviolability as it should be safeguarded,

وَ قَامَ بِحُدُوْدِهٖ حَقَّ قِيَامِهَا

attends to its bounds as they should be attended to,

وَاتَّقٰى ذُنُوْبَه حَقَّ تُقَاتِهَا

fears its misdeeds as they should be feared,

اَوْ تَقَرَّبَ اِلَيْكَ بِقُرْبَةٍ اَوْجَبَتْ رِضَاكَ لَه وَ عَطَفْتُ رَحْمَتَكَ عَلَيْهِ

or seeks nearness to Thee with any act of nearness-seeking which makes incumbent upon him Thy good pleasure and bends toward him Thy mercy,

فَهَبْ لَنَا مِثْلَه مِنْ وُجْدِكَ

give to us the like [of that][261] from Thy wealth

وَ اَعْطِنَا اَضْعَافَه مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

and bestow it upon us in multiples through Thy bounty,

فَاِنَّ فَضْلَكَ لَا يَغِيْضُ

for Thy bounty does not diminish,

وَ اِنَّ خَزَآئِنَكَ لَا تَنْقُصُ بَلْ تَفِيْضُ

Thy treasuries do not decrease but overflow,

وَ اِنَّ مَعَادِنَ اِحْسَانِكَ لَا تَفْنٰى

the mines of Thy beneficence are not exhausted,

وَ اِنَّ عَطَآئَكَ لَلْعَطَآءُ الْمُهَنَّا

and Thy bestowal is the bestowal full of delight!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَاكْتُبْ لَنَا مِثْلُ اُجُوْرِ مَنْ صَامَه اَوْ تَعَبَّدَ لَكَ فِيْهِ اِلٰى يَوْمِ الْقِيٰمَةِ

and write for us the like of the wages of him who fasted in it or worshipped Thee within it until the Day of Resurrection!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّا نَتُوْبُ اِلَيْكَ فِىْ يَوْمِ فِطْرِنَا الَّذِىْ جَعَلْتَه

O Allah, we repent to Thee in our day of fast-breaking, which Thou hast appointed

لِلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ عِيْدًا وَ سُرُوْرًا

for the faithful a festival and a joy

وَ لِاَهْلِ مِلَّتِكَ مَجْمَعًا وَ مُحْتَشَدًا

and for the people of Thy creed a time of assembly and gathering,

مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ اَذْنَبْنَاهُ

from every misdeed we did,

اَوْ سُوْ ءٍ اَسْلَفْنَاهُ

ill work we sent ahead,

اَوْخَاطِرٍ شَرٍّ اَضْمَرْنَاهُ

or evil thought we secretly conceived,

تَوْبَةَ مَنْ لَا يَنْطَوِىْ عَلٰى رُجُوْعٍ اِلٰى ذَنْۢبٍ

the repentance of one who does not harbour a return to sin

وَ لَا يَعُوْدُ بَعْدَهَا فِىْ خَطِٓيْئَةٍ

and who afterwards will not go back to offense,

تَوْبَةً نَصُوْحًا خَلَصَتْ مِنَ الشَّكِّ وَ الْاِرْتِيَابِ

an unswerving repentance rid of doubt and wavering.

فَتَقَبَّلَّهَا مِنَّا وَارْضَ عَنَّا وَ ثَبِّتْنَا عَلَيْهَا

So accept it from us, be pleased with us, and fix us within it!

اَللّٰهُمَّ ارْزُقْنَا

O Allah, provide us with

خَوْفَ عِقَابِ الْوَعِيْدِ

fear of the threatened punishment

وَ شَوْقَ ثَوَابِ الْمَوْعُوْدِ

and yearning for the promised reward,

حَتّٰى نَجِدَ

so that we may find

لَذَّةَ مَا نَدْعُوْكَ بِهٖ

the pleasure of that for which we supplicate Thee

وَ كَاْبَةَ مَا نَسْتَجِيْرُكَ مِنْهُ

and the sorrow of that from which we seek sanctuary in Thee!

وَاجْعَلْنَا عِنْدَكَ مِنَ التَّوَّابِيْنَ الَّذِيْنَ

And place us with Thee among the repenters,

اَوْجَبْتَ لَهُمْ مَحَبَّتَكَ

those upon whom Thou hast made Thy love obligatory

وَ قَبِلْتَ مِنْهُمْ مُرَاجَعَةَ طَاعَتِكَ

and from whom Thou hast accepted the return to obeying Thee![262]

يَا اَعْدَلَ الْعَادِلِيْنَ

O Most Just of the just!

اَللّٰهُمَّ تَجَاوَزْ عَنْ اٰبَآئِنَا وَ اُمَّهَاتِنَا

O Allah, show forbearance toward our fathers and our mothers

وَ اَهْلِ دِيْنِنَا جَمِيْعًا مَنْ سَلَفَ مِنْهُمْ وَ مَنْ غَبَرَ اِلٰى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ

and all the people of our religion, those who have gone and those who will pass by, until the Day of Resurrection!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيِّنَا وَ اٰلِهٖ كـَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلٰى مَلٰٓئِكَتِكَ الْمُقَرَّبِيْنَ

O Allah, bless our prophet Muhammad and his Household, as Thou hast blessed Thy angels brought nigh,

وَ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِهٖ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلٰى اَنْبِيَآئِكَ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ

bless him and his Household, as Thou hast blessed Thy prophets sent out,

وَ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِهٖ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلٰى عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِيْنَ

bless him and his Household, as Thou hast blessed Thy righteous servants

وَ اَفْضَلَ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ يَا رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ صَلَوٰةً

- and better than that, O Lord of the worlds! - a blessing

تَبْلُغُنَا بَرَكَتُهَا

whose benediction will reach us,

وَ يَنَالُنَا نَفْعُهَا

whose benefit will attain to us,

وَ يُسْتَجَابُ لَهَا دُعَآؤُنَا

and through which our supplication may be granted!

اِنَّكَ اَكْرَمُ مَنْ رُغِبَ اِلَيْهِ

Thou art the most generous of those who are beseeched,

وَ اَكْفٰى مَنْ تُوَكِّلَ عَلَيْهِ

the most sufficient of those in whom confidence is had,

وَ اَعْطٰى مَنْ سُئِلَ مِنْ فَضْلِهٖ

the most bestowing of those from whom bounty is asked,

وَ اَنْتَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ.

and Thou art powerful over everything![263]

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِىْ يَوْمِ الْفِطْرِ اِذَا انْصَرَفَ مِنْ صَلٰوتِهٖ قَامَ قَآئِمًا ثُمَّ اسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَ فِىْ يَوْمٍ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَالَ:

46. His Supplication on the Day of Fast-Breaking and on Friday When he finished his prayer, He would stand in place, face the qibla, and say:

يَا مَنْ يَرْحَمُ مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمُهُ الْعِبَادُ

O He who has mercy upon him toward whom the servants show no mercy!

وَ يَا مَنْ يَقْبَلُ مَنْ لَا تُقْبَلُهُ الْبِلَادَ

O He who accepts him whom the cities will not accept!

وَ يَا مَنْ لَا يَحْتَقِرُ اَهْلَ الْحَاجَةِ اِلَيْهِ

O He who looks not down upon those who have need of Him!

وَيَا مَنْ لَا يُخَيِّبُ الْمُلِحِّيْنَ عَلَيْهِ

O He who disappoints not those who implore Him!

وَيَا مَنْ لَا يَجْبَهُ بِالرَّدِّ اَهْلَ الدَّالَّةِ عَلَيْهِ

O He who slaps not the brow of the people of boldness toward Him with rejection!

وَيَا مَنْ يَجْتَبِىْ صَغِيْرَ مَا يُتْحَفُ بِهٖ وَ يَشْكُرُ يَسِيْرَ مَا يُعْمَلُ لَه

O He who collects the little that is given to Him and shows gratitude for the paltry that is done for Him!

وَيَا مَنْ يَشْكُرُ عَلَى الْقَلِيْلِ وَيُجَازِىْ بِالْجَلِيْلِ

O He who shows gratitude for the small and rewards with the great!

وَ يَا مَنْ يَدْنُوْا اِلٰى مَنْ دَنَا مِنْهُ

O He who comes close to him who comes close to Him!

وَيَا مَنْ يَدْعُوْ اِلٰى نَفْسِهٖ مَنْ اَدْ بَرَعَنْهُ

O He who invites to Himself him who turns his back on Him!

وَ يَا مَنْ لَا يُغَيِّرُ الْنِّعْمَةَ وَلَا يُبَادِرُ بِالنَّقِمَةِ

O He who changes not favour and rushes not to vengeance![264]

وَيَا مَنْ يُثْمِرُ الْحَسَنَةَ حَتّٰى يُنْمِيَهَا

O He who causes the good deed to bear fruit so that He may make it grow,

وَ يَتَجَاوَزُ عَنِ السَّيِّئَةِ حَتّٰى يُعَفِّيَهَا

and overlooks the evil deed so that He may efface it!

انْصَرَفَتِ الْاٰمَالُ دُوْنَ مَدٰى كَرَمِكَ بِالْحَاجَاتِ

Hopes turn back with needs fulfilled short of the extent of Thy generosity,

وَامُتَلَأَتْ بِفَيْضِ جُوْدِكَ اَوْعِيَةُ الطَّلِبَاتِ

the cups of requests fill up with the overflow of Thy munificence,

وَ تَفَسَّخَتْ دُوْنَ بُلُوْغِ نَعْتِكَ الصِّفَاتُ

and attributes fall apart without reaching Thy description.

فَلَكَ الْعُلُوُّ الْاَعْلٰى فَوْقَ كُلِّ عَالٍ

For to Thee belongs the highest highness above everything high,

وَ الْجَلَالُ الْاَمْجَدُ فَوْقَ كُلِّ جَلَالٍ

and the most glorious majesty beyond every majesty!

كُلُّ جَلِيْلٍ عِنْدَكَ صَغِيْرٌ

Everything majestic before Thee is small,

وَ كُلُّ شَرِيْفٍ فِىْ جَنْبٍ شَرَفِكَ حَقِيْرٌ

everything eminent beside Thy eminence vile!

خَابَ الْوَافِدُوْنَ عَلٰى غَيْرِكَ

Those who reach other than Thee are disappointed,

وَ خَسِرَ الْمُتَعَرِّضُوْنَ اِلاَّ لَكَ

those who present themselves to other than Thee have lost,

وَضَاعَ الْمُلِمُّوْنَ اِلاَّ بِكَ

those who stay with other than Thee have perished,

وَ اَجْدَبَ الْمُنْتَجِعُوْنَ اِلاَّ مَنِ انْتَجَعَ فَضْلَكَ

and those who retreat - except those who retreat to Thy bounty - are desolate!

بَابُكَ مَفْتُوْحٌ لِلرَّاغِبِيْنَ

Thy door is open to the beseechers,

وَ جُوْدُكَ مُبَاحٌ لِلسَّآئِلِيْنَ

Thy munificence free to the askers,

وَ اِغَاثَتُكَ قَرِيْبَةٌ مِنَ الْمُسْتَغِيْثِيْنَ

Thy help near to the help-seekers!

لَا يَخِيْبُ مِنْكَ الْاٰمِلُوْنَ

The expectant are not disappointed by Thee,

وَلَا يَيْئَسَ مِنْ عَطَآئِكَ الْمُتَعَرِّضُوْنَ

those who present themselves despair not of Thy bestowal,

وَلَا يَشْقٰى بِنَقِمَتِكَ الْمُسْتَغْفِرُوْنَ

the forgiveness-seekers become not wretched through Thy vengeance!

رِزْقُكَ مَبْسُوْطٌ لِمَنْ عَصَاكَ

Thy provision is spread among those who disobey Thee,

وَ حِلْمُكَ مُعْتَرِضٌ لِمَنْ نَاوَاكَ

Thy clemency presents itself to those hostile toward Thee,

عَادَتُكَ الْاِحْسَانُ اِلَى الْمُسِيْئِيْنَ

Thy habit is beneficence toward the evildoers,

وَ سُنَّتُكَ الْاِبْقَاءُ عَلَى الْمُعْتَدِيْنَ

and Thy wont is to spare the transgressors,

حَتّٰى لَقَدْ

so much so that

غَرَّتْهُمْ اَنَاتُكَ عَنِ الرُّجُوْعِ

Thy lack of haste deludes them from returning,

وَ صَدَّهُمْ اِمْهَالُكَ عَنِ النُّزُوْعِ

and Thy disregard bars them from desisting!

وَ اِنَّمَا تَاَنَّيْتَ بِهِمْ لِيَفِيْئُوْا اِلٰٓى اَمْرِكَ

Thou actest without haste toward them so that they will come back to Thy command

وَ اَمْهَلْتَهُمْ ثِقَةً بِدَوَامِ مُلْكـِكَ

and Thou disregardest them confident in the permanence of Thy kingdom,

فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْ اَهْلِ السَّعَادَةِ خَتَمْتَ لَه بِهَا

so Thou sealest him who is worthy of it with felicity,

وَ مَنْ كَانَ مِنْ اَهْلِ الشَّقَاوَةِ خَذَلْتَه لَهَا

and Thou abandonest him who is worthy of it to wretchedness!

كـُلُّهُمْ صَآئِرُوْنَ اِلٰى حُكْمِكَ

All of them come home to Thy decree,

وَ اُمُوْرُ هُمْ اٰئِلَةٌ اِلٰى اَمْرِكَ

their affairs revert to Thy command;

لَمْ يَهِنْ عَلٰى طُوْلِ مُدَّتِهِمْ سُلْطَانُكَ

Thy authority grows not feeble through their drawn out term,

وَلَمْ يَدْحَضْ لِتَرْكَ مُعَاجِلَتِهِمْ بُرْهَانُكَ

Thy proof is not refuted by the failure to hurry after them.

حُجَّتُكَ قَآئِمَةٌ لَا تُدْحَضُ

Thy argument is established, never refuted,

وَ سُلْطَانُكَ ثَابِتٌ لَا يَزُوْلُ

Thy authority fixed, never removed.

فَالْوَيْلُ الدَّآئِمُ لِمَنْ جَنَحَ عَنْكَ

Permanent woe belongs to him who inclines away from Thee,

وَ الْخَيْبَةُ الْخَاذِلَةُ لِمَنْ خَابَ مِنْكَ

forsaking disappointment to him who is disappointed by Thee,

وَ الشَّقَآءُ الْاَشْقٰى لِمَنِ اغْتَرَّ بِكَ

and the most wretched wretchedness to him who is deluded about Thee!

مَا اَكْثَرَ تَصَرُّفَه فِىْ عَذَابِكَ

How much he will move about in Thy chastisement!

وَمَا اَطْوَلَ تَرَدُّدَه فِىْ عِقَابِكَ

How long he will frequent Thy punishment!

وَ مَا اَبْعَدَ غَايَتَه مِنَ الْفَرَجِ

How far his utmost end from relief!

وَمَآ اَقْنَطَه مِنْ سُهُوْلَةِ الْمَخْرَجِ

How he will despair of an easy exit!

عَدْلًا مِنْ قَضَآئِكَ لَا تَجُوْرُ فِيْهِ

[All of this] as justice from Thy decree (Thou art not unjust in it!),

وَ اِنْصَافًا مِنْ حُكْمِكَ لَا تَحِيْفُ عَلَيْهِ

and equity from Thy judgement (Thou dost not act wrongfully against him!).

فَقَدْ ظَاهَرْتَ الْحُجَجَ

Thou supported the arguments,

وَ اَبْلَيْتَ الْاَعْذَارَ

tested the excuses,

وَ قَدْ تَقَدَّمْتَ بِالْوَعِيْدِ

began with threats,

وَ تَلَطَّفْتَ فِى التَّرْغِيْبِ

showed gentleness with encouragement,

وَ ضَرَبْتَ الْاَمْثَالَ

struck similitudes,

وَ اَطَلْتَ الْاِمْهَالَ

made long the respite,

وَ اَخَّرْتَ وَ اَنْتَ مُسْتَطِيْعٌ لِلْمُعَاجَلَةِ

delayed, while Thou art able to hurry,

وَ تَاَنَّيْتَ وَ اَنْتَ مَلِيءٌ بِالْمُبَادَرَةِ

and acted without haste, while Thou art full of quick accomplishment!

لَمْ تَكُنْ اَنَاتُكَ عَجْزًا

Not because of incapacity is Thy slowness,

وَلَا اِمْهَالُكَ وَهْنًا

feebleness Thy giving respite,

وَلَا اِمْسَاكُكَ غَفْلَةً

heedlessness Thy showing restraint,

وَلَا انْتِظَارُكَ مُدَارَاةً

dissemblance Thy waiting!

بَلْ لِتَكُوْنَ

But that

حُجَّتُكَ اَبْلَغَ

Thy argument be more conclusive,

وَ كـَرَمُكَ اَكـْمَلَ

Thy generosity more perfect,

وَ اِحْسَانُكَ اَوْفٰى

Thy beneficence more exhaustive,

وَ نِعْمَتُكَ اَتَمَّ

Thy favour more complete!

كُلُّ ذٰلِكَ كَانَ وَ لَمْ تَزَلْ وَ هُوَ كَائِنٌ وَلَا تَزَالُ

All of this has been and always was, is and ever will be.

حُجَّتُكَ اَجَلُّ مِنْ اَنْ تُوْصَفَ بِكـُلِّهَا

Thy argument is greater than that its totality be described,

وَ مَجْدُكَ اَرْفَعَ مِنْ اَنْ تُحَدَّ بِكـُنْهِهٖ

Thy glory more elevated than that it be limited in its core,

وَ نِعْمَتُكَ اَكْثَرُ مِنْ اَنْ تُحْصٰى بِاَسْرِهَا

Thy favour more abundant than that its entirety be counted,

وَ اِحْسَانُكَ اَكْثَرُ مِنْ اَنْ تُشْكَرَ عَلٰى اَقَلِّهٖ

Thy beneficence more abundant than that thanks be given for its least amount!

وَ قَدْ قَصَّرَبِىْ السُّكُوْتُ عَنْ تَحْمِيْدِكَ

Speechlessness has made me fall short of praising Thee,

وَ فَهَّهَنِىْ الْاِمْسَاكُ عَنْ تَمْجِيْدِكَ

restraint has made me powerless to glorify Thee,

وَ قُصَارَاىَ الْاِقْرَارُ بِالْحُسُوْرِ

and the most I can do is admit to inability,

لَا رَغْبَةً يَآ اِلٰهِىْ بَلْ عَجْزًا

not out of desire, my Allah, but out of incapacity.

فَهَا اَنَا ذَااَوُمُّكَ بِالْوِفَادَةِ

So here I am: I repair to Thee by coming forward,

وَ اَسْئَلُكَ حُسْنَ الرِّفَادَةِ

and I ask from Thee good support

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

So bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَاسْمَعْ نَجْوَاىَ

hear my whispered words,

وَاسْتَجِبْ دُعَآئِىْ

grant my supplication,

وَلَا تَخْتِمْ يَوْمِىْ بِخَيْبَتِىْ

seal not my day with disappointment,

وَلَا تَجْبَهْنِىْ بِالرَّدِّ فِىْ مَسْئَلَتِىْ

slap not my brow by rejecting my request,

وَ اَكْرِمْ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ مُنْصَرَ فِىْ

and make noble my coming from Thee

وَ اِلَيْكَ مُنْقَلَبِىْ

and my going back to Thee!

اِنَّكَ غَيْرُ ضَآئِقٍ بِمَا تُرِيْدُ

Surely Thou art not constrained by what Thou desirest,

وَلَا عَاجِزٍ عَمَّا تُسْئَلُ

nor incapable of what Thou art asked!

وَ اَنْتَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ

Thou art powerful over everything,[265]

وَلَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ اِلاَّ بِاللهِ الْعَلِىِّ الْعَظِيْمِ.

and �There is no force and no strength save in Allah, the All-high, the All-mighty!�[266]

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِي يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ

47. His Supplication on the Day of Arafah[267]

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ

Praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds![268]

اَللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ

O Allah, to Thee belongs praise!

بَدِيْعَ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ

Originator of the heavens and the earth!

ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَ الْاِكْرَامِ

Possessor of majesty and munificence!

رَبَّ الْاَرْبَابِ

Lord of lords!

وَ اِلٰهَ كُلِّ مَاْلُوْهٍ

Object of worship of every worshiper!

وَ خَالِقَ كُلِّ مَخْلُوْقٍ

Creator of every creature!

وَ وَارِثَ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ

Inheritor of all things![269]

لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهٖ شَىْءٌ

There is nothing like Him,[270]

وَ لَا يَعْزُبُ عَنْهُ عِلْمُ شَىْءٍ

knowledge of nothing escapes Him,[271]

وَ هُوَ بِكـُلِّ شَىْءٍ مُّحِيْطٌ

He encompasses everything,[272]

وَ هُوَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ رَّقِيْبٌ

and He is watchful over everything.[273]

اَنْتَ اللهُ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اَنْتَ

Thou art Allah, there is no Allah but Thou,

الْاَحَدُ الْمُتَوَحِّدُ

the Unique, the Alone,

الْفَرْدُ الْمُتَفَرِّدُ

the Single, the Isolated.

وَ اَنْتَ اللهُ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اَنْتَ

Thou art Allah, there is no Allah but Thou,

الْكـَرِيْمُ الْمُتَكَرِّمُ

the Generous, the Generously Bestowing,

الْعَظِيْمُ الْمُتَعَظِّمُ

the All-mighty, the Mightily Exalted,

الْكَبِيْرُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ

the Magnificent, the Magnificently Magnified.

وَ اَنْتَ اللهُ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اَنْتَ

Thou art Allah, there is no Allah but Thou,

الْعَلِىُّ الْمُتَعَالَ الشَّدِيْدُ الْمِحَالِ

the All-high, the Sublimely High, the Strong in prowess.

وَ اَنْتَ اللهُ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اَنْتَ

Thou art Allah, there is no Allah but Thou,

الرَّحْمٰنُ الرَّحِيْمُ

the All-merciful, the All-compassionate,

الْعَلِيْمُ الْحَكِيْمُ

the All-knowing, the All-wise.

وَ اَنْتَ اللهُ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اَنْتَ

Thou art Allah, there is no Allah but Thou,

السَّمِيْعُ الْبَصِيْرُ

the All-hearing, the All-seeing,

الْقَدِيْمُ الْخَبِيْرُ

the Eternal, the All-aware.

وَ اَنْتَ اللهُ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اَنْتَ

Thou art Allah, there is no Allah but Thou,

الْكـَرِيْمُ الْاَكْـرَمُ

the Generous, the Most Generous,

الدَّآئِمُ الْاَدْوَمُ

the Everlasting, the Most Everlasting.

وَ اَنْتَ اللهُ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اَنْتَ

Thou art Allah, there is no Allah but Thou,

الْاَوَّلُ قَبْلَ كُلِّ اَحَدٍ

the First before every one,

وَّالْآخِرُ بَعْدَ كُلِّ عَدَدٍ

the Last after every number.

وَ اَنْتَ اللهُ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اَنْتَ

Thou art Allah, there is no Allah but Thou,

الدَّانِىْ فِىْ عُلُوِّهٖ

the Close in His highness,

وَ الْعَالِىْ فِىْ دُنُوِّهٖ

the High in His closeness.

وَ اَنْتَ اللهُ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اَنْتَ

Thou art Allah, there is no Allah but Thou,

ذُوالْبَهَآءِ وَ الْمَجْدِ

Possessor of radiance and glory,

وَ الْكِبْرِيَآءِ وَ الْحَمْدِ

magnificence and praise.

وَ اَنْتَ اللهُ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اَنْتَ

Thou art Allah, there is no Allah but Thou.

الَّذِىْ اَنْشَاْتَ الْاَشْيَآءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سِنْخٍ

Thou hast brought forth the things without root,

وَ صَوَّرْتَ مَا صَوَّرْتَ مِنْ غَيْرِ مِثَالٍ

formed what Thou hast formed without exemplar,

وَ ابْتَدَعْتَ الْمُبْتَدَعَاتِ بِلَا احْتِذَآءِ

and originated the originated things without limitation.

اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ

It is Thou

قَدَّرْتَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ تَقْدِيْرًا

who hast ordained each thing with an ordination,[274]

وَ يَسَّرْتَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ تَيْسِيْرًا

eased each thing with an easing,[275]

وَ دَبَّرْتَ مَا دُوْنَكَ تَدْبِيْرًا

and governed everything below Thyself with a governing.[276]

اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ

It is Thou

لَمْ يُعِنْكَ عَلٰى خَلْقِكَ شَرِيْكٌ

whom no associate helps with Thy creation

وَ لَمْ يُوَازِرْكَ فِىْ اَمْرِكَ وَزِيْرٌ

and no vizier aids in Thy command.

وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَكَ مُشَاهِدٌ وَّ لَا نَظِيْرٌ

Thou hast no witness and no equal.

اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ

It is Thou

اَرَدْتَ فَكَانَ حَتْمًا مَا اَرَدْتَ

who willed, and what Thou willed was unfailing,

وَ قَضَيْتَ فَكَانَ عَدْلًا مَا قَضَيْتَ

who decreed, and what Thou decreed was just,

وَ حَكَمْتَ فَكَانَ نِصْفًا مَا حَكَمْتَ

who decided, and what Thou decided was fair.

اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ لَا يَحْوِيْكَ مَكَانٌ

It is Thou whom place does not contain,

وَ لَمْ يَقُمْ لِسُلْطَانِكَ سُلْطَانٌ

before whose authority no authority stands up,

وَ لَمْ يُعِيْكَ بُرْهَانٌ وَ لَا بَيَانٌ

and whom no proof or explication can thwart.

اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ

It is Thou

اَحْصَيْتَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ عَدَدًا

who hast counted everything in numbers,[277]

وَ جَعَلْتَ لِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ اَمَدًا

appointed for everything a term,

وَ قَدَّرْتَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ تَقْدِيْرًا

and ordained everything with an ordination.

اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ

It is Thou

قَصُرَتِ الْاَوْهَامُ عَنْ ذَاتِيَّتِكَ

before whose selfness imaginations fall short,

وَ عَجَزَتِ الْاَفْهَامُ عَنْ كَيْفِيَّتِكَ

before whose howness understandings have no incapacity,

وَ لَمْ تُدْرِكِ الْاَبْصَارُ مَوْضِعَ اَيْنِيَّتِكَ

and the place of whose whereness eyes perceive not.[278]

اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ

It is Thou

لَا تُحَدُّ فَتَكُوْنَ مَحْدُوْدًا

who hast no bounds, lest Thou be bounded,

وَ لَمْ تُمَثَّلَ فَتَكُوْنَ مَوْجُوْدًا

who art not exemplified, lest Thou be found,

وَ لَمْ تَلِدْ فَتَكُوْنَ مَوْلُوْدًا

who dost not beget, lest Thou be begotten.[279]

اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ

It is Thou

لَا ضِدَّ مَعَكَ فَيُعَانِدَكَ

with whom there is no opposite, lest it contend with Thee,

وَ لَا عَدْلَ لَكَ فَيُكَـاثِرَكَ

who hast no equal, lest it vie with Thee,

وَ لَا نِدَّ لَكَ فَيُعَارِضَكَ

who hast no rival, lest it resist Thee.

اَنْتَ الَّذِى

It is Thou

ابْتَدَءَ وَاخْتَرَعَ

who art He who began, devised,

وَاسْتَحْدَثَ وَابْتَدَعَ

brought forth, originated,

وَ اَحْسَنَ صُنْعَ مَا صَنَعَ

and made well all that He made.

سُبْحَانَكَ مَا

Glory be to Thee!

اَجَلَّ شَاْنَكَ

How majestic is Thy station!

وَ اَسْنٰى فِىْ الْاَمَاكِنِ مَكَانَكَ

How high Thy place among the places!

وَ اَصْدَعَ بِالْحَقِّ فُرْقَانَكَ

How cleanly Thy Separator cleaves with the truth![280]

سُبْحَانَكَ مِنْ

Glory be to Thee!

لَطِيْفٍ مَا اَلْطَفَكَ

The Gentle - how gentle Thou art!

وَ رَؤُوْفٍ مَا اَرْئَفَكَ

The Clement - how clement Thou art!

وَ حَكِيْمٍ مَا اَعْرَفَكَ

The Wise - how knowing Thou art!

سُبْحَانَكَ مِنْ

Glory be to Thee!

مَلِيْكٍ مَا اَمْنَعَكَ

The King - how invincible Thou art!

وَ جَوَادٍ مَا اَوْسَعَكَ

The Munificent - how full of plenty Thou art!

وَ رَفِيْعٍ مَا اَرْفَعَكَ

The Elevated - how elevated Thou art!

ذُوالْبَهَآءِ وَ الْمَجْدِ

Possessor of radiance and glory,

وَ الْكِبْرِيَآءِ وَ الْحَمْدِ

magnificence and praise!

سُبْحَانَكَ

Glory be to Thee!

بَسَطْتَ بِالْخَيْرَاتِ يَدَكَ

Thou hast stretched forth Thy hand with good things,

وَ عُرِفَتِ الْهِدَايَةُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ

and from Thee guidance has come to be known,

فَمَنِ الْتَمَسَكَ لِدِيْنٍ اَوْ دُنْيَا وَجَدَكَ

so he who begs from Thee religion or this world will find Thee.

سُبْحَانَكَ

Glory be to Thee!

خَضَعَ لَكَ مَنْ جَرٰى فِىْ عِلْمِكَ

Whatever passes in Thy knowledge is subjected to Thee,

وَ خَشَعَ لِعَظَمَتِكَ مَا دُوْنَ عَرْشِكَ

all below Thy Throne are humbled before Thy mightiness,

وَانْقَادَ لِلتَّسْلِيْمِ لَكَ كُلُّ خَلْقِكَ

and every one of Thy creatures follows Thee in submission.

سُبْحَانَكَ

Glory be to Thee!

لَا تُحَسُّ وَ لَا تُجَسُّ

Thou art not sensed, nor touched,

وَ لَا تُمَسُّ وَ لَا تُكَادُ

nor felt, nor beguiled,

وَ لَا تُمَاطُ وَ لَا تُنَازَعُ

nor held back, nor challenged,

وَ لَا تُجَارٰى وَ لَا تُمَارٰى

nor kept up with, nor resisted,

وَ لَا تُخَادَعُ وَ لَا تُمَاكَرُ

nor deceived, nor circumvented.

سُبْحَانَكَ

Glory be to Thee!

سَبِيْلُكَ جَدَدٌ

Thy path is smooth ground,

وَ اَمْرُكَ رَشَدٌ

Thy command right guidance,

وَ اَنْتَ حَىٌّ صَمَدٌ

and Thou art a living, eternal refuge.

سُبْحَانَكَ

Glory be to Thee!

قَوْلُكَ حُكْمٌ

Thy word is decisive,

وَ قَضَآؤُكَ حَتْمٌ

Thy decree unfailing,

وَ اِرَادَتُكَ عَزْمٌ

Thy will resolute.

سُبْحَانَكَ

Glory be to Thee!

لَا رَادَّ لِمَشِيَّتِكَ

None can reject Thy wish,

وَ لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَاتِكَ

none can change Thy words.[281]

سُبْحَانَكَ

Glory be to Thee,

بَاهِرَ الْآيَاتِ

Out-dazzling in signs,

فَاطِرَ السَّمٰوَاتِ

Creator of the heavens,

بَارِئَ النَّسَمَاتِ

Author of the spirits!

لَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا يَدُوْمُ بِدَوَامِكَ

To Thee belongs praise, a praise that will be permanent with Thy permanence!

وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا خَالِدًا بِنِعْمَتِكَ

To Thee belongs praise, a praise everlasting through Thy favour!

وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا يُوَازِىْ صُنْعَكَ

To Thee belongs praise, a praise that will parallel Thy benefaction!

وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا يَزِيْدُ عَلٰى رِضَاكَ

To Thee belongs praise, a praise that will increase Thy good pleasure!

وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْدًا مَعَ حَمْدِ كُلِّ حَامِدٍ

To Thee belongs praise, a praise along with the praise of every praiser

وَ شُكْرًا يَقْصُرُ عَنْهُ شُكْرُ كُلِّ شَاكِرٍ

and a thanksgiving before which falls short the thanksgiving of every thanksgiver;

حَمْدًا لاَّ يَنْبَغِىْ اِلاَّ لَكَ

a praise which is suitable for none but Thee

وَ لَا يَتَقَرَّبُ بِهٖ اِلاَّ اِلَيْكَ

and through which nearness is sought to none but Thee;

حَمْدًا يُسْتَدَامُ بِهِ الْاَوَّلُ

a praise which will make permanent the first [bounty]

وَ يُسْتَدْعٰى بِهٖ دَوَامُ الْآخِرِ

and call forth the permanence of the last;

حَمْدًا يَتَضَاعَفُ عَلٰى كُرُوْرِ الْاَزْمِنَةِ

a praise which will multiply through recurrence of times

وَ يَتَزَايَدُ اَضْعَافًا مُتَرَادِفَةً

and increase through successive doublings;

حَمْدًا يَعْجِزُ عَنْ اِحْصَآئِهِ الْحَفَظَةُ

a praise which the guardians will not be able to number

وَ يَزِيْدُ عَلٰى مَا اَحْصَتْهُ فِيْ كِتَابِكَ الْكَتَبَةُ

and which exceeds what the writers number in Thy Book;[282]

حَمْدًا يُوَازِنُ عَرْشَكَ الْمَجِيْدَ

a praise which will counterbalance Thy glorious Throne

وَ يُعَادِلُ كُرْسِيَّكَ الرَّفِيْعَ

and equal Thy elevated Footstool;

حَمْدًا يَكْمُلُ لَدَيْكَ ثَوَابُه

a praise whose reward with Thee will be complete

وَ يَسْتَغْرِقُ كُلَّ جَزَآءٍ جَزَآؤُه

and whose recompense will comprise every recompense;

حَمْدًا ظَاهِرُه وَفْقٌ لِبَاطِنِهٖ

a praise whose outward conforms to its inward,

وَ بَاطِنُه وَفْقٌ لِصِدْقِ النِّيَّةِ

and whose inward conforms to correct intention;

حَمْدًا لَمْ يَحْمَدْكَ خَلْقٌ مِثْلَه

a praise with whose like no creature has praised Thee

وَ لَا يَعْرِفُ اَحَدٌ سِوَاكَ فَضْلَه

and whose excellence none knows but Thou;

حَمْدًا يُعَانُ مَنِ اجْتَهَدَ فِيْ تَعْدِيْدِهٖ

a praise in which he who strives to multiply Thy praise will be helped

وَيُؤَيَّدُ مَنْ اَغْرَقَ نَزْعًا فِىْ تَوْفِيَتِهٖ

and he who draws the bow to the utmost in fulfilling it will be confirmed;

حَمْدًا يَجْمَعُ مَا خَلَقْتَ مِنَ الْحَمْدِ

a praise which will gather all the praise which Thou hast created

وَ يَنْتَظِمُ مَا اَنْتَ خَالِقُه مِنْۢ بَعْدُ

and tie together all which Thou wilt afterwards create;

حَمْدًا لَا حَمْدَ اَقْرَبُ اِلٰى قَوْلِكَ مِنْهُ

a praise than which no praise is nearer to Thy word

وَ لَا اَحْمَدُ مِمَّنْ يَحْمَدُكَ بِهٖ

and than which none is greater from any who praise Thee;

حَمْدًا يُوْجِبُ بِكَرَمِكَ الْمَزِيْدَ بِوُفُوْرِهٖ

a praise whose fullness will obligate increase through Thy generosity

وَ تَصِلُه بِمَزِيْدٍ بَعْدَ مَزِيْدٍ طَوْلًا مِنْكَ

and to which Thou wilt join increase after increase as graciousness from Thee;

حَمْدًا يَجِبُ لِكَرَمِ وَجْهِكَ

a praise that will befit the generosity of Thy face

وَ يُقَابِلُ عِزَّ جَلَالِكَ

and meet the might of Thy majesty!

رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدِ

My Lord, bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

الْمُنْتَجَبِ الْمُصْطَفَى

the distinguished, the chosen,

الْمُكَرَّمِ الْمُقَرَّبِ

the honoured, the brought nigh,

اَفْضَلَ صَلَوَاتِكَ

with the most excellent of Thy blessings,

وَ بَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ اَتَمَّ بَرَكَاتِكَ

benedict him with the most complete of Thy benedictions,

وَ تَرَحَّمْ عَلَيْهِ اَمْتَعَ رَحَمَاتِكَ

and have mercy upon him with the most enjoyable of Thy mercies!

رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ صَلٰوةً

My Lord, bless Muhammad and his Household with a fruitful blessing,

زَاكِيَةً لَا تَكُوْنُ صَلٰوةٌ اَزْكٰى مِنْهَا وَ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ صَلٰوةً

more fruitful than which there is no blessing! Bless him with a growing blessing,

نَامِيَةً لَا تَكُوْنُ صَلٰوةٌ اَنْمٰى مِنْهَا

more growing than which there is no blessing!

وَ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ صَلٰوةً

And bless him with a pleasing blessing,

رَاضِيَةً لَا تَكُوْنُ صَلٰوةٌ فَوْقَهَا

beyond which there is no blessing!

رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ صَلٰوةً

My Lord, bless Muhammad and his Household with a blessing

تُرْضِيْهِ وَ تَزِيْدُ عَلٰى رِضَاهُ

which will please him and increase his good pleasure!

وَ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ صَلٰوةً تُرْضِيْكَ وَ تَزِيْدُ عَلٰى رِضَاكَ لَه

Bless him with a blessing which will please Thee and increase Thy good pleasure toward him!

وَ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ صَلٰوةً

And bless him with a blessing

لَا تَرْضٰى لَه اِلاَّ بِهَا

through other than which Thou wilt not be pleased for him,

وَ لَا تَرٰى غَيْرَه لَهَا اَهْلًا

and for which Thou seest no one else worthy!

رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ

My Lord, bless Muhammad and his Household with a blessing which

صَلٰوةً تُجَاوِزُ رِضْوَانَكَ

will pass beyond Thy good pleasure,

وَ يَتَّصِلُ اتِّصَالُهَا بِبَقَآئِكَ

be continuous in its continuity through Thy subsistence,

وَ لَا يَنْفَدُ كَمَا لَا تَنْفَدُ كَلِمَاتُكَ

and never be spent, just as Thy words will never be spent![283]

رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ صَلٰوةً

My Lord, bless Muhammad and his Household with a blessing which will

تَنْتَظِمُ صَلَوٰاتِ مَلَآئِكَتِكَ وَ اَنْبِيَآئِكَ وَ رُسُلِكَ وَ اَهْلِ طَاعَتِكَ

tie together the blessings of Thy angels, Thy prophets, Thy messengers, and those who obey Thee,

وَ تَشْتَمِلُ عَلٰى صَلَوٰاتِ عِبَادِكَ مِنْ جِنِّكَ وَ اِنْسِكَ وَ اَهْلِ اِجَابَتِكَ

comprise the blessings of Thy servants, jinn or mankind, and those worthy of Thy response,

وَ تَجْتَمِعُ عَلٰى صَلٰوةِ كُلِّ مَنْ ذَرَاْتَ وَ بَرَاْتَ مِنْ اَصْنَافِ خَلْقِكَ

and bring together the blessings of every one of the kinds of Thy creatures which Thou hast sown and authored!

رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِهٖ صَلٰوةً تُحِيْطُ بِكُلِّ صَلٰوةٍ سَالِفَةٍ وَّ مُسْتَانَفَةٍ

My Lord, bless Muhammad and his Household with a blessing which will encompass every blessing, bygone and new!

وَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلٰى اٰلِهٖ صَلٰوةً مَرْضِيَّةً لَكَ وَ لِمَنْ دُوْنَكَ

Bless him and his Household with a blessing which is pleasing to Thee and everyone below Thee

وَ تُنْشِئُ مَعَ ذٰلِكَ صَلَوَاتٍ

and will bring forth with all that a blessing

تُضَاعِفُ مَعَهَا تِلْكَ الصَّلَوَاتِ عِنْدَهَا

with which Thou wilt multiply those blessings

وَ تَزِيْدُهَا عَلٰى كُرُوْرِ الْاَيَّامِ زِيَادَةً فِىْ تَضَاعِيْفَ لَا يَعُدُّهَا غَيْرُكَ

and increase them through the recurrence of days with an increasing in multiples which none can count but Thou!

رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلٰى اَطَآئِبِ اَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ

My Lord, bless the best of his Household, those whom Thou hast

الَّذِيْنَ اخْتَرْتَهُمْ لِاَمْرِكَ

chosen for Thy command,

وَ جَعَلْتَهُمْ خَزَنَةَ عِلْمِكَ

appointed the treasurers of Thy knowledge,

وَ حَفَظَةَ دِيْنِكَ

the guardians of Thy religion,

وَ خُلَفَآئِكَ فِىْ اَرْضِكَ

Thy vicegerents in Thy earth,

وَ حُجَجَكَ عَلٰى عِبَادِكَ

and Thy arguments against Thy servants,

وَ طَهَّرْتَهُمْ مِنَ الرِّجْسِ وَ الدَّنَسِ تَطْهِيْرًا بِاِرَادَتِكَ

purified from uncleanness and defilement through a purification by Thy desire,[284]

وَ جَعَلْتَهُمُ الْوَسِيْلَةَ اِلَيْكَ وَ الْمَسْلَكَ اِلٰى جَنَّتِكَ

and made the mediation to Thee[285] and the road to Thy Garden!

رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ صَلٰوةً

My Lord, bless Muhammad and his Household with a blessing which

تُجْزِلُ لَهُمْ بِهَا مِنْ نِحَلِكَ وَ كَرَامَتِكَ

makes plentiful Thy gifts and generosity,

وَ تُكْمِلُ لَهُمُ الْاَشْيَآءَ مِنْ عَطَايَاكَ وَ نَوَافِلِكَ

perfects for them Thy bestowals and awards,

وَ تُوَفِّرُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْحَظَّ مِنْ عَوَآئِدِكَ وَ فَوَآئِدِكَ

and fills out their share of Thy kindly acts and benefits!

رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلٰوةً

My Lord, bless him and his Household with a blessing

لَا اَمَدَ فِىْ اَوَّلِهَا

whose first has no term,

وَ لَا غَايَةَ لِاَمَدِهَا

whose term has no limit,

وَ لَا نِهَايَةَ لِاٰخِرِهَا

and whose last has no utmost end!

رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ

My Lord, bless them to

زِنَةَ عَرْشِكَ وَ مَا دُوْنَه

the weight of Thy Throne and all below it,

وَ مِلْاَ سَمٰوَاتِكَ وَ مَا فَوْقَهُنَّ

the amount that fills the heavens and all above them,

وَ عَدَدَ اَرْضِيْكَ وَ مَا تَحْتَهُنَّ وَ مَا بَيْنَهُنَّ صَلٰوةً

the number of Thy earths and all below and between them, a blessing that will

تُقَرِّبُهُمْ مِنْكَ زُلْفٰى

bring them near to Thee in proximity,

وَ تَكُوْنُ لَكَ وَ لَهُمْ رِضًى

please Thee and them,

وَ مُتَّصِلَةٌۢ بِنَظَآئِرِهِنَّ اَبَدًا

and be joined to its likes forever!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّكَ اَيَّدْتَ دِيْنَكَ فِىْ كُلِّ اَوَانٍ بِاِمَامٍ اَقَمْتَه

O Allah, surely Thou hast confirmed Thy religion in all times with an Imam whom Thou hast

عَلَمًا لِعِبَادِكَ وَ مَنَارًا فِىْ بِلَادِكَ

set up as a guidepost to Thy servants and a lighthouse in Thy lands,

بَعْدَ اَنْ وَصَلْتَ حَبْلَه بِحَبْلِكَ

after his cord has been joined to Thy cord!

وَ جَعَلْتَهُ الذَّرِيْعَةَ اِلٰى رِضْوَانِكَ

Thou hast appointed him the means to Thy good pleasure,

وَ افْتَرَضْتَ طَاعَتَه

made obeying him obligatory,

وَ حَذَّرْتَ مَعْصِيَتَه

cautioned against disobeying him,

وَ اَمَرْتَ

and commanded

بِامْتِثَالِ اَوَامِرِهٖ

following his commands,

وَ الْاِنْتِهَآءِ عِنْدَ نَهْيِهٖ

abandoning his prohibitions,

وَ اَلاَّ يَتَقَدَّمَه مُتَقَدِّمٌ

and that no forward-goer go ahead of him

وَ لَا يَتَأَخَّرَ عَنْهُ مُتَأَخِّرٌ

or back-keeper keep back from him![286]

فَهُوَ عِصْمَةُ اللَّآئِذِيْنَ

So he is the preservation of the shelter-seekers,

وَ كَهْفُ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

the cave of the faithful,

وَ عُرْوَةُ الْمُتَمَسِّكـِيْنَ

the handhold of the adherents,

وَ بَهَآءُ الْعَالَمِيْنَ

and the radiance of the worlds!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

فَاَوْزِعْ لِوَلِيِّكَ شُكْرَ مَا اَنْعَمْتَ بِهٖ عَلَيْهِ

so inspire Thy guardian[287] to give thanks for that in which Thou hast favoured him,

وَ اَوْزِعْنَا مِثْلَه فِيْهِ

inspire us with the like concerning him,

وَ اٰتِهٖ مِنْ لَدُنْكَ سُلْطَانًا نَصِيْرًا

grant him an authority from Thee to help him,[288]

وَافْتَحْ لَه فَتْحًا يَّسِيْرًا

open for him an easy opening,[289]

وَ اَعِنْهُ بِرُكْنِكَ الْاَعَزِّ

aid him with Thy mightiest pillar,

وَ اشْدُدْ اَزْرَه

brace up his back,[290]

وَ قَوِّ عَضُدَه

strengthen his arm,[291]

وَ رَاعِهٖ بِعَيْنِكَ

guard him with Thy eye,

وَ احْمِهٖ بِحِفْظِكَ

defend him with Thy safeguarding,

وَ انْصُرْهُ بِمَلَآئِكَتِكَ

help him with Thy angels,

وَامْدُدْهُ بِجُنْدِكَ الْاَغْلَبْ

and assist him with Thy most victorious troops![292]

وَ اَقِمْ بِهٖ كِتَابَكَ وَ حُدُوْدَكَ

Through him establish Thy Book, Thy bounds, Thy laws,

وَ شَرَآئِعَكَ وَ سُنَنَ رَسُوْلِكَ صَلَوَاتُكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِهٖ

and the norms of Thy Messenger�s Sunna (Thy blessings, O Allah, be upon him and his Household),

وَ اَحْىِ بِهٖ مَا اَمَاتَهُ الظَّالِمُوْنَ مِنْ مَعَالِمِ دِيْنِكَ

bring to life the guideposts of Thy religion, deadened by the wrongdoers,

وَاجْلُ بِهٖ صَدَآءَ الْجَوْرِ عَنْ طَرِيْقَتِكَ

burnish the rust of injustice from Thy way,

وَ اَبِنْۢ بِهِ الضَّرَّآءَ مِنْ سَبِيْلِكَ

sift the adversity from Thy road,

وَ اَزِلْ بِهِ النَّاكِبِيْنَ عَنْ صِرَاطِكَ

eliminate those who deviate from Thy path,

وَ امْحَقْ بِهٖ بُغَاةَ قَصْدِكَ عِوَجًا

and erase those who seek crookedness in Thy straightness!

وَاَلِنْ جَانِبَه لِاَوْلِيَآئِكَ

Make his side mild toward Thy friends,

وَابْسُطْ يَدَه عَلٰى اَعْدَآئِكَ

stretch forth his hand over Thy enemies,

وَ هَبْ لَنَا رَأفَتَه وَ رَحْمَتَه وَ تَعَطُّفَه وَ تَحَنُّنَه

give us his clemency, his mercy, his tenderness, his sympathy,

وَ اجْعَلْنَا

and make us

لَه سَامِعِيْنَ مُطِيْعِيْنَ

his hearers and obeyers,

وَ فِيْ رِضَاهُ سَاعِيْنَ

strivers toward his good pleasure,

وَ اِلٰى نُصْرَتِهٖ وَالْمُدَافَعَةِ عَنْهُ مُكـْنِغِيْنَ

assistants in helping him and defending him,

وَ اِلَيْكَ وَ اِلٰى رَسُوْلِكَ صَلَوَاتُكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ بِذٰلِكَ مُتَقَرِّبِيْنَ

and brought near through that to Thee and Thy Messenger (Thy blessings, O Allah, be upon him and his Household).

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ صَلِّ عَلٰى اَوْلِيَآئِهِمُ

O Allah, and bless the friends [of the Imams],

الْمُعْتَرِفِيْنَ بِمَقَامِهِمُ

the confessors of their station,

الْمُتَّبِعِيْنَ مَنْهَجَهُمُ

the keepers to their course,

الْمُقْتَفِيْنَ اٰثَارَهُمُ

the pursuers of their tracks,

الْمُسْتَمْسِكِيْنَ بِعُرْوَتِهِمُ

the clingers to their handhold,

الْمُتَمَسِّكِيْنَ بِوِلَايَتِهِمُ

the adherents to their guardianship,[293]

الْمُؤْتَمِّيْنَ بِاِمَامَتِهِمُ

the followers of their imamate,

الْمُسَلِّمِيْنَ لِاَمْرِهِمُ

the submitters to their command,

الْمُجْتَهِدِيْنَ فِىْ طَاعَتِهِمُ

the strivers to obey them,

الْمُنْتَظِرِيْنَ اَيَّامَهُمُ

the awaiters of their days,

الْمَادِّيْنَ اِلَيْهِمْ اَعْيُنَهُمُ

the directors of their eyes toward them,

الصَّلَوَاتِ الْمُبَارَكَاتِ الزَّاكِيَاتِ النَّامِيَاتِ

with blessings blessed, pure, growing,

الْغَادِيَاتِ الرَّآئِحَاتِ

fresh, and fragrant!

وَ سَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ عَلٰى اَرْوَاحِهِمْ

Give them and their spirits peace,

وَاجْمَعْ عَلَى التَّقْوٰى اَمْرَهُمْ

bring together their affair in reverential fear,

وَ اَصْلِحْ لَهُمْ شُؤُوْنَهُمْ

set right their situations,

وَتُبْ عَلَيْهِمْ

turn toward them,

اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيْمُ وَ خَيْرُ الْغَافِرِيْنَ

Surely Thou art Ever-turning, All-compassionate[294] and the Best of forgivers,

وَاجْعَلْنَا مَعَهُمْ فِىْ دَارِ السَّلَامِ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ

and place us with them in the Abode of Peace,[295] through Thy mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ هٰذَا يَوْمُ عَرَفَةَ

O Allah, this is the Day of Arafah,

يَوْمٌ شَرَّفْتَه وَ كَرَّمْتَه وَ عَظَّمْتَه

a day which Thou hast made noble, given honour, and magnified.

وَ نَشَرْتَ فِيْهِ رَحْمَتَكَ

Within it Thou hast spread Thy mercy,

وَ مَنَنْتَ فِيْهِ بِعَفْوِكَ

showed kindness through Thy pardon,

وَ اَجْزَلْتَ فِيْهِ عَطِيَّتَكَ

and made plentiful Thy giving,

وَ تَفَضَّلْتَ بِهٖ عَلٰى عِبَادِكَ

and by it Thou hast been bounteous toward Thy servants.

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ اَنَا عَبْدُكَ الَّذِىْ

O Allah, I am Thy servant whom

اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ قَبْلَ خَلْقِكَ لَه وَ بَعْدَ خَلْقِكَ اِيَّاهُ فَجَعَلْتَه مِمَّنْ

Thou favoured before creating him and after creating him. Thou madest him one of those whom Thou

هَدَيْتَه لِدِيْنِكَ

guided to Thy religion,

وَ وَفَّقْتَه لِحَقِّكَ

gavest success in fulfilling Thy right,

وَ عَصَمْتَه بِحَبْلِكَ

preserved through Thy cord,

وَ اَدْخَلْتَه فِيْ حِزْبِكَ

included within Thy party,

وَ اَرْشَدْتَه لِمُوَالَاةِ اَوْلِيَآئِكَ وَ مُعَادَاةِ اَعْدَآئِكَ

and directed aright to befriend Thy friends and show enmity to Thine enemies.

ثُمَّ اَمَرْتَه فَلَمْ يَاْتَمِرْ

Then Thou commanded him, but he did not follow Thy commands,

وَ زَجَرْتَه فَلَمْ يَنْزَجِرْ

Thou restricted Him, but he did not heed Thy restrictions,

وَ نَهَيْتَه عَنْ مَّعْصِيَتِكَ

Thou prohibited him from disobedience toward Thee,

فَخَالَفَ اَمْرَكَ اِلٰى نَهْيِكَ

but he broke Thy command by doing what Thou hadst prohibited,

لَا مُعَانَدَةً لَكَ وَ لَا اسْتِكْبَارًا عَلَيْكَ بَلْ

not in contention with Thee, nor to display pride toward Thee; on the contrary,

دَعَاهُ هَوَاهُ اِلٰى مَا زَيَّلْتَه وَ اِلٰى مَا حَذَّرْتَه

his caprice[296] called him to that which Thou hadst set apart and cautioned against,

وَ اَعَانَه عَلٰى ذٰلِكَ عَدُوُّكَ وَ عَدُوُّه فَاَقْدَمَ عَلَيهِ

and he was helped in that by Thy enemy and his enemy. So he went ahead with it

عَارِفًۢا بِوَعِيْدِكَ

knowing Thy threat,

رَاجِيًا لِعَفْوِكَ

hoping for Thy pardon,

وَاثِقًاۢ بِتَجَاوُزِكَ

and relying upon Thy forbearance,

وَ كَانَ اَحَقَّ عِبَادِكَ مَعَ مَا مَنَنْتَ عَلَيْهِ اَلاَّ يَفْعَلَ

though he was the most obligated of Thy servants - given Thy kindness toward him - not to do so.

وَ هَا اَنَا ذَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ

Here I am, then, before Thee,

صَاغِرًا ذَلِيْلًا خَاضِعًا

despised, lowly, humble,

خَاشِعًا خَآئِفًا

abject, fearful,

مُعْتَرِفًاۢ بِعَظِيْمٍ مِّنَ الذُّنُوْبِ تَحَمَّلْتُه وَ جَلِيْلِ مِّنَ الْخَطَايَا اجْتَرَمْتَه

confessing the dreadful sins with which I am burdened and the great offenses that I have committed,

مُسْتَجِيْرًۢا بِصَفْحِكَ

seeking sanctuary in Thy forgiveness,

لَائِذًۢا بِرَحْمَتِكَ

asking shelter in Thy mercy,

مُوْقِنًا اَنَّه لَا يُجِيْرُنِى مِنْكَ مُجِيْرٌ وَ لَا يَمْنَعُنِىْ مِنْكَ مَانِعٌ

and certain that no sanctuary-giver will give me sanctuary from Thee and no withholder will hold me back from Thee.

فَعُدْ عَلَىَّ بِمَا تَعُوْدُ بِهٖ عَلٰى مَنِ اقْتَرَفَ مِنْ تَغَمُّدِكَ

So act kindly toward me, just as Thou actest kindly by Thy shielding him who commits sins,

وَجُدْ عَلَىَّ بِمَا تَجُوْدُ بِهٖ عَلٰى مَنْ اَلْقٰى بِيَدِهٖ اِلَيْكَ مِنْ عَفْوِكَ

be munificent toward me, just as Thou art munificent by pardoning him who throws himself before Thee,

وَامْنُنْ عَلَىَّ بِمَا لَا يَتَعَاظَمُكَ اَنْ تَمُنَّ بِهٖ عَلٰى مَنْ اَمَّلَكَ مِنْ غُفْرَانِكَ

and show kindness to me, just as it is nothing great for Thee to show kindness by forgiving him who expectantly hopes in Thee!

وَاجْعَلْ لِىْ فِىْ هٰذَا الْيَوْمِ نَصِيْبًا اَنَالُ بِهٖ حَظًّا مِنْ رِضْوَانِكَ

Appoint for me in this day an allotment through which I may attain a share of Thy good pleasure,

وَ لَا تَرُدَّنِىْ صِفْرًا مِمَّا يَنْقَلِبُ بِهِ الْمُتَعَبِّدُوْنَ لَكَ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ

and send me not back destitute of that with which Thy worshipers return from among Thy servants!

وَ اِنِّىْ وَ اِنْ لَّمْ اُقَدِّمْ مَا قَدَّمُوْهُ مِنَ الصَّالِحَاتِ فَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ

Though I have not forwarded the righteous deeds which they have forwarded,

تَوْحِيْدَكَ وَ نَفْىَ الْاَضْدَادِ وَ الْاَنْدَادِ وَ الْاَشْبَاهِ عَنْكَ

I have forwarded the profession of Thy Unity and the negation from Thee of opposites, rivals, and likenesses,

وَ اَتَيْتَكَ مِنَ الْاَبْوِابِ الَّتِىْ اَمَرْتَ اَنْ تُؤْتٰى مِنْهَا

I have come to Thee by the gateways by which Thou hast commanded that people come,

وَ تَقَرَّبْتُ اِلَيْكَ بِمَا لَا يَقْرُبُ اَحَدٌ مِّنْكَ اِلاَّ بِالتَّقَرُّبِ بِهٖ

and I have sought nearness to Thee through that without seeking nearness through which none gains nearness to Thee.

ثُمَّ اَتْبَعْتُ ذٰلِكَ

Then I followed all this

بِالْاِنَابَةِ اِلَيْكَ

with repeated turning toward Thee,

وَ التَّذَلُّلِ وَ الْاِسْتِكَانَةِ لَكَ

lowliness and abasement before Thee,

وَ حُسْنِ الظَّنِّ بِكَ

opinion of Thee,

وَ الثِّقَةِ بِمَا عِنْدَكَ

and trust in what is with Thee;

وَ شَفَعَتُه بِرَجَآئِكَ الَّذِىْ قَلَّ مَا يَخِيْبُ عَلَيْهِ رَاجِيْكَ

and to that I coupled hope in Thee, since the one who hopes in Thee is seldom disappointed!

وَ سَاَلْتُكَ مَسْئَلَةَ

I asked Thee with the asking of one

الْحَقِيْرِ الذَّلِيْلِ الْبَائِسِ الْفَقِيْرِ الْخَآئِفِ الْمُسْتَجِيْرِ

vile, lowly, pitiful, poor, fearful, seeking sanctuary;

وَ مَعَ ذٰلِكَ خِيْفَةً وَّ تَضَرُّعًا

all that in fear and pleading

وَ تَعَوُّذًا وَ تَلَوُّذًا

seeking refuge and asking shelter,

لَا مُسْتَطِيْلًاۢ بِتَكَبُّرِ الْمُتَكَبِّرِيْنَ

not presumptuous through the pride of the proud,

وَ لَا مُتَعَالِيًۢا بِدَالَّةِ الْمُطِيْعِيْنَ

nor exalting myself with the boldness of the obedient,

وَ لَا مُسْتَطِيْلًاۢ بِشَفَاعَةِ الشَّافِعِيْنَ

nor presumptuous of the intercession of the interceders.

وَ اَنَا بَعْدُ

For I am still

اَقَلُّ الْاَقَلِّيْنَ

the least of the least

وَ اَذَلُّ الْاَذَلِّيْنَ

and the lowliest of the lowly,

وَ مِثْلُ الذَّرَّةِ اَوْدُوْنَهَا

like a dust mote or less!

فَيَا مَنْ لَمْ يُعَاجِلِ الْمُسِيْئِيْنَ

O He who does not hurry the evildoers

وَ لَا يَنْدَهُ الْمُتْرَفِيْنَ

nor restrain those living in ease![297]

وَ يَا مَنْ يَمُنُّ بِاِقَالَةِ الْعَاثِرِيْنَ

O He who shows kindness through releasing the stumblers

وَ يَتَفَضَّلُ بِاِنْظَارِ الْخَاطِئِيْنَ

and gratuitous bounty through respiting the offenders!

اَنَا الْمُسِىْءُ الْمُعْتَرِفُ الْخَاطِئُ الْعَاثِرُ

I am the evildoer, the confessor, the offender, the stumbler!

اَنَا الَّذِىْٓ اَقْدَمَ عَلَيْكَ مُجْتَرِئًا

I am he who was audacious toward Thee as one insolent!

اَنَا الَّذِىْ عَصَاكَ مُتَعَمِّدًا

I am he who disobeyed Thee with forethought!

اَنَا الَّذِىْ اسْتَخْفٰى مِنْ عِبَادِكَ وَ بَارَزَكَ

I am he who hid myself from Thy servants and blatantly showed myself to Thee![298]

اَنَا الَّذِىْ هَابَ عِبَادِكَ وَ اَمِنَكَ

I am he who was awed by Thy servants and felt secure from Thee!

اَنَا الَّذِىْ لَمْ يَرْهَبْ سَطْوَتَكَ

I am he who dreaded not Thy penalty

وَ لَمْ يَخَفْ بَاْسَكَ

and feared not Thy severity!

اَنَا الْجَانِىْ عَلٰى نَفْسِهٖ

I am the offender against himself!

اَنَا الْمُرْتَهَنُ بِبَلِيَّتِهٖ

I am the hostage to his own affliction!

اَنَا الْقَلِيْلُ الْحَيَآءِ

I am short in shame!

اَنَا الطَّوِيْلُ الْعَنَآءِ

I am long in suffering!

بِحَقِّ مَنِ انْتَجَبْتَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

By the right of him whom Thou hast distinguished among Thy creation

وَ بِمَنِ اصْطَفَيْتَه لِنَفْسِكَ

and by him whom Thou hast chosen for Thyself!

بِحَقِّ مَنِ اخْتَرْتَ مِنْۢ بَرِيَّتِكَ

By the right of him whom Thou hast selected from among Thy creatures

وَ مَنِ اجْتَبَيْتَ لِشَاْنِكَ

and by him whom Thou hast picked for Thy task!

بِحَقِّ مَنْ وَصَلْتَ طَاعَتَه بِطَاعَتِكَ

By the right of him the obeying of whom Thou hast joined to obeying Thee,

وَ مَنْ جَعَلْتَ مَعْصِيَتَه كَمَعْصِيَتِكَ

and by him the disobeying of whom Thou hast made like disobeying Thee!

بِحَقِّ مَنْ قَرَنْتَ مُوَالَاتَه بِمُوَالَاتِكَ

And by the right of him whose friendship Thou hast bound to Thy friendship

وَ مَنْ نُطْتَ مُعَادَاتَه بِمُعادَاتِكَ

and by him whose enmity Thou hast linked to Thine enmity!

تَغَمَّدْنِىْ فِىْ يَوْمِىْ هٰذَا بِمَا تَتَغَمَّدُ بِهٖ مَنْ

Shield me in this day of mine, by that through which Thou shieldest

جَارَ اِلَيْكَ مُتَنَصِّلًا

him who prays fervently to Thee while disavowing

وَ عَاذَ بِاِسْتِغْفَارِكَ تَائِبًا

and him who seeks refuge in Thy forgiveness while repenting!

وَ تَوَلَّنِىْ بِمَا تَتَوَلّٰى بِهٖ اَهْلَ طَاعَتِكَ وَ الزُّلْفَىْ لَدَيْكَ وَ الْمَكَانَةِ مِنْكَ

Attend to me with that through which Thou attendest to the people of obedience toward Thee, proximity to Thee, and rank with Thee!

وَ تَوَحَّدْنِىْ بِمَا تَتَوَحَّدُ بِهٖ مَنْ

Single me out, as Thou singlest him out who

وَفٰى بِعَهْدِكَ

fulfils Thy covenant,

وَ اَتْعَبَ نَفْسَه فِىْ ذَاتِكَ

fatigues himself for Thy sake alone,

وَ اَجْهَدَهَا فِىْ مَرْضَاتِكَ

and exerts himself in Thy good pleasure!

وَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنِىْ

Take me not to task for

بِتَفْرِيْطِىْ فِىْ جَنْۢبِكَ

my neglect in respect to Thee,

وَ تَعَدِّىْ طَوْرِىْ فِىْ حُدُوْدِكَ

my transgressing the limit in Thy bounds,

وَ مُجَاوَزَةِ اَحْكَـامِكَ

and stepping outside Thy ordinances!

وَ لَا تَسْتَدْرِجْنِىْ بِاِمْلَائِكَ لِىَ

Draw me not on little by little by granting me a respite,[299]

اسْتِدْرَاجَ مَنْ مَنَعَنِىْ خَيْرَ مَا عِنْدَه وَ لَمْ يَشْرَكْكَ فِىْ حُلُوْلِ نِعْمَتِهٖ بِىْ

like the drawing on little by little of him who withholds from me the good he has by not sharing with Thee in letting favour down upon me!

وَنَبِّهْنِىْ مِنْ

Arouse me from

رَقْدَةِ الْغَافِلِيْنَ

the sleep of the heedless,

وَ سِنَةِ الْمُسْرِفِيْنَ

the slumber of the prodigal,

وَ نَعْسَةِ الْمَخْذُوْلِيْنَ

and the dozing of the forsaken!

وَ خُذْ بِقَلْبِىْ اِلٰى مَا

Take my heart to that in which Thou hast

اسْتَعْمَلْتَ بِهِ الْقَانِتِيْنَ

employed the devout,

وَاسْتَعْبَدْتَ بِهِ الْمُتَعَبِّدِيْنَ

enthralled the worshipers,

وَاسْتَنْقَذْتَ بِهِ الْمُتَهَاوِنِيْنَ

and rescued the remiss!

وَاَعِذْنِىْ مِمَّا

Give me refuge from that which will

يُبَاعِدُنِىْ عَنْكَ

keep me far from Thee,

وَ يَحُوْلُ بَيْنِىْ وَبَيْنَ حَظِّىْ مِنْكَ

come between me and my share from Thee,

وَ يَصُدُّنِىْ عَمَّا اُحَاوِلُ لَدَيْكَ

and bar me from that which I strive for in Thee!

وَسَهِّلْ لِىْ

Make easy for me

مَسْلَكَ الْخَيْرَاتِ اِلَيْكَ

the road of good deeds toward Thee,

وَ الْمُسَابَقَةَ اِلَيْهَا مِنْ حَيْثُ اَمَرْتَ

racing to them from where Thou hast commanded,

وَ الْمُشَاحَّةَ فِيْهَا عَلٰى مَآ اَرَدْتَ

and coveting them as Thou desirest!

وَ لَا تَمْحَقْنِىْ فِيْمَنْ تَمْحَقُ مِنَ الْمُسْتَخِفِّيْنَ بِمَآ اَوْعَدْتَ

Efface me not along with those whom Thou effacest for thinking lightly of what Thou hast promised!

وَ لَا تُهْلِكْنِىْ مَعَ مَنْ تُهْلِكُ مِنَ الْمُتَعَرِّضِيْنَ لِمَقْتِكَ

Destroy me not with those whom Thou destroyest for exposing themselves to Thy hate!

وَ لَا تُتَبِّرْنِىْ فِىْ مَنْ تُتَبِّرُ مِنَ الْمُنْحَرِفِيْنَ عَنْ سُبُلِكَ

Annihilate me not among those whom Thou annihilatest for deviating from Thy roads!

وَنَجِّنِىْ مِنْ غَمَرَاتِ الْفِتْنَةِ

Deliver me from the floods of trial,

وَ خَلِّصْنِىْ مِنْ لَهَوَاتِ الْبَلْوٰى

save me from the gullets of affliction,

وَ اَجِرْنِىْ مِنْ اَخْذِ اْلاِمْلَاءِ

and grant me sanctuary from being seized by respite![300]

وَحُلْ بَيْنِىْ وَ بَيْنَ

Come between me and the

عَدُوٍّ يُضِلُّنِيْ

enemy who misguides me,

وَهَوًى يُوْبِقُنِىْ

the caprice which ruins me,

وَمَنْقَصَةٍ تَرْهَقُنِىْ

and the failing which overcomes me!

وَلَا تُعْرِضْ عَنِّىْ اِعْرَاضَ مَنْ لَا تَرْضٰى عَنْهُ بَعْدَ غَضَبِكَ

Turn not away from me with the turning away in wrath from one with whom Thou art not pleased!

وَلَا تُوْيِسْنِىْ مِنَ الْاَمَلِ فِيْكَ فَيَغْلِبَ عَلَىَّ الْقُنُوْطُ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ

Let me not lose heart in expecting from Thee, lest I be overcome by despair of Thy mercy!

وَلَا تَمْنِحْنِىْ بِمَا لَا طَاقَةَ لِىْ بِهٖ فَتَهْبِطََنِىْ مِمَّّا تُحَمِّلُنِيْهِ مِنْ فَضْلِ مَحَبَّتِكَ

Grant me not that which I cannot endure, lest Thou weighest me down with the surplus of Thy love which Thou loadest upon me!

وَلَا تُرْسِلْنِىْ مِنْ يَدِكَ اِرْسَالَ مَنْ

Send me not from Thy hand, the sending of him

لَا خَيْرَ فِيْهِ

who possesses no good,

وَلَا حَاجَةَ بِكَ اِلَيْهِ

toward whom Thou hast no need,

وَلَا اِنَابَةَ لَه

and who turns not back [to Thee]!

وَ لَا تَرْمِ بِىْ رَمْىَ

Cast me not with the casting of him who has

مَنْ سَقَطَ مِنْ عَيْنِ رِعَايَتِكَ

fallen from the eye of Thy regard

وَ مَنِ اشْتَمَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْخِزْىُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ

and been wrapped in degradation from Thee!

بَلْ خُذْ بِيَدِىْ مِنْ

Rather take my hand [and save me] from

سَقْطَةِ الْمُتَرَدِّيْنَ

the falling of the stumblers,

وَ وَهْلَةِ الْمُتَعَسِّفِيْنَ

the disquiet of the deviators,

وَزَلَّةِ الْمَغْرُوْرِيْنَ

the slip of those deluded,

وَ وَرْطَةِ الْهَالِكِيْنَ

and the plight of the perishers!

وَ عَافِنِىْ مِمَّا ابْتَلَيْتَ بِهٖ طَبَقَاتِ عَبِيْدِكَ وَ اِمَآئِكَ

Release me from that with which Thou hast afflicted the ranks of Thy servants and handmaids

وَ بَلِّغْنِىْ مَبَالِغَ مَنْ

and make me reach the utmost degrees of him

عُنِيْتَ بِهٖ

about whom Thou art concerned,

وَاَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ

towards whom Thou showest favour,

وَ رَضِيْتَ عَنْهُ

and with whom Thou art pleased,

فَاَعَشْتَه حَمِيْدًا

so that Thou lettest him live as one praiseworthy

وَتَوَفَّيْتَه سَعِيْدًا

and takest him to Thee as one felicitous!

وَ طَوَّقْنِىْ طَوْقَ الاِقْلَاعِ عَمَّا

Collar me with the collar of abstaining from that which

يُحْبِطُ الْحَسَنَاتِ

makes good deeds fail

وَيَذْهَبُ بِالْبَرَكَاتِ

and takes away blessings!

وَ اَشْعِرْ قَلْبِىْ الاِزْدِجَارَ عَنْ

Impart to my heart restraint before

قَبَائِحِ السَّيِّئَاتِ

ugly works of evil

وَفَوَاضِحِ الْحَوْبَاتِ

and disgraceful misdeeds!

وَلَا تَشْغَلْنِىْ بِمَا لَا اُدْرِكُه اِلاَّ بِكَ عَمَّا لَا يُرْضِيْكَ عَنِّىْ غَيْرُه

Divert me not by that which I cannot reach except through Thee from doing that which alone makes Thee pleased with me![301]

وَانْزِعْ مِنْ قَلْبِىْ حُبَّ دُنْيَا دَنِيَّةٍ

Root out from my heart the love of this vile world,

تَنْهٰى عَمَّا عِنْدَكَ

which keeps from everything which is with Thee,

وَ تَصُدُّ عَنِ ابْتِغَآءِ الْوَسِيْلَةِ اِلَيْكَ

bars from seeking the mediation to Thee,[302]

وَتُذْهِلُ عَنِ التَّقَرُّبِ مِنْكَ

and distracts from striving for nearness to Thee!

وَ زَيِّنْ لِىْ التَّفَرُّدَ بِمُنَاجَاتِكَ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ

Embellish for me solitude in prayer whispered to Thee by night and by day!

وَ هَبْ لِىْ عِصْمَةً

Give me a preservation which will

تُدْنِيْنِىْ مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ

bring me close to dread of Thee,

وَ تَقْطَعُنِىْ عَنْ رُكُوْبِ مَحَارِمِكَ

cut me off from committing things made unlawful by Thee,

وَتَفُكَّنِىْ منْ اَسرِ الْعَظَآئِمِ

and spare me from captivation by dreadful sins!

وَ هَبْ لِىْ التَّطْهِيْرَ مِنْ دَنَسِ الْعِصْيَانِ

Give me purification from the defilement of disobedience,

وَ اَذْهِبْ عَنِّىْ دَرَنَ الْخَطَايَا

take away from me the filth of offenses,

وَ سَرْبِلْنِىْ بِسِرْبَالِ عَافِيَتِكَ

dress me in the dress of Thy well-being,

وَ رَدِّنِىْ رِدَآءَ مُعَافَاتِكَ

cloak me in the cloak of Thy release,

وَ جَلِّلْنِىْ سَوَابِغَ نَعْمَآئِكَ

wrap me in Thy ample favours,

وَ ظَاهِرْ لَدَىَّ فَضْلَكَ وَ طَوْلَكَ

and clothe me in Thy bounty and Thy graciousness!

وَ اَيِّدْنِىْ بِتَوْفِيْقِكَ وَ تَسْدِيْدِكَ

Strengthen me with Thy giving success and Thy pointing the right way,

وَ اَعِنِّىْ عَلٰى صَالِحَ النِّيَّةِ وَ مَرْضِىِّ الْقَوْلِ وَ مُسْتَحْسَنِ الْعَمَلِ

help me toward righteous intention, pleasing words, and approved works,

وَ لَا تَكِـلْنِىْ اِلٰى حَوْلِىْ وَ قُوَّتِىْ دُوْنَ حَوْلِكَ وَ قُوَّتِكَ

and entrust me not to my force and my strength in place of Thy force and Thy strength!

وَ لَا تُخْزِنِىْ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُنِىْ لِلِقَآئِكَ

Degrade me not on the day Thou raisest me up to meet Thee,

وَ لَا تَقْضِحْنِىْ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ اَوْلِيَآئِكَ

disgrace me not before Thy friends,

وَ لَا تُنْسِنِىْ ذِكـْرَكَ

make me not forget remembering Thee,

وَ لَا تُذْهِبْ عَنِّىْ شُكْرَكَ بَلْ اَلْزِمْنِيْهِ فِىْ اَحْوَالِ السَّهْوِ عِنْدَ غَفَلَاتِ الْجَاهِلِيْنَ لِاٰلَآئِكَ

take not away from me thanking Thee, but enjoin it upon me in states of inattention when the ignorant are heedless of Thy boons,

وَ اَوْزِعْنِىْ اَنْ اُثْنِىَ بِمَا اَوْ لَيْتَنِيْهِ

and inspire me to laud what Thou hast done for me

وَ اَعْتَرِفَ بِمَا اَسْدَيْتَه اِلَىَّ

and confess to what Thou hast conferred upon me!

وَاجْعَلْ رَغْبَتِىْ اِلَيْكَ فَوْقَ رَغْبَةِ الرَّاغِبِيْنَ

Place my beseeching Thee above the beseeching of the beseechers

وَ حَمْدِىْ اِيَّاكَ فَوْقَ حَمْدِ الْحَامِدِيْنَ

and my praise of Thee above the praise of the praisers!

وَلَا تَخْذُلْنِىْ عِنْدَ فَاقَتِىْ اِلَيْكَ

Abandon me not with my neediness for Thee,

وَ لَا تُهْلِكْنِىْ بِمَا اَسْدَيْتُه اِلَيْكَ

destroy me not for what I have done for Thee,[303]

وَ لَا تَجْبَهْنِىْ بِمَا جَبَهْتَ بِهِ الْمُعَانِدِيْنَ لَكَ

and slap not my brow with that with which Thou slappest the brow of those who contend with Thee,

فَاِنِّىْ لَكَ مُسَلِّمٌ

for I am submitted to Thee.

اَعْلَمُ اَنَّ الْحُجَّةَ لَكَ

I know that the argument is Thine,

وَ اَنَّكَ اَوْلٰى بِالْفَضْلِ

that Thou art closest to bounty,

وَ اَعْوَدُ بِالْاِحْسَانِ

most accustomed to beneficence,

وَ اَهْلُ التَّقْوٰى

worthy of reverent fear,

وَ اَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ

and worthy of forgiveness,[304]

وَ اَنَّكَ بِاَنْ تَعْفُوَ اَوْلٰى مِنْكَ بِاَنْ تُعَاقِبَ

that Thou art closer to pardoning than to punishing,

وَ اَنَّكَ بِاَنْ تَسْتُرَ اَقْرَبُ مِنْكَ اِلٰى اَنْ تَشْهَرَ

and that Thou art nearer to covering over than to making notorious!

فَاَحْيِنِىْ حَيٰوةً طَيِّبَةً

Let me live an agreeable life

تَنْتَظِمُ بِمَآ اُرِيْدَ

that will tie together what I want

وَ تَبْلُغُ بِىْ مَآ اُحِبُّ مِنْ حَيْثُ

and reach what I love while I

لَا اٰتِىْ مَا تَكْرَهُ

not bring what Thou dislikest

وَ لَا اَرْتَكِبُ مَا نَهَيْتَ عَنْهُ

and not commit what Thou hast prohibited;

وَ اَمِتْنِىْ مِيْتَةَ مَنْ يَسْعٰى نُوْرُه بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَ عَنْ يَمِيْنِهٖ

and make me die the death of him whose light runs before him and on his right hand![305]

وَ ذَلِّلْنِىْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ

Abase me before Thyself

وَ اَعِزَّنِىْ عِنْدَ خَلْقِكَ

and exalt me before Thy creatures,

وَ ضَعْنِىْ اِذَا خَلَوْتُ بِكَ

lower me when I am alone with Thee

وَارْفَعْنِىْ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ

and raise me among Thy servants,

وَ اَغْنِنِىْ عَمَّنْ هُوَ غَنِىٌّ عَنِّىْ

free me from need for him who has no need of me

وَ زِدْنِىْ اِلَيْكَ فَاقَةً وَّ فَقْرًا

and increase me in neediness and poverty toward Thee!

وَ اَعِذْنِى مِنْ

Give me refuge from

شَمَاتَةِ الْاَعْدَآءِ

the gloating of enemies,

وَ مِنْ حُلُوْلِ الْبَلَآءِ

the arrival of affliction,

وَ مِنََ الذُّلِّ وَالْعَنَآءِ

lowliness and suffering!

تَغَمَّدْنِىْ فِيْمَا اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَيْهِ مِنِّىْ بِمَا يَتَغَمَّدُ بِهِ

Shield me in what Thou seest from me, the shielding of him who

الْقَادِرُ عَلٰى الْبَطْشِ لَوْ لَا حِلْمُه

would have power over violence had he no clemency,

وَ الْاٰخِذُ عَلٰى الْجَرِيْرَةِ لَوْ لَا اَنَاتُه

and would seize for misdeeds had he no lack of haste!

وَ اِذَا اَرَدْتَ بِقَوْمٍ فِتْنَةً اَوْ سُوْءً فَنَجِّنِىْ مِنْهَا لِوَاذًا بِكَ

When Thou desirest for a people a trial or an evil, deliver me from it, for I seek Thy shelter;

وَ اِذْ لَمْ تُقِمْنِىْ مَقَامَ فَضِيْحَةٍ فِىْ دُنْيَاكَ فَلَا تُقِمْنِىْ مِثْلَه فِىْ اٰخِرَتِكَ

and since Thou hast not stood me in the station of disgrace in this world of Thine, stand me not in such a station in the next world of Thine!

وَاشْفَعْ لِىْ

Couple for me

اَوَآئِلَ مِنَنِكَ بِاَوَاخِرِهَا

the beginnings of Thy kindnesses with their ends

وَ قَدِيْمٌ فَوَآئِدِكَ بِحَوَادِثِهَا

and the ancient of Thy benefits with the freshly risen!

وَ لَا تَمْدُدْ لِىْ مَدًّا يَقْسُوْ مَعَه قَلْبِىْ

Prolong not my term with a prolonging through which my heart will harden![306]

وَ لَا تَقْرَعْنِىْ قَارِعَةً يَذْهَبُ لَهَا بَهَائِىْ

Strike me not with a striking that will take away my radiance![307]

وَ لَا تَسُمْنِىْ خَسِيْسَةً بَصْعُرُ لَهَا قَدْرِىْ وَ لَا نَقِيْصَةً يُجْهَلُ مِنْ اَجْلِهَا مَكـَانِىْ

Visit me not with a meanness that will diminish my worth or a decency that will keep my rank unknown!

وَ لَا تُرْعَنِىْ رَوْعَةً اُبْلِسُ بِهَا وَ لَا خِيْفَةً تُوْجِسُ دُوْنَهَا

Frighten me not with a fright by which I will despair or a terror through which I will dread,

اجْعِلْ

but make me

هَيْبَتِىْ فِىْ وَعِيْدِكَ

stand in awe of Thy threat,

وَحَذَرِىْ مِنْ اِعْذَارِكَ وَ اِنْذَارِكَ

take precautions against Thy leaving no excuses[308] and Thy warning,

وَ رَهْبَتِىْ عِنْدَ تِلَاوَةِ اٰيَاتِكَ

and tremble at the recitation of Thy verses!

وَاعْمُرْ لَيْلِىْ

Fill my night with life by keeping me

بِاِيْقَاظِىْ فِيْهِ لِعِبَدَتِكَ

awake therein for worshipping Thee,

وَ تَفَرُّدِىْ بِالتَّهَجُّدِ لَكَ

solitude with vigil for Thee,

وَ تَجَرُّدِىْ بِسُكُوْنِىْ اِلَيْكَ

exclusive devotion to reliance upon Thee,

وَ اِنْزَالِ حَوَآئِجِىْ بِكَ

setting my needs before Thee,

وَ مُنَازَلَتِىْ اِيَّاكَ فِىْ

and imploring that Thou wilt

فَكَاكِ رَقَبَتِىْ مِنْ نَارِكَ

set my neck free from the Fire

وَ اِجَارَتِىْ مِمَّا فِيْهِ اَهْلُهَا مِنْ عَذَابِكَ

and grant me sanctuary from Thy chastisement, within which its inhabitants dwell!

وَلَا تَذَرْنِىْ فِىْ طُغْيَانِىْ عَامِهًا

Leave me not blindly wandering in my insolence[309]

وَ لَا فِىْ غَمْرَتِىْ سَاهِيًا حَتّٰى حِيْنٍ

or inattentive in my perplexity for a time,[310]

وَ لَا تَجْعَلْنِىْ

make me not

عِظَةً لِمَنِ اتَّعَظَ

an admonition to him who takes admonishment,

وَ لَا نَكَالًا لِمَنِ اعْتَـبَـرَ

a punishment exemplary for him who takes heed,

وَ لَا فِتْنَةً لِمَنْ نَظَرَ

a trial for him who observes,

وَ لَا تَمْكـُرْ بِىْ فِيْمَنْ تَمْكـُرُ بِهٖ

devise not against me along with those against whom Thou devisest,

وَ لَا تَسْتَبْدِلْ بِىْ غَيْرِىْ

replace me not with another,

وَ لَا تُغَيِّرْ لِىَ اسْمًا

change not my name,[311]

وَ لَا تُبَدِّلْ لِىْ جِسْمًا

transform not my body,[312]

وَلَا تَتَّخِذْنِىْ

appoint me not

هُزُوًا لِخَلْقِكَ

a mockery for Thy creatures,

وَ لَا سُخْرِيًّا لَكَ

a laughing-stock for Thyself,

وَ لَا تَبَعًا اِلاَّ لِمَرْضَاتِكَ

a follower of anything but Thy good pleasure,

وَ لَا مُمْتَهَنًا اِلاَّ بِلْاِنْتِقَامِ لَكَ

a menial servant for anything but avenging Thee!

وَ اَوْجِدْنِىْ

Let me find

بَرْدَ عَفْوِكَ

the coolness of Thy pardon

وَ حَلَاوَةَ رَحْمَتِكَ

and the sweetness of Thy mercy,

وَ رَوْحِكَ وَ رَيْحَانِكَ

Thy repose, Thy ease,

وَجَنَّةِ نَعِيْمِكَ

and the garden of Thy bliss![313]

وَ اَذِقْنِىْ طَعْمَ

Let me taste, through some of Thy boundless plenty,

الْفَرَاغِ لِمَا تُحِبُّ بِسَعَةٍ مِنْ سَعَتِكَ

the flavour of being free for what Thou lovest

وَالْاِجْتِهَادِ فِيْمَا يُزْلِفُ لَدَيْكَ وَ عِنْدَكَ

and striving in what brings about proximity with Thee and to Thee,

وَ اَتْحِفْنِىْ بِتُحْفَةٍ مِّنْ تُحَفَاتِكَ

and give me a gift from among Thy gifts!

وَاجْعَلْ تِجَارَتِىْ رَابِحَةً

Make my commerce profitable[314]

وَ كَرَّتِىْ غَيْرَ خَاسِرَةٍ

and my return without loss,[315]

وَاَخِفْنِىْ مَقَامَكَ

fill me with fear of Thy station,

وَشَرِّفْنِىْ لِقَائَكَ

make me yearn for the meeting with Thee,

وَ تُبْ عَلَىَّ تَوْبَةً نَصُوْحًا

and allow me to repent with an unswerving repentance

لَا تُبْقِ مَعَهَا ذُنُوْبًا صَغِيْرَةً وَّ لَا كَبِيْرَةً

along with which Thou lettest no sins remain, small or large,

وَ لَا تَذَرْ مَعَهَا عَلَانِيَّةً وَ لَا سَرِيْرَةً

and leavest no wrongs, open or secret!

وَانْزَع الْغِلَّ مِنْ صَدْرِىْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

Root out rancour toward the faithful from my breast,[316]

وَاعْطِفْ بِقَلْبِىْ عَلَى الْخَاشِعِيْنَ

bend my heart toward the humble,

وَ كُنْ لِىْ كَمَا تَكُوْنُ لِلصَّالِحِيْنَ

be toward me as Thou art toward the righteous,

وَ حَلِّنِىْ حِلْيَةَ الْمُتَّقِيْنَ

adorn me with the adornment of the godfearing,

وَاجْعَلْ لِىْ

appoint for me

لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِىْ الْغَابِرِيْنَ

a goodly report[317] among those yet to come

وَ ذِكْرًا نَامِيًا فِىْ الْاٰخِرِيْنَ

and a growing remembrance among the later folk,

وَ وَافِ بِىْ عَرْصَةَ الَاوَّلِيْنَ

and take me to the plain of those who came first![318]

وَ تَمِّمْ سُبُوْغَ نِعْمَتِكَ عَلَىَّ

Complete the lavishness of Thy favour upon me,

وَ ظَاهِرْ كَرَامَاتِهَا لَدَىَّ

clothe me in its repeated generosities,

وَامْلَأُ مِنْ فَوَآئِدِكَ يَدِىْ

fill my hand with Thy benefits,

وَ سُقْ كَرَآئِمَ مَوَاهِبِكَ اِلَىَّ

drive Thy generous gifts to me,

وَ جَاوِرْ بِىَ الْاطْيَبِيْنَ مِنْ اَوْلِيَآئِكَ فِىْ الْجِنَانِ الَّتِىْ زَيَّنْتَهَا لَاصْفِيَآئِكَ

make me the neighbour of the best of Thy friends in the Gardens which Thou hast adorned for Thy chosen,

وَ جَلِّلْنِىْ شَرَآئِفَ نِحَلِكَ فِىْ الْمُقَامَاتِ الْمُعَدَّةِ لِاَحِبَّآئِكَ

and wrap me in Thy noble presents in the stations prepared for Thy beloveds!

وَاجْعَلْ لِىْ عِنْدَكَ

Appoint for me

مَقِيْلًا اٰوِىْ اِلَيْهِ مُطْمَئِنًّا

a resting place with Thee where I may seek haven in serenity,

وَ مَثَابَةً اَتَبَوَّئُهَا وَ اَقَرُّ عَيْنًا

and a resort to which I may revert and rest my eyes,

وَ لَا تُقَايِسْنِىْ بِعَظِيْمَاتِ الْجَرَآئِرِ

weigh not against me my dreadful misdeeds,

وَ لَا تُهْلِكْنِىْ يَوْمَ تُبْلِىْ السَّرَآئِرُ

destroy me not on the day the secrets are tried,[319]

وَ اَزِلْ عَنِىْ كُلَّ شَكِّ وَ شُبْحَةٍ

eliminate from me every doubt and uncertainty,

وَاجْعَلْ لِىْ فِىْ الْحَقَّ طَرِيْقًا مِنْ كُلِّ رَحْمَةٍ

appoint for me a way in the truth from every mercy,

وَ اَجْزِلْ لِىْ قِسَمَ الْمَوَاهِبِ مِنْ نَوَالِكَ

make plentiful for me the portions of gifts from Thy granting of awards,

وَ وَفِّرْ عَلَىَّ حُظُوْظَ الْاِحْسَانِ مِنْ اِفْضَالِكَ

and fill out for me the shares of beneficence from Thy bestowal of bounty!

وَاجْعَلْ قَلْبِىْ وَاثِقًا بِمًا عِنْدَكَ

Make my heart trust in what is with Thee

وَهَمِّىْ مُسْتَفْرِغًا لِمَا هُوَ لَكَ

and my concern free for what is Thine,

وَاسْتَعَمِلْنِىْ بِمَا تَسْتَعْمِلُ بِهٖ خَالِصَتَكَ

employ me in that in which Thou employest Thy pure friends,

وَ اَشْرِبْ قَلْبِي عِنْدَ ذُهُوْلِ الْعُقُوْلِ طَاعَتَكَ

drench my heart with Thy obedience when intellects are distracted,

وَاجْمَعْ لِىَ

and combine within me

الْغِنٰى وَالْعَفَافَ

independence, continence,

وَ الدَّعَةَ وَالْمُعَافَاةَ

ease, release,

وَالصِّحَةَ وَ السَّعَةَ

health, plenty,

وَ الطُّمَانِيْنَةَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ

tranquility, and well being!

وَ لَا تُحْبِطْ حَسَنَاتِىْ بِمَا يَشُوْبُهَا مِنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ

Make not fail my good deeds through my disobedience that stains them

وَ لَا خَلَوَاتِىْ بِمَا يُعْرِضُ لِىْ مِنْ نَزَغَاتِ فِتْنَتِكَ

or my private times of worship through the instigations of Thy trial!

وَ صُنْ وَجْهِىْ عَنِ الطَّلَبِ اِلٰىٓ اَحَدٍ مِنَ الْعَالَمِيْنَ

Safeguard my face from asking from anyone in the world,

وَذُبَّنِىْ عَنِ الْتِمَاسِ مَا عِنْدَ الْفَاسِقِيْنَ

and drive me far from begging for that which is with the ungodly!

وَ لَا تَجْعَلْنِىْ لِلظَّالِمِيْنَ ظَهِيْرًا

Make me not an aid to the wrongdoers,

وَ لَا لَهُمْ عَلٰى مَحْوِكِتَابِكَ يَدًا وَّ نَصِيْرًا

nor their hand and helper in erasing Thy Book!

وَحُطْنِىْ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا اَعْلَمُ حِياَطَةٍ تَقِيْنِىْ بِهَا

Defend me whence I know not with a defense through which Thou protectest me!

وَافْتَحْ لِىْٓ اَبْوَابَ تَوْبَتِكَ وَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ رَاْفَتِكَ وَ رِزْقِكَ الْوَاسِعِ

Open toward me the gates of Thy repentance, Thy mercy, Thy clemency, and Thy boundless provision!

اِنِّىْ اِلَيْكَ مِنَ الرَّاغِبِيْنَ

Surely I am one of those who beseech Thee!

وَاَتْمِمْ لِىْ اِنْعَامَكَ

And complete Thy favour toward me!

اِنَّكَ خَيْرُ الْمُنْعِمِيْنَ

Surely Thou art the best of those who show favour!

وَاجْعَلْ بَاقِىَ عُمُرِىْ فِىْ الْحَجِّ وَالْعُمْرَةِ ابْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِكَ

Place the rest of my life in the hajj and the �umra seeking Thy face,

يَا رَبَّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ

O Lord of the worlds!

وَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهِ الطَّيِّبِيْنَ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ

And may Allah bless Muhammad and his Household, the good, the pure,

وَالسَّلامُ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَيْهِمْ اَبَدَ الاٰبِدِيْنَ.

and peace be upon him and them always and forever!

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ يَوْمُ الْاَضْحٰى وَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ

48. His Supplication on the Day of Sacrifice[320] and on Friday

اَللّٰهُمَّ هٰذَا يَوْمٌ مُبَارَكٌ مَيْمُوْنٌ

O Allah, this is a blessed and fortunate day,

وَ الْمُسْلِمُوْنَ فِيْهِ مُجْتَمِعُوْنَ فِىْ اَقْطَارِ اَرْضِكَ

within which the Muslims are gathered in the quarters of Thy earth.

يَشْهَدُ السَّآئِلُ مِنْهُمْ وَالطَّالِبُ وَالرَّاغِبُ وَالرَّاهِبُ

Among them are present the asker, the seeker, the beseecher, the fearful,

وَ اَنْتَ النَّاظِرُ فِىْ حَوَائِجِهِمْ

while Thou art looking upon their needs.

فَاَسْئَلُكَ بِجُوْدِكَ وَ كَرَمِكَ وَ هَوَانِ مَا سَاَلْتُكَ عَلَيْكَ

So I ask Thee by Thy munificence and generosity and easy upon Thee is what I ask Thee! -

اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

that Thou blessest Muhammad and his Household.

وَ اَسْئَلُكَ اللّٰهُمَّ رَبَّنَا بِاَنَّ

And I ask Thee, O Allah, our Lord -

لَكَ الْمُلْكَ وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدَ

for Thine is the kingdom and Thine is the praise;

لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّآ اَنْتَ

there is no Allah but Thou,

الْحَلِيْمُ الْكَرِيْمُ

the Clement, the Generous,

الْحَنَّانُ الْمَنَّانُ

the All-loving, the All-kind,

ذُوْ الْجَلَالِ وَ الْاِكْرَامِ

Possessor of majesty and munificence,

بَدِيْعُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ

Originator of the heavens and the earth -

مَهْمَا قَسَمْتَ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ مِنْ

whenever Thou apportionest among Thy faithful servants

خَيْرٍ اَوْ عَافِيَةِ

good, well being,

اَوْ بَرْكَةٍ اَوْهُدًى

blessing, guidance,

اَوْ عَمَلٍ بِطَاعَتِكَ

works in obedience to Thee,

اَوْ خَيْرٍ تَمُنُّ بِهٖ عَلَيْهِمْ تَهْدِيْهِمْ بِهٖ اِلَيْكَ

or good through which Thou art kind to them by guiding them to Thee,

اَوْ تَرْفَعُ لَهُمْ عِنْدَكَ دَرَجَةً

or raisest them up a degree with Thee,

اَوْ تُعْطِيْهِمْ بِهٖ خَيْرًا مِّنْ خَيْرِالدُّنْيَا وَ الْاٰخِرَةِ

or givest them the good of this world or the next,

اَنْ تُوَفِّرَ حَظِّي وَ نَصِيْـبِيْ مِنْهٗ

that Thou givest me amply my share and allotment of it.

وَ اَسْئَلُكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ بِاَنَّ

And I ask Thee, O Allah -

لَكَ الْمُلْكَ وَ الْحَمْدَ

for Thine is the kingdom and the praise;

لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اَنْتَ

there is no Allah but Thou -

اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ

that Thou blessest Muhammad,

عَبْدِكَ وَ رَسُوْلِكَ

Thy servant and Thy messenger,

وَ حَبِيْبِكَ وَ صِفْوَتِكَ

Thy beloved and Thy selected friend,

وَ خِيَرَتِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

Thy chosen from among Thy creation,

وَعَلٰٓى اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْاَبْرَارِ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ الْاَخْيَارِ

and the Household of Muhammad, the pious, the pure, the chosen,

صَلَاةً لَا يَقْوٰى عَلٰٓى اِحْصَآئِهَا اِلاَّ اَنْتَ

with a blessing no one has strength to count but Thou,

وَ اَنْ تُشْرِكَنَا فِىْ صَالِحِ مَنْ دَعَاكَ فِىْ هٰذَا الْيَوْمِ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

that Thou associatest us with the most righteous of Thy faithful servants who supplicate Thee today

يَا رَبَّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ

- O Lord of the worlds!�

وَ اَنْ تَغْفِرَ لَنَا وَ لَهُمْ

and that Thou forgivest us and them!

اِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ

Surely Thou art powerful over everything.[321]

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اِلَيْكَ تَعَمَّدْتُ بِحَاجَتِىْ

toward Thee I aim with my need

وَ بَكَ اَنْزَلْتُ الْيَوْمَ فَقْرِىْ وَ فَاقَتِىْ وَ مَسْكَنَتِىْ

and before Thee I set my poverty, my neediness, my misery,

وَ اِنِّىْ بِمَغْفِرَتِكَ وَ رَحْمَتِكَ اَوْثَقُ مِنِّىْ بِعَمَلِىْ

for I have more trust in Thy forgiveness and Thy mercy than in my own works.

وَلَمَغْفِرَتِكَ وَ رَحْمَتِكَ اَوْسَعُ مِنْ ذُنُوْبِىْ

Thy forgiveness and Thy mercy are vaster than my sins.

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

So bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَ تَوَلَّ قَضَآءَ كُلِّ حَاجَةٍ هِىَ لِىْ

and attend to the accomplishment of every need of mine through

بِقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَيْهَا

Thy power over it,

وَ تَيْسِيْرِ ذٰلِكَ عَلَيْكَ

its easiness for Thee,

وَ بِفَقْرِىْ اِلَيْكَ

my poverty toward Thee,

وَ غِنَاكَ عَنِّىْ

and Thy freedom from need for me!

فَاِنِّىْ

I will come upon

لَمْ اُصِبْ خَيْرًا قَطُّ اِلاَّ مِنْكَ

no good whatsoever unless through Thee,

وَ لَمْ يَصْرِفْ عَنِّىْ سُوْٓ ءً قَطُّ اَحَدٌ غَيْرُكَ

no one other than Thou will turn any evil away from me,

وَلَا اَرْجُوْا لِاَمْرِ اٰخِرَتِىْ وَ دُنْيَاىَ سِوَاكَ

and I have hope in none but Thee for my affair in the next world and in this world.

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

مَنْ تَهَىَّ وَ تَعَبَّاَ وَ اَعَدَّ وَاسْتَعَدَّ لِوَفَادَةٍ اِلٰى مَخْلُوْقٍ

if anyone has ever arranged, made ready, prepared, and drawn himself up to be received by a creature

رَجَآءَ رِفْدِهٖ وَنَوَافِلِهٖ

in hope of his support and awards,

وَ طَلَبَ بَتْلِهٖ وَ جَآئِزَتِهٖ

in seeking to attain to him and his prize

فَاِلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَاىَ كَانَتِ الْيَوْمَ

then today toward Thee, my Master, is

تَهْيِئَتِىْ وَ تَعْبِئَتِىْ

my arrangement, my making ready,

وَ اِعْدَادِىْ وَاسْتِعْدَادِىْ

my preparation, and my drawing up,

رَجَآءَ عَفْوِكَ وَ رِفْدِكَ

in hope of Thy pardon and support

وَ طَلَبَ نَيْلِكَ وَ جَآئِزَتِكَ

and in seeking to attain to Thee and Thy prize.

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

O Allah, so bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

وَلَا تُخَيِّبِ الْيَوْمَ ذٰلِكَ مِنْ رَجَائِىْ

and disappoint not my hope in that today!

يَامَنْ لاَّ يُحْفِيْهِ سَآئِلٌ

O He who is not troubled by those who ask

وَلَا يَنْقُصُه نَآئِلٌ

and diminished by those who attain their desire!

فَاِنِّىْ لَمْ اٰتِكَ ثِقَةُ مِنِّىْ

I come not before Thee trusting

بِعَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ قَدَّمْتُه

in a righteous work I have sent ahead,

وَلَا شَفَاعَةِ مَخْلُوْقٍ رَجَوْتُه

nor in the intercession of any creature in whom I have hope,

اِلاَّ شَفَاعَةَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَهْلِ بَيْتِهٖ

except the intercession of Muhammad and the Folk of his House

صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَيْهِمْ سَلَامُكَ

(upon him and upon them be Thy peace).

اَتَيْتُكَ مُقِرًّا بِالْجُرْمِ وَ الْاِسَائَةِ اِلٰى نَفْسِىْ

I come to Thee admitting sin and evildoing toward myself.

اَتَيْتُكَ اَرْجُوْا عَظِيْمَ عَفْوِكَ الَّذِىْ عَفَوْتَ بِهٖ عَنِ الْخَاطِئِيْنَ

I come to Thee hoping for Thy abounding pardon through which Thou hast pardoned the offenders,

ثُمَّ لَمْ يَمْنَعْكَ طُوْلُ عُكُوْفِهِمْ عَلٰى عَظِيْمِ الْجُرْمِ اَنْ عُدْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِالرَّحْمَةِ وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ

while their long persistence in dreadful sin did not prevent Thee from returning toward them with mercy and forgiveness!

فَيَا مَنْ رَحْمَتُه وَاسِعَةٌ

O He whose mercy is wide

وَ عَفْوُه عَظِيْمٌ

and whose pardon is abounding!

يَا عَظِيْمُ يَا عَظِيْمُ

O All-mighty! O All-mighty!

يَا كَرِيْمُ يَا كَرِيْمُ

O All-generous! O All-generous!

صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَ عُدْ عَلَىَّ بِرَحْمَتِكَ

return toward me through Thy mercy,

وَ تَعَطَّفْ عَلَىَّ بِفَضْلِكَ

be tender toward me through Thy bounty,

وَ تَوَسَّعْ عَلَىَّ بِمَغْفِرَتِكَ

and spread out Thy forgiveness upon me!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اِنَّ هٰذَا الْمَقَامَ لِخُلَفَآئِكَ وَ اَصْفِيَآئِكَ

this station belongs to Thy vicegerents, Thy chosen,

وَ مَوَاضِعَ اُمَنَآئِكَ فِى الدَّرَجَةِ الرَّفِيْعَةِ الَّتِىْ اخْتَصْصَتَهُمْ بِهَا قَدِابْتَزُّوْهَا

while the places of Thy trusted ones in the elevated degree which Thou hast singled out for them have been forcibly stripped![322]

وَ اَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّرُ لِذٰلِكَ

But Thou art the Ordainer of that -

لَا يُغَالَبُ اَمْرُكَ

Thy command is not overcome,

وَ لَا يُجَاوَزُ الْمَحْتُوْمُ مِنْ تَدْبِيْرِكَ

the inevitable in Thy governing is not overstepped!

كَيْفَ شِئْتَ وَ اَنّٰى شِئْتَ

However Thou willest and whenever Thou willest!

وَ لِمَا اَنْتَ اَعْلَمُ بِهٖ

In that which Thou knowest best,

غَيْرُ مُتَّهَمٍ عَلٰى خَلْقِكَ وَ لَا لِاِرَادَتِكَ

Thou art not accused for Thy creation or Thy will!

حَتّٰى عَادَ صِفْوَتُكَ وَ خُلَفَآؤُكَ مَغْلُوْبِيْنَ مَقْهُوْرِيْنَ مُبْتَزِّيْنَ يَرَوْنَ

Then Thy selected friends, Thy vicegerents, were overcome, vanquished, forcibly stripped; they see

حُكْمَكَ مُبَدَّلًا

Thy decree replaced,

وَ كِتَابِكَ مَنْبُوْذًا

Thy Book discarded,

وَ فَرَآئِضَكَ مُحَرَّفَةَ عَنْ جِهَاتِ اَشْرَآعِكَ

Thy obligations distorted from the aims of Thy laws,

وَ سُنَنَ نَبِيِّكَ مَتْرُوْكَةً

and the Sunna of Thy Prophet abandoned!

اَللّٰهُمَّ الْعَنْ اَعْدَائَهُمْ

O Allah, curse their enemies

مِنَ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ وَ الْاٰخِرِيْنَ

among those of old and the later folk,

وَ مَنْ رَضِىَ بِفِعَالِهِمْ

and all those pleased with their acts,

وَ اَشْيَاعَهُمْ وَ اَتْبَاعَهُمْ

and their adherents and followers!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

اِنَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَّجِيْدٌ

(surely Thou art All-laudable, All-glorious)

كَصَلَوَتِكَ وَ بَرَكَاتِكَ وَ تَحِيَّاتِكَ عَلٰى اَصْفِيَآئِكَ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَ اٰلِ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ

like Thy blessing, benedictions, and salutations upon Thy chosen Abraham and the people of Abraham!

وَ عَجِّلِ الْفَرَجَ وَ الرَّوْحَ وَ النُّصْرَةَ وَ التَّمْكِيْنَ وَ التَّايِيْدَ لَهُمْ

And hasten for them relief, ease, help, strengthening, and confirmation!

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَاجْعَلْنِىْ مِنْ اَهْلِ

O Allah, and make me one of the people who

التَّوْحِيْدِ وَ الْاِيْمَانِ بِكَ

profess Thy Unity, have faith in Thee,

وَ التَّصْدِيْقِ بِرَسُوْلِكَ وَ الْاَئِمَّةِ الَّذِيْنَ حَتَمْتَ طَاعَتَهُمْ

and attest to Thy Messenger and the Imams toward whom Thou hast enjoined obedience,

مِمَّنْ يَجْرِىْ ذٰلِكَ بِهٖ وَ عَلٰى يَدَيْهِ

and one of those through whom and at whose hands this takes place![323]

اٰمِيْنَ رَبَّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ

Amen, Lord of the worlds!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

لَيْسَ يَرُدُّ غَضَبَكَ اِلاَّ حِلْمُكَ

nothing repels Thy wrath but Thy clemency,

وَ لَا يَرُدُّ سَخَطَكَ اِلاَّ عَفْوُكَ

nothing repels Thy displeasure but Thy pardon,

وَلَا يُجِيْرُ مِنْ عِقَابِكَ اِلاَّ رَحْمَتُكَ

nothing grants sanctuary from Thy punishment but Thy mercy,

وَلَا يُنْجِيْنِىْ مِنْكَ اِلاَّ التَّضَرُّعُ اِلَيْكَ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ

and nothing will deliver me from Thee except pleading to Thee before Thee,[324]

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

so bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَ هَبْ لَنَا يَااِلٰهِىْ مِنْ لَّدُنْكَ فَرَجًا بِالْقُدْرَةِ الَّتِىْ

and give us on Thy part, my Allah, relief by means of the power through which Thou

بِهَا تُحْيِىْ اَمْوَاتَ الْعِبَادِ

bringest the dead servants to life

وَ بِهَا تَنْشُرُ مَيْتَ الْبِلَادِ

and revivest the dead lands.[325]

وَ لَا تُهْلِكْنِىْ يَا اِلٰهِىْ غَمًّا حَتّٰى

Destroy me not through gloom, my Allah, before Thou

يَسْتَجِيْبَ لِىْ

respondest to me

وَ تُعَرِّفَنِى الْاِجَابَةَ فِىْ دُعَائِىْ

and givest me the knowledge of Thy response to my supplication!

وَاَذِقْنِىْ طَعْمَ الْعَافِيَةِ اِلٰى مُنْتَهٰى اَجَلِىْ

Let me taste the flavour of well-being to the end of my term!

وَلَا تُشْمِتْ بِىْ عَدُوِّىْ

And let not my enemy gloat over me,

وَلَا تُمَكِّنْهُ مِنْ عُنُقِىْ

place not my neck in his power,

وَلَا تُسَلِّطْهُ عَلَىَّ

and give him not authority over me!

اِلٰهِىْ

My Allah,

اِنْ رَفَعْتَنِىْ فَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِىْ يَضَعُنِىْ

if Thou raisest me up, who is there to push me down?

وَ اِنْ وَ ضَعْتَنِىْ فَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِىْ يَرْفَعُنِىْ

If Thou pushest me down, who is there to raise me up?

وَ اِنْ اَكْرَمْتَنِىْ فَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِىْ يَرْفَعُنِىْ

If Thou honourest me, who is there to humiliate me?

وَ اِنْ اَهَنْتَنِىْ فَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِىْ يُكْرِمُنِىْ

If Thou humiliatest me, who is there to honour me?

وَ اِنْ عَذَّبْتَنِىْ فَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِىْ يَرْحَمُنِىْ

If Thou chastisest me, who is there to have mercy upon me?

وَ اِنْ اَهْلَكْتَنِىْ فَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِىْ يَعْرِضُ لَكَ فِىْ عَبْدِكَ اَوْيَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ اَمْرِهٖ

If Thou destroyest me, who is there to stand up for Thy servant against Thee or ask Thee about his affair?

وَ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ اَنَّه

But I know that

لَيْسَ فِىْ حُكْمِكَ ظُلْمٌ

there is no wrong in Thy decree

وَلَا فِىْ نَقِمَتِكَ عَجَلَةٌ

and no hurry in Thy vengeance.

وَ اِنَّمَا يَعْجَلُ مَنْ يَّخَافُ الْفَوْتَ

He alone hurries who fears to miss,

وَ اِنَّمَا يَحْتَاجُ اِلَى الظُّلْمِ الضَّعِيْفُ

and only the weak needs to wrong.

وَ قَدْ تَعَالَيْتَ يَا اِلٰهِىْ عَنْ ذٰلِكَ عُلُوًّا كَبِيْرًا

But Thou art exalted, my Allah, high indeed above all that!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَلَا تَجْعَلْنِىْ لِلْبَلَآءِ غَرَضًا وَلَا لِنَقِمَتِكَ نَصَبً

make me not the target of affliction nor the object of Thy vengeance,

وَ مَهِّيْنِىْ وَ نَفِّسْنِىْ

respite me, comfort me,

وَ اَقِلْنِىْ عَثْرَتِىْ

release me from my stumble,

وَلَا تَبْتَمِيَنِّىْ بِبَلَاءٍ عَلٰى اَثَرِ بَلَاءِ

and afflict me not with an affliction in the wake of an affliction,

فَقَدْتَرٰى ضَعْفِىْ وَ قِلَّةَ حِيْلَتِىْ وَ تَضَرُّعِىْ اِلَيْكَ

for Thou hast seen my frailty, the paucity of my stratagems, and my pleading to Thee!

اَعُوْذُبِكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ غَضَبِكَ

I seek refuge in Thee today, my Allah, from Thy wrath,

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَ اَعِذْنِىْ

so bless Muhammad and his Household and give me refuge!

وَ اَسْتَجِيْرُ بِكَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ

I seek sanctuary in Thee today from Thy displeasure,

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَ اَجِرْنِىْ

so bless Muhammad and his Household, and give me sanctuary!

وَ اَسْئَلُكَ اَمْنًا مِنْ عَذَابِكَ

I ask Thee security from Thy chastisement,

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَ اٰمِنِّىْ

so bless Muhammad and his Household, and give me security!

وَ اَسْتَهْدِيْكَ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَاهْدِنِىْ

I seek guidance from Thee, so bless Muhammad and his Household and guide me!

وَ اَسْتَنْصِرُكَ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ وَ انْصُرْنِىْ

I seek help from Thee, so bless Muhammad and his Household and help me!

وَ اَسْتَرْحِمُكَ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ وَ ارْحَمْنِىْ

I ask Thee for mercy, so bless Muhammad and his Household and have mercy upon me!

وَ اَسْتَكْفِيْكَ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ وَ اكْفِنِىْ

I seek sufficiency from Thee, so bless Muhammad and his Household and suffice me!

وَ اَسْتَرْزِقُكَ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ وَارْزُقْنِىْ

I seek provision from Thee, so bless Muhammad and his Household and provide for me!

وَ اَسْتَعِيْنُكَ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَ اَعِنِّىْ

I seek assistance from Thee, so bless Muhammad and his Household and assist me!

وَ اَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا سَلَفَ مِنْ ذُنُوْبِىْ

I pray forgiveness for my past sins,

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَاغْفِرْلِىْ

so bless Muhammad and his Household and forgive me!

وَ اَسْتَعْصِمُكَ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَاعْصِمْنِىْ

I ask Thee to preserve me from sin, so bless Muhammad and his Household and preserve me,

فَاِنِّىْ لَنْ اَعُوْدُ لِشَىْءٍ كَرِهْتَه مِنِّىْ اِنْ شِئْتَ ذٰلِكَ

for I will not return to anything Thou dislikest from me, if Thou willest that!

يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ

My Lord! My Lord!

يَا حَنَّانُ يَا مَنَّانُ

O All-loving! O All-kind!

يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَ الْاِكْرَامِ

O Possessor of majesty and munificence!

صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

Bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَاسْتَجِبْ لِىْ جَمِيْعَ مَا سَأَلْتُكَ وَ طَلَبْتُ اِلَيْكَ وَ رَغِبْتُ فِيْهِ اِلَيْكَ

and grant me everything that I ask from Thee, seek from Thee, and beseech from Thee!

وَ اَرِدْهُ وَ قَدِّرْهُ وَاقْضِهٖ وَ اَمْضِهٖ

Will it, ordain it, decree it, and accomplish it!

وَ خِرْلِىْ فِيْمَا تَقْضِىْ مِنْهُ

Give me good in that of it which Thou decreest!

وَ بَارِكْ لِىْ فِىْ ذٰلِكَ

Bless me in that,

وَ تَفَضَّلْ عَلَىَّ بِهٖ

be gratuitously bountiful toward me through it,

وَ اَسْعِدْنِىْ بِمَا تُعْطِيْنِىْ مِنْهُ

make me happy in that of it which Thou givest to me,

وَ زِدْنِىْ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ وَ سَعَةِ مَا عِنْدَكَ

and increase me in Thy bounty and the plenty of what is with Thee,

فَاِنَّكَ وَاسِعٌ كَرِيْمٌ

for Thou art Boundless, Generous!

وَصِلْ ذٰلِكَ بِخَيْرِالْاٰخِرَةِ وَ نَعِيْمِهَا

And link that to the good and the bliss of the next world,

يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

ثُمَّ تَدْعُو بِمَا بَدَا لَكَ، وَ تُصَلِّي عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهٖ أَلْفَ مَرَّةٍ هَكَذَا كَانَ يَفْعَلُ .

THEN YOU SUPPLICATE AS SEEMS PROPER TO YOU AND YOU CALL DOWN BLESSINGS ON MUHAMMAD AND HIS HOUSEHOLD ONE THOUSAND TIMES. THIS IS WHAT HE USED TO DO (a.s.).

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِىْ دِفَاعِ كَيْدِ الْاَعْدَآءِ وَ رَدِّبَاْسِهِمْ

49. His Supplication in Repelling the Trickery of Enemies and Driving away their Severity

اِلٰهِىْ هَدَيْتَنِىْ فَلَهَوْتُ

My Allah, Thou guided me but I diverted myself,

وَ وَعَظْتَ فَقَسَوْتُ

Thou admonished me but my heart became hardened,

وَ اَبْلَيْتُ الْجَمِيْلَ فَعَصَيْتُ

Thou tried me graciously but I disobeyed.

ثُمَّ عَرَفْتُ مَا اَصْدَرْتَ اِذْ عَرَّفْتَنِيْهِ

Then, when Thou caused me to know it, I came to know that from which Thou hadst turned [me] away,

فَاسْتَغْفَرْتُ فَاَقَلْتَ

so I prayed forgiveness and Thou released,

فَعُدْتُ فَسَتَرْتَ

and I returned and Thou covered over.

فَلَكَ اِلٰهِىْ الْحَمْدُ

So Thine, my Allah, is the praise!

تَقَحَّمْتُ اَوْدِيَةَ الْهَلَاكِ

I plunged into the valleys of destruction

وَ حَلَلْتُ شِعَابَ تَلَفٍ

and settled in the ravines of ruin,

تَعَرَّضْتُ فِيْهَا لِسَطَوَاتِكَ

exposing myself to Thy chastisements

وَ بِحُلُوْلِهَا عُقُوْبَاتِكَ

and the descent of Thy punishments!

وَ وَسِيْلَتِىْ اِلَيْكَ التَّوْحِيْدُ

My mediation with Thee is the profession of Unity,

وَ ذَرِيْعَتِىْ اَنِّىْ لَمْ اُشْرِكُ بِكَ شَيْئًا

my way of coming to Thee that I associate nothing with Thee,

وَ لَمْ اَتَّخِذْ مَعَكَ اِلٰهًا

nor do I take along with Thee a Allah;

وَ قَدْ فَرَرْتُ اِلَيْكَ بِنَفْسِىْ

I have fled to Thee with my soul -

وَ اِلَيْكَ مَفَرُّ الْمُسِىْءِ

in Thee is the place of flight for the evildoer,

وَ مَفْزَعُ الْمُضَيِّعِ لِحَظِّ نَفْسِهِ الْمُلْتَجِئِ

the place of escape for him who has squandered the share of his soul and seeks asylum.

فَكَمْ مِنْ عَدُوٍّ

How many an enemy has

انْـتَضٰى عَلَىَّ سَيْفَ عَدَاوَتِهٖ

unsheathed the sword of his enmity toward me,

وَ شَحَذَلِىْ ظُبَةَ مُدْيَتِهٖ

honed the cutting edge of his knife for me,

وَ اَرْهَفَ لِىْ شَبَا حَدِّهٖ

sharpened the tip of his blade for me,

وَدَافَ لِىْ قَوَاتِلَ سُمُوْمِهٖ

mixed his killing potions for me,

وَ سَدَّدَ نَحْوِىْ صَوَآئِبَ سِهَامِهٖ

pointed toward me his straight-flying arrows,

وَ لَمْ تَنَمْ عَنِّىْ عَيْنُ حِرَاسَتِهٖ

not allowed the eye of his watchfulness to sleep toward me,

وَ اَضْمَرَ اَنْ يَسُوْمَنِى الْمَكْرُوْهَ

and secretly thought of visiting me with something hateful

وَ يُجَرِّعَنِىْ زُعَاقَ مَرَارَتِهٖ

and making me gulp down the bitter water of his bile!

فَنَظَرْتُ يَا اِلٰهِىْ اِلٰى

So Thou looked my Allah, at

ضَعْفِىْ عَنِ احْتِمَالِ الْفَوَادِحِ

my weakness in bearing oppressive burdens,

وَ عَجْزِىْ عَنِ الْاِنْتِصَارِ مِمَّنْ قَصَدَنِىْ بِمُحَارَبَتِهٖ

my inability to gain victory over him who aims to war against me,

وَ وَحْدَتِىْ فِىْ كَثِيْرِ عَدَدِ مَنْ نَاوَانِىْ

and my being alone before the great numbers of him who is hostile toward me

وَ اَرْصَدَلِىْ بِالْبَلَاءِ فِيْمَا لَمْ اُعْمِلْ فِيْهِ فِكْرِىْ

and lies in wait for me with an affliction about which I have not thought.

فَابْتَدَاْتَنِىْ بِنَصْرِكَ

Thou set out at once to help me

وَ شَدَدْتَ اَزْرِىْ بِقُوَّتِكَ

and Thou braced up my back!

ثُمَّ فَلَلْتَ لِىْ حَدَّه

Thou blunted for me his blade,

وَ صَيَّرْتَه مِنْ بَعْدِ جَمْعٍ عَدِيْدٍ وَحْدَه

made him, after a great multitude, solitary,

وَ اَعْلَيْتَ كَعْبِىْ عَلَيْهِ

raised up my heel over him,

وَ جَعَلْتَ مَا سَدَّدَه مَرْدُوْدًا عَلَيْهِ

and turned back upon him what he had pointed straight.

فَرَدَدْتَه

So Thou sent him back,

لَمْ يَشْفِ غَيْظَه

his rage not calmed,

وَ لَمْ يَسْكُنْ غَلِيْلُه

his burning thirst not quenched!

قَدْ عَضَّ عَلٰى شَوَاهُ

Biting his fingers,

وَ اَدْبَرَ مُوَلِّيًا قَدْ اَخْلَفْتُ سَرَايَاهُ

he turned his back in flight, his columns having been of no use.

وَ كَمْ مِنْ بَاغٍ

How many an oppressor has

بَغَائِىْ بِمَكَـائِدِهٖ

oppressed me with his tricks,

وَ نَصَبَ لِىْ شَرَكَ مَصَائِدِهٖ

set up for me the net of his snares,

وَ وَكَّلَ بِىْ تَفَقُّدَ رِعَايَتِهٖ

appointed over me the inspection of his regard,

وَ اَضْبَاَ اِلَىَّ اِضْبَاءَ السَّبُعِ لِطَرِيْدَتِهٖ

and lay in ambush for me, the lying in ambush of a predator for its game,

اِنْتِظَارًا لِاِنْتِهَازِ الْفُرْصَةِ لِفَرِيْسَتِهٖ

waiting to take advantage of its prey,

وَ هُوَ يُظْهِرُ لِىْ بَشَاشَةِ الْمَلَقِ

while he showed me the smile of the flatterer

وَ يَنْظُرُنِىْ عَلٰى شِدَّةِ الْحَنَقِ

and looked at me with the intensity of fury!

فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتَ يَا اِلٰهِىْ تَبَارَكْتَ وَ تَعَالَيْتَ

So when Thou saw, my Allah, (blessed art Thou and high exalted)

دَغَلَ سَرِيْرَتِهٖ

the depravity of his secret thoughts

وَ قُبْحَ مَا انْطَوٰى عَلَيْهِ

and the ugliness of what he harboured,

اَرْكَسْتَه لِاُمِّ رَاْسِهٖ فِىْ زُبْيَتِهٖ

Thou threw him on his head into his own pitfall

وَ رَدَدْتَه فِىْ مَهْوٰى حُفْرَتِهٖ

and dumped him into the hole of his own digging.

فَانْقَمَعَ بَعْدَاسْتِطَالَتِهٖ ذَلِيْلًا فِىْ رِبَقِ حِبَالَتِهِ الَّتِىْ كَانَ يُقَدِّرُ اَنْ يَرَانِىْ فِيْهَا

So he was brought down low, after his overbearing, by the nooses of his own snare, wherein he had thought he would see me;

وَ قَدْ كَادَ اَنْ يَّحُلَّ بِىْ لَوْلَا رَحْمَتُكَ مَا حَلَّ بِسَاحَتِهٖ

and what came down upon his courtyard - had it not been for Thy mercy - was on the point of coming down upon me!

وَ كَمْ مِنْ حَاسِدٍ قَدْ

How many an envier has

شَرِقَ بِىْ بِغُصَّتِهٖ

choked upon me in his agony,

وَ شَجِىَ مِنِّىْ بِغَيْظِهٖ

fumed over me in his rage,

وَ سَلَقَنِىْ بِحَدِّ لِسَانِهٖ

cut me with the edge of his tongue,

وَ وَحَرَنِىْ بِقَرْفِ عُيُوْبِهٖ

showed malice toward me by accusing me of his own faults,

وَ جَعَلَ عِرْضِىْ غَرَضًا لِمَرَامِيْهِ

made my good repute the target of his shots,

وَ قَلَّدَنِىْ خِلَالًا لَمْ تَزَلْ فِيْهِ

collared me with his own constant defects,

وَ وَحَرَنِىْ بِكَيْدِهٖ

showed malice toward me with his trickery,

وَ قَصَدَنِىْ بِمَكِيْدَتِهٖ

and aimed at me with his tricks!

فَنَادَيْتُكَ يَا اِلٰهِىْ

So I called upon Thee, my Allah,

مُسْتَغِيْثًا بِكَ

seeking aid from Thee,

وَاثِقًا بِسُرْعَةِ اِجَابَتِكَ

trusting in the speed of Thy response,

عَالِمًا اَنَّه

knowing that

لَا يُضْطَهَدُ مَنْ اَوٰى اِلٰى ظِلِّ كَنَفِكَ

he who seeks haven in the shadow of Thy wing will not be mistreated,

وَ لَا يَفْزَعُ مَنْ لَجَاً اِلٰى مَعْقِلِ انْتِصَارِكَ

and he who seeks asylum in the stronghold of Thy victory will not be frightened.

فَحَصَّنْتَنِىْ مِنْ بَاْسِهٖ بِقُدْرَتِكَ

So Thou fortified me against his severity through Thy power.

وَ كَمْ مِّنْ

How many

سَحَآئِبِ مَكْرُوْهٍ جَلَّيْتَهَا عَنِّىْ

a cloud of detested things Thou hast dispelled from me,

وَ سَحَآئِبِ نِعَمٍ اَمْطَرْتَهَا عَلَىَّ

a cloud of favour Thou hast made rain down upon me,

وَ جَدَاوِلِ رَحْمَةٍ نَشَرْتَهَا

a stream of mercy Thou hast let flow,

وَ عَافِيَةٍ اَلْبَسْتَهَا

a well-being in which Thou hast clothed me,

وَ اَعْيُنِ اَحْدَاثٍ طَمَسْتَهَا

an eye of mishap Thou hast blinded,

وَ غَوَاشِىْ كُرُبَاتٍ كَشَفْتَهَا

and a wrap of distress Thou hast removed!

وَكَمْ مِّنْ

How many

ظَنٍّ حَسَنٍ حَقَّقْتَ

a good opinion Thou hast verified,

وَعَدَمٍ جَبَرْتَ

a destitution Thou hast redressed,

وَ صَرْعَةٍ اَنْعَشْتَ

an infirmity Thou hast restored to health,

وَ مَسْكَنَةٍ حَوَّلْتَ

and a misery Thou hast transformed!

كُلُّ ذٰلِكَ اِنْعَامًا وَ تَطَوُّلًا مِنْكَ وَ فِىْ جَمِيْعِهِ انْهِمَاكًا مِنِّىْ عَلٰى مَعَاصِيْكَ

All of that was favour and graciousness from Thee, and in all of it I was occupied with acts of disobeying Thee.

لَمْ تَمْنَعْكَ اِسَائَتِىْ عَنْ اِتْمَامِ اِحْسَانِكَ

My evildoing did not hinder Thee from completing Thy beneficence,

وَ لَا حَجَرَنِىْ ذٰلِكَ عَنِ ارْتِكَابِ مَسَاخِطِكَ

nor was I stopped from committing acts displeasing to Thee.

لَا تُسْئَلُ عَمَّا تَفْعَلُ

Thou art not questioned as to what Thou dost![326]

وَ لَقَدْ سُئِلْتَ فَاَعْطَيْتَ

Thou wert asked, and Thou bestowed.

وَ لَمْ تُسْئَلُ فَابْتَدَاْتَ

Thou wert not asked, and Thou began.

وَاسْتُمِيْحَ فَضْلُكَ فَمَا اَكْدَيْتَ

Thy bounty was requested, and Thou didst not skimp.

اَبَيْتَ يَا مَوْلَاىْ اِلاَّ اِحْسَانًا وَامْتِنَانًا وَ تَطَوُّلًا وَ اِنْعَامًا

Thou refused, my Master, everything but beneficence, kindness, graciousness, and favour,

وَ اَبَيْتُ اِلاَّ

and I refused everything but

تَقَحُّمًا لِحُرُمَاتِكَ

plunging into what Thou hast made unlawful,

وَ تَعَدِّيًا لِحُدُوْدِكَ

transgressing Thy bounds,

وَ غَفْلَةً عَنْ وَعِيْدِكَ

and paying no heed to Thy threat!

فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ اِلٰهِىْ مِنْ

So Thine is the praise, my Allah,

مُقْتَدِرٍ لَا يُغْلَبُ

the All-powerful who is not overcome,

وَ ذِىْ اَنَاةٍ لَا تَعْجَلُ

and the Possessor of patient waiting who does not hurry!

هٰذَا مَقَامُ مَنِ

This is the station of one who

اعْتَرَفَ بِسُبُوْغِ النِّعَمِ

confesses to lavishness of favours,

وَ قَابَلَهَا بِالتَّقْصِيْرِ

counters them with shortcomings,

وَ شَهِدَ عَلٰى نَفْسِهٖ بِالتَّضْيِيْعِ

and bears witness to his own negligence.

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَاِنِّىْ اَتَقَرَّبُ اِلَيْكَ

O Allah, so I seek nearness to Thee through

بِالْمُحَمَّدِيَّةِ الرَّفِيْعَةِ

the elevated rank of Muhammad

وَ الْعَلَوِيَّةِ الْبَيْضَآءِ

and the radiant degree of Ali,

وَ اَتَوَجَّهُ اِلَيْكَ بِهِمَا اَنْ تُعِيْذَنِىْ مِنْ شَرِّ كَذَا وَ كَذَا فَاِنَّ ذٰلِكَ

and I turn to Thee through them so that Thou wilt give me refuge from the evil of [so and so],[327] for that will

لَا يَضِيْقُ عَلَيْكَ فِىْ وُجْدِكَ

not constrain Thee in Thy wealth,

وَ لَا يَتَكَاَّدُكَ فِىْ قُدْرَتِكَ

nor trouble Thee in Thy power,

وَ اَنْتَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ

and Thou art powerful over everything![328]

فَهَبْ لِىْ يَآ اِلٰهِىْ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ دَوَامِ تَوْفِيْقِكَ مَا اتَّخِدُه سُلَّمًا

So give me, my Allah, by Thy mercy and Thy lasting bestowal of success, that which I may take as a ladder with which

اَعْرُجُ بِهٖ اِلٰى رِضْوَانِكَ

to climb to Thy good pleasure

وَ اٰمَنُ بِهٖ مِنْ عِقَابِكَ

and be secure from Thy punishment,

يَآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّحِمِيْنَ.

O Most merciful of the merciful!

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِى الرَّهْبَةِ

50. His Supplication in Fear

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّكَ

O Allah, Thou

خَلَقْتَنِىْ سَوِيًّا

created me without fault,

وَ رَبَّيْتَنِىْ مَكْفِيًّا

nurtured me when small,

وَ رَزَقْتَنِيْ مَكْفِيًّا

and provided me with sufficiency.

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ وَ جَدْتُ فِيْمَآ

O Allah, I found in the Book

اَنْزَلْتَ مِنْ كِتَابِكَ

which Thou sent down

وَ يَشَّرْتَ بِهٖ عِبَادَكَ

and through which Thou gave good news to Thy servants,

اَنْ قُلْتَ

that Thou said,

يَاعِبَادِىَ الَّذِيْنَ اَسْرَفُوْا عَلٰٓى اَنْفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوْا مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللهِ

O My servants who hare been prodigal against yourselves, do not despair of Allah�s mercy,

اِنَّ اللهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوْبَ جَمِيْعًا

surely Allah forgives all sins,[329]

وَ قَدْ تَقَدَّمَ مِنِّىْ مَا قَدْ عَلِمْتَ وَمَآ اَنْتَ اَعْلَمُ بِهٖ مِنِّىْ

but there has gone ahead from me what Thou knowest (and of which Thou knowest more than I)!

فَيَا سَوْ اَتَامِمَّا اَحْصَاهُ عَلَىَّ كِتَابُكَ

O the shame of what Thy Book has counted against me![330]

فَلَوْلَا الْمَوَاقِفُ الَّتِىْ اُؤَمِّلُ مِنْ عَفْوِكَ الَّذِىْ شَمِلَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ لَاَلْقَيْتُ بِيَدِىْ

Were it not for the places where I expectantly hope for Thy pardon, which enfolds all things, I would have thrown myself down [in despair]!

وَ لَوْ اَنَّ اَحَدًا اسْتَطَاعَ الْهَرَبَ مِنْ رَّبِّهٖ لَكُنْتُ اَنَا اَحَقَّ بِالْهَرَبِ مِنْكَ

Were anyone able to flee from his Lord, I would be the most obligated to flee from Thee!

وَ اَنْتَ لَا تَخْفٰى عَلَيْكَ خَافِيَةٌ فِىْ الْاَرْضِ وَ لَا فِى السَّمَآءِ اِلاَّ اَتَيْتَ بِهَا

But not a secret in earth and heaven is concealed from Thee, except that Thou bringest it.[331]

وَ كَفٰى بِكَ جَازِيًا

Thou sufficest as a recompenser!

وَ كَفٰى بِكَ حَسِيْبًا

Thou sufficest as a reckoner![332]

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّكَ

O Allah, surely Thou wouldst

طَالِبِىْ اِنْ اَنَا هَرَبْتُ

seek me if I flee

وَ مُدْرِكِىْ اِنْ اَنَافَرَرْتُ

and catch me if I run.

فَهَا اَنَاذَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ

So here I am before Thee,

خَاضِعٌ ذَلِيْلٌ رَاغِمٌ

abject, lowly, abased.

اِنْ تُعَذِّبْنِىْ فَاِنِّىْ لِذٰلِكَ اَهْلٌ وَ هُوَ يَا رَبِّ مِنْكَ عَدْلٌ

If Thou chastisest me, I am worthy of that, and it would be, my Lord, an act of justice from Thee.

وَ اِنْ تَعْفُ عَنِّىْ فَقَدِيْمًا شَمَلَنِىْ عَفْوُكَ وَ اَلْبَسْتَنِىْ عَافِيَتَكَ

But if Thou pardonest me, anciently has Thy pardon enfolded me and Thy well-being garmented me!

فَاَسْئَلُكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ

So I ask Thee, O Allah,

بِالْمَخْزُوْنِ مِنْ اَسْمَآئِكَ

by Thy names stored in Thy treasury[333]

وَ بِمَا وَارَتْهُ الْحُجُبُ مِنْ بَهَآئِكَ

and Thy splendour masked by the veils!

اِلاَّ رَحِمْتَ هٰذِهِ النَّفْسَ الْجَزُوْعَةَ وَ هٰذِهٖ الرِّمَّةَ الْهُلُوْعَةَ

If Thou hast no mercy upon this anxious soul and these uneasy, decaying bones -

الَّتِىْ لَا تَسْتَطِيْعُ حَرَّ شَمْسِكَ

he cannot endure the heat of Thy sun,

فَكَيْفَ تَسْتَطِيْعُ حَرَّنَارِكَ

so how can he endure the heat of Thy Fire?

وَالَّتِىْ لَا تَسْتَطِيْعُ صَوْتَ رَعْدِكَ

He cannot endure the sound of Thy thunder,

فَكَيْفَ تَسْتَطِيْعُ صَوْتَ غَضَبِكَ

so how can he endure the sound of Thy wrath?

فَارْحَمْنِىْ اَللّٰهُمَّ

So have mercy upon me, O Allah,

فَاِنِّىْ امْرُؤٌ حَقِيْرٌ

for I am a vile man

وَ خَطَرِىْ يَسْيْرٌ

and my worth is little.

وَ لَيْسَ عَذَابِىْ مِمَّا يَزِيْدُ فِىْ مُلْكِكَ  مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ

Chastising me will not add the weight of a dust mote to Thy kingdom.

وَّ لَوْ اَنَّ عَذَابِي مِمَّا يَزِيْدُ فِي مُلْكِكَ

Were chastising me something that would add to Thy kingdom,

لَسَاَلْتُكَ الصَّبْرَ عَلَيْهِ

I would ask Thee for patience to bear it

وَ اَحْبَبْتُ اَنْ يَكُوْنَ ذٰلِكَ لَكَ

and would love for it to belong to Thee;

وَلٰكِنْ سُلْطَانُكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ اَعْظَمُ

but Thy authority, my Allah, is mightier,

وَ مُلْكُكَ اَدْوَمُ مِنْ اَنْ

and Thy kingdom more lasting,

تَزِيْدَ فِيْهِ طَاعَةُ الْمُطِيْعِيْنَ

than that the obedience of the obeyers should increase it

اَوْ تَنْقُصَ مِنْهُ مَعْصِيَةُ الْمُذْنِبِيْنَ

or the disobedience of the sinners diminish it!

فَارْحَمْنِىْ

So have mercy upon me,

يَآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

وَ تَجَاوَزْ عَنِّىْ

Show me forbearance,

يَا ذَالْجَلَالِ وَالْاِكْرَامِ

O Possessor of majesty and munificence!

وَ تُبْ عَلَىَّ

And turn toward me,

اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيْمُ.

Surely Thou art Ever-turning, All-compassionate![334]

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِي التَّضَرُّعِ وَ الِاسْتِكَانَةِ

51. His Supplication in Pleading and Abasement

اِلٰهِىْ اَحْمَدُكَ وَ اَنْتَ لِلْحَمْدِ اَهْلٌ عَلٰى

My Allah, I praise Thee, - and Thou art worthy of praise � for

حُسْنِ صَنِيْعِكَ اِلَىَّ

Thy benefaction toward me,

وَ سُبُوْغِ نَعْمَآئِكَ عَلَىَّ

the lavishness of Thy favours toward me,

وَ جَزِيْلِ عَطَآئِكَ عِنْدِىْ

and Thy plentiful bestowal upon me,

وَ عَلٰى مَا

and for

فَضَّلْتَنِىْ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ

showing bounty toward me through Thy mercy

وَ اَسْبَغْتَ عَلَىَّ مِنْ نِعْمَتِكَ

and lavishing Thy favour upon me.

فَقَدِ اصْطَنَعْتَ عِنْدِىْ مَا يَعْجِزُ عَنْهُ شُكْرِىْ

Thou hast done well toward me and I am incapable of thanking Thee.

وَ لَوْلَا اِحْسَانُكَ اِلَىَّ

Were it not for Thy beneficence toward me

وَ سُبُوْغُ نَعْمَآئِكَ عَلَىَّ

and the lavishness of Thy favours upon me,

مَا بَلَغْتُ اِحْرَازَ حَظِّىْ

I would not have reached the taking of my share

وَ لَا اِصْلَاحَ نَفْسِىْ

nor would my soul have been set right,

وَ لٰكِنَّكَ ابْتَدَأْتَنِىْ بِالْاِحْسَانِ

but Thou began with beneficence toward me,

وَ رَزَقْتَنِىْ فِىْٓ اُمُوْرِىْ كُلِّهَا الْكِفَايَةَ

provided me sufficiency in all my affairs,

وَ صَرَفْتَ عَنِّىْ جَهْدَ الْبَلَآءِ

turned away from me the toil of affliction,

وَ مَنَعْتَ مِنِّىْ مَحْذُوْرَا الْقَضَآءِ

and held back from me the feared decree.

اِلٰهِىْ

My Allah,

فَكَمْ مِنْ بَلَآءِ جَاهِدٍ قَدْ صَرَفْتَ عَنِّىْ

how many a toilsome affliction which Thou hast turned away from me!

وَ كَمْ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ سَابِغَةٍ اَقْرَرْتَ بِهَا عَيْنِىْ

How many a lavish favour with which Thou hast gladdened my eye!

وَ كُمْ مِنْ صَنِيْعَةٍ كَرِيْمَةٍ لَكَ عِنْدِىْ

How many a generous benefaction of Thine which is present with me!

اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ

It is Thou who

اَحْبَبْتَ عِنْدَ الْاِضْطِرَارِ دَعْوَتِىْ

responded to my supplication at the time of distress,

وَ اَقَلْتَ عِنْدَ الْعِثَارِ زَلَّتِىْ

released me from my slip in stumbling,

وَ اَخَذْتَ لِىْ مِنَ الْاَعْدَآءِ بِظُلَامَتِىْ

and took my enemies to task for doing wrong to me.

اِلٰهِىْ مَا وَ جَدْتُكَ

My Allah, I did not find Thee

بَخِيْلًا حِيْنَ سَئَلْتُكَ

a miser when I asked of Thee

وَلَا مُنْقَبِضًا حِيْنَ اَرَدْتُكَ

nor a withholder when I desired from Thee.

بَلْ وَ جَدْتُكَ لِدُعَآئِىْ سَامِعًا

No, I found Thee a hearer of my supplication

وَ لِمَطَالِبِىْ مُعْطِيًّا

and a bestower of my requests;

وَ وَجَدْتُ نُعْمَاكَ عَلَىَّ سَابِغَةً

I found Thy favours toward me lavish

فِىْ كُلِّ شَانٍ مِنْ شَانِىْ

in my every situation

وَ كُلِّ زَمَانٍ مِنْ زَمَانِىْ

and in my every time.

فَاَنْتَ عِنْدِىْ مَحْمُوْدٌ

So Thou art praised by me

وَ صَنِيْعُكَ لَدَىَّ مَبْرُوْرٌ

and Thy benefaction honoured.

تَحْمَدُكَ نَفْسِىْ وَ لِسَانِىْ وَ عَقْلِىْ

My soul, my tongue, and my intelligence praise Thee,

حَمْدًا يَبْلُغُ الْوَفَآءَ وَ حَقِيْقَةَ الشُّكْرِ

a praise that reaches fulfilment and the reality of thanksgiving,

حَمْدًا يَكُوْنُ مَبْلَغَ رِضَاكَ عَنِّىْ

a praise that attains to Thy good pleasure with me -

فَنَجِّنِىْ مِنْ سُخْطِكَ

so deliver me from Thy displeasure!

يَا كَهْفِىْ حِيْنَ تُعْيِيْنِى الْمَذَاهِبُ

O my cave when the ways thwart me!

وَ يَا مُقِيْلِىْ عَثْرَتِىْ

O He who releases me from my stumble!

فَلَوْلَا سَتْرُكَ عَوْرَتِىْ لَكُنْتُ مِنَ الْمَفْضُوْحِيْنَ

Were it not for Thy covering my shameful defects, I would be one of the disgraced.

وَ يَا مُؤَيِّدِىْ بِالنَّصْرِ

O my confirmer through help!

فَلَوْلَا نَصْرُكَ اِيَّاىَ لَكُنْتُ مِنَ الْمَغْلُوْبِيْنَ

Were it not for Thy helping me, I would be one of the overcome!

وَ يَا مَنْ وَ ضَعَتْ لَهُ الْمَلُوْكُ نِيْرَ الْمَذَلَّةِ عَلٰٓى اَعْنَاقِهَا فَهُمْ مِنْ سَطَوَاتِهٖ خَآئِفُوْنَ

O He before whom kings place the yoke of lowliness around their necks, fearing His penalties!

وَ يَآ اَهْلَ التَّقْوٰى

O worthy of reverent fear!

وَ يَا مَنْ لَهُ الْاَسْمَآءُ الْحُسْنٰى

O He to whom belong the names most beautiful![335]

اَسْئَلُكَ اَنْ تَعْفُوَ عَنِّىْ وَ تَغْفِرَ لِىْ

I ask Thee to pardon me and to forgive me,

فَلَسْتُ بَرِيْئًا فَاَعْتَذِرَ

for I am not innocent that I should offer excuses,

وَلَا بِذِىْ قُوَّةٍ فَاَنْتَصِرَ

nor a possessor of strength that I should gain victory,

وَ لَا مَفَرَّ لِىْ فَاَفِرَّ

nor have I any place of flight that I should flee!

وَ اَسْتَقِيْلُكَ عَثَرَاتِىْ

I ask Thee to release me from my stumbles,

وَ اَتَنَصَّلُ اِلَيْكَ مِنْ ذُنُوْبِى الَّتِىْ قَدْ

and before Thee I disavow my sins, which have

اَوْ بَقَتْنِىْ وَ اَحَاطَتْ بِىْ فَاَهْلَكَتْنِىْ

laid me waste, encompassed me, and destroyed me!

مِنْهَا فَرَرْتُ اِلَيْكَ رَبِّ

I flee from them to Thee, my Lord,

تَآئِبًا فَتُبْ عَلَىَّ

turning repentantly, so turn toward me,

مُتَعَوِّذًا فَاَعِذْنِىْ

seeking refuge, so grant me refuge,

مُسْتَجِيْرًا فَلَا تَخْذُلْنِىْ

asking sanctuary, so abandon me not,

سَآئِلًا فَلَا تَحْرِمْنِىْ

requesting, so deprive me not,

مُعْتَصِمًا فَلَا تُسْلِمْنِىْ

holding fast, so leave me not,

دَاعِيًا فَلَا تَرُدَّنِىْ خَآئِبًا

supplicating, so send me not back disappointed!

دَعْوَتُكَ يَا رَبِّ

I have supplicated Thee, my Lord, as one

مِسْكِيْنًا مُسْتَكِيْنًا

miserable, abased,

مُشْفِقًا خَآئِفًا

apprehensive, fearful,

وَ جِلًا فَقِيْرًا

quaking, poor,

مُضْطَرًّا اِلَيْكَ

driven to have recourse to Thee!

اَشْكُوْ اِلَيْكَ يَآ اِلٰهِىْ

I complain to Thee, my Allah,

ضَعْفَ نَفْسِىْ عَنِ الْمُسَارَعَةِ فِيْمَا وَ عَدْتَه اَوْلِيَآئَكَ وَ الْمُجَانَبَةِ عَمَّا حَذَّرْتَه اَعْدَآئَكَ

of my soul - which is too weak to hurry to that which Thou hast promised Thy friends or to avoid that against which Thou hast cautioned Thy enemies -

وَ كَثْرَةَ هُمُوْمِىْ

and of the multitude of my concerns,

وَ وَسْوَسَةَ نَفْسِىْ

and of my soul�s confusing thoughts.

اِلٰهِىْ لَمْ تَفْضَحْنِىْ بِسَرِيْرَتِىْ

My Allah, Thou hast not disgraced me through my secret thoughts

وَ لَمْ تُهْلِكْنِىْ بِجَرِيْرَتِىْ

or destroyed me because of my misdeeds!

اَدْعُوْكَ فَتُجِيْبُنِىْ وَ اِنْ كُنْتُ بَطِيْٓئًا حِيْنَ تَدْعُوْنِىْ

I call upon Thee, and Thou respondest, even if I am slow when Thou callest upon me.

وَ اَسْئَلُكَ كُلَّمَا شِئْتُ مِنْ حَوَآئِجِىْ

I ask Thee everything I want of my needs,

وَ حَيْثُ مَا كُنْتُ وَضَعْتُ عِنْدَكَ سِرِّىْ

and I deposit with Thee my secret wherever I may be.

فَلَا اَدْعُوْ سِوَاكَ

I supplicate no one besides Thee,

وَلَا اَرْجُوْ غَيْرَكَ

and I hope for no one other than Thee.

لَبَّيْكَ لَبَّيْكَ

At Thy service! At Thy service!

تَسْمَعُ مَنْ شَكـَا اِلَيْكَ

Thou hearest him who complains to Thee!

وَ تَلْقٰى مَنْ تَوَ كَّلَ عَلَيْكَ

Thou receivest him who has confidence in Thee!

وَ تُخَلِّصُ مَنِ اعْتَصَمَ بِكَ

Thou savest him who holds fast to Thee!

وَ تُفَرِّجُ عَمَّنْ لَاذَبِكَ

Thou givest relief to him who seeks shelter in Thee!

اِلٰهِىْ

My Allah,

فَلَا تَحْرِمْنِىْ خَيْرَ الْاٰخِرَةِ وَ الْاُوْلٰى لِقِلَّةِ شُكْرِىْ

so deprive me not of the good of the last world and the first because of the paucity of my thanksgiving

وَاغْفِرْ لِىْ مَا تَعْلَمُ مِنْ ذُنُوْبِىْ

and forgive me the sins of mine which Thou knowest!

اِنْ تُعَذِّبْ فَاَنَا

If Thou chastisest, I am

الظَّالِمُ الْمُفَرِّطُ

the wrongdoer, the neglecter,

الْمُضَيِّعُ الْاٰثِمُ

the negligent, the sinner,

الْمُقَصِّرُ الْمُضَجِّعُ

the derelict, the sluggard,

الْمُغْفِلُ حَظَّ نَفْسِىْ

the heedless of the share of my soul!

وَ اِنْ تَغْفِرْ فَاَنْتَ اَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

And if Thou forgivest - Thou art the Most Merciful of the merciful!

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِى الْاِلْحَاحِ عَلَى اللهِ تَعَالٰى

52. His Supplication in Imploring Allah (exalted is He)

يَآ اَللهُ الَّذِىْ لَا يَخْفٰى عَلَيْهِ شَىْءٌ فِى الْاَرْضِ وَ لَا فِى السَّمَآءِ

O Allah, from whom nothing is concealed in earth or heaven!

وَ كَيْفَ يَخْفٰى عَلَيْكَ يَآ اِلٰهِىْ مَآ اَنْتَ خَلَقْتَه

How should what Thou hast created, my Allah, be concealed from Thee?

وَ كَيْفَ لَا تُحْصِىْ مَآ اَنْتَ صَنَعْتَهٗ

How shouldst Thou not number what Thou hast made?

اَوْ كَيْفَ يَغِيْبُ عَنْكَ مَآ اَنْتَ تُدَبِّرُه

How should what Thou governest be absent from Thee?

اَوْ كَيْفَ يَسْتَطِيْعُ اَنْ يَهْرُبَ مِنْكَ مَنْ لَا حَيَاتَ لَه اِلاَّ بِرِزْقِكَ

How should one who has no life except through Thy provision have the ability to flee from Thee?

اَوْ كَيْفَ يَنْجُوْ مِنْكَ مَنْ لَا مَذْهَبَ لَه فِىْ غَيْرِ مُلْكِكَ

How should one who has no road except in Thy kingdom escape from Thee?

سُبْحَانَكَ

Glory be to Thee!

اَخْشٰى خَلْقِكَ لَكَ اَعْلَمُهُمْ بِكَ

He among Thy creatures who fears Thee most knows Thee best,[336]

وَ اَخْضَعُهُمْ لَكَ اَعْمَلُهُمْ بِطَاعَتِكَ

he among them most bent in humility is most active in obeying Thee,

وَ اَهْوَنُهُمْ عَلَيْكَ مَنْ اَنْتَ تَرْزُقُه وَ هُوَ يَعْبُدُ غَيْرَكَ

and he among them whom Thou providest while he worships another is most contemptible before Thee!

سُبْحَانَكَ

Glory be to Thee!

لَا يَنْقُصُ سُلْطَانَكَ مَنْ اَشْرَكَ بِكَ وَ كَذَّبَ رُسُلَكَ

He who associates others with Thee and denies Thy messengers diminishes not Thy authority.

وَ لَيْسَ يَسْتَطِيْعُ مَنْ كَرِهَ قَضَآئَكَ اَنْ يَرُدَّ اَمْرَكَ

He who dislikes Thy decree cannot reject Thy command.

وَ لَا يَمْتَنِعُ مِنْكَ مَنْ كَذَّبَ بِقُرْرَتِكَ

He who denies Thy power keeps himself not away from Thee.

وَ لَا يَفُوْتُكَ مَنْ عَبَدَ غَيْرَكَ

He who worships other than Thee escapes Thee not.

وَلَا يُعَمَّرُ فِى الدُّنْيَا مَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَآئَكَ

He who dislikes meeting Thee will not be given endless life in this world.

سُبْحَانَكَ

Glory be to Thee!

مَآ اَعْظَمَ شَاْنَكَ

How mighty is Thy station,

وَ اَقْهَرَ سُلْطَانَكَ

overpowering Thy authority,

وَ اَشَدَّ قُوَّتَكَ

intense Thy strength,

وَ اَنْفَذَ اَمْرَكَ

penetrating Thy command!

سُبْحَانَكَ

Glory be to Thee!

قَضَيْتَ عَلٰى جَمِيْعِ خَلْقِكَ الْمَوْتَ

Thou hast decreed death for all Thy creatures,

مَنْ وَحَّدَكَ وَ مَنْ كَفَرَ بِكَ

both him who professes Thy Unity and him who disbelieves in Thee;

وَ كُلٌّ ذَآئِقُ الْمَوْتَ

each one will taste death,[337]

وَ كُلٌّ صَائِرٌ اِلَيْكَ

each one will come home to Thee.

فَتَبَارَكْتَ وَ تَعَالَيْتَ

Blessed art Thou and high exalted!

لآاِلٰهَ اِلاَّ اَنْتَ

There is no Allah but Thou, Thou alone,

وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَكَ

who hast no associate.

اٰمَنْتُ بِكَ

I have faith in Thee,

وَ صَدَّقْتُ رُسُلَكَ

I attest to Thy messengers,

وَ قَبِلْتُ كِتَابِكَ

I accept Thy Book,

وَ كَفَرْتُ بِكُلِّ مَعْبُوْدٍ غَيْرِكَ

I disbelieve in every object of worship other than Thee,

وَ بَرِئْتُ مِمَّنْ عَبَدَكَ سِوَاكَ

I am quit of anyone who worships another!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْٓ اُصْبِحُ وَ اُمْسِىْ

O Allah, I rise in the morning and enter the evening

مُسْتَقِلًا لِعَمَلِىْ

making little of my good works,

مُعْتَرِفًا بِذَنْبِىْ

confessing my sins,

مُقِرًّا بِخَطَايَاىَ

admitting my offenses;

اَنَا بِاِسْرَافِىْ عَلٰى نَفْسِىْ ذَلِيْلٌ

I am abased because of my prodigality against myself.

عَمَلِىْ اَهْلَكَنِىْ

My works have destroyed me,

وَهَوَاىَ اَرْدَانِىْ

my caprice has ruined me,

وَ شَهَوَاتِىْ حَرَمَتْنِىْ

my passions have deprived me.

فَاَسْئَلُكُ يَا مَوْلَاىَ سُؤَالَ مَنْ

So I ask Thee, my Master, the asking of him

نَفْسَه لَاهِيَةٌ لِطُوْلِ اَمَلِهٖ

whose soul is diverted by his drawn out expectations,

وَ بَدَنُه غَافِلٌ لِسُكُوْنِ عُرُوْقِهٖ

whose body is heedless because of the stillness of his veins,[338]

وَ قَلْبُه مَفْتُوْنٌ بِكَثْرَةِ النِّعَمِ عَلَيْهِ

whose heart is entranced by the multitude of favours done for him,

وَ فِكْرُه قَلِيْلٌ لِّمَا هُوَ صَآئِرٌ اِلَيْهِ

whose reflection is little concerning that to which he is coming home;

سُؤَالَ مَنْ قَدْ

the asking of him whom

غَلَبَ عَلَيْهِ الْاَمَلُ

false expectation has overcome,

وَ فَتَنَةُ الْهَوٰى

caprice has entranced,

وَاسْتَمْكَنَتْ مِنْهُ الدُّنْيَا

and this world has mastered,

وَ اَظَلَّهُ الْاَجَلُ

and over whom death has cast its shadow;

سُؤَالَ مَنِ اسْتَكْثَرَ ذُنُوْبَه

the asking of him who makes much of his sins

وَاعْتَرَفَ بِخَطِيْٓئَتِهٖ

and confesses his offense;

سُؤَالَ مَنْ لَا رَبَّ لَه غَيْرُكَ

the asking of him who has no Lord but Thou,

وَلَا وَلِىَّ لَه دُوْنَكَ

no friend besides Thee,

وَلَا مُنْقِذَ لَه مِنْكَ

no one to deliver him from Thee,

وَلَا مَلْجَأَ لَه مِنْكَ اِلاَّ اِلَيْكَ

and no asylum from Thee except in Thee.[339]

اِلٰهِىْ اَسْئَلُكَ

My Allah, I ask Thee

بِحَقِّكَ الْوَاجِبِ عَلٰى جَمِيْعِ خَلْقِكَ

by Thy right incumbent upon all Thy creatures,

وَ بِاسْمِكَ الْعَظِيْمِ الَّذِىْ اَمَرْتَ رَسُوْلَكَ اَنْ يُّسَبِّحَكَ بِهٖ

by Thy mighty name with which Thou commanded Thy messenger to glorify Thee,

وَ بِجَلَالِ وَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيْمِ الَّذِىْ

and by the majesty of Thy generous face, which

لَا يَبْلٰى وَ لَا يَتَغَيَّرُ

ages not, nor changes,

وَلَا يَحُوْلُ وَلَا يَفْنٰى

nor alters, nor passes away,

اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ الِ مُحَمَّدٍ

that Thou blessest Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَ اَنْ تُغْنِيَنِىْ عَنْ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ بِعِبَادَتِكَ

that Thou freest me from need for all things through worshipping Thee,

وَ اَنْ تُسَلِّىَ نَفْسِىْ عَنِ الدُّنْيَا بِمَخَافَتِكَ

that Thou distractest my soul from this world through fear of Thee,

وَ اَنْ تُثْنِيَنِىْ بِالْكَثْيْرِ مِنْ كَرَامَتِكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ

and that Thou turnest me back toward Thy abundant generosity through Thy mercy!

فَاِلَيْكَ اَفِرُّ

To Thee I flee,

وَ مِنْكَ اَخَافُ

Thee I fear,

وَ بِكَ اَسْتَغِيْثُ

from Thee I seek aid,

وَ اِيَّاكَ اَرْجُوْ

in Thee I hope,

وَ لَكَ اَدْعُوْ

Thee I supplicate,

وَ اِلَيْكَ اَلْجَأُ

in Thee I seek asylum,

وَ بِكَ اَتِّقُ

in Thee I trust,

وَ اِيَّاكَ اَسْتَعِيْنُ

from Thee I ask help,

وَ بِكَ اُوْ مِنُ

in Thee I have faith,

وَ عَلَيْكَ اَتَوَكَّلُ

in Thee I have placed my confidence,

وَ عَلٰى جُوْدِكَ وَ كَرَمِكَ اَتَّكِلُ.

and upon Thy munificence and Thy generosity I rely.

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِي التَّذَلُّلِ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ

53. His Supplication in Abasing himself before Allah (Mighty and Majestic is He)

رَبِّ اَفْحَمَتْنِىْ ذُنُوْبِىْ

My Lord, my sins have silenced me,

وَانْقَطَعَتْ مَقَالَتِىْ

and my words have been cut off.

فَلَاحُجَّةَ لِىْ

I have no argument,

فَاَنَا الْاَسِيْرُ بِبَلِيَّتِىْ

for I am the prisoner of my own affliction,

الْمُرْتَهَنُ بِعَمَلِى

the hostage to my works,

الْمُتَرَدَّدُ فِىْ خَطِيْئَتِى

the frequenter of my own offense,

الْمُتَحَيِّرُ عَنْ قَصْدِى

the confused in my intended way,

الْمُنْقَطِعُ بِىْ

the thwarted.

قَدْ اَوْ قَفْتُ نَفْسِىْ

I have brought myself to a halt in

مَوْقِفَ الْاَذِلَّآءِ الْمُذْنِبِيْنَ

the halting place of the abased sinners,

مَوْقِفَ الْاَشْقِيَآءِ الْمُتَجَرِّيْنَ عَلَيْكَ الْمُسْتَخِفِّيْنَ بِوَعْدِكَ

the halting place of the wretched and insolent, those who think lightly of Thy promise.

سُبْحَانَكَ

Glory be to Thee!

اَىَّ جُرْاَةٍ اِجْتَرَاْتُ عَلَيْكَ

What insolence I have insolently shown toward Thee!

وَ اَىَّ تَغْرِيْرٍ غَرَّرْتُ بِنَفْسِىْ

What delusion with which I have deluded myself!

مَوْلَاىَ ارْحَمْ

My Master, have mercy on

كَبْوَتِىْ لِحُرِّوَجْهِىْ

my falling flat on my face

وَ زَلَّةَ قَدَمِىْ

the slipping of my foot,

وَ عُدْبِحِلْمِكَ عَلٰى جَهْلِىْ

grant me my ignorance through Thy clemency,

وَ بِاِحْسَانِكَ عَلٰى اِسَائَتِىْ

and my evildoing through Thy beneficence,

فَاَنَا الْمُقِرُّ بِذَنْبِىْ

for I admit my sin

الْمُعْتَرِفُ بِخَطِيْئَتِىْ

and I confess my offense:

وَ هٰذِهٖ يَدِىْ وَ نَاصِيَتِىْ

Here are my hand and my forelock!

اَسْتَكِيْنُ بِالْقَوَدِ مِنْ نَفْسِى

I am resigned to retaliation against my soul!

ارْحَمْ شَيْبَتِىْ

Have mercy on my white hair,

وَ نَفَادَ اَيَّامِىْ

the depletion of my days,

وَ اقْتِرَابَ اَجَلِىْ

the nearing of my term,

وَ ضَعْفِىْ وَ مَسْكَنَتِىْ

my frailty, my misery,

وَ قِلَّةَ حِيْلَتِىْ

and the paucity of my stratagems!

مَوْلَاىَ وَارْحَمْنِىْ اِذَا

My Master, and have mercy upon me when

انْقَطَعَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا اَثَرِىْ

my trace is cut off from this world,

وَامَّحٰى مِنَ الْمَخْلُوْقِيْنَ ذِكْرِىْ

my mention is effaced among the creatures,

وَ كُنْتُ فِى الْمَنْسِيِّيْنَ كَمَنْ قَدْ نُسِىَ

and I join the forgotten, like the forgotten ones!

مَوْلَاىَ وَارْحَمْنِىْ عِنْدَ تَغَيُّرِ صُوْرَتِىْ وَ حَالِىْ اِذَا

My Master, and have mercy upon me at the change of my form and state when

بَلِىَ جِسْمِىْ

my body decays,

وَ تَفَرَّقَتْ اَعْضَائيِْ

my limbs are scattered,

وَ تَقَطَّعَتْ اَوْصَالِىْ

and my joints are dismembered!

يَاغَفْلَتِىْ عَمَّا يُرَادُ بِىْ

O my heedlessness toward what was wanted from me!

مَوْلَاىَ وَارْحَمْنِىْ فِىْ حَشْرِىْ وَ نَشْرِىْ

My Master, have mercy upon me at my mustering and uprising

وَاجْعَلْ فِىْ ذٰلِكَ الْيَوْمِ

and on that day, appoint

مَعَ اَوْلِيَآئِكَ مَوْقِفِىْ

my standing place with Thy friends,

وَ فِىْ اَحِبَّآئِكَ مَصْدَرِىْ

my place of emergence with Thy beloveds,

وَ فِىْ جِوَارِكَ مَسْكَنِىْ

and my dwelling in Thy neighbourhood!

يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ.

O Lord of the worlds!

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ فِى اسْتِكْشَافِ الْهُمُوْمِ

54. His Supplication for the Removal of Worries

يَا فَارِجَ الْهَمْ

O Reliever of worry!

وَ كَاشِفَ الْغَمِّ

O Remover of grief!

يَا رَحْمٰنَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْاٰخِرَةِ وَ رَحِيْمَهُمَا

O Merciful in this world and the next and Compassionate in both!

صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَافْرُحْ هَمِّىْ

relieve my worry,

وَاكْشِفْ غَمِّىْ

and remove my grief!

يَا وَاحِدُ يَا اَحَدُ يَا صَمَدُ

O One, O Unique, O Eternal Refuge!

يَا مَنْ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَ لَمْ يُوْ لَدْ

O He Who has not begotten, nor has been begotten,

وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَّه كُفُوٌا اَحَدٌ

and equal to Him is not any one![340]

اِعْصِمْنِىْ وَ طَهِّرْنِىْ وَاذْهَبْ بِبَلِيَّتِىْ

Preserve me, purify me, and take away my affliction!

(وَاقْرَأْ اٰيَةَ الْكُرْسِىِّ وَ الْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ اَحَدٌ وَ قُلْ)

HERE YOU SHOULD RECITE THE THRONE VERSE (2:255), THE TWO SURAS OF TAKING REFUGE (113-114), AND UNITY (112). THEN SAY:

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ اَسْئَلُكَ سُؤَالَ مَنِ

O Allah, I ask Thee with the asking of him

اشَّتَدَّتْ فَاقَتُه

whose neediness is intense,

وَ ضَعُفَتْ قُوَّتُه

whose strength is frail,

وَ كَثُرَتْ ذُنُوْبُه

whose sins are many,

سُؤَالَ مَنْ لَايَجِدُ لِفَاقَتِهٖ مُغِيْثًا

the asking of one who finds no helper in his neediness,

وَ لَا لِضَعْفِهٖ مُقَوِّيًا

no strengthener in his frailty,

وَ لَا لِذَنْبِهٖ غَافِرًا غَيْرَكَ

no forgiver of his sin other than Thee,

يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَ الْاِكْرَامِ

O Possessor of majesty and munificence!

اَسْاَلُكَ

I ask of Thee

عَمَلًا تُحِبُّ بِهٖ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهٖ

a work through which Thou wilt love him who works it

وَ يَقِيْنًا تَنْفَعُ بِهٖ مَنِ اسْتَيْقَنَ بِهٖ حَقَّ الْيَقِيْنِ فِىْ نَفَاذِ اَمْرِكَ

and a certainty by which Thou wilt profit him who is certain with the truth of certainty concerning the execution of Thy command!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

O Allah, bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَاقْبِضْ عَلَى الصِّدْقِ نَفْسِىْ

take my soul while it is firm in sincerity,

وَاقْطَعْ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا حَاجَتِىْ

cut off my need for this world,

وَاجْعَلْ فِيْمَا عِنْدَكَ رَغْبَتِىْ شَوْقًا اِلٰى لِقَآئِكَ

make my desire for what is with Thee become a yearning to meet Thee,

وَ هَبْ لِىْ صِدْقَ التَّوَكُّلِ عَلَيْكَ

and give me true confidence in Thee!

اَسْئَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ كِتَابٍ قَدْخَلَا

I ask of Thee the good of the writ that has been made

و اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ كِتَابٍ قَدْخَلَا

and I seek refuge with Thee from the evil of the writ that has been made.[341]

اِسْئَلَكَ

I ask of Thee

خَوْفَ الْعَابِدِيْنَ لَكَ

the fear of The worshipers,

وَ عِبَادَةَ الْخَاشِعِيْنَ لَكَ

the worship of those humbly fearful of Thee,

وَ يَقِيْنَ الْمُتَوَكَّلِيْنَ عَلَيْكَ

the certainty of those who have confidence in Thee,

وَ تَوَكَّلَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ عَلَيْكَ

and the confidence of those who have faith in Thee.

اَللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْ

O Allah, make

رَغْبَتِىْ فِىْ مَسْأَلَتِىْ مِثْلَ رَغْبَةِ اَوْلِيَآئِكَ فِىْ مَسَآئِلِهِمْ

my desire in my asking like the desire of Thy friends in their asking,

وَ رَهْبَتِىْ مِثْلَ رَهْبَةِ اَوْلِيَآئِكَ

and my fear like the fear of Thy friends!

وَاسْتَعْمِلْنِىْ فِىْ مَرْضَاتِكَ عَمَلًا لَا اَتْرُكُ مَعَه شَيْئًا مِنْ دِيْنِكَ مَخَافَةَ اَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

Employ me in Thy good pleasure through works in which I will not leave aside anything of Thy religion fearing any of Thy creatures!

اَللّٰهُمَّ هٰذِهٖ حَاجَتِىْ

O Allah, this is my need,

فَاعْظِمْ فِيْهَا رَغْبَتِىْ

so make my desire for it great,

وَ اَظْهِرْ فِيْهَا عُذْرِىْ

within it make manifest my excuse,

وَ لَقِّنِىْ فِيْهَا حُجَّتِىْ

through it instill me with my argument,

وَ عَافِ فِيْهَا جَسَدِىْ

and by means of it make well my body!

اَللّٰهُمَّ مَنْ اَصْبَحَ لَه ثِقَةٌ اَوْ رَجَآءُ غَيْرُكَ

O Allah, some rise in the morning having trust or hope in other than Thee.

فَقَدْ اَصْبَحْتُ وَ اَنْتَ ثِقَتِىْ وَ رَجَآئِىْ فِىْ الْاُمُوْرِ كُلِّهَا

I rise in the morning, and Thou art my trust and my hope in all affairs,

فَاقْضِ لِىْ بِخَيْرِهَا عَاقِبَةً

so decree for me those which are best in outcome

وَ نَجِّنِىْ مِنْ مُضِلاَّتِ الْفِتَنِ

and deliver me from misguiding trials,

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

وَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلٰى سَيِّدِ نَا مُحَمَّدٍ رَّسُوْلِ اللهِ الْمُصْطَفٰى وَ عَلٰى اٰلِهِ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ.

And Allah bless our chief, Muhammad the Messenger of Allah, the chosen, and his Household, the pure!

Addenda

The following supplications are appended to some copies of the Saheefah:

كان من تسبيحه أعني زين العابدين

55. One of his Glorifications that is, of Zain al-A�abideen (a.s.)

سُبْحَانَكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ وَحَنَانَيْكَ

Glory be to Thee, O Allah, and I beg Thy loving care!

سُبْحَانَكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ وَتَعَالَيْتَ

Glory be to Thee, O Allah, and high art Thou exalted!

سُبْحَانَكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ الْعِزُّ اِزَارُكَ

Glory be to Thee, O Allah, and might is Thy loincloth![342]

سُبْحَانَكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ وَالْعَظَمَةُ رِدآؤُكَ

Glory be to Thee, O Allah, and mightiness is Thy cloak!

سُبْحَانَكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ وَالْكِبْرِيَآءُ سُلْطَانُكَ

Glory be to Thee, O Allah, and magnificence is Thy authority!

سُبْحَانَكَ مِنْ عَظِيْمِ مَا أَعْظَمَكَ

Glory be to Thee, All-Mighty! How mighty Thou art!

سُبْحَانَكَ سُبِّحْتَ فِيْ الْمَلَاِ الْأَعْلٰى، تَسْمَعُ وَتَرٰى مَا تَحْتَ الثَّرٰى

Glory be to Thee! Thou art glorified in the highest![343] Thou hearest and seest what is under the soil![344]

سُبْحَانَكَ اَنْتَ شَاهِدُ كُلِّ نَجْوٰى

Glory be to Thee! Thou art witness over every whispered conversation![345]

سُبْحَانَكَ مَوْضِعُ كُلِّ شَكْوٰى

Glory be to Thee, the place where every complaint is put down!

سُبْحَانَكَ حَاضِرُ كُلِّ مَلَاٍ

Glory be to Thee, present in every assembly!

سُبْحَانَكَ عَظِيمُ الرَّجآءِ

Glory be to Thee, object of great hopes!

سُبْحَانَكَ تَرٰى مَا فِيْ قَعْرِ الْمَآءِ

Glory be to Thee! Thou seest what is at the lowest depth of the water!

سُبْحَانَكَ تَسْمَعُ أَنْفَاسَ الْحِيْتَانِ فِيْ قُعُوْرِ الْبِحَارِ

Glory be to Thee! Thou hearest the breaths of the fish in the lowest depths of the oceans!

سُبْحَانَكَ تَعْلَمُ وَزْنَ السَّمَوَاتِ

Glory be to Thee! Thou knowest the weight of the heavens!

سُبْحَانَكَ تَعْلَمُ وَزْنَ الْاَرَضِيْنَ

Glory be to Thee! Thou knowest the weight of the earths!

سُبْحَانَكَ تَعْلَمُ وَزْنَ الشَّمْسِ وَ الْقَمَرِ

Glory be to Thee! Thou knowest the weight of the sun and the moon!

سُبْحَانَكَ تَعْلَمُ وَزْنَ الظُّلْمَةِ وَالنُّوْرِ

Glory be to Thee! Thou knowest the weight of the darkness and the light!

سُبْحَانَكَ تَعْلَمُ وَزْنَ الْفَيْءِ وَالْهَوَآءِ

Glory be to Thee! Thou knowest the weight of the shadow and the air!

سُبْحَانَكَ تَعْلَمُ وَزْنَ الرِّيْحِ كَمْ هِيَ مِنْ مِثْقَالِ ذَرَّةٍ

Glory be to Thee! Thou knowest the weight of the wind, how many times it is greater than the weight of a dust mote!

سُبْحَانَكَ قُدُّوْسٌ قُدُّوْسٌ قُدُّوْسٌ

Glory be to Thee, All-holy, All-holy, All-holy!

سُبْحَانَكَ عَجَبًا مَنْ عَرَفَكَ كَيْفَ لَا يَخَافُكَ

Glory be to Thee! I wonder how any who knows Thee could fear Thee not!

سُبْحَانَكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ

Glory be to Thee, O Allah, and Thine is the praise!

سُبْحَانَكَ اللهُ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيْمُ

Glory be to Allah, the All-high, the All-Mighty!

رَوَى الزُّهْرِيْ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ قالَ

Al-Zuhri related from Saeed ibn al-Musayyib.[346] He said:

كَانَ الْقَوْمُ لَا يَخْرُجُوْنَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ حَتّٰى يَخْرُجَ عَلِيٌّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ سَيِّدُ الْعَابِدِيْنَ ، فَخَرَجَ وَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَهٗ

The people were not going out of Mecca until Ali ibn al-Husain, the chief of the worshippers (a.s.) went out. So he went out, and they went out with him.

فَنَزَلَ فِيْ بَعْضِ الْمَنَازِلِ فَصَلّٰى رَكْعَتَيْنِ، فَسَبَّحَ فِيْ سُجُوْدِهٖ - يَعْنِيْ بِهٰذَا التَّسْبِيْحِ

He stopped in one of the waystations and prayed two rak�as. Then he glorified Allah - I mean with this glorification - during his prostration.

فَلَمْ يَبْقَ شَجَرٌ وَ لَا مَدَرٌ اِلاَّ سَبَّحَ مَعَهٗ، فَفَزِعْنَا، فَرَفَعَ رَأسَهٗ، فَقَالَ: يَا سَعِيْدُ أَ فَزِعْتَ فَقُلْتُ: نَعَمْ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللهِ

There was no tree and no clod of earth that did not glorify along with him, so we were frightened. He raised his head. He said: O Saeed, are you frightened? I said: Yes, O son of the Messenger of Allah!

فَقَالَ: هٰذَا التَّسْبِيْحُ الْاَعْظَمُ، حَدَّثَنِيْ أَبِيْ عَنْ جَدِّيْ عَنْ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ ﷺ: لَا تَبْقَى الذُّنُوْبُ مَعَ هٰذَا التَّسْبِيْحِ،

He said: This is the greatest glorification. It was related to me by my father from his grandfather from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.). No sins remain with this glorification.

وَ أَنَّ اللهَ جَلَّ جَلَالُهٗ لَمَّا خَلَقَ جَبْرَئِيْلَ أَلْهَمَهٗ هٰذَا التَّسْبِيْحَ، وَ هُوَ اسْمُ اللهِ الْأَكْبَرُ.

When Allah (majestic is His majesty) created Gabriel, He inspired him with this glorification. It is Allah�s greatest name.

 

دعآء و تمجيد له

56. A Supplication and Magnification by him (a.s.)

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلهِ الَّذِيْ

Praise belongs to Allah, who

تَجَلّٰى لِلْقُلُوْبِ بِالْعَظَمَةِ

disclosed Himself to hearts through mightiness,

وَ احْتَجَبَ عَنِ الْاَبْصَارِ بِالْعِزَّةِ

veiled Himself from eyes through might,

وَاقْتَدَرَ عَلَى الْاَشْيآءِ بِالْقُدْرَةِ

and exercises power over the things through power!

فَلَا الْاَبْصَارُ تَثْبُتُ لِرُؤْيَتِهٖ

Eyes are not firm enough to see Him

وَ لَا الْاَوْهَامُ تَبْلُغُ كُنْهَ عَظَمَتِهٖ

and imaginations reach not the core of His mightiness.

تَجَبَّرَ بالْعَظَمَةِ وَ الْكِبْرِيآءِ

He displays His overwhelming power in mightiness and magnificence,

وَ تَعَطَّفَ بِالْعِزِّ وَ الْبِرِّ وَ الْجَلَالِ

robes Himself in might, goodness, and majesty,

وَ تَقَدَّسَ بِالْحُسْنِ وَ الْجَمَالِ

is far removed from imperfection through comeliness and beauty,

وَ تَمَجَّدَ بِالْفَخْرِ وَ الْبَهآءِ

assumes His glory in pride and splendour,

وَ تَجَلَّلَ بِالْمَجْدِ وَ الْآلَآءِ

puts on His majesty through glory and boons,

وَ اسْتَخْلَصَ بِالنَّوْرِ وَ الضِّيَآءِ

and has chosen for Himself light and radiance.

خَالِقٌ لَا نَظِيْرَ لَهٗ

He is a Creator who has no equal,

وَ اَحَدٌ لَا نِدَّ لَهٗ

a Unique who has no rival,

وَ وَاحِدٌ لَا ضِدَّ لَهٗ

a One who has no opposite,

وَ صَمَدٌ لَا كُفْوَ لَهٗ

an Eternal Refuge who has no match,

وَ اِلٰهٌ لَا ثَانِيَ مَعَهٗ

a Allah who has no second,

وَ فَاطِرٌ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهٗ

an Initiator who has no partner,

وَ رَازِقٌ لَا مُعِيْنَ لَهٗ

a Provider who has no helper.

وَ الْاَوَّلُ بِلَا زَوَالٍ

He is the First without disappearance,

وَ الدَّآئِمُ بِلَا فَنَاءٍ

the Everlasting without annihilation,

وَ الْقَائِمُ بِلَا عَنَآءٍ

the Standing without difficulty,

وَ الْمُؤْمِنُ بِلَا نِهَايَةٍ

the Security-giver without end,

وَ الْمُبْدِئُ بِلَا اَمَدٍ

the Originator without term,

وَ الصَّانِعُ بِلَا اَحَدٍ

the Maker without anything,

وَ الرَّبُّ بِلَا شَرِيْكٍ

the Lord without partner,

وَ الْفَاطِرُ بِلَا كُلْفَةٍ

the Initiator without discomfort,

وَ الْفَعَّالُ بِلَا عَجْزٍ

the Accomplisher without incapacity.

لَيْسَ لَهٗ حَدٌّ فِيْ مَكَانٍ

He has no bound in space

وَ لَا غَايَةٌ فِيْ زَمَانٍ

and no limit in time;

لَمْ يَزَلْ وَ لَا يَزُوْلُ وَ لَنْ يَزَالَ كَذٰلِكَ اَبَدًا

He ever was, He ever is, He ever will be the same, endlessly.

هُوَ الْاِلٰهُ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّوْمُ

He is Allah, the Living, the Self-subsistent,

الدَّآئِمُ الْقَدِيْمُ

the Everlasting, the Eternal,

الْقَادِرُ الْحَكِيْمُ

the All-powerful, the All-wise.

اِلٰهِيْ

My Allah,

عُبَيْدُكَ بِفِنَآئِكَ

Thy little slave is in Thy courtyard,

سَآئِلُكَ بِفِنَآئِكَ

Thy beggar is in Thy courtyard,

فَقِيْرُكَ بِفِنَآئِكَ (ثَلَاثًا)

Thy poor one is in Thy courtyard! (Three Times)

اِلٰهِيْ

My Allah,

لَكَ يَرْهَبُ الْمُتَرَهِّبُوْنَ

before Thee tremble the pious tremblers,

وَ اِلَيْكَ اَخْلَصَ الْمُسْتَهِلُّوْنَ

to Thee devote themselves the lamenters,

رَهْبَةً لَكَ وَ رَجَآءً لِعَفْوِكَ

in fear of Thee, in hope of Thee!

يَا اِلٰهَ الْحَقِّ

O Allah of Truth,

ارْحَمْ دُعَآءَ الْمُسْتَصْرِخِيْنَ

have mercy upon the supplication of those who cry for help!

وَاعْفُ عَنْ جَرَآئِمِ الْغَافِلِيْنَ

Pardon the sins of the heedless!

وَ زِدْ فِيْ اِحْسَانِ الْمُنِيْبِيْنَ يَوْمَ الْوُفُوْدِ عَلَيْكَ

And increase beneficence toward those who keep turning [to Thee] on the Day they arrive before Thee,

يَا كَرِيْمُ

O Generous Allah!

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ في ذكر آل محمّد عليهم السلام

57. His Supplication in Mentioning the Household of Muhammad (upon them be peace)

اَللّٰهُمَّ يَامَنْ

O Allah, O He who

خَصَّ مُحَمَّدًا وَآلَهٗ بِالْكَرَامَةِ

singled out Muhammad and his Household for honour,

وَ حَبَاهُمْ بِالرِّسَالَةِ

showed favour toward them with messengerhood,

وَ خَصَّصْهُمْ بِالْوَسِيْلَةِ

specified them for the mediation,[347] so

وَ جَعَلَهُمْ وَرَثَةَ الْاَنْبِيَآءِ

appointed them the heirs to the prophets,

وَ خَتَمَ بِهِمُ الْاَوْصِيَآءَ وَ الْاَئِمَّةَ

sealed with them the executors and the Imams,

وَ عَلَّمَهُمْ عِلْمَ مَا كَانَ وَ عِلْمَ مَا بَقِيَ

taught them the knowledge of what has been and what remains to be,

وَ جَعَلَ أَفْئِدَةً مِنَ النَّاسِ تَهْوِي اِلَيْهِمْ

and made the hearts of the people incline toward them!

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ

Bless Muhammad and his Household, the pure,

وَ افْعَلْ بِنَا مَا اَنْتَ أَهْلُهٗ فِي الدِّيْنِ وَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ

and act toward us with that of which Thou art worthy in religion, in this world, and in the next world!

اِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ.

Thou art powerful over everything.[348]

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ في الصلاة على آدم

58. His Supplication in Calling down Blessings upon Adam

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَآدَمُ

O Allah, as for Adam,

بَدِيْعُ فِطْرَتِكَ

the marvel of Thy creation,

وَ أَوَّلُ مُعْتَرِفٍ مِّنَ الطِّيْنِ بِرُبُوْبِيَّتِكَ

the first made of clay to confess Thy Lordship,

وَبَدْوُ حُجَّتِكَ عَلٰى عِبَادِكَ وَبَرِيَّتِكَ

the beginning of Thy argument against Thy servants and creatures,

وَالدَّلِيْلُ عَلَى الْاِسْتِجَارَةِ بِعَفْوِكَ مِنْ عُقُوْبَتِكَ

the guide to seeking sanctuary in Thy pardon from Thy punishment,

وَ النَّاهِجُ سُبُلَ تَوْبَتِكَ

the opener of the paths of repentance toward Thee,

وَ الْمُوَسَّلُ بَيْنَ الْخَلْقِ وَ بَيْنَ مَعْرِفَتِكَ

the giver of the creatures access to knowledge of Thee,

وَ الَّذِيْ لَقَّنْتَهٗ مَا رَضَيْتَ بِهٖ عَنْهُ بِمَنِّكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ رَحْمَتِكَ

the one concerning whom Thou hast conveyed Thy good pleasure through Thy kindness and Thy mercy toward him,

وَ الْمُنِيْبُ الَّذِيْ لَمْ يُصِرَّ عَلٰى مَعْصِيَتِكَ

the one who turned back and did not persist in disobeying Thee,

وَ سَآبِقُ الْمُتَذَلِّلِيْنَ بِحَلْقِ رَأْسِهٖ فِيْ حَرَمِكَ

the forerunner among the self-abasers, who shaved his head in Thy sacred precinct,

وَ الْمُتَوَسِّلُ بَعْدَ الْمَعْصِيَةِ بِالطَّاعَةِ اِلٰى عَفْوِكَ

and among the seekers of access to Thy pardon, through obedience after disobedience,

وَ أَبُوْ الْاَنْبِيَآءِ الَّذِيْنَ اُوْذُوْا فِي جَنْبِكَ

and the father of the prophets, who were made to suffer for Thy sake

وَ اَكْثَرُ سُكَّانِ الْاَرْضِ سَعْيًا فِي طَاعَتِكَ

and who strove more than all the earth�s inhabitants in obeying Thee -

فَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ اَنْتَ يَا رَحْمٰنُ وَ مَلَائِكَتُكَ وَ سُكَّانُ سَمٰوَاتِكَ وَ أَرْضِكَ كَمَا

bless him, Thou - O All-merciful - Thy angels and the inhabitants of Thy heavens and Thy earth, just as he

عَظَّمَ حُرُمَاتِكَ

magnified Thy inviolable commands

وَ دَلَّنَا عَلٰى سَبِيْلِ مَرْضَاتِكَ

and guided us upon the path of Thy good pleasure,

يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

 

 

 

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ في الكرب والاقالة

59. His Supplication in Distress and Seeking Release

اِلٰهِيْ

My Allah,

لَا تُشْمِتْ بِي عَدُوِّي

let not my enemy gloat over me

وَلَا تَفْجَعْ بِيْ حَمِيْمِيْ وَ صَدِيْقِيْ

and torment not my dear kinsman or friend through me!

اِلٰهِيْ هَبْ لِي لَحْظَةً مِنْ لَحَظَاتِكَ

My Allah, of Thy glances, give me one glance, and thereby

تَكْشِفُ عَنِّيْ مَا ابْتَلَيْتَنِيْ بِهٖ

remove from me that by which Thou hast afflicted me

وَتُعِيدُنِي إلَى أَحْسَنِ عَادَاتِكَ عِنْدِيْ

and return me to the best of Thy customs with me!

وَاسْتَجِبْ دُعَائِيْ وَدُعَاءَ مَنْ أَخْلَصَ لَكَ دُعآءَهٗ فَقَدْ

Respond to my supplication and the supplication of him who devotes his supplication sincerely to Thee,

ضَعُفَتْ قُوَّتِيْ

for my power has become frail,

وَقَلَّتْ حِيْلَتِيْ

my stratagems few,

وَاشْتَدَّتْ حَالِيْ

my situation severe,

وَأَيِسْتُ مِمَّا عِنْدَ خَلْقِكَ

and I despair of what is with Thy creatures,

فَلَمْ يَبْقَ لِيْ اِلَّا رَجَآؤُكَ عَلَيَّ

so nothing remains for me but hope in Thee!

اِلٰهِيْ

My Allah,

اِنَّ قُدْرَتَكَ عَلٰى كَشْفِ مَا اَنَا فِيْهِ كَقُدْرَتِكَ عَلٰى مَا ابْتَلَيْتَنِيْ بِهٖ

surely Thy power to remove that in which I dwell is like Thy power in that with which Thou hast afflicted me!

وَ اِنَّ ذِكْرَ عَوَآئِدِكَ يُوْنِسُنِيْ

And surely the remembrance of Thy acts of kindliness comforts me

وَالرَّجآءُ فِيْ اِنْعَامِكَ وَفَضْلِكَ يُقَوِّيْنِيْ

and hope in Thy showing favour and Thy bounty strengthens me,

لاَِنِّيْ لَمْ أَخْلُ مِنْ نِعْمَتِكَ مُنْذُ خَلَقْتَنِيْ

for I have not been without Thy favour ever since Thou created me.

وَ اَنْتَ اِلٰهِيْْ

And Thou, my Allah, art

مَفْزَعِيْ وَمَلْجَايَ

my place of flight, my asylum,

وَالْحَافِظُ لِيْ وَالذَّآبُّ عَنِّيْ

my protector, my defender,

الْمُتَحَنِّنُ عَلَيَّ الرَّحِيْمُ بِيَ

the loving toward me, the compassionate,

الْمُتَكَفِّلُ بِرِزْقِيْ

and the guarantor of my provision.

فِيْ قَضَآئِكَ كَانَ مَا حَلَّ بِيْ

In Thy decree lay what has settled upon me

وَ بِعِلْمِكَ مَا صِرْتُ اِلَيْهِ

and in Thy knowledge that to which I have come home.

فَاجْعَلْ يا وَلِيِّيْ وَ سَيِّدِيْ فِيْمَا قَدَّرْتَ وَ قَضَيْتَ عَلَيَّ وَحَتَمْتَ

So, my Patron and Master, place within that which Thou hast ordained, decreed, and made unavoidable for me,

عَافِيَتِيْ وَ مَا فِيْهِ صَلَاحِيْ وَ خَلَاصِيْ مِمَّا اَنَا فِيْهِ

my well-being and that wherein lies my soundness and my deliverance from that in which I am!

فَاِنِّيْ لَا اَرْجُو لِدَفْعِ ذلِكَ غَيْرَكَ

I hope for none to repel this other than Thee,

وَلَا أَعْتَمِدُ فِيْهِ اِلَّا عَلَيْكَ

and I rely in it only upon Thee.

فَكُنْ يا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالاِكْرَامِ عِنْدَ اَحْسَنِ ظَنِّيْ بِكَ

O Possessor of majesty and munificence, be with my best opinion of Thee![349]

وَ ارْحَمْ ضَعْفِيْ وَقِلَّةَ حِيْلَتِيْ

Have mercy upon my frailty and the paucity of my stratagems,

وَ اكْشِفْ كُرْبَتِيْ

remove my distress,

وَ اسْتَجِبْ دَعْوَتِيْ

grant my supplication,

وَ اَقِلْنِيْ عَثْرَتِيْ

ease me from my stumble,

وَ امْنُنْ عَلَيَّ بِذٰلِكَ وَ عَلٰى كُلِّ دَاعٍ لَكَ

and show kindness to me in that and to everyone who supplicates Thee!

اَمَرْتَنِيْ يَا سَيِّدِيْ بِالدُّعَآءِ وَ تَكَفَّلْتَ بِالْاِجَابَةِ

My Master, Thou hast commanded me to supplicate and undertaken to respond,[350]

وَوَعْدُكَ الْحَقُّ الَّذِيْ لَا خُلْفَ فِيْهِ وَلا تَبْدِيْلَ

and Thy promise is the truth in which there is no failing, nor any change.[351]

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيِّكَ وَ عَبْدِكَ

So bless Muhammad, Thy prophet and servant,

وَعَلَى الطَّاهِرِيْنَ مِنْ اَهْلِ بَيْتِهٖ

and the pure, the Folk of his House,

وَ اَغِثْنِيْ فَإنَّكَ

and help me, surely Thou art

غِيَاثُ مَنْ لَا غِيَاثَ لَهٗ

the help of him who has no help

وَحِرْزُ مَنْ لَا حِرْزَ لَهٗ

and the stronghold of him who has no stronghold,

وَ اَنَا الْمُضْطَرُّ الَّذِيْ اَوْجَبْتَ

while I am the distressed

اِجَابَتَهُ وَكَشْفَ مَا بِهٖ مِنَ السُّوْ ءِ

the response to whom and the removal of evil from whom Thou hast made obligatory![352]

فَاَجِبْنِيْ وَاكْشِفْ هَمِّيْ

So respond to me, remove my concern,

وَفَرِّجْ غَمِّيْ

relieve my gloom,

وَ اَعِدْ حَالِيْ اِلٰى اَحْسَنِ مَا كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ

return my state to the best it has been,

وَ لَا تُجَازِنِيْ بِالْاِسْتِحْقَاقِ وَ لٰكِنْ بِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِيْ وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ

and repay me not according to what I deserve, but according to Thy mercy which embracest all things,[353]

يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَ الْاِكْرَامِ

O Possessor of majesty and munificence!

صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad, hear,

وَ اسْمَعْ وَ اَجِبْ يَا عَزِيْزُ

and respond, O All-mighty!

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ ممّا يحذره ويخافه

60. His Supplication against that which he Feared and Dreaded[354]

اِلٰهِيْ اِنَّهٗ

My Allah,

لَيْسَ يَرُدُّ غَضَبَكَ اِلَّا حِلْمُكَ

nothing repels Thy wrath but Thy clemency,

وَلَا يُنْجِيْ مِنْ عِقَابِكَ اِلَّا عَفْوُكَ

nothing delivers from Thy punishment but Thy pardon,

وَلَا يُخَلِّصُ مِنْكَ اِلَّا رَحْمَتُكَ وَ التَّضَرُّعُ  اِلَيْكَ

nothing rescues from Thee but Thy mercy and pleading to Thee![355]

فَهَبْ لِيْ يَا اِلٰهِيْ فَرَحًا بِالْقُدْرَةِ الَّتِيْ

So give me, my Allah, relief by means of the power through which

بِهَا تُحْيِيْ مَيْتَ الْبِلَادِ

Thou bringest the dead lands to life

وَ بِهَا تَنْشُرُ اَرْوَاحَ الْعِبَادِ

and revivest the spirits of the servants![356]

وَلا تُهْلِكْنِيْ وَ عَرِّفْنِيْ الْاِجَابَةَ

Destroy me not, and give me the knowledge of Thy response, my Lord!

يَارَبِّ وَ ارْفَعْنِيْ وَ لَا تَضَعْنِيْ

Raise me up and push me not down,

وَ انْصُرْنِيْ وَ ارْزُقْنِيْ

help me, provide for me,

وَ عَافِنِيْ مِنَ الْآفَاتِ

and release me from every blight!

يَا رَبِّ

My Lord,

اِنْ تَرْفَعْنِيْ فَمَنْ يَضَعُنِيْ

if Thou raisest me up, who will push me down?

وَ اِنْ تَضَعْنِيْ فَمَنْ يَرْفَعُنِيْ

If Thou pushest me down, who will raise me up?

وَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ يا اِلٰهِيْ اَنْ

But I know, my Allah, that

لَيْسَ فِيْ حُكْمِكَ ظُلْمٌ

there is no wrong in Thy decree,

وَلَا فِيْ نَقِمَتِكَ عَجَلَةٌ

and no hurry in Thy vengeance.

اِنَّمَا يَعْجَلُ مَنْ يَخَافُ الْفَوْتَ

He alone hurries who fears to miss,

وَ يَحْتَاجُ اِلَى الظُّلْمِ الضَّعِيْفُ

and only the weak needs to wrong.

وَ قَدْ تَعالَيْتَ عَنْ ذٰلِكَ يا سَيِّدِيْ عُلُوًّا كَبِيْرًا

But Thou art exalted, my Master, high indeed above all that!

رَبِّ لَا تَجْعَلْنِيْ

My Lord, make me not

لِلْبَلَاءِ غَرَضًا

the target of affliction

وَ لَا لِنَقِمَتِكَ نَصَبًا

nor the object of Thy vengeance,

وَ مَهِّلْنِيْ وَنَفِّسْنِيْ

respite me, comfort me,

وَ اَقِلْنِيْ عَثْرَتِيْ

release me from my stumble,

وَ لَا تُتْبِعْنِيْ بِالْبَلَاءِ

and send not affliction after me,

فَقَدْ تَرٰى ضَعْفِيْ وَ قِلَّةَ حِيْلَتِيْ

for Thou hast seen my frailty, and the paucity of my stratagems.

فَصَبِّرْنِيْ فَاِنّيْ يَا رَبِّ ضَعِيْفٌ مُتَضَرِّعٌ اِلَيْكَ يا رَبِّ

So give me patience, for I, my Lord, am weak, and I plead to Thee, my Lord!

وَ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ فَاَعِذْنِيْ

�I seek refuge in Thee from Thee�, so give me refuge![357]

وَ اَسْتَجِيْرُ بِكَ مِنْ كُلِّ بَلَاءٍ فَاَجِرْنِيْ

I seek sanctuary in Thee from every affliction, so grant me sanctuary!

وَ اَسْتَتِرُ بِكَ فَاسْتُرْنِيْ يَا سَيِّدِيْ مِمَّا اََخَافُ وَ اََحْذَرُ

I cover myself through Thee, so cover me, my Master, from what I fear and dread!

وَ اَنْتَ الْعَظِيْمُ اَعْظَمُ مِنْ كُلِّ عَظِيْمٍ

Thou art the All-mighty, mightier than every mighty thing!

بِكَ بِكَ بِكَ اسْتَتَرْتُ

Through Thee, through Thee, through Thee, I cover myself.

يا اَللَّهُ يا اَللَّهُ يا اَللَّهُ يا اَللَّهُ يا اَللَّهُ يا اَللَّهُ يا اَللَّهُ يا اَللَّهُ يا اَللَّهُ يا اَللَّهُ

O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, O Allah!

صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ الطَّيِّبِيْنَ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ

Bless Muhammad and his Household, the good, the pure!

 

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَآئِهٖ في التذلّل

61. His Supplication in Abasing himself

مَوْلَايَ مَوْلَايَ

My Master, my Master!

اَنْتَ الْمَوْلٰى وَ اَنَا الْعَبْدُ

Thou art the Master and I the servant!

وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْعَبْدَ اِلَّا الْمَوْلٰى

Has anyone mercy upon the servant but the master?

مَوْلَايَ مَوْلَايَ

My Master, my Master!

اَنْتَ الْعَزِيْزُ وَ اَنَا الذَّلِيْلُ

Thou art the Exalted and I the abased!

وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الذَّلِيْلَ اِلَّا الْعَزِيْزُ

Has anyone mercy upon the abased but the exalted?

مَوْلَايَ مَوْلَايَ

My Master, my Master!

اَنْتَ الْخَالِقُ وَ اَنَا الْمَخْلُوقُ

Thou art the Creator and I the creature!

وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْمَخْلُوقَ اِلَّا الْخَالِقُ

Has anyone mercy upon the creature but the creator?

مَوْلَايَ مَوْلَايَ

My Master, My Master!

اَنْتَ الْمُعْطِيْ وَ اَنَا السَّائِلُ

Thou art the Giver and I the asker!

وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ السَّائِلَ اِلَّا الْمُعْطِيْ

Has anyone mercy upon the asker but the giver?

مَوْلَايَ مَوْلَايَ

My Master, My Master!

اَنْتَ الْمُغِيْثُ وَ اَنَا الْمُسْتَغِيْثُ

Thou art the Helper and I the seeker of help!

وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْمُسْتَغِيْثَ اِلَّا الْمُغِيْثُ

Has anyone mercy upon the seeker of help but the helper?

مَوْلَايَ مَوْلَايَ

My Master, My Master!

اَنْتَ الْباقِيْ وَ اَنَا الْفَانِيْ

Thou art the Subsistent and I the perishing!

وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْفانِيْ اِلَّا الْباقِيْ

Has anyone mercy upon the perishing but the subsistent?

مَوْلَايَ مَوْلَايَ

My Master, My Master!

اَنْتَ الدَّائِمُ وَ اَنَا الزَّائِلُ

Thou art the Everlasting and I the vanishing!

وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الزَّآئِلَ اِلَّا الدَّآئِمُ

Has anyone mercy upon the vanishing but the everlasting?

مَوْلَايَ مَوْلَايَ

My Master, My Master!

اَنْتَ الْحَيُّ وَ اَنَا الْمَيِّتُ

Thou art the Living and I the dead!

وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْمَيِّتَ اِلَّا الْحَيُّ

Has anyone mercy upon the dead but the living?

مَوْلَايَ مَوْلَايَ

My Master, My Master!

اَنْتَ الْقَوِيُّ وَ اَنَا الضَّعِيْفُ

Thou art the Strong and I the weak!

وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الضَّعِيْفَ اِلَّا الْقَوِيُّ

Has anyone mercy upon the weak but the strong?

مَوْلَايَ مَوْلَايَ

My Master, My Master!

اَنْتَ الْغَنِيُّ وَ اَنَا الْفَقِيْرُ

Thou art the Rich and I the poor!

وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْفَقِيْرَ اِلَّا الْغَنِيُّ

Has anyone mercy upon the poor but the rich?

مَوْلَايَ مَوْلَايَ

My Master, My Master!

اَنْتَ الْكَبِيْرُ وَ اَنَا الصَّغِيْرُ

Thou art the Great and I the small!

وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الصَّغِيْرَ اِلَّا الْكَبِيْرُ

Has anyone mercy upon the small but the great?

مَوْلَايَ مَوْلَايَ

My Master, My Master!

اَنْتَ الْمَالِكُ وَ اَنَا الْمَمْلُوكَ

Thou art the Owner and I the owned!

وَ هَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْمَمْلُوكَ اِلَّا الْمالِكُ

Has anyone mercy upon the owned but the owner?

His Supplications For The Days Of The Week

دعآء يوم الأحد

62. The Supplication for Sunday

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

بِسْمِ اللهِ الَّذِىْ

In the name of Allah,

لَا اَرْجُوْ اِلَّا فَضْلَهٗ

from whom I hope for nothing but bounty,

وَ لَا اَخْشٰى اِلَّا عَدْلَهٗ

and from whom I fear nothing but justice!

وَ لَا اَعْتَمِدُ اِلَّا قَوْلَهٗ

I rely only upon His word,

وَ لَا اُمْسِكُ اِلَّا بِحَبْلِهٖ

and I cling only to His cord!

بِكَ اَسْتَجِيْرُ

In Thee I seek sanctuary

يَا ذَالْعَفْوِ وَالرِّضْوَانِ

- O Possessor of pardon and good pleasure -

مِنَ الظُّلْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ

from wrong and enmity,

وَ مِنْ غِيَرِ الزَّمَانِ

from the changes of time

وَ تَوَاتُرِ الْاَحْزَانِ

and the recurrence of sorrows,

وَ طَوَارِقِ الْحَدَثَانِ

from the striking of mishaps,

وَ مِنِ انْقِضَآءِ الْمُدَّةِ قَبْلَ التَّأَهُّبِ وَ الْعُدَّةِ

and from the expiration of my term before preparation and readiness.

وَ اِيَّاكَ اَسْتَرْشِدُ لِمَا فِيْهِ الصَّلَاحُ وَالْاِصْلَاحُ

From Thee I seek guidance to that wherein is righteousness and being set right.

وَ بِكَ اَسْتَعِيْنُ فِيْمَا يَقْتَرِنُ بِهٖ النَّجَاحُ وَالْاِنْجَاحُ

From Thee I seek help in that which is linked to success and favourable response.

وَ اِيَّاكَ اَرْغَبُ فِىْ لِبَاسِ الْعَافِيَةِ وَ تَمَامِهَا وَ شُمُوْلِ السَّلَامَةِ وَ دَوَامِهَا

Thee I beseech for the garment of well-being and its completion and for the covering of health and its permanence.

وَ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ يَا رَبِّ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِيْنِ

I seek refuge in Thee, my Lord, from the goadings of the satans,

وَ اَحْتَرِزُ بِسُلْطَانِكَ مِنْ جَوْرِ السَّلَاطِيْنِ

and I seek protection in Thy sovereignty from the injustice of the sovereigns.

فَتَقَبَّلْ مَا كَانَ مِنْ صَلَاتِىْ وَ صَوْمِىْ

So accept my past prayers and fasting

وَاجْعَلْ غَدِىْ وَمَا بَعْدَهٗ اَفْضَلَ مِنْ سَاعَتِىْ وَ يَوْمِىْ

and make my tomorrow and what is after better than my present hour and my today!

وَ اَعِزَّنِىْ فِىْ عَشِيْرَتِىْ وَ قَوْمِىْ

Exalt me in my clan and my people

وَاحْفَظْنِىْ فِىْ يَقَظَتِىْ وَ نَوْمِىْ

and protect me in my waking and my sleeping!

فَاَنْتَ اللهُ خَيْرٌ حَافِظًا

For Thou art Allah, the Best Guardian,

وَّ اَنْتَ اَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ

and Thou art the Most Merciful of the merciful.[358]

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ اَبْرَءُ اِلَيْكَ

O Allah, I am quit before Thee

فِىْ يَوْمِىْ هٰذَا وَ مَا بَعْدَهٗ مِنَ الْاَحَآدِ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ وَالْاِلْحَادِ

on this day of mine and on all Sundays that follow it of associating others with Thee and of heresy,

وَ اُخْلِصُ لَكَ دُعَآئِىْ تَعَرُّضًا لِلْاِجَابَةِ

and I devote my supplication sincerely to Thee, addressing myself to Thy response.

وَ اُقِيْمُ عَلٰى طَاعَتِكَ رَجَآءً لِلْاِثَابَةِ

stay obedient in Thy service, looking forward to obtain just rewards.

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ

So bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

خَيْرِ خَلْقِكَ الدَّاعِىْ اِلٰى حَقِّكَ

the best of Thy creation, the summoner to Thy truth,

وَ اَعِزَّنِىْ بِعِزِّكَ الَّذِىْ لَا يُضَامُ

exalt me with Thy exaltation, which is never made to suffer loss,

وَاحْفَظْنِىْ بِعَيْنِكَ الَّتِىْ لَا تَنَامُ

protect me with Thy eye, which never sleeps,

وَاخْتِمْ بِالْاِنْقِطَاعِ اِلَيْكَ اَمْرِىْ وَ بَالْمَغْفِرَةِ عُمْرِىْ

and seal my affairs by cutting me off from everything but Thee and my life with forgiveness!

اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْغَفُوْرُ الرَّحِيْمُ.

Surely Thou art the All-forgiving, the All-compassionate!

 

دعآء يوم الإثنين

63. The Supplication for Monday

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful,the All-compassionate

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلهِ الَّذِىْ

Praise belongs to Allah,

لَمْ يُشْهِدْ اَحَدًا حِيْنَ فَطَرَ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضَ

who allowed none to witness when He created the heavens and the earth,

وَ لَا اتَّخَذَ مُعِيْنًا حِيْنَ بَرَءً النَّسَمَاتِ

and who took no helper when He authored the spirits!

لَمْ يُشَارَكْ فِى الْاِلٰهِيَّةِ

He has no associate in Divinity

وَ لَمْ يُظَاهَرْ فِى الْوَحْدَانِيَّةِ

and no support in Unity.

كـَلَّتِ الْاَلْسُنُ عَنْ غَايَةِ صِفَتِهٖ

Tongues fall silent before the limit of describing Him,

وَالْعُقُوْلُ عَنْ كُنْهِ مَعْرِفَتِهٖ

intellects fail before the core of knowing Him,

وَ تَوَاضَعَتِ الْجَبَابِرَةُ لِهَيْبَتِهٖ

tyrants fall low in awe of Him,

وَ عَنَتِ الْوُجُوْهُ لِخَشْيَتِهٖ

faces are humbled in fear of Him,[359]

وَ انْقَادَ كُلُّ عَظِيْمٍ لِعَظَمَتِهٖ

and everything mighty yields to His mightiness!

فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ مُتَوَاتِرًا مُتَّسِقًا وَ مُتَوَالِيًا مُسْتَوْسِقًا

So to Thee belongs praise, again and again, well-measured, continually, methodically!

وَ صَلَوَاتُهٗ عَلٰى رَسُوْلِهٗ اَبَدًا

And may His blessings be upon His Messenger endlessly,

وَ سَلَامُهٗ دَآئِمًا سَرْمَدًا

His salutation everlastingly, eternally!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْ

O Allah, make

اَوَّلَ يَوْمِىْ هٰذَا صَلَاحًا

the beginning of this day of mine righteousness,

وَّ اَوْسَطَهٗ فَلَاحًا

its middle prosperity,

وَآخِرَهٗ نَجَاحًا

and its end success!

وَ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ يَوْمٍ

I seek refuge in Thee from a day

اَوَّلُهٗ فَزَعٌ

whose beginning is fright,

وَ اَوْسَطُهٗ جَزَعٌ

whose middle is anxiety,

وَ آخِرُهٗ وَجَعٌ

and whose end is pain!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ اَسْتَغْفِرُكَ

O Allah, I pray forgiveness from Thee

لِكُلِّ نَذْرٍ نَذَرْتُهٗ

for every vow I have vowed,

وَكُلِّ وَعْدٍ وَعَدْتُهٗ

every promise I have promised,

وَكُلِّ عَهْدٍ عَاهَدْتُهٗ

and every pledge I have pledged

ثُمَّ لَمْ اَفِ لَكَ بِهٖ

and then failed to keep for Thee.

وَ اَسْأَلُكَ فِىْ مَظَالِمِ عِبَادِكَ عِنْدِىْ

I ask Thee concerning the complaints of Thy servants against me:

فَاَيُّمَا عَبْدٍ مِنْ عَبِيْدِكَ اَوْ اَمَةٍ مِنْ اِمَآئِكَ كَانَتْ لَهٗ قِبَلِىْ مَظْلِمَةٌ

If there is a servant from among Thy servants or a handmaid from among Thy handmaids, who has against me a complaint

ظَلَمْتُهَا اِيَّاهُ فِىْ نَفْسِهٖ اَوْ فِىْ عِرْضِهٖ اَوْ فِىْ مَالِهٖ اَوْ فِىْ اَهْلِهٖ وَ وَلَدِهٖ

because I have wronged him in respect to himself, his reputation, his property, his wife or his child, or because

اَوْ غِيْبَةُ اغْتَبْتُهٗ بِهَا

evil words I have spoken about him in his absence,

اَوْ تَحَامُلٌ عَلَيْهِ بَمِيْلٍ اَوْ هَوًى اَوْ اَنَفَةٍ اَوْ حَمِيَّةٍ اَوْ رِيَآءٍ اَوْ عَصَبِيَّةٍ

an imposition upon him through inclination, caprice, scorn, zeal, false show, bigotry,

غَآئِبًا كَانَ اَوْ شَاهِدًا

whether he be absent or present,

وَّ حَيًّا كَـانَ اَوْ مَيِّتًا

alive or dead,

فَقَصُرَتْ يَدِىْ وَضَاقَ وُسْعِىْ عَنْ رَدِّهَا اِلَيْهِ وَالتَّحَلُّلِ مِنْهُ

such that my hand has fallen short and my capacity has been too narrow to make restitution to him or to annul my obligation to him,

فَاَسْئَلُكَ يَا مَنْ يَمْلِكُ الْحَاجَاتِ وَ هِىَ مُسْتَجِيْبَةٌ لِمَشِيَّتِهٖ وَ مُسْرِعَةٌ اِلٰى اِرَادَتِهٖ

I ask Thee, O He who owns all objects of need - which are granted by His will and hasten to His desire -

اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

that Thou blessest Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَ اَنْ تُرْضِيَهٗ عَنِّىْ بِمَا شِئْتَ

makest [the one I have wronged] satisfied with me in the manner that Thou willest,

وَ تَهَبَ لِىْ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ رَحْمَةً

and givest me mercy from Thee!

اِنَّهٗ لَا تَنْقُصُكَ الْمَغْفِرَةُ

Forgiveness decreases Thee not

وَ لَا تَضُرُّكَ الْمَوْهِبَةُ

and giving injures Thee not,

يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اَوْلِنِىْ فِىْ كُلِّ يَوْمِ اثْنَيْنِ نِعْمَتَيْنِ مِنْكَ ثِنْتَيْنِ

O Allah, give me on every Monday two favours from Thee:

سَعَادَةً فِىْ اَوَّلِهٖ بِطَاعَتِكَ

the felicity to obey Thee at its beginning

وَ نِعْمَةً فِىْ آخِرِهٖ بِمَغْفِرَتِكَ

and the favour of Thy forgiveness at its end!

يَا مَنْ هُوَ ا لْاِلٰهُ

O He who is Allah

وَلَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوْبَ سِوَاهُ.

and none other than whom grants forgiveness for sins!

 

دعآء يوم الثُّلاثآء

64. The Supplication for Tuesday

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اَلْحَمْدُ ِللهِ وَالْحَمْدُ حَقُّهٗ كَمَا يَسْتَحِقُّهٗ حَمْدًا كَثِيْرًا

Praise belongs to Allah - and praise is His right, since He deserves it - abundant praise!

وَّ اَعُوْذُ بِهٖ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِىْ

I seek refuge in Him from the evil of my soul,

اِنَّ النَّفْسَ لَاَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوْٓءِ اِلَّا مَارَحِمَ رَبِّىْ

for surely the soul commands to evil except as my Lord has mercy.[360]

وَ اَعُوْذُ بِهٖ مِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ الَّذِىْ يَزِيْدُنِىْ ذَنْبًا اِلٰى ذَنْبِىْ

I seek refuge in Him from the evil of Satan who adds sins to my sin.

وَ اَحْتَرِزُ بِهٖ مِنْ كُلِّ جَبَّارٍ فَاجِرٍ وَّ سُلْطَانٍ جَآئِرٍ وَّعَدُوٍّ قَاهِرٍ

I seek protection with Him from every wicked tyrant, unjust sovereign, and conquering enemy.

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اجْعَلْنِىْ مِنْ جُنْدِكَ فَاِنَّ جُنْدَكَ هُمُ الْغَالِبُوْنَ

place me among Thy troops, for Thy troops - they are the victors,[361]

وَاجْعَلْنِىْ مِنْ حِزْبِكَ فَاِنَّ حِزْبَكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُوْنَ

place me in Thy party, for Thy party - they are the ones who prosper,[362]

وَاجْعَلْنِىْ مِنْ اَوْلِيَآئِكَ فَاِنَّ اَوْلِيَآئَكَ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ لَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُوْنَ

and place me among Thy friends, for Thy friends - no fear shall be upon them, nor shall they sorrow.[363]

اَللّٰهُمَّ اَصْلِحْ لِىْ دِيْنِىْ فَاِنَّهٗ عِصْمَةُ اَمْرِىْ

O Allah, set right for me my religion, for it is the preserving tie of my affair,

وَ اَصْلِحْ لِىْ آخِرَتِىْ فَاِنَّهَا دَارُ مَقَرِّىْ وَ اِلَيْهَا مِنْ مُجَاوَرَةِ اللِّئَامِ مَفَرِّىْ

set right for me my hereafter, for it is the abode of my permanent lodging and to it I flee from the neighbourhood of the vile!

وَاجْعَلِ الْحَيٰوةَ زِيَادَةً لِىْ فِىْ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ

Make life an increase for me in every good

وَالْوَفَاةَ رَاحَةً لِىْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ

and death an ease for me from every evil!

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّيْنَ وَ تَمَامِ عِدَّةِ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ

O Allah, bless Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the completion of the number of the envoys,

وَ عَلٰى آلِهِ الطَّيِّبِيْنَ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ

his Household, the good, the pure,

وَ اَصْحَابِهِ الْمُنْتَجِبِيْنَ

and his Companions, the distinguished,

وَ هَبْ لِىْ فِىْ الثُّلَثَآءِ ثَلَاثًا

and give me on the Tuesday three things: Leave

لَا تَدَعْ لِىْ ذَنْبًا غَفَرْتَهٗ

no sin for me unless Thou forgivest it,

وَ لَا غَمًّا اِلَّا اَذْهَبْتَهٗ

no grief unless Thou takest it away,

وَلَا عَدُوًّا اِلَّا دَفَعْتَهُ

and no enemy unless Thou repellest him!

بِبِسْمِ اللهِ خَيْرِ الْاَسْمَآءِ

By means of �in the name of �Allah� �, the best of the Names,

بِسْمِ اللهِ رَبِّ الْاَرْضِ وَالسَّمَآءِ

in the name of Allah, Lord of earth and heaven,

اَسْتَدْفِعُ كُلَّ مَكْرُوْهٍ اَوَّلُهٗ سَخَطُهٗ

I seek to repulse every hateful thing, the first of which is His anger,

وَ اَسْتَجْلِبُ كُلَّ مَحْبُوْبٍ اَوَّلُهٗ رِضَاهُ

and I seek to attract every loveable thing, the first of which is His good pleasure!

فَاخْتِمْ لِىْ مِنْكَ بِالْغُفْرَانِ

So seal me with forgiveness from Thee,

يَا وَلِىَّ الْاِحْسَانِ.

O Patron of beneficence!

 

دعآء يوم الأربعآء

65. The Supplication for Wednesday

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اَلْحَمْدُ ِللهِ الَّذِىْ جَعَلَ

Praise belongs to Allah, who appointed

اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا

the night to be a garment,

وَّالنَّوْمَ سُبًاتًا

and sleep for a rest,

وَّ جَعَلَ النَّهَارَ نُشُوْرًا

and day He appointed for a rising![364]

لَكَ الْحَمْدُ اَنْ بَعَثْتَنِىْ مِنْ مَّرْقَدِىْ وَلَوْ شِئْتَ جَعَلْتَهٗ سَرْمَدًا

To Thee belongs praise, for Thou roused me from my sleep, - and hadst Thou willed, Thou wouldst have made it everlasting -

حَمْدًا دَآئِمًا لَا يَنْقَطعُ اَبَدًا

an everlasting praise that will never be cut off

وَّلَا يُحْصِىْ لَهُ الْخَلَآئِقُ عَدَدًا

and whose number the creatures will never count!

اَللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ اَنْ

O Allah, to Thee belongs praise,

خَلَقْتَ فَسَوَّيْتَ

for Thou created, then proportioned,

وَ قَدَّرْتَ وَ قَضَيْتَ

ordained and decreed,

وَ اَمَتَّ وَ اَحْيَيْتَ

gave death and bestowed life,

وَ اَمْرَضْتَ وَ شَفَيْتَ

made sick and healed,

وَعَافَيْتَ وَ اَبْلَيْتَ

made well and afflicted,

وَ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوَيْتَ

sat upon the Throne and

وَ عَلَى الْمُلْكِ احْتَوَيْتَ

encompassed the Kingdom![365]

اَدْعُوْكَ دُعَآءَ مَنْ

I supplicate Thee with the supplication of one

ضَعُفَتْ وَسِيْلَتُهٗ

whose mediation is weak,

وَانْقَطَعَتْ حِيْلَتُهٗ

whose stratagems have been cut off,

وَاقْتَرَبَ اَجَلُهٗ

whose term has drawn near,

وَ تَدَانٰى فِى الدُّنْيَا اَمَلُهٗ

whose expectation from this world has shrunk,

وَاشْتَدَّتْ اِلٰى رَحْمَتِكَ فَاقَتُهٗ

whose neediness for Thy mercy has intensified,

وَ عَظُمَتْ لِتَفْرِيْطِهٖ حَسْرَتُهٗ

whose remorse for his neglect has become great,

وَ كَـثُرَتْ زَلَّتُهٗ وَ عَثْرَتُهٗ

whose slips and stumbles have become many,

وَ خَلُصَتْ لِوَجْهِكَ تَوْبَتُهٗ

and whose repentance is devoted sincerely to Thy face.

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّيْنَ

So bless Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets,

وَ عَلٰى اَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الطَّيِّبِيْنَ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ

and his Household, the good, the pure,

وَارْزُقْنِىْ شَفَاعَةَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهٖ

provide me with the intercession of Muhammad (s.a.w.a.)

وَ لَا تَحْرِمْنِىْ صُحْبَتَهٗ

and deprive me not of his companionship!

اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ اَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ

Surely Thou art the Most Merciful of the merciful![366]

اَللّٰهُمَّ اقْضِ لِىْ فِى الْاَرْبَعَآءِ اَرْبَعًا اِجْعَلْ

O Allah, decree for me on Wednesday four things: Induce me

قُوَّتِـىْ فِىْ طَاعَتِكَ

to be strong in obedience to Thee,

وَ نَشَاطِىْ فِىْ عِبَادَتِكَ

to be joyful in worshipping Thee,

وَ رَغْبَتِىْ فِىْ ثَوَابِكَ

to be desirous of Thy reward,

وَ زُهْدِىْ فِيْمَا يُوْجِبُ لِىْ اَلِيْمَ عِقَابِكَ

and to abstain from that which would make incumbent upon me Thy painful punishment!

اِنَّكَ لَطِيْفٌ لِّمَا تِشَآءُ.

Thou art Gentle to whom Thou wilt!

 

دعآء يوم الخميس

66. The Supplication for Thursday

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىْ

Praise belongs to Allah,

اَذْهَبَ الَّيْلَ مُظْلِمًا بِقُدْرَتِهٖ

who has taken away the shadowy night by His power

وَ جَآءَ بِالنَّهَارِ مُبْصِرًا بِرَحْمَتِهٖ

and brought the sight-giving day through His mercy.

وَ كَسَانِىْ ضِيَآئَهٗ

He has clothed me in its brightness

وَ اَنَا فِىْ نِعْمَتِهٖ

and given me its favour.

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَكَمَا اَبْقَيْتَنِىْ لَهٗ فَاَبْقِنِىْ لِاَمْثَالِهٖ

O Allah, just as Thou hast spared me for this day, so also spare me for its likes,

وَ صَلِّ عَلَى النَّبِىِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهٖ

bless the prophet Muhammad and his Household,

وَ لَا تَفْجَعْنِىْ فِيْهِ وَ فِىْ غَيْرِهٖ مِنَ اللَّيَالِىْ وَالْاَيَّامِ بِارْتِكَابِ الْمَحَارِمِ وَاكْتِسَابِ الْمَآثِــمِ

torment me not in it and in other nights and days by allowing me to commit unlawful acts and to clothe myself in sins;

وَارْزُقْنِىْ خَيْرَهُ وَ خَيْرَ مَا فِيْهِ وَ خَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهٗ

provide me with its good, the good of all within it, and the good of everything after it;

وَاصْرِفْ عَنِّىْ شَرَّهٗ وَ شَرَّ مَا فِيْهِ وَ شَرَّ مَا بَعْدَهٗ

and turn away from me its evil, the evil of all within it, and the evil of everything after it!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ

O Allah,

بِذِمَّةِ الْاِسْلَامِ اَتَوَسَّلُ اِلَيْكَ

by the protective compact of Islam, I seek mediation with Thee!

وَ بِحُرْمَةِ الْقُرْاٰنِ اَعْتَمِدُ عَلَيْكَ

By the inviolability of the Qur�an, I rely upon Thee!

وَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ الْمُصْطَفٰى صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهٖ اَسْتَشْفِعُ لَدَيْكَ

By Muhammad the chosen (s.a.w.a.) I seek intercession with Thee!

فَاعْرِفِ اللّٰهُمَّ ذِمَّتِىَ الَّتِىْ رَجَوْتُ بِهَا قَضَآءَ حَاجَتِىْ

So recognize my protective compact by which I hope my need will be granted,

يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اقْضِ لِىْ فِىْ الْخَمِيْسِ خَمْسًا

O Allah, decree for me on Thursday five things

لَا يَتَّسِعُ لَهَا اِلَّا كَرَمُكَ

which none embraces but Thy generosity

وَ لَا يُطِيْقُهَا اِلَّا نِعَمُكَ

and none supports but Thy favours:

سَلَامَةً اَقْوٰى بِهَا عَلٰى طَاعَتِكَ

health through which I may have the strength to obey Thee,

وَ عِبَادَةً اَسْتَحِقُّ بِهَا جَزِيْلَ مَثُوْبَتِكَ

worship by which I may deserve Thy plentiful reward,

وَسَعَةً فِى الْحَالِ مِنَ الرِّزْقِ الْحَلَالِ

plenty in my state through lawful provision,

وَ اَنْ تُؤْمِنَنِىْ فِىْ مَوَقِفِ الْخَوْفِ بِاَمْنِكَ

and that Thou makest me secure in the places of fear through Thy security,

وَ تَجْعَلَنِىْ مِنْ طَواَرِقِ الْهُمُوْمِ وَالْغُمُوْمِ فِىْ حِصْنِكَ

and placest me in Thy fortress against the striking of worries and sorrows!

وَ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَّاجْعَلْ تَوَسُّلِىْ بِهٖ شَافِعًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ نَافِعًا

and make my seeking his mediation as an intercessor give profit on the Day of Resurrection!

اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ اَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

Surely Thou art the Most Merciful of the merciful![367]

 

دعآء يوم الجمعة

67. The Supplication for Friday

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the All-compassionate

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ

All Praise belongs to Allah,

الْاَوَّلِ قَبْلَ الْاِنْشَآءِ وَالْاِحْيَآءِ

the First before the bringing forth and the giving of life,

وَالْآخِرِ بَعْدَ فَنَآءِ الْاَشْيَآءِ

and the Last after the annihilation of all things,

الْعَلِيْمِ الَّذِىْ

the All-knowing who

لَا يَنْسٰى مَنْ ذَكـَرَهٗ

forgets not him who remembers Him,[368]

وَ لَا يَنْقُصُ مَنْ شَكـَرَهٗ

decreases not him who thanks Him,[369]

وَ لَا يَخِيْبُ مَنْ دَعَاهُ

disappoints not him who supplicates Him,

وَ لَا يَقْطَعُ رَجَآءَ مَنْ رَجَاهُ

and cuts not off the hope of him who hopes in Him!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ

O Allah,

اُشْهِدُكَ وَ كَفٰى بِكَ شَهِيْدًا وَّ اُشْهِدُ جَمِيْعَ مَلَآئِكَتِكَ

I call Thee to witness - and Thou art sufficient witness - and I call to witness all Thy angels,

وَ سُكَّانَ سَمٰوَاتِكَ وَ حَمَلَةَ عَرْشِكَ وَ مَنْ بَعَثْتَ مِنْ اَنْبِيَآئِكَ وَ رُسُلِكَ وَ اَنْشَاْتَ مِنْ اَصْنَافِ خَلْقِكَ

the inhabitants of Thy heavens, the bearers of Thy Throne, Thy prophets and Thy messengers whom Thou hast sent out, and the various kinds of creatures Thou hast brought forth,

اَنِّىْ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ اَنْتَ اللهُ

that I bear witness that Thou art Allah;

لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اَنْتَ

there is no Allah but Thou,

وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَكَ وَ لَا عَدِيْلَ

Thou alone, who hast no associate nor any equal,

وَ لَا خُلْفَ لِقَوْلِكَ وَ لَا تَبْدِيْلَ

and Thy word has no failing, nor any change;[370]

وَ اَنَّ مُحَمَّدً صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهٖ عَبْدُكَ وَ رَسُوْلُكَ

and that Muhammad (s.a.w.a.) is Thy servant and Thy messenger;

اَدّٰى مَا حَمَّلْتَهٗ اِلَى الْعِبَادِ

he delivered to the servants that with which Thou charged him,

وَجَاهَدَ فِىْ اللهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ حَقَّ الْجِهَادِ

he struggled for Allah as is His due,[371]

وَ اَنَّهٗ بَشَّرَ بِمَا هُوَ حَقٌّ مِنَ الثَّوَابِ

he gave the good news of the truth of reward,

وَ اَنْذَرَ بِمَا هُوَ صِدْقٌ مِنَ الْعِقَابِ

and he warned of the veracity of punishment.

اَللّٰهُمَّ ثَبِّتْنِىْ عَلٰى دِيْنِكَ مَا اَحْيَيْتَنِىْ

O Allah, make me firm in Thy religion as long as Thou keepest me alive,

وَ لَا تُزِغْ قَلْبِىْ بَعْدَ اِذْ هَدَيْتَنِىْ

make not my heart to swerve after Thou hast guided me,

وَ هَبْ لِىْ مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً

and give me mercy from Thee,

اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ

surely Thou art the Giver.[372]

صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ عَلٰى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَّاجْعَلْنِىْ مِنْ اَتْبَاعِهٖ وَ شِيْعَتِهٖ

make me one of his followers and his partisans,

وَاحْشُرْنِىْ فِىْ زُمْرَتِهٖ

muster me in his band,

وَ وَفِّقْنِىْ لِاَدَآءِ فَرْضِ الْجُمُعَاتِ

and give me the success of accomplishing the obligatory observance of Friday,

وَ مَا اَوْجَبْتَ عَلَىَّ فِيْهَا مِنَ الطَّاعَاتِ

performing the acts of obedience which Thou has made incumbent upon me within it,

وَ قَسَمْتَ لِاَهْلِهَا مِنَ الْعَطَآءِ فِىْ يَوْمِ الْجَزَآءِ

and [receiving] the bestowal which Thou hast apportioned for its people on the Day of Recompense!

اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْعَزِيْزُ الْحَكِيْمُ.

Surely Thou art Mighty, All-wise![373]

 

دعآء يوم السبت

68. The Supplication for Saturday

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful the All-compassionate

بِسْمِ اللهِ كَلِمَةُ الْمُعْتَصِمِيْنَ

�In the name of Allah�, the word of those who hold fast to Him,

وَ مَقَالَةُ الْمُتَحَرِّزِيْنَ

the speech of those who seek His protection!

وَ اَعُوْذُ بِاللهِ تَعَالٰى مِنْ

I seek refuge in Allah (high exalted is He) from

جَوْرِ الْجَآئِرِيْنَ

the injustice of the unjust,

وَ كَيْدِ الْحَاسِدِيْنَ

the trickery of the enviers,

وَ بَغْـىِ الظَّالِمِيْنَ

and the oppression of the wrongdoers,

وَ اَحْمَدُهفَوْقَ حَمْدِ الْحَامِدِيْنَ

and I praise Him beyond the praise of the praisers!

اَللّٰهُمَّ

O Allah,

اَنْتَ الْوَاحِدُ بِلاَ شَرِيْكٍ

Thou art the One without partner,

وَالْمَلِكُ بِلاَ تَمْلِيْكٍ

and the King without having been made sovereign;

لَا تُضَادُّ فِىْ حُكْمِكَ

no one opposes Thee in Thy decree

وَ لَا تُنَازَعُ فِىْ مُلْكِكَ

and no one contests Thee in Thy kingdom!

اَسْئَلُكَ

I ask Thee to

اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَ رَسُوْلِكَ

bless Muhammad and his Household, Thy servant and Thy messenger,

وَ اَنْ تُوْزِعَنِىْ مِنْ شُكْرِ نُعْمَاكَ مَا تَبْلُغُ بِىْ غَايَةَ رِضَاكَ

inspire me with a thanksgiving for Thy favours which will take me to the utmost limit of Thy good pleasure,

وَ اَنْ تُعِيْنَنِىْ عَلٰى طَاعَتِكَ وَ لُزُوْمِ عِبَادَتِكَ وَاسْتِحْقَاقِ مَثُوْبَتِكَ بِلُطْفِ عِنَايَتِكَ

help me through the gentleness of Thy solitude to obey Thee, hold fast to worshipping Thee, and deserve Thy reward,

وَ تَرْحَمَنِىْ بِصَدِّىْ عَنْ مَعَاصِيْكَ مَا اَحْيَيْتَنِىْ

have mercy upon me, bar me from acts of disobedience toward Thee as long as Thou keepest me alive,

وَ تُوَفِّقَنِىْ لِمَا يَنْفَعُنِىْ مَا اَبْقَيْتَنِىْ

give me success in what profits me as long as Thou sparest me,

وَ اَنْ تَشْرَحَ بِكِتَابِكَ صَدْرِىْ

expand my breast through Thy Book,

وَ تَحُطَّ بِتِلاَوَتِهٖ وِزْرِىْ

lessen my burden through its recitation,

وَ تَمْنَحَنِىْ السَّلاَمَةَ فِىْ دِيْنِىْ وَ نَفْسِىْ

bestow upon me health in my religion and my soul,

وَلاَ تُوحِشَ بِىْ اَهْلَ اُنْسِىْ

estrange not my intimates from me,

وَ تُتِمَّ اِحْسَانَكَ فِيْمَا بَقِىَ مِنْ عُمْرِىْ

and complete Thy beneficence in what is left of my lifetime,

كَمَا اَحْسَنْتَ فِيْمَا مَضٰى مِنْهُ

just as Thou hast shown beneficence in that of it which has passed!

يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

Fifteen Whispered Prayers

مُنَاجَاتُ التَّائِبِيْنَ

69. The Whispered Prayer of the Repenters

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اِلٰهِىْ اَلْبَسَتْنِىْ الْخَطَايَا ثَوْبَ مَذَلَّتِىْ

My Allah, offenses have clothed me in the garment of my lowliness,

وَ جَلَّلَنِىْ التَّبَاعُدُ مِنْكَ لِبَاسَ مَسْكَنَتِىْ

separation from Thee has wrapped me in the clothing of my misery!

وَ اَمَاتَ قَلْبِىْ عَظِيْمُ جَنَايَتِىْ فَاَحْيِهٖ بِتَوْبَةٍ مِنْكَ

My dreadful crimes have deadened my heart, so bring it to life by a repentance from Thee!

يَا اَمَلِىْ وَ بُغْيَتِىْ

O my hope and my aim!

وَ يَا سُؤْلِىْ وَ مُنْيَتِىْ

O my wish and my want!

فَوَعِزَّتِكَ

By Thy might,

مَآ اَجِدُ لِذُنُوْبِىْ سِوَاكَ غَافِرًا

I find no one but Thee to forgive my sins

وَلَا اَرٰى لِكَسْرِىْ غَيْرَكَ جَابِرًا

and I see none but Thee to mend my brokenness!

وَ قَدْ خَضَعْتُ بِالْاِنَايَةِ اِلَيْكَ

I have subjected myself to Thee in repeated turning,

وَ عَنَوْتُ بِالْاِسْتِكَانَةِ لَدَيْكَ

I have humbled myself to Thee in abasement.

فَاِنْ طَرَدْتَنِىْ مِنْ بَابِكَ فَبِمَنْ اَلُوْذُ

If Thou castest me out from Thy door, in whom shall I take shelter?

وَ اِنْ رَدَدْتَنِىْ عَنْ جَنَابِكَ فَبِمَنْ اَعُوْذُ

If Thou repellest me from Thy side, in whom shall I seek refuge?

فَوَا اَسَفَاهُ مِنْ خَجْلَتِىْ وَافْتِضَاحِىْ

O my grief at my ignominy and disgrace!

وَ وَالَهْفَاهُ مِنْ سُوْٓ ءِ عَمَلِىْ وَاجْتِرَاحِىْ

O my sorrow at my evil works and what I have committed!

اَسْئَلُكَ

I ask Thee,

يَا غَافِرَ الذَّنْبِ الْكَبِيْرِ

O Forgiver of great sins,

وَ يَا جَابِرَ الْعَظْمِ الْكَسِيْرِ

O Mender of broken bones,

اَنْ تَهَبَ لِىْ مُوْبِقَاتِ الْجَرَآئِرِ

to overlook my ruinous misdeeds

وَ تَسْتُرَ عَلَىَّ فَاضِحَاتِ السَّرَآئِرَ

and cover my disgraceful secret thoughts!

وَ لَا تُخْلِنِىْ فِىْ مَشْهَدِ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ بَرْدِ عَفْوِكَ وَ غَفْرِكَ

At the witnessing place of the Resurrection, empty me not of the coolness of Thy pardon and forgiveness,

وَ لَا تُعْرِنـِىْ مِنْ جَمِيْلِ صَفْحِكَ وَ سَتْرِكَ

and strip me not of Thy beautiful forbearance and covering!

اِلٰهِىْ

My Allah,

ظَلِّلْ عَلٰى ذُنُوْبِىْ غَمَامَ رَحْمَتِكَ

let the cloud of Thy mercy cast its shadow upon my sins

وَ اَرْسِلْ عَلٰى عُيُوْبِىْ سَحَابَ رَافَتِكَ

and send the billow of Thy clemency flowing over my faults!

اِلٰهِىْ

My Allah,

هَلْ يَرْجِعُ الْعَبْدُ الْاٰبِقُ اِلاَّ اِلٰى مَوْلَاهُ

Does the runway servant go back but to His master? Or

اَمْ هَلْ يُجِيْرُه مِنْ سَخَطِهٖ اَحَدٌ سِوَاهُ

Does any ayone grant sanctuary to him form His angert but He?

اِلٰهِىْ

My Allah,

اِنْ كَانَ النَّدَمُ عَلَى الذَّنْبِ تَوْبَةً فَاِنِّىْ وَ عِزَّتِكَ مِنَ النَّادِمِيْنَ

if remorse for sins is a repentance,[374] I - by Thy might - am one of the remorseful!

وَ اِنْ كَانَ الْاِسْتِغْفَارُ مِنَ الْخَطِيْٓئَةِ حِطَّةً فَاِنِّىْ لَكَ مِنَ الْمُسْتَغْفِرِيْنَ

If praying forgiveness for offenses is an alleviation, I am one of those who pray forgiveness!

لَكَ الْعُتْبٰى حَتّٰى تَرْضٰى

To Thee I return that Thou may be well pleased!

اِلٰهِىْ بِقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَىَّ تُبْ عَلَىَّ

My Allah, through Thy power over me, turn toward me,

وَ بِحِلْمِكَ عَنِّىْ اَعْفُ عَنِّىْ

through Thy clemency toward me, pardon me,

وَ بِعِلْمِكَ بِىْ اِرْفَقْ بِىْ

and through Thy knowledge of me, be gentle toward me!

اِلٰهِىْ اَنْتَ الَّذِىْ فَتَحْتَ لِعِبَادِكَ بَابً اِلٰىْ عَفْوِكَ سَمَّيْتَه التَّوْبَةَ فَقُلْتَ

My Allah, Thou art He who hast opened a door to Thy pardon and named it �repentance�, for Thou said,

تُوْبُوْا اِلَى اللهِ تَوْبَةً نَصُوْحًا

Repent to Allah with unswerving repentance.[375]

فَمَا عُذْرُ مَنْ اَغْفَلَ دُخُوْلَ الْبَابِ بَعْدَ فَتْحِهٖ

What is the excuse of him who remains heedless of entering the door after its opening?

اِلٰهِىْ

My Allah,

اِنْ كَانَ قَبُحَ الذَّنْبُ مِنْ عَبْدِكَ فَلْيَحْسُنِ الْعَفْوُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ

though the sins of Thy servant are ugly, Thy pardon is beautiful.

اِلٰهِىْ مَا اَنَا بِاَوَّلِ مَنْ

My Allah, I am not the first

عَصَاكَ فَتُبْتَ عَلَيْهِ

to have disobeyed Thee, and Thou turned toward him,

وَ تَعَرَّضَ لِمَعْرُوْفِكَ فَجُدْتَ عَلَيْهِ

or to have sought to attain Thy favour, and Thou wert munificent toward him.

يَا مُجِيْبَ الْمُضْطَرِّ

O Responder to the distressed!

يَا كَاشِفَ الضُّرِّ

O Remover of injury!

يَا عَظِيْمَ الْبِرِّ

O Great in goodness!

يَا عَلِيْمًاۢ بِمَا فِىْ السِّرِ

O Knower of everything secret!

يَا جَمِيْلَ السِّتْرِ

O Beautiful through covering over!

اسْتَثْفَعْتُ بِجُوْدِكَ وَ كَرَمِكَ اِلَيْكَ

I seek Thy munificence and Thy generosity to intercede with Thee,

وَ تَوَسَّلْتُ بِجَنَابِكَ وَ تَرَحُّمِكَ لَدَيْكَ

I seek Thy side and Thy showing mercy to mediate with Thee,

فَاسْتَجِبْ دُعَآئِىْ

so grant my supplication,

وَ لَا تُخَيِّبْ فِيْكَ رَجَآئِىْ

disappoint not my hope in Thee,

وَ تَقَبَّلْ تَوْبَتِىْ

accept my repentance,

وَ كَفِّرْ خَطِيْئَتِىْ بِمَنِّكَ وَ رَحْمَتِكَ يَآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

and hide my offense, through Thy kindness and mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful!

 

مَنَاجَاتُ الشَّاكِّيْنَ

70. The Whispered Prayer of the Complainers

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اِلٰهِىْ اِلَيْكَ اَشْكُوْ نَفْسًا

My Allah, to Thee I complain of a soul

بِالسُّوْ ٓءِ اَمَّارَةً

commanding to evil,[376]

وَ اِلَى الْخَطِيْٓئَةِ مُبَادِرَةً

rushing to offenses,

وَ بِمَعَاصِيْكَ مُوْلَعَةً

eager to disobey Thee,

وَ لِسَخَطِكَ مُتَعَرِّضَةً

and exposing itself to Thy anger.

تَسْلُكُ بِىْ مَسَالِكَ الْمَهَالِكِ

It takes me on the roads of disasters,

وَتَجْعَلُنِىْ عِنْدَكَ اَهْوَنَ هَالِكٍ

it makes me the easiest of perishers before Thee;

كَثِيْرَةَ الْعِلَلِ

many its pretexts,

طَوِيْلَةَ الْاَمَلِ

drawn out its expectations;

اِنْ مَسَّهَا الشَّرُّ تَجْزَعُ

when evil touches it, it is anxious,

وَاِنْ مَسَّهَا الْخَيْرُ تَمْنَعُ

when good touches it, grudging;[377]

مَيَّالَةً اِلَى اللَّعَبِ وَ اللَّهْوِ

inclining to sport and diversion,

مَمْلُوَّةً بِالْغَفْلَةِ وَالسَّهْوِ

full of heedlessness and inattention,

تُسْرِعُ بِىْ اِلَىْ الْحَوْبَةِ

it hurries me to misdeeds

وَ تُسَوِّفُنِىْ بِالتَّوْبَةِ

and makes me delay repentance.

اِلٰهِىْٓ اَشْكُوْ اِلَيْكَ

My Allah, I complain to Thee

عَدُوًّا يُضِلُّنِىْ

of an enemy who misguides me

وَ شَيْطَانًا يُغْوِنِىْ

and a satan who leads me astray.

قَدْ مَلَأَ بِالْوَسْوَاسِ صَدْرِىْ

He has filled my breast with tempting thoughts,

وَ اَحَاطَتْ هَوَاجِسُه بِقَلْبِىْ

and his suggestions have encompassed my heart.

يُعَاضِدُ لِىَ الْهَوٰى

He supports caprice against me,

وَ يُزَيِّـنُ لِىْ حُبَّ الدُّنْيَا

embellishes for me the love of this world,

وَ يَحُوْلُ بَيْنِىْ وَ بَيْنَ الطَّاعَةِ وَالزُّلْفٰى

and separates me from obedience and proximity!

اِلٰهِىْٓ اِلَيْكَ اَشْكُوْ

My Allah, to Thee I complain

قَلْبًا قَاسِيًا مَعَ الْوَسْوَاسِ مُتَقَلِّبًا وَ بِالرَّيْنِ وَالطَّبْعِ مُتَلَبِّسًا

of a heart that is hard, turned this way and that by tempting thoughts, clothed in rust and the seal,[378]

وَ عَيْنًا عَنِ الْبُكَآءِ مِنْ خَوْفِكَ جَامِدَةً وَ اِلٰى مَا يَسُرُّهَا طَامِحَةً

and of an eye too indifferent to weep in fear of Thee and eagerly seeking that which gladdens it!

اِلٰهِىْ

My Allah,

لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ اِلاَّ بِقُدْرَتِكَ

there is no force and no strength except in Thy power,

وَ لَا نَجَاةَ لِىْ مِنْ مَكَارِهِ الدُّنْيَا اِلاَّ بِعِصْمَتِكَ

and no deliverance for me from the detested things of this world save through Thy preservation.

فَاَسْئَلُكَ بِبَلَاغَةِ حِكْمَتِكَ وَ نَفَاذِ مَشِيَّتِكَ اَنْ

So I ask Thee by Thy far-reaching wisdom and Thy penetrating will

لَا تَجْعَلَنِىْ لِغَيْرِجُوْدِكَ مُتَعَرِّضًا

not to let me expose myself to other than Thy munificence

وَ لَا تُصَيِّرَنِىْ لِلْفِتَنِ غَرَضًا

and not to turn me into a target for trials!

وَ كُنْ بِىْ

Be for me

عَلَى الْاَعْدَآءِ نَاصِرًا

a helper against enemies,

وَ عَلَى الْمَخَازِىْ وَ الْعُيُوْبِ سَاتِرًا

a coverer of shameful things and faults,

وَ مِنَ الْبَلَآءِ وَاقِيًا

a protector against afflictions,

وَ عَنِ الْمَعَاصِىْ عَاصِمًاۢ

a preserver against acts of disobedience!

بِرَافَتِكَ وَ رَحْمَتِكَ

By Thy clemency and mercy,

يَآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

 

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71. The Whispered Prayer of the Fearful

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اِلٰهِىْ اَ تَرَاكَ

My Allah, what thinkest Thou?

بَعْدَ الْاِيْمَانِ بِكَ تُعَذِّبُنِىْ

Wilt Thou chastise me after my faith in Thee,

اَمْ بَعْدَ حُبِّىْٓ اِيَّاكَ تُبَعِّدُنِىْ

drive me far away after my love for Thee,

اَمْ مَعَ رَجَآئِىْ لِرَحْمَتِكَ وَ صَفْحِكَ تَحْرِمُنِىْ

deprive me while I hope for Thy mercy and forgiveness,

اَمْ مَعَ اسْتِجَارَتِىْ بِعَفْوِكَ تُسْلِمُنِىْ

forsake me while I seek sanctuary in Thy pardon?

حَاشَا لِوَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيْمِ اَنْ تُخَيِّبَنِىْ

How could Thy generous face disappoint me?!

لَيْتَ شِعْرِىْ

Would that I knew �

اَ لِلشَّقَآءِ وَلَدَتْنِىْ اُمِّىْ

Did my mother bear me for wretchedness?

اَمْ لِلْعَنَآءِ رَبَّتْنِىْ

Did she nurture me for suffering?

فَلَيْتَهَا لَمْ تَلِدْنِىْ وَ لَمْ تُرَبِّنِىْ

Would then that she had not borne me and had not nurtured me!

وَ لَيْتَنِىْ عَلِمْتُ

Would that I had knowledge �

اَ مِنْ اَهْلِ السَّعَادَةِ جَعَلْتَنِىْ

Hast Thou appointed me one of the people of felicity?

وَ بِقُرْبِكَ وَجِوَارِكَ خَصَصْتَنِىْ

Hast Thou singled me out for Thy nearness and neighbourhood?

فَتَقَرَّ بِذٰلِكَ عَيْنِىْ وَ تَطْمَئِنَّ لَه نَفْسِىْ

Then would my eyes be gladdened, and in that my soul reach serenity.

اِلٰهِىْ

My Allah,

هَلْ تُسَوِّدُ وُجُوْهًا خَرَّتْ سَاجِدَةً لِعَظَمَتِكَ

dost Thou blacken faces which fall down in prostration before Thy mightiness?

اَوْ تُخْرِسُ اَلْسِنَةً نَطَقَتْ بِالثَّنَآءِ عَلٰى مَجْدِكَ وَ جَلَالَتِكَ

Dost Thou strike dumb tongues which speak in laudation of Thy glory and majesty?

اَوْ تَطْبَعُ عَلٰى قُلُوْبٍ انْطَوَتْ عَلٰى مَحَبَّتِكَ

Dost Thou seal hearts which harbour Thy love?

اَوْ تُضِمُ اَسْمَاعًا تَلَذَّذَتْ بِسِمَاعِ ذِكْرِكَ فِىْٓ اِرَادَتِكَ

Dost Thou deafen ears which take pleasure in hearing Thy remembrance according to Thy will?

اَوْ تَغُلُّ اَكُفًّا رَفَعَتْهَا الْآمَالُ اِلَيْكَ رَجَآءَ رَافَتِكَ

Dost Thou manacle hands which expectations have raised to Thee in hope of Thy clemency?

اَوْ تُعَاقِبُ اَبْدَانًا عَمِلَتْ بِطَاعَتِكَ حَتّٰى نَحِلَتْ فِىْ مُجَاهَدَتِكَ

Dost Thou punish bodies which worked to obey Thee until they grew thin in struggling for Thee?

اَوْ تُعَذِّبُ اَرْجُلًا سَعَتْ فِىْ عِبَادَتِكَ

Dost Thou chastise legs which ran to worship Thee?

اِلٰهِىْ لَا تُغْلِقْ عَلٰى مُوَحِّدِيْكَ اَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ

My Allah, lock not toward those who profess Thy Unity the doors of Thy mercy,

وَ لَا تَحْجُبْ مُشْتَاقِيْكَ عَنِ النَّظَرِ اِلٰى جَمِيْلِ رُؤْيَتِكَ

and veil not those who yearn for Thee from looking upon the vision of Thy beauty!

اِلٰهِىْ نَفْسٌ اَعْزَزْتَهَا بِتَوْحِيْدِكَ كَيْفَ تُذِلُّهَا بِمَهَانَةِ هِجْرَانِكَ

My Allah, a soul which Thou hast exalted by its professing Thy Unity - how wilt Thou humiliate him by leaving him?

وَ ضَمِيْرٌ انْعَقَدَ عَلٰى مَوَدَّتِكَ كَيْفَ تُحْرِقُه بِحَرَارَةِ نِيْرَانِكَ

My Allah, a heart which has been knotted by its love for Thy � how wilt Thou burn it in the heat of Thy fires?

اِلٰهِىْ

My Allah,

اَجِرْنِىْ مِنْ اَلِيْمِ غَضَبِكَ وَ عَظِيْمِ سَخَطِكَ

give me sanctuary from Thy painful wrath and Thy mighty anger!

يَاحَنَّانُ يَا مَنَّانُ

O All-loving, O All-kind!

يَا رَحِيْمُ يَا رَحْمٰنُ

O Compassionate, O Merciful!

يَا جَبَّارُ يَا قَهَّارُ

O Compeller, O Subduer!

يَا غَفَّارُ يَا سَتَّارُ

O All-forgiver, O All-covering!

نَجِّنِىْ بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ النَّارِ وَ فَضِيْحَةِ الْعَارِ اِذَا

Deliver me through Thy mercy from the chastisement of the Fire and the disgrace of shame

امْتَازَ الْأَخْيَارُ مِنَ الْأَشْرَارِ

when the good are set apart from the evil,

وَ حَالَتِ الْاَحْوَالُ

forms are transformed,

وَ هَالَتِ الْاَهْوَالُ

terrors terrify,

وَ قَرُبَ الْمُحْسِنُوْنَ

the good-doers are brought near,

وَ بَعُدَ الْمُسِيْئُوْنَ

the evildoers taken far,

وَ وُفِّيَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُوْنَ.

and every soul is paid in full what it has earned, and they shall not be wronged![379]

 

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72. The Whispered Prayer of the Hopeful

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

يَا مَنْ

O He who

اِذَا سَئَلَه عَبْدٌ اَعْطَاهُ

gives to a servant who asks from Him,

وَ اِذَا اَمَّلَ مَا عِنْدَه بَلَّغَه مُنَاهُ

takes him to his wish when he expectantly hopes for what is with Him,

وَ اِذَا اَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ قَرَّبَه وَ اَدْنَاهُ

brings him near and close when he approaches Him,

وَ اِذَا جَاهَرَه بِالْعِصْيَانِ سَتَرَ عَلٰى ذَنْبِهٖ وَ غَطَّاهُ

covers over his sin and cloaks it when he shows it openly,

وَ اِذَا تَوَكَّلَ عَلَيْهِ اَحْسَبَه وَ كَفَاهُ

and satisfies and suffices him when he has confidence in Him!

اِلٰهِىْ مَنِ الَّذِىْ نَزَلَ بِكَ مُلْتَمِسًا قِرَاكَ فَمَا قَرَيْتَه

My Allah, who is the one who has come before Thee seeking hospitality, and whom Thou hast not received hospitably?

وَمَنِ الَّذِىْ اَنَاخَ بِبَابِكَ مُرْتَجِيًا نَدَاكَ فَمَا اَوْلَيْتَه

Who is the one who has dismounted at Thy door hoping for magnanimity, and to whom Thou hast not shown it?

اَ يَحْسُنُ اَنْ اَرْجِعَ عَنْ بَابِكَ بِالْخَيْبَةِ مَصْرُوْفًا وَ لَسْتُ اَعْرِفُ سِوَاكَ مَوْلىً بِالْاِحْسَانِ مَوْصُوْفًا

Is it good that I come back from Thy door, turned away in disappointment, while I know of no patron qualified by beneficence but Thee?

كـَيْفَ اَرْجُوْ غَيْرَكَ وَالْخَيْرُ كـُلُّه بِيَدِكَ

How should I have hope in other than Thee, when the good - all of it - is in Thy hand?[380]

وَ كـَيْفَ اُؤَمِّلُ سِوَاكَ وَالْخَلْقُ وَالْاَمْرُ لَكَ

How should I expect from others, when Thine are the creation and the command?[381]

‏أَ اَقْطَعُ رَجَآئِىْ مِنْكَ وَ قَدْ أَوْلَيْتَنِي مَا لَمْ أَسْأَلْهُ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

Should I cut off my hope for Thee, when Thou hast shown me of Thy bounty that for which I have not asked?

أَمْ تُفْقِرُنِي إِلَى مِثْلِىْ وَ اَنَا اَعْتَصِمُ بِحَبْلِكَ

Wouldst Thou make me have need for my like? But I hold fast to Thy cord!

يَا مَنْ سَعِدَ بِرَحْمَتِهِ الْقَاصِدُوْنَ

O He through whose mercy the strivers reach felicity

وَ لَمْ يَشْقَ بِنِقْمَتِهِ الْمُسْتَغْفِرُوْنَ

and through whose vengeance the seekers of forgiveness are not made wretched!

كَيْفَ اَنْسٰيكَ وَلَمْ تَزَلْ ذَاكِرِىْ

How should I forget Thee, while Thou never ceasest remembering me?

وَ كَيْفَ اَلْهُوْ عَنْكَ وَ اَنْتَ مُرَاقِبِىْ

How should I be diverted from Thee while Thou art my constant watcher?

اِلٰهِىْ بِذَيْلِ كَرَمِكَ اَعْلَقْتُ يَدِىْ

My Allah, I have fastened my hand to the skirt of Thy generosity,

وَ لِنَيْلِ عَطَايَاكَ بَسَطْتُ اَمَلِىْ

I have stretched forth my expectation toward reaching Thy gifts,

فَاَخْلِصْنِىْ بِخَالِصَةِ تَوْحِيْدِكَ

so render me pure through the purest profession of Thy Unity,

وَاجْعَلْنِىْ مِنْ صَفْوَةِ عَبِيْدِكَ

and appoint me one of Thy choice servants!

يَا مَنْ

O He who

كُلُّ هَارِبٍ اِلَيْهِ يَلْتَجِئُ

is the asylum of every fleer,

وَ كـُلُّ طَالِبٍ اِيَّاهُ يَرْتَجِىْ

the hope of every seeker!

يَا خَيْرَ مَرْجُوٍّ

O Best Object of hope!

وَ يَآ اَكـْرَمَ مَدْعُوٍّ

O Most Generous Object of supplication!

وَ يَا مَنْ لَا يَرُدُّ سَآئِلَه

O He who does not reject His asker

وَ لَا يُخَيَّبُ اٰمِلَه

or disappoint the expectant!

يَا مَنْۢ بَابُه مَفْتُوْحٌ لِدَاعِيْهِ

O He whose door is open to His supplicators

وَ حِجَابُه مَرْفُوْعٌ لِرَاجِيْهِ

and whose veil is lifted for those who hope in Him!

اَسْئَلُكَ بِكَرَمِكَ اَنْ تَمُنَّ عَلَىَّ

I ask Thee by Thy generosity to show kindness toward me

مِنْ عَطَآئِكَ بِمَا تَقِرُّ بِهٖ عَيْنِىْ

through Thy gifts, with that which will gladden my eye,

وَ مِنْ رَجَآئِكَ بِمَا تَطْمَئِنُّ بِهٖ نَفْسِىْ

through hope in Thee, with that which will give serenity to my soul,

وَ مِنَ الْيَقِيْنِ بِمَا تُهَوِّنُ بِهٖ عَلَىَّ مُصِيْبَاتِ الدُّنْيَا وَ تَجْلُوْ بِهٖ عَنْ بَصِيْرَتِىْ غَشَوَاتِ الْعَمٰى

and through certainty with that which will make easy for me the afflictions of this world and lift from my insight the veils of blindness!

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

By Thy mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful!

 

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73. The Whispered Prayer of the Beseechers

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اِلٰهِىْ اِنْ كَانَ قَلَّ زَادِىْ فِىْ الْمَسِيْرِ اِلَيْكَ فَلَقَدْ حَسُنَ ظَنِّىْ بِالتَّوَكَّلِ عَلَيْكَ

My Allah, though my stores for travelling to Thee are few, my confidence in Thee has given me a good opinion.[382]

وَ اِنْ كَانَ جُرْمِىْ قَدْ اَخَافَنِىْ مِنْ عُقُوْبَتِكَ فَاِنَّ رَجَآئِىْ قَدْ اَشْعَرَنِىْ بِالْاَمْنِ مِنْ نِقْمَتِكَ

Though my sin has made me fear Thy punishment, my hope has let me feel secure from Thy vengeance.

وَ اِنْ كَانَ ذَنْبِىْ قَدْ عَرَضَنِىْ لِعِقَابِكَ فَقَدْ اٰذَنَنِىْ حُسْنُ ثِقَتِىْ بِثَوَابِكَ

Though my misdeed has exposed me to Thy penalty, my excellent trust has apprised me of Thy reward.

وَ اِنْ اَنَا مَتْنِى الْغَفْلَةُ عَنِ الْاِسْتِعْدَادِ لِلِقَآئِكَ فَقَدْ نَبَّهَتْنِى الْمَعْرِفَةُ بِكَرَمِكَ وَاٰلآئِكَ

Though heedlessness has put to sleep my readiness to meet Thee, knowledge has awakened me to Thy generosity and boons.

وَ اِنْ اَوْحَشَ مَا بَيْنِىْ وَ بَيْنَكَ فَرْطُ الْعِصْيَانِ وَالطُّغْيَانِ فَقَدْ اٰنَسَنِىْ بُشْرَى الْغُفْرَانِ وَالرِّضْوَانِ

Though excessive disobedience and rebellion have estranged me from Thee, the glad tidings of forgiveness and good pleasure have made me feel intimate with Thee.

اَسْئَلُكَ بِسُبُحَاتِ وَجْهِكَ وَ بِاَنْوَارِ قُدْسِكَ

I ask Thee by the splendours of Thy face and the lights of Thy holiness,

وَابْتَهِلُ اِلَيْكَ بِعَوَاطِفِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَلَطَآئِفِ بِرِّكَ اَنْ تُحَقِّقَ ظَنِّىْ بِمَا اُؤَمِّلُهٗ مِنْ جَزِيْلِ اِكْرَامِكَ

and I implore Thee by the tenderness of Thy mercy and the gentleness of Thy goodness, to verify my opinion in expecting Thy great generosity

وَ جَمِيْلِ اِنْعَامِكَ فِىْ الْقُرْبٰى مِنْكَ وَالزُّلْفٰى لَدَيْكَ وَالتَّمَتِّعُ بِالنَّظَرِ اِلَيْكَ

and Thy beautiful favour, through nearness to Thee, proximity with Thee, and enjoyment of gazing upon Thee!

وَهَآ اَنَا

Here am I,

مُتَعَرِّضٌ لِنَفَحَاتِ رَوْحِكَ وَعَطْفِكَ

addressing myself to the breezes of Thy freshness and tenderness,

وَ مُنْتَجِعٌ غَيْثَ جُوْدِكَ وَ لُطْفِكَ

having recourse to the rain of Thy generosity and gentleness,

فَآرٌّمِنْ سَخَطِكَ اِلٰى رِضَاكَ

fleeing from Thy displeasure to Thy good pleasure

هَارِبٌ مِنْكَ اِلَيْكَ

and from Thee to Thee,[383]

رَاجٍ اَحْسَنَ مَا لَدَيْكَ

hoping for the best of what is with Thee,

مُعَوِّلٌ عَلٰى مَوَاهِبِكَ

relying upon Thy gifts,

مُفْتَقِرٌ اِلٰى رِعَايَتِكَ

utterly poor toward Thy guarding!

اِلٰهِىْ

My Allah,

مَا بَدَاْتَ بِهٖ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ فَتَمِّمْهُ

Thy bounty which Thou hast begun - complete it!

وَمَا وَهَبْتَ لِىْ مِنْ كَرَمِكَ فَلَا تَسْلُبْهُ

Thy generosity which Thou hast given me - strip it not away!

وَمَا سَتَرْتَهٗ عَلَيَّ بِحِلْمِكَ فَلَا تَهْتِكْهُ

Thy cover over me through Thy clemency - tear it not away!

وَمَا عَلِمْتَهٗ مِنْ قَبِيْحِ فِعْلِىْ فَاغْفِرْهُ

My ugly acts which Thou hast come to know - forgive them!

اِلٰهِىْ

My Allah,

اِسْتَشْفَعْتُ بِكَ اِلَيْكَ

I seek intercession from Thee with Thee,

وَاسْتَجَرْتُ بِكَ مِنْكَ

and I seek sanctuary in Thee from Thee!

اَتَيْتُكَ

I have come to Thee

طَامِعًا فِىٓ اِحْسَانِكَ

craving Thy beneficence,

رَاغِبًا فِىْ امْتِنَانِكَ

desiring Thy kindness,

مُسْتَسْقِيًا وَابِلَ طَوْلِكَ

seeking water from the deluge of Thy graciousness,

مُسْتَمْطِرًا غَمَامَ فَضْلِكَ

begging rain from the clouds of Thy bounty,

طَالِبًا مِرْضَاتَكَ

requesting Thy good pleasure,

قَاصِدًا جَنَابَكَ

going straight to Thy side,

وَارِدًا شَرِيْعَةَ رِفْدِكَ

arriving at the watering-place of Thy support,

مُلْتَمِسًا سَنِيَّ الْخَيْرَاتِ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ

seeking exalted good things from Thy quarter,

وَافِدًا اِلٰى حَضْرَةِ جَمَالِكَ

reaching for the presence of Thy beauty,

مُرِيْدًا وَجْهَكَ

wanting Thy face,

طَارِقًاۢ بَابَكَ

knocking at Thy door,

مُسْتَكِيْنًا لِعَظَمَتِكَ وَ جَلَالِكَ

abasing myself before Thy mightiness and majesty!

فَافْعَلْ بِىْ مَآ اَنْتَ اَهْلُهٗ مِنَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ وَالرَّحْمَةِ

So act toward me with the forgiveness and mercy of which Thou art worthy!

وَلَا تَفْعَلْ بِىْ مَا اَنَا اَهْلُهٗ مِنْ الْعَذَابِ وَالنِّقْمَةِ

Act not toward me with the chastisement and vengeance of which I am worthy!

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

By Thy mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful!

 

مُنَاجَاتُ الشَّاكِرِينَ

74. The Whispered Prayer of the Thankful

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اِلٰٓهِىْ

My Allah,

اَذْهَلَنِىْ عَنْ اِقَامَةِ شُكْرِكَ تَتَابُعُ طَوْلِكَ

the uninterrupted flow of Thy graciousness hast distracted me from thanking Thee!

وَ اَعْجَزَنِىْ عَنْ اِحْصَآءِ ثَنآئِكَ فَيْضُ فَضْلِكَ

The flood of Thy bounty has rendered me incapable of counting Thy praises!

وَ شَغَلَنِىْ عَنْ ذِكْرِ مُحَامِدِكَ تَرَادُفُ عَوَآئِدِكَ

The succession of Thy kind acts has diverted me from mentioning Thee in laudation!

وَ اَعْيَانِىْ عَنْ نَشْرِعَوَارِفِكَ تَوَالِىْ اَيَادِيْكَ

The continuous rush of Thy benefits has thwarted me from spreading the news of Thy gentle favours!

وَ هٰذَا مَقَامُ مَنِ

This is the station of him who

اعْتَرَفَ بِسُبُوغِ النَّعَمَآءِ وَ قَابَلَهَا بِالتَّقْصِيْرِ

confesses to the lavishness of favours, meets them with shortcomings,

وَ شَهِدَ عَلٰى نَفْسِهٖ بِالْاِهْمَالِ وَ التَّضْيِيْعِ

and witnesses to his own disregard and negligence.

وَ اَنْتَ الرَّؤُفُ الرَّحِيْمُ

Thou art the Clement, the Compassionate,

الْبَرُّ الْكَرِيْمُ الَّذِىْ

the Good, the Generous,

لَا يُخَيِّبُ قَاصِدِيْهِ

who does not disappoint those who aim for Him,

وَلَا يَطْرُدُ عَنْ فِنَآئِهٖ اٰمِلِيْهِ

nor cast out from His courtyard those who expect from Him!

بِسَاحَتِ تَحُطُّ رِحَالُ الرَّاجِيْنَ

In Thy yard are put down the saddlebags of the hopeful

وَ بِعَرْصَتِكَ تَقِفُ اٰمَالُ الْمُسْتَرْفِدِيْنَ

and in Thy plain stand the hopes of the help-seekers!

فَلَا تُقَابِلْ اٰمَالَنَا بِالتَّخْيِيْبِ وَ الْاِيَاسِ

So meet not our hopes by disappointing and disheartening

وَلَا تُلْبِسْنَا سِرْبَالَ الْقُنُوْطِ وَالْاِبْلَاسِ

and clothe us not in the shirt of despair and despondency!

اِلٰهِىْ

My Allah,

تَصَاغَرَ عِنْدَ تَعَاظُمِ اٰلآئِكَ شُكْرِىْ

my thanksgiving is small before Thy great boons,

وَ تَضَآئَلَ فِىْ جَنْبِ اِكْرَامِكَ اِيَّاىَ ثَنَآئِىْ وَ نَشْرِىْ

and my praise and news-spreading shrink beside Thy generosity toward me!

جَلَّلَتْنِىْ نِعَمُكَ مِنْ اَنْوَارِ الْاِيْمَانِ حُلَلًا

Thy favours have wrapped me in the robes of the lights of faith,

وَ ضَرَبَتْ عَلَيَّ لَطَائِفُ بِرِّكَ مِنَ الْعِزِّ كِلَلًا

and the gentlenesses of Thy goodness have let down over me delicate curtains of might!

وَ قَلَّدَتْنِىْ مِنَنُكَ قَلآئِدَ لَا تُحَلُّ وَ طَوَّقَتْنِىْ اَطْوَاقًا لَا تُفَلُّ

Thy kindnesses have collared me with collars not to be moved and adorned me with neck-rings not to be broken!

فَاٰلآئُكَ جَمَّهٌ ضَعُفَ لِسَانِىْ عَنْ اِحْصَآئِهَا

Thy boons are abundant - my tongue is too weak to count them!

وَنَعْمَآؤُكَ كَثِيْرَةٌ قَصُرَ فَهْمِىْ عَنْ اِدْرَاكِهَا فَضْلًا عَنِ اسْتِقْصَآئِهَا

Thy favours are many - my understanding falls short of grasping them, not to speak of exhausting them!

فَكَيْفَ لِىْ بِتَحْصِيْلِ الشُّكْرِ

So how can I achieve thanksgiving?

وَ شُكْرِىْ اِيَّاكَ يَفْتَقِرُ اِلٰى شُكْرٍ

For my thanking Thee requires thanksgiving.

فَكـُلَّمَا قُلْتُ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَجَبَ عَلَيَّ لِذَالِكَ اَنْ اَقُوْلَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ

Whenever I say, �To Thee belongs praise!�, it becomes thereby incumbent upon me to say, �To Thee belongs praise�!

اِلٰهِىْ فَكَمَا غَذَّيْتَـنَا بِلُطْفِكَ

My Allah, as Thou hast fed us through Thy gentleness

وَ رَبَّيْتَـنَا بِصُنْعِكَ

and nurtured us through Thy benefaction,

فَتَمِّمْ عَلَيْنَا سَوَابِغَ النِّعَمِ

so also complete for us lavish favours,

وَادْفَعْ عَنَّا مَكَارِهَ النِّقَمِ

repel from us detested acts of vengeance,

وَ اٰتِنَا مِنْ حُظُوْظِ الدَّارَيْنِ اَرْفَعَهَا وَ اَجَلَّهَا عَاجِلًا وَاجِلًا

and of the shares of the two abodes, give us their most elevated and their greatest, both the immediate and the deferred!

وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلٰى حُسْنِ بَلآئِكَ وَ سُبُوْغِ نَعْمَآئِكَ حَمْدًا يُوَافِقُ رِضَاكَ وَ يَمْتَرِى الْعَظِيْمَ مِنْ بِرِّكَ وَ نَدَاكَ

To Thee belongs praise for Thy good trial and the lavishness of Thy favours, a praise conforming to Thy good pleasure and attracting Thy great goodness and magnanimity.

يَا عَظِيْمُ يَا كَرِيْمُ

O All-mighty, O All-generous!

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

By Thy mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful!

 

مناجات المطيعين لِلّٰهِ

75. The Whispered Prayer of the Obedient Toward Allah

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اَللّٰهُمَّ اَلْهِمْنَا طَاعَتَكَ

O Allah, inspire us to obey Thee,

وَ جَنِّبْنَا مَعْصِيَتَكَ

turn us aside from disobeying Thee,

وَ يَسِّرْلَنَا بُلُوْغَ مَا نَتَمَنّٰى مِنِ ابْتِغَآءِ رِضْوَانِكَ

make it easy for us to reach the seeking of Thy good pleasure which we wish,

وَ اَحْلِلْنَا بُحْبُوْحَةَ جِنَانِكَ

set us down in the midst of Thy Gardens,

وَاقْشَعْ عَنْ بَصَائِرِنَا سَحَابَ الْاِرْتِيَابِ

dispel from our insights the clouds of misgiving,

وَاكْشِفْ عَنْ قُلُوْبِنَا اَغْشِيَةَ الْمِرْيَةِ وَالْحِجَابِ

uncover from our hearts the wrappings of doubt and the veil,

وَ اَزْهِقِ الْبَاطِلَ عَنْ ضَمَآئِرِنَا

make falsehood vanish from our innermost minds,

وَ اَثْبِتِ الْحَقَّ فِىْ سَرَآئِرِنَا

and fix the truth in our secret thoughts,

فَاِنَّ الشُّكُوْكَ وَالظُّنُوْنَ لَوَاقِحُ الْفِتَنِ وَ مُكَدِّرَةٌ لِصَفْوِ الْمَنَائِيْحِ وَالْمِنَنِ

for doubts and opinions fertilize temptations and muddy the purity of gifts and kindnesses!

اَللّٰهُمَّ احْمِلْنَا فِىْ سُفُنِ نَجَاتِكَ

O Allah, carry us in the ships of Thy deliverance,

وَ مَتِّعْنَا بِلَذِيْذِ مُنَاجَاتِكَ

give us to enjoy the pleasure of whispered prayer to Thee,

وَ اَوْرِدْنَا حِيَاضَ حُبِّكَ

make us drink at the pools of Thy love,

وَ اَذِقْنَا حَلَاوَةَ وُدِّكَ وَ قُرْبِكَ

let us taste the sweetness of Thy affection and nearness,

وَاجْعَلْ جِهَادَنَا فِيْكَ

allow us to struggle in Thee,[384]

وَ هَمَّنَا فِىْ طَاعَتِكَ

preoccupy us with obeying Thee,

وَ اَخْلِصْ نِيَّاتِنَا فِىْ مُعَامَلَتِكَ

and purify our intentions in devoting works to Thee,

فَاِنَّابِكَ وَ لَكَ

for we exist through Thee and belong to Thee,

وَلَا وَسِيْلَةَ لَنَا اِلَيْكَ اِلاَّ اَنْتَ

and we have no one to mediate with Thee but Thee!

اِلٰهِىْ اِجْعَلْنِىْ مِنَ الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ الْاَخْيَارِ

My Allah, place me among the chosen, the good,

وَ اَلْحِقْنِىْ بِالصَّالِحِيْنَ الْاَبْرَارِ

Join me to the righteous, the pious,

السَّابِقِيْنَ اِلَى الْمَكْرُمَاتِ

the first to reach generous gifts,

الْمُسَارِعِيْنَ اِلَى الْخَيْرَاتِ

the swift to come upon good things,

الْعَامِلِيْنَ لِلْبَاقِيَاتِ الصَّالِحَاتِ

the workers of the abiding acts of righteousness,

السَّاعِيْنَ اِلٰى رَفِيْعِ الدَّرَجَاتِ

the strivers after elevated degrees!

اِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ

Thou art powerful over everything[385]

وَ بِالْاِجَابَةِ جَدِيْرٌ

and disposed to respond!

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

By Thy mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful!

 

مناجات المريدين

76. The Whispered Prayer of the Devotees

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

سُبْحَانَكَ

Glory be to Thee!

مَا اَضِيْقَ الطُّرُقَ عَلٰى مَنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ دَلِيْلَهٗ

How narrow are the paths for him whom Thou hast not guided!

وَمَا اَوْضَحَ الْحَقَّ عِنْدَ مَنْ هَدَيْتَهٗ سَبِيْلَهٗ

How plain the truth for him whom Thou hast guided on his way!

اِلٰهِىْ فَاسْلُكْ بِنَا سُبُلَ الْوُصُوْلِ اِلَيْكَ

My Allah, so make us travel on the roads that arrive at Thee

وَ سَيِّرْنَا فِىْٓ اَقْرَبِ الطُّرُقِ لِلْوُفُوْدِ عَلَيْكَ

and set us into motion on the paths nearest to reaching Thee!

قَرِّبْ عَلَيْنَا الْبَعِيْدَ

Make near for us the far,

وَ سَهِّلْ عَلَيْنَا الْعَسِيْرَ الشَّدِيْدَ

and make easy for us the hard and difficult!

وَ اَلْحِقْنَا بِعِبَادِكَ الَّذِيْنَ هُمْ

Join us to Thy servants, those who

بِالْبِدَارِ اِلَيْكَ يُسَارِعُوْنَ

hurry to Thee swiftly,

وَ بَابَكَ عَلَى الدَّوَامِ يَطْرُقُوْنَ

knock constantly at Thy door,

وَ اِيَّاكَ فِى اللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ يَعْبُدُوْنَ

and worship Thee by night and by day,

وَهُمْ مِنْ هَيْبَتِكَ مُشْفِقُوْنَ

while they remain apprehensive in awe of Thee!

الَّذِيْنَ صَفَّيْتَ لَهُمُ الْمَشَارِبَ

Thou hast purified their drinking places,

وَ بَلَّغْتَهُمُ الرَّغَآئِبَ

taken them to the objects of their desire,

وَ اَنْجَحْتَ لَهُمُ الْمَطَالِبَ

granted their requests,

وَ قَضَيْتَ لَهُمْ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْمَآرِبَ

accomplished their wishes through Thy bounty,

وَ مَلَأْتَ لَهُمْ ضَمَآئِرَهُمْ مَنْ حُبِّكَ

filled their minds with Thy love,

وَ رَوَّيْتَهُمْ مِنْ صَافِىْ شَرِيْكَ

and quenched their thirst with Thy pure drink.

فَبِكَ اِلٰى لَذِيْذِ مُنَاجَاتِكَ وَ صَلُوْا

Through Thee have they reached the pleasure of whispered prayer to Thee,

وَ مِنْكَ اَقْصٰى مَقَاصِدِهِمْ حَصَّلُوْا

and in Thee have they achieved their furthest goals.

فَيَامَنْ هُوَ

O He who

عَلَى الْمُقْبِلِيْنَ عَلَيْهِ مُقْبِلٌ وَ بِالْعَطْفِ عَلَيْهِمْ عَآئِدٌ مُفْضِلٌ

comes toward those who come toward Him and grants gifts and bestows bounty upon them through tenderness!

وَ بِالْغَافِلِيْنَ عَنْ ذِكْرِهٖ رَحِيْمٌ رَؤُفٌ وَ بِجَذْبِهِمْ اِلٰى بَابِهٖ وَدُوْدٌ عَطُوْفٌ

He is compassionate and clement toward those heedless of His remembrance and loving and tender in drawing them to His door!

اَسْئَلُكَ اَنْ تَجْعَلَنِىْ مِنْ

I ask Thee to place me among those of them who have

اَوْفَرِهِمْ مِنْكَ حَظًّا

the fullest share from Thee,

وَ اَعْلَاهُمْ عِنْدَكَ مَنْزِلًا

the highest station with Thee,

وَ اَجْزَلِهِمْ مِنْ وُدِّكَ قِسْمًا

the most plentiful portion of Thy love,

وَ اَفْضَلِهِمْ فِىْ مَعْرِفَتِكَ نَصِيْبًا

and the most excellent allotment of Thy knowledge,

فَقَدِ انْقَطَعَتْ اِلَيْكَ هِمَّتِىْ

for my aspiration has been cut off from everything but Thee

وَانْصَرَفَتْ نَحْوَكَ رَغْبَتِىْ

and my desire has turned toward Thee alone.

فَاَنْتَ لَا غَيْرُكَ مُرَادِىْ

Thou art my object, none other;

وَ لَكَ لَا لِسِوَاكَ سَهَرِىْ وَ سُهَادِىْ

to Thee alone belongs my waking and my sleeplessness.

وَ لِقَآئُكَ قُرَّةُ عَيْنِىْ

Meeting Thee is the gladness of my eye,

وَ وَصْلُكَ مُنٰى نَفْسِىْ

joining Thee the wish of my soul.

وَ اِلَيْكَ شَوْقِىْ

Toward Thee is my yearning,

وَ فِىْ مَحَبَّتِكَ وَ لَهِىْ

in love for Thee my passionate longing,

وَاِلٰى هَوَاكَ صَبَابَتِىْ

in inclining toward Thee my fervent craving.

وَ رِضَاكَ بُغْيَتِىْ

Thy good pleasure is the aim I seek,

رُؤْيَتُكَ حَاجَتِىْ

vision of Thee my need,

وَ جِوَارُكَ طَلِبَتِيْ

Thy neighbourhood my request,

وَ قُرْبُكَ غَايَةُ سُؤْلِىْ

nearness to Thee the utmost object of my asking.

وَ فِىْ مُنَاجَاتِكَ رُوْحِىْ وَ رَاحَتِىْ

In whispered prayer to Thee I find my repose and my ease.

وَ عِنْدَكَ

With Thee lies

دَوَآءُ عِلَّتِىْ

the remedy of my illness,

وَ شِفَآءُ غُلَّتِىْ

the cure for my burning thirst,

وَ بَرْدُ لَوْعَتِىْ

the coolness of my ardour,

وَ كَشْفُ كُرْبَتِىْ

the removal of my distress.

فَكـُنْ

Be

اَنِيْسِىْ فِىْ وَحْشَتِىْ

my intimate in my loneliness,

وَ مُقِيْلُ عَثْرَتِىْ

the releaser of my stumble,

وَ غَافِرَ زَلَّتِىْ

the forgiver of my slip,

وَ قَابِلَ تَوْبَتِىْ

the accepter of my repentance,

وَ مُجِيْبَ دَعْوَتِىْ

the responder to my supplication,

وَ وَلِىَّ عِصْمَتِىْ

the patron of preserving me from sin,

وَ مُغْنِيَ فَاقَتِىْ

the one who frees me from my neediness!

وَلَا تَقْطَعْنِىْ عَنْكَ

Cut me not off from Thee

وَلَا تُبْعِدْنِىْ مِنْكَ

and keep me not far from Thee!

يَا نَعِيْمِىْ وَ جَنَّتِىْ

O my bliss and my garden!

وَ يَا دُنْيَاىَ وَ اٰخِرَتِىْ

O my this world and my hereafter!

يَآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

 

مناجات المحبّين

77. The Whispered Prayer of the Lovers

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اِلٰهِىْ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِىْ ذَاقَ حَلَاوَةَ مَحَبَّتِكَ فَرَامَ مِنْكَ بَدَلًا

My Allah, who can have tasted the sweetness of Thy love, then wanted another in place of Thee?

وَّ مَنْ ذَا الَّذىْ اَنِسَ بِقُرْبِكَ فَابْتَغٰى عَنْكَ حِوَلًا

Who can have become intimate with Thy nearness, then sought removal from Thee?

اِلٰهِىْ فَاجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنِ

My Allah, place us with him whom Thou hast

اصْطَفَيْتَهٗ لِقُرْبِكَ وَ وِلَايَتِكَ

chosen for Thy nearness and Thy friendship,

وَ اَخْلَصْتَهٗ لِوُدِّكَ وَ مَحَبَّتِكَ

purified through Thy affection and Thy love,

وَ شَوَّقْتَهٗ اِلٰى لِقَآئِكَ

given yearning for the meeting with Thee,

وَ رَضَّيْتَهٗ بِقَضَآئِكَ

made pleased with Thy decree,

وَ مَنَحْتَهٗ بِالنَّظَرِ اِلٰى وَجْهِكَ

granted gazing upon Thy face,

وَ حَبَوْتَهٗ بِرِضَاكَ

shown the favour of Thy good pleasure,

وَ اَعَذْتَهٗ مِنْ هَجْرِكَ وَ قِلَاكَ

given refuge from separation from Thee and Thy loathing,

وَ بَوَّاتَهٗ مَقْعَدَا لصِّدْقِ فِىْ جَوَارِكَ

settled in a sure sitting place in Thy neighbourhood,

وَ خَصَصْتَهٗ بِمَعْرِفَتِكَ

singled out for true knowledge of Thee,

وَ اَهَّلْتَهٗ لِعِبَادِتِكَ

made worthy for worship of Thee,

وَ هَيَّمْتَ قَلْبَهٗ لِاِرَادَتِكَ

whose heart Thou hast captivated with Thy will,

وَاجْتَبَيْتَهٗ لِمُشَاهَدَتِكَ

whom Thou hast picked for contemplating Thee,

وَ اَخْلَيْتَ وَجْهَهٗ لَكَ

whose look Thou hast made empty for Thee,

وَ فَرَّغْتَ فُؤَادَهٗ لِحُبِّكَ

whose breast Thou hast freed for Thy love,

وَ رَغَّبْتَهٗ فِيْمَا عِنْدَكَ

whom Thou hast made desirous of what is with Thee,

وَ اَلْهَمْتَهٗ ذِكْرَكَ

inspired with Thy remembrance,

وَ اَوْزَعْتَهٗ شُكْرَكَ

allotted thanksgiving to Thee,

وَ شَغَلْتَهٗ بِطَاعَتِكَ

occupied with obeying Thee,

وَ صَيَّرْتَهٗ مِنْ صَالِحِىْ بَرِيَّتِكَ

turned into one of Thy righteous creatures,

وَاخْتَرْتَهٗ لِمُنَاجَاتِكَ

chosen for whispered prayer to Thee,

وَ قَطَعْتَ عَنْهُ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ يَقْطَعُهٗ عَنْكَ

and from whom Thou hast cut off all things which cut him off from Thee!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ

O Allah, place us among those

دَابُهُمُ الْاِرْتِيَاحُ اِلَيْكَ وَالْحَنِيْنَ

whose habit is rejoicing in Thee and yearning for Thee,

وَ دَهْرُهُمُ الزَّفْرَةُ وَالْاَنِيْنَ

whose time is spent in sighing and moaning!

جِبَاهُهُمْ سَاجِدَةٌ لِعَظَمَتِكَ

Their foreheads are bowed down before Thy mightiness,

وَ عُيُوْنُهُمْ سَاهِرَةٌ فِىْ خِدْمَتِكَ

their eyes wakeful in Thy service,

وَ دُمُوْعُهُمْ سَآئِلَةٌ مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ

their tears flowing in dread of Thee,

وَ قُلُوْبُهُمْ مُتَعَلِّقَةٌ بِمَحَبَّتِكَ

their hearts fixed upon Thy love,

وَ اَفْئِدَتُهُمْ مُنْخَلِعَةٌ مِنْ مَهَابَتِكَ

their cores shaken with awe of Thee.

يَا مَنْ اَنْوَارُ قُدْسِهٖ لِاَبْصَارِ مُحِبِّيْهِ رَآئِقَةٌ

O He the lights of whose holiness induce wonder in the eyes of His lovers,

وَ سُبْحَاتُ وَجْهِهٖ لِقُلُوْبِ عَارِفِيْهِ شَآئِقَةٌ

the glories of whose face arouse the longing of the hearts of His knowers!

يَا مُنٰى قُلُوْبِ الْمُشْتَاقِيْنَ

O Furthest Wish of the hearts of the yearners!

وَ يَا غَايَةَ اٰمَالِ الْمُحِبِّيْنَ

O Utmost Limit of the hopes of the lovers!

اَسْئَلُكَ حُبَّكَ وَ حُبَّ مَنْ يُّحِبُّكَ

I ask from Thee love for Thee, love for those who love Thee,

وَ حُبَّ كُلِّ عَمَلٍ يُوْصِلُنِىْ اِلٰى قُرْبِكَ

love for every work which will join me to Thy nearness,

وَ اَنْ تَجْعَلَكَ اَحَبَّ اِلَيَّ مِمَّا سِوَاكَ

and that Thou makest Thyself more beloved to me than anything other than Thee

وَ اَنْ تَجَعَلَ

and makest

حُبِّىْ اِيَّاكَ قَائِدًا اِلٰى رِضْوَانِكَ

my love for Thee lead to Thy good pleasure,

وَ شَوْقِىْ اِلَيْكَ ذَائِدًا عَنْ عِصْيَانِكَ

and my yearning for Thee protect against disobeying Thee!

وَامْنُنْ بِالنَّظَرِ اِلَيْكَ عَلَيَّ

Oblige me by allowing me to gaze upon Thee,

وَانْظُرْ بِعَيْنِ الْوُدِّ وَالْعَطْفِ اِلَيَّ

gaze upon me with the eye of affection and tenderness,

وَلَا تَصْرِفْ عَنِّىْ وَجْهَكَ

turn not Thy face away from me,

وَاجْعَلْنِىْ مِنْ اَهْلِ الْاِسْعَادِ وَالْحُظْوَةِ عِنْدَكَ

and make me one of the people of happiness with Thee and favoured position!

يَا مُجِيْبُ يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

O Responder, O Most Merciful of the merciful!

 

مناجات المتوسّلين

78. The Whispered Prayer of those Asking for Mediation

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اِلٰهِىْ

My Allah,

لَيْسَ لِىْ وَسِيْلَةٌ اِلَيْكَ اِلاَّ عَوَاطِفُ رَاْفَتِكَ

I have no mediation with Thee but the tender acts of Thy clemency,

وَلَا لِىْ ذَرِيْعَةٌ اِلَيْكَ اِلاَّ عَوَارِفُ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ شَفَاعَةُ نَبِيِّكَ نَبِىِّ الرَّحْمَةِ وَ مُنْقِذِ الْاُمَّةِ مِنَ الْغُمَّةِ

nor any way to come to Thee but the gentle favours of Thy mercy and the intercession of Thy Prophet, the prophet of mercy, who rescued the community from confusion.

فَاجْعَلْهُمَا لِىْ سَبَبًا اِلٰى نَيْلِ غُفْرَانِكَ

Make these two my tie to attaining Thy forgiveness

وَ صَيِّرْهُمَا لِىْ وُصْلَةً اِلىَ الْفَوْزِ بِرِضْوَانِكَ

and let them take me to triumph through Thy good pleasure!

وَ قَدْ حَلَّ رَجَآئِىْ بِحَرَمِ كَرَمِكَ

My hope has dismounted in the sacred precinct of Thy generosity,

وَ حَطَّ طَبَعِىْ بِفِنَآءِ جُوْدِكَ

my craving has alighted in the courtyard of Thy munificence.

فَحَقِّقْ فِيْكَ اَمَلِىْ

So actualize my expectation from Thee,

وَاخْتِمْ بِالْخَيْرِ عَمَلِىْ

seal my works with good,

وَاجْعَلْنِىْ مِنْ صَفْوَتِكَ الَّذِيْنَ

and place me among Thy selected friends, those whom Thou hast

اَحْلَلْتَهُمْ بُحْبُوْحَةَ جَنَّتِكَ

set down in the midst of Thy Garden,

وَ بَوَّاتَهُمْ دَارَ كَرَامَتِكَ

and settled in the abode of Thy honour,

وَ اَقْرَرْتَ اَعْيُنَهُمْ بِالنَّظَرِ اِلَيْكَ يَوْمَ لِقَآئِكَ

whose eyes Thou hast gladdened by gazing upon Thee on the day of meeting Thee,

وَ اَوْرَثْتَهُمْ مَنَازِلَ الصِّدْقِ فِىْ جَوَارِكَ

and whom Thou hast made heirs to the sure stations in Thy neighbourhood!

يَا مَنْ

O He

لَا يَفِدُ الْوَافِدُوْنَ عَلٰى اَكْرَمَ مِنْهُ

none more generous than whom is reached by the reachers

وَلَا يَجِدُ الْقَاصِدُوْنَ اَرْحَمَ مِنْهُ

and none more merciful than whom is found by the aimers!

يَا خَيْرَ مَنْ خَلَا بِهٖ وَحِيْدٌ

O Best of those with whom the lonely are alone,

وَ يَا اَعْطَفَ مَنْ اَوٰى اِلَيْهِ طَرِيْدٌ

O Tenderest of those with whom outcasts seek haven!

اِلٰى سَعَةِ عَفْوِكَ مَدَدْتُ يَدِىْ

Toward the expanse of Thy pardon have I extended my hand,

وَ بِذَيْلِ كَرَمِكَ اَعْلَقْتُ كَفِىْ

upon the skirt of Thy generosity have I fastened my grasp!

فَلَا تُوْلِـنِىْ الْحِرْمَانَ

Show me no deprivation

وَلَا تُبْلِنِىْ بِالْخَيْبَةِ وَالْخُسْرَانِ

and afflict me not with disappointment and loss!

يَا سَمِيْعَ الدُّعَآءِ

O Hearer of supplications!

يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

 

مناجات

المفتقرين

79. The Whispered Prayer of the Utterly Poor

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اِلٰهِىْ

My Allah, nothing will

كَسْرِىْ لَا يَجْبُرُهٗ اِلاَّ لُطْفُكَ وَ حَنَانُكَ

mend my fracture but Thy gentleness and loving care,

وَ فَقْرِىْ لَا يُغْنِيْهِ اِلاَّ عَطْفُكَ وَ اِحْسَانُكَ

free me of my poverty but Thy affection and beneficence,

وَ رَوْعَتِىْ لَا يُسَكِّنُهَا اِلاَّ اَمَانُكَ

still my fright but Thy security,

وَ ذِلَّتِىْ لَا يُعِزُّهَآ اِلاَّ سُلْطَانُكَ

exalt my abasement but Thy sovereignty,

وَاُمْنِيَّتِىْ لَا يُبَلِّغُنِيْهَآ اِلاَّ فَضْلُكَ

take me to my hope but Thy bounty,

وَ خَلَّتِىْ لَا يَسُدُّهَآ اِلاَّ طَوْلُكَ

remedy my lack but Thy graciousness,

وَ حَاجَتِىْ لَا يَقْضِيْهَا غَيْرُكَ

accomplish my need other than Thou,

وَ كَرْبِىْ لَا يُفَرِّجُهٗ سِوٰى رَحْمَتِكَ

relieve my distress other than Thy mercy,

وَ ضُرِّىْ لَا يَكْشِفُهٗ غَيْرُ رَافَتِكَ

remove my injury other than Thy clemency,

وَ غُلَّتِىْ لَا يُبَرِّدُهَا اِلاَّ وَصْلُكَ

cool my burning thirst but reaching Thee,

وَ لَوْعَتِىْ لَا يُطْفِيْهَا اِلاَّ لِقَآؤُكَ

quench my ardour but meeting Thee,

وَ شَوْقِىْ اِلَيْكَ لَا يَبُلُّهٗ اِلاَّ النَّظَرُ اِلٰى وَجْهِكَ

damp my yearning but gazing upon Thy face,

وَ قَرَارِىْ لَا يَقِرُّدُوْنَ دُنُوِّىْ مِنْكَ

settle my settling place without closeness to Thee,

وَ لَهْفَتِىْ لَا يَرُدُّهَا اِلاَّ رَوْحُكَ

allay my worry but Thy repose,

وَ سُقْمِىْ لَا يَشْفِيْهِ اِلاَّ طِبُّكَ

cure my illness but Thy medicine,

وَ غَمِّىْ لَا يُزِيْلُهٗ اِلاَّ قُرْبُكَ

eliminate my grief but Thy nearness,

وَ جُرْحِىْ لَا يُبْرِئُهٗ اِلاَّ صَفْحُكَ

heal my wound but Thy forgiveness,

وَ رَيْنُ قَلْبِىْ لَا يَجْلُوْهُ اِلاَّ عَفْوُكَ

remove the rust on my heart but Thy pardon,

وَ وَسْوَاسُ صَدْرِىْ لَا يُزِيْحُهٗ اِلاَّ اَمْرِكَ

banish the confusing thoughts from my breast but Thy command!

فَيَا مُنْتَهٰى اَمَلِ الْاٰمِلِيْنَ

O Utmost Hope of the hopers!

وَ يَا غَايَةَ سُؤْلِ السَّآئِلِيْنَ

O Ultimate Demand of the askers!

وَ يَا اَقْصٰى طَلِبَةِ الطَّالِبِيْنَ

O Furthest Request of the requesters!

وَ يَآ اَعْلٰى رَغْبَةِ الرَّاغِبِيْنَ

O Highest Desire of the desirers!

وَ يَا وَلِيَّ الصَّالِحِيْنَ

O Patron of the righteous!

وَ يَا اَمَانَ الْخَآئِفِيْنَ

O Security of the fearful!

وَ يَا مُجِيْبَ دَعْوَةِ الْمُضْطَرِّيْنَ

O Responder to the supplication of the distressed!

وَ يَا ذُخْرَ الْمُعْدِمِيْنَ

O Storehouse of the destitute!

وَ يَا كَنْزَ الْبَآسِئِيْنَ

O Treasure of the pitiful!

وَ يَا غِيَاثَ الْمُسْتَغِثِيْنَ

O Help of the help-seekers!

وَ يَا قَاضِيَ حَوَآئِجِ الْفُقْرَآءِ وَالْمَسَاكِيْنِ

O Accomplisher of the needs of the poor and the miserable!

وَ يَا اَكْرَمَ الْاَكْرَمِيْنَ

O Most Generous of the most generous!

وَ يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

لَكَ تَخَضُّعِىْ وَ سُؤَالِىْ

To Thee is my humble subjection and request,

وَ اِلَيْكَ تَضَرُّعِىْ وَابْتِهَا لِىْ

to Thee my pleading and imploring!

اَسْئَلُكَ اَنْ

I ask Thee

تُنِيْلَنِىْ مِنْ رَوْحِ رِضْوَانِكَ

to let me attain the repose of Thy good pleasure,

وَ تُدِيْمَ عَلَيَّ نِعَمَ امْتِنَانِكَ

and to make constant toward me the favours of Thy kindness!

وَ هَا اَنَا

Here am I,

بِبَابِ كَرَمِكَ وَاقِفٌ

standing before the gate of Thy generosity,

وَ لِنَفَخَاتِ بِرِّكَ مُتَعَرِّضٌ

opening myself up to the breezes of Thy goodness,

وَ بِحَبْلِكَ الشَّدِيْدِ مُعْتَصِمٌ

holding fast to Thy strong cord,

وَ بِعُرْوَتِكَ الْوُثْقٰى مُتَمَسِّكٌ

clinging to Thy firm handle!

اِلٰهِىْ اِرْحَمْ عَبْدَكَ الذَّلِيْلَ

My Allah, have mercy upon Thy lowly slave

ذَا اللِّسَانِ الْكـَلِيْلِ وَالْعَمَلِ الْقَلِيْلِ

of silent tongue and few good works,

وَامْنُنْ عَلَيْهِ بِطَوْلِكَ الْجَزِيْلِ

obligate him through Thy plentiful graciousness,

وَاكْنُفْهُ تَحْتَ ظِلِّكَ الظَّلِيْلِ

shelter him under Thy plenteous shade!

يَا كَرِيْمُ يَا جَمِيْلُ

O Generous, O Beautiful,

يَآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

 

مناجات العارفين

80. The Whispered Prayer of the Knowers

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اِلٰهِىْ

My Allah,

قَصُرَتِ الْاَلْسُنُ عَنْ بُلُوغِ ثَنَآئَكَ كَمَا يَلِيْقُ بِجَلَالِكَ

tongues fall short of attaining praise of Thee proper to Thy majesty,

وَ عَجَزَتِ الْعُقُوْلُ عَنْ اِدْرَاكِ كُنْهِ جَمَالِكَ

intellects are incapable of grasping the core of Thy beauty,

وَ انْحَسَرَتِ الْاَبْصَارُدُوْنَ النَّظَرِ اِلٰى سُبْحَاتِ وَجْهِكَ

eyes fail before gazing upon the glories of Thy face,

وَلَمْ تَجْعَلَ لِلْخَلْقِ طَرِيْقًا اِلٰى مَعْرِفَتِكَ اِلاَّ بِالْعَجْزِ عَنْ مَعْرِفَتِكَ

and Thou hast assigned to Thy creatures no way to know Thee save incapacity to know Thee!

اِلٰهِىْ فَاجْعَلْنَا مِنَ الَّذِيْنَ

My Allah, place us among those

تَرَسَّخَتْ اَشْجَارُ الشَّوْقِ اِلَيْكَ فِىْ حَدَآئِقِ صُدُوْرِهِمْ

within the gardens of whose breasts the trees of yearning for Thee have taken firm root

وَ اَخَذَتْ لَوْعَةُ مُحَبَّتِكَ بِمَجَامِعِ قُلُوْبِهِمْ

and the assemblies of whose hearts have been seized by the ardour of Thy love!

فَهُمْ اِلٰى اَوْ كَارِ الْاَفْكَارِ يَا وُونَ

They seek shelter in the nests of meditation,

وَ فِىْ رِيَاضِ الْقُرْبِ وَ الْمُكَـاشَفَةِ يَرْتَعُوْنَ

feed upon the gardens of nearness and disclosure,

وَ مِنْ حِيَاضِ الْمَحَبَّةِ بِكَاسِ الْمُلَاطَفَةِ يَكْرَعُوْنَ

drink from the pools of love with the cup of gentle favour,

وَ شَرَايِعَ الْمُصَافَاتِ يَرِدُوْنَ

and enter into the watering-places of warm affection.

قَدْ كُشِفَ الْغِطَآءُ عَنْ اَبْصَارِهِمْ

The covering has been lifted from their eyes,[386]

وَانْجَلَتْ ظُلْمَةُ الرَّيْبِ عَنْ عَقَآئِدِهِمْ وَ ضَمَآئِرِهِمْ

the darkness of disquiet has been dispelled from their beliefs and their innermost minds,

وَانْقَنَتْ مُخَالِجَةُ الشَّكِّ عَنْ قُلُوْبِهِمْ وَ سَرَآئِرِهِمْ

the contention of doubt has been negated from their hearts and their secret thoughts,

وَانْشَرَحَتْ بِتَحْقِيْقِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ صُدُوْرُهُمْ

their breasts have expanded through the verification of true knowledge,

وَ عَلَتْ لِسَبْقِ السَّعَأدَةِ فِىْ الزِّهَادَةِ هِمَمُهُمْ

their aspirations have ascended through precedent good fortune in renunciation,

وَ عَذُبَ فِىْ مَعِيْنِ الْمُعَامَلَةِ شِرْبُهُمْ

their drinking is sweet from the spring of devotion to good works,

وَ طَابَ فِىْ مَجْلِسِ الْاُنْسِ سِرُّهُمْ

their secret thoughts are delicious in the sitting-place of intimacy,

وَ اَمِنَ فِىْ مَوْطِنِ الْمَخَافَةَ سِرْبُهُمْ

their minds are secure in the place of terror,

وَاطْمَاَنَّتْ بِالرُّجُوْعِ اِلٰى رَبِّ الْاَرْبَابِ اَنْفُسُهُمْ

their souls are serene through the return to the Lord of lords,[387]

وَ تَيَقَّنَتْ بِالْفَوْزِ وَالْفَلَاحِ اَرْوَاحُهُمْ

their spirits have reached certitude through triumph and prosperity,

وَ قَرَّتْ بِالنَّظَرِ اِلٰى مَحْبُوْبِهِمْ اَعْيُنُهُمْ

their eyes have been gladdened through gazing upon their Beloved,

وَاسْتَقَرَّ بِاِدْرَاكِ السُّؤْلِ وَ نَيْلِ الْمَأمُوْلِ قَرَارُهُمْ

their settling place has been settled through reaching the request and attaining the expectation,

وَ رَبِحَتْ فِىْ بَيْعِ الدُّنْيَا بِالْاٰخِرَةِ تِجَارَتُهُمْ

and their commerce has profited through the sale of this world for the next!

اِلٰهِىْ

My Allah,

مَا اَلَذَّ خَوَاطِرَ الْاِلْهَامِ بِذِكْرِكَ عَلَى الْقُلُوْبِ

how agreeable for hearts are the thoughts inspiring Thy remembrance,

وَمَا اَحْلَى الْمَسِيْرَ اِلَيْكَ بِالْاَوْهَامِ فِى مَسَالِكِ الْغُيُوْبِ

how sweet travelling to Thee through imagination upon the roads of the unseen worlds,

وَ مَا اَطْيَبَ طَعْمُ حُبِّكَ

how pleasant the taste of Thy love,

وَمَا اَعْذَبَ شِرْبَ قُرْبِكَ

how delightful the drink of Thy nearness!

فَاَعِذْنَا مِنْ طَرْدِكَ وَ اِبْعَادِكَ

So give us refuge from Thy casting out and Thy sending far,

وَ جْعَلْنَا مِنْ

and place us among

اَخَصِّ عَارِفِيْكَ

the most elect of Thy knowers,

وَ اَصْلَحِ عِبَادِكَ

the most righteous of Thy servants,

وَ اَصْدَقِ طَآئِعِيْكَ

the most truthful of Thy obeyers,

وَ اَخْلَصِ عُبَّادِكَ

the most sincere of Thy worshipers!

يَا عَظِيْمُ يَا جَلِيْلُ

O All-mighty, O Majestic,

يَا كَرِيْمُ يَا مُنِيْلُ

O Generous, O Endower!

بِرَحْمَتِكَ وَ مَنِّكَ يَآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

By Thy mercy and kindness, O Most Merciful of the merciful!

 

مناجات الذاكرين

81. The Whispered Prayer of the Rememberers

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اِلٰهِىْ لَوْلَا الْوَاجِبُ مِنْ قَبُوْلِ اَمْرِكَ لَنَزَّهْتُكَ مِنْ ذِكْرِىْ اِيَّاكَ

My Allah, were it not incumbent to accept Thy command, I would declare Thee far too exalted for me to remember Thee,

عَلٰى اَنَّ ذِكْرِىْ لَكَ بِقَدْرِىْ لَا بِقَدْرِكَ

for I remember Thee in my measure, not in Thy measure,

وَمَا عَسٰى اَنْ يَبْلُغَ مِقْدَارِىْ حَتّٰى اَجْعَلَ مَحَّلًا لِتَقْدِيْسِيْكَ

and my scope can hardly reach the point where I may be a locus for calling Thee holy!

وَ مِنْ اَعْظَمِ النِّعَمِ عَلَيْنَا

Among Thy greatest favours to us

جَرَيَانُ ذِكْرِكَ عَلٰۤى اَلْسِنَتِنَا

is the running of Thy remembrance across our tongues

وَ اِذْنُكَ لَنَا بِدُعَآئِكَ وَ تَنْزِيْهِكَ وَ تَسْبِيْحِكَ

and Thy permission to us to supplicate Thee, declare Thee exalted, and call Thee holy!

اِلٰهِىْ فَاَلْهِمْنَا ذِكْرَكَ

My Allah, inspire us with Thy remembrance

فِى الْخَلآءِ وَالْمَلآءِ

alone and in assemblies,

وَ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ

by night and day,

وَالْاِعْلَانِ وَ الْاِسْرَارِ

publicly and secretly,

وَ فِى السَّرَّآءِ وَالضَّرَّآءِ

in prosperity and adversity!

وَ اٰنِسْنَا بِالذِّكْرِا لْخَفِىِّ

Make us intimate with silent remembrance,

وَاسْتَعْمِلْنَا بِالْعَلِىِّ الزَّكِىِّ وَالسَّعْىِ الْمَرْضِىِّ

employ us in purified works and effort pleasing to Thee,

وَ جَازِنَا بِالْمِيْزَانِ الْوَفِىِّ

and reward us with the full balance!

اِلٰهِىْ

My Allah,

بِكَ هَامَتِ الْقُلُوْبُ الْوَالِهَةُ

love-mad hearts are enraptured by Thee,

وَ عَلٰى مَعْرِفَتِكَ جُمِعَتِ الْعُقُوْلُ الْمُتَبَايِنَةُ

disparate intellects are brought together by knowing Thee,[388]

فَلَا تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوْبُ اِلاَّ بِذِكْرَاكَ

hearts find no serenity except in remembering Thee,

وَلَا تَسْكُنُ النُّفُوْسُ اِلاَّ عِنْدَ رُؤْيَاكَ

souls find no rest except in seeing Thee.

اَنْتَ الْمُسَبَّحُ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ

Thou art the glorified in every place,

وَالْمَعْبُوْدُ فِىْ كُلِّ زَمَانٍ

the worshipped at every time,

وَالْمَوْجُوْدُ فِىْ كُلِّ اَوَانٍ

the found at every moment,

وَالْمَدْعُوُّ بِكُلِّ لِسَانٍ

the called by every tongue,

وَالْمُعَظَّمُ فِىْ كُلِّ جَنَانٍ

the magnified in every heart!

وَ اَسْتَغْفِرُكَ

I pray forgiveness from Thee for

مِنْ كُلِّ لَذَّةٍ بِغَيْرِ ذِكْرِكَ

every pleasure but remembering Thee,

وَ مِنْ كُلِّ رَاحَةٍ بِغَيْرِ اُنْسِكَ

every ease but intimacy with Thee,

وَ مِنْ كُلِّ سُرُوْرٍ بِغَيْرِ قُرْبِكَ

every happiness but nearness to Thee,

وَ مِنْ كُلِّ شُغْلٍ بِغَيْرِ طَاعَتِكَ

every occupation but obeying Thee!

اِلٰهِىْ اَنْتَ قُلْتَ وَ قُوْلَكَ الْحَقُّ

My Allah, Thou hast said - and Thy word is true -

يَآ اَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا اذْكُرُوا اللهَ ذِكْرًا كَثِيْرًا وَ سَبِّحُوْهُ بُكْرَةً وَ اَصِيْلًا

O you who have faith, remember Allah with much remembrance and glorify Him at dawn and in the evening![389]

وَ قُلْتَ وَ قَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ

Thou hast said - and Thy word is true -

فَاذْكُرُونِىْ اَذْكُرْكُمْ

Remember Me, and I will remember you!

فَاَمَرْتَنَا بِذِكْرِكَ وَ وَعَدْتَنَا عَلَيْهِ اَنْ تَذْكُرَنَا تَشْرِيْفًا لَنَا وَ تَفْخِيْمًا وَ اِعْظَامًا

Thou hast commanded us to remember Thee,[390] and promised us that Thou wilt remember us thereby, in order to ennoble, respect, and honour us.

وَ هَا نَحْنُ ذَاكِرُوكَ كَمَا اَمَرْتَنَا

Here we are, remembering Thee as Thou hast commanded us!

فَاَنْجِزْ لَنَا مَا وَ عَدْتَنَا

So accomplish what Thou hast promised,

يَا ذَاكِرَ الذَّاكِرِيْنَ

O Rememberer of the rememberers!

وَ يَآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

 

مناجات المعتصمين

82. The Whispered Prayer of those who Hold Fast

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اَللّٰهُمَّ يَا مَلَاذَ الَّلآئِذِيْنَ

O Allah, O Shelter of the shelter-seekers!

وَ يَا مَعَاذَالْعَآئِذِيْنَ

O Refuge of the refuge-seekers!

وَ يَا مُنْجِيَ الْهَالِكِيْنَ

O Deliverer of the perishing!

وَ يَا عَاصِمَ الْبَآئِسِيْنَ

O Preserver of the pitiful!

وَ يَا رَاحِمَ الْمَسَاكِيْنِ

O Merciful toward the miserable!

وَ يَا مُجِيْبَ الْمُضْطَرِّيْنَ

O Responder to the distressed!

وَ يَا كَنْزَ الْمُفْقَتِرِيْنَ

O Treasure of the utterly poor!

وَ يَا جَابِرَ الْمُنْكَسِرِيْنَ

O Mender of the broken!

وَ يَا مَاْوَى الْمُنْقَطِعِيْنَ

O Haven of the cut off!

وَ يَا نَاصِرَ الْمُسْتَضْعَفِيْنَ

O Helper of the abased!

وَ يَا مُجِيْرَ الْخَآئِـفِيْنَ

O Granter of sanctuary to the fearful!

وَ يَا مُغِيْثَ الْمَكْرُوْبِيْنَ

O Aider of the troubled!

وَ يَا حِصْنَ اللاّٰجِيْنَ

O Fortress of the refugees!

اِنْ لَمْ اَعُذْ بِعِزَّتِكَ فَبِمَنْ اَعُوْذُ

If I seek not refuge in Thy might, in whom shall I seek refuge?

وَ اِنْ لَمْ اَلُذْ بِقُدْرَتِكَ فَبِمَنْ اَلُوْذُ

If I seek not shelter in Thy power, in whom shall I seek shelter?

وَ قَدْ اَلْجَاَتْنِى الذُّنُوْبُ اِلَى التَّشَبُّتِ بِاَذْيَالِ عَفْوِكَ

Sins have made me seek asylum in laying hold on the skirts of Thy pardon,

وَ اَحْوَجَتْنِىْ الْخَطَايَا اِلَى اسْتِفْتَاحِ اَبْوَابِ صَفْحِكَ

offenses have compelled me to beg the opening of the doors of Thy forgiveness,

وَ دَعَتْنِىْ الْاِسَآئَةُ اِلَى الْاِنَاخَةِ بِفِنَآءِ عِزِّكَ

evildoing has summoned me to dismount in the courtyard of Thy might,

وَ حَمَلَتْنِىْ الْمَخَافَةُ مِنْ نِقْمَتِكَ عَلَى التَّمَسُّكِ بِعُرْوَةِ عَطْفِكَ

fear of Thy vengeance has prompted me to cling to the handhold of Thy tenderness!

وَ مَا حَقُّ مَنِ اعْتَصَمَ بِحَبْلِكَ اَنْ يُخْذَلَ

It is not right for him who holds fast to Thy cord to be abandoned,

وَلَا يَلِيْقُ بِمَنِ اسْتَجَارَ بِعِزِّكَ اَنْ يُسْلَمَ اَوْ يُهْمَلَ

nor proper for him who seeks the sanctuary of Thy might to be surrendered or disregarded.

اِلٰهِىْ فَلَا تُخْلِنَا مِنْ جِمَايَتِكَ

My Allah, empty us not of Thy defending,

وَلَا تَعْرِنَا مِنْ رِعَايَتِكَ

strip us not of Thy guarding,

وَ ذُدْنَا عَنْ مَوَارِدِ الْهَلَكَةِ

and protect us from the roads of destruction,

فَاِنَّا بِعَيْنِكَ وَ فِىْ كَنَفِكَ وَلَكَ

for we are in Thy eye and under Thy wing!

اَسْئَلُكَ بِاَهْلِ خَآصَّتِكَ مِنْ مَلآئِكَتِكَ وَالصَّالِحِيْنَ مِنْ بَرِيَّتِكَ اَنْ تَجْعَلَ عَلَيْنَا وَاقِيَةً

I ask Thee by those whom Thou hast singled out, Thy angels and the righteous among Thy creatures, to assign over us a protector through which Thou wilt

تُنْجِيْنَا مِنَ الْهَلَكَـاتِ

deliver us from destructions,

وَ تُجَنِّبُنَا مِنَ الْاٰفَاتِ

turn aside from us blights,

وَ تُكِنُّنَا مِنْ دَوَاهِىْ الْمُصِيْبَاتِ

and hide us from the striking of great afflictions,

وَ اَنْ تُنْزِلَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ سَكِيْنَتِكَ

to send down upon us some of Thy tranquillity,

وَ اَنْ تُغَشِّىَ وُجُوْهَنَا بِاَنْوَارِمَحَبَّتِكَ

to wrap our faces in the lights of love for Thee,

وَ اَنْ تُؤْوِيَنَا اِلٰى شَدِيْدِ رُكْنِكَ

to give us haven in Thy strong pillar,[391]

وَ اَنْ تَحْوِيَنَا فِىْ اَكْنَافِ عِصْمَتِكَ

and to gather us under the wings of Thy preservation!

بِرَأفَتِكَ وَ رَحْمَتِكَ

By Thy clemency and Thy mercy,

يآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

 

مناجات الزَّاهِدين

83. The Whispered Prayer of the Abstainers

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اِلٰهِىْ اَسْكَنْتَنَا دَارًا

My Allah, Thou hast settled us in an abode which has

حَفَرَتْ لَنَا حُفَرَ مَكْرِهَا

dug for us pits of deception,

وَ عَلَّقَتْنَا بِاَيْدِى الْمَنَايَا فِىْ حَبَآئِلِ غَدْرِهَا

and Thou hast fastened us by the hands of death in the snares of that abode�s treachery!

فَاِلَيْكَ نَلْتَجِئُ مِنْ مَكَآئِدِ خُدَ عِهَا

In Thee we seek asylum from the tricks of its guile,

وَ بِكَ نَعْتَصِمُ مِنَ الْاِغْتِرَارِ بِزَخَارِفِ زِيْنَتِهَا فَاِنَّهَا

and to Thee we hold fast, lest we be deluded by the glitter of its ornaments!

الْمُهْلِكَةُ طُلاَّبَهَا

It destroys its pursuers

الْمُتْلِفَةُ حَلاّٰلَهَا

and ruins its settlers,

الْمَحْشُوَّةُ بِالاٰفَاتِ

it is stuffed with blights

الْمَشْحُوْنَةُ بِالنَّكـَبَاتِ

and loaded with calamities.

اِلٰهِىْ فَزَهِّدْنَا فِيْهَا

My Allah, induce us to renounce it

وَ سَلِّمْنَا مِنْهَا بِتَوْفِيْقِكَ وَ عِصْمَتِكَ

and keep us safe from it by Thy giving success and Thy preservation from sin.

وَانْزَعْ عَنَّا جَلَابِيْبَ مُخَالَفَتِكَ

Strip from us the robes of opposing Thee,

وَ تَوَّلَ اُمُوْرَنَا بِحُسْنِ كـِفَايَتِكَ

attend to our affairs through Thy good sufficiency,

وَ اَوْفِرْ مَزِيْدَنَا مِنْ سَعَةِ رَحْمَتِكَ

amplify our increase from the boundless plenty of Thy mercy,

وَ اَجْمِلْ صِلَاتِنَا مِنْ فَيْضِ مَوَاهِبِكَ

be liberal in our gifts from the overflow of Thy grants,

وَ اَغْرِسْ فِىْ اَفْئِدَتِنَا اَشْجَارَ مَحَبَّتِكَ

plant in our hearts the trees of Thy love,

وَ اَتْمِمْ لَنَا اَنْوَارَ مَعْرِفَتِكَ

complete for us the lights of Thy knowledge,

وَ اَذِقْنَا حَلَاوَةَ عَفْوِكَ وَ لَذَّةَ مَغْفِرَتِكَ

give us to taste the sweetness of Thy pardon and the pleasure of Thy forgiveness,

وَ اَقْرِرْ اَعْيُنَنَا يَوْمَ لِقَآئِكَ بِرُؤْيَتِكَ

gladden our eyes on the day of meeting Thee with the vision of Thee,

وَ اَخْرِجْ حُبَّ الدُّنْيَا مِنْ قُلُوْبِنَا

dislodge the love of this world from our spirits,

كَمَا فَعَلْتَ بِالصَّالِحِيْنَ مِنْ صَفْوَتِكَ وَالْاَبْرَارِ مِنْ خَآصَّتِكَ

just as Thou hast done for the righteous, Thy selected friends, and for the pious, those whom Thou hast singled out!

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ

O Most Merciful of the merciful,

وَ يَا اَكْرَمَ الْاَكْرَمِيْنَ.

O Most Generous of the most generous!

 

Treatise On Rights (Risalat Al-Huquq)

Introduction

KNOW - Allah have mercy upon you - that Allah has rights against you and that these encompass you in every movement through which you move, every rest through which you rest, every waystation in which you reside, every limb which you employ, and every instrument which you put to work. Some of these rights are greater and some less.

[A]     [1] The greatest of Allah�s rights against you is the right which He has made incumbent upon you for Himself and which is the root of all rights, then [2] those which He has made incumbent upon you in yourself, from your crown to your foot, in keeping with the diversity of your organs. He has given [3] your tongue a right against you, [4] your hearing a right against you, [5] your sight a right against you, [6] your hand a right against you, [7] your leg a right against you, [8] your stomach a right against you, [9] and your private part a right against you. These are the seven organs through which acts (af�al) take place.

[B]     Then He gave your acts rights against you: He gave [10] your ritual prayer a right against you, [12] your fasting a right against you, [13] your charity a right against you, [14] your offering a right against you, and your acts a right against you.

[C]     Then these rights extend out from you to others who have rights against you. The most incumbent of them against you are the rights toward your leaders (a�imma), then the rights toward your subjects (ra�iyya), then the rights toward your womb [relatives] (rahim).

From these rights branch out other rights.

[C1]   The rights of your leaders are three: The most incumbent upon you is [15] the right of him who trains you through authority, then [16] of him who trains you through knowledge, then [17] of him who trains you through property.

[C2]   The rights of your subjects are three: The most incumbent upon you is [18] the right of those who are your subjects through authority, then [19] the right of those who are your subjects through knowledge for the man of ignorance is the subject of the man of knowledge then the right of those who are your subjects through property, such as [20] wives and [21] what is owned by the right hand.

[C3]   The rights of your womb relatives are many; they are connected to you in the measure of the connection of the womb relationship. The most incumbent upon you is [22] the right of your mother, then [23] the right of your father, then [24] the right of your child, then [25] the right of your brother, then the next nearest, then the next nearest - the most worthy, then the next most worthy.

[D]     Then there is [26] the right of your master who favours you [by freeing you from slavery], then [27] the right of the slave whose favours reach you [by the fact that you free him], then [28] the right of him who does a kindly act toward you, then [29] the right of the muezzin who calls you to the ritual prayer, then [30] the right of the imam who leads the prayer, then [31] the right of your sitting companion, then [32] the right of your neighbour, then [33] the right of your companion, then [34] the right of your partner, then [35] the right of your property, then the right of him who has a debt he must pay back to you, then [36] the right of him to whom you owe a debt, then [37] the right of your associate, then [38] the right of your adversary who has a claim against you, then [39] the right of your adversary against whom you have a claim, then [40] the right of him who asks you for advice, then [41] the right of him whom you ask for advice, then [42] the right of him who asks your counsel, then [43] the right of him who counsels you, then [44] the right of him who is older than you, then [45] the right of him who is younger than you, then [46] the right of him who asks from you, then [47] the right of him from whom you ask, then the right of [48] him who does something evil to you through word or deed, or [49] him who makes you happy through word or deed, intentionally or unintentionally, then [50] the right of the people of your creed, then [51] the right of the people under your protection, then all rights in the measure of the causes of the states and the occurrence of events.

Therefore happy is he whom Allah aids in the rights which He has made incumbent upon him and whom He gives success therein and points in the proper direction!

A. Rights of Allah Against Oneself

[1]     The greatest right of Allah against you is that you worship Him without associating anything with Him. When you do that with sincerity (ikhlas), He has made it binding upon Himself to give you sufficiency in the affair of this world and the next.

[2]     The right of yourself (nafs) against you is that you employ it in obeying Allah; then you deliver to your tongue its right, to your hearing its right, to your sight its right, to your hand its right, to your leg its right, to your stomach its right, to your private part its right, and you seek help from Allah in all that.

[3]     The right of the tongue is that you consider it too noble for obscenity, accustom it to good, refrain from any meddling in which there is nothing to be gained, express kindness to the people, and speak well concerning them.

[4]     The right of hearing is to keep it pure from listening to backbiting (ghiba) and listening to that to which it is unlawful to listen.

[5]     The right of sight is that you lower it before everything which is unlawful to you and that you take heed whenever you look at anything.

[6]     The right of your hand is that you stretch it not toward that which is unlawful to you.

[7]     The right of your two legs is that you walk not with them toward that which is unlawful to you. You have no escape from standing upon the narrow bridge (al-sirat [over hell]), so you should see to it that your legs do not slip and cause you to fall into the Fire.

[8]     The right of your stomach is that you make it not into a container for that which is unlawful to you and you eat no more than your fill (shib�).

[9]     The right of your private part (farj) is that you protect it from fornication and guard it against being looked upon.

B. Right Of Acts

[10]   The right of your ritual prayer (salat) is that you know that it is an arrival before Allah and that through it you are standing before Him. When you know that, then you will stand in the station of him who is lowly, vile, beseeching, trembling, hopeful, fearful, and abased, and you will magnify Him who is before you through stillness and dignity. You will approach the prayer with your heart and you will perform it according to its bounds and its rights.

[11]   The right of the hajj is that you know it is an arrival before your Lord and a flight to Him from your sins; through it your repentance is accepted and you perform an obligation made incumbent upon you by Allah.

[12]   The right of fasting is that you know it is a veil which Allah has set up over your tongue, your hearing, your sight, your stomach, and your private part to protect you from the Fire. If you abandon the fast, you will have torn Allah�s protective covering away from yourself.

[13]   The right of charity (sadaqa) is that you know it is a storing away with your Lord and a deposit for which you will have no need for witnesses. If you deposit it in secret, you will be more confident of it than if you deposit it in public. You should know that it repels afflictions and illnesses from you in this world and it will repel the Fire from you in the next world.

[14]   The right of the offering (hady) is that through it you desire Allah and you not desire His creation; through it you desire only the exposure of your soul to Allah�s mercy and the deliverance of your spirit on the day you encounter Him.

C1. Rights Of Leaders

[15]   The right of the possessor of authority (sultan) is that you know that Allah has made you a trial (fitna) for him. Allah is testing him through the authority He has given him over you. You should not expose yourself to his displeasure, for thereby you cast yourself by your own hands into destruction and become his partner in his sin when he brings evil down upon you.

[16]   The right of the one who trains you (sa�is) through knowledge is magnifying him, respecting his sessions, listening well to him, and attending to him with devotion. You should not raise your voice toward him. You should never answer anyone who asks him about something, in order that he may be the one who answers. You should not speak to anyone in his session nor speak ill of anyone with him. If anyone ever speaks ill of him in your presence, you should defend him. You should conceal his faults and make manifest his virtues. You should not sit with him in enmity or show hostility toward him in friendship. If you do all of this, Allah�s angels will give witness for you that you went straight to him and learned his knowledge for Allah�s sake, not for the sake of the people.

[17]   The right of him who trains you through property is that you should obey him and not disobey him, unless obeying him would displease Allah, for there can be no obedience to a creature when it is disobedience to Allah.

C2. Rights Of Subjects

[18]   The right of your subjects through authority is that you should know that they have been made subjects through their weakness and your strength. Hence it is incumbent upon you to act with justice toward them and to be like a compassionate father toward them. You should forgive them their ignorance and not hurry them to punishment and you should thank Allah for the power over them which He has given to you.

[19]   The right of your subjects through knowledge is that you should know that Allah made you a caretaker over them only through the knowledge He has given you and His storehouses which He has opened up to you. If you do well in teaching the people, not treating them roughly or annoying them, then Allah will increase His bounty toward you. But if you withhold your knowledge from people or treat them roughly when they seek knowledge from you, then it will be Allah�s right to deprive you of knowledge and its splendour and to make you fall from your place in people�s hearts.

[20]   The right of your wife (zawja) is that you know that Allah has made her a repose and a comfort for you; you should know that she is Allah�s favour toward you, so you should honour her and treat her gently. Though her right toward you is more incumbent, you must treat her with compassion, since she is your prisoner (asir) whom you feed and clothe. If she is ignorant, you should pardon her.

[21]   The right of your slave (mamluk) is that you should know that he is the creature of your Lord, the son of your father and mother, and your flesh and blood. You own him, but you did- not make him; Allah made him. You did not create any one of his limbs, nor do you provide him with his sustenance; on the contrary, Allah gives you the sufficiency for that. Then He subjugated him to you, entrusted him to you, and deposited him with you so that you may be safeguarded by the good you give to him. So act well toward him, just as Allah has acted well toward you. If you dislike him, replace him, but do not torment a creature of Allah. And there is no strength save in Allah.

C3. Rights Of Womb Relatives

[22]   The right of your mother is that you know that she carried you where no one carries anyone, she gave to you of the fruit of her heart that which no one gives to anyone, and she protected you with all her organs. She did not care if she went hungry as long as you ate, if she was thirsty as long as you drank, if she was naked as long as you were clothed, if she was in the sun as long as you were in the shade. She gave up sleep for your sake, she protected you from heat and cold, all in order that you might belong to her. You will not be able to show her gratitude, unless through Allah�s help and giving success.

[23]   The right of your father is that you know that he is your root. Without him, you would not be. Whenever you see anything in yourself which pleases you, know that your father is the root of its blessing upon you. So praise Allah and thank Him in that measure. And there is no strength save in Allah.

[24]   The right of your child is that you should know that he is from you and will be ascribed to you, through both his good and his evil, in the immediate affairs of this world. You are responsible for what has been entrusted to you, such as educating him in good conduct (husn al-adab), pointing him in the direction of his Lord, and helping him to obey Him. So act toward him with the action of one who knows that he will be rewarded for good doing toward him and punished for evildoing.

[25]   The right of your brother is that you know that he is your hand, your might, and your strength. Take him not as a weapon with which to disobey Allah, nor as equipment with which to wrong Allah�s creatures. Do not neglect to help him against his enemy or to give him good counsel. If he obeys Allah, well and good, but if not, you should honour Allah more than him. And there is no strength save in Allah.

D. Rights Of Others

[26]   The right of your master (mawla) who has favoured you [by freeing you from slavery] is that you know that he has spent his property for you and brought you out of the abasement and estrangement of bondage to the exaltation and comfort of freedom. He has freed you from the captivity of possession and loosened the bonds of slavehood from you. He has brought you out of prison, given you ownership of yourself, and given you leisure to worship your Lord. You should know that he is the closest of Allah�s creatures to you in your life and your death and that aiding him with your life and what he needs from you is incumbent upon you. And there is no strength save in Allah.

[27]   The right of the slave (mawla) whom you have favoured [by freeing him] is that you know that Allah has made your freeing him a means of access to Him and a veil against the Fire. Your immediate reward is to inherit from him-if he does not have any maternal relatives-as a compensation for the property you have spent for him, and your ultimate reward is the Garden.

[28]   The right of him who does a kindly act (dhu l-ma�ruf) toward you is that you thank him and mention his kindness; you reward him with beautiful words and you supplicate for him sincerely in that which is between you and Allah. If you do that, you have thanked him secretly and openly. Then, if you are able to repay him one day, you repay him.

[29]   The right of the muezzin is that you know that he is reminding you of your Lord, calling you to your good fortune, and helping you to accomplish what Allah has made obligatory upon you. So thank him for that just as you thank one who does good to you.

[30]   The right of your imam in your ritual prayer is that you know that he has taken on the role of mediator between you and your Lord. He speaks for you, but you do not speak for him; he supplicates for you, but you do not supplicate for him. He has spared you the terror of standing before Allah. If he performs the prayer imperfectly, that belongs to him and not to you; but if he performs it perfectly, you are his partner, and he has no excellence over you. So protect yourself through him, protect your prayer through his prayer, and thank him in that measure.

[31]   The right of your sitting companion (jalis) is that you treat him mildly, show fairness toward him while vying with him in discourse, and do not stand up from sitting with him without his permission. But it is permissible for him who sits with you to leave without asking your permission. You should forget his slips and remember his good qualities, and you should tell nothing about him but good.

[32]   The right of your neighbour (jar) is that you guard him when he is absent, honour him when he is present, and aid him when he is wronged. You do not pursue anything of his that is shameful; if you know of any evil from him, you conceal it. If you know that he will accept your counsel, you counsel him in that which is between him and you. You do not forsake him in difficulty, you release him from his stumble, you forgive his sin, and you associate with him generously. And there is no strength save in Allah.

[33]   The right of the companion (sahib) is that you act as his companion with bounty and in fairness. You honour him as he honours you and you do not let him be the first to act with generosity. If he is the first, you repay him. You wish for him as he wishes for you and you restrain him from any act of disobedience he might attempt. Be a mercy for him, not a chastisement. And there is no strength save in Allah.

[34]   The right of the partner (sharik) is that if he should be absent, you suffice him in his affairs, and if he should be present, you show regard for him. You make no decision without his decision and you do nothing on the basis of your own opinion, but you exchange views with him. You guard his property for him, and you do not betray him in that of his affair which is difficult or of little importance, for Allah�s hand is above the hands of two partners as long as they do not betray each other. And there is no strength save in Allah.

[35]   The right of your property (mal) is that you take it only from what is lawful and you spend it only in what is proper. Through it you should not prefer above yourself those who will not praise you. You should act with it in obedience to your Lord and not be miserly with it, lest you fall back into regret and remorse while suffering the ill consequence. And there is no strength save in Allah.

[36]   The right of him to whom you owe a debt (al-gharim alladhi yutalibuka) is that, if you have the means, you pay him back, and if you are in straitened circumstances, you satisfy him with good words and you send him away with gentleness.

[37]   The right of the associate (khalit) is that you neither mislead him, nor act dishonestly toward him, nor deceive him, and you fear Allah in his affair.

[38]   The right of the adversary (khasm) who has a claim against you is that, if what he claims against you is true, you give witness to it against yourself. You do not wrong him and you give him his full due. If what he claims against you is false, you act with kindness toward him and you show nothing in his affair other than kindness; you do not displease your Lord in his affair. And there is no strength save in Allah.

[39]   The right of the adversary against whom you have a claim is that, if your claim against him is true, you maintain polite moderation in speaking to him and you do not deny his right. If your claim is false, you fear Allah, repent to Him, and abandon your claim.

[40]   The right of him who asks you for advice (mustashir) is that, if you consider that he has a correct opinion, you advise him to follow it, and if you do not consider it so, you direct him to someone who does consider it so.

[41]   The right of him whom you ask for advice (mushir) is that you do not make accusations against him for an opinion which does not conform to your own opinion. If it conforms to it, you praise Allah.

[42]   The right of him who asks your counsel (mustansih) is that you give him your counsel, but you conduct yourself toward him with compassion and kindness.

[43]   The right of your counsellor (nasih) is that you act gently toward him and give ear to him. If he presents you with the right course, you praise Allah, but if he does not agree with you, you show compassion toward him and make no accusations against him; you consider him to have made a mistake, and you do not take him to task for that, unless he should be deserving of accusation. Then attach no more importance to his affair. And there is no strength save in Allah.

[44]   The right of him who is older than you (kabir) is that you show reverence toward him because of his age and you honour him because he entered Islam before you. You leave off confronting him in a dispute, you do not precede him in a path, you do not go ahead of him, and you do not consider him foolish. If he should act foolishly toward you, you put up with him and you honour him because of the right of Islam and the respect due to it.

[45]   The right of him who is younger (saghir) is that you show compassion toward him through teaching him, pardoning him, covering his faults, kindness toward him, and helping him.

[46]   The right of him who asks (sa�il) from you is that you give to him in the measure of his need.

[47]   The right of him from whom you ask is that you accept from him with gratitude and recognition of his bounty if he gives, and you accept his excuse if he withholds.

[48]   The right of him through whom Allah makes you happy (surur) is that you first praise Allah, then you thank the person.

[49]   The right of him who does evil to you is that you pardon him. But if you know that your pardon will harm him, you defend yourself. Allah says, Whosoever defends himself after he has been wronged - against them there is no way (42:41).

[50]   The right of the people of your creed (milla) is harbouring safety for them, compassion toward them, kindness toward their evildoer, treating them with friendliness, seeking their well-being, thanking their good-doer, and keeping harm away from them. You should love for them what you love for yourself and dislike for them what you dislike for yourself. Their old men stand in the place of your father, their youths in the place of your brothers, their old women in the place of your mother, and their young ones in the place of your children.

[51]   The right of the people under the protection [of Islam] (dhimma) is that you accept from them what Allah has accepted from them and you do no wrong to them as long as they fulfil Allah�s covenant.


 

[1]            i.e. the Ka�ba

[2]            i.e. the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.a.)

[3]            Other dates mentioned are 33/653-4, 36/656-7, 37/657-8, 50/670

[4]            Her name has also been given as Shah-Zanan, Sulaafa, Ghazaala, and Shahr-Banuya, among others.

[5]            Muh�sin al-Ameen al-A�mili, A�yan as-Sheea�h, Damascus, 1935, IV, 189.

[6]            From Shaykh as-Sadooq, al-Khisal; quoted in al-Ameen, A�yan, IV, 195. The same is quoted from Bin Shahraashoob�s Manaqib in Bih�ar al-Anwar, XLVI, 108; Cf. similar accounts, Ibid, pp. 108-10

[7]            This title is said to have been bestowed upon him by the great jurist and traditionist Bin Shihab az-Zuhri (S.H.M. Jafri, the Origins and Early Development of Sheea�h Islam, Beirut, 1979, p. 246), who also called him the best of the Hashimites and narrated many Hadeeths from him (W. Madelung, art. A�li bin Al-Husain�, Encyclopedia Iranica, I, 850.)

[8]            The most detailed collection of accounts concerning him is found in Bih�ar Al-Anwar, XLVI, 2-209. See also Al-Mufeed, Kitab Al-Irshaad, transl. I.K.A. Howard, London, 1981, pp. 380-92.

[9]            Cf. Jafri, Origins, pp. 238 ff.

[10]          Other dates given range from 112/731-2 to 126 743-4 (Jafri, Origins, p. 255)

[11]          For the first opinion, Cf. Sayyid A�likhan, Riyaz� As-Salikeen, commentary on the preface of the Sah�eefa, verse 20; for the second, Cf. Agha Najafi in his introduction to the Sah�eefa mentioned in the following note.

[12]          Cf. the introductions of Sayyid Muhammad Mishkat and Sayyid Shihab al-Deen Mara�shi (Agha Najafi) to As-Sah�eefah Al-Kamila As-Sajjadeeya, Tehran 1361/1942; same text with Persian translation of text and introductions by S�adr Ad-Deen Balaghi, Tehran 1369/1950.

[13]          Cf. Majlisi, Bih�ar, LXXXVII p. 133-4.

[14]          In Bih�ar Al-Anwar (XCI 142-53), Majlisi quotes these fifteen Munajat from Al-Kitaib Al-A�teeq Al-Gharavi. In his introduction (Bih�ar, 1, 16) he explains that this is a prayer book which he found in Ghari (the district of Najaf where Ali (a.s.) is buried) and that it was compiled by one of the ancient authorities in Hadeeth Ba�z� Qudamaa� Al-Muhadditheen).

[15]          Lithographed in Iran as well as in Bombay (1311/1893-4).

[16]          Damascus, 1330/1912. A fourth Sah�eefa was compiled by Meerza Husayn Bin Muhammad Taqi Noori (d. 1320/1902) and was printed in Iran, and a sixth by Muhammad Salih Al-Mazandarani Al-H�a-iri (for these six, see Agha Buzurg Tehrani, Ad�-d�areeah�h Ila Tasaneef As-Sheea�h, s.v. As-Sah�eefah As-Sajjadeeya). Others have been comiled by such contemporary scholars as Haj Shaykh Muhammad Baqir Bin Muhammad Hasan Birjandi Qaaini, Shaykh Hadi Bin Abbas Ali Kashif Al-Ghitaa Najafi, and Haj Meerza Ali Husyn Marashi Shahristani Haa-iri (Cf. Agha Najafi�s introduction to the Sah�eefa).

[17]          Tehrani, Ad�-D�areea�h, s.v. Sah�eefa As-Sajjadeeya

[18]          Muslim Devotions, London, 1961, XVI.

[19]          For references to the �right� of the Prophet�s Household to the Imamate to their special Cf. Supplication 26.1; 42.5

[20]          A note appended to Sha�ranee�s edition and translation tells us that it was copied from a manuscript written, collated, corrected, and signed by Shaykh Bahaa-ee�; the text is identical to that which goes back to Majlisi.

[21]          Cf. Mishkat�s introduction to As-Sah�eefah As-Sajjadeeya

[22]          Ibid. The Mishkat edition was collated with Majlisi�s autograph.

[23]          Cf. Chitick, art. �Zikr,� Encyclopedia of Religion, New York, 1987, IV. 341-4.

[24]          Cf. Al-Ghazali�s �Book of invocations and supplications, in his Ih�yaa Uloom Al-Din, translated by K. Nakamura, Ghazali on Prayer, Tokyo, 1973.

[25]          Holy Quran, 7:55

[26]          Holy Quran, 17:110

[27]          Holy Quran, 40:14

[28]          Holy Quran, 40:60

[29]          Holy Quran, 2:186

[30]          Tirmizi

[31]          Muslim

[32]          Muslim

[33]          Tirmizi

[34]          From Mishkat Al-Masabeeh; Cf. the translation of this work by J. Robson, Lahore, 1963-5, pp. 471-5.

[35]          Holy Quran, 4:147

[36]          Holy Quran, 8:33

[37]          Holy Quran, 25:77

[38]          Majlisi, Behaar Al-Anwar XC, 288-94

[39]          For a good cross section of the Prophetic supplications provided in the most authentic Sunni sources, Cf. Mishkat Al-Masabeeh, pp. 486-534

[40]          Published in many editions. For a good cross section of Shia supplication, excluding the main prayers of the Sah�eefa, CF. Behaar, XL-XLII.

[41]          Holy Quran, 7:23

[42]          Holy Quran, 7:16

[43]          Bukhaari, Riqaaq 38.

[44]          On of the reasons for Islam�s avoiding explicit expressions of this point of view is the danger of Shirk or associating others with Allah, which it perceives in Christianity�s divinization of Christ or in some of its own sectarian movements, such as the Ghulaat among the Shias.

[45]          As Bin Al-Arabi often reminds us: �it is impossible for realities to change, so the servant is always servant, and the Lord always Lord. Allah remains Allah, and the creature creature (Al-Futooh�aat Al-Makkeeya, Beirut, n.d. 11, 371.5). No one has ever suggested that the Prophet Muhammad, because he has attained to the greatest perfection possible for any human being, ceases by that fact to be allah�s servant�. He will always be so inasmuch as he is Muhammad, even if he dwells in the supreme identity at the same time.

[46]          For a catalogue of these terms, Cf. Padwick, Muslim Devotions, pp. 189-97.

[47]          Mark 10:18

[48]          Only after full actualization of the difference can there be any hope for the realization of identity. The more intense the affirmation of the ego�s otherness and sinfulness, the more fully the divine attributes are reflected in the purified mirror of the soul.

[49]          Holy Quran, 35:28

[50]          A three-fold division of virtues is found in many classical Sufi texts which discuss the stations of the travelers on the path to Allah, such as An-s�aree�s Manazil As-Saa-ireen (Cf. the text and translation by S. De Laugier De beaurecueil, Les, Etapes Des Iteinerants Vers Dieu, Cairo, 1962). For a selection of classical texts in which virtues are frequently analyzed in this manner, see Jawad Noor-bakhsh, Sufism, Repentance, Abstinence, Renunciation, Wariness, Humility, Humbleness, Sincerity, Constancy, Courtesy, London, 1987.

[51]          Padwick sometimes alludes to this point in Muslim Devotions, e.g. p. 178.

[52]          Cf. the words of Bin Al-Arabi �If mankind had been left with rational proofs � which, in the opinion of the rational thinkers [i.e., the theologians], establish knowledge of Allah�s Essence, showing that �He is not like this� and �not like that� � no one would ever have loved Allah. But the divine reports came on the tongues of the revealed religions that �He is like this� and �He is like that�, mentioning affairs which outwardly contradict rational proofs. He made us love Him through these affirmative attributes� (Al-Futoohaat Al-Makkeeya, 11, 326.13). This work develops the theme of the contrast between the rational approach of the theologians and the imaginative approach of revelation in great detail. Cf. my forthcoming book on Bin Al-Arabi.

[53]          Holy Quran, 2:115

[54]          Holy Quran, 57:3

[55]          Holy Quran, 50:16

[56]          Other early forms of literature written by spiritual authorities also demonstrate a practical concern with the soul�s growth and development. Not all of this literature emphasizes Allah�s mercy; many of the early figures known as �Ascetics� were far more concerne with His wrath and emphasized the awe and the fear which is the proper response of the human soul to the divine majesty. But these works share with the devotional literature a fundamental concern with inwardness.

[57]          Found in most of the standard sources, e.g. Muslim, Salat 222; Darimi, Salat 148; Tirmizi, Da�awaat 75, 112. Cf. Padwick, Muslim Devotions pp. 90-3. For allusions to it in the Saheefa, see10.1-2, 48.13, 60.1, 73.1; part of it is quoted in 60.5.

[58]          Holy Quran,7:156, 40:7

[59]          The Hadeeth is found in several versions, in Bukhaari, Muslim, and other standard sources. Cf. Wensinck, Concordance, IV, 526.3; Graham, Divine Word, 184-5.

[60]          Allah�s precedent mercy explains why even most theologians agreed that the torment of hell cannot be everlasting. �In general � the non-eternity of the Fire has prevailed in the understanding of the Muslim community, supported by Al-Ashari�s opinion that punishment is not of unlimited duration.� J. I. Smith and Y. Y. Haddad, The Islamic Understadning of Death and Resurrection, Albany, 1981, p. 95.

[61]          Muslim Devotions, p. XXVIII.

[62]          Holy Quran, 73.3

[63]          Holy Quran, 39:53

[64]          Behaar, LXXV, 153

[65]          Muslim Devotions, p. 204 Cf. Supplication 32.10, 39.6, 63.9.

[66]          Holy Quran, 31.10

[67]          Holy Quran, 12.13

[68]          It is particularly in this respect that the present translation differs from that of Sayyid Ahmad Ali Mohani (The Sah�eefatul-Kamila, originally published in Lucknow in 1929-31; second edition, revised by M. A. H. Khan, Lucknow, 1969-70. Several other editions have also appeared).

[69]          Sayyid Najm al-Din is not known other than in this text, but the commentators point out that this has no negative effect on the chain since the text is mutawatir and of unquestioned authority. This is a chain of permission and not of transmission; in other words, the text itself has reached us by many different routes, but permission to teach the present text in this exact form was handed down by the figures being mentioned. The reason this particular chain is mentioned was suggested in the introduction. I would add that it is inconceivable that this chain is a deliberate forgery, since no forger can have been so incompetent. Of the twelve figures mentioned (at the beginning and in the second chain toward the end of the preface), five are unknown, four cannot be identified with certainty, and one is known to have been unreliable.

[70]          There is some confusion as to the identity of the �us� at the beginning of this chain, because it might be either of two scholars who figure in the various chains of transmission of the Saheefa. Shaykh-i Baha�i, one of the many authors of commentaries on the Saheefa, maintains that �us� refers to Ali ibn al-Sukun (i.e., Abul-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Sukun al-Hilli, (d. c. 606/1209). In his glosses on the Saheefa, Mir Damad writes that it is �Amid al-Ru�asa� Hibat Allah ibn Hamid ibn Ahmad ibn Ayyub al-Hilli (d. 610/1213-14). To prove his point he quotes from the manuscript of al-Shaheed al-Awwal, who had collated his copy with that of Ibn al-Sukun, on which �Amid al-Ru�asa� had made certain annotations in the year 603/1206. Cf. Aqa Buzurg, al-Dhari�a, s.v. Al-Saheefat al-Sajjadiyya.

[71]          He was the son-in-law of Shaykh al-Ta�ifa Abu Ja�far al-Tusi (d. 460/1067-8) and an official at the shrine of Ali in Najaf.

[72]          Sayyid Alikhan writes that al-Ukbari does not seem to be mentioned in the books of Shia biographies, but al-Sam�ani mentions him in al-Ansab (adding ibn al-Husain to his name after ibn Ahmad) and gives his date of death as 472/1079-80.

[73]          Sayyid Alikhan quotes four sources on Abul-Mufazzal as a muhaddis, all of which question his reliability: Najashi, Shaykh al-Ta�ifa al-Tusi, Ibn al-Ghada�iri, and Ibn Dawud

[74]          Najashi praises his reliability and mentions a number of works by him. He died in 308/921 at the age of more than ninety (Sayyid Alikhan).

[75]          According to Sayyid Alikhan, nothing is known about him. In his notes on his Persian translation, Sha�rani suggests that here some of the authorities originally mentioned in the text may have been dropped, since only three figures are mentioned over a period of 251 years.

[76]          Najashi mentions an Ali ibn al-Nu�man al-A�lam al-Nakhai who was a companion of the eighth Imam, Ridha (d. 203/818).

[77]          Neither Umayr ibn Mutawakkil nor his father Mutawakkil ibn Harun are known. However both Najashi and Shaykh al-Tusi speak of al-Mutawakkil ibn Umayr ibn al-Mutawakkil as the transmitter of the Saheefa from Yahya ibn Zayd, and they provide a chain of authority leading from him to themselves different from that in the present text. As Sha�rani points out (Saheefa, p. 5), given their early dates and their agreement, the name they provide is to be preferred over the Present text.

[78]          This would have been in the year 122/740. As explained in the introduction, after the death of Zain al-Abidin (a.s.)�s son and successor, Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.), his son Zayd revolted against the Umayyad authorities and was killed. According to the account being related here, Mutawakkil ibn Harun (or more properly, Mutawakkil ibn Umayr) met Zayd�s son Yahya shortly before he was killed while continuing his father�s revolt

[79]          13:39. According to Sayyid Alikhan, by quoting this verse, Yahya is suggesting that even if this is the divine command known to al-Sadiq, Allah may change it. This is the Shia doctrine of bad�a, according to which Allah may appear to change His decree for His creatures. Imam Ja�far (a.s.) himself quotes this verse to prove the possibility of bad�a.

[80]          As noted in the introduction, the use here of the expression Al-Saheefat al-Kamela suggests that the Saheefa was called by this term from earliest times. In explaining the expression, Sayyid Alikhan quotes a passage employing it from Maalim al-ulama of Ibn Shahrashub (d. 588/1192).

[81]          In notes to his Persian translation, Sha�rani tells us that the term meant a scroll wound around an iron rod, on the ends of which were placed iron locks, often sealed with wax.

[82]          Muhammad is better known as al-Nafs al-Zakiyya. He was designated as the Mahdi by his father and many swore allegiance to him, including al-Mansur, who later became the first Abbasid caliph. Muhammad and Ibrahim revolted with a good deal of popular support when the Abbasids tried to make them accept their authority. Muhammad, who was supported by the people of Medina, was killed in a fierce battle in 145/762, and Ibrahim, who was supported by the Zaydite and Mo�tazilite circles of Kufa and Basra, was killed a few months later. Cf. Ja�fari, The Origins and Early Development, pp. 269-71, 275-6.

[83]          Isma�il was the eldest son of Imam Ja�far (a.s.) and his designated successor. However, he died before his father, who then appointed his second son Musa as the Imam after himself. The Isma�ilis follows Isma�il as Imam rather than Musa (a.s.) maintaining that the former�s appointment was valid and that the imamate remained in his family.

[84]          Holy Quran, 4:58

[85]          An oft-repeated formula found in many hadees.

[86]          17:60. The Qur�an commentators offer at least three possible interpretations for this vision. Concerning the third, Bayzawi writes �It is also said that the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) saw a group of the Umayyads climbing his pulpit and jumping upon it like monkeys. So he said �This is their share of this world; they will be given it for accepting Islam�. According to this interpretation, what is meant by a trial for men is what happened during their time� (Anwar al-tanzil, commentary on 17:60). The Shia commentator Tabarsi also offers this as a third possibility, providing two hadees to support it (Majma al-bayan). Sayyid Alikhan quotes from Bayzawi and others to support this interpretation, while offering Ibn Abbas among others as authority for the statement that the �accursed tree� refers to the Umayyads.

[87]          97:1-3. Tirmizi offers a hadees going back to al-Hasan ibn Ali that supports this interpretation of one thousand months as referring to the Umayyads (Tafsir sura 97, 1).

[88]          Holy Quran, 14:28-9

[89]          i.e., the Twelfth Imam, he who will �stand up� (Qa�im) in the Truth for the Truth and defeat the enemies of the Truth

[90]          The speaker here is al-Ukbari (above, verse 3), who is now relating another chain through which he received the Saheefa from Abul-Mufazzal (verse 3)

[91]          He is unknown in the books of biography

[92]          He is also unknown

[93]          In other words, the chapter headings as mentioned in the text, which are often slightly different from the chapter headings mentioned above, are in al-Hasani�s words (that is, al-Sharif Aba Abd Allah, mentioned in verse 4)

[94]          Here again by �us� is meant al-Ukbari

[95]          Holy Quran, 53:31

[96]          Holy Quran, 21:23

[97]          Allusion to 89:15: As for man, whenever his Lord tries him, and honours him, and favours him....

[98]          Holy Quran, 25:46

[99]          The interworld (barzakh) is the abode in which a person dwells between death and the Day of Resurrection

[100]        The Witnesses, mentioned in 1l:20 and 40:54, are the angels, prophets, Imams, and faithful whom Allah appoints to give witness concerning the deeds of men at the Resurrection

[101]        Holy Quran, 45:21

[102]        Holy Quran, 44:41

[103]        �Illiyun�, mentioned in 83:18 and 19, and deriving from a root meaning �high� or �exalted�, is said to be the highest level of paradise, or a book in paradise wherein the deeds of the righteous are recorded

[104]        Holy Quran, 83:20-21

[105]        Cf. 75:7

[106]        Cf. 3:106

[107]        Several Qur�anic verses mention the fact that Allah has subjected everything in the heavens and the earth to mankind, e.g., 14:33, 16:12, 31:20, 45:13

[108]        Cf. 2:286: Our Lord, charge us not with a load such as Thou didst lay upon those before us

[109]        Holy Quran, 2:286

[110]        Allusion to such passages as 2:286: Allah charges no soul save to its capacity

[111]        Allusion to 9:33 and 61:9: It is He who has sent His Messenger with the guidance and the religion of truth, that He may uplift it above every religion though the idolaters be averse

[112]        As Sayyid Alikhan points out, there is an allusion here to the hadees of �mediation� (wasila) according to one version of which the Prophet said: �Mediation is a degree with Allah in the Garden, and there is no degree higher than it, so pray to Allah to give me the mediation� (Ahmad III, 83). The fact that this is what the Imam has in mind is confirmed by his reference to �intercession� in verse 25 (on the relationship between these two, cf. note 172)

[113]        On the Prophet�s intercession, cf. Padwick, Muslim Devotions pp. 37 ff. and Encyclopaedia of Islam (old edition), �Shafa�a�. The commentator points out here that the Prophet�s intercession alluded to in the Qur�an as his �praiseworthy station� (17:79) - will be of several types, including the raising of those who are already in paradise to higher degrees. Hence there is no contradiction between the sinlessness of the Imams on the one hand and the Prophet�s interceding for them on the other

[114]        Cf. 25:70: On Resurrection Day... Allah will change the evil deeds [of those who repent, have faith, and do righteous works] into good deeds

[115]        The bearers of the Throne are said to be four angels, one on each corner of the Throne, who will be aided by four more on the Day of Resurrection. Hence the Qur�an says: Upon that day eight shall bear above them the Throne of thy Lord (69: I7). On the various kinds of angels, see S. Murata, �The Angels,� in S.H. Nasr (ed.), Islamic Spirituality: Foundations New York, 1987, pp. 324-44

[116]        Cf. 81:20

[117]        The veils meant here are those referred to in the hadees often quoted in Sunni sources: �Allah has seventy� - or �seventy thousand� - �veils of light and darkness; were they to be removed, the glories of His face would incinerate everything perceived by the creatures� eyes.� Shia sources add several parallel hadees from the Prophet and the Imams (see Behaar al-Anwar v, 39-47, Bab al-hujub wa l-astar wa l-suradiqat). Cf. Supplication 50.5, where mention is made of Allah�s �splendour masked by the veils�

[118]        Cf. 17:85

[119]        Cf. 69:17

[120]        Cf. 80:16

[121]        i.e., the scribes and writers who record peoples� deeds in this world, cf. 82:11

[122]        The two angels, mentioned in many hadees who question the dead on the first night in the grave

[123]        An angel who, according to some hadees is the first to enter the grave with the dead person, telling him to write out his deeds on his shroud with his saliva as ink and his finger as pen

[124]        A house in the celestial spheres mentioned in 52:4 and located directly above the Ka�ba

[125]        The angel in charge of the Fire

[126]        The angel in charge of paradise

[127]        Holy Quran, 66:6

[128]        Holy Quran, 13:24

[129]        Holy Quran, 69:30

[130]        Cf. 16:85

[131]        50:21; the driver and witness are also angels

[132]        Holy Quran, 35:29

[133]        Holy Quran, 59:10

[134]        The Qur�an often mentions Allah�s scheming and devising, usually in answer to the trickery and deception of the evildoers. For example: They are scheming, and I am scheming. So respite the unbelievers; delay with them for a time (86:15); They devised, and Allah devised, and Allah is the best of devisers (3:54)

[135]        Allah�s protecting the servant from Himself is for Him to guard him against His wrath. �Guidance to Allah� is guidance to His mercy, while being taken �far from Him� is to be subjected to wrath. Cf. the introduction and passages such as 48.13 and 73.1

[136]        Holy Quran, 10:67

[137]        Holy Quran, 17:12

[138]        Allusion to 47:31: We shall assuredly try you until We know those of you who struggle and are steadfast, and try your records

[139]        Holy Quran, 53:31

[140]        Allusion to 6:96: He splits the sky into dawn

[141]        Cf. above, 3.18

[142]        Allusion to Satan�s words in the Qur�an (7:17): I shall come on them from before them and from behind them, from their rights hands and their left hands; Thou wilt not find most of them thankful

[143]        Holy Quran, 2:207

[144]        Holy Quran, 3:26

[145]        The term �caprice� denotes any desire that is opposed to the truth or turns man away from the divine guidance. Who is further astray than he who follows his own caprice without guidance from Allah? (28:50) Obey not him whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance, so that he follows his own caprice (18:28). Allah addresses David with the command: Judge among men by the truth, and follow not caprice (38:26)

[146]        Reference to 12:53: Surely the soul of man commands to evil, except inasmuch as my Lord has mercy

[147]        Allusion to 30:54: Allah is He who created you of frailty

[148]        Holy Quran, 77:20

[149]        Reference to 27:62: He who responds to the distressed when he supplicates Him, and removes the evil

[150]        Allusion to the principle enunciated in the well known hadees: �Allah�s mercy precedes His wrath�, a constant theme of the Saheefa, as pointed out in the introduction

[151]        Allusion to such Qur�anic verses as Whosoever does evil, or wrongs himself, and then prays Allah�s forgiveness, he shall find Allah is All-forgiving, All-compassionate (4:110)

[152]        Reference to such Qur�anic verses as Supplicate Me and I will respond to you (40:60), and When My servants ask from Me, I am near: I respond to the supplication of the supplicator when he supplicates Me (2:186)

[153]        Cf. the hadees mentioned in the introduction: �When one of you supplicates, he should not say: �O Allah, forgive me if Thou wilt�, but he should be firm in his asking and make his desire great, for what Allah gives is nothing great for Him� (Muslim, Zikr 8)

[154]        Holy Quran, 74:56

[155]        Holy Quran, 3:26

[156]        Reference to such Qur�anic verses as: O people, you are the poor toward Allah, and He is without need, praiseworthy (35:15)

[157]        A case can be made for translating the word dhalim (wrongdoer) in the context of the present supplication as �oppressor� or �tyrant�, especially if we read the text as expressing the Imam�s relationships with the Umayyad authorities. However, the word dhulm along with its derivatives is an important and frequently used term in the Qur�an, and only the Qur�anic context can provide us with a reliable insight into the way the word must have been understood by Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) and his contemporaries. In the Qur�an, it is obvious that terms like �oppression� and �tyranny�, with their narrow political connotations, cannot begin to do justice to the wide range of meanings included in the primary Qur�anic significance, since oppression is merely one of many forms of human �wrongdoing�, an English term which is sufficiently vague and concrete to render the Qur�anic idea rather closely. According to the Qur�an, the basic meaning of dhulm is to deny the reality of Allah and the truth of His revelation and then to transgress the bounds, limits, laws, and statutes He has set down. This Qur�anic concept can clearly be perceived in such typical verses as the following:

       Who does greater wrong than he who bars Allah�s places of worship, so that His Name be not rehearsed in them, and strives to destroy them? (2:114);

       Who does greater wrong than he who conceals a testimony received from Allah? (2:140);

       Whosoever transgresses the bounds of Allah - those are the wrongdoers (2:229);

       And the unbelievers - they are the wrongdoers (2:254);

       Whoso judges not according to what Allah has sent down - they are the wrongdoers (5:45);

       Who does greater wrong than he who forges against Allah a lie, or cries lies to His signs? (7:37, 10:17);

       Who does greater wrong than he who, being reminded of the signs of his Lord, turns away from them? (18:57, 32:22);

       None denies Our signs but the wrongdoers (29:49);

       Do not associate others with Allah; to associate others with Allah is a mighty wrong (31:13);

       And whoso repents not, those - they are the wrongdoers (49:1l);

       Whoso trespasses the bounds of Allah has done wrong to himself (65:1).

               In most of the cases in which the Imam employs the term in the Saheefa, the Qur�anic context is clear, and this is sufficient reason to maintain consistency of translation in the present supplication, where �oppression� might also be a valid translation. (For uses of the term in obvious Qur�anic contexts, cf. 1.12, 4.8, 8.4, 12.7, 12.11, 16.31, 24.11, 31.7, 37.8, 39.9, 42.16, 45.9, 45.47, 47.62, 47.132, 48.15, 51.14, 60.3, 63.8, 71.5; contexts which suggest �oppression� as a valid rendering include 20.7, 51.4, 68.1). The term dhulm is often used as the opposite of �adl or �justice�

[158]        Some editions read yuhadirani for yuhasirani. The translation then becomes: �and overcome me in my rights�

[159]        Allusion to such Qur�anic verses as: We shall surely destroy the wrongdoers (14:13); We have prepared for the wrongdoers a painful chastisement (25:37)

[160]        Again reference to 27:62: He who responds to the distressed when he supplicates Him, and removes the evil

[161]        A believer who cannot perform the obligatory acts of worship because of illness is credited with them in any case. The commentator cites a number of hadees to this effect, e.g.: �When the believer becomes sick, Allah says to the angel charged with him: �Write for him what you used to write when he was healthy��

[162]        Holy Quran, 40:7

[163]        3:26

[164]        The terms �wretchedness� (shiqa�) and �felicity� (sa�ada) refer to heaven and hell, not to the misery or happiness of this world

[165]        Holy Quran, 3:26

[166]        Reference to the principle enunciated in 2:264: O believers, void not your freewill offerings with obligation and harm, as one who expends of his substance to show off to men and believes not in Allah and the Last Day

[167]        i.e., �Being gentle�. The expression is employed in 15:88 and 26:215

[168]        That is, the return to Allah, alluded to with verbs from the same root in many Qur�anic verses, such as He originates creation, then He makes it return (10:4). The word ma�ad becomes a standard term in Islamic thought for �eschatology� and discussion of affairs having to do with the next world

[169]        Allusion to 78: 21-23: Behold, Gehenna has become an ambush, for the insolent a resort, therein to tarry for ages....

[170]        Here the word �guardianship� (wilaya) probably does not have a technical sense (on which, see note 219), but is employed in a more general sense as in the title to Supplication 5

[171]        Holy Quran, 2:201

[172]        Cf. 11:56: There is no creature that crawls, but He takes it by the forelock

[173]        This sentence goes back to a prophetic saying (Ahmad, 1, 391 and 402)

[174]        Allusion to 2:197: Take provision, but the best provision is reverent fear

[175]        Holy Quran, 3:26

[176]        Holy Quran, 6:122

[177]        i.e., unaffected by my own good pleasure or wrath in a given situation

[178]        That is, the lesser pilgrimage to Mecca, made outside of the season of the hajj

[179]        Holy Quran, 22:3

[180]        Holy Quran, 11:56

[181]        This passage can be read in two ways: In the more general interpretation, the �us� in �ennobled us� and �made incumbent upon us� refers to all Muslims, while in the more specific interpretation, it refers to the Imams. In the first case, the �rights� are those which all Muslims have in relationship to other Muslims, as explained, for example, in the Imam�s �Treatise on Rights�. In the second case, the rights are those of the Imams in respect to other Muslims. The commentator quotes among others the Prophet�s hadees of �seven rights� (see the introduction to the �Treatise on Rights�) to illustrate the first interpretation. If we read it the second way, then �the rights of the Imams are obvious, since all the rights which Allah has made obligatory upon the creatures for the Messenger of Allah are also obligatory for the Imams. Sufficient proof of this is provided by the Qur�anic verse: Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you (4:59)� (Sayyid Alikhan)

[182]        Cf. note 46

[183]        Holy Quran, 45:22

[184]        Holy Quran, 7:151

[185]        One is tempted to translate shahawat as �lusts�, but the Qur�anic context shows that the objects of desire in themselves are not necessarily negative; the Qur�an blames only the fact that man allows himself to be occupied by them in lieu of Allah. For example, Decked out fair to men is the love of passions - women, children, heaped-up heaps of gold and silver, horses of mark, cattle, and tillage. That is the enjoyment of the present life; but Allah - with Him is the fairest resort (3:14). Arberry translates the term here as �lusts�, Pickthall as �joys�

[186]        Cf. 12.10

[187]        These four lines refer to 2:186 and 40:60

[188]        Holy Quran, 2:201

[189]        That is, those who recognize the Imamate of Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) and the other Imams. Cf. 47.64

[190]        Sayyid Alikhan explains the expression as meaning: �Give them lutf (gracefulness, gentleness, subtlety) in their makr (guile, stratagem) so that their enemy will not become aware of their guile, for then it will be too subtle and fine to be perceived by the intellect and the understanding; so the meaning is that Allah should inspire them with careful watchfulness and excellence of artful stratagems.� He suggests that the text may also be interpreted to mean: Be kind and gentle to them in relation to the guile of their enemy, so that his guile will not harm them

[191]        Holy Quran, 8:57

[192]        The commentator devotes a long discussion to the word mihal, which occurs in the Qur�anic name of Allah, shadid al-mihal (13:13). It may signify, among others, cunning, guile, stratagem, planning, managing, power, strength, dispute, enmity, punishment, vengeance, chastisement

[193]        This victory of a small army of Muslims over a much larger contingent of unbelievers took place in the year 2/623. Many accounts are given of how the angels also took part in the fighting, and it is said to be in reference to Badr that Allah says in the Qur�an, When thy Lord was revealing to the angels: �I am with you, so strengthen the faithful. I shall cast terror into the hearts of the unbelievers� (8:12).

[194]        Holy Quran, 51:22-3

[195]        Holy Quran, 40:60

[196]        Holy Quran, 9:104, 42:25

[197]        Holy Quran, 42:25

[198]        Holy Quran, 2:222

[199]        Allusion to the well-known prophetic saying: �Remorse is a repentance� (Ibn Maja, Zuhd 30; Ahmad I, 376, 423; VI, 264)

[200]        Holy Quran, 2:128

[201]        There is probably an allusion here to 3:103: You were upon the brink of a pit of Fire, and He rescued you from it

[202]        Holy Quran, 3:26

[203]        Reference to the Qur�anic account of Iblis, in which Iblis asks from Allah and is given permission to try to lead His servants astray until the Day of Resurrection (7:14-18, 15:36-43, 38:79-86)

[204]        Reference to 59:16: Like Satan, when he said to man, �Disbelieve!� Then, when he disbelieved, he said: �Surely I am quit of you. Surely I fear Allah, the Lord of the worlds�

[205]        Reference to 32:7: He originated the creation of man out of clay, then He fashioned his progeny of an extraction of mean water, then He shaped him and breathed His spirit into him

[206]        Reference to a number of Qur�anic passages, especially 23:12-14: We created man of an extraction of clay, then We set him, a drop, in a receptacle secure, then We created of the drop a clot, then We created of the clot a tissue, then We created of the tissue bones, then We garmented the bones with flesh; thereafter We produced him as another creature

[207]        As the commentators point out, this �placing� is connected to the Qur�anic doctrine of the transformation of evil deeds into good deeds, e.g.: Whosoever does that shall meet the price of sin... save him who repents, has faith, and does righteous works - those, Allah will change their evil deeds into good deeds (25:68-70)

[208]        This is part of a hadees; cf. Lane, Arabic-English Lexicon, s.v. ibqa�

[209]        Holy Quran, 3:26

[210]        Holy Quran, 3:26

[211]        Allusion to 4:59: O you who have faith, obey Allah, and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you!

[212]        Holy Quran, 112

[213]        Allusion to 25:40

[214]        Literally, those who �deviate� from the right way

[215]        Holy Quran, 2:285

[216]        The commentator suggests that the expression shakartahu, �for which Thou showest gratitude�, which is found in most texts, means qabaltahu, �which Thou acceptest�. He adds that another ancient text has shukir bihi, �for which Thou art thanked�, and that this is clearer and more appropriate in the context. Cf. the similar passages in 46.6-7

[217]        Allusion to such Qur�anic verses as Whoso brings a good deed shall have ten the like of it; and whoso brings an evil deed shall only be recompensed the like of it; they shall not be wronged Cf. 40:40

[218]        Allusion to 2:222: Truly Allah loves those who repent

[219]        The Persian translators read this as meaning, �pardon me (mara bibakhsh) in spite of my wrongdoing against myself�, and Mohani�s English translation agrees: �Pardon my soul despite its having worked to its own hurt.� However, this suggests a different reading. Hence I follow the interpretation of Sayyid A�likhan� who explains the text as follows: �The soul is pledged to fulfill the covenant which it has made with Allah. This covenant for which it is held accountable when it is sent down into this world, is that it must return to Allah safe from His displeasure, having observed His commandments and avoided stepping outside His paths which He established through the tongue of the Messenger of Allah. If the soul fulfills its covenant, it emerges from the ties or its pledge and its recompense is multiplied, just as Allah has said:

               Whoso fulfills his covenant made with Allah, Allah will give him a mighty wage (48:10). But if he breaks the covenant and commits that which has been prohibited, he remains a pledge to his words, just as Allah has said:

               Every soul shall be a pledge for what it has earned (74: 38)

               Hence in this verse the Imam asks his Lord to be kind to him by releasing his soul from its pledge and giving it to him.�

[220]        Reference to several Qur�anic names for the people of paradise. The Companions of the Right Hand are mentioned in 56:27, 38, 90, 91, and 74:39; the Secure in 27:89, 34:37, etc.; the Triumphant in 9:20, 23:111, 59:20; the Righteous in 2:130, 12:101, etc.

[221]        Allusion to 4:174: We have sent down to you a manifest light

[222]        Allusion to 5:48: We have sent down to thee the Book with the truth, confirming the Book that was before it, and guarding over it

[223]        There are allusions here to several Qur�anic verses, including 4:174, 5:48, and 39:23

[224]        The Qur�an calls itself a �separator� in 2:185, 3:4, and 25:1

[225]        Allusion to the title given to itself by the Qur�an: �the Arabic recitation� (12:2, 20:113, et al.). To �make plain� (i�rab) also means to �express in Arabic�

[226]        Cf. 41:3: A book whose signs have been distinguished as an Arabic Qur�an for a people having knowledge

[227]        Cf. 76:23: Surely We have sent down the Qur�an on thee, a sending down

[228]        Cf. 14:1: A book We have sent down to thee that thou mayest bring forth mankind from the shadows to the light by the leave of their Lord; cf. also 57:9, 65:11

[229]        For the name �healing�, cf. 10:57 and 17:82

[230]        Cf. 57:25

[231]        According to Sayyid Alikhan, by �witnesses� the Imam means either those who bear witness to Allah�s Unity and to the prophets, since the Qur�an is their greatest proof, or the Prophet and his Household, who are (according to the Shia interpretation) the witnesses referred to in the verse Thus We appointed you a midmost nation that you might be witnesses to the people, and that the Messenger might be a witness to you (2:143)

[232]        Here the prayer�s specific reference to the Imam�s own situation leads the commentators to suggest altering the text when it is recited. Sayyid Alikhan suggests that one should make the following changes: warrathtana -> warrathta awsiya�ahu; faddaltana -> faddaltahum; qawwaytana -> qawwaytahum; tarfa�ana -> tarfa�ahum. The meaning would then be: �Thou madest his executors the heirs of its knowledge as interpreters, Thou preferred them over him who is ignorant of its knowledge, and Thou gavest them strength to lift them above...�.

[233]        Allusion to 20:130: Proclaim thy Lord�s praise.... in the watches of the night, and at the ends of the day

[234]        Allusion to 59:21: If We had sent down the Qur�an upon a mountain, thou wouldst have seen it humbled, split asunder out of the fear of Allah

[235]        Allusion to two Qur�anic verses: They shall be secure from terror on that day (27:89) and The Greatest Terror shall not grieve them (21:103)

[236]        Allusion to 8: 6: As though they were being driven into death with their eyes open and 50:21: And death�s agony comes in truth.... And every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness

[237]        Holy Quran, 75:26-7

[238]        Allusion to 17:13: And every man - We have fastened to him the bird of omen upon his neck

[239]        Cf. 1.14 and 3:106

[240]        The �mediation� is mentioned in 5:35: O you who have faith, fear Allah and seek the mediation to Him. �Mediation� may mean simply the means of access to Allah, defined in terms of any work of obedience or pious act. But most commentators point out the verse�s connection to a well-known saying of the Prophet concerning �mediation� as the highest station of Paradise, and this in turn is normally defined as the permission Allah will give to the Prophet at the Resurrection to intercede for his community. The Prophet said: �When you hear the muezzin, repeat what he says, then call down blessings upon me. If someone calls down a blessing upon me, Allah will call down ten upon him. Then ask that I be given the mediation, for it is a station in the Garden suited only for one of Allah�s servants, and I hope to be that one. If anyone asks that I be given the mediation, my intercession for him will become lawful� (Muslim, Salat 11; Tirmidhi, Manaqib I; Abu Dawud, Salat 36; Ahmad II, 168, 265; III 83). Padwick discusses the connection between mediation and intercession in Muslim Devotions, Ch. 2, �The Prayer of Mediation� (the relationship between the two can be seen in the present work in 65.4-5, 66.3-4, 78.1). On the mediation of the Imams, see note 217

[241]        Allusion to the �Pool of Abundance� in Paradise, which, according to several hadees, is the meaning of the �Abundance� which Allah gave to the Prophet as mentioned in 108:1

[242]        Allusion to 36:39: And the moon - We have determined it by mansions, till it returns like an aged palm-bough

[243]        Holy Quran, 2:185

[244]        Holy Quran, 97:4-5

[245]        Sayyid Alikhan offers four interpretations for this last clause, three given by earlier commentators and the fourth his own: (a) so that the acts of obedience and nearness-seeking of the angels will be less than ours; (b) so that none of the recording angels will bring the record of our sins except that they be less than the kinds of obedience and sorts of nearness seeking that we bring; (c) so that none of the angels will bring the works of the servants except that they be less than the kinds of obedience and sorts of nearness seeking that we bring; (d) so that none of the angels will bring our good works except that they be less than the good works that we ourselves bring. In support of the last reading he cites a hadees from one of the Imams: �The angel only writes down what it hears, but Allah has said, Remember thy Lord in thyself, in pleading and fear (7:205). So none knows the reward of the remembrance in the person�s self except Allah.� He concludes that the best interpretation is to say that the passage includes all four of these meanings

[246]        Holy Quran, 23:11

[247]        Holy Quran, 23:60

[248]        Holy Quran, 23:61

[249]        In other words, Thou art kind without the servants having done anything to deserve it. Cf. 12.3

[250]        Holy Quran, 66:8

[251]        Holy Quran, 6:160

[252]        Holy Quran, 2:261

[253]        Holy Quran, 2:245

[254]        Holy Quran, 2:152

[255]        Holy Quran, 14:7

[256]        Holy Quran, 40:60

[257]        Holy Quran, 97:3

[258]        Holy Quran, 97:3

[259]        That is, the Ramazan of the year that has just passed and that of the coming year

[260]        That is, we have been afflicted by the hardship of having to fast. This interpretation follows Sayyid Alikhan�s reading; the Persian translators interpret the sentence to mean: �our being afflicted by grief at the passing of our month�, a reading which Sayyid Alikhan rejects

[261]        i.e., that good pleasure and mercy

[262]        Allusion to Qur�anic verses such as Truly Allah loves the repenters (2:222) and Allah is He who accepts repentance from His servants (9:104; cf. 42:25)

[263]        Holy Quran, 3:26

[264]        Allusion to 8:53: Allah would never change His favour that He conferred on a people until they changed what was within themselves

[265]        Holy Quran, 3:26

[266]        An oft-repeated formula found in many hadees

[267]        The ninth of Zilhajj, the last day of the hajj, when the pilgrims occupy themselves with prayer at Mount �Arafa. Cf. Imam Husain�s long supplication for the day, translated in Chittick, A Shia Anthology, pp. 93-113

[268]        Holy Quran, 1:2

[269]        Cf. 15: 21-23: Naught is there, but its treasuries are with Us, and We send it not down but in a known measure... It is We who give life, and make to die, and it is We who are the inheritors

[270]        Holy Quran, 42:11

[271]        Reference to 10:61: Not so much as the weight of an ant in earth or heaven escapes from thy Lord...

[272]        Holy Quran, 41:54

[273]        Holy Quran, 33:52

[274]        Reference to 25:2: He created everything, then He ordained it with an ordination

[275]        Allusion to 80:20: He created him [man] and determined him then the way eased for him

[276]        Perhaps an allusion to 32:5: He governs the affair from the heaven to the earth

[277]        Reference to 72:28: He has counted everything in numbers

[278]        The terms �howness� and �whereness� are found already in hadees attributed to the Prophet in Shia sources, as well as to some of the Imams (cf. Chittick, A Shia Anthology index under ayniyyah and kayfiyyah. The term �selfness� (dhatiyya) is certainly more rare. Lane in his Lexicon points out that it is a post-classical term used in philosophy, but in the present context it has no such philosophical sense and seems to be a coinage built on the analogy of the other two terms

[279]        Reference to sura 112

[280]        The �Separator� is the Qur�an (cf. Supplication 42.2). There is an allusion here to 15:94: Therefore cleave [0 Muhammad] by means of that which thou art commanded [i.e. the Qur�anic injunctions] and turn away from the idolaters

[281]        Reference to 6:115

[282]        The guardians or writers are the recording angels. Cf. Supplication 3.18. The �book� mentioned here is referred to in such verses as: The Book shall be set in place; and thou wilt see the sinners fearful at what is in it and saying: �Alas for us! How is it with this Book that it leaves nothing behind, small or great but it has numbered it?� (18:49)

[283]        Allusion to 18:109: Say: �If the sea were ink for the words of my Lord, the sea would be spent before the words of my Lord are spent�

[284]        Reference to 33:33: Folk of the House Allah only desires to put away from you uncleanness and to purify you

[285]        Muslims hold that �mediation� will be given to the Prophet (see note 172), while Shia tradition adds that it will also belong to the Imams. Cf. the chapter in Majlisi�s Behaar al-Anwar �The Mediation, and the station of the Prophet and the Folk of his House which will become manifest at the resurrection� (VII, 326-40). Among relevant sayings quoted in both Shia and Sunni sources is that of Ali: �In the Garden there are two pearls within the Throne, one of them white and the other yellow. In each there are 70,000 rooms whose gates and cups come from a single root. The white is the Mediation which belongs to Muhammad and his Household, while the yellow belongs to Abraham and his household� (commentary on 5:35: al-Tabarsi, Majma� al-bayan; Maybudi, Kashf al-Asrar)

[286]        Cf. Supplication 1.4

[287]        The �Friend� or wali is the Imam, who, in keeping with the various meanings of the root, is �friend� of Allah, �guardian� of the people under his care, and �authority� in all matters of religious teaching. His function, known as wilaya (or walaya) and derived from the same Arabic root, is discussed in most books on Shi�ism; in the present text the word is mentioned, not always in the technical sense, in Supplications 5 (title); 8.3; 20.7, 22; 26.1; 47.64; and 77.2

[288]        Allusion to 17:80: And say [0 Muhammad]: �... grant me authority from Thee to help me�

[289]        Cf. 48:1: Surely We have given thee a manifest opening

[290]        Cf. Moses� supplication in 20:31: Appoint for me of my folk a familiar, Aaron, my brother; by him brace up my back

[291]        Like the previous clause, this is an allusion to the story of Moses and Aaron in the Qur�an, and more specifically, to Allah�s words to Moses: We shall strengthen thy arm by means of thy brother (28:35)

[292]        Cf. 37:173: Our troops - they are the victors

[293]        Wilaya - which may be translated as friendship, authority, guardianship, rule - is the office or function of the �Friend� or wali mentioned above in note 219

[294]        Holy Quran, 2:128

[295]        Cf. 10:25: And Allah summons to the Abode of Peace. Cf. also 6:127

[296]        The term �caprice� denotes any desire that is opposed to the truth or turns man away from the divine guidance. Who is further astray than he who follows his own caprice without guidance from Allah? 28: 50. Obey not him whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance, so that he follows his own caprice (18: 28). Allah addresses the prophet Dawood with the command: Judge among men by the truth, and follow not caprice (38: 26)

[297]        This may be an allusion to 17:16

[298]        Allusion to 4:108: They hide themselves from men but hide themselves not from Allah

[299]        Allusion to 7:182: We will draw them on little by little from whence they know not; and I grant them respite - surely My guile is firm. Imam Ja�far al-Sadiq (a.s.) says: �When Allah desires good for a servant who commits a sin, He causes the sin to be followed by a punishment so that he remembers to ask forgiveness. But when He desires evil for a servant who commits a sin, He causes the sin to be followed by a favour so that he forgets to ask forgiveness and persists in the sin. This is indicated by Allah�s words We draw them on little by little from whence they know not. (Sayyid Alikhan)

[300]        Cf. above, 47.90

[301]        In other words: Do not allow me to become diverted from the worship and obedience which please Thee by my seeking after the things of this world, which come only through Thee

[302]        The �mediation� is mentioned in 5:35: O you who have faith, fear Allah and seek the mediation to Him. �Mediation� may mean simply the means of access to Allah, defined in terms of any work of obedience or pious act. But most commentators point out the verse�s connection to a well-known saying of the Prophet concerning �mediation� as the highest station of Paradise, and this in turn is normally defined as the permission Allah will give to the Prophet at the Resurrection to intercede for his community. The Prophet said: �When you hear the muezzin, repeat what he says, then call down blessings upon me. If someone calls down a blessing upon me, Allah will call down ten upon him. Then ask that I be given the mediation, for it is a station in the Garden suited only for one of Allah�s servants, and I hope to be that one. If anyone asks that I be given the mediation, my intercession for him will become lawful� (Muslim, Salat 11; Tirmidhi, Manaqib I; Abu Dawud, Salat 36; Ahmad II, 168, 265; III 83). Padwick discusses the connection between mediation and intercession in Muslim Devotions, Ch. 2, �The Prayer of Mediation� (the relationship between the two can be seen in the present work in 65.4-5, 66.3-4, 78.1). On the mediation of the Imams, see note 217

[303]        The commentator suggests that this is an allusion to the principle enunciated in 18:103-104: Say: Shall I tell you who will be the greatest losers in their works? Those whose striving goes astray in the present life while they think that they are working good deeds

[304]        Holy Quran, 75:56

[305]        Reference to 66:8: Upon the day when Allah will not degrade the Prophet and those who believe with him their light running before them and on their right hands

[306]        Allusion to 19:75: Say: Whoever is in error, let the All-merciful prolong his term for him! ...

[307]        Cf. above, 47.60, where mention is made of the �radiance� of the Imam

[308]        Cf. the following hadees: �Allah has left no excuses for him who has reached sixty or seventy years of age. Allah has left him no excuses, no excuses!� (Ahmad II, 275). See also Lane, Arabic-English Lexicon s.v. i�dhar

[309]        Reference to 7:186: Whomsoever Allah leads astray no guide has he; He leaves them in their insolence blindly wandering

[310]        Reference to 23:54: So leave them in their perplexity for a time

[311]        The commentator offers three possible interpretations: remove not my name from the register of the felicitous, writing it in the register of the wretched; change my name not for the worse, after it had been an elevated name; change not the name by which Thou hadst named us before (alluding to the Qur�anic verse: He named you Muslims aforetime and in this [22:78]). The meaning thus becomes: Name me not an unbeliever after Thou hast named me a Muslim

[312]        The commentator explains this to mean: Transform it not through an affliction in this world or through making it ugly in the next

[313]        Reference to 56:88-9: Then if he be of those brought nigh to the Throne, there shall be repose and ease, and a garden of bliss

[314]        Allusion to 2:16: Those are they who have bought error at the price of guidance, and their commerce has not profited them

[315]        Reference to 79:6-12: Upon the day when the first blast shivers,... They shall say, �What, are we being restored as we were before?... That then is a return with loss!�

[316]        Allusion to 15:47: We shall root out all rancour that is in their breasts (cf. 7:43)

[317]        26:84, part of a prayer of Abraham

[318]        The commentator sees this as a reference to the first Muslims, as in 9:100: And the foremost, the first, who are the Emigrants and the Helpers, and those who followed them in good-doing - Allah will be well-pleased with them...; He has prepared for them gardens... The �plain� of the first is the place where they are brought together at the Resurrection

[319]        Holy Quran, 86:9

[320]        That is, the tenth of Zilhajj, which marks the end of the hajj and is one of the two major festivals (along with the feast of fastbreaking) celebrated universally throughout the Islamic world

[321]        Holy Quran, 3:26

[322]        By �this station� is meant the leading of the prayer of Friday and of the Day of Sacrifice. The latter of these prayers is obligatory according to the Shias, in contrast to the Sunnis. Zain al-Abidin (a.s.) alludes to the Shia view that the Imams are the rightful leaders of these prayers for all Islam, not the Umayyad caliphs and their representatives. In explaining the meaning of this passage, Sayyid Alikhan quotes a hadees from Ja�far al-Sadiq (a.s.): �Both festivals of the Muslims, that of fastbreaking and that of sacrifice, renew the sorrow of the Household of Muhammad, for they see therein their right in the hands of others�

[323]        i.e., those who actually put the profession of Unity, faith, and attestation into practice

[324]        Allusion to the Prophet�s supplication quoted in the introduction: �I seek refuge in Thy good pleasure from Thy displeasure and in Thy pardon from Thy punishment. I seek refuge in Thee from Thee�

[325]        Allusion to 43:11: [We] sent down out of heaven water in measure; and We revived thereby a land that was dead; even so you shall be brought forth [on the Day of Resurrection]

[326]        Allusion to 21:23: He is not questioned as to what He does, but they shall be questioned

[327]        For �so and so� the supplicant should supply words appropriate to his own situation

[328]        Holy Quran, 3:26

[329]        Holy Quran, 39:53

[330]        This is the Book of Records on the Day of Judgement, mentioned, for example, in 18:49: And the Book shall be set in place; and thou wilt see the sinners fearful at what is in it, saying: �Alas for us! How is it with this Book, that it leaves nothing behind, small or great, but it has counted it?� Cf. 17:13-14

[331]        Allusion to such Qur�anic verses as: Not so much as the weight of an ant in heaven and earth escapes from Him, neither is aught smaller than that, or greater, but it is in a Manifest Book (34:3)

[332]        Allusion to 4:6, 33:39: Allah suffices as a reckoner

[333]        Cf. the following sentence from a supplication of the Prophet: �I ask Thee by every one of Thy names by which Thou hast named Thyself, which Thou hast taught to one of Thy creatures, which Thou hast sent down in Thy Book, or which Thou hast kept to Thyself in the knowledge of the Unseen� (Ahmad I, 391, 402). A passage from the same hadees is quoted in Supplication 21.6

[334]        Holy Quran, 2:128

[335]        Holy Quran, 20:8

[336]        Allusion to 35:28: Only those of His servants fear Allah who have knowledge

[337]        Reference to 29: 57: Every soul shall taste death, then unto Us you shall be returned

[338]        The commentator suggests that the �stillness of his veins� alludes to the health of his body, which in turn brings about comfort and ease, making him heedless of Allah and the next world

[339]        Another allusion to the Prophet�s supplication; cf. 48.13

[340]        Sura 112

[341]        Allusion to such verses as 8:68: Had it not been for a prior writ from Allah, there had afflicted you, for what you took, a dreadful chastisement

[342]        This verse and the following allude to the well-known hadees qudsi: �Might is My loincloth and mightiness My cloak. If anyone contends with Me in either of these, I will cast him into Gehenna.� Cf. W. Graham, Divine Word and Prophetic Word, pp. 162-3

[343]        This is probably an allusion to the Highest Assembly, the angels mentioned in 37:8 and 38:69

[344]        Cf. 20:6

[345]        Cf. 9:78: Know they not that Allah knows their secret and their whispered conversation, and that Allah knows the things unseen? See also 43:80, 58:7

[346]        Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri (d. 124/742) was a well known jurist and traditionist and, as mentioned in the introduction, is credited with being the first to call the Imam by the title �Zain al-Abidin�. Saeed ibn al-Musayyib (d. 94/712-713), one of the �seven jurists� of Medina, was known as the �Chief of the Followers� (sayyid al-tabi�in), that is, those who followed the generation of the Prophet�s Companions

[347]        Muslims hold that �mediation� will be given to the Prophet (see note 172), while Shia tradition adds that it will also belong to the Imams. Cf. the chapter in Majlisi�s Behaar al-Anwar �The Mediation, and the station of the Prophet and the Folk of his House which will become manifest at the resurrection� (VII, 326-40). Among relevant sayings quoted in both Shia and Sunni sources is that of Ali: �In the Garden there are two pearls within the Throne, one of them white and the other yellow. In each there are 70,000 rooms whose gates and cups come from a single root. The white is the Mediation which belongs to Muhammad and his Household, while the yellow belongs to Abraham and his household� (commentary on 5:35: al-Tabarsi, Majma� al-bayan; Maybudi, Kashf al-Asrar)

[348]        Holy Quran, 3:26

[349]        Allusion to the hadees qudsi, �I am with My servant�s opinion of Me�; in some versions, there occurs the phrase, �so let him think about Me what he will� (Graham, Divine Word, pp. 127-130)

[350]        Again reference to 40:60: Supplicate Me and I will respond to you

[351]        Allusion to Qur�anic verses such as: Surely Allah will not fail in His promise (13:31), and There is no change for the words of Allah (10:64)

[352]        Allusion to 27:62. Cf. Supplication 10.4

[353]        Holy Quran, 7:156

[354]        The first passage of this supplication seems to be a slightly altered passage mentioned in supplication. 48 which reads: O Allah, nothing repels Thy wrath but Thy clemency, nothing repels Thy displeasure but Thy pardon, nothing grants sanctuary from Thy punishment but Thy mercy, and nothing will deliver me from Thee except pleading to Thee before Thee,256 so bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad, and give us on Thy part, my Allah, relief by means of the power through which Thou bringest the dead servants to life and revivest the dead lands

[355]        Allusion to the Prophet�s supplication quoted in the introduction: �I seek refuge in Thy good pleasure from Thy displeasure and in Thy pardon from Thy punishment. I seek refuge in Thee from Thee.�

[356]        Allusion to 43:11: [We] sent down out of heaven water in measure; and We revived thereby a land that was dead; even so you shall be brought forth [on the Day of Resurrection]

[357]        Allusion to the Prophet�s supplication quoted in the introduction: �I seek refuge in Thy good pleasure from Thy displeasure and in Thy pardon from Thy punishment. I seek refuge in Thee from Thee.�

[358]        Holy Quran, 12:64

[359]        Allusion to 20:111: Faces shall be humbled unto the Living, the Subsistent

[360]        Holy Quran, 12:53

[361]        Holy Quran, 37:173

[362]        Holy Quran, 58:22

[363]        Holy Quran, 10:62

[364]        Holy Quran, 25:47

[365]        There are a number of Qur�anic allusions in this passage, including: He created, then proportioned (87:2), and He sat upon the Throne (7:54 etc.)

[366]        Holy Quran, 7:151

[367]        Ibid.

[368]        Allusion to such verses as: They forgot Allah, so He forgot them (9:67); Today We forget you, just as you forgot the meeting on this your Day (45:34; cf. 7:51)

[369]        Allusion to 14:7: If you are thankful, surely I will increase you, but if you are thankless, My chastisement is surely terrible

[370]        Cf. 59.9 and note 283

[371]        Reference to 22:78: Struggle for Allah as is His due!

[372]        Holy Quran, 3:8

[373]        Holy Quran, 2:129

[374]        Allusion to the saying of the Prophet: �Remorse is a repentance.� Cf. note 131

[375]        Holy Quran, 66:8

[376]        Reference to 12:53

[377]        Allusion to 70:19-21: Surely man was created fretful, when evil touches him, anxious, when good visits him, grudging

[378]        Allusion to the Qur�anic verse: No indeed, but what they were earning has rusted upon the hearts (83:14), as well as to the several instances where the Qur�an refers to the sealing of the unbelievers� hearts, e.g.: Allah has set a seal on their hearts, so they know not (9:93)

[379]        Holy Quran, 3:25

[380]        Allusion to a well known formula found in many hadees; in one version, the Prophet says in supplication: �The good - all of it - is in Thy hands, and evil does not return to Thee� (Muslim, Musafirin 201; Nasa�i, Iftitah 17)

[381]        Allusion to 7:54: Verily His are the creation and the command

[382]        Cf. 59.8 and note 281

[383]        Cf. note 256

[384]        Allusion to 29:69

[385]        Holy Quran, 3:26

[386]        Allusion to the clarity of vision that the soul experiences at death: Thou wast heedless of this; therefore We have now removed from thee thy covering, and so thy sight today is piercing (50:22)

[387]        Allusion to 89:28: 0 soul serene, return to thy Lord, well-pleased, well-pleasing!

[388]        Allusion to 13:28: In remembering Allah find serenity the hearts of those who have faith and do righteous deeds

[389]        Holy Quran, 33:41

[390]        Holy Quran, 2:152

[391]        Allusion to the words of Lot in 11:80, Would that I had power against you, or might take shelter in a strong pillar!