Sahifa Sajjadiya 11: For Good Outcomes

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يَا مَنْ ذِكْرُهٗ شَرَفٌ لِلذَّاكِرِينَ، وَيَا مَنْ شُكْرُهٗ فَوْزٌ لِلشَّاكِرِينَ، وَيَا مَنْ طَاعَتُهٗ نَجَاةٌ لِلْمُطِيعِينَ، صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَاشْغَلْ قُلُوبَنَا بِذِكْرِكَ عَنْ كُلِّ ذِكْرٍ، وَاَلْسِنَتَنَا بِشُكْرِكَ عَنْ كُلِّ شُكْرٍ، وَجَوَارِحَنَا بِطَاعَتِكَ عَنْ كُلِّ طَاعَةٍ

YAA MAN DHIKRUHOO SHARAFUN LIDH DHAAKIREENA WA YAA MAN SHUKRUHOO FAWZUN LISH SHAAKIREENA WA YAA MAN TAA'ATUHOO NAJAATUN LIL MUTEE'EENA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WASHGHAL QULOOBANAA BIDHIKRIKA A'N KULLI DHIKRIN WA ALSINATANAA BISHUKRIKA A'N KULLI SHUKRIN WA JAWAARIHANAA BITAA'ATIKA A'N KULLI TAA'AH

O He remembering whom brings honour to those who remember! O He thanking whom brings triumph to those who give thanks! O He obeying whom brings deliverance to those who obey! Bless Muhammad and his Household, and divert our hearts through remembering Thee from every act of remembrance, our tongues through thanking Thee from every act of thanksgiving, our limbs through obeying Thee from every act of obedience!

فَاِنْ قَدَّرْتَ لَنَا فَرَاغاً مِنْ شُغْلٍ فَاجْعَلْهُ فَرَاغَ سَلَامَةٍ لَا تُدْرِكُنَا فِيهِ تَبِعَةٌ، وَلَا تَلْحَقُنَا فِيهِ سَاْمَةٌ، حَتَّى يَنْصَرِفَ عَنَّا كُتَّابُ السَّيِّئَاتِ بِصَحِيفَةٍ خَالِيَةٍ مِنْ ذِكْرِ سَيِّئَاتِنَا، وَيَتَوَلَّى كُتَّابُ الْحَسَنَاتِ عَنَّا مَسْرُورِينَ بِمَا كَتَبُوا مِنْ حَسَنَاتِنَا

FA-IN QADDARTA LANAA FARAAGHAN MIN SHUGHLIN FAJ'ALHU FARAAGHA SALAAMATIN LAA TUDRIKUNAA FEEHI TABI'ATUN WA LAA TALHAQUNAA FEEHI SA'MATUN HATTAA YANSARIFA A'NNAA KUTTAABUS SAYYI'AATI BISAHEEFATIN KHAALIYATIN MIN DHIKRI SAYYI'AATINAA WA YATAWALLAA KUTTAABUL HASANAATI A'NNAA MASROOREENA BIMAA KATABOO MIN HASANAATINAA

If Thou hast ordained for us idleness from these occupations, make it an idleness of safety, within which no ill consequence visits us or weariness overtakes us! Then the writers of evil deeds may depart from us with a page empty of the mention of our evil deeds, 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 حَيَاتِنَا، وَتَصَرَّمَتْ مُدَدُ اَعْمَارِنَا، وَاسْتَحْضَرَتْنَا دَعْوَتُكَ الَّتِي لَا بُدَّ مِنْهَا وَمِنْ اِجَابَتِهَا، فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَاجْعَلْ خِتَامَ مَا تُحْصِي عَلَيْنَا كَتَبَةُ اَعْمَالِنَا تَوْبَةً مَقْبُولَةً لَا تُوقِفُنَا بَعْدَهَا عَلَى ذَنْبٍ اجْتَرَحْنَاهُ، وَلَا مَعْصِيَةٍ اقْتَرَفْنَاهَا

WA IDHAN QADAT AYYAAMU HAYAATINAA WA TASARRAMAT MUDADU A'MAARINAA WASTAHDARATNAA DA'WATUKAL LATEE LAA BUDDA MINHAA WA MIN IJAABATIHAA FASALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WAJ'AL KHITAAMA MAA TUHSEE A'LAYNAA KATABATU A'MAALINAA TAWBATAN MAQBOOLATAN LAA TOOQIFUNAA BA'DAHAA A'LAA DHANBINIJ TARAHNAAHU WA LAA MA'SIYATINIQ TARAFNAAHAA

And when the days of our life have passed by, the terms of our lifetimes have elapsed, and Thy call, which must come and be answered, summons us forth, then bless Muhammad and his Household and make the outcome of what the writers of our works count against us an accepted repentance, which afterwards gave us no rest in a sin that we committed or an act of disobedience that we performed!

وَلَا تَكْشِفْ عَنَّا سِتْراً سَتَرْتَهٗ عَلَى رُءُوسِ الْاَشْهَادِ، يَوْمَ تَبْلُو اَخْبَارَ عِبَادِكَ

WA LAA TAKSHIF A'NNAA SITRAN SATARTAHOO A'LAA RU'OOSIL ASH-HAADI YAWMA TABLOO AKHBAARA I'BAADIK

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 رَحِيمٌ بِمَنْ دَعَاكَ، وَمُسْتَجِيبٌ لِمَنْ نَادَاكَ

INNAKA RAHEEMUN BIMAN DA'AAKA WA MUSTAJEEBUN LIMAN NAADAAK

Verily Thou art compassionate to him who supplicates Thee, the responder to him who calls upon Thee!