Sahifa Sajjadiya 17: Seeking Refuge from Satan

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اللَّهُمَّ اِنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَزَغَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ وَكَيْدِهٖ وَمَكَايِدِهٖ، وَمِنَ الثِّقَةِ بِاَمَانِيِّهٖ وَمَوَاعِيدِهٖ وَغُرُورِهٖ وَمَصَايِدِهٖ

ALLAAHUMMA INNAA NA'OODHU BIKA MIN NAZAGHAATISH SHAYTAANIR RAJEEMI WA KAYDIHEE WA MAKAAYIDIHEE WA MINATH THIQATI BI-AMAANIYYIHEE WA MAWAA'EEDIHEE WA GHUROORIHEE WA MASAAYIDIH

O God, we seek refuge in Thee from the instigations of the accursed Satan, his trickery, and his traps, from trust in his false hopes, his promises, his delusions, and his snares,

وَاَنْ يُطْمِعَ نَفْسَهٗ فِي اِضْلَالِنَا عَنْ طَاعَتِكَ، وَامْتِهَانِنَا بِمَعْصِيَتِكَ، اَوْ اَنْ يَحْسُنَ عِنْدَنَا مَا حَسَّنَ لَنَا، اَوْ اَنْ يَثْقُلَ عَلَيْنَا مَا كَرَّهَ اِلَيْنَا

WA AN YUTMI'A NAFSAHOO FEE IDLAALINAA A'N TAA'ATIKA WAMTIHAANINAA BIMA'SIYATIKA AW AN YAHSUNA I'NDANAA MAA HASSANA LANAA AW AN YATHQULA A'LAYNAA MAA KARRAHA ILAYNAA

and lest he should make himself crave to lead us away from Thy obedience and to degrade us through our disobeying Thee, and lest what he has shown us as beautiful be beautiful for us and what he has shown us as detestable weigh down upon us.

اللَّهُمَّ اخْسَاْهُ عَنَّا بِعِبَادَتِكَ، وَاكْبِتْهُ بِدُءُوبِنَا فِي مَحَبَّتِكَ، وَاجْعَلْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهٗ سِتْراً لَا يَهْتِكُهٗ، وَرَدْماً مُصْمِتاً لَا يَفْتُقُهُ

ALLAAHUMMAKH SA'HU A'NNAA BI-I'BAADATIKA WAKBIT-HU BIDU'OOBINAA FEE MAHABBATIKA WAJ'AL BAYNANAA WA BAYNAHOO SITRAN LAA YAHTIKUHOO WA RADMAN MUSMITAN LAA YAFTUQUH

O God, drive him away from us through Thy worship, throw him down through our perseverance in Thy love, and place between him and us a covering that he cannot tear away and a solid barrier that he cannot cut through!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَاشْغَلْهُ عَنَّا بِبَعْضِ اَعْدَائِكَ، وَاعْصِمْنَا مِنْهُ بِحُسْنِ رِعَايَتِكَ، وَاكْفِنَا خَتْرَهٗ، وَوَلِّنَا ظَهْرَهٗ، وَاقْطَعْ عَنَّا اِثْرَهُ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WASHGHALHU A'NNAA BIBA'DI A'DAA'IKA WA'SIMNAA MINHU BIHUSNI RI'AAYATIKA WAKFINAA KHATRAHOO WA WALLINAA ZAHRAHOO WAQTA' A'NNAA ITHRAH

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, distract Satan from us with some of Thy enemies, preserve us from him through Thy good guarding, spare us his treachery, turn his back toward us, and cut off from us his trace!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَاَمْتِعْنَا مِنَ الْهُدَى بِمِثْلِ ضَلَالَتِهٖ، وَزَوِّدْنَا مِنَ التَّقْوَى ضِدَّ غَوَايَتِهٖ، وَاسْلُكْ بِنَا مِنَ التُّقَى خِلَافَ سَبِيلِهٖ مِنَ الرَّدَى

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WA AMTI'NAA MINAL HUDAA BIMITHLI DALAALATIHEE WA ZAWWIDNAA MINAT TAQWAA DIDDA GHAWAAYATIHEE WASLUK BINAA MINAT TUQAA KHILAAFA SABEELIHEE MINAR RADAA

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, give us to enjoy guidance the like of his misguidance, increase us in piety against his seduction, and make us walk in reverential fear contrary to his path of ruin!

اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلْ لَهٗ فِي قُلُوبِنَا مَدْخَلًا وَلَا تُوطِنَنَّ لَهٗ فِيمَا لَدَيْنَا مَنْزِلًا

ALLAAHUMMA LAA TAJ'AL LAHOO FEE QULOOBINAA MADKHALAN WA LAA TOOTINANNA LAHOO FEEMAA LADAYNAA MANZILAA

O God, assign him no place of entrance into our hearts and do not allow him to make his home in that which is with us!

اللَّهُمَّ وَمَا سَوَّلَ لَنَا مِنْ بَاطِلٍ فَعَرِّفْنَاهُ، وَاِذَا عَرَّفْتَنَاهُ فَقِنَاهُ، وَبَصِّرْنَا مَا نُكَايِدُهٗ بِهٖ، وَاَلْهِمْنَا مَا نُعِدُّهٗ لَهٗ، وَاَيْقِظْنَا عَنْ سِنَةِ الْغَفْلَةِ بِالرُّكُونِ اِلَيْهِ، وَاَحْسِنْ بِتَوْفِيقِكَ عَوْنَنَا عَلَيْهِ

ALLAAHUMMA WA MAA SAWWALA LANAA MIN BAATILIN FA'ARRIFNAAHU WA IDHAA A'RRAFTANAAHU FAQINAAHU WA BASSIRNAA MAA NUKAAYIDUHOO BIHEE WA ALHIMNAA MAA NU'IDDUHOO LAHOO WA AYQIZNAA A'N SINATIL GHAFLATI BIR RUKOONI ILAYHI WA AHSIN BITAWFEEQIKA A'WNANAA A'LAYH

O God, cause us to recognize the falsehood with which he tempts us, and once Thou hast caused us to recognize it, protect us from it! Make us see what will allow us to outwit him, inspire us with all that we can make ready for him, awaken us from the heedless slumber of relying upon him, and help us well, through Thy giving success, against him!

اللَّهُمَّ وَاَشْرِبْ قُلُوبَنَا اِنْكَارَ عَمَلِهٖ، وَالْطُفْ لَنَا فِي نَقْضِ حِيَلِهِ

ALLAAHUMMA WA ASHRIB QULOOBANAA INKAARA A'MALIHEE WALTUF LANAA FEE NAQDI HIYALIH

O God, saturate our hearts with the rejection of his works and be gentle to us by destroying his stratagems!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَحَوِّلْ سُلْطَانَهٗ عَنَّا، وَاقْطَعْ رَجَاءَهٗ مِنَّا، وَادْرَاْهُ عَنِ الْوُلُوعِ بِنَا

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WA HAWWIL SULTAANAHOO A'NNAA WAQTA' RAJAA'AHOO MINNAA WADRA'HU A'NIL WULOO'I BINAA

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, turn his authority away from us, cut off his hope from us, and keep him from craving for us!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَاجْعَلْ آبَاءَنَا وَاُمَّهَاتِنَا وَاَوْلَادَنَا وَاَهَالِيَنَا وَذَوِي اَرْحَامِنَا وَقَرَابَاتِنَا وَجِيرَانَنَا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ مِنْهُ فِي حِرْزٍ حَارِزٍ، وَحِصْنٍ حَافِظٍ، وَكَهْفٍ مَانِعٍ، وَاَلْبِسْهُمْ مِنْهُ جُنَناً وَاقِيَةً، وَاَعْطِهِمْ عَلَيْهِ اَسْلِحَةً مَاضِيَةً

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WAJ'AL AABAA'ANAA WA UMMAHAATINAA WA AWLAADANAA WA AHAALIYANAA WA DHAWEE ARHAAMINAA WA QARAABAATINAA WA JEERAANANAA MINAL MU'MINEENA WAL MU'MINAATI MINHU FEE HIRZIN HAARIZIN WA HISNIN HAAFIZIN WA KAHFIN MAANI'IN WA ALBIS-HUM MINHU JUNANAN WAAQIYATAN WA A'TIHIM A'LAYHI ASLIHATAN MAADIYAH

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, and place our fathers, our mothers, our children, our wives, our siblings, our relatives, and the faithful among our neighbours, male and female, in a sanctuary impregnable to him, a guarding fortress, a defending cave! Clothe them in shields protective against him and give them arms that will cut him down!

اللَّهُمَّ وَاعْمُمْ بِذٰلِكَ مَنْ شَهِدَ لَكَ بِالرُّبُوبِيَّةِ، وَاَخْلَصَ لَكَ بِالْوَحْدَانِيَّةِ، وَعَادَاهُ لَكَ بِحَقِيقَةِ الْعُبُودِيَّةِ، وَاسْتَظْهَرَ بِكَ عَلَيْهِ فِي مَعْرِفَةِ الْعُلُومِ الرَّبَّانِيَّةِ

ALLAAHUMMA WA'MUM BIDHAALIKA MAN SHAHIDA LAKA BIR RUBOOBIYYATI WA AKHLASA LAKA BIL WAHDAANIYYATI WA A'ADAAHU LAKA BIHAQEEQATIL U'BOODIYYATI WASTAZHARA BIKA A'LAYHI FEE MA'RIFATIL U'LOOMIR RABBAANIYYAH

O God, include in that everyone who witnesses to Thee as Lord, devotes himself sincerely to Thy Unity, shows enmity toward him through the reality of servanthood, and seeks help from Thee against him through knowledge of the divine sciences!

اللَّهُمَّ احْلُلْ مَا عَقَدَ، وَافْتُقْ مَا رَتَقَ، وَافْسَخْ مَا دَبَّرَ، وَثَبِّطْهُ اِذَا عَزَمَ، وَانْقُضْ مَا اَبْرَمَ

ALLAAHUMMAH LUL MAA A'QADA WAFTUQ MAA RATAQA WAFSAKH MAA DABBARA WA THABBIT-HU IDHAA A'ZAMA WANQUD MAA ABRAM

O God, undo what he ties, unstitch what he sews up, dislocate what he devises, frustrate him when he makes up his mind, and destroy what he establishes!

اللَّهُمَّ وَاهْزِمْ جُنْدَهٗ، وَاَبْطِلْ كَيْدَهٗ وَاهْدِمْ كَهْفَهٗ، وَاَرْغِمْ اَنْفَهُ

ALLAAHUMMA WAHZIM JUNDAHOO WA ABTIL KAYDAHOO WAHDIM KAHFAHOO WA ARGHIM ANFAH

O God, rout his troops, nullify his trickery, make his cave collapse, and rub his nose in the ground!

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنَا فِي نَظْمِ اَعْدَائِهٖ، وَاعْزِلْنَا عَنْ عِدَادِ اَوْلِيَائِهٖ، لَا نُطِيعُ لَهٗ اِذَا اسْتَهْوَانَا، وَلَا نَسْتَجِيبُ لَهٗ اِذَا دَعَانَا، نَاْمُرُ بِمُنَاوَاَتِهٖ مَنْ اَطَاعَ اَمْرَنَا، وَنَعِظُ عَنْ مُتَابَعَتِهٖ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ زَجْرَنَا

ALLAAHUMMAJ A'LNAA FEE NAZMI A'DAA'IHEE WA'ZILNAA A'N I'DAADI AWLIYAA'IHEE LAA NUTEE'U LAHOO IDHAS TAHWAANAA WA LAA NASTAJEEBU LAHOO IDHAA DA'AANAA NA'MURU BIMUNAAWA'ATIHEE MAN ATAA'A AMRANAA WA NA'IZU A'N MUTAABA'ATIHEE MANIT TABA'A ZAJRANAA

O God, place us in the ranks of his enemies and remove us from the number of his friends, that we obey him not when he entices us and answer him not when he calls to us! We command everyone who obeys our command to be his enemy and we admonish everyone who follows our prohibition not to follow him!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَسَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَعَلَى اَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ، وَاَعِذْنَا وَاَهَالِيَنَا وَاِخْوَانَنَا وَجَمِيعَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ مِمَّا اسْتَعَذْنَا مِنْهُ، وَاَجِرْنَا مِمَّا اسْتَجَرْنَا بِكَ مِنْ خَوْفِهٖ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN KHAATAMIN NABIYYEENA WA SAYYIDIL MURSALEENA WA A'LAA AHLI BAYTIHIT TAYYIBEENAT TAAHIREENA WA A'IDHNAA WA AHAALIYANAA WA IKHWAANANAA WA JAMEE'AL MU'MINEENA WAL MU'MINAATI MIMMAS TA'ADHNAA MINHU WA AJIRNAA MIMMAS TAJARNAA BIKA MIN KHAWFIH

O God, bless Muhammad, the Seal of the prophets and lord of the emissaries, and the folk of his house, the good, the pure! Give refuge to us, our families, our brothers, and all the faithful, male and female, from that from which we seek refuge, and grant us sanctuary from that through fear of which we seek sanctuary in Thee!

وَاسْمَعْ لَنَا مَا دَعَوْنَا بِهٖ، وَاَعْطِنَا مَا اَغْفَلْنَاهُ، وَاحْفَظْ لَنَا مَا نَسِينَاهُ، وَصَيِّرْنَا بِذٰلِكَ فِي دَرَجَاتِ الصَّالِحِينَ وَمَرَاتِبِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، آمِينَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ

WASMA' LANAA MAA DA'AWNAA BIHEE WA A'TINAA MAA AGHFALNAAHU WAHFAZ LANAA MAA NASEENAAHU WA SAYYIRNAA BIDHAALIKA FEE DARAJAATIS SAALIHEENA WA MARAATIBIL MU'MINEENA AAMEENA RABBAL A'ALAMEEN

Hear our supplication to Thee, bestow upon us that of which we have been heedless, and safeguard for us what we have forgotten! Through all this bring us into the ranks of the righteous and the degrees of the faithful! Amen, Lord of the worlds!