Sahifa Sajjadiya 21: In Sorrow

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اللَّهُمَّ يَا كَافِيَ الْفَرْدِ الضَّعِيفِ، وَوَاقِيَ الْاَمْرِ الْمَخُوفِ، اَفْرَدَتْنِي الْخَطَايَا فَلَا صَاحِبَ مَعِي، وَضَعُفْتُ عَنْ غَضَبِكَ فَلَا مُؤَيِّدَ لِي، وَاَشْرَفْتُ عَلَى خَوْفِ لِقَائِكَ فَلَا مُسَكِّنَ لِرَوْعَتِي

ALLAAHUMMA YAA KAAFIYAL FARDID DA'EEFI WA WAAQIYAL AMRIL MAKHOOFI AFRADATNIL KHATAAYAA FALAA SAAHIBA MA'EE WA DA'UFTU A'N GHADABIKA FALAA MU'AYYIDA LEE WA ASHRAFTU A'LAA KHAWFI LIQAA'IKA FALAA MUSAKKINA LIRAW'ATEE

O God, O Sufficer of the isolated and weak and Protector against terrifying affairs! Offenses have isolated me, so there is none to be my companion. I am too weak for Thy wrath and there is none to strengthen me. I have approached the terror of meeting Thee and there is none to still my fear.

وَمَنْ يُؤْمِنُنِي مِنْكَ وَاَنْتَ اَخَفْتَنِي، وَمَنْ يُسَاعِدُنِي وَاَنْتَ اَفْرَدْتَنِي، وَمَنْ يُقَوِّينِي وَاَنْتَ اَضْعَفْتَنِي

WA MAN YU'MINUNEE MINKA WA ANTA AKHAFTANEE WA MAN YUSAA'IDUNEE WA ANTA AFRADTANEE WA MAN YUQAWWEENEE WA ANTA AD'AFTANEE

Who can make me secure from Thee when Thou hast filled me with terror? Who can come to my aid when Thou hast isolated me? Who can strengthen me when Thou hast weakened me?

لَا يُجِيرُ، يَا اِلٰهِي، اِلَّا رَبٌّ عَلَى مَرْبُوبٍ، وَلَا يُؤْمِنُ اِلَّا غَالِبٌ عَلَى مَغْلُوبٍ، وَلَا يُعِينُ اِلَّا طَالِبٌ عَلَى مَطْلُوبٍ

LAA YUJEERU YAA ILAAHEE ILLAA RABBUN A'LAA MARBOOBIN WA LAA YU'MINU ILLAA GHAALIBUN A'LAA MAGHLOOBIN WA LAA YU'EENU ILLAA TAALIBUN A'LAA MATLOOB

None can grant sanctuary to a vassal, my God, but a lord, none can give security to one dominated but a dominator, none can aid him from whom demands are made but a demander.

وَبِيَدِكَ، يَا اِلٰهِي، جَمِيعُ ذٰلِكَ السَّبَبِ، وَاِلَيْكَ الْمَفَرُّ وَالْمَهْرَبُ، فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَاَجِرْ هَرَبِي، وَاَنْجِحْ مَطْلَبِي

WA BIYADIKA YAA ILAAHEE JAMEE'U DHAALIKAS SABABI WA ILAYKAL MAFARRU WAL MAHRABU FASALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WA AJIR HARABEE WA ANJIH MATLABEE

In Thy hand, my God, is the thread of all that, in Thee the place of escape and flight, so bless Muhammad and his Household, give sanctuary to me in my flight, and grant my request!

اللَّهُمَّ اِنَّكَ اِنْ صَرَفْتَ عَنِّي وَجْهَكَ الْكَرِيمَ اَوْ مَنَعْتَنِي فَضْلَكَ الْجَسِيمَ اَوْ حَظَرْتَ عَلَيَّ رِزْقَكَ اَوْ قَطَعْتَ عَنِّي سَبَبَكَ لَمْ اَجِدِ السَّبِيلَ اِلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْ اَمَلِي غَيْرَكَ، وَلَمْ اَقْدِرْ عَلَى مَا عِنْدَكَ بِمَعُونَةِ سِوَاكَ، فَاِنِّي عَبْدُكَ وَفِي قَبْضَتِكَ، نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ

ALLAAHUMMA INNAKA IN SARAFTA A'NNEE WAJHAKAL KAREEMA AW MANA'TANEE FADLAKAL JASEEMA AW HAZARTA A'LAYYA RIZQAKA AW QATA'TA A'NNEE SABABAKA LAM AJIDIS SABEELA ILAA SHAY'IN MIN AMALEE GHAYRAKA WA LAM AQDIR A'LAA MAA I'NDAKA BIMA'OONATI SIWAAKA FA-INNEE A'BDUKA WA FEE QABDATIKA NAASIYATEE BIYADIK

O God, if Thou shouldst turn Thy generous face away from me, withhold from me Thy immense bounty, forbid me Thy provision, or cut off from me Thy thread, I will find no way to anything of my hope other than Thee nor be given power over what is with Thee through another's aid, for I am Thy servant and in Thy grasp; my forelock is in Thy hand.

لَا اَمْرَ لِي مَعَ اَمْرِكَ، مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ، عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ، وَلَا قُوَّةَ لِي عَلَى الْخُرُوجِ مِنْ سُلْطَانِكَ، وَلَا اَسْتَطِيعُ مُجَاوَزَةَ قُدْرَتِكَ، وَلَا اَسْتَمِيلُ هَوَاكَ، وَلَا اَبْلُغُ رِضَاكَ، وَلَا اَنَالُ مَا عِنْدَكَ اِلَّا بِطَاعَتِكَ وَبِفَضْلِ رَحْمَتِكَ

LAA AMRA LEE MA'A AMRIKA MAADIN FIYYA HUKMUKA A'DLUN FIYYA QADAA'UKA WA LAA QUWWATA LEE A'LAL KHUROOJI MIN SULTAANIKA WA LAA ASTATEE'U MUJAAWAZATA QUDRATIKA WA LAA ASTAMEELU HAWAAKA WA LAA ABLUGHU RIDAAKA WA LAA ANAALU MAA I'NDAKA ILLAA BITAA'ATIKA WA BIFADLI RAHMATIK

I have no command along with Thy command. Accomplished is Thy judgement of me, just Thy decree for me! I have not the strength to emerge from Thy authority nor am I able to step outside Thy power. I cannot win Thy inclination, arrive at Thy good pleasure, or attain what is with Thee except through obeying Thee and through the bounty of Thy mercy.

اِلٰهِي اَصْبَحْتُ وَاَمْسَيْتُ عَبْداً دَاخِراً لَكَ، لَا اَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي نَفْعاً وَلَا ضَرّاً اِلَّا بِكَ، اَشْهَدُ بِذٰلِكَ عَلَى نَفْسِي، وَاَعْتَرِفُ بِضَعْفِ قُوَّتِي وَقِلَّةِ حِيلَتِي، فَاَنْجِزْ لِي مَا وَعَدْتَنِي، وَتَمِّمْ لِي مَا آتَيْتَنِي، فَاِنِّي عَبْدُكَ الْمِسْكِينُ الْمُسْتَكِينُ الضَّعِيفُ الضَّرِيرُ الْحَقِيرُ الْمَهِينُ الْفَقِيرُ الْخَائِفُ الْمُسْتَجِيرُ

ILAAHEE ASBAHTU WA AMSAYTU A'BDAN DAAKHIRAN LAKA LAA AMLIKU LINAFSEE NAF'AN WA LAA DARRAN ILLAA BIKA ASH-HADU BIDHAALIKA A'LAA NAFSEE WA A'TARIFU BIDA'FI QUWWATEE WA QILLATI HEELATEE FA-ANJIZ LEE MAA WA'ADTANEE WA TAMMIM LEE MAA AATAYTANEE FA-INNEE A'BDUKAL MISKEENUL MUSTAKEENUD DA'EEFUD DAREERUL HAQEERUL MAHEENUL FAQEERUL KHAA'IFUL MUSTAJEER

O God, I rise in the morning and enter into evening as Thy lowly slave. I own no profit and loss for myself except through Thee. I witness to that over myself and I confess to the frailty of my strength and the paucity of my stratagems. So accomplish what Thou hast promised me and complete for me what Thou hast given me, for I am Thy slave, miserable, abased, frail, distressed, vile, despised, poor, fearful, and seeking sanctuary!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَلَا تَجْعَلْنِي نَاسِياً لِذِكْرِكَ فِيمَا اَوْلَيْتَنِي، وَلَا غَافِلًا لِاِحْسَانِكَ فِيمَا اَبْلَيْتَنِي، وَلَا آيِساً مِنْ اِجَابَتِكَ لِي وَاِنْ اَبْطَاَتْ عَنِّي، فِي سَرَّاءَ كُنْتُ اَوْ ضَرَّاءَ، اَوْ شِدَّةٍ اَوْ رَخَاءٍ، اَوْ عَافِيَةٍ اَوْ بَلَاءٍ، اَوْ بُؤْسٍ اَوْ نَعْمَاءَ، اَوْ جِدَةٍ اَوْ لَاْوَاءَ، اَوْ فَقْرٍ اَوْ غِنًى

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WA LAA TAJ'ALNEE NAASIYAN LIDHIKRIKA FEEMAA AWLAYTANEE WA LAA GHAAFILAN LI-IHSAANIKA FEEMAA ABLAYTANEE WA LAA AAYISAN MIN IJAABATIKA LEE WA IN ABTA'AT A'NNEE FEE SARRAA'A KUNTU AW DARRAA'A AW SHIDDATIN AW RAKHAA'IN AW A'AFIYATIN AW BALAA'IN AW BU'SIN AW NA'MAA'A AW JIDATIN AW LA'WAA'A AW FAQRIN AW GHINAA

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household and let me not forget to remember Thee in what Thou hast done for me, be heedless of Thy beneficence in Thy trying me, or despair of Thy response to me, though it keep me waiting, whether I be in prosperity or adversity, hardship or ease, well-being or affliction, misery or comfort, wealth or distress, poverty or riches!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَاجْعَلْ ثَنَائِي عَلَيْكَ، وَمَدْحِي اِيَّاكَ، وَحَمْدِي لَكَ فِي كُلِّ حَالَاتِي حَتَّى لَا اَفْرَحَ بِمَا آتَيْتَنِي مِنَ الدُّنْيَا، وَلَا اَحْزَنَ عَلَى مَا مَنَعْتَنِي فِيهَا، وَاَشْعِرْ قَلْبِي تَقْوَاكَ، وَاسْتَعْمِلْ بَدَنِي فِيمَا تَقْبَلُهٗ مِنِّي، وَاشْغَلْ بِطَاعَتِكَ نَفْسِي عَنْ كُلِّ مَا يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ حَتَّى لَا اُحِبَّ شَيْئاً مِنْ سُخْطِكَ، وَلَا اَسْخَطَ شَيْئاً مِنْ رِضَاكَ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WAJ'AL THANAA'EE A'LAYKA WA MAD-HEE IYYAAKA WA HAMDEE LAKA FEE KULLI HAALAATEE HATTAA LAA AFRAHA BIMAA AATAYTANEE MINAD DUNYAA WA LAA AHZANA A'LAA MAA MANA'TANEE FEEHAA WA ASH'IR QALBEE TAQWAAKA WASTA'MIL BADANEE FEEMAA TAQBALUHOO MINNEE WASHGHAL BITAA'ATIKA NAFSEE A'N KULLI MAA YARIDU A'LAYYA HATTAA LAA UHIBBA SHAY'AN MIN SUKHTIKA WA LAA ASKHATA SHAY'AN MIN RIDAAK

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, make me laud Thee, extol Thee, and praise Thee in all my states so that I rejoice not over what Thou givest me of this world nor sorrow over that of it which Thou withholdest from me! Impart reverential fear of Thee to my heart, employ my body in that which Thou acceptest from me, and divert my soul through obedience to Thee from all that enters upon me, so that I love nothing that displeases Thee and become displeased at nothing that pleases Thee!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَفَرِّغْ قَلْبِي لِمَحَبَّتِكَ، وَاشْغَلْهُ بِذِكْرِكَ، وَانْعَشْهُ بِخَوْفِكَ وَبِالْوَجَلِ مِنْكَ، وَقَوِّهٖ بِالرَّغْبَةِ اِلَيْكَ، وَاَمِلْهُ اِلَى طَاعَتِكَ، وَاَجْرِ بِهٖ فِي اَحَبِّ السُّبُلِ اِلَيْكَ، وَذَلِّلْهُ بِالرَّغْبَةِ فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ اَيَّامَ حَيَاتِي كُلِّهَا

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WA FARRIGH QALBEE LIMAHABBATIKA WASHGHALHU BIDHIKRIKA WAN'ASH-HU BIKHAWFIKA WA BIL WAJALI MINKA WA QAWWIHEE BIR RAGHBATI ILAYKA WA AMILHU ILAA TAA'ATIKA WA AJRI BIHEE FEE AHABBIS SUBULI ILAYKA WA DHALLILHU BIR RAGHBATI FEEMAA I'NDAKA AYYAAMA HAYAATEE KULLIHAA

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, empty my heart for Thy love, occupy it with remembering Thee, animate it with fear of Thee and quaking before Thee, strengthen it with beseeching Thee, incline it to Thy obedience, set it running in the path most beloved to Thee, and subdue it through desire for what is with Thee all the days of my life!

وَاجْعَلْ تَقْوَاكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا زَادِي، وَاِلَى رَحْمَتِكَ رِحْلَتِي، وَفِي مَرْضَاتِكَ مَدْخَلِي، وَاجْعَلْ فِي جَنَّتِكَ مَثْوَايَ، وَهَبْ لِي قُوَّةً اَحْتَمِلُ بِهَا جَمِيعَ مَرْضَاتِكَ، وَاجْعَلْ فِرَارِي اِلَيْكَ، وَرَغْبَتِي فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ، وَاَلْبِسْ قَلْبِيَ الْوَحْشَةَ مِنْ شِرَارِ خَلْقِكَ، وَهَبْ لِيَ الْاُنْسَ بِكَ وَبِاَوْلِيَائِكَ وَاَهْلِ طَاعَتِكَ

WAJ'AL TAQWAAKA MINAD DUNYAA ZAADEE WA ILAA RAHMATIKA RIHLATEE WA FEE MARDAATIKA MADKHALEE WAJ'AL FEE JANNATIKA MATHWAAYA WA HAB LEE QUWWATAN AHTAMILU BIHAA JAMEE'A MARDAATIKA WAJ'AL FIRAAREE ILAYKA WA RAGHBATEE FEEMAA I'NDAKA WA ALBIS QALBIYAL WAHSHATA MIN SHIRAARI KHALQIKA WA HAB LIYAL UNSA BIKA WA BI-AWLIYAA'IKA WA AHLI TAA'ATIK

Let my provision in this world be reverential fear of Thee, my journey be toward Thy mercy, and my entrance be into Thy good pleasure! Appoint for me a lodging in Thy Garden, give me strength to bear everything that pleases Thee, make me flee to Thee and desire what is with Thee, clothe my heart in estrangement from the evil among Thy creatures, and give me intimacy with Thee, Thy friends, and those who obey Thee!

وَلَا تَجْعَلْ لِفَاجِرٍ وَلَا كَافِرٍ عَلَيَّ مِنَّةً، وَلَا لَهٗ عِنْدِي يَداً، وَلَا بِي اِلَيْهِمْ حَاجَةً، بَلِ اجْعَلْ سُكُونَ قَلْبِي وَاُنْسَ نَفْسِي وَاسْتِغْنَائِي وَكِفَايَتِي بِكَ وَبِخِيَارِ خَلْقِكَ

WA LAA TAJ'AL LIFAAJIRIN WA LAA KAAFIRIN A'LAYYA MINNATAN WA LAA LAHOO I'NDEE YADAN WA LAA BEE ILAYHIM HAAJATAN BALIJ A'L SUKOONA QALBEE WA UNSA NAFSEE WASTIGHNAA'EE WA KIFAAYATEE BIKA WA BIKHIYAARI KHALQIK

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! 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!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَاجْعَلْنِي لَهُمْ قَرِيناً، وَاجْعَلْنِي لَهُمْ نَصِيراً، وَامْنُنْ عَلَيَّ بِشَوْقٍ اِلَيْكَ، وَبِالْعَمَلِ لَكَ بِمَا تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضَى، اِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، وَذٰلِكَ عَلَيْكَ يَسِيرٌ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WAJ'ALNEE LAHUM QAREENAN WAJ'ALNEE LAHUM NASEERAN WAMNUN A'LAYYA BISHAWQIN ILAYKA WA BIL A'MALI LAKA BIMAA TUHIBBU WA TARDAA INNAKA A'LAA KULLI SHAY'IN QADEERUN WA DHAALIKA A'LAYKA YASEER

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, make me their comrade, make me their helper, and oblige me with yearning for Thee and doing for Thee what Thou lovest and approvest! Thou art powerful over everything and that is easy for Thee.