Sahifa Sajjadiya 22: In Hardship

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اللَّهُمَّ اِنَّكَ كَلَّفْتَنِي مِنْ نَفْسِي مَا اَنْتَ اَمْلَكُ بِهٖ مِنِّي، وَقُدْرَتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيَّ اَغْلَبُ مِنْ قُدْرَتِي، فَاَعْطِنِي مِنْ نَفْسِي مَا يُرْضِيكَ عَنِّي، وَخُذْ لِنَفْسِكَ رِضَاهَا مِنْ نَفْسِي فِي عَافِيَةٍ

ALLAAHUMMA INNAKA KALLAFTANEE MIN NAFSEE MAA ANTA AMLAKU BIHEE MINNEE WA QUDRATUKA A'LAYHI WA A'LAYYA AGHLABU MIN QUDRATEE FA-A'TINEE MIN NAFSEE MAA YURDEEKA A'NNEE WA KHUDH LINAFSIKA RIDAAHAA MIN NAFSEE FEE A'AFIYAH

O God, Thou hast charged me concerning myself with that which belongs more to Thee than to me. Thy power over it and over me is greater than my power, so give me in myself what will make Thee pleased with me and take for Thyself Thy good pleasure in my self's well-being!

اللَّهُمَّ لَا طَاقَةَ لِي بِالْجَهْدِ، وَلَا صَبْرَ لِي عَلَى الْبَلَاءِ، وَلَا قُوَّةَ لِي عَلَى الْفَقْرِ، فَلَا تَحْظُرْ عَلَيَّ رِزْقِي، وَلَا تَكِلْنِي اِلَى خَلْقِكَ، بَلْ تَفَرَّدْ بِحَاجَتِي، وَتَوَلَّ كِفَايَتِي

ALLAAHUMMA LAA TAAQATA LEE BIL JAHDI WA LAA SABRA LEE A'LAL BALAA'I WA LAA QUWWATA LEE A'LAL FAQRI FALAA TAHZUR A'LAYYA RIZQEE WA LAA TAKILNEE ILAA KHALQIKA BAL TAFARRAD BIHAAJATEE WA TAWALLA KIFAAYATEE

O God, I have no endurance for effort, no patience in affliction, no strength to bear poverty. So forbid me not my provision and entrust me not to Thy creatures, but take care of my need alone and Thyself attend to sufficing me!

وَانْظُرْ اِلَيَّ وَانْظُرْ لِي فِي جَمِيعِ اُمُورِي، فَاِنَّكَ اِنْ وَكَلْتَنِي اِلَى نَفْسِي عَجَزْتُ عَنْهَا وَلَمْ اُقِمْ مَا فِيهِ مَصْلَحَتُهَا، وَاِنْ وَكَلْتَنِي اِلَى خَلْقِكَ تَجَهَّمُونِي، وَاِنْ اَلْجَاْتَنِي اِلَى قَرَابَتِي حَرَمُونِي، وَاِنْ اَعْطَوْا اَعْطَوْا قَلِيلًا نَكِداً، وَمَنُّوا عَلَيَّ طَوِيلًا، وَذَمُّوا كَثِيراً

WANZUR ILAYYA WANZUR LEE FEE JAMEE'I UMOOREE FA-INNAKA IN WAKALTANEE ILAA NAFSEE A'JAZTU A'NHAA WA LAM UQIM MAA FEEHI MASLAHATUHAA WA IN WAKALTANEE ILAA KHALQIKA TAJAHHAMOONEE WA IN ALJA'TANEE ILAA QARAABATEE HARAMOONEE WA IN A'TAW A'TAW QALEELAN NAKIDAN WA MANNOO A'LAYYA TAWEELAN WA DHAMMOO KATHEERAA

Look upon me and look after me in all my affairs, for if Thou entrustest me to myself, I will be incapable before myself and fail to undertake that in which my best interest lies. If Thou entrustest me to Thy creatures, they will frown upon me, and if Thou makest me resort to my kinsfolk, they will refuse to give to me; if they give, they will give little and in bad temper, making me feel long obliged and blaming me much.

فَبِفَضْلِكَ، اللَّهُمَّ، فَاَغْنِنِي، وَبِعَظَمَتِكَ فَانْعَشْنِي، وَبِسَعَتِكَ، فَابْسُطْ يَدِي، وَبِمَا عِنْدَكَ فَاكْفِنِي

FABIFADLIKALLAAHUMMA FA-AGHNINEE WA BI-A'ZAMATIKA FAN'ASHNEE WA BISA'ATIKA FABSUT YADEE WA BIMAA I'NDAKA FAKFINEE

So through Thy bounty, O God, free me from need, through Thy mightiness, lift me up, through Thy boundless plenty, open my hand, and with that which is with Thee, suffice me!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَخَلِّصْنِي مِنَ الْحَسَدِ، وَاحْصُرْنِي عَنِ الذُّنُوبِ، وَوَرِّعْنِي عَنِ الْمَحَارِمِ، وَلَا تُجَرِّئْنِي عَلَى الْمَعَاصِي، وَاجْعَلْ هَوَايَ عِنْدَكَ، وَرِضَايَ فِيمَا يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ مِنْكَ، وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا رَزَقْتَنِي وَفِيمَا خَوَّلْتَنِي وَفِيمَا اَنْعَمْتَ بِهٖ عَلَيَّ، وَاجْعَلْنِي فِي كُلِّ حَالَاتِي مَحْفُوظاً مَكْلُوءاً مَسْتُوراً مَمْنُوعاً مُعَاذاً مُجَاراً

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WA KHALLISNEE MINAL HASADI WAHSURNEE A'NIDH DHUNOOBI WA WARRI'NEE A'NIL MAHAARIMI WA LAA TUJARRI'NEE A'LAL MA'AASEE WAJ'AL HAWAAYA I'NDAKA WA RIDAAYA FEEMAA YARIDU A'LAYYA MINKA WA BAARIK LEE FEEMAA RAZAQTANEE WA FEEMAA KHAWWALTANEE WA FEEMAA AN'AMTA BIHEE A'LAYYA WAJ'ALNEE FEE KULLI HAALAATEE MAHFOOZAN MAKLOO'AN MASTOORAN MAMNOO'AN MU'AADHAN MUJAARAA

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, rid me of envy, encircle me against sins, make me abstain from things unlawful, give me not the boldness of disobedient acts, assign me love for that which is with Thee and satisfaction with that which comes to me from Thee, bless me in that which Thou providest me, that which Thou conferrest upon me, and that through which Thou favourest me, and make me in all my states safeguarded, watched, covered, defended, given refuge, and granted sanctuary!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَاقْضِ عَنِّي كُلَّ مَا اَلْزَمْتَنِيهِ وَفَرَضْتَهٗ عَلَيَّ لَكَ فِي وَجْهٍ مِنْ وُجُوهِ طَاعَتِكَ اَوْ لِخَلْقٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَاِنْ ضَعُفَ عَنْ ذٰلِكَ بَدَنِي، وَوَهَنَتْ عَنْهُ قُوَّتِي، وَلَمْ تَنَلْهُ مَقْدُرَتِي، وَلَمْ يَسَعْهُ مَالِي وَلَا ذَاتُ يَدِي، ذَكَرْتُهٗ اَوْ نَسِيتُهٗ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WAQDI A'NNEE KULLA MAA ALZAMTANEEHI WA FARADTAHOO A'LAYYA LAKA FEE WAJHIN MIN WUJOOHI TAA'ATIKA AW LIKHALQIN MIN KHALQIKA WA IN DA'UFA A'N DHAALIKA BADANEE WA WAHANAT A'NHU QUWWATEE WA LAM TANALHU MAQDURATEE WA LAM YASA'HU MAALEE WA LAA DHAATU YADEE DHAKARTUHOO AW NASEETUH

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household and let me accomplish everything which Thou hast enjoined upon me or made obligatory for me toward Thee, in one of the ways of Thy obedience, or toward one of Thy creatures, though my body be too frail for that, my strength too feeble, my power not able to reach it, and my possessions and what my hand owns not encompass it, and whether I have remembered it or forgotten it.

هُوَ، يَا رَبِّ، مِمَّا قَدْ اَحْصَيْتَهٗ عَلَيَّ وَاَغْفَلْتُهٗ اَنَا مِنْ نَفْسِي، فَاَدِّهٖ عَنِّي مِنْ جَزِيلِ عَطِيَّتِكَ وَكَثِيرِ مَا عِنْدَكَ، فَاِنَّكَ وَاسِعٌ كَرِيمٌ، حَتَّى لَا يَبْقَى عَلَيَّ شَيْءٌ مِنْهُ تُرِيدُ اَنْ تُقَاصَّنِي بِهٖ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِي، اَوْ تُضَاعِفَ بِهٖ مِنْ سَيِّئَاتِي يَوْمَ اَلْقَاكَ يَا رَبِّ

HUWA YAA RABBI MIMMAA QAD AHSAYTAHOO A'LAYYA WA AGHFALTUHOO ANAA MIN NAFSEE FA-ADDIHEE A'NNEE MIN JAZEELI A'TIYYATIKA WA KATHEERI MAA I'NDAKA FA-INNAKA WAASI'UN KAREEMUN HATTAA LAA YABQAA A'LAYYA SHAY'UN MINHU TUREEDU AN TUQAASSANEE BIHEE MIN HASANAATEE AW TUDAA'IFA BIHEE MIN SAYYI'AATEE YAWMA ALQAAKA YAA RABB

It, my Lord, is among that which Thou hast counted against me while I have been heedless of it in myself. Let me perform it through Thy plentiful giving and the abundance which is with Thee - for Thou art Boundless, Generous – so that nothing of it may remain against me, lest Thou wouldst wish to settle accounts for it from my good deeds or to compound my evil deeds on the day I meet Thee, my Lord!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَارْزُقْنِي الرَّغْبَةَ فِي الْعَمَلِ لَكَ لِآخِرَتِي حَتَّى اَعْرِفَ صِدْقَ ذٰلِكَ مِنْ قَلْبِي، وَحَتَّى يَكُونَ الْغَالِبُ عَلَيَّ الزُّهْدَ فِي دُنْيَايَ، وَحَتَّى اَعْمَلَ الْحَسَنَاتِ شَوْقاً، وَآمَنَ مِنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ فَرَقاً وَخَوْفاً، وَهَبْ لِي نُوراً اَمْشِي بِهٖ فِي النَّاسِ، وَاَهْتَدِي بِهٖ فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ، وَاَسْتَضِيءُ بِهٖ مِنَ الشَّكِّ وَالشُّبُهَاتِ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WARZUQNIR RAGHBATA FIL A'MALI LAKA LI-AAKHIRATEE HATTAA A'RIFA SIDQA DHAALIKA MIN QALBEE WA HATTAA YAKOONAL GHAALIBU A'LAYYAZ ZUHDA FEE DUNYAAYA WA HATTAA A'MALAL HASANAATI SHAWQAN WA AAMANA MINAS SAYYI'AATI FARAQAN WA KHAWFAN WA HAB LEE NOORAN AMSHEE BIHEE FIN NAASI WA AHTADEE BIHEE FIZ ZULUMAATI WA ASTADEE'U BIHEE MINASH SHAKKI WASH SHUBUHAAT

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household and provide me with desire to serve Thee for the sake of my state in the hereafter, such that I know the truthfulness of that [desire] in my heart, be dominated by renunciation while in this world, do good deeds with yearning, and remain secure from evil deeds in fright and fear! And give me a light whereby I may walk among the people, be guided in the shadows, and seek illumination in doubt and uncertainty!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَارْزُقْنِي خَوْفَ غَمِّ الْوَعِيدِ، وَشَوْقَ ثَوَابِ الْمَوْعُودِ حَتَّى اَجِدَ لَذَّةَ مَا اَدْعُوكَ لَهٗ، وَكَاْبَةَ مَا اَسْتَجِيرُ بِكَ مِنْهُ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WARZUQNEE KHAWFA GHAMMIL WA'EEDI WA SHAWQA THAWAABIL MAW'OODI HATTAA AJIDA LADHDHATA MAA AD'OOKA LAHOO WA KA'BATA MAA ASTAJEERU BIKA MINH

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household and provide me with fear of the threatened gloom and yearning for the promised reward, such that I may find the pleasure of that for which I supplicate Thee and the sorrow of that from which I seek sanctuary in Thee!

اللَّهُمَّ قَدْ تَعْلَمُ مَا يُصْلِحُنِي مِنْ اَمْرِ دُنْيَايَ وَآخِرَتِي فَكُنْ بِحَوَائِجِي حَفِيّاً

ALLAAHUMMA QAD TA'LAMU MAA YUSLIHUNEE MIN AMRI DUNYAAYA WA AAKHIRATEE FAKUN BIHAWAA'IJEE HAFIYYAA

O God, Thou knowest what will set my affairs right in this world and the next, so be ever gracious toward my needs!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَارْزُقْنِي الْحَقَّ عِنْدَ تَقْصِيرِي فِي الشُّكْرِ لَكَ بِمَا اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ فِي الْيُسْرِ وَالْعُسْرِ وَالصِّحَّةِ وَالسَّقَمِ، حَتَّى اَتَعَرَّفَ مِنْ نَفْسِي رَوْحَ الرِّضَا وَطُمَاْنِينَةَ النَّفْسِ مِنِّي بِمَا يَجِبُ لَكَ فِيمَا يَحْدُثُ فِي حَالِ الْخَوْفِ وَالْاَمْنِ وَالرِّضَا وَالسُّخْطِ وَالضَّرِّ وَالنَّفْعِ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALI MUHAMMADIN WARZUQNIL HAQQA I'NDA TAQSEEREE FISH SHUKRI LAKA BIMAA AN'AMTA A'LAYYA FIL YUSRI WAL U'SRI WAS SIHHATI WAS SAQAMI HATTAA ATA'ARRAFA MIN NAFSEE RAWHAR RIDAA WA TUMA'NEENATAN NAFSI MINNEE BIMAA YAJIBU LAKA FEEMAA YAHDUTHU FEE HAALIL KHAWFI WAL AMNI WAR RIDAA WAS SUKHTI WAD DARRI WAN NAF'

O God, bless Muhammad and Muhammad's Household and provide me with what is Thy right when I fall short in thanking Thee for that through which Thou hast favoured me in ease and difficulty, health and sickness, such that I may come to know in myself repose in satisfaction and serenity of soul in that which Thou hast made incumbent upon me in whatever states may occur: fear and security, satisfaction and displeasure, loss and gain!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَارْزُقْنِي سَلَامَةَ الصَّدْرِ مِنَ الْحَسَدِ حَتَّى لَا اَحْسُدَ اَحَداً مِنْ خَلْقِكَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ، وَحَتَّى لَا اَرَى نِعْمَةً مِنْ نِعَمِكَ عَلَى اَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ فِي دِينٍ اَوْ دُنْيَا اَوْ عَافِيَةٍ اَوْ تَقْوَى اَوْ سَعَةٍ اَوْ رَخَاءٍ اِلَّا رَجَوْتُ لِنَفْسِي اَفْضَلَ ذٰلِكَ بِكَ وَمِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WARZUQNEE SALAAMATAS SADRI MINAL HASADI HATTAA LAA AHSUDA AHADAN MIN KHALQIKA A'LAA SHAY'IN MIN FADLIKA WA HATTAA LAA ARAA NI'MATAN MIN NI'AMIKA A'LAA AHADIN MIN KHALQIKA FEE DEENIN AW DUNYAA AW A'AFIYATIN AW TAQWAA AW SA'ATIN AW RAKHAA'IN ILLAA RAJAWTU LINAFSEE AFDALA DHAALIKA BIKA WA MINKA WAHDAKA LAA SHAREEKA LAK

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household and provide me with a breast safe from envy, such that I envy none of Thy creatures and in anything of Thy bounty and such that I see none of Thy favours toward any of Thy creatures in religion or this world, well-being or reverential fear, plenty or ease, without hoping for myself better than it through and from Thee alone, who hast no associate!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَارْزُقْنِي التَّحَفُّظَ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا، وَالِاحْتِرَاسَ مِنَ الزَّلَلِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ فِي حَالِ الرِّضَا وَالْغَضَبِ، حَتَّى اَكُونَ بِمَا يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ مِنْهُمَا بِمَنْزِلَةٍ سَوَاءٍ، عَامِلًا بِطَاعَتِكَ، مُؤْثِراً لِرِضَاكَ عَلَى مَا سِوَاهُمَا فِي الْاَوْلِيَاءِ وَالْاَعْدَاءِ، حَتَّى يَاْمَنَ عَدُوِّي مِنْ ظُلْمِي وَجَوْرِي، وَيَيْاَسَ وَلِيِّي مِنْ مَيْلِي وَانْحِطَاطِ هَوَايَ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WARZUQNIT TAHAFFUZA MINAL KHATAAYAA WAL IHTIRAASA MINAZ ZALALI FID DUNYAA WAL AAKHIRATI FEE HAALIR RIDAA WAL GHADABI HATTAA AKOONA BIMAA YARIDU A'LAYYA MINHUMAA BIMANZILATIN SAWAA'IN A'AMILAN BITAA'ATIKA MU'THIRAN LIRIDAAKA A'LAA MAA SIWAAHUMAA FIL AWLIYAA'I WAL A'DAA'I HATTAA YA'MANA A'DUWWEE MIN ZULMEE WA JAWREE WA YAY'ASA WALIYYEE MIN MAYLEE WANHITAATI HAWAAY

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household and provide me in this world and the next with caution against offenses and wariness against slips in the state of satisfaction and wrath, such that I may remain indifferent toward that which enters upon me from the two states, work toward Thy obedience, and prefer it and Thy good pleasure over all else in both friends and enemies. Then my enemy may stay secure from my wrongdoing and injustice and my friend may despair of my inclination and the bent of my affection.

وَاجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ يَدْعُوكَ مُخْلِصاً فِي الرَّخَاءِ دُعَاءَ الْمُخْلِصِينَ الْمُضْطَرِّينَ لَكَ فِي الدُّعَاءِ، اِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ

WAJ'ALNEE MIMMAN YAD'OOKA MUKHLISAN FIR RAKHAA'I DU'AA'AL MUKHLISEENAL MUDTARREENA LAKA FID DU'AA'I INNAKA HAMEEDUN MAJEED

Make me one of those who supplicate Thee with sincerity in ease with the supplication of those who supplicate Thee with sincerity in distress! Verily Thou art Praiseworthy, Glorious.