Sahifa Sajjadiya 23: For Well-Being

The twenty-third supplication of al-Sahifah al-Kamilah al-Sajjadiyyah: Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a.s.)'s supplication when he asked Allah for well-being and tha

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The twenty-third supplication of al-Sahifah al-Kamilah al-Sajjadiyyah: Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a.s.)'s supplication when he asked Allah for well-being and thanked Him for it.

English translation by William C. Chittick.

Text and Translation

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَاَلْبِسْنِي عَافِيَتَكَ، وَجَلِّلْنِي عَافِيَتَكَ، وَحَصِّنِّي بِعَافِيَتِكَ، وَاَكْرِمْنِي بِعَافِيَتِكَ، وَاَغْنِنِي بِعَافِيَتِكَ، وَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيَّ بِعَافِيَتِكَ، وَهَبْ لِي عَافِيَتَكَ وَاَفْرِشْنِي عَافِيَتَكَ، وَاَصْلِحْ لِي عَافِيَتَكَ، وَلَا تُفَرِّقْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَافِيَتِكَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WA ALBISNEE A'AFIYATAKA WA JALLILNEE A'AFIYATAKA WA HASSINNEE BI-A'AFIYATIKA WA AKRIMNEE BI-A'AFIYATIKA WA AGHNINEE BI-A'AFIYATIKA WA TASADDAQ A'LAYYA BI-A'AFIYATIKA WA HAB LEE A'AFIYATAKA WA AFRISHNEE A'AFIYATAKA WA ASLIH LEE A'AFIYATAKA WA LAA TUFARRIQ BAYNEE WA BAYNA A'AFIYATIKA FID DUNYAA WAL AAKHIRAH

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, clothe me in Thy well-being, wrap me in Thy well-being, fortify me through Thy well-being, honour me with Thy well-being, free me from need through Thy well-being, donate to me Thy well-being, bestow upon me Thy well-being, spread out for me Thy well-being, set Thy well-being right for me, and separate me not from Thy well-being in this world and the next!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَعَافِنِي عَافِيَةً كَافِيَةً شَافِيَةً عَالِيَةً نَامِيَةً، عَافِيَةً تُوَلِّدُ فِي بَدَنِي الْعَافِيَةَ، عَافِيَةَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WA A'AFINEE A'AFIYATAN KAAFIYATAN SHAAFIYATAN A'ALIYATAN NAAMIYATAN A'AFIYATAN TUWALLIDU FEE BADANIL A'AFIYATA A'AFIYATAD DUNYAA WAL AAKHIRAH

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household and make me well with a well-being sufficient, healing, sublime, growing, a well-being that will give birth to well-being in my body, a well-being in this world and the next!

وَامْنُنْ عَلَيَّ بِالصِّحَّةِ وَالْاَمْنِ وَالسَّلَامَةِ فِي دِينِي وَبَدَنِي، وَالْبَصِيرَةِ فِي قَلْبِي، وَالنَّفَاذِ فِي اُمُورِي، وَالْخَشْيَةِ لَكَ، وَالْخَوْفِ مِنْكَ، وَالْقُوَّةِ عَلَى مَا اَمَرْتَنِي بِهٖ مِنْ طَاعَتِكَ، وَالِاجْتِنَابِ لِمَا نَهَيْتَنِي عَنْهُ مِنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ

WAMNUN A'LAYYA BIS SIHHATI WAL AMNI WAS SALAAMATI FEE DEENEE WA BADANEE WAL BASEERATI FEE QALBEE WAN NAFAADHI FEE UMOOREE WAL KHASHYATI LAKA WAL KHAWFI MINKA WAL QUWWATI A'LAA MAA AMARTANEE BIHEE MIN TAA'ATIKA WAL IJTINAABI LIMAA NAHAYTANEE A'NHU MIN MA'SIYATIK

Oblige me through health, security, and safety in my religion and body, insight in my heart, penetration in my affairs, dread of Thee, fear of Thee, strength for the obedience which Thou hast commanded for me, and avoidance of the disobedience which Thou hast prohibited for me!

اللَّهُمَّ وَامْنُنْ عَلَيَّ بِالْحَجِّ وَالْعُمْرَةِ، وَزِيَارَةِ قَبْرِ رَسُولِكَ، صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَرَحْمَتُكَ وَبَرَكَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهٖ، وَآلِ رَسُولِكَ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ اَبَداً مَا اَبْقَيْتَنِي فِي عَامِي هٰذَا وَفِي كُلِّ عَامٍ، وَاجْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ مَقْبُولًا مَشْكُوراً، مَذْكُوراً لَدَيْكَ، مَذْخُوراً عِنْدَكَ

ALLAAHUMMA WAMNUN A'LAYYA BIL HAJJI WAL U'MRATI WA ZIYAARATI QABRI RASOOLIKA SALAWAATUKA A'LAYHI WA RAHMATUKA WA BARAKAATUKA A'LAYHI WA A'LAA AALIHEE WA AALI RASOOLIKA A'LAYHIMUS SALAAMU ABADAN MAA ABQAYTANEE FEE A'AMEE HAADHAA WA FEE KULLI A'AMIN WAJ'AL DHAALIKA MAQBOOLAN MASHKOORAN MADHKOORAN LADAYKA MADHKHOORAN I'NDAK

O God, oblige me through the hajj, the umra, 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) for as long as Thou causest me to live, in this year of mine and in every year, and make that accepted, thanked, and mentioned before Thee and stored away with Thee!

وَاَنْطِقْ بِحَمْدِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَذِكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ الثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْكَ لِسَانِي، وَاشْرَحْ لِمَرَاشِدِ دِينِكَ قَلْبِي

WA ANTIQ BIHAMDIKA WA SHUKRIKA WA DHIKRIKA WA HUSNITH THANAA'I A'LAYKA LISAANEE WASHRAH LIMARAASHIDI DEENIKA QALBEE

Make my tongue utter Thy praise, Thy thanksgiving, Thy remembrance, and Thy excellent laudation, and expand my heart toward the right goals of Thy religion!

وَاَعِذْنِي وَذُرِّيَّتِي مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ السَّامَّةِ وَالْهَامَّةِ وَالْعَامَّةِ وَاللَّامَّةِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَرِيدٍ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ سُلْطَانٍ عَنِيدٍ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ مُتْرَفٍ حَفِيدٍ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ ضَعِيفٍ وَشَدِيدٍ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ شَرِيفٍ وَوَضِيعٍ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ قَرِيبٍ وَبَعِيدٍ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ مَنْ نَصَبَ لِرَسُولِكَ وَلِاَهْلِ بَيْتِهٖ حَرْباً مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْاِنْسِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ دَابَّةٍ اَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا، اِنَّكَ عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ

WA A'IDHNEE WA DHURRIYYATEE MINASH SHAYTAANIR RAJEEMI WA MIN SHARRIS SAAMMATI WAL HAAMMATI WAL A'AMMATI WAL LAAMMATI WA MIN SHARRI KULLI SHAYTAANIN MAREEDIN WA MIN SHARRI KULLI SULTAANIN A'NEEDIN WA MIN SHARRI KULLI MUTRAFIN HAFEEDIN WA MIN SHARRI KULLI DA'EEFIN WA SHADEEDIN WA MIN SHARRI KULLI SHAREEFIN WA WADEE'IN WA MIN SHARRI KULLI SAGHEERIN WA KABEERIN WA MIN SHARRI KULLI QAREEBIN WA BA'EEDIN WA MIN SHARRI KULLI MAN NASABA LIRASOOLIKA WA LI-AHLI BAYTIHEE HARBAN MINAL JINNI WAL INSI WA MIN SHARRI KULLI DAABBATIN ANTA AAKHIDHUN BINAASIYATIHAA INNAKA A'LAA SIRAATIN MUSTAQEEM

Give me and my progeny refuge from the accursed Satan, the evil of venomous vermin, threatening pests, swarming crowds, and evil eyes, the evil of every rebel satan, the evil of every refractory sovereign, the evil of everyone living in ease and served, the evil of everyone weak or strong, the evil of everyone born high or low, the evil of everyone small or great, the evil of everyone near or far, the evil of everyone, jinn or man, who declares war on Thy Messenger and his Household, and the evil of every crawling creature that Thou hast taken by the forelock! Surely Thou art on a straight path.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَمَنْ اَرَادَنِي بِسُوءٍ فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي، وَادْحَرْ عَنِّي مَكْرَهٗ، وَادْرَاْ عَنِّي شَرَّهٗ، وَرُدَّ كَيْدَهٗ فِي نَحْرِهٖ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WA MAN ARAADANEE BISOO'IN FASRIFHU A'NNEE WAD-HAR A'NNEE MAKRAHOO WADRA' A'NNEE SHARRAHOO WA RUDDA KAYDAHOO FEE NAHRIH

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household and if someone desires ill for me turn him away from me, drive away from me his deception, avert from me his evil, send his trickery back to his own throat,

وَاجْعَلْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ سُدّاً حَتَّى تُعْمِيَ عَنِّي بَصَرَهٗ، وَتُصِمَّ عَنْ ذِكْرِي سَمْعَهٗ، وَتُقْفِلَ دُونَ اِخْطَارِي قَلْبَهٗ، وَتُخْرِسَ عَنِّي لِسَانَهٗ، وَتَقْمَعَ رَاْسَهٗ، وَتُذِلَّ عِزَّهٗ، وَتَكْسُرَ جَبَرُوتَهٗ، وَتُذِلَّ رَقَبَتَهٗ، وَتَفْسَخَ كِبْرَهٗ، وَتُؤْمِنَنِي مِنْ جَمِيعِ ضَرِّهٖ وَشَرِّهٖ وَغَمْزِهٖ وَهَمْزِهٖ وَلَمْزِهٖ وَحَسَدِهٖ وَعَدَاوَتِهٖ وَحَبَائِلِهٖ وَمَصَايِدِهٖ وَرَجِلِهٖ وَخَيْلِهٖ، اِنَّكَ عَزِيزٌ قَدِيرٌ

WAJ'AL BAYNA YADAYHI SUDDAN HATTAA TU'MIYA A'NNEE BASARAHOO WA TUSIMMA A'N DHIKREE SAM'AHOO WA TUQFILA DOONA IKHTAAREE QALBAHOO WA TUKHRISA A'NNEE LISAANAHOO WA TAQMA'A RA'SAHOO WA TUDHILLA I'ZZAHOO WA TAKSURA JABAROOTAHOO WA TUDHILLA RAQABATAHOO WA TAFSAKHA KIBRAHOO WA TU'MINANEE MIN JAMEE'I DARRIHEE WA SHARRIHEE WA GHAMZIHEE WA HAMZIHEE WA LAMZIHEE WA HASADIHEE WA A'DAAWATIHEE WA HABAA'ILIHEE WA MASAAYIDIHEE WA RAJILIHEE WA KHAYLIHEE INNAKA A'ZEEZUN QADEER

and place before him a barricade, so that Thou mayest blind his eyes toward me, deafen his ears toward my mention, lock his heart toward recalling me, silence his tongue against me, restrain his head, abase his exaltation, break his arrogance, abase his neck, disjoint his pride, and make me secure from all his injury, his evil, his slander, his backbiting, his faultfinding, his envy, his enmity, his snares, his traps, his foot soldiers, and his cavalry! Surely Thou art Mighty, Powerful!

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