Sahifa Sajjadiya 24: For Parents

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اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ، وَاَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ، وَاخْصُصْهُمْ بِاَفْضَلِ صَلَوَاتِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ وَبَرَكَاتِكَ وَسَلَامِكَ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN A'BDIKA WA RASOOLIKA WA AHLI BAYTIHIT TAAHIREENA WAKHSUS-HUM BI-AFDALI SALAWAATIKA WA RAHMATIKA WA BARAKAATIKA WA SALAAMIK

O God, bless Muhammad, Thy slave and Thy messenger, and his Household, the pure, and single them out for the best of Thy blessings, Thy mercy, Thy benedictions, and Thy peace!

وَاخْصُصِ اللَّهُمَّ وَالِدَيَّ بِالْكَرَامَةِ لَدَيْكَ، وَالصَّلَاةِ مِنْكَ، يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ

WAKHSUSILLAAHUMMA WAALIDAYYA BIL KARAAMATI LADAYKA WAS SALAATI MINKA YAA ARHAMAR RAAHIMEEN

And single out my parents, O God, for honour with Thee and blessings from Thee, O Most Merciful of the merciful!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَاَلْهِمْنِي عِلْمَ مَا يَجِبُ لَهُمَا عَلَيَّ اِلْهَاماً، وَاجْمَعْ لِي عِلْمَ ذٰلِكَ كُلِّهٖ تَمَاماً، ثُمَّ اسْتَعْمِلْنِي بِمَا تُلْهِمُنِي مِنْهُ، وَوَفِّقْنِي لِلنُّفُوذِ فِيمَا تُبَصِّرُنِي مِنْ عِلْمِهٖ حَتَّى لَا يَفُوتَنِي اسْتِعْمَالُ شَيْءٍ عَلَّمْتَنِيهِ، وَلَا تَثْقُلَ اَرْكَانِي عَنِ الْحَفُوفِ فِيمَا اَلْهَمْتَنِيهِ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WA ALHIMNEE I'LMA MAA YAJIBU LAHUMAA A'LAYYA ILHAAMAN WAJMA' LEE I'LMA DHAALIKA KULLIHEE TAMAAMAN THUMMAS TA'MILNEE BIMAA TULHIMUNEE MINHU WA WAFFIQNEE LIN NUFOODHI FEEMAA TUBASSIRUNEE MIN I'LMIHEE HATTAA LAA YAFOOTANIS TI'MAALU SHAY'IN A'LLAMTANEEHI WA LAA TATHQULA ARKAANEE A'NIL HAFOOFI FEEMAA ALHAMTANEEH

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, teach me through inspiration knowledge of everything incumbent upon me toward them, and gather within me knowledge of all that completely! Then make me act in accordance with what Thou hast inspired me and give me the success to put into practice the knowledge Thou hast shown to me, lest I fail to act according to something Thou hast taught me or my limbs feel too heavy to perform that with which Thou hast inspired me!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ كَمَا شَرَّفْتَنَا بِهٖ، وَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، كَمَا اَوْجَبْتَ لَنَا الْحَقَّ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ بِسَبَبِهٖ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE KAMAA SHARRAFTANAA BIHEE WA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE KAMAA AWJABTA LANAL HAQQA A'LAL KHALQI BISABABIH

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, as Thou hast ennobled us through him, and bless Muhammad and his Household, as Thou hast made incumbent upon us rights toward the creatures because of him!

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي اَهَابُهُمَا هَيْبَةَ السُّلْطَانِ الْعَسُوفِ، وَاَبَرُّهُمَا بِرَّ الْاُمِّ الرَّءُوفِ، وَاجْعَلْ طَاعَتِي لِوَالِدَيَّ وَبِرِّي بِهِمَا اَقَرَّ لِعَيْنِي مِنْ رَقْدَةِ الْوَسْنَانِ، وَاَثْلَجَ لِصَدْرِي مِنْ شَرْبَةِ الظَّمْآنِ حَتَّى اُوثِرَ عَلَى هَوَايَ هَوَاهُمَا، وَاُقَدِّمَ عَلَى رِضَايَ رِضَاهُمَا وَاَسْتَكْثِرَ بِرَّهُمَا بِي وَاِنْ قَلَّ، وَاَسْتَقِلَّ بِرِّي بِهِمَا وَاِنْ كَثُرَ

ALLAAHUMMAJ A'LNEE AHAABUHUMAA HAYBATAS SULTAANIL A'SOOFI WA ABARRUHUMAA BIRRAL UMMIR RA'OOFI WAJ'AL TAA'ATEE LIWAALIDAYYA WA BIRREE BIHIMAA AQARRA LI-A'YNEE MIN RAQDATIL WASNAANI WA ATHLAJA LISADREE MIN SHARBATIZ ZAM'AANI HATTAA OOTHIRA A'LAA HAWAAYA HAWAAHUMAA WA UQADDIMA A'LAA RIDAAYA RIDAAHUMAA WA ASTAKTHIRA BIRRAHUMAA BEE WA IN QALLA WA ASTAQILLA BIRREE BIHIMAA WA IN KATHUR

O God, fill me with awe of my parents, the awe one has toward a tyrannical sovereign, and let me be devoted to them, with the devotion of a compassionate mother! Make my obedience and devotion to them more gladdening to my eyes than sleep to the drowsy and more refreshing to my breast than drink to the thirsty, so that I may prefer their inclination to my inclination, set their satisfaction before my satisfaction, make much of their devotion to me though it be little, and make little of my devotion to them though it be great.

اللَّهُمَّ خَفِّضْ لَهُمَا صَوْتِي، وَاَطِبْ لَهُمَا كَلَامِي، وَاَلِنْ لَهُمَا عَرِيكَتِي، وَاعْطِفْ عَلَيْهِمَا قَلْبِي، وَصَيِّرْنِي بِهِمَا رَفِيقاً، وَعَلَيْهِمَا شَفِيقاً

ALLAAHUMMA KHAFFID LAHUMAA SAWTEE WA ATIB LAHUMAA KALAAMEE WA ALIN LAHUMAA A'REEKATEE WA'TIF A'LAYHIMAA QALBEE WA SAYYIRNEE BIHIMAA RAFEEQAN WA A'LAYHIMAA SHAFEEQAA

God, lower before them my voice, make agreeable to them my words, make mild before them my temper, make tender toward them my heart, and turn me into their kind companion, their loving friend!

اللَّهُمَّ اشْكُرْ لَهُمَا تَرْبِيَتِي، وَاَثِبْهُمَا عَلَى تَكْرِمَتِي، وَاحْفَظْ لَهُمَا مَا حَفِظَاهُ مِنِّي فِي صِغَرِي

ALLAAHUMMASH KUR LAHUMAA TARBIYATEE WA ATHIBHUMAA A'LAA TAKRIMATEE WAHFAZ LAHUMAA MAA HAFIZAAHU MINNEE FEE SIGHAREE

O God, thank them for my upbringing, reward them for honouring me, and guard them as they guarded me in my infancy!

اللَّهُمَّ وَمَا مَسَّهُمَا مِنِّي مِنْ اَذًى، اَوْ خَلَصَ اِلَيْهِمَا عَنِّي مِنْ مَكْرُوهٍ، اَوْ ضَاعَ قِبَلِي لَهُمَا مِنْ حَقٍّ فَاجْعَلْهُ حِطَّةً لِذُنُوبِهِمَا، وَعُلُوّاً فِي دَرَجَاتِهِمَا، وَزِيَادَةً فِي حَسَنَاتِهِمَا، يَا مُبَدِّلَ السَّيِّئَاتِ بِاَضْعَافِهَا مِنَ الْحَسَنَاتِ

ALLAAHUMMA WA MAA MASSAHUMAA MINNEE MIN ADHAN AW KHALASA ILAYHIMAA A'NNEE MIN MAKROOHIN AW DAA'A QIBALEE LAHUMAA MIN HAQQIN FAJ'ALHU HITTATAN LIDHUNOOBIHIMAA WA U'LUWWAN FEE DARAJAATIHIMAA WA ZIYAADATAN FEE HASANAATIHIMAA YAA MUBADDILAS SAYYI'AATI BI-AD'AAFIHAA MINAL HASANAAT

O God, and whatever harm has touched them from me, detested thing has reached them from me, or right of theirs which has been neglected by me, allow it to alleviate their sins, raise them in their degrees, and add to their good deeds! O He who changes evil deeds into manifold good deeds!

اللَّهُمَّ وَمَا تَعَدَّيَا عَلَيَّ فِيهِ مِنْ قَوْلٍ، اَوْ اَسْرَفَا عَلَيَّ فِيهِ مِنْ فِعْلٍ، اَوْ ضَيَّعَاهُ لِي مِنْ حَقٍّ، اَوْ قَصَّرَا بِي عَنْهُ مِنْ وَاجِبٍ فَقَدْ وَهَبْتُهٗ لَهُمَا، وَجُدْتُ بِهٖ عَلَيْهِمَا وَرَغِبْتُ اِلَيْكَ فِي وَضْعِ تَبِعَتِهٖ عَنْهُمَا، فَاِنِّي لَا اَتَّهِمُهُمَا عَلَى نَفْسِي، وَلَا اَسْتَبْطِئُهُمَا فِي بِرِّي، وَلَا اَكْرَهُ مَا تَوَلَّيَاهُ مِنْ اَمْرِي يَا رَبِّ

ALLAAHUMMA WA MAA TA'ADDAYAA A'LAYYA FEEHI MIN QAWLIN AW ASRAFAA A'LAYYA FEEHI MIN FI'LIN AW DAYYA'AAHU LEE MIN HAQQIN AW QASSARAA BEE A'NHU MIN WAAJIBIN FAQAD WAHABTUHOO LAHUMAA WA JUDTU BIHEE A'LAYHIMAA WA RAGHIBTU ILAYKA FEE WAD'I TABI'ATIHEE A'NHUMAA FA-INNEE LAA ATTAHIMUHUMAA A'LAA NAFSEE WA LAA ASTABTI'UHUMAA FEE BIRREE WA LAA AKRAHU MAA TAWALLAYAAHU MIN AMREE YAA RABB

O God, whatever word through which they have transgressed against me, act through which they have been immoderate with me, right of mine which they have left neglected, or obligation toward me in which they have fallen short, I grant it to them and bestow it upon them, and I beseech Thee to remove from them its ill consequence, for I do not accuse them concerning myself, find them slow in their devotion toward me, or dislike the way they have attended to my affairs, my Lord!

فَهُمَا اَوْجَبُ حَقّاً عَلَيَّ، وَاَقْدَمُ اِحْسَاناً اِلَيَّ، وَاَعْظَمُ مِنَّةً لَدَيَّ مِنْ اَنْ اُقَاصَّهُمَا بِعَدْلٍ، اَوْ اُجَازِيَهُمَا عَلَى مِثْلٍ، اَيْنَ اِذاً يَا اِلٰهِي طُولُ شُغْلِهِمَا بِتَرْبِيَتِي وَاَيْنَ شِدَّةُ تَعَبِهِمَا فِي حِرَاسَتِي وَاَيْنَ اِقْتَارُهُمَا عَلَى اَنْفُسِهِمَا لِلتَّوْسِعَةِ عَلَيَّ

FAHUMAA AWJABU HAQQAN A'LAYYA WA AQDAMU IHSAANAN ILAYYA WA A'ZAMU MINNATAN LADAYYA MIN AN UQAASSAHUMAA BI-A'DLIN AW UJAAZIYAHUMAA A'LAA MITHLIN AYNA IDHAN YAA ILAAHEE TOOLU SHUGHLIHIMAA BITARBIYATEE WA AYNA SHIDDATU TA'ABIHIMAA FEE HIRAASATEE WA AYNA IQTAARUHUMAA A'LAA ANFUSIHIMAA LIT TAWSI'ATI A'LAYY

They have rights against me which are more incumbent, precedence in beneficence toward me that is greater, and kindness toward me that is mightier than that I should settle accounts with justice or repay them with equivalents. Where then, my God, would be their long occupation with bringing me up? Where the hardship of their toil in taking care of me? Where the stinting of themselves to provide me with plenty?

هَيْهَاتَ مَا يَسْتَوْفِيَانِ مِنِّي حَقَّهُمَا، وَلَا اُدْرِكُ مَا يَجِبُ عَلَيَّ لَهُمَا، وَلَا اَنَا بِقَاضٍ وَظِيفَةَ خِدْمَتِهِمَا، فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَاَعِنِّي يَا خَيْرَ مَنِ اسْتُعِينَ بِهٖ، وَوَفِّقْنِي يَا اَهْدَى مَنْ رُغِبَ اِلَيْهِ، وَلَا تَجْعَلْنِي فِي اَهْلِ الْعُقُوقِ لِلْآبَاءِ وَالْاُمَّهَاتِ يَوْمَ تُجْزَى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

HAYHAATA MAA YASTAWFIYAANI MINNEE HAQQAHUMAA WA LAA UDRIKU MAA YAJIBU A'LAYYA LAHUMAA WA LAA ANAA BIQAADIN WAZEEFATA KHIDMATIHIMAA FASALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WA A'INNEE YAA KHAYRA MANIS TU'EENA BIHEE WA WAFFIQNEE YAA AHDAA MAN RUGHIBA ILAYHI WA LAA TAJ'ALNEE FEE AHLIL U'QOOQI LIL AABAA'I WAL UMMAHAATI YAWMA TUJZAA KULLU NAFSIN BIMAA KASABAT WA HUM LAA YUZLAMOON

What an idea! I can never discharge their right against me, fulfil my obligations toward them, or accomplish the duty of serving them. So bless Muhammad and his Household and help me, O Best of those whose help we seek! Give me success, O Most Guiding of those whom we beseech! Place me not among the people of disrespect to fathers and mothers on the day when every soul will be repaid for what it has earned, they shall not be wronged.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ وَذُرِّيَّتِهٖ، وَاخْصُصْ اَبَوَيَّ بِاَفْضَلِ مَا خَصَصْتَ بِهٖ آبَاءَ عِبَادِكَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَاُمَّهَاتِهِمْ، يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WA DHURRIYYATIHEE WAKHSUS ABAWAYYA BI-AFDALI MAA KHASASTA BIHEE AABAA'A I'BAADIKAL MU'MINEENA WA UMMAHAATIHIM YAA ARHAMAR RAAHIMEEN

O God, bless Muhammad, his Household, and his progeny and single out my parents for the best which Thou hast singled out for the fathers and mothers of Thy faithful servants, O Most Merciful of the merciful!

اللَّهُمَّ لَا تُنْسِنِي ذِكْرَهُمَا فِي اَدْبَارِ صَلَوَاتِي، وَفِي اِنًى مِنْ آنَاءِ لَيْلِي، وَفِي كُلِّ سَاعَةٍ مِنْ سَاعَاتِ نَهَارِي

ALLAAHUMMA LAA TUNSINEE DHIKRAHUMAA FEE ADBAARI SALAWAATEE WA FEE INAN MIN AANAA'I LAYLEE WA FEE KULLI SAA'ATIN MIN SAA'AATI NAHAAREE

O God, let me not forget to remember them after my ritual prayers, at every time throughout my night, and in each of the hours of my day!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَاغْفِرْ لِي بِدُعَائِي لَهُمَا، وَاغْفِرْ لَهُمَا بِبِرِّهِمَا بِي مَغْفِرَةً حَتْماً، وَارْضَ عَنْهُمَا بِشَفَاعَتِي لَهُمَا رِضًى عَزْماً، وَبَلِّغْهُمَا بِالْكَرَامَةِ مَوَاطِنَ السَّلَامَةِ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WAGHFIR LEE BIDU'AA'EE LAHUMAA WAGHFIR LAHUMAA BIBIRRIHIMAA BEE MAGHFIRATAN HATMAN WARDA A'NHUMAA BISHAFAA'ATEE LAHUMAA RIDAN A'ZMAN WA BALLIGH-HUMAA BIL KARAAMATI MAWAATINAS SALAAMAH

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, forgive me through my supplication for my parents, forgive them through their devotion toward me with unfailing forgiveness, be well pleased with them through my intercession for them with resolute good pleasure, and make them reach through Thy generosity the abodes of safety!

اللَّهُمَّ وَاِنْ سَبَقَتْ مَغْفِرَتُكَ لَهُمَا فَشَفِّعْهُمَا فِيَّ، وَاِنْ سَبَقَتْ مَغْفِرَتُكَ لِي فَشَفِّعْنِي فِيهِمَا حَتَّى نَجْتَمِعَ بِرَاْفَتِكَ فِي دَارِ كَرَامَتِكَ وَمَحَلِّ مَغْفِرَتِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ، اِنَّكَ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ، وَالْمَنِّ الْقَدِيمِ، وَاَنْتَ اَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ

ALLAAHUMMA WA IN SABAQAT MAGHFIRATUKA LAHUMAA FASHAFFI'HUMAA FIYYA WA IN SABAQAT MAGHFIRATUKA LEE FASHAFFI'NEE FEEHIMAA HATTAA NAJTAMI'A BIRA'FATIKA FEE DAARI KARAAMATIKA WA MAHALLI MAGHFIRATIKA WA RAHMATIKA INNAKA DHUL FADLIL A'ZEEMI WAL MANNIL QADEEMI WA ANTA ARHAMUR RAAHIMEEN

O God, if Thy forgiveness reaches them first, make them my intercessors, and if Thy forgiveness reaches me first, make me their intercessors, so that we may gather together through Thy gentleness in the house of Thy generosity and the place of Thy forgiveness and mercy! Verily Thou art Possessor of abounding bounty and ancient kindness, and Thou art the Most Merciful of the merciful!