Sahifa Sajjadiya 29: When Provision Is Tight
The twenty-ninth supplication of al-Sahifah al-Kamilah al-Sajjadiyyah: Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a.s.)'s supplication when his provision was stinted.
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The twenty-ninth supplication of al-Sahifah al-Kamilah al-Sajjadiyyah: Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a.s.)'s supplication when his provision was stinted.
English translation by William C. Chittick.
Text and Translation
اللَّهُمَّ اِنَّكَ ابْتَلَيْتَنَا فِي اَرْزَاقِنَا بِسُوءِ الظَّنِّ، وَفِي آجَالِنَا بِطُولِ الْاَمَلِ حَتَّى الْتَمَسْنَا اَرْزَاقَكَ مِنْ عِنْدِ الْمَرْزُوقِينَ، وَطَمِعْنَا بِآمَالِنَا فِي اَعْمَارِ الْمُعَمَّرِينَ
ALLAAHUMMA INNAKAB TALAYTANAA FEE ARZAAQINAA BISOO'IZ ZANNI WA FEE AAJAALINAA BITOOLIL AMALI HATTAL TAMASNAA ARZAAQAKA MIN I'NDIL MARZOOQEENA WA TAMI'NAA BI-AAMAALINAA FEE A'MAARIL MU'AMMAREEN
O God, Thou hast tried us with distrust in our provisions and the expectation of long lives, until we begged for provisions from those who are provided and craved in our expectations the life-spans of the long-lived!
فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَهَبْ لَنَا يَقِيناً صَادِقاً تَكْفِينَا بِهٖ مِنْ مَئُونَةِ الطَّلَبِ، وَاَلْهِمْنَا ثِقَةً خَالِصَةً تُعْفِينَا بِهَا مِنْ شِدَّةِ النَّصَبِ
FASALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WA HAB LANAA YAQEENAN SAADIQAN TAKFEENAA BIHEE MIN MA'OONATIT TALABI WA ALHIMNAA THIQATAN KHAALISATAN TU'FEENAA BIHAA MIN SHIDDATIN NASAB
So bless Muhammad and his Household, give us a true certainty that will suffice us the burden of seeking, and inspire us with a sincere trust that will release us from the hardship of exertion!
وَاجْعَلْ مَا صَرَّحْتَ بِهٖ مِنْ عِدَتِكَ فِي وَحْيِكَ، وَاَتْبَعْتَهٗ مِنْ قَسَمِكَ فِي كِتَابِكَ، قَاطِعاً لِاهْتِمَامِنَا بِالرِّزْقِ الَّذِي تَكَفَّلْتَ بِهٖ، وَحَسْماً لِلِاشْتِغَالِ بِمَا ضَمِنْتَ الْكِفَايَةَ لَهٗ
WAJ'AL MAA SARRAHTA BIHEE MIN I'DATIKA FEE WAHYIKA WA ATBA'TAHOO MIN QASAMIKA FEE KITAABIKA QAATI'AN LIHTIMAAMINAA BIR RIZQIL LADHEE TAKAFFALTA BIHEE WA HASMAN LILISHTIGHAALI BIMAA DAMINTAL KIFAAYATA LAH
Let Thy clear promise in Thy Revelation which Thou hast followed in Thy Book with Thy oath cut off our worry about the provision for which Thou hast made Thyself responsible and sever our occupation with everything whose sufficiency Thou hast guaranteed!
فَقُلْتَ وَقَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ الْاَصْدَقُ، وَاَقْسَمْتَ وَقَسَمُكَ الْاَبَرُّ الْاَوْفَى وَفِي السَّمَاءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ
FAQULTA WA QAWLUKAL HAQQUL ASDAQU WA AQSAMTA WA QASAMUKAL ABARRUL AWFAA WA FIS SAMAA'I RIZQUKUM WA MAA TOO'ADOON
For Thou hast said - and Thy word is the most truthful truth - and Thou hast sworn - and Thy oath is the most kept and fulfilled - In the heaven are your provision and everything you are promised!
ثُمَّ قُلْتَ فَوَرَبِّ السَّمَاءِ وَالْاَرْضِ اِنَّهٗ لَحَقٌّ مِثْلَ مَا اَنَّكُمْ تَنْطِقُونَ
THUMMA QULTA FAWA RABBIS SAMAA'I WAL ARDI INNAHOO LAHAQQUN MITHLA MAA ANNAKUM TANTIQOON
And then Thou hast said, So by the Lord of heaven and earth, it is as surely true as that you have speech!
