Sahifa Sajjadiya 34: When Afflicted
The thirty-fourth supplication of al-Sahifah al-Kamilah al-Sajjadiyyah: Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a.s.)'s supplication when he was afflicted, or saw someone aff
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The thirty-fourth supplication of al-Sahifah al-Kamilah al-Sajjadiyyah: Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a.s.)'s supplication when he was afflicted, or saw someone afflicted with the disgrace of sin.
English translation by William C. Chittick.
Text and Translation
اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى سِتْرِكَ بَعْدَ عِلْمِكَ، وَمُعَافَاتِكَ بَعْدَ خُبْرِكَ، فَكُلُّنَا قَدِ اقْتَرَفَ الْعَائِبَةَ فَلَمْ تَشْهَرْهُ، وَارْتَكَبَ الْفَاحِشَةَ فَلَمْ تَفْضَحْهُ، وَتَسَتَّرَ بِالْمَسَاوِئِ فَلَمْ تَدْلُلْ عَلَيْهِ
ALLAAHUMMA LAKAL HAMDU A'LAA SITRIKA BA'DA I'LMIKA WA MU'AAFAATIKA BA'DA KHUBRIKA FAKULLUNAA QADIQ TARAFAL A'A'IBATA FALAM TASH-HARHU WARTAKABAL FAAHISHATA FALAM TAFDAH-HU WA TASATTARA BIL MASAAWI'I FALAM TADLUL A'LAYH
O God, to Thee belongs praise for Thy covering over after Thy knowledge and Thy pardon after Thy awareness! Each of us has committed faults, but Thou hast not made him notorious, done indecencies, but Thou hast not disgraced him, and covered over evil deeds, but Thou hast not pointed to him.
كَمْ نَهْيٍ لَكَ قَدْ اَتَيْنَاهُ، وَاَمْرٍ قَدْ وَقَفْتَنَا عَلَيْهِ فَتَعَدَّيْنَاهُ، وَسَيِّئَةٍ اكْتَسَبْنَاهَا، وَخَطِيئَةٍ ارْتَكَبْنَاهَا، كُنْتَ الْمُطَّلِعَ عَلَيْهَا دُونَ النَّاظِرِينَ، وَالْقَادِرَ عَلَى اِعْلَانِهَا فَوْقَ الْقَادِرِينَ، كَانَتْ عَافِيَتُكَ لَنَا حِجَاباً دُونَ اَبْصَارِهِمْ، وَرَدْماً دُونَ اَسْمَاعِهِمْ
KAM NAHYIN LAKA QAD ATAYNAAHU WA AMRIN QAD WAQAFTANAA A'LAYHI FATA'ADDAYNAAHU WA SAYYI'ATINIK TASABNAAHAA WA KHATEE'ATINIR TAKABNAAHAA KUNTAL MUTTALI'A A'LAYHAA DOONAN NAAZIREENA WAL QAADIRA A'LAA I'LAANIHAA FAWQAL QAADIREENA KAANAT A'AFIYATUKA LANAA HIJAABAN DOONA ABSAARIHIM WA RADMAN DOONA ASMAA'IHIM
How many are Thy prohibited acts which we have performed, Thy commandments of which Thou hast told us which we have transgressed, the evil deeds which we have earned, the offenses which we have committed! Thou seest them to the exclusion of all observers; Thou hast the power to make them public above all the powerful! By giving us safety Thou hast veiled their eyes and stoppled their ears.
فَاجْعَلْ مَا سَتَرْتَ مِنَ الْعَوْرَةِ، وَاَخْفَيْتَ مِنَ الدَّخِيلَةِ، وَاعِظاً لَنَا، وَزَاجِراً عَنْ سُوءِ الْخُلُقِ، وَاقْتِرَافِ الْخَطِيئَةِ، وَسَعْياً اِلَى التَّوْبَةِ الْمَاحِيَةِ، وَالطَّرِيقِ الْمَحْمُودَةِ
FAJ'AL MAA SATARTA MINAL A'WRATI WA AKHFAYTA MINAD DAKHEELATI WAA'IZAN LANAA WA ZAAJIRAN A'N SOO'IL KHULUQI WAQTIRAAFIL KHATEE'ATI WA SA'YAN ILAT TAWBATIL MAAHIYATI WAT TAREEQIL MAHMOODAH
So make the shameful things Thou hast covered over and the inward reality Thou hast concealed our admonisher, a restrainer upon bad character traits and committing offenses, and a striving toward the repentance that erases [sins] and the praiseworthy path!
وَقَرِّبِ الْوَقْتَ فِيهِ، وَلَا تَسُمْنَا الْغَفْلَةَ عَنْكَ، اِنَّا اِلَيْكَ رَاغِبُونَ، وَمِنَ الذُّنُوبِ تَائِبُونَ
WA QARRIBIL WAQTA FEEHI WA LAA TASUMNAL GHAFLATA A'NKA INNAA ILAYKA RAAGHIBOONA WA MINADH DHUNOOBI TAA'IBOON
Bring the time of striving near and visit us not with heedlessness of Thee! Surely we are Thy beseechers, the repenters of sins.
وَصَلِّ عَلَى خِيَرَتِكَ اللَّهُمَّ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعِتْرَتِهِ الصِّفْوَةِ مِنْ بَرِيَّتِكَ الطَّاهِرِينَ، وَاجْعَلْنَا لَهُمْ سَامِعِينَ وَمُطِيعِينَ كَمَا اَمَرْتَ
WA SALLI A'LAA KHIYARATIKALLAAHUMMA MIN KHALQIKA MUHAMMADIN WA I'TRATIHIS SIFWATI MIN BARIYYATIKAT TAAHIREENA WAJ'ALNAA LAHUM SAAMI'EENA WA MUTEE'EENA KAMAA AMART
And bless Thy chosen, O God, from Thy creation, Muhammad and his descendants, the friends selected from among Thy creatures, the pure, and make us listeners to them and obeyers, as Thou hast commanded!
