Sahifa Sajjadiya 36: Upon Hearing Thunder

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اللَّهُمَّ اِنَّ هٰذَيْنِ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِكَ، وَهٰذَيْنِ عَوْنَانِ مِنْ اَعْوَانِكَ، يَبْتَدِرَانِ طَاعَتَكَ بِرَحْمَةٍ نَافِعَةٍ اَوْ نَقِمَةٍ ضَارَّةٍ، فَلَا تُمْطِرْنَا بِهِمَا مَطَرَ السَّوْءِ، وَلَا تُلْبِسْنَا بِهِمَا لِبَاسَ الْبَلَاءِ

ALLAAHUMMA INNA HAADHAYNI AAYATAANI MIN AAYAATIKA WA HAADHAYNI A'WNAANI MIN A'WAANIKA YABTADIRAANI TAA'ATAKA BIRAHMATIN NAAFI'ATIN AW NAQIMATIN DAARRATIN FALAA TUMTIRNAA BIHIMAA MATARAS SAW'I WA LAA TULBISNAA BIHIMAA LIBAASAL BALAA'

O God, these are two of Thy signs and these are two of Thy helpers. They rush to obey Thee with beneficial mercy or injurious vengeance, so rain not down upon us from them the evil rain and clothe us not through them in the garment of affliction!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَاَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا نَفْعَ هٰذِهِ السَّحَائِبِ وَبَرَكَتَهَا، وَاصْرِفْ عَنَّا اَذَاهَا وَمَضَرَّتَهَا، وَلَا تُصِبْنَا فِيهَا بِآفَةٍ، وَلَا تُرْسِلْ عَلَى مَعَايِشِنَا عَاهَةً

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WA ANZIL A'LAYNAA NAF'A HAADHIHIS SAHAA'IBI WA BARAKATAHAA WASRIF A'NNAA ADHAAHAA WA MADARRATAHAA WA LAA TUSIBNAA FEEHAA BI-AAFATIN WA LAA TURSIL A'LAA MA'AAYISHINAA A'AHAH

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, send down upon us the benefit of these clouds and their blessing, turn away from us their harm and their injury, strike us not through them with blight, and loose not upon our livelihoods any bane!

اللَّهُمَّ وَاِنْ كُنْتَ بَعَثْتَهَا نَقِمَةً وَاَرْسَلْتَهَا سَخْطَةً فَاِنَّا نَسْتَجِيرُكَ مِنْ غَضَبِكَ، وَنَبْتَهِلُ اِلَيْكَ فِي سُؤَالِ عَفْوِكَ، فَمِلْ بِالْغَضَبِ اِلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ، وَاَدِرْ رَحَى نَقِمَتِكَ عَلَى الْمُلْحِدِينَ

ALLAAHUMMA WA IN KUNTA BA'ATHTAHAA NAQIMATAN WA ARSALTAHAA SAKHTATAN FA-INNAA NASTAJEERUKA MIN GHADABIKA WA NABTAHILU ILAYKA FEE SU'AALI A'FWIKA FAMIL BIL GHADABI ILAL MUSHRIKEENA WA ADIR RAHAA NAQIMATIKA A'LAL MULHIDEEN

O God, if Thou hast incited them as vengeance and loosed them in anger, we seek sanctuary with Thee from Thy wrath and implore Thee in asking Thy pardon! So incline with wrath toward the idolaters and set the millstone of Thy vengeance turning upon the heretics!

اللَّهُمَّ اَذْهِبْ مَحْلَ بِلَادِنَا بِسُقْيَاكَ، وَاَخْرِجْ وَحَرَ صُدُورِنَا بِرِزْقِكَ، وَلَا تَشْغَلْنَا عَنْكَ بِغَيْرِكَ، وَلَا تَقْطَعْ عَنْ كَافَّتِنَا مَادَّةَ بِرِّكَ، فَاِنَّ الْغَنِيَّ مَنْ اَغْنَيْتَ، وَاِنَّ السَّالِمَ مَنْ وَقَيْتَ

ALLAAHUMMA ADH-HIB MAHLA BILAADINAA BISUQYAAKA WA AKHRIJ WAHARA SUDOORINAA BIRIZQIKA WA LAA TASHGHALNAA A'NKA BIGHAYRIKA WA LAA TAQTA' A'N KAAFFATINAA MAADDATA BIRRIKA FA-INNAL GHANIYYA MAN AGHNAYTA WA INNAS SAALIMA MAN WAQAYT

O God, take away the barrenness of our lands with Thy watering, dislodge the malice from our breasts with Thy providing, distract us not from Thee through other than Thee, and cut none of us off from the stuff of Thy goodness, for the rich is he to whom Thou hast given riches, and the safe he whom Thou hast protected!

مَا عِنْدَ اَحَدٍ دُونَكَ دِفَاعٌ، وَلَا بِاَحَدٍ عَنْ سَطْوَتِكَ امْتِنَاعٌ، تَحْكُمُ بِمَا شِئْتَ عَلَى مَنْ شِئْتَ، وَتَقْضِي بِمَا اَرَدْتَ فِيمَنْ اَرَدْتَ

MAA I'NDA AHADIN DOONAKA DIFAA'UN WA LAA BI-AHADIN A'N SATWATIKAM TINAA'UN TAHKUMU BIMAA SHI'TA A'LAA MAN SHI'TA WA TAQDEE BIMAA ARADTA FEEMAN ARADT

No one has any defense against Thee, nor any means to bar Thy penalty. Thou decidest what Thou wilt for whom Thou wilt and Thou decreest what Thou desirest for any whom Thou desirest!

فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى مَا وَقَيْتَنَا مِنَ الْبَلَاءِ، وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ عَلَى مَا خَوَّلْتَنَا مِنَ النَّعْمَاءِ، حَمْداً يُخَلِّفُ حَمْدَ الْحَامِدِينَ وَرَاءَهٗ، حَمْداً يَمْلَاُ اَرْضَهٗ وَسَمَاءَهٗ

FALAKAL HAMDU A'LAA MAA WAQAYTANAA MINAL BALAA'I WA LAKASH SHUKRU A'LAA MAA KHAWWALTANAA MINAN NA'MAA'I HAMDAN YUKHALLIFU HAMDAL HAAMIDEENA WARAA'AHOO HAMDAN YAMLA'U ARDAHOO WA SAMAA'AH

So to Thee belongs praise for protecting us from affliction and to Thee belongs thanks for conferring upon us blessings, a praise which will leave behind the praise of the praisers, a praise which will fill the earth and the heaven!

اِنَّكَ الْمَنَّانُ بِجَسِيمِ الْمِنَنِ، الْوَهَّابُ لِعَظِيمِ النِّعَمِ، الْقَابِلُ يَسِيرَ الْحَمْدِ، الشَّاكِرُ قَلِيلَ الشُّكْرِ، الْمُحْسِنُ الْمُجْمِلُ ذُو الطَّوْلِ، لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اَنْتَ، اِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ

INNAKAL MANNAANU BIJASEEMIL MINANIL WAHHAABU LI-A'ZEEMIN NI'AMIL QAABILU YASEERAL HAMDISH SHAAKIRU QALEELASH SHUKRIL MUHSINUL MUJMILU DHUT TAWLI LAA ILAAHA ILLAA ANTA ILAYKAL MASEER

Surely Thou art the All-kind through immense kindnesses, the Giver of abounding favours, the Accepter of small praise, the Grateful for little gratitude, the Beneficent, the Benevolent, Possessor of graciousness! There is no god but Thou; unto Thee is the homecoming.