Sahifa Sajjadiya 52: Imploring Allah

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يَا اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا يَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْاَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَكَيْفَ يَخْفَى عَلَيْكَ يَا اِلٰهِي مَا اَنْتَ خَلَقْتَهٗ، وَكَيْفَ لَا تُحْصِي مَا اَنْتَ صَنَعْتَهٗ، اَوْ كَيْفَ يَغِيبُ عَنْكَ مَا اَنْتَ تُدَبِّرُهٗ، اَوْ كَيْفَ يَسْتَطِيعُ اَنْ يَهْرُبَ مِنْكَ مَنْ لَا حَيَاةَ لَهٗ اِلَّا بِرِزْقِكَ، اَوْ كَيْفَ يَنْجُو مِنْكَ مَنْ لَا مَذْهَبَ لَهٗ فِي غَيْرِ مُلْكِكَ

YAA ALLAAHUL LADHEE LAA YAKHFAA A'LAYHI SHAY'UN FIL ARDI WA LAA FIS SAMAA'I WA KAYFA YAKHFAA A'LAYKA YAA ILAAHEE MAA ANTA KHALAQTAHOO WA KAYFA LAA TUHSEE MAA ANTA SANA'TAHOO AW KAYFA YAGHEEBU A'NKA MAA ANTA TUDABBIRUHOO AW KAYFA YASTATEE'U AN YAHRUBA MINKA MAN LAA HAYAATA LAHOO ILLAA BIRIZQIKA AW KAYFA YANJOO MINKA MAN LAA MADH-HABA LAHOO FEE GHAYRI MULKIK

O God, from whom nothing is concealed in earth or heaven! How should what Thou hast created, my God, be concealed from Thee? How shouldst Thou not number what Thou hast made? How should what Thou governest be absent from Thee? How should one who has no life except through Thy provision have the ability to flee from Thee? How should one who has no road except in Thy kingdom escape from Thee?

سُبْحَانَكَ اَخْشَى خَلْقِكَ لَكَ اَعْلَمُهُمْ بِكَ، وَاَخْضَعُهُمْ لَكَ اَعْمَلُهُمْ بِطَاعَتِكَ، وَاَهْوَنُهُمْ عَلَيْكَ مَنْ اَنْتَ تَرْزُقُهٗ وَهُوَ يَعْبُدُ غَيْرَكَ

SUBHAANAKA AKHSHAA KHALQIKA LAKA A'LAMUHUM BIKA WA AKHDA'UHUM LAKA A'MALUHUM BITAA'ATIKA WA AHWANUHUM A'LAYKA MAN ANTA TARZUQUHOO WA HUWA YA'BUDU GHAYRAK

Glory be to Thee! He among Thy creatures who fears Thee most knows Thee best, he among them most bent in humility is most active in obeying Thee, and he among them whom Thou providest while he worships another is most contemptible before Thee!

سُبْحَانَكَ لَا يَنْقُصُ سُلْطَانَكَ مَنْ اَشْرَكَ بِكَ، وَكَذَّبَ رُسُلَكَ، وَلَيْسَ يَسْتَطِيعُ مَنْ كَرِهَ قَضَاءَكَ اَنْ يَرُدَّ اَمْرَكَ، وَلَا يَمْتَنِعُ مِنْكَ مَنْ كَذَّبَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ، وَلَا يَفُوتُكَ مَنْ عَبَدَ غَيْرَكَ، وَلَا يُعَمَّرُ فِي الدُّنْيَا مَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَكَ

SUBHAANAKA LAA YANQUSU SULTAANAKA MAN ASHRAKA BIKA WA KADHDHABA RUSULAKA WA LAYSA YASTATEE'U MAN KARIHA QADAA'AKA AN YARUDDA AMRAKA WA LAA YAMTANI'U MINKA MAN KADHDHABA BIQUDRATIKA WA LAA YAFOOTUKA MAN A'BADA GHAYRAKA WA LAA YU'AMMARU FID DUNYAA MAN KARIHA LIQAA'AK

Glory be to Thee! He who associates others with Thee and denies Thy messengers diminishes not Thy authority. He who dislikes Thy decree cannot reject Thy command. He who denies Thy power keeps himself not away from Thee. He who worships other than Thee escapes Thee not. He who dislikes meeting Thee will not be given endless life in this world.

سُبْحَانَكَ مَا اَعْظَمَ شَاْنَكَ، وَاَقْهَرَ سُلْطَانَكَ، وَاَشَدَّ قُوَّتَكَ، وَاَنْفَذَ اَمْرَكَ

SUBHAANAKA MAA A'ZAMA SHA'NAKA WA AQHARA SULTAANAKA WA ASHADDA QUWWATAKA WA ANFADHA AMRAK

Glory be to Thee! How mighty is Thy station, overpowering Thy authority, intense Thy strength, penetrating Thy command!

سُبْحَانَكَ قَضَيْتَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ الْمَوْتَ مَنْ وَحَّدَكَ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ بِكَ، وَكُلٌّ ذَائِقُ الْمَوْتِ، وَكُلٌّ صَائِرٌ اِلَيْكَ، فَتَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ

SUBHAANAKA QADAYTA A'LAA JAMEE'I KHALQIKAL MAWTA MAN WAHHADAKA WA MAN KAFARA BIKA WA KULLUN DHAA'IQUL MAWTI WA KULLUN SAA'IRUN ILAYKA FATABAARAKTA WA TA'AALAYTA LAA ILAAHA ILLAA ANTA WAHDAKA LAA SHAREEKA LAK

Glory be to Thee! Thou hast decreed death for all Thy creatures, both him who professes Thy Unity and him who disbelieves in Thee; each one will taste death, each one will come home to Thee. Blessed art Thou and high exalted! There is no god but Thou, Thou alone, who hast no associate.

آمَنْتُ بِكَ، وَصَدَّقْتُ رُسُلَكَ، وَقَبِلْتُ كِتَابَكَ، وَكَفَرْتُ بِكُلِّ مَعْبُودٍ غَيْرِكَ، وَبَرِئْتُ مِمَّنْ عَبَدَ سِوَاكَ

AAMANTU BIKA WA SADDAQTU RUSULAKA WA QABILTU KITAABAKA WA KAFARTU BIKULLI MA'BOODIN GHAYRIKA WA BARI'TU MIMMAN A'BADA SIWAAK

I have faith in Thee, I attest to Thy messengers, I accept Thy Book, I disbelieve in every object of worship other than Thee, I am quit of anyone who worships another!

اللَّهُمَّ اِنِّي اُصْبِحُ وَاُمْسِي مُسْتَقِلًّا لِعَمَلِي، مُعْتَرِفاً بِذَنْبِي، مُقِرّاً بِخَطَايَايَ، اَنَا بِاِسْرَافِي عَلَى نَفْسِي ذَلِيلٌ، عَمَلِي اَهْلَكَنِي، وَهَوَايَ اَرْدَانِي، وَشَهَوَاتِي حَرَمَتْنِي

ALLAAHUMMA INNEE USBIHU WA UMSEE MUSTAQILLAN LI-A'MALEE MU'TARIFAN BIDHANBEE MUQIRRAN BIKHATAAYAAYA ANAA BI-ISRAAFEE A'LAA NAFSEE DHALEELUN A'MALEE AHLAKANEE WA HAWAAYA ARDAANEE WA SHAHAWAATEE HARAMATNEE

O God, I rise in the morning and enter the evening making little of my good works, confessing my sins, admitting my offenses; I am abased because of my prodigality against myself. My works have destroyed me, my caprice has ruined me, my passions have deprived me.

فَاَسْاَلُكَ يَا مَوْلَايَ سُؤَالَ مَنْ نَفْسُهٗ لَاهِيَةٌ لِطُولِ اَمَلِهٖ، وَبَدَنُهٗ غَافِلٌ لِسُكُونِ عُرُوقِهٖ، وَقَلْبُهٗ مَفْتُونٌ بِكَثْرَةِ النِّعَمِ عَلَيْهِ، وَفِكْرُهٗ قَلِيلٌ لِمَا هُوَ صَائِرٌ اِلَيْهِ

FA-AS'ALUKA YAA MAWLAAYA SU'AALA MAN NAFSUHOO LAAHIYATUN LITOOLI AMALIHEE WA BADANUHOO GHAAFILUN LISUKOONI U'ROOQIHEE WA QALBUHOO MAFTOONUN BIKATHRATIN NI'AMI A'LAYHI WA FIKRUHOO QALEELUN LIMAA HUWA SAA'IRUN ILAYH

So I ask Thee, my Master, the asking of him whose soul is diverted by his drawn out expectations, whose body is heedless because of the stillness of his veins, whose heart is entranced by the multitude of favours done for him, whose reflection is little concerning that to which he is coming home;

سُؤَالَ مَنْ قَدْ غَلَبَ عَلَيْهِ الْاَمَلُ، وَفَتَنَهُ الْهَوَى، وَاسْتَمْكَنَتْ مِنْهُ الدُّنْيَا، وَاَظَلَّهُ الْاَجَلُ، سُؤَالَ مَنِ اسْتَكْثَرَ ذُنُوبَهٗ، وَاعْتَرَفَ بِخَطِيئَتِهٖ، سُؤَالَ مَنْ لَا رَبَّ لَهٗ غَيْرُكَ، وَلَا وَلِيَّ لَهٗ دُونَكَ، وَلَا مُنْقِذَ لَهٗ مِنْكَ، وَلَا مَلْجَاَ لَهٗ مِنْكَ، اِلَّا اِلَيْكَ

SU'AALA MAN QAD GHALABA A'LAYHIL AMALU WA FATANAHUL HAWAA WASTAMKANAT MINHUD DUNYAA WA AZALLAHUL AJALU SU'AALA MANIS TAKTHARA DHUNOOBAHOO WA'TARAFA BIKHATEE'ATIHEE SU'AALA MAN LAA RABBA LAHOO GHAYRUKA WA LAA WALIYYA LAHOO DOONAKA WA LAA MUNQIDHA LAHOO MINKA WA LAA MALJA'A LAHOO MINKA ILLAA ILAYK

the asking of him whom false expectation has overcome, caprice has entranced, and this world has mastered, and over whom death has cast its shadow; the asking of him who makes much of his sins and confesses his offense; the asking of him who has no Lord but Thou, no friend besides Thee, no one to deliver him from Thee, and no asylum from Thee except in Thee.

اِلٰهِي اَسْاَلُكَ بِحَقِّكَ الْوَاجِبِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ، وَبِاسْمِكَ الْعَظِيمِ الَّذِي اَمَرْتَ رَسُولَكَ اَنْ يُسَبِّحَكَ بِهٖ، وَبِجَلَالِ وَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ، الَّذِي لَا يَبْلَى وَلَا يَتَغَيَّرُ، وَلَا يَحُولُ وَلَا يَفْنَى، اَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَاَنْ تُغْنِيَنِي عَنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ بِعِبَادَتِكَ، وَاَنْ تُسَلِّيَ نَفْسِي عَنِ الدُّنْيَا بِمَخَافَتِكَ، وَاَنْ تُثْنِيَنِي بِالْكَثِيرِ مِنْ كَرَامَتِكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ

ILAAHEE AS'ALUKA BIHAQQIKAL WAAJIBI A'LAA JAMEE'I KHALQIKA WA BISMIKAL A'ZEEMIL LADHEE AMARTA RASOOLAKA AN YUSABBIHAKA BIHEE WA BIJALAALI WAJHIKAL KAREEMIL LADHEE LAA YABLAA WA LAA YATAGHAYYARU WA LAA YAHOOLU WA LAA YAFNAA AN TUSALLIYA A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALI MUHAMMADIN WA AN TUGHNIYANEE A'N KULLI SHAY'IN BI-I'BAADATIKA WA AN TUSALLIYA NAFSEE A'NID DUNYAA BIMAKHAAFATIKA WA AN TUTHNIYANEE BIL KATHEERI MIN KARAAMATIKA BIRAHMATIK

My God, I ask Thee by Thy right incumbent upon all Thy creatures, by Thy mighty name with which Thou commanded Thy messenger to glorify Thee, and by the majesty of Thy generous face, which ages not, nor changes, nor alters, nor passes away, that Thou blessest Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad, that Thou freest me from need for all things through worshipping Thee, that Thou distractest my soul from this world through fear of Thee, and that Thou turnest me back toward Thy abundant generosity through Thy mercy!

فَاِلَيْكَ اَفِرُّ، وَمِنْكَ اَخَافُ، وَبِكَ اَسْتَغِيثُ، وَاِيَّاكَ اَرْجُو، وَلَكَ اَدْعُو، وَاِلَيْكَ اَلْجَاُ، وَبِكَ اَثِقُ، وَاِيَّاكَ اَسْتَعِينُ، وَبِكَ اُومِنُ، وَعَلَيْكَ اَتَوَكَّلُ، وَعَلَى جُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ اَتَّكِلُ

FA-ILAYKA AFIRRU WA MINKA AKHAAFU WA BIKA ASTAGHEETHU WA IYYAAKA ARJOO WA LAKA AD'OO WA ILAYKA ALJA'U WA BIKA ATHIQU WA IYYAAKA ASTA'EENU WA BIKA OOMINU WA A'LAYKA ATAWAKKALU WA A'LAA JOODIKA WA KARAMIKA ATTAKIL

To Thee I flee, Thee I fear, from Thee I seek aid, in Thee I hope, Thee I supplicate, in Thee I seek asylum, in Thee I trust, from Thee I ask help, in Thee I have faith, in Thee I have placed my confidence, and upon Thy munificence and Thy generosity I rely.