Sahifa Sajjadiya 6: Morning and Evening

Text and Translation

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ بِقُوَّتِهٖ

AL-HAMDU LILLAAHIL LADHEE KHALAQAL LAYLA WAN NAHAARA BIQUWWATIH

Praise belongs to God, who created night and day through His strength,

وَمَيَّزَ بَيْنَهُمَا بِقُدْرَتِهٖ

WA MAYYAZA BAYNAHUMAA BIQUDRATIH

set them apart through His power,

وَجَعَلَ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا حَدّاً مَحْدُوداً، وَاَمَداً مَمْدُوداً

WA JA'ALA LIKULLI WAAHIDIN MINHUMAA HADDAN MAHDOODAN WA AMADAN MAMDOODAA

and appointed for each a determined limit and a drawn-out period.

يُولِجُ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا فِي صَاحِبِهٖ، وَيُولِجُ صَاحِبَهٗ فِيهِ بِتَقْدِيرٍ مِنْهُ لِلْعِبَادِ فِيمَا يَغْذُوهُمْ بِهٖ، وَيُنْشِئُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ

YOOLIJU KULLA WAAHIDIN MINHUMAA FEE SAAHIBIHEE WA YOOLIJU SAAHIBAHOO FEEHI BITAQDEERIN MINHU LIL I'BAADI FEEMAA YAGHDHOOHUM BIHEE WA YUNSHI'UHUM A'LAYH

He makes each of the two enter into its companion, and makes its companion enter into it, as an ordainment from Him for His servants in that through which He feeds them and with which He makes them grow.

فَخَلَقَ لَهُمُ اللَّيْلَ لِيَسْكُنُوا فِيهِ مِنْ حَرَكَاتِ التَّعَبِ وَنَهَضَاتِ النَّصَبِ، وَجَعَلَهٗ لِبَاساً لِيَلْبَسُوا مِنْ رَاحَتِهٖ وَمَنَامِهٖ، فَيَكُونَ ذٰلِكَ لَهُمْ جَمَاماً وَقُوَّةً، وَلِيَنَالُوا بِهٖ لَذَّةً وَشَهْوَةً

FAKHALAQA LAHUMUL LAYLA LIYASKUNOO FEEHI MIN HARAKAATIT TA'ABI WA NAHADAATIN NASABI WA JA'ALAHOO LIBAASAN LIYALBASOO MIN RAAHATIHEE WA MANAAMIHEE FAYAKOONA DHAALIKA LAHUM JAMAAMAN WA QUWWATAN WA LIYANAALOO BIHEE LADHDHATAN WA SHAHWAH

He created for them the night, that they might rest in it from tiring movements and wearisome exertions and He made it a garment for them that they might be clothed in its ease and its sleep, that it might be for them refreshment and strength, that they might reach therein pleasure and passion.

وَخَلَقَ لَهُمُ النَّهَارَ مُبْصِراً لِيَبْتَغُوا فِيهِ مِنْ فَضْلِهٖ، وَلِيَتَسَبَّبُوا اِلَى رِزْقِهٖ، وَيَسْرَحُوا فِي اَرْضِهٖ، طَلَباً لِمَا فِيهِ نَيْلُ الْعَاجِلِ مِنْ دُنْيَاهُمْ، وَدَرَكُ الْآجِلِ فِي اُخْرَاهُمْ

WA KHALAQA LAHUMUN NAHAARA MUBSIRAN LIYABTAGHOO FEEHI MIN FADLIHEE WA LIYATASABBABOO ILAA RIZQIHEE WA YASRAHOO FEE ARDIHEE TALABAN LIMAA FEEHI NAYLUL A'AJILI MIN DUNYAAHUM WA DARAKUL AAJILI FEE UKHRAAHUM

He created for them the daytime, giving sight, that they might seek within it of His bounty, find the means to His provision, and roam freely in His earth, searching for that through which to attain the immediate in their life in this world and to achieve the deferred in their life to come.

بِكُلِّ ذٰلِكَ يُصْلِحُ شَاْنَهُمْ، وَيَبْلُو اَخْبَارَهُمْ، وَيَنْظُرُ كَيْفَ هُمْ فِي اَوْقَاتِ طَاعَتِهٖ، وَمَنَازِلِ فُرُوضِهٖ، وَمَوَاقِعِ اَحْكَامِهٖ، لِيَجْزِيَ الَّذِينَ اَسَاءُوا بِمَا عَمِلُوا، وَيَجْزِيَ الَّذِينَ اَحْسَنُوا بِالْحُسْنَى

BIKULLI DHAALIKA YUSLIHU SHA'NAHUM WA YABLOO AKHBAARAHUM WA YANZURU KAYFA HUM FEE AWQAATI TAA'ATIHEE WA MANAAZILI FUROODIHEE WA MAWAAQI'I AHKAAMIHEE LIYAJZIYAL LADHEENA ASAA'OO BIMAA A'MILOO WA YAJZIYAL LADHEENA AHSANOO BIL HUSNAA

Through all of this He sets right their situation, tries their records, and watches their state in the times for obeying Him, the waystations of His obligations, and the places of His ordinances, that He may repay those who do evil with what they have done and repay those who do good with goodness.

اللَّهُمَّ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى مَا فَلَقْتَ لَنَا مِنَ الْاِصْبَاحِ، وَمَتَّعْتَنَا بِهٖ مِنْ ضَوْءِ النَّهَارِ، وَبَصَّرْتَنَا مِنْ مَطَالِبِ الْاَقْوَاتِ، وَوَقَيْتَنَا فِيهِ مِنْ طَوَارِقِ الْآفَاتِ

ALLAAHUMMA FALAKAL HAMDU A'LAA MAA FALAQTA LANAA MINAL ISBAAHI WA MATTA'TANAA BIHEE MIN DAW'IN NAHAARI WA BASSARTANAA MIN MATAALIBIL AQWAATI WA WAQAYTANAA FEEHI MIN TAWAARIQIL AAFAAT

O God, to Thee belongs praise for the sky Thou hast split into dawn for us, giving us to enjoy thereby the brightness of daytime, showing us sought-after nourishments, and protecting us from the striking of blights.

اَصْبَحْنَا وَاَصْبَحَتِ الْاَشْيَاءُ كُلُّهَا بِجُمْلَتِهَا لَكَ سَمَاؤُهَا وَاَرْضُهَا، وَمَا بَثَثْتَ فِي كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا، سَاكِنُهٗ وَمُتَحَرِّكُهٗ، وَمُقِيمُهٗ وَشَاخِصُهٗ وَمَا عَلَا فِي الْهَوَاءِ، وَمَا كَنَّ تَحْتَ الثَّرَى

ASBAHNAA WA ASBAHATIL ASHYAA'U KULLUHAA BIJUMLATIHAA LAKA SAMAA'UHAA WA ARDUHAA WA MAA BATHATHTA FEE KULLI WAAHIDIN MINHUMAA SAAKINUHOO WA MUTAHARRIKUHOO WA MUQEEMUHOO WA SHAAKHISUHOO WA MAA A'LAA FIL HAWAA'I WA MAA KANNA TAHTATH THARAA

In the morning we and all things, every one, rise for Thee, the heaven and the earth and what Thou hast scattered in each, the still and the moving, the resident and the journeying, what towers up in the air and what hides under the ground.

اَصْبَحْنَا فِي قَبْضَتِكَ يَحْوِينَا مُلْكُكَ وَسُلْطَانُكَ، وَتَضُمُّنَا مَشِيَّتُكَ، وَنَتَصَرَّفُ عَنْ اَمْرِكَ، وَنَتَقَلَّبُ فِي تَدْبِيرِكَ

ASBAHNAA FEE QABDATIKA YAHWEENAA MULKUKA WA SULTAANUKA WA TADUMMUNAA MASHIYYATUKA WA NATASARRAFU A'N AMRIKA WA NATAQALLABU FEE TADBEERIK

We rise in the morning in Thy grasp: Thy kingdom and authority contain us and Thy will embraces us. We move about by Thy command and turn this way and that through Thy governing.

لَيْسَ لَنَا مِنَ الْاَمْرِ اِلَّا مَا قَضَيْتَ، وَلَا مِنَ الْخَيْرِ اِلَّا مَا اَعْطَيْتَ

LAYSA LANAA MINAL AMRI ILLAA MAA QADAYTA WA LAA MINAL KHAYRI ILLAA MAA A'TAYT

We own nothing of the affair except what Thou hast decreed and nothing of the good except what Thou hast given.

وَهٰذَا يَوْمٌ حَادِثٌ جَدِيدٌ، وَهُوَ عَلَيْنَا شَاهِدٌ عَتِيدٌ، اِنْ اَحْسَنَّا وَدَّعَنَا بِحَمْدٍ، وَاِنْ اَسَاْنَا فَارَقَنَا بِذَمٍّ

WA HAADHAA YAWMUN HAADITHUN JADEEDUN WA HUWA A'LAYNAA SHAAHIDUN A'TEEDUN IN AHSANNAA WADDA'ANAA BIHAMDIN WA IN ASA'NAA FAARAQANAA BIDHAMM

This is a fresh, new day, over us a ready witness. If we do good, it will take leave from us with praise, and if we do evil, it will part from us in blame.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَارْزُقْنَا حُسْنَ مُصَاحَبَتِهٖ، وَاعْصِمْنَا مِنْ سُوءِ مُفَارَقَتِهٖ بِارْتِكَابِ جَرِيرَةٍ، اَوِ اقْتِرَافِ صَغِيرَةٍ اَوْ كَبِيرَةٍ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WARZUQNAA HUSNA MUSAAHABATIHEE WA'SIMNAA MIN SOO'I MUFAARAQATIHEE BIRTIKAABI JAREERATIN AWIQ TIRAAFI SAGHEERATIN AW KABEERAH

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, provide us with the day's good companionship and preserve us against parting from it badly by doing a misdeed or committing a sin, whether small or great!

وَاَجْزِلْ لَنَا فِيهِ مِنَ الْحَسَنَاتِ، وَاَخْلِنَا فِيهِ مِنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ، وَامْلَاْ لَنَا مَا بَيْنَ طَرَفَيْهِ حَمْداً وَشُكْراً وَاَجْراً وَذُخْراً وَفَضْلًا وَاِحْسَاناً

WA AJZIL LANAA FEEHI MINAL HASANAATI WA AKHLINAA FEEHI MINAS SAYYI'AATI WAMLA' LANAA MAA BAYNA TARAFAYHI HAMDAN WA SHUKRAN WA AJRAN WA DHUKHRAN WA FADLAN WA IHSAANAA

Make our good deeds within it plentiful empty us therein of evil deeds, and fill what lies between its two sides for us with praise and thanksgiving, wages and stores, bounty and beneficence!

اللَّهُمَّ يَسِّرْ عَلَى الْكِرَامِ الْكَاتِبِينَ مَئُونَتَنَا، وَامْلَاْ لَنَا مِنْ حَسَنَاتِنَا صَحَائِفَنَا، وَلَا تُخْزِنَا عِنْدَهُمْ بِسُوءِ اَعْمَالِنَا

ALLAAHUMMA YASSIR A'LAL KIRAAMIL KAATIBEENA MA'OONATANAA WAMLA' LANAA MIN HASANAATINAA SAHAA'IFANAA WA LAA TUKHZINAA I'NDAHUM BISOO'I A'MAALINAA

O God, ease our burden on the Noble Writers, fill our pages for us with our good deeds, and degrade us not before them with our evil works!

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لَنَا فِي كُلِّ سَاعَةٍ مِنْ سَاعَاتِهٖ حَظّاً مِنْ عِبَادِكَ، وَنَصِيباً مِنْ شُكْرِكَ وَشَاهِدَ صِدْقٍ مِنْ مَلَائِكَتِكَ

ALLAAHUMMAJ A'L LANAA FEE KULLI SAA'ATIN MIN SAA'AATIHEE HAZZAN MIN I'BAADIKA WA NASEEBAN MIN SHUKRIKA WA SHAAHIDA SIDQIN MIN MALAA'IKATIK

O God, appoint for us in each of the day's hours a share from Thy servants, a portion of giving thanks to Thee, and a truthful witness among Thy angels!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَاحْفَظْنَا مِنْ بَيْنِ اَيْدِينَا وَمِنْ خَلْفِنَا وَعَنْ اَيْمَانِنَا وَعَنْ شَمَائِلِنَا وَمِنْ جَمِيعِ نَوَاحِينَا، حِفْظاً عَاصِماً مِنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ، هَادِياً اِلَى طَاعَتِكَ، مُسْتَعْمِلًا لِمَحَبَّتِكَ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WAHFAZNAA MIN BAYNI AYDEENAA WA MIN KHALFINAA WA A'N AYMAANINAA WA A'N SHAMAA'ILINAA WA MIN JAMEE'I NAWAAHEENAA HIFZAN A'ASIMAN MIN MA'SIYATIKA HAADIYAN ILAA TAA'ATIKA MUSTA'MILAN LIMAHABBATIK

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household and safeguard us from before us and behind us, from our right hands and our left hands and from all our directions, a safeguarding that will preserve from disobeying Thee, guide to obeying Thee, and be employed for Thy love!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَوَفِّقْنَا فِي يَوْمِنَا هٰذَا وَلَيْلَتِنَا هٰذِهِ وَفِي جَمِيعِ اَيَّامِنَا لِاسْتِعْمَالِ الْخَيْرِ، وَهِجْرَانِ الشَّرِّ، وَشُكْرِ النِّعَمِ، وَاتِّبَاعِ السُّنَنِ، وَمُجَانَبَةِ الْبِدَعِ، وَالْاَمْرِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ، وَالنَّهْيِ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ، وَحِيَاطَةِ الْاِسْلَامِ، وَانْتِقَاصِ الْبَاطِلِ وَاِذْلَالِهٖ، وَنُصْرَةِ الْحَقِّ وَاِعْزَازِهٖ، وَاِرْشَادِ الضَّالِّ، وَمُعَاوَنَةِ الضَّعِيفِ، وَاِدْرَاكِ اللَّهِيفِ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WA WAFFIQNAA FEE YAWMINAA HAADHAA WA LAYLATINAA HAADHIHI WA FEE JAMEE'I AYYAAMINAA LISTI'MAALIL KHAYRI WA HIJRAANISH SHARRI WA SHUKRIN NI'AMI WATTIBAA'IS SUNANI WA MUJAANABATIL BIDA'I WAL AMRI BIL MA'ROOFI WAN NAHYI A'NIL MUNKARI WA HIYAATATIL ISLAAMI WANTIQAASIL BAATILI WA IDHLAALIHEE WA NUSRATIL HAQQI WA I'ZAAZIHEE WA IRSHAADID DAALLI WA MU'AAWANATID DA'EEFI WA IDRAAKIL LAHEEF

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household and give us success in this day of ours, this night of ours, and in all our days, to employ the good, stay away from the evil, give thanks for favours, follow the Sunna's norms, avoid innovations, enjoin good behaviour, forbid the disapproved, defend Islam, diminish falsehood and abase it, help the truth and exalt it, guide the misguided, assist the weak, and reach out to the troubled!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، وَاجْعَلْهُ اَيْمَنَ يَوْمٍ عَهِدْنَاهُ، وَاَفْضَلَ صَاحِبٍ صَحِبْنَاهُ، وَخَيْرَ وَقْتٍ ظَلِلْنَا فِيهِ

ALLAAHUMMA SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE WAJ'ALHU AYMANA YAWMIN A'HIDNAAHU WA AFDALA SAAHIBIN SAHIBNAAHU WA KHAYRA WAQTIN ZALILNAA FEEH

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household and make this the most fortunate day we have known, the most excellent companion we have accompanied, and the best time in which we have lingered!

وَاجْعَلْنَا مِنْ اَرْضَى مَنْ مَرَّ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ مِنْ جُمْلَةِ خَلْقِكَ، اَشْكَرَهُمْ لِمَا اَوْلَيْتَ مِنْ نِعَمِكَ، وَاَقْوَمَهُمْ بِمَا شَرَعْتَ مِنْ شَرَائِعِكَ، وَاَوْقَفَهُمْ عَمَّا حَذَّرْتَ مِنْ نَهْيِكَ

WAJ'ALNAA MIN ARDAA MAN MARRA A'LAYHIL LAYLU WAN NAHAARU MIN JUMLATI KHALQIKA ASHKARAHUM LIMAA AWLAYTA MIN NI'AMIKA WA AQWAMAHUM BIMAA SHARA'TA MIN SHARAA'I'IKA WA AWQAFAHUM A'MMAA HADHDHARTA MIN NAHYIK

Place us among the most satisfied of all Thy creatures whom night and day have passed by, the most thankful of them for the favours Thou hast done, the firmest of them in the laws Thou hast set down in the Shari'a, and the most unyielding of them toward the prohibited acts against which Thou hast cautioned!

اللَّهُمَّ اِنِّي اُشْهِدُكَ وَكَفَى بِكَ شَهِيداً، وَاُشْهِدُ سَمَاءَكَ وَاَرْضَكَ وَمَنْ اَسْكَنْتَهُمَا مِنْ مَلَائِكَتِكَ وَسَائِرِ خَلْقِكَ فِي يَوْمِي هٰذَا وَسَاعَتِي هٰذِهِ وَلَيْلَتِي هٰذِهِ وَمُسْتَقَرِّي هٰذَا، اَنِّي اَشْهَدُ اَنَّكَ اَنْتَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اَنْتَ، قَائِمٌ بِالْقِسْطِ، عَدْلٌ فِي الْحُكْمِ، رَءُوفٌ بِالْعِبَادِ، مَالِكُ الْمُلْكِ، رَحِيمٌ بِالْخَلْقِ

ALLAAHUMMA INNEE USH-HIDUKA WA KAFAA BIKA SHAHEEDAN WA USH-HIDU SAMAA'AKA WA ARDAKA WA MAN ASKANTAHUMAA MIN MALAA'IKATIKA WA SAA'IRI KHALQIKA FEE YAWMEE HAADHAA WA SAA'ATEE HAADHIHI WA LAYLATEE HAADHIHI WA MUSTAQARREE HAADHAA ANNEE ASH-HADU ANNAKA ANTALLAAHUL LADHEE LAA ILAAHA ILLAA ANTA QAA'IMUN BIL QISTI A'DLUN FIL HUKMI RA'OOFUN BIL I'BAADI MAALIKUL MULKI RAHEEMUN BIL KHALQ

O God, I call Thee to witness - and Thou art sufficient witness - and I call Thy heaven and Thy earth to witness and Thy angels and Thy other creatures who inhabit them in this my day, this my hour, this my night, and this my resting place, that I bear witness that Thou art God, other than whom there is no god, Upholding justice, Equitable in judgement, Clement to the servants, Master of the kingdom, Compassionate to the creatures,

وَاَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ وَخِيَرَتُكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، حَمَّلْتَهٗ رِسَالَتَكَ فَاَدَّاهَا، وَاَمَرْتَهٗ بِالنُّصْحِ لِاُمَّتِهٖ فَنَصَحَ لَهَا

WA ANNA MUHAMMADAN A'BDUKA WA RASOOLUKA WA KHIYARATUKA MIN KHALQIKA HAMMALTAHOO RISAALATAKA FA-ADDAAHAA WA AMARTAHOO BIN NUS-HI LI-UMMATIHEE FANASAHA LAHAA

and that Muhammad is Thy servant and Thy messenger, Thy chosen from among Thy creatures. Thou didst charge him with Thy message and he delivered it; Thou didst command him to counsel his community and he counselled it.

اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهٖ، اَكْثَرَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى اَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، وَآتِهٖ عَنَّا اَفْضَلَ مَا آتَيْتَ اَحَداً مِنْ عِبَادِكَ، وَاجْزِهٖ عَنَّا اَفْضَلَ وَاَكْرَمَ مَا جَزَيْتَ اَحَداً مِنْ اَنْبِيَائِكَ عَنْ اُمَّتِهٖ

ALLAAHUMMA FASALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHEE AKTHARA MAA SALLAYTA A'LAA AHADIN MIN KHALQIKA WA AATIHEE A'NNAA AFDALA MAA AATAYTA AHADAN MIN I'BAADIKA WAJZIHEE A'NNAA AFDALA WA AKRAMA MAA JAZAYTA AHADAN MIN ANBIYAA'IKA A'N UMMATIH

O God, so bless Muhammad and his Household more than Thou hast blessed any of Thy creatures! Give him for our sake the best Thou hast given any of Thy servants, and repay him on our behalf better and more generously than Thou hast repaid any of Thy prophets on behalf of his community!

اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْمَنَّانُ بِالْجَسِيمِ، الْغَافِرُ لِلْعَظِيمِ، وَاَنْتَ اَرْحَمُ مِنْ كُلِّ رَحِيمٍ، فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ الْاَخْيَارِ الْاَنْجَبِينَ

INNAKA ANTAL MANNAANU BIL JASEEMIL GHAAFIRU LIL A'ZEEMI WA ANTA ARHAMU MIN KULLI RAHEEMIN FASALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIHIT TAYYIBEENAT TAAHIREENAL AKHYAARIL ANJABEEN

Thou art All-kind with immensity, the Forgiver of the great, and Thou art more merciful than every possessor of mercy! So bless Muhammad and his Household, the good, the pure, the chosen, the most distinguished!