Imam al-Kazim’s Prayer

إِلٰهِي خَشَعَتِ ٱلاَصْوَاتُ لَكَ

ilahee khasha`ati al-aswatu laka

O my God, all sounds are submissive to You,

وَضَلَّتِ ٱلاَحْلاَمُ فِيكَ

wa dhallat al-ahlamu feeka

all intellects are too short to recognize You [as exactly as You are],

وَوَجِلَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْكَ

wa wajila kullu shay'in minka

all things are fearful of You,

وَهرَبَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ إِلَيْكَ

wa haraba kullu shay'in ilayka

all things flee to You,

وَضَاقَتِ ٱلاَشْيَاءُ دُونَكَ

wa dhaqat al-ashya'u dunaka

all things are too tiny in comparison with You,

وَمَلَاَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ نُورُكَ

wa mala'a kulla shay'in nuruka

and Your light fills all things.

فَاَنْتَ ٱلرَّفيعُ فِي جَلاَلِكَ

fa-anta alrrafee`u fee jalalika

Therefore, You are the Exalted in Your majesty,

وَاَنْتَ ٱلْبَهِيُّ فِي جَمَالِكَ

wa anta albahiyyu fee jamalika

You are the Luminous in Your splendor,

وَاَنْتَ ٱلْعَظيمُ فِي قُدْرَتِكَ

wa anta al`a¨eemu fee qudratika

You are the Great in Your omnipotence,

وَاَنَتَ ٱلَّذِي لاَ يَؤُودُكَ شَيْءٌ

wa anta alladhee la ya'uduka shay'un

and You are Whom nothing can tire.

يَا مُنْزِلَ نِعْمَتِي

ya munzila ni`matee

O He Who sends down my bounties!

يَا مُفَرِّجَ كُرْبَتِي

ya mufarrija kurbatee

O He Who relieves my agonies!

وَيَا قَاضِيَ حَاجَتِي

wa ya qadhiya hajatee

O He Who settles my needs!

اَعْطِنِي مَسْاَلَتِي

a`tinee mas'alatee

(please) Give answer to my request,

بِلاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ اَنْتَ

bila ilaha illa anta

in the name of ‘There is no god save You’.

آمَنْتُ بِكَ مُخْلِصاً لَكَ دِينِي

amantu bika mukhlisan laka deenee

I believe in You and I am sincere to You in obedience.

اَصْبَحْتُ عَلَىٰ عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا ٱسْتَطَعْتُ

asbahtu `ala `ahdika wa wa`dika ma istata`tu

I begin my day keeping my covenant and promise to You as much as I can.

اَبُوءُ لَكَ بِٱلنِّعْمَةِ

abu'u laka bilnni`mati

I confess of Your favor to me

وَاَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِنَ ٱلذُّنُوبِ الَّتِي لاَ يَغْفِرُهَا غَيْرُكَ

wa astaghfiruka mina aldhdhunubi allatee la yaghfiruha ghayruka

and I beseech You to forgive my sins that none else can forgive.

يَا مَنْ هُوَ فِي عُلُوِّهِ دَانٍ

ya man huwa fee `uluwwihee danin

O He Who is nigh in His sublimity,

وَفِي دُنُوِّهِ عَالٍ

wa fee dunuwwihee `alin

Sublime in His nearness,

وَفِي إِشْرَاقِهِ مُنِيرٌ

wa fee ishraqihee muneerun

Brilliant in His glow,

وَفِي سُلْطَانِهِ قَوِيٌّ

wa fee sultanihee qawiyyun

and Powerful in His [absolute] authority!

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

salli `ala muhammadin wa alihee

(please) Send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household.