الصباح
Morning, Imam Sadiq (a.s)
107 verses Source: Mafatih al-Jinan
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أَبْتَدِئُ يَوْمِي هٰذَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ نِسْيَانِي وَعَجَلَتِي
I begin this day of mine before I should forget or hurry with:
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بِسْمِ ﭐللَّهِ
‘In the Name of Allah’
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وَمَا شَاءَ ﭐللَّهُ
and ‘Only what Allah wills (shall come to pass).’
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بِسْمِ ﭐللَّهِ وَبِٱللَّهِ
In the Name of Allah (I begin), in Allah (I put my trust),
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وَإِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ
to Allah (I resort),
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وَفِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ
in the way of Allah (I proceed),
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وَعَلَىٰ مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ
and the principles of Allah’s Messenger,
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صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
may Allah bless him and his Household (I follow).
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اَللَّهُمَّ ٱحْفَظْنِي بِحِفْظِ ٱلإِيـمَانِ
O Allah, (please) protect me with the protection of faith
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مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ وَمِنْ خَلْفِي
before me, behind me,
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وَعَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ شِمَالِي
to my right side, to my left side,
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وَمِنْ فَوْقِي وَمِنْ تَحْتِي
above me, beneath me,
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وَمِنْ قِبَلِي
and in front of me.
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لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ
There is no god save You.
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لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِٱللَّهِ
There is neither might nor power except with Allah.
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نَسْأَلُكَ ٱلْعَفْوَ وَٱلْعَافِيَةَ
We beseech You for pardon and wellbeing
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مِنْ كُلِّ سُوءٍ وَشَرٍّ
from all wicked matters and all evils
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فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ
in this world and the Hereafter.
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اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ عَذَابِ ٱلْقَبْرِ
O Allah, I pray for Your protection against the chastisement in the grave,
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وَمِنْ ضَغْطَةِ ٱلْقَبْرِ
the pressure of graves,
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وَمِنْ ضِيقِ ٱلْقَبْرِ
and the tightness of graves.
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وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ سَطَوَاتِ ٱللَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ
I pray Your protection against the calamities in nights and days.
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اَللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ ٱلْمَشْعَرِ ٱلْحَرَامِ
O Allah, Lord of the Sacred Monument,
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وَرَبَّ ٱلْبَلَدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ
the Sacred City,
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وَرَبَّ ٱلْحِلِّ وَٱلإِحْرَامِ
the lawful, and the consecration,
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أَبْلِغْ مُحَمَّداً وَآلَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِّيَ ٱلسَّلاَمَ
(please) convey peace to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad on behalf of me.
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اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِدِرْعِكَ ٱلْحَصِينَةِ
O Allah, I pray the protection of Your invulnerable armor
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وَأَعُوذُ بِجَمْعِكَ
and I pray the protection of Your Wholeness
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أَنْ تُمِيتَنِي غَرَقاً أَوْ حَرَقاً
lest that You might cause me to die drowned, burned,
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أَوْ شَرَقاً أَوْ قَوَداً
choked, beaten,
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أَوْ صَبْراً أَوْ مُسَمّاً
murdered, poisoned,
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أَوْ تَرَدِّياً فِي بِئْرٍ
fallen in a well,
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أَوْ أَكِيلَ السَّبُعِ
eaten by a beast,
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أَوْ مَوْتَ ٱلْفُجَاءَةِ
sudden death,
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أَوْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ مِيْتَاتِ ٱلسَّوءِ
or any violent death;
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وَلٰكِنْ أَمِتْنِي عَلَىٰ فِرَاشِي
rather, cause me to die on my bed
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فِي طَاعَتِكَ وَطَاعَةِ رَسُولِكَ
obeying You and Your Messenger,
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صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
may Allah bless him and his Household,
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مُصِيباً لِلْحَقِّ غَيْرَ مُخْطِىءٍ
following the truth unfailingly,
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أَوْ فِي ٱلصَّفِّ ٱلَّذِينَ نَعَتَّهُمْ فِي كِتَابِكَ
or to die in the ranks that You have described in Your Book
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كَأَنَّهُمْ بُنْيَانٌ مَرْصُوصٌ
as a solid structure.
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أُعِيذُ نَفْسِي وَوَلَدِي
I pray for myself, my children,
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وَمَا رَزَقَنِي رَبِّي
and whatever my Lord has provided me
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بِـ: «قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ.
the protection of “Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn
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مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ.
from the evil of what He has created,
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وَمِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ.
from the evil of the utterly dark night when it comes,
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وَمِنْ شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي ٱلْعُقَدِ.
from the evil of those who blow on knots,
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وَمِنْ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ.»
and from the evil of the envious when he envies.”
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وَأُعِيذُ نَفْسِي وَوَلَدِي
I pray for myself, my children,
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وَمَا رَزَقَنِي رَبِّي
and whatever my Lord has provided me
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بِـ: «قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ.
the protection of “Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of men,
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مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ.
the King of men,
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إِلٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ.
the god of men,
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مِنْ شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ.
from the evil of the whisperings of the slinking (Satan)
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ٱلَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ.
who whispers into the hearts of men
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مِنْ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ.»
from among the jinn and the men.”
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الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ
Praise be to Allah as many as what Allah has created.
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وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مِثْلَ مَا خَلَقَ
Praise be to Allah as same as what He has created.
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وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مِلْءَ مَا خَلَقَ
Praise be to Allah as full as what He has created.
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وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ
Praise be to Allah as much as the ink of His Words.
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وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ زِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ
Praise be to Allah as weighty as His Throne.
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وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رِضَا نَفْسِهِ
Praise be to Allah as much as it pleases Him.
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وَلاَ إِلٰهَ إلاَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْحَلِيمُ ٱلْكَرِيمُ
There is no god save Allah the Forbearing and All-generous.
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وَلاَ إِلٰهَ إلاَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَلِيُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
There is no god save Allah the Most High and All-great.
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سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَوَاتِ وَٱلأَرَضِينَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا
Glory be to Allah the Lord of the heavens, the layers of the earth, and whatsoever is between them
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وَرَبِّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
and the Lord of the great Throne.
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اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ دَرَكِ ٱلشَّقَاءِ
O Allah, I pray Your protection against encounter of misery
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وَمِنْ شَمَاتَةِ ٱلأَعْدَاءِ
and gloating of the enemies.
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وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ ٱلْفَقْرِ وَٱلْوَقْرِ
I pray Your protection against poverty and rupture.
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وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ سُوءِ ٱلْمَنْظَرِ
I pray Your protection against evil result
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فِي ٱلأَهْلِ وَٱلْمَالِ وَٱلْوَلَدِ
with regard to the wife, the property, and the children.
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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
O Allah, (please do) bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad.
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اَللَّهُمَّ لَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ
O Allah, all praise be to You.
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أَحْمَدُكَ وَأَسْتَعِينُكَ
I praise You and seek Your help.
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وَأَنْتَ رَبِّي
You are my Lord
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وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ
and I am Your servant.
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أَصْبَحْتُ عَلَىٰ عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ
I begin this morning committing myself to my pledge and promise to You,
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وَأُؤْمِنُ بِوَعْدِكَ
having faith in Your promise,
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وَأُوفِي بِعَهْدِكَ مَا ٱسْتَطَعْتُ
and fulfilling my covenant to You as much as I can.
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وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِٱللَّهِ
There is neither might nor power except with Allah,
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وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ
One and Only and having no associate with Him.
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وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ
I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.
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أَصْبَحْتُ عَلَىٰ فِطْرَةِ ٱلإِسْلاَمِ
I am in this morning following the nature of Islam,
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وَكَلِمَةِ ٱلإِخْلاَصِ
the creed of sincerity,
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وَمِلَّةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
the principles of Abraham,
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وَدِينِ مُحَمَّدٍ
and the faith of Muhammad,
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صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمَا وَآلِهِمَا
blessings of Allah be upon them and upon their households.
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عَلَىٰ ذٰلِكَ أَحْيىٰ وَأَمُوْتُ
Carrying this faith, I will live and die,
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إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّهُ
if Allah wills.
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اَللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنِي مَا أَحْيَيْتَنِي
O Allah, (please) make me live as long as You determine me to live
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وَأَمِتْنِي إِذَا أَمَتَّنِي عَلَىٰ ذٰلِكَ
and cause me to die when You will decide to make me die following this faith,
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وَٱبْعَثْنِي إِذَا بَعَثْتَنِي عَلَىٰ ذٰلِكَ
and resurrect me, when You will resurrect me following this faith.
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أَبْتَغِي بِذٰلِكَ رِضْوَانَكَ وَٱتِّبَاعَ سَبِيلِكَ
By so, I only desire for Your pleasure and for following Your path.
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إِلَيْكَ أَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي
To You do I resort
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وَإِلَيْكَ فَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي
and with You do I entrust my affairs.
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آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ أَئِمَّتِي
The Family of Muhammad are my leaders;
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لَيْسَ لِي أَئِمَّةٌ غَيْرُهُمْ
I have no other leaders than they are.
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بِهِمْ أَئْتَمُّ
I follow them,
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وَإِيَّاهُمْ أَتَوَلَّىٰ
accede to them,
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وَبِهِمْ أَقْتَدِي
and pattern after their examples.
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اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْهُمْ أَوْلِيَائِي
O Allah, (please) make them my leaders
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فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ
in this world and in the Hereafter,
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وَٱجْعَلْنِي أُوَالِي أَوْلِيَاءَهُمْ
keep me loyalist to their loyalists
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وَأُعَادِي أَعْدَاءَهُمْ
and enemy of their enemies
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فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ
in this world and in the Hereafter,
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وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِٱلصَّالِحِينَ
and include me with the righteous ones,
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وَآبَائِي مَعَهُمْ
along with my ancestors.