Sahifa Sajjadiya 13: In Seeking Needs from God

وَيَا مَنْ لَا يَبِيعُ نِعَمَهُ بِالْأَثْمَانِ، وَيَا مَنْ لَا يُكَدِّرُ عَطَايَاهُ بِالِامْتِنَانِ

Wa-yā man lā yabīʿu niʿamahu bil-athmān, wa-yā man lā yukaddiru ʿaṭāyāhu bil-imtinān

O He who does not sell His blessings for a price, nor spoil His gifts with obligation.

وَيَا مَنْ يُسْتَغْنَى بِهِ وَلَا يُسْتَغْنَى عَنْهُ، وَيَا مَنْ يُرْغَبُ إِلَيْهِ وَلَا يُرْغَبُ عَنْهُ

Wa-yā man yustaghnā bihi wa-lā yustaghnā ʿanhu, wa-yā man yurghabu ilayhi wa-lā yurghabu ʿanhu

O He through whom sufficiency is found, and none is independent of Him; O He to whom all desire turns, and from whom none turns away.

وَيَا مَنْ لَا تُفْنِي خَزَائِنَهُ الْمَسَائِلُ، وَيَا مَنْ لَا تُبَدِّلُ حِكْمَتَهُ الْوَسَائِلُ

Wa-yā man lā tufnī khazāʾinahu al-masāʾil, wa-yā man lā tubaddilu ḥikmatahu al-wasāʾil

O He whose treasures are never depleted by requests, and whose wisdom is never altered by means.

وَيَا مَنْ لَا تَنْقَطِعُ عَنْهُ حَوَائِجُ الْمُحْتَاجِينَ، وَيَا مَنْ لَا يُعَنِّيهِ دُعَاءُ الدَّاعِينَ

Wa-yā man lā tanqaṭiʿu ʿanhu ḥawāʾiju al-muḥtājīn, wa-yā man lā yuʿannīhi duʿāʾu ad-dāʿīn

O He from whom the needs of the needy never cease, and whom the calls of the callers never burden.

تَمَدَّحْتَ بِالْغِنَى عَنْ خَلْقِكَ، وَأَنْتَ أَهْلُ الْغِنَى عَنْهُمْ

Tamaddaḥta bil-ghinā ʿan khalqika, wa-anta ahlu al-ghinā ʿanhum

You have praised Yourself with independence from creation, and You are worthy of being above need of them.

وَنَسَبْتَهُمْ إِلَى الْفَقْرِ، وَهُمْ أَهْلُ الْفَقْرِ إِلَيْكَ

Wa-nasabtahum ilā al-faqr, wa-hum ahlu al-faqri ilayk

And You attributed poverty to them, for they are truly in need of You.

فَمَنْ حَاوَلَ سَدَّ خَلَّتِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ، وَرَامَ صَرْفَ الْفَقْرِ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ بِكَ

Fa-man ḥāwala sadd khallatihi min ʿindika, wa-rāma ṣarfa al-faqri ʿan nafsihi bika

So whoever seeks to fulfill his need through You, and desires to repel poverty from himself by You—

فَقَدْ طَلَبَ حَاجَتَهُ فِي مَظَانِّهَا، وَأَتَى طَلِبَتَهُ مِنْ وَجْهِهَا

Faqad ṭalaba ḥājatahu fī maẓānihā, wa-atā ṭalibatahu min wajhihā

He has indeed sought his need in its true place, and approached his request from the right path.

وَمَنْ تَوَجَّهَ بِحَاجَتِهِ إِلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، أَوْ جَعَلَهُ سَبَبَ نُجْحِهَا دُونَكَ

Wa-man tawajjaha bi-ḥājatihi ilā aḥadin min khalqika, aw jaʿalahu sabab nūjḥihā dūnak

But whoever turns with his need to any of Your creation, or makes him the cause of success without You—

فَقَدْ تَعَرَّضَ لِلْحِرْمَانِ، وَاسْتَحَقَّ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ فَوْتَ الْإِحْسَانِ

Faqad taʿarraḍa lil-ḥirmān, wa-staḥaqqa min ʿindika fawta al-iḥsān

He has exposed himself to deprivation, and deserves from You the loss of beneficence.

اَللَّهُمَّ وَلِي إِلَيْكَ حَاجَةٌ قَدْ قَصَّرَ عَنْهَا جُهْدِي

Allāhumma walī ilayka ḥājatan qad qaṣṣara ʿanhā juhdī

O Allah, I have a need with You, beyond my effort.

وَتَقَطَّعَتْ دُونَهَا حِيلِي، وَسَوَّلَتْ لِي نَفْسِي رَفْعَهَا

Wa-taqaṭṭaʿat dūnahā ḥīlī, wa-sawwlat lī nafsī rafʿahā

My means have failed me, yet my soul suggested I raise it—

إِلَى مَنْ يَرْفَعُ حَوَائِجَهُ إِلَيْكَ، وَلَا يَسْتَغْنِي فِي طَلِبَاتِهِ عَنْكَ

Ilā man yarfaʿu ḥawāʾijahu ilayka, wa-lā yastaghnī fī ṭalibātihi ʿanka

To one who himself raises his needs to You, and cannot be independent of You.

وَهِيَ زَلَّةٌ مِنْ زَلَلِ الْخَاطِئِينَ، وَعَثْرَةٌ مِنْ عَثَرَاتِ الْمُذْنِبِينَ

Wa-hiya zallatun min zalali al-khāṭiʾīn, wa-ʿathratun min ʿatharāti al-mudhnibīn

And this is a slip from the slips of sinners, and a stumble from the stumbles of the guilty.

ثُمَّ انْتَبَهْتُ بِتَذْكِيرِكَ لِي مِنْ غَفْلَتِي، وَنَهَضْتُ بِتَوْفِيقِكَ مِنْ زَلَّتِي

Thumma intabahtu bi-tadhkīrika lī min ghaflatī, wa-nahaḍtu bi-tawfīqika min zallatī

Then I awoke by Your reminder from my heedlessness, and I rose by Your guidance from my slip.

وَرَجَعْتُ وَنَكَصْتُ بِتَسْدِيدِكَ عَنْ عَثْرَتِي، وَقُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي

Wa-rajaʿtu wa-nakaṣtu bi-tasdīdika ʿan ʿathratī, wa-qultu subḥāna rabbī

And I turned back, corrected by Your support from my stumble, and I said: Glory be to my Lord—

كَيْفَ يَسْأَلُ مُحْتَاجٌ مُحْتَاجًا، وَأَنَّى يَرْغَبُ مُعْدِمٌ إِلَى مُعْدِمٍ

Kayfa yasʾalu muḥtājun muḥtājan, wa-annā yarghabu muʿdimun ilā muʿdimin

How can one in need ask another in need? How can a destitute turn to a destitute?

فَقَصَدْتُكَ يَا إِلَهِي بِالرَّغْبَةِ، وَأَوْفَدْتُ عَلَيْكَ رَجَائِي بِالثِّقَةِ بِكَ

Faqaṣadtu-ka yā ilāhī bir-raghbah, wa-awfadtu ʿalayka rajāʾī bith-thiqati bika

So I turned to You, my God, with longing, and sent my hope to You with trust.

وَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّ كَثِيرًا مَا أَسْأَلُكَ يَسِيرٌ فِي وُجْدِكَ

Wa-ʿalimtu anna kathīran mā asʾaluka yasīrun fī wujdika

And I knew that much of what I ask You is easy within Your possession.

وَأَنَّ خَطِيرًا مَا أَسْتَوْهِبُكَ حَقِيرٌ فِي وُسْعِكَ

Wa-anna khaṭīran mā astawhibuka ḥaqīrun fī wusʿika

And that great matters I request from You are small within Your capacity.

وَأَنَّ كَرَمَكَ لَا يَضِيقُ عَنْ سُؤَالِ أَحَدٍ

Wa-anna karamaka lā yaḍīqu ʿan suʾāli aḥadin

And that Your generosity is never too narrow for anyone’s asking.

وَأَنَّ يَدَكَ بِالْعَطَايَا أَعْلَى مِنْ كُلِّ يَدٍ

Wa-anna yadaka bil-ʿaṭāyā aʿlā min kulli yadin

And that Your hand in giving is higher than every hand.

اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَاحْمِلْنِي بِكَرَمِكَ عَلَى التَّفَضُّلِ

Allāhumma fa-ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa-ālihi wa-ḥmilnī b-karamika ʿala at-tafaḍḍul

O Allah, so bless Muhammad and his Household, and carry me through Your generosity to gracious bounty,

وَلا تَحْمِلْنِي بِعَدْلِكَ عَلَى الِاسْتِحْقَاقِ

wa-lā taḥmilnī bi-ʿadlik ʿala al-istihqāq

and do not carry me by Your justice to what I deserve.

فَمَا أَنَا بِأَوَّلِ رَاغِبٍ رَغِبَ إِلَيْكَ فَأَعْطَيْتَهُ وَهُوَ يَسْتَحِقُّ الْمَنْعَ

famā anā bi-awwali rāghibin raghība ilayka fa-aʿṭaytahu wa-huwa yastaḥiqqu al-manʿ

For I am not the first of those who desired from You, whom You granted though he deserved withholding,

وَلا بِأَوَّلِ سَائِلٍ سَأَلَكَ فَأَفْضَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَسْتَوْجِبُ الْحِرْمَانَ

wa-lā bi-awwali sāʾilin saʾalaka fa-afḍalta ʿalayhi wa-huwa yastawjibu al-ḥirmān

nor the first of those who asked You, to whom You bestowed while he merited deprivation.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa-ālihi

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَكُنْ لِدُعَائِي مُجِيبًا وَلِنِدَائِي قَرِيبًا

wa-kun li-duʿāʾī mujīban wa-li-nidāʾī qarīban

be responsive to my supplication, and near to my call,

وَلِتَضَرُّعِي رَاحِمًا وَلِصَوْتِي سَامِعًا

wa-li-taḍarruʿī rāḥiman wa-li-ṣawtī sāmiʿan

merciful to my pleading, and listening to my voice.

وَلا تَقْطَعْ رَجَائِي عَنكَ وَلا تَبُتَّ سَبَبِي مِنْكَ

wa-lā taqṭaʿ rajāʾī ʿanka wa-lā tabutta sababī minka

Do not cut off my hope from You, nor sever my tie to You,

وَلا تُوَجِّهْنِي فِي حَاجَتِي هَذِهِ وَغَيْرِهَا إِلَى سِوَاكَ

wa-lā tuwajjihnī fī ḥājātī hādhihi wa-ghayrihā ilā siwāk

nor turn me in this need of mine or others to anyone but You.

وَتَوَلَّنِي بِنُجْحِ طَلِبَتِي وَقَضَاءِ حَاجَتِي

wa-tawallani bi-nujḥi ṭalibatī wa-qaḍāʾi ḥājātī

Take charge of fulfilling my request and settling my need,

وَنَيْلِ سُؤْلِي قَبْلَ زَوَالِي عَنْ مَوْقِفِي هَذَا

wa-nayli suʾlī qabla zawālī ʿan mawqifī hādhā

and granting my desire before I depart from this place,

بِتَيْسِيرِكَ لِيَ الْعَسِيرَ وَحُسْنِ تَقْدِيرِكَ لِي فِي جَمِيعِ الْأُمُورِ

bi-taysīrika lī al-ʿasīr wa-ḥusni taqdīrika lī fī jamīʿ al-umūr

through Your easing the difficult for me and Your excellent ordaining in all my affairs.

وَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ صَلَاةً دَائِمَةً نَامِيَةً لَا انْقِطَاعَ لِأَبَدِهَا

wa-ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa-ālihi ṣalātan dāʾimatan nāmiyatan lā inqiṭāʿa li-abadihā

And bless Muhammad and his Household with a lasting, ever-increasing blessing, whose eternity shall never end,

وَلَا مُنْتَهَى لِأَمَدِهَا وَاجْعَلْ ذَلِكَ عَوْنًا لِي وَسَبَبًا لِنَجَاحِ طَلِبَتِي إِنَّكَ وَاسِعٌ كَرِيمٌ

wa-lā muntahā li-amadihā wa-jʿal dhālika ʿawnan lī wa-sababan li-najāḥi ṭalibatī innaka wāsiʿun karīm

and whose span has no limit. Make that a support for me and a cause for the success of my request—surely You are All-Encompassing, Generous.

وَمِنْ حَاجَتِي يَا رَبِّ كَذَا وَكَذَا

wa-min ḥājatī yā rabbī kadhā wa-kadhā

And of my needs, O my Lord, are such and such...

فَضْلُكَ آنَسَنِي وَإِحْسَانُكَ دَلَّنِي

faḍluka ānasanī wa-iḥsānuka dallanī

Your bounty has comforted me, and Your kindness has guided me.

فَأَسْأَلُكَ بِكَ وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ لَا تَرُدَّنِي خَائِبًا

fa-asʾaluka bika wa-bimuḥammadin wa-ālihi ṣalawātuka ʿalayhim an lā taruddani khāʾiban

So I ask You—by You, and by Muhammad and his Household (Your blessings be upon them)—not to send me away disappointed.

اَللَّهُمَّ وَإِنِّي وَجَدْتُ الطَّلَبَ إِلَيْكَ جَمِيلًا

Allāhumma wa-innī wajadtu al-ṭalaba ilayka jamīlan

O Allah, I found asking from You beautiful.

وَالتَّضَرُّعَ إِلَيْكَ نَفْعًا، وَالسُّؤَالَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ غَنِيمَةً

Wa-al-taḍarruʿa ilayka nafʿan, wa-al-suʾāla min faḍlika ghanīmah

And supplication to You beneficial, and requesting from Your bounty a gain.

وَرَأَيْتُ أَنَّ قِلَّةَ الْمَسْأَلَةِ إِلَيْكَ فَقْرٌ

Wa-raʾaytu anna qillata al-masʾalati ilayka faqrun

And I saw that asking little from You is poverty.

وَأَنَّ الْكَثِيرَ فِيهَا غِنًى، فَأَسْأَلُكَ يَا إِلَهِي

Wa-anna al-kathīra fīhā ghinan, fa-asʾaluka yā ilāhī

And that much in it is wealth—so I ask You, O my God.

مَا لَا يَنْقُصُكَ إِعْطَاؤُهُ، وَلَا يُضِرُّكَ وَهْبُهُ

Mā lā yanquṣuka iʿṭāʾuhu, wa-lā yuḍirruka wahbuhu

For what granting does not diminish You, nor does giving harm You.

اَللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ، وَاقْضِ حَاجَتِي

Allāhumma fa-ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa-ālihi, waqḍi ḥājati

O Allah, so bless Muhammad and his family, and fulfill my need.

وَاسْمَعْ دُعَائِي، وَاسْتَجِبْ نِدَائِي، وَلَا تَخَيَّبْ رَجَائِي

Wasmaʿ duʿāʾī, wa-stajib nidāʾī, wa-lā tukhaayyib rajāʾī

Hear my supplication, answer my call, and do not disappoint my hope.

وَكُنْ لِي فِي جَمِيعِ أُمُورِي وَلِيًّا وَحَافِظًا وَمُعِينًا

Wa-kun lī fī jamīʿi umūrī waliyyan wa-ḥāfiẓan wa-muʿīnan

And be for me in all my affairs a Guardian, Protector, and Helper.

وَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ صَلَاةً دَائِمَةً لَا انْقِطَاعَ لَهَا

Wa-ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa-ālihi ṣalātan dāʾimatan lā inqiṭāʿa lahā

And send blessings upon Muhammad and his family—blessings everlasting, never ending.

وَلَا غَايَةَ لِأَمَدِهَا، وَلَا نِهَايَةَ لِعَدَدِهَا

Wa-lā ghāyata li-amadihā, wa-lā nihāyata li-ʿadadihā

With no limit to their duration, and no end to their number.

أللَّهُمَّ يَا مُنْتَهَى مَطْلَبِ الْحَاجَاتِ

al-laahum-ma yaa muntahaa mat'-labil-h'aajaat

1.O God, O ultimate object of needs!

وَيَا مَنْ عِنْدَه نَيْلُ الطَّلِبَاتِ

wa yaa man i'ndahoo nay-lut'-t'alibaat

2.O He through whom requests are attained!

وَيَا مَنْ لا يَبِيْعُ نِعَمَهُ بالأثْمَانِ

wa yaa mal-laa yabeeu' nia'mahoo bil-ath-maan

3.O He whose favours are not bought by prices!

وَيَا مَنْ لا يُكَدِّرُ عَطَايَاهُ بِالامْتِنَانِ

wa yaa mal-laa yukad-diru a't'aayaahoo biiam-tinaan

4.O He who does not muddy His gifts by the imposition of obligations!

وَيَا مَنْ يُسْتَغْنَى بِهِ وَلاَ يُسْتَغْنَى عَنْهُ

wa yaa may-yus-tagh-naa bihee wa laa yus-tagh-naa a'n-h

5.O He along with whom nothing is needed and without whom nothing can be done!

وَيَا مَنْ يُرْغَبُ إلَيْهِ وَلا يُرْغَبُ عَنْهُ.

wa yaa may-yur-ghabu ilay-hee wa laa yur-ghabu a'n-h

6.O He toward whom desire is ever directed and never turned away!

وَيَا مَنْ لا تُفنى خَزَآئِنَهُ الْمَسَائِلُ

wa yaa mal-laa tuf-nee khazaaa-inahul-masaaa-il

7.O He whose treasuries cannot be exhausted by demands!

وَيَا مَنْ لاَ تُبَدِّلُ حِكْمَتَهُ الْوَسَائِلُ.

wa yaa mal-laa tubad-dilu h'ik-matahul-wasaaa-il

8.O He whose wisdom cannot be altered by any means!

وَيَا مَنْ لاَ تَنْقَطِعُ عَنْهُ حَوَائِجُ الْمُحْتَاجِينَ

wa yaa mal-laa tanqat'iu' a'n-hoo h'awaaa-ijul-muh'-taajeen

9.O He from whom the needs of the needy are never cut off!

وَيَا مَنْ لاَ يُعَنِّيهِ دُعَاءُ الدَّاعِينَ

wa yaa mal-laa yua'n-neehee dua'aaa-ud-daae'en

10.O He who is not distressed by the supplications of the supplicators!

تَمَدَّحْتَ بِالْغَنَاءِ عَنْ خَلْقِكَ وَأَنْتَ أَهْلُ الْغِنَى عَنْهُمْ

tamad-dah'-ta bil-ghanaaa-i a'n khal-qik wa anta ah-lul-ghinaa a'n-hum-

11.You hast lauded Yourself for having no need for Your creatures, and it suits You to have no need for them,

وَنَسَبْتَهُمْ إلَى الفَقْرِ وَهُمْ أَهْلُ الْفَقْرِ إلَيْكَ.

wa nasab-tahum ilaal-faq-r wa hum ah-lul-faq-ri ilay-k

12.and You hast attributed to them poverty, and it suits them to be poor toward You.

فَمَنْ حَاوَلَ سَدَّ خَلَّتِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ

faman h'aawala sad-da khal-latihee min i'ndik

13.So he who strives to remedy his lack through what is with You

وَرَامَ صَرْفَ الْفَقْر عَنْ نَفْسِهِ بِكَ فَقَدْ طَلَبَ حَاجَتَهُ

wa raama s'ar-fal-faq-ri a'n-naf-sihee bik faqad t'alaba h'aajatahoo

14.and wishes to turn poverty away from himself through You has sought his need

فِي مَظَانِّها وَأَتَى طَلِبَتَهُ مِنْ وَجْهِهَا

fee? maz'aaan-nihaa wa ataa t'ilabatahoo miw-waj-hihaa

15.in the most likely place and come to his request from the right quarter.

وَمَنْ تَوَجَّهَ بِحَاجَتِهِ إلَى أَحَد مِنْ خَلْقِكَ أَوْ جَعَلَهُ سَبَبَ نُجْحِهَا

wa man tawj-jaha bih'aajatiheee ilaaa ah'adim-min khal-qika aw jaa'lahoo sababa nuj-h'ihaa

16.But he who turns in his need toward one of Your creatures or assigns the cause of its being granted

دُونَكَ فَقَدْ تَعَرَّضَ لِلْحِرْمَانِ

doonaka faqad t-taa'r-raz''a lil-h'ir-maan

17.to other than You, has exposed himself to deprivation

وَاسْتَحَقَّ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ فَوْتَ الاِحْسَانِ

was-tah'aq-qa min i'ndika faw-tal-ih'-saan

18.and deserves to miss Your beneficence.

أللَّهُمَّ وَلِي إلَيْكَ حَاجَةٌ قَـدْ قَصَّرَ عَنْهَـا جُهْدِي

al-laahum-ma wa leee ilay-ka h'aajah qad qas'-s'ara a'n-haa juh-dee

19.O God, I have a need of You: my exertion has fallen short of it

وَتَقَطَّعَتْ دُونَهَا حِيَلِي

wa taqat'-t'aa't d-doonahaa h'eealee

20.and my stratagems have been cut back before reaching it.

وَسَوَّلَتْ لِيْ نَفْسِي رَفْعَهَا إلَى مَنْ يَرْفَعُ حَوَائِجَهُ إلَيْكَ

wa saw-walat lee naf-see raf-a'haaa ilaa may-yar-fau' h'awaaa-ijahooo ilay-ka

21.My soul induced me to present it to him who presents his needs to You

وَلاَ يَسْتَغْنِي فِي طَلِبَاتِهِ عَنْكَ

wa laa yas-tagh-nee fee t'alibaatihee a'nka

22.and can do nothing without You in his requests,

وَهِيَ زَلَّةٌ مِنْ زَلَلِ الْخَاطِئِينَ

wa hee zal-latum-min zalalil-khaat'i-een

23.but this is one the slips of the offenders,

وَعَثْرَةٌ مِنْ عَثَراتِ الْمُذْنِبِينَ

wa a'th-ratum-min a'tharaatil-mud'-nibeen

24.one of the stumbles of the sinners!

ثُمَّ انْتَبَهْتُ بِتَذْكِيرِكَ لِي مِنْ غَفْلَتِي

thum-ma antabah-tu bitad'-keerika lee min ghaf-latee

25.Then through Your reminding me, I was aroused from my heedlessness,

وَنَهَضْتُ بِتَوْفِيقِكَ مِنْ زَلَّتِي

wa nahaz''-tu bitaw-feeqika min zal-ltee

26.through Your giving success, I stood up from my slip,

وَ رَجَعتُ وَنَكَصْتُ بِتَسْـدِيدِكَ عَنْ عَثْـرَتِي

wa rajaa'-tu wa nakas'-tu bitas-deedika a'n a'th-ratee

27.and through Your pointing the way, I returned and withdrew from my stumble.

وَقُلْتُ: سُبْحَانَ رَبّي كَيْفَ يَسْأَلُ مُحْتَاجٌ مُحْتَاجـاً

wa qul-tu: sub-h'aana rab-bee kay-fa yas-alu muh'-taajum-muh'-taajaa?

28.I said: Glory be to my Lord! How can the needy ask from the needy?

وَأَنَّى يَرْغَبُ مُعْدِمٌ إلَى مُعْدِم؟

wa an-naa yarghabu mua'-dimun ilaa mua'-dimin?

29.How can the destitute beseech the destitute?

فَقَصَدْتُكَ يا إلهِي بِالرَّغْبَةِ

faqas'at-tuka yaaa ilaahee bir-ragh-bah

30.So I went straight to You, my God, in beseeching,

وَأَوْفَدْتُ عَلَيْكَ رَجَائِي بِالثِّقَةِ بِكَ

wa aw-fat-tu a'lay-ka rajaaa-ee bith-thiqati bik

31.and I sent You my hope with trust in You.

وَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّ كَثِيرَ مَا أَسْأَلُكَ يَسِيرٌ فِي وُجْدِكَ

wa a'lim-tu an-na katheera maaa as-aluka yaseerun fee wuj-dik

32.I came to know that the many I request from You are few before Your wealth,

وَأَنَّ خَطِيرَ مَا أَسْتَوْهِبُكَ حَقِيرٌ فِيْ وُسْعِكَ

wa an-na khat'eera maaa as-taw-hibuka h'aqeerun fee wus-i'k

33.the weighty I ask from You is vile before Your plenty;

وَأَنَّ كَرَمَكَ لاَ يَضِيقُ عَنْ سُؤَال أحَد

wa an-na karamaka laa yaz''eequ a'n soo-aali ah'ad

34.Your generosity is not constrained by anyone's asking,

وَأَنَّ يَدَكَ بِالْعَطايا أَعْلَى مِنْ كُلِّ يَد.

wa an-na yadaka bil-a't'aayaaa aa'-laa min kul-li yad

35.Your hand is higher in bestowing gifts than every hand!

أللَهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ وَاحْمِلْنِي بِكَرَمِكَ عَلَى التَّفَضُّلِ

al-laahum-ma fas'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalih wa ah'-mil-nee bikaramika a'laat-tafaz''-z''ul

36.O God, so bless Muhammad and His Household, take me through their generosity to Your gratuitous bounty

وَلاَ تَحْمِلْنِي بِعَدْلِكَ عَلَى الاسْتِحْقَاقِ

wa laa tah'-mil-nee bia'd-lika a'laalis-tih'-qaaq

37.And take me not through Your justice to what I deserve!

فَما أَنَا بِأَوَّلِ رَاغِبِ رَغِبَ إلَيْكَ فَأَعْطَيْتَهُ وَهُوَ يَسْتَحِقُّ الْمَنْعَ

famaaa ana biw-wali raaghibir-raghiba ilay-ka faaa'-t'ay-tahoo wa huwa yas-tah'iq-qul-man-a'-

38.I am not the first beseecher to beseech You and You bestowed upon him while he deserved withholding,

وَلاَ بِأَوَّلِ سَائِل سَأَلَكَ فَأَفْضَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَسْتَوْجِبُ الْحِرْمَانَ.

wa laa biw-wali saaa-ilin saalaka faaf-z''al-ta a'lay-hee wa huwa yas-taw-jibul-h'ir-maan

39.nor am I the first to ask from You and Your vast bounteous toward him while he merited deprivation.

أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

al-laahum-ma s'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalih

40.O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَكُنْ لِدُعَائِي مُجِيباً وَمِنْ نِدائِي قَرِيباً

wa kul-lidua'aa-ee mujeebaa wa min-nidaaa-ee qareebaa

41.respond to my supplication, come near my call,

وَلِتَضَرُّعِي رَاحِماً وَلِصَوْتِي سَامِعاً

wa litaz''ar-rue'e raah'imaa wa lis'aw-tee saamia'a

42.have mercy on my pleading, listen to my voice,

وَلاَ تَقْطَعْ رَجَائِي عَنْكَ وَلا تَبُتَّ سَبَبِي مِنْكَ

wa laa taq-t'aa' rajaaa-ee a'nk wa laa tabut-ta sababee mink

43.cut not short my hope for You, sever not my thread to You,

وَلاَ تُوَجِّهْنِي فِي حَاجَتيْ هَذِهِ وَغَيْرِهَا إلى سِوَاكَ

wa laa tuwaj-jih-nee fee h'aajatee hd'ihee waghay-rihaaa ilaa siwaak

44.turn not my face in this my need, and other needs, away from You,

وَتَوَلَّنِي بِنُجْحِ طَلِبَتِي وَقَضاءِ حَاجَتِي

wa tawal-lanee binuj-hee t'alibatee wa qaz''aaa-i h'aajatee

45.attend for my sake to the fulfillment of my request, the granting of my need,

وَنَيْلِ سُؤْلِي قَبْلَ زَوَالِي عَنْ مَوْقِفِي هَذَا

wa nay-li soo-lee qab-la zawaalee a'm-maw-qifee had'aa

46.and the attainment of what I have asked before I leave this place

بِتَيسِيرِكَ لِيَ الْعَسِيْرَ وَحُسْنِ تَقْدِيرِكَ لِي فِي جَمِيعِ الأُمُورِ.

bitay-seerika leeal-a'seer wa h'us-ni taq-deerika lee fee jameei'l-umoor

47.through Your making easy for me the difficult and Your excellent ordainment for me in all affairs!

وَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ صَلاَةً دَائِمَةً نَامِيَةً لاَ انْقِطَاعَ لأِبَدِهَا

wa s'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalih s'alaatan daaa-imatan-naameeah laa anqit'aaa' liabadihaa

48.Bless Muhammad and his Household with a permanent, ever-growing blessing, whose perpetuity has no cutting off

وَلا مُنْتَهَى لأِمَدِهَا وَاجْعَلْ ذَلِكَ عَوْناً لِيْ وَسَبَباً لِنَجَاحِ طَلِبَتِي إنَّكَ وَاسِعٌ كَرِيْمٌ.

wa laa muntahaa liamadihaa waj-a'l d'alika a'w-nal-lee wa sababal-linajaahee t'alibatee in-naka waasiu'n kareem

49.and whose term knows no limit, and make that a help to me and a cause for the granting of my request! You art Boundless, Generous!

وَمِنْ حَاجَتِي يَا رَبِّ كَذَا وَكَذَا

wa min h'aajatee yaa rab-bi kad'aa wakad'aa

50.And of my needs,my Lord, are such and such

وَتَذْكُرُ حَاجَتَكَ ثمّ تَسْجُـدُ وَتَقُولُ فِي سُجُودِكَ:

Then mention your need, then prostrate and say in your prostration:

فَضْلُكَ آنَسَنِي وَإحْسَانُكَ دَلَّنِي

faz''-luka aaanasanee wa ih'-saanuka dal-lanee

.Your bounty has comforted me and Your beneficence has shown the way,

فَأَسْأَلُكَ بِكَ وَبِمُحَمَّـد وَآلِهِ صَلَواتُكَ عَلَيْهمْ أَنْ لاَ تَرُدَّنِي خَائِباً.

faas-aluka bika wa bimuh'am-madiw-wa aaalihee s'alawaatuka a'lay-him al-laa tarud-danee khaaa-ibaa

.So I ask You by You and by Muhammad and his Household (Your blessings be upon them) that You sendest me not back in disappointment!