الصحيفة السجادية - 20
Sahifa Sajjadiya 20: Noble Moral Traits
215 verses Source: Sahifa al-Sajjadiya
This translation was machine-assisted and is awaiting scholarly review. The Arabic above is the authoritative text.
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اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِهِ
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,
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وَبَلِّغْ بِإِيمَانِي أَكْمَلَ الإِيمَانِ
cause my faith to reach the most perfect faith,
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وَاجْعَلْ يَقِينِي أَفْضَلَ الْيَقِينِ
make my certainty the most excellent certainty,
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وَانتَهِ بِنِيَّتِي إِلَى أَحْسَنِ النِّيَّاتِ، وَبِعَمَلِي إِلَى أَحْسَنِ الأَعْمَاِل
and take my intention to the best of intentions, and my works to the best of works!
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اللَّهُمَّ
O Allah,
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وَفِّرْ بِلُطْفِكَ نِيَّتِي
complete my intention through Your gentleness,
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وَصَحِّحْ بِمَا عِندَكَ يَقِينِي
rectify my certainty through what is with You,
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وَاسْتَصْلِحْ بِقُدْرَتِكَ مَا فَسَدَ مِنِّي
And set right what is corrupt in me through Your power!
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اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِهِ
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,
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وَاكْفِنِي مَا يَشْغَلُنِي الإِهْتِمَامُ بِهِ
spare me the concerns which distract me,
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وَاسْتَعْمِلْنِي بِمَا تَسْألُنِي غَداً عَنْهُ
employ me in that about which You will ask me tomorrow,
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وَاسْتَفْرِغْ أَيَّامِي فِيمَا خَلَقْتَنِي لَهُ
And let me pass my days in that for which You hast created me!
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وَاغْنِنِي وَأَوْسِعْ عَلَيَّ فِي رِزْقِكَ
Free me from need, and expand Your provision toward me,
- 14
وَلا تَفْتِنِّي بِالنَّظَرِ
And tempt me not with ingratitude!
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وَأَعِزَّنِي وَلا تَبْتَلِيَنِّي بِالْكِبْرِ
Exalt me and afflict me not with pride!
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وَعَبِّدْنِي لَكَ وَلا تُفْسِدْ عِبِادَتِي بِالعُجْبِ
Make me worship You and corrupt not my worship with self-admiration!
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وَأَجْرِ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى يَدَيَّ الْخَيْرَ وَلا تَمْحَقْهُ بِالْمَنِّ
Let good flow out from my hands upon the people and efface it not by my making them feel obliged!
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وَهَبْ لِي مَعَاِلي الأَخْلاَقِ
Give me the highest moral traits
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وَاعْصِمْنِي مِنَ الْفَخْرِ
And preserve me from vainglory!
- 20
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِهِ
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,
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وَلا تَرْفَعْنِي فِي النَّاسِ دَرَجَةً إِلا حَطَطْتَنِي عِندَ نَفْسِي مِثْلَهَا
raise me not a single degree before the people without lowering me its like in myself
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وَلا تُحْدِثْ لِي عِزّاً ظَاهِراً إِلاَّ أَحْدَثْتَ لِي ذِلَّةً بَاطِنَةً عِندَ نَفْسِي بِقَدَرِهَا
And bring about no outward exaltation for me without an inward abasement in myself to the same measure!
- 23
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
O Allah, bless Muhammad and Muhammad's Household,
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وَمَتِّعْنِي بِهُدَىً صَاِلحٍ لا أَسْتَبْدِلُ بِهِ،
give me to enjoy a sound guidance which I seek not to replace,
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وَطَرِيقَةِ حَقٍّ لا أَزِيغُ عَنْهَا،
a path of truth from which I swerve not,
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وَنِيَّةِ رَشْدٍ لا أَشُكُّ فِيهَا
And an intention of right conduct in which I have no doubts!
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وَعَمِّرْنِي مَا كَانَ عُمْرِي بِذْلَةً فِي طَاعَتِكَ، فَإِذَا كَانَ عُمْرِي مَرْتَعاً لِلشَّيْطَانِ فَاقْبِضْنِي إِلَيْكَ، قَبْلَ أَن يَّسْبِقَ مَقْتُكَ إِلَيَّ، أَوْ يَسْتَحْكِمَ غَضَبُكَ عَلَيَّ
Let me live as long as my life is a free gift in obeying You, but if my life should become a pasture for Satan, seize me to Yourself before Your hatred overtakes me or Your wrath against be becomes firm!
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اللَّهُمَّ
O Allah,
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لا تَدَعْ خِصْلَةً تُعَابُ مِنِّي إِلاَّ أَصْلَحْتَهَا
deposit in me no quality for which I will be faulted, unless You settest it right,
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وَلا عَائِبَةً أُؤَنَّبُ بِهَا إِلاَّ حَسَّنتَهَا،
no flaw for which I will be blamed, unless You makest it beautiful,
- 31
وَلا أُكْرُومَةً فِيَّ نَاقِصَةً إِلاَّ أَتْمَمْتَهَا
And no deficient noble trait, unless You completest it!
- 32
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
O Allah, bless Muhammad and Muhammad's Household,
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وَأَبْدِلْنِي مِنْ بُغْضَةِ أَهْلِ الشَّنَانَ الْمَحَبَّةَ
and replace for me the animosity of the people of hatred with love,
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وَمِنْ حَسَدِ أَهْلِ الْبَغْيِ الْمَوَدَّةَ،
the envy of the people of insolence with affection,
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وَمِن ظِنَّةِ أَهْلِ الصَّلاَحِ الثِّقَةَ،
the suspicion of the people of righteousness with trust,
- 36
وَمِنْ عَدَاوَةِ الأَدْنَيْنَ الْوَلايَةَ،
the enmity of those close with friendship,
- 37
وَمِنْ عُقُوقِ ذَوِي الأَرْحَامِ الْمَبَرَّةَ،
the disrespect of womb relatives with devotion,
- 38
وَمِنْ خِذْلانِ الأَقْرَبِينَ النُّصْرَةَ،
the abandonment of relatives with help,
- 39
وَمِنْ حُبِّ الْمُدَارِينَ تَصْحِيحَ الْمِقَةِ،
the attachment of flatterers with love set right,
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وَمِن رَّدِّ الْمُلاَبِسِينَ كَرَمَ الْعِشْرَةِ،
the rejection of fellows with generous friendliness,
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وَمِن مَّرَارَةِ خَوْفِ الظَّالِمِينَ حَلاَوَةَ الأَمنَةَ
And the bitterness of the fear of wrongdoers with the sweetness of security!
- 42
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِهِ
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,
- 43
وَاجْعَل لِّي يَداً عَلى مَن ظَلَمَنِي،
appoint for me a hand against him who wrongs me,
- 44
وَلِسَاناً عَلَى مَنْ خَاصَمَنِي،
a tongue against him who disputes with me,
- 45
وَظَفَراً بِمَنْ عَانَدَنِي
And a victory over him who stubbornly resists me!
- 46
وَهَبْ لِي مَكْراً عَلَى مَن كَايَدَنِي،
Give me guile against him who schemes against me,
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وَقُدْرَةً عَلَى مَنِ اضْطَهَدَنِي،
power over him who oppresses me,
- 48
وَتَكْذِيباً لِمَن قَصَبَنِي،
refutation of him who reviles me,
- 49
وَسَلاَمَةً مِّمَّن تَوَعَّدَنِي
And safety from him who threatens me!
- 50
وَوَفِّقْنِي لِطَاعَةِ مَن سَدَّدَنِي،
Grant me success to obey him who points me straight
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وَمُتَابَعَةِ مَنْ أَرْشَدَنِي
And follow him who guides me right!
- 52
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِهِ
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household
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وَسَدِّدْنِي لأَنْ
and point me straight to
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أُعَارِضَ مَنْ غَشَّنِي بِالنُّصْحِ،
resist him who is dishonest toward me without counsel,
- 55
وَأَجْزِي مَنْ هَجَرَنِي بِالْبِرِّ،
repay him who separates from me with gentle devotion,
- 56
وَأُثِيبَ مَنْ حَرَمَنِي بِالْبَذْلِ،
reward him who deprives me with free giving,
- 57
وَأُكَافِئَ مَن قَطَعَنِي بِالصِّلَةِ،
recompense him who cuts me off with joining,
- 58
وَأُخَاِلفَ مَنْ اغْتَابَنِي إِلَى حُسْنِ الذِّكْرِ،
oppose him who slanders me with excellent mention,
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وَأَنْ أَشْكُرَ الْحَسَنَةَ،
give thanks for good,
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وَأُغْضِي عَنِ السَّيِّئَةِ
And shut my eyes to evil!
- 61
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِهِ
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,
- 62
وَحَلِّنِي بِحِلْيَةِ الصَّاِلحِينَ
adorn me with the adornment of the righteous,
- 63
وَأَلْبِسْنِي زِينَةَ المُتَّقِينَ فِي
And clothe me in the ornaments of the god-fearing, through:
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بَسْطِ الْعَدْلِ
spreading justice,
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وَكَظْمِ الْغَيْظِ
restraining rage,
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وَإِطْفَاءِ النَّائِرَةِ
quenching the flame of hate,
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وَضَمِّ أَهْلِ الْفُرْقَةِ
bringing together the people of separation,
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وَإِصْلاَحِ ذَاتِ الْبَيْنِ
correcting discord,
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وَإِفْشِاءِ الْعَارِفَةِ
spreading about good behavior,
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وَسَتْرِ الْعَائِبَةِ
covering faults,
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وَلِينِ الْعَرِيكَةِ
mildness of temper,
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وَخَفْضِ الْجَنَاحِ
lowering the wing,
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وَحُسْنِ السِّيرَةِ
beauty of conduct,
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وَسُكُونِ الرِّيحِ
gravity of bearing,
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وَطِيبِ الْمُخَالَفَةِ
agreeableness in comportment,
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وَالسَّبْقِ إِلَى الْفَضِيلَةِ
precedence in reaching excellence,
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وَإِيثَارِ التَّفَضُّلِ
preferring bounteousness,
- 78
وَتَرْكِ التَّعْيِيرِ
refraining from condemnation,
- 79
وَالإِفْضَاِل عَلَى غَيْرِ الْمُسْتَحِقِّ
bestowing bounty on the undeserving,
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وَالْقَوْلِ بِالْحَقِّ وَإِنْ عَزَّ
speaking the truth, though it be painful,
- 81
وَاسْتِقْلاَلِ الْخَيْرِ وَإِن كَثُرَ مِن قَوْلِي وَفِعْلِي
making little of the good in my words and deeds, though it be much,
- 82
وَاسْتِكْثَارِ الْشَّرِ وَإِن قلَّ مِن قَوْلِي وَفِعْلِي
And making much of the evil in my words and deeds, though it be little!
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وَأَكْمِلْ ذَلِكَ لِي
Perfect this for me through
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بِدَوَامِ الطَّاعَةِ،
lasting obedience,
- 85
وَلُزُومِ الْجَمَاعَةِ،
holding fast to the community,
- 86
وَرَفْضِ أَهْلِ الْبِدَعِ، وَمُسْتَعْمِلِي الرَّأْيِ الْمُخْتَرَعِ
And rejecting the people of innovation and those who act in accordance with original opinions.
- 87
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِهِ
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,
- 88
وَاجْعَلْ أَوْسَعَ رِزْقِكَ عَلَيَّ إِذَا كَبِرْتُ،
appoint for me Your widest provision in my old age
- 89
وَأَقْوَى قُوَّتِكَ فِيَّ إِذَا نَصِبْتُ
And Your strongest strength when I am exhausted,
- 90
وَلا تَبْتَلِيَنِي بِالْكَسَلِ عَنْ عِبَادَتِكَ،
And try me not with laziness in worship of You,
- 91
وَلا الْعَمى عَن سَبِيلِكَ،
blindness toward Your path,
- 92
وَلا بِالتَّعَرُّضِ لِخِلاَفِ مَحَبَّتِكَ،
undertaking what opposes love for You,
- 93
وَلا مُجَامَعَةِ مَن تَفَرَّقَ عَنْكَ،
joining with him who has separated himself from You,
- 94
وَلا مُفَارَقَةِ مَنِ اجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْكَ
And separating from him who has joined himself to You!
- 95
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي أَصُولُ بِكَ عِندَ الضَّرُورَةِ،
O Allah, make me leap to You in times of distress,
- 96
وَأَسْألُكَ عِندَ الْحَاجَةِ،
ask from You in needs,
- 97
وَأَتَضَرَّعُ إِلَيْكَ عِندَ الْمَسْكَنَةِ
And plead to You in misery!
- 98
وَلا تَفْتِنِّي بِالإِسْتِعَانَةِ بِغَيْرِكَ إِذَا اضْطُرِرْتُ،
Tempt me not to seek help from other than You when I am distressed,
- 99
وَلا بِالْخُضُوعِ لِسُؤَاِل غَيْرِكَ إِذَا افْتَقَرْتُ،
to humble myself in asking from someone else when I am poor,
- 100
وَلا بِالتَّضَرُّعِ إِلَى مَن دُونِكَ إِذَارَهِبْتُ
or to plead with someone less than You when I fear,
- 101
فَأَسْتَحِقُّ بِذَلِكَ خِذْلانَكَ وَمَنْعَكَ وَإِعْرَاضَكَ
for then I would deserve Your abandonment, Your withholding, and Your turning away,
- 102
يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحَمِينَ
O Most Merciful of the merciful!
- 103
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ مَا يُلْقِي الشَّيْطَانُ فِي رَوْعِي منِ التَّمَنِّي وَالتَّظَنِّي وَالْحَسَدِذِكْراً لِعَظَمَتِكَ، وَتَفَكُّراً فِي قُدْرَتِكَ، وَتَدْبِيراً عَلَى عَدُوِّكَ،
O Allah, make the wishing, the doubt, and the envy which Satan throws into my heart a remembrance of Your mightiness, a reflection upon Your power, and a devising against Your enemy!
- 104
وَمَا أَجْرَى عَلَى لِسَانِى مِن لَّفْظَةِ فُحْشٍ أَوْ هَجْرٍ أَوْ شَتْمِ عِرْضٍ أَوْ شَهَادَةِ بَاطِلٍ أَوِ اغْتِيَابِ مُؤْمِنٍ غَائِبٍ أَوْ سَبِّ حَاضِرٍ أَوْ مَا أَشْبَهَ ذَلِكَ،
Make everything he causes to pass over my tongue - the indecent or ugly words, the maligning of good repute, the false witness, the speaking ill of an absent man of faith, or the reviling of one present, and all things similar—
- 105
نُطْقاً بِالْحَمْدِ لَكَ،
a speech in praise of You,
- 106
وَإِغْرَاقاً فِي الثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْكَ
a pursual of eulogizing You,
- 107
وَذَهَاباً فِي تَمْجِيدِكَ
an excursion in magnifying You,
- 108
وَشُكْراً لِّنِعْمَتِكَ
a thanksgiving for Your favour,
- 109
وَاعْتِرَافاً بِإِحْسَانِكَ
an acknowledgment of Your beneficence,
- 110
وَإِحْصَاءاً لِّمِنَنِكَ
And an enumeration of Your kindness!
- 111
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِهِ
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,
- 112
وَلا أُظْلَمَنَّ وَأَنتَ مُطِيقٌ لِّلدَّفْعِ عَنِّي
let me not be wronged, while You canst repel from me,
- 113
وَلا أَظْلِمَنَّ وَأَنتَ الْقَادِرُ عَلى الْقَبْضِ مِنِّي
let me not do wrong, while You are powerful over holding me back,
- 114
وَلا أَضِلَّنَّ وَقَدْ أَمْكَنَتْكَ هِدَايَتِي
let me not be misguided, while You are able to guide me,
- 115
وَلا أَفْتَقِرَنَّ وَمِنْ عِندِكَ وُسْعِي
let me not be poor, while with You is my plenty,
- 116
وَلا أَطْغَيَنَّ وَمِنْ عِندِكَ وُجْدِي
let me not be insolent, while from You comes my wealth!
- 117
اللَّهُمَّ
O Allah,
- 118
إِلَى مَغْفِرَتِكَ وَفَدتُّ
I come to Your forgiveness,
- 119
وَإِلَى عَفْوِكَ قَصَدتُّ
I go straight to Your pardon,
- 120
وَإِلَى تَجَاوُزِكَ اشْتَقْتُ
I yearn for Your forbearance,
- 121
وَبِفَضْلِكَ وَثِقْتُ
And I trust in Your bounty,
- 122
وَلَيْسَ عِندِي مَا يُوجِبُ لِي مَغْفِرَتَكَ
but there is nothing with me to make me warrant but Your forgiveness,
- 123
وَلا فِي عَمَلِي مَا أَسْتَحِقُّ بِهِ عَفْوَكَ
nothing in my works to make me merit but Your pardon,
- 124
وَمَا لِي بَعْدَ أَنْ حَكَمْتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي إلاَّ فَضْلُكَ
And nothing on my behalf after I judge my soul but Your bounty,
- 125
فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِهِ
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household
- 126
وَتَفَضَّلْ عَلَيَّ اللَّهُمَّ
O Allah, bestow Your bounty upon me!
- 127
وَأَنطِقْنِي بِالْهُدَى
make my speech be guidance,
- 128
وَأَلْهِمْنِي التِّقْوَى
inspire me with reverential fear,
- 129
وَوَفِّقْنِي للَّتِي هِي أَزْكَى
give me success in that which is most pure,
- 130
وَاسْتَعْمِلْنِي بِمَا هُوَ أَرْضَى
And employ me in what is most pleasing to You!
- 131
اللَّهُمَّ اسْلُكْ بِي الطَّرِيقَةَ الْمُثْلَى
O Allah, let me tread the most exemplary path
- 132
وَاجْعَلْنِي عَلَى مِلَّتِكَ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
And make me live and die in Your creed!
- 133
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِهِ
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,
- 134
وَمَتِّعْنِي بِالإقْتِصَادِ
give me to enjoy moderation,
- 135
وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنْ أَهْلِ السَّدَادِ،
make me into one of the people of right behavior,
- 136
وَمِنْ أَدِلَّةِ الرَّشَادِ،
the proofs of right conduct,
- 137
وَمِن صَاِلحِي الْعِبَادِ
And the servants of righteousness,
- 138
وَارْزُقْنِي فَوْزَ الْمَعَادِ،
And provide me with triumph at the place of Return
- 139
وَسَلاَمَةَ الْمِرْصَادِ
And safety from the Ambush!
- 140
اللَّهُمَّ
O Allah,
- 141
خُذْ لِنَفْسِكَ مِن نَّفْسِي مَا يُخَلِّصُهَا
take to Yourself from my soul what will purify it
- 142
وَأَبْقِ لِنَفْسِي مِن نَّفْسِي مَا يُصْلِحُهَا،
And leave for my soul that of my soul that will set it right,
- 143
فَإِنَّ نَفْسِي هَاِلكَةً أَوْ تَعْصِمَهَا
for my soul will perish unless You preservest it!
- 144
اللَّهُمَّ
O Allah,
- 145
أَنتَ عُدَّتِي إِنْ حَزِنتُ
You are my stores when I sorrow,
- 146
وَأَنتَ مُنتَجَعِي إِنْ حُرِمْتُ
You are my recourse when I am deprived,
- 147
وَبِكَ اسْتِغَاثَتِي إِن كُرِثْتُ
from You I seek aid when troubled
- 148
وَعِندَكَ مِمَّا فَاتَ خَلَفٌ،
and with You is a substitute for everything gone by,
- 149
وَلِمَا فَسَدَ صَلاَحٌ،
a correction for everything corrupted,
- 150
وَفِيمَا أَنكَرْتَ تَغْيِيرٌ
a change from everything You is approvest.
- 151
فَامْنُنْ عَلَيَّ قَبْلَ الْبَلاءِ بِالْعَافِيَةِ،
So show kindness to me with well-being before affliction,
- 152
وَقَبْلَ الطَّلَبِ بِالْجِدَةِ،
wealth before asking,
- 153
وَقَبْلَ الضَّلاَلِ بِالرَّشَادِ
right conduct before misguidance;
- 154
وَاكْفِنِي مَؤُونَةَ مَعَرَّةِ الْعِبَادِ
suffice me against the burden of shame toward the servants,
- 155
وَهَبْ لِي أَمْنَ يَوْمِ الْمَعَادِ
give me security on the Day of Return,
- 156
وَامْنَحْنِي حُسْنَ الإِرْشَادِ
And grant me excellent right guidance!
- 157
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِهِ
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,
- 158
وَادْرَأْْ عَنِّي بِلُطْفِكَ
repel from me through Your gentleness,
- 159
وَاغْذُنِي بِنِعْمَتِكَ
feed me through Your favour,
- 160
وَأَصْلِحْنِي بِكَرَمِكَ
set me right through Your generosity,
- 161
وَدَاوِنِي بِصُنعِكَ
heal me through Your benefaction,
- 162
وَأَظِلَّنِي فِي ذَرَاكَ
shade me in Your shelter,
- 163
وَجَلِّلْنِي رِضَاكَ
wrap me in Your good pleasure,
- 164
وَوَفِّقْنِي إِذَا اشْتَكَلَتْ عَلَيَّ الأُمُورُ لأَهْدَاهَا،
And give me success to reach the most guided of affairs when affairs confuse me,
- 165
وَإِذَا تَشَابَهَتِ الأَعْمَالُ لأَزْكَاهَا
the purest of works when works seem similar,
- 166
وَإِذَا تَنَاقَضَتِ المِلَلُ لأَرْضَاهَا
and the most pleasing to You of creeds when creeds conflict!
- 167
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِهِ
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,
- 168
وَتَوِّجْنِي بِالْكِفَايَةِ
crown me with sufficiency,
- 169
وَسُمْنِي حُسْنَ الْوِلاَيةِ
place in me excellent guardianship
- 170
وَهَبْ لِي صِدْقَ الْهِدَايَةِ
give me to guide correctly ,
- 171
وَلا تَفْتِنِّي بِالسَّعَةِ
tempt me not with plenty,
- 172
وَامْنَحْنِي حُسْنَ الدَّعَةِ
grant me excellent ease,
- 173
وَلا تَجْعَلْ عَيْشِي كَداًّ كَداًّ
make not my life toil and trouble,
- 174
وَلا تَرُدَّ دُعَائِي عَلَيَّ رَدّاً
And refuse not my supplication in rejection,
- 175
فَإِنِّي لا أَجْعَلُ لَكَ ضِدّاً
for I make none rival to You
- 176
وَلا أَدْعُو مَعَكَ نِدّاً
And I supplicate none with You as equal!
- 177
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِهِ
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,
- 178
وَامْنَعْنِي مِنَ السَّرَفِ
hold me back from prodigality,
- 179
وَحَصِّن رِّزْقِي مِنَ التَّلَفِ
fortify my provision against ruin,
- 180
وَوَفِّرْ مَلَكَتِي بِالْبَرَكَةِ فِيهِ
increase my possessions through blessing them,
- 181
وَأَصِبْ بِي سَبِيلَ الْهِدَايَةِ لِلْبِرِّ فِيمَا أُنفِقُ مِنْهُ
And set me upon the path of guidance through piety in what I spend!
- 182
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِهِ
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,
- 183
وَاكْفِنِي مَؤُونَةَ الإكْتِسَابِ،
And spare me the burden of earning,
- 184
وَارْزُقْنِي مِنْ غَيْرِ احْتِسَابٍ
provide for me without reckoning,
- 185
فَلا أَشْتَغِلَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِكَ بِالطَّلَبِ،
lest I be distracted from Your worship through seeking
- 186
وَلا أَحْتَمِلَ إِصْرَ تَبِعَاتِ الْمَكْسَبِ
And carry the load of earning's ill results!
- 187
اللَّهُمَّ
O Allah,
- 188
فَأَطْلِبْنِي بِقُدْرَتِكَ مَا أَطْلُبُ
bestow upon me what I seek through Your power
- 189
وَأَجِرْنِي بِعِزَّتِكَ مِمَّا أَرْهَبُ
And grant me sanctuary from what I fear through Your might!
- 190
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِهِ
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,
- 191
وَصُن وَّجْهِي بِالْيَسَارِ،
save my face through ease,
- 192
وَلا تَبْتَذِلْ جَاهِي بِالإِقْتَارِ
And demean not my dignity through neediness,
- 193
فَأَسْتَرْزِقَ أَهْلَ رِزْقِكَ،
lest I seek provision from those whom You hast provided
- 194
وَأَسْتَعْطِي شِرَارَ خَلْقِكَ
And ask for bestowal from the worst of Your creatures!
- 195
فَأَفْتَتِنَ بِحَمْدِ مَنْ أَعْطَانِي،
And Then I would be tried by praising him who gave to me
- 196
وَأُبْتَلي بِذَمِّ مَن مَّنَعَنِي
afflicted with blaming him who held back from me,
- 197
وَأَنتَ مِن دُونِهِمْ وَلِيُّ الإِعْطَاءِ وَالْمَنْعِ
While You— not they— art patron of giving and holding back
- 198
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِهِ
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household
- 199
وَارْزُقْنِي صِحَّةً فِي عِبَادَةٍ،
And provide me with soundness in worship,
- 200
وَفَرَاغاً فِي زَهَادَةٍ،
detachment in renunciation,
- 201
وَعِلْماً فِي اسْتِعْمَالٍ،
knowledge put into action,
- 202
وَوَرَعاً فِي إِجْمَالٍ
And abstinence in measure!
- 203
اللَّهُمَّ اخْتِم بِعَفْوِكَ أَجَلِي
O Allah, seal my term with Your pardon,
- 204
وَحَقِّقْ فِي رَجَاءِ رَحْمَتِكَ أَمَلِي
verify my expectation in hoping for thy mercy,
- 205
وَسَهِّلْ إِلَى بُلُوغِ رِضَاكَ سُبُلِي
smooth my paths to reach Your good pleasure,
- 206
وَحَسِّن فِي جَمِيعِ أَحْوَاِلي عَمَلِي
And make my works good in all my states!
- 207
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِهِ
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,
- 208
وَنَبِّهْنِي لِذِكْرِكَ فِي أَوْقَاتِ الْغَفْلَةِ
Incite me to remember You in times of heedlessness,
- 209
وَاسْتَعْمِلْنِي بِطَاعَتِكَ في أَيَّامِ الْمُهْلَةِ
employ me in Your obedience in days of disregard,
- 210
وَانْهَجْ لِي إِلَى مَحَبَّتِكَ سَبِيلاً سَهْلَةً
open a smooth road for me to Your love,
- 211
أَكْمِلْ لِي بِهَا خَيْرَ الدُّنيَا وَالآخِرَةِ
And complete for me thereby the good of this world and the next!
- 212
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِهِ كَأَفْضَلِ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِّنْ خَلْقِكَ قَبْلَهُ وَأَنتَ مُصَلٍّ عَلى أَحَدٍ بَعْدَهُ
O Allah, and bless Muhammad and his Household the best You hast blessed any of Your creatures before him and wilt bless any of them after him,
- 213
وَآتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَّفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً
And give to us in this world good, and in the next world good,
- 214
وَقِنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ عَذَابَ النَّارِ
And protect me through Your mercy from the chastisement of the Fire!
- 215
إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيٍْء قَدِيرٌ، وَهُوَ عَلَيْكَ يَسِيرٌ
You are powerful over everything, and that is easy for You!