Sahifa Sajjadiya 21: When Something Made Him Sorrowful

وَوَاقِيَ الْأَمْرِ الْمَخُوفِ

Wa wāqiya al-amri al-makhūfi

And Protector from the feared matter

أَفْرَدَتْنِي الْخَطَايَا فَلَا صَاحِبَ مَعِي

Afradatnī al-khaṭāyā falā ṣāḥiba ma‘ī

My sins have isolated me, so I have no companion

وَضَعُفْتُ عَنْ غَضَبِكَ فَلَا مُؤَيِّدَ لِي

Wa ḍa‘uftu ‘an ghaḍabika falā mu’ayyida lī

I am weak against Your anger, with no supporter for me

وَأَشْرَفْتُ عَلَى خَوْفِ لِقَائِكَ فَلَا مُسَكِّنَ لِرَوْعَتِي

Wa ashaftu ‘alā khawfi liqā’ika falā musakkina liraw‘atī

I face the fear of meeting You, with no calmer for my dread

وَمَنْ يُؤْمِنُنِي مِنْكَ وَأَنْتَ أَخَفْتَنِي

Wa man yu’minunī minka wa anta akhaftanī

Who can secure me from You when You have frightened me?

وَمَنْ يُسَاعِدُنِي وَأَنْتَ أَفْرَدْتَنِي

Wa man yusā‘idunī wa anta afradtanī

Who can aid me when You have left me alone?

وَمَنْ يُقَوِّينِي وَأَنْتَ أَضْعَفْتَنِي

Wa man yuqawwīnī wa anta aḍ‘aftanī

Who can strengthen me when You have weakened me?

لَا يُجِيرُ يَا إِلَهِي إِلَّا رَبٌّ عَلَى مَرْبُوبٍ

Lā yujīru yā ilāhī illā rabbun ‘alā marbūbin

None grants refuge, O my God, but a Lord over His servant

وَلَا يُؤْمِنُ إِلَّا غَالِبٌ عَلَى مَغْلُوبٍ

Wa lā yu’minu illā ghālibun ‘alā maghlūbin

None secures but a Victor over the vanquished

وَلَا يُعِينُ إِلَّا طَالِبٌ عَلَى مَطْلُوبٍ

Wa lā yu‘īnu illā ṭālibun ‘alā maṭlūbin

None aids but a Seeker over the sought

وَبِيَدِكَ يَا إِلَهِي جَمِيعُ ذَلِكَ السَّبَبِ

Wa biyadika yā ilāhī jamī‘u dhālika as-sababi

In Your hand, O my God, is the cause of all this

وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَفَرُّ وَالْمَهْرَبُ

Wa ilayka al-mafarru wa al-mahrabu

And to You is the escape and refuge

فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

Fa ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi

So send blessings upon Muhammad and his family

وَأَجِرْ هَرَبِي وَأَنْجِحْ مَطْلَبِي

Wa ajir harabī wa anjiḥ maṭlabī

Grant me refuge and fulfill my request

أَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ إِنْ صَرَفْتَ عَنِّي وَجْهَكَ الْكَرِيمَ

Allāhumma innaka in ṣarafta ‘annī wajhaka al-karīma

O Allah, if You turn Your noble face away from me

أَوْ مَنَعْتَنِي فَضْلَكَ الْجَسِيمَ

Aw mana‘tanī faḍlaka al-jasīma

Or withhold Your immense favor from me

أَوْ حَظَرْتَ عَلَيَّ رِزْقَكَ أَوْ قَطَعْتَ عَنِّي سَبَبَكَ

Aw ḥaẓarta ‘alayya rizqaka aw qaṭa‘ta ‘annī sababaka

Or deny me Your provision or cut off Your means

لَمْ أَجِدِ السَّبِيلَ إِلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْ أَمَلِي غَيْرَكَ

Lam ajidi as-sabīla ilā shay’in min amalī ghayraka

I will find no way to any of my hopes except through You

وَلَمْ أَقْدِرْ عَلَى مَا عِنْدَكَ بِمَعُونَةِ سِوَاكَ

Wa lam aqdir ‘alā mā ‘indaka bima‘ūnati siwāka

Nor can I attain what is with You except by Your aid

فَإِنِّي عَبْدُكَ وَفِي قَبْضَتِكَ نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ

Fa innī ‘abduka wa fī qabḍatika nāṣiyatī biyadika

For I am Your servant, my forelock is in Your grasp

لَا أَمْرَ لِي مَعَ أَمْرِكَ

Lā amra lī ma‘a amrika

I have no command alongside Your command

مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ

Māḍin fīya ḥukmuka ‘adlun fīya qaḍā’uka

Your judgment upon me is executed, Your decree is just

وَلَا قُوَّةَ لِي عَلَى الْخُرُوجِ مِنْ سُلْطَانِكَ

Wa lā quwwata lī ‘alā al-khurūji min sulṭānika

I have no strength to escape Your authority

وَلَا أَسْتَطِيعُ مُجَاوَزَةَ قُدْرَتِكَ

Wa lā astaṭī‘u mujāwazata qudratika

Nor can I surpass Your power

وَلَا أَسْتَمِيلُ هَوَاكَ وَلَا أَبْلُغُ رِضَاكَ

Wa lā astamīlu hawāka wa lā ablughu riḍāka

Nor win Your favor, nor attain Your pleasure

وَلَا أَنَالُ مَا عِنْدَكَ إِلَّا بِطَاعَتِكَ

Wa lā anālu mā ‘indaka illā biṭā‘atika

Nor obtain what is with You except through Your obedience

وَبِفَضْلِ رَحْمَتِكَ

Wa bifaḍli raḥmatika

And by the grace of Your mercy

إِلَهِي أَصْبَحْتُ وَأَمْسَيْتُ عَبْدًا دَاخِرًا لَكَ

Ilāhī aṣbaḥtu wa amsaytu ‘abdan dākhiran laka

My God, I have become and remain a humbled servant to You

لَا أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي نَفْعًا وَلَا ضَرًّا إِلَّا بِكَ

Lā amliku linafsī naf‘an wa lā ḍarran illā bika

I possess no benefit or harm for myself except through You

أَشْهَدُ بِذَلِكَ عَلَى نَفْسِي

Ashhadu bidhālika ‘alā nafsī

I bear witness to this against myself

وَأَعْتَرِفُ بِضَعْفِ قُوَّتِي وَقِلَّةِ حِيلَتِي

Wa a‘tarifu biḍa‘fi quwwatī wa qillati ḥīlatī

And I confess my weakness of strength and scarcity of means

فَأَنْجِزْ لِي مَا وَعَدْتَنِي

Fa anjiz lī mā wa‘adtanī

So fulfill for me what You promised me

وَتَمِّمْ لِي مَا آتَيْتَنِي

Wa tammim lī mā ātaytanī

And complete for me what You have granted me

فَإِنِّي عَبْدُكَ الْمِسْكِينُ الْمُسْتَكِينُ

Fa innī ‘abduka al-miskīnu al-mustakīnu

For I am Your poor, submissive servant

الضَّعِيفُ الضَّرِيرُ الذَّلِيلُ

Aḍ-ḍa‘īfu aḍ-ḍarīru adh-dhalīlu

The weak, the blind, the humbled

الْحَقِيرُ الْمَهِينُ الْفَقِيرُ

Al-ḥaqīru al-mahīnu al-faqīru

The lowly, the despised, the needy

الْخَائِفُ الْمُسْتَجِيرُ

Al-khā’ifu al-mustajīru

The fearful, the one seeking refuge

أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family

وَلَا تَجْعَلْنِي نَاسِيًا لِذِكْرِكَ فِيمَا أَوْلَيْتَنِي

Wa lā taj‘alnī nāsiyan lidhikrika fīmā awlaytanī

And do not make me forgetful of Your remembrance in what You grant me

وَلَا غَافِلًا لِإِحْسَانِكَ فِيمَا أَبْلَيْتَنِي

Wa lā ghāfilan li-iḥsānika fīmā ablaytanī

Nor heedless of Your kindness in what You test me with

وَلَا آيِسًا مِنْ إِجَابَتِكَ لِي وَإِنْ أَبْطَأَتْ عَنِّي

Wa lā āyisan min ijābatika lī wa in abṭa’at ‘annī

Nor despairing of Your response to me, even if it is delayed

فِي سَرَّاءَ كُنْتُ أَوْ ضَرَّاءَ

Fī sarrā’a kuntu aw ḍarrā’a

In ease or hardship

أَوْ شِدَّةٍ أَوْ رَخَاءٍ

Aw shiddatin aw rakhā’in

Or difficulty or comfort

أَوْ عَافِيَةٍ أَوْ بَلَاءٍ

Aw ‘āfiyatin aw balā’in

Or well-being or trial

أَوْ بُؤْسٍ أَوْ نَعْمَاءَ

Aw bu’sin aw na‘mā’a

Or misery or blessings

أَوْ جِدَةٍ أَوْ لَأْوَاءَ

Aw jidatin aw la’wā’a

Or prosperity or adversity

أَوْ فَقْرٍ أَوْ غِنًى

Aw faqrin aw ghinan

Or poverty or wealth

أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family

وَاجْعَلْ ثَنَائِي عَلَيْكَ وَمَدْحِي إِيَّاكَ

Wa aj‘al thanā’ī ‘alayka wa madḥī iyyāka

And make my praise for You and my extolling of You

وَحَمْدِي لَكَ فِي كُلِّ حَالَاتِي

Wa ḥamdī laka fī kulli ḥālātī

And my gratitude to You in all my states

حَتَّى لَا أَفْرَحَ بِمَا آتَيْتَنِي مِنَ الدُّنْيَا

Ḥattā lā afraḥa bimā ātaytanī mina ad-dunyā

So I do not rejoice in what You give me of this world

وَلَا أَحْزَنَ عَلَى مَا مَنَعْتَنِي فِيهَا

Wa lā aḥzana ‘alā mā mana‘tanī fīhā

Nor grieve over what You withhold from it

وَأَشْعِرْ قَلْبِي تَقْوَاكَ

Wa ash‘ir qalbī taqwāka

And instill in my heart Your piety

وَاسْتَعْمِلْ بَدَنِي فِيمَا تَقْبَلُهُ مِنِّي

Wa ista‘mil badanī fīmā taqbaluhu minnī

And employ my body in what You accept from me

وَاشْغَلْ بِطَاعَتِكَ نَفْسِي

Wa ashghal biṭā‘atika nafsī

And occupy my soul with Your obedience

عَنْ كُلِّ مَا يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ

‘An kulli mā yaridu ‘alayya

From all that comes to me

حَتَّى لَا أُحِبَّ شَيْئًا مِنْ سُخْطِكَ

Ḥattā lā uḥibba shay’an min sukhṭika

So I do not love anything of Your displeasure

وَلَا أَسْخَطَ شَيْئًا مِنْ رِضَاكَ

Wa lā askhaṭa shay’an min riḍāka

Nor be displeased with anything of Your pleasure

أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family

وَفَرِّغْ قَلْبِي لِمَحَبَّتِكَ

Wa farrigh qalbī limaḥabbatika

And empty my heart for Your love

وَاشْغَلْهُ بِذِكْرِكَ

Wa ashghalhu bidhikrika

And occupy it with Your remembrance

وَانْعَشْهُ بِخَوْفِكَ وَبِالْوَجَلِ مِنْكَ

Wa an‘ashhu bikhawfika wa bil-wajali minka

And revive it with Your fear and awe of You

وَقَوِّهِ بِالرَّغْبَةِ إِلَيْكَ

Wa qawwihi bir-raghbati ilayka

And strengthen it with longing for You

وَأَمِلْهُ إِلَى طَاعَتِكَ

Wa amilhu ilā tā‘atika

And incline it toward Your obedience

وَأَجْرِ بِهِ فِي أَحَبِّ السُّبُلِ إِلَيْكَ

Wa ajri bihi fī aḥabbi as-subuli ilayka

And guide it on the most beloved paths to You

وَذَلِّلْهُ بِالرَّغْبَةِ فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ

Wa dhallilhu bir-raghbati fīmā ‘indaka

And humble it with desire for what is with You

أَيَّامَ حَيَاتِي كُلِّهَا

Ayyāma ḥayātī kullihā

All the days of my life

وَاجْعَلْ تَقْوَاكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا زَادِي

Wa aj‘al taqwāka mina ad-dunyā zādī

And make Your piety my provision from this world

وَإِلَى رَحْمَتِكَ رِحْلَتِي

Wa ilā raḥmatika riḥlatī

And to Your mercy my journey

وَفِي مَرْضَاتِكَ مَدْخَلِي

Wa fī marḍātika madkhalī

And in Your pleasure my entry

وَاجْعَلْ فِي جَنَّتِكَ مَثْوَايَ

Wa aj‘al fī jannatika mathwāya

And make Your paradise my abode

وَهَبْ لِي قُوَّةً أَحْتَمِلُ بِهَا

Wa hab lī quwwatan aḥtamilu bihā

And grant me strength to bear

جَمِيعَ مَرْضَاتِكَ

Jamī‘a marḍātika

All of Your pleasure

وَاجْعَلْ فِرَارِي إِلَيْكَ

Wa aj‘al firārī ilayka

And make my flight to You

وَرَغْبَتِي فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ

Wa raghbatī fīmā ‘indaka

And my desire for what is with You

وَأَلْبِسْ قَلْبِي الْوَحْشَةَ مِنْ شِرَارِ خَلْقِكَ

Wa albis qalbī al-waḥshata min shirāri khalqika

And clothe my heart with alienation from the wicked of Your creation

وَهَبْ لِي الْأُنْسَ بِكَ

Wa hab lī al-unsa bika

And grant me intimacy with You

وَبِأَوْلِيَائِكَ وَأَهْلِ طَاعَتِكَ

Wa bi-awliyā’ika wa ahli tā‘atika

And with Your friends and the people of Your obedience

وَلَا تَجْعَلْ لِفَاجِرٍ وَلَا كَافِرٍ عَلَيَّ مِنَّةً

Wa lā taj‘al lifājirin wa lā kāfirin ‘alayya minnatan

And do not let a sinner or disbeliever have favor over me

وَلَا لَهُ عِنْدِي يَدًا

Wa lā lahu ‘indī yadan

Nor let them have a hand over me

وَلَا بِي إِلَيْهِمْ حَاجَةً

Wa lā bī ilayhim ḥājatan

Nor let me have need of them

بَلِ اجْعَلْ سُكُونَ قَلْبِي

Bali aj‘al sukūna qalbī

Rather, make my heart’s tranquility

وَأُنْسَ نَفْسِي وَاسْتِغْنَائِي

Wa unsa nafsī wa istighnā’ī

And my soul’s intimacy and sufficiency

وَكِفَايَتِي بِكَ وَبِخِيَارِ خَلْقِكَ

Wa kifāyatī bika wa bikhiyāri khalqika

And my contentment with You and the best of Your creation

أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family

وَاجْعَلْنِي لَهُمْ قَرِينًا

Wa aj‘alnī lahum qarīnan

And make me a companion to them

وَاجْعَلْنِي لَهُمْ نَصِيرًا

Wa aj‘alnī lahum naṣīran

And make me a supporter for them

وَامْنُنْ عَلَيَّ بِشَوْقٍ إِلَيْكَ

Wa amnun ‘alayya bishawqin ilayka

And favor me with longing for You

وَبِالْعَمَلِ لَكَ بِمَا تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضَى

Wa bil-‘amali laka bimā tuḥibbu wa tarḍā

And with working for You in what You love and are pleased with

إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Innaka ‘alā kulli shay’in qadīrun

Indeed, You are capable of all things

وَذَلِكَ عَلَيْكَ يَسِيرٌ

Wa dhālika ‘alayka yasīrun

And that is easy for You

أَللَّهُمَّ يَا كَافِيَ الْفَرْدِ الضَعِيْفِ، وَوَاقِيَ الامْرِ الْمَخُوْفِ،

al-laahum-ma yaa kaafeeal-far-diz''-z''ae'ef wa waaqeeal-am-ril-makhoof

1.O God, O Sufficer of the isolated and weak and Protector against terrifying affairs!

أَفْرَدَتْنِي الْخَـطَايَا; فَـلاَ صَاحِبَ مَعِي،

af-radat-neel-khat'aayaa falaa s'aah'iba mae'e

2.Offenses have isolated me, so there is none to be my companion.

وَضَعُفْتُ عَنْ غَضَبِكَ; فَلاَ مُؤَيِّدَ لِي،

wa z''au'f-tu a'n ghaz''abika falaa moo-ay-yida lee

3.I am too weak for Your wrath and there is none to strengthen me.

وَأَشْرَفْتُ عَلَى خَوْفِ لِقَائِكَ; فَلاَ مُسَكِّنَ لِرَوْعَتِي،

wa ash-raf-tu a'laa khaw-fi liqaaa-ika falaa musak-kina liraw-a'tee

4.I have approached the terror of meeting You and there is none to still my fear.

وَمَنْ يُؤْمِنُنِي مِنْكَ وَأَنْتَ أَخَفْتَنِي؟

wa may-yoo-minunee minka wa anta akhaf-tanee?

5.Who can make me secure from You when You hast filled me with terror?

وَمَن يساعِدُنِي وَأَنْتَ أَفْرَدْتَنِي؟

wamay-yusaai'dunee wa anta af-rat-tanee?

6.Who can come to my aid when You hast isolated me?

وَمَنْ يُقَوِّيْنِي وَأَنْتَ أَضْعَفْتَنِي؟

wamay-yuqaw-weenee wa anta az''-a'f-tanee?

7.Who can strengthen me when You hast weakened me?

لاَ يُجيرُ يا إلهي إلاّ رَبٌّ عَلَى مَرْبُوب،

laa yujeeru yaaa ilaaheee il-laa rab-bun a'laa mar-boob

8.None can grant sanctuary to a vassal, my God, but a lord,

وَلاَ يُؤْمِنُ إلاّ غالِبٌ عَلَى مَغْلُوب،

wa laa yoo-minu il-laa ghaalibun a'laa magh-loob

9.none can give security to one dominated but a dominator,

وَلاَ يُعِينُ إِلاّ طالِبٌ عَلَى مَطْلُوب،

wa laa yue'enu il-laa t'aalibun a'laa mat'-loob

10.none can aid him from whom demands are made but a demander.

وَبِيَـدِكَ يَـاَ إلهِي جَمِيعُ ذلِكَ السَّبَبِ، وَإلَيْكَ الْمَفَرُّ وَالْمَهْربُ.

wa beeadika yaaa ilaahee jameeu' d'alikas-sabab wa ilay-kal-mafar-ru wal-mah-rab

11.In Your hand, my God, is the thread of all that, in You the place of escape and flight,

فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

fas'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalih

12.so bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَأَجِرْ هَرَبِي وَأَنْجِحْ مَطْلَبِي.

wa ajir harabee wa anjih' mat'-labee

13.give sanctuary to me in my flight, and grant my request!

أللَّهُمَّ إنَّكَ إنْ صَرَفْتَ عَنِّي وَجْهَكَ الْكَرِيْمَ،

al-laahum-ma in-naka in s'araf-ta a'n-nee waj-hakal-kareem

14.O God, if You shouldst turn Your generous face away from me,

أَوْ مَنَعْتَنِي فَضْلَكَ الْجَسِيمَ،

aw manaa'-tanee faz''-lakal-jaseem

15.withhold from me Your immense bounty,

أَوْ حَظَرْتَ عَلَيَّ رِزْقَكَ أَوْ قَطَعْتَ عَنِّي سَبَبَـكَ

aw h'az'ar-ta a'lay-ya riz-qak aw qat'aa'-ta a'n-nee sababak

16.forbid me Your provision, or cut off from me Your thread,

لَمْ أَجِدِ السَّبِيـلَ إلَى شَيْء مِنْ أَمَلِي غَيْرَكَ،

lam ajidis-sabeela ilaa shay-im-min amalee ghay-rak

17.I will find no way to anything of my hope other than You

وَلَمْ أَقْدِرْ عَلَى مَا عِنْدَكَ بِمَعُونَةِ سِوَاكَ; فَإنِّي عَبْدُكَ،

wa lam aq-dir a'laa maa i'ndaka bimau'wnati siwaak fa in-nee a'b-duka

18.nor be given power over what is with You through another's aid, for I am Your servant

وَفِي قَبْضَتِكَ نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ، لاَ أَمْرَ لِي مَعَ أَمْرِكَ،

wa fee qab-z''atik naas'eeatee beeadik laaa am-ra lee maa' am-rik

19.and in Your grasp; my forelock is in Your hand. I have no command along with Your command.

مَاض فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ، عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ،

maaz''in fee-ya h'uk-muk a'd-lun fee-ya qaz''aaaw-uk

20.'Accomplished is Your judgement of me, just Your decree for me!'

وَلاَ قُوَّةَ لِي عَلَى الْخُـرُوجِ مِنْ سُلْطَانِـكَ،

wa laa qoo-wata lee a'laal-khurooji min sul-t'aanik

21.I have not the strength to emerge from Your authority

وَلاَ أَسْتَطِيـعُ مُجَاوَزَةَ قُدْرَتِكَ،

wa laaa as-tat'eeu' mujaawazata qud-ratik

22.nor am I able to step outside Your power.

وَلاَ أَسْتَـمِيلُ هَوَاكَ، وَلاَ أبْلُغُ رِضَاكَ،

wa laaa as-tameelu hawaak wa laaa ab-lughu riz''aak

23.I cannot win Your inclination, arrive at Your good pleasure,

وَلاَ أَنَالُ مَا عِنْدَكَ إلاَّ بِطَاعَتِكَ وَبِفَضْل رَحْمَتِكَ.

wa laaa anaalu maa i'ndaka il-laa bit'aaa'tika wabifaz''-li rah'-matik

24.or attain what is with You except through obeying You and through the bounty of Your mercy.

إلهِي أَصْبَحْتُ وَأَمْسَيْتُ عَبْداً دَاخِراً لَكَ،

ilaaheee as'-bah'-tu wa am-say-tu a'b-dana daakhiral-lak

25.O God, I rise in the morning and enter into evening as Your lowly slave.

لا أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي نَفْعاً وَلاَ ضَرّاً إلاَّ بِكَ

laaa am-liku linaf-see naf-a'w-wa laa z''ar-ran il-laa bik

26.I own no profit and loss for myself except through You.

أَشْهَدُ بِذَلِكَ عَلَى نَفْسِي وَأَعْتَـرِفُ بِضَعْفِ قُـوَّتِي وَقِلَّةِ حِيْلَتِي

ash-hadu bid'alika a'laa naf-see wa aa'-tarifu biz''aa'-fi qoo-watee wa qil-lati h'eelatee

27.I witness to that over myself and I confess to the frailty of my strength and the paucity of my stratagems.

فَأَنْجزْ لِي مَا وَعَدْتَنِي، وَتَمِّمْ لِي مَا آتَيْتَنِي;

fa anjiz lee maa waa't-tanee wa tam-mim lee maaa aaatay-tanee

28.So accomplish what You hast promised me and complete for me what You hast given me,

فَإنِّي عَبْـدُكَ الْمِسْكِينُ الْمُسْتكِينُ الضَّعِيفُ

al-mis-keenul-mus-takeen az''-z''ae'efuz''

29.for I am Your slave, miserable, abased, frail,

الضَّـرِيـرُ الذَّلِيلُ الْحَقِيرُ الْمَهِينُ الْفَقِيرُ الْخَائِفُ الْمُسْتَجِيرُ.

ad'-d'aleelul-h'aqeer, al-maheenul-faqeer al-khaaa-iful-mus-tajeer

30.distressed, vile, despised, poor, fearful, and seeking sanctuary!

أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

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

31.O God, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَلاَ تَجْعَلْنِي نَاسِيَاً لِذِكْرِكَ فِيمَا أَوْلَيْتَنِي،

wa laa taj-a'l-nee naaseeal-lid'ik-rika feemaaa aw-lay-tanee

32.and let me not forget to remember You in what You hast done for me,

وَلاَ غافِلاً لإحْسَانِكَ فِيمَا أَبْلَيْتَنِي،

wa laa ghaafilal-liih'-saanika feemaaa ab-lay-tanee

33.be heedless of Your beneficence in Your trying me,

وَلا آيسَاً مِنْ إجَابَتِكَ لِي وَإنْ أَبْطَأتَ عَنِّي

wa laaa aaayisam-min ijaabatika lee wa in ab-t'aat a'n-nee fee

34.or despair of Your response to me, though it keep me waiting,

فِي سَرَّاءَ كُنْتُ أَوْ ضَرَّاءَ، أَوْ شِدَّة أَوْ رَخَاء،

sar-raaa-a kuntu aw z''ar-raaa wa shid-datin aw rakhaaa-

35.whether I be in prosperity or adversity, hardship or ease,

أَوْ عَافِيَة أَوْ بَلاء، أَوْ بُؤْس أَوْ نَعْمَاءَ،

aw a'afeeatin aw balaaa- aw boo-sin aw naa'-maaa-

36.well-being or affliction, misery or comfort,

أَوْ جِدَة أَوْ لأوَاءَ، أَوْ فَقْر أَوْ غِنىً.

aw jidatin aw laa-waaa-a aw faq-rin aw ghinana

37.wealth or distress, poverty or riches!

أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

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

38.O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَاجْعَلْ ثَنائِي عَلَيْكَ وَمَدْحِي إيَّاكَ

waj-a'l thanaaa-ee a'lay-ka wa mad-h'eee ee-yaaka

39.make me laud You, extol You,

وَحَمْدِي لَكَ فِي كُلِّ حَالاَتِي

wa h'am-dee laka fee kul-li h'aalaatee h'at-taa

40.and praise You in all my states

حَتَّى لاَ أَفْرَحَ بِمَا آتَيْتَنِي مِنَ الدُّنْيَا،

laaa af-rah'a bimaaa aaatay-tanee minad-dunyaa

41.so that I rejoice not over what You givest me of this world

وَلاَ أَحْـزَنَ عَلَى مَا مَنَعْتَنِي فِيهَا،

wa laaa ah'-zana a'laa maa manaa'-tanee feehaa

42.nor sorrow over that of it which You withholdest from me!

وَأَشْعِرْ قَلْبِي تَقْوَاكَ،

wa ash-i'r qal-bee taq-waak

43.Impart reverential fear of You to my heart,

وَاسْتَعْمِلْ بَدَنِي فِيْمَا تَقْبَلُهُ مِنِّي،

was-taa'-mil badanee feemaa taq-baluhoo min-nee

44.employ my body in that which You acceptest from me,

وَاشْغَلْ بِطَاعَتِكَ نَفْسِي عَنْ كُلِّ مَايَرِدُ عَلَىَّ

wa ash-ghal bit'aaa'tika naf-see a'n kul-li maa yaridu a'lay-ya

45.and divert my soul through obedience to You from all that enters upon me,

حَتَّى لاَ اُحِبَّ شَيْئَاً مِنْ سُخْطِكَ،

h'at-taa laaa uh'ib-ba shay-am-min sukh-t'ik

46.so that I love nothing that displeases You

وَلا أَسْخَطَ شَيْئـاً مِنْ رِضَـاكَ.

wa laaa ss-khat'a shay-am-mir-riz''aak

47.and become displeased at nothing that pleases You!

أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

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

48.O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَفَرِّغْ قَلْبِي لِمَحَبَّتِكَ ، وَاشْغَلْهُ بِذِكْرِكَ،

wa far-righ qal-bee limah'ab-batik wash-ghal-hoo bid'ik-rik

49.empty my heart for Your love, occupy it with remembering You,

وَانْعَشْهُ بِخَوْفِكَ ، وَبِالْوَجَلِ مِنْكَ،

wan-a'sh-hoo bikhaw-fika wa bil-wajali mink

50.animate it with fear of You and quaking before You,

وَقَوِّهِ بِالرَّغْبَةِ إلَيْكَ، وَأَمِلْهُ إلَى طَاعَتِكَ،

wa qaw-wihee bir-ragh-bati ilay-k wa amil-hooo ilaa t'aaa'tik

51.strengthen it with beseeching You, incline it to Your obedience,

وَأَجْرِ بِهِ فِي أَحَبِّ السُّبُلِ إلَيْكَ،

waj-ri bihee feee ah'ab-bis-subuli ilay-k

52.set it running in the path most beloved to You,

وَذَلِّلْهُ بِالرَّغْبَةِ فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ أَيَّامَ حَيَاتِي كُلِّهَا،

wa d'al-lil-hoo bir-ragh-bati feemaa i'ndaka ay-yaama h'ayaatee kul-lihaa

53.and subdue it through desire for what is with You all the days of my life!

وَاجْعَلْ تَقْوَاكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا زَادِي،

waj-a'l- taq-waaka minad-dunyaa zaadee

54.Let my provision in this world be reverential fear of You (ref. 2:197),

وَإلَى رَحْمَتِكَ رِحْلَتِي، وَفِي مَرْضَاتِكَ مَدْخَلِي.

wa ilaa rah'-matika rih'-latee wa fee mar-z''aatika mad-khalee

55.my journey be toward Your mercy, and my entrance be into Your good pleasure!

وَاجْعَلْ فِي جَنَّتِكَ مَثْوَايَ،

waj-a'l fee jan-natika math-waay

56.Appoint for me a lodging in Your Garden,

وَهَبْ لِي قُوَّةً أَحْتَمِلُ بِهَا جَمِيعَ مَرْضَاتِكَ،

wa hab lee qoo-watan ah'-tamilu bihaa jameea' mar-z''aatik

57.give me strength to bear everything that pleases You,

وَاجْعَلْ فِرَارِي إلَيْكَ، وَرَغْبَتِي فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ،

waj-a'l firaareee ilay-ka wa ragh-batee feemaa i'ndak

58.make me flee to You and desire what is with You,

وَأَلْبِسْ قَلْبِي الْوَحْشَةَ مِنْ شِرارِ خَلْقِكَ.

wa al-bis qal-beel-wah'-shata min shiraari khal-qik

59.clothe my heart in estrangement from the evil among Your creatures,

وَهَبْ لِي الأُنْسَ بِكَ وَبِأَوْلِيَـآئِكَ وَأَهْلِ طَاعَتِكَ،

wa hab leeal-unsa bika wa biw-leeaaa-ika wa ah-li t'aaa'tik

60.and give me intimacy with You, Your friends, and those who obey You!

وَلاَ تَجْعَلْ لِـفَاجِـر وَلا كَافِر عَلَيَّ مِنَّةً،

wa laa taj-a'l-lifaajiriw-wa laa kaafirin a'lay-ya min-nataw

61.Assign to no wicked person or unbeliever a kindness toward me

وَلاَ لَـهُ عِنْدِي يَداً، وَلا بِي إلَيْهِمْ حَاجَةً،

wa laa lahoo i'ndee yadaw-wa laa beee ilay-him h'aajah

62.or a hand that obliges me, nor to me a need for one of them!

بَل اجْعَـلْ سُكُـونَ قَلْبِي وَاُنْسَ نَفْسِي

bali aj-a'l sukoona qal-bee wa unsa naf-see

63.Rather make the stillness of my heart, the comfort of my soul,

وَاسْتِغْنَـائِي وَكِفَايَتِي بِكَ وَبِخِيَـارِ خَلْقِكَ.

was-tigh-naaa-ee wa kifaayatee bika wa bikheeaari khal-qik

64.my independence and my sufficiency lie in You and the best of Your creatures!

أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ،

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

65.O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَاجْعَلْنِي لَهُمْ قَـرِيناً، وَاجْعَلْنِي لَهُمْ نَصِيْراً،

waj-a'l-nee lahum qareenaa waj-a'l-nee lahum nas'eeraa

66.make me their comrade, make me their helper,

وَامْنُنْ عَلَيَّ بِشَوْق إلَيْكَ، وَبِالْعَمَلِ لَكَ بِمَا تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضَى

wam-nun a'lay-ya bishaw-qin ilay-ka wa bil-a'mali laka bimaa tuh'ib-bu watar-z''aa

67.and oblige me with yearning for You and doing for You what You lovest and approvest!

إنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْء قَدِيرٌ،

in-naka a'laa kul-li shay-in qadeer

68."Thou art powerful over everything" (3:26)

وَذَلِكَ عَلَيْكَ يَسِيرٌ .

wa d'alika a'lay-ka yaseer

69.and that is easy for You.