Sahifa Sajjadiya 22: Hardship, Effort, and Difficult Affairs

وَقُدْرَتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيَّ أَغْلَبُ مِنْ قُدْرَتِي

Wa qudratuka ‘alayhi wa ‘alayya aghlabu min qudratī

Your power over it and me surpasses my own power

فَأَعْطِنِي مِنْ نَفْسِي مَا يُرْضِيكَ عَنِّي

Fa a‘ṭinī min nafsī mā yurḍīka ‘annī

So grant me from myself what pleases You about me

وَخُذْ لِنَفْسِكَ رِضَاهَا مِنْ نَفْسِي فِي عَافِيَةٍ

Wa khudh linafsika riḍāhā min nafsī fī ‘āfiyatin

And take for Yourself its pleasure from me in well-being

أَللَّهُمَّ لَا طَاقَةَ لِي بِالْجَهْدِ

Allāhumma lā ṭāqata lī bil-jahdi

O Allah, I have no strength for striving

وَلَا صَبْرَ لِي عَلَى الْبَلَاءِ

Wa lā ṣabra lī ‘alā al-balā’i

Nor patience for affliction

وَلَا قُوَّةَ لِي عَلَى الْفَقْرِ

Wa lā quwwata lī ‘alā al-faqri

Nor strength against poverty

فَلَا تَحْظُرْ عَلَيَّ رِزْقِي

Fa lā taḥẓur ‘alayya rizqī

So do not withhold my provision from me

وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى خَلْقِكَ

Wa lā takilnī ilā khalqika

Nor entrust me to Your creation

بَلْ تَفَرَّدْ بِحَاجَتِي وَتَوَلَّ كِفَايَتِي

Bal tafarrad biḥājatī wa tawallā kifāyatī

Rather, take sole charge of my needs and undertake my sufficiency

وَانْظُرْ إِلَيَّ وَانْظُرْ لِي فِي جَمِيعِ أُمُورِي

Wa anẓur ilayya wa anẓur lī fī jamī‘i umūrī

Look upon me and care for me in all my affairs

فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ وَكَلْتَنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي عَجَزْتُ عَنْهَا

Fa innaka in wakaltanī ilā nafsī ‘ajaztu ‘anhā

For if You entrust me to myself, I will fail it

وَلَمْ أُقِمْ مَا فِيهِ مَصْلَحَتُهَا

Wa lam uqim mā fīhi maṣlaḥatuhā

And not fulfill what is in its best interest

وَإِنْ وَكَلْتَنِي إِلَى خَلْقِكَ تَجَهَّمُونِي

Wa in wakaltanī ilā khalqika tajahhamūnī

And if You entrust me to Your creation, they will frown upon me

وَإِنْ أَلْجَأْتَنِي إِلَى قَرَابَتِي حَرَمُونِي

Wa in alja’tanī ilā qarābatī ḥaramūnī

And if You force me to my kin, they will deprive me

وَإِنْ أَعْطَوْا أَعْطَوْا قَلِيلًا نَكِدًا

Wa in a‘ṭaw a‘ṭaw qalīlan nakidan

And if they give, they give little, grudgingly

وَمَنُّوا عَلَيَّ طَوِيلًا وَذَمُّوا كَثِيرًا

Wa mannū ‘alayya ṭawīlan wa dhammū kathīran

And they will remind me of it endlessly and blame me much

فَبِفَضْلِكَ أَللَّهُمَّ فَأَغْنِنِي

Fa bifaḍlika Allāhumma fa aghninī

So by Your grace, O Allah, make me self-sufficient

وَبِعَظَمَتِكَ فَانْعَشْنِي

Wa bi‘aẓamatika fa an‘ashnī

And by Your greatness, revive me

وَبِسَعَتِكَ فَابْسُطْ يَدِي

Wa bisa‘atika fa absuṭ yadī

And by Your vastness, open my hand

وَبِمَا عِنْدَكَ فَاكْفِنِي

Wa bimā ‘indaka fa akfinī

And with what is with You, suffice me

أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family

وَخَلِّصْنِي مِنَ الْحَسَدِ

Wa khalliṣnī mina al-ḥasadi

And deliver me from envy

وَاحْصُرْنِي عَنِ الذُّنُوبِ

Wa aḥṣurnī ‘ani adh-dhunūbi

And restrain me from sins

وَوَرِّعْنِي عَنِ الْمَحَارِمِ

Wa warri‘nī ‘ani al-maḥārimi

And make me pious against the forbidden

وَلَا تُجَرِّئْنِي عَلَى الْمَعَاصِي

Wa lā tujarri’nī ‘alā al-ma‘āṣī

And do not embolden me toward disobedience

وَاجْعَلْ هَوَايَ عِنْدَكَ

Wa aj‘al hawāya ‘indaka

And make my desire be with You

وَرِضَايَ فِيمَا يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ مِنْكَ

Wa riḍāya fīmā yaridu ‘alayya minka

And my contentment in what comes to me from You

وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا رَزَقْتَنِي

Wa bārik lī fīmā razaqtanī

And bless me in what You have provided me

وَفِيمَا خَوَّلْتَنِي وَفِيمَا أَنْعَمْتَ بِهِ عَلَيَّ

Wa fīmā khawwaltanī wa fīmā an‘amta bihi ‘alayya

And in what You entrusted to me and favored me with

وَاجْعَلْنِي فِي كُلِّ حَالَاتِي مَحْفُوظًا

Wa aj‘alnī fī kulli ḥālātī maḥfūẓan

And make me in all my states protected

مَكْلُوءًا مَسْتُورًا مَمْنُوعًا مُعَاذًا مُجَارًا

Maklū’an mastūran mamnū‘an mu‘ādhan mujāran

Guarded, covered, defended, sheltered, and granted refuge

أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family

وَاقْضِ عَنِّي كُلَّ مَا أَلْزَمْتَنِيهِ

Wa aqḍi ‘annī kulla mā alzamtanīhi

And fulfill for me all that You obligated upon me

وَفَرَضْتَهُ عَلَيَّ لَكَ فِي وَجْهٍ مِنْ وُجُوهِ طَاعَتِكَ

Wa faraḍtahu ‘alayya laka fī wajhin min wujūhi tā‘atika

And prescribed for me in any form of Your obedience

أَوْ لِخَلْقٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

Aw likhalqin min khalqika

Or for one of Your creation

وَإِنْ ضَعُفَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ بَدَنِي

Wa in ḍa‘ufa ‘an dhālika badanī

Even if my body is too weak for it

وَوَهَنَتْ عَنْهُ قُوَّتِي

Wa wahunat ‘anhu quwwatī

And my strength fails in it

وَلَمْ تَنَلْهُ مَقْدِرَتِي

Wa lam tanalhu maqdiratī

And my ability cannot reach it

وَلَمْ يَسَعْهُ مَالِي وَلَا ذَاتُ يَدِي

Wa lam yasa‘hu māli wa lā dhātu yadī

And my wealth or means cannot encompass it

ذَكَرْتُهُ أَوْ نَسِيتُهُ

Dhakartuhu aw nasītuhu

Whether I remembered or forgot it

هُوَ يَا رَبِّ مِمَّا قَدْ أَحْصَيْتَهُ عَلَيَّ

Huwa yā rabbi mimmā qad aḥṣaytahu ‘alayya

It is, O Lord, among what You have recorded against me

وَأَغْفَلْتُهُ أَنَا مِنْ نَفْسِي

Wa aghfaltuhu anā min nafsī

And I neglected it from myself

فَأَدِّهِ عَنِّي مِنْ جَزِيلِ عَطِيَّتِكَ

Fa addihi ‘annī min jazīli ‘aṭiyyatika

So discharge it for me from Your abundant gifts

وَكَثِيرِ مَا عِنْدَكَ

Wa kathīri mā ‘indaka

And the plentiful that is with You

فَإِنَّكَ وَاسِعٌ كَرِيمٌ

Fa innaka wāsi‘un karīmun

For You are vast and generous

حَتَّى لَا يَبْقَى عَلَيَّ شَيْءٌ مِنْهُ

Ḥattā lā yabqā ‘alayya shay’un minhu

So that nothing of it remains upon me

تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُقَاصَّنِي بِهِ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِي

Turīdu an tuqāṣṣanī bihi min ḥasanātī

By which You would deduct from my good deeds

أَوْ تُضَاعِفَ بِهِ مِنْ سَيِّئَاتِي

Aw tuḍā‘ifa bihi min sayyi’ātī

Or multiply my evil deeds

يَوْمَ أَلْقَاكَ يَا رَبِّ

Yawma alqāka yā rabbi

On the day I meet You, O Lord

أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family

وَارْزُقْنِي الرَّغْبَةَ فِي الْعَمَلِ لَكَ لِآخِرَتِي

Wa arzuqnī ar-raghbata fī al-‘amali laka li-ākhiratī

And grant me the desire to work for You for my hereafter

حَتَّى أَعْرِفَ صِدْقَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ قَلْبِي

Ḥattā a‘rifa ṣidqa dhālika min qalbī

Until I know the sincerity of that in my heart

وَحَتَّى يَكُونَ الْغَالِبُ عَلَيَّ الزُّهْدُ فِي دُنْيَايَ

Wa ḥattā yakūna al-ghālibu ‘alayya az-zuhdu fī dunyāya

And until detachment from my world prevails over me

وَحَتَّى أَعْمَلَ الْحَسَنَاتِ شَوْقًا

Wa ḥattā a‘mala al-ḥasanāti shawqan

And until I perform good deeds with longing

وَآمَنَ مِنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ فَرَقًا وَخَوْفًا

Wa āmana mina as-sayyi’āti faraqa wa khawfan

And am safe from evil deeds out of fear and dread

وَهَبْ لِي نُورًا أَمْشِي بِهِ فِي النَّاسِ

Wa hab lī nūran amshī bihi fī an-nāsi

And grant me a light by which I walk among people

وَأَهْتَدِي بِهِ فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ

Wa ahtadī bihi fī aẓ-ẓulumāti

And am guided by it in the darkness

وَأَسْتَضِيءُ بِهِ مِنَ الشَّكِّ وَالشُّبُهَاتِ

Wa astaḍī’u bihi mina ash-shakki wa ash-shubuhāti

And find illumination through it from doubt and confusion

أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family

وَارْزُقْنِي خَوْفَ غَمِّ الْوَعِيدِ

Wa arzuqnī khawfa ghammi al-wa‘īdi

And grant me fear of the distress of Your warning

وَشَوْقَ ثَوَابِ الْمَوْعُودِ

Wa shawqa thawābi al-maw‘ūdi

And longing for the reward of Your promise

حَتَّى أَجِدَ لَذَّةَ مَا أَدْعُوكَ لَهُ

Ḥattā ajida ladhdhata mā ad‘ūka lahu

Until I find the sweetness of what I supplicate to You for

وَكَأْبَةَ مَا أَسْتَجِيرُ بِكَ مِنْهُ

Wa ka’ābata mā astajīru bika minhu

And the sorrow of what I seek refuge in You from

أَللَّهُمَّ قَدْ تَعْلَمُ مَا يُصْلِحُنِي

Allāhumma qad ta‘lamu mā yuṣliḥunī

O Allah, You know what reforms me

مِنْ أَمْرِ دُنْيَايَ وَآخِرَتِي

Min amri dunyāya wa ākhiratī

In the matters of my world and my hereafter

فَكُنْ بِحَوَائِجِي حَفِيًّا

Fa kun biḥawā’ijī ḥafiyyan

So be attentive to my needs

أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa āli Muḥammadin

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad

وَارْزُقْنِي الْحَقَّ عِنْدَ تَقْصِيرِي فِي الشُّكْرِ لَكَ

Wa arzuqnī al-ḥaqqa ‘inda taqṣīrī fī ash-shukri laka

And grant me truthfulness despite my shortcomings in thanking You

بِمَا أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ فِي الْيُسْرِ وَالْعُسْرِ

Bimā an‘amta ‘alayya fī al-yusri wa al-‘usri

For what You have favored me with in ease and hardship

وَالصِّحَّةِ وَالسَّقَمِ

Wa aṣ-ṣiḥḥati wa as-saqami

And health and illness

حَتَّى أَتَعَرَّفَ مِنْ نَفْسِي رَوْحَ الرِّضَا

Ḥattā ata‘arrafa min nafsī rawḥa ar-riḍā

Until I recognize within myself the spirit of contentment

وَطُمَأْنِينَةَ النَّفْسِ مِنِّي

Wa ṭuma’nīnata an-nafsi minnī

And the tranquility of my soul from me

بِمَا يَجِبُ لَكَ فِيمَا يَحْدُثُ

Bimā yajibu laka fīmā yaḥduthu

For what is due to You in what occurs

فِي حَالِ الْخَوْفِ وَالْأَمْنِ

Fī ḥāli al-khawfi wa al-amni

In states of fear and security

وَالرِّضَا وَالسُّخْطِ

Wa ar-riḍā wa as-sukhṭi

And contentment and displeasure

وَالضَّرِّ وَالنَّفْعِ

Wa aḍ-ḍarri wa an-naf‘i

And harm and benefit

أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family

وَارْزُقْنِي سَلَامَةَ الصَّدْرِ مِنَ الْحَسَدِ

Wa arzuqnī salāmata aṣ-ṣadri mina al-ḥasadi

And grant me purity of heart from envy

حَتَّى لَا أَحْسُدَ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

Ḥattā lā aḥsuda aḥadan min khalqika

So that I do not envy anyone of Your creation

عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

‘Alā shay’in min faḍlika

For anything of Your favor

وَحَتَّى لَا أَرَى نِعْمَةً مِنْ نِعَمِكَ

Wa ḥattā lā arā ni‘matan min ni‘amika

And so that I do not see a blessing of Your blessings

عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ فِي دِينٍ

‘Alā aḥadin min khalqika fī dīnin

Upon anyone of Your creation in religion

أَوْ دُنْيَا أَوْ عَافِيَةٍ أَوْ تَقْوَى

Aw dunyā aw ‘āfiyatin aw taqwā

Or worldly life, or well-being, or piety

أَوْ سَعَةٍ أَوْ رَخَاءٍ

Aw sa‘atin aw rakhā’in

Or abundance, or ease

إِلَّا رَجَوْتُ لِنَفْسِي أَفْضَلَ ذَلِكَ

Illā rajawtu linafsī afḍala dhālika

Except that I hope for myself something better than that

بِكَ وَمِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ

Bika wa minka waḥdaka lā sharīka laka

Through You and from You alone, with no partner

أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family

وَارْزُقْنِي التَّحَفُّظَ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا

Wa arzuqnī at-taḥaffuẓa mina al-khaṭāyā

And grant me caution against sins

وَالِاحْتِرَاسَ مِنَ الزَّلَلِ فِي الدُّنْيَا

Wa al-iḥtirāsa mina az-zalali fī ad-dunyā

And vigilance against missteps in this world

وَالْآخِرَةِ فِي حَالِ الرِّضَا وَالْغَضَبِ

Wa al-ākhirati fī ḥāli ar-riḍā wa al-ghaḍabi

And the hereafter, in states of contentment and anger

حَتَّى أَكُونَ بِمَا يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ مِنْهُمَا

Ḥattā akūna bimā yaridu ‘alayya minhumā

So that I may be, with what comes to me from them

بِمَنْزِلَةٍ سَوَاءٍ عَامِلًا بِطَاعَتِكَ

Bimanzilatin sawā’in ‘āmilan biṭā‘atika

In an equal state, acting in Your obedience

مُؤْثِرًا لِرِضَاكَ عَلَى مَا سِوَاهُمَا

Mu’thiran liriḍāka ‘alā mā siwāhumā

Preferring Your pleasure over anything else

فِي الْأَوْلِيَاءِ وَالْأَعْدَاءِ

Fī al-awliyā’i wa al-a‘dā’i

With friends and foes

حَتَّى يَأْمَنَ عَدُوِّي مِنْ ظُلْمِي وَجَوْرِي

Ḥattā ya’mana ‘aduwwī min ẓulmī wa jawrī

So that my enemy is safe from my injustice and oppression

وَيَيْأَسَ وَلِيِّي مِنْ مَيْلِي

Wa yay’asa waliyyī min maylī

And my friend despairs of my inclination

وَانْحِطَاطِ هَوَايَ

Wa inḥiṭāṭi hawāya

And the degradation of my desires

وَاجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ يَدْعُوكَ مُخْلِصًا فِي الرَّخَاءِ

Wa aj‘alnī mimman yad‘ūka mukhliṣan fī ar-rakhā’i

And make me among those who call upon You sincerely in ease

دُعَاءَ الْمُخْلِصِينَ الْمُضْطَرِّينَ لَكَ

Du‘ā’a al-mukhliṣīna al-muḍṭarrīna laka

With the supplication of the sincere, compelled to You

فِي الدُّعَاءِ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ

Fī ad-du‘ā’i innaka ḥamīdun majīdun

In supplication, for You are praiseworthy and glorious

أَللَّهُمَّ إنَّكَ كَلَّفْتَنِي مِنْ نَفْسِي مَا أَنْتَ أَمْلَكُ بِهِ مِنِّي،

al-laahum-ma in-nak kal-laf-tanee min-naf-see maaa anta am-laku bihee min-nee

1.O God, You hast charged me concerning myself with that which belongs more to You than to me.

وَقُدْرَتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيَّ أَغْلَبُ مِنْ قُدْرَتِي،

wa qud-ratuka a'lay-hee waa'lay-ya agh-labu min qud-ratee

2.Your power over it and over me is greater than my power,

فَأَعْطِنِي مِنْ نَفْسِي مَا يُرْضِيْكَ عَنِّي،

faaa'-t'inee min-naf-see maa yur-z''eeka a'n-nee

3.so give me in myself what will make You pleased with me

وَخُذْ لِنَفْسِكَ رِضَاهَا مِنْ نَفْسِي فِي عَافِيَة.

wa khud' linaf-sika riz''aahaa min-naf-see fee a'afeeah

4.and take for Yourself Your good pleasure in my self's well-being!

أللَّهُمَّ لاَ طَاقَةَ لِي بِالجَهْدِ ، وَلاَ صَبْرَ لِي عَلَى البَلاَءِ،

al-laahum-ma laa t'aaqata lee bil-jah-d wa laa s'ab-ra lee a'laal-balaaa

5.O God, I have no endurance for effort, no patience in affliction,

وَلاَ قُوَّةَ لِي عَلَى الْفَقْرِ، فَلاَ تَحْظُرْ عَلَيَّ رِزْقِي،

wa laa qoo-wata lee a'laal-faq-r falaa tah'-z'ur a'lay-ya riz-qee

6.no strength to bear poverty. So forbid me not my provision

وَلاَ تَكِلْنِيْ إلَى خَلْقِكَ بَلْ تَفَرَّدْ بِحَاجَتِي، وَتَولَّ كِفَايَتِي،

wa laa takil-neee ilaa khal-qik bal tafar-rad bih'aajatee wa tawal-la kifaayatee

7.and entrust me not to Your creatures, but take care of my need alone and Yourself attend to sufficing me!

وَانْظُرْ إلَيَّ وَانْظُرْ لِي فِي جَمِيْعِ اُمُورِي،

wanz'ur ilay-ya wanz'ur lee fee jameei' umooree

8.Look upon me and look after me in all my affairs,

فَإنَّكَ إنْ وَكَلْتَنِي إلَى نَفْسِي عَجَزْتُ عَنْهَا،

fa in-naka iw-wakal-taneee ilaa naf-see a'jaz-tu a'n-haa

9.for if You entrust me to myself, I will be incapable before myself

وَلَمْ اُقِمْ مَا فِيهِ مَصْلَحَتُهَا،

wa lam uqim maa feehee mas'-lah'atuhaa

10.and fail to undertake that in which my best interest lies.

وَإنْ وَكَلْتَنِي إلَى خَلْقِكَ تَجَهَّمُونِي،

wa iw-wakal-taneee ilaa khal-qika tajah-hamoonee

11.If You entrust me to Your creatures, they will frown upon me,

وَإنْ أَلْجَأتَنِيْ إلَى قَرَابَتِي حَرَمُونِي،

wa in al-jaa-taneee ilaa qaraabatee h'aramoonee

12.and if You makest me resort to my kinsfolk, they will refuse to give to me;

وَإنْ أَعْطَوْا أَعْطَوْا قَلِيْلاً نَكِداً،

wa in aa'-t'aw-aaa aa'-t'aw-a qaleelan-nakidaa

13.if they give, they will give little and in bad temper,

وَمَنُّوا عَلَيَّ طَوِيلاً وَذَمُّوا كَثِيراً.

wa man-noo a'lay-ya t'aweelaw-wad'am-moo katheeraa

14.making me feel long obliged and blaming me much.

فَبِفَضْلِكَ أللَّهُمَّ فَأَغْنِنِي، وَبِعَظَمَتِكَ فَانْعَشنِي،

fabifaz''-likal-laahum-ma faagh-ninee wa bia'z'amatika faan-i'sh-nee

15.So through Your bounty, O God, free me from need, through Your mightiness, lift me up,

وَبِسَعَتِكَ فَابْسُطْ يَدِي، وَبِمَا عِنْدَكَ فَاكْفِنِي.

wa bisaa'tika fab-sut' yadee wa bimaa i'ndaka fak-finee

16.through Your boundless plenty, open my hand, and with that which is with You, suffice me!

أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ،

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

17.O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَخَلِّصْنِي مِنَ الْحَسَدِ، وَاحْصُرْنِي عَن الذُّنُوبِ،

wa khal-lis'-nee minal-h'asad wah'-s'ur-nee a'nid'-d'unoob

18.rid me of envy, encircle me against sins,

وَوَرِّعْنِي عَنِ الْمَحَارِمِ، وَلا تُجَرِّئْنِي عَلَى الْمَعَاصِي،

wa war-ria'-nee a'nil-mah'aarim wa laa tujar-ri-nee a'laal-maa'as'ee

19.make me abstain from things unlawful, give me not the boldness of disobedient acts,

وَاجْعَلْ هَوايَ عِنْدَكَ، وَرِضَايَ فِيمَا يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ مِنْكَ،

waj-a'l hawaaya i'ndaka wa riz''aaya feemaa yaridu a'lay-ya mink

20.assign me love for that which is with You and satisfaction with that which comes to me from You,

وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيْمَا رَزَقْتَنِي، وَفِيمَا خَوَّلْتَنِي،

wa baarik lee feemaa razaq-tanee wafeemaa khaw-wal-tanee

21.bless me in that which You providest me, that which You conferrest upon me,

وَفِيمَا أَنْعَمْتَ بِهِ عَلَيَّ، وَاجْعَلْنِي فِي كُلِّ حَالاَتِي

wa feemaaa an-a'm-ta bihee a'lay waj-a'l-nee fee kul-li h'aalaatee

22.and that through which You favourest me, and make me in all my states

مَحْفُوظَاً مَكْلُوءاً مَسْتُوراً مَمْنُوعاً مُعَاذاً مُجَاراً.

mah'-fooz'am-mak-looo-aa mas-tooram-mam-nooa'a mua'ad'am-mujaaraa

23.safeguarded, watched, covered, defended, given refuge, and granted sanctuary!

أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

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

24.O God, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَاقْضِ عَنِّي كُلّ مَا أَلْزَمْتَنِيهِ وَفَرَضْتَهُ عَلَيَّ لَكَ فِي وَجْه مِنْ وُجُوهِ طَاعَتِكَ،

waq-z''i a'n-nee kul-la maaa al-zam-taneehee wa faraz''-tahoo a'lay-ya laka fee waj-him-miw-wujoohee t'aaa'tik

25.and let me accomplish everything which You hast enjoined upon me or made obligatory for me toward You, in one of the ways of Your obedience,

أَوْ لِخَلْق مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَإنْ ضَعُفَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ بَدَنِي، وَوَهَنَتْ عَنْهُ قُـوَّتِي،

aw likhal-qim-min khal-qik wa in z''au'fa a'n d'alika badanee wa wahanat a'n-hoo qoo-watee

26.or toward one of Your creatures, though my body be too frail for that, my strength too feeble,

وَلَمْ تَنَلْهُ مَقْدِرَتِي، وَلَمْ يَسَعْهُ مَالِي وَلاَ ذَاتُ يَدِي، ذَكَرْتُهُ أَوْ نَسِيتُهُ

wa lam tanal-hoo maq-duratee wa lam yasaa'-hoo maalee wa laa d'aatu yadee d'akar-tuhooo aw naseetuh

27.my power not able to reach it, and my possessions and what my hand owns not encompass it, and whether I have remembered it or forgotten it.

هُوَ يَا رَبِّ مِمَّا قَدْ أَحْصَيْتَهُ عَلَيَّ وَأَغْفَلْتُهُ أَنَا مِنْ نَفْسِي،

huwa yaa rab-bi mim-maa qad ah'-s'ay-tahoo a'lay wa agh-fal-tuhooo ana min-naf-see

28.It, my Lord, is among that which You hast counted against me while I have been heedless of it in myself.

فَأَدِّهِ عَنِّي مِنْ جَزِيْلِ عَطِيَّتِكَ وَكَثِيرِ مَا عِنْدَكَ،

faad-dihee a'n-nee min jazeeli a't'ee-yatika wa kabeeri maa i'ndaka

29.Let me perform it through Your plentiful giving and the abundance which is with You

فَإنَّكَ وَاسِعٌ كَرِيمٌ حَتَّى لاَ يَبْقَى عَلَيَّ شَيْ مِنْهُ

fa in-naka waasiu'n kareemun h'at-taa laa yab-qaa a'lay-ya shay-um min-hoo

30.- for You art Boundless, Generous - so that nothing of it may remain against me,

تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُقَاصَّنِي بِهِ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِي،

tureedu an tuqaaas'-s'anee bihee min h'asanaatee

31.lest You wouldst wish to settle accounts for it from my good deeds

أَوْ تُضَاعِفَ بِهِ مِنْ سَيِّئاتِي يَوْمَ أَلْقَاكَ يَا رَبِّ.

aw tuz''aai'fa bihee min say-yi-aatee yaw-ma al-qaaka yaa rab

32.or to compound my evil deeds on the day I meet You, my Lord!

أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

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

33.O God, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَارْزُقْنِي الرَّغْبَةَ فِي الْعَمَـلِ لَكَ لآخِـرَتِي،

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

34.and provide me with desire to serve You for the sake of my state in the hereafter,

حَتَّى أَعْرِفَ صِدْقَ ذلِكَ مِنْ قَلْبِي،

war-zuq-neer-ragh-bata fil-a'mali laka liakhiratee

35.such that I know the truthfulness of that [desire] in my heart,

وَحَتَّى يَكُونَ الْغَالِبُ عَلَيَّ الزُّهْدُ فِي دُنْيَايَ،

wa h'at-taa yakoonal-ghaalibu a'lay-yaz-zuh-da fee dunyaay

36.be dominated by renunciation while in this world,

وَحَتَّى أَعْمَلَ الْحَسَنَاتِ شَوْقاً،

wa h'at-taaa aa'-malal-h'asanaati shaw-qaa

37.do good deeds with yearning,

وَآمَنَ مِنَ السَّيِّئاتِ فَرَقاً وَخَوْفاً،

wa aaamana minas-say-yi-aati faraqaw-wakhaw-faa

38.and remain secure from evil deeds in fright and fear!

وَهَبْ لِي نُوراً أَمْشِي بِهِ فِي النَّاسِ، وَأَهْتَدِي بِهِ فِي الظُّلُماتِ،

wa hab lee noorana am-shee bihee fin-naas wa ah-tadee bihee feez'-z'ulumaat

39.And give me 'a light whereby I may walk among the people' (ref.6:122), be guided in the shadows,

وَأَسْتَضِيءُ بِهِ مِنَ الشَّكِّ وَالشُّبُهَـاتِ .

wa as-taz''ee-u bihee minash-shak-ki wash-shubuhaat

40.and seek illumination in doubt and uncertainty!

اللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

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

41.O God, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَارْزُقْنِي خَوْفَ غَمِّ الْوَعِيْـدِ،

war-zuq-nee khaw-fa gham-mil-wae'ed

42.and provide me with fear of the threatened gloom

وَشَوْقَ ثَوَابِ الْمَوْعُودِ حَتَّى أَجِدَ لَذَّةَ مَا أَدْعُوكَ لَهُ،

wa shaw-qa thawaabil-maw-u'wdi h'at-taa ajida lad'-d'ata maaa ad-u'wka lah

43.and yearning for the promised reward, such that I may find the pleasure of that for which I supplicate You

وَكَأْبَةَ مَا أَسْتَجِيرُ بِكَ مِنْهُ.

wa kaa-bata maaa as-tajeeru bika min-h

44.and the sorrow of that from which I seek sanctuary in You!

أللَّهُمَّ قَـدْ تَعْلَمُ مَا يُصْلِحُنِي مِنْ أَمْرِ دُنْيَايَ وَآخِـرَتِي،

al-laahum-ma qad t-taa'-lamu maa yus'-lih'unee min am-ri dunyaaya wa aaakhiratee

45.O God, You knowest what will set my affairs right in this world and the next,

فَكُنْ بِحَوَائِجِيْ حَفِيّاً.

fakum-bih'awaaa-ijee h'afee-yaa

46.so be ever gracious toward my needs!

أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِ مُحَمَّد

al-laahum-ma s'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-waaali muh'am-mad

47.O God, bless Muhammad and Muhammad's Household

وَارْزُقْنِي الْحَقَّ عِنْدَ تَقْصِيرِي فِي الشُّكْرِ لَكَ

war-zuq-neel-h'aq-qa i'nda taq-s'eeree feesh-shuk-ri laka

48.and provide me with what is Your right when I fall short in thanking You

بِمَا أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ فِي اليُسـرِ وَالْعُسْرِ وَالصِّحَّـةِ وَالسَّقَمِ

bimaaa an-a'm-ta a'lay-ya feel-yus-ri wal-u's-r was'-s'ih'-h'ati was-saqam

49.for that through which You hast favoured me in ease and difficulty, health and sickness,

حَتَّى أَتَعَرَّفَ مِنْ نَفْسِي رَوْحَ الرِّضَا

h'at-taaa ataa'r-rafa min-naf-see raw-h'ar-riz''aa

50.such that I may come to know in myself repose in satisfaction

وَطُمَأنِينَةَ النَّفْسِ مِنِّي بِمَا يَجِبُ لَكَ فِيمَا يَحْدُثُ

wa t'umaa-neenatan-naf-si min-nee bimaa yajibu lak feemaa yah'-duthu

51.and serenity of soul in that which You hast made incumbent upon me

فِي حَالِ الْخَوْفِ وَالاَمْنِ،

fee h'aali al-khaw-fi wal-am-n

52.in whatever states may occur: fear and security,

وَالرِّضَا وَالسُّخْطِ، وَالضَّرِّ وَالنَّفْعِ.

war-riz''aa was-sukh-t' waz''-z''ur-ri wan-naf-a'

53.satisfaction and displeasure, loss and gain!

أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

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

54.O God, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَارْزُقْنِي سَلاَمَةَ الصَّدْرِ مِنَ الْحَسَدِ

war-zuq-nee salaamatas'-s'ad-ri minal-h'asad

55.and provide me with a breast safe from envy,

حَتَّى لاَ أَحْسُدَ أَحَداً مِنْ خَلْقِكَ عَلَى شَيْء مِنْ فَضْلِكَ،

h'at-taa laaa ah'-suda ah'adam-min khal-qika a'laa shay-im-min faz''-lik

56.such that I envy none of Your creatures and in anything of Your bounty

وَحَتَّى لاَ أَرى نِعْمَـةً مِنْ نِعَمِـكَ عَلَى أَحَد مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

wa h'at-taa laaa araa nia'-matam-min-nia'mika a'laaa ah'adim-min khal-qika

57.and such that I see none of Your favours toward any of Your creatures

فِي دِيْن أَوْ دُنْيا، أَوْ عَافِيَة أَوْ تَقْوَى،

fee deenin aw dunyaa aw a'afeeatin aw taq-waa

58.in religion or this world, well-being or reverential fear,

أَوْ سَعَة أَوْ رَخاء، إلاّ رَجَوْتُ لِنَفْسِي أَفْضَلَ ذلِكَ،

aw saa'tin aw rakhaaa- il-laa rajaw-tu linaf-seee af-z''ala d'alika

59.plenty or ease, without hoping for myself better than it

بِكَ وَمِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ.

bika wa minka wah'-daka laa shareeka lak

60.through and from You alone, who hast no associate!

أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّـد وَآلِـهِ

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

61.O God, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَارْزُقْنِي التَّحَفُّظَ مِن الْخَطَايَا،

war-zuq-nee at-tah'af-fuz'a minal-khat'aayaa

62.and provide me with caution against offenses

وَالاحْتِرَاسَ مِنَ الزَّلَلِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ،

walih'-tiraasa minaz-zalali fid-dunyaa wal-aaakhirah

63.and wariness against slips in this world and the next

فِي حَالِ الرِّضَا وَالْغَضَبِ،

fee h'aalir-riz''aa wal-ghaz''ab

64.in the state of satisfaction and wrath,

حَتَّى أكُونَ بِمَا يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ مِنْهُمَا بِمَنْزِلَة سَوَاء،

h'at-taaa akoona bimaa yaridu a'lay-ya min-humaa bimanzilatin sawaaa

65.such that I may remain indifferent toward that which enters upon me from the two states,

عَامِلاً بِطَاعَتِكَ مُؤْثِراً لِرِضَاكَ عَلَى مَا سِوَاهُمَا فِي الأَوْلِياءِ وَالأعْدَاءِ

a'amilam-bit'aaa'tika moo-thiral-liriz''aaka a'laa maa siwaahumaa fil-aw-leeaaa-i wal-aa'-daaa-i

66.work toward Your obedience, and prefer it and Your good pleasure over all else in both friends and enemies.

حَتّى يَأْمَنَ عَدُوِّي مِنْ ظُلْمِي وَجَوْرِي،

h'at-taa yaa-mana a'doo-wee min z'ul-mee wa jaw-ree

67.Then my enemy may stay secure from my wrongdoing and injustice

وَيَيْأَسَ وَلِيِّي مِنْ مَيْلِي وَانْحِطَاطِ هَوَايَ،

wa yay-ssa wa lee-yee mim-may-lee wa an-h'it'aat'i hawaay

68.and my friend may despair of my inclination and the bent of my affection.

وَاجْعَلنِي مِمَّنْ يَدْعُوكَ مُخْلِصاً في الرَّخَاءِ

waj-a'l-nee mim-may-yad-u'wka mukh-lis'ana fir-rakhaaa-i

69.Make me one of those who supplicate You with sincerity in ease

دُعَـاءَ الْمُخْلِصِينَ الْمُضْطَرِّينَ لَـكَ فِي الدُّعَاءِ

dua'aa-al-mukh-lis'eenal-muz''-t'ar-reena laka fid-dua'aa-i

70.with the supplication of those who supplicate You with sincerity in distress!

إنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجيدٌ .

in-naka h'ameedum-majeed

71.Verily You art Praiseworthy, Glorious.