الصحيفة السجادية - 3
Sahifa Sajjadiya 3: Blessings on Bearers of the Throne
60 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 وَحَمَلَةُ عَرْشِكَ الَّذِينَ لا يَفْتُرُونَ مِنْ تَسْبِيحِكَ،
1O God, as for the Bearers of Your Throne, who never flag in glorifying You,
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وَلا يَسْـأَمُـونَ مِنْ تَقْـدِيْسِكَ،
2never become weary of calling You holy,
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وَلا يَسْتَحسِرُونَ مِنْ عِبَادَتِكَ،
3never tire of worshipping You,
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وَلاَ يُؤْثِرُونَ التَّقْصِيرَ عَلَى الْجِدِّ فِي أَمْرِكَ،
4never prefer curtailment over diligence in Your command,
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وَلا يَغْفُلُونَ عَنِ الْوَلَهِ إلَيْكَ.
5and are never heedless of passionate love for You;
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وَإسْرافِيْلُ صَاحِبُ الصُّوْرِ، الشَّاخِصُ الَّذِي يَنْتَظِرُ
6Seraphiel, the Owner of the Trumpet, fixed in his gaze, awaiting
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مِنْكَ الاذْنَ وَحُلُولَ الامْرِ، فَيُنَبِّهُ بِالنَّفْخَةِ
7Your permission and the descent of the Command, that he may arouse through the Blast
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صَرْعى رَهَائِنِ الْقُبُورِ. وَمِيكَآئِيلُ ذُو الْجَاهِ عِنْدَكَ،
8the hostages thrown down in the graves; Michael, possessor of standing with You
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وَالْمَكَانِ الرَّفِيعِ مِنْ طَاعَتِكَ.
9and a raised up place in Your obedience;
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وَجِبْريلُ الامِينُ عَلَى وَحْيِكَ،
10Gabriel, entrusted with Your revelation,
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الْمُطَاعُ فِي أَهْلِ سَمَاوَاتِكَ،
11obeyed by the inhabitants of Your heavens,
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الْمَكِينُ لَدَيْكَ، الْمُقَرَّبُ عِنْدَكَ،
12distinguished in Your Presence, brought nigh to You;
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وَالرُّوحُ الَّذِي هُوَ عَلَى مَلائِكَةِ الْحُجُبِ،
13the spirit who is over the angels of the veils;
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وَالرُّوحُ الَّذِي هُوَ مِنْ أَمْرِكَ.
14and the spirit who is of Your command -
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أَللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عليهم وَعَلَى الْمَلاَئِكَـةِ
15O God! bless them and the angels below them:
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الَّـذِينَ مِنْ دُونِهِمْ مِنْ سُكَّـانِ سَمَاوَاتِكَ
16the residents in Your heavens,
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وَأَهْلِ الامَانَةِ عَلَى رِسَالاَتِكَ،
17those entrusted with Your messages,
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وَالَّذِينَ لا تَدْخُلُهُمْ سَأْمَةٌ مِنْ دؤُوب ،
18those who become not wearied by perseverance,
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وَلاَ إعْيَاءٌ مِنْ لُغُوب وَلاَ فُتُورٌ،
19or exhausted and flagged by toil,
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وَلاَ تَشْغَلُهُمْ عَنْ تَسْبِيحِكَ الشَّهَوَاتُ،
20whom passions distract not from glorifying You,
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وَلا يَقْطَعُهُمْ عَنْ تَعْظِيمِكَ سَهْوُ الْغَفَـلاَتِ،
21and whose magnification of You is never cut off by the inattention of heedless moments;
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الْخُشَّعُ الابْصارِ فلا يَرُومُونَ النَّظَرَ إلَيْكَ ،
22their eyes lowered, they do not attempt to look at You;
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النَّواكِسُ الاذْقانِ الَّذِينَ قَدْ طَالَتْ رَغْبَتُهُمْ فِيمَا لَدَيْكَ
23their chins bowed, they have long desired what is with You;
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الْمُسْتَهْتِرُونَ بِذِكْرِ آلائِكَ
24unrestrained in mentioning Your boons,
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وَالْمُتَوَاضِعُونَ دُونَ عَظَمَتِكَ وَجَلاَلِ كِبْرِيآئِكَ
25they remain humble before Your mightiness and the majesty of Your magnificence;
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وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ إذَا نَظَرُوا إلَى جَهَنَّمَ تَزْفِرُ عَلَى أَهْلِ مَعْصِيَتِكَ:
26those who say when they look upon Gehenna roaring over the people who disobeyed You:
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سُبْحَانَكَ مَا عَبَدْنَاكَ حَقَّ عِبَـادَتِكَ.
27'Glory be to You, we have not worshipped You with the worship You deservest!'
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فَصَـلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ وَعَلَى الرَّوْحَانِيِّينَ مِنْ مَلائِكَتِكَ،
28Bless them, and Your angels who are the Reposeful,
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وَ أهْلِ الزُّلْفَةِ عِنْدَكَ، وَحُمَّالِ الْغَيْبِ إلى رُسُلِكَ،
29those of proximity to You, those who carry the unseen to Your messengers,
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وَالْمُؤْتَمَنِينَ على وَحْيِكَ وَقَبائِلِ الْمَلائِكَةِ الَّذِينَ اخْتَصَصْتَهُمْ لِنَفْسِكَ،
30those entrusted with Your revelation, the tribes of angels whom You hast singled out for Yourself,
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وَأَغْنَيْتَهُمْ عَنِ الطَّعَامِ والشَّرَابِ بِتَقْدِيْسِكَ،
31freed from need for food and drink by their calling You holy,
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وَأسْكَنْتَهُمْ بُطُونَ أطْبَـاقِ سَمَاوَاتِكَ،
32and made to dwell inside Your heavens' layers,
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وَالّذينَ عَلَى أرْجَآئِهَا إذَا نَزَلَ الامْرُ بِتَمَامِ وَعْدِكَ،
33those who will stand upon the heavens' borders when the Command descends to complete Your promise,
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وَخزّانِ الْمَطَرِ وَزَوَاجِرِ السَّحَابِ،
34the keepers of the rain, the drivers of the clouds,
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وَالّذِي بِصَوْتِ زَجْرِهِ يُسْمَعُ زَجَلُ ألرُّعُوْدِ،
35him at whose driving's sound is heard the rolling of thunder,
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وَإذَا سَبَحَتْ بِهِ حَفِيفَةُ السّحَـابِ الْتَمَعَتْ صَوَاعِقُ الْبُرُوقِ.
36and when the reverberating clouds swim before his driving, bolts of lightning flash;
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وَمُشَيِّعِيْ الْثَلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ. وَالْهَابِطِينَ مَعَ قَطْرِ الْمَطَر إَذَا نَزَلَ،
37the escorts of snow and hail, the descenders with the drops of rain when they fall,
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وَالْقُوَّامِ عَلَى خَزَائِنِ الرّيَاحِ،
38the watchers over the treasuries of the winds,
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وَ المُوَكَّلِينَ بِالجِبَالِ فَلا تَزُولُ.
39those charged with the mountains lest they disappear,
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وَالَّذِينَ عَرَّفْتَهُمْ مَثَاقِيلَ الْمِياهِ،
40those whom You hast taught the weights of the waters
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وَكَيْلَ مَا تَحْوِيهِ لَوَاعِجُ الامْطَارِ وَعَوَالِجُهَا،
41and the measures contained by torrents and masses of rain;
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وَرُسُلِكَ مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ إلَى أهْلِ الارْضِ بِمَكْرُوهِ مَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ الْبَلاءِ،
42the angels who are Your messengers to the people of the earth with the disliked affliction that comes down
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وَمَحْبُوبِ الرَّخَآءِ، والسَّفَرَةِ الْكِرَامِ اَلبَرَرَةِ،
43and the beloved ease; the devoted, noble scribes,
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وَالْحَفَظَةِ الْكِرَامِ الْكَاتِبِينَ، وَمَلَكِ الْمَوْتِ وَأعْوَانِهِ،
44the watchers, noble writers, the angel of death and his helpers,
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وَمُنْكَر وَنَكِير، وَرُومَانَ فَتَّانِ الْقُبُورِ،
45Munkar and Nakir, Rumaan, the tester in the graves,
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وَالطَّائِفِينَ بِالبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ، وَمَالِك،
46the circlers of the Inhabited House, Malik
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وَالْخَزَنَةِ، وَرُضْوَانَ، وَسَدَنَةِ الْجِنَانِ
47and the guardians, Ridwan and the gatekeepers of the gardens,
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وَالَّذِيْنَ لاَ يَعْصُوْنَ اللّهَ مَا أمَرَهُمْ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُؤْمَرُونَ.
48those who "disobey not God in What He commands them and do What they are commanded" (66:6);
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وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ: سَلاَمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِمَا صَبَرْتُمْ فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَى الـدّارِ.
49those who say, "Peace be upon you, for that you were patient - and fair is the Ultimate Abode" (13:24);
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والزّبانيةُ الذّينَ إذَا قِيْـلَ لَهُمْ: خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوْهُ
50the Zabaniya, who, when it is said to them, "take him, and fetter him,
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ثُمَّ الْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوْهُ ابْتَدَرُوهُ سِرَاعاً وَلَمْ يُنْظِرُوهُ.
51then roast him in hell" (69:30), hasten to accomplish it, nor do they give him any respite;
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وَمَنْ أوْهَمْنَا ذِكْرَهُ، وَلَمْ نَعْلَمْ مَكَانَهُ مِنْكَ،
52him whom we have failed to mention, not knowing his place with You,
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وَبأيِّ أمْر وَكَّلْتَهُ. وَسُكّانُ الْهَوَآءِ وَالارْضِ وَالمآءِ،
53nor with which command You hast charged him; and the residents in the air, the earth, and the water,
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وَمَنْ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ فَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ
54and those of them charged over the creatures; bless them
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يَوْمَ تَأْتي كُلُّ نَفْس مَعَهَا سَائِقٌ وَشَهِيدٌ،
55on the day when "every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness" (50:21),
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وَصَلّ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلاَةً تَزِيدُهُمْ كَرَامَةً عَلى كَرَامَتِهِمْ،
56and bless them with a blessing that will add honour to their honour
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وَطَهَارَةً عَلَى طَهَارَتِهِمْ
57and purity to their purity.
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اللّهُمَّ وَإذَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى مَلاَئِكَتِكَ وَرُسُلِكَ،
58O God, and when You blessest Your angels and Your messengers
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وَبَلَّغْتَهُمْ صَلاَتَنَا عَلَيْهِمْ، فَصَلِّ عَلَينا
59and You extendest our blessings to them, bless us
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بِمَا فَتَحْتَ لَنَا مِنْ حُسْنِ الْقَوْلِ فِيْهِمْ إنَّكَ جَوَاْدٌ كَرِيمٌ .
60through the good words about them which You hast opened up for us! You art Munificent, Generous.