Sahifa Sajjadiya 5: For Himself and His Special People

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ،

Ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ālihi,

Send blessings upon Muḥammad and his family,

وَاحْجُبْنَا عَنِ الْإِلْحَادِ فِي عَظَمَتِكَ.

Waḥjubnā ʿani al-ilḥādi fī ʿaẓamatika.

And shield us from disbelief in Your greatness.

وَيَا مَنْ لا تَنْتَهِي مُدَّةُ مُلْكِهِ،

Wa yā man lā tantahī muddata mulkihi,

And O You whose reign never ends,

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ،

Ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ālihi,

Send blessings upon Muḥammad and his family,

وَأَعْتِقْ رِقَابَنَا مِنْ نَقِمَتِكَ.

Wa aʿtiq riqābanā min naqimatika.

And liberate our necks from Your punishment.

وَيَا مَنْ لا تَفْنَى خَزَائِنُ رَحْمَتِهِ،

Wa yā man lā tafnā khazāʾinu raḥmatihi,

And O You whose treasures of mercy never perish,

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ،

Ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ālihi,

Send blessings upon Muḥammad and his family,

وَاجْعَلْ لَنَا نَصِيبًا فِي رَحْمَتِكَ.

Wa ajʿal lanā naṣīban fī raḥmatika.

And grant us a share in Your mercy.

وَيَا مَنْ تَنْقَطِعُ دُونَ رُؤْيَتِهِ الْأَبْصَارُ،

Wa yā man tanqaṭiʿu dūna ruʾyatihi al-abṣāru,

And O You in whose sight all vision ceases,

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ،

Ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ālihi,

Send blessings upon Muḥammad and his family,

وَأَدْنِنَا إِلَى قُرْبِكَ.

Wa adninā ilā qurbika.

And bring us closer to You.

وَيَا مَنْ تَصْغُرُ عِنْدَ خَطَرِهِ الْأَخْطَارُ،

Wa yā man taṣghuru ʿinda khaṭarihi al-akhṭāru,

And O You before whose danger all dangers shrink,

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ،

Ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ālihi,

Send blessings upon Muḥammad and his family,

وَكَرِّمْنَا عَلَيْكَ.

Wa karrimnā ʿalayka.

And honor us through You.

وَيَا مَنْ تَظْهَرُ عِنْدَهُ بَوَاطِنُ الْأَخْبَارِ،

Wa yā man taẓharu ʿindahu bawāṭinu al-akhbār,

And O You before whom all hidden truths appear,

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ،

Ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ālihi,

Send blessings upon Muḥammad and his family,

وَلَا تَفْضَحْنَا لَدَيْكَ.

Wa lā tafḍaḥnā ladayka.

And do not disgrace us before You.

اللَّهُمَّ أَغْنِنَا عَنْ هِبَةِ الْوَهَّابِينَ بِهِبَتِكَ،

Allāhumma aghninā ʿan hibati al-wahhābīn bihibatika,

O Allah, enrich us without needing the gift of the generous by Your gift,

وَاكْفِنَا وَحْشَةَ الْقَاطِعِينَ بِصِلَتِكَ،

Wa akfinā waḥshata al-qāṭiʿīna biṣilatika,

And suffice us from the loneliness caused by those who sever ties with Your connection,

حَتَّى لَا نَرْغَبَ إِلَى أَحَدٍ مَعَ بَذْلِكَ،

Ḥattā lā narghaba ilā aḥadin maʿa bazlika,

So that we desire no one besides You despite our giving,

وَلَا نَسْتَوْحِشَ مِنْ أَحَدٍ مَعَ فَضْلِكَ.

Wa lā nastawḥish min aḥadin maʿa faḍlika.

And we do not feel forsaken by anyone with Your grace.

اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

Allāhumma faṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ālihi

O Allah, so send blessings on Muḥammad and his family,

وَكِدْ لَنَا وَلَا تَكِدْ عَلَيْنَا،

Wa kid lanā wa lā takid ʿalaynā,

And plan for us and do not plot against us,

وَامْكُرْ لَنَا وَلَا تَمْكُرْ بِنَا،

Wa amkur lanā wa lā tamkur binā,

And schemingly help us and do not scheme against us,

وَأَدِلْ لَنَا وَلَا تُدِلَّ مِنَّا.

Wa adil lanā wa lā tudill minnā.

And guide us and do not mislead us.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ،

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ālihi,

O Allah, send blessings upon Muḥammad and his family,

وَقِنَا مِنْكَ، وَاحْفَظْنَا بِكَ، وَاهْدِنَا إِلَيْكَ،

Wa qinā minka, waḥfaẓnā bika, wa ahdinā ilayka,

Protect us from You, guard us through You, and guide us to You,

وَلَا تُبَاعِدْنَا عَنْكَ إِنَّ مَنْ تَقِهِ يَسْلَمُ،

Wa lā tubāʿidnā ʿanka inna man taqīhi yaslamu,

And do not distance us from You; indeed, whoever fears You is safe,

وَمَنْ تَهْدِهِ يَعْلَمُ، وَمَنْ تُقَرِّبُهُ إِلَيْكَ يَغْنَمُ.

Wa man tahdihi yaʿlamu, wa man tuqarribuhu ilayka yaghnamu.

And whoever You guide knows, and whoever You bring near to You profits.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ālihi

O Allah, send blessings on Muḥammad and his family,

وَاكْفِنَا حَدَّ نَوَائِبِ الزَّمَانِ،

Wa akfinā ḥadda nawāʾibi az-zamān,

And protect us from the calamities of time,

وَشَرَّ مَصَائِدِ الشَّيْطَانِ وَمَرَارَةَ صَوْلَةِ السُّلْطَانِ.

Wa sharra maṣāʾidi ash-shayṭān wa marārata ṣawlatis-sulṭān.

And the evil traps of Satan and the bitterness of the ruler’s oppression.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّمَا يَكْتَفِي الْمُكْتَفُونَ بِفَضْلِ

Allāhumma innamā yaktafī al-muktafūna bi faḍli,

O Allah, indeed, those who suffice suffice only by the grace

قُوَّتِكَ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ، وَاكْفِنَا

Quwwatika faṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ālihi, wa akfinā,

Of Your strength. So bless Muḥammad and his family, and suffice us,

وَإِنَّمَا يُعْطِي الْمُعْطُونَ مِنْ فَضْلِ جِدَّتِكَ

Wa innamā yuʿṭī al-muʿṭūna min faḍli jiddatika,

And indeed, those who give do so from the abundance of Your generosity,

فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَأعْطِنَا

Faṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ālihi wa aʿṭinā,

So send blessings on Muḥammad and his family and grant us,

وَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِي الْمُهْتَدُونَ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ

Wa innamā yahtadī al-muhtadūna bi nūri wajhika,

And indeed, those who are guided are guided by the light of Your Face,

فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَاهْدِنَا.

Faṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ālihi wa ahdinā.

So send blessings on Muḥammad and his family and guide us.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ مَنْ وَلَّيْتَ لَمْ يَضُرَّهُ خِذْلَانُ الْخَاذِلِينَ،

Allāhumma innaka man wallayta lam yaḍurrhu khiḏlānu al-khāḏilīn,

O Allah, surely whoever You befriend, the abandoning of the traitors harms him not,

وَمَنْ أَعْطَيْتَ لَمْ يَنْقُصْهُ مَنْعُ الْمَانِعِينَ،

Wa man aʿṭayta lam yanquṣhu manʿu al-māniʿīn,

And whoever You grant, the denial of the deniers decreases him not,

وَمَنْ هَدَيْتَ لَمْ يُغْوِهِ إِضْلَالُ الْمُضِلِّينَ.

Wa man hadayta lam yughwihi iḍlālu al-muḍillīn,

And whoever You guide, the misguidance of the misleaders misleads him not.

فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ، وَامْنَعْنَا بِعِزَّكَ، مِنْ عِبَادِكَ

Faṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ālihi, wa amnaʿnā bi ʿizzika min ʿibādika,

So send blessings on Muḥammad and his family, and protect us by Your glory from Your servants,

وَأَغْنِنَا عَنْ غَيْرِكَ بِإِرْفَادِكَ،

Wa aghninā ʿan ghayrika bi irfādika,

And enrich us besides anyone else by Your aid,

وَاسْلُكْ بِنَا سَبِيلَ الْحَقِّ بِإِرْشَادِكَ.

Wa asluk binā sabīla al-ḥaqqi bi irshādika.

And guide us on the path of truth by Your guidance.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَاجْعَلْ سَلاَمَةَ قُلُوبِنَا

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ālihi wa-jʿal salāmata qulūbinā,

O Allah, send blessings on Muḥammad and his family and make the safety of our hearts

فِي ذِكْرِ عَظَمَتِكَ وَفَرَاغَ أَبْدَانِنَا فِي شُكْرِ نِعْمَتِكَ

Fī dhikri ʿaẓamatika wa farāgha abdaninā fī shukri niʿmatika,

In the remembrance of Your greatness and the emptiness of our bodies in gratitude for Your blessings,

وَانطِلاقَ أَلْسِنَتِنَا فِي وَصْفِ مِنَّتِكَ.

Wa inṭilāqa alsinatinā fī waṣfi minnatikā.

And the release of our tongues in praising Your favor.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ālihi

O Allah, send blessings on Muḥammad and his family

وَاجْعَلْنَا مِنْ دُعَاتِكَ الدَّاعِينَ إِلَيْكَ،

Wa jʿalnā min duʿātika ad-dāʿīn ilayka,

And make us among those who call to You,

وَهُدَاتِكَ الدَّالِّينَ عَلَيْكَ،

Wa hudātika ad-dāllīn ʿalayka,

And Your guides who lead to You,

وَمِنْ خَاصَّتِكَ الْخَاصِّينَ لَدَيْكَ،

Wa min khāṣṣatika al-khāṣṣīn ladayka,

And from Your chosen, the special ones near You,

يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.

Yā arḥama ar-rāḥimīn.

O Most Merciful of the merciful.

يامَنْ لاتَنْقَضِي عَجَائِبُ عَظَمَتِهِ،

yaa mal-laa tanqaz''ee? a'jaaa-ibu a'z'amatih

1.O He the wonders of whose mightiness will never end!

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ،

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

2.Bless Muhammad and his Household

وَاحْجُبْنَا عَنِ الالْحَادِ فِي عَظَمَتِكَ.

wa ah'-jub-naa a'nil-il-h'aadi fee a'z'amatik

3.and prevent us from deviation concerning Your mightiness!

وَيَا مَنْ لاَ تَنْتَهِي مُدَّةُ مُلْكِهِ،

wa yaa mal-laa tantahee mud-datu mul-kih

4.O He the term of whose kingdom will never cease!

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ،

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

5.Bless Muhammad and his Household

وَأَعْتِقْ رِقَابَنَا مِنْ نَقِمَتِك.

wa aa'-tiq riqaabanaa min-naqimatik

6.and release our necks from Your vengeance!

وَيَا مَنْ لا تَفْنَى خَزَائِنُ رَحْمَتِهِ،

wa yaa mal-laa taf-naa khazaaa-inu rah'-matih

7.O He the treasuries of whose mercy will never be exhausted!

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ،

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

8.Bless Muhammad and his Household

وَاجْعَلْ لَنا نَصِيباً فِي رَحْمَتِكَ.

waj-a'l-lanaa nas'eebaa fee rah'-matik

9.and appoint for us a portion of Your mercy!

وَيَا مَنْ تَنْقَطِعُ دُونَ رُؤْيَتِهِ الابْصَارُ،

wa yaa man tanqat'iu' doona roo-yatihil-ab-s'aar

10.O He whom eyes fall short of seeing!

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ،

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

11.Bless Muhammad and his Household

وَأَدْنِنَا إلَى قُرْبِكَ.

wa ad-ninaaa ilaa qur-bik

12.and bring us close to Your nearness!

وَيَا مَنْ تَصْغُرُ عِنْدَ خَطَرِهِ الاخْطَارُ،

wa yaa man tas'-ghuru i'nda khat'arihil-akh-t'aar

13.O He before whose greatness all great things are small!

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ،

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

14.Bless Muhammad and his Household

وَكَرِّمْنَا عَلَيْكَ.

wa kar-rim-naa a'lay-k

15.and give us honour with You!

وَيَا مَنْ تَظْهَرُ عِنْدَهُ بَوَاطِنُ الاخْبَارِ،

wa yaa man taz'-haru i'ndahoo bawaat'inul-akh-baar

16.O He to whom all hidden tidings are manifest!

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ،

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

17.Bless Muhammad and his Household

وَلاَ تَفْضَحْنَا لَدَيْكَ.

wa laa taf-z''ah'-naa laday-k

18.and expose us not before You!

اللَّهُمَّ أَغْنِنَا عَنْ هِبَةِ الْوَهّابِيْنَ بِهِبَتِكَ،

al-laahum-ma agh-ninaa a'n hibatil-wah-haabeena bihibatik

19.O God, remove our need for the gifts of the givers through Your gift,

وَاكْفِنَا وَحْشَةَ الْقَاطِعِين بِصِلَتِكَ ،

wa ak-finaa wah'-shatal-qaat'ie'ena bis'ilatik

20.spare us the loneliness of those who break off through Your joining,

حَتّى لا نَرْغَبَ إلَى أحَد مَعَ بَذْلِكَ،

h'at-taa laa nar-ghaba ilaaa ah'adim-maa' bad'-lik

21.that we may beseech no one along with Your free giving,

وَلاَ نَسْتَوْحِشَ مِنْ أحَد مَعَ فَضْلِكَ

wa laa nas-taw-h'isha min ah'adim-ma'aa faz'-lik

22.that we may feel lonely at no one's absence along with Your bounty!

اللهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

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

23.O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَكِدْ لَنَا وَلا تَكِدْ عَلَيْنَا،

wa kid lanaa wa laa takid a'lay-naa

24.scheme for us, not against us,

وَامْكُرْ لَنَا وَلاَ تَمْكُرْ بنَا،

wa am-kur lanaa wa laa tam-kur binaa

25.devise to our benefit, not to our loss,

وَأدِلْ لَنَا وَلاَ تُدِلْ مِنّا.

wa adil-lanaa wa laa tudil min-naa

26.give the turn to prevail to us, not to others!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ،

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

27.O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَقِنَا مِنْكَ، وَاحْفَظْنَا بِكَ، وَاهْدِنَا إلَيْكَ،

wa qinaa mink wa ah'-faz'-naa bik wa ah-dinaaa ilay-k

28.protect us from Yourself, safeguard us through Yourself, guide us to Yourself,

وَلاَ تُبَاعِدْنَا عَنْكَ إنّ مَنْ تَقِهِ يَسْلَمْ،

wa laa tubaai'd-naa a'nk in-na man taqihee yas-lam-

29.and take us not far from Yourself! he whom You protectest stays safe,

وَمَنْ تَهْدِهِ يَعْلَمْ، وَمَنْ تُقَرِّبُهُ إلَيْكَ يَغْنَمْ.

wa man tah-dihee yaa'-lam- wa man tuqar-rib-hooo ilay-ka yagh-nam-

30.he whom You guidest knows, and he whom You bringest near Yourself takes the spoils.

الّهُمَّ 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

وَاكْفِنَا حَدَّ نَوائِبِ الزَّمَانِ،

wa ak-finaa h'ad-da nawaaa-ibiz-zamaan

32.and spare us the cutting edge of time's turning changes,

وَشَرَّ مَصَائِدِ الشّيطانِ وَمَرَارَةَ صَوْلَةِ السُّلْطَانِ.

wa shar-ra mas'aaa-idish-shay-t'aan wa maraarata s'aw-latis-sul-t'aan

33.the evil of Satan's snares, and the bitterness of the sovereign's aggression!

اللّهُمَّ إنَّما يَكْتَفِي الْمُكْتَفُونَ بِفَضْـل

al-laahum-ma in-namaa yak-tafeel-muk-tafoona bifaz'-li

34.O God, the spared are spared only through the bounty

قُوَّتِكَ فَصَلِّ عَلَى محَمَّد وَآلِهِ ،وَاكْفِنَا

qoo-watik fas'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalihee wak-finaa

35.of Your strength, so bless Muhammad and his Household, and spare us!

وَإنَّمَا يُعْطِي الْمُعْطُونَ مِنْ فَضْلِ جِدَتِكَ

wa in-namaa yua'-t'eel-mua'-t'oona min faz''-li jidatik

36.The givers give only through the bounty of Your wealth,

فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ و اعطنا

fas'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalihee wa aa'-t'inaa

37.so bless Muhammad and his Household and give to us!

وَإنمَا يَهْتَدِي الْمُهْتَدُونَ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ

wa in-namaa yah-tadeel-muh-tadoona binoori waj-hika

38.The guided are guided only by the light of Your face,

فَصَلِّ عَلَى محمّد وَآلِهِ وَاهْدِنَا .

fas'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalihee wah-dinaa

39.so bless Muhammad and his Household and guide us!

اللّهُمَّ إنّكَ مَنْ وَالَيْتَ لَمْ يَضْرُرْهُ خِذْلانُ الْخَاذِلِينَ،

al-laahum-ma in-nak maw-waalay-ta lam yaz''-rur-hoo khid'-laanul-khaad'ileen

40.O God, he whom You befriendest will not be injured by the abandonment of the abandoners,

وَمَنْ أعْطَيْتَ لَمْ يَنْقُصْهُ مَنْـعُ الْمَانِعِينَ،

wa man aa'-t'ay-ta lam yanqus'-hoo man-u'l-maanie'en

41.he to whom You givest will not be diminished by the withholding of the withholders,

وَمَنْ هَدَيْتَ لَمْ يُغْوِهِ إضْلاَلُ المُضِلِّيْنَ.

wa man haday-ta lam yugh-wiheee iz''-laalul-muz''il-leen

42.he whom You guidest will not be misled by the misguidance of the misguiders.

فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ، وَامْنَعْنَا بِعِزَّكَ، مِنْ عِبَادِكَ

fas'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalih wa am-naa'-naa bii'z-zika min i'baadik

43.So bless Muhammad and his Household, defend us from Your servants

وَأغْنِنَا عَنْ غَيْرِكَ بِإرْفَادِكَ

wa agh-ninaa a'n ghay-rika bir-faadik

44.through Your might, free us from need for other than You through Your support,

وَاسْلُكْ بِنَا سَبِيلَ الْحَقِّ بِـإرْشَادِكَ.

was-luk binaa sabeelal-h'aq-qi biir-shaadik

45.and make us travel the path of the Truth through Your right guidance!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِـهِ وَاجْعَلْ سَلاَمَةَ قُلُوبِنَا

al-laahum-ma s'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalih waj-a'l- salaamata quloobinaa

46.O God, bless Muhammad and his Household and put the soundness of our hearts

فِي ذِكْرِ عَظَمَتِكَ وَفَرَاغَ أبْدَانِنَا فِي شُكْرِ نِعْمَتِكَ

fee d'ik-ri a'z'amatik wa faraagha ab-daaninaa fee shuk-ri nia'-matik

47.into the remembrance of Your mightiness, the idleness of our bodies into giving thanks for Your favour,

وَانْطِلاَقَ أَلْسِنَتِنَا فِي وَصْفِ مِنَّتِكَ.

want'ilaaqa al-sinatinaa fee was'-fi min-natik

48.and the flow of our tongues into the description of Your kindness!

أللَهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

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

49.O God, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَاجْعَلْنَا مِنْ دُعَاتِكَ الدّاعِينَ إلَيْكَ

min dua'atikad-daae'ena ilay-k

50.and make us one of Your summoners who summon to You,

وَهُدَاتِكَ الدَّالّينَ عَلَيْكَ

wa hudaatikad-daaal-leena a'lay-k

51.Your guiders who direct to You,

وَمِنْ خَاصَّتِكَ الْخَاصِّينَ لَدَيْكَ

wa min khaaas'-s'atikal-khaaas'-s'eena laday-k

52.and Your special friends whom You hast singled out!

يَا أرْحَمَ ألرَّاحِمِينَ .

yaaa ar-h'amar-raah'imeen

53.O Most Merciful of the merciful!