Sahifa Sajjadiya 52: Supplication in Imploring God

يَا أَللهُ الَّذِي لاَ يَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ

Yā Allāhu l-ladhī lā yakhfā ‘alayh

O God, from Whom nothing is concealed

شَيْءٌ فِي الأَرْضِ وَلاَ فِي السَّمَآءِ،

shay’un fī l-arḍi wa-lā fī s-samā’,

in the earth nor in the heaven,

وَكَيْفَ يَخْفى عَلَيْكَ يَا إلهِي مَا أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَهُ؟

wa-kayfa yakhfā ‘alayka yā Ilāhī mā Anta khalaqtah?

And how can what You created be concealed from You, O my God?

وَكَيْفَ لاَ تُحْصِي مَا أَنْتَ صَنَعْتَهُ؟

wa-kayfa lā tuḥṣī mā Anta ṣana‘tah?

And how can You not enumerate what You have fashioned?

أَوْ كَيْفَ يَغِيبُ عَنْكَ مَا أَنْتَ تُدَبِّرُهُ؟

aw kayfa yaghību ‘anka mā Anta tudabbiruh?

Or how can what You administer be absent from You?

أَوْ كَيْفَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَهْرُبَ مِنْكَ مَنْ لاَ حَياةَ لَهُ إلاَّ بِرِزْقِكَ؟

aw kayfa yastaṭī‘u an yahruba minka man lā ḥayāta lahū illā bi-rizqik?

Or how can he who has no life except through Your provision be able to flee from You?

أَوْ كَيْفَ يَنْجُو مِنْكَ مَنْ لاَ مَذْهَبَ لَهُ فِي غَيْرِ مُلْكِكَ؟

aw kayfa yanjū minka man lā madhhaba lahū fī ghayri mulkik?

Or how can he escape from You who has no resort other than Your dominion?

سُبْحَانَكَ! أَخْشى خَلْقِكَ لَكَ أَعْلَمُهُمْ بِكَ،

Subḥānak! Akhshā khalqika lak a‘lamuhum bik,

Glory be to You! The most fearful of Your creation toward You is the one who knows You best,

وَأَخْضَعُهُمْ لَكَ أَعْمَلُهُمْ بِطَاعَتِكَ،

wa-akhḍa‘uhum lak a‘maluhum bi-ṭā‘atik,

and the most submissive of them to You is the one who acts most upon Your obedience,

وَأَهْوَنُهُمْ عَلَيْكَ مَنْ أَنْتَ تَرْزُقُهُ وَهُوَ يَعْبُدُ غَيْرَكَ،

wa-ahwanuhum ‘alayk man anta tarzuquhū wa-huwa ya‘budu ghayrak,

and the least significant of them to You is the one whom You provide for while he worships other than You.

سُبْحَانَكَ! لاَ يُنْقِصُ سُلْطَانَكَ مَنْ أَشْرَكَ بِكَ، وَكَذَّبَ رُسُلَكَ،

Subḥānak! Lā yunqiṣu sulṭānak man ashraka bik, wa-kadhdhabu rusulak,

Glory be to You! He who associates partners with You, and denies Your Messengers, does not diminish Your sovereignty,

وَلَيْسَ يَسْتَطِيعُ مَنْ كَرِهَ قَضَآءَكَ أَنْ يَرُدَّ أَمْرَكَ،

wa-laysa yastaṭī‘u man kariha qaḍā’ak an yarudda amrak,

and he who dislikes Your decree cannot repel Your command,

وَلاَ يَمْتَنِعُ مِنْكَ مَنْ كَذَّبَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ،

wa-lā yamtanu‘u minka man kadhdhaba bi-qudratik,

and he who denies Your power cannot withhold himself from You,

وَلاَ يَفُوتُكَ مَنْ عَبَدَ غَيْرَكَ،

wa-lā yafūtuka man ‘abada ghayrak,

and he who worships other than You will not escape You,

وَلاَ يُعَمَّرُ فِي الدُّنْيَا مَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَآءَكَ.

wa-lā yu‘ammaru fī d-dunyā man kariha liqā’ak.

and he who disliked meeting You will not be given long life in the world.

سُبْحَانَكَ! مَا أَعْظَمَ شَأْنَكَ، وَأَقْهَرَ سُلْطَانَكَ،

Subḥānak! Mā a‘ẓama sha’nak, wa-aqhara sulṭānak,

Glory be to You! How immense is Your dignity! And how overwhelming is Your sovereignty!

وَأَشَدَّ قُوَّتَكَ، وَأَنْفَذَ أَمْرَكَ!

wa-ashadda quwwatak, wa-anfadha amrak!

And how severe is Your power! And how penetrating is Your command!

سُبْحَانَكَ! قَضَيْتَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ الْمَوْتَ:

Subḥānak! Qaḍayta ‘alā jamī‘i khalqik al-mawt:

Glory be to You! You decreed death upon all Your creation:

مَنْ وَحَّدَكَ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ بِكَ،

man waḥḥadaka wa-man kafara bik,

both he who affirms Your oneness and he who disbelieves in You,

وَكُلٌّ ذَائِقُ المَوْتِ،

wa-kullun dhā’iqu l-mawt,

and everyone is a taster of death,

وَكُلٌّ صَائِرٌ إلَيْكَ، فَتَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ،

wa-kullun ṣā’irun ilayk, fa-tabārakta wa-ta‘ālayt,

and everyone is bound for You, so blessed and exalted are You!

لاَ إلهَ إلاَّ أَنْتَ، وَحْدَكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ، آمَنْتُ بِكَ،

Lā ilāha illā Ant, waḥdak lā sharīka lak, āmanutu bik,

There is no god but You, alone, without a partner, I believe in You,

وَصَدَّقْتُ رُسُلَكَ وَقَبِلْتُ كِتَابَكَ،

wa-ṣaddaqtu rusulak wa-qabiltu kitābak,

and I affirmed Your Messengers and accepted Your Book,

وَكَفَرْتُ بِكُلِّ مَعْبُود غَيْرِكَ،

wa-kafartu bi-kulli ma‘būdin ghayrik,

and I disbelieved in every deity other than You,

وَبَرِئْتُ مِمَّنْ عَبَدَ سِوَاكَ.

wa-bari’tu mimman ‘abada siwāk.

and I disassociated myself from whoever worshipped anything other than You.

أَللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أُصْبحُ وَأُمْسِي مُسْتَقِلاًّ لِعَمَلِي،

Allāhumm innī uṣbiḥu wa-umsī mustaqillan li-‘amalī,

O God, truly I begin my day and enter my evening regarding my deed as small (or insufficient),

مُعْتَرِفاً بِذَنْبِي، مُقِرَّاً بِخَطَايَايَ،

mu‘tarifan bi-dhanbī, muqirran bi-khaṭāyāy,

confessing my sin, acknowledging my mistakes,

أَنَا بِإسْرَافِي عَلَى نَفْسِي ذَلِيلٌ،

anā bi-isrāfī ‘alā nafsī dhalīl,

I am humiliated by my transgression against my soul,

عَمَلِي أَهْلَكَنِي، وَهَوَايَ أَرْدَانِي،

‘amalī ahlakanī, wa-hawāya ardānī,

My deed has destroyed me, and my caprice has led me to ruin,

وَشَهَوَاتِي حَرَمَتْنِي.

wa-shahawātī ḥaramatnī.

and my desires have deprived me.

فَأَسْأَلُكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ سُؤالَ مَنْ نَفْسُهُ لاَهِيَةٌ لِطُولِ أَمَلِهِ،

Fa-as’aluka yā Mawlāya su’āla man nafsūhū lāhiyatun li-ṭūli amalih,

So I ask You, O my Master, the asking of one whose soul is heedless due to the length of his hope,

وَبَدَنُهُ غَافِلٌ لِسُكُونِ عُرُوقِهِ،

wa-badanuhū ghāfilun li-sukūni ‘urūqih,

and whose body is neglectful due to the stillness of his veins,

وَقَلْبُهُ مَفْتُونٌ بِكَثْرَةِ النِّعَمِ عَلَيْهِ،

wa-qalbuhū maftūnun bi-kathratin-ni‘ami ‘alayh,

and whose heart is captivated by the abundance of blessings upon him,

وَفِكْرُهُ قَلِيلٌ لِمَا هُوَ صَائِرٌ إلَيْهِ،

wa-fikruhū qalīlun li-mā huwa ṣā’irun ilayh,

and whose thought is meager concerning what he is heading toward,

سُؤَالَ مَن قَدْ غَلَبَ عَلَيْهِ الاَمَلُ،

su’āla man qad ghalaba ‘alayhi l-amal,

The asking of one over whom hope has surely prevailed,

وَفَتَنَهُ الْهَوى، وَاسْتَمْكَنَتْ مِنْهُ الدُّنْيَا،

wa-fatanahu l-hawā, wa-stamkanat minhu d-dunyā,

and caprice has tempted him, and the world has gotten a strong hold over him,

وَأَظَلَّهُ الاَجَلُ، سُؤَالَ مَنِ اسْتَكْثَرَ ذُنُوبَهُ،

wa-aẓallahu l-ajal, su’āla mani stakthara dhunūbah,

and the term (of death) has overshadowed him, the asking of one who considered his sins many,

وَاعْتَرَفَ بِخَطِيئَتِهِ، سُؤَالَ مَن لاَ رَبَّ لَهُ غَيْرُكَ،

wa-a‘tarafa bi-khaṭī’atih, su’āla man lā Rabba lahū ghayruk,

and acknowledged his mistake, the asking of one who has no Lord other than You,

وَلاَ وَلِيَّ لَهُ دُونَكَ، وَلاَ مُنْقِذَ لَهُ مِنْكَ،

wa-lā waliyya lahū dūnak, wa-lā munqidhā lahū minka,

and no protector besides You, and no deliverer from You,

وَلاَ مَلْجَأَ لَهُ مِنْكَ إلاَّ إلَيْكَ .

wa-lā malja’a lahū minka illā ilayk.

and no refuge from You except to You.

إلهِي أسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّكَ الْـوَاجِبِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ،

Ilāhī as’aluka bi-ḥaqqika l-wājibi ‘alā jamī‘i khalqik,

My God, I ask You by Your right which is incumbent upon all Your creation,

وَبِاسْمِكَ الْعَظِيْمِ الَّذِي أَمَرْتَ رَسُولَكَ أَنْ يُسَبِّحَكَ بِهِ،

wa-bi-smika l-‘aẓīm illadhī amarta rasūlak an yusabbiḥak bih,

and by Your Mighty Name with which You commanded Your Messenger to glorify You,

وَبِجَلاَلِ وَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ الذِي لاَ يَبْلى

wa-bi-jalāli wajhikal-karīm illadhī lā yablā

and by the Majesty of Your Noble Face which does not waste away,

وَلاَ يَتَغَيَّرُ، وَلاَ يَحُولُ وَلاَ يَفْنى،

wa-lā yataghayyar, wa-lā yaḥūlu wa-lā yafnā,

and does not change, nor move, nor perish,

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِ مُحَمَّد،

an tuṣalliya ‘alā Muḥammadin wa-āli Muḥammad,

that You bless Muḥammad and the family of Muḥammad,

وَأَنْ تُغْنِيَنِي عَنْ كُلِّ شَيْء بِعِبادَتِكَ،

wa-an tughniyanī ‘an kulli shay’in bi-‘ibādatik,

and that You make me independent of everything by Your worship,

وَأَنْ تُسَلِّيَ نَفْسِيْ عَنِ الدُّنْيَا بِمَخَافَتِكَ،

wa-an tusalliya nafsī ‘ani d-dunyā bi-makhāfatika,

and that You console my soul from the world with my fear of You,

وَأَنْ تُثْنِيَنِي بِالْكَثِيرِ مِنْ كَرَامَتِكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ،

wa-an tuthniyanī bi-l-kathīr min karāmatik bi-raḥmatik,

and that You grant me in return much of Your generosity by Your mercy.

فَإلَيْكَ أَفِرُّ، و مِنْكَ أَخَافُ، وَبِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ،

Fa-ilayk affirr, wa-minka akhāf, wa-bika astaghīth,

So to You I flee, and from You I fear, and in You I seek aid,

وَإيَّاكَ أَرْجُو، وَلَكَ أَدْعُو، وَإلَيْكَ أَلْجَأُ،

wa-iyyāka arjū, wa-lak ad‘ū, wa-ilayk alja’u,

and You I hope for, and to You I call, and to You I seek refuge,

وَبِكَ أَثِقُ، وَإيَّاكَ أَسْتَعِينُ، وَبِكَ أُؤمِنُ،

wa-bika athiq, wa-iyyāka asta‘īn, wa-bika u’minu,

and in You I trust, and Your help I seek, and in You I believe,

وَعَلَيْكَ أَتَوَكَّلُ،

wa-‘alayk atawakkalu,

and upon You I rely,

وَعَلَى جُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ أَتَّكِلُ.

wa-‘alā jūdika wa-karamika attakilu.

and upon Your bounty and Your generosity I depend.

أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammad wa ālihi

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family

يَا أَللهُ الَّذِي لاَ يَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ

yaal-laahool-lad'ee laa yakh-faa a'lay-hee

1.O God, from whom nothing is concealed

شَيْءٌ فِي الأَرْضِ وَلاَ فِي السَّمَآءِ،

shay-un fil-ar-z''i wa laa fis-samaaa-i

2.in earth or heaven!

وَكَيْفَ يَخْفى عَلَيْكَ يَا إلهِي مَا أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَهُ؟

wa kay-fa yakh-faa a'leeka yaaa ilaahee maaa anta khalaq-tahu?

3.How should what You hast created, my God, be concealed from You?

وَكَيْفَ لاَ تُحْصِي مَا أَنْتَ صَنَعْتَهُ؟

wakay-fa laa tuh'-s'ee maaa anta s'anaa'-tahu?

4.How shouldst You not number what You hast made?

أَوْ كَيْفَ يَغِيبُ عَنْكَ مَا أَنْتَ تُدَبِّرُهُ؟

aw kay-fa yagheebu a'nka maaa anta tudab-biruhu?

5.How should what You governest be absent from You?

أَوْ كَيْفَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَهْرُبَ مِنْكَ مَنْ لاَ حَياةَ لَهُ إلاَّ بِرِزْقِكَ؟

aw kay-fa yas-tat'eeu' ay-yah-ruba minka mal-laa h'ayaata lahooo il-laa biriz-qika?

6.How should one who has no life except through Your provision have the ability to flee from You?

أَوْ كَيْفَ يَنْجُو مِنْكَ مَنْ لاَ مَذْهَبَ لَهُ فِي غَيْرِ مُلْكِكَ؟

aw kay-fa yanjoo minka mal-laa mad'-haba lahoo fee ghay-ri mul-kika?

7.How should one who has no road except in Your kingdom escape from You?

سُبْحَانَكَ! أَخْشى خَلْقِكَ لَكَ أَعْلَمُهُمْ بِكَ،

sub-h'aanak akh-shaa khal-qika laka aa'-lamuhum bik

8.Glory be to You! He among Your creatures who fears You most knows You best,

وَأَخْضَعُهُمْ لَكَ أَعْمَلُهُمْ بِطَاعَتِكَ،

wa akh-z''au'hum laka aa'-maluhum bit'aaa'tik

9.he among them most bent in humility is most active in obeying You,

وَأَهْوَنُهُمْ عَلَيْكَ مَنْ أَنْتَ تَرْزُقُهُ وَهُوَ يَعْبُدُ غَيْرَكَ،

wa ah-wanuhum a'lay-ka man anta tar-zuquhoo wa huwa yaa'-budu ghay-rak

10.and he among them whom You providest while he worships another is most contemptible before You!

سُبْحَانَكَ! لاَ يُنْقِصُ سُلْطَانَكَ مَنْ أَشْرَكَ بِكَ، وَكَذَّبَ رُسُلَكَ،

sub-h'aanak laa yanqus'u sul-t'aanaka man ash-raka bika wakad'-d'aba rusulak

11.Glory be to You! He who associates others with You and denies Your messengers diminishes not Your authority.

وَلَيْسَ يَسْتَطِيعُ مَنْ كَرِهَ قَضَآءَكَ أَنْ يَرُدَّ أَمْرَكَ،

wa lay-sa yas-tat'eeu' man kariha qaz''aaa-aka ay-yarud-da am-rak

12.He who dislikes Your decree cannot reject Your command.

وَلاَ يَمْتَنِعُ مِنْكَ مَنْ كَذَّبَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ،

wa laa yam-taniu' minka man kad'-d'aba biqud-ratik

13.He who denies Your power keeps himself not away from You.

وَلاَ يَفُوتُكَ مَنْ عَبَدَ غَيْرَكَ،

wa laa yafootuka man a'bada ghay-rak

14.He who worships other than You escapes You not.

وَلاَ يُعَمَّرُ فِي الدُّنْيَا مَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَآءَكَ.

wa laa yua'm-maru fid-dunyaa man kariha liqaaa-ak

15.He who dislikes meeting You will not be given endless life in this world.

سُبْحَانَكَ! مَا أَعْظَمَ شَأْنَكَ، وَأَقْهَرَ سُلْطَانَكَ،

sub-h'aanak maaa aa'-z'ama shaa-nak wa sq-hara sul-t'aanak

16.Glory be to You! How mighty is Your station, overpowering Your authority,

وَأَشَدَّ قُوَّتَكَ، وَأَنْفَذَ أَمْرَكَ!

wa sshad-da qoo-watak wa anfad'a am-rak

17.intense Your strength, penetrating Your command!

سُبْحَانَكَ! قَضَيْتَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ الْمَوْتَ:

sub-h'aanaka qaz''ay-ta a'laa jameei' khal-qikal-maw-t

18.Glory be to You! You hast decreed death for all Your creatures,

مَنْ وَحَّدَكَ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ بِكَ،

maw-wah'-h'adaka wa man kafara bik

19.both him who professes Your Unity and him who disbelieves in You;

وَكُلٌّ ذَائِقُ المَوْتِ،

wa kul-lu d'aaa-iqul-mawt

20.each one will taste death,

وَكُلٌّ صَائِرٌ إلَيْكَ، فَتَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ،

wa kul-lu s'aaa-irun ilay-ka fatabaarak-ta wataa'alay-t

21.each one will come home to You. Blessed art You and high exalted!

لاَ إلهَ إلاَّ أَنْتَ، وَحْدَكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ، آمَنْتُ بِكَ،

laaa ilaha il-laaa anta wah'-daka laa shareeka lak aaamantu bik

22.There is no god but Thou, You alone, who hast no associate. I have faith in You,

وَصَدَّقْتُ رُسُلَكَ وَقَبِلْتُ كِتَابَكَ،

wa s'ad-daq-tu rusulak wa qabil-tu kitaabak

23.I attest to Your messengers, I accept Your Book,

وَكَفَرْتُ بِكُلِّ مَعْبُود غَيْرِكَ،

wa kafar-tu bikul-li maa'-boodin ghay-rik

24.I disbelieve in every object of worship other than You,

وَبَرِئْتُ مِمَّنْ عَبَدَ سِوَاكَ.

wa bari-tu mim-man a'bada siwaak

25.I am quit of anyone who worships another!

أللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أُصْبحُ وَأُمْسِي مُسْتَقِلاًّ لِعَمَلِي،

al-laahum-ma in-neee us'-bihoo wa um-see mus-taqil-lal-lia'malee

26.O God, I rise in the morning and enter the evening making little of my good works,

مُعْتَرِفاً بِذَنْبِي، مُقِرَّاً بِخَطَايَايَ،

mua'-tarifam-bid'ambee muqir-ram-bikhat'aayaay

27.confessing my sins, admitting my offenses;

أَنَا بِإسْرَافِي عَلَى نَفْسِي ذَلِيلٌ،

anaa biis-raafee a'laa nafsee d'aleel

28.I am abased because of my prodigality against myself.

عَمَلِي أَهْلَكَنِي، وَهَوَايَ أَرْدَانِي،

a'maleee ah-lakanee wa hawaaya ar-daanee

29.My works have destroyed me, my caprice has ruined me,

وَشَهَوَاتِي حَرَمَتْنِي.

wa shahawaatee h'aramat-nee

30.my passions have deprived me.

فَأَسْأَلُكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ سُؤالَ مَنْ نَفْسُهُ لاَهِيَةٌ لِطُولِ أَمَلِهِ،

faas-aluka yaa mawlaaya soo-aala man naf-suhoo laaheeatul-lit'ooli amalih

31.So I ask You, my Master, the asking of him whose soul is diverted by his drawn out expectations,

وَبَدَنُهُ غَافِلٌ لِسُكُونِ عُرُوقِهِ،

wa badanuhoo ghaafilul-lisukooni u'rooqih

32.whose body is heedless because of the stillness of his veins,

وَقَلْبُهُ مَفْتُونٌ بِكَثْرَةِ النِّعَمِ عَلَيْهِ،

wa qal-buhoo maf-twnum-bikath-ratin-nia'mi a'lay-h

33.whose heart is entranced by the multitude of favours done for him,

وَفِكْرُهُ قَلِيلٌ لِمَا هُوَ صَائِرٌ إلَيْهِ،

wa fik-ruhoo qaleelul-limaa huwa s'aaa-irun ilay-h

34.whose reflection is little concerning that to which he is coming home;

سُؤَالَ مَنْ قَدْ غَلَبَ عَلَيْهِ الاَمَلُ،

soo-aala man qad ghalaba a'lay-hil-amal

35.the asking of him whom false expectation has overcome,

وَفَتَنَهُ الْهَوى، وَاسْتَمْكَنَتْ مِنْهُ الدُّنْيَا،

wa fatanahul-hawaa was-tam-kanat min-hud-dunyaa

36.caprice has entranced, and this world has mastered,

وَأَظَلَّهُ الاَجَلُ، سُؤَالَ مَنِ اسْتَكْثَرَ ذُنُوبَهُ،

wa az'al-lahul-ajal soo-aala man is-tak-thara d'unoobah

37.and over whom death has cast its shadow; the asking of him who makes much of his sins

وَاعْتَرَفَ بِخَطِيئَتِهِ، سُؤَالَ مَنْ لاَ رَبَّ لَهُ غَيْرُكَ،

wa aa'-tarafa bikhat'ee-atih soo-aala mal-laa rab-ba lahoo ghay-ruk

38.and confesses his offense; the asking of him who has no Lord but Thou,

وَلاَ وَلِيَّ لَهُ دُونَكَ، وَلاَ مُنْقِذَ لَهُ مِنْكَ،

wa laa walee-ya lahoo doonak wa laa munqid'a lahoo mink

39.no friend besides You, no one to deliver him from You,

وَلاَ مَلْجَأَ لَهُ مِنْكَ إلاَّ إلَيْكَ .

wa laa mal-jaa lahoo minka il-laaa ilay-k

40.and no asylum from You except in You.

إلهِي أسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّكَ الْـوَاجِبِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ،

"ilaaheee as-aluka bih'aq-qikal-waajibi a'laa jameei' khal-qik"

41.My God, I ask You by Your right incumbent upon all Your creatures,

وَبِاسْمِكَ الْعَظِيْمِ الَّذِي أَمَرْتَ رَسُولَكَ أَنْ يُسَبِّحَكَ بِهِ،

wa bis-mikal-a'z'eemil-lad'eee amar-ta rasoolaka ay-yusab-bih'aka bih

42.by Your mighty name with which You commanded Your messenger to glorify You,

وَبِجَلاَلِ وَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ الذِي لاَ يَبْلى

wa bijalaali waj-hikal-kareemil-lad'ee laa yab-laa

43.and by the majesty of Your generous face, which ages not,

وَلاَ يَتَغَيَّرُ، وَلاَ يَحُولُ وَلاَ يَفْنى،

wa laa yataghay-yar wa laa yah'oolu wa laa yaf-naa

44.nor changes, nor alters, nor passes away,

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِ مُحَمَّد،

an tus'al-leea a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaali muh'am-mad

45.that You blessest Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَأَنْ تُغْنِيَنِي عَنْ كُلِّ شَيْء بِعِبادَتِكَ،

wa an tugh-neeanee a'n kul-li shay-im-bii'baadatik

46.that You freest me from need for all things through worshipping You,

وَأَنْ تُسَلِّيَ نَفْسِيْ عَنِ الدُّنْيَا بِمَخَافَتِكَ،

wa an tusal-leea naf-see a'nid-dunyaa bimakhaafatik

47.that You distractest my soul from this world through fear of You,

وَأَنْ تُثْنِيَنِي بِالْكَثِيْرِ مِنْ كَرَامَتِكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ،

wa an tuth-neeanee bil-katheeri min karaamatika birah'-matik

48.and that You turnest me back toward Your abundant generosity through Your mercy!

فَإلَيْكَ أَفِرُّ، و مِنْكَ أَخَافُ، وَبِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ،

faalay-ka afir wa minka akhaaf wa bika as-tagheeth

49.To You I flee, You I fear, from You I seek aid,

وَإيَّاكَ أَرْجُو، وَلَكَ أَدْعُو، وَإلَيْكَ أَلْجَأُ،

wa ee-yaaka ar-joo wa laka ad-u'w wa ilay-ka al-jaa

50.in You I hope, You I supplicate, in You I seek asylum,

وَبِكَ أَثِقُ، وَإيَّاكَ أَسْتَعِينُ، وَبِكَ أُؤمِنُ،

wa bika athiq wa ee-yaaka as-tae'en wa bika oo-min

51.in You I trust, from You I ask help, in You I have faith,

وَعَلَيْكَ أَتَوَكَّلُ،

wa a'lay-ka atawak-kal

52.in You I have placed my confidence,

وَعَلَى جُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ أَتَّكِلُ.

wa a'laa joodika wakaramika at-takil

53.and upon Your munificence and Your generosity I rely.