Sahifa Sajjadiya 54: Removal of Worries

يَا رَحْمنَ الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ وَرَحِيمَهُمَا،

Yā Raḥmāna d-dunyā wa-l-ākhirati wa-raḥīmahumā,

O Most Compassionate of this world and the Hereafter, and the Most Merciful of both!

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِ مُحَمَّد،

Ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa-āli Muḥammad,

Bless Muḥammad and the family of Muḥammad,

وَافْرُجْ هَمِّيَ، وَاكْشِفْ غَمِّيَ،

wa-fruj hammī, wa-kshif ghammī,

and relieve my anxiety, and remove my sorrow!

يَا وَاحِدُ يَا أَحَدُ، يَا صَمَدُ،

Yā Wāḥidu, Yā Aḥadu, Yā Ṣamad,

O the One, O the Single, O the Eternal Refuge (a-Ṣamad),

يَامَنْ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ،

Yā man lam yalid wa-lam yūlad,

O You Who neither begot nor was begotten,

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ،

wa-lam yakun lahū kufuwan aḥad,

and there is none comparable to Him (Qur'an 112:3-4),

اعْصِمْنِي وَطَهِّرْنِي، وَاْذهِبْ بِبَلِيَّتِي.

i‘ṣimnī wa-ṭahhirnī, wa-dh-hab bi-baliyyatī.

Protect me and purify me, and take away my affliction!

1. آية الكرسي (سورة البقرة 2: 255): اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ.

Allāhu lā ilāha illā Huwa, al-Ḥayyu l-Qayyūm. Lā ta’khudhuhu sinatun wa-lā nawm. Lahū mā fī s-samāwāti wa-mā fī l-arḍ. Man dhā l-ladhī yashfa‘u ‘indahu illā bi-idhnih. Ya‘lamu mā bayna aydīhim wa-mā khalfahum, wa-lā yuḥīṭūna bi-shay’in min ‘ilmihi illā bi-mā shā’. Wasi‘a kursiyyuhu s-samāwāti wa-l-arḍa, wa-lā ya’ūduhū ḥifẓuhumā. Wa-Huwa l-‘Aliyyu l-‘Aẓīm.

God – there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursī (Throne) extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great. (Qur'an 2:255)

2. سورة الإخلاص (112): قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ، اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ، لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ، وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ.

Qul Huwa l-Lāhu Aḥad. Allāhu ṣ-Ṣamad. Lam yalid wa-lam yūlad. Wa-lam yakun lahū kufuwan aḥad.

Say, "He is God, [Who is] One. God, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is begotten, Nor is there to Him any equivalent." (Qur'an 112:1-4)

3. سورة الفلق (113): قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ، مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ، وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ، وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ، وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ.

Qul a‘ūdhu bi-Rabbi l-falaq. Min sharri mā khalaq. Wa-min sharri ghāsiqin idhā waqab. Wa-min sharri n-naffāthāti fī l-‘uqad. Wa-min sharri ḥāsidin idhā ḥasad.

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak, From the evil of that which He created, And from the evil of darkness when it settles, And from the evil of the blowers in knots, And from the evil of an envier when he envies." (Qur'an 113:1-5)

4. سورة الناس (114): قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ، مَلِكِ النَّاسِ، إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ، مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ، الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ، مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ.

Qul a‘ūdhu bi-Rabbi n-nās. Maliki n-nās. Ilāhi n-nās. Min sharri l-waswāsi l-khannās. Alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri n-nās. Mina l-jinnati wa-n-nās.

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وَضَعُفَتْ قُوَّتُهُ، وَكَثُرَتْ ذُنُوبُهُ،

wa-ḍa‘ufat quwwatuh, wa-kathurat dhunūbuh,

and whose strength has weakened, and whose sins have multiplied,

سُؤَالَ مَنْ لاَ يَجِدُ لِفَاقَتِهِ مُغِيْثاً،

su’āla man lā yajidu li-fāqatihī mughīthan,

the asking of one who finds no helper for his destitution,

وَلاَ لِضَعْفِهِ مُقَوِّياً،

wa-lā li-ḍa‘fihī muqawwiyā,

and no strengthener for his weakness,

وَلاَ لِذَنْبِهِ غَافِراً غَيْرَكَ،

wa-lā li-dhanbihī ghāfiran ghayrak,

and no forgiver for his sin other than You,

يَا ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإكْرَامِ.

Yā Dhā l-Jalāli wa-l-Ikrām.

O Possessor of Majesty and Honor!

أَسْأَلُكَ عَمَلاً تُحِبُّ بِهِ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهِ،

As’aluka ‘amalan tuḥibbu bihī man ‘amila bih,

I ask You for a deed with which You love the one who performs it,

وَيَقِيناً تَنْفَعُ بِهِ مَنِ اسْتَيْقَنَ بِهِ

wa-yaqīnan tanfa‘u bihī mani stayqana bihī

and a certainty (conviction) with which You benefit the one who is certain by it,

حَقَّ الْيَقِينِ فِيْ نَفَاذِ أَمْرِكَ.

ḥaqqa l-yaqīni fī nafādhi amrik.

the truth of certainty (conviction) in the execution of Your command.

أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِ مُحَمَّد،

Allāhumm ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa-āli Muḥammad,

O God, bless Muḥammad and the family of Muḥammad,

وَاقْبِضَ عَلَى الصِّدْقِ نَفْسِي،

wa-qbiḍ ‘alā ṣ-ṣidqi nafsī,

and take my soul upon truthfulness (sincerity),

وَاقْطَعْ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا حَاجَتِي،

wa-qṭa‘ mina d-dunyā ḥājatī,

and cut off my need from the world,

وَاجْعَلْ فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ رَغْبَتِي،

wa-j‘al fīmā ‘indak raghbatī,

and place my desire in what is with You,

شَوْقاً إلَى لِقَائِكَ،

shawqan ilā liqā’ik,

out of yearning for meeting You,

وَهَبْ لِي صِدْقَ التَّوَكُّلِ عَلَيْكَ .

wa-hab lī ṣidqa t-tawakkuli ‘alayk.

and grant me the sincerity of reliance upon You.

أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ كِتَاب قَدْ خَلاَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ

As’aluka min khayri kitābin qad khala wa-a‘ūdhu bik

I ask You from the good of a Book that has passed (or been decreed) and I seek refuge in You

مِنْ شَرِّ كِتَاب قَدْ خَلاَ

min sharri kitābin qad khala

from the evil of a Book that has passed (or been decreed),

أَسْأَلُكَ خَوْفَ الْعَابِدِينَ لَكَ،

As’aluka khawfa l-‘ābidīna lak,

I ask You for the fear of those who worship You,

وَعِبَادَةَ الْخَاشِعِينَ لَكَ،

wa-‘ibādata l-khāshi‘īna lak,

and the worship of those who are humble before You,

وَيَقِيْنَ الْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ عَلَيْكَ،

wa-yaqīna l-mutawakkilīna ‘alayk,

and the certainty of those who rely upon You,

وَتَوَكُّلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْكَ.

wa-tawakkula l-mu’minīna ‘alayk.

and the reliance of the believers upon You.

أَللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ رَغْبَتِي فِي مَسْأَلَتِي

Allāhumm aj‘al raghbatī fī mas’alatī

O God, make my desire in my petition

مِثْلَ رَغْبَةِ أَوْلِيَآئِكَ فِي مَسَائِلِهِمْ،

mithla raghbati awliyā’ik fī masā’ilihim,

like the desire of Your friends in their petitions,

وَرَهْبَتِيْ مِثْلَ رَهْبَةِ أَوْلِيَآئِكَ،

wa-rahbatī mithla rahbati awliyā’ik,

and my dread like the dread of Your friends,

وَاسْتَعْمِلْنِي فِي مَرْضَاتِكَ،

wa-sta‘milnī fī marḍātika,

and employ me in Your pleasure,

عَمَلاً لاَ أَتْرُكُ مَعَهُ شَيْئاً مِنْ دِيْنِكَ

‘amalan lā atruku ma‘ahu shay’an min dīnik

with a deed by which I do not abandon anything of Your religion,

مَخَافَةَ أَحْد مِنْ خَلْقِكَ.

makhāfata aḥadin min khalqik.

out of fear of anyone from Your creation.

أَللَّهُمَّ هَذِهِ حَاجَتِي، فَأَعْظِمْ فِيهَا رَغْبَتِي،

Allāhumm hādhihī ḥājatī, fa-a‘ẓim fīhā raghbatī,

O God, this is my need, so magnify my desire in it,

وَأَظْهِرْ فِيهَا عُذْرِي، وَلَقِّنِي فِيهَا حُجَّتِي وَعَافِ فِيْهَا جَسَدِيْ.

wa-aẓhir fīhā ‘udhrī, wa-laqqinī fīhā ḥujjatī wa-‘āfi fīhā jasadī.

and show forth my excuse in it, and put my argument (or plea) into my mouth in it, and grant well-being to my body in it.

أَللَّهُمَّ مَنْ أَصْبَحَ لَهُ ثِقَةٌ أَوْ رَجَآءٌ غَيْرُكَ،

Allāhumm man aṣbaḥa lahū thiqatun aw rajā’un ghayruk,

O God, whoever begins his day having a trust or hope other than You,

فَقَدْ أَصْبَحْتُ وَأَنْتَ ثِقَتِي

fa-qad aṣbaḥtu wa-anta thiqatī

then I have begun my day with You being my trust,

وَرَجَآئِي فِي الأُمُورِ كُلِّهَا،

wa-rajā’ī fī l-umūri kullihā,

and my hope in all affairs,

فَاقْضِ لِيْ بِخَيْرِهَا عَاقِبَةً،

fa-qḍi lī bi-khayrihā ‘āqibah,

so decree for me the best outcome for them,

وَنَجِّنِيْ مِنْ مُضِلاَّتِ الْفِتَنِ،

wa-najjinī min muḍillāti l-fitan,

and save me from the misguiding trials (or temptations),

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.

bi-raḥmatik yā Arḥama r-Rāḥimīn.

by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful ones.

وَصَلَّى اللهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّد رُسُولِ اللهِ المُصْطَفَى،

Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ‘alā Sayyidinā Muḥammad Rasūli llāhi l-Muṣṭafā,

And may God bless our Master Muḥammad, the Chosen Messenger of God,

وَعَلَى آلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ.

wa-‘alā ālihi ṭ-ṭāhirīn.

and upon his pure family.

يَا فَارِجَ الْهَمِّ وَكَاشِفَ الغَمِّ،

yaa faarijal-ham wa kaashifal-gham

1O Reliever of worry! O Remover of grief!

يَا رَحْمنَ الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ وَرَحِيمَهُمَا،

yaa rah'-maanad-dunyaa wal-akhirati warah'eemahumaa

2O Merciful in this world and the next and Compassionate in both!

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِ مُحَمَّد،

s'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaali muh'am-mad

3Bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَافْرُجْ هَمِّيَ، وَاكْشِفْ غَمِّيَ،

waf-ruj ham-mee wak-shif gham-mee

4relieve my worry, and remove my grief!

يَا وَاحِدُ يَا أَحَدُ، يَا صَمَدُ،

yaa waah'idu yaaa ah'adu yaa s'amad

5O One, O Unique, O Eternal Refuge!

يَامَنْ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ،

yaa mal-lam yalid walam yoolad-

6O He Who has not begotten, nor has been begotten,

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ،

wa lam yakul-lahoo kufuwan ah'ad

7and equal to Him is not any one!

اعْصِمْنِي وَطَهِّرْنِي، وَاْذهِبْ بِبَلِيَّتِي.

ia'-s'im-nee wat'ah-hir-nee wad'-hab bibalee-yatee

8Preserve me, purify me, and take away my affliction!

أَللَّهُمَّ إنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ سُؤَالَ مَنِ اشْتَدَّتْ فَاقَتُهُ،

al-laahum-ma in-neee as-aluka soo-aala man ishtad-dat faaqatuh

10O God, I ask You with the asking of him whose neediness is intense,

وَضَعُفَتْ قُوَّتُهُ، وَكَثُرَتْ ذُنُوبُهُ،

wa z''au'fat qoo-watuh wa kathurat d'unoobuh

11whose strength is frail, whose sins are many,

سُؤَالَ مَنْ لاَ يَجِدُ لِفَاقَتِهِ مُغِيْثاً،

soo-aala mal-laa yajidu lifaaqatihee mugheethaa

12the asking of one who finds no helper in his neediness,

وَلاَ لِضَعْفِهِ مُقَوِّياً،

wa laa liz''aa'-fihee muqaw-weeaa

13no strengthener in his frailty,

وَلاَ لِذَنْبِهِ غَافِراً غَيْرَكَ،

wa laa lid'ambihee ghaafiran ghay-rak

14no forgiver of his sin other than You,

يَا ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإكْرَامِ.

yaa d'aal-jalaali wal-ik-raam

15O Possessor of majesty and munificence!

أَسْأَلُكَ عَمَلاً تُحِبُّ بِهِ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهِ،

as-aluk a'malana tuh'ib-bu bihee man a'mila bih

16I ask of You a work through which You wilt love him who works it

وَيَقِيناً تَنْفَعُ بِهِ مَنِ اسْتَيْقَنَ بِهِ

wa yaqeenana tanfau' bihee mani as-tay-qana bihee

17and a certainty by which You wilt profit him who is certain

حَقَّ الْيَقِينِ فِيْ نَفَاذِ أَمْرِكَ.

h'aq-qal-yaqeeni fee nafaad'i am-rik

18with the truth of certainty concerning the execution of Your command!

أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِ مُحَمَّد،

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

19O God, bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَاقْبِضَ عَلَى الصِّدْقِ نَفْسِي،

waq-biz'' a'laas'-s'id-qi naf-see

20take my soul while it is firm in sincerity,

وَاقْطَعْ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا حَاجَتِي،

waq-t'aa' minad-dunyaa h'aajatee

21cut off my need for this world,

وَاجْعَلْ فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ رَغْبَتِي،

waj-a'l feemaa i'ndaka ragh-batee

22make my desire for what is with You

شَوْقاً إلَى لِقَائِكَ،

shaw-qan ilaa liqaaa-ik

23become a yearning to meet You,

وَهَبْ لِي صِدْقَ التَّوَكُّلِ عَلَيْكَ .

wa hab lee s'id-qat-tawk-kuli a'lay-k

24and give me true confidence in You!

أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ كِتَاب قَدْ خَلاَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ

as-aluka min khay-ri kitaabin qad khalaa wa au'wd'u bika

25I ask of You the good of the writ that has been made and I seek refuge with You

مِنْ شَرِّ كِتَاب قَدْ خَلاَ

min shar-ri kitaabin qad khalaa

26from the evil of the writ that has been made.

أَسْأَلُكَ خَوْفَ الْعَابِدِينَ لَكَ،

as-aluk khaw-fal-a'abideena lak

27I ask of You the fear of The worshipers,

وَعِبَادَةَ الْخَاشِعِينَ لَكَ،

wa i'baadatal-khaashie'ena lak

28the worship of those humbly fearful of You,

وَيَقِيْنَ الْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ عَلَيْكَ،

wa yaqeenal-mutawak-kileena a'lay-k

29the certainty of those who have confidence in You,

وَتَوَكُّلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْكَ.

wa tawak-kulal-moo-mineena a'lay-k

30and the confidence of those who have faith in You.

أَللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ رَغْبَتِي فِي مَسْأَلَتِي

al-laahum-ma aj-a'l- ragh-batee fee mas-alatee

31O God, make my desire in my asking

مِثْلَ رَغْبَةِ أَوْلِيَآئِكَ فِي مَسَائِلِهِمْ،

mith-la ragh-bati aw-leeaaa-ika fee masaaa-ilihim-

32like the desire of Your friends in their asking,

وَرَهْبَتِيْ مِثْلَ رَهْبَةِ أَوْلِيَآئِكَ،

wa rah-batee mith-la rah-bati aw-leeaaa-ik

33and my fear like the fear of Your friends!

وَاسْتَعْمِلْنِي فِي مَرْضَاتِكَ،

was-taa'-mil-nee fee mar-z''aatika

34Employ me in Your good pleasure through works

عَمَلاً لاَ أَتْرُكُ مَعَهُ شَيْئاً مِنْ دِيْنِكَ

a'malal-laaa at-ruku maa'hoo shay-am-min deenika

35in which I will not leave aside anything of Your religion

مَخَافَةَ أَحْد مِنْ خَلْقِكَ.

makhaafata ah'adim-min khal-qik

36fearing any of Your creatures!

أللَّهُمَّ هَذِهِ حَاجَتِي، فَأَعْظِمْ فِيهَا رَغْبَتِي،

al-laahum-ma hd'ihee h'aajatee faaa'-z'im feehaa ragh-batee

37God, this is my need, so make my desire for it great,

وَأَظْهِرْ فِيهَا عُذْرِي، وَلَقِّنِي فِيهَا حُجَّتِي وَعَافِ فِيْهَا جَسَدِيْ.

wa az'-hir feehaa u'd'-ree wa laq-qinee feehaa h'uj-jatee wa a'afi feehaa jasadee

38within it make manifest my excuse, through it instil me with my argument, and by means of it make well my body!

أللَّهُمَّ مَنْ أَصْبَحَ لَهُ ثِقَةٌ أَوْ رَجَآءٌ غَيْرُكَ،

al-laahum-ma man as'-bah'a lahoo thiqatun aw rajaaa-un ghay-ruk

39O God, some rise in the morning having trust or hope in other than You.

فَقَدْ أَصْبَحْتُ وَأَنْتَ ثِقَتِي

faqad as'-bah'-tu wa anta thiqatee

40I rise in the morning, and You art my trust

وَرَجَآئِي فِي الأُمُورِ كُلِّهَا،

wa rjaaa-ee fil-umoori kul-lihaa

41and my hope in all affairs,

فَاقْضِ لِيْ بِخَيْرِهَا عَاقِبَةً،

faq-z''i lee bikhay-rihaa a'aqibah

42so decree for me those which are best in outcome

وَنَجِّنِيْ مِنْ مُضِلاَّتِ الْفِتَنِ،

wa naj-jinee mim-muz''il-laa ti alfitan

43and deliver me from misguiding trials,

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.

birah'-matika yaaa ar-h'amar-raah'imeen

44O Most Merciful of the merciful!

وَصَلَّى اللهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّد رُسُولِ اللهِ المُصْطَفَى،

wa s'al-laal-laahoo a'laa say-yidinaa muh'am-madir-rasoolil-laahil-mus'-t'afaa

45And God bless our chief, Muhammad the Messenger of God, the chosen,

وَعَلَى آلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ.

wa a'laaa aaalihit'-t'aahireen

46and his Household, the pure!