الإستعاذة
Seeking Protection - Isteazah
35 verses Source: Mafatih al-Jinan
This translation was machine-assisted and is awaiting scholarly review. The Arabic above is the authoritative text.
- 1
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
- 2
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ مُلِمَّاتِ نَوَازِلِ ٱلْبَلاَءِ
O Allah, I pray Your protection against the striking mishaps of tribulation
- 3
وَاهْوَالِ عَظَائِمِ ٱلضَّرَّاءِ
and the horrors of the unbearable adversities.
- 4
فَاعِذْنِي رَبِّ مِنْ صَرْعَةِ ٱلْبَاسَاءِ
So, O my Lord, protect me against the blows of affliction,
- 5
وَٱحْجُبْنِي مِنْ سَطَوَاتِ ٱلْبَلاَءِ
veil me from the sways of ordeals,
- 6
وَنَجِّنِي مِنْ مُفَاجَاةِ ٱلنِّقَمِ
save me from the surprising punishments,
- 7
وَاجِرْنِي مِنْ زَوَالِ ٱلنِّعَمِ
and shelter me against the removal of blessings
- 8
وَمِنْ زَلَلِ ٱلْقَدَمِ
and the slipping of steps.
- 9
وَٱجْعَلْنِي ٱللَّهُمَّ فِي حِيَاطَةِ عِزِّكَ
O Allah, make me inside the fence of Your almightiness
- 10
وَحِفَاظِ حِرْزِكَ
and the barrier of Your haven
- 11
مِنْ مُبَاغَتَةِ ٱلدَّوَائِرِ
against unexpected overtaking of calamities
- 12
وَمُعَاجَلَةِ ٱلْبَوَادِرِ
and against the swift sudden misfortunes.
- 13
اَللَّهُمَّ رَبِّ وَارْضَ ٱلْبَلاَءِ فَٱخْسِفْهَا
O Allah; O my Lord, (please) cause the lands of ordeals to sink down,
- 14
وَعَرْصَةَ ٱلْمِحَنِ فَٱرْجُفْهَا
cause the yards of crises to quake,
- 15
وَشَمْسَ ٱلنَّوَائِبِ فَٱكْسِفْهَا
cast a shadow on the sun of misfortunes,
- 16
وَجِبَالَ ٱلسُّوءِ فَٱنْسِفْهَا
uproot the mountains of evil,
- 17
وَكُرَبَ ٱلدَّهْرِ فَٱكْشِفْهَا
remove the vicissitudes of times,
- 18
وَعَوَائِقَ ٱلامُورِ فَٱصْرِفْهَا
and drive back the obstacles in all affairs.
- 19
وَاوْرِدْنِي حِيَاضَ ٱلسَّلاَمَةِ
(Please) take me to the ponds of safety,
- 20
وَٱحْمِلْنِي عَلَىٰ مَطَايَا ٱلْكَرَامَةِ
carry me on the riding animals of honor,
- 21
وَٱصْحَبْنِي بِإِقَالَةِ ٱلْعَثْرَةِ
make Your excuse of my slips to be my companion,
- 22
وَٱشْمَلْنِي بِسَتْرِ ٱلْعَوْرَةِ
and include me with Your covering of my defects.
- 23
وَجُدْ عَلَيَّ يَا رَبِّ بِآلاَئِكَ
O my Lord, grant me liberally Your elegances,
- 24
وَكَشْفِ بَلاَئِكَ
Your removal of my tribulations,
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وَدَفْعِ ضَرَّائِكَ
and Your fending off of my adversities.
- 26
وَٱدْفَعْ عَنِّي كَلاَكِلَ عَذَابِكَ
(Please) ward off from me the thoraxes of Your chastisement,
- 27
وَٱصْرِفْ عَنِّي الِيمَ عِقَابِكَ
repel from me Your painful punishment,
- 28
وَاعِذْنِي مِنْ بَوَائِقِ ٱلدُّهُورِ
safeguard me from the ups and downs of days,
- 29
وَانْقِذْنِي مِنْ سُوءِ عَوَاقِبِ ٱلامُورِ
rescue me from the evil end results of affairs,
- 30
وَٱحْرُسْنِي مِنْ جَمِيعِ ٱلْمَحْذُورِ
guard me against all anticipated matters,
- 31
وَٱصْدَعْ صَفَاةَ ٱلْبَلاَءِ عَنْ امْرِي
split the rock of tribulation in my affairs,
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وَٱشْلُلْ يَدَهُ عَنِّي مَدىٰ عُمْرِي
and paralyze its hand lest it reaches me as long as I am alive.
- 33
إِنَّكَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْمَجِيدُ
Verily, You are the All-glorious lord
- 34
ٱلْمُبْدِئُ ٱلْمُعِيدُ
Who originates, reproduces,
- 35
ٱلْفَعَّالُ لِمَا تُرِيدُ
and does whatever He wants.