مناجاة الذاكرين
Munajaat Dhakireen (Rememberers)
1 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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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِلٰهِي لَوْلاَ ٱلْوَاجِبُ مِنْ قَبُولِ أَمْرِكَ لَنَزَّهْتُكَ مِنْ ذِكْرِي إِيَّاكَ عَلَىٰ أَنَّ ذِكْرِي لَكَ بِقَدْرِي لاَ بِقَدْرِكَ وَمَا عَسَىٰ أَنْ يَبْلُغَ مِقْدَارِي حَتَّىٰ أَجْعَلَ مَحَلاًّ لِتَقْدِيسِكَ وَمِنْ أَعْظَمِ ٱلنِّعَمِ عَلَيْنَا جَرَيَانُ ذِكْرِكَ عَلَىٰ أَلْسِنَتِنَا وَإِذْنُكَ لَنَا بِدُعَائِكَ وَتَنْزِيهِكَ وَتَسْبِيحِكَ إِلٰهِي فَأَلْهِمْنَا ذِكْرَكَ فِي ٱلْخَلاءِ وَٱلْمَلاءِ وَٱللَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَٱلإِعْلانِ وَٱلإِسْرَارِ وَفِي ٱلسَّرَّاءِ وَٱلضَّرَّاءِ وَآنِسْنَا بِٱلذِّكْرِ ٱلْخَفِيِّ وَٱسْتَعْمِلْنَا بِٱلْعَمَلِ ٱلزَّكِيِّ وَٱلسَّعْيِ ٱلْمَرْضِيِّ وَجَازِنَا بِٱلْمِيزَانِ ٱلْوَفِيِّ إِلٰهِي بِكَ هَامَتِ ٱلْقُلُوبُ ٱلْوَالِهَةُ وَعَلَىٰ مَعْرِفَتِكَ جُمِعَتِ ٱلْعُقُولُ ٱلْمُتَبَايِنَةُ فَلاَ تَطْمَئِنُّ ٱلْقُلُوبُ إِلاَّ بِذِكْرَاكَ وَلاَ تَسْكُنُ ٱلنُّفُوسُ إِلاَّ عِنْدَ رُؤْيَاكَ أَنْتَ ٱلْمُسَبَّحُ فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ وَٱلْمَعْبُودُ فِي كُلِّ زَمَانٍ وَٱلْمَوْجُودُ فِي كُلِّ أَوَانٍ وَٱلْمَدْعُوُّ بِكُلِّ لِسَانٍ وَٱلْمُعَظَّمُ فِي كُلِّ جَنَانٍ وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِنْ كُلِّ لَذَّةٍ بِغَيْرِ ذِكْرِكَ وَمِنْ كُلِّ رَاحَةٍ بِغَيْرِ أُنْسِكَ وَمِنْ كُلِّ سُرُورٍ بِغَيْرِ قُرْبِكَ وَمِنْ كُلِّ شُغْلٍ بِغَيْرِ طَاعَتِكَ إِلٰهِي أَنْتَ قُلْتَ وَقَوْلُكَ ٱلْحَقُّ: (يَا أَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ٱذْكُرُوا ٱللَّهَ ذِكْراً كَثِيراً وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلاً) وَقُلْتَ وَقَوْلُكَ ٱلْحَقُّ: (فَٱذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ) فَأَمَرْتَنَا بِذِكْرِكَ وَوَعَدْتَنا عَلَيْهِ أَنْ تَذْكُرَنا تَشْرِيفاً لَنَا وَتَفْخِيماً وَإِعْظَاماً وَهَا نَحْنُ ذَاكِرُوكَ كَمَا أَمَرْتَنَا فَأَنْجِزْ لَنَا مَا وَعَدْتَنَا يَا ذَاكِرَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ وَيَا أَرْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful My God, were it not incumbent to accept Your command, I would declare You far too exalted for me to remember You. However, I remember You in my measure, not in Your measure, and my scope can hardly reach the point where I may be a locus for calling You holy! Among Your greatest favors to us is the running of Your remembrance across our tongues and Your permission to us to supplicate You, declare You exalted, and call You holy! My God, inspire with Your remembrance alone and in assemblies, by night and day, publicly and secretly, in prosperity and adversity! Make us intimate with silent remembrance, employ us in purified works and effort pleasing to You, and reward us with the full balance! My God, love-mad hearts are enraptured by You, disparate intellects are brought together by knowing You, hearts find no serenity except in remembering You, and souls find no rest except in seeing You. You are the glorified in every place, the worshiped at every time, the found at every moment, the called by every tongue, and the magnified in every heart! I pray forgiveness from You for every pleasure I could find other than remembering You, every ease but intimacy with You, every happiness but nearness to You, every occupation but obeying You! My God, You have said—and Your word is true— “O you who have faith, remember Allah with much remembrance and glorify Him at dawns and in the evening!” You have also said—and Your word is true— “Remember Me, and I will remember you!” You have commanded us to remember You, and promised us that You will remember us thereby, in order to ennoble, respect, and honor us. Here we are, remembering You as You have commanded us! So, accomplish what You have promised, O Rememberer of the rememberers! O Most Merciful of the merciful!