Sahifa Sajjadiyya · Supplication 17
When he Mentioned Satan and Sought Refuge from him
دُعَاؤُهُ إذا ذُكِرَ الشيطان فَاستَعاذَ مِنهُِ
اَللَّهُمَّ إنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ،
Allāhumma innā na‘ūdhu bika,
O Allah, we seek refuge in You,
مِنْ نَزَغَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ وَكَيْدِهِ وَمَكَائِدِهِ،
Min nazaġāti al-shayṭāni al-rajīmi wa-kaydihi wa-makā’idihi,
From the instigations of the accursed Satan, and his plots and traps,
وَمِنَ الثِّقَةِ بِأَمَانِيِّهِ وَمَوَاعِيدِهِ وَغُرُورِهِ وَمَصَائِدِهِ،
Wa-mina al-thiqati bi-amāniyyihi wa-mawā‘īdihi wa-ghurūrihi wa-maṣā’idihi,
And from trusting in his false hopes, promises, deceptions, and snares,
وَأَنْ يُطْمِعَ نَفْسَهُ فِي إِضْلَالِنَا عَنْ طَاعَتِكَ،
Wa-an yuṭmi‘a nafsahu fī iḍlālinā ‘an ṭā‘atika,
Or that he should desire to mislead us away from obeying You,
وَامْتِهَانِنَا بِمَعْصِيَتِكَ، أَوْ أَنْ يَحْسُنَ عِنْدَنَا مَا حَسَّنَ لَنَا،
Wa-imtihānanā bi-ma‘ṣiyatika, aw an yaḥsuna ‘indanā mā ḥassana lanā,
And disgrace us with disobedience to You, or make seem good to us what he beautified for us,
أَوْ أَنْ يَثْقُلَ عَلَيْنَا مَا كَرَّهَ إِلَيْنَا.
Aw an yathqula ‘alaynā mā karraha ilaynā.
Or make burdensome to us what he has made hateful to us.
اَللَّهُمَّ اخْسَأْهُ عَنَّا بِعِبَادَتِكَ،
Allāhumma ikhsa’hu ‘annā bi-‘ibādatika,
O Allah, drive him away from us through our worship of You,
وَاكْبِتْهُ بِدُؤُوبِنَا فِي مَحَبَّتِكَ،
Wa-akbit’hu bi-du’ūbinā fī maḥabbatika,
And suppress him by our persistence in Your love,
وَاجْعَلْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُ سِتْرًا لَا يَهْتِكُهُ،
Wa-aj‘al baynanā wa-baynahu sitran lā yahtikuhu,
And place between us and him a veil he cannot tear,
وَرَدْمًا مُصْمَتًا لَا يَفْتُقُهُ.
Wa-radman muṣmatan lā yaftuqūhu.
And a solid barrier he cannot break open.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ،
Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa-Ālihi,
O Allah, bless Muḥammad and his family,
وَاشْغَلْهُ عَنَّا بِبَعْضِ أَعْدَائِكَ،
Wa-ashghil’hu ‘annā bi-ba‘ḍi a‘dā’ika,
And occupy him away from us with some of Your enemies,
وَاعْصِمْنَا مِنْهُ بِحُسْنِ رِعَايَتِكَ، وَاكْفِنَا خَتْرَهُ،
Wa-‘ṣimnā min’hu bi-ḥusni ri‘āyatika, wa-kfinā khatrahū,
And protect us from him with Your good care, and suffice us from his harm,
وَوَلِّـنَا ظَهْرَهُ، وَاقْطَعْ عَنَّا إِثْرَهُ.
Wa-wallinā ẓahrahū, wa-qṭa‘ ‘annā ithrahū.
Turn his back to us, and cut off his tracks from us.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ،
Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa-Ālihi,
O Allah, bless Muḥammad and his family,
وَأَمْتِعْنَا مِنَ الْهُدَى بِمِثْلِ ضَلَالَتِهِ،
Wa-amti‘nā mina l-hudā bi-mithli ḍalālatihī,
Grant us enjoyment of guidance equal to his misguidance,
وَزَوِّدْنَا مِنَ التَّقْوَى ضِدَّ غَوَايَتِهِ،
Wa-zawwidnā mina t-taqwā ḍidda ghawāyatihī,
And provide us with piety as an opposite to his error,
وَاسْلُكْ بِنَا مِنَ التُّقَى خِلَافَ سَبِيلِهِ مِنَ الرَّدَى.
Wasluk binā mina t-tuqa khilāfa sabīlihī mina r-radā.
And lead us in the way of piety, against his path of ruin.
اَللَّهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلْ لَهُ فِي قُلُوبِنَا مَدْخَلًا،
Allāhumma lā taj‘al lahu fī qulūbinā madkhalan,
O Allah, do not allow him an entry into our hearts,
وَلَا تُوَطِّنَنَّ لَهُ فِيمَا لَدَيْنَا مَنْزِلًا.
Wa-lā tuwaṭṭinanna lahu fīmā ladaynā manzilan.
Nor let him establish any dwelling with us.
اَللَّهُمَّ وَمَا سَوَّلَ لَنَا مِنْ بَاطِلٍ فَعَرِّفْنَاهُ،
Allāhumma wa-mā sawwala lanā min bāṭilin fa-‘arifnāhū,
O Allah, whatever falsehood he suggests to us, make us know it,
وَإِذَا عَرَّفْتَنَاهُ فَقِنَاهُ، وَبَصِّرْنَا مَا نُكَايِدُهُ بِهِ،
Wa-idhā ‘araftanāhū faqīnākahū, wa-baṣṣirnā mā nukāyiduhū bihī,
And once You make us know it, protect us from it, and show us how to resist him with it,
وَأَلْهِمْنَا مَا نُعِدُّهُ لَهُ، وَأَيْقِظْنَا عَنْ سِنَةِ الْغَفْلَةِ بِالرُّكُونِ إِلَيْهِ،
Wa-alhimnā mā nu‘idduhū lahū, wa-ayqiẓnā ‘an sinati l-ghaflati bi-r-rukūni ilayhī,
And inspire us with what we prepare against him, and awaken us from the slumber of heedlessness by leaning toward him,
اَللَّهُمَّ وَاشْغَلْنَا عَنْهُ بِذِكْرِكَ،
Allāhumma washghalnā ‘anhu bidhikrika,
O Allah, occupy us from him with Your remembrance,
وَاعْصِمْنَا مِنْهُ بِطَاعَتِكَ،
Wa-‘ṣimnā minhū bi-ṭā‘atika,
And protect us from him through obedience to You,
وَكْفِنَا مُؤْنَتَهُ بِنَصْرِكَ،
Wakfinā mu’natahu binaṣrik,
And suffice us against his burden through Your help,
وَأَغْنِنَا عَنْ مَكْرِهِ بِإِمْدَادِكَ،
Wa-aghinnā ‘an makrihi bi-imdādik,
And make us needless of his deceit through Your support,
وَأَعْطِنَا فَوْزَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ، وَحُلِيَّ الْمَغَانِمِ.
Wa-a‘ṭinā fawza l-maghfirati, wa-ḥuliyya l-magānim.
And grant us the triumph of forgiveness, and the adornment of spoils.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ،
Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa-ālihi,
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his family,
وَحَبِّبْ إِلَيْنَا صُحْبَةَ الْأَبْرَارِ،
Wa-ḥabbib ilaynā ṣuḥbata l-abrār,
And make beloved to us the companionship of the righteous,
وَافْتَحْ لَنَا عَلَى طَاعَتِكَ،
Wa-ftaḥ lanā ‘alā ṭā‘atika,
And open for us the doors of Your obedience,
وَأَغْلِقْ عَنَّا أَبْوَابَ الْمَعْصِيَةِ،
Wa-aghliq ‘annā abwāba l-ma‘ṣiyah,
And close for us the doors of disobedience,
وَاجْعَلْنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ طَاعَتِكَ،
Waj‘alnā min ahli ṭā‘atika,
And make us among the people of Your obedience,
وَارْزُقْنَا إِخْلَاصَ الْعَمَلِ لَكَ،
Warzuqnā ikhlāṣa l-‘amali laka,
And grant us sincerity in our deeds for You,
وَالتَّوَكُّلَ عَلَيْكَ، وَالتَّسْلِيمَ لِأَمْرِكَ.
Wa-t-tawakkula ‘alayka, wa-t-taslīma li-amrika.
And reliance upon You, and submission to Your command.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ،
Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa-ālihi,
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his family,
وَاجْعَلْنَا لَكَ ذَاكِرِينَ،
Waj‘alnā laka dhākirīn,
And make us mindful of You,
وَلَكَ شَاكِرِينَ، وَلِآلَائِكَ مُثْنِينَ،
Wa-laka shākirīn, wa-li-ālā’ika muthnīn,
And grateful to You, and praising Your blessings,
وَلِعَدُوِّكَ مُعَانِدِينَ،
Wa-li-‘aduwwika mu‘ānidīn,
And opposing Your enemy,
وَلِأَوْلِيَائِكَ مُوَالِينَ.
Wa-li-awliyā’ika muwālīn,
And loyal to Your friends,
وَارْزُقْنَا النَّصِيبَ الْأَوْفَرَ، وَالْحَظَّ الْأَكْبَرَ.
Warzuqnā n-naṣība l-awfara, wa-l-ḥaẓẓa l-akbara.
And grant us the greatest share and the highest fortune.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ،
Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa-ālihi,
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his family,
وَاجْعَلْ عِيشَتَنَا هَنِيئَةً،
Waj‘al ‘īshatanā hanī’ah,
And make our livelihood pleasant,
وَأَعْمَارَنَا سَعِيدَةً،
Wa-a‘māranā sa‘īdah,
And our lives happy,
وَأَرْزَاقَنَا مُوَسَّعَةً،
Wa-arzāqanā muwassa‘ah,
And our sustenance abundant,
وَأَحْوَالَنَا مُسْتَقِيمَةً،
Wa-aḥwālanā mustaqīmah,
And our states upright,
وَأَسْرَارَنَا مَكْتُومَةً،
Wa-asrāranā maktūmah,
And our secrets concealed,
وَحَوَائِجَنَا مَقْضِيَّةً،
Wa-ḥawā’ijanā maqḍiyyah,
And our needs fulfilled,
وَأَعْمَالَنَا مَقْبُولَةً،
Wa-a‘mālanā maqbūlah,
And our deeds accepted,
وَذُنُوبَنَا مَغْفُورَةً،
Wa-dhunūbanā maghfūrah,
And our sins forgiven,
وَحَوَائِجَنَا مَقْضِيَّةً،
Wa-ḥawā’ijanā maqḍiyyah,
And our needs granted,
وَأَمَانِينَا مَبْلُوغَةً،
Wa-amānīnā mablūghah,
And our hopes attained,
وَحُسْنَ عَوَاقِبِنَا مَبْلُوغَةً،
Wa-ḥusna ‘awāqibinā mablūghah,
And our good ends achieved,
وَحُسْنَ مَرَاجِعِنَا مَبْلُوغَةً،
Wa-ḥusna marāji‘inā mablūghah,
And our good returns reached,
وَحَوَائِجَنَا مَقْضِيَّةً،
Wa-ḥawā’ijanā maqḍiyyah,
And our needs fulfilled,
وَآمِنَّا فِي أَوْطَانِنَا،
Wa-āminnā fī awṭāninā,
And grant us safety in our homelands,
وَأَصْلِحْ أَئِمَّتَنَا،
Wa-aṣliḥ a’immatanā,
And rectify our leaders,
وَوُلَاةَ أُمُورِنَا،
Wa-wulāta umūrinā,
And the governors of our affairs,
وَأَيِّدْ سُلْطَانَنَا،
Wa-ayyid sulṭānanā,
And strengthen our authority,
وَانْصُرْ جُنُودَنَا،
Wa-nṣur junūdanā,
And grant victory to our soldiers,
وَاحْمِ حُدُودَنَا،
Wa-iḥmi ḥudūdanā,
And protect our borders,
وَآمِنَّا فِي أَوْطَانِنَا،
Wa-āminnā fī awṭāninā,
And keep us safe in our lands,
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
Bi-raḥmatika yā arḥama ar-rāḥimīn.
By Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
آمِينَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
Āmīn rabba al-‘ālamīn.
Amen, Lord of the worlds.