Sahifa Sajjadia 51 - His Supplication In Pleading and Abasement

Sahifa Sajjadia 51 - His Supplication In Pleading and Abasement Imam Zain ul Abideen (AS) إلهِي أَحْمَـدُكَ ـ وَأَنْتَ لِلْحَمْدِ أَهْلٌ ـ Ilāhī aḥmaduka - wa-anta li-l-ḥamdi ahlun - My God, I praise You — and You are worthy of praise — عَلَى حُسْنِ صَنِيعِكَ إلَيَّ، وَسُبُـوغِ نَعْمَآئِكَ عَلَيَّ، ‘alā ḥusni ṣanī‘ik ilayya, wa-subūghi na‘mā’ika ‘alayy, for Your excellent work toward me, and the fullness of Your blessings upon me, وَجَزِيْلِ عَطَآئِكَ عِنْدِي، wa-jazīli ‘aṭā’ik ‘indī, and Your plentiful gift with me, وَعَلَى ما فَضَّلْتَنِي مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ، wa-‘alā mā faḍḍaltanī min raḥmatik, and for what You favored me with of Your mercy, وَأَسْبَغْتَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ نِعْمَتِكَ، wa-asbaghta ‘alayya min ni‘matik, and for what You perfected upon me of Your bounty. فَقَدِ اصْطَنَعْتَ عِنْدِي ما يَعْجِزُ عَنُهُ شُكْرِي، وَلَوْلاَ إحْسَانُكَ، إلَيَّ Fa-qadi ṣṭana‘ta ‘indī mā ya‘jizu ‘anuhu shukrī, wa-lawlā iḥsānuka, ilayy You have indeed done for me what my thanks are incapable of reaching, and were it not for Your benevolence toward me, وَسُبُوغُ نَعْمَآئِـكَ عَلَيَّ wa-subūghu na‘mā’ika ‘alayy and the fullness of Your blessings upon me, مَا بَلَغْتُ إحْرازَ حَظِّي، وَلاَ إصْلاَحَ نَفْسِي، mā balaghtu iḥrāza ḥaẓẓī, wa-lā iṣlāḥa nafsī, I would not have attained the securing of my portion, nor the rectifying of my soul, وَلكِنَّكَ ابْتَدَأْتَنِي بِالإحْسَانِ، wa-lākinnaka btada’tanī bi-l-iḥsān, But You initiated me with benevolence, وَرَزَقْتَنِي فِي أُمُورِي كُلِّهَا الْكِفَايَةَ، wa-razaqtanī fī umūrī kullihā l-kifāyah, and You provided me with sufficiency in all my affairs, وَصَرَفْتَ عَنِّي جَهْدَ الْبَلاءِ، wa-ṣarafta ‘annī jahda l-balā’, and You turned away from me the burden of tribulation, وَمَنَعْتَ مِنِّي مَحْذُورَ الْقَضَآءِ wa-mana‘ta minnī maḥdhūra l-qaḍā’ and You averted from me the feared decree. إلهِي فَكَمْ مِنْ بَلاء جَاهِد قَدْ صَرَفْتَ عَنِّي، Ilāhī fa-kam min balā’in jāhidin qad ṣarafta ‘annī, My God, how many an arduous tribulation You have turned away from me, وَكَمْ مِنْ نِعْمَة سَابِغَة أَقْرَرْتَ بِهَا عَيْنِي، wa-kam min ni‘matin sābighatin aqrarta bihā ‘aynī, and how many a full blessing You have delighted my eye with, وَكَمْ مِنْ صَنِيعَة كَرِيمَة لَكَ عِنْدِي. wa-kam min ṣanī‘atin karīmatin lak ‘indī. and how many a noble favour You have with me. أَنْتَ الَّذِي أَجَبْتَ عِنْدَ الاضْطِرَارِ دَعْوَتِي، Anta l-ladhī ajabta ‘inda l-iḍṭirāri da‘watī, You are the One Who answered my prayer when I was in dire need, وَأَقَلْتَ عِنْدَ الْعِثَارِ زَلَّتِي، wa-aqalta ‘inda l-‘ithāri zallatī, and You overlooked my slip when I stumbled, وَأَخَذْتَ لِي مِنَ الاَعْدَآءِ بِظُلاَمَتِي. wa-akhadhta lī mina l-a‘dā’ bi-ẓulāmatī. and You took my due from the enemies for my being wronged. إلهِي مَا وَجَدْتُكَ بَخِيلاً حِينَ سَأَلْتُكَ، Ilāhī mā wajadtuka bakhīlan ḥīna sa’altuk, My God, I have not found You stingy when I asked You, وَلاَ مُنْقَبِضاً حِينَ أَرَدْتُكَ، wa-lā munqabiḍan ḥīna aradtuk, and not holding back when I desired You, بل وَجَدْتُكَ لِدُعَآئِي سَامِعاً، وَلِمَطَالِبِي مُعْطِياً، bal wajadtuka li-du‘ā’ī sāmi‘an, wa-li-maṭālibī mu‘ṭiyā, Rather, I found You hearing my prayer, and granting my requests, وَوَجَدْتُ نُعْمَاكَ عَلَيَّ سَابِغَةً، wa-wajadtu nu‘māka ‘alayya sābighah, and I found Your bounty upon me full, فِي كُلِّ شَأْن مِنْ شَأْنِي، وَكُلِّ زَمَان مِنْ زَمَانِي، fī kulli sha’nin min sha’nī, wa-kulli zamānin min zamānī, in every affair of mine, and every time of my time, فَأَنْتَ عِنْدِي مَحْمُودٌ، وَصَنِيعُكَ لَدَيَّ مَبْرُورٌ، fa-anta ‘indī maḥmūd, wa-ṣanī‘uk ladayya mabrūr, so You are praised by me, and Your work is approved by me. تَحْمَدُكَ نَفْسِي وَلِسَانِيْ وَعَقْلِي حَمْداً يَبْلُغُ الوَفَآءَ وَحَقِيقَةَ الشُّكْرِ، taḥmaduk nafsī wa-lisānī wa-‘aqlī ḥamdan yablughu l-wafā’a wa-ḥaqīqata sh-shukr, My soul, my tongue, and my intellect praise You with a praise that reaches fulfillment and the reality of thanks, ......................... Full Dua on duas.org