Text:Thirty-second supplication of al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya

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His Supplication for himself in Confessing Sins after Finishing the Night Prayer (32) وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بَعْدَ الْفَرَاغِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِ لِنَفْسِهِ فِي الِاعْتِرَافِ بِالذَّنْبِ
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful. بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحيمِ
1- O God, O Possessor of kingdom perpetual in everlastingness, 1. اللَّهُمَّ يَا ذَا الْمُلْكِ الْمُتَأَبِّدِ بِالْخُلُودِ
2- authority invincible without armies or helpers, 2. وَ السُّلْطَانِ الْمُمْتَنِعِ بِغَيْرِ جُنُودٍ وَ لَا أَعْوَانٍ .
3- might abiding through aeons past, years gone by, times and days elapsed! 3. وَ الْعِزِّ الْبَاقِي عَلَى مَرِّ الدُّهُورِ وَ خَوَالِي الْأَعْوَامِ وَ مَوَاضِي الْأَزمَانِ وَ الْأَيَّامِ
4- Thy authority is mighty with a might that knows no bound by being first nor utmost end by being last! 4. عَزَّ سُلْطَانُكَ عِزّاً لَا حَدَّ لَهُ بِأَوَّلِيَّةٍ ، وَ لَا مُنْتَهَى لَهُ بِآخِرِيَّةٍ
5- Thy kingdom towers high with a towering 5. وَ اسْتَعْلَى مُلْكُكَ عَلُوّاً
before which all things fall down without reaching its term; سَقَطَتِ الْأَشْيَاءُ دُونَ بُلُوغِ أَمَدِهِ
6- the least of it which Thou hast kept to Thyself is not reached 6. وَ لَا يَبْلُغُ أَدْنَى مَا اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ
by the furthest description of the describers! أَقْصَى نَعْتِ النَّاعِتِينَ .
7- Attributes go astray in Thee, 7. ضَلَّتْ فِيكَ الصِّفَاتُ ،
descriptions fall apart below Thee, وَ تَفَسَّخَتْ دُونَكَ النُّعُوتُ ،
the subtlest of imaginations are bewildered by Thy magnificence! وَ حَارَتْ فِي كِبْرِيَائِكَ لَطَائِفُ الْأَوْهَامِ
8- So art Thou: God, the First in Thy firstness, 8. كَذَلِكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ الْأَوَّلُ فِي أَوَّلِيَّتِكَ ،
and so art Thou everlastingly, Thou dost not pass away. وَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَنْتَ دَائِمٌ لَا تَزُولُ
9- But I am the slave, feeble in works, 9. وَ أَنَا الْعَبْدُ الضَّعِيفُ عَمَلًا ،
immense in hopes. الْجَسِيمُ أَمَلًا ،
The tying links are outside my hand, except what is tied by Thy mercy; خَرَجَتْ مِنْ يَدِي أَسْبَابُ الْوُصُلَاتِ إِلَّا مَا وَصَلَهُ رَحْمَتُكَ ،
the bonds of hopes have been cut away from me, except the pardon to which I hold fast. وَ تَقَطَّعَتْ عَنِّي عِصَمُ الْآمَالِ إِلَّا مَا أَنَا مُعْتَصِمٌ بِهِ مِنْ عَفْوِكَ
10- Little on my part is the obedience toward Thee upon which I count, 10. قَلَّ عِنْدِي مَا أَعْتَدُّ بِهِ مِنْ طَاعَتِكَ ،
and great against me the disobedience toward Thee to which I have reverted. و كَثُرَ عَلَيَّ مَا أَبُوءُ بِهِ مِنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ
But pardoning Thy slave will not constrain Thee, even if he be bad, وَ لَنْ يَضِيقَ عَلَيْكَ عَفْوٌ عَنْ عَبْدِكَ وَ إِنْ أَسَاءَ ،
so pardon me! فَاعْفُ عَنِّي .
11- O God, Thy knowledge watches over hidden works, 11. اللَّهُمَّ وَ قَدْ أَشْرَفَ عَلَى خَفَايَا الْأَعْمَالِ عِلْمُكَ ،
every covered thing is exposed before Thy awareness, وَ انْكَشَفَ كُلُّ مَسْتُورٍ دُونَ خُبْرِكَ ،
the intricacies of things are not concealed from Thee, وَ لَا تَنْطَوِي عَنْكَ دَقَائِقُ الْأُمُورِ ،
and unseen mysteries slip not away from Thee. وَ لَا تَعْزُبُ عَنْكَ غَيِّبَاتُ السَّرَائِرِ
12- But over me Thy enemy has gained mastery: 12. وَ قَدِ اسْتَحْوَذَ عَلَيَّ عَدُوُّكَ
He asked a delay from Thee to lead me astray, and Thou gavest him the delay! الَّذِي اسْتَنْظَرَكَ لِغَوَايَتِي فَأَنْظَرْتَهُ ،
He asked a respite from Thee until the Day of Doom to misguide me, وَ اسْتَمْهَلَكَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ لِإِضْلَالِي
and Thou gavest him the respite! فَأَمْهَلْتَهُ .
13- So he threw me down, though I had fled to Thee from 13. فَأَوْقَعَنِي وَ قَدْ هَرَبْتُ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ
small, ruinous sins صَغَائِرِ ذُنُوبٍ مُوبِقَةٍ ،
and great, deadly works, وَ كَبَائِرِ أَعْمَالٍ مُرْدِيَةٍ
until, when I had yielded to disobeying Thee حَتَّى إِذَا قَارَفْتُ مَعْصِيَتَكَ ،
and merited Thy anger through my bad efforts, وَ اسْتَوْجَبْتُ بِسُوءِ سَعْيِي سَخْطَتَكَ ،
he turned the bridle of his treachery away from me, فَتَلَ عَنِّي عِذَارَ غَدْرِهِ ،
met me with the word of his ingratitude, وَ تَلَقَّانِي بِكَلِمَةِ كُفْرِهِ ،
undertook to be quit of me, وَ تَوَلَّى الْبَرَاءَةَ مِنِّي ،
turned his back to flee from me, وَ أَدْبَرَ مُوَلِّياً عَنِّي ،
threw me to the desert of Thy wrath alone, فَأَصْحَرَنِي لِغَضَبِكَ فَرِيداً ،
and sent me as an outcast into the courtyard of Thy vengeance. وَ أَخْرَجَنِي إِلَى فِنَاءِ نَقِمَتِكَ طَرِيداً .
14- There is no intercessor to intercede for me with Thee, 14. لَا شَفِيعٌ يَشْفَعُ لِي إِلَيْكَ ،
no protector to make me feel secure against Thee, وَ لَا خَفِيرٌ يُؤْمِنُنِي عَلَيْكَ ،
no fortress to veil me from Thee, وَ لَا حِصْنٌ يَحْجُبُنِي عَنْكَ ،
no shelter in which to seek asylum apart from Thee! وَ لَا مَلَاذٌ أَلْجَأُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْكَ .
15- This is the station of him who takes refuge with Thee, 15. فَهَذَا مَقَامُ الْعَائِذِ بِكَ ،
the place of the confessor to Thee: وَ مَحَلُّ الْمُعْتَرِفِ لَكَ ،
Let not Thy bounty be too narrow for me, فَلَا يَضِيقَنَّ عَنِّي فَضْلُكَ ،
let not Thy pardon fall short of me! وَ لَا يَقْصُرَنَّ دُونِي عَفْوُكَ ،
Let me not be the most disappointed of Thy repentant servants, وَ لَا أَكُنْ أَخْيَبَ عِبَادِكَ التَّائِبِينَ ،
nor the most despairing of those who come to Thee with expectations! وَ لَا أَقْنَطَ وُفُودِكَ الْآمِلِينَ ،
Forgive me, surely Thou art the best of the forgivers! وَ اغْفِرْ لِي ، إِنَّكَ خَيْرُ الْغَافِرِينَ .
16- O God, Thou commanded me, and I refrained, 16. اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ أَمَرْتَنِي فَتَرَكْتُ ،
Thou prohibited me, and I committed. وَ نَهَيْتَنِي فَرَكِبْتُ ،
evil thoughts tempted me to offend, and I was negligent. وَ سَوَّلَ لِيَ الْخَطَاءَ خَاطِرُ السُّوءِ فَفَرَّطْتُ .
17- I cannot call upon daytime to witness my fasting, 17. وَ لَا أَسْتَشْهِدُ عَلَى صِيَامِي نَهَاراً ،
nor can I seek sanctuary in night because of my vigil; وَ لَا أَسْتَجِيرُ بِتَهَجُّدِي لَيْلًا ،
no Sunna praises me for keeping it alive, وَ لَا تُثْنِي عَلَيَّ بِإِحْيَائِهَا سُنَّةٌ
only Thy obligations, he who neglects which has perished. حَاشَا فُرُوضِكَ الَّتِي مَنْ ضَيَّعَهَا هَلَكَ .
18- I cannot seek access to Thee through the excellence of a supererogatory work, 18. وَ لَسْتُ أَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْكَ بِفَضْلِ نَافِلَةٍ
given the many duties of Thy obligations of which I have been heedless مَعَ كَثِيرِ مَا أَغْفَلْتُ مِنْ وَظَائِفِ فُرُوضِكَ ،
and the stations of Thy bounds which I have transgressed, وَ تَعَدَّيْتُ عَنْ مَقَامَاتِ حُدُودِكَ
thereby violating sacred things إِلَى حُرُمَاتٍ انْتَهَكْتُهَا ،
and committing great sins, وَ كَبَائِرِ ذُنُوبٍ اجْتَرَحْتُهَا ،
though Thou hast given me safety from their disgraces as a covering. كَانَتْ عَافِيَتُكَ لِي مِنْ فَضَائِحِهَا سِتْراً .
19- This is the station of him who is 19. وَ هَذَا مَقَامُ مَنِ
ashamed of himself before Thee, اسْتَحْيَا لِنَفْسِهِ مِنْكَ ،
angry with himself, and satisfied with Thee. وَ سَخِطَ عَلَيْهَا ، وَ رَضِيَ عَنْكَ ،
He meets Thee with a humble soul, فَتَلَقَّاكَ بِنَفْسٍ خَاشِعَةٍ ،
a neck bent down, a back heavy with offenses, وَ رَقَبَةٍ خَاضِعَةٍ ، وَ ظَهْرٍ مُثْقَلٍ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا
hesitating between longing for Thee and fear of Thee. وَاقِفاً بَيْنَ الرَّغْبَةِ إِلَيْكَ وَ الرَّهْبَةِ مِنْكَ .
20- Thou art the most worthy of those in whom he might hope, 20. وَ أَنْتَ أَوْلَى مَنْ رَجَاهُ ،
the most deserving for him to dread and fear. وَ أَحَقُّ مَنْ خَشِيَهُ وَ اتَّقَاهُ ،
So give me, my Lord, what I hope for, فَأَعْطِنِي يَا رَبِّ مَا رَجَوْتُ ،
make me secure against what frightens me, and act kindly toward me with the kindly act of mercy! وَ آمِنِّي مَا حَذِرْتُ ، وَ عُدْ عَلَيَّ بِعَائِدَةِ رَحْمَتِكَ ،
Surely Thou art the most generous of those from whom are asked! إِنَّكَ أَكْرَمُ الْمَسْئُولِينَ .
21- O God, since Thou hast covered me with Thy pardon 21. اللَّهُمَّ وَ إِذْ سَتَرْتَنِي بِعَفْوِكَ ،
and shielded me with Thy bounty وَ تَغَمَّدْتَنِي بِفَضْلِكَ
in the abode of annihilation and the presence of equals, فِي دَارِ الْفَنَاءِ بِحَضْرَةِ الْأَكْفَاءِ ،
grant me sanctuary from the disgraces of the Abode of Subsistence فَأَجِرْنِي مِنْ فَضِيحَاتِ دَارِ الْبَقَاءِ
at the standing places of the Witnesses عِنْدَ مَوَاقِفِ الْأَشْهَادِ
(the angels brought nigh, the messengers honoured, مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ ، وَ الرُّسُلِ الْمُكَرَّمِينَ ،
the martyrs, the righteous) وَ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَ الصَّالِحِينَ ،
before the neighbour from whom I have hidden my evil deeds مِنْ جَارٍ كُنْتُ أُكَاتِمُهُ سَيِّئَاتِي ،
and the womb relative before whom I feel ashamed in my secret thoughts! وَ مِنْ ذِي رَحِمٍ كُنْتُ أَحْتَشِمُ مِنْهُ فِي سَرِيرَاتِي .
22- I trust them not, my Lord, to cover me over, 22. لَمْ أَثِقْ بِهِمْ رَبِّ فِي السِّتْرِ عَلَيَّ ،
but I trust Thee, my Lord, to forgive me! وَ وَثِقْتُ بِكَ رَبِّ فِي الْمَغْفِرَةِ لِي ،
Thou art the most worthy of those in whom confidence is had, وَ أَنْتَ أَوْلَى مَنْ وُثِقَ بِهِ ،
the most giving of those who are besought, وَ أَعْطَى مَنْ رُغِبَ إِلَيْهِ ،
and the most clement of those from whom mercy is asked. وَ أَرْأَفُ مَنِ اسْتُرْحِمَ ،
So have mercy upon me! فَارْحَمْنِي .
23- O God, Thou caused me to descend as mean water 23. اللَّهُمَّ وَ أَنْتَ حَدَرْتَنِي مَاءً مَهِيناً
from loins of narrow bones and tight passages مِنْ صُلْبٍ مُتَضَايِقِ الْعِظَامِ ، حَرِجِ الْمَسَالِكِ
into a constricted womb which Thou hadst covered with veils; إِلَى رَحِمٍ ضَيِّقَةٍ سَتَرْتَهَا بِالْحُجُبِ ،
Thou turned me about from state to state تُصَرِّفُنِي حَالًا عَنْ حَالٍ
until Thou tookest me to the completion of the form حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتَ بِي إِلَى تَمَامِ الصُّورَةِ ،
and fixed within me the bodily parts, وَ أَثْبَتَّ فِيَّ الْجَوَارِحَ
as Thou hast described in Thy Book: كَمَا نَعَتَّ فِي كِتَابِكَ
a drop, then a clot, نُطْفَةً ثُمَّ عَلَقَةً
then a tissue, then bones, ثُمَّ مُضْغَةً ثُمَّ عَظْماً
then Thou garmented the bones with flesh, ثُمَّ كَسَوْتَ الْعِظَامَ لَحْماً ،
then Thou produced me as another creature as Thou willed. ثُمَّ أَنْشَأْتَنِي خَلْقاً آخَرَ كَمَا شِئْتَ .
24- Then, when I needed Thy provision, 24. حَتَّى إِذَا احْتَجْتُ إِلَى رِزْقِكَ ،
and could not do without the aid of Thy bounty, وَ لَمْ أَسْتَغْنِ عَنْ غِيَاثِ فَضْلِكَ ،
Thou appointed for me a nourishment from the bounty of the food and drink which Thou bestowed upon Thy handmaid جَعَلْتَ لِي قُوتاً مِنْ فَضْلِ طَعَامٍ وَ شَرَابٍ أَجْرَيْتَهُ لِأَمَتِكَ
in whose belly Thou gavest me to rest الَّتِي أَسْكَنْتَنِي جَوْفَهَا ،
and in the lodging of whose womb Thou deposited me. وَ أَوْدَعْتَنِي قَرَارَ رَحِمِهَا
25- Hadst Thou entrusted me in those states, my Lord, to my own force 25. وَ لَوْ تَكِلُنِي يَا رَبِّ فِي تِلْكَ الْحَالَاتِ إِلَى حَوْلِي ،
or driven me to have recourse to my own strength, أَوْ تَضْطَرُّنِي إِلَى قُوَّتِي
force would have been removed from me لَكَانَ الْحَوْلُ عَنِّي مُعْتَزِلًا ،
and strength taken far away. وَ لَكَانَتِ الْقُوَّةُ مِنِّي بَعِيدَةً .
26. So Thou hast fed me through Thy bounty with the food of the Good, the Gentle; 26. فَغَذَوْتَنِي بِفَضْلِكَ غِذَاءَ الْبَرِّ اللَّطِيفِ ،
Thou hast done that for me in graciousness toward me تَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ بِي تَطَوُّلًا عَلَيَّ
up to this my present point. إِلَى غَايَتِي هَذِهِ ،
I do not lack Thy goodness, لَا أَعْدَمُ بِرَّكَ ،
nor does Thy benefaction keep me waiting. وَ لَا يُبْطِئُ بِي حُسْنُ صَنِيعِكَ ،
Yet with all that, my trust has not become firm enough وَ لَا تَتَأَكَّدُ مَعَ ذَلِكَ ثِقَتِي
that I might free myself for that which is more favoured by Thee. فَأَتَفَرَّغَ لِمَا هُوَ أَحْظَى لِي عِنْدَكَ .
27- Satan has taken possession of my reins 27. قَدْ مَلَكَ الشَّيْطَانُ عِنَانِي
through my distrust and frail certainty. فِي سُوءِ الظَّنِّ وَ ضَعْفِ الْيَقِينِ ،
I complain of his evil neighbourhood with me فَأَنَا أَشْكُو سُوءَ مُجَاوَرَتِهِ لِي ،
and my soul's obedience toward him! وَ طَاعَةَ نَفْسِي لَهُ ،
I ask Thee to preserve me against his domination, وَ أَسْتَعْصِمُكَ مِنْ مَلَكَتِهِ ،
and I plead with Thee to turn his trickery away from me! وَ أَتَضَرَّعُ إِلَيْكَ فِي صَرْفِ كَيْدِهِ عَنِّي .
28- I ask Thee to make the path to my provision easy, 28. وَ أَسْأَلُكَ فِي أَنْ تُسَهِّلَ إِلَى رِزْقِي سَبِيلًا ،
since to Thee belongs praise for Thy beginning with immense favours فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى ابْتِدَائِكَ بِالنِّعَمِ الْجِسَامِ ،
and Thy inspiring gratitude for beneficence and bestowing favour! وَ إِلْهَامِكَ الشُّكْرَ عَلَى الْإِحْسَانِ وَ الْإِنْعَامِ ،
Bless Muhammad and his Household, فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
and make the way to my provision easy for me! وَ سَهِّلْ عَلَيَّ رِزْقِي ،
[I ask Thee] to make me content وَ أَنْ تُقَنِّعَنِي بِتَقْدِيرِكَ لِي ،
with Thy ordainment for me, to make me satisfied with my lot وَ أَنْ تُرْضِيَنِي بِحِصَّتِي فِيمَا قَسَمْتَ لِي ،
in that which Thou hast apportioned for me and to place what has gone of my body and my life-span وَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ مَا ذَهَبَ مِنْ جِسْمِي وَ عُمُرِي
into the path of Thy obedience! فِي سَبِيلِ طَاعَتِكَ ،
Surely Thou art the Best of providers! إِنَّكَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ .
29- O God, I seek refuge in Thee from the Fire 29. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَارٍ
through which Thou art harsh toward him who disobeys Thee تَغَلَّظْتَ بِهَا عَلَى مَنْ عَصَاكَ ،
and by which Thou hast threatened him who turns away from Thy good pleasure; وَ تَوَعَّدْتَ بِهَا مَنْ صَدَفَ عَنْ رِضَاكَ ،
from the Fire وَ مِنْ نَارٍ
whose light is darkness, whose ease is pain, and whose far is near; نُورُهَا ظُلْمَةٌ ، وَ هَيِّنُهَا أَلِيمٌ ، وَ بَعِيدُهَا قَرِيبٌ ،
from the Fire وَ مِنْ نَارٍ
parts of which devour parts يَأْكُلُ بَعْضَهَا بَعْضٌ ،
and parts of which leap upon parts; وَ يَصُولُ بَعْضُهَا عَلَى بَعْضٍ .
30- from the Fire which leaves bones decayed 30. وَ مِنْ نَارٍ تَذَرُ الْعِظَامَ رَمِيماً ،
and lets its people drink boiling water; وَ تَسقِي أَهْلَهَا حَمِيماً ،
from the Fire which does not spare him who pleads to it, وَ مِنْ نَارٍ لَا تُبْقِي عَلَى مَنْ تَضَرَّعَ إِلَيْهَا ،
has no mercy on him who seeks sympathy from it, وَ لَا تَرْحَمُ مَنِ اسْتَعْطَفَهَا ،
and has no power to relieve him who humbles himself before it وَ لَا تَقْدِرُ عَلَى التَّخْفِيفِ عَمَّنْ خَشَعَ لَهَا
and yields himself to it; وَ اسْتَسْلَمَ إِلَيْهَا
it meets its inhabitants with the hottest that it possesses: تَلْقَى سُكَّانَهَا بِأَحَرِّ مَا لَدَيْهَا
painful punishment and intense noxiousness. مِنْ أَلِيمِ النَّكَالِ وَ شَدِيدِ الْوَبَالِ
31- I seek refuge in Thee from its gaping-jawed scorpions, 31. وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَقَارِبِهَا الْفَاغِرَةِ أَفْوَاهُهَا ،
its scraping-toothed serpents, وَ حَيَّاتِهَا الصَّالِقَةِ بِأَنْيَابِهَا ،
and its drinks, which tear apart the intestines and hearts of its inhabitants وَ شَرَابِهَا الَّذِي يُقَطِّعُ أَمْعَاءَ وَ أَفْئِدَةَ سُكَّانِهَا ،
and root out their marrows. وَ يَنْزِعُ قُلُوبَهُمْ ،
I ask guidance from Thee to that which will keep far from it and make it retreat! وَ أَسْتَهْدِيكَ لِمَا بَاعَدَ مِنْهَا ، وَ أَخَّرَ عَنْهَا .
32- O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, 32. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
grant me sanctuary from it through the bounty of Thy mercy, وَ أَجِرْنِي مِنْهَا بِفَضْلِ رَحْمَتِكَ ،
release me from my stumbles through Thy good releasing, وَ أَقِلْنِي عَثَرَاتِي بِحُسْنِ إِقَالَتِكَ ،
and abandon me not, وَ لَا تَخْذُلْنِي
O Best of the sanctuary-granters! يَا خَيْرَ الْمُجِيرِينَ .
33- O God, Thou protectest from the disliked, 33. اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَقِي الْكَرِيهَةَ ،
givest the good, وَ تُعْطِي الْحَسَنَةَ ،
dost what Thou wilt, وَ تَفْعَلُ مَا تُرِيدُ ،
and Thou art powerful over everything. وَ أَنْتَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيرٌ .
34- O God, bless Muhammad and his Household when the pious are mentioned 34. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ، إِذَا ذُكِرَ الْأَبْرَارُ ،
and bless Muhammad and his Household as long as night and day come and go وَ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ، مَا اخْتَلَفَ اللَّيْلُ وَ النَّهَارُ ،
with a blessing whose replenishment is never cut off صَلَاةً لَا يَنْقَطِعُ مَدَدُهَا ،
and whose number cannot be counted, وَ لَا يُحْصَى عَدَدُهَا ،
a blessing that will fill up the air and crowd the earth and the heaven! صَلَاةً تَشْحَنُ الْهَوَاءَ ، وَ تَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ وَ السَّمَاءَ .
35- God bless him until he is well pleased 35. صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى يَرْضَى ،
and God bless him and his Household after good pleasure وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بَعْدَ الرِّضَا ،
with a blessing that has neither bound nor utmost limit! صَلَاةً لَا حَدَّ لَهَا وَ لَا مُنْتَهَى ،
O Most Merciful of the merciful![1] يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ .

Notes

References

  • Imam Zayn al-'Abidin 'Ali B. Al-Husayn (AS), The Psalms of Islam (As-sahifa Al-kamilah Al-sajjadiyya). Translated to English by William C. Chittick. The Muhammadi Trust of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1988.