The 15 Whispered Prayers of As-Sahifa al-Kamila as-Sajjadiyyah

The Whispered Prayer of the Lovers

In the Name of ALLAH, the All-compassionate the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

BIS-MIL-LAAHIR-RAH'-MAANIR-RAH'EEM

O Allah, send blessings on Muhammad and on the family of Muhammad, ALLAHUMMA S'ALE A'LAA MUHAMMAD WA AALE MUHAMMAD

O! My God, who is the one to have tasted the sweetness of your love and then looked for a replacement in place of you?

ILAAHEE MAN D'AAL-LAD'EE D'AAQA H'ALAAWATA MAH'AB-BATIKA FARAAMA MINKA BADALAA

Who can claim to have become familiar with your nearness, then wanted removal from you?

WA MAN D'AAL-LAD'EEE ANISA BIQUR-BIKA FAB-TAGHAA A'NKA H'IWALAA

O My God, include us among the ones whom you have-

ILAAHEE FAJ-A'L-NAA MIM-MAN

chosen for your nearness and friendship,

IS'-T'AFAY-TAHOO LIQUR-BIKA WA WILAAYATIK

And (include us among the ones) whom you have purified through your love and affection,

WA AKH-LAS'-TAHOO LIWUD-DIKA WA MAH'AB-BATIK

And (include us among the ones) whom, you have given the desire for meeting with you,

WA SHAW-WAQ-TAHOOO ILAA LIQAAA-IK

And(include us among the ones) who are pleased with all your decisions,

WA RAZ''-Z''AY-TAHOO BIQAZ''AAA-IK

And (include us among the ones) who are granted permission to gaze upon your face,

WA MANAH'-TAHOO BIN-NAZ'ARI ILAA WAJ-HIK

And (include us among the ones) whom you have shown the favor of your good pleasure,

WA H'ABAW-TAHOO BIRIZ''AAK

And (include us among the ones) whom you have exempted from your separation and anger

WA AA'D'-TAHOO MIN HAJ-RIKA WA QILAAK

And (include us among the ones) who are settled in a sure sitting place in your proximity,

WA BAW-WAA-TAHOO MAQ-A'DAS'-S'ID-QI FEE JIWAARIK

And (include us among the ones) who have been chosen to gain true knowledge of you

WA KHAS'AS'-TAHOO BIMAA'-RIFATIK

And (include us among the ones) who you have made worthy to worship you

WA AH-HAL-TAHOO LII'BAADATIK

And (include us among the ones) whose heart are captivated with yearning for you

WA HAY-YAM-TA QAL-BAHOO LIIRAADATIK

And (include us among the ones) whom you have picked for contemplating in you

WA AJ-TABAY-TAHOO LIMUSHAAHADATIK

And (include us among the ones) who you have made totally absorbed in you

WA AKH-LAY-TA WAJ-HAHOO LAK

And (include us among the ones) whose hearts you have freed, to experience nothing but your love,

WA FAR-RAGH-TA FOO-AADAHOO LIH'UB-BIK

And (include us among the ones) who you have made desirous of what is with you ,

WA RAGH-GHAB-TAHOO FEEMAA I'NDAK

And (include us among the ones) who are inspired with your remembrance,

WA AL-HAM-TAHOO D'IK-RAK

And (include us among the ones) who have been chosen in giving thanks to you,

WA AW-ZAA'-TAHOO SHUK-RAK

And (include us among the ones) who are occupied with obeying you,

WA SHAGHAL-TAHOO BIT'AAA'TIK

And (include us among the ones) whom you have turned into one of your righteous creatures,

WA S'AY-YAR-TAHOO MIN S'AALIH'EE BAREE-YATIK

And (include us among the ones) who you have chosen for reciting the whispered prayer to you,

WA AKH-TAR-TAHOO LIMUNAAJAATIK

And (include us among the ones) whom you, have inspired to cut off from all things, that may divert their hearts from remembrance of you

WA QAT'AA'-TA A'N-HOO KUL-LA SHAY-EE-YAQ-T'AU'HOO A'NK

O ALLAH, place us among those

AL-LAHUM-MA AJ-A'L-NAA MIM-MAN-

whose habit is rejoicing in you, and yearning for you,

DAA-BUHUMULIR-TEEAAHOO ILAY-KA WAL-H'ANEEN

And (include us among the ones) whose time is spent in sighing and lamenting for you!

WA DAH-RUHUMUZ-ZAF-RATU WAL-ANEEN

And (include us among the ones) whose foreheads are bowed down, before your might,

JIBAAHUHUM SAAJIDATUL-LIA'Z'AMATIK

And (include us among the ones) whose eyes are awake in your service,

WA U'YOONUHUM SAAHIRATUN FEE KHID-MATIK

And (include us among the ones) whose tears flow in fear of you

WA DUMOOU'HUM SAAA-ILATUM-MIN KHASH-YATIK

And (include us among the ones) whose hearts are permanently set upon your love,

WA QULOOBUHUM MUTAA'L-LIQATUM-BIMAH'AB-BATIK

And (include us among the ones) whose hearts are detached from other things in love of you.

WA AF-IDATUHUM MUN-KHALIA'TUM-MIM-MAHAABATIK

O He, the lights of whose holiness attracts wonder in the eyes of His lovers,

YAA MAN ANWAARU QUD-SIHEE LIAB-S'AARI MUH'IB-BEEHEE RAAA-IQAH

And the glory of whose face arouses the longing of the hearts of those who know him!

WA SUBUH'AATU WAJ-HIHEE LIQULOOBI A'ARIFEEHEE SHAAA-IQATUN

O the ultimate wish of the hearts of the ones who desire you

YAA MUNAA QULOOBIL-MUSH-TAAQEEN

O the utmost of the hopes of the lovers!

WA YAA GHAAYATA AAAMAALIL-MUH'IB-BEEN

I ask you for your love, and also love for those who love you,

AS-ALUKA H'UB-BAK WA H'UB-BA MAY-YUH'IB-BUK

And I ask you to make me love every deed which will bring me to your proximity,

WA H'UB-BA KUL-LI A'MALEE-YOOS'ILUNEEE ILA QUR-BIK

And that you make yourself more beloved to me than anything other than you

WA AN TAJ-A'LAKA AH'AB-BA ILAY-YA MIM-MAA SIWAAK

and make my love for you to lead me to pleasing you

WA AN TAJ-A'LH'UB-BEEE EE-YAAKA QAAA-IDAN ILAA RIZ''-WAANIK

And make my longing for you to protect me against disobeying you!

WA SHAW-QEEE ILAY-KA D'AAA-IDANA A'N I'S'-YAANIK

honor me by allowing me to gaze upon you,

WA AM-NUM-BIN-NAZ'ARI ILAY-KA A'LAY

While you are gazing upon me with affection and tenderness,

WA ANZ'UR BIA'Y-NIL-WUD-DI WAL-A'T'-FI ILAY

And do not turn your face away from me,

WA LAA TAS'-RIF A'N-NEE WAJ-HAK

and make me one with whom you are happy with and that am in your favored position!

WAJ-A'L-NEE MIN AH-LIL-IS-A'ADI WAL-H'UZ'-WATI I'NDAKA

O Responder, O Most Merciful of the merciful!

YAA MUJEEBU YAAA AR-H'AMAR-RAAH'IMEEN