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

The Whispered Prayer of the Complainers

In the Name of ALLAH, the All-compassionate

the All-merciful,

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

My God, I complain to you of a soul

ILAAHEEE ILAY-KA ASH-KOO NAF-SANA

(That is)constantly moving towards evil,

BIS-SOOO-I AM-MAARAH

rushing to commit sins, willing to disobey you

WA ILAAL-KHAT'EE-ATI MUBAADIRAH WA BIMAA'AS'EEKA MOOLAA'H

and exposing itself to your anger.

WA LISAKHAT'IKA MUTAA'R-RIZ''ATAN

It takes me on the road leading to disasters,

TAS-LUKA BEE MASAALIKAL-MAHAALIK

it makes me to be of the ones heading to the path of destruction

WA TAJ-A'LUNEE I'NDAKA AH-WANA HAALIK

It (the soul) has many excuses

KATHYRATAL-I'LAL

And extended fantasies

T'AWYLATAL-AMAL

It is anxious to lead me towards evil,

IM-MAS-SAHAASH-SHAR-RU TAJ-ZAU'

And it is reluctant to take me to all that is good

WA IM-MAS-SAHAAL-KHAY-RU TAM-NAU'

It is prone to push me towards idleness and diversion,

MAY-YAALATAN ILAAL-LAI'BI WAL-LAAH-WI

full of neglect and daydreaming,

MAM-LOOO-ATAM-BIL-GHAF-LATI WAS-SAHWI

it rushes me to commit bad deeds

TUS-RIU' BEEE ILAAL-H'AW-BAH

and makes me to delay in asking for repentance.

WA TUSAW-WIFUNEE BIT-TAW-BAH

My God, I complain to you of an enemy who misguides me

ILAAHEEE ASH-KOOO ILAY-KA'DOO-WAY-YUZ''IL-LUNEE

and a satan who leads me astray.

WA SHAY-T'AANAY-YUGH-WEENEE

He has filled my breast with tempting thoughts,

QAD MALAA BIL-WAS-WAASI S'AD-REE

and his suggestions have encompassed my heart.

WA AH'AAT'AT HAWAAJISUHOO BIQAL-BEE

He urges me to act on my fantasies

YUA'AZ''IDU LEEAL-HAWAA

And entices me to the love of this world,

WA YUZAY-YINU LEE H'UB-BAD-DUNYAA

And distances me from obeying and getting close (to you)

WA YAH'OOLU BAY-NEE WA BAY-NAT'-T'AAA'TI WAZ-ZUL-FAA

My God, to you I complain

ILAAHEEE ILAY-KA ASH-KOO

of a heart that is hard, sealed and clothed in rust constantly turning towards tempting evil thoughts,

QAL-BANA QAASEEAM-MAA'L-WAS-WAASI MUTAQAL-LIBAW-WA BIR-RAY-NI WAT'-T'AB-I' MUTALAB-BISAA

and of an eye that does not care to weep in fear of you and instead eagerly seeking that which gives it pleasure!

WA A'Y-NANA A'NIL-BUKAAA-I MIN KHAW-FIKA JAAMIDATAW-WA ILAA MAA TASUR-RUHAA T'AAMIH'AH

My God, there is no force and no strength except in your power,

ILAAHEE LAA H'AW-LA WA LAA QOO-WATA IL-LAA BIQUD-RATIK

And I now realize that there is no rescue for me, from the detested things of this world, except through your protection.

WA LAA NAJAATA LEE MIM-MAKAARIHID-DUNYAAA IL-LAA BII'S'-MATIK

So I ask you by your all reaching wisdom and your all penetrating will

FAAS-ALUKA BIBALAAGHATI H'IK-MATIKA WA NAFAAD'I MASHEE-YATIKA

Dot not expose me to anything except your generosity

ALAA TAJ-A'L-NEE LIGHAY-RI JOODIKA MUTAA'R-RIZ''AA

and not to turn me into a target for trials!

WA LAA TUS'AY-YIR-NEE LIL-FITANI GHARAZ''AA

And you please be for me a helper against my enemies

WA KUL-LEE A'LAAL-AA'-DAAA-I NAAS'IRAAN

And provide me protection to cover over my shameful deeds and faults,

WA A'LAAL-MAKHAAZEE WAL-U'YOOBI SAATIRAA

And be my protector against calamities

WA MINAL-BALAAYAA WAAQEEAA

And save me from all acts of disobedience!

WAA'NIL-MAA'AS'EE A'AS'IMANA

By your leniency and mercy,

BIRAA-FATIKA WA RAH'-MATIKA

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

YAAA AR-H'AMAR-RAAH'IMEEN