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

The Whispered Prayer of the Devotees

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

Glory be to you!

SUB-H'AANAKA

How narrow are the roads for the one who has not taken you for his guide!,

MAAA AZ''-YAQAT'-T'URUQA A'LAA MAL-LAM TAKUN DALEELAHOO

How clear is the truth for the one whom you have guided towards your path!

WA MAAA AW-Z''AH'AL-H'AQ-QA I'NDA MAN HADAY-TAHOO SABEELAH

My God, so make us travel on the roads whose destination is you

ILAAHEE FAS-LUK BINAA SUBULAL-WUS'OOLI ILAY-K

and set us into motion on the paths which are the shortest and easiest in reaching you!

WA SAY-YIR-NAA FEEE AQ-RABIT'-T'URUQI LIL-WUFOODI A'LAY-K

Make near for us that which is far,

QAR-RIB A'LAY-NAAL-BAE'ED

and make easy for us that which is hard and difficult!

WA SAH-HIL A'LAY-NAAL-A'SEERASH-SHADEED

link us to your special servants, the ones who-

WA AL-H'IQ-NAA BII'BAADIKAL-LAD'EENA HUM

hurry to you quickly,

BIL-BIDAARI ILAY-KA YUSAARIU'WN

(Those servants who) knock constantly at your door,

WA BAABAKA A'LAAD-DAWAAMI YAT'-RUQOON

And who worship you by night and by day,

WA EE-YAAKA FIL-LAYLI WAN-NAHAARI YAA'-BUDOON

while they remain anxious and in admiration of you!

WA HUM MIN HAY-BATIKA MUSH-FIQOONA

(These are the ones)You have purified their drinking places,

AL-LAD'EENA S'AF-FAY-TA LAHUMUL-MASHAARIBA

(And the ones) you have taken to their goal

WA BAL-LAGH-TAHUMUR-RAGHAAA-IB

And the ones you have granted their requests,

WA ANJAH'-TA LAHUMUL-MAT'AALIB

And the ones who you have accomplished their wishes through your grace

WA QAZ''AY-TA LAHUM MIN FAZ''-LIKAL-MAAARIB

And the ones you have filled their inner souls with your love,

WA MALAA-TA LAHUM Z''AMAAA-IRAHUM MIN H'UB-BIK

and the ones you quenched their thirst with your pure drink.

WA RAW-WAY-TAHUM MIN S'AAFEE SHIR-BIK

Through you, have they reached the pleasure of reciting the whispered prayer to you,

FABIKA ILAA LAD'EED'I MUNAAJAATIKA WAS'ALOO

and in you, they have they achieved their highest goals.

WA MINKA AQ-S'AA MAQAAS'IDIHIM HAS-SALOO

O He who-

FAYAA MAN HUWA

runs toward those who come towards Him and grants gifts and bestows bounty upon them with affection!

A'LAAL-MUQ-BILEENA A'LAY-HEE MUQ-BILOO-WA BIL-A'T'-FI A'LAY-HIM A'AA-IDUM-MUF-Z''IL

And he is compassionate and gentle towards those heedless of his remembrance and is loving and tender in drawing them to His door!

WA BIL-GHAAFILEENA A'N D'IK-RIHEE RAH'EEMUR-RA-OOFOO-WA BIJAD'-BIHIM ILAA BAABIHEE WADOODUN A'T'OOF

I ask you to place me amongst those who have-

AS-ALUKA AN TAJ-A'LANEE MIN

the most share from you

AW-FARIHIM MINKA H'AZ'-Z'AA

And the highest station with you

WA AA'-LAAHUM I'NDAKA MANZILAA

And the most plentiful portion of your love,

WA AJ-ZALIHIM MIW-WUD-DIKA QIS-MAA

And the most excellent share of your knowledge,

WA AF-Z''ALIHIM FEE MAA'-RIFATIKA NAS'EEBAA

for my desire has been cut off from everything else but you

FAQADI ANQAT'AA'T ILAY-KA HIM-MATEE

and my desire has turned towards you and only you

WA ANS'ARAFAT NAH'-WAKA RAGH-BATEE

you and only you are my focus, none other;

FAANTA LAA GHAY-RUKA MURAADEE

And only for you alone belongs my waking and my sleeplessness.

WA LAKA LAA LISIWAAKA SAHAREE WA SUHAADEE

Meeting you is the gladness of my eye,

WA LIQAAAW-UKA QUR-RATU A'Y-NEE

And joining you is the wish of my soul.

WA WAS'-LUKA MUNAA NAF-SEE

And towards you is my yearning,

WA ILAY-KA SHAW-QEE

And In my love for you is my longing passion

WA FEE MAH'AB-BATIKA WALAHEE

And in inclining toward you is my fervent craving.

WA ILAA HAWAAKA S'ABAABATEE

And your pleasure is what I seek,

WA RIZ''AAKA BUGH-YATEE

And to see you is my wish

WA ROO-YATUKA H'AAJATEE

And to be your neighbor is my request,

WA JIWAARUKA T'ALABEE

And my nearness to you is the utmost purpose of my asking.

WA QUR-BUKA GHAYATU SOO-LEE

In reciting a whispered prayer to you, do I find my relaxation and ease.

WA FEE MUNAJAATIKA RAW-H'EE WA RAAH'ATEE

And with you lies the remedy of my illness,

WA I'NDAK DAWAAA-U I'L-LATEE

And the cure for my burning thirst,

WA SHIFAAA-U GHUL-LATEE

And the coolness of my burning passion

WA BAR-DU LAW-A'TEE

And the removal of my distress.

WA KASH-FU KUR-BATEE

Be my nearest companion to me when I am lonely

FAKUN ANEESEE FEE WAH'-SHATEE

And the one who pardons my mistakes,

WA MUQEELA A'TH-RATEE

And the one who forgives my slips

WA GHAAFIRA ZAL-LATEE

And the one who accepts my repentance,

WA QAABILA TAW-BATEE

And the one who responds to my supplication,

WA MUJEEBA DAA'-WATEE

And the one who protects me from sins,

WA WALEE-YA I'S'-MATEE

And the one who frees me from my poverty

WA MUGH-NEEA FAAQATEE

And do not Cut me off from you

WA LAA TAQ-T'AA'-NEE A'NK

and do not keep me far from you

WA LAA TUB-I'D-NEE MINK

You are my happiness and my paradise

YAA NAE'EMEE WA JAN-NATEE

You are my world and my hereafter

WA YAA DUNYAAYA WA AAAKHIRATEE

O Most Merciful of the merciful

YAAA AR-H'AMAR-RAAH'IMEEN