# Sahifa Sajjadiyya 13: His Supplication in Seeking Needs From God

- **Arabic title:** دُعَاؤُهُ فِي طَلَبِ الْحَوَائِجِ الى الله تعالى
- **Type:** Dua
- **Categories:** [Sahifa Sajjadiyya](https://duasonline.org/category/sahifa-sajjadiyya.md), [Seeking Needs](https://duasonline.org/category/seeking-needs.md)
- **Recitation:** none yet
- **Web page:** https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-13

## Origin

Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a), al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, supplication 13: seeking needs. Transmitted through the chain given in the Sahifa's preface; standard printed editions.

## Source

Arabic text, translation and transliteration from [duas.org](https://www.duas.org/mobile/sahifasajjadia-dua13-seeking-needs.html).

## Text

Each line gives the Arabic, then the transliteration in italics, then the English.

1. اَللَّهُمَّ يَا مُنْتَهَى مَطْلَبِ الْحَاجَاتِ، وَيَا مَنْ عِنْدَهُ نَيْلُ الطَّلِبَاتِ\
   *Allāhumma yā muntahā maṭlabi al-ḥājāt, wa-yā man ʿindahu naylu aṭ-ṭalibāt*\
   O Allah, O ultimate destination of needs, O One with all requests.

2. وَيَا مَنْ لَا يَبِيعُ نِعَمَهُ بِالْأَثْمَانِ، وَيَا مَنْ لَا يُكَدِّرُ عَطَايَاهُ بِالِامْتِنَانِ\
   *Wa-yā man lā yabīʿu niʿamahu bil-athmān, wa-yā man lā yukaddiru ʿaṭāyāhu bil-imtinān*\
   O He who does not sell His blessings for a price, nor spoil His gifts with obligation.

3. وَيَا مَنْ يُسْتَغْنَى بِهِ وَلَا يُسْتَغْنَى عَنْهُ، وَيَا مَنْ يُرْغَبُ إِلَيْهِ وَلَا يُرْغَبُ عَنْهُ\
   *Wa-yā man yustaghnā bihi wa-lā yustaghnā ʿanhu, wa-yā man yurghabu ilayhi wa-lā yurghabu ʿanhu*\
   O He through whom sufficiency is found, and none is independent of Him; O He to whom all desire turns, and from whom none turns away.

4. وَيَا مَنْ لَا تُفْنِي خَزَائِنَهُ الْمَسَائِلُ، وَيَا مَنْ لَا تُبَدِّلُ حِكْمَتَهُ الْوَسَائِلُ\
   *Wa-yā man lā tufnī khazāʾinahu al-masāʾil, wa-yā man lā tubaddilu ḥikmatahu al-wasāʾil*\
   O He whose treasures are never depleted by requests, and whose wisdom is never altered by means.

5. وَيَا مَنْ لَا تَنْقَطِعُ عَنْهُ حَوَائِجُ الْمُحْتَاجِينَ، وَيَا مَنْ لَا يُعَنِّيهِ دُعَاءُ الدَّاعِينَ\
   *Wa-yā man lā tanqaṭiʿu ʿanhu ḥawāʾiju al-muḥtājīn, wa-yā man lā yuʿannīhi duʿāʾu ad-dāʿīn*\
   O He from whom the needs of the needy never cease, and whom the calls of the callers never burden.

6. تَمَدَّحْتَ بِالْغِنَى عَنْ خَلْقِكَ، وَأَنْتَ أَهْلُ الْغِنَى عَنْهُمْ\
   *Tamaddaḥta bil-ghinā ʿan khalqika, wa-anta ahlu al-ghinā ʿanhum*\
   You have praised Yourself with independence from creation, and You are worthy of being above need of them.

7. وَنَسَبْتَهُمْ إِلَى الْفَقْرِ، وَهُمْ أَهْلُ الْفَقْرِ إِلَيْكَ\
   *Wa-nasabtahum ilā al-faqr, wa-hum ahlu al-faqri ilayk*\
   And You attributed poverty to them, for they are truly in need of You.

8. فَمَنْ حَاوَلَ سَدَّ خَلَّتِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ، وَرَامَ صَرْفَ الْفَقْرِ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ بِكَ\
   *Fa-man ḥāwala sadd khallatihi min ʿindika, wa-rāma ṣarfa al-faqri ʿan nafsihi bika*\
   So whoever seeks to fulfill his need through You, and desires to repel poverty from himself by You—

9. فَقَدْ طَلَبَ حَاجَتَهُ فِي مَظَانِّهَا، وَأَتَى طَلِبَتَهُ مِنْ وَجْهِهَا\
   *Faqad ṭalaba ḥājatahu fī maẓānihā, wa-atā ṭalibatahu min wajhihā*\
   He has indeed sought his need in its true place, and approached his request from the right path.

10. وَمَنْ تَوَجَّهَ بِحَاجَتِهِ إِلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، أَوْ جَعَلَهُ سَبَبَ نُجْحِهَا دُونَكَ\
   *Wa-man tawajjaha bi-ḥājatihi ilā aḥadin min khalqika, aw jaʿalahu sabab nūjḥihā dūnak*\
   But whoever turns with his need to any of Your creation, or makes him the cause of success without You—

11. فَقَدْ تَعَرَّضَ لِلْحِرْمَانِ، وَاسْتَحَقَّ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ فَوْتَ الْإِحْسَانِ\
   *Faqad taʿarraḍa lil-ḥirmān, wa-staḥaqqa min ʿindika fawta al-iḥsān*\
   He has exposed himself to deprivation, and deserves from You the loss of beneficence.

12. اَللَّهُمَّ وَلِي إِلَيْكَ حَاجَةٌ قَدْ قَصَّرَ عَنْهَا جُهْدِي\
   *Allāhumma walī ilayka ḥājatan qad qaṣṣara ʿanhā juhdī*\
   O Allah, I have a need with You, beyond my effort.

13. وَتَقَطَّعَتْ دُونَهَا حِيلِي، وَسَوَّلَتْ لِي نَفْسِي رَفْعَهَا\
   *Wa-taqaṭṭaʿat dūnahā ḥīlī, wa-sawwlat lī nafsī rafʿahā*\
   My means have failed me, yet my soul suggested I raise it—

14. إِلَى مَنْ يَرْفَعُ حَوَائِجَهُ إِلَيْكَ، وَلَا يَسْتَغْنِي فِي طَلِبَاتِهِ عَنْكَ\
   *Ilā man yarfaʿu ḥawāʾijahu ilayka, wa-lā yastaghnī fī ṭalibātihi ʿanka*\
   To one who himself raises his needs to You, and cannot be independent of You.

15. وَهِيَ زَلَّةٌ مِنْ زَلَلِ الْخَاطِئِينَ، وَعَثْرَةٌ مِنْ عَثَرَاتِ الْمُذْنِبِينَ\
   *Wa-hiya zallatun min zalali al-khāṭiʾīn, wa-ʿathratun min ʿatharāti al-mudhnibīn*\
   And this is a slip from the slips of sinners, and a stumble from the stumbles of the guilty.

16. ثُمَّ انْتَبَهْتُ بِتَذْكِيرِكَ لِي مِنْ غَفْلَتِي، وَنَهَضْتُ بِتَوْفِيقِكَ مِنْ زَلَّتِي\
   *Thumma intabahtu bi-tadhkīrika lī min ghaflatī, wa-nahaḍtu bi-tawfīqika min zallatī*\
   Then I awoke by Your reminder from my heedlessness, and I rose by Your guidance from my slip.

17. وَرَجَعْتُ وَنَكَصْتُ بِتَسْدِيدِكَ عَنْ عَثْرَتِي، وَقُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي\
   *Wa-rajaʿtu wa-nakaṣtu bi-tasdīdika ʿan ʿathratī, wa-qultu subḥāna rabbī*\
   And I turned back, corrected by Your support from my stumble, and I said: Glory be to my Lord—

18. كَيْفَ يَسْأَلُ مُحْتَاجٌ مُحْتَاجًا، وَأَنَّى يَرْغَبُ مُعْدِمٌ إِلَى مُعْدِمٍ\
   *Kayfa yasʾalu muḥtājun muḥtājan, wa-annā yarghabu muʿdimun ilā muʿdimin*\
   How can one in need ask another in need? How can a destitute turn to a destitute?

19. فَقَصَدْتُكَ يَا إِلَهِي بِالرَّغْبَةِ، وَأَوْفَدْتُ عَلَيْكَ رَجَائِي بِالثِّقَةِ بِكَ\
   *Faqaṣadtu-ka yā ilāhī bir-raghbah, wa-awfadtu ʿalayka rajāʾī bith-thiqati bika*\
   So I turned to You, my God, with longing, and sent my hope to You with trust.

20. وَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّ كَثِيرًا مَا أَسْأَلُكَ يَسِيرٌ فِي وُجْدِكَ\
   *Wa-ʿalimtu anna kathīran mā asʾaluka yasīrun fī wujdika*\
   And I knew that much of what I ask You is easy within Your possession.

21. وَأَنَّ خَطِيرًا مَا أَسْتَوْهِبُكَ حَقِيرٌ فِي وُسْعِكَ\
   *Wa-anna khaṭīran mā astawhibuka ḥaqīrun fī wusʿika*\
   And that great matters I request from You are small within Your capacity.

22. وَأَنَّ كَرَمَكَ لَا يَضِيقُ عَنْ سُؤَالِ أَحَدٍ\
   *Wa-anna karamaka lā yaḍīqu ʿan suʾāli aḥadin*\
   And that Your generosity is never too narrow for anyone’s asking.

23. وَأَنَّ يَدَكَ بِالْعَطَايَا أَعْلَى مِنْ كُلِّ يَدٍ\
   *Wa-anna yadaka bil-ʿaṭāyā aʿlā min kulli yadin*\
   And that Your hand in giving is higher than every hand.

24. اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَاحْمِلْنِي بِكَرَمِكَ عَلَى التَّفَضُّلِ\
   *Allāhumma fa-ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa-ālihi wa-ḥmilnī b-karamika ʿala at-tafaḍḍul*\
   O Allah, so bless Muhammad and his Household, and carry me through Your generosity to gracious bounty,

25. وَلا تَحْمِلْنِي بِعَدْلِكَ عَلَى الِاسْتِحْقَاقِ\
   *wa-lā taḥmilnī bi-ʿadlik ʿala al-istihqāq*\
   and do not carry me by Your justice to what I deserve.

26. فَمَا أَنَا بِأَوَّلِ رَاغِبٍ رَغِبَ إِلَيْكَ فَأَعْطَيْتَهُ وَهُوَ يَسْتَحِقُّ الْمَنْعَ\
   *famā anā bi-awwali rāghibin raghība ilayka fa-aʿṭaytahu wa-huwa yastaḥiqqu al-manʿ*\
   For I am not the first of those who desired from You, whom You granted though he deserved withholding,

27. وَلا بِأَوَّلِ سَائِلٍ سَأَلَكَ فَأَفْضَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَسْتَوْجِبُ الْحِرْمَانَ\
   *wa-lā bi-awwali sāʾilin saʾalaka fa-afḍalta ʿalayhi wa-huwa yastawjibu al-ḥirmān*\
   nor the first of those who asked You, to whom You bestowed while he merited deprivation.

28. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ\
   *Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa-ālihi*\
   O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household,

29. وَكُنْ لِدُعَائِي مُجِيبًا وَلِنِدَائِي قَرِيبًا\
   *wa-kun li-duʿāʾī mujīban wa-li-nidāʾī qarīban*\
   be responsive to my supplication, and near to my call,

30. وَلِتَضَرُّعِي رَاحِمًا وَلِصَوْتِي سَامِعًا\
   *wa-li-taḍarruʿī rāḥiman wa-li-ṣawtī sāmiʿan*\
   merciful to my pleading, and listening to my voice.

31. وَلا تَقْطَعْ رَجَائِي عَنكَ وَلا تَبُتَّ سَبَبِي مِنْكَ\
   *wa-lā taqṭaʿ rajāʾī ʿanka wa-lā tabutta sababī minka*\
   Do not cut off my hope from You, nor sever my tie to You,

32. وَلا تُوَجِّهْنِي فِي حَاجَتِي هَذِهِ وَغَيْرِهَا إِلَى سِوَاكَ\
   *wa-lā tuwajjihnī fī ḥājātī hādhihi wa-ghayrihā ilā siwāk*\
   nor turn me in this need of mine or others to anyone but You.

33. وَتَوَلَّنِي بِنُجْحِ طَلِبَتِي وَقَضَاءِ حَاجَتِي\
   *wa-tawallani bi-nujḥi ṭalibatī wa-qaḍāʾi ḥājātī*\
   Take charge of fulfilling my request and settling my need,

34. وَنَيْلِ سُؤْلِي قَبْلَ زَوَالِي عَنْ مَوْقِفِي هَذَا\
   *wa-nayli suʾlī qabla zawālī ʿan mawqifī hādhā*\
   and granting my desire before I depart from this place,

35. بِتَيْسِيرِكَ لِيَ الْعَسِيرَ وَحُسْنِ تَقْدِيرِكَ لِي فِي جَمِيعِ الْأُمُورِ\
   *bi-taysīrika lī al-ʿasīr wa-ḥusni taqdīrika lī fī jamīʿ al-umūr*\
   through Your easing the difficult for me and Your excellent ordaining in all my affairs.

36. وَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ صَلَاةً دَائِمَةً نَامِيَةً لَا انْقِطَاعَ لِأَبَدِهَا\
   *wa-ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa-ālihi ṣalātan dāʾimatan nāmiyatan lā inqiṭāʿa li-abadihā*\
   And bless Muhammad and his Household with a lasting, ever-increasing blessing, whose eternity shall never end,

37. وَلَا مُنْتَهَى لِأَمَدِهَا وَاجْعَلْ ذَلِكَ عَوْنًا لِي وَسَبَبًا لِنَجَاحِ طَلِبَتِي إِنَّكَ وَاسِعٌ كَرِيمٌ\
   *wa-lā muntahā li-amadihā wa-jʿal dhālika ʿawnan lī wa-sababan li-najāḥi ṭalibatī innaka wāsiʿun karīm*\
   and whose span has no limit. Make that a support for me and a cause for the success of my request—surely You are All-Encompassing, Generous.

38. وَمِنْ حَاجَتِي يَا رَبِّ كَذَا وَكَذَا\
   *wa-min ḥājatī yā rabbī kadhā wa-kadhā*\
   And of my needs, O my Lord, are such and such...

39. فَضْلُكَ آنَسَنِي وَإِحْسَانُكَ دَلَّنِي\
   *faḍluka ānasanī wa-iḥsānuka dallanī*\
   Your bounty has comforted me, and Your kindness has guided me.

40. فَأَسْأَلُكَ بِكَ وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ لَا تَرُدَّنِي خَائِبًا\
   *fa-asʾaluka bika wa-bimuḥammadin wa-ālihi ṣalawātuka ʿalayhim an lā taruddani khāʾiban*\
   So I ask You—by You, and by Muhammad and his Household (Your blessings be upon them)—not to send me away disappointed.

## Related

- [Sahifa Sajjadiyya 19: His Supplication in Asking for Water During a Drought](https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-19.md)
- [Sahifa Sajjadiyya 21: When Something Made Him Sorrowful](https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-21.md)
- [Sahifa Sajjadiyya 22: His Supplication in Hardship, Effort, and Difficult Affairs](https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-22.md)
- [Sahifa Sajjadiyya 29: His Supplication When Provision Was Stinted](https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-29.md)