# Sahifa Sajjadiyya 21: When Something Made Him Sorrowful - **Arabic title:** دُعَاؤُهُ إِذَا حَزَنَهُ أَمْرٌ - **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-21 ## Origin Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a), al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, supplication 21: when something saddened him. 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-dua21-when-sorrowful.html). ## Text Each line gives the Arabic, then the transliteration in italics, then the English. 1. أَللَّهُمَّ يَا كَافِيَ الْفَرْدِ الضَّعِيفِ\ *Allāhumma yā kāfiya al-fardi aḍ-ḍa‘īfi*\ O Allah, O Sufficer of the solitary and weak 2. وَوَاقِيَ الْأَمْرِ الْمَخُوفِ\ *Wa wāqiya al-amri al-makhūfi*\ And Protector from the feared matter 3. أَفْرَدَتْنِي الْخَطَايَا فَلَا صَاحِبَ مَعِي\ *Afradatnī al-khaṭāyā falā ṣāḥiba ma‘ī*\ My sins have isolated me, so I have no companion 4. وَضَعُفْتُ عَنْ غَضَبِكَ فَلَا مُؤَيِّدَ لِي\ *Wa ḍa‘uftu ‘an ghaḍabika falā mu’ayyida lī*\ I am weak against Your anger, with no supporter for me 5. وَأَشْرَفْتُ عَلَى خَوْفِ لِقَائِكَ فَلَا مُسَكِّنَ لِرَوْعَتِي\ *Wa ashaftu ‘alā khawfi liqā’ika falā musakkina liraw‘atī*\ I face the fear of meeting You, with no calmer for my dread 6. وَمَنْ يُؤْمِنُنِي مِنْكَ وَأَنْتَ أَخَفْتَنِي\ *Wa man yu’minunī minka wa anta akhaftanī*\ Who can secure me from You when You have frightened me? 7. وَمَنْ يُسَاعِدُنِي وَأَنْتَ أَفْرَدْتَنِي\ *Wa man yusā‘idunī wa anta afradtanī*\ Who can aid me when You have left me alone? 8. وَمَنْ يُقَوِّينِي وَأَنْتَ أَضْعَفْتَنِي\ *Wa man yuqawwīnī wa anta aḍ‘aftanī*\ Who can strengthen me when You have weakened me? 9. لَا يُجِيرُ يَا إِلَهِي إِلَّا رَبٌّ عَلَى مَرْبُوبٍ\ *Lā yujīru yā ilāhī illā rabbun ‘alā marbūbin*\ None grants refuge, O my God, but a Lord over His servant 10. وَلَا يُؤْمِنُ إِلَّا غَالِبٌ عَلَى مَغْلُوبٍ\ *Wa lā yu’minu illā ghālibun ‘alā maghlūbin*\ None secures but a Victor over the vanquished 11. وَلَا يُعِينُ إِلَّا طَالِبٌ عَلَى مَطْلُوبٍ\ *Wa lā yu‘īnu illā ṭālibun ‘alā maṭlūbin*\ None aids but a Seeker over the sought 12. وَبِيَدِكَ يَا إِلَهِي جَمِيعُ ذَلِكَ السَّبَبِ\ *Wa biyadika yā ilāhī jamī‘u dhālika as-sababi*\ In Your hand, O my God, is the cause of all this 13. وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَفَرُّ وَالْمَهْرَبُ\ *Wa ilayka al-mafarru wa al-mahrabu*\ And to You is the escape and refuge 14. فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ\ *Fa ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi*\ So send blessings upon Muhammad and his family 15. وَأَجِرْ هَرَبِي وَأَنْجِحْ مَطْلَبِي\ *Wa ajir harabī wa anjiḥ maṭlabī*\ Grant me refuge and fulfill my request 16. أَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ إِنْ صَرَفْتَ عَنِّي وَجْهَكَ الْكَرِيمَ\ *Allāhumma innaka in ṣarafta ‘annī wajhaka al-karīma*\ O Allah, if You turn Your noble face away from me 17. أَوْ مَنَعْتَنِي فَضْلَكَ الْجَسِيمَ\ *Aw mana‘tanī faḍlaka al-jasīma*\ Or withhold Your immense favor from me 18. أَوْ حَظَرْتَ عَلَيَّ رِزْقَكَ أَوْ قَطَعْتَ عَنِّي سَبَبَكَ\ *Aw ḥaẓarta ‘alayya rizqaka aw qaṭa‘ta ‘annī sababaka*\ Or deny me Your provision or cut off Your means 19. لَمْ أَجِدِ السَّبِيلَ إِلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْ أَمَلِي غَيْرَكَ\ *Lam ajidi as-sabīla ilā shay’in min amalī ghayraka*\ I will find no way to any of my hopes except through You 20. وَلَمْ أَقْدِرْ عَلَى مَا عِنْدَكَ بِمَعُونَةِ سِوَاكَ\ *Wa lam aqdir ‘alā mā ‘indaka bima‘ūnati siwāka*\ Nor can I attain what is with You except by Your aid 21. فَإِنِّي عَبْدُكَ وَفِي قَبْضَتِكَ نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ\ *Fa innī ‘abduka wa fī qabḍatika nāṣiyatī biyadika*\ For I am Your servant, my forelock is in Your grasp 22. لَا أَمْرَ لِي مَعَ أَمْرِكَ\ *Lā amra lī ma‘a amrika*\ I have no command alongside Your command 23. مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ\ *Māḍin fīya ḥukmuka ‘adlun fīya qaḍā’uka*\ Your judgment upon me is executed, Your decree is just 24. وَلَا قُوَّةَ لِي عَلَى الْخُرُوجِ مِنْ سُلْطَانِكَ\ *Wa lā quwwata lī ‘alā al-khurūji min sulṭānika*\ I have no strength to escape Your authority 25. وَلَا أَسْتَطِيعُ مُجَاوَزَةَ قُدْرَتِكَ\ *Wa lā astaṭī‘u mujāwazata qudratika*\ Nor can I surpass Your power 26. وَلَا أَسْتَمِيلُ هَوَاكَ وَلَا أَبْلُغُ رِضَاكَ\ *Wa lā astamīlu hawāka wa lā ablughu riḍāka*\ Nor win Your favor, nor attain Your pleasure 27. وَلَا أَنَالُ مَا عِنْدَكَ إِلَّا بِطَاعَتِكَ\ *Wa lā anālu mā ‘indaka illā biṭā‘atika*\ Nor obtain what is with You except through Your obedience 28. وَبِفَضْلِ رَحْمَتِكَ\ *Wa bifaḍli raḥmatika*\ And by the grace of Your mercy 29. إِلَهِي أَصْبَحْتُ وَأَمْسَيْتُ عَبْدًا دَاخِرًا لَكَ\ *Ilāhī aṣbaḥtu wa amsaytu ‘abdan dākhiran laka*\ My God, I have become and remain a humbled servant to You 30. لَا أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي نَفْعًا وَلَا ضَرًّا إِلَّا بِكَ\ *Lā amliku linafsī naf‘an wa lā ḍarran illā bika*\ I possess no benefit or harm for myself except through You 31. أَشْهَدُ بِذَلِكَ عَلَى نَفْسِي\ *Ashhadu bidhālika ‘alā nafsī*\ I bear witness to this against myself 32. وَأَعْتَرِفُ بِضَعْفِ قُوَّتِي وَقِلَّةِ حِيلَتِي\ *Wa a‘tarifu biḍa‘fi quwwatī wa qillati ḥīlatī*\ And I confess my weakness of strength and scarcity of means 33. فَأَنْجِزْ لِي مَا وَعَدْتَنِي\ *Fa anjiz lī mā wa‘adtanī*\ So fulfill for me what You promised me 34. وَتَمِّمْ لِي مَا آتَيْتَنِي\ *Wa tammim lī mā ātaytanī*\ And complete for me what You have granted me 35. فَإِنِّي عَبْدُكَ الْمِسْكِينُ الْمُسْتَكِينُ\ *Fa innī ‘abduka al-miskīnu al-mustakīnu*\ For I am Your poor, submissive servant 36. الضَّعِيفُ الضَّرِيرُ الذَّلِيلُ\ *Aḍ-ḍa‘īfu aḍ-ḍarīru adh-dhalīlu*\ The weak, the blind, the humbled 37. الْحَقِيرُ الْمَهِينُ الْفَقِيرُ\ *Al-ḥaqīru al-mahīnu al-faqīru*\ The lowly, the despised, the needy 38. الْخَائِفُ الْمُسْتَجِيرُ\ *Al-khā’ifu al-mustajīru*\ The fearful, the one seeking refuge 39. أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ\ *Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi*\ O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family 40. وَلَا تَجْعَلْنِي نَاسِيًا لِذِكْرِكَ فِيمَا أَوْلَيْتَنِي\ *Wa lā taj‘alnī nāsiyan lidhikrika fīmā awlaytanī*\ And do not make me forgetful of Your remembrance in what You grant me 41. وَلَا غَافِلًا لِإِحْسَانِكَ فِيمَا أَبْلَيْتَنِي\ *Wa lā ghāfilan li-iḥsānika fīmā ablaytanī*\ Nor heedless of Your kindness in what You test me with 42. وَلَا آيِسًا مِنْ إِجَابَتِكَ لِي وَإِنْ أَبْطَأَتْ عَنِّي\ *Wa lā āyisan min ijābatika lī wa in abṭa’at ‘annī*\ Nor despairing of Your response to me, even if it is delayed 43. فِي سَرَّاءَ كُنْتُ أَوْ ضَرَّاءَ\ *Fī sarrā’a kuntu aw ḍarrā’a*\ In ease or hardship 44. أَوْ شِدَّةٍ أَوْ رَخَاءٍ\ *Aw shiddatin aw rakhā’in*\ Or difficulty or comfort 45. أَوْ عَافِيَةٍ أَوْ بَلَاءٍ\ *Aw ‘āfiyatin aw balā’in*\ Or well-being or trial 46. أَوْ بُؤْسٍ أَوْ نَعْمَاءَ\ *Aw bu’sin aw na‘mā’a*\ Or misery or blessings 47. أَوْ جِدَةٍ أَوْ لَأْوَاءَ\ *Aw jidatin aw la’wā’a*\ Or prosperity or adversity 48. أَوْ فَقْرٍ أَوْ غِنًى\ *Aw faqrin aw ghinan*\ Or poverty or wealth 49. أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ\ *Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi*\ O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family 50. وَاجْعَلْ ثَنَائِي عَلَيْكَ وَمَدْحِي إِيَّاكَ\ *Wa aj‘al thanā’ī ‘alayka wa madḥī iyyāka*\ And make my praise for You and my extolling of You 51. وَحَمْدِي لَكَ فِي كُلِّ حَالَاتِي\ *Wa ḥamdī laka fī kulli ḥālātī*\ And my gratitude to You in all my states 52. حَتَّى لَا أَفْرَحَ بِمَا آتَيْتَنِي مِنَ الدُّنْيَا\ *Ḥattā lā afraḥa bimā ātaytanī mina ad-dunyā*\ So I do not rejoice in what You give me of this world 53. وَلَا أَحْزَنَ عَلَى مَا مَنَعْتَنِي فِيهَا\ *Wa lā aḥzana ‘alā mā mana‘tanī fīhā*\ Nor grieve over what You withhold from it 54. وَأَشْعِرْ قَلْبِي تَقْوَاكَ\ *Wa ash‘ir qalbī taqwāka*\ And instill in my heart Your piety 55. وَاسْتَعْمِلْ بَدَنِي فِيمَا تَقْبَلُهُ مِنِّي\ *Wa ista‘mil badanī fīmā taqbaluhu minnī*\ And employ my body in what You accept from me 56. وَاشْغَلْ بِطَاعَتِكَ نَفْسِي\ *Wa ashghal biṭā‘atika nafsī*\ And occupy my soul with Your obedience 57. عَنْ كُلِّ مَا يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ\ *‘An kulli mā yaridu ‘alayya*\ From all that comes to me 58. حَتَّى لَا أُحِبَّ شَيْئًا مِنْ سُخْطِكَ\ *Ḥattā lā uḥibba shay’an min sukhṭika*\ So I do not love anything of Your displeasure 59. وَلَا أَسْخَطَ شَيْئًا مِنْ رِضَاكَ\ *Wa lā askhaṭa shay’an min riḍāka*\ Nor be displeased with anything of Your pleasure 60. أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ\ *Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi*\ O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family 61. وَفَرِّغْ قَلْبِي لِمَحَبَّتِكَ\ *Wa farrigh qalbī limaḥabbatika*\ And empty my heart for Your love 62. وَاشْغَلْهُ بِذِكْرِكَ\ *Wa ashghalhu bidhikrika*\ And occupy it with Your remembrance 63. وَانْعَشْهُ بِخَوْفِكَ وَبِالْوَجَلِ مِنْكَ\ *Wa an‘ashhu bikhawfika wa bil-wajali minka*\ And revive it with Your fear and awe of You 64. وَقَوِّهِ بِالرَّغْبَةِ إِلَيْكَ\ *Wa qawwihi bir-raghbati ilayka*\ And strengthen it with longing for You 65. وَأَمِلْهُ إِلَى طَاعَتِكَ\ *Wa amilhu ilā tā‘atika*\ And incline it toward Your obedience 66. وَأَجْرِ بِهِ فِي أَحَبِّ السُّبُلِ إِلَيْكَ\ *Wa ajri bihi fī aḥabbi as-subuli ilayka*\ And guide it on the most beloved paths to You 67. وَذَلِّلْهُ بِالرَّغْبَةِ فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ\ *Wa dhallilhu bir-raghbati fīmā ‘indaka*\ And humble it with desire for what is with You 68. أَيَّامَ حَيَاتِي كُلِّهَا\ *Ayyāma ḥayātī kullihā*\ All the days of my life 69. وَاجْعَلْ تَقْوَاكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا زَادِي\ *Wa aj‘al taqwāka mina ad-dunyā zādī*\ And make Your piety my provision from this world 70. وَإِلَى رَحْمَتِكَ رِحْلَتِي\ *Wa ilā raḥmatika riḥlatī*\ And to Your mercy my journey 71. وَفِي مَرْضَاتِكَ مَدْخَلِي\ *Wa fī marḍātika madkhalī*\ And in Your pleasure my entry 72. وَاجْعَلْ فِي جَنَّتِكَ مَثْوَايَ\ *Wa aj‘al fī jannatika mathwāya*\ And make Your paradise my abode 73. وَهَبْ لِي قُوَّةً أَحْتَمِلُ بِهَا\ *Wa hab lī quwwatan aḥtamilu bihā*\ And grant me strength to bear 74. جَمِيعَ مَرْضَاتِكَ\ *Jamī‘a marḍātika*\ All of Your pleasure 75. وَاجْعَلْ فِرَارِي إِلَيْكَ\ *Wa aj‘al firārī ilayka*\ And make my flight to You 76. وَرَغْبَتِي فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ\ *Wa raghbatī fīmā ‘indaka*\ And my desire for what is with You 77. وَأَلْبِسْ قَلْبِي الْوَحْشَةَ مِنْ شِرَارِ خَلْقِكَ\ *Wa albis qalbī al-waḥshata min shirāri khalqika*\ And clothe my heart with alienation from the wicked of Your creation 78. وَهَبْ لِي الْأُنْسَ بِكَ\ *Wa hab lī al-unsa bika*\ And grant me intimacy with You 79. وَبِأَوْلِيَائِكَ وَأَهْلِ طَاعَتِكَ\ *Wa bi-awliyā’ika wa ahli tā‘atika*\ And with Your friends and the people of Your obedience 80. وَلَا تَجْعَلْ لِفَاجِرٍ وَلَا كَافِرٍ عَلَيَّ مِنَّةً\ *Wa lā taj‘al lifājirin wa lā kāfirin ‘alayya minnatan*\ And do not let a sinner or disbeliever have favor over me 81. وَلَا لَهُ عِنْدِي يَدًا\ *Wa lā lahu ‘indī yadan*\ Nor let them have a hand over me 82. وَلَا بِي إِلَيْهِمْ حَاجَةً\ *Wa lā bī ilayhim ḥājatan*\ Nor let me have need of them 83. بَلِ اجْعَلْ سُكُونَ قَلْبِي\ *Bali aj‘al sukūna qalbī*\ Rather, make my heart’s tranquility 84. وَأُنْسَ نَفْسِي وَاسْتِغْنَائِي\ *Wa unsa nafsī wa istighnā’ī*\ And my soul’s intimacy and sufficiency 85. وَكِفَايَتِي بِكَ وَبِخِيَارِ خَلْقِكَ\ *Wa kifāyatī bika wa bikhiyāri khalqika*\ And my contentment with You and the best of Your creation 86. أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ\ *Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi*\ O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family 87. وَاجْعَلْنِي لَهُمْ قَرِينًا\ *Wa aj‘alnī lahum qarīnan*\ And make me a companion to them 88. وَاجْعَلْنِي لَهُمْ نَصِيرًا\ *Wa aj‘alnī lahum naṣīran*\ And make me a supporter for them 89. وَامْنُنْ عَلَيَّ بِشَوْقٍ إِلَيْكَ\ *Wa amnun ‘alayya bishawqin ilayka*\ And favor me with longing for You 90. وَبِالْعَمَلِ لَكَ بِمَا تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضَى\ *Wa bil-‘amali laka bimā tuḥibbu wa tarḍā*\ And with working for You in what You love and are pleased with 91. إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ\ *Innaka ‘alā kulli shay’in qadīrun*\ Indeed, You are capable of all things 92. وَذَلِكَ عَلَيْكَ يَسِيرٌ\ *Wa dhālika ‘alayka yasīrun*\ And that is easy for You ## Related - [Sahifa Sajjadiyya 13: His Supplication in Seeking Needs From God](https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-13.md) - [Sahifa Sajjadiyya 19: His Supplication in Asking for Water During a 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