# Sahifa Sajjadiyya 23: When He Asked God for Well-Being

- **Arabic title:** ددُعَاؤُهُ بِالْعَافِيَةِ
- **Type:** Dua
- **Categories:** [Healing](https://duasonline.org/category/healing.md), [Sahifa Sajjadiyya](https://duasonline.org/category/sahifa-sajjadiyya.md)
- **Recitation:** none yet
- **Web page:** https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-23

## Origin

Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a), al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, supplication 23: asking for well-being. 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-dua23-asking-wellbeing.html).

## Text

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

1. أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ\
   *Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi*\
   O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family

2. وَأَلْبِسْنِي عَافِيَتَكَ وَجَلِّلْنِي عَافِيَتَكَ\
   *Wa albisnī ‘āfiyataka wa jallilnī ‘āfiyataka*\
   And clothe me with Your well-being and envelop me in it

3. وَحَصِّنْنِي بِعَافِيَتِكَ وَأَكْرِمْنِي بِعَافِيَتِكَ\
   *Wa ḥaṣṣinnī bi‘āfiyatika wa akrimnī bi‘āfiyatika*\
   Fortify me with Your well-being and honor me with it

4. وَأَغْنِنِي بِعَافِيَتِكَ وَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيَّ بِعَافِيَتِكَ\
   *Wa aghninī bi‘āfiyatika wa taṣaddaqa ‘alayya bi‘āfiyatika*\
   Enrich me with Your well-being and grant it to me as charity

5. وَهَبْ لِي عَافِيَتَكَ وَأَفْرِشْنِي عَافِيَتَكَ\
   *Wa hab lī ‘āfiyataka wa afrishnī ‘āfiyataka*\
   Bestow upon me Your well-being and spread it beneath me

6. وَأَصْلِحْ لِي عَافِيَتَكَ وَلَا تُفَرِّقْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَافِيَتِكَ\
   *Wa aṣliḥ lī ‘āfiyataka wa lā tufarriq baynī wa bayna ‘āfiyatika*\
   And make Your well-being perfect for me, and do not separate me from it

7. فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ\
   *Fī ad-dunyā wa al-ākhirati*\
   In this world and the hereafter

8. أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ\
   *Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi*\
   O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family

9. وَعَافِنِي عَافِيَةً كَافِيَةً شَافِيَةً\
   *Wa ‘āfinī ‘āfiyatan kāfiyatan shāfiyatan*\
   And grant me a sufficient and healing well-being

10. عَالِيَةً نَامِيَةً عَافِيَةً تُوَلِّدُ فِي بَدَنِي الْعَافِيَةَ\
   *‘Āliyatan nāmiyatan ‘āfiyatan tūlidu fī badanī al-‘āfiyata*\
   Lofty and growing, a well-being that generates well-being in my body

11. عَافِيَةَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ\
   *‘Āfiyata ad-dunyā wa al-ākhirati*\
   Well-being of this world and the hereafter

12. وَامْنُنْ عَلَيَّ بِالصِّحَّةِ وَالْأَمْنِ\
   *Wa amnun ‘alayya biṣ-ṣiḥḥati wa al-amni*\
   And favor me with health and security

13. وَالسَّلَامَةِ فِي دِينِي وَبَدَنِي\
   *Wa as-salāmati fī dīnī wa badanī*\
   And safety in my religion and body

14. وَالْبَصِيرَةِ فِي قَلْبِي وَالنَّفَاذِ فِي أُمُورِي\
   *Wa al-baṣīrati fī qalbī wa an-nafādhi fī umūrī*\
   And insight in my heart and success in my affairs

15. وَالْخَشْيَةِ لَكَ وَالْخَوْفِ مِنْكَ\
   *Wa al-khashyati laka wa al-khawfi minka*\
   And fear of You and dread of You

16. وَالْقُوَّةِ عَلَى مَا أَمَرْتَنِي بِهِ مِنْ طَاعَتِكَ\
   *Wa al-quwwati ‘alā mā amartanī bihi min tā‘atika*\
   And strength to fulfill Your commands of obedience

17. وَالِاجْتِنَابِ لِمَا نَهَيْتَنِي عَنْهُ مِنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ\
   *Wa al-ijtinābi limā nahaytanī ‘anhu min ma‘ṣiyatika*\
   And avoidance of what You forbade me from of Your disobedience

18. أَللَّهُمَّ وَامْنُنْ عَلَيَّ بِالْحَجِّ وَالْعُمْرَةِ\
   *Allāhumma wa amnun ‘alayya bil-ḥajji wa al-‘umrati*\
   O Allah, favor me with Hajj and Umrah

19. وَزِيَارَةِ قَبْرِ رَسُولِكَ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ\
   *Wa ziyārati qabri rasūlika ṣalawātuka ‘alayhi*\
   And visiting the grave of Your Messenger, Your blessings upon him

20. وَرَحْمَتُكَ وَبَرَكَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ\
   *Wa raḥmatuka wa barakātuka ‘alayhi wa ‘alā ālihi*\
   And Your mercy and blessings upon him and his family

21. وَآلِ رَسُولِكَ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ\
   *Wa āli rasūlika ‘alayhimu as-salāmu*\
   And the family of Your Messenger, peace be upon them

22. أَبَدًا مَا أَبْقَيْتَنِي فِي عَامِي هَذَا\
   *Abadan mā abqaytanī fī ‘āmī hādhā*\
   Forever as long as You keep me, in this year

23. وَفِي كُلِّ عَامٍ وَاجْعَلْ ذَلِكَ مَقْبُولًا\
   *Wa fī kulli ‘āmin wa aj‘al dhālika maqbūlan*\
   And every year, and make it accepted

24. مَشْكُورًا مَذْكُورًا لَدَيْكَ مَذْخُورًا عِنْدَكَ\
   *Mashkūran madhkūran ladayka madhkhūran ‘indaka*\
   Appreciated, remembered with You, and stored by You

25. وَأَنْطِقْ بِحَمْدِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَذِكْرِكَ\
   *Wa anṭiq biḥamdika wa shukrika wa dhikrika*\
   And make my tongue speak Your praise, gratitude, and remembrance

26. وَحُسْنِ الثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْكَ لِسَانِي\
   *Wa ḥusni ath-thanā’i ‘alayka lisānī*\
   And beautiful praise of You

27. وَاشْرَحْ لِمَرَاشِدِ دِينِكَ قَلْبِي\
   *Wa ashraḥ limarāshidi dīnika qalbī*\
   And open my heart to the guidance of Your religion

28. وَأَعِذْنِي وَذُرِّيَّتِي مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ\
   *Wa a‘idhnī wa dhurriyyatī mina ash-shayṭāni ar-rajīmi*\
   And protect me and my progeny from the accursed Satan

29. وَمِنْ شَرِّ السَّامَّةِ وَالْهَامَّةِ\
   *Wa min sharri as-sāmmati wa al-hāmmati*\
   And from the evil of the venomous and creeping creatures

30. وَالْعَامَّةِ وَاللَّامَّةِ\
   *Wa al-‘āmmati wa al-lāmmati*\
   And the roaming and lurking ones

31. وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَرِيدٍ\
   *Wa min sharri kulli shayṭānin marīdin*\
   And from the evil of every rebellious devil

32. وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ سُلْطَانٍ عَنِيدٍ\
   *Wa min sharri kulli sulṭānin ‘anīdin*\
   And from the evil of every stubborn tyrant

33. وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ مُتْرَفٍ حَفِيدٍ\
   *Wa min sharri kulli mutrafin ḥafīdin*\
   And from the evil of every indulged heir

34. وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ ضَعِيفٍ وَشَدِيدٍ\
   *Wa min sharri kulli ḍa‘īfin wa shadīdin*\
   And from the evil of every weak and strong

35. وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ شَرِيفٍ وَوَضِيعٍ\
   *Wa min sharri kulli sharīfin wa waḍī‘in*\
   And from the evil of every noble and lowly

36. وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ\
   *Wa min sharri kulli ṣaghīrin wa kabīrin*\
   And from the evil of every small and great

37. وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ قَرِيبٍ وَبَعِيدٍ\
   *Wa min sharri kulli qarībin wa ba‘īdin*\
   And from the evil of every near and far

38. وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ مَنْ نَصَبَ لِرَسُولِكَ\
   *Wa min sharri kulli man naṣaba lirasūlika*\
   And from the evil of everyone who opposes Your Messenger

39. وَلِأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ حَرْبًا مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ\
   *Wa li-ahli baytihi ḥarban mina al-jinni wa al-insi*\
   And his household with enmity from jinn and mankind

40. وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ دَابَّةٍ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا\
   *Wa min sharri kulli dābbatin anta ākhidhun bināṣiyatihā*\
   And from the evil of every creature You hold by its forelock

41. إِنَّكَ عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ\
   *Innaka ‘alā ṣirāṭin mustaqīmin*\
   Indeed, You are on a straight path

42. أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ\
   *Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi*\
   O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family

43. وَمَنْ أَرَادَنِي بِسُوءٍ فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي\
   *Wa man arādanī bisū’in faṣrifhu ‘annī*\
   And whoever intends harm against me, turn it away from me

44. وَادْحَرْ عَنِّي مَكْرَهُ وَادْرَأْ عَنِّي شَرَّهُ\
   *Wa adḥar ‘annī makrahu wa adra’ ‘annī sharrahu*\
   Repel his deceit from me and ward off his evil

45. وَرُدَّ كَيْدَهُ فِي نَحْرِهِ\
   *Wa rudda kaydahu fī naḥrihi*\
   And return his plot to his own throat

46. وَاجْعَلْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ سَدًّا\
   *Wa aj‘al bayna yadayhi saddan*\
   And place a barrier before him

47. حَتَّى تُعْمِيَ عَنِّي بَصَرَهُ\
   *Ḥattā tu‘miya ‘annī baṣarahu*\
   So that You blind his sight from me

48. وَتُصِمَّ عَنْ ذِكْرِي سَمْعَهُ\
   *Wa tuṣimma ‘an dhikrī sam‘ahu*\
   And deafen his hearing from my mention

49. وَتُقْفِلَ دُونَ إِخْطَارِي قَلْبَهُ\
   *Wa tuqfila dūna ikhṭārī qalbahu*\
   And lock his heart from thinking of me

50. وَتُخْرِسَ عَنِّي لِسَانَهُ\
   *Wa tukhrisa ‘annī lisānahu*\
   And silence his tongue regarding me

51. وَتَقْمَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَتُذِلَّ عِزَّهُ\
   *Wa taqma‘a ra’sahu wa tudhilla ‘izzahu*\
   And crush his head and humble his pride

52. وَتَكْسِرَ جَبَرُوتَهُ وَتُذِلَّ رَقَبَتَهُ\
   *Wa taksira jabarūtahu wa tudhilla raqabatahu*\
   Break his might and lower his neck

53. وَتَفْسَخَ كِبْرَهُ وَتُؤْمِنَنِي مِنْ جَمِيعِ ضَرِّهِ\
   *Wa tafsakha kibrahu wa tu’minanī min jamī‘i ḍarrihi*\
   And shatter his arrogance and protect me from all his harm

54. وَشَرِّهِ وَغَمْزِهِ وَهَمْزِهِ وَلَمْزِهِ\
   *Wa sharrihi wa ghamzihi wa hamzihi wa lamzihi*\
   And his evil, insinuations, incitements, and slanders

55. وَحَسَدِهِ وَعَدَاوَتِهِ وَحَبَائِلِهِ\
   *Wa ḥasadihi wa ‘adāwatihi wa ḥabā’ilihi*\
   And his envy, enmity, and traps

56. وَمَصَائِدِهِ وَرَجْلِهِ وَخَيْلِهِ\
   *Wa maṣā’idihi wa rajlihi wa khaylihi*\
   And his snares, foot soldiers, and cavalry

57. إِنَّكَ عَزِيزٌ قَدِيرٌ\
   *Innaka ‘azīzun qadīrun*\
   Indeed, You are Mighty and Powerful

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