# Sahifa Sajjadiyya 3: In Calling Down Blessings on the Bearers of the Throne and Every Angel Brought Near

- **Arabic title:** الصَّلَاةُ عَلَى حَمَلَةِ الْعَرْشِ و كلّ مَلَكٍ مقرّبٍَ
- **Type:** Dua
- **Categories:** [Sahifa Sajjadiyya](https://duasonline.org/category/sahifa-sajjadiyya.md), [Salawat](https://duasonline.org/category/salawat.md)
- **Recitation:** none yet
- **Web page:** https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-3

## Origin

Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a), al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, supplication 3: blessings upon the bearers of the Throne. 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-dua3-blessings-on-angels.html).

## Text

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

1. اللَّهُمَّ وَحَمَلَةُ عَرْشِكَ الَّذِينَ لا يَفْتُرُونَ مِنْ تَسْبِيحِكَ،\
   *Allāhumma wa ḥamalatu ‘arshika alladhīna lā yafturūna min tasbīḥik,*\
   O Allah, and Your Throne bearers who never tire of Your glorification,

2. وَلا يَسْـأَمُـونَ مِنْ تَقْـدِيْسِكَ،\
   *wa lā yas’amūna min taqdīsika,*\
   nor weary of Your sanctification,

3. وَلا يَسْتَحسِرُونَ مِنْ عِبَادَتِكَ،\
   *wa lā yastaḥsirūna min ‘ibādatik,*\
   nor feel exhausted from Your worship,

4. وَلاَ يُؤْثِرُونَ التَّقْصِيرَ عَلَى الْجِدِّ فِي أَمْرِكَ،\
   *wa lā yu’thirūna al-taqṣīra ‘alā al-jiddi fī amrik,*\
   and who do not prefer negligence over diligence in Your command,

5. وَلا يَغْفُلُونَ عَنِ الْوَلَهِ إلَيْكَ.\
   *wa lā yaghfulūna ‘an al-walih ilayk.*\
   and who are not heedless of their passionate love for You.

6. وَإسْرافِيْلُ صَاحِبُ الصُّوْرِ،\
   *wa Isrāfīlu ṣāḥibu aṣ-ṣūr,*\
   And Israfil, the blower of the Trumpet,

7. الشَّاخِصُ الَّذِي يَنْتَظِرُ مِنْكَ الاذْنَ وَحُلُولَ الامْرِ،\
   *ash-shākhiṣu alladhī yantaẓiru minka al-idhna wa ḥulūla al-amr,*\
   who stands ready, awaiting Your permission and the arrival of the command,

8. فَيُنَبِّهُ بِالنَّفْخَةِ صَرْعى رَهَائِنِ الْقُبُورِ.\
   *fa-yunabbihu bi-an-nafkhah ṣar‘ā rahā’ini al-qubūr.*\
   to awaken with his blast the fallen hostages of the graves.

9. وَمِيكَآئِيلُ ذُو الْجَاهِ عِنْدَكَ،\
   *wa Mīkā’īlu dhū al-jāhi ‘indak,*\
   And Mikail, who holds high rank with You,

10. وَالْمَكَانِ الرَّفِيعِ مِنْ طَاعَتِكَ.\
   *wa al-makāni al-rafī‘i min ṭā‘atik.*\
   and a lofty place in Your obedience.

11. وَجِبْريلُ الامِينُ عَلَى وَحْيِكَ،\
   *wa Jibrīlu al-amīnu ‘alā waḥyik,*\
   And Jibril, the trustee of Your revelation,

12. الْمُطَاعُ فِي أَهْلِ سَمَاوَاتِكَ،\
   *al-muṭā‘u fī ahli samāwātik,*\
   who is obeyed by the inhabitants of Your heavens,

13. الْمَكِينُ لَدَيْكَ، الْمُقَرَّبُ عِنْدَكَ،\
   *al-makīnu ladayk, al-muqarrabu ‘indak,*\
   and holds a firm position with You, and is brought near to You.

14. وَالرُّوحُ الَّذِي هُوَ عَلَى مَلائِكَةِ الْحُجُبِ،\
   *wa ar-Rūḥu alladhī huwa ‘alā malā’ikati al-ḥujub,*\
   And the Spirit who is in charge of the angels of the veils,

15. وَالرُّوحُ الَّذِي هُوَ مِنْ أَمْرِكَ.\
   *wa ar-Rūḥu alladhī huwa min amrik.*\
   and the Spirit who is from Your command.

16. أَللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عليهم وَعَلَى الْمَلاَئِكَـةِ الَّذِينَ مِنْ دُونِهِمْ\
   *Allāhumma faṣalli ‘alayhim wa ‘alā al-malā’ikah alladhīna min dūnihim,*\
   O Allah, send blessings upon them and upon the angels below them,

17. مِنْ سُكَّـانِ سَمَاوَاتِكَ وَأَهْلِ الامَانَةِ عَلَى رِسَالاَتِكَ،\
   *min sukkāni samāwātika wa ahli al-amānati ‘alā risālātik,*\
   the inhabitants of Your heavens and those entrusted with Your messages,

18. وَالَّذِينَ لا تَدْخُلُهُمْ سَأْمَةٌ مِنْ دؤُوب ،\
   *wa-alladhīna lā tadkhuluhum sa’matun min da’ūb,*\
   and those whom no weariness enters from their diligence,

19. وَلاَ إعْيَاءٌ مِنْ لُغُوب وَلاَ فُتُورٌ،\
   *wa lā i‘yā’un min lughūb wa lā futūr,*\
   nor fatigue from exhaustion or sluggishness.

20. وَلاَ تَشْغَلُهُمْ عَنْ تَسْبِيحِكَ الشَّهَوَاتُ،\
   *wa lā tashghaluhum ‘an tasbīḥika ash-shahawāt,*\
   Whom desires do not distract from Your glorification,

21. وَلا يَقْطَعُهُمْ عَنْ تَعْظِيمِكَ سَهْوُ الْغَفَـلاَتِ،\
   *wa lā yaqṭa‘uhum ‘an ta‘ẓīmika sahwu al-ghaflāt,*\
   nor do the lapses of heedlessness sever them from Your magnification.

22. الْخُشَّعُ الابْصارِ فلا يَرُومُونَ النَّظَرَ إلَيْكَ ،\
   *al-khushsha‘u al-abṣāri falā yarūmūna an-naẓara ilayk,*\
   Whose eyes are humble, so they do not dare to look at You,

23. النَّواكِسُ الاذْقانِ الَّذِينَ قَدْ طَالَتْ رَغْبَتُهُمْ فِيمَا لَدَيْكَ\
   *an-nawākisu al-adhqāni alladhīna qad ṭālat raghbatuhum fīmā ladayk,*\
   and whose chins are lowered, having a prolonged longing for what is with You.

24. الْمُسْتَهْتِرُونَ بِذِكْرِ آلائِكَ\
   *al-mustahtirūna bi-dhikri ālā’ik,*\
   Those who are infatuated with the remembrance of Your bounties,

25. وَالْمُتَوَاضِعُونَ دُونَ عَظَمَتِكَ وَجَلاَلِ كِبْرِيآئِكَ\
   *wa al-mutawāḍi‘ūna dūna ‘aẓamatika wa jalāli kibriyā’ik,*\
   and those who are humbled before Your greatness and the majesty of Your might.

26. وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ إذَا نَظَرُوا إلَى جَهَنَّمَ تَزْفِرُ عَلَى أَهْلِ مَعْصِيَتِكَ:\
   *wa-alladhīna yaqūlūna idhā naẓarū ilā jahannama tazfiru ‘alā ahli ma‘ṣiyatik:*\
   And those who say when they look at Hellfire roaring against the people of Your disobedience:

27. سُبْحَانَكَ مَا عَبَدْنَاكَ حَقَّ عِبَـادَتِكَ.\
   *Subḥānaka mā ‘abadnāka ḥaqqa ‘ibādatik.*\
   "Glory be to You! We have not worshipped You with the worship due to You."

28. فَصَـلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ وَعَلَى الرَّوْحَانِيِّينَ مِنْ مَلائِكَتِكَ،\
   *Fa-ṣalli ‘alayhim wa ‘alā ar-rawḥānīyīna min malā’ikatik,*\
   So send blessings upon them and upon the spiritual ones among Your angels,

29. وَ أهْلِ الزُّلْفَةِ عِنْدَكَ،\
   *wa ahli az-zulfati ‘indak,*\
   and those with proximity to You,

30. وَحُمَّالِ الْغَيْبِ إلى رُسُلِكَ،\
   *wa ḥummāli al-ghaybi ilā rusulik,*\
   and the bearers of the unseen to Your messengers,

31. وَالْمُؤْتَمَنِينَ على وَحْيِكَ\
   *wa al-mu’tamanīna ‘alā waḥyik*\
   and those entrusted with Your revelation,

32. وَقَبائِلِ الْمَلائِكَةِ الَّذِينَ اخْتَصَصْتَهُمْ لِنَفْسِكَ،\
   *wa qabā’ili al-malā’ikati alladhīna ikhtaṣaṣtahum li-nafsik,*\
   and the tribes of angels whom You have chosen for Yourself,

33. وَأَغْنَيْتَهُمْ عَنِ الطَّعَامِ والشَّرَابِ بِتَقْدِيْسِكَ،\
   *wa aghnaytahum ‘an aṭ-ṭa‘āmi wa ash-sharābi bi-taqdīsik,*\
   and made them self-sufficient from food and drink with Your sanctification,

34. وَأسْكَنْتَهُمْ بُطُونَ أطْبَـاقِ سَمَاوَاتِكَ،\
   *wa askantahum buṭūna aṭbāqi samāwātik,*\
   and settled them in the innermost layers of Your heavens.

35. وَالّذينَ عَلَى أرْجَآئِهَا إذَا نَزَلَ الامْرُ بِتَمَامِ وَعْدِكَ،\
   *Wa-alladhīna ‘alā arjā’ihā idhā nazala al-amru bi-tamāmi wa‘dik,*\
   And those who are on the edges of the heavens when the command descends for the fulfillment of Your promise,

36. وَخزّانِ الْمَطَرِ وَزَوَاجِرِ السَّحَابِ،\
   *wa khuzzāni al-maṭari wa zawājiri as-saḥāb,*\
   and the keepers of the rain and the drivers of the clouds,

37. وَالّذِي بِصَوْتِ زَجْرِهِ يُسْمَعُ زَجَلُ ألرُّعُوْدِ،\
   *wa-alladhī bi-ṣawti zajrihi yusma‘u zajalu ar-ru‘ūd,*\
   and those by the sound of whose driving the roar of thunder is heard,

38. وَإذَا سَبَحَتْ بِهِ حَفِيفَةُ السّحَـابِ الْتَمَعَتْ صَوَاعِقُ الْبُرُوقِ.\
   *wa idhā sabaḥat bihi ḥafīfatu as-saḥāb iltama‘at ṣawā‘iqu al-burūq.*\
   and when the whistling of the clouds moves with it, the lightning bolts flash.

39. وَمُشَيِّعِيْ الْثَلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ.\
   *wa mushayyi‘ī ath-thalji wa al-barad.*\
   And the escorts of snow and hail.

40. وَالْهَابِطِينَ مَعَ قَطْرِ الْمَطَر إَذَا نَزَلَ،\
   *wa al-hābiṭīna ma‘a qaṭri al-maṭari idhā nazal,*\
   And those who descend with every raindrop,

41. وَالْقُوَّامِ عَلَى خَزَائِنِ الرّيَاحِ،\
   *wa al-quwwāmi ‘alā khazā’ini ar-riyāḥ,*\
   and the maintainers of the treasuries of the winds,

42. وَ المُوَكَّلِينَ بِالجِبَالِ فَلا تَزُولُ.\
   *wa al-muwakkalīna bi-al-jibāli fa-lā tazūl.*\
   and those entrusted with the mountains so that they do not move.

43. وَالَّذِينَ عَرَّفْتَهُمْ مَثَاقِيلَ الْمِياهِ،\
   *wa-alladhīna ‘arraftahum mathāqīla al-miyāh,*\
   And those whom You have made to know the weights of the waters,

44. وَكَيْلَ مَا تَحْوِيهِ لَوَاعِجُ الامْطَارِ وَعَوَالِجُهَا،\
   *wa kayla mā taḥwīhi lawā‘iju al-amṭāri wa ‘awālijuhā,*\
   and the measure of what the powerful, heavy rains hold.

45. وَرُسُلِكَ مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ إلَى أهْلِ الارْضِ\
   *wa rusulika min al-malā’ikati ilā ahli al-arḍi*\
   And Your messengers from the angels to the people of the earth

46. بِمَكْرُوهِ مَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ الْبَلاءِ،\
   *bi-makrūhi mā yanzilu min al-balā’,*\
   with the disliked things of the descending calamities,

47. وَمَحْبُوبِ الرَّخَآءِ،\
   *wa maḥbūbi ar-rakhā’,*\
   and the beloved things of ease,

48. والسَّفَرَةِ الْكِرَامِ اَلبَرَرَةِ،\
   *wa as-safarati al-kirāmi al-bararah,*\
   and the noble, righteous scribes,

49. وَالْحَفَظَةِ الْكِرَامِ الْكَاتِبِينَ،\
   *wa al-ḥafaẓati al-kirāmi al-kātibīn,*\
   and the noble, writing guardians,

50. وَمَلَكِ الْمَوْتِ وَأعْوَانِهِ،\
   *wa malaki al-mawti wa a‘wānih,*\
   and the angel of death and his helpers,

51. وَمُنْكَر وَنَكِير،\
   *wa Munkarin wa Nakīr,*\
   and Munkar and Nakir,

52. وَرُومَانَ فَتَّانِ الْقُبُورِ،\
   *wa Rūmāna fattāni al-qubūr,*\
   and Rumān, the tester of the graves,

53. وَالطَّائِفِينَ بِالبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ،\
   *wa aṭ-ṭā’ifīna bi-al-bayti al-ma‘mūr,*\
   and those who circumambulate the Frequented House,

54. وَمَالِك، وَالْخَزَنَةِ،\
   *wa Mālik, wa al-khazanah,*\
   and Malik, and the keepers of Hellfire,

55. وَرُضْوَانَ، وَسَدَنَةِ الْجِنَانِ\
   *wa Riḍwān, wa sadanati al-jinān,*\
   and Ridwan, and the gatekeepers of the Gardens,

56. وَالَّذِيْنَ لاَ يَعْصُوْنَ اللّهَ مَا أمَرَهُمْ\
   *wa-alladhīna lā ya‘ṣūna Allāha mā amarahum*\
   and those who do not disobey Allah in what He commands them

57. وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُؤْمَرُونَ.\
   *wa yaf‘alūna mā yu’marūn.*\
   and do what they are commanded.

58. وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ: سَلاَمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِمَا صَبَرْتُمْ\
   *wa-alladhīna yaqūlūna: salāmun ‘alaykum bi-mā ṣabartum*\
   And those who say, "Peace be upon you for what you have patiently endured!

59. فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَى الـدّارِ.\
   *fa-ni‘ma ‘uqbā ad-dār.*\
   How excellent is the final abode!"

60. والزّبانيةُ الذّينَ إذَا قِيْـلَ لَهُمْ: خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوْهُ\
   *wa az-zabānīyatu alladhīna idhā qīla lahum: khudhūhu fa-ghullūhū*\
   And the Zabaniyah (guards of Hell) who, when it is said to them: "Seize him and shackle him!

61. ثُمَّ الْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوْهُ\
   *thumma al-jaḥīma ṣallūh,*\
   Then cast him into Hellfire,"

62. ابْتَدَرُوهُ سِرَاعاً وَلَمْ يُنْظِرُوهُ.\
   *ibtadarūhu sirā‘an wa lam yunẓirūh.*\
   they rush to him quickly without delay.

63. وَمَنْ أوْهَمْنَا ذِكْرَهُ،\
   *wa man awhamnā dhikrahu,*\
   And those whom we have neglected to mention,

64. وَلَمْ نَعْلَمْ مَكَانَهُ مِنْكَ،\
   *wa lam na‘lam makānahu mink,*\
   and whose place with You we do not know,

65. وَبأيِّ أمْر وَكَّلْتَهُ.\
   *wa bi-ayyi amrin wakkaltah.*\
   and for what matter You have entrusted them.

66. وَسُكّانُ الْهَوَآءِ وَالارْضِ وَالمآءِ،\
   *wa sukkānu al-hawā’i wa al-arḍi wa al-mā’,*\
   And the inhabitants of the air, the earth, and the water,

67. وَمَنْ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ فَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ\
   *wa man minhum ‘alā al-khalqi fa-ṣalli ‘alayhim,*\
   and those among them who are in charge of creation, so send blessings upon them,

68. يَوْمَ تَأْتي كُلُّ نَفْس مَعَهَا سَائِقٌ وَشَهِيدٌ،\
   *yawma ta’tī kullu nafsin ma‘ahā sā’iqun wa shahīd,*\
   on the Day every soul comes with a driver and a witness.

69. وَصَلّ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلاَةً تَزِيدُهُمْ كَرَامَةً عَلى كَرَامَتِهِمْ،\
   *wa ṣalli ‘alayhim ṣalātan tazīduhum karāmatan ‘alā karāmatihim,*\
   And send blessings upon them, a blessing that increases their honor upon their honor,

70. وَطَهَارَةً عَلَى طَهَارَتِهِمْ.\
   *wa ṭahāratan ‘alā ṭahāratihim.*\
   and purity upon their purity.

71. اللّهُمَّ وَإذَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى مَلاَئِكَتِكَ وَرُسُلِكَ،\
   *Allāhumma wa idhā ṣallayta ‘alā malā’ikatika wa rusulik,*\
   O Allah, and when You have sent blessings upon Your angels and Your messengers,

72. وَبَلَّغْتَهُمْ صَلاَتَنَا عَلَيْهِمْ،\
   *wa ballaghtahum ṣalātanā ‘alayhim,*\
   and conveyed our blessings to them,

73. فَصَلِّ عَلَينا بِمَا فَتَحْتَ لَنَا مِنْ حُسْنِ الْقَوْلِ فِيْهِمْ\
   *fa-ṣalli ‘alaynā bi-mā fataḥta lanā min ḥusni al-qawli fīhim*\
   then send blessings upon us, for the good words You have enabled us to say about them.

74. إنَّكَ جَوَاْدٌ كَرِيمٌ.\
   *innaka jawwādun karīm.*\
   Truly, You are the Generous, the Bountiful.

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