# Sahifa Sajjadiyya 42: On Completing a Reading of the Quran

- **Arabic title:** الصحيفة السجادية 42 — دعاؤه عند ختم القرآن
- **Type:** Dua
- **Categories:** [Sahifa Sajjadiyya](https://duasonline.org/category/sahifa-sajjadiyya.md), [Qur'an Recitation](https://duasonline.org/category/quran-recitation.md)
- **Recitation:** none yet
- **Web page:** https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-42

## Origin

Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a), al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, supplication 42: on completing the Qur'an. 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/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-42-completion-of-reading-of-quran.html).

## Text

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

1. أَللَّهُمَّ إنَّكَ أَعَنْتَنِي عَلَى خَتْمِ كِتَابِكَ\
   *al-laahum-ma in-naka aa'ntanee a'laa khat-mi kitaabika*\
   O God, You have helped me complete Your Book,

2. الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَهُ نُوراً وَجَعَلْتَهُ مُهَيْمِناً\
   *lad'ee anzal-tahoo nooraa wa jaa'l-tahoo muhay-minan*\
   which You sent down as a light and appointed as a guardian

3. عَلَى كُلِّ كِتَاب أَنْزَلْتَهُ،\
   *a'laa kul-li kitaabin anazal-tah*\
   over every book You have sent down,

4. وَفَضَّلْتَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ حَدِيثٍ قَصَصْتَهُ،\
   *wa faz''-z''al-tahoo a'laa kul-li h'adeethin qas'as'-tah*\
   preferring it over every narrative which You have recounted,

5. وَفُرْقاناً فَرَقْتَ بِهِ بَيْنَ حَلالِكَ وَحَرَامِكَ،\
   *wa fur-qaanana faraq-ta bihee bay-na h'alaalika wa h'araamik*\
   a separator, through which You have separated Your lawful from Your unlawful,

6. وَقُرْآناً أَعْرَبْتَ بِهِ عَنْ شَرَائِعِ أَحْكَامِكَ،\
   *wa qur-aaanan aa'-rab-ta bihee a'n sharaaa-ii' ah'-kaamik*\
   a Qur'an, through which You have made plain the approaches to Your ordinances,

7. وَكِتَاباً فَصَّلْتَهُ لِعِبَادِكَ تَفْصِيلاً،\
   *wa kitaabana fas'-s'al-tahoo lii'baadika taf-s'eelaa*\
   a book, which You have distinguished very distinctly for Your servants,

8. وَوَحْياً أَنْزَلْتَهُ عَلَى نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ تَنْزِيلاً،\
   *wa wah'-yan anzal-tahoo a'laa nabee-yika muh'am-madin s'alawaatuka a'lay-hee wa aaalihee tanzeelaa*\
   a revelation, which You have sent down, a sending down, upon Your prophet Muhammad (Your blessings be upon him and his Household).

9. وَجَعَلْتَهُ نُوراً نَهْتَدِي مِنْ ظُلَمِ الضَّلاَلَةِ وَالْجَهَـالَةِ بِـاتِّبَاعِـهِ،\
   *wa jaa'l-tahoo nooran-nah-tadee min z'ulamiz''-z''alaalati wal-jahaalati bit-tibaai'h*\
   You appointed it a light through following which we may be guided from the shadows of error and ignorance,

10. وَشِفَاءً لِمَنْ أَنْصَتَ بِفَهَمِ التَّصْدِيقِ إِلَى اسْتِمَاعِهِ ،\
   *wa shifaaa-al-liman ans'ata bifah-mit-tas'-deeqi ilaa as-timaai'h*\
   a healing for him who turns ear toward hearing it with the understanding of attestation,

11. وَمِيزَانَ قِسْطٍ لَا يَحِيفُ عَنِ الْحَقِّ لِسَانُهُ ،\
   *wa meezaana qis-t'il-laa yah'eefu a'nil-h'aq-qi lisaanuh*\
   a just balance whose tongue does not incline away from truth,

12. وَنُورَ هُدىً لاَ يُطْفَأُ عَنِ الشَّاهِدِينَ بُرْهَانُهُ،\
   *wa noora hudana laa yat'-faa a'nish-shaahideena bur-haanuh*\
   a light of guidance whose proof is not extinguished before the witnesses,

13. وَعَلَمَ نَجَاةٍ لَا يَضِلُّ مَنْ أَمَّ قَصْدَ سُنَّتِهِ ،\
   *wa a'lama najaatin laa yaz''il-lu man am-ma qas'-da sun-natih*\
   and a guidepost of deliverance, so that he who repairs straightway to its prescription will not go astray

14. وَلاَ تَنَالُ أَيْدِي الْهَلَكَاتِ مَنْ تَعَلَّقَ بِعُرْوَةِ عِصْمَتِهِ،\
   *wa laa tanaalu ay-deel-halakaati man taa'l-laqa biu'r-wati i's'-matih*\
   and he who clings to its preservation's handhold will not be touched by the hands of disasters.

15. أَللَّهُمَّ فَإذْ أَفَدْتَنَا الْمعُونَةَ عَلَى تِلاَوَتِهِ،\
   *al-laahum-ma faad'- afat-tanaal-mau'wnata a'laa tilaawatih*\
   O God, since You have given us help to recite it

16. وَسَهَّلْتَ جَوَاسِيَ أَلْسِنَتِنَا بِحُسْنِ عِبَارَتِهِ،\
   *wa sah-hal-ta jawaaseea al-sinatinaa bih'us-ni i'baaratih*\
   and made smooth the roughness of our tongues through the beauty of its expression,

17. فَاجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ يَرْعَاهُ حَقَّ رِعَايَتِهِ،\
   *faj-a'l-naa mim-man yar-a'ahoo h'aq-qa ria'ayatih*\
   place us among those who observe it as it should be observed,

18. وَيَدِينُ لَكَ بِاعْتِقَادِ التَّسْلِيْمِ لِمُحْكَمِ آياتِهِ،\
   *wa yadeenu laka bia'-tiqaadit-tas-leemi limuh'-kami aaayaatih*\
   serve You by adhering in submission to the firm text of its verses,

19. وَيَفْزَعُ إِلَى الْإِقْرَارِ بِمُتَشَابِهِهِ وَ مُوضَحَاتِ بَيِّنَاتِهِ .\
   *wa yaf-zau' ilaal-iq-raari bamutashaabihihee wamooz''ah'aati bay-yinaatih*\
   and seek refuge in admitting both its ambiguous parts and the elucidations of its clear signs!

20. أللَّهُمَّ إنَّكَ أَنْزَلْتَهُ عَلَى نَبِيِّكَ\
   *al-laahum-ma in-naka anzal-tahoo a'laa nabee-yika*\
   O God, You sent it down upon Your prophet

21. مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مُجْمَلًا ،\
   *muh'am-madin s'al-laal-laahoo a'lay-hee wa aaalihee muj-malaa*\
   Muhammad (God bless him and his household) in summary form,

22. وَأَلْهَمْتَهُ عِلْمَ عَجَائِبِهِ مُكَمَّلاً،\
   *wa al-ham-tahoo i'l-ma a'jaaa-ibihee mukam-malaa*\
   You inspired him with the science of its wonders to complement it,

23. وَوَرَّثْتَنَا عِلْمَهُ مُفَسَّراً،\
   *wa war-rath-tanaa i'l-mahoo mufas-saraa*\
   You made us the heirs of its knowledge as interpreters,

24. وَفَضَّلْتَنَا عَلَى مَنْ جَهِلَ عِلْمَهُ،\
   *wa faz''-z''al-tanaa a'laa man jahila i'l-mah*\
   You made us to surpass him who is ignorant of its knowledge,

25. وَقَوَّيْتَنَا عَلَيْهِ لِتَرْفَعَنَا فَوْقَ مَنْ لَمْ يُطِقْ حَمْلَهُ.\
   *wa qaw-way-tanaa a'lay-hee litar-faa'naa faw-qa mal-lam yut'iq h'am-lah*\
   and You gave us strength over it to raise us above those not able to carry it.

26. أللَّهُمَّ فَكَمَا جَعَلْتَ قُلُوبَنَا لَهُ حَمَلَةً،\
   *al-laahum-ma fakamaa jaa'l-ta quloobanaa lahoo h'amalah*\
   O God, just as You have appointed our hearts as its carriers

27. وَعَرَّفْتَنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ شَرَفَهُ وَفَضْلَهُ،\
   *wa a'r-raf-tanaa birah'-matika sharafahoo wafaz''-lah*\
   and made known to us through Your mercy its nobility and excellence,

28. فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ الْخَطِيبِ بِهِ ،\
   *fas'al-li a'laa muh'am-madinl-khat'eebi bihee*\
   so also bless Muhammad, its preacher,

29. وَ عَلَى آلِهِ الْخُزَّانِ لَهُ،\
   *wa a'laaa aaalihil-khuz-zaani lah*\
   and his Household, its guardians,

30. وَاجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ يَعْتَرِفُ بِأَنَّهُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ ،\
   *waj-a'l-naa mim-may-yaa'-tarifu bi n-nahoo min i'ndika*\
   and place us among those who confess that it has come from You,

31. حَتَّى لاَ يُعَارِضَنَا الشَّكُّ فِي تَصْدِيقِهِ\
   *h'at-taa laa yua'ariz''anaash-shak-ku fee tas'-deeqih*\
   lest doubt about attesting to it assail us,

32. وَلاَ يَخْتَلِجَنَا الزَّيْغُ عَنْ قَصْدِ طَرِيقِهِ.\
   *wa laa yakh-talijanaaz-zay-ghu a'n qas'-di t'areeqih*\
   or deviation from its straightforward path shake us!

33. أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِـهِ،\
   *al-laahum-ma s'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalih*\
   O God, bless Muhammad and his Household

34. وَاجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ يَعْتَصِمُ بِحَبْلِهِ،\
   *waj-a'l-naa mim-man yaa'-tas'imu bih'ab-lih*\
   and make us one of those who hold fast to its cord,

35. وَيَـأْوِي مِنَ الْمُتَشَـابِهَاتِ إلَى حِرْزِ مَعْقِلِهِ،\
   *wa yaa-wee minal-mutashaabihaati ilaa h'ir-zi maa'-qilih*\
   seek haven from its ambiguities in its fortified stronghold,

36. وَيَسْكُنُ فِي ظِـلِّ جَنَاحِهِ،\
   *wa yas-kunu fee z'il-li janaah'ih*\
   rest in the shadow of its wing,

37. وَيَهْتَدِي بِضَوْءِ صَبَاحِهِ،\
   *wa yah-tadee biz''aw-i s'abaah'ih*\
   find guidance in the brightness of its morning,

38. وَيَقْتَدِي بِتَبَلُّجِ إسْفَارِهِ ،\
   *wa yaq-tadee bitabal-luji is-faarih*\
   follow the shining of its disclosure,

39. وَيَسْتَصْبِحُ بِمِصْبَاحِهِ،\
   *wa yas-tas'-bihoo bimis'-baah'ih*\
   acquire light from its lamp,

40. وَلَا يَلْتَمِسُ الْهُدَى فِي غَيْرِهِ .\
   *wa laa yal-tamisul-hudaa fee ghay-rih*\
   and beg not guidance from any other!

41. اللَّهُمَّ وَ كَمَا نَصَبْتَ بِهِ مُحَمَّداً عَلَماً لِلدَّلَالَةِ عَلَيْكَ،\
   *al-laahum-ma wa kamaa nas'ab-ta bihee muh'am-madana a'lamal-lild-dalaati a'lay-k*\
   O God, just as through it You have set up Muhammad as a guidepost to point to You

42. وَأَنْهَجْتَ بِآلِهِ سُبُلَ الرِّضَا إلَيْكَ.\
   *wa an-haj-ta bi aalihee subular-riz''aaa ilay-k*\
   and through his Household You have made clear Your good pleasure's roads to You,

43. فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ\
   *fas'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalih*\
   so also bless Muhammad and his Household

44. وَاجْعَلِ القُرْآنَ وَسِيلَةً لَنَا إلَى أَشْرَفِ مَنَازِلِ الْكَرَامَةِ،\
   *waj-a'lil-qur-aaan waseelatal-lanaaa ilaaa ash-rafi manaazilil-karaamah*\
   and make the Qur'an our mediation to the noblest stations of Your honour,

45. وَسُلَّماً نَعْرُجُ فِيهِ إلَى مَحَلِّ السَّلامَةِ،\
   *wa sul-laman-naa'-ruju feeheee ilaa mah'al-lis-salaamah*\
   a ladder by which we may climb to the place of safety,

46. وَسَبَباً نُجْزَى بِهِ النَّجاةَ فِي عَرْصَةِ الْقِيَامَةِ،\
   *wa sababan-nuj-zaa bihin-najaata fee a'r-s'atil-qeeaamah*\
   a cause for our being repaid with deliverance at the Plain of Resurrection,

47. وَذَرِيعَةً نُقْدِمُ بِهَا عَلَى نَعِيْمِ دَارِ الْمُقَامَةِ.\
   *wa d'areea'tan-naq-dumu bihaa a'laa nae'emi daaril-muqaamah*\
   and a means whereby we may reach the bliss of the House of Permanence!

48. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ\
   *al-laahum-ma s'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalih*\
   O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,

49. وَاحْطُطْ بِالْقُرْآنِ عَنَّا ثِقْلَ الْأَوْزَارِ،\
   *wah'-t'ut' bil-qur-aaani a'n-naa thiq-lal-aw-zaar*\
   lessen for us through the Qur'an the weight of heavy sins,

50. وَهَبْ لَنَا حُسْنَ شَمَائِلِ الأَبْرَارِ\
   *wa hab lanaa h'us-na shamaaa-ilil-ab-raar*\
   give to us the excellent qualities of the pious,

51. وَاقْفُ بِنَا آثَارَ الَّذِينَ قَامُوا لَكَ بِهِ\
   *waq-fu binaaa aaathaaral-lad'eena qaamoo laka biheee*\
   and make us follow the tracks of those who stood before You

52. آنَاءَ اللَّيْلِ وَأَطْرَافَ النَّهَارِ\
   *aaanaaa-al-lay-li wa at'-raafan-nahaar*\
   in the watches of the night and the ends of the day,

53. حَتَّى تُطَهِّرَنَا مِنْ كُلِّ دَنَسٍ بِتَطْهِيرِهِ،\
   *h'at-taa tut'ah-hiranaa min kul-li danasim-bitat'-heerih*\
   such that You purify us from every defilement through its purification

54. وَتَقْفُوَ بِنَا آثَارَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَضَـآءُوْا بِنُورِهِ،\
   *wa taq-fuwa binaaa aaathaaral-lad'eena as-taz''aaa-oo binoorih*\
   and make us to follow the tracks of those who have taken illumination from its light

55. وَلَمْ يُلْهِهِمُ الْأَمَلُ عَنِ الْعَمَلِ فَيَقْطَعَهُمْ بِخُدَعِ غُرُورِهِ .\
   *wa lam yul-hihimul-amalu a'nil-a'mali fayaq-t'aa'hum bikhudai' ghuroorih*\
   and whom expectation has not distracted from works, cutting them off through its delusions' deceptions!

56. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ\
   *al-laahum-ma s'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalih*\
   O God, bless Muhammad and his Household

57. وَاجْعَلِ الْقُرْآنَ لَنَا فِي ظُلَمِ اللَّيَالِي مُونِساً\
   *waj-a'lil-qur-aaana lanaa fee z'ulamil-layaalee moo-nisaa*\
   and appoint the Qur'an for us an intimate in the shadows of nights

58. وَمِنْ نَزَغَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ وَخَطَرَاتِ الْوَسَاوِسِ حَارِساً،\
   *wa min-nazaghaatish-shay-t'aani wa khat'araatil-wasaawisi h'aarisaa*\
   and a guardian against the instigations of Satan and confusing thoughts,

59. وَلِأَقْدَامِنَا عَنْ نَقْلِهَا إِلَى الْمَعَاصِي حَابِساً،\
   *wa liaq-daaminaa a'n-naq-lihaaa ilaal-maa'as'ee h'aabisaa*\
   for our feet an obstruction from passing to acts of disobedience,

60. وَلِأَلْسِنَتِنَا عَنِ الْخَوْضِ فِي الْبَاطِلِ مِنْ غَيْرِ مَا آفَةٍ مُخْرِساً ،\
   *wa lial-sinatinaa a'nil-khaw-z''i fil-baat'ili min ghay-ri maaa aaafatim-mukh-risaa*\
   for our tongues a silencer without blight preventing a plunge into falsehood,

61. وَلِجَوَارِحِنَا عَنِ اقْتِرَافِ الآثامِ زَاجِراً،\
   *wa lijawaarih'inaa a'ni aq-tiraafil-aaathaami zaajiraa*\
   for our limbs a restrainer from committing sins,

62. وَلِمَا طَوَتِ الْغَفْلَةُ عَنَّا مِنْ تَصَفُّحِ الِاعْتِبَارِ نَاشِراً\
   *wa limaa t'awatil-ghaf-latu a'n-naa min tas'af-fuh'ilia'-tibaari naashiraa*\
   and for the scrutiny of heedfulness rolled up in heedlessness an unroller,

63. حَتَّى تُوصِلَ إلَى قُلُوبِنَا فَهْمَ عَجَائِبِهِ\
   *h'at-taa toos'ila ilaa quloobinaa fah-ma a'jaaa-ibihee*\
   such that You attach to our hearts the understanding of the Qur'an's wonders

64. وَزَوَاجِرَ أَمْثَـالِهِ الَّتِي ضَعُفَتِ الْجِبَالُ الرَّوَاسِي\
   *wa zawaajira am-thaalihil-latee z''au'fatil-jibaalur-rawaasee*\
   and its restraining similitudes which immovable mountains in all their solidity

65. عَلَى صَلاَبَتِهَا عَنِ احْتِمَالِهِ.\
   *laa s'alaabatihaa a'ni ah'-timaalih*\
   were too weak to carry!

66. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ\
   *al-laahum-ma s'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalih*\
   O God, bless Muhammad and his Household

67. وَأَدِمْ بِالْقُرْآنِ صَلَاحَ ظَاهِرِنَا،\
   *wa adim bil-qur-aaani s'alaah'a z'aahirinaa*\
   and through the Qur'an make permanent the rightness of our outward selves,

68. وَاحْجُبْ بِهِ خَطَراتِ الْوَسَاوِسِ عَنْ صِحَّةِ ضَمَائِرِنَا،\
   *wah'-jub bihee khat'araatil-wasaawisi a'n s'ih'-h'ati z''amaaa-irinaa*\
   veil the ideas of confusing thoughts from the soundness of our innermost minds,

69. وَاغْسِلْ بِهِ دَرَنَ قُلُوبِنَا وَعَلاَئِقَ أَوْزَارِنَا،\
   *wagh-sil bihee darana quloobinaa wa a'laaa-iqa aw-zaarinaa*\
   wash away the dirt of our hearts and the ties of our heavy sins,

70. وَاجْمَعْ بِهِ مُنْتَشَرَ أُمُورِنَا،\
   *waj-maa' bihee muntashara umoorinaa*\
   gather our scattered affairs,

71. وَأَرْوِ بِهِ فِي مَوْقِفِ الْعَرْضِ عَلَيْكَ ظَمَأَ هَوَاجِرِنَا،\
   *war-wi bihee fee maw-qifil-a'r-z''i a'lay-ka z'amaa hawaajirinaa*\
   quench the thirst of our burning heat in the standing place of the presentation to You,

72. وَاكْسُنَا بِهِ حُلَلَ الْأَمَانِ يَوْمَ الْفَزَعِ الْأَكْبَرِ فِي نُشُورِنَا.\
   *wak-sunaa bihee h'ulalal-amaani yaw-mal-fazai'l-ak-bari fee nushoorinaa*\
   and clothe us in the robes of security on the Day of the Greatest Terror at our uprising!

73. أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ\
   *al-laahum-ma s'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalih*\
   God, bless Muhammad and his Household

74. وَاجْبُرْ بِالْقُرْآنِ خَلَّتَنَا مِنْ عَدَمِ الْإِمْلَاقِ،\
   *waj-bur bil-qur-aaani khal-latanaa min a'damil-im-laaq*\
   and through the Qur'an redress our lack - our destitution in poverty

75. وَسُقْ إِلَيْنَا بِهِ رَغَدَ الْعَيْشِ وَ خِصْبَ سَعَةِ الْأَرْزَاقِ،\
   *wa suq ilay-naa bihee raghadal-a'y-shi wakhis'-ba saa'til-ar-zaaq*\
   drive toward us the comforts of life and an abundance of plentiful provisions,

76. وَجَنِّبْنَا بِهِ الضَّرَائِبَ الْمَذْمُومَةَ وَ مَدَانِيَ الْأَخْلَاقِ،\
   *wa jan-nib-naa bihiz''-z''araaa-ibal-mad'-moomata wa madaaneeal-akh-laaq*\
   turn aside blameworthy character traits and base moral qualities,

77. وَاعْصِمْنَا بِهِ مِنْ هُوَّةِ الكُفْرِ وَدَوَاعِـي النِّفَاقِ\
   *waa'-s'im-naa bihee min hoo-watil-kuf-ri wa dawaae'en-nifaaq*\
   and preserve us from the pit of unbelief and the motives for hypocrisy,

78. حَتَّى يَكُوْنَ لَنَا فِي الْقِيَامَةِ إلَى رِضْوَانِكَ وَجِنَانِكَ قَائِداً\
   *h'at-taa yakoona lanaa fil-qeeaamati ilaa riz''-waanika wa jinaanika qaaa-idaa*\
   such that the Qur'an may be for us at the resurrection a leader to Your good pleasure and Your gardens,

79. وَلَنَا فِي الدُّنْيا عَنْ سَخَطِكَ وَتَعَدِّي حُدُودِكَ ذَائِداً،\
   *wa lanaa fid-dunyaa a'n sukh-t'ika wa taa'd-dee h'udoodika d'aaa-idaa*\
   for us in this world a protector against Your displeasure and transgressing Your bounds

80. وَلِمَا عِنْدَكَ بِتَحْلِيلِ حَلَالِهِ وَ تَحْرِيمِ حَرَامِهِ شَاهِداً.\
   *wa limaa i'ndaka bitah'-leeli h'alaalihee watah'-reemi h'araamihee shaahidaa*\
   and for what is with You a witness by its declaring lawful the lawful and its declaring unlawful the unlawful!

81. أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ\
   *al-laahum-ma s'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalih*\
   O God, bless Muhammad and his Household

82. وَهَوِّنْ بِالْقُرْآنِ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ عَلَى أَنْفُسِنَا كَرْبَ السِّيَاقِ،\
   *wa haw-wim-bil-qur-aaani i'ndal-maw-ti a'laaa anfusinaa kar-bas-seeaaq*\
   and through the Qur'an make easy for our souls at death the distress of the driving,

83. وَجَهْدَ الْأَنِينِ، وَتَرادُفَ الْحَشَارِجِ\
   *wa jah-dal-aneen wa taraadufal-h'ashaarij*\
   the effort of the moaning, and the succession of the rattling,

84. إذَا بَلَغَتِ ألنُّفُوسُ التَّراقِيَ وَقِيلَ مَنْ رَاق\
   *(id'aa balaghatin-nufoosut-taraaqeea waqeela mar-raaq)*\
   'when souls reach the throats' (ref.75:26) "and it is said, 'Where is the enchanter"? (75:27)';

85. وَتَجَلَّى مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ لِقَبْضِهَا مِنْ حُجُبِ الْغُيُوبِ،\
   *watajal-laa malakul-maw-ti liqab-z''ihaa min h'ujubil-ghuyoob*\
   when the angel of death discloses himself to seize them from behind the veils of unseen things,

86. وَرَمَاهَا عَنْ قَوْسِ الْمَنَايَا بِأَسْهُمِ وَحْشَةِ الْفِرَاقِ،\
   *wa ramaahaa a'n qaw-sil-manaayaa bi s-humi wah'-shatil-firaaq*\
   letting loose at them from the bow of destinies the arrows of the terror of lonesome separation,

87. وَدَافَ لَهَا مِنْ ذَعَافِ الْمَوْتِ كَأْساً مَسْمُومَةَ الْمَذَاقِ،\
   *wa daafa lahaa min d'ua'afil-maw-ti kaa-sam-mas-moomatal-mad'aaq*\
   and mixing for them from sudden death a cup poisoned to the taste;

88. وَدَنَا مِنَّا إلَى الآخِرَةِ رَحِيلٌ وَانْطِلاَقٌ،\
   *wa danaa min-naaa ilaal-aaakhirati rah'eeloo-want'ilaaq*\
   and when departure and release for the hereafter come close to us,

89. وَصَارَتِ الْأَعْمَالُ قَلَائِدَ فِي الْأَعْنَاقِ،\
   *wa s'aaratil-aa'-maalu qalaaa-ida fil-aa'-naaq*\
   works become collars around the necks,

90. وَكَانَتِ الْقُبُورُ هِيَ الْمَأْوَى إِلَى مِيقَاتِ يَوْمِ التَّلَاقِ.\
   *wa kaanatil-qubwru heeal-maa-waaa ilaa meeqaati yaw-mit-talaaq*\
   and the graves become the haven until the appointed time of the Day of Encounter!

91. أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ\
   *al-laahum-ma s'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalih*\
   O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,

92. وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي حُلُولِ دَارِ البِلَى\
   *wa baarik lanaa fee h'ulooli daaril-bilaa*\
   make blessed for us the arrival at the house of decay

93. وَطُولِ الْمُقَامَـةِ بَيْنَ أَطْبَـاقِ الثَّـرى،\
   *wa t'oolil-muqaamati bay-na at'-baaqith-tharaa*\
   and the drawn out residence between the layers of the earth,

94. وَاجْعَلِ الْقُبُورَ بَعْدَ فِرَاقِ الدُّنْيَا خَيْرَ مَنَازِلِنَا،\
   *waj-a'lil-qubwra baa'-da firaaqid-dunyaa khay-ra manaazilinaa*\
   appoint the graves, after separation from this world, the best of our waystations,

95. وَافْسَحْ لَنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي ضِيقِ مَلاَحِدِنَا،\
   *waf-sah' lanaa birah'-matika fee z''eeqi malaah'idinaa*\
   make roomy for us through Your mercy the narrowness of our tombs,

96. وَلا تَفْضَحْنَا فِي حَاضِرِي الْقِيَامَةِ بِمُوبِقَاتِ آثامِنَا،\
   *wa laa taf-z''ah'-naa fee h'aaz''iril-qeeaamati bimoobiqaati aaathaaminaa*\
   and disgrace us not among those present at the Resurrection through our ruinous sins!

97. وَارْحَمْ بِالْقُرْانِ فِيْ مَوْقِفِ الْعَرْضِ عَلَيْكَ ذُلَّ مَقَامِنَا،\
   *war-h'am bil-quraaani fee maw-qifil-a'r-z''i a'lay-ka d'ul-la maqaaminaa*\
   Through the Qur'an have mercy upon the lowliness of our station at the standing place of presentation to You,

98. وَثَبِّتْ بِهِ عِنْدَ اضْطِرَابِ جِسْرِ جَهَنَّمَ\
   *wa thab-bit bihee i'nda az''-t'iraabi jis-ri jahan-nama*\
   make firm the slips of our feet during the shaking of the bridge across hell

99. يَوْمَ الْمَجَازِ عَلَيْهَـا زَلَلَ أَقْدَامِنَا،\
   *-mal-majaazi a'lay-haa zalala aq-daaminaa*\
   on the day of passage over it,

100. وَنَوِّرْ بِهِ قَبْلَ الْبَعْثِ سُدَفَ قُبُورنا،\
   *wa naw-wir bihee qab-lal-baa'-thi sudafa quboorinaa*\
   illuminate the darkness of our graves before the Uprising,

101. وَنَجِّنَا بِهِ مِنْ كُلِّ كَرْبٍ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ\
   *wa naj-jinaa bihee min kul-li kar-bee-yaw-mal-qeeaamati*\
   and deliver us from every distress on the Day of Resurrection

102. وَشَدَائِدِ أَهْوَالِ يَوْمِ الطَّامَّةِ\
   *wa shadaaa-idi ah-waali yaw-mit'-t'aaam-mah*\
   and from the hardships of terrors on the Day of Disaster!

103. وَبَيِّضْ وُجُوهَنَا يَوْمَ تَسْوَدُّ وُجُوهُ الظَّلَمَةِ\
   *wa bay-yiz'' wjoohanaa yaw-ma tas-wad-du wujoohuz'-z'alamati*\
   Whiten our faces on the day when the faces of wrongdoers are blackened

104. فِي يَوْمِ الْحَسْرَةِ وَالنَّدَامَةِ،\
   *fee yaw-mil-h'as-rati wan-nadaamah*\
   during the Day of Regret and Remorse,

105. وَاجْعَلْ لَنَا فِي صُدُورِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وُدّاً،\
   *waj-a'l-lanaa fee s'udooril-moo-mineena wud-daa*\
   appoint love for us in the breasts of the faithful,

106. وَلاَ تَجْعَلِ الْحَيَاةَ عَلَيْنَا نَكَداً.\
   *wa laa taj-a'lil-h'ayaata a'lay-naa nakadaa*\
   and make not life for us troublesome!

107. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَ رَسُولِكَ\
   *al-laahum-ma s'al-li a'laa muh'am-madin a'b-dika warasoolika*\
   O God, bless Muhammad, Your servant and Your messenger,

108. كَمَا بَلَّغَ رِسَالَتَكَ، وَصَدَعَ بِأَمْرِكَ، وَنَصَحَ لِعِبَادِكَ.\
   *kamaa bal-lagha risaalatak wa s'adaa' bi m-rik wa nas'ah'a lii'baadik*\
   just as He delivered Your message, executed Your command, and counselled Your servants!

109. أللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ نَبِيَّنا صَلَواتُكَ عَلَيْهِ\
   *al-laahum-ma aj-a'l nabee-yanaa s'alawaatuka a'lay-hee*\
   O God, make our Prophet (Your blessings be upon him

110. وَعَلَى آلِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَقْرَبَ النِّبِيِّينَ مِنْكَ مَجْلِساً،\
   *waa'laaa aaalihee yaw-mal-qeeaamati aq-raban-nabee-yeena minka maj-lisaa*\
   and his Household) on the Day of Resurrection the nearest of the prophets to You in seat,

111. وَأَمْكَنَهُمْ مِنْكَ شَفَاعَةً، وَأَجَلَّهُمْ عِنْدَكَ قَدْراً،\
   *wa am-kanahum minka shafaaa'h wa ajal-lahum i'ndaka qad-raa*\
   the ablest of them before You with intercession, the greatest of them with You in measure,

112. وَأَوْجَهَهُمْ عِنْدَكَ جَاهَاً.\
   *wa aw-jahahum i'ndaka jaahaa*\
   and the most eminent of them with You in rank!

113. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَشَرِّفْ بُنْيَانَهُ،\
   *al-laahum-ma s'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-waaali muh'am-mad wa shar-rif bunyaanah*\
   O God, bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad, ennoble his edifice,

114. وَعَظِّمْ بُرْهَانَهُ، وَثَقِّلْ مِيزَانَهُ،\
   *wa a'z'-z'im bur-haanah wa thaq-qil meezaanah*\
   magnify his proof, make weighty his balance,

115. وَتَقَبَّلْ شَفَاعَتَهُ وَقَرِّبْ وَسِيلَتَهُ،\
   *wa taqab-bal shafaaa'tah wa qar-rib waseelatah*\
   accept his intercession, bring near his mediation,

116. وَبَيِّضْ وَجْهَهُ، وَأَتِمَّ نُورَهُ،\
   *wa bay-yz'' waj-hah wa atim-ma noorah*\
   whiten his face, complete his light,

117. وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَتَهُ، وَأَحْيِنَا عَلَى سُنَّتِهِ،\
   *war-faa' darajatah wa ah'-yinaa a'laa sun-natih*\
   and raise his degree! Make us live according to his Sunna

118. وَتَوَفَّنَا عَلَى مِلَّتِهِ، وَخُذْ بِنَـا مِنْهَاجَـهُ،\
   *wa tawaf-fanaa a'laa mil-latih wa khud' binaa min-haajah*\
   make us die in his creed, take us on his road,

119. وَاسْلُكْ بِنَا سَبِيلَهُ، وَاجْعَلْنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ طَاعَتِهِ،\
   *was-luk binaa sabeelah waj-a'l-naa min ah-li t'aaa'tih*\
   make us travel his path, place us among the people who obey him,

120. وَاحْشُرْنَا فِي زُمْرَتِهِ،\
   *wah'-shur-naa fee zum-ratih*\
   muster us in his band,

121. وَأَوْرِدْنَا حَوْضَهُ، وَاسْقِنَا بِكَأْسِهِ.\
   *wa aw-rid-naa h'aw-z''ah was-qinaa bikaa-sih*\
   lead us to up his pool, and give us to drink of his cup!

122. أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ\
   *wa s'al-lil-laahum-ma a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalihee*\
   And bless Muhammad and his Household,

123. صَلاةً تُبَلِّغُهُ بِهَا أَفْضَلَ\
   *s'alaatan tubal-lighuhoo bihaaa af-z''ala*\
   with a blessing through which You will take him to the most excellent

124. مَا يَأْمُلُ مِنْ خَيْرِكَ وَفَضْلِكَ وَكَرَامَتِكَ\
   *maa yaa-mulu min khay-rika wafaz''-lika wakaraamatik*\
   of what He hopes of Your good, Your bounty, and Your generosity!

125. إِنَّكَ ذُو رَحْمَةٍ وَاسِعَةٍ وَ فَضْلٍ كَرِيمٍ.\
   *in-naka d'oo rah'-matiw-waasii'tiw-wafaz''-lin kareem*\
   You are Possessor of boundless mercy and generous bounty.

126. اللَّهُمَّ اجْزِهِ بِمَا بَلَّغَ مِنْ رِسَالَاتِكَ\
   *al-laahum-ma aj-zihee bimaa bal-lagha mir-risaalaatik*\
   O God, repay him for Your messages which he delivered,

127. وَأَدَّى مِنْ آيَاتِكَ وَنَصَحَ لِعِبَادِكَ\
   *wa ad-daa min aaayaatik wa nas'ah' lii'baadik*\
   Your signs which he passed on, the good counsel he gave to Your servants,

128. وَجَاهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِكَ أَفْضَلَ مَا جَزَيْتَ\
   *wa jaahada fee sabeelik af-z''ala maa jazay-ta*\
   and the struggle he undertook in Your way, with the best You have repaid

129. أَحَداً مِنْ مَلائِكَتِكَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَأَنْبِيَائِكَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ.\
   *ah'adana mim-malaaa-ikatikal-muqar-rabeen wa ambeeaaa-ikal-mur-saleenal-mus'-t'afay-n*\
   any of Your angels brought nigh and Your prophets sent out and chosen!

130. وَالسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ\
   *was-salaamu a'lay-h waa'laaa aaalihit'-t'ay-yibeenat'-t'aahireena*\
   And upon him and his Household, the good, the pure, be peace,

131. وَرَحْمَةُ الله وَبَرَكَاتُهُ.\
   *warah'-matul-laahee wabarakaatuh*\
   God's mercy, and His blessings!

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