# Sahifa Sajjadiyya 9: In Yearning to Ask Forgiveness From God

- **Arabic title:** دُعَاؤُهُ فِي الِاشْتِيَاقِ الى طَلَبِ المَغفِرَةِ مِن الله
- **Type:** Dua
- **Categories:** [Forgiveness](https://duasonline.org/category/forgiveness.md), [Sahifa Sajjadiyya](https://duasonline.org/category/sahifa-sajjadiyya.md)
- **Recitation:** none yet
- **Web page:** https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-9

## Origin

Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a), al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, supplication 9: yearning to ask forgiveness. 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-dua9-yearning-forgiveness.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. وَصَيِّرْنَا إِلَى مَحْبُوبِكَ مِنَ التَّوْبَةِ\
   *Wa ṣayyirnā ilā maḥbūbika mina at-tawbati*\
   And lead us to Your beloved repentance

3. وَأَزِلْنَا عَنْ مَكْرُوهِكَ مِنَ الْإِصْرَارِ\
   *Wa azilnā ‘an makrūhika mina al-iṣrāri*\
   And remove us from Your disliked persistence in sin

4. أَللَّهُمَّ وَمَتَى وَقَفْنَا بَيْنَ نَقْصَيْنِ فِي دِينٍ أَوْ دُنْيَا\
   *Allāhumma wa matā waqafnā bayna naqṣayni fī dīnin Aw dunyā*\
   O Allah, whenever we stand between two shortcomings in religion Or worldly matters,

5. فَأَوْقِعِ النَّقْصَ بِأَسْرَعِهِمَا فَنَاءً\
   *fa awqi‘i an-naqṣa bi-asra‘ihimā fanā’an*\
   let the shortcoming fall on what perishes fastest

6. وَاجْعَلِ التَّوْبَةَ فِي أَطْوَلِهِمَا بَقَاءً\
   *Wa aj‘ali at-tawbata fī aṭwalihimā baqā’an*\
   And make repentance endure in what lasts longest

7. وَإِذَا هَمَمْنَا بِهَمَّيْنِ يُرْضِيكَ أَحَدُهُمَا عَنَّا\
   *Wa idhā hammamnā bi-hammayni yurḍīka aḥaduhumā ‘annā*\
   And when we intend two matters, one pleasing You about us

8. وَيُسْخِطُكَ الْآخَرُ عَلَيْنَا\
   *Wa yuskhituka al-ākharu ‘alaynā*\
   And the other angering You against us

9. فَمِلْ بِنَا إِلَى مَا يُرْضِيكَ عَنَّا\
   *Fa mil binā ilā mā yurḍīka ‘annā*\
   Incline us toward what pleases You about us

10. وَأَوْهِنْ قُوَّتَنَا عَمَّا يُسْخِطُكَ عَلَيْنَا\
   *Wa awhin quwwatanā ‘ammā yuskhituka ‘alaynā*\
   And weaken our strength in what angers You against us

11. وَلَا تُخَلِّ فِي ذَلِكَ بَيْنَ نُفُوسِنَا وَاخْتِيَارِهَا\
   *Wa lā tukhallī fī dhālika bayna nufūsinā wa ikhtiyārihā*\
   And do not leave it to our souls and their choices

12. فَإِنَّهَا مُخْتَارَةٌ لِلْبَاطِلِ إِلَّا مَا وَفَّقْتَ\
   *Fa innahā mukhtāratun lil-bāṭili illā mā waffaqta*\
   For they choose falsehood unless You grant success

13. أَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمْتَ\
   *Ammāratun bis-sū’i illā mā raḥimta*\
   Inclined to evil unless You show mercy

14. اللَّهُمَّ وَإِنَّكَ مِنَ الضَّعْفِ خَلَقْتَنَا\
   *Allāhumma wa innaka mina aḍ-ḍa‘fi khalaqtanā*\
   O Allah, You created us from weakness

15. وَعَلَى الْوَهْنِ بَنَيْتَنَا\
   *Wa ‘alā al-wahni banaytanā*\
   And built us upon frailty

16. وَمِنْ مَاءٍ مَهِينٍ ابْتَدَأْتَنَا\
   *Wa min mā’in mahīnin ibtada’tanā*\
   And began us from a despised fluid

17. فَلَا حَوْلَ لَنَا إِلَّا بِقُوَّتِكَ\
   *Fa lā ḥawla lanā illā bi-quwwatika*\
   So we have no power except through Your strength

18. وَلَا قُوَّةَ لَنَا إِلَّا بِعَوْنِكَ\
   *Wa lā quwwata lanā illā bi-‘awnika*\
   And no strength except through Your help

19. فَأَيِّدْنَا بِتَوْفِيقِكَ وَسَدِّدْنَا بِتَسْدِيدِكَ\
   *Fa ayyidnā bi-tawfīqika wa saddidnā bi-tasdīdika*\
   So support us with Your guidance and direct us with Your direction

20. وَأَعْمِ أَبْصَارَ قُلُوبِنَا عَمَّا خَالَفَ مَحَبَّتَكَ\
   *Wa a‘mi abṣāra qulūbinā ‘ammā khālafa maḥabbataka*\
   And blind the sights of our hearts to what opposes Your love

21. وَلَا تَجْعَلْ لِشَيْءٍ مِنْ جَوَارِحِنَا نُفُوذًا فِي مَعْصِيَتِكَ\
   *Wa lā taj‘al lishay’in min jawāriḥinā nufūdhan fī ma‘ṣiyatika*\
   And let none of our limbs find way to Your disobedience

22. اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ\
   *Allāhumma fa ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi*\
   O Allah, so send blessings upon Muhammad and his family

23. وَاجْعَلْ هَمَسَاتِ قُلُوبِنَا وَحَرَكَاتِ أَعْضَائِنَا\
   *Wa aj‘al hamasāti qulūbinā wa ḥarakāti a‘ḍā’inā*\
   And make the whispers of our hearts and movements of our limbs

24. وَلَمَحَاتِ أَعْيُنِنَا وَلَهَجَاتِ أَلْسِنَتِنَا\
   *Wa lamaḥāti a‘yuninā wa lahajāti alsinatinā*\
   And the glances of our eyes and utterances of our tongues

25. فِي مُوجِبَاتِ ثَوَابِكَ\
   *Fī mūjibāti thawābika*\
   Be among the causes of Your reward

26. حَتَّى لَا تَفُوتَنَا حَسَنَةٌ نَسْتَحِقُّ بِهَا جَزَاءَكَ\
   *Ḥattā lā tafūtanā ḥasanatun nastaḥiqqu bihā jazā’aka*\
   So no good deed passes us by which earns Your reward

27. وَلَا تَبْقَى لَنَا سَيِّئَةٌ نَسْتَوْجِبُ بِهَا عِقَابَكَ\
   *Wa lā tabqā lanā sayyi’atun nastaḥjibu bihā ‘iqābaka*\
   And no evil deed remains for us that deserves Your punishment

## Related

- [Sahifa Sajjadiyya 12: His Supplication in Confession and in Seeking Repentance Toward God](https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-12.md)
- [Sahifa Sajjadiyya 16: In Asking Release From Sins and Seeking Pardon](https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-16.md)
- [Sahifa Sajjadiyya 31: For Repentance (Tawba)](https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-31.md)
- [Sahifa Sajjadiyya 34: When He Was Afflicted or Saw Someone Afflicted With the Disgrace of Sin](https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-34.md)