Whispered Prayer of the Thankful
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ِ بِسٌِ اىلِٔ اىشَحَِِ اىشَحي
ٍِْاجاة اىشا مشي
6 - THE WHISPERED PRAYER OF THE THANKFUL
The sixth whispered prayer by Imam Ali As-Sajjad (as), as in As-Sahifa As-Sajjadiya
English Translation Transliteration Arabic Text
My God, the uninterrupted flow ilaahee ad'-halanee a'n
iqaamati shuk-rika tataabuu'
َاِىـِٰٖي اَ ْرَٕيَِْي عَِّ إقاٍَ ِت شُنْشِك
of Your graciousness hast
distracted me from thanking You! t'aw-lika ،َتَتابُعُ عَّ٘ىِل
The flood of Your bounty has wa aa'-jazanee a'n ih'-s'aaa-i
thanaaa-ika fay-z''u faz''-lik
ََٗاَعْجَزَِّي عَِّ اِحّصاءِ ثََْائِل
rendered me incapable of
counting Your praises! ،َـَيّضُ ـَضّيِل
The succession of Your kind acts wa shaghalanee a'n d'ik-ri
mah'aamidika taraadufu
ََٗشَؽَيَِْي عَِّ رِ مْشِ ٍَحاٍِذِك
has diverted me from mentioning
You in laudation! a'waaa-idik ،َتَشادُؾُ عَ٘ائِذِك
The continuous rush of Your wa aa'-yaanee a'n-nash-ri
a'waarifika tawaaleee
َٗاَعْياِّي عَِّ َّشْشِ ع٘اسِ ِـلَ تَ٘اىِي
benefits has thwarted me from
spreading the news of Your ayaadeek ،َاَيذِيل
gentle favours!
This is the station of him who wa had'aa maqaamu mani
aa'-tarafa bisubooghin-naa'-
َِٗ ٰٕزَا ٍَقاًُ ٍَِِ اعْتَشَؾَ ِبسُبُ٘غ
confesses to the lavishness of
favours, maaa-i ،ِاىَْعَّاء
meets them with shortcomings, wa qaabalahaa bit-taq-s'eer
،َِٗقابَيَٖا بِاىتَقْصِيش
and witnesses to his own wa shahida a'laa naf-sihee
bil-ih-maali wat-taz''-yeea'-
َِٗشَِٖذَ عَيٰى َّفْسِِٔ بِاإلَِّٕاه
disregard and negligence.
،َِٗاىتَضّيِيع
You are the Clement, the wa antar-ra-oofur-rah'eem
al-bar-rul-kareem
َُٗاَّْتَ اىشَُٗٗؾُ اىشَحِيٌُ اىْبَش
Compassionate, the Good, the
Generous, ،ٌُاىْنَشِي
who does not disappoint those ul-lad'ee laa yukhay-yibu
qaas'ideeh
،ِٔاىَزِي إل يُخَيِـِبُ قاصِذِي
who aim for Him,
nor cast out from His courtyard wa laa yat'-rudu a'n finaaa-
iheee aaamileehee
،َِٔٗإل يَغْشُدُ عَِّ ـِْائِِٔ آٍِيِي
those who expect from Him!
In Your yard are put down the bisaah'atika tah'ut'-t'u
rih'aalur-raajeena
،َبِساحَتِلَ تَحُظُ سِحاهُ اىشَاجِني
saddlebags of the hopeful
and in Your plain stand the hopes wa bia'r-s'atika taqifu
aaamaalul-mus-tar-fideen
َُٗبِعَشّصَتِلَ تَقِؿُ آٍاه
of the help-seekers!
،َِاىَُْسّتَشّـِذِي
Whispered Prayer of the Thankful
So meet not our hopes by fala tuqaabil aaamaalanaa
bit-takh-yeebi wal-ee-aas
ِـَال تُقابِوّ آٍاىَْا بِاىتَخّيِيب
disappointing and disheartening
،َِٗاإلِياس
and clothe us not in the shirt of wa laa tul-bis-naa sir-baalal-
qunoot'i wal-ib-laas
َِٗإل تُيْبِسّْا سِشّباهَ اىْقُُْ٘ط
despair and despondency!
.َِٗاإلِبْالس
My God, my thanksgiving is ilaahee tas'aaghara i'nda
taa'az'umi aaalaaa-ika shuk-
ٌَ آإلئِل
ِ ُاِىـِٰٖي تَصاؼَشَ عِْْذَ تَعاظ
small before Your great boons,
ree ،شُنْشِي
and my praise and news- wa taz''aaa-ala fee jambi ik-
raamika ee-yaaya thanaaa-ee
ََٗتَضَاءَهَ ـِي جَْْبِ إ ْمشَا ٍِلَ إيَاي
spreading shrink beside Your
generosity toward me! wa nash-ree ،ثَْائِي ََّٗشْشِي
Your favours have wrapped me in jal-lalat-nee nia'muka min
anwaaril-eemaani h'ulalaa
ُِجَيَيَتِْْي ِّعََُلَ ٍِِّ اََّْ٘اسِ اإلِيَْا
the robes of the lights of faith,
،ًحُيَال
and the gentlenesses of Your wa z''arabat a'lay-ya lat'aaa-
ifu bir-rika minal-i'z-zi kilala
ٍَِِ ََٗضَشَبَتّ عَيَيَ ىَغائِؿُ ِبشِ ِك
goodness have let down over me
delicate curtains of might! ،ًاىْعِزِ ِ مِيَال
Your kindnesses have collared wa qal-ladat-nee minanuka
qalaaa-ida laa tuh'al-lu
،َُٗقَيَذْتَِْي ٍِْْلَ قَالئِذَ إل تُحَو
me with collars not to be moved
and adorned me with neck-rings wa t'aw-waqat-neee at'-
waaqal-laa tufal
،َُٗعََ٘قْتَِْي اَعَْ٘اقاً إل تُفَو
not to be broken!
Your boons are abundant - my faaalaaaw-uka jam-matun
َِّـَأإلُٗكَ جَََتٌ ضَعُؿَ ىِساِّي ع
tongue is too weak to count them! z''au'fa lisaanee a'n ih'-s'aaa-
ihaa ،إحّصائِٖا
Your favours are many - my wa naa'-maaaw-uka
katheeratun qas'ura fah-mee
َََِّّٗعَّاُٗكَ مَثِيشَةٌ قَصُشَ ـَ َِّٖي ع
understanding falls short of
grasping them, not to speak of a'n id-raakihaa faz''-lana a'ni ،إدّسَامِٖا ـَضّالً عَِِ اسّتِقْصائِٖا
exhausting them! s-tiq-s'aaa-ihaa
So how can I achieve fakay-fa lee bitah'-s'eelish-
shuk-ri
،ِـَنَيّؿَ ىِي بِتَحّصِيوِ اىشُنْش
thanksgiving?
For my thanking You requires wa shuk-reee ee-yaaka yaf-
taqiru ilaa shuk-r
،ٍَٗشُنْشِي إيَاكَ يَفْتَقِشُ إىٰى شُنْش
thanksgiving.
Whenever I say, 'To You belongs fakul-lamaa qul-tu lakal-
h'am-du
،ُ ىَلَ اىْحََّذ:ُـَنُيََا قُيْت
praise!',
it becomes thereby incumbent wajaba a'lay-ya lid'alika an
aqwla lakal-h'am-d
َ ىَل:ََٗجَبَ عَيَيَ ىِزٰىِلَ اَُْ اَقُ٘ه
upon me to say, 'To You belongs
praise'! .ُاىْحََّذ
Whispered Prayer of the Thankful
My God, as You have fed us ilaahee fakamaa ghad'-d'ay-
tanaa bilut'-fik wa rab-bay-
،َاِىـِٰٖي ـَنََا ؼَزَيْتَْا بِيُغْفِل
through Your gentleness and
nurtured us through Your tanaa bis'un-i'k ،ََٗسَبَيّتَْا بِصُْْعِل
benefaction,
so also complete for us lavish fatam-mim a'lay-naa
sawaabighan-nia'm wa ad-
ّ َٗادّـَع،ٌَِـَتََِـٌِّ عَيَيَّْا سَ٘ابِـػَ اىّْـِع
favours, repel from us detested
acts of vengeance, faa'a'n-naa makaarihan- ،ٌَِعََْا ٍَناسَِٓ اىّْـِق
niqam
and of the shares of the two wa aaatinaa min h'uz'ooz'id-
daaray-ni ar-faa'haa wa ajal-
َٗآتِْا ٍِِّ حُظُ٘ػِ اىذَاسَيِِْ اَسّـَ َعَٖا
abodes, give us their most
elevated and their greatest, lahaa َٗاَجَيَٖا
both the immediate and the a'ajilaw-wa aaajilaa
،ًعاجِالً َٗآجِال
deferred!
To You belongs praise for Your wa lakal-h'am-du a'laa h'us-
ni balaaa-ika
ََٗىَلَ اىْحََّذُ عَيٰى حُسِِّ بَالَئِل
good trial
and the lavishness of Your wa subooghi naa'-maaa-ika
ََٗسُبُ٘غِ َّعَّائِل
favours,
a praise conforming to Your good h'am-day-yuwafiqu riz''aaka
،َحََّذاً يُ٘اـِقُ سِضاك
pleasure
and attracting Your great wa yam-tareel-a'z'eema mim-
bir-rika wa nadaaka
ََٗيََّتَشِي اىْعَظِيٌَ ٍِِّ بِشِ ِك
goodness and magnanimity.
،َََّٗذاك
O All-mighty, O All-generous! yaa a'z'eemu yaa kareemu
،ٌُيا عَظِيٌُ يا مَشِي
By Your mercy, O Most Merciful birah'-matika yaaa ar-
h'amar-raah'imeen
.َحَِني
ِ بِشَحََّتِلَ يا اَسّحٌََ اىشَا
of the merciful!
