A Supplication and Magnification by him (a.s.) – Sahifa Sajjadia

كَانَ الْقَوْمُ لَا يَخْرُجُوْنَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ حَتّٰى يَخْرُجَ عَلِيٌّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ سَيِّدُ الْعَابِدِيْنَ ، فَخَرَجَ وَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَهٗ

The people were not going out of Mecca until Ali ibn al-Husain, the chief of the worshippers (a.s.) went out. So he went out, and they went out with him.

فَنَزَلَ فِيْ بَعْضِ الْمَنَازِلِ فَصَلّٰى رَكْعَتَيْنِ، فَسَبَّحَ فِيْ سُجُوْدِهٖ - يَعْنِيْ بِهٰذَا التَّسْبِيْحِ

He stopped in one of the waystations and prayed two rak’as. Then he glorified Allah - I mean with this glorification - during his prostration

فَلَمْ يَبْقَ شَجَرٌ وَ لَا مَدَرٌ اِلاَّ سَبَّحَ مَعَهٗ، فَفَزِعْنَا، فَرَفَعَ رَأسَهٗ، فَقَالَ: يَا سَعِيْدُ أَ فَزِعْتَ فَقُلْتُ: نَعَمْ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللهِ

There was no tree and no clod of earth that did not glorify along with him, so we were frightened. He raised his head. He said: O Saeed, are you frightened? I said: Yes, O son of the Messenger of Allah!

فَقَالَ: هٰذَا التَّسْبِيْحُ الْاَعْظَمُ، حَدَّثَنِيْ أَبِيْ عَنْ جَدِّيْ عَنْ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ ﷺ: لَا تَبْقَى الذُّنُوْبُ مَعَ هٰذَا التَّسْبِيْحِ،

He said: This is the greatest glorification. It was related to me by my father from his grandfather from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.). No sins remain with this glorification.

وَ أَنَّ اللهَ جَلَّ جَلَالُهٗ لَمَّا خَلَقَ جَبْرَئِيْلَ أَلْهَمَهٗ هٰذَا التَّسْبِيْحَ، وَ هُوَ اسْمُ اللهِ الْأَكْبَرُ.

When Allah (majestic is His majesty) created Gabriel, He inspired him with this glorification. It is Allah’s greatest name.

وَ الْفَعَّالُ بِلَا عَجْزٍ

the Accomplisher without incapacity.

لَيْسَ لَهٗ حَدٌّ فِيْ مَكَانٍ

He has no bound in space

وَ لَا غَايَةٌ فِيْ زَمَانٍ

and no limit in time;

لَمْ يَزَلْ وَ لَا يَزُوْلُ وَ لَنْ يَزَالَ كَذٰلِكَ اَبَدًا

He ever was, He ever is, He ever will be the same, endlessly.

هُوَ الْاِلٰهُ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّوْمُ

He is Allah, the Living, the Self-subsistent,

الدَّآئِمُ الْقَدِيْمُ

the Everlasting, the Eternal,

الْقَادِرُ الْحَكِيْمُ

the All-powerful, the All-wise.

يَا كَرِيْمُ

O Generous Allah!

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلهِ الَّذِيْ

Praise belongs to Allah, who

تَجَلّٰى لِلْقُلُوْبِ بِالْعَظَمَةِ

disclosed Himself to hearts through mightiness,

وَ احْتَجَبَ عَنِ الْاَبْصَارِ بِالْعِزَّةِ

veiled Himself from eyes through might,

وَاقْتَدَرَ عَلَى الْاَشْيآءِ بِالْقُدْرَةِ

and exercises power over the things through power!

فَلَا الْاَبْصَارُ تَثْبُتُ لِرُؤْيَتِهٖ

Eyes are not firm enough to see Him

وَ لَا الْاَوْهَامُ تَبْلُغُ كُنْهَ عَظَمَتِهٖ

and imaginations reach not the core of His mightiness.

تَجَبَّرَ بالْعَظَمَةِ وَ الْكِبْرِيآءِ

He displays His overwhelming power in mightiness and magnificence,

وَ تَعَطَّفَ بِالْعِزِّ وَ الْبِرِّ وَ الْجَلَالِ

robes Himself in might, goodness, and majesty,

وَ تَقَدَّسَ بِالْحُسْنِ وَ الْجَمَالِ

is far removed from imperfection through comeliness and beauty,

وَ تَمَجَّدَ بِالْفَخْرِ وَ الْبَهآءِ

assumes His glory in pride and splendour,

وَ تَجَلَّلَ بِالْمَجْدِ وَ الْآلَآءِ

puts on His majesty through glory and boons,

وَ اسْتَخْلَصَ بِالنَّوْرِ وَ الضِّيَآءِ

and has chosen for Himself light and radiance.

خَالِقٌ لَا نَظِيْرَ لَهٗ

He is a Creator who has no equal,

وَ اَحَدٌ لَا نِدَّ لَهٗ

a Unique who has no rival,

وَ وَاحِدٌ لَا ضِدَّ لَهٗ

a One who has no opposite,

وَ صَمَدٌ لَا كُفْوَ لَهٗ

an Eternal Refuge who has no match,

وَ اِلٰهٌ لَا ثَانِيَ مَعَهٗ

a Allah who has no second,

وَ فَاطِرٌ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهٗ

an Initiator who has no partner,

وَ رَازِقٌ لَا مُعِيْنَ لَهٗ

a Provider who has no helper.

وَ الْاَوَّلُ بِلَا زَوَالٍ

He is the First without disappearance,

وَ الدَّآئِمُ بِلَا فَنَاءٍ

the Everlasting without annihilation,

وَ الْقَائِمُ بِلَا عَنَآءٍ

the Standing without difficulty,

وَ الْمُؤْمِنُ بِلَا نِهَايَةٍ

the Security-giver without end,

وَ الْمُبْدِئُ بِلَا اَمَدٍ

the Originator without term,

وَ الصَّانِعُ بِلَا اَحَدٍ

the Maker without anything,

وَ الرَّبُّ بِلَا شَرِيْكٍ

the Lord without partner,

وَ الْفَاطِرُ بِلَا كُلْفَةٍ

the Initiator without discomfort,

اِلٰهِيْ

My Allah,

عُبَيْدُكَ بِفِنَآئِكَ

Thy little slave is in Thy courtyard,

سَآئِلُكَ بِفِنَآئِكَ

Thy beggar is in Thy courtyard,

فَقِيْرُكَ بِفِنَآئِكَ (ثَلَاثًا)

Thy poor one is in Thy courtyard! (Three Times)

اِلٰهِيْ

My Allah,

لَكَ يَرْهَبُ الْمُتَرَهِّبُوْنَ

before Thee tremble the pious tremblers,

وَ اِلَيْكَ اَخْلَصَ الْمُسْتَهِلُّوْنَ

to Thee devote themselves the lamenters,

رَهْبَةً لَكَ وَ رَجَآءً لِعَفْوِكَ

in fear of Thee, in hope of Thee!

يَا اِلٰهَ الْحَقِّ

O Allah of Truth,

ارْحَمْ دُعَآءَ الْمُسْتَصْرِخِيْنَ

have mercy upon the supplication of those who cry for help!

وَاعْفُ عَنْ جَرَآئِمِ الْغَافِلِيْنَ

Pardon the sins of the heedless!

وَ زِدْ فِيْ اِحْسَانِ الْمُنِيْبِيْنَ يَوْمَ الْوُفُوْدِ عَلَيْكَ

And increase beneficence toward those who keep turning [to Thee] on the Day they arrive before Thee,