Daily supplications of Rajab

Text and Translation

Second: It is recommended to say the following supplicatory prayer that Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (a.s.) used to say everyday in Rajab:

خَابَ الْوَافِدُوْنَ عَلٰى غَيْرِكَ

KHAABAL WAAFEDOONA A’LAA GHAYREKA

Those who approach other than You are disappointed.

وَ خَسِرَ الْمُتَعَرِّضُوْنَ اِلَّا لَكَ

WA KHASERAL MOTA-A’RREZOONA ILLAA LAKA

Those who try to gain the favour of other than You are losers;

وَ ضَاعَ الْمُلِمُّوْنَ اِلَّا بِكَ

WA ZAA-A’L MOLIMMOONA ILLAA BEKA

those who make other than You the goal of their journey perish;

وَ اَجْدَبَ الْمُنْتَجِعُوْنَ اِلَّا مَنِ انْتَجَعَ فَضْلَكَ

WA AJDABAL MUNTAJE-O’ONA ILLAA MANIN TAJA-A’ FAZLAKA

and all except those who seek resort in Your grace face desolation

بَابُكَ مَفْتُوْحٌ لِلرَّاغِبِيْنَ

BAABOKA MAFTOOHUL LIR-RAAGHEBEENA

Your door is open for the seekers

وَ خَيْرُكَ مَبْذُوْلٌ لِلطَّالِبِيْنَ

WA KHAYROKA MABZOOLUL LIT-TAALEBEENA

and your boons are given to those who seek them,

وَ فَضْلُكَ مُبَاحٌ لِلسَّاۤئِلِيْنَ

WA FAZLOKA MOBAAHUN LIS-SAAA-ELEENA

and Your grace is freely available to those who ask for it,

وَ نَيْلُكَ مُتَاحٌ لِلْآمِلِيْنَ

WA NAYLOKA MOTAAHUN LIL-AAMELEENA

Access to You is granted to those who hope for it!

وَ رِزْقُكَ مَبْسُوْطٌ لِمَنْ عَصَاكَ

WA RIZQOKA MABSOOTUN LEMAN A’SAAKA

Your sustenance is extended for even those who disobey You.

وَ حِلْمُكَ مُعْتَرِضٌ لِمَنْ نَاوَاكَ

WA HILMOKA MO’TAREZOON LEMAN NAAWAAKA

Your forbearance extends to those who antagonize You.

عَادَتُكَ الْاِحْسَانُ اِلَى الْمُسِيْئِيْنَ

A-A’DATOKAL EHSAANO ELAL MOSEE-EENA

Your habit is to do favor to the wrongdoers

وَ سَبِيْلُكَ الْاِبْقَاءُ عَلَى الْمُعْتَدِيْنَ

WA SABEELOKAL IBQAAA-O A’LAL MO’TADEENA

and Your way is to be benevolent to the transgressors.

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَاهْدِنِي هُدَى الْمُهْتَدِيْنَ

ALLAAHUMMA FAHDENEE HODAL MOHTADEENA

O Allah, so (lovingly) guide me with guidance enjoyed by the rightly-guided,

وَ ارْزُقْنِي اجْتِهَادَ الْمُجْتَهِدِيْنَ

WAR ZUQNEE IJTEHAADAL MUJTAHEDEENA

and enable me to strive like the diligent,

وَ لَا تَجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْغَافِلِيْنَ الْمُبْعَدِيْنَ

WA LAA TAJ-A’LNEE MENAL GHAAFELEENAL MUB-A’DEENA

do not place me with the negligent who are kept at a distance from You

وَ اغْفِرْ لِيْ يَوْمَ الدِّينِ.

WAGH-FIR LEE YAWMAD DEENE.

and forgive me on the Day of Retribution.

Third: In his book of al-Misbah, Shaykh al-Tusi mentions that al-Mu’alla ibn Khunays has reported Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (a.s.) as saying, “In Rajab, you may say the following supplicatory prayer:

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّيْ اَسْاَلُكَ صَبْرَ الشَّاكِرِيْنَ لَكَ

ALLAAHUMMA INNEE AS-ALOKA SABRASH SHAAKEREENA LAKA

O Allah, I implore You to grant me the patience of those who always thank You,

وَ عَمَلَ الْخَاۤئِفِيْنَ مِنْكَ

WA A’MALAL KHAAA-EFEENA MINKA

the efforts of those who fear You,

وَ يَقِيْنَ الْعَابِدِيْنَ لَكَ

WA YAQEENAL A’ABEDEENA LAKA

and the conviction of those who worship You devoutly.

اَللّٰهُمَّ اَنْتَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيْمُ

ALLAAHUMMA ANTAL A’LIYYUL A’ZEEMO

O Allah, You are the Most High, the All-Supreme,

وَ اَنَا عَبْدُكَ الْبَاۤئِسُ الْفَقِيْرُ

WA ANAA A’BDOKAL BAAA-ESUL FAQEERO

and I am Your servant—the destitute and the needy.

اَنْتَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ

ANTAL GHANIYYUL HAMEEDO

You are the Self-Sufficient, the Praised,

وَ اَنَا الْعَبْدُ الذَّلِيْلُ

WA ANAA A’BDUZ ZALEELO

and I am the abject and lowly servant.

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

ALLAAHUMMA SALE A’LAA MOHAMMADIN WA AALEHI

O Allah, bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ امْنُنْ بِغِنَاكَ عَلٰی فَقْرِيْ

WAM-NUN BE-GHENAAKA A’LAA FAQREE

and favour me with Your sufficiency upon my poverty,

وَ بِحِلْمِكَ عَلٰى جَهْلِيْ

WA BE-HILMEKA A’LAA JAHLEE

and with Your forbearance upon my ignorance,