Dua No. 43 of Saheefah al-Kaamelah

Text and Translation

43. His Supplication when he Looked at the New Crescent Moon

اَيُّهَا الْخَلْقُ الْمَطِيْعُ

AYYOHAL KHALQUL MO-TEE-U’D

O obedient creature,

الدَّائِبُ السَّرِيْعُ

DAA-EBUS SAREE-U’L

speedy and untiring,

الْمُتَرَدِّدُ فِىْ مَنَازِلِ التَّقْدِيْرِ

MOTARADDEDO FEE MANAAZELIT TAQDEERIL

frequenter of the mansions of determination,

الْمُتَصَرِّفُ فِىْ فَلَكِ التَّدْبِيْرِ

MOTASARREFO FEE FALAQIT TADBEERE

moving about in the sphere of governance!

اٰمَنْتُ بِمَنْ

AAMANTO BEMAN

I have faith in Him who

نَوَّرَ بِكَ الظُّلَمَ

NAWWARA BEKAZ ZOLAMA

lights up darknesses through thee,

وَ اَوْضَحَ بِكَ الْبُهَمَ

WA AW-ZA-HA BEKAL BOHAMA

illuminates jet-black shadows by thee,

وَ جَعَلَكَ اٰيَةً مِّنْ اٰيَاتِ مُلْكِهٖ

WA JA-A’ALAKA AAYATAM MIN AAYAATE MULKEHI

appointed thee one of the signs of His kingdom

وَ عَلَامَةً مِنْ عَلَامَاتِ سُلْطَانِهٖ

WA A’LAAMATAN MIN A’LAAMAATE SULTAANEHI

and one of the marks of His authority,

وَامْتَهَنَكَ

WAM-TAHANAKA

and humbled thee through

بِالزِّيَادَةِ وَالنُّقْصَانِ

BIZ-ZEYAADATE WAN-NUQSAANE

increase and decrease,

وَ الطُّلُوْعِ وَ الْاُفُوْلِ

WAT-TOLOO-E’ WAL-OFOOLE

rising and setting,

وَ الْاِنَارَةِ وَ الْكُسُوْفِ

WAL-ENAARATE WAL-KOSOOFE

illumination and eclipse.

فِىْ كُلِّ ذٰلِكَ اَنْتَ لَه

FEE KULLE ZAALEKA ANTA LAHU

In all of this thou art

مُطِيْعٌ وَ اِلٰى اِرَادَتِهٖ سَرِيْعٌ

MOTEE-U’N WA ELAA ERAADATEHI SAREE-U’N

obedient to Him, prompt toward His will.

سُبْحَانَه

SUBHAANAHU

Glory be to Him!

مَآ اَعْجَبَ مَا دَبَّرَ فِىْ اَمْرِكَ

MAAA A-A’JABA MAA DABBARA FEE AMREKA

How wonderful is what He has arranged in thy situation!

وَ اَلْطَفَ مَا صَنَعَ فِىْ شَانِكَ

WA ALTAFA MAA SANA-A’ FEE SAANEKA

How subtle what He has made for thy task!

جَعَلَكَ مِفْتَاحَ شَهْرٍ حَادِثٍ لِاَمْرٍ حَادِثٍ

JA-A’LAKA MIFTAAHA SHAHRIN HAADESIN LE-AMRIN HAADESIN

He has made thee the key to a new month for a new situation.

فَاَسْئَلُ اللهَ

FA-AS-ALUL LAAHA

So I ask Allah,

رَبِّىْ وَ رَبَّكَ

RABBEE WA RABBAKA

my Lord and thy Lord,

وَ خَالِقِىْ وَ خَالِقَكَ

WA KHAALEQEE WA KHAALEQAKA

my Creator and thy Creator,

وَ مُقَدِّرِىْ وَ مُقَدِّرَكَ

WA MOQADDEREE WA MOQADDERAKA

my Determiner and thy Determiner,

وَ مُصَوِّرِىْ وَ مُصَوِّرَكَ

WA MOSAWWEREE WA MOSAWWERAKA

my Form-giver and thy Form-giver,

اَنْ يُصَلِّىَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهٖ

AN TOSALLEYA A’LAA MOHAMMADIN WA AALEHI

that He bless Muhammad and his Household

وَ اَنْ يَّجْعَلَكَ هِلَالَ

WA AYN YAJ-A’LAKA HELAALA

and appoint thee a crescent

بَرَكَةٍ لَا تَمْحَقُهَا الْاَيَّامُ