Instructions
مروي عن الأئمة المعصومين عليهم السلام في كتب الأدعية المعتبرة.
In his book of al-Balad al-Amin, Shaykh al-Kaf'ami has mentioned a brief supplication entitled Dua al-Faraj (The Supplication of Relief). This supplication comprises seeking the advocacy (tawassul) of the Holy Twelve Imams (a.s.).
Katika kitabu chake cha al-Balad al-Amin, Shaykh al-Kaf'ami ametaja dua fupi yenye jina la Dua al-Faraj (Dua ya Faraja). Dua hii inajumuisha kuomba ushawishi (tawassul) wa Maimamu Kumi na Wawili Watukufu (a.s.).
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى ابْنَتِهِ وَعَلَى ابْنَيْهَا
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā muḥammadin waʿalā abnatihi waʿalā abnayhā
O Allah, send blessings to Muhammad, his daughter, and her two sons.
Ee Mwenyezi Mungu, mshushie rehema Muhammad, binti yake, na wanawe wawili.
وَأَسْأَلُكَ بِهِمْ أَنْ تُعِيْنَنِيْ عَلَى طَاعَتِكَ وَرِضْوَانِكَ
Waʾasʾaluka bihim ʾan tuʿīnanī ʿalā ṭāʿatika wariḍwānika
I implore You in their name to help me obey You and attain Your pleasure,
Na nakuomba kwa haki yao unisaidie katika kukutii Wewe na kupata radhi Zako,
وَأَنْ تُبَلِّغَنِيْ بِهِمْ أَفْضَلَ مَا بَلَغْتَ أَحَدًا مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِكَ
Waʾan tuballighanī bihim ʾafḍala mā balaghta ʾaḥadan min ʾawliyāʾika
and to grant me in their names the utmost of that which You grant to any of Your intimate servants.
na unifikishe kwa haki yao kwenye kiwango bora kabisa ulichomfikisha yeyote kati ya mawalii (wateule) Wako.
إِنَّكَ جَوَادٌ كَرِيْمٌ
ʾinnaka jawādun karīmun
You are certainly All-munificent, All-generous.
Hakika Wewe ni Mpaji sana, Mkarimu.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ أَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾasʾaluka biḥaqqi ʾamīri al-muʾminīna
O Allah, I implore You in the name of the Commander of the Believers,
Ee Mwenyezi Mungu, nakuomba kwa haki ya Amir wa Waumini,
عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِيْ طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ
ʿaliyyi bni ʾabī ṭālibin ʿalayhi as-salāmu
Ali ibn Abi-Talib, peace be upon him,
Ali bin Abi Talib, amani iwe juu yake,
إِلَّا انْتَقَمْتَ بِهِ مِمَّنْ ظَلَمَنِيْ وَغَشَمَنِيْ
ʾillā antaqamta bihi mimman ẓalamanī waghashamanī
to take revenge on those who have wronged, oppressed,
ulipe kisasi kupitia yeye kwa yule aliyenidhulumu na kunisumbua kwa uonevu,
وَآذَانِيْ وَانْطَوَى عَلَى ذَلِكَ
Waʾādhānī wānṭawā ʿalā dhalika
and annoyed me persistently;
na kuniumiza (kunisumbua) kwa kuendelea;
وَكَفَيْتَنِيْ بِهِ مَؤْنَةَ كُلِّ أَحَدٍ
Wakafaytanī bihi maʾnata kulli ʾaḥadin
and to make me dispose with everybody.
na uniepushe kupitia yeye na usumbufu wa kila mtu.
يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ
Yā ʾarḥama ar-rāḥimīna
O most Merciful of all those who show mercy!
Ee Mwingi wa rehema kuliko wote wanaorehemu!
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ وَلِيِّكَ
Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾasʾaluka biḥaqqi waliyyika
O Allah, I implore You in the name of Your intimate servant,
Ee Mwenyezi Mungu, nakuomba kwa haki ya mteule Wako,
عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ
ʿaliyyi bni al-ḥusayni ʿalayhi as-salāmu
Ali ibn al-Husayn, peace be upon him,
Ali bin al-Husayn, amani iwe juu yake,
إِلَّا كَفَيْتَنِيْ بِهِ مَؤْنَةَ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَرِيْدٍ
ʾillā kafaytanī bihi maʾnata kulli shayṭānin marīdin
to protect me against the evil of all rebel devils
unilinde kupitia yeye dhidi ya shari ya kila shetani muasi
وَسُلْطَانٍ عَنِيْدٍ
Wasulṭānin ʿanīdin
and every tyrannical sovereign
na kila mtawala mkaidi (mkatili)
يَتَقَوَّى عَلَيَّ بِبَطْشِهِ
Yataqawwā ʿalayya bibaṭshihi
who has power over me by means of violence
anayejifanya mwenye nguvu juu yangu kwa njia ya mabavu yake
وَيَنْتَصِرُ عَلَيَّ بِجُنْدِهِ
Wayantaṣiru ʿalayya bijundihi
and overcomes me by means of his fans.
na kunishinda kwa msaada wa majeshi yake (wafuasi wake).
إِنَّكَ جَوَادٌ كَرِيْمٌ
ʾinnaka jawādun karīmun
You are certainly All-munificent, All-generous.
Hakika Wewe ni Mpaji sana, Mkarimu.
يَا وَهَّابُ
Yā wahhābu
O abundantly Grantor!
Ee Mpaji Mkuu!
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ وَلِيَّيْكَ
Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾasʾaluka biḥaqqi waliyyayka
O Allah, I implore in the name of Your two intimate servants,
Ee Mwenyezi Mungu, nakuomba kwa haki ya wateule Wako wawili,
مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَجَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ
Muḥammadi bni ʿaliyyin wajaʿfari bni muḥammadin ʿalayhimā as-salāmu
Muhammad ibn 'Ali and Ja'far ibn Muhammad, peace be upon both of them,
Muhammad bin Ali na Ja'far bin Muhammad, amani iwe juu yao wawili,
إِلَّا أَعَنْتَنِيْ بِهِمَا عَلَى أَمْرِ آخِرَتِيْ
ʾillā ʾaʿantanī bihimā ʿalā ʾamri ākhiratī
to help me, in their name, manage the affairs of my Next Life
unisaidie kupitia wao katika kusimamia mambo ya Akhera yangu
بِطَاعَتِكَ وَرِضْوَانِكَ
Biṭāʿatika wariḍwānika
by means of obedience to You and attainment of Your pleasure;
kwa njia ya kukutii Wewe na kupata radhi Zako;
وَبَلَّغْتَنِيْ بِهِمَا مَا يُرْضِيْكَ
Waballaghtanī bihimā mā yurḍīka
and to make me, in their name, attain all that which achieves Your pleasure.
na unifikishe kupitia wao kwenye yale yote yanayokuridhisha.
إِنَّكَ فَعَّالٌ لِمَا تُرِيْدُ
ʾinnaka faʿʿālun limā turīdu
You surely do all that which You want.
Hakika Wewe unafanya kila unalotaka.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ وَلِيِّكَ
Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾasʾaluka biḥaqqi waliyyika
O Allah, l implore You in the name of Your intimate servant,
Ee Mwenyezi Mungu, nakuomba kwa haki ya mteule Wako,
مُوْسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ
Mūsā bni jaʿfarin ʿalayhi as-salāmu
Musa ibn Ja'far, peace be upon him,
Musa bin Ja'far, amani iwe juu yake,
إِلَّا عَافَيْتَنِيْ بِهِ فِيْ جَمِيْعِ جَوَارِحِيْ
ʾillā ʿāfaytanī bihi fī jamīʿi jawāriḥī
to give good health, in his name, to all of my organs,
unipe afya njema kupitia yeye katika viungo vyangu vyote,
مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ
Mā ẓahara minhā wamā baṭana
be they internal or external,
vile vilivyo dhahiri na vile vya ndani,
يَا جَوَادُ يَا كَرِيْمُ
Yā jawādu yā karīmu
O All-magnanimous and All-generous!
Ee Mpaji Mkuu, Ee Mkarimu!
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ وَلِيِّكَ
Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾasʾaluka biḥaqqi waliyyika
O Allah, l implore You in the name of Your intimate servant,
Ee Mwenyezi Mungu, nakuomba kwa haki ya mteule Wako,
الرِّضَا عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوْسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ
Ar-riḍā ʿaliyyi bni mūsā ʿalayhi as-salāmu
the Amicable 'Ali ibn Musa, peace be upon him,
mwenye kuridhika 'Ali bin Musa, amani iwe juu yake,
إِلَّا سَلَّمْتَنِيْ بِهِ فِيْ جَمِيْعِ أَسْفَارِيْ
ʾillā sallamtanī bihi fī jamīʿi ʾasfārī
to secure me during my journeys;
unisalimishe kupitia yeye katika safari zangu zote;
فِيْ الْبَرَارِيْ وَالْبِحَارِ
Fī al-barārī wālbiḥāri
in lands and seas,
nchi kavu na baharini,
وَالْجِبَالِ وَالْقِفَارِ
Wāljibāli wālqifāri
on mountains and in plains,
milimani na nyikani,
وَالْأَوْدِيَةِ وَالْغِيَاضِ
Wālʾawdiyati wālghiyāḍi
in valleys and in jungles,
mabondeni na misituni,
مِنْ جَمِيْعِ مَا أَخَافُهُ وَأَحْذَرُهُ
Min jamīʿi mā ʾakhāfuhu waʾaḥdharuhu
against all that which I fear or anticipate.
dhidi ya vyote vile ninavyoviogopa na kuvihofia.
إِنَّكَ رَؤُوْفٌ رَحِيْمٌ
ʾinnaka raʾūfun raḥīmun
You are certainly All-kind and All-merciful.
Hakika Wewe ni Mpole sana, Mwenye kurehemu.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ وَلِيِّكَ
Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾasʾaluka biḥaqqi waliyyika
O Allah, l implore You in the name of Your intimate servant,
Ee Mwenyezi Mungu, nakuomba kwa haki ya mteule Wako,
مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ
Muḥammadi bni ʿaliyyin ʿalayhi as-salāmu
Muhammad ibn 'Ali, peace be upon him,
Muhammad bin Ali, amani iwe juu yake,
إِلَّا جُدْتَ بِهِ عَلَيَّ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
ʾillā judta bihi ʿalayya min faḍlika
to confer upon me with Your grace,
unifadhili kupitia yeye kwa fadhila Zako,
وَتَفَضَّلْتَ بِهِ عَلَيَّ مِنْ وُسْعِكَ
Watafaḍḍalta bihi ʿalayya min wusʿika
bestow upon me Your limitless favor,
unitunukie kupitia yeye kutoka katika wasaa (utajiri) Wako,
وَوَسَّعْتَ عَلَيَّ رِزْقَكَ
Wawassaʿta ʿalayya rizqaka
expand for me Your sustenance,
unipanulie riziki Yako kwangu,
وَأَغْنَيْتَنِيْ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ
Waʾaghnaytanī ʿamman siwāka
make me dispose with anyone save You,
na unifanye nijitosheleze bila kumhitaji yeyote asiyekuwa Wewe,
وَجَعَلْتَ حَاجَتِيْ إِلَيْكَ
Wajaʿalta ḥājatī ʾilayka
and make all my needs to be referred to You alone
na ujaalie haja zangu zote zielekezwe Kwako tu
وَقَضَاهَا عَلَيْكَ
Waqaḍāhā ʿalayka
and to be settled by none save You.
na utatuzi wake uwe juu Yako tu.
إِنَّكَ لِمَا تَشَاءُ قَدِيْرٌ
ʾinnaka limā tashāʾu qadīrun
You certainly have power over all things that You will.
Hakika Wewe juu ya kila unalolitaka ni Muweza.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ وَلِيِّكَ
Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾasʾaluka biḥaqqi waliyyika
O Allah, l implore You in the name of Your intimate servant,
Ee Mwenyezi Mungu, nakuomba kwa haki ya mteule Wako,
عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ
ʿaliyyi bni muḥammadin ʿalayhimā as-salāmu
Ali ibn Muhammad, peace be upon both of them,
Ali bin Muhammad, amani iwe juu yao wawili,
إِلَّا أَعَنْتَنِيْ بِهِ عَلَى تَأْدِيَةِ فُرُوْضِكَ
ʾillā ʾaʿantanī bihi ʿalā taʾdiyati furūḍika
to help me perform the duties that You have made incumbent upon me,
unisaidie kupitia yeye kutekeleza faradhi Zako ulizonilazimisha,
وَبِرِّ إِخْوَانِيَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
Wabirri ʾikhwāniya al-muʾminīna
make me act righteously towards my brethren-in-faith,
na kuwatendea wema ndugu zangu katika imani,
وَسَهِّلْ ذَلِكَ لِيْ وَاقْرُنْهُ بِالْخَيْرِ
Wasahhil dhalika lī wāqrunhu biālkhayri
make all that easy for me to do, add it to goodness,
na unirahisishie hayo, na uyaunganishe na heri,
وَأَعِنِّيْ عَلَى طَاعَتِكَ
Waʾaʿinnī ʿalā ṭāʿatika
and help me obey You,
na unisaidie katika kukutii Wewe,
بِفَضْلِكَ يَا رَحِيْمُ
Bifaḍlika yā raḥīmu
in the name of Your grace, O All-merciful!
kwa fadhila Zako, Ee Mwingi wa Rehema!
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ وَلِيِّكَ
Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾasʾaluka biḥaqqi waliyyika
O Allah, I implore You in the name of Your intimate servant,
Ee Mwenyezi Mungu, nakuomba kwa haki ya mteule Wako,
الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ
Al-ḥasani bni ʿaliyyin ʿalayhimā as-salāmu
al-Hasan ibn 'Ali, peace be upon both of them,
Al-Hasan bin Ali, amani iwe juu yao wawili,
إِلَّا أَعَنْتَنِيْ بِهِ عَلَى أَمْرِ آخِرَتِيْ
ʾillā ʾaʿantanī bihi ʿalā ʾamri ākhiratī
to help me manage the affairs of my Next Life
unisaidie kupitia yeye kusimamia mambo ya Akhera yangu
بِطَاعَتِكَ وَرِضْوَانِكَ
Biṭāʿatika wariḍwānika
through obedience to You and attainment of Your pleasure
kwa kukutii Wewe na kupata radhi Zako
وَسَرَرْتَنِيْ فِيْ مُنْقَلَبِيْ وَمَثْوَايَ
Wasarartanī fī munqalabī wamathwāya
and to make me happy in this abode as well as my final abode
na unifurahishe katika marejeo yangu na makazi yangu ya mwisho
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ
Biraḥmatika yā ʾarḥama ar-rāḥimīna
in the name of Your mercy, O most Merciful of all those who show mercy!
kwa rehema Zako, Ee Mwingi wa rehema kuliko wote wanaorehemu!
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ وَلِيِّكَ وَحُجَّتِكَ
Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾasʾaluka biḥaqqi waliyyika waḥujjatika
O Allah, I implore You in the name of Your intimate servant and Argument (against Your creatures),
Ee Mwenyezi Mungu, nakuomba kwa haki ya mteule Wako na Hoja Yako,
صَاحِبِ الزَّمَانِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ
Ṣāḥibi az-zamāni ʿalayhi as-salāmu
the Patron of the Age, peace be upon him,
Mtawala wa zama hizi (Sahib al-Zaman), amani iwe juu yake,
إِلَّا أَعَنْتَنِيْ بِهِ عَلَى جَمِيْعِ أُمُوْرِيْ
ʾillā ʾaʿantanī bihi ʿalā jamīʿi ʾumūrī
to help me in all of my affairs,
unisaidie kupitia yeye katika mambo yangu yote,
وَكَفَيْتَنِيْ بِهِ مَؤْنَةَ كُلِّ مُؤْذٍ وَطَاغٍ وَبَاغٍ
Wakafaytanī bihi maʾnata kulli muʾdhin waṭāghin wabāghin
save me against the evil of all the harmful, the tyrannical, and the oppressors,
unilinde kupitia yeye dhidi ya udhia wa kila msumbufu, dhalimu na muasi,
وَأَعَنْتَنِيْ بِهِ فَقَدْ بَلَغَ مَجْهُوْدِيْ
Waʾaʿantanī bihi faqad balagha majhūdī
save me, in his name, for I have exerted all my efforts,
unisaidie kupitia yeye, kwani hakika nimefikia mwisho wa jitihada zangu,
وَكَفَيْتَنِيْ بِهِ كُلَّ عَدُوٍّ
Wakafaytanī bihi kulla ʿaduwwin
protect me, in his name, against all enemies,
unilinde kupitia yeye dhidi ya kila adui,
وَهَمٍّ وَغَمٍّ وَدَيْنٍ
Wahammin waghammin wadaynin
all grief, sorrows, and debts,
huzuni zote, masikitiko na madeni,
وَعَنِّيْ وَعَنْ وُلْدِيْ وَجَمِيْعِ أَهْلِيْ وَإِخْوَانِيْ
Waʿannī waʿan wuldī wajamīʿi ʾahlī waʾikhwānī
on behalf of me, my sons, all my people, my friends,
kwa niaba yangu, wanangu, watu wangu wote, na ndugu zangu,
وَمَنْ يَعْنِيْنِيْ أَمْرُهُ وَخَاصَّتِيْ
Waman yaʿnīnī ʾamruhu wakhāṣṣatī
all those to whom I concern, and those to whom l pay special attention.
na yeyote ambaye jambo lake linanihusu na watu wangu wa karibu.
آمِيْنَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ
Āmīna rabba al-ʿālamīna
Respond to me, O Lord of the worlds!
Amin, Ee Mola wa walimwengu!
