Instructions
مروي عن الأئمة المعصومين عليهم السلام في كتب الأدعية المعتبرة.
DUA AL SABAH
The Supplication of the Morning, as reported from Imam Ali
(a.s.).
Then you should prostrate yourself and say:
'Allamah al-Majlisi has mentioned this supplication in the two
sections of supplications and ritual prayer in his famous
book of Bihar al-Anwar. He has also recorded it at the end of
the section of ritual prayer with commentary and
explanation. He adds,
"Although this is one of the famous supplications, l have not
DUA AL SABAH
Dua ya Asubuhi, kama ilivyoripotiwa kutoka kwa Imam Ali (a.s.).
Kisha unapaswa kusujudu na kusema:
'Allamah al-Majlisi ametaja dua hii katika sehemu mbili za dua na sala katika kitabu chake maarufu cha Bihar al-Anwar. Pia ameiandika mwishoni mwa sehemu ya sala pamoja na ufafanuzi na maelezo. Anaongeza,
"Ijapokuwa hii ni moja ya dua maarufu, sijaweza
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمْنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
Bismi Allāhi Ar-Raḥmāni Ar-Raḥīm.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Kwa jina la Allah, Mwingi wa Rehema, Mwenye Kurehemu.
اَللَّهُمّ يَا مَنْ دَلَعَ لِسَانَ الصَّبَاحِ بِنُطْقِ تَبَلُّجِهِ
Allāhumma yā man dalaʿa lisāna aṣ-ṣabāḥi binuṭqi taballujihi
O Allah, O He who unrolled the tongue of morning with the eloquence of its unveiling.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, Ewe uliyefunua ulimi wa asubuhi kwa tamko la utambulisho wake.
وَ سَرَّحَ قِطَعَ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ بِغَيَاهِبِ تَلَجْلُجِهِ
Wa sarraḥa qiṭaʿa al-layli al-muẓlimi bi-ghayāhibi talajlujihi.
And dispersed the fragments of the dark night with the shadows of its lingering.
Na ukaondoa vipande vya usiku mweusi kwa giza la kusitasita kwake.
وَ اَتْقَنَ صُنْعَ الْفَلَكِ الدَّوَّارِ فِيْ مَقَادِيْرِ تَبَرُّجِهِ
Wa atqana ṣunʿa al-falaki ad-dawwāri fī maqādīri tabarrujihi
And perfected the creation of the rotating firmament in the measures of its splendor.
Na uliimarisha uumbaji wa anga linalozunguka katika vipimo vya uzuri wake.
وَ شَعْشَعَ ضِيَاءَ الشَّمْسٍ بِنُوْرِ تَآجِّجِهِ
Wa shaʿshaʿa ḍiyāʾa ash-shamsi bi-nūri taʾājjujihi.
And made the light of the sun radiate with the brilliance of its intensity.
Na ukaeneza nuru ya jua kwa mng'ao wa kuwaka kwake.
يَا مَنْ دَلِّ عَلَى ذَاتِهِ بِذَاتِهِ
Yā man dalla ʿalā dhātihi bi-dhātihi.
O He who indicates His essence by His very essence.
Ewe ambaye anajionyesha Yeye mwenyewe kwa Dhati Yake.
وَ تَنَزَّهَ عَنْ مُجَانَسَةِ مَخْلُوْقَاتِهِ
Wa tanazzaha ʿan mujānasati makhlūqātihi.
And is exalted above resemblance to His creatures.
Na ametakasika kutokana na kufanana na viumbe Vyake.
وَ جَلَّ عَنْ مُلَاءَمَةٍ كَيْفِيَّاتِهِ
Wa jalla ʿan mulāʾamatin kayfiyyātih.
And is too magnificent for His attributes to be comprehended by 'how'.
Na umetukuka kutokana na kuendana na vigezo vyake.
يَا مَنْ قَرْبَ مِنْ خَطَرَاتِ الظُّنُوْنِ
Yā man qaruba min khaṭarāti aẓ-ẓunūni.
O He who is close to the fleeting thoughts of suspicions.
Ewe uliye karibu na fikra za mawazo.
وَ بَعْدَ عَنْ لَحَظَاتِ الْعُيُوْنِ
Wa baʿuda ʿan laḥaẓāti al-ʿuyūni.
And far from the glances of eyes.
Na uliye mbali na mitazamo ya macho.
وَ عَلِمَ بِمَا كَانَ قَبْلَ اَنْ يَكُوْنَ
Wa ʿalima bimā kāna qabla an yakūna.
And knew what was before it came into being.
Na anajua yaliyokuwa kabla hayajakuwa.
يَا مَنْ أَرْقَدَنِي فِيْ مِهَادِ اَمْنِهِ وَ آَمَانِهِ
Yā man arqadanī fī mihādi amnihi wa amānihi.
O He who put me to sleep in the cradle of His safety and security.
Ewe uliyenilaza katika kitanda cha amani Yake na usalama Wake.
وَ أَيْقَظَنِي اِلْى مَا مَنَحَنِي بِهِ مِنْ مِنَنِهِ وَ إِخْسَانِهِ
Wa ayqaẓanī ilā mā manaḥanī bihi min minanihi wa iḥsānihi.
And woke me up to that which He bestowed upon me from His favors and benevolence.
Na ukaniamsha kwa yale uliyonipa kwa fadhila Zake na wema Wake.
وَ كَفَّ آَكُفَّ السُّوَءِ عَنِّيْ بِيَدِهِ وَ سُلْطَانِهِ
Wa kaffa akuffa as-sūʾi ʿannī biyadihi wa sulṭānihi.
And warded off the hands of evil from me by His hand and His authority.
Na ukaizuia mikono ya uovu isinifikie kwa mkono Wake na mamlaka Yake.
صَلَّ اللَّهُمَّ عَلَى الدَّلِيْلِ اِلَيْكَ فِي اللَّيْلِ الْأَليَلِ،
Sall Allāhumma ʿalā ad-dalīli ilayka fī al-layli al-alyali.
O Allah, bless the guide to You in the darkest night,
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, mrehemu yule anayeelekeza Kwako katika usiku mweusi sana,
وَ الْمَاسِكِ مِنْ أَسْبَابِكَ بِحَبْلِ الشَّرَفِ الْأَطْوَلِ
Wa al-māsiki min asbābika bi-ḥabli ash-sharafi al-aṭwali.
And the one who holds onto Your means with the longest rope of honor,
Na anayeshika sababu Zako kwa kamba ya utukufu iliyo ndefu zaidi,
وَ النَّاصِعِ الْحَسَبِ فِي ذِرْوَةِ الْكَاهِلِ الْاَعْبَلِ
Wa an-nāṣiʿi al-ḥasabi fī dhirwati al-kāhili al-aʿbali.
And the one with pure lineage at the peak of the noblest family,
Na mwenye nasaba safi katika kilele cha utukufu wa familia,
وَ الثَابِتِ الْقَدَمِ عَلَى زَحَالِيْفِهَا فِي الزَّمَنِ الْأَوَّلِ
Wa ath-thābiti al-qadami ʿalā zaḥālīfihā fī az-zamani al-awwali.
And the one firm in footing upon its slippery paths in ancient times.
Na mwenye msimamo imara juu ya sehemu zake za kuteleza katika nyakati za kwanza.
وَ عَلَى أَلِهِ الْأَخْيَارِ الْمُصطَفَيْنَ الْأَبْرَارِ
Wa ʿalā ālihi al-akhyāri al-muṣṭafayna al-abrār.
And upon his chosen, righteous, and virtuous family.
Na juu ya familia yake bora, waliochaguliwa, watakatifu.
وَ افْتَحِ اللَّهُمَّ لَنَا مَصَارِيْعَ الصَّبَاحِ
Wa iftaḥi Allāhumma lanā maṣārīʿa aṣ-ṣabāḥ.
And open for us, O Allah, the doors of morning.
Na tufungulie, Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, milango ya asubuhi.
بِمَفَاتِيْحِ الرَّحْمَةِ وَ الْفَلَاحِ
Bimafātīḥir-raḥmati wal-falāḥ.
With the keys of mercy and salvation,
Kwa funguo za rehema na mafanikio,
وَ اَلْبِسْنِي اَللَّهُمَ مِنْ اَفْضَلِ خِلَعِ الْهِدَايَةِ وَ الصَّلَاحِ
Wa albisnī Allāhumma min afḍali khila'il-hidāyati waṣ-ṣalāḥ.
And clothe me, O Allah, with the best garments of guidance and righteousness.
Na nivike, Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, katika nguo bora za uongofu na wema.
وَ اغْرِسِ اللّهُمّ بِعَظَمَتِكَ فِي شِرْبِ جَنَانِي يَتَابِيعَ الْخُشُوْعِ
Wa aghrisi Allāhumma bi'aẓamatika fī shirbi janānī yatābī'al-khushū'.
And plant, O Allah, by Your greatness, in the depths of my heart, the springs of humility.
Na panda, Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, kwa ukuu Wako, katika vilindi vya moyo wangu, chemchemi za unyenyekevu.
وَ آَجْرِ اللَّهُمَّ لِهَيْبَتِكَ مِنْ أَمَاقِي زَفّرَاتِ الدُّمُوْعِ
Wa ājri Allāhumma lihaibatika min amāqī zaffarātid-dumū'.
And let flow, O Allah, for Your awe, from my eyes, torrents of tears.
Na tiririsha, Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, kwa heshima Yako, kutoka machoni mwangu, mafuriko ya machozi.
وَ اَدِّبِ اللَهُمَّ نَزَقَ الْخُرْقِ مِنِّيْ بِاَزِمَةِ الْقُنُوْعِ.
Wa addibi Allāhumma nazqal-khurqi minnī bia'zimatil-qunū'.
And discipline, O Allah, my recklessness and foolishness with the reins of contentment.
Na adhibu, Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, ujeuri wa ujinga ndani yangu kwa hatamu za kuridhika.
اِلْهِي اِنْ لَمْ تَبْتَدِثْنِي الرَّحْمَةُ مِثْكَ بِحُسْنِ التَّوْفِيْقِ
Ilāhī in lam tabtadi'thanī ar-raḥmatu mithka biḥusnit-tawfīq.
My God, if Your mercy does not initiate me with good success,
Mola wangu, ikiwa rehema Yako haitanianza mimi kwa taufiki njema,
فَمَنِ السَّالِكُ بِيْ اِلَيْكَ فِي وَاضِحِ الطَّرِيْقِ
Famanis-sāliku bī ilayka fī wāḍiḥiṭ-ṭarīq.
Then who will guide me to You on the clear path?
Basi nani ataniongoza Kwako katika njia iliyo wazi?
وَ اِنْ اَسْلَمَثْنِيْ آَنَاتُكَ لِقَائِدِ الْأَمَلِ وَ الْمُنَى
Wa in aslamathnī ānātuka liqā'idil-amali wal-munā.
And if Your forbearance abandons me to the leader of hope and desires,
Na ikiwa uvumilivu Wako utaniacha kwa kiongozi wa matumaini na matamanio,
فَمَنِ الْمُقِيْلَ عَثَرَاتِيْ مِنْ كَبَوَاتِ الْهَوْى
Famanil-muqīla 'atharātī min kabawātil-hawā.
Then who will forgive my stumbles from the pitfalls of desire?
Basi nani ataniondolea makosa yangu kutokana na mitego ya matamanio?
وَ إِنْ خَذَلَنِيْ نَصْرُكَ عِنْدَ مُحَارَبَةِ النَّفْسِ وَ الشَّيْطَانِ
Wa in khadhalanī naṣruka 'inda muḥārabatin-nafsi wash-shayṭān.
And if Your help abandons me in the battle against the self and Satan,
Na ikiwa msaada Wako utaniacha wakati wa kupambana na nafsi na Shetani,
فَقَدْ وَكَلَنِيْ خِذْلَانُكَ إِلى حَيْثُ النَّصَّبُ وَ الْجِزْمَانُ.
Faqad wakalanī khidhlānuka ilā ḥaythun-naṣṣabu wal-jizmān.
Then Your abandonment has entrusted me to where there is toil and punishment.
Basi kuniacha Kwako kumenikabidhi mahali penye taabu na adhabu.
اِلْهِيْ اَتَرَانِيْ مَا أَتَيْتُكَ اِلَّا مِنْ حَيْثُ الْأَمَالُ
Ilāhī atarānī mā ataytuka illā min ḥaythul-amāl.
My God, do You think I came to You from any place other than where hopes reside?
Mola wangu, unadhani nimekujia Wewe isipokuwa kutoka mahali ambapo matumaini yapo?
آَمْ عَلِقْتُ بِاَطْرَافِ جِبَالِكَ إِلَّا جِيْنَ بَاعَدَثْنِي ذُنُوْبِيْ عَنْ دَارِ [صرْبَةِ] الْوِصَالِ
Am 'aliqtu biaṭrāfi ḥibālikā illā ḥīna bā'adathanī dhunūbī 'an dāri [ṣirbati]l-wiṣāl.
Or did I cling to the edges of Your ropes except when my sins distanced me from the abode of union?
Au nimeshikilia ncha za kamba Zako isipokuwa pale dhambi zangu ziliponitenga na nyumba ya muungano?
فَبِئْسَ الْمَطِيَّةُ الَّتِي امْتَطَثْ نَفْسِيْ مِنْ هَوَاهَا
Fabī'sal-maṭīyatul-latī imtaṭath nafsī min hawāhā.
So wretched is the mount that my soul rode from its desires.
Basi mbaya mno ni kipando ambacho nafsi yangu ilikipanda kutokana na matamanio yake.
فَوَاهَا لَهَا لِمَا سَوَّلَتْ لَهَا ظُنُوْنُهَا وَ مُنَاهَا
Fawāhā lahā limā sawwalat lahā ẓunūnuhā wa munāhā.
Woe to it for what its conjectures and desires have enticed it to!
Ole wake kwa yale ambayo dhana zake na matamanio yake yamemshawishi nayo!
وَ تَبَّا لَهَا لِجُرْاَتِهَا عَلَى سَيِّدِهَا وَ مَؤْلَاهَا
Wa tabbā lahā lijur'atihā 'alā sayyidihā wa mawlāhā.
And woe to it for its audacity towards its Lord and Master!
Na laana juu yake kwa ujasiri wake dhidi ya Bwana wake na Mlezi wake!
اِلْهِي قَرَعْتُ بَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ بِيَدِ رَجَائِي
Ilāhī qara'tu bāba raḥmatika biyadī rajā'ī.
My God, I have knocked at the door of Your mercy with the hand of my hope.
Mola wangu, nimegonga mlango wa rehema Yako kwa mkono wa matumaini yangu.
وَ هَرَبْتُ اِلَيْكَ لَاجِئَا مِنْ فَرْطِ اَهْوَآئِي
Wa harabtu ilayka lāji'an min farṭi ahwā'ī.
And I fled to You, seeking refuge from the excess of my desires.
Na nimekimbilia Kwako nikitafuta hifadhi kutokana na ziada ya matamanio yangu.
وَ عَلَقْتُ بِاطْرَافِ حِبَالِكَ اَنَامِلَ وَلَائِي
Wa 'aliqtu biaṭrāfi ḥibālikā anāmila walā'ī.
And I clung to the ends of Your ropes with the fingertips of my loyalty.
Na nimeshikilia ncha za kamba Zako kwa ncha za vidole vya uaminifu wangu.
فَاضفَحِ اللَّهُمَّ عَمَّا كُنْتُ إكَانَ] اَجْرَمْثُهُ مِنْ زَلَلِي وَ خَطَائِيْ
Faḍfaḥi Allāhumma 'ammā kuntu [ikāna] ajramthuhū min zalalī wa khaṭā'ī.
So forgive, O Allah, what I have committed of my slips and errors.
Basi samehe, Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, yale niliyoyafanya katika makosa na dhambi zangu.
وَ اَقِلْنِي مِنْ صَرْعَةٍ رِدَآئِيْ
Wa aqilnī min ṣarʿatin ridāʾī
And spare me from a fall that is my ruin,
Na niepushe na anguko lenye kuangamiza,
فَاِنَّكَ سَيِّدِيْ وَ مَؤْلَايَ وَ مُعْتَمَدِيْ وَ رَجَائِي،
Fa innaka sayyidī wa mawlāya wa muʿtamadī wa rajāʾī,
For indeed You are my Master, my Protector, my Reliance, and my Hope,
Hakika Wewe ndiye Bwana wangu, na Mlinzi wangu, na tegemeo langu, na matumaini yangu,
وَ أَنْتَ غَايَةُ مَظلُوْبِي وَ مُنَايَ فِيْ مُنْقَلَبِيْ وَ مَثْوَايَ
Wa anta ghāyatu maẓlūbī wa munāyā fī munqalabī wa mathwāyā
And You are the ultimate object of my desire and my wish in my return and my abode.
Na Wewe ndiye lengo la haja zangu zote na matakwa yangu katika uhai wangu na makazi yangu.
اِلْهِيْ كَيْفَ تَظِرُدُ مِسْكِيْنًا الْتَجَا اِلَيْكَ مِنَ الذُّنُوْبِ هَارِبًا
Ilahī kayfa taẓirudu miskīnan iltajaʾa ilayka mina al-dhunūbi hāriban
My God, how can You cast away a destitute one who sought refuge in You, fleeing from sins?
Mola wangu, utamfukuza vipi mnyonge aliyejitafutia hifadhi kwako, akitoroka dhambi?
آَمْ كَيْفَ تُخَيِّبُ مُسْتَرْشِدًا قَصَدَ إِلَى جَنَابِكَ سَاعِيًا [صَاقِبًا]
Am kayfa tukhayyibu mustarshidan qaṣada ilā janābika sāʿiyan
Or how can You disappoint one seeking guidance who approached Your presence striving?
Au utamkatisha tamaa vipi mtafuta mwongozo aliyekusudia kwenye Baraza Lako akijitahidi?
اَمْ كَيْفَ تَرُدُّ ظَمْانَ وَرَدَ إِلَى حِيَاضِكَ شَارِبًا
Am kayfa taruddu ẓamʾāna warada ilā ḥiyāḍika shāriban
Or how can You turn away a thirsty one who came to Your cisterns to drink?
Au utamrudisha vipi mwenye kiu aliyefika kwenye vidimbwi vyako kunywa?
كَلَا وَ حِيَاضُكَ مُثْرَعَةٌ فِيْ ضَنْكِ الْمُحُوْلِ
Kallā wa ḥiyāḍuka muthraʿatun fī ḍanki al-muḥūli
Never! For Your cisterns are overflowing even in the severity of drought,
La hasha! Kwani vidimbwi vyako vimejaa tele hata katika ukame mkali,
وَ بَابُكَ مَفْتُوْحُ لِلطَّلَبِ وَ الْوُغُوْلِ
Wa bābuka maftūḥu li al-ṭalabi wa al-wughūli
And Your door is open for seeking and entering.
Na mlango wako umefunguliwa kwa ajili ya kutaka na kuingia.
وَ اَنْتَ غَايَةُ الْمَسْثُولِ [السُّوْل] وَ نِهَايَةُ الْمَأْمُوْلِ
Wa anta ghāyatu al-masthūli wa nihāyatu al-maʾmūli
And You are the ultimate object of all requests and the culmination of all hopes.
Na Wewe ndiye lengo kuu la yote yanayotakwa na kikomo cha matumaini yote.
اِلْهِي هَذِهِ اَزِمَةُ نَفْسِي عَقَلْتُهَا بِعِقَالِ مَشِيَّتِكَ
Ilahī hādhihi azimatu nafsī ʿaqaltuhā bi-ʿiqāli mashiyyatika
My God, these are the reins of my soul, I have bound them with the tether of Your will,
Mola wangu, hizi ndizo hatamu za nafsi yangu, nimezifunga kwa kamba ya matakwa Yako,
وَ هَذِهِ اَعْبَآءُ ذُنُوْبِي دَرَأْتُهَا بِعَفُوِكَ وَ رَحمَتِكَ،
Wa hādhihi aʿbāʾu dhunūbī daraʾtuhā bi-ʿafwika wa raḥmatika,
And these are the burdens of my sins, I have repelled them with Your pardon and mercy,
Na hizi ndizo mizigo ya dhambi zangu, nimezifukuza kwa msamaha Wako na rehema Yako,
وَ هَذِهِ اَهْوَآئِيَ الْمُضِلَّةُ وَكَلْتُهَا اِلَى جَنَابٍ لُظِفِكَ وَ رَأْفَتِكَ
Wa hādhihi ahwāʾīya al-muḍillatu wakaltuhā ilā janābin luẓifika wa raʾfatika
And these are my misleading desires, I have entrusted them to Your kindness and compassion.
Na hizi ndizo matamanio yangu yenye kupoteza, nimeyakabidhi kwa wema Wako na huruma Yako.
فَاجْعَلِ اللَّهُمَّ صَبَاحِيْ هَذَا نَازِلًا عَلَيَّ بِضِيَآءِ الْهُذْى
Fa-ajʿali Allāhumma ṣabāḥī hādhā nāzilan ʿalayya bi-ḍiyāʾi al-hudhā
So make, O Allah, this morning of mine descend upon me with the light of guidance,
Basi jaalia, Ee Mwenyezi Mungu, asubuhi yangu hii inishukie mimi kwa nuru ya uongofu,
وَ بِالسَّلَامَةِ [السَّلَامَةِ] فِي الدِّيْنِ وَ الدُّنْيَا
Wa bi-al-salāmati fī al-dīni wa al-dunyā
And with safety in religion and in the world,
Na kwa usalama katika dini na dunia,
وَ مَسَآئِي جُنَّةَ مِنْ كَيْدِ الْعِذى [الْاَعْدَآءِ]
Wa masāʾī junnata min kaydi al-ʿidhā
And my evening a shield from the plot of enemies,
Na jioni yangu iwe ngao kutokana na hila za maadui,
وَ وِقَايَةً مِنْ مُرْدِيَاتِ الْهَوْى
Wa wiqāyatan min murdiyāti al-hawā
And a protection from the destructive things of desire.
Na kinga kutokana na mambo yenye kuangamiza ya matamanio.
اِنَّكَ قَادِرٌ عَلَى مَا تَشَآءُ
Innaka qādirun ʿalā mā tashāʾu
Indeed, You are capable of whatever You will.
Hakika Wewe ni Mwenye uwezo juu ya kila unachokitaka.
تُوْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَنْ تَشَآءُ
Tūtī al-mulka man tashāʾu
You give sovereignty to whom You will,
Unampa ufalme umtakaye,
وَ تَنْزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّنْ تَشَآءُ
Wa tanziʿu al-mulka mimman tashāʾu
And You strip sovereignty from whom You will,
Na unauondoa ufalme kutoka kwa umtakaye,
وَ تُعِزُّ مَنْ تَشَآءُ
Wa tuʿizzu man tashāʾu
And You honor whom You will.
Na unamuenzi umtakaye.
وَ تُذِلَّ مَنْ تَشَآءُ
Wa tudhillu man tashāʾu.
And You abase whom You will.
Na unamdhalilisha umtakaye.
بِيَدِكَ الخَيْرُ
Biyadika al-khayru
In Your Hand is all good.
Mikono Yako ina kheri yote.
اِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ
Innaka ‘alā kulli shayʾin qadīr.
Indeed, You are over all things competent.
Hakika Wewe una uwezo juu ya kila kitu.
تُوْلِجُ اللَّيْلَ فِي النَّهَارِ
Tūliju l-layla fī n-nahār.
You cause the night to enter the day.
Unaingiza usiku katika mchana.
وَ تُوْلِجُ النَّهَارَ فِي اللَّيْلِ
Wa tūliju n-nahāra fī l-layl.
And You cause the day to enter the night.
Na unaingiza mchana katika usiku.
وَ تَخْرُجُ الحَيَّ مِنَ المَيِّتِ
Wa tukhriju l-ḥayya mina l-mayyit.
And You bring forth the living from the dead.
Na unamtoa aliye hai kutoka kwa aliyekufa.
وَ تُخْرِجُ الْمَيَّتَ مِنَ الْحَيِّ
Wa tukhriju l-mayyita mina l-ḥayy.
And You bring forth the dead from the living.
Na unamtoa aliyekufa kutoka kwa aliye hai.
وَ تَزْزُقُ مَنْ تَشَآءُ بِغَيْرٍ حِسَابٍ
Wa tazzuqu man tashāʾu bighayri ḥisāb.
And You provide sustenance to whom You will without measure.
Na unamruzuku umtakaye bila hisabu.
لَا اِلْهَ اِلَّا أَنْتَ
Lā ilha illā Anta.
There is no god but You.
Hapana mungu ila Wewe.
سُنْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَ بِحَمْدِكَ
Sunḥānaka Llāhumma wa biḥamdika.
Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You.
Utukufu ni Wako, Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, na sifa njema ni Zako.
مَنْ ذَا يَعْرِفُ قَدْرَكَ فَلَا يَخَافُكَ،
Man dhā ya‘rifu qadraka falā yakhāfuka,
Who is there that knows Your true worth yet does not fear You?
Ni nani anayejua thamani Yako kisha asikukhofu?
وَ مَنْ ذَا يَعْلَمُ مَا أَنْتَ فَلَا يَهَابُكَ
Wa man dhā ya‘lamu mā Anta falā yahābuka.
And who is there that comprehends what You are yet does not revere You?
Na ni nani anayejua Wewe ni nani kisha asikuhofu?
اَلْفْتَ بِقُذْرَتِكَ الْفِرَقَ
Alfaāta biqudhratika l-firaqa.
You united the disparate factions with Your power.
Uliunganisha vikundi vilivyotawanyika kwa uweza Wako.
وَ فَلَقْتَ بِلَظِفِكَ الْفَلَقَ
Wa falaqta bilaẓifika l-falaq.
And You split the dawn with Your gentleness.
Na uliipasua alfajiri kwa wema Wako.
وَ اَنَزْتَ بِكَرَمِكَ دَيَاجِيَ الْغَسَقِ
Wa anazta bikaramika dayājiya l-ghasaq.
And You dispelled the darkness of dusk with Your generosity.
Na uliondoa giza la jioni kwa ukarimu Wako.
وَ أَنْهَزْتَ الْمِيَاهَ مِنَ الصُّمِّ الصَّيَاخِيْدِ عَذْبًا وَ أَجَاجًا
Wa anhaazta l-miyāha mina ṣ-ṣummi ṣ-ṣayākhīdī ‘adhban wa ajājā.
And You caused the waters to gush forth from the solid rocks, sweet and bitter.
Na ulifanya maji yatoke kwa wingi kutoka kwenye miamba migumu, matamu na machungu.
وَ أَنْزَلْتَ مِنَ الْمُعْصِرَاتِ مَاءً ثَجَاجًا
Wa anzalta mina l-mu‘ṣirāti māʾan thajjājā.
And You sent down abundant water from the rain clouds.
Na uliteremsha maji mengi kutoka kwenye mawingu yenye mvua.
وَ جَعَلْتَ الشَّمْسَ وَ الْقَمَرَ لِلْبَرِيَّةِ سِرَاجًا وَهَاجًا
Wa ja‘alta sh-shamsa wa l-qamara li-l-bariyyati sirājan wahhājā.
And You made the sun and the moon a radiant lamp for creation.
Na uliifanya jua na mwezi kuwa taa inayong'aa kwa viumbe.
مِنْ غَيْرِ آَنْ تُمَارِسَ فِيْمَا ابْتَدَأْتَ بِهِ لَغُوْبًا وَ لَا عِلَاجًا
Min ghayri an tumārisa fīmā ibtadaʾta bihi laghūban wa lā ‘ilājā.
Without You experiencing any weariness or difficulty in what You originated.
Bila Wewe kupata uchovu wala taabu katika kile ulichokianzisha.
فَيَا مَنْ تَوَحَدَ بِالْعِزِّ وَ الْبَقَاءِ
Fa-yā man tawaḥḥada bi-l-‘izzi wa l-baqāʾ.
O He who is unique in might and everlastingness!
Ewe Uliye pekee kwa utukufu na kudumu!
وَ قَهَرَ عِبَادَهُ بِالْمَوْتِ وَ الْفَنَاءِ
Wa qahara 'ibādahu bil-mawti wal-fanā'.
And He subjugated His servants by death and annihilation.
Na Amewashinda waja Wake kwa kifo na kutoweka.
صَلَّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الِهِ الْاَثْقِيَاءِ
Salli 'alā Muhammadin wa ālihil-athqiyā'.
Send blessings upon Muhammad and his pious progeny.
Mrehemu Muhammad na kizazi chake kitakatifu.
وَ اسْمَعْ نِدَآئِنْ، وَ اسْتَجِبْ دُعَآئِيْ
Wasma' nidā'in, wastajib du'ā'ī.
And hear my call, and answer my prayer.
Na usikie wito wangu, na uitikie dua yangu.
وَ حَقَّقْ بِفَضْلِكَ آَمَلِي وَ رَجَآئِيْ
Wa haqqiq bi-fadlika āmalī wa rajā'ī.
And fulfill, by Your grace, my hope and aspiration.
Na utimize, kwa fadhila zako, matumaini na matarajio yangu.
يَا خَيْرَ مَنْ دُعِيَ لِكَشفِ الضُّرِّ
Yā khayra man du'iya li-kashfid-dhurr.
O Best of those invoked for the removal of harm!
Ee mbora wa wale wanaoitwa kuondosha madhara!
وَ الْمَأْمُولِ لِكُلِّ [فِي كُل] عُسْرٍ وَ يُسْرٍ
Wal-ma'mūli li-kulli 'usrin wa yusr.
And the One hoped for in every difficulty and ease.
Na Anayetarajiwa katika kila ugumu na wepesi.
بِكَ اَنْزَلْتُ حَاجَتِيْ فَلَا تَرُدَّنِيْ مِنْ سَنِيِّ [بَابٍ] مَوَاهِبِكَ خَائِبًا
Bika anzaltu hājatī falā taruddanī min saniyyi mawāhibika khā'iban.
To You I have submitted my need, so do not turn me away disappointed from Your sublime gifts.
Kwako nimeleta haja yangu, basi usinirudishe nikiwa mwenye kukata tamaa kutoka zawadi Zako tukufu.
يَا كَرِيْمُ يَا كَرِيْمُ يَا كَرِيْمُ
Yā Karīmu! Yā Karīmu! Yā Karīmu!
O Generous! O Generous! O Generous!
Ee Karimu! Ee Karimu! Ee Karimu!
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَآ اَزْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ
Bi-rahmatika yā azhamar-rāhimīn.
By Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful ones!
Kwa rehema zako, Ee Mrehemevu zaidi wa wanaorehemu!
وَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَى خَيْرِ خَلْقِهِ
Wa sallallāhu 'alā khayri khalqihī,
And may Allah bless the best of His creation,
Na Mwenyezi Mungu amrehemu mbora wa viumbe Vyake,
مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الِهِ اَجْمَعِيْنَ.
Muhammadin wa ālihī ajma'īn.
Muhammad and all of his progeny.
Muhammad na kizazi chake chote.
اِلْهِيْ قَلْبِيْ مَحْجُوْبٌ
Ilāhī qalbī mahjūbun.
My God, my heart is veiled.
Mola wangu, moyo wangu umefunikwa.
وَ نَفْسِيْ مَعْيُوْبٌ
Wa nafsī ma'yūbun.
And my soul is flawed.
Na nafsi yangu ina kasoro.
وَ عَقْلِيْ مَغْلُوْبٌ
Wa 'aqlī maghlūbun.
And my intellect is overwhelmed.
Na akili yangu imeshindwa.
وَ هَوَائِيْ غَالِبْ
Wa hawā'ī ghālib.
And my desires are dominant.
Na matamanio yangu yanatwala.
وَ طَاعَتِيْ قَلِيْلْ
Wa tā'atī qalīl.
And my obedience is little.
Na utiifu wangu ni mdogo.
وَ مَعْصِيَتِي كَثِيْرٌ
Wa ma'siyatī kathīrun.
And my disobedience is much.
Na uasi wangu ni mwingi.
وَ لِسَانِي مُقِرُّ بِالذَّنُوْبِ
Wa lisānī muqirrun bidh-dhunūb.
And my tongue confesses to sins.
Na ulimi wangu unakiri dhambi.
فَكَيْفَ جِيْلَتِيْ
Fa-kayfa jīlatī?
So what is my recourse?
Basi, njia yangu ni ipi?
يَا سَتَّارَ العُيُوْبِ
Yā Sattāral-'uyūb.
O Concealer of flaws!
Ee Mfunika kasoro!
وَ يَا عَلَامَ الْغُيُوْبِ
Wa Yā 'Allāmal-Ghuyūb.
And O Knower of the Unseen.
Na Ewe Mjuzi wa yaliyofichika.
وَ يَا كَاشِفَ الْكُرُوْبِ
Wa Yā Kāshifal-Kurūb.
And O Remover of Afflictions.
Na Ewe Mponyaji wa Matatizo.
اغْفِزْ ذُنُوْبِي كُلَّهَا
Ighfir dhunūbī kullahā.
Forgive all my sins.
Samehe dhambi zangu zote.
بِحْزْمَةٍ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الِ مُحَمَّدٍ
Bi-ḥurmati Muḥammadin wa Āli Muḥammad.
By the sanctity of Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad.
Kwa heshima ya Muhammad na Ahlul-Bayt wake.
يَا غَفَّارُ يَا غَفَّارُ يَا غَفَّارُ
Yā Ghaffāru! Yā Ghaffāru! Yā Ghaffāru!
O All-Forgiver! O All-Forgiver! O All-Forgiver!
Ewe Mwingi wa Kusamehe! Ewe Mwingi wa Kusamehe! Ewe Mwingi wa Kusamehe!
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.
Bi-raḥmatika yā Arḥamar-Rāḥimīn.
By Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
Kwa rehema Zako, Ewe Mwenye kurehemu kuliko wote wanaorehemu.
