Instructions
سجدة الشكر هي من السنن المؤكدة التي يستحب الإتيان بها عقيب الصلوات شكراً لله تعالى على نعمائه.
Although many utterances are reported to be said in thanksgiving prostrations, here are the easiest of these...
Ingawa kuna dhikr nyingi zilizopokelewa za kusomwa katika sijda ya shukrani, hapa kuna zilizo nyepesi zaidi kati ya hizo...
شُكْرًا شُكْرًا.
Shukran shukran.
Thanks, thanks.
Shukrani, shukrani.
عَفْوًا عَفْوًا.
ʿafwan ʿafwan.
Pardon! Pardon!
Msamaha! Msamaha!
حَمْدًا للهِ.
Ḥamdan lillāhi.
Praise be to Allah.
Sifa njema zote ni za Mwenyezi Mungu.
يَا رَبَّ الْاَرْبَابِ
Yā rabba al-ārbābi
O Lord of all lords,
Ee Mola wa walezi wote,
وَ يَا مَلِكَ الْمُلُوْكِ
Wa yā malika al-mulūki
O King of all kings,
Na ee Mfalme wa wafalme wote,
وَ يَا سَيِّدَ السَّادَاتِ
Wa yā sayyida as-sādāti
O master of all masters,
Na ee Kiongozi wa viongozi wote,
وَ يَا جَبَّارَ الجَبَابِرَةِ
Wa yā jabbāra al-jabābirati
O Omnipotent of all the omnipotent,
Na ee Mwenye nguvu juu ya wenye nguvu wote,
وَ يَا إِلَهَ الْالِهَةِ
Wa yā ʾilaha al-ālihati
and O God of all gods,
Na ee Mungu wa miungu yote,
صَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَاَلِ مُحَمَّدٍ.
Ṣalli ʿalā muḥammadin wāli muḥammadin.
(please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad.
Mrehemu Muhammad na Kizazi cha Muhammad.
فَاِنِّى عَبْدُكَ نَاصِيَتِىْ فِى قَبْضَتِكَ.
Fānniā ʿabduka nāṣiyatiā fiā qabḍatika.
For I am Your servant and my forelock is in Your grasp.
Kwani hakika mimi ni mja Wako na utosi wangu uko mikononi Mwako.
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ
Subḥānaka Allāhumma
All glory be to You, O Allah.
Kutakasika ni Kwako Ee Mwenyezi Mungu.
اَنْتَ رَبَّى حَقًّا حَقًّا
Anta rabbā ḥaqqan ḥaqqan
You are my Lord, truly, truly.
Wewe ndiye Mola wangu mlezi, kweli, kweli.
سَجَدْتُ لَكَ يَا رَبِّ تَعَبُّدًا وَ رِقًّا
Sajadtu laka yā rabbi taʿabbudan wa riqqan
I prostrate myself before You, O my Lord, out of my servitude and subjugation to You.
Ninasujudu mbele Yako, ee Mola wangu mlezi, kwa kukuabudu na kujidhalilisha Kwako.
اللّهُمَّ اِنَّ عَمَلِىْ ضَعِيْفٌ فَضَاعِفْهُ لِىْ
Allāhumma inna ʿamaliā ḍaʿīfun faḍāʿifhu liā
O Allah, my deed is certainly feeble; so, (please do) grant it strength by increasing it many times.
Ee Mwenyezi Mungu, hakika amali yangu ni dhaifu; kwa hivyo niongezee nguvu kwa kuizidisha mara nyingi.
اَللَّهُمَّ قِنِىْ عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ
Allāhumma qiniā ʿadhābaka yawma tabʿathu ʿibādaka
O Allah, (please) save me from Your chastisement on the day when You shall resurrect Your servants,
Ee Mwenyezi Mungu, nilinde na adhabu Yako siku utakayowafufua waja Wako,
وَتُبْ عَلَىَّ اِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيْمُ.
Watub ʿalā innaka ʾanta at-tawwābu ar-raḥīmu.
and (please) accept my repentance. Verily, You are the Oft-Returning, the Most Merciful.
na ukubali toba yangu. Hakika Wewe ni Mwenye kupokea toba, Mwenye kurehemu.
اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَارٍ حَرُّهَا لَا يُطْفٰى
Aʿūdhu bika min nārin ḥarruhā lā yuṭfāā
I pray for Your protection against the fire whose heat is inextinguishable.
Najikinga Kwako kutokana na moto ambao joto lake halizimiki.
وَاَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَارٍ جَدِيْدُهَا لَا يَبْلٰى
Wāʿūdhu bika min nārin jadīduhā lā yablāā
I pray for Your protection against the fire whose newness never decays.
Najikinga Kwako kutokana na moto ambao upya wake hauchakai.
وَ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَارٍ عَطْشَانُهَا لَا يُرْوٰى
Wa aʿūdhu bika min nārin ʿaṭshānuhā lā yurwāā
I pray for Your protection against the fire whose thirsty is never quenched.
Najikinga Kwako kutokana na moto ambao mwenye kiu humo haondolewi kiu yake.
وَاَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَارٍ مَسْلُوْبُهَا لَا يُكْسٰى.
Wāʿūdhu bika min nārin maslūbuhā lā yuksāā.
I pray for Your protection against the fire whose disrobed is never clothed.
Najikinga Kwako kutokana na moto ambao uchi wake havishwi nguo.
يَا رَؤُوْفُ يَا رَحِيْمُ
Yā raʾūfu yā raḥīmu
O All-kind! O All-merciful!
Ee Mwenye huruma! Ee Mwenye kurehemu!
يَا رَبِّ يَا سَيِّدِىْ
Yā rabbi yā sayyidiā
O my Lord! O my Master!
Ee Mola wangu! Ee Bwana wangu!
اَسْاَلُكَ الرَّاحَةَ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ
Asāluka ar-rāḥata ʿinda al-mawti
I beseech You for rest at death
Nakuomba wepesi wakati wa mauti
وَ الْعَفْوَ عِنْدَ الْحِسَابِ.
Wa al-ʿafwa ʿinda al-ḥisābi.
and pardon at (final) judgment.
na msamaha wakati wa hesabu.
سَجَدَ وَجْهِيَ اللَّئِيمُ لِوَجْهِ رَبِِّيَ الْكَرِيمِ.
Sajada wajhiya al-laʾīmu liwajhi rabbiya al-karīmi.
My mean face is prostrating before My Lord's Noble Face.
Uso wangu dhalili unasujudu mbele ya Uso Mtukufu wa Mola wangu.
اِنِّى ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِى فَاغْفِرْ لِى.
Inniā ẓalamtu nafsiā fāghfir liā.
I have wronged myself, so, (please) forgive me.
Hakika nimejidhulumu nafsi yangu, basi nisamehe.
اَللَّهُمَّ مَغْفِرَتُكَ اَوْسَعُ مِنْ ذُنُوْبِى
Allāhumma maghfiratuka awsaʿu min dhunūbiā
O Allah, Your forgiveness is more expansive than my sin
Ee Mwenyezi Mungu, msamaha Wako ni mpana zaidi kuliko dhambi zangu,
وَ رَحْمَتُكَ اَرْجىٰ عِنْدِىْ مِنْ عَمَلِىْ
Wa raḥmatuka arjā ʿindiā min ʿamaliā
and Your mercy is more hopeful for me than my deeds.
na rehema Yako inatarajiwa zaidi kwangu kuliko amali zangu.
فَاغْفِرْ لِى ذُنُوْبِىْ يَا حَيًّا لَا يَمُوْتُ.
Fāghfir liā dhunūbiā yā ḥayyan lā yamūtu.
So, (please) forgive my sins. O He Who is Ever-living and never dies!
Basi nisamehe dhambi zangu, Ee uliye Hai usiyekufa!
يَا مُذِلَّ كُلِّ جَبَّارٍ
Yā mudhilla kulli jabbārin
O Humiliator of all tyrants!
Ee Mwenye kumdhalilisha kila dhalimu wa mabavu!
يَا مُعِزَّ كُلِّ ذَلِيْلٍ
Yā muʿizza kulli dhalīlin
O Dignifier of all humble ones!
Ee Mwenye kumtukuza kila mnyonge!
قَدْ وَحَقِّكَ بَلَغَ مَجْهُوْدِىْ
Qad waḥaqqika balagha majhūdiā
I, swearing by You, have exerted all efforts;
Hakika kwa haki Yako, nimefikia kikomo cha juhudi zangu;
فَصَلِّ عَلىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
Faṣalli ʿalā muḥammadin wa ali muḥammadin
so, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household
basi mteremshie rehema Muhammad na Kizazi chake
وَ فَرِّجْ عَنِّى.
Wa farrij ʿanniā.
and relieve me.
na unifariji.
يَا اَللهُ يَا رَبَّاهُ يَا سَيِّدَاهُ.
Yā Allāhu yā rabbāhu yā sayyidāhu.
O Allah! O my Lord! O my Master!
Ee Mwenyezi Mungu! Ee Mola wangu! Ee Bwana wangu!
يَا رَبَّاهُ يَا سَيِّدَاهُ.
Yā rabbāhu yā sayyidāhu.
O my Lord! O my Master!
Ee Mola wangu! Ee Bwana wangu!
يَا رَبِّ مَاذَا عَلَيْكَ
Yā rabbi mādhā ʿalayka
O my Lord, what will harm You
Ee Mola wangu, itakudhuru nini
اَنْ تُرْضِىَ عَنِّى كُلَّ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ عِنْدِىْ تَبِعَةٌ
An turḍiā ʿanniā kulla man kāna lahu ʿindiā tabiʿatun
if You cause all those to whom I am indebted by a claim to be pleased with me,
ikiwa utamridhisha dhidi yangu kila mmoja mwenye madai kwangu,
وَ اَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِى ذُنُوْبِىْ
Wa an taghfira liā dhunūbiā
forgive my sins,
ukanisamehe dhambi zangu,
وَ اَنْ تُدْخِلَنِى الْجَنَّةَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ
Wa an tudkhilaniā al-jannata biraḥmatika
and allow me enter Paradise, out of Your mercy.
na ukaningiza Peponi kwa rehema Yako.
فَاِنَّمَا عَفْوُكَ عَنِ الظَّالِمِيْنَ
Fānnamā ʿafwuka ʿani aẓ-ẓālimīna
Verily, Your pardon is for the wrongdoers,
Hakika msamaha Wako ni kwa ajili ya madhalimu,
وَ اَنَا مِنَ الظَّالِمِيْنَ
Wa anā mina aẓ-ẓālimīna
and I am one of the wrongdoers;
na mimi ni miongoni mwa madhalimu;
فَلْتَسَعْنِى رَحْمَتُكَ يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.
Faltasaʿniā raḥmatuka yā arḥama ar-rāḥimīna.
so, (please) let Your mercy include me, O most Merciful of all those who show mercy.
basi rehema Yako inienee, Ee Mbora wa wanaorehemu.
