Instructions
دعاء الإمام الكاظم عليه السلام
Imam Al-Kazim's Supplication
Dua ya Imam al-Kazim (a.s)
اِلْهِي خَشَعَتِ الْاَصوَاثُ لَكَ
Ilāhī khasha‘at al-aswātu laka
O my God, all sounds are submissive to You,
Ee Mwenyezi Mungu wangu, sauti zote zimenyenyekea Kwako,
وَ ضَلَّتِ الْاَحْلَامُ فِيْكَ
Wa ḍallat al-ahlāmu fīka
all intellects are too short to recognize You [as exactly as You are],
akili zote zimepotea katika kukujua (kama Ulivyo),
وَ وَجِلَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ مِنْكَ
Wa wajila kulla shayʾin minka
all things are fearful of You,
na kila kitu kinakuogopa Wewe,
وَ هَرَبَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ إِلَيْكَ
Wa haraba kulli shayʾin ʾilayka
all things flee to You,
na kila kitu kinakimbilia Kwako,
وَ ضَاَقَتِ الْاَشْيَآءُ دُوْنَكَ
Wa dāqat al-ashyā'u dūnaka
all things are too tiny in comparison with You,
na vitu vyote vimekuwa duni mbele Yako,
وَ مَلَاَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ نُوْرُكَ
Wa mala’a kulla shay’in nūruka
and Your light fills all things.
na nuru Yako imejaa kila kitu.
فَاَنْتَ الرَّفِيْعُ فِيْ جَلَالِكَ
Fa-anta al-rafī‘u fī jalālika
Therefore, You are the Exalted in Your majesty,
Hivyo basi, Wewe ndiye Mtukufu katika enzi Yako,
وَ أَنْتَ الْبَهِيُّ فِي جَمَالِكَ
Wa anta al-bahiyyu fī jamālika
You are the Luminous in Your splendor,
Wewe ndiye Mwenye mng'ao katika uzuri Wako,
وَ أَنْتَ الْعَظِيمُ فِي قُدْرَتِكَ
Wa anta al-‘adhīmu fī qudratika
You are the Great in Your omnipotence,
Wewe ndiye Mkuu katika uwezo Wako,
وَ أَنْتَ الَّذِي لَا يَثُوْدُكَ شَيْءٌ
Wa anta alladhī lā ya’ūduka shay’
and You are Whom nothing can tire.
na Wewe ndiye ambaye hakuna kitu kinachokuchokesha.
يَا مُنْزِلَ نِعْمَتِيْ
Yā munzila ni‘matī
O He Who sends down my bounties!
Ee Mporemuji wa neema zangu!
يَا مُفَرِّجَ كُرْبَتِيْ
Yā mufarrija kurbatī
O He Who relieves my agonies!
Ee Mfariji wa huzuni zangu!
وَ يَا قَاضِيَ حَاجَتِيْ
Wa yā qāḍiya hājatī
O He Who settles my needs!
Na Ee Mtimizaji wa haja zangu!
اَغْطِنِيْ مَسْاَلَتِيْ
A‘ṭinī mas’alatī
(please) Give answer to my request,
(Tafadhali) Nipe ombi langu,
بِلَا اِلْهَ اِلَّا اَنْتَ
Bi-lā ilāha illā anta
in the name of 'There is no god save You'.
kwa jina la 'Hapana mungu isipokuwa Wewe'.
أَمَنْتُ بِكَ مُخْلِصًا لَكَ دِيْنِيْ
Āmantu bika mukhlisan laka dīnī
I believe in You and I am sincere to You in obedience.
Nimekuamini Wewe na nimekuwa mkweli Kwako katika dini yangu.
اَضبَحْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَ وَعدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ
Asbahtu ‘alā ‘ahdika wa wa‘dika mastata‘tu
I begin my day keeping my covenant and promise to You as much as I can.
Nimeamka nikiwa katika ahadi Yako na agano Lako kwa kadiri ya uwezo wangu.
أَبُوَءُ لَكَ بِالنَّعْمَةِ
Abū’u laka bi-n-ni‘mati
I confess of Your favor to me
Nakiri Kwako kwa neema (Uliyonipa)
وَ اسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِنَ الذُّنُوْبِ الَّتِيْ لَا يَغْفِرُهَا غَيْرُكَ
Wa astaghfiruka min adh-dhunūbi allatī lā yaghfiruhā ghayruka
and I beseech You to forgive my sins that none else can forgive.
na nakuomba msamaha kwa madhambi ambayo hapana mwingine ayafutiaye isipokuwa Wewe.
يَا مَنْ هُوَ فِي عُلُوِّهِ دَانِ
Yā man huwa fī ‘uluwwihi dān
O He Who is nigh in His sublimity,
Ee Ambaye katika utukufu Wake yuko karibu,
وَ فِي دُنُوِّهِ عَال
Wa fī dunuwwihi ‘āl
Sublime in His nearness,
Mtukufu katika ukaribu Wake,
وَ فِيْ اِشْرَاقِهِ مُنِيْرٌ
Wa fī ishrāqihi munīr
Brilliant in His glow,
Mwenye mng'ao katika nuru Yake,
وَ فِيْ سُلَطَانِهِ قَوِيٌّ
Wa fī sultānihi qawiyy
and Powerful in His [absolute] authority!
na Mwenye nguvu katika mamlaka Yake!
صَلِّ عَلْى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الِهِ.
Salli ‘alā Muhammadin wa ālih
(please) Send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household.
(Tafadhali) Peleka rehema kwa Muhammad na Aali zake.
