Tuesday Dua of Imam Zainul Abideen (peace be upon him)

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

bismillahi alrrahmani alrrahimi

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

alhamdu lillahi

All praise be to Allah;

وَٱلْحَمْدُ حَقُّهُ كَمَا يَسْتَحِقُّهُ

walhamdu haqquhu kama yastahiqquhu

and praise is His right, since He deserves it,

حَمْداً كَثيراً

hamdan kathiran

abundant praise!

وَ أَعُوذُ بِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي:

wa a`udhu bihi min sharri nafsi

I seek refuge in Him from the evil of my soul,

﴿إِنَّ ٱلنَّفْسَ لَأَمَّارَةٌ بِٱلسُّوءِ

inna annafsa la-ammaratun bissu'i

“For surely, the soul commands to evil

إِلاَّ مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّي

illa ma rahima rabbi

except as my Lord has mercy.”

وَ أَعُوذُ بِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ ٱلشَّيْطَانِ

wa a`udhu bihi min sharri ashshaytani

I seek refuge in Him from the evil of Satan

ٱلَّذِي يَزِيدُنِي ذَنْباً إِلَىٰ ذَنْبِي

alladhi yaziduni dhanban ila dhanbi

who adds sins to my sin.

وَ أَحْتَرِزُ بِهِ مِنْ كُلِّ جَبَّارٍ فَاجِرٍ

wa ahtarizu bihi min kulli jabbarin fajirin

I seek protection with Him from every wicked tyrant,

وَسُلْطَانٍ جَائِرٍ

wa sultanin ja'irin

unjust sovereign,

وَعَدُوٍّ قَاهِرٍ

wa `aduwwin qahirin

and conquering enemy.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْنِي مِنْ جُنْدِكَ

allahumma ij`alni min jundika

O Allah, place me among Your troops,

فَإِنَّ جُنْدَكَ هُمُ ٱلْغَالِبُونَ

fa-inna jundaka hum(u) alghalibuna

for Your troops—they are the victors,

وَٱجْعَلْنِي مِنْ حِزْبِكَ

waj`alni min hizbika

and place me in Your party,

فَإِنَّ حِزْبَكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحونَ

fa-inna hizbaka hum(u) almuflihuna

for Your party—they are the ones who prosper,

وَٱجْعَلْنِي مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِكَ

waj`alni min awliya'ika

and place me among Your friends,

فَإِنَّ أَوْلِيَائَكَ لاَ خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

fa-inna awliya'aka la khawfun `alayhim wala hum yahzanuna

for Your friends—no fear shall be upon them, nor shall they experience sorrow.

اَللَّهُمَّ أَصْلِحْ لِي دِينِي

allahumma aslih li dini

O Allah, set right for me my religion,

فَإِنَّهُ عِصْمَةُ أَمْرِي

fa-innahu `ismatu amri

for it is the preserving tie of my affair;

وَ أَصْلِحْ لِي آخِرَتِي

wa aslih li akhirati

set right for me my hereafter,

فَإِنَّهَا دَارُ مَقَرِّي

fa-innaha daru maqarri

for it is the abode of my permanent lodging

وَإِلَيْهَا مِنْ مُجاوَرَةِ ٱللِّئَامِ مَفَرِّي

wa ilayha min mujawarati alli'ami mafarri

and to it I flee from the neighborhood of the vile!

وَٱجْعَلِ ٱلْحَيَاةَ زِيَادَةً لِي فِي كُلِّ خَيْرٍ

waj`al alhayata ziyadatan li fi kulli khayrin

Make life an increase for me in every good

وَٱلْوَفَاةَ رَاحَةً لِي مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ

walwafata rahatan li min kulli sharrin

and death an ease for me from every evil!

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin

O Allah, send blessings to Muhammad,

خَاتَمِ ٱلنَّبِيِّينَ

khatami alnnabiyyina

the Seal of the Prophets

وَتَمَامِ عِدَّةِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

wa tamami `iddati almursalina

and the completion of the number of the envoys,

وَعَلَىٰ آلِهِ ٱلطَّيِّبِينَ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ

wa `ala alihi alttayyibina alttahirina

and upon his Household, the good, the pure,

وَ أَصْحَابِهِ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبِينَ

wa ashabihi almuntajabina

and upon his Companions, the distinguished,

وَهَبْ لِي فِي ٱلثُّلاثَاءِ ثَلاثاً

wa hab li fi alththulatha'i thalathan

and give me on Tuesday three things:

لاَ تَدَعْ لِي ذَنْباً إِلاَّ غَفَرْتَهُ

la tada` li dhanban illa ghafartahu

Leave no sin for me unless You forgive it,

وَلاَ غَمّاً إِلاَّ أَذْهَبْتَهُ

wa la ghamman illa adh-habtahu

no grief unless You take it away,

وَلاَ عَدُوّاً إِلاَّ دَفَعْتَهُ

wa la `aduwwan illa dafa`tahu

and no enemy unless You repel him!

بِبِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرِ ٱلأَسْمَاءِ

bibismillahi khayri al-asma'i

In the name of “In the name of Allah,” the best of the Names,

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلأَرْضِ وَٱلسَّمَاءِ

bismillahi rabbi al-ardi wal-ssama'i

In the name of Allah, the Lord of the earth and the heaven,

أَسْتَدْفِعُ كُلَّ مَكْرُوهٍ أَوَّلُهُ سَخَطُهُ

astadfi`u kulla makruhin awwaluhu sakhatuhu

I seek to repulse every hateful thing, the first of which is His anger,

وَ أَسْتَجْلِبُ كُلَّ مَحْبُوبٍ أَوَّلُهُ رِضَاهُ

wa astajlibu kulla mahbubin awwaluhu ridahu

and I seek to attract every lovable thing, the first of which is His good pleasure!

فَٱخْتِمْ لِي مِنْكَ بِٱلْغُفْرَانِ

fakhtim li minka bilghufrani

So, seal me with forgiveness from You,

يَا وَلِيَّ ٱلْإِحْسَانِ

ya waliyya al-ihsani

O Patron of beneficence!