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

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اَللّٰھُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰی مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah: (please do) bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

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اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ

alhamdu lillahi

All praise be to Allah;

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وَالْحَمْدُ حَقُّهٗ كَمَا يَسْتَحِقُّهٗ

walhamdu haqquhu kama yastahiqquhu

and praise is His right, since He deserves it,

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حَمْدًا كَثِيْرًا

hamdan kathiran

abundant praise!

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وَّ اَعُوْذُ بِهٖ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِىْ

wa a`udhu bihi min sharri nafsi

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

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اِنَّ النَّفْسَ لَاَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوۤءِ

inna annafsa la-ammaratun bissu'i

“For surely, the soul commands to evil

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اِلَّا مَارَحِمَ رَبِّىْ

illa ma rahima rabbi

except as my Lord has mercy.”

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وَ اَعُوْذُ بِهٖ مِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ

wa a`udhu bihi min sharri ashshaytani

I seek refuge in Him from the evil of Satan

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الَّذِىْ يَزِيْدُنِىْ ذَنْبًا اِلٰى ذَنْبِىْ

alladhi yaziduni dhanban ila dhanbi

who adds sins to my sin.

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وَ اَحْتَرِزُ بِهٖ مِنْ كُلِّ جَبَّارٍ فَاجِرٍ

wa ahtarizu bihi min kulli jabbarin fajirin

I seek protection with Him from every wicked tyrant,

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وَّ سُلْطَانٍ جَاۤئِرٍ

wa sultanin ja'irin

unjust sovereign,

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وَّعَدُوٍّ قَاهِرٍ

wa `aduwwin qahirin

and conquering enemy.

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اَللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِىْ مِنْ جُنْدِكَ

allahumma ij`alni min jundika

O Allah, place me among Your troops,

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فَاِنَّ جُنْدَكَ هُمُ الْغَالِبُوْنَ

fa-inna jundaka hum(u) alghalibuna

for Your troops—they are the victors,

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وَاجْعَلْنِىْ مِنْ حِزْبِكَ

waj`alni min hizbika

and place me in Your party,

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فَاِنَّ حِزْبَكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُوْنَ

fa-inna hizbaka hum(u) almuflihuna

for Your party—they are the ones who prosper,

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وَاجْعَلْنِىْ مِنْ اَوْلِيَاۤئِكَ

waj`alni min awliya'ika

and place me among Your friends,

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فَاِنَّ اَوْلِيَاۤئَكَ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ لَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُوْنَ

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

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

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اَللّٰهُمَّ اَصْلِحْ لِىْ دِيْنِىْ

allahumma aslih li dini

O Allah, set right for me my religion,

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فَاِنَّهٗ عِصْمَةُ اَمْرِىْ

fa-innahu `ismatu amri

for it is the preserving tie of my affair;

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وَ اَصْلِحْ لِىْ اٰخِرَتِىْ

wa aslih li akhirati

set right for me my hereafter,

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فَاِنَّهَا دَارُ مَقَرِّىْ

fa-innaha daru maqarri

for it is the abode of my permanent lodging

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وَ اِلَيْهَا مِنْ مُجَاوَرَةِ اللِّئَامِ مَفَرِّىْ

wa ilayha min mujawarati alli'ami mafarri

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

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وَاجْعَلِ الْحَيٰوةَ زِيَادَةً لِىْ فِىْ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ

waj`al alhayata ziyadatan li fi kulli khayrin

Make life an increase for me in every good

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وَالْوَفَاةَ رَاحَةً لِىْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ

walwafata rahatan li min kulli sharrin

and death an ease for me from every evil!

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اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin

O Allah, send blessings to Muhammad,

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خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّيْنَ

khatami alnnabiyyina

the Seal of the Prophets

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وَ تَمَامِ عِدَّةِ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ

wa tamami `iddati almursalina

and the completion of the number of the envoys,

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وَ عَلٰى اٰلِهِ الطَّيِّبِيْنَ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ

wa `ala alihi alttayyibina alttahirina

and upon his Household, the good, the pure,

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وَ اَصْحَابِهِ الْمُنْتَجَبِيْنَ

wa ashabihi almuntajabina

and upon his Companions, the distinguished,

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وَ هَبْ لِىْ فِىْ الثُّلَثَاۤءِ ثَلَاثًا

wa hab li fi alththulatha'i thalathan

and give me on Tuesday three things:

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لَا تَدَعْ لِىْ ذَنْبًا اِلَّا غَفَرْتَهٗ

la tada` li dhanban illa ghafartahu

Leave no sin for me unless You forgive it,

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وَ لَا غَمًّا اِلَّا اَذْهَبْتَهٗ

wa la ghamman illa adh-habtahu

no grief unless You take it away,

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وَلَا عَدُوًّا اِلَّا دَفَعْتَهُ

wa la `aduwwan illa dafa`tahu

and no enemy unless You repel him!

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بِبِسْمِ اللهِ خَيْرِ الْاَسْمَاۤءِ

bibismillahi khayri al-asma'i

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

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بِسْمِ اللهِ رَبِّ الْاَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاۤءِ

bismillahi rabbi al-ardi wal-ssama'i

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

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اَسْتَدْفِعُ كُلَّ مَكْرُوْهٍ اَوَّلُهٗ سَخَطُهٗ

astadfi`u kulla makruhin awwaluhu sakhatuhu

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

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وَ اَسْتَجْلِبُ كُلَّ مَحْبُوْبٍ اَوَّلُهٗ رِضَاهُ

wa astajlibu kulla mahbubin awwaluhu ridahu

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

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فَاخْتِمْ لِىْ مِنْكَ بِالْغُفْرَانِ

fakhtim li minka bilghufrani

So, seal me with forgiveness from You,

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يَا وَلِىَّ الْاِحْسَانِ۔

ya waliyya al-ihsani

O Patron of beneficence!