‫دعاء السيفي الصغير‬

‫المعروف ب‍دعاء القاموس الق ّدرة‬

• Word of Imam Ali (a.s.)

• Dua al-Qamoos al-Qudrat

• Also known as Dua al-Saify al-Sagheer

Reported by Thiqat al-Islam al-Noory

In Sahifat al-Alawiyya II

• Miraculous effects have been reported

 ِ‫الر ِحيم‬
َّ ِ
‫ن‬ ‫م‬ ‫ح‬
ْ ‫الر‬
َّ ِ
‫ه‬ ‫ل‬
ّ ‫ال‬ ِ
‫م‬ ‫س‬
ْ
ِ
‫ب‬
In the Name of Allah
the All Beneficent the All Merciful
‫َل َعلى ُم َح َّمد َوآ ِل ُم َح َّمد‬
‫اَللّـ ُه َّم ص ِّ‬
 ‫ك‬ ِ ِ
َ ‫َحديَّت‬‫أ‬ ِ
‫ر‬ ‫ح‬ ‫ب‬ ِ
‫ة‬ ‫ج‬
َّ ‫ل‬
ُ ‫ي‬ ِ
‫ف‬ ‫ي‬ِ‫ن‬ ‫ل‬
ْ ِ
‫خ‬ ‫د‬
ْ َ
‫أ‬ ‫ب‬
ِّ ‫ر‬
َ ْ َMy Lord! َ
make me to enter in the sea of Your Oneness
 ‫ك‬ َِِّ‫دان‬‫ح‬ ‫و‬ ‫م‬ ‫ي‬ ِ
َ Andْinَtheِّ َheart ‫َوطَ ْم‬
‫ت‬ ‫ي‬ ‫طام‬
of the oceans of Your Monotheism
‫ك‬ ِ
‫ت‬ ‫ي‬ِ‫دان‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ف‬ ِ
‫طان‬ ‫ل‬
ْ ‫س‬ ِ
‫ة‬
َ َّ ْ َ And strengthen ‫و‬‫ط‬
ْ ‫س‬ ِ
‫ة‬ ‫و‬
َّ ‫ق‬
ُ ِ
‫ب‬ ‫ي‬ِ‫ن‬ ‫و‬
ِّ ‫ق‬
َ ‫و‬
ُ َ َme َ
with the strength of Your Only Rule
‫ك‬ ِ
‫ت‬ ‫م‬‫ح‬ ‫ر‬ ِ
‫ة‬ ‫ع‬ ‫س‬ ِ
‫ضاء‬ ‫ف‬
َ ‫لى‬ ِ
‫َحتَّى أَ ْخ ُر َج إ‬
َ َ Soْ َthatَ Iَ be in the atmosphere
of Your encompassed Mercy
ِ‫عات َب ْر ِق ال ُق ْرب‬
ُ ِ
‫َوفي َو ْجهي لَ َم‬
And in my face
rays of the light of nearness
 ‫ك‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ
َ ‫م ْن آثار حمايَت‬
From
the effects of Your support
‫ك‬ ِ
‫ت‬ ‫ناي‬ ِ
‫ع‬ ِ
‫ب‬
َ َGlorified‫ا‬ ‫يز‬ ِ
‫ز‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ك‬
ً byَ Your ِ
‫ت‬ ‫ب‬‫ي‬ ‫ه‬
َ َGlory ِ
‫ب‬ ‫ا‬
ً ‫يب‬ ِ
‫ه‬ ‫م‬
َْ َ
mighty by Your favours
‫ك‬ ِ
‫ت‬ ‫ي‬ِ‫ك‬‫ز‬ْ ‫ت‬‫و‬ ‫ك‬ ِ
‫يم‬ ِ
‫ل‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ت‬ِ
َ َ َ benignant
َ َ Dignified, ‫ب‬ ‫ا‬
ً ‫م‬‫ر‬َّ ‫ك‬
َ ‫م‬ ‫ال‬
ً ِّ
‫ل‬ ‫ج‬ ‫ت‬ ‫م‬
ْ َ by
ُ َ َ ُ
Your teaching and Your purifying
 ِ ‫وأَلْبِسنِي ِخلَع‬
ِ‫الع َّز ِة وال َقبُول‬
َAnd clotheَ me ْ َ
with the attire of honour and acceptance
ِ‫صول‬ ‫الو‬ ‫و‬ ِ
‫ة‬ ‫ل‬
َ ‫ص‬ ‫الو‬ ‫ج‬ ِ
‫ناه‬ ‫م‬ ‫ي‬ِ‫ل‬ ‫ل‬‫ه‬ِّ ‫س‬‫و‬
ُ ُ َ ْ ُ َ َ ْ ََ
And ease for me
the paths that reach and the destination
 ِ‫الوقار‬ ‫و‬ ِ
‫ة‬ ‫ام‬‫ر‬‫ك‬َ ‫ال‬ ‫تاج‬
ِ ِ‫ب‬ ‫ي‬ِ
‫ن‬ ‫ج‬ ‫و‬
ِّ ‫ت‬
َ ‫و‬
َ َ َ And crown me
ْ َ
with the crown of benignity and elegance
‫ك‬
َ ِ
‫ائ‬‫ب‬
َّ ِ
‫أح‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ب‬‫و‬ ‫ي‬ِ
‫ن‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ف‬
ْ ِّ
‫ل‬ َ‫أ‬ ‫و‬
َْ َ َْ
َ And َ
befriend me with Your friends
ِ‫الدنْيا َودا ِر ال َقرار‬ ِ ِ
ُّ ‫في دار‬
In the worldly abode
and in the permanent abode
‫ك‬ ِ
‫م‬ ‫اس‬ ِ
‫ر‬ ‫و‬ ِ ِ
ُ ْ me‫َو ْار ُزقْن‬
‫ن‬ ‫ن‬
َ ْAnd provide ‫م‬ ‫ي‬
from the light of Your name
‫واح‬ ‫ر‬َ
‫أل‬ ‫ا‬ ‫و‬ ‫وب‬ُ‫ل‬ ‫ق‬
ُ ‫ال‬ ‫ي‬ِ‫ل‬ ‫قاد‬
ُ ‫ن‬ْ ‫ت‬
َ ‫ة‬
ً ‫و‬‫ط‬
ْ ‫س‬‫و‬ ‫ة‬
ً ‫ب‬‫ي‬ ‫ه‬
َ ُ andَ capaciousness
ُ ْ Earnestness َ َ َ َْ َ
so that the hearts and souls are obedient to me
 ‫باح‬
ُ ‫ش‬ْ ‫األ‬ ‫و‬ ‫وس‬ ‫ف‬
ُ
َ ُ Andُّ
‫الن‬ ‫ي‬
َّ ‫د‬
َ ‫ل‬
َ ‫ع‬
ُ ‫ض‬
َ ‫خ‬
ْ ‫ت‬
َ ‫و‬
َ
the souls and spirits are humble before me
ِ‫ت لَه ِرقاب الجبابِرة‬
ْ َّ
‫ل‬ ‫ذ‬
َ ‫ن‬ ‫يام‬
َ َ ُ ُ
O before Who
َْ
the disobedient tyrants submit!
ِ‫االكاسرة‬
ِ ‫ق‬
ُ ‫نا‬ ‫ع‬
ْ َ
‫أ‬ ِ
‫ه‬ ‫ي‬ ‫د‬
َ ‫ل‬
َ ‫ت‬
ْ ‫ع‬‫ض‬َ ‫خ‬
َ ‫و‬
َ ْ
And lowered before Him
َ َ
are the necks of the rulers
‫ك‬ ِ ِ
َ ‫ك إالّ إلَْي‬ ِ
َ ‫الم ْنجاً م ْن‬ ‫و‬ ‫أ‬
ً ‫ج‬ ‫ل‬
ْ ‫الم‬
َ َ َ َ
There is no salvation nor refuge
from You but to You
 ‫ك‬ِ‫ب‬ ‫ال‬ِ
َ ّ And‫َوال إعانَةَ إ‬
no assistance but through You
 ‫ك‬ ‫ي‬َ‫ل‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ال‬
َ ْ َ ّAndِ‫كاء إ‬
َ ِّ
‫ت‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ال‬ ‫و‬
َ
no reliance but upon You
‫ين‬ ِ
‫د‬ ِ
‫الحاس‬ ‫د‬
َ ‫ي‬ ‫ك‬
َ ‫ي‬ ‫ن‬
ِّ ‫ع‬
َ ‫ع‬ ‫ف‬
َ ‫د‬
ْ ‫إ‬
َ ْ
Distance from me
ْ
the deceit of the jealous
‫دين‬ ِ ُ‫وظُل‬
ِ‫مات َش ِّر المعان‬
َ Andُ the darkness َ
of the evil of the combatants
‫ك‬‫ش‬ِ ‫ر‬ ‫ع‬ ِ
‫قات‬ ِ
‫اد‬‫ر‬‫س‬ ‫ت‬
َ ْ َ And have mercy
َ ‫ح‬َ‫ت‬ ‫ي‬ِ
‫ن‬ ‫م‬‫ح‬‫ار‬ ‫و‬
ُ onْ me ْ َ ْ َ
under the curtains of Your Throne
‫ين‬ ِ
‫م‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ك‬
ْ ‫اال‬ ‫اء‬ ‫م‬ ‫ر‬‫ك‬ْ ‫أ‬ ‫يا‬
ََ
َO theَ most Benignant
of the benignant!
 ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ
َ ‫أَيِّ ْد ظاهري في تَ ْحصيل َمراض‬
‫يك‬
Support me
in achieving Your pleasures
 ِ
‫َو َن ِّو ْر َق ْلبِي َوس ِّري‬
And enlighten
my heart and my substance
‫يك‬
َ ِ
‫ساع‬ ‫م‬ ‫ج‬
ِ ِ
‫ناه‬ ‫م‬ ‫لى‬ ‫ع‬ ‫الع‬
ِ ِّ
‫ط‬ ‫اال‬ِ‫ب‬
َ َ َ
By knowing
the paths that reach You
‫ك‬ ‫ن‬ ِ
‫م‬ ٍ
‫ة‬ ‫ب‬‫ي‬ ‫خ‬ِ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ِ
َ ْ َْ َ َ ْ َ ُ ُ ْ َ ْ َ ‫إل‬
‫ب‬ ‫با‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ر‬ ‫د‬ ‫َص‬
‫أ‬ ‫ف‬‫ي‬ ‫ك‬ ‫ي‬ ِ
‫ه‬
My God! How can I return from Your door
loosing hope from You
‫ك؟‬ ِ
‫ب‬ ٍ
‫ة‬ ‫ق‬ِ
َ ‫َوقَ ْد َو َر ْدتُهُ َعلى ث‬
َ Whence I came to it
with assurance on You
‫ك‬ ِ
‫طائ‬ ‫ع‬
َAnd how ‫ن‬ ِ
‫م‬ ‫ي‬ِ
‫ن‬ ‫س‬ِ‫ي‬ ‫ؤ‬
ْ ‫ت‬
ُ ‫ف‬
َ ‫ي‬‫ك‬َ ‫و‬
َ can
ْ Youُlet me downْ َ
from Your favours
 ‫ك؟‬ِ ِ
َ ُ ‫َوقَ ْد أ ََم ْرتَني ب‬
‫عائ‬ ‫د‬
Whence You commanded me
to supplicate to You?
‫ك‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ل‬ِ‫إ‬
َ َْ And‫ي‬‫ج‬ِ ‫ت‬
َ ‫ل‬
ْ ‫م‬ ‫ك‬
َ ‫ي‬َ‫ل‬ ‫ع‬
َ ‫ل‬
ْ facedِ
‫ب‬ ‫ق‬
ْ ‫م‬ ‫َنا‬
‫أ‬ ‫ها‬ ‫و‬
ٌ hereُ I have ٌ Youُ َ
and have sought refuge in You
 ِ ِ ِ
‫باع ْد َب ْيني َو َب ْي َن أ ْعدائي‬
Distance between
me and my enemies
‫ت َب ْي َن أ ْعدائِي‬
َ ‫باع ْد‬
َ ‫َكما‬
As You have distanced
between my enemies
‫ك‬ ِ ِ ِ
َ ‫صار ُه ْم َعنِّي بنُور قُ ْدس‬‫َب‬
‫أ‬ ‫ف‬
ْ ِ
‫ط‬ ‫ت‬ ‫خ‬
ْ ‫إ‬
َ ْ
And blind their sights from me
َ
by Your Pure Light
 ِ ِ ‫و َج‬
‫الل َم ْجد َك‬
And
َ
the exaltedness of Your Honour
ِ‫النع ِم الم َك َّرمة‬
ِّ ‫ل‬ِ‫الئ‬‫ج‬ ‫ي‬ ِ
‫ط‬ ‫ع‬ ‫الم‬ ‫اهلل‬ ‫ت‬
َ ‫ن‬
ْ َ
‫أ‬ ‫ك‬
َ َّ
‫ن‬ ‫إ‬
َ ُ َ َ َ ُْ Indeed You are Allah
the provider of great dignified blessings
‫ك‬ ِ
َ To‫ َمت‬one ِ ِ ِ
‫ناجاك بلَطائف َر ْح‬
َ ‫ل َم ْن‬ ِ
who whispers to You
by Your Subtle Mercy
 ِ ‫الج‬
‫الل َواال ْكر ِام‬ َ ‫ياذا‬ ‫وم‬
ُ ‫ي‬
ُّ ‫ق‬
َ ‫يا‬ ‫ي‬
ُّ ‫ياح‬
َ
O Living! O Eternal!
O Possessor of all Glory and Benignity!
 ِ ِ
‫صلَّى اهلل َعلى َسيِّدنا َونَبيِّنا‬ ‫و‬
And send salutations
َ َ
on our master and our Prophet
‫ين‬‫ر‬ِ ِ
‫اه‬َّ
‫ط‬ ‫ال‬ ‫ين‬ِ
‫ب‬ ‫ي‬
َِّّ
‫ط‬ ‫ال‬ ‫عين‬ ‫م‬ ‫أج‬ ِ
‫ه‬ ِ
‫وآل‬ ٍ
‫د‬ ‫م‬
َّ ‫ح‬ ‫م‬
َ َ َ َْ
Mohammad and all of his progeny
َُ
the good and the pure