Dua al-Hazeen

 
This dua recited after night prayer is one that always affects me emotionally; that makes it one of my very favorites!

Du’a after Salatul Witr

This du’a is called Dua al-Hazeen, the sorrowful du’a. It should be recited softly and sorrowfully.


بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْمِ


اَللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ


اُنَاجِيْكَ يَا مَوْجُوْدًا فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ


لَعَلَّكَ تَسْمَعُ نِدَائِي


فَقَدْ عَظُمَ جُرْمِي وَ قَلَّ حَيَائِي


مَوْلاَيَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ


اَيُّ اْلاَهْوَالِ اَتَذَكَّرُ وَ اَيُّهَا اَنْسى


وَ لَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ اِلاَّ الْمَوْتُ لَكَفى


كَيْفَ وَ مَا بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ اَعْظَمُ وَ اَدْهى




In the name of Allah, The Beneficent, the Merciful


O Allah bless Muhammad and his family

I whisper unto You

O one who is present in every place

so that You may hear my call

for surely my sin is excessive

and my shame is less

My Master, O my Master

which of the terrifying states shall I remember

and which of them shall I forget

for if there was nothing except death

it would be enough

then what about after death

greater and much worse?


مَوْلاَيَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ حَتَّى مَتى وَ اِلى مَتى


اَقُوْلُ لَكَ الْعُتْبى مَرَّةً بَعْدَ اُخْرى


ثُمَّ لاَ تَجِدُ عِنْدِي صِدْقًا وَ لاَ وَفَاءً


فَيَا غَوْثَاهُ ثُمَّ وَا غَوْثَاهُ بِكَ يَا اَللّهُ


مِنْ هَوىً قَدْ غَلَبَنِي


وَ مِنْ عَدُوٍّ قَدِ اسْتَكْلَبَ عَلَيَّ


وَ مِنْ دُنْياً قَدْ تَزَيَّنَتْ لِي


وَ مِنْ نَفْسٍ اَمَّارَةٍ بِالسُّوْءِ اِلاَّ مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّي


مَوْلاَيَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ


اِنْ كُنْتَ رَحِمْتَ مِثْلِي فَارْحَمْنِي


My master O my Master

up to when and till when

will I say, I am to blame,

again and again,

but then You do not find any truth or loyalty in me?

I call for help

and I call for help, O Allah

from desires which have overpowered me

and from the enemy which has pounced on me

and from the world which attracts me

and from the soul that leads towards evil

except that on which my Lord has mercy (12:53)

My master O my master

if You have had mercy on the likes of me

then have mercy on me


وَ اِنْ كُنْتَ قَبِلْتَ مِثْلِي فَاقْبَلْنِي


يَا قَابِلَ السَّحَرَةِ اقْبَلْنِي


يَا مَنْ لَمْ اَزَلْ اَتَعَرَّفُ مِنْهُ الْحُسْنى


يَا مَنْ يُغَذِّيْنِي بِالنِّعَمِ صَبَاحًا وَ مَسَاءً


اِرْحَمْنِي يَوْمَ آتِيْكَ فَرْدًا


شَاخِصًا اِلَيْكَ بَصَرِي مُقَلَّدًا عَمَلِي


قَدْ تَبَرَّأَ جَمِيْعُ الْخَلْقِ مِنِّي


نَعَمْ وَ اَبِي وَ اُمِّي وَ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ كَدِّي وَ سَعْيِي


فَاِنْ لَمْ تَرْحَمْنِي فَمَنْ يَرْحَمُنِي


وَ مَنْ يُؤْنِسُ فِي الْقَبْرِ وَحْشَتِي

and if You have accepted from the likes of me

then accept from me

O One who accepts the early morning prayer

accept me,

O One who, I still know only good from Him

O One who nourishes me with blessings

morning and evening

have mercy on me when I come to You

alone,

my glance fixed on You

my actions carried on my neck

When all of creation

will withdraw away from me

yes, even my father and mother

and those for whom I worked and struggled

then if You will not have mercy on me

who will have mercy on me

who will give me solace

from the loneliness of the grave

وَ مَنْ يُنْطِقُ لِسَانِي اِذَا خَلَوْتُ بِعَمَلِي


وَ سَأَلْتَنِي عَمَّا اَنْتَ اَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي


فَاِنْ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَاَيْنَ الْمَهْرَبُ مِنْ عَدْلِكَ


وَ اِنْ قُلْتُ لَمْ اَفْعَلْ


قُلْتَ اَلَمْ اَكُنِ الشَّاهِدَ عَلَيْكَ


 


فَعَفْوُكَ عَفْوُكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ قَبْلَ سَرَابِيْلِ الْقَطِرَانَ


عَفْوُكَ عَفْوُكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ قَبْلَ جَهَنَّمَ وَ النِّيْرَان


 


عَفْوُكَ عَفْوُكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ


قَبْلَ اَنْ تُغَلَّ الاَيْدِي اِلى الاَعْنَاقِ


َيَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ وَ خَيْرَ الْغَافِرِيْن


and who will make me speak

when I am alone with my deeds

and when You will ask me

about what You know better than me?

Then if I say yes (to my sins)

where will be the escape from Your Justice?

And if I say I did not commit it

You will say was I not a witness over you?

So (I beseech) Your Forgiveness

Your Pardon

O my master

before the wearing of the clothes of Hell

Your Forgiveness Your Pardon O my Master

before the Hell and the Fire

Your Forgiveness Your Forgiveness

O my Master

before the hands are tied to the necks

O the most Merciful

and the best of Forgivers