Simplified English Transliteration (No Diacritical Marks): Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim Ya Allahu ya Aliyyu ya Azimu ya Halimu ya Alimu, anta Rabbi wa ilmuka hasbi, fani’mar-Rabbu Rabbi wani’mal-hasbu hasbi, tansuru man tashau wa antal-Azizur-Rahim Nas’alukal-ismata fil-harakati was-sakanati wal-kalimati wal-iradati wal-khatarati minash-shukuki waz-zununi wal-awhamis-satirati lil-qulubi an mutala’atil-ghuyub Faqadib-tuliyal-muminuna wa zulzilu zilzalan shadidan wa idh yaqulul-munafiquna walladhina fi qulubihim maradun ma wa’adana Allahu wa Rasuluhu illa ghurura Fathabbitna wansurna wa sakhkhir lana hadhal-bahra kama sakhkhartal-bahra li-Musa, wa sakhkhartan-nara li-Ibrahim, wa sakhkhartal-jibala wal-hadida li-Dawud, wa sakhkhartar-riha wash-shayatina wal-jinna li-Sulayman Wa sakhkhir lana kulla bahrin huwa laka fil-ardi was-sama’i wal-mulki wal-malakuti, wa bahrad-dunya wa bahral-akhirati, wa sakhkhir lana kulla shayin, ya man biyadihi malakutu kulli shay Kaf Ha Ya Ayn Sad (3 times) Unsurna fa-innaka khayrun-nasirin, waftah lana fa-innaka khayrul-fatihin, waghfir lana fa-innaka khayrul-ghafirin, warhamna fa-innaka khayrur-rahimin, warzuqna fa-innaka khayrur-raziqin, wahdina wa najjina minal-qawmiz-zalimin Wa hab lana rihan tayyibatan kama hiya fi ilmik, wanshurha alayna min khazaini rahmatik, wahmilna biha hamla-l-karamati ma’as-salamati wal-afiyati fid-dini wad-dunya wal-akhirati, innaka ala kulli shayin qadir Allahumma yassir lana umurana ma’ar-rahati liqulubina wa abdanina was-salamati wal-afiyati fi dinina wa dunyana, wa kun lana sahiban fi safarina wa khalifatan fi ahlina, watmis ala wujuh a’daina wamsakhum ala makanatihim fala yastati’unal-mudiyya wala-l-maji’a ilayna Wa law nashau latamasna ala a’yunihim fastabaqus-sirata fa-anna yubsirun, wa law nashau lamasakhnahum ala makanatihim fama stata’u mudiyyan wala yarji’un Ya Sin wal-Qur’anil-hakim, innaka laminal-mursalin, ala siratin mustaqim, tanzilal-Azizir-Rahim, litundhira qawman ma undhira aba’uhum fahum ghafilun, laqad haqqal-qawlu ala aktharihim fahum la yu’minun, inna ja’alna fi a’naqihim aghlalan fahiya ilal-adhqani fahum muqmahun, wa ja’alna min bayni aydihim saddan wa min khalfihim saddan fa-aghshaynahum fahum la yubsirun Shahatil-wujuh (3 times) Wa anatil-wujuhu lil-Hayyil-Qayyum, wa qad khaba man hamala zulman Ta Ha, Sin, Ha Mim, Ayn Sin Qaf Maraja-l-bahraini yaltaqiyani, baynahuma barzakhun la yabghiyan Ha Mim (7 times) Hummal-amru wa ja’an-nasru fa-alayna la yunsarun Ha Mim Ayn Sin Qaf, fakashafna anka ghita’aka fabasaruka-l-yawma hadid
English Translation: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. O Allah, O Exalted, O Mighty, O Forbearing, O All-Knowing, You are my Lord, and Your knowledge is sufficient for me. What an excellent Lord is my Lord, and what an excellent sufficiency is my sufficiency. You grant victory to whom You will, and You are the Mighty, the Merciful.
We ask You for protection in our movements and stillness, in our words, desires, and thoughts, from doubts, suspicions, and delusions that veil hearts from perceiving the unseen. Indeed, the believers were tested and shaken with a severe shaking, and when the hypocrites and those with sickness in their hearts said, “Allah and His Messenger promised us nothing but delusion.” So make us steadfast, grant us victory, and subject to us this sea as You subjected the sea to Moses, the fire to Abraham, the mountains and iron to David, and the wind, demons, and jinn to Solomon.
Subject to us every sea that belongs to You in the earth and the heavens, in the dominion and the unseen, the sea of this world and the sea of the hereafter. Subject to us everything, O You in Whose hand is the dominion of everything. Kaf Ha Ya Ayn Sad (3 times).
Grant us victory, for You are the best of those who grant victory; open for us, for You are the best of those who open; forgive us, for You are the best of those who forgive; have mercy on us, for You are the best of those who show mercy; provide for us, for You are the best of providers; guide us and save us from the unjust people.
Grant us a pleasant breeze as it is in Your knowledge, and send it upon us from the treasures of Your mercy. Carry us with it in a noble manner, with safety and well-being in our religion, our worldly life, and our hereafter, for You are capable of all things.
O Allah, facilitate our affairs with comfort for our hearts and bodies, and safety and well-being in our religion and worldly life. Be our companion in our journey and a guardian for our families. Efface the faces of our enemies and immobilize them in their places so they can neither advance nor come toward us. Had We willed, We would have effaced their eyes, and they would race to the path but how could they see? Had We willed, We would have transformed them in their places, so they could neither move forward nor return.
Ya Sin. By the Wise Qur’an, indeed, you are among the messengers, on a straight path. A revelation from the Mighty, the Merciful, to warn a people whose forefathers were not warned, so they are heedless. The word has come true against most of them, so they do not believe. Indeed, We have placed shackles on their necks, up to their chins, so they are stiff-necked. We have placed a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and We have covered them, so they cannot see.
May the faces be disgraced (3 times). And the faces submit to the Ever-Living, the Sustainer, and whoever bears injustice has failed. Ta Ha, Sin, Ha Mim, Ayn Sin Qaf. He released the two seas, meeting together; between them is a barrier they do not transgress. Ha Mim (7 times). The matter has been decreed, and victory has come, so against us, they will not be helped. Ha Mim Ayn Sin Qaf, so We removed your veil, and today your sight is sharp.
Benefits of Hizbul Bahr: Hizbul Bahr, also known as the Litany of the Sea, is a powerful supplicatory dua composed by Imam Abul Hasan ash-Shadhili, a renowned Sufi scholar. Below are its key benefits:
Protection During Travel: Revealed during a sea voyage, it ensures safety during travel by sea, air, or land, protecting against accidents and dangers.
General Protection: Acts as a shield against physical and spiritual harm, including enemies, evil forces, jinn, and black magic.
Victory Over Enemies: Contains supplications to neutralize adversaries, making it effective against oppression or hostility.
Fulfillment of Needs: Helps in seeking divine assistance for legitimate worldly and spiritual needs, such as provision and success.
Spiritual Illumination: Purifies the heart, removes doubts, and enhances spiritual insight, drawing the reciter closer to Allah.
Ease in Difficult Situations: Facilitates affairs and brings comfort to the heart and body in challenging times.
Strengthening Faith: Reinforces trust in Allah’s power and mercy by invoking His attributes and recalling miracles granted to prophets.
Historical Efficacy: Known for miraculous outcomes, such as resolving stalled journeys and leading to conversions, as in its origin story.
Details and Practices:
Authorship and Origin: Composed by Imam Abul Hasan ash-Shadhili (d. 1258 CE) after a prophetic vision, combining Quranic verses (e.g., Surah Ya Sin, Surah ar-Rahman, Surah ash-Sharh) and prophetic supplications.
Recitation Guidelines:
Permission: Traditionally requires permission from a qualified spiritual guide due to its potency.
Frequency: Recite daily, during travel, or in need, often 3, 7, or 11 times, as advised.
Conditions: Recite with wudu, facing the Qibla, in a state of humility, preferably after Fajr or Maghrib prayers.
Specific Phrases: Includes mystical letters (e.g., Kaf Ha Ya Ayn Sad, Ha Mim) repeated 3 or 7 times, carrying esoteric significance.
Cultural Usage: Widely used in Sufi circles, especially the Shadhili tariqa, with commentaries by scholars like Ibn Hajar al-Haytami and Imam Ahmad Zarruq.
Precautions: Recite with pure intentions to avoid spiritual consequences. It complements, not replaces, obligatory worship.
Spiritual Context: Emphasizes tawhid, reliance on Allah’s attributes, and submission to His will.
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