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As taught by Imam Ali

1.  In the great Attributes of God:

2.  In Asking Forgiveness:

3.  In Asking God:

4.  In describing his needs, through the Majesty of God:

5.  About forgiveness:

6.  Praising the Works of God towards him:

6.  Praising the Works of God towards him:

7.  His feeling about his condition:

8.  Asking the Favor of God:

9.  In matters of self deprecation:

10.  Acknowledging his Status:

11.  Entreating God:

12.  Quizzical about his Status, then answering himself:

13.  Wondering about the love of God to His creatures:

14.  He answers his own questions, then continues:

15.  What to complain about to the Lord:

16.  What he would wish to do:

17.  How can it be?:

18.  The conclusion:

19.  In the great Attributes of God:

20.  In the great Attributes of God:

21.  In Supplication to God:

22.  Keeps supplicating:

23.  Appealing to God:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Du’aa Kumayl for Imam Ali

دُعاء كميل

Arabic from Mafateeh Al-Jinaan

Translation from Duas.org

Edited and categorized by Dr. Hashim

 

1.  In the great Attributes of God:

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اَللّـهُمَّ اِنّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْء،

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وَبِقُوَّتِكَ الَّتي  قَهَرْتَ بِها كُلَّ شَيْء، وَخَضَعَ لَها كُلُّ شَيء، وَذَلَّ لَها كُلُّ شَيء،

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وَبِجَبَرُوتِكَ الَّتي غَلَبْتَ بِها كُلَّ شَيء،

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وَبِعِزَّتِكَ الَّتي لا يَقُومُ لَها شَيءٌ،

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وَبِعَظَمَتِكَ الَّتي مَلاََتْ كُلَّ شَيء،

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وَبِسُلْطانِكَ الَّذي عَلا كُلَّ شَيء،

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وَبِوَجْهِكَ الْباقي بَعْدَ فَناءِ كُلِّ شَيء،

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وَبِأَسْمائِكَ الَّتي مَلاََتْ اَرْكانَ كُلِّ شَيء،

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وَبِعِلْمِكَ الَّذي اَحاطَ بِكُلِّ شَيء،

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وَبِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ الَّذي اَضاءَ لَهُ كُلُّ شيء،

O Allah!

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I beseech Thee by Thy Mercy which encompasses all things

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And by Thy Power by which You overcome all things, and submit to it all things, and humble before it are all things

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And by Thy Might by which You have conquered all things

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And by Thy Majesty against which dare not anything

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And by Your Grandeur which prevails upon all things

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And by Thy Authority which is exercised over all things

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And by Thy Own Self that shall endure after the extinction of all things

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And by Thy Names which manifest Thy power over all things

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And by Thy knowledge which pervades all things

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And by the light of Thy countenance which illuminates everything

 

 

2.  In Asking Forgiveness: go to top of page 

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يا نُورُ يا قُدُّوسُ، يا اَوَّلَ الاَْوَّلِينَ وَيا آخِرَ الاْخِرينَ،

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اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تَهْتِكُ الْعِصَمَ،

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اَللّـهُمَّ اغْفِـرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تُنْزِلُ النِّقَمَ،

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اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تُغَيِّـرُ النِّعَمَ،

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اَللّـهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تَحْبِسُ الدُّعاءَ،

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اَللّـهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتي تُنْزِلُ الْبَلاءَ،

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اَللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لي كُلَّ ذَنْب اَذْنَبْتُهُ، وَكُلَّ خَطيئَة اَخْطَأتُها،

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O Allah!  Who are the light! O Lord! Holiest of the holy!

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O You who existed before the foremost! O You who shall exist after the last!

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O Allah! Forgive me my such sins as would affront my integrity

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O Allah! Forgive me my such sins as would bring down calamity

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O Allah! Forgive me my such sins as would change divine favors

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O Allah! Forgive me my such sins as to hinder my supplication

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O Allah! Forgive me such sins that may bring down misfortunes

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O Allah! Forgive my such sins as would suppress hopefulness

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O Allah! Forgive every sin that I have committed and every error that I have erred

  
 
 

3.  In Asking God:  go to top of page 

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اَللّهُمَّ اِنّي اَتَقَرَّبُ اِلَيْكَ بِذِكْرِكَ، وَاَسْتَشْفِعُ بِكَ اِلى نَفْسِكَ،

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وَأَسْأَلُكَ بِجُودِكَ اَنْ تُدْنِيَني مِنْ قُرْبِكَ،

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وَاَنْ تُوزِعَني شُكْرَكَ،

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وَاَنْ تُلْهِمَني ذِكْرَكَ،

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اَللّهُمَّ اِنّي أَسْأَلُكَ سُؤالَ خاضِع مُتَذَلِّل خاشِع

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اَنْ تُسامِحَني وَتَرْحَمَني وَتَجْعَلَني بِقِسْمِكَ راضِياً قانِعاً

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وَفي جَميعِ الاَْحْوالِ مُتَواضِعاً،

O Allah! I draw myself nigh to Thee through Thy invocation

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And I pray to Thee to intercede on my behalf

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And I entreat Thee by Thy Love to draw me nearer to Thee

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And grant me gratitude to Thee and inspire me to remember and to invoke Thee

O Allah! I entreat You, awestruck, begging You submissively and humbly:

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To treat me with clemency and mercy,

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And to make me pleased and content with what You  allot to me

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And cause me to be modest and unassuming in all circumstances

 

 

4.  In describing his needs, through the Majesty of God:  go to top of page 

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اَللّهُمَّ وَأَسْأَلُكَ سُؤالَ مَنِ اشْتَدَّتْ فاقَتُهُ،

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وَاَنْزَلَ بِكَ عِنْدَ الشَّدائِدِ حاجَتَهُ،

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وَعَظُمَ فيما عِنْدَكَ رَغْبَتُهُ،

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اَللّـهُمَّ عَظُمَ سُلْطانُكَ وَعَلا مَكانُكَ

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وَخَفِي مَكْرُكَ وَظَهَرَ اَمْرُكَ

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وَغَلَبَ قَهْرُكَ وَجَرَتْ قُدْرَتُكَ

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وَلا يُمْكِنُ الْفِرارُ مِنْ حُكُومَتِكَ،

O Allah!

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I beseech Thee as one who is passing through great privation

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and who supplicates his needs to Thee

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and his hope is very high by what is with Thee

O Allah!

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Great is Thy kingdom and exalted is Thy greatness

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Thy plan is secret, Thy authority is manifest,

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Thy might is victorious and it subdues

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And Thy power is prevalent throughout

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And it is not possible to escape from Thy dominion

 

 

5.  About forgiveness:  go to top of page 

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اَللّهُمَّ لا اَجِدُ لِذُنُوبي غافِراً،

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وَلا لِقَبائِحي ساتِراً،

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وَلا لِشَيء مِنْ عَمَلِي الْقَبيحِ بِالْحَسَنِ مُبَدِّلاً غَيْرَكَ

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لا اِلـهَ إلاّ اَنْتَ سُبْحانَكَ وَبِحَمْدِكَ

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ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسي، وَتَجَرَّأْتُ بِجَهْلي

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وَسَكَنْتُ اِلى قَديمِ ذِكْرِكَ لي وَمَنِّكَ عَلَيَّ،

O Allah!

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Except Thee I find no one who pardons my sins nor to conceal my vile acts,

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Nor have I anyone except Thee to transform my ugly deeds into virtues

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There is no god but You: Glory and Praise be to Thee, I have made my soul to suffer

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I had the audacity by my ignorance

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And I relied upon my past remembrance of Thee and Thy grace towards me

 

 

6.  Praising the Works of God towards him:  go to top of page 

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اَللّهُمَّ مَوْلاي كَمْ مِنْ قَبيح سَتَرْتَهُ

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وَكَمْ مِنْ فادِح مِنَ الْبَلاءِ اَقَلْتَهُ

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وَكَمْ مِنْ عِثار وَقَيْتَهُ،

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وَكَمْ مِنْ مَكْرُوه دَفَعْتَهُ،

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وَكَمْ مِنْ ثَناء جَميل لَسْتُ اَهْلاً لَهُ نَشَرْتَهُ،

O Allah! O my Lord!

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How many of my ugly deeds have You concealed

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How many of my grievous distress have You reduced in severity

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And how many of my stumbles have You protected,

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And how many of my hideous acts have You averted,

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And how many of the undeserved praises of me have You spread abroad!

 

 

7.  His feeling about his condition:  go to top of page 

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اَللّهُمَّ عَظُمَ بَلائي وَاَفْرَطَ بي سُوءُ حالي،

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وَقَصُرَتْ بي اَعْمالي وَقَعَدَتْ بي اَغْلالى،

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وَحَبَسَني عَنْ نَفْعي بُعْدُ اَمَلي،

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وَخَدَعَتْنِي الدُّنْيا بِغُرُورِها، وَنَفْسي بِجِنايَتِها 

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وَمِطالي يا سَيِّدي

O Allah!

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My trials and anguish have increased

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And my vice has worsened, and my good deeds have diminished

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And the yoke of my misdeeds has become heavy

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And remote hopes restrain me to benefit by doing good deeds

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And the world has deceived me with its allurements and my own self is affected by treachery:  Therefore, my Lord!

 

 

8.  Asking the Favor of God:  go to top of page 

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فَأَسْأَلُكَ بِعِزَّتِكَ اَنْ لا يَحْجُبَ عَنْكَ دُعائي سُوءُ عَمَلي وَفِعالي،

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وَلا تَفْضَحْني بِخَفِي مَا اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ سِرّى،

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وَلا تُعاجِلْني بِالْعُقُوبَةِ عَلى ما عَمِلْتُهُ في خَلَواتي

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مِنْ سُوءِ فِعْلي وَإساءَتي وَدَوامِ تَفْريطي وَجَهالَتي وَكَثْرَةِ شَهَواتي وَغَفْلَتي،

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وَكُنِ اللّهُمَّ بِعِزَّتِكَ لي في كُلِّ الاَْحْوالِ رَؤوفاً

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وَعَلَي في جَميعِ الاُْمُورِ عَطُوفاً

I implore Thee by Thy greatness to not let my sins and misdeeds block access of my prayers to reach Thy realm

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And not to disgrace me by exposing my hidden vice which You  know about

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Nor to hasten my retribution for those misdeeds committed by me in secret: which were due to passions, ignorance, excessive lustfulness and my negligence

O Allah!

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I beg of Thee by Thy greatness to be sympathetic towards me in all circumstances

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And well disposed towards me in all matters, O Allah who nurtures me!

 

 

9.  In matters of self deprecation:  go to top of page 

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اِلـهي وَرَبّي مَنْ لي غَيْرُكَ أَسْأَلُهُ كَشْفَ ضُرّي وَالنَّظَرَ في اَمْري،

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اِلهي وَمَوْلاي اَجْرَيْتَ عَلَي حُكْماً اِتَّبَعْتُ فيهِ هَوى نَفْسي

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وَلَمْ اَحْتَرِسْ فيهِ مِنْ تَزْيينِ عَدُوّي،

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فَغَرَّني بِما اَهْوى وَاَسْعَدَهُ عَلى ذلِكَ الْقَضاءُ

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فَتَجاوَزْتُ بِما جَرى عَلَي مِنْ ذلِكَ بَعْضَ حُدُودِكَ،

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وَخالَفْتُ بَعْضَ اَوامِرِكَ

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فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلي في جَميعِ ذلِكَ وَلا حُجَّةَ لي فيما جَرى عَلَيَّ فيهِ قَضاؤُكَ وَاَلْزَمَني حُكْمُكَ وَبَلاؤُكَ،

O my Lord!  I have none but Thee to dislodge my vices and understand my problems?

My Lord! My Master! You  decreed a law for me but instead I obeyed my low passions:

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And I guarded not myself against the allurements of my enemy who deceived me with vain hopes, thus I was led astray, and the fate helped him in that respect

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Thus I transgressed some of its limits set for me by Thee and I disobeyed some of Thy commandments;

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You  have therefore the just cause against me in all matters and I have no plea against Thy judgment against me

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Thus I am justifiably liable to Thy judgment and hardships

 

10.  Acknowledging his Status:  go to top of page 

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وَقَدْ اَتَيْتُكَ يا اِلـهي بَعْدَ تَقْصيري وَاِسْرافي عَلى نَفْسي

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مُعْتَذِراً نادِماً مُنْكَسِراً مُسْتَقيلاً

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مُسْتَغْفِراً مُنيباً مُقِرّاً مُذْعِناً مُعْتَرِفاً

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لا اَجِدُ مَفَرّاً مِمّا كانَ مِنّي وَلا مَفْزَعاً اَتَوَجَّهُ اِلَيْهِ في اَمْري غَيْرَ قَبُولِكَ عُذْري وَاِدْخالِكَ اِيّايَ في سَعَة رَحْمَتِكَ

But now I am turning to Thee, my Lord: after being guilty of omissions and transgressions against my soul,

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Apologetically, repentantly, broken heartedly, entreating for forgiveness, yieldingly to You my confessing

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As I can find no escape from what was done by myself; and having no refuge to which I can turn except seeking Thy acceptance of my excuse and admitting me into the realm of Thy spacious mercy

 

 

11.  Entreating God:  go to top of page 

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اَللّـهُمَّ فَاقْبَلْ عُذْري وَارْحَمْ شِدَّةَ ضُرّي وَفُكَّني مِنْ شَدِّ وَثاقي،

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يا رَبِّ ارْحَمْ ضَعْفَ بَدَني

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وَرِقَّةَ جِلْدي وَدِقَّةَ عَظْمي،

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يا مَنْ بَدَأَ خَلْقي وَذِكْري وَتَرْبِيَتي وَبِرّى وَتَغْذِيَتي

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هَبْني لاِبـْتِداءِ كَرَمِكَ وَسالِفِ بِرِّكَ بي

O Allah! Accept my apology and pity the intensity of my sufferings and set me free from my heavy fetters

My Lord!

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Have mercy on the infirmity of my body,

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The delicacy of my skin

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And the brittleness of my bones

O' You Who!

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Originated my creation and my individuality,

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And ensured my upbringing and welfare

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And provided my sustenance

I beg Thee to restore Thy favors and blessings upon me as You  did in the beginning of my life

 

 

12.  Quizzical about his Status, then answering himself:  go to top of page 

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يا اِلـهي وَسَيِّدي وَرَبّي،

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اَتُراكَ مُعَذِّبي بِنارِكَ بَعْدَ تَوْحيدِكَ

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وَبَعْدَ مَا انْطَوى عَلَيْهِ قَلْبي مِنْ مَعْرِفَتِكَ

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وَلَهِجَ بِهِ لِساني مِنْ ذِكْرِكَ،

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وَاعْتَقَدَهُ ضَميري مِنْ حُبِّكَ،

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وَبَعْدَ صِدْقِ اعْتِرافي وَدُعائي خاضِعاً لِرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ،

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هَيْهاتَ

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اَنْتَ اَكْرَمُ مِنْ اَنْ تُضَيِّعَ مَنْ رَبَّيْتَهُ

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اَوْ تُبْعِدَ  مَنْ اَدْنَيْتَهُ اَوْ تُشَرِّدَ مَنْ اوَيْتَهُ

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اَوْ تُسَلِّمَ اِلَى الْبَلاءِ مَنْ كَفَيْتَهُ وَرَحِمْتَهُ،

O' my God! My master! My Lord!

Can it be that You  see me penalized with the fire despite my belief in Thy unity?

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And despite the fact that my heart is filled with knowledge of Thee

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And when my tongue has repeatedly praised Thee

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And my conscience has acknowledged Thy love

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And despite my sincere confessions 

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And my humble entreaties submissive to Thy divinity?

Nay, O Lord! You  are far too kind and generous

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To destroy one whom Thyself nourished and enhanced,

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or to drive away from Thyself one whom You  have kept under Thy protection,

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Or to scare away one whom Thy self has given him shelter,

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Or to abandon in affliction the one You have maintained and to whom You  showed mercy

 

 

13.  Wondering about the love of God to His creatures:  go to top of page 

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وَلَيْتَ شِعْرى يا سَيِّدي وَاِلـهي وَمَوْلايَ

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اَتُسَلِّطُ النّارَ عَلى وُجُوه خَرَّتْ لِعَظَمَتِكَ ساجِدَةً،

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وَعَلى اَلْسُن نَطَقَتْ بِتَوْحيدِكَ صادِقَةً، وَبِشُكْرِكَ مادِحَةً،

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وَعَلى قُلُوب اعْتَرَفَتْ بِاِلهِيَّتِكَ مُحَقِّقَةً،

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وَعَلى ضَمائِرَ حَوَتْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ بِكَ حَتّى صارَتْ خاشِعَةً،

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وَعَلى جَوارِحَ سَعَتْ اِلى اَوْطانِ تَعَبُّدِكَ طائِعَةً

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وَاَشارَتْ بِاسْتِغْفارِكَ مُذْعِنَةً،

I am eager to know, O' my Master, my God and my Lord!

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Will You  inflict the fire upon faces which have submissively bowed in prostration to Thy greatness,

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Or upon the tongues which have sincerely confirmed Thy unity and have always expressed gratitude to Thee,

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Or upon hearts which have acknowledged Thy divinity with conviction,

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Or upon the minds which accumulated so much knowledge of Thee until they became submissive to Thee,

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Or upon the limbs which strove, at the places appointed for Thy worship, to adore Thee willingly and seek Thy forgiveness submissively?

 

 

14.  He answers his own questions, then continues:  go to top of page 

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ما هكَذَا الظَّنُّ بِكَ وَلا اُخْبِرْنا بِفَضْلِكَ عَنْكَ يا كَريمُ يا رَبِّ

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وَاَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ ضَعْفي عَنْ قَليل مِنْ بَلاءِ الدُّنْيا وَعُقُوباتِها وَما يَجْري فيها مِنَ الْمَكارِهِ عَلى اَهْلِها،

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عَلى اَنَّ ذلِكَ بَلاءٌ وَمَكْرُوهٌ قَليلٌ مَكْثُهُ، يَسيرٌ بَقاؤُهُ، قَصيرٌ مُدَّتُهُ

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فَكَيْفَ احْتِمالي لِبَلاءِ الاْخِرَةِ وَجَليل وُقُوعِ الْمَكارِهِ فيها

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وَهُوَ بَلاءٌ تَطُولُ مُدَّتُهُ وَيَدُومُ مَقامُهُ وَلا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْ اَهْلِهِ لاَِنَّهُ لا يَكُونُ إلاّ عَنْ غَضَبِكَ وَاْنتِقامِكَ وَسَخَطِكَ،

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وَهذا ما لا تَقُومُ لَهُ السَّمـاواتُ وَالاَْرْضُ

Nay, such sort of harshness is not expected from Thee as it is remote from Thy grace, O' generous One!

O' Lord! You  are aware of my weakness to bear even a minor affliction of this world and its consequence

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And adversity affecting the denizen of this earth, although such afflictions are momentary, short-lived and transient

How then can I bear the retributions and the punishments of the hereafter which surely are enormous and intense,

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and of prolonged period and perpetual duration,

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and which shall not be alleviated for those who deserve it

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since those retributions are the result of Thy wrath;

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and Thy punishment

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which neither the heavens nor the earth can bear or withstand!

 

 

15.  What to complain about to the Lord:  go to top of page 

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يا سَيِّدِي فَكَيْفَ لي وَاَنَا عَبْدُكَ الضَّعيـفُ الـذَّليـلُ الْحَقيـرُ الْمِسْكيـنُ الْمُسْتَكينُ،

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يا اِلهي وَرَبّي وَسَيِّدِي وَمَوْلايَ

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لاَِيِّ الاُْمُورِ اِلَيْكَ اَشْكُو

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وَلِما مِنْها اَضِجُّ وَاَبْكي

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لاَِليمِ الْعَذابِ وَشِدَّتِهِ، اَمْ لِطُولِ الْبَلاءِ وَمُدَّتِهِ،

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فَلَئِنْ صَيَّرْتَنى لِلْعُقُوباتِ مَعَ اَعْدائِكَ

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وَجَمَعْتَ بَيْني وَبَيْنَ اَهْلِ بَلائِكَ

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وَفَرَّقْتَ بَيْني وَبَيْنَ اَحِبّائِكَ وَاَوْليائِكَ،

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فَهَبْني يا اِلـهى وَسَيِّدِي وَمَوْلايَ وَرَبّي صَبَرْتُ عَلى عَذابِكَ

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فَكَيْفَ اَصْبِرُ عَلى فِراقِكَ،

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وَهَبْني  صَبَرْتُ عَلى حَرِّ نارِكَ

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فَكَيْفَ اَصْبِرُ عَنِ النَّظَرِ اِلى كَرامَتِكَ

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اَمْ كَيْفَ اَسْكُنُ فِي النّارِ وَرَجائي عَفْوُكَ

My Lord! How can I do so and I am the weak, insignificant, humble, insolvent and impoverished creature of Yours?

O' my God! My Lord! My King! And Master!

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Which of the matters shall I complain to Thee and for which of them shall I bewail and weep?
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Shall I bewail for the pains and pangs of the punishment and its intensity

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Or for the length of sufferings and its duration?

Therefore my Lord!:

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If You subject me to the penalties in company of Your enemies

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And cast me with those who deserved Your punishments

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And tear me apart from Your friends and those near to Thee:

Then my God, my Lord and my Master,

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Though I may patiently bear Thy punishments, how can I calmly accept being kept away from Thee?

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And suppose I patiently endure the scorching of Your torment,
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How can I resign myself to the denial of Thy Love and clemency?

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And how can I remain in the fire while I anticipate Thy forgiveness?

 

 

16.  What he would wish to do:  go to top of page 

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فَبِعِزَّتِكَ يا سَيِّدى وَمَوْلايَ

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اُقْسِمُ صادِقاً لَئِنْ تَرَكْتَني ناطِقاً لاَِضِجَّنَّ اِلَيْكَ بَيْنَ اَهْلِها ضَجيجَ الاْمِلينَ

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وَلاََصْرُخَنَّ اِلَيْكَ صُراخَ الْمَسْتَصْرِخينَ،

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وَلاََبْكِيَنَّ عَلَيْكَ بُكاءَ الْفاقِدينَ،

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وَلاَُنادِيَنَّكَ اَيْنَ كُنْتَ يا وَلِيَّ الْمُؤْمِنينَ،

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يا غايَةَ آمالِ الْعارِفينَ،

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يا غِياثَ الْمُسْتَغيثينَ، يا حَبيبَ قُلُوبِ الصّادِقينَ، وَيا اِلهَ الْعالَمينَ،

O' my Lord and Master!

I swear by Thy honor, and I talk sincerely, that if You allow me to speak, I shall cry out among its inmates bewailing unto Thee like the cry of those who anticipate Your compassion

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And I shall bemoan for Your nearness to Thee as that of the bereaved,

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And I shall keep on calling unto Thee:

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Where are You  O' Friend of the believers! O' the aim of the hope of those who know;

O' Sovereign, the helper of those seeking help!

O' You who are dear to the hearts of those who truly believe! And

O' You  who are the Lord of the universe."

 

 

17.  How can it be?:  go to top of page 

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اَفَتُراكَ سُبْحانَكَ يا اِلهى وَبِحَمْدِكَ

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تَسْمَعُ فيها صَوْتَ عَبْد مُسْلِم سُجِنَ فيها بِمُخالَفَتِهِ،

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وَذاقَ طَعْمَ عَذابِها بِمَعْصِيَتِهِ

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وَحُبِسَ بَيْنَ اَطْباقِها بِجُرْمِهِ وَجَريرَتِهِ

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وَهُوَ يَضِجُّ اِلَيْكَ ضَجيجَ مُؤَمِّل لِرَحْمَتِكَ،

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وَيُناديكَ بِلِسانِ اَهْلِ تَوْحيدِكَ، وَيَتَوَسَّلُ اِلَيْكَ بِرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ،

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يا مَوْلايَ فَكَيْفَ يَبْقى فِي الْعَذابِ وَهُوَ يَرْجُو ما سَلَفَ مِنْ حِلْمِكَ،

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اَمْ كَيْفَ تُؤْلِمُهُ النّارُ وَهُوَ يَأْملُ فَضْلَكَ وَرَحْمَتَكَ

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اَمْ كَيْفَ يُحْرِقُهُ لَهيبُها وَاَنْتَ تَسْمَعُ صَوْتَهُ وَتَرى مَكانَه

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اَمْ كَيْفَ يَشْتَمِلُ عَلَيْهِ زَفيرُها وَاَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ ضَعْفَهُ،

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اَمْ كَيْفَ يَتَقَلْقَلُ بَيْنَ اَطْباقِها وَاَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ صِدْقَهُ،

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اَمْ كَيْفَ تَزْجُرُهُ زَبانِيَتُها وَهُوَ يُناديكَ يا رَبَّهُ،

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اَمْ كَيْفَ يَرْجُو فَضْلَكَ في عِتْقِهِ مِنْها فَتَتْرُكُهُ فيها

Would You My Lord! (Glory and Praise be to Thee), like to be seen disregarding the voice of a Muslim bondman, incarcerated in the hellfire for his disobedience, and imprisoned within its pits for his evildoings and misdeeds:

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Crying out to Thee the way of one who has faith in Thy mercy

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And calls out to Thee in the language of those who believe in Thy Oneness

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And seeking to approach Thee by means of Your Lordship?

My Lord! Then how could he remain in torments when he hopefully relies upon Thy past forbearance, compassion and mercy?

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And how can the fire cause him suffering when he hopes for Your Grace and Mercy

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And how can its roaring flames char him when You hear his voice and see his plight?

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And how can he withstand its roaring flames when You know his frailty?

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And how can he be tossed about between its layers when You  know his sincerity?

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And how can the keepers of hellfire threaten him when he calls out to Thee?

My Lord! and how would You abandon him in the hellfire when he has faith in Thy Grace to set him free?

 

 

18.  The Conclusion:  go to top of page 

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هَيْهاتَ ما ذلِكَ الظَّنُ بِكَ وَلاَ الْمَعْرُوفُ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

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وَلا مُشْبِهٌ لِما عامَلْتَ بِهِ الْمُوَحِّدينَ مِنْ بِرِّكَ وَاِحْسانِكَ،

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فَبِالْيَقينِ اَقْطَعُ لَوْ لا ما حَكَمْتَ بِهِ مِنْ تَعْذيبِ جاحِديكَ،

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 وَقَضَيْتَ بِهِ مِنْ اِخْلادِ مُعانِدِيكَ

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لَجَعَلْتَ النّارَ كُلَّها بَرْداً وَسَلاماً وَما كانَت لاَِحَد فيها مَقَرّاً وَلا مُقاماً

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لكِنَّكَ تَقَدَّسَتْ اَسْماؤُكَ

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اَقْسَمْتَ اَنْ تَمْلاََها مِنَ الْكافِرينَ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنّاسِ اَجْمَعينَ،

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وَاَنْ تُخَلِّدَ فيهَا الْمُعانِدينَ

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وَاَنْتَ جَلَّ ثَناؤُكَ قُلْتَ مُبْتَدِئاً، وَتَطَوَّلْتَ بِالاًِنْعامِ مُتَكَرِّماً

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اَفَمَنْ كانَ مُؤْمِناً كَمَنْ كانَ فاسِقاً لا يَسْتَوُونَ،

Alas O Lord! that is not the concept we hold of Thee, nor has Thy Grace such a repute. Nor is it like what You reward (by Thy Love and Kindness) those who believe in Thy unity

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I surely conclude that were it not for the ordained punishment for those who disbelieve in Thee, and have You not decreed Thy enemies to remain in hellfire:
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You would have made hellfire peaceful and cold

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And there would not be a site or a place for anyone in it;

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But sanctified is Thy Names, You have sworn to fill hellfire with disbelievers from amongst the jinn and mankind, and deposit Your enemies in it for good

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And You, exalted be Thy praises, have made manifest, out of Thy Love and Kindness, that a believer is not like unto him who is a disbeliever.

 

 

19.  In the great Attributes of God:  go to top of page 

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اِلهى وَسَيِّدى فَأَسْأَلُكَ بِالْقُدْرَةِ الَّتى قَدَّرْتَها، وَبِالْقَضِيَّةِ الَّتي حَتَمْتَها وَحَكَمْتَها وَغَلَبْتَ مَنْ عَلَيْهِ اَجْرَيْتَها

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اَنْ تَهَبَ لى فى هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَفي هذِهِ السّاعَةِ

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كُلَّ جُرْم اَجْرَمْتُهُ، وَكُلَّ ذَنْب اَذْنَبْتُهُ،

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وَكُلَّ قَبِيح اَسْرَرْتُهُ، وَكُلَّ جَهْل عَمِلْتُهُ، كَتَمْتُهُ اَوْ اَعْلَنْتُهُ اَخْفَيْتُهُ اَوْ اَظْهَرْتُهُ،

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وَكُلَّ سَيِّئَة اَمَرْتَ بِاِثْباتِهَا الْكِرامَ الْكاتِبينَ

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الَّذينَ وَكَّلْتَهُمْ بِحِفْظِ ما يَكُونُ مِنّي وَجَعَلْتَهُمْ شُهُوداً عَلَيَّ مَعَ جَوارِحي،

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وَكُنْتَ اَنْتَ الرَّقيبَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ وَرائِهِمْ،

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وَالشّاهِدَ لِما خَفِيَ عَنْهُمْ، وَبِرَحْمَتِكَ اَخْفَيْتَهُ، وَبِفَضْلِكَ سَتَرْتَهُ،

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وَاَنْ تُوَفِّرَ حَظّي مِنْ كُلِّ خَيْر اَنْزَلْتَهُ

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اَوْ اِحْسان فَضَّلْتَهُ

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اَوْ بِرٍّ نَشَرْتَهُ اَوْ رِزْق بَسَطْتَهُ

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اَوْ ذَنْب تَغْفِرُهُ اَوْ خَطَأ تَسْتُرُهُ، يا رَبِّ يا رَبِّ يا رَبِّ

My Lord! My Master! I implore Thee by the Might by which You  determine, and by the decree which You  finalize and ordain and by which You prevail upon whom You have imposed it:

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To bestow upon me this night and this very hour the forgiveness for the transgressions I have made
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For all the sins that I have committed,

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For all loathsome acts I have kept secret and

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For all vices done by me, in concealment or outwardly, secretly or openly, and

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For my every wickedness that You  have ordered the two appointed nobles (angels) as scribes to record my actions and to be witnesses over me along with the limbs of my body, whilst You  observe over me besides them and was witness to those acts concealed from them?

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Which You  in Thy mercy have kept concealed and through Thy kindness unexposed and
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I pray to Thee to make my share plentiful in all the good that You  do bestow;

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In all the favors that You  do grant; and

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In all the virtues that You  do allow to be everywhere known; and

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In all the sustenance and livelihood that You  do expand

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And in respect of all the sins that You  do forgive and the wrongs that You  conceal

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O' Lord! O' Lord! O' Lord!

 

 

20.  In the great Attributes of God:  go to top of page 

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يا اِلهي وَسَيِّدي وَمَوْلايَ وَمالِكَ رِقّى،

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يا مَنْ بِيَدِهِ ناصِيَتى يا عَليماً بِضُرّى وَمَسْكَنَتى،

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يا خَبيراً بِفَقْرى وَفاقَتى يا رَبِّ يا رَبِّ يا رَبِّ

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أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّكَ وَقُدْسِكَ وَاَعْظَمِ صِفاتِكَ وَاَسْمائِكَ

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اَنْ تَجْعَلَ اَوْقاتي مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهارِ بِذِكْرِكَ مَعْمُورَةً،

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وَبِخِدْمَتِكَ مَوْصُولَةً،

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وَاَعْمالى عِنْدَكَ مَقْبُولَةً حَتّى تَكُونَ اَعْمالي وَاَوْرادى كُلُّها وِرْداً واحِداً

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وَحالى فى خِدْمَتِكَ سَرْمَداً،

O' my God! My Lord! My King!

O' Master of my freedom! O' You who holds my destiny, who are aware of my pain and poverty, O' You who knows my hardship and paucity,

O' my Lord! O' my Lord, O' my Lord!

I beseech Thee by Thy Glory and Thy Honor, by Thy lofty attributes and Thy names!

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To cause me utilize my time, day and night, in remembering Thee,

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By engaging myself in serving Thee, and

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To let my deeds be such as to be acceptable to Thee,
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so much so that all my actions and prayers may be transformed into a continuous and sustained effort and

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my life take the form of steady and lasting service to Thee  

 

 

21.  In Supplication to God:  go to top of page 

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يا سَيِّدي يا مَنْ عَلَيْهِ مُعَوَّلي

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يا مَنْ اِلَيْهِ شَكَوْتُ اَحْوالي يا رَبِّ يا رَبِّ يا رَبِّ،

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قَوِّ عَلى خِدْمَتِكَ جَوارِحى

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وَاشْدُدْ عَلَى الْعَزيمَةِ جَوانِحي

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وَهَبْ لِيَ الْجِدَّ في خَشْيَتِكَ،

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وَالدَّوامَ فِي الاِْتِّصالِ بِخِدْمَتِكَ،

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حَتّى اَسْرَحَ اِلَيْكَ في مَيادينِ السّابِقينَ وَاُسْرِعَ اِلَيْكَ فِي الْبارِزينَ

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وَاَشْتاقَ اِلى قُرْبِكَ فِي الْمُشْتاقينَ وَاَدْنُوَ مِنْكَ دُنُوَّ الُْمخْلِصينَ،

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وَاَخافَكَ مَخافَةَ الْمُوقِنينَ، وَاَجْتَمِعَ فى جِوارِكَ مَعَ الْمُؤْمِنينَ،

O' my Master! O' my Reliance, to Whom I express my distress!

O' my Lord! My Lord! My Lord!

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Strengthen my resolve for Thy service

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And empower my resolve to keep on in Thy service

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And grant me the eagerness to fear Thee

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And to persist and keep on to serve Thee

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So that I be one of the forerunners towards Thee along with the vanguards

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And be swift towards You among those who rush towards Thee

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And be eager to be near You among the keen towards Thee

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And draw nigh towards You like them who draw themselves towards Thee

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And to fear You like the fear of those who firmly believe in Thee

And thus I may join the congregation of the faithful congregated for protection near Thee

 

 

22.  Keeps supplicating:  go to top of page 

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اَللّهُمَّ وَمَنْ اَرادَني بِسُوء فَاَرِدْهُ وَمَنْ كادَني فَكِدْهُ،

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وَاجْعَلْني مِنْ اَحْسَنِ عَبيدِكَ نَصيباً عِنْدَكَ،

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وَاَقْرَبِهِمْ مَنْزِلَةً مِنْكَ، وَاَخَصِّهِمْ زُلْفَةً لَدَيْكَ، فَاِنَّهُ لا يُنالُ ذلِكَ إلاّ بِفَضْلِكَ،

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وَجُدْ لي بِجُودِكَ وَاعْطِفْ عَلَيَّ بِمَجْدِكَ وَاحْفَظْني بِرَحْمَتِكَ،

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وَاجْعَلْ لِسانى بِذِكْرِكَ لَهِجَاً وَقَلْبي بِحُبِّكَ مُتَيَّماً

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وَمُنَّ عَلَيَّ بِحُسْنِ اِجابَتِكَ، وَاَقِلْني عَثْرَتي وَاغْفِرْ زَلَّتي،

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فَاِنَّكَ قَضَيْتَ عَلى عِبادِكَ بِعِبادَتِكَ،

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وَاَمَرْتَهُمْ بِدُعائِكَ، وَضَمِنْتَ لَهُمُ الاِْجابَةَ،

O' Allah!

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Him who intends evil against me, let that evil befall on him

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And him who plots against me, let You frustrate him

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And assign for me a place in Thy presence; with the best of Your bondsmen; and the closest abode to Thee,

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For verily that position cannot be attained except through Your Favor;

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And treat me kindly,

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And through Your Grandeur extend Thy largesse towards me

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And through Thy mercy protect me

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And cause my tongue to accentuate Your remembrance

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And my heart to be filled with Thy love

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And be liberal toward me by Your Gracious Response

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And cause my vices to appear fewer and forgive me my errors.

For verily, You  have ordained for Your creatures Thy worship

And bidden them to supplicate unto Thee

And have assured them of Thy response

 

 

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فَاِلَيْكَ يا رَبِّ نَصَبْتُ وَجْهي وَاِلَيْكَ يا رَبِّ مَدَدْتُ يَدي،

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فَبِعِزَّتِكَ اسْتَجِبْ لي دُعائي وَبَلِّغْني مُنايَ

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وَلا تَقْطَعْ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ رَجائي، وَاكْفِني شَرَّ الْجِنِّ وَالاِْنْسِ مِنْ اَعْدائي،

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يا سَريعَ الرِّضا اِغْفِرْ لِمَنْ لا يَمْلِكُ إلاّ الدُّعاءَ

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فَاِنَّكَ فَعّالٌ لِما تَشاءُ،

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يا مَنِ اسْمُهُ دَواءٌ وَذِكْرُهُ شِفاءٌ وَطاعَتُهُ غِنىً،

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اِرْحَمْ مَنْ رَأْسُ مالِهِ الرَّجاءُ وَسِلاحُهُ الْبُكاءُ،

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يا سابِـغَ النِّعَمِ، يا دافِعَ النِّقَمِ، يا نُورَ الْمُسْتَوْحِشينَ فِي الظُّلَمِ، يا عالِماً لا يُعَلَّمُ،

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صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّد وَآلِ مُحَمَّد وَافْعَلْ بي ما اَنْتَ اَهْلُهُ وَصَلَّى اللهُ عَلى رَسُولِهِ وَالاَْئِمَّةِ الْمَيامينَ مِنْ آلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْليماً كَثيراً .

So, my Lord!

Towards Thee I look up earnestly

And towards Thee, my Lord! I have stretched forth my hands

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Therefore, I ask You by Thy honor to respond to my supplication and let me attain my wishes

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And, I ask You by Thy bounty, to frustrate not my hopes

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And to protect me from the evilness of my enemies, from among the jinn and mankind

O' You Who is readily pleased, forgive the one whose possession is none but supplication;

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For You  carry out what You  Resolve

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O' You! Whose Name is the remedy

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And Whose remembrance is the cure for ailments

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And obedience to You is the true enrichment;

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Have mercy on one whose only asset is hope and whose armor is weeping 

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O' You! Who perfects all bounties and wards off all misfortunes!

O' Light! Who illuminates those in bewilderment!

O' Knowledgeable! Who knows without being taught!

Bless Muhammad and the Descendants of Muhammad

And do unto me in accordance with what befits Thee,

And deal with me not in accordance to my worth,

May Your blessings be bestowed upon Your Apostle and the Rightful Imams from his Descendants and Your peace be upon them aplenty

 

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