Du'a Arafa

اَلْحَمْدُ لله الَّذى لَيْسَ لِقَضآئِهِ دافِعٌ وَلا لِعَطائِهِ مانِعٌ وَلا كَصُنْعِهِ صُنْعُ صانِعٍ وَهُوَ الْجَوادُ الْواسِعُ فَطَرَ اَجْناسَ الْبَدائِعِ واَتْقَنَ بِحِكْمَتِهِ الصَّنائِعَ لا تَخْفى عَلَيْهِ الطَّلايِـعُ وَلا تَضيعُ عِنْدَهُ الْوَدائِعُ جازى كُلِّ صانِعٍ وَرائِشُ كُلِّ قانعٍ وَراحِمُ كُلِّ ضارِعٍ وَمُنْزِلُ الْمَنافِعِ وَالْكِتابِ الْجامِعِ بِالنُّورِ السّاطِعِ وَ هُوَ لِلدَّعَواتِ سامِعٌ وَلِلْكُرُباتِ دافِعٌ وَلِلدَّرَجاتِ رافِعٌ،

Praise be to God, whose decree none can repel, whose giving none can withhold, and whose making no maker's making resembles. He is the Generous, the All-Embracing. He originated the kinds of wondrous things and perfected by His wisdom all that He made. Nothing that comes forth is hidden from Him, and nothing entrusted is lost with Him. He is the Rewarder of every doer, the Enricher of every contented one, the Merciful to every humble supplicant, and the One who sends down benefits and the all-comprehensive Book with its radiant light. He hears supplications, He drives away afflictions, He raises ranks,

وَلِلْجَبابِرَةِ قامِعٌ فَلا اِلهَ غَيْرُهُ وَلا شَىْءَ يَعْدِلُهُ وَلَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَىْءٌ وَهُوَ السَّميعُ الْبَصيرُاللَّطيفُ الْخَبيرُ وَهُوَ عَلى كُلِّشَىْءٍ قَديرٌ اَللّهُمَّ اِنّى اَرْغَبُ إِلَيْكَ وَ اَشْهَدُ بِالرُّبُوبِيَّةِ لَكَ مُقِرّاً بِاَنَّكَ رَبّى وَ اِلَيْكَ مَرَدّى اِبْتَدَاْتَنى بِنِعْمَتِكَ قَبْلَ اَنْ اَكُونَ شَيْئاً مَذْكُورا وَخَلَقْتَنى مِنَ التُّرابِ ثُمَّ اَسْكَنْتَنِى الاَْصْلابَ آمِناً لِرَيْبِ الْمَنُونِ وَاخْتِلافِ الدُّهُورِ وَالسِّنينَ،

and He crushes tyrants. So there is no god other than Him, nothing is equal to Him, and there is nothing like Him. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing, the Subtle, the All-Aware, and He has power over all things. O God, I turn to You in longing, and I bear witness to Your lordship, acknowledging that You are my Lord and that to You is my return. You began me with Your blessing before I was a thing worth mentioning. You created me from dust, then lodged me in the loins, safe from the accidents of fate and the changes of the ages and the years,

فَلَمْ اَزَلْ ظاعِناً مِنْ صُلْبٍ اِلى رَحِمٍ فى تَقادُمٍ مِنَ الاَْيّامِ الْماضِيَةِ وَالْقُرُونِ الْخالِيَةِ لَمْ تُخْرِجْنى لِرَاْفَتِكَ بى وَلُطْفِكَ لى وَاِحْسانِكَ اِلَىَّ فى دَوْلَةِ اَئِمَّةِ الْكُفْرِ الَّذينَ نَقَضُوا عَهْدَكَ وَكَذَّبُوا رُسُلَكَ لكِنَّكَ اَخْرَجْتَنى لِلَّذى سَبَقَلى مِنَ الْهُدَى الَّذى لَهُ يَسَّرْتَنى وَفيهِ اَنْشَاءْتَنى وَمِنْ قَبْلِ ذلِكَ رَؤُفْتَ بى بِجَميلِ صُنْعِكَ وَسَوابِـغِ نِعَمِكَ فابْتَدَعْتَ خَلْقى مِنْ مَنِىٍّ يُمْنى وَاَسْكَنْتَنى فى ظُلُماتٍ ثَلاثٍ بَيْنَ لَحْمٍ وَدَمٍ وَجِلْدٍ،

and I kept journeying from loin to womb through a long succession of days gone by and centuries passed away. Out of Your tenderness to me, Your kindness to me and Your goodness to me, You did not bring me out in the reign of the leaders of unbelief who broke Your covenant and denied Your messengers. Rather, You brought me out for the guidance that had been decreed for me beforehand, to which You eased my way and in which You raised me. And even before that You were tender to me through Your beautiful making and Your abundant blessings. You originated my creation from a drop of emitted fluid, and You lodged me in three darknesses, between flesh, blood and skin.

لَمْ تُشْهِدْنى خَلْقى وَلَمْ تَجْعَلْ اِلَىَّ شَيْئاً مِنْ اَمْرى ثُمَّ اَخْرَجْتَنى لِلَّذى سَبَقَ لى مِنَ الْهُدى اِلَى الدُّنْيا تآمّاً سَوِيّاً وَحَفِظْتَنى فِى الْمَهْدِ طِفْلاً صَبِيّاً وَرَزَقْتَنى مِنَ الْغِذآءِ لَبَناً مَرِيّاً وَعَطَفْتَ عَلَىَّ قُلُوبَ الْحَواضِنِ وَكَفَّلْتَنى الاُْمَّهاتِ الرَّواحِمَ وَكَلاَْتَنى مِنْ طَوارِقِ الْجآنِّ وَسَلَّمْتَنى مِنَ الزِّيادَةِ وَالنُّقْصانِ فَتَعالَيْتَ يا رَحيمُ يا رَحْمنُ حتّى اِذَا اسْتَهْلَلْتُ ناطِقاً بِالْكَلامِ،

You did not make me a witness to my own creation, nor did You leave anything of my affair to me. Then You brought me out, for the guidance decreed for me beforehand, into the world, complete and well-formed. You protected me in the cradle as an infant, a little child, and provided me with wholesome milk as nourishment. You turned the hearts of nursemaids towards me, and entrusted me to the care of compassionate mothers. You guarded me from the visitations of the jinn, and kept me safe from excess and deficiency. So exalted are You, O Compassionate, O All-Merciful! Until, when I began to utter words,

اَتْمَمْتَ عَلَىَّ سَوابغَ الاِْ نْعامِ وَ رَبَّيْتَنى زايِداً فى كُلِّ عامٍ حَتّى إ ذَا اكْتَمَلَتْ فِطْرَتى وَاعْتَدَلَتْ مِرَّتى اَوْجَبْتَ عَلَىَّ حُجَتَّكَ بِاَنْ اَلْهَمْتَنى مَعْرِفَتَكَ وَرَوَّعْتَنى بِعَجائِبِ حِكْمَتِكَ وَاَيْقَظْتَنى لِما ذَرَاْتَ فى سَمآئِكَ وَ اَرْضِكَ مِنْ بَدائِعِ خَلْقِكَ وَنَبَّهْتَنى لِشُكْرِكَ وَذِكْرِكَ وَاَوجَبْتَ عَلَىَّ طاعَتَكَ وَعِبادَتَكَ وَفَهَّمْتَنى ما جاَّءَتْ بِهِ رُسُلُكَ وَيَسَّرْتَ لى تَقَبُّلَ مَرْضاتِكَ وَمَنَنْتَ عَلَىَّ فى جَميعِ ذلِكَ بِعَونِكَ وَلُطْفِكَ ثُمَّ اِذْ خَلَقْتَنى مِنْ خَيْرِ الثَّرى،

You completed Your abundant favours upon me, and You raised me, growing more every year, until, when my nature was perfected and my strength had come to balance, You made Your proof binding upon me by inspiring me with knowledge of You, filling me with awe at the wonders of Your wisdom, awakening me to the marvels of Your creation that You have spread through Your heaven and Your earth, and alerting me to thank You and remember You. You made obedience to You and worship of You obligatory upon me, You made me understand what Your messengers brought, and You made it easy for me to accept what pleases You, and You were gracious to me in all of that through Your help and Your kindness. Then, since You created me from the best of soil,

لَمْ تَرْضَ لى يا اِلهى نِعْمَةً دُونَ اُخرى وَرَزَقْتَنى مِنْ اَنواعِ الْمَعاشِ وَصُنُوفِ الرِّياشِ بِمَنِّكَ الْعَظيمِ الاَْعْظَمِ عَلَىَّ وَاِحْسانِكَ الْقَديمِ اِلَىَّ حَتّى اِذا اَتْمَمْتَ عَلَىَّ جَميعَ النِّعَمِ وَصَرَفْتَ عَنّى كُلَّ النِّقَمِ لَمْ يَمْنَعْكَ جَهْلى وَجُرْاءَتى عَلَيْكَ اَنْ دَلَلْتَنى اِلى ما يُقَرِّبُنى اِلَيْكَ وَوَفَّقْتَنى لِما يُزْلِفُنى لَدَيْكَ فَاِنْ دَعَوْتُكَ اَجَبْتَنى وَاِنْ سَئَلْتُكَ اَعْطَيْتَنى وَاِنْ اَطَعْتُكَ شَكَرْتَنى وَاِنْ شَكَرْتُكَ زِدْتَنى،

You were not content, my God, that I should have one blessing without another. You provided me with all kinds of livelihood and varieties of goods, through Your great, most great favour to me and Your age-old goodness towards me, until, when You had completed all blessings upon me and turned every misfortune away from me, my ignorance and my boldness against You did not prevent You from guiding me to what brings me near to You and granting me success in what draws me close to You. If I called upon You, You answered me; if I asked of You, You gave to me; if I obeyed You, You thanked me; and if I thanked You, You gave me more.

كُلُّ ذلِكَ اِكْمالٌ لاَِنْعُمِكَ عَلَىَّ وَاِحْسانِكَ اِلَىَّ فَسُبْحانَكَ سُبْحانَكَ مِنْ مُبْدِئٍ مُعيدٍ حَميدٍ مَجيدٍ تَقَدَّسَتْ اَسْمآؤُكَ وَعَظُمَتْ الاَّؤُكَ فَأَىَُّ نِعَمِكَ ي ا اِلهى اُحْصى عَدَداً وَذِكْراً أمْْ اَىُّ عَطـاياكَ أقُومُ بِها شُكْراً وَهِىَ يا رَبِّ اَكْثَرُ مِنْ اَنْ يُحْصِيَهَا الْعآدّوُنَ أوْ يَبْلُغَ عِلْماً بِهَا الْحافِظُونَ ثُمَّ ما صَرَفْتَ وَدَرَأْتَ عَنّى اَللّهُمَّ مِنَ الضُرِّ وَالضَّرّآءِ أكْثَرُ مِمّا ظَهَرَ لى مِنَ الْعافِيَةِ وَالسَّرّآءِ وَاَنـَا اَشْهَدُ يا اِلهى بِحَقيقَةِ ايمانى،

All of that is the completion of Your favours upon me and Your goodness towards me. So glory be to You, glory be to You, the Originator, the Restorer, the Praiseworthy, the Glorious! Holy are Your names and great are Your bounties. Which of Your blessings, my God, can I reckon in number and in mention, or which of Your gifts can I repay with thanks? For they, O Lord, are more than the counters can count or those who retain them can encompass in knowledge. Moreover, the harm and adversity that You have turned away and warded off from me, O God, are more than the wellbeing and happiness that have appeared to me. And I bear witness, my God, by the reality of my faith,

وَعَقْدِ عَزَماتِ يَقينى وَخالِصِ صَريحِ تَوْحيدى وَباطِنِ مَكْنُونِ ضَميرى وَعَلائِقِ مَجارى نُورِ بَصَرى وَاَساريرِ صَفْحَةِ جَبينى وَخُرْقِ مَسارِبِ نَفْسى وَخَذاريفِ مارِنِ عِرْنينى وَمَسارِبِ سِماخِ سَمْعى وَما ضُمَّتْ وَاَطْبَقَتْ عَلَيْهِ شَفَتاىَ وَحَرَكاتِ لَفْظِ لِسانى وَمَغْرَزِ حَنَكِ فَمى وَفَكّى،

and by the binding knot of the resolutions of my certainty, the pure essence of my clear profession of Your oneness, the hidden secrets of my conscience, the ties of the channels of the light of my eyes, the lines on the surface of my brow, the openings of the passages of my breath, the soft membranes of the tip of my nose, the channels of the canals of my hearing, what my lips have closed and sealed upon, the movements of my tongue in speech, and the joint of the palate of my mouth and my jaw,

وَمَنابِتِ اَضْراسى وَمَساغِ مَطْعَمى وَمَشْرَبى وَحِمالَةِ اُمِّ رَاءْسى وَبُلُوعِ فارِغِ حَباَّئِلِ عُنُقى وَمَا اشْتَمَلَ عَليْهِ تامُورُ صَدْرى وَحمائِلِ حَبْلِ وَتينى وَنِياطِ حِجابِ قَلْبى وَاءَفْلاذِ حَواشى كَبِدى وَما حَوَتْهُ شَراسيفُ اَضْلاعى وَحِقاقُ مَفاصِلى وَقَبضُ عَوامِلى وَاَطرافُِ اَنامِلى وَلَحْمى وَدَمى وَشَعْرى وَبَشَرى وَعَصَبى وَقَصَبى وَعِظامى وَمُخّى وَعُرُوقى وَجَميعُِ جَوارِحى وَمَا انْتَسَجَ عَلى ذلِكَ اَيّامَ رِضاعى وَما اَقلَّتِ الاَْرْضُ مِنّى وَنَوْمى وَيَقَظَتى وَسُكُونى وَحَرَكاتِ رُكُوعى وَسُجُودى ،

the roots of my molars, the passage of my food and my drink, the bearer of my skull, the hollow conduits of the cords of my neck, what the core of my chest contains, the suspensors of the cord of my aorta, the strings on which the veil of my heart hangs, the lobes along the edges of my liver, what the cartilages of my ribs enclose, the sockets of my joints, the flexing of my working limbs, the tips of my fingers, my flesh, my blood, my hair, my skin, my nerves, my hollow bones, my bones, my marrow, my veins and all my limbs, what was woven onto them in the days of my nursing, what the earth bears of me, my sleep and my waking, my stillness and the movements of my bowing and my prostration,

اَنْ لَوْ حاوَلْتُ وَاجْتَهَدْتُ مَدَى الاَْعصارِ وَالاَْحْقابِ لَوْ عُمِّرْتُها اَنْ أُؤَدِّىَ شُكْرَ واحِدَةٍ مِنْ أَنْعُمِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ ذلِكَ اِلاّ بِمَنِّكَ الْمُوجَبِ عَلَىَّ بِهِ شُكْرُكَ اَبَداً جَديداً وَثَنآءً طارِفاً عَتيداً اَجَلْ وَلوْ حَرَصْتُ اَنـَا وَالْعآدُّونَ مِنْ اَنامِكَ أَنْ نُحْصِىَ مَدى اِنْعامِكَ سالِفِهِ وَ انِفِهِ ما حَصَرْناهُ عَدَداً وَلا اَحْصَيناهُ اَمَداًهَيْهاتَ إنّى ذلِكَ وَاَنْتَ الْمُخْبِرُ فى كِتابِكَ النّاطِقِ،

that if I tried and strove throughout the ages and the eras, were I to live through them, to give thanks for a single one of Your favours, I could not do so except by Your grace, which makes thanks to You binding upon me ever anew, and praise fresh and ever ready. Indeed, even if I and all those among Your creatures who keep count were eager to number the extent of Your favours, past and present, we would not reckon their number nor count their span. Far from it! How could that be, when You are the One who declares in Your speaking Book

وَالنَّبَاءِ الصّادِقِ وَاِنْ تَعُدُّوا نِعْمَةَ الله لا تُحْصُوها صَدَقَ كِتابُكَ اْللّهُمَّ وَاِنْبآؤُكَ وَبَلَّغَتْ اَنْبِيآؤُكَ وَرُسُلُكَ ما اَنْزَلْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ وَحْيِكَ وَشَرَعْتَ لَهُمْ وَبِهِمْ مِنْ دينِكَ غَيْرَ أَنّى يا اِلهى اَشْهَدُ بِجَُهْدى وَجِدّى وَمَبْلَغِ طاعَتى وَوُسْعى وَ أَقُولُ مُؤْمِناً مُوقِناً اَلْحَمْدُ لله الَّذى لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَداً فَيَكُونَ مَوْرُوثاً وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَريكٌ فى مُلْكِهِ فَيُضآدَُّهُ فيَما ابْتَدَعَ،

and the truthful tidings: "And if you count the blessings of God, you cannot number them." Your Book has spoken the truth, O God, and so have Your tidings, and Your prophets and Your messengers have conveyed what You sent down to them of Your revelation, and what You laid down for them and through them of Your religion. Yet, my God, I bear witness with all my effort and my earnestness, with the full reach of my obedience and my capacity, and I say, believing and certain: Praise be to God, who has taken no son so that He might be inherited from, and who has no partner in His kingdom to oppose Him in what He has originated,

وَلا وَلِىُّ مِنَ الذُّلِّ فَيُرْفِدَهُ فيما صَنَعَ فَسُبْحانَهُ سُبْحانَهُ لَوْ كانَ فيهِما الِهَةٌ اِلا الله لَفَسَدَتا وَتَفَطَّرَتا سُبْحانَ الله الْواحِدِ الاَْحَدِ الصَّمَدِ الَّذى لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً اَحَدٌ اَلْحَمْدُ لله حَمْداً يُعادِلُ حَمْدَ مَلاَّئِكَتِهِ الْمُقَرَّبينَ وَاَنْبِي آئِهِ الْمُرْسَلينَ وَصَلَّى الله عَلى خِيَرَتِهِ مُحَمَّدٍ خاتَمِ النَّبِيّينَ وَآلِهِ الطَّيـِبـيـنَ الطـّاهـِريـنَ الْمـُخـلَصـيـنَ وَسـَلَّمَ

nor any protector out of weakness to assist Him in what He has made. So glory be to Him, glory be to Him! Had there been gods in the heavens and the earth other than God, they would both have been ruined and rent apart. Glory be to God, the One, the Unique, the Eternal Refuge, who has not begotten and has not been begotten, and to whom none is equal. Praise be to God, a praise that equals the praise of His angels brought near and His prophets sent forth. And may God bless His chosen one, Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets, and his family, the good, the pure, those whom He has made sincere, and grant them peace.

اَللّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنى اَخْشاكَ كَانّى أَراكَ وَاَسْعِدْنى بِتَقويكَ وَلا تُشْقِنى بِمَعْصِيَتِكَ وَخِرْلى فى قَضآئِكَ وَبارِكْ لى فى قَدَرِكَ حَتّى لا احِبَّ تَعْجيلَ ما اَخَّرْتَ وَلا تَاْخيرَ ما عَجَّلْتَ اَللّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ غِناىَ فى نَفْسى وَالْيَقينَ فى قَلْبى وَالاِْخْلاصَ فى عَمَلى وَالنُّورَ فى بَصَرى وَالْبَصيرَةَ فى دينى وَمَتِّعْنى بِجَوارِحى وَاجْعَلْ سَمْعى وَبَصَرى اَلْوارِثَيْنِ مِنّى وَانْصُرْنى عَلى مَنْ ظَلَمَنى وَاَرِنى فيهِ ثارى وَمَـارِبى وَاَقِرَّ بِذلِكَ عَيْنى اَللَّهُمَّ اكْشِفْ كُرْبَتى وَاسْتُرْ عَوْرَتى وَاْغْفِرْ لى خَطيَّئَتى وَاخْسَاءْ شَيْطانى وَفُكَّ رِهانى،

O God, make me fear You as though I see You, make me happy through being mindful of You, and do not make me wretched through disobeying You. Choose what is good for me in Your decree and bless me in what You ordain, so that I do not love the hastening of what You have delayed nor the delaying of what You have hastened. O God, place my wealth in my soul, certainty in my heart, sincerity in my deeds, light in my sight and insight in my religion. Let me enjoy the use of my limbs, make my hearing and my sight my heirs, help me against whoever wrongs me, show me my vengeance and my aim fulfilled in him, and delight my eye with that. O God, relieve my distress, cover my faults, forgive my sin, drive away my devil and release me from what I am held in pledge for,

وَاْجَعْلْ لى يا اِلهى الدَّرَجَةَ الْعُلْيا فِى الاْ خِرَهِ وَالاُْوْلى اَللّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ كَما خَلَقْتَنى فَجَعَلْتَنى سَميعاً بَصيراً وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ كَما خَلَقْتَنى فَجَعَلْتَنى خَلْقاً سَوِيّاً رَحْمَهً بى وَقَدْ كُنْتَ عَنْ خَلْقى غَنِيّاً رَبِّ بِما بَرَاءْتَنْى فَعَدَّلْتَ فِطْرَتى رَبِّ بِما اَنْشَاءْتَنى فَاَحْسَنْتَ صُورَتى رَبِّ بِما اَحْسَنْتَ اِلَىَّ وَفى نَفْسى عافَيْتَنى رَبِّ بِما كَلاَْتَنى وَوَفَّقْتَنى رَبِّ بِما اَنـَعْمَتَ عَلَىَّ فَهَدَيْتَنى رَبِّ بِما اَوْلَيْتَنى وَمِنْ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ اَعْطَيْتَنى رَبِّ بِما اَطْعَمْتَنى وَسَقَيْتَنى رَبِّ بِما اَغْنَيْتَنى وَاَقْنَيْتَنى رَبِّ بِما اَعَنْتَنى وَاَعْزَزْتَنى،

and grant me, my God, the highest rank in the Hereafter and in this world. O God, Yours is the praise, for You created me and made me hearing and seeing; and Yours is the praise, for You created me and made me a well-formed creature, out of mercy to me, though You had no need of creating me. O Lord, by Your having brought me into being and made my nature well-proportioned; O Lord, by Your having produced me and made my form beautiful; O Lord, by Your having done good to me and given me well-being in my self; O Lord, by Your having guarded me and granted me success; O Lord, by Your having bestowed favour on me and guided me; O Lord, by Your having been kind to me and given me of every good; O Lord, by Your having fed me and given me drink; O Lord, by Your having enriched me and given me possessions; O Lord, by Your having helped me and honoured me,

رَبِّ بِما اَلْبَسْتَنى مِنْ سِتْرِكَ الصّافى وَيَسَّرْتَ لى مِنْ صُنْعِكَ الْكافى صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَاَعِنّى عَلى بَواَّئِقِ الدُّهُورِ وَصُرُوفِ اللَّيالى وَالاَْيّامِ وَنَجِّنى مِنْ اَهْوالِ الدُّنْيا وَكُرُباتِ الاْ خِرَهِوَاكْفِنى شَرَّ ما يَعْمَلُ الظّالِمُونَ فِى الاَْرْضِ اَللّهُمَّ ما اَخافُ فَاكْفِنى وَما اَحْذَرُ فَقِنى وَفى نَفْسى وَدينى فَاحْرُسْنى وَفى سَفَرى فَاحْفَظْنى وَفى اَهْلى وَمالى فَاخْلُفْنى وَفيما رَزَقْتَنى فَبارِكْ لى وَفى نَفْسى فَذَلِّلْنى وَفى اَعْيُنِ النّاسِ فَعَظِّمْنى وَمِنْ شَرِّ الْجِنِّ وَالاِْنْسِ فَسَلِّمْنى وَبِذُنُوبى فَلا تَفْضَحْنى وَبِسَريرَتى فَلا تُخْزِنى وَبِعَمَلى فَلا تَبْتَلِنى وَنِعَمَكَ فَلا تَسْلُبْنى وَاِلى غَيْرِكَ فَلا تَكِلْنى.

My Lord, by the pure covering You have clothed me in and the sufficient handiwork You have made easy for me, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, help me against the calamities of the ages and the changes of the nights and days, deliver me from the terrors of this world and the distresses of the Hereafter, and spare me the evil of what the wrongdoers do on earth. O God, what I fear, spare me from it; what I beware of, shield me from it; in my self and my religion, guard me; in my journey, preserve me; in my family and my wealth, stand in my place; in what You have provided me, bless me; in my own eyes, humble me; in the eyes of the people, make me great; from the evil of jinn and men, keep me safe; by my sins, do not disgrace me; by my secret self, do not shame me; by my deeds, do not test me; of Your blessings, do not strip me; and to other than You, do not entrust me.

اِلهى اِلى مَنْ تَكِلُنى؟

My God, to whom would You entrust me?

اِلى قَريبٍ فَيَقْطَعُنى اَمْ اِلى بَعيدٍ فَيَتَجَهَّمُنى اَمْ اِلَى الْمُسْتَضْعَفينَ لى وَاَنْتَ رَبّى وَمَليكُ اَمْرى اَشْكُو اِلَيْكَ غُرْبَتى وَبُعْدَ دارى وَهَوانى عَلى مَنْ مَلَّكْتَهُ اَمْرى اِلهى فَلا تُحْلِلْ عَلَىَّ غَضَبَكَ فَاِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ غَضِبْتَ عَلَىَّ فَلا اُبالى سُبْحانَكَ غَيْرَ اَنَّ عافِيَتَكَ اَوْسَعُ لى فَاَسْئَلُكَ يا رَبِّ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ الَّذى اَشْرَقَتْ لَهُ الاَْرْضُ وَ السَّمواتُ وَكُشِفَتْ بِهِ الظُّلُماتُ.

To a relative who would cut me off, or to a stranger who would frown upon me, or to those who deem me weak, while You are my Lord and the Sovereign of my affair? I complain to You of my exile, the distance of my home, and my lowliness before the one to whom You have given power over my affair. My God, do not let Your anger descend upon me, for if You are not angry with me, I do not care. Glory be to You, yet the well-being You grant is more ample for me. So I ask You, O Lord, by the light of Your face, by which the earth and the heavens shine and by which the darknesses are dispelled,

وَصَلَُحَ بِهِ اَمْرُ الاَْوَّلينَ وَالاْ خِرينَ اَنْ لا تُميتَنى عَلى غَضَبِكَ وَلا تُنْزِلَْ بى سَخَطَكَ لَكَ الْعُتْبى لَكَ الْعُتْبى حَتّى تَرْضى قَبْلَ ذلِك لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ رَبَّ الْبَلَدِ الْحَرامِ وَالْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرامِ وَالْبَيْتِ الْعَتيقِ الَّذى اَحْلَلْتَهُ الْبَرَكَهَ وَجَعَلْتَهُ لِلنّاسِ اَمْناً يا مَنْ عَفا عَنْ عَظيمِ الذُّنُوبِ بِحِلْمِهِ يا مَنْ اَسْبَغَ النَّعْمآءَ بِفَضْلِهِ يا مَنْ اَعْطَى الْجَزيلَ بِكَرَمِهِ يا عُدَّتى فى شِدَّتى يا صاحِبى فى وَحْدَتى يا غِياثى فى كُرْبَتى يا وَلِيّى فى نِعْمَتى يا اِلـهى وَاِلـهَ آبائى اِبْراهيمَ وَاِسْماعيلَ وَاِسْحقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَرَبَّ جَبْرَئيلَ وَميكائيلَ وَاِسْرافيلَ وَربَّ مُحَمَّدٍ خاتِمِ النَّبِيّينَ وَ الِهِ الْمُنْتَجَبينَ وَمُنْزِلَ التَّوريهِ وَالاِْ نْجيلِ وَالزَّبُورِ وَالْفُرْقانِ وَمُنَزِّلَ كـهيَّعَّصَّ وَطـه وَيسَّ وَالْقُرآنِ الْحَكيمِ

and by which the affair of the first and the last is set right, that You not make me die under Your anger, nor send down Your wrath upon me. Yours is the right to be appeased, Yours is the right to be appeased, until You are pleased, before that comes. There is no god but You, Lord of the Sacred Town, the Sacred Monument and the Ancient House, upon which You have made blessing descend and which You have made a sanctuary for the people. O He who pardoned great sins by His forbearance, O He who lavished blessings by His grace, O He who gave abundantly by His generosity, O my provision in my hardship, O my companion in my solitude, O my rescuer in my distress, O my guardian in my blessing, O my God and the God of my fathers Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac and Jacob, Lord of Gabriel, Michael and Israfil, Lord of Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets, and his chosen family, Sender down of the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms and the Criterion, and Sender down of Kaf Ha Ya 'Ayn Sad, Ta Ha, Ya Sin and the Wise Quran,

اَنْتَ كَهْفى حينَ تُعْيينِى الْمَذاهِبُ فى سَعَتِها وَتَضيقُ بِىَ الاَْرْضُ بِرُحْبِها وَلَوْلا رَحْمَتُكَ لَكُنْتُ مِنَ الْهالِكينَ وَاَنْتَ مُقيلُ عَثْرَتى وَلَوْلا سَتْرُكَ اِيّاىَ لَكُنْتُ مِنَ الْمَفْضُوحينَ وَاَنْتَ مُؤَيِّدى بِالنَّصْرِ عَلى اَعْدآئى وَلَوْلا نَصْرُكَ اِيّاىَ لَكُنْتُ مِنَ الْمَغْلُوبينَ يا مَنْ خَصَّ نَفْسَهُ بِالسُّمُوِّ وَالرِّفْعَهِ اَوْلِيآئُهُ بِعِزِّهِ يَعْتَزُّونَ يا مَنْ جَعَلَتْ لَهُ الْمُلوُكُ نيرَ الْمَذَلَّهِ عَلى اَعْناقِهِمْ فَهُمْ مِنْ سَطَواتِهِ خائِفُونَ ،

You are my refuge when the ways, for all their breadth, weary me, and the earth, for all its vastness, grows narrow for me. Were it not for Your mercy, I would have been among the perishing. You are the One who overlooks my stumbling, and were it not for Your covering me, I would have been among the disgraced. You are the One who supports me with victory over my enemies, and were it not for Your helping me, I would have been among the overcome. O He who has reserved loftiness and exaltation for Himself, so His friends are honoured by His might, O He for whom kings have placed the yoke of humiliation upon their necks, so they are fearful of His assaults,

يَعْلَمُ خائِنَهَ الاَْعْيُنِ وَما تُخْفِى الصُّدُورُ وَ غَيْبَ ما تَاْتى بِهِ الاَْزْمِنَهُ وَالدُّهُورُ يا مَنْ لا يَعْلَمُ كَيْفَ هُوَ اِلاّ هُوَيا مَنْ لا يَعْلَمُ ما هُوَ اِلاّ هُوَ يا مَنْ لا يَعْلَمُهُ اِلاّ هُوَ يا مَنْ كَبَسَ الاَْرْضَ عَلَى الْمآءِ وَسَدَّ الْهَوآءَ بِالسَّمآءِ يا مَنْ لَهُ اَكْرَمُ الاَْسْمآءِ يا ذَاالْمَعْرُوفِ الَّذى لا يَنْقَطِعُ اَبَداً يا مُقَيِّضَ الرَّكْبِ لِيُوسُفَ فِى الْبَلَدِ الْقَفْرِ وَمُخْرِجَهُ مِنَ الْجُبِّ وَجاعِلَهُ بَعْدَ الْعُبُودِيَّهِ مَلِكاً يا ر ادَّهُ عَلى يَعْقُوبَ بَعْدَ اَنِ ابْيَضَّتْ عَيْناهُ مِنَ الْحُزْنِ فَهُوَ كَظيمٌ يا كاشِفَ الضُّرِّ وَالْبَلْوى عَنْ اَيُّوبَ وَمُمْسِكَ يَدَىْ اِبْرهيمَ

He knows the treachery of the eyes and what the breasts conceal, and the unseen that the times and the ages bring. O He of whom none knows how He is but He, O He of whom none knows what He is but He, O He whom none knows but He, O He who pressed the earth down upon the water and sealed the air with the sky, O He to whom belong the noblest names, O Possessor of kindness that never ceases, O He who sent the caravan to Joseph in the desolate land, brought him out of the well, and after slavery made him a king, O He who returned him to Jacob after his eyes had turned white with grief and he was choked with sorrow, O Remover of harm and affliction from Job, and Restrainer of the hands of Abraham

عَنْ ذَبْحِ ابْنِهِ بَعْدَ كِبَرِ سِنِّهِ وَفَنآءِ عُمُرِهِ يا مَنِ اسْتَجابَ لِزَكَرِيّا فَوَهَبَ لَهُ يَحْيى وَلَمْ يَدَعْهُ فَرْداً وَحيداً يا مَنْ اَخْرَجَ يُونُسَ مِنْ بَطْنِ الْحُوتِ يا مَنْ فَلَقَ الْبَحْرَ لِبَنىَّ اِسْرآئي لَ فَاَنْجاهُمْ وَجَعَلَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجُنُودَهُ مِنَ الْمُغْرَقينَ يا مَنْ اَرْسَلَ الرِّياحَ مُبَشِّراتٍ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَحْمَتِهِ يا مَنْ لَمْ يَعْجَلْ عَلى مَنْ عَصاهُ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ يا مَنِ اسْتَنْقَذَ السَّحَرَهَ مِنْ بَعْدِ طُولِ الْجُحُودِ وَقَدْ غَدَوْا فى نِعْمَتِهِ يَاْكُلُونَ رِزْقَهُ،

from sacrificing his son after his old age and the passing of his life, O He who answered Zechariah and granted him John, and did not leave him single and alone, O He who brought Jonah out of the belly of the fish, O He who split the sea for the Children of Israel, saved them, and made Pharaoh and his hosts among the drowned, O He who sent the winds as bearers of good news before His mercy, O He who did not hasten against those of His creation who disobeyed Him, O He who rescued the sorcerers after long denial, when they had been living in His blessing, eating His provision,

وَيَعْبُدُونَ غَيْرَهُ وَقَدْ حاَّدُّوهُ وَناَّدُّوهُ وَكَذَّبُوا رُسُلَهُ يا اَلله يا اَلله يا بَدىَُّ يا بَديعُ لا نِدَّلَكَ يا دآئِماً لا نَفادَ لَكَ يا حَيّاً حينَ لا حَىَّ يا مُحْيِىَ الْمَوْتى يا مَنْ هُوَ قآئِمٌ عَلى كُلِّ نَفْسٍ بِما كَسَبَتْ يا مَنْ قَلَّ لَهُ شُكْرى فَلَمْ يَحْرِمْنى وَعَظُمَتْ خَطيَّئَتى فَلَمْ يَفْضَحْنى وَرَ انى عَلَى الْمَعاصى فَلَمْ يَشْهَرْنى يا مَنْ حَفِظَنى فى صِغَرى يا مَنْ رَزَقَنى فى كِبَرى يا مَنْ اَياديهِ عِنْدى لا تُحْصى وَنِعَمُهُ لا تُجازى يا مَنْ عارَضَنى بِالْخَيْرِ وَالاِْحْسانِ وَعارَضْتُهُ بِالاِْسائَهِ وَالْعِصْيانِ يا مَنْ هَدانى لِلاْ يمانِ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ اَعْرِفَ شُكْرَ الاِْمْتِنانِ يا مَنْ دَعَوْتُهُ مَريضاً فَشَفانى،

and worship other than Him, though they have opposed Him, set up rivals to Him and denied His messengers. O God, O God! O Originator, O Wondrous Creator, You have no equal! O Everlasting, You have no end! O Living when there is none living! O Giver of life to the dead! O He who watches over every soul for what it has earned! O He to whom my thanks were little, yet He did not deprive me; my sin was great, yet He did not disgrace me; He saw me in my sins, yet He did not expose me! O He who protected me in my childhood! O He who provided for me in my old age! O He whose favours to me cannot be counted and whose blessings cannot be repaid! O He who met me with goodness and kindness while I met Him with wrongdoing and disobedience! O He who guided me to faith before I knew how to give thanks for His grace! O He whom I called upon when I was sick, and He healed me,

وَعُرْياناً فَكَسانى وَجـائِعاً فَاَشْبَعَنى وَعَطْشانَ فَاَرْوانى وَذَليلاً فَاَعَزَّنى وَجاهِلاً فَعَرَّفَنى وَوَحيداً فَكَثَّرَنى وَغائِباً فَرَدَّنى وَمُقِلاًّ فَاَغْنانى وَمُنْتَصِراً فَنَصَرَنى وَغَنِيّاً فَلَمْ يَسْلُبْنى وَاَمْسَكْتُ عَنْ جَميعِ ذلِكَ فَابْتَدَاَنى فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَالشُّكْرُ يا مَنْ اَقالَ عَثْرَتى وَنَفَّسَ كُرْبَتى وَاَجابَ دَعْوَتى وَسَتَرَ عَوْرَتى وَغَفَرَ ذُنُوبى وَبَلَّغَنى طَلِبَتى وَنَصَرَنى عَلى عَدُوّى وَاِنْ اَعُدَّ نِعَمَكَ وَمِنَنَكَ وَكَرائِمَ مِنَحِكَ لا اُحْصيها يا مَوْلاىَ ،

naked, and He clothed me; hungry, and He fed me to the full; thirsty, and He quenched my thirst; humbled, and He honoured me; ignorant, and He gave me knowledge; alone, and He increased my numbers; far away, and He brought me back; with little, and He made me rich; seeking help, and He helped me; rich, and He did not strip me of it. And I held back from all of this, yet He gave to me unasked. So to You belong praise and thanks, O He who pardoned my stumbling, relieved my distress, answered my call, covered my faults, forgave my sins, brought me to what I sought and helped me against my enemy. If I were to count Your blessings, Your favours and Your generous gifts, I could not number them, O my Master!

اَنْتَ الَّذى مَنَنْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى اَنْعَمْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى اَحْسَنْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى اَجْمَلْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى اَفْضَلْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى اَكْمَلْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى رَزَقْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى وَفَّقْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى اَعْطَيْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى اَغْنَيْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى اَقْنَيْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى اوَيْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى كَفَيْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى هَدَيْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى عَصَمْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى سَتَرْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى غَفَرْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى اَقَلْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى مَكَّنْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى اَعْزَزْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى اَعَنْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى عَضَدْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى اَيَّدْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى نَصَرْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى شَفَيْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى عافَيْتَ اَنْتَ الَّذى اَكْرَمْتَ ،

You are the One who bestowed favour; You are the One who blessed; You are the One who did good; You are the One who treated me kindly; You are the One who showed bounty; You are the One who perfected; You are the One who provided; You are the One who granted success; You are the One who gave; You are the One who enriched; You are the One who granted possessions; You are the One who sheltered; You are the One who sufficed; You are the One who guided; You are the One who protected from sin; You are the One who covered; You are the One who forgave; You are the One who pardoned; You are the One who established; You are the One who exalted; You are the One who aided; You are the One who supported; You are the One who strengthened; You are the One who gave victory; You are the One who healed; You are the One who granted well-being; You are the One who honoured.

تَبارَكْتَ وَتَعالَيْتَ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ دآئِماً وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ واصِباً اَبَداً ثُمَّ اَنـَا يا اِلهىَ الْمُعْتَرِفُ بِذُنُوبى فَاغْفِرْها لى اَنـَا الَّذى اَسَاْتُ اَنـَاالَّذى اَخْطَاْتُ اَنـَاالَّذى هَمَمْتُ اَنـَاالَّذى جَهِلْتُ اَنـَاالَّذى غَفَلْتُ اَنـَا الَّذى سَهَوْتُ اَنـَا الَّذِى اعْتَمَدْتُ اَنـَا الَّذى تَعَمَّدْتُ اَنـَا الَّذى وَعَدْتُ وَاَنـَاالَّذى اَخْلَفْتُ اَنـَاالَّذى نَكَثْتُ اَنـَا الَّذى اَقْرَرْتُ اَنـَا الَّذِى اعْتَرَفْتُ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَىَّ وَعِنْدى وَاَبوُءُ بِذُنُوبى فَاغْفِرْها لى يا مَنْ لا تَضُرُّهُ ذُنُوبُ عِبادِهِ وهُوَ الَغَنِىُّ عَنْ طاعَتِهِمْ وَالْمُوَفِّقُ مَنْ عَمِلَ صالِحاً مِنْهُمْ بِمَعُونَتِهِ وَرَحْمَتِهِ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ اِلـهى وَسَيِّدى اِلـهى اَمَرْتَنى فَعَصَيْتُكَ وَنَهَيْتَنى فَارْتَكَبْتُ نَهْيَكَ،

Blessed are You and exalted! So to You belongs praise always, and to You belongs thanks, constant and forever. Then it is I, O my God, who confess my sins, so forgive them for me. I am the one who did evil; I am the one who erred; I am the one who intended wrong; I am the one who was ignorant; I am the one who was heedless; I am the one who forgot; I am the one who relied on others; I am the one who sinned deliberately; I am the one who promised, and I am the one who broke the promise; I am the one who broke my pledge; I am the one who acknowledged; I am the one who confessed Your blessing upon me and with me, and I own up to my sins, so forgive them for me. O He whom the sins of His servants do not harm, who has no need of their obedience, and who grants success to those of them who do good, by His help and His mercy! So to You belongs praise, my God and my Lord. My God, You commanded me and I disobeyed You; You forbade me and I committed what You forbade.

فَاَصْبَحْتُ لا ذا بَر آءَهٍ لى فَاَعْتَذِرَُ وَلاذا قُوَّهٍ فَاَنْتَصِرَُ فَبِأَىِّ شَىْءٍ اَسْتَقْبِلُكَ يا مَوْلاىَ اَبِسَمْعى اَمْ بِبَصَرى اَمْ بِلِسانى اَمْ بِيَدى اَمْ بِرِجْلى اَلـَيْسَ كُلُّها نِعَمَكَ عِندى وَبِكُلِّها عَصَيْتُكَ يا مَوْلاىَ فَلَكَ الْحُجَّهُ وَالسَّبيلُ عَلَىَّ يا مَنْ سَتَرَنى مِنَ الاْ باءِ وَالاُْمَّهاتِ اَنْ يَزجُرُونى وَمِنَ الْعَشائِرِ وَالاِْخْوانِ اَنْ يُعَيِّرُونى وَمِنَ السَّلاطينِ اَنْ يُعاقِبُونى وَلَوِ اطَّلَعُوا يا مَوْلاىَ عَلى مَا اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَيْهِ مِنّى اِذاً ما اَنْظَرُونى وَلَرَفَضُونى وَقَطَعُونى فَها اَنـَا ذا يا اِلـهى بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ يا سَيِّدى،

So I have come to be with no innocence to plead as an excuse and no strength to help myself. With what, then, shall I face You, O my Master? With my hearing, or my sight, or my tongue, or my hand, or my foot? Are they not all Your blessings to me, and with all of them I disobeyed You, O my Master? So the proof and the case against me are Yours. O He who shielded me from fathers and mothers lest they rebuke me, from kinsfolk and brothers lest they shame me, and from rulers lest they punish me! Had they seen, O my Master, what You have seen of me, they would have given me no respite; they would have cast me off and cut me away. So here I am, O my God, before You, O my Lord,

خاضِعٌ ذَليلٌ حَصيرٌ حَقيرٌ لا ذُو بَر آئَهٍ فَاَعْتَذِرَُ وَلا ذُو قُوَّهٍ فَاَنْتَصِرَُ وَلا حُجَّهٍ فَاَحْتَجَُّ بِها وَلا قائِلٌ لَمْ اَجْتَرِحْ وَلَمْ اَعْمَلْ سُوَّءاً وَما عَسَى الْجُحُودَ وَلَوْ جَحَدْتُ يا مَوْلاىَ يَنْفَعُنى كَيْفَ وَاَنّى ذلِكَ وَجَوارِحى كُلُّها شاهِدَهٌ عَلَىَّ بِما قَدْ عَمِلْتُ وَعَلِمْتُ يَقيناً غَيْرَ ذى شَكٍّ اَنَّكَ سآئِلى مِنْ عَظايِمِ الاُْمُورِ وَاَنَّكَ الْحَكَمُ الْعَدْلُ الَّذى لا تَجُورُ وَعَدْلُكَ مُهْلِكى وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَدْلِكَ مَهْرَبى فَاِنْ تُعَذِّبْنى يا اِلـهى فَبِذُنُوبى بَعْدَ حُجَّتِكَ عَلَىَّ وَاِنْ تَعْفُ عَنّى فَبِحِلْمِكَ وَجُودِكَ وَكـَرَمـِكَ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنـْتَ سـُبـْحانـَكَ اِنـّى كـُنـْتُ مـِنَ الظّالِمـيـنَ ،

humble, abased, confined and lowly. I have no innocence, that I might offer an excuse, nor any strength, that I might prevail, nor any proof, that I might argue by it, nor can I say that I did not transgress and did not do evil. And what could denial avail me, my Master, even if I denied? How, and from where, could that be, when all my limbs bear witness against me to what I have done? I know with certainty, without any doubt, that You will question me about the gravest of matters, and that You are the just Judge who does no wrong. Your justice would destroy me, and from all of Your justice I flee. If You punish me, my God, it is for my sins after Your proof against me; and if You pardon me, it is through Your forbearance, Your generosity and Your nobility. There is no god but You, glory be to You; truly I have been among the wrongdoers.

لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ سُبْحانَكَ اِنّى كُنْتُ مِنَ الْمُسْتَغْفِرينَ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ سُبْحانَكَ اِنّى كُنْتُ مِنَ الْمُوَحِّدينَ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ سُبْحانَكَ اِنّى كُنْتُ مِنَ الْخـاَّئِفـيـنَ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنـْتَ سـُبـْحانـَكَ اِنـّى كـُنـْتُ مـِنَ الْوَجـِليـنَ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ سُبْحانَكَ اِنّى كُنْتُ مِنَ الرَّاجينَ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ سُبْحانَكَ اِنّى كُنْتُ مِنَ الرّاغِبينَ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ سُبْحانَكَ اِنّى كُنْتُ مِنَ الْمُهَلِّلينَ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنـْتَ سـُبـْحانـَكَ اِنـّى كـُنـْتُ مـِن السـّـاَّئِليـنَ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ سُبْحانَكَ اِنّى كُنْتُ مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحينَ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ سُبْح انَكَ اِنّى كُنْتُ مِنَ الْمُكَبِّرينَ لااِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ سُبْحانَكَ رَبّى وَرَبُّ اباَّئِىَ الاَْوَّلينَ،

There is no god but You, glory be to You; truly I have been among those who seek forgiveness. There is no god but You, glory be to You; truly I have been among those who affirm Your oneness. There is no god but You, glory be to You; truly I have been among the fearful. There is no god but You, glory be to You; truly I have been among those who tremble in awe. There is no god but You, glory be to You; truly I have been among those who hope. There is no god but You, glory be to You; truly I have been among those who yearn for You. There is no god but You, glory be to You; truly I have been among those who proclaim that there is no god but God. There is no god but You, glory be to You; truly I have been among those who ask of You. There is no god but You, glory be to You; truly I have been among those who glorify You. There is no god but You, glory be to You; truly I have been among those who proclaim Your greatness. There is no god but You, glory be to You, my Lord and the Lord of my forefathers of old.

اَللّهُمَّ هذا ثَنائى عَلَيْكَ مُمَجِّداً وَاِخْلاصى لِذِكْرِكَ مُوَحِّداً وَاِقْرارى بِـالائِكَ مُعَدِّداً وَاِنْ كُنْتُ مُقِرّاً اَنّى لَمْ اُحْصِها لِكَثْرَتِها وَسُبُوغِها وَتَظاهُرِها وَتَقادُمِها اِلى حادِثٍ ما لَمْ تَزَلْ تَتَعَهَّدُنى بِهِ مَعَها مُنْذُ خَلَقْتَنى وَبَرَاْتَنى مِنْ اَوَّلِ الْعُمْرِ مِنَ الاِْغْنآءِ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ وَكَشْفِ الضُّرِّوَتَسْبيبِ الْيُسْرِ وَدَفْعِ الْعُسْرِ وَتَفريجِ الْكَرْبِ وَالْعافِيَهِ فِى الْبَدَنِ وَالسَّلامَهِ فِى الدّينِ وَلَوْ رَفَدَنى عَلى قَدْرِ ذِكْرِ نِعْمَتِكَ جَميعُ الْعالَمينَ مِنَ الاَْوَّلينَ وَالاْ خِرينَ ما قَدَرْتُ وَلاهُمْ عَلى ذلِكَ تَقَدَّسْتَ وَتَعالَيْتَ مِنْ رَبٍّ كَريمٍ عَظيمٍ رَحيمٍ لا تُحْصى الاَّؤُكَ،

O God, this is my praise of You, glorifying You; my sincerity in remembering You, affirming Your oneness; and my acknowledgement of Your bounties, counting them, even though I confess that I cannot number them for their abundance, their fullness, their succession, and their long continuance up to every new favour with which You have never ceased to tend me along with them, since You created me and brought me into being at the beginning of life: enriching me out of poverty, removing harm, bringing about ease, warding off hardship, relieving distress, and granting wellbeing in body and soundness in religion. Were all creatures, of the first and the last, to help me recount the measure of Your blessing, I would not be able to do it, nor would they. Holy are You and exalted, a Lord generous, great and merciful. Your bounties cannot be counted,

وَلا يُبْلَغُ ثَنآؤُكَ وَلا تُكافِىُ نَعْمآؤُكَ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَاَتْمِمْ عَلَيْنا نِعَمَكَ وَاَسْعِدْنا بِطاعَتِكَ سُبْحانَكَ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ اَللَّهُمَّ اِنَّكَ تُجيبُ الْمُضْطَرَّ وَتَكْشِفُ السُّوَّءَوَتُغيثُ الْمَكْرُوبَ وَتَشْفِى السَّقيمَ وَتُغْنِى الْفَقيرَ وَتَجْبُرُ الْكَسيرَوَتَرْحَمُ الصَّغيرَ وَتُعينُ الْكَبيرَ وَلَيْسَ دُونَكَ ظَهيرٌ وَلا فَوْقَكَ قَديرٌ وَاَنْتَ الْعَلِىُّ الْكَبيرُ يا مُطْلِقَ الْمُكَبَّلِ الاَْسيرِ يا رازِقَ الطِّفْلِ الصَّغيرِ يا عِصْمَهَ الْخآئِفِ الْمُسْتَجيرِ يا مَنْ لا شَريكَ لَهُ وَلا وَزيرَ،

Your praise cannot be fully reached, and Your favours cannot be repaid. Bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, complete Your blessings upon us, and make us happy through obedience to You. Glory be to You, there is no god but You. O God, You answer the one in desperate need, remove evil, come to the aid of the distressed, heal the sick, enrich the poor, mend the broken, have mercy on the young and help the old. There is no supporter besides You and none with power above You, and You are the Most High, the Most Great. O Freer of the fettered captive, O Provider for the little child, O Refuge of the fearful who seeks protection, O You who have no partner and no minister,

صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَاَعْطِنى فى هذِهِ الْعَشِيَّهِ اَفْضَلَ ما اَعْطَيْتَ وَاَنـَلْتَ اَحَداً مِنْ عِبادِكَ مِنْ نِعْمَهٍ تُوليها وَ الاَّءٍ تُجَدِّدُه ا وَبَلِيَّهٍ تَصْرِفُه ا وَكُرْبَهٍ تَكْشِفُها وَدَعْوَهٍ تَسْمَعُها وَحَسَنَهٍ تَتَقَبَّلُها وَسَيِّئَهٍ تَتَغَمَّدُها اِنَّكَ لَطيفٌ بِما تَشاَّءُ خَبيرٌ وَعَلى كُلِّشَىْءٍ قَديرٌ اَللَّهُمَّ اِنَّكَ اَقْرَبُ مَنْ دُعِىَ وَاَسْرَعُ مَنْ اَجابَ وَاَكْرَمُ مَنْ عَفى وَاَوْسَعُ مَنْ اَعْطى وَاَسْمَعُ مَنْ سُئِلَ يا رَحمنَ الدُّنْيا وَالاْ خِرَهِ وَرحيمَهُما لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِكَ مَسْئُولٌ وَلا سِواكَ مَاْمُولٌ دَعَوْتُكَ فَاَجَبْتَنى وَسَئَلْتُكَ فَاَعْطَيْتَنى وَرَغِبْتُ اِلَيْكَ فَرَحِمْتَنى،

bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, and give me on this evening the best of what You have given and granted to any of Your servants: a blessing You bestow, bounties You renew, an affliction You turn away, a distress You remove, a supplication You hear, a good deed You accept and an evil deed You cover over. You are subtle in what You will, All-Aware, and You have power over all things. O God, You are the nearest of all who are called upon, the swiftest of all who answer, the most generous of all who pardon, the most open-handed of all who give, and the most attentive of all who are asked. O All-Merciful of this world and the hereafter, and Most Merciful in both: there is none like You who is asked, and none besides You in whom hope is placed. I called upon You and You answered me, I asked of You and You gave to me, I turned to You in longing and You had mercy on me,

وَوَثِقْتُ بِكَ فَنَجَّيْتَنى وَفَزِعْتُ اِلَيْكَ فَكَفَيْتَنى اَللّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ وَنَبِيِّكَ وَعَلى الِهِ الطَّيِّبينَ الطّاهِرينَ اَجْمَعينَ وَتَمِّمْ لَنا نَعْمآئَكَ وَهَنِّئْنا عَطآئَكَ وَاكْتُبْنا لَكَ شاكِرينَ وَلاِ لاَّئِكَ ذ اكِرينَ امينَ امينَ رَبَّ الْعالَمينَ اَللّهُمَّ يا مَنْ مَلَكَ فَقَدَرَوَقَدَرَ فَقَهَرَ وَعُصِىَ فَسَتَرَ وَاسْتُغْفِرَ فَغَفَرَ يا غايَهَ الطّالِبينَ الرّاغِبينَ وَمُنْتَهى اَمَلِ الرّاجينَ يا مَنْ اَحاطَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عِلْماً وَوَسِعَ الْمُسْتَقيلينَ رَاْفَهً وَرَحْمَهً وَحِلْماً.

I trusted in You, and You saved me; I fled to You in alarm, and You sufficed me. O God, bless Muhammad, Your servant, Your Messenger and Your Prophet, and his good and pure family, all of them. Complete Your blessings for us, make Your gifts wholesome for us, and write us down as grateful to You and mindful of Your favours. Amen, amen, Lord of the worlds. O God, O He who owns and so has power, who has power and so subdues, who is disobeyed and so conceals, who is asked for forgiveness and so forgives. O Goal of the seekers who long for You, and utmost end of the hope of the hopeful. O He who encompasses all things in knowledge, and embraces those who ask to be pardoned with kindness, mercy and forbearance.

اَللّهُمَّ اِنّا نَتَوَجَّهُ اِلَيْكَ فى هذِهِ الْعَشِيَّهِ الَّتى شَرَّفْتَها وَعَظَّمْتَها بِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيِّكَ وَرَسُولِكَ وَخِيَرَتِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَاَمينِكَ عَلى وَحْيِكَ الْبَشيرِ النَّذيرِ السِّراجِ الْمُنيرِ الَّذى اَنْعَمْتَ بِهِ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمينَ وَ جَعَلْتَهُ رَحْمَهً لِلْعالَمينَ اَللّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَما مُحَمَّدٌ اَهْلٌ لِذلِكَ مِنْكَ يا عَظيمُ فَصَـلِّ عَلَيْـهِ وَعَلى الِهِ الْمُنْتَجَبيـنَ الطَّيِّبيـنَ الطّاهِرينَ اَجْمَعينَ وَتَغَمَّدْنا بِعَفْوِكَ عَنّا فَاِلَيْكَ عَجَّتِ الاَْصْواتُ بِصُنُوفِ اللُّغاتِ فَاجْعَلْ لَنَا اَللّهُمَّ فى هذِهِ الْعَشِيَّهِ نَصيباً مِنْ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ تَقْسِمُهُ بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ وَنُورٍ تَهْدى بِهِ وَرَحْمَهٍ تَنْشُرُها،

O God, we turn to You on this evening which You have honoured and exalted through Muhammad, Your Prophet and Your Messenger, Your chosen one from among Your creation and Your trustee over Your revelation, the bearer of good news, the warner, the shining lamp, through whom You have favoured the Muslims and whom You made a mercy to the worlds. O God, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as Muhammad is worthy of that from You, O Magnificent One. So bless him and his chosen, good and pure family, all of them, and enfold us in Your pardon. For to You the voices have cried out in every kind of tongue, so grant us, O God, on this evening a share of every good You distribute among Your servants, of the light by which You guide, of the mercy You spread,

وَبَرَكَهٍ تُنْزِلُها وَعافِيَهٍ تُجَلِّلُها وَرِزْقٍ تَبْسُطُهُ يا اَرْحَمَ الرّاحِمينَ اَللَّهُمَّ اَقْلِبْنا فى هذَا الْوَقْتِ مُنْجِحينَ مُفْلِحينَ مَبْرُورينَ غانِمينَ وَلاتَجْعَلْنا مِنَ الْقانِطينَ وَلا تُخْلِنا مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ وَلا تَحْرِمْنا ما نُؤَمِّلُهُ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ وَلا تَجْعَلْنا مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ مَحْرُومينَ وَلا لِفَضْلِ ما نُؤَمِّلُهُ مِنْ عَطآئِكَ قانِطينَ وَلا تَرُدَّنا خائِبينَ وَلا مِنْ بابِكَ مَطْرُودينَ يا اَجْوَدَ الاَْجْوَدينَ وَاَكْرَمَ الاَْكْرَمينَ اِلَيْكَ اَقْبَلْنا مُوقِنينَ وَلِبَيْتِكَ الْحَرامِ امّينَ قاصِدينَ فَاَعِنّا عَلى مَناسِكِنا وَاَكْمِلْ لَنا حَجَّنا وَاعْفُ عَنّا وَعافِنا فَقَدْ مَدَدْنا اِلَيْكَ اَيْدِيَنا فَهِىَ بِذِلَّهِ الاِْعْتِرافِ مَوْسُومَهٌ اَللّهُمَّ فَاَعْطِنا فى هذِهِ الْعَشِيَّهِ ما سَئَلْناكَ ،

of the blessing You send down, of the well-being You cover us with, and of the provision You spread out, O Most Merciful of the merciful. O God, send us back at this time successful, prosperous, accepted and laden with gain. Do not make us among those who despair, do not leave us empty of Your mercy, do not deprive us of what we hope for from Your bounty, do not make us deprived of Your mercy, nor despairing of the bounty we hope for from Your gifts. Do not turn us back disappointed, nor driven away from Your door. O Most Generous of the generous and Most Noble of the noble, to You we have come with certainty, heading for Your Sacred House and intent upon it. So help us with our rites, complete our pilgrimage for us, pardon us and grant us well-being, for we have stretched out our hands to You, and they are marked with the abasement of confession. O God, give us on this evening what we have asked of You,

وَاكْفِنا مَا اسْتَكْفَيْناكَ فَلا كافِىَ لَنا سِواكَ وَلا رَبَّ لَنا غَيْرُكَ نافِذٌ فينا حُكْمُكَ مُحيطٌ بِنا عِلْمُكَ عَدْلٌ فينا قَضآؤُكَ اِقْضِ لَنَا الْخَيْرَ وَاجْعَلْنا مِنْ اَهْلِ الْخَيْرِ اَللّهُمَّ اَوْجِبْ لَنا بِجُودِكَ عَظيمَ الاَْجْرِ وَكَريمَ الذُّخْرِ وَدَوامَ الْيُسْرِ وَاغْفِرْ لَنا ذُنُوبَنا اَجْمَعينَ وَلا تُهْلِكْنا مَعَ الْهالِكينَ وَلا تَصْرِفْ عَنّا رَاْفَتَكَ وَرَحْمَتَكَ يا اَرْحَمَ الرّاحِمينَ .

and suffice us in what we have asked You to suffice us, for we have no one to suffice us but You, and no lord but You. Your judgement is carried out upon us, Your knowledge encompasses us, Your decree for us is just. Decree good for us, and make us among the people of good. O God, through Your generosity make binding for us a great reward, a noble treasure and lasting ease. Forgive us our sins, all of us, do not destroy us with those who perish, and do not turn Your kindness and Your mercy away from us, O Most Merciful of the merciful.

اَللّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنا فى هذَا الْوَقْتِ مِمَّنْ سَئَلَكَ فَاَعْطَيْتَهُ وَشَكَرَكَ فَزِدْتَهُ وَتابَ اِلَيْكَ فَقَبِلْتَهُ وَتَنَصَّلَ اِلَيْكَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ كُلِّها فَغَفَرْتَها لَهُ يا ذَاالْجَلالِ وَالاِْكْرامِ اَللّهُمَّ وَنَقِّنا وَسَدِّدْنا وَاقْبَلْ تَضَرُّعَنا يا خَيْرَ مَنْ سُئِلَ وَيا اَرْحَمَ مَنِ اسْتُرْحِمَ يا مَنْ لا يَخْفى عَلَيْهِ اِغْماضُ الْجُفُونِ وَلا لَحْظُ الْعُيُونِ وَلا مَا اسْتَقَرَّ فِى الْمَكْنُونِ وَلا مَا انْطَوَتْ عَلَيْهِ مُضْمَراتُ الْقُلُوبِ اَلا كُلُّ ذلِكَ قَدْ اَحْصاهُ عِلْمُكَ وَوَسِعَهُ حِلْمُكَ سُبْحانَكَ وَتَعالَيْتَ عَمّا يَقُولُ الظّالِمُونَ عُلُوّاً كَبيراً تُسَبِّحُ لَكَ السَّمواتُ السَّبْعُ وَالاَْرَضُونَ وَمَنْ فيهِنَّ وَاِنْ مِنْ شَىْءٍ اِلاّ يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ،

O God, make us at this time among those who asked You and You gave to them, who thanked You and You gave them more, who turned to You in repentance and You accepted them, who renounced all their sins before You and You forgave them, O Possessor of majesty and honour. O God, purify us, keep us on the right path and accept our humble pleading, O Best of those who are asked, and O Most Merciful of those whose mercy is sought. O He from whom neither the closing of eyelids is hidden, nor the glance of eyes, nor what has settled in the hidden places, nor what the secrets of hearts enfold. Indeed, all of that Your knowledge has counted and Your forbearance has embraced. Glory be to You, and exalted are You far above what the wrongdoers say, with a great exaltation. The seven heavens glorify You, and the earths and whoever is in them, and there is nothing that does not glorify You with Your praise.

فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَالْمَجْدُ وَعُلُوُّ الْجَدِّ ي ا ذَاالْجَلا لِ وَالاِْكْرامِ وَالْفَضْلِ وَالاِْنْعامِ وَالاَْيادِى الْجِسامِ وَاَنْتَ الْجَوادُ الْكَريمُ الرَّؤُوفُ الرَّحيمُ اَللَّهُمَّ اَوْسِعْ عَلَىَّ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ الْحَلالِ وَعافِنى فى بَدَنى وَدينى وَ امِنْ خَوْفى وَاَعْتِقْ رَقَبَتى مِنَ النّارِ اَللّهُمَّ لا تَمْكُرْ بى وَلا تَسْتَدْرِجْنى وَلا تَخْدَعْنى وَادْرَءْ عَنّى شَرَّ فَسَقَهِ الْجِنِّ وَالاِْنْسِ

So Yours is the praise and the glory and the exalted majesty, O Possessor of majesty and honour, of bounty and blessing and immense favours. You are the Generous, the Noble, the Kind, the Merciful. O God, give me an ample share of Your lawful provision, grant me well-being in my body and my religion, make me safe from what I fear, and free my neck from the Fire. O God, do not plot against me, do not lead me on step by step to ruin, do not deceive me, and ward off from me the evil of the wicked among the jinn and mankind

يا اَسْمَعَ السّامِعينَ يا اَبْصَرَ النّاظِرينَ وَيا اَسْرَعَ الْحاسِبينَ وَيا اَرْحَمَ الرّاحِمينَ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الِ مُحَمَّدٍ السّادَهِ الْمَيامينِ وَاَسْئَلُكَ اَللّهُمَّ حاجَتِىَ الَّتى اِنْ اَعْطَيْتَنيها لَمْ يَضُرَّنى ما مَنَعْتَنى وَاِنْ مَنَعْتَنيها لَمْ يَنْفَعْنى ما اَعْطَيْتَنى اَسْئَلُكَ فَكاكَ رَقَبَتى مِنَ النّارِ لااِلهَ اِلاّ اَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ لا شَريكَ لَكَ لَكَ الْمُلْكُ وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَاَنْتَ عَلى كُلِّشَىْءٍ قَديرٌ يا رَبُِّ يا رَبُِّ.

O Most Hearing of all who hear, O Most Seeing of all who see, O Swiftest of reckoners, O Most Merciful of the merciful, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, the blessed masters. And I ask You, O God, for my need which, if You grant it to me, what You withhold from me will not harm me, and if You withhold it from me, what You give me will not benefit me. I ask You to free my neck from the Fire. There is no god but You, alone, without partner. Yours is the kingdom and Yours is the praise, and You have power over all things. O Lord, O Lord.

اِلـهى اَنـَا الْفَقيرُ فى غِناىَ فَكَيْفَ لا اَكُونُ فَقيراً فى فَقْرى اِلـهى اَنـَا الْجاهِلُ فى عِلْمى فَكَيْفَ لا اَكُونُ جَهُولاً فى جَهْلى اِلـهى اِنَّ اخْتِلافَ تَدْبيرِكَ وَسُرْعَهَ طَو آءِ مَقاديرِكَ مَنَعا عِبادَكَ الْعارِفينَ بِكَ عَنْ السُّكُونِ اِلى عَطآءٍ وَالْيَاءْسِ مِنْكَ فى بَلاَّءٍ اِلهى مِنّى ما يَليقُ بِلُؤْمى وَمِنْكَ ما يَليقُ بِكَرَمِكَ.

My God, I am the poor one even in my wealth, so how could I not be poor in my poverty? My God, I am the ignorant one even in my knowledge, so how could I not be utterly ignorant in my ignorance? My God, the variety of Your governance and the swift passing of Your decrees have kept Your servants who know You from resting content with any gift and from despairing of You in any affliction. My God, from me comes what befits my baseness, and from You comes what befits Your generosity.

اِلهى وَصَفْتَ نَفْسَكَ بِاللُّطْفِ وَ الرأفَة لى قَبْلَ وُجُودِ ضَعْفى اَفَتَمْنَعُنى مِنْهُما بَعْدَ وُجُودِ ضَعْفى اِلهى اِنْ ظَهَرَتِ الْمَحاسِنُ مِنّى فَبِفَضْلِكَ وَلَكَ الْمِنَّهُ عَلَىَّ وَاِنْ ظَهَرَتِ الْمَساوى مِنّى فَبِعَدْلِكَ وَلَكَ الْحُجَّهُ عَلَىَّ اِلهى كَيْفَ تَكِلُنى وَقَدْ تَكَفَّلْتَ لى وَكَيْفَ اُضامُ وَاَنْتَ النّاصِرُ لى اَمْ كَيْفَ اَخيبُ وَاَنْتَ الْحَفِىُّ بى ها اَنـَا اَتَوَسَّلُ اِلَيْكَ بِفَقْرى اِلَيْكَ وَكَيْفَ اَتَوَسَّلُ اِلَيْكَ بِما هُوَ مَحالٌ اَنْ يَصِلَ اِلَيْكَ اَمْ كَيْفَ اَشْكوُ اِلَيْكَ حالى وَهُوَ لا يَخْفى عَلَيْكَ اَمْ كَيْفَ اُتَرْجِمُ بِمَقالى

My God, You described Yourself with kindness and compassion toward me before my weakness existed; will You then withhold them from me after my weakness has come to be? My God, if good deeds appear from me, it is by Your grace, and Yours is the favour over me; and if evil deeds appear from me, it is by Your justice, and Yours is the proof against me. My God, how can You leave me to myself when You have taken charge of me? How can I be wronged when You are my Helper? Or how can I be disappointed when You are ever gracious to me? Here I am, seeking a means to You through my need of You; and how can I seek a means to You through what cannot possibly reach You? Or how can I complain to You of my state when it is not hidden from You? Or how can I express it with my speech

وَهُوَ مِنَكَ بَرَزٌ اِلَيْكَ اَمْ كَيْفَ تُخَيِّبُ امالى وَهِىَ قَدْ وَفَدَتْ اِلَيْكَ اَمْ كَيْفَ لا تُحْسِنُ اَحْوالى وَبِكَ قامَتْ اِلهى ما اَلْطَفَكَ بى مَعَ عَظيمِ جَهْلى وَما اَرْحَمَكَ بى مَعَ قَبيحِ فِعْلى اِلهى ما اَقْرَبَكَ مِنّى وَاَبْعَدَنى عَنْكَ وَما اَرْاَفَكَ بى فَمَا الَّذى يَحْجُبُنى عَنْكَ اِلهى عَلِمْتُ بِاخْتِلافِ الاَثارِ وَتَنقُّلاتِ الاَْطْوارِ اَنَّ مُرادَكَ مِنّى اَنْ تَتَعَرَّفَ اِلَىَّ فى كُلِّشَىْءٍ حَتّى لا اَجْهَلَكَ فى شَىْءٍ اِلهى كُلَّما اَخْرَسَنى لُؤْمى اَنْطَقَنى كَرَمُكَ وَكُلَّما ايَسَتْنى اَوْصافى اَطْمَعَتْنى مِنَنُكَ .

when it has come forth from You to You? Or how can You disappoint my hopes when they have come to You as guests? Or how can You not make my states good when it is by You that they stand? My God, how kind You are to me despite my great ignorance, and how merciful You are to me despite my ugly deeds! My God, how near You are to me, and how far I am from You! And how compassionate You are to me! So what is it that veils me from You? My God, I have learnt from the variety of the traces and the shifting of the stages that what You desire of me is to make Yourself known to me in everything, so that I am ignorant of You in nothing. My God, whenever my baseness makes me mute, Your generosity makes me speak, and whenever my own qualities make me despair, Your favours make me hopeful.

اِلهى مَنْ كانَتْ مَحاسِنُهُ مَساوِىَ فَكَيْفَ لا تَكُونُ مَساويهِ مَساوِىَ وَمَنْ كانَتْ حَقايِقُهُ دَعاوِىَ فَكَيْفَ لا تَكُونُ دَعاويهِ دَعاوِىَ اِلهى حُكْمُكَ النّافِذُوَمَشِيَّتُكَ الْقاهِرَهُ لَمْ يَتْرُكا لِذى مَقالٍ مَقالاً وَلا لِذى حالٍ حالاً اِلهى كَمْ مِنْ طاعَهٍ بَنَيْتُها وَحالَهٍ شَيَّدْتُها هَدَمَ اعْتِمادى عَلَيْها عَدْلُكَ بَلْ اَقالَنى مِنْها فَضْلُكَ اِلهى اِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ اَنّى وَاِنْ لَمْ تَدُمِ الطّاعَهُ مِنّى فِعْلاً جَزْماً فَقَدْ دامَتْ مَحَبَّهً وَعَزْماً اِلهى كَيْفَ اَعْزِمُ وَاَنْتَ الْقاهِرُ وَكَيْفَ لا اَعْزِمُ وَاَنْتَ الاْ مِرُ.

My God, he whose good deeds are themselves evil deeds, how can his evil deeds not be evil deeds? And he whose realities are mere claims, how can his claims not be mere claims? My God, Your decree that is carried out and Your overpowering will have left no word to anyone who speaks and no state to anyone who has a state. My God, how many an act of obedience I built and how many a state I raised up, my reliance on which Your justice demolished; rather, Your grace released me from it. My God, You know that even if obedience has not lasted in me as a resolute deed, it has lasted as love and resolve. My God, how can I resolve when You are the Overpowering, and how can I not resolve when You are the One who commands?

اِلهى تَرَدُّدى فِى الاْ ثارِ يُوجِبُ بُعْدَ الْمَزارِ فَاجْمَعْنى عَلَيْكَ بِخِدْمَهٍ تُوصِلُنى اِلَيْكَ كَيْفَ يُسْتَدَلُّ عَلَيْكَ بِما هُوَ فى وُجُودِهِ مُفْتَقِرٌ اِلَيْكَ اَيَكُونُ لِغَيْرِكَ مِنَ الظُّهُورِ ما لَيْسَ لَكَ حَتّى يَكُونَ هُوَ الْمُظْهِرَ لَكَ مَتى غِبْتَ حَتّى تَحْتاجَ اِلى دَليلٍ يَدُلُّ عَليْكَ وَمَتى بَعُدْتَ حَتّى تَكُونَ الاْ ثارُ هِىَ الَّتى تُوصِلُ اِلَيْكَ عَمِيَتْ عَيْنٌ لا تَراكَ عَلَيْها رَقيباً وَخَسِرَتْ صَفْقَهُ عَبْدٍ لَمْ تَجْعَلْ لَهُ مِنْ حُبِّكَ نَصيباً،

My God, my wandering among the traces makes the place of visitation far; so gather me to You through a service that brings me to You. How can You be pointed to by what, in its very existence, is in need of You? Can anything other than You have a manifestness that You do not have, so that it would be what makes You manifest? When were You ever absent, that You should need an indication to point to You? And when were You ever far, that the traces should be what bring one to You? Blind is the eye that does not see You watching over it, and lost is the bargain of a servant for whom You have not set a share of Your love.

اِلهى اَمَرْتَ بِالرُّجُوعِ اِلَى الاْ ثارِ فَارْجِعْنى اِلَيْكَ بِكِسْوَهِ الاَْنْوارِ وَهِدايَهِ الاِْسْتِبصارِ حَتّى اَرْجِعَ اِلَيْكَ مِنْها كَما دَخَلْتُ اِلَيْكَ مِنْها مَصُونَ السِّرِّ عَنِ النَّظَرِ اِلَيْها وَمَرْفُوعَ الْهِمَّهِ عَنِ الاِْعْتِمادِ عَلَيْها اِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّشَىٍْ قَديرٌ اِلهى هذا ذُلّى ظاهِرٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ وَهذا حالى لا يَخْفى عَلَيْكَ مِنْكَ اَطْلُبُ الْوُصُولَ اِلَيْكَ وَبِكَ اَسْتَدِلُّ عَلَيْكَ فَاهْدِنى بِنُورِكَ اِلَيْكَ وَاَقِمْنى بِصِدْقِ الْعُبُودِيَّهِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ اِلهى عَلِّمْنى مِنْ عِلْمِكَ الْمَخْزُونِ وَصُنّى بِسِتْرِكَ الْمَصُونِ.

My God, You have commanded a return to the traces, so return me to You clothed in lights and guided by insight, so that I may return to You from them as I entered to You from them, my inmost self kept from looking at them and my aspiration raised above relying on them. Surely You have power over all things. My God, here is my lowliness, manifest before You, and here is my state, not hidden from You. From You I seek to reach You, and by You I seek the way to You. So guide me by Your light to You, and make me stand before You in true servanthood. My God, teach me from Your treasured knowledge and shield me with Your guarded veil.

اِلهى حَقِّقْنى بِحَقائِقِ اَهْلِ الْقُرْبِ وَاسْلُكْ بى مَسْلَكَ اَهْلِ الْجَذْبِ اِلهى اَغْنِنى بِتَدْبيرِكَ لى امعَنْ تَدْبيرى وَبِاخْتِيارِكَ عَنِ اخْتِيارى وَاَوْقِفْنى عَلى مَـراكِـزِ اضْطِرارى اِلـهى اَخْرِجْنى مِنْ ذُلِّ نَفْسى وَطَهِّرْنى مِــنْ شَكّـى وَشِرْكى قَبْلَ حُلُولِ رَمْسى بِكَ اَنْتَصِرُ فَانْصُرْنى وَعَلَيْكَ اَتَوَكَّلُ فَلا تَكِلْنى وَاِيّاكَ اَسْئَلُ فَلا تُخَيِّبْنى وَفى فَضْلِكَ اَرْغَبُ فَلا تَحْرِمْنى وَبِجَنابِكَ اَنْتَسِبُ فَلا تُبْعِدْنى وَبِبابِكَ اَقِفُ فَلا تَطْرُدْنى .

My God, make me realise the realities of the people of nearness, and make me walk the path of the people who are drawn to You. My God, through Your planning for me make me free of need of my own planning, and through Your choosing free of my own choosing, and make me stand at the very points of my utter need. My God, bring me out of the lowliness of my self, and purify me of my doubt and my associating others with You before I descend into my grave. Through You I seek victory, so grant me victory; in You I put my trust, so do not leave me to myself; You alone I ask, so do not disappoint me; for Your bounty I long, so do not deprive me; to Your court I claim kinship, so do not keep me far; and at Your door I stand, so do not drive me away.

اِلهى تَقَدَّسَ رِضاكَ اَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ عِلَّهٌ مِنْكَ فَكَيْفَ يَكُونُ لَهُ عِلَّهٌ مِنّى اِلـهى اَنْتَ الْغَنِىُّ بِذاتِكَ اَنْ يَصِلَ اِلَيْكَ النَّفْعُ مِنْكَ فَكَيْفَ لا تَكُونُ غَنِيّاً عَنّى اِلهى اِنَّ الْقَضآءَ وَالْقَدَرَ يُمَنّينى وَاِنَّ الْهَوى بِوَثائِقِ الشَّهْوَهِ اَسَرَنى فَكُنْ اَنْتَ النَّصيرَ لى حَتّى تَنْصُرَنى وَتُبَصِّرَنى وَاَغْنِنى بِفَضْلِكَ حَتّى اَسْتَغْنِىَ بِكَ عَنْ طَلَبى اَنْتَ الَّذى اَشْرَقْتَ الاَْنْوارَ فى قُلُوبِ اَوْلِيآئِكَ حَتّى عَرَفُوكَ وَوَحَّدُوكَ وَاَنْتَ الَّذى اَزَلْتَ الاَْغْيارَ عَنْ قُلُوبِ اَحِبّائِكَ حَتّى لَمْ يُحِبُّوا سِواكَ وَلَمْ يَلْجَئُوا اِلى غَيْرِكَ اَنْتَ الْمُوْنِسُ لَهُمْ حَيْثُ اَوْحَشَتْهُمُ الْعَوالِمُ وَاَنْتَ الَّذى هَدَيْتَهُمْ حَيْثُ اسْتَبانَتْ لَهُمُ الْمَعالِمُ ماذا وَجَدَ مَنْ فَقَدَكَ وَمَا الَّذى

My God, Your good pleasure is too holy to have any cause from You, so how could it have any cause from me? My God, You are by Your very essence free of need for any benefit to reach You, even from Yourself, so how could You not be free of need of me? My God, decree and destiny hold out hopes to me, and desire has taken me captive with the fetters of lust; so be my Helper, that You may help me and give me sight, and make me rich through Your bounty, that through You I may be free of need of my own seeking. You are the One who made the lights shine in the hearts of Your friends until they knew You and declared Your oneness, and You are the One who removed all others from the hearts of Your lovers until they loved none but You and sought refuge in none but You. You are their companion when the worlds left them desolate, and You are the One who guided them when the waymarks became clear to them. What has he found who has lost You, and what is it that

فَقَدَ مَنْ وَجَدَكَ لَقَدْ خابَ مَنْ رَضِىَ دُونَكَ بَدَلاً وَلَقَدْ خَسِرَ مَنْ بَغى عَنْكَ مُتَحَوِّلاً كَيْفَ يُرْجى سِواكَ وَاَنْتَ ما قَطَعْتَ الاِْحْسانَ وَكَيْفَ يُطْلَبُ مِنْ غَيْرِكَ وَاَنْتَ ما بَدَّلْتَ عادَهَ الاِْمْتِنانِ يا مَنْ اَذاقَ اَحِبّآئَهُ حَلاوَهَ الْمُؤ انَسَهِ فَقامُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مُتَمَلِّقينَ وَيا مَنْ اَلْبَسَ اَوْلِيائَهُ مَلابِسَ هَيْبَتِهِ فَقامُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مُسْتَغْفِرينَ اَنْتَ الذّاكِرُ قَبْلَ الذّاكِرينَ وَاَنْتَ الْبادى بِالاِْحْسانِ قَبْلَ تَوَجُّهِ الْعابِدينَ وَاَنْت الْجَوادُ بِالْعَطآءِ قَبْلَ طَلَبِ الطّالِبينَ وَاَنْتَ الْوَهّابُ،

he has lost who has found You? Truly he has failed who is content with a substitute for You, and truly he has lost who seeks to turn away from You. How can anyone other than You be hoped for, when You have never cut off Your kindness? And how can anything be sought from other than You, when You have never changed Your habit of favour? O He who gave His lovers a taste of the sweetness of intimacy, so they stood before Him, entreating Him with loving endearments! And O He who clothed His friends in the robes of His awe, so they stood before Him seeking forgiveness! You are the One who remembers before those who remember, You are the One who begins with kindness before the worshippers turn to You, You are the One generous in giving before the seekers ask, and You are the Bestower,

ثُمَّ لِما وَهَبْتَ لَنا مِنَ الْمُسْتَقْرِضينَ اِلـهى اُطْلُبْنى بِرَحْمَتِكَ حَتّى اَصِلَ اِلَيْكَ وَاجْذِبْنى بِمَنِّكَ حَتّى اُقْبِلَ عَلَيْكَ اِلـهى اِنَّ رَجآئى لا يَنْقَطِعُ عَنْكَ وَاِنْ عَصَيْتُكَ كَما اَنَّ خَوْفى لا يُزايِلُنى وَاِنْ اَطَعْتُكَ فَقَدْ دَفَعَتْنِى الْعَوالِمُ اِلَيْكَ وَقَدْ اَوْقَعَنى عِلْمى بِكَرَمِكَ عَلَيْكَ اِلهى كَيْفَ اَخيبُ وَاَنْتَ اَمَلى اَمْ كَيْفَ اُهانُ وَعَلَيْكَ مُتَّكَلى اِلـهى كَيْفَ اَسْتَعِزُّ وَفِى الذِّلَّهِ اَرْكَزْتَنى اَمْ كَيْفَ لا اَسْتَعِزُّ وَاِلَيْكَ نَسَبْتَنى.

who then asks us for a loan out of what You have bestowed on us. My God, seek me out with Your mercy so that I may reach You, and draw me by Your favour so that I may turn to You. My God, my hope is never cut off from You even if I disobey You, just as my fear never leaves me even if I obey You, for the worlds have driven me to You, and my knowledge of Your generosity has brought me to You. My God, how can I be disappointed when You are my hope, or how can I be disgraced when on You is my reliance? My God, how can I seek honour when You have set me firm in lowliness, or how can I not seek honour when You have linked me to Yourself?

اِلـهى كَيْفَ لا اَفْتَقِرُ وَاَنْتَ الَّذى فِى الْفُقَرآءِ اَقَمْتَنى اَمْ كَيْفَ اَفْتَقِرُ وَاَنْتَ الَّذى بِجُودِكَ اَغْنَيْتَنى وَاَنْتَ الَّذى لا اِلهَ غَيْرُكَ تَعَرَّفْتَ لِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ فَما جَهِلَكَ شَىْءٌ وَاَنْتَ الَّذى تَعَرَّفْتَ اِلَىَّ فى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ فَرَاَيْتُكَ ظاهِراً فى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَاَنْتَ الظّاهِرُ لِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ يا مَنِ اسْتَوى بِرَحْمانِيَّتِهِ فَصارَ الْعَرْشُ غَيْباً فى ذاتِهِ مَحَقْتَ الاْ ثارَ بِالاْ ثارِ وَمَحَوْتَ الاَْغْيارَ بِمُحيطاتِ اَفْلاكِ الاَْنْوارِ يا مَنِ احْتَجَبَ فى سُرادِقاتِ عَرْشِهِ عَنْ اَنْ تُدْرِكَهُ الاَْبْصارُ يا مَنْ تَجَلّى بِكَمالِ بَهآئِهِ فَتَحَقَّقَتْ عَظَمَتُهُ الاِْسْتِوآءَ كَيْفَ تَخْفى وَاَنْتَ الظّاهِرُ اَمْ كَيْفَ تَغيبُ وَاَنْتَ الرَّقيبُ الْحاضِرُ اِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّشَىْءٍ قَديرٌ وَالْحَمْدُ لله وَحْدَهُ

My God, how can I not be poor when You are the One who placed me among the poor, or how can I be poor when You are the One who made me rich by Your generosity? You are the One besides whom there is no god, who made Yourself known to everything, so nothing is ignorant of You; and You are the One who made Yourself known to me in everything, so I saw You manifest in everything, and You are the One manifest to everything. O He who established Himself through His all-mercifulness, so that the Throne became hidden in His essence! You have effaced traces by traces, and blotted out all others by the encompassing spheres of lights. O He who is veiled in the pavilions of His Throne from being perceived by the eyes! O He who has manifested Himself with the perfection of His splendour, so that His greatness has made His establishment a reality! How could You be hidden when You are the Manifest, or how could You be absent when You are the Watcher, the Ever-Present? Truly You have power over all things, and praise be to God alone.