Dua Abu Hamzah Al Thumali

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Dua Abu Hamza مروي عن الأئمة المعصومين عليهم السلام في كتب الأدعية والزيارات المعتبرة.
Dua Abu Hamza as recorded in authentic Shia supplication manuals and traditions of the Holy Infallibles ('a).
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
اِلٰهِيْ لَا تُؤَدِّبْنِيْ بِعُقُوْبَتِكَ،
O my God, do not discipline me with Your punishment,
وَلَا تَمْكُرْ بِيْ فِيْ حِيْلَتِكَ،
and do not deceive me through Your planning.
مِنْ اَيْنَ لِيَ الْخَيْرُ يَا رَبِّ
From where can I have goodness, O Lord,
وَلَا يُوْجَدُ اِلَّا مِنْ عِنْدِكَ،
when it cannot be found except with You?
وَمِنْ اَيْنَ لِيَ النَّجاةُ
And from where can I find salvation,
وَلَا تُسْتَطَاعُ اِلَّا بِكَ،
when it cannot be achieved except through You?
لَا الَّذِيْ اَحْسَنَ اسْتَغْنٰى عَنْ عَوْنِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ،
Neither can he who does good be independent of Your help and mercy,
وَلَا الَّذِيْ اَسَاءَ وَاجْتَرَا عَلَيْكَ وَلَمْ يُرْضِكَ خَرَجَ عَنْ قُدْرَتِكَ،
nor can he who sins and dares to disobey You, escaping from Your power.
يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ ۔۔۔
O Lord, O Lord, O Lord...
بِكَ عَرَفْتُكَ وَ اَنْتَ دَلَلْتَنِيْ عَلَيْكَ وَ دَعَوْتَنِيْ اِلَيْكَ،
It is through You that I have known You; You guided me towards You and invited me to You,
وَ لَوْلَا اَنْتَ لَمْ اَدْرِ مَا اَنْتَ۔
and had it not been for You, I would not have known who You are.
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ الَّذِيْ اَدْعُوْهُ فَيُجِيْبُنِيْ،
All praise be to Allah, whom I call upon and He answers me,
وَاِنْ كُنْتُ بَطِيْئًا حِيْنَ يَدْعُوْنِيْ،
even though I am slow when He calls upon me.
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْ اَسْأَلُهُ فَيُعْطِيْنِيْ،
All praise be to Allah, whom I ask and He gives me,
وَاِنْ كُنْتُ بَخِيْلًا حِيْنَ يَسْتَقْرِضُنِيْ،
even though I am stingy when He asks me for a loan.
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ الَّذِيْ اُنَادِيْهِ كُلَّمَا شِئْتُ لِحَاجَتِيْ،
All praise be to Allah, whom I call whenever I wish for my need,
وَاَخْلُوْ بِهٖ حَيْثُ شِئْتُ لِسِرِّيْ،
and with whom I converse in private whenever I desire for my secrets,
بِغَيْرِ شَفِيْعٍ فَيَقْضِيْ لِيْ حَاجَتِيْ،
without a mediator, and He fulfills my need.
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ الَّذِيْ لَا اَدْعُوْ غَيْرَهُ،
All praise be to Allah, whom I do not call upon anyone besides Him,
وَلَوْ دَعَوْتُ غَيْرَهُ لَمْ يَسْتَجِبْ لِيْ دُعَاۤئِـيْ،
and had I called upon another, he would not have answered my prayer.
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ الَّذِيْ لَا اَرْجُوْ غَيْرَهُ،
All praise be to Allah, in whom alone I place my hope,
وَلَوْ رَجَوْتُ غَيْرَهُ لَاَخْلَفَ رَجَاۤئِـيْ،
and had I hoped in another, my hope would have been in vain.
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ الَّذِيْ وَكَلَنِيْ اِلَيْهِ فَاَكْرَمَنِيْ،
All praise be to Allah who has entrusted me to Himself and thus has honored me,
وَلَمْ يَكِلْنِيْ اِلَى النَّاسِ فَيُهِيْنُوْنِيْ،
and has not entrusted me to people who would humiliate me.
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ الَّذِيْ تَحَبَّبَ اِلَيَّ وَهُوَ غَنِيٌّ عَنِّيْ،
All praise be to Allah who shows affection toward me though He has no need of me,
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ الَّذِيْ يَحْلُمُ عَنِّيْ حَتّٰى كَاَنِّيْ لَا ذَنْبَ لِيْ،
All praise be to Allah who is forbearing with me as if I had no sin at all.
فَرَبِّيْ اَحْمَدُ شَيْءٍ عِنْدِيْ وَ اَحَقُّ بِحَمْدِيْ۔
So my Lord is the most praiseworthy of all things in my possession and the most deserving of my praise.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّيْ اَجِدُ سُبُلَ الْمَطَالِبِ اِلَيْكَ مُشْرَعَةً،
O Allah! I find the paths leading to You open and clear,
وَمَنَاهِلَ الرَّجَاۤءِ اِلَيْكَ مُتْرَعَةً،
and the springs of hope flowing abundantly toward You,
وَالْاِسْتِعَانَةَ بِفَضْلِكَ لِمَنْ اَمَّلَكَ مُبَاحَةً،
and seeking help through Your grace is permitted to whoever places hope in You,
وَاَبْوَابَ الدُّعَاۤءِ اِلَيْكَ لِلصَّارِخِيْنَ مَفْتُوْحَةً،
And the doors of supplication to You are open for those who cry out,
وَاَعْلَمُ اَنَّكَ لِلرَّاجِيْ بِمَوْضِعِ اِجَابَةٍ،
And I know that You are ever ready to respond to those who hope in You,
وَلِلْمَلْهُوْفِيْنَ بِمَرْصَدِ اِغَاثَةٍ،
and ever watching to relieve those in distress,
وَاَنَّ فِي اللهْفِ اِلٰى جُوْدِكَ وَالرِّضَا بِقَضَاۤئِكَ،
and that in turning eagerly toward Your generosity and being content with Your decree,
عِوَضًا مِنْ مَنْعِ الْبَاخِلِيْنَ،
there is a compensation for the withholding of the stingy,
وَمَنْدُوْحَةً عَمَّا فِيْ اَيْدِيْ الْمُسْتَاْثِرِيْنَ،
and independence from what the possessors of wealth hold in their hands.
وَاَنَّ الرَّاحِلَ اِلَيْكَ قَرِيْبُ الْمَسَافَةِ،
And indeed, the traveler toward You has but a short distance to cover,
وَاَنَّكَ لَا تَحْتَجِبُ عَنْ خَلْقِكَ،
and that You do not veil Yourself from Your creation,
اِلَّا اَنْ تَحْجُبَهُمُ الْاَعْمَالُ دُوْنَكَ،
except when their own deeds keep them away from You.
وَقَدْ قَصَدْتُ اِلَيْكَ بِطَلِبَتِيْ،
And now I have turned toward You with my request,
وَتَوَجَّهْتُ اِلَيْكَ بِحَاجَتِيْ،
and directed myself to You with my need,
وَجَعَلْتُ بِكَ اسْتِغَاثَتِيْ وَبِدُعَاۤئِكَ تَوَسُّلِيْ،
and have made You my means of seeking help and Your supplication my means of approach,
مِنْ غَيْرِ اسْتِحْقَاقٍ لِاسْتِمَاعِكَ مِنِّيْ۔
though I have no right for You to listen to me.
وَ لَا اسْتِيْجَابٍ لِعَفْوِكَ عَنِّيْ،
nor because I deserve Your pardon for me,
بَلْ لِثِقَتِيْ بِكَرَمِكَ، وَ سُكُوْنِيْ اِلٰى صِدْقِ وَعْدِكَ،
but because of my trust in Your generosity and my confidence in the truth of Your promise,
وَلَجَاۤئِـيْ اِلَى الْاِيْمَانِ بِتَوْحِيْدِكَ، وَ يَقِيْنِيْ بِمَعْرِفَتِكَ مِنِّيْ اَنْ لَا رَبَّ لِيْ غَيْرُكَ،
and because my refuge is faith in Your oneness, and my certainty through knowing You that I have no Lord besides You,
وَ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَكَ۔
and there is no god but You, the One without partner.
اَللّٰہُمَّ اَنْتَ الْقَاۤئِلُ وَ قَوْلُكَ حَقٌّ، وَ وَعْدُكَ صِدْقٌ:
O Allah! You are the One who has said, and Your word is true, and Your promise is sure:
وَاسْئَلُوْا اللّٰهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِیْمًا،
‘And ask Allah of His bounty; surely Allah is ever merciful to you.’
وَ لَيْسَ مِنْ صِفاتِكَ يَا سَيِّدِيْ اَنْ تَاْمُرَ بِالسُّؤَالِ وَ تَمْنَعَ الْعَطِيَّةَ،
And it is not one of Your attributes, O my Master, to command asking and then withhold giving.
وَ اَنْتَ الْمَنَّانُ بِالْعَطِيّاتِ عَلٰى اَهْلِ مَمْلِكَتِكَ، وَ الْعَاۤئِدُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِتَحَنُّنِ رَاْفَتِكَ۔
And You are the Bestower of gifts upon the people of Your dominion, the One who returns to them with the tenderness of Your mercy.
اِلٰهِیْ رَبَّيْتَنِيْ فِيْ نِعَمِكَ وَ اِحْسَانِكَ صَغِيْرًا، وَ نَوَّهْتَ بِاسْمِيْ كَبِيْرًا،
My God, You nurtured me in Your blessings and kindness while I was small, and You made my name known when I grew older.
فَيَا مَنْ رَبَّانِيْ فِيْ الدُّنْيَا بِاِحْسَانِهِ وَ تَفَضُّلِهِ وَ نِعَمِهِ، وَ اَشارَلِيْ فِي الْاٰخِرَةِ اِلٰى عَفْوِهِ وَ كَرَمِهِ،
So, O He who raised me in this world through His kindness, generosity, and blessings, and has guided me in the Hereafter toward His pardon and mercy,
مَعْرِفَتِيْ يَا مَوْلَايَ دَلِيْلِيْ عَلَيْكَ، وَ حُبِّيْ لَكَ شَفِيْعِيْ اِلَيْكَ،
My knowledge of You, O my Master, is my proof before You, and my love for You is my intercessor with You.
وَ اَنَا وَاثِقٌ مِنْ دَلِيْلِيْ بِدَلَالَتِكَ، وَ سَاكِنٌ مِنْ شَفِيْعِيْ اِلٰى شَفَاعَتِكَ،
And I am confident in my proof through Your guidance, and I am at peace with my intercessor because of Your intercession.
اَدْعُوْكَ يَا سَيِّدِيْ بِلِسَانٍ قَدْ اَخْرَسَهُ ذَنْبُهُ،
I call upon You, O my Master, with a tongue silenced by its sin,
رَبِّ اُنَاجِيْكَ بِقَلْبٍ قَدْ اَوْبَقَهُ جُرْمُهُ،
and I whisper to You, my Lord, with a heart ruined by its crime.
اَدْعُوْكَ يا رَبِّ رَاهِبًا رَاغِبًا، رَاجِيًا خَاۤئِفًا،
I call upon You, O Lord, in fear and hope, with longing and awe,
اِذَا رَاَيْتُ مَوْلَايَ ذُنُوْبِيْ فَزِعْتُ، وَ اِذَا رَاَيْتُ كَرَمَكَ طَمِعْتُ،
When I look at my sins, my Master, I am terrified; but when I look at Your generosity, I am filled with hope.
فَاِنْ عَفَوْتَ فَخَيْرُ رَاحِمٍ، وَ اِنْ عَذَّبْتَ فَغَيْرُ ظَالِمٍ،
So if You forgive, You are the best of the merciful; and if You punish, You are not unjust.
حُجَّتِيْ يَا اَللهُ فِيْ جُرْاَتِيْ عَلٰى مَسْئَلَتِكَ، مَعَ اِتْيَانِيْ مَا تَكْرَهُ جُوْدُكَ وَ كَرَمُكَ،
My argument, O Allah, for daring to ask You while committing what You dislike is Your generosity and mercy.
وَ عُدَّتِيْ فِيْ شِدَّتِيْ مَعَ قِلَّةِ حَيَاۤئِـيْ رَافَتُكَ وَ رَحْمَتُكَ،
And my support in hardship, despite my lack of shame, is Your tenderness and mercy.
وَ قَدْ رَجَوْتُ اَنْ لَّا تَخِيْبَ بَيْنَ ذَيْنِ وَ ذَيْنِ مُنْيَتِيْ،
And I have hoped that You will not disappoint my wish between these two—Your mercy and my shortcomings.
فَحَقِّقْ رَجَاۤئِـيْ، وَاسْمَعْ دُعَاۤئِـيْ ياَ خَيْرَ مَنْ دَعَاهُ دَاعٍ، وَ اَفْضَلَ مَنْ رَجَاهُ رَاجٍ،
So fulfill my hope and hear my prayer, O Best of those who are called upon, and Most Generous of those who are hoped for.
عَظُمَ يا سَيِّدِيْ اَمَلِيْ، وَ سٰۤاۤءَ عَمَلِيْ، فَاَعْطِنِيْ مِنْ عَفْوِكَ بِمِقْدَارِ اَمَلِيْ، وَلَا تُؤَاخِذْنِيْ بِاَسْوَءِ عَمَلِيْ،
My Master, my hope has become great, but my deeds are evil; so grant me from Your pardon according to the greatness of my hope, and do not take me to account for the worst of my deeds.
فَاِنَّ كَرَمَكَ يَجِلُّ عَنْ مُجَازَاةِ الْمُذْنِبِيْنَ، وَ حِلْمَكَ يَكْبُرُ عَنْ مُكَافَاةِ الْمُقَصِّرِيْنَ،
For Your generosity is too exalted to requite the sinners, and Your forbearance is too great to punish the negligent.
وَ اَنَا يَا سَيِّدِيْ عَاۤئِذٌ بِفَضْلِكَ، هَارِبٌ مِنْكَ اِلَيْكَ، مُتَنَجِّزٌ مَا وَعَدْتَ مِنَ الصَّفْحِ عَمَّنْ اَحْسَنَ بِكَ ظَنًّا،
And I, O my Master, seek refuge in Your bounty, fleeing from You to You, holding fast to what You have promised of pardon for those who think well of You.
وَمَا اَنَا يَا رَبِّ وَمَا خَطَرِيْ، هَبْنِيْ بِفَضْلِكَ، وَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيَّ بِعَفْوِكَ،
And what am I, O Lord, and what is my worth? Grant me by Your grace, and bestow upon me from Your pardon.
اَيْ رَبِّ جَلِّلْنِيْ بِسَتْرِكَ،
O Lord, cover me with Your protection,
وَاعْفُ عَنْ تَوْبِيْخِيْ بِكَرَمِ وَجْهِكَ،
And pardon my reproach through the generosity of Your Face,
فَلَوِ اطَّلَعَ الْيَوْمَ عَلٰى ذَنْبِيْ غَيْرُكَ مَا فَعَلْتُهُ،
For if anyone other than You had seen my sin today, I would not have done it,
وَلَوْ خِفْتُ تَعْجِيْلَ الْعُقُوْبَةِ لَاجْتَنَبْتُهُ،
And if I had feared the hastening of punishment, I would have avoided it,
لَا لِاَنَّكَ اَهْوَنُ النَّاظِرِيْنَ وَ اَخَفُّ الْمُطَّلِعِيْنَ،
Not because You are the least of those who see or the most lenient of those who watch,
بَلْ لِاَنَّكَ يَا رَبِّ خَيْرُ السَّاتِرِيْنَ،
But because You, O Lord, are the best of those who conceal,
وَاَحْكَمُ الْحَاكِمِيْنَ،
The most just of judges,
وَاَكْرَمُ الْاَكْرَمِيْنَ،
And the most generous of the generous,
سَتَّارُ الْعُيُوْبِ، غَفّارُ الذُّنُوْبِ، عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوْبِ،
You conceal faults, forgive sins, and know the unseen,
تَسْتُرُ الذَّنْبَ بِكَرَمِكَ، وَ تُؤَخِّرُ الْعُقُوْبَةَ بِحِلْمِكَ،
You cover sins with Your generosity, and delay punishment through Your forbearance,
فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلٰى حِلْمِكَ بَعْدَ عِلْمِكَ، وَ عَلٰى عَفْوِكَ بَعْدَ قُدْرَتِكَ،
So all praise is due to You for Your forbearance despite Your knowledge, and for Your pardon despite Your power,
وَيَحْمِلُنِيْ وَ يُجَرِّئُنِيْ عَلٰى مَعْصِيَتِكَ حِلْمُكَ عَنِّيْ،
Your patience with me emboldens and encourages me to disobey You,
وَيَدْعُوْنِيْ اِلٰى قِلَّةِ الْحَيَاۤءِ سِتْرُكَ عَلَيَّ،
Your covering over me invites me to be less ashamed,
وَيُسْرِعُنِيْ اِلَى التَّوَثُّبِ عَلٰى مَحَارِمِكَ مَعْرِفَتِيْ بِسَعَةِ رَحْمَتِكَ،
And my awareness of the vastness of Your mercy makes me quick to leap into Your prohibitions.
وَعَظِيْمِ عَفْوِكَ،
And because of the greatness of Your pardon,
يَا حَلِيْمُ يَا كَرِيْمُ، يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّوْمُ،
O Forbearing, O Generous, O Ever-Living, O Self-Subsisting,
يَا غَافِرَ الذَّنْبِ، يَا قَابِلَ التَّوْبِ،
O Forgiver of sin, O Accepter of repentance,
يَا عَظِيْمَ الْمَنِّ، يَا قَدِيْمَ الْاِحْسَانِ،
O Great in favor, O Ancient in beneficence,
اَيْنَ سِتْرُكَ الْجَمِيْلُ، اَيْنَ عَفْوُكَ الْجَلِيْلُ،
Where is Your beautiful concealment? Where is Your magnificent pardon?
اَيْنَ فَرَجُكَ الْقَرِيْبُ، اَيْنَ غِيَاثُكَ السَّرِيْعُ،
Where is Your near relief? Where is Your swift help?
اَيْنَ رَحْمَتُكَ الْوَاسِعَةُ، اَيْنَ عَطَايَاكَ الْفَاضِلَةُ،
Where is Your vast mercy? Where are Your noble gifts?
اَيْنَ مَوَاهِبُكَ الْهَنِيْئَةُ، اَيْنَ صَنَاۤئِعُكَ السَّنِيَّةُ،
Where are Your pleasant bounties? Where are Your splendid favors?
اَيْنَ فَضْلُكَ الْعَظِيْمُ، اَيْنَ مَنُّكَ الْجَسِيْمُ،
Where is Your great grace? Where is Your immense kindness?
اَيْنَ اِحْسَانُكَ الْقَدِيْمُ، اَيْنَ كَرَمُكَ يَا كَرِيْمُ،
Where is Your ancient benevolence? Where is Your generosity, O Generous One?
بِهِ فَاسْتَنْقِذْنِيْ، وَبِرَحْمَتِكَ فَخَلِّصْنِيْ،
By it, rescue me; and by Your mercy, deliver me,
يَا مُحْسِنُ يَا مُجْمِلُ، يَا مُنْعِمُ يَا مُفْضِلُ،
O Benefactor, O Bestower of beauty, O Giver of blessings, O Granter of bounty,
لَسْتُ اَتَّكِلُ فِي النَّجاةِ مِنْ عِقابِكَ عَلٰى اَعْمَالِنَا،
I do not rely for salvation from Your punishment upon our deeds,
بَلْ بِفَضْلِكَ عَلَيْنَا،
But upon Your grace toward us,
لِاَنَّكَ اَهْلُ التَّقْوٰى وَ اَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ،
For indeed, You are worthy of piety and worthy of forgiveness,
تُبْدِئُ بِالْاِحْسَانِ نِعَمًا، وَتَعْفُوْ عَنِ الذَّنْبِ كَرَمًا،
You begin blessings with kindness, and You pardon sin out of generosity,
فَمَا نَدْرِيْ مَا نَشْكُرُ، اَجَمِيْلَ مَا تَنْشُرُ، اَمْ قَبِيْحَ مَا تَسْتُرُ،
So we do not know for which we should thank You more — the beautiful things You spread, or the ugly things You conceal,
اَمْ عَظِيْمَ مَا اَبْلَيْتَ وَ اَوْلَيْتَ، اَمْ كَثِيْرَ مَا مِنْهُ نَجَّيْتَ وَ عَافَيْتَ،
Or the great trials You have relieved and the countless times You have saved and healed us,
يَا حَبِيْبَ مَنْ تَحَبَّبَ اِلَيْكَ،
O Beloved of those who show love toward You,
وَيَا قُرَّةَ عَيْنِ مَنْ لَاذَ بِكَ وَانْقَطَعَ إِلَيْكَ،
And O comfort of the eye of the one who seeks refuge in You and turns entirely toward You,
أَنْتَ الْمُحْسِنُ وَنَحْنُ الْمُسِيئُونَ،
You are the Benefactor, and we are the offenders,
فَتَجَاوَزْ يَا رَبِّ عَنْ قَبِيحِ مَا عِنْدَنَا بِجَمِيلِ مَا عِنْدَكَ،
So overlook, O Lord, our ugly deeds with the beauty that comes from You,
وَأَيُّ جَهْلٍ يَا رَبِّ لَا يَسَعُهُ جُودُكَ،
And what ignorance, O Lord, is too great for Your generosity to encompass?
أَوْ أَيُّ زَمَانٍ أَطْوَلُ مِنْ أَنَاتِكَ،
Or what time could be longer than Your patience?
وَمَا قَدْرُ أَعْمَالِنَا فِي جَنْبِ نِعَمِكَ،
And what worth do our deeds have compared to Your blessings?
وَكَيْفَ نَسْتَكْثِرُ أَعْمَالًا نُقَابِلُ بِهَا كَرَمَكَ،
And how can we consider abundant the deeds with which we seek to match Your generosity?
بَلْ كَيْفَ يَضِيقُ عَلَى الْمُذْنِبِينَ مَا وَسِعَهُمْ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ،
Rather, how could Your vast mercy ever be too narrow for the sinners whom it embraces?
يَا وَاسِعَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ، يَا بَاسِطَ الْيَدَيْنِ بِالرَّحْمَةِ،
O You whose forgiveness is vast, O You who stretch forth both hands in mercy,
فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يَا سَيِّدِيْ، لَوْ نَهَرْتَنِيْ مَا بَرِحْتُ مِنْ بَابِكَ،
By Your might, O my Master, even if You were to drive me away, I would not leave Your door,
وَلَا كَفَفْتُ عَنْ تَمَلُّقِكَ،
Nor would I cease humbling myself before You,
لِمَا انْتَهَى إِلَيَّ مِنَ الْمَعْرِفَةِ بِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ،
For the knowledge I have attained of Your generosity and nobility,
وَأَنْتَ الْفَاعِلُ لِمَا تَشَاءُ، تُعَذِّبُ مَنْ تَشَاءُ بِمَا تَشَاءُ كَيْفَ تَشَاءُ،
And You are the One who acts as You will — You punish whom You will, with what You will, and how You will,
وَتَرْحَمُ مَنْ تَشَاءُ بِمَا تَشَاءُ كَيْفَ تَشَاءُ،
And You show mercy to whom You will, with what You will, and how You will,
لَا تُسْأَلُ عَنْ فِعْلِكَ، وَلَا تُنَازَعُ فِي مُلْكِكَ،
You are not questioned about Your acts, nor are You opposed in Your dominion,
وَلَا تُشَارَكُ فِي أَمْرِكَ، وَلَا تُضَادُّ فِي حُكْمِكَ،
None shares in Your command, nor can any contradict Your judgment,
وَلَا يَعْتَرِضُ عَلَيْكَ أَحَدٌ فِي تَدْبِيرِكَ،
Nor does anyone object to Your management,
لَكَ الْخَلْقُ وَالْأَمْرُ، تَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ،
To You belong creation and command. Blessed is Allah, Lord of the worlds,
يَا رَبِّ هَذَا مَقَامُ مَنْ لَاذَ بِكَ، وَاسْتَجَارَ بِكَرَمِكَ،
O Lord, this is the station of one who has sought refuge in You and protection in Your generosity,
وَ أَلِفَ إِحْسَانَكَ وَ نِعَمَكَ،
And has become accustomed to Your kindness and favors,
وَ أَنْتَ الْجَوَادُ الَّذِي لَا يَضِيقُ عَفْوُكَ، وَ لَا يَنْقُصُ فَضْلُكَ، وَ لَا تَقِلُّ رَحْمَتُكَ،
And You are the Generous One whose pardon never narrows, whose bounty never diminishes, and whose mercy never lessens,
وَقَدْ تَوَثَّقْنَا مِنْكَ بِالصَّفْحِ الْقَدِيمِ، وَالْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ، وَالرَّحْمَةِ الْوَاسِعَةِ،
And we have relied upon Your eternal pardon, Your immense favor, and Your vast mercy,
أَفَتُرَاكَ يَا رَبِّ تُخْلِفُ ظُنُونَنَا، أَوْ تُخَيِّبُ آمَالَنَا،
Will You, O Lord, then disappoint our expectations or let our hopes fail?
كَلَّا يَا كَرِيمُ، فَلَيْسَ هَذَا ظَنُّنَا بِكَ، وَلَا هَذَا فِيكَ طَمَعُنَا يَا رَبِّ،
Never, O Generous One! For this is not our thought of You, nor our hope in You, O Lord,
إِنَّ لَنَا فِيكَ أَمَلًا طَوِيلًا كَثِيرًا، وَإِنَّ لَنَا فِيكَ رَجَاءً عَظِيمًا،
Indeed, we have in You long and abundant hope, and great expectation,
عَصَيْنَاكَ وَنَحْنُ نَرْجُو أَنْ تَسْتُرَ عَلَيْنَا، وَدَعَوْنَاكَ وَنَحْنُ نَرْجُو أَنْ تَسْتَجِيبَ لَنَا،
We have disobeyed You while hoping that You will conceal our faults, and we have called upon You while hoping that You will answer us,
فَحَقِّقْ رَجَاءَنَا مَوْلَانَا، فَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا نَسْتَوْجِبُ بِأَعْمَالِنَا،
So fulfill our hope, our Master, for we know what our deeds truly deserve,
وَلَكِنْ عِلْمُكَ فِينَا وَعِلْمُنَا بِأَنَّكَ لَا تَصْرِفُنَا عَنْكَ، وَإِنْ كُنَّا غَيْرَ مُسْتَوْجِبِينَ لِرَحْمَتِكَ،
But Your knowledge of us, and our knowledge that You do not turn us away from You, even if we are not deserving of Your mercy,
فَأَنْتَ أَهْلٌ أَنْ تَجُودَ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى الْمُذْنِبِينَ بِفَضْلِ سَعَتِكَ،
For You are worthy to bestow generously upon us and upon the sinners from the vastness of Your bounty,
فَامْنُنْ عَلَيْنَا بِمَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ، وَجُدْ عَلَيْنَا فَإِنَّا مُحْتَاجُونَ إِلَى نَيْلِكَ،
So grant us from what You are worthy to give, and be generous to us, for we are in dire need of Your bounty,
يَا غَفَّارُ بِنُورِكَ اهْتَدَيْنَا، وَبِفَضْلِكَ اسْتَغْنَيْنَا، وَبِنِعْمَتِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَمْسَيْنَا،
O All-Forgiving! By Your light we are guided, by Your favor we are enriched, and by Your blessing we awaken and retire,
ذُنُوبُنَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ، نَسْتَغْفِرُكَ اللَّهُمَّ مِنْهَا وَنَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ،
Our sins are before You; we seek Your forgiveness, O Allah, for them, and we repent to You,
تَتَحَبَّبُ إِلَيْنَا بِالنِّعَمِ وَنُعَارِضُكَ بِالذُّنُوبِ،
You endear Yourself to us through blessings, yet we oppose You with sins,
خَيْرُكَ إِلَيْنَا نَازِلٌ، وَشَرُّنَا إِلَيْكَ صَاعِدٌ،
Your goodness descends upon us, while our evil deeds ascend to You,
وَلَمْ يَزَلْ وَلَا يَزَالُ مَلَكٌ كَرِيمٌ يَأْتِيكَ عَنَّا بِعَمَلٍ قَبِيحٍ،
And constantly, noble angels come to You from us with disgraceful deeds,
فَلَا يَمْنَعُكَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَحُوطَنَا بِنِعَمِكَ، وَتَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بِآلَائِكَ،
Yet that does not prevent You from surrounding us with Your blessings and bestowing upon us from Your favors,
فَسُبْحَانَكَ مَا أَحْلَمَكَ وَأَعْظَمَكَ وَأَكْرَمَكَ مُبْدِئًا وَمُعِيدًا،
Glory be to You! How forbearing, how great, and how generous You are — in beginning and in returning!
تَقَدَّسَتْ أَسْمَاؤُكَ وَجَلَّ ثَنَاؤُكَ، وَكَرُمَ صَنَائِعُكَ وَفِعَالُكَ،
Sanctified are Your names, exalted is Your praise, and noble are Your deeds and actions,
أَنْتَ إِلَهِي أَوْسَعُ فَضْلًا، وَأَعْظَمُ حِلْمًا مِنْ أَنْ تُقَايِسَنِي بِفِعْلِي وَخَطِيئَتِي،
You, my God, are too vast in bounty and too great in forbearance to measure me by my deeds and sins,
فَالْعَفْوَ الْعَفْوَ الْعَفْوَ، سَيِّدِي سَيِّدِي سَيِّدِي،
So pardon, pardon, pardon, O my Master, my Master, my Master!
اللَّهُمَّ اشْغَلْنَا بِذِكْرِكَ، وَأَعِذْنَا مِنْ سَخَطِكَ، وَأَجِرْنَا مِنْ عَذَابِكَ،
O Allah, occupy us with Your remembrance, protect us from Your wrath, and save us from Your punishment,
وَارْزُقْنَا مِنْ مَوَاهِبِكَ، وَأَنْعِمْ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ فَضْلِكَ،
Grant us from Your gifts, and bless us from Your bounty,
وَارْزُقْنَا حَجَّ بَيْتِكَ، وَزِيَارَةَ قَبْرِ نَبِيِّكَ صَلَوَاتُكَ وَرَحْمَتُكَ وَمَغْفِرَتُكَ وَرِضْوَانُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ،
And grant us the pilgrimage to Your sacred House, and the visitation of the grave of Your Prophet — may Your blessings, mercy, forgiveness, and satisfaction be upon him and his family,
إِنَّكَ قَرِيبٌ مُجِيبٌ،
Indeed, You are near and responsive,
وَارْزُقْنَا عَمَلًا بِطَاعَتِكَ، وَتَوَفَّنَا عَلَى مِلَّتِكَ، وَسُنَّةِ نَبِيِّكَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ،
Grant us deeds in obedience to You, and let us die upon Your religion and the tradition of Your Prophet, peace be upon him and his family,
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ، وَارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا،
O Allah, forgive me and my parents, and have mercy on them as they raised me when I was small,
وَاجْزِهِمَا بِالْإِحْسَانِ إِحْسَانًا، وَبِالسَّيِّئَاتِ غُفْرَانًا۔
And reward them for their good with goodness, and for their wrongs with forgiveness.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ، الْأَحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَالْأَمْوَاتِ، وَتَابِعْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ بِالْخَيْرَاتِ۔
O Allah, forgive the believing men and women, the living among them and the dead, and join us and them together in goodness.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا، وَشَاهِدِنَا وَغَائِبِنَا، ذَكَرِنَا وَأُنْثَانَا، صَغِيرِنَا وَكَبِيرِنَا، حُرِّنَا وَمَمْلُوكِنَا۔
O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those present and those absent, our males and females, our young and old, our free and our servants.
كَذَبَ الْعَادِلُونَ بِاللّٰهِ، وَضَلُّوا ضَلَالًا بَعِيدًا، وَخَسِرُوا خُسْرَانًا مُبِينًا۔
Those who set up equals to Allah have lied; they have strayed far astray and have incurred an evident loss.
اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَاخْتِمْ لِي بِخَيْرٍ،
O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, and let my end be in goodness,
وَاكْفِنِي مَا أَهَمَّنِي مِنْ أَمْرِ دُنْيَايَ وَآخِرَتِي، وَلَا تُسَلِّطْ عَلَيَّ مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمُنِي۔
And suffice me in what concerns me regarding the matters of my world and my hereafter, and do not give power over me to one who will not have mercy on me.
وَاجْعَلْ عَلَيَّ مِنْكَ وَاقِيَةً بَاقِيَةً، وَلَا تَسْلُبْنِي صَالِحَ مَا أَنْعَمْتَ بِهِ عَلَيَّ،
And appoint over me from Yourself a lasting protection, and do not take away from me the righteous blessings You have bestowed upon me.
وَارْزُقْنِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ رِزْقًا وَاسِعًا حَلَالًا طَيِّبًا۔
And grant me from Your bounty a wide, lawful, and pure sustenance.
اَللّٰهُمَّ احْرُسْنِي بِحِرَاسَتِكَ، وَاحْفَظْنِي بِحِفْظِكَ، وَاكْلَأْنِي بِكِلَاءَتِكَ،
O Allah, guard me with Your protection, preserve me with Your preservation, and watch over me with Your care,
وَارْزُقْنِي حَجَّ بَيْتِكَ الْحَرَامِ فِي عَامِنَا هَذَا وَفِي كُلِّ عَامٍ،
And grant me the pilgrimage to Your Sacred House this year and every year,
وَزِيَارَةَ قَبْرِ نَبِيِّكَ وَالْأَئِمَّةِ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ،
And the visitation of the grave of Your Prophet and the Imams, peace be upon them,
وَلَا تُخْلِنِي يَا رَبِّ مِنْ تِلْكَ الْمَشَاهِدِ الشَّرِيفَةِ، وَالْمَوَاقِفِ الْكَرِيمَةِ۔
And do not deprive me, O my Lord, from those noble sanctuaries and honored stations.
اَللّٰهُمَّ تُبْ عَلَيَّ حَتَّى لَا أَعْصِيَكَ،
O Allah, grant me repentance so that I never disobey You,
وَأَلْهِمْنِي الْخَيْرَ وَالْعَمَلَ بِهِ،
And inspire me with goodness and the ability to act upon it,
وَخَشْيَتَكَ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ مَا أَبْقَيْتَنِي يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ۔
And grant me reverence and fear of You by night and by day, as long as You keep me alive, O Lord of the worlds.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّيْ كُلَّمَا قُلْتُ قَدْ تَهَيَّأْتُ وَتَعَبَّأْتُ وَقُمْتُ لِلصَّلَاةِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ وَنَاجَيْتُكَ، أَلْقَيْتَ عَلَيَّ نُعَاسًا إِذَا أَنَا صَلَّيْتُ، وَسَلَبْتَنِي مُنَاجَاتَكَ إِذَا أَنَا نَاجَيْتُ۔
O Allah, whenever I say, ‘I have prepared myself and made ready and I stand for prayer before You and converse with You,’ You cast upon me drowsiness when I pray, and You take away from me the sweetness of communion when I converse with You.
مَالِي كُلَّمَا قُلْتُ قَدْ صَلُحَتْ سَرِيرَتِي وَقَرُبَ مِنْ مَجَالِسِ التَّوَّابِينَ مَجْلِسِي، عَرَضَتْ لِي بَلِيَّةٌ أَزَالَتْ قَدَمِي وَحَالَتْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خِدْمَتِكَ۔
What is the matter with me that whenever I say, ‘My inner self has become upright, and the gathering place of the repentant has come near to me,’ a trial befalls me which removes my footing and comes between me and Your service?
سَيِّدِي لَعَلَّكَ عَنْ بَابِكَ طَرَدْتَنِي، وَعَنْ خِدْمَتِكَ نَحَّيْتَنِي، أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ رَأَيْتَنِي مُسْتَخِفًّا بِحَقِّكَ فَأَقْصَيْتَنِي،
My Master! Perhaps You have driven me away from Your door, or distanced me from Your service, or perhaps You have seen me belittling Your right and so You have cast me away.
أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ رَأَيْتَنِي مُعْرِضًا عَنْكَ فَقَلَيْتَنِي، أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ وَجَدْتَنِي فِي مَقَامِ الْكَاذِبِينَ فَرَفَضْتَنِي،
Or perhaps You have seen me turning away from You, so You have detested me; or perhaps You have found me among the liars and so You have rejected me.
أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ رَأَيْتَنِي غَيْرَ شَاكِرٍ لِنَعْمَائِكَ فَحَرَمْتَنِي، أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ فَقَدْتَنِي مِنْ مَجَالِسِ الْعُلَمَاءِ فَخَذَلْتَنِي،
Or perhaps You have seen me ungrateful for Your blessings, so You have deprived me; or perhaps You have not found me in the assemblies of the scholars, so You have abandoned me.
أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ رَأَيْتَنِي فِي الْغَافِلِينَ فَمِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ آيَسْتَنِي، أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ رَأَيْتَنِي آلِفَ مَجَالِسِ الْبَطَّالِينَ فَبَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ خَلَّيْتَنِي۔
Or perhaps You have seen me among the heedless, and thus You have made me despair of Your mercy; or perhaps You have seen me frequenting the gatherings of the idle, so You have left me among them.
أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ لَمْ تُحِبَّ أَنْ تَسْمَعَ دُعَائِي فَبَاعَدْتَنِي، أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ بِجُرْمِي وَجَرِيرَتِي كَافَيْتَنِي، أَوْ لَعَلَّكَ بِقِلَّةِ حَيَائِي مِنْكَ جَازَيْتَنِي۔
Or perhaps You did not love to hear my supplication, so You have distanced me; or perhaps You have recompensed me for my crime and my offense; or perhaps You have punished me for my lack of shame before You.
فَإِنْ عَفَوْتَ يَا رَبِّ فَطَالَ مَا عَفَوْتَ عَنِ الْمُذْنِبِينَ قَبْلِي، لِأَنَّ كَرَمَكَ يَا رَبِّ يَجِلُّ عَنْ مُكَافَاةِ الْمُقَصِّرِينَ۔
But if You forgive me, O my Lord, then indeed You have long forgiven sinners before me, for Your generosity, O Lord, is too great to be measured by the deeds of the deficient.
وَأَنَا عَائِذٌ بِفَضْلِكَ، هَارِبٌ مِنْكَ إِلَيْكَ، مُتَنَجِّزٌ مَا وَعَدْتَ مِنَ الصَّفْحِ عَمَّنْ أَحْسَنَ بِكَ ظَنًّا۔
And I seek refuge in Your grace, fleeing from You to You, relying upon what You have promised of pardon to those who think well of You.
اِلٰهِيْ اَنْتَ اَوْسَعُ فَضْلًا، وَ اَعْظَمُ حِلْمًا مِنْ اَنْ تُقَايِسَنِيْ بِعَمَلِيْ اَوْ اَنْ تَسْتَزِلَّنِيْ بِخَطِيْئَتِيْ، وَ مَا اَنَا يَا سَيِّدِيْ وَ مَا خَطَرِيْ،
My God, You are more abundant in grace and greater in forbearance than to measure me by my deeds or to bring me down because of my sin. And what am I, my Master, and what is my worth?
هَبْنِيْ بِفَضْلِكَ سَيِّدِيْ، وَ تَصَدَّقْ عَلَيَّ بِعَفْوِكَ، وَ جَلِّلْنِيْ بِسِتْرِكَ، وَاعْفُ عَنْ تَوْبِيْخِيْ بِكَرَمِ وَجْهِكَ۔
Grant me by Your grace, my Master, bestow Your pardon upon me, cover me with Your protection, and spare me the humiliation of reproach through the generosity of Your noble face.
سَيِّدِي اَنَا الصَّغِيْرُ الَّذِيْ رَبَّيْتَهُ، وَ اَنَا الْجاهِلُ الَّذِيْ عَلَّمْتَهُ، وَ اَنَا الضَّالُّ الَّذِيْ هَدَيْتَهُ، وَ اَنَا الْوَضِيْعُ الَّذِيْ رَفَعْتَهُ،
My Master, I am the little one You have raised, the ignorant one You have taught, the stray one You have guided, the lowly one You have elevated.
وَ اَنَا الْخَاۤئِفُ الَّذِيْ اٰمَنْتَهُ، وَ الْجَايِعُ الَّذِيْ اَشْبَعْتَهُ، وَ الْعَطْشَانُ الَّذِيْ اَرْوَيْتَهُ، وَ الْعَارِي الَّذِيْ كَسَوْتَهُ، وَ الْفَقيرُ الَّذِيْ اَغْنَيْتَهُ،
I am the fearful one You have made secure, the hungry one You have fed, the thirsty one You have quenched, the naked one You have clothed, the poor one You have enriched.
وَ الضَّعِيْفُ الَّذِيْ قَوَّيْتَهُ، وَ الذَّلِيْلُ الَّذِيْ اَعْزَزْتَهُ، وَ السَّقِيْمُ الَّذِيْ شَفَيْتَهُ، وَ السَّاۤئِلُ الَّذِي اَعْطَيْتَهُ، وَ الْمُذْنِبُ الَّذِيْ سَتَرْتَهُ،
I am the weak one You have strengthened, the humiliated one You have honored, the sick one You have healed, the beggar You have given to, the sinner You have concealed.
وَ الْخَاطِئُ الَّذِيْ اَقَلْتَهُ، وَ اَنَا الْقَلِيْلُ الَّذِيْ كَثَّرْتَهُ، وَ الْمُسْتَضْعَفُ الَّذِيْ نَصَرْتَهُ، وَ اَنَا الطَّرِيْدُ الَّذِيْ اٰوَيْتَهُ،
I am the offender You have pardoned, the few whom You have multiplied, the oppressed one You have supported, the outcast whom You have sheltered.
اَنَا يَا رَبِّ الَّذِيْ لَمْ اَسْتَحْيِكَ فِى الْخَلَاۤءِ، وَ لَمْ اُرَاقِبْكَ فِى الْمَلَاۤءِ، اَنَا صَاحِبُ الدَّوَاهِي الْعُظْمٰى، اَنَا الَّذِيْ عَلٰى سَيِّدِهِ اجْتَرٰى،
I am, O Lord, the one who did not feel shame before You in private, nor show respect for You in public. I am the one guilty of great calamities, the one who dared to defy his Master.
اَنَا الَّذِيْ عَصَيْتُ جَبَّارَ السَّمَاۤءِ، اَنَا الَّذِي اعْطَيْتُ عَلٰى مَعَاصِىْ الْجَلِيْلِ الرُّشَا، اَنَا الَّذِيْ حِيْنَ بُشِّرْتُ بِهَا خَرَجْتُ اِلَيْهَا اَسْعٰى،
I am the one who disobeyed the Mighty of the heavens. I am the one who accepted bribes to commit sins against the Glorious One. I am the one who, when tempted, eagerly rushed toward disobedience.
اَنَا الَّذِيْ اَمْهَلْتَنِيْ فَمَا ارْعَوَيْتُ، وَ سَتَرْتَ عَلَيَّ فَمَا اسْتَحْيَيْتُ، وَ عَمِلْتُ بِالْمَعَاصِيْ فَتَعَدَّيْتُ، وَ اسْقَطْتَنِيْ مِنْ عَيْنِكَ فَمَا بَالَيْتُ، فَبِحِلْمِكَ اَمْهَلْتَنِيْ وَ بِسِتْرِكَ سَتَرْتَنِيْ حَتّٰى كَانَّكَ اَغْفَلْتَنِيْ،
I am the one You gave time to, yet I did not take heed. You covered my faults, yet I felt no shame. I persisted in sin and transgression, and though I fell from Your sight, I did not care. By Your forbearance You granted me time, and by Your concealment You veiled me, until it was as if You had overlooked me.
وَ مِنْ عُقُوْبَاتِ الْمَعَاصِيْ جَنَّبْتَنِيْ حَتّٰى كَانَّكَ اسْتَحْيَيْتَنِيْ۔
And You kept me safe from the punishments of sins as though You felt shy before me.
اِلٰهِيْ لَمْ اَعْصِكَ حِيْنَ عَصَيْتُكَ وَ اَنَا بِرُبُوْبِيَّتِكَ جَاحِدٌ، وَ لَا بِاَمْرِكَ مُسْتَخِفٌّ، وَ لَا لِعُقُوْبَتِكَ مُتَعَرِّضٌ، وَ لَا لِوَعِيْدِكَ مُتَهَاوِنٌ،
My God, when I disobeyed You, it was not that I denied Your Lordship, nor that I took Your command lightly, nor that I dared Your punishment, nor that I belittled Your warning.
لٰكِنْ خَطِيْۤئَةٌ عَرَضَتْ وَ سَوَّلَتْ لِيْ نَفْسِيْ، وَ غَلَبَنِيْ هَوَايَ، وَ اَعَانَنِيْ عَلَيْهَا شِقْوَتِيْ، وَ غَرَّنِيْ سِتْرُكَ الْمُرْخٰى عَلَيَّ،
Rather, a sin presented itself to me, my soul enticed me, my desire overpowered me, my misfortune supported it, and Your covering that You had spread over me deceived me.
فَقَدْ عَصَيْتُكَ وَ خَالَفْتُكَ بِجُهْدِيْ، فَالْاٰنَ مِنْ عَذَابِكَ مَنْ يَسْتَنْقِذُنِيْ، وَ مِنْ اَيْدِيْ الْخُصَمَاۤء غَدًا مِنْ يُخَلِّصُنِيْ،
So I disobeyed You and opposed You with all my strength. Now who will rescue me from Your punishment? And who will deliver me tomorrow from the hands of my adversaries?
وَ بِحَبْلِ مَنْ اَتَّصِلُ اِنْ اَنْتَ قَطَعْتَ حَبْلَكَ عَنِّيْ، فَوَاسَوْاَتَا عَلٰى مَا اَحْصٰى كِتَابُكَ مِنْ عَمَلِيْ،
With whose rope shall I hold if You cut off Your rope from me? Woe to me for what Your Book has recorded of my deeds!
الَّذِيْ لَوْلَا مَا اَرْجُوْ مِنْ كَرَمِكَ وَ سَعَةِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ نَهْيِكَ اِيَّايَ عَنِ الْقُنُوْطِ لَقَنَطْتُ عِنْدَمَا اَتَذَكَّرُهَا،
If it were not for what I hope from Your generosity and the vastness of Your mercy, and for Your prohibition against despair, I would despair when I remember them.
يَا خَيْرَ مَنْ دَعَاهُ دَاعٍ، وَ اَفْضَلَ مَنْ رَجَاهُ رَاجٍ۔
O Best of those who are called upon, and Most Generous of those from whom hope is sought.
اَللّٰہُمَّ بِذِمَّةِ الْاِسْلَامِ اَتَوَسَّلُ اِلَيْكَ، وَ بِحُرْمَةِ الْقُرْاٰنِ اَعْتَمِدُ اِلَيْكَ،
O Allah, by the covenant of Islam I seek nearness to You, and by the sanctity of the Qur'an I rely upon You.
وَ بِحُبِّي النَّبِيَّ الْاُمِّيَّ الْقُرَشِيَّ الْهَاشِمِيَّ الْعَرَبِيَّ التَّهَامِيَّ الْمَكِّيَّ الْمَدَنِيَّ ارْجُوْ الزُّلْفَةَ لَدَيْكَ،
And through my love for the unlettered Prophet — the Qurayshi, the Hashimi, the Arab, the Tihami, the Makkan, and the Madinan — I seek closeness to You.
فَلَا تُوْحِشِ اسْتِيْنَاسَ اِيْمَانِيْ، وَلَا تَجْعَلْ ثَوَابِيْ ثَوَابَ مَنْ عَبَدَ سِوَاكَ،
So do not make the comfort of my faith lonely, and do not make my reward like that of one who worshipped others besides You.
فَاِنَّ قَوْمًا اٰمَنُوْا بِاَلْسِنَتِهِمْ لِيَحْقِنُوْا بِهِ دِمَاۤءَهُمْ فَاَدْرَكُوْا مَا اَمَّلُوْا، وَ اِنَّا اٰمَنَّا بِكَ بِاَلْسِنَتِنَا وَ قُلُوْبِنَا لِتَعْفُوَ عَنَّا،
For some people believed with their tongues to protect their blood and they attained what they desired; but we have believed in You with our tongues and our hearts so that You may pardon us.
فَادْرِكْنَا مَا اَمَّلْنَا، وَ ثَبِّتْ رَجَاۤئَكَ فِيْ صُدُوْرِنَا، وَ لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوْبَنَا بَعْدَ اِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا، وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْوَهّابُ،
So let us attain what we have hoped for, and make firm Your hope within our hearts. Do not cause our hearts to deviate after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from Yourself — indeed, You are the Bestower.
فَوَعِزَّتِكَ لَوِ انْتَهَرْتَنِيْ مَا بَرِحْتُ مِنْ بَابِكَ، وَ لَا كَفَفْتُ عَنْ تَمَلُّقِكَ لِمَا اُلْهِمَ قَلْبِيْ مِنَ الْمَعْرِفَةِ بِكَرَمِكَ وَ سَعَةِ رَحْمَتِكَ،
By Your might! Even if You were to drive me away, I would not leave Your door, nor cease flattering You, for my heart has been inspired with knowledge of Your generosity and the vastness of Your mercy.
اِلٰى مَنْ يَذْهَبُ الْعَبْدُ اِلَّا اِلٰى مَوْلَاهُ، وَ اِلٰى مَنْ يَلْتَجِئُ الْمَخْلُوْقُ اِلَّا اِلٰى خَالِقِهِ۔
To whom else can the servant go except to his Master? And to whom can the creature seek refuge except to his Creator?
اِلٰہِیْ لَوْ قَرَنْتَنِيْ بِالْاَصْفَادِ، وَ مَنَعْتَنِيْ سَيْبَكَ مِنْ بَيْنِ الْاَشْهَادِ، وَ دَلَلْتَ عَلٰى فَضَايِحِيْ عُيُوْنَ الْعِبَادِ، وَ اَمَرْتَ بِيْ اِلَى النَّارِ، وَ حُلْتَ بَيْنِيْ وَ بَيْنَ الْاَبْرَارِ، مَا قَطَعْتُ رَجَاۤئِـيْ مِنْكَ، وَ مَا صَرَفْتُ تَامِيْلِيْ لِلْعَفْوِ عَنْكَ، وَ لَا خَرَجَ حُبُّكَ مِنْ قَلْبِيْ،
My God, even if You were to bind me in chains, prevent Your bounty from reaching me before witnesses, expose my shame before the eyes of Your servants, command that I be sent to the Fire, and separate me from the righteous — I would still not cut off my hope in You, nor turn away my expectation of Your pardon, nor would Your love depart from my heart.
اَنَا لَا اَنْسٰى اَيَادِيَكَ عِنْدِيْ، وَ سَتْرَكَ عَلَيَّ فِيْ دَارِ الدُّنْيَا۔
I shall never forget Your favors upon me and Your covering of my faults in this world.
سَيِّدِيْ اَخْرِجْ حُبَّ الدُّنْيَا مِنْ قَلْبِيْ، وَاجْمَعْ بَيْني وَ بَيْنَ الْمُصْطَفٰى وَ اٰلِهِ خِيَرَتِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّيْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِهِ،
My Master, remove the love of this world from my heart, and unite me with al-Mustafa and his family — Your chosen ones among creation and the seal of the prophets, Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family).
وَ انْقُلْنِيْ اِلٰى دَرَجَةِ التَّوْبَةِ اِلَيْكَ، وَ اَعِنّي بِالْبُكَاۤءِ عَلٰى نَفْسِيْ، فَقَدْ اَفْنَيْتُ بِالتَّسْوِيْفِ وَالْاٰمَالِ عُمْرِيْ،
And transfer me to the station of repentance toward You, and assist me in weeping over myself, for I have wasted my life in procrastination and vain hopes.
وَ قَدْ نَزَلْتُ مَنْزِلَةَ الاٰيِسِيْنَ مِنْ خَيْرِيْ، فَمَنْ يَكُوْنُ اَسْوَءَ حَالًا مِنِّيْ اِنْ اَنَا نُقِلْتُ عَلٰى مِثْلِ حَالِيْ اِلٰى قَبْرِيْ، لَمْ اُمَهِّدْهُ لِرَقْدَتِيْ، وَ لَمْ اَفْرُشْهُ بِالْعَمَلِ الصّالِحِ لِضَجْعَتِيْ،
And I have descended to the state of those who despair of good; who could be in a worse state than I if I am carried to my grave in this condition, unprepared for my rest, and having not spread it with righteous deeds for my repose?
وَ مَالِيْ لَا اَبْكِيْ وَ لَا اَدْرِيْ اِلٰى مَا يَكُوْنُ مَصِيْرِيْ، وَ اَرٰى نَفْسِيْ تُخادِعُنِيْ، وَ اَيَّامِيْ تُخَاتِلُنِيْ، وَ قَدْ خَفَقَتْ عِنْدَ رَاسِيْ اَجْنِحَةُ الْمَوْتِ،
Why should I not weep, when I do not know what my end will be? I see my soul deceiving me, my days betraying me, and the wings of death fluttering near my head.
فَمَالِيْ لَا اَبْكِيْ، اَبْكِيْ لِخُرُوْجِ نَفْسِيْ، اَبْكِيْ لِظُلْمَةِ قَبْرِيْ، اَبْكِيْ لِضِيْقِ لَحَدِيْ،
Why should I not weep? I weep for the departure of my soul, I weep for the darkness of my grave, I weep for the narrowness of my tomb.
اَبْكي لِسُؤَالِ مُنْكَرٍ وَ نَكِيْرٍ اِيَّايَ،
I weep for the questioning of Munkar and Nakir directed toward me,
اَبْكي لِخُرُوْجِيْ مِنْ قَبْرِيْ عُرْيَانًا ذَلِيْلًا حَامِلًا ثِقْلِيْ عَلٰى ظَهْرِيْ،
I weep for my coming out of my grave naked, humiliated, carrying my burden on my back,
اَنْظُرُ مَرَّةً عَنْ يَمِيْنِيْ وَ اُخْرٰى عَنْ شِمَالِيْ، اِذِالْخَلَاۤئِقُ فِيْ شَانٍ غَيْرِ شَانِيْ لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ شَانٌ يُغْنِيْهِ
I look once to my right and again to my left, while all creation is absorbed in a concern other than mine — every person that Day will have a matter sufficient for them.
وُجُوْهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ ضَاحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ وَوُجُوْهٌ يَّوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌ تَرْهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ وَ ذِلَّةٌ۔
Faces on that Day will be radiant, laughing, and rejoicing — and faces on that Day will be covered with dust, overshadowed by gloom and disgrace.
سَيِّدِيْ عَلَيْكَ مُعَوَّلِيْ وَ مُعْتَمَدِيْ وَ رَجَاۤئِـيْ وَ تَوَكُّلِيْ، وَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ تَعَلُّقِيْ،
My Master, upon You is my reliance, my dependence, my hope, and my trust — and by Your mercy is my attachment.
تُصِيْبُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ مَنْ تَشَاۤءُ وَ تَهْدِيْ بِكَرَامَتِكَ مَنْ تُحِبُّ،
You touch with Your mercy whomever You will, and You guide by Your generosity whomever You love.
فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلٰى مَا نَقَّيْتَ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ قَلْبِيْ، وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلٰى بَسْطِ لِسَانِيْ،
So all praise is Yours for purifying my heart from polytheism, and all praise is Yours for loosening my tongue to speak.
اَفَبِلِسَانِيْ هٰذَا الْكَالِّ اَشْكُرُكَ، اَمْ بِغايَةِ جَهْدِيْ فِيْ عَمَلِيْ اُرْضِيْكَ،
Shall I, with this weary tongue, thank You? Or with the utmost of my effort in action, please You?
وَ مَا قَدْرُ لِسَانِيْ يَا رَبِّ في جَنْبِ شُكْرِكَ، وَ مَا قَدْرُ عَمَلِيْ فِيْ جَنْبِ نِعَمِكَ وَ اِحْسانِكَ۔
What is the worth of my tongue, O Lord, compared to thanking You? And what is the value of my deeds compared to Your blessings and kindness?
اِلٰہِیْ اِنَّ جُوْدَكَ بَسَطَ اَمَلِيْ، وَ شُكْرَكَ قَبِلَ عَمَلِيْ،
My God, indeed Your generosity has expanded my hope, and Your acceptance of gratitude has validated my deeds.
سَيِّدِيْ اِلَيْكَ رَغْبَتِيْ، وَ اِلَيْكَ رَهْبَتِيْ، وَ اِلَيْكَ تَامِيْلِيْ،
My Master, toward You is my desire, toward You is my fear, and toward You is my hope.
وَ قَدْ سَاقَنِيْ اِلَيْكَ اَمَلِيْ، وَ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَاحِدِيْ عَكَفَتْ هِمَّتِيْ،
My hope has driven me to You, and upon You alone, O my One and Only, my intention has been fixed.
وَ فِيْمَا عِنْدَكَ انْبَسَطَتْ رَغْبَتِيْ، وَ لَكَ خالِصُ رَجَاۤئِـيْ وَ خَوْفِيْ،
In what is with You, my desire has been expanded; to You alone belongs my pure hope and my fear.
وَ بِكَ اَنِسَتْ مَحَبَّتِيْ، وَ اِلَيْكَ اَلْقَيْتُ بِيَدِيْ، وَ بِحَبْلِ طَاعَتِكَ مَدَدْتُ رَهْبَتِيْ،
By You my love has found comfort, to You I have surrendered my hands, and by the rope of Your obedience I have extended my fear.
يَا مَوْلَايَ بِذِكْرِكَ عَاشَ قَلْبِيْ، وَ بِمُنَاجَاتِكَ بَرَّدْتُ اَلَمَ الْخَوْفِ عَنِّيْ،
O my Master, by Your remembrance my heart has lived, and through conversing with You I have cooled the pain of fear within me.
فَيَا مَوْلَايَ وَ يَا مُؤَمَّلِيْ وَ يَا مُنْتَهٰى سُؤْلِيْ فَرِّقْ بَيْنِيْ وَ بَيْنَ ذَنْبِيَ الْمَانِعِ لِيْ مِنْ لُزُوْمِ طَاعَتِكَ،
So, O my Master, O my Hope, and O the end of my desire, separate between me and my sin that prevents me from steadfastness in Your obedience,
فَاِنَّمَا اَسْئَلُكَ لِقَدِيْمِ الرَّجَاۤءِ فِيْكَ، وَ عَظِيْمِ الطَّمَعِ مِنْكَ،
For indeed, I ask You because of the long-standing hope I have in You and the great yearning I have from You,
الَّذِيْ اَوْجَبْتَهُ عَلٰى نَفْسِكَ مِنَ الرَّافَةِ وَ الرَّحْمَةِ، فَالْاَمْرُ لَكَ، وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَكَ، وَ الْخَلْقُ كُلُّهُمْ عِيالُكَ وَ فِيْ قَبْضَتِكَ،
— that compassion and mercy which You have made incumbent upon Yourself. The command belongs to You alone; You have no partner. All creation are Your dependents and within Your grasp.
وَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ خاضِعٌ لَكَ، تَبارَكْتَ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ۔
And everything is humbled before You. Blessed are You, O Lord of the worlds.
اِلٰهِيْ اِرْحَمْنِيْ اِذَا انْقَطَعَتْ حُجَّتِيْ وَ كَلَّ عَنْ جَوابِكَ لِسَانِيْ،
O my God, have mercy on me when my argument is cut off and my tongue becomes unable to answer You,
وَ طَاشَ عِنْدَ سُؤَالِكَ اِيَّايَ لُبِّيْ،
and when my mind becomes bewildered at Your questioning me,
فَيَا عَظِيْمَ رَجَاۤئِـيْ لَا تُخَيِّبْنِيْ اِذَا اشْتَدَّتْ فَاقَتِيْ، وَ لَا تَرُدَّنِيْ لِجَهْلِيْ، وَ لَا تَمْنَعْنِيْ لِقِلَّةِ صَبْرِيْ،
So O Great Hope of mine, do not disappoint me when my poverty becomes severe, do not turn me away because of my ignorance, and do not withhold from me because of my little patience,
اَعْطِنِيْ لِفَقْرِيْ وَارْحَمْنِيْ لِضَعْفِيْ،
Give me because of my poverty, and have mercy on me because of my weakness,
سَيِّدِيْ عَلَيْكَ مُعْتَمَدِيْ وَ مُعَوَّلِيْ وَ رَجاۤئِـيْ وَ تَوَكُّلِيْ، وَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ تَعَلُّقي،
My Master, upon You is my reliance and dependence, my hope and my trust, and by Your mercy is my attachment,
وَ بِفَنَاۤئِكَ اَحُطُّ رَحْلِيْ، وَ بِجُوْدِكَ اَقْصِدُ طَلِبَتِيْ،
At Your courtyard I have placed my baggage, and by Your generosity I seek the fulfillment of my request,
وَ بِكَرَمِكَ اَيْ رَبِّ اَسْتَفْتِحُ دُعَاۤئِـيْ،
And by Your nobility, O my Lord, I begin my supplication,
وَ لَدَيْكَ اَرْجُوْ فَاقَتِيْ، وَ بِغِنَاكَ اَجْبُرُ عَيْلَتِيْ،
And from You I hope for the relief of my need, and through Your richness I seek to mend my poverty,
وَ تَحْتَ ظِلِّ عَفْوِكَ قِيَامِيْ، وَ اِلٰى جُوْدِكَ وَ كَرَمِكَ اَرْفَعُ بَصَرِيْ، وَ اِلٰى مَعْرُوْفِكَ اُدِيْمُ نَظَرِيْ،
Under the shade of Your pardon is my standing; toward Your generosity and kindness I raise my gaze, and upon Your goodness I keep my eyes fixed,
فَلَا تُحْرِقْنِيْ بِالنَّارِ وَ اَنْتَ مَوْضِعُ اَمَلي،
So do not burn me in the Fire while You are the object of my hope,
وَ لَا تُسْكِنِّىِ الْهاوِيَةَ فَاِنَّكَ قُرَّةُ عَيْنِيْ،
And do not make me dwell in the abyss, for surely You are the delight of my eyes,
يَا سَيِّدِيْ لَا تُكَذِّبْ ظَنِّيْ بِاِحْسَانِكَ وَ مَعْرُوْفِكَ فَاِنَّكَ ثِقَتِيْ،
O my Master, do not make false my belief in Your goodness and kindness, for indeed You are my trust,
وَ لَا تَحْرِمْنِيْ ثَوَابَكَ فَاِنَّكَ الْعَارِفُ بِفَقْرِيْ۔
And do not deprive me of Your reward, for indeed You know well my poverty.
اِلٰهِيْ اِنْ كَانَ قَدْ دَنَا اَجَلِيْ وَ لَمْ يُقَرِّبْنِيْ مِنْكَ عَمَلِيْ،
O my God, if my appointed term has drawn near and my deeds have not brought me closer to You,
فَقَدْ جَعَلْتُ الْاِعْتِرَافَ اِلَيْكَ بِذَنْبِيْ وَسَاۤئِلَ عِلَلِيْ۔
Then I make my confession of my sin before You as my means and my plea,
اِلٰهِيْ اِنْ عَفَوْتَ فَمَنْ اَوْلٰى مِنْكَ بِالْعَفْوِ، وَ اِنْ عَذَّبْتَ فَمَنْ اَعْدَلُ مِنْكَ فِي الْحُكْمِ،
O my God, if You forgive, who is more worthy of forgiveness than You? And if You punish, who is more just than You in judgment?
اِرْحَمْ فِيْ هٰذِهِ الدُّنْيَا غُرْبَتِيْ، وَ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ كُرْبَتِيْ، وَ فِي الْقَبْرِ وَحْدَتِيْ، وَ فِيْ اللَّحْدِ وَحْشَتِيْ،
Have mercy upon my loneliness in this world, upon my distress at death, upon my isolation in the grave, and upon my desolation in the tomb,
وَ اِذَا نُشِرْتُ لِلْحِسَابِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ ذُلَّ مَوْقِفِيْ،
And when I am raised for judgment before You, have mercy on the humiliation of my standing,
وَاغْفِرْ لِيْ مَا خَفِيَ عَلَى الْاٰدَمِيِّيْنَ مِنْ عَمَلِيْ، وَ اَدِمْ لِيْ مَا بِهِ سَتَرْتَنِيْ،
And forgive me for what of my deeds was hidden from human beings, and continue for me the covering with which You have concealed me,
وَ ارْحَمْنِيْ سَرِيْعًا عَلَى الْفِرَاشِ تُقَلِّبُنِيْ اَيْدِيْ اَحِبَّتِيْ،
And have mercy on me swiftly when I lie upon the bed and the hands of my loved ones turn me,
وَ تَفَضَّلْ عَلَيَّ مَمْدُوْدًا عَلَى الْمُغْتَسَلِ يُقَلِّبُنِيْ صَالِحُ جِيْرَتِيْ،
And show me favor when I am laid out upon the washing place and my righteous neighbors turn me over,
وَ تَحَنَّنْ عَلَيَّ مَحْموُلًا قَدْ تَنَاوَلَ الْاَقْرِبَاۤءُ اَطْرَافَ جَنَازَتِيْ،
And have mercy upon me as I am carried, while my relatives hold the edges of my bier,
وَ جُدْ عَلَيَّ مَنْقُوْلًا قَدْ نَزَلْتُ بِكَ وَحِيْدًا فِيْ حُفْرَتِيْ،
And show generosity towards me while I am lowered alone into my grave,
وَ ارْحَمْ في ذٰلِكَ الْبَيْتِ الْجَدِيْدِ غُرْبَتِيْ، حَتّٰى لَا اَسْتَانِسَ بِغَيْرِكَ۔
And have mercy on my estrangement in that new house, so that I find no solace except in You.
يَا سَيِّدِيْ اِنْ وَكَلْتَنِيْ اِلٰى نَفْسِيْ هَلَكْتُ،
O my Master, if You leave me to myself, I am lost.
سَيِّدِيْ فَبِمَنْ اَسْتَغِيْثُ اِنْ لَمْ تُقِلْنِيْ عَثَرْتِيْ،
O my Master, to whom should I turn for help if You do not carry my failings?
فَاِلىٰ مَنْ اَفْزَعُ اِنْ فَقَدْتُ عِنَايَتَكَ فِيْ ضَجْعَتِيْ،
And to whom shall I flee if I lose Your care in my resting place?
وَ اِلٰى مَنْ اَلْتَجِئُ اِنْ لَمْ تُنَفِّسْ كُرْبَتِيْ سَيِّدِيْ مَنْ لِيْ وَ مَنْ يَرْحَمُنِيْ اِنْ لَمْ تَرْحَمْنِيْ،
And to whom shall I turn if You do not relieve my distress, O my Master? Who else is mine, and who will have mercy on me if You do not?
وَ فَضْلَ مَنْ اُؤَمِّلُ اِنْ عَدِمْتُ فَضْلَكَ يَوْمَ فَاقَتِيْ، وَ اِلٰى مَنِ الْفِرَارُ مِنَ الذُّنُوْبِ اِذََا انْقَضٰى اَجَلِيْ،
And whose grace shall I hope for if I lack Your grace on the day of my need? And to whom shall I flee from sins when my time ends?
سَيِّدِيْ لَا تُعَذِّبْنِيْ وَ اَنَا اَرْجُوْكَ، اِلٰہِیْ حَقِّقْ رَجَاۤئِـيْ، وَ اٰمِنْ خَوْفِيْ،
O my Master, do not punish me while I hope in You. O my God, fulfill my hope and secure me from my fear.
فَاِنَّ كَثْرَةَ ذُنُوْبِيْ لَا اَرْجُوْ فِيْهَا اِلا عَفْوَكَ، سَيِّدِيْ اَنَا اَسْئَلُكَ مَا لَا اَسْتَحِقُّ وَ اَنْتَ اَهْلُ التَّقْوٰى وَ اَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ،
Indeed, the abundance of my sins leaves me hoping only for Your pardon. O my Master, I ask of You what I do not deserve, for You are the One worthy of piety and forgiveness.
فَاغْفِرْ لِيْ وَ اَلْبِسْنِيْ مِنْ نَظَرِكَ ثَوْبًا يُغَطِّيْ عَلَيَّ التَّبِعَاتِ، وَ تَغْفِرُهَا لِيْ وَ لَا اُطَالَبُ بِهَا،
So forgive me and clothe me with a garment from Your sight that covers my shortcomings, forgiving them so that I am not held accountable.
اِنَّكَ ذُوْ مَنٍّ قَدِيْمٍ، وَ صَفْحٍ عَظِيْمٍ، وَ تَجَاوُزٍ كَرِيْمٍ۔
Indeed, You are the possessor of ancient bounty, immense pardon, and noble forgiveness.
اِلٰہِیْ اَنْتَ الَّذِيْ تُفيضُ سَيْبَكَ عَلٰى مَنْ لَّا يَسْئَلُكَ وَ عَلَى الْجَاحِدِيْنَ بِرُبُوْبِيَّتِكَ، فَكَيْفَ سَيِّدِيْ بِمَنْ سَئَلَكَ وَ اَيْقَنَ اَنَّ الْخَلْقُ لَكَ، وَ الْاَمْرَ اِلَيْكَ، تَبَارَكْتَ وَ تَعَالَيْتَ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ۔
O my God, You are the One who bestows Your bounty even on those who do not ask and on the deniers of Your lordship. So how about, my Master, those who ask You and are certain that all creation and all affairs belong to You? Blessed and Exalted are You, O Lord of the worlds.
سَيِّدِيْ عَبْدُكَ بِبَابِكَ اَقَامَتْهُ الْخَصَاصَةُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ يَقْرَعُ بَابَ اِحْسَانِكَ بِدُعَاۤئِهِ، فَلَا تُعْرِضْ بِوَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيْمِ عَنِّيْ،
O my Master, Your servant stands at Your door in need, knocking at the door of Your grace with his supplication, so do not turn Your noble face away from me.
وَاقْبَلْ مِنِّيْ مَا اَقُوْلُ، فَقَدْ دَعَوْتُ بِهٰذَا الدُّعَاۤءِ وَ اَنَا اَرْجُوْ اَنْ لَّا تَرُدَّنِيْ، مَعْرِفَةً مِنِّيْ بِرَافَتِكَ وَ رَحْمَتِكَ،
Accept from me what I say, for I have called upon You with this supplication, hoping You will not reject me, recognizing Your compassion and mercy.
اِلٰہِیْ اَنْتَ الَّذِيْ لَا يُحْفِيْكَ سَاۤئِلٌ، وَ لَا يَنْقُصُكَ نَاۤئِلٌ، اَنْتَ كَمَا تَقُوْلُ وَ فَوْقَ مَا نَقُوْلُ۔
O my God, You are the One whom no petitioner can exhaust, and from whom no seeker is denied; You are as You say and beyond what we can express.
اَللّٰہُمَّ اِنِّيْ اَسْئَلُكَ صَبْرًا جَمِيْلًا، وَ فَرَجًا قَرِيْبًا، وَ قَوْلًا صَادِقًا، وَ اَجْرًا عَظِيْمًا،
O Allah, I ask You for beautiful patience, imminent relief, truthful speech, and great reward.
اَسْئَلُكَ يَا رَبِّ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ كُلِّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَ مَا لَمْ اَعْلَمْ،
I ask You, my Lord, for all good, that which I know and that which I do not know.
اَسْئَلُكَ اللّٰہُمَّ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا سَئَلَكَ مِنْهُ عِبَادُكَ الصَّالِحُوْنَ،
O Allah, I ask You for the best of what Your righteous servants have asked of You.
يَا خَيْرَ مَنْ سُئِلَ، وَ اَجْوَدَ مَنْ اَعْطٰى، اَعْطِني سُؤْلِيْ فِيْ نَفْسِيْ وَ اَهْلِيْ وَ وَالِدَيَّ وَ وَلَدِيْ وَ اَهْلِ حُزَانَتِيْ وَ اِخْوَانِيْ فِيْكَ،
O Best of those who are asked, and most generous of those who give, grant me my request for myself, my family, my parents, my children, my dependents, and my brothers in You.
وَ اَرْغِدْ عَيْشِيْ، وَ اَظْهِرْ مُرُوَّتِيْ، وَ اَصْلِحْ جَمِيْعَ اَحْوَالِيْ،
Make my life prosperous, manifest my honor, and rectify all my affairs.
وَاجْعَلْنِيْ مِمَّنْ اَطَلْتَ عُمْرَهُ، وَ حَسَّنْتَ عَمَلَهُ، وَ اَتْمَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ نِعْمَتَكَ، وَ رَضِيْتَ عَنْهُ وَ اَحْيَيْتَهُ حَيٰوةً طَيِّبَةً فِيْ اَدْوَمِ السُّرُوْرِ،
Include me among those whose lives You have prolonged, whose deeds You have beautified, upon whom You have completed Your blessings, with whom You are pleased, and whom You grant a good and lasting life full of joy.
وَ اَسْبَغِ الْكَرَامَةِ، وَ اَتَمِّ الْعَيْشِ، اِنَّكَ تَفْعَلُ مَا تَشَاۤءُ وَ لَا يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاۤءُ غَيْرُكَ۔
Bestow generosity and complete my life, for You do what You will and no one else can do as You will.
اَللّٰہُمَّ خُصَّنِيْ مِنْكَ بِخَاۤصَّةِ ذِكْرِكَ، وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ شَيْئًا مِمَّا اَتَقَرَّبُ بِهِ فِيْ اٰنَاۤءِ اللَّيْلِ وَ اَطْرَافِ النَّهَارِ رِيَاۤءً وَ لَا سُمْعَةً وَ لَا اَشَرًا وَ لَا بَطَرًا، وَ اجْعَلْنِيْ لَكَ مِنَ الْخَاشِعِيْنَ۔
O Allah, make me especially Yours through the remembrance of You, and do not let any of my acts of devotion at night or during the day be for show, reputation, evil, or arrogance; make me among the humble before You.
اَللّٰہُمَّ اَعْطِنِى السِّعَةَ فِي الرِّزْقِ، وَ الْاَمْنَ فِي الْوَطَنِ، وَ قُرَّةَ الْعَيْنِ فِي الْاَهْلِ وَ الْمَالِ وَ الْوَلَدِ، وَ الْمُقَامَ فِيْ نِعَمِكَ عِنْدِيْ، وَ الصِّحَّةَ فِى الْجِسْمِ،
O Allah, grant me abundance in provision, safety in my homeland, delight in family, wealth and children, establish me in Your blessings, and grant health in my body.
وَ الْقُوَّةَ فِي الْبَدَنِ، وَ السَّلَامَةَ فِى الدِّيْنِ، وَاسْتَعْمِلْنِيْ بِطَاعَتِكَ وَ طَاعَةِ رَسُوْلِكَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِهِ اَبَدًا مَّا اسْتَعْمَرَتْنِيْ،
And strength in my body, safety in my religion, and make me devoted to Your obedience and the obedience of Your Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) forever, as long as You allow me to live.
وَاجْعَلْنِيْ مِنْ اَوْفَرِ عِبَادِكَ عِنْدَكَ نَصِيْبًا في كُلِّ خَيْرٍ اَنْزَلْتَهُ وَ تُنْزِلُهُ فِيْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فِيْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ،
And make me among Your most blessed servants, partaking of every good that You have sent down and will send down in Ramadan, particularly on the Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr).
وَارْزُقْنِيْ رِزْقًا وَاسِعًا مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْوَاسِعِ، وَ اصْرِفْ عَنِّيْ يَا سَيِّدِي الْاَسْوَاۤءَ،
Grant me abundant provision from Your vast bounty, and turn away from me, O my Lord, all evil.
وَ اقْضِ عَنِّي الدَّيْنَ وَ الظُّلَامَاتِ، حَتّٰى لَا اَتَاَذّٰى بِشَيْئٍ مِنْهُ،
Clear from me debt and all burdens, so that I am not harmed by any of them.
وَ خُذْ عَنِّيْ بِاَسْمَاعِ وَ اَبْصَارِ اَعْدَاۤئِـيْ وَ حُسَّادِيْ وَ الْبَاغِيْنَ عَلَيَّ، وَ انْصُرْنِيْ عَلَيْهِمْ،
Protect me from the ears and eyes of my enemies, my envier, and those who oppress me, and grant me victory over them.
وَ اَقِرَّ عَيْنِيْ وَ فَرِّحْ قَلْبِيْ، وَ اجْعَلْ لِيْ مِنْ هَمِّيْ وَ كَرْبِيْ فَرَجًا وَ مَخْرَجًا،
Delight my eyes and gladden my heart, and make a way out of my worry and distress.
وَ اجْعَلْ مَنْ اَرَادَنِيْ بِسُوْۤءٍ مِنْ جَمِيْعِ خَلْقِكَ تَحْتَ قَدَمَيَّ، وَ اكْفِنِيْ شَرَّ الشَّيْطَانِ، وَ شَرَّ السُّلْطَانِ، وَ سَيِّئَاتِ عَمَلِيْ،
Place under my feet anyone who intends evil against me from among all Your creation, and protect me from the evil of Satan, the tyrant, and my own evil deeds.
وَ طَهِّرْنِيْ مِنَ الذُّنُوْبِ كُلِّهَا، وَ اَجِرْنِيْ مِنَ النَّارِ بِعَفْوِكَ، وَ اَدْخِلْنِى الْجَنَّةَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ،
Purify me from all sins, save me from the Fire by Your forgiveness, and admit me into Paradise by Your mercy.
وَ زَوِّجْنِيْ مِنَ الْحُوْرِالْعِيْنِ بِفَضْلِكَ، وَ اَلْحِقْنِيْ بِاَوْلِيَاۤئِكَ الصَّالِحِيْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهِ الْاَبْرارِ الطَّيِّبِيْنَ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ الْاَخْيَارِ، صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ عَلٰۤى اَجْسَادِهِمْ وَ اَرْوَاحِهِمْ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ۔
Marry me to the pure Houris by Your grace, and unite me with Your righteous friends, Muhammad and his pure, noble, and virtuous family; blessings and mercy of Allah be upon them and their bodies and souls.
اِلٰہِیْ وَ سَيِّدِيْ وَ عِزَّتِكَ وَ جَلَالِكَ لَئِنْ طَالَبَتْنِيْ بِذُنُوْبِيْ لَاُطَالِبَنَّكَ بِعَفْوِكَ، وَ لَئِنْ طَالَبَتْنِيْ بِلُؤْمِيْ لَاُطَالِبَنَّكَ بِكَرَمِكَ، وَ لَئِنْ اَدْخَلْتَنِى النَّارَ لَاُخْبِرَنَّ اَهْلَ النَّارِ بِحُبِّيْ لَكَ
My God, my Master, by Your might and majesty, if my sins hold me accountable, I will plead for Your forgiveness; if my own wickedness holds me, I will plead for Your generosity; and if You admit me into the Fire, I will tell its inhabitants of my love for You.
اِلٰہِیْ وَ سَيِّدِيْ اِنْ كُنْتَ لَا تَغْفِرُ اِلَّا لِاَوْلِيَاۤئِكَ وَ اَهْلِ طَاعَتِكَ فَاِلٰى مَنْ يَفْزَعُ الْمُذْنِبُوْنَ، وَ اِنْ كُنْتَ لَا تُكْرِمُ اِلَّا اَهْلَ الْوَفَاۤءِ بِكَ فَبِمَنْ يَسْتَغيثُ الْمُسِيْۤئُوْنَ
My God and Master, if You forgive only Your friends and those obedient to You, to whom will the sinners turn? And if You honor only the faithful, from whom will the wrongdoers seek aid?
اِلٰہِیْ اِنْ اَدْخَلْتَنِى النَّارَ فَفِيْ ذٰلِكَ سُرُوْرُ عَدُوِّكَ، وَ اِنْ اَدْخَلْتَنِى الْجَنَّةَ فَفِيْ ذٰلِكَ سُرُوْرُ نَبِيِّكَ، وَ اَنَا وَاللهِ اَعْلَمُ اَنَّ سُرُوْرَ نَبِيِّكَ اَحَبُّ اِلَيْكَ مِنْ سُرُوْرِ عَدُوِّكَ
My God, if You admit me to the Fire, that will be the joy of Your enemy, but if You admit me to Paradise, that will be the joy of Your Prophet; and I swear, the joy of Your Prophet is dearer to You than the joy of Your enemy.
اَللّٰہُمَّ اِنِّيْ اَسْئَلُكَ اَنْ تَمْلَاَ قَلْبِيْ حُبًّا لَكَ، وَ خَشْيَةً مِّنْكَ، وَ تَصْدِيْقًا بِكِتَابِكَ، وَ اِيْمَانًا بِكَ، وَ فَرَقًا مِنْكَ، وَ شَوْقًا اِلَيْكَ
O Allah, I ask You to fill my heart with love for You, fear of You, belief in Your Book, faith in You, separation from You, and longing for You.
يَا ذَاالْجَلَالِ وَ الْاِكْرَامِ حَبِّبْ اِلَيَّ لِقَاۤءَكَ وَ اَحْبِبْ لِقَاۤئِـيْ، وَ اجْعَلْ لِيْ فِيْ لِقَاۤئِكَ الرّاحَةَ وَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْكَرَامَةَ
O Possessor of Majesty and Honor, make me love meeting You, and let meeting me be beloved, and grant me ease, relief, and honor in meeting You.
اَللّٰہُمَّ اَلْحِقْنِيْ بِصَالِحِ مَنْ مَضٰى، وَ اجْعَلْنِيْ مِنْ صَالِحِ مَنْ بَقِيَ وَ خُذْ بِيْ سَبِيْلَ الصّالِحِيْنَ
O Allah, join me with the righteous who have passed, make me among the righteous of those remaining, and guide me in the path of the righteous.
وَ اَعِنِّيْ عَلٰى نَفْسِيْ بِمَا تُعِيْنُ بِهِ الصَّالِحِيْنَ عَلٰى اَنْفُسِهِمْ، وَاخْتِمْ عَمَلِيْ بِاَحْسَنِهِ، وَاجْعَلْ ثَوَابِيْ مِنْهُ الْجَنَّةَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ
Assist me in controlling myself as You assist the righteous to control themselves, and seal my deeds with the best of deeds, and make my reward from it Paradise by Your mercy.
وَ اَعِنّي عَلٰى صَالِحٍ مَا اَعْطَيْتَنِيْ، وَ ثَبِّتْنِيْ يَا رَبِّ، وَ لَا تَرُدَّنِيْ فِيْ سُوْءٍ اِسْتَنْقَذْتَنِيْ مِنْهُ يَا رَبِّ الْعالَمِيْنَ
Help me to be righteous with what You have given me, and make me steadfast, O Lord, and do not let me fall into evil from which You have rescued me, O Lord of the worlds.
اَللّٰہُمَّ اِنِّيْ اَسْئَلُكَ اِيْمَانًا لَا اَجَلَ لَهُ دُوْنَ لِقَاۤئِكَ، اَحْيِنِيْ مَا اَحْيَيْتَنِيْ عَلَيْهِ وَ تَوَفَّنِيْ اِذَا تَوَفَّيْتَنِيْ عَلَيْهِ، وَ ابْعَثْنِيْ اِذَا بَعَثْتَنِيْ عَلَيْهِ
O Allah, I ask You for a faith that has no end except in meeting You; keep me alive with it as long as You keep me alive, and take me in death with it as You take me in death, and raise me on it as You raise me.
وَاَبْرِءْ قَلْبِيْ مِنَ الرِّيَاۤءِ وَ الشَّكِّ وَ السُّمْعَةِ فِيْ دِيْنِكَ
And cleanse my heart from ostentation, doubt, and seeking fame in Your religion.
حَتّٰى يَكُوْنَ عَمَلِيْ خَالِصًا لَكَ۔ اَللّٰہُمَّ اَعْطِنِيْ بَصِيْرَةً فِيْ دِيْنِكَ، وَ فَهْمًا فِيْ حُكْمِكَ، وَ فِقْهًا فِيْ عِلْمِكَ، وَ كِفْلَيْنِ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ، وَ وَرَعًا يَحْجُزُنِيْ عَنْ مَعَاصِيْكَ، وَ بَيِّضْ وَجْهِيْ بِنُوْرِكَ، وَاجْعَلْ رَغْبَتِيْ فِيْمَا عِنْدَكَ، وَ تَوَفَّنِيْ فِيْ سَبِيْلِكَ، وَ عَلٰى مِلَّةَ رَسُوْلِكَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِهِ
So that my deeds are purely for You. O Allah, grant me insight in Your religion, understanding in Your judgment, knowledge in Your science, twofold of Your mercy, piety that restrains me from Your sins, illuminate my face with Your light, make my desires for what is with You, and let me die in Your path, following the way of Your Messenger, peace be upon him and his family.
اَللّٰہُمَّ اِنِّيْ اَعُوْذُبِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَالْفَشَلِ وَالْهَمِّ وَ الْجُبْنِ وَ الْبُخْلِ وَ الْغَفْلَةِ وَ الْقَسْوَةِ وَ الْمَسْكَنَةِ وَ الْفَقْرِ وَ الْفاقَةِ وَ كُلِّ بَلِيَّةٍ، وَالْفَوٰاحِشِ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَ مَا بَطَنَ
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from laziness, failure, anxiety, cowardice, stinginess, negligence, hardness of heart, miserliness, poverty, destitution, all calamities, and all indecencies, both apparent and hidden.
وَ اَعُوْذُبِكَ مِنْ نَفْسٍ لَّا تَقْنَعُ، وَ بَطْنٍ لَّا يَشْبَعُ، وَ قَلْبٍ لَّا يَخْشَعُ، وَ دُعَاۤءٍ لَّا يُسْمَعُ، وَ عَمَلٍ لَّا يَنْفَعُ
And I seek refuge in You from a soul that is never satisfied, a stomach that is never full, a heart that does not humble itself, prayers that are unheard, and deeds that do not benefit.
وَ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ يَا رَبِّ عَلٰى نَفْسِيْ وَ دِيْنِيْ وَ مَالِيْ وَ عَلٰى جَمِيْعِ مَا رَزَقْتَنِيْ مِنَ الشَّيْطانِ الرَّجِيْمَ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ السَّمِيْعُ الْعَلِيْمُ
And I seek refuge in You, O Lord, over myself, my religion, my wealth, and all that You have provided me, from the accursed Satan. Indeed, You are the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
اَللّٰہُمَّ اِنَّهُ لَا يُجِيْرُنِيْ مِنْكَ اَحَدٌ، وَ لَا اَجِدُ مِنْ دُوْنِكَ مُلْتَحَدًا، فَلَا تَجْعَلْ نَفْسِيْ فِيْ شَيْئٍ مِنْ عَذَابِكَ، وَ لَا تَرُدَّنِيْ بِهَلَكَةٍ وَ لَا تَرُدَّنِيْ بِعَذًابٍ اَلِيْمٍ
O Allah, indeed none can protect me from You, and I find no refuge except with You. So do not place me in anything of Your punishment, nor return me to destruction or a painful torment.
اَللّٰہُمَّ تَقَبَّلْ مِنِّيْ وَ اَعْلِ ذِكْرِيْ، وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَتِيْ، وَ حُطَّ وِزْرِيْ، وَلَا تَذْكُرْنِيْ بِخَطِيْئَتِيْ، وَاجْعَلْ ثَوَابَ مَجْلِسِيْ وَ ثَوَابَ مَنْطِقِيْ وَ ثَوابَ دُعَاۤئِـيْ رِضَاكَ وَالْجَنَّةَ
O Allah, accept from me, make my mention lofty, lift my rank, remove my burden, do not remind me of my sin, and make the reward of my gatherings, my speech, and my supplications Your pleasure and Paradise.
وَاعْطِنِيْ يَا رَبِّ جَمِيْعَ مَا سَئَلْتُكَ، وَ زِدْنِيْ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ، اِنِّيْ اِلَيْكَ رَاغِبٌ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ
Grant me, O Lord, all that I have asked of You, and increase me from Your bounty; indeed, I am desirous of You, O Lord of the worlds.
اَللّٰہُمَّ اِنَّكَ اَنْزَلْتَ فِيْ كِتابِكَ اَنْ نَعْفُوَ عَمَّنْ ظَلَمَنَا، وَ قَدْ ظَلَمْنَا اَنْفُسَنَا فَاعْفُ عَنَّا، فَاِنَّكَ اَوْلٰى بِذٰلِكَ مِنَّا
O Allah, You revealed in Your Book that we should pardon those who wronged us, yet we have wronged ourselves; so forgive us, for indeed You are more deserving of this than us.
وَ اَمَرْتَنَا اَنْ لَّا نَرُدَّ سَاۤئِلًا عَنْ اَبْوَابِنَا، وَ قَدْ جِئْتُكَ سَاۤئِلًا فَلَا تَرُدَّنِيْ اِلَّا بِقَضَاۤءِ حَاجَتِيْ
And You commanded us not to turn away anyone who asks at our doors, and I have come to You asking; do not turn me away except by fulfilling my need.
وَ اَمَرْتَنَا بِالْاِحْسَانِ اِلٰى مَا مَلَكَتْ اِيْمَانُنَا، وَ نَحْنُ اَرِقَّاۤؤُكَ فَاَعْتِقْ رِقَابَنَا مِنَ النَّارِ۔ يَا مَفْزَعِيْ عِنْدَ كُرْبَتِيْ، وَ يَا غَوْثِيْ عِنْدَ شِدَّتِيْ
And You commanded us to be good to those whom our hands possess; we are Your weak servants, so free our necks from the Fire. O my refuge in distress, and my help in hardship.
اِلَيْكَ فَزِعْتُ وَ بِكَ اسْتَغَثْتُ وَ لُذْتُ، لَاۤ اَلُوْذُ بِسِوَاكَ وَلَا اَطْلُبُ الْفَرَجَ اِلَّا مِنْكَ، فَاَغِثْنِيْ وَ فَرِّجْ عَنِّيْ، يَا مَنْ يَّفُكُّ الْاَسِيْرَ، وَ يَعْفُوْ عَنِ الْكَثِيْرِ اِقْبِلْ مِنِّى الْيَسِيْرَ وَاعْفُ عَنِّى الْكَثِيْرَ، اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الرَّحِيْمُ الْغَفُوْرُ
To You I flee, by You I seek help and refuge. I do not seek refuge with anyone else, nor do I ask for relief except from You. So relieve me and free me, O You who releases the captive and forgives abundantly. Accept from me the little I offer and pardon me for the much, for indeed You are the Most Merciful, the Most Forgiving.
اَللّٰہُمَّ اِنِّيْ اَسْئَلُكَ اِيْمَانًا تُبَاشِرُ بِهِ قَلْبِيْ وَ يَقِيْنًا صَادِقًا حَتّٰى اَعْلَمَ اَنَّهُ لَنْ يُّصِيْبَنِيْ اِلَّا مَا كَتَبْتَ لِيْ، وَ رَضِّنِيْ مِنَ الْعَيْشِ بِمَا قَسَمْتَ لِيْ يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ
O Allah, I ask You for faith that my heart may experience and for true certainty, until I know that nothing will befall me except what You have decreed for me, and make me content with the portion of life You have allotted me, O Most Merciful of the merciful.