Dua for the Fourth Hour

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مروي عن الأئمة المعصومين عليهم السلام في كتب الأدعية المعتبرة.
The fourth hour is the space of time between the rise of daylight up to midday (zohr). It is dedicated to Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.). The following is the supplication at this hour:
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آَنْ تُصَلَّىَ عَلَى مُحَمَدٍ وَآَلِ مُحَمَدٍ وَ اَنْ تَفْعَلَ بِن كَذَا وَ كَذَا..
(please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad and...
اَللَّهُمَّ صَفَا نُوْرُكَ فِي آَتَمّ عَظَمَتِكَ
O Allah, very clear is Your Light in Your most perfect greatness.
وَ عَلَا ضِيَاؤُكَ فِىْ أَبْهَى ضَوْئِكَ
Very exalted is Your brightness in Your most brilliant glow.
آَسْئَلُكَ بِنُوْرِكَ الَّذِي نَوَّرْتَ بِهِ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَ الْاَرَضِيْنَ
I beseech You in the name of Your Light by which You have lit up the heavens and the layers of the earth,
وَ قَصَمْتَ بِهِ الْجَبَابِرَةَ
annihilated the tyrants,
وَاَحْيَيْتَ بِهِ الْاَمْوَاتَ
restored the dead to life,
وَ اَمَتَ بِهِ الْاَحِيَاءَ
caused the alive to die,
وَ جَمَعْتَ بِهِ المُتَفَرِّقَ
brought together the scattered,
وَ فَرَّقْتَ بِهِ الْمُجْتَمِعَ
split the brought together,
وَأَثْمَمْتَ بِهِ الْكَلِمَاتِ
perfected the Words,
وَ اَقْمْتَ بِهِ السَّمٰوَاتِ
and established the heavens.
آَسْئَلُكَ بِحَقَّ وَلِيِّكَ عَلِىَّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ
I beseech You in the name of Your vicegerent, 'Ali the son of al-Husayn,
لَيْهِ السَّلَامُ
peace be upon both of them,
الذَّابِّ عَنْ دِيْنِكَ
who defended Your religion
وَالْمُجَاهِدِ فِىْ سَبِيْلِكَ
and strove painstakingly for Your sake;
وَ أَقَدَّمُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَىٰ حَوَائِجِىْ
and I present him as my mediation for the settling of my needs,
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You may now mention your needs.
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اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلَى مُحَمَدٍ وَاَلِ مُحَمَدٍ وَ آَنْ تَفْعَلَ بِن كَذَا وَ كَذَا...
(please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad and...