my family and my property appoint
for me a successor, in what Thou
hast provided for me bless me, in
my soul humble me, in the eyes of
men magnify me, from the evil of
jinn and men preserve me, for my
sins disgrace me not, for my inward
secrets shame me not, for my
action try me not, of Thy blessings
deprive me not and to other than
Thee entrust me not. My God, to
whom wouldst Thou entrust me?
To a relative? He would cut me off.
Or to a stranger? He would look at
me with displeasure. Or to those
who act toward me with arrogance?
But Thou art my Lord and the
sovereign over my affair.
I would complain to Thee of my
exile and the remoteness of my
abode, and that he whom Thou
hast made sovereign over me
despises me. My God, so cause not
Thy wrath to alight upon me. If
Thou becomest not wrathful with
me I will have no care, glory be to
Thee But Thy protection is more
embracing.
So I ask Thee, O Lord, by the Light
of Thy Face by which the earth and
the heavens are illuminated,
shadows are removed, and the
affairs of the ancients and the later
folks are set aright, not to cause me
to die when Thy wrath is upon me,
nor to send down upon me Thy
anger. The pleasure is Thine The
pleasure is Thine, to be satisfied
with me before that. There is no
god but Thou, Lord of the Holy
Land, the Sacred Monument, and
the Ancient House, upon which
Thou caused blessing to descend
and which Thou madest a
sanctuary for mankind.
O He who pardons the greatest
sins by His clemency! O He who
lavishes blessings by His bounty! O
He who gives abundance by His
generosity! O Sustenance to me in
my adversity! O Companion to me
in my solitude! O Aid to me in my
affliction! O Benefactor to me in
my blessing! O my God and 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 household, the
chosen ones! Revealer 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!
Thou art my cave (of refuge) when
the roads for all their amplitude
constrict me and the land for all its
breadth is strait for me. If not for
Thy mercy, I would have been
among the perishing, and Thou
annullest my slip.
If not for Thy covering me, I would
have been among the disgraced,
and Thou confirmest me with help
against my enemies. And if not for
Thy helping me, I would have been
among those overcome.
O He who appropriated loftiness
and exaltation to Himself, so His
friends (awliya') are mighty through
His might! O He before whom
kings place the yoke of abasement
around their necks, for they fear
His overwhelming power!
"He knows the treachery of the
eyes and what the breasts
conceal" (XL,19) and the unseen
brought by time and fate.
O He about whom none knows
how He is but He! O He about
whom none knows what He is but
He! O He whom none knows but
He!
O He who squeezed the earth onto
the water and held back the air
with the sky! O He to whom
belong the noblest Names!
O He who possesses kindness,
which will never be cut off! O He
who assigned the cavalcade to
Joseph in the barren land, brought
him out of the well and made him a
king after slavery! O He who
returned him to Jacob after "his
eyes were whitened with sorrow
that he was suppressing" (XII, 84)
O He who removed affliction and
tribulation from Job and restrained
Abraham's hands from the sacrifice
of his son after he had reached old
age and his life had passed by!
O He who answered the prayer of
Zachariah and bestowed upon him
John, not leaving him childless and
alone! O He who brought Jonah
out from the stomach of the fish!
O He who parted the sea for the
Children of Israel, then saved them
and drowned Pharoah and his
hosts!
O He who sends winds heralding
His mercy! O He who does not
hurry (to act) against those of His
creatures who disobey Him! O He
who rescued the sorcerers after
(their) long denial! They had early
benefitted from His blessing,
eating His provision and
worshipping other than Him; they
had opposed, denied and cried lies
to His messengers.
O God! O God! O Beginner, O
Creator with no compeer! O
Everlasting who has no end! O
Living when nothing was alive! O
Quickener of the dead! O "He
Who is aware of the deserts of
every soul" (XIII,33)! O He toward
whom my gratitude was little, yet
He deprived me not! My
transgression was great, yet He
disgraced me not! He saw me
committing acts of disobedience,
yet he made me not notorious! O
He who watched over me in
childhood! O He who provided for
me in my adulthood! O He whose
favors toward me cannot be
reckoned and whose blessings
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