distress, and (giving me) well-being
in body and soundness in religion.
Were all the world's inhabitants,
both the ancients and the later
folk, to assist me in attempting to
mention Thy blessing, I would not
be able, nor would they, to do so.
Holy art Thou and high exalted, a
generous, mighty, merciful Lord.
Thy bounties cannot be reckoned,
nor Thy praise accomplished, nor
Thy blessings repaid. Bless
Muhammad and the household of
Muhammad, complete Thy
blessings upon us and aid us in Thy
obedience. Glory be to Thee! There
is no god but Thou.
O God, truly Thou hearest the
destitute, removest the evil,
succourest the afflicted, healest the
sick, enrichest the poor, mendest
the broken, hast mercy upon the
young and helpest the old. There is
no Support other than Thee and
none powerful over Thee. And
Thou art the Sublime, the Great.
O Freer of the prisoner in irons! O
Provider of the infant child O
Protection of the frightened
refugee! O He who has no associate
and no assistant! Bless Muhammad
and the household of Muhammad,
and give me this evening the best
of what Thou hast given to and
bestowed upon any of Thy servants,
whether a blessing Thou assignest,
a bounty Thou renewest, a trial
Thou avertest, an affliction Thou
removest, a prayer Thou hearest, a
good deed Thou acceptest or an
evil deed Thou overlookest. Truly
Thou art gracious, Aware of what
Thou wilt, and Powerful over all
things!
O God, truly Thou art the nearest
of those who are called, the
swiftest of those who answer, the
most generous of those who
pardon, the most openhanded of
those who give and the most
hearing of those who are asked of.
O Merciful and Compassionate in
this world and the next! Like Thee
none is asked of; and other than
Thee none is hoped for. I prayed to
Thee and Thou answered me, I
asked of Thee and Thou gavest to
me, I set Thee as my quest and
Thou hadst mercy upon me, I
depended upon Thee and Thou
delivered me, I took refuge with
Thee and Thou sufficed me, O
God, so bless Muhammad, Thy
servant, messenger and prophet,
and his good and pure household,
all of them. And complete Thy
blessings upon us, gladden us with
Thy gift and inscribe us as those
who thank Thee and remember
Thy bounties. Amen, amen, O Lord
of all beings! O God, O He who
owned and then was all-powerful,
was all-powerful and then
subjected, was disobeyed and then
veiled (the sin of disobedience), and
was prayed forgiveness and then
forgave.
O Goal of yearning seekers and
utmost Wish of the hopeful! O He
who "encompasses everything in
knowledge" (LXV,12) and embraces
those who seek pardon in
tenderness, mercy and clemency! O
God, truly we turn towards Thee
this evening, which Thou honored
and glorified through Muhammad,
Thy prophet and messenger, the
elect of Thy creation, the faithful
guardian of Thy-revelation which
bears good tidings and warning and
which is the light-giving lamp
which Thou gavest to those who
surrender (al-muslimin) and
appointed as a mercy to the world's
inhabitants.
O God, so bless Muhammad and
the household of Muhammad, just
as Muhammad is worthy of that
from Thee, O Sublime! So bless
him and his elect, good and pure
household, all of them, and
encompass us in Thy pardon, for to
Thee cry voices in diverse
languages. So appoint for us a share
this evening, O God, of every good
which Thou dividest among Thy
servants, every light by which Thou
guidest, every mercy which Thou
spreadest, every blessing which
Thou sendest down, every wellbeing with which Thou clothest
and every provision which Thou
outspreadest. O Most merciful of
the merciful!
O God, transform us now into men
successful, triumphant, pious, and
prosperous. Set us not among those
who despair, empty us not of Thy
mercy, deprive us not of that
bounty of Thine for which we
hope, and set us not among those
deprived of Thy mercy, nor those
who despair of the bounty of Thy
gift for which we hope. Reject us
not with the disappointed, nor
those driven from Thy door.
O Most Magnanimous of the most
magnanimous ! O Most Generous
of the most generous! Toward Thee
we have turned having sure faith,
repairing to and bound for Thy
Sacred House. So help is with our
holy rites, perfect for us our
pilgrimage, pardon us, and give us
well-being, for we have extended
toward Thee our hands and they
are branded with the abasement of
confession. O God, so give us this
evening what we have asked of
Thee and suffice us in that in which
we have prayed Thee to suffice us,
for there is none to suffice us apart
from Thee and we have no lord
other than Thee.
Put into effect concerning us is Thy
decision, encompassing us is Thy
knowledge and just for us is Thy
decree. Decree for us the good and
place us among the people of the
good! O God make encumbent
upon us through Thy magnanimity
the mightiest wage, the most
generous treasure and the
lastingness of ease. Forgive us our
sins, all of them, destroy us not
with those who perish, and turn
not Thy tenderness and mercy away
from us, O Most Merciful of the
merciful! O God, place us in this
hour among those who ask of Thee
and to whom Thou givest, who
thank Thee and whom Thou
increasest, who turn to Thee in
repentance and whom Thou
acceptest and who renounce all of
their sins before Thee and whom
Thou forgivest, O Lord of majesty
and splendor!
O God, purify us, show us the right
way and accept our entreaty. O
Best of those from whom is asked!