| His Supplication in Yearning to Ask Forgiveness from God
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(9) وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي الِاشْتِيَاقِ إِلَى طَلَبِ الْمَغْفِرَةِ مِنَ اللَّهِ جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ
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| In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحيمِ
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| 1- O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,
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1. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
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| make us go to the repentance that Thou lovest
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وَ صَيِّرْنَا إِلَى مَحْبُوبِكَ مِنَ التَّوْبَةِ ،
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| and make us leave the persistence that Thou hatest!
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و أَزِلْنَا عَنْ مَكْرُوهِكَ مِنَ الْإِصْرَارِ .
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| 2- O God, when we halt before two decreases, in religion or in this world,
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2. اللَّهُمَّ وَ مَتَى وَقَفْنَا بَيْنَ نَقْصَيْنِ فِي دِينٍ أَوْ دُنْيَا،
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| let the decrease fall upon that which passes quickly
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فَأَوْقِعِ النَّقْصَ بِأَسْرَعِهِمَا فَنَاءً ،
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| and relent in that which lasts the longer!
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وَ اجْعَلِ التَّوْبَةَ فِي أَطْوَلِهِمَا بَقَاءً
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| 3- When we set out after two concerns, one of which makes Thee pleased with us
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3. وَ إِذَا هَمَمْنَا بِهَمَّيْنِ يُرْضِيكَ أَحَدُهُمَا عَنَّا ،
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| and the other of which displeases Thee,
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وَ يُسْخِطُكَ الْآخَرُ عَلَيْنَا ،
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| incline us toward that which makes Thee pleased
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فَمِلْ بِنَا إِلَى مَا يُرْضِيكَ عَنَّا ،
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| and weaken our strength in that which displeases Thee!
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وَ أَوْهِنْ قُوَّتَنَا عَمَّا يُسْخِطُكَ عَلَيْنَا
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| 4- Leave not our souls alone to choose in that,
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4. وَ لَا تُخَلِّ فِي ذَلِكَ بَيْنَ نُفُوسِنَا وَ اخْتِيَارِهَا ،
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| for they choose falsehood except inasmuch as Thou givest success,
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فَإِنَّهَا مُخْتَارَةٌ لِلْبَاطِلِ إِلَّا مَا وَفَّقْتَ ،
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| and they command to evil except inasmuch as Thou hast mercy!
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أَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمْتَ
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| 5- O God, thou created us from frailty,
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5. اللَّهُمَّ وَ إِنَّكَ مِنَ الضُّعْفِ خَلَقْتَنَا ،
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| built us up from feebleness,
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وَ عَلَى الْوَهْنِ بَنَيْتَنَا ،
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| and began us from a mean water;
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وَ مِنْ مَاءٍ مَهِينٍ ابْتَدَأْتَنَا ،
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| we have no force except through Thy strength
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فَلَا حَوْلَ لَنَا إِلَّا بِقُوَّتِكَ ،
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| and no strength except through Thy help.
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وَ لَا قُوَّةَ لَنَا إِلَّا بِعَوْنِكَ
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| 6- So confirm us by giving us success, point us the right way by Thy pointing,
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6. فَأَيِّدْنَا بِتَوْفِيقِكَ ، وَ سَدِّدْنَا بِتَسْدِيدِكَ ،
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| blind the eyes of our hearts toward everything opposed to Thy love,
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وَ أَعْمِ أَبْصَارَ قُلُوبِنَا عَمَّا خَالَفَ مَحَبَّتَكَ ،
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| and set not in any of our limbs passage to disobeying Thee!
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وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ لِشَيْءٍ مِنْ جَوَارِحِنَا نُفُوذاً فِي مَعْصِيَتِكَ .
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| 7- O God, bless Muhammad and his Household
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7. اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
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| and assign the whisperings of our hearts,
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وَ اجْعَلْ هَمَسَاتِ قُلُوبِنَا ،
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| the movements of our members, the glances of our eyes,
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وَ حَرَكَاتِ أَعْضَائِنَا وَ لَمَحَاتِ أَعْيُنِنَا ،
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| and the idioms of our tongues,
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وَ لَهَجَاتِ أَلْسِنَتِنَا
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| to that which makes incumbent Thy reward,
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فِي مُوجِبَاتِ ثَوَابِكَ
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| lest a good deed slip by us, through which we might deserve Thy repayment,
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حَتَّى لَا تَفُوتَنَا حَسَنَةٌ نَسْتَحِقُّ بِهَا جَزَاءَكَ ،
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| or an evil deed remain with us, by which we might merit Thy punishment![1]
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وَ لَا تَبْقَى لَنَا سَيِّئَةٌ نَسْتَوْجِبُ بِهَا عِقَابَكَ .
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