| 13) His Supplication in Seeking Needs from God
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(13) وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي طَلَبِ الْحَوَائِجِ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى
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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, O ultimate object of needs!
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1. اللَّهُمَّ يَا مُنْتَهَى مَطْلَبِ الْحَاجَاتِ
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| 2- O He through whom requests are attained!
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2. وَ يَا مَنْ عِنْدَهُ نَيْلُ الطَّلِبَاتِ
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| 3- O He whose favours are not bought by prices!
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3. وَ يَا مَنْ لَا يَبِيعُ نِعَمَهُ بِالْأَثْمَانِ
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| 4- O He who does not muddy His gifts by the imposition of obligations!
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4. وَ يَا مَنْ لَا يُكَدِّرُ عَطَايَاهُ بِالِامْتِنَانِ
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| 5- O He along with whom nothing is needed and without whom nothing can be done!
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5. وَ يَا مَنْ يُسْتَغْنَى بِهِ وَ لَا يُسْتَغْنَى عَنْهُ
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| 6- O He toward whom desire is ever directed and never turned away!
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6. وَ يَا مَنْ يُرْغَبُ إِلَيْهِ وَ لَا يُرْغَبُ عَنْهُ
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| 7- O He whose treasuries cannot be exhausted by demands!
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7. وَ يَا مَنْ لَا تُفْنِي خَزَائِنَهُ الْمَسَائِلُ
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| 8- O He whose wisdom cannot be altered by any means!
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8. وَ يَا مَنْ لَا تُبَدِّلُ حِكْمَتَهُ الْوَسَائِلُ
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| 9- O He from whom the needs of the needy are never cut off!
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9. وَ يَا مَنْ لَا تَنْقَطِعُ عَنْهُ حَوَائِجُ الْمُحْتَاجِينَ
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| 10- O He who is not distressed by the supplications of the supplicators!
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10. وَ يَا مَنْ لَا يُعَنِّيهِ دُعَاءُ الدَّاعِينَ .
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| 11- Thou hast lauded Thyself for having no need for Thy creatures,
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11. تَمَدَّحْتَ بِالْغَنَاءِ عَنْ خَلْقِكَ
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| and it suits Thee to have no need for them,
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وَ أَنْتَ أَهْلُ الْغِنَى عَنْهُمْ
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| 12- and Thou hast attributed to them poverty,
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12. وَ نَسَبْتَهُمْ إِلَى الْفَقْرِ
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| and it suits them to be poor toward Thee.
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وَ هُمْ أَهْلُ الْفَقْرِ إِلَيْكَ .
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| 13- So he who strives to remedy his lack through what is with Thee
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13. فَمَنْ حَاوَلَ سَدَّ خَلَّتِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ ،
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| and wishes to turn poverty away from himself through Thee
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وَ رَامَ صَرْفَ الْفَقْرِ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ بِكَ
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| has sought his need in the most likely place
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فَقَدْ طَلَبَ حَاجَتَهُ فِي مَظَانِّهَا ،
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| and come to his request from the right quarter.
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وَ أَتَى طَلِبَتَهُ مِنْ وَجْهِهَا .
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| 14- But he who turns in his need toward one of Thy creatures
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14. وَ مَنْ تَوَجَّهَ بِحَاجَتِهِ إِلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ
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| or assigns the cause of its being granted to other than Thee,
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أَوْ جَعَلَهُ سَبَبَ نُجْحِهَا دُونَكَ
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| has exposed himself to deprivation
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فَقَدْ تَعَرَّضَ لِلْحِرْمَانِ ،
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| and deserves to miss Thy beneficence.
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وَ اسْتَحَقَّ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ فَوْتَ الْإِحْسَانِ .
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| 15- O God, I have a need of Thee:
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15. اللَّهُمَّ وَ لِي إِلَيْكَ حَاجَةٌ
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| My exertion has fallen short of it
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قَدْ قَصَّرَ عَنْهَا جُهْدِي ،
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| and my stratagems have been cut back before reaching it.
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وَ تَقَطَّعَتْ دُونَهَا حِيَلِي ،
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| My soul induced me to present it to him who presents his needs to Thee
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وَ سَوَّلَتْ لِي نَفْسِي رَفْعَهَا إِلَى مَنْ يَرْفَعُ حَوَائِجَهُ إِلَيْكَ ،
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| and can do nothing without Thee in his requests,
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وَ لَا يَسْتَغْنِي فِي طَلِبَاتِهِ عَنْكَ ،
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| but this is one of the slips of the offenders, one of the stumbles of the sinners!
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وَ هِيَ زَلَّةٌ مِنْ زَلَلِ الْخَاطِئِينَ ، وَ عَثْرَةٌ مِنْ عَثَرَاتِ الْمُذْنِبِينَ
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| 16- Then through Thy reminding me, I was aroused from my heedlessness,
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16. ثُمَّ انْتَبَهْتُ بِتَذْكِيرِكَ لِي مِنْ غَفْلَتِي ،
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| through Thy giving success, I stood up from my slip,
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وَ نَهَضْتُ بِتَوْفِيقِكَ مِنْ زَلَّتِي ،
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| and through Thy pointing the way, I returned and withdrew from my stumble.
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وَ رَجَعْتُ وَ نَكَصْتُ بِتَسْدِيدِكَ عَنْ عَثْرَتِي .
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| 17- I said: Glory to my Lord!
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17. وَ قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّي
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| How can the needy ask from the needy? How can the destitute beseech the destitute?
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كَيْفَ يَسْأَلُ مُحْتَاجٌ مُحْتَاجاً؟ وَ أَنَّى يَرْغَبُ مُعْدِمٌ إِلَى مُعْدِمٍ؟
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| 8- So I went straight to Thee, my God, in beseeching,
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18. فَقَصَدْتُكَ يَا إِلَهِي ، بِالرَّغْبَةِ ،
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| and I sent Thee my hope with trust in Thee.
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وَ أَوْفَدْتُ عَلَيْكَ رَجَائِي بِالثِّقَةِ بِكَ .
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| 19- I came to know that the many I request from Thee
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19. وَ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ كَثِيرَ مَا أَسْأَلُكَ
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| are few before Thy wealth,
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يَسِيرٌ فِي وُجْدِكَ ،
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| the weighty I ask from Thee is vile before Thy plenty;
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وَ أَنَّ خَطِيرَ مَا أَسْتَوْهِبُكَ حَقِيرٌ فِي وُسْعِكَ ،
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| Thy generosity is not constrained by anyone's asking,
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وَ أَنَّ كَرَمَكَ لَا يَضِيقُ عَنْ سُؤَالِ أَحَدٍ ،
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| Thy hand is higher in bestowing gifts than every hand!
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وَ أَنَّ يَدَكَ بِالْعَطَايَا أَعْلَى مِنْ كُلِّ يَدٍ .
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| 20- O God, so bless Muhammad and his Household,
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20. اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
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| take me through Thy generosity to Thy gratuitous bounty
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وَ احْمِلْنِي بِكَرَمِكَ عَلَى التَّفَضُّلِ ،
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| and take me not through Thy justice to what I deserve!
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وَ لَا تَحْمِلْنِي بِعَدْلِكَ عَلَى الِاسْتِحْقَاقِ ،
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| I am not the first beseecher to beseech Thee and Thou bestowed upon him while he deserved withholding,
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فَمَا أَنَا بِأَوَّلِ رَاغِبٍ رَغِبَ إِلَيْكَ فَأَعْطَيْتَهُ وَ هُوَ يَسْتَحِقُّ الْمَنْعَ ،
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| nor am I the first to ask from Thee and Thou wast bounteous toward him while he merited deprivation.
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وَ لَا بِأَوَّلِ سَائِلٍ سَأَلَكَ فَأَفْضَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ وَ هُوَ يَسْتَوْجِبُ الْحِرْمَانَ
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| 21- O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,
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21. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
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| respond to my supplication,
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وَ كُنْ لِدُعَائِي مُجِيباً ،
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| come near my call,
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وَ مِنْ نِدَائِي قَرِيباً ،
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| have mercy on my pleading,
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وَ لِتَضَرُّعِي رَاحِماً ،
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| listen to my voice,
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وَ لِصَوْتِي سَامِعاً .
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| 22- cut not short my hope for Thee,
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22. وَ لَا تَقْطَعْ رَجَائِي عَنْكَ ،
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| sever not my thread to Thee,
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وَ لَا تَبُتَّ سَبَبِي مِنْكَ ،
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| turn not my face in this my need, and other needs, away from Thee,
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وَ لَا تُوَجِّهْنِي فِي حَاجَتِي هَذِهِ وَ غَيْرِهَا إِلَى سِوَاكَ
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| 23- attend for my sake to the fulfillment of my request,
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23. وَ تَوَلَّنِي بِنُجْحِ طَلِبَتِي
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| the granting of my need,
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وَ قَضَاءِ حَاجَتِي
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| and the attainment of what I have asked
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وَ نَيْلِ سُؤْلِي
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| before I leave this place
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قَبْلَ زَوَالِي عَنْ مَوْقِفِي هَذَا
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| through Thy making easy for me the difficult
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بِتَيْسِيرِكَ لِيَ الْعَسِيرَ
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| and Thy excellent ordainment for me in all affairs!
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وَ حُسْنِ تَقْدِيرِكَ لِي فِي جَمِيعِ الْأُمُورِ
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| 24- Bless Muhammad and his Household
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24. وَ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
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| with a permanent, ever-growing blessing,
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صَلَاةً دَائِمَةً نَامِيَةً
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| whose perpetuity has no cutting off and whose term knows no limit,
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لَا انْقِطَاعَ لِأَبَدِهَا وَ لَا مُنْتَهَى لِأَمَدِهَا ،
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| and make that a help to me
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وَ اجْعَلْ ذَلِكَ عَوْناً لِي
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| and a cause for the granting of my request!
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وَ سَبَباً لِنَجَاحِ طَلِبَتِي ،
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| Thou art Boundless, Generous!
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إِنَّكَ وَاسِعٌ كَرِيمٌ .
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| 25- And of my needs, My Lord, are such and such.
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25. وَ مِنْ حَاجَتِي يَا رَبِّ كَذَا وَ كَذَا
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| HERE YOU SHOULD STATE YOUR NEEDS, THEN PROSTRATE YOURSELF, AND SAY IN YOUR PROSTRATION
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[وَ تَذْكُرُ حَاجَتَكَ ثُمَّ تَسْجُدُ وَ تَقُولُ فِي سُجُودِكَ]
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| Thy bounty has comforted me
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فَضْلُكَ آنَسَنِي ،
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| and Thy beneficence has shown the way,
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وَ إِحْسَانُكَ دَلَّنِي ،
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| So I ask Thee by Thee and by Muhammad and his Household
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فَأَسْأَلُكَ بِكَ وَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
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| (Thy blessings be upon them)
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صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ ،
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| that Thou sendest me not back in disappointment![1]
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أَن لَا تَرُدَّنِي خَائِباً .
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