| His Supplication when he Looked upon Clouds and Lightning and Heard the Sound of Thunder
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(36) وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَى السَّحَابِ وَ الْبَرْقِ وَ سَمِعَ صَوْتَ الرَّعْدِ
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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, these are two of Thy signs
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1. اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ هَذَيْنِ آيَتَانِ مِنْ آيَاتِكَ ،
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| and these are two of Thy helpers.
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وَ هَذَيْنِ عَوْنَانِ مِنْ أَعْوَانِكَ ،
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| They rush to obey Thee with beneficial mercy
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يَبْتَدِرَانِ طَاعَتَكَ بِرَحْمَةٍ نَافِعَةٍ
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| or injurious vengeance,
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أَوْ نَقِمَةٍ ضَارَّةٍ ،
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| so rain not down upon us from them the evil rain[1]
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فَلَا تُمْطِرْنَا بِهِمَا مَطَرَ السَّوْءِ ،
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| and clothe us not through them
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وَ لَا تُلْبِسْنَا بِهِمَا لِبَاسَ الْبَلَاءِ .
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| 2- O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,
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2. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
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| send down upon us the benefit of these clouds and their blessing,
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وَ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا نَفْعَ هَذِهِ السَّحَائِبِ وَ بَرَكَتَهَا ،
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| turn away from us their harm and their injury,
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وَ اصْرِفْ عَنَّا أَذَاهَا وَ مَضَرَّتَهَا ،
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| strike us not through them with blight,
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وَ لَا تُصِبْنَا فِيهَا بِآفَةٍ ،
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| and loose not upon our livelihoods any bane!
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وَ لَا تُرْسِلْ عَلَى مَعَايِشِنَا عَاهَةً .
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| 3- O God, if Thou hast incited them as vengeance
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3. اللَّهُمَّ وَ إِنْ كُنْتَ بَعَثْتَهَا نَقِمَةً
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| and loosed them in anger,
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وَ أَرْسَلْتَهَا سَخْطَةً
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| we seek sanctuary with Thee from Thy wrath
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فَإِنَّا نَسْتَجِيرُكَ مِنْ غَضَبِكَ ،
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| and implore Thee in asking Thy pardon!
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وَ نَبْتَهِلُ إِلَيْكَ فِي سُؤَالِ عَفْوِكَ ،
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| So incline with wrath toward the idolaters
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فَمِلْ بِالْغَضَبِ إِلَى الْمُشْرِكِينَ ،
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| and set the millstone of Thy vengeance turning upon the heretics![2]
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وَ أَدِرْ رَحَى نَقِمَتِكَ عَلَى الْمُلْحِدِينَ .
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| 4- O God, take away the barrenness of our lands
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4. اللَّهُمَّ أَذْهِبْ مَحْلَ بِلَادِنَا بِسُقْيَاكَ ،
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| with Thy watering, dislodge the malice from our breasts with Thy providing,
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وَ أَخْرِجْ وَحَرَ صُدُورِنَا بِرِزْقِكَ ،
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| distract us not from Thee through other than Thee,
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وَ لَا تَشْغَلْنَا عَنْكَ بِغَيْرِكَ ،
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| and cut none of us off from the stuff of Thy goodness,
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وَ لَا تَقْطَعْ عَنْ كَافَّتِنَا مَادَّةَ بِرِّكَ ،
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| for the rich is he to whom Thou hast given riches,
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فَإِنَّ الْغَنِيَّ مَنْ أَغْنَيْتَ ،
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| and the safe he whom Thou hast protected!
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وَ إِنَّ السَّالِمَ مَنْ وَقَيْتَ
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| 5- No one has any defense against Thee,
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5. مَا عِنْدَ أَحَدٍ دُونَكَ دِفَاعٌ ،
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| nor any means to bar Thy penalty.
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وَ لَا بِأَحَدٍ عَنْ سَطْوَتِكَ امْتِنَاعٌ ،
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| Thou decidest what Thou wilt for whom Thou wilt
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تَحْكُمُ بِمَا شِئْتَ عَلَى مَنْ شِئْتَ ،
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| and Thou decreest what Thou desirest for any whom Thou desirest!
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وَ تَقْضِي بِمَا أَرَدْتَ فِيمَنْ أَرَدْتَ
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| 6- So to Thee belongs praise for protecting us from affliction
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6. فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى مَا وَقَيْتَنَا مِنَ الْبَلَاءِ ،
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| and to Thee belongs thanks for conferring upon us blessings,
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وَ لَكَ الشُّكْرُ عَلَى مَا خَوَّلْتَنَا مِنَ النَّعْمَاءِ ،
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| a praise which will leave behind the praise of the praisers,
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حَمْداً يُخَلِّفُ حَمْدَ الْحَامِدِينَ وَرَاءَهُ ،
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| a praise which will fill the earth and the heaven!
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حَمْداً يَمْلَأُ أَرْضَهُ وَ سَمَاءَهُ
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| 7- Surely Thou art the All-kind through immense kindnesses,
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7. إِنَّكَ الْمَنَّانُ بِجَسِيمِ الْمِنَنِ ،
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| the Giver of abounding favours,
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الْوَهَّابُ لِعَظِيمِ النِّعَمِ ،
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| the Accepter of small praise,
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الْقَابِلُ يَسِيرَ الْحَمْدِ ،
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| the Grateful for little gratitude,
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الشَّاكِرُ قَلِيلَ الشُّكْرِ ،
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| the Beneficent, the Benevolent, Possessor of graciousness!
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الْمُحْسِنُ الْمُجْمِلُ ذُو الطَّوْلِ ،
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| There is no god but Thou;
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لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ،
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| unto Thee is the homecoming.[3].[4]
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إِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ .
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