| His Supplication in Confession and in Seeking Repentance toward God
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( 12 ) وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي الِاعْتِرَافِ وَ طَلَبِ التَّوْبَةِ 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, three traits have prevented me from asking Thee
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1. اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ يَحْجُبُنِي عَنْ مَسْأَلَتِكَ خِلَالٌ ثَلَاثٌ ،
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| and one trait has urged me on:
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وَ تَحْدُونِي عَلَيْهَا خَلَّةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ
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| 2- I am prevented by a command Thou hast commanded in which I have been slow,
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2. يَحْجُبُنِي أَمْرٌ أَمَرْتَ بِهِ فَأَبْطَأْتُ عَنْهُ ،
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| a prohibition Thou hast prohibited toward which I have hurried,
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وَ نَهْيٌ نَهَيْتَنِي عَنْهُ فَأَسْرَعْتُ إِلَيْهِ ،
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| and a favour through which Thou hast favoured for which I have not given sufficient thanks.
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وَ نِعْمَةٌ أَنْعَمْتَ بِهَا عَلَيَّ فَقَصَّرْتُ فِي شُكْرِهَا .
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| 3- I am urged to ask Thee
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3. وَ يَحْدُونِي عَلَى مَسْأَلَتِكَ
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| by Thy gratuitous bounty upon him who turns his face toward Thee
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تَفَضُّلُكَ عَلَى مَنْ أَقْبَلَ بِوَجْهِهِ إِلَيْكَ ،
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| and comes to Thee with a good opinion,
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وَ وَفَدَ بِحُسْنِ ظَنِّهِ إِلَيْكَ ،
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| since all Thy beneficence is gratuitous bounty
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إِذْ جَمِيعُ إِحْسَانِكَ تَفَضُّلٌ ،
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| and every one of Thy favours a new beginning!
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وَ إِذْ كُلُّ نِعَمِكَ ابْتِدَاءٌ
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| 4- So here I am, my God,
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4. فَهَا أَنَا ذَا ، يَا إِلَهِي ،
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| standing at the gate of Thy might,
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وَاقِفٌ بِبَابِ عِزِّكَ وُقُوفَ الْمُسْتَسْلِمِ الذَّلِيلِ ،
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| the standing of the lowly, the surrendered,
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وَ سَائِلُكَ عَلَى الْحَيَاءِ مِنِّي
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| asking Thee in my shame, the asking of the destitute, the pitiful,
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سُؤَالَ الْبَائِسِ الْمُعِيلِ
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| 5- admitting to Thee that
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5. مُقِرٌّ لَكَ بِأَنِّي
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| at the time of Thy beneficence I surrendered not save through abstaining from disobedience toward Thee
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لَمْ أَسْتَسْلِمْ وَقْتَ إِحْسَانِكَ إِلَّا بِالْإِقْلَاعِ عَنْ عِصْيَانِكَ ،
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| and in none of my states was I ever without Thy Kindness.
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وَ لَمْ أَخْلُ فِي الْحَالَاتِ كُلِّهَا مِنِ امْتِنَانِكَ .
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| 6- Will it profit me, my God, to admit to Thee the evil of what I have earned?
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6. فَهَلْ يَنْفَعُنِي ، يَا إِلَهِي ، إِقْرَارِي عِنْدَكَ بِسُوءِ مَا اكْتَسَبْتُ
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| Will it save me from Thee to confess the ugliness of what I have done?
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وَ هَلْ يُنْجِينِي مِنْكَ اعْتِرَافِي لَكَ بِقَبِيحِ مَا ارْتَكَبْتُ
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| Or wilt Thou impose upon me in this my station Thy displeasure?
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أَمْ أَوْجَبْتَ لِي فِي مَقَامِي هَذَا سُخْطَكَ
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| Will Thy hate hold fast to me in the time of my supplication?
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أَمْ لَزِمَنِي فِي وَقْتِ دُعَايَ مَقْتُكَ .
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| 7- Glory be to Thee! I do not despair of Thee,
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7. سُبْحَانَكَ ، لَا أَيْأَسُ مِنْكَ
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| for Thou hast opened the door of repentance toward Thyself.
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وَ قَدْ فَتحْتَ لِي بَابَ التَّوْبَةِ إِلَيْكَ ،
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| Rather, I say, the words of a lowly servant, having wronged himself
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بَلْ أَقُولُ مَقَالَ الْعَبْدِ الذَّلِيلِ الظَّالِمِ لِنَفْسِهِ
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| and made light of his Lord's inviolability,
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الْمُسْتَخِفِّ بِحُرْمَةِ رَبِّهِ .
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| 8- and whose sins are dreadful, great,
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8. الَّذِي عَظُمَتْ ذُنُوبُهُ فَجَلَّتْ ،
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| whose days have parted, fled,
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وَ أَدْبَرَتْ أَيَّامُهُ فَوَلَّتْ
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| until, when he sees the term of his works expired
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حَتَّى إِذَا رَأَى مُدَّةَ الْعَمَلِ قَدِ انْقَضَتْ
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| and the limit of his lifetime reached
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وَ غَايَةَ الْعُمُرِ قَدِ انْتَهَتْ ،
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| and knows with certainty that he has no escape from Thee, no place to flee from Thee,
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وَ أَيْقَنَ أَنَّهُ لَا مَحِيصَ لَهُ مِنْكَ ، وَ لَا مَهْرَبَ لَهُ عَنْكَ ،
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| he turns his face toward Thee in repeated turning,
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تَلَقَّاكَ بِالْإِنَابَةِ ،
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| makes his repentance toward Thee sincere,
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وَ أَخْلَصَ لَكَ التَّوْبَةَ ،
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| stands before Thee with a pure and purified heart,
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فَقَامَ إِلَيْكَ بِقَلْبٍ طَاهِرٍ نَقِيٍّ ،
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| then supplicates Thee with a feeble, quiet voice.
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ثُمَّ دَعَاكَ بِصَوْتٍ حَائِلٍ خَفِيٍّ .
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| 9- He is bowed before Thee, bent,
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9. قَدْ تَطَأْطَأَ لَكَ فَانْحَنَى ،
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| his head lowered, thrown down,
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وَ نَكَّسَ رَأْسَهُ فَانْثَنَى ،
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| his legs shaking in fear,
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قَدْ أَرْعَشَتْ خَشْيَتُهُ رِجْلَيْهِ ،
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| his tears flooding his cheeks.
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وَ غَرَّقَتْ دُمُوعُهُ خَدَّيْهِ ،
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| He supplicates Thee: O Most Merciful of the merciful!
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يَدْعُوكَ بِيَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ ،
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| O Most Merciful of those toward whom seekers of mercy keep on turning!
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وَ يَا أَرْحَمَ مَنِ انْتَابَهُ الْمُسْتَرْحِمُونَ ،
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| O Tenderest of those around whom run seekers of forgiveness!
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وَ يَا أَعْطَفَ مَنْ أَطَافَ بِهِ الْمُسْتَغْفِرُونَ ،
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| O He whose pardon is greater than His vengeance!
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وَ يَا مَنْ عَفْوُهُ أَكْثرُ مِنْ نَقِمَتِهِ ،
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| O He whose good pleasure is more abundant than His anger!
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وَ يَا مَنْ رِضَاهُ أَوْفَرُ مِنْ سَخَطِهِ .
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| 10- O He who seeks His creatures' praise
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10. وَ يَا مَنْ تَحَمَّدَ إِلَى خَلْقِهِ
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| with excellent forbearance!
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بِحُسْنِ التَّجَاوُزِ ،
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| O He who has accustomed His servants to the acceptance of their repeated turning
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وَ يَا مَنْ عَوَّدَ عِبَادَهُ قَبُولَ الْإِنَابَةِ ،
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| O He who seeks to heal their corruption through repentance!
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وَ يَا مَنِ اسْتَصْلَحَ فَاسِدَهُمْ بِالتَّوْبَةِ
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| O He who is pleased with the easy of their acts!
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وَ يَا مَنْ رَضِيَ مِنْ فِعْلِهِمْ بِالْيَسِيرِ ،
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| O He who recompenses with the much their little !
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وَ مَنْ كَافَى قَلِيلَهُمْ بِالْكَثِيرِ ،
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| O He who has made himself accountable to them to respond to supplication!
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وَ يَا مَنْ ضَمِنَ لَهُمْ إِجَابَةَ الدُّعَاءِ ،
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| O He who pledged Himself by His gratuitous bounty
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وَ يَا مَنْ وَعَدَهُمْ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ
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| to give them excellent repayment!
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بِتَفَضُّلِهِ حُسْنَ الْجَزَاءِ .
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| 11- I am not the most disobedient of those who have disobeyed Thee
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11. مَا أَنَا بِأَعْصَى مَنْ عَصَاكَ
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| and whom Thou hast forgiven,
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فَغَفَرْتَ لَهُ ،
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| nor am I the most blameworthy to offer excuses
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وَ مَا أَنَا بِأَلْوَمِ مَنِ اعْتَذَرَ إِلَيْكَ
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| which Thou hast accepted,
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فَقَبِلْتَ مِنْهُ ،
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| nor am I the most wrongdoing of those who have repented to Thee,
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وَ مَا أَنَا بِأَظْلَمِ مَنْ تَابَ إِلَيْكَ
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| and to whom Thou hast returned
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فَعُدْتَ عَلَيْهِ .
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| 12- I repent to Thee in this my station,
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12. أَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ فِي مَقَامِي هَذَا
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| the repentance of one remorseful over what preceded from him hastily,
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تَوْبَةَ نَادِمٍ عَلَى مَا فَرَطَ مِنْهُ ،
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| apprehensive of what has gathered around him,
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مُشْفِقٍ مِمَّا اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِ ،
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| pure in shame for that into which he has fallen,
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خَالِصِ الْحَيَاءِ مِمَّا وَقَعَ فِيهِ .
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| 13- knowing that pardoning great sins is nothing great for Thee.
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13. عَالِمٍ بِأَنَّ الْعَفْوَ عَنِ الذَّنْبِ الْعَظِيمِ لَا يَتَعَاظَمُكَ ،
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| overlooking enormous misdeeds is not difficult for Thee,
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وَ أَنَّ التَّجَاوُزَ عَنِ الْإِثْمِ الْجَلِيلِ لَا يَسْتَصْعِبُكَ ،
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| putting up with indecent crimes does not trouble Thee,
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وَ أَنَّ احْتِمَالَ الْجِنَايَاتِ الْفَاحِشَةِ لَا يَتَكَأَّدُكَ ،
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| and the most beloved of Thy servants to Thee is he who refrains from arrogance before Thee,
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وَ أَنَّ أَحَبَّ عِبَادِكَ إِلَيْكَ مَنْ تَرَكَ الِاسْتِكْبَارَ عَلَيْكَ ،
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| pulls aside from persistence, and holds fast to praying forgiveness!
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وَ جَانَبَ الْإِصْرَارَ ، وَ لَزِمَ الِاسْتِغْفَارَ .
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| 14- I am clear before Thee of arrogance,
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14. وَ أَنَا أَبْرَأُ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ أَنْ أَسْتَكْبِرَ ،
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| I seek refuge in Thee from persistence,
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وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ أُصِرَّ ،
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| I pray forgiveness from Thee for shortcomings,
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وَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا قَصَّرْتُ فِيهِ ،
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| I seek help from Thee in incapacity!
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وَ أَسْتَعِينُ بِكَ عَلَى مَا عَجَزْتُ عَنْهُ .
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| 15- O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,
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15. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
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| dispense with what is incumbent upon me toward Thee,
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وَ هَبْ لِي مَا يَجِبُ عَلَيَّ لَكَ ،
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| release me from what I merit from Thee,
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وَ عَافِنِي مِمَّا أَسْتَوْجِبُهُ مِنْكَ ،
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| and grant me sanctuary from what the evildoers fear!
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وَ أَجِرْنِي مِمَّا يَخَافُهُ أَهْلُ الْإِسَاءَةِ ،
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| For Thou art full of pardon,
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فَإِنَّكَ مَلِيءٌ بِالْعَفْوِ ،
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| the hoped-for source of forgiveness,
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مَرْجُوٌّ لِلْمَغْفِرَةِ ،
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| well known for Thy forbearance.
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مَعْرُوفٌ بِالتَّجَاوُزِ ،
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| My need has no object but Thee,
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لَيْسَ لِحَاجَتِي مَطْلَبٌ سِوَاكَ ،
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| my sin no forgiver other than Thee -could that be possible?
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وَ لَا لِذَنْبِي غَافِرٌ غَيْرُكَ ، حَاشَاكَ
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| 16- I have no fear for myself except from Thee;
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16. وَ لَا أَخَافُ عَلَى نَفْسِي إِلَّا إِيَّاكَ ،
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| Thou art worthy of reverential fear, and worthy to forgive!
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إِنَّكَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوَى وَ أَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ ،
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| Bless Muhammad and his Household,
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صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ،
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| grant my need, answer my request favourably, forgive my sin,
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وَ اقْضِ حَاجَتِي ، وَ أَنْجِحْ طَلِبَتِي ، وَ اغْفِرْ ذَنْبِي ،
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| and give me security from fear for myself!
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وَ آمِنْ خَوْفَ نَفْسِي ،
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| Thou art powerful over everything,6
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إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ،
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| and that is easy for Thee.
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وَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْكَ يَسِيرٌ ،
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| Amen, Lord of the world![1]
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آمِينَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ .
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