| 28) His Supplication in Fleeing to God
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(28) وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مُتَفَزِّعاً إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
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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, I showed sincerity by cutting myself off from everything but Thee.
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1. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَخْلَصْتُ بِانْقِطَاعِي إِلَيْكَ
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| 2- I approached Thee with my whole self.
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2. وَ أَقْبَلْتُ بِكُلِّي عَلَيْكَ
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| 3- I averted my face from everyone who needs Thy support.
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3. وَ صَرَفْتُ وَجْهِي عَمَّنْ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى رِفْدِكَ
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| 4- I ceased to ask from any who cannot do without Thy bounty.
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4. وَ قَلَبْتُ مَسْأَلَتِي عَمَّنْ لَمْ يَسْتَغْنِ عَنْ فَضْلِكَ
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| 5- I saw that the needy who seeks from the needy
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5. وَ رَأَيْتُ أَنَّ طَلَبَ الْمُحْتَاجِ إِلَى الْمُحْتَاجِ
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| is foolish in his opinion, and misguided in his intellect.
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سَفَهٌ مِنْ رَأْيِهِ وَ ضَلَّةٌ مِنْ عَقْلِهِ .
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| 6- How many people have I seen, my God,
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6. فَكَمْ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ يَا إِلَهِي مِنْ أُنَاسٍ
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| who sought exaltation through other than Thee
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طَلَبُوا الْعِزَّ بِغَيْرِكَ فَذَلُّوا ،
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| and were abased, who wanted wealth from someone else
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وَ رَامُوا الثَّرْوَةَ مِنْ سِوَاكَ فَافْتَقَرُوا ،
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| and became poor, who tried to rise high and fell down low!
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وَ حَاوَلُوا الِارْتِفَاعَ فَاتَّضَعُوا ،
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| 7- Observing the likes of them corrects a prudent man;
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7. فَصَحَّ بِمُعَايَنَةِ أَمْثَالِهِمْ حَازِمٌ
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| his taking heed gives him success;
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وَفَّقَهُ اعْتِبَارُهُ ،
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| his choosing the best guides him to the path of right.
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وَ أَرْشَدَهُ إِلَى طَرِيقِ صَوَابِهِ اخْتِيَارُهُ .
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| 8- So Thou, my Master,
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8. فَأَنْتَ يَا مَوْلَايَ
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| art the object of my asking to the exclusion of all those who are asked
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دُونَ كُلِّ مَسْئُولٍ مَوْضِعُ مَسْأَلَتِي ،
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| and the patron of my need to the exclusion of all those from whom requests are made.
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وَ دُونَ كُلِّ مَطْلُوبٍ إِلَيْهِ وَلِيُّ حَاجَتِي
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| 9- Thou art singled out for my call before all who are called;
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9. أَنْتَ الْمَخْصُوصُ قَبْلَ كُلِّ مَدْعُوٍّ بِدَعْوَتِي ،
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| none is associated with Thee in my hope,
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لَا يَشْرَكُكَ أَحَدٌ فِي رَجَائِي ،
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| none comes along with Thee in my supplication,
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وَ لَا يَتَّفِقُ أَحَدٌ مَعَكَ فِي دُعَائِي ،
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| nor does any join with Thee within it, for to Thee is my appeal.
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وَ لَا يَنْظِمُهُ وَ إِيَّاكَ نِدَائِي
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| 10- To Thee, my God, belongs the Unity of number,
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10. لَكَ يَا إِلَهِي وَحْدَانِيَّةُ الْعَدَدِ ،
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| the property of eternal power,
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وَ مَلَكَةُ الْقُدْرَةِ الصَّمَدِ ،
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| the excellence of force and strength,
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وَ فَضِيلَةُ الْحَوْلِ وَ الْقُوَّةِ ،
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| the degree of sublimity and elevation.
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وَ دَرَجَةُ الْعُلُوِّ وَ الرِّفْعَةِ .
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| 11- Everyone other than Thee is the object of compassion in his lifetime,
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11. وَ مَنْ سِوَاكَ مَرْحُومٌ فِي عُمُرِهِ ،
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| overcome in his affair,
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مَغْلُوبٌ عَلَى أَمْرِهِ ،
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| overwhelmed in his situation,
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مَقْهُورٌ عَلَى شَأْنِهِ ،
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| diverse in states, constantly changing in attributes.
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مُخْتَلِفُ الْحَالَاتِ ، مُتَنَقِّلٌ فِي الصِّفَاتِ
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| 12- So Thou art high exalted above likenesses and opposites,
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12. فَتَعَالَيْتَ عَنِ الْأَشْبَاهِ وَ الْأَضْدَادِ ،
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| proudly magnified beyond similitudes and rivals!
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وَ تَكَبَّرْتَ عَنِ الْأَمْثَالِ وَ الْأَنْدَادِ ،
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| Glory be to Thee! There is no God but Thou.[1]
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فَسُبْحَانَكَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ .
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