For needs (14)
33 verses
This translation was machine-assisted and is awaiting scholarly review. The Arabic above is the authoritative text.
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Fourteenth: It is reported that a man came to Imam `Ali Amir al-Mu'minin (`a) and complained about the delay in response of his prayers. — “Have you tried the swift-responded prayer?” Imam `Ali (`a) asked. — “What prayer do you mean?” asked the man. — Imam `Ali (`a) thus taught him to say this supplicatory prayer:
1اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ
O Allah, I beseech You
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بِٱسْمِكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ٱلأَعْظَمِ
in the name of Your Name; the great, the greatest,
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ٱلأَجَلِّ ٱلأَكْرَمِ
the most majestic, the noblest,
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ٱلْمَخْزُونِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ
the hoarded, the hidden,
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ٱلنُّورِ ٱلْحَقِّ
the brilliant, the true,
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ٱلْبُرْهَانِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
the manifest demonstration,
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ٱلَّذِي هُوَ نُورٌ مَعَ نُورٍ
which is light with light,
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وَنُورٌ مِنْ نُورٍ
light out of light,
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وَنُورٌ فِي نُورٍ
light in light,
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وَنُورٌ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ نُورٍ
light on all light,
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وَنُورٌ فَوْقَ كُلِّ نُورٍ
light over all light,
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وَنُورٌ تُضِيءُ بِهِ كُلَّ ظُلْمَةٍ
and light by which all darkness is shone
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وَيُكْسَرُ بِهِ كُلُّ شِدَّةٍ
and all hardships,
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وَكُلُّ شَيْطَانٍ مَرِيدٍ
all rebellious devils,
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وَكُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ
and all obstinate transgressors are unraveled.
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لاَ تَقِرُّ بِهِ أَرْضٌ
Neither a land can bear it
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وَلاَ تَقُومُ بِهِ سَمَاءٌ
nor can any sky hold it.
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وَيَأْمَنُ بِهِ كُلُّ خَائِفٍ
Through it, all fearful ones attain security
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وَيَبْطُلُ بِهِ سِحْرُ كُلِّ سَاحِرٍ
and sorceries of all sorcerers,
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وَبَغْيُ كُلِّ بَاغٍ
oppressions of all oppressors,
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وَحَسَدُ كُلِّ حَاسِدٍ
and envy of all envious ones are counteracted.
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وَيَتَصَدَّعُ لِعَظَمَتِهِ ٱلْبَرُّ وَٱلْبَحْرُ
Because of its greatness, all lands and oceans split
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وَيَسْتَقِلُّ بِهِ ٱلْفُلْكُ
and all arks stand stable
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حِينَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ ٱلْمَلَكُ
when the angel pronounces it;
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فَلاَ يَكُونُ لِلْمَوجِ عَلَيْهِ سَبِيلٌ
so, waves will no more have any effect on these arks.
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وَهُوَ ٱسْمُكَ ٱلأَعْظَمُ ٱلأَعْظَمُ
It is Your Name; the greatest, the greatest,
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ٱلأَجَلُّ ٱلأَجَلُّ
the most majestic, the most majestic,
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ٱلنُّورُ ٱلأَكْبَرُ
the grandest light,
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ٱلَّذِي سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ
which You have used for Yourself
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وَٱسْتَوَيْتَ بِهِ عَلَىٰ عَرْشِكَ
and by which You have prevailed on Your Throne.
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وَأَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْكَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ
I turn my face towards You in the name of Muhammad and his Household
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وَأَسْأَلُكَ بِكَ وَبِهِمْ
and beseech You in the name of You and them
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أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَنْ…
to bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad and to…You may now submit your requests.