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9 verses
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Eighteenth: Imam al-Baqir (`a) is reported to have instructed his brother, `Abdullah ibn `Ali, to say this supplicatory prayer:
1اَللَّهُمَّ ٱرْفَعْ ظَنِّي صَاعِداً
O Allah, (please) certify my expectation (of Your mercy) without disappointment,
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وَلاَ تُطْمِعْ فِيَّ عَدُوّاً وَلاَ حَاسِداً
do not entice any enemy or envious one against me,
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وَٱحْفَظْنِي قَائِماً وَقَاعِداً
and safeguard me in my standing up, sitting,
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وَيَقْظَاناً وَرَاقِداً
waking, and sleeping.
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اَللَّهُمَّ ٱغْفِرْ لِي وَٱرْحَمْنِي
O Allah, (please) forgive me, have mercy on me,
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وَٱهْدِنِي سَبِيلَكَ ٱلأَقْوَمَ
guide me to Your straightest path,
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وَقِنِي حَرَّ جَهَنَّمَ
guard me against the heat of Hellfire,
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وَٱحْطُطْ عَنِّي ٱلْمَغْرَمَ وَٱلْمَأْثَمَ
release me from debts and sinning,
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وَٱجْعَلْنِي مِنْ خِيَارِ ٱلْعَالَمِ
and make me of the best creatures.