For needs (20)
78 verses Source: Mafatih al-Jinan
This translation was machine-assisted and is awaiting scholarly review. The Arabic above is the authoritative text.
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Twentieth: Ibn Abi-Ya`fur, the prominent and trustworthy narrator, is reported to have said that Imam al-Sadiq (`a) used to say this supplicatory prayer:
1اَللَّهُمَّ ٱمَْلَأْ قَلْبِي حُبّاً لَكَ
O Allah, (please) fill in my heart with love for You,
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وَخَشْيَةً مِنْكَ
fear of You,
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وَتَصْدِيقاً وَإِيمَاناً بِكَ
belief, faith in You,
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وَفَرَقاً مِنْكَ وَشَوْقاً إِلَيْكَ
dread of You, and longing for You.
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يَا ذَا ٱلْجَلاَلِ وَٱلإِكْرَامِ
O Lord of majesty and honor!
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اَللَّهُمَّ حَبِّبْ إِلَيَّ لِقَاءَكَ
O Allah, endear to myself my meeting with You,
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وَٱجْعَلْ لِي فِي لِقَائِكَ خَيْرَ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَٱلْبَرَكَةِ
amass the best of mercy and blessings for me in my meeting with You,
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وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِٱلصَّالِحِينَ
add me to the righteous ones,
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وَلاَ تُؤَخِّرْنِي مَعَ ٱلأَشْرَارِ
do not delay me with the evil ones,
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وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِصَالِحِ مَنْ مَضَىٰ
include me with the past righteous ones,
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وَٱجْعَلْنِي مَعَ صَالِحِ مَنْ بَقِيَ
line up me with the current righteous ones,
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وَخُذْ بِي سَبِيلَ ٱلصَّالِحِينَ
lead me to the path of the righteous ones,
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وَأَعِنِّي عَلَىٰ نَفْسِي
help me against myself
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بِمَا تُعِينُ بِهِ ٱلصَّالِحِينَ عَلَىٰ أَنْفُسِهِمْ
just as You help the righteous ones against themselves,
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وَلاَ تَرُدَّنِي فِي سُوءٍ ٱسْتَنْقَذْتَنِي مِنْهُ
and do not let me return to a wicked thing from which You have saved me,
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يَا رَبَّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
O Lord of the worlds!
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أَسْأَلُكَ إِيمَاناً لاَ أَجَلَ لَهُ دُونَ لِقَائِكَ
O Allah, I beseech You for faith that does not stop until I meet You.
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تُحْيِينِي وَتُمِيتُنِي عَلَيْهِ
As long as You grant me lifetime and when You cause me to die, (please do) connect me to that faith
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وَتَبْعَثُنِي عَلَيْهِ إِذَا بَعَثْتَنِي
and resurrect me carrying it.
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وَأَبْرئْ قَلْبِي مِنَ ٱلرِّيَاءِ وَٱلسُّمْعَةِ
Release my heart from showing off, seeking for reputation,
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وَٱلشَّكِّ فِي دِينِكَ
and suspicion in the affairs of Your religion.
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اَللَّهُمَّ أَعْطِنِي نَصْراً فِي دِينِكَ
O Allah, grant me victory in attaining the faith You please,
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وَقُوَّةً فِي عِبَادَتِكَ
capability to serve You,
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وَفَهْماً فِي خَلْقِكَ
discernment of Your creation,
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وَكِفْلَيْنِ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ
and two folds of Your mercy.
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وَبَيِّضْ وَجْهِي بِنُورِكَ
And (please) make my face glitter on account of Your light,
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وَٱجْعَلْ رَغْبَتِي فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ
make me desire for nothing but that which You hold,
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وَتَوَفَّنِي فِي سَبِيلِكَ
and when I die, make me die following Your Path
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عَلَىٰ مِلَّتِكَ وَمِلَّةِ رَسُولِكَ
on the faith You please and carrying the principles of Your Prophet.
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اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ ٱلْكَسَلِ وَٱلْهَرَمِ
O Allah, I pray Your protection against laziness, senility,
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وَٱلْجُبْنِ وَٱلْبُخْلِ
cowardice, stinginess,
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وَٱلْغَفْلَةِ وَٱلْقَسْوَةِ
inattentiveness, brutality,
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وَٱلْفَتْرَةِ وَٱلْمَسْكَنَةِ
spiritlessness, and poverty.
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وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ يَا رَبِّ مِنْ نَفْسٍ لاَ تَشْبَعُ
I also pray Your protection against having unsatisfied self,
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وَمِنْ قَلْبٍ لاَ يَخْشَعُ
fearless heart,
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وَمِنْ دُعَاءٍ لاَ يُسْمَعُ
unanswered supplications,
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وَمِنْ صَلاَةٍ لاَ تَنْفَعُ
and futile prayers.
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وَأُعِيذُ بِكَ نَفْسِي وَأَهْلِي وَذُرِّيَّتِي
I also pray You to guard myself, my family members, and my progeny
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مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَانِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ
against Satan the accursed.
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اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ لاَ يُجِيرُنِي مِنْكَ أَحَدٌ
O Allah, none can ever save me against You
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وَلاَ أَجِدُ مِنْ دُو نِكَ مُلْتَحَداً
and I can never find any shelter against You.
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فَلاَ تَخْذُلْنِي وَلاَ تَرُدَّنِي فِي هَلَكَةٍ
So, (please) do not disappoint me, do not let me lead myself to perdition,
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وَلاَ تَرُدَّنِي بِعَذَابٍ
and do not make me deserve chastisement.
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أَسْأَلُكَ ٱلثَّبَاتَ عَلَىٰ دِينِكَ
I beseech You for steadfastness on Your religion,
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وَٱلتَّصْدِيقَ بِكِتَابِكَ
giving credence to Your Book,
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وَٱتِّبَاعَ رَسُولِكَ
and following Your Messenger.
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اَللَّهُمَّ ٱذْكُرْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ
O Allah, (please) refer to me with Your mercy
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وَلاَ تَذْكُرْنِي بِخَطِيئَتِي
but do not refer to me with my sin.
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وَتَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي وَزِدْنِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
Accept from me and increase Your favors to me,
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إِنِّي إِلَيْكَ رَاغِبٌ
for I desire for You.
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اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ ثَوَابَ مَنْطِقِي
O Allah, (please) make the reward for my utterance
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وَثَوَابَ مَجْلِسِي
and the reward of my sessions
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رِضَاكَ عَنِّي
to be Your pleasure with me,
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وَٱجْعَلْ عَمَلِي وَدُعَائِي خَالِصاً لَكَ
cause my deed and my prayers to be purely intended for You,
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وَٱجْعَلْ ثَوَابِيَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ
make Paradise to be my reward, out of Your mercy,
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وَٱجْمَعْ لِي جَمِيعَ مَا سَأَلْتُكَ
grant me all what I have asked You for entirely,
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وَزِدْنِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
and endue me with even more favors,
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إِنِّي إِلَيْكَ رَاغِبٌ
for I desire for none save You.
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اَللَّهُمَّ غَارَتِ ٱلنُّجُومُ
O Allah, all stars sink
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وَنَامَتِ ٱلْعُيُونُ
and all eyes sleep
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وَأَنْتَ ٱلْحَيُّ ٱلْقَيُّوْمُ
while You are the Ever-living, the Self-subsisting.
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لاَ يُوَارِي مِنْكَ لَيْلٌ سَاجٍ
Verily, no still night,
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وَلاَ سَمَاءٌ ذَاتُ أَبْرَاجٍ
no sky displaying the zodiacal signs,
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وَلاَ أَرْضٌ ذَاتُ مِهَادٍ
no widely expansive land,
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وَلاَ بَحْرٌ لُجِّيٌّ
no vast abysmal ocean,
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وَلاَ ظُلُمَاتٌ بَعْضُهَا فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ
no depths of darkness one above another—none of these can ever hide itself or anyone from You.
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تُدْلِجُ ٱلرَّحْمَةَ عَلَىٰ مَنْ تَشَاءُ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ
You cover any of Your beings that You wish with mercy.
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تَعْلَمُ خَائِنَةَ ٱلأَعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِي ٱلصُّدُورُ
You know the stealthy looks and that which the breasts conceal.
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أَشْهَدُ بِمَا شَهِدْتَ بِهِ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِكَ
I bear witness for what You have borne witness for Yourself
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وَشَهِدَتْ مَلاَئِكَتُكَ وَأُولُو ٱلْعِلْمِ
and what Your angels and possessors of knowledge have witnessed for You;
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لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
there is no god save You; You are the Almighty, the All-wise.
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وَمَنْ لَمْ يَشْهَدْ عَلَىٰ مَا شَهِدْتَ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِكَ
If one who has not borne witness for what You have borne witness for Yourself
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وَشَهِدَتْ مَلاَئِكَتُكَ وَأُولُو ٱلْعِلْمِ
and what Your angels and the possessors of knowledge have borne witness for You,
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فَٱكْتُبْ شَهَادَتِي مَكَانَ شَهَادَتِهِ
then (please) register my testimony instead of his testimony.
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اَللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ ٱلسَّلاَمُ
O Allah, You are the peace
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وَمِنْكَ ٱلسَّلاَمُ
and the source of peace.
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أَسْأَلُكَ يَا ذَا ٱلْجَلاَلِ وَٱلإِكْرَامِ
I beseech You, O Lord of majesty and honor,
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أَنْ تَفُكَّ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ
to release me from the Fire.