Dua for Healing (26)
8 verses
This translation was machine-assisted and is awaiting scholarly review. The Arabic above is the authoritative text.
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The following incident is quoted from the book of Rabi` al-Abrar: In Turtus (a city western Syria), Al-Ma'mun, the `Abbasid ruler, was once affected by headache that none could treat. Having heard about this, the Roman emperor sent him a bonnet and a letter in which he wrote, “Having been informed about your headache, I sent you this bonnet so that you would put it on your head and your ache would vanish.” Anticipating that the bonnet would be poisoned, al-Ma'mun ordered the messenger to put it on his head. However, no harm happened to the messenger. Al-Ma'mun then ordered the bonnet to be put on the head of another man who suffered from headache. Therefore, his pain vanished. Only then did he put it on his head and his headache vanished. Surprised, al-Ma'mun untied the bonnet and found the following inscription written therein:
1بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
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كَمْ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ لِلَّهِ فِي عِرْقٍ سَاكِنٍ
Too many graces of Allah are in dormant vein.
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حٰم عسقٰ
ha-mim `ayn-sin-qaf
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لاَ يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلاَ يُنْزِفُونَ
They shall not be affected with headache thereby nor shall they get exhausted.
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مِنْ كَلاَمِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ خَمَدَتِ ٱلنِّيرَانُ
Due to the words of the All-beneficent Lord, fires are extinguished.
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وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاََّ بِٱللَّهِ
There is neither might nor power save with Allah.
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وَجَالَ نَفْعُ ٱلدَّوَاءِ فِيكَ
Let the benefit of medicine pervade in you
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كَمَا يَجُولُ مَاءُ ٱلرَّبِيعِ فِي ٱلْغُصْنِ
just as the spring water pervades in twigs.