For needs (28)

Twenty-eighth: Ibn Mahbub is reported to have said: Imam al-Sadiq (`a) taught a man this supplicatory prayer to say it in his supplications

: اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ

allahumma inni as'aluka birahmatika

O Allah, I beseech You for Your mercy

ٱلَّتِي لاَ تُنَالُ مِنْكَ إِلاَّ بِرِضَاكَ

allati la tunalu minka illa biridaka

that cannot be obtained from You except through Your pleasure,

وَٱلْخُرُوجَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ مَعَاصِيكَ

walkhuruja min jami`i ma`asika

for departure from all acts of disobedience to You,

وَٱلدُّخُولَ فِي كُلِّ مَا يُرْضِيكَ

walddukhula fi kulli ma yurdika

for entering into all that which achieves Your pleasure,

وَٱلنَّجَاةَ مِنْ كُلِّ وَرْطَةٍ

walnnajata min kulli wartatin

for redemption from all troubles,

وَٱلْمَخْرَجَ مِنْ كُلِّ كَبِيرَةٍ

walmakhraja min kulli kabiratin

and for a way out from every grave matter

أَتَىٰ بِهَا مِنِّي عَمْدٌ

ata biha minni `amdun

that I have committed deliberately,

أَوْ زَلَّ بِهَا مِنِّي خَطَا

aw zalla biha minni khata'un

I have committed wrongly,

أَوْ خَطَرَ بِهَا عَلَيَّ خَطَرَاتُ ٱلشَّيْطَانِ

aw khatara biha `alayya khataratu alshshaytani

or I have committed owing to an evil inspiration of Satan.

أَسْأَلُكَ خَوْفاً تُوقِفُنِي بِهِ عَلَىٰ حُدُودِ رِضَاكَ

as'aluka khawfan tuqifuni bihi `ala hududi ridaka

I beseech You for fear (of You) by which You stop me at the limits of Your pleasure

وَتَشَعَّبَ بِهِ عَنِّي كُلُّ شَهْوَةٍ خَطَرَ بِهَا هَوَايَ

wa tasha``aba bihi `anni kullu shahwatin khatara biha hawaya

and by which You strew about all lusts that come to my mind because of my whims

وَٱسْتُزِلَّ بِهَا رَأْيي لِيُجَاوِزَ حَدَّ حَلاَلِكَ

wastuzilla biha ra'yi liyujawiza hadda halalika

or because of the slips of my personal view that violates the bounds of what You have deemed lawful.

أَسْأَلُكَ ٱللَّهُمَّ ٱلأَخْذَ بِأَحْسَنِ مَا تَعْلَمُ

as'aluka allahumma al-akhdha bi-ahsani ma ta`lamu

I beseech You, O Allah, to lead me to take in the best of what You know,

وَتَرْكَ سَيِّءِ كُلِّ مَا تَعْلَمُ

wa tarka sayyi'i kulli ma ta`lamu

to shun the evil of all what You know,

أَوْ أُخْطِئَ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ أَعْلَمُ

aw ukhti'a min haythu la a`lamu

and to avoid committing a wrongdoing from whence I know

أَوْ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَعْلَمُ

aw min haythu a`lamu

and from whence I do not know.

أَسْأَلُكَ ٱلسَّعَةَ فِي ٱلرِّزْقِ

as'aluka alssa`ata fi alrrizqi

I beseech You for expansion in my sustenance,

وَٱلزُّهْدَ فِي ٱلْكَفَافِ

walzzuhda fi alkafafi

abstinence with the minimum necessary sustenance,

وَٱلْمَخْرَجَ بِٱلْبَيَانِ مِنْ كُلِّ شُبْهَةٍ

walmakhraja bilbayani min kulli shubhatin

finding a way out from all seditious matters with clear demonstration,

وَٱلصَّوَابَ فِي كُلِّ حُجَّةٍ

walssawaba fi kulli hujjatin

hitting the mark in all arguments,

وَٱلصِّدْقَ فِي جَمِيعِ ٱلْمَوَاطِنِ

walssidqa fi jami`i almawatini

telling the truth under all circumstances,

وَإِنْصَافَ ٱلنَّاسِ مِنْ نَفْسِي فِيمَا عَلَيَّ وَلِي

wa insafa alnnasi min nafsi fima `alayya wa li

treating all people fairly whether for my good or the otherwise,

وَٱلتَّذَلُّلَ فِي إِعْطَاءِ ٱلنَّصَفِ

walttadhallula fi i`ta'i alnnasafi

acting humbly in giving people fairness against myself

مِنْ جَمِيعِ مَوَاطِنِ ٱلسَّخَطِ وَٱلرِّضَا

min jami`i mawatini alssakhati walrrida

in all situations of dissatisfaction or satisfaction,

وَتَرْكَ قَلِيلِ ٱلْبَغْيِ وَكَثِيرِهِ

wa tarka qalili albaghyi wa kathirihi

eschewing any amount of transgression, be it grave or insignificance

فِي ٱلْقَوْلِ مِنِّي وَٱلْفِعْلِ

fi alqawli minni walfi`li

and be it in words or in deeds,

وَتَمَامَ نِعَمِكَ فِي جَمِيعِ ٱلأَشْيَاءِ

wa tamama ni`amika fi jami`i al-ashya'i

winning Your blessings perfectly in all things,

وَٱلشُّكْرَ لَكَ عَلَيْهَا لِكَيْ تَرْضَىٰ وَبَعْدَ ٱلرِّضَا

walshshukra laka `alayha likay tarda wa ba`da alrrida

and showing You gratitude for all such blessings so that You will be pleased with me and even beyond Your pleasure.

وَأَسْأَلُكَ ٱلْخِيَرَةَ فِي كُلِّ مَا يَكُونُ فِيهِ ٱلْخِيَرَةُ

wa as'aluka alkhiyarata fi kulli ma yakunu fihi alkhiyaratu

I also beseech You to lead me to the best of all matters that have more than one option,

بِمَيْسُورِ ٱلأُمُورِ كُلِّهَا لاَ بِمَعْسُورِهَا

bimaysuri al-umuri kulliha la bima`suriha

in the easiest way of all matters, but not in a difficult manner.

يَا كَرِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ

ya karimu ya karimu ya karimu

O All-generous! O All-generous! O All-generous!

وَٱفْتَحْ لِي بَابَ ٱلأَمْرِ

waftah li baba al-amri

(Please) open before me the door to attain the mattes

ٱلَّذِي فِيهِ ٱلْعَافِيَةُ وَٱلْفَرَجُ

alladhi fihi al`afiyatu walfaraju

that achieve my wellbeing and my relief,

وَٱفْتَحْ لِي بَابَهُ

waftah li babahu

open before me the door to all such matters,

وَيَسِّرْ لِي مَخْرَجَهُ

wa yassir li makhrajahu

and make easy for me to find a way out against the opposite.

وَمَنْ قَدَّرْتَ لَهُ عَلَيَّ مَقْدِرَةً مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

wa man qaddarta lahu `alayya maqdiratan min khalqika

As for any one of Your creatures whom You have given power over me,

فَخُذْ عَنِّي بِسَمْعِهِ وَبَصَرِهِ

fakhudh `anni bisam`ihi wa basarihi

(please) take away from me his hearing, sight,

وَلِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ

wa lisanihi wa yadihi

tongue (i.e. word), and hand (i.e. deed),

وَخُذْهُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ يَسَارِهِ

wa khudhhu `an yaminihi wa `an yasarihi

and take him away from his right side, his left side,

وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَمِنْ قُدَّامِهِ

wa min khalfihi wa min quddamihi

his back, and his front,

وَامْنَعْهُ أَنْ يَصِلَ إِلَيَّ بِسُوءٍ

wamna`hu an yasila ilayya bisu'in

and stop him lest he may pass evil on me.

عَزَّ جَارُكَ

`azza jaruka

Strong is he who is in Your vicinity,

وَجَلَّ ثَنَاءُ وَجْهِكَ

wa jalla thana'u wajhika

glorious is Your praise,

وَلاَ إِلٰهَ غَيْرُكَ

wa la ilaha ghayruka

and there is no god but You.

أَنْتَ رَبِّي وَأَ نَا عَبْدُكَ

anta rabbi wa ana `abduka

You are my Lord and I am Your servant.

اَللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَجَائِي فِي كُلِّ كُرْبَةٍ

allahumma anta raja'i fi kulli kurbatin

You are my hope in all hard times,

وَأَنْتَ ثِقَتِي فِي كُلِّ شِدَّةٍ

wa anta thiqati fi kulli shiddatin

in You alone I put my trust in all ordeals,

وَأَنْتَ لِي فِي كُلِّ أَمْرٍ نَزَلَ بِي ثِقَةٌ وَعُدَّةٌ

wa anta li fi kulli amrin nazala bi thiqatun wa `uddatun

and You alone are my reliance and support in every matter that afflicts me.

فَكَمْ مِنْ كَرْبٍ يَضْعُفُ عَنْهُ ٱلْفُؤَادُ

fakam min karbin yad`ufu `anhu alfu'adu

Too many are the agonies, which the heart is too weak to undergo,

وَتَقِلُّ فِيهِ ٱلْحِيلَةُ

wa taqillu fihi alhilatu

which all stratagems fail to manage,

وَيَشْمَتُ بِهِ ٱلْعَدُوُّ

wa yashmatu bihi al`aduwwu

at which the enemy gloat,

وَتَعْيىٰ فِيهِ ٱلأُمُورُ

wa ta`ya fihi al-umuru

and in which I lose any way out,

أَنْزَلْتُهُ بِكَ وَشَكَوْتُهُ إِلَيْكَ

anzaltuhu bika wa shakawtuhu ilayka

but when I referred them to You and complained about them to You,

رَاغِباً إِلَيْكَ فِيهِ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ

raghiban ilayka fihi `amman siwaka

abandoning all others than You,

قَدْ فَرَّجْتَهُ وَكَفَيْتَهُ

qad farrajtahu wa kafaytahu

You have relieved and saved me from them.

فَأَنْتَ وَ لِيُّ كُلِّ نِعْمَةٍ

fa'anta waliyyu kulli ni`matin

So, You are the patron of all graces,

وَصَاحِبُ كُلِّ حَاجَةٍ

wa sahibu kulli hajatin

the One Who stands for all requests,

وَمُنْتَهَىٰ كُلِّ رَغْبَةٍ

wa muntaha kulli raghbatin

and the utmost of all desires.

فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ كَثِيراً

falaka alhamdu kathiran

So, very much praise be to You

وَلَكَ ٱلْمَنُّ فَاضِلًا

wa laka almannu fadilan

and abundant gratitude be to You.