Dua Nahjulbalagha
41 verses
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3 Dua FromNahjulbalghabyImam Ali(as). — 3 Dua
1اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ آنَسُ الاْنِسِينَ لاِوْلِيَائِكَ،
O My God! Thou art the most attached to Thy lovers
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وَأَحْضَرُهُمْ بِالْكِفايَةِ لِلْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ عَلَيْكَ،
and the most ready to assist those who trust in Thee.
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تُشَاهِدُهُمْ فِي سَرَائِرِهِمْ،
Thou seest them in their concealments,
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وَتَطَّلِعُ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي ضَمائِرِهِمْ،
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وَتَعْلَمُ مَبْلَغَ بَصَائِرِهِمْ،
and art aware of the extent of their intelligence.
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فَأَسْرَارُهُمْ لَكَ مَكْشُوفَةٌ،
Consequently, their secrets are open to Thee
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وَقُلُوبُهُمْ إِلَيْكَ مَلْهُوفَةٌ،
and their hearts are eager from Thee.
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إِنْ أَوْحَشَتْهُمُ الْغُرْبَةُ آنَسَهُمْ ذِكْرُكَ،
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وَإِنْ صُبَّتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَصَائِبُ لَجأُوا إِلَى الاْسْتِجَارَةِ بِكَ،
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عِلْماً بَأَنَّ أَزِمَّةَ الاْمُورِ بِيدِكَ،
because they know that the reins of affairs are in Thy hands,
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وَمَصَادِرَهَا عَنْ قَضَائِكَ.
and that their movements depend upon Thy commands.
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اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ فَهِهْتُ عَنْ مسْأَلَتِي، أَوْ عَمِيتُ عَنْ طِلْبَتِي،
O My God! If I am unable to express my request or cannot see my needs,
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فَدُلَّنِي عَلَى مَصَالِحِي، وَخُذْ بِقَلْبِي إِلَى مَرَاشِدِي،
then guide me towards my betterment and take my heart towards the correct goal,
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فَلَيْسَ ذَاكَ بِنُكْر مِنْ هِدَايَاتِكَ، وَلاَ بِبِدْع مِنْ كِفَايَاتِكَ.
for this is not against (the mode of) Thy guidance nor anything new against Thy ways of support.
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اللَّهُمَّ احْمِلْنِي عَلَى عَفْوِكَ، وَلاَ تَحْمِلْنِي عَلَى عدْلِكَ.
O My God! Deal with me through Thy forgiveness and do not deal with me according to Thy justice.
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اللَّهُمَّ صُنْ وَجْهِي بِالْيَسَارِ،
O My God! Preserve (the grace of) my face with easiness of life
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وَلاَتَبْذُلْ جَاهِيَ بِالْاِقتَارِ،
and do not disgrace my countenance with destitution,
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فَأَسْتَرْزِقَ طَالِبِي رِزْقِكَ،
lest I may have to beg a livelihood from those who beg from Thee,
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وَأَسْتَعْطِفَ شِرَارَ خَلْقِكَ،وَأُبْتَلَى بِحَمْدِ مَنْ أَعْطَانِي،
try to seek the favour of Thy evil creatures, engage myself in praising those who give to me,
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وَأُفْتَتَنَ بِذَمِّ مَنْ مَنَعَنِي،
and be tempted in abusing those who do not give to me,
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وَأَنْتَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ ذلِكَ كُلِّهِ وَلِيُّ الاْعْطَاءِ والْمَنْعِ،
although behind all these Thou art the master of giving and denying.
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(إنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيء قَدِيرٌ)
. . . Verily Thou over all things, art the All-powerful. (Qur'an, 66: 8)
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الْحَمْدُ لله الَّذِي لَمْ يُصبِحْ بِي مَيِّتاً وَلاَ سَقِيماً،
Praise be to Allah! Who made me such that I have not died nor am I sick,
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وَلاَ مَضْرُوباً عَلَى عُرُوقِي بِسُوء،
nor have my veins been infected with disease,
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وَلاَ مَأْخُوذاً بِأَسْوَاَ عَمَلِي،
nor have I been hauled up for my evil acts,
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وَلاَ مَقْطُوعاً دَابِرِي،
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وَلاَ مُرْتَدّاً عَنْ دِينِي،
nor have I forsaken my religion,
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وَلاَ مُنْكِراً لِرَبِّي،
nor do I disbelieve in my Lord,
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وَلاَ مُسْتَوْحِشاً مِنْ إِيمَانِي،
nor do I feel strangeness with my faith,
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وَلاَ مُلْتَبِساً عَقْلِي،
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وَلاَ مُعَذَّباً بَعَذابِ الاْمَمِ مِنْ قَبْلِي.
nor have I been punished with the punishment of peoples before me.
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أَصْبَحْتُ عَبْداً مَمْلُوكاً ظَالِماً لِنَفْسِي،
I am a slave in Thy possession,I have been guilty of excesses over myself.
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لَكَ الْحُجَّةُ عَلَيَّ وَلاَ حُجَّةَ لِي،
Thou hast exhausted Thy pleas over me and I have no plea (before Thee).
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لاَ أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ آخُذَ إِلاَّ مَا أَعْطَيْتَنِي،
I have no power to take except what Thou givest me,
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وَلاَ أَتَّقِيَ إِلاَّ مَا وَقَيْتَنِي.
and I cannot evade except what Thou savest me from.
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اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَفْتَقِرَ فِي غِنَاكَ،
O My God! I seek Thy protection from becoming destitute despite Thy riches,
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أَوْ أَضِلَّ فِي هُدَاكَ،
from being misguided despite Thy guidance,
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أَوْ أُضَامَ فِي سُلْطَانِكَ، أَوْ أُضْطَهَدَ وَالاْمْرُ لَكَ!
from being molested in Thy realm and from being humiliated while authority rests with Thee.
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اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ نَفْسِي أَوَّلَ كَرِيمَة تَنْتَزِعُهَا مِنْ كَرَائِمِي، وَأَوَّلَ وَدِيعَة تَرْتَجِعُهَا مِنْ وَدَائِعِ نِعَمِكَ عِنْدِي!
O My God! Let my spirit be the first of those good objects that Thou takest from me and the first trust out of Thy favours held in trust with me.
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اللَّهُمْ إِنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ نَذْهَبَ عَنْ قَوْلِكَ،أَوْ نُفْتَتَنَ عَنْ دِينِكَ،
O My God! We seek Thy protection from turning away from Thy command or revolting against Thy religion,
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أَوْ تَتَابَعَ بِنَا أَهْوَاؤُنَا دُونَ الْهُدَى الَّذِي جَاءَ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ!
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