Eleventh hour of the day
14 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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The eleventh hour, which extends from the time before the yellowishing of the sun up to the time when it is colored yellowish, is dedicated to Imam al-Hasan ibn `Ali al-`Askari (`a). The supplication at this hour is the following:
1يَا أَوَّلاًَ بِلاَ أَوَّلِيَّةٍ
O Foremost without having beginning!
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وَيَا آخِراً بِلاَ آخِرِيَّةٍ
O Ultimate without having end!
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يَا قَيُّوْماً بِلاَ مُنْتَهىٰ لِقِدَمِهِ
O Self-Subsisting without there being termination of His eternity!
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يَا عَزِيزاً بِلاَ ٱنْقِطَاعٍ لِعِزَّتِهِ
O Almighty without cessation of His almightiness!
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يَا مُتَسَلِّطاً بِلاَ ضَعْفٍ مِنْ سُلْطَانِهِ
O All-powerful without there being weak point in His overpowering!
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يَا كَرِيـماً بِدَوَامِ نِعْمَتِهِ
O All-generous along with perpetuity of His graces!
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يَا جَبَّاراً وَمُعِزّاً لاِوْلِيَائِهِ
O Omnipotent and Dignifier of His intimate servants!
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يَا خَبِيراً بِعِلْمِهِ
O All-aware in His knowledge!
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يَا عَلِيماً بِقُدْرَتِهِ
O All-knowledgeable in His power!
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يَا قَدِيراً بِذَاتِهِ
O Powerful in His Essence!
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أَسْالُكَ بِحَقِّ ٱلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ
I beseech You in the name of al-Hasan, the son of `Ali,
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عَلَيْهِمَا ٱلسلاَمُ
peace be upon both of them,
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وَأُقَدِّمُهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ حَوَائِجِي
and I present him as my mediation for the settling of my needs,
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أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ…
(please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad and...