Ninth hour of the day
15 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 ninth hour, which is the space of time between the Afternoon Prayer up to two hours after that, is dedicated to Imam Muhammad ibn `Ali al-Taqi (`a). The supplication at this hour is as follows:
1يَا مَنْ دَعَاهُ ٱلْمُضْطَرُّونَ فَاجَابَهُمْ
O He Who, when the distressed prayed Him, responded to them,
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وَٱلْتَجَا إِلَيْهِ ٱلْخَائِفُونَ فَآمَنَهُمْ
when the afraid had recourse with Him, granted them security,
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وَعَبَدَهُ ٱلطَّائِعُونَ فَشَكَرَهُمْ
when the obedient served Him, thanked them,
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وَشَكَرَهُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ فَحَبَاهُمْ
when the believers thanked Him, favored upon them,
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وَأَطَاعُوهُ فَعَصَمَهُمْ
when they obeyed Him, safeguarded them,
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وَسَالُوهُ فَأَعْطَاهُمْ
when they asked Him, gave them,
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وَنَسُوا نِعْمَتَهُ فَلَمْ يُخْلِ شُكْرَهُ مِنْ قُلُوبِهِمْ
and when they forgot His grace, did not evacuate thanking Him from their hearts;
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وَٱمْتَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ فَلَمْ يَجْعَلِ ٱسْمَهُ مَنْسِيّاً عِنْدَهُمْ
and He favored them when He did not make His Name forgotten by them.
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أَسْالُكَ بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ
I beseech You in the name of Muhammad, the son of `Ali,
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عَلَيْهِمَا ٱلسلاَمُ
peace be upon both of them,
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حُجَّتِكَ ٱلْبَالِغَةِ
You conclusive argument,
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وَنِعْمَتِكَ ٱلسَّابِغَةِ
affluent grace,
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وَمَحَجَّتِكَ ٱلْوَاضِحَةِ
and patent course,
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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...