Seventh hour of the day
13 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 seventh hour, which is the space of time between the Noon Prayer and the amount of four units of prayer before afternoon, is dedicated to Imam Musa ibn Ja`far al-Kazim (`a). The supplication at this hour is as follows:
1يَا مَنْ تَكَبَّرَ عَنِ ٱلأَوْهَامِ صُورَتُهُ
O He Whose Figure is too great above all illusions!
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يَا مَنْ تَعَالَىٰ عَنِ ٱلصِّفَاتِ نُورُهُ
O He Whose Light is too elevated above attributes!
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يَا مَنْ قَرُبَ عِنْدَ دُعَاءِ خَلْقِهِ
O He Whose is Nigh when His creatures pray Him!
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يَا مَنْ دَعَاهُ ٱلْمُضْطَرُّوْنَ
O He Whom is supplicated by the distressed,
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وَلَجَا إِلَيْهِ ٱلْخَائِفُونَ
to Whom the afraid have recourse,
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وَسَالَهُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنوْنَ
asked by the believers,
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وَعَبَدَهُ ٱلشَّاكِرُونَ
served by the thankful,
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وَحَمِدَهُ ٱلْمُخْلِصُونَ
and praised by the sincere!
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أَسْالُكَ بِحَقِّ نُورِكَ ٱلْمُضِيءِ
I beseech You in the name of Your glowing light
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وَبِحَقِّ مُوسَىٰ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْكَ
and the regard of Musa, the son of Ja`far, with You
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وَ أَتَقَرَّبُ بِهِ إِلَيْكَ
through whom I seek nearness to You
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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...