Sixth hour of the day
11 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 sixth hour, which is the space of time between the amount of four units of prayer before midday up to the time of the Noon Prayer, is dedicated to Imam Ja`far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq (`a). The supplication at this hour is the following:
1يَا مَنْ لَطُفَ عَنْ إِدْرَاكِ ٱلأَوْهَامِ
O He Who is too subtle to be comprehended by illusions!
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يَا مَنْ كَبُرَ عَنْ مَوْجُودِ ٱلْبَصَرِ
O He Who is too great to be observed by existent sights!
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يَا مَنْ تَعَالَىٰ عَنِ ٱلصِّفَاتِ كُلِّهَا
O He Who is too exalted above all attributes!
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يَا مَنْ جَلَّ عَنْ مَعَانِي ٱللُّطْفِ
O He Who is too majestic above all significances of subtlety
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وَلَطُفَ عَنْ مَعَانِي ٱلْجَلاَلِ
and too subtle above all significances of majesty!
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أَسْالُكَ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ وَضِيَاءِ كِبْرِيَائِكَ
I beseech You in the name of the light of Your Face and the brightness of Your grandeur
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وَأَسْالُكَ بِحَقِّ عَظَمَتِكَ
and I beseech You in the name of Your greatness
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ٱلْعَافِيَةَ مِنْ نَارِكَ
to grant me salvation from Your Fire.
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وَأَسْالُكَ بِحَقِّ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْكَ
I also beseech You in the name of the regard of Ja`far, the son of Muhammad, with You
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وَأَقَدِّمُهُ 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...