Acts At Imam Zayn al-’Abidin’S Bench

بِسْمِ الله الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah; the All- beneficent, the All-merciful.

اللّهُمَّ إِنَّ ذُنُوبِي قَدْ كَثُرَتْ

O Allah, my sins have been growing

وَلَمْ يَبْقَ لَها إِلاّ رَجاءُ عَفْوِكَ

and nothing can stand for them except the hope in Your pardon

وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ آلَةَ الحِرْمانِ إِلَيْكَ

although I have done things due to which I deserve deprivation of Your pardon.

فَأَنا أَسْأَلُكَ اللّهُمَّ مالا اسْتَوْجِبَهُ

Therefore, I beseech You, O Allah, for that which I do not deserve

وَأَطْلُبُ مِنْكَ مالا اسْتَحِقُّهُ

and I seek from You that which I do not merit.

اللّهُمَّ إِنْ تُعَذِّبْنِي فَبِذُنُوبِي

O Allah, If you chastise me, then this will be on account of my sins

وَلَمْ تَظْلِمْنِي شَيْئاً

and You shall never be unjust to me.

وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لِي فَخَيْرُ راحِمٍ أَنْتَ يا سَيِّدِي

But if You forgive me, then You are already the best of all those who show mercy, O my Master.

اللّهُمَّ أَنْتَ أَنْتَ وَأَنا أَنا

O Allah, You are what You are and I am what I am

أَنْتَ العَوَّادُ بِالمَغْفِرَةِ

You always return with forgiveness

وَأَنا العَوَّادُ بِالذُّنُوبِ

and I always return with sinning.

وَأَنْتَ المُتَفَضِّلُ بِالحِلْمِ

You always confer with forbearance

وَأَنا العَوَّادُ بِالجَهْلِ

and I always return with impatience.

اللّهُمَّ فَإِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ

O Allah, I do beseech You

يا كَنْزَ الضُّعَفاءِ

O treasure of the weak!

يا عَظِيمَ الرَّجاءِ

O He in Whom great hope is put!

يا مُنْقِذَ الغَرْقى

O rescuer of the drowned!

يا مُنْجِيَ الهَلْكى

O savior of those about to perish!

يا مُمِيتَ الاَحْياءِ

O He Who cause the alive to die!

يا مُحْييَ المَوْتى

O He Who causes the dead to live again!

أَنْتَ الله لا إِلهَ إِلاّ أَنْتَ

You are Allah; there is no god but You

أَنْتَ الَّذِي سَجَدَ لَكَ شُعاعُ الشَّمْسِ

It is You before Whom have prostrated the ray of the sun

وَنُورُ القَمَرِ

the moonlight,

وَظُلْمَةُ اللَيْلِ

the murk of night

وَضَوُْ النَّهارِ

the light of daytime,

وَخَفَقَانُ الطَّيْرِ

and the flapping of birds.

فَأَسْأَلُكَ اللّهُمَّ يا عَظِيمُ

I thus beseech You, O All-great,

بِحَقِّكَ يَا كَرِيمُ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ الصَّادِقِينَ

in the name of the duty of Muhammad and his veracious Household towards You, O All- generous,

وَبِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ الصَّادِقِينَ عَلَيكَ

in the name of Your duty towards Muhammad and his veracious Household

وَبِحَقِّكَ عَلى عَلِيٍّ

in the name of the duty of `Ali towards You

وَبِحَقِّ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيكَ

in the name of Your duty towards `Ali

وَبِحَقِّكَ عَلى فاطِمَةَ

in the name of the duty of Fatimah towards You,

وَبِحَقِّ فاطِمَةَ عَلَيكَ

in the name of Your duty towards Fatimah

وَبِحَقِّكَ عَلى الحَسَنِ

in the name of the duty of al- Hasan towards You

وَبِحَقِّ الحَسَنِ عَلَيكَ

in the name of Your duty towards al-Hasan,

وَبِحَقِّكَ عَلى الحُسَيْنِ

in the name of the duty of al- Husayn towards You

وَبِحِقِّ الحُسَيْنِ عَلَيكَ

and in the name of Your duty towards al-Husayn.

فَإِنَّ حُقُوقَهُمْ عَلَيكَ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ إِنْعامِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ

Verily, Your duty towards them is one of the greatest blessings that You conferred upon them

وَبِالشَّأْنِ الَّذِي لَكَ عِنْدَهُمْ

And (I beseech You) in the name of the position that You enjoy with them

وَبِالشَّأْنِ الَّذِي لَهُمْ عِنْدَكَ

and in the name of the position that they enjoy with You

صَلِّ يا رَبِّ عَلَيْهِمْ

to (please) bless them, O Lord

صَلاةً دائِمَةً مُنْتَهى رِضاكَ

with blessings that are endless until they attain Your pleasure,

وَاغْفِرْ لِي بِهِمْ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ

to forgive me, in their names, the sins that I committed concerning my duties towards You

وَأَتْمِمْ نِعْمَتَكَ عَلَيَّ

to complete Your favors upon me

كَما أَتْمَمْتَها عَلى آبائِي مِنْ قَبْلُ

in the same way as You had completed them upon my forefathers.

يا كهيعص

O kaf-ha’-ya’-`ayn-sad

اللّهُمَّ كَما صَلَّيْتَ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

O Allah, just as You have poured blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

فَاسْتَجِبْ لِي دُعَائِي فِيمَا سَأَلْتُكَ.

(please) respond to my entreaty as regards that which I have asked from You.

يا سَيِّدِي يا سَيِّدِي يا سَيِّدِي

O my Master! O my Master! O my Master!

صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

وَاغْفِرْ لِي وَاغْفِرْ لِي

and forgive me. Please, forgive me...