Supplication for himself and the People under his Guardianship (5)

وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ لِنَفْسِهِ و لِأَهْلِ وَلَايَتِهِ
His Supplication for himself and the People under his Guardianship
Translated by William Chittick

  يَا مَنْ لَا تَنْقَضِي عَجَائِبُ عَظَمَتِهِ ،

 O He the wonders of whose mightiness will never end!

    صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

Bless Muhammad and his Household

    وَ احْجُبْنَا عَنِ الْإِلْحَادِ فِي عَظَمَتِكَ

and prevent us from deviation concerning Thy mightiness!

     وَ يَا مَنْ لَا تَنْتَهِي مُدَّةُ مُلْكِهِ ،

 O He the term of whose kingdom will never cease!

    صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

Bless Muhammad and his Household

    وَ أَعْتِقْ رِقَابَنَا مِنْ نَقِمَتِكَ .

and release our necks from Thy vengeance!

     وَ يَا مَنْ لَا تَفْنَى خَزَائِنُ رَحْمَتِهِ ،

 O He the treasuries of whose mercy will never be exhausted!

    صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ

Bless Muhammad and his Household

    وَ اجْعَلْ لَنَا نَصِيباً فِي رَحْمَتِكَ .

and appoint for us a portion of Thy mercy!

     وَ يَا مَنْ تَنْقَطِعُ دُونَ رُؤْيَتِهِ الْأَبْصَارُ

 O He whom eyes fall short of seeing!

    صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

Bless Muhammad and his Household

    وَ أَدْنِنَا إِلَى قُرْبِكَ

and bring us close to Thy nearness!

     وَ يَا مَنْ تَصْغُرُ عِنْدَ خَطَرِهِ الْأَخْطَارُ ،

 O He before whose greatness all great things are small!

    صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ، وَ كَرِّمْنَا عَلَيْكَ .

Bless Muhammad and his Household and give us honour with Thee!

     وَ يَا مَنْ تَظْهَرُ عِنْدَهُ بَوَاطِنُ الْأَخْبَارِ ،

 O He to whom all hidden tidings are manifest!

    صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ، وَ لَا تَفْضَحْنَا لَدَيْكَ .

Bless Muhammad and his Household and expose us not before Thee!

     اللَّهُمَّ أَغْنِنَا عَنْ هِبَةِ الْوَهَّابِينَ بِهِبَتِكَ ،

 O God, remove our need for the gifts of the givers through Thy gift,

    وَ اكْفِنَا وَحْشَةَ الْقَاطِعِينَ بِصِلَتِكَ

spare us the loneliness of those who break off through Thy joining,

    حَتَّى لَا نَرْغَبَ إِلَى أَحَدٍ مَعَ بَذْلِكَ ،

that we may beseech no one along with Thy free giving,

    وَ لَا نَسْتَوْحِشَ مِنْ أَحَدٍ مَعَ فَضْلِكَ .

that we may feel lonely at no one's absence along with Thy bounty!

     اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

 O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,

    وَ كِدْ لَنَا وَ لَا تَكِدْ عَلَيْنَا ،

scheme for us, not against us,

    وَ امْكُرْ لَنَا وَ لَا تَمْكُرْ بِنَا ،

devise to our benefit, not to our loss,

    وَ أَدِلْ لَنَا وَ لَا تُدِلْ مِنَّا .

give the turn to prevail to us, not to others!

     اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

 O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,

    وَ قِنَا مِنْكَ ، وَ احْفَظْنَا بِكَ ،

protect us from Thyself, safeguard us through Thyself,

    وَ اهْدِنَا إِلَيْكَ ، وَ لَا تُبَاعِدْنَا عَنْكَ

guide us to Thyself, and take us not far from Thyself!

    إِنَّ مَنْ تَقِهِ يَسْلَمْ وَ مَنْ تَهْدِهِ يَعْلَمْ ،

he whom Thou protectest stays safe, he whom Thou guidest knows,

    وَ مَنْ تُقَرِّبْهُ إِلَيْكَ يَغْنَمْ .

and he whom Thou bringest near Thyself takes the spoils.

     اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

 O God, bless Muhammad and his Household

    وَ اكْفِنَا حَدَّ نَوَائِبِ الزَّمَانِ ،

and spare us the cutting edge of time's turning changes,

    وَ شَرَّ مَصَايِدِ الشَّيْطَانِ ، وَ مَرَارَةَ صَوْلَةِ السُّلْطَانِ .

the evil of Satan's snares, and the bitterness of the sovereign's aggression!

     اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّمَا يَكْتَفِي الْمُكْتَفُونَ بِفَضْلِ قُوَّتِكَ ،

 O God, the spared are spared only through the bounty of Thy strength,

    فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

so bless Muhammad and his Household

    وَ اكْفِنَا ،

and spare us!

    وَ إِنَّمَا يُعْطِي الْمُعْطُونَ مِنْ فَضْلِ جِدَتِكَ ،

The givers give only through the bounty of Thy wealth,

    فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

so bless Muhammad and his Household

    وَ أَعْطِنَا ،

and give to us!

    وَ إِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِي الْمُهْتَدُونَ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ ،

The guided are guided only by the light of Thy face,

    فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ، وَ اهْدِنَا

so bless Muhammad and his Household and guide us!

     اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ مَنْ وَاَلَيْتَ لَمْ يَضْرُرْهُ

 O God, he whom Thou befriendest will not be injured

    خِذْلَانُ الْخَاذِلِينَ ،

by the abandonment of the abandoners,

    وَ مَنْ أَعْطَيْتَ لَمْ يَنْقُصْهُ مَنْعُ الْمَانِعِينَ ،

he to whom Thou givest will not be diminished by the withholding of the withholders,

    وَ مَنْ هَدَيْتَ لَمْ يُغْوِهِ إِضْلَالُ الْمُضِلِّينَ

he whom Thou guidest will not be misled by the misguidance of the misguiders

     فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

 So bless Muhammad and his Household,

    وَ امْنَعْنَا بِعِزِّكَ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ ،

defend us from Thy servants through Thy might,

    وَ أَغْنِنَا عَنْ غَيْرِكَ بِإِرْفَادِكَ ،

free us from need for other than Thee through Thy support,

    وَ اسْلُكْ بِنَا سَبِيلَ الْحَقِّ بِإِرْشَادِكَ

and make us travel the path of the Truth through Thy right guidance!

     اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

 O God, bless Muhammad and his Household

    وَ اجْعَلْ سَلَامَةَ قُلُوبِنَا فِي ذِكْرِ عَظَمَتِكَ ،

and put the soundness of our hearts into the remembrance of Thy mightiness,

    وَ فَرَاغَ أَبْدَانِنَا فِي شُكْرِ نِعْمَتِكَ ،

the idleness of our bodies into giving thanks for Thy favour,

    وَ انْطِلَاقَ أَلْسِنَتِنَا فِي وَصْفِ مِنَّتِكَ

and the flow of our tongues into the description of Thy kindness!

     اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

 O God, bless Muhammad and his Household

    وَ اجْعَلْنَا مِنْ دُعَاتِكَ الدَّاعِينَ إِلَيْكَ ،

and make us one of Thy summoners who summon to Thee,

    وَ هُدَاتِكَ الدَّالِّينَ عَلَيْكَ ،

Thy guiders who direct to Thee,

    وَ مِنْ خَاصَّتِكَ الْخَاصِّينَ لَدَيْكَ ،

and Thy special friends whom Thou hast singled out!

    يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ

O Most Merciful of the merciful!