Supplication for Wednesday by Imām ʻali Zayn-al-ʻābidīn -Peace be upon him-
In the Name of God, the All-Merciful, the All-compassionate
All praise be to Allah Who appointed the night to be a garment, and sleep for a rest, and day He appointed for a rising!
To You belongs praise, for You roused me from my sleep, and had You willed, You would have made it everlasting; an endless praise that will never be cut off and whose number the creatures will never count!
O Allah, to You belongs praise, for You created, then fashioned, ordained and decreed, gave death and bestowed life, made sick and healed, made well and afflicted, established the Throne and encompassed the Kingdom!
I supplicate You with the supplication of one whose mediation is weak, whose stratagems have been cut off, whose term has drawn near, whose expectation from this world has shrunk, whose neediness for Your mercy has intensified, whose remorse for his neglect has become great, whose slips and stumbles have become many, and whose repentance is devoted sincerely to Your face.
So, bless Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets, and his Household, the good, the pure, and provide me with the intercession of Muhammad, (Allah bless him and his Household), and deprive me not of his companionship! Surely, You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy!
O Allah, decree for me on Wednesday four things:
- Induce me to be strong in obedience to You,
- to be active in worshiping You,
- to be desirous for Your reward,
- and to abstain from that which would make incumbent upon me Your painful punishment!
You are Gentle to whom You will!
