(Supplication 5) in the book of (As̱-s̱aẖifa As-sajjādiya)
by the forth Imām, ʻali Zayn-al-ʻābidīn -Peace be upon him-
His Supplication for himself
and the People under his Guardianship
In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
O He the wonders of whose mightiness will never end! Bless Muẖammad and his Household and prevent us from deviation concerning Thy mightiness!
O He the term of whose kingdom will never cease! Bless Muẖammad and his Household and release our necks from Thy vengeance!
O He the treasuries of whose mercy will never be exhausted! Bless Muẖammad and his Household and appoint for us a portion of Thy mercy!
O He whom eyes fall short of seeing! Bless Muẖammad and his Household and bring us close to Thy nearness!
O He before whose greatness all great things are small! Bless Muẖammad and his Household and give us honour with Thee!
O He to whom all hidden tidings are manifest! Bless Muẖammad and his Household and expose us not before Thee!
O God,
remove our need for the gifts of the givers through Thy gift,
spare us the loneliness of those who break off through Thy joining,
that we may beseech no one along with Thy free giving,
that we may feel lonely at no one's absence along with Thy bounty!
O God,
bless Muẖammad and his Household, scheme for us, not against us, devise to our benefit, not to our loss, give the turn to prevail to us, not to others!
O God,
bless Muẖammad and his Household,
protect us from Thyself,
safeguard us through Thyself,
guide us to Thyself,
and take us not far from Thyself!
he whom Thou protectest stays safe, he whom Thou guidest knows, and he whom Thou bringest near Thyself takes the spoils.
O God,
bless Muẖammad and his Household and spare us the cutting edge of time's turning changes, the evil of Satan's snares, and the bitterness of the sovereign's aggression!
O God,
the spared are spared only through the bounty of Thy strength,
so bless Muẖammad and his Household and spare us!
The givers give only through the bounty of Thy wealth,
so bless Muẖammad and his Household and give to us!
The guided are guided only by the light of Thy face,
so bless Muẖammad and his Household and guide us!
O God,
he whom Thou befriendest will not be injured by the abandonment of the abandoners,
he to whom Thou givest will not be diminished by the withholding of the withholders,
he whom Thou guidest will not be misled by the misguidance of the misguiders.
So bless Muẖammad and his Household,
defend us from Thy servants through Thy might,
free us from need for other than Thee through Thy support,
and make us travel the path of the Truth through Thy right guidance!
O God,
bless Muẖammad and his Household and put the soundness of our hearts into the remembrance of Thy mightiness, the idleness of our bodies into giving thanks for Thy favour, and the flow of our tongues into the description of Thy kindness!
O God,
bless Muẖammad and his Household and make us one of Thy summoners who summon to Thee, Thy guiders who direct to Thee, and Thy special friends whom Thou hast singled out!
O Most Merciful of the merciful!.
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