دعای کمیل · Dua Kumayl

بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad

اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِيْ وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْء

O Allah, I beseech You by Your mercy which encompasses all things

وَبِقُوَّتِكَ الَّتِيْ قَهَرْتَ بِهَا كُلَّ شَيْء

And by Your power by which You subdued all things

وَخَضَعَ لَهَا كُلُّ شَيْء

And to which all things submitted

وَذَلَّ لَهَا كُلُّ شَيْء

And to which all things yielded

وَبِجَبَرُوتِكَ الَّتِيْ غَلَبْتَ بِهَا كُلَّ شَيْء

And by Your might by which You overcame all things

وَبِعِزَّتِكَ الَّتِيْ لَايَقُومُ لَهَا شَيْء

And by Your glory which nothing can withstand

وَبِعَظَمَتِكَ الَّتِيْ مَلَأَتْ كُلَّ شَيْء

And by Your greatness which has filled all things

وَبِسُلْطَانِكَ الَّذِيْ عَلَا كُلَّ شَيْء

And by Your authority which towers over all things

وَبِوَجْهِكَ الْبَاقِيْ بَعْدَ فَنَاءِ كُلِّ شَيْء

And by Your face which will remain after the annihilation of all things

وَبِأَسْمَائِكَ الَّتِيْ مَلَأَتْ أَرْكَانَ كُلِّ شَيْء

And by Your names which have filled the pillars of all things

وَبِعِلْمِكَ الَّذِيْ أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَيْء

And by Your knowledge which encompasses all things

وَبِنُوْرِ وَجْهِكَ الَّذِيْ أَضَاءَ لَهُ كُلُّ شَيْء

And by the light of Your face which illuminates all things

يَا نُوْرُ يَا قُدُّوْسُ

O Light, O Holy One

يَا أَوَّلَ الْأَوَّلِينَ

O First of the first ones

وَيَا آخِرَ الْآخِرِينَ

And O Last of the last ones

اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِيْ تَهْتِكُ الْعِصَمَ

O Allah, forgive me the sins that tear apart protection

اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِيْ تُنْزِلُ النِّقَمَ

O Allah, forgive me the sins that bring down punishment

اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِيْ تُغَيِّرُ النِّعَمَ

O Allah, forgive me the sins that alter blessings

اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِيْ تَحْبِسُ الدُّعَاءَ

O Allah, forgive me the sins that withhold supplications

اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِيْ تَقْطَعُ الرَّجَاءَ

O Allah, forgive me the sins that cut off hope

اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِيْ تُنْزِلُ الْبَلَاءَ

O Allah, forgive me the sins that bring down calamities

اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيْ كُلَّ ذَنْبٍ أَذْنَبْتُهُ، وَكُلَّ خَطِيئَةٍ أَخْطَأْتُهَا

O Allah, forgive me every sin I have committed and every mistake I have made

اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ بِذِكْرِكَ

O Allah, I seek nearness to You through Your remembrance

وَأَسْتَشْفِعُ بِكَ إِلٰى نَفْسِكَ

And I seek Your intercession with Yourself

وَأَسْأَلُكَ بِجُودِكَ أَنْ تُدْنِيَنِيْ مِنْ قُرْبِكَ

And I ask You by Your generosity to bring me closer to You

وَأَنْ تُوزِعَنِيْ شُكْرَكَ

And to grant me the ability to thank You

وَأَنْ تُلْهِمَنِيْ ذِكْرَكَ

And to inspire me to remember You

اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ سُؤَالَ خَاضِعٍ مُتَذَلِّلٍ خَاشِعٍ، أَنْ تُسَامِحَنِيْ وَتَرْحَمَنِي

O Allah, I ask You with the asking of one who is submissive, humble, and reverent, that You forgive me and have mercy on me

وَتَجْعَلَنِيْ بِقِسْمِكَ رَاضِيًا قَانِعًا، وَفِيْ جَمِيْعِ الْأَحْوَالِ مُتَوَاضِعًا

And make me content and satisfied with what You have apportioned, and in all circumstances, humble

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَأَسْأَلُكَ سُؤَالَ مَنِ اشْتَدَّتْ فَاقَتُهُ

O Allah, I ask You with the asking of one whose poverty is severe

وَأَنْزَلَ بِكَ عِنْدَ الشَّدَائِدِ حَاجَتَهُ

And who has brought his need to You in times of hardship

وَعَظُمَ فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ رَغْبَتُهُ

And whose desire for what You have is great

اَللّٰهُمَّ عَظُمَ سُلْطَانُكَ، وَعَلَا مَكَانُكَ

O Allah, Your authority is great, and Your station is exalted

وَخَفِيَ مَكْرُكَ، وَظَهَرَ أَمْرُكَ

Your plan is hidden, and Your command is manifest

وَغَلَبَ قَهْرُكَ، وَجَرَتْ قُدْرَتُكَ

Your might is overwhelming, and Your power is in effect

وَلَا يُمْكِنُ الْفِرَارُ مِنْ حُكُومَتِكَ

And it is not possible to escape from Your judgment

اَللّٰهُمَّ لَاأَجِدُ لِذُنُوبِىْ غَافِرًا

O Allah, I find no forgiver for my sins

وَلَا لِقَبَائِحِيْ سَاتِرًا

And no concealer for my ugly deeds

وَلَا لِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عَمَلِيَ الْقَبِيحِ بِالْحَسَنِ مُبَدِّلًا غَيْرَكَ

And no transformer of any of my evil deeds into good ones except You

لَاإِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

There is no god but You

سُبْحَانَكَ وَبِحَمْدِكَ

Glory be to You, and praise

ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي

I have wronged myself

وَتَجَرَّأْتُ بِجَهْلِيْ

And I have been emboldened in my ignorance

وَسَكَنْتُ إِلٰى قَدِيمِ ذِكْرِكَ لِيْ وَمَنِّكَ عَلَيَّ

And I have relied upon Your ancient remembrance of me and Your favor upon me

اَللّٰهُمَّ مَوْلَايَ

O Allah, my Master

كَمْ مِنْ قَبِيحٍ سَتَرْتَهُ

How many ugly deeds You have concealed

وَكَمْ مِنْ فَادِحٍ مِنَ الْبَلَاءِ أَقَلْتَهُ

And how many burdensome afflictions You have alleviated

وَكَمْ مِنْ عِثَارٍ وَقَيْتَهُ

And how many stumbles You have prevented

وَكَمْ مِنْ مَكْرُوهٍ دَفَعْتَهُ

And how many troubles You have removed

وَكَمْ مِنْ ثَنَاءٍ جَمِيلٍ لَسْتُ أَهْلًا لَهُ نَشَرْتَهُ

And how much beautiful praise, which I did not deserve, You have spread

اَللّٰهُمَّ عَظُمَ بَلَائِيْ

O Allah, my affliction is great

وَأَفْرَطَ بِىْ سُوءُ حَالِيْ

And my bad state has exceeded bounds

وَقَصُرَتْ بِىْ أَعْمَالِيْ

And my deeds fall short

وَقَعَدَتْ بِىْ أَغْلاَلِيْ

And my fetters have held me back

وَحَبَسَنِيْ عَنْ نَفْعِيْ بُعْدُ أَمَلِيْ

And the remoteness of my hopes has confined me from benefiting myself

وَخَدَعَتْنِيْ الدُّنْيَا بِغُرُورِهَا، وَنَفْسِيْ بِجِنَايَتِهَا وَمِطَالِيْ

And the world has deceived me with its delusions, and my soul with its offenses and procrastinations

يَا سَيِّدِيْ فَأَسْأَلُكَ بِعِزَّتِكَ أَنْ لَايَحْجُبَ عَنْكَ دُعَائِي سُوءُ عَمَلِيْ وَفِعَالِيْ

O my Master, so I ask You by Your glory not to let my evil deeds and actions veil my supplication from You

وَلَا تَفْضَحْنِيْ بِخَفِيِّ مَا اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ سِرِّيْ

And do not expose me by the hidden things of which You have knowledge from my secrets

وَلَا تُعَاجِلْنِيْ بِالْعُقُوبَةِ عَلَى مَا عَمِلْتُهُ فِيْ خَلَوَاتِيْ

And do not hasten me to punishment for what I have done in private

مِنْ سُوءِ فِعْلِيْ وَ إِسَاءَتِيْ

Of my evil deeds and wrongdoings

وَدَوَامِ تَفْرِيطِيْ وَجَهَالَتِيْ

And my continuous negligence and ignorance

وَكَثْرَةِ شَهَوَاتِيْ وَغَفْلَتِيْ

And my excessive desires and heedlessness

وَكُنِ اللَّهُمَّ بِعِزَّتِكَ لِيْ فِيْ كُلِّ الْأَحْوَالِ رَؤُوفًا

And be, O Allah, by Your glory, compassionate to me in all circumstances

وَعَلَيَّ فِيْ جَمِيْعِ الْأُمُورِ عَطُوفًا

And gracious to me in all affairs

إِلٰهِيْ وَرَبِّي مَنْ لِيْ غَيْرُكَ، أَسْأَلُهُ كَشْفَ ضُرِّى، وَالنَّظَرَ فِيْ أَمْرِيْ

My God and my Lord, who do I have besides You whom I can ask to remove my affliction and look into my affairs?

إِلٰهِيْ وَمَوْلَايَ أَجْرَيْتَ عَلَيَّ حُكْمًا اِتَّبَعْتُ فِيهِ هَوٰى نَفْسِي

My God and my Master, You have applied a law to me which I followed due to my base desires

وَلَمْ أَحْتَرِسْ فِيهِ مِنْ تَزْيِينِ عَدُوِّيْ

And I did not protect myself from the embellishment of my enemy

فَغَرَّنِيْ بِمَا أَهْوٰى وَأَسْعَدَهُ عَلٰى ذٰلِكَ الْقَضَاءُ

So he deceived me with what I desired, and fate aided him in that

فَتَجَاوَزْتُ بِمَا جَرٰى عَلَيَّ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ بَعْضَ حُدُودِكَ

Thus I transgressed some of Your limits because of what happened to me

وَخَالَفْتُ بَعْضَ أَوَامِرِكَ

And I opposed some of Your commands

فَلَكَ الحُجَّةُ عَلَيَّ فِيْ جَمِيْعِ ذٰلِكَ

So Yours is the argument against me in all of that

وَلَا حُجَّةَ لِيْ فِيمَا جَرٰى عَلَيَّ فِيهِ قَضَاؤُكَ

And I have no argument concerning what Your decree has executed upon me

وَأَلْزَمَنِيْ حُكْمُكَ وَبَلَاؤُكَ

And Your judgment and affliction have obligated me

وَقَدْ أَتَيْتُكَ يَا إِلٰهِيْ بَعْدَ تَقْصِيرِيْ وَ إِسْرَافِيْ عَلَى نَفْسِي

And I have come to You, my God, after having fallen short and been excessive against myself

مُعْتَذِرًا نَادِمًا

Apologetic, regretful

مُنْكَسِرًا مُسْتَقِيلًا

Broken, seeking forgiveness

مُسْتَغْفِرًا مُنِيبًا

Repentant, returning

مُقِرًّا مُذْعِنًا مُعْتَرِفًا

Acknowledging, confessing, admitting

لَاأَجِدُ مَفَرًّا مِمَّا كَانَ مِنِّيْ

I find no escape from what I have done

وَلَا مَفْزَعًا أَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْهِ فِيْ أَمْرِيْ

And no place of refuge to which to turn in my affairs

غَيْرَ قَبُوْ لِكَ عُذْرِيْ وَ إِدْخَالِكَ إِيَّايَ فِيْ سَعَةِ رَحْمَتِكَ

Other than Your acceptance of my excuse and Your entering me into the vastness of Your mercy

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَاقْبَلْ عُذْرِيْ

O Allah, so accept my excuse

وَارْحَمْ شِدَّةَ ضُرِّيْ

And have mercy on the severity of my affliction

وَفُكَّنِيْ مِنْ شَدِّ وَثَاقِيْ

And release me from the tightness of my fetters

يَا رَبِّ ارْحَمْ ضَعْفَ بَدَنِيْ، وَرِقَّةَ جِلْدِيْ، وَدِقَّةَ عَظْمِيْ

O my Lord, have mercy on the weakness of my body, and the thinness of my skin, and the delicateness of my bones

يَا مَنْ بَدَأَ خَلْقِيْ وَذِكْرِيْ وَتَرْبِيَتِيْ وَبِرِّى وَتَغْذِيَتِيْ

O You who began my creation, my remembrance, my upbringing, my goodness, and my nourishment

هَبْنِيْ لِابْتِدَاءِ كَرَمِكَ وَسَالِفِ بِرِّكَ بِيْ

Grant me a gift for the beginning of Your generosity and Your previous goodness to me

يَا إِلٰهِيْ وَسَيِّدِيْ وَرَبِّيْ

O my God, my Master, and my Lord

أَتُرَاكَ مُعَذِّبِىْ بِنَارِكَ بَعْدَ تَوْحِيدِكَ

Do You see Yourself punishing me with Your fire after my belief in Your oneness?

وَبَعْدَ مَا انْطَوٰى عَلَيْهِ قَلْبِىْ مِنْ مَعْرِفَتِكَ

And after my heart has contained knowledge of You?

وَلَهِجَ بِهِ لِسَانِيْ مِنْ ذِكْرِكَ

And after my tongue has continuously mentioned Your remembrance?

وَاعْتَقَدَهُ ضَمِيرِيْ مِنْ حُبِّكَ

And after my conscience has acknowledged Your love?

وَبَعْدَ صِدْقِ اعْتِرَافِيْ وَدُعَائِي خَاضِعًا لِرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ

And after the sincerity of my confession and my supplication, humbly made to Your lordship?

هَيْهَاتَ أَنْتَ أَكْرَمُ مِنْ أَنْ تُضَيِّعَ مَنْ رَبَّيْتَهُ

Far be it from You! You are more generous than to waste one whom You have raised

أَوْ تُبَعِّدَ مَنْ أَدْنَيْتَهُ

Or to drive away one whom You have brought near

أَوْ تُشَرِّدَ مَنْ آوَيْتَهُ

Or to banish one whom You have sheltered

أَوْ تُسَلِّمَ إِلَى الْبَلَاءِ مَنْ كَفَيْتَهُ وَرَحِمْتَهُ

Or to deliver to affliction one whom You have spared and shown mercy

وَلَيْتَ شِعْرِيْ يَا سَيِّدِيْ وَ إِلٰهِيْ وَمَوْلَايَ

Would that I knew, O my Master, my God, my Protector, and my Lord

أَتُسَلِّطُ النَّارَ عَلٰى وُجُوهٍ خَرَّتْ لِعَظَمَتِكَ سَاجِدَةً

Would You impose fire upon faces that have fallen prostrate before Your greatness?

وَعَلٰى أَلْسُنٍ نَطَقَتْ بِتَوْحِيدِكَ صَادِقَةً، وَبِشُكْرِكَ مَادِحَةً

And upon tongues that have spoken sincerely of Your oneness, and have thanked You with praise?

وَعَلٰى قُلُوبٍ اِعْتَرَفَتْ بِإِلٰهِيَّتِكَ مُحَقِّقَةً

And upon hearts that have acknowledged Your divinity with conviction?

وَعَلٰى ضَمَائِرَ حَوَتْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ بِكَ حَتَّىٰ صَارَتْ خَاشِعَةً

And upon minds that have gained such knowledge of You that they have become humble?

وَعَلٰى جَوَارِحَ سَعَتْ إِلٰى أَوْطَانِ تَعَبُّدِكَ طَائِعَةً، وَ أَشَارَتْ بِاسْتِغْفَارِكَ مُذْعِنَةً

And upon limbs that have hurried to the places of Your worship in obedience, and have gestured with seeking Your forgiveness in submission?

مَا هٰكَذَا الظَّنُّ بِكَ، وَلَا أُخْبِرْنَا بِفَضْلِكَ عَنْكَ يَا كَرِيْمُ

Such is not the thought of You, nor have we been informed of Your grace, O Generous One!

يَا رَبِّ وَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ ضَعْفِيْ عَنْ قَلِيلٍ مِنْ بَلاءِ الدُّنْيَا وَعُقُوبَاتِهَا

O Lord, You know my weakness before a little of this world's tribulations and punishments

وَمَا يَجْرِيْ فِيهَا مِنَ الْمَكَارِهِ عَلٰى أَهْلِهَا

And what flows in it of afflictions upon its inhabitants

عَلَى أَنَّ ذٰلِكَ بَلَاءٌ وَمَكْرُوْهٌ قَلِيْلٌ مَكْثُهُ، يَسِيْرٌ بَقَاؤُهُ، قَصِيْرٌ مُدَّتُهُ

Even though it is a tribulation and affliction whose stay is short, whose duration is brief, whose period is fleeting

فَكَيْفَ احْتِمَالِيْ لِبَلاءِ الْآخِرَةِ وَجَلِيلِ وُقُوعِ الْمَكَارِهِ فِيْهَا

So how can I endure the tribulations of the Hereafter and the great afflictions that occur within it?

وَهُوَ بَلاءٌ تَطُولُ مُدَّتُهُ، وَيَدُومُ مَقَامُهُ، وَلَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ

For it is a tribulation whose period is long, whose station endures, and whose sufferers are not relieved

لِأَنَّهُ لَايَكُوْنُ إِلَّا عَنْ غَضَبِكَ وَانْتِقَامِكَ وَسَخَطِكَ

Because it only occurs as a result of Your anger, vengeance, and wrath

وَهٰذَا مَا لَاتَقُومُ لَهُ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ

And these are what the heavens and earth cannot withstand

يَا سَيِّدِيْ فَكَيْفَ لِيْ

O my Master, so how about me?

وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ الضَّعِيفُ الذَّلِيلُ الْحَقِيرُ الْمِسْكِينُ الْمُسْتَكِيْنُ

For I am Your weak, lowly, base, wretched, and miserable servant

يَا إِلٰهِيْ وَرَبِّي وَسَيِّدِيْ وَمَوْلَايَ

O my God, my Lord, my Master, and my Protector

لِأَيِّ الْأُمُورِ إِلَيْكَ أَشْكُوْ

For which things would I complain to You?

وَلِمَا مِنْهَا أَضِجُّ وَأَبْكِيْ

And for which of them would I lament and weep?

لِأَلِيمِ الْعَذَابِ وَشِدَّتِهِ

For the severe punishment and its intensity?

أَمْ لِطُولِ الْبَلَاءِ وَمُدَّتِهِ

Or for the length of tribulation and its duration?

فَلَئِنْ صَيَّرْتَنِيْ لِلْعُقُوبَاتِ مَعَ أَعْدَائِكَ

So if You subject me to the punishments with Your enemies

وَجَمَعْتَ بَيْنِيْ وَبَيْنَ أَهْلِ بَلَائِكَ

And gather me with the people of Your tribulation

وَفَرَّقْتَ بَيْنِيْ وَبَيْنَ أَحِبَّائِكَ وَأَوْلِيَائِكَ

And separate me from Your beloved ones and Your saints

فَهَبْنِيْ يَا إِلٰهِيْ وَسَيِّدِيْ وَمَوْلَايَ وَرَبِّي، صَبَرْتُ عَلٰى عَذَابِكَ

Then suppose, my God, my Master, my Protector, and my Lord, that I am patient with Your punishment

فَكَيْفَ أَصْبِرُ عَلٰى فِرَاقِكَ

How can I be patient with separation from You?

وَهَبْنِيْ صَبَرْتُ عَلَى حَرِّ نَارِكَ

And suppose that I am patient with the heat of Your fire

فَكَيْفَ أَصْبِرُ عَنِ النَّظَرِ إِلٰى كَرَامَتِكَ

How can I be patient with not gazing upon Your generosity?

أَمْ كَيْفَ أَسْكُنُ فِيْ النَّارِ وَرَجَائِي عَفْوُكَ

Or how can I dwell in the Fire while my hope is Your pardon?

فَبِعِزَّتِكَ يَا سَيِّدِيْ وَمَوْلَايَ أُقْسِمُ صَادِقًا، لَئِنْ تَرَكْتَنِيْ نَاطِقًا

So by Your might, O my Master and my Protector, I swear sincerely, if You leave me with speech

لَأَضِجَّنَّ إِلَيْكَ بَيْنَ أَهْلِهَا ضَجِيجَ الْآمِلِيْنَ

I will lament to You from amidst its inhabitants with the lamentation of the hopeful

وَلَأَصْرُخَنَّ إِلَيْكَ صُرَاخَ الْمُسْتَصْرِخِينَ

And I will cry to You with the cry of those crying for help

وَلَأَبْكِيَنَّ عَلَيْكَ بُكَاءَ الْفَاقِدِيْنَ

And I will weep to You with the weeping of the bereft

وَلَأُنَادِيَنَّكَ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ يَا وَلِيَّ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

And I will call to You: Where are You, O Guardian of the believers?

يَا غَايَةَ آمَالِ الْعَارِفِينَ

O Goal of the hopes of the knowers!

يَا غِيَاثَ الْمُسْتَغِيثِينَ

O Helper of those who seek help!

يَا حَبِيبَ قُلُوبِ الصَّادِقِينَ

O Beloved of the hearts of the truthful!

وَيَا إِلٰهَ الْعَالَمِيْنَ

And O God of the worlds!

أَفَتُرَاكَ سُبْحَانَكَ يَا إِلٰهِيْ وَبِحَمْدِكَ تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا صَوْتَ عَبْدٍ مُسْلِمٍ

Can You see Yourself—Glory be to You, my God, and Yours is the praise—hearing therein the voice of a Muslim servant

سُجِنَ فِيهَا بِمُخَالَفَتِهِ

Who was imprisoned there because of his disobedience

وَذَاقَ طَعْمَ عَذَابِهَا بِمَعْصِيَتِهِ

And tasted the flavor of its punishment because of his sins

وَحُبِسَ بَيْنَ أَطْبَاقِهَا بِجُرْمِهِ وَجَرِيرَتِهِ

And is confined between its layers because of his crime and violation

وَهُوَ يَضِجُّ إِلَيْكَ ضَجِيجَ مُؤَمِّلٍ لِرَحْمَتِكَ

And he cries to You with the cry of one hopeful for Your mercy

وَيُنَادِيْكَ بِلِسَانِ أَهْلِ تَوْحِيدِكَ

And calls to You with the tongue of those who profess Your oneness

وَيَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْكَ بِرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ

And entreats You by Your lordship

يَا مَوْلاَيَ فَكَيْفَ يَبْقٰى فِيْ الْعَذَابِ وَهُوَ يَرْجُوْ مَا سَلَفَ مِنْ حِلْمِكَ

O my Protector, how could he remain in punishment while he hopes for Your past clemency?

أَمْ كَيْفَ تُؤْلِمُهُ النَّارُ وَهُوَ يَأْمُلُ فَضْلَكَ وَرَحْمَتَكَ

Or how could the Fire cause him pain while he expects Your bounty and mercy?

أَمْ كَيْفَ يُحْرِقُهُ لَهِيبُهَا وَأَنْتَ تَسْمَعُ صَوْتَهُ وَتَرىٰ مَكَانَهُ

Or how could its flames burn him while You hear his voice and see his place?

أَمْ كَيْفَ يَشْتَمِلُ عَلَيْهِ زَفِيرُهَا وَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ ضَعْفَهُ

Or how could its groaning enshroud him while You know his weakness?

أَمْ كَيْفَ يَتَقَلْقَلُ بَيْنَ أَطْبَاقِهَا وَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ صِدْقَهُ

Or how could he be convulsed among its layers while You know his sincerity?

أَمْ كَيْفَ تَزْجُرُهُ زَبَانِيَتُهَا وَهُوَ يُنَادِيْكَ يَا رَبَّهُ

Or how could its keepers torture him while he calls out to You, "O Lord"?

أَمْ كَيْفَ يَرْجُوْ فَضْلَكَ فِيْ عِتْقِهِ مِنْهَا فَتَتْرُكُهُ فِيْهَا

Or how could he hope for Your grace in freeing him from it, yet You abandon him therein?

هَيْهَاتَ مَا ذٰلِكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ

Far be it from You! That is not what is expected of You

وَلَا الْمَعْرُوفُ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

Nor what is known of Your bounty

وَلَا مُشْبِهٌ لِمَا عَامَلْتَ بِهِ الْمُوَحِّدِيْنَ مِنْ بِرِّكَ وَ إِحْسَانِكَ

Nor is it similar to the goodness and kindness You have shown to those who believe in Your oneness

فَبِالْيَقِينِ أَقْطَعُ، لَوْلَا مَا حَكَمْتَ بِهِ مِنْ تَعْذِيبِ جَاحِدِيْكَ

So with certainty I declare that were it not for what You have decreed concerning the punishment of Your deniers

وَقَضَيْتَ بِهِ مِنْ إِخْلاَدِ مُعَانِدِيْكَ

And what You have foreordained concerning the everlasting abode of those who stubbornly resist You

لَجَعَلْتَ النَّارَ كُلَّهَا بَرْدًا وَسَلامًا

You would have made the Fire all of it cool and safe

وَمَا كَانَ لِأَحَدٍ فِيهَا مَقَرًّا وَلَا مُقَامًا

And no one would have had a place of rest or abode in it

لَكِنَّكَ تَقَدَّسَتْ أَسْمَاؤُكَ أَقْسَمْتَ أَنْ تَمْلَأَهَا مِنَ الْكَافِرِيْنَ

But You, holy are Your names, have sworn that You will fill it with the unbelievers

مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِيْنَ

From among the jinn and mankind together

وَأَنْ تُخَلِّدَ فِيهَا الْمُعَانِدِيْنَ

And that You will place those who stubbornly resist therein forever

وَأَنْتَ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُكَ قُلْتَ مُبْتَدِئًا، وَتَطَوَّلْتَ بِالْإِنْعَامِ مُتَكَرِّمًا

And You, majestic is Your praise, said at the beginning and were gracious through kindness as a favor

أَفَمَنْ كَانَ مُؤْمِنًا كَمَنْ كَانَ فَاسِقًا لَا يَسْتَوُوْنَ

"Is one who is a believer like one who is corrupt? They are not equal."

إِلٰهِيْ وَسَيِّدِيْ، فَأَسْأَلُكَ بِالْقُدْرَةِ الَّتِيْ قَدَّرْتَهَا

My God and my Master, so I ask You by the power which You have decreed

وَبِالْقَضِيَّةِ الَّتِيْ حَتَمْتَهَا وَحَكَمْتَهَا، وَغَلَبْتَ مَنْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرَيْتَهَا

And by the decision which You have determined and imposed, and prevailed over whom You have applied it to

أَنْ تَهَبَ لِيْ فِيْ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَفِيْ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةِ

That You forgive me in this night and at this hour

كُلَّ جُرْمٍ أَجْرَمْتُهُ

Every crime I have committed

وَكُلَّ ذَنْبٍ أَذْنَبْتُهُ

And every sin I have performed

وَكُلَّ قَبِيحٍ أَسْرَرْتُهُ

And every ugly thing I have concealed

وَكُلَّ جَهْلٍ عَمِلْتُهُ

And every folly I have enacted

كَتَمْتُهُ أَوْ أَعْلَنْتُهُ

Whether I have hidden it or made it public

أَخْفَيْتُهُ أَوْ أَظْهَرْتُهُ

Whether I have concealed it or manifested it

وَكُلَّ سَيِّئَةٍ أَمَرْتَ بِإِثْبَاتِهَا الْكِرَامَ الْكَاتِبِيْنَ

And every evil deed You have ordered the noble scribes to record

اَلَّذِيْنَ وَكَّلْتَهُمْ بِحِفْظِ مَا يَكُونُ مِنِّيْ

Who You have appointed to observe what comes from me

وَجَعَلْتَهُمْ شُهُودًا عَلَيَّ مَعَ جَوَارِحِيْ

And whom You have made, along with my limbs, witnesses against me

وَكُنْتَ أَنْتَ الرَّقِيبَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ

And You were Yourself the Watcher over me from behind them

وَالشَّاهِدَ لِمَا خَفِيَ عَنْهُمْ

And the Witness of what is hidden from them

وَبِرَحْمَتِكَ أَخْفَيْتَهُ

But through Your mercy You concealed it

وَبِفَضْلِكَ سَتَرْتَهُ

And through Your grace You veiled it

وَأَنْ تُوَفِّرَ حَظِّى مِنْ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ أَنْزَلْتَهُ

And that You bestow upon me an abundant share of any good that You send down

أَوْ إِحْسَانٍ فَضَّلْتَه

Or kindness that You confer

أَوْ بِرٍّ نَشَرْتَهُ

Or goodness that You unfold

أَوْ رِزْقٍ بَسَطْتَهُ

Or provision that You spread out

أَوْ ذَنْبٍ تَغْفِرُهُ

Or sin that You forgive

أَوْ خَطًا تَسْتُرُهُ

Or error that You cover

يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ

O Lord! O Lord! O Lord!

يَا إِلٰهِيْ وَسَيِّدِيْ وَمَوْلَايَ وَمَالِكَ رِقِّيْ

O my God, my Master, my Protector, and Owner of my bondage

يَا مَنْ بِيَدِهِ نَاصِيَتِيْ

O He in whose hand is my forelock

يَا عَلِيمًا بِضُرِّى وَمَسْكَنَتِيْ

O He who knows my affliction and my misery

يَا خَبِيرًا بِفَقْرِيْ وَفَاقَتِيْ

O He who is aware of my poverty and my destitution

يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ

O Lord! O Lord! O Lord!

أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّكَ وَقُدْسِكَ

I ask You by Your truth and Your holiness

وَأَعْظَمِ صِفَاتِكَ وَأَسْمَائِكَ

And the greatest of Your attributes and names

أَنْ تَجْعَلَ أَوْقَاتِيْ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ بِذِكْرِكَ مَعْمُورَةً

That You make my times in the night and the day inhabited by Your remembrance

وَبِخِدْمَتِكَ مَوْصُولَةً

And joined to Your service

وَأَعْمَالِيْ عِنْدَكَ مَقْبُولَةً

And my deeds acceptable to You

حَتَّىٰ تَكُونَ أَعْمَالِيْ وَأَوْرَادِيْ كُلُّهَا وِرْدًا وَاحِدًا

So that my deeds and my litanies may all be a single litany

وَحَالِيْ فِيْ خِدْمَتِكَ سَرْمَدًا

And my occupation in Your service everlasting

يَا سَيِّدِيْ يَا مَنْ عَلَيْهِ مُعَوَّلِيْ

O my Master! O He upon whom I rely

يَا مَنْ إِلَيْهِ شَكَوْتُ أَحْوَالِيْ

O He to whom I complain about my conditions

يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ

O Lord! O Lord! O Lord!

قَوِّ عَلَى خِدْمَتِكَ جَوَارِحِيْ

Strengthen my limbs for Your service

وَاشْدُدْ عَلَى الْعَزِيمَةِ جَوَانِحِيْ

And fortify my resolve in determination

وَهَبْ لِيَ الْجِدَّ فِيْ خَشْيَتِكَ

And grant me earnestness in my fear of You

وَالدَّوَامَ فِيْ الْاِتِّصَالِ بِخِدْمَتِكَ

And continuity in my being joined to Your service

حَتّىٰ أَسْرَحَ إِلَيْكَ فِيْ مَيَادِينِ السَّابِقِينَ

So that I may move toward You in the fields of the foremost

وَأُسْرِعَ إِلَيْكَ فِيْ البَارِزِينَ

And hurry to You among those who hasten

وَأَشْتَاقَ إِلٰى قُرْبِكَ فِيْ الْمُشْتَاقِينَ

And yearn for Your nearness among the yearning

وَأَدْنُوَ مِنْكَ دُنُوَّ الْمُخْلِصِينَ

And draw near to You with the nearness of the sincere

وَأَخَافَكَ مَخَافَةَ الْمُوقِنِيْنَ

And fear You with the fear of those who have certainty

وَأَجْتَمِعَ فِيْ جِوَارِكَ مَعَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

And gather in Your vicinity with the believers

اَللّٰهُمَّ وَمَنْ أَرَادَنِيْ بِسُوءٍ فَأَرِدْهُ

O Allah, whoever wishes me evil, wish him the same

وَمَنْ كَادَنِيْ فَكِدْهُ

And whoever plots against me, plot against him

وَاجْعَلْنِيْ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ عَبِيدِكَ نَصِيبًا عِنْدَكَ

And make me among the best of Your servants in share with You

وَأَقْرَبِهِمْ مَنْزِلَةً مِنْكَ

And the nearest of them in station to You

وَأَخَصِّهِمْ زُلْفَةً لَدَيْكَ

And the most privileged of them in proximity to You

فَإِنَّهُ لَايُنَالُ ذٰلِكَ إِلَّا بِفَضْلِكَ

For that cannot be attained except by Your grace

وَجُدْ لِيْ بِجُودِكَ

So grant me generously by Your generosity

وَاعْطِفْ عَلَيَّ بِمَجْدِكَ

And be compassionate to me by Your glory

وَاحْفَظْنِيْ بِرَحْمَتِكَ

And protect me by Your mercy

وَاجْعَلْ لِسَانِيْ بِذِكْرِكَ لَهِجًا

And make my tongue dedicated to Your remembrance

وَقَلْبِىْ بِحُبِّكَ مُتَيَّمًا

And my heart enthralled with Your love

وَمُنَّ عَلَيَّ بِحُسْنِ إِجَابَتِكَ

And grant me the favor of Your good response

وَأَقِلْنِيْ عَثْرَتِيْ

And overlook my stumbling

وَاغْفِرْ زَلَّتِيْ

And forgive my slip

فَإِنَّكَ قَضَيْتَ عَلَى عِبَادِكَ بِعِبَادَتِكَ

For You have decreed upon Your servants Your worship

وَأَمَرْتَهُمْ بِدُعَائِكَ

And You have commanded them to supplicate to You

وَضَمِنْتَ لَهُمُ الْإِجَابَةَ

And You have assured them of a response

فَإِلَيْكَ يَارَبِّ نَصَبْتُ وَجْهِيْ

So to You, O Lord, I have turned my face

وَإِلَيْكَ يَا رَبِّ مَدَدْتُ يَدِيْ

And to You, O Lord, I have extended my hand

فَبِعِزَّتِكَ اسْتَجِبْ لِيْ دُعَائِيْ

So by Your might, answer my prayer

وَبَلِّغْنِيْ مُنَايَ

And allow me to attain my desires

وَلَا تَقْطَعْ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ رَجَائِيْ

And do not cut off my hope from Your favor

وَاكْفِنِيْ شَرَّ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ مِنْ أَعْدَائِيْ

And spare me the evil of the jinn and mankind from among my enemies

يَا سَرِيْعَ الرِّضَا

O Quick to be pleased

اِغْفِرْ لِمَنْ لَايَمْلِكُ إِلَّا الدُّعَاءَ

Forgive the one who owns nothing but supplication

فَإِنَّكَ فَعَّالٌ لِمَا تَشَاءُ

For You do whatever You will

يَا مَنِ اسْمُهُ دَوَاءٌ

O He whose name is a remedy

وَذِكْرُهُ شِفَاءٌ

And whose remembrance is a healing

وَطَاعَتُهُ غِنًى

And whose obedience is wealth

اِرْحَمْ مَنْ رَأْسُ مَالِهِ الرَّجَاءُ

Have mercy on one whose capital is hope

وَسِلاحُهُ الْبُكَاءُ

And whose weapon is weeping

يَا سَابِغَ النِّعَمِ

O Perfector of blessings

يَا دَافِعَ النِّقَمِ

O Repeller of adversities

يَا نُورَ الْمُسْتَوْحِشِينَ فِيْ الظُّلَمِ

O Light of those who are lonely in darkness

يَا عَالِمًا لَايُعَلَّمُ

O Knower who was never taught

صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad

وَافْعَلْ بِىْ مَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ

And do with me what is worthy of You

وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُوْ لِهِ وَالْأَئِمَّةِ الْمَيَامِيْنَ مِنْ آلِهِ

And may Allah bless His Messenger and the blessed Imams of his family

وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيْمًا كَثِيرًا

And give them abundant peace