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O Allah! O Allah! O Allah! O He who gives
answer to the cries of the persecuted! O He who pulls out the grief-stricken
from agony and anguish! O He who comes to help those who shed tears in
helplessness! O he who brings relief to those who cry for help! O He who is
close by, nearer than my jugular vein! O He who makes peace between heart and
mind; O He whom people search in the highest and noblest perspectives; in true
and evident distinctions! O He who is Beneficent and Merciful in His authority!
O He who knows what the furtive eyes betrays and what the secretive hearts
conceal! O He whom do not deceive those who do everything in secret!
O He whom
intermingled voices of the countless callers (supplicants) do not stop from
giving answer to each and every one! O He whom wants and needs of the infinite
needy do not put in confusion for attending to one and all separately! O he whom
clamorous determined pleading of petitioners do not upset! O He who reaches and
takes hold of everything that tries to escape! O He who keeps together and
brings into harmony people who know and understand! O He who examines the souls
when they present themselves before Him after death! O he who, each day, has
(new) distinct glory! O Fulfiller of wants and needs! O He who gives confront
and respite in distress! O He who liberally satisfies those who solicit His
favors!
O He who stands by and follow close upon those who humble and fervently
call on Him! O He who effectively support those who make sincere efforts! O He
who is equal to and can do anything instead of another in the matters concerning
all things; and nothing, in the heavens and the earth, can be out of the reach
of or is free from His hold. I beseech Thee in the name of Muhammad, the last
Prophet, and Ali, the commander of the faithfuls, in the name of Fatimah, the
daughter of Thy Prophet, and in the name of Hasan and Husayn. I direct myself
towards Thee, through them, in my address, through them I try to get a hearing,
through them I put forward my case to get Thy favors, in their names I make a
request to Thee; bound to Thee by oat, living a life according to Thy commands,
I carry out my pledge by every means, in the name of the love and devotion Thou
has for them, and the influence and status they enjoy in every dimension of Thy
will, the superior most pre-eminence in wisdom and character Thou bestowed upon
them to transcend above everything in the whole universe, in the name of Thy
name Thou revealed to them in trust, on account of which Thou chose them in
preference over everything found in the heavens and the earths, through which
Thou built their syndrome, developed to perfection their surpassing excellence
in knowledge, learning and deeds, out of all the rest of the people, till their
completeness surpassed the total achievement of all the people put together;
I
request Thee to send blessings on Muhammad and on the children of Muhammad;
(and) look into the causes of my sorrows, anxieties, burdens, and do away with
them, let me be equal to, sufficiently instructed, while dealing with my
important enterprises and efforts, (and) carry out and fulfill my obligations,
set me free from the clutches of poverty and from the pangs of hunger, let me
have enough to live upon, free from the need to turn to others, let me be an
adequate match for him who, I am afraid, shall create trouble, thwart the
schemes of the one who, I am afraid, shall treat me harshly, let him, who, I am
afraid, shall vex me, come to grief, expose and rebuke him, who, I am afraid,
shall slander me, layout a plan to defeat him, who, I and afraid, shall try to
deceive me by stratagem, take notice and act swiftly against him, who, I am
afraid, shall treat me unjustly, take me into Thy custody to keep safe from the
one who, I am afraid, shall tyrannize me, exercise Thy supreme authority to keep
him in check, who, I am afraid, shall rule over me, outwit him, who, I am
afraid, shall lay traps to deceive me cunningly, make ready a fitting reply to
him who, I am afraid, shall oppress me; keep off from me the obstinate deceit of
the vindictive malicious, and the crafty artifice of the cunning imposter.
O my Allah put an end to the intentions of him who desires to destroy me,
outwit him who makes plans, keep off from me his deceit and intrigue, his
hostility and fancy, keep me aloof, refusing to have anything to do with him, in
whatever manner, on any occasion, as Thou wills.
O my Allah divert his attention from me and involve him in his own over
bearing anxieties which Thou will not cut down, in misfortune which Thou will
not make easy to deal with, in waywardness from which Thou will not lead him
back on the right path, in spiritless laziness which Thou will never change into
fruitful activity, infamy and disgrace from which Thou will not allow him to
rise to the surface, in broken fortune which Thou will not let get set.
O my Allah let contemptible disgrace stick like a leech on the forehead
between his two eyes, expose him to emptiness in every effort he makes, let
wicked inclination, distraction and inactivity cut deep into his body and soul,
in order that Thou diverts his attention from, me, absorbed in his own pursuits
that do not free him to employ himself at another, make him think no more of me
as he has willfully neglected and forgotten Thee, take away from me and throw
overboard his attention, interest, communication, influence, support, and
perverted thinking every evil he commits or draws it on himself, let everything
he does go waste, defective and incomplete, and do not give any letup so that he
is kept fully preoccupied and gets no time to pay attention to me or think of
me. Give enough to me, O He who effectively and completely gives satisfaction.
There is no one other than Thee who gives sufficiently, because Thou alone gives
enough, no one else gives to the seeker's satisfaction except Thee.
Thou dispels the clouds of sorrows, no one else, save Thee can free the
grief-stricken from cares. Thou comes to help, no one else, except Thee, can do
a favor when called for help. Thou art near, ready to avert the danger, no one
else, save Thee, is close enough to stand by in the hour of trouble. Comes to
grief he who relies upon his own friends instead of Thee; or looks for his own
supporters in place of Thee; frightened, cries for help having some one else
other than Thee in mind; terrorized, runs away from the danger to a place of
escape outside of Thy guaranty, and takes refuge in an asylum not watched over
by Thee; and tries to bring himself to a place of safety through the help of
created beings, excluding Thee, the Creator, Therefore, Thou art my trust, my
hope, my retreat, my refuge, my security, unto which one can run for safety, for
this reason I call for thy help, and seek Thy support to carry out my affairs
easily and successfully, through Muhammad and the children of Muhammad I present
myself before Thee, try to draw Thy attention and ask for salvation. So I
beseech Thee, O Allah! O Allah!
O Allah! Because (all) praise is for Thee (alone), and also prostration in
thankfulness, thou alone listens to complaints, Thou alone is called upon for
help. So I beseech Thee, O Allah! O Allah! O Allah! In the name of Muhammad and
the children of Muhammad to send blessings on Muhammad and on the children of
Muhammad, to put to flight the sorrows, the anxieties, the burdens, now
surrounding me from all sides, just as Thou made Thy Prophet free of his
sorrows, anxieties and burden, and saved him from the terror of his enemies, in
such manner as Thou made him to do so, let me also do the same, let me be free
of care as Thou gave him joy, heart and confidence, let me have enough and be
contended as Thou gave him sufficiently.
Send away from me the terror that frightens me, the encumbrance that I find
burdensome, the anxieties that wear me down, freeing me from their impact. Make
me use my means freely to carry out and complete my business or employment, and
do anything requisite instead of another, which may make me anxious about my
affairs in this world or the hereafter. O Ameerul-Mu'mineen! O Abaa Abdullah! So
far I am live and the days and nights follow each other I invoke Allah to send
blessings on you forever and ever. May Allah not make my this pledge of physical
and spiritual close association with you (both) the last fulfillment, and may
Allah not separate me and you (both) from one another. O my Allah let me have a
meaningful existence as Muhammad his descendants had lived, and die as they
departed from this world, take to and carry out completely their creed; and
raise me for the last judgment along with the people dedicated to them, and do
not cut (us) in two (groups), even for the flash of an eyelid, ever, either in
this world or in the life of the hereafter.
O Ameerul Moomineen! O Abaa Abdullah! I come nearer to (you both) to
establish close physical and spiritual relationship, and thereby seek nearness
to Allah, my lord Nourishes and your lord Nourisher, through you I direct myself
towards Him, and request you to speak in favor of my immediate at hand needs and
wants I have put before Allah. So please speak well of me because, of course,
with Allah your thoughtful judgment is highly credible, your disposition enjoys
conclusive preference, your action keeps step with precise acumen, and a sure
means of approach to gain His favor. I looked for and went through all
possibilities and finally brought myself over to you in the hope of obtaining,
speedily and successfully, fulfillment of my demands, their final settlement and
favorable execution by Allah on account of your recommendations on my behalf to
get Allah's approval. So, let not my “seeing the light” be a bitter and “fallen
short” change of heart, but make my “accepting the true faith” resolution a
turning point leading to preference and full satisfaction in the matter of the
disposal of my wants and needs; and direct me to bring myself over to that which
Allah wills and commands. (because) there is no power and no might save Allah. I
commit my case to Allah, anything neglected or taking place behind my back shall
be taken care of Allah, I entrust Allah with the management of my affairs, and
say: Allah is sufficient and enough, Allah pays attention to whoso makes a
request to Him, there is nothing for me in that which is on the other side (in
opposition) of Allah, and you, O my leaders, ultimately that which my lord
Nourisher wills takes place, and happens not that which He wills not. There is
no power and no might save in Allah. Unto you (both) I have come with love and
affection, motivated under Divine incentive.
May Allah not make my this pledge of physical and spiritual close association
with you (both) the last fulfillment. I take advantage O my leader, O Ameerul
Moomineen, O my friend to whom I have surrendered, body and soul, and you O Abaa
Abdullah, O my leader, and pay respects with love and affection, nonstop, (till)
do not carry embracing days and nights, closely embracing it, to you, if Allah
so wills, without ever being separated, in your names I beseech Him, that He
wills it and does it because verily it is He who alone is praised, and he brings
about beautiful things. I see the light and bring myself over to you, accepting
the true faith, sorry for my earlier ignorance, thankful to Allah, always
hopeful of getting His favor, never giving into despair, nor losing heart, ever
ready to be near you, coming back again and again to see you, never “not
longing” for your nearness, but, if Allah so wills, shall be always in your
neighborhood as and everyday habit. There is no power and no might save in
Allah. O my leaders I long for you and love to be in your company though the
worldly people looked at it with indifference and kept aloof from your friendly
intercourse.
May not Allah let me fall short of in that which I hope for and in that which
I look long and attentively to establish everlasting reunion with you. Verily He
is near and gives positive answer to prayers.
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