In Hardship
(22) وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عِنْدَ الشِّدَّةِ وَ الْجَهْدِ وَ تَعَسُّرِ الْأُمُورِ
His Supplication in Hardship, Effort, and Difficult Affairs
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ كَلَّفْتَنِي مِنْ نَفْسِي مَا أَنْتَ أَمْلَكُ بِهِ مِنِّي ، وَ قُدْرَتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَيَّ أَغْلَبُ مِنْ قُدْرَتِي ، فَأَعْطِنِي مِنْ نَفْسِي مَا يُرْضِيكَ عَنِّي ، وَ خُذْ لِنَفْسِكَ رِضَاهَا مِنْ نَفْسِي فِي عَافِيَةٍ .
O God, Thou hast charged me concerning myself with that which belongs more to Thee than to me. Thy power over it and over me is greater than my power, so give me in myself what will make Thee pleased with meand take for Thyself Thy good pleasure in my self's well-being!
اللَّهُمَّ لَا طَاقَةَ لِي بِالْجَهْدِ ، وَ لَا صَبْرَ لِي عَلَى الْبَلَاءِ ، وَ لَا قُوَّةَ لِي عَلَى الْفَقْرِ ، فَلَا تَحْظُرْ عَلَيَّ رِزْقِي ، وَ لَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى خَلْقِكَ ، بَلْ تَفَرَّدْ بِحَاجَتِي ، وَ تَوَلَّ كِفَايَتِي .
O God, I have no endurance for effort, no patience in affliction, no strength to bear poverty. So forbid me not my provisionand entrust me not to Thy creatures, but take care of my need aloneand Thyself attend to sufficing me!
وَ انْظُرْ إِلَيَّ وَ انْظُرْ لِي فِي جَمِيعِ أُمُورِي ، فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ وَكَلْتَنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي عَجَزْتُ عَنْهَا وَ لَمْ أُقِمْ مَا فِيهِ مَصْلَحَتُهَا ، وَ إِنْ وَكَلْتَنِي إِلَى خَلْقِكَ تَجَهَّمُونِي ، وَ إِنْ أَلْجَأْتَنِي إِلَى قَرَابَتِي حَرَمُونِي ، وَ إِنْ أَعْطَوْا أَعْطَوْا قَلِيلًا نَكِداً ، وَ مَنُّوا عَلَيَّ طَوِيلًا ، وَ ذَمُّوا كَثِيراً .
Look upon me and look after me in all my affairs, for if Thou entrustest me to myself, I will be incapable before myself and fail to undertake that in which my best interest lies. If Thou entrustest me to Thy creatures, they will frown upon me, and if Thou makest me resort to my kinsfolk, they will refuse to give to me; if they give, they will give little and in bad temper, making me feel long obligedand blaming me much.
فَبِفَضْلِكَ ، اللَّهُمَّ ، فَأَغْنِنِي ، وَ بِعَظَمَتِكَ فَانْعَشْنِي ، وَ بِسَعَتِكَ ، فَابْسُطْ يَدِي ، وَ بِمَا عِنْدَكَ فَاكْفِنِي .
So through Thy bounty, O God, free me from need, through Thy mightiness, lift me up, through Thy boundless plenty, open my hand, and with that which is with Thee, suffice me!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ، وَ خَلِّصْنِي مِنَ الْحَسَدِ ، وَ احْصُرْنِي عَنِ الذُّنُوبِ ، وَ وَرِّعْنِي عَنِ الْمَحَارِمِ ، وَ لَا تُجَرِّئْنِي عَلَى الْمَعَاصِي ، وَ اجْعَلْ هَوَايَ عِنْدَكَ ، وَ رِضَايَ فِيمَا يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ مِنْكَ ، وَ بَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا رَزَقْتَنِي وَ فِيمَا خَوَّلْتَنِي وَ فِيمَا أَنْعَمْتَ بِهِ عَلَيَّ ، وَ اجْعَلْنِي فِي كُلِّ حَالَاتِي مَحْفُوظاً مَكْلُوءاً مَسْتُوراً مَمْنُوعاً مُعَاذاً مُجَاراً .
O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, rid me of envy, encircle me against sins, make me abstain from things unlawful, give me not the boldness of disobedient acts, assign me love for that which is with Theeand satisfaction with that which comes to me from Thee, bless me inthat which Thou providest me, that which Thou conferrest upon me, and that through which Thou favourest me, and make me in all my statessafeguarded, watched, covered, defended, given refuge, and granted sanctuary!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ، وَ اقْضِ عَنِّي كُلَّ مَا أَلْزَمْتَنِيهِ وَ فَرَضْتَهُ عَلَيَّ لَكَ فِي وَجْهٍ مِنْ وُجُوهِ طَاعَتِكَ أَوْ لِخَلْقٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَ إِنْ ضَعُفَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ بَدَنِي ، وَ وَهَنَتْ عَنْهُ قُوَّتِي ، وَ لَمْ تَنَلْهُ مَقْدُرَتِي ، وَ لَمْ يَسَعْهُ مَالِي وَ لَا ذَاتُ يَدِي ، ذَكَرْتُهُ أَوْ نَسِيتُهُ .
O God, bless Muhammad and his Householdand let me accomplish everything which Thou hast enjoined upon meor made obligatory for me toward Thee, in one of the ways of Thy obedience, or toward one of Thy creatures, though my body be too frail for that, my strength too feeble, my power not able to reach it, and my possessions and what my hand ownsnot encompass it, and whether I have remembered it or forgotten it.
هُوَ ، يَا رَبِّ ، مِمَّا قَدْ أَحْصَيْتَهُ عَلَيَّ وَ أَغْفَلْتُهُ أَنَا مِنْ نَفْسِي ، فَأَدِّهِ عَنِّي مِنْ جَزِيلِ عَطِيَّتِكَ وَ كَثِيرِ مَا عِنْدَكَ ، فَإِنَّكَ وَاسِعٌ كَرِيمٌ ، حَتَّى لَا يَبْقَى عَلَيَّ شَيْءٌ مِنْهُ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُقَاصَّنِي بِهِ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِي ، أَوْ تُضَاعِفَ بِهِ مِنْ سَيِّئَاتِي يَوْمَ أَلْقَاكَ يَا رَبِّ .
It, my Lord, is among that which Thou hast counted against mewhile I have been heedless of it in myself. Let me perform it through Thy plentiful givingand the abundance which is with Thee- for Thou art Boundless, Generous –so that nothing of it may remain against me, lest Thou wouldst wish to settle accounts for it from my good deedsor to compound my evil deedson the day I meet Thee, my Lord!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ، وَ ارْزُقْنِي الرَّغْبَةَ فِي الْعَمَلِ لَكَ لِآخِرَتِي حَتَّى أَعْرِفَ صِدْقَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ قَلْبِي ، وَ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْغَالِبُ عَلَيَّ الزُّهْدَ فِي دُنْيَايَ ، وَ حَتَّى أَعْمَلَ الْحَسَنَاتِ شَوْقاً ، وَ آمَنَ مِنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ فَرَقاً وَ خَوْفاً ، وَ هَبْ لِي نُوراً أَمْشِي بِهِ فِي النَّاسِ ، وَ أَهْتَدِي بِهِ فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ ، وَ أَسْتَضِيءُ بِهِ مِنَ الشَّكِّ وَ الشُّبُهَاتِ .
O God, bless Muhammad and his Householdand provide me with desire to serve Thee for the sake of my state in the hereafter, such that I know the truthfulness of that [desire] in my heart, be dominated by renunciation while in this world, do good deeds with yearning, and remain secure from evil deeds in fright and fear! And give mea light whereby Imay walk among the people, be guided in the shadows, and seek illumination in doubt and uncertainty!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ، وَ ارْزُقْنِي خَوْفَ غَمِّ الْوَعِيدِ ، وَ شَوْقَ ثَوَابِ الْمَوْعُودِ حَتَّى أَجِدَ لَذَّةَ مَا أَدْعُوكَ لَهُ ، وَ كَأْبَةَ مَا أَسْتَجِيرُ بِكَ مِنْهُ .
O God, bless Muhammad and his Householdand provide me with fear of the threatened gloomand yearning for the promised reward, such that I may findthe pleasure of that for which I supplicate Theeand the sorrow of that from which I seek sanctuary in Thee!
اللَّهُمَّ قَدْ تَعْلَمُ مَا يُصْلِحُنِي مِنْ أَمْرِ دُنْيَايَ وَ آخِرَتِي فَكُنْ بِحَوَائِجِي حَفِيّاً .
O God, Thou knowest what will set my affairs rightin this world and the next, so be ever gracious toward my needs!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ، وَ ارْزُقْنِي الْحَقَّ عِنْدَ تَقْصِيرِي فِي الشُّكْرِ لَكَ بِمَا أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ فِي الْيُسْرِ وَ الْعُسْرِ وَ الصِّحَّةِ وَ السَّقَمِ ، حَتَّى أَتَعَرَّفَ مِنْ نَفْسِي رَوْحَ الرِّضَا وَ طُمَأْنِينَةَ النَّفْسِ مِنِّي بِمَا يَجِبُ لَكَ فِيمَا يَحْدُثُ فِي حَالِ الْخَوْفِ وَ الْأَمْنِ وَ الرِّضَا وَ السُّخْطِ وَ الضَّرِّ وَ النَّفْعِ .
O God, bless Muhammad and Muhammad's Householdand provide me with what is Thy right when I fall short in thanking Theefor that through which Thou hast favoured mein ease and difficulty, health and sickness, such that I may come to know in myselfrepose in satisfactionand serenity of soulin that which Thou hast made incumbent upon mein whatever states may occur: fear and security, satisfaction and displeasure, loss and gain!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ، وَ ارْزُقْنِي سَلَامَةَ الصَّدْرِ مِنَ الْحَسَدِ حَتَّى لَا أَحْسُدَ أَحَداً مِنْ خَلْقِكَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ ، وَ حَتَّى لَا أَرَى نِعْمَةً مِنْ نِعَمِكَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ فِي دِينٍ أَوْ دُنْيَا أَوْ عَافِيَةٍ أَوْ تَقْوَى أَوْ سَعَةٍ أَوْ رَخَاءٍ إِلَّا رَجَوْتُ لِنَفْسِي أَفْضَلَ ذَلِكَ بِكَ وَ مِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ .
O God, bless Muhammad and his Householdand provide me with a breast safe from envy, such that I envy none of Thy creaturesand in anything of Thy bountyand such that I see none of Thy favours toward any of Thy creaturesin religion or this world, well-being or reverential fear, plenty or ease, without hoping for myself better than it through and from Thee alone, who hast no associate!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ، وَ ارْزُقْنِي التَّحَفُّظَ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا ، وَ الِاحْتِرَاسَ مِنَ الزَّلَلِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ فِي حَالِ الرِّضَا وَ الْغَضَبِ ، حَتَّى أَكُونَ بِمَا يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ مِنْهُمَا بِمَنْزِلَةٍ سَوَاءٍ ، عَامِلًا بِطَاعَتِكَ ، مُؤْثِراً لِرِضَاكَ عَلَى مَا سِوَاهُمَا فِي الْأَوْلِيَاءِ وَ الْأَعْدَاءِ ، حَتَّى يَأْمَنَ عَدُوِّي مِنْ ظُلْمِي وَ جَوْرِي ، وَ يَيْأَسَ وَلِيِّي مِنْ مَيْلِي وَ انْحِطَاطِ هَوَايَ
O God, bless Muhammad and his Householdand provide me in this world and the next with caution against offensesand wariness against slipsin the state of satisfaction and wrath, such that I mayremain indifferent toward that which enters upon me from the two states, work toward Thy obedience, and prefer it and Thy good pleasure over all elsein both friends and enemies. Then my enemy may stay secure from my wrongdoing and injusticeand my friend may despair of my inclinationand the bent of my affection.
وَ اجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ يَدْعُوكَ مُخْلِصاً فِي الرَّخَاءِ دُعَاءَ الْمُخْلِصِينَ الْمُضْطَرِّينَ لَكَ فِي الدُّعَاءِ ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
Make me one of those who supplicate Thee with sincerity in ease with the supplication of thosewho supplicate Thee with sincerity in distress!