In Perils

(18) وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِذَا دُفِعَ عَنْهُ مَا يَحْذَرُ ، أَوْ عُجِّلَ لَهُ مَطْلَبُهُ

His Supplication when Perils were Repelled or Requests quickly granted

1. اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى حُسْنِ قَضَائِكَ ، وَ بِمَا صَرَفْتَ عَنِّي مِنْ بَلَائِكَ ، فَلَا تَجْعَلْ حَظِّي مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ مَا عَجَّلْتَ لِي مِنْ عَافِيَتِكَ فَأَكُونَ قَدْ شَقِيتُ بِمَا أَحْبَبْتُ وَ سَعِدَ غَيْرِي بِمَا كَرِهْتُ .

   O God, to Thee belongs praise for Thy excellent accomplishmentand for Thy trial which Thou hast turned away from me! But make not my share of Thy mercythe well-being which Thou hast quickly granted to me, lest I become wretched through what I have lovedand someone else gain felicity through what I have disliked!

2. وَ إِنْ يَكُنْ مَا ظَلِلْتُ فِيهِ أَوْ بِتُّ فِيهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْعَافِيَةِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ بَلَاءٍ لَا يَنْقَطِعُ وَ وِزْرٍ لَا يَرْتَفِعُ فَقَدِّمْ لِي مَا أَخَّرْتَ ، وَ أَخِّرْ عَنِّي مَا قَدَّمْتَ .

   If this well-being in which 1 pass the day or night should precede a trial that does not ceaseand a burden that does not pass away, then set before me what Thou hadst set behindand set behind me what Thou hadst set before!

3. فَغَيْرُ كَثِيرٍ مَا عَاقِبَتُهُ الْفَنَاءُ ، وَ غَيْرُ قَلِيلٍ مَا عَاقِبَتُهُ الْبَقَاءُ ، وَ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ .

   For that which ends in annihilation is not greatand that which ends in subsistence is not little. And bless Muhammad and his Household!