In Seeking Refuge

( 8 ) وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي الِاسْتِعَاذَةِ مِنَ الْمَكَارِهِ وَ سَيِّئِ الْأَخْلَاقِ وَ مَذَامِّ الْأَفْعَالِ

1. اللَّهُمَّ إِنيِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَيَجَانِ الْحِرْصِ ، وَ سَوْرَةِ الْغَضَبِ ، وَ غَلَبَةِ الْحَسَدِ ، وَ ضَعْفِ الصَّبْرِ ، وَ قِلَّةِ الْقَنَاعَةِ ، وَ شَكَاسَةِ الْخُلُقِ ، وَ إِلْحَاحِ الشَّهْوَةِ ، وَ مَلَكَةِ الْحَمِيَّةِ

   O God, I seek refuge in Thee fromthe agitation of craving, the violence of wrath, the domination of envy, the frailty of patience, the lack of contentment, surliness of character, urgency of passion, the disposition to vehemence,

2. وَ مُتَابَعَةِ الْهَوَى ، وَ مُخَالَفَةِ الْهُدَى ، وَ سِنَةِ الْغَفْلَةِ ، وَ تَعَاطِي الْكُلْفَةِ ، وَ إِيثَارِ الْبَاطِلِ عَلَى الْحَقِّ ، وَ الْإِصْرَارِ عَلَى الْمَأْثَمِ ، وَ اسْتِصْغَارِ الْمَعْصِيَةِ ، وَ اسْتِكْبَارِ الطَّاعَةِ .

   following caprice, opposing guidance, the sleep of heedlessness, undertaking the toilsome, preferring falsehood over truth, persisting in sin, making little of disobedience, making much of obedience,

3. وَ مُبَاهَاةِ الْمُكْثِرِينَ ، وَ الْإِزْرَاءِ بِالْمُقِلِّينَ ، وَ سُوءِ الْوِلَايَةِ لِمَنْ تَحْتَ أَيْدِينَا ، وَ تَرْكِ الشُّكْرِ لِمَنِ اصْطَنَعَ الْعَارِفَةَ عِنْدَنَا

   vying with the wealthy, disparaging the poor, guarding badly over those in our hands, failing to thank those who have done good to us,

4. أَوْ أَنْ نَعْضُدَ ظَالِماً ، أَوْ نَخْذُلَ مَلْهُوفاً ، أَوْ نَرُومَ مَا لَيْسَ لَنَا بِحَقٍّ ، أَوْ نَقُولَ فِي الْعِلْمِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ .

   aiding a wrongdoer, abandoning someone troubled, wanting what is not rightfully ours, and speaking about knowledge without knowing.

5. وَ نَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ نَنْطَوِيَ عَلَى غِشِّ أَحَدٍ ، وَ أَنْ نُعْجِبَ بِأَعْمَالِنَا ، وَ نَمُدَّ فِي آمَالِنَا .

   We seek refuge in Thee fromharbouring dishonesty toward anyone, being pleased with our works, and stretching out our expectations.

6. وَ نَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ سُوءِ السَّرِيرَةِ ، وَ احْتِقَارِ الصَّغِيرَةِ ، وَ أَنْ يَسْتَحْوِذَ عَلَيْنَا الشَّيْطَانُ ، أَوْ يَنْكُبَنَا الزَّمَانُ ، أَوْ يَتَهَضَّمَنَا السُّلْطَانُ

   We seek refuge in Thee fromill-mindedness, looking down on the small, Satan's gaining mastery over us, time's afflicting us, and the sovereign's oppressing us.

7. وَ نَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ تَنَاوُلِ الْإِسرَافِ ، وَ مِنْ فِقْدَانِ الْكَفَافِ .

   We seek refuge in Thee fromacting with prodigalityand not having sufficiency.

8. وَ نَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَمَاتَةِ الْأَعْدَاءِ ، وَ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ إِلَى الْأَكْفَاءِ ، وَ مِنْ مَعِيشَةٍ فِي شِدَّةٍ ، وَ مِيتَةٍ عَلَى غَيْرِ عُدَّةٍ .

   We seek refuge in Thee fromthe gloating of enemies, indigent need for equals, living in hardship, and dying without readiness.

9. وَ نَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْحَسْرَةِ الْعُظْمَى ، وَ الْمُصِيبَةِ الْكُبْرَى ، وَ أَشْقَى الشَّقَاءِ ، وَ سُوءِ الْمَآبِ ، وَ حِرْمَانِ الثَّوَابِ ، وَ حُلُولِ الْعِقَابِ .

   We seek refuge in Thee fromthe most dreadful remorse, the greatest affliction, the most wretched wretchedness, the evil end to the journey, the deprivation of reward, and the advent of punishment.

10. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ، وَ أَعِذْنِي مِنْ كُلِّ ذَلِكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ وَ جَمِيعَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ، يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ .

    O God, bless Muhammad and his Householdand through Thy mercy, give to me refuge from all of that, and to all the faithful, both men and women! O Most Merciful of the merciful!