In Yearning
(9) وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي الِاشْتِيَاقِ إِلَى طَلَبِ الْمَغْفِرَةِ مِنَ اللَّهِ جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ، وَ صَيِّرْنَا إِلَى مَحْبُوبِكَ مِنَ التَّوْبَةِ ، و أَزِلْنَا عَنْ مَكْرُوهِكَ مِنَ الْإِصْرَارِ .
O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, make us go to the repentance that Thou lovestand make us leave the persistence that Thou hatest!
اللَّهُمَّ وَ مَتَى وَقَفْنَا بَيْنَ نَقْصَيْنِ فِي دِينٍ أَوْ دُنْيَا، فَأَوْقِعِ النَّقْصَ بِأَسْرَعِهِمَا فَنَاءً ، وَ اجْعَلِ التَّوْبَةَ فِي أَطْوَلِهِمَا بَقَاءً
O God, when we halt before two decreases, in religion or in this world, let the decrease fall upon that which passes quicklyand relent in that which lasts the longer!
وَ إِذَا هَمَمْنَا بِهَمَّيْنِ يُرْضِيكَ أَحَدُهُمَا عَنَّا ، وَ يُسْخِطُكَ الْآخَرُ عَلَيْنَا ، فَمِلْ بِنَا إِلَى مَا يُرْضِيكَ عَنَّا ، وَ أَوْهِنْ قُوَّتَنَا عَمَّا يُسْخِطُكَ عَلَيْنَا
When we set out after two concerns, one of which makes Thee pleased with usand the other of which displeases Thee, incline us toward that which makes Thee pleased and weaken our strength in that which displeases Thee!
وَ لَا تُخَلِّ فِي ذَلِكَ بَيْنَ نُفُوسِنَا وَ اخْتِيَارِهَا ، فَإِنَّهَا مُخْتَارَةٌ لِلْبَاطِلِ إِلَّا مَا وَفَّقْتَ ، أَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمْتَ
Leave not our souls alone to choose in that, for they choose falsehood except inasmuch as Thou givest success, and they command to evil except inasmuch as Thou hast mercy!
اللَّهُمَّ وَ إِنَّكَ مِنَ الضُّعْفِ خَلَقْتَنَا ، وَ عَلَى الْوَهْنِ بَنَيْتَنَا ، وَ مِنْ مَاءٍ مَهِينٍ ابْتَدَأْتَنَا ، فَلَا حَوْلَ لَنَا إِلَّا بِقُوَّتِكَ ، وَ لَا قُوَّةَ لَنَا إِلَّا بِعَوْنِكَ
O God, thou created us from frailty, built us up from feebleness, and began us froma mean water; we have no force except through Thy strengthand no strength except through Thy help.
فَأَيِّدْنَا بِتَوْفِيقِكَ ، وَ سَدِّدْنَا بِتَسْدِيدِكَ ، وَ أَعْمِ أَبْصَارَ قُلُوبِنَا عَمَّا خَالَفَ مَحَبَّتَكَ ، وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ لِشَيْءٍ مِنْ جَوَارِحِنَا نُفُوذاً فِي مَعْصِيَتِكَ .
So confirm us by giving us success, point us the right way by Thy pointing, blind the eyes of our hearts toward everything opposed to Thy love, and set not in any of our limbspassage to disobeying Thee!
اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ، وَ اجْعَلْ هَمَسَاتِ قُلُوبِنَا ، وَ حَرَكَاتِ أَعْضَائِنَا وَ لَمَحَاتِ أَعْيُنِنَا ، وَ لَهَجَاتِ أَلْسِنَتِنَا فِي مُوجِبَاتِ ثَوَابِكَ حَتَّى لَا تَفُوتَنَا حَسَنَةٌ نَسْتَحِقُّ بِهَا جَزَاءَكَ ، وَ لَا تَبْقَى لَنَا سَيِّئَةٌ نَسْتَوْجِبُ بِهَا عِقَابَكَ .
O God, bless Muhammad and his Householdand assignthe whisperings of our hearts, the movements of our members, the glances of our eyes, and the idioms of our tongues, to that which makes incumbent Thy reward, lest a good deed slip by us, through which we might deserve Thy repayment, or an evil deed remain with us, by which we might merit Thy punishment!