When his Provision was Stinted

(29) وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِذَا قُتِّرَ عَلَيْهِ الرِّزْقُ

1. اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ ابْتَلَيْتَنَا فِي أَرْزَاقِنَا بِسُوءِ الظَّنِّ ، وَ فِي آجَالِنَا بِطُولِ الْأَمَلِ حَتَّى الْتَمَسْنَا أَرْزَاقَكَ مِنْ عِنْدِ الْمَرْزُوقِينَ ، وَ طَمِعْنَا بِآمَالِنَا فِي أَعْمَارِ الْمُعَمَّرِينَ .

   O God, Thou hast tried us withdistrust in our provisionsand the expectation of long lives, until we begged for provisions from those who are providedand craved in our expectationsthe life-spans of the long-lived!

2. فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ، وَ هَبْ لَنَا يَقِيناً صَادِقاً تَكْفِينَا بِهِ مِنْ مَئُونَةِ الطَّلَبِ ، وَ أَلْهِمْنَا ثِقَةً خَالِصَةً تُعْفِينَا بِهَا مِنْ شِدَّةِ النَّصَبِ

   So bless Muhammad and his Household, give us a true certaintythat will suffice us the burden of seeking, and inspire us with a sincere trustthat will release us from the hardship of exertion!

3. وَ اجْعَلْ مَا صَرَّحْتَ بِهِ مِنْ عِدَتِكَ فِي وَحْيِكَ ، وَ أَتْبَعْتَهُ مِنْ قَسَمِكَ فِي كِتَابِكَ ، قَاطِعاً لِاهْتِمَامِنَا بِالرِّزْقِ الَّذِي تَكَفَّلْتَ بِهِ ، وَ حَسْماً لِلِاشْتِغَالِ بِمَا ضَمِنْتَ الْكِفَايَةَ لَهُ

   Let Thy clear promise in Thy Revelation which Thou hast followed in Thy Book with Thy oathcut off our worry about the provisionfor which Thou hast made Thyself responsibleand sever our occupation with everythingwhose sufficiency Thou hast guaranteed!

4. فَقُلْتَ وَ قَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ الْأَصْدَقُ ، وَ أَقْسَمْتَ وَ قَسَمُكَ الْأَبَرُّ الْأَوْفَى وَ فِي السَّمَاءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَ مَا تُوعَدُونَ .

   For Thou hast said- and Thy word is the most truthful truth -and Thou hast sworn- and Thy oath is the most kept and fulfilled -In the heaven are your provision and everything you are promised!

5. ثُمَّ قُلْتَ فَوَ رَبِّ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ مِثْلَ مَا أَنَّكُمْ تَنْطِقُونَ

   And then Thou hast said, So by the Lord of heaven and earth, it is as surely true as that you have speech!