‘يَا مَنْ أَظْهَرَ الْجَمِيلَ وَ سَتَرَ الْقَبِيحَ’ O the...
‘يَا مَنْ أَظْهَرَ الْجَمِيلَ وَ سَتَرَ الْقَبِيحَ’ O the One -azwj Who Manifest the beauty and Veils the ugliness, and does not Tear down the Veil from me. O Benevolent, the Pardon, O Excellent Overlooker! O Extensive of Forgiveness! O Most Extensive of the Hands with the Mercy! O Companion of every conversation, and O the End-point of every complaint! O the Benevolent Excuser! O the Magnifier of the Favours! O the Initiator of every Bounty it is being deserved!
يَا رَبَّاهْ يَا سَيِّدَاهْ يَا مَوْلَاهْ يَا غِيَاثَاهْ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ لَا تَجْعَلَنِي فِي النَّارِ ثُمَّ تَسْأَلُ مَا بَدَا لَكَ . O Lord -azwj ! O Chief! O Master! O Rescuer! Send Salawāt upon Muhammad -saww and the Progeny -asws of Muhammad -saww ; and I ask You -azwj that You -azwj do not Make me to be in the Fire’. Then ask whatever comes to you’.
[3] عَنْهُ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْقُمِّيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِجَلَالِكَ وَ جَمَالِكَ وَ كَرَمِكَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ بِي كَذَا وَ كَذَا . From him, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Aban, from Isa Bin Abdullah Al Qummy, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Say, ‘O Allah -azwj !
I ask You -azwj by Your -azwj Majesty and ‘وَ جَمَالِكَ’ Your -azwj Beauty and Your -azwj benevolence that You -azwj Do for me such and such’. [4] عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) الْعَقْلُ غِطَاءٌ سَتِيرٌ وَ الْفَضْلُ جَمَالٌ ظَاهِرٌ فَاسْتُرْ خَلَلَ خُلُقِكَ بِفَضْلِكَ وَ قَاتِلْ هَوَاكَ بِعَقْلِكَ تَسْلَمْ لَكَ الْمَوَدَّةُ وَ تَظْهَرْ لَكَ الْمَحَبَّةُ .
Ali Bin Muhammad, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, raising it, said, ‘Amir Al-Momineen -asws said: ‘The intellect is a covering veil, and the merit is an apparent beauty, therefore veil the beauty of your mannerisms by your merit, and fight against your personal desires by your intellect, (and) the cordiality would be submissive to you and the love would manifest for you’.
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