The people know not what You know and esteem You not with...

The people know not what You know and esteem You not with the estimation due to You and all of us standing in need of Your mercy. Do not turn Your face away from us and ordain in Your decree to make me among Your creatures – virtuous in deeds and hopes and in your decree and verdict.

اللّهُمَّ أَبْقِنِي خَيْرَ الْبَقَاءِ، وَأَفْنِنِي خَيْرَ الْفَنَاءِ عَلَى مُوَالاةِ أَوْلِيَائِكَ، وَمُعَادَاةِ أَعْدَائِكَ وَالرَّغْبَةِ إلَيْكَ، وَالرَّهْبَةِ مِنْكَ، وَالْخُشُوعِ وَالْوَفَاءِ وَالتَّسْلِيمِ لَكَ، وَالتَّصْدِيقِ بِكِتَابِكَ، وَاتِّبَاعِ سُنَّةِ رَسُولِكَ O’ Allah!

Keep me alive to live the best life (of righteousness) and cause me to die the best death in a state of love (in my heart) towards Your friends and in a state of enmity towards Your enemies and with a desire to meet You and fearing You and with humility and fulfilling the promise and submitting to Your will, testifying to Your Book and following the life-pattern of Your Messenger (Muhammad).

اللّهُمَّ مَا كَانَ فِي قَلْبِي مِنْ شَكٍّ أَوْ رِيبَةٍ أَوْ جُحُودٍ أَوْ قُنُوطٍ أَوْ فَرَحٍ أَوْ بَذَخٍ أَوْ بَطَرٍ أَوْ خُيَلاءَ أَوْ رِيَاءٍ أَوْ سُمْعَةٍ أَوْ شِقَاقٍ أَوْ نِفَاقٍ أَوْ كُفْرٍ أَوْ فُسُوقٍ أَوْ عِصْيَانٍ أَوْ عَظَمَةٍ أَوْ شَيْءٍ لا تُحِبُّ، فَأَسْأَلُكَ يَا رَبِّ أَنْ تُبَدِّلَنِي مَكَانَهُ إيمَاناً بِوَعْدِكَ، وَوَفَاءً بِعَهْدِكَ، وَرِضاً بِقَضَائِكَ، وَزُهْداً فِي الدُّنْيَا، وَرَغْبَةً فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ، وَأَثَرَةً وَطُمَأْنِينَةً وَتَوْبَةً نَصُوحاً، أَسْأَلُكَ ذلِكَ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ O’ Allah!

That which lays hold of my mind (from the following): doubt, disbelief, disappointment, intoxication, conceit, insolence, vanity, show, desire for fame, disagreement, hypocrisy, infidelity, transgression, disobedience, pride or anything that You do not love may kindly be substituted with: faith according to Your promise, inspiration to fulfil Your promises, contentment with Your decision, piety in the world, a desire of that which is with you (good) impression, mental tranquillity, and sincere repentance.

I ask You O’ Lord of the Worlds for all of these. إلهِي أَنْتَ مِنْ حِلْمِكَ تُعْصَى فَكَأَنَّكَ لَمْ تُرَ، وَمِنْ كَرَمِكَ وَجُودِكَ تُطَاعُ فَكَأَنَّكَ لَمْ تُعْصَ، وَأَنَا وَمَنْ لَمْ يَعْصِكَ سُكَّانُ أَرْضِكَ فَكُنْ عَلَيْنَا بِالْفَضْلِ جَوَاداً، وَبِالْخَيْرِ عَوَّاداً، يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ O’ my Lord! Disobedience to You is due to Your forbearance (of us disobeying you), and obedience is due to Your generosity and magnanimity as if You were never disobeyed.

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