I seek nearness to You through the Elevated stature of Muhammad...

I seek nearness to You through the Elevated stature of Muhammad, And I turn my face sincerely unto You, through the shining brightness of ‘Ali, Grant me refuge from evil of that You have created, and from evil of the one who has ill intentions against me, For that does not straiten Your might, and does not make it difficult for You in Your power. And You have power over all things. O Allah! bestow upon me Your grace by enabling me to avoid all sins, for as long as You allow me to live!

And have mercy on me by warding off such burden from me, which do not benefit me! And bless me with an insight into such acts which please You, and let my heart guard Your Book, just as You have taught it to me, and make me recite it the way You may be pleased with me. Let the Book give light to my eyes and let my ears hear it attentively. And open up my chest by the Book and…