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2- O He to the remembrance of whose beneficence the distressed flee! 3- O He in fear of whom the offenders weep! 4- O Comfort of every lonely stranger! O Relief of all who are downcast and distressed! O Aid of everyone abandoned and alone! O Support of every needy outcast! 5- Thou art He who embracest everything in mercy and knowledge 6- Thou art He who hast appointed for each creature a share of Thy favours! 7- Thou art He whose pardon is higher than His punishment!

8- Thou art He whose mercy runs before His wrath! 9- Thou art He whose bestowal is greater than His withholding! 10- Thou art He by whose mercy all creatures are embraced! 11- Thou art He who desires no repayment by him upon whom He bestows! 12- Thou art He who does not overdo the punishment of him who disobeys Thee! 13- And I, my God, am Thy servant whom Thou commanded to supplicate and who said: I am at Thy service and disposal! Here am I, my Lord, thrown down before Thee.

14- I am he whose back offenses have weighed down! I am he whose lifetime sins have consumed! I am he who was disobedient in his ignorance, while Thou didst not deserve that from him! 15- Wilt Thou, my God, be merciful toward him who supplicates Thee, that I should bring my supplication before Thee? Wilt Thou forgive him who weeps to Thee that I should hurry to weep? Wilt Thou show forbearance toward him who puts his face in the dust before Thee in lowliness?

Wilt Thou free from need him who complains to Thee of his indigent need with confidence? 16- My God, disappoint not him who finds no bestower other than Thee, and abandon not him who cannot be freed from his need for Thee through less than Thee! 17- My God, so bless Muhammad and his Household, turn not away from me when I have turned my face toward Thee, deprive me not when 1 have besought Thee, and slap not my brow with rejection when I have stood before Thee!

18- Thou art He who has described Himself by mercy, so bless Muhammad and his Household and have mercy upon me! Thou art He who has named Himself by pardon, so pardon me!