إِلَهِي أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّكَ الْوَاجِبِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ ...

إِلَهِي أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّكَ الْوَاجِبِ عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ ، وَ بِاسْمِكَ الْعَظِيمِ الَّذِي أَمَرْتَ رَسُولَكَ أَنْ يُسَبِّحَكَ بِهِ ، وَ بِجَلَالِ وَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ ، الَّذِي لَا يَبْلَى وَ لَا يَتَغَيَّرُ ، وَ لَا يَحُولُ وَ لَا يَفْنَى ، أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ، وَ أَنْ تُغْنِيَنِي عَنْ كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ بِعِبَادَتِكَ ، وَ أَنْ تُسَلِّيَ نَفْسِي عَنِ الدُّنْيَا بِمَخَافَتِكَ ، وَ أَنْ تُثْنِيَنِي بِالْكَثِيرِ مِنْ كَرَامَتِكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ .

فَإِلَيْكَ أَفِرُّ ، و مِنْكَ أَخَافُ ، وَ بِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ ، وَ إِيَّاكَ أَرْجُو ، وَ لَكَ أَدْعُو ، وَ إِلَيْكَ أَلْجَأُ ، وَ بِكَ أَثِقُ ، وَ إِيَّاكَ أَسْتَعِينُ ، وَ بِكَ أُومِنُ ، وَ عَلَيْكَ أَتَوَكَّلُ ، وَ عَلَى جُودِكَ وَ كَرَمِكَ أَتَّكِلُ . 1- O God, from whom nothing is concealed in earth or heaven! How should what Thou hast created, my God, be concealed from Thee? How shouldst Thou not number what Thou hast made? How should what Thou governest be absent from Thee?

How should one who has no life except through Thy provision have the ability to flee from Thee? How should one who has no road except in Thy kingdom escape from Thee? 2- Glory be to Thee! He among Thy creatures who fears Thee most knows Thee best,[^1] he among them most bent in humility is most active in obeying Thee, and he among them whom Thou providest while he worships another is most contemptible before Thee! 3- Glory be to Thee!

He who associates others with Thee and denies Thy messengers diminishes not Thy authority. He who dislikes Thy decree cannot reject Thy command. He who denies Thy power keeps himself not away from Thee. He who worships other than Thee escapes Thee not. He who dislikes meeting Thee will not be given endless life in this world. Glory be to Thee! How mighty is Thy station, overpowering Thy authority, intense Thy strength, penetrating Thy command! Glory be to Thee!

Thou hast decreed death for all Thy creatures, both him who professes Thy Unity and him who disbelieves in Thee; each one will taste death,[^2] each one will come home to Thee. Blessed art Thou and high exalted! There is no god but Thou, Thou alone, who hast no associate. I have faith in Thee, I attest to Thy messengers, I accept Thy Book, I disbelieve in every object of worship other than Thee, I am quit of anyone who worships another!

O God, I rise in the morning and enter the evening making little of my good works, confessing my sins, admitting my offenses; I am abased because of my prodigality against myself.

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