Dua on Last night Shaaban and First eve of Ramadan

Dua on Last night Shaaban and First eve of Ramadan --- Dua on Last night Shaaban - 1st eve of Ramadan --- Shaykh al-Tusi has narrated on the authority of Harith ibn Mughirah al-Nadri that Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) used to say the following supplication at the last night of Sha`ban and the first night / eve of Ramadan month: اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ هٰذَا ٱلشَّهْرَ ٱلْمُبَارَكَ allahumma inna hadha alshshahra almubaraka ٱلَّذِي أُنْزِلَ فِيهِ ٱلْقُرْآنُ in which the Qur'an was revealed and was made guidance for people وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِنَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَٱلْفُرْقَانِ wa bayyinatin min alhuda walfurqani and clear proofs of the guidance, and the Criterion (of right and wrong), So, (please) keep us out of blemish during it, وَتَسَلَّمْهُ مِنَّا فِي يُسْرٍ مِنْكَ وَعَافِيَةٍ wa tasallamhu minna fi yusrin minka wa `afiyatin and receive it from us with means of easiness and good health from You. يَا مَنْ أَخَذَ ٱلْقَلِيلَ وَشَكَرَ ٱلْكَثِيرَ ya man akhadha alqalila wa shakara alkathira O He Who has accepted the little (deed) and thanked for the much, (please) accept from me the little (deed). أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِي إِلَىٰ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ سَبِيلاً an taj`ala li ila kulli khayrin sabilan to make for me a path to every decency, وَمِنْ كُلِّ مَا لاَ تُحِبُّ مَانِعاً wa min kulli ma la tuhibbu mani`an and to make for me a barrier against everything that You do not like. O most Merciful of all those who show mercy! يَا مَنْ عَفَا عَنِّي وَعَمَّا خَلَوْتُ بِهِ مِنَ ٱلسَّيِّئَاتِ ya man `afa `anni wa `amma khalawtu bihi mina alssayyi'ati O He Who has pardoned me and overlooked the misdeeds that I have committed secretly! يَا مَنْ لَمْ يُؤَاخِذْنِي بِٱرْتِكَابِ ٱلْمَعَاصِي ya man lam yu'akhidhni birtikabi alma`asi O He Who has not punished me for my committing acts of disobedience to Him! عَفْوَكَ عَفْوَكَ عَفْوَكَ يَا كَرِيمُ `afwaka `afwaka `afwaka ya karimu I seek Your pardon, I seek Your pardon, I seek Your pardon, O All-generous! إِلٰهِي وَعَظْتَنِي فَلَمْ أَتَّعِظْ O my God, You advised me, but I have not followed Your advice وَزَجَرْتَنِي عَنْ مَحَارِمِكَ فَلَمْ أَنْزَجِرْ wa zajartani `an maharimika falam anzajir and You rebuked me for violating that which You have deemed forbidden, but I have not stopped. So, (please) pardon me, O All-generous! I seek Your pardon, I seek Your pardon! and for pardon at calling to account. Great is the sin of Your servant; فَلْيَحْسُنِ ٱلتَّجَاوُزُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ falyahsun alttjawuzu min `indika so, let Your overlooking him be excellent. يَا أَهْلَ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَيَا أَهْلَ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ ya ahla alttaqwa wa ya ahla almaghfirati O He Who is worth being feared and is worth forgiving! I seek Your pardon, I seek Your pardon. اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ ٱبْنُ عَبْدِكَ ٱبْنُ أَمَتِكَ allahumma inni `abduka ibnu `abdika ibnu amatika O Allah, I am Your servant and the son of Your servant and Your she-servant ضَعِيفٌ فَقِيرٌ إِلَىٰ رَحْمَتِكَ and I am weak and in need for Your mercy; وَأَنْتَ مُنْزِلُ ٱلْغِنَىٰ وَٱلْبَرَكَةِ عَلَىٰ ٱلْعِبَادِ wa anta munzilu alghina walbarakati `ala al`ibadi while You are the Pourer of wealth and bless on the servants (of You), You are omnipotent and full of power, You have recorded all their (i.e. Your servants) deeds, decided the sustenance of each one them, وَجَعَلْتَهُمْ مُخْتَلِفَةً أَلْسِنَتُهُمْ وَأَلْوَانُهُمْ wa ja`altahum mukhtalifatan alsinatuhum wa alwanuhum and made them of different languages and colors in different stages of creation. وَلاَ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْعِبَادُ عِلْمَكَ Your servants can never attain Your knowledge وَلاَ يَقْدِرُ ٱلْعِبَادُ قَدْرَكَ and Your servants can never recognize the real estimate that is due to You. وَكُلُّنَا فَقِيرٌ إِلَىٰ رَحْمَتِكَ wa kulluna faqirun ila rahmatika All of us are needy for Your mercy. So, (please) do not turn Your Face away from me وَٱجْعَلْنِي مِنْ صَالِحِي خَلْقِكَ and include me with the virtuous creatures of You اَللَّهُمَّ أَبْقِنِي خَيْرَ ٱلْبَقَاءِ allahumma abqini khayra albaqa'i O Allah, (please) keep me alive in the best manner of living, وَأَفْنِنِي خَيْرَ ٱلْفَنَاءِ عَلَىٰ مُوَالاةِ أَوْلِيَائِكَ wa afnini khayra alfana'i `ala muwalati awliya'ika decide for me to die in the best manner of death keeping loyal to Your representatives, incurring the enmity of Your enemies, وَٱلرَّغْبَةِ إِلَيْكَ وَٱلرَّهْبَةِ مِنْكَ walrraghbati ilayka walrrahbati minka keeping desiring for You, fearing from You, وَٱلْخُشُوعِ وَٱلْوَفَاءِ وَٱلتَّسْلِيمِ لَكَ walkhushu`i walwafa'i walttaslimi laka and submitting to You, being loyal to You, complying with You, and following Your Prophet’s instructions. اَللَّهُمَّ مَا كَانَ فِي قَلْبِي O Allah, as for whatever I bear in my heart, أَوْ فَرَحٍ أَوْ بَذَخٍ أَوْ بَطَرٍ aw farahin aw badhakhin aw batarin (excessive) joy, lavish expenditure or recklessness, أَوْ خُيَلاءَ أَوْ رِيَاءٍ أَوْ سُمْعَةٍ aw khuyala'a aw riya'in aw sum`atin أَوْ كُفْرٍ أَوْ فُسُوقٍ أَوْ عِصْيَانٍ aw kufrin aw fusuqin aw `isyanin unbelief, licentiousness, disobedience, أَوْ عَظَمَةٍ أَوْ شَيْءٍ لاَ تُحِبُّ aw `azamatin aw shay'in la tuhibbu conceit, or anything else that You do not like; فَأَسْأَلُكَ يَا رَبِّ أَنْ تُبَدِّلَنِي مَكَانَهُ إِيـمَاناً بِوَعْدِكَ fa-as'aluka ya rabbi an tubaddilani makanahu imanan biwa`dika I thus beseech You, O my Lord, to substitute all that with belief in Your promise, fulfillment of my covenant to You, satisfaction with what You decide for me, indifference to the worldly pleasures, desire for that which You have, أَسْأَلُكَ ذٰلِكَ يَا رَبَّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ as'aluka dhalika ya rabba al`alamina I beseech You for all that, O Lord of the worlds! إِلٰهِي أَنْتَ مِنْ حِلْمِكَ تُعْصَىٰ فَكَأَنَّكَ لَمْ تُرَ ilahi anta min hilmika tu`sa faka'annaka lam tura O my God, because You are so forbearing, You are disobeyed as if You are not present, وَمِنْ كَرَمِكَ وَجُودِكَ تُطَاعُ فَكَأَنَّكَ لَمْ تُعْصَ wa min karamika wa judika tuta`u faka'annaka lam tu`sa and because You are so generous and magnanimous, You are obeyed as if You have not been disobeyed at all. وَأَنَا وَمَنْ لَمْ يَعْصِكَ سُكَّانُ أَرْضِكَ wa ana wa man lam ya`sika sukkanu ardika Both those who have not disobeyed You and I are the inhabitants of Your lands; فَكُنْ عَلَيْنَا بِٱلْفَضْلِ جَوَاداً so, (please) confer magnanimously upon us with Your favors and always refer to us with Your goodness. O most Merciful of all those who show mercy! وَصَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ صَلاةً دَائِمَةً wa salla allahu `ala muhammadin wa alihi salatan da'imatan May Allah bless Muhammad and his Household with endless blessings that are innumerable, uncountable, وَلاَ يَقْدِرُ قَدْرَهَا غَيْرُكَ O most Merciful of all those who show mercy! Reference: Shaykh al-Tusi has narrated on the authority of Harith ibn Mughirah al-Nadri