Treasure House of Prayers — Page 76
PRAYERS 76 name of that promise. You have guided me to Islam ; do not withdraw this blessing from me. Do not cause me to die except in the state of being a Muslim. An Anguished and Poignant Prayer in ‘Araf a t Hadrat ‘Abdull a h bin ‘Abb a s ra relates that on the occasion of H ajjatul-Wad a ‘ (the last pilgrimage) the Holy Prophet sa offered the following prayer in the evening of ‘Araf a t. ْ ِْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِﻧَّک َ ﺗَﺴ ÓََﻼL ُ ِْﻤَﻊ ْو َ ﺗَﺮٰی ﻣَ¤َﺎىن ْ و َ ﺗَﻌ ِْﻠَﻢ ُ ﺳِﺮِّی َْو َ 2َﻼَﻧِ[َىت ٰ ﻻ َ خي ® ْ 2َﻠَﻴ َْ Õ َ ک ْ ٌﻣِّﻦ ْء ْ اَﻣ ْﺮِی ْ وَاَﻧَﺎ اﻟ ُْ ﺒَﺎﺋِﺲ ُ اﻟ ُْ ﻔَﻘِري ْامل ْ ﺴ ُْ ﺘَﻐِﻴ ْ ﺚ ُ امل ُْ ﺴ ْ ﺘَﺠِري ُاﻟ ُْ ﻮَﺟِﻞ ْ امل ُْ ﺸ ُْ ﻔِﻖُ امل ْ ﻘِﺮُّ امل ْ ﻌ رتَِفُ ﺑِﺬَﻧ ﺒªِ ْ ْ اَﺳ ِْ ﺎَﻟُکَ ﻣَﺴ ْ ﺌَﻠَﺔ َ امل ِْ ﺴ ْ کِني وَاَﺑ ،ْ َ ﺘَﻬِﻞ ُ اِﻟَﻴ ُْ ک ْ اِﺑﺘِﻬَﺎل َ امل ْ ﺬ ْ ﻧِﺐ ِ اﻟﺬَّﻟِﻴ ْ ﻞ ِ وَاَد َْ ﻋُﻮ ْ ک َ د2َُﺎء َ اخل ْ ﺎﺋِﻒ ِ اﻟﻀَّﺮِﻳ ْﺮ ِ ﻣَﻦ ْﺧَﻀَﻌَﺖ ﻟَک َ رَﻗ ªَُﺘ; ْ َْو َ ﻓَﺎﺿَﺖ ﻟَک َ 2َرب ﺗªُ ْ وَذَل َّ ﻟَک َ ﺟِﺴ ﻤªُ ْ وَرَﻏِﻢ َ ﻟَک َ اَﻧ ﻔªُ ، َْ ْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢ َّ ﻻ َ جت ِْ ﻌَﻠ ْىن ِْﺑِﺪ2َُﺎﺋِک َ ﺷَﻘِﻴًّﺎ وَّکُﻦ َّىب ْ رَؤُوۡﻓًﺎ ر َْ ﺣِﻴ َْ ﻤًﺎﻳَﺎﺧَري ْامل ْ ﺴ َْ ﺌُﻮ َﻟِني َْ وَﻳ ﺧَري ُْ ﺎ ْامل َْ ﻌ ﻄِني. 136 O All a h , You listen to my supplications and You know my condition. You are well aware of my hidden thoughts and visible actions. None of my affairs is at all hidden from You. I am a destitute beggar and a needy person seeking Your shelter. I am shaking and trembling and confess my sins at Your door. I beg You like a helpless person. I supplicate like an abject sinner. I pray to You like a blind beggar terrified of stumbling, whose neck is bowing in obedience and tears are flowing in Your court. My body is prostrating in abject humility and my honour is sullied. O All a h , do not render me an unfortunate one by rejecting my prayers. Be Kind and Merciful to me.