Wtx~\~~~tiu\D~ r@ ? / ~ 'r~ .. Reprinted with author's permission by the Talee Month of Ramadan Muharram 1435/November 2014 Front Cover Design: Yasin T. al-Jibouri 2 DEDICATION TO THE BEST MAN WHO EVER WALKED ON EARTH OR ASCENDED TO HEAVEN... TO THE ONE FOR WHOM THE WHOLE WORLD WAS CREATED... TO THE ONE WHOM I NEVER SAW YET IN WHOM I FIRMLY BELIEVE AND WHOM I PASSIONATELY LOVE, IN WHOSE FOOTSTEPS I TRY MY BEST TO FOLLOW, AND WHO I VERY MUCH HOPE TO SEE IN THE LIFE TO COME, THOUGH I KNOW I AM NOT WORTHY OF IT... TO THE MASTER OF MANKIND AND JINNS... TO THE ONE WHO PERFECTED THE CODE OF ETHICS AND WHO WAS SENT AS A MERCY FOR ALL CREATION: TO ﳏﻤﺪ M U H A M M A D THE PROPHET AND MESSENGER OF ALLAH, PEACE AND BLESSINGS OF ALLAH BE UPON HIM AND HIS PURE AND SINLESS PROGENY, PEACE AND BLESSINGS THAT SHALL KEEP MULTIPLYING SO LONG AS THE SUN RISES IN THE EAST AND SETS IN THE WEST... HOPING HE WILL ACCEPT THIS HUMBLE BOOK AS A GIFT AND INTERCEDE ON MY BEHALF ON THE DAY OF JUDGMENT WITH THE JUDGE OF JUDGES AND LORD OF LORDS TO FORGIVE MY SINS, FAULTS, SHORTCOMING, AND TRANSGRESSIONS, TO PERMIT ME TO MEET HIS PROPHET AND MESSENGER MUHAMMAD AND HIS PURE AND SINLESS PROGENY, TO HELP ME STAY ON THE PATH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND TO HELP ME GUIDE THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF THIS BOOK AS MANY OF MY MUSLIM BRETHREN AS HE PLEASES THERETO... ALLAHU AKBAR! ALLAHU AKBAR! ALLAHU AKBAR! 3 4 5 6 ﻣُﻨﺎﺟﺎة Silent Supplication to Allah By a repentant sinner seeking His forgiveness Poet Unknown1 ل َ َك َالح ْم ُد يا ذا ُالج ِود و َالم ِجد و ُالع لى َتبار ْك َت ت ُ ِعطي َمن تَ ُشاء و ت َمنَ ُع إلھي و َخ ﻻ ّق ِي و ِح ْر زي و َم ْ وئ ِلي دى َإليك لَ اﻹ ْع ِسار و اليُ ِسر َأفز ُ ع إلھي لَئن َج لّتْ و َج ّمتْ َخ طيئَتي فَ َع ْف ُو َك َعن َ ذ ْن بي َأج ﱡل و ْأو َس ُع إلھي تَرى حالي و ف َ ْق ري و فَاق َتي و َ أنت ُم ناجاتي َالخ ف ِيّ ِة تَ ْ س َم ُع إلھي لَ ئ ِ ْن أ َ ْع َط ْي ُت ن َ ْف سي ُس َؤلھا ف َھا أ َنا في َر ِوض الن َ ِ دامة أ َ ْر تَ ُع إلھي فَﻻ ت َ َقطع َر جائي و ﻻ تَ ِ زغ فُؤادي ف َلي في َس ْ ي ِب ُج ِ ود َك َم َطم ُع إلھي لَ ئ ِ ْن َخ يﱠبت َني أو َط َر ْد ت َني ف َ َم ْن ذا الّذي أرجو، و َم ْ ن ذا أ ُ َش ْف ُ ع؟ إلھي أَ ِج رني ِمن َعذاب ِ َك إن ّني ٌأسير َذ ٌليل خ ٌائف لَ َ ك َأخض ُ ع إلھي فآنِ ْس ني بت َ ِلقين ُح ّ جتي إذا َكان لي في الق َ ِ بر َم ً ثوى و َم ْ ض َج ُع إلھي لَئ ِن َع ّ ذ ْب ت َني َألف ِح ّج ٍة فَ َح ُبل َر جائي ِم َنك ﻻ ي َت َق َطّ ُع إلھي ِأذ ْق ني َط ْع َم َع ِ فو َك يَ َ وم ﻻ بَ َنون و ﻻ م ٌال ُ ھنالِ َك ي َنفَ ُع إلھي لَ ئن لَم ت َ َرع ني ُك ُنت ضائ ِ عاً و إن ُك َنت ت َرعاني ف َلَ ُست أ ُ َضي ﱠ ُع 1 Some people believe that this poem was composed by Commander of the Faithful Ali ibn Abu Talib , and surely Allah knows best. 7 إلھي إذا لَم ت َ ْع ُف َعن َ غ ِير ُم ْح ِس ٍن ف َ َمن ل ِ ٍمسيء بِ َ الھوى ي َت َ َم تّ ُ ع؟ إلھي لَئ ِن ف َ ّر ُطت في َط لَ ِب الت ُقى فھا أنا في ِإثر َالع ِ فو ْأق فو و ْ أتبَ ُع إلھي لَئ ِ ْن أخط ُأت َ ج ھﻻً ف َ طالَما َ ر َج وتُ َك َح تّى ق ِ َيل : ما ُھ َو ي َ ْج َز ُ ع؟ إلھي ُذ ن ُوبي بَ ّذ ت َالط َود و اعت َلَتْ و َص ْف ُح َك َع ْن َذ نبي َأج ّل و أرفَ ُ ع إلھي يَ ْن حي ِذ ْك ُر َط ولِ َك لَ َ وعتي و ِ ذ ُكر َالخ طايا الع َين ِم ن ّي يُ َد ّم ُع إلھي أقِلني َع ْث َر تي و آ ُمح َح وبَتي فإني ُ مقِ ﱡر خائ ِ ٌ ف ُم تَ َض ّر ُع إلھي أن ِ ْل ني ِم ْن َك َر ْ وحا ً و َر َاحة ً ف َلَ ُست ِسوى َأبواب فَ ْ ضل ِ َك أ َ ْق َر ُع إلھي لَ ئ ِ ْن أ َ ْق َص يت َني أ َو أ َ َھ ْن ت َن ِي فَما ِح يل َتي يا َر َ ب؟ ْأم َ ك َ يف أ َ ْصن َ ُ ع؟ إلھي َ ح ُليف ُالح ّب في الل ّ ِيل ِساھ ٌر ي ُناجي و يَدعو، و ُالم َغ فّ ُل ي َ ْھ َج ُع إلھي و ھذا َ الخل ُق ما بَ َ ين نائ ِ ٍ م و ُ م ْن ت َبِ ٍه في ل َيلِ ِه ي َتَ َض ّر ُع و ُك ل ّ ُھ ْم ي َرجو ن َوالَ َك راجيا ً ل ِ َر ْح َم تِ َك ُالع ْظ مى و فِي ُالخ ِلد ي َ ْط َم ُع إلھي ي ُ َم ن ّيني َر جائ ِي َسﻻمة ً و قُ ْب ِح َخ طيئات ِي َع لَ ّي يُ َ شن ّ ُع إلھي فَ ْإن ت َ ْع فُو ف َ َع ْف َوك ُم نقِذي و إﻻّ َفبالذ ِنب ُالم َ د ّم ِر أ ُ ْص َر ُع إلھي بِ َح ّق ِالھاش ِ م ّي ُم َح ّم ٍد و ُح ْر َم ِة أ َ ْط ٍھار ُھ ْم لَ َك ُخ ّ ض ُع إلھي َبح ّق ُالم ْ ص َط فى و آ ِبن َع ّم ِه و ُح ْر َم ِة أب ٍرار ُھ ْم لَ َك ُخ ّ ش ُع إلھي ُفأنش ْرني على ِد ِين أ َ ْح َم ٍد ُ منيبا ً ت َق ِيّا ً قان ِتا ً لَ َ ك أ َ ْخ َض ُع و ﻻ تَ ِحر ْم ني يا إلھي و َسي ّدي َش َفاع ت َه ُ ُالك برى، فَ َ ذاك ُالم َ شف ّ ُع و َص ﱢل َع لَ ِيھ ْم ما َد َ عاك ُم َو ّح ٌد و َناجاك أَ ْخ ٌيار بِبابِ َك ُر ﱠك ُع 8 All praise belongs to You, O Possessor of bounty, glory and loftiness! Glory to You, You grant whomsoever You will, and You withhold. O Allah! My Creator, fortress and refuge! To You do I resort, in hardship and in ease, for relief. O Allah! Even if my sins have become grave and numerous, Your forgiveness is far greater and without a limit. O Allah! If I had given my soul all that it desired, Here I am reveling in the land of regret. O Allah! You see my condition, poverty and destitution, And You hear my softly whispered supplication. O Allah! Do not sever my hopes, do not distract my heart (From loving You), for I anticipate Your boundless generosity. O Allah! If You disappoint me or chase me away, To whom shall I plead? Who can intercede for me? O Allah! Protect me from Your torment, indeed I am A captive, abased, fearful and subservient to You. O Allah! Be kind to me by inspiring me to articulate my excuse When the grave becomes my abode and resting place. O Allah! Even if You punish me for a thousand years, My hopes on You, nonetheless, will never be severed. O Allah! Let me savor Your forgiveness on the Day, When neither progeny nor wealth will be of any avail. O Allah! If You do not look after me, I will be lost! But if You do look after me, I am never lost. O Allah! If you do forgive only the doers of goodness, Who is there for the disobedient one indulgent in his desires? 9 O Allah! Even though I have been negligent in pursuing piety, Here I am now tracing and following the path of forgiveness. O Allah! If I have sinned in ignorance, I have also often been Solicitous until others wondered why I am in such anxiety. O Allah! My sins have become like mountains or even higher, Yet Your ability to pardon is greater and still higher. O Allah! Remembering Your might alleviates my sorrow, While remembering my sins causes my eyes to shed their tears. O Allah! Amend my slips and efface my every sin, For here I am confessing, terrified and beseeching. O Allah! Grant me peace from You and tranquility, For I knock at only the gate of Your mercy. O Allah! If you distance me from Yourself or debase me, What recourse will I have, Lord? What should I then do? O Allah! Those allied in Your love remain awake nightly and remember, You, entreating and praying (to You), while the unmindful ones slumber. O Allah! Here are creatures: Most of them are sleeping, But the mindful ones spend the night to You supplicating.