| 1 |
O God,
O ultimate object of needs! |
| 2 |
O
He through whom requests
are
attained! |
| 3 |
O
He whose favours are not bought
by
prices! |
| 4 |
O
He who does not muddy His gifts
by
the imposition of obligations! |
| 5 |
O
He along with whom nothing is needed
and
without whom nothing can be done! |
| 6 |
O
He toward whom desire is ever directed
and
never turned away! |
| 7 |
O
He whose treasuries cannot be exhausted
by
demands! |
| 8 |
O
He whose wisdom cannot be altered
by
any means! |
| 9 |
O
He from whom the needs of the needy
are
never cut off! |
| 10 |
O
He who is not distressed
by
the supplications of the supplicators! |
| 11 |
Thou hast lauded Thyself for having no need for Thy
creatures,
and
it suits Thee to have no need for them, |
| 12 |
and
Thou hast attributed to them poverty,
and
it suits them to be poor toward Thee.88 |
| 13 |
So he who strives to remedy his lack through what
is with Thee
and
wishes to turn poverty away from himself through Thee
has sought his need in the
most likely place
and
come to his request from the right quarter. |