His Supplication for his Parents (upon the two of them be peace)
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| 1 |
O God,
bless Muhammad, Thy slave and
Thy messenger,
and
his Household, the pure,
and single them out for the
best of Thy blessings, Thy mercy,
Thy
benedictions, and Thy peace! |
| 2 |
And single out my parents, O God,
for honour with Thee and
blessings from Thee,
O Most Merciful of the
merciful! |
| 3 |
O God,
bless Muhammad and his
Household,
teach me through inspiration
knowledge
of everything incumbent upon me toward them,
and gather within me
knowledge
of all that completely!
Then make me act in accordance
with
what Thou hast inspired me
and give me the success to put
into practice
the
knowledge Thou hast shown to me,
lest I fail to act
according
to something Thou hast taught me
or my limbs feel too heavy to
perform
that with which Thou hast inspired me! |
| 4 |
O God,
bless Muhammad and his
Household,
as
Thou hast ennobled us through him,
and bless Muhammad and his
Household,
as
Thou hast made incumbent upon us
rights toward the creatures because of him!113
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| 5 |
O God,
fill me with awe of my
parents,
the
awe one has toward a tyrannical sovereign,
and let me be devoted to them,
with the devotion of a compassionate mother!
Make my obedience and devotion
to them
more gladdening to my eyes
than
sleep to the drowsy
and more refreshing to my breast
than
drink to the thirsty,
so
that I may prefer their inclination
to
my inclination,
set their satisfaction
before
my satisfaction,
make
much of their devotion to me
though it be little,
and make little of my devotion to them
though
it be great. |
| 6 |
O God,
lower before them my voice,
make agreeable to them my
words,
make mild before them my
temper,
make tender toward them my
heart,
and turn me into their kind
companion,
their loving friend! |
| 7 |
O God,
thank them for my upbringing,
reward them for honouring me,
and guard them as they
guarded me in my infancy! |
| 8 |
O God,
and whatever harm has touched
them from me,
detested thing has reached
them from me,
or right of theirs which has been neglected by me,
allow it to alleviate their
sins,
raise them in their degrees,
and add to their good deeds!
O He who changes evil deeds
into manifold good deeds!114 |
| 9 |
O God,
whatever word through which
they have transgressed against me,
act through which they have
been immoderate with me,
right of mine which they have
left neglected,
or obligation toward me in which they have fallen short,
I grant it to them
and bestow it upon them,
and I beseech Thee
to remove from them its ill consequence,
for I do not accuse them
concerning myself,
find them slow in their devotion toward me,
or dislike the way they have attended to my affairs, my Lord! |
| 10 |
They have rights against me which are more incumbent,
precedence in beneficence toward me that is greater,
and kindness toward me that is mightier
than that I should settle
accounts with justice
or repay them with equivalents.
Where then, my God, would be
their long occupation
with bringing me up?
Where the hardship of their
toil
in taking care of me?
Where the stinting of
themselves
to provide me with plenty? |
| 11 |
What an idea!
I can never discharge their
right against me,
fulfil my obligations toward them,
or accomplish the duty of serving them.
So bless Muhammad and his
Household
and help me, O Best of those whose help we seek!
Give me success, O Most Guiding of those whom we beseech!
Place me not among the people
of disrespect to fathers and mothers
on the day when every soul will be repaid
for what it has earned,
they shall not be wronged.115 |
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O God,
bless Muhammad, his Household,
and his progeny
and single out my parents for
the best
which
Thou hast singled out
for
the fathers and mothers of Thy faithful servants,
O Most Merciful of the
merciful! |
| 13 |
O God,
let me not forget to remember
them after my ritual prayers,
at
every time throughout my night,
and
in each of the hours of my day! |
| 14 |
O God,
bless Muhammad and his
Household,
forgive me through my
supplication for my parents,
forgive them through their
devotion toward me
with
unfailing forgiveness,
be well pleased with them
through my intercession for them
with
resolute good pleasure,
and make them reach through
Thy generosity
the
abodes of safety! |
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O God,
if Thy forgiveness reaches
them first,
make them my intercessors,
and if Thy forgiveness
reaches me first,
make me their intercessors,
so that we may gather together
through Thy gentleness
in the house of Thy generosity
and the place of Thy forgiveness and mercy!
Verily Thou art Possessor of
abounding bounty
and ancient kindness,
and Thou art the Most
Merciful of the merciful!116 |
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