His Supplication in Calling down Blessings upon Adam 1 O God,           as for Adam,           the marvel of Thy creation,           the first made of clay to confess Thy Lordship,           the beginning of Thy argument                     against Thy servants and creatures,           the guide to seeking sanctuary in Thy pardon                     from Thy punishment,           the opener of the paths of repentance toward Thee,           the giver of the creatures access to knowledge of Thee, 2           the one concerning whom Thou hast conveyed Thy good pleasure                     through Thy kindness and Thy mercy toward him, 3           the one who turned back and did not persist in disobeying Thee,           the forerunner                     among the self-abasers,                               who shaved his head in Thy sacred precinct,                     and among the seekers of access to Thy pardon,                               through obedience after disobedience,           and the father of the prophets,                     who were made to suffer for Thy sake                     and who strove more than all the earth's inhabitants                               in obeying Thee - 4           bless him, Thou - O All-merciful -                     Thy angels                     and the inhabitants of Thy heavens                     and Thy earth,           just as he magnified Thy inviolable commands                     and guided us upon the path of Thy good pleasure,           O Most Merciful of the merciful!