The Supplication for Wednesday
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In the Name of God, the All-merciful,
the All-compassionate
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Praise belongs to God,
who appointed the night to be
a garment,
and
sleep for a rest,
and
day He appointed for a rising!296 |
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To Thee belongs praise,
for Thou roused me from my
sleep,
-
and hadst Thou willed,
Thou
wouldst have made it everlasting -
an everlasting praise that
will never be cut off
and
whose number the creatures will never count! |
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O God,
to Thee belongs praise,
for Thou created, then
proportioned,
ordained
and decreed,
gave
death and bestowed life,
made
sick and healed,
made
well and afflicted,
sat
upon the Throne and encompassed the Kingdom!297
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I supplicate Thee with the supplication of one
whose mediation is weak,
whose stratagems have been cut
off,
whose term has drawn near,
whose expectation from this
world has shrunk,
whose neediness for Thy mercy
has intensified,
whose remorse for his neglect
has become great,
whose slips and stumbles have
become many,
and whose repentance is
devoted sincerely to Thy face. |
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So bless Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets,
and
his Household, the good, the pure,
provide me with the
intercession of Muhammad
(God
bless him and his Household)
and deprive me not of his
companionship!
Surely Thou art the Most
Merciful of the merciful!298 |
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O God,
decree for me on Wednesday
four things:
Induce me
to
be strong in obedience to Thee,
to
be joyful in worshipping Thee,
to
be desirous of Thy reward,
and
to abstain from that which would make incumbent
upon
me
Thy
painful punishment!
Thou art Gentle to whom Thou
wilt! |
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