The Whispered Prayer of the Utterly Poor
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In the Name of God, the
All-merciful,
the All-compassionate
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My God,
nothing will
mend
my fracture but Thy gentleness and loving care,
free
me of my poverty but Thy affection and beneficence,
still
my fright but Thy security,
exalt
my abasement but Thy sovereignty,
take
me to my hope but Thy bounty,
remedy
my lack but Thy graciousness,
accomplish
my need other than Thou,
relieve
my distress other than Thy mercy,
remove
my injury other than Thy clemency,
cool
my burning thirst but reaching Thee,
quench
my ardour but meeting Thee,
damp
my yearning but gazing upon Thy face,
settle
my settling place without closeness to Thee,
allay
my worry but Thy repose,
cure
my illness but Thy medicine,
eliminate
my grief but Thy nearness,
heal
my wound but Thy forgiveness,
remove
the rust on my heart but Thy pardon,
banish
the confusing thoughts from my breast but
Thy
command! |
2 |
O Utmost Hope of the hopers!
O Ultimate Demand of the
askers!
O Furthest Request of the
requesters!
O Highest Desire of the
desirers!
O Patron of the righteous!
O Security of the fearful!
O Responder to the
supplication of the distressed!
O Storehouse of the destitute!
O Treasure of the pitiful!
O Help of the help-seekers!
O Accomplisher of the needs of
the poor and the miserable!
O Most Generous of the most
generous!
O
Most Merciful of the merciful!
To Thee is my humble
subjection and request,
to
Thee my pleading and imploring!
I ask Thee
to
let me attain
the
repose of Thy good pleasure,
and
to make constant toward me
the
favours of Thy kindness!
Here am I,
standing
before the gate of Thy generosity,
opening
myself up to the breezes of Thy goodness,
holding
fast to Thy strong cord,
clinging
to Thy firm handle! |
3 |
My God,
have mercy upon Thy lowly
slave
of
silent tongue and few good works,
obligate him through Thy
plentiful graciousness,
shelter
him under Thy plenteous shade!
O Generous, O Beautiful,
O
Most Merciful of the merciful! |
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