The Whispered Prayer of those who Hold Fast
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In the Name of God, the
All-merciful,
the All-compassionate
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O God,
O Shelter of the
shelter-seekers!
O Refuge of the
refuge-seekers!
O Deliverer of the perishing!
O Preserver of the pitiful!
O Merciful toward the
miserable!
O Responder to the distressed!
O Treasure of the utterly
poor!
O Mender of the broken!
O Haven of the cut off!
O Helper of the abased!
O Granter of sanctuary to the
fearful!
O Aider of the troubled!
O
Fortress of the refugees!
If I seek not refuge in Thy
might,
in
whom shall I seek refuge?
If I seek not shelter in Thy
power,
in
whom shall I seek shelter?
Sins have made me seek asylum
in laying hold
on
the skirts of Thy pardon,
offenses have compelled me to
beg the opening
of
the doors of Thy forgiveness,
evildoing has summoned me to
dismount
in
the courtyard of Thy might,
fear of Thy vengeance has
prompted me
to
cling to the handhold of Thy tenderness!
It is not right for him who
holds fast to Thy cord
to
be abandoned,
nor
proper for him who seeks the sanctuary of Thy might
to
be surrendered or disregarded.
My God,
empty
us not of Thy defending,
strip
us not of Thy guarding,
and
protect us from the roads of destruction,
for
we are in Thy eye and under Thy wing!
I ask Thee
by
those whom Thou hast singled out,
Thy
angels and the righteous among Thy creatures,
to
assign over us a protector through which Thou wilt
deliver
us from destructions,
turn
aside from us blights,
and
hide us from the striking of great afflictions,
to
send down upon us some of Thy tranquillity,
to
wrap our faces in the lights of love for Thee,
to
give us haven in Thy strong pillar,323
and
to gather us under the wings of Thy preservation!
By Thy clemency and Thy mercy,
O
Most Merciful of the merciful! |
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