Imam Zein Al-Abideen's supplication in yearning to ask forgiveness from Allah

O Allah,

bless Muhammad and his Household,

guide us to the repentance that Thou lovest

and make us leave the persistence that Thou hatest!

O Allah,

when we halt before two shortages,

in religion or in this world,

let the shortage fall upon that which ceases to exist more quickly and

repentance upon that which lasts the longer!

When we set out after two concerns, one of which makes Thee pleased with us and the other of which displeases Thee, incline us towards that which makes Thee pleased and weaken our strength in that which displeases Thee!

Leave not our souls alone to choose in that, for they choose falsehood except inasmuch as Thou givest success, and they command to evil except inasmuch as Thou hast mercy!

O Allah,

Thou created us from frailty,

built us up from feebleness,

and began us from a mean water (77:20);

we have no force except through Thy strength and no strength except through Thy help.

Grant us Thy success, guide us to Thy right way, blind our hearts from anything opposing Thy love, and set not in any of us an ability to disobey Thee!

O Allah,bless Muhammad and his Household, and assign

the whisperings of our hearts,

the movements of our organs,

the glances of our eyes,

and the speeches of our tongues, to that which makes incumbent Thy reward, lest a good deed slip by us, through which we might deserve Thy repayment, or an evil deed remain with us, by which we might merit Thy punishment!

Transliteration

WA KAANA MIN DUA'AA-IHEE A'LAY-HIS-SALAAMU FEELISH-TEEAAQI ILAA T'ALABIL-MAGH-FIRATI MINAL-LAAHEE JAL-LA JALAALUH

AL-LAAHUM-MA S'AL-LI A'LAA MUH'AM-MADIW-WA AAALIH

WA S'AY-YIR-NAAA ILAA MAH'-BOOBIKA MINAT-TAW-BAH

WA AZIL-NAA A'M-MAK-ROOHIKA MINAL-IS'-RAAR

AL-LAAHUM-MA WAMATAA WAQAF-NAA BAY-NA NAQ-S'AY-NI FEE DEENIN AW DUNYAA

FAAW-QII'N-NAQ-S'A BIS-RAI'HIMAA FANAAA-

WAJ-A'LIT-TAW-BATA FEEE AT'-WALIHIMAA BAQAAA-

WA ID'AA HAMAM-NAA BIHAM-MAY-NI YUR-Z''EEKA AH'ADUHUMAA A'N-NAA WAYUSKHIT'UKAL-AAAKHARU A'LAY-NAA

FAMIL BINAAA ILAA MAA YUR-Z''EEKA A'N-NAA

WA AW-HIN QOO-WATANAA A'M-MAA YUS-KHIT'UKA A'LAY-NAA

WA LAA TUKHAL-LI FEE D'ALIKA BAY-NA NUFOOSINAA WA AKH-TEEAARIHAA FA IN-NAHAA

MUKH-TAARATUL-LIL-BAAT'ILI IL-LAA MAA WAF-FAQ-T

AM-MAARATUM-BIS-SOOO-I IL-LAA MAA RAH'IM-T

AL-LAAHUM-MA WA IN-NAKA

MINAZ''-Z''AA'-FI KHALAQ-TANAA

WA A'LAAL-WAH-NI BANAY-TANAA

WA MIM-MAAA-IM-MAHEENINB-TADAA-TANAA

FALAA H'AW-LA LANAAA IL-LAA BIQOO-WATIK

WA LAA QOO-WATA LANAAA IL-LAA BIA'W-NIK

FAAY-YID-NAA BITAW-FEEQIK

WA SAD-DID-NAA BITAS-DEEDIK

WA AA'-MI AB-S'AARA QULOOBINAA A'M-MAA KHAALAFA MAH'B-BATAK

WA LAA TAJ-A'L-LISHAY-IM-MIN JAWAARIH'INAA NUFOOD'AN FEE MAA'-S'EEATIK

AL-LAAHUM-MA FAS'AL-LI A'LAA MUH'AM-MADIW-WA AAALIHEE WAJ-A'L-

HAMASAATI QULOOBINAA

WA H'ARAKAATI AA'-Z''AAA-INAA

WA LAMAH'AATI AA'-YUNINAA

WA LAHAJAATI AL-SINATINAA

FEE MOOJIBAATI THAWAABIK

H'AT-TAA LAA TAFOOTANAA H'ASANATUN-NAS-TAH'IQ-QU BIHAA JAZAAA-AK

WA LAA TAB-QAA LANAA SAY-YI-ATUN-NAS-TAW-JIBU BIHAA I'QAABAK

Arabic Text

دُعَائِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي الِاشْتِيَاقِ إِلَى طَلَبِ الْمَغْفِرَةِ مِنَ اللَّهِ جَلَّ جَلَالُه بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ وَصَيِّرْنَـا إلَى مَحْبُوبِكَ مِنَ التَّوْبَةِ وَأَزِلْنَا عَنْ مَكْرُوهِكَ مِنَ الاصْرَارِ.

أللَّهُمَّ وَمَتَى وَقَفْنَا بَيْنَ نَقْصَيْنِ فِي دِين أَوْ دُنْيَا فَأَوْقِعِ النَّقْصَ بِأَسْرَعِهِمَا فَنَاءً، وَاجْعَلِ التّوْبَةَ فِي أَطْوَلِهِمَا بَقَاءً.

وَإذَا هَمَمْنَا بِهَمَّيْنِ يُرْضِيكَ أَحَدُهُمَا عَنَّا وَيُسْخِطُكَ الاخَرُ عَلَيْنَا، فَمِلْ بِنَا إلَى مَا يُرْضِيْكَ عَنَّا، وَأَوْهِنْ قُوَّتَنَا عَمَّا يُسْخِطُكَ عَلَيْنَا، وَلاَ تُخَلِّ فِي ذلِكَ بَيْنَ نُفُوسِنَا وَاخْتِيَارِهَا؛ فَإنَّهَا مُخْتَارَةٌ لِلْبَاطِلِ إلاَّ مَا وَفَّقْتَ أَمَّارَةٌ بالسُّوءِ إلاّ مَا رَحِمْتَ.

اللَّهمَّ وَإنَّكَ مِنَ الضَّعْفِ خَلَقْتَنَا، وَعَلَى الْوَهْنِ بَنَيْتَنَا، وَمِنْ مَهِين ابْتَدَأتَنَا، فَلاَ حَوْلَ لَنَا إلاّ بِقُوَّتِكَ وَلا قُوَّةَ لَنَا إلاّ بِقوَّتِكَ، ولاقُوَّةَ لنا إلاّ ابِعَوْنِكَ.

فَأيِّدْنَا بِتَوْفِيقِكَ وَسَدِّدْنَا بِتَسْدِيدِكَ وَأعْمِ أَبْصَارَ قُلُوبِنَا عَمَّا خَالَفَ مَحَبَّتَكَ وَلا تَجْعَلْ لِشَيْء مِنْ جَوَارِحِنَا نُفُوذاً فِي مَعْصِيَتِكَ.

اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَد وَآلِهِ وَاجْعَلْ هَمَسَاتِ قُلُوبِنَا وَحَرَكَاتِ أَعْضَائِنَا، وَلَمَحَاتِ أَعْيُنِنَا، وَلَهَجَاتِ ألسِنَتِنَا فِيْ مُوجِبَاتِ ثَوَابِكَ، حَتَّى لاَ تَفُوتَنَا حَسَنَةٌ نَسْتَحِقُّ بِهَا جَزَآءَكَ، وَلا تَبْقَى لَنَا سَيِّئـةٌ نَسْتَوْجِبُ بِهَا عِقَابَكَ.