Dua e Noor Kabir

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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا نُوْرَ النُّوْرِ تَنَوَّرْتَ بِالنُّوْرِ وَالنُّوْرُ فِی نُوْرِ نُوْرِكَ یَا نُوْرُ

O Allah! O the One Who makes the light Radiant! (Verily) You radiated Yourself through Your Light (entering the souls of the Faithful). O absolute Light! All lights are the result of the abundance of Your light.

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا عَزِیْزُ تَعَزَّزْتَ بِالْعِزِّۃِ وَالْعِزَّۃُ فِی عِزَّۃِ عِزَّتِكَ یَا عَزِیْزُ

O Allah! O the One Who controls all! Verily You are honoured because of Your (Divine) Honour. O the One Who grants honour to the creation! All honours are due to Your Honour.

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا جَلِیْلُ تَجَلَّلْتَ بِالْجَلَالِ وَالْجَلَالُ فِیْ جَلَالِ جَلَالِكَ یَا جَلِیْلُ

O Allah! O the owner of limitless greatness! You are Great through Your own greatness (There is no doubt in it). O greater than all greats! All greatnesses are owing to Your greatness.

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا وَهَّابُ تَوَهَّبْتَ بِالْهِبَۃِ وَالْهِبَۃُ فِیْ هِبَۃِ هِبَتِكَ یَا وَهَّابُ

O Allah! O the One Who alone is worthy of worship! O the Bestower! Only You have (truely) bestowed favours on the creation, and O Favourer Lord! All these favours are because of Your favour.

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا عَظِیْمُ تَعَظَّمْتَ بِالْعَظَمَۃِ وَالْعَظَمَۃُ فِیْ عَظَمَۃِ عَظَمَتِكَ یَا عَظِیْمُ

O Allah! O the owner of real greatness and grandeur! Only You are the possessor of true gtraetness and all the greatnesses of the peopole of the world are, O the Great!, due to Your greatness.

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا عِلِیْمُ تَعَلَّمْتَ بِالْعِلْمِ وَالْعِلْمُ فِیْ عِلْمِ عِلْمِكَ یَا عَلِیْمُ

O Allah! O the possessor of limitless knowledge! The sciences of all the scholars are but tiny reflections of Your attribute of omniscience as only Your knowledger is absolute knowledge. O the One Who is aware (of the wholes and parts).

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا قُدُّوْسُ تَقَدَّسْتَ بِالْقُدْسِ وَالْقُدْسُ فِی قُدْسِ قُدْسِكَ یَا قُدُّوْسُ

O Allah! O Holy Lord! (Doubtlessly) You are Holy through Your own holiness and all the holinesses are the result of Your holiness.

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا جَمِیْلُ تَجَمَّلْتَ بِالْجِمَالِ وَالْجَمَالُ فِیْ جَمَالِ جَمَالِكَ یَا جَمِیْلُ

O Allah! O the One Who is beautiful through Your own beauty! You alone is beautiful by Your own virtue of beauty. All the things beautuiful are beautiful only as a consequence of the reflection of Your beauty.

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا سَلَامُ تَسَلَّمْتَ بِالسَّلَامِ وَالسَّلَامُ فِیْ سَلَامِ سَلَامِكَ یَا سَلَامُ

O Allah! O the provider of protection and salvation! You are the possessor of self-protection and all these safeties are as a result of Your virtue of safety.

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا صَبُوْرُ تَصَبَّرْتَ بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّبْرُ فِیْ صَبْرِ صَبْرِكَ یَا صَبُوْرُ

O Allah! O the One Who is patient and Who makes delay in punishing the sinners! You alone are truly patient and all these instances of patience are the reflections of Your patience.

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا مَلِیْكُ تَمَلَّكْتَ بِالْمَلَكُوْتِ وَالْمَلَكُوْتُ فِیْ مَلَكُوْتِ مَلَكُوْتِ وَالْمَلَكُوْتُ فِیْ مَلَكُوْتِ مَلَكُوْتِكَ یَا مَلِیْكُ

O Allah! O the owner of the kingdom of the entire creation! Only in Your hands is the real reins of kingdom and all the kingdoms have been granted only by You.

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا رَبُّ تَرَبَّیْتَ بِالرَّبُوْبِیَّۃِ وَالرَّبُوْبِیَّۃُ فِیْ رَبُوْبِیَّۃِ رَبُوْبِیَّتِكَ یَا رَبُّ

O Allah! O the sustainer of the entire universe! Only You are the Sustainer because of Your own virtue of Lordship. All nourishments are due to Your nourishment.

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا مَنَّانُ تَمَنَّنْتَ بِالْمِنَّۃِ وَالْمِنَّۃُ فِیْ مِنَّۃِ مِنَّتِكَ یَا مَنَّانُ

O Allah! O the One Who favours limitlessly! You alone deserve the showering of favours. All the favours shown by the crreation are only the consequence of Your favours.

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا حَكِیْمُ تَحَكَّمْتَ بِالْحِكْمَۃِ وَالْحِكْمَۃُ فِیْ حِكْمَۃِ حِكْمَتِكَ یَا حَكِیْمُ

O Allah! O the Wise! All of your commandments are full of wisdom. Every one of Your actions are sound through wisdom. All wisdoms are owing to Your wisdom. O Absolute Intelligence!

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا حَمِیْدُ تَحَمَّدْتَّ بِالْحَمْدِ وَالْحَمْدُ فِیْ حَمْدِ حَمْدِكَ یَا حَمِیْدُ

O Allah! O the One Who is worthy of all praise! You are praiseworthy due to Your personal virtues and all the laudations are due to Your praiseworthiness. O the Entire Praise!

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَاوَاحِدُ تَوَحَّدْتَّ بِالْوَحْدَانِیَّۃِ وَالْوَحْدَانِیَّۃُ فِیْ وَحْدَانِیَّۃِ وَحْدَانِیَّتِكَ یَا وَاحِدُ

O Allah! O the One Who has no partner! You alone, due to Your virtue of being one, the only ruler of the entire creation. No doubt, every uniqueness is nothing compared to Your attribute of being Only One God.

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا فَرْدُ تَفَرَّدْتَّ بِالْفَرْدَانِیَّۃِ وَ الْفَرْدانِیَّۃُ فِیْ فَرْدَانِیَّۃِ فَرْدَانِیَّتِكَ یَا فَرْدُ

O Allah! O the Unique. One Who has no likeliness. Verily, You remained the only One due to Your unity and the uniquemesses of all the creation are the samples of Your uniqueness. O the One and the Unique!

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا حَلِیْمُ تَحَلَّمْتَ بِالْحِلْمِ وَالْحِلْمُ فِیْ حِلْمِ حِلْمِكَ یَا حَلِیْمُ

O the Forbearer! Only You are the forebearer because of your virtue of forebearance and all the good behaviours are because of Your virtue of forebearance. O the One Who is more patient than all patients!

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا قَدِیْرُ تَقَدَّرْتَ بِالْقُدْرَۃِ وَالْقُدْرَۃُ فِیْ قُدْرَۃِ قُدْرَتِكَ یَا قَدِیْرُ

O Allah! O the possessor of unlimited power! You are Absolute Power only because of Your attribue of Omnipotence. All powers and freedoms are the fruits of Your strength. O Absolute Power!

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا قَدِیْمُ تَقَدَّمْتَ بِالْقِدَمِ وَالْقِدَمُ فِیْ قِدَمِ قِدَمِكَ یَا قَدِیْمُ

O Allah! O the One Who is Everlasting! You are ancient and eternal because of your attribute of being eternal. All lastings are because of your eternity.

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا شَاهِدُ تَشَهَّدْتَّ بِالشَّهَادَۃِ وَالشَّهَادَۃُ فِیْ شَهَادَۃِ شَهَادَتِكَ یَا شَاهِدُ

O Allah! O the Testifier (of the prophethood of Muhammed)! Verily You are unique in Your attribute of testifying and the witness, being Your witness, is above all witnesses. O the Testifier!

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا قَرِیْبُ تَقَرَّبْتَ بِالْقُرْبِ وَالْقُرْبُ فِیْ قُرْبِ قُرْبِكَ یَا قَرِیْبُ

O Allah! O the One Who is near! O the One Who is nearer than the jugular vein! You are near due to the virtue of being near and every nearness is because of your nearness.

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا نَصِیْرُ تَنَصَّرْتَ بِالنُّصْرَۃِ وَالنُّصْرَۃُ فِیْ نُصْرَۃِ نُصْرَتِكَ یَا نَصِیْرُ

O Allah! O the One Who is everhelping in every circumstance! You help by the virtue of being the Helper. All helps are due to Your help. O the Best Helper!

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا سَتَّارُ تَسَتَّرْتَ بِالسَّتْرِ وَالسَّتْرُ فِیْ سَتْرِ سَتْرِكَ یَا سَتَّارُ

O Allah! O the One Who is hidden behind the veil of Oneness! And O the One Who hides the errors of sinners in the veil of Your Mercy! You are the Hider by virtue of being the hider and all hidings (like the hiding of the Qaem-e-Aal-e-Muhammad Imam Mehdi a.t.f.s.) are the examples of your veiling. O the Veiler!

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا قَهَّارُ تَقَهَّرْتَ بِالْقَهْرِ وَالْقَهْرُ فِیْ قَهْرِ قَهْرِكَ یَا قَهَّارُ

O Allah! O the One Who frowns upon the unbelievers and the hypocrites! You are the suppressor by virtue of Your being the crusher. All pressures and suppressions are becoming only to You.

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا رَازِقُ تَرَزَّقْتَ بِالرِّزْقِ وَالرِّزْقُ فِیْ رِزْقِ رِزْقِكَ یَا رَزَّاقُ

O Allah! O the One Who gives sustenance to the entire creation! You are the Sustainer by virtue of Your being the nourisher and all the nourishings are the samples of Your nourishment.

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا خَالِقُ تَخَلَّقْتَ بِالْخَلْقِ وَالْخَلْقُ فِیْ خَلْقِ خَلْقِكَ یَا خَلَّاقُ

O the giver of provision! O the Creator! You, by virtue of being the creator came into being to be the real creator of all, and all the created things are (in the matter of procreation) subservient to Your command. O Creator!

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا فَتَّاحُ تَفَتَّحْتَ بِالْفَتْحِ وَالْفَتْحُ فِیْ فَتْحِ فَتْحِكَ یَا فَتَّاحُ

O Allah! O the One Who resolves all problems to grant success by easing all hardships! You alone are the real Opener of the doors to success. There is no doubt that all the successes achieved by the creation are the result of the intelligence granted by You. O the Opener!

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا رَفِیْعُ تَرَفَّعْتَ بِالرِّفْعَۃِ وَالرِّفْعَۃُ فِیْ رِفْعَۃِ رِفْعَتِكَ یَا رَفِیْعُ

O Allah! O the One Who is High by virtue of Your Height. 0 Allah! O the One Who is higher than all highs!

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا حَفِیْظُ تَحَفَّظْتَ بِالْحِفْظِ وَالْحِفْظُ فِیْ حِفْظِ حِفْظِكَ یَا حَفِیْظُ

O Allah! O the Unique Protector! You alone are protected through Your own Protection and all protections are under Your protection. O Protector!

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا فَاضِلُ تَفَضَّلْتَ بِالْفَضْلِ وَالْفَضْلُ فِیْ فَضْلِ فَضْلِكَ یَا فَاضِلُ

O Allah! O the owner of self-perfection! Verily You are perfect by Yourself and the perfections and excellences of the creations are through Your excellence and perfection. O the Perfect and the excellent!

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا وَاصِلُ تَوَصَّلْتَ بِالْوَصْلِ وَالْوَصْلُ فِیْ وَصْلِ وَصْلِكَ یَا وَاصِلُ

O Allah! O the keeper and maintainer of the relation of love and affection! You Yourself have taught love and all these intimacies are the result of Your teaching. They are also for meeting You. O the Best gatherer!

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا فَاعِلُ تَفَعَّلْتَ بِالْفِعْلِ وَالْفِعْلُ فِیْ فِعْلِ فِعْلِكَ یَا فَاعِلُ

O the One Who does at will! Whatever You have done has been done by Your absolute will, and real authority and will is only Your authority and will and all authorities are the gifts of Your authority. O the One Who does whatever You want!

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا فَارِضُ تَفَرَّضْتَ بِالْفَرْضِ وَالْفَرْضُ فِیْ فَرْضِ فَرْضِكَ یَا فَارِضُ

O Allah! O the One Who has created this universe with measure and the real measure is only Your measure. All measures and plannings are grace of Your planning. O the Measurer!

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا غَفَّارُ تَغَفَّرْتَ بِالْمَغْفِرَۃِ وَالْمَغْفِرَۃُ فِیْ مَغْفِرَۃِ مَغْفِرَتِكَ یَا غَفَّارُ

O Allah! O the Forgiver of all big and small sins! It is only You Who forgives due to Your attribute of pardoninmg. As for the pardonings and forgivenesses of the creation, they are mere reflections of Your forgiveness. O Pardoner!

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا جَبَّارُ تَجَبَّرْتَ بِالْجَبَرُوْتِ وَالْجَبَرُوْتُ فِیْ جَبَرُوْتِ جَبَرُوْتِكَ یَا جَبَّارُ

O Allah! O the One Who joins the broken hearts and the dilapidated bones! In fact, such power is possessed only by You, and the joining and gatgering by the creations is but due to Your attribute of imposing Your Will. O Omnipotent!

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا سَمِیْعُ تَسَمَّعْتَ بِالسَّمْعِ وَالسَّمْعُ فِیْ سَمْعِ سَمْعِكَ یَا سَمِیْعُ

O Allah! O the One Who hears the voice of the weak and the ill (steps of an ant)! You hear by virtue of Your All-Hearingness. The hearing and answering of the creation is merely due to Your hearing and responding.

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَا كَبِیْرُ تَكَبَّرْتَ بِالْكِبْرِیَآءِ وَالْكِبْرِیَآءُ فِیْ كِبْرِیَآءِ كِبْرِیَآءِكَ یَا كَبِیْرُ

O Allah! O the biggest Merciful and Beneficent! Only You are the owner of true greatness and all these greatnesses are existing and continuing only because of Your greatness. O the Greatest of all greats!

اَللّٰهُمَّ یَاكَرِیْمُ تَكَرَّمْتَ بِالْكَرَمِ وَالْكَرَمُ فِیْ كَرَمِ كَرَمِكَ یَا كَرِیْمُ

O Allah! O the One Who causes the rivers of kindness flow! (really generosity is only Your generosity) and all these generosities of the people are only the leftovers of only Your table ofgenerosity.