Imam al-Baqir's supplication

Text and Translation

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّيْ اَسْاَلُكَ يَا حَلِيْمُ ذُوْ اَنَاةٍ غَفُوْرٌ وَدُوْدٌ اَنْ تَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْ سَيِّئَاتِيْ وَ مَا عِنْدِيْ بِحُسْنِ مَا عِنْدَكَ وَ اَنْ تُعْطِيَنِيْ مِنْ عَطَاۤئِكَ مَا يَسَعُنِيْ وَ تُلْهِمَنِيْ فِيْمَا اَعْطَيْتَنِي الْعَمَلَ فِيْهِ بِطَاعَتِكَ وَ طَاعَةِ رَسُوْلِكَ وَ اَنْ تُعْطِيَنِي مِنْ عَفْوِكَ مَا اَسْتَوْجِبُ بِهِ كَرَامَتَكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ اَعْطِنِيْ مَا اَنْتَ اَهْلُهُ وَ لَا تَفْعَلْ بِيْ مَا اَنَا اَهْلُهُ فَاِنَّمَا اَنَا بِكَ وَ لَمْ اُصِبْ خَيْرًا قَطُّ اِلَّا مِنْكَ يَاۤ اَبْصَرَ الْاَبْصَرِيْنَ وَ يَا اَسْمَعَ السَّامِعِيْنَ وَ يَا اَحْكَمَ الْحَاكِمِيْنَ وَ يَا جَارَ الْمُسْتَجِيْرِيْنَ وَ يَا مُجِيْبَ دَعْوَةِ الْمُضْطَرِّيْنَ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ۔

ALLAAHUMMA INNEE AS-ALUKA YAA HALEEMU ZUW ANAATIN GHAFOORUW WADOOD, AN TATAJAAWAZA A'N SAYYI-AATEE WA MAA I'NDEE BI-HUSNI MAA I'NDAK, WA AN TU'TIYANEE MIN A'TAAA-IKA MAA YASA-U'NEE, WA TULHIMANEE FEEMAAA A'TAYTANIL A'MALA FEEHI BI-TAA-A'TIKA WA TAA-A'TI RASOOLIK, WA AN TU'TIYANEE MIN A'FWIKA MAA ASTAWJIBU BIHI KARAAMATAK, ALLAAHUMMA A'TINEE MAA ANTA AHLUH, WA LAA TAF-A'L BEE MAA ANAA AHLUH, FA-INNAMAA ANAA BIK, WA LAM USIB KHAYRAN QATTU ILLAA MINK, YAAA ABSARAL ABSAREEN, WA YAAA ASMA-A'S SAAMI-E'EN, WA YAAA AHKAMAL HAAKIMEEN, WA YAAA JAARAL MUSTAJEEREEN, WA YAA MUJEEBA DA'WATIL MUDTARREEN, SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALI MUHAMMAD.

O Allah, I beseech You — O Indulgent, Forbearing, Forgiving, Loving-kind — to overlook my bad deeds and what I possess, in the excellence of what You possess, and to give me of Your giving what suffices me, and to inspire me, in what You have given me, to act therein in obedience to You and obedience to Your Messenger, and to give me of Your pardon that by which I deserve Your honor. O Allah, grant me what You are worthy to grant, and do not deal with me as I deserve, for I exist only through You, and I have never attained any good except from You. O Best Seer of all who see! O Best Hearer of all who hear! O Most Just of all who judge! O Protector of those who seek protection! O Answerer of the prayer of the distressed! Bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad.