Imam al-Kazim's supplication

Text and Translation

اِلٰهِيْ خَشَعَتِ الْاَصْوَاتُ لَكَ وَ ضَلَّتِ الْاَحْلَامُ فِيْكَ وَ وَجِلَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْكَ وَ هَرَبَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ اِلَيْكَ وَ ضَاقَتِ الْاَشْيَاۤءُ دُوْنَكَ وَ مَلَاَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ نُوْرُكَ فَاَنْتَ الرَّفِيْعُ فِيْ جَلَالِكَ وَ اَنْتَ الْبَهِيُّ فِي جَمَالِكَ وَ اَنْتَ الْعَظِيْمُ فِي قُدْرَتِكَ وَ اَنْتَ الَّذِي لَا يَئُوْدُكَ شَيْءٌ يَا مُنْزِلَ نِعْمَتِيْ يَا مُفَرِّجَ كُرْبَتِيْ وَ يَا قَاضِيَ حَاجَتِيْ اَعْطِنِيْ مَسْاَلَتِيْ بِلَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اَنْتَ اٰمَنْتُ بِكَ مُخْلِصًا لَكَ دِيْنِيْ اَصْبَحْتُ عَلٰى عَهْدِكَ وَ وَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ اَبُوْءُ لَكَ بِالنِّعْمَةِ وَ اَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِنَ الذُّنُوْبِ الَّتِيْ لَا يَغْفِرُهَا غَيْرُكَ يَا مَنْ هُوَ فِي عُلُوِّهِ دَانٍ وَ فِي دُنُوِّهِ عَالٍ وَ فِيْ اِشْرَاقِهِ مُنِيْرٌ وَ فِيْ سُلْطَانِهِ قَوِيٌّ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِهِ۔

ILAAHEE KHASHA-A'TIL ASWAATU LAK, WA DALLATIL AHLAAMU FEEK, WA WAJILA KULLU SHAY-IM MINK, WA HARABA KULLU SHAY-IN ILAYK, WA DAAQATIL ASHYAAA-U DOONAK, WA MALA-A KULLA SHAY-IN NOORUK, FA-ANTAR RAFEE-U' FEE JALAALIK, WA ANTAL BAHIYYU FEE JAMAALIK, WA ANTAL A'ZEEMU FEE QUDRATIK, WA ANTAL LAZEE LAA YA-OODUKA SHAY, YAA MUNZILA NI'MATEE, YAA MUFARRIJA KURBATEE, WA YAA QAADIYA HAAJATEE, A'TINEE MAS-ALATEE, BI-LAAA ILAAHA ILLAAA ANT, AAMANTU BIKA MUKHLISAL LAKA DEENEE, ASBAHTU A'LAA A'HDIKA WA WA'DIKA MASTATA'T, ABOOO-U LAKA BIN NI'MAH, WA ASTAGHFIRUKA MINAZ ZUNOOBIL LATEE LAA YAGHFIRUHAA GHAYRUK, YAA MAN HUWA FEE U'LUWWIHI DAAN, WA FEE DUNUWWIHI A'AAL, WA FEE ISHRAAQIHI MUNEER, WA FEE SULTAANIHI QAWIYY, SALLI A'LAA MUHAMMADIN WA AALIH.

O my God, all voices are humbled before You, all minds are lost in You, everything is in awe of You, everything flees to You, all things are too confined without You, and Your light has filled everything; so You are the Exalted in Your majesty, You are the Radiant in Your beauty, You are the Great in Your power, and You are He whom nothing wearies. O Sender-down of my blessing, O Reliever of my distress, O Settler of my need, grant me my request — there is no god but You. I believe in You, sincere to You in my religion; I have begun this morning upon Your covenant and Your promise as much as I am able; I acknowledge Your favor upon me, and I seek Your forgiveness for the sins that none but You can forgive. O He Who is near in His loftiness, lofty in His nearness, radiant in His shining, and mighty in His dominion — bless Muhammad and his Household.