Sacred Texts  Islam  Shiite Texts  Index  Previous  Next 

(140)

His supplication for the seventeenth of the

month

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

There is no god save You, Dispeller of every distressed person. There

is no god save You are giver of all honour and disgrace. There is no god

save You, Wealth for the needy. There is no god save You, Strength for

every weak. There is no god save You, Who eases every torture. There

is no god save You, Fulfiller of needs. There is no god save You, the

Master of all goodness. There is no god save You, the Object of every

desire. There is no god save You, Remover of calamities. There is no

god save You, Knower of Everything hidden. There is no god save You,

Knower of every Secret. There is no god save You, Present at every

secret whisper. There is no god save You, Dispeller of every calamity.

There is no god save You, before Whom everything is humble. There is

no god save You, of Whom Everything fears. There is no god save You,

before Whom everything is submissive. There is no god save You, to

Whom everything is inclined. There is no god save You, of Whom

everything is fearful. There is no god save You, on Whom depends the

existence of everything. There is no god save You, to Whom is the

return of everything. There is no god save You, on Whom is the

dependence of everything. There is no god save You, the One with no

associate, the One, Matchless, Allah, for Your is the absolute Kingdom,

all praise is for You. You bestow life and You cause the people to die.

You are Ever-living, death touches You not, within You control is every

good. You are Powerful over Everything. There is no god save You, the

One, there is no associate with You the (only) One, Needless, beget

You not nor You are begotten. There is none like You, You have neither

taken a spouse nor a son. There is no god save You, existing before the

existence of everything and will survive everything. There is no God but

You, Our Lord will remain Constant with no decay forever and

everything will perish. There is no god save You, the Ever-living,

Self-subsistent, neither slumber nor sleep seizes You, Constant in

Justice. There is no god save You, the Mighty, the Wise in decision.

There is no god save You, the Matchless originator of the Heavens and

the Earth, the Lord of the great Arsh, All merciful, the Benefactor,

Glorious and Gracious. There is no god save You, the Forbearing, the

Generous. There is no god save You, the High, the Sublime. And glory

be to Allah the Lord of seven Heavens and the seven Earths and things

in them, between them, underneath them, the Lord of great heavenly

Throne. And praise be to Allah! The Lord of the Worlds! I bear witness

that there is no god save Allah, the One with no partner. For Him is the

absolute Kingdom and for Him is all praise. He gives life and causes

death. He is Ever-living, death touches Him not and under His control is

all good. He is Powerful over everything. I bear witness that there is no

god save Allah, the One with no associate, the One, Unique, Needless,

Allah, with no spouse or a son and there is none like unto Him. I bear

witness that there is no god save Allah, the only One with no associate.

Bearing of such a witness I hope deliverance from Hell-fire. I bear

witness that there is no god save Allah, the only One with no associate.

Bearing of such a witness I hope entry to the Paradise. I bear witness

that there is no god save Allah, the only One with no associate till the

mountains stand firm after their destruction and even after that forever. I

bear witness that there is no god save Allah, the only One with no

associate till the soul remains in the body and after its departure

therefrom and even after that forever. I bear witness under all

circumstances forever, during health before, illness and after health that

there is no deity but Allah, the One with no associate. I bear witness

under all circumstances forever, during my youth before old age and

during old age after youth that there is no god but Allah, the One with no

associate. I bear witness under all circumstances forever, during the free

period before the period of occupation and during the period of

occupation after the free period that there is no god but Allah. I bear

witness under all circumstances forever, during the performances by my

hands and when there is no performance by my hands that there is no

god but Allah, the One with no partner. I bear witness under all

circumstances forever, during the period my ears heard and when they

heard not anything that there is no god except Allah, the One with no

associate. I bear witness under all circumstances forever; during the

period my eyes saw when they saw not anything that there is no god but

Allah, the One with no associate. I bear witness under all circumstances

forever, during the period my tongue uttered anything and when it

uttered not anything that there is no god but Allah, the One with no

associate. I bear witness under all circumstances forever, during the

period before my entry into the grave and during the period after my

entry into the grave that there is no god but Allah, the One without

associate. I bear witness during the night when it enshrouds and during

the day when it shines that there is no god but Allah, the One with no

associate. I bear witness in the Hereafter and in world that there is deity

but Allah, the One with no associate. I bear witness that there is no deity

but Allah, the One with no associate, a witness that may be my treasure

of protection from the terror of the Day of Judgment. My witness that

there is no god save Allah, the One without a partner, is a confession of

Truth with all sincerity. The witness that there is no god but Allah, the

One without an associate, is a witness also my ears, eyes, flesh, blood,

hair, skin, nails, brain, bones, nerves and by everything my legs carry.

With my witness that there is no god but Allah, the One with no

associate, I hope from Allah at the departure of the soul from my body to

keep my tongue perfect in its action of uttering words till my life ends

with good deeds. Accept this invocation, O the Lord of the Worlds!


Next: His supplication for the eighteenth of the month