The supplication on Wednesdays
This dua from Imam Zainul Abideen (AS) is to be recited on Wednesdays
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ ٱللَّيلَ لِبَاساً
All praise be to Allah Who appointed the night to be a garment,
وَٱلنَّوْمَ سُبَاتاً
and sleep for a rest,
وَجَعَلَ ٱلنَّهَارَ نُشُوراً
and day He appointed for a rising!
لَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ انْ بَعَثْتَنِي مِنْ مَرْقَدِي
To You belongs praise, for You roused me from my sleep,
وَلَوْ شِئْتَ جَعَلْتَهُ سَرْمَداً
and had You willed, You would have made it everlasting;
حَمْداً دَائِماً لاَ يَنْقَطِعُ اَبَداً
an endless praise that will never be cut off
وَلاَ يُحْصِي لَهُ ٱلخَلائِقُ عَدَداً
and whose number the creatures will never count!
اَللَّهُمَّ لَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ انْ خَلَقْتَ فَسَوَّيْتَ
O Allah, to You belongs praise, for You created, then fashioned,
وَقَدَّرْتَ وَقَضَيْتَ
ordained and decreed,
وَ امَتَّ وَ احْيَيْتَ
gave death and bestowed life,
وَ امْرَضْتَ وَشَفَيْتَ
made sick and healed,
وَعَافَيْتَ وَ ابْلَيْتَ
made well and afflicted,
وَعَلَىٰ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱسْتَوَيْتَ
established the Throne
وَعَلَىٰ ٱلْمُلْكِ ٱحْتَوَيْتَ
and encompassed the Kingdom!
ادْعُوكَ دُعَاءَ مَنْ ضَعُفَتْ وَسِيلَتُهُ
I supplicate You with the supplication of one whose mediation is weak,
وَٱنْقَطَعَتْ حِيلَتُهُ
whose stratagems have been cut off,
وَٱقْتَرَبَ اجَلُهُ
whose term has drawn near,
وَتَدَانَىٰ فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا امَلُهُ
whose expectation from this world has shrunk,
وَٱشْتَدَّتْ إِلَىٰ رَحْمَتِكَ فَاقَتُهُ
whose neediness for Your mercy has intensified,
وَعَظُمَتْ لِتَفْرِيطِهِ حَسْرَتُهُ
whose remorse for his neglect has become great,
وَكَثُرَتْ زَلَّتُهُ وَعَثْرَتُهُ
whose slips and stumbles have become many,
وَخَلُصَتْ لِوَجْهِكَ تَوْبَتُهُ
and whose repentance is devoted sincerely to Your face.
فَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ
So, bless Muhammad,
خَاتَمِ النَّبِيّينَ
the Seal of the Prophets,
وَعَلَىٰ اهْلِ بَيْتِهِ ٱلطَّيِّبِينَ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ
and his Household, the good, the pure,
وَٱرْزُقْنِي شَفَاعَةَ مُحَمَّدٍ
and provide me with the intercession of Muhammad,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
Allah bless him and his Household,
وَلاَ تَحْرِمْنِي صُحْبَتَهُ
and deprive me not of his companionship!
إِنَّكَ انْتَ ارْحَمُ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ
Surely, You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy!
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱقْضِ لِي فِي ٱلارْبِعَاءِ اَرْبَعاً
O Allah, decree for me on Wednesday four things:
إِجْعَلْ قُوَّتِي فِي طَاعَتِكَ
Induce me to be strong in obedience to You,
وَنَشَاطِي فِي عِبَادَتِكَ
to be active in worshiping You,
وَرَغْبَتِي فِي ثَوَابِكَ
to be desirous for Your reward,
وَزُهْدِي فِيمَا يُوجِبُ لِي الِيمَ عِقَابِكَ
and to abstain from that which would make incumbent upon me Your painful punishment!
إِنَّكَ لَطِيفٌ لِمَا تَشَاءُ
You are Gentle to whom You will!