الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي يَجُودُ فَلَا يَبْخَلُ وَ يَحْلُمُ فَلَا يَعْجَلُ

“Praise be to God Who grants and does not withhold, and is forebearing and does not rush.

الَّذِي مَنَّ عَلَيَّ مِنْ تَوْحِيدِهِ بِأَعْظَمِ الْمِنَّةِ وَ نَدَبَنِي مِنْ صَالِحِ الْعَمَلِ إِلَى خَيْرِ الْمِهْنَةِ

He gave me the greatest favor with belief in monotheism, called me to do good deeds and servitude,

وَ أَمَرَنِي بِالدُّعَاءِ فَدَعَوْتُهُ فَوَجَدْتُهُ غِيَاثاً عِنْدَ شَدَائِدِي

He ordered me to pray, then once I prayed to Him, I found Him to be my help at times of hardship.

وَ أَدْرَكْتُهُ لَمْ يُبَعِّدْنِي بِالْإِجَابَةِ حِينَ بَعُدَ مَدَاهُ

I saw that even though He was inaccessible to me, He fulfilled my prayers.

وَ لَا حَرَّمَنِي الِانْتِيَاشَ لِمَا عَمِلْتُ مَا لَا يَرْضَاهُ

He did not even deprive me of what I desired when I did what He disliked.

أَقَالَنِي عَثْرَتِي وَ قَضَى لِي حَاجَتِي وَ تَدَارَكَ قِيَامِي وَ عَجَّلَ مَعُونَتِي

He overlooked my slippage, fulfilled my needs, compensated me for my staying up at night, and rushed to help me,

فَزَادَنِي خُبْرَةً بِقُدْرَتِهِ وَ عِلْماً بِنُفُوذِ مَشِيَّتِهِ

increased my awareness and knowledge with His Power and the enforcement of His Will.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ كُلَّ مَا جُدْتَ عَلَيَّ بِهِ بَعْدَ التَّوْحِيدِ دُونَهُ وَ إِنْ كَثُرَ وَ غَيْرُ مُوَازٍ لَهُ وَ إِنْ كَبُرَ

O‟ my God! Whatever You have bestowed on me besides the belief in Your Oneness is lower than it even if it is a lot, and does not equal it even if it is great

لِأَنَّ جَمِيعَهُ نِعَمُ دَارِ الْفَنَاءِ الْمُرْتَجِعَةِ وَ هُوَ النِّعْمَةُ لِدَارِ الْبَقَاءِ لَّتِي لَيْسَتْ بِمُنْقَطِعَةٍ

since all these are blessings of the life that ends, but it is the blessing for the Eternal Life that shall never end.

فَيَا مَنْ جَادَ بِذَلِكَ عَلَيَّ مُخْتَصّاً لِي بِرَحْمَتِهِ

Thus O‟ He who bestowed this especially on me out of His Mercy.

وَفِّقْنِي لِلْعَمَلِ بِمَا يَقْضِي حَقَّ يَدِكَ فِي هِبَتِهِ

Please grant me success in doing what would honor the respect for what You have bestowed upon me.

اللَّهُمَّ بَيِّضْ أَعْمَالِي بِنُورِ الْهُدَى

O‟ my God! Please brighten my deeds with the light of guidance.

وَ لَا تُسَوِّدْهَا بِتَخْلِيَتِي وَ رُكُوبِ الْهَوَى فَأَطْغَى فِيمَنْ طَغَى

Do not darken them by the fact that You have let me have free will, and the possibility of following my lust so that I may become of those who rebel,

وَ أُقَارِفُ مَا يَسْخَطُكَ بَعْدَ الرِّضَا

and do what may cause Your Wrath after Your being pleased with me.

وَ أَنْتَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ قَدِيرٌ وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ تَسْلِيماً كَثِيراً

And You have Power over all things. Please bestow blessings on the Prophet Muhammad and his Progeny (as). And may His Peace be on them plentifully.”