إِلٰهِي كُلَّمَا أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ نِعْمَةً

ilahi kullama an`amta `alayya ni`matan

O my God, whenever You bestow upon me a favor,

Sayyid Ibn Tawus, may Allah have mercy upon him, has mentioned in his book entitled Muhaj al-Da`awat:Also in Baqiyatus salehat at no 13
Ibn `Abbas is reported to have said that he was once present with Imam `Ali (`a) when a faint-faced man visited him and said, “O Commander of the Faithful, I am diseased person and many ailments and aches have afflicted me. So, please teach me a supplicatory prayer that helps me endure my ailments.” Answering him, Imam `Ali (`a) said, “I will lead you to a supplicatory prayer that was taught by Archangel Gabriel to the Holy Prophet (s) when al-Hasan and al-Husayn fell ill. This is it:

قَلَّ لَكَ عِنْدَهَا شُكْرِي

qalla laka `indaha shukri

I am too short to thank it properly.

وَكُلَّمَا ٱبْتَلَيْتَنِي بِبَلِيَّةٍ

wa kullama ibtalaytani bibaliyyatin

Whenever You test me with a tribulation,

قَلَّ لَكَ عِنْدَهَا صَبْرِي

qalla laka `indaha sabri

I am too short to endure it.

فَيَا مَنْ قَلَّ شُكْرِي عِنْدَ نِعَمِهِ فَلَمْ يَحْرِمْنِي

faya man qalla shukri `inda ni`amihi falam yahrimni

O He Whose favors have not been thanked by me properly; yet, He has not deprived me of them!

وَيَا مَنْ قَلَّ صَبْرِي عِنْدَ بَلاَئِهِ فَلَمْ يَخْذُلْنِي

wa yaman qalla sabri `inda bala'ihi falam yakhdhulni

O He Whose tribulations have not been endured by me properly; yet, He has not disappointed me!

وَيَا مَنْ رَآنِي عَلَىٰ ٱلْمَعَاصِي فَلَمْ يَفْضَحْنِي

wa ya man ra'ani `ala alma`asi falam yafdahni

O He Who has seen me committing acts of disobedience to Him; yet, He has not exposed me!

وَيَا مَنْ رَآنِي عَلَىٰ ٱلْخَطَايَا فَلَمْ يُعَاقِبْنِي عَلَيْهَا

wa ya man ra'ani `ala alkhataya falam yu`aqibni `alayha

O He Who has seen me committing wrongdoings; yet, He has not punished me for them!

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

(Please) bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَٱغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي

waghfir li dhanbi

forgive my sin

وَٱشْفِنِي مِنْ مَرَضِي

washfini min maradi

and cure me of my ailment.

إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

innaka `ala kulli shay'in qadirun

Verily, You have power over all things.”

Ibn `Abbas added: One year later, I saw the man fresh-faced and glowing. He said, “Whenever I said this supplicatory prayer in sickness, I would be soon restored to health, in ailment, I would be soon cured, and before a despotic authority, I would be protected against him.”