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In his book of al-Mazar, Sayyid ibn Tawus says: Whenever you offer an obligatory or a supererogatory prayer during your residence in the holy shrine of Imam `Ali Amir al-Mu'minin (‘a), you are recommended to say the following supplication:

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ِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

bismillahir rahmanir raheem.

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

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اللّهُمّ صَلّ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah: (please do) bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

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اَللَّهُمَّ لاََ بُدَّ مِنْ أَمْرِكَ

allahumma la budda min amrika

O Allah, Your determination is surely unavoidable,

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وَلاَ بُدَّ مِنْ قَدَرِكَ

wa la budda min qadarika

Your destiny is unavoidable,

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وَلاَ بُدَّ مِنْ قَضَائِكَ

wa la budda min qada'ika

Your act is unavoidable,

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وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِكَ

wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa bika

and there is no power and no might except with You.

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اَللَّهُمَّ فَمَا قَضَيْتَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ قَضَاءٍ

allahumma fama qadayta `alayna min qada'in

So, O Allah, whatever act You decide on us

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أَوْ قَدَّرْتَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ قَدَرٍ

aw qaddarta `alayna min qadarin

and whatever decree You make on us,

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فَأَعْطِنَا مَعَهُ صَبْراً يَقْهَرُهُ وَيَدْمَغُهُ

fa'a`tina ma`ahu sabran yaqharuhu wa yadmaghuhu

(please do) grant us along with it patience that repels and fends it off

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وَٱجْعَلْهُ لَنَا صَاعِداً فِي رِضْوَانِكَ

waj`alhu lana sa`idan fi ridwanika

and make it ascend for our good toward Your Pleasure

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يُنْمي فِي حَسَنَاتِنَا وَتَفْضيلِنَا

yunmi fi hasanatina wa tafdilina

so that it shall grow up our rewards, favors,

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وَسُؤْدَدِنَا وَشَرَفِنَا

wa su'dadina wa sharafina

tributes, honor,

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وَمَجْدِنَا وَنَعْمَائِنَا

wa majdina wa na`ma'ina

glory, boon,

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وَكَرَامَتِنَا فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

wa karamatina fi alddunya wal-akhirati

and dignity in this world as well as the world to come.

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وَلاَ تَنْقُصْ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِنَا

wa la tanqus min hasanatina

And (please) do not lessen our rewards.

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اَللَّهُمَّ وَمَا أَعْطَيْتَنَا مِنْ عَطَاءٍ

allahumma wa ma a`taytana min `ata'in

O Allah, whatever donation You give us,

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أَوْ فَضَّلْتَنَا بِهِ مِنْ فَضِيلَةٍ

aw faddaltana bihi min fadilatin

whatever virtue You confer on us,

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أَوْ أَكْرَمْتَنَا بِهِ مِنْ كَرَامَةٍ

aw akramtana bihi min karamatin

whatever endowment You bestow on us,

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فَأَعْطِنَا مَعَهُ شُكْراً يَقْهَرُهُ وَيَدْمَغُهُ

fa'a`tina ma`ahu shukran yaqharuhu wa yadmaghuhu

(please) grant us with it thanksgiving that repels and fends it off.

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وَٱجْعَلْهُ لَنَا صَاعِداً فِي رِضْوَانِكَ

waj`alhu lana sa`idan fi ridwanika

And make it ascend for our good toward Your Pleasure,

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وَفِي حَسَنَاتِنَا وَسُؤْدَدِنَا

wa fi hasanatina wa su'dadina

and ascend in our rewards, tribute,

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وَشَرَفِنَا وَنَعْمَائِكَ

wa sharafina wa na`ma'ika

honor, Your boon,

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وَكَرَامَتِكَ فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

wa karamatika fiddunya wal-akhirati

and Your honoring (us) in this world as well as the world to come.

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وَلاَ تَجْعَلْهُ لَنَا أَشَراً وَلاَ بَطَراً

wa la taj`alhu lana asharan wa la bataran

And (please) do not make it to be for us a source of evil, ungratefulness,

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وَلاَ فتْنَةً وَلاَ مَقْتاً

wa la fitnatan wa la maqtan

seditious matter, hatred,

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وَلاَ عَذَاباً وَلاَ خِزْياً فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

wa la `adhaban wa la khizyan fi alddunya wal-akhirati

torture, or disgrace in this world as well as the world to come.

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اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَثْرَةِ ٱللِّسَانِ

allahumma inna na`udhu bika min `athrati allisani

O Allah, we do seek Your protection against slips of tongues,

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وَسُوءِ ٱلْمَقَامِ

wa su'i almaqami

evil situations,

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وَخِفَّةِ ٱلْمِيزَانِ

wa khiffati almizani

and lightness of the Scale.

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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

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وَلَقِّنَا حَسَنَاتِنَا فِي ٱلْمَمَاتِ

wa laqqina hasanatina fi almamati

make us meet our the rewards of good deeds at the hours of our death,

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وَلاَ تُرِنَا أَعْمَالَنَا حَسَرَاتٍ

wa la turina a`malana hasaratin

do not show us the fruits of our deeds as nothing but regrets,

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وَلاَ تُخْزِنَا عِنْدَ قَضَائِكَ

wa la tukhzina `inda qada'ika

do not disgrace us when You judge us,

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وَلاَ تَفْضَحْنَا بِسَيِّئَاتِنَا يَوْمَ نَلْقَاكَ

wa la tafdahna bisayyi'atina yawma nalqaka

do not expose us because of our evildoings on the Day when we shall meet You,

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وَٱجْعَلْ قُلُوبَنَا تَذْكُرُكَ وَلاَ تَنْسَاكَ

waj`al qulubana tadhkuruka wa la tansaka

make our hearts remember You always and never forget You,

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وَتَخْشَاكَ كَأَنَّهَا تَرَاكَ حَتَّىٰ نَلْقَاكَ

wa takhshaka ka'annaha taraka hatta talqaka

make our hears fear You as if they can see You until we meet You,

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وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

wa salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

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وَبَدِّلْ سَيِّئَاتِنَا حَسَنَاتٍ

wa baddil sayyi'atina hasanatin

change our evildoings into good deeds,

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وَٱجْعَلْ حَسْنَاتِنَا دَرَجَاتٍ

waj`al hasanatina darajatin

make our good deeds to be grades,

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وَٱجْعَلْ دَرَجَاتِنَا غُرُفَاتٍ

waj`al darajatina ghurufatin

change our grades into chambers (in Paradise),

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وَٱجْعَلْ غُرُفَاتِنَا عَالِيَاتٍ

waj`al ghurufatina `aliyatin

and make our chambers high.

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اَللَّهُمَّ وَأَوْسِعْ لِفَقِيرِنَا

allahumma wa awsi` lifaqirina

O Allah, (please do) expand the source of sustenance for our poor people

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مِنْ سَعَةِ مَا قَضَيْتَ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِكَ

min sa`ati ma qadayta `ala nafsika

from the expansion that You have taken upon Yourself to make.

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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

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وَمُنَّ عَلَيْنَا بِٱلْهُدَىٰ مَا أَبْقَيْتَنَا

wa munna `alayna bilhuda ma abqaytana

and endue us with true guidance as long as You grant us life,

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وَٱلْكَرَامَةِ مَا أَحْيَيْتَنَا

walkaramati ma ahyaytana

with honor as long as You keep us alive,

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وَٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ إِذَا تَوَفَّيْتَنَا

walkaramati idha tawaffaytana

with forgiveness when You decide to cease our lifetime,

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وَٱلْحِفْظِ فِي مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ عُمْرِنَا

walhifzi fi ma baqiya min `umrina

with protection in the rest of our lifetime,

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وَٱلْبَرَكَةِ فِي مَا رَزَقْتَنَا

walbarakati fi ma razaqtana

with blessings in the sustenance that You give us,

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وَٱلْعَوْنِ عَلَىٰ مَا حَمَّلْتَنَا

wal`awni `ala ma hammaltana

with help to carry out what You have burdened us with,

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وَٱلثَّبَاتِ عَلَىٰ مَا طَوَّقْتَنَا

walththabati `ala ma tawwaqtana

and with steadfastness against what You have imposed on us.

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وَلاَ تُؤاخِذْنَا بِظُلْمِنَا

wa la tu'akhidhna bizulmina

And do not punish us for our wrongdoings,

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وَلاَ تُقَايِسْنَا بِجَهْلِنَا

wa la tuqayisna bijahlina

do not treat us on basis of our lack of knowledge,

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وَلاَ تَسْتَدْرِجْنَا بِخَطَايَانَا

wa la tastadrijna bikhatayana

do not draw us near to destruction gradually on account of our sins,

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وَٱجْعَلْ أَحْسَنَ مَا نَقُولُ ثَابِتاً فِي قُلُوبِنَا

waj`al ahsana ma naqulu thabitan fi qulubina

make the best of our words to be firm in our hearts,

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وَٱجْعَلْنَا عُظَمَاءَ عِنْدَكَ

waj`alna `uzama'a `indaka

make us to be great persons in Your view

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وَأَذِلَّةً فِي أَنْفُسِنَا

wa adhillatan fi anfusina

but humble ones in our own views,

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وَٱنْفَعْنَا بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنَا

wanfa`na bima `allamtana

make that which You have taught us to benefit us,

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وَزِدْنَا عِلْماً نَافِعاً

wa zidna `ilman nafi`an

and increase us with useful knowledge.

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وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ قَلْبٍ لاََ يَخْشَعُ

wa a`udhu bika min qalbin la yakhsha`u

And I seek Your protection against a heart that does not submit (to You),

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وَمِنْ عَيْنٍ لاََ تَدْمَعُ

wa min `aynin la tadma`u

an eye that does not shed tears (for fear of You),

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وَمِنْ صَلاَةٍ لاََ تُقْبَلُ

wa min salatin la tuqbalu

and a prayer that is not admitted (by You).

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أَجِرْنَا مِنْ سُوءِ الْفِتَنِ

ajirna min su'i alfitani

(Please do) rescue us from the evil seditious matters,

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يَا وَلِيَّ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

ya waliyya alddunya wal-akhirati

O Manager of this world and the world to come.