Supplication in Worrisome Tasks
O He through whom the knots of detested things are untied!
O He through whom the cutting edge of hardships is blunted!
O He from whom is begged the outlet to the freshness of relief!
Intractable affairs yield to Thy power,
means are made ready by Thy gentleness,
the decree goes into effect through Thy power,
and all things proceed according to Thy desire.
By Thy desire they follow Thy command without Thy word
and by Thy will they obey Thy bans without Thy prohibition.
Thou art the supplicated in worries
and the place of flight in misfortunes;
none of them is repelled unless Thou repellest,
and none is removed unless Thou removest.
Upon me has come down, My Lord, something whose weight burdens me
and upon me has fallen something whose carrying oppresses me.
Through Thy power Thou hast brought it down upon me
and through Thy authority Thou hast turned it toward me.
None can send away what Thou hast brought,
none can deflect what Thou hast turned,
none can open what Thou hast closed,
none can close what Thou hast opened,
none can make easy what Thou hast made difficult,
none can help him whom Thou hast abandoned.
So bless Muhammad and his Household,
open for me, my Lord, the door of relief through Thy graciousness,
break from me the authority of worry by Thy strength,
confer the beauty of Thy gaze upon my complaint,
let me taste the sweetness of benefaction in what I ask,
give me from Thyself mercy and wholesome relief,
and appoint for me from Thyself a quick way out!
Distract me not through worry from observing Thy obligations and acting in accordance with Thy prescriptions.
My capacity has been straitened, my Lord, by what has come down on me,
and I am filled with worry by carrying what has happened to me,
while Thou hast power to remove what has afflicted me
and to repel that into which I have fallen.
So do that for me though I merit it not from Thee,
O Possessor of the Mighty Throne!