Supplication when his Provision was Stinted His Supplication when his Provision was Stinted
دُعَاؤُهُ إِذَا قُتِّرَ عَلَيْهِ الرِّزْقُ
أَللَّهُمَّ إنَّكَ ابْتَلَيْتَنَا فِي أَرْزَاقِنَا بِسُوءِ الظَّنِّ
O God, Thou hast tried us with distrust in our provisions
وَفِي آجَالِنَا بِطُولِ الأمَلِ
and the expectation of long lives,
حَتَّى الْتَمَسْنَا أَرْزَاقَكَ مِنْ عِنْدِ الْمَرْزُوقِينَ،
until we begged for provisions from those who are provided
وَطَمِعْنَا بِآمَالِنَا فِي أَعْمَارِ الْمُعَمَّرِينَ.
and craved in our expectations the life-spans of the long-lived!
فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ،
So bless Muhammad and his Household,
وَهَبْ لَنَا يَقِيناً صَادِقاً تَكْفِينا بِهِ مِنْ مَؤونَةِ الطَّلَبِ،
give us a true certainty that will suffice us the burden of seeking,
وَأَلْهِمْنَا ثِقَةً خَالِصَةً تُعْفِينَا بِهَا مِنْ شِدَّةِ النَّصَبِ،
and inspire us with a sincere trust that will release us from the hardship of exertion!
وَاجْعَلْ مَا صَرَّحتَ بِهِ مِنْ عِدَتِكَ فِي وَحْيِكَ،
Let Thy clear promise in Thy Revelation
وَأَتْبَعْتَهُ مِنْ قَسَمِكَ فِي كِتَابِكَ
which Thou hast followed in Thy Book with Thy oath
قَاطِعاً لاهْتِمَامِنَا بِالرِّزْقِ الَّـذِيْ تَكَفَّلْتَ بِهِ
cut off our worry about the provision for which Thou hast made Thyself responsible
وَحَسْمَاً لِلاشْتِغَالِ بِمَا ضَمِنْتَ الْكِفَايَةَ لَهُ،
and sever our occupation with everything whose sufficiency Thou hast guaranteed!
فَقُلْتَ وَقَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ الاصْـدَقُ
For Thou hast said - and Thy word is the most truthful truth
وَأَقْسَمْتَ وَقَسَمُكَ الأَبَرُّ الأَوْفى:
and Thou hast sworn - and Thy oath is the most kept and fulfilled
وَفِي السَّمَاءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ )
"In the heaven are your provision and everything you are promised" (51:22)! (
ثُمَّ قُلْتَ: ( فَوَرَبِّ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ إنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ مِثْلَ مَا أَنَّكُمْ تَنْطِقُوْنَ ).
And then Thou hast said, "So by the Lord of heaven and earth, it is as surely true as that you have speech" (51:23)!
