His Supplication in Repentance

1- O God, O He whom the depiction of the describers fails to describe! 2- O He beyond whom passes not the hope of the hopers! 3- O He with whom is not lost the wage of the good-doers! 4- O He who is the ultimate object of the fear of the worshipers! 5- O He who is the utmost limit of the dread of the godfearing! 6- This is the station of him whom sins have passed from hand to hand. Offenses' reins have led him on, and Satan has gained mastery over him. He fell short of what Thou hast commandedthrough neglectand he pursued what Thou hast prohibitedin delusion, 7- like one ignorant of Thy power over himor one who denies the bounty of Thy beneficence toward him, until, when the eye of guidance was opened for himand the clouds of blindness were dispelled, he reckoned that through which he had wronged himselfand reflected upon that in which he had opposed his Lord. He saw his vast disobedience as vastand his great opposition as great. 8- So turned to Thee, hoping in Theeand ashamed before Thee, and he directed his beseeching toward Thee, having trust in Thee. He repaired to Thee in his longing with certitudeand he went straight to Thee in fear with sincerity. His longing was devoid of every object of longing but Thee, and his fright departed from every object of fear but Thee. 9- So he stood before Thee pleading, his eyes turned toward the ground in humbleness, his head bowed before Thy might in lowliness; he revealed to Thee in meekness those secrets of his which Thou knowest better than he; he numbered for Thee in humilitythose sins of his which Thou countest better than he; he sought help from Theebefore the dreadful into which he has fallenin Thy knowledgeand the ugly which has disgraced himin Thy judgement: the sins whose pleasures have turned their backsand goneand whose evil consequences have stayedand stuck fast. 10- He will not deny Thy justice, my God, if Thou punishest him, nor will he consider Thy pardon greatif Thou pardonest him and hast mercy upon him, for Thou art the Generous Lordfor whom the forgiveness of great sinsis nothing great! 11- O God, so here I am: I have come to Thee obeying Thy command(for Thou hast commanded supplication)and asking the fulfilment of Thy promise, (for Thou hast promised to respond)Thou hast said, Supplicate Me and I will respond to you. 1 12- O God, so bless Muhammad and his Household, meet me with Thy forgiveness just as I have met Thee with my confession, lift me up from the fatal infirmities of sinsjust as I have let myself down before Thee, and cover me with Thy coveringjust as Thou hast shown no haste to take vengeance on me! 13- O God, make firm my intention to obey