His Supplication on the Day of Sacrifice and on Friday

on of any creature in whomI have hope, except the intercession of Muhammadand the Folk of his House(upon him and upon them be Thy peace). 7- I come to Thee admitting sin and evildoing toward myself. I come to Thee hoping for Thy abounding pardon through which Thou hast pardoned the offenders, while their long persistence in dreadful sindid not prevent Theefrom returning toward them with mercy and forgiveness! 8- O He whose mercy is wideand whose pardon is abounding! O All-mighty! O All-mighty! O All-generous! O All-generous! Bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad, return toward me through Thy mercy, be tender toward me through Thy bounty, and spread out Thy forgiveness upon me! 9- O God, this station belongs to Thy vicegerents, Thy chosen, while the places of Thy trusted onesin the elevated degree which Thou hast singled out for them have been forcibly stripped! 3But Thou art the Ordainer of that -Thy command is not overcome, the inevitable in Thy governing is not overstepped! However Thou willest and whenever Thou willest! In that which Thou knowest best, Thou art not accused for Thy creation or Thy will! Then Thy selected friends, Thy vicegerents, were overcome, vanquished, forcibly stripped; they see Thy decree replaced, Thy Book discarded, Thy obligations distorted from the aims of Thy laws, and the Sunna of Thy Prophet abandoned! 10- O God, curse their enemies among those of old and the later folk, and all those pleased with their acts, and their adherents and followers! 11- O God, bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad(surely Thou art All-laudable, All-glorious)like Thy blessing, benedictions, and salutationsupon Thy chosen Abraham and the people of Abraham! And hasten for them relief, ease, help, strengthening, and confirmation! 12- O God, and make me one of the people who profess Thy Unity, have faith in Thee, and attest to Thy Messengerand the Imams toward whom Thou hast enjoined obedience, and one of those through whom and at whose hands this takes place! 4Amen, Lord of the worlds! 13- O God, nothing repels Thy wrath but Thy clemency, nothing repels Thy displeasure but Thy pardon, nothing grants sanctuary from Thy punishment but Thy mercy, and nothing will deliver me from Thee except pleading to Thee before Thee, 5so bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad, and give us on Thy part, my God, relief by means of the powerthrough which Thou bringest the dead servants to life and revivest the dead lands. 6 14- Destroy me not through gloom, my God, before Thou respondest to meand givest me the knowledge of Thy response tomy supplication! Let me taste the flavour of well-being to the end of my term! And let not my enemy gloat over me, place not my neck in his power, and give him not authority over me! 15- My God, if T