His Supplication on the Day of 'Arafa

herents to their guardianship, 27the followers of their imamate, the submitters to their command, the strivers to obey them, the awaiters of their days, the directors of their eyes toward them, with blessings blessed, pure, growing, fresh, and fragrant! 65- Give them and their spirits peace, bring together their affair in reverential fear, set right their situations, turn toward them, Surely Thou art Ever-turning, All-compassionate28and the Best of forgivers, and place us with them in the Abode of Peace, 29through Thy mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful! 66- O God, this is the Day of 'Arafa, a day which Thou hast made noble, given honour, and magnified. Within it Thou hast spread Thy mercy, showed kindness through Thy pardon, and made plentiful Thy giving, and by it Thou hast been bounteous toward Thy servants. 67- I am Thy servant whom Thou favoured before creating himand after creating him. Thou madest him one of those whom Thouguided to Thy religion, gavest success in fulfilling Thy right, preserved through Thy cord, included within Thy party, and directed aright to befriend Thy friendsand show enmity to Thine enemies. 68- Then Thou commanded him, but he did not follow Thy commands, Thou restricted Him, but he did not heed Thy restrictions, Thou prohibited him from disobedience toward Thee, but he broke Thy command by doing what Thou hadst prohibited, not in contention with Thee, nor to display pride toward Thee; on the contrary, his caprice30called himto that which Thou hadst set apart and cautioned against, and he was helped in that by Thy enemy and his enemy. So he went ahead with it knowing Thy threat, hoping for Thy pardon, and relying upon Thy forbearance, though he was the most obligated of Thy servants - given Thy kindness toward him -not to do so. 69- Here I am, then, before Thee, despised, lowly, humble, abject, fearful, confessing the dreadful sins with which I am burdenedand the great offenses that I have committed, seeking sanctuary in Thy forgiveness, asking shelter in Thy mercy, and certain that no sanctuary-giver will give me sanctuary from Theeand no withholder will hold me back from Thee. 70- So act kindly toward me, just as Thou actest kindlyby Thy shielding him who commits sins, be munificent toward me, just as Thou art munificentby pardoning him who throws himself before Thee, and show kindness to me, just as it is nothing great for Thee to show kindnessby forgiving him who expectantly hopes in Thee! 71- Appoint for me in this day an allotmentthrough which I may attaina share of Thy good pleasure, and send me not back destituteof that with which Thy worshipers returnfrom among Thy servants! 72- Though I have not forwardedthe righteous deeds which they have forwarded, I have forwarded the professi