Dua Kumayl — The Prayer of Kumayl ibn Ziyad

Allāhumma innī asʾaluka bi-raḥmatikal-latī wasiʿat kull shayʾ Wa bi-quwwatikal-latī qaharta bihā kulla shayʾ Wa khaḍaʿa lahā kullu shayʾin wa dhalla lahā kullu shayʾ Wa bi-jabarūtikal-latī ghalabta bihā kulla shayʾ Wa bi-ʿizzatikal-latī lā yaqūmu lahā shayʾ Wa bi-ʿaẓamatikal-latī malaʾat kulla shayʾ Wa bi-sulṭānikalladhī ʿalā kulla shayʾ Wa bi-wajhikal-bāqī baʿda fanāʾi kulli shayʾ Wa bi-asmāʾikal-latī malaʾat arkāna kulli shayʾ Wa bi-ʿilmikalladhī aḥāṭa bi-kulli shayʾ Wa bi-nūri wajhikal-ladhī aḍāʾa lahū kullu shayʾ Yā nūru yā quddūs Yā awwalal-awwalīna wa yā ākhiral-ākhirīn...

O Allah, I ask You by Your mercy which encompasses all things, and by Your power by which You have subdued all things, to which all things are subservient and before which all things are humbled, and by Your might by which You have overwhelmed all things, and by Your grandeur against which nothing can stand, and by Your greatness which has filled all things, and by Your authority which is exalted above all things, and by Your face which endures after the extinction of all things, and by Your names which have filled the pillars of all things, and by Your knowledge which encompasses all things, and by the light of Your countenance which illumines all things — O Light! O Most Holy! O First of all those who came first, and O Last of all who remain! O Allah, forgive me the sins that tear away protections. O Allah, forgive me the sins that bring down misfortunes. O Allah, forgive me the sins that alter blessings. O Allah, forgive me the sins that prevent supplications from being answered. O Allah, forgive me the sins that bring down calamities. O Allah, forgive me every sin I have committed and every wrong I have perpetrated. O Allah, I draw near to You through remembrance of You, I seek intercession through You with Your own Self, I ask You through Your generosity to bring me close to Your nearness, to grant me gratitude for Your blessings, and to inspire me with Your remembrance. O my God, my Master, my Lord: Would You torment me with Your fire after I affirmed Your oneness, after my heart contained the knowledge of You, my tongue spoke in remembrance of You, my deepest self held fast to love of You, after my sincere confession and my supplication in humility before Your lordship? It is far from You — You are too generous to waste one whom You raised, or to distance one whom You brought close, or to scatter one whom You sheltered, or to hand over to affliction one whom You nurtured and had mercy upon. Would I could know, my Master — my God, my Lord — will You impose fire upon faces that prostrated to Your greatness, upon tongues that spoke Your oneness sincerely and praised You truthfully, upon hearts that affirmed Your divinity with conviction, upon minds filled with knowledge of You until they became truly humble, upon limbs that hastened to the places of Your worship in obedience, that pointed toward seeking Your forgiveness in submission? Such is not what we think of You, nor what we have been told of Your grace. O Generous One! O Lord! You know my weakness before even the slightest affliction of this world and its punishments — though that is but a brief and minor trial of short duration. How then could I bear the affliction of the next world, the gravity of its hardships, which are trials of long duration and permanent standing, with no relief for those within? Grant me then — O my God, my Master, my Lord — even if I were to bear Your punishment, how could I bear separation from You? Grant me: even if I bore the heat of Your fire, how could I bear the deprivation of looking upon Your generosity? How could I dwell in the Fire when my hope is Your pardon? By Your glory, my Lord and Master, I swear sincerely: if You leave me able to speak, I shall cry out to You from among its people with the cry of those who hope, I shall call to You with the call of those who appeal, I shall weep for You with the weeping of those who have lost their beloved, I shall call upon You — Where are You, O Guardian of the believers? O Ultimate goal of the seekers! O Refuge of those who seek shelter! O Beloved of the hearts of the sincere! O God of all the worlds! Would You — glory and praise be to You — hear in the Fire the voice of a Muslim servant imprisoned therein by his own opposition, who tasted the pain of its punishment through his own disobedience, yet was among its people by Your mercy — and still leave him there? Far be it — that is not what we think of You, nor the known generosity of Your grace, nor resembling how You have treated the monotheists with Your goodness and kindness. In certainty I affirm: were it not for what You have decreed regarding the punishment of those who deny You, and what You have ordained regarding the eternal abode of those who oppose You, You would make the entire Fire cold and peaceful, and no one would have an abode or dwelling therein. But You — sanctified are Your names — have sworn to fill it with the disbelievers from jinn and humanity combined, and to make the obstinate dwell therein forever. And You — exalted is Your praise — began and said in generosity: 'Is one who believes like one who is sinful? They are not equal.' O my God and Master — I ask You by the power You have measured, and by the decree You have made certain and determined, and overcome all upon whom You have executed it: grant me in this night and in this hour forgiveness of every crime I have committed, every sin I have incurred, every ugly thing I have hidden, every ignorant act I have done — whether I concealed it or made it known, whether I hid it or revealed it — and every evil which You commanded the noble scribes to record, those whom You appointed to preserve what comes from me and made witnesses against me along with my own limbs, while You Yourself were the watchful one over me beyond them, and the witness to what was hidden from them — and through Your mercy You concealed it, and through Your grace You covered it. And grant me an ample share of every good You send down, every kindness You bestow, every righteousness You spread, every provision You extend, every sin You forgive, every wrong You conceal. O Lord! O Lord! O Lord! O my God, my Master, my Protector, my Owner! O You in whose hand is my forelock! O You who know my distress and my poverty! O You who are aware of my need and my want! O Lord! O Lord! O Lord! I ask You by Your right and Your holiness, and by the greatest of Your attributes and names: make my hours of night and day inhabited by remembrance of You, connected to service of You, and make my deeds accepted before You — until all my deeds and devotions become one continuous act of devotion, and my state in Your service unceasing. O my Master — upon whom I depend! O You to whom I complain of my states! O Lord! O Lord! O Lord! Strengthen my limbs for Your service. Stiffen my resolve in Your devotion. Grant me earnestness in Your awe, and perseverance in continuous attachment to Your service. O my Lord! O my Hope! O You from whom my need never ceases! Send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad. Gather for me the good of this world and the next. Turn away from me their evils. Grant me in this world goodness, and in the next goodness, and protect me from the punishment of the Fire. Grant me within this life remembrance of You, gratitude to You, desire toward You, turning to You, repentance, and the success granted to Your devoted servants. Through Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.