I come to you once again
Lord of my frail heart
and wandering thoughts
To You I belong
and to You
I seek refuge
from the atrocities
of my soul
I send peace and blessings
to the embodiment of Mercy
The epitome of beauty
and the essence of bravery
My beloved prophet
Muhammad
Salla Llahu aleyhi Wassalam
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I call unto you
Ya Kareem
with dear wishes
and dire needs
that none can grant me
But You
Respond to me
My Lord
For there’s no response
more beloved to me
than Your response
*
Ya Salam
Ya Wakeel
I hand you the affairs of my mother
For her worry is too big
for the universe
and too small for You
Grant her serenity
Oh Giver of peace
when the world seems
a bit too much for her
Grant her Your Love
Ya Wadood
For she is the manifestation of widaad
donning love
in all its shapes
and all its colours
Grant her Your Highest Jannah
For You are Al Wahhab
The Great Giver of gifts
and she is Wahiba
the receiver of Your gift of giving
And what better reward than a most beautiful garden
For a lover of gardens?!
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I pray to you
Ya Raafi’
Elevate the status of my father in the heavens
Make the angels chorus his name
Let the humans know his title
on a day that everyone
seeks Your attention
Ya Malik
Grant Him palaces next to You
of majestic, magnificent architecture
than he’s ever dreamed of
For he has raised daughters
And sons
And grandchildren
in a way that suits
Your love
and grand Mercy
*
I beg You
Oh Most Pure One
Purify my sisters
my brothers
my nephews and nieces
for they seek nothing
than Your purity
Ya Muhaymin
I beseech You to be their Guardian
and Their Light
in a world that is so wicked
and so wrong
in so many ways
Grant them goodness
Ya Barr
For you’re the source of goodness
And a Benefactor of a kind
Fill them with happiness and joy
in both this world
and the one that comes
next
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Ya Rahman
I have loved ones in the graves
Ones that I miss dearly
Ones that I pray for mostly
Pardon them
Oh Pardoner
Illuminate their spaces
in a way that befits You
Ya An-Nur
Grant them new homes
more beautiful
Than they left behind
Grant us a reunion
more joyful
more blissful
more pleasant
than we could ever envision.
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I invoke you
Ya Baasit
Extend to me,
my lovely family,
my cherished friends,
and my very dear ones
Your Mercy
in all that we do
Guide us to Your path
and make us steadfast
in it
Give us wisdom
when we are blinded by the world
Grant us ease
when nothing seems easy
Enrich us, Ya Mughni
with faith
and hope
with contentment
and peace
with love
and compassion
Make us among Your favourites
for I yearn for nothing
more than that
Oh My Beloved.
I pray.
I pray.
I pray.