اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنَّكَ ابْتَلَيْتَنَا فِي أَرْزَاقِنَا بِسُوءِ الظَّنِّ، وَفِي آجَالِنَا بِطُولِ الْأَمَلِ
O Allah! You have tried us in our provision with doubt and lack of certainty,
and in our lifespans with long and distant hopes,
حَتَّى الْتَمَسْنَا أَرْزَاقَكَ مِنْ عِنْدِ الْمَرْزُوقِینَ
to the point that we began seeking Your provision from those who are themselves provided for,
وَطَمِعْنَا بِآمَالِنَا فِي أَعْمَارِ الْمُعَمَّرِينَ
and we placed our hopes in the long lifespans of those who live long.
فَصَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَهَبْ لَنَا يَقِيناً صَادِقاً تَكْفِينَا بِهِ مِنْ مَؤُونَةِ الطَّلَبِ
So send blessings upon Muhammad and his family, and grant us such true certainty that will spare us from the burden of constant seeking,
وَأَلْهِمْنَا ثِقَةً خَالِصَةً تُعْفِينَا بِهَا مِنْ شِدَّةِ النَّصَبِ
And instill in our hearts such pure and untainted assurance that through it, You free us from the hardships and struggles of efforts and endeavors.
وَاجْعَلْ مَا صَرَّحْتَ بِهِ مِنْ عِدَتِكَ فِي وَحْيِكَ، وَأَتْبَعْتَهُ مِنْ قَسَمِكَ فِي كِتَابِكَ قَاطِعاً لِاهْتِمَامِنَا بِالرِّزْقِ الَّذِي تَكَفَّلْتَ بِهِ،
And let what You have clearly promised in Your revelation, and what You have confirmed with Your oath in Your Book, be sufficient to remove our worry about the provision You have guaranteed,
وَحَسْماً لِلْاِشْتِغَالِ بِمَا ضَمِنْتَ الْكِفَايَةَ لَهُ
and put an end to our preoccupation with what You have assured sufficiency for.
﴾فَقُلْتَ وَقَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ الْأَصْدَقُ، وَأَقْسَمْتَ وَقَسَمُكَ الْأَبَرُّ الْأَوْفَی: ﴿وَفِي السَّمَاءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ
For You said — and Your word is the truest truth — and You swore — and Your oath is the most just and the most fulfilled:
﴾ثُمَّ قُلْتَ: ﴿فَوَ رَبِّ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ مِثْلَ مَا أَنَّكُمْ تَنْطِقُونَ
“And in the heavens is your sustenance and that which you are promised.”
(Quran 51:22)