The Whispered Prayer of the Repenters (Taibeen)
The Whispered Prayer of the Repenters
(Taibeen)
In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the
All-compassionate
1. My God, offenses have clothed me in the
garment of my lowliness, separation from Thee has wrapped me in the
clothing of my misery! My dreadful crimes have deadened my heart, so bring
it to life by a repentance from Thee! O my hope and my aim! O my wish and
my want! By Thy might, I find no one but Thee to forgive my sins and I see
none but Thee to mend my brokenness! I have subjected myself to Thee in
repeated turning, I have humbled myself to Thee in abasement. If Thou
castest me out from Thy door, in whom shall I take shelter? If Thou
repellest me from Thy side, in whom shall I seek refuge? O my grief at my
ignominy and disgrace! O my sorrow at my evil works and what I have
committed!
2. I ask Thee, O Forgiver of great sins, O
Mender of broken bones, to overlook my ruinous misdeeds and cover my
disgraceful secret thoughts! At the witnessing place of the Resurrection,
empty me not of the coolness of Thy pardon and forgiveness, and strip me
not of Thy beautiful forbearance and covering!
3. My God, let the cloud of Thy mercy cast its
shadow upon my sins and send the billow of Thy clemency flowing over my
faults!
4.
My God does the runaway servant go back but to his master or
does anyone grant sanctuary to him from HIS anger but HE
5. My God, if remorse for sins is a repentance,
I - by Thy might - am one of the remorseful! If praying forgiveness for
offenses is an alleviation, I am one of those who pray forgiveness! To
Thee I return that Thou may be well pleased!
6. My God, through Thy power over me, turn
toward me, through Thy clemency toward me, pardon me, and through Thy
knowledge of me, be gentle toward me!
7 My God, Thou art He who hast opened a door
to Thy pardon and named it 'repentance', for Thou said, Repent to God with
unswerving repentance. What is the excuse of him who remains heedless of
entering the door after its opening?
8 My God, though the sins of Thy servant are
ugly, Thy pardon is beautiful.
9 My God, I am not the first to have
disobeyed Thee, and Thou turned toward him, or to have sought to attain
Thy favour, and Thou wert munificent toward him. O Responder to the
distressed! O Remover of injury! O Great in goodness! O Knower of
everything secret! O Beautiful through covering over! I seek Thy
munificence and Thy generosity to intercede with Thee, I seek Thy side and Thy showing mercy to mediate
with Thee,
so grant my supplication, disappoint not my hope in Thee, accept my
repentance, and hide my offense, through Thy kindness and mercy, O Most
Merciful of the merciful!
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