SHAFAQNA – In a part of the invocation of al-Iftitah which is recommended to be recited every night of the blessed month of Ramadan, we are encouraged to pray for the safety, appearance, and success of our Imam al-Zaman (a.s.), dreaming our life in his world and his helping our religion:
اللهم وصلي على وليّ امرك القائم المؤمل
والعدل المنتظر وحُفه بملائكتك المقربين
وأيده بروح القدس يا رب العالمين
اللهم اجعله الداعي إلى كتابك والقائم بدينك
استخلفه في الأرض كما استخلفت الذين من قبله
مكِن له دينه الذي ارتضيته
ابدله من بعد خوفه امناً يعبدك لا يُشرك بك شيئاً
اللهم اعزه واعزز به وانصره وانتصر به
وانصره نصراً وافتح له فتحاً يسيراً
واجعل له من لدنك سلطاناً نصيراً
اللهم اظهر به دينك وسُنة نبيّك
حتى لا يستخفى بشي من الحق مخافة احد من الخلق
اللهم إنا نرغب إليك في دولة كريمة
تُعز بها الإسلام واهله وتُذل بها النفاق واهله
وتجعلنا فيها من الدعاة إلى طاعتك
والقادة إلى سبيلك
وترزقنا بها كرامة الدنيا والأخرة
O Allah and send blessings on the guardian of Your orders
the one who will rise
the one hoped for, the awaited justice.
Surround him with Your favourite angels
and assist him with the holy spirit
O Lord of the worlds.
O Allah, appoint him to invite towards Your book
to establish Your religion
make him the successor on the earth
as You caused others to succeed before him
establish for him his religion which You have approved for him
give him security after fear
(so) he worships You and does not associate any with You.
O Allah, give him power and through him strengthen (others)
help him and help (others) through him
help him with a mighty help
give him an easy victory
and grant him an assisting authority from You.
O Allah, make manifest through him Your religion
and the way of Your Prophet
until nothing from the truth remains hidden
from any human being.
O Allah, we earnestly desire from You
an honored state
through which You strengthen Islam and its people
and degrade hypocrisy and its followers.
And make us in it
amongst the inviters towards Your obedience
and the leaders to Your path
give us through it
honor of the world and the Hereafter.
اللهم ما عرفتنا من الحق فحملناه
وما قصرنا عنه فبلغناه
اللهم اللمم به شعثنا واشعب به صدعنا
وارتُق به فتقنا وكثر به قلتنا
واعزز به ذلتنا واغن به عائلنا
واقض به عن مغرمنا واجبر به فقرنا
وسُد به خلتنا ويسّر به عُسرنا
وبيض به وجوهنا وفُك به اسرنا
وانجح به طلبتنا وانجز به مواعيدنا
واستجب به دعوتنا واعطنا به سؤلنا
وبلغنا به من الدنيا والأخرة امالنا
واعطنا به فوق رغبتنا
يا خير المسؤولين واوسع المُعطين
اشف به صُدورنا واذهب به غيظ قلوبنا
واهدنا به لِما اختلف فيه من الحق
بإذنك إنك تهدي من تشاء إلى صراط مستقيم
وانصرنا به على عدوك وعدونا
إله الحق أمين
O Allah, what You have made known to us of the truth
help us bear it
and what we fall short
make us reach it.
O Allah, through him
put order in our affairs
gather and unite our flocks
join together our separations
increase our minority
lift us from degradation
relieve our miseries
pull us out of our debts
remove our poverty
fill the gaps in our confusion
ease our difficulties
brighten our faces
free our prisoners
grant our requests
fulfil our promises
answer our calls
grant us our requests
cause us to obtain what we hope for
from this world and the hereafter
and give us more than our expectations.
O the best of all who are asked
and the most generous of bestowers
through him, cleanse our chests
remove the stains of anger and hatred from our hearts
and guide us to the truth on disputed matters
By Your permission
Surely You guide whom You wish to the right path
through him help us to overcome Your enemy
and our enemy
O God of truth, Ameen.
اللهم إنا نشكوا إليك فقد نبيّنا صلواتك عليه وأله
وغيبة وليّنا وكثرة عدوّنا
وقلة عددنا وشدة الفِتن بنا
وتظاهر الزمان علينا
فصل على محمد وأله
واعنا على ذلك بفتح منك تُعجله
وبضُر تكشفه ونصر تُعزه وسُلطان حق تُظهره
ورحمة منك تُجللناها وعافية منك تُلبسناها
برحمتك يا ارحم الراحمين
O Allah, we complain to You
of the absence of our Prophet
Your blessings be on him and his family,
the concealment of our leader
the abundance of our enemies
the scarcity of our numbers
the severity of our trials
and the victory of the era against us.
So bless Muhammad and his family
and help us overcome that by,
granting us an immediate victory
dispersing miseries
giving us a help that strengthens
providing an authority of truth which You manifest
a mercy from You which is clear to us
and a wellbeing from You which clothes us
by Your mercy O most merciful.