1

My God,
           Thou hast settled us in an abode
                               which has dug for us pits of deception,
                     and Thou hast fastened us by the hands of death
                               in the snares of that abode's treachery!
           In Thee we seek asylum
                               from the tricks of its guile,
                     and to Thee we hold fast, lest we be deluded
                               by the glitter of its ornaments!
           It destroys its pursuers
                               and ruins its settlers,
                     it is stuffed with blights
                               and loaded with calamities.

2

My God,
           induce us to renounce it
           and keep us safe from it
                     by Thy giving success and Thy preservation from sin.
           Strip from us
                     the robes of opposing Thee,
           attend to our affairs
                     through Thy good sufficiency,
           amplify our increase
                     from the boundless plenty of Thy mercy,
           be liberal in our gifts
                     from the overflow of Thy grants,
           plant in our hearts
                     the trees of Thy love,
           complete for us
                     the lights of Thy knowledge,
           give us to taste
                     the sweetness of Thy pardon
                     and the pleasure of Thy forgiveness,
           gladden our eyes
                     on the day of meeting Thee
                     with the vision of Thee,
           dislodge the love of this world
                     from our spirits,
                     just as Thou hast done for the righteous,
                                         Thy selected friends,
                               and for the pious,
                                         those whom Thou hast singled out!
           O Most Merciful of the merciful,
                     O Most Generous of the most generous!