His Supplication when Afflicted

His Supplication when he was Afflicted or saw Someone Afflicted with the Disgrace of Sin 1- O God, to Thee belongs praise for Thy covering over after Thy knowledgeand Thy pardon after Thy awareness! Each of us has committed faults, but Thou hast not made him notorious, done indecencies, but Thou hast not disgraced him, and covered over evil deeds, but Thou hast not pointed to him. 2- How many are Thy prohibited acts which we have performed, Thy commandments of which Thou hast told uswhich we have transgressed, the evil deeds which we have earned, the offenses which we have committed! Thou seest them to the exclusion of all observers; Thou hast the power to make them public above all the powerful! By giving us safety Thou hast veiled their eyesand stoppled their ears. 3- So make the shameful things Thou hast covered overand the inward reality Thou hast concealedour admonisher, a restrainer upon bad character traits and committing offenses, and a striving toward the repentance that erases [sins]and the praiseworthy path! 4- Bring the time of striving nearand visit us not with heedlessness of Thee! Surely we are Thy beseechers, the repenters of sins. 5- And bless Thy chosen, O God, from Thy creation, Muhammad and his descendants, the friends selected from among Thy creatures, the pure, and make us listeners to them and obeyers, as Thou hast commanded! 1