Nahj al-Balagha (Peak of Eloquence)
نهج البلاغة
Letter #15
وكان (عليه السلام) يقول إذا لقي العدوّ محارباً
اَللَّهُمَّ إِلَيْكَ أَفْضَتِ الْقُلُوبُ، وَمُدَّتِ الْأَعْنَاقُ، وَشَخَصَتِ الْأَبْصَارُ، وَنُقِلَتِ الْأَقْدَامُ، وَأُنْضِيَتِ الْأَبْدَانُ.
اَللَّهُمَّ قَدْ صَرَّحَ مَكْنُونُ الشَّنَآنِ، وَجَاشَتْ مَرَاجِلُ الْأَضْغَانِ.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَشْكُوا إِلَيكَ غَيْبَةَ نَبِيِّنَا، وَكَثْرَةَ عَدُوِّنَا، وَتَشَتُّتَ أَهْوَائِنَا.
﴿رَبَّنَا افْتَحْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْفَاتِحِينَ﴾
English Translation
Invocation made by Amīr al-mu’minīn when he used to face the enemy.
O’ my Allāh ! hearts are getting drawn to You, necks are stretching (towards You), eyes are fixed (on You), steps are in motion and bodies have turned lean.
O’ my Allāh! hidden animosity has become manifest and the pots of malice are boiling.
O’ my Allāh ! we complain to You of the absence of our Prophet, the numerousness of our enemy and the diffusion of our passions.
Our Lord! Decide between us and between our people with truth, and You are the Best of Deciders. (Qur’ān, 7:89)
اردو ترجمہ
امیر المؤمنین حضرت علی بن ابی طالبؑ کا مکتوبِ گرامی نمبر 15: مکتوب 15: Invocation when he faced the enemy۔
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