Hisn al-Muslim 35
((اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو، فَلاَ تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ)).
(Allahumma rahmataka arjoo fala takilnee ila nafsee tarfata AAayn, wa-aslih lee sha/nee kullah, la ilaha illa ant.)
(O Allah, it is Your mercy that I hope for, so do not leave me in charge of my affairs even for a blink of an eye and rectify for me all of my affairs.None has the right to be worshipped except You.)
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 35
Translation: Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), Sa'id al-Qahtani — see site-wide attribution
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Hope is stated before anything is asked: it is Your mercy that I hope for. The request that follows is put negatively — do not leave me in charge of my affairs — and a measure is attached to it, not even for the blink of an eye. The positive form of the same request comes next: rectify for me all of my affairs. One word, affairs, carries both halves, once as something not to be left to the speaker and once as something asked to be put right. A declaration of oneness closes it.
This sits among the chapter's words for anguish.
The measure given is the shortest available — the blink of an eye. It sets the length of time the speaker is asking not to be left alone for, and the request is made twice over, once as a refusal and once as a plea.
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Rendered in English: “O Allah, it is Your mercy that I hope for, so do not leave me in charge of my affairs even for a blink of an eye and rectify for me all of my affairs.None has the right to be worshipped except You.” Hope is stated before anything is asked: it is Your mercy that I hope for.
For those reading it without Arabic script: “Allahumma rahmataka arjoo fala takilnee ila nafsee tarfata AAayn, wa-aslih lee sha/nee kullah, la ilaha illa ant.”
The entry is filed at Sunan Abi Dawud 5092.
This sits among the chapter's words for anguish. The measure given is the shortest available — the blink of an eye.