Multazim Par Du'aa
By Mufti Taqi Usmani
(Originally written in Urdu)
Translated by Tahir Kayani
O my Lord, I come to Your door as a beggar
In complete indigence, bringing only my humility and shame.
A beggar who has neither a joli [bag]* nor a begging-bowl
A beggar slain by his desires and cravings.
Having squandered the treasure of Deen and intellect
at the hands of the ego;
Having sacrificed contentment of heart at the altar of lust and pleasure
Losing my wealth in the quick-sand of heedlessness and sin
I have come to seek refuge under the covering of your Kaaba.
Through the stains of sin the heart's world is suffering
Aspirations are weak, the will broken and hope is dead.
From whence should I find the strength to express the heart truly?
For in this snare have I passed every moment of my life
In short, having been burnt at the stake of my own ill-deeds
In abject poverty due to the evil of my state
To you have I brought my ill-stricken fate
Empty-handed of any deed befitting your House.
This House of yours, which is your court of Love and Grace O Lord
Tis wholly Light and the repository of all Lights O Lord
Being completely ignorant of the manners of your Doorstep
A beggar knowing not how to beg
My tongue fails to convey my heart's feeling
O Lord, have mercy on this wordless speech!
These eyes are dry, O Lord, knowing not how to weep
Festering spots in the heart that can't be cleansed out.
O my Lord I have come to your door as a beggar
wholly indigent, in abject humility and full of shame.
*Not from original translation
