Muntakhab al-tawarikh 30.4.2

30.4.2

O Lord may the illumination of the sun of mercy light upon their souls. May their souls shine like the sun from the beauty of thy light. In the day of battle the Great imam was their leader, May the same Imam be also their leader to the Garden of Paradise. If an angel flies thither in desire for him it becomes a fly, May the wings of the peacock of Paradise drive away the flies from them. The bounty of mercy is the water of life in the gloom of the grave, Oh Lord, in the darkness of the tomb may they have the water of life. [When the faces become black from the sun of resurrection May the wings of the angels cast protecting shade over their heads]. When they give into their hands the record of their deeds taken from the book of punishment, May the record bear as its heading the words “A book for the right hand. May the drops of blood which were shed from their throats Become the most costly rubies of their crown of pardon For the thirsty ones whose souls departed for lack of water, May the cloud of mercy rain continuously upon their heads For the captives who were long subjected to hardships, Oh Lord! may the hope of speedy release make their way light for them May the affliction which they suffered in imprisonment, be to those who have escaped from prison (by death) the cause of their eternal salvation, And those who have survived and have returned from that calamity, May they experience the mercy of the Author of good, and may the favour of the Sultan be theirs