وَلَوْ خِفْتُ تَعْجِيلَ ٱلْعُقُوبَةِ لاﹾجْتَنَبْتُهُ لاَ…
Source: Source: duas.org · ramadan-dua-abu-hamza-thumali
wa law khiftu ta`jila al`uqubati lajtanabtuhu la li'annaka ahwanu alnnazirina ilayya wa akhaffu almuttali`ina `alayya bal li'annaka ya rabbi khayru alssatirina wa ahkamu alhakimina wa akramu al-akramina sattaru al`uyubi ghaffaru aldhdhunubi `allamu alghuyubi tasturu aldhdhanba bikaramika wa tu'akhkhiru al`uqubata bihilmika falaka alhamdu `ala hilmika ba`da `ilmika
Had I anticipated immediateness of punishment, I might have avoided doing them. Yet, this does not mean that You are the least important of those who watch over me or You are the least weighty of those who observe me. Rather, this is because You, O my Lord, are the best of those who cover up (one’s defects), the wisest of those who judge, the most generous of those who act generously, the concealer of defects, the Forgiver of sins, and the Knower of the unseen. You conceal the defects out of Your liberality and put off punishment because of Your forbearance. Hence, all praise be to You, for You act tolerably although You have full knowledge
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Source: duas.org · ramadan-dua-abu-hamza-thumali
