His Supplication in Bidding Farewell to the Month of Ramadan

1- O God, O He who desires no repayment! 2- O He who shows no remorse at bestowal! 3- O He who rewards not His servant tit for tat! 4- Thy kindness is a new beginning, Thy pardon gratuitous bounty, 1Thy punishment justice, Thy decree a choice for the best! 5- If Thou bestowest, Thou stainest not Thy bestowal with obligation, and if Thou withholdest, Thou withholdest not in transgression. 6- Thou showest gratitude to him who thanks Thee, while Thou hast inspired him to thank Thee. 7- Thou rewardest him who praises Thee, while though Thou hast taught him Thy praise. 8- Thou coverest him whom, if Thou willed, Thou wouldst expose, and Thou art generous toward him from whom, if Thou willed, Thou wouldst withhold. Both are worthy of Thy exposure and withholding, but Thou hast founded Thy acts upon gratuitous bounty, channelled Thy power into forbearance, 9- received him who disobeyed Thee with clemency, and disregarded him who intended wrongdoing against himself. Thou awaitest their turning back without hasteand refrainest from rushing them toward repentance, so that the perisher among them may not perishbecause of Theeand the wretched may not be wretched throughThy favour, but only after Thy prolonged excusing himand successive arguments against him, as an act of generosity through Thy pardon, O Generous, and an act of kindliness through Thy tenderness, O Clement! 10- It is Thou who hast opened for Thy servantsa door to Thy pardon, which Thou hast named 'repentance'. Thou hast placed upon that doora pointer from Thy revelation, lest they stray from it: Thou hast said (blessed are Thy names), Repent toward God with unswerving repentance! It may be that Thy Lord will acquit of your evil deedsand will admit you into gardensbeneath which rivers flow, 11-upon the day when God will not degrade the Prophetand those who have faith along with him, their light running before them and on their right hands, and they say: 'Our Lord, complete for us our light, and forgive us! Surely Thou art powerful over everything. '2What is the excuse of him who remains heedless of entering that houseafter the opening of the doorand the setting up of the pointer? 12. It is Thou who hast raised the price against Thyself to the advantage of Thy servants, desiring their profit in their trade with Thee, their triumph through reaching Thee, and their increase on account of Thee, for Thou hast said (blessed is Thy Name and high art Thou exalted), Whoso brings a good deed shall have ten the like of it, and whoso brings an evil deedshall only be recompensed the like of it. 3 13- Thou hast said, The likeness of those who expend their wealth in the way of Godis as the likeness of a grain of cornthat sprouts seven ears, in every ea