His Supplication upon Completing a Reading of the Qur'an

1- O God, Thou hast helped me complete Thy Book, which Thou sent down as a light1and appointed as a guardian over every book Thou hast sent down, 2preferring it over every narrative which Thou hast recounted, 3 2- a separator, through which Thou hast separatedThy lawful from Thy unlawful, 4a Qur'an, through which Thou hast made plainthe approaches to Thy ordinances, 5a book, which Thou hast distinguished very distinctly for Thy servants, 6a revelation, which Thou hast sent down, a sending down, upon Thy prophet Muhammad7(Thy blessings be upon him and his Household). 3- Thou appointed ita light through following which we may be guidedfrom the shadows of error and ignorance, 8a healing for him who turns ear toward hearing it with the understanding of attestation, 9a just balance whose tongue does not incline away from truth, 10a light of guidance whose proof is not extinguished before the witnesses, 11and a guidepost of deliverance, so thathe who repairs straightway to its prescriptionwill not go astrayand he who clings to its preservation's handholdwill not be touched by the hands of disasters. 4- O God, since Thou hast given us help to recite itand made smooth the roughness of our tonguesthrough the beauty of its expression, place us among those whoobserve it as it should be observed, serve Thee by adhering in submissionto the firm text of its verses, and seek refuge in admitting both its ambiguous partsand the elucidations of its clear signs! 5- O God, Thou sent it down upon Thy prophet Muhammad(God bless him and his household) in summary form, Thou inspired him with the science of its wonders to complement it, Thou made us the heirs of its knowledge as interpreters, 12Thou made us to surpass him who is ignorant of its knowledge, and Thou gave us strength over itto raise us above those not able to carry it. 6- O God, just as Thou hast appointed our heartsas its carriersand made known to us through Thy mercyits nobility and excellence, so also bless Muhammad, its preacher, and his Household, its guardians, and place us among those who confess that it has come from Thee, lest doubt about attesting to it assail us, or deviation from its straightforward path shake us! 7- O God, bless Muhammad and his Householdand make us one of those who hold fast to its cord, seek haven from its ambiguities in its fortified stronghold, rest in the shadow of its wing, find guidance in the brightness of its morning, follow the shining of its disclosure, acquire light from its lamp, and beg not guidance from any other! 8- O God, just as through it Thou hast set up Muhammadas a guidepost to point to Theeand through his Household Thou hast made clear Thy good pleasure's roads to Thee, so also bless Muhammad and his Householdand make the Qur'an our mediation to the noblest stations of Thy honour, a ladder by which we may climbto the place of safety, a cause for our being repaidwith deliverance at the Plain of Resurrection, and a means whereby we may reachthe bliss of the House of Permanence! 9- O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, lessen for us through the Qur'an the weight of heavy sins, give to us the excellent qualities of the pious, and make us follow the tracks of those who stood before Theein the watches of the night and the ends of the day, 13such that Thou purifiest us from every defilement through its purifi