Prayer of Ibn 'Ata' illah al-Iskandari

Oh my Lord! I am poor, in my state of affluence;

Shouldn’t I be the poorest, in my real state of poverty?

Oh my Lord! I am weak, in my state of strength;

Shouldn’t I be the weakest, in my apparent state of weakness?

Oh my Lord! I am ignorant, in my state of learning;

Shouldn’t I be the most ignorant, in my real state of ignorance?

Oh my Lord! If any good appears on me - it is out of Thy Grace; 

And if any evil appears on me – it is out of Thy Justice: 

and You have proof and witness over me.

... Prayer of Ibn 'Ata' illah al-Iskandari