On this day, I accept that I have limited power, yā Qawī, and I have limited knowledge, yā ‘Alīm.
There is no god but You.
So when I look around the world, and wish that I could right so many wrongs, I recognize my inherent poverty (faqr), yā Ghanī.
Please accept the little I have done to change the world and change myself.
Please forgive the mistakes I have made and any oppression I have contributed to.
Today is what it is, and never could have been otherwise.
For You alone are the Possessor of All Sovereignty (Mālik al-Mulk), the King of Kings, the Most Supreme of all Courts, the One Who created all Presidents and CEOs, and the Judgement is Yours alone.
So let me hold fast to the way of Muhammad and ‘Ali, may Your eternal blessings and peace be upon them both, and one day die in a state of sincere voluntary surrender to You.
āmīn yā arḥam al-rāḥimīn
A Mercy Case 