The dervish used to say in his supplication to his Lord: “O God, have mercy on the wicked, for You have shown mercy to the virtuous, and created them in a better state than the wicked.”
The precise meaning: This is the epitome of tenderness, as the dervish believes that the virtuous have already received their mercy because God created them virtuous, while the wicked are deprived and wretched because they were born or became wicked. Therefore, they are the ones most deserving of supplication for guidance and mercy from God.
Arabic Translation
درویش كان يقول في المناجاة لربهِ: يا الهي، أرحم الأشرار، فإنك قد رحمت الأخيار، وخلقتهم بأفضل حالٍ من الأشرار
االمعنى الدقيق: هذه قمة الرقةِ، حيث أن الدرويش يرى أن الأخيار نالوا رحمتهم سلفاً بأن الله خلقهم أخياراً، أما الأشرار فهم مَحرومون ومساكين لأنهم وُلدوا أو أصبحوا أشراراً، فهم الأحق بالدعاءِ بالهدايةِ والرحمةِ من ألله
Persian text
درویشی به مناجات در میگفت: یا رب بر بدان رحمت كن كه بر نیكان خود رحمت كردهای كه مر ایشان را نیک آفریدهای
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