اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْألُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ
allāhumma innī asʾaluka bi-raḥmatika llatī wasiʿat kulla shayʾ
O Allah, I ask You by Your mercy, which embraces all things;
وَبِقُوَّتِكَ الَّتِي قَهَرْتَ بِهَا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ
wa bi-quwwatika llatī qaharta bihā kulla shayʾ
And by Your strength, through which You dominatest all things,
وَخَضَعَ لَهَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ
wa khaḍaʿa lahā kullu shayʾ
And toward which all things are humble
وَذَلَّ لَهَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ
wa dhalla lahā kullu shayʾ
And before which all things are lowly;
وَبِجَبرُوتِكَ الَّتِي غَلَبْتَ بِهَا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ
wa bi-jabarūtika llatī ghalabta bihā kulla shayʾ
And by Your invincibility through which You overwhelmest all things,
وَبِعِزَّتِكَ الَّتِي لا يَقُومُ لَهَا شَيْءٌ
wa bi-ʿizzatika llatī lā yaqūmu lahā shayʾ
And by Your might, which nothing can resist;
وَبِعَظَمَتِكَ الَّتِي مَلأَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ
wa bi-ʿaẓamatika llatī malaʾat kulla shayʾ
And by Your tremendousness, which has filled all things;
وَبِسُلْطَانِكَ الَّذِي عَلاَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ
wa bi-sulṭānika lladhī ʿalā kulla shayʾ
by Your force, which towers over all things;
وَبِوَجْهِكَ الْبَاقِي بَعْدَ فَنَاءِ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ
wa bi-wajhika l-bāqī baʿda fanāʾi kulli shayʾ
And by Your face, which subsists after the annihilation of all things,
وَبِأَسْمَائِكَ الَّتِي مَلأَتْ أَرْكَانَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ
wa bi-asmāʾika llatī malaʾat arkāna kulli shayʾ
And by Your Names, which have filled the foundations of all things;
وَبِعِلْمِكَ الَّذِي أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ
wa bi-ʿilmika lladhī aḥāṭa bi-kulli shayʾ
And by Your knowledge, which encompasses all things;
وَبِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ الَّذِي أَضَاءَ لَهُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ
wa bi-nūri wajhika lladhī aḍāʾa lahu kullu shayʾ
And by the light of Your face, through which all things are illumined!
يَا نُورُ يَا قُدُّوسُ
yā nūru yā quddūs
O Light! O All-holy!
يَا أَوَّلَ الأَوَّلِينَ
yā awwala l-awwalīn
O First of those who are first
وَيَا آخِرَ الآخِرِينَ
wa yā ākhira l-ākhirīn
And O Last of those who are last!
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تَهتِكُ الْعِصَمَ
allāhumma ghfir lī dh-dhunūba llatī tahtiku l-ʿiṣam
O Allah, forgive me those sins which tear apart safeguards!
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تُنْزِلُ النِّقَمَ
allāhumma ghfir lī dh-dhunūba llatī tunzilu n-niqam
O Allah, forgive me those sins which draw down adversities!
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تُغيِّرُ النِّعَمَ
allāhumma ghfir lī dh-dhunūba llatī tughayyiru n-niʿam
O Allah, forgive me those sins which alter blessings!
اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تَحْبِسُ الدُّعَاءَ
allāhumma ghfir lī dh-dhunūba llatī taḥbisu d-duʿāʾ
O Allah forgive me those sins which hold back supplication!
اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تَقْطَعُ الرَّجَاءَ
allāhumma ghfir lī dh-dhunūba llatī taqṭaʿu r-rajāʾ
O Allah forgive me those sins which cut down the hopes!
اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تُنْزِلُ البَلاءَ
allāhumma ghfir lī dh-dhunūba llatī tunzilu l-balāʾ
O Allah, forgive me those sins which draw down tribulation!
اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي كُلَّ ذَنْبٍ أَذْنَبْتُهُ وَكُلَّ خَطِيئَةٍ أَخْطَأْتُهَا
allāhumma ghfir lī kulla dhanbin adhnabtuhu wa kulla khaṭīʾatin akhṭaʾtuhā
O Allah, forgive me every sin I have committed and every mistake I have made!
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ بِذِكْرِكَ
allāhumma innī ataqarrabu ilayka bi-dhikrik
O Allah, verily I seek nearness to You through remembrance of You,
وَأَسْتَشْفِعُ بِكَ إِلَى نَفْسِكَ
wa astashfiʿu bika ilā nafsik
And I seek intercession from You with Yourself,
وَأَسْألُكَ بِجُودِكَ أَن تُدْنِيَنِي مِن قُرْبِكَ
wa asʾaluka bi-jūdika an tudniyanī min qurbik
And I ask You through Your munificence to bring me near to Your proximity,
وَأَن تُوزِعَنِي شُكْرَكَ
wa an tūziʿanī shukrak
And to provide me with gratitude toward You
وَأَن تُلْهِمَنِي ذِكْرَكَ
wa an tulhimanī dhikrak
And to inspire me with Your remembrance.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْألُكَ سُؤَالَ خَاضِعٍ مُّتَذَلِّلٍ خَاشِعٍ أَن تُسَامِحَنِي وَتَرْحَمَنِي
allāhumma innī asʾaluka suʾāla khāḍiʿin mutadhallilin khāshiʿin an tusāmiḥanī wa tarḥamanī
O Allah, verily I ask You with the asking of a submissive, abased and lowly man to show me forbearance, to have mercy on me
وَتَجْعلَنِي بِقَسَمِكَ رَاضِياً قَانِعاً، وَفِي جَمِيعِ الأَحْوَالِ مُتَوَاضِعاً
wa tajʿalanī bi-qasamika rāḍiyan qāniʿan wa fī jamīʿi l-aḥwāli mutawāḍiʿā
And to make me satisfied and content with Your appointment and [make me] humble in every state.
اَللَّهُمَّ وَأَسْألُكَ سُؤَالَ مَنِ اشْتَدَّتْ فَاقَتُهُ
allāhumma wa asʾaluka suʾāla mani shtaddat fāqatuh
O Allah, I ask You the question of one whose indigence is extreme,
وَأَنزَلَ بِكَ عِنْدَ الشَّدَائِدِ حَاجَتَهُ
wa anzala bika ʿinda sh-shadāʾidi ḥājatah
And who has stated to You in difficulties his need
وَعَظُمَ فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ رَغْبَتُهُ
wa ʿaẓuma fīmā ʿindaka raghbatuh
And whose desire for what is with You has become great.
اَللَّهُمَّ عَظُمَ سُلْطَانُكَ وَعَلاَ مَكَانُكَ
allāhumma ʿaẓuma sulṭānuka wa ʿalā makānuk
O Allah, Your force is tremendous, Your place is lofty,
وَخَفِي مَكْرُكَ وَظَهَرَ أَمْرُكَ
wa khafiya makruka wa ẓahara amruk
And Your plan is hidden, Your command is manifest,
وَغَلَبَ قَهْرُكَ وَجَرَتْ قُدْرَتُكَ
wa ghalaba qahruka wa jarat qudratuk
And Your domination is overwhelming, Your power is unhindered
وَلا يُمْكِنُ الْفِرَارُ مِنْ حُكُومَتِكَ
wa lā yumkinu l-firāru min ḥukūmatik
And escape from Your governance is impossible.
اَللَّهُمَّ لا أَجِدُ لِذُنُوبِي غَافِراً
allāhumma lā ajidu li-dhunūbī ghāfirā
O Allah, I find no forgiver of my sins,
وَّلا لِقَبَائِحِي سَاتِراً
wa lā li-qabāʾiḥī sātirā
Nor concealer of my ugly acts
وَّلا لِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عَمَلِي الْقَبِيحِ بِالْحَسَنِ مُبَدِّلاً غَيْرَكَ
wa lā li-shayʾin min ʿamalī l-qabīḥi bi-l-ḥasani mubaddilan ghayrak
Nor transformer of any of my ugly acts into good acts but You
لا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنتَ
lā ilāha illā ant
There is no god but You!
سُبْحَانَكَ وَبِحَمْدِكَ
subḥānaka wa bi-ḥamdik
Glory be to You, and Thine is the praise!
ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي
ẓalamtu nafsī
I have wronged myself,
وَتَجَرَّأْتُ بِجَهْلِي
wa tajarraʾtu bi-jahlī
And I have been audacious in my ignorance
وَسَكَنتُ إِلَى قَدِيمِ ذِكْرِكَ لِي وَمَنِّكَ عَلَيَّ
wa sakantu ilā qadīmi dhikrika lī wa mannika ʿalayy
And I have depended upon Your ancient remembrance of me and Your favour toward me.
اَللَّهُمَّ مَوْلايَ
allāhumma mawlāy
O Allah! O my Protector!
كَم مِّن قَبِيحٍ سَتَرْتَهُ
kam min qabīḥin satartah
How many ugly things You hast concealed!
وَكَم مِّن فَادِحٍ مِّنَ البَلاءِ أَقَلْتَهُ
wa kam min fādiḥin mina l-balāʾi aqaltah
How many burdensome tribulations You hast abolished!
وَكَم مِّنْ عِثَارٍ وَّقَيْتَهُ
wa kam min ʿithārin waqaytah
And how many stumbles You hast prevented!
وَكَم مِّن مَّكْرُوهٍ دَفَعْتَهُ
wa kam min makrūhin dafaʿtah
And how many ordeals You hast repelled!
وَكَم مِّن ثَنَاءٍ جَمِيلٍ لَّسْتُ أَهْلاً لَّهُ نَشَرْتَهُ
wa kam min thanāʾin jamīlin lastu ahlan lahu nashartah
And how much beautiful praise, for which I was unworthy, You hast spread abroad!
اَللَّهُمَّ عَظُمَ بَلائِي
allāhumma ʿaẓuma balāʾī
O Allah, my tribulation is tremendous,
وَأَفْرَطَ بِي سُوءُ حَالِي
wa afraṭa bī sūʾu ḥālī
And my bad state is excessive,
وَقَصُرَتْ بِي أَعْمَالِي
wa qaṣurat bī aʿmālī
And my acts are inadequate,
وَقَعَدَتْ بِي أَغْلاَلِي
wa qaʿadat bī aghlālī
And my fetters have tied me down,
وَحَبَسَنِي عَن نَّفْعِي بُعْدُ آمَالِي
wa ḥabasanī ʿan nafʿī buʿdu āmālī
And my far-fetched hopes have held me back from my gain
وَخَدَعَتْنِي الدُّنْيَا بِغُرُورِهَا وَنَفْسِي بِجِنَايَتِهَا وَمِطَالِي
wa khadaʿatnī d-dunyā bi-ghurūrihā wa nafsī bi-jināyatihā wa miṭālī
And this world with its delusions, my own soul with its offences and my delay have deceived me.
يَا سَيِّدِي فَأَسْألُكَ بِعِزَّتِكَ أَن لا يَحْجُبَ عَنْكَ دُعَائِي سُوءُ عَمَلِي وَفِعَالِي
yā sayyidī fa-asʾaluka bi-ʿizzatika an lā yaḥjuba ʿanka duʿāʾī sūʾu ʿamalī wa fiʿālī
O my Master! So I ask You by Your might not to let my evil works and acts veil my supplication from You,
وَلا تَفْضَحَنِي بِخَفِيِّ مَا اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ سِرِّي
wa lā tafḍaḥanī bi-khafiyyi mā ṭṭalaʿta ʿalayhi min sirrī
And not to disgrace me through the hidden things You knowest of my secrets
وَلا تُعَاجِلْنِي بِالْعُقُوبَةِ عَلَى مَا عَمِلْتُهُ فِي خَلَوَاتِي
wa lā tuʿājilnī bi-l-ʿuqūbati ʿalā mā ʿamiltuhu fī khalawātī
And not to hasten me to punishment for what I have done in private:
مِنْ سُوءِ فِعْلِي وَإِسَاءَتِي،
min sūʾi fiʿlī wa isāʾatī
My evil acts in secrecy and my misdeeds
وَدَوَامِ تَفْرِيطِي وَجَهَالَتِي
wa dawāmi tafrīṭī wa jahālatī
And my continuous negligence and my ignorance
وَكَثْرَةِ شَهَوَاتِي وَغَفْلَتِي
wa kathrati shahawātī wa ghaflatī
And my manifold passions and my forgetfulness.
وَكُنِ اَللَّهُمَّ بِعِزَّتِكَ لِي فِي كُلِّ الأَحْوَالِ رَؤُوفاً
wa kuni llāhumma bi-ʿizzatika lī fī kulli l-aḥwāli raʾūfā
And by Your might, O Allah, be kind to me in all states
وَّعَلَيَّ فِي جَمِيعِ الأُمُورِ عَطُوفاً
wa ʿalayya fī jamīʿi l-umūri ʿaṭūfā
And be gracious to me in all affairs!
إِلَهِي وَرَبِّي مَن لِّي غَيْرُكَ أَسْألُهُ كَشْفَ ضُرِّي وَالنَّظَرَ فِي أَمْرِي!
ilāhī wa rabbī man lī ghayruka asʾaluhu kashfa ḍurrī wa n-naẓara fī amrī
My God and my Lord! Have I any but You from whom to ask removal of my affliction and regard for my affairs!
إِلَهِي وَمَوْلاي أَجْرَيْتَ عَلَيَّ حُكْماً اتَّبَعْتُ فِيهِ هَوَى نَفْسِي،
ilāhī wa mawlāya ajrayta ʿalayya ḥukmani ttabaʿtu fīhi hawā nafsī
My God and my Protector! You put into effect through me a decree in which I followed the caprice of my own soul
وَلَمْ أَحْتَرِسْ فِيهِ مِن تَزْيينِ عَدُوِّي،
wa lam aḥtaris fīhi min tazyīni ʿaduwwī
And [I] did not remain wary of adorning my enemy.
فَغَرَّنِي بِمَا أَهْوَى وَأَسْعَدَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ القَضَاءُ
fa-gharranī bimā ahwā wa asʿadahu ʿalā dhālika l-qaḍāʾ
So he deluded me through my soul's caprice and therein destiny favoured him
فَتَجَاوَزْتُ بِمَا جَرَى عَلَيَّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ بَعْضَ حُدُودِكَ
fa-tajāwaztu bimā jarā ʿalayya min dhālika baʿḍa ḥudūdik
So, in what was put into effect through me in that situation, I transgressed some of Your statutes
وَخَالَفْتُ بَعْضَ أَوَامِرِكَ
wa khālaftu baʿḍa awāmirik
And disobeyed some of Your commands.
فَلَكَ الْحُجَّةُ عَلَيَّ فِي جَمِيعِ ذَلِكَ
fa-laka l-ḥujjatu ʿalayya fī jamīʿi dhālik
So Thine is the argument against me in all of that
وَلا حُجَّةَ لِي فِيمَا جَرَى عَلَيَّ فِيهِ قَضَاؤُكَ،
wa lā ḥujjata lī fīmā jarā ʿalayya fīhi qaḍāʾuk
I have no argument in what Your destiny put into effect through me therein
وَأَلْزَمَنِي حُكْمُكَ وَبَلاؤُكَ
wa alzamanī ḥukmuka wa balāʾuk
nor in what Your decree and Your tribulation imposed upon me.
وَقَدْ أَتَيْتُكَ يَا إِلَهِي بَعْدَ تَقْصِيرِي وَإِسْرَافِي عَلَى نَفْسِي
wa qad ataytuka yā ilāhī baʿda taqṣīrī wa isrāfī ʿalā nafsī
Now I have come to You, My God, after my shortcoming and my immoderation toward myself,
مُعْتَذِراً نَّادِماً،
muʿtadhiran nādimā
Proffering my excuse, regretful,
مُّنْكَسِراً مُّسْتَقِيلاً
munkasiran mustaqīlā
Broken, apologizing,
مُّسْتَغْفِراً مُّنِيباً،
mustaghfiran munībā
Asking forgiveness, repenting,
مُّقِرّاً مُّذْعِناً مُّعْتَرِفاً
muqirran mudhʿinan muʿtarifā
Acknowledging, submissive, confessing.
لا أَجِدُ مَفَرّاً مِّمَّا كَانَ مِنِّي
lā ajidu mafarran mimmā kāna minnī
I find no place to flee from what occurred through me,
وَلا مَفْزَعاً أَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْهِ في أَمْرِي
wa lā mafzaʿan atawajjahu ilayhi fī amrī
Nor any place of escape to which I may turn in my affairs,
غَيْرَ قَبُولِكَ عُذْرِي، وَإِدخَالِكَ إِيَّايَ فِي سَعَةٍ مِّن رَّحْمَتِكَ
ghayra qabūlika ʿudhrī wa idkhālika iyyāya fī saʿatin min raḥmatik
Other than Your acceptance of my excuse and Your entering me into the compass of Your mercy.
اَللَّهُمَّ فَاقْبَل عُذْرِي
allāhumma fa-qbal ʿudhrī
O Allah, so accept my excuse,
وَارْحَمْ شِدَّةَ ضُرِّي
wa rḥam shiddata ḍurrī
Have mercy upon the severity of my affliction
وَفُكَّنِي مِن شَدِّ وَثَاقِي
wa fukkanī min shaddi wathāqī
And release me from the tightness of my fetters,
يَا رَبِّ ارْحَمْ ضَعْفَ بَدَنِي وَرِقَّةَ جِلْدِي وَدِقَّةَ عَظْمِي
yā rabbi rḥam ḍaʿfa badanī wa riqqata jildī wa diqqata ʿaẓmī
My Lord, have mercy upon the weakness of my body, the thinness of my skin and the frailty of my bones.
يَا مَنْ بَدَأَ خَلْقِي وَذِكْرِي وَتَرْبِيَتِي وَبِرِّي وَتَغْذِيَتِي
yā man badaʾa khalqī wa dhikrī wa tarbiyatī wa birrī wa taghdhiyatī
O You who gave rise to my creation, to the remembrance of me, to the nurture of me, to goodness toward me and to nourishment on me,
هَبْنِي لابْتِدَاءِ كَرَمِكَ وَسَالِفِ بِرِّكَ بِي
habnī li-btidāʾi karamika wa sālifi birrika bī
Bestow upon me for the sake of Your having given rise [to me] with generosity and Your previous goodness to me!
يَا إِلَهِي وَسَيِّدِي وَرَبِّي
yā ilāhī wa sayyidī wa rabbī
O Allah, my Master and my Lord!
أَتُرَاكَ مُعَذِّبِي بِنَارِكَ بَعْدَ تَوْحِيدِكَ
a-turāka muʿadhdhibī bi-nārika baʿda tawḥīdik
Canst You see Yourself tormenting me with Your fire after I have professed Your Unity
وَبَعْدَ مَا انْطَوَى عَلَيْهِ قَلْبِي مِن مَّعْرِفَتِكَ
wa baʿda mā nṭawā ʿalayhi qalbī min maʿrifatik
And after the knowledge of You my heart has embraced,
وَلَهِجَ بِهِ لِسَانِي مِنْ ذِكْرِكَ
wa lahija bihi lisānī min dhikrik
And the remembrance of You my tongue has constantly mentioned
وَاعْتَقَدَهُ ضَمِيرِي مِنْ حُبِّكَ
wa ʿtaqadahu ḍamīrī min ḥubbik
And the love of You to which my mind has clung,
وَبَعْدَ صِدْقِ اعْتِرَافِي وَدُعَائِي خَاضِعاً لِّرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ
wa baʿda ṣidqi ʿtirāfī wa duʿāʾī khāḍiʿan li-rubūbiyyatik
And after the sincerity of my confession and my supplication, humble before Your lordship?
هَيْهَاتَ أَنتَ أَكْرَمُ مِنْ أَن تُضَيِّعَ مَن رَّبَّيْتَهُ
hayhāta anta akramu min an tuḍayyiʿa man rabbaytah
Far be it from You! You art more generous than that You shouldst squander him whom You hast nurtured,
أَوْ تُبْعِدَ مَنْ أَدْنَيْتَهُ
aw tubʿida man adnaytah
Or banish him whom You hast brought nigh,
أَوْ تُشَرِّدَ مَنْ آوَيْتَهُ
aw tusharrida man āwaytah
Or drive away him whom You hast given an abode
أَوْ تُسَلِّمَ إِلَى الْبلاءِ مَن كَفَيْتَهُ وَرَحِمْتَهُ
aw tusallima ilā l-balāʾi man kafaytahu wa raḥimtah
Or submit to tribulation him whom You hast spared and shown mercy.
وَلَيْتَ شِعْرِي يَا سَيِّدِي وَإِلَهِي وَمَوْلاي
wa layta shiʿrī yā sayyidī wa ilāhī wa mawlāy
Would that I knew, my Master, My God and my Protector,
أَتُسَلِّطُ النَّارَ عَلَى وُجُوهٍ خَرَّتْ لِعَظَمَتِكَ سَاجِدَةً
a-tusalliṭu n-nāra ʿalā wujūhin kharrat li-ʿaẓamatika sājidah
Whether You wilt give the Fire dominion over faces fallen down prostrate before Your Tremendousness,
وَّعَلَى أَلْسُنٍ نَّطَقَتْ بِتَوْحِيدِكَ صَادِقَةً وَّبِشُكْرِكَ مَادِحَةً
wa ʿalā alsunin naṭaqat bi-tawḥīdika ṣādiqatan wa bi-shukrika mādiḥah
And over tongues voicing sincerely the profession of Your Unity and giving thanks to You in praise,
وَّعَلَى قُلُوبٍ اعْتَرَفَتْ بِإِلَهِيَّتِكَ مُحَقِّقَةً
wa ʿalā qulūbini ʿtarafat bi-ilāhiyyatika muḥaqqiqah
And over hearts acknowledging Your Divinity through verification,
وَّعَلَى ضَمَائِرَ حَوَتْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ بِكَ حَتَّى صَارَتْ خَاشِعَةً
wa ʿalā ḍamāʾira ḥawat mina l-ʿilmi bika ḥattā ṣārat khāshiʿah
And over minds encompassing knowledge of You until they have become humble
وَّعَلَى جَوارِحَ سَعَتْ إِلَى أَوْطَانِ تَعَبُّدِكَ طَائِعَةً وَّأَشَارَتْ بِاسْتِغْفَارِكَ مُذْعِنَةً
wa ʿalā jawāriḥa saʿat ilā awṭāni taʿabbudika ṭāʾiʿatan wa ashārat bi-stighfārika mudhʿinah
And over bodily members speeding to the places of Your worship in obedience and beckoning for Your forgiveness in submission.
مَّا هَكَذَا الظَّنُّ بِكَ وَلا أُخْبِرْنَا بِفَضْلِكَ عَنكَ
mā hākadhā ẓ-ẓannu bika wa lā ukhbirnā bi-faḍlika ʿank
No such opinion is held of You! Nor has such been reported - thanks to Your bounty — concerning You,
يَا كَرِيمُ، يَا رَبِّ
yā karīmu yā rabb
O All-generous! My Lord,
وَأَنتَ تَعْلَمُ ضَعْفِي عَن قَلِيلٍ مِّن بَلاءِ الدُّنْيَا وَعُقُوبَاتِهَا،
wa anta taʿlamu ḍaʿfī ʿan qalīlin min balāʾi d-dunyā wa ʿuqūbātihā
And You knowest my weakness before a little of this world's tribulations and punishments,
وَمَا يَجْرِي فِيهَا مِنَ الْمَكَارِهِ عَلَى أَهْلِهَا
wa mā yajrī fīhā mina l-makārihi ʿalā ahlihā
And before those ordeals which befall its inhabitants,
عَلَى أَنَّ ذَلِكَ بَلاءٌ وَّمَكْرُوهٌ، قَلِيلٌ مَّكْثُهُ، يَسِيرٌ بَقَاؤُهُ، قَصِيرٌ مُّدَّتُهُ
ʿalā anna dhālika balāʾun wa makrūhun qalīlun makthuhu yasīrun baqāʾuhu qaṣīrun muddatuh
Even though it is a tribulation and ordeal whose stay is short, whose subsistence is but little and, whose period is but fleeting.
فَكَيْفَ احْتِمَالِي لِبَلاءِ الآخِرَةِ وَجَلِيلِ وُقُوعِ الْمَكَارِهِ فِيهَا!
fa-kayfa ḥtimālī li-balāʾi l-ākhirati wa jalīli wuqūʿi l-makārihi fīhā
So how can I endure the tribulations of the next world and the great ordeals that occur within it?
وَهُوَ بَلاءٌ تَطُولُ مُدَّتُهُ، وَيَدُومُ مَقَامُهُ، وَلا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ
wa huwa balāʾun taṭūlu muddatuhu wa yadūmu maqāmuhu wa lā yukhaffafu ʿan ahlih
For it is a tribulation whose period is long, whose station endures and whose sufferers are given no respite,
لأَنَّهُ لا يَكُونُ إِلاَّ عَنْ غَضَبِكَ وَانتِقَامِكَ وَسَخَطِكَ
li-annahu lā yakūnu illā ʿan ghaḍabika wa ntiqāmika wa sakhaṭik
Since it only occurs as a result of Your wrath, Your vengeance and Your anger,
وَهَذَا مَا لا تَقُومُ لَهُ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالأَرْضُ
wa hādhā mā lā taqūmu lahu s-samāwātu wa l-arḍ
And these cannot be withstood by the heavens and the earth.
يَا سَيِّدِي فَكَيْفَ بِي
yā sayyidī fa-kayfa bī
O Master, so what about me?!
وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ الضَّعِيفُ الذَّلِيلُ الْحَقِيرُ الْمِسْكِينُ الْمُسْتَكِينُ
wa ana ʿabduka ḍ-ḍaʿīfu dh-dhalīlu l-ḥaqīru l-miskīnu l-mustakīn
For I am Your weak, lowly, base, wretched and miserable slave.
يَا إِلَهِي وَرَبِّي وَسَيِّدِي وَمَوْلاي
yā ilāhī wa rabbī wa sayyidī wa mawlāy
My God! My Lord! My Master! My Protector!
لأَيِّ الأُمُورِ إِلَيْكَ أَشْكُو
li-ayyi l-umūri ilayka ashkū
For which things would I complain to You?
وَلِمَا مِنْهَا أَضِجُّ وَأَبْكِي
wa limā minhā aḍijju wa abkī
And for which of them would I lament and weep?
لأَلِيمِ الْعَذَابِ وَشِدَّتِهِ!
li-alīmi l-ʿadhābi wa shiddatih
For the pain and severity of chastisement?
أَمْ لِطُولِ الْبَلاءِ وَمُدَّتِهِ!
am li-ṭūli l-balāʾi wa muddatih
Or for the length and period of tribulation?
فَلَئِن صَيَّرْتَنِي لِلْعُقُوبَاتِ مَعَ أَعْدَائِكَ
fa-laʾin ṣayyartanī li-l-ʿuqūbāti maʿa aʿdāʾik
So if You takest me to the punishments with Your enemies,
وَجَمَعْتَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ أَهْلِ بَلائِكَ
wa jamaʿta baynī wa bayna ahli balāʾik
And gatherest me with the people of Your tribulation
وَفَرَّقْتَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ أَحِبَّائِكَ وَأَوْلِيَائِكَ
wa farraqta baynī wa bayna aḥibbāʾika wa awliyāʾik
And separatest me from Your friends and saints,
فَهَبْنِي يَا إِلَهِي وَسَيِّدِي وَمَوْلاي وَرَبِّي صَبَرْتُ عَلَى عَذَابِكَ،
fa-habnī yā ilāhī wa sayyidī wa mawlāya wa rabbī ṣabartu ʿalā ʿadhābik
Then suppose, My God, my Master, my Protector and my Lord that I am able to endure Your chastisement,
فَكَيْفَ أَصْبِرُ عَلَى فِرَاقِكَ
fa-kayfa aṣbiru ʿalā firāqik
How can I endure separation from You?
وَهَبْنِي صَبَرْتُ عَلَى حَرِّ نَارِكَ،
wa habnī ṣabartu ʿalā ḥarri nārik
And suppose that I am able to endure the heat of Your fire,
فَكَيْفَ أَصْبِرُ عَنِ النَّظَرِ إِلَى كَرَامَتِكَ
fa-kayfa aṣbiru ʿani n-naẓari ilā karāmatik
How can I endure not gazing upon Your generosity?
أَمْ كَيْفَ أَسْكُنُ فِي النَّارِ وَرَجَائِي عَفْوُكَ
am kayfa askunu fī n-nāri wa rajāʾī ʿafwuk
Or how can I dwell in the Fire while my hope is Your pardon?
فَبِعِزَّتِكَ يَا سَيِّدِي وَمَوْلاي أُقْسِمُ صَادِقاً، لَئِن تَرَكْتَنِي نَاطِقاً
fa-bi-ʿizzatika yā sayyidī wa mawlāya uqsimu ṣādiqan laʾin taraktanī nāṭiqā
So by Your might, my Master and my protector, I swear sincerely, if You leavest me with speech,
لأَضِجَّنَّ إِلَيْكَ بَيْنَ أَهْلِهَا ضَجِيجَ الآمِلِينَ
la-aḍijjanna ilayka bayna ahlihā ḍajīja l-āmilīn
I will lament to You from the midst of the Fire's inhabitants with lamentation of the hopeful;
وَلأَصْرُخَنَّ إِلَيكَ صُرَاخَ المُسْتَصْرِخِينَ
wa la-aṣrukhanna ilayka ṣurākha l-mustaṣrikhīn
I will cry to You with the cry of those crying for help;
وَلأَبْكِيَنَّ عَلَيْكَ بُكَاءَ الفَاقِدِينَ
wa la-abkiyanna ʿalayka bukāʾa l-fāqidīn
I will weep to You with the weeping of the bereft;
وَلأُنَادِيَنَّكَ أَيْنَ كُنتَ يَا وَلِيَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
wa la-unādiyannaka ayna kunta yā waliyya l-muʾminīn
And I will call to You, Where art You, O Sponsor of the believers,
يَا غَايَةَ آمَالِ العَارِفِينَ
yā ghāyata āmāli l-ʿārifīn
O Goal of the hopes of Your knowers,
يَا غِيَاثَ المُسْتَغِيثِينَ
yā ghiyātha l-mustaghīthīn
O Aid of those who seek assistance,
يَا حَبِيبَ قُلُوبِ الصَّادِقِينَ
yā ḥabība qulūbi ṣ-ṣādiqīn
O Friend of the hearts of the sincere
وَيَا إِلَهَ العَالَمِينَ
wa yā ilāha l-ʿālamīn
And O God of all the world's inhabitants!
أَفَتُرَاكَ، سُبْحَانَكَ يَا إِلَهِي وَبِحَمْدِكَ، تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا صَوْتَ عَبْدٍ مُّسْلِمٍ
a-fa-turāka subḥānaka yā ilāhī wa bi-ḥamdika tasmaʿu fīhā ṣawta ʿabdin muslim
Canst You see Yourself — Glory be to You My God, and Thine is the praised — hearing within the Fire the voice of a slave surrendered to You,
سُجِنَ فِيهَا بِمُخَالَفَتِهِ
sujina fīhā bi-mukhālafatih
Imprisoned there because of his violations,
وَذَاقَ طَعْمَ عَذَابِهَا بِمَعْصِيَتِهِ
wa dhāqa ṭaʿma ʿadhābihā bi-maʿṣiyatih
Tasting the favour of its torment because of his disobedience,
وَحُبِسَ بَيْنَ أَطْبَاقِهَا بِجُرْمِهِ وَجَرِيرَتِهِ
wa ḥubisa bayna aṭbāqihā bi-jurmihi wa jarīratih
And confined within its levels because of his sin and crime,
وَهُوَ يَضِجُّ إلَيْكَ ضَجِيجَ مُؤَمِّلٍ لِّرَحْمَتِكَ
wa huwa yaḍijju ilayka ḍajīja muʾammilin li-raḥmatik
While he laments to You with the lament of one hopeful for Your mercy,
وَيُنَادِيكَ بِلِسَانِ أَهْلِ تَوْحِيدِكَ
wa yunādīka bi-lisāni ahli tawḥīdik
And calls to You with the tongue of those who profess Your Unity
وَيَتَوَسَّلُ إلَيْكَ بِرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ
wa yatawassalu ilayka bi-rubūbiyyatik
And entreats You by Your lordship!
يَا مَوْلاي فَكَيْفَ يَبقَى فِي الْعَذَابِ وَهُوَ يَرْجُو مَا سَلَفَ مِنْ حِلْمِكَ
yā mawlāya fa-kayfa yabqā fī l-ʿadhābi wa huwa yarjū mā salafa min ḥilmik
My Protector, so how should he remain in the chastisement, while he has hope for Your previous clemency?
أَمْ كَيْفَ تُؤْلِمُهُ النَّارُ وَهُوَ يَأْمَلُ فَضْلَكَ وَرَحْمَتَكَ
am kayfa tuʾlimuhu n-nāru wa huwa yaʾmalu faḍlaka wa raḥmatak
Or how should the Fire cause him pain while he expects Your bounty and mercy?
أَمْ كَيْفَ يُحْرِقُهُ لَهِيبُهَا وَأَنتَ تَسْمَعُ صَوْتَهُ وَتَرَى مَكَانَهُ
am kayfa yuḥriquhu lahībuhā wa anta tasmaʿu ṣawtahu wa tarā makānah
Or how should its flames burn him, while You hearest his voice and seest his place?
أَمْ كَيْفَ يَشْتَمِلُ عَلَيْهِ زَفِيرُهَا وَأَنتَ تَعْلَمُ ضَعْفَهُ
am kayfa yashtamilu ʿalayhi zafīruhā wa anta taʿlamu ḍaʿfah
Or how should its groaning encompass him, while You knowest his weakness?
أَمْ كَيْفَ يَتَقَلْقَلُ بَيْنَ أَطْبَاقِهَا وَأَنتَ تَعْلَمُ صِدْقَهُ
am kayfa yataqalqalu bayna aṭbāqihā wa anta taʿlamu ṣidqah
Or how should he be convulsed among its levels, while You knowest his sincerity?
أَمْ كَيْفَ تَزْجُرُهُ زَبَانِيَتُهَا وَهُوَ يُنَادِيكَ يَا رَبَّهُ
am kayfa tazjuruhu zabāniyatuhā wa huwa yunādīka yā rabbah
Or how should its keepers torture him while he calls out to You, O Lord?
أَمْ كَيْفَ يَرْجُو فَضْلَكَ فِي عِتْقِهِ مِنْهَا فَتَتْرُكُهُ فِيهَا
am kayfa yarjū faḍlaka fī ʿitqihi minhā fa-tatrukuhu fīhā
Or how should he have hope of Your bounty in freeing him from it, while You abandonest him within it?
هَيهَاتَ مَا ذَلِكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ
hayhāta mā dhālika ẓ-ẓannu bik
Far be it from You! That is not what is expected of You,
وَلا الْمَعْرُوفُ مِن فَضْلِكَ
wa lā l-maʿrūfu min faḍlik
Nor what is well-known of Your bounty,
وَلا مُشْبِهٌ لِمَا عَامَلْتَ بِهِ الْمُوَحِّدِينَ مِنْ بِرِّكَ وَإِحْسَانِكَ
wa lā mushbihun limā ʿāmalta bihi l-muwaḥḥidīna min birrika wa iḥsānik
Nor it is similar to the goodness and kindness You hast shown to those who profess Your Unity.
فَبِالْيَقِينِ أَقْطَعُ لَوْلا مَا حَكَمْتَ بِهِ مِن تَعْذِيبِ جَاحِدِيكَ
fa-bi-l-yaqīni aqṭaʿu lawlā mā ḥakamta bihi min taʿdhībi jāḥidīk
So I declare with certainty that were it not for what You hast decreed concerning the chastisement of Your deniers
وَقَضَيْتَ بِهِ مِنْ إِخْلاَدِ مُعَانِدِيكَ
wa qaḍayta bihi min ikhlādi muʿānidīk
And what You hast foreordained concerning the everlasting home of those who stubbornly resist,
لَجَعَلْتَ النَّارَ كُلَّهَا بَرْداً وَّسَلاَماً،
la-jaʿalta n-nāra kullahā bardan wa salāmā
You wouldst make the Fire, all of it, coolness and safety,
وَمَا كَانَ لأَحَدٍ فِيهَا مَقَرّاً وَّلا مُقَاماً
wa mā kāna li-aḥadin fīhā maqarran wa lā muqāmā
And no one would have a place of rest or abode within it.
لَّكِنَّكَ تَقَدَّسَتْ أَسْمَاؤُكَ أَقْسَمْتَ أَنْ تَمْلأَهَا مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ،
lākinnaka taqaddasat asmāʾuka aqsamta an tamlaʾahā mina l-kāfirīn
But You—holy are Your Names—hast sworn that You wilt fill it with the unbelievers,
مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ
mina l-jinnati wa n-nāsi ajmaʿīn
Both Jinn and men together,
وَأَن تُخَلِّدَ فِيهَا الْمُعَانِدِينَ
wa an tukhallida fīhā l-muʿānidīn
And that You wilt place those who stubbornly resist therein forever.
وَأَنتَ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُكَ قُلْتَ مُبْتَدَئاً، وَّتَطَوَّلْتَ بِالإِنْعَامِ مُتَكَرِّماً:
wa anta jalla thanāʾuka qulta mubtadiʾan wa taṭawwalta bi-l-inʿāmi mutakarrimā
And You— majestic is Your eulogy— said at the beginning and wernt gracious through kindness as a favour,
أَفَمَن كَانَ مُؤْمِنًا كَمَن كَانَ فَاسِقًا ۚ لَّا يَسْتَوُونَ
a-fa-man kāna muʾminan ka-man kāna fāsiqan lā yastawūn
(What? Is he who has been believer like unto him who has been ungodly? They are not equal)
إِلَهِي وَسَيِّدِي فَأَسْألُكَ بِالْقُدْرَةِ الَّتِي قَدَّرْتَهَا
ilāhī wa sayyidī fa-asʾaluka bi-l-qudrati llatī qaddartahā
My God and my Master! So I ask You by the power You hast apportioned
وَبِالْقَضِيَّةِ الَّتِي حَتَمْتَهَا وَحَكَمْتَهَا وَغَلَبْتَ مَنْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرَيْتَهَا
wa bi-l-qaḍiyyati llatī ḥatamtahā wa ḥakamtahā wa ghalabta man ʿalayhi ajraytahā
And by the decision which You hast determined and imposed and through which You hast overcome him toward whom it has been put into effect,
أَن تَهَبَ لِي، فِي هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ، وَفِي هَذِهِ السَّاعَةِ
an tahaba lī fī hādhihi l-laylati wa fī hādhihi s-sāʿah
That You forgivest me in this night and at this hour
كُلَّ جُرْمٍ أَجْرَمْتُهُ
kulla jurmin ajramtuh
Every offence I have committed,
وَكُلَّ ذَنْبٍ أَذْنَبْتُهُ
wa kulla dhanbin adhnabtuh
And every sin I have performed,
وَكُلَّ قَبِيحٍ أَسْرَرْتُهُ
wa kulla qabīḥin asrartuh
And every ugly thing I have concealed
وَكُلَّ جَهْلٍ عَمِلْتُهُ،
wa kulla jahlin ʿamiltuh
And every folly I have enacted
كَتَمْتُهُ أَوْ أَعْلَنتُهُ،
katamtuhu aw aʿlantuh
Whether I have hidden or announced it,
أَخفَيْتُهُ أَوْ أَظْهَرْتُهُ
akhfaytuhu aw aẓhartuh
Or I have concealed it or manifested it
وَكُلَّ سَيِّئَةٍ أَمَرْتَ بِإِثْبَاتِهَا الْكِرَامَ الكَاتِبِينَ
wa kulla sayyiʾatin amarta bi-ithbātihā l-kirāma l-kātibīn
And every evil act which You hast commanded the Noble Writers to record,
الَّذِينَ وَكَّلْتَهُم بِحِفْظِ مَا يَكُونُ مِنِّي
alladhīna wakkaltahum bi-ḥifẓi mā yakūnu minnī
Those whom You hast appointed to watch over what appears from me
وَجَعَلْتَهُمْ شُهُوداً عَلَيَّ مَعَ جَوَارِحِي،
wa jaʿaltahum shuhūdan ʿalayya maʿa jawāriḥī
And whom You hast made, along with my bodily members, witness against me.
وَكُنتَ أَنتَ الرَّقِيبَ عَلَيَّ مِن وَّرَائِهِمْ،
wa kunta anta r-raqība ʿalayya min warāʾihim
And You wast Yourself the Watcher over me from behind them,
وَالشَّاهِدَ لِمَا خَفِي عَنْهُمْ،
wa sh-shāhida limā khafiya ʿanhum
And the Witness of what is hidden from them
وَبِرَحْمَتِكَ أَخْفَيْتَهُ،
wa bi-raḥmatika akhfaytah
But through Your mercy You concealed it
وَبِفَضْلِكَ سَتَرْتَهُ
wa bi-faḍlika satartah
And through Your bounty You veiled it.
وَأَن تُوَفِّرَ حَظِّي مِن كُلِّ خَيْرٍ تُنْزِلُهُ،
wa an tuwaffira ḥaẓẓī min kulli khayrin tunziluh
[And I ask You] that You bestowest upon me an abundant share of every good You sendest down,
أَوْ إِحْسَانٍ تُفْضِلُهُ
aw iḥsānin tufḍiluh
Or kindness You conferrest,
أَوْ بِرٍّ تَنْشِرُهُ،
aw birrin tanshiruh
Or goodness You unfoldest,
أَوْ رِزْقٍ تَبْسُطُهُ
aw rizqin tabsuṭuh
Or provision You spreadest out,
أَوْ ذَنْبٍ تَغْفِرُهُ
aw dhanbin taghfiruh
Or sin You forgivest,
أَوْ خَطَأٍ تَسْتُرُهُ
aw khaṭaʾin tasturuh
Or error You coverest.
يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ
yā rabbi yā rabbi yā rabb
My Lord! My Lord! My Lord!
يَا إِلَهِي وَسَيِّدِي وَمَوْلاي وَمَالِكَ رِقِّي
yā ilāhī wa sayyidī wa mawlāya wa mālika riqqī
My God! My Master! My Protector! Owner of my bondage!
يَا مَنْ بِيَدِهِ نَاصِيَتِي
yā man bi-yadihi nāṣiyatī
O He in whose hand is my forelock!
يَا عَلِيماً بِضُرِّي وَمَسْكَنَتِي
yā ʿalīman bi-ḍurrī wa maskanatī
O He who knows my affliction and my misery!
يَا خَبِيراً بِفَقْرِي وَفَاقَتِي
yā khabīran bi-faqrī wa fāqatī
O He who is aware of my poverty and indigence!
يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ
yā rabbi yā rabbi yā rabb
My Lord! My Lord! My Lord!
أَسْألُكَ بِحَقِّكَ وَقُدْسِكَ
asʾaluka bi-ḥaqqika wa qudsik
I ask You by Your Truth and Your Holiness
وَأَعْظَمِ صِفَاتِكَ وَأَسْمَائِكَ
wa aʿẓami ṣifātika wa asmāʾik
And the greatest of Your Attributes and Names,
أن تَجْعَلَ أَوْقَاتِي فِي اللَّيلِ وَالنَّهَارِ بِذِكْرِكَ مَعْمُورَةً،
an tajʿala awqātī fī l-layli wa n-nahāri bi-dhikrika maʿmūrah
That You makest my times in the night and the day inhabited by Your remembrance,
وَبِخِدْمَتِكَ مَوْصُولَةً،
wa bi-khidmatika mawṣūlah
And joined to Your service
وَّأَعْمَالِي عِنْدَكَ مَقْبُولَةً،
wa aʿmālī ʿindaka maqbūlah
And my works acceptable to You,
حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَعْمَالِي وَأَوْرَادِي كُلُّهَا وِرْداً وَّاحِداً،
ḥattā takūna aʿmālī wa awrādī kulluhā wirdan wāḥidā
So that my works and my litanies may all be a single litany
وَّحَالِي فِي خِدْمَتِكَ سَرْمَداً
wa ḥālī fī khidmatika sarmadā
And my occupation with Your service everlasting.
يَا سَيِّدِي، يَا مَنْ عَلَيْهِ مُعَوَّلِي
yā sayyidī yā man ʿalayhi muʿawwalī
My Master! O He upon whom I depend!
يَا مَنْ إلَيْهِ شَكَوْتُ أَحْوَالِي
yā man ilayhi shakawtu aḥwālī
O He to whom I complain about my states!
يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ
yā rabbi yā rabbi yā rabb
My Lord! My Lord! My Lord!
قَوِّ عَلَى خِدْمَتِكَ جَوَارِحِي
qawwi ʿalā khidmatika jawāriḥī
Strengthen my bodily members in Your service,
وَاشْدُدْ عَلَى الْعَزِيمَةِ جَوَانِحِي
wa shdud ʿalā l-ʿazīmati jawāniḥī
And fortify my ribs in determination
وَهَبْ لِي الْجِدَّ فِي خَشْيَتِكَ
wa hab lī l-jidda fī khashyatik
And bestow upon me earnestness in my fear of You
وَالدَّوَامَ فِي الاتِّصَالِ بِخِدْمَتِكَ
wa d-dawāma fī l-ittiṣāli bi-khidmatik
And continuity in my being joined to Your service
حَتَّى أَسْرَحَ إِلَيكَ فِي مَيَادِينِ السَّابِقِينَ
ḥattā asraḥa ilayka fī mayādīni s-sābiqīn
So that I may move easily toward You in the battlefields of the foremost
وَأُسْرِعَ إلَيْكَ فِي الْمُبَادِرِينَ
wa usriʿa ilayka fī l-mubādirīn
And hurry to You among the prominent
وَأَشْتَاقَ إِلَى قُرْبِكَ فِي الْمُشْتَاقِينَ
wa ashtāqa ilā qurbika fī l-mushtāqīn
And desire fervently Your proximity among the fervently desirous
وَأَدْنُوَ مِنْكَ دُنُوَّ الْمُخْلِصِينَ
wa adnuwa minka dunuwwa l-mukhliṣīn
And move nearer to You with the nearness of the sincere
وَأَخَافَكَ مَخَافَةَ الْمُوقِنِينَ
wa akhāfaka makhāfata l-mūqinīn
And fear You with the fear of those who have certitude
وَأَجْتَمِعَ فِي جِوَارِكَ مَعَ الْمُؤْمنِينَ
wa ajtamiʿa fī jiwārika maʿa l-muʾminīn
And gather with the believers in Your vicinity.
اَللَّهُمَّ وَمَنْ أَرَادَنِي بِسُوءٍ فَأَرِدْهُ
allāhumma wa man arādanī bi-sūʾin fa-aridh
O Allah, whoever desires evil for me, desire [it] for him!
وَمَن كَادَنِي فَكِدْهُ
wa man kādanī fa-kidh
whoever deceives me-deceive him!
وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنْ أَحْسَنِ عَبِيدِكَ نَصِيباً عِنْدَكَ
wa jʿalnī min aḥsani ʿabīdika naṣīban ʿindak
And make me one of the most excellent of Your slaves in Portion from You,
وَأَقْرَبِهِم مَّنْزِلَةً مِّنْكَ
wa aqrabihim manzilatan mink
And the nearest of them in station to You
وَأَخَصِّهِمْ زُلْفَةً لَّديْكَ
wa akhaṣṣihim zulfatan ladayk
And the most elected of them in proximity to You.
فَإِنَّهُ لا يُنَالُ ذَلِكَ إِلاَّ بِفَضْلِكَ
fa-innahu lā yunālu dhālika illā bi-faḍlik
For that cannot be attained except by Your bounty.
وَجُدْ لِي بِجُودِكَ
wa jud lī bi-jūdik
And grant generously to me through Your munificence,
وَاعْطِفْ عَلَيَّ بِمَجْدِكَ
wa ʿṭif ʿalayya bi-majdik
And incline toward me with Your splendour
وَاحْفَظْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ
wa ḥfaẓnī bi-raḥmatik
And protect me with Your mercy!
وَاجْعَل لِّسَانِي بِذِكْرِكَ لَهِجاً
wa jʿal lisānī bi-dhikrika lahijā
And make my tongue remember You without ceasing
وَّقَلْبِي بِحُبِّكَ مُتَيَّماً
wa qalbī bi-ḥubbika mutayyamā
And my heart enthralled by Your love!
وَّمُنَّ عَلَيَّ بِحُسْنِ إِجَابَتِكَ
wa munna ʿalayya bi-ḥusni ijābatik
And be gracious to me by answering me favourably,
وَأَقِلْنِي عَثْرَتِي
wa aqilnī ʿathratī
And nullify my slips
وَاغْفِرْ زَلَّتِي
wa ghfir zallatī
And forgive my lapses!
فَإِنَّكَ قَضَيْتَ عَلَى عِبَادِكَ بِعِبَادَتِكَ
fa-innaka qaḍayta ʿalā ʿibādika bi-ʿibādatik
For You hast decreed Your worship for Your servants
وَأَمَرْتَهُم بِدُعَائِكَ
wa amartahum bi-duʿāʾik
And commanded them to supplicate You
وَضَمِنتَ لَهُمُ الإِجَابَةَ
wa ḍaminta lahumu l-ijābah
And assured them that they would be answered.
فَإِلَيْكَ يَا رَبِّ نَصَبْتُ وَجْهِي
fa-ilayka yā rabbi naṣabtu wajhī
So toward You, my Lord, I have turned my face
وَإلَيْكَ يَا رَبِّ مَدَدتُّ يَدِي
wa ilayka yā rabbi madadtu yadī
And toward You, my Lord, I have extended my hand.
فَبِعِزَّتِكَ اسْتَجِبْ لِي دُعَائِي
fa-bi-ʿizzatika stajib lī duʿāʾī
So by Your might, comply with my supplication
وَبَلِّغْنِي مُنَاي
wa ballighnī munāy
And make me attain my desires!
وَلا تَقْطَعْ مِن فَضْلِكَ رَجَائِي
wa lā taqṭaʿ min faḍlika rajāʾī
Do not severe my hoping for Your Favours
وَاكْفِنِي شَرَّ الْجِنِّ وَالإِنْسِ مِنْ أَعْدَائِي
wa kfinī sharra l-jinni wa l-insi min aʿdāʾī
And spare me the evil of my enemies from among the jinn and men!
يَا سَرِيعَ الرِّضَا
yā sarīʿa r-riḍā
O He, whose pleasure is quickly achieved!
اغْفِرْ لِمَن لا يَمْلِكُ إِلاَّ الدُّعَاءَ
ighfir liman lā yamliku illā d-duʿāʾ
Forgive him who owns nothing but supplication
فَإِنَّكَ فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا تَشَاءُ
fa-innaka faʿʿālun limā tashāʾ
For You dost what You wilt.
يَا مَنْ اسْمُهُ دَوَاءٌ
yā mani smuhu dawāʾ
O He whose Name is a remedy,
وَذِكْرُهُ شِفَاءٌ
wa dhikruhu shifāʾ
And whose remembrance is a cure,
وَطَاعَتُهُ غِنًى
wa ṭāʿatuhu ghinā
And whose obedience is wealth!
ارْحَم مَّن رَّأْسُ مَالِهِ الرَّجَاءُ
irḥam man raʾsu mālihi r-rajāʾ
Have mercy upon him whose capital is hope
وَسِلاَحُهُ الْبُكَاءُ
wa silāḥuhu l-bukāʾ
And whose weapon is tears!
يَا سَابِغَ النِّعَمِ
yā sābigha n-niʿam
O Ample in blessings!
يَا دَافِعَ النِّقَمِ
yā dāfiʿa n-niqam
O Repeller of adversities!
يَا نُورَ الْمُسْتَوْحِشِينَ فِي الظُّلَمِ
yā nūra l-mustawḥishīna fī ẓ-ẓulam
O Light of those who are lonely in the darkness!
يَا عَالِماً لا يُعَلَّمُ
yā ʿāliman lā yuʿallam
O Knower who was never taught!
صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
ṣalli ʿalā muḥammadin wa āli muḥammad
Bless Muhammad and Muhammad's household!
وافْعَلْ بِي مَا أَنتَ أَهْلُهُ
wa fʿal bī mā anta ahluh
And do with me what is worthy of You!
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ وَالأَئِمَّةِ الْمَيَامِينَ مِنْ آلِهِ
wa ṣallā llāhu ʿalā rasūlihi wa l-aʾimmati l-mayāmīni min ālih
And Allah bless His messenger and the holy Imams of his household
وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيماً كَثِيراً
wa sallama taslīman kathīrā
And give them abundant peace!