Ramadan, 11th Day: Dua and Amaal

اللّهُمّ حَبّبْ إِلَيّ فِيهِ الإِحْسَانَ،

allahumma habbb ilayya fihi alihsana

O Allah: on this day, (please) make lovable good-doing for me,

وَكَرّهْ إِلَيّ فِيهِ الفُسُوقَ وَالعِصْيَانَ،

wa karrih ilayya fihi alfusuqa wal-`isyana

And make abhorrent for me wickedness and disobedience on this day,

وَحَرّمْ عَلَيّ فِيهِ السّخَطَ وَالنّيرَانَ،

wa harrm `alayya fihi alsskhata wal-nnirana

And prevent me on this day from exposing myself to wrath and the Fire;

بِعَوْنِكَ يَا غِيَاثَ المُسْتَغِيثِينَ.

bi`awnika ya ghiyatha almustaghithina

Out of Your help; O the Aide of the seekers of aid.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَأْنِسُ الْعَمَلَ وَ أَرْجُو الْعَفْوَ

“O‟ my God! I shall start my deeds hoping for Your Pardon.

وَ هَذِهِ أَوَّلُ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ لَيَالِي الثُّلُثَيْنِ

This is the first night of the remaining ten nights.from the 2nd 1/3rd

وَ أَدْعُوكَ بِأَسْمَائِكَ الْحُسْنَى

I call upon You by Your Beautiful Names.

وَ أَسْتَجِيرُ بِكَ مِنْ نَارِكَ الَّتِي لَا تُطْفَى

I seek sanctuary in You from Your Fire which shall not cool

وَ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُقَوِّيَنِي عَلَى قِيَامِ هَذَا الشَّهْرِ [قِيَامِهِ‌] وَ صِيَامِهِ

and ask You to strengthen me to stay up at night and fast,

وَ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي وَ تَرْحَمَنِي‌ إِنَّكَ لا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعادَ

and I ask You to forgive me and have mercy on me for You never break Your promise.

اللَّهُمَّ بِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِي‌ وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْ‌ءٍ [بِهَا] تَتِمُّ الصَّالِحَاتُ

O‟ my God! I ask You by Your Mercy which encompasses all things with which good deeds are perfected,

وَ عَلَيْهَا اتَّكَلْتُ

and upon which I rely!

وَ أَنْتَ الصَّمَدُ الَّذِي‌ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَ لَمْ يُولَدْ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ

You are the Eternal, Absolute One who „begets not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like to Him!‟

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Please bestow Your Blessings on Muhammad and his Progeny (a),

وَ اغْفِرْ لِي وَ اعْفُ عَنِّي [وَ ارْحَمْنِي‌] وَ تَجَاوَزْ عَنِّي‌

forgive me and have mercy on me and overlook my transgression.

إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ‌.

Truly You are the Ever-Relenting, the Merciful!‟ ”

اللَّهُمَّ بِيَدِكَ مَقَادِيرُ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ

O my God! The destiny of this world and the Hereafter is in Your Hands.

وَ بِيَدِكَ مَقَادِيرُ الْغِنَى وَ الْفَقْرِ

The destiny of wealth and poverty is in Your Hands.

وَ بِيَدِكَ مَقَادِيرُ الْخِذْلَانِ وَ النَّصْرِ

The destiny of failure and victory is in Your Hands.

اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِي دِينِي وَ دُنْيَايَ

O‟ my God! Please bless my religion and worldly life for me.

وَ بَارِكْ لِي فِي آخِرَتِي وَ أُولَايَ

Please bless my Hereafter and worldly life for me.

وَ بَارِكْ لِي فِي أَهْلِي وَ مَالِي وَ وُلْدِي

Please bless my wife, wealth and children for me.

وَ بَارِكْ لِي فِي سَمْعِي وَ بَصَرِي وَ يَدِي وَ رِجْلِي وَ جَمِيعِ جَسَدِي

Please bless my hearing, sight, hands, legs, and all my body for me.

وَ بَارِكْ لِي فِي عَقْلِي وَ ذِهْنِي وَ فَهْمِي وَ عَمَلِي وَ جَمِيعِ مَا خَوَّلْتَنِي

Please bless my intellect, thought, understanding, knowledge, and all that You have given me.

اللَّهُمَّ وَ أَوْسِعْ عَلَيَّ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ الْحَلَالِ وَ فُكَّ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَ أَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ دَارَ الْقَرَارِ

O‟ my God! Please extend my means of legitimate livelihood and grant me release from the Hell-fire, and admit me to the Permanent Abode with Your Mercy.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَهْوَالِ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ وَ بَوَائِقِ الدَّهْرِ وَ مُصِيبَاتِ اللَّيَالِي وَ الْأَيَّامِ

O‟ my God! I take refuge in You from the woes of this world and the Hereafter, misfortunes of time, and the calamities of nights and days.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ غَضِبْتَ عَلَيَّ وَ أَنْتَ رَبِّي فَلَا تُحِلَّهُ بِي

O‟ my God! What if You get angry at me while You are my Lord! So please do not do so

يَا رَبَّ الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ الْجِنِّ وَ الْإِنْسِ فَسَلِّمْنِي

O‟ Lord of the oppressed! Please save me from the evils of genies and mankind.

وَ أَنْتَ رَبِّي فَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى عَدُوِّي وَ لَا إِلَى صَدِيقِي

You are my Lord! Do not leave me at the disposal of my enemies or my friends.

وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ غَضِبْتَ عَلَيَّ فَمَا أُبَالِي غَيْرَ أَنَّ عَافِيَتَكَ أَوْسَعُ لِي وَ أَهْنَأُ لِي

If You are not angry with me I have no worries but to benefit from Your Extended Well-being bestowed upon me.

إِلَهِي أَعُوذُ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ الَّذِي أَشْرَقَتْ بِهِ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَ الْأَرَضُونَ

O my God! I take refuge in the Light of Your Face that illuminated the heavens and the earths,

وَ كَشَفْتَ بِهِ الظُّلْمَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِكَ مِنْ أَنْ يَحُلُّ بِي سَخَطُكَ لَكَ الْعُتْبَى

and eliminated all darkness from Your Servant from Your Wrath on me.

حَتَّى تَرْضَى وَ إِذَا رَضِيتَ وَ بَعْدَ الرِّضَا

Until I return to You so as to please You, and even after attaining Your Pleasure.

وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِكَ.

There is no Change or Power except with You.

يَا مَنْ يَكْفِي كُلَّ مَئُونَةٍ بِلَا مَئُونَةٍ

O He who removes all troubles without being troubled!

يَا جَوَادُ يَا مَاجِدُ يَا أَحَدُ يَا وَاحِدُ

O Munificent! O the Noble! O the One! O Only!

يَا صَمَدُ يَا مَنْ لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صاحِبَةً وَ لا وَلَداً وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ

O Eternal, Absolute! O the One „Who begets no son, and has no partner in (His) dominion And there is none like to Him!

يَا مَنْ‌ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَ لَمْ يُولَدْ

O He who begets not, nor is He begotten

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Please bestow Your Blessings on Muhammad and his Progeny

وَ تَقَبَّلْ صَوْمِي وَ أَعِنِّي عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَى مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ شَهْرِي

accept my fasting and help me with it and assist me in it and during the rest of the month

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَمْسَيْتُ لَا أَمْلِكُ مَا أَرْجُو

O my God! I made it to the evening as one who cannot attain what he hopes to attain

وَ لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ دَفْعَ مَا أُحَاذِرُ إِلَّا بِكَ

and cannot fend off what he dislikes except by You

وَ أَمْسَيْتُ مُرْتَهَناً بِعَمَلِي

I made it to the evening while I am responsible for my own actions

وَ أَمْسَى الْأَمْرُ وَ الْقَضَاءُ بِيَدِكَ

I made it to the evening with my destiny in Your Hand

يَا رَبِّ فَلَا فَقِيرَ أَفْقَرُ مِنِّي

O Lord! There is no poor one poorer than me

فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Please bestow Your Blessings on Muhammad and his Progeny

وَ اغْفِرْ لِي يَا رَبِّ ظُلْمِي وَ جُرْمِي وَ جَهْلِي‌ وَ جِدِّي وَ هَزْلِي

O Lord! Please forgive my crimes, transgressions, ignorance, seriousness, joking

وَ كُلَّ ذَنْبٍ ارْتَكَبْتُهُ

and all the sins that I committed

وَ بَلِّغْنِي وَ ارْزُقْنِي خَيْرَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ فِي هَذَا الشَّهْرِ الْعَظِيمِ فِي غَيْرِ مَشَقَّةٍ مِنِّي

And please let me obtain and bless me with the best of this world and the Hereafter during this great month without any hardship for me

وَ لَا تُهْلِكْ رُوحِي وَ جَسَدِي فِي طَلَبِ مَا لَمْ تُقَدِّرْ لِي

And do not destroy my soul and body seeking what is not destined for me

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ

by Your Mercy – O the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ‌ وَ الْعاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ‌

Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and the ultimate success is for those who fear Him.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ

O Allah, I ask You by every name that belongs to You, which You have named Yourself with,

فَأَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْمَكْنُونِ الْمَخْزُونِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ

or revealed in Your book, or taught to any of Your creation, or You have preserved in the knowledge of the unseen with You.

وَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْعَظِيمِ الْأَعْظَمِ الَّذِي كَانَ حَقّاً عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَسْتَجِيبَ لِمَنْ دَعَاكَ بِهِ

I ask You by Your concealed, treasured name in the knowledge of the unseen with You, and by Your greatest name, which if anyone asks You by it, You will answer.

وَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ أَنْزَلْتَهُ عَلَى مُوسَى‌ كَلِيمِكَ

I ask You by every letter You revealed to Moses, Your speaker,

وَ بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ أَنْزَلْتَهُ عَلَى عِيسَى رَوْحِكَ وَ كَلِمَتِكَ

and by every letter You revealed to Jesus, Your spirit and word,

وَ بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ أَنْزَلْتَهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ص صَفِيِّكَ

and by every letter You revealed to Muhammad, Your chosen one,

وَ بِكُلِّ دَعْوَةٍ دَعَاكَ بِهَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ مَلَائِكَتِكَ وَ رُسُلِكَ

and by every supplication made to You by any of Your angels, messengers,

وَ سَائِرِ خَلْقِكَ فَاسْتَجَبْتَ لَهُمْ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ قُوَّتِي وَ صِحَّتِي وَ نَشَاطِي

and all Your creation, which You have answered, to make my strength, health, vigor,

وَ إِدْلَاجِي وَ غُدُوِّي وَ رَوَاحِي وَ مُنْقَلَبِي وَ مَثْوَايَ

night journey, morning, return, dwelling,

وَ صَبَاحِي وَ مَسَائِي فِيمَا تُحِبُّ مِنْ قَوْلٍ وَ عَمَلٍ

morning, and evening in what You love of speech and action.

وَ أَسْأَلُكَ اللَّهُمَّ يَا رَبِّ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ فِي قَلْبِي خُشُوعَ الْمُتَقَلِّبِينَ

I ask You, O Allah, O my Lord, to place in my heart the humility of those who are humble,

وَ خَوْفَ الْخَائِفِينَ وَ رَهْبَةَ الرَّاهِبِينَ وَ صِدْقَ الصَّادِقِينَ

the fear of those who are afraid, the awe of those who are devout, the truthfulness of the truthful,

وَ يَقِينَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَتَّى تُبَلِّغَنِي بِهَا دَرَجَةَ الْأَحْيَاءِ الْمَرْزُوقِينَ فِي الدَّرَجَاتِ الْعُلَى مِنْ جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ

and the certainty of the believers until You make me reach the rank of the provided living in the high degrees of the Gardens of Bliss.

اللَّهُمَّ وَ كَمَا فَرَضْتَ هَذَا الشَّهْرَ الشَّرِيفَ عَلَيَّ

O Allah, as You have prescribed this noble month upon me,

فَتَقَبَّلْهُ مِنِّي يَا مَوْلَايَ بِأَحْسَنِ قَبُولٍ

accept it from me, O my Master, with the best acceptance,

وَ زَيِّنِّي فِيهِ بِزِينَةِ الْإِيمَانِ

and adorn me in it with the adornment of faith.

وَ اجْعَلْنِي فِيهِ مِنَ الْأَتْقِيَاءِ الْأَخْيَارِ الْهُدَاةِ الْأَبْرَارِ

Make me among the pious, the good, the guided, the righteous,

وَ فُكَّ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَ ارْزُقْنِي رِضَاكَ وَ الْجَنَّةَ

free my neck from the Fire, grant me Your satisfaction and Paradise,

وَ جَنِّبْنِي سَخَطَكَ وَ النَّارَ وَ ارْحَمْنِي فَأَنْتَ أَهْلُ الرَّحْمَةِ

keep me away from Your wrath and the Fire, and have mercy on me for You are the most Merciful.

وَ تَفَضَّلْ عَلَيَّ فَأَنْتَ أَهْلُ الْفَضْلِ

Bestow Your favor upon me for You are the most Generous.

وَ التَّفَضُّلِ وَ أَعْطِنِي حَوَائِجَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ

Grant me my needs of this world and the hereafter,

وَ الْأَمْنَ وَ الْعَافِيَةَ وَ الْغِنَى وَ الْمَغْفِرَةَ

security, well-being, wealth, forgiveness,

وَ خَلِّصْنِي مِنْ مَظَالِمِ الْعِبَادِ

and free me from the wrongs against people.

وَ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الزُّهَّادِ وَ الْعُبَّادِ الْكَارِهِينَ لِلدُّنْيَا الرَّاغِبِينَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ

Make me among those who renounce the world and are devout worshippers who dislike this life and yearn for the Hereafter.

إِنَّكَ عَلى‌ كُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Indeed, You are capable of all things,

وَ أَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ

and You are the most Merciful of those who show mercy.

وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ.

And may Allah send blessings upon Muhammad and his pure family.