Ramadan, 12th Day: Dua and Amaal

اللّهُمّ زَيّنّي فِيهِ بِالسّتْرِ وَالعَفَافِ،

allahumma zayyinny fihi bilssatri wal-`afafi

O Allah: on this day, (please) adorn me with covering and chastity,

وَاسْتُرْنِي فِيهِ بِلِبَاسِ القُنُوعِ وَالكَفَافِ،

wasturny fihi bilibasi alqunu`i wal-kafafi

And cover me on it with the dress of satisfaction and contentment,

وَاحْمِلْنِي فِيهِ عَلَى العَدْلِ وَالإِنْصَافِ،

wahmilny fihi `ala al`adli wal-insafi

And encourage me on this day to be just and impartial,

وَآمِنّي فِيهِ مِنْ كُلّ مَا أَخَافُ،

wa aminny fihi min kulli ma akhafu

And secure me against whatever I fear;

بِعِصْمَتِكَ يَا عِصْمَةَ الخَائِفِينَ.

bi`ismatika ya `ismata alkha’ifina

Out of Your protection; O the Shelter of the fearful ones.

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ

O‟ my God! You are Exalted in Might, All-Wise!

وَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

“And You are All-Forgiving, Merciful!

وَ أَنْتَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ

nd You are the Sublime, the Supreme!

لَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَمْداً يَبْقَى وَ لَا يَفْنَى

A Praise belongs to You. Praise that is lasting and does not diminish.

وَ لَكَ الشُّكْرُ شُكْراً يَبْقَى وَ لَا يَفْنَى

Thanks belongs to You. Thanks that is lasting and does not diminish.

وَ أَنْتَ الْحَيُّ الْحَلِيمُ [الْحَكِيمُ‌] الْعَلِيمُ

And You are the Living, the Wise, the All-Knowing!

أَسْأَلُكَ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ وَ بِجَلَالِكَ الَّذِي لَا يُرَامُ

I ask You by the Light of Your Face – the Benevolent.By Your Might that does not collapse!

وَ بِعِزَّتِكَ الَّتِي لَا تُقْهَرُ

By Your Might that cannot be subdued.

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

I ask You to bestow Your Blessings on Muhammad and his Progeny (a);

وَ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي وَ تَرْحَمَنِي

to forgive me and have Mercy on me

إِنَّكَ‌ أَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ‌

truly You are the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate!”

اللَّهُمَّ غَارَتْ نُجُومُ سَمَائِكَ

“O‟ my God! The stars in Your sky have gone far away!

وَ نَامَتْ عُيُونُ أَنَامِكَ

The eyes of Your people have fallen asleep!

وَ هَدَأَتْ أَصْوَاتُ عِبَادِكَ وَ أَنْعَامِكَ

The sounds of Your Servants and animals have become silent!

وَ غَلَّقَتْ مُلُوكُ الْأَرْضِ عَلَيْهَا أَبْوَابَهَا وَ طَافَتْ عَلَيْهَا حُرَّاسُهَا

The kings of the earth have shut their doors with guards encircling them.

وَ احْتَجَبُوا عَمَّنْ يَسْأَلُهُمْ حَاجَةً أَوْ يَنْتَجِعُ مِنْهُمْ فَائِدَةً

Thus they hide themselves from those who may want to ask them for the fulfillment ofeed, or demand to gain some benefit from them.

وَ أَنْتَ إِلَهِي حَيٌّ قَيُّومٌ لَا تَأْخُذُكَ سِنَةٌ وَ لَا نَوْمٌ

And You are my God! The Living! The Eternal! No slumber can seize You or sleep.

وَ لَا يَشْغَلُكَ شَيْ‌ءٌ عَنْ شَيْ‌ءٍ

Nothing shall hinder you from nothing else.

أَبْوَابُ سَمَاوَاتِكَ لِمَنْ دَعَاكَ مُفَتَّحَاتٌ وَ خَزَائِنُكَ غَيْرُ مُغَلَّقَاتٍ

The gates of Your heavens are open to whoever calls You, and Your Treasures are not shut closed.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَوْدِعُكَ وَ أَسْتَحْفِظُكَ بِأَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَ النُّورُ الْقُدُّوسُ

O‟ my God! I entrust You and seek Your Protection by „There is no God but You – the Living, the Eternal, the Light and the Holy One.‟

نَفْسِي وَ رُوحِي وَ رِزْقِي وَ مَحْيَايَ وَ مَمَاتِي وَ أَنْفُسَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَنْفُسَ أَشْيَاعِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ جَمِيعَ مَا تَفَضَّلْتَ بِهِ عَلَيَّ وَ عَلَيْهِمْ

I entrust myself, my soul, my sustenance, my life, my death, the souls of the Progeny of Muhammad (s), the souls of Muhammad‟s followers, and all You have favored me and them with,

حَيّاً وَمَيِّتاً وَ شَاهِداً وَ غَائِباً وَ نَائِماً وَ يَقْظَانَ وَ قَائِماً وَ قَاعِداً وَ مُسْتَخِفّاً وَ مُتَهَاوِناً

dead or alive, present or absent, sleeping or awake, standing or sitting, even if I consider them to be little and minor.

بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ [وَ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ‌] الْكَرِيمِ الْجَلِيلِ الرَّفِيعِ الْعَظِيمِ الْقَائِمِ بِالْقِسْطِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ

I ask You by the Light of Your Face- the Benevolent – the Most Majestic! Standing firm on justice! That there is no God but God the Almighty, the All-Wise.

وَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

I ask You by Muhammad and his Progeny (a) – the Immaculte, the pure ones to bestow Your Blessings upon them all.

يَا وَلِيَّ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَ مَلَائِكَتِكَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

O‟ Guardian of the Prophets (a) and Messengers (a), and Your nearby-stationed angels- May Your Blessings be upon them.

يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ بَيْتِكَ الْمَعْمُورِ وَ السَّبْعِ الْمَثَانِي وَ الْقُرْآنِ الْعَظِيمِ وَ بِكُلِّ مَنْ يُكْرَمُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ

O‟ Lord of the worlds! O‟ my Master! I ask You by the Canopy Raised High; by „the Seven Oft-repeated (verses) and the Grand Quran, and by all Your Creatures who are honored by You.

يَا سَيِّدِي مَعَ مَا تَفَضَّلْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ عَلَيْنَا فَاجْعَلْنَا فِي حِمَاكَ الَّذِي لَا يُسْتَبَاحُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.

Please let us be under Your Own Support that cannot be violated along with all You have bestowed upon us and them - by Your Mercy – O‟ the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.‟

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَعَاقِدِ الْعِزِّ مِنْ عَرْشِكَ

O my God! I ask You by the juncture of the Might of Your Throne

وَ مُنْتَهَى الرَّحْمَةِ مِنْ كِتَابِكَ

and the ultimate Mercy from Your Book

وَ بِاسْمِكَ الْأَعْظَمِ وَ كَلِمَاتِكَ التَّامَّةِ الَّتِي لَا يُجَاوِزُهُنَّ بَرٌّ وَ لَا فَاجِرٌ

and by Your Grand Name and Your Perfect Words that no good or bad person can violate

فَإِنَّكَ لَا تَبِيدُ وَ لَا تَنْفَدُ

for indeed You do not get destroyed or end

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

I ask You to bestow Your Blessings on Muhammad and his Progeny

وَ تَقَبَّلَ مِنِّي وَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ

and accept from me and from all the believing men and women

صِيَامَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ وَ قِيَامَهُ وَ تَفُكَّ رِقَابَنَا مِنَ النَّارِ

the fasting and the waking up at nights during the month of Ramadhan and liberate our necks from the fire of Hell

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Please bestow Your Blessings on Muhammad and his Progeny

وَ اجْعَلْ قَلْبِي بَارّاً وَ عَمَلِي سَارّاً وَ رِزْقِي دَارّاً

Let me be good in heart, with effective deeds, an ample sustenance

وَ حَوْضَ نَبِيِّكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ السَّلَامُ لِي قَرَاراً وَ مُسْتَقَرّاً

and let the Pond of your prophet (s) be my station & abode

وَ تُعَجِّلَ فَرَجَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ فِي عَافِيَةٍ

Please expedite the arrival of Muhammad’s Progeny with health

يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ

O the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ وَ أَرْغَبُ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ تَرْزُقَنِي الثَّبَاتَ عَلَى دِينِكَ

O Allah, I ask You and earnestly seek from You to grant me steadfastness on Your religion,

الَّذِي ارْتَضَيْتَهُ وَ تُبَصِّرَنِي فِيهِ

which You have chosen, to enlighten me in it,

وَ تُوَفِّقَنِي لَهُ وَ تَأْخُذَ بِقَلْبِي إِلَيْهِ

to grant me success for it, to take my heart towards it,

وَ تَعَدَّانِي عَمَّا سِوَاهُ وَ تَعْصِمَنِي عِصْمَةَ الْأَبْرَارِ

to divert me from anything else, to protect me with the protection of the righteous,

وَ تَجْعَلَنِي مِنَ الْمُصَدِّقِينَ بِكِتَابِكَ الْمُتَمَسِّكِينَ بِسُنَّةِ نَبِيِّكَ

and to make me among those who affirm Your Book and adhere to the Sunnah of Your Prophet

مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ

Muhammad and his pure family, may Allah's blessings be upon him and them all.

اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَخْذُلْنِي أَبَداً وَ لَا تُشْمِتْ بِي عَدُوّاً وَ لَا حَاسِداً

O Allah, never forsake me, do not let any enemy or envier gloat over me,

وَ لَا تَنْزِعْ مِنِّي صَالِحاً أَعْطَيْتَنِي

do not take away any good You have given me,

وَ افْتَحْ مَسَامِعَ قَلْبِي لِذِكْرِكَ

open the ears of my heart to Your remembrance,

وَ اجْعَلْنِي أُومِنُ بِوَعْدِكَ وَ أُوفِي بِعَهْدِكَ

make me believe in Your promise, fulfill Your covenant,

وَ أَسْأَلُكَ يَا رَبِّ قَبُولَهُ وَ الْوَفَاءَ بِهِ

and I ask You, my Lord, for its acceptance and fulfillment.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بَرَكَتَهُ وَ يُمْنَهُ وَ خَوَاتِيمَ الْخَيْرِ فِيهِ

O Allah, I ask You for its blessing, prosperity, and good endings within it,

وَ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَهَبَ [تهيئ‌] لِي مِنْ أَمْرِي يُسْراً وَ رُشْداً وَ مِرْفَقاً

and I ask You to prepare for me ease, guidance, and comfort in my affairs,

وَ أَنْ تَهْدِيَنِي‌ لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقْوَمُ‌ وَ خَيْرٌ ثَواباً

and to guide me to that which is most correct, better in reward,

وَ خَيْرٌ عُقْباً وَ خَيْرٌ مَرَدًّا وَ خَيْرٌ أَمَلًا وَ خَيْرٌ آجِلًا وَ خَيْرٌ عَاجِلًا

outcome, return, hope, in the immediate and the distant future,

وَ أَنْ تَخْتِمَ لِي بِالْخَيْرِ وَ تَرْزُقَنِي رِضَاكَ وَ الْجَنَّةَ

and to end my life with good, grant me Your satisfaction and Paradise,

وَ تُعِيذَنِي مِنْ سَخَطِكَ وَ النَّارِ

protect me from Your displeasure and the Fire,

وَ تُعْطِيَنِي حَوَائِجَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ

and grant me the needs of this world and the hereafter,

وَ الْأَمْنَ وَ الْعَافِيَةَ وَ الْغِنَى وَ الْمَغْفِرَةَ

security, well-being, wealth, and forgiveness.

إِنَّكَ عَلى‌ كُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Indeed, You are capable of all things.

وَ أَنَا إِلَى ذَلِكَ يَا رَبِّ فَقِيرٌ وَ هُوَ عَلَيْكَ حَقِيرٌ

And I am in need of that, O my Lord, while it is trivial for You

وَ عِنْدَكَ نَزْرٌ يَسِيرٌ فَتَفَضَّلْ عَلَيَّ بِهِ

and a small thing in Your presence, so bestow it upon me,

يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ

O Most Merciful of the merciful.

وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ

There is no power or strength except through Allah, the High, the Great.

عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَ بِهِ أَسْتَعِينُ وَ هُوَ ثِقَتِي وَ نِعْمَ الْمُعِينُ

In Him, I trust, and He is my support, the best Helper.

وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ.

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