Ramadan, 23rd Day: Dua and Amaal

اللّهُمّ اغْسِلْنِي فِيهِ مِنَ الذّنُوبِ،

allahumma aghsilny fihi mina aldhdhunubi

O Allah; on this day, (please) cleanse me from sinning;

وَطَهّرْنِي فِيهِ مِنَ العُيُوبِ،

wa tahhrny fihi mina al`uyubi

And purify me from defects,

وَامْتَحِنْ قَلْبِي فِيهِ بِتَقْوَى القُلُوبِ،

wamtahin qalby fihi bitaqwa alqulubi

And try my heart with the cordial piety;

يَا مُقِيلَ عَثَرَاتِ المُذْنِبِينَ.

ya muqila `atharati almudhnibina

O He Who overlook the slips of the guilty ones.

سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ الرُّوحِ

"Sacred Holy Lord of the angels and the Spirit!

سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّ الرُّوحِ وَ الْعَرْشِ

Sacred Holy Lord of the Spirit and the Throne!

سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرَضِينَ

Sacred Holy Lord of the heavens and the earths!

سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّ الْبِحَارِ وَ الْجِبَالِ

Sacred Holy Lord of the seas and the mountains!

سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ الْحِيتَانُ وَ الْهَوَامُّ وَ السِّبَاعُ فِي الْآكَامِ

Sacred Holy whom the fish, the pests and the beasts in the jungles glorify.

سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ سَبَّحَتْ لَهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ

Sacred Holy whom the nearby-stationed angels glorify.

سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ عَلَا فَقَهَرَ وَ خَلَقَ فَقَدَرَ

Sacred Holy He is Sublime thus subdues. Creates thus He is Powerful!

سُبُّوحٌ سُبُّوحٌ سُبُّوحٌ سُبُّوحٌ سُبُّوحٌ سُبُّوحٌ سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ قُدُّوسٌ قُدُّوسٌ قُدُّوسٌ قُدُّوسٌ قُدُّوسٌ قُدُّوسٌ

Sacred! Sacred! Sacred! Sacred! Sacred! Sacred! Sacred! Sacred! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy!

إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

Surely you are the best forgiver

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلَى آلِهِ وَ

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

اغفر لي وارحمني. حقا أنت! الأبدي ، المطلق! "

forgive me and have Mercy on me. Indeed You are the One! The Eternal, Absolute!”.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ يَا مَنْ جَعَلَ‌ اللَّيْلَ لِباساً

O Allah, I ask You, O You who made the night a garment,

وَ النَّوْمَ سُباتاً وَ جَعَلَ النَّهارَ نُشُوراً

sleep a means of rest, and the day a time of resurrection,

يَا مَنْ‌ أَرْسَلَ الرِّياحَ بُشْراً بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَحْمَتِهِ

O You who sent the winds as heralds of Your mercy,

‌ وَ أَنْزَلَ‌ مِنَ السَّماءِ ماءً طَهُوراً

and sent down from the sky pure water,

يَا مَنْ‌ جَعَلَ فِي السَّماءِ بُرُوجاً

O You who placed fortresses in the sky

وَ جَعَلَ فِيها سِراجاً وَ قَمَراً مُنِيراً

and made therein a lamp and a shining moon,

يَا مَنْ‌ مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ‌ ...

O You who let the two seas flow,

وَ جَعَلَ بَيْنَهُما بَرْزَخاً

setting between them a barrier

وَ حِجْراً مَحْجُوراً

and an impassable boundary,

يَا مَنْ‌ جَعَلَ اللَّيْلَ وَ النَّهارَ خِلْفَةً

O You who made the night and the day as a succession

لِمَنْ أَرادَ أَنْ يَذَّكَّرَ أَوْ أَرادَ شُكُوراً

for those who desire to remember or wish to be thankful,

يَا مَنْ أَوْحَى‌ إِلى‌ مُوسى‌ أَنِ اضْرِبْ بِعَصاكَ الْبَحْرَ

O You who inspired Moses to strike the sea with his staff,

فَانْفَلَقَ فَكانَ كُلُّ فِرْقٍ كَالطَّوْدِ الْعَظِيمِ‌

splitting it so that each part was like a great towering mountain,

يَا مَنْ‌ جَعَلَ الْأَرْضَ قَراراً وَ جَعَلَ خِلالَها أَنْهاراً

O You who made the earth a dwelling place, placed within it rivers,

وَ جَعَلَ لَها رَواسِيَ وَ جَعَلَ بَيْنَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ حاجِزاً

set firm mountains upon it, and made a barrier between the two seas,

يَا مَنْ‌ يُجِيبُ الْمُضْطَرَّ إِذا دَعاهُ وَ يَكْشِفُ‌ السُّوءَ

O You who respond to the distressed when they call upon You and relieve hardship,

أَسْأَلُكَ يَا اللَّهُ بِمَا نَاجَيْتُكَ بِهِ فِي يَوْمِي هَذَا

I ask You, O Allah, by what I have confided in You today,

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ

to send blessings upon Muhammad and his pure family.

وَ اجْعَلْ لِي مِنْ أَمْرِي مَخْرَجاً

Make a way out for me from my difficulties,

وَ مِنْ أَمْرِي يُسْراً وَ مِنْ هَمِّي فَرَجاً

ease my affairs, relieve my worries,

وَ ارْزُقْنِي مِنْ حَيْثُ أَحْتَسِبُ وَ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا أَحْتَسِبُ

provide for me from where I expect and from where I do not,

فَإِنَّكَ تَأْتِي بِالْيُسْرِ بَعْدَ الْعُسْرِ

for indeed You bring ease after hardship,

وَ بِالرَّخَاءِ بَعْدَ الشِّدَّةِ وَ بِالْعَافِيَةِ بَعْدَ الْبَلَاءِ

comfort after distress, well-being after trial,

وَ بِالرَّحْمَةِ بَعْدَ الْقُنُوطِ وَ بِالْغِنَاءِ [بِالْغِنَى‌] بَعْدَ الْفَقْرِ

mercy after despair, prosperity after poverty.

وَ أَسْأَلُكَ يَا رَبِّ حُبَّكَ وَ حُبَّ مَنْ أَحَبَّكَ

And I ask You, O Lord, for Your love, the love of those who love You,

وَ أُحِبُّ عَمَلًا يُقَرِّبُ إِلَى حُبِّكَ

and to love the deed that brings me closer to Your love.

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ‌

By Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful,

إِنَّكَ عَلى‌ كُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ قَدِيرٌ

indeed You are capable of all things,

وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ.

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

يَا رَبّ لَيْلَةِ القَدْرِي

ya rabba laylati alqadri

O the Lord of the Grand Night

وَجَاعِلَهَا خَيْراً مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ،

wa ja`ilaha khayran min alfi shahrin

And He Who decided it to be better than one thousand months;

وَرَبّ اللّيْلِ وَالنّهَارِ

wa rabba allayli wal-nnahari

And the Lord of night and day

وَالجِبَالِ وَالبِحَارِ

wal-jibali wal-bihari

And the Lord of mountains and oceans,

وَالظّلَمِ وَالأَنْوَارِ

wal-zzulami wal-anwari

And the Lord of darkness and light,

وَالأَرْضِ وَالسّمَاءِ،

wal-ardi wal-ssama‘i

And the earth and the heavens.

يَا بَارِئُ يَا مُصَوّرُ

ya bari’u ya musawwiru

O the Maker, O the Fashioner,

يَا حَنَّانُ يَا مَنَّانُ،

ya hannanu ya mannanu

O the All-tender, O the All-favorer

يَا اللّهُ يَا رَحْمَانُ

ya allahu ya rahmanu

O Allah, O the All-beneficent,

يَا اللّهُ يَا قَيّومُ

ya allahu ya qayyumu

O Allah, O the Self-Subsisting,

يَا اللّهُ يَا بَدِيعُ،

ya allahu ya badi`u

O Allah, O the wonderful Originator,

يَا اللّهُ يَا اللّهُ يَا اللّهُ

ya allahu ya allahu ya allahu

O Allah; O Allah; O Allah;

لَكَ الأَسْمَاءُ الحُسْنَى،

laka alasma‘u alhusna

To You are the Most Excellent Names,

وَالأَمْثَالُ العُلْيَا،

wal-amthalu al`ulia

And the most elevated examples,

وَالكِبْرِيَاءُ وَالآلاءُ،

wal-kibrya‘u wal-ala‘u

And greatness and bounties.

أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلّيَ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّدٍ،

as’aluka an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

I beseech You to bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَ اسْمِي فِي هذِهِ اللّيْلَةِ فِي السّعَدَاءِ،

wa an taj`ala asmy fi hadhihi allaylati fi alssu`ada‘i

And to include my name with the list of the happiest ones,

وَرُوحِي مَعَ الشّهَدَاءِ،

wa ruhy ma`a alshshuhada‘i

And to add my soul to the martyrs,

وَإِحْسَانِي فِي عِلّيّينَ،

wa ihsany fi `illiyyina

And record my good deeds in the most exalted rank

وَإِسَاءَتِي مَغْفُورَةً،

wa isa‘aty maghfuratan

And to decide my offense to be forgiven,

وَأَنْ تَهَبَ لِي يَقِيناً تُبَاشِرُ بِهِ قَلْبِي،

wa an tahaba li yaqinan tubashiru bihi qalbi

And to grant me certitude that fills in my heart

وَإِيمَاناً يُذْهِبُ الشّكّ عَنّي،

wa ‘imanan yudhhibu alshshkk `anni

And faith that removes dubiosity from me

وَتُرْضِيَنِي بِمَا قَسَمْتَ لِي،

wa turdiyany bima qasamta li

And to make me feel satisfied with that which You decide for me

وَآتِنَا فِي الدّنْيَا حَسَنَةً،

wa atina fi alddunya hasanatan

And (please) grant us reward in this world

وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً،

wa fi alakhirati hasanatan

And reward in the Hereafter,

وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ الحَرِيقِ،

wa qina `adhaba alnnari alhariqi

And save us from the torment of the burning Fire,

وَارْزُقْنِي فِيهَا ذِكْرَكَ وَشُكْرَكَ وَالرّغْبَةَ إِلَيْكَ،

warzuqny fiha dhikraka wa shukraka wal-rraghbata ilayka

And (also) confer upon us at this night Your mentioning, thanking You, and desiring for You,

وَالإِنَابَةَ وَالتّوْفِيقَ لِمَا وَفّقْتَ لَهُ مُحَمّداً وَآلَ مُحَمّدٍ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمُ السّلامُ.

wal-inabata wal-ttawfiqa lima waffaqta lahu muhammadan wa ala muhammadin `alayhi wa `alayhimu alssalamu

And turning to You, and success to that to which You led Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad, peace be upon him and them.

يَا مُدَبّرَ الأُمُورِ،

ya mudabbira ala’umuri

O the Director of all affairs;

يَا بَاعِثَ مَنْ فِي القُبُورِ،

ya ba`itha man fi alquburi

O the Resurrector of all those in graves;

يَا مُجْرِيَ البُحُورِ،

ya mujriya albuhuri

O He Who causes oceans to flow;

يَا مُلَيّنَ الحَدِيدِ لِدَاوُدَ

ya mulayyina alhadidi lidawuda

O He Who made the iron pliant for (Prophet) David;

صَلّ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّدٍ…

salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin…

(Please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad…

اللّيْلَة اللّيْلَةَ.

al-laylata al-laylata

This very night; this very night.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ الشَّكَّ فِي أَنَّ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِيهَا أَوْ فِيمَا تَقَدَّمَهَا وَاقِعٌ فَإِنَّهُ فِيكَ وَ فِي وَحْدَانِيَّتِكَ وَ تَزْكِيَتِكَ الْأَعْمَالَ

“O‟ my God! Even though there is some doubt about whether this night or the previous one is the Night of Destiny, there is no doubt about Your being one and only and that You purify the deeds.

زَائِلٌ وَ فِي أَيِّ اللَّيَالِي تَقَرَّبَ مِنْكَ الْعَبْدُ

You would not push away Your servant on any night that he seeks closeness to You, and You accept him.

لَمْ تُبْعِدْهُ وَ قَبِلْتَهُ وَ أَخْلَصَ فِي سُؤَالِكَ لَمْ تَرُدَّهُ وَ أَجَبْتَهُ وَ عَمِلَ الصَّالِحَاتِ شَكَرْتَهُ وَ رَفَعَ إِلَيْكَ مَا يُرْضِيكَ ذَخَرْتَهُ

You do not reject him if he is sincere in what he asks and You would fulfill his request. You thank him if he does good deeds. And You would save any deeds he sends up that please You.

اللَّهُمَّ فَأَمِدَّنِي فِيهَا بِالْعَوْنِ عَلَى مَا يُزْلِفُ لَدَيْكَ

O‟ my God! Please give me assistance regarding what would bring me closer to You.

فِيهِ الْقُرْبَى إِلَيْكَ وَ أَسْبِغْ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ فِي الدَّارَيْنِ سَعْيِي

Please grab me and lead me towards what would bring me closer to You. And increase my efforts for both worlds.

وَ رَقِّ لِي مِنْ جُودِكَ بِخَيْرَاتِهَا عَطِيَّتِي وَ أَبْتِرْ عَيْلَتِي مِنْ ذُنُوبِي بِالتَّوْبَةِ

And make the goods You grant me in this month better for me. And cut me off from my sins by means of repentance.

وَ مِنْ خَطَايَايَ بِسَعَةِ الرَّحْمَةِ وَ اغْفِرْ لِي فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَ لِوَالِدَيَّ وَ لِجَمِيعِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ غُفْرَانَ مُتَنَزِّهٍ عَنْ عُقُوبَةِ الضُّعَفَاءِ رَحِيمٍ بِذَوِي الْفَاقَةِ وَ الْفُقَرَاءِ جَادٍ عَلَى عَبِيدِهِ شَفِيقٍ بِخُضُوعِهِمْ وَ ذِلَّتِهِمْ

And cut me off from my mistakes by Your Extensive Mercy. And please forgive me, my parents, all the believing men and women on this night. Forgiveness of one who is free from the punishment of the weak, Merciful to the ones in privation and poverty- Forgiving to his servants- Most kind to their humbleness and debasement.

رَفِيقٍ لَا تَنْقُصُهُ الصَّدَقَةُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ لَا يُفْقِرُهُ مَا يُغْنِيهِمْ مِنْ صَنِيعِهِ

Friend whose bounties do not diminish by bestowing on them, and whose wealthiness is not affected by His making them wealthy.

اللَّهُمَّ اقْضِ دَيْنِي وَ دَيْنَ كُلِّ مَدْيُونٍ

O‟ my God! Please pay back all my debts and that of all who are in debt.

وَ فَرِّجْ عَنِّي وَ عَنْ كُلِّ مَكْرُوبٍ وَ أَصْلِحْنِي وَ أَهْلِي وَ وُلْدِي

Please relieve my grief and that of all who are grief-stricken, improve my affairs as well as the affairs of my wife and children.

وَ أَصْلِحْ كُلَّ فَاسِدٍ وَ انْفَعْ مِنِّي وَ اجْعَلْ فِي الْحَلَالِ الطِّيبِ الْهَنِي‌ءِ الْكَثِيرِ السَّابِغِ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ عَيْشِي وَ مِنْهُ لِبَاسِي وَ فِيهِ مُنْقَلَبِي

And improve all mixed up affairs to benefit me. Also grant me legitimate, pure and delicious sustenance, clothes, and provisions for my afterlife.

وَ اقْبِضْ عَنِ الْمَحَارِمِ يَدِي مِنْ غَيْرِ قَطْعٍ وَ لَا شَلٍّ وَ لِسَانِي مِنْ غَيْرِ خَرَسٍ وَ أُذُنِي مِنْ غَيْرِ صَمَمٍ وَ عَيْنِي مِنْ غَيْرِ عَمًى وَ رِجْلِي مِنْ غَيْرِ زَمَانَةٍ وَ فَرْجِي مِنْ غَيْرِ إِحْمَالٍ وَ بَطْنِي مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجَعٍ وَ سَائِرِ أَعْضَائِي مِنْ غَيْرِ خَلَلٍ

Cut my hands off of forbidden things without cutting them or making them crippled, or making me dumb, or making me deaf, or making me blind, or making me crippled, or making me impotent, or given me a stomach-ache, or making my other organs defective.

وَ أردني [أَوْرِدْنِي‌] عَلَيْكَ يَوْمَ وُقُوفِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ خَالِصاً مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ نَقِيّاً مِنَ الْعُيُوبِ لَا أَسْتَحْيِي مِنْكَ بِكُفْرَانِ نِعْمَةٍ وَ لَا إِقْرَارٍ بِشَرِيكٍ لَكَ فِي الْقُدْرَةِ وَ لَا بِإِرْهَاجٍ فِي فِتْنَةٍ وَ لَا تَوَرُّطٍ فِي دِمَاءٍ مُحْرِمَةٍ وَ لَا بَيْعَةٍ أُطَوِّقُهَا عُنُقِي لِأَحَدٍ مِمَّنْ فَضَّلْتَهُ بِفَضِيلَةٍ وَ لَا وُقُوفٍ تَحْتَ رَايَةِ غُدَرَةٍ وَ لَا اسْوِدَادِ [أَسْوَدِ] الْوَجْهِ بِالْأَيْمَانِ الْفَاجِرَةِ وَ الْعُهُودِ الْخَائِنَةِ

Please let me enter to see You on the Day I shall stand in front of You while I am free of sins, free of faults, not ashamed of You, for having denied Your Blessings, having never confessed to anyone being a partner with You in Your Power, not having started any sedition, having never fallen into any ditch of unduly shed blood, not having placed anyone‟s yoke on my neck whom You have honored somehow, not having stood under any deceitful flags, and not having turned colors due to false oaths and betrayal of pledges.

وَ أَنِلْنِي مِنْ تَوْفِيقِكَ وَ هُدَاكَ مَا نَسْلُكُ بِهِ سُبُلَ طَاعَتِكَ وَ رِضَاكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.

Please give me enough of Your success and guidance to be able to follow the path of Your Obedience and pleasure, O‟ the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.”

يَا بَاطِناً فِي ظُهُورِهِ

ya batinan fi zuhurihi

O He Who is intrinsic though He is evident!

ويَا ظَاهِراً فِي بُطُونِهِ

wa ya zahiran fi butunihi

O He Who is evident though He is intrinsic!

وَيَا بَاطِناً لَيْسَ يَخْفَىٰ

wa ya batinan laysa yakhfa

O He Who is intrinsic that is not missed!

وَيَا ظَاهِراً لَيْسَ يُرَىٰ

wa ya zahiran laysa yura

O He Who is evident but He cannot be seen!

يَا مَوْصُوفاً لاَ يَبْلُغُ بِكَيْنُونَتِهِ مَوْصُوفٌ

ya mawsufan la yablughu bikaynunatihi mawsufun

O He Who is described, but neither any other described thing

وَلاَ حَدٌّ مَحْدُودٌ

wa la haddun mahdudun

nor can any boundary attain His Being!

وَيَا غَائِباً غَيْرَ مَفْقُودٍ

wa ya gha'iban ghayra mafqudin

O He Who is absent but not lost!

وَيَا شَاهِداً غَيْرَ مَشْهُودٍ

wa ya shahidan ghayra mashhudin

O He Who is present but not witnessed!

يُطْلَبُ فَيُصَابُ

yutlabu fayusabu

When He is sought, He shall be obtained,

وَلَمْ يَخْلُ مِنْهُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ وَٱلارْضُ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ

wa lam yakhlu minhu alssamawatu wal-ardu wa ma baynahuma tarfata `aynin

and neither the heavens, nor the earth, nor can anything that is between them be empty of Him.

لاَ يُدْرَكُ بِكَيْفٍ

la yudraku bikayfin

He cannot be realized by asking ‘How is He?’

وَلاَ يُؤَيَّنُ بِايْنٍ وَلاَ بِحَيْثٍ

wa la yu'ayyanu bi-aynin wa la bihaythin

His place cannot be identified by asking, ‘Where is He?’ or ‘What is His place?’

انْتَ نُورُ ٱلنُّورِ

anta nuru alnnuri

You are truly the light of all lights

وَرَبُّ ٱلارْبَابِ

wa rabbu al-arbabi

and the Lord of all lords.

احَطْتَ بِجَمِيعِ ٱلامورِ

ahatta bijami`i al-umuri

You have comprehended all things.

سُبحَانَ مَنْ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ

subhana man laysa kamithlihi shay'un

Glory be to Him Whose like is nonexistent,

وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلبَصِيرُ

wa huwa alssami`u albasiru

and He is the All-hearing, the All-seeing.

سبحَانَ مَنْ هُوَ هٰكَذَا وَلاَ هٰكَذَا غَيْرُهُ

subhana man huwa hakadha wa la hakadha ghayruhu

Glory be to Him Who is in this state and nothing else can be ever in his state.