Ramadan, 26th Day: Dua and Amaal

اللّهُمّ اجْعَلْ سَعْيِي فِيهِ مَشْكُوراً،

allahumma aj`al sa`iy fihi mashkuran

O Allah: on this day, (please) decide my efforts to be praiseworthy,

وَذَنْبِي فِيهِ مَغْفُوراً،

wa dhanby fihi maghfuran

And my sins to be forgiven,

وَعَمَلِي فِيهِ مَقْبُولاً،

wa `amaly fihi maqbulan

And my deeds to be accepted,

وَعَيْبِي فِيهِ مَسْتُوراً،

wa `ayby fihi masturan

And my defects to be concealed;

يَا أَسْمَعَ السَّامِعِينَ.

ya asma`a alssami`ina

O the most Hearing of all those who can hear.

سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي‌ يَعْلَمُ ما فِي السَّماواتِ وَ ما فِي الْأَرْضِ

“Glory be to God who knows everything that is in the heavens and the earth.

ما يَكُونُ مِنْ نَجْوى‌ ثَلاثَةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ رابِعُهُمْ وَ لا خَمْسَةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ سادِسُهُمْ

There is no three person conversation in which He is not the fourth party. There is no five person conversation in which He is not the sixth person.

وَ لا أَدْنى‌ مِنْ ذلِكَ وَ لا أَكْثَرَ إِلَّا هُوَ مَعَهُمْ أَيْنَ ما كانُوا ثُمَّ يُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِما عَمِلُوا يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ عَلِيمٌ‌

There are no conversations in between any number of people in which He is not involved – as many as they may be He shall let them know what they did on the Resurrection Day as God is Aware of all things.

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بَارِئِ النَّسَمِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْمُصَوِّرِ

Glory be to God, the Creator of the breath of life! Glory be to God, the Bestower of Forms!

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ خَالِقِ الْأَزْوَاجِ كُلِّهَا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ جَاعِلِ الظُّلُمَاتِ وَ النُّورِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ فَالِقِ الْحَبِّ وَ النَّوَى

Glory be to God who created all the pairs, male and female! Glory be to God who fixed the darkness and light! Glory be to God who splits grains and seeds!

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ خَالِقِ كُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ خَالِقِ مَا يُرَى وَ مَا لَا يُرَى

Glory be to God, the Creator of all things! Glory be to God, the Creator of the seen and the unseen!

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ مِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ‌ سُبْحانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ‌.

Glory be to God to the Extent of His Words! Glory be to God, the Lord of the worlds!

سُبْحانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ‌

Glory be to God, the Lord of the worlds!”

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ مُحِبّاً لِأَوْلِيَائِكَ وَ مُعَادِياً لِأَعْدَائِكَ مُسْتَنّاً [مُتَمَسِّكاً] بِسُنَّةِ خَاتَمِ أَنْبِيَائِكَ يَا عَاصِمَ قُلُوبِ النَّبِيِّينَ [يَا عَظِيماً فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‌] بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.

رَبَّنا لا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنا وَ هَبْ لَنا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ‌

“Our Lord!‟ (they say), „Let not our hearts deviate now after You have guided us, but grant us mercy from Your own Presence; for You are the Grantor of bounties without measure.‟2

رَبَّنا إِنَّنا سَمِعْنا مُنادِياً يُنادِي لِلْإِيمانِ أَنْ آمِنُوا بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآمَنَّا

„Our Lord! We have heard the call of one calling (Us) to Faith, „Believe you in the Lord,‟ and we have believed.

رَبَّنا فَاغْفِرْ لَنا ذُنُوبَنا وَ كَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئاتِنا وَ تَوَفَّنا مَعَ الْأَبْرارِ

Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, blot out from us our iniquities, and take to Yourself our souls in the company of the righteous.

رَبَّنا وَ آتِنا ما وَعَدْتَنا عَلى‌ رُسُلِكَ وَ لا تُخْزِنا يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ إِنَّكَ لا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعادَ

Our Lord! Grant us what You did promise to us through Your apostles, and save us from shame on the Day of Judgment: For You never break Your promise.‟3

رَبَّنا لا تُؤاخِذْنا إِنْ نَسِينا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنا

“Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord!

رَبَّنا وَ لا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنا إِصْراً كَما حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِنا

Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us;

رَبَّنا وَ لا تُحَمِّلْنا ما لا طاقَةَ لَنا بِهِ وَ اعْفُ عَنَّا وَ اغْفِرْ لَنا وَ ارْحَمْنا أَنْتَ مَوْلانا فَانْصُرْنا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكافِرِينَ‌

Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith.‟ ”4

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Bless Muhammad and His household

وَ اسْتَجِبْ دُعَاءَنَا وَ اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَ لِوَالِدَيْنَا [وَ وَالِدَيَ‌] وَ وَالِدِ وَالِدَيْنَا وَ مَا وَلَدَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

Accept our prayers forgive us &an our parents and grandparents You are most merciful

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ يَا مَنْ قَضَى سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقاً فِي يَوْمَيْنِ

O Allah, I ask You, O He who decreed the seven heavens in two days,

وَ أَوْحى‌ فِي كُلِّ سَماءٍ أَمْرَها

and revealed in every heaven its command,

يَا مَنْ‌ يُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ مِنْ بَعْدِ ما قَنَطُوا

O He who sends down the rain after despair

وَ يَنْشُرُ رَحْمَتَهُ وَ هُوَ الْوَلِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ

and spreads His mercy, and He is the Protector, the Praiseworthy.

يَا مَنْ يَعْلَمُ سِرَّ عِبَادِهِ وَ نَجْوَاهُمْ

O He who knows the secret of His servants and their whisper,

وَ رُسُلُهُ‌ لَدَيْهِمْ يَكْتُبُونَ‌

and His messengers among them write down.

يَا مَنْ‌ لَهُ الْكِبْرِياءُ فِي السَّماواتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ

O He to whom belongs greatness in the heavens and the earth,

وَ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ‌

and He is the Mighty, the Wise.

يَا مَنْ‌ يُحْيِي وَ يُمِيتُ‌

O He who gives life and causes death,

رَبُّنَا وَ رَبُّ آبَائِنَا الْأَوَّلِينَ

our Lord and the Lord of our ancient fathers.

يَا مَنْ أَهْلَكَ الْقُرَى وَ صَرَّفَ الْآيَاتِ‌

O He who destroyed towns and varied the signs,

لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ‌

perhaps they would return.

يَا مَنْ رَضِيَ‌ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

O He who was pleased with the believers

إِذْ يُبايِعُونَكَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِ [يُبَايِعُونَ رَسُولَهُ‌]

when they pledged allegiance under the tree,

فَعَلِمَ ما فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ

knew what was in their hearts,

فَأَنْزَلَ السَّكِينَةَ عَلَيْهِمْ

so He sent down tranquility upon them

وَ أَثابَهُمْ فَتْحاً قَرِيباً

and rewarded them with an imminent victory.

يَا مَنْ‌ أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدى‌ وَ دِينِ الْحَقِّ

O He who sent His messenger with the guidance and the religion of truth

لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَ كَفى‌ بِاللَّهِ شَهِيداً

to make it prevail over all religion, and sufficient is Allah as a witness.

أَسْأَلُكَ‌ يَا إِلَهِي بِمَا مَدَحْتُكَ بِهِ

I ask You, O my God, by praising You,

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى خِيَرَتِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

to bless Your chosen one from Your creation

وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الْأَطْهَارِ الْأَخْيَارِ

and his pure and noble family,

وَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِهِمْ وَ صَدَّقَهُمْ

and those who believed in them, verified them,

وَ عَمِلَ بِطَاعَتِهِمْ

and acted in obedience to them.

وَ أَنْ تَتَعَطَّفَ عَلَيَّ بِبَرَكَاتِكَ

And to be kind to me with Your blessings,

وَ تُوَسِّعَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ وَ فَضْلِكَ

expand my provision and grace from You,

وَ تُتِمَّ عَلَيَّ نِعْمَتَكَ وَ تُهَنِّئَنِي بِكَرَامَتِكَ

complete Your favors upon me, delight me with Your nobility,

وَ تَجْعَلَنِي مِنَ الشَّاكِرِينَ لَكَ

make me among those who are grateful to You.

وَ هَوَايَ إِلَيْكَ وَ حَسْبِي

My desire is towards You, You are sufficient for me,

وَ تَوَكُّلِي عَلَيْكَ وَ ذُلِّي لَكَ

my trust is in You, my submission is to You,

وَ خُضُوعِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ وَ حَوَائِجِي كُلَّهَا إِلَيْكَ

all my needs are towards You,

وَ مَقْضِيَّةً عِنْدَكَ

decided by You,

وَ لَدَيْكَ فَلَا مَلْجَأَ وَ لَا مَنْجَى

with You there is no refuge, no escape,

وَ لَا مُلْتَجَأَ مِنْكَ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ

no shelter except towards You.

وَ أَنْ تُتِمَّ إِحْسَانَكَ إِلَيَّ بِفَكِّ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ النَّارِ

And to complete Your kindness towards me by freeing my neck from the Fire

وَ أَنْ تَحْشُرَنِي مَعَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ نَبِيِّكَ الْأَخْيَارِ الْأَبْرَارِ

and gathering me with the family of Your Prophet, the best and the virtuous.

إِنَّكَ عَلى‌ كُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ قَدِيرٌ وَ هُوَ عِنْدَكَ يَسِيرٌ

Indeed, You are capable of everything and it is easy for You.

وَ أَنَا إِلَى إِحْسَانِكَ فَقِيرٌ

I am in need of Your goodness,

وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ.

and may Allah's blessings be upon our master Muhammad and his pure family

يَا جَاعِلَ اللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ آيَتَيْنِ يَا مَاحِيَ

Ja‘ila al-layli wa al-nahāri āyatayn yā māḥiya

O You who made night and day two signs, O Eraser

آيَةِ اللَّيْلِ وَ جَاعِلَ آيَةِ النَّهَارِ مُبْصِرَةً

Āyati al-layli wa jā‘ila āyati al-nahāri mubṣiratan

Of night’s sign and maker of day’s sign illuminating

لِنَبْتَغِيَ فَضْلًا مِنْهُ وَ رِضْوَاناً يَا مُفَصِّلَ

Linabtaghiya faḍlan minhu wa riḍwānan yā mufaṣṣila

So we seek His bounty and satisfaction, O Detailer

كُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ تَفْصِيلًا يَا مَانِعَ السَّمَاوَاتِ‌ أَنْ

Kulli shay’in tafṣīlan yā māni‘a al-samāwāti an

Of all things distinctly, O Preventer of the heavens

تَقَعَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ‌ وَ حَافِظَهُمَا

Taqa‘a ‘alā al-arḍi illā bi-idhnihi wa ḥāfiẓahumā

From falling on earth except by His permission, Preserver

أَنْ تَزُولا وَ لَئِنْ زالَتا إِنْ أَمْسَكَهُما

An tazūlā wa la’in zālatā in amsakahumā

From vanishing, and if they vanish, none holds them

مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ إِنَّهُ كانَ حَلِيماً غَفُوراً

Min aḥadin min ba‘dihi innahu kāna ḥalīman ghafūran

After Him, indeed He is Forbearing and Forgiving

يَا اللَّهُ يَا وَاحِدُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا أَحَدُ

Yā Allāhu yā wāḥidu yā Allāhu yā aḥadu

O Allah, O One, O Allah, O Unique

يَا اللَّهُ يَا صَمَدُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا وَهَّابُ

Yā Allāhu yā ṣamadu yā Allāhu yā wahhābu

O Allah, O Eternal, O Allah, O Bestower

يَا اللَّهُ يَا جَوَاداً لَا يَبْخَلُ يَا اللَّهُ

Yā Allāhu yā jawādan lā yabkhalu yā Allāhu

O Allah, O Generous who never withholds, O Allah

لَكَ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى وَ الْأَمْثَالُ الْعُلْيَا

Laka al-asmā’u al-ḥusnā wa al-amthālu al-‘ulyā

Yours are the Most Beautiful Names and highest examples

وَ الْكِبْرِيَاءُ وَ الْآلَاءُ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنَفَةً عَنِ

Wa al-kibriyā’u wa al-ālā’u as’aluka anafatan ‘an

And grandeur and blessings, I ask You detachment from

الدُّنْيَا وَ بُغْضاً لِأَهْلِهَا فَإِنَّ خَيْرَهَا زَهِيدٌ

Al-dunyā wa bughḍan li-ahlihā fa-inna khayrahā zahīdun

The world and disdain for its people, its good is trivial

وَ شَرَّهَا عَتِيدٌ وَ جَمْعَهَا يَنْفَدُ وَ صَفْوَهَا

Wa sharrahā ‘atīdun wa jam‘uhā yanfadu wa ṣafwuhā

Its evil is ready, its wealth depletes, its purity

يَرْنَقُ وَ جَدِيدَهَا يَخْلُقُ وَ خَيْرَهَا يَتَكَدَّرُ

Yarnaqu wa jadīduhā yakhlAqu wa khayruhā yatakaddaru

Tarnishes, its new wears out, its good clouds

مَا فَاتَ مِنْهَا حَسْرَةٌ وَ مَا أُصِيبَ

Mā fāta minhā ḥasratun wa mā uṣība

What’s lost from it is regret, what’s gained

مِنْهَا فِتْنَةٌ إِلَّا مَا نَالَتْهُ مِنْهُ عِصْمَةٌ

Minhā fitnatun illā mā nālathu minhu ‘iṣmatun

From it is trial, except what attains protection

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعِصْمَةَ مِنْهَا وَ أَلَّا

Allāhumma innī as’aluka al-‘iṣmata minhā wa allā

O Allah, I ask You protection from it and not

تَجْعَلَنِي كَمَنِ اطْمَأَنَّ إِلَيْهَا وَ أَخْلَدَ إِلَيْهَا

Taj‘alanī kaman iṭma’anna ilayhā wa akhlada ilayhā

To make me like those content and clinging to it

وَ اتَّبَعَ هَواهُ‌ إِلَهِي وَ سَيِّدِي كَمْ لِي

Wa ittaba‘a hawāhu ilāhī wa sayyidī kam lī

And following desires, my God and Master, how many

مِنْ ذَنْبٍ بَعْدَ ذَنْبٍ وَ سَرَفٍ بَعْدَ سَرَفٍ

Min dhanbin ba‘da dhanbin wa sarafin ba‘da sarafin

Sins after sins and excesses after excesses I have

سَتَرْتَهُ يَا رَبِّ وَ لَمْ تَكْشِفْ سِتْرَكَ عَنِّي

Satartahu yā Rabbi wa lam takshif sitraka ‘annī

You concealed, O Lord, without lifting Your veil from me

بَلْ سَتَرْتَ الْعَوْرَةَ وَ كَثُرَتْ مِنِّي الْإِسَاءَةُ

Bal satarta al-‘awrata wa kathurat minnī al-isā’atu

Rather, You covered my flaws despite my many offenses

وَ عَظُمَ حِلْمُكَ عَنِّي حَتَّى خِفْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ

Wa ‘aẓuma ḥilmuka ‘annī ḥattā khiftu an akūna

Your forbearance toward me grew until I feared I might

مُسْتَدْرَجاً إِلَهِي وَ سَيِّدِي هَذِهِ يَدِي وَ نَاصِيَتِي

Mustadrajā ilāhī wa sayyidī hādhihi yadī wa nāṣiyatī

Be ensnared, my God and Master, here’s my hand

بِيَدِكَ مُقِرٌّ بِذَنْبِي مُعْتَرِفٌ بِخَطِيئَتِي

Biyadika muqirrun bi-dhanbī mu‘tarifun bi-khaṭī’atī

My forelock in Your hand, confessing my sin and error

فَإِنْ تَعْفُ فَرُبَّمَا عَفَوْتَ وَ صَفَحْتَ وَ أَحْسَنْتَ

Fa-in ta‘fu farubbamā ‘afawta wa ṣafaḥta wa aḥsanta

If You pardon, perhaps You’ll forgive, overlook, and show kindness

فَتَفَضَّلْتَ وَ إِنْ تُعَذِّبْنِي فَبِمَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَايَ

Fatafaḍḍalta wa in tu‘adhdhibnī fabimā qaddamat yadāya

Bestowing favor, or punish me for what my hands sent

وَ مَا أَنْتَ‌ بِظَلَّامٍ لِلْعَبِيدِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي

Wa mā anta bi-ẓallāmin lil-‘abīdi Allāhumma innī

You’re not unjust to servants, O Allah, I

أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

As’aluka an tuṣalliya ‘alā Muḥammadin wa āli Muḥammadin

Ask You to bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad

يَا مَالِكَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ يَا مَنْ لَهُ

Yā mālik al-dunyā wa al-ākhirati yā man lahu

O Owner of this world and Hereafter, O You who

السَّمَاوَاتُ وَ الْأَرْضُ يَا مَنْ‌ لَهُ الْخَلْقُ

Al-samāwātu wa al-arḍu yā man lahu al-khalqu

Owns the heavens and earth, O You who owns creation

وَ الْأَمْرُ يَا مَنْ بِيَدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ

Wa al-amru yā man biyadihi malakūtu kulli shay’in

And command, O You in whose hand is dominion

يَا مَنْ‌ يُجِيرُ وَ لا يُجارُ عَلَيْهِ‌ أَسْأَلُكَ

Yā man yujīru wa lā yujāru ‘alayhi as’aluka

O You who grants refuge, none against Him, I ask

فِي هَذِهِ السَّاعَةِ بِجَاهِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Fī hādhihi al-sā‘ati bijāhi Muḥammadin wa āli Muḥammadin

In this hour by the honor of Muhammad and his family

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ

An tuṣalliya ‘alā Muḥammadin wa āli Muḥammadin wa

To bless Muhammad and his family and

أَنْ تُجِيرَنِي مِنَ النَّارِ فِي يَوْمِ الدِّينِ

An tujīranī mina al-nāri fī yawmi al-dīni

To shield me from the Fire on Judgment Day

يَوْمَ يُحْشَرُ الظَّالِمُونَ‌ يَوْمَ لا يَنْفَعُ مالٌ

Yawma yuḥsharu al-ẓālimūna yawma lā yanfa‘u mālun

When wrongdoers are gathered, when wealth will not avail

وَ لا بَنُونَ‌ إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ

Wa lā banūna illā man atā Allāha bi-qalbin

Nor sons, except who comes to Allah with a

سَلِيمٍ‌ اللَّهُمَّ سَلِّمْ قَلْبِي مِنَ الْحَسَدِ وَ

Salīmin Allāhumma sallim qalbī mina al-ḥasadi wa

Sound heart, O Allah, purify my heart from envy

الْبَغْيِ وَ الْكِبْرِ وَ الْعُجْبِ وَ الرِّيَاءِ

Al-baghī wa al-kibri wa al-‘ujbi wa al-riyā’i

And oppression, pride, arrogance, and hypocrisy

وَ النِّفَاقِ وَ سُوءِ الْأَخْلَاقِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي

Wa al-nifāqi wa sū’i al-akhlāqi Allāhumma innī

And duplicity and bad character, O Allah, I

أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غِنًى يُطْغِي وَ مِنْ فَقْرٍ

A‘ūdhu bika min ghinan yuṭghī wa min faqrin

Seek refuge with You from corrupting wealth and poverty

يُنْسِي وَ مِنْ جَارٍ يُؤْذِي وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ

Yunsī wa min jārin yu’dhī wa a‘ūdhu bika

That forgets, a harmful neighbor, I seek refuge

مِنْ فَضَائِحِ الْفَقْرِ وَ مِنْ مَذَلَّةِ الدِّينِ

Min faḍā’iḥi al-faqri wa min madhallati al-dīni

From poverty’s scandals and the humiliation of debt

وَ مِنْ شَمَاتَةِ الْعَدُوِّ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ

Wa min shamātati al-‘aduwwi Allāhumma innī a‘ūdhu

And enemies’ gloating, O Allah, I seek refuge

بِكَ مِنْ مَوْقِفٍ يُعْرِضُ فِيهِ الصَّدِيقُ وَ يَشْمَتُ

Bika min mawqifin yu‘riḍu fīhi al-ṣadīqu wa yashmatu

With You from a situation where a friend turns away

بِي فِيهِ الْعَدُوُّ وَ يَرْحَمُنِي فِيهِ الْحَمِيمُ

Bī fīhi al-‘aduwwu wa yarḥamunī fīhi al-ḥamīmu

An enemy gloats, a close one pities me

وَ تَزْدَرِينِي فِيهِ الْعُيُونُ وَ تَسُوءُنِي فِيهِ

Wa tazdarinī fīhi al-‘uyūnu wa tasū’unī fīhi

Eyes despise me, and suspicions about me worsen

الظُّنُونُ وَ أَعُوذُ يَا رَبِّ أَنْ أُعَادِيَ

Al-ẓunūnu wa a‘ūdhu yā Rabbi an u‘ādiya

O Lord, I seek refuge from opposing a friend

لَكَ وَلِيّاً أَوْ أُوَالِيَ لَكَ عَدُوّاً أَوْ

Laka waliyyan aw uwāliya laka ‘aduwwan aw

Of Yours or befriending Your enemy, or

أَقُولَ لِحَقٍّ هَذَا بَاطِلٌ أَوْ أَقُولَ لِبَاطِلٍ

Aqūla li-ḥaqqin hādhā bāṭilun aw aqūla li-bāṭilin

Calling truth false or falsehood truth

هَذَا حَقٌّ أَوْ أَقُولَ‌ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا هؤُلاءِ

Hādhā ḥaqqun aw aqūla lilladhīna kafarū hā’ulā’i

Or saying disbelievers are more guided than

أَهْدى‌ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا سَبِيلًا اللَّهُمَّ سَلِّمْنِي

Ahdā mina al-ladhīna āmanū sabīlan Allāhumma sallimnī

Believers in path, O Allah, save me

وَ سَلِّمْ لِي دِينِي وَ أَعِنِّي عَلَى طَاعَتِكَ

Wa sallim lī dīnī wa a‘innī ‘alā ṭā‘atika

Safeguard my religion and help me obey You

وَ وَفِّقْنِي لِمَرْضَاتِكَ وَ اجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ يَعْتَصِمُ

Wa waffiqnī li-marḍātika wa ij‘alnī mimman ya‘taṣimu

Guide me to Your pleasure, make me hold fast

بِحَبْلِكَ وَ مِمَّنْ يُحِلُّ حَلَالَكَ وَ يُحَرِّمُ

Bi-ḥablika wa mimman yuḥillu ḥalālaka wa yuḥarrimu

To Your rope, permitting Your lawful, forbidding

حَرَامَكَ وَ يُؤْمِنُ بِكَ وَ يَتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْكَ

Ḥarāmaka wa yu’minu bika wa yatawakkalu ‘alayka

Your unlawful, believing in You, relying on You

وَ يَرُدُّ أُمُورَهُ كُلَّهَا إِلَيْكَ وَ فَوَّضْتُ

Wa yaruddu umūrahu kullahā ilayka wa fawwaḍtu

Entrusting all affairs to You, I’ve entrusted

أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ وَ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي وَ أَلْجَأْتُ

Amrī ilayka wa aslamtu nafsī wa alja’tu

My affairs to You, surrendered myself, sought

ظَهْرِي فَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي وَ لَا

Ẓahrī falā takilnī ilā nafsī wa lā

Your support, don’t leave me to myself nor

إِلَى مَخْلُوقٍ وَ أَنْتَ خَلَقْتَنِي وَ لَا تُسَلِّطْ

Ilā makhlūqin wa anta khalaqtanī wa lā tusalliṭ

To any creature, You created me, don’t empower

عَلَيَّ مَنْ لَا يَرْحَمُنِي وَ لَا تَجْعَلْنِي

‘Alayya man lā yarḥamunī wa lā taj‘alnī

Over me one without mercy, nor make me

عِظَةً لِغَيْرِي وَ خِرْ لِي وَ اخْتَرْ لِي

‘Iẓatan li-ghayrī wa khir lī wa ikhtar lī

A lesson for others, choose and select for me

فِي جَمِيعِ أُمُورِي خِيَرَةً فِي عَافِيَةٍ

Fī jamī‘i umūrī khīratan fī ‘āfiyatin

In all my affairs the best choice in well-being

وَ سَهِّلْ عَلَيَّ أُمُورَ دُنْيَايَ وَ آخِرَتِي

Wa sahhil ‘alayya umūra dunyāya wa ākhiratī

Ease my worldly and hereafter affairs

إِلَهِي وَ سَيِّدِي عَبْدُكَ وَ ابْنُ عَبْدِكَ

Ilāhī wa sayyidī ‘abduka wa ibnu ‘abdika

My God and Master, Your servant and son

يَسْأَلُكَ وَ يَتَضَرَّعُ إِلَيْكَ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ

Yas’aluka wa yataḍarra‘u ilayka as’aluka an

Asks and implores You, I ask You to

تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَنْ

Tuṣalliya ‘alā Muḥammadin wa āli Muḥammadin wa an

Bless Muhammad and his family and to

تُعِينَنِي عَلَى جِهَادِ نَفْسِي وَ تُبْ عَلَيَّ

Tu‘īnanī ‘alā jihādi nafsī wa tub ‘alayya

Aid me in struggling against myself and accept my

وَ اعْصِمْنِي فَإِنِّي فَقِيرٌ إِلَيْكَ فَأَغْنِ

Wa a‘ṣimnī fa-innī faqīrun ilayka fa-aghnī

Repentance, protect me, I’m needy to You, enrich

فَقْرِي رَبِّ هَبْ لِي تَوْبَةً نَصُوحاً وَ

Faqrī Rabbi hab lī tawbatan naṣūḥan wa

My poverty, O Lord, grant me sincere repentance

نِيَّةً صَادِقَةً وَ مُكْتَسَباً حَلَالًا وَ عَمَلًا

Niyyatan ṣādiqatan wa muktasaban ḥalālan wa ‘amalan

And true intention, lawful earnings, and accepted deeds

مُتَقَبَّلًا وَ أَجِرْنِي مِنَ الْجَهْلِ وَ النَّارِ

Mutaqabbalan wa ajirnī mina al-jahli wa al-nāri

And save me from ignorance and the Fire

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَ الْعَافِيَةَ

Allāhumma innī as’aluka al-‘afwa wa al-‘āfiyata

O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتَيْتُكَ هَارِباً مِنْ ذُنُوبِي

Allāhumma innī ataytuka hāriban min dhunūbī

O Allah, I come fleeing from my sins

تَائِباً وَ لِمَغْفِرَتِكَ طَالِباً وَ إِلَيْكَ رَاغِباً

Tā’iban wa li-maghfiratika tāliban wa ilayka rāghiban

Repentant, seeking Your forgiveness and desiring You

فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اغْفِرْ

Faṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa āli Muḥammadin wa ighfir

Bless Muhammad and his family and forgive

لِي وَ ارْحَمْنِي وَ اعْصِمْنِي وَ تُبْ عَلَيَ‌

Lī wa irḥamnī wa a‘ṣimnī wa tub ‘alayya

Me, have mercy, protect me, accept my repentance

إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ‌ وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ

Innaka anta al-tawwābu al-raḥīmu wa ṣallā Allāhu

You are the Accepter, the Merciful, and Allah bless

عَلَى رَسُولِهِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ

‘Alā rasūlihi sayyidinā Muḥammadin al-nabiyyi wa ālihi Wa sallama

His Messenger, our master Muhammad the Prophet, his family And grant peace

يَا جَاعِلَ ٱللَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ آيَتَيْنِ

ya ja`ila allayli walnnahari ayatayni

O Maker of night and daylight two portents!

يَا مَنْ مَحَا آيَةَ ٱللَّيْلِ

ya man maha ayata allayli

O He Who makes dark the portent of night

وَجَعَلَ آيَةَ ٱلنَّهَارِ مُبْصِرَةً

wa ja`ala ayata alnnahari mubsiratan

and makes the portent of the daylight sight-giving

لِتَبْتَغُوٱ فَضْلاً مِنْهُ وَرِضْوَاناً

litabtaghu fadlan minhu wa ridwanan

so that you may seek favor and pleasure from Him!

يَا مُفَصِّلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ تَفْصِيلاً

ya mufassila kulli shay'in tafsilan

O He Who expounds everything with clear expounding!

يَا مَاجِدُ يَا وَهَّابُ

ya majidu ya wahhabu

O All-glorious! O All-donor!

يَا اللَّهُ يَا جَوَادُ

ya allahu ya jawadu

O Allah! O All-magnanimous!

يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ

ya allahu ya allahu ya allahu

O Allah! O Allah! O Allah!

لَكَ ٱلاسْمَاءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

laka al-asma'u alhusna

To You are the Most Excellent Names,

وَٱلامْثَالُ ٱلْعُلْيَا

wal-amthalu al`ulya

the most elevated examples,

وَٱلْكِبْرِيَاءُ وَٱلآلاَءُ

walkibriya’u wal-ala'u

greatness, and bounties.

اسْالُكَ انْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

as'aluka an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

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

وَانْ تَجْعَلَ ٱسْمِي فِي هٰذِهِ ٱللَّيْلَةِ فِي ٱلسُّعَدَاءِ

wa an taj`ala ismi fi hadhihi allaylati fi alssu`ada'i

include my name with the list of the happiest ones,

وَرُوحِي مَعَ ٱلشُّهَدَاءِ

wa ruhi ma`a alshshuhada'i

add my soul to the martyrs,

وَإِحْسَانِي فِي عِلِّيِّينَ

wa ihsani fi `illiyyina

record my good deeds in the most exalted rank,

وَإِسَاءَتِي مَغْفُورَةً

wa isa'ati maghfuratan

decide my offense to be forgiven,

وَانْ تَهَبَ لِي يَقِيناً تُبَاشِرُ بِهِ قَلْبِي

wa an tahaba li yaqinan tubashiru bihi qalbi

grant me certitude that fills in my heart

وَإِيـمَاناً يُذْهِبُ ٱلشَّكَّ عَنِّي

wa imanan yudhhibu alshshakka `anni

and faith that removes doubt from me,

وَتُرْضِيَنِي بِمَا قَسَمْتَ لِي

wa turdiyani bima qasamta li

make me feel satisfied with that which You decide for me,

وَآتِنَا فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً

wa atina fi alddunya hasanatan

grant us reward in this world

وَفِي ٱلآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً

wa fi al-akhirati hasanatan

and reward in the Hereafter,

وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ ٱلْحَرِيقِ

wa qina `adhaba alnnari alhariqi

save us from the torment of the burning Fire,

وَٱرْزُقْنِي فِيهَا ذِكْرَكَ وَشُكْرَكَ وَٱلرَّغْبَةَ إِلَيْكَ

warzuqni fiha dhikraka wa shukraka walrraghbata ilayka

and confer upon us at this night Your mentioning, thanking You, desiring for You,

وَٱلإِنَابَةَ وَٱلتَّوْفِيقَ لِمَا وَفَّقْتَ لَهُ مُحَمَّداً وَآلَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ

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

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