Duas for Every Night of Ramadan

اَللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ

allahumma rabba shahri ramadana

O Allah, the Lord of the month of Ramadan

ٱلَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ فِيهِ ٱلْقُرْآنَ

alladhi anzalta fihi alqur'ana

in which You have revealed the Qur'an

وَٱفْتَرَضْتَ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِكَ فِيهِ ٱلصِّيَامَ

waftaradta `ala `ibadika fihi alssiyama

and made obligatory fasting in this month upon Your servants!

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

Please, send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

وٱرْزُقْنِي حَجَّ بَيْتِكَ ٱلْحَرَامِ

warzuqni hajja baytika alharami

and provide me with the opportunity to go to Your ‘Sacred House’ for pilgrimage

فِي هٰذَا ٱلْعَامِ وَفِي كُلِّ عَامٍ

fi hadha al`ami wa fi kulli `amin

in this year and in all years.

وَٱغْفِرْ لِيَ ٱلذُّنُوبَ ٱلْعِظَامَ

waghfir li tilka aldhdhnuba al`izama

Forgive my overbearing sins,

فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُهَا غَيْرُكَ

fa'innahu la yaghfiruha ghayruka

for indeed no one other than You can forgive them.

يَا رَحْمٰنُ يَا عَلاَّمُ

ya rahmanu ya `allamu

O All-beneficent! O All-knowing!

اللّهُمَّ إنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ فِيمَا تَقْضِي وَتُقَدِّرُ

allahumma inni as'aluka an taj`ala fima taqdi wa tuqaddiru

O Allah :I beseech You that You,

مِنَ الأَمْرِ الْمَحْتُومِ فِي الأَمْرِ الْحَكِيمِ

min al-amri almahtumi fi al-amri alhakimi

while taking decisions and rendering possible things and events decisively

مِنَ الْقَضَاءِ الَّذِي لا يُرَدُّ وَلا يُبَدَّلُ

min alqada'i alladhi la yuraddu wa la yubaddalu

(decisions which can not be changed or bypassed),

أَنْ تَكْتُبَنِي مِنْ حُجَّاجِ بَيْتِكَ الْحَرَامِ

an taktubani min hujjaji baytika alharami

write my name in the list of those pilgrims of Your Holy House

الْمَبْرُورِ حَجُّهُمُ،

almabruri hajjuhum

whose pilgrimage receives Your approval,

الْمَشْكُورِ سَعْيُهُمُ،

almashkuri sa`yuhum

whose efforts are appreciated,

الْمَغْفُورِ ذُنُوبُهُمُ،

almaghfuri dhunubuhum

whose sins are forgiven,

الْمُكَفَّرِ عَنْ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ،

almukaffari `an sayyi'atihim

whose wrongdoings are overlooked;

وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَ فِيمَا تَقْضِي وَتُقَدِّرُ

wa an taj`ala fima taqdi wa tuqaddiru

that You, while making decisions and rendering possible things and events;

أَنْ تُطِيلَ عُمْرِي فِي خَيْرٍ وَعَافِيَةٍ،

an tutila `umri fi khayrin wa `afiyatin

make possible for me long life, goodness, welfare,

وَتُوَسِّعَ في رِزْقِي،

wa tuwassi`a fi rizqi

and enough means of livelihood,

وَتَجْعَلَنِي مِمَّنْ تَنْتَصِرُ بِهِ لِدِينِكَ

wa taj`alani mimman tantasiru bihi lidinika

and let me be like him whom You helps with Your Religion;

وَلا تَسْتَبْدِلْ بِي غَيْرِي.

wa la tastabdil bi ghayri

not substituting any other in my place.

اَللَّهُمَّ بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي ٱلصَّالِحِينَ فَأَدْخِلْنَا

allahumma birahmatika fi alssalihina fa adkhilna

O Allah, (please do) include us with the righteous ones, out of Your mercy,

وَفِي عِلِّيِّينَ فَٱرْفَعْنَا

wa fi `illiyyina farfa`na

uplift us to the rank of `illiyyin (most elevated rank),

وَبِكَأْسٍ مِنْ مَعِينٍ

wa bika'sin min ma`inin

serve us with water

مِنْ عَيْنٍ سَلْسَبِيلٍ فَٱسْقِنَا

min `aynin salsabilin fasqina

running out of spring of Salsabil,

وَمِنَ ٱلْحُورِ ٱلْعِينِ بِرَحْمَتِكَ فَزَوِّجْنَا

wa min alhuri al`ini birahmatika fazawwijna

out of Your mercy, give us as wives the Paradisiacal women,

وَمِنَ ٱلْوِلْدَانِ ٱلْمُخَلَّدِينَ

wa min alwildani almukhalldina

make the Paradisiacal youths who never alter in age

كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَكْنُونٌ فَأَخْدِمْنَا

ka'annahum lu'lu'un maknunun fa'akhdimna

and who are like hidden pearls serve us,

وَمِنْ ثِمَارِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ وَلُحُومِ ٱلطَّيْرِ فَأَطْعِمْنَا

wa min thimari aljannati wa luhumi alttayri fa'at`imna

give us food from the fruits of Paradise and from the meat of birds there,

وَمِنْ ثِيَابِ ٱلسُّنْدُسِ وَٱلْحَرِيرِ وَٱلإِسْتَبْرَقِ فَأَلْبِسْنَا

wa min thiyabi alssundusi walhariri wal-istabraqi fa'albisna

dress us from the clothes of fine and thick silk and rich brocade,

وَلَيْلَةَ ٱلْقَدْرِ

wa laylata alqadri

give us success to catch the Grand Night,

وَحَجَّ بَيْتِكَ ٱلْحَرَامِ

wa hajji baytika alharami

lead us to pilgrimage to Your Holy House

وَقَتْلاً فِي سَبِيلِكَ فَوَفِّقْ لَنَا

wa qatlan fi sabilika fawaffiq lana

and martyrdom in Your way,

وَصَالِحَ ٱلدُّعَاءِ وَٱلْمَسْأَلَةِ فَٱسْتَجِبْ لَنَا

wa saliha alddu`a'i walmas'alati fastajib lana

and respond to our goodly prayer and supplication.

وَإِذَا جَمَعْتَ ٱلأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلآخِرِينَ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ فَٱرْحَمْنَا

wa idha jama`ta al-awwalina wal-akhirina yawma alqiyamati farhamna

When You shall gather the past and the coming generations on the Resurrection Day, (please) have mercy upon us.

وَبَرَاءَةً مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ فَٱكْتُبْ لَنَا

wa bara'atan min alnnari faktub lana

(Please) release us from Hellfire.

وَفِي جَهَنَّمَ فَلاَ تَغُلَّنَا

wa fi jahannama fala taghullana

Do not fetter us in Hell,

وَفِي عَذَابِكَ وَهَوَانِكَ فَلا تَبْتَلِنَا

wa fi `adhabika wa hawanika fala tabtalina

do not try us through Your chastisement and humiliations,

وَمِنَ ٱلزُّقُّومِ وَٱلضَّرِيعِ فَلاَ تُطْعِمْنَا

wa min alzzuqqumi walddari`i fala tut`imna

do not feed us from zaqqum and thorns,

وَمَعَ ٱلشَّيَاطِينِ فَلاَ تَجْعَلْنَا

wa ma`a alshshayatini fala taj`alna

do not add us to the devils,

وَفِي ٱلنَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِنَا فَلاَ تَكْبُبْنَا

wa fi alnnari `ala wujuhina fala takbubna

do not throw us down on our faces in Hellfire,

وَمِنْ ثِيَابِ ٱلنَّارِ وَسَرَابِيلِ ٱلْقَطِرَانِ فَلاَ تُلْبِسْنَا

wa min thiyabi alnnari wa sarabili alqatirani fala tulbisna

do not dress us from the clothes of fire and the shirts of tar,

وَمِنْ كُلِّ سُوءٍ يَا لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ

wa min kulli su'in ya la ilaha illa anta

and save us from all evils; O He save Whom there is no god!

بِحَقِّ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ فَنَجِّنَا

bihaqqi la ilaha illa anta fanajjina

I beseech You in the name of there is no god save You.

أَعُوذُ بِجَلالِ وَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ

a`udhu bijalali wajhika alkarimi

I seek refuge with the majesty of Your Honorable Face,

أَنْ يَنْقَضِيَ عَنِّي شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ

an yanqadiya `anni shahru ramadana

Against that the month of Ramadan elapses

أَوْ يَطْلُعَ الْفَجْرُ مِنْ لَيْلَتِي هذِهِ

aw yatlu`a alfajru min laylati hadhihi

Or dawn breaks this night,

وَلَكَ قِبَلِي تَبِعَةٌ أَوْ ذَنْبٌ تُعَذِّبُنِي عَلَيْهِ.

wa laka qibali tabi`atun aw dhanbun tu`adhdhibuni `alayhi

And there is still a sin or an offense in my record for which You may chastise me.

إِلٰهِي وَقَفَ ٱلسَّائِلُونَ بِبَابِكَ

ilahi waqafa alssa'iluna bibabika

O my God, the beseechers have stood at Your Door,

وَلاذَ ٱلفُقَراءُ بِجَنابِكَ

wa ladha alfuqara'u bijanabika

the poor have resorted to Your refuge,

وَوَقَفَتْ سَفِينَةُ ٱلمسَاكِينِ عَلَىٰ سَاحِلِ بَحْرِ جُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ

wa waqafat safinatu almasakini `ala sahili bahri judika wa karamika

and the ship of the needy have cast anchor near the coast of the sea of Your Magnanimity and Generosity,

يَرْجُونَ ٱلجَوَازَ إِلَىٰ سَاحَةِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَنِعْمَتِكَ

yarjuna aljawaza ila sahati rahmatika wa ni`matika

hoping for permission to enter the yard of Your Mercy and Favor.

إِلٰهِي إِنْ كُنْتَ لاَ تَرْحَم فِي هٰذَا ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلشَّرِيفِ

ilahi in kunta la tarhamu fi hadha alshshahri alshsharifi

O my God, If You, in this holy month, will have mercy upon none

إِلاَّ مَنْ أَخْلَصَ لَكَ فِي صِيَامِهِ وَقِيَامِهِ

illa man akhlasa laka fi siyamihi wa qiyamihi

but those who sincerely observe fasting and do acts of worship to You,

فَمَنْ لِلْمُذْنِبِ ٱلْمُقَصِّرِ

faman lilmudhnibi almuqassiri

who will then stand for the sinful and the negligent

إِذَا غَرِقَ فِي بَحْرِ ذُنُوبِهِ وَآثَامِهِ

idha ghariqa fi bahri dhunubihi wa athamihi

then they sink in the ocean of their sins and offenses?

إِلٰهِي إِنْ كُنْتَ لاَ تَرْحَم إِلاَّ ٱلْمُطِيعِينَ

ilahi in kunta la tarhamu illa almuti`ina

O my God, if you have mercy upon non but the obedient to You,

فَمَنْ لِلْعَاصِينَ

faman lil`asina

who will then stand for the disobedient?

وَإِنْ كُنْتَ لاَ تَقْبَل إِلاَّ مِنَ ٱلعَامِلِينَ

wa in kunta la taqbalu illa min al`amilina

If You accept none but those who do acts of worship to You,

فَمَنْ للْمُقَصِّرِينَ

faman lilmuqassirina

who will then stand for the negligent?

إِلٰهِي رَبِحَ ٱلصَّائِمُونَ

Ilahi rabiha alssa'imuna

O my God, the observers of fasting have won,

وَفَازَ ٱلقَائِمُونَ

wa faza alqa'imuna

the doers of acts of worship to You have prospered,

وَنَجَا ٱلُمخْلِصُونَ

wa naja almukhlisuna

and those who act sincerely have been saved.

وَنَحْنُ عَبِيدُكَ ٱلْمُذْنِبُونَ

wa nahnu `abiduka almudhnibuna

But we, Your sinful servants, beseech Your mercy;

فَٱرْحَمْنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ

farhamna birahmatika

so, (please do) have mercy upon us,

وَأَعْتِقْنَا مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ بَعَفْوِك

wa a`tiqna min alnnari bi`afwika

release us from the chastisement of Hellfire, out of Your pardon,

وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا

waghfir lana dhunubana

and forgive our sins,

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يا أَرْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

birahmatika ya arhama alrrahimina

in the name of Your mercy. O most Merciful of all those who show mercy!