# Laylat al-Qadr: Amaal and Dua for the 19th Night

- **Arabic title:** أعمال الليلة التاسعة عشرة من شهر رمضان
- **Type:** Dua
- **Categories:** [Ramadan](https://duasonline.org/category/ramadan.md), [19 Ramadan (Laylat al-Qadr)](https://duasonline.org/category/ramadan-day-19.md), [Laylat al-Qadr](https://duasonline.org/category/laylat-al-qadr.md)
- **When:** 19 Ramadan (Laylat al-Qadr); the month of Ramadan
- **Recitation:** none yet
- **Web page:** https://duasonline.org/dua/ramadan-laylat-ul-qadr-amaal-dua-19

## Origin

Mafatih al-Jinan, the acts of the nineteenth night of Ramadan, from Iqbal al-A'mal.

## Source

Arabic text, translation and transliteration from [duas.org](https://www.duas.org/ramadan-laylat-ul-qadr-amaal-dua-19.html).

## Text

Each line gives the Arabic, then the transliteration in italics, then the English.

1. اللّهُمّ الْعَنْ قَتَلَةَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ\
   *allahumma al\`an qatalata ameeri almu´mineena*\
   O Allah: (please do) withdraw your mercy from the killers of the Commander of the Believers (Amir al-Mu'minin Imam Ali)

2. يَا ذَا الّذِي كَانَ قَبْلَ كُلّ شَيْءٍ،\
   *ya dhalladhy kana qabla kulli shay‘in*\
   O He Who has been always there before all things,

3. ثُمّ خَلَقَ كُلّ شَيْءٍ،\
   *thumma khalaqa kulla shay‘in*\
   And He then created all things,

4. ثُمّ يَبْقَى وَيَفْنَى كُلّ شَيْءٍ،\
   *thumm yabqa wa yafna kullu shay‘in*\
   And He then stays while all things vanish.

5. يَا ذَا الّذِي لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ،\
   *ya dhalladhy laysa kamithlihi shay‘un*\
   O He Whose like in not found at all

6. وَيَا ذَا الّذِي لَيْسَ فِي السّمَاوَاتِ العُلَى،\
   *wa ya dhalladhy laysa fi alssamawati al\`ula*\
   O He; neither in the highest heavens,

7. وَلا فِي الأَرَضِينَ السّفْلَى،\
   *wa la fi alaradhina alssufla*\
   Nor in the lowest layers of the earth

8. وَلا فَوْقَهُنّ وَلا تَحْتَهُنّ وَلا بَيْنَهُنّ إلهٌ يُعْبَدُ غَيْرُهُ،\
   *wa la fawqahunna wa la tahtahunna wa la baynahunna ilhun yu\`badu ghayruhu*\
   Nor above them, nor beneath them, nor there is between them any god that is worshipped save Him.

9. لَكَ الحَمْدُ حَمْداً لا يَقْوَى عَلَى إحْصَائِهِ إلاَّ أَنْتَ،\
   *laka alhamdu hamdan la yaqwa \`ala ihsa’ihi illa anta*\
   To You be the praise that none can count save You,

10. فَصَلّ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّدٍ صَلاةً لا يَقْوَى عَلَى إحْصَائِهَا إلاَّ أَنْتَ.\
   *fasalli \`ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin salatan la yaqwa \`ala ihsa’ihailla anta*\
   So, please bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad with the blessings that none can count save You.

11. اللّهُمَّ إنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فِي مَا تَقْضِي وَتُقَدِّرُ\
   *allahumma inni as\`aluka fi ma taqdi watuqaddir*\
   O Allah: I beseech You regarding that which You decide and determine

12. مِنْ الأمْرِ الْمَحْتُومِ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ\
   *minal-amril-mahtumi fi laylatil-qadr*\
   from the inevitable decisions that You make on the Grand Night—

13. مِنَ الْقَضَاءِ الَّذِي لا يُرَدُّ وَلا يُبَدَّلُ\
   *minal-qadha\`il-ladhi la yuraddu wala yubaddal*\
   decisions that are neither retreated nor altered—

14. أَنْ تَكْتُبَنِي مِنْ حُجَّاجِ بَيْتِكَ الْحَرَامِ\
   *an taktubani min hujjaji baytikal-haram*\
   that You may include me with the pilgrims to Your Holy House,

15. الْمَبْرُورِ حَجُّهُمُ،\
   *al-mabruri hajjuhum*\
   whose pilgrimage is admitted by You

16. الْمَشْكُورِ سَعْيُهُمُ،\
   *al-mashkuri sa’yuhum*\
   and whose efforts are thankfully accepted by You,

17. الْمَغْفُورِ ذُنُوبُهُمُ،\
   *al-maghfuri dhunubuhum*\
   and whose sins are forgiven by You,

18. الْمُكَفَّرِ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئَاتُهُمْ،\
   *al-mukaffari \`anhum sayyi\`atuhum*\
   and whose offenses are pardoned by You,

19. وَاجْعَلْ فِي مَا تَقْضِي وَتُقَدِّرُ\
   *waj-\`al fi ma taqdi watuqaddir*\
   and that You, also within Your determined decisions,

20. أَنْ تُطِيلَ عُمْرَي\
   *an tutila \`umri*\
   that You decide for me a long life,

21. وَتُوَسِّعَ عَلَيَّ رِزْقِي،\
   *watuwassi’a \`alayya rizqi*\
   and expansive sustenance,

22. وَتُؤَدِّيَ عَنِّي أَمَانَتِي وَدَيْنِي،\
   *watu\`addiya \`anni amanati wadayni*\
   and that You help me fulfill my trusts and settle my debts,

23. آمِين رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ.\
   *amina rabbal-\`alamin*\
   Respond to me; O the Lord of the worlds.

## Related

- [Laylat al-Qadr: Amaal and Duas Common to the 19th, 21st and 23rd](https://duasonline.org/dua/ramadan-laylat-ul-qadr-amaal-dua-common.md)
- [Laylat al-Qadr: Short Duas](https://duasonline.org/dua/ramadan-laylat-ul-qadr-dua-short.md)
- [Ramadan, 19th Day: Dua and Amaal](https://duasonline.org/dua/ramadan-day-19.md)
- [Dua Jawshan Kabeer](https://duasonline.org/dua/dua-jawshan-kabir.md)