Dua After Every Two Rak'at of Salat al-Layl

أَللَّهُمَّ إِنّي أَسْأَلُكَ وَلَمْ يُسْأَلْ مِثْلُكَ

Allahumma innee as'aluka wa lam yus'al mithluk

O Allah, I ask of You, and none like You has ever been asked,

أَنْتَ مَوْضِعُ مَسْأَلَةِ السَّائِلينَ

Anta mawdi'u mas'alatis-sa'ileen

You are the ultimate destination of every requester's plea,

وَمُنْتَهى رَغْبَةِ الرَّاغِبينَ

Wa muntaha raghbatir-raghibeen

And the utmost desire of those who seek,

أَدْعُوكَ وَلَمْ يُدْعَ مِثْلُكَ

Ad'ooka wa lam yud'a mithluk

I supplicate to You, and none like You has ever been supplicated to,

وَأَرْغَبُ إِلَيْكَ وَلَمْ يُرْغَبْ إِلى مِثْلِكَ

Wa arghabu ilayka wa lam yurghab ila mithlik

And I turn with longing toward You, while none like You has been longed for,

أَنْتَ مُجيبُ دَعْوَةِ الْمُضْطَرّينَ

Anta mujeebu da'watil-mudtarreen

You are the Responder to the call of the distressed,

وَأَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمينَ

Wa arhamur-rahimeen

And the Most Merciful of all who show mercy.

أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَفْضَلِ الْمَسائِلِ وَأَنْجَحِها وَأَعْظَمِها

As'aluka bi-afdalil-masa'ili wa anjahiha wa a'zamiha

I ask You by the finest, most successful, and greatest of petitions,

يا اَللَّهُ يا رَحْمانُ يا رَحيمُ

Ya Allahu ya Rahmanu ya Raheem

O Allah, O Most Compassionate, O Most Merciful,

وَبِأَسْمائِكَ الْحُسْنى

Wa bi-asma'ikal-husna

And by Your most Beautiful Names,

وَأَمْثالِكَ الْعُلْيا

Wa amthalikal-'ulya

And Your most exalted attributes,

وَنِعَمِكَ الَّتي لاتُحْصى

Wa ni'amikal-latee la tuhsa

And Your countless bounties,

وَبِأَكْرَمِ أَسْمائِكَ عَلَيْكَ وَأَحَبِّها إِلَيْكَ

Wa bi-akrami asma'ika 'alayka wa ahabbiha ilayk

And by the most noble of Your Names to You, and the most beloved to You,

وَأَقْرَبِها مِنْكَ وَسيلَةً

Wa aqrabiha minka waseelah

And the closest of them as a means of approach to You,

وَأَشْرَفِها عِنْدَكَ مَنْزِلَةً

Wa ashrafiha 'indaka manzilah

And the most honorable in station before You,

وَأَجْزَلِها لَدَيْكَ ثَواباً

Wa ajzaliha ladayka thawaba

And the most abundant in reward with You,

وَأَسْرَعِها فِي الْاُمُورِ إِجابَةً

Wa asra'iha fil-umoori ijabah

And the swiftest of them in answering affairs,

وَبِاسْمِكَ الْمَكْنُونِ الْأَكْبَرِ الْأَعَزِّ الْأَجَلِّ الْأَعْظَمِ الْأَكْرَمِ

Wa bismikal-maknoonil-akbaril-a'azzil-ajallil-a'zamil-akram

And by Your hidden, greatest, most mighty, most majestic, supreme, and most generous Name,

اَلَّذي تُحِبُّهُ وَتَهْواهُ

Alladhee tuhibbuhu wa tahwah

Which You love and cherish,

وَتَرْضى بِهِ عَمَّنْ دَعاكَ

Wa tarda bihee 'amman da'ak

And with which You are pleased when anyone calls upon You,

فَاسْتَجَبْتَ لَهُ دُعاءَهُ

Fastajabta lahoo du'a'ah

So that You grant their supplication,

وَحَقٌّ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ لاتَحْرِمَ سائِلَكَ وَلاتَرُدَّهُ

Wa haqqun 'alayka an la tahrima sa'ilaka wa la taruddah

And it is binding upon Your generosity that You neither deprive nor turn away Your seeker.

وَبِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ فِي التَّوْراةِ وَالْإِنْجيلِ وَالزَّبُورِ وَالْقُرْآنِ الْعَظيمِ

Wa bikulli ismin huwa laka fit-Tawrati wal-Injeeli waz-Zaboori wal-Qur'anil-'azeem

And by every Name belonging to You in the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, and the Glorious Qur'an,

وَبِكُلِّ اسْمٍ دَعاكَ بِهِ حَمَلَةُ عَرْشِكَ وَمَلائِكَتُكَ

Wa bikulli ismin da'aka bihee hamalatu 'arshika wa mala'ikatuk

And by every Name with which You were called upon by the bearers of Your Throne and Your angels,

وَأَنْبِياؤُكَ وَرُسُلُكَ

Wa ambiya'uka wa rusuluk

And Your Prophets and Your Messengers,

وَأَهْلُ طاعَتِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

Wa ahlu ta'atika min khalqik

And the obedient among Your creation,

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

An tusalliya 'ala Muhammadin wa aali Muhammad

That You send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad,

وَأَنْ تُعَجِّلَ فَرَجَ وَلِيِّكَ وَابْنِ وَلِيِّكَ

Wa an tu'ajjila faraja waliyyika wabni waliyyik

And that You hasten the relief of Your appointed authority, the son of Your appointed authority,

وَتُعَجِّلَ خِزْيَ أَعْدائِهِ

Wa tu'ajjila khizya a'da'ih

And hasten the disgrace and defeat of his enemies.

وَتَجْعَلَنا مِنْ أَصْحابِهِ وَأَنْصارِهِ ، وَتَرْزُقَنا بِهِ رَجآءَنا ، وَتَسْتَجيبَ بِهِ دُعآءَنا

Wa taj'alana min as-habihi wa ansarih, wa tarzuqana bihi raja'ana, wa tastajeeba bihi du'a'ana

And make us among his companion and helper and grant us all our hopes through him and accept our prayers.[2]