Qādirī Awrād
الْأَوْرَادُ الْقَادِرِيَّةُ
Al-Awrād al-Qādiriyya
Qādirī litanies
Vocalized Arabic with transliteration and English translation
Attributed to ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī
Including the complete Ḥizb al-Kabīr
About this edition
This reading edition presents the complete traditional collection on printed pages 11–95 of al-Awrād al-Qādiriyya, prepared by Muḥammad Sālim Bawwāb, Dār al-Albāb, second edition, 1413 AH / 1992. It includes the prayers, introductory poems, recitation directions, repeated formulas, and closing text. The modern editorial introduction and publishing matter are outside the scope of this edition.
Each passage appears in three consecutive paragraphs: vocalized Arabic, Latin transliteration, then a modern English translation. Short sense units preserve the sequence of the source; sentences sometimes continue across source-page markers. Longer lines wrap naturally without changing this three-part arrangement.
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Reading the text
Arabic vowel marks, grammatical endings, and ordinary hamza spellings have been supplied or regularized where the reading is clear. Obscure invocatory names and letter sequences are preserved; where their vowels or meanings cannot be established, the uncertainty is marked rather than supplied as a guess. Source blemishes, doubtful readings, and occasional documented emendations are explained in the notes at the end.
Transliteration uses ā, ī, and ū for long vowels; ḥ, ṣ, ḍ, ṭ, and ẓ for the corresponding Arabic consonants; ʿ for ʿayn; and ʾ for hamza. The digraphs th, dh, kh, gh, and sh represent single Arabic consonants. Doubled consonants represent shadda. The written article remains al-, including before sun letters. Initial hamza may be left unmarked. Hyphens separate some attached particles for readability.
The transliteration follows the supplied reading and generally retains grammatical endings. It is a reading aid, not a complete guide to connected recitation or Qurʾānic tajwīd; pausing and joining words can change how endings and initial vowels are pronounced.
The English follows the devotional and Sufi vocabulary of the source. Mystical imagery, intercession formulas, and traditional claims in the recitation directions are translated as statements of the text. Qurʾānic quotations retain the passage range used by the book; adaptations, truncations, and apparent printing variants are identified in the notes instead of being silently replaced.
Source-page numbers refer to the 1992 printed edition. The linked contents below lead directly to the corresponding source-page markers.
Source page 11
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ.
Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā wa-mawlānā Muḥammadin.
May Allah bless our master and patron Muhammad.
هَذَا تَوْجِيهُ دُعَاءِ الْمَجْلِسِ.
Hādhā tawjīhu duʿāʾi al-majlisi.
This is the introduction to the supplication of the gathering.
أَيَا جَمْعَ الْكِرَامِ الْحَاضِرِينَا، وَيَا حِزْبَ الْأَفَاضِلِ أَجْمَعِينَا.
Ayā jamʿa al-kirāmi al-ḥāḍirīnā, wa-yā ḥizba al-afāḍili ajmaʿīnā.
O gathering of noble people present here, O company of worthy people, all of you!
وَيَا مَنْ أَحْرَزُوا قَبَسَاتِ سَبْقٍ، مِنَ الْمَوْلَى عَلَى طُولِ السِّنِينَا.
Wa-yā man aḥrazū qabasāti sabqin, mina al-mawlā ʿalā ṭūli al-sinīnā.
O you who have gained sparks of distinction from the Lord through the passing years,
بِخَيْرِ طَرِيقَةٍ بَانَتْ وَشَاعَتْ، لَدَى الْقَوْمِ الْكِرَامِ الصَّالِحِينَ.
Bi-khayri ṭarīqatin bānat wa-shāʿat, ladā al-qawmi al-kirāmi al-ṣāliḥīna.
through a noble path that has become manifest and spread among the honorable and righteous.
بُدُورُ تَمَامِهَا لَمَعَتْ بِنُورٍ، غَدَا بَيْنَ الْبَرِيَّةِ مُسْتَبِينَا.
Budūru tamāmihā lamaʿat bi-nūrin, ghadā bayna al-bariyyati mustabīnā.
Its full moons shone with a light that became clear to all creation.
هَنِيئًا نِلْتُمُ أَعْلَى الْمَزَايَا، بِهَا وَدَخَلْتُمُ الْحِصْنَ الْحَصِينَا.
Hanīʾan niltumu aʿlā al-mazāyā, bihā wa-dakhaltumu al-ḥiṣna al-ḥaṣīnā.
May you rejoice: through it you attained the highest gifts and entered the secure fortress.
وَبَوَّأَكُمْ إِلَهُ الْخَلْقِ مِنْهَا، مَقَامًا سَامِيًا أَضْحَى مَكِينَا.
Wa-bawwaʾakum ilāhu al-khalqi minhā, maqāman sāmiyan aḍḥā makīnā.
Through it, the God of creation has settled you in a lofty station, firmly established.
طَرِيقَةُ خَيْرِ قُطْبٍ زَادَ فَخْرًا، غَدَا فِي أَرْضِ بَغْدَادَ دَفِينَا.
Ṭarīqatu khayri quṭbin zāda fakhran, ghadā fī arḍi Baghdāda dafīnā.
It is the path of a noble spiritual pole whose honor grew, now buried in the land of Baghdad.
بِعَبْدِ الْقَادِرِ الْجِيلِيِّ يُسَمَّى، غَدَا فِي الْكِرَامِ الْكَامِلِينَا.
Bi-ʿAbdi al-Qādiri al-Jīliyyi yusammā, ghadā fī al-kirāmi al-kāmilīnā.
He is called ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlī, numbered among the noble and perfected.
فَبُشْرَاكُمْ بِمَا قَدْ حُزْتُمُوهُ، لَقَدْ أَمْسَكْتُمُ الْحَبْلَ الْمَتِينَا.
Fa-bushrākum bi-mā qad ḥuztumūhu, la-qad amsaktumu al-ḥabla al-matīnā.
Rejoice in what you have attained: you have grasped the firm rope.
فَأَعْطَاكُمْ إِلَهُ الْخَلْقِ فَضْلًا، وَزَادَ قُلُوبَكُمْ نُورًا مُبِينَا.
Fa-aʿṭākum ilāhu al-khalqi faḍlan, wa-zāda qulūbakum nūran mubīnā.
The God of creation has granted you grace and increased your hearts in radiant light.
وَآتَاكُمْ مِنَ الْحَسَنَاتِ عَدًّا، كَعَدِّ خُطَاكُمْ وَقَضَى الشُّؤُونَا.
Wa-ātākum mina al-ḥasanāti ʿaddan, ka-ʿaddi khuṭākum wa-qaḍā al-shuʾūnā.
He has granted you good deeds as numerous as your steps and fulfilled your needs.
وَأَمْطَرَ رَبُّنَا عَنْكُمْ سَحَابًا، بِوَابِلِ فَضْلِهِ أَضْحَى سَنُونَا.
Wa-amṭara rabbunā ʿankum saḥāban, bi-wābili faḍlihi aḍḥā sanūnā.
Our Lord has poured down rain for you from a cloud, made abundant by the downpour of His grace.
وَكَيْفَ وَقَدْ أَتَيْتُمْ وَاجْتَمَعْتُمْ، لِمَعَادٍ بِهِ قَرُّوا عُيُونَا.
Wa-kayfa wa-qad ataytum wa-ijtamaʿtum, li-maʿādin bihi qarrū ʿuyūnā.
How could it be otherwise, when you have come together for a promised return in which eyes find joy?
تَفَوَّهُوا بِالدُّعَاءِ وَأَخْلِصُوا، وَعِنْدَ تَمَامِهِ قُولُوا آمِينَا.
Tafawwahū bi-al-duʿāʾi wa-akhliṣū, wa-ʿinda tamāmihi qūlū āmīnā.
Utter the supplication with sincerity, and when it is finished, say Amen.
وَكُونُوا شَاكِرِينَ اللَّهَ عَمَّا، أَنَالَكُمْ لِتَغْدُوا فَائِزِينَا.
Wa-kūnū shākirīna Allāha ʿammā, anālakum li-taghdū fāʾizīnā.
Be grateful to Allah for what He has granted you, so that you may prosper.
وَكُونُوا ذَاكِرِينَ لَهُ وَفُوهُوا، بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَا.
Wa-kūnū dhākirīna lahu wa-fūhū, bi-ḥamdi Allāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīnā.
Remember Him, and give voice to the praise of Allah, Lord of all worlds.
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دُعَاءُ الْمَجْلِسِ.
Duʿāʾu al-majlisi.
The supplication of the gathering.
هَذَا دُعَاءُ الْمَجْلِسِ الَّذِي يَفْتَتِحُ بِهِ الشَّيْخُ عَبْدُ الْقَادِرِ الْجِيلَانِيُّ مَجْلِسَ وَعْظِهِ.
Hādhā duʿāʾu al-majlisi alladhī yaftatiḥu bihi al-shaykhu ʿAbdu al-Qādiri al-Jīlāniyyu majlisa waʿẓihi.
This is the supplication with which Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī opens his gathering of spiritual counsel.
رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَأَرْضَاهُ. الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ. ثُمَّ يَسْكُتُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ:
Raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu wa-arḍāhu. Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna. Thumma yaskutu thumma yaqūlu:
May Allah be pleased with him and grant him contentment. “Praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds.” He then pauses and says:
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ وَرِضَاءَ نَفْسِهِ وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ.
Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna, ʿadada khalqihi wa-riḍāʾa nafsihi wa-zinata ʿarshihi.
Praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds, as abundant as His creation, as great as His own pleasure, and as weighty as His Throne,
وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ وَمُنْتَهَى عِلْمِهِ وَجَمِيعَ مَا شَاءَ وَخَلَقَ وَذَرَأَ وَبَرَأَ.
Wa-midāda kalimātihi wa-muntahā ʿilmihi wa-jamīʿa mā shāʾa wa-khalaqa wa-dharaʾa wa-baraʾa.
as vast as the ink for His words, reaching the extent of His knowledge and all that He has willed, created, brought forth, and fashioned.
عَالِمِ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ.
ʿĀlimi al-ghaybi wa-al-shahādati, al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi, al-maliki al-quddūsi al-ʿazīzi al-ḥakīmi.
Knower of the unseen and the visible, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful, the Sovereign, the All-Holy, the Almighty, the All-Wise.
وَنَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ.
Wa-nashhadu an lā ilāha illā Allāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu.
We bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, without partner.
لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ، بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
Lahu al-mulku wa-lahu al-ḥamdu, yuḥyī wa-yumītu, bi-yadihi al-khayru wa-huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun.
Sovereignty and praise belong to Him. He gives life and death; all good is in His hand, and He has power over all things.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Table 5:120; Mutual Disillusion 64:1
وَنَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، أَرْسَلَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ.
Wa-nashhadu anna Muḥammadan ʿabduhu wa-rasūluhu, arsalahu bi-al-hudā wa-dīni al-ḥaqqi.
We bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, whom He sent with guidance and the religion of truth,
لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ.
Li-yuẓhirahu ʿalā al-dīni kullihi wa-law kariha al-mushrikūna.
to make it prevail over every religion, however much the idolaters may dislike it.
Qurʾān · The Repentance 9:33
اللَّهُمَّ أَصْلِحِ الْإِمَامَ وَالْأُمَّةَ، وَالرَّاعِيَ وَالرَّعِيَّةَ، وَأَلِّفْ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ.
Allāhumma aṣliḥi al-imāma wa-al-ummata, wa-al-rāʿiya wa-al-raʿiyyata, wa-allif bayna qulūbihim fī al-khayrāti.
O Allah, set right the leader and the community, the shepherd and the flock, and unite their hearts in good works.
وَادْفَعْ شَرَّ بَعْضِهِمْ عَنْ بَعْضٍ. اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْعَالِمُ بِسَرَائِرِنَا فَأَصْلِحْهَا.
Wa-idfaʿ sharra baʿḍihim ʿan baʿḍin. Allāhumma anta al-ʿālimu bi-sarāʾirinā fa-aṣliḥhā.
Protect them from one another’s harm. O Allah, You know our innermost selves, so set them right.
وَأَنْتَ الْعَالِمُ بِحَوَائِجِنَا فَاقْضِهَا، وَأَنْتَ الْعَالِمُ بِذُنُوبِنَا فَاغْفِرْهَا.
Wa-anta al-ʿālimu bi-ḥawāʾijinā fa-iqḍihā, wa-anta al-ʿālimu bi-dhunūbinā fa-ighfirhā.
You know our needs, so fulfill them; You know our sins, so forgive them.
وَأَنْتَ الْعَالِمُ بِعُيُوبِنَا فَاسْتُرْهَا، لَا تَرَانَا حَيْثُ نَهَيْتَنَا.
Wa-anta al-ʿālimu bi-ʿuyūbinā fa-usturhā, lā tarānā ḥaythu nahaytanā.
You know our faults, so conceal them. Let us never be found where You have forbidden us to be,
وَلَا تَفْقِدْنَا مِنْ حَيْثُ أَمَرْتَنَا، وَأَعِزَّنَا بِالطَّاعَةِ وَلَا تُذِلَّنَا بِالْمَعْصِيَةِ.
Wa-lā tafqidnā min ḥaythu amartanā, wa-aʿizzanā bi-al-ṭāʿati wa-lā tudhillanā bi-al-maʿṣiyati.
nor absent from where You have commanded us to be. Honor us through obedience, and do not abase us through disobedience.
وَاشْغَلْنَا بِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ، وَاقْطَعْ عَنَّا كُلَّ قَاطِعٍ يَقْطَعُنَا عَنْكَ.
Wa-ishghalnā bika ʿamman siwāka, wa-iqṭaʿ ʿannā kulla qāṭiʿin yaqṭaʿunā ʿanka.
Occupy us with You above all others, and remove every barrier that separates us from You.
وَأَلْهِمْنَا ذِكْرَكَ وَشُكْرَكَ وَحُسْنَ عِبَادَتِكَ.
Wa-alhimnā dhikraka wa-shukraka wa-ḥusna ʿibādatika.
Inspire us to remember You, thank You, and worship You well.
ثُمَّ يُشِيرُ بِإِصْبَعِهِ تِلْقَاءَ وَجْهِهِ، وَيَقُولُ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ.
Thumma yushīru bi-iṣbaʿihi tilqāʾa wajhihi, wa-yaqūlu: lā ilāha illā Allāhu.
He then points his finger before his face and says: There is no god but Allah.
مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ، لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ.
Mā shāʾa Allāhu, lā quwwata illā bi-Allāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi.
Whatever Allah wills comes to be. There is no strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Cave 18:39
وَلَا تُحْيِنَا فِي غَفْلَةٍ وَلَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا عَلَى غِرَّةٍ.
Wa-lā tuḥyinā fī ghaflatin wa-lā tuʾākhidhnā ʿalā ghirratin.
Do not let us live in heedlessness or call us to account when we are unprepared.
رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا.
Rabbanā lā tuʾākhidhnā in nasīnā aw akhṭaʾnā.
Our Lord, do not hold us accountable if we forget or make a mistake.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:286
رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا.
Rabbanā wa-lā taḥmil ʿalaynā iṣran ka-mā ḥamaltahu ʿalā alladhīna min qablinā.
Our Lord, do not lay upon us a burden like the one You laid upon those before us.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:286
رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ.
Rabbanā wa-lā tuḥammilnā mā lā ṭāqata lanā bihi.
Our Lord, do not burden us with what we have no strength to bear.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:286
وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا، أَنْتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ.
Wa-uʿfu ʿannā wa-ighfir lanā wa-irḥamnā, anta mawlānā fa-unṣurnā ʿalā al-qawmi al-kāfirīna.
Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are our Protector, so grant us victory over the disbelieving people.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:286
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ثُمَّ يَذْكُرُ كَلِمَةَ التَّوْحِيدِ عَدَدَ مِائَةٍ وَسِتَّةٍ وَسِتِّينَ مَرَّةً.
Thumma yadhkuru kalimata al-tawḥīdi ʿadada miʾatin wa-sittatin wa-sittīna marratan.
He then repeats the declaration of divine oneness one hundred and sixty-six times.
ثُمَّ سُورَةَ عَمَّ إِذَا كَانَتِ الْقِرَاءَةُ نَهَارًا.
Thumma sūrata ʿamma idhā kānati al-qirāʾatu nahāran.
Then he recites Sūrat ʿAmma if the recitation takes place during the day.
وَإِنْ كَانَتْ لَيْلًا يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْمُلْكِ، ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ دُعَاءَ التَّوَسُّلِ.
Wa-in kānat laylan yaqraʾu sūrata al-mulki, thumma yaqraʾu duʿāʾa al-tawassuli.
If it takes place at night, he recites Sūrat al-Mulk, then the supplication of seeking a means of approach to Allah.
هَذَا تَوْجِيهُ دُعَاءِ التَّوَسُّلِ.
Hādhā tawjīhu duʿāʾi al-tawassuli.
This is the introduction to the supplication of seeking a means of approach to Allah.
مُذْ غَدَا الْكَوْنُ مُشْرِقًا، زَادَهُ اللَّهُ حُسْنَهْ.
Mudh ghadā al-kawnu mushriqan, zādahu Allāhu ḥusnah.
Since the world became radiant, Allah has increased its beauty.
صَيَّرَ النَّشْرَ عَابِقًا، مُعْلِنًا لَمْ يُكِنَّهْ.
Ṣayyara al-nashra ʿābiqan, muʿlinan lam yukinnah.
He made its fragrance pervasive, openly displayed and no longer hidden.
وَغَدَا الْقَلْبُ فَائِزًا، بِالَّذِي قَدْ أَجَنَّهْ.
Wa-ghadā al-qalbu fāʾizan, bi-alladhī qad ajannah.
The heart found fulfillment through what it had held within.
مِنْ سَمَاءِ الْفَضْلِ مُمْطِرٌ، عَنْهُ مَوْلَاهُ مُزْنَهْ.
Min samāʾi al-faḍli mumṭirun, ʿanhu mawlāhu muznah.
From the heaven of grace, his Lord pours down the rain of His cloud for him.
وَمِنَ الذَّنْبِ وَالْخَطَا، خَفَّفَ اللَّهُ مَتْنَهْ.
Wa-mina al-dhanbi wa-al-khaṭā, khaffafa Allāhu matnah.
Allah has lightened his back of sin and error.
وَلَهُ بَيْتُ عِزَّةٍ، أَسَّسَ اللَّهُ رُكْنَهْ.
Wa-lahu baytu ʿizzatin, assasa Allāhu ruknah.
He has a house of honor whose foundation Allah has established.
كُلُّ هَذَا بِجَاهِ مَنْ، رَجَّحَ اللَّهُ وَزْنَهْ.
Kullu hādhā bi-jāhi man, rajjaḥa Allāhu waznah.
All this is through the standing of one whose worth Allah has made weighty.
ذَلِكَ الْجِيلُ الَّذِي، زَادَهُ اللَّهُ مِنَّهْ.
Dhālika al-Jīlu alladhī, zādahu Allāhu minnah.
That is al-Jīl, upon whom Allah has bestowed still more favor.
كُلُّ شَخْصٍ بِمَدْحِهِ، مُتْحِفٌ مِنْهُ أُذْنَهْ.
Kullu shakhṣin bi-madḥihi, mutḥifun minhu udhnah.
Everyone who praises him offers a gift to the listening ear.
فَاذْكُرُوا مِثْلَ ذِكْرِهِ، وَاسْأَلُوا اللَّهَ يُمْنَهْ.
Fa-udhkurū mithla dhikrihi, wa-isʾalū Allāha yumnah.
Remember Allah as he remembered Him, and ask Allah for His blessing.
وَلِلرَّبِّ تَوَسَّلُوا، وَاسْأَلُوا مِنْهُ عَوْنَهْ.
Wa-li-al-rabbi tawassalū, wa-isʾalū minhu ʿawnah.
Seek a means of approach to the Lord, and ask Him for His help.
وَانْطِقُوا بِالدُّعَاءِ الَّذِي، أَشْرَفُ الْخَلْقِ سَنَّهْ.
Wa-inṭiqū bi-al-duʿāʾi alladhī, ashrafu al-khalqi sannah.
Speak the supplication established by the noblest of creation.
يَوْمَ الْأَحْزَابِ إِذْ دَعَا، حَقَّقَ اللَّهُ ظَنَّهْ.
Yawma al-aḥzābi idh daʿā, ḥaqqaqa Allāhu ẓannah.
When he prayed on the day of the Confederates, Allah fulfilled his hope.
فَاقْرَؤُوا ذَلِكَ الدُّعَا، وَادْخُلُوا مِنْهُ حِصْنَهْ.
Fa-iqraʾū dhālika al-duʿā, wa-udkhulū minhu ḥiṣnah.
Recite that supplication and enter the refuge it provides.
انْطِقُوا وَاقْرَؤُوا مَعِي، شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهْ.
Inṭiqū wa-iqraʾū maʿī, shahida Allāhu annah.
Speak and recite with me: “Allah bears witness that He…”
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وَهَذَا الدُّعَاءُ الشَّرِيفُ.
Wa-hādhā al-duʿāʾu al-sharīfu.
This is the noble supplication.
شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ، وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَأُولُو الْعِلْمِ قَائِمًا بِالْقِسْطِ.
Shahida Allāhu annahu lā ilāha illā huwa, wa-al-malāʾikatu wa-ulū al-ʿilmi qāʾiman bi-al-qisṭi.
Allah bears witness that there is no god but He, as do the angels and those endowed with knowledge; He upholds justice.
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:18
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ.
Lā ilāha illā huwa al-ʿazīzu al-ḥakīmu.
There is no god but He, the Almighty, the All-Wise.
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:18
وَأَنَا أَشْهَدُ مَا شَهِدَ اللَّهُ بِهِ وَشَهِدَتْ بِهِ مَلَائِكَتُهُ.
Wa-anā ashhadu mā shahida Allāhu bihi wa-shahidat bihi malāʾikatuhu.
I too bear witness to what Allah and His angels have testified.
وَأَسْتَوْدِعُ اللَّهَ هَذِهِ الشَّهَادَةَ، وَهَذِهِ الشَّهَادَةُ وَدِيعَةٌ لِي عِنْدَ اللَّهِ.
Wa-astawdiʿu Allāha hādhihi al-shahādata, wa-hādhihi al-shahādatu wadīʿatun lī ʿinda Allāhi.
I entrust this testimony to Allah; it is a trust held for me with Him,
يُؤَدِّيهَا إِلَيَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِنُورِ قُدْسِكَ وَعَظِيمِ رُكْنِكَ.
Yuʾaddīhā ilayya yawma al-qiyāmati. Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bi-nūri qudsika wa-ʿaẓīmi ruknika.
which He will return to me on the Day of Resurrection. O Allah, I seek refuge in the light of Your holiness and Your mighty support,
وَعَظَمَةِ طَهَارَتِكَ، مِنْ كُلِّ آفَةٍ وَعَاهَةٍ وَمِنْ طَوَارِقِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ.
Wa-ʿaẓamati ṭahāratika, min kulli āfatin wa-ʿāhatin wa-min ṭawāriqi al-layli wa-al-nahāri.
and in the majesty of Your purity, from every calamity and affliction, and from whatever comes by night or day,
إِلَّا طَارِقًا يَطْرُقُ بِخَيْرٍ. اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ غِيَاثِي بِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ.
Illā ṭāriqan yaṭruqu bi-khayrin. Allāhumma anta ghiyāthī bika astaghīthu.
except what comes bringing good. O Allah, You are my rescue; I seek rescue through You.
وَأَنْتَ مَلَاذِي بِكَ أَلُوذُ، وَأَنْتَ عِيَاذِي بِكَ أَعُوذُ.
Wa-anta malādhī bika alūdhu, wa-anta ʿiyādhī bika aʿūdhu.
You are my shelter; I shelter with You. You are my refuge; I take refuge in You.
يَا مَنْ ذَلَّتْ لَهُ رِقَابُ الْجَبَابِرَةِ، وَخَضَعَتْ لَهُ أَعْنَانُ الْفَرَاعِنَةِ.
Yā man dhallat lahu riqābu al-jabābirati, wa-khaḍaʿat lahu aʿnānu al-farāʿinati.
O You before whom the necks of tyrants bow and the reins of pharaohs submit.
أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ خِزْيِكَ وَمِنْ كَشْفِ سِتْرِكَ وَنِسْيَانِ ذِكْرِكَ وَانْصِرَافِي عَنْ شُكْرِكَ.
Aʿūdhu bika min khizyika wa-min kashfi sitrika wa-nisyāni dhikrika wa-inṣirāfī ʿan shukrika.
I seek refuge in You from the disgrace You may decree, the lifting of Your protecting veil, forgetting to remember You, and turning away from gratitude to You.
أَنَا فِي حِرْزِكَ لَيْلِي وَنَهَارِي وَنَوْمِي وَقَرَارِي، ظَعْنِي وَأَسْفَارِي وَحَيَاتِي وَمَمَاتِي.
Anā fī ḥirzika laylī wa-nahārī wa-nawmī wa-qarārī, ẓaʿnī wa-asfārī wa-ḥayātī wa-mamātī.
I am within Your protection by night and day, asleep and at rest, departing and travelling, in life and in death.
ذِكْرُكَ شِعَارِي، ثَنَاؤُكَ دِثَارِي، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ.
Dhikruka shiʿārī, thanāʾuka dithārī, lā ilāha illā anta.
Remembering You is my inner garment; praising You is my outer garment. There is no god but You.
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، تَشْرِيفًا لِعَظَمَتِكَ وَتَكْرِيمًا لِسُبُحَاتِ وَجْهِكَ.
Subḥānaka Allāhumma wa-bi-ḥamdika, tashrīfan li-ʿaẓamatika wa-takrīman li-subuḥāti wajhika.
Glory and praise be to You, O Allah, in reverence for Your majesty and in honor of the splendours of Your face.
أَجِرْنِي مِنْ خِزْيِكَ وَمِنْ شَرِّ عِبَادِكَ، وَاضْرِبْ عَلَيَّ سُرَادِقَاتِ حِفْظِكَ.
Ajirnī min khizyika wa-min sharri ʿibādika, wa-iḍrib ʿalayya surādiqāti ḥifẓika.
Shelter me from disgrace before You and from the harm of Your servants; surround me with the pavilions of Your protection.
وَأَدْخِلْنِي فِي حِفْظِ عِنَايَتِكَ وَجُدْ لِي بِخَيْرٍ مِنْكَ.
Wa-adkhilnī fī ḥifẓi ʿināyatika wa-jud lī bi-khayrin minka.
Admit me into the shelter of Your care, and generously grant me goodness from You.
يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ. ثَلَاثًا.
Yā arḥama al-rāḥimīna. Thalāthan.
O Most Merciful of the merciful. Three times.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا.
Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā wa-mawlānā Muḥammadin, wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallama taslīman.
May Allah bless our master and patron Muhammad, his family and companions, and grant them peace.
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وَلَهُ أَيْضًا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ حِزْبُ الْإِشْرَاقِ، وَهَذَا تَوْجِيهُهُ.
Wa-lahu ayḍan raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu ḥizbu al-ishrāqi, wa-hādhā tawjīhuhu.
Also attributed to him, may Allah be pleased with him, is the Litany of Radiance; this is its introduction.
الزُّهْدُ يَسْبِي الْعَقْلَ لِلْهَائِمِ، بِخَيْرِ نَشْرٍ مُشْرِقٍ بَاسِمِ.
Al-zuhdu yasbī al-ʿaqla li-al-hāʾimi, bi-khayri nashrin mushriqin bāsimi.
Renunciation captivates the yearning one’s mind with a noble fragrance, radiant and smiling.
يَا حُسْنَهُ لَمَّا بَدَا فَائِحًا، بِنَشْرِهِ الْمُنْتَشِرِ الدَّائِمِ.
Yā ḥusnahu lammā badā fāʾiḥan, bi-nashrihi al-muntashiri al-dāʾimi.
How lovely it was when it arose, fragrant with its enduring, spreading scent!
وَالْمِسْكُ فِي الْكَوْنِ غَدَا عَابِقًا، يُحْيِي فُؤَادَ التَّائِهِ النَّائِمِ.
Wa-al-misku fī al-kawni ghadā ʿābiqan, yuḥyī fuʾāda al-tāʾihi al-nāʾimi.
Musk filled the world with fragrance, reviving the heart of the bewildered sleeper,
مِنْ نَثْرِ عَبْدِ الْقَادِرِ الْمُرْتَضَى، مَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُخْفَى لَدَى الْكَاتِمِ.
Min nathri ʿAbdi al-Qādiri al-murtaḍā, man lam yakun yukhfā ladā al-kātimi.
from the utterances of ʿAbd al-Qādir, the chosen one, whom even concealment could not hide.
مَنْ ذِكْرُهُ بَيْنَ الْوَرَى شَائِعٌ، فِي عُمْرِنَا الْمَاضِي مَعَ الْقَادِمِ.
Man dhikruhu bayna al-warā shāʾiʿun, fī ʿumrinā al-māḍī maʿa al-qādimi.
His remembrance is widespread among people, throughout the years behind us and those to come.
أَحْزَابُهُ فِي حُسْنِهَا قَدْ غَدَتْ، كَجَوْهَرِ الْعِقْدِ لَدَى النَّاظِمِ.
Aḥzābuhu fī ḥusnihā qad ghadat, ka-jawhari al-ʿiqdi ladā al-nāẓimi.
His litanies, in their beauty, are like the jewels of a necklace in the hands of its maker.
يَا مَعْشَرَ الْقَوْمِ بِهَا لَذِّذُوا، أَسْمَاعَكُمْ مِنْ لَفْظِهَا النَّاعِمِ.
Yā maʿshara al-qawmi bihā ladhdhidhū, asmāʿakum min lafẓihā al-nāʿimi.
O gathered people, delight your ears with their gentle words.
وَادْعُوا إِلَهًا لَمْ يَزَلْ بِرُّهُ، فِي الْخَلْقِ لِلطَّائِعِ وَالْآثِمِ.
Wa-udʿū ilāhan lam yazal birruhu, fī al-khalqi li-al-ṭāʾiʿi wa-al-āthimi.
Call upon the God whose goodness has always reached His creatures, obedient and sinful alike.
وَلْتَحْمَدُوا اللَّهَ عَلَى بِرِّهِ، عَلَى رَغْمِ أَنْفِ الْعَاذِلِ اللَّائِمِ.
Wa-l-taḥmadū Allāha ʿalā birrihi, ʿalā raghmi anfi al-ʿādhili al-lāʾimi.
Praise Allah for His goodness, despite the resentment of those who reproach and blame.
بُشْرَى لَنَا فُزْنَا بِنَيْلِ الْمُنَى، بِفَضْلِ طَهَ الْفَاتِحِ الْخَاتِمِ.
Bushrā lanā fuznā bi-nayli al-munā, bi-faḍli Ṭāhā al-fātiḥi al-khātimi.
Good news for us: we have attained our hopes through the grace of Ṭāhā, the opener and the seal.
وَأَشْرَقَ النُّورُ فَقُولُوا مَعِي، أَشْرَقَ نُورُ اللَّهِ فِي الْعَالَمِ.
Wa-ashraqa al-nūru fa-qūlū maʿī, ashraqa nūru Allāhi fī al-ʿālami.
The light has dawned, so say with me: Allah’s light has shone in the world.
وَهَذَا الْحِزْبُ الْمُبَارَكُ.
Wa-hādhā al-ḥizbu al-mubāraku.
This is the blessed litany.
أَشْرَقَ نُورُ اللَّهِ وَظَهَرَ كَلَامُ اللَّهِ، وَثَبَتَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ وَنَفَذَ حُكْمُ اللَّهِ.
Ashraqa nūru Allāhi wa-ẓahara kalāmu Allāhi, wa-thabata amru Allāhi wa-nafadha ḥukmu Allāhi.
Allah’s light has shone, His word has become manifest, His command stands firm, and His decree has taken effect.
آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ وَاسْتَعَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ وَتَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ.
Āmantu bi-Allāhi wa-istaʿantu bi-Allāhi wa-tawakkaltu ʿalā Allāhi.
I believe in Allah, seek Allah’s help, and place my trust in Allah.
مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ، لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ.
Mā shāʾa Allāhu, lā quwwata illā bi-Allāhi.
Whatever Allah wills comes to be. There is no strength except through Allah.
Qurʾān · The Cave 18:39
تَحَصَّنْتُ بِخَفِيِّ لُطْفِ اللَّهِ وَبِلَطِيفِ صُنْعِ اللَّهِ وَبِجَمِيلِ سِتْرِ اللَّهِ.
Taḥaṣṣantu bi-khafiyyi luṭfi Allāhi wa-bi-laṭīfi ṣunʿi Allāhi wa-bi-jamīli sitri Allāhi.
I have fortified myself through Allah’s hidden kindness, His subtle working, and His gracious covering,
وَبِعَظِيمِ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَبِقُوَّةِ سُلْطَانِ اللَّهِ.
Wa-bi-ʿaẓīmi dhikri Allāhi wa-bi-quwwati sulṭāni Allāhi.
through the greatness of His remembrance and the power of His sovereignty.
دَخَلْتُ فِي كَنَفِ اللَّهِ وَاسْتَجَرْتُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
Dakhaltu fī kanafi Allāhi wa-istajartu bi-rasūli Allāhi, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama.
I have entered Allah’s shelter and sought the protection of Allah’s Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
تَبَرَّأْتُ مِنْ حَوْلِي وَقُوَّتِي، وَاسْتَعَنْتُ بِحَوْلِ اللَّهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ.
Tabarraʾtu min ḥawlī wa-quwwatī, wa-istaʿantu bi-ḥawli Allāhi wa-quwwatihi.
I have relinquished reliance on my own power and strength, and sought help through Allah’s power and strength.
اللَّهُمَّ اسْتُرْنِي وَاحْفَظْنِي فِي دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَأَهْلِي وَمَالِي.
Allāhumma usturnī wa-iḥfaẓnī fī dīnī wa-dunyāya wa-ahlī wa-mālī.
O Allah, cover and protect me in my religion, my worldly life, my family, and my possessions,
وَوَلَدِي وَأَصْحَابِي وَأَحْبَابِي، بِسِتْرِكَ الَّذِي سَتَرْتَ بِهِ ذَاتَكَ.
Wa-waladī wa-aṣḥābī wa-aḥbābī, bi-sitrika alladhī satarta bihi dhātaka.
my children, my companions, and my loved ones, with the veil by which You have veiled Your own Essence,
فَلَا عَيْنٌ تَرَاكَ وَلَا يَدٌ تَصِلُ إِلَيْكَ، يَا
Fa-lā ʿaynun tarāka wa-lā yadun taṣilu ilayka, yā
so that no eye sees You and no hand reaches You, O
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أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ. ثَلَاثًا.
Arḥama al-rāḥimīna. Thalāthan.
Most Merciful of the merciful. Three times.
احْجُبْنِي عَنِ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ، يَا قَوِيُّ يَا مَتِينُ.
Uḥjubnī ʿani al-qawmi al-ẓālimīna bi-qudratika, yā qawiyyu yā matīnu.
Shield me from wrongdoing people by Your power, O Strong One, O Firm One.
يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ. ثَلَاثًا. بِكَ نَسْتَعِينُ.
Yā arḥama al-rāḥimīna. Thalāthan. Bika nastaʿīnu.
O Most Merciful of the merciful. Three times. Through You we seek help.
اللَّهُمَّ يَا سَابِقَ الْفَوْتِ، يَا سَامِعَ الصَّوْتِ، وَيَا كَاسِيَ الْعِظَامِ لَحْمًا بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ.
Allāhumma yā sābiqa al-fawti, yā sāmiʿa al-ṣawti, wa-yā kāsiya al-ʿiẓāmi laḥman baʿda al-mawti.
O Allah, You whom nothing can escape, Hearer of every voice, who clothes bones with flesh after death,
أَغِثْنِي وَأَجِرْنِي مِنْ خِزْيِ الدُّنْيَا وَعَذَابِ الْآخِرَةِ.
Aghithnī wa-ajirnī min khizyi al-dunyā wa-ʿadhābi al-ākhirati.
rescue me and shelter me from disgrace in this world and punishment in the next.
وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ. ثَلَاثًا.
Wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-Allāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi. Thalāthan.
There is no power and no strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent. Three times.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا.
Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā wa-mawlānā Muḥammadin, wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallama taslīman.
May Allah bless our master and patron Muhammad, his family and companions, and grant them peace.
انْتَهَى حِزْبُ الْإِشْرَاقِ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ وَحُسْنِ عَوْنِهِ.
Intahā ḥizbu al-ishrāqi bi-ḥamdi Allāhi wa-ḥusni ʿawnihi.
The Litany of Radiance is complete, with praise to Allah and through His gracious help.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
وَلَهُ أَيْضًا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ حِزْبُ الْحِفْظِ.
Wa-lahu ayḍan raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu ḥizbu al-ḥifẓi.
Also attributed to him, may Allah be pleased with him, is the Litany of Protection.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ نَفْسِي سَفِينَةٌ سَائِرَةٌ فِي بِحَارِ طُوفَانِ الْإِرَادَةِ.
Allāhumma inna nafsī safīnatun sāʾiratun fī biḥāri ṭūfāni al-irādati.
O Allah, my soul is a ship sailing upon the seas of the flood of the divine will,
حَيْثُ لَا مَلْجَأَ وَلَا مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ.
Ḥaythu lā maljaʾa wa-lā manjā minka illā ilayka.
where there is no refuge and no escape from You except toward You.
فَاجْعَلِ اللَّهُمَّ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ مَجْرَاهَا وَمُرْسَاهَا. إِنَّ رَبِّي لَغَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ.
Fa-ijʿali Allāhumma bismi Allāhi majrāhā wa-mursāhā. Inna rabbī la-ghafūrun raḥīmun.
So ordain, O Allah, that in Allah’s name it sails and comes to anchor. My Lord is indeed All-Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · Hud 11:41
وَأَشْغِلْنِي اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ عَمَّنْ أَبْعَدَنِي عَنْكَ.
Wa-ashghilnī Allāhumma bika ʿamman abʿadanī ʿanka.
O Allah, occupy me with You instead of anyone who draws me away from You,
حَتَّى لَا أَسْأَلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِهِ عِلْمٌ.
Ḥattā lā asʾalaka mā laysa lī bihi ʿilmun.
so that I do not ask You for anything of which I have no knowledge.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · Hud 11:47
وَاعْصِمْنِي اللَّهُمَّ مِنَ الْأَغْيَارِ، وَصَفِّنِي اللَّهُمَّ مِنَ الْأَكْدَارِ.
Wa-iʿṣimnī Allāhumma mina al-aghyāri, wa-ṣaffinī Allāhumma mina al-akdāri.
O Allah, preserve me from attachment to other things, and purify me of all that clouds the heart.
وَاحْفَظْنِي حَتَّى لَا أَسْكُنَ إِلَى شَيْءٍ بِمَا حَفِظْتَ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ الْأَخْيَارَ.
Wa-iḥfaẓnī ḥattā lā askuna ilā shayʾin bi-mā ḥafiẓta bihi ʿibādaka al-muṣṭafayna al-akhyāra.
Protect me from resting my trust in anything, with the protection You granted Your chosen, righteous servants.
وَأَدْرِكْنِي اللَّهُمَّ بِمَا ذَكَرْتَ بِهِ ثَانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ إِذْ هُمَا فِي الْغَارِ.
Wa-adriknī Allāhumma bi-mā dhakarta bihi thāniya ithnayni idh humā fī al-ghāri.
Come to my aid, O Allah, through that by which You spoke of the second of two when they were in the cave.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Repentance 9:40
وَأَيِّدْنِي اللَّهُمَّ عِنْدَ شُهُودِ الْوَارِدَاتِ بِالِاسْتِعْدَادِ وَالِاسْتِبْصَارِ.
Wa-ayyidnī Allāhumma ʿinda shuhūdi al-wāridāti bi-al-istiʿdādi wa-al-istibṣāri.
O Allah, support me with readiness and insight when I witness the spiritual influxes.
وَأَفِضْ عَلَيَّ مِنْ بِحَارِ الْعِنَايَةِ الْمُحَمَّدِيَّةِ وَالْمَحَبَّةِ الصِّدِّيقِيَّةِ.
Wa-afiḍ ʿalayya min biḥāri al-ʿināyati al-muḥammadiyyati wa-al-maḥabbati al-ṣiddīqiyyati.
Pour upon me from the seas of Muhammadan care and the love of the supremely truthful,
مَا أَنْدَرِجُ بِهِ فِي ظُلَمِ غَيَاهِبِ عُيُونِ الْأَنْوَارِ، وَاجْمَعْنِي بِي.
Mā andariju bihi fī ẓulami ghayāhibi ʿuyūni al-anwāri, wa-ijmaʿnī bī.
that by which I may enter the hidden depths of the wellsprings of light; gather me into myself.
وَاجْعَلْ لِي بَيْنَ سِرِّكَ الْمَكْنُونِ الْخَفِيِّ وَالِاسْتِظْهَارِ، وَاكْشِفْ لِي عَنْ
Wa-ijʿal lī bayna sirrika al-maknūni al-khafiyyi wa-al-istiẓhāri, wa-ikshif lī ʿan
Grant me a place between Your hidden, treasured mystery and outward manifestation, and unveil for me
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سِرِّ أَسْرَارِ أَفْلَاكِ التَّدْوِيرِ فِي حَوَاسِّ التَّصْوِيرِ، لِأُدَبِّرَ كُلَّ فَلَكٍ بِمَا أَقَمْتَهُ مِنَ الْأَسْرَارِ.
Sirri asrāri aflāki al-tadwīri fī ḥawāssi al-taṣwīri, li-udabbira kulla falakin bi-mā aqamtahu mina al-asrāri.
the innermost mystery of the revolving spheres within the faculties of forming images, so that I may direct each sphere through the mysteries You have established.
وَاجْعَلْ لِي الْحَظَّ الْخَطِيرَ الْمَمْدُودَ الْقَائِمَ بِالْعَدْلِ بَيْنَ الْحَرْفِ وَالِاسْمِ.
Wa-ijʿal lī al-ḥaẓẓa al-khaṭīra al-mamdūda al-qāʾima bi-al-ʿadli bayna al-ḥarfi wa-al-ismi.
Grant me the momentous, enduring share that maintains just balance between the letter and the name,
فَأُحِيطَ وَلَا أُحَاطَ بِإِحَاطَةِ لِمَنِ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ، لِلَّهِ الْوَاحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ.
Fa-uḥīṭa wa-lā uḥāṭa bi-iḥāṭati li-mani al-mulku al-yawma, li-llāhi al-wāḥidi al-qahhāri.
so that I may encompass without being encompassed, through the encompassing truth: “Whose is sovereignty today? Allah’s, the One, the All-Subduing.”
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Forgiver 40:16
وَصَلِّ اللَّهُمَّ عَلَى مَنْ حَضَرَ هَذَا الْمَقَامَ، مَنِ ارْتَفَعَتْ مَكَانَتُهُ.
Wa-ṣalli Allāhumma ʿalā man ḥaḍara hādhā al-maqāma, mani irtafaʿat makānatuhu.
O Allah, bless the one who attained this station, whose rank rose so high
فَقَصُرَ دُونَهَا كُلُّ مَرَامٍ، وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ.
Fa-qaṣura dūnahā kullu marāmin, wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi.
that every aspiration fell short of it; and bless his family and companions.
اللَّهُمَّ يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ.
Allāhumma yā ḥayyu yā qayyūmu yā dhā al-jalāli wa-al-ikrāmi.
O Allah, Ever-Living, Self-Sustaining Sustainer, Possessor of majesty and generosity,
أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لَنَا فِي كُلِّ سَاعَةٍ وَلَحْظَةٍ وَطَرْفَةٍ.
Asʾaluka an tajʿala lanā fī kulli sāʿatin wa-laḥẓatin wa-ṭarfatin.
I ask You to grant us, in every hour, moment, and blink,
يَطْرِفُ بِهَا أَهْلُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَأَهْلُ الْأَرْضِ، وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ هُوَ فِي عِلْمِكَ كَائِنٌ أَوْ قَدْ كَانَ.
Yaṭrifu bihā ahlu al-samāwāti wa-ahlu al-arḍi, wa-kullu shayʾin huwa fī ʿilmika kāʾinun aw qad kāna.
in which the inhabitants of heaven and earth blink, and everything within Your knowledge that exists or has existed—
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ أَلْفَ أَلْفِ صَلَاةٍ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ وَإِخْوَانِهِ مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ.
Allāhumma ṣalli alfa alfi ṣalātin ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ālihi wa-aṣḥābihi wa-ikhwānihi mina al-nabiyyīna.
O Allah, bestow a million blessings upon our master Muhammad, his family, his companions, and his brothers among the prophets.
وَكُلَّ صَلَاةٍ لَا نِهَايَةَ لَهَا وَلَا انْقِضَاءَ لَهَا، صَلَاةً مُتَّصِلَةً بِالْأَبَدِيَّةِ السَّرْمَدِيَّةِ.
Wa-kulla ṣalātin lā nihāyata lahā wa-lā inqiḍāʾa lahā, ṣalātan muttaṣilatan bi-al-abadiyyati al-sarmadiyyati.
And bestow every blessing without limit or end, a blessing continuing through everlasting eternity,
وَكُلَّ صَلَاةٍ تَفُوقُ وَتَفْضُلُ عَلَى صَلَوَاتِ الْمُصَلِّينَ كَفَضْلِكَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ.
Wa-kulla ṣalātin tafūqu wa-tafḍulu ʿalā ṣalawāti al-muṣallīna ka-faḍlika ʿalā jamīʿi khalqika.
and every blessing that surpasses the blessings of those who pray, as You surpass all Your creation.
يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ كهيعص كُفِيتُ.
Yā arḥama al-rāḥimīna. Bismi Allāhi kāf hāʾ yāʾ ʿayn ṣād, kufītu.
O Most Merciful of the merciful. In Allah’s name: Kāf, Hāʾ, Yāʾ, ʿAyn, Ṣād. I have been granted sufficiency.
فَسَيَكْفِيكَهُمُ اللَّهُ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ.
Fa-sa-yakfīkahumu Allāhu wa-huwa al-samīʿu al-ʿalīmu.
Allah will suffice you against them; He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:137
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ حم عسق حُمِيتُ.
Bismi Allāhi ḥāʾ mīm, ʿayn sīn qāf, ḥumītu.
In Allah’s name: Ḥāʾ, Mīm; ʿAyn, Sīn, Qāf. I have been protected.
وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ.
Wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-Allāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi.
There is no power and no strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الْغَنِيِّ غُنِيتُ. وَعِنْدَهُ مَفَاتِحُ الْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَا إِلَّا هُوَ.
Bismi Allāhi al-ghaniyyi ghunītu. Wa-ʿindahu mafātiḥu al-ghaybi lā yaʿlamuhā illā huwa.
In the name of Allah, the Self-Sufficient, I have been enriched. With Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them but He.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Cattle 6:59
وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ، وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِنْ وَرَقَةٍ إِلَّا يَعْلَمُهَا.
Wa-yaʿlamu mā fī al-barri wa-al-baḥri, wa-mā tasquṭu min waraqatin illā yaʿlamuhā.
He knows all that is on land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls without His knowing it,
Qurʾān · The Cattle 6:59
وَلَا حَبَّةٍ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْأَرْضِ، وَلَا رَطْبٍ وَلَا يَابِسٍ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مُبِينٍ.
Wa-lā ḥabbatin fī ẓulumāti al-arḍi, wa-lā raṭbin wa-lā yābisin illā fī kitābin mubīnin.
nor a grain in the darkness of the earth, nor anything fresh or dry, without its being in a clear record.
Qurʾān · The Cattle 6:59
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الْعَلِيمِ عَلِمْتُ. وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ.
Bismi Allāhi al-ʿalīmi ʿalimtu. Wa-Allāhu yaʿlamu wa-antum lā taʿlamūna.
In the name of Allah, the All-Knowing, I have known. Allah knows, and you do not know.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الْقَوِيِّ قُوِّيتُ.
Bismi Allāhi al-qawiyyi quwwītu.
In the name of Allah, the Strong, I have been strengthened.
وَرَدَّ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِغَيْظِهِمْ لَمْ يَنَالُوا خَيْرًا.
Wa-radda Allāhu alladhīna kafarū bi-ghayẓihim lam yanālū khayran.
Allah drove back those who disbelieved in their rage, without their gaining any good.
Qurʾān · The Clans 33:25
وَكَفَى اللَّهُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الْقِتَالَ، وَكَانَ اللَّهُ قَوِيًّا عَزِيزًا.
Wa-kafā Allāhu al-muʾminīna al-qitāla, wa-kāna Allāhu qawiyyan ʿazīzan.
Allah spared the believers the battle. Allah is Strong, Almighty.
Qurʾān · The Clans 33:25
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الَّذِي مَنْ خَرَقَ بِرَكْبِهِ الْبِسَاطَ.
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin alladhī man kharaqa bi-rakbihi al-bisāṭa.
O Allah, bless our master Muhammad, the one who crossed the expanse with his company of riders,
وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلِّمْ، وَأَجْرِ لُطْفَكَ فِي أُمُورِي وَأُمُورِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ.
Wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallim, wa-ajri luṭfaka fī umūrī wa-umūri al-muslimīna.
and his family and companions, and grant them peace. Let Your kindness flow through my affairs and the affairs of the Muslims,
يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ، آمِينَ.
Yā rabba al-ʿālamīna, āmīna.
O Lord of all worlds. Amen.
وَلَهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ حِزْبُ التَّوَدُّدِ.
Wa-lahu raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu ḥizbu al-tawaddudi.
Also attributed to him, may Allah be pleased with him, is the Litany of Seeking Affection.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ الْعُلَا ذُرَوَاتٌ، وَلَا فِي الْأَرَضِينَ غَمَرَاتٌ.
Allāhumma innahu laysa fī al-samāwāti al-ʿulā dhurawātun, wa-lā fī al-araḍīna ghamarātun.
O Allah, there are no heights in the lofty heavens, no depths in the earths,
وَلَا فِي الْبَحْرِ قَطَرَاتٌ، وَلَا فِي الْجِبَالِ مَذَرَاتٌ.
Wa-lā fī al-baḥri qaṭarātun, wa-lā fī al-jibāli madharātun.
no drops in the sea, no particles in the mountains,
وَلَا فِي الشَّجَرِ وَرَقَاتٌ، وَلَا فِي الْأَجْسَامِ حَرَكَاتٌ، وَلَا فِي الْعَيْنِ لَحَظَاتٌ.
Wa-lā fī al-shajari waraqātun, wa-lā fī al-ajsāmi ḥarakātun, wa-lā fī al-ʿayni laḥaẓātun.
no leaves on the trees, no movements in bodies, and no glances of the eye,
إِلَّا وَعَلَيْكَ دَالَّاتٌ وَفِي مُلْكِكَ مُسَخَّرَاتٌ.
Illā wa-ʿalayka dāllātun wa-fī mulkika musakhkharātun.
that do not point to You and stand subject to You within Your dominion.
فَبِقُدْرَتِكَ الَّتِي سَخَّرْتَ بِهَا أَهْلَ الْأَرَضِينَ وَالسَّمَاوَاتِ، سَخِّرْ لِي قُلُوبَ الْمَخْلُوقِينَ.
Fa-bi-qudratika allatī sakhkharta bihā ahla al-araḍīna wa-al-samāwāti, sakhkhir lī qulūba al-makhlūqīna.
By the power through which You subjected the inhabitants of earth and heaven, make the hearts of created beings receptive to me.
وَاسْتَجِبْ لِي بِالِاسْمِ الشَّرِيفِ الْمُجِيبِ الْقَرِيبِ.
Wa-istajib lī bi-al-ismi al-sharīfi al-mujībi al-qarībi.
Answer me through the noble Name, the Responsive, the Near,
الَّذِي خَزَنْتَ بِهِ فَوَاتِحَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَخَوَاتِمَ إِرَادَتِكَ وَسُرْعَةَ إِجَابَتِكَ.
Alladhī khazanta bihi fawātiḥa raḥmatika wa-khawātima irādatika wa-surʿata ijābatika.
in which You have treasured the beginnings of Your mercy, the fulfilments of Your will, and the swiftness of Your response.
يَا سَرِيعًا لِمَنْ قَصَدَهُ، يَا قَرِيبًا لِمَنْ نَاجَاهُ، يَا مُجِيبًا لِمَنْ دَعَاهُ.
Yā sarīʿan li-man qaṣadahu, yā qarīban li-man nājāhu, yā mujīban li-man daʿāhu.
O You who are swift for those who turn toward Him, near to those who confide in Him, responsive to those who call upon Him.
يَا رَبِّ أَسْرِعْ لِي بِقَضَاءِ حَاجَتِي وَبُلُوغِ إِرَادَتِي.
Yā rabbi asriʿ lī bi-qaḍāʾi ḥājatī wa-bulūghi irādatī.
My Lord, hasten the fulfillment of my need and the attainment of my desire.
يَا سَمِيعُ يَا مُجِيبُ يَا سَرِيعُ يَا مُحِيطُ يَا عَالِمُ.
Yā samīʿu yā mujību yā sarīʿu yā muḥīṭu yā ʿālimu.
O All-Hearing, O Responsive, O Swift, O All-Encompassing, O All-Knowing,
يَا شَهِيدُ يَا حَسِيبُ يَا فَعَّالُ يَا خَالِقُ يَا بَارِئُ يَا مُصَوِّرُ.
Yā shahīdu yā ḥasību yā faʿʿālu yā khāliqu yā bāriʾu yā muṣawwiru.
O Witness, O Reckoner, O Doer of all things, O Creator, O Originator, O Giver of form.
اسْتَجِبْ لِي بِدُعَائِكَ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ.
Istajib lī bi-duʿāʾika yā dhā al-jalāli wa-al-ikrāmi.
Answer me as I call upon You, O Possessor of majesty and generosity.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا. انْتَهَى.
Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallama taslīman. Intahā.
May Allah bless our master Muhammad, his family and companions, and grant them peace. End.
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وَلَهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ حِزْبُ النَّصْرِ.
Wa-lahu raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu ḥizbu al-naṣri.
Also attributed to him, may Allah be pleased with him, is the Litany of Victory.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ، يَا مَنْ لَا تَرَاهُ الْعُيُونُ.
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka, yā man lā tarāhu al-ʿuyūnu.
O Allah, I ask You, whom eyes cannot see,
وَلَا تُخَالِطُهُ الْأَوْهَامُ وَالظُّنُونُ، وَلَا يَصِفُهُ الْوَاصِفُونَ.
Wa-lā tukhāliṭuhu al-awhāmu wa-al-ẓunūnu, wa-lā yaṣifuhu al-wāṣifūna.
whom imaginings and conjectures cannot touch, and whom descriptions cannot encompass.
وَلَا يَخَافُ الدَّوَائِرَ وَلَا تُفْنِيهِ الْعَوَاقِبُ، يَعْلَمُ مَثَاقِيلَ الْجِبَالِ.
Wa-lā yakhāfu al-dawāʾira wa-lā tufnīhi al-ʿawāqibu, yaʿlamu mathāqīla al-jibāli.
He fears no reversals of fortune, and no outcome can bring Him to an end. He knows the weights of the mountains,
وَمَكَايِيلَ الْبِحَارِ وَعَدَدَ قَطْرِ الْأَمْطَارِ وَعَدَدَ وَرَقِ الْأَشْجَارِ.
Wa-makāyīla al-biḥāri wa-ʿadada qaṭri al-amṭāri wa-ʿadada waraqi al-ashjāri.
the measures of the seas, the number of raindrops, and the number of leaves on the trees,
وَعَدَدَ مَا أَظْلَمَ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلُ وَأَشْرَقَ عَلَيْهِ النَّهَارُ.
Wa-ʿadada mā aẓlama ʿalayhi al-laylu wa-ashraqa ʿalayhi al-nahāru.
and the number of all things over which night darkens and day shines.
وَلَا تُوَارِي مِنْهُ سَمَاءٌ مِنْ سَمَاءٍ، وَلَا أَرْضٌ مِنْ أَرْضٍ.
Wa-lā tuwārī minhu samāʾun min samāʾin, wa-lā arḍun min arḍin.
No heaven hides another heaven from Him, nor any earth another earth,
وَلَا جِبَالٌ مِنْ جِبَالٍ إِلَّا يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي وَعْرِهَا.
Wa-lā jibālun min jibālin illā yaʿlamu mā fī waʿrihā.
nor mountains other mountains: He knows all that lies in their rugged places.
وَلَا بِحَارٌ إِلَّا وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي قَعْرِهَا، وَفِي اسْتِكَانَةِ عَظَمَتِهِ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ.
Wa-lā biḥārun illā wa-yaʿlamu mā fī qaʿrihā, wa-fī istikānati ʿaẓamatihi al-samāwātu wa-al-arḍu.
There are no seas whose depths He does not know; the heavens and earth stand humbled before His majesty.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ خَيْرَ عَمَلِي خَوَاتِمَهُ، وَخَيْرَ أَيَّامِي يَوْمَ أَلْقَاكَ فِيهِ.
Allāhumma ijʿal khayra ʿamalī khawātimahu, wa-khayra ayyāmī yawma alqāka fīhi.
O Allah, make the last of my deeds the best of them, and my best day the day I meet You.
إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. اللَّهُمَّ مَنْ عَادَانِي فَعَادِهِ.
Innaka ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun. Allāhumma man ʿādānī fa-ʿādihi.
You have power over all things. O Allah, oppose whoever opposes me;
وَمَنْ كَادَنِي فَكِدْهُ، وَمَنْ بَغَى عَلَيَّ بِمَهْلَكَةٍ فَأَهْلِكْهُ.
Wa-man kādanī fa-kidhu, wa-man baghā ʿalayya bi-mahlakatin fa-ahlikhu.
counter whoever schemes against me, and destroy whoever wrongfully seeks my destruction.
وَمَنْ نَصَبَ لِي فَخًّا فَخُذْهُ، وَأَطْفِئْ عَنِّي نَارَ مَنْ شَبَّ نَارَهُ عَلَيَّ.
Wa-man naṣaba lī fakhkhan fa-khudhhu, wa-aṭfiʾ ʿannī nāra man shabba nārahu ʿalayya.
Seize whoever sets a trap for me, and extinguish the fire of whoever kindles it against me.
وَاكْفِنِي مَا أَهَمَّنِي مِنْ أَمْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، وَصَدِّقْ رَجَائِي بِالتَّحْقِيقِ.
Wa-ikfinī mā ahammanī min amri al-dunyā wa-al-ākhirati, wa-ṣaddiq rajāʾī bi-al-taḥqīqi.
Relieve me of what troubles me in this world and the next, and make my hope true by fulfilling it.
يَا شَفِيقُ يَا رَفِيقُ، فَرِّجْ عَنِّي كُلَّ ضِيقٍ وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنِي مَا لَا أُطِيقُ.
Yā shafīqu yā rafīqu, farrij ʿannī kulla ḍīqin wa-lā tuḥammilnī mā lā uṭīqu.
O Compassionate One, O Gentle One, relieve every distress of mine and do not burden me beyond what I can bear.
إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقِيقُ، يَا مُشْرِقَ الْبُرْهَانِ يَا مَنْ لَا يَخْلُو مِنْهُ مَكَانٌ.
Innaka anta al-maliku al-ḥaqīqu, yā mushriqa al-burhāni yā man lā yakhlū minhu makānun.
You are the true Sovereign, O You whose proof shines forth, You from whom no place is empty.
احْرُسْنِي بِعَيْنِكَ الَّتِي لَا تَنَامُ، وَاكْنُفْنِي بِكَنَفِكَ وَرُكْنِكَ الَّذِي لَا يُرَامُ.
Uḥrusnī bi-ʿaynika allatī lā tanāmu, wa-uknufnī bi-kanafika wa-ruknika alladhī lā yurāmu.
Guard me with Your eye that never sleeps, and enfold me in Your shelter and Your impregnable support.
إِنَّهُ قَدْ تَيَقَّنَ قَلْبِي: إِنَّكَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ.
Innahu qad tayaqqana qalbī: innaka lā ilāha illā anta.
My heart has become certain: there is no god but You,
وَأَنِّي لَا أَهْلِكُ وَأَنْتَ مَعِي، يَا رَحْمَنُ فَارْحَمْنِي بِقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَيَّ.
Wa-annī lā ahliku wa-anta maʿī, yā raḥmānu fa-irḥamnī bi-qudratika ʿalayya.
and I will not perish while You are with me. O All-Merciful, have mercy on me through Your power over me.
يَا عَظِيمًا يُرْجَى لِكُلِّ عَظِيمٍ، يَا عَلِيمُ يَا حَلِيمُ.
Yā ʿaẓīman yurjā li-kulli ʿaẓīmin, yā ʿalīmu yā ḥalīmu.
O Magnificent One in whom hope is placed in every great difficulty, O All-Knowing, O Forbearing,
وَأَنْتَ بِحَالِي عَلِيمٌ وَعَلَى خَلَاصِي قَدِيرٌ، وَهُوَ عَلَيْكَ يَسِيرٌ.
Wa-anta bi-ḥālī ʿalīmun wa-ʿalā khalāṣī qadīrun, wa-huwa ʿalayka yasīrun.
You know my condition and have power to deliver me; that is easy for You.
فَامْنُنْ عَلَيَّ بِقَضَائِهِ، يَا أَكْرَمَ الْأَكْرَمِينَ وَيَا أَجْوَدَ الْأَجْوَدِينَ.
Fa-umnun ʿalayya bi-qaḍāʾihi, yā akrama al-akramīna wa-yā ajwada al-ajwadīna.
Favor me by bringing it about, O Most Generous of the generous, Most Bountiful of the bountiful,
وَيَا أَسْرَعَ الْحَاسِبِينَ وَيَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَيَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
Wa-yā asraʿa al-ḥāsibīna wa-yā rabba al-ʿālamīna wa-yā arḥama al-rāḥimīna.
Swiftest of reckoners, Lord of all worlds, Most Merciful of the merciful.
اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَجْعَلْ لِعَيْشِي كَدًّا وَلَا لِدُعَائِي رَدًّا.
Allāhumma lā tajʿal li-ʿayshī kaddan wa-lā li-duʿāʾī raddan.
O Allah, do not make my life a hardship or turn back my supplication.
وَلَا تَجْعَلْنِي لِغَيْرِكَ عَبْدًا، وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِي قَلْبِي لِسِوَاكَ وُدًّا.
Wa-lā tajʿalnī li-ghayrika ʿabdan, wa-lā tajʿal fī qalbī li-siwāka wuddan.
Do not make me a servant of anyone but You, or place in my heart love for any other than You,
فَإِنِّي لَا أَقُولُ لَكَ ضِدًّا
Fa-innī lā aqūlu laka ḍiddan
for I acknowledge no opposite to You,
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وَلَا شَرِيكًا وَلَا نِدًّا، إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
Wa-lā sharīkan wa-lā niddan, innaka ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun.
nor any partner or equal. You have power over all things.
وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ.
Wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-Allāhi al-ʿaẓīmi.
There is no power and no strength except through Allah, the Magnificent.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ.
Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi.
May Allah bless our master Muhammad, his family and companions,
وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا كَثِيرًا إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ. انْتَهَى.
Wa-sallama taslīman kathīran ilā yawmi al-dīni. Intahā.
and grant them abundant peace until the Day of Judgment. End.
وَلَهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ دُعَاءُ النَّصْرِ، ب.
Wa-lahu raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu duʿāʾu al-naṣri, bāʾ.
Also attributed to him, may Allah be pleased with him, is the Supplication of Victory, B.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
اللَّهُمَّ اقْطَعْ أَجَلَ أَمَلِ أَعْدَائِي، وَاشْتُتِ اللَّهُمَّ شَمْلَهُمْ وَأَمْرَهُمْ.
Allāhumma iqṭaʿ ajala amali aʿdāʾī, wa-ushtuti Allāhumma shamlahum wa-amrahum.
O Allah, cut short the span of my enemies’ hopes; scatter their unity and their cause.
وَفَرِّقْ جَمْعَهُمْ وَاقْلِبْ تَدْبِيرَهُمْ، وَبَدِّلْ أَحْوَالَهُمْ وَنَكِّسْ أَعْلَامَهُمْ.
Wa-farriq jamʿahum wa-iqlib tadbīrahum, wa-baddil aḥwālahum wa-nakkis aʿlāmahum.
Disperse their gathering, overturn their plans, change their circumstances, and bring down their banners.
وَكِلَّ سِلَاحَهُمْ، وَقَرِّبْ آجَالَهُمْ وَنَقِّصْ أَعْمَارَهُمْ.
Wa-killa silāḥahum, wa-qarrib ājālahum wa-naqqiṣ aʿmārahum.
Blunt their weapons, bring their appointed ends near, and shorten their lives.
وَزَلْزِلْ أَقْدَامَهُمْ وَغَيِّرْ أَفْكَارَهُمْ، وَخَيِّبْ آمَالَهُمْ وَخَرِّبْ بُنْيَانَهُمْ.
Wa-zalzil aqdāmahum wa-ghayyir afkārahum, wa-khayyib āmālahum wa-kharrib bunyānahum.
Shake their footing, change their thoughts, frustrate their hopes, and demolish their structures.
وَاقْلَعْ آثَارَهُمْ حَتَّى لَا تَبْقَى لَهُمْ بَاقِيَةٌ وَلَا يَجِدُوا لَهُمْ وَاقِيَةً.
Wa-iqlaʿ āthārahum ḥattā lā tabqā lahum bāqiyatun wa-lā yajidū lahum wāqiyatan.
Uproot their traces until nothing of them remains and they find no protection.
وَاشْغَلْهُمْ بِأَبْدَانِهِمْ وَأَنْفُسِهِمْ، وَارْمِهِمْ بِصَوَاعِقِ انْتِقَامِكَ.
Wa-ishghalhum bi-abdānihim wa-anfusihim, wa-irmihim bi-ṣawāʿiqi intiqāmika.
Occupy them with their own bodies and selves, and strike them with the thunderbolts of Your retribution.
وَابْطِشْ بِهِمْ بَطْشًا شَدِيدًا وَخُذْهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ، إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
Wa-ibṭish bihim baṭshan shadīdan wa-khudhhum akhdha ʿazīzin, innaka ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun.
Seize them with a severe grip and take hold of them as the Almighty does. You have power over all things.
وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ.
Wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-Allāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi.
There is no power and no strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent.
اللَّهُمَّ لَا أَمْنَعُهُمْ وَلَا أَدْفَعُهُمْ إِلَّا بِكَ.
Allāhumma lā amnaʿuhum wa-lā adfaʿuhum illā bika.
O Allah, I can neither restrain them nor repel them except through You.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَجْعَلُكَ فِي نُحُورِهِمْ وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شُرُورِهِمْ.
Allāhumma innā najʿaluka fī nuḥūrihim wa-naʿūdhu bika min shurūrihim.
O Allah, we place You before them and seek refuge in You from their evils.
يَا مَالِكَ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ، إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ عَلَيْهِمْ.
Yā mālika yawmi al-dīni, iyyāka naʿbudu wa-iyyāka nastaʿīnu ʿalayhim.
O Master of the Day of Judgment, You alone we worship, and Your help alone we seek against them.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Opening 1:4–5
وَدَمِّرْهُمْ تَدْمِيرًا وَتَبِّرْهُمْ تَتْبِيرًا، وَاجْعَلْهُمْ هَبَاءً مَنْثُورًا.
Wa-dammirhum tadmīran wa-tabbirhum tatbīran, wa-ijʿalhum habāʾan manthūran.
Destroy them utterly, break them to pieces, and make them scattered dust.
آمِينَ آمِينَ، يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ.
Āmīna āmīna, yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu.
Amen, amen. O Allah, O Allah, O Allah.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
اللَّهُمَّ بِحُرْمَةِ مُحَمَّدٍ عِنْدَكَ وَبِحُرْمَتِكَ عِنْدَ مُحَمَّدٍ.
Allāhumma bi-ḥurmati Muḥammadin ʿindaka wa-bi-ḥurmatika ʿinda Muḥammadin.
O Allah, by the honor Muhammad holds with You and the reverence in which Muhammad holds You,
أَنْ تَسْتُرَنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
An tasturanā fī al-dunyā wa-al-ākhirati, innaka ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun.
we ask You to cover and protect us in this world and the next. You have power over all things.
وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ.
Wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-Allāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi.
There is no power and no strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ.
Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi.
May Allah bless our master Muhammad, his family and companions,
وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا كَثِيرًا إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ. انْتَهَى.
Wa-sallama taslīman kathīran ilā yawmi al-dīni. Intahā.
and grant them abundant peace until the Day of Judgment. End.
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وَلَهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ حِزْبُ الْجَلَالَةِ.
Wa-lahu raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu ḥizbu al-jalālati.
Also attributed to him, may Allah be pleased with him, is the Litany of Majesty.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِسِرِّ الذَّاتِ وَبِذَاتِ السِّرِّ، هُوَ أَنْتَ وَأَنْتَ هُوَ.
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka bi-sirri al-dhāti wa-bi-dhāti al-sirri, huwa anta wa-anta huwa.
O Allah, I ask You by the mystery of the Essence and the essence of the mystery: He is You, and You are He.
احْتَجَبْتُ بِنُورِ اللَّهِ وَنُورِ عِزِّ اللَّهِ، وَبِكُلِّ اسْمٍ لِلَّهِ.
Iḥtajabtu bi-nūri Allāhi wa-nūri ʿizzi Allāhi, wa-bi-kulli ismin li-llāhi.
I have veiled myself with Allah’s light, the light of Allah’s might, and every name of Allah,
مِنْ عَدُوِّي وَعَدُوِّ اللَّهِ، بِمِائَةِ أَلْفِ لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ.
Min ʿaduwwī wa-ʿaduwwi Allāhi, bi-miʾati alfi lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-Allāhi.
against my enemy and Allah’s enemy, through a hundred thousand declarations: “There is no power and no strength except through Allah.”
خَتَمْتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي وَدِينِي وَأَهْلِي، وَعَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ أَعْطَانِي رَبِّي.
Khatamtu ʿalā nafsī wa-dīnī wa-ahlī, wa-ʿalā kulli shayʾin aʿṭānī rabbī.
I have placed a seal upon myself, my religion, my family, and everything my Lord has given me,
بِخَاتَمِ اللَّهِ الْمَنِيعِ الَّذِي خَتَمَ بِهِ أَقْطَارَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ.
Bi-khātami Allāhi al-manīʿi alladhī khatama bihi aqṭāra al-samāwāti wa-al-arḍi.
with Allah’s impregnable seal, with which He sealed the regions of the heavens and earth.
وَحَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ، نِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ.
Wa-ḥasbunā Allāhu wa-niʿma al-wakīlu, niʿma al-mawlā wa-niʿma al-naṣīru.
Allah is sufficient for us, the finest Trustee, the finest Protector, the finest Helper.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ. انْتَهَى.
Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi ajmaʿīna. Intahā.
May Allah bless our master Muhammad and all his family and companions. End.
وَلَهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ حِزْبُ الْمَحِّ.
Wa-lahu raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu ḥizbu al-maḥḥi.
Also attributed to him, may Allah be pleased with him, is the Litany of Effacement.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
اللَّهُمَّ مَحًا مَحًا مَحًا وحا بِحَا حم لَا يُنْصَرُونَ.
Allāhumma maḥan maḥan maḥan, w-ḥ-ā [vocalization uncertain], biḥā, ḥāʾ mīm, lā yunṣarūna.
O Allah—[invocatory syllable sequence; meaning uncertain]—Ḥāʾ, Mīm: they shall not be helped.
وَجَعَلْنَا مِنْ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا.
Wa-jaʿalnā min bayni aydīhim saddan wa-min khalfihim saddan.
We have placed a barrier before them and a barrier behind them,
Qurʾān · Yaseen 36:9
فَأَغْشَيْنَاهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ.
Fa-aghshaynāhum fa-hum lā yubṣirūna.
and covered them, so that they cannot see.
Qurʾān · Yaseen 36:9
كهيعص حم عسق لَا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنْزَفُونَ.
Kāf hāʾ yāʾ ʿayn ṣād, ḥāʾ mīm, ʿayn sīn qāf, lā yuṣaddaʿūna ʿanhā wa-lā yunzafūna.
Kāf, Hāʾ, Yāʾ, ʿAyn, Ṣād; Ḥāʾ, Mīm; ʿAyn, Sīn, Qāf. They suffer neither headache from it nor loss of reason.
يَا رَبِّ. ثَلَاثًا. وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ.
Yā rabbi. Thalāthan. Wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-Allāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi.
O Lord. Three times. There is no power and no strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-sallama.
May Allah bless our master Muhammad and his family, and grant them peace.
انْتَهَى بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى.
Intahā bi-ḥamdi Allāhi taʿālā.
Complete, with praise to Allah Most High.
رُوِيَ أَنَّ مَنْ قَرَأَ هَذَا الْحِزْبَ صَبَاحًا وَمَسَاءً ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ.
Ruwiya anna man qaraʾa hādhā al-ḥizba ṣabāḥan wa-masāʾan thalātha marrātin.
It is reported that whoever recites this litany three times, morning and evening,
لَا يَضُرُّهُ شَيْءٌ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى.
Lā yaḍurruhu shayʾun bi-idhni Allāhi taʿālā.
will be harmed by nothing, by the permission of Allah Most High.
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وَلَهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ حِزْبُ الْفَتْحِ.
Wa-lahu raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu ḥizbu al-fatḥi.
Also attributed to him, may Allah be pleased with him, is the Litany of Opening.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā wa-mawlānā Muḥammadin wa-ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallama.
May Allah bless our master and patron Muhammad, his family and companions, and grant them peace.
إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحًا مُبِينًا.
Innā fataḥnā laka fatḥan mubīnan.
We have surely granted you a clear victory,
Qurʾān · The Victory 48:1
لِيَغْفِرَ لَكَ اللَّهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ.
Li-yaghfira laka Allāhu mā taqaddama min dhanbika wa-mā taʾakhkhara.
so that Allah may forgive you your past and future sins,
Qurʾān · The Victory 48:2
وَيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكَ وَيَهْدِيَكَ صِرَاطًا مُسْتَقِيمًا.
Wa-yutimma niʿmatahu ʿalayka wa-yahdiyaka ṣirāṭan mustaqīman.
complete His favor upon you, and guide you on a straight path,
Qurʾān · The Victory 48:2
وَيَنْصُرَكَ اللَّهُ نَصْرًا عَزِيزًا.
Wa-yanṣuraka Allāhu naṣran ʿazīzan.
and so that Allah may grant you mighty support.
Qurʾān · The Victory 48:3
اللَّهُمَّ يَا وَاجِبَ الْوُجُوبِ وَيَا وَاهِبَ الْخَيْرِ وَالْجُودِ.
Allāhumma yā wājiba al-wujūbi wa-yā wāhiba al-khayri wa-al-jūdi.
O Allah, whose necessity of being is absolute, Bestower of goodness and generosity,
أَفِضْ عَلَيْنَا أَنْوَارَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَيَسِّرْ لَنَا الْوُصُولَ إِلَى كَمَالِ مَعْرِفَتِكَ.
Afiḍ ʿalaynā anwāra raḥmatika wa-yassir lanā al-wuṣūla ilā kamāli maʿrifatika.
pour upon us the lights of Your mercy, and make it easy for us to attain complete knowledge of You.
سُبْحَانَكَ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَا إِلَّا مَا عَلَّمْتَنَا.
Subḥānaka lā ʿilma lanā illā mā ʿallamtanā.
Glory be to You: we have no knowledge except what You have taught us,
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:32
وَلَا مَعْرِفَةَ لَنَا إِلَّا مَا أَلْهَمْتَنَا، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَكِيمُ.
Wa-lā maʿrifata lanā illā mā alhamtanā, innaka anta al-ʿalīmu al-ḥakīmu.
and no inward knowledge except what You have inspired in us. You are the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ مِنَ الْعِصْمَةِ دَوَامَهَا وَمِنَ النِّعْمَةِ تَمَامَهَا.
Allāhumma innā nasʾaluka mina al-ʿiṣmati dawāmahā wa-mina al-niʿmati tamāmahā.
O Allah, we ask You for enduring protection from wrongdoing and the completion of Your favor,
وَمِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ شُمُولَهَا وَمِنَ الْعَافِيَةِ حُصُولَهَا.
Wa-mina al-raḥmati shumūlahā wa-mina al-ʿāfiyati ḥuṣūlahā.
for mercy that embraces us fully and wellbeing that we truly attain,
وَمِنَ الْعَيْشِ أَرْغَدَهُ وَمِنَ الْعُمْرِ أَسْعَدَهُ وَمِنَ الْوَقْتِ أَطْيَبَهُ.
Wa-mina al-ʿayshi arghadahu wa-mina al-ʿumri asʿadahu wa-mina al-waqti aṭyabahu.
for the most easeful living, the happiest lifespan, and the best use of time,
وَمِنَ الرِّزْقِ أَوْسَعَهُ وَمِنَ الْفَضْلِ أَعْذَبَهُ وَمِنَ اللُّطْفِ أَنْفَعَهُ.
Wa-mina al-rizqi awsaʿahu wa-mina al-faḍli aʿdhabahu wa-mina al-luṭfi anfaʿahu.
for the widest provision, the sweetest grace, and the most beneficial kindness,
وَمِنَ الْإِنْعَامِ أَعَمَّهُ وَمِنَ الْإِحْسَانِ أَتَمَّهُ.
Wa-mina al-inʿāmi aʿammahu wa-mina al-iḥsāni atammahu.
for the most encompassing blessings and the most complete goodness.
اللَّهُمَّ كُنْ لَنَا يَا جَبَّارُ وَلَا تَكُنْ عَلَيْنَا.
Allāhumma kun lanā yā jabbāru wa-lā takun ʿalaynā.
O Allah, be for us, O All-Compelling One, and do not be against us.
اللَّهُمَّ حَصِّنْ بِالسَّعَادَةِ آجَالَنَا وَحَقِّقْ بِالزِّيَادَةِ آمَالَنَا.
Allāhumma ḥaṣṣin bi-al-saʿādati ājālanā wa-ḥaqqiq bi-al-ziyādati āmālanā.
O Allah, secure our appointed lives with happiness and fulfill our hopes beyond expectation.
وَاقْرِنْ بِالْعَافِيَةِ غُدُوَّنَا وَآصَالَنَا، وَاجْعَلْ إِلَى مَغْفِرَتِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ مَصِيرَنَا وَمَآلَنَا.
Wa-iqrin bi-al-ʿāfiyati ghuduwwanā wa-āṣālanā, wa-ijʿal ilā maghfiratika wa-raḥmatika maṣīranā wa-maʾālanā.
Join our mornings and evenings with wellbeing, and make Your forgiveness and mercy our destination and final return.
وَصُبَّ سَحَائِبَ عَفْوِكَ عَلَى ذُنُوبِنَا وَمُنَّ عَلَيْنَا بِإِصْلَاحِ عُيُوبِنَا.
Wa-ṣubba saḥāʾiba ʿafwika ʿalā dhunūbinā wa-munna ʿalaynā bi-iṣlāḥi ʿuyūbinā.
Pour the clouds of Your pardon over our sins, and favor us by correcting our faults.
وَاجْعَلِ التَّقْوَى زَادَنَا وَفِي دِينِكَ اجْتِهَادَنَا، فَإِنَّهُ عَلَيْكَ تَوَكُّلُنَا وَاعْتِمَادُنَا.
Wa-ijʿali al-taqwā zādanā wa-fī dīnika ijtihādanā, fa-innahu ʿalayka tawakkulunā wa-iʿtimādunā.
Make reverence for You our provision and Your religion the focus of our striving, for in You we place our trust and reliance.
وَثَبِّتْنَا عَلَى نَهْجِ الِاسْتِقَامَةِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ.
Wa-thabbitnā ʿalā nahji al-istiqāmati yawma al-qiyāmati.
Keep us firm upon the way of uprightness on the Day of Resurrection.
رَبَّنَا خَفِّفْ عَنَّا ثِقْلَ الْأَوْزَارِ وَارْزُقْنَا مَعِيشَةَ الْأَبْرَارِ وَاكْفِنَا شَرَّ الْأَشْرَارِ.
Rabbanā khaffif ʿannā thiqla al-awzāri wa-urzuqnā maʿīshata al-abrāri wa-ikfinā sharra al-ashrāri.
Our Lord, lighten the burden of our sins, grant us the life of the righteous, and spare us the harm of the wicked.
وَأَعْتِقْ رِقَابَنَا وَرِقَابَ آبَائِنَا وَأُمَّهَاتِنَا وَمَشَائِخِنَا مِنَ الدَّيْنِ وَالْمَظَالِمِ وَالنَّارِ.
Wa-aʿtiq riqābanā wa-riqāba ābāʾinā wa-ummahātinā wa-mashāʾikhinā mina al-dayni wa-al-maẓālimi wa-al-nāri.
Free us, our fathers, our mothers, and our teachers from debt, liabilities for wrongs, and the Fire,
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا عَزِيزُ يَا غَفَّارُ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا سَتَّارُ يَا حَلِيمُ.
Bi-raḥmatika yā ʿazīzu yā ghaffāru yā karīmu yā sattāru yā ḥalīmu.
by Your mercy, O Almighty, O Ever-Forgiving, O Generous One, O Veiler of faults, O Forbearing One.
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يَا جَبَّارُ، وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا خَيْرِ خَلْقِهِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا.
Yā Jabbāru, wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā khayri khalqihi Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallama taslīman.
O All-Compelling! May Allah bless our master Muhammad, the best of His creation, and his family and companions, and grant them peace.
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ. اِنْتَهَى.
Wa-al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna. Intahā.
All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds. End.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Cattle 6:45
وَلَهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ الْحِزْبُ الْأَعْظَمُ.
Wa-lahu raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu al-ḥizbu al-aʿẓamu.
Also attributed to him, may Allah be pleased with him: the Greatest Litany.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallama.
May Allah bless our master Muhammad and his family and companions, and grant them peace.
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ، لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ.
Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa al-ḥayyu al-qayyūmu, lā taʾkhudhuhu sinatun wa-lā nawmun.
Allah—there is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:255
لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ.
Lahu mā fī al-samāwāti wa-mā fī al-arḍi.
Everything in the heavens and on earth belongs to Him.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:255
مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ؟
Man dhā alladhī yashfaʿu ʿindahu illā bi-idhnihi?
Who can intercede with Him except by His permission?
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:255
يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ.
Yaʿlamu mā bayna aydīhim wa-mā khalfahum.
He knows what lies before them and what lies behind them.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:255
وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ.
Wa-lā yuḥīṭūna bi-shayʾin min ʿilmihi illā bi-mā shāʾa.
They comprehend nothing of His knowledge except what He wills.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:255
وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ، وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا، وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ.
Wasiʿa kursiyyuhu al-samāwāti wa-al-arḍa, wa-lā yaʾūduhu ḥifẓuhumā, wa-huwa al-ʿaliyyu al-ʿaẓīmu.
His Footstool encompasses the heavens and the earth; preserving them does not burden Him. He is the Most High, the Magnificent.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:255
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْحَقُّ الْحَقِيقُ، وَأَنْتَ الْحِرْزُ الْوَثِيقُ، وَأَنْتَ رَبُّ الْبَيْتِ الْعَتِيقِ.
Allāhumma anta al-ḥaqqu al-ḥaqīqu, wa-anta al-ḥirzu al-wathīqu, wa-anta rabbu al-bayti al-ʿatīqi.
O Allah, You are the true Reality, the secure refuge, and the Lord of the Ancient House.
بِكَ أَدْفَعُ مَا لَا أُطِيقُ، يَا شَفِيقُ يَا رَفِيقُ.
Bika adfaʿu mā lā uṭīqu, yā Shafīqu yā Rafīqu.
Through You I repel what I cannot bear, O Compassionate, O Gentle One.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِي ابْتَدَعْتَ بِهِ عَجَائِبَ الْخَلْقِ فِي غَوَامِضِ الْبَصَرِ بِنُورِ جَلَالِ جَمَالِكَ.
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka bi-ismika alladhī ibtadaʿta bihi ʿajāʾiba al-khalqi fī ghawāmiḍi al-baṣari bi-nūri jalāli jamālika.
O Allah, I ask You by Your name through which You originated creation’s wonders, hidden from sight, by the light of Your beauty’s majesty.
وَأَسْأَلُكَ بِثُبُوتِ الرُّبُوبِيَّةِ وَبِعَظِيمِ الصَّمَدَانِيَّةِ، وَبِالْقُدْرَةِ الْإِلَهِيَّةِ، وَبِالْعُمْدَةِ الْجَبَرُوتِيَّةِ،
Wa-asʾaluka bi-thubūti al-rubūbiyyati wa-bi-ʿaẓīmi al-ṣamadāniyyati, wa-bi-al-qudrati al-ilāhiyyati, wa-bi-al-ʿumdati al-jabarūtiyyati,
I ask You by Your unshakable Lordship, Your immense self-sufficiency, Your divine power, and the support of Your irresistible might,
أَنْ تَصْرِفَ عَنَّا وَعَنْ جَمِيعِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ شَرَّ الْآفَاتِ وَالْعَاهَاتِ وَالْأَوْجَاعِ وَالْأَمْرَاضِ،
An taṣrifa ʿannā wa-ʿan jamīʿi al-muʾminīna wa-al-muʾmināti sharra al-āfāti wa-al-ʿāhāti wa-al-awjāʿi wa-al-amrāḍi,
to turn away from us and all believing men and women the harm of calamities, afflictions, pains, and illnesses,
بِحَقِّ ص وَالصَّافَّاتِ وَق وَالذَّارِيَاتِ، وَعَبَسَ وَالنَّازِعَاتِ، وَهَلْ أَتَاكَ وَالْمُرْسَلَاتِ،
Bi-ḥaqqi Ṣād wa-al-Ṣāffāti wa-Qāf wa-al-Dhāriyāti, wa-ʿAbasa wa-al-Nāziʿāti, wa-Hal atāka wa-al-Mursalāti,
by the sanctity of Ṣād and Those Arrayed, Qāf and the Scatterers, He Frowned and the Wresters, Has There Come to You and Those Sent Forth,
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ. ثَلَاثًا.
Bi-raḥmatika yā arḥama al-rāḥimīna. Thalāthan.
through Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful. Three times.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا.
Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā wa-mawlānā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallama taslīman.
May Allah bless our master and patron Muhammad, and his family and companions, and grant them peace.
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ. اِنْتَهَى.
Wa-al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna. Intahā.
All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds. End.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Cattle 6:45
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وَلَهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ هَذَا الْحِزْبُ الْمُبَارَكُ الْعَظِيمُ الشَّأْنِ.
Wa-lahu raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu hādhā al-ḥizbu al-mubāraku al-ʿaẓīmu al-shaʾni.
Also attributed to him, may Allah be pleased with him: this blessed litany of great distinction.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ.
Lā ilāha illā Allāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu.
There is no god but Allah alone, without any partner.
لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
Lahu al-mulku wa-lahu al-ḥamdu wa-huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun.
Sovereignty and praise belong to Him, and He has power over everything.
Qurʾān · Mutual Disillusion 64:1
يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَا يَمُوتُ، بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَإِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ وَبِهِ نَسْتَجِيرُ.
Yuḥyī wa-yumītu wa-huwa ḥayyun lā yamūtu, bi-yadihi al-khayru wa-ilayhi al-maṣīru wa-bihi nastajīru.
He gives life and causes death; He lives and never dies. Good is in His hand, to Him is the return, and in Him we seek refuge.
وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ.
Wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-Allāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi.
There is no power and no strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent.
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ، وَصَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَعْدَهُ وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ وَهَزَمَ الْأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ.
Lā ilāha illā Allāhu waḥdahu, wa-ṣadaqa Allāhu waʿdahu wa-naṣara ʿabdahu wa-hazama al-aḥzāba waḥdahu.
There is no god but Allah alone. Allah fulfilled His promise, supported His servant, and defeated the confederates by Himself.
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَلَا نَعْبُدُ إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ.
Lā ilāha illā Allāhu, wa-lā naʿbudu illā iyyāhu mukhliṣīna lahu al-dīna wa-law kariha al-kāfirūna.
There is no god but Allah. We worship Him alone, devoting our faith sincerely to Him, however much the disbelievers may dislike it.
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ إِلَهًا وَاحِدًا وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ.
Ashhadu an lā ilāha illā Allāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu ilāhan wāḥidan wa-naḥnu lahu muslimūna.
I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, without any partner, the one God; we submit to Him.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ مَا حَمِدَكَ الْحَامِدُونَ.
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā āli sayyidinā Muḥammadin mā ḥamidaka al-ḥāmidūna.
O Allah, bless our master Muhammad and the family of our master Muhammad whenever those who praise You offer praise.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ مَا ذَكَرَكَ الذَّاكِرُونَ.
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā āli sayyidinā Muḥammadin mā dhakaraka al-dhākirūna.
O Allah, bless our master Muhammad and the family of our master Muhammad whenever those who remember You do so.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ مَا غَفَلَ عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ الْغَافِلُونَ.
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā āli sayyidinā Muḥammadin mā ghafala ʿan dhikrika al-ghāfilūna.
O Allah, bless our master Muhammad and the family of our master Muhammad whenever the heedless neglect to remember You.
اِنْتَهَى.
Intahā.
End.
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وَلَهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ هَذَا الْحِزْبُ الْمُبَارَكُ. يُقْرَأُ ثُلُثَ اللَّيْلِ الْأَخِيرَ.
Wa-lahu raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu hādhā al-ḥizbu al-mubāraku. Yuqraʾu thulutha al-layli al-akhīra.
Also attributed to him, may Allah be pleased with him: this blessed litany, to be recited during the final third of the night.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
رَبِّ، عَبْدُكَ ضَاقَتْ بِهِ الْأَسْبَابُ وَغُلِّقَتْ دُونَهُ الْأَبْوَابُ،
Rabbi, ʿabduka ḍāqat bihi al-asbābu wa-ghulliqat dūnahu al-abwābu,
My Lord, Your servant’s means have failed him, and the doors have been shut before him.
وَتَعَسَّرَ عَلَيْهِ سُلُوكُ طَرِيقِ أَهْلِ الصَّوَابِ، وَزَادَ بِهِ الْهَمُّ وَالْغَمُّ وَالِاكْتِئَابُ،
Wa-taʿassara ʿalayhi sulūku ṭarīqi ahli al-ṣawābi, wa-zāda bihi al-hammu wa-al-ghammu wa-al-iktiʾābu,
Following the path of those who are rightly guided has become hard for him, while worry, sorrow, and dejection have grown.
وَانْقَضَى عُمْرُهُ، وَلَمْ يُفْتَحْ لَهُ إِلَى فَسِيحِ تِلْكَ الْحَضَرَاتِ وَمَنَاهِلِ الصَّفْوَةِ وَالرَّاحَاتِ بَابٌ،
Wa-inqaḍā ʿumruhu, wa-lam yuftaḥ lahu ilā fasīḥi tilka al-ḥaḍarāti wa-manāhili al-ṣafwati wa-al-rāḥāti bābun,
His lifetime has passed, yet no door has opened for him into those spacious presences and the springs of purity and rest.
وَانْصَرَمَتْ أَيَّامُهُ وَالنَّفْسُ رَاتِعَةٌ فِي مَيَادِينِ الْغَفْلَةِ وَدَنَاءَاتِ الِاكْتِسَابِ،
Wa-inṣaramat ayyāmuhu wa-al-nafsu rātiʿatun fī mayādīni al-ghaflati wa-danāʾāti al-iktisābi,
His days have slipped away while his lower self roams freely in the fields of heedlessness and base pursuits.
وَأَنْتَ الْمَرْجُوُّ لِكَشْفِ هَذَا النِّصَابِ. يَا مَنْ إِذَا دُعِيَ أَجَابَ،
Wa-anta al-marjuwwu li-kashfi hādhā al-niṣābi. Yā man idhā duʿiya ajāba,
You are the One in whom we hope for the removal of this burden. O You who answer when called upon,
يَا سَرِيعَ الْحِسَابِ يَا عَظِيمَ الْجَنَابِ، رَبِّ لَا تَرُدَّ مَسْأَلَتِي وَلَا تَدَعْنِي بِحَسْرَتِي،
Yā sarīʿa al-ḥisābi yā ʿaẓīma al-janābi, Rabbi lā tarudda masʾalatī wa-lā tadaʿnī bi-ḥasratī,
O Swift in reckoning, O Great in majesty: my Lord, do not reject my request or leave me with my regret.
وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى حَوْلِي وَقُوَّتِي، وَارْحَمْ عَجْزِي وَفَقْرِي وَفَاقَتِي،
Wa-lā takilnī ilā ḥawlī wa-quwwatī, wa-irḥam ʿajzī wa-faqrī wa-fāqatī,
Do not leave me to my own power and strength; have mercy on my helplessness, poverty, and need.
وَذَلِّلْ صُعُوبَةَ أَمْرِي وَسَهِّلْ طَرِيقَ يُسْرِي، فَقَدْ ضَاقَ صَدْرِي،
Wa-dhallil ṣuʿūbata amrī wa-sahhil ṭarīqa yusrī, fa-qad ḍāqa ṣadrī,
Subdue the difficulties of my situation and smooth my path to ease, for my heart has become constricted.
وَتَاهَ فِكْرِي وَتَحَيَّرْتُ فِي أَمْرِي، وَأَنْتَ الْعَالِمُ بِسِرِّي وَجَهْرِي،
Wa-tāha fikrī wa-taḥayyartu fī amrī, wa-anta al-ʿālimu bi-sirrī wa-jahrī,
My thoughts have lost their way, and I am bewildered by my situation. You know what I conceal and what I reveal.
الْمَالِكُ لِنَفْعِي وَضَرِّي، الْقَادِرُ عَلَى تَيْسِيرِ عُسْرِي.
Al-māliku li-nafʿī wa-ḍarrī, al-qādiru ʿalā taysīri ʿusrī.
You hold my benefit and harm in Your power, and You can turn my hardship into ease.
رَبِّ ارْحَمْ مَنْ عَظُمَ مَرَضُهُ وَعَزَّ شِفَاؤُهُ وَكَثُرَ دَاؤُهُ وَقَلَّ دَوَاؤُهُ،
Rabbi irḥam man ʿaẓuma maraḍuhu wa-ʿazza shifāʾuhu wa-kathura dāʾuhu wa-qalla dawāʾuhu,
My Lord, have mercy on one whose illness is grave, whose healing is difficult, whose ailments are many and remedies few.
وَأَنْتَ مَلْجَؤُهُ وَرَجَاؤُهُ وَغَوْثَاهُ. إِلَهِي وَسَيِّدِي وَمَوْلَايَ،
Wa-anta maljaʾuhu wa-rajāʾuhu wa-ghawthāhu. Ilāhī wa-sayyidī wa-mawlāya,
You are his refuge, his hope, and the One he cries to for help. My God, my Master, my Patron,
ضَاقَتِ الْمَذَاهِبُ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ، وَخَابَتِ الْآمَالُ إِلَّا لَدَيْكَ،
Ḍāqati al-madhāhibu illā ilayka, wa-khābati al-āmālu illā ladayka,
every way has narrowed except the way to You; every hope has failed except hope placed in You.
وَانْقَطَعَ الرَّجَاءُ إِلَّا مِنْكَ، وَبَطَلَ التَّوَكُّلُ إِلَّا عَلَيْكَ،
Wa-inqaṭaʿa al-rajāʾu illā minka, wa-baṭala al-tawakkulu illā ʿalayka,
Hope is cut off except from You, and reliance is futile except when placed in You.
لَا مَلْجَأَ وَلَا مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ. تَحَصَّنْتُ بِذِي الْمُلْكِ وَالْمَلَكُوتِ،
Lā maljaʾa wa-lā manjā minka illā ilayka. Taḥaṣṣantu bi-dhī al-mulki wa-al-malakūti,
There is no refuge or escape from You except in You. I seek protection with the Possessor of dominion, seen and unseen.
وَاعْتَصَمْتُ بِذِي الْعِزَّةِ وَالْجَبَرُوتِ، وَتَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى الْحَيِّ الَّذِي لَا يَمُوتُ،
Wa-iʿtaṣamtu bi-dhī al-ʿizzati wa-al-jabarūti, wa-tawakkaltu ʿalā al-ḥayyi alladhī lā yamūtu,
I hold fast to the Possessor of might and irresistible power, and rely upon the Ever-Living who never dies.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا.
Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallama taslīman.
May Allah bless our master Muhammad and his family and companions, and grant them peace.
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وَلَهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ الصَّلَوَاتُ الْمُسَمَّاةُ بِالْكِبْرِيتِ الْأَحْمَرِ، وَهِيَ هَذِهِ.
Wa-lahu raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu al-ṣalawātu al-musammātu bi-al-kibrīti al-aḥmari, wa-hiya hādhihi.
Also attributed to him, may Allah be pleased with him: the prayers of blessing called the Red Sulfur, as follows.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ أَفْضَلَ صَلَوَاتِكَ أَبَدًا، وَأَغْنَى بَرَكَاتِكَ سَرْمَدًا، وَأَزْكَى تَحِيَّاتِكَ فَضْلًا وَعَدَدًا،
Allāhumma ijʿal afḍala ṣalawātika abadan, wa-aghnā barakātika sarmadan, wa-azkā taḥiyyātika faḍlan wa-ʿadadan,
O Allah, bestow forever Your finest blessings, Your richest bounty without end, and Your purest greetings in grace and number,
عَلَى أَشْرَفِ الْخَلَائِقِ الْإِنْسَانِيَّةِ وَمَعْدِنِ الدَّقَائِقِ الْإِيمَانِيَّةِ وَطُورِ التَّجَلِّيَاتِ الْإِحْسَانِيَّةِ،
ʿAlā ashrafi al-khalāʾiqi al-insāniyyati wa-maʿdini al-daqāʾiqi al-īmāniyyati wa-ṭūri al-tajalliyāti al-iḥsāniyyati,
upon the noblest human being, the wellspring of faith’s subtleties, and the Sinai of divine disclosures in spiritual perfection;
وَمَهْبِطِ الْأَسْرَارِ الرَّحْمَانِيَّةِ وَعَرُوسِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ الرَّبَّانِيَّةِ، وَاسِطَةِ عِقْدِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَمُقَدَّمِ جَيْشِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ،
Wa-mahbiṭi al-asrāri al-raḥmāniyyati wa-ʿarūsi al-mamlakati al-rabbāniyyati, wāsiṭati ʿiqdi al-nabiyyīna wa-muqaddami jayshi al-mursalīna,
the place where the All-Merciful’s mysteries descend, the bride of the divine kingdom, the central jewel in the prophets’ necklace, and the leader of the messengers’ host;
وَأَفْضَلِ الْخَلَائِقِ أَجْمَعِينَ، حَامِلِ لِوَاءِ الْعِزِّ الْأَعْلَى وَمَالِكِ أَزِمَّةِ الشَّرَفِ الْأَسْنَى،
Wa-afḍali al-khalāʾiqi ajmaʿīna, ḥāmili liwāʾi al-ʿizzi al-aʿlā wa-māliki azimmati al-sharafi al-asnā,
the best of all creation, bearer of the banner of highest honor, holding the reins of the most splendid nobility;
شَاهِدِ أَسْرَارِ الْأَزَلِ وَمُشَاهِدِ أَنْوَارِ السَّوَابِقِ الْأُوَلِ وَتَرْجُمَانِ لِسَانِ الْقِدَمِ،
Shāhidi asrāri al-azali wa-mushāhidi anwāri al-sawābiqi al-uwali wa-tarjumāni lisāni al-qidami,
witness of pre-eternity’s mysteries, beholder of the lights of the earliest precedences, and interpreter of the language of beginninglessness;
وَمَنْبَعِ الْعِلْمِ وَالْحِلْمِ وَالْحِكَمِ، مَظْهَرِ سِرِّ الْوُجُودِ الْجُزْئِيِّ وَالْكُلِّيِّ،
Wa-manbaʿi al-ʿilmi wa-al-ḥilmi wa-al-ḥikami, maẓhari sirri al-wujūdi al-juzʾiyyi wa-al-kulliyyi,
source of knowledge, forbearance, and wisdom, and manifestation of the mystery of existence, both particular and universal;
وَإِنْسَانِ عَيْنِ الْوُجُودِ الْعُلْوِيِّ وَالسُّفْلِيِّ، رُوحِ جَسَدِ الْكَوْنَيْنِ وَعَيْنِ حَيَاةِ الدَّارَيْنِ،
Wa-insāni ʿayni al-wujūdi al-ʿulwiyyi wa-al-sufliyyi, rūḥi jasadi al-kawnayni wa-ʿayni ḥayāti al-dārayni,
the pupil in the eye of existence above and below, the spirit in the body of the two worlds, and the very life of both abodes;
الْمُتَخَلِّقِ بِأَعْلَى رُتَبِ الْعُبُودِيَّةِ، الْمُتَحَقِّقِ بِأَسْرَارِ الْمَقَامَاتِ الِاصْطِفَائِيَّةِ،
Al-mutakhalliqi bi-aʿlā rutabi al-ʿubūdiyyati, al-mutaḥaqqiqi bi-asrāri al-maqāmāti al-iṣṭifāʾiyyati,
who embodies the highest degrees of servanthood and fully realizes the mysteries of the stations of divine election;
سَيِّدِ الْأَشْرَافِ وَجَامِعِ الْأَوْصَافِ، الْخَلِيلِ الْأَعْظَمِ وَالْحَبِيبِ الْأَكْرَمِ،
Sayyidi al-ashrāfi wa-jāmiʿi al-awṣāfi, al-khalīli al-aʿẓami wa-al-ḥabībi al-akrami,
master of the noble, uniting all worthy attributes, the greatest intimate friend and most honored beloved;
الْمَخْصُوصِ بِأَعْلَى الْمَرَاتِبِ وَالْمَقَامَاتِ، الْمُؤَيَّدِ بِأَوْضَحِ الْبَرَاهِينِ وَالدَّلَالَاتِ،
Al-makhṣūṣi bi-aʿlā al-marātibi wa-al-maqāmāti, al-muʾayyadi bi-awḍaḥi al-barāhīni wa-al-dalālāti,
singled out for the highest ranks and stations, supported by the clearest proofs and signs;
الْمَنْصُورِ بِالرُّعْبِ وَالْمُعْجِزَاتِ، الْجَوْهَرِ الشَّرِيفِ الْأَبَدِيِّ وَالنُّورِ الْقَدِيمِ السَّرْمَدِيِّ،
Al-manṣūri bi-al-ruʿbi wa-al-muʿjizāti, al-jawhari al-sharīfi al-abadiyyi wa-al-nūri al-qadīmi al-sarmadiyyi,
granted victory through awe and miracles, the noble everlasting jewel and the beginningless, perpetual light;
سَيِّدِنَا وَنَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَحْمُودِ فِي الْإِيجَادِ وَالْوُجُودِ،
Sayyidinā wa-nabiyyinā Muḥammadin al-maḥmūdi fī al-ījādi wa-al-wujūdi,
our master and prophet Muhammad, praised in the bringing into being and in existence itself;
الْفَاتِحِ لِكُلِّ شَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ حَضْرَةَ الْمُشَاهَدَةِ وَالشُّهُودِ، نُورِ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُدَاهُ،
Al-fātiḥi li-kulli shāhidin wa-mashhūdin ḥaḍrata al-mushāhadati wa-al-shuhūdi, nūri kulli shayʾin wa-hudāhu,
who opens the presence of contemplation and witnessing to every witness and thing witnessed, the light and guidance of all things;
سِرِّ كُلِّ سِرٍّ وَسَنَاهُ، الَّذِي شَغِفَتْ مِنْهُ الْأَسْرَارُ وَانْفَلَقَتْ مِنْهُ الْأَنْوَارُ.
Sirri kulli sirrin wa-sanāhu, alladhī shaghifat minhu al-asrāru wa-infalaqat minhu al-anwāru.
the mystery and radiance of every mystery, through whom the mysteries became enraptured and from whom the lights burst forth.
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السِّرِّ الْبَاطِنِ وَالنُّورِ الظَّاهِرِ، السَّيِّدِ الْكَامِلِ الْفَاتِحِ الْخَاتِمِ،
Al-sirri al-bāṭini wa-al-nūri al-ẓāhiri, al-sayyidi al-kāmili al-fātiḥi al-khātimi,
the hidden mystery and manifest light, the perfect master, the opener and the seal;
الْأَوَّلِ الْأَخِيرِ الْبَاطِنِ الظَّاهِرِ الْعَاقِبِ الْحَاشِرِ، النَّاهِي الْآمِرِ النَّاصِحِ،
Al-awwali al-akhīri al-bāṭini al-ẓāhiri al-ʿāqibi al-ḥāshiri, al-nāhī al-āmiri al-nāṣiḥi,
the first and the last, the inward and outward, the final successor and gatherer, the one who forbids, commands, and sincerely counsels;
الصَّابِرِ الشَّاكِرِ الْقَانِتِ الذَّاكِرِ الْمَاحِي الْمَاجِدِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَامِدِ الْمُؤْمِنِ الْعَابِدِ،
Al-ṣābiri al-shākiri al-qāniti al-dhākiri al-māḥī al-mājidi al-ʿazīzi al-ḥāmidi al-muʾmini al-ʿābidi,
patient, grateful, devout, ever remembering, the effacer, noble, mighty, praising, believing, and worshipping;
الْمُتَوَكِّلِ الزَّاهِدِ الْقَائِمِ التَّابِعِ الشَّهِيدِ الْوَلِيِّ الْحَمِيدِ الْبُرْهَانِ الْحُجَّةِ الْمُطَاعِ،
Al-mutawakkili al-zāhidi al-qāʾimi al-tābiʿi al-shahīdi al-waliyyi al-ḥamīdi al-burhāni al-ḥujjati al-muṭāʿi,
trusting in Allah, detached from worldly things, standing in devotion, following faithfully, a witness, a friend of Allah, praiseworthy, a proof, an authoritative sign, and obeyed;
الْمُخْتَارِ الْخَاضِعِ الْخَاشِعِ الْبَرِّ الْمُسْتَنْصِرِ الْحَقِّ الْمُبِينِ، طه وَيس الْمُزَّمِّلِ الْمُدَّثِّرِ،
Al-mukhtāri al-khāḍiʿi al-khāshiʿi al-barri al-mustanṣiri al-ḥaqqi al-mubīni, Ṭā Hā wa-Yā Sīn al-muzzammili al-muddaththiri,
chosen, submissive, humble, virtuous, seeking divine aid, true and manifest: Ṭā Hā and Yā Sīn, the one wrapped in a mantle and the one cloaked;
سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَإِمَامِ الْمُتَّقِينَ وَخَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَحَبِيبِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ،
Sayyidi al-mursalīna wa-imāmi al-muttaqīna wa-khātami al-nabiyyīna wa-ḥabībi rabbi al-ʿālamīna,
master of the messengers, leader of the God-conscious, seal of the prophets, and beloved of the Lord of all worlds;
الْمُصْطَفَى وَالرَّسُولِ الْمُجْتَبَى، الْحَكَمِ الْعَدْلِ الْحَكِيمِ الْعَلِيمِ الْعَزِيزِ الرَّؤُوفِ الرَّحِيمِ،
Al-muṣṭafā wa-al-rasūli al-mujtabā, al-ḥakami al-ʿadli al-ḥakīmi al-ʿalīmi al-ʿazīzi al-raʾūfi al-raḥīmi,
the chosen one and selected messenger, the just judge, wise, knowledgeable, honored, compassionate, and merciful;
نُورِكَ الْقَدِيمِ وَصِرَاطِكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،
Nūrika al-qadīmi wa-ṣirāṭika al-mustaqīmi, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama,
Your beginningless light and Your straight path—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—
مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ وَصَفِيِّكَ وَخَلِيلِكَ وَدَلِيلِكَ وَنَجِيِّكَ وَنُخْبَتِكَ وَذَخِيرَتِكَ وَخِيَرَتِكَ،
Muḥammadin ʿabdika wa-rasūlika wa-ṣafiyyika wa-khalīlika wa-dalīlika wa-najiyyika wa-nukhbatika wa-dhakhīratika wa-khiyaratika,
Muhammad, Your servant, messenger, chosen friend, intimate companion, guide to You, confidant, elect one, treasured one, and choice;
وَإِمَامِ الْخَيْرِ وَقَائِدِ الْخَيْرِ، رَسُولِ الرَّحْمَةِ، النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ الْعَرَبِيِّ الْقُرَشِيِّ الْهَاشِمِيِّ،
Wa-imāmi al-khayri wa-qāʾidi al-khayri, rasūli al-raḥmati, al-nabiyyi al-ummiyyi al-ʿarabiyyi al-qurashiyyi al-hāshimiyyi,
leader and guide in goodness, messenger of mercy, the unlettered Arab prophet of Quraysh and the clan of Hāshim;
الْأَبْطَحِيِّ الْمَكِّيِّ الْمَدَنِيِّ التِّهَامِيِّ، الْمُشَاهِدِ الْمَشْهُودِ، الْوَلِيِّ الْمُقَرَّبِ السَّعِيدِ الْمَسْعُودِ،
Al-abṭaḥiyyi al-makkiyyi al-madaniyyi al-tihāmiyyi, al-mushāhidi al-mashhūdi, al-waliyyi al-muqarrabi al-saʿīdi al-masʿūdi,
of al-Abṭaḥ, Mecca, Medina, and Tihāma, beholder and beheld, a friend brought near to Allah, blessed and favored;
الْحَبِيبِ الشَّفِيعِ الْحَسِيبِ الرَّفِيعِ الْمَلِيحِ الْبَدِيعِ الْوَاعِظِ الْبَشِيرِ النَّذِيرِ،
Al-ḥabībi al-shafīʿi al-ḥasībi al-rafīʿi al-malīḥi al-badīʿi al-wāʿiẓi al-bashīri al-nadhīri,
the beloved intercessor, of noble lineage and exalted rank, beautiful and wondrous, an admonisher, bearer of good news, and warner;
الْعَطُوفِ الْحَلِيمِ الْجَوَادِ الْكَرِيمِ الطَّيِّبِ الْمُبَارَكِ الْمَكِينِ الصَّادِقِ الْمَصْدُوقِ الْأَمِينِ،
Al-ʿaṭūfi al-ḥalīmi al-jawādi al-karīmi al-ṭayyibi al-mubāraki al-makīni al-ṣādiqi al-maṣdūqi al-amīni,
tenderhearted, forbearing, generous, noble, pure, blessed, firmly established, truthful, confirmed in truth, and trustworthy;
الدَّاعِي إِلَيْكَ بِإِذْنِكَ، السِّرَاجِ الْمُنِيرِ الَّذِي أَدْرَكَ الْحَقَائِقَ بِحُجَّتِهَا، وَبَازَ الْخَلَائِقَ بِرُمَّتِهَا،
Al-dāʿī ilayka bi-idhnika, al-sirāji al-munīri alladhī adraka al-ḥaqāʾiqa bi-ḥujjatihā, wa-bāza al-khalāʾiqa bi-rummatihā,
calling to You by Your permission, the illuminating lamp who grasped realities with their proofs and surpassed all created beings.
وَجَعَلْتَهُ حَبِيبًا وَنَاجَيْتَهُ قَرِيبًا وَأَدْنَيْتَهُ رَقِيبًا،
Wa-jaʿaltahu ḥabīban wa-nājaytahu qarīban wa-adnaytahu raqīban,
You made him Your beloved, spoke intimately with him in nearness, and drew him close in watchful attendance.
وَخَتَمْتَ بِهِ الرِّسَالَةَ وَالدَّلَالَةَ وَالْبِشَارَةَ وَالنَّذَارَةَ وَالنُّبُوَّةَ،
Wa-khatamta bihi al-risālata wa-al-dalālata wa-al-bishārata wa-al-nadhārata wa-al-nubuwwata,
Through him You brought messengership, guidance, good tidings, warning, and prophethood to their seal.
وَنَصَرْتَهُ بِالرُّعْبِ وَظَلَّلْتَهُ بِالسُّحُبِ وَرَدَدْتَ لَهُ الشَّمْسَ وَشَقَقْتَ لَهُ الْقَمَرَ،
Wa-naṣartahu bi-al-ruʿbi wa-ẓallaltahu bi-al-suḥubi wa-radadta lahu al-shamsa wa-shaqaqta lahu al-qamara,
You granted him victory through awe, shaded him with clouds, returned the sun for him, and split the moon for him.
وَأَنْطَقْتَ لَهُ الضَّبَّ وَالظَّبْيَ وَالذِّئْبَ وَالْجِذْعَ وَالذِّرَاعَ وَالْجَمَلَ وَالْجَبَلَ وَالْمَدَرَ وَالشَّجَرَ،
Wa-anṭaqta lahu al-ḍabba wa-al-ẓabya wa-al-dhiʾba wa-al-jidhʿa wa-al-dhirāʿa wa-al-jamala wa-al-jabala wa-al-madara wa-al-shajara,
For him You gave speech to the desert lizard, gazelle, wolf, palm trunk, foreleg of meat, camel, mountain, clods of earth, and trees.
وَانْبَعَثَ مِنْ أَصَابِعِهِ الْمَاءُ الزُّلَالُ، وَأَنْزَلْتَ مِنَ الْمُزْنِ بِدَعْوَتِهِ،
Wa-inbaʿatha min aṣābiʿihi al-māʾu al-zulālu, wa-anzalta mina al-muzni bi-daʿwatihi,
Fresh water sprang from his fingers; in response to his prayer, You sent down from the clouds,
فِي عَامِ الْجَدْبِ وَالْمَحْلِ وَابِلَ الْغَيْثِ وَالْمَطَرِ،
Fī ʿāmi al-jadbi wa-al-maḥli wābila al-ghaythi wa-al-maṭari,
in a year of drought and barrenness, abundant showers of relieving rain.
فَاعْشَوْشَبَتْ مِنْهُ الْقَفْرُ وَالصَّخْرُ وَالْوَعْرُ وَالسَّهْلُ وَالرَّمْلُ وَالْحَجَرُ،
Fa-iʿshawshabat minhu al-qafru wa-al-ṣakhru wa-al-waʿru wa-al-sahlu wa-al-ramlu wa-al-ḥajaru,
Through it the wilderness and rock, rough ground and plain, sand and stone became covered in greenery.
وَأَسْرَيْتَ بِهِ لَيْلًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى،
Wa-asrayta bihi laylan mina al-masjidi al-ḥarāmi ilā al-masjidi al-aqṣā,
You carried him by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque,
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Night Journey 17:1
إِلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ الْعُلَى إِلَى سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى إِلَى قَابِ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى، وَأَرَيْتَهُ الْآيَةَ،
Ilā al-samāwāti al-ʿulā ilā sidrati al-muntahā ilā qābi qawsayni aw adnā, wa-araytahu al-āyata,
to the highest heavens, to the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary, to two bow-lengths or nearer; and You showed him the sign—
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الْكُبْرَى، وَأَنَلْتَهُ الْغَايَةَ الْقُصْوَى وَأَكْرَمْتَهُ بِالْمُخَاطَبَةِ وَالْمُرَاقَبَةِ وَالْمُشَافَهَةِ،
Al-kubrā, wa-analtahu al-ghāyata al-quṣwā wa-akramtahu bi-al-mukhāṭabati wa-al-murāqabati wa-al-mushāfahati,
the greatest—and granted him the furthest goal, honoring him with direct address, attentive presence, and speech face to face,
وَالْمُشَاهَدَةِ وَالْمُعَايَنَةِ بِالْبَصَرِ، وَخَصَّصْتَهُ بِالْوَسِيلَةِ الْعَذْرَاءِ وَالشَّفَاعَةِ الْكُبْرَى،
Wa-al-mushāhadati wa-al-muʿāyanati bi-al-baṣari, wa-khaṣṣaṣtahu bi-al-wasīlati al-ʿadhrāʾi wa-al-shafāʿati al-kubrā,
with witnessing and direct sight. You singled him out for the untouched station of nearness and the supreme intercession,
يَوْمَ الْفَزَعِ الْأَكْبَرِ فِي الْمَحْشَرِ، وَجَمَعْتَ لَهُ جَوَامِعَ الْكَلِمِ وَجَوَاهِرَ الْحِكَمِ،
Yawma al-fazaʿi al-akbari fī al-maḥshari, wa-jamaʿta lahu jawāmiʿa al-kalimi wa-jawāhira al-ḥikami,
on the day of greatest terror at the Gathering; You gave him speech rich in meaning and jewels of wisdom.
وَجَعَلْتَ أُمَّتَهُ خَيْرَ الْأُمَمِ وَغَفَرْتَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ،
Wa-jaʿalta ummatahu khayra al-umami wa-ghafarta lahu mā taqaddama min dhanbihi wa-mā taʾakhkhara,
You made his community the best of communities and forgave him his earlier and later faults.
الَّذِي بَلَّغَ الرِّسَالَةَ وَأَدَّى الْأَمَانَةَ وَنَصَحَ الْأُمَّةَ وَكَشَفَ الْغُمَّةَ وَجَلَّى الظُّلْمَةَ،
Alladhī ballagha al-risālata wa-addā al-amānata wa-naṣaḥa al-ummata wa-kashafa al-ghummata wa-jallā al-ẓulmata,
He conveyed the message, fulfilled the trust, sincerely counseled the community, lifted distress, and dispelled darkness.
وَجَاهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَعَبَدَ رَبَّهُ حَتَّى أَتَاهُ الْيَقِينُ.
Wa-jāhada fī sabīli Allāhi wa-ʿabada rabbahu ḥattā atāhu al-yaqīnu.
He strove in Allah’s way and worshipped his Lord until the certainty of death came to him.
اللَّهُمَّ ابْعَثْهُ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا يَغْبِطُهُ فِيهِ الْأَوَّلُونَ وَالْآخِرُونَ.
Allāhumma ibʿathhu maqāman maḥmūdan yaghbiṭuhu fīhi al-awwalūna wa-al-ākhirūna.
O Allah, raise him to a praiseworthy station that the earliest and latest generations will admire and desire.
اللَّهُمَّ عَظِّمْهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا بِإِعْلَاءِ ذِكْرِهِ وَإِظْهَارِ دِينِهِ وَإِبْقَاءِ شَرِيعَتِهِ،
Allāhumma ʿaẓẓimhu fī al-dunyā bi-iʿlāʾi dhikrihi wa-iẓhāri dīnihi wa-ibqāʾi sharīʿatihi,
O Allah, magnify his honor in this world by raising his renown, making his religion manifest, and preserving his sacred law;
وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ بِشَفَاعَتِهِ فِي أُمَّتِهِ، وَأَجْزِلْ أَجْرَهُ وَمَثُوبَتَهُ،
Wa-fī al-ākhirati bi-shafāʿatihi fī ummatihi, wa-ajzil ajrahu wa-mathūbatahu,
and in the Hereafter through his intercession for his community. Make his recompense and reward abundant.
وَأَيِّدْ فَضْلَهُ عَلَى الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ، وَتَقْدِيمَهُ عَلَى كَافَّةِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ الشُّهُودِ.
Wa-ayyid faḍlahu ʿalā al-awwalīna wa-al-ākhirīna, wa-taqdīmahu ʿalā kāffati al-muqarrabīna al-shuhūdi.
Confirm his distinction above the earliest and latest generations, and his precedence over all the witnesses brought near to You.
اللَّهُمَّ تَقَبَّلْ شَفَاعَتَهُ الْكُبْرَى وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَاتِهِ الْعُلْيَا،
Allāhumma taqabbal shafāʿatahu al-kubrā wa-irfaʿ darajātihi al-ʿulyā,
O Allah, accept his supreme intercession and raise his lofty degrees.
وَأَعْطِهِ سُؤْلَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَى كَمَا أَعْطَيْتَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَى.
Wa-aʿṭihi suʾlahu fī al-ākhirati wa-al-ūlā ka-mā aʿṭayta Ibrāhīma wa-Mūsā.
Grant him what he asks in the Hereafter and this life, as You granted Abraham and Moses.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ مِنْ أَكْرَمِ عِبَادِكَ عَلَيْكَ شَرَفًا وَمِنْ أَرْفَعِهِمْ عِنْدَكَ دَرَجَةً،
Allāhumma ijʿalhu min akrami ʿibādika ʿalayka sharafan wa-min arfaʿihim ʿindaka darajatan,
O Allah, make him among Your most honored servants in nobility, and among those highest in rank with You,
وَأَعْظَمِهِمْ خَطَرًا وَأَمْكَنِهِمْ شَفَاعَةً. اللَّهُمَّ عَظِّمْ بُرْهَانَهُ وَأَبْلِجْ حُجَّتَهُ،
Wa-aʿẓamihim khaṭaran wa-amkanihim shafāʿatan. Allāhumma ʿaẓẓim burhānahu wa-ablij ḥujjatahu,
greatest in standing, and most firmly established in intercession. O Allah, magnify his proof and make his argument radiant.
وَأَبْلِغْ مَأْمُولَهُ فِي أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ.
Wa-abligh maʾmūlahu fī ahli baytihi wa-dhurriyyatihi.
Fulfill his hopes for his household and descendants.
اللَّهُمَّ أَتْبِعْهُ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ وَأُمَّتِهِ مَا تَقَرُّ بِهِ عَيْنُهُ،
Allāhumma atbiʿhu min dhurriyyatihi wa-ummatihi mā taqarru bihi ʿaynuhu,
O Allah, cause those among his descendants and community who will delight his heart to follow him.
وَاجْزِهِ عَنَّا خَيْرَ مَا جَازَيْتَ بِهِ نَبِيًّا عَنْ أُمَّتِهِ، وَأَجْزِ الْأَنْبِيَاءَ كُلَّهُمْ خَيْرًا.
Wa-ijzihi ʿannā khayra mā jāzayta bihi nabiyyan ʿan ummatihi, wa-ajzi al-anbiyāʾa kullahum khayran.
Reward him on our behalf with the best reward You have given a prophet for his community, and reward all the prophets with goodness.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ عَدَدَ مَا شَاهَدَتْهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَسَمِعَتْهُ الْآذَانُ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin ʿadada mā shāhadathu al-abṣāru wa-samiʿathu al-ādhānu,
O Allah, bless our master Muhammad and grant him peace as many times as all that eyes have seen and ears have heard.
وَصَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ عَدَدَ مَنْ لَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ،
Wa-ṣalli wa-sallim ʿalayhi ʿadada man lam yuṣalli ʿalayhi,
Bless him and grant him peace as many times as the number of those who have not invoked blessings upon him.
وَصَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ كَمَا تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضَى أَنْ يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ،
Wa-ṣalli wa-sallim ʿalayhi ka-mā tuḥibbu wa-tarḍā an yuṣallā ʿalayhi,
Bless him and grant him peace in the manner You love and are pleased for blessings to be invoked upon him.
وَصَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ كَمَا أَمَرْتَنَا أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ،
Wa-ṣalli wa-sallim ʿalayhi ka-mā amartanā an nuṣalliya ʿalayhi,
Bless him and grant him peace as You have commanded us to invoke blessings upon him.
وَصَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ كَمَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ.
Wa-ṣalli wa-sallim ʿalayhi ka-mā yanbaghī an yuṣallā ʿalayhi.
Bless him and grant him peace as he deserves to be blessed.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ عَدَدَ نَعْمَاءِ اللَّهِ وَإِفْضَالِهِ.
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim ʿalayhi wa-ʿalā ālihi ʿadada naʿmāʾi Allāhi wa-ifḍālihi.
O Allah, bless him and his family and grant them peace as many times as Allah’s favors and generous gifts.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ وَأَوْلَادِهِ وَأَزْوَاجِهِ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim ʿalayhi wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-aṣḥābihi wa-awlādihi wa-azwājihi wa-dhurriyyatihi wa-ahli baytihi,
O Allah, bless him and his family, companions, children, wives, descendants, and household, and grant them peace—
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وَعَشِيرَتِهِ وَعِتْرَتِهِ وَأَصْهَارِهِ وَأَحْبَابِهِ وَأَتْبَاعِهِ وَأَشْيَاعِهِ وَأَنْصَارِهِ، خَزَنَةِ أَسْرَارِهِ وَمَعَادِنِ أَنْوَارِهِ،
Wa-ʿashīratihi wa-ʿitratihi wa-aṣhārihi wa-aḥbābihi wa-atbāʿihi wa-ashyāʿihi wa-anṣārihi, khazanati asrārihi wa-maʿādini anwārihi,
and his clan, close kin, relatives by marriage, loved ones, followers, adherents, and helpers: guardians of his mysteries and wellsprings of his lights;
وَكُنُوزِ الْحَقَائِقِ وَهُدَاةِ الْخَلَائِقِ، نُجُومِ الْهُدَى لِمَنِ اقْتَدَى،
Wa-kunūzi al-ḥaqāʾiqi wa-hudāti al-khalāʾiqi, nujūmi al-hudā li-mani iqtadā,
treasures of spiritual realities, guides to creation, and stars of guidance for those who follow their example.
وَسَلِّمْ تَسْلِيمًا كَثِيرًا دَائِمًا أَبَدًا، وَارْضَ عَنْ كُلِّ الصَّحَابَةِ رِضًا سَرْمَدًا،
Wa-sallim taslīman kathīran dāʾiman abadan, wa-irḍa ʿan kulli al-ṣaḥābati riḍan sarmadan,
Grant abundant peace, enduring forever, and be perpetually pleased with all the Companions,
عَدَدَ خَلْقِكَ وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِكَ وَرِضَاءَ نَفْسِكَ وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِكَ،
ʿAdada khalqika wa-zinata ʿarshika wa-riḍāʾa nafsika wa-midāda kalimātika,
in the number of Your creation, the weight of Your Throne, the measure of Your pleasure, and the ink of Your words;
كُلَّمَا ذَكَرَكَ ذَاكِرٌ وَسَهَا عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ غَافِلٌ،
Kullamā dhakaraka dhākirun wa-sahā ʿan dhikrika ghāfilun,
whenever anyone remembers You and whenever a heedless person neglects Your remembrance.
صَلَاةً تَكُونُ لَكَ رِضَاءً وَبِحَقِّهِ أَدَاءً وَلَنَا صَلَاحًا،
Ṣalātan takūnu laka riḍāʾan wa-bi-ḥaqqihi adāʾan wa-lanā ṣalāḥan,
May these blessings please You, fulfill what is due to him, and bring us goodness.
وَآتِهِ الْوَسِيلَةَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَ وَالدَّرَجَةَ الْعَالِيَةَ الرَّفِيعَةَ وَابْعَثْهُ الْمَقَامَ الْمَحْمُودَ،
Wa-ātihi al-wasīlata wa-al-faḍīlata wa-al-darajata al-ʿāliyata al-rafīʿata wa-ibʿathhu al-maqāma al-maḥmūda,
Grant him the station of nearness, distinction, and the high, exalted rank; raise him to the praiseworthy station.
وَأَعْطِهِ الدَّوَاءَ الْمَعْقُودَ وَالْحَوْضَ الْمَوْرُودَ،
Wa-aʿṭihi al-dawāʾa al-maʿqūda wa-al-ḥawḍa al-mawrūda,
Grant him the bound remedy and the Pool to which people come.
وَصَلِّ يَا رَبِّ عَلَى جَمِيعِ إِخْوَانِهِ مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ،
Wa-ṣalli yā Rabbi ʿalā jamīʿi ikhwānihi mina al-nabiyyīna wa-al-mursalīna,
My Lord, bless all his brothers among the prophets and messengers,
وَعَلَى جَمِيعِ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ وَالصَّالِحِينَ، صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ.
Wa-ʿalā jamīʿi al-awliyāʾi wa-al-ṣāliḥīna, ṣalawātu Allāhi ʿalayhim ajmaʿīna.
and all the friends of Allah and the righteous. May Allah’s blessings be upon them all.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ السَّابِقِ لِلْخَلْقِ نُورُهُ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin al-sābiqi li-al-khalqi nūruhu,
O Allah, bless our master Muhammad and grant him peace, whose light preceded creation;
الرَّحْمَةُ لِلْعَالَمِينَ ظُهُورُهُ، عَدَدَ مَنْ مَضَى مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَمَنْ بَقِيَ،
Al-raḥmatu li-al-ʿālamīna ẓuhūruhu, ʿadada man maḍā min khalqika wa-man baqiya,
his appearance is mercy for all worlds. Grant blessings as many times as those of Your creatures who have passed away and those who remain,
وَمَنْ سَعِدَ مِنْهُمْ وَمَنْ شَقِيَ، صَلَاةً تَسْتَغْرِقُ الْعَدَّ وَتُحِيطُ بِالْحَدِّ،
Wa-man saʿida minhum wa-man shaqiya, ṣalātan tastaghriqu al-ʿadda wa-tuḥīṭu bi-al-ḥaddi,
those among them who are blessed and those who are wretched: blessings exhausting every count and encompassing every limit;
صَلَاةً لَا غَايَةَ لَهَا وَلَا انْتِهَاءَ وَلَا أَمَدَ لَهَا وَلَا انْقِضَاءَ،
Ṣalātan lā ghāyata lahā wa-lā intihāʾa wa-lā amada lahā wa-lā inqiḍāʾa,
blessings with no furthest point or ending, no appointed term or cessation;
صَلَاتَكَ الَّتِي صَلَّيْتَ عَلَيْهِ، صَلَاةً مَعْرُوضَةً عَلَيْهِ وَمَقْبُولَةً لَدَيْهِ،
Ṣalātaka allatī ṣallayta ʿalayhi, ṣalātan maʿrūḍatan ʿalayhi wa-maqbūlatan ladayhi,
Your own blessing that You bestowed upon him, a blessing presented to him and accepted by him;
صَلَاةً دَائِمَةً بِدَوَامِكَ وَبَاقِيَةً بِبَقَائِكَ لَا مُنْتَهَى لَهَا دُونَ عِلْمِكَ،
Ṣalātan dāʾimatan bi-dawāmika wa-bāqiyatan bi-baqāʾika lā muntahā lahā dūna ʿilmika,
blessings enduring through Your permanence, abiding through Your abiding, with no limit short of Your knowledge;
صَلَاةً تُرْضِيكَ وَتُرْضِيهِ وَتَرْضَى بِهَا عَنَّا، صَلَاةً تَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ وَالسَّمَاءَ،
Ṣalātan turḍīka wa-turḍīhi wa-tarḍā bihā ʿannā, ṣalātan tamlaʾu al-arḍa wa-al-samāʾa,
blessings that please You and please him, through which You are pleased with us; blessings filling earth and heaven;
صَلَاةً تَحُلُّ بِهَا الْعُقَدَ وَتُفَرِّجُ بِهَا الْكُرَبَ،
Ṣalātan taḥullu bihā al-ʿuqada wa-tufarriju bihā al-kuraba,
blessings through which You untie knots and relieve distress,
وَتُجْرِي بِهَا لُطْفَكَ فِي أَمْرِي وَأُمُورِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ،
Wa-tujrī bihā luṭfaka fī amrī wa-umūri al-muslimīna,
and cause Your gentle care to flow through my affairs and the affairs of all Muslims.
وَبَارِكْ عَلَى الدَّوَامِ وَعَافِنَا وَاهْدِنَا وَاجْعَلْنَا آمِنِينَ،
Wa-bārik ʿalā al-dawāmi wa-ʿāfinā wa-ihdinā wa-ijʿalnā āminīna,
Bestow blessing continually, grant us well-being, guide us, and make us secure.
وَيَسِّرْ أُمُورَنَا مَعَ الرَّاحَةِ لِقُلُوبِنَا وَأَبْدَانِنَا،
Wa-yassir umūranā maʿa al-rāḥati li-qulūbinā wa-abdāninā,
Ease our affairs, together with rest for our hearts and bodies,
وَالسَّلَامَةِ وَالْعَافِيَةِ فِي دِينِنَا وَدُنْيَانَا وَآخِرَتِنَا، وَتَوَفَّنَا عَلَى الْكِتَابِ وَالسُّنَّةِ،
Wa-al-salāmati wa-al-ʿāfiyati fī dīninā wa-dunyānā wa-ākhiratinā, wa-tawaffanā ʿalā al-kitābi wa-al-sunnati,
and safety and well-being in our religion, worldly life, and Hereafter. Let us die faithful to the Book and the Sunna.
وَاجْمَعْنَا مَعَهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ مِنْ غَيْرِ عَذَابٍ يَسْبِقُ وَأَنْتَ رَاضٍ عَنَّا،
Wa-ijmaʿnā maʿahu fī al-jannati min ghayri ʿadhābin yasbiqu wa-anta rāḍin ʿannā,
Gather us with him in Paradise, without prior punishment, while You are pleased with us.
وَلَا تَمْكُرْ بِنَا وَاخْتِمْ لَنَا بِخَيْرٍ مِنْكَ وَعَافِيَةٍ بِلَا مِحْنَةٍ أَجْمَعِينَ.
Wa-lā tamkur binā wa-ikhtim lanā bi-khayrin minka wa-ʿāfiyatin bi-lā miḥnatin ajmaʿīna.
Do not take us unawares, and grant us all a good ending from You, with well-being free from trial.
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ، وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ،
Subḥāna rabbika rabbi al-ʿizzati ʿammā yaṣifūna, wa-salāmun ʿalā al-mursalīna,
Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of might, beyond what they attribute to Him; peace be upon the messengers.
Qurʾān · Those drawn up in Ranks 37:180–181
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ. اِنْتَهَى.
Wa-al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna. Intahā.
All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds. End.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · Those drawn up in Ranks 37:182
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وَلَهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ الصَّلَاةُ الصُّغْرَى، وَهَذَا تَوْجِيهُهَا.
Wa-lahu raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu al-ṣalātu al-ṣughrā, wa-hādhā tawjīhuhā.
Also attributed to him, may Allah be pleased with him: the Shorter Prayer of Blessing. This is its introductory poem.
نَبَّأَ مُبَشِّرُنَا وَالْقَلْبُ زَادَ سُرُورُهُ، وَفِي الْكَوْنِ أَضْحَتْ مُشْرِقَاتٍ بُدُورُهُ.
Nabbaʾa mubashshirunā wa-al-qalbu zāda surūruhu, wa-fī al-kawni aḍḥat mushriqātin budūruhu.
Our bearer of glad tidings announced his news, and the heart’s joy grew; his full moons shone throughout creation.
وَهَبَّ نَسِيمُ الْيُسْرِ وَالْفَضْلِ وَالرِّضَى، وَدَارَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ بُنَى الْحِفْظِ سُورُهُ.
Wa-habba nasīmu al-yusri wa-al-faḍli wa-al-riḍā, wa-dāra ʿalaynā min bunā al-ḥifẓi sūruhu.
A breeze of ease, grace, and contentment blew, and the wall of its protecting edifice encircled us,
بِهِمَّةِ عَبْدِ الْقَادِرِ السَّيِّدِ الرَّضِيِّ، إِمَامٍ جَلِيلٍ زَاخِرَاتٍ بُحُورُهُ.
Bi-himmati ʿAbdi al-Qādiri al-sayyidi al-raḍiyyi, imāmin jalīlin zākhirātin buḥūruhu.
through the spiritual resolve of ʿAbd al-Qādir, the pleasing master, a majestic imam whose oceans overflow;
وَقُطْبٍ كَرِيمٍ حَازَ فَضْلًا وَرِفْعَةً، قَلِيلًا غَدَا فِي الْأَوْلِيَاءِ نَظِيرُهُ.
Wa-quṭbin karīmin ḥāza faḍlan wa-rifʿatan, qalīlan ghadā fī al-awliyāʾi naẓīruhu.
a noble spiritual Pole who attained grace and high rank; among the friends of Allah, his equal was seldom found.
غَدَا رَوْضُهُ بَيْنَ الْبَرِيَّةِ عَابِقًا، وَغَنَّتْ بِمَدْحِ الشَّيْخِ فِيهِ طُيُورُهُ.
Ghadā rawḍuhu bayna al-bariyyati ʿābiqan, wa-ghannat bi-madḥi al-shaykhi fīhi ṭuyūruhu.
His garden spread its fragrance among creation, and its birds sang the shaykh’s praise.
وَلَمَّا تَبَدَّى زَهْرُهُ مُتَبَسِّمًا، بِأَحْسَنِ وَصْفٍ ضَاحِكَاتٍ ثُغُورُهُ.
Wa-lammā tabaddā zahruhu mutabassiman, bi-aḥsani waṣfin ḍāḥikātin thughūruhu.
As its flowers appeared smiling, their mouths laughed in the loveliest display.
أَدَارَ عَلَيْنَا الْكَأْسَ بِالْقَهْوَةِ الَّتِي يَضُمُّ بِهَا الْقَلْبَ الْكَئِيبَ حُبُورُهُ.
Adāra ʿalaynā al-kaʾsa bi-al-qahwati allatī yaḍummu bihā al-qalba al-kaʾība ḥubūruhu.
He passed around to us the cup of wine through which his joy embraces the sorrowful heart.
لِحَضْرَتِهِ فَأَهْدُوا سَلَامًا مُعَطَّرًا، كَبَدْرٍ تَمَامٍ فِي الظَّلَامِ ظُهُورُهُ.
Li-ḥaḍratihi fa-ahdū salāman muʿaṭṭaran, ka-badrin tamāmin fī al-ẓalāmi ẓuhūruhu.
Offer fragrant greetings to his presence; his appearance is like a full moon in the darkness.
وَصَلِّ عَلَى خَيْرِ الْأَنَامِ مُحَمَّدٍ، بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ زَادَ مِنْهُ حُضُورُهُ،
Wa-ṣalli ʿalā khayri al-anāmi Muḥammadin, bi-qalbin salīmin zāda minhu ḥuḍūruhu,
Invoke blessings on Muhammad, the best of humankind, with a sound heart whose attentive presence has grown,
بِلَفْظِ صَلَاةِ الشَّيْخِ، إِنَّ الَّذِي غَدَا يُصَلِّي بِهَا تُقْضَى إِلَيْهِ أُمُورُهُ.
Bi-lafẓi ṣalāti al-shaykhi, inna alladhī ghadā yuṣallī bihā tuqḍā ilayhi umūruhu.
using the words of the shaykh’s prayer: whoever invokes blessings with it has his affairs fulfilled.
فَصَلُّوا عَلَى الْمُخْتَارِ خَيْرِ الْوَرَى الَّذِي غَدَا سَابِقًا بِالْفَضْلِ لِلْخَلْقِ نُورُهُ.
Fa-ṣallū ʿalā al-mukhtāri khayri al-warā alladhī ghadā sābiqan bi-al-faḍli li-al-khalqi nūruhu.
Invoke blessings on the chosen one, the best of creation, whose light preceded creation in distinction.
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وَهِيَ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةُ الشَّرِيفَةُ.
Wa-hiya hādhihi al-ṣalātu al-sharīfatu.
This is the noble prayer of blessing.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ السَّابِقِ لِلْخَلْقِ نُورُهُ،
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin al-sābiqi li-al-khalqi nūruhu,
O Allah, bless our master Muhammad, whose light preceded creation;
وَرَحْمَةٌ لِلْعَالَمِينَ ظُهُورُهُ، عَدَدَ مَنْ مَضَى مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَمَنْ بَقِيَ،
Wa-raḥmatun li-al-ʿālamīna ẓuhūruhu, ʿadada man maḍā min khalqika wa-man baqiya,
his appearance is mercy for all worlds. Grant blessings as many times as those of Your creatures who have passed away and those who remain,
وَمَنْ سَعِدَ مِنْهُمْ وَمَنْ شَقِيَ، صَلَاةً تَسْتَغْرِقُ الْعَدَّ وَتُحِيطُ بِالْحَدِّ،
Wa-man saʿida minhum wa-man shaqiya, ṣalātan tastaghriqu al-ʿadda wa-tuḥīṭu bi-al-ḥaddi,
those among them who are blessed and those who are wretched: blessings exhausting every count and encompassing every limit;
صَلَاةً لَا غَايَةَ لَهَا وَلَا مُنْتَهَى وَلَا انْقِضَاءَ، صَلَاةً دَائِمَةً بِدَوَامِكَ،
Ṣalātan lā ghāyata lahā wa-lā muntahā wa-lā inqiḍāʾa, ṣalātan dāʾimatan bi-dawāmika,
blessings without a furthest point, limit, or cessation, enduring through Your permanence;
وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ، وَسَلِّمْ تَسْلِيمًا مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ.
Wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi, wa-sallim taslīman mithla dhālika.
and upon his family and companions; grant peace in the same measure.
رُوِيَ أَنَّ الصَّلَاةَ الْوَاحِدَةَ مِنْهَا تَعْدِلُ بِعَشَرَةِ آلَافِ صَلَاةٍ.
Ruwiya anna al-ṣalāta al-wāḥidata minhā taʿdilu bi-ʿasharati ālāfi ṣalātin.
It is related that one recitation of this prayer equals ten thousand prayers of blessing.
وَرُوِيَ أَنَّ مَنْ ذَكَرَهَا عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ فِي الصَّبَاحِ وَمِثْلَهَا فِي الْمَسَاءِ،
Wa-ruwiya anna man dhakarahā ʿashra marrātin fī al-ṣabāḥi wa-mithlahā fī al-masāʾi,
It is also related that whoever recites it ten times in the morning and as many times in the evening
اسْتَوْجَبَ الرِّضَا الْأَكْبَرَ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَالْأَمَانَ مِنَ السَّخَطِ بِبَرَكَتِهَا. اِنْتَهَى.
Istawjaba al-riḍā al-akbara mina Allāhi wa-al-amāna mina al-sakhaṭi bi-barakatihā. Intahā.
earns Allah’s greatest pleasure and safety from displeasure through its blessing. End.
وَلَهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ الصَّلَاةُ الْوُسْطَى، وَهَذَا تَوْجِيهُهَا.
Wa-lahu raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu al-ṣalātu al-wusṭā, wa-hādhā tawjīhuhā.
Also attributed to him, may Allah be pleased with him: the Middle Prayer of Blessing. This is its introductory poem.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ الْمُخْتَارِ تَكْسُو الْقُلُوبَ بِحُلَّةِ الْأَنْوَارِ،
Inna al-ṣalāta ʿalā al-nabiyyi al-mukhtāri taksū al-qulūba bi-ḥullati al-anwāri,
Invoking blessings on the chosen Prophet clothes hearts in a garment of lights,
وَتُنِيلُ قَلْبَ الْمَرْءِ مَا يَرْجُوهُ مِنْ أَمَلٍ وَتَقْضِي سَائِرَ الْأَوْطَارِ.
Wa-tunīlu qalba al-marʾi mā yarjūhu min amalin wa-taqḍī sāʾira al-awṭāri.
grants the heart the hope it longs for, and fulfills every need.
طُوبَى لِمَنْ صَلَّى عَلَى خَيْرِ الْوَرَى، يَحْظَى بِمَحْوِ الْإِثْمِ وَالْأَوْزَارِ.
Ṭūbā li-man ṣallā ʿalā khayri al-warā, yaḥẓā bi-maḥwi al-ithmi wa-al-awzāri.
Blessed is whoever invokes blessings on the best of creation: he gains the erasure of sin and its burdens.
صَلُّوا عَلَى خَيْرِ الْأَنَامِ مُحَمَّدٍ، صَلَاةَ قُطْبٍ عَابِقِ الْأَعْطَارِ،
Ṣallū ʿalā khayri al-anāmi Muḥammadin, ṣalāta quṭbin ʿābiqi al-aʿṭāri,
Invoke blessings on Muhammad, the best of humankind, using the prayer of a spiritual Pole whose fragrances spread,
الشَّيْخِ عَبْدِ الْقَادِرِ الْجِيلِيِّ الَّذِي أَضْحَى شَهِيرَ الْقَدْرِ فِي الْأَقْطَارِ.
Al-shaykhi ʿAbdi al-Qādiri al-Jīliyyi alladhī aḍḥā shahīra al-qadri fī al-aqṭāri.
Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlī, whose stature became renowned throughout the lands.
وُجِدَتْ عَلَى حَجَرٍ غَدَتْ مَكْتُوبَةً بِقُدْرَةِ الْمَوْلَى الْعَظِيمِ الْبَارِي.
Wujidat ʿalā ḥajarin ghadat maktūbatan bi-qudrati al-mawlā al-ʿaẓīmi al-bārī.
It was found written on a stone by the power of the great Master, the Creator.
إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ حَكَتْ بِهَا مِنْ فَضْلِهَا سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا، فُهْ بِهَا يَا قَارِي.
Inna al-ṣalāta ḥakat bihā min faḍlihā sabʿīna alfan, fuh bihā yā qārī.
The prayer tells of its merit as seventy thousand; reciter, give voice to it.
يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَقْوَامِ فُوهُوا جُمْلَةً، كَيْ تَظْفَرُوا بِنَوَالِهَا الْمِدْرَارِ.
Yā maʿshara al-aqwāmi fūhū jumlatan, kay taẓfarū bi-nawālihā al-midrāri.
O gathered peoples, recite it together, so that you may attain its abundant gifts.
صَلُّوا عَلَى خَيْرِ الْأَنَامِ الْمُرْتَضَى، بَدْرِ الْبُدُورِ مَعْدِنِ الْأَسْرَارِ.
Ṣallū ʿalā khayri al-anāmi al-murtaḍā, badri al-budūri maʿdini al-asrāri.
Invoke blessings on the favored one, the best of humankind, the full moon of full moons and wellspring of mysteries.
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وَهِيَ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةُ الشَّرِيفَةُ.
Wa-hiya hādhihi al-ṣalātu al-sharīfatu.
This is the noble prayer of blessing.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلِّمْ،
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin al-nabiyyi al-ummiyyi wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallim,
O Allah, bless our master Muhammad, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and companions, and grant them peace,
وَأَزْوَاجِهِ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ، بَحْرِ أَنْوَارِكَ وَمَعْدِنِ أَسْرَارِكَ وَلِسَانِ حُجَّتِكَ،
Wa-azwājihi wa-dhurriyyatihi wa-ahli baytihi, baḥri anwārika wa-maʿdini asrārika wa-lisāni ḥujjatika,
and his wives, descendants, and household: he is the ocean of Your lights, the wellspring of Your mysteries, and the voice of Your proof;
وَعَرُوسِ مَمْلَكَتِكَ وَطِرَازِ مُلْكِكَ وَخَزَائِنِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَطَرِيقِ شَرِيعَتِكَ،
Wa-ʿarūsi mamlakatika wa-ṭirāzi mulkika wa-khazāʾini raḥmatika wa-ṭarīqi sharīʿatika,
the bride of Your kingdom, the ornament of Your dominion, the treasuries of Your mercy, and the path of Your sacred law;
الْمُتَلَذِّذِ بِمُشَاهَدَتِكَ، إِنْسَانِ عَيْنِ الْوُجُودِ وَالسَّبَبِ فِي كُلِّ مَوْجُودٍ،
Al-mutaladhdhidhi bi-mushāhadatika, insāni ʿayni al-wujūdi wa-al-sababi fī kulli mawjūdin,
who delights in beholding You, the pupil in the eye of existence and the cause within every existent;
عَيْنِ أَعْيَانِ خَلْقِكَ الْمُقْتَبِسِ مِنْ نُورِ ضِيَائِكَ،
ʿAyni aʿyāni khalqika al-muqtabisi min nūri ḍiyāʾika,
the very essence of the beings You created, drawing light from Your radiance.
صَلَاةً تَحُلُّ بِهَا عُقْدَتَنَا وَتُفَرِّجُ بِهَا كُرْبَتَنَا وَتَقْضِي بِهَا حَوَائِجَنَا،
Ṣalātan taḥullu bihā ʿuqdatanā wa-tufarriju bihā kurbatanā wa-taqḍī bihā ḥawāʾijanā,
Bestow blessings through which You untie our knot, relieve our distress, and fulfill our needs;
صَلَاةً تُرْضِيكَ وَتُرْضِيهِ وَتَرْضَى بِهَا عَنَّا يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ،
Ṣalātan turḍīka wa-turḍīhi wa-tarḍā bihā ʿannā yā rabba al-ʿālamīna,
blessings that please You and please him, through which You are pleased with us, O Lord of all worlds;
عَدَدَ مَا أَحَاطَ بِهِ عِلْمُكَ وَأَحْصَاهُ كِتَابُكَ،
ʿAdada mā aḥāṭa bihi ʿilmuka wa-aḥṣāhu kitābuka,
as many times as all that Your knowledge encompasses and Your Book enumerates,
وَشَهِدَتْ بِهِ مَلَائِكَتُكَ وَجَرَى بِهِ قَلَمُكَ،
Wa-shahidat bihi malāʾikatuka wa-jarā bihi qalamuka,
that Your angels attest and Your Pen has recorded;
عَدَدَ الْأَمْطَارِ وَالْأَحْجَارِ وَالْأَقْطَارِ وَالْأَشْجَارِ وَمَلَائِكَةِ الْجَبَّارِ،
ʿAdada al-amṭāri wa-al-aḥjāri wa-al-aqṭāri wa-al-ashjāri wa-malāʾikati al-Jabbāri,
as many as the rains, stones, regions, trees, and angels of the All-Compelling;
وَعَدَدَ مَا خَلَقَ مَوْلَانَا مِنْ أَوَّلِ الزَّمَانِ إِلَى آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ،
Wa-ʿadada mā khalaqa mawlānā min awwali al-zamāni ilā ākhiri al-zamāni,
and as many as all that our Master has created from the beginning of time to its end.
وَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمْ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ. اِنْتَهَى.
Wa-sallim ʿalayhi wa-ʿalayhim mithla dhālika, wa-al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna. Intahā.
Grant him and them peace in the same measure. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds. End.
رُوِيَ عَنِ الشَّيْخِ سَيِّدِي عَبْدِ الْقَادِرِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ:
Ruwiya ʿani al-shaykhi sayyidī ʿAbdi al-Qādiri raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu annahu qāla:
It is related that the shaykh, my master ʿAbd al-Qādir, may Allah be pleased with him, said:
وَجَدْتُهَا مَكْتُوبَةً فِي حَجَرٍ بِقَلَمِ الْقُدْرَةِ، وَلَمْ يَطَّلِعْ عَلَيْهَا إِلَّا الْقَلِيلُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ،
Wajadtuhā maktūbatan fī ḥajarin bi-qalami al-qudrati, wa-lam yaṭṭaliʿ ʿalayhā illā al-qalīlu min ahli al-ʿilmi,
“I found it inscribed in a stone by the Pen of divine power, and only a few of the learned knew of it.
وَالصَّلَاةُ مِنْهَا بِسَبْعِينَ أَلْفِ صَلَاةٍ. اِنْتَهَى.
Wa-al-ṣalātu minhā bi-sabʿīna alfi ṣalātin. Intahā.
One recitation of it counts as seventy thousand prayers of blessing.” End.
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وَلَهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ دُعَاءُ الِاخْتِتَامِ.
Wa-lahu raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu duʿāʾu al-ikhtitāmi.
Also attributed to him, may Allah be pleased with him: the concluding supplication.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،
Al-ṣalātu wa-al-salāmu ʿalayka yā rasūla Allāhi, al-ṣalātu wa-al-salāmu ʿalayka yā rasūla Allāhi,
Blessings and peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah. Blessings and peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah.
الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حَبِيبَ اللَّهِ،
Al-ṣalātu wa-al-salāmu ʿalayka yā ḥabība Allāhi,
Blessings and peace be upon you, O beloved of Allah.
الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَكْرَمَ الْخَلْقِ عَلَى اللَّهِ.
Al-ṣalātu wa-al-salāmu ʿalayka yā akrama al-khalqi ʿalā Allāhi.
Blessings and peace be upon you, O most honored of creation in Allah’s sight.
يَا اللَّهُ يَا حَقُّ يَا نُورُ يَا مُبِينُ، نَوِّرْ قَلْبِي بِنُورِكَ،
Yā Allāhu yā Ḥaqqu yā Nūru yā Mubīnu, nawwir qalbī bi-nūrika,
O Allah, O Truth, O Light, O Manifest One, illuminate my heart with Your light.
وَاكْسُنِي مِنْ نُورِكَ وَعَلِّمْنِي مِنْ عِلْمِكَ وَفَهِّمْنِي عَنْكَ،
Wa-uksunī min nūrika wa-ʿallimnī min ʿilmika wa-fahhimnī ʿanka,
Clothe me in Your light, teach me from Your knowledge, and grant me understanding of You.
وَأَسْمِعْنِي مِنْكَ وَبَصِّرْنِي بِكَ، إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
Wa-asmiʿnī minka wa-baṣṣirnī bika, innaka ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun.
Let me hear from You and see through You. You have power over everything.
يَا سَمِيعُ يَا عَلِيمُ يَا حَلِيمُ يَا عَظِيمُ يَا عَلِيُّ يَا اللَّهُ،
Yā Samīʿu yā ʿAlīmu yā Ḥalīmu yā ʿAẓīmu yā ʿAliyyu yā Allāhu,
O All-Hearing, All-Knowing, Forbearing, Magnificent, Most High—O Allah,
اِسْمَعْ نِدَائِي بِخَصَائِصِ لُطْفِكَ، آمِينَ آمِينَ آمِينَ.
Ismaʿ nidāʾī bi-khaṣāʾiṣi luṭfika, āmīna āmīna āmīna.
hear my call with the special gifts of Your gentle care. Amen, amen, amen.
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ كُلِّهَا مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ.
Aʿūdhu bi-kalimāti Allāhi al-tāmmāti kullihā min sharri mā khalaqa.
I seek refuge in all the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.
يَا عَظِيمَ السُّلْطَانِ يَا قَدِيمَ الْإِحْسَانِ يَا دَائِمَ النِّعَمِ،
Yā ʿaẓīma al-sulṭāni yā qadīma al-iḥsāni yā dāʾima al-niʿami,
O You whose authority is immense, whose kindness is ancient, whose favors never cease;
يَا بَاسِطَ الرِّزْقِ يَا وَاسِعَ الْعَطَايَا يَا دَافِعَ الْبَلَايَا يَا سَامِعَ الدُّعَاءِ،
Yā bāsiṭa al-rizqi yā wāsiʿa al-ʿaṭāyā yā dāfiʿa al-balāyā yā sāmiʿa al-duʿāʾi,
O Giver of ample provision, Boundless in gifts, Averter of afflictions, Hearer of supplication;
يَا حَاضِرًا لَيْسَ بِغَائِبٍ يَا مَوْجُودًا عِنْدَ الشَّدَائِدِ،
Yā ḥāḍiran laysa bi-ghāʾibin yā mawjūdan ʿinda al-shadāʾidi,
O You who are present and never absent, who are there in times of hardship;
يَا خَفِيَّ اللُّطْفِ يَا لَطِيفَ الصُّنْعِ يَا جَمِيلَ السِّتْرِ،
Yā khafiyya al-luṭfi yā laṭīfa al-ṣunʿi yā jamīla al-sitri,
O Hidden in gentle care, Subtle in working, Beautiful in concealing faults;
يَا حَلِيمًا لَا يَعْجَلُ يَا جَوَادًا لَا يَبْخَلُ، اِقْضِ حَاجَتِي يَا مُجِيبُ.
Yā ḥalīman lā yaʿjalu yā jawādan lā yabkhalu, iqḍi ḥājatī yā Mujību.
O Forbearing One who never hastens, O Generous One who never withholds: fulfill my need, O Answerer.
تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ مَرَّةً.
Tisʿa ʿashrata marratan.
Nineteen times.
يَا مَنْ لَهُ الْأَمْرُ كُلُّهُ أَسْأَلُكَ الْخَيْرَ كُلَّهُ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ كُلِّهِ.
Yā man lahu al-amru kulluhu asʾaluka al-khayra kullahu wa-aʿūdhu bika mina al-sharri kullihi.
O You to whom every affair belongs, I ask You for all good and seek refuge in You from all evil.
اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ عَلَيْنَا أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَسَهِّلْ لَنَا أَسْبَابَ رِزْقِكَ،
Allāhumma iftaḥ ʿalaynā abwāba raḥmatika wa-sahhil lanā asbāba rizqika,
O Allah, open for us the doors of Your mercy and make the means of Your provision easy for us.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ الطَّاهِرِ الزَّكِيِّ،
Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin al-nabiyyi al-ummiyyi al-ṭāhiri al-zakiyyi,
May Allah bless our master Muhammad, the unlettered Prophet, pure and undefiled,
صَلَاةً تَحُلُّ بِهَا الْعُقَدَ وَتُفَرِّجُ بِهَا الْكُرَبَ، وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ،
Ṣalātan taḥullu bihā al-ʿuqada wa-tufarriju bihā al-kuraba, wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi,
with blessings through which You untie knots and relieve distress; and bless his family and companions,
وَعَلَى سَائِرِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ وَعَلَى آلِهِمْ وَصَحْبِهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ،
Wa-ʿalā sāʾiri al-anbiyāʾi wa-al-mursalīna wa-ʿalā ālihim wa-ṣaḥbihim ajmaʿīna,
and all the prophets and messengers, and all their families and companions.
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، لَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَبِكَ الِاعْتِصَامُ،
Wa-al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna, laka al-ḥamdu wa-bika al-iʿtiṣāmu,
All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds. Praise belongs to You, and in You we seek protection.
سُبْحَانَكَ أَلْهَمْتَنَا الِابْتِدَاءَ وَيَسَّرْتَ لَنَا الِاخْتِتَامَ،
Subḥānaka alhamtanā al-ibtidāʾa wa-yassarta lanā al-ikhtitāma,
Glory be to You: You inspired us to begin and made it easy for us to complete.
وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَأَئِمَّةِ الشَّرِيعَةِ الْأَعْلَامِ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ بِالتَّمَامِ.
Wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-aʾimmati al-sharīʿati al-aʿlāmi, raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhum bi-al-tamāmi.
And blessings upon his family, companions, and the renowned imams of the sacred law; may Allah be fully pleased with them.
اللَّهُمَّ يَا رَبِّ بِجَاهِ نَبِيِّكَ الْمُصْطَفَى وَرَسُولِكَ الْمُرْتَضَى،
Allāhumma yā Rabbi bi-jāhi nabiyyika al-muṣṭafā wa-rasūlika al-murtaḍā,
O Allah, my Lord, by the standing of Your chosen Prophet and Your favored Messenger,
طَهِّرْ قُلُوبَنَا مِنْ كُلِّ وَصْفٍ يُبَاعِدُنَا عَنْ مُشَاهَدَتِكَ وَمَحَبَّتِكَ،
Ṭahhir qulūbanā min kulli waṣfin yubāʿidunā ʿan mushāhadatika wa-maḥabbatika,
purify our hearts of every trait that keeps us distant from beholding You and loving You.
وَأَمِتْنَا عَلَى السُّنَّةِ وَالْجَمَاعَةِ،
Wa-amitnā ʿalā al-sunnati wa-al-jamāʿati,
Let us die faithful to the Sunna and the community—
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وَالشَّوْقِ إِلَى لِقَاكَ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ،
Wa-al-shawqi ilā liqāka yā dhā al-jalāli wa-al-ikrāmi,
and longing to meet You, O Possessor of majesty and honor.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا،
Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallama taslīman,
May Allah bless our master Muhammad and his family and companions, and grant them peace.
وَآخِرُ دَعْوَانَا أَنِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
Wa-ākhiru daʿwānā ani al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna.
The closing words of our prayer are: all praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi, wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā wa-mawlānā Muḥammadin.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful. May Allah bless our master and patron Muhammad.
هَذَا حِزْبُ الرَّجَاءِ وَالِالْتِجَاءِ لِلْغَوْثِ الْأَعْظَمِ سُلْطَانِ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ،
Hādhā ḥizbu al-rajāʾi wa-al-iltijāʾi li-al-ghawthi al-aʿẓami sulṭāni al-awliyāʾi,
This is the Litany of Hope and Seeking Refuge, attributed to the Supreme Helper, Sultan of the Friends of Allah,
سَيِّدِي عَبْدِ الْقَادِرِ الْجِيلَانِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَأَرْضَاهُ. وَهَذَا تَوْجِيهُهُ.
Sayyidī ʿAbdi al-Qādiri al-Jīlāniyyi raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu wa-arḍāhu. Wa-hādhā tawjīhuhu.
my master ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī, may Allah be pleased with him and grant him contentment. This is its introductory poem.
إِذَا مَا أَرَدْتُمْ أَنْ تَفُوزُوا وَتَرْبَحُوا، فَمِيلُوا الذِّكْرَا لِلَّهِ يَا قَوْمُ وَاجْنَحُوا.
Idhā mā aradtum an tafūzū wa-tarbaḥū, fa-mīlū al-dhikrā li-Allāhi yā qawmu wa-ijnaḥū.
If you wish to succeed and gain, turn toward Allah’s remembrance, my people, and incline to it.
فَقَدْ فَازَ مَنْ بِالذِّكْرِ أَصْبَحَ مُغْرَمًا، بِرَوْضَاتِهِ بِالْفِكْرِ يَغْدُو وَيَشْرَحُ.
Fa-qad fāza man bi-al-dhikri aṣbaḥa mughraman, bi-rawḍātihi bi-al-fikri yaghdū wa-yashraḥu.
The one enamored of remembrance has succeeded, moving through its gardens in reflection and finding openness.
فَطُوبَى لِمَنْ بِالذِّكْرِ عَمَّرَ وَقْتَهُ، لِشَرْعِهِ بَابُ الْمَوَاهِبِ يُفْتَحُ.
Fa-ṭūbā li-man bi-al-dhikri ʿammara waqtahu, li-sharʿihi bābu al-mawāhibi yuftaḥu.
Blessed is the one who fills his time with remembrance; for his path, the door of gifts is opened.
أَلَا إِنَّ ذِكْرَ اللَّهِ يَعْبَقُ نَشْرُهُ، كَمِسْكٍ عَبِقِ النَّشْرِ بَلْ هُوَ أَفْوَحُ.
Alā inna dhikra Allāhi yaʿbaqu nashruhu, ka-miskin ʿabiqi al-nashri bal huwa afwaḥu.
Know that Allah’s remembrance spreads its fragrance like fragrant musk—indeed, its scent is stronger.
وَلَا سِيَّمَا إِنْ لَاذَ بِالسَّيِّدِ الَّذِي لَهُ شُهْرَةٌ كَالْبَدْرِ بَلْ هُوَ أَوْضَحُ.
Wa-lā siyyamā in lādha bi-al-sayyidi alladhī lahu shuhratun ka-al-badri bal huwa awḍaḥu.
Especially if one seeks refuge with the master whose renown is like the full moon—indeed, he is more radiant.
وَذَلِكَ عَبْدُ الْقَادِرِ الْجِيلِيُّ الَّذِي لَهُ مِدْحَةٌ فِي الْكَوْنِ بَلْ هُوَ أَمْدَحُ.
Wa-dhālika ʿAbdu al-Qādiri al-Jīliyyu alladhī lahu midḥatun fī al-kawni bal huwa amdaḥu.
That is ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlī, who is praised throughout creation—indeed, still more praise is his.
إِمَامٌ لَهُ بِاللَّائِذِينَ عِنَايَةٌ، يَعُمُّهُمْ بِالسِّرِّ مِنْهُ وَيَصْدَحُ.
Imāmun lahu bi-al-lāʾidhīna ʿināyatun, yaʿummuhum bi-al-sirri minhu wa-yaṣdaḥu.
An imam who cares for those seeking refuge with him, enfolding them in his spiritual mystery and proclaiming it.
فَيَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَقْوَامِ لُوذُوا بِبَابِهِ، تَفُوزُوا بِإِحْرَازِ النَّوَالِ وَتَرْبَحُوا.
Fa-yā maʿshara al-aqwāmi lūdhū bi-bābihi, tafūzū bi-iḥrāzi al-nawāli wa-tarbaḥū.
O gathered peoples, take refuge at his door; you will succeed in obtaining the gift and gain.
وَمَهْمَا أَرَدْتُمْ أَنْ تَفُوزُوا بِنُورِهِ، فَمِيلُوا لِأَحْزَابٍ وَلِلنَّصِّ صَحِّحُوا.
Wa-mahmā aradtum an tafūzū bi-nūrihi, fa-mīlū li-aḥzābin wa-li-al-naṣṣi ṣaḥḥiḥū.
Whenever you wish to receive his light, turn to the litanies and make sure the text is correct.
وَلَا سِيَّمَا حِزْبَ الرَّجَاءِ فَإِنَّهُ يَوَاقِيتُ أَسْرَارٍ بِهِ الْقَلْبُ يُشْرَحُ.
Wa-lā siyyamā ḥizba al-rajāʾi fa-innahu yawāqītu asrārin bihi al-qalbu yushraḥu.
Especially the Litany of Hope: it holds rubies of mysteries through which the heart is opened.
فَفُوهُوا بِهِ يَا أَيُّهَا الْقَوْمُ جُمْلَةً، بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ اقْرَؤُوهُ وَسَبِّحُوا.
Fa-fūhū bihi yā ayyuhā al-qawmu jumlatan, bi-qalbin salīmin iqraʾūhu wa-sabbiḥū.
Give voice to it together, O people; recite it with a sound heart, and glorify Allah.
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وَهٰذَا الْحِزْبُ الْمُبَارَكُ
Wa-hādhā al-ḥizbu al-mubāraku
This is the blessed litany.
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، تَسْبِيحًا يَلِيقُ بِجَلَالِ مَنْ لَهُ السُّبُحَاتُ.
Subḥāna Allāhi al-ʿaẓīmi wa-bi-ḥamdihi, tasbīḥan yalīqu bi-jalāli man lahu al-subuḥātu.
Glory and praise be to Allah the Magnificent: glorification befitting the majesty of Him whose are the radiant splendors.
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، حَمْدًا يُوَافِي نِعَمَهُ وَيُكَافِئُ مَزِيدَهُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْحَالَاتِ.
Wa-al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna, ḥamdan yuwāfī niʿamahu wa-yukāfiʾu mazīdahu ʿalā jamīʿi al-ḥālāti.
Praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds: praise that meets His blessings and answers His ever greater bounty in every circumstance.
وَلَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، تَوْحِيدَ مُحِقٍّ خَلَصَ قَلْبُهُ بِحَقِّ الْيَقِينِ مِنَ الشُّكُوكِ وَالظُّنُونِ وَالْأَوْهَامِ وَالشُّبُهَاتِ.
Wa-lā ilāha illā Allāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, tawḥīda muḥiqqin khalaṣa qalbuhu bi-ḥaqqi al-yaqīni mina al-shukūki wa-al-ẓunūni wa-al-awhāmi wa-al-shubuhāti.
There is no god but Allah alone, without partner: the affirmation of one who knows the truth, whose heart has been freed, through the truth of certainty, from doubts, conjectures, illusions, and ambiguities.
وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أَنْ يُحَاطَ أَوْ يُدْرَكَ، بَلْ هُوَ مُدْرِكٌ وَمُحِيطٌ بِكُلِّ الْجِهَاتِ.
Wa-Allāhu akbaru min an yuḥāṭa aw yudraka, bal huwa mudrikun wa-muḥīṭun bi-kulli al-jihāti.
Allah is greater than anything can encompass or comprehend; He comprehends and encompasses every direction.
وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ، رَفِيعِ الدَّرَجَاتِ.
Wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-Allāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi, rafīʿi al-darajāti.
There is no strength or power except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent, exalted in degree.
إِلٰهَنَا، تَعَاظَمْتَ عَلَى الْكُبَرَاءِ وَالْعُظَمَاءِ، فَأَنْتَ الْعَظِيمُ.
Ilāhanā, taʿāẓamta ʿalā al-kubarāʾi wa-al-ʿuẓamāʾi, fa-anta al-ʿaẓīmu.
Our God, You tower in greatness above the mighty and the great: You are the Magnificent.
وَتَكَرَّمْتَ عَلَى الْفُقَرَاءِ، الْأَغْنِيَاءِ، فَأَنْتَ الْكَرِيمُ.
Wa-takarramta ʿalā al-fuqarāʾi, al-aghniyāʾi, fa-anta al-karīmu.
You have shown generosity to the poor and the rich: You are the Generous.
وَمَنَنْتَ عَلَى الْعُصَاةِ مِنَّا وَالطَّائِعِينَ بِسَعَةِ رَحْمَتِكَ، فَأَنْتَ الرَّحِيمُ.
Wa-mananta ʿalā al-ʿuṣāti minnā wa-al-ṭāʾiʿīna bi-saʿati raḥmatika, fa-anta al-raḥīmu.
You have favored both the disobedient and the obedient among us with Your boundless mercy: You are the Merciful.
تَعْلَمُ سِرَّنَا وَجَهْرَنَا، وَأَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِنَا، فَأَنْتَ الْعَلِيمُ.
Taʿlamu sirranā wa-jahranā, wa-anta aʿlamu binā, fa-anta al-ʿalīmu.
You know our hidden and our open conduct, and know us best: You are the All-Knowing.
لَا تَدْبِيرَ لِلْعَبْدِ مَعَ تَدْبِيرِكَ، وَلَا إِرَادَةَ لَهُ مَعَ مَشِيئَتِكَ وَتَقْدِيرِكَ.
Lā tadbīra li-al-ʿabdi maʿa tadbīrika, wa-lā irādata lahu maʿa mashīʾatika wa-taqdīrika.
The servant has no plan alongside Your ordering, and no will alongside Your will and decree.
لَوْلَا وُجُودُكَ لَمَا كَانَتِ الْمَخْلُوقَاتُ، وَلَوْلَا حِكْمَةُ صَنْعَتِكَ لَمَا عُرِفَتِ الْمَصْنُوعَاتُ.
Lawlā wujūduka la-mā kānati al-makhlūqātu, wa-lawlā ḥikmatu ṣanʿatika la-mā ʿurifati al-maṣnūʿātu.
Without Your existence, created things would not exist; without the wisdom of Your handiwork, fashioned things would not be known.
خَلَقْتَ الْآدَمِيَّ وَبَلَوْتَهُ بِالْحَسَنَاتِ وَالسَّيِّئَاتِ، وَأَبْرَزْتَهُ فِي هٰذِهِ الدَّارِ لِمَعْرِفَتِكَ.
Khalaqta al-ādamiyya wa-balawtahu bi-al-ḥasanāti wa-al-sayyiʾāti, wa-abraztahu fī hādhihi al-dāri li-maʿrifatika.
You created the human being and tested him with good and ill; You brought him into this dwelling to know You.
وَحَجَبْتَهُ عَنْ بَاطِنِ الْأَمْرِ بِظَاهِرِ الْمَرْئِيَّاتِ، وَكَشَفْتَ لِمَنْ شِئْتَ عَنْ سِرِّ التَّوْحِيدِ.
Wa-ḥajabtahu ʿan bāṭini al-amri bi-ẓāhiri al-marʾiyyāti, wa-kashafta li-man shiʾta ʿan sirri al-tawḥīdi.
You veiled the inward reality from him through visible appearances, and unveiled the mystery of divine oneness to whomever You willed.
فَبِهٰذَا شَهِدَ الْكَوْنَ وَالتَّكْوِينَ وَالْكَائِنَاتِ، وَأَشْهَدْتَهُ حَضَرَاتِ قُدْسِكَ.
Fa-bi-hādhā shahida al-kawna wa-al-takwīna wa-al-kāʾināti, wa-ashhadtahu ḥaḍarāti qudsika.
Through this he witnessed existence, its coming into being, and created things; You caused him to witness the presences of Your holiness,
وَلَطَائِفَ مَعَانِي سِرِّكَ الْبَاطِنِ فِي الْمَظَاهِرِ وَالظَّاهِرَةِ بِأَنْوَاعِ التَّجَلِّيَاتِ.
Wa-laṭāʾifa maʿānī sirrika al-bāṭini fī al-maẓāhiri wa-al-ẓāhirati bi-anwāʿi al-tajalliyāti.
and the subtle meanings of Your mystery, hidden within its manifestations and appearing through the various forms of divine self-disclosure.
إِلٰهَنَا، أَيُّ كَيْدٍ لِلشَّيْطَانِ وَهُوَ ضَعِيفٌ مَعَ قُوَّتِكَ وَاقْتِدَارِكَ؟
Ilāhanā, ayyu kaydin li-al-shayṭāni wa-huwa ḍaʿīfun maʿa quwwatika wa-iqtidārika?
Our God, what can Satan's plotting accomplish, weak as it is before Your strength and might?
وَأَيُّ رَيْنٍ عَلَى الْقُلُوبِ مَعَ ظُهُورِ أَنْوَارِكَ؟
Wa-ayyu raynin ʿalā al-qulūbi maʿa ẓuhūri anwārika?
What tarnish can remain upon hearts when Your lights appear?
إِلٰهَنَا، إِذَا عَمَرْتَ قَلْبًا اضْمَحَلَّ عَنْهُ كُلُّ شَيْطَانٍ.
Ilāhanā, idhā ʿamarta qalban iḍmaḥalla ʿanhu kullu shayṭānin.
Our God, when You fill a heart, every devil fades away from it.
وَإِذَا عَنِيتَ بِعَبْدٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِأَحَدٍ عَلَيْهِ سُلْطَانٌ.
Wa-idhā ʿanīta bi-ʿabdin lam yakun li-aḥadin ʿalayhi sulṭānun.
When You care for a servant, no one has power over him.
اتَّصَفْتَ بِالْأَحَدِيَّةِ فَأَنْتَ الْمَوْجُودُ، وَنَعَتَّ نَفْسَكَ بِجَلَالِ الرُّبُوبِيَّةِ فَأَنْتَ الْمَعْبُودُ.
Ittaṣafta bi-al-aḥadiyyati fa-anta al-mawjūdu, wa-naʿatta nafsaka bi-jalāli al-rubūbiyyati fa-anta al-maʿbūdu.
Oneness is Your attribute: You are the Existent. You described Yourself with the majesty of lordship: You are the One worshipped.
وَخَلَّصْتَ أَرْوَاحَ مَنِ اخْتَصَصْتَ مِنْ ضِيقِ الْأَشْبَاحِ إِلَى فَضَاءِ الشُّهُودِ.
Wa-khallaṣta arwāḥa mani ikhtaṣaṣta min ḍīqi al-ashbāḥi ilā faḍāʾi al-shuhūdi.
You freed the spirits of those You chose from the confinement of bodily forms into the spaciousness of witnessing.
أَنْتَ الْأَوَّلُ قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَالْآخِرُ بَعْدَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَكُلُّ حَادِثٍ هَالِكٌ مَفْقُودٌ.
Anta al-awwalu qabla kulli shayʾin, wa-al-ākhiru baʿda kulli shayʾin, wa-kullu ḥādithin hālikun mafqūdun.
You are the First, before everything, and the Last, after everything; everything that comes into being perishes and passes away.
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لَا مَوْجُودَ إِلَّا بِوُجُودِكَ، وَلَا حَيَاةَ لِلْأَرْوَاحِ إِلَّا بِشُهُودِكَ.
Lā mawjūda illā bi-wujūdika, wa-lā ḥayāta li-al-arwāḥi illā bi-shuhūdika.
Nothing exists except through Your existence, and spirits have no life except through witnessing You.
أَشَرْتَ إِلَى الْأَرْوَاحِ فَأَجَابَتْ، وَكَشَفْتَ عَنِ الْقُلُوبِ فَطَابَتْ.
Asharta ilā al-arwāḥi fa-ajābat, wa-kashafta ʿani al-qulūbi fa-ṭābat.
You signaled to the spirits and they answered; You lifted the veil from hearts and they became pure.
فَهَنِيئًا لِهَيَاكِلَ أَرْوَاحُهَا لَكَ مُجِيبَةٌ، وَلِقَوَالِبَ قُلُوبُهَا فَاهِمَةٌ عَنْكَ مُنِيبَةٌ.
Fa-hanīʾan li-hayākila arwāḥuhā laka mujībatun, wa-li-qawāliba qulūbuhā fāhimatun ʿanka munībatun.
Blessed are the bodies whose spirits answer You, and the forms whose hearts understand You and turn back to You.
إِلٰهَنَا، فَطَهِّرْ قُلُوبَنَا مِنَ الدَّنَسِ لِتَكُونَ مَحَلًّا لِمُنَازَلَةِ جُودِكَ.
Ilāhanā, fa-ṭahhir qulūbanā mina al-danasi li-takūna maḥallan li-munāzalati jūdika.
Our God, cleanse our hearts of impurity so that they may become a place where Your generosity descends.
وَخَلِّصْهَا مِنْ لُيُوثِ الْأَغْيَارِ بِخَالِصِ تَوْحِيدِكَ.
Wa-khalliṣhā min luyūthi al-aghyāri bi-khāliṣi tawḥīdika.
Free them from the lions of other-than-You through pure affirmation of Your oneness.
حَتَّى لَا نَشْهَدَ غَيْرَ أَفْعَالِكَ وَصِفَاتِكَ وَتَجَلِّي عَظِيمِ ذَاتِكَ.
Ḥattā lā nashhada ghayra afʿālika wa-ṣifātika wa-tajallī ʿaẓīmi dhātika.
Let us witness nothing but Your acts, Your attributes, and the self-disclosure of Your magnificent Essence.
فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ الْمَانِحُ وَالْهَادِي الْفَاتِحُ.
Fa-innaka anta al-wahhābu al-māniḥu wa-al-hādī al-fātiḥu.
For You are the Bestower, the Giver, the Guide, the Opener.
إِلٰهَنَا، إِنَّ الْخَيْرَ كُلَّهُ بِيَدِكَ، وَأَنْتَ وَاهِبُهُ وَمُعْطِيهِ.
Ilāhanā, inna al-khayra kullahu bi-yadika, wa-anta wāhibuhu wa-muʿṭīhi.
Our God, all good is in Your hand, and You are the One who bestows and grants it.
وَعِلْمُهُ مُغَيَّبٌ عَلَى الْعَبْدِ لَا يَدْرِي مِنْ أَيْنَ يَأْتِيهِ.
Wa-ʿilmuhu mughayyabun ʿalā al-ʿabdi lā yadrī min ayna yaʾtīhi.
Knowledge of it is hidden from the servant, who does not know from where it will come to him.
وَطَرِيقُهُ مُبْهَمٌ مَجْهُولٌ عَلَيْهِ، وَأَنْتَ دَلِيلُهُ وَقَائِدُهُ وَمُهْدِيهِ.
Wa-ṭarīquhu mubhamun majhūlun ʿalayhi, wa-anta dalīluhu wa-qāʾiduhu wa-muhdīhi.
Its path is obscure and unknown to him; You are his guide, his leader, and the One who shows him the way.
فَخُذْ بِنَوَاصِينَا إِلَى مَا هُوَ أَحْسَنُهُ وَأَتَمُّهُ، وَخُصَّنَا مِنْكَ بِمَا هُوَ أَوْسَعُهُ وَأَعَمُّهُ.
Fa-khudh bi-nawāṣīnā ilā mā huwa aḥsanuhu wa-atammuhu, wa-khuṣṣanā minka bi-mā huwa awsaʿuhu wa-aʿammuhu.
Take us by the forelocks toward the best and most complete good, and favor us with the broadest and most comprehensive bounty from You.
فَإِنَّ الْأَكُفَّ لَا تُبْسَطُ إِلَّا لِلْغَنِيِّ الْكَرِيمِ، وَلَا تُطْلَبُ الرَّحْمَةُ إِلَّا مِنَ الْغَفُورِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Fa-inna al-akuffa lā tubsaṭu illā li-al-ghaniyyi al-karīmi, wa-lā tuṭlabu al-raḥmatu illā mina al-ghafūri al-raḥīmi.
Hands are outstretched only to the Self-Sufficient, the Generous; mercy is sought only from the All-Forgiving, the Merciful.
وَأَنْتَ الْمَقْصُودُ الَّذِي لَا يَتَعَدَّاهُ مُرَادٌ، وَالْكَنْزُ الَّذِي لَا حَدَّ لَهُ وَلَا نَفَادَ.
Wa-anta al-maqṣūdu alladhī lā yataʿaddāhu murādun, wa-al-kanzu alladhī lā ḥadda lahu wa-lā nafāda.
You are the Goal beyond which nothing is desired, the Treasure that has no limit and is never exhausted.
إِلٰهَنَا، فَأَعْطِنَا فَوْقَ مَا نُؤَمِّلُ وَمَا لَا يَخْطُرُ بِبَالٍ.
Ilāhanā, fa-aʿṭinā fawqa mā nuʾammilu wa-mā lā yakhṭuru bi-bālin.
Our God, grant us more than we hope for and what no mind can imagine.
يَا مَنْ هُوَ وَاهِبٌ كَرِيمٌ يُجِيبُ السُّؤَالَ.
Yā man huwa wāhibun karīmun yujību al-suʾāla.
O generous Bestower who answers the plea.
فَإِنَّهُ لَا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَلَا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ.
Fa-innahu lā māniʿa li-mā aʿṭayta, wa-lā muʿṭiya li-mā manaʿta.
No one can withhold what You give, and no one can give what You withhold.
وَلَا رَادَّ لِمَا قَضَيْتَ، وَلَا مُبَدِّلَ لِمَا حَكَمْتَ.
Wa-lā rādda li-mā qaḍayta, wa-lā mubaddila li-mā ḥakamta.
No one can repel what You decree or change what You judge.
وَلَا هَادِيَ لِمَا أَضْلَلْتَ، وَلَا مُضِلَّ لِمَنْ هَدَيْتَ.
Wa-lā hādiya li-mā aḍlalta, wa-lā muḍilla li-man hadayta.
No one can guide what You leave astray, and no one can mislead whom You guide.
فَإِنَّكَ تَقْضِي وَلَا يُقْضَى عَلَيْكَ، وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذِي الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ.
Fa-innaka taqḍī wa-lā yuqḍā ʿalayka, wa-lā yanfaʿu dhī al-jaddi minka al-jaddu.
You pass judgment and are not subject to judgment; a person's wealth and standing cannot avail against You.
وَلَا مُقْعِدَ لِمَنْ أَقَمْتَ، وَلَا مُعَذِّبَ لِمَنْ رَحِمْتَ.
Wa-lā muqʿida li-man aqamta, wa-lā muʿadhdhiba li-man raḥimta.
No one can hold back whom You raise up, or punish whom You have shown mercy.
وَلَا حِجَابَ لِمَنْ عَنْهُ كَشَفْتَ، وَلَا رُكُوبَ ذَنْبٍ لِمَنْ بِهِ عَنِيتَ وَعَصَمْتَ.
Wa-lā ḥijāba li-man ʿanhu kashafta, wa-lā rukūba dhanbin li-man bihi ʿanīta wa-ʿaṣamta.
No veil remains for one from whom You have lifted it, and no sin overtakes one You care for and protect.
وَقَدْ أَمَرْتَ وَنَهَيْتَ، وَلَا قُوَّةَ لَنَا عَلَى الطَّاعَةِ وَلَا حَوْلَ لَنَا عَنِ الْمَعْصِيَةِ.
Wa-qad amarta wa-nahayta, wa-lā quwwata lanā ʿalā al-ṭāʿati wa-lā ḥawla lanā ʿani al-maʿṣiyati.
You have commanded and forbidden, yet we have no strength to obey or power to turn away from disobedience.
فَبِقُوَّتِكَ عَلَى الطَّاعَةِ قَوِّنَا، وَبِحَوْلِكَ وَقُدْرَتِكَ عَنِ الْمَعْصِيَةِ جَنِّبْنَا.
Fa-bi-quwwatika ʿalā al-ṭāʿati qawwinā, wa-bi-ḥawlika wa-qudratika ʿani al-maʿṣiyati jannibnā.
By Your strength, strengthen us to obey; by Your power and ability, keep us from disobedience.
حَتَّى نَتَقَرَّبَ إِلَيْكَ بِطَاعَتِكَ، وَنَبْعُدَ عَنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ، وَنَدْخُلَ فِي وَصْفِ هِدَايَةِ مَحَبَّتِكَ.
Ḥattā nataqarraba ilayka bi-ṭāʿatika, wa-nabʿuda ʿan maʿṣiyatika, wa-nadkhula fī waṣfi hidāyati maḥabbatika.
So may we draw near to You through obedience, stay far from disobeying You, and become guided by Your love.
وَنَكُونَ بِآدَابِ عُبُودِيَّتِكَ قَائِمِينَ، وَبِجَلَالِ رُبُوبِيَّتِكَ طَائِعِينَ.
Wa-nakūna bi-ādābi ʿubūdiyyatika qāʾimīna, wa-bi-jalāli rubūbiyyatika ṭāʾiʿīna.
May we uphold the proper manners of servanthood to You and obey the majesty of Your lordship.
وَاجْعَلْ أَلْسِنَتَنَا لَاهِجَةً بِذِكْرِكَ، وَجَوَارِحَنَا قَائِمَةً بِشُكْرِكَ.
Wa-ijʿal alsinatanā lāhijatan bi-dhikrika, wa-jawāriḥanā qāʾimatan bi-shukrika.
Make our tongues constant in remembering You and our limbs active in thanking You.
وَنُفُوسَنَا سَامِعَةً مُطِيعَةً لِأَمْرِكَ، وَأَجِرْنَا مِنْ مَكْرِكَ وَلَا تُؤَمِّنَّاهُ.
Wa-nufūsanā sāmiʿatan muṭīʿatan li-amrika, wa-ajirnā min makrika wa-lā tuʾamminnāhu.
Make our souls attentive and obedient to Your command; shelter us from Your hidden devising, without letting us feel secure from it.
حَتَّى لَا نَبْرَحَ إِلَّا لِعَظِيمِ عِزَّتِكَ مُذْعِنِينَ، وَمِنْ
Ḥattā lā nabraḥa illā li-ʿaẓīmi ʿizzatika mudhʿinīna, wa-min
So that we may always yield to Your immense might, and before
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سَطَوَاتِ هَيْبَتِكَ خَائِفِينَ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ.
Saṭawāti haybatika khāʾifīna, fa-innahu lā yaʾmanu makra Allāhi illā al-qawmu al-khāsirūna.
the overwhelming force of Your awe may we remain afraid; only those who are lost feel secure from Allah's hidden devising.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Heights 7:99
وَأَعِذْنَا اللَّهُمَّ مِنْ شُرُورِ أَنْفُسِنَا وَرُؤْيَةِ أَعْمَالِنَا، وَمِنْ شَرِّ كَيْدِ الشَّيْطَانِ.
Wa-aʿidhnā Allāhumma min shurūri anfusinā wa-ruʾyati aʿmālinā, wa-min sharri kaydi al-shayṭāni.
O Allah, protect us from the evils of our own souls, from admiring our deeds, and from Satan's evil plotting.
وَاجْعَلْنَا مِنْ خَوَاصِّ عِبَادِكَ الَّذِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَانٌ.
Wa-ijʿalnā min khawāṣṣi ʿibādika alladhīna laysa lahu ʿalayhim sulṭānun.
Make us among Your chosen servants over whom he has no authority.
فَإِنَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ لَهُ إِلَّا عَلَى مَنْ سَلَبْتَ عَنْهُ نُورَ التَّوْفِيقِ وَخَذَلْتَهُ.
Fa-innahu lā quwwata lahu illā ʿalā man salabta ʿanhu nūra al-tawfīqi wa-khadhaltahu.
He has power only over those from whom You have withdrawn the light of enabling grace and whom You have left unaided.
وَلَا يَقْرُبُ إِلَّا مِنْ قَلْبٍ حَجَبْتَهُ بِالْغَفْلَةِ عَنْكَ وَأَمَنْتَهُ.
Wa-lā yaqrubu illā min qalbin ḥajabtahu bi-al-ghaflati ʿanka wa-amantahu.
He approaches only a heart You have veiled with heedlessness of You and allowed to feel secure.
إِلٰهَنَا، فَمَا حِيلَةُ الْعَبْدِ وَأَنْتَ تُقْعِدُهُ؟ وَمَا وُصُولُهُ وَأَنْتَ تُبْعِدُهُ؟
Ilāhanā, fa-mā ḥīlatu al-ʿabdi wa-anta tuqʿiduhu? Wa-mā wuṣūluhu wa-anta tubʿiduhu?
Our God, what resource has the servant if You hold him back? How can he arrive if You keep him distant?
هَلِ الْحَرَكَاتُ وَالسَّكَنَاتُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِكَ، وَمُتَقَلَّبُ الْعَبْدِ وَمَثْوَاهُ إِلَّا بِعِلْمِكَ؟
Hali al-ḥarakātu wa-al-sakanātu illā bi-idhnika, wa-mutaqallabu al-ʿabdi wa-mathwāhu illā bi-ʿilmika?
Are movement and stillness possible except by Your leave? Are the servant's journeys and resting place outside Your knowledge?
إِلٰهَنَا، فَاجْعَلْ حَرَكَاتِنَا بِكَ وَسَكَنَاتِنَا لَكَ، وَاقْطَعْ جَمِيعَ جِهَاتِنَا بِالتَّوَجُّهِ إِلَيْكَ.
Ilāhanā, fa-ijʿal ḥarakātinā bika wa-sakanātinā laka, wa-iqṭaʿ jamīʿa jihātinā bi-al-tawajjuhi ilayka.
Our God, let our movements be through You and our stillness for You; end our turning in every other direction by turning us toward You.
وَاجْعَلِ اعْتِمَادَنَا فِي كُلِّ الْأُمُورِ عَلَيْكَ، فَمَبْدَأُ الْأَمْرِ مِنْكَ وَهُوَ رَاجِعٌ إِلَيْكَ.
Wa-ijʿali iʿtimādanā fī kulli al-umūri ʿalayka, fa-mabdaʾu al-amri minka wa-huwa rājiʿun ilayka.
Let us rely upon You in every matter, for every matter begins with You and returns to You.
إِلٰهَنَا، إِنَّ الطَّاعَةَ وَالْمَعْصِيَةَ سَفِينَتَانِ سَائِرَتَانِ بِالْعَبْدِ فِي بَحْرِ الْمَشِيئَةِ.
Ilāhanā, inna al-ṭāʿata wa-al-maʿṣiyata safīnatāni sāʾiratāni bi-al-ʿabdi fī baḥri al-mashīʾati.
Our God, obedience and disobedience are two ships carrying the servant upon the sea of Your will,
إِلَى سَاحِلِ السَّلَامَةِ أَوِ الْهَلَاكِ، فَالْوَاصِلُ إِلَى سَاحِلِ السَّلَامَةِ هُوَ السَّعِيدُ الْمُقَرَّبُ.
Ilā sāḥili al-salāmati awi al-halāki, fa-al-wāṣilu ilā sāḥili al-salāmati huwa al-saʿīdu al-muqarrabu.
toward the shore of safety or destruction. Whoever reaches the shore of safety is blessed and brought near;
وَذُو الْهَلَاكِ هُوَ الشَّقِيُّ الْمُغْرَبُ.
Wa-dhū al-halāki huwa al-shaqiyyu al-mughrabu.
whoever meets destruction is wretched and banished.
إِلٰهَنَا، أَمَرْتَ بِالطَّاعَةِ وَنَهَيْتَ عَنِ الْمَعْصِيَةِ، وَقَدْ سَبَقَ تَقْدِيرُهُمَا.
Ilāhanā, amarta bi-al-ṭāʿati wa-nahayta ʿani al-maʿṣiyati, wa-qad sabaqa taqdīruhumā.
Our God, You commanded obedience and forbade disobedience, although both were already encompassed by Your decree.
وَالْعَبْدُ فِي قَبْضَةِ تَصْرِيفِكَ، زِمَامُهُ بِيَدِكَ تَقُودُهُ إِلَى أَيِّهِمَا أَرَدْتَ.
Wa-al-ʿabdu fī qabḍati taṣrīfika, zimāmuhu bi-yadika taqūduhu ilā ayyihimā aradta.
The servant is in the grasp of Your disposing; his reins are in Your hand, and You lead him toward whichever You will.
وَقَلْبُهُ بَيْنَ إِصْبَعَيْنِ مِنْ أَصَابِعِكَ، تُقَلِّبُهُ كَيْفَ شِئْتَ.
Wa-qalbuhu bayna iṣbaʿayni min aṣābiʿika, tuqallibuhu kayfa shiʾta.
His heart is between two of Your fingers: You turn it however You will.
إِلٰهَنَا، ثَبِّتْ قُلُوبَنَا عَلَى مَا بِهِ أَمَرْتَ، وَجَنِّبْنَا عَمَّا عَنْهُ نَهَيْتَ.
Ilāhanā, thabbit qulūbanā ʿalā mā bihi amarta, wa-jannibnā ʿammā ʿanhu nahayta.
Our God, establish our hearts firmly upon what You command, and keep us away from what You forbid.
فَإِنَّهُ لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِكَ، سُبْحَانَكَ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ.
Fa-innahu lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bika, subḥānaka lā ilāha illā anta.
There is no strength or power except through You. Glory be to You; there is no god but You.
خَلَقْتَ الْخَلْقَ قِسْمَيْنِ وَفَرَّقْتَهُمْ فَرِيقَيْنِ: فَرِيقٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَفَرِيقٌ فِي السَّعِيرِ.
Khalaqta al-khalqa qismayni wa-farraqtahum farīqayni: farīqun fī al-jannati wa-farīqun fī al-saʿīri.
You created humankind in two divisions and separated them into two groups: a group in the Garden and a group in the Blaze.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · Consultation 42:7
هٰذَا حُكْمُكَ فِيمَا سَبَقَ بِهِ قَسْمُكَ، فَهَنِيئًا لِمَنْ سَبَقَتْ لَهُ مِنْكَ الْعِنَايَةُ.
Hādhā ḥukmuka fīmā sabaqa bihi qasmuka, fa-hanīʾan li-man sabaqat lahu minka al-ʿināyatu.
This is Your judgment in what Your prior allotment determined. Blessed is the one whom Your care has already embraced,
وَفَازَ بِالْقُرْبِ وَالْوِلَايَةِ، حُكْمُكَ عَدْلٌ وَتَقْدِيرُكَ حَقٌّ.
Wa-fāza bi-al-qurbi wa-al-wilāyati, ḥukmuka ʿadlun wa-taqdīruka ḥaqqun.
who attains nearness and friendship with You. Your judgment is just and Your decree is true.
وَسِرُّكَ غَامِضٌ فِي هٰذَا الْخَلْقِ، وَمَا نَدْرِي مَا يُفْعَلُ بِنَا.
Wa-sirruka ghāmiḍun fī hādhā al-khalqi, wa-mā nadrī mā yufʿalu binā.
Your mystery is hidden within this creation, and we do not know what will be done with us.
فَافْعَلْ بِنَا مَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ، فَإِنَّكَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوَى وَأَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ.
Fa-ifʿal binā mā anta ahluhu, fa-innaka ahlu al-taqwā wa-ahlu al-maghfirati.
Deal with us as befits You, for You are worthy of reverence and the One who grants forgiveness.
إِلٰهَنَا، فَاجْعَلْنَا مِنْ خَيْرِ الْفَرِيقِ، وَمِمَّنْ سَلَكَ الْأَمْنَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ، وَارْحَمْنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ.
Ilāhanā, fa-ijʿalnā min khayri al-farīqi, wa-mimman salaka al-amna fī al-ṭarīqi, wa-irḥamnā bi-raḥmatika.
Our God, place us among the better company, among those who travel the path in safety, and have mercy on us through Your mercy.
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وَاعْصِمْنَا بِعِصْمَتِكَ لِنَكُونَ مِنَ الْوَاصِلِينَ.
Wa-iʿṣimnā bi-ʿiṣmatika li-nakūna mina al-wāṣilīna.
Protect us with Your protection, so that we may be among those who reach You.
إِنَّ وَلِيِّيَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ الْكِتَابَ، وَهُوَ يَتَوَلَّى الصَّالِحِينَ.
Inna waliyyiya Allāhu alladhī nazzala al-kitāba, wa-huwa yatawallā al-ṣāliḥīna.
My protector is Allah, who sent down the Book, and He protects the righteous.
Qurʾān · The Heights 7:196
فَاللَّهُ خَيْرٌ حَافِظًا، وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
Fa-Allāhu khayrun ḥāfiẓan, wa-huwa arḥamu al-rāḥimīna.
Allah is the best guardian, and He is the most merciful of those who show mercy.
Qurʾān · Joseph 12:64
وَحَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ، وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ.
Wa-ḥasbunā Allāhu wa-niʿma al-wakīlu, wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin.
Allah is enough for us, and the finest Trustee. May Allah bless our master Muhammad,
السَّابِقِ لِلْخَلْقِ نُورُهُ، وَالرَّحْمَةِ لِلْعَالَمِينَ ظُهُورُهُ.
Al-sābiqi li-al-khalqi nūruhu, wa-al-raḥmati li-al-ʿālamīna ẓuhūruhu.
whose light preceded creation, and whose appearance was mercy for all worlds,
عَدَدَ مَنْ مَضَى مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَمَنْ بَقِيَ، وَمَنْ سَعِدَ مِنْهُمْ وَمَنْ شَقِيَ.
ʿAdada man maḍā min khalqika wa-man baqiya, wa-man saʿida minhum wa-man shaqiya.
as many blessings as the number of Your creatures who have passed away or remain, who are blessed or wretched.
صَلَاةً تَسْتَغْرِقُ الْعَدَّ وَتُحِيطُ بِالْحَدِّ، صَلَاةً لَا غَايَةَ لَهَا وَلَا انْتِهَاءَ.
Ṣalātan tastaghriqu al-ʿadda wa-tuḥīṭu bi-al-ḥaddi, ṣalātan lā ghāyata lahā wa-lā intihāʾa.
A blessing embracing every number and encompassing every limit; a blessing with neither boundary nor end,
وَلَا أَمَدَ وَلَا انْقِضَاءَ، صَلَاتَكَ الَّتِي صَلَّيْتَ عَلَيْهِ دَائِمَةً بِدَوَامِكَ.
Wa-lā amada wa-lā inqiḍāʾa, ṣalātaka allatī ṣallayta ʿalayhi dāʾimatan bi-dawāmika.
with no term and no cessation: Your own blessing upon him, enduring with Your endurance,
بَاقِيَةً بِبَقَائِكَ، لَا مُنْتَهَى لَهَا دُونَ عِلْمِكَ.
Bāqiyatan bi-baqāʾika, lā muntahā lahā dūna ʿilmika.
abiding with Your abiding, having no endpoint short of Your knowledge.
وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ، وَسَلِّمْ تَسْلِيمًا مِثْلَ ذٰلِكَ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى ذٰلِكَ. انْتَهَى.
Wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi, wa-sallim taslīman mithla dhālika, wa-al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi ʿalā dhālika. Intahā.
And upon his family and companions; grant them peace in equal measure. Praise be to Allah for this. End.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Merciful.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَلَّمَ.
Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-sallama.
May Allah bless our master Muhammad and grant him peace.
هٰذَا الْحِزْبُ الْكَبِيرُ لِسَيِّدِي عَبْدِ الْقَادِرِ الْجِيلَانِيِّ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَأَرْضَاهُ، وَهٰذَا تَوْجِيهُهُ.
Hādhā al-ḥizbu al-kabīru li-sayyidī ʿAbdi al-Qādiri al-Jīlāniyyi, raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu wa-arḍāhu, wa-hādhā tawjīhuhu.
This is the Great Litany of my master ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī—may Allah be pleased with him and grant him contentment. This is its introductory exhortation.
إِنْ أَرَدْتُمْ أَنْ تَفُوزُوا بِالنَّعِيمِ — وَبِنَيْلِ الْقَصْدِ وَالْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ
In aradtum an tafūzū bi-al-naʿīmi — wa-bi-nayli al-qaṣdi wa-al-faḍli al-ʿaẓīmi
If you wish to attain bliss, to reach your goal and win immense grace,
فَاقْرَؤُوا حِزْبًا لِقُطْبٍ كَامِلٍ — فَازَ بِالرِّفْعَةِ وَالْقَدْرِ الْفَخِيمِ
Fa-iqraʾū ḥizban li-quṭbin kāmilin — fāza bi-al-rifʿati wa-al-qadri al-fakhīmi
then recite a litany of a perfected spiritual pole, who attained elevation and lofty standing.
ذَاكَ عَبْدُ الْقَادِرِ الْبَدْرُ الَّذِي — فَازَ مِنْ مَوْلَاهُ بِالْفَضْلِ الْجَسِيمِ
Dhāka ʿAbdu al-Qādiri al-badru alladhī — fāza min mawlāhu bi-al-faḍli al-jasīmi
That is ʿAbd al-Qādir, the full moon who received immense grace from his Lord.
قَدْ غَدَتْ أَحْزَابُهُ مُشْرِقَةً — مِثْلَ بَدْرٍ لَاحَ فِي لَيْلٍ بَهِيمٍ
Qad ghadat aḥzābuhu mushriqatan — mithla badrin lāḥa fī laylin bahīmin
His litanies shine like a full moon appearing in a pitch-dark night.
وَغَدَتْ أَلْفَاظُهَا فِي حُسْنِهَا — وَبَهَاهَا مِثْلُهَا الدُّرُّ النَّظِيمُ
Wa-ghadat alfāẓuhā fī ḥusnihā — wa-bahāhā mithluhā al-durru al-naẓīmu
Their words, in their beauty and splendor, are like pearls strung together.
فَازَ بِالنُّورِ الَّذِي يَقْرَؤُهَا — بِاعْتِنَاءٍ مُحْضِرَ الْقَلْبِ السَّقِيمِ
Fāza bi-al-nūri alladhī yaqraʾuhā — bi-iʿtināʾin muḥḍira al-qalbi al-saqīmi
Light is gained by one who recites them attentively, bringing the ailing heart into presence,
سِيَّمَا الْحِزْبَ الْكَبِيرَ الْمُنْتَقَى — الَّذِي فَاحَ عَلَيْنَا بِالنَّسِيمِ
Siyyamā al-ḥizba al-kabīra al-muntaqā — alladhī fāḥa ʿalaynā bi-al-nasīmi
especially the chosen Great Litany, whose fragrance reaches us on the breeze.
فَاقْرَؤُوهُ وَارْفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَكُمْ — وَاسْلُكُوا مِنْهُ الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
Fa-iqraʾūhu wa-irfaʿū aṣwātakum — wa-uslukū minhu al-ṣirāṭa al-mustaqīma
Recite it and raise your voices; through it, follow the straight path.
وَاسْتَعِينُوا سَادَتِي بِاللَّهِ مِنْ — شَرِّ شَيْطَانٍ لَعِينٍ وَرَجِيمٍ
Wa-istaʿīnū sādatī bi-Allāhi min — sharri shayṭānin laʿīnin wa-rajīmin
My masters, seek Allah's help against the evil of a cursed and rejected devil.
وَبِسْمِ اللَّهِ فُوهُوا وَاحْمَدُوا — رَبَّنَا الرَّحْمٰنَ مَوْلَانَا الرَّحِيمَ
Wa-bismi Allāhi fūhū wa-iḥmadū — rabbanā al-raḥmāna mawlānā al-raḥīma
Say, “In the name of Allah,” and praise our Lord, the All-Merciful, our Merciful Master.
وَهٰذَا الْحِزْبُ الْمُبَارَكُ
Wa-hādhā al-ḥizbu al-mubāraku
This is the blessed litany.
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Aʿūdhu bi-Allāhi mina al-shayṭāni al-rajīmi. Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the rejected. In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Merciful.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Opening 1:1; The Bee 16:98
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ. الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ. مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.
Al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna. Al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi. Māliki yawmi al-dīni.
Praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds, the All-Merciful, the Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgment.
Qurʾān · The Opening 1:2–4
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ. اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ.
Iyyāka naʿbudu wa-iyyāka nastaʿīnu. Ihdinā al-ṣirāṭa al-mustaqīma.
You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help. Guide us on the straight path,
Qurʾān · The Opening 1:5–6
صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ، غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ.
Ṣirāṭa alladhīna anʿamta ʿalayhim, ghayri al-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim wa-lā al-ḍāllīna.
the path of those You have blessed, not those who have incurred anger, nor those who have gone astray.
Qurʾān · The Opening 1:7
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ. الم.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi. Alif. Lām. Mīm.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Merciful. Alif. Lām. Mīm.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Opening 1:1; The Cow 2:1
ذٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ، هُدًى لِلْمُتَّقِينَ.
Dhālika al-kitābu lā rayba fīhi, hudan li-al-muttaqīna.
This is the Book in which there is no doubt, a guidance for those mindful of Allah,
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:2
الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنْفِقُونَ. وَالَّذِينَ
Alladhīna yuʾminūna bi-al-ghaybi wa-yuqīmūna al-ṣalāta wa-mimmā razaqnāhum yunfiqūna. Wa-alladhīna
who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and give from what We have provided them; and who
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:3–4
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يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ وَبِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ.
Yuʾminūna bi-mā unzila ilayka wa-mā unzila min qablika wa-bi-al-ākhirati hum yūqinūna.
believe in what has been sent down to you and what was sent down before you, and are certain of the Hereafter.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:4
أُولٰئِكَ عَلَى هُدًى مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ، وَأُولٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ.
Ulāʾika ʿalā hudan min rabbihim, wa-ulāʾika humu al-mufliḥūna.
They follow guidance from their Lord, and they are the ones who prosper.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:5
وَإِلٰهُكُمْ إِلٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الرَّحْمٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ.
Wa-ilāhukum ilāhun wāḥidun, lā ilāha illā huwa al-raḥmānu al-raḥīmu.
Your God is one God; there is no god but Him, the All-Merciful, the Merciful.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:163
اللَّهُ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ، لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ.
Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa al-ḥayyu al-qayyūmu, lā taʾkhudhuhu sinatun wa-lā nawmun.
Allah: there is no god but Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting Sustainer. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:255
لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ، مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ؟
Lahu mā fī al-samāwāti wa-mā fī al-arḍi, man dhā alladhī yashfaʿu ʿindahu illā bi-idhnihi?
Everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Him. Who can intercede with Him except by His permission?
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:255
يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ، وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ.
Yaʿlamu mā bayna aydīhim wa-mā khalfahum, wa-lā yuḥīṭūna bi-shayʾin min ʿilmihi illā bi-mā shāʾa.
He knows what lies before them and behind them; they encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He wills.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:255
وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ، وَلَا يَؤُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا، وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ.
Wasiʿa kursiyyuhu al-samāwāti wa-al-arḍa, wa-lā yaʾūduhu ḥifẓuhumā, wa-huwa al-ʿaliyyu al-ʿaẓīmu.
His Throne extends over the heavens and earth; preserving them does not burden Him. He is the Most High, the Magnificent.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Cow 2:255
لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِ، قَدْ تَبَيَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَيِّ.
Lā ikrāha fī al-dīni, qad tabayyana al-rushdu mina al-ghayyi.
There is no compulsion in religion. Right guidance has become distinct from error.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:256
فَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِالطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَى.
Fa-man yakfur bi-al-ṭāghūti wa-yuʾmin bi-Allāhi fa-qadi istamsaka bi-al-ʿurwati al-wuthqā.
Whoever rejects false objects of worship and believes in Allah has grasped the firmest handhold,
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:256
لَا انْفِصَامَ لَهَا، وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ.
Lā infiṣāma lahā, wa-Allāhu samīʿun ʿalīmun.
which will never break. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:256
اللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا، يُخْرِجُهُمْ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ.
Allāhu waliyyu alladhīna āmanū, yukhrijuhum mina al-ẓulumāti ilā al-nūri.
Allah is the protector of those who believe, bringing them out of darkness into light.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:257
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمُ الطَّاغُوتُ، يُخْرِجُونَهُمْ مِنَ النُّورِ إِلَى الظُّلُمَاتِ.
Wa-alladhīna kafarū awliyāʾuhumu al-ṭāghūtu, yukhrijūnahum mina al-nūri ilā al-ẓulumāti.
As for those who disbelieve, their protectors are false powers, bringing them out of light into darkness.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:257
أُولٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ، هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ.
Ulāʾika aṣḥābu al-nāri, hum fīhā khālidūna.
They are the inhabitants of the Fire, where they will remain.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:257
لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ.
Li-Allāhi mā fī al-samāwāti wa-mā fī al-arḍi.
Everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Allah.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:284
وَإِنْ تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُمْ بِهِ اللَّهُ.
Wa-in tubdū mā fī anfusikum aw tukhfūhu yuḥāsibkum bihi Allāhu.
Whether you disclose what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will call you to account for it.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:284
فَيَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ، وَاللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
Fa-yaghfiru li-man yashāʾu wa-yuʿadhdhibu man yashāʾu, wa-Allāhu ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun.
He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. Allah has power over all things.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:284
آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ.
Āmana al-rasūlu bi-mā unzila ilayhi min rabbihi wa-al-muʾminūna.
The Messenger believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and so do the believers.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:285
كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ، لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِنْ رُسُلِهِ.
Kullun āmana bi-Allāhi wa-malāʾikatihi wa-kutubihi wa-rusulihi, lā nufarriqu bayna aḥadin min rusulihi.
Each believes in Allah, His angels, His books, and His messengers: “We make no distinction between any of His messengers.”
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:285
وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا، غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ. لَا
Wa-qālū samiʿnā wa-aṭaʿnā, ghufrānaka rabbanā wa-ilayka al-maṣīru. Lā
They say, “We hear and obey. Grant us Your forgiveness, our Lord; to You is the final return.” No
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:285–286
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يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا، لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ.
Yukallifu Allāhu nafsan illā wusʿahā, lahā mā kasabat wa-ʿalayhā mā iktasabat.
soul is burdened by Allah beyond its capacity. It receives what good it earns and bears what evil it earns.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:286
رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا.
Rabbanā lā tuʾākhidhnā in nasīnā aw akhṭaʾnā.
Our Lord, do not hold us accountable if we forget or make a mistake.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:286
رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا.
Rabbanā wa-lā taḥmil ʿalaynā iṣran kamā ḥamaltahu ʿalā alladhīna min qablinā.
Our Lord, do not lay upon us a burden like that You laid upon those before us.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:286
رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ.
Rabbanā wa-lā tuḥammilnā mā lā ṭāqata lanā bihi.
Our Lord, do not burden us with what we have no strength to bear.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:286
وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا، أَنْتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ.
Wa-uʿfu ʿannā wa-ighfir lanā wa-irḥamnā, anta mawlānā fa-unṣurnā ʿalā al-qawmi al-kāfirīna.
Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are our Protector, so help us against the disbelieving people.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:286
شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَأُولُو الْعِلْمِ، قَائِمًا بِالْقِسْطِ.
Shahida Allāhu annahu lā ilāha illā huwa wa-al-malāʾikatu wa-ulū al-ʿilmi, qāʾiman bi-al-qisṭi.
Allah bears witness that there is no god but Him—as do the angels and those endowed with knowledge—upholding justice.
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:18
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ.
Lā ilāha illā huwa al-ʿazīzu al-ḥakīmu.
There is no god but Him, the Almighty, the Wise.
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:18
إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الْإِسْلَامُ.
Inna al-dīna ʿinda Allāhi al-islāmu.
The religion before Allah is Islam: submission to Him.
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:19
وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ إِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًا بَيْنَهُمْ.
Wa-mā ikhtalafa alladhīna ūtū al-kitāba illā min baʿdi mā jāʾahumu al-ʿilmu baghyan baynahum.
Those given the Scripture differed only after knowledge had come to them, out of mutual rivalry.
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:19
وَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ.
Wa-man yakfur bi-āyāti Allāhi fa-inna Allāha sarīʿu al-ḥisābi.
Whoever rejects Allah's signs should know that Allah is swift in reckoning.
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:19
فَإِنْ حَاجُّوكَ فَقُلْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّهِ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِ.
Fa-in ḥājjūka fa-qul aslamtu wajhiya li-Allāhi wa-mani ittabaʿani.
If they dispute with you, say, “I have submitted myself to Allah, as have those who follow me.”
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:20
وَقُلْ لِلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَالْأُمِّيِّينَ أَأَسْلَمْتُمْ؟
Wa-qul li-alladhīna ūtū al-kitāba wa-al-ummiyyīna a-aslamtum?
Say to those given the Scripture and to the unlettered, “Have you submitted?”
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:20
فَإِنْ أَسْلَمُوا فَقَدِ اهْتَدَوْا، وَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَاغُ، وَاللَّهُ بَصِيرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ.
Fa-in aslamū fa-qadi ihtadaw, wa-in tawallaw fa-innamā ʿalayka al-balāghu, wa-Allāhu baṣīrun bi-al-ʿibādi.
If they submit, they are guided; if they turn away, your duty is only to convey the message. Allah sees His servants.
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:20
قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ، تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتَنْزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّنْ تَشَاءُ.
Quli Allāhumma mālika al-mulki, tuʾtī al-mulka man tashāʾu wa-tanziʿu al-mulka mimman tashāʾu.
Say, “O Allah, Master of sovereignty, You grant sovereignty to whom You will and remove it from whom You will.
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:26
وَتُعِزُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ، بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ، إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
Wa-tuʿizzu man tashāʾu wa-tudhillu man tashāʾu, bi-yadika al-khayru, innaka ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun.
You honor whom You will and humble whom You will. All good is in Your hand; You have power over all things.
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:26
تُولِجُ اللَّيْلَ فِي النَّهَارِ وَتُولِجُ النَّهَارَ فِي اللَّيْلِ.
Tūliju al-layla fī al-nahāri wa-tūliju al-nahāra fī al-layli.
You cause the night to enter the day and the day to enter the night.
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:27
وَتُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَتُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَيِّ، وَتَرْزُقُ مَنْ تَشَاءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ.
Wa-tukhriju al-ḥayya mina al-mayyiti wa-tukhriju al-mayyita mina al-ḥayyi, wa-tarzuqu man tashāʾu bi-ghayri ḥisābin.
You bring the living out of the dead and the dead out of the living, and provide for whom You will without measure.”
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:27
إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لَآيَاتٍ لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ.
Inna fī khalqi al-samāwāti wa-al-arḍi wa-ikhtilāfi al-layli wa-al-nahāri la-āyātin li-ulī al-albābi.
In the creation of the heavens and earth and the alternation of night and day are signs for people of understanding,
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:190
الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَى جُنُوبِهِمْ، وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ.
Alladhīna yadhkurūna Allāha qiyāman wa-quʿūdan wa-ʿalā junūbihim, wa-yatafakkarūna fī khalqi al-samāwāti wa-al-arḍi.
those who remember Allah standing, sitting, and lying on their sides, and reflect on the creation of the heavens and earth:
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:191
رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هٰذَا
Rabbanā mā khalaqta hādhā
“Our Lord, You have not created this
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:191
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بَاطِلًا، سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ.
Bāṭilan, subḥānaka fa-qinā ʿadhāba al-nāri.
without purpose. Glory be to You; protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:191
رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ مَنْ تُدْخِلِ النَّارَ فَقَدْ أَخْزَيْتَهُ، وَمَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ أَنْصَارٍ.
Rabbanā innaka man tudkhili al-nāra fa-qad akhzaytahu, wa-mā li-al-ẓālimīna min anṣārin.
Our Lord, whoever You admit to the Fire has indeed been disgraced, and the wrongdoers have no helpers.
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:192
رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي لِلْإِيمَانِ أَنْ آمِنُوا بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآمَنَّا.
Rabbanā innanā samiʿnā munādiyan yunādī li-al-īmāni an āminū bi-rabbikum fa-āmannā.
Our Lord, we heard a caller calling to faith: ‘Believe in your Lord,’ and we believed.
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:193
رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا، وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الْأَبْرَارِ.
Rabbanā fa-ighfir lanā dhunūbanā wa-kaffir ʿannā sayyiʾātinā, wa-tawaffanā maʿa al-abrāri.
Our Lord, forgive our sins, erase our misdeeds, and let us die among the righteous.
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:193
رَبَّنَا وَآتِنَا مَا وَعَدْتَنَا عَلَى رُسُلِكَ، وَلَا تُخْزِنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ.
Rabbanā wa-ātinā mā waʿadtanā ʿalā rusulika, wa-lā tukhzinā yawma al-qiyāmati.
Our Lord, grant us what You promised us through Your messengers, and do not disgrace us on the Day of Resurrection.
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:194
إِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ.
Innaka lā tukhlifu al-mīʿāda.
You never fail to keep Your promise.”
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:194
إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ، ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى عَلَى الْعَرْشِ.
Inna rabbakumu Allāhu alladhī khalaqa al-samāwāti wa-al-arḍa fī sittati ayyāmin, thumma istawā ʿalā al-ʿarshi.
Your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and earth in six days, then established Himself over the Throne.
Qurʾān · The Heights 7:54
يُغْشِي اللَّيْلَ النَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهُ حَثِيثًا، وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ وَالنُّجُومَ مُسَخَّرَاتٍ بِأَمْرِهِ.
Yughshī al-layla al-nahāra yaṭlubuhu ḥathīthan, wa-al-shamsa wa-al-qamara wa-al-nujūma musakhkharātin bi-amrihi.
He covers the day with night, which follows it swiftly; the sun, moon, and stars are subject to His command.
Qurʾān · The Heights 7:54
أَلَا لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَالْأَمْرُ، تَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
Alā lahu al-khalqu wa-al-amru, tabāraka Allāhu rabbu al-ʿālamīna.
Truly, creation and command belong to Him. Blessed is Allah, Lord of all worlds.
Qurʾān · The Heights 7:54
ادْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً، إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِينَ.
Udʿū rabbakum taḍarruʿan wa-khufyatan, innahu lā yuḥibbu al-muʿtadīna.
Call upon your Lord humbly and privately. He does not love those who overstep the bounds.
Qurʾān · The Heights 7:55
وَلَا تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلَاحِهَا، وَادْعُوهُ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا.
Wa-lā tufsidū fī al-arḍi baʿda iṣlāḥihā, wa-udʿūhu khawfan wa-ṭamaʿan.
Do not spread corruption on earth after it has been set right. Call upon Him in fear and hope.
Qurʾān · The Heights 7:56
إِنَّ رَحْمَةَ اللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ.
Inna raḥmata Allāhi qarībun mina al-muḥsinīna.
Allah's mercy is near to those who do good.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Heights 7:56
قُلِ ادْعُوا اللَّهَ أَوِ ادْعُوا الرَّحْمٰنَ، أَيًّا مَا تَدْعُوا فَلَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى.
Quli udʿū Allāha awi udʿū al-raḥmāna, ayyan mā tadʿū fa-lahu al-asmāʾu al-ḥusnā.
Say, “Call upon Allah or call upon the All-Merciful; whichever name you invoke, the most beautiful names belong to Him.”
Qurʾān · The Night Journey 17:110
وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا، وَابْتَغِ بَيْنَ ذٰلِكَ سَبِيلًا.
Wa-lā tajhar bi-ṣalātika wa-lā tukhāfit bihā, wa-ibtaghi bayna dhālika sabīlan.
Do not recite your prayer too loudly or too quietly, but seek a way between the two.
Qurʾān · The Night Journey 17:110
وَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ.
Wa-quli al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi alladhī lam yattakhidh waladan, wa-lam yakun lahu sharīkun fī al-mulki.
Say, “Praise belongs to Allah, who has taken no child and has no partner in sovereignty,
Qurʾān · The Night Journey 17:111
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِيٌّ مِنَ الذُّلِّ، وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيرًا.
Wa-lam yakun lahu waliyyun mina al-dhulli, wa-kabbirhu takbīran.
and has no protector arising from weakness.” Proclaim His greatness fully.
Qurʾān · The Night Journey 17:111
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا.
Allāhu akbaru kabīran, wa-al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi ḥamdan kathīran.
Allah is supremely great; abundant praise belongs to Allah.
وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا، بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Wa-subḥāna Allāhi wa-bi-ḥamdihi bukratan wa-aṣīlan, bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
Glory and praise be to Allah morning and evening. In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Merciful.
وَالصَّافَّاتِ صَفًّا، فَالزَّاجِرَاتِ زَجْرًا، فَالتَّالِيَاتِ ذِكْرًا، إِنَّ إِلٰهَكُمْ لَوَاحِدٌ.
Wa-al-ṣāffāti ṣaffan, fa-al-zājirāti zajran, fa-al-tāliyāti dhikran, inna ilāhakum la-wāḥidun.
By those ranged in ranks, who drive forcefully and recite the reminder: your God is indeed One,
Qurʾān · Those drawn up in Ranks 37:1–4
رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا، وَرَبُّ الْمَشَارِقِ.
Rabbu al-samāwāti wa-al-arḍi wa-mā baynahumā, wa-rabbu al-mashāriqi.
Lord of the heavens and earth and all between them, and Lord of the points of sunrise.
Qurʾān · Those drawn up in Ranks 37:5
إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ الْكَوَاكِبِ، وَحِفْظًا مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَارِدٍ.
Innā zayyannā al-samāʾa al-dunyā bi-zīnatin al-kawākibi, wa-ḥifẓan min kulli shayṭānin māridin.
We have adorned the nearest heaven with the adornment of the stars, and guarded it against every rebellious devil.
Qurʾān · Those drawn up in Ranks 37:6–7
لَا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى الْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَى، وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ.
Lā yassammaʿūna ilā al-malaʾi al-aʿlā, wa-yuqdhafūna min kulli jānibin.
They cannot listen in on the highest assembly and are pelted from every side,
Qurʾān · Those drawn up in Ranks 37:8
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دُحُورًا، وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ.
Duḥūran, wa-lahum ʿadhābun wāṣibun.
driven away; a lasting punishment awaits them,
Qurʾān · Those drawn up in Ranks 37:9
إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ الْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ.
Illā man khaṭifa al-khaṭfata fa-atbaʿahu shihābun thāqibun.
except for one who snatches a fragment, pursued by a piercing flame.
Qurʾān · Those drawn up in Ranks 37:10
فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمْ مَنْ خَلَقْنَا؟ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُمْ مِنْ طِينٍ لَازِبٍ.
Fa-istaftihim a-hum ashaddu khalqan am man khalaqnā? Innā khalaqnāhum min ṭīnin lāzibin.
Ask them: are they harder to create, or those We have created? We created them from sticky clay.
Qurʾān · Those drawn up in Ranks 37:11
يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ، إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَنْ تَنْفُذُوا مِنْ أَقْطَارِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَانْفُذُوا.
Yā maʿshara al-jinni wa-al-insi, ini istaṭaʿtum an tanfudhū min aqṭāri al-samāwāti wa-al-arḍi fa-unfudhū.
Company of jinn and humans, if you can pass beyond the bounds of the heavens and earth, then pass!
Qurʾān · The Beneficent 55:33
لَا تَنْفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَانٍ. فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ؟
Lā tanfudhūna illā bi-sulṭānin. Fa-bi-ayyi ālāʾi rabbikumā tukadhdhibāni?
You cannot pass without authority. Which of your Lord's blessings will you both deny?
Qurʾān · The Beneficent 55:33–34
لَوْ أَنْزَلْنَا هٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى جَبَلٍ لَرَأَيْتَهُ خَاشِعًا مُتَصَدِّعًا مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ.
Law anzalnā hādhā al-qurʾāna ʿalā jabalin la-raʾaytahu khāshiʿan mutaṣaddiʿan min khashyati Allāhi.
Had We sent this Qur'an down upon a mountain, you would have seen it humbled and split apart in awe of Allah.
Qurʾān · The Exile 59:21
وَتِلْكَ الْأَمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ.
Wa-tilka al-amthālu naḍribuhā li-al-nāsi laʿallahum yatafakkarūna.
We set forth these examples for people so that they may reflect.
Qurʾān · The Exile 59:21
هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ، عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ.
Huwa Allāhu alladhī lā ilāha illā huwa, ʿālimu al-ghaybi wa-al-shahādati.
He is Allah, besides whom there is no god, Knower of the unseen and the visible.
Qurʾān · The Exile 59:22
هُوَ الرَّحْمٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ. هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ.
Huwa al-raḥmānu al-raḥīmu. Huwa Allāhu alladhī lā ilāha illā huwa.
He is the All-Merciful, the Merciful. He is Allah, besides whom there is no god,
Qurʾān · The Exile 59:22–23
الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ السَّلَامُ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ.
Al-maliku al-quddūsu al-salāmu al-muʾminu al-muhayminu al-ʿazīzu al-jabbāru al-mutakabbiru.
the Sovereign, the All-Holy, the Source of Peace, the Giver of Security, the Guardian, the Almighty, the Compeller, the Supremely Great.
Qurʾān · The Exile 59:23
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ.
Subḥāna Allāhi ʿammā yushrikūna.
Glory be to Allah, far above the partners they associate with Him.
Qurʾān · The Exile 59:23
هُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ، لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى.
Huwa Allāhu al-khāliqu al-bāriʾu al-muṣawwiru, lahu al-asmāʾu al-ḥusnā.
He is Allah, the Creator, the Originator, the Fashioner; the most beautiful names belong to Him.
Qurʾān · The Exile 59:24
يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ.
Yusabbiḥu lahu mā fī al-samāwāti wa-al-arḍi, wa-huwa al-ʿazīzu al-ḥakīmu.
Everything in the heavens and earth glorifies Him; He is the Almighty, the Wise.
Qurʾān · The Exile 59:24
وَأَنَّهُ تَعَالَى جَدُّ رَبِّنَا مَا اتَّخَذَ صَاحِبَةً وَلَا وَلَدًا.
Wa-annahu taʿālā jaddu rabbinā mā ittakhadha ṣāḥibatan wa-lā waladan.
Exalted is the majesty of our Lord: He has taken neither a consort nor a child.
Qurʾān · The Jinn 72:3
وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى اللَّهِ شَطَطًا.
Wa-annahu kāna yaqūlu safīhunā ʿalā Allāhi shaṭaṭan.
The foolish one among us used to speak outrageous falsehoods about Allah.
Qurʾān · The Jinn 72:4
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ. وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi. Wa-li-Allāhi al-asmāʾu al-ḥusnā fa-udʿūhu bihā.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Merciful. The most beautiful names belong to Allah, so call upon Him by them.
Qurʾān · The Opening 1:1; The Heights 7:180
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ وَأَتَوَسَّلُ وَأَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْكَ وَأَتَضَرَّعُ إِلَيْكَ بِأَسْمَائِكَ الْحُسْنَى.
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika wa-atawassalu wa-atawajjahu ilayka wa-ataḍarraʿu ilayka bi-asmāʾika al-ḥusnā.
O Allah, I seek refuge in You, seek a means of approach, turn toward You, and humbly implore You by Your most beautiful names.
هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الرَّحْمٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ.
Huwa Allāhu alladhī lā ilāha illā huwa al-raḥmānu al-raḥīmu.
He is Allah, besides whom there is no god, the All-Merciful, the Merciful,
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Exile 59:22
الْمَلِكُ، الْقُدُّوسُ، السَّلَامُ، الْمُؤْمِنُ، الْمُهَيْمِنُ، الْعَزِيزُ، الْجَبَّارُ، الْمُتَكَبِّرُ،
Al-maliku, al-quddūsu, al-salāmu, al-muʾminu, al-muhayminu, al-ʿazīzu, al-jabbāru, al-mutakabbiru,
the Sovereign, the All-Holy, the Source of Peace, the Giver of Security, the Guardian, the Almighty, the Compeller, the Supremely Great,
Qurʾān · The Exile 59:23
الْخَالِقُ، الْبَارِئُ، الْمُصَوِّرُ، الْغَفَّارُ، الْقَهَّارُ، الْوَهَّابُ، الرَّزَّاقُ، الْفَتَّاحُ، الْعَلِيمُ،
Al-khāliqu, al-bāriʾu, al-muṣawwiru, al-ghaffāru, al-qahhāru, al-wahhābu, al-razzāqu, al-fattāḥu, al-ʿalīmu,
the Creator, the Originator, the Fashioner, the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Subduing, the Bestower, the Provider, the Opener, the All-Knowing,
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الْقَابِضُ، الْبَاسِطُ، الْخَافِضُ، الرَّافِعُ، الْمُعِزُّ، الْمُذِلُّ، السَّمِيعُ، الْبَصِيرُ،
Al-qābiḍu, al-bāsiṭu, al-khāfiḍu, al-rāfiʿu, al-muʿizzu, al-mudhillu, al-samīʿu, al-baṣīru,
the Withholder, the Expander, the Abaser, the Exalter, the Giver of Honor, the One who Humbles, the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing,
الْحَكَمُ، الْعَدْلُ، اللَّطِيفُ، الْخَبِيرُ، الْحَلِيمُ، الْعَظِيمُ، الْغَفُورُ، الشَّكُورُ،
Al-ḥakamu, al-ʿadlu, al-laṭīfu, al-khabīru, al-ḥalīmu, al-ʿaẓīmu, al-ghafūru, al-shakūru,
the Judge, the Just, the Subtle and Gentle, the All-Aware, the Forbearing, the Magnificent, the All-Forgiving, the Appreciative,
الْعَلِيُّ، الْكَبِيرُ، الْحَفِيظُ، الْمُقِيتُ، الْحَسِيبُ، الْجَلِيلُ، الْكَرِيمُ، الرَّقِيبُ،
Al-ʿaliyyu, al-kabīru, al-ḥafīẓu, al-muqītu, al-ḥasību, al-jalīlu, al-karīmu, al-raqību,
the Most High, the Great, the Preserver, the Sustainer, the Reckoner, the Majestic, the Generous, the Watchful,
الْمُجِيبُ، الْوَاسِعُ، الْحَكِيمُ، الْوَدُودُ، الْبَاعِثُ، الشَّهِيدُ، الْحَقُّ، الْوَكِيلُ،
Al-mujību, al-wāsiʿu, al-ḥakīmu, al-wadūdu, al-bāʿithu, al-shahīdu, al-ḥaqqu, al-wakīlu,
the Responsive, the All-Embracing, the Wise, the Loving, the Resurrector, the Witness, the Real, the Trustee,
الْقَوِيُّ، الْمَتِينُ، الْوَلِيُّ، الْحَمِيدُ، الْمُحْصِي، الْمُبْدِئُ، الْمُعِيدُ، الْمُحْيِي،
Al-qawiyyu, al-matīnu, al-waliyyu, al-ḥamīdu, al-muḥṣī, al-mubdiʾu, al-muʿīdu, al-muḥyī,
the Strong, the Firm, the Protecting Friend, the Praiseworthy, the One who Counts All, the Originator, the Restorer, the Giver of Life,
الْمُمِيتُ، الْحَيُّ، الْقَيُّومُ، الْوَاجِدُ، الْمَاجِدُ، الْوَاحِدُ، الْأَحَدُ الصَّمَدُ،
Al-mumītu, al-ḥayyu, al-qayyūmu, al-wājidu, al-mājidu, al-wāḥidu, al-aḥadu al-ṣamadu,
the Bringer of Death, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting Sustainer, the One who Lacks Nothing, the Glorious, the One, the Unique, the Eternal Refuge,
الْقَادِرُ، الْمُقْتَدِرُ، الْمُقَدِّمُ، الْمُؤَخِّرُ، الْآخِرُ، الظَّاهِرُ، الْبَاطِنُ، الْوَلِيُّ،
Al-qādiru, al-muqtadiru, al-muqaddimu, al-muʾakhkhiru, al-ākhiru, al-ẓāhiru, al-bāṭinu, al-waliyyu,
the Able, the All-Powerful, the One who Brings Forward, the One who Delays, the Last, the Manifest, the Hidden, the Protecting Friend,
الْمُتَعَالِ، الْبَرُّ، التَّوَّابُ، الْمُنْتَقِمُ، الْعَفُوُّ، الرَّؤُوفُ، مَالِكُ الْمُلْكِ،
Al-mutaʿāli, al-barru, al-tawwābu, al-muntaqimu, al-ʿafuwwu, al-raʾūfu, māliku al-mulki,
the Supremely Exalted, the Beneficent, the Accepter of Repentance, the Avenger, the Pardoner, the Compassionate, the Master of Sovereignty,
ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ، الْمُقْسِطُ، الْجَامِعُ، الْغَنِيُّ، الْمَانِعُ، الضَّارُّ، النَّافِعُ،
Dhū al-jalāli wa-al-ikrāmi, al-muqsiṭu, al-jāmiʿu, al-ghaniyyu, al-māniʿu, al-ḍārru, al-nāfiʿu,
the Possessor of Majesty and Generosity, the Equitable, the Gatherer, the Self-Sufficient, the Preventer, the One who Brings Harm, the One who Benefits,
النُّورُ، الْهَادِي، الْبَدِيعُ، الْبَاقِي، الْوَارِثُ، الرَّشِيدُ، الصَّبُورُ.
Al-nūru, al-hādī, al-badīʿu, al-bāqī, al-wārithu, al-rashīdu, al-ṣabūru.
the Light, the Guide, the Incomparable Originator, the Ever-Abiding, the Inheritor, the Guide to Right Conduct, the Patient.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ. قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ، اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi. Qul huwa Allāhu aḥadun, Allāhu al-ṣamadu.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Merciful. Say, “He is Allah, One; Allah, the Eternal Refuge.
Qurʾān · The Opening 1:1; Sincerity 112:1–2
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ.
Lam yalid wa-lam yūlad, wa-lam yakun lahu kufuwan aḥadun.
He neither begets nor is born, and no one is equal to Him.”
Qurʾān · Sincerity 112:3–4
هُوَ اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْأَحَدُ الْفَرْدُ الصَّمَدُ، الَّذِي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صَاحِبَةً وَلَا وَلَدًا.
Huwa Allāhu al-wāḥidu al-aḥadu al-fardu al-ṣamadu, alladhī lam yattakhidh ṣāḥibatan wa-lā waladan.
He is Allah, the One, the Unique, the Solitary, the Eternal Refuge, who has taken neither a consort nor a child.
لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى وَالصِّفَاتُ الْعُلْيَا.
Lahu al-asmāʾu al-ḥusnā wa-al-ṣifātu al-ʿulyā.
The most beautiful names and the highest attributes belong to Him.
وَلَهُ الْمَثَلُ الْأَعْلَى فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ.
Wa-lahu al-mathalu al-aʿlā fī al-samāwāti wa-al-arḍi, wa-huwa al-ʿazīzu al-ḥakīmu.
The highest description in the heavens and earth belongs to Him; He is the Almighty, the Wise.
Qurʾān · The Romans 30:27
لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ، وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ.
Laysa ka-mithlihi shayʾun, wa-huwa al-samīʿu al-baṣīru.
There is nothing like Him; He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.
Qurʾān · Consultation 42:11
لَا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصَارَ، وَهُوَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ.
Lā tudrikuhu al-abṣāru wa-huwa yudriku al-abṣāra, wa-huwa al-laṭīfu al-khabīru.
No vision comprehends Him, but He comprehends all vision; He is the Subtle, the All-Aware.
Qurʾān · The Cattle 6:103
هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُ، وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ.
Huwa al-awwalu wa-al-ākhiru wa-al-ẓāhiru wa-al-bāṭinu, wa-huwa bi-kulli shayʾin ʿalīmun.
He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden, and He knows all things.
Qurʾān · The Iron 57:3
آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَى
Āmannā bi-Allāhi wa-mā unzila ilaynā wa-mā unzila ilā
We believe in Allah, in what has been sent down to us, and in what was sent down to
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:136
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إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَالْأَسْبَاطِ، وَمَا أُوتِيَ مُوسَى وَعِيسَى.
Ibrāhīma wa-Ismāʿīla wa-Isḥāqa wa-Yaʿqūba wa-al-asbāṭi, wa-mā ūtiya Mūsā wa-ʿĪsā.
Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and in what Moses and Jesus were given,
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:136
وَمَا أُوتِيَ النَّبِيُّونَ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ، لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ، وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ.
Wa-mā ūtiya al-nabiyyūna min rabbihim, lā nufarriqu bayna aḥadin minhum, wa-naḥnu lahu muslimūna.
and what the prophets were given by their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we submit to Him.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:136
رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا بِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ وَاتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ، فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ.
Rabbanā āmannā bi-mā anzalta wa-ittabaʿnā al-rasūla, fa-uktubnā maʿa al-shāhidīna.
Our Lord, we believe in what You have sent down and follow the Messenger, so record us among those who bear witness.
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:53
آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ.
Āmannā bi-Allāhi wa-malāʾikatihi wa-kutubihi wa-rusulihi wa-al-yawmi al-ākhiri.
We believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day,
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Women 4:136
وَبِالْقَدَرِ كُلِّهِ، خَيْرِهِ وَشَرِّهِ، حُلْوِهِ وَمُرِّهِ.
Wa-bi-al-qadari kullihi, khayrihi wa-sharrihi, ḥulwihi wa-murrihi.
and in destiny in its entirety: its good and its ill, its sweetness and its bitterness.
رَضِينَا بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا، وَبِالْقُرْآنِ إِمَامًا.
Raḍīnā bi-Allāhi rabban, wa-bi-al-islāmi dīnan, wa-bi-al-qurʾāni imāman.
We are content with Allah as Lord, Islam as religion, and the Qur'an as guide,
وَبِسَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَبِيًّا وَرَسُولًا.
Wa-bi-sayyidinā Muḥammadin ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama nabiyyan wa-rasūlan.
and with our master Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—as prophet and messenger.
رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا بِكَ وَبِأَسْمَائِكَ وَصِفَاتِكَ، وَمَا أَنْتَ بِهِ مَوْصُوفٌ فِي عُلُوِّ ذَاتِكَ.
Rabbanā āmannā bika wa-bi-asmāʾika wa-ṣifātika, wa-mā anta bihi mawṣūfun fī ʿuluwwi dhātika.
Our Lord, we believe in You, Your names and attributes, and all by which You are described in the loftiness of Your Essence,
كَمَا يَنْبَغِي بِجَلَالِ وَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ، وَبِمَا أَنْتَ لَهُ أَهْلٌ فِي عَظِيمِ رُبُوبِيَّتِكَ.
Kamā yanbaghī bi-jalāli wajhika al-karīmi, wa-bi-mā anta lahu ahlun fī ʿaẓīmi rubūbiyyatika.
as befits the majesty of Your noble Face, and as You deserve in the immensity of Your lordship,
وَكَمَا هُوَ اللَّائِقُ فِي كَمَالِ أُلُوهِيَّتِكَ.
Wa-kamā huwa al-lāʾiqu fī kamāli ulūhiyyatika.
and as is fitting for the perfection of Your divinity.
آمَنَّا بِكَ وَبِرُسُلِكَ وَمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيِّكَ وَرَسُولِكَ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
Āmannā bika wa-bi-rusulika wa-Muḥammadin nabiyyika wa-rasūlika, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama.
We believe in You, Your messengers, and Muhammad, Your prophet and messenger—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—
وَمَا جَاءَ بِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ عَلَى مُرَادِكَ وَمُرَادِ رَسُولِكَ.
Wa-mā jāʾa bihi min ʿindika ʿalā murādika wa-murādi rasūlika.
and in what he brought from You, according to Your intention and the intention of Your Messenger,
وَكَمَا تُحِبُّ ذٰلِكَ وَتَرْضَى، وَعَلَى مَا هُوَ اللَّائِقُ فِي عِلْمِكَ.
Wa-kamā tuḥibbu dhālika wa-tarḍā, wa-ʿalā mā huwa al-lāʾiqu fī ʿilmika.
as You love and approve it, and in the manner that is fitting in Your knowledge,
يَا عَالِمَ السِّرِّ وَأَخْفَى، يَا قَيُّومَ الْأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاءِ.
Yā ʿālima al-sirri wa-akhfā, yā qayyūma al-arḍi wa-al-samāʾi.
O Knower of the secret and what is still more hidden, O Sustainer of earth and heaven.
عَاجِزِينَ قَاصِرِينَ، بُرَآءَ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الزَّيْغِ وَالزَّلَلِ.
ʿĀjizīna qāṣirīna, buraʾāʾa ilayka mina al-zayghi wa-al-zalali.
We are powerless and deficient, disavowing before You all deviation and error,
مُطِيعِينَ لِمَا أَمَرْتَ بِهِ مِنْ قَوْلٍ وَعَقْدٍ وَعَمَلٍ.
Muṭīʿīna li-mā amarta bihi min qawlin wa-ʿaqdin wa-ʿamalin.
obeying what You have commanded in speech, conviction, and action.
فَتَعَالَى اللَّهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ.
Fa-taʿālā Allāhu al-maliku al-ḥaqqu, lā ilāha illā huwa rabbu al-ʿarshi al-karīmi.
Exalted is Allah, the true Sovereign; there is no god but Him, Lord of the noble Throne.
Qurʾān · The Believers 23:116
سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ، بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ.
Subḥānahu wa-taʿālā ʿammā yaṣifūna, badīʿu al-samāwāti wa-al-arḍi.
Glory be to Him, exalted above what they attribute to Him, the Originator of the heavens and earth.
Qurʾān · The Cattle 6:100–101
أَنَّى يَكُونُ لَهُ وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ تَكُنْ لَهُ صَاحِبَةٌ؟
Annā yakūnu lahu waladun wa-lam takun lahu ṣāḥibatun?
How could He have a child when He has no consort?
Qurʾān · The Cattle 6:101
وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ.
Wa-khalaqa kulla shayʾin, wa-huwa bi-kulli shayʾin ʿalīmun.
He created all things, and He knows all things.
Qurʾān · The Cattle 6:101
اللَّهُمَّ فَأَحْيِنَا عَلَى ذٰلِكَ وَأَمِتْنَا عَلَى ذٰلِكَ وَابْعَثْنَا عَلَى ذٰلِكَ.
Allāhumma fa-aḥyinā ʿalā dhālika wa-amitnā ʿalā dhālika wa-ibʿathnā ʿalā dhālika.
O Allah, let us live by this, die upon it, and be raised upon it.
وَاهْدِنَا لِحَقَائِقِ ذٰلِكَ، يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
Wa-ihdinā li-ḥaqāʾiqi dhālika, yā rabba al-ʿālamīna.
Guide us to its inward realities, O Lord of all worlds.
يَا مَنْ هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَالْآخِرُ بَعْدَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.
Yā man huwa al-awwalu qabla kulli shayʾin, wa-al-ākhiru baʿda kulli shayʾin.
O You who are the First, before all things, and the Last, after all things,
وَالظَّاهِرُ دُونَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَالْبَاطِنُ دُونَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.
Wa-al-ẓāhiru dūna kulli shayʾin, wa-al-bāṭinu dūna kulli shayʾin.
the Manifest apart from every thing, and the Hidden apart from every thing.
يَا مُنَوِّرَ الْأَنْوَارِ، يَا عَالِمَ الْأَسْرَارِ، يَا مُدَبِّرَ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ.
Yā munawwira al-anwāri, yā ʿālima al-asrāri, yā mudabbira al-layli wa-al-nahāri.
O Illuminator of lights, O Knower of mysteries, O Disposer of night and day.
يَا مَالِكُ، يَا عَزِيزُ، يَا جَبَّارُ، يَا قَهَّارُ، يَا رَحِيمُ، يَا وَدُودُ.
Yā māliku, yā ʿazīzu, yā jabbāru, yā qahhāru, yā raḥīmu, yā wadūdu.
O Sovereign, O Almighty, O Compeller, O All-Subduing, O Merciful, O Loving.
يَا غَفَّارُ، يَا عَلِيمُ، يَا عَلَّامَ الْغُيُوبِ، يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ، يَا سَتَّارَ الْعُيُوبِ.
Yā ghaffāru, yā ʿalīmu, yā ʿallāma al-ghuyūbi, yā muqalliba al-qulūbi, yā sattāra al-ʿuyūbi.
O Ever-Forgiving, O All-Knowing, O Knower of all unseen things, O Turner of hearts, O Concealer of faults,
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يَا غَفَّارَ الذُّنُوبِ. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ.
Yā ghaffāra al-dhunūbi. Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin, ʿabdika wa-rasūlika.
O Ever-Forgiver of sins. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad, Your servant and messenger,
السَّيِّدِ الْكَامِلِ الْفَاتِحِ الْخَاتِمِ، نُورِكَ الْمُبِينِ وَرَسُولِكَ الصَّادِقِ الْأَمِينِ.
Al-sayyidi al-kāmili al-fātiḥi al-khātimi, nūrika al-mubīni wa-rasūlika al-ṣādiqi al-amīni.
the perfected master, the opener and the seal, Your clear light and Your truthful, trustworthy messenger.
وَآتِهِ الْوَسِيلَةَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَ، وَابْعَثْهُ الْمَقَامَ الْمَحْمُودَ، الشَّفِيعَ الْمُرْتَضَى الرَّسُولَ الْمُجْتَبَى.
Wa-ātihi al-wasīlata wa-al-faḍīlata, wa-ibʿathhu al-maqāma al-maḥmūda, al-shafīʿa al-murtaḍā al-rasūla al-mujtabā.
Grant him the station of nearness and distinction; raise him to the praised station, the accepted intercessor, the chosen messenger.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ.
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim ʿalayhi wa-ʿalā ālihi kamā ṣallayta ʿalā Ibrāhīma.
O Allah, bestow blessings and peace upon him and his family as You bestowed blessings upon Abraham.
وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي الْعَالَمِينَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ.
Wa-bārik ʿalayhi wa-ʿalā ālihi kamā bārakta ʿalā Ibrāhīma fī al-ʿālamīna, innaka ḥamīdun majīdun.
Shower him and his family with blessing as You blessed Abraham among all worlds. You are Praiseworthy, Glorious.
يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ، عَدَدَ خَلْقِكَ وَرِضَاءَ نَفْسِكَ وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِكَ وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِكَ.
Yā rabba al-ʿālamīna, ʿadada khalqika wa-riḍāʾa nafsika wa-zinata ʿarshika wa-midāda kalimātika.
O Lord of all worlds: blessings equal to the number of Your creatures, Your own good pleasure, the weight of Your Throne, and the ink of Your words.
وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ، وَسَلِّمْ تَسْلِيمًا كَثِيرًا.
Wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi, wa-sallim taslīman kathīran.
And upon his family and companions; grant them abundant peace.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَسْمَائِكَ الْحُسْنَى، وَبِصِفَاتِكَ وَبِكَلِمَاتِكَ التَّامَّاتِ.
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka bi-asmāʾika al-ḥusnā, wa-bi-ṣifātika wa-bi-kalimātika al-tāmmāti.
O Allah, I ask You by Your most beautiful names, Your attributes, and Your perfect words,
وَبِكُتُبِكَ الْمُنَزَّلَةِ وَبِكِتَابِكَ الْعَزِيزِ، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَنَبِيِّكَ وَرَسُولِكَ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
Wa-bi-kutubika al-munazzalati wa-bi-kitābika al-ʿazīzi, wa-bi-Muḥammadin ʿabdika wa-nabiyyika wa-rasūlika, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama.
by Your revealed books and Your mighty Book, and by Muhammad, Your servant, prophet, and messenger—may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
يَا رَبَّ الْأَرْبَابِ، يَا مُنَزِّلَ الْكِتَابِ، يَا سَرِيعَ الْحِسَابِ.
Yā rabba al-arbābi, yā munazzila al-kitābi, yā sarīʿa al-ḥisābi.
O Lord of lords, O Revealer of the Book, O Swift in reckoning.
يَا مَنْ إِذَا دُعِيَ أَجَابَ، يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ. (ثَلَاثًا)
Yā man idhā duʿiya ajāba, yā arḥama al-rāḥimīna. (Thalāthan)
O You who answer when called upon, O most merciful of those who show mercy. (Three times.)
يَا قَرِيبُ، يَا مُجِيبُ، يَا حَنَّانُ، يَا مَنَّانُ، يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ. (ثَلَاثًا)
Yā qarību, yā mujību, yā ḥannānu, yā mannānu, yā dhā al-jalāli wa-al-ikrāmi. (Thalāthan)
O Near One, O Responsive One, O Tenderly Merciful, O Bestower of blessings, O Possessor of Majesty and Generosity. (Three times.)
يَا حَيُّ، يَا قَيُّومُ، رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً، وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ.
Yā ḥayyu, yā qayyūmu, rabbanā ātinā fī al-dunyā ḥasanatan wa-fī al-ākhirati ḥasanatan, wa-qinā ʿadhāba al-nāri.
O Ever-Living, O Self-Subsisting Sustainer: our Lord, grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Cow 2:201
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ الْهُدَى وَالتُّقَى وَالْعَفَافَ وَالْغِنَى.
Allāhumma innā nasʾaluka al-hudā wa-al-tuqā wa-al-ʿafāfa wa-al-ghinā.
O Allah, we ask You for guidance, reverence, chastity, and freedom from need.
وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ جَهْدِ الْبَلَاءِ وَدَرَكِ الشَّقَاءِ وَشَمَاتَةِ الْأَعْدَاءِ.
Wa-naʿūdhu bika min jahdi al-balāʾi wa-daraki al-shaqāʾi wa-shamātati al-aʿdāʾi.
We seek refuge in You from overwhelming affliction, being overtaken by misery, and the gloating of enemies.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ كُلِّهِ، عَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ، مَا عَلِمْنَا مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ نَعْلَمْ.
Allāhumma innā nasʾaluka mina al-khayri kullihi, ʿājilihi wa-ājilihi, mā ʿalimnā minhu wa-mā lam naʿlam.
O Allah, we ask You for every good, immediate and future, what we know of it and what we do not know.
وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ كُلِّهِ، عَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ، مَا عَلِمْنَا مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ نَعْلَمْ.
Wa-naʿūdhu bika mina al-sharri kullihi, ʿājilihi wa-ājilihi, mā ʿalimnā minhu wa-mā lam naʿlam.
We seek refuge in You from every evil, immediate and future, what we know of it and what we do not know.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ مَا سَأَلَكَ مِنْهُ سَيِّدُنَا مُحَمَّدٌ نَبِيُّكَ وَرَسُولُكَ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
Allāhumma innā nasʾaluka mina al-khayri mā saʾalaka minhu sayyidunā Muḥammadun nabiyyuka wa-rasūluka, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama.
O Allah, we ask You for the good that our master Muhammad, Your prophet and messenger, asked of You—may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا اسْتَعَاذَ مِنْهُ سَيِّدُنَا مُحَمَّدٌ نَبِيُّكَ وَرَسُولُكَ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
Wa-naʿūdhu bika min sharri mā istaʿādha minhu sayyidunā Muḥammadun nabiyyuka wa-rasūluka, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama.
We seek refuge in You from the evil against which our master Muhammad, Your prophet and messenger, sought refuge—may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
وَأَنْتَ الْمُسْتَعَانُ وَعَلَيْكَ التُّكْلَانُ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ.
Wa-anta al-mustaʿānu wa-ʿalayka al-tuklānu, wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-Allāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi.
You are the One whose help is sought, and upon You we rely. There is no strength or power except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent.
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ.
Allāhumma anta rabbī lā ilāha illā anta, khalaqtanī wa-anā ʿabduka.
O Allah, You are my Lord; there is no god but You. You created me, and I am Your servant.
وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ.
Wa-anā ʿalā ʿahdika wa-waʿdika mā istaṭaʿtu, aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā ṣanaʿtu.
I keep my covenant and promise to You as best I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done.
أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي.
Abūʾu laka bi-niʿmatika ʿalayya wa-abūʾu bi-dhanbī, fa-ighfir lī.
I acknowledge Your blessing upon me, and I acknowledge my sin; forgive me.
فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ. (ثَلَاثًا)
Fa-innahu lā yaghfiru al-dhunūba illā anta. (Thalāthan)
No one forgives sins but You. (Three times.)
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ مَحَبَّةَ الْخَوْفِ وَغَلَبَةَ الشَّوْقِ وَثَبَاتَ الْعِلْمِ.
Allāhumma innā nasʾaluka maḥabbata al-khawfi wa-ghalabata al-shawqi wa-thabāta al-ʿilmi.
O Allah, we ask You for love of reverent fear, overwhelming longing, and firmness in knowledge,
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وَدَوَامَ الْفِكْرِ، وَنَسْأَلُكَ سِرَّ الْأَسْرَارِ الْمَانِعَ مِنَ الْأَعْصَارِ النَّافِعَ مِنَ الْأَضْرَارِ.
Wa-dawāma al-fikri, wa-nasʾaluka sirra al-asrāri al-māniʿa mina al-aʿṣāri al-nāfiʿa mina al-aḍrāri.
and constant reflection. We ask You for the mystery of mysteries, which shields against the ravages of time and affords protection against harm,
حَتَّى لَا يَكُونَ لَنَا مَعَ الذَّنْبِ أَوِ الْعَيْبِ قَرَارٌ.
Ḥattā lā yakūna lanā maʿa al-dhanbi awi al-ʿaybi qarārun.
so that we may find no settled place in sin or fault.
وَثَبِّتْنَا لِلْعَمَلِ الصَّالِحِ بِهٰذِهِ الْكَلِمَاتِ الَّتِي بَسَطَهَا لَنَا عَلَى لِسَانِ رَسُولِكَ.
Wa-thabbitnā li-al-ʿamali al-ṣāliḥi bi-hādhihi al-kalimāti allatī basaṭahā lanā ʿalā lisāni rasūlika.
Make us steadfast in righteous action through these words unfolded for us upon the tongue of Your Messenger,
وَابْتَلَيْتَ بِهِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلَكَ، فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ.
Wa-ibtalayta bihinna Ibrāhīma khalīlaka, fa-atammahunna.
with which You tested Abraham, Your intimate friend, and he fulfilled them.
قَالَ إِنِّي جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا، قَالَ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِي؟
Qāla innī jāʿiluka li-al-nāsi imāman, qāla wa-min dhurriyyatī?
He said, “I will make you a leader for humankind.” Abraham said, “And from my descendants?”
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:124
قَالَ لَا يَنَالُ عَهْدِي الظَّالِمِينَ.
Qāla lā yanālu ʿahdī al-ẓālimīna.
He said, “My covenant does not extend to wrongdoers.”
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:124
فَاجْعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ آدَمَ وَنُوحٍ.
Fa-ijʿalnā mina al-muḥsinīna wa-min dhurriyyatihi wa-min dhurriyyati Ādama wa-Nūḥin.
Make us among those who do good, among his descendants and the descendants of Adam and Noah,
وَاسْلُكْ بِنَا سَبِيلَ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْمُتَّقِينَ.
Wa-usluk binā sabīla al-aʾimmati al-muttaqīna.
and lead us along the path of the leaders who are mindful of You.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَبِاللَّهِ وَمِنَ اللَّهِ وَإِلَى اللَّهِ، وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ.
Bismi Allāhi wa-bi-Allāhi wa-mina Allāhi wa-ilā Allāhi, wa-ʿalā Allāhi fa-l-yatawakkali al-muʾminūna.
In Allah's name, through Allah, from Allah, and to Allah. Upon Allah let the believers rely.
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ، آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ.
Ḥasbiya Allāhu, āmantu bi-Allāhi, tawakkaltu ʿalā Allāhi.
Allah is enough for me. I believe in Allah and place my trust in Allah.
لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ.
Lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-Allāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi.
There is no strength or power except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent.
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ.
Lā ilāha illā anta, subḥānaka innī kuntu mina al-ẓālimīna.
There is no god but You. Glory be to You; I have indeed been among the wrongdoers.
Qurʾān · The Prophets 21:87
يَا عَلِيُّ، يَا عَظِيمُ، يَا حَلِيمُ، يَا عَلِيمُ، يَا سَمِيعُ، يَا بَصِيرُ، يَا مُرِيدُ، يَا قَدِيرُ.
Yā ʿaliyyu, yā ʿaẓīmu, yā ḥalīmu, yā ʿalīmu, yā samīʿu, yā baṣīru, yā murīdu, yā qadīru.
O Most High, O Magnificent, O Forbearing, O All-Knowing, O All-Hearing, O All-Seeing, O Willing One, O All-Powerful.
يَا حَيُّ، يَا قَيُّومُ، يَا رَحْمٰنُ، يَا رَحِيمُ.
Yā ḥayyu, yā qayyūmu, yā raḥmānu, yā raḥīmu.
O Ever-Living, O Self-Subsisting Sustainer, O All-Merciful, O Merciful.
يَا هُوَ، يَا مَنْ هُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
Yā huwa, yā man huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun.
O He, O You who have power over all things.
يَا أَوَّلُ، يَا آخِرُ، يَا ظَاهِرُ، يَا بَاطِنُ، تَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ.
Yā awwalu, yā ākhiru, yā ẓāhiru, yā bāṭinu, tabāraka ismuka wa-taʿālā jadduka.
O First, O Last, O Manifest, O Hidden: blessed is Your name and exalted is Your majesty.
تَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ.
Tabāraka ismuka dhū al-jalāli wa-al-ikrāmi.
Blessed is Your name, possessed of majesty and generosity.
اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنَا بِنُورِكَ إِلَيْكَ، وَأَقِمْنَا بِصِدْقِ الْعُبُودِيَّةِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ.
Allāhumma ihdinā bi-nūrika ilayka, wa-aqimnā bi-ṣidqi al-ʿubūdiyyati bayna yadayka.
O Allah, guide us by Your light to You, and establish us before You in sincere servanthood.
وَاجْعَلْ أَلْسِنَتَنَا رَطْبَةً بِذِكْرِكَ، وَأَنْفُسَنَا مُطِيعَةً لِأَمْرِكَ.
Wa-ijʿal alsinatanā raṭbatan bi-dhikrika, wa-anfusanā muṭīʿatan li-amrika.
Keep our tongues moist with Your remembrance and our souls obedient to Your command.
وَقُلُوبَنَا مَمْلُوءَةً بِمَعْرِفَتِكَ، وَأَرْوَاحَنَا مُكَرَّمَةً بِمُشَاهَدَتِكَ، وَأَسْرَارَنَا مُنَعَّمَةً بِقُرْبِكَ.
Wa-qulūbanā mamlūʾatan bi-maʿrifatika, wa-arwāḥanā mukarramatan bi-mushāhadatika, wa-asrāranā munaʿʿamatan bi-qurbika.
Fill our hearts with knowledge of You, honor our spirits with witnessing You, and grant our innermost selves the bliss of Your nearness.
وَارْزُقْنَا زُهْدًا فِي دُنْيَانَا وَمَزِيدًا لَدَيْكَ بِحَوْلِكَ وَقُوَّتِكَ، إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
Wa-urzuqnā zuhdan fī dunyānā wa-mazīdan ladayka bi-ḥawlika wa-quwwatika, innaka ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun.
Grant us detachment from our worldly life and increase with You, through Your strength and power. You have power over all things.
يَا مَنْ لَا يَسْكُنُ قَلْبٌ إِلَّا بِقُرْبِهِ وَأَنْوَارِهِ.
Yā man lā yaskunu qalbun illā bi-qurbihi wa-anwārihi.
O You in whose nearness and lights alone the heart finds rest,
وَلَا يَحْيَا عَبْدٌ إِلَّا بِلُطْفِهِ وَإِبْرَارِهِ.
Wa-lā yaḥyā ʿabdun illā bi-luṭfihi wa-ibrārihi.
through whose gentleness and kindness alone a servant lives,
وَلَا يَبْقَى وُجُودٌ إِلَّا بِإِمْدَادِهِ وَإِظْهَارِهِ.
Wa-lā yabqā wujūdun illā bi-imdādihi wa-iẓhārihi.
through whose sustenance and bringing into manifestation alone any existence endures.
يَا مَنْ آنَسَ عِبَادَهُ الْأَبْرَارَ وَأَوْلِيَاءَهُ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ الْأَخْيَارَ بِمُنَاجَاتِهِ وَأَسْرَارِهِ.
Yā man ānasa ʿibādahu al-abrāra wa-awliyāʾahu al-muqarrabīna al-akhyāra bi-munājātihi wa-asrārihi.
O You who give Your righteous servants and Your chosen friends brought near to You the comfort of intimate converse with You and Your mysteries.
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يَا مَنْ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا وَأَقْصَى وَأَدْنَى، وَأَسْعَدَ وَأَشْقَى،
yā man ʾamāta wa-ʾaḥyā wa-ʾaqṣā wa-ʾadnā, wa-ʾasʿada wa-ʾashqā,
O You who cause death and give life, draw away and bring near, grant happiness and let misery befall,
وَأَضَلَّ وَأَهْدَى، وَأَفْقَرَ وَأَغْنَى، وَأَبْلَى وَعَفَى، وَقَدَّرَ وَقَضَى،
wa-ʾaḍalla wa-ʾahdā, wa-ʾafqara wa-ʾaghnā, wa-ʾablā wa-ʿafā, wa-qaddara wa-qaḍā,
who let stray and guide, impoverish and enrich, afflict and efface, determine and decree—
كُلٌّ بِعَظِيمِ لُطْفِهِ وَتَدْبِيرِهِ وَسَابِقِ أَقْدَارِهِ.
kullun biʿaẓīmi luṭfihi wa-tadbīrihi wa-sābiqi ʾaqdārihi.
all through His immense subtle kindness, His ordering, and His preordained decrees.
رَبِّ، أَيَّ بَابٍ أَقْصِدُ غَيْرَ بَابِكَ؟ وَأَيَّ جَنَابٍ أَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْهِ غَيْرَ جَنَابِكَ؟
rabbi, ʾayya bābin ʾaqṣidu ghayra bābika? wa-ʾayya janābin ʾatawajjahu ʾilayhi ghayra janābika?
My Lord, what door should I seek but Yours? To whose presence should I turn but Yours?
وَأَنْتَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي لَا حَوْلَ لَنَا وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِكَ.
wa-ʾanta al-ʿaliyyu al-ʿaẓīmu alladhī lā ḥawla lanā wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bika.
You are the Most High, the Magnificent; we have no strength or power except through You.
رَبِّ، إِلَى مَنْ أَقْصِدُ وَأَنْتَ الْمَقْصُودُ؟
rabbi, ʾilā man ʾaqṣidu wa-ʾanta al-maqṣūdu?
My Lord, whom should I seek, when You are the One sought?
وَإِلَى مَنْ أَتَوَجَّهُ وَأَنْتَ الْحَقُّ الْمَعْبُودُ؟
wa-ʾilā man ʾatawajjahu wa-ʾanta al-ḥaqqu al-maʿbūdu?
To whom should I turn, when You are the Truth, the One worshipped?
وَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يُعْطِينِي وَأَنْتَ صَاحِبُ الْكَرَمِ وَالْجُودِ؟
wa-man dhā alladhī yuʿṭīnī wa-ʾanta ṣāḥibu al-karami wa-al-jūdi?
Who could give to me, when generosity and bounty are Yours?
حَقِيقٌ عَلَيَّ أَنْ لَا أَشْكُوَ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ، وَلَازِمٌ عَلَيَّ أَنْ لَا أَتَوَكَّلَ إِلَّا عَلَيْكَ.
ḥaqīqun ʿalayya ʾan lā ʾashkuwa ʾillā ʾilayka, wa-lāzimun ʿalayya ʾan lā ʾatawakkala ʾillā ʿalayka.
It is fitting that I complain only to You, and incumbent on me to rely only on You.
يَا مَنْ عَلَيْهِ يَتَوَكَّلُ الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ، يَا مَنْ إِلَيْهِ يَلْجَأُ الْخَائِفُونَ.
yā man ʿalayhi yatawakkalu al-mutawakkilūna, yā man ʾilayhi yaljaʾu al-khāʾifūna.
O You on whom the trusting rely, O You in whom the fearful seek refuge.
يَا مَنْ بِكَرَمِهِ وَجَمِيلِ عَوَائِدِهِ يَتَعَلَّقُ الرَّاجُونَ.
yā man bikaramihi wa-jamīli ʿawāʾidihi yataʿallaqu al-rājūna.
O You whose generosity and gracious customary gifts sustain those who hope.
يَا مَنْ بِسُلْطَانِ قَهْرِهِ وَعَظِيمِ رَحْمَتِهِ وَبِرِّهِ يَسْتَغِيثُ الْمُضْطَرُّونَ.
yā man bisulṭāni qahrihi wa-ʿaẓīmi raḥmatihi wa-birrihi yastaghīthu al-muḍṭarrūna.
O You whose sovereign might, immense mercy, and goodness are the desperate person's recourse.
يَا مَنْ أَوْسَعَ عَطَائِهِ وَجَمِيلَ فَضْلِهِ وَنَعْمَائِهِ، تُبْسَطُ الْأَيْدِي وَيَسْأَلُهُ السَّائِلُونَ.
yā man ʾawsaʿa ʿaṭāʾihi wa-jamīla faḍlihi wa-naʿmāʾihi, tubsaṭu al-ʾaydī wa-yasʾaluhu al-sāʾilūna.
O You whose giving, gracious bounty, and blessings are boundless: hands are extended, and petitioners ask of Him.
رَبِّ، اِجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ تَوَكَّلَ عَلَيْكَ، وَآمِنْ خَوْفِي إِذَا وَصَلْتُ إِلَيْكَ.
rabbi, ijʿalnī mimman tawakkala ʿalayka, wa-ʾāmin khawfī ʾidhā waṣaltu ʾilayka.
My Lord, make me one who relies on You, and quiet my fear when I come to You.
وَلَا تُخَيِّبْ رَجَائِي إِذَا صِرْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ، يَا قَرِيبُ، يَا مُجِيبُ، يَا سَمِيعُ.
wa-lā tukhayyib rajāʾī ʾidhā ṣirtu bayna yadayka, yā qarību, yā mujību, yā samīʿu.
Do not disappoint my hope when I stand before You, O Near One, O Answerer, O All-Hearing.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا ضَالُّونَ فَاِهْدِنَا، وَإِنَّا فُقَرَاءُ فَأَغْنِنَا، وَإِنَّا ضُعَفَاءُ فَقَوِّنَا.
Allāhumma ʾinnā ḍāllūna faihdinā, wa-ʾinnā fuqarāʾu faʾaghninā, wa-ʾinnā ḍuʿafāʾu faqawwinā.
O Allah, we are astray, so guide us; poor, so enrich us; weak, so strengthen us.
وَإِنَّا مُذْنِبُونَ فَاِغْفِرْ لَنَا، يَا نُورُ، يَا هَادِي، يَا غَنِيُّ، يَا قَوِيُّ، يَا غَفُورُ، يَا رَحِيمُ.
wa-ʾinnā mudhnibūna faighfir lanā, yā nūru, yā hādī, yā ghaniyyu, yā qawiyyu, yā ghafūru, yā raḥīmu.
We are sinners, so forgive us, O Light, O Guide, O Self-Sufficient, O Strong, O Forgiving, O Merciful.
اللَّهُمَّ بِرُوحٍ مِنْكَ أَيِّدْنَا، وَمِنْ عِلْمِكَ الْمَكْنُونِ عَلِّمْنَا.
Allāhumma birūḥin minka ʾayyidnā, wa-min ʿilmika al-maknūni ʿallimnā.
O Allah, strengthen us with a spirit from You, and teach us from Your hidden knowledge.
وَعَلَى دِينِكَ الَّذِي اِرْتَضَيْتَهُ ثَبِّتْنَا، وَاِجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ سَبَقَتْ لَهُمْ مِنْكَ الْحُسْنَى وَزِيَادَةٌ.
wa-ʿalā dīnika alladhī irtaḍaytahu thabbitnā, wa-ijʿalnā mimman sabaqat lahum minka al-ḥusnā wa-ziyādatun.
Keep us firm in the religion You have approved, and place us among those already promised Your finest reward and more.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ فِي الدُّنْيَا طَاعَتَكَ وَالسَّلَامَةَ مِنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ.
Allāhumma ʾinnā nasʾaluka fī al-dunyā ṭāʿataka wa-al-salāmata min maʿṣiyatika.
O Allah, in this world we ask You for obedience to You and safety from disobeying You.
وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ جَنَّتَكَ وَرُؤْيَتَكَ وَالسَّلَامَةَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ.
wa-fī al-ʾākhirati jannataka wa-ruʾyataka wa-al-salāmata min ʿuqūbatika.
In the hereafter we ask for Your Garden, the vision of You, and safety from Your punishment.
اللَّهُمَّ أَحْيِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا مُؤْمِنِينَ طَائِعِينَ، وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ تَائِبِينَ.
Allāhumma ʾaḥyinā fī al-dunyā muʾminīna ṭāʾiʿīna, wa-tawaffanā muslimīna tāʾibīna.
O Allah, let us live in this world as obedient believers, and take us in death as repentant Muslims.
وَاِجْعَلْنَا عِنْدَ السُّؤَالِ ثَابِتِينَ مِمَّنْ يَأْخُذُ الْكِتَابَ بِالْيَمِينِ.
wa-ijʿalnā ʿinda al-suʾāli thābitīna mimman yaʾkhudhu al-kitāba bi-al-yamīni.
Make us steadfast when questioned, among those who receive their record in their right hand.
وَاِجْعَلْنَا يَوْمَ الْفَزَعِ الْأَكْبَرِ آمِنِينَ، وَثَبِّتْ
wa-ijʿalnā yawma al-fazaʿi al-ʾakbari ʾāminīna, wa-thabbit
Keep us safe on the day of the greatest terror, and make firm
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أَقْدَامَنَا عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ، وَأَدْخِلْنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ.
ʾaqdāmanā ʿalā al-ṣirāṭi al-mustaqīmi, wa-ʾadkhilnā biraḥmatika wa-karamika fī jannāti al-naʿīmi.
our feet upon the straight path, and admit us through Your mercy and generosity into Gardens of bliss.
وَنَجِّنَا بِعَفْوِكَ وَحِلْمِكَ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ الْأَلِيمِ.
wa-najjinā biʿafwika wa-ḥilmika mina al-ʿadhābi al-ʾalīmi.
Save us through Your pardon and forbearance from painful punishment.
يَا رَبِّ، يَا رَحِيمُ، يَا حَلِيمُ، يَا كَرِيمُ.
yā rabbi, yā raḥīmu, yā ḥalīmu, yā karīmu.
O Lord, O Merciful, O Forbearing, O Generous.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا أَصْبَحْنَا لَا نَمْلِكُ لِأَنْفُسِنَا دَفْعًا وَلَا رَفْعًا، وَلَا ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا.
Allāhumma ʾinnā ʾaṣbaḥnā lā namliku liʾanfusinā dafʿan wa-lā rafʿan, wa-lā ḍarran wa-lā nafʿan.
O Allah, this morning we possess no power to repel or raise anything for ourselves, nor to harm or benefit ourselves.
فُقَرَاءَ لَا شَيْءَ لَنَا، ضُعَفَاءَ لَا قُوَّةَ لَنَا.
fuqarāʾa lā shayʾa lanā, ḍuʿafāʾa lā quwwata lanā.
We are poor, possessing nothing, and weak, having no strength.
وَأَصْبَحَ الْخَيْرُ كُلُّهُ بِيَدِكَ، وَأَمْرُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ رَاجِعٌ إِلَيْكَ.
wa-ʾaṣbaḥa al-khayru kulluhu biyadika, wa-ʾamru kulli shayʾin rājiʿun ʾilayka.
All goodness is in Your hand, and the affair of everything returns to You.
اللَّهُمَّ وَفِّقْنَا لِمَا بِهِ أَمَرْتَنَا، وَأَعِنَّا عَلَى مَا بِهِ كَلَّفْتَنَا.
Allāhumma waffiqnā limā bihi ʾamartanā, wa-ʾaʿinnā ʿalā mā bihi kallaftanā.
O Allah, enable us to fulfill Your commands, and help us carry out what You have charged us with.
وَأَغْنِنَا عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ بِفَضْلِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ وَجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ.
wa-ʾaghninā ʿalā kulli shayʾin bifaḍlika wa-raḥmatika wa-jūdika wa-karamika.
Through Your bounty, mercy, munificence, and generosity, make us sufficient for every need.
وَاُجْبُرْ كَسْرَنَا وَمَا فَاتَ مِنَّا بِعِنَايَتِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ.
wa-ujbur kasranā wa-mā fāta minnā biʿināyatika wa-karamika.
By Your care and generosity, mend our brokenness and restore what we have lost.
وَأَيِّدْنَا بِالتَّوَجُّهِ بِحَوْلِكَ وَقُوَّتِكَ، يَا مَالِكُ، يَا قَدِيرُ، يَا سَمِيعُ، يَا بَصِيرُ.
wa-ʾayyidnā bi-al-tawajjuhi biḥawlika wa-quwwatika, yā māliku, yā qadīru, yā samīʿu, yā baṣīru.
Strengthen our turning toward You through Your might and power, O Sovereign, O All-Powerful, O All-Hearing, O All-Seeing.
اللَّهُمَّ مَا قَصُرَ عَنْهُ رَأْيُنَا وَلَمْ تَبْلُغْهُ مَسْأَلَتُنَا مِنْ خَيْرٍ وَعَدْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ،
Allāhumma mā qaṣura ʿanhu raʾyunā wa-lam tablughhu masʾalatunā min khayrin waʿadtahu ʾaḥadan min khalqika,
O Allah, whatever good You have promised any of Your creatures that our understanding has missed and our petition has not reached,
أَوْ خَيْرٍ أَنْتَ مُعْطِيهِ أَحَدًا مِنْ عِبَادِكَ، فَإِنَّا نَرْغَبُ إِلَيْكَ فِيهِ.
ʾaw khayrin ʾanta muʿṭīhi ʾaḥadan min ʿibādika, faʾinnā narghabu ʾilayka fīhi.
or whatever good You will give any of Your servants—we turn to You in longing for it.
وَنَسْأَلُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
wa-nasʾaluka biraḥmatika yā ʾarḥama al-rāḥimīna.
We ask You through Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَشْكُو إِلَيْكَ ضَعْفَ قُوَّتِي وَقِلَّةَ حِيلَتِي وَهَوَانِي عَلَى النَّاسِ الْمَخْلُوقِينَ.
Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾashkū ʾilayka ḍaʿfa quwwatī wa-qillata ḥīlatī wa-hawānī ʿalā al-nāsi al-makhlūqīna.
O Allah, I bring You my weakness, my lack of resourcefulness, and my low standing among Your human creatures.
أَنْتَ رَبُّ الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ، وَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ، أَنْتَ رَبِّي.
ʾanta rabbu al-mustaḍʿafīna, wa-ʾanta ʾarḥamu al-rāḥimīna, ʾanta rabbī.
You are the Lord of the oppressed, the Most Merciful of the merciful; You are my Lord.
إِلَى مَنْ تَكِلُنِي؟ إِلَى صَدِيقٍ يَتَجَهَّمُنِي أَمْ إِلَى عَدُوٍّ مَلَّكْتَهُ أَمْرِي؟
ʾilā man takilunī? ʾilā ṣadīqin yatajahhamunī ʾam ʾilā ʿaduwwin mallaktahu ʾamrī?
To whom will You entrust me? To a friend who meets me harshly, or an enemy You have given power over me?
إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَكَ عَلَيَّ غَضَبٌ فَلَا أُبَالِي، وَلَكِنَّ عَافِيَتَكَ هِيَ أَوْسَعُ لِي.
ʾin lam yakun laka ʿalayya ghaḍabun falā ʾubālī, wa-lakinna ʿāfiyataka hiya ʾawsaʿu lī.
If You are not angry with me, I do not mind; yet Your protection would bring me greater ease.
أَعُوذُ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ الَّذِي أَشْرَقَتْ لَهُ الظُّلُمَاتُ، وَصَلَحَ بِهِ أَمْرُ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ،
ʾaʿūdhu binūri wajhika alladhī ʾashraqat lahu al-ẓulumātu, wa-ṣalaḥa bihi ʾamru al-dunyā wa-al-ʾākhirati,
I seek refuge in the light of Your Face, before which darkness shines and through which this world and the next are set right,
مِنْ أَنْ يَنْزِلَ بِي غَضَبُكَ أَوْ يَحِلَّ عَلَيَّ سَخَطُكَ.
min ʾan yanzila bī ghaḍabuka ʾaw yaḥilla ʿalayya sakhaṭuka.
from Your anger descending upon me or Your displeasure settling upon me.
لَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَتَّى تَرْضَى، وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ عَلَى رِضَاكَ.
laka al-ḥamdu ḥattā tarḍā, wa-laka al-shukru ʿalā riḍāka.
Yours is all praise until You are pleased, and Yours is all gratitude for Your pleasure.
وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ.
wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-Allāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi.
There is no strength or power except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent.
رَبِّ إِنِّي أَشْكُو إِلَيْكَ تَلَوُّنَ أَحْوَالِي وَتَوَقُّفَ سُؤَالِي.
rabbi ʾinnī ʾashkū ʾilayka talawwuna ʾaḥwālī wa-tawaqqufa suʾālī.
My Lord, I bring You the instability of my condition and the delay in the answer to my plea.
يَا مَنْ تَعَلَّقَتْ بِلَطِيفِ كَرَمِهِ وَجَمِيلِ عَوَائِدِهِ آمَالِي.
yā man taʿallaqat bilaṭīfi karamihi wa-jamīli ʿawāʾidihi ʾāmālī.
O You whose gentle generosity and gracious customary gifts are the support of my hopes.
يَا مَنْ لَا يَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ خَفِيُّ حَالِي، يَا مَنْ يَعْلَمُ عَاقِبَةَ أَمْرِي وَمَآلِي.
yā man lā yakhfā ʿalayhi khafiyyu ḥālī, yā man yaʿlamu ʿāqibata ʾamrī wa-maʾālī.
O You from whom my hidden state is never concealed, who know the outcome of my affairs and my final destination.
رَبِّ إِنَّ نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ، وَأُمُورِي كُلَّهَا رَاجِعَةٌ إِلَيْكَ.
rabbi ʾinna nāṣiyatī biyadika, wa-ʾumūrī kullahā rājiʿatun ʾilayka.
My Lord, my forelock is in Your hand, and all my affairs return to You.
وَأَحْوَالِي لَا تَخْفَى عَلَيْكَ، وَهُمُومِي وَأَحْزَانِي مَعْلُومَةٌ لَدَيْكَ.
wa-ʾaḥwālī lā takhfā ʿalayka, wa-humūmī wa-ʾaḥzānī maʿlūmatun ladayka.
None of my circumstances are hidden from You; my anxieties and sorrows are known to You.
قَدْ حَلَّ مُصَابِي وَعَظُمَ اِكْتِئَابِي وَاِنْصَرَمَ شَبَابِي، وَتَكَدَّرَ عَلَيَّ صَفْوُ شَرَابِي.
qad ḥalla muṣābī wa-ʿaẓuma iktiʾābī wa-inṣarama shabābī, wa-takaddara ʿalayya ṣafwu sharābī.
Affliction has come upon me, my grief has grown, my youth has passed, and the clear draught of my life has turned cloudy.
وَتَجَمَّعَتْ عَلَيَّ هُمُومِي وَأَوْصَابِي، وَتَأَخَّرَ عَلَيَّ تَعْجِيلُ مَطْلَبِي
wa-tajammaʿat ʿalayya humūmī wa-ʾawṣābī, wa-taʾakhkhara ʿalayya taʿjīlu maṭlabī
My worries and pains have gathered against me, and the swift fulfillment of my request has been delayed,
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وَتَنَجُّزُ مَتَابِي. يَا مَنْ إِلَيْهِ مَرْجِعِي وَمَآبِي.
wa-tanajjuzu matābī. yā man ʾilayhi marjiʿī wa-maʾābī.
as has the fulfillment of my repentance. O You to whom I return and with whom I find my homecoming.
يَا مَنْ يَسْمَعُ هَوَاجِسَ سَرِيرَتِي وَعَلَانِيَةَ خِطَابِي.
yā man yasmaʿu hawājisa sarīratī wa-ʿalāniyata khiṭābī.
O You who hear the whispers of my innermost self and my openly spoken words.
يَا مَنْ يَعْلَمُ مَا عَنْهُ أَلَمَّ، وَحَقِيقَةَ مَا بِي.
yā man yaʿlamu mā ʿanhu ʾalamma, wa-ḥaqīqata mā bī.
O You who know what has brought distress, and the truth of what afflicts me.
إِلَٰهِي قَدْ عَجَزَتْ قُدْرَتِي وَقَلَّتْ حِيلَتِي وَضَعُفَتْ قُوَّتِي وَسَاءَتْ حَالَتِي.
ʾilāhī qad ʿajazat qudratī wa-qallat ḥīlatī wa-ḍaʿufat quwwatī wa-sāʾat ḥālatī.
My God, my capacity has failed, my resourcefulness has dwindled, my strength has weakened, and my condition has worsened.
وَبَعُدَتْ أُمْنِيَتِي، وَتَاهَتْ فِكْرَتِي، وَأَشْكَلَتْ قَضِيَّتِي، وَعَظُمَتْ حَسْرَتِي وَتَصَاعَدَتْ زَفْرَتِي.
wa-baʿudat ʾumniyatī, wa-tāhat fikratī, wa-ʾashkalat qaḍiyyatī, wa-ʿaẓumat ḥasratī wa-taṣāʿadat zafratī.
My wish has grown distant, my thoughts have wandered, my case has become confused, my sorrow has deepened, and my sighs have risen.
وَفَضَحَ مَكْنُونَ سِرِّي بِاِنْسِلَالِ دَمْعَتِي، وَأَنْتَ مَلْجَئِي وَوَسِيلَتِي.
wa-faḍaḥa maknūna sirrī biinsilāli damʿatī, wa-ʾanta maljaʾī wa-wasīlatī.
The escaping tear has exposed my hidden secret, and You are my refuge and my means of approach.
وَإِلَيْكَ أَرْفَعُ بَثِّي وَحُزْنِي وَشِكَايَتِي، وَأَرْجُوكَ لِدَفْعِ مُلِمَّتِي.
wa-ʾilayka ʾarfaʿu baththī wa-ḥuznī wa-shikāyatī, wa-ʾarjūka lidafʿi mulimmatī.
To You I raise my anguish, sorrow, and complaint; I hope in You to remove my calamity.
يَا مَنْ يَعْلَمُ سِرِّي وَعَلَانِيَتِي، إِلَٰهِي بَابُكَ مَفْتُوحٌ لِلسَّائِلِ وَفَضْلُكَ مَبْذُولٌ لِلنَّائِلِ.
yā man yaʿlamu sirrī wa-ʿalāniyatī, ʾilāhī bābuka maftūḥun li-l-sāʾili wa-faḍluka mabdhūlun li-l-nāʾili.
O You who know my hidden and open life: my God, Your door is open to the petitioner and Your bounty available to its recipient.
وَإِلَيْكَ مُنْتَهَى الشَّكْوَى وَغَايَةُ الْمَسَائِلِ.
wa-ʾilayka muntahā al-shakwā wa-ghāyatu al-masāʾili.
To You every complaint ultimately comes, and every petition is finally addressed.
إِلَٰهِي دَمْعِي السَّائِلُ وَجِسْمِي النَّاحِلُ وَحَالِي الْحَائِلُ وَسَنَدِي الْمَائِلُ.
ʾilāhī damʿī al-sāʾilu wa-jismī al-nāḥilu wa-ḥālī al-ḥāʾilu wa-sanadī al-māʾilu.
My God—my flowing tears, my wasting body, my changing condition, and my faltering support!
يَا مَنْ إِلَيْهِ تُرْفَعُ الشَّكْوَى، يَا مَنْ يَعْلَمُ السِّرَّ وَالنَّجْوَى.
yā man ʾilayhi turfaʿu al-shakwā, yā man yaʿlamu al-sirra wa-al-najwā.
O You to whom complaints are raised, who know secrets and private conversations.
يَا مَنْ يَسْمَعُ وَيَرَى، يَا مَنْ هُوَ بِالْمَنْظَرِ الْأَعْلَى.
yā man yasmaʿu wa-yarā, yā man huwa bi-al-manẓari al-ʾaʿlā.
O You who hear and see, whose watch is from the highest vantage.
يَا رَبَّ الْأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَا، يَا مَنْ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى، يَا صَاحِبَ الدَّوَامِ وَالْبَقَاءِ.
yā rabba al-ʾarḍi wa-al-samā, yā man lahu al-ʾasmāʾu al-ḥusnā, yā ṣāḥiba al-dawāmi wa-al-baqāʾi.
O Lord of earth and heaven, O You to whom belong the most beautiful names, Possessor of perpetuity and everlastingness.
رَبِّي، عَبْدُكَ قَدْ ضَاقَتْ بِهِ الْأَسْبَابُ وَغُلِّقَتْ دُونَهُ الْأَبْوَابُ.
rabbī, ʿabduka qad ḍāqat bihi al-ʾasbābu wa-ghulliqat dūnahu al-ʾabwābu.
My Lord, Your servant's means have narrowed, and the doors have been shut before him.
وَتَعَذَّرَ عَلَيْهِ سُلُوكُ طَرِيقِ الصَّوَابِ، وَزَادَ بِهِ الْغَمُّ وَالْهَمُّ وَالْاِكْتِئَابُ.
wa-taʿadhdhara ʿalayhi sulūku ṭarīqi al-ṣawābi, wa-zāda bihi al-ghammu wa-al-hammu wa-al-iktiʾābu.
Following the right path has become difficult for him, and distress, anxiety, and despondency have increased.
وَتَقَضَّى عُمُرُهُ وَلَمْ يُفْتَحْ إِلَى فَسِيحِ تِلْكَ الْحَضْرَةِ وَمَنَاهِلِ الصَّفَا وَالرَّاحَاتِ بَابٌ.
wa-taqaḍḍā ʿumuruhu wa-lam yuftaḥ ʾilā fasīḥi tilka al-ḥaḍrati wa-manāhili al-ṣafā wa-al-rāḥāti bābun.
His life has passed, yet no door has opened onto the spaciousness of that Presence and the springs of purity and repose.
اِنْصَرَمَتْ أَيَّامُهُ وَالنَّفْسُ رَاتِعَةٌ فِي مَيَادِينِ الْغَفْلَةِ وَدَنِيِّ الْاِكْتِسَابِ.
inṣaramat ʾayyāmuhu wa-al-nafsu rātiʿatun fī mayādīni al-ghaflati wa-daniyyi al-iktisābi.
His days have slipped away while the lower self roamed freely in the fields of heedlessness and base gain.
وَأَنْتَ الْمَرْجُوُّ لِكَشْفِ ضُرِّ هَٰذَا الْمُصَابِ، يَا مَنْ إِذَا دُعِيَ أَجَابَ، يَا سَرِيعَ الْحِسَابِ.
wa-ʾanta al-marjuwwu likashfi ḍurri hādhā al-muṣābi, yā man ʾidhā duʿiya ʾajāba, yā sarīʿa al-ḥisābi.
In You lies the hope of removing this sufferer's harm, O You who answer when called, O Swift in reckoning.
يَا رَبَّ الْأَرْبَابِ، يَا عَظِيمَ الْجَنَابِ، رَبِّ لَا تَحْجُبْ دَعْوَتِي وَلَا تَرُدَّ مَسْأَلَتِي.
yā rabba al-ʾarbābi, yā ʿaẓīma al-janābi, rabbi lā taḥjub daʿwatī wa-lā tarudda masʾalatī.
O Lord of lords, O You of majestic presence, my Lord, do not bar my prayer or reject my request.
وَلَا تَدَعْنِي بِحَسْرَتِي وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى حَوْلِي وَقُوَّتِي، وَاِرْحَمْ عَجْزِي وَفَاقَتِي.
wa-lā tadaʿnī biḥasratī wa-lā takilnī ʾilā ḥawlī wa-quwwatī, wa-irḥam ʿajzī wa-fāqatī.
Do not leave me to my sorrow or entrust me to my own strength and power; have mercy on my helplessness and need.
فَقَدْ ضَاقَ صَدْرِي وَتَاهَ فِكْرِي وَتَحَيَّرْتُ فِي أَمْرِي.
faqad ḍāqa ṣadrī wa-tāha fikrī wa-taḥayyartu fī ʾamrī.
My breast has tightened, my thoughts have wandered, and I am bewildered about my affairs.
وَأَنْتَ الْعَالِمُ بِسِرِّي وَجَهْرِي، الْمَالِكُ لِنَفْعِي وَضُرِّي.
wa-ʾanta al-ʿālimu bisirrī wa-jahrī, al-māliku linafʿī wa-ḍurrī.
You know my hidden and open life, and You hold power over my benefit and harm.
الْقَادِرُ عَلَى تَفْرِيجِ كَرْبِي وَتَيْسِيرِ عُسْرِي.
al-qādiru ʿalā tafrīji karbī wa-taysīri ʿusrī.
You have the power to relieve my distress and ease my hardship.
رَبِّ اِرْحَمْ مَنْ عَظُمَ مَرَضُهُ وَعَزَّ شِفَاؤُهُ، وَكَثُرَ دَاؤُهُ وَقَلَّ دَوَاؤُهُ.
rabbi irḥam man ʿaẓuma maraḍuhu wa-ʿazza shifāʾuhu, wa-kathura dāʾuhu wa-qalla dawāʾuhu.
My Lord, have mercy on one whose sickness is grave and whose healing is elusive, whose ailments are many and remedies few.
وَضَعُفَتْ حِيلَتُهُ وَقَوِيَ بَلَاؤُهُ، وَأَنْتَ مَلْجَؤُهُ وَرَجَاؤُهُ وَغَوْثُهُ وَشِفَاؤُهُ.
wa-ḍaʿufat ḥīlatuhu wa-qawiya balāʾuhu, wa-ʾanta maljaʾuhu wa-rajāʾuhu wa-ghawthuhu wa-shifāʾuhu.
His resources have weakened and his trial has intensified; You are his refuge, hope, help, and healing.
يَا مَنْ عَمَّ الْعِبَادَ فَضْلُهُ وَعَطَاؤُهُ، وَوَسِعَ الْبَرِيَّةَ جُودُهُ
yā man ʿamma al-ʿibāda faḍluhu wa-ʿaṭāʾuhu, wa-wasiʿa al-bariyyata jūduhu
O You whose bounty and giving embrace all servants, whose generosity encompasses creation
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وَنَعْمَاؤُهُ، هَا أَنَا عَبْدُكَ مُحْتَاجٌ إِلَى مَا عِنْدَكَ، مُقِيمٌ مُنْتَظِرٌ جُودَكَ وَرِفْدَكَ.
wa-naʿmāʾuhu, hā ʾanā ʿabduka muḥtājun ʾilā mā ʿindaka, muqīmun muntaẓirun jūdaka wa-rifdaka.
and whose blessings embrace it: here I am, Your servant, in need of what You possess, remaining here in expectation of Your generosity and aid.
مُذْنِبٌ يَسْأَلُ مِنْكَ الْغُفْرَانَ، خَائِفٌ يَطْلُبُ مِنْكَ الصَّفْحَ وَالْعَفْوَ وَالْأَمَانَ.
mudhnibun yasʾalu minka al-ghufrāna, khāʾifun yaṭlubu minka al-ṣafḥa wa-al-ʿafwa wa-al-ʾamāna.
A sinner asking You for forgiveness, a fearful person seeking Your clemency, pardon, and security.
مُسِيءٌ عَاصٍ، فَعَسَى تَوْبَةٌ تَمْحُو أَنْوَارُهَا ظُلَمَ الْإِسَاءَةِ وَالْعِصْيَانِ.
musīʾun ʿāṣin, faʿasā tawbatun tamḥū ʾanwāruhā ẓulama al-ʾisāʾati wa-al-ʿiṣyāni.
An offender and a rebel—may there be repentance whose lights erase the darkness of wrongdoing and disobedience.
سَائِلٌ بَاسِطٌ يَدَ الْفَاقَةِ الْكُلِّيَّةِ يُرَجِّي مِنْكَ الْجُودَ وَالْإِحْسَانَ.
sāʾilun bāsiṭun yada al-fāqati al-kulliyyati yurajjī minka al-jūda wa-al-ʾiḥsāna.
A petitioner extending the hand of utter need, hoping for Your generosity and kindness.
مَسْجُونٌ مُقَيَّدٌ، فَعَسَى يُفَكُّ قَيْدُهُ وَيُطْلَقُ مِنْ سِجْنِ حِجَابِهِ إِلَى فَسِيحِ حَضَرَاتِ الشُّهُودِ وَالْعِيَانِ.
masjūnun muqayyadun, faʿasā yufakku qayduhu wa-yuṭlaqu min sijni ḥijābihi ʾilā fasīḥi ḥaḍarāti al-shuhūdi wa-al-ʿiyāni.
Imprisoned and fettered—may his fetters be undone and he be released from the prison of his veil into the spacious presences of witnessing and direct vision.
جَائِعٌ عَارٍ، فَعَسَى يُطْعَمُ مِنْ ثَمَرَةِ الْقُرْبِ وَيَكْتَسِي مِنْ حُلَلِ الْإِيمَانِ.
jāʾiʿun ʿārin, faʿasā yuṭʿamu min thamarati al-qurbi wa-yaktasī min ḥulali al-ʾīmāni.
Hungry and unclothed—may he be fed from the fruit of nearness and clothed in the robes of faith.
ظَمْآنُ، وَأَيُّ ظَمْآنٍ، يَتَأَجَّجُ فِي أَحْشَائِهِ لَهِيبُ النِّيرَانِ.
ẓamʾānu, wa-ʾayyu ẓamʾānin, yataʾajjaju fī ʾaḥshāʾihi lahību al-nīrāni.
Thirsty—and how thirsty! Within him the flames of fire blaze.
فَعَسَى تَبْرُدُ مِنْهُ نِيرَانُ الْكَرْبِ، وَيُسْقَى مِنْ شَرَابِ الْحُبِّ، وَيَكْرَعُ مِنْ كَاسَاتِ الْقُرْبِ.
faʿasā tabrudu minhu nīrānu al-karbi, wa-yusqā min sharābi al-ḥubbi, wa-yakraʿu min kāsāti al-qurbi.
May the fires of anguish within him cool; may he drink the draught of love and drink deeply from the cups of nearness.
وَيَذْهَبُ عَنْهُ الْبُؤْسُ وَالْأَلَمُ وَالْأَحْزَانُ، وَيَنْعَمُ مِنْ بَعْدِ بُؤْسِهِ وَأَلَمِهِ.
wa-yadhhabu ʿanhu al-buʾsu wa-al-ʾalamu wa-al-ʾaḥzānu, wa-yanʿamu min baʿdi buʾsihi wa-ʾalamihi.
May misery, pain, and sorrows leave him, and may he enjoy ease after his misery and pain.
وَيُشْفَى مِنْ مَرَضِهِ وَسَقَمِهِ حَتَّى يَزُولَ مَا بِهِ، كَانَ مَا كَانَ.
wa-yushfā min maraḍihi wa-saqamihi ḥattā yazūla mā bihi, kāna mā kāna.
May he be healed of his illness and sickness until whatever afflicts him passes away, whatever it may be.
هَا أَنَا عَبْدٌ نَاءٍ غَرِيبٌ مُصَابٌ، قَدْ بَعُدَ عَنِ الْأَهْلِ وَالْأَوْطَانِ.
hā ʾanā ʿabdun nāʾin gharībun muṣābun, qad baʿuda ʿani al-ʾahli wa-al-ʾawṭāni.
Here I am, a distant, estranged, afflicted servant, far from family and homeland.
فَعَسَى أَنْ يَزُولَ عَنْهُ هَٰذَا التَّعَبُ وَالشَّقَاءُ، وَيَغْدُوَ لَهُ الْقُرْبُ وَاللِّقَاءُ.
faʿasā ʾan yazūla ʿanhu hādhā al-taʿabu wa-al-shaqāʾu, wa-yaghduwa lahu al-qurbu wa-al-liqāʾu.
May this weariness and misery leave him, and may nearness and encounter become his.
وَيَتَرَاءَى لَهُ السَّلَمُ وَالنَّقَاءُ، وَيَلُوحَ لَهُ الْأَثْلُ وَالْبَانُ.
wa-yatarāʾā lahu al-salamu wa-al-naqāʾu, wa-yalūḥa lahu al-ʾathlu wa-al-bānu.
May the salam trees and clear sands appear before him, and may the tamarisks and ban trees come into view.
وَيَنَالَهُ اللُّطْفُ وَالْإِحْسَانُ، وَتَحِلَّ عَلَيْهِ الرَّحْمَةُ وَالرِّضْوَانُ.
wa-yanālahu al-luṭfu wa-al-ʾiḥsānu, wa-taḥilla ʿalayhi al-raḥmatu wa-al-riḍwānu.
May gentleness and kindness reach him, and mercy and divine pleasure descend upon him.
يَا عَظِيمُ، يَا مَنَّانُ، يَا كَرِيمُ، يَا رَحْمَٰنُ.
yā ʿaẓīmu, yā mannānu, yā karīmu, yā raḥmānu.
O Magnificent, O Bestower, O Generous, O All-Merciful.
يَا صَاحِبَ الْجُودِ وَالْاِمْتِنَانِ وَالرَّحْمَةِ وَالْغُفْرَانِ.
yā ṣāḥiba al-jūdi wa-al-imtināni wa-al-raḥmati wa-al-ghufrāni.
O Possessor of bounty, gracious giving, mercy, and forgiveness.
يَا رَبِّ، يَا رَبِّ، يَا رَبِّ، اِرْحَمْ مَنْ ضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْأَكْوَانُ وَلَمْ تُؤْنِسْهُ الثَّقَلَانِ.
yā rabbi, yā rabbi, yā rabbi, irḥam man ḍāqat ʿalayhi al-ʾakwānu wa-lam tuʾnishu al-thaqalāni.
O Lord, O Lord, O Lord, have mercy on one for whom all existence has grown narrow, whom neither humankind nor jinn bring comfort.
وَقَدْ أَصْبَحَ وَأَمْسَى [كَلِمَةٌ غَيْرُ وَاضِحَةٍ] حَيْرَانَ، وَأَضْحَى غَرِيبًا مُلْقًى.
wa-qad ʾaṣbaḥa wa-ʾamsā [unclear word] ḥayrāna, wa-ʾaḍḥā gharīban mulqan.
Morning and evening find him [unclear word], bewildered; he has become an abandoned stranger,
وَلَوْ كَانَ فِي الْأَهْلِ وَالْأَوْطَانِ، مُنْزَعِجًا لَا يَأْوِيهِ مَكَانٌ.
wa-law kāna fī al-ʾahli wa-al-ʾawṭāni, munzaʿijan lā yaʾwīhi makānun.
even among his family and in his homeland, unsettled, with no place to shelter him.
قَلِقًا لَا يُلْهِيهِ عَنْ بَثِّهِ وَحُزْنِهِ تَغْيِيرُ الْأَزْمَانِ.
qaliqan lā yulhīhi ʿan baththihi wa-ḥuznihi taghyīru al-ʾazmāni.
Anxious, with changing times unable to distract him from his anguish and sorrow.
مُسْتَوْحِشًا لَا يَأْنَسُ قَلْبُهُ بِإِنْسٍ وَلَا جَانٍّ.
mustawḥishan lā yaʾnasu qalbuhu biʾinsin wa-lā jānnin.
Desolate, his heart finding no solace in human being or jinn.
هَلْ فِي الْوُجُودِ رَبٌّ سِوَاكَ فَيُدْعَى، أَمْ هَلْ فِي الْمَمْلَكَةِ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُكَ فَيُرْجَى؟
hal fī al-wujūdi rabbun siwāka fayudʿā, ʾam hal fī al-mamlakati ʾilāhun ghayruka fayurjā?
Is there any lord in existence besides You to be called upon, or any deity in the dominion besides You in whom to hope?
أَمْ هَلْ ثَمَّ كَرِيمٌ غَيْرُكَ فَيُطْلَبَ مِنْهُ الْعَطَاءُ؟
ʾam hal thamma karīmun ghayruka fayuṭlaba minhu al-ʿaṭāʾu?
Is there any generous one besides You from whom gifts may be sought?
أَمْ هَلْ ثَمَّ جَوَادٌ سِوَاكَ فَيُسْأَلَ مِنْهُ الْفَضْلُ وَالنَّعْمَاءُ؟
ʾam hal thamma jawādun siwāka fayusʾala minhu al-faḍlu wa-al-naʿmāʾu?
Is there any bountiful one besides You from whom bounty and blessings may be asked?
أَمْ هَلْ حَاكِمٌ غَيْرُكَ تُرْفَعُ إِلَيْهِ الشَّكْوَى، أَمْ هَلْ
ʾam hal ḥākimun ghayruka turfaʿu ʾilayhi al-shakwā, ʾam hal
Is there any judge besides You to whom a complaint can be raised? Or is there
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ثَمَّ مَنْ يُحَالُ الْعَبْدُ الْفَقِيرُ عَلَيْهِ، أَمْ هَلْ ثَمَّ مَنْ تُبْسَطُ الْأَكُفُّ بِرَفْعِ الْحَاجَاتِ إِلَيْهِ؟
thamma man yuḥālu al-ʿabdu al-faqīru ʿalayhi, ʾam hal thamma man tubsaṭu al-ʾakuffu birafʿi al-ḥājāti ʾilayhi?
anyone to whom the needy servant may be directed, or anyone toward whom hands may be extended in presenting needs?
يَا مَنْ لَا مَلْجَأَ وَلَا مَنْجَا مِنْهُ إِلَّا إِلَيْهِ.
yā man lā maljaʾa wa-lā manjā minhu ʾillā ʾilayhi.
O You from whom there is no refuge or escape except to You.
يَا مَنْ يُجِيرُ وَلَا يُجَارُ عَلَيْهِ.
yā man yujīru wa-lā yujāru ʿalayhi.
O You who grant protection, against whom no protection can be granted.
أَهَهُنَا كَرِيمٌ عَلَيْهِ غَيْرُكَ فَيُرْجَى، أَمَنْ سِوَاكَ جَوَادٌ فَيُسْأَلُ مِنْهُ الْعَطَا؟
ʾahahunā karīmun ʿalayhi ghayruka fayurjā, ʾaman siwāka jawādun fayusʾalu minhu al-ʿaṭā?
Is there here any generous one over him besides You in whom to hope, or any bountiful one besides You from whom gifts may be asked?
رَبِّ قَدْ جَفَانِي الْقَرِيبُ وَمَلَّنِي الْحَبِيبُ، وَشَمِتَ بِيَ الْعَدُوُّ وَالرَّقِيبُ.
rabbi qad jafānī al-qarību wa-mallanī al-ḥabību, wa-shamita biya al-ʿaduwwu wa-al-raqību.
My Lord, those near me have shunned me, the beloved has tired of me, and enemy and watcher have gloated over me.
وَاِشْتَدَّ بِيَ الْكَرْبُ وَالنَّحِيبُ، وَأَنْتَ الْوَدُودُ الْقَرِيبُ الرَّؤُوفُ الْمُجِيبُ.
wa-ishtadda biya al-karbu wa-al-naḥību, wa-ʾanta al-wadūdu al-qarību al-raʾūfu al-mujību.
Anguish and weeping have overwhelmed me, while You are the Loving, the Near, the Tenderly Merciful, the Answerer.
رَبِّ إِلَى مَنْ أَشْتَكِي وَأَنْتَ الْعَلِيمُ الْقَادِرُ؟
rabbi ʾilā man ʾashtakī wa-ʾanta al-ʿalīmu al-qādiru?
My Lord, to whom should I complain when You are the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful?
أَمْ بِمَنْ أَسْتَنْصِرُ وَأَنْتَ الْوَلِيُّ النَّاصِرُ؟
ʾam biman ʾastanṣiru wa-ʾanta al-waliyyu al-nāṣiru?
From whom should I seek victory when You are the Protecting Friend, the Helper?
أَمْ بِمَنْ أَسْتَغِيثُ وَأَنْتَ الْوَلِيُّ الْقَاهِرُ؟
ʾam biman ʾastaghīthu wa-ʾanta al-waliyyu al-qāhiru?
Whom should I call for rescue when You are the Protecting Friend, the Overpowering?
أَمْ إِلَى مَنْ أَلْتَجِئُ وَأَنْتَ الْكَرِيمُ السَّاتِرُ؟
ʾam ʾilā man ʾaltajiʾu wa-ʾanta al-karīmu al-sātiru?
To whom should I seek refuge when You are the Generous One who veils faults?
أَمْ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَغْفِرُ عَظِيمَ ذَنْبِي وَأَنْتَ لِلذُّنُوبِ غَافِرٌ؟
ʾam man dhā alladhī yaghfiru ʿaẓīma dhanbī wa-ʾanta li-l-dhunūbi ghāfirun?
Who could forgive my grievous sin when You are the Forgiver of sins?
يَا عَلِيمًا بِمَا فِي السَّرَائِرِ، يَا مَنْ هُوَ مُطَّلِعٌ عَلَى مَكْنُونِ الضَّمَائِرِ.
yā ʿalīman bimā fī al-sarāʾiri, yā man huwa muṭṭaliʿun ʿalā maknūni al-ḍamāʾiri.
O Knower of what lies within, O You who see the hidden contents of consciences.
يَا مَنْ هُوَ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِ قَاهِرٌ.
yā man huwa fawqa ʿibādihi qāhirun.
O You who hold overpowering mastery over Your servants.
يَا مَنْ هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَالْآخِرُ بَعْدَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.
yā man huwa al-ʾawwalu qabla kulli shayʾin wa-al-ʾākhiru baʿda kulli shayʾin.
O You who are the First before everything and the Last after everything.
أَسْأَلُكَ يَا رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ بِقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.
ʾasʾaluka yā rabba kulli shayʾin biqudratika ʿalā kulli shayʾin.
I ask You, O Lord of everything, by Your power over everything:
اِغْفِرْ لِي كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى لَا تَسْأَلَنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ، يَا مَنْ بِيَدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.
ighfir lī kulla shayʾin ḥattā lā tasʾalanī ʿan shayʾin, yā man biyadihi malakūtu kulli shayʾin.
forgive me everything, so that You will question me about nothing, O You in whose hand is the dominion of everything.
يَا مَنْ لَا يَضُرُّهُ شَيْءٌ وَلَا يَنْفَعُهُ شَيْءٌ وَلَا يَمْنَعُهُ شَيْءٌ وَلَا يُعْجِزُهُ شَيْءٌ.
yā man lā yaḍurruhu shayʾun wa-lā yanfaʿuhu shayʾun wa-lā yamnaʿuhu shayʾun wa-lā yuʿjizuhu shayʾun.
O You whom nothing harms or benefits, whom nothing restrains or renders powerless,
وَلَا يَغْلِبُهُ شَيْءٌ، وَلَا يَعْزُبُ عَنْهُ شَيْءٌ، وَلَا يَؤُودُهُ شَيْءٌ.
wa-lā yaghlibuhu shayʾun, wa-lā yaʿzubu ʿanhu shayʾun, wa-lā yaʾūduhu shayʾun.
whom nothing overcomes, from whom nothing is absent, and whom nothing burdens,
وَلَا يَسْتَعِينُ بِشَيْءٍ وَلَا يَشْغَلُهُ شَيْءٌ عَنْ شَيْءٍ، وَلَا يُشْبِهُهُ شَيْءٌ.
wa-lā yastaʿīnu bishayʾin wa-lā yashghaluhu shayʾun ʿan shayʾin, wa-lā yushbihuhu shayʾun.
who needs nothing for assistance, whom no matter distracts from another, and whom nothing resembles.
يَا مَنْ هُوَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَةِ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَبِيَدِهِ مَقَالِيدُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.
yā man huwa ʾākhidhun bināṣiyati kulli shayʾin wa-biyadihi maqālīdu kulli shayʾin.
O You who hold the forelock of everything, in whose hand are the keys of everything.
اِصْرِفْ عَنِّي ضُرَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَسَهِّلْ لِي كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، وَبَارِكْ لِي فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.
iṣrif ʿannī ḍurra kulli shayʾin, wa-sahhil lī kulla shayʾin, wa-bārik lī fī kulli shayʾin.
Turn away from me every harm, make everything easy for me, and bless everything for me.
وَلَا تُحَاسِبْنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ، وَلَا تُؤَاخِذْنِي بِشَيْءٍ، وَيَسِّرْ لِي كُلَّ شَيْءٍ.
wa-lā tuḥāsibnī ʿan shayʾin, wa-lā tuʾākhidhnī bishayʾin, wa-yassir lī kulla shayʾin.
Do not call me to account for anything or hold anything against me, and make everything easy for me.
وَهَبْ لِي كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَأَعْطِنِي خَيْرَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَاِكْفِنِي شَرَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.
wa-hab lī kulla shayʾin wa-ʾaʿṭinī khayra kulli shayʾin, wa-ikfinī sharra kulli shayʾin.
Bestow everything upon me, grant me the good of everything, and protect me from the evil of everything.
يَا مَنْ هُوَ قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَبَعْدَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.
yā man huwa qabla kulli shayʾin wa-baʿda kulli shayʾin.
O You who are before everything and after everything,
وَأَوَّلُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَآخِرُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَظَاهِرُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَبَاطِنُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.
wa-ʾawwalu kulli shayʾin wa-ʾākhiru kulli shayʾin, wa-ẓāhiru kulli shayʾin wa-bāṭinu kulli shayʾin.
the First of everything and the Last of everything, the Outward of everything and the Inward of everything,
وَفَوْقَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَمُحْصِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَمُبْدِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمُعِيدُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.
wa-fawqa kulli shayʾin, wa-muḥṣī kulli shayʾin, wa-mubdī kulli shayʾin wa-muʿīdu kulli shayʾin.
above everything, the One who counts everything, brings everything forth, and brings everything back,
وَعَلِيمٌ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَمُحِيطٌ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ
wa-ʿalīmun bikulli shayʾin, wa-muḥīṭun bikulli shayʾin
knowing everything and encompassing everything,
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وَبَصِيرٌ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَشَهِيدٌ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَرَقِيبٌ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.
wa-baṣīrun bikulli shayʾin, wa-shahīdun ʿalā kulli shayʾin, wa-raqībun ʿalā kulli shayʾin.
seeing everything, witnessing everything, and watching over everything,
وَلَطِيفٌ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَخَبِيرٌ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَوَارِثٌ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَقَائِمٌ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.
wa-laṭīfun bikulli shayʾin wa-khabīrun bikulli shayʾin wa-wārithun bikulli shayʾin wa-qāʾimun ʿalā kulli shayʾin.
gentle toward everything, fully aware of everything, inheriting everything, and sustaining everything.
يَا مَنْ بِيَدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، اِغْفِرْ لِي كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، يَا قَدِيرُ.
yā man biyadihi malakūtu kulli shayʾin, ighfir lī kulla shayʾin, yā qadīru.
O You in whose hand is the dominion of everything, forgive me everything, O All-Powerful.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ أَحْسَنُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ خَائِفٌ مِنْكَ.
Allāhumma ʾinnaka ʾaḥsanu min kulli shayʾin, wa-kullu shayʾin khāʾifun minka.
O Allah, You are more beautiful than everything, and everything stands in fear of You.
فَبِأَمْنِكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَخَوْفِ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مِنْكَ، اِغْفِرْ لِي كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى لَا تَسْأَلَنِي شَيْئًا.
fabiʾamnika min kulli shayʾin wa-khawfi kulli shayʾin minka, ighfir lī kulla shayʾin ḥattā lā tasʾalanī shayʾan.
By Your security from everything and everything's fear of You, forgive me everything so that You will ask me nothing.
يَا مَنْ بِيَدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
yā man biyadihi malakūtu kulli shayʾin, ʾinnaka ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun.
O You in whose hand is the dominion of everything, You have power over everything.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Family of Imraan 3:26; The Believers 23:88
اللَّهُمَّ يَا رَجَاءَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، لَا تُخَيِّبْ رَجَائِي وَلَا تَرُدَّ دُعَائِي. [ثَلَاثًا]
Allāhumma yā rajāʾa al-muʾminīna, lā tukhayyib rajāʾī wa-lā tarudda duʿāʾī. [thalāthan]
O Allah, O Hope of the believers, do not disappoint my hope or reject my prayer. [Three times.]
اللَّهُمَّ يَا غِيَاثَ الْمُسْتَغِيثِينَ أَغِثْنِي، وَيَا عَوْنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِنِّي.
Allāhumma yā ghiyātha al-mustaghīthīna ʾaghithnī, wa-yā ʿawna al-muʾminīna ʾaʿinnī.
O Allah, O Rescue of those who cry for help, rescue me; O Help of the believers, help me.
وَيَا حَبِيبَ التَّوَّابِينَ تُبْ عَلَيَّ بِجَاهِ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَخَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ.
wa-yā ḥabība al-tawwābīna tub ʿalayya bijāhi sayyidi al-mursalīna wa-khātami al-nabiyyīna.
O Beloved of those who repent, turn toward me in mercy through the standing of the master of the messengers and Seal of the Prophets,
سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، الصَّفْوَةِ الْأَمِينِ، وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ.
sayyidinā muḥammadin ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama, al-ṣafwati al-ʾamīni, wa-ʿalā ʾālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi ʾajmaʿīna.
our master Muhammad, Allah bless him and grant him peace, the chosen, trustworthy one, and all his family and companions.
اِنْتَهَى الْحِزْبُ الْمُبَارَكُ.
intahā al-ḥizbu al-mubāraku.
The blessed litany ends here.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَلَّمَ.
wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā muḥammadin wa-sallama.
May Allah bless our master Muhammad and grant him peace.
وَلَهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ حِزْبُ السُّرْيَانِيِّ، وَيُسَمَّى حِزْبَ الْبَرِّ أَيْضًا.
wa-lahu raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu ḥizbu al-suryāniyyi, wa-yusammā ḥizba al-barri ʾayḍan.
Also attributed to him, may Allah be pleased with him, is the Syriac Litany, also called the Litany of the Land.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ، اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ، لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ.
qul huwa Allāhu ʾaḥadun, Allāhu al-ṣamadu, lam yalid wa-lam yūlad, wa-lam yakun lahu kufuwan ʾaḥadun.
Say: He is Allah, One; Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor was begotten, and no one is equal to Him.
Qurʾān · Sincerity 112:1–4
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ، مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ.
qul ʾaʿūdhu birabbi al-falaqi, min sharri mā khalaqa.
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak from the evil of what He created,
Qurʾān · The Dawn 113:1–2
وَمِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ.
wa-min sharri ghāsiqin ʾidhā waqaba, wa-min sharri al-naffāthāti fī al-ʿuqadi.
from the evil of darkness when it settles, and from the evil of those who blow upon knots,
Qurʾān · The Dawn 113:3–4
وَمِنْ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ.
wa-min sharri ḥāsidin ʾidhā ḥasada.
and from the evil of an envier when he envies.
Qurʾān · The Dawn 113:5
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu wa-Allāhu ʾakbaru. bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
There is no god but Allah, and Allah is greater. In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ، مَلِكِ النَّاسِ، إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ.
qul ʾaʿūdhu birabbi al-nāsi, maliki al-nāsi, ʾilāhi al-nāsi.
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of humankind, the King of humankind, the God of humankind,
Qurʾān · Mankind 114:1–3
مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ، الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ، مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ.
min sharri al-waswāsi al-khannāsi, alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri al-nāsi, mina al-jinnati wa-al-nāsi.
from the evil of the retreating whisperer, who whispers into human hearts, from among jinn and humankind.
Qurʾān · Mankind 114:4–6
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu wa-Allāhu ʾakbaru. bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
There is no god but Allah, and Allah is greater. In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ، مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.
al-ḥamdu li-llāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna, al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi, māliki yawmi al-dīni.
All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgment.
Qurʾān · The Opening 1:2–4
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ، اِهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ.
ʾiyyāka naʿbudu wa-ʾiyyāka nastaʿīnu, ihdinā al-ṣirāṭa al-mustaqīma.
You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help. Guide us on the straight path,
Qurʾān · The Opening 1:5–6
صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ. آمِينَ.
ṣirāṭa alladhīna ʾanʿamta ʿalayhim ghayri al-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim wa-lā al-ḍāllīna. ʾāmīna.
the path of those You have favored, not those who have incurred anger or those who are astray. Amen.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Opening 1:7
وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ.
wa-ʾilāhukum ʾilāhun wāḥidun lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa al-raḥmānu al-raḥīmu.
Your God is one God. There is no god but He, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:163
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ، لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ.
Allāhu lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa al-ḥayyu al-qayyūmu, lā taʾkhudhuhu sinatun wa-lā nawmun.
Allah—there is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the All-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:255
لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ، مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ؟
lahu mā fī al-samāwāti wa-mā fī al-ʾarḍi, man dhā alladhī yashfaʿu ʿindahu ʾillā biʾidhnihi?
His is all that is in the heavens and the earth. Who can intercede with Him except by His permission?
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:255
يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ، وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ
yaʿlamu mā bayna ʾaydīhim wa-mā khalfahum, wa-lā yuḥīṭūna bishayʾin
He knows what is before them and what is behind them, while they encompass nothing
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:255
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مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ، وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ.
min ʿilmihi ʾillā bimā shāʾa, wasiʿa kursiyyuhu al-samāwāti wa-al-ʾarḍa.
of His knowledge except what He wills. His Throne-seat encompasses the heavens and the earth.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:255
وَلَا يَؤُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا، وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ.
wa-lā yaʾūduhu ḥifẓuhumā, wa-huwa al-ʿaliyyu al-ʿaẓīmu.
Preserving them does not burden Him, and He is the Most High, the Magnificent.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Cow 2:255
لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِ، قَدْ تَبَيَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَيِّ.
lā ʾikrāha fī al-dīni, qad tabayyana al-rushdu mina al-ghayyi.
There is no compulsion in religion. Right guidance has become distinct from error.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:256
فَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِالطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدِ اِسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَى لَا اِنْفِصَامَ لَهَا.
faman yakfur bi-al-ṭāghūti wa-yuʾmin bi-Allāhi faqadi istamsaka bi-al-ʿurwati al-wuthqā lā infiṣāma lahā.
Whoever rejects false gods and believes in Allah has grasped the firmest handhold, which never breaks.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:256
وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ. اللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يُخْرِجُهُمْ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ.
wa-Allāhu samīʿun ʿalīmun. Allāhu waliyyu alladhīna ʾāmanū yukhrijuhum mina al-ẓulumāti ʾilā al-nūri.
Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. Allah is the Protecting Friend of those who believe, bringing them from darkness into light.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:256–257
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمُ الطَّاغُوتُ يُخْرِجُونَهُمْ مِنَ النُّورِ إِلَى الظُّلُمَاتِ.
wa-alladhīna kafarū ʾawliyāʾuhumu al-ṭāghūtu yukhrijūnahum mina al-nūri ʾilā al-ẓulumāti.
As for those who disbelieve, their patrons are false gods, bringing them from light into darkness.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:257
أُولَئِكَ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ.
ʾulāʾika ʾaṣḥābu al-nāri hum fīhā khālidūna.
Those are the inhabitants of the Fire, remaining there forever.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:257
لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ.
li-llāhi mā fī al-samāwāti wa-mā fī al-ʾarḍi.
To Allah belongs everything in the heavens and the earth.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:284
وَإِنْ تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُمْ بِهِ اللَّهُ.
wa-ʾin tubdū mā fī ʾanfusikum ʾaw tukhfūhu yuḥāsibkum bihi Allāhu.
Whether you disclose what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will call you to account for it.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:284
فَيَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ، وَاللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
fayaghfiru liman yashāʾu wa-yuʿadhdhibu man yashāʾu, wa-Allāhu ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun.
He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills; Allah has power over everything.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:284
آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ.
ʾāmana al-rasūlu bimā ʾunzila ʾilayhi min rabbihi wa-al-muʾminūna.
The Messenger believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and so do the believers.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:285
كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ، لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِنْ رُسُلِهِ.
kullun ʾāmana bi-Allāhi wa-malāʾikatihi wa-kutubihi wa-rusulihi, lā nufarriqu bayna ʾaḥadin min rusulihi.
Each believes in Allah, His angels, His books, and His messengers: “We make no distinction between any of His messengers.”
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:285
وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا، غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ.
wa-qālū samiʿnā wa-ʾaṭaʿnā, ghufrānaka rabbanā wa-ʾilayka al-maṣīru.
They say, “We hear and obey. Grant us Your forgiveness, our Lord; to You is the final return.”
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:285
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا، لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اِكْتَسَبَتْ.
lā yukallifu Allāhu nafsan ʾillā wusʿahā, lahā mā kasabat wa-ʿalayhā mā iktasabat.
Allah burdens no soul beyond its capacity. It receives the good it has earned and bears the wrong it has committed.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:286
رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا.
rabbanā lā tuʾākhidhnā ʾin nasīnā ʾaw ʾakhṭaʾnā.
Our Lord, do not hold us accountable if we forget or make mistakes.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:286
رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا.
rabbanā wa-lā taḥmil ʿalaynā ʾiṣran kamā ḥamaltahu ʿalā alladhīna min qablinā.
Our Lord, do not lay upon us a burden like the one You laid upon those before us.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:286
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ. إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحًا مُبِينًا.
bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi. ʾinnā fataḥnā laka fatḥan mubīnan.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful. We have granted you a clear victory,
Qurʾān · The Opening 1:1; The Victory 48:1
لِيَغْفِرَ لَكَ اللَّهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ.
liyaghfira laka Allāhu mā taqaddama min dhanbika wa-mā taʾakhkhara.
so that Allah may forgive you your past and future shortcomings,
Qurʾān · The Victory 48:2
وَيُتِمَّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكَ وَيَهْدِيَكَ صِرَاطًا مُسْتَقِيمًا، وَيَنْصُرَكَ اللَّهُ نَصْرًا عَزِيزًا.
wa-yutimma niʿmatahu ʿalayka wa-yahdiyaka ṣirāṭan mustaqīman, wa-yanṣuraka Allāhu naṣran ʿazīzan.
complete His favor upon you, guide you on a straight path, and grant you mighty help.
Qurʾān · The Victory 48:2–3
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى.
ʾinna Allāha yaʾmuru bi-al-ʿadli wa-al-ʾiḥsāni wa-ʾītāʾi dhī al-qurbā.
Allah commands justice, doing good, and giving to relatives.
Qurʾān · The Bee 16:90
وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ وَالْبَغْيِ، يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ
wa-yanhā ʿani al-faḥshāʾi wa-al-munkari wa-al-baghyi, yaʿiẓukum laʿallakum
He forbids indecency, wrongdoing, and oppression. He admonishes you so that you may
Qurʾān · The Bee 16:90
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قُلْ لَنْ يُصِيبَنَا إِلَّا مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَنَا، هُوَ مَوْلَانَا.
qul lan yuṣībanā ʾillā mā kataba Allāhu lanā, huwa mawlānā.
Say: Nothing will befall us except what Allah has decreed for us. He is our Protector.
Qurʾān · The Repentance 9:51
وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ.
wa-ʿalā Allāhi falyatawakkali al-muʾminūna.
In Allah let the believers place their trust.
Qurʾān · The Repentance 9:51
وَاُذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَمِيثَاقَهُ الَّذِي وَاثَقَكُمْ بِهِ.
wa-udhkurū niʿmata Allāhi ʿalaykum wa-mīthāqahu alladhī wāthaqakum bihi.
Remember Allah's favor upon you and the covenant by which He bound you,
Qurʾān · The Table 5:7
إِذْ قُلْتُمْ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا، وَاِتَّقُوا اللَّهَ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ.
ʾidh qultum samiʿnā wa-ʾaṭaʿnā, wa-ittaqū Allāha, ʾinna Allāha ʿalīmun bidhāti al-ṣudūri.
when you said, “We hear and obey.” Be mindful of Allah; Allah knows what hearts contain.
Qurʾān · The Table 5:7
أَتَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْبِرِّ وَتَنْسَوْنَ أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ تَتْلُونَ الْكِتَابَ، أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ؟
ʾataʾmurūna al-nāsa bi-al-birri wa-tansawna ʾanfusakum wa-ʾantum tatlūna al-kitāba, ʾafalā taʿqilūna?
Do you command others to be righteous and forget yourselves while reciting the Scripture? Will you not use your reason?
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:44
وَاِسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ، وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى الْخَاشِعِينَ.
wa-istaʿīnū bi-al-ṣabri wa-al-ṣalāti, wa-ʾinnahā lakabīratun ʾillā ʿalā al-khāshiʿīna.
Seek help through patience and prayer. It is indeed demanding, except for those who are humble,
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:45
الَّذِينَ يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّهُمْ مُلَاقُو رَبِّهِمْ وَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ.
alladhīna yaẓunnūna ʾannahum mulāqū rabbihim wa-ʾannahum ʾilayhi rājiʿūna.
who are certain they will meet their Lord and return to Him.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:46
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ الْفِرْدَوْسِ نُزُلًا.
ʾinna alladhīna ʾāmanū wa-ʿamilū al-ṣāliḥāti kānat lahum jannātu al-firdawsi nuzulan.
Those who believe and do good deeds will have the Gardens of Paradise as their welcome,
Qurʾān · The Cave 18:107
خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا لَا يَبْغُونَ عَنْهَا حِوَلًا.
khālidīna fīhā lā yabghūna ʿanhā ḥiwalan.
remaining there forever, never wishing to leave.
Qurʾān · The Cave 18:108
قُلْ لَوْ كَانَ الْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِكَلِمَاتِ رَبِّي لَنَفِدَ الْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْفَدَ كَلِمَاتُ رَبِّي.
qul law kāna al-baḥru midādan likalimāti rabbī lanafida al-baḥru qabla ʾan tanfada kalimātu rabbī.
Say: If the sea were ink for my Lord's words, the sea would run out before my Lord's words were exhausted,
Qurʾān · The Cave 18:109
وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِ مَدَدًا.
wa-law jiʾnā bimithlihi madadan.
even if We brought another like it as a replenishment.
Qurʾān · The Cave 18:109
قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُكُمْ يُوحَى إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَا إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ.
qul ʾinnamā ʾanā basharun mithlukum yūḥā ʾilayya ʾannamā ʾilāhukum ʾilāhun wāḥidun.
Say: I am only a human being like you; it is revealed to me that your God is one God.
Qurʾān · The Cave 18:110
فَمَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا.
faman kāna yarjū liqāʾa rabbihi falyaʿmal ʿamalan ṣāliḥan.
Whoever hopes to meet his Lord should therefore do good deeds
Qurʾān · The Cave 18:110
وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَدًا.
wa-lā yushrik biʿibādati rabbihi ʾaḥadan.
and associate no one in the worship of his Lord.
Qurʾān · The Cave 18:110
إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ.
ʾinna Allāha wa-malāʾikatahu yuṣallūna ʿalā al-nabiyyi.
Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet.
Qurʾān · The Clans 33:56
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا.
yā ʾayyuhā alladhīna ʾāmanū ṣallū ʿalayhi wa-sallimū taslīman.
You who believe, send blessings upon him and greet him with peace.
Qurʾān · The Clans 33:56
يَا مَوْلَايَ، يَا قَادِرُ، يَا مَوْلَايَ، يَا غَافِرُ، يَا لَطِيفُ، يَا خَبِيرُ.
yā mawlāya, yā qādiru, yā mawlāya, yā ghāfiru, yā laṭīfu, yā khabīru.
O my Master, O Powerful One, O my Master, O Forgiver, O Gentle One, O All-Aware.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ فِي الرِّيَاحِ مَرَّةٌ وَلَا فِي السَّحَابِ
Allāhumma ʾinnahu laysa fī al-riyāḥi marratun wa-lā fī al-saḥābi
O Allah, there is no passing gust in the winds, nor in the clouds
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قَطْرَةٌ وَلَا فِي الْبَرْقِ لَمْعَةٌ وَلَا فِي الرُّعُودِ زَجْرَةٌ.
qaṭratun wa-lā fī al-barqi lamʿatun wa-lā fī al-ruʿūdi zajratun.
a drop, nor in the lightning a flash, nor in the thunder a peal,
وَلَا فِي الْعَرْشِ وَالْكُرْسِيِّ شَيْءٌ، وَلَا فِي الْمُلْكِ وَالْمَلَكُوتِ آيَةٌ،
wa-lā fī al-ʿarshi wa-al-kursiyyi shayʾun, wa-lā fī al-mulki wa-al-malakūti ʾāyatun,
nor anything in the Throne and Throne-seat, nor any sign in the visible and unseen dominions,
إِلَّا وَهِيَ لَكَ أَهِلَّةٌ شَاهِدَةٌ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ.
ʾillā wa-hiya laka ʾahillatun shāhidatun biʾannaka ʾanta Allāhu lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta.
but they are crescents witnessing to You that You are Allah, with no god but You,
رَبُّ الْأَرَضِينَ وَالسَّمَاوَاتِ، كَشَّافُ الْكُرُوبِ، عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ.
rabbu al-ʾaraḍīna wa-al-samāwāti, kashshāfu al-kurūbi, ʿallāmu al-ghuyūbi.
Lord of the earths and heavens, Remover of afflictions, Knower of all that is hidden,
غَفَّارُ الذُّنُوبِ، سَتَّارُ الْعُيُوبِ، مُفَرِّجُ الْقُلُوبِ، مُخْرِجُ الْحُبُوبِ.
ghaffāru al-dhunūbi, sattāru al-ʿuyūbi, mufarriju al-qulūbi, mukhriju al-ḥubūbi.
Forgiver of sins, Veiler of faults, Reliever of hearts, Bringer forth of seeds,
مُسَخِّرُ الْقُلُوبِ لِمَنْ كَانَ مَهْجُورًا حَتَّى يَعُودَ مَحْبُوبًا.
musakhkhiru al-qulūbi liman kāna mahjūran ḥattā yaʿūda maḥbūban.
Subduer of hearts toward one who has been abandoned until he becomes beloved again.
بهبوب هبوب بمهبوب مهبوب ذِي اللُّطْفِ الْخَفِيِّ.
b-h-b-w-b h-b-w-b b-m-h-b-w-b m-h-b-w-b [vocalization uncertain] dhī al-luṭfi al-khafiyyi.
[Invocatory letter sequence; meaning uncertain], Possessor of hidden subtle kindness.
يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، بصعصعصعصع ذِي الْبَهَاءِ وَالنُّورِ التَّامِّ.
yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, b-ṣ-ʿ-ṣ-ʿ-ṣ-ʿ-ṣ-ʿ [vocalization uncertain] dhī al-bahāʾi wa-al-nūri al-tāmmi.
O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, [invocatory letter sequence; meaning uncertain], Possessor of splendour and perfect light.
بسهسهوب سهسهوب ذِي الْعِزِّ الشَّامِخِ.
b-s-h-s-h-w-b s-h-s-h-w-b [vocalization uncertain] dhī al-ʿizzi al-shāmikhi.
[Invocatory letter sequence; meaning uncertain], Possessor of towering might.
بطهطهوب بطهطهوب هوب هوب يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ.
b-ṭ-h-ṭ-h-w-b b-ṭ-h-ṭ-h-w-b h-w-b h-w-b [vocalization uncertain] yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu.
[Invocatory letter sequence; meaning uncertain]. O Allah, O Allah, O Allah.
حم حم حم حم حم حم حم كهوب كهوب.
ḥ-m ḥ-m ḥ-m ḥ-m ḥ-m ḥ-m ḥ-m k-h-w-b k-h-w-b [vocalization uncertain].
[Invocatory letter sequence; meaning uncertain; “حم” is repeated seven times, followed by “كهوب” twice.]
الَّذِي بِنُورِهِ سَخَّرَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ.
alladhī binūrihi sakhkhara kulla shayʾin, yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu.
He who through His light subjected everything—O Allah, O Allah, O Allah.
إِلَّا مَا سَخَّرْتَ لِي قُلُوبَ عِبَادِكَ أَجْمَعِينَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ، وَاِجْلِبْ لِي خَوَاطِرَهُمْ.
ʾillā mā sakhkharta lī qulūba ʿibādika ʾajmaʿīna mina al-jinni wa-al-ʾinsi, wa-ijlib lī khawāṭirahum.
I entreat You to incline toward me the hearts of all Your servants, jinn and humankind, and draw their thoughts to me.
يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, biraḥmatika yā ʾarḥama al-rāḥimīna.
O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
يَا مَوْلَايَ، يَا قَادِرُ، يَا مَوْلَايَ، يَا غَافِرُ، يَا لَطِيفُ، يَا خَبِيرُ.
yā mawlāya, yā qādiru, yā mawlāya, yā ghāfiru, yā laṭīfu, yā khabīru.
O my Master, O Powerful One, O my Master, O Forgiver, O Gentle One, O All-Aware.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ وَاِبْنُ عَبْدِكَ، جَمِيعُ الْخَلَائِقِ مَقْهُورُونَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ.
Allāhumma ʾinnī ʿabduka wa-ibnu ʿabdika, jamīʿu al-khalāʾiqi maqhūrūna biqudratika.
O Allah, I am Your servant and the son of Your servant. All creatures are subject to Your power.
نَوَاصِيهِمْ فِي يَدِكَ وَقُلُوبُهُمْ فِي قَبْضَتِكَ وَمَفَاتِحُهُمْ عِنْدَكَ.
nawāṣīhim fī yadika wa-qulūbuhum fī qabḍatika wa-mafātiḥuhum ʿindaka.
Their forelocks are in Your hand, their hearts within Your grasp, and their keys with You.
لَا تَتَحَرَّكُ ذَرَّةٌ إِلَّا بِعِلْمِكَ وَإِذْنِكَ.
lā tataḥarraku dharratun ʾillā biʿilmika wa-ʾidhnika.
Not an atom moves except with Your knowledge and permission.
لَيْسَ مَعَكَ مُدَبِّرٌ فِي الْخَلْقِ وَلَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ فِي الْمُلْكِ.
laysa maʿaka mudabbirun fī al-khalqi wa-lā sharīka laka fī al-mulki.
There is no other governor of creation alongside You and no partner with You in sovereignty.
يَا إِلَٰهَ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ، وَرَبَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَجِبْرَائِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ وَإِسْرَافِيلَ وَعَزْرَائِيلَ.
yā ʾilāha al-ʾawwalīna wa-al-ʾākhirīna, wa-rabba ʾibrāhīma wa-ʾismāʿīla wa-jibrāʾīla wa-mīkāʾīla wa-ʾisrāfīla wa-ʿazrāʾīla.
O God of the first and the last, Lord of Abraham, Ishmael, Gabriel, Michael, Israfil, and Azrael.
تَوَسَّلْتُ إِلَيْكَ يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، بِاِسْمِكَ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِوَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ.
tawassaltu ʾilayka yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, biismika al-ʿaẓīmi wa-biwajhika al-karīmi.
I seek a means of approach to You, O Allah, O Allah, through Your mighty name and Your noble Face,
وَبِدِينِكَ الْقَوِيمِ وَبِصِرَاطِكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ، وَبِالسَّبْعِ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنِ الْعَظِيمِ.
wa-bidīnika al-qawīmi wa-biṣirāṭika al-mustaqīmi, wa-bi-al-sabʿi al-mathānī wa-al-qurʾāni al-ʿaẓīmi.
Your upright religion and Your straight path, the Seven Oft-Repeated Verses and the mighty Qurʾan,
وَبِفَضْلِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَبِأَلْفِ أَلْفِ:
wa-bifaḍli bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi, wa-biʾalfi ʾalfi:
the merit of “In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful,” and a thousand thousand recitations of:
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ، اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ، لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ.
qul huwa Allāhu ʾaḥadun, Allāhu al-ṣamadu, lam yalid wa-lam yūlad, wa-lam yakun lahu kufuwan ʾaḥadun.
Say: He is Allah, One; Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor was begotten, and no one is equal to Him.
Qurʾān · Sincerity 112:1–4
وَبِبَيْتِكَ الْحَرَامِ، وَبِاِسْمِكَ الْعَظِيمِ الْأَعْظَمِ الْقَدِيمِ الْأَكْرَمِ الْمُكَرَّمِ.
wa-bibaytika al-ḥarāmi, wa-biismika al-ʿaẓīmi al-ʾaʿẓami al-qadīmi al-ʾakrami al-mukarrami.
And through Your Sacred House and Your mighty, greatest, eternal, most noble, honored name,
الَّذِي أَخْفَيْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ الْعَزِيزِ، الَّذِي نَارَتْ بِهِ الظُّلُمَاتُ وَقَامَتْ بِهِ السَّمَاوَاتُ.
alladhī ʾakhfaytahu fī kitābika al-ʿazīzi, alladhī nārat bihi al-ẓulumātu wa-qāmat bihi al-samāwātu.
which You concealed in Your mighty Book, by which darkness was lit and the heavens stood firm,
وَخَضَعَتْ بِهِ الْأَقْوَامُ وَالْأَفْلَاكُ، وَذَلَّتْ بِهِ
wa-khaḍaʿat bihi al-ʾaqwāmu wa-al-ʾaflāku, wa-dhallat bihi
by which peoples and celestial spheres submitted, and by which were humbled
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الْأَرَضُونَ، وَاِنْخَمَدَتْ بِهِ الشَّيَاطِينُ، وَاِنْفَتَحَتْ بِهِ الْأَقْفَالُ.
al-ʾaraḍūna, wa-inkhamadat bihi al-shayāṭīnu, wa-infataḥat bihi al-ʾaqfālu.
the earths, by which the devils were quelled and the locks opened,
وَتَصَدَّعَتْ مِنْ هَيْبَتِهِ وَخَشْيَتِهِ الْجِبَالُ، وَلَانَتْ بِهِ الصُّخُورُ وَهَانَتْ بِهِ صِعَابُ الْأُمُورِ.
wa-taṣaddaʿat min haybatihi wa-khashyatihi al-jibālu, wa-lānat bihi al-ṣukhūru wa-hānat bihi ṣiʿābu al-ʾumūri.
at whose awe and dread mountains split, by which rocks softened and difficult matters became easy,
وَذَلَّ مِنْ خَشْيَتِهِ كُلُّ ذِي رُوحٍ، وَسَلِمَتْ بِهِ سَفِينَةُ نُوحٍ.
wa-dhalla min khashyatihi kullu dhī rūḥin, wa-salimat bihi safīnatu nūḥin.
before whose dread every living soul was humbled, and through which Noah's ark was kept safe,
وَتَكَلَّمَتْ بِهِ الْمَوْتَى لِعِيسَى اِبْنِ مَرْيَمَ.
wa-takallamat bihi al-mawtā liʿīsā ibni maryama.
through which the dead spoke to Jesus son of Mary,
وَسُخِّرَتْ بِهِ الْعَرَبُ وَالْعَجَمُ لِنَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
wa-sukhkhirat bihi al-ʿarabu wa-al-ʿajamu linabiyyinā muḥammadin ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama.
and through which Arabs and non-Arabs were subjected to our Prophet Muhammad, Allah bless him and grant him peace.
وَأَجَبْتَ بِهِ الدُّعَاءَ وَأَنْقَذْتَ بِهِ الْغَرْقَى وَأَنْجَيْتَ بِهِ الْهَلْكَى وَحَرَسْتَ بِهِ النُّفُوسَ.
wa-ʾajabta bihi al-duʿāʾa wa-ʾanqadhta bihi al-gharqā wa-ʾanjayta bihi al-halkā wa-ḥarasta bihi al-nufūsa.
Through it You answered prayer, rescued the drowning, saved those facing destruction, and guarded souls.
وَبِهِ تُعِزُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ.
wa-bihi tuʿizzu man tashāʾu wa-tudhillu man tashāʾu.
Through it You honor whom You will and humble whom You will.
تَوَسَّلْتُ إِلَيْكَ يَا حَيُّ، يَا قَيُّومُ، يَا بَدِيعَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ.
tawassaltu ʾilayka yā ḥayyu, yā qayyūmu, yā badīʿa al-samāwāti wa-al-ʾarḍi, yā dhā al-jalāli wa-al-ʾikrāmi.
I seek a means of approach to You, O Ever-Living, O All-Sustaining, O Originator of the heavens and earth, O Possessor of majesty and honor.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ نَسْتَغِيثُ.
lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta, biraḥmatika yā ʾarḥama al-rāḥimīna nastaghīthu.
There is no god but You. Through Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful, we seek rescue.
يَا غِيَاثَ الْمُسْتَغِيثِينَ أَغِثْنَا، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ اِرْحَمْنَا.
yā ghiyātha al-mustaghīthīna ʾaghithnā, lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta, biraḥmatika irḥamnā.
O Rescue of those who cry for help, rescue us. There is no god but You; through Your mercy, have mercy on us.
يَا قَائِمًا عَلَى كُلِّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ، أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُسَخِّرَ لِي قُلُوبَ عِبَادِكَ أَجْمَعِينَ.
yā qāʾiman ʿalā kulli nafsin bimā kasabat, ʾasʾaluka ʾan tusakhkhira lī qulūba ʿibādika ʾajmaʿīna.
O You who watch over every soul and what it earns, I ask You to incline toward me the hearts of all Your servants,
كَمَا سَخَّرْتَ حَمَلَةَ عَرْشِكَ تَحْتَ عَرْشِكَ، وَكَمَا سَخَّرْتَ الطَّيْرَ فِي جَوِّ السَّمَاءِ.
kamā sakhkharta ḥamalata ʿarshika taḥta ʿarshika, wa-kamā sakhkharta al-ṭayra fī jawwi al-samāʾi.
as You subjected the bearers of Your Throne beneath it, and the birds in the air of the sky,
وَكَمَا سَخَّرْتَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِي إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى.
wa-kamā sakhkharta al-shamsa wa-al-qamara kullun yajrī ʾilā ʾajalin musamman.
and as You subjected the sun and moon, each running to an appointed term,
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · Luqman 31:29
وَكَمَا سَخَّرْتَ الْبَحْرَ لِمُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ.
wa-kamā sakhkharta al-baḥra limūsā bni ʿimrāna.
and as You subjected the sea to Moses son of Imran.
إِلَٰهِي إِنِّي بِأَمْرِكَ أَمَرْتُهُمْ وَبِدَعْوَتِكَ اِسْتَجْلَبْتُهُمْ وَبِكَلِمَتِكَ لَقَّنْتُهُمْ.
ʾilāhī ʾinnī biʾamrika ʾamartuhum wa-bidaʿwatika istajlabtuhum wa-bikalimatika laqqantuhum.
My God, by Your command I commanded them; by invoking You I drew them to me, and by Your word I instructed them.
وَبِأَسْمَائِكَ الْحُسْنَى كُلِّهَا مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهَا وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ اِسْتَجْلَبْتُهُمْ لِرُوحِي.
wa-biʾasmāʾika al-ḥusnā kullihā mā ʿalimtu minhā wa-mā lam ʾaʿlam istajlabtuhum lirūḥī.
By all Your most beautiful names, those I know and those I do not, I drew them to my spirit.
إِنْ رَأَوْنِي جَاؤُونِي وَإِنْ دَعَوْتُهُمْ أَجَابُونِي وَإِنْ كُنْتُ مَعَهُمْ أَحَبُّونِي.
ʾin raʾawnī jāʾūnī wa-ʾin daʿawtuhum ʾajābūnī wa-ʾin kuntu maʿahum ʾaḥabbūnī.
If they see me, they come to me; if I call them, they answer me; if I am with them, they love me.
وَإِنْ رَغِبْتُ عَنْهُمْ اِشْتَاقُونِي، وَلَا يَعْصُونَ أَمْرِي وَلَا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى مَجْلِسِ غَيْرِي بِإِرَادَتِكَ وَإِذْنِكَ.
wa-ʾin raghibtu ʿanhum ishtāqūnī, wa-lā yaʿṣūna ʾamrī wa-lā yanẓurūna ʾilā majlisi ghayrī biʾirādatika wa-ʾidhnika.
If I turn away from them, they long for me; they do not disobey my command or look toward another's gathering, by Your will and permission.
يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا حَيُّ، يَا قَيُّومُ.
yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, yā ḥayyu, yā qayyūmu.
O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, O Ever-Living, O All-Sustaining.
يَا بَدِيعَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ.
yā badīʿa al-samāwāti wa-al-ʾarḍi, yā dhā al-jalāli wa-al-ʾikrāmi.
O Originator of the heavens and earth, O Possessor of majesty and honor.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ نَسْتَغِيثُ، يَا غِيَاثَ الْمُسْتَغِيثِينَ أَغِثْنَا.
lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta, biraḥmatika nastaghīthu, yā ghiyātha al-mustaghīthīna ʾaghithnā.
There is no god but You. Through Your mercy we seek rescue. O Rescue of those who cry for help, rescue us.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ اِرْحَمْنَا.
lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta, biraḥmatika irḥamnā.
There is no god but You. Through Your mercy, have mercy on us.
يَا مَوْلَايَ، يَا قَادِرُ، يَا مَوْلَايَ، يَا غَافِرُ، يَا لَطِيفُ، يَا خَبِيرُ.
yā mawlāya, yā qādiru, yā mawlāya, yā ghāfiru, yā laṭīfu, yā khabīru.
O my Master, O Powerful One, O my Master, O Forgiver, O Gentle One, O All-Aware.
يَا مَنْ لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَالْأَمْرُ، يَا مَنْ بِيَدِهِ الْعُسْرُ وَالْيُسْرُ.
yā man lahu al-khalqu wa-al-ʾamru, yā man biyadihi al-ʿusru wa-al-yusru.
O You to whom belong creation and command, in whose hand are hardship and ease.
يَا مَنْ إِلَيْهِ تَصِيرُ الْأُمُورُ، يَا مَنْ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الشَّكُورُ.
yā man ʾilayhi taṣīru al-ʾumūru, yā man huwa al-ghafūru al-shakūru.
O You to whom all affairs return, who are the Forgiving, the Appreciative.
يَا مَنْ أَمْرُهُ بَيْنَ الْكَافِ وَالنُّونِ، يَا مَنْ بِيَدِهِ الْحَرَكَاتُ وَالسُّكُونُ.
yā man ʾamruhu bayna al-kāfi wa-al-nūni, yā man biyadihi al-ḥarakātu wa-al-sukūnu.
O You whose command lies between the kaf and the nun, in whose hand are movements and stillness.
يَا مَنْ لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صَاحِبَةً وَلَا وَلَدًا، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ.
yā man lam yattakhidh ṣāḥibatan wa-lā waladan, yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu.
O You who have taken neither consort nor child, O Allah, O Allah, O Allah.
يَا رَحْمَٰنُ، يَا رَحْمَٰنُ، يَا رَحْمَٰنُ، يَا رَحِيمُ، يَا رَحِيمُ، يَا
yā raḥmānu, yā raḥmānu, yā raḥmānu, yā raḥīmu, yā raḥīmu, yā
O All-Merciful, O All-Merciful, O All-Merciful, O Especially Merciful, O Especially Merciful, O
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رَحِيمُ، يَا قَادِرُ، يَا قَادِرُ، يَا قَادِرُ، يَا غَفَّارُ، يَا غَفَّارُ، يَا غَفَّارُ.
raḥīmu, yā qādiru, yā qādiru, yā qādiru, yā ghaffāru, yā ghaffāru, yā ghaffāru.
Especially Merciful, O Powerful One, O Powerful One, O Powerful One, O Oft-Forgiving, O Oft-Forgiving, O Oft-Forgiving.
يَا لَطِيفُ، يَا لَطِيفُ، يَا لَطِيفُ، يَا خَبِيرُ، يَا خَبِيرُ، يَا خَبِيرُ.
yā laṭīfu, yā laṭīfu, yā laṭīfu, yā khabīru, yā khabīru, yā khabīru.
O Gentle One, O Gentle One, O Gentle One, O All-Aware, O All-Aware, O All-Aware.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، إِلَٰهِي مَيِّلْ قُلُوبَهُمْ.
lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta, ʾilāhī mayyil qulūbahum.
There is no god but You. My God, incline their hearts.
يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا رَحْمَٰنُ، يَا رَحِيمُ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ.
yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, yā raḥmānu, yā raḥīmu, lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta.
O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, O All-Merciful, O Especially Merciful, there is no god but You.
وَهَيِّجْ عَلَيَّ رُوحَانِيَّتَهُمْ بِالْمَحَبَّةِ التَّامَّةِ عَلَى الدَّوَامِ بِدَوَامِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ.
wa-hayyij ʿalayya rūḥāniyyatahum bi-al-maḥabbati al-tāmmati ʿalā al-dawāmi bidawāmi al-layli wa-al-nahāri.
Stir their spiritual nature toward me in perfect love, perpetually, as long as night and day endure.
إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمَلِكُ الْقَهَّارُ.
ʾinnaka ʾanta Allāhu al-ʿazīzu al-jabbāru al-maliku al-qahhāru.
You are Allah, the Mighty, the Compeller, the King, the Overpowering.
يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا حَيُّ، يَا قَيُّومُ.
yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, yā ḥayyu, yā qayyūmu.
O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, O Ever-Living, O All-Sustaining.
يَا بَدِيعَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ.
yā badīʿa al-samāwāti wa-al-ʾarḍi, yā dhā al-jalāli wa-al-ʾikrāmi.
O Originator of the heavens and earth, O Possessor of majesty and honor.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ نَسْتَغِيثُ، يَا غِيَاثَ الْمُسْتَغِيثِينَ أَغِثْنَا.
lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta, biraḥmatika nastaghīthu, yā ghiyātha al-mustaghīthīna ʾaghithnā.
There is no god but You. Through Your mercy we seek rescue. O Rescue of those who cry for help, rescue us.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ اِرْحَمْنَا.
lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta, biraḥmatika irḥamnā.
There is no god but You. Through Your mercy, have mercy on us.
يَا مَوْلَايَ، يَا قَادِرُ، يَا مَوْلَايَ، يَا غَافِرُ، يَا لَطِيفُ، يَا خَبِيرُ.
yā mawlāya, yā qādiru, yā mawlāya, yā ghāfiru, yā laṭīfu, yā khabīru.
O my Master, O Powerful One, O my Master, O Forgiver, O Gentle One, O All-Aware.
قُلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاِتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ.
qul ʾin kuntum tuḥibbūna Allāha faittabiʿūnī yuḥbibkumu Allāhu wa-yaghfir lakum dhunūbakum.
Say: If you love Allah, follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins.
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:31
وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ، وَإِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ.
wa-Allāhu ghafūrun raḥīmun, wa-ʾilayhi al-maṣīru.
Allah is Forgiving, Merciful, and to Him is the final return.
وَهُوَ عَلَى جَمْعِهِمْ إِذَا يَشَاءُ قَدِيرٌ.
wa-huwa ʿalā jamʿihim ʾidhā yashāʾu qadīrun.
He has the power to gather them whenever He wills.
Qurʾān · Consultation 42:29
وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِي صُدُورِهِمْ مِنْ غِلٍّ إِخْوَانًا عَلَى سُرُرٍ مُتَقَابِلِينَ.
wa-nazaʿnā mā fī ṣudūrihim min ghillin ʾikhwānan ʿalā sururin mutaqābilīna.
We shall remove all rancour from their hearts, as brothers seated on couches facing one another.
Qurʾān · The Rock 15:47
يُحِبُّونَهُمْ كَحُبِّ اللَّهِ، وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَشَدُّ حُبًّا لِلَّهِ.
yuḥibbūnahum kaḥubbi Allāhi, wa-alladhīna ʾāmanū ʾashaddu ḥubban li-llāhi.
They love them as they love Allah, but those who believe are stronger in their love for Allah.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:165
فَبِخَفِيِّ لُطْفِ اللَّهِ وَبِجَمِيلِ سِتْرِ اللَّهِ دَخَلْتُ فِي كَنَفِ اللَّهِ.
fabikhafiyyi luṭfi Allāhi wa-bijamīli sitri Allāhi dakhaltu fī kanafi Allāhi.
Through Allah's hidden subtle kindness and His gracious protection, I have entered Allah's shelter,
وَتَشَفَّعْتُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
wa-tashaffaʿtu birasūli Allāhi ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama.
and I have sought the intercession of the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace.
أَنَا فِي قَبْضَةِ اللَّهِ، أَنَا فِي حِرْزِ اللَّهِ، أَنَا فِي ذِمَّةِ اللَّهِ، أَنَا تَحْتَ حُكْمِ اللَّهِ.
ʾanā fī qabḍati Allāhi, ʾanā fī ḥirzi Allāhi, ʾanā fī dhimmati Allāhi, ʾanā taḥta ḥukmi Allāhi.
I am in Allah's grasp, in Allah's protection, in Allah's care, and under Allah's rule.
وَلَا يَصْرِفُ السُّوءَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ.
wa-lā yaṣrifu al-sūʾa ʾillā Allāhu, wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-Allāhi.
None turns away harm except Allah; there is no strength or power except through Allah.
وَالْخَيْرُ كُلُّهُ بِيَدِ اللَّهِ، وَلَا غَالِبَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ.
wa-al-khayru kulluhu biyadi Allāhi, wa-lā ghāliba ʾillā Allāhu.
All good is in Allah's hand, and none prevails but Allah.
إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا فِي أَعْنَاقِهِمْ أَغْلَالًا فَهِيَ إِلَى الْأَذْقَانِ فَهُمْ مُقْمَحُونَ.
ʾinnā jaʿalnā fī ʾaʿnāqihim ʾaghlālan fahiya ʾilā al-ʾadhqāni fahum muqmaḥūna.
We have placed fetters around their necks reaching up to their chins, so their heads are forced upward.
Qurʾān · Yaseen 36:8
وَجَعَلْنَا مِنْ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا، فَأَغْشَيْنَاهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ.
wa-jaʿalnā min bayni ʾaydīhim saddan wa-min khalfihim saddan, faʾaghshaynāhum fahum lā yubṣirūna.
We have placed a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, and covered them so that they cannot see.
Qurʾān · Yaseen 36:9
صُمٌّ بُكْمٌ عُمْيٌ فَهُمْ لَا يَنْطِقُونَ.
ṣummun bukmun ʿumyun fahum lā yanṭiqūna.
Deaf, mute, and blind, they do not speak.
Source variant related to Qurʾān · The Cow 2:18
يَا حَيُّ، يَا قَيُّومُ، يَا بَدِيعَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ.
yā ḥayyu, yā qayyūmu, yā badīʿa al-samāwāti wa-al-ʾarḍi, yā dhā al-jalāli wa-al-ʾikrāmi.
O Ever-Living, O All-Sustaining, O Originator of the heavens and earth, O Possessor of majesty and honor.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ نَسْتَغِيثُ، يَا غِيَاثَ الْمُسْتَغِيثِينَ أَغِثْنَا، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا
lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta, biraḥmatika nastaghīthu, yā ghiyātha al-mustaghīthīna ʾaghithnā, lā ʾilāha ʾillā
There is no god but You. Through Your mercy we seek rescue. O Rescue of those who cry for help, rescue us. There is no god but
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أَنْتَ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ اِرْحَمْنَا، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ.
ʾanta, biraḥmatika irḥamnā, yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu.
You. Through Your mercy, have mercy on us, O Allah, O Allah, O Allah.
يَا رَحْمَٰنُ، يَا رَحْمَٰنُ، يَا رَحْمَٰنُ، يَا رَحِيمُ، يَا رَحِيمُ، يَا رَحِيمُ.
yā raḥmānu, yā raḥmānu, yā raḥmānu, yā raḥīmu, yā raḥīmu, yā raḥīmu.
O All-Merciful, O All-Merciful, O All-Merciful, O Especially Merciful, O Especially Merciful, O Especially Merciful.
يَا مَوْلَايَ، يَا قَادِرُ، يَا مَوْلَايَ، يَا غَافِرُ، يَا لَطِيفُ، يَا خَبِيرُ.
yā mawlāya, yā qādiru, yā mawlāya, yā ghāfiru, yā laṭīfu, yā khabīru.
O my Master, O Powerful One, O my Master, O Forgiver, O Gentle One, O All-Aware.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ يَا نُورُ، يَا نُورُ، يَا نُورُ، بِحَقِّ مَا دَعَوْتُكَ بِهِ.
Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾasʾaluka yā nūru, yā nūru, yā nūru, biḥaqqi mā daʿawtuka bihi.
O Allah, I ask You, O Light, O Light, O Light, by the sanctity of that through which I have invoked You:
اُرْزُقْنِي هَيْبَتَكَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ مَنْ رَآنِي مِنْهُمْ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَرَنِي.
urzuqnī haybataka ʿalā jamīʿi khalqika man raʾānī minhum wa-man lam yaranī.
bestow on me an awe from You before all Your creatures, those who have seen me and those who have not.
وَتَحَصَّنْتُ بِالتَّوْرَاةِ عَنْ يَمِينِي وَالْإِنْجِيلِ عَنْ يَسَارِي، وَالزَّبُورِ خَلْفِي وَالْقُرْآنِ أَمَامِي.
wa-taḥaṣṣantu bi-al-tawrāti ʿan yamīnī wa-al-ʾinjīli ʿan yasārī, wa-al-zabūri khalfī wa-al-qurʾāni ʾamāmī.
I have fortified myself with the Torah on my right, the Gospel on my left, the Psalms behind me, and the Qurʾan before me.
وَمُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَفِيعِي، وَاللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى فَوْقِي بِعِلْمِهِ.
wa-muḥammadun ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama shafīʿī, wa-Allāhu subḥānahu wa-taʿālā fawqī biʿilmihi.
Muhammad, Allah bless him and grant him peace, is my intercessor; Allah, glorified and exalted, is above me in His knowledge,
وَمُطَّلِعٌ عَلَيَّ وَيَحْفَظُنِي وَيَرْعَانِي مِنْ كُلِّ مَا أَخَافُهُ أَنْ يَضُرَّنِي.
wa-muṭṭaliʿun ʿalayya wa-yaḥfaẓunī wa-yarʿānī min kulli mā ʾakhāfuhu ʾan yaḍurranī.
watching over me, protecting me, and caring for me against everything I fear may harm me.
وَاللَّهُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ مُحِيطٌ، بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَجِيدٌ، فِي لَوْحٍ مَحْفُوظٍ.
wa-Allāhu min warāʾihim muḥīṭun, bal huwa qurʾānun majīdun, fī lawḥin maḥfūẓin.
Allah encompasses them from behind. Rather, it is a glorious Qurʾan, in a preserved tablet.
Qurʾān · The Constellations 85:20–22
عَقَدْتُ عَنِّيَ الْحَدَّ وَالْحَدِيدَ وَالْبَأْسَ الشَّدِيدَ وَكُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ عَنِيدٍ.
ʿaqadtu ʿanniya al-ḥadda wa-al-ḥadīda wa-al-baʾsa al-shadīda wa-kulla ʾinsānin ʿanīdin.
I have bound away from myself the blade, iron, fierce violence, and every stubborn person,
وَالْجِنَّ عَلَى التَّأْكِيدِ وَكُلَّ شَيْطَانٍ مَرِيدٍ.
wa-al-jinna ʿalā al-taʾkīdi wa-kulla shayṭānin marīdin.
the jinn with firm assurance, and every rebellious devil.
وَعَقَدْتُ عَنِّيَ السُّيُوفَ الْهِنْدِيَّاتِ وَالرِّمَاحَ الْخَطِّيَّاتِ وَالسِّهَامَ الطَّائِرَاتِ.
wa-ʿaqadtu ʿanniya al-suyūfa al-hindiyyāti wa-al-rimāḥa al-khaṭṭiyyāti wa-al-sihāma al-ṭāʾirāti.
I have bound away from myself Indian swords, Khatti spears, and flying arrows,
وَالسَّكَاكِينَ الْعَادِيَاتِ الْخَارِقَاتِ الصَّارِمَاتِ الْجَنْدَلِيَّاتِ، سُيُوفُ أَعْدَاءِ اللَّهِ مَالُوا.
wa-al-sakākīna al-ʿādiyāti al-khāriqāti al-ṣārimāti al-jandaliyyāti, suyūfu ʾaʿdāʾi Allāhi mālū.
and attacking, piercing, keen, stone-hard knives; the swords of Allah's enemies—they have turned aside.
وَرِمَاحُهُمْ وَأَحْجَارُهُمْ زُجِرُوا وَرَجَعُوا فِي أَعْيُنِهِمْ، فَرَّقَ اللَّهُ جَمْعَهُمْ.
wa-rimāḥuhum wa-ʾaḥjāruhum zujirū wa-rajaʿū fī ʾaʿyunihim, farraqa Allāhu jamʿahum.
Their spears and stones—they have been driven back and returned upon their own eyes. May Allah disperse their gathering.
صُمٌّ بُكْمٌ عُمْيٌ، فَهُمْ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ وَلَا يَنْطِقُونَ إِلَّا بِخَيْرٍ أَوْ يَصْمُتُونَ.
ṣummun bukmun ʿumyun, fahum lā yatakallamūna wa-lā yanṭiqūna ʾillā bikhayrin ʾaw yaṣmutūna.
Deaf, mute, and blind, they neither speak nor utter anything except good, or else remain silent.
شَتَّتَ اللَّهُ شَمْلَهُمْ، قَلَّلَ اللَّهُ عَدَدَهُمْ، نَكَّسَ اللَّهُ جَيْشَهُمْ.
shattata Allāhu shamlahum, qallala Allāhu ʿadadahum, nakkasa Allāhu jayshahum.
May Allah scatter their ranks, diminish their numbers, and overturn their army.
خَرَّبَ اللَّهُ دِيَارَهُمْ، جَعَلَ اللَّهُ الدَّائِرَةَ عَلَيْهِمْ.
kharraba Allāhu diyārahum, jaʿala Allāhu al-dāʾirata ʿalayhim.
May Allah lay their homes waste and turn misfortune against them.
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ.
Allāhu ʾakbaru, Allāhu ʾakbaru, Allāhu ʾakbaru.
Allah is greater. Allah is greater. Allah is greater.
فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَهُ أَكْبَرْنَهُ وَقَطَّعْنَ أَيْدِيَهُنَّ وَقُلْنَ حَاشَ لِلَّهِ.
falammā raʾaynahu ʾakbarnahu wa-qaṭṭaʿna ʾaydiyahunna wa-qulna ḥāsha li-llāhi.
When they saw him, they were awestruck by him, cut their hands, and said, “Allah forbid!
Qurʾān · Joseph 12:31
مَا هَٰذَا بَشَرًا إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا مَلَكٌ كَرِيمٌ.
mā hādhā basharan ʾin hādhā ʾillā malakun karīmun.
This is no human being; this can only be a noble angel.”
Qurʾān · Joseph 12:31
بسوسم سوسم سم سم دوسم دوسم حوسم حوسم.
b-s-w-s-m s-w-s-m s-m s-m d-w-s-m d-w-s-m ḥ-w-s-m ḥ-w-s-m [vocalization uncertain].
[Invocatory letter sequence; meaning uncertain.]
براه براه كاه كاه بركاه بركاه أهياش أهياش أدوناي أصباؤوت آل شداي.
b-r-ā-h b-r-ā-h k-ā-h k-ā-h b-r-k-ā-h b-r-k-ā-h ʾ-h-y-ā-sh ʾ-h-y-ā-sh ʾ-d-w-n-ā-y ʾ-ṣ-b-ā-ʾ-w-t ʾ-ā-l sh-d-ā-y [vocalization uncertain].
[Invocatory names and letter sequence; full pronunciation and meaning uncertain.]
تَوَكَّلْ يَا عنقود وَيَا تيود مَلِكَ النَّارِ، وَيَا عَبْدَ النَّارِ، بِعَقْدِ أَلْسِنَةِ النَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ.
tawakkal yā ʿ-n-q-w-d [vocalization uncertain] wa-yā t-y-w-d [vocalization uncertain] malika al-nāri, wa-yā ʿabda al-nāri, biʿaqdi ʾalsinati al-nāsi ʾajmaʿīna.
Take charge, O ʿ-n-q-w-d and O t-y-w-d, king of fire, and O servant of fire, of binding the tongues of all people.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَلْجَمْتُ أَعْدَائِي، وَبِعَصَا مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ ضَرَبْتُهُمْ.
bismi Allāhi ʾaljamtu ʾaʿdāʾī, wa-biʿaṣā mūsā ʿalayhi al-salāmu ḍarabtuhum.
In Allah's name I have bridled my enemies, and with the staff of Moses, peace be upon him, I have struck them.
وَبِأَلْفِ أَلْفِ لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ.
wa-biʾalfi ʾalfi lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-Allāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi.
And through a thousand thousand recitations of “There is no strength or power except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent,”
وَبِأَلْفِ أَلْفِ: قُلْ هُوَ
wa-biʾalfi ʾalfi: qul huwa
and a thousand thousand recitations of: Say: He is
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اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ، اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ، لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ.
Allāhu ʾaḥadun, Allāhu al-ṣamadu, lam yalid wa-lam yūlad, wa-lam yakun lahu kufuwan ʾaḥadun.
Allah, One; Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor was begotten, and no one is equal to Him.
Qurʾān · Sincerity 112:1–4
أَصْمَمْتُهُمْ وَأَبْكَمْتُهُمْ وَلَا يُجَاوِزُوا عَلَيَّ، وَلَوْ كَانُوا مِثْلَ الْجِبَالِ دَكَكْتُهُمْ.
ʾaṣmamtuhum wa-ʾabkamtuhum wa-lā yujāwizū ʿalayya, wa-law kānū mithla al-jibāli dakaktuhum.
I have made them deaf and mute; let them not overreach against me. Even if they were like mountains, I would crush them,
كَمَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ تَحْتَ الْأَقْدَامِ، هُمُ النَّاقَةُ وَأَنَا الْأَسَدُ.
kamā dukkati al-ʾarḍu taḥta al-ʾaqdāmi, humu al-nāqatu wa-ʾanā al-ʾasadu.
as earth is crushed beneath feet. They are the she-camel, and I am the lion.
لَخَلْقُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ خَلْقِ النَّاسِ، وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ.
lakhalqu al-samāwāti wa-al-ʾarḍi ʾakbaru min khalqi al-nāsi, wa-lakinna ʾakthara al-nāsi lā yaʿlamūna.
The creation of the heavens and the earth is greater than the creation of humankind, but most people do not know.
Qurʾān · The Forgiver 40:57
وَمَا مِنْ دَابَّةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا، إِنَّ رَبِّي عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ.
wa-mā min dābbatin ʾillā huwa ʾākhidhun bināṣiyatihā, ʾinna rabbī ʿalā ṣirāṭin mustaqīmin.
There is no living creature whose forelock He does not hold. My Lord is upon a straight path.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · Hud 11:56
لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ، حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُمْ.
laqad jāʾakum rasūlun min ʾanfusikum ʿazīzun ʿalayhi mā ʿanittum, ḥarīṣun ʿalaykum.
A messenger has come to you from among yourselves. Your suffering weighs heavily upon him; he is deeply concerned for you,
Qurʾān · The Repentance 9:128
بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَؤُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ.
bi-al-muʾminīna raʾūfun raḥīmun.
tender and merciful toward the believers.
فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَقُلْ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ.
faʾin tawallaw faqul ḥasbiya Allāhu lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa.
If they turn away, say: Allah is sufficient for me; there is no god but He.
Qurʾān · The Repentance 9:129
عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ.
ʿalayhi tawakkaltu wa-huwa rabbu al-ʿarshi al-ʿaẓīmi.
In Him I place my trust, and He is the Lord of the mighty Throne.
Qurʾān · The Repentance 9:129
إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَالِغُ أَمْرِهِ، قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدْرًا.
ʾinna Allāha bālighu ʾamrihi, qad jaʿala Allāhu likulli shayʾin qadran.
Allah will accomplish His purpose. Allah has appointed a measure for everything.
Qurʾān · Divorce 65:3
يَا مَوْلَايَ، يَا قَادِرُ، يَا مَوْلَايَ، يَا غَافِرُ، يَا لَطِيفُ، يَا خَبِيرُ.
yā mawlāya, yā qādiru, yā mawlāya, yā ghāfiru, yā laṭīfu, yā khabīru.
O my Master, O Powerful One, O my Master, O Forgiver, O Gentle One, O All-Aware.
وَصَلِّ اللَّهُمَّ عَلَى أَفْضَلِ عِبَادِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَصَفْوَتِكَ مِنْ أَنْبِيَائِكَ.
wa-ṣalli Allāhumma ʿalā ʾafḍali ʿibādika min khalqika wa-ṣafwatika min ʾanbiyāʾika.
O Allah, bless the finest of Your servants among Your creation and Your chosen one among Your prophets,
عَبْدِكَ وَنَبِيِّكَ وَرَسُولِكَ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ، وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ.
ʿabdika wa-nabiyyika wa-rasūlika al-nabiyyi al-ʾummiyyi, wa-ʿalā ʾālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi.
Your servant, prophet, and messenger, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and companions.
وَسَلِّمْ تَسْلِيمًا إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ، كُلَّمَا ذَكَرَكَ الذَّاكِرُونَ وَغَفَلَ عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ الْغَافِلُونَ.
wa-sallim taslīman ʾilā yawmi al-dīni, kullamā dhakaraka al-dhākirūna wa-ghafala ʿan dhikrika al-ghāfilūna.
Grant him peace until the Day of Judgment, whenever those who remember You do so and the heedless neglect Your remembrance.
وَحَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ.
wa-ḥasbunā Allāhu wa-niʿma al-wakīlu, wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-Allāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi.
Allah is sufficient for us, the finest Trustee. There is no strength or power except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent.
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ.
ʾastaghfiru Allāha al-ʿaẓīma alladhī lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa al-ḥayyu al-qayyūmu wa-ʾatūbu ʾilayhi.
I ask forgiveness of Allah the Magnificent, besides whom there is no god, the Ever-Living, the All-Sustaining, and I turn to Him in repentance.
وَأَسْأَلُهُ التَّوْبَةَ وَالْمَغْفِرَةَ وَالنَّجَاةَ مِنَ النَّارِ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَوَالِدِيهِمْ إِلَى مُنْتَهَى الْإِسْلَامِ.
wa-ʾasʾaluhu al-tawbata wa-al-maghfirata wa-al-najāta mina al-nāri lī wa-liwālidayya wa-wālidīhim ʾilā muntahā al-ʾislāmi.
I ask Him for repentance, forgiveness, and deliverance from the Fire for me, my parents, and their forebears, as far back as Islam extends.
اللَّهُمَّ آمِينَ، يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
Allāhumma ʾāmīna, yā rabba al-ʿālamīna.
O Allah, amen, O Lord of all worlds.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu, muḥammadun rasūlu Allāhi, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama.
There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace.
تَسْلِيمًا كَثِيرًا دَائِمًا إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ، صَلَاةً بَاقِيَةً كَمُلْكِ اللَّهِ.
taslīman kathīran dāʾiman ʾilā yawmi al-dīni, ṣalātan bāqiyatan kamulki Allāhi.
Abundant peace, lasting until the Day of Judgment, and blessings enduring like Allah's sovereignty.
وَحَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ، نِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ.
wa-ḥasbunā Allāhu wa-niʿma al-wakīlu, niʿma al-mawlā wa-niʿma al-naṣīru.
Allah is sufficient for us, the finest Trustee, the finest Protector, and the finest Helper.
وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ. اِنْتَهَى.
wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-Allāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi. intahā.
There is no strength or power except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent. End.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ.
Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā wa-mawlānā Muḥammadin.
May Allah bless our master and patron Muhammad.
هَذَا حِزْبُ الْأَسْرَارِ لَهُ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ.
Hādhā ḥizbu al-asrāri lahu, raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu.
This is his Litany of Mysteries; may Allah be pleased with him.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ، عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ.
Laqad jāʾakum rasūlun min anfusikum, ʿazīzun ʿalayhi mā ʿanittum.
A Messenger has come to you from among yourselves; your suffering weighs heavily upon him.
Qurʾān · The Repentance 9:128
حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُمْ، بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ.
Ḥarīṣun ʿalaykum, bi-al-muʾminīna raʾūfun raḥīmun.
He is deeply concerned for you, tender and merciful toward the believers.
Qurʾān · The Repentance 9:128
فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَقُلْ: حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ.
Fa-in tawallaw fa-qul: ḥasbiya Allāhu, lā ilāha illā huwa.
If they turn away, say: Allah is sufficient for me; there is no god but Him.
Qurʾān · The Repentance 9:129
عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ، وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ. [ثَلَاثًا]
ʿAlayhi tawakkaltu, wa-huwa rabbu al-ʿarshi al-ʿaẓīmi. [Thalāthan]
In Him I place my trust, and He is Lord of the mighty Throne. [Three times]
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Repentance 9:129
اللَّهُمَّ يَا كَافِي، يَا كَفِيلُ، بِكِفَايَتِكَ عَنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَكَفَالَتِكَ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ،
Allāhumma yā kāfī, yā kafīlu, bi-kifāyatika ʿan kulli shayʾin, wa-kafālatika li-kulli shayʾin,
O Allah, O All-Sufficient, O Guardian, by Your sufficiency beyond all things and Your guardianship over everything,
وَعَظَمَتِكَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْأَصْفِيَاءِ الَّذِينَ وَصَلُوا بِكَ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ مَا كَانَ فِي ظَنِّهِمْ،
Wa-ʿaẓamatika fī qulūbi al-aṣfiyāʾi alladhīna waṣalū bika li-kulli shayʾin mā kāna fī ẓannihim,
and by Your greatness in the hearts of the chosen who through You attained everything they had hoped for—
وَصَلْتَهُمْ فَوْقَ ظَنِّهِمْ وَأَمَلِهِمْ، أَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي مِصْبَاحًا بَيْنَ هَؤُلَاءِ الْوَاصِلِينَ.
Waṣaltahum fawqa ẓannihim wa-amalihim, an tajʿalanī miṣbāḥan bayna hāʾulāʾi al-wāṣilīna.
You bestowed upon them beyond their expectations and hopes—make me a lamp among those who have attained You.
وَاجْعَلْنِي خَزَنَةً لِأَسْرَارِكَ وَأَنْوَارِكَ، وَأَلْهِمْنِي مَا أَدْعُو بِهِ،
Wa-ijʿalnī khazanatan li-asrārika wa-anwārika, wa-alhimnī mā adʿū bihi,
Make me a keeper of Your mysteries and lights, and inspire me with the prayers I should offer
وَمَا يُوصِلُنِي إِلَى حَضْرَةِ الشُّهُودِ، وَأَحْسِنْ عَاقِبَتِي فِي الْأُمُورِ كُلِّهَا، وَمَكِّنِّي بِحُبِّكَ.
Wa-mā yūṣilunī ilā ḥaḍrati al-shuhūdi, wa-aḥsin ʿāqibatī fī al-umūri kullihā, wa-makkinnī bi-ḥubbika.
and what will bring me into the presence of witnessing. Grant me a good outcome in all matters, and establish me through Your love.
فَمَنْ أَحْبَبْتَهُ كَانَ مَحْبُوبًا عِنْدَكَ وَعِبَادِكَ الَّذِينَ قَلَّدْتَهُمُ السُّيُوفَ، وَصَرَّفْتَهُمْ فِي الْأُلُوفِ.
Fa-man aḥbabtahu kāna maḥbūban ʿindaka wa-ʿibādika alladhīna qalladtahumu al-suyūfa, wa-ṣarraftahum fī al-ulūfi.
Those You love are beloved to You and to Your servants whom You have girded with swords and empowered among multitudes.
فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ. لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، سُبْحَانَكَ، إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ. [ثَلَاثًا]
Fa-laka al-ḥamdu wa-laka al-shukru. Lā ilāha illā anta, subḥānaka, innī kuntu mina al-ẓālimīna. [Thalāthan]
To You belong praise and gratitude. There is no god but You; glory be to You. I have indeed been among the wrongdoers. [Three times]
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Prophets 21:87
فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ، رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ.
Fa-laka al-ḥamdu, rabba al-samāwāti wa-al-arḍi, wa-huwa al-ʿazīzu al-ḥakīmu.
To You belongs praise, Lord of the heavens and earth; He is the Almighty, the All-Wise.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي يُوَافِي مَنْ طَلَبَهُ وَلَا يُخَيِّبُ مَنْ دَعَاهُ.
Al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi alladhī yuwāfī man ṭalabahu wa-lā yukhayyibu man daʿāhu.
Praise belongs to Allah, who meets those who seek Him and does not disappoint those who call upon Him.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَهْتَمُّ مَنْ تَوَكَّلَ عَلَيْهِ.
Al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi alladhī lā yahtammu man tawakkala ʿalayhi.
Praise belongs to Allah: whoever trusts in Him need not be anxious.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.
Al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna, al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi, māliki yawmi al-dīni.
Praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgment.
Qurʾān · The Opening 1:2–4
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ. اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ،
Iyyāka naʿbudu wa-iyyāka nastaʿīnu. Ihdinā al-ṣirāṭa al-mustaqīma,
You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help. Guide us on the straight path,
Qurʾān · The Opening 1:5–6
صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ، غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ.
Ṣirāṭa alladhīna anʿamta ʿalayhim, ghayri al-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim wa-lā al-ḍāllīna.
the path of those You have blessed, who incur no anger and do not go astray.
Qurʾān · The Opening 1:7
إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ،
Inna Allāha wa-malāʾikatahu yuṣallūna ʿalā al-nabiyyi,
Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet.
Qurʾān · The Clans 33:56
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا، صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا.
Yā ayyuhā alladhīna āmanū, ṣallū ʿalayhi wa-sallimū taslīman.
O you who believe, invoke blessings upon him and greet him with peace.
Qurʾān · The Clans 33:56
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وَلَهُ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، حِزْبُ فَتْحِ الْبَصَائِرِ.
Wa-lahu, raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu, ḥizbu fatḥi al-baṣāʾiri.
His Litany for Opening Inner Vision; may Allah be pleased with him.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَلَّمَ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi, wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-sallama.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful. May Allah bless our master Muhammad and grant him peace.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، قَيُّومِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرَضِينَ، مُدَبِّرِ الْخَلَائِقِ أَجْمَعِينَ،
Al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna, qayyūmi al-samāwāti wa-al-araḍīna, mudabbiri al-khalāʾiqi ajmaʿīna,
Praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds, Sustainer of the heavens and earths, who governs all creation,
مُنَوِّرِ بَصَائِرِ الْعَارِفِينَ بِنُورِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ وَالْيَقِينِ،
Munawwiri baṣāʾiri al-ʿārifīna bi-nūri al-maʿrifati wa-al-yaqīni,
who illumines the inner sight of those who know Him with the light of spiritual knowledge and certainty,
جَاذِبِ أَزِمَّةِ أَسْرَارِ الْمُحَقِّقِينَ بِجَذْبِ الْقُرْبِ وَالتَّمْكِينِ،
Jādhibi azimmati asrāri al-muḥaqqiqīna bi-jadhbi al-qurbi wa-al-tamkīni,
who draws the reins of the realized ones’ innermost hearts through the attraction of nearness and firmness,
وَفَاتِحِ قُلُوبِ الْمُوَحِّدِينَ بِمَفَاتِحِ حَمْدِ الشَّاكِرِينَ،
Wa-fātiḥi qulūbi al-muwaḥḥidīna bi-mafātiḥi ḥamdi al-shākirīna,
and opens the hearts of those who affirm His oneness with the keys of the grateful ones’ praise,
جَامِعِ أَشْتَاتِ شَمْلِ الْمُحِبِّينَ فِي حَظَائِرِ قُدْسِهِ وَأُنْسِهِ بِجَمِيعِ الْحِفْظِ وَالْيَقِينِ.
Jāmiʿi ashtāti shamli al-muḥibbīna fī ḥaẓāʾiri qudsihi wa-unsihi bi-jamīʿi al-ḥifẓi wa-al-yaqīni.
who gathers the scattered company of His lovers within the enclosures of His holiness and intimacy, with complete protection and certainty.
أَحْمَدُهُ حَمْدًا يَفُوقُ وَيَعْلُو وَيَفْضُلُ حَمْدَ الْحَامِدِينَ،
Aḥmaduhu ḥamdan yafūqu wa-yaʿlū wa-yafḍulu ḥamda al-ḥāmidīna,
I praise Him with praise surpassing, rising above, and exceeding the praise of all who praise,
حَمْدًا يَكُونُ لِي فِيهِ رِضًا وَفَيْضًا وَحِفْظًا وَحَظًّا وَذُخْرًا وَحِرْزًا عِنْدَ خَالِقِي،
Ḥamdan yakūnu lī fīhi riḍan wa-fayḍan wa-ḥifẓan wa-ḥaẓẓan wa-dhukhran wa-ḥirzan ʿinda khāliqī,
praise through which I receive acceptance, overflowing grace, protection, a blessed share, a treasure, and a refuge with my Creator,
وَخَالِقِ الْأَقَالِيمِ وَالْجِهَاتِ وَالْأَقْطَارِ وَالْأَمْطَارِ وَالْأَعْصَارِ وَالْأَمْلَاكِ وَالْأَفْلَاكِ،
Wa-khāliqi al-aqālīmi wa-al-jihāti wa-al-aqṭāri wa-al-amṭāri wa-al-aʿṣāri wa-al-amlāki wa-al-aflāki,
Creator of regions and directions, lands and rains, ages, angels, and celestial spheres,
رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، وَرَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرَضِينَ، وَرَبِّ الْأَقْرَبِينَ وَرَبِّ الْأَبْعَدِينَ،
Rabbi al-ʿālamīna, wa-rabbi al-samāwāti wa-al-araḍīna, wa-rabbi al-aqrabīna wa-rabbi al-abʿadīna,
Lord of all worlds, Lord of the heavens and earths, Lord of those near and those far,
وَرَبِّ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَرَبِّ الْآخِرِينَ، وَرَبِّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ،
Wa-rabbi al-awwalīna wa-rabbi al-ākhirīna, wa-rabbi al-malāʾikati al-muqarrabīna,
Lord of the first and the last, and Lord of the angels brought near,
وَرَبِّ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ، وَرَبِّ الْخَلَائِقِ أَجْمَعِينَ.
Wa-rabbi al-anbiyāʾi wa-al-mursalīna, wa-rabbi al-khalāʾiqi ajmaʿīna.
Lord of the prophets and messengers, and Lord of all creation.
الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، الْأَزَلِيِّ الْقَدِيمِ، السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ، الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ، الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ،
Al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi, al-azaliyyi al-qadīmi, al-samīʿi al-ʿalīmi, al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi, al-ʿazīzi al-ḥakīmi,
the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful, the Eternal, the Beginningless, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, the Most High, the Magnificent, the Almighty, the All-Wise,
الَّذِي دَحَا الْأَقَالِيمَ، وَاخْتَصَّ مُوسَى الْكَلِيمَ،
Alladhī daḥā al-aqālīma, wa-ikhtaṣṣa Mūsā al-kalīma,
who spread out the regions of the earth and singled out Moses, to whom He spoke,
وَاخْتَارَ سَيِّدَنَا مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَبِيبًا مِنْ بَيْنِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ،
Wa-ikhtāra sayyidanā Muḥammadan ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama ḥabīban min bayni al-anbiyāʾi wa-al-mursalīna,
and chose our master Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—as His beloved from among the prophets and messengers.
وَسَمَّى نَفْسَهُ الرَّحْمَنَ الرَّحِيمَ، فَهُمَا اسْمَانِ عَظِيمَانِ كَرِيمَانِ جَلِيلَانِ،
Wa-sammā nafsahu al-raḥmāna al-raḥīma, fa-humā ismāni ʿaẓīmāni karīmāni jalīlāni,
He named Himself the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful: two mighty, noble, majestic names,
فِيهِمَا شِفَاءٌ لِكُلِّ سَقِيمٍ، دَوَاءٌ لِكُلِّ عَلِيلٍ، وَغِنًى لِكُلِّ فَقِيرٍ وَعَدِيمٍ.
Fīhimā shifāʾun li-kulli saqīmin, dawāʾun li-kulli ʿalīlin, wa-ghinan li-kulli faqīrin wa-ʿadīmin.
In them is healing for every sick person, a remedy for everyone afflicted, and sufficiency for every poor and destitute person.
مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ، لَيْسَ لَهُ فِي مُلْكِهِ مُنَازِعٌ وَلَا شَرِيكٌ وَلَا ظَهِيرٌ،
Māliki yawmi al-dīni, laysa lahu fī mulkihi munāziʿun wa-lā sharīkun wa-lā ẓahīrun,
Master of the Day of Judgment: in His dominion He has no rival, partner, or supporter,
وَلَا شَبِيهٌ وَلَا نَظِيرٌ وَلَا مُدَبِّرٌ وَلَا وَزِيرٌ وَلَا مُعِينٌ.
Wa-lā shabīhun wa-lā naẓīrun wa-lā mudabbirun wa-lā wazīrun wa-lā muʿīnun.
no likeness, equal, administrator, minister, or helper.
بَلْ كَانَ قَبْلَ وُجُودِ الْعَالَمِينَ أَجْمَعِينَ، وَلَمْ يَزَلْ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى مَلِيكًا كَرِيمًا قَيُّومًا،
Bal kāna qabla wujūdi al-ʿālamīna ajmaʿīna, wa-lam yazal subḥānahu wa-taʿālā malīkan karīman qayyūman,
He existed before all worlds came to be, and He has always been—glorified and exalted—a generous Sovereign, the All-Sustaining,
أَبَدَ الْآبِدِينَ وَدَهْرَ الدَّاهِرِينَ، فَهُوَ إِحَاطَتِي مِنْ جَمِيعِ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَالسَّلَاطِينِ،
Abada al-ābidīna wa-dahra al-dāhirīna, fa-huwa iḥāṭatī min jamīʿi al-shayāṭīni wa-al-salāṭīni,
for ever and throughout all ages. He is my surrounding protection from every devil and ruler,
وَعَوْنٌ لِي مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْأَقْرَبِينَ وَالْأَبْعَدِينَ. إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ يَا مَوْلَانَا
Wa-ʿawnun lī min jamīʿi al-aqrabīna wa-al-abʿadīna. Iyyāka naʿbudu yā mawlānā
and my help against all, whether near or far. You alone we worship, our Master,
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بِالْإِقْرَارِ، وَنَعْتَرِفُ لَكَ أَيْضًا بِالْعَجْزِ وَالتَّقْصِيرِ، وَنُؤْمِنُ بِكَ،
Bi-al-iqrāri, wa-naʿtarifu laka ayḍan bi-al-ʿajzi wa-al-taqṣīri, wa-nuʾminu bika,
with our acknowledgment; we also confess our helplessness and shortcomings before You, and we believe in You.
وَنَتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْكَ فِي سَائِرِ الْأُمُورِ، وَنَعْتَصِمُ بِكَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الذُّنُوبِ،
Wa-natawakkalu ʿalayka fī sāʾiri al-umūri, wa-naʿtaṣimu bika min jamīʿi al-dhunūbi,
We place our trust in You in every matter and seek Your protection from all sins.
وَنَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ.
Wa-nashhadu an lā ilāha illā anta, yā dhā al-jalāli wa-al-ikrāmi.
We bear witness that there is no god but You, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor.
وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ. نَسْتَعِينُ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ حَاجَةٍ مِنْ أُمُورِ الدُّنْيَا وَالدِّينِ.
Wa-iyyāka nastaʿīnu. Nastaʿīnu Allāha ʿalā kulli ḥājatin min umūri al-dunyā wa-al-dīni.
You alone we ask for help. We seek Allah’s help with every need in worldly and religious affairs.
اللَّهُمَّ يَا هَادِيَ الْمُضَلِّينَ، لَا هَادِيَ لَنَا غَيْرُكَ، وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ،
Allāhumma yā hādiya al-muḍallīna, lā hādiya lanā ghayruka, waḥdaka lā sharīka laka,
O Allah, Guide of those who have been led astray, we have no guide but You alone, without partner.
أَنْتَ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ الْمُبِينُ، وَنَشْهَدُ أَنَّ سَيِّدَنَا وَنَبِيَّنَا وَهَادِيَنَا وَمَهْدِيَّنَا مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ،
Anta al-maliku al-ḥaqqu al-mubīnu, wa-nashhadu anna sayyidanā wa-nabiyyanā wa-hādiyanā wa-mahdiyyanā Muḥammadan ʿabduka wa-rasūluka,
You are the manifestly true Sovereign. We bear witness that our master, prophet, guide, and rightly guided one, Muhammad, is Your servant and Messenger,
وَحَبِيبُكَ وَنَبِيُّكَ الْأُمِّيُّ الصَّادِقُ الْوَعْدِ الْأَمِينُ، الْمَبْعُوثُ رَحْمَةً إِلَى كَافَّةِ الْخَلَائِقِ أَجْمَعِينَ.
Wa-ḥabībuka wa-nabiyyuka al-ummiyyu al-ṣādiqu al-waʿdi al-amīnu, al-mabʿūthu raḥmatan ilā kāffati al-khalāʾiqi ajmaʿīna.
Your beloved and unlettered Prophet, true to his promise and trustworthy, sent as a mercy to all creation.
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَشِيعَتِهِ وَوَارِثِيهِ وَحِزْبِهِ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ،
Ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-shīʿatihi wa-wārithīhi wa-ḥizbihi al-ṭayyibīna al-ṭāhirīna,
May Allah bless him, his family, companions, followers, inheritors, and his good and pure company,
صَلَاةً وَسَلَامًا دَائِمَيْنِ مُتَلَازِمَيْنِ بَاقِيَيْنِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.
Ṣalātan wa-salāman dāʾimayni mutalāzimayni bāqiyayni ilā yawmi al-dīni.
with blessings and peace that endure together, remaining until the Day of Judgment.
اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ، صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ، رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ،
Ihdinā al-ṣirāṭa al-mustaqīma, ṣirāṭa alladhīna anʿamta ʿalayhim, rabba al-ʿālamīna,
Guide us on the straight path, the path of those You have blessed, O Lord of all worlds:
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Opening 1:6–7
مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصَّالِحِينَ، وَحَسُنَ أُولَئِكَ رَفِيقًا.
Mina al-nabiyyīna wa-al-ṣiddīqīna wa-al-shuhadāʾi wa-al-ṣāliḥīna, wa-ḥasuna ulāʾika rafīqan.
the prophets, the utterly truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous. How fine these companions are!
Qurʾān · The Women 4:69
ذَلِكَ الْفَضْلُ مِنَ اللَّهِ، وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ عَلِيمًا.
Dhālika al-faḍlu mina Allāhi, wa-kafā bi-Allāhi ʿalīman.
That bounty comes from Allah, and Allah is sufficient in His knowledge.
Qurʾān · The Women 4:70
صِرَاطَ أَهْلِ الِاسْتِقَامَةِ وَالدِّينِ وَالتَّعْظِيمِ، صِرَاطَ أَهْلِ الْإِخْلَاصِ وَالتَّسْلِيمِ،
Ṣirāṭa ahli al-istiqāmati wa-al-dīni wa-al-taʿẓīmi, ṣirāṭa ahli al-ikhlāṣi wa-al-taslīmi,
The path of those who live uprightly, with faith and reverence; the path of sincerity and surrender;
صِرَاطَ الرَّاغِبِينَ إِلَى جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ، صِرَاطَ الْمُسْتَأْنِسِينَ إِلَى وَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ.
Ṣirāṭa al-rāghibīna ilā jannāti al-naʿīmi, ṣirāṭa al-mustaʾnisīna ilā wajhika al-karīmi.
the path of those who long for the gardens of bliss, of those who find intimacy in Your noble Face.
غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Ghayri al-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim. Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
Those who incur no anger. In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَغْضَبْ عَلَيْنَا، وَسَهِّلْ لَنَا طَرِيقًا بَيِّنًا لِمَا قَدْ نَطْلُبُهُ مِنْكَ، يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ،
Allāhumma lā taghḍab ʿalaynā, wa-sahhil lanā ṭarīqan bayyinan limā qad naṭlubuhu minka, yā rabba al-ʿālamīna,
O Allah, do not be angry with us. Open an easy, clear path to what we seek from You, O Lord of all worlds.
وَاحْجُبْ عَنَّا كُلَّ قَاطِعٍ وَمَانِعٍ وَحَاسِدٍ وَبَاغِضٍ مِنَ الْخَلْقِ وَالْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ أَجْمَعِينَ.
Wa-uḥjub ʿannā kulla qāṭiʿin wa-māniʿin wa-ḥāsidin wa-bāghiḍin mina al-khalqi wa-al-jinni wa-al-insi ajmaʿīna.
Shield us from everyone who severs, obstructs, envies, or hates, among all created beings, jinn, and humans.
وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ. آمِينَ.
Wa-lā al-ḍāllīna. Āmīna.
And not those who go astray. Amen.
اللَّهُمَّ يَا مَالِكَ مُلُوكِ الْعَوَالِمِ كُلِّهَا، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ،
Allāhumma yā mālika mulūki al-ʿawālimi kullihā, lā ilāha illā anta,
O Allah, Sovereign over the rulers of all worlds, there is no god but You.
سُبْحَانَكَ، إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ. رَبِّ، تَدَارَكْنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ،
Subḥānaka, innī kuntu mina al-ẓālimīna. Rabbi, tadāraknā bi-raḥmatika,
Glory be to You; I have indeed been among the wrongdoers. Lord, come to our aid through Your mercy.
وَنَجِّنَا مِنَ الْغَمِّ، يَا مُنْجِيَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، وَفَرِّجْ عَنَّا مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ.
Wa-najjinā mina al-ghammi, yā munjiya al-muʾminīna, wa-farrij ʿannā mā naḥnu fīhi.
Rescue us from distress, O Savior of the believers, and relieve the troubles we are in.
يَا غِيَاثَ الْمُسْتَغِيثِينَ، أَغِثْنَا. اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ بِمَوْضِعِكَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْعَارِفِينَ،
Yā ghiyātha al-mustaghīthīna, aghithnā. Allāhumma innā nasʾaluka bi-mawḍiʿika fī qulūbi al-ʿārifīna,
O Help of those who cry for help, help us. O Allah, we ask You by Your place in the hearts of those who know You,
وَبِبَهَاءِ كَمَالِ جَلَالِ جَمَالِ سِرِّكَ فِي سَرَائِرِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ،
Wa-bi-bahāʾi kamāli jalāli jamāli sirrika fī sarāʾiri al-muqarrabīna,
and by the splendor of the perfection, majesty, and beauty of Your mystery in the innermost hearts of those brought near,
وَبِدَقَائِقِ طَرَائِفِ السَّادَاتِ الْفَائِزِينَ، وَبِخُضُوعِ خُشُوعِ دُمُوعِ أَعْيُنِ الْبَاكِينَ،
Wa-bi-daqāʾiqi ṭarāʾifi al-sādāti al-fāʾizīna, wa-bi-khuḍūʿi khushūʿi dumūʿi aʿyuni al-bākīna,
by the subtle marvels of the masters who have attained success, and by the humble reverence of tears in weeping eyes,
وَبِرَجِيفِ وَجِيفِ قُلُوبِ الْخَائِفِينَ، وَبِتَرَنُّمِ طَوَائِرِ خَوَاطِرِ
Wa-bi-rajīfi wajīfi qulūbi al-khāʾifīna, wa-bi-tarannumi ṭawāʾiri khawāṭiri
by the trembling and pounding of the hearts of those in awe, and by the singing birds of the thoughts of
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الْوَاصِلِينَ، وَبِرَنِينِ وَنِينِ حَنِينِ أَنِينِ الْمُذْنِبِينَ،
Al-wāṣilīna, wa-bi-ranīni wanīni ḥanīni anīni al-mudhnibīna,
those who have attained You; by the ringing, weariness, longing, and groaning of sinners;
وَبِتَوْحِيدِ تَمْهِيدِ تَمْجِيدِ تَحْمِيدِ أَلْسِنَةِ الذَّاكِرِينَ، وَبِرَسَائِلِ وَسَائِلِ مَسَائِلِ الطَّالِبِينَ،
Wa-bi-tawḥīdi tamhīdi tamjīdi taḥmīdi alsinati al-dhākirīna, wa-bi-rasāʾili wasāʾili masāʾili al-ṭālibīna,
by the declarations of oneness, affirmations, glorification, and praise upon the tongues of those who remember You, and by seekers’ messages, approaches, and petitions;
وَبِكَاشِفَاتِ لَمَحَاتِ نَظَرَاتِ أَعْيُنِ النَّاظِرِينَ إِلَى عَيْنِ الْيَقِينِ،
Wa-bi-kāshifāti lamaḥāti naẓarāti aʿyuni al-nāẓirīna ilā ʿayni al-yaqīni,
by the unveiling glimpses and gazes of eyes that look toward the very vision of certainty;
وَبِوُجُودِ وَجْدِ وُجُودِكَ وَوُجُودِهِمْ لَكَ فِي غَوَامِضِ أَفْئِدَةِ سِرِّ الْمُحِبِّينَ،
Wa-bi-wujūdi wajdi wujūdika wa-wujūdihim laka fī ghawāmiḍi afʾidati sirri al-muḥibbīna,
by the presence of ecstasy in finding You, and their finding You in the hidden depths of the lovers’ innermost hearts:
أَنْ تَغْرِسَ فِي حَدَائِقِ بَسَاتِينِ قُلُوبِنَا أَشْجَارَ تَوْحِيدِكَ وَتَمْجِيدِكَ،
An taghrisa fī ḥadāʾiqi basātīni qulūbinā ashjāra tawḥīdika wa-tamjīdika,
plant in the gardens and orchards of our hearts the trees of affirming Your oneness and glorifying You,
لِنَقْطِفَ بِهَا أَثْمَارَ تَسْبِيحِكَ وَتَقْدِيسِكَ بِأَنَامِلِ أَكُفِّ اجْتِنَاءِ لُطْفِكَ وَإِحْسَانِكَ.
Linaqṭifa bi-hā athmāra tasbīḥika wa-taqdīsika bi-anāmili akuffi ijtināʾi luṭfika wa-iḥsānika.
so that we may gather their fruits of praising and sanctifying You, with fingertips and hands harvesting Your kindness and goodness.
اللَّهُمَّ وَاكْشِفْ عَنْ عُيُونِ أَبْصَارِ بَصَائِرِنَا حُجُبَ احْتِجَابِنَا،
Allāhumma wa-ikshif ʿan ʿuyūni abṣāri baṣāʾirinā ḥujuba iḥtijābinā,
O Allah, lift the veils that conceal us from the eyes of our inner vision.
وَاجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ رَمَى إِلَيْكَ بِسَهْمِ الِابْتِهَالِ فَأَصَابَ،
Wa-ijʿalnā mimman ramā ilayka bi-sahmi al-ibtihāli fa-aṣāba,
Make us among those who send the arrow of supplication toward You and hit its mark,
وَمِمَّنْ دَعَوْتَ جَوَارِحَ أَرْكَانِهِ لِخِدْمَتِكَ فَأَجَابَ،
Wa-mimman daʿawta jawāriḥa arkānihi likhidmatika fa-ajāba,
whose every limb You call to Your service and who answer,
وَجَعَلْتَهُ مِنْ خَوَاصِّ أَهْلِ الْعِنَايَةِ وَالْأَحْبَابِ.
Wa-jaʿaltahu min khawāṣṣi ahli al-ʿināyati wa-al-aḥbābi.
and whom You make among the chosen recipients of Your care and love.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ أَرْضَ الْوِلَايَةِ مِنْ قُلُوبِنَا مُجْدِبَةٌ يَابِسَةٌ عَابِسَةٌ،
Allāhumma inna arḍa al-wilāyati min qulūbinā mujdibatun yābisatun ʿābisatun,
O Allah, the soil of friendship with You within our hearts is barren, dry, and bleak.
فَاسْقِهَا مِنْ سَحَائِبِ أَمْطَارِ الْوِلَايَةِ بِالْأَزْهَارِ، لِتُصْبِحَ مُخْضَرَّةً بِجَمِيعِ رَيَاحِينِ الْقَبُولِ وَالْإِيمَانِ،
Fa-isqihā min saḥāʾibi amṭāri al-wilāyati bi-al-azhāri, lituṣbiḥa mukhḍarratan bi-jamīʿi rayāḥīni al-qabūli wa-al-īmāni,
Water it from the rain clouds of Your friendship with blossoms, so it grows green with every fragrant plant of acceptance and faith,
مُتَفَتِّحَةً كَمَائِمُ أَزْهَارِ طَلْعَتِهَا بِشَقَائِقِ الرُّؤْيَةِ وَالْعِيَانِ،
Mutafattiḥatan kamāʾimu azhāri ṭalʿatihā bi-shaqāʾiqi al-ruʾyati wa-al-ʿiyāni,
the buds of its flowers opening with the anemones of vision and direct witnessing,
[كَلِمَةٌ غَيْرُ وَاضِحَةٍ] لُبُّ بُلْبُلِ فَرْحَتِهَا كَتَرَنُّمِ الْبُلْبُلِ فِي أَجْنَانِ الْأَغْصَانِ،
[unclear word] lubbu bulbuli farḥatihā ka-tarannumi al-bulbuli fī ajnāni al-aghṣāni,
[unclear word] the heart of the nightingale of its joy, like a nightingale singing in gardens of branches,
شَاكِرَةً ذَاكِرَةً لَكَ مَا أَوْلَيْتَهَا مِنْ فَوَائِدِ النِّعَمِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ.
Shākiratan dhākiratan laka mā awlaytahā min fawāʾidi al-niʿami wa-al-iḥsāni.
grateful and mindful of the blessings and goodness You have bestowed upon it.
اللَّهُمَّ مِنَّا الدُّعَاءُ وَمِنْكَ الْإِجَابَةُ، وَمِنَّا الرَّمْيُ بِسَهْمِ الرَّجَاءِ وَمِنْكَ الْإِصَابَةُ.
Allāhumma minnā al-duʿāʾu wa-minka al-ijābatu, wa-minnā al-ramyu bi-sahmi al-rajāʾi wa-minka al-iṣābatu.
O Allah, ours is the prayer, Yours the answer; ours the casting of hope’s arrow, Yours the making it reach its mark.
وَاجْعَلْنَا اللَّهُمَّ مِمَّنْ دَعَا مَحْبُوبَهُ فَأَجَابَهُ، وَأَعْطَاهُ مَا تَمَنَّاهُ عَلَيْهِ وَمَا أَجَابَهُ.
Wa-ijʿalnā Allāhumma mimman daʿā maḥbūbahu fa-ajābahu, wa-aʿṭāhu mā tamannāhu ʿalayhi wa-mā ajābahu.
O Allah, make us among those who call upon their Beloved and receive His answer, who are given what they hope for from Him and what He grants in response.
اللَّهُمَّ نَحْنُ عَبِيدُكَ الْفُقَرَاءُ الضُّعَفَاءُ الْمُقَصِّرُونَ الْمَسَاكِينُ،
Allāhumma naḥnu ʿabīduka al-fuqarāʾu al-ḍuʿafāʾu al-muqaṣṣirūna al-masākīnu,
O Allah, we are Your servants: poor, weak, falling short, and needy,
الْوَاقِفُونَ عَلَى عَتَبَةِ سَاحَةِ أَلْطَافِكَ، الْمُنْتَظِرُونَ شَرْبَةً مِنْ جَنَّاتِ حُمَيَّا خَنْدَرِيسِ رَحِيقِ عِنَايَةِ شَرَابِكَ،
Al-wāqifūna ʿalā ʿatabati sāḥati alṭāfika, al-muntaẓirūna sharbatan min jannāti ḥumayyā khandarīsi raḥīqi ʿināyati sharābika,
standing on the threshold of the courtyard of Your kindness, awaiting a draught from the gardens of the potent, aged nectar of Your care,
لِنُصْبِحَ بِهَا نَشْوَى مُوَلَّهِينَ مِنْ سَكْرَةِ لَحْظَةِ خَمَارِكَ،
Linuṣbiḥa bi-hā nashwā muwallahīna min sakrati laḥẓati khamārika,
so that through it we become joyful and enraptured by a moment’s intoxication from Your wine,
وَاجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ جَدَّتْ بِهِ إِلَيْكَ مَطَايَا الْهِمَمِ، مُتَمَلِّقَةً مُتَعَلِّقَةً بِأَذْيَالِ الْمَعْرُوفِ وَالْكَرَمِ،
Wa-ijʿalnā mimman jaddat bihi ilayka maṭāyā al-himami, mutamalliqatan mutaʿalliqatan bi-adhyāli al-maʿrūfi wa-al-karami,
and make us among those carried swiftly to You by the mounts of aspiration, beseeching and clinging to the skirts of kindness and generosity.
وَقَدْ حَطَطْنَا أَحْمَالَ أَثْقَالِنَا عَلَى سَاحَاتِ قُدْسِكَ، مُتَعَطِّرَةً مِنْ نَفَحَاتِ نَسَمَاتِ قُرْبِكَ وَأُنْسِكَ،
Wa-qad ḥaṭaṭnā aḥmāla athqālinā ʿalā sāḥāti qudsika, mutaʿaṭṭiratan min nafaḥāti nasamāti qurbika wa-unsika,
We have laid down our heavy burdens in the courtyards of Your holiness, perfumed by the fragrant breezes of Your nearness and intimacy,
مُسْتَجِيرَةً بِكَ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ الدَّيَّانُ مِنْ جَوْرِ سُلْطَانِ الْقَطِيعَةِ وَالْهِجْرَانِ.
Mustajīratan bika ayyuhā al-maliku al-dayyānu min jawri sulṭāni al-qaṭīʿati wa-al-hijrāni.
seeking Your shelter, O Sovereign Judge, from the tyranny of separation and abandonment.
اسْمَعْ تَبَتُّلَنَا وَابْتِهَالَنَا إِلَيْكَ، وَقَدْ تَوَكَّلْنَا فِي جَمِيعِ أُمُورِنَا عَلَيْكَ.
Ismaʿ tabattulanā wa-ibtihālanā ilayka, wa-qad tawakkalnā fī jamīʿi umūrinā ʿalayka.
Hear our devoted prayer and supplication to You; in all our affairs we have placed our trust in You.
لَا مَلْجَأَ وَلَا مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلَّا
Lā maljaʾa wa-lā manjā minka illā
There is no refuge and no escape from You except
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إِلَيْكَ. اللَّهُمَّ سُقْ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ مَا يُغْنِينَا،
Ilayka. Allāhumma suq ilaynā min raḥmatika mā yughnīnā,
to You. O Allah, bring us enough of Your mercy to make us free of need.
وَأَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ بَرَكَاتِكَ مَا يَكْفِينَا، وَادْفَعْ عَنَّا مِنْ بَلَائِكَ مَا يُبْلِينَا،
Wa-anzil ʿalaynā min barakātika mā yakfīnā, wa-idfaʿ ʿannā min balāʾika mā yublīnā,
Send down enough of Your blessings to suffice us, and keep from us the trials that wear us down.
وَأَلْهِمْنَا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ الصَّالِحِ مَا يُنْجِينَا، وَجَنِّبْنَا مِنَ الْعَمَلِ السَّيِّئِ مَا يُرْدِينَا،
Wa-alhimnā mina al-ʿamali al-ṣāliḥi mā yunjīnā, wa-jannibnā mina al-ʿamali al-sayyiʾi mā yurdīnā,
Inspire us to do the good deeds that save us, and keep us from the evil deeds that destroy us.
وَأَفِضْ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ نُورِ هِدَايَتِكَ مَا يُقَرِّبُنَا مِنْ مَحَبَّتِكَ وَيُدْنِينَا،
Wa-afiḍ ʿalaynā min nūri hidāyatika mā yuqarribunā min maḥabbatika wa-yudnīnā,
Pour upon us the light of Your guidance that draws us close to Your love and brings us near.
وَادْفَعْ عَنَّا مِنْ مَقْتِكَ مَا يُؤْذِينَا، وَاقْذِفْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا مِنْ نُورِ مَعْرِفَتِكَ مَا يُحْيِينَا،
Wa-idfaʿ ʿannā min maqtika mā yuʾdhīnā, wa-iqdhif fī qulūbinā min nūri maʿrifatika mā yuḥyīnā,
Ward off the harm of Your displeasure, and cast into our hearts the life-giving light of knowing You.
وَارْزُقْنَا مِنَ الْيَقِينِ مَا يَثْبُتُ بِهِ أَفْئِدَتُنَا وَيَشْفِينَا،
Wa-urzuqnā mina al-yaqīni mā yathbutu bihi afʾidatunā wa-yashfīnā,
Grant us the certainty that makes our hearts steadfast and heals us,
وَعَافِنَا ظَاهِرًا وَبَاطِنًا مِنْ كُلِّ مَا فِينَا.
Wa-ʿāfinā ẓāhiran wa-bāṭinan min kulli mā fīnā.
and grant us inward and outward well-being from everything that ails us.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ فَوَاتِحَ الْخَيْرِ وَخَوَاتِمَهُ وَجَوَامِعَهُ وَكَوَامِلَهُ،
Allāhumma innā nasʾaluka fawātiḥa al-khayri wa-khawātimahu wa-jawāmiʿahu wa-kawāmilahu,
O Allah, we ask You for goodness in its openings and endings, in its whole compass and fullness,
وَأَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ وَظَاهِرَهُ وَبَاطِنَهُ.
Wa-awwalahu wa-ākhirahu wa-ẓāhirahu wa-bāṭinahu.
its beginning and end, its outward and inward forms.
وَانْظِمْنَا بِسِلْكِ خَيْرِ الْبَرِيَّةِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،
Wa-inẓimnā bi-silki khayri al-bariyyati sayyidinā Muḥammadin ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama,
String us upon the thread of the best of creation, our master Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—
وَأَنْتَ رَاضٍ عَنَّا، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
Wa-anta rāḍin ʿannā, wa-laka al-ḥamdu yā rabba al-ʿālamīna.
while You are pleased with us. To You belongs praise, O Lord of all worlds.
اللَّهُمَّ يَا هَادِيَ الْمُضَلِّينَ، لَا هَادِيَ لَنَا غَيْرُكَ، يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
Allāhumma yā hādiya al-muḍallīna, lā hādiya lanā ghayruka, yā rabba al-ʿālamīna.
O Allah, Guide of those who have been led astray, we have no guide but You, O Lord of all worlds.
يَا هَادِيَ عِبَادِكَ الْمُضَلِّينَ، قَرِّبْنَا إِلَيْكَ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ. آمِينَ.
Yā hādiya ʿibādika al-muḍallīna, qarribnā ilayka yā rabba al-ʿālamīna. Āmīna.
O Guide of Your servants who have been led astray, bring us close to You, O Lord of all worlds. Amen.
آمِنَّا مِنَ الْخَوْفِ مِنْكَ، يَا أَمَانَ الْخَائِفِينَ، يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
Āminnā mina al-khawfi minka, yā amāna al-khāʾifīna, yā rabba al-ʿālamīna.
Make us secure from fear of You, O Security of those who fear, O Lord of all worlds.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ، يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ، أَنْ تُنْعِمَ عَلَيْنَا بِرِضَاكَ،
Allāhumma innā nasʾaluka, yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu, an tunʿima ʿalaynā bi-riḍāka,
O Allah, we ask You—O Allah, O Allah, O Allah—to bless us with Your pleasure,
يَا مَالِكَ رِقَابِ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ وَالْعَوَالِمِ أَجْمَعِينَ.
Yā mālika riqābi al-awwalīna wa-al-ākhirīna wa-al-ʿawālimi ajmaʿīna.
O Master of every person, from the first to the last, and of all worlds.
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، سُبْحَانَكَ، إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ.
Lā ilāha illā anta, subḥānaka, innī kuntu mina al-ẓālimīna.
There is no god but You; glory be to You. I have indeed been among the wrongdoers.
Qurʾān · The Prophets 21:87
اللَّهُمَّ أَدْرِكْنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ، يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ،
Allāhumma adriknā bi-raḥmatika, yā arḥama al-rāḥimīna,
O Allah, reach us with Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful,
وَفَرِّجْ عَنَّا مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ، يَا مُفَرِّجَ كُرَبِ الْخَلَائِقِ أَجْمَعِينَ،
Wa-farrij ʿannā mā naḥnu fīhi, yā mufarrija kurabi al-khalāʾiqi ajmaʿīna,
and relieve the troubles we are in, O Reliever of the sorrows of all creation.
وَنَجِّنَا مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْغَمِّ، يَا مُنْجِيَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، وَارْحَمْنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ، يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
Wa-najjinā mina al-hammi wa-al-ghammi, yā munjiya al-muʾminīna, wa-irḥamnā bi-raḥmatika, yā rabba al-ʿālamīna.
Rescue us from worry and distress, O Savior of the believers, and have mercy on us through Your mercy, O Lord of all worlds.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ، يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ، أَنْ تَفْتَحَ لِي،
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka, yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu, an taftaḥa lī,
O Allah, I ask You—O Allah, O Allah, O Allah—to open for me
مِنْ سَائِرِ الطُّرُقِ وَالْأَبْوَابِ إِلَى اسْمِكَ الْقَدِيمِ،
Min sāʾiri al-ṭuruqi wa-al-abwābi ilā ismika al-qadīmi,
every path and door leading to Your eternal name,
وَتُيَسِّرَ لِي بِهِ كُلَّ عِلْمٍ وَأَمْرٍ عَسِيرٍ، وَسَهِّلْ لِي بِهِ كُلَّ أَمْرٍ يَسِيرٍ،
Wa-tuyassira lī bihi kulla ʿilmin wa-amrin ʿasīrin, wa-sahhil lī bihi kulla amrin yasīrin,
and through it make every knowledge and difficult matter accessible to me. Through it facilitate every easy matter for me,
وَتُقَرِّبَ لِي بِهِ كُلَّ أَمْرٍ صَعْبٍ بَعِيدٍ، وَتُسَخِّرَ لِي بِهِ الْوُجُودَ.
Wa-tuqarriba lī bihi kulla amrin ṣaʿbin baʿīdin, wa-tusakhkhira lī bihi al-wujūda.
bring near every hard and distant matter, and make existence serve me through it.
يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ، مَكِّنِّي مِنَ التَّفَرُّجِ فِي سَعَةِ مُلْكِكَ وَمَلَكُوتِكَ.
Yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu, makkinnī mina al-tafarruji fī saʿati mulkika wa-malakūtika.
O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, enable me to behold the vastness of Your dominion and sovereignty.
مَلِّكْنِي، يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ، نَاصِيَةَ كُلِّ ذِي رُوحٍ نَاصِيَتُهُ بِيَدِكَ،
Malliknī, yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu, nāṣiyata kulli dhī rūḥin nāṣiyatuhu bi-yadika,
O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, grant me command over every living being whose forelock is in Your hand.
وَنَجِّنِي، يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ، مِنْ مُوجِبَاتِ غَضَبِكَ،
Wa-najjinī, yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu, min mūjibāti ghaḍabika,
O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, save me from whatever incurs Your anger.
وَتُبْعِدَ، يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ، بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ مَعَاصِيكَ،
Wa-tubʿida, yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu, baynī wa-bayna maʿāṣīka,
O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, place distance between me and disobedience to You,
وَأَنْ تُدْرِكَنِي بِخَفِيِّ لُطْفِكَ، يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ،
Wa-an tudrikanī bi-khafiyyi luṭfika, yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu,
and reach me with Your hidden kindness, O Allah, O Allah, O Allah,
وَأَنْ تُسَخِّرَ لِي وَتُمَكِّنَنِي مِنْ كُلِّ مَا أُرِيدُهُ كَمَا أَنَّكَ تُرِيدُ، إِنَّكَ عَلَى
Wa-an tusakhkhira lī wa-tumakkinanī min kulli mā urīduhu kamā annaka turīdu, innaka ʿalā
and bring into my service and give me power over all that I desire, as You will. Truly, You have power over
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كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ، الْوَلِيُّ الْمَجِيدُ، الْبَاعِثُ الشَّهِيدُ،
Kulli shayʾin qadīrun. Fa-innaka anta al-ghaniyyu al-ḥamīdu, al-waliyyu al-majīdu, al-bāʿithu al-shahīdu,
everything. You are the Self-Sufficient, the Praiseworthy, the Protecting Friend, the Glorious, the Resurrector, the Witness,
الْمُبْدِئُ الْمُعِيدُ، الْفَعَّالُ لِمَا يُرِيدُ. يَا بَارِئُ، يَا مَعْبُودُ، يَا مَقْصُودُ، يَا مَوْجُودُ،
Al-mubdiʾu al-muʿīdu, al-faʿʿālu limā yurīdu. Yā bāriʾu, yā maʿbūdu, yā maqṣūdu, yā mawjūdu,
the Originator and Restorer, who does whatever He wills. O Creator, O Worshipped One, O One sought, O One who exists,
يَا حَيُّ، يَا مَعْبُودُ، يَا مَنْ عَلَيْهِ الْعَسِيرُ يَسِيرٌ،
Yā ḥayyu, yā maʿbūdu, yā man ʿalayhi al-ʿasīru yasīrun,
O Ever-Living, O Worshipped One, O You for whom the difficult is easy,
يَا مَنْ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَإِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
Yā man bi-yadihi al-khayru wa-ilayhi al-maṣīru, wa-huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun.
O You in whose hand is all good and to whom all return: He has power over everything.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ يَا اللَّهُ أَنْ تَكْفِيَنِي شَرَّ مَا يَلِجُ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا،
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka yā Allāhu an takfiyanī sharra mā yaliju fī al-arḍi mā yakhruju minhā,
O Allah, I ask You, O Allah, to protect me from the evil of whatever enters the earth and whatever emerges from it,
وَمَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا، وَشَرَّ كُلِّ ذِي شَرٍّ،
Wa-mā yanzilu mina al-samāʾi wa-mā yaʿruju fīhā, wa-sharra kulli dhī sharrin,
whatever descends from heaven and whatever rises into it, and the evil of every harmful being,
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · Sheba 34:2
وَشَرَّ كُلِّ أَسَدٍ وَأَسْوَدَ وَحَيَّةٍ وَعَقْرَبٍ وَكُلِّ شَيْءٍ يَكُونُ عَقُورًا،
Wa-sharra kulli asadin wa-aswada wa-ḥayyatin wa-ʿaqrabin wa-kulli shayʾin yakūnu ʿaqūran,
the harm of every lion, black snake, serpent, scorpion, and every creature that bites or attacks,
وَشَرَّ سَاكِنِ الْقُرَى وَالْمُدُنِ وَالْحُصُونِ وَالْقِلَاعِ وَالْحِيتَانِ وَسَائِرِ الْوَحْشِيَّاتِ.
Wa-sharra sākini al-qurā wa-al-muduni wa-al-ḥuṣūni wa-al-qilāʿi wa-al-ḥītāni wa-sāʾiri al-waḥshiyyāti.
and the harm of those who inhabit villages, cities, fortresses, and castles, and of fish and all wild creatures.
يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ، يَا رَبُّ يَا رَبُّ يَا رَبُّ،
Yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu, yā rabbu yā rabbu yā rabbu,
O Allah, O Allah, O Allah; O Lord, O Lord, O Lord;
يَا رَحْمَنُ يَا رَحْمَنُ يَا رَحْمَنُ، يَا رَحِيمُ يَا رَحِيمُ يَا رَحِيمُ،
Yā raḥmānu yā raḥmānu yā raḥmānu, yā raḥīmu yā raḥīmu yā raḥīmu,
O All-Merciful, O All-Merciful, O All-Merciful; O Ever-Merciful, O Ever-Merciful, O Ever-Merciful;
يَا مَالِكُ يَا مَالِكُ يَا مَالِكُ، يَا مُعِينُ يَا مُعِينُ يَا مُعِينُ،
Yā māliku yā māliku yā māliku, yā muʿīnu yā muʿīnu yā muʿīnu,
O Sovereign, O Sovereign, O Sovereign; O Helper, O Helper, O Helper;
يَا هَادِي يَا هَادِي يَا هَادِي، يَا مُهْدِي يَا مُهْدِي يَا مُهْدِي،
Yā hādī yā hādī yā hādī, yā muhdī yā muhdī yā muhdī,
O Guide, O Guide, O Guide; O Giver of guidance, O Giver of guidance, O Giver of guidance;
أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ فَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ أَنْ تُسَخِّرَ لِي كُلَّ شَيْءٍ،
Asʾaluka bi-ḥaqqi fātiḥati al-kitābi an tusakhkhira lī kulla shayʾin,
I ask You by the sanctity of the Opening of the Book to make everything serve me,
يَا وَهَّابُ يَا وَهَّابُ يَا وَهَّابُ، يَا رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، أَنْتَ قَادِرٌ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.
Yā wahhābu yā wahhābu yā wahhābu, yā rabba kulli shayʾin, anta qādirun ʿalā kulli shayʾin.
O Bestower, O Bestower, O Bestower; O Lord of everything, You have power over everything.
اصْرِفْ عَنِّي شَرَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَبَارِكْ لِي فِي خَيْرِ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ،
Iṣrif ʿannī sharra kulli shayʾin, wa-bārik lī fī khayri kulli shayʾin,
Turn away from me the evil of everything, and bless me with the good of everything.
وَسَهِّلْ لِي كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، وَاعْصِمْنِي مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، وَاغْفِرْ لِي كُلَّ شَيْءٍ،
Wa-sahhil lī kulla shayʾin, wa-iʿṣimnī min kulli shayʾin, wa-ighfir lī kulla shayʾin,
Make everything easy for me, protect me from everything, and forgive me everything,
حَتَّى لَا تَسْأَلَنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
Ḥattā lā tasʾalanī ʿan shayʾin, bi-raḥmatika yā arḥama al-rāḥimīna.
so that You need not call me to account for anything, through Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
يَا مُجِيبَ السَّائِلِينَ، يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
Yā mujība al-sāʾilīna, yā rabba al-ʿālamīna.
O Answerer of those who ask, O Lord of all worlds.
اللَّهُمَّ بِحَقِّ هَذِهِ السُّورَةِ الشَّرِيفَةِ الْمُبَارَكَةِ، بِفَوَاضِلِ التَّفْضِيلِ فِي الْوُجُودِ،
Allāhumma bi-ḥaqqi hādhihi al-sūrati al-sharīfati al-mubārakati, bi-fawāḍili al-tafḍīli fī al-wujūdi,
O Allah, by the sanctity of this noble, blessed surah, through the abundant favors bestowed throughout existence,
أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيَّ بِفَضْلِكَ الْعَمِيمِ وَجُودِكَ الْكَرِيمِ،
Asʾaluka an tatafaḍḍala ʿalayya bi-faḍlika al-ʿamīmi wa-jūdika al-karīmi,
I ask You to favor me with Your all-embracing bounty and noble generosity.
يَا حَلِيمُ يَا حَلِيمُ يَا حَلِيمُ، يَا عَظِيمُ يَا عَظِيمُ يَا عَظِيمُ.
Yā ḥalīmu yā ḥalīmu yā ḥalīmu, yā ʿaẓīmu yā ʿaẓīmu yā ʿaẓīmu.
O Forbearing One, O Forbearing One, O Forbearing One; O Magnificent One, O Magnificent One, O Magnificent One.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ،
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu,
O Allah, I ask You, O Allah, O Allah, O Allah,
أَنْ تَرْزُقَنَا رِزْقًا حَلَالًا مُبَارَكًا طَيِّبًا، وَأَنْ تُهَذِّبَ أَخْلَاقَنَا،
An tarzuqanā rizqan ḥalālan mubārakan ṭayyiban, wa-an tuhadhdhiba akhlāqanā,
to grant us lawful, blessed, wholesome provision and refine our character,
يَا ذَا الْجُودِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ وَالْفَضْلِ وَالِامْتِنَانِ، يَا سُلْطَانُ يَا دَيَّانُ،
Yā dhā al-jūdi wa-al-iḥsāni wa-al-faḍli wa-al-imtināni, yā sulṭānu yā dayyānu,
O Possessor of generosity, goodness, bounty, and gracious favor, O Sovereign, O Judge,
وَأَنْ تَبْسُطَ لَنَا مِنْ عِنَايَتِكَ مَا قَدْ تَجُودُ عَلَيْنَا،
Wa-an tabsuṭa lanā min ʿināyatika mā qad tajūdu ʿalaynā,
and extend to us the care You so generously bestow,
حَتَّى تَنْقَلِبَ إِلَيْكَ قُلُوبُنَا فِي بَحْرِ طَاعَتِكَ،
Ḥattā tanqaliba ilayka qulūbunā fī baḥri ṭāʿatika,
until our hearts turn toward You in the ocean of obedience to You,
وَأَبْصَارُ بَصَائِرِنَا مُنَوَّرَةٌ بِهِدَايَتِكَ، يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
Wa-abṣāru baṣāʾirinā munawwaratun bi-hidāyatika, yā rabba al-ʿālamīna.
with our inner vision illumined by Your guidance, O Lord of all worlds.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ، أَنْ تُحَقِّقَ أَرْوَاحَنَا بِحَقَائِقِ الْإِيمَانِ،
Allāhumma innā nasʾaluka yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu, an tuḥaqqiqa arwāḥanā bi-ḥaqāʾiqi al-īmāni,
O Allah, we ask You, O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, to bring our spirits to realization through the realities of faith,
وَأَنْ تُتَوِّجَنَا بِتِيجَانِ الْقَبُولِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ وَالِامْتِنَانِ، يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
Wa-an tutawwijanā bi-tījāni al-qabūli wa-al-ikrāmi wa-al-imtināni, yā rabba al-ʿālamīna.
and crown us with acceptance, honor, and gracious favor, O Lord of all worlds.
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اللَّهُمَّ آمِينَ آمِينَ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ، يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ،
Allāhumma āmīna āmīna. Allāhumma innā nasʾaluka, yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu,
O Allah, amen, amen. O Allah, we ask You, O Allah, O Allah, O Allah,
أَنْ تُعْطِيَنَا صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا، وَفَرَجًا قَرِيبًا، وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًا، وَقَلْبًا سَلِيمًا،
An tuʿṭiyanā ṣabran jamīlan, wa-farajan qarīban, wa-ajran ʿaẓīman, wa-qalban salīman,
to grant us gracious patience, swift relief, a mighty reward, and a sound heart,
وَلِسَانًا ذَاكِرًا، وَسَعْيًا مَشْكُورًا، وَذَنْبًا مَغْفُورًا، وَعَمَلًا طَيِّبًا مَقْبُولًا،
Wa-lisānan dhākiran, wa-saʿyan mashkūran, wa-dhanban maghfūran, wa-ʿamalan ṭayyiban maqbūlan,
a tongue that remembers You, endeavors You accept with favor, forgiven sins, and wholesome, accepted deeds,
وَعِلْمًا نَافِعًا، وَقَلْبًا خَاشِعًا، وَرِزْقًا وَاسِعًا، وَتَوْبَةً نَصُوحًا،
Wa-ʿilman nāfiʿan, wa-qalban khāshiʿan, wa-rizqan wāsiʿan, wa-tawbatan naṣūḥan,
beneficial knowledge, a humble heart, abundant provision, and sincere repentance,
وَدُعَاءً مُسْتَجَابًا، وَكَسْبًا حَلَالًا، وَإِيمَانًا ثَابِتًا، وَدِينًا قَيِّمًا،
Wa-duʿāʾan mustajāban, wa-kasban ḥalālan, wa-ʾīmānan thābitan, wa-dīnan qayyiman,
answered prayer, lawful earnings, steadfast faith, and upright religion,
وَجَنَّةً وَحَرِيرًا، وَعِزًّا وَظَفَرًا، وَفَتْحًا قَرِيبًا.
Wa-jannatan wa-ḥarīran, wa-ʿizzan wa-ẓafaran, wa-fatḥan qarīban.
a garden of paradise and silk, honor and triumph, and a victory near at hand.
يَا خَيْرَ النَّاصِرِينَ، يَا خَيْرَ الْغَافِرِينَ، وَيَا مُجِيبَ دُعَاءِ عِبَادِكَ الْمُضْطَرِّينَ،
Yā khayra al-nāṣirīna, yā khayra al-ghāfirīna, wa-yā mujība duʿāʾi ʿibādika al-muḍṭarrīna,
O Best of helpers, O Best of forgivers, O Answerer of the prayers of Your servants in desperate need,
أَنْتَ أَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ. آمِينَ آمِينَ.
Anta anta rabbu al-ʿālamīna. Āmīna āmīna.
You, You are Lord of all worlds. Amen, amen.
وَصَلِّ اللَّهُمَّ أَفْضَلَ صَلَاةٍ وَأَزْكَى تَسْلِيمٍ عَلَى أَفْضَلِ عِبَادِكَ أَجْمَعِينَ،
Wa-ṣalli Allāhumma afḍala ṣalātin wa-azkā taslīmin ʿalā afḍali ʿibādika ajmaʿīna,
O Allah, send the finest blessings and purest peace upon the best of all Your servants,
مِنْ أَهْلِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرَضِينَ، مُحَمَّدٍ خَاتَمِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ،
Min ahli al-samāwāti wa-al-araḍīna, Muḥammadin khātami al-anbiyāʾi wa-al-mursalīna,
among the inhabitants of the heavens and earths: Muhammad, the Seal of the prophets and messengers,
وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ، صَلَاةً وَسَلَامًا دَائِمَيْنِ بَاقِيَيْنِ مُتَلَازِمَيْنِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.
Wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi ajmaʿīna, ṣalātan wa-salāman dāʾimayni bāqiyayni mutalāzimayni ilā yawmi al-dīni.
and upon all his family and companions: blessings and peace enduring together until the Day of Judgment.
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
Wa-al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna.
Praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds.
Qurʾān · The Cattle 6:45
[انْتَهَى الْحِزْبُ الْمُبَارَكُ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ وَحُسْنِ عَوْنِهِ.]
[Intahā al-ḥizbu al-mubāraku bi-ḥamdi Allāhi wa-ḥusni ʿawnihi.]
[The blessed litany ends, with praise to Allah and through His gracious help.]
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَلَّمَ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi, wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-sallama.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful. May Allah bless our master Muhammad and grant him peace.
هَذَا حِزْبُ الْوَسِيلَةِ لِسَيِّدِ الْأَسْيَادِ وَعُمْدَةِ الْمَلَاذِ،
Hādhā ḥizbu al-wasīlati lisayyidi al-asyādi wa-ʿumdati al-malādhi,
This is the Litany of Seeking a Means of Approach, by the master of masters and the mainstay of refuge,
سَيِّدِي عَبْدِ الْقَادِرِ الْجِيلَانِيِّ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ.
Sayyidī ʿAbdi al-qādiri al-Jīlāniyyi, raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu.
my master ʿAbd al-Qadir al-Jilani; may Allah be pleased with him.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi, wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful. May Allah bless our master Muhammad.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ،
Inna Allāha wa-malāʾikatahu yuṣallūna ʿalā al-nabiyyi,
Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet.
Qurʾān · The Clans 33:56
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا، صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا.
Yā ayyuhā alladhīna āmanū, ṣallū ʿalayhi wa-sallimū taslīman.
O you who believe, invoke blessings upon him and greet him with peace.
Qurʾān · The Clans 33:56
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَبَارِكْ وَسَلِّمْ،
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-bārik wa-sallim,
O Allah, bless our master Muhammad, shower him with grace, and grant him peace.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى مَجْمَعِ كَمَالِهِ، وَمُحِيطِ نَوَالِهِ، وَمَحْضَرِ أَنْزَالِهِ، بِسَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ.
Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā majmaʿi kamālihi, wa-muḥīṭi nawālihi, wa-maḥḍari anzālihi, bi-sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ālihi.
May Allah bless the gathering place of His perfection, the encompassing ocean of His gifts, the place of His hospitality, through our master Muhammad and his family.
إِلَهِي، بِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ فَأَغِثْنِي، وَبِكَ اسْتَعَنْتُ فَأَعِنِّي، وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ فَاكْفِنِي.
Ilāhī, bika astaghīthu fa-aghithnī, wa-bika istaʿantu fa-aʿinnī, wa-ʿalayka tawakkaltu fa-ikfinī.
My God, I cry to You for help, so help me. I seek Your aid, so aid me. I trust in You, so suffice me.
يَا كَافِي، اكْفِنِي الْمُهِمَّاتِ مِنْ أَمْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ،
Yā kāfī, ikfinī al-muhimmāti min amri al-dunyā wa-al-ākhirati,
O All-Sufficient, take care of my pressing concerns in this world and the next,
يَا رَحْمَنَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، وَيَا رَحِيمَهُمَا.
Yā raḥmāna al-dunyā wa-al-ākhirati, wa-yā raḥīmahumā.
O All-Merciful in this world and the next, O Ever-Merciful in both.
إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ بِبَابِكَ، فَقِيرُكَ بِبَابِكَ، سَائِلُكَ بِبَابِكَ، ذَلِيلُكَ بِبَابِكَ،
Innī ʿabduka bi-bābika, faqīruka bi-bābika, sāʾiluka bi-bābika, dhalīluka bi-bābika,
I am Your servant at Your door, Your pauper at Your door, Your petitioner at Your door, Your humbled one at Your door,
ضَعِيفُكَ بِبَابِكَ، أَسِيرُكَ بِبَابِكَ، مِسْكِينُكَ بِبَابِكَ، يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
Ḍaʿīfuka bi-bābika, asīruka bi-bābika, miskīnuka bi-bābika, yā arḥama al-rāḥimīna.
Your weak one at Your door, Your captive at Your door, Your needy one at Your door, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
ضَعِيفُكَ بِبَابِكَ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ، الطَّامِعُ بِبَابِكَ يَا غِيَاثَ الْمُسْتَغِيثِينَ،
Ḍaʿīfuka bi-bābika yā rabba al-ʿālamīna, al-ṭāmiʿu bi-bābika yā ghiyātha al-mustaghīthīna,
Your weak one is at Your door, O Lord of all worlds; the hopeful one is at Your door, O Help of those who cry for help.
مَهْمُومُكَ بِبَابِكَ يَا كَاشِفَ كَرْبِ الْمَكْرُوبِينَ، أَنَا عَاصِيكَ بِبَابِكَ يَا طَالِبَ الْمُسْتَغْفِرِينَ،
Mahmūmuka bi-bābika yā kāshifa karbi al-makrūbīna, anā ʿāṣīka bi-bābika yā ṭāliba al-mustaghfirīna,
Your anxious one is at Your door, O Remover of the distressed ones’ anguish. I am Your disobedient servant at Your door, O Seeker of those who ask forgiveness.
الْمُقِرُّ بِبَابِكَ يَا غَافِرًا لِلْمُذْنِبِينَ، الْمُعْتَرِفُ بِبَابِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ،
Al-muqirru bi-bābika yā ghāfiran li-l-mudhnibīna, al-muʿtarifu bi-bābika yā arḥama al-rāḥimīna,
The one who admits his fault is at Your door, O Forgiver of sinners; the one who confesses is at Your door, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
الْخَاطِئُ بِبَابِكَ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ، الظَّالِمُ بِبَابِكَ يَا أَمَانَ الظَّالِمِينَ،
Al-khāṭiʾu bi-bābika yā rabba al-ʿālamīna, al-ẓālimu bi-bābika yā amāna al-ẓālimīna,
The sinner is at Your door, O Lord of all worlds; the wrongdoer is at Your door, O Refuge of wrongdoers.
الْبَائِسُ بِبَابِكَ، الْخَاشِعُ بِبَابِكَ. ارْحَمْنِي يَا مَوْلَايَ وَسَيِّدِي.
Al-bāʾisu bi-bābika, al-khāshiʿu bi-bābika. Irḥamnī yā mawlāya wa-sayyidī.
The miserable one is at Your door, the humble one is at Your door. Have mercy on me, my Patron and Master.
إِلَهِي، أَنْتَ الْغَافِرُ وَأَنَا الْمُسِيءُ، وَهَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْمُسِيءَ إِلَّا الْغَافِرُ؟
Ilāhī, anta al-ghāfiru wa-anā al-musīʾu, wa-hal yarḥamu al-musīʾa illā al-ghāfiru?
My God, You are the Forgiver and I the evildoer. Who but the Forgiver has mercy on the evildoer?
مَوْلَايَ، إِلَهِي، أَنْتَ الرَّبُّ وَأَنَا الْعَبْدُ، وَهَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْعَبْدَ إِلَّا الرَّبُّ؟
Mawlāya, ilāhī, anta al-rabbu wa-anā al-ʿabdu, wa-hal yarḥamu al-ʿabda illā al-rabbu?
My Master, my God, You are the Lord and I the servant. Who but the Lord has mercy on the servant?
مَوْلَايَ مَوْلَايَ، إِلَهِي، أَنْتَ الْمَالِكُ وَأَنَا الْمَمْلُوكُ، وَهَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْمَمْلُوكَ إِلَّا الْمَالِكُ؟
Mawlāya mawlāya, ilāhī, anta al-māliku wa-anā al-mamlūku, wa-hal yarḥamu al-mamlūka illā al-māliku?
My Master, my Master, my God, You are the Owner and I belong to You. Who but the Owner has mercy on the one He owns?
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مَوْلَايَ مَوْلَايَ، إِلَهِي، أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ وَأَنَا الذَّلِيلُ، وَهَلْ يَرْحَمُ الذَّلِيلَ إِلَّا الْعَزِيزُ؟
Mawlāya mawlāya, ilāhī, anta al-ʿazīzu wa-anā al-dhalīlu, wa-hal yarḥamu al-dhalīla illā al-ʿazīzu?
My Master, my Master, my God, You are the Mighty and I the humbled one. Who but the Mighty has mercy on the humbled?
مَوْلَايَ مَوْلَايَ، إِلَهِي، أَنْتَ الْقَوِيُّ وَأَنَا الضَّعِيفُ، وَهَلْ يَرْحَمُ الضَّعِيفَ إِلَّا الْقَوِيُّ؟
Mawlāya mawlāya, ilāhī, anta al-qawiyyu wa-anā al-ḍaʿīfu, wa-hal yarḥamu al-ḍaʿīfa illā al-qawiyyu?
My Master, my Master, my God, You are the Strong and I the weak. Who but the Strong has mercy on the weak?
مَوْلَايَ مَوْلَايَ، أَنْتَ الرَّازِقُ وَأَنَا الْمَرْزُوقُ، وَهَلْ يَرْحَمُ الْمَرْزُوقَ إِلَّا الرَّازِقُ؟
Mawlāya mawlāya, anta al-rāziqu wa-anā al-marzūqu, wa-hal yarḥamu al-marzūqa illā al-rāziqu?
My Master, my Master, You are the Provider and I the one provided for. Who but the Provider has mercy on the one He sustains?
مَوْلَايَ مَوْلَايَ، إِلَهِي، أَنَا الضَّعِيفُ وَأَنَا الذَّلِيلُ وَأَنَا الْحَقِيرُ،
Mawlāya mawlāya, ilāhī, anā al-ḍaʿīfu wa-anā al-dhalīlu wa-anā al-ḥaqīru,
My Master, my Master, my God, I am weak, humbled, and lowly,
وَأَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ وَأَنْتَ الْغَافِرُ وَأَنْتَ الْحَنَّانُ وَأَنْتَ الْمَنَّانُ،
Wa-anta al-ghafūru wa-anta al-ghāfiru wa-anta al-ḥannānu wa-anta al-mannānu,
while You are the All-Forgiving, the Forgiver, the Tenderly Compassionate, and the Bountiful Bestower.
وَأَنَا الْمُذْنِبُ وَأَنَا الْخَائِفُ وَأَنَا الضَّعِيفُ.
Wa-anā al-mudhnibu wa-anā al-khāʾifu wa-anā al-ḍaʿīfu.
I am sinful, fearful, and weak.
إِلَهِي، أَسْأَلُكَ الْأَمَانَ فِي الْقُبُورِ وَظُلْمَتِهَا وَضِيقَتِهَا.
Ilāhī, asʾaluka al-amāna fī al-qubūri wa-ẓulmatihā wa-ḍīqatihā.
My God, I ask You for safety in the graves, their darkness and constriction.
إِلَهِي، أَسْأَلُكَ الْأَمَانَ الْأَمَانَ عِنْدَ سُؤَالِ مُنْكَرٍ وَنَكِيرٍ وَهَيْبَتِهِمَا.
Ilāhī, asʾaluka al-amāna al-amāna ʿinda suʾāli Munkarin wa-Nakīrin wa-haybatihimā.
My God, I ask You for safety, safety at the questioning of Munkar and Nakir and their awe-inspiring presence.
إِلَهِي، أَسْأَلُكَ الْأَمَانَ الْأَمَانَ عِنْدَ وَحْشَةِ الْقَبْرِ وَشِدَّتِهِ.
Ilāhī, asʾaluka al-amāna al-amāna ʿinda waḥshati al-qabri wa-shiddatihi.
My God, I ask You for safety, safety amid the loneliness and hardship of the grave.
إِلَهِي، أَسْأَلُكَ الْأَمَانَ الْأَمَانَ فِي يَوْمٍ كَانَ مِقْدَارُهُ خَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ.
Ilāhī, asʾaluka al-amāna al-amāna fī yawmin kāna miqdāruhu khamsīna alfa sanatin.
My God, I ask You for safety, safety on a day whose measure is fifty thousand years.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Ascending Stairways 70:4
إِلَهِي، أَسْأَلُكَ الْأَمَانَ الْأَمَانَ، يَوْمَ يُنْفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ،
Ilāhī, asʾaluka al-amāna al-amāna, yawma yunfakhu fī al-ṣūri,
My God, I ask You for safety, safety on the day the Trumpet is blown,
فَفَزِعَ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا مَنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ.
Fa-faziʿa man fī al-samāwāti wa-man fī al-arḍi illā man shāʾa Allāhu.
and all in the heavens and earth are struck with terror, except those Allah wills to spare.
Qurʾān · The Ant 27:87
إِلَهِي، أَسْأَلُكَ الْأَمَانَ الْأَمَانَ، يَوْمَ زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا.
Ilāhī, asʾaluka al-amāna al-amāna, yawma zulzilati al-arḍu zilzālahā.
My God, I ask You for safety, safety on the day the earth is shaken with its mighty shaking.
إِلَهِي، أَسْأَلُكَ الْأَمَانَ الْأَمَانَ، يَوْمَ نَطْوِي السَّمَاءَ كَطَيِّ السِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ.
Ilāhī, asʾaluka al-amāna al-amāna, yawma naṭwī al-samāʾa kaṭayyi al-sijilli li-l-kutubi.
My God, I ask You for safety, safety on the day We roll up the heaven as a scroll is rolled around its writings.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Prophets 21:104
إِلَهِي، أَسْأَلُكَ الْأَمَانَ الْأَمَانَ، يَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ السَّمَاءُ بِالْغَمَامِ.
Ilāhī, asʾaluka al-amāna al-amāna, yawma tashaqqaqu al-samāʾu bi-al-ghamāmi.
My God, I ask You for safety, safety on the day the sky splits open with clouds.
إِلَهِي، أَسْأَلُكَ الْأَمَانَ الْأَمَانَ، يَوْمَ تُبَدَّلُ الْأَرْضُ غَيْرَ الْأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ،
Ilāhī, asʾaluka al-amāna al-amāna, yawma tubaddalu al-arḍu ghayra al-arḍi wa-al-samāwātu,
My God, I ask You for safety, safety on the day the earth is changed into another earth, and the heavens as well,
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · Abraham 14:48
وَبَرَزُوا لِلَّهِ الْوَاحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ.
Wa-barazū li-Allāhi al-wāḥidi al-qahhāri.
and they all stand exposed before Allah, the One, the Overpowering.
Qurʾān · Abraham 14:48
إِلَهِي، أَسْأَلُكَ الْأَمَانَ الْأَمَانَ، يَوْمَ يَنْظُرُ الْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ،
Ilāhī, asʾaluka al-amāna al-amāna, yawma yanẓuru al-marʾu mā qaddamat yadāhu,
My God, I ask You for safety, safety on the day each person sees what their own hands have sent ahead,
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Announcement 78:40
وَيَقُولُ الْكَافِرُ: يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنْتُ تُرَابًا.
Wa-yaqūlu al-kāfiru: yā laytanī kuntu turāban.
and the unbeliever says, “If only I were dust!”
Qurʾān · The Announcement 78:40
إِلَهِي، أَسْأَلُكَ الْأَمَانَ الْأَمَانَ، يَوْمَ لَا يَنْفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ،
Ilāhī, asʾaluka al-amāna al-amāna, yawma lā yanfaʿu mālun wa-lā banūna,
My God, I ask You for safety, safety on the day neither wealth nor children avail,
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Poets 26:88
إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ. إِلَهِي، أَسْأَلُكَ الْأَمَانَ
Illā man atā Allāha bi-qalbin salīmin. Ilāhī, asʾaluka al-amāna
but only one who comes to Allah with a sound heart. My God, I ask You for safety,
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Poets 26:89
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الْأَمَانَ، يَوْمَ يُنَادِي الْمُنَادِي مِنْ بَطْنِ الْعَرْشِ: أَيْنَ الْعَاصُونَ وَأَيْنَ الْمُذْنِبُونَ،
Al-amāna, yawma yunādī al-munādī min baṭni al-ʿarshi: ayna al-ʿāṣūna wa-ayna al-mudhnibūna,
safety on the day the herald calls from within the Throne: “Where are the disobedient? Where are the sinners?
وَأَيْنَ الْخَاسِرُونَ؟ هَلُمُّوا إِلَى الْحِسَابِ. وَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ سِرِّي وَعَلَانِيَتِي فَاقْبَلْ مَعْذِرَتِي،
Wa-ayna al-khāsirūna? Halummū ilā al-ḥisābi. Wa-anta taʿlamu sirrī wa-ʿalāniyatī fa-iqbal maʿdhiratī,
Where are those who have lost? Come to the reckoning!” You know my hidden and outward life, so accept my plea.
وَتَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي، وَتَعْلَمُ حَاجَتِي فَأَعْطِنِي سُؤَالِي.
Wa-taʿlamu mā fī nafsī fa-ighfir lī dhanbī, wa-taʿlamu ḥājatī fa-aʿṭinī suʾālī.
You know what is within me, so forgive my sin. You know my need, so grant what I ask.
إِلَهِي، آهٍ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الذُّنُوبِ وَالْعِصْيَانِ، آهٍ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الظُّلْمِ وَالْجَفَاءِ،
Ilāhī, āhin min kathrati al-dhunūbi wa-al-ʿiṣyāni, āhin min kathrati al-ẓulmi wa-al-jafāʾi,
My God, alas for so many sins and acts of disobedience! Alas for so much wrongdoing and harshness!
آهٍ مِنْ نَفْسِي الْمَطْرُودَةِ، آهٍ مِنْ نَفْسِي الْمَطْبُوعَةِ عَلَى الْهَوَى،
Āhin min nafsī al-maṭrūdati, āhin min nafsī al-maṭbūʿati ʿalā al-hawā,
Alas for my banished soul! Alas for my soul stamped with wayward desire!
آهٍ مِنَ الْهَوَى، آهٍ مِنَ الْهَوَى! أَغِثْنِي يَا مُغِيثُ. [ثَلَاثًا]
Āhin mina al-hawā, āhin mina al-hawā! Aghithnī yā mughīthu. [Thalāthan]
Alas for desire! Alas for desire! Help me, O Giver of help. [Three times]
أَغِثْنِي عِنْدَ تَغَيُّرِ حَالِي. اللَّهُمَّ أَنَا عَبْدُكَ الْمُذْنِبُ الْمُخْطِئُ،
Aghithnī ʿinda taghayyuri ḥālī. Allāhumma anā ʿabduka al-mudhnibu al-mukhṭiʾu,
Help me when my condition changes. O Allah, I am Your sinful, erring servant.
أَجِرْنَا مِنَ النَّارِ، يَا مُجِيرُ يَا مُجِيرُ يَا مُجِيرُ.
Ajirnā mina al-nāri, yā mujīru yā mujīru yā mujīru.
Protect us from the Fire, O Protector, O Protector, O Protector.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ تَرْحَمْنِي فَأَنْتَ أَهْلٌ لِذَلِكَ، وَإِنْ تُعَذِّبْنِي فَأَنَا أَهْلٌ لِذَلِكَ.
Allāhumma in tarḥamnī fa-anta ahlun lidhālika, wa-in tuʿadhdhibnī fa-anā ahlun lidhālika.
O Allah, if You have mercy on me, it befits You; if You punish me, I deserve it.
يَا أَهْلَ التَّقْوَى وَيَا أَهْلَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ، فَارْحَمْنِي يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ. [ثَلَاثًا]
Yā ahla al-taqwā wa-yā ahla al-maghfirati, fa-irḥamnī yā arḥama al-rāḥimīna. [Thalāthan]
O You worthy of reverent fear and of granting forgiveness, have mercy on me, O Most Merciful of the merciful. [Three times]
يَا خَيْرَ النَّاظِرِينَ وَيَا خَيْرَ الْغَافِرِينَ، حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ،
Yā khayra al-nāẓirīna wa-yā khayra al-ghāfirīna, ḥasbiya Allāhu wa-niʿma al-wakīlu,
O Best of watchers and Best of forgivers, Allah is sufficient for me; how fine a Guardian He is!
نِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ. حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
Niʿma al-mawlā wa-niʿma al-naṣīru. Ḥasbiya Allāhu waḥdahu, bi-raḥmatika yā arḥama al-rāḥimīna.
How fine a Patron and Helper! Allah alone is sufficient for me, through Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا.
Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā wa-mawlānā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallama taslīman.
May Allah bless our master and patron Muhammad, his family and companions, and grant them peace.
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ. انْتَهَى.
Wa-al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna. Intahā.
Praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds. End.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Cattle 6:45
Source page 72
وَلَهُ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، حِزْبُ النُّورِ وَقَضَاءِ الْحَوَائِجِ.
Wa-lahu, raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu, ḥizbu al-nūri wa-qaḍāʾi al-ḥawāʾiji.
His Litany of Light and the Fulfillment of Needs; may Allah be pleased with him.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi, wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā wa-mawlānā Muḥammadin.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful. May Allah bless our master and patron Muhammad.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ نُورِ النُّورِ. الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي هُوَ مُدَبِّرُ الْأُمُورِ،
Bismi Allāhi nūri al-nūri. Al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi alladhī huwa mudabbiru al-umūri,
In the name of Allah, Light of light. Praise belongs to Allah, who directs all affairs.
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي هُوَ خَالِقُ النُّورِ، وَأَنْزَلَ التَّوْرَاةَ عَلَى جَبَلِ الطُّورِ،
Wa-al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi alladhī huwa khāliqu al-nūri, wa-anzala al-tawrāta ʿalā jabali al-ṭūri,
Praise belongs to Allah, the Creator of light, who sent down the Torah upon Mount Sinai,
فِي كِتَابٍ مَسْطُورٍ، وَعَلَى السَّرَّاءِ وَالضَّرَّاءِ مَشْكُورٌ.
Fī kitābin masṭūrin, wa-ʿalā al-sarrāʾi wa-al-ḍarrāʾi mashkūrun.
in a book inscribed, and who is thanked in prosperity and adversity.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ الْكِتَابَ. الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ،
Al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi alladhī anzala al-kitāba. Al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi alladhī khalaqa al-samāwāti wa-al-arḍa,
Praise belongs to Allah, who sent down the Book. Praise belongs to Allah, who created the heavens and earth,
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Cattle 6:1; The Cave 18:1
وَجَعَلَ الظُّلُمَاتِ وَالنُّورَ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ يَعْدِلُونَ.
Wa-jaʿala al-ẓulumāti wa-al-nūra, thumma alladhīna kafarū bi-rabbihim yaʿdilūna.
and made darkness and light; yet those who disbelieve set up equals to their Lord.
Qurʾān · The Cattle 6:1
كهيعص، حم عسق.
Kāf Hā Yā ʿAyn Ṣād, Ḥā Mīm ʿAyn Sīn Qāf.
Kāf, Hā, Yā, ʿAyn, Ṣād; Ḥā, Mīm, ʿAyn, Sīn, Qāf.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ. اللَّهُ لَطِيفٌ بِعِبَادِهِ،
Iyyāka naʿbudu wa-iyyāka nastaʿīnu. Allāhu laṭīfun bi-ʿibādihi,
You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help. Allah is gentle with His servants.
يَرْزُقُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ، وَهُوَ الْقَوِيُّ الْعَزِيزُ.
Yarzuqu man yashāʾu, wa-huwa al-qawiyyu al-ʿazīzu.
He provides for whom He wills, and He is the Strong, the Almighty.
Qurʾān · Consultation 42:19
يَا كَافِيَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، اكْفِنِي مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَاصْرِفْ عَنِّي كُلَّ شَيْءٍ،
Yā kāfiya kulli shayʾin, ikfinī min kulli shayʾin wa-iṣrif ʿannī kulla shayʾin,
O You who suffice for everything, protect me from everything and turn every harmful thing away from me,
فَإِنَّكَ قَادِرٌ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ. سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ،
Fa-innaka qādirun ʿalā kulli shayʾin. Subḥāna Allāhi, wa-lā ilāha illā Allāhu,
for You have power over everything. Glory be to Allah; there is no god but Allah.
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ.
Wa-al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi, wa-Allāhu akbaru, wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-Allāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi.
Praise belongs to Allah. Allah is greater. There is no power or strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ خَيْرِ الْأَسْمَاءِ، إِلَهِ الْأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاءِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi. Bismi Allāhi khayri al-asmāʾi, ilāhi al-arḍi wa-al-samāʾi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful. In the name of Allah, the best of names, God of earth and heaven.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ،
Bismi Allāhi alladhī lā yaḍurru maʿa ismihi shayʾun fī al-arḍi wa-lā fī al-samāʾi,
In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing on earth or in heaven can cause harm,
وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَصْبَحْتُ وَأَمْسَيْتُ، وَعَلَى اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ.
Wa-huwa al-samīʿu al-ʿalīmu. Bismi Allāhi aṣbaḥtu wa-amsaytu, wa-ʿalā Allāhi tawakkaltu.
and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. In Allah’s name I enter morning and evening, and in Allah I place my trust.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْعَظِيمِ الْأَعْظَمِ، وَبِوَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ الْأَكْرَمِ،
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka bi-ismika al-ʿaẓīmi al-aʿẓami, wa-bi-wajhika al-karīmi al-akrami,
O Allah, I ask You by Your mighty, greatest name, and by Your noble, most noble Face.
وَأَسْأَلُكَ بِفَضْلِكَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ، يَا رَفِيعَ الدَّرَجَاتِ،
Wa-asʾaluka bi-faḍlika ʿalā jamīʿi khalqika, yā rafīʿa al-darajāti,
I ask You by Your bounty toward all Your creation, O You of exalted ranks,
يَا مُجِيبَ الدَّعَوَاتِ، يَا عَالِمَ السِّرِّ وَأَخْفَى، يَا غَافِرَ الْخَطِيئَاتِ،
Yā mujība al-daʿawāti, yā ʿālima al-sirri wa-akhfā, yā ghāfira al-khaṭīʾāti,
O Answerer of prayers, Knower of secrets and what is more deeply hidden, Forgiver of sins,
يَا قَابِلَ التَّوْبَاتِ، يَا مُقِيلَ الْعَثَرَاتِ، يَا مُضَاعِفَ الْحَسَنَاتِ،
Yā qābila al-tawbāti, yā muqīla al-ʿatharāti, yā muḍāʿifa al-ḥasanāti,
Accepter of repentance, Pardoner of stumbles, Multiplier of good deeds,
يَا مُتَجَاوِزًا عَنِ السَّيِّئَاتِ، يَا مُفَرِّجَ الْكُرَبَاتِ، يَا قَابِلَ الصَّدَقَاتِ،
Yā mutajāwizan ʿani al-sayyiʾāti, yā mufarrija al-kurabāti, yā qābila al-ṣadaqāti,
O You who overlook evil deeds, relieve anguish, and accept charitable gifts,
يَا دَافِعَ الْبَلِيَّاتِ، يَا وَاسِعَ الْعَطِيَّاتِ، يَا هَادِيًا عَنِ الضَّلَالَةِ،
Yā dāfiʿa al-baliyyāti, yā wāsiʿa al-ʿaṭiyyāti, yā hādiyan ʿani al-ḍalālati,
O Repeller of calamities, Boundless Giver of gifts, Guide away from error,
يَا فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ، وَيَا مُنَزِّلَ الْآيَاتِ مِنْ فَوْقِ سَبْعِ سَمَاوَاتٍ،
Yā fāṭira al-samāwāti, wa-yā munazzila al-āyāti min fawqi sabʿi samāwātin,
O Originator of the heavens, O Sender of revelations from above seven heavens,
يَا سَاتِرَ الْقَبِيحَاتِ، يَا قَاضِيَ الْحَاجَاتِ، يَا دَافِعَ الْبَلِيَّاتِ، يَا عَظِيمَ الرَّجَاءِ،
Yā sātira al-qabīḥāti, yā qāḍiya al-ḥājāti, yā dāfiʿa al-baliyyāti, yā ʿaẓīma al-rajāʾi,
O Concealer of shameful deeds, Fulfiller of needs, Repeller of calamities, O Great Hope,
انْقَطَعَ الرَّجَاءُ إِلَّا مِنْكَ. أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ خَيْرِ خَلْقِكَ
Inqaṭaʿa al-rajāʾu illā minka. Asʾaluka an tuṣalliya ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin khayri khalqika
all hope has ended except hope in You. I ask You to bless our master Muhammad, the best of Your creation
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وَمُظْهِرِ حَقِّكَ، وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ أَجْمَعِينَ،
Wa-muẓhiri ḥaqqika, wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi al-ṭayyibīna al-ṭāhirīna ajmaʿīna,
and the one who manifests Your truth, and all his good and pure family and companions.
وَسَلِّمْ تَسْلِيمًا كَثِيرًا، وَحَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ، نِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ،
Wa-sallim taslīman kathīran, wa-ḥasbunā Allāhu wa-niʿma al-wakīlu, niʿma al-mawlā wa-niʿma al-naṣīru,
Grant them abundant peace. Allah is sufficient for us; how fine a Guardian, how fine a Patron and Helper!
وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ.
Wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-Allāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi.
There is no power or strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent.
اللَّهُمَّ بِحَقِّ هَذَا السِّرِّ الْمَكْنُونِ الْمَخْزُونِ، الَّذِي هُوَ بَيْنَ الْكَافِ وَالنُّونِ،
Allāhumma bi-ḥaqqi hādhā al-sirri al-maknūni al-makhzūni, alladhī huwa bayna al-kāfi wa-al-nūni,
O Allah, by the sanctity of this concealed, treasured mystery that lies between the Kāf and the Nūn,
أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِي مِنْ كُلِّ هَمٍّ وَغَمٍّ فَرَجًا، وَمِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ مَخْرَجًا،
An tajʿala lī min kulli hammin wa-ghammin farajan, wa-min kulli ḍīqin makhrajan,
grant me relief from every worry and distress, and a way out of every constriction,
وَأَنْ تَجْمَعَ لِي بَيْنَ خَيْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ،
Wa-an tajmaʿa lī bayna khayri al-dunyā wa-al-ākhirati,
and bring together for me the good of this world and the next.
وَأَنْ تَقْضِيَ حَاجَتِي الَّتِي أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُهَا فِي وَقْتِي هَذَا،
Wa-an taqḍiya ḥājatī allatī anta taʿlamuhā fī waqtī hādhā,
Fulfill the need that You know I have at this very time,
مِنْ خَيْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ. [ثَلَاثًا] انْتَهَى.
Min khayri al-dunyā wa-al-ākhirati, yā arḥama al-rāḥimīna. [Thalāthan] intahā.
for the good of this world and the next, O Most Merciful of the merciful. [Three times] End.
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وَلَهُ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، حِزْبُ الْمَوَدَّةِ وَالتَّسْخِيرِ، وَهَذَا تَوْجِيهُهُ.
Wa-lahu, raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu, ḥizbu al-mawaddati wa-al-taskhīri, wa-hādhā tawjīhuhu.
His Litany of Affection and Bringing into Service; may Allah be pleased with him. This is its introductory address.
أَشْرَقَ الْبَدْرُ حِينَ أَظْهَرَ سَعْدَهُ، مُعْلِنًا مِسْكَهُ الْعَبِيقَ وَنَدَّهُ.
Ashraqa al-badru ḥīna aẓhara saʿdahu, muʿlinan miskahu al-ʿabīqa wa-naddahu.
The full moon shone when it revealed its auspicious radiance, proclaiming its fragrant musk and incense.
وَأَفَاضَ الْإِلَهُ عَنَّا نَوَالًا، لَمْ تَكُنْ تُحْصِي الْبَرِيَّةُ عَدَّهُ.
Wa-afāḍa al-ilāhu ʿannā nawālan, lam takun tuḥṣī al-bariyyatu ʿaddahu.
God poured forth through us a bounty whose measure creation could not count.
بِكَلَامِ الْإِمَامِ بَحْرِ الْمَزَايَا، شَيْخِنَا الْجِيلِيِّ الْمُعَطَّرِ وِرْدُهُ.
Bi-kalāmi al-imāmi baḥri al-mazāyā, shaykhinā al-Jīliyyi al-muʿaṭṭari wirduhu.
Through the words of the imam, the ocean of virtues, our shaykh al-Jili, whose devotional litany is perfumed.
فَأَشِيعُوا أَحْزَابَهُ وَاقْرَؤُوهَا، لِتَنَالُوا مِنْ جَوْهَرِ السِّرِّ عِقْدَهُ.
Fa-ashīʿū aḥzābahu wa-iqraʾūhā, litanālū min jawhari al-sirri ʿiqdahu.
Spread his litanies and recite them, that you may gain a necklace from the jewel of mystery.
سَادَتِي، عَطِّرُوا بِعَنْبَرِ قَوْلٍ نُطْقَكُمْ، وَاسْأَلُوا مِنَ اللَّهِ رِفْدَهُ.
Sādatī, ʿaṭṭirū bi-ʿanbari qawlin nuṭqakum, wa-isʾalū mina Allāhi rifdahu.
My masters, perfume your speech with the ambergris of these words, and ask Allah for His aid.
وَاسْأَلُوا رَبَّنَا الْوَدُودَ جَمِيعًا، وَاشْرَعُوا قَارِئِينَ حِزْبَ الْمَوَدَّةِ.
Wa-isʾalū rabbanā al-wadūda jamīʿan, wa-ishraʿū qāriʾīna ḥizba al-mawaddati.
All together, ask our Loving Lord, and begin reciting the Litany of Affection.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi, wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-sallama.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful. May Allah bless our master Muhammad and his family and grant them peace.
اللَّهُمَّ يَا وَدُودُ، أَنْتَ الَّذِي أَعْلَنْتَ سِرَّ الْمَحَبَّةِ وَالْمَوَدَّةِ فِي قُلُوبِ أَهْلِ الْأَسْرَارِ،
Allāhumma yā wadūdu, anta alladhī aʿlanta sirra al-maḥabbati wa-al-mawaddati fī qulūbi ahli al-asrāri,
O Allah, O Loving One, You have made known the mystery of love and affection in the hearts of the people of mysteries.
وَأَنْتَ الَّذِي أَكْمَلْتَ ذَوَاتِ الطَّالِبِينَ بِنُورِ الْأَنْوَارِ،
Wa-anta alladhī akmalta dhawāti al-ṭālibīna bi-nūri al-anwāri,
You have perfected the beings of the seekers through the Light of lights,
وَتَجَلَّيْتَ بِالْعِزِّ الدَّائِمِ وَالنُّورِ الْقَائِمِ عَلَى الْأَرْوَاحِ، فَأَلَّفْتَ الْأَشْبَاحَ.
Wa-tajallayta bi-al-ʿizzi al-dāʾimi wa-al-nūri al-qāʾimi ʿalā al-arwāḥi, fa-allafta al-ashbāḥa.
and manifested Yourself to spirits through abiding might and enduring light, bringing embodied beings into harmony.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِسِرِّ وُدِّكَ وَسَرَيَانِ حُبِّكَ فِي قُلُوبِ أَصْفِيَائِكَ وَأَنْبِيَائِكَ،
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka bi-sirri wuddika wa-sarayāni ḥubbika fī qulūbi aṣfiyāʾika wa-anbiyāʾika,
O Allah, I ask You by the mystery of Your affection and the flow of Your love through the hearts of Your chosen ones and prophets,
أَنْ تُلْقِيَ وُدِّي وَمَحَبَّتِي فِي قُلُوبِ عِبَادِكَ، وَسَخِّرْهُمْ لِي.
An tulqiya wuddī wa-maḥabbatī fī qulūbi ʿibādika, wa-sakhkhirhum lī.
to place affection and love for me in the hearts of Your servants, and bring them into my service.
اللَّهُمَّ كَمَا أَلْقَيْتَ الْوَحْيَ فِي قَلْبِ نَبِيِّكَ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
Allāhumma kamā alqayta al-waḥya fī qalbi nabiyyika sayyidinā Muḥammadin ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama.
O Allah, just as You cast revelation into the heart of Your Prophet, our master Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
اللَّهُمَّ سَخِّرْ لِي رُوحَانِيَّةَ هَذَا الِاسْمِ، إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ،
Allāhumma sakhkhir lī rūḥāniyyata hādhā al-ismi, innaka ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun,
O Allah, place the spiritual agency of this name at my service; You have power over everything,
وَإِنَّكَ فَعَّالٌ لِمَا تُرِيدُ، وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ،
Wa-innaka faʿʿālun limā turīdu, wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā wa-mawlānā Muḥammadin,
and You do whatever You will. May Allah bless our master and patron Muhammad,
وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا. انْتَهَى.
Wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallama taslīman. Intahā.
his family and companions, and grant them peace. End.
وَلَهُ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، حِزْبُ الْقَسَمِ لِلْغَوْثِ الْأَعْظَمِ.
Wa-lahu, raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu, ḥizbu al-qasami li-l-ghawthi al-aʿẓami.
His Litany of Adjuration, belonging to the Supreme Spiritual Helper; may Allah be pleased with him.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi, wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā wa-mawlānā Muḥammadin.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful. May Allah bless our master and patron Muhammad.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِآلَاءِ قُوَّةِ جَلَالِ هَيْبَتِكَ، يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ،
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka bi-ālāʾi quwwati jalāli haybatika, yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu,
O Allah, I ask You by the blessings of the power of Your awe-inspiring majesty, O Allah, O Allah, O Allah,
وَبِعِزِّ جَلَالِ بَهَاءِ نُورِ سَطْعِ لَمْعِ بُرُوقِ لَمَعَانِ نُورِ وَجْهِكَ،
Wa-bi-ʿizzi jalāli bahāʾi nūri saṭʿi lamʿi burūqi lamaʿāni nūri wajhika,
and by the might, majesty, and splendor of the light of the blazing flashes of lightning from the radiance of the light of Your Face,
يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ، وَبِهَيْكَلِ سُبُّوحِ قُدُّوسِ أَفْعَالِ أَقْوَالِ رُبُوبِيَّتِكَ،
Yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu, wa-bi-haykali subbūḥi quddūsi afʿāli aqwāli rubūbiyyatika,
O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, and by the sanctuary of the all-glorious, all-holy deeds and utterances of Your lordship,
يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ، وَبِهَيْبَةِ عَزِيزِ بُرْهَانِ سُلْطَانِ أَزَلِ أَزَلِيَّتِكَ،
Yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu, wa-bi-haybati ʿazīzi burhāni sulṭāni azali azaliyyatika,
O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, and by the awe of the mighty proof of the sovereignty of the beginninglessness of Your eternity,
يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ، وَبِسِرِّ تَوْحِيدِ أَسْمَاءِ
Yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu, wa-bi-sirri tawḥīdi asmāʾi
O Allah, O Allah, O Allah, and by the mystery of the oneness of the names of
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عَظِيمِ أَعْظَمِ اسْمِكَ، يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ.
ʿaẓīmi aʿẓami ismika, yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu.
the great, the greatest of Your Name—O Allah, O Allah, O Allah.
وَبِسِينِ سِرِّ بَحْرِ عِلْمِ عُلُومِ غَيْبِ رُوحِ أُنْسِ إِنْسِكَ، يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ.
Wa-bi-sīni sirri baḥri ʿilmi ʿulūmi ghaybi rūḥi unsi insika, yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu.
By the sīn of the secret of the ocean of knowledge, of the sciences of the unseen, of the spirit of intimacy among Your human creatures—O Allah, O Allah, O Allah.
وَبِمِيمِ مَكْنُونِ مَصُونِ مَخْزُونِ عَوَالِمِ بِحَارِ اسْمِ اسْمِكَ، يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ.
Wa-bi-mīmi maknūni maṣūni makhzūni ʿawālimi biḥāri ismi ismika, yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu.
By the mīm of the hidden, guarded, treasured worlds of the oceans of the name of Your Name—O Allah, O Allah, O Allah.
وَبِأَلِفِ تَقْوِيمِ تَكْرِيمِ أَكْرَمِ مَعْرِفَةِ اسْمِكَ، يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ.
Wa-bi-alifi taqwīmi takrīmi akrami maʿrifati ismika, yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu.
By the alif of setting right and honoring the noblest knowledge of Your Name—O Allah, O Allah, O Allah.
وَبِأَلِفِ الْأُلُوهِيَّةِ وَبِعَيْنِ الْعَظَمَةِ، وَبِجِيمِ الْجَبَرُوتِ، وَبِقَافِ الْقُدْرَةِ.
Wa-bi-alifi al-ulūhiyyati wa-bi-ʿayni al-ʿaẓamati, wa-bi-jīmi al-jabarūti, wa-bi-qāfi al-qudrati.
By the alif of divinity, the ʿayn of greatness, the jīm of irresistible might, and the qāf of power.
أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلِّمْ.
Asʾaluka an tuṣalliya ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallim.
I ask You to bless our master Muhammad, his family, and his companions, and grant them peace.
وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ أَعْدَائِي سِتْرَكَ الَّذِي لَا تَخْرِقُهُ نَوَافِذُ الرِّمَاحِ،
Wa-an tajʿala baynī wa-bayna aʿdāʾī sitraka alladhī lā takhriquhu nawāfidhu al-rimāḥi,
And place between me and my enemies Your veil, which piercing spears cannot penetrate,
وَلَا تَقْطَعُهُ بَوَاتِرُ الصِّفَاحِ وَلَا تُفَرِّقُهُ عَوَاصِفُ الرِّيَاحِ.
wa-lā taqṭaʿuhu bawātiru al-ṣifāḥi wa-lā tufarriquhu ʿawāṣifu al-riyāḥi.
which keen sword blades cannot cut, and which violent winds cannot scatter.
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ. أحون ق آدم حم هاء آمين شتوشن هموش اطروش شيرخ
Lā ilāha illā anta. ʾḥwn q ʾdm ḥm hāʾ āmīn shtwshn hmwsh ʾṭrwsh shyrkh [vocalization uncertain]
There is no god but You. [Invocatory letter sequence; meaning uncertain.]
خَمَدَتِ النَّارُ مِنْ مَخَافَتِهِ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ.
Khamadati al-nāru min makhāfatihi, wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-Allāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi.
The fire died down in fear of Him. There is no power or strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent.
وَأَسْأَلُكَ اللَّهُمَّ بِسِرِّ الْأَلِفِ الْقَائِمِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ بِنَفْسِهِ الَّذِي مَا قَبْلَهُ سَابِقٌ،
Wa-asʾaluka Allāhumma bi-sirri al-alifi al-qāʾimi al-mustaqīmi bi-nafsihi alladhī mā qablahu sābiqun,
I ask You, O Allah, by the secret of the upright alif, standing straight in itself, which nothing precedes,
وَبِاللَّامَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ بَهَجَتْ بِهَا الْأَسْرَارُ وَأُخِذَتْ عَلَيْهَا الْعُهُودُ وَالْمَوَاثِيقُ،
wa-bi-al-lāmayni alladhayni bahajat bihā al-asrāru wa-ukhidhat ʿalayhā al-ʿuhūdu wa-al-mawāthīqu,
and by the two lāms through which the secrets rejoiced, and concerning which pledges and covenants were taken,
وَبِالْهَاءِ الْمُحِيطَةِ بِالْعُيُونِ الْجَوَامِدِ وَالْمُتَحَرِّكَةِ وَالصَّوَامِتِ وَالنَّوَاطِقِ،
wa-bi-al-hāʾi al-muḥīṭati bi-al-ʿuyūni al-jawāmidi wa-al-mutaḥarrikati wa-al-ṣawāmiti wa-al-nawāṭiqi,
and by the hāʾ encompassing the entities that are still and moving, silent and speaking,
الَّتِي هَدَيْتَ بِهَا قُلُوبَ عِبَادِكَ، فَصَارَتْ لِذِكْرِكَ لَا تُفَارِقُهُ.
allatī hadayta bihā qulūba ʿibādika, fa-ṣārat li-dhikrika lā tufāriquhu.
through which You guided Your servants’ hearts, so that they became devoted to Your remembrance, never leaving it.
أَغِثْنِي أَغِثْنِي يَا مُغِيثُ، فَإِنَّكَ مُتَفَضِّلٌ وَرَزَّاقٌ.
Aghithnī aghithnī yā mughīthu, fa-innaka mutafaḍḍilun wa-razzāqun.
Help me, help me, O Giver of help, for You bestow favor and provide abundantly.
جَوَادٌ وَاسِعٌ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْ تَغْرِسَ فِي قَلْبِي أَشْجَارَ تَوْحِيدِكَ،
Jawādun wāsiʿun, wa-asʾaluka Allāhumma an taghrisa fī qalbī ashjāra tawḥīdika,
You are generous and all-embracing. I ask You, O Allah, to plant in my heart the trees of affirming Your oneness,
لَأَقْطَعَنَّ مِنْهَا ثِمَارَ تَسْبِيحِكَ وَتَقْدِيسِكَ.
La-aqṭaʿanna minhā thimāra tasbīḥika wa-taqdīsika.
I shall surely cut from them the fruits of glorifying You and declaring Your holiness.
اللَّهُمَّ بِهَذَا الِاسْمِ الْأَعْظَمِ الَّذِي هُوَ ظَاهِرُ اسْمِكَ الَّذِي يُشَارُ إِلَيْكَ بِهِ،
Allāhumma bi-hādhā al-ismi al-aʿẓami alladhī huwa ẓāhiru ismika alladhī yushāru ilayka bihi,
O Allah, by this greatest Name, the outward aspect of Your Name by which You are indicated,
وَبَاطِنُ اسْمِكَ الَّذِي أَمَرْتَ أَنْ يُدْعَى بِهِ،
wa-bāṭinu ismika alladhī amarta an yudʿā bihi,
and the inward aspect of Your Name by which You commanded that You be invoked,
أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ،
an tuṣalliya ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā āli sayyidinā Muḥammadin,
I ask You to bless our master Muhammad and the family of our master Muhammad,
وَأَنْ تَشْمَلَنِي بِبَرَكَتِهِ وَفَضْلِهِ أَنَا وَأَهْلِي وَأَوْلَادِي وَعِيَالِي.
wa-an tashmalanī bi-barakatihi wa-faḍlihi anā wa-ahlī wa-awlādī wa-ʿiyālī.
and to embrace me with its blessing and favor—me, my family, my children, and my dependents.
اللَّهُمَّ اغْمِسْنِي فِي بَحْرِ نُورِ هَيْبَتِكَ،
Allāhumma ighmisnī fī baḥri nūri haybatika,
O Allah, immerse me in the ocean of the light of Your awe,
حَتَّى أَخْرُجَ مِنْهُ وَفِي وَجْهِي شُعَاعَاتُ أَنْوَارِ هَيْبَةٍ،
ḥattā akhruja minhu wa-fī wajhī shuʿāʿātu anwāri haybatin,
so that I emerge with rays of awe-filled light upon my face,
أَخْطَفُ بِهَا أَبْصَارَ الْحَاسِدِينَ مِنَ الْإِنْسِ وَالْجِنِّ،
akhṭafu bihā abṣāra al-ḥāsidīna mina al-insi wa-al-jinni,
dazzling the eyes of the envious among humans and jinn,
أَمْنَعُهُمْ عَنْ رَمْيِ سِهَامِ الْحَسَدِ، وَاحْجُبْنِي عَنْهُمْ بِحِجَابِ النُّورِ،
amnaʿuhum ʿan ramyi sihāmi al-ḥasadi, wa-uḥjubnī ʿanhum bi-ḥijābi al-nūri,
preventing them from shooting the arrows of envy. Veil me from them with the veil of light,
الَّذِي بَاطِنُهُ النُّورُ وَظَاهِرُهُ النُّورُ، الَّذِي أَضَاءَ بِهِ كُلُّ نُورٍ.
alladhī bāṭinuhu al-nūru wa-ẓāhiruhu al-nūru, alladhī aḍāʾa bihi kullu nūrin.
whose inward and outward aspects are light, through which every light shines.
أَنْ تَحْفَظَنِي فِي نَفْسِي وَأَهْلِي وَعِيَالِي مِنْ كُلِّ نَقْصٍ
An taḥfaẓanī fī nafsī wa-ahlī wa-ʿiyālī min kulli naqṣin
Protect me in myself, my family, and my dependents from every deficiency
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يُمَازِجُ مِنِّي جَوْهَرًا أَوْ عَرَضًا، إِنَّكَ نُورُ الْأَنْوَارِ وَاهِبُ الْعُقُولِ وَالْأَسْرَارِ.
yumāziju minnī jawharan aw ʿaraḍan, innaka nūru al-anwāri wāhibu al-ʿuqūli wa-al-asrāri.
that may mingle with my substance or attributes. You are the Light of lights, the Giver of intellects and secrets.
رَحِيمٌ سَتَّارٌ، وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا. انْتَهَى.
Raḥīmun sattārun, wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallama taslīman. Intahā.
Merciful, Concealer of faults. May Allah bless our master Muhammad, his family, and his companions, and grant them abundant peace. End.
لَطِيفَةٌ: رُوِيَ أَنَّ مَنْ ذَكَرَهُ سِتَّةً وَسِتِّينَ يَوْمًا صَبَاحًا وَمَسَاءً،
Laṭīfatun: ruwiya anna man dhakarahu sittatan wa-sittīna yawman ṣabāḥan wa-masāʾan,
A subtle benefit: it is related that whoever recites it morning and evening for sixty-six days,
أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ مَا فِي أُمْنِيَّتِهِ وَأَهْلَكَ عَدُوَّهُ.
aʿṭāhu Allāhu mā fī umniyyatihi wa-ahlaka ʿaduwwahu.
Allah grants what he wishes for and destroys his enemy.
وَلْيُقَدِّمْ قَبْلَ قِرَاءَتِهِ ذِكْرَ الْجَلَالَةِ سِتًّا وَسِتِّينَ مَرَّةً، وَتُشِيرُ بِهَا أَمَامَكَ،
Wa-liyuqaddim qabla qirāʾatihi dhikra al-jalālati sittan wa-sittīna marratan, wa-tushīru bihā amāmaka,
Before reading it, he should recite the majestic Name sixty-six times, pointing forward as you do so.
وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ بَدَلَ أَمَامَكَ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِكَ،
wa-fī riwāyatin badala amāmaka khalfa ẓahrika,
Another version says to point behind your back instead of forward.
وَمِثْلَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الْيَمِينِ وَمِثْلَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الشِّمَالِ،
wa-mithla dhālika ʿalā al-yamīni wa-mithla dhālika ʿalā al-shimāli,
Do the same to the right, and the same to the left.
ثُمَّ يَتْلُو الْحِزْبَ، فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ أَمَانٌ عَظِيمٌ. انْتَهَى.
Thumma yatlū al-ḥizba, fa-inna dhālika amānun ʿaẓīmun. Intahā.
Then he recites the litany, for that is a great protection. End.
وَذَكَرَ بَعْضُ شُرَّاحِ الدَّائِرَةِ الشَّاذِلِيَّةِ أَنَّ الِاسْمَ الَّذِي هُوَ
Wa-dhakara baʿḍu shurrāḥi al-dāʾirati al-Shādhiliyyati anna al-isma alladhī huwa
Some commentators on the Shādhilī Circle have stated that the name consisting of
أحون ق آدم حم هاء آمين
ʾḥwn q ʾdm ḥm hāʾ āmīn [vocalization uncertain]
[invocatory letter sequence; meaning uncertain]
هُوَ الِاسْمُ الْأَعْظَمُ، رَوَاهُ الْيَافِعِيُّ، وَرُوِيَ عَنِ ابْنِ الشَّيْخِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ أَنَّهُ شُعْبَةٌ مِنْهُ.
huwa al-ismu al-aʿẓamu, rawāhu al-Yāfiʿiyyu, wa-ruwiya ʿani ibni al-shaykhi Abī al-Ḥasani annahu shuʿbatun minhu.
is the greatest Name. Al-Yāfiʿī transmitted this; the son of Shaykh Abū al-Ḥasan is reported to have said that it is one branch of it.
وَيُؤَيِّدُ مَا لِلْيَافِعِيِّ قَوْلُ الشَّيْخِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ:
Wa-yuʾayyidu mā li-al-Yāfiʿiyyi qawlu al-shaykhi Abī al-Ḥasani:
The saying of Shaykh Abū al-Ḥasan supports al-Yāfiʿī’s account:
إِذَا أَرَدْتَ تَمَامَ السُّرُورِ فِي جَمِيعِ الْأُمُورِ، فَاقْرَأْ يس عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ،
Idhā aradta tamāma al-surūri fī jamīʿi al-umūri, fa-iqraʾ Yā-Sīn ʿashra marrātin,
If you desire complete joy in all affairs, recite Yā-Sīn ten times,
بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ وَقَبْلَ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ، وَاتْلُ الِاسْمَ الْأَعْظَمَ الَّذِي هُوَ
baʿda ṣalāti al-fajri wa-qabla ṣalāti al-ṣubḥi, wa-utlu al-isma al-aʿẓama alladhī huwa
after the fajr prayer and before the ṣubḥ prayer, and recite the greatest Name, namely
أحون ق آدم حم هاء آمين، سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً، وَاسْأَلْ مَا تُرِيدُ.
ʾḥwn q ʾdm ḥm hāʾ āmīn [vocalization uncertain], sabʿīna marratan, wa-isʾal mā turīdu.
[invocatory letter sequence; meaning uncertain], seventy times, and ask for what you wish.
وَصِفَةُ السُّؤَالِ أَنْ تَقُولَ عَقِبَ تِلَاوَتِهَا: أَسْأَلُكَ اللَّهُمَّ يَا مَنْ هُوَ
Wa-ṣifatu al-suʾāli an taqūla ʿaqiba tilāwatihā: asʾaluka Allāhumma yā man huwa
The way to make the request is to say after reciting it: I ask You, O Allah, O You who are
أحون ق آدم حم هاء آمين، أَنْ تَفْعَلَ لِي كَذَا وَكَذَا. انْتَهَى.
ʾḥwn q ʾdm ḥm hāʾ āmīn [vocalization uncertain], an tafʿala lī kadhā wa-kadhā. Intahā.
[invocatory letter sequence; meaning uncertain], to do such and such for me. End.
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وَلَهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ الْحِزْبُ الصَّغِيرُ
Wa-lahu raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu al-ḥizbu al-ṣaghīru
The Short Litany, also attributed to him—may Allah be pleased with him.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَلَّمَ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi, wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā wa-mawlānā Muḥammadin wa-sallama.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful. May Allah bless our master and patron Muhammad and grant him peace.
اللَّهُمَّ حُلَّ هَذِهِ الْعُقْدَةَ وَأَزِلْ هَذِهِ الْعُسْرَةَ، وَلَقِّنِي حُسْنَ الْمَيْسُورِ،
Allāhumma ḥulla hādhihi al-ʿuqdata wa-azil hādhihi al-ʿusrata, wa-laqqinī ḥusna al-maysūri,
O Allah, undo this knot, remove this hardship, and teach me the goodness of what is readily available.
وَقِنِي سُوءَ الْمَقْدُورِ، وَارْزُقْنِي حُسْنَ الطَّلَبِ وَاكْفِنِي سُوءَ الْمُنْقَلَبِ.
Wa-qinī sūʾa al-maqdūri, wa-urzuqnī ḥusna al-ṭalabi wa-ikfinī sūʾa al-munqalabi.
Protect me from an ill decree, grant me a worthy way of seeking, and spare me an unhappy outcome.
اللَّهُمَّ حُجَّتِي وَعُدَّتِي فَاقَتِي، وَوَسِيلَتِي انْقِطَاعُ حِيلَتِي،
Allāhumma ḥujjatī wa-ʿuddatī fāqatī, wa-wasīlatī inqiṭāʿu ḥīlatī,
O Allah, my plea and my provision are my need; my means of approach is the exhaustion of my resources.
وَرَأْسُ مَالِي عَدَمُ احْتِيَالِي، وَشَفِيعِي دُمُوعِي وَكَنْزِي وَعَجْزِي.
Wa-raʾsu mālī ʿadamu iḥtiyālī, wa-shafīʿī dumūʿī wa-kanzī wa-ʿajzī.
My capital is my inability to devise a way out; my intercessors are my tears, my treasure, and my helplessness.
إِلَهِي قَطْرَةٌ مِنْ بَحْرِ جُودِكَ تُغْنِينِي وَذَرَّةٌ مِنْ تَيَّارِ عَفْوِكَ تَكْفِينِي،
Ilāhī qaṭratun min baḥri jūdika tughnīnī wa-dharratun min tayyāri ʿafwika takfīnī,
My God, one drop from the ocean of Your generosity makes me rich, and one speck from the current of Your pardon is enough for me.
فَارْزُقْنِي وَعَافِنِي وَاعْفُ عَنِّي وَاغْفِرْ لِي وَاقْضِ حَاجَتِي وَنَفِّسْ كُرْبَتِي،
Fa-urzuqnī wa-ʿāfinī wa-uʿfu ʿannī wa-ighfir lī wa-iqḍi ḥājatī wa-naffis kurbatī,
So provide for me, grant me well-being, pardon me, forgive me, fulfill my need, and relieve my distress.
وَفَرِّجْ هَمِّي وَاكْشِفْ غَمِّي بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ،
wa-farrij hammī wa-ikshif ghammī bi-raḥmatika yā arḥama al-rāḥimīna,
Dispel my anxiety and lift my sorrow through Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ. انْتَهَى.
Wa-al-ḥamdu li-Allāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna. Intahā.
All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds. End.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Cattle 6:45
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وَلَهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ حِزْبُ الْأَلِفِ الْقَائِمِ
Wa-lahu raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu ḥizbu al-alifi al-qāʾimi
The Litany of the Upright Alif, also attributed to him—may Allah be pleased with him.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِالْأَلِفِ الْقَائِمِ الَّذِي لَيْسَ قَبْلَهُ سَابِقٌ،
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka bi-al-alifi al-qāʾimi alladhī laysa qablahu sābiqun,
O Allah, I ask You by the upright alif, which nothing precedes,
وَبِاللَّامَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ لَمَعَتْ بِهَا الْأَسْرَارُ، وَجَعَلْتَهَا بَيْنَ الْعَقْلِ وَالرُّوحِ،
wa-bi-al-lāmayni alladhayni lamaʿat bihā al-asrāru, wa-jaʿaltahā bayna al-ʿaqli wa-al-rūḥi,
and by the two lāms through which the secrets shone, which You placed between intellect and spirit,
وَأَخَذْتَ عَلَيْهَا الْعَهْدَ الْوَاثِقَ، وَبِالْهَاءِ الْمُحِيطِ بِالْعُلُومِ الْجَوَامِدِ الْمُتَحَرِّكَةِ الصَّوَامِتِ وَالنَّوَاطِقِ،
wa-akhadhta ʿalayhā al-ʿahda al-wāthiqa, wa-bi-al-hāʾi al-muḥīṭi bi-al-ʿulūmi al-jawāmidi al-mutaḥarrikati al-ṣawāmiti wa-al-nawāṭiqi,
and concerning which You took a firm covenant; and by the hāʾ encompassing the sciences, the still, the moving, the silent, and the speaking.
وَأَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْعَظِيمِ الْأَعْظَمِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ،
Wa-asʾaluka bi-ismika al-ʿaẓīmi al-aʿẓami alladhī lā ilāha illā huwa al-raḥmānu al-raḥīmu,
I ask You by Your great, greatest Name: there is no god but Him, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ السَّلَامُ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ،
al-maliku al-quddūsu al-salāmu al-muʾminu al-muhayminu al-ʿazīzu al-jabbāru al-mutakabbiru,
the King, the Holy, the Source of peace, the Giver of security, the Guardian, the Almighty, the Compeller, the Supremely Great,
Qurʾān · The Exile 59:23
النُّورُ الْهَادِي الْبَدِيعُ الْقَهَّارُ الَّذِي تَشَعْشَعَ فَارْتَفَعَ وَقَهَرَ فَصَدَعَ،
al-nūru al-hādī al-badīʿu al-qahhāru alladhī tashaʿshaʿa fa-irtafaʿa wa-qahara fa-ṣadaʿa,
the Light, the Guide, the Originator, the Overpowering, who shone forth and rose high, who subdued and split apart,
وَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةً لِلْجَبَلِ فَانْقَطَعَ، وَخَرَّ مُوسَى صَعِقًا مِنَ الْفَزَعِ.
wa-naẓara naẓratan li-al-jabali fa-inqaṭaʿa, wa-kharra Mūsā ṣaʿiqan mina al-fazaʿi.
who cast a glance upon the mountain and it broke apart, while Moses fell unconscious from terror.
أَنْتَ اللَّهُ الْإِلَهُ الْأَكْبَرُ الْأَوَّلُ الْأَوَّلُ الَّذِي لَا يَحُولُ وَلَا يَزُولُ،
Anta Allāhu al-ilāhu al-akbaru al-awwalu al-awwalu alladhī lā yaḥūlu wa-lā yazūlu,
You are Allah, the greatest God, the First, the First, who neither changes nor passes away,
وَالَّذِي تَذْهَلُ مِنْهُ الْعُقُولُ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِسِرِّ السِّرِّ الَّذِي هُوَ أَنْتَ.
wa-alladhī tadhhalu minhu al-ʿuqūlu. Allāhumma innī asʾaluka bi-sirri al-sirri alladhī huwa anta.
before whom intellects are overwhelmed. O Allah, I ask You by the secret of the secret, which is You.
وعدت قلوب أهل الذكر بحوبي . جولي وعيتك بالفكر
wʿdt qlwb ʾhl al-dhkr bḥwby. jwly wʿytk bi-al-fkr [reading and vocalization uncertain]
[The printed wording of this phrase is unclear; no secure translation can be established.]
اغْمِسْنِي يَا اللَّهُ فِي بَحْرِ أَنْوَارِكَ، وَامْلَأْ قَلْبِي مِنْ أَسْرَارِكَ،
Ighmisnī yā Allāhu fī baḥri anwārika, wa-imlaʾ qalbī min asrārika,
Immerse me, O Allah, in the ocean of Your lights, and fill my heart with Your secrets.
وَمَكِّنِّي فِيكَ وَمِنْكَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الْوَصْلَ بِالسِّرِّ الَّذِي تَذْهَلُ مِنْهُ الْعُقُولُ،
wa-makkinnī fīka wa-minka, wa-asʾaluka al-waṣla bi-al-sirri alladhī tadhhalu minhu al-ʿuqūlu,
Establish me firmly in You and through You. I ask You for union with the secret before which intellects are overwhelmed,
فَهُوَ مَنْ قَرُبَهُ ذَهِلَ.
fa-huwa man qarubahu dhahila.
for whoever approaches it is overwhelmed.
أيتنوخ أيتنوخ أملوخ أملوخ مهياش مهياش
ʾytnwkh ʾytnwkh ʾmlwkh ʾmlwkh mhyāsh mhyāsh [vocalization uncertain]
[Invocatory letter sequences, each repeated twice; their meaning is uncertain.]
الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ سِرِّي وَجَهْرِي،
Alladhī lahu mulku al-samāwāti wa-al-arḍi, Allāhumma inna sirrī wa-jahrī,
To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and earth. O Allah, my inward secrecy and my outward expression,
وَسَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي، وَشَعْرِي وَبَشَرِي، وَظَاهِرِي وَبَاطِنِي.
wa-samʿī wa-baṣarī, wa-shaʿrī wa-basharī, wa-ẓāhirī wa-bāṭinī.
my hearing and sight, my hair and skin, my outward and inward being.
اجْعَلْنِي أُشَاهِدُ الْقُدْرَةَ النُّورَانِيَّةَ، يَا اللَّهُ [خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ]، وَتَنْوِي حَاجَتَكَ.
Ijʿalnī ushāhidu al-qudrata al-nūrāniyyata, yā Allāhu [khamsata ʿashara], wa-tanwī ḥājataka.
Let me witness the luminous power. O Allah [fifteen times], while holding your need in mind.
يَا مَنْ يُسْتَغَاثُ بِهِ إِذَا عُدِمَ الْمُغِيثُ، وَيُنْتَصَرُ بِهِ إِذَا عُدِمَ النَّصِيرُ،
Yā man yustaghāthu bihi idhā ʿudima al-mughīthu, wa-yuntaṣaru bihi idhā ʿudima al-naṣīru,
O You whose help is sought when no helper can be found, through whom victory is sought when no supporter can be found,
وَيُفْتَحُ بِهِ إِذَا أُغْلِقَتْ أَبْوَابُ الْمُلُوكِ الْمُرْتَجَّةُ، وَأُحْجِبَتِ الْقُلُوبُ الْغَافِلَةُ.
wa-yuftaḥu bihi idhā ughliqat abwābu al-mulūki al-murtajjatu, wa-uḥjibati al-qulūbu al-ghāfilatu.
through whom an opening is sought when the barred doors of kings are shut and heedless hearts are veiled.
طجقلوش طجقلوش. وَاغَوْثَاهُ وَاغَوْثَاهُ. الْعَجَلَ الْعَجَلَ. الْإِجَابَةَ الْإِجَابَةَ.
ṭjqlwsh ṭjqlwsh [vocalization uncertain]. Wā-ghawthāhu wā-ghawthāhu. Al-ʿajala al-ʿajala. Al-ijābata al-ijābata.
[Invocatory letter sequence, repeated; meaning uncertain.] Help, help! Hasten, hasten! An answer, an answer!
أَجِبْ دَعْوَتِي وَاقْضِ حَاجَتِي، وَاكْشِفْ عَنْ بَصَرِي،
Ajib daʿwatī wa-iqḍi ḥājatī, wa-ikshif ʿan baṣarī,
Answer my supplication, fulfill my need, and unveil my sight.
وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ. انْتَهَى.
Wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-Allāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi. Intahā.
There is no power or strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent. End.
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وَلَهُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ حِزْبُ الِاسْتِخْفَاءِ
Wa-lahu raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu ḥizbu al-istikhfāʾi
The Litany of Concealment, also attributed to him—may Allah be pleased with him.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الْقَادِرِ، وَاجْعَلْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ تاجي خاتي.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi. Bismi Allāhi al-qādiri, wa-ijʿal kulla shayʾin tājy khāty [reading and vocalization uncertain].
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful. In the name of Allah, the Powerful; make everything [two unclear words].
أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ عَبَثًا وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا.
A-fa-ḥasibtum annamā khalaqnākum ʿabathan wa-annakum ilaynā lā.
Did you think that We created you without purpose and that to Us you would not …
Qurʾān · The Believers 23:115
وَتُشِيرُ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ: صُمٌّ بُكْمٌ عُمْيٌ فَهُمْ لَا.
Wa-tushīru ʿan yamīnika: ṣummun bukmun ʿumyun fa-hum lā.
Point to your right: Deaf, mute, and blind, so they do not …
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Cow 2:171
وَتُشِيرُ عَنْ شِمَالِكَ: تَرَاهُمْ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْكَ وَهُمْ لَا.
Wa-tushīru ʿan shimālika: tarāhum yanẓurūna ilayka wa-hum lā.
Point to your left: You see them looking at you, yet they do not …
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Heights 7:198
وَتُشِيرُ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ: وَجَعَلْنَا مِنْ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا،
Wa-tushīru ilā al-qiblati: wa-jaʿalnā min bayni aydīhim saddan wa-min khalfihim saddan,
Point toward the qiblah: We placed a barrier before them and a barrier behind them,
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · Yaseen 36:9
فَأَغْشَيْنَاهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا.
fa-aghshaynāhum fa-hum lā.
and covered them, so they do not …
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · Yaseen 36:9
وَتُشِيرُ إِلَى خَلْفِكَ: يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ
Wa-tushīru ilā khalfika: yā maʿshara al-jinni wa-al-insi ini istaṭaʿtum
Point behind you: O company of jinn and humans, if you can
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Beneficent 55:33
أَنْ تَنْفُذُوا مِنْ أَقْطَارِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَانْفُذُوا لَا.
an tanfudhū min aqṭāri al-samāwāti wa-al-arḍi fa-unfudhū lā.
pass beyond the bounds of the heavens and earth, then pass. You will not …
Qurʾān · The Beneficent 55:33
مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ، بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَا.
Maraja al-baḥrayni yaltaqiyāni, baynahumā barzakhun lā.
He released the two seas to meet; between them is a barrier they do not …
Qurʾān · The Beneficent 55:19–20
وَكَأَيِّنْ مِنْ آيَةٍ يَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهَا وَهُمْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضُونَ.
Wa-ka-ayyin min āyatin yamurrūna ʿalayhā wa-hum ʿanhā muʿriḍūna.
How many a sign they pass, turning away from it.
Source variant related to Qurʾān · Joseph 12:105
يس وَالْقُرْآنِ الْحَكِيمِ، إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ، عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ.
Yā-Sīn. Wa-al-qurʾāni al-ḥakīmi, innaka la-mina al-mursalīna, ʿalā ṣirāṭin mustaqīmin.
Yā-Sīn. By the wise Qurʾān, you are indeed one of the messengers, upon a straight path.
Qurʾān · Yaseen 36:1–4
ص وَالْقُرْآنِ ذِي الذِّكْرِ. ن وَالْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ.
Ṣād. Wa-al-qurʾāni dhī al-dhikri. Nūn. Wa-al-qalami wa-mā yasṭurūna.
Ṣād. By the Qurʾān, full of remembrance. Nūn. By the pen and what they write.
Qurʾān · The letter Saad 38:1; The Pen 68:1
قَوْلُهُ الْحَقُّ وَلَهُ الْمُلْكُ، ثُمَّ تَلْتَفِتُ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ تَقُلْ:
Qawluhu al-ḥaqqu wa-lahu al-mulku, thumma taltafitu ʿan yamīnika taqul:
His word is truth, and dominion belongs to Him. Then turn to your right and say:
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Cattle 6:73
يَا عُدَّتِي عِنْدَ شِدَّتِي، ثُمَّ أَمَامَكَ وَتَقُلْ: أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِكَافٍ عَبْدَهُ؟
Yā ʿuddatī ʿinda shiddatī, thumma amāmaka wa-taqul: a-laysa Allāhu bi-kāfin ʿabdahu?
O my provision in hardship! Then face forward and say: Is Allah not sufficient for His servant?
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Groups 39:36
ثُمَّ خَلْفَكَ: أَحَاطَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ عَدَدًا.
Thumma khalfaka: aḥāṭa kulla shayʾin ʿadadan.
Then behind you: He has encompassed everything in number.
Source variant related to Qurʾān · The Jinn 72:28
ثُمَّ تَقُلْ: الْأَمِينُ جِبْرِيلُ عَنْ يَمِينِي وَالْأَمِينُ مِيكَائِيلُ عَنْ شِمَالِي،
Thumma taqul: al-amīnu Jibrīlu ʿan yamīnī wa-al-amīnu Mīkāʾīlu ʿan shimālī,
Then say: Trustworthy Gabriel is on my right and trustworthy Michael on my left,
وَالْأَمِينُ إِسْرَافِيلُ أَمَامِي وَالْأَمِينُ عَزْرَائِيلُ
wa-al-amīnu Isrāfīlu amāmī wa-al-amīnu ʿAzrāʾīlu
trustworthy Isrāfīl is before me and trustworthy ʿAzrāʾīl
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خَلْفِي، وَاللَّهُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ مُحِيطٌ. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
khalfī, wa-Allāhu min warāʾihim muḥīṭun. Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
behind me; and Allah encompasses them from beyond. In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Opening 1:1; The Constellations 85:20
وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا، وَالسَّابِحَاتِ سَبْحًا فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا، فَالْمُدَبِّرَاتِ أَمْرًا.
Wa-al-nāziʿāti gharqan wa-al-nāshiṭāti nashṭan, wa-al-sābiḥāti sabḥan fa-al-sābiqāti sabqan, fa-al-mudabbirāti amran.
By those who wrench out forcefully, and those who draw out gently; by those who glide swiftly, race ahead, and direct affairs.
Qurʾān · Those who drag forth 79:1–5
يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ، تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ، قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ، أَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ.
Yawma tarjufu al-rājifatu, tatbaʿuhā al-rādifatu, qulūbun yawmaʾidhin wājifatun, abṣāruhā khāshiʿatun.
On the day the great quake shakes, followed by the next, hearts will tremble and eyes will be cast down.
Qurʾān · Those who drag forth 79:6–9
يَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ، أَئِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَخِرَةً؟
Yaqūlūna a-innā la-mardūdūna fī al-ḥāfirati, a-idhā kunnā ʿiẓāman nakhiratan?
They say, “Will we really be restored to our former state, even when we have become decayed bones?”
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · Those who drag forth 79:10–11
قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ، فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ، فَإِذَا هُمْ بِالسَّاهِرَةِ.
Qālū tilka idhan karratun khāsiratun, fa-innamā hiya zajratun wāḥidatun, fa-idhā hum bi-al-sāhirati.
They say, “That would be a ruinous return.” It will be only a single blast, and suddenly they will be on the open plain.
Qurʾān · Those who drag forth 79:12–14
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَى، إِذْ نَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى؟
Hal atāka ḥadīthu Mūsā, idh nādāhu rabbuhu bi-al-wādi al-muqaddasi Ṭuwan?
Has the account of Moses reached you, when his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwā?
Qurʾān · Those who drag forth 79:15–16
اذْهَبْ إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَى، فَقُلْ هَلْ لَكَ إِلَى أَنْ تَزَكَّى،
Idhhab ilā Firʿawna innahu ṭaghā, fa-qul hal laka ilā an tazakkā,
“Go to Pharaoh; he has transgressed. Say, ‘Would you be willing to purify yourself,
Qurʾān · Those who drag forth 79:17–18
وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَى؟ فَأَرَاهُ الْآيَةَ الْكُبْرَى، فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَى.
wa-ahdiyaka ilā rabbika fa-takhshā?’ Fa-arāhu al-āyata al-kubrā, fa-kadhdhaba wa-ʿaṣā.
and let me guide you to your Lord, so that you may stand in awe of Him?’” Moses showed him the greatest sign, but he denied it and disobeyed.
Qurʾān · Those who drag forth 79:19–21
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَى، فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَى، فَقَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَى.
Thumma adbara yasʿā, fa-ḥashara fa-nādā, fa-qāla anā rabbukumu al-aʿlā.
Then he turned away, working against the truth. He gathered his people and proclaimed, “I am your highest lord.”
Qurʾān · Those who drag forth 79:22–24
فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَى، إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِمَنْ يَخْشَى.
Fa-akhadhahu Allāhu nakāla al-ākhirati wa-al-ūlā, inna fī dhālika la-ʿibratan li-man yakhshā.
So Allah seized him with punishment in the next world and this one. In that is a lesson for anyone who stands in awe.
Qurʾān · Those who drag forth 79:25–26
أَأَنْتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاءُ؟ بَنَاهَا، رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّاهَا.
A-antum ashaddu khalqan ami al-samāʾu? Banāhā, rafaʿa samkahā fa-sawwāhā.
Are you harder to create, or the heaven? He built it, raised its vault, and fashioned it in due order.
Qurʾān · Those who drag forth 79:27–28
وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَاهَا، وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ دَحَاهَا.
Wa-aghṭasha laylahā wa-akhraja ḍuḥāhā, wa-al-arḍa baʿda dhālika daḥāhā.
He darkened its night and brought out its daylight; after that, He spread out the earth.
Qurʾān · Those who drag forth 79:29–30
أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَاءَهَا وَمَرْعَاهَا، وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَاهَا، مَتَاعًا لَكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ.
Akhraja minhā māʾahā wa-marʿāhā, wa-al-jibāla arsāhā, matāʿan lakum wa-li-anʿāmikum.
He brought forth its water and pasture and fixed its mountains firmly, as provision for you and your livestock.
Qurʾān · Those who drag forth 79:31–33
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَى، يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنْسَانُ مَا سَعَى،
Fa-idhā jāʾati al-ṭāmmatu al-kubrā, yawma yatadhakkaru al-insānu mā saʿā,
But when the overwhelming calamity comes, on the day when each person remembers what they strove for,
Qurʾān · Those who drag forth 79:34–35
وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِمَنْ يَرَى، فَأَمَّا مَنْ طَغَى وَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا،
wa-burrizati al-jaḥīmu li-man yarā, fa-ammā man ṭaghā wa-āthara al-ḥayāta al-dunyā,
and the blazing Fire is exposed for all to see, then whoever transgressed and preferred worldly life—
Qurʾān · Those who drag forth 79:36–38
فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَى، وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ،
fa-inna al-jaḥīma hiya al-maʾwā, wa-ammā man khāfa maqāma rabbihi,
the blazing Fire will be their home. But whoever feared standing before their Lord
Qurʾān · Those who drag forth 79:39–40
وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَى، فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَى.
wa-nahā al-nafsa ʿani al-hawā, fa-inna al-jannata hiya al-maʾwā.
and restrained the self from its desires—Paradise will be their home.
Qurʾān · Those who drag forth 79:40–41
يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا، فِيمَ أَنْتَ مِنْ ذِكْرَاهَا؟
Yasʾalūnaka ʿani al-sāʿati ayyāna mursāhā, fīma anta min dhikrāhā?
They ask you about the Hour: “When will it arrive?” What knowledge have you to tell them of it?
Qurʾān · Those who drag forth 79:42–43
إِلَى رَبِّكَ مُنْتَهَاهَا، إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مُنْذِرُ مَنْ يَخْشَاهَا.
Ilā rabbika muntahāhā, innamā anta mundhiru man yakhshāhā.
Its final determination rests with your Lord. You are only a warner to those who fear it.
Qurʾān · Those who drag forth 79:44–45
كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا.
Ka-annahum yawma yarawnahā lam yalbathū illā ʿashiyyatan aw ḍuḥāhā.
On the day they see it, it will seem that they stayed only an evening or its morning.
Qurʾān · Those who drag forth 79:46
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ، خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ.
Iqraʾ bi-ismi rabbika alladhī khalaqa, khalaqa al-insāna min ʿalaqin.
Read in the name of your Lord who created, who created the human being from a clinging clot.
Qurʾān · The Clot 96:1–2
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ، الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ، عَلَّمَ الْإِنْسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ.
Iqraʾ wa-rabbuka al-akramu, alladhī ʿallama bi-al-qalami, ʿallama al-insāna mā lam yaʿlam.
Read, for your Lord is the Most Generous, who taught by the pen, who taught humanity what it did not know.
Qurʾān · The Clot 96:3–5
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ
Kallā inna al-insāna
No indeed! The human being
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Clot 96:6
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لَيَطْغَى، أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَى، إِنَّ إِلَى رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَى.
la-yaṭghā, an raʾāhu istaghnā, inna ilā rabbika al-rujʿā.
certainly transgresses, because he sees himself as self-sufficient. Yet to your Lord is the return.
Qurʾān · The Clot 96:6–8
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَى عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّى؟
A-raʾayta alladhī yanhā ʿabdan idhā ṣallā?
Have you considered the one who forbids a servant when he prays?
Qurʾān · The Clot 96:9–10
أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَى، أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَى؟
A-raʾayta in kāna ʿalā al-hudā, aw amara bi-al-taqwā?
Have you considered whether that servant follows guidance, or urges reverence for Allah?
Qurʾān · The Clot 96:11–12
أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّى، أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَى؟
A-raʾayta in kadhdhaba wa-tawallā, a-lam yaʿlam bi-anna Allāha yarā?
Have you considered whether the one who forbids him denies the truth and turns away? Does he not know that Allah sees?
Qurʾān · The Clot 96:13–14
كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ، نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ.
Kallā la-in lam yantahi la-nasfaʿan bi-al-nāṣiyati, nāṣiyatin kādhibatin khāṭiʾatin.
No indeed! Unless he stops, We will seize him by the forelock—a lying, sinful forelock.
Qurʾān · The Clot 96:15–16
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ، سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ، كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ.
Fa-lyadʿu nādiyahu, sa-nadʿu al-zabāniyata, kallā lā tuṭiʿhu wa-usjud wa-iqtarib.
Let him call his council; We will call the guards of Hell. No indeed! Do not obey him. Prostrate and draw near.
Qurʾān · The Clot 96:17–19
ثُمَّ تَقُولُ: أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ طَبَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ وَعَلَى سَمْعِهِمْ،
Thumma taqūlu: ulāʾika alladhīna ṭabaʿa Allāhu ʿalā qulūbihim wa-ʿalā samʿihim,
Then say: Those are the people whose hearts and hearing Allah has sealed,
Source variant related to Qurʾān · The Bee 16:108
وَعَلَى أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْغَافِلُونَ.
wa-ʿalā abṣārihim wa-ulāʾika humu al-ghāfilūna.
and whose sight He has sealed; they are the heedless.
Source variant related to Qurʾān · The Bee 16:108
وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنْ كَذَّبَ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهَا وَنَسِيَ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ؟
Wa-man aẓlamu mimman kadhdhaba bi-āyāti Allāhi fa-aʿraḍa ʿanhā wa-nasiya mā qaddamat yadāhu?
Who is more unjust than one who denies Allah’s signs, turns away from them, and forgets what his own hands have done?
Source variant related to Qurʾān · The Cave 18:57
إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَنْ يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِي آذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا.
Innā jaʿalnā ʿalā qulūbihim akinnatan an yafqahūhu wa-fī ādhānihim waqran.
We have placed coverings over their hearts, preventing them from understanding it, and heaviness in their ears.
Qurʾān · The Cave 18:57
وَإِنْ تَدْعُهُمْ إِلَى الْهُدَى فَلَنْ يَهْتَدُوا إِذًا أَبَدًا.
Wa-in tadʿuhum ilā al-hudā fa-lan yahtadū idhan abadan.
Even if you call them to guidance, they will never be guided.
Qurʾān · The Cave 18:57
أَفَرَأَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلَهَهُ هَوَاهُ وَأَضَلَّهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى عِلْمٍ،
A-fa-raʾayta mani ittakhadha ilāhahu hawāhu wa-aḍallahu Allāhu ʿalā ʿilmin,
Have you considered one who takes his own desire as his god, whom Allah lets stray with full knowledge,
Qurʾān · Crouching 45:23
وَخَتَمَ عَلَى سَمْعِهِ وَقَلْبِهِ وَجَعَلَ عَلَى بَصَرِهِ غِشَاوَةً،
wa-khatama ʿalā samʿihi wa-qalbihi wa-jaʿala ʿalā baṣarihi ghishāwatan,
whose hearing and heart He seals, and over whose sight He places a covering?
Qurʾān · Crouching 45:23
فَمَنْ يَهْدِيهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ اللَّهِ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ؟
Fa-man yahdīhi min baʿdi Allāhi a-fa-lā tadhakkarūna?
Who can guide him after Allah? Will you not reflect?
Qurʾān · Crouching 45:23
ثُمَّ تَدْعُو: يَا بَدِيعَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ،
Thumma tadʿū: yā badīʿa al-samāwāti wa-al-arḍi, yā dhā al-jalāli wa-al-ikrāmi,
Then supplicate: O Originator of the heavens and earth, O Possessor of majesty and honor,
ارْزُقْنِي الْقَبُولَ عِنْدَ الْخَلْقِ وَالْغِنَى مَعَ الْكَثْرَةِ، وَالْهَنَاءَ مَعَ الْقَبُولِ،
urzuqnī al-qabūla ʿinda al-khalqi wa-al-ghinā maʿa al-kathrati, wa-al-hanāʾa maʿa al-qabūli,
grant me acceptance among creation, abundant sufficiency, and contentment together with acceptance.
وَافْتَحْ لَنَا يَا فَتَّاحُ يَا عَلِيمُ يَا وَهَّابُ يَا كَافِيَ الْآفَاتِ،
wa-ftaḥ lanā yā fattāḥu yā ʿalīmu yā wahhābu yā kāfiya al-āfāti,
Open the way for us, O Opener, O All-Knowing, O Bestower, O You who protect against afflictions.
وَارْزُقْنَا حُسْنَ الْحِسَابِ وَالْقِيَامِ وَالْعَرْضِ وَالتَّوَكُّلَ عَلَيْكَ فِي كُلِّ حَرَكَةٍ وَسُكُونٍ،
wa-urzuqnā ḥusna al-ḥisābi wa-al-qiyāmi wa-al-ʿarḍi wa-al-tawakkula ʿalayka fī kulli ḥarakatin wa-sukūnin,
grant us a favorable reckoning, standing, and presentation before You, and reliance upon You in every movement and stillness.
وَهَبْ لَنَا حُسْنَ الظَّنِّ بِكَ يَا اللَّهُ.
Wa-hab lanā ḥusna al-ẓanni bika yā Allāhu.
Grant us a hopeful trust in You, O Allah.
وَلَا تُؤْثِرْ نَفْسَنَا عَلَى مَحَبَّةِ شَيْءٍ،
Wa-lā tuʾthir nafsanā ʿalā maḥabbati shayʾin,
And do not prefer our self over the love of anything [wording uncertain].
وَارْزُقْنَا حُبَّكَ وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُقَرِّبُنَا عَلَى حُبِّكَ،
wa-urzuqnā ḥubbaka wa-ḥubba man yuqarribunā ʿalā ḥubbika,
Grant us love for You, and love for whoever brings us nearer to Your love,
يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ. انْتَهَى.
yā arḥama al-rāḥimīna yā rabba al-ʿālamīna. Intahā.
O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Lord of all worlds. End.
الْحِزْبُ الْمُبَارَكُ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى.
Al-ḥizbu al-mubāraku bi-ḥamdi Allāhi taʿālā.
The blessed litany, with praise to Allah Most High.
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الصَّلَاةُ الْكُبْرَى وَالْيَاقُوتَةُ الْحَمْرَاءُ وَالدُّرَّةُ الْخَضْرَاءُ
Al-ṣalātu al-kubrā wa-al-yāqūtatu al-ḥamrāʾu wa-al-durratu al-khaḍrāʾu
The Greater Blessing, the Red Ruby, and the Green Pearl
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ.
Bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi, wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ālihi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful. May Allah bless our master Muhammad and his family.
هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةُ الْكُبْرَى، وَالْيَاقُوتَةُ الْحَمْرَاءُ، وَالدُّرَّةُ الْخَضْرَاءُ،
Hādhihi al-ṣalātu al-kubrā, wa-al-yāqūtatu al-ḥamrāʾu, wa-al-durratu al-khaḍrāʾu,
This is the Greater Blessing, the Red Ruby, and the Green Pearl,
لِلشَّيْخِ الْأَكْبَرِ سَيِّدِي عَبْدِ الْقَادِرِ الْجِيلَانِيِّ.
li-al-shaykhi al-akbari sayyidī ʿAbdi al-Qādiri al-Jīlāniyyi.
attributed to the greatest shaykh, my master ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī.
لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ،
La-qad jāʾakum rasūlun min anfusikum ʿazīzun ʿalayhi mā ʿanittum,
A messenger has come to you from among yourselves; your suffering weighs heavily upon him.
Qurʾān · The Repentance 9:128
حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ.
Ḥarīṣun ʿalaykum bi-al-muʾminīna raʾūfun raḥīmun.
He is deeply concerned for you, tender and merciful toward the believers.
Qurʾān · The Repentance 9:128
أَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ رَبِّي وَلَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا.
Aʿbudu Allāha rabbī wa-lā ushriku bihi shayʾan.
I worship Allah, my Lord, and associate nothing with Him.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَدْعُوكَ بِأَسْمَائِكَ الْحُسْنَى كُلِّهَا، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ،
Allāhumma innī adʿūka bi-asmāʾika al-ḥusnā kullihā, lā ilāha illā anta subḥānaka,
O Allah, I call upon You by all Your most beautiful Names. There is no god but You; glory be to You.
أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ،
an tuṣalliya ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā āli sayyidinā Muḥammadin,
I ask You to bless our master Muhammad and the family of our master Muhammad,
كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ.
kamā ṣallayta ʿalā sayyidinā Ibrāhīma wa-ʿalā āli sayyidinā Ibrāhīma, innaka ḥamīdun majīdun.
as You blessed our master Abraham and the family of our master Abraham. You are worthy of praise, full of glory.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ الْأَمِينِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلِّمْ تَسْلِيمًا.
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin al-nabiyyi al-amīni wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallim taslīman.
O Allah, bless Muhammad, the trustworthy Prophet, his family, and his companions, and grant them abundant peace.
وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَاةً هُوَ أَهْلُهَا.
Wa-ṣallā Allāhu ʿalā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā āli Muḥammadin ṣalātan huwa ahluhā.
May Allah bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad with a blessing worthy of him.
اللَّهُمَّ يَا رَبَّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ،
Allāhumma yā rabba Muḥammadin wa-āli Muḥammadin, ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā āli Muḥammadin,
O Allah, Lord of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad,
وَاجْزِ سَيِّدَنَا مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ.
wa-ijzi sayyidanā Muḥammadan ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama mā huwa ahluhu.
and reward our master Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—with what is worthy of him.
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ،
Allāhumma rabba al-samāwāti al-sabʿi wa-rabba al-ʿarshi al-ʿaẓīmi, rabbanā wa-rabba kulli shayʾin wa-malīkahu,
O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the mighty Throne, our Lord and the Lord and Sovereign of everything,
وَمُنْزِلَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ وَالزَّبُورِ وَالْفُرْقَانِ الْعَظِيمِ،
wa-munzila al-tawrāti wa-al-injīli wa-al-zabūri wa-al-furqāni al-ʿaẓīmi,
Revealer of the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, and the mighty Criterion,
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْأَوَّلُ فَلَيْسَ قَبْلَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الْآخِرُ فَلَيْسَ بَعْدَكَ شَيْءٌ،
Allāhumma anta al-awwalu fa-laysa qablaka shayʾun, wa-anta al-ākhiru fa-laysa baʿdaka shayʾun,
O Allah, You are the First, with nothing before You, and You are the Last, with nothing after You.
وَأَنْتَ الظَّاهِرُ فَلَيْسَ فَوْقَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الْبَاطِنُ فَلَيْسَ دُونَكَ شَيْءٌ.
Wa-anta al-ẓāhiru fa-laysa fawqaka shayʾun, wa-anta al-bāṭinu fa-laysa dūnaka shayʾun.
You are the Outward, with nothing above You, and You are the Inward, with nothing nearer than You.
فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ،
Fa-laka al-ḥamdu, lā ilāha illā anta subḥānaka innī kuntu mina al-ẓālimīna,
All praise belongs to You. There is no god but You. Glory be to You; I have indeed been among the wrongdoers.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Prophets 21:87
مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ كَانَ وَمَا لَمْ يَشَأْ لَمْ يَكُنْ، لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ.
Mā shāʾa Allāhu kāna wa-mā lam yashaʾ lam yakun, lā quwwata illā bi-Allāhi.
Whatever Allah wills comes to be; whatever He does not will does not come to be. There is no strength except through Allah.
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اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَنَبِيِّكَ وَرَسُولِكَ صَلَاةً مُبَارَكَةً طَيِّبَةً،
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin ʿabdika wa-nabiyyika wa-rasūlika ṣalātan mubārakatan ṭayyibatan,
O Allah, bless our master Muhammad, Your servant, Prophet, and Messenger, with a blessed and wholesome blessing,
كَمَا أَمَرْتَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمْ تَسْلِيمًا.
kamā amarta an tuṣalliya ʿalayhi wa-sallim taslīman.
as You have commanded blessings upon him, and grant him abundant peace.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ حَتَّى لَا يَبْقَى مِنْ صَلَاتِكَ شَيْءٌ،
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin ḥattā lā yabqā min ṣalātika shayʾun,
O Allah, bless our master Muhammad until no blessing of Yours remains unbestowed.
وَارْحَمْ سَيِّدَنَا مُحَمَّدًا حَتَّى لَا يَبْقَى مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ شَيْءٌ،
wa-irḥam sayyidanā Muḥammadan ḥattā lā yabqā min raḥmatika shayʾun,
Have mercy upon our master Muhammad until no mercy of Yours remains unbestowed.
وَبَارِكْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ حَتَّى لَا يَبْقَى مِنْ بَرَكَاتِكَ شَيْءٌ.
Wa-bārik ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin ḥattā lā yabqā min barakātika shayʾun.
Pour Your blessings upon our master Muhammad until none of Your blessings remains unbestowed.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَأَبْلِجْ وَأَنْجِحْ وَأَتِمَّ وَأَصْلِحْ وَزِدْ وَأَرْبِحْ وَأَوْفِ وَأَرْجِحْ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-ablij wa-anjiḥ wa-atimma wa-aṣliḥ wa-zid wa-arbiḥ wa-awfi wa-arjiḥ,
O Allah, bless, grant peace, make radiant, grant success, complete, set right, increase, enrich, fulfill, and give greater weight.
وَأَفْضِلِ الصَّلَاةَ وَأَجْزِلِ الْمِنَنَ وَالتَّحِيَّاتِ عَلَى عَبْدِكَ وَنَبِيِّكَ وَرَسُولِكَ،
Wa-afḍili al-ṣalāta wa-ajzili al-minana wa-al-taḥiyyāti ʿalā ʿabdika wa-nabiyyika wa-rasūlika,
Bestow the finest blessing and abundant favors and greetings upon Your servant, Prophet, and Messenger,
سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، الَّذِي هُوَ فَلَقُ صُبْحِ أَنْوَارِ الْوَحْدَانِيَّةِ،
sayyidinā wa-mawlānā Muḥammadin ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama, alladhī huwa falaqu ṣubḥi anwāri al-waḥdāniyyati,
our master and patron Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—who is the breaking dawn of the lights of oneness,
وَطَلْعَةُ شَمْسِ الْأَسْرَارِ الرَّبَّانِيَّةِ، وَبَهْجَةُ قَمَرِ الْحَقَائِقِ الصَّمَدَانِيَّةِ،
wa-ṭalʿatu shamsi al-asrāri al-rabbāniyyati, wa-bahjatu qamari al-ḥaqāʾiqi al-ṣamadāniyyati,
the rising sun of lordly secrets, the splendor of the moon of realities belonging to the Eternal Refuge,
وَعَرُوسُ حَضْرَةِ الْحَضَرَاتِ الرَّحْمَانِيَّةِ، نُورُ كُلِّ رَسُولٍ وَسَنَاهُ.
wa-ʿarūsu ḥaḍrati al-ḥaḍarāti al-raḥmāniyyati, nūru kulli rasūlin wa-sanāhu.
the radiant beloved of the presence of the All-Merciful presences, the light and radiance of every messenger.
يس وَالْقُرْآنِ الْحَكِيمِ، إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ.
Yā-Sīn. Wa-al-qurʾāni al-ḥakīmi, innaka la-mina al-mursalīna ʿalā ṣirāṭin mustaqīmin.
Yā-Sīn. By the wise Qurʾān, you are indeed one of the messengers, upon a straight path.
Qurʾān · Yaseen 36:1–4
وَبِشْرُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُدَاهُ، ذَلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ.
Wa-bishru kulli shayʾin wa-hudāhu, dhālika taqdīru al-ʿazīzi al-ʿalīmi.
The joy and guidance of everything: that is the determination of the Almighty, the All-Knowing.
وَجَوْهَرُ كُلِّ وَلِيٍّ وَضِيَاؤُهُ، سَلَامٌ قَوْلًا مِنْ رَبٍّ رَحِيمٍ.
Wa-jawharu kulli waliyyin wa-ḍiyāʾuhu, salāmun qawlan min rabbin raḥīmin.
The jewel and illumination of every friend of Allah: “Peace”—a word from a merciful Lord.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ الْعَرَبِيِّ الْقُرَيْشِيِّ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim ʿalā Muḥammadin al-nabiyyi al-ummiyyi al-ʿarabiyyi al-Qurashiyyi,
O Allah, bless and grant peace to Muhammad, the unlettered Arab Prophet of Quraysh,
الْهَاشِمِيِّ الْأَبْطَحِيِّ التِّهَامِيِّ الْمَكِّيِّ، صَاحِبِ التَّاجِ وَالْكَرَامَةِ، صَاحِبِ الْخَيْرِ وَالْمِنَنِ،
al-Hāshimiyyi al-Abṭaḥiyyi al-Tihāmiyyi al-Makkiyyi, ṣāḥibi al-tāji wa-al-karāmati, ṣāḥibi al-khayri wa-al-minani,
of Hāshim, al-Abṭaḥ, Tihāmah, and Mecca; bearer of the crown and honor, bearer of goodness and favors,
صَاحِبِ السَّرَايَا وَالْعَطَايَا وَالْغَزْوِ وَالْجِهَادِ وَالْمَغْنَمِ وَالْمَقْسَمِ،
ṣāḥibi al-sarāyā wa-al-ʿaṭāyā wa-al-ghazwi wa-al-jihādi wa-al-maghnami wa-al-maqsami,
leader of expeditions, giver of gifts, bearer of campaigning and striving, of spoils and their distribution,
صَاحِبِ الْآيَاتِ وَالْمُعْجِزَاتِ وَالْعَلَامَاتِ الْبَاهِرَاتِ، صَاحِبِ الْحَجِّ وَالْحَلْقِ وَالتَّلْبِيَةِ،
ṣāḥibi al-āyāti wa-al-muʿjizāti wa-al-ʿalāmāti al-bāhirāti, ṣāḥibi al-ḥajji wa-al-ḥalqi wa-al-talbiyati,
bearer of signs, miracles, and dazzling proofs; exemplar of pilgrimage, ritual head-shaving, and the pilgrim’s response,
صَاحِبِ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةِ وَالْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ وَالْمَقَامِ وَالْقِبْلَةِ وَالْمِحْرَابِ وَالْمِنْبَرِ،
ṣāḥibi al-Ṣafā wa-al-Marwati wa-al-mashʿari al-ḥarāmi wa-al-maqāmi wa-al-qiblati wa-al-miḥrābi wa-al-minbari,
associated with al-Ṣafā, al-Marwah, the Sacred Monument, the Station, the qiblah, the prayer niche, and the pulpit,
صَاحِبِ الْمَقَامِ الْمَحْمُودِ وَالْحَوْضِ الْمَوْرُودِ وَالشَّجَاعَةِ وَالسُّجُودِ لِلرَّبِّ الْمَعْبُودِ،
ṣāḥibi al-maqāmi al-maḥmūdi wa-al-ḥawḍi al-mawrūdi wa-al-shajāʿati wa-al-sujūdi li-al-rabbi al-maʿbūdi,
bearer of the Praised Station and the visited Pool, of courage and prostration before the Lord who is worshipped,
صَاحِبِ رَمْيِ الْجَمَرَاتِ وَالْوُقُوفِ بِعَرَفَاتٍ، صَاحِبِ الْحِلْمِ الطَّوِيلِ وَالْكَلَامِ الْجَلِيلِ،
ṣāḥibi ramyi al-jamarāti wa-al-wuqūfi bi-ʿArafātin, ṣāḥibi al-ḥilmi al-ṭawīli wa-al-kalāmi al-jalīli,
exemplar of casting stones at the pillars and standing at ʿArafāt; possessor of enduring forbearance and noble speech,
صَاحِبِ كَلِمَةِ الْإِخْلَاصِ وَالصِّدْقِ وَالتَّصْدِيقِ.
ṣāḥibi kalimati al-ikhlāṣi wa-al-ṣidqi wa-al-taṣdīqi.
bearer of the declaration of pure devotion, truthfulness, and affirmation of truth.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin
O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad
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وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَاةً تُنَجِّينَا بِهَا مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْمِحَنِ وَالْإِحَنِ وَالْأَهْوَالِ وَالْبَلِيَّاتِ،
wa-ʿalā āli sayyidinā Muḥammadin ṣalātan tunajjīnā bihā min jamīʿi al-miḥani wa-al-iḥani wa-al-ahwāli wa-al-baliyyāti,
and the family of our master Muhammad, with a blessing through which You rescue us from every trial, hostility, terror, and affliction,
وَتُسَلِّمُنَا بِهَا مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْفِتَنِ وَالْأَسْقَامِ وَالْآفَاتِ وَالْعَاهَاتِ،
wa-tusallimunā bihā min jamīʿi al-fitani wa-al-asqāmi wa-al-āfāti wa-al-ʿāhāti,
through which You keep us safe from every turmoil, sickness, calamity, and infirmity,
وَتُطَهِّرُنَا بِهَا مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْعُيُوبِ وَالسَّيِّئَاتِ، وَتَغْفِرُ لَنَا بِهَا جَمِيعَ الذُّنُوبَاتِ،
wa-tuṭahhirunā bihā min jamīʿi al-ʿuyūbi wa-al-sayyiʾāti, wa-taghfiru lanā bihā jamīʿa al-dhunūbāti,
through which You cleanse us of every fault and misdeed and forgive all our sins,
وَتَمْحُو بِهَا عَنَّا الْخَطِيئَاتِ، وَتَقْضِي لَنَا بِهَا جَمِيعَ مَا نَطْلُبُهُ مِنَ الْحَاجَاتِ،
wa-tamḥū bihā ʿannā al-khaṭīʾāti, wa-taqḍī lanā bihā jamīʿa mā naṭlubuhu mina al-ḥājāti,
through which You erase our errors and fulfill every need we ask You to meet,
وَتَرْفَعُنَا بِهَا عِنْدَكَ أَعْلَى الدَّرَجَاتِ، وَتُبَلِّغُنَا بِهَا أَقْصَى الْغَايَاتِ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْخَيْرَاتِ،
wa-tarfaʿunā bihā ʿindaka aʿlā al-darajāti, wa-tuballighunā bihā aqṣā al-ghāyāti min jamīʿi al-khayrāti,
through which You raise us to the highest ranks with You and bring us to the furthest goals of every goodness,
فِي الْحَيَاةِ وَبَعْدَ الْمَمَاتِ، يَا رَبُّ يَا اللَّهُ يَا مُجِيبَ الدَّعَوَاتِ.
fī al-ḥayāti wa-baʿda al-mamāti, yā rabbu yā Allāhu yā mujība al-daʿawāti.
in life and after death, O Lord, O Allah, O Answerer of supplications.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِي فِي مُدَّةِ حَيَاتِي وَبَعْدَ مَمَاتِي،
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka an tajʿala lī fī muddati ḥayātī wa-baʿda mamātī,
O Allah, I ask You to grant me throughout my life and after my death
أَضْعَافَ أَضْعَافِ ذَلِكَ، أَلْفَ أَلْفِ صَلَاةٍ وَسَلَامٍ مَضْرُوبَيْنِ فِي مِثْلِ ذَلِكَ،
aḍʿāfa aḍʿāfi dhālika, alfa alfi ṣalātin wa-salāmin maḍrūbayni fī mithli dhālika,
many times over that amount: a thousand thousand blessings and salutations multiplied by the same,
وَأَمْثَالَ أَمْثَالِ ذَلِكَ عَلَى عَبْدِكَ وَنَبِيِّكَ وَرَسُولِكَ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ،
wa-amthāla amthāli dhālika ʿalā ʿabdika wa-nabiyyika wa-rasūlika sayyidinā Muḥammadin,
and like amounts multiplied again, upon Your servant, Prophet, and Messenger, our master Muhammad,
النَّبِيِّ الْأَمِينِ وَالرَّسُولِ الْعَرَبِيِّ، وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ وَأَوْلَادِهِ وَأَزْوَاجِهِ وَذُرِّيَّاتِهِ،
al-nabiyyi al-amīni wa-al-rasūli al-ʿarabiyyi, wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-aṣḥābihi wa-awlādihi wa-azwājihi wa-dhurriyyātihi,
the trustworthy Prophet and Arab Messenger, and upon his family, companions, children, wives, and descendants,
وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَأَصْهَارِهِ وَأَنْصَارِهِ وَأَشْفَاعِهِ وَأَتْبَاعِهِ وَمَوَالِيهِ وَخُدَّامِهِ وَحُجَّابِهِ.
wa-ahli baytihi wa-aṣhārihi wa-anṣārihi wa-ashfāʿihi wa-atbāʿihi wa-mawālīhi wa-khuddāmihi wa-ḥujjābihi.
his household, relatives by marriage, supporters, intercessors, followers, associates, servants, and attendants.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ كُلَّ صَلَاةٍ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَلِكَ تَفُوقُ وَتَفْضُلُ صَلَاةَ الْمُصَلِّينَ عَلَيْهِ،
Allāhumma ijʿal kulla ṣalātin min kulli dhālika tafūqu wa-tafḍulu ṣalāta al-muṣallīna ʿalayhi,
O Allah, make each one of all these blessings surpass the blessings of all who invoke blessings upon him,
مِنْ أَهْلِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَأَهْلِ الْأَرَضِينَ أَجْمَعِينَ، كَفَضْلِهِ الَّذِي فَضَّلْتَهُ عَلَى كَافَّةِ خَلْقِكَ،
min ahli al-samāwāti wa-ahli al-araḍīna ajmaʿīna, ka-faḍlihi alladhī faḍḍaltahu ʿalā kāffati khalqika,
among all the inhabitants of the heavens and earths, just as You have favored him above all Your creation,
يَا أَكْرَمَ الْأَكْرَمِينَ، يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
yā akrama al-akramīna, yā arḥama al-rāḥimīna.
O Most Generous of the generous, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ.
Rabbanā taqabbal minnā innaka anta al-samīʿu al-ʿalīmu.
Our Lord, accept this from us. You alone are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:127
وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ.
Wa-tub ʿalaynā innaka anta al-tawwābu al-raḥīmu.
Turn toward us in mercy. You alone are the Accepter of repentance, the Especially Merciful.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:128
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَكَرِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَنَبِيِّكَ وَرَسُولِكَ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-karrim ʿalā sayyidinā wa-mawlānā Muḥammadin ʿabdika wa-nabiyyika wa-rasūlika,
O Allah, bestow blessings, peace, and honor upon our master and patron Muhammad, Your servant, Prophet, and Messenger,
النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ السَّيِّدِ الْكَامِلِ الْفَاتِحِ الْخَاتِمِ،
al-nabiyyi al-ummiyyi al-sayyidi al-kāmili al-fātiḥi al-khātimi,
the unlettered Prophet, the perfect master, the opener and the seal,
حَاءِ الرَّحْمَةِ وَمِيمِ الْمُلْكِ وَدَالِ الدَّوَامِ، بَحْرِ أَنْوَارِكَ وَمَعْدِنِ أَسْرَارِكَ،
ḥāʾi al-raḥmati wa-mīmi al-mulki wa-dāli al-dawāmi, baḥri anwārika wa-maʿdini asrārika,
the ḥāʾ of mercy, the mīm of dominion, and the dāl of permanence; the ocean of Your lights and the mine of Your secrets,
وَلِسَانِ حُجَّتِكَ وَعَرُوسِ مَمْلَكَتِكَ وَعَيْنِ أَعْيَانِ خَلِيفَتِكَ،
wa-lisāni ḥujjatika wa-ʿarūsi mamlakatika wa-ʿayni aʿyāni khalīfatika,
the tongue of Your proof, the radiant beloved of Your kingdom, and the essence of the realities of Your vicegerent,
وَصَفِيِّكَ السَّابِقِ لِلْخَلْقِ نُورُهُ، وَالرَّحْمَةِ لِلْعَالَمِينَ ظُهُورُهُ، الْمُصْطَفَى الْمُجْتَبَى
wa-ṣafiyyika al-sābiqi li-al-khalqi nūruhu, wa-al-raḥmati li-al-ʿālamīna ẓuhūruhu, al-muṣṭafā al-mujtabā
Your chosen one, whose light preceded creation and whose appearance is mercy to all worlds, the chosen and elected one,
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الْمُقْتَفَى الْمُرْتَضَى، عَيْنِ الْعِنَايَةِ وَزَيْنِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَكَنْزِ الْهِدَايَةِ وَإِمَامِ الْحَضْرَةِ،
al-muqtafā al-murtaḍā, ʿayni al-ʿināyati wa-zayni al-qiyāmati wa-kanzi al-hidāyati wa-imāmi al-ḥaḍrati,
the one followed and well-pleasing, the essence of providential care, the adornment of Resurrection, the treasure of guidance, and the imam of the Divine Presence,
وَأَمِينِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ وَطِرَازِ الْحُلَّةِ وَكَنْزِ الْحَقِيقَةِ، وَ[كَلِمَةٌ غَيْرُ وَاضِحَةٍ] الشَّرِيعَةِ وَكَاشِفِ الْغُمَّةِ،
wa-amīni al-mamlakati wa-ṭirāzi al-ḥullati wa-kanzi al-ḥaqīqati, wa-[unclear word] al-sharīʿati wa-kāshifi al-ghummati,
trustee of the kingdom, embroidery of the robe, treasure of inner truth, [unclear word] of the Sacred Law, and remover of sorrow,
وَمُجَلِّي الظُّلْمَةِ وَنَاصِرِ الْمِلَّةِ وَنَبِيِّ الرَّحْمَةِ وَشَفِيعِ الْأُمَّةِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ،
wa-mujallī al-ẓulmati wa-nāṣiri al-millati wa-nabiyyi al-raḥmati wa-shafīʿi al-ummati yawma al-qiyāmati,
dispeller of darkness, supporter of the faith, Prophet of mercy, and intercessor for the community on the Day of Resurrection,
يَوْمَ تَخْشَعُ الْأَصْوَاتُ وَتَشْخَصُ الْأَبْصَارُ.
yawma takhshaʿu al-aṣwātu wa-tashkhaṣu al-abṣāru.
the day when voices fall hushed and eyes stare fixedly.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَنَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، النُّورِ الْأَبْلَجِ وَالْبَهَاءِ الْأَبْهَجِ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim ʿalā sayyidinā wa-nabiyyinā Muḥammadin, al-nūri al-ablaji wa-al-bahāʾi al-abhaji,
O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master and Prophet Muhammad, the resplendent light and the most radiant splendor,
نَامُوسِ تَوْرَاةِ مُوسَى وَقَامُوسِ إِنْجِيلِ عِيسَى، صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ وَسَلَامُهُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ،
nāmūsi tawrāti Mūsā wa-qāmūsi injīli ʿĪsā, ṣalawātu Allāhi wa-salāmuhu ʿalayhi wa-ʿalayhim ajmaʿīna,
the sacred mystery of Moses’ Torah and the ocean of Jesus’ Gospel—Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him and upon them all—
طِلَسْمِ الْفَلَكِ الْأَطْلَسِ فِي بُطُونِ: كُنْتُ كَنْزًا مَخْفِيًّا، أَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أُعْرَفَ،
ṭilasmi al-falaki al-aṭlasi fī buṭūni: kuntu kanzan makhfiyyan, aḥbabtu an uʿrafa,
the talisman of the starless sphere within the inwardness of “I was a hidden treasure; I loved to be known,”
Reported divine saying in the source · attribution note
طَاوُوسِ الْمُلْكِ الْمُقَدَّسِ فِي ظُهُورِ: فَخَلَقْتُ خَلْقًا فَتَعَرَّفْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ، فَبِي عَرَفُونِي،
ṭāwūsi al-mulki al-muqaddasi fī ẓuhūri: fa-khalaqtu khalqan fa-taʿarraftu ilaykum, fa-bī ʿarafūnī,
the peacock of sanctified dominion within the outwardness of “So I created a creation and made Myself known to you; through Me they knew Me,”
Reported divine saying in the source · attribution note
قُرَّةِ عَيْنِ الْيَقِينِ، مِرْآةِ أُولِي الْعَزْمِ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ إِلَى شُهُودِ الْمَلِكِ الْحَقِّ الْمُبِينِ،
qurrati ʿayni al-yaqīni, mirʾāti ulī al-ʿazmi mina al-mursalīna ilā shuhūdi al-maliki al-ḥaqqi al-mubīni,
solace of the eye of certainty, the mirror through which the messengers of firm resolve witness the King, the manifest Truth,
نُورِ أَنْوَارِ بَصَائِرِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ الْمُكْرَمِينَ، وَمَحَلِّ نَظَرِكَ وَسَعَةِ رَحْمَتِكَ مِنَ الْعَوَالِمِ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ،
nūri anwāri baṣāʾiri al-anbiyāʾi al-mukramīna, wa-maḥalli naẓarika wa-saʿati raḥmatika mina al-ʿawālimi al-awwalīna wa-al-ākhirīna,
the light of the lights of the honored prophets’ insight, the focus of Your gaze and the breadth of Your mercy among the worlds, first and last.
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى إِخْوَانِهِ مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ، وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ.
Ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-ʿalā ikhwānihi mina al-nabiyyīna wa-al-mursalīna, wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-aṣḥābihi al-ṭayyibīna al-ṭāhirīna.
May Allah bless him, his brothers among the prophets and messengers, and his good and pure family and companions.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَأَتْحِفْ وَأَنْعِمْ وَامْنَحْ وَأَكْرِمْ وَأَجْزِلْ وَأَعْظِمْ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim wa-atḥif wa-anʿim wa-imnaḥ wa-akrim wa-ajzil wa-aʿẓim,
O Allah, bless, grant peace, offer precious gifts, bestow favor, give freely, honor, grant abundantly, and magnify,
أَفْضَلَ صَلَاتِكَ وَأَوْفَى سَلَامِكَ، صَلَاةً وَسَلَامًا يَتَنَزَّلَانِ،
afḍala ṣalātika wa-awfā salāmika, ṣalātan wa-salāman yatanazzalāni,
with Your finest blessing and fullest peace: a blessing and peace descending
مِنْ أُفُقِ كُنْهِ بَاطِنِ الذَّاتِ إِلَى فَلَكِ سَمَاءِ مَظَاهِرِ الْأَسْمَاءِ وَالصِّفَاتِ،
min ufuqi kunhi bāṭini al-dhāti ilā falaki samāʾi maẓāhiri al-asmāʾi wa-al-ṣifāti,
from the horizon of the innermost depth of the Essence to the sphere of the heaven where the Names and Attributes are manifested,
وَيَرْتَقِيَانِ عِنْدَ سِدْرَةِ مُنْتَهَى الْعَارِفِينَ إِلَى مَرْكَزِ جَلَالِ النُّورِ الْمُبِينِ،
wa-yartaqiyāni ʿinda sidrati muntahā al-ʿārifīna ilā markazi jalāli al-nūri al-mubīni,
and rising at the lote-tree of the knowers’ furthest reach to the center of the majesty of the manifest Light,
عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَنَبِيِّكَ وَرَسُولِكَ،
ʿalā sayyidinā wa-mawlānā Muḥammadin ʿabdika wa-nabiyyika wa-rasūlika,
upon our master and patron Muhammad, Your servant, Prophet, and Messenger,
عِلْمِ يَقِينِ الْعُلَمَاءِ الرَّبَّانِيِّينَ، وَعَيْنِ يَقِينِ الْخُلَفَاءِ الرَّاشِدِينَ، وَحَقِّ يَقِينِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ الْمُكْرَمِينَ،
ʿilmi yaqīni al-ʿulamāʾi al-rabbāniyyīna, wa-ʿayni yaqīni al-khulafāʾi al-rāshidīna, wa-ḥaqqi yaqīni al-anbiyāʾi al-mukramīna,
the knowledge of certainty of the godly scholars, the eye of certainty of the rightly guided successors, and the truth of certainty of the honored prophets,
الَّذِي تَاهَتْ فِي أَنْوَارِ جَلَالِهِ أُولُو الْعَزْمِ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ،
alladhī tāhat fī anwāri jalālihi ulū al-ʿazmi mina al-mursalīna,
in whose lights of majesty the messengers of firm resolve became lost in wonder,
وَتَحَيَّرَتْ فِي دَرْكِ حَقَائِقِهِ عُظَمَاءُ الْمَلَائِكَةِ الْمُهَيَّمِينَ،
wa-taḥayyarat fī darki ḥaqāʾiqihi ʿuẓamāʾu al-malāʾikati al-muhayyamīna,
and at grasping whose realities the greatest of the enraptured angels were bewildered,
الْمُنْزَلِ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْقُرْآنِ الْعَظِيمِ بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيٍّ مُبِينٍ:
al-munzali ʿalayhi fī al-qurʾāni al-ʿaẓīmi bi-lisānin ʿarabiyyin mubīnin:
concerning whom it was revealed in the mighty Qurʾān, in clear Arabic speech:
لَقَدْ مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ بَعَثَ فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ،
La-qad manna Allāhu ʿalā al-muʾminīna idh baʿatha fīhim rasūlan min anfusihim,
Allah has certainly favored the believers by sending among them a messenger from among themselves,
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:164
يَتْلُو عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتِهِ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ،
yatlū ʿalayhim āyātihi wa-yuzakkīhim wa-yuʿallimuhumu al-kitāba wa-al-ḥikmata,
reciting His signs to them, purifying them, and teaching them the Book and wisdom,
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:164
وَإِنْ كَانُوا مِنْ قَبْلُ لَفِي ضَلَالٍ مُبِينٍ.
wa-in kānū min qablu la-fī ḍalālin mubīnin.
although before this they were clearly astray.
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:164
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ صَلَاةَ ذَاتِكَ عَلَى حَضْرَةِ صِفَاتِكَ الْجَامِعِ
Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim ṣalāta dhātika ʿalā ḥaḍrati ṣifātika al-jāmiʿi
O Allah, bestow blessings and peace—the blessing of Your Essence—upon the presence of Your Attributes, the one who gathers
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لِكُلِّ كَمَالٍ، الْمُتَّصِفِ بِصِفَاتِ الْجَلَالِ وَالْجَمَالِ، مَنْ تَنَزَّهَ عَنِ الْمَخْلُوقِينَ فِي الْمِثَالِ،
likulli kamālin, al-muttaṣifi biṣifāti al-jalāli wa-al-jamāli, man tanazzaha ʿani al-makhlūqīna fī al-mithāli,
of every perfection, endowed with majesty and beauty, beyond comparison with created beings;
يَنْبُوعِ الْمَعَارِفِ الرَّبَّانِيَّةِ وَحُلَّةِ الْأَسْرَارِ الْإِلَٰهِيَّةِ، غَايَةِ مُنْتَهَى السَّائِلِينَ،
yanbūʿi al-maʿārifi al-rabbāniyyati waḥullati al-ʾasrāri al-ʾilāhiyyati, ghāyati muntahā al-sāʾilīna,
the wellspring of knowledge of the Lord, the robe of divine mysteries, and the furthest goal of seekers;
وَدَلِيلِ كُلِّ حَائِرٍ مِنَ الْمَسَاكِينِ، مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَحْمُودِ بِالْأَوْصَافِ وَالذَّاتِ،
wadalīli kulli ḥāʾirin mina al-masākīni, muḥammadin al-maḥmūdi bi-al-ʾawṣāfi wa-al-dhāti,
the guide of every bewildered, needy soul: Muhammad, praised in his qualities and his very being,
وَأَحْمَدِ مَنْ مَضَى وَمَنْ هُوَ آتٍ.
waʾaḥmadi man maḍā waman huwa ʾātin.
the most praiseworthy of all who have passed and all who are yet to come.
وَسَلِّمْ تَسْلِيمًا بِدَايَةَ الْأَزَلِ وَغَايَةَ الْأَبَدِ حَتَّى لَا يَحْصُرَهُ عَدَدٌ وَلَا يُنْهِيَهُ أَمَدٌ،
wasallim taslīman bidāyata al-ʾazali waghāyata al-ʾabadi ḥattā lā yaḥṣurahu ʿadadun walā yunhiyahu ʾamadun,
Grant him peace from before all beginnings to beyond all endings, beyond number or any limit of time.
وَارْضَ عَنْ نُقَبَائِهِ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ وَالطَّرِيقَةِ وَالْحَقِيقَةِ،
wa-rḍa ʿan nuqabāʾihi fī al-sharīʿati wa-al-ṭarīqati wa-al-ḥaqīqati,
Be pleased with his representatives in the sacred law, the spiritual path, and the realization of truth:
مِنَ الْأَصْحَابِ وَالْعُلَمَاءِ وَأَهْلِ الطَّرِيقَةِ، وَاجْعَلْنَا يَا مَوْلَانَا مِنْهُمْ حَقِيقَةً. آمِينَ.
mina al-ʾaṣḥābi wa-al-ʿulamāʾi waʾahli al-ṭarīqati, wa-jʿalnā yā mawlānā minhum ḥaqīqatan. ʾāmīna.
his companions, the scholars, and the people of the path. Our Master, make us truly among them. Amen.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim ʿalā sayyidinā muḥammadin waʿalā ʾāli sayyidinā muḥammadin,
O Allah, bless our master Muhammad and the family of our master Muhammad, and grant them peace:
فَاتِحِ أَبْوَابِ حَضْرَتِكَ وَعَيْنِ عِنَايَتِكَ بِخَلْقِكَ، وَرَسُولِكَ إِلَى جِنِّكَ وَإِنْسِكَ،
fātiḥi ʾabwābi ḥaḍratika waʿayni ʿināyatika bikhalqika, warasūlika ʾilā jinnika waʾinsika,
the opener of the doors to Your presence, the very embodiment of Your care for creation, and Your messenger to jinn and humankind;
وَحْدَانِيِّ الذَّاتِ، الْمُنَزَّلِ عَلَيْهِ الْآيَاتُ الْوَاضِحَاتُ، مُقِيلِ الْعَثَرَاتِ وَسَيِّدِ السَّادَاتِ،
waḥdāniyyi al-dhāti, al-munazzali ʿalayhi al-ʾāyātu al-wāḍiḥātu, muqīli al-ʿatharāti wasayyidi al-sādāti,
unique in his being, the recipient of clear revelations, the one who lifts those who stumble, and the master of masters;
مَاحِي الشِّرْكِ وَالضَّلَالِ بِالسُّيُوفِ الصَّارِمَاتِ، الْآمِرِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّاهِي عَنِ الْمُنْكَرَاتِ،
māḥī al-shirki wa-al-ḍalāli bi-al-suyūfi al-ṣārimāti, al-ʾāmiri bi-al-maʿrūfi wa-al-nāhī ʿani al-munkarāti,
the one who sweeps away idolatry and error with decisive swords, who enjoins what is right and forbids what is wrong;
الثَّامِلِ مِنْ شَرَابِ الْمُشَاهَدَاتِ، سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ خَيْرِ الْبَرِيَّاتِ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
al-thāmili min sharābi al-mushāhadāti, sayyidinā muḥammadin khayri al-bariyyāti, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama.
intoxicated by the drink of spiritual witnessing: our master Muhammad, the best of created beings, whom Allah bless and grant peace.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى مَنْ لَهُ الْأَخْلَاقُ الرَّضِيَّةُ وَالْأَوْصَافُ الْمَرْضِيَّةُ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim ʿalā man lahu al-ʾakhlāqu al-raḍiyyatu wa-al-ʾawṣāfu al-marḍiyyatu,
O Allah, bless and grant peace to the one whose character is pleasing and whose qualities are approved;
وَالْأَقْوَالُ الشَّرْعِيَّةُ وَالْأَحْوَالُ الْحَقِيقِيَّةُ، وَالْعِنَايَاتُ الْأَزَلِيَّةُ وَالسَّعَادَاتُ الْأَبَدِيَّةُ،
wa-al-ʾaqwālu al-sharʿiyyatu wa-al-ʾaḥwālu al-ḥaqīqiyyatu, wa-al-ʿināyātu al-ʾazaliyyatu wa-al-saʿādātu al-ʾabadiyyatu,
whose words accord with sacred law and whose states embody truth, who receives timeless care and everlasting happiness;
وَالْفُتُوحَاتُ الْمَكِّيَّةُ وَالظُّهُورَاتُ الْمَدَنِيَّةُ، وَالْكَمَالَاتُ الْإِلَٰهِيَّةُ وَالْمَعَالِمُ الرَّبَّانِيَّةُ،
wa-al-futūḥātu al-makkiyyatu wa-al-ẓuhūrātu al-madaniyyatu, wa-al-kamālātu al-ʾilāhiyyatu wa-al-maʿālimu al-rabbāniyyatu,
whose openings are Meccan and whose manifestations are Medinan, whose perfections are divinely bestowed and whose signs point to the Lord;
سِرِّ الْبَرِيَّةِ، وَشَفِيعِنَا يَوْمَ بَعْثِنَا، الْمُسْتَغْفِرِ لَنَا عِنْدَ رَبِّنَا،
sirri al-bariyyati, washafīʿinā yawma baʿthinā, al-mustaghfiri lanā ʿinda rabbinā,
the secret of creation, our intercessor on the day we are raised, who asks our Lord to forgive us;
الدَّاعِي إِلَيْكَ وَالْمُقْتَدَى بِهِ لِمَنْ أَرَادَ الْوُصُولَ إِلَيْكَ،
al-dāʿī ʾilayka wa-al-muqtadā bihi liman ʾarāda al-wuṣūla ʾilayka,
who calls to You and is the example for those who seek to reach You;
الْأَنِيسِ بِكَ وَالْمُسْتَوْحِشِ مِنْ غَيْرِكَ، حَتَّى تَمَتَّعَ مِنْ نُورِ ذَاتِكَ،
al-ʾanīsi bika wa-al-mustawḥishi min ghayrika, ḥattā tamattaʿa min nūri dhātika,
who finds intimacy with You and feels estranged from all else, until he delights in the light of Your very Being;
وَرَجَعَ بِكَ لَا بِغَيْرِكَ، وَشَهِدَ وَحْدَتَكَ فِي كَثْرَتِكَ،
warajaʿa bika lā bighayrika, washahida waḥdataka fī kathratika,
who returns through You alone and witnesses Your oneness amid Your multiplicity;
وَقُلْتَ لَهُ بِلِسَانِ حَالِكَ، وَقَوَّيْتَهُ بِكُلِّيَّاتِكَ:
waqulta lahu bilisāni ḥālika, waqawwaytahu bikulliyyātika:
to whom You spoke through the language of Your state, strengthening him through Your universal truths:
فَاصْدَعْ بِمَا تُؤْمَرُ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ.
fa-ṣdaʿ bimā tuʾmaru waʾaʿriḍ ʿani al-mushrikīna.
“Proclaim openly what you are commanded, and turn away from those who associate others with Allah.”
Qurʾān · The Rock 15:94
الذَّاكِرِ لَكَ فِي لَيْلِكَ، وَالصَّائِمِ لَكَ فِي نَهَارِكَ،
al-dhākiri laka fī laylika, wa-al-ṣāʾimi laka fī nahārika,
He remembers You through Your night and fasts for You through Your day;
الْمَعْرُوفِ عِنْدَ مَلَائِكَتِكَ أَنَّهُ خَيْرُ خَلْقِكَ.
al-maʿrūfi ʿinda malāʾikatika ʾannahu khayru khalqika.
Your angels know him as the best of Your creation.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْكَ بِالْحَرْفِ الْجَامِعِ لِمَعَانِي كَمَالِكَ،
Allāhumma ʾinnā natawassalu ʾilayka bi-al-ḥarfi al-jāmiʿi limaʿānī kamālika,
O Allah, we seek access to You through the letter that gathers the meanings of Your perfection.
فَنَسْأَلُكَ إِيَّاكَ بِكَ أَنْ تُرِيَنَا وَجْهَ نَبِيِّكَ وَأَنْ تَمْحُوَ وُجُودَ
fanasʾaluka ʾiyyāka bika ʾan turiyanā wajha nabiyyika waʾan tamḥuwa wujūda
We ask You, through You, for You Yourself: show us the face of Your Prophet and erase the existence of
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ذُنُوبِنَا بِمُشَاهَدَةِ جَمَالِكَ، وَتُغَيِّبَنَا عَنَّا فِي بِحَارِ أَنْوَارِكَ،
dhunūbinā bimushāhadati jamālika, watughayyibanā ʿannā fī biḥāri ʾanwārika,
our sins through witnessing Your beauty, and take us beyond awareness of ourselves in the oceans of Your lights,
مَعْصُومِينَ مِنَ الشَّوَاغِلِ الدُّنْيَوِيَّةِ، رَاغِبِينَ إِلَيْكَ، غَائِبِينَ بِكَ،
maʿṣūmīna mina al-shawāghili al-dunyawiyyati, rāghibīna ʾilayka, ghāʾibīna bika,
protected from worldly distractions, longing for You, and absorbed in You.
يَا هُوَ يَا اللَّهُ، يَا هُوَ يَا اللَّهُ، يَا هُوَ يَا اللَّهُ، لَا إِلَٰهَ غَيْرُكَ.
yā huwa yā Allāhu, yā huwa yā Allāhu, yā huwa yā Allāhu, lā ʾilāha ghayruka.
O He, O Allah; O He, O Allah; O He, O Allah. There is no god other than You.
أَسْقِنَا مِنْ شَرَابِ مَحَبَّتِكَ وَاغْمِسْنَا فِي بِحَارِ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ،
ʾasqinā min sharābi maḥabbatika wa-ghmisnā fī biḥāri ʾaḥadiyyatika,
Give us to drink from Your love, and immerse us in the oceans of Your absolute oneness,
حَتَّى نَرْتَعَ فِي بُحْبُوحَةِ حَضْرَتِكَ، وَنَقْطَعَ عَنَّا أَوْهَامَ خَلِيقَتِكَ،
ḥattā nartaʿa fī buḥbūḥati ḥaḍratika, wanaqṭaʿa ʿannā ʾawhāma khalīqatika,
so that we may dwell freely in the spaciousness of Your presence and cast away the illusions of Your creation,
بِفَضْلِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ، وَنَوِّرْنَا بِنُورِ طَاعَتِكَ وَاهْدِنَا وَلَا تُضِلَّنَا،
bifaḍlika waraḥmatika, wanawwirnā binūri ṭāʿatika wa-hdinā walā tuḍillanā,
through Your grace and mercy. Illuminate us with the light of obedience to You; guide us and do not let us stray.
وَبَصِّرْنَا بِعُيُوبِنَا عَنْ عُيُوبِ غَيْرِنَا،
wabaṣṣirnā biʿuyūbinā ʿan ʿuyūbi ghayrinā,
Make us attentive to our own faults, turning our attention away from the faults of others,
بِحُرْمَةِ نَبِيِّنَا وَسَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،
biḥurmati nabiyyinā wasayyidinā muḥammadin, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama,
by the sanctity of our Prophet and master Muhammad, whom Allah bless and grant peace,
وَعَلَى آلِهِ مَصَابِيحِ الْوُجُودِ وَأَهْلِ الشُّهُودِ.
waʿalā ʾālihi maṣābīḥi al-wujūdi waʾahli al-shuhūdi.
and of his family, the lamps of existence and the people of spiritual witnessing.
يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ نَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُلْحِقَنَا بِهِمْ وَتَمْنَحَنَا جِدَّهُمْ،
yā ʾarḥama al-rāḥimīna nasʾaluka ʾan tulḥiqanā bihim watamnaḥanā jiddahum,
Most Merciful of the merciful, we ask You to join us with them and grant us their earnest devotion,
يَا اللَّهُ يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ.
yā Allāhu yā ḥayyu yā qayyūmu yā dhā al-jalāli wa-al-ʾikrāmi.
O Allah, Ever Living, Sustainer of all, Possessor of Majesty and Generosity.
رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ،
rabbanā taqabbal minnā ʾinnaka ʾanta al-samīʿu al-ʿalīmu,
Our Lord, accept this from us; You are the All Hearing, the All Knowing.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:127
وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ.
watub ʿalaynā ʾinnaka ʾanta al-tawwābu al-raḥīmu.
Turn toward us in forgiveness; You are the One who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:128
وَهَبْ لَنَا مَعْرِفَةً نَافِعَةً إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ،
wahab lanā maʿrifatan nāfiʿatan ʾinnaka ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun,
Grant us knowledge of You that brings benefit; You have power over all things.
يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ يَا رَحْمَٰنُ يَا رَحِيمُ،
yā rabba al-ʿālamīna yā raḥmānu yā raḥīmu,
Lord of all worlds, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,
نَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَرْزُقَنَا رُؤْيَةَ وَجْهِ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،
nasʾaluka ʾan tarzuqanā ruʾyata wajhi nabiyyinā muḥammadin, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama,
we ask You to grant us the sight of the face of our Prophet Muhammad, whom Allah bless and grant peace,
فِي مَنَامِنَا وَيَقَظَتِنَا، وَأَنْ تُصَلِّيَ وَتُسَلِّمَ عَلَيْهِ صَلَاةً دَائِمَةً إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ،
fī manāminā wayaqaẓatinā, waʾan tuṣalliya watusallima ʿalayhi ṣalātan dāʾimatan ʾilā yawmi al-dīni,
in sleep and while awake, and to bless him and grant him enduring peace until the Day of Judgment,
وَأَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى ذُخْرِنَا وَكَنْزِنَا.
waʾan tuṣalliya ʿalā dhukhrinā wakanzinā.
and to bless the one we cherish as our reserve and our treasure.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ أَفْضَلَ صَلَوَاتِكَ أَبَدًا وَأَنْمَى بَرَكَاتِكَ سَرْمَدًا،
Allāhumma ijʿal ʾafḍala ṣalawātika ʾabadan waʾanmā barakātika sarmadan,
O Allah, bestow forever Your finest blessings and, without end, Your most abundant benedictions,
وَأَزْكَى تَحِيَّتِكَ فَضْلًا وَعَدَدًا وَأَسْنَى سَلَامِكَ أَبَدًا مُجَدَّدًا،
waʾazkā taḥiyyatika faḍlan waʿadadan waʾasnā salāmika ʾabadan mujaddadan,
Your purest greeting in grace and number, and Your most radiant peace, renewed eternally,
عَلَى أَشْرَفِ الْخَلَائِقِ الْإِنْسَانِيَّةِ وَالْجَانِّيَّةِ وَمَجْمَعِ الْحَقَائِقِ الْإِيمَانِيَّةِ،
ʿalā ʾashrafi al-khalāʾiqi al-ʾinsāniyyati wa-al-jānniyyati wamajmaʿi al-ḥaqāʾiqi al-ʾīmāniyyati,
upon the noblest of human beings and jinn, the meeting place of the realities of faith;
وَطُورِ التَّجَلِّيَاتِ الْإِحْسَانِيَّةِ وَمَهْبِطِ الْأَسْرَارِ الرَّحْمَانِيَّةِ وَعَرُوسِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ الرَّبَّانِيَّةِ،
waṭūri al-tajalliyāti al-ʾiḥsāniyyati wamahbiṭi al-ʾasrāri al-raḥmāniyyati waʿarūsi al-mamlakati al-rabbāniyyati,
the Sinai of the disclosures of spiritual beauty, the place where the Compassionate One’s secrets descend, and the bride of the Lord’s kingdom;
وَاسِطَةِ عِقْدِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَمُقَدَّمِ جَيْشِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ،
wāsiṭati ʿiqdi al-nabiyyīna wamuqaddami jayshi al-mursalīna,
the central jewel in the necklace of prophets and the leader of the messengers’ host;
وَقَائِدِ رَكْبِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ وَأَفْضَلِ الْخَلْقِ أَجْمَعِينَ،
waqāʾidi rakbi al-ʾanbiyāʾi wa-al-mursalīna waʾafḍali al-khalqi ʾajmaʿīna,
the leader of the caravan of prophets and messengers, and the best of all creation;
وَحَامِلِ لِوَاءِ الْعِزِّ الْأَعْلَى وَمَالِكِ أَزِمَّةِ الْمَجْدِ الْأَسْنَى،
waḥāmili liwāʾi al-ʿizzi al-ʾaʿlā wamāliki ʾazimmati al-majdi al-ʾasnā,
the bearer of the banner of highest honor and the holder of the reins of loftiest glory;
شَاهِدِ أَسْرَارِ الْأَزَلِ وَمُشَاهِدِ أَنْوَارِ سَوَابِقِ الْأَوَّلِ،
shāhidi ʾasrāri al-ʾazali wamushāhidi ʾanwāri sawābiqi al-ʾawwali,
the witness of the secrets of beginningless eternity and beholder of the lights of the First One’s prior gifts;
تُرْجُمَانِ لِسَانِ الْقِدَمِ وَمَنْبَعِ الْعِلْمِ وَالْحِلْمِ وَالْحِكَمِ،
turjumāni lisāni al-qidami wamanbaʿi al-ʿilmi wa-al-ḥilmi wa-al-ḥikami,
the interpreter of the language of timelessness, and the source of knowledge, forbearance, and wisdom;
مَظْهَرِ سِرِّ الْجُودِ الْجُزْئِيِّ وَالْكُلِّيِّ،
maẓhari sirri al-jūdi al-juzʾiyyi wa-al-kulliyyi,
the manifestation of the secret of generosity in both its particular and universal forms;
وَإِنْسَانِ عَيْنِ الْوُجُودِ الْعُلْوِيِّ وَالسُّفْلِيِّ وَرُوحِ جَسَدِ الْكَوْنَيْنِ،
waʾinsāni ʿayni al-wujūdi al-ʿulwiyyi wa-al-sufliyyi warūḥi jasadi al-kawnayni,
the pupil of the eye of existence, above and below, and the spirit within the body of the two worlds;
وَعَيْنِ حَيَاةِ الدَّارَيْنِ، الْمُتَحَقِّقِ بِأَعْلَى رُتَبِ الْعُبُودِيَّةِ، وَالْمُتَخَلِّقِ
waʿayni ḥayāti al-dārayni, al-mutaḥaqqiqi biʾaʿlā rutabi al-ʿubūdiyyati, wa-al-mutakhalliqi
the very life of both abodes, realized in the highest degrees of servanthood, and adorned
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بِأَخْلَاقِ الْمَقَامَاتِ الِاصْطِفَائِيَّةِ، الْخَلِيلِ الْأَعْظَمِ وَالْحَبِيبِ الْأَكْرَمِ،
biʾakhlāqi al-maqāmāti al-iṣṭifāʾiyyati, al-khalīli al-ʾaʿẓami wa-al-ḥabībi al-ʾakrami,
with the virtues of the stations of divine election: the greatest intimate friend and the most honored beloved,
سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا وَحَبِيبِنَا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ،
sayyidinā wamawlānā waḥabībinā muḥammadi bni ʿabdi Allāhi bni ʿabdi al-muṭṭalibi,
our master, patron, and beloved, Muhammad son of Abdullah, son of Abd al-Muttalib.
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ، عَدَدَ مَعْلُومَاتِكَ وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِكَ،
ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi waʿalā ʾālihi waʾaṣḥābihi, ʿadada maʿlūmātika wamidāda kalimātika,
May Allah bless him, his family, and his companions, as numerous as all You know and as boundless as the ink of Your words,
كُلَّمَا ذَكَرَكَ وَذَكَرَهُ الذَّاكِرُونَ وَغَفَلَ عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ وَذِكْرِهِ الْغَافِلُونَ،
kullamā dhakaraka wadhakarahu al-dhākirūna waghafala ʿan dhikrika wadhikrihi al-ghāfilūna,
whenever those who remember recall You and him, and whenever the heedless neglect to remember You and him.
وَسَلِّمْ تَسْلِيمًا كَثِيرًا دَائِمًا.
wasallim taslīman kathīran dāʾiman.
Grant him abundant and unceasing peace.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْكَ بِنُورِهِ السَّارِي فِي الْوُجُودِ،
Allāhumma ʾinnā natawassalu ʾilayka binūrihi al-sārī fī al-wujūdi,
O Allah, we seek access to You through his light that flows through existence,
أَنْ تُحْيِيَ قُلُوبَنَا بِنُورِ حَيَاةِ قَلْبِهِ الْوَاسِعِ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ،
ʾan tuḥyiya qulūbanā binūri ḥayāti qalbihi al-wāsiʿi likulli shayʾin,
that You may enliven our hearts with the light of his heart’s life, embracing all things,
رَحْمَةً وَعِلْمًا وَهُدًى وَبُشْرَى لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ،
raḥmatan waʿilman wahudan wabushrā li-l-muslimīna,
as mercy, knowledge, guidance, and good news for those who submit to You;
وَأَنْ تَشْرَحَ صُدُورَنَا بِنُورِ صَدْرِهِ الْجَامِعِ:
waʾan tashraḥa ṣudūranā binūri ṣadrihi al-jāmiʿi:
and open our hearts through the light of his all embracing heart:
مَا فَرَّطْنَا فِي الْكِتَابِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ،
mā farraṭnā fī al-kitābi min shayʾin,
“We have left nothing out of the Book”;
Qurʾān · The Cattle 6:38
وَضِيَاءً وَذِكْرَى لِلْمُتَّقِينَ، وَتُطَهِّرَ نُفُوسَنَا بِطَهَارَةِ نَفْسِهِ الزَّكِيَّةِ الْمَرْضِيَّةِ،
waḍiyāʾan wadhikrā li-l-muttaqīna, watuṭahhira nufūsanā biṭahārati nafsihi al-zakiyyati al-marḍiyyati,
as radiance and a reminder for the mindful; and purify our souls through the purity of his pure and pleasing soul;
وَتُعَلِّمَنَا بِأَنْوَاعِ عُلُومٍ: وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَاهُ فِي إِمَامٍ مُبِينٍ،
watuʿallimanā biʾanwāʿi ʿulūmin: wakulla shayʾin ʾaḥṣaynāhu fī ʾimāmin mubīnin,
and teach us varieties of knowledge: “We have recorded everything in a clear register”;
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · Yaseen 36:12
وَأَنْ تُسْرِيَ سَرَائِرَهُ فِينَا بِلَوَامِعِ أَنْوَارِكَ،
waʾan tusriya sarāʾirahu fīnā bilawāmiʿi ʾanwārika,
and make his innermost secrets flow through us by the flashes of Your lights,
حَتَّى تُغْنِيَنَا عَنَّا فِي حَقِّ حَقِيقَتِهِ،
ḥattā tughniyanā ʿannā fī ḥaqqi ḥaqīqatihi,
until, in the truth of his reality, You free us from dependence on ourselves,
فَيَكُونَ هُوَ الْحَيَّ الْقَيُّومَ فِينَا بِقَيُّومِيَّتِكَ السَّرْمَدِيَّةِ،
fayakūna huwa al-ḥayya al-qayyūma fīnā biqayyūmiyyatika al-sarmadiyyati,
so that he becomes living and sustaining within us through Your everlasting sustaining power,
فَنَعِيشَ بِرُوحِهِ عَيْشَ الْحَيَاةِ الْأَبَدِيَّةِ.
fanaʿīsha birūḥihi ʿaysha al-ḥayāti al-ʾabadiyyati.
and we live, through his spirit, the life of eternity.
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا كَثِيرًا. آمِينَ.
ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi waʿalā ʾālihi waṣaḥbihi wasallama taslīman kathīran. ʾāmīna.
May Allah bless him, his family, and his companions, and grant him abundant peace. Amen.
بِفَضْلِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ عَلَيْنَا يَا حَنَّانُ يَا مَنَّانُ يَا رَحْمَٰنُ،
bifaḍlika waraḥmatika ʿalaynā yā ḥannānu yā mannānu yā raḥmānu,
Through Your grace and mercy toward us, O Tenderly Compassionate, O Generous Giver, O Most Compassionate,
وَبِتَجَلِّيَاتِ مُنَازَلَاتِكَ فِي مِرْآةِ شُهُودِهِ لِمَنَازِلِ تَجَلِّيَاتِكَ،
wabitajalliyāti munāzalātika fī mirʾāti shuhūdihi limanāzili tajalliyātika,
and through the disclosures of Your encounters in the mirror of his witnessing of the stations of Your self disclosure,
فَتَكُونُ فِي الْخُلَفَاءِ الرَّاشِدِينَ وَفِي وَلَايَةِ الْأَقْرَبِينَ.
fatakūnu fī al-khulafāʾi al-rāshidīna wafī walāyati al-ʾaqrabīna.
so that [these disclosures] are present among the rightly guided successors and in the spiritual guardianship of those brought nearest.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَنَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim ʿalā sayyidinā wanabiyyinā muḥammadin,
O Allah, bless our master and Prophet Muhammad and grant him peace:
جَمَالِ لُطْفِكَ وَحَنَانِ عَطْفِكَ وَجَلَالِ مُلْكِكَ وَكَمَالِ قُدْسِكَ،
jamāli luṭfika waḥanāni ʿaṭfika wajalāli mulkika wakamāli qudsika,
the beauty of Your gentleness, the tenderness of Your care, the majesty of Your sovereignty, and the perfection of Your holiness;
النُّورِ الْمُطْلَقِ بِسِرِّ الْمَعِيَّةِ الَّتِي لَا تُقَيَّدُ،
al-nūri al-muṭlaqi bisirri al-maʿiyyati allatī lā tuqayyadu,
the unrestricted light through the secret of companionship that admits no limitation;
الْبَاطِنِ مَعَنَا فِي غَيْبِكَ، الظَّاهِرِ حَقًّا فِي شَهَادَتِكَ،
al-bāṭini maʿanā fī ghaybika, al-ẓāhiri ḥaqqan fī shahādatika,
inwardly with us in Your unseen, truly manifest in Your visible world;
شَمْسِ الْأَسْرَارِ الرَّبَّانِيَّةِ، وَمَجْلَى حَضْرَةِ الْحَضَرَاتِ الرَّحْمَانِيَّةِ،
shamsi al-ʾasrāri al-rabbāniyyati, wamajlā ḥaḍrati al-ḥaḍarāti al-raḥmāniyyati,
the sun of the Lord’s mysteries and the place where the presence of all compassionate presences is revealed;
مَنَازِلِ الْكُتُبِ الْقَيِّمَةِ، وَنُورِ الْآيَاتِ الْبَيِّنَةِ الَّذِي خَلَقْتَهُ مِنْ نُورِ ذَاتِكَ،
manāzili al-kutubi al-qayyimati, wanūri al-ʾāyāti al-bayyinati alladhī khalaqtahu min nūri dhātika,
the dwelling places of upright scriptures, and the light of clear signs, whom You created from the light of Your Being;
وَحَقَّقْتَهُ بِأَسْمَائِكَ وَصِفَاتِكَ، وَخَلَقْتَ مِنْ نُورِهِ الْأَنْبِيَاءَ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ،
waḥaqqaqtahu biʾasmāʾika waṣifātika, wakhalaqta min nūrihi al-ʾanbiyāʾa wa-al-mursalīna,
whom You brought to realization through Your names and attributes, and from whose light You created the prophets and messengers;
وَتَعَرَّفْتَ إِلَيْهِمْ بِأَخْذِ الْمِيثَاقِ عَلَيْهِمْ بِقَوْلِكَ الْحَقِّ الْمُبِينِ: وَإِذْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ
wataʿarrafta ʾilayhim biʾakhdhi al-mīthāqi ʿalayhim biqawlika al-ḥaqqi al-mubīni: waʾidh ʾakhadha Allāhu
and to whom You made Yourself known by taking their covenant, in Your clear, true words: “When Allah took
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مِيثَاقَ النَّبِيِّينَ لَمَا آتَيْتُكُمْ مِنْ كِتَابٍ وَحِكْمَةٍ،
mīthāqa al-nabiyyīna lamā ʾātaytukum min kitābin waḥikmatin,
the covenant of the prophets: ‘Whatever scripture and wisdom I give you,
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:81
ثُمَّ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مُصَدِّقٌ لِمَا مَعَكُمْ لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهِ وَلَتَنْصُرُنَّهُ،
thumma jāʾakum rasūlun muṣaddiqun limā maʿakum latuʾminunna bihi walatanṣurunnahu,
if a messenger then comes to you confirming what you possess, you must believe in him and support him.’
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:81
قَالَ أَأَقْرَرْتُمْ وَأَخَذْتُمْ عَلَى ذَٰلِكُمْ إِصْرِي قَالُوا أَقْرَرْنَا،
qāla ʾaʾaqrartum waʾakhadhtum ʿalā dhālikum ʾiṣrī qālū ʾaqrarnā,
He said, ‘Do you affirm this and accept My binding covenant?’ They replied, ‘We affirm it.’
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:81
قَالَ فَاشْهَدُوا وَأَنَا مَعَكُمْ مِنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ.
qāla fa-shhadū waʾanā maʿakum mina al-shāhidīna.
He said, ‘Then bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses.’”
Qurʾān · The Family of Imraan 3:81
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى بَهْجَةِ الْكَمَالِ وَتَاجِ الْجَلَالِ وَبَهَاءِ الْجَمَالِ،
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā bahjati al-kamāli watāji al-jalāli wabahāʾi al-jamāli,
O Allah, bless the joy of perfection, the crown of majesty, and the splendor of beauty;
وَشَمْسِ الْوِصَالِ وَعَبَقَةِ الْوُجُودِ وَحَيَاةِ كُلِّ مَوْجُودٍ،
washamsi al-wiṣāli waʿabaqati al-wujūdi waḥayāti kulli mawjūdin,
the sun of union, the fragrance of existence, and the life of every existent;
عِزِّ جَلَالِ سُلْطَانِكَ وَجَلَالِ مَمْلَكَتِكَ وَمَلِيكِ صُنْعِ قُدْرَتِكَ،
ʿizzi jalāli sulṭānika wajalāli mamlakatika wamalīki ṣunʿi qudratika,
the honor of Your majestic sovereignty, the majesty of Your kingdom, and the king of what Your power has fashioned;
وَطِرَازِ صَفْوَةِ الصَّفْوَةِ مِنْ أَهْلِ صَفْوَتِكَ،
waṭirāzi ṣafwati al-ṣafwati min ʾahli ṣafwatika,
the adornment of the choicest of the chosen among Your elect;
وَخُلَاصَةِ الْخَاصَّةِ مِنْ أَهْلِ قُرْبِكَ، سِرِّ اللَّهِ الْأَعْظَمِ،
wakhulāṣati al-khāṣṣati min ʾahli qurbika, sirri Allāhi al-ʾaʿẓami,
the essence of the select among those close to You, the greatest secret of Allah;
وَحَبِيبِ اللَّهِ الْأَكْرَمِ وَخَلِيلِ اللَّهِ الْمُكَرَّمِ،
waḥabībi Allāhi al-ʾakrami wakhalīli Allāhi al-mukarrami,
Allah’s most honored beloved and His ennobled intimate friend,
سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
sayyidinā wamawlānā muḥammadin, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama.
our master and patron Muhammad, whom Allah bless and grant peace.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَتَوَسَّلُ بِهِ إِلَيْكَ وَنَتَشَفَّعُ بِهِ لَدَيْكَ،
Allāhumma ʾinnā natawassalu bihi ʾilayka wanatashaffaʿu bihi ladayka,
O Allah, through him we seek access to You and intercession with You,
صَاحِبِ الشَّفَاعَةِ الْكُبْرَى وَالْوَسِيلَةِ الْعُظْمَى وَالذَّرِيعَةِ الْغَرَّاءِ،
ṣāḥibi al-shafāʿati al-kubrā wa-al-wasīlati al-ʿuẓmā wa-al-dharīʿati al-gharrāʾi,
the one granted the greatest intercession, the highest means of approach, and the radiant way of access;
وَالْمَكَانَةِ الْعُلْيَا وَالْمَنْزِلَةِ الزُّلْفَى وَقَابِ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى،
wa-al-makānati al-ʿulyā wa-al-manzilati al-zulfā waqābi qawsayni ʾaw ʾadnā,
the loftiest rank, the station of nearness, and the distance of two bow lengths or nearer;
أَنْ تُحَقِّقَنَا بِهِ ذَاتًا وَصِفَاتًا وَأَسْمَاءً وَأَفْعَالًا وَآثَارًا،
ʾan tuḥaqqiqanā bihi dhātan waṣifātan waʾasmāʾan waʾafʿālan waʾāthāran,
that through him You may bring us to realization in our being, attributes, names, actions, and effects,
حَتَّى لَا نَرَى وَلَا نَسْمَعَ وَلَا نُحِسَّ وَلَا نَجِدَ إِلَّا إِيَّاكَ.
ḥattā lā narā walā nasmaʿa walā nuḥissa walā najida ʾillā ʾiyyāka.
until we see, hear, sense, and find only You.
إِلَٰهِي وَسَيِّدِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ وَفَضْلِكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ هُوِيَّتَنَا عَيْنَ هُوِيَّتِهِ،
ʾilāhī wasayyidī biraḥmatika wafaḍlika ʾan tajʿala huwiyyatanā ʿayna huwiyyatihi,
My God and Master, through Your mercy and grace, make our identity the very essence of his identity,
فِي أَوَائِلِهِ وَنِهَايَتِهِ، وَبِوُدِّ خُلَّتِهِ وَصَفَاءِ مَحَبَّتِهِ،
fī ʾawāʾilihi wanihāyatihi, wabiwuddi khullatihi waṣafāʾi maḥabbatihi,
in his beginnings and his culmination, through the affection of his intimate friendship and the purity of his love,
وَفَوَاتِحِ أَنْوَارِ بَصِيرَتِهِ وَجَوَامِعِ أَسْرَارِ سَرِيرَتِهِ،
wafawātiḥi ʾanwāri baṣīratihi wajawāmiʿi ʾasrāri sarīratihi,
the openings of the lights of his insight and the all embracing secrets of his inner being,
وَرَحِيمِ رَحْمَائِهِ وَنَعِيمِ نَعْمَائِهِ.
waraḥīmi raḥmāʾihi wanaʿīmi naʿmāʾihi.
the tenderness of his mercy and the bliss of his gracious gifts.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ بِجَاهِ نَبِيِّكَ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،
Allāhumma ʾinnā nasʾaluka bijāhi nabiyyika sayyidinā muḥammadin, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama,
O Allah, by the standing of Your Prophet, our master Muhammad, whom Allah bless and grant peace, we ask You
الْمَغْفِرَةَ وَالرِّضَى وَالْقَبُولَ قَبُولًا تَامًّا،
al-maghfirata wa-al-riḍā wa-al-qabūla qabūlan tāmman,
for forgiveness, Your good pleasure, and complete acceptance,
لَا تَكِلْنَا فِيهِ إِلَى أَنْفُسِنَا طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ يَا نِعْمَ الْمُجِيبُ،
lā takilnā fīhi ʾilā ʾanfusinā ṭarfata ʿaynin yā niʿma al-mujību,
in which You never leave us to ourselves, even for the blink of an eye, O finest Answerer of prayer.
فَقَدْ دَخَلَ الدَّخِيلُ يَا مَوْلَايَ،
faqad dakhala al-dakhīlu yā mawlāya,
The seeker of refuge has now entered, my Master,
بِجَاهِ نَبِيِّكَ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،
bijāhi nabiyyika sayyidinā muḥammadin, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama,
by the standing of Your Prophet, our master Muhammad, whom Allah bless and grant peace.
فَإِنَّ غُفْرَانَ الْخَلْقِ بِأَجْمَعِهِمْ أَوَّلِهِمْ وَآخِرِهِمْ وَبَرِّهِمْ وَفَاجِرِهِمْ،
faʾinna ghufrāna al-khalqi biʾajmaʿihim ʾawwalihim waʾākhirihim wabarrihim wafājirihim,
To forgive all creation, the first and the last, the righteous and the sinful,
كَقَطْرَةٍ فِي بَحْرِ جُودِكَ الْوَاسِعِ الَّذِي لَا سَاحِلَ لَهُ وَلَا غَايَةَ لَهُ،
kaqaṭratin fī baḥri jūdika al-wāsiʿi alladhī lā sāḥila lahu walā ghāyata lahu,
is like a single drop in the vast ocean of Your generosity, which has no shore and no end.
فَقَدْ قُلْتَ وَقَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ الْمُبِينُ: وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَ.
faqad qulta waqawluka al-ḥaqqu al-mubīnu: wamā ʾarsalnāka ʾillā raḥmatan li-l-ʿālamīna.
You have said, and Your speech is manifest truth: “We sent you only as a mercy to all worlds.”
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ.
ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi waʿalā ʾālihi waṣaḥbihi ʾajmaʿīna.
May Allah bless him, his family, and all his companions.
رَبِّ إِنِّي وَهَنَ الْعَظْمُ مِنِّي وَاشْتَعَلَ الرَّأْسُ شَيْبًا،
rabbi ʾinnī wahana al-ʿaẓmu minnī wa-shtaʿala al-raʾsu shayban,
My Lord, my bones have grown frail, and my head is ablaze with gray hair,
Qurʾān · Mary 19:4
وَلَمْ أَكُنْ بِدُعَائِكَ رَبِّ
walam ʾakun biduʿāʾika rabbi
yet never, my Lord, in calling upon You have I been
Qurʾān · Mary 19:4
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شَقِيًّا.
shaqiyyan.
left disappointed.
رَبِّ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
rabbi ʾannī massaniya al-ḍurru waʾanta ʾarḥamu al-rāḥimīna.
My Lord, suffering has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Prophets 21:83
رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ.
rabbi ʾinnī limā ʾanzalta ʾilayya min khayrin faqīrun.
My Lord, I am in need of whatever good You send down to me.
Qurʾān · The Stories 28:24
يَا عَوْنَ الضُّعَفَاءِ يَا عَظِيمَ الرَّجَاءِ يَا مُنْقِذَ الْغَرْقَى،
yā ʿawna al-ḍuʿafāʾi yā ʿaẓīma al-rajāʾi yā munqidha al-gharqā,
Helper of the weak, great hope of those who hope, Rescuer of the drowning,
يَا مُنْجِيَ الْهَلْكَى يَا نِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى يَا أَمَانَ الْخَائِفِينَ.
yā munjiya al-halkā yā niʿma al-mawlā yā ʾamāna al-khāʾifīna.
Savior of those who perish, finest of protectors, Security of the fearful.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ،
lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu al-ʿaẓīmu al-ḥalīmu,
There is no god but Allah, the Magnificent, the Forbearing.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ،
lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu rabbu al-ʿarshi al-ʿaẓīmi,
There is no god but Allah, Lord of the magnificent Throne.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ.
lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu rabbu al-samāwāti al-sabʿi warabbu al-ʿarshi al-karīmi.
There is no god but Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the noble Throne.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى الْجَامِعِ الْأَكْمَلِ وَالْقُطْبِ الرَّبَّانِيِّ الْأَفْضَلِ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim ʿalā al-jāmiʿi al-ʾakmali wa-al-quṭbi al-rabbāniyyi al-ʾafḍali,
O Allah, bless and grant peace to the most complete, all encompassing one, the foremost spiritual pole devoted to the Lord;
طِرَازِ حُلَّةِ الْإِيمَانِ وَمَعْدِنِ الْجُودِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ،
ṭirāzi ḥullati al-ʾīmāni wamaʿdini al-jūdi wa-al-ʾiḥsāni,
the adornment of the robe of faith, the source of generosity and goodness,
صَاحِبِ الْهِمَمِ السَّمَاوِيَّةِ وَالْعُلُومِ اللَّدُنِّيَّةِ.
ṣāḥibi al-himami al-samāwiyyati wa-al-ʿulūmi al-ladunniyyati.
the one whose aspirations are heavenly and whose knowledge comes directly from You.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى مَنْ خَلَقْتَ الْوُجُودَ لِأَجْلِهِ وَرَخَّصْتَ الْأَشْيَاءَ بِسَبَبِهِ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim ʿalā man khalaqta al-wujūda liʾajlihi warakhkhaṣta al-ʾashyāʾa bisababihi,
O Allah, bless and grant peace to the one for whose sake You created existence and through whom You made things accessible,
مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَحْمُودِ صَاحِبِ الْمَكَارِمِ وَالْجُودِ،
muḥammadin al-maḥmūdi ṣāḥibi al-makārimi wa-al-jūdi,
Muhammad, the praised one, endowed with noble qualities and generosity,
وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ الْأَقْطَابِ السَّابِقِينَ إِلَى جَنَابِ ذَٰلِكَ الْجَنَابِ.
waʿalā ʾālihi waʾaṣḥābihi al-ʾaqṭābi al-sābiqīna ʾilā janābi dhālika al-janābi.
and to his family and companions, the spiritual poles who hastened toward that august presence.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ النُّورِ الْبَهِيِّ وَالْبَيَانِ الْجَلِيِّ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim ʿalā sayyidinā muḥammadin al-nūri al-bahiyyi wa-al-bayāni al-jaliyyi,
O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muhammad, the radiant light and the clear expression;
وَاللِّسَانِ الْعَرَبِيِّ وَالدِّينِ الْحَنِيفِيِّ، رَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَ،
wa-al-lisāni al-ʿarabiyyi wa-al-dīni al-ḥanīfiyyi, raḥmatan li-l-ʿālamīna,
the Arabic tongue and the upright religion, a mercy to all worlds;
الْمُؤَيَّدِ بِالرُّوحِ الْأَمِينِ وَالْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ وَخَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ،
al-muʾayyadi bi-al-rūḥi al-ʾamīni wa-al-kitābi al-mubīni wakhātami al-nabiyyīna,
the one supported by the trustworthy Spirit and the clear Book, the seal of the prophets,
وَرَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ لِلْعَالَمِينَ وَالْحَقَائِقِ أَجْمَعِينَ.
waraḥmati Allāhi li-l-ʿālamīna wa-al-ḥaqāʾiqi ʾajmaʿīna.
and Allah’s mercy to all worlds and all realities.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى مَنْ خَلَقْتَهُ مِنْ نُورِكَ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim ʿalā man khalaqtahu min nūrika,
O Allah, bless and grant peace to the one whom You created from Your light,
وَجَعَلْتَ كَلَامَهُ مِنْ كَلَامِكَ وَفَضَّلْتَهُ عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِكَ وَأَوْلِيَائِكَ،
wajaʿalta kalāmahu min kalāmika wafaḍḍaltahu ʿalā ʾanbiyāʾika waʾawliyāʾika,
whose speech You made from Your speech, and whom You favored above Your prophets and Your saints;
وَجَعَلْتَ السِّقَايَةَ مِنْكَ إِلَيْهِ وَمِنْهُ إِلَيْهِمْ،
wajaʿalta al-siqāyata minka ʾilayhi waminhu ʾilayhim,
to whom You gave the drink, and through whom You gave it to them;
كَمَالِ كُلِّ وَلِيٍّ لَكَ وَهَادِي كُلِّ مُضِلٍّ عَنْكَ،
kamāli kulli waliyyin laka wahādī kulli muḍillin ʿanka,
the perfection of every friend of Yours, and the guide of all who lead others away from You;
هَادِي الْخَلْقِ إِلَى الْحَقِّ تَارِكِ الْأَشْيَاءِ لِأَجْلِكَ وَمَعْدِنِ الْخَيْرَاتِ بِفَضْلِكَ،
hādī al-khalqi ʾilā al-ḥaqqi tāriki al-ʾashyāʾi liʾajlika wamaʿdini al-khayrāti bifaḍlika,
the guide of creation toward the Real, who leaves all things for Your sake and is a source of good through Your grace;
وَخَاطَبْتَهُ عَلَى بِسَاطِ قُرْبِكَ: وَكَانَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ عَظِيمًا،
wakhāṭabtahu ʿalā bisāṭi qurbika: wakāna faḍlu Allāhi ʿalayka ʿaẓīman,
whom You addressed in the expanse of Your nearness: “Allah’s favor upon you has been immense”;
الْقَائِمِ لَكَ فِي لَيْلِكَ وَالصَّائِمِ لَكَ فِي نَهَارِكَ،
al-qāʾimi laka fī laylika wa-al-ṣāʾimi laka fī nahārika,
who stands in prayer for You through Your night and fasts for You through Your day,
وَالْهَائِمِ بِكَ فِي جَلَالِكَ،
wa-al-hāʾimi bika fī jalālika,
lost in love of You within Your majesty.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى نَبِيِّكَ الْخَلِيفَةِ فِي خَلْقِكَ الْمُشْتَغِلِ بِذِكْرِكَ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim ʿalā nabiyyika al-khalīfati fī khalqika al-mushtaghili bidhikrika,
O Allah, bless and grant peace to Your Prophet, Your representative among creation, absorbed in remembering You;
الْمُتَفَكِّرِ فِي خَلْقِكَ وَالْأَمِينِ لِسِرِّكَ وَالْبُرْهَانِ لِرُسُلِكَ، الْحَاضِرِ
al-mutafakkiri fī khalqika wa-al-ʾamīni lisirrika wa-al-burhāni lirusulika, al-ḥāḍiri
who reflects on Your creation, is entrusted with Your secret, bears witness to Your messengers, and is present
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فِي سَرَائِرِ قُدْسِكَ وَالشَّاهِدِ لِجَلَالِ جَمَالِكَ،
fī sarāʾiri qudsika wa-al-shāhidi lijalāli jamālika,
within the mysteries of Your holiness, witnessing the majesty of Your beauty:
سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُفَسِّرِ لِآيَاتِكَ،
sayyidinā wamawlānā muḥammadin al-mufassiri liʾāyātika,
our master and patron Muhammad, the interpreter of Your signs,
وَالظَّاهِرِ فِي مُلْكِكَ وَالْغَائِبِ فِي مَلَكُوتِكَ،
wa-al-ẓāhiri fī mulkika wa-al-ghāʾibi fī malakūtika,
manifest in Your dominion and hidden in Your spiritual kingdom;
وَالْمُتَخَلِّقِ بِصِفَاتِكَ وَالدَّاعِي إِلَى جَبَرُوتِكَ،
wa-al-mutakhalliqi biṣifātika wa-al-dāʿī ʾilā jabarūtika,
adorned with Your attributes and calling to the world of Your might;
الْحَضْرَةِ الرَّحْمَانِيَّةِ وَالْبُرْدَةِ الْجَلَالِيَّةِ وَالسَّرَابِيلِ الْجَمَالِيَّةِ،
al-ḥaḍrati al-raḥmāniyyati wa-al-burdati al-jalāliyyati wa-al-sarābīli al-jamāliyyati,
the compassionate presence, the mantle of majesty, and the garments of beauty;
الْعَرِيشِ السُّفْلِيِّ وَالْحَبِيبِ النَّبَوِيِّ وَالنُّورِ الْبَهِيِّ،
al-ʿarīshi al-sufliyyi wa-al-ḥabībi al-nabawiyyi wa-al-nūri al-bahiyyi,
the lower bower, the prophetic beloved, and the radiant light;
وَالدُّرِّ النَّقِيِّ وَالْمِصْبَاحِ الْقَوِيِّ.
wa-al-durri al-naqiyyi wa-al-miṣbāḥi al-qawiyyi.
the pure pearl and the powerful lamp.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim ʿalayhi waʿalā ʾālihi,
O Allah, bless him and his family and grant them peace,
كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ.
kamā ṣallayta ʿalā ʾibrāhīma waʿalā ʾāli ʾibrāhīma ʾinnaka ḥamīdun majīdun.
as You blessed Abraham and the family of Abraham. You are worthy of all praise, full of glory.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَنَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim ʿalā sayyidinā wanabiyyinā muḥammadin,
O Allah, bless our master and Prophet Muhammad and grant him peace,
بَحْرِ أَنْوَارِكَ وَمَعْدِنِ أَسْرَارِكَ وَرُوحِ أَرْوَاحِ عِبَادِكَ،
baḥri ʾanwārika wamaʿdini ʾasrārika warūḥi ʾarwāḥi ʿibādika,
the ocean of Your lights, the source of Your secrets, and the spirit of Your servants’ spirits;
الدُّرَّةِ الْفَاخِرَةِ وَالرَّحْمَةِ السَّابِغَةِ وَالْعَبَقَةِ النَّافِحَةِ،
al-durrati al-fākhirati wa-al-raḥmati al-sābighati wa-al-ʿabaqati al-nāfiḥati,
the precious pearl, the all embracing mercy, and the spreading fragrance;
بُؤْبُؤِ الْمَوْجُودَاتِ وَحَاءِ الرَّحَمَاتِ وَجِيمِ الدَّرَجَاتِ،
buʾbuʾi al-mawjūdāti waḥāʾi al-raḥamāti wajīmi al-darajāti,
the pupil of the eye of created things, the letter ḥāʾ of mercies, and the letter jīm of spiritual ranks;
وَسِينِ السَّعَادَاتِ وَنُونِ الْعِنَايَاتِ وَكَمَالِ الْكُلِّيَّاتِ،
wasīni al-saʿādāti wanūni al-ʿināyāti wakamāli al-kulliyyāti,
the letter sīn of happiness, the letter nūn of providential care, and the perfection of universal realities;
وَمَنْشَأِ الْأَزَلِيَّاتِ وَخَتْمِ الْأَبَدِيَّاتِ،
wamanshaʾi al-ʾazaliyyāti wakhatmi al-ʾabadiyyāti,
the source of beginningless realities and the seal of endless realities;
الْمَشْغُولِ بِكَ عَنِ الْأَشْيَاءِ الدُّنْيَوِيَّاتِ،
al-mashghūli bika ʿani al-ʾashyāʾi al-dunyawiyyāti,
absorbed in You, away from worldly things;
الطَّاعِمِ مِنْ ثَمَرَاتِ الْمُشَاهَدَاتِ الْمَسْقِيِّ مِنَ الْأَسْرَارِ الْقُدْسِيَّاتِ،
al-ṭāʿimi min thamarāti al-mushāhadāti al-masqiyyi mina al-ʾasrāri al-qudsiyyāti,
nourished by the fruits of spiritual witnessing and given drink from holy mysteries;
الْعَالِمِ بِالْمَاضِي وَالْمُسْتَقْبَلَاتِ، سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ،
al-ʿālimi bi-al-māḍī wa-al-mustaqbalāti, sayyidinā wamawlānā muḥammadin,
knowing what has passed and what is yet to come: our master and patron Muhammad,
وَعَلَى آلِهِ الْأَخْيَارِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ الْأَبْرَارِ.
waʿalā ʾālihi al-ʾakhyāri waʾaṣḥābihi al-ʾabrāri.
and his virtuous family and righteous companions.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى رُوحِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ فِي الْأَرْوَاحِ،
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā rūḥi sayyidinā muḥammadin fī al-ʾarwāḥi,
O Allah, bless the spirit of our master Muhammad among all spirits,
وَعَلَى جَسَدِهِ فِي الْأَجْسَادِ وَعَلَى قَبْرِهِ فِي الْقُبُورِ،
waʿalā jasadihi fī al-ʾajsādi waʿalā qabrihi fī al-qubūri,
his body among all bodies, and his grave among all graves;
وَعَلَى اسْمِهِ فِي الْأَسْمَاءِ وَعَلَى مَنْظَرِهِ فِي الْمَنَاظِرِ،
waʿalā ismihi fī al-ʾasmāʾi waʿalā manẓarihi fī al-manāẓiri,
his name among all names, and his appearance among all appearances;
وَعَلَى سَمْعِهِ فِي الْمَسَامِعِ وَعَلَى حَرَكَاتِهِ فِي الْحَرَكَاتِ،
waʿalā samʿihi fī al-masāmiʿi waʿalā ḥarakātihi fī al-ḥarakāti,
his hearing among all forms of hearing, and his movements among all movements;
وَعَلَى سُكُونِهِ فِي السَّكَنَاتِ وَعَلَى قُعُودِهِ فِي الْقُعُودَاتِ،
waʿalā sukūnihi fī al-sakanāti waʿalā quʿūdihi fī al-quʿūdāti,
his stillness among all forms of stillness, and his sitting among all forms of sitting;
وَعَلَى قِيَامِهِ فِي الْقِيَامَاتِ وَعَلَى لِسَانِهِ الْبَشَّاشِ الْأَزَلِيِّ وَالْخَتْمِ الْأَبَدِيِّ.
waʿalā qiyāmihi fī al-qiyāmāti waʿalā lisānihi al-bashshāshi al-ʾazaliyyi wa-al-khatmi al-ʾabadiyyi.
his standing among all forms of standing, his joyful, timeless tongue, and the everlasting seal.
صَلِّ اللَّهُمَّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ،
ṣalli Allāhumma wasallim ʿalayhi waʿalā ʾālihi waʾaṣḥābihi,
O Allah, bless him, his family, and his companions, and grant them peace,
عَدَدَ مَا عَلِمْتَ وَمِلْءَ مَا عَلِمْتَ وَزِنَةَ مَا عَلِمْتَ.
ʿadada mā ʿalimta wamilʾa mā ʿalimta wazinata mā ʿalimta.
as numerous as all You know, filling all You know, and weighing as much as all You know.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim ʿalā sayyidinā wamawlānā muḥammadin,
O Allah, bless our master and patron Muhammad and grant him peace,
الَّذِي أَعْطَيْتَهُ وَكَرَّمْتَهُ وَفَضَّلْتَهُ وَنَصَرْتَهُ وَأَعَنْتَهُ وَقَوَّيْتَهُ،
alladhī ʾaʿṭaytahu wakarramtahu wafaḍḍaltahu wanaṣartahu waʾaʿantahu waqawwaytahu,
whom You endowed, honored, favored, supported, aided, and strengthened;
وَأَدْنَيْتَهُ وَسَقَيْتَهُ وَمَكَّنْتَهُ وَمَلَأْتَهُ بِعِلْمِكَ الْأَنْفَسِ،
waʾadnaytahu wasaqaytahu wamakkantahu wamalaʾtahu biʿilmika al-ʾanfasi,
whom You brought close, gave to drink, established firmly, and filled with Your most precious knowledge;
وَبَسَطْتَهُ بِحُبِّكَ الْأطوس وَزَيَّنْتَهُ بِقَوْلِكَ الْأَقْبَسِ،
wabasaṭtahu biḥubbika al-ʾṭws [vocalization uncertain] wazayyantahu biqawlika al-ʾaqbasi,
whom You expanded through Your love [an uncertain epithet follows], and adorned with Your most illuminating speech;
فَخْرِ الْأَفْلَاكِ وَعَذْبِ خُلُقِ الْأَخْلَاقِ وَنُورِكَ الْمُبِينِ وَعَبْدِكَ الْقَدِيمِ،
fakhri al-ʾaflāki waʿadhbi khuluqi al-ʾakhlāqi wanūrika al-mubīni waʿabdika al-qadīmi,
the pride of the celestial spheres, the sweetest character among all characters, Your manifest light, and Your ancient servant;
وَحَبْلِكَ الْمَتِينِ وَحِصْنِكَ الْحَصِينِ وَجَلَالِكَ الْحَكِيمِ وَجَمَالِكَ
waḥablika al-matīni waḥiṣnika al-ḥaṣīni wajalālika al-ḥakīmi wajamālika
Your firm rope, Your impregnable fortress, Your wise majesty, and Your beauty
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الْكَرِيمِ، سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ،
al-karīmi, sayyidinā wamawlānā muḥammadin waʿalā ʾālihi waʾaṣḥābihi,
the noble: our master and patron Muhammad, and his family and companions,
مَصَابِيحِ الْهُدَى وَقَنَادِيلِ الْوُجُودِ وَكَمَالِ الشُّهُودِ، الْمُطَهَّرِينَ مِنَ الْعُيُوبِ.
maṣābīḥi al-hudā waqanādīli al-wujūdi wakamāli al-shuhūdi, al-muṭahharīna mina al-ʿuyūbi.
the lamps of guidance, the lanterns of existence, and the perfection of spiritual witnessing, purified of faults.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ صَلَاةً تَحُلُّ بِهَا الْعُقَدَ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim ʿalayhi ṣalātan taḥullu bihā al-ʿuqada,
O Allah, bless him and grant him peace with a blessing through which You untie every knot,
وَرِيحًا تَفُكُّ بِهَا الْكُرَبَ وَتَرَحُّمًا تُزِيلُ بِهِ الْعَطَبَ،
warīḥan tafukku bihā al-kuraba wataraḥḥuman tuzīlu bihi al-ʿaṭaba,
a breeze through which You relieve distress, and mercy through which You remove ruin,
وَتَكْرِيمًا تَقْضِي بِهِ الْأَرَبَ.
watakrīman taqḍī bihi al-ʾaraba.
and an honoring through which You fulfill our need.
يَا رَبِّ يَا اللَّهُ يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ،
yā rabbi yā Allāhu yā ḥayyu yā qayyūmu yā dhā al-jalāli wa-al-ʾikrāmi,
O Lord, O Allah, Ever Living, All Sustaining, Possessor of majesty and honor,
نَسْأَلُكَ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ فَضَائِلِ لُطْفِكَ وَغَرَائِبِ فَضْلِكَ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا رَحِيمُ.
nasʾaluka dhālika min faḍāʾili luṭfika wagharāʾibi faḍlika yā karīmu yā raḥīmu.
we ask this of You from the excellence of Your kindness and the wonders of Your grace, O Generous, Merciful One.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى عَبْدِكَ وَنَبِيِّكَ وَرَسُولِكَ سَيِّدِنَا وَنَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim ʿalā ʿabdika wanabiyyika warasūlika sayyidinā wanabiyyinā muḥammadin,
O Allah, bless Your servant, Prophet, and Messenger, our master and Prophet Muhammad, and grant him peace,
النَّبِيِّ الْأَمِينِ وَالرَّسُولِ الْعَرَبِيِّ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ وَأَزْوَاجِهِ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ،
al-nabiyyi al-ʾamīni wa-al-rasūli al-ʿarabiyyi waʿalā ʾālihi waʾaṣḥābihi waʾazwājihi wadhurriyyatihi waʾahli baytihi,
the trustworthy Prophet and Arab Messenger, and his family, companions, wives, descendants, and household,
صَلَاةً تَكُونُ لَكَ رِضَاءً وَلِحَقِّهِ أَدَاءً،
ṣalātan takūnu laka riḍāʾan waliḥaqqihi ʾadāʾan,
with a blessing that wins Your pleasure and fulfills what is due to him.
وَآتِهِ الْوَسِيلَةَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَ وَالشَّرَفَ وَالدَّرَجَةَ الْعَالِيَةَ الرَّفِيعَةَ،
waʾātihi al-wasīlata wa-al-faḍīlata wa-al-sharafa wa-al-darajata al-ʿāliyata al-rafīʿata,
Grant him the station of closest approach, excellence, honor, and the highest, most exalted rank,
وَابْعَثْهُ الْمَقَامَ الْمَحْمُودَ الَّذِي وَعَدْتَهُ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
wa-bʿathhu al-maqāma al-maḥmūda alladhī waʿadtahu yā ʾarḥama al-rāḥimīna.
and raise him to the praiseworthy station You promised him, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَتَوَسَّلُ بِكَ وَنَسْأَلُكَ وَنَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْكَ،
Allāhumma ʾinnā natawassalu bika wanasʾaluka wanatawajjahu ʾilayka,
O Allah, through You we seek access; we ask You and turn toward You,
بِكِتَابِكَ الْعَزِيزِ وَنَبِيِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ مُحَمَّدٍ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَشَرَفِهِ الْمَجِيدِ،
bikitābika al-ʿazīzi wanabiyyika al-karīmi muḥammadin, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama, washarafihi al-majīdi,
through Your mighty Book, Your noble Prophet Muhammad, whom Allah bless and grant peace, and his glorious honor;
وَبِأَبَوَيْهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَبِصَاحِبَيْهِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ،
wabiʾabawayhi ʾibrāhīma waʾismāʿīla wabiṣāḥibayhi ʾabī bakrin waʿumara,
through his forefathers Abraham and Ishmael, and his two companions Abu Bakr and Umar;
وَذِي النُّورَيْنِ عُثْمَانَ وَآلِهِ فَاطِمَةَ وَعَلِيٍّ وَوَلَدَيْهِمَا الْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ،
wadhī al-nūrayni ʿuthmāna waʾālihi fāṭimata waʿaliyyin wawaladayhimā al-ḥasani wa-al-ḥusayni,
through Uthman, Possessor of the Two Lights, and through the Prophet’s family: Fatima, Ali, and their two sons Hasan and Husayn;
وَعَمَّيْهِ حَمْزَةَ وَالْعَبَّاسِ وَزَوْجَتَيْهِ خَدِيجَةَ وَعَائِشَةَ.
waʿammayhi ḥamzata wa-al-ʿabbāsi wazawjatayhi khadījata waʿāʾishata.
and through his two uncles Hamza and Abbas, and his two wives Khadija and Aisha.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى أَبَوَيْهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَعَلَى آلِ كُلٍّ وَصَحْبِ كُلٍّ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim ʿalayhi waʿalā ʾabawayhi ʾibrāhīma waʾismāʿīla waʿalā ʾāli kullin waṣaḥbi kullin,
O Allah, bless him, his forefathers Abraham and Ishmael, and the family and companions of each, and grant them peace,
صَلَاةً يُتَرْجِمُهَا لِسَانُ الْأَزَلِ فِي رِيَاضِ الْمَلَكُوتِ وَعُلِيِّ الْمَقَامَاتِ،
ṣalātan yutarjimuhā lisānu al-ʾazali fī riyāḍi al-malakūti waʿuliyyi al-maqāmāti,
with a blessing voiced by the tongue of eternity without beginning in the gardens of the spiritual kingdom and the loftiness of its stations,
وَنَيْلِ الْكَرَامَاتِ وَرَفْعِ الدَّرَجَاتِ،
wanayli al-karāmāti warafʿi al-darajāti,
in the attainment of honors and the raising of ranks,
وَيَنْعَقُ بِهَا لِسَانُ الْأَبَدِ فِي حَضِيضِ النَّاسُوتِ،
wayanʿaqu bihā lisānu al-ʾabadi fī ḥaḍīḍi al-nāsūti,
and proclaimed by the tongue of eternity without end in the depths of the human world,
بِغُفْرَانِ الذُّنُوبِ وَكَشْفِ الْكُرُوبِ وَدَفْعِ الْمُهِمَّاتِ،
bighufrāni al-dhunūbi wakashfi al-kurūbi wadafʿi al-muhimmāti,
through forgiveness of sins, relief of distress, and the removal of pressing troubles,
كَمَا هُوَ اللَّائِقُ بِإِلَٰهِيَّتِكَ وَشَأْنِكَ الْعَظِيمِ،
kamā huwa al-lāʾiqu biʾilāhiyyatika washaʾnika al-ʿaẓīmi,
as befits Your divinity and Your immense majesty,
وَكَمَا هُوَ اللَّائِقُ بِأَهْلِيَّتِهِمْ وَمَنْصِبِهِمُ الْكَرِيمِ،
wakamā huwa al-lāʾiqu biʾahliyyatihim wamanṣibihimu al-karīmi,
and as befits their worthiness and their noble station,
بِخُصُوصِ: يَخْتَصُّ بِرَحْمَتِهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ.
bikhuṣūṣi: yakhtaṣṣu biraḥmatihi man yashāʾu wa-Allāhu dhū al-faḍli al-ʿaẓīmi.
according to the special favor expressed in: “He singles out for His mercy whomever He wills. Allah possesses immense grace.”
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Family of Imraan 3:74
اللَّهُمَّ حَقِّقْنَا بِسَرَائِرِهِمْ فِي مَدَارِجِ مَعَارِفِهِمْ،
Allāhumma ḥaqqiqnā bisarāʾirihim fī madāriji maʿārifihim,
O Allah, bring us to realization through their inner mysteries, upon the ascending paths of their spiritual knowledge,
بِمَثُوبَةِ الَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُمْ مِنْكَ الْحُسْنَى، آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،
bimathūbati alladhīna sabaqat lahum minka al-ḥusnā, ʾāli muḥammadin, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama,
through the reward of those for whom Your fairest promise has already gone forth: the family of Muhammad, whom Allah bless and grant peace,
وَالْفَوْزِ بِالسَّعَادَةِ الْكُبْرَى بِمَوَدَّتِهِ الْقُرْبَى،
wa-al-fawzi bi-al-saʿādati al-kubrā bimawaddatihi al-qurbā,
and through attaining supreme happiness by the love of his near kindred.
وَأَغْنِنَا فِي عِزِّهِ الْمَصْمُودِ فِي مَقَامِهِ الْمَحْمُودِ وَتَحْتَ لِوَائِهِ الْمَعْقُودِ،
waʾaghninā fī ʿizzihi al-maṣmūdi fī maqāmihi al-maḥmūdi wataḥta liwāʾihi al-maʿqūdi,
Enrich us within his honor, toward which all turn, at his praiseworthy station and beneath his unfurled banner,
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وَاسْقِنَا مِنْ حَوْضِ عِرْفَانِ مَعْرُوفِهِ الْمَوْرُودِ يَوْمَ لَا يُخْزِي اللَّهُ النَّبِيَّ،
wa-sqinā min ḥawḍi ʿirfāni maʿrūfihi al-mawrūdi yawma lā yukhzī Allāhu al-nabiyya,
and give us to drink from the pool of knowledge of his goodness, to which people come on the day when Allah will not disgrace the Prophet:
قُلْ تُسْمَعْ وَسَلْ تُعْطَ وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ،
qul tusmaʿ wasal tuʿṭa wa-shfaʿ tushaffaʿ,
“Speak, and you will be heard; ask, and you will be given; intercede, and your intercession will be accepted,”
بِظُهُورِ بِشَارَةِ: وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَى.
biẓuhūri bishārati: walasawfa yuʿṭīka rabbuka fatarḍā.
with the fulfillment of the good news: “Your Lord will surely give to you until you are content.”
تَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ.
tabārakta wataʿālayta yā dhā al-jalāli wa-al-ʾikrāmi.
Blessed and exalted are You, Possessor of majesty and honor.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَعُوذُ بِعِزِّ جَلَالِكَ وَبِجَلَالِ عِزَّتِكَ،
Allāhumma ʾinnā naʿūdhu biʿizzi jalālika wabijalāli ʿizzatika,
O Allah, we seek refuge in the might of Your majesty and the majesty of Your might,
وَبِقُدْرَةِ سُلْطَانِكَ وَسُلْطَانِ قُدْرَتِكَ وَبِحُبِّ نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،
wabiqudrati sulṭānika wasulṭāni qudratika wabiḥubbi nabiyyika muḥammadin, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama,
in the power of Your sovereignty, the sovereignty of Your power, and love for Your Prophet Muhammad, whom Allah bless and grant peace,
مِنَ الْقَطِيعَةِ وَالْأَهْوَاءِ الرَّدِيَّةِ.
mina al-qaṭīʿati wa-al-ʾahwāʾi al-radiyyati.
from estrangement and corrupt desires.
يَا ظَهِيرَ اللَّاجِئِينَ يَا جَارَ الْمُسْتَجِيرِينَ أَجِرْنَا مِنَ الْخَوَاطِرِ النَّفْسَانِيَّةِ،
yā ẓahīra al-lājiʾīna yā jāra al-mustajīrīna ʾajirnā mina al-khawāṭiri al-nafsāniyyati,
Supporter of those who seek refuge, Protector of those who seek protection, shelter us from the promptings of the lower self,
وَاحْفَظْنَا مِنَ الْهَفَوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِيَّةِ وَطَهِّرْنَا مِنْ قَذُورَاتِ الْبَشَرِيَّةِ،
wa-ḥfaẓnā mina al-hafawāti al-shayṭāniyyati waṭahhirnā min qadhūrāti al-bashariyyati,
guard us from satanic lapses, and purify us from the impurities of human frailty.
وَصَفِّنَا بِصَفَاءِ الْمَحَبَّةِ الصِّدِّيقِيَّةِ مِنْ صَدَاءِ الْغَفْلَةِ وَوَهْمِ الْجَهْلِ،
waṣaffinā biṣafāʾi al-maḥabbati al-ṣiddīqiyyati min ṣadāʾi al-ghaflati wawahmi al-jahli,
Through the purity of utterly truthful love, cleanse us of the rust of heedlessness and the delusion of ignorance,
حَتَّى تَضْمَحِلَّ رُسُومُنَا بِفَنَاءِ الْآنِيَّةِ وَمُبَايَعَةِ الطَّبَقَةِ الْإِنْسَانِيَّةِ،
ḥattā taḍmaḥilla rusūmunā bifanāʾi al-ʾāniyyati wamubāyaʿati al-ṭabaqati al-ʾinsāniyyati,
until the traces of our separate selves fade through the passing away of selfhood and the allegiance of the human order,
فِي حَضْرَةِ الْجَمْعِ وَالتَّخْلِيَةِ وَالتَّحَلِّي بِأُلُوهِيَّةِ الْأَحَدِيَّةِ،
fī ḥaḍrati al-jamʿi wa-al-takhliyati wa-al-taḥallī biʾulūhiyyati al-ʾaḥadiyyati,
in the presence of gathering and inward emptying, adorned with the divinity of absolute oneness,
وَالتَّجَلِّي بِالْحَقَائِقِ الصَّمَدَانِيَّةِ فِي شُهُودِ الْوَحْدَانِيَّةِ،
wa-al-tajallī bi-al-ḥaqāʾiqi al-ṣamadāniyyati fī shuhūdi al-waḥdāniyyati,
and illumined by the realities of divine self sufficiency in the witnessing of unity,
حَيْثُ لَا حَيْثَ وَلَا أَيْنَ وَلَا كَيْفَ،
ḥaythu lā ḥaytha walā ʾayna walā kayfa,
where there is no “where,” no place, and no “how,”
وَيَبْقَى الْكُلُّ لِلَّهِ وَبِاللَّهِ وَمِنَ اللَّهِ وَإِلَى اللَّهِ وَمَعَ اللَّهِ،
wayabqā al-kullu li-llāhi wa-bi-Allāhi wamina Allāhi waʾilā Allāhi wamaʿa Allāhi,
and all remains for Allah, through Allah, from Allah, toward Allah, and with Allah,
غَرَقًا بِنِعْمَةِ اللَّهِ فِي بَحْرِ مِنَّةِ اللَّهِ مَنْصُورِينَ بِسَيْفِ اللَّهِ،
gharaqan biniʿmati Allāhi fī baḥri minnati Allāhi manṣūrīna bisayfi Allāhi,
immersed by Allah’s blessing in the ocean of His favor, supported by the sword of Allah,
مَخْصُوصِينَ بِمَكَارِمِ اللَّهِ مَلْحُوظِينَ بِعَيْنِ اللَّهِ مَحْظُوظِينَ بِعِنَايَةِ اللَّهِ،
makhṣūṣīna bimakārimi Allāhi malḥūẓīna biʿayni Allāhi maḥẓūẓīna biʿināyati Allāhi,
singled out for Allah’s generosity, watched over by His eye, favored with His care,
مَحْفُوظِينَ بِعِصْمَةِ اللَّهِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَاغِلٍ يَشْغَلُ عَنِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى،
maḥfūẓīna biʿiṣmati Allāhi min kulli shāghilin yashghalu ʿani Allāhi taʿālā,
guarded by Allah’s protection from every distraction that turns us away from Allah Most High,
وَخَاطِرٍ يَخْطُرُ فِي غَيْرِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى.
wakhāṭirin yakhṭuru fī ghayri Allāhi taʿālā.
and from every thought that strays to anything other than Allah Most High.
يَا رَبِّ يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَبِّ يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَبِّ يَا اللَّهُ،
yā rabbi yā Allāhu yā rabbi yā Allāhu yā rabbi yā Allāhu,
O Lord, O Allah; O Lord, O Allah; O Lord, O Allah.
وَمَا تَوْفِيقِي إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ.
wamā tawfīqī ʾillā bi-Allāhi ʿalayhi tawakkaltu waʾilayhi ʾunību.
My success comes only through Allah. In Him I trust, and to Him I turn.
Qurʾān · Hud 11:88
اللَّهُمَّ أَشْغِلْنَا بِكَ وَهَبْ لَنَا هِبَةً لَا سَعَةَ فِيهَا لِغَيْرِكَ،
Allāhumma ʾashghilnā bika wahab lanā hibatan lā saʿata fīhā lighayrika,
O Allah, occupy us with You and bestow upon us a gift in which there is no room for anything other than You,
وَلَا مَدْخَلَ فِيهَا لِسِوَاكَ وَاسِعَةً بِالْعُلُومِ الْإِلَٰهِيَّةِ وَالصِّفَاتِ الرَّبَّانِيَّةِ وَالْأَخْلَاقِ الْمُحَمَّدِيَّةِ،
walā madkhala fīhā lisiwāka wāsiʿatan bi-al-ʿulūmi al-ʾilāhiyyati wa-al-ṣifāti al-rabbāniyyati wa-al-ʾakhlāqi al-muḥammadiyyati,
no entrance for anything besides You, yet abundant in divine knowledge, attributes of devotion to the Lord, and Muhammadan character.
وَقَوِّ عَقَائِدَنَا بِحُسْنِ الظَّنِّ الْجَمِيلِ وَحَقِّ الْيَقِينِ وَحَقِيقَةِ التَّمْكِينِ،
waqawwi ʿaqāʾidanā biḥusni al-ẓanni al-jamīli waḥaqqi al-yaqīni waḥaqīqati al-tamkīni,
Strengthen our beliefs through gracious trust, true certainty, and firm spiritual grounding.
وَسَدِّدْ أَحْوَالَنَا بِالتَّوْفِيقِ وَالسَّعَادَةِ وَحُسْنِ الْيَقِينِ،
wasaddid ʾaḥwālanā bi-al-tawfīqi wa-al-saʿādati waḥusni al-yaqīni,
Set our spiritual states right through Your enabling grace, happiness, and sound certainty,
وَشُدَّ قَوَاعِدَنَا عَلَى صِرَاطِ الِاسْتِقَامَةِ وَقَوَاعِدِ الْعِزِّ الرَّصِينِ،
washudda qawāʿidanā ʿalā ṣirāṭi al-istiqāmati waqawāʿidi al-ʿizzi al-raṣīni,
and make our foundations firm upon the path of uprightness and the foundations of enduring honor:
صِرَاطِ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ،
ṣirāṭi alladhīna ʾanʿamta ʿalayhim ghayri al-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim walā al-ḍāllīna,
“the path of those You have blessed, who incur no wrath and do not go astray,”
Qurʾān · The Opening 1:7
صِرَاطِ الَّذِينَ
ṣirāṭi alladhīna
the path of those
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أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصَّالِحِينَ،
ʾanʿamta ʿalayhim mina al-nabiyyīna wa-al-ṣiddīqīna wa-al-shuhadāʾi wa-al-ṣāliḥīna,
You have blessed: the prophets, the utterly truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous.
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Women 4:69
وَشَيِّدْ مَقَاصِدَنَا فِي الْمَجْدِ الْأَثِيلِ عَلَى أَعْلَى ذُرْوَةِ الْكَرَامَةِ،
washayyid maqāṣidanā fī al-majdi al-ʾathīli ʿalā ʾaʿlā dhurwati al-karāmati,
Build our aspirations in firmly rooted glory upon the highest summit of honor,
وَعَزَائِمِ أُولِي الْعَزْمِ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ.
waʿazāʾimi ʾūlī al-ʿazmi mina al-mursalīna.
and upon the resolves of those messengers endowed with unwavering determination.
يَا صَرِيخَ الْمُسْتَصْرِخِينَ يَا غِيَاثَ الْمُسْتَغِيثِينَ،
yā ṣarīkha al-mustaṣrikhīna yā ghiyātha al-mustaghīthīna,
Answerer of those who cry out, Rescuer of those who seek rescue,
أَغِثْنَا بِأَلْطَافِ رَحْمَتِكَ مِنْ ضَلَالِ الْبُعْدِ،
ʾaghithnā biʾalṭāfi raḥmatika min ḍalāli al-buʿdi,
rescue us through the gentle kindness of Your mercy from the error of estrangement.
وَاشْمَلْنَا بِنَفَحَاتِ عِنَايَتِكَ فِي مَصَارِعِ الْحُبِّ،
wa-shmalnā binafaḥāti ʿināyatika fī maṣāriʿi al-ḥubbi,
Enfold us in the breezes of Your care where love lays its lovers low,
وَأَسْعِفْنَا بِأَنْوَارِ هِدَايَتِكَ فِي حَضَائِرِ الْقُرْبِ،
waʾasʿifnā biʾanwāri hidāyatika fī ḥaḍāʾiri al-qurbi,
and aid us with the lights of Your guidance in the precincts of nearness.
وَأَيِّدْنَا بِنَصْرِكَ الْعَزِيزِ نَصْرًا مَأْزُورًا بِالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ،
waʾayyidnā binaṣrika al-ʿazīzi naṣran maʾzūran bi-al-qurʾāni al-majīdi,
Support us with Your mighty victory, a victory strengthened through the glorious Qur’an,
بِفَضْلِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
bifaḍlika waraḥmatika yā ʾarḥama al-rāḥimīna.
through Your grace and mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ،
rabbanā taqabbal minnā ʾinnaka ʾanta al-samīʿu al-ʿalīmu,
Our Lord, accept this from us. You alone are the All Hearing, the All Knowing.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:127
وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ.
watub ʿalaynā ʾinnaka ʾanta al-tawwābu al-raḥīmu.
Turn toward us in mercy. You alone are the Accepter of repentance, the Merciful.
Qurʾān · The Cow 2:128
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ الْأَمِينِ،
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim ʿalā sayyidinā muḥammadin al-nabiyyi al-ʾamīni,
O Allah, bless our master Muhammad, the trustworthy Prophet, and grant him peace,
وَأَزْوَاجِهِ أُمَّهَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ،
waʾazwājihi ʾummahāti al-muʾminīna wadhurriyyatihi waʾahli baytihi,
and his wives, the Mothers of the Believers, his descendants, and his household,
كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ.
kamā ṣallayta ʿalā ʾibrāhīma waʿalā ʾāli ʾibrāhīma ʾinnaka ḥamīdun majīdun.
as You blessed Abraham and the family of Abraham. You are worthy of all praise, full of glory.
يَا عِمَادَ مَنْ لَا عِمَادَ لَهُ يَا سَنَدَ مَنْ لَا سَنَدَ لَهُ،
yā ʿimāda man lā ʿimāda lahu yā sanada man lā sanada lahu,
Support of those who have no support, Stay of those who have no stay,
يَا ذُخْرَ مَنْ لَا ذُخْرَ لَهُ يَا جَابِرَ كُلِّ كَسِيرٍ،
yā dhukhra man lā dhukhra lahu yā jābira kulli kasīrin,
Treasure of those who have no treasure, Healer of all who are broken,
يَا صَاحِبَ كُلِّ غَرِيبٍ يَا مُؤْنِسَ كُلِّ وَحِيدٍ،
yā ṣāḥiba kulli gharībin yā muʾnisa kulli waḥīdin,
Companion of every stranger, Comforter of all who are alone:
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ.
lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta subḥānaka ʾinnī kuntu mina al-ẓālimīna.
There is no god but You. Glory be to You! I have indeed been among the wrongdoers.
Qurʾān · The Prophets 21:87
أَنْتَ وَلِيِّي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ تَوَفَّنِي مُسْلِمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ.
ʾanta waliyyī fī al-dunyā wa-al-ʾākhirati tawaffanī musliman waʾalḥiqnī bi-al-ṣāliḥīna.
You are my Protector in this life and the next. Let me die in submission to You, and join me with the righteous.
Qurʾān · Joseph 12:101
وَأَصْلِحْ لِي فِي ذُرِّيَّتِي إِنِّي تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنِّي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ.
waʾaṣliḥ lī fī dhurriyyatī ʾinnī tubtu ʾilayka waʾinnī mina al-muslimīna.
Make my descendants righteous for me. I turn to You in repentance, and I am among those who submit to You.
Qurʾān · The Dunes 46:15
صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَأَنْبِيَائِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَجَمِيعِ خَلْقِهِ،
ṣalawātu Allāhi wamalāʾikatihi waʾanbiyāʾihi warusulihi wajamīʿi khalqihi,
May the blessings of Allah, His angels, His prophets, His messengers, and all His creation rest
عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ،
ʿalā sayyidinā wamawlānā muḥammadin waʿalā ʾāli sayyidinā muḥammadin,
upon our master and patron Muhammad and upon the family of our master Muhammad.
وَعَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ.
waʿalayhi waʿalayhimu al-salāmu waraḥmatu Allāhi wabarakātuhu.
Upon him and upon them be peace, Allah’s mercy, and His blessings.
اللَّهُمَّ أَدْخِلْنَا مَعَهُ فِي شَفَاعَتِهِ وَضَمَانِهِ وَرِعَايَتِهِ مَعَ آلِهِ،
Allāhumma ʾadkhilnā maʿahu fī shafāʿatihi waḍamānihi wariʿāyatihi maʿa ʾālihi,
O Allah, admit us with him into his intercession, his pledge of care, and his protection, together with his family
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وَأَصْحَابِهِ فِي دَارِكَ دَارِ السَّلَامِ فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ مَلِيكٍ مُقْتَدِرٍ،
waʾaṣḥābihi fī dārika dāri al-salāmi fī maqʿadi ṣidqin ʿinda malīkin muqtadirin,
and his companions, in Your abode, the Abode of Peace, in a seat of truth in the presence of a Sovereign of perfect power,
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Moon 54:55
يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ.
yā dhā al-jalāli wa-al-ʾikrāmi.
O Possessor of majesty and honor.
وَأَتْحِفْنَا بِمُشَاهَدَتِهِ بِلَطِيفِ مُنَازَلَتِكَ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا رَحِيمُ،
waʾatḥifnā bimushāhadatihi bilaṭīfi munāzalatika yā karīmu yā raḥīmu,
Bestow upon us the gift of beholding him through Your gentle inward encounter, O Generous, Merciful One.
أَكْرِمْنَا بِالنَّظَرِ إِلَى جَمَالِ سُبُحَاتِ وَجْهِكَ الْعَظِيمِ،
ʾakrimnā bi-al-naẓari ʾilā jamāli subuḥāti wajhika al-ʿaẓīmi,
Honor us with gazing upon the beauty of the splendors of Your magnificent Face,
وَاحْفَظْنَا بِكَرَامَتِهِ وَبِالتَّكْرِيمِ وَالتَّبْجِيلِ وَالتَّعْظِيمِ،
wa-ḥfaẓnā bikarāmatihi wa-bi-al-takrīmi wa-al-tabjīli wa-al-taʿẓīmi,
and guard us through his honor and through honoring, reverence, and exaltation.
وَأَكْرِمْنَا بِتَرَقِّي مَوَاهِبِكَ الرَّحْمَانِيَّةِ نُزُلًا مِنْ غَفُورٍ رَحِيمٍ،
waʾakrimnā bitaraqqī mawāhibika al-raḥmāniyyati nuzulan min ghafūrin raḥīmin,
Honor us through ascent in Your gifts of mercy, as a welcome from One who is forgiving and merciful,
فِي رَوْضِ رِضْوَانِ: أُحِلُّ عَلَيْكُمْ رِضْوَانِي فَلَا أَسْخَطُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَبَدًا،
fī rawḍi riḍwāni: ʾuḥillu ʿalaykum riḍwānī falā ʾaskhaṭu ʿalaykum ʾabadan,
in the garden of divine pleasure: “I bestow My pleasure upon you and will never be angry with you,”
وَأُعْطِيكُمْ مَفَاتِيحَ الْغَيْبِ لِخَزَائِنِ السِّرِّ الْمَكْنُونِ،
waʾuʿṭīkum mafātīḥa al-ghaybi likhazāʾini al-sirri al-maknūni,
“and I give you the keys of the unseen to the treasuries of the hidden secret,”
فِي مَكْنُونِ جَنَّاتِ مَعَارِفِ صِفَاتِ الْمَعَانِي بِأَنْوَارِ ذَاتٍ،
fī maknūni jannāti maʿārifi ṣifāti al-maʿānī biʾanwāri dhātin,
within the hidden gardens of knowledge of the attributes of meaning, through lights of the Essence:
عَلَى الْأَرَائِكِ مُتَّكِئُونَ لَهُمْ فِيهَا فَاكِهَةٌ وَلَهُمْ مَا يَدَّعُونَ،
ʿalā al-ʾarāʾiki muttakiʾūna lahum fīhā fākihatun walahum mā yaddaʿūna,
“reclining on couches; there they will have fruit, and whatever they ask for,”
Qurʾān · Yaseen 36:56–57
سَلَامٌ قَوْلًا مِنْ رَبٍّ رَحِيمٍ،
salāmun qawlan min rabbin raḥīmin,
“Peace!”—a word from a merciful Lord,
Qurʾān · Yaseen 36:58
بِانْعِطَافِ رَأْفَةِ الرَّأْفَةِ الْمُحَمَّدِيَّةِ مِنْ عَيْنِ عِنَايَةٍ،
bi-inʿiṭāfi raʾfati al-raʾfati al-muḥammadiyyati min ʿayni ʿināyatin,
through the tender inclination of Muhammadan tenderness, from the very source of providential care,
فَضْلًا مِنْ رَبِّكَ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ،
faḍlan min rabbika dhālika huwa al-fawzu al-ʿaẓīmu,
as a grace from your Lord: that is the supreme triumph,
Qurʾān · The Smoke 44:57
فِي مَحَاسِنِ قُصُورِ ذَخَائِرِ: فَلَا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَا أُخْفِيَ لَهُمْ،
fī maḥāsini quṣūri dhakhāʾiri: falā taʿlamu nafsun mā ʾukhfiya lahum,
within the beauties of the palaces holding the treasures of: “No soul knows what has been hidden for them
Qurʾānic wording within this passage · The Prostration 32:17
مِنْ قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنٍ جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ،
min qurrati ʾaʿyunin jazāʾan bimā kānū yaʿmalūna,
of joy for the eyes, as a reward for what they used to do,”
Qurʾān · The Prostration 32:17
فِي مِنَصَّةِ مَحَاسِنِ خَوَاتِمِ: دَعْوَاهُمْ فِيهَا سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ،
fī minaṣṣati maḥāsini khawātimi: daʿwāhum fīhā subḥānaka Allāhumma,
upon the dais of the beautiful conclusions: “Their prayer there will be, ‘Glory be to You, O Allah,’
وَتَحِيَّتُهُمْ فِيهَا سَلَامٌ وَآخِرُ دَعْوَاهُمْ أَنِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
wataḥiyyatuhum fīhā salāmun waʾākhiru daʿwāhum ʾani al-ḥamdu li-llāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna.
and their greeting there will be ‘Peace.’ The conclusion of their prayer will be, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds.’”
Qurʾān · Jonas 10:10
انْتَهَى.
intahā.
End.
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| Hadith and reported sayings | 1 reported saying in 2 units; 1 hadith citation in notes | 1 reported saying in 2 units; 1 hadith citation in notes | 0 | The Hidden Treasure wording is not authenticated as a prophetic report. Al-Tirmidhī 3505 remains a citation supplied by the source. |
| Supplications and devotional formulas | 1414 dedicated units | 1414 dedicated units | 0 | Opaque sequences and unclear words retain their supplied flags. Qurʾānic prayers also appear in the Qurʾānic category. |
| Poems and couplets | 8 poems; 89 supplied verse units | 8 poems; 89 supplied verse units | 0 | Difficult readings in the existing notes remain flagged. |
| Arabic passages | 1,893 body passages and 1 title | 1,893 body passages and 1 title | 1 title | Short diagnostic Arabic quotations in the notes are preserved as textual evidence. |
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| English transliterations | 1,893 body transliterations | 1,893 body transliterations | 1 title | Supplied transliterations preserved, including uncertainty labels. |
| Citations and attributions | 138 note paragraphs; 32 body attribution or report units | 138 note paragraphs; 32 body attribution or report units | 0 | No narrator, attribution, or authenticity classification has been invented. |
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