Khatm-i Khwajagan

Khatm-i Khwājagān

Reading edition of the Naqshbandi silent khatm and vocal dhikr in the Mawlana Sultan booklet (2025). Each recited line appears in Arabic, romanization, and English, in that order. Repeat the printed passage the number of times shown in its heading.

The Arabic booklet supplies the wording and sequence. This independent edition adds the full text of the three named Qur’anic surahs and repeats al-Fātiḥa at each place it is called for. Its English is a new rendering. Where the Arabic and companion English guides differ, the Arabic takes priority. The Persian title Khwājagān is rendered al-Khawājakān in the Arabic text. Romanization generally includes inflectional vowels, which speakers commonly omit at a pause; the dhikr pronounces

هُوَ

as Hū.

Primary Arabic booklet.

Companion guide.   

خَتْمُ الْخَوَاجَكَانِ وَالذِّكْرُ.

Khatmu l-Khawājakāni wa-dh-dhikru.

The Khatm of the Masters and the Remembrance.

1  Silent khatm

Opening and intention

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ.

Aʿūdhu bi-llāhi mina sh-shayṭāni r-rajīmi.

I seek refuge in God from Satan, the accursed.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Bismi llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīmi.

In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.

نَوَيْتُ الْأَرْبَعِينَ، نَوَيْتُ الْخَلْوَةَ، نَوَيْتُ الْعُزْلَةَ، نَوَيْتُ الْاِعْتِكَافَ،

Nawaytu l-arbaʿīna, nawaytu l-khalwata, nawaytu l-ʿuzlata, nawaytu l-iʿtikāfa,

I intend the forty-day retreat, spiritual seclusion, withdrawal, and retreat in the mosque;

نَوَيْتُ السُّلُوكَ، نَوَيْتُ الرِّيَاضَةَ لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى فِي هَذَا الْجَامِعِ. نَوَيْتُ خَتْمَ الْخَوَاجَكَانِ لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى.

nawaytu s-sulūka, nawaytu r-riyāḍata li-llāhi taʿālā fī hādhā l-jāmiʿi. Nawaytu khatma l-Khawājakāni li-llāhi taʿālā.

I intend to follow the spiritual path and discipline myself for God Most High in this mosque. I intend the Khatm of the Masters for God Most High.

دَسْتُورْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، دَسْتُورْ يَا سَادَاتِي أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، دَسْتُورْ يَا مَشَايِخَنَا.

Dastūr yā Rasūla llāh; dastūr yā sādātī aṣḥāba Rasūli llāh; dastūr yā mashāyikhanā.

Permission, O Messenger of God; permission, O noble Companions of God’s Messenger; permission, O our shaykhs.

مَدَدْ يَا مَوْلَانَا الشَّيْخَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ الْفَائِزَ الدَّاغِسْتَانِي، الشَّيْخَ مُحَمَّدَ نَاظِمَ الْحَقَّانِي. مَدَدْ.

Madad yā Mawlānā sh-Shaykha ʿAbda llāhi l-Fāʾiza d-Dāghistānī, ash-Shaykha Muḥammada Nāẓima l-Ḥaqqānī. Madad.

Spiritual support, O our master Shaykh ʿAbd Allāh al-Fāʾiz al-Dāghistānī and Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Spiritual support.

1  Testimony of faith   3 times

أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ.

Ashhadu an lā ilāha illā llāhu, wa-ashhadu anna Muḥammadan ʿabduhu wa-rasūluhu.

I bear witness that there is no god but God, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger.

After the third recitation:

صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.

Ṣallā llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama.

May God bless him and grant him peace.

2  Seeking forgiveness   25 times; then the longer formula

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ.

Astaghfiru llāha.

I ask God to forgive me.

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ،

Astaghfiru llāha l-ʿaẓīma lladhī lā ilāha illā huwa l-Ḥayyu l-Qayyūmu wa-atūbu ilayhi,

I ask forgiveness of God, the Magnificent; there is no god but Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all. I turn to Him in repentance

مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ وَمَعْصِيَةٍ، مِنْ كُلِّ مَا يُخَالِفُ دِينَ الْإِسْلَامِ، مِنْ كُلِّ مَا يُخَالِفُ الشَّرِيعَةَ، مِنْ كُلِّ مَا يُخَالِفُ الطَّرِيقَةَ،

min kulli dhanbin wa-maʿṣiyatin, min kulli mā yukhālifu dīna l-Islāmi, min kulli mā yukhālifu sh-sharīʿata, min kulli mā yukhālifu ṭ-ṭarīqata,

for every sin and act of disobedience, and for everything contrary to Islam, the Sacred Law, or the spiritual path;

مِنْ كُلِّ مَا يُخَالِفُ الْمَعْرِفَةَ، مِنْ كُلِّ مَا يُخَالِفُ الْحَقِيقَةَ، مِنْ كُلِّ مَا يُخَالِفُ الْعَزِيمَةَ، يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.

min kulli mā yukhālifu l-maʿrifata, min kulli mā yukhālifu l-ḥaqīqata, min kulli mā yukhālifu l-ʿazīmata, yā Arḥama r-rāḥimīn.

for everything contrary to spiritual knowledge, truth, or firm resolve. O Most Merciful of the merciful!

3  Opening supplication

اللَّهُمَّ يَا مُسَبِّبَ الْأَسْبَابِ، يَا مُفَتِّحَ الْأَبْوَابِ، يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ وَالْأَبْصَارِ،

Allāhumma yā Musabbiba l-asbābi, yā Mufattiḥa l-abwābi, yā Muqalliba l-qulūbi wa-l-abṣāri,

O God, Originator of causes, Opener of doors, Turner of hearts and eyes,

يَا دَلِيلَ الْمُتَحَيِّرِينَ، يَا غِيَاثَ الْمُسْتَغِيثِينَ، يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ، يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ،

yā Dalīla l-mutaḥayyirīna, yā Ghiyātha l-mustaghīthīna, yā Ḥayyu yā Qayyūmu, yā Dhā l-Jalāli wa-l-Ikrāmi,

Guide of the bewildered, Help of those who call for help, Ever-Living and Self-Subsisting One, Possessor of majesty and generosity,

وَأُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِي إِلَى اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَصِيرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ،

wa-ufawwiḍu amrī ilā llāhi; inna llāha baṣīrun bi-l-ʿibādi,

I entrust my affair to God. God sees His servants. [Qur’an 40:44]

يَا مَنْ لَا مَلْجَأَ مِنْهُ إِلَّا إِلَيْهِ، فَلَا تُخَيِّبْ رَجَاءَنَا يَا قَدِيمَ الْإِحْسَانِ.

yā man lā maljaʾa minhu illā ilayhi, fa-lā tukhayyib rajāʾanā yā Qadīma l-iḥsāni.

O One from whom there is no refuge except with Him, do not disappoint our hope, O One whose kindness has no beginning.

4  Spiritual connection (rābiṭa) and Qur’an 3:200

The booklet describes bringing the shaykh to mind and heart as a means of spiritual connection, then cites the verse below.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اصْبِرُوا وَصَابِرُوا وَرَابِطُوا وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ.

Yā ayyuhā lladhīna āmanū iṣbirū wa-ṣābirū wa-rābiṭū wa-ttaqū llāha laʿallakum tufliḥūna.

Believers, be patient, persevere together, remain steadfast, and be mindful of God, so that you may prosper.

5  Sūrat al-Fātiḥa (Qur’an 1:1–7)   7 times

The source mentions an intention to share in the grace revealed with this surah in Mecca.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Bismi llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīmi.

In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.

Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi Rabbi l-ʿālamīna.

All praise belongs to God, Lord of all worlds,

الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Ar-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīmi.

the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful,

مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.

Māliki yawmi d-dīni.

Master of the Day of Judgment.

إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ.

Iyyāka naʿbudu wa-iyyāka nastaʿīnu.

You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help.

اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ.

Ihdinā ṣ-ṣirāṭa l-mustaqīma.

Guide us along the straight path:

صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ.

Ṣirāṭa lladhīna anʿamta ʿalayhim, ghayri l-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim wa-lā ḍ-ḍāllīna.

the path of those You have blessed, away from those who have incurred Your displeasure and those who have lost their way.

6  Blessings on the Prophet   10 times

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَلِّمْ.

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā āli Muḥammadin wa-sallim.

O God, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, and grant them peace.

7  Sūrat al-Sharḥ (Qur’an 94:1–8)   7 times

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Bismi llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīmi.

In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.

أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ.

Alam nashraḥ laka ṣadraka?

Did We not open your heart for you,

وَوَضَعْنَا عَنْكَ وِزْرَكَ.

Wa-waḍaʿnā ʿanka wizraka,

and lift your burden from you,

الَّذِي أَنْقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ.

Alladhī anqaḍa ẓahraka,

the burden that weighed upon your back?

وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ.

Wa-rafaʿnā laka dhikraka.

We raised high your renown.

فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا.

Fa-inna maʿa l-ʿusri yusran.

For with hardship comes ease;

إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا.

Inna maʿa l-ʿusri yusran.

indeed, with hardship comes ease.

فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانْصَبْ.

Fa-idhā faraghta fa-nṣab.

So when you are free, strive in worship,

وَإِلَى رَبِّكَ فَارْغَبْ.

Wa-ilā Rabbika fa-rghab.

and turn your longing to your Lord.

8  Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ (Qur’an 112:1–4)   11 times

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Bismi llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīmi.

In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.

قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ.

Qul huwa llāhu aḥadun.

Say: He is God, the One.

اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ.

Allāhu ṣ-Ṣamadu.

God, the One on whom all depend.

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ.

Lam yalid wa-lam yūlad.

He neither begets nor is begotten,

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ.

Wa-lam yakun lahu kufuwan aḥadun.

and no one is His equal.

9  Sūrat al-Fātiḥa (Qur’an 1:1–7)   7 times

The source mentions an intention to share in the grace revealed with this surah in Medina.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Bismi llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīmi.

In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.

Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi Rabbi l-ʿālamīna.

All praise belongs to God, Lord of all worlds,

الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Ar-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīmi.

the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful,

مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.

Māliki yawmi d-dīni.

Master of the Day of Judgment.

إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ.

Iyyāka naʿbudu wa-iyyāka nastaʿīnu.

You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help.

اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ.

Ihdinā ṣ-ṣirāṭa l-mustaqīma.

Guide us along the straight path:

صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ.

Ṣirāṭa lladhīna anʿamta ʿalayhim, ghayri l-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim wa-lā ḍ-ḍāllīna.

the path of those You have blessed, away from those who have incurred Your displeasure and those who have lost their way.

10  Blessings on the Prophet   10 times; then the next prayer once

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَلِّمْ.

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā āli Muḥammadin wa-sallim.

O God, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, and grant them peace.

صَلِّ يَا رَبِّي وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ وَآلِ كُلٍّ أَجْمَعِينَ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.

Ṣalli yā Rabbī wa-sallim ʿalā jamīʿi l-anbiyāʾi wa-l-mursalīna wa-āli kullin ajmaʿīna; wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi Rabbi l-ʿālamīna.

My Lord, bless and grant peace to all the prophets and messengers and to every one of their families. All praise belongs to God, Lord of all worlds.

11  Qur’anic recitation   Yūsuf 12:101; al-Ṣāffāt 37:180–182

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ.

Aʿūdhu bi-llāhi mina sh-shayṭāni r-rajīmi.

I seek refuge in God from Satan, the accursed.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Bismi llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīmi.

In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.

رَبِّ قَدْ آتَيْتَنِي مِنَ الْمُلْكِ وَعَلَّمْتَنِي مِنْ تَأْوِيلِ الْأَحَادِيثِ،

Rabbi qad ātaytanī mina l-mulki wa-ʿallamtanī min taʾwīli l-aḥādīthi,

My Lord, You have given me a share of authority and taught me to interpret events and dreams.

فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ أَنْتَ وَلِيِّي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ،

Fāṭira s-samāwāti wa-l-arḍi, anta waliyyī fī d-dunyā wa-l-ākhirati,

Originator of the heavens and the earth, You are my guardian in this life and the next.

تَوَفَّنِي مُسْلِمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ.

Tawaffanī musliman wa-alḥiqnī bi-ṣ-ṣāliḥīna.

Let me die surrendered to You, and join me with the righteous.

صَدَقَ اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ.

Ṣadaqa llāhu l-ʿAẓīmu.

God the Magnificent has spoken the truth.

سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ.

Subḥāna Rabbika Rabbi l-ʿizzati ʿammā yaṣifūna.

Exalted is your Lord, the Lord of might, above what they claim.

وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ.

Wa-salāmun ʿalā l-mursalīna.

Peace be upon the messengers.

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.

Wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi Rabbi l-ʿālamīna.

And all praise belongs to God, Lord of all worlds.

12  Dedication   then al-Fātiḥa

إِلَى شَرَفِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَآلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ الْكِرَامِ،

Ilā sharafi n-Nabiyyi ṣallā llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama, wa-ālihi wa-aṣḥābihi l-kirāmi,

We dedicate this recitation in honor of the Prophet—may God bless him and grant him peace—and his noble family and companions;

وَإِلَى أَرْوَاحِ جَمِيعِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ وَخُدَمَاءِ شَرَائِعِهِمْ، وَإِلَى أَرْوَاحِ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْأَرْبَعَةِ،

wa-ilā arwāḥi jamīʿi l-anbiyāʾi wa-l-mursalīna wa-khudamāʾi sharāʾiʿihim; wa-ilā arwāḥi l-aʾimmati l-arbaʿati,

to the souls of all prophets and messengers and those who served their sacred teachings; and to the souls of the four imams;

وَإِلَى أَرْوَاحِ مَشَايِخِنَا فِي الطَّرِيقَةِ النَّقْشَبَنْدِيَّةِ الْعَلِيَّةِ، خَاصَّةً أَهْلِ الْخَوَاجَكَانِ وَالصِّدِّيقِيِّينَ.

wa-ilā arwāḥi mashāyikhinā fī ṭ-ṭarīqati n-Naqshbandiyyati l-ʿAliyyati, khāṣṣatan ahli l-Khawājakāni wa-ṣ-ṣiddīqiyyīna.

and to the souls of our shaykhs of the exalted Naqshbandi path, especially the Masters and the people of truth.

لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى الْفَاتِحَةُ.

Li-llāhi taʿālā l-Fātiḥatu.

For God Most High: al-Fātiḥa.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Bismi llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīmi.

In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.

Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi Rabbi l-ʿālamīna.

All praise belongs to God, Lord of all worlds,

الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Ar-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīmi.

the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful,

مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.

Māliki yawmi d-dīni.

Master of the Day of Judgment.

إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ.

Iyyāka naʿbudu wa-iyyāka nastaʿīnu.

You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help.

اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ.

Ihdinā ṣ-ṣirāṭa l-mustaqīma.

Guide us along the straight path:

صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ.

Ṣirāṭa lladhīna anʿamta ʿalayhim, ghayri l-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim wa-lā ḍ-ḍāllīna.

the path of those You have blessed, away from those who have incurred Your displeasure and those who have lost their way.

2  Vocal dhikr

1  Declaration   Qur’an 47:19; then the formula 100 times

فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ.

Fa-ʿlam annahu lā ilāha illā llāhu.

Know, then, that there is no god but God.

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ.

Lā ilāha illā llāhu.

There is no god but God.

After the hundredth recitation, the leader recites the next three lines.

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ؛ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، عَلَيْهِ صَلَاةُ اللَّهِ.

Lā ilāha illā llāhu; lā ilāha illā llāhu; lā ilāha illā llāhu. Muḥammadun Rasūlu llāhi, ʿalayhi ṣalātu llāhi.

There is no god but God, there is no god but God, there is no god but God. Muhammad is God’s Messenger; may God’s blessings be upon him.

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ؛ مُحَمَّدٌ حَبِيبُ اللَّهِ، عَلَيْهِ صَلَاةُ اللَّهِ.

Lā ilāha illā llāhu; lā ilāha illā llāhu; lā ilāha illā llāhu. Muḥammadun Ḥabību llāhi, ʿalayhi ṣalātu llāhi.

There is no god but God, there is no god but God, there is no god but God. Muhammad is God’s beloved; may God’s blessings be upon him.

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ؛ مُحَمَّدٌ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ، عَلَيْهِ صَلَاةُ اللَّهِ وَسَلَامُهُ.

Lā ilāha illā llāhu; lā ilāha illā llāhu; lā ilāha illā llāhu. Muḥammadun Nabiyyu llāhi, ʿalayhi ṣalātu llāhi wa-salāmuhu.

There is no god but God, there is no god but God, there is no god but God. Muhammad is God’s prophet; may God’s blessings and peace be upon him.

2  Dedication   then al-Fātiḥa

إِلَى شَرَفِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَآلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ الْكِرَامِ، وَإِلَى أَرْوَاحِ أَهْلِ الْخَوَاجَكَانِ وَالصِّدِّيقِيِّينَ.

Ilā sharafi n-Nabiyyi ṣallā llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama, wa-ālihi wa-aṣḥābihi l-kirāmi, wa-ilā arwāḥi ahli l-Khawājakāni wa-ṣ-ṣiddīqiyyīna.

In honor of the Prophet—may God bless him and grant him peace—his noble family and companions, and the souls of the Masters and the people of truth.

لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى الْفَاتِحَةُ.

Li-llāhi taʿālā l-Fātiḥatu.

For God Most High: al-Fātiḥa.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Bismi llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīmi.

In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.

Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi Rabbi l-ʿālamīna.

All praise belongs to God, Lord of all worlds,

الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Ar-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīmi.

the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful,

مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.

Māliki yawmi d-dīni.

Master of the Day of Judgment.

إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ.

Iyyāka naʿbudu wa-iyyāka nastaʿīnu.

You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help.

اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ.

Ihdinā ṣ-ṣirāṭa l-mustaqīma.

Guide us along the straight path:

صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ.

Ṣirāṭa lladhīna anʿamta ʿalayhim, ghayri l-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim wa-lā ḍ-ḍāllīna.

the path of those You have blessed, away from those who have incurred Your displeasure and those who have lost their way.

3  Remembrance   Qur’an 13:28 and the response

الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ؛ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ.

Alladhīna āmanū wa-taṭmaʾinnu qulūbuhum bi-dhikri llāhi; alā bi-dhikri llāhi taṭmaʾinnu l-qulūbu.

Those who believe find their hearts at peace through remembering God. Surely, hearts find peace in remembering God.

بَلَى يَا اللَّهُ.

Balā yā Allāhu.

Yes, O God.

Names and invocations   repeat each written line by its stated count

اللَّهُ، اللَّهُ، اللَّهُ.

Allāhu, Allāhu, Allāhu.

God, God, God. [100 times]

هُوَ، هُوَ، هُوَ، هُوَ، هُوَ.

Hū, Hū, Hū, Hū, Hū.

He, He, He, He, He. [33 times]

حَقٌّ، حَقٌّ، حَقٌّ، حَقٌّ.

Ḥaqqun, Ḥaqqun, Ḥaqqun, Ḥaqqun.

The Real, the Real, the Real, the Real. [33 times]

حَيٌّ، حَيٌّ، حَيٌّ، حَيٌّ.

Ḥayyun, Ḥayyun, Ḥayyun, Ḥayyun.

The Living, the Living, the Living, the Living. [33 times]

حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ، نِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ، غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ.

Ḥasbunā llāhu wa-niʿma l-wakīlu; niʿma l-mawlā wa-niʿma n-naṣīru; ghufrānaka Rabbanā wa-ilayka l-maṣīru.

God is enough for us and is the finest trustee, the finest protector and the finest helper. Our Lord, we seek Your forgiveness; to You is our return.

Repeat 7 times:

اللَّهُ هُوَ، اللَّهُ حَقٌّ.

Allāhu Hū, Allāhu Ḥaqqun.

God is He; God is the Real.

Repeat 7 times:

اللَّهُ هُوَ، اللَّهُ حَيٌّ.

Allāhu Hū, Allāhu Ḥayyun.

God is He; God is the Living.

Repeat 7 times:

اللَّهُ حَيٌّ، يَا قَيُّومُ.

Allāhu Ḥayyun, yā Qayyūmu.

God is the Living; O Sustainer of all.

حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ، نِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ، غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ.

Ḥasbunā llāhu wa-niʿma l-wakīlu; niʿma l-mawlā wa-niʿma n-naṣīru; ghufrānaka Rabbanā wa-ilayka l-maṣīru.

God is enough for us and is the finest trustee, the finest protector and the finest helper. Our Lord, we seek Your forgiveness; to You is our return.

Repeat 3 times:

يَا هُوَ، يَا هُوَ، يَا دَائِمُ.

Yā Hū, yā Hū, yā Dāʾimu.

O He, O He, O Everlasting One.

Once:

اللَّهُ، يَا هُوَ، يَا دَائِمُ.

Allāhu, yā Hū, yā Dāʾimu.

God; O He; O Everlasting One.

Recite each of the following 21 invocations twice:

يَا دَائِمُ، يَا دَائِمُ، يَا دَائِمُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Dāʾimu, yā Dāʾimu, yā Dāʾimu, yā Allāhu.

O Everlasting One, O Everlasting One, O Everlasting One, O God.

يَا حَلِيمُ، يَا حَلِيمُ، يَا حَلِيمُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Ḥalīmu, yā Ḥalīmu, yā Ḥalīmu, yā Allāhu.

O Forbearing One, O Forbearing One, O Forbearing One, O God.

يَا حَفِيظُ، يَا حَفِيظُ، يَا حَفِيظُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Ḥafīẓu, yā Ḥafīẓu, yā Ḥafīẓu, yā Allāhu.

O Guardian, O Guardian, O Guardian, O God.

يَا لَطِيفُ، يَا لَطِيفُ، يَا لَطِيفُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Laṭīfu, yā Laṭīfu, yā Laṭīfu, yā Allāhu.

O Gentle One, O Gentle One, O Gentle One, O God.

يَا غَفَّارُ، يَا غَفَّارُ، يَا غَفَّارُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Ghaffāru, yā Ghaffāru, yā Ghaffāru, yā Allāhu.

O Ever-Forgiving One, O Ever-Forgiving One, O Ever-Forgiving One, O God.

يَا سَتَّارُ، يَا سَتَّارُ، يَا سَتَّارُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Sattāru, yā Sattāru, yā Sattāru, yā Allāhu.

O Concealer of faults, O Concealer of faults, O Concealer of faults, O God.

يَا فَتَّاحُ، يَا فَتَّاحُ، يَا فَتَّاحُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Fattāḥu, yā Fattāḥu, yā Fattāḥu, yā Allāhu.

O Opener, O Opener, O Opener, O God.

يَا مُعِينُ، يَا مُعِينُ، يَا مُعِينُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Muʿīnu, yā Muʿīnu, yā Muʿīnu, yā Allāhu.

O Helper, O Helper, O Helper, O God.

يَا مُغِيثُ، يَا مُغِيثُ، يَا مُغِيثُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Mughīthu, yā Mughīthu, yā Mughīthu, yā Allāhu.

O Rescuer, O Rescuer, O Rescuer, O God.

يَا مُجِيبُ، يَا مُجِيبُ، يَا مُجِيبُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Mujību, yā Mujību, yā Mujību, yā Allāhu.

O Answerer, O Answerer, O Answerer, O God.

يَا وَدُودُ، يَا وَدُودُ، يَا وَدُودُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Wadūdu, yā Wadūdu, yā Wadūdu, yā Allāhu.

O Loving One, O Loving One, O Loving One, O God.

يَا رَحْمَٰنُ، يَا رَحْمَٰنُ، يَا رَحْمَٰنُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Raḥmānu, yā Raḥmānu, yā Raḥmānu, yā Allāhu.

O Most Merciful One, O Most Merciful One, O Most Merciful One, O God.

يَا رَحِيمُ، يَا رَحِيمُ، يَا رَحِيمُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Raḥīmu, yā Raḥīmu, yā Raḥīmu, yā Allāhu.

O Ever-Merciful One, O Ever-Merciful One, O Ever-Merciful One, O God.

يَا وَهَّابُ، يَا وَهَّابُ، يَا وَهَّابُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Wahhābu, yā Wahhābu, yā Wahhābu, yā Allāhu.

O Bestower, O Bestower, O Bestower, O God.

يَا حَنَّانُ، يَا حَنَّانُ، يَا حَنَّانُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Ḥannānu, yā Ḥannānu, yā Ḥannānu, yā Allāhu.

O Compassionate One, O Compassionate One, O Compassionate One, O God.

يَا مَنَّانُ، يَا مَنَّانُ، يَا مَنَّانُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Mannānu, yā Mannānu, yā Mannānu, yā Allāhu.

O Generous Giver, O Generous Giver, O Generous Giver, O God.

يَا دَيَّانُ، يَا دَيَّانُ، يَا دَيَّانُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Dayyānu, yā Dayyānu, yā Dayyānu, yā Allāhu.

O Just Judge, O Just Judge, O Just Judge, O God.

يَا سُبْحَانُ، يَا سُبْحَانُ، يَا سُبْحَانُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Subḥānu, yā Subḥānu, yā Subḥānu, yā Allāhu.

O All-Glorious One, O All-Glorious One, O All-Glorious One, O God.

يَا سُلْطَانُ، يَا سُلْطَانُ، يَا سُلْطَانُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Sulṭānu, yā Sulṭānu, yā Sulṭānu, yā Allāhu.

O Sovereign, O Sovereign, O Sovereign, O God.

يَا أَمَانُ، يَا أَمَانُ، يَا أَمَانُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Amānu, yā Amānu, yā Amānu, yā Allāhu.

O Refuge, O Refuge, O Refuge, O God.

يَا سَلَامُ، يَا سَلَامُ، يَا سَلَامُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Salāmu, yā Salāmu, yā Salāmu, yā Allāhu.

O Source of Peace, O Source of Peace, O Source of Peace, O God.

The source writes the following line three times:

يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu.

O God, O God, O God, O God.

يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu.

O God, O God, O God, O God.

يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ، يَا اللَّهُ.

Yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu, yā Allāhu.

O God, O God, O God, O God.

حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ، نِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ، غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ.

Ḥasbunā llāhu wa-niʿma l-wakīlu; niʿma l-mawlā wa-niʿma n-naṣīru; ghufrānaka Rabbanā wa-ilayka l-maṣīru.

God is enough for us and is the finest trustee, the finest protector and the finest helper. Our Lord, we seek Your forgiveness; to You is our return.

Qur’an 33:56 and blessings   salawat 10 times

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Bismi llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīmi.

In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ؛ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا.

Inna llāha wa-malāʾikatahu yuṣallūna ʿalā n-Nabiyyi; yā ayyuhā lladhīna āmanū ṣallū ʿalayhi wa-sallimū taslīman.

God and His angels bless the Prophet. Believers, ask blessings for him and greet him with peace.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَلِّمْ.

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā āli Muḥammadin wa-sallim.

O God, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, and grant them peace.

4  Transmitted blessings

صَلِّ يَا رَبِّي وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ وَآلِ كُلٍّ أَجْمَعِينَ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.

Ṣalli yā Rabbī wa-sallim ʿalā jamīʿi l-anbiyāʾi wa-l-mursalīna wa-āli kullin ajmaʿīna; wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi Rabbi l-ʿālamīna.

My Lord, bless and grant peace to all the prophets and messengers and to every one of their families. All praise belongs to God, Lord of all worlds.

عَلَى أَشْرَفِ الْعَالَمِينَ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّلَوَاتُ، عَلَى أَفْضَلِ الْعَالَمِينَ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّلَوَاتُ،

ʿAlā ashrafi l-ʿālamīna sayyidinā Muḥammadin aṣ-ṣalawātu; ʿalā afḍali l-ʿālamīna sayyidinā Muḥammadin aṣ-ṣalawātu;

Blessings upon our master Muhammad, the noblest of all creation; blessings upon our master Muhammad, the finest of all creation;

عَلَى أَكْمَلِ الْعَالَمِينَ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّلَوَاتُ.

ʿAlā akmali l-ʿālamīna sayyidinā Muḥammadin aṣ-ṣalawātu.

blessings upon our master Muhammad, the most complete of all creation.

صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَأَنْبِيَائِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَجَمِيعِ خَلْقِهِ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ،

Ṣalawātu llāhi taʿālā wa-malāʾikatihi wa-anbiyāʾihi wa-rusulihi wa-jamīʿi khalqihi ʿalā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā āli Muḥammadin,

May the blessings of God Most High, His angels, His prophets and messengers, and all His creation be upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad.

عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَبَرَكَاتُهُ.

ʿAlayhi wa-ʿalayhimu s-salāmu wa-raḥmatu llāhi taʿālā wa-barakātuhu.

Upon him and them be peace, God’s mercy, and His blessings.

وَرَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عَنْ سَادَاتِنَا أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَجْمَعِينَ، وَعَنِ التَّابِعِينَ لَهُمْ بِإِحْسَانٍ،

Wa-raḍiya llāhu tabāraka wa-taʿālā ʿan sādātinā aṣḥābi Rasūli llāhi ajmaʿīna, wa-ʿani t-tābiʿīna lahum bi-iḥsānin,

May God, Blessed and Most High, be pleased with all the noble Companions of God’s Messenger and with those who followed them faithfully;

وَعَنِ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْمُجْتَهِدِينَ الْمَاضِينَ، وَعَنِ الْعُلَمَاءِ الْمُتَّقِينَ، وَعَنِ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ الصَّالِحِينَ،

wa-ʿani l-aʾimmati l-mujtahidīna l-māḍīna, wa-ʿani l-ʿulamāʾi l-muttaqīna, wa-ʿani l-awliyāʾi ṣ-ṣāliḥīna,

with the past imams who exercised independent judgment, the God-fearing scholars, and the righteous friends of God;

وَعَنْ مَشَايِخِنَا فِي الطَّرِيقَةِ النَّقْشَبَنْدِيَّةِ الْعَلِيَّةِ.

wa-ʿan mashāyikhinā fī ṭ-ṭarīqati n-Naqshbandiyyati l-ʿAliyyati.

and with our shaykhs of the exalted Naqshbandi path.

قَدَّسَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَرْوَاحَهُمُ الزَّكِيَّةَ، وَنَوَّرَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَضْرِحَتَهُمُ الْمُبَارَكَةَ،

Qaddasa llāhu taʿālā arwāḥahumu z-zakiyyata, wa-nawwara llāhu taʿālā aḍriḥatahum-u l-mubārakata,

May God Most High sanctify their pure souls and illuminate their blessed resting places.

وَأَعَادَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْنَا مِنْ بَرَكَاتِهِمْ وَفُيُوضَاتِهِمْ دَائِمًا، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.

Wa-aʿāda llāhu taʿālā ʿalaynā min barakātihim wa-fuyūḍātihim dāʾiman, wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi Rabbi l-ʿālamīna.

May God Most High continually share with us their blessings and spiritual gifts. All praise belongs to God, Lord of all worlds.

الْفَاتِحَةُ.

Al-Fātiḥatu.

Al-Fātiḥa.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Bismi llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīmi.

In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.

Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi Rabbi l-ʿālamīna.

All praise belongs to God, Lord of all worlds,

الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Ar-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīmi.

the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful,

مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.

Māliki yawmi d-dīni.

Master of the Day of Judgment.

إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ.

Iyyāka naʿbudu wa-iyyāka nastaʿīnu.

You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help.

اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ.

Ihdinā ṣ-ṣirāṭa l-mustaqīma.

Guide us along the straight path:

صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ.

Ṣirāṭa lladhīna anʿamta ʿalayhim, ghayri l-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim wa-lā ḍ-ḍāllīna.

the path of those You have blessed, away from those who have incurred Your displeasure and those who have lost their way.

5  Final dedication   then al-Fātiḥa

إِلَى شَرَفِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَآلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ الْكِرَامِ،

Ilā sharafi n-Nabiyyi ṣallā llāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallama wa-ālihi wa-aṣḥābihi l-kirāmi,

In honor of the Prophet—may God bless him and grant him peace—his noble family and companions;

وَإِلَى أَرْوَاحِ جَمِيعِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ وَخُدَمَاءِ شَرَائِعِهِمْ، وَإِلَى أَرْوَاحِ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْأَرْبَعَةِ،

wa-ilā arwāḥi jamīʿi l-anbiyāʾi wa-l-mursalīna wa-khudamāʾi sharāʾiʿihim; wa-ilā arwāḥi l-aʾimmati l-arbaʿati,

to the souls of all the prophets and messengers and those who served their sacred teachings; and to the souls of the four imams;

وَإِلَى أَرْوَاحِ مَشَايِخِنَا فِي الطَّرِيقَةِ النَّقْشَبَنْدِيَّةِ الْعَلِيَّةِ، خَاصَّةً إِلَى رُوحِ إِمَامِ الطَّرِيقَةِ وَغَوْثِ الْخَلِيقَةِ

wa-ilā arwāḥi mashāyikhinā fī ṭ-ṭarīqati n-Naqshbandiyyati l-ʿAliyyati, khāṣṣatan ilā rūḥi Imāmi ṭ-ṭarīqati wa-Ghawthi l-khalīqati

and to the souls of our shaykhs in the exalted Naqshbandi path, especially the spiritual leader of the path and succor of creation,

خَوَاجَه بَهَاءَ الدِّينِ النَّقْشَبَنْدِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأُوَيْسِيِّ الْبُخَارِيِّ، سَيِّدِنَا عَبْدِ الْخَالِقِ الْغُجْدَوَانِيِّ،

Khwāja Bahāʾa d-Dīni n-Naqshbandi Muḥammadin al-Uwaysiyyi l-Bukhāriyyi; Sayyidinā ʿAbdi l-Khāliqi l-Ghujdawāniyyi,

Khwāja Bahāʾ al-Dīn Naqshband Muḥammad al-Uwaysī al-Bukhārī; our master ʿAbd al-Khāliq al-Ghujdawānī;

مَوْلَانَا الشَّيْخِ شَرَفِ الدِّينِ الدَّاغِسْتَانِيِّ، مَوْلَانَا الشَّيْخِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْفَائِزِ الدَّاغِسْتَانِيِّ،

Mawlānā sh-Shaykhi Sharafi d-Dīni d-Dāghistāniyyi; Mawlānā sh-Shaykhi ʿAbdi llāhi l-Fāʾizi d-Dāghistāniyyi,

our master Shaykh Sharaf al-Dīn al-Dāghistānī; our master Shaykh ʿAbd Allāh al-Fāʾiz al-Dāghistānī;

مَوْلَانَا الشَّيْخِ مُحَمَّدٍ نَاظِمٍ عَادِلٍ الْحَقَّانِيِّ، وَسَائِرِ سَادَاتِنَا وَالصِّدِّيقِيِّينَ.

Mawlānā sh-Shaykhi Muḥammadin Nāẓimin ʿĀdilin al-Ḥaqqāniyyi, wa-sāʾiri sādātinā wa-ṣ-ṣiddīqiyyīna.

our master Shaykh Muḥammad Nāẓim ʿĀdil al-Ḥaqqānī; and all our other masters and people of truth.

الْفَاتِحَةُ.

Al-Fātiḥatu.

Al-Fātiḥa.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Bismi llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīmi.

In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.

Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi Rabbi l-ʿālamīna.

All praise belongs to God, Lord of all worlds,

الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Ar-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīmi.

the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful,

مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.

Māliki yawmi d-dīni.

Master of the Day of Judgment.

إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ.

Iyyāka naʿbudu wa-iyyāka nastaʿīnu.

You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help.

اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ.

Ihdinā ṣ-ṣirāṭa l-mustaqīma.

Guide us along the straight path:

صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ.

Ṣirāṭa lladhīna anʿamta ʿalayhim, ghayri l-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim wa-lā ḍ-ḍāllīna.

the path of those You have blessed, away from those who have incurred Your displeasure and those who have lost their way.

6  Closing praise and supplication

سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَلِيِّ الْأَعْلَى الْوَهَّابِ. آمِينَ.

Subḥāna Rabbiya l-ʿAliyyi l-Aʿlā l-Wahhābi. Āmīn.

Glory to my Lord, the Exalted, the Most High, the Bestower. Amen.

The leader then offers a supplication.

7  Sūrat al-Fātiḥa (Qur’an 1:1–7)

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Bismi llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīmi.

In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.

Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi Rabbi l-ʿālamīna.

All praise belongs to God, Lord of all worlds,

الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.

Ar-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīmi.

the Most Merciful, the Ever-Merciful,

مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.

Māliki yawmi d-dīni.

Master of the Day of Judgment.

إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ.

Iyyāka naʿbudu wa-iyyāka nastaʿīnu.

You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help.

اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ.

Ihdinā ṣ-ṣirāṭa l-mustaqīma.

Guide us along the straight path:

صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ.

Ṣirāṭa lladhīna anʿamta ʿalayhim, ghayri l-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim wa-lā ḍ-ḍāllīna.

the path of those You have blessed, away from those who have incurred Your displeasure and those who have lost their way.