Ratib Al Attas

رَاتِبُ الْإِمَامِ الْحَبِيبِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الْعَطَّاسِ

Rātibu l-imāmi l-ḥabībi ʿUmara bni ʿAbdi r-Raḥmāni l-ʿAṭṭāsi

The Ratib of Imam al-Ḥabīb ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-ʿAṭṭās

الِافْتِتَاحُ وَسُورَةُ الْفَاتِحَةِ

Al-iftitāḥu wa-sūratu l-fātiḥati

Opening and Sūrat al-Fātiḥah — Qurʾan 1:1–7

الْفَاتِحَةُ إِلَى حَضْرَةِ النَّبِيِّ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ.

Al-Fātiḥatu ilā ḥaḍrati an-Nabiyyi sayyidinā Muḥammadin, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-ālihi wa-sallam.

Al-Fātiḥah is dedicated to the honored presence of the Prophet, our master Muhammad. May Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace.

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ.

Aʿūdhu bi-Llāhi mina ash-shayṭāni ar-rajīm.

I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴿١﴾

Bismi Llāhi ar-Raḥmāni ar-Raḥīm. (1)

In the name of Allah, the Universally Merciful, the Especially Merciful. (1)

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿٢﴾

Al-ḥamdu li-Llāhi Rabbi al-ʿālamīn. (2)

All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds. (2)

الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴿٣﴾

Ar-Raḥmāni ar-Raḥīm. (3)

The Universally Merciful, the Especially Merciful. (3)

مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ ﴿٤﴾

Māliki yawmi ad-dīn. (4)

Master of the Day of Judgment. (4)

إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴿٥﴾

Iyyāka naʿbudu wa-iyyāka nastaʿīn. (5)

You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help. (5)

اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴿٦﴾

Ihdinā aṣ-ṣirāṭa al-mustaqīm. (6)

Guide us along the straight path. (6)

صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ، غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ ﴿٧﴾

Ṣirāṭa alladhīna anʿamta ʿalayhim, ghayri al-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim wa-lā aḍ-ḍāllīn. (7)

The path of those You have blessed, not those who have incurred anger, nor those who have gone astray. (7)

آمِينَ.

Āmīn.

Amen.

آخِرُ سُورَةِ الْحَشْرِ

Ākhiru sūrati l-ḥashri

The Closing Verses of Sūrat al-Ḥashr — Qurʾan 59:21–24

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]

Aʿūdhu bi-Llāhi as-Samīʿi al-ʿAlīmi mina ash-shayṭāni ar-rajīm. [3 marrātin]

I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from Satan, the accursed. [3 times]

لَوْ أَنْزَلْنَا هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَىٰ جَبَلٍ لَرَأَيْتَهُ خَاشِعًا مُتَصَدِّعًا مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ.

Law anzalnā hādhā al-Qurʾāna ʿalā jabalin la-raʾaytahu khāshiʿan mutaṣaddiʿan min khashyati Llāh.

Had We sent this Qurʾan down upon a mountain, you would have seen it humbled and breaking apart in awe of Allah.

وَتِلْكَ الْأَمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ﴿٢١﴾

Wa-tilka al-amthālu naḍribuhā li-nnāsi laʿallahum yatafakkarūn. (21)

We set out such examples for people so that they may reflect. (21)

هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ، عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، هُوَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ ﴿٢٢﴾

Huwa Allāhu alladhī lā ilāha illā Huwa, ʿālimu al-ghaybi wa-ash-shahādah; Huwa ar-Raḥmānu ar-Raḥīm. (22)

He is Allah. There is no god but Him, Knower of the unseen and the seen. He is the Universally Merciful, the Especially Merciful. (22)

هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ، الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ السَّلَامُ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ.

Huwa Allāhu alladhī lā ilāha illā Huwa, al-Maliku al-Quddūsu as-Salāmu al-Muʾminu al-Muhaymin.

He is Allah. There is no god but Him: the Sovereign, the Holy, the Source of Peace, the Giver of Security, the Guardian.

الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾

Al-ʿAzīzu al-Jabbāru al-Mutakabbir. Subḥāna Llāhi ʿammā yushrikūn. (23)

The Almighty, the Compeller, the Supremely Great. Glory be to Allah above what they associate with Him. (23)

هُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ، لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ.

Huwa Allāhu al-Khāliqu al-Bāriʾu al-Muṣawwir; lahu al-asmāʾu al-ḥusnā.

He is Allah: the Creator, the Originator, the Giver of form. To Him belong the most beautiful names.

يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ ﴿٢٤﴾

Yusabbiḥu lahu mā fī as-samāwāti wa-al-arḍ, wa-Huwa al-ʿAzīzu al-Ḥakīm. (24)

Everything in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (24)

الْأَذْكَارُ الْأَسَاسِيَّةُ

Al-adhkāru l-asāsiyyatu

Core Invocations

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]

Aʿūdhu bi-Llāhi as-Samīʿi al-ʿAlīmi mina ash-shayṭāni ar-rajīm. [3 marrātin]

I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from Satan, the accursed. [3 times]

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]

Aʿūdhu bi-kalimāti Llāhi at-tāmmāti min sharri mā khalaq. [3 marrātin]

I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created. [3 times]

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]

Bismi Llāhi alladhī lā yaḍurru maʿa ismihi shayʾun fī al-arḍi wa-lā fī as-samāʾ, wa-Huwa as-Samīʿu al-ʿAlīm. [3 marrātin]

In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing on earth or in heaven can cause harm. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. [3 times]

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ. [١٠ مَرَّاتٍ]

Bismi Llāhi ar-Raḥmāni ar-Raḥīm, wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-Llāhi al-ʿAliyyi al-ʿAẓīm. [10 marrātin]

In the name of Allah, the Universally Merciful, the Especially Merciful. There is no power and no strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent. [10 times]

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]

Bismi Llāhi ar-Raḥmāni ar-Raḥīm. [3 marrātin]

In the name of Allah, the Universally Merciful, the Especially Merciful. [3 times]

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ تَحَصَّنَّا بِاللَّهِ، بِسْمِ اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا بِاللَّهِ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]

Bismi Llāhi taḥaṣṣannā bi-Llāh; bismi Llāhi tawakkalnā bi-Llāh. [3 marrātin]

In the name of Allah, we seek protection in Allah. In the name of Allah, we place our trust in Allah. [3 times]

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ، وَمَنْ يُؤْمِنْ بِاللَّهِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]

Bismi Llāhi āmannā bi-Llāh, wa-man yuʾmin bi-Llāhi lā khawfun ʿalayh. [3 marrātin]

In the name of Allah, we believe in Allah. Whoever believes in Allah has nothing to fear. [3 times]

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ اللَّهُ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ جَلَّ اللَّهُ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]

Subḥāna Llāhi, ʿazza Allāh; subḥāna Llāhi, jalla Allāh. [3 marrātin]

Glory be to Allah; mighty is Allah. Glory be to Allah; majestic is Allah. [3 times]

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]

Subḥāna Llāhi wa-bi-ḥamdih; subḥāna Llāhi al-ʿAẓīm. [3 marrātin]

Glory and praise belong to Allah. Glory be to Allah, the Magnificent. [3 times]

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ. [٤ مَرَّاتٍ]

Subḥāna Llāh, wa-al-ḥamdu li-Llāh, wa-lā ilāha illā Allāh, wa-Allāhu akbar. [4 marrātin]

Glory be to Allah. Praise belongs to Allah. There is no god but Allah. Allah is greater than all. [4 times]

يَا لَطِيفًا بِخَلْقِهِ، يَا عَلِيمًا بِخَلْقِهِ، يَا خَبِيرًا بِخَلْقِهِ، اُلْطُفْ بِنَا يَا لَطِيفُ، يَا عَلِيمُ، يَا خَبِيرُ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]

Yā Laṭīfan bi-khalqih, yā ʿAlīman bi-khalqih, yā Khabīran bi-khalqih; ulṭuf binā yā Laṭīf, yā ʿAlīm, yā Khabīr. [3 marrātin]

O One who is gentle with His creation, who knows His creation, who is fully aware of His creation: be gentle with us, O Gentle, All-Knowing, All-Aware. [3 times]

يَا لَطِيفًا لَمْ يَزَلْ، اُلْطُفْ بِنَا فِيمَا نَزَلْ، إِنَّكَ لَطِيفٌ لَمْ تَزَلْ، اُلْطُفْ بِنَا وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]

Yā Laṭīfan lam yazal, ulṭuf binā fīmā nazal; innaka Laṭīfun lam tazal, ulṭuf binā wa-al-muslimīn. [3 marrātin]

O Ever-Gentle One, be gentle with us in what has befallen us. You have always been Gentle; be gentle with us and with all Muslims. [3 times]

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ. [٤٠ مَرَّةً]

Lā ilāha illā Allāh. [40 marratan]

There is no god but Allah. [40 times]

مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ.

Muḥammadun Rasūlu Llāh, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-ālihi wa-sallam.

Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace.

حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ. [٧ مَرَّاتٍ]

Ḥasbunā Allāhu wa-niʿma al-wakīl. [7 marrātin]

Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the finest guardian of our affairs. [7 times]

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمْ. [١٠ مَرَّاتٍ]

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammad; Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalayhi wa-sallim. [10 marrātin]

O Allah, bless Muhammad. O Allah, bless him and grant him peace. [10 times]

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، يَا رَبِّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمْ. [١٠ مَرَّاتٍ]

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammad; yā Rabbi ṣalli ʿalayhi wa-sallim. [10 marrātin]

O Allah, bless Muhammad. My Lord, bless him and grant him peace. [10 times]

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ. [١١ مَرَّةً]

Astaghfiru Llāh. [11 marratan]

I ask Allah for forgiveness. [11 times]

تَائِبُونَ إِلَى اللَّهِ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]

Tāʾibūna ilā Allāh. [3 marrātin]

We turn to Allah in repentance. [3 times]

يَا اللَّهُ بِهَا، يَا اللَّهُ بِهَا، يَا اللَّهُ بِحُسْنِ الْخَاتِمَةِ. [٣ مَرَّاتٍ]

Yā Allāhu bihā, yā Allāhu bihā, yā Allāhu bi-ḥusni al-khātimah. [3 marrātin]

O Allah, by its blessing; O Allah, by its blessing; O Allah, grant us a beautiful end. [3 times]

خَوَاتِيمُ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ

Khawātīmu sūrati l-baqarati

The Closing Verses of Sūrat al-Baqarah — Qurʾan 2:285–286

غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ ﴿٢٨٥﴾

Ghufrānaka Rabbanā wa-ilayka al-maṣīr. (285)

We seek Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the final return. (285)

لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا، لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ.

Lā yukallifu Llāhu nafsan illā wusʿahā; lahā mā kasabat wa-ʿalayhā mā iktasabat.

Allah does not burden any soul beyond its capacity. It receives the good it earns and bears the wrong it commits.

رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا.

Rabbanā lā tuʾākhidhnā in nasīnā aw akhṭaʾnā.

Our Lord, do not hold us to account if we forget or make a mistake.

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 place upon us a burden like the one You placed upon those before us.

رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ.

Rabbanā wa-lā tuḥammilnā mā lā ṭāqata lanā bih.

Our Lord, do not make us bear what we have no strength to carry.

وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا.

Wa-ʿfu ʿannā wa-aghfir lanā wa-arḥamnā.

Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us.

أَنْتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ ﴿٢٨٦﴾

Anta mawlānā fa-nṣurnā ʿalā al-qawmi al-kāfirīn. (286)

You are our Protector, so grant us victory over those who reject faith. (286)

الْفَوَاتِحُ الْخِتَامِيَّةُ

Al-fawātiḥu l-khitāmiyyatu

Five Concluding Fātiḥah Dedications

Recite Sūrat al-Fātiḥah once at each cue

الْفَاتِحَةُ الْأُولَىٰ

Al-fātiḥatu l-ūlā

The First Dedication

الْفَاتِحَةُ إِلَى رُوحِ سَيِّدِنَا وَحَبِيبِنَا وَشَفِيعِنَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ،

Al-Fātiḥatu ilā rūḥi sayyidinā wa-ḥabībinā wa-shafīʿinā Rasūli Llāhi Muḥammadi bni ʿAbdi Llāh, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-ālihi wa-sallam,

Al-Fātiḥah is dedicated to the spirit of our master, beloved, and intercessor, the Messenger of Allah, Muhammad son of ʿAbd Allāh. May Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace,

وَإِلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ وَأَزْوَاجِهِ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ؛

wa-ilā ālihi wa-aṣḥābihi wa-azwājihi wa-dhurriyyatih,

and to his family, Companions, wives, and descendants,

أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُعْلِي دَرَجَاتِهِمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، وَيَنْفَعُنَا بِأَسْرَارِهِمْ وَأَنْوَارِهِمْ وَعُلُومِهِمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَالدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ،

anna Allāha yuʿlī darajātihim fī al-jannah, wa-yanfaʿunā bi-asrārihim wa-anwārihim wa-ʿulūmihim fī ad-dīni wa-ad-dunyā wa-al-ākhirah,

asking Allah to raise their ranks in Paradise and let us benefit from their spiritual secrets, lights, and knowledge in religion, this world, and the next,

وَيَجْعَلَنَا مِنْ حِزْبِهِمْ، وَيَرْزُقَنَا مَحَبَّتَهُمْ، وَيَتَوَفَّانَا عَلَى مِلَّتِهِمْ، وَيَحْشُرَنَا فِي زُمْرَتِهِمْ فِي خَيْرٍ وَلُطْفٍ وَعَافِيَةٍ.

wa-yajʿalanā min ḥizbihim, wa-yarzuqanā maḥabbatahum, wa-yatawaffānā ʿalā millatihim, wa-yaḥshuranā fī zumratihim fī khayrin wa-luṭfin wa-ʿāfiyah.

and to place us among their company, grant us love for them, let us die upon their way, and gather us with them in goodness, gentleness, and well-being.

بِسِرِّ الْفَاتِحَةِ [تُقْرَأُ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً]

Bi-sirri al-Fātiḥah [tuqraʾu marratan wāḥidah]

By the spiritual secret of al-Fātiḥah [recite once]

الْفَاتِحَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ

Al-fātiḥatu th-thāniyatu

The Second Dedication

الْفَاتِحَةُ إِلَى رُوحِ سَيِّدِنَا الْمُهَاجِرِ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عِيسَى،

Al-Fātiḥatu ilā rūḥi sayyidinā al-Muhājiri ilā Llāhi Aḥmada bni ʿĪsā,

Al-Fātiḥah is dedicated to the spirit of our master, the Emigrant to Allah, Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā,

وَإِلَى رُوحِ سَيِّدِنَا الْأُسْتَاذِ الْأَعْظَمِ الْفَقِيهِ الْمُقَدَّمِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ بَاعَلَوِيٍّ،

wa-ilā rūḥi sayyidinā al-Ustādh al-Aʿẓam al-Faqīh al-Muqaddam Muḥammadi bni ʿAliyyin Bā ʿAlawī,

and to the spirit of our master, the great teacher al-Faqīh al-Muqaddam, Muhammad ibn ʿAlī Bā ʿAlawī,

وَأُصُولِهِمَا وَفُرُوعِهِمَا وَذَوِي الْحُقُوقِ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ؛

wa-uṣūlihimā wa-furūʿihimā wa-dhawī al-ḥuqūqi ʿalayhim ajmaʿīn,

and to both their forebears, descendants, and all those who hold rights over them,

أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ وَيَرْحَمُهُمْ، وَيُعْلِي دَرَجَاتِهِمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، وَيَنْفَعُنَا بِأَسْرَارِهِمْ وَأَنْوَارِهِمْ وَعُلُومِهِمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَالدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ.

anna Allāha yaghfiru lahum wa-yarḥamuhum, wa-yuʿlī darajātihim fī al-jannah, wa-yanfaʿunā bi-asrārihim wa-anwārihim wa-ʿulūmihim fī ad-dīni wa-ad-dunyā wa-al-ākhirah.

asking Allah to forgive them, have mercy on them, raise their ranks in Paradise, and let us benefit from their spiritual secrets, lights, and knowledge in religion, this world, and the next.

[الْفَاتِحَةُ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً]

[Al-Fātiḥatu marratan wāḥidah]

[Recite Sūrat al-Fātiḥah once]

الْفَاتِحَةُ الثَّالِثَةُ

Al-fātiḥatu th-thālithatu

The Third Dedication

الْفَاتِحَةُ إِلَى رُوحِ سَيِّدِنَا وَحَبِيبِنَا وَبَرَكَتِنَا صَاحِبِ الرَّاتِبِ قُطْبِ الْأَنْفَاسِ الْحَبِيبِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْعَطَّاسِ،

Al-Fātiḥatu ilā rūḥi sayyidinā wa-ḥabībinā wa-barakatinā ṣāḥibi ar-rātibi Quṭbi al-Anfāsi al-Ḥabībi ʿUmara bni ʿAbdi ar-Raḥmāni al-ʿAṭṭās,

Al-Fātiḥah is dedicated to the spirit of our master, beloved, and source of blessing, the author of the Rātib and spiritual pole known as Quṭb al-Anfās, al-Ḥabīb ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-ʿAṭṭās,

وَإِلَى رُوحِ الشَّيْخِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بَارَاسْ، وَإِلَى رُوحِ الْحَبِيبِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ الْعَطَّاسِ،

wa-ilā rūḥi ash-Shaykhi ʿAliyyi bni ʿAbdi Llāhi Bārās, wa-ilā rūḥi al-Ḥabībi ʿAbdi ar-Raḥmāni bni ʿAqīlin al-ʿAṭṭās,

and to the spirit of Shaykh ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh Bārās, and the spirit of al-Ḥabīb ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAqīl al-ʿAṭṭās,

وَإِلَى رُوحِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عُمَرَ الْعَطَّاسِ وَإِخْوَانِهِ، ثُمَّ إِلَى رُوحِ عَقِيلٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَصَالِحٍ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْعَطَّاسِ،

wa-ilā rūḥi al-Ḥusayni bni ʿUmara al-ʿAṭṭāsi wa-ikhwānih, thumma ilā rūḥi ʿAqīlin wa-ʿAbdi Llāhi wa-Ṣāliḥin bni ʿAbdi ar-Raḥmāni al-ʿAṭṭās,

and to the spirit of al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿUmar al-ʿAṭṭās and his brothers, then to the spirits of ʿAqīl, ʿAbd Allāh, and Ṣāliḥ, sons of ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-ʿAṭṭās,

وَإِلَى رُوحِ الْحَبِيبِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَسَنٍ الْعَطَّاسِ، وَإِلَى رُوحِ الْحَبِيبِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَسَنٍ الْعَطَّاسِ،

wa-ilā rūḥi al-Ḥabībi ʿAliyyi bni Ḥasanin al-ʿAṭṭās, wa-ilā rūḥi al-Ḥabībi Aḥmada bni Ḥasanin al-ʿAṭṭās,

and to the spirits of al-Ḥabīb ʿAlī ibn Ḥasan al-ʿAṭṭās and al-Ḥabīb Aḥmad ibn Ḥasan al-ʿAṭṭās,

وَأُصُولِهِمْ وَفُرُوعِهِمْ وَذَوِي الْحُقُوقِ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ؛ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ وَيَرْحَمُهُمْ، وَيُعْلِي دَرَجَاتِهِمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ،

wa-uṣūlihim wa-furūʿihim wa-dhawī al-ḥuqūqi ʿalayhim ajmaʿīn; anna Allāha yaghfiru lahum wa-yarḥamuhum, wa-yuʿlī darajātihim fī al-jannah,

and to their forebears, descendants, and all those who hold rights over them, asking Allah to forgive them, have mercy on them, and raise their ranks in Paradise,

وَيَنْفَعُنَا بِأَسْرَارِهِمْ وَأَنْوَارِهِمْ وَعُلُومِهِمْ وَنَفَحَاتِهِمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَالدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ.

wa-yanfaʿunā bi-asrārihim wa-anwārihim wa-ʿulūmihim wa-nafaḥātihim fī ad-dīni wa-ad-dunyā wa-al-ākhirah.

and to let us benefit from their spiritual secrets, lights, knowledge, and gifts of grace in religion, this world, and the next.

[الْفَاتِحَةُ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً]

[Al-Fātiḥatu marratan wāḥidah]

[Recite Sūrat al-Fātiḥah once]

الْفَاتِحَةُ الرَّابِعَةُ

Al-fātiḥatu r-rābiʿatu

The Fourth Dedication

الْفَاتِحَةُ إِلَى أَرْوَاحِ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصَّالِحِينَ وَالْأَئِمَّةِ الرَّاشِدِينَ،

Al-Fātiḥatu ilā arwāḥi al-awliyāʾi wa-ash-shuhadāʾi wa-aṣ-ṣāliḥīna wa-al-aʾimmati ar-rāshidīn,

Al-Fātiḥah is dedicated to the spirits of the friends of Allah, the martyrs, the righteous, and the rightly guided imams,

وَإِلَى أَرْوَاحِ وَالِدِينَا وَمَشَايِخِنَا وَذَوِي الْحُقُوقِ عَلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَعِينَ،

wa-ilā arwāḥi wālidīnā wa-mashāyikhinā wa-dhawī al-ḥuqūqi ʿalayhim ajmaʿīn,

and to the spirits of our parents, our teachers, and all those who hold rights over them,

ثُمَّ إِلَى أَرْوَاحِ أَمْوَاتِ أَهْلِ هَذِهِ الْبَلْدَةِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ؛

thumma ilā arwāḥi amwāti ahli hādhihi al-baldati mina al-muslimīna wa-al-muslimāt,

then to the spirits of the deceased Muslim men and women of this town,

أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ وَيَرْحَمُهُمْ، وَيُعْلِي دَرَجَاتِهِمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، وَيَنْفَعُنَا بِأَسْرَارِهِمْ وَأَنْوَارِهِمْ وَعُلُومِهِمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَالدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ.

anna Allāha yaghfiru lahum wa-yarḥamuhum, wa-yuʿlī darajātihim fī al-jannah, wa-yanfaʿunā bi-asrārihim wa-anwārihim wa-ʿulūmihim fī ad-dīni wa-ad-dunyā wa-al-ākhirah.

asking Allah to forgive them, have mercy on them, raise their ranks in Paradise, and let us benefit from their spiritual secrets, lights, and knowledge in religion, this world, and the next.

[الْفَاتِحَةُ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً]

[Al-Fātiḥatu marratan wāḥidah]

[Recite Sūrat al-Fātiḥah once]

الْفَاتِحَةُ الْخَامِسَةُ

Al-fātiḥatu l-khāmisatu

The Fifth Dedication

الْفَاتِحَةُ بِالْقَبُولِ وَتَمَامِ كُلِّ سُؤْلٍ وَمَأْمُولٍ، وَصَلَاحِ الشَّأْنِ ظَاهِرًا وَبَاطِنًا فِي الدِّينِ وَالدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ،

Al-Fātiḥatu bi-al-qabūli wa-tamāmi kulli suʾlin wa-maʾmūl, wa-ṣalāḥi ash-shaʾni ẓāhiran wa-bāṭinan fī ad-dīni wa-ad-dunyā wa-al-ākhirah,

Al-Fātiḥah is offered for acceptance, the complete fulfillment of every request and hope, and the soundness of all our affairs, outwardly and inwardly, in religion, this world, and the next,

دَافِعَةً لِكُلِّ شَرٍّ، جَالِبَةً لِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ، لَنَا وَلِوَالِدِينَا وَأَوْلَادِنَا وَأَحْبَابِنَا وَمَشَايِخِنَا فِي الدِّينِ، مَعَ اللُّطْفِ وَالْعَافِيَةِ،

dāfiʿatan li-kulli sharr, jālibatan li-kulli khayr, lanā wa-li-wālidīnā wa-awlādinā wa-aḥbābinā wa-mashāyikhinā fī ad-dīn, maʿa al-luṭfi wa-al-ʿāfiyah,

to repel every evil and draw every good to us, our parents, our children, our loved ones, and our teachers in religion, together with divine gentleness and well-being,

وَعَلَى نِيَّةِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُنَوِّرُ قُلُوبَنَا وَقَوَالِبَنَا، مَعَ الْهُدَى وَالتُّقَى وَالْعَفَافِ وَالْغِنَى،

wa-ʿalā niyyati anna Allāha yunawwiru qulūbanā wa-qawālibanā, maʿa al-hudā wa-at-tuqā wa-al-ʿafāfi wa-al-ghinā,

with the intention that Allah illuminate our hearts and our whole beings, together with guidance, reverence, chastity, and freedom from need,

وَالْمَوْتِ عَلَى دِينِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَالْإِيمَانِ بِلَا مِحْنَةٍ وَلَا امْتِحَانٍ، بِحَقِّ سَيِّدِ وَلَدِ عَدْنَانَ،

wa-al-mawti ʿalā dīni al-Islāmi wa-al-īmāni bi-lā miḥnatin wa-lā imtiḥān, bi-ḥaqqi sayyidi waladi ʿAdnān,

and that we die upon Islam and faith without trial or tribulation, by the rank of the master of the descendants of ʿAdnān,

وَعَلَى كُلِّ نِيَّةٍ صَالِحَةٍ، وَإِلَى حَضْرَةِ النَّبِيِّ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ.

wa-ʿalā kulli niyyatin ṣāliḥah, wa-ilā ḥaḍrati an-Nabiyyi Muḥammadin, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-ālihi wa-sallam.

and for every righteous intention, and to the honored presence of the Prophet Muhammad. May Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace.

[الْفَاتِحَةُ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً]

[Al-Fātiḥatu marratan wāḥidah]

[Recite Sūrat al-Fātiḥah once]

الدُّعَاءُ الْخِتَامِيُّ

Ad-duʿāʾu l-khitāmiyyu

Concluding Supplication

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ حَمْدًا يُوَافِي نِعَمَهُ وَيُكَافِئُ مَزِيدَهُ،

Bismi Llāhi ar-Raḥmāni ar-Raḥīm. Al-ḥamdu li-Llāhi Rabbi al-ʿālamīna ḥamdan yuwāfī niʿamahu wa-yukāfiʾu mazīdah,

In the name of Allah, the Universally Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds, with praise equal to His blessings and worthy of their increase.

يَا رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ كَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِجَلَالِ وَجْهِكَ وَعَظِيمِ سُلْطَانِكَ،

Yā Rabbanā laka al-ḥamdu kamā yanbaghī li-jalāli wajhika wa-ʿaẓīmi sulṭānik,

Our Lord, praise is Yours as befits the majesty of Your countenance and the greatness of Your sovereignty.

سُبْحَانَكَ لَا نُحْصِي ثَنَاءً عَلَيْكَ، أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ،

Subḥānaka lā nuḥṣī thanāʾan ʿalayk; Anta kamā athnayta ʿalā nafsik,

Glory be to You. We cannot fully praise You; You are as You have praised Yourself.

فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ حَتَّى تَرْضَى، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ إِذَا رَضِيتَ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ بَعْدَ الرِّضَى.

Fa-laka al-ḥamdu ḥattā tarḍā, wa-laka al-ḥamdu idhā raḍīta, wa-laka al-ḥamdu baʿda ar-riḍā.

Praise is Yours until You are pleased, praise is Yours when You are pleased, and praise is Yours after You are pleased.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ فِي الْأَوَّلِينَ، وَصَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ فِي الْآخِرِينَ،

Allāhumma ṣalli wa-sallim ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin fī al-awwalīn, wa-ṣalli wa-sallim ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin fī al-ākhirīn,

O Allah, bless our master Muhammad and grant him peace among the first generations, and bless him and grant him peace among the later generations.

وَصَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ فِي كُلِّ وَقْتٍ وَحِينٍ، وَصَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ فِي الْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَى إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ،

Wa-ṣalli wa-sallim ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin fī kulli waqtin wa-ḥīn, wa-ṣalli wa-sallim ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin fī al-malaʾi al-aʿlā ilā yawmi ad-dīn,

Bless our master Muhammad and grant him peace at every time and moment, and in the highest assembly until the Day of Judgment.

وَصَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ حَتَّى تَرِثَ الْأَرْضَ وَمَنْ عَلَيْهَا وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ.

Wa-ṣalli wa-sallim ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin ḥattā taritha al-arḍa wa-man ʿalayhā, wa-Anta khayru al-wārithīn.

Bless our master Muhammad and grant him peace until You inherit the earth and everyone upon it, for You are the best of inheritors.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْتَحْفِظُكَ وَنَسْتَوْدِعُكَ أَدْيَانَنَا وَأَنْفُسَنَا وَأَمْوَالَنَا وَأَهْلَنَا، وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَعْطَيْتَنَا.

Allāhumma innā nastaḥfiẓuka wa-nastawdiʿuka adyānanā wa-anfusanā wa-amwālanā wa-ahlanā, wa-kulla shayʾin aʿṭaytanā.

O Allah, we ask You to safeguard, and we entrust to You, our faith, ourselves, our wealth, our families, and everything You have given us.

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنَا وَإِيَّاهُمْ فِي كَنَفِكَ وَأَمَانِكَ وَعِيَاذِكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَرِيدٍ، وَجَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ،

Allāhumma ijʿalnā wa-iyyāhum fī kanafika wa-amānika wa-ʿiyādhika min kulli shayṭānin marīd, wa-jabbārin ʿanīd,

O Allah, place us and them under Your protection, safety, and refuge from every rebellious devil and every stubborn tyrant,

وَذِي عَيْنٍ، وَذِي بَغْيٍ، وَذِي حَسَدٍ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ ذِي شَرٍّ. إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.

wa-dhī ʿaynin, wa-dhī baghyin, wa-dhī ḥasadin, wa-min sharri kulli dhī sharr. Innaka ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr.

from every harmful eye, every aggressor, every envier, and the evil of everyone who bears evil. You have power over all things.

اللَّهُمَّ جَلِّلْنَا بِالْعَافِيَةِ وَالسَّلَامَةِ، وَحَقِّقْنَا بِالتَّقْوَى وَالِاسْتِقَامَةِ،

Allāhumma jallilnā bi-al-ʿāfiyati wa-as-salāmah, wa-ḥaqqiqnā bi-at-taqwā wa-al-istiqāmah,

O Allah, envelop us in well-being and safety, and establish us in reverence and steadfastness.

وَأَعِذْنَا مِنْ مُوجِبَاتِ النَّدَامَةِ فِي الْحَالِ وَالْمَآلِ، إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ.

Wa-aʿidhnā min mūjibāti an-nadāmati fī al-ḥāli wa-al-maʾāl; innaka Samīʿu ad-duʿāʾ.

Protect us from everything that brings regret in our present state or our final end. You hear every prayer.

وَصَلِّ اللَّهُمَّ بِجَلَالِكَ وَجَمَالِكَ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ،

Wa-ṣalli Allāhumma bi-jalālika wa-jamālika ʿalā sayyidinā Muḥammadin wa-ʿalā ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi ajmaʿīn,

O Allah, by Your majesty and beauty, bless our master Muhammad and all his family and Companions.

وَارْزُقْنَا كَمَالَ الْمُتَابَعَةِ لَهُ ظَاهِرًا وَبَاطِنًا، يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ، بِفَضْلِكَ.

Wa-rzuqnā kamāla al-mutābaʿati lahu ẓāhiran wa-bāṭinan, yā Arḥama ar-rāḥimīn, bi-faḍlik.

Grant us perfect outward and inward following of him, O most merciful of the merciful, by Your grace.

سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ، وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.

Subḥāna Rabbika Rabbi al-ʿizzati ʿammā yaṣifūn; wa-salāmun ʿalā al-mursalīn; wa-al-ḥamdu li-Llāhi Rabbi al-ʿālamīn.

Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of might, above what they ascribe to Him. Peace be upon the messengers, and all praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds.

مُلْحَقُ افْتِتَاحِ دَارِ الزَّهْرَاءِ

Mulḥaqu ftitāḥi Dāri z-Zahrāʾi

Appendix: The Dar al-Zahra Opening Dedication

An optional lineage recitation frame printed in the Dar al-Zahra booklet

الْفَاتِحَةُ إِلَى حَضْرَةِ سَيِّدِنَا وَحَبِيبِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ،

Al-Fātiḥatu ilā ḥaḍrati sayyidinā wa-ḥabībinā Muḥammadin, ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-ālihi wa-ṣaḥbihi wa-sallam,

Al-Fātiḥah is dedicated to the honored presence of our master and beloved Muhammad. May Allah bless him, his family, and his Companions, and grant them peace,

وَإِلَى رُوحِ سَيِّدِنَا الْحَبِيبِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْعَطَّاسِ صَاحِبِ الرَّاتِبِ، وَالشَّيْخِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بَارَاسْ،

wa-ilā rūḥi sayyidinā al-Ḥabībi ʿUmara bni ʿAbdi ar-Raḥmāni al-ʿAṭṭāsi ṣāḥibi ar-rātib, wa-ash-Shaykhi ʿAliyyi bni ʿAbdi Llāhi Bārās,

and to the spirit of our master al-Ḥabīb ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-ʿAṭṭās, the author of the Rātib, and Shaykh ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh Bārās,

وَإِلَى رُوحِ سَيِّدِنَا الْإِمَامِ الْحَبِيبِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَسَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْعَطَّاسِ. الْفَاتِحَةُ.

wa-ilā rūḥi sayyidinā al-Imāmi al-Ḥabībi Aḥmada bni Ḥasani bni ʿAbdi Llāhi al-ʿAṭṭās. Al-Fātiḥah.

and to the spirit of our master, Imam al-Ḥabīb Aḥmad ibn Ḥasan ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-ʿAṭṭās. Recite al-Fātiḥah.

Reading and translation notes

Each unit appears in three lines: fully vocalized Arabic, transliteration, and English translation. Repetition counts appear in square brackets at the end of the unit they belong to. At each Fātiḥah cue, recite Sūrat al-Fātiḥah once.

The transliteration marks long vowels as ā, ī, and ū. It distinguishes ḥ, kh, dh, sh, ṣ, ḍ, ṭ, ẓ, gh, q, ʿayn as ʿ, and hamzah as ʾ. It supports reading and does not replace learning the Arabic with a qualified teacher. Optional case endings at the end of a recitation unit are not always forced in the transliteration.

Qurʾanic passages appear in standard fully vocalized form, with verse numbers at the end of each verse in the Arabic, the transliteration, and the translation.

Devotional titles and kinship formulas are translated for meaning, while proper names and established Islamic terms remain transliterated. The English is a fresh translation made from the Arabic for this edition.

The official source prints the final phrase of the concluding supplication as bi-faḍli, without an expressed possessive pronoun. This edition vocalizes and translates the contextually expected reading bi-faḍlika, meaning by Your grace. Punctuation and line division are editorial and serve readability; they do not alter the order of recitation.

Two repetition differences are worth noting. Khulāṣat al-Madad al-Nabawī gives four repetitions for the fourfold tasbīḥ and prints two separate ṣalawāt formulas ten times each. The Dar al-Zahra booklet gives three repetitions for the fourfold tasbīḥ and one combined ṣalawāt formula eleven times. The main text follows the official Khulāṣah counts.

Source and scope

Author: Imam al-Ḥabīb ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-ʿAṭṭās (992–1072 AH).

The main text follows the complete Rātib printed in Khulāṣat al-Madad al-Nabawī, compiled by Habib Umar bin Hafiz, on printed pages 101 to 110. That form includes the core invocations, two distinct tenfold ṣalawāt formulas, five concluding Fātiḥah dedications, and the final supplication.

The Dar al-Zahra booklet serves as a lineage-based cross-check. Its additional opening dedication appears in the appendix, clearly separated from the main text. Where the two witnesses differ in repetition counts, the main text keeps the counts in Khulāṣat al-Madad al-Nabawī.

Official source: Khulāṣat al-Madad al-Nabawī

The complete Arabic source PDF

Cross-check source: Dar al-Zahra, Rātib al-ʿAṭṭās

The Dar al-Zahra recitation booklet PDF

Arabic transcription, vocalization, transliteration, and English translation prepared 22 September 2026.