الْوَظِيفَةُ الزَّرُّوقِيَّةُ
Al-waẓīfatu z-zarrūqiyyatu
The Waẓīfa of Imam Aḥmad Zarrūq
رِسَالَةُ الْإِمَامِ أَحْمَدَ زَرُّوقٍ الْمُصَدِّرَةُ لِلْوَظِيفَةِ
Risālatu l-imāmi Aḥmada Zarrūqini l-muṣaddiratu li-l-waẓīfati
The Prefatory Letter of Imam Aḥmad Zarrūq
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ.
al-ḥamdu li-llāhi, wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-llāhi.
All praise belongs to Allah. There is no power to turn away from wrong and no strength to do right except through Allah.
مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْفَقِيرِ إِلَى رَحْمَتِهِ، أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى الْبُرْنُسِيِّ الشَّهِيرِ بِـ«زَرُّوقٍ»، أَصْلَحَ اللَّهُ حَالَهُ.
min ʿabdi Allāhi al-faqīri ʾilā raḥmatihi, ʾaḥmada bni ʾaḥmada bni muḥammadi bni ʿīsā al-burnusiyyi al-shahīri bi-«zarrūqin», ʾaṣlaḥa Allāhu ḥālahu.
From Allah’s servant, poor and in need of His mercy: Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿĪsā al-Burnusī, known as Zarrūq, may Allah set his state aright.
إِلَى السَّادَةِ الْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْأَحِبَّاءِ فِي اللَّهِ تَعَالَى:
ʾilā al-sādati al-fuqarāʾi wa-l-ʾaḥibbāʾi fī Allāhi taʿālā:
To the honored spiritual seekers and the beloved friends in Allah Most High:
سَيِّدِي عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ الْمَغْرَاوِيِّ، كَانَ اللَّهُ لَهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ؛ وَحَبِيبِهِ فِي اللَّهِ تَعَالَى، الْفَقِيرِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، أَسْعَدَهُ اللَّهُ بِمَرْضَاتِهِ، وَنَوَّرَ قَلْبَهُ، وَكَفَاهُ شَرَّ نَفْسِهِ؛
sayyidī ʿabdi al-ʿazīzi al-maghrāwiyyi, kāna Allāhu lahu fī al-dunyā wa-l-ʾākhirati; waḥabībihi fī Allāhi taʿālā, al-faqīri ʿabdi al-maliki bni saʿīdin, ʾasʿadahu Allāhu bimarḍātihi, wanawwara qalbahu, wakafāhu sharra nafsihi;
my master ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Maghrāwī, may Allah care for him in this world and the next; and his beloved brother in Allah Most High, the poor servant ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Saʿīd, may Allah grant him happiness through His good pleasure, illumine his heart, and protect him from the evil of his own self;
ثُمَّ سَائِرِ الْإِخْوَانِ مِمَّنْ أَرَادَ الدُّخُولَ فِي دَائِرَةِ الْأَصْحَابِ.
thumma sāʾiri al-ʾikhwāni mimman ʾarāda al-dukhūla fī dāʾirati al-ʾaṣḥābi.
and then to all the other brothers who wish to enter the circle of companions.
سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ.
salāmun ʿalaykum waraḥmatu Allāhi wabarakātuhu.
Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَقَدْ بَلَغَنِي مِنْكُمْ كِتَابٌ يَتَضَمَّنُ كَمَالَ الْوِدَادِ، وَحُسْنَ الظَّنِّ، وَجَمِيلَ الاِعْتِقَادِ.
ʾammā baʿdu, faqad balaghanī minkum kitābun yataḍammanu kamāla al-widādi, waḥusna al-ẓanni, wajamīla al-iʿtiqādi.
To proceed: a letter from you has reached me, expressing complete affection, a good opinion, and beautiful confidence.
وَأَخْبَرْتُمْ فِيهِ بِأَشْوَاقِكُمْ إِلَيْنَا، وَانْعِطَافِكُمْ بِكُنْهِ الْهِمَّةِ عَلَيْنَا.
wa-ʾakhbartum fīhi bi-ʾashwāqikum ʾilaynā, wa-nʿiṭāfikum bikunhi al-himmati ʿalaynā.
In it you told me of your longing for us and of the full force of your spiritual concern turning toward us.
فَأَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُبَلِّغَ نِيَّاتِكُمْ، وَيَنْفَعَنَا بِصَالِحِ مَقْصِدِكُمْ؛ وَإِلَّا فَنَحْنُ عُصَاةٌ مُذْنِبُونَ، نَطْلُبُ عَفْوَ اللَّهِ فِي كُلِّ حَالٍ، وَنَتَمَسَّكُ بِأَذْيَالِ السَّادَةِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكَمَالِ.
fa-ʾasʾalu Allāha ʾan yuballigha niyyātikum, wayanfaʿanā biṣāliḥi maqṣidikum; wa-ʾillā fanaḥnu ʿuṣātun mudhnibūna, naṭlubu ʿafwa Allāhi fī kulli ḥālin, wanatamassaku bi-ʾadhyāli al-sādati min ʾahli al-kamāli.
I ask Allah to bring your intentions to fulfillment and to benefit us through the goodness of your purpose. Otherwise, we are disobedient sinners: in every state we seek Allah’s pardon and cling to the hems of the masters among the people of spiritual completeness.
وَيَا أَخِي، طَلَبْتُمْ مِنِّي إِدْخَالَ فُلَانٍ وَفُلَانٍ فِي الدَّائِرَةِ، وَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ لِي، وَلَا بِاخْتِيَارِ نَفْسِي الْعَاصِيَةِ الْحَائِرَةِ؛ وَلَكِنْ قُلْ لَهُمْ: يَقُولُ لَكُمْ:
wayā ʾakhī, ṭalabtum minnī ʾidkhāla fulānin wafulānin fī al-dāʾirati, walaysa dhalika lī, wa-lā bi-khtiyāri nafsī al-ʿāṣiyati al-ḥāʾirati; walakin qul lahum: yaqūlu lakum:
My brother, you asked me to admit this person and that person into the circle. That is not mine to grant, nor is it subject to the choice of my disobedient, bewildered self. Rather, say to them, ‘He tells you this:’
عَلَيْكُمْ بِاللَّجَإِ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فِي مَقَاصِدِكُمْ، وَدَعُوا الْحَوْلَ وَالْقُوَّةَ وَرَاءَ ظُهُورِكُمْ.
ʿalaykum bi-l-lajaʾi ʾilā Allāhi taʿālā fī maqāṣidikum, wadaʿū al-ḥawla wa-l-quwwata warāʾa ẓuhūrikum.
Take refuge in Allah Most High in all that you seek, and cast every claim to power and strength behind your backs.
فَلَا مَلْجَأَ مِنَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا إِلَيْهِ، وَلَا عَاصِمَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ إِلَّا مَنْ رَحِمَ وَتَعَطَّفَ عَلَيْهِ.
fa-lā maljaʾa mina Allāhi ʾillā ʾilayhi, wa-lā ʿāṣima min ʾamrihi ʾillā man raḥima wataʿaṭṭafa ʿalayhi.
There is no refuge from Allah except in Him, and none is protected from His decree except the one upon whom He has mercy and compassion.
خَمْسُ خِصَالٍ أُوصِيكُمْ بِهَا
Khamsu khiṣālin ūṣīkum bihā
Five Qualities I Counsel You to Keep
وَأُوصِيكُمْ بِخَمْسِ خِصَالٍ، إِنْ لَازَمْتُمُوهَا وَصَلْتُمْ وَاتَّصَلْتُمْ، وَإِنْ أَهْمَلْتُمُوهَا تُرِكْتُمْ وَانْقَطَعْتُمْ:
wa-ʾūṣīkum bikhamsi khiṣālin, ʾin lāzamtumūhā waṣaltum wāttaṣaltum, wa-ʾin ʾahmaltumūhā turiktum wa-nqaṭaʿtum:
I counsel you to keep five qualities. If you remain constant in them, you will arrive and become connected; if you neglect them, you will be left behind and cut off.
أَوَّلُهَا: لُزُومُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ فِي الْجَمَاعَةِ؛ فَإِنَّهَا الْعِصْمَةُ مِنْ كُلِّ آفَةٍ.
ʾawwaluhā: luzūmu al-ṣalawāti al-khamsi fī al-jamāʿati; fa-ʾinnahā al-ʿiṣmatu min kulli ʾāfatin.
The first is to observe the five daily prayers in congregation, for they are a safeguard against every affliction.
وَالثَّانِيَةُ: مُجَانَبَةُ أَهْلِ الْعِنَادِ مِنَ الظَّلَمَةِ وَغَيْرِهِمْ، مِنْ غَيْرِ مُنَازَعَةٍ لَهُمْ فِيمَا هُمْ فِيهِ، إِلَّا بِشَفَقَةٍ وَإِرْشَادٍ يَصْحَبُهُمَا رِفْقٌ.
wa-l-thāniyatu: mujānabatu ʾahli al-ʿinādi mina al-ẓalamati waghayrihim, min ghayri munāzaʿatin lahum fīmā hum fīhi, ʾillā bishafaqatin wa-ʾirshādin yaṣḥabuhumā rifqun.
The second is to keep apart from obstinate people, whether oppressors or others, without contending with them over their condition, except through compassionate counsel accompanied by gentleness.
وَالثَّالِثَةُ: إِذَا كَانَتْ لَكُمْ حَاجَةٌ إِلَى أَحَدٍ مِنَ الْخَلْقِ، أَوْ كَانَتْ لَهُ عِنْدَكُمْ حَاجَةٌ، فَقَدِّمُوا الدُّعَاءَ فِي قَضَائِهَا قَبْلَ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلَيْهَا؛ لِتَكُونُوا بِاللَّهِ، لَا بِأَنْفُسِكُمْ.
wa-l-thālithatu: ʾidhā kānat lakum ḥājatun ʾilā ʾaḥadin mina al-khalqi, ʾaw kānat lahu ʿindakum ḥājatun, faqaddimū al-duʿāʾa fī qaḍāʾihā qabla al-tawajjuhi ʾilayhā; litakūnū bi-llāhi, lā bi-ʾanfusikum.
The third is this: when you need something from another person, or someone needs something from you, begin by praying for the need to be fulfilled before you act, so that you proceed through Allah rather than through your own selves.
وَالرَّابِعَةُ: الْقِيَامُ بِحُقُوقِ الْخَلْقِ؛ بِالرَّحْمَةِ لِلصَّغِيرِ، وَالْحُرْمَةِ لِلْكَبِيرِ، وَالشَّفَقَةِ عَلَى الْعَاصِي، وَالتَّوَاضُعِ لِلْمُطِيعِ، وَالْإِحْسَانِ إِلَى مَنْ أَسَاءَ إِلَيْكُمْ، وَالدُّعَاءِ لَهُ بِالصَّلَاحِ، مِنْ غَيْرِ حِقْدٍ عَلَيْهِ.
wa-l-rābiʿatu: al-qiyāmu biḥuqūqi al-khalqi; bi-l-raḥmati li-l-ṣaghīri, wa-l-ḥurmati li-l-kabīri, wa-l-shafaqati ʿalā al-ʿāṣī, wa-l-tawāḍuʿi li-l-muṭīʿi, wa-l-ʾiḥsāni ʾilā man ʾasāʾa ʾilaykum, wa-l-duʿāʾi lahu bi-l-ṣalāḥi, min ghayri ḥiqdin ʿalayhi.
The fourth is to fulfill the rights of people: show mercy to the young, honor the old, have compassion for the disobedient, be humble toward the obedient, do good to anyone who wrongs you, and pray for that person’s reform without holding resentment.
وَالْخَامِسَةُ: الرِّفْقُ بِالنَّفْسِ مِنْ غَيْرِ فَرْطٍ وَلَا إِفْرَاطٍ.
wa-l-khāmisatu: al-rifqu bi-l-nafsi min ghayri farṭin wa-lā ʾifrāṭin.
The fifth is to treat the self gently, without neglect or excess.
فَلَا تَزِيدُ فِي الضُّحَى عَلَى سِتِّ رَكَعَاتٍ فَأَقَلَّ، وَقَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ أَرْبَعًا، وَبَعْدَهُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، وَقَبْلَ الْعَصْرِ أَرْبَعًا، وَبَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ.
fa-lā tazīdu fī al-ḍuḥā ʿalā sitti rakaʿātin fa-ʾaqalla, waqabla al-ẓuhri ʾarbaʿan, wabaʿdahu rakʿatayni, waqabla al-ʿaṣri ʾarbaʿan, wabaʿda al-maghribi rakʿatayni.
For the midmorning prayer, do not go beyond six cycles or fewer; pray four before noon prayer, two after it, four before the afternoon prayer, and two after sunset prayer.
وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ عَشْرَ رَكَعَاتٍ، وَالشَّفْعَ وَالْوِتْرَ؛ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ بِغَيْرِ قِرَاءَةٍ مَعْلُومَةٍ، وَلَا صِفَةٍ مَعْلُومَةٍ؛ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ بِدْعَةٌ.
wamina al-layli ʿashra rakaʿātin, wa-l-shafʿa wa-l-witra; kullu dhalika bighayri qirāʾatin maʿlūmatin, wa-lā ṣifatin maʿlūmatin; fa-ʾinna dhalika bidʿatun.
At night, pray ten cycles, followed by the even prayer and the witr. Do all of this without assigning a fixed recitation or a fixed form, for imposing such a form would be an innovation.
وَمَا ذَكَرْتُ لَكُمْ هُوَ طَرِيقِي، وَالسُّنَّةُ الَّتِي كَانَ عَلَيْهَا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَعْمَلُ بِهَا حَتَّى لَقِيَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى.
wamā dhakartu lakum huwa ṭarīqī, wa-l-sunnatu allatī kāna ʿalayhā ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama, yaʿmalu bihā ḥattā laqiya Allāha taʿālā.
What I have mentioned to you is my path and the Prophetic practice that he, Allah bless him and grant him peace, followed until he met Allah Most High.
وَالزِّيَادَةُ لَا أُحِبُّهَا، وَالنَّقْصُ لَا أُرِيدُهُ.
wa-l-ziyādatu lā ʾuḥibbuhā, wa-l-naqṣu lā ʾurīduhu.
I do not favor adding to it, and I do not want it diminished.
وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِصَوْمِ الاِثْنَيْنِ وَالْخَمِيسِ، لَا أَكْثَرَ؛ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَقْدِرُوا فَثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ.
waʿalaykum biṣawmi al-ithnayni wa-l-khamīsi, lā ʾakthara; fa-ʾin lam taqdirū fathalāthata ʾayyāmin min kulli shahrin.
Fast on Mondays and Thursdays, but no more. If you cannot manage that, then fast three days of every month.
وَبِالْجُمْلَةِ، خَيْرُ الْأُمُورِ أَوْسَطُهَا، وَمَا ذَكَرْتُ لَكُمْ هُوَ أَوْسَطُهَا؛ وَعَمَلٌ قَلِيلٌ فِي سُنَّةٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ عَمَلٍ كَثِيرٍ فِي بِدْعَةٍ.
wa-bi-l-jumlati, khayru al-ʾumūri ʾawsaṭuhā, wamā dhakartu lakum huwa ʾawsaṭuhā; waʿamalun qalīlun fī sunnatin khayrun min ʿamalin kathīrin fī bidʿatin.
In short, the best course is the balanced one, and what I have described is the balanced course. A little action grounded in the Prophetic way is better than much action founded on innovation.
وَالْفَقِيرُ مِثْلُ النَّحْلَةِ، تَرْعَى مِنْ كُلِّ نَوَّارٍ، وَلَا تَبِيتُ إِلَّا فِي جُحْرِهَا، وَهُوَ شَيْخُهُ؛ وَإِلَّا فَلَا يُنْتَفَعُ بِعَسَلِهَا.
wa-l-faqīru mithlu al-naḥlati, tarʿā min kulli nawwārin, wa-lā tabītu ʾillā fī juḥrihā, wahuwa shaykhuhu; wa-ʾillā fa-lā yuntafaʿu biʿasalihā.
The spiritual seeker is like a bee: it gathers nectar from every blossom, yet spends the night only in its own hive, which is its shaykh. Otherwise, no benefit comes from its honey.
خَمْسُ خِصَالٍ أَنْهَاكُمْ عَنْهَا
Khamsu khiṣālin anhākum ʿanhā
Five Qualities I Forbid You
وَالَّذِي أَنْهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ خَمْسُ خِصَالٍ:
wa-alladhī ʾanhākum ʿanhu khamsu khiṣālin:
I forbid you five qualities.
أَوَّلُهَا: كَثْرَةُ التَّخْلِيطِ فِي الْعِبَادَةِ وَغَيْرِهَا.
ʾawwaluhā: kathratu al-takhlīṭi fī al-ʿibādati waghayrihā.
The first is excessive mixing and disorder in worship and other matters.
وَالثَّانِيَةُ: سُوءُ الظَّنِّ بِعِبَادِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى.
wa-l-thāniyatu: sūʾu al-ẓanni biʿibādi Allāhi taʿālā.
The second is thinking badly of Allah’s servants.
وَالثَّالِثَةُ: الاِغْتِرَارُ بِظَوَاهِرِ الْخَلْقِ.
wa-l-thālithatu: al-ightirāru biẓawāhiri al-khalqi.
The third is being deceived by people’s outward appearances.
وَالرَّابِعَةُ: الاِنْتِصَارُ لِلنَّفْسِ.
wa-l-rābiʿatu: al-intiṣāru li-l-nafsi.
The fourth is defending the ego for its own sake.
وَالْخَامِسَةُ: تَتَبُّعُ الْفُضُولِ، وَالدُّخُولُ فِيمَا لَا يَعْنِي؛ كَالتَّوَجُّهِ لِلْجِهَادِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ جَمَاعَةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَسُلْطَانِهِمْ.
wa-l-khāmisatu: tatabbuʿu al-fuḍūli, wa-l-dukhūlu fīmā lā yaʿnī; ka-l-tawajjuhi li-l-jihādi bighayri ʾidhni jamāʿati al-muslimīna wasulṭānihim.
The fifth is pursuing what is superfluous and involving oneself in matters that are no concern of one’s own, for example, setting out for armed struggle without the permission of the Muslim community and its ruler.
فَإِنَّهُ سُلَّمُ الْفِتْنَةِ، وَقَلَّ مَنِ اِشْتَغَلَ بِهِ وَنَجَحَ؛ وَالدُّخُولِ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ مُخَالِفِيهِ بِوَجْهٍ لَا يَرْضَاهُ.
fa-ʾinnahu sullamu al-fitnati, waqalla mani ishtaghala bihi wanajaḥa; wa-l-dukhūli baynahu wabayna mukhālifīhi biwajhin lā yarḍāhu.
Such conduct is a ladder to civil strife, and few who become occupied with it succeed. This also includes placing oneself between the ruler and his opponents in a manner he does not approve.
وَحَسِّنْ بِالنَّاسِ ظَنًّا فِي عَيْنِ الْحَذَرِ مِنْهُمْ؛ فَلَا تَأْمَنْ لِأَحَدٍ بِأَهْلِكَ وَمَالِكَ وَلَا دِينِكَ، إِلَّا مَنْ جَرَّبْتَهُ أَلْفَ مَرَّةٍ أَنَّهُ يَخَافُ اللَّهَ وَيَتَّقِيهِ.
waḥassin bi-l-nāsi ẓannan fī ʿayni al-ḥadhari minhum; fa-lā taʾman li-ʾaḥadin bi-ʾahlika wamālika wa-lā dīnika, ʾillā man jarrabtahu ʾalfa marratin ʾannahu yakhāfu Allāha wayattaqīhi.
Think well of people while remaining watchful. Do not entrust anyone with your family, wealth, or religion unless repeated experience has shown you that the person fears Allah and remains mindful of Him.
وَاجْعَلْ مَا فِي يَدِكَ كَأَنَّكَ خَازِنٌ لَهُ؛ تَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ، وَتُطْعِمُ عِبَادَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى مِنْ غَيْرِ إِسْرَافٍ وَلَا إِقْتَارٍ.
wa-jʿal mā fī yadika ka-ʾannaka khāzinun lahu; taʾkulu minhu bi-l-maʿrūfi, watuṭʿimu ʿibāda Allāhi taʿālā min ghayri ʾisrāfin wa-lā ʾiqtārin.
Regard whatever lies in your hand as something placed in your care. Take from it in a fair manner, and feed Allah’s servants without extravagance or stinginess.
وَمَنْ خَلَّطَ فِي طَرِيقَتِهِ لَمْ يَنْتَفِعْ بِنَفْسِهِ.
waman khallaṭa fī ṭarīqatihi lam yantafiʿ binafsihi.
Whoever introduces disorder into his spiritual path gains no benefit through his own efforts.
وَمَنْ كَثَّرَ عَدَدَ الْأَذْكَارِ وَالْعِبَادَاتِ - غَيْرَ مَا صَحَّ فِي السُّنَّةِ - بَعُدَ عَلَيْهِ الْفَتْحُ؛ لِأَنَّهُ كَمَنْ يُرِيدُ حَفْرَ بِئْرٍ، يُرِيدُ مَاءَهَا، وَيَحْفِرُ فِي كُلِّ مَوْضِعٍ شِبْرًا.
waman kaththara ʿadada al-ʾadhkāri wa-l-ʿibādāti - ghayra mā ṣaḥḥa fī al-sunnati - baʿuda ʿalayhi al-fatḥu; li-ʾannahu kaman yurīdu ḥafra biʾrin, yurīdu māʾahā, wayaḥfiru fī kulli mawḍiʿin shibran.
Whoever multiplies litanies and devotional acts beyond what is soundly established in the Prophetic way makes spiritual opening remote. Such a person resembles someone seeking water from a well while digging only a handspan in every place.
وَمَنْ تَعَلَّقَتْ هِمَّتُهُ بِالْمَشَايِخِ لَمْ يَنْتَفِعْ مِنْهُمْ بِطَائِلٍ؛ لِأَنَّهُ إِسْقَاطٌ لِحُرْمَتِهِمْ.
waman taʿallaqat himmatuhu bi-l-mashāyikhi lam yantafiʿ minhum biṭāʾilin; li-ʾannahu ʾisqāṭun liḥurmatihim.
Whoever fastens his spiritual aspiration to the shaykhs themselves gains little from them, because this diminishes the reverence due to them.
وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالْوَسْوَاسَ؛ فَإِنَّهُ بِدْعَةٌ وَضَلَالٌ، وَاسْأَلُوا اللَّهَ تَعَالَى الْعَافِيَةَ.
wa-ʾiyyākum wa-l-waswāsa; fa-ʾinnahu bidʿatun waḍalālun, wa-sʾalū Allāha taʿālā al-ʿāfiyata.
Beware of obsessive whispering, for it leads to innovation and misguidance. Ask Allah Most High for well-being.
وَإِيَّاكُمْ، ثُمَّ إِيَّاكُمْ، وَمُخَالَطَةَ الْفُقَرَاءِ وَالطَّلَبَةِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الاِشْتِغَالِ بِالْكُنُوزِ وَالْكِيمِيَاءِ؛ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ مُبْعِدٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ، جَالِبٌ لِلْفَقْرِ، بَعِيدٌ مِنَ الْحَقِّ.
wa-ʾiyyākum, thumma ʾiyyākum, wamukhālaṭata al-fuqarāʾi wa-l-ṭalabati min ʾahli al-ishtighāli bi-l-kunūzi wa-l-kīmiyāʾi; fa-ʾinna dhalika mubʿidun mina Allāhi, jālibun li-l-faqri, baʿīdun mina al-ḥaqqi.
Beware, and again beware, of mixing with spiritual seekers or students preoccupied with treasure hunting and alchemy. Such pursuits drive a person away from Allah, bring poverty, and stand far from truth.
الْأُلْفَةُ وَإِكْرَامُ الْأَصْحَابِ
Al-ulfatu wa-ikrāmu l-aṣḥābi
Fellowship and Honoring Companions
وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالْأُلْفَةِ وَإِكْرَامِ الْأَصْحَابِ، وَهُمْ ثَلَاثَةٌ:
waʿalaykum bi-l-ʾulfati wa-ʾikrāmi al-ʾaṣḥābi, wahum thalāthatun:
Hold fast to fellowship and honor your companions. They are of three kinds.
صَاحِبٌ لِدُنْيَاكَ، فَلَا تُرَاعِ فِيهِ إِلَّا حُسْنَ خُلُقِهِ.
ṣāḥibun lidunyāka, fa-lā turāʿi fīhi ʾillā ḥusna khuluqihi.
A companion for your worldly life: look only to the goodness of that person’s character.
وَصَاحِبٌ لِآخِرَتِكَ، فَلَا تُرَاعِ فِيهِ إِلَّا اللَّهَ، وَاقْبَلْهُ كَيْفَ كَانَ.
waṣāḥibun li-ʾākhiratika, fa-lā turāʿi fīhi ʾillā Allāha, wa-qbalhu kayfa kāna.
A companion for your life to come: seek only Allah in that relationship, and accept the person as he is.
وَصَاحِبٌ لِتَأْنَسَ بِهِ، فَلَا تُرَاعِ فِيهِ إِلَّا السَّلَامَةَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ.
waṣāḥibun litaʾnasa bihi, fa-lā turāʿi fīhi ʾillā al-salāmata min sharrihi.
And a companion whose company gives you comfort: seek only to remain safe from that person’s harm.
وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَمُخَالَطَةَ فُقَرَاءِ هَذَا الزَّمَانِ؛ فَإِنَّهُمْ خُدَّاعٌ إِلَّا مَنْ قَلَّ، وَسَلِّمْ لَهُمْ مَا هُمْ فِيهِ.
wa-ʾiyyākum wamukhālaṭata fuqarāʾi hadhā al-zamāni; fa-ʾinnahum khuddāʿun ʾillā man qalla, wasallim lahum mā hum fīhi.
Beware of mixing freely with the spiritual seekers of this age, for most are deceptive, apart from a few. Leave them to the state they have chosen.
وَعَظِّمِ الْفُقَهَاءَ؛ فَإِنَّهُمْ حَمَلَةُ الشَّرِيعَةِ، وَلَا تُخَالِطْهُمْ؛ لِأَنَّ نُفُوسَهُمْ غَالِبَةٌ عَلَيْهِمْ.
waʿaẓẓimi al-fuqahāʾa; fa-ʾinnahum ḥamalatu al-sharīʿati, wa-lā tukhāliṭhum; li-ʾanna nufūsahum ghālibatun ʿalayhim.
Honor the jurists, for they carry the Sacred Law; yet do not become overly familiar with them, because their lower selves dominate them.
وَأَكْرِمْ أَهْلَ الدُّنْيَا تَنْتَفِعْ بِهِمْ، وَلَا تَرْفَعْهُمْ عَلَى الْفُقَرَاءِ؛ فَتَسْقُطَ مِنْ عَيْنِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى، وَتُزْدَرَى عِنْدَهُمْ.
wa-ʾakrim ʾahla al-dunyā tantafiʿ bihim, wa-lā tarfaʿhum ʿalā al-fuqarāʾi; fatasquṭa min ʿayni Allāhi taʿālā, watuzdarā ʿindahum.
Treat worldly people with courtesy so that you may benefit through them, but do not rank them above the spiritual seekers; otherwise you will fall from Allah’s regard and become despised in their eyes.
دُعَاءٌ وَذِكْرٌ خَاصٌّ
Duʿāʾun wa-dhikrun khāṣṣun
A Particular Supplication and Remembrance
وَالْتَجِئْ فِي أَمْرِكَ كُلِّهِ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى، تَجِدِ الْإِجَابَةَ كَأَنَّهَا طَوْعُ يَدِكَ.
wa-l-tajiʾ fī ʾamrika kullihi ʾilā Allāhi taʿālā, tajidi al-ʾijābata ka-ʾannahā ṭawʿu yadika.
Take refuge in Allah Most High in every affair, and you will find the response as though it were placed within your reach.
وَقُلْ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ بِصَوْتٍ مَمْدُودٍ: «يَا غَنِيُّ، مَنْ لِلْفَقِيرِ سِوَاكَ؟ يَا عَزِيزُ، مَنْ لِلذَّلِيلِ سِوَاكَ؟ يَا قَدِيرُ، مَنْ لِلْعَاجِزِ سِوَاكَ؟ يَا قَوِيُّ، مَنْ لِلضَّعِيفِ سِوَاكَ؟».
waqul fī jawfi al-layli biṣawtin mamdūdin: «yā ghaniyyu, man li-l-faqīri siwāka? yā ʿazīzu, man li-l-dhalīli siwāka? yā qadīru, man li-l-ʿājizi siwāka? yā qawiyyu, man li-l-ḍaʿīfi siwāka?».
In the depths of the night, say in a prolonged voice: ‘O Self-Sufficient One, whom does the poor one have besides You? O Mighty One, whom does the abased one have besides You? O All-Powerful One, whom does the helpless one have besides You? O Strong One, whom does the weak one have besides You?’
وَكَرِّرْ ذَلِكَ مِرَارًا، تَجِدِ الْعَجَبَ مِنْ أَمْرِكَ.
wakarrir dhalika mirāran, tajidi al-ʿajaba min ʾamrika.
Repeat this many times, and you will witness something wondrous in your affair.
وَلَازِمْ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ أَنْ تَقُولَ: يَا عَزِيزُ، يَا جَبَّارُ، يَا مُتَكَبِّرُ، يَا وَدُودُ، يَا بَصِيرُ؛ مِائَةً وَخَمْسًا وَعِشْرِينَ مَرَّةً.
wa-lāzim fī kulli yawmin ʾan taqūla: yā ʿazīzu, yā jabbāru, yā mutakabbiru, yā wadūdu, yā baṣīru; miʾatan wakhamsan waʿishrīna marratan.
Make it a daily practice to say, ‘O Mighty One, O Compeller, O Supremely Great One, O Loving One, O All-Seeing One,’ one hundred and twenty-five times.
وَتُصَلِّيَ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِثْلَهَا؛ تَرَى الْعَجَبَ مِنْ نُفُوذِ الْكَلِمَةِ، وَظُهُورِ الْأَمْرِ، وَذِلَّةِ نَفْسِكَ لَكَ، إِلَى غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ.
watuṣalliya ʿalā sayyidinā muḥammadin ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama mithlahā; tarā al-ʿajaba min nufūdhi al-kalimati, waẓuhūri al-ʾamri, wadhillati nafsika laka, ʾilā ghayri dhalika.
Send the same number of blessings upon our master Muḥammad, Allah bless him and grant him peace. You will witness remarkable effects: your word will carry weight, your affair will become manifest, and your lower self will submit to you, along with other benefits.
هَذَا خُصَّ بِكَ يَا عَبْدَ الْمَلِكِ.
hadhā khuṣṣa bika yā ʿabda al-maliki.
This instruction is especially for you, ʿAbd al-Malik.
وَأَنَا أَكْتُبُ الْوَظِيفَةَ الَّتِي اِسْتَعْمَلْتُهَا؛ فَإِنْ تَيَسَّرَ لَكُمْ فَقُومُوا بِهَا فِي زَوَايَاكُمْ؛ فَإِنَّهَا مَأْخُوذَةٌ مِنْ أَحَادِيثِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. اِنْتَهَى.
wa-ʾanā ʾaktubu al-waẓīfata allatī istaʿmaltuhā; fa-ʾin tayassara lakum faqūmū bihā fī zawāyākum; fa-ʾinnahā maʾkhūdhatun min ʾaḥādīthi rasūli Allāhi ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama. intahā.
I now write down the litany that I have practiced. If it is feasible for you, observe it in your lodges, for it is drawn from the sayings of Allah’s Messenger, Allah bless him and grant him peace. Here ends the letter.
نَصُّ الْوَظِيفَةِ الزَّرُّوقِيَّةِ كَامِلًا
Naṣṣu l-waẓīfati z-zarrūqiyyati kāmilan
The Complete Text of the Waẓīfa Zarrūqiyya
سَفِينَةُ النَّجَا لِمَنْ إِلَى اللَّهِ الْتَجَا
Safīnatu n-najā li-man ilā llāhi ltajā
The Ship of Salvation for Whoever Seeks Refuge in Allah — Qurʾan 2:163, 2:255, 3:1–2, 20:111
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ.
ʾaʿūdhu bi-llāhi mina al-shayṭāni al-rajīmi.
I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ ﴿١٦٣﴾
wa-ʾilāhukum ʾilāhun wāḥidun lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa al-raḥmānu al-raḥīmu (163)
Your God is One God. There is no god but Him, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful. (163)
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ
Allāhu lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa al-ḥayyu al-qayyūmu
Allah: there is no god but Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
الم ﴿١﴾ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ﴿٢﴾
Alif Lām Mīm. (1) Allāhu lā ilāha illā Huwa al-Ḥayyu al-Qayyūmu. (2)
Alif Lām Mīm. (1) Allah: there is no god but Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. (2)
وَعَنَتِ الْوُجُوهُ لِلْحَيِّ الْقَيُّومِ
waʿanati al-wujūhu li-l-ḥayyi al-qayyūmi
All faces will be humbled before the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining.
آيَةُ الْكُرْسِيِّ
Āyatu l-kursiyyi
Āyat al-Kursī — Qurʾan 2:255, followed by Qurʾan 40:1–3
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 Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him.
لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ
lahu mā fī al-samāwāti wamā fī al-ʾarḍi man dhā alladhī yashfaʿu ʿindahu ʾillā bi-ʾidhnihi
To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. Who can intercede with Him except by His permission?
يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ
yaʿlamu mā bayna ʾaydīhim wamā khalfahum wa-lā yuḥīṭūna bishayʾin min ʿilmihi ʾillā bimā shāʾa
He knows what lies before them and what lies behind them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He wills.
وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ ﴿٢٥٥﴾
wasiʿa kursiyyuhu al-samāwāti wa-l-ʾarḍa wa-lā yaʾūduhu ḥifẓuhumā wahuwa al-ʿaliyyu al-ʿaẓīmu (255)
His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and preserving them does not weary Him. He is the Most High, the Magnificent. (255)
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
حم ﴿١﴾
Ḥā Mīm. (1)
Ḥā Mīm. (1)
تَنْزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ ﴿٢﴾
tanzīlu al-kitābi mina Allāhi al-ʿazīzi al-ʿalīmi (2)
The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the All-Knowing. (2)
غَافِرِ الذَّنْبِ وَقَابِلِ التَّوْبِ شَدِيدِ الْعِقَابِ ذِي الطَّوْلِ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ إِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ ﴿٣﴾
ghāfiri al-dhanbi waqābili al-tawbi shadīdi al-ʿiqābi dhī al-ṭawli lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa ʾilayhi al-maṣīru (3)
Forgiver of sin, Accepter of repentance, severe in punishment, Possessor of abundant bounty. There is no god but Him; to Him is the final return. (3)
خَوَاتِيمُ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ
Khawātīmu sūrati l-baqarati
The Closing Verses of Sūrat al-Baqarah — Qurʾan 2:284–286
لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَإِنْ تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُمْ بِهِ اللَّهُ
li-llāhi mā fī al-samāwāti wamā fī al-ʾarḍi wa-ʾin tubdū mā fī ʾanfusikum ʾaw tukhfūhu yuḥāsibkum bihi Allāhu
To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. Whether you disclose what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will call you to account for it.
فَيَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ﴿٢٨٤﴾
fayaghfiru liman yashāʾu wayuʿadhdhibu man yashāʾu wa-llāhu ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun (284)
Then He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. Allah has power over all things. (284)
آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ
ʾāmana al-rasūlu bimā ʾunzila ʾilayhi min rabbihi wa-l-muʾminūna
The Messenger believes in what was sent down to him from his Lord, and so do the believers.
كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِنْ رُسُلِهِ
kullun ʾāmana bi-llāhi wamalāʾikatihi wakutubihi warusulihi 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.
وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ ﴿٢٨٥﴾
waqālū samiʿnā wa-ʾaṭaʿnā ghufrānaka rabbanā wa-ʾilayka al-maṣīru (285)
They say, ‘We hear and we obey. Grant us Your forgiveness, our Lord; to You is the final return.’ (285)
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ
Lā yukallifu Allāhu nafsan illā wusʿahā; lahā mā kasabat wa-ʿalayhā mā iktasabat.
Allah does not burden any soul beyond its capacity. It receives the good it has earned and bears the evil it has acquired.
رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا
rabbanā lā tuʾākhidhnā ʾin nasīnā ʾaw ʾakhṭaʾnā rabbanā wa-lā taḥmil ʿalaynā ʾiṣran kamā ḥamaltahu ʿalā alladhīna min qablinā
Our Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or make a mistake. 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 وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا
rabbanā wa-lā tuḥammilnā mā lā ṭāqata lanā bihi wa-ʿfu ʿannā wa-ghfir lanā wa-rḥamnā
Our Lord, do not make us bear what we have no strength to carry. Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us.
أَنْتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ ﴿٢٨٦﴾
ʾanta mawlānā fa-nṣurnā ʿalā al-qawmi al-kāfirīna (286)
You are our Protecting Master, so grant us victory over those who reject faith. (286)
السُّوَرُ الْقِصَارُ
As-suwaru l-qiṣāru
The Short Sūrahs — Qurʾan 109, 110, 112, 113, 114
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ﴿١﴾
qul yā ʾayyuhā al-kāfirūna (1)
Say: O you who reject faith, (1)
لَا أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ ﴿٢﴾
lā ʾaʿbudu mā taʿbudūna (2)
I do not worship what you worship, (2)
وَلَا أَنْتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ ﴿٣﴾
wa-lā ʾantum ʿābidūna mā ʾaʿbudu (3)
nor do you worship what I worship. (3)
وَلَا أَنَا عَابِدٌ مَا عَبَدْتُمْ ﴿٤﴾
wa-lā ʾanā ʿābidun mā ʿabadtum (4)
Nor do I worship what you have worshipped, (4)
وَلَا أَنْتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ ﴿٥﴾
wa-lā ʾantum ʿābidūna mā ʾaʿbudu (5)
nor do you worship what I worship. (5)
لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ ﴿٦﴾ [مَرَّةً]
lakum dīnukum waliya dīni (6) [marratan]
For you is your religion, and for me is mine. (6) [once]
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ ﴿١﴾
ʾidhā jāʾa naṣru Allāhi wa-l-fatḥu (1)
When Allah’s help and the victory come, (1)
وَرَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ أَفْوَاجًا ﴿٢﴾
waraʾayta al-nāsa yadkhulūna fī dīni Allāhi ʾafwājan (2)
and you see people entering Allah’s religion in crowds, (2)
فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّابًا ﴿٣﴾ [مَرَّةً]
fasabbiḥ biḥamdi rabbika wa-staghfirhu ʾinnahu kāna tawwāban (3) [marratan]
then glorify your Lord with praise and ask His forgiveness. He is ever ready to accept repentance. (3) [once]
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ﴿١﴾
qul huwa Allāhu ʾaḥadun (1)
Say: He is Allah, One, (1)
اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ ﴿٢﴾
Allāhu al-ṣamadu (2)
Allah, the One upon whom all depend, (2)
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ﴿٣﴾
lam yalid walam yūlad (3)
who neither begets nor was begotten, (3)
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ﴿٤﴾ [ثَلَاثًا مَعَ تَكْرِيرِ الْبَسْمَلَةِ]
walam yakun lahu kufuwan ʾaḥadun (4) [thalāthan maʿa takrīri al-basmalati]
and none is comparable to Him. (4) [3 times, repeating the basmala each time]
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ﴿١﴾
qul ʾaʿūdhu birabbi al-falaqi (1)
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak, (1)
مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ﴿٢﴾
min sharri mā khalaqa (2)
from the evil of what He created, (2)
وَمِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ﴿٣﴾
wamin sharri ghāsiqin ʾidhā waqaba (3)
from the evil of the night when its darkness settles, (3)
وَمِنْ شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ ﴿٤﴾
wamin sharri al-naffāthāti fī al-ʿuqadi (4)
from the evil of those who blow upon knots, (4)
وَمِنْ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ﴿٥﴾ [ثَلَاثًا مَعَ تَكْرِيرِ الْبَسْمَلَةِ]
wamin sharri ḥāsidin ʾidhā ḥasada (5) [thalāthan maʿa takrīri al-basmalati]
and from the evil of an envier when he envies. (5) [3 times, repeating the basmala each time]
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ﴿١﴾
qul ʾaʿūdhu birabbi al-nāsi (1)
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of humankind, (1)
مَلِكِ النَّاسِ ﴿٢﴾
maliki al-nāsi (2)
the King of humankind, (2)
إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ ﴿٣﴾
ʾilāhi al-nāsi (3)
the God of humankind, (3)
مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ ﴿٤﴾
min sharri al-waswāsi al-khannāsi (4)
from the evil of the whisperer who withdraws, (4)
الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ ﴿٥﴾
alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri al-nāsi (5)
who whispers into the hearts of humankind, (5)
مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ ﴿٦﴾ [ثَلَاثًا مَعَ تَكْرِيرِ الْبَسْمَلَةِ]
mina al-jinnati wa-l-nāsi (6) [thalāthan maʿa takrīri al-basmalati]
whether from among jinn or humankind. (6) [3 times, repeating the basmala each time]
أَدْعِيَةُ الْحِفْظِ وَالْعَافِيَةِ
Adʿiyatu l-ḥifẓi wa-l-ʿāfiyati
Supplications for Protection and Well-Being
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أُشْرِكَ بِكَ وَأَنَا أَعْلَمُ، وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا لَا أَعْلَمُ. [ثَلَاثًا]
Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾaʿūdhu bika ʾan ʾushrika bika wa-ʾanā ʾaʿlamu, wa-ʾastaghfiruka limā lā ʾaʿlamu. [thalāthan]
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from knowingly associating anything with You, and I ask Your forgiveness for what I do unknowingly. [3 times]
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ وَقَهْرِ الرِّجَالِ. [ثَلَاثًا]
Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾaʿūdhu bika mina al-hammi wa-l-ḥazani, wa-ʾaʿūdhu bika mina al-ʿajzi wa-l-kasali, wa-ʾaʿūdhu bika mina al-bukhli wa-l-jubni, wa-ʾaʿūdhu bika min ghalabati al-dayni waqahri al-rijāli. [thalāthan]
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and grief, from incapacity and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, and from being overwhelmed by debt and overpowered by people. [3 times]
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكُفْرِ وَالْفَقْرِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ. [ثَلَاثًا]
Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾaʿūdhu bika mina al-kufri wa-l-faqri, wa-ʾaʿūdhu bika min ʿadhābi al-qabri, lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta. [thalāthan]
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from unbelief and poverty, and I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave. There is no god but You. [3 times]
اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَدَنِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي سَمْعِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَصَرِي، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ. [ثَلَاثًا]
Allāhumma ʿāfinī fī badanī, Allāhumma ʿāfinī fī samʿī, Allāhumma ʿāfinī fī baṣarī, lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta. [thalāthan]
O Allah, grant well-being to my body. O Allah, grant well-being to my hearing. O Allah, grant well-being to my sight. There is no god but You. [3 times]
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اِسْتَطَعْتُ.
Allāhumma ʾanta rabbī, lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta, khalaqtanī wa-ʾanā ʿabduka, wa-ʾanā ʿalā ʿahdika wawaʿdika mā istaṭaʿtu.
O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no god but You. You created me, and I am Your servant. I remain faithful to Your covenant and promise as far as I am able.
أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِي.
ʾaʿūdhu bika min sharri mā ṣanaʿtu, ʾabūʾu laka biniʿmatika ʿalayya, wa-ʾabūʾu bidhanbī.
I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge before You Your blessing upon me, and I acknowledge my sin.
فَاغْفِرْ لِي؛ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ. [ثَلَاثًا]
fa-ghfir lī; fa-ʾinnahu lā yaghfiru al-dhunūba ʾillā ʾanta. [thalāthan]
So forgive me, for no one forgives sins except You. [repeat the complete supplication 3 times]
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَصْبَحْتُ مِنْكَ فِي نِعْمَةٍ وَعَافِيَةٍ وَسِتْرٍ، فَأَتِمَّ نِعْمَتَكَ عَلَيَّ، وَعَافِيَتَكَ وَسِتْرَكَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ. [ثَلَاثًا]
Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾaṣbaḥtu minka fī niʿmatin waʿāfiyatin wasitrin, fa-ʾatimma niʿmataka ʿalayya, waʿāfiyataka wasitraka fī al-dunyā wa-l-ʾākhirati. [thalāthan]
O Allah, I have entered this morning enjoying blessing, well-being, and concealment from You. Complete Your blessing, well-being, and protective concealment for me in this world and the next. [3 times]
اللَّهُمَّ مَا أَصْبَحَ بِي مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ أَوْ بِأَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، فَمِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ؛ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ. [ثَلَاثًا]
Allāhumma mā ʾaṣbaḥa bī min niʿmatin ʾaw bi-ʾaḥadin min khalqika, faminka waḥdaka lā sharīka laka; falaka al-ḥamdu walaka al-shukru. [thalāthan]
O Allah, whatever blessing has come to me or to any of Your creatures this morning is from You alone, without partner. To You belongs all praise, and to You belongs all gratitude. [3 times]
يَا رَبِّ، لَكَ الْحَمْدُ كَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِجَلَالِ وَجْهِكَ وَعَظِيمِ سُلْطَانِكَ. [ثَلَاثًا]
yā rabbi, laka al-ḥamdu kamā yanbaghī lijalāli wajhika waʿaẓīmi sulṭānika. [thalāthan]
My Lord, all praise belongs to You as befits the majesty of Your Countenance and the greatness of Your sovereignty. [3 times]
رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا، وَبِسَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَبِيًّا وَرَسُولًا. [ثَلَاثًا]
raḍītu bi-llāhi rabban, wa-bi-l-ʾislāmi dīnan, wabisayyidinā muḥammadin ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama nabiyyan warasūlan. [thalāthan]
I am content with Allah as Lord, with Islam as religion, and with our master Muḥammad, Allah bless him and grant him peace, as prophet and messenger. [3 times]
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ، وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ، وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ، وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ. [ثَلَاثًا]
subḥāna Allāhi wabiḥamdihi, ʿadada khalqihi, wariḍā nafsihi, wazinata ʿarshihi, wamidāda kalimātihi. [thalāthan]
Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him: as numerous as His creation, in measure with His good pleasure, equal to the weight of His Throne, and as boundless as the ink of His words. [3 times]
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ. [ثَلَاثًا]
ʾaʿūdhu bikalimāti Allāhi al-tāmmāti min sharri mā khalaqa. [thalāthan]
I seek refuge in Allah’s perfect words from the evil of what He created. [3 times]
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اِسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ. [ثَلَاثًا]
bismi Allāhi alladhī lā yaḍurru maʿa ismihi shayʾun fī al-ʾarḍi wa-lā fī al-samāʾi, wahuwa al-samīʿu al-ʿalīmu. [thalāthan]
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]
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ. [ثَلَاثًا]
ʾaʿūdhu bi-llāhi al-samīʿi al-ʿalīmi mina al-shayṭāni al-rajīmi. [thalāthan]
I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from Satan, the accursed. [3 times]
خَوَاتِيمُ سُورَةِ الْحَشْرِ
Khawātīmu sūrati l-ḥashri
The Closing Verses of Sūrat al-Ḥashr — Qurʾan 59:22–24
هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ هُوَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ ﴿٢٢﴾
huwa Allāhu alladhī lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa ʿālimu al-ghaybi wa-l-shahādati huwa al-raḥmānu al-raḥīmu (22)
He is Allah, besides whom there is no god, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. He is the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful. (22)
هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ السَّلَامُ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ
huwa Allāhu alladhī lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa al-maliku al-quddūsu al-salāmu al-muʾminu al-muhayminu al-ʿazīzu al-jabbāru al-mutakabbiru
He is Allah, besides whom there is no god: the King, the Most Holy, the Source of Peace, the Giver of Security, the Guardian, the Mighty, the Compeller, the Supremely Great.
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾
subḥāna Allāhi ʿammā yushrikūna (23)
Glory be to Allah, far above what they associate with Him. (23)
هُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ
huwa Allāhu al-khāliqu al-bāriʾu al-muṣawwiru lahu al-ʾasmāʾu 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﴾ [مَرَّةً]
yusabbiḥu lahu mā fī al-samāwāti wa-l-ʾarḍi wahuwa al-ʿazīzu al-ḥakīmu (24) [marratan]
Whatever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him. He is the Mighty, the All-Wise. (24) [once]
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ. [ثَلَاثًا]
subḥāna Allāhi al-ʿaẓīmi wabiḥamdihi. [thalāthan]
Glory be to Allah, the Magnificent, and praise be to Him. [3 times]
التَّحَصُّنُ وَدُعَاءُ الْكِفَايَةِ
At-taḥaṣṣunu wa-duʿāʾu l-kifāyati
Protection and Sufficiency
تَحَصَّنْتُ بِذِي الْعِزَّةِ وَالْجَبَرُوتِ، وَاعْتَصَمْتُ بِرَبِّ الْمَلَكُوتِ، وَتَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى الْحَيِّ الَّذِي لَا يَمُوتُ. [ثَلَاثًا]
taḥaṣṣantu bidhī al-ʿizzati wa-l-jabarūti, wa-ʿtaṣamtu birabbi al-malakūti, watawakkaltu ʿalā al-ḥayyi alladhī lā yamūtu. [thalāthan]
I fortify myself through the Lord of might and irresistible power; I seek firm protection in the Lord of the dominion; and I place my trust in the Ever-Living One who never dies. [3 times]
اِصْرِفْ عَنَّا الْأَذَى، إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. [ثَلَاثًا بَعْدَ كُلِّ مَرَّةٍ]
iṣrif ʿannā al-ʾadhā, ʾinnaka ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun. [thalāthan baʿda kulli marratin]
Turn all harm away from us. You have power over all things. [3 times after each recitation of the preceding formula]
سُورَةُ قُرَيْشٍ وَدُعَاؤُهَا
Sūratu Qurayshin wa-duʿāʾuhā
Sūrat Quraysh and Its Supplication — Qurʾan 106
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi.
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.
لِإِيلَافِ قُرَيْشٍ ﴿١﴾
li-ʾīlāfi qurayshin (1)
For the security and accustomed unity of Quraysh, (1)
إِيلَافِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ الشِّتَاءِ وَالصَّيْفِ ﴿٢﴾
ʾīlāfihim riḥlata al-shitāʾi wa-l-ṣayfi (2)
their security in the winter and summer journeys, (2)
فَلْيَعْبُدُوا رَبَّ هَٰذَا الْبَيْتِ ﴿٣﴾
fa-l-yaʿbudū rabba hādhā al-bayti (3)
let them worship the Lord of this House, (3)
الَّذِي أَطْعَمَهُمْ مِنْ جُوعٍ وَآمَنَهُمْ مِنْ خَوْفٍ ﴿٤﴾ [مَرَّةً]
alladhī ʾaṭʿamahum min jūʿin wa-ʾāmanahum min khawfin (4) [marratan]
who fed them against hunger and made them safe from fear. (4) [once]
اللَّهُمَّ كَمَا أَطْعَمْتَهُمْ فَأَطْعِمْنَا، وَكَمَا آمَنْتَهُمْ فَآمِنَّا، وَاجْعَلْنَا لَكَ مِنَ الشَّاكِرِينَ. [مَرَّةً]
Allāhumma kamā ʾaṭʿamtahum fa-ʾaṭʿimnā, wakamā ʾāmantahum fa-ʾāminnā, wa-jʿalnā laka mina al-shākirīna. [marratan]
O Allah, just as You fed them, feed us; just as You made them safe, grant us safety; and make us among those who give thanks to You. [once]
الاِسْتِغْفَارُ وَالصَّلَاةُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ
Al-istighfāru wa-ṣ-ṣalātu ʿalā n-nabiyyi
Forgiveness and Blessings upon the Prophet — with Qurʾan 37:180–182
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ. [ثَلَاثًا]
subḥānaka Allāhumma wabiḥamdika, ʾashhadu ʾan lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta, ʾastaghfiruka wa-ʾatūbu ʾilayka. [thalāthan]
Glory and praise be to You, O Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but You. I ask Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance. [3 times]
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ، وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ. [ثَلَاثًا]
ʾastaghfiru Allāha al-ʿaẓīma alladhī lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa al-ḥayyu al-qayyūmu, wa-ʾatūbu ʾilayhi. [thalāthan]
I seek forgiveness from Allah, the Magnificent, besides whom there is no god, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining, and I turn to Him in repentance. [3 times]
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَنَبِيِّكَ وَرَسُولِكَ، النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ، وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلِّمْ. [ثَلَاثًا]
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā sayyidinā muḥammadin ʿabdika wanabiyyika warasūlika, al-nabiyyi al-ʾummiyyi, waʿalā ʾālihi waṣaḥbihi wasallim. [thalāthan]
O Allah, bless our master Muḥammad, Your servant, prophet, and messenger, the unlettered Prophet; and bless his family and companions, and grant them peace. [3 times]
تَسْلِيمًا عَدَدَ مَا أَحَاطَ بِهِ عِلْمُكَ، وَخَطَّ بِهِ قَلَمُكَ، وَأَحْصَاهُ كِتَابُكَ.
taslīman ʿadada mā ʾaḥāṭa bihi ʿilmuka, wakhaṭṭa bihi qalamuka, wa-ʾaḥṣāhu kitābuka.
Grant peace in a number equal to all that Your knowledge encompasses, Your Pen has inscribed, and Your Book has enumerated.
وَالرِّضَا عَنْ سَادَاتِنَا أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ وَعَلِيٍّ، وَعَنِ الصَّحَابَةِ أَجْمَعِينَ، وَعَنِ التَّابِعِينَ وَتَابِعِي التَّابِعِينَ لَهُمْ بِإِحْسَانٍ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ. [مَرَّةً]
wa-l-riḍā ʿan sādātinā ʾabī bakrin waʿumara waʿuthmāna waʿaliyyin, waʿani al-ṣaḥābati ʾajmaʿīna, waʿani al-tābiʿīna watābiʿī al-tābiʿīna lahum bi-ʾiḥsānin ʾilā yawmi al-dīni. [marratan]
May divine good pleasure rest upon our masters Abū Bakr, ʿUmar, ʿUthmān, and ʿAlī; upon all the Companions; and upon the Followers and those who followed them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. [once]
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ﴿١٨٠﴾
subḥāna rabbika rabbi al-ʿizzati ʿammā yaṣifūna (180)
Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Might, far above what they ascribe. (180)
وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٨١﴾
wasalāmun ʿalā al-mursalīna (181)
Peace be upon the messengers. (181)
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿١٨٢﴾ [مَرَّةً]
wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna (182) [marratan]
All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds. (182) [once]
التَّهْلِيلُ وَأَدْعِيَتُهُ
At-tahlīlu wa-adʿiyatuhu
The Tahlīl and Its Supplications
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ. [مِنْ مِائَةِ مَرَّةٍ إِلَى أَلْفٍ]
lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu. [min miʾati marratin ʾilā ʾalfin]
There is no god but Allah. [from 100 to 1,000 times]
مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ. [مَرَّةً]
muḥammadun rasūlu Allāhi. [marratan]
Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allah. [once]
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ. [ثَلَاثًا]
ʾashhadu ʾan lā ʾilāha ʾillā Allāhu, wa-ʾashhadu ʾanna muḥammadan rasūlu Allāhi. [thalāthan]
I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allah. [3 times]
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. [مَرَّةً]
ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wasallama. [marratan]
May Allah bless him and grant him peace. [once]
ثَبِّتْنَا يَا رَبِّ بِقَوْلِهَا. [ثَلَاثًا]
thabbitnā yā rabbi biqawlihā. [thalāthan]
Make us firm, our Lord, through its declaration. [3 times]
وَانْفَعْنَا يَا رَبِّ بِفَضْلِهَا. [ثَلَاثًا]
wa-nfaʿnā yā rabbi bifaḍlihā. [thalāthan]
Benefit us, our Lord, through its grace. [3 times]
وَاجْعَلْنَا مِنْ خِيَارِ أَهْلِهَا. [ثَلَاثًا]
wa-jʿalnā min khiyāri ʾahlihā. [thalāthan]
Make us among the best of its people. [3 times]
آمِينَ، آمِينَ، آمِينَ، آمِينَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ. [ثَلَاثًا]
Āmīn, Āmīn, Āmīn, Āmīn rabba al-ʿālamīna. [thalāthan]
Amen, amen, amen, amen, Lord of all worlds. [3 times]
أَدْعِيَةُ الصَّبَاحِ وَالْمَسَاءِ وَالْخِتَامِ
Adʿiyatu ṣ-ṣabāḥi wa-l-masāʾi wa-l-khitāmi
Morning, Evening, and Closing Supplications — with Qurʾan 37:180–182
فِي الصَّبَاحِ: أَصْبَحْنَا فِي حِمَاكَ يَا مَوْلَانَا، مَسِّنَا فِي رِضَاكَ يَا مَوْلَانَا. [ثَلَاثًا]
fī al-ṣabāḥi: ʾaṣbaḥnā fī ḥimāka yā mawlānā, massinā fī riḍāka yā mawlānā. [thalāthan]
In the morning: We have entered the morning under Your protection, our Master; let us reach evening within Your good pleasure, our Master. [3 times]
فِي الْمَسَاءِ: أَمْسَيْنَا فِي حِمَاكَ يَا مَوْلَانَا، صَبِّحْنَا فِي رِضَاكَ يَا مَوْلَانَا. [ثَلَاثًا]
fī al-masāʾi: ʾamsaynā fī ḥimāka yā mawlānā, ṣabbiḥnā fī riḍāka yā mawlānā. [thalāthan]
In the evening: We have entered the evening under Your protection, our Master; let us reach morning within Your good pleasure, our Master. [3 times]
آمِينَ، آمِينَ، آمِينَ، آمِينَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ. [ثَلَاثًا]
Āmīn, Āmīn, Āmīn, Āmīn rabba al-ʿālamīna. [thalāthan]
Amen, amen, amen, amen, Lord of all worlds. [3 times]
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، وَاحِدٌ رَبُّنَا، يَا مُجَمِّعَنَا اِغْفِرْ ذَنْبَنَا. [ثَلَاثًا]
lā ʾilāha ʾillā ʾanta, wāḥidun rabbunā, yā mujammiʿanā ighfir dhanbanā. [thalāthan]
There is no god but You. Our Lord is One. O You who gather us, forgive our sin. [3 times]
آمِينَ، آمِينَ، آمِينَ، آمِينَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ. [ثَلَاثًا]
Āmīn, Āmīn, Āmīn, Āmīn rabba al-ʿālamīna. [thalāthan]
Amen, amen, amen, amen, Lord of all worlds. [3 times]
اِغْفِرْ لَنَا مَا مَضَى، وَأَصْلِحْ لَنَا مَا بَقِيَ، بِحُرْمَةِ الْأَبْرَارِ، يَا عَالِمَ الْأَسْرَارِ. [ثَلَاثًا]
ighfir lanā mā maḍā, wa-ʾaṣliḥ lanā mā baqiya, biḥurmati al-ʾabrāri, yā ʿālima al-ʾasrāri. [thalāthan]
Forgive what has passed and set right what remains for us, by the sacred honor of the righteous, O Knower of all secrets. [3 times]
آمِينَ، آمِينَ، آمِينَ، آمِينَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ. [ثَلَاثًا]
Āmīn, Āmīn, Āmīn, Āmīn rabba al-ʿālamīna. [thalāthan]
Amen, amen, amen, amen, Lord of all worlds. [3 times]
يَا عَالِمَ السِّرِّ مِنَّا، لَا تَكْشِفِ السِّتْرَ عَنَّا. [ثَلَاثًا]
yā ʿālima al-sirri minnā, lā takshifi al-sitra ʿannā. [thalāthan]
O Knower of our innermost secret, do not remove Your protective covering from us. [3 times]
آمِينَ، آمِينَ، آمِينَ، آمِينَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ. [ثَلَاثًا]
Āmīn, Āmīn, Āmīn, Āmīn rabba al-ʿālamīna. [thalāthan]
Amen, amen, amen, amen, Lord of all worlds. [3 times]
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، وَبَارِكْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ. [عَشْرًا]
Allāhumma ṣalli wasallim ʿalā sayyidinā muḥammadin, wabārik ʿalā sayyidinā muḥammadin, waʿalā ʾāli sayyidinā muḥammadin. [ʿashran]
O Allah, bless and grant peace to our master Muḥammad; bestow blessing upon our master Muḥammad and upon the family of our master Muḥammad. [10 times]
آمِينَ، آمِينَ، آمِينَ، آمِينَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ. [ثَلَاثًا]
Āmīn, Āmīn, Āmīn, Āmīn rabba al-ʿālamīna. [thalāthan]
Amen, amen, amen, amen, Lord of all worlds. [3 times]
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ﴿١٨٠﴾
subḥāna rabbika rabbi al-ʿizzati ʿammā yaṣifūna (180)
Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Might, far above what they ascribe. (180)
وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٨١﴾
wasalāmun ʿalā al-mursalīna (181)
Peace be upon the messengers. (181)
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿١٨٢﴾ [مَرَّةً]
wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna (182) [marratan]
All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds. (182) [once]
سُورَةُ الْفَاتِحَةِ وَالصَّلَاةُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ
Sūratu l-fātiḥati wa-ṣ-ṣalātu ʿalā n-nabiyyi
Sūrat al-Fātiḥah and Blessings upon the Prophet — Qurʾan 1:1–7, 33:56, 37:180–182
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴿١﴾
bismi Allāhi al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi (1)
In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful. (1)
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿٢﴾
al-ḥamdu li-llāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna (2)
All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds, (2)
الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴿٣﴾
al-raḥmāni al-raḥīmi (3)
the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful, (3)
مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ ﴿٤﴾
māliki yawmi al-dīni (4)
Master of the Day of Judgment. (4)
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴿٥﴾
ʾiyyāka naʿbudu wa-ʾiyyāka nastaʿīnu (5)
You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help. (5)
اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴿٦﴾
Ihdinā al-ṣirāṭa al-mustaqīma. (6)
Guide us on the straight path, (6)
صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ ﴿٧﴾ [ثَلَاثًا]
ṣirāṭa alladhīna ʾanʿamta ʿalayhim ghayri al-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim wa-lā al-ḍāllīna (7) [thalāthan]
the path of those You have blessed, not those who incur wrath, nor those who go astray. (7) [recite the complete sūrah 3 times]
إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا ﴿٥٦﴾ [مَرَّةً]
ʾinna Allāha wamalāʾikatahu yuṣallūna ʿalā al-nabiyyi yā ʾayyuhā alladhīna ʾāmanū ṣallū ʿalayhi wasallimū taslīman (56) [marratan]
Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet. O you who believe, invoke blessings upon him and greet him with complete peace. (56) [once]
صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ وَسَلَامُهُ وَتَحِيَّاتُهُ وَرَحْمَتُهُ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَنَبِيِّكَ وَرَسُولِكَ، النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ، وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ.
ṣalawātu Allāhi wasalāmuhu wataḥiyyātuhu waraḥmatuhu wabarakātuhu ʿalā sayyidinā muḥammadin ʿabdika wanabiyyika warasūlika, al-nabiyyi al-ʾummiyyi, waʿalā ʾālihi waṣaḥbihi.
May Allah’s blessings, peace, greetings, mercy, and benedictions rest upon our master Muḥammad, Your servant, prophet, and messenger, the unlettered Prophet, and upon his family and companions.
عَدَدَ الشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ، وَعَدَدَ كَلِمَاتِ رَبِّنَا التَّامَّاتِ الْمُبَارَكَاتِ. [ثَلَاثًا]
ʿadada al-shafʿi wa-l-watri, waʿadada kalimāti rabbinā al-tāmmāti al-mubārakāti. [thalāthan]
May they be as numerous as every even and odd number, and as numerous as the perfect and blessed words of our Lord. [repeat the complete blessing 3 times]
وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ، وَهُوَ حَسْبُنَا وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ، فَنِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ.
wa-lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata ʾillā bi-llāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīmi, wahuwa ḥasbunā waniʿma al-wakīlu, faniʿma al-mawlā waniʿma al-naṣīru.
There is no power to turn away from wrong and no strength to do right except through Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent. He is sufficient for us and the best Trustee, the best Protecting Master and the best Helper.
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ﴿١٨٠﴾
subḥāna rabbika rabbi al-ʿizzati ʿammā yaṣifūna (180)
Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Might, far above what they ascribe. (180)
وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٨١﴾
wasalāmun ʿalā al-mursalīna (181)
Peace be upon the messengers. (181)
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿١٨٢﴾ [مَرَّةً]
wa-l-ḥamdu li-llāhi rabbi al-ʿālamīna (182) [marratan]
All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds. (182) [once]
تَمَّتْ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ.
tammat biḥamdi Allāhi.
Completed by the praise of Allah.
مُلْحَقٌ فِي الزِّيَادَةِ الْمَنْقُولَةِ عَنِ الشَّيْخِ الْخَرُّوبِيِّ
Mulḥaqun fī z-ziyādati l-manqūlati ʿani sh-shaykhi l-kharrūbiyyi
Appendix: The Addition Attributed to Shaykh al-Kharrūbī
Transmitters with an isnād to Zarrūq identified the following formula as an addition by his disciple Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Kharrūbī. It is kept here, apart from Zarrūq’s text.
يَا مَوْلَانَا يَا مُجِيبُ، مَنْ يَرْجُوكَ لَا يَخِيبُ؛ تَوَسَّلْنَا بِالْحَبِيبِ، اِقْضِ حَاجَاتِنَا قَرِيبًا.
yā mawlānā yā mujību, man yarjūka lā yakhību; tawassalnā bi-l-ḥabībi, iqḍi ḥājātinā qarīban.
Our Master, O Answerer: whoever places hope in You is never disappointed. We seek a means to You through the Beloved, so fulfill our needs soon.
هَذَا وَقْتُ الْحَاجَاتِ، يَا حَاضِرًا لَا يَغِيبُ. [ثَلَاثًا]
hadhā waqtu al-ḥājāti, yā ḥāḍiran lā yaghību. [thalāthan]
This is the hour of needs, O Ever-Present One who is never absent. [repeat the complete formula 3 times]
آمِينَ، آمِينَ، آمِينَ، آمِينَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ. [ثَلَاثًا]
Āmīn, Āmīn, Āmīn, Āmīn rabba al-ʿālamīna. [thalāthan]
Amen, amen, amen, amen, Lord of all worlds. [3 times]
Reading and translation notes
Each unit appears in three lines: fully vocalized Arabic, scholarly transliteration, and a fresh modern English translation. Qurʾānic passages are divided at verse or clause boundaries so that every line stays aligned.
Verse numbers appear at the end of each complete verse in the Arabic, the transliteration, and the translation. Where a passage quotes only part of a verse, the section heading gives its reference. Repetition counts appear in square brackets at the end of the unit they belong to.
The transliteration uses ā ī ū for long vowels; ʾ for hamza; ʿ for ʿayn; and th, ḥ, kh, dh, ṣ, ḍ, ṭ, ẓ, gh, and q for the corresponding Arabic consonants. The written article appears as al- even before sun letters. Arabic case endings are retained where the vocalized text requires them; ordinary pausal recitation may omit a final short vowel.
Source and scope
Author: Imam Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad Zarrūq al-Burnusī al-Fāsī. The litany also bears the title Safīnat al-Najā li-man ilā Allāh iltajā, The Ship of Salvation for Whoever Seeks Refuge in Allah.
The Arabic base follows the complete manuscript-based edition prepared by Nizār Ḥammādī from National Library of Tunisia manuscript 21338, folios 53–54. An independent Shādhilī transmission served as a check on sequence, repetitions, and later additions. The formula attributed to Muḥammad al-Kharrūbī stays in a separate appendix and is not inserted into Zarrūq’s text.
Base text: Nizār Ḥammādī, ed., Safīnat al-Najā li-man ilā Allāh iltajā, pp. 20–38
Manuscript record: National Library of Tunisia, manuscript 21338, folios 53–54
