Dua Kumayl

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْألُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيٍْء

allahumma innee as-aluka bi-rah'matik al-latee wasi‘at kulla shay

O God, I ask You by Your mercy, which “embraces all things” (7:156),

وَبِقُوَّتِكَ الَّتِي قَهَرْتَ بِهَا كُلَّ شَيٍْء

wa bi-qoowatikal latee qaharta bihaa kulla shay

and by Your strength, through which You dominate all things,

وَخَضَعَ لَهَا كُلُّ شَيٍْء

wa khad'a‘a lahaa kullu shay

and toward which all things are humble,

وَذَلَّ لَهَا كُلُّ شَيٍْء

wa dhalla lahaa kullu shay

and before which all things are lowly;

وَبِجَبرُوتِكَ الَّتِي غَلَبْتَ بِهَا كُلَّ شَيٍْء

wa bi-jabarootikal-latee ghalabta bihaa kulla shay

and by Your invincibility through which You overwhelm all things,

وَبِعِزَّتِكَ الَّتِي لا يَقُومُ لَهَا شَيْءٌ

wa bi-‘izzatikal-latee laa yaqoomu lahaa shay

and by Your might, which nothing can resist;

وَبِعَظَمَتِكَ الَّتِي مَلَأَتْ كُلَّ شَيٍْء

wa bi-‘az'amatikal-latee mala-at kulla shay

and by Your tremendousness, which has filled all things;

وَبِسُلْطَانِكَ الَّذِي عَلاَ كُلَّ شَيٍْء

wa bisult'aanikal-lad'ee ‘alaa kulla shay

by Your force, which towers over all things;

وَبِوَجْهِكَ الْبَاقِي بَعْدَ فَنَاءِ كُلِّ شَيٍْء

wa bi-wajhikal-baaqee ba‘da fanaa-i kulli shay

and by Your face, which subsists after the annihilation of all things,

وَبِأَسْمَائِكَ الَّتِي مَلَأَتْ أَرْكَانَ كُلِّ شَيٍْء

wa bi-asmaaikal-latee mal-at arkaana kulli shay

and by Your Names, which have filled the foundations of all things;

وَبِعِلْمِكَ الَّذِي أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَيٍْء

wa bi-‘ilmikal-ladhee ah'aat'a bikulli shay

and by Your knowledge, which encompasses all things;

وَبِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ الَّذِي أَضَاءَ لَهُ كُلُّ شَيٍْء

wa bi-noori wajhikal-lad'ee ad'aa-a lahu kullu shay

and by the light of Your face, through which all things are illumined!

يَّا نُورُ يَا قُدُّوسُ

yaa nooru yaa quddoos

O Light! O All-holy!

يَا أَوَّلَ الأَوَّلِينَ

yaa awwal al-awwaleen

O First of those who are first,

وَيَا آخِرَ الآخِرِينَ

wa yaa aakhir al-aakhireen

and O Last of those who are last!

اَللَّهُمَ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تَهتِكُ الْعِصَمَ

allahumm-aghfirlee adh-dhunoobal-latee tahtikul-‘is'am

O God, forgive me those sins which tear apart safeguards!

اَللَّهُمَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تُنْزِلُ النِّقَمَ

allahumm-aghfirlee adh-dhunoobal-latee tunzilun-niqam

O God, forgive me those sins which bring down calamaties!

اَللَّهُمَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تُغيِّرُ النِّعَمَ

allahumm-aghfirlee adh-dhunoobal-latee tughayyirun-ni‘am

O God, forgive me those sins which alter blessings!

اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تَحْبِسُ الدُّعَاءَ

allahumm-aghfirlee adh-dhunoobal-latee tah'bisud-du’aa

O God, forgive me those sins which hold back supplication!

اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تُنْزِلُ البَلآءَ

allahumm-aghfirlee adh-dhunoobal-latee tunzilul-balaa

O God, forgive me those sins which bring down misfortune!

اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيْ كُلَّ ذَنْبٍ أَذْنَبْتُهُ وَكُلَّ خَطِيئَةٍ أَخْطَأْتُهَا

allahumma-aghfirlee kulla dhanbin adhnabtuhu wa kulla khat'ee-atin akht'a-tuhaa

O God, forgive me every sin I have committed and every mistake I have made!

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ بِذِكْرِكَ

allahumma innee ataqarrabu ilayka bi-dhikrik

O God, in truth I seek nearness to You through remembrance of You,

وَأَسْتَشْفِعُ بِكَ إِلَى نَفْسِكَ

wa astash-fi’u bika ilaa nafsik

and I seek intercession from You with Yourself,

وَأَسْألُكَ بِجُودِكَ أَن تُدْنِيَنِي مِن قُرْبِكَ

wa as-aluka bi-joodika an tudniyanee min qurbik

and I ask You through Your munificence to bring me near to Your closeness,

وَأَن تُوزِعَنِي شُكْرَكَ

wa an toozi’anee shukrak

and to provide me with gratitude toward You,

وَأَن تُلْهِمَنِي ذِكْرَكَ

wa an tulhimanee dhikrak

and to inspire me with Your remembrance.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْألُكَ سُؤَالَ خَاضِعٍ مُّتَذَلِّلٍ خَاشِعٍ أَن تُسَامِحَنِي وَتَرْحَمَنِي

allahumma innee as-aluka su-aala khaad'’in mutadhal-lilin khaa-shi’in an tusaamih'anee wa tarh'amanee

O God, in truth I ask You with the asking of a submissive, abased and lowly human being to show me forbearance, to have mercy on me,

وَتَجْعَلَنِي بِقِسْمِكَ رَاضِيًا قَانِعًا، وَفِي جَمِيعِ الأَحْوَاِل مُتَوَاضِعًا

wa taj’alanee bi-qismika raad'iyan qaani’an wa fee jamee’il-ah'waali mutawaad'i’an

And to make me satisfied and content with Your apportionment and humble in every state.

اَللَّهُمَّ وَأَسْألُكَ سُؤَالَ مَنِ اشْتَدَّتْ فَاقَتُهُ

allahumma wa as-aluka su-aala man ishtaddat faaqatuh

O God, I ask You with the asking of one whose poverty is extreme,

وَأَنْزَلَ بِكَ عِنْدَ الشَّدَائِدِ حَاجَتَهُ

wa anzala bika ’indash-shadaa-idi h'aajatahu

who  in difficulties has declared to You his need,

وَعَظُمَ فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ رَغْبَتُهُ

wa ’az'uma feemaa ’indaka raghbatuhu

and whose desire for what is with You has become great.

اَللَّهُمَّ عَظُمَ سُلْطَانُكَ وَعَلاَ مَكَانُكَ

allahumma ’az'uma sult'aanuka wa ’alaa makaanuk

O God, Your force is tremendous, Your place is lofty,

وَخَفِيَ مَكْرُكَ وَظَهَرَ أَمْرُكَ

wa khafiya makruka waz'ahara amruk

and Your deception is hidden, Your command is manifest,

وَغَلَبَ قَهْرُكَ وَجَرَتْ قُدْرَتُكَ

wa ghalaba qahruka wa jarat qudratuk

and Your domination is overwhelming, Your power is unhindered,

وَلا يُمْكِنُ الْفِرَارُ مِنْ حُكُومَتِكَ

wa laa yumkinul-firaaru min h'ukoomatik

and escape from Your governance is impossible.

اَللَّهُمَّ لا أَجِدُ لِذُنُوبِي غَافِرًا

allahumma laa ajidu li-dhunoobee ghaafira

O God, I find no forgiver of my sins,

وَلا لِقَبَائِحِي سَاتِرًا

wa laa liqabaa-ih'ee saatira

no concealer of my ugly acts,

وَلا لِشَيٍْء مِّنْ عَمَلِيَ الْقَبِيحِ بِالْحَسَنِ مُبَدِّلاً غَيْرَكَ

wa laa lishay-immin ‘amali al-qabeeh'i bil-h'asani mubaddilan ghayrak

and no transformer of any of my ugly acts into good acts but You.

لا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنْتَ

laa ilaha illaa ant

There is no god but You!

سُبْحَانَكَ وَبِحَمْدِكَ

subh'aanaka wa bih'amdik

Glory be to You, and Yours is the praise!

ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي

z'alamtu nafsee

I have wronged myself,

وَتَجَرَّأْتُ بِجَهْلِي

wa tajarra-tu bijah-lee

and I have been vainly rash in my ignorance,

وَسَكَنْتُ إِلَى قَدِيمِ ذِكْرِكَ لِي وَمَنِّكَ عَلَيَّ

wa sakantu ilaa qadeemi dhikrika lee wa mannika ‘alay

and I have depended upon Your enduring remembrance of me and Your favour toward me.

اللَّهُمَّ مَوْلايَ

allahumma mawlaay

O God! O my Protector!

كَمْ مِّنْ قَبِيحٍ سَتَرْتَهُ

kam min qabeeh'in satartah

How many ugly things You have concealed!

وَكَمْ مِّن فَاِدحٍ مِّنَ البَلاءِ أَقَلْتَهُ

wa kam min faadih'in min al-balaa-i aqaltah

How many burdensome tribulations You have alleviated!

وَكَمْ مِّنْ عِثَارٍ وَّقَيْتَهُ

wa kam min ‘ithaarin waqaytah

And how many stumbles You have prevented!

وَكَمْ مِّن مَّكْرُوهٍ دَفَعْتَهُ

wa kam min makroohin dafa‘tah

And how many ordeals You have repelled!

وَكَمْ مِّنْ ثَنَاءٍ جَمِيلٍ لَّسْتُ أَهْلاً لَّهُ نَشَرْتَهُ

wa kam min thanaa-in jameelin lastu ahlaal lahu nashartah

And how much beautiful praise, for which I was unworthy, You have spread afar!

اَللَّهُمَّ عَظُمَ بَلائِي

allahumma ‘az'uma balaa-ee

O God, my tribulation is tremendous,

وَأَفْرَطَ بِي سُوءُ حَاِلي

wa afrat'a bee soo-uh'aalee

and my bad state is excessive,

وَقَصُرَتْ بِي أَعْمَاِلي

wa qas'urat bee a‘maalee

my good deeds are inadequate,

وَقَعَدَتْ بِي أَغْلاَلِي

wa qa‘adat bee aghlaalee

and my shackles have tied me down,

وَحَبَسَنِي عَن نَّفْعِي بُعْدُ آمَاِلي

wa h'abasanee ‘an-naf‘ee bu‘du aamaalee

and my far-fetched hopes have held me back from my gain,

وَخَدَعَتْنِي الدُّنْيَا بِغُرُورِهَا وَنَفْسِي بِجِنایَتِهَا وَمِطَاِلي

wa khada‘atnid-dunyaa bi-ghuroorihaa wa nafsee bi-jinayatiha wa mit'aalee

and this world with its delusions, my own soul with its offences and my procrastination have all deceived me.

يَا سَيِّدِي فَأَسْأَلُكَ بِعِزَّتِكَ أَن لا يَحْجُبَ عَنْكَ دُعَآئِي سُوءُ عَمَلِي وَفِعَاِلي

yaa sayyidee fa-as-aluka bi-‘izzatika an laa yah'juba ‘anka du‘aa-ee soo-u ‘amalee wa fi‘aalee

O my Master! I ask You by Your might not to let my evil works veil my supplication from You,

وَلا تَفْضَحْنِي بِخَفِيِّ مَا اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ سِرِّي

wa laa tafd'ah'nee bi-khafee-yi maa t'ala‘ta ‘alayhi min sirree

and not to disgrace me through the hidden things You know of my secrets,

وَلا تُعَاجِلْنِي بِالْعُقُوبَةِ عَلَى مَا عَمِلْتُهُ فِي خَلَوَاتِي

wa laa tu‘aajilnee bil-‘uqoobati ‘alaa maa ‘amiltuhu fee khalawaatee

and not to speed me to punishment for what I have done in private;

مِنْ سُوءِ فِعْلِي وَإِسَاءَتِي،

min soo-i fi‘lee wa isaa-atee

my evil acts in secrecy and my misdeeds,

وَدَوَامِ تَفْرِيطِي وَجَهَالَتِي

wa dawaami tafreet'ee wa jahaalatee

and my continuous negligence and my ignorance,

وَكَثْرَةِ شَهَوَاتِي وَغَفْلَتِي

wa kathrati shahawaatee wa ghaflatee

my manifold passions and my heedlessness.

وَكُنِ اللَّهُمَّ بِعِزَّتِكَ لِي فِي كُلِّ الأَحْوَاِل رَؤُوفًا

wa kun illaahumma bi-‘izzatika lee fee kul-lil ah'waali ra-oofaa

And by Your might, O God, be kind to me in all conditions,

وَّعَلَيَّ فِي جَمِيعِ الأُمُورِ عَطُوفًا

wa ‘alayya fee jamee‘-il umooree ‘at'oofaa

and be gracious to me in all affairs!

إِلَهِي وَرَبِّي مَن لِّي غَيْرُكَ أَسْأَلُهُ كَشْفَ ضُرِّي وَالْنَّظَرَ فِي أَمْرِي!

ilahee wa rabbee man lee ghayruka as-aluhu kashfa d'urree wan-naz'ara fee amree

My God and my Lord! Have I any but You from whom to ask removal of my affliction and concern for my affairs!

إِلَهِي وَمَوْلايَ أَجْرَيْتَ عَلَيَّ حُكْمًا اتَّبَعْتُ فِيهِ هَوَى نَفْسِي،

ilahee wa mawlaya ajrayta ‘alayya h'ukman ittaba‘tu feehi hawaa nafsee

My God and my Protector! You decreed a law for me and yet I obeyed the whims of my own soul,

وَلَمْ أَحْتَرِسْ فِيهِ مِن تَزْيِيْنِ عَدُوِّي،

wa lam ah'taris feehi min tazeeni ‘adoowee

and did not guard myself against the allurements of my enemy.

فَغَرَّنِي بِمَا أَهْوَى وَأَسْعَدَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ القَضَاءُ

fa-gharranee bi-maa ahwaa wa as‘adahu ‘alaa dhaalik al-qad'aa

So, he deceived me with vain hopes and in doing so, destiny favored him.

فَتَجَاوَزْتُ بِمَا جَرَى عَلَيَّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ بَعْضَ حُدُودِكَ

fa-tajaawaztu bi-maa jaraa ‘alayya min dhaalika ba‘d'a h'udoodik

Therefore, I transgressed the limits set for me by You,

وَخَالَفْتُ بَعْضَ أَوَامِرِكَ

wa khaalaftu ba‘d'a awaamirik

and disobeyed some of Your commands.

فَلَكَ الْحُجَّةُ عَلَيَّ فِي جَمِيعِ ذَلِكَ

falakal h'ujjatu ‘alayya fee jamee‘i dhaalik

So Yours is the case against me in all of that.

وَلا حُجَّةَ لِي فِيمَا جَرَى عَلَيَّ فِيهِ قَضَاؤُكَ،

wa laa h'ujjata lee feemaa jaraa ‘alayya feehi qad'aa-uka

I have no argument in what Your destiny put into effect through me,

وَأَلْزَمَنِي حُكْمُكَ وَبَلاؤُكَ

wa alzamanee h'ukmuka wa balaa-uk

nor in what Your decree and Your tribulation imposed upon me.

وَقَدْ أَتَيْتُكَ يَا إِلَهِي بَعْدَ تَقْصِيرِي وَإِسْرَافِي عَلَى نَفْسِي

wa qad ataytuka yaa ilahee ba‘da taqs'eeree wa israafee ‘alaa nafsee

Now I have come to You, My God, after my shortcomings and my lack of control over myself,

مُعْتَذِرًا نَّادِمًا،

mu‘atadhiran naadiman

offering my excuse, regretful,

مُّنْكَسِرًا مُّسْتَقِيلاً

munkasiraan mustaqeelan

broken, repentful,

مُّسْتَغْفِرًا مُّنِيبًا،

mustaghfiran muneeban

asking forgiveness, repenting,

مُّقِرًّا مُّذْعِنًا مُّعْتَرِفًا

muqirran mudh‘inan mu‘tarifa

acknowledging, submissive, confessing.

لا أَجِدُ مَفَرًّا مِّمَّا كَانَ مِنِّي

laa ajidu mafarran mimmaa kaana minnee

I cannot flee from that which was done by me,

وَلا مَفْزَعًا أَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْهِ في أَمْرِي

wa laa mafza‘an atawajjahu ilayhi fee amree

nor any place of escape to which I may turn in my affairs,

غَيْرَ قَبُولِكَ عُذْرِي، وَإِدخَالِكَ إِيَّايَ فِي سَعَةٍ مِّن رَّحْمَتِكَ

ghayra qaboolika ‘udhree wa idkhaalika eeyaya fee sa‘atin mirrah'matik

other than Your acceptance of my excuse and Your entering me into the breadth of Your mercy.

اَللَّهُمَّ فَاقْبَل عُذْرِي

allahumma faqbal ‘udhree

O God, so accept my excuse,

وَارْحَمْ شِدَّةَ ضُرِّي

warh'am shiddata d'uree

have mercy upon the severity of my affliction,

وَفُكَّنِي مِنْ شَدِّ وَثَاقِي

wa fukkanee min shaddi wathaaqee

and release me from the tightness of my bonds.

يَا رَبِّ ارْحَمْ ضَعْفَ بَدَنِي وَرِقَّةَ جِلْدِي وَدِقَّةَ عَظْمِي

yaa rabb irh'am d'a‘fa badanee wa riqqata jildee wa diqqata ‘az'mee

My Lord, have mercy on the weakness of my body, the thinness of my skin and the frailty of my bones.

يَا مَنْ بَدَأَ خَلْقِي وَذِكْرِي وَتَرْبِيَتِي وَبِرِّي وَتَغْذِيَتِي

yaa mam badaa khalqee wa dhikree wa tarbiyatee wa birree wa tagh-dhiyatee

O You who gave rise to my creation, to the remembrance of me, to the nurturing of me, to goodness toward me and to nourishing me;

هَبْنِي لابْتِدَآءِ كَرَمِكَ وَسَاِلفِ بِرِّكَ بِي

habnee laabtidaa-i karamika wa saalifi birrika bee

give to me, for the sake of Your having created me with generosity and Your previous goodness to me!

يَا إِلَهِي وَسَيِّدِي وَرَبِّي

yaa ilahee wa sayyidee wa rabbee

O God, my Master and my Lord!

أَتُرَاكَ مُعَذِّبِي بِنَارِكَ بَعْدَ تَوْحِيدِكَ

aturaaka mu‘adh-dhibee bi-naarik ba‘da tawh'eedik

Can You see Yourself tormenting me with Your fire after I have professed Your Unity,

وَبَعْدَ مَا انْطَوَى عَلَيْهِ قَلْبِي مِن مَّعْرِفَتِكَ

wa ba‘da maa-t'awaa ‘alayhi qalbee min ma‘rifatik

and after my heart has embraced  the knowledge of You,

وَلَهِجَ بِهِ لِسَانِي مِنْ ذِكْرِكَ

wa lahija bihi lisaanee min dhikrik

and my tongue has constantly mentioned the memory of You,

وَاعْتَقَدَهُ ضَمِيرِي مِنْ حُبِّكَ

wa a‘taqadahu d'ameeree min h'ubbik

and after my concience has acknowledged Your love,

وَبَعْدَ صِدْقِ اعْتِرَافِي وَدُعَائِي خَاضِعًا لِّرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ

wa ba‘da s'idqi‘-tiraafee wa du‘aa-ee khaad'i‘aal li-ruboobee-yatik

and after the sincerity of my confession and my prayer, humble before Your Lordship?

هَيْهَاتَ أَنْتَ أَكْرَمُ مِنْ أَنْ تُضَيِّعَ مَن رَّبَّيْتَهُ

hayhaat anta akramu min an tud'ayyi‘a min rabbaytah

Far be it from You! You are too generous to let a person go to waste whom You have nurtured,

أَوْ تُبْعِدَ مَنْ أَدْنَيْتَهُ

aw tub‘ida man adnaytah

or banish a person whom You have brought close,

أَوْ تُشَرِّدَ مَنْ آوَيْتَهُ

aw tusharrida man aawaytah

or drive away a person to whom You have given a haven,

أَوْ تُسَلِّمَ إِلىَ الْبلآءِ مَن كَفَيْتَهُ وَرَحِمْتَهُ

aw tuslima ilaa al-balaa-i man kafaytahu wa rah'imtahu

or submit a person to tribulation whom You have spared and shown mercy.

وَلَيْتَ شِعْرِي يَا سَيِّدِي وَإِلَهِي وَمَوْلايَ

wa layta shi‘ree yaa sayyidee wa ilahee wa mawlaay

I wish I had known, my Master, My God, and my Protector!

أَتُسَلِّطُ النَّارَ عَلَى وُجُوهٍ خَرَّتْ لِعَظَمَتِكَ سَاجِدَةً

atusallit'un naara ‘alaa wujoohin kharrat li-‘az'amatika saajidah

Will You give the Fire dominion over faces fallen down prostrate before Your Tremendousness,

وَعَلَى أَلْسُنٍ نَّطَقَتْ بِتَوْحِيدِكَ صَادِقَةً وَّبِشُكْرِكَ مَادِحَةً

wa ‘alaa al-sunin nat'aqat bi-tawh'eedik s'aadiqa wa bi-shukrika maadih'a

and over tongues voicing sincerely the proclamation of Your Unity and giving thanks to You in praise,

وَعَلَى قُلُوبٍ اعْتَرَفَتْ بِإِلَهِيَّتِكَ مُحَقِّقَةً

wa ‘alaa quloobin a‘tarafat bi-ilaheeyatika muh'aqqiqah

and over hearts acknowledging Your Divinity through verification,

وَعَلَى ضَمَائِرَ حَوَتْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ بِكَ حَتَّى صَارَتْ خَاشِعَةً

wa ‘alaa d'amaa-ira h'awat minal-‘ilmi bika h'attaa s'aarat khaashi‘a

and over minds encompassing knowledge of You until they have become humble,

وَعَلَى جَوَارِحَ سَعَتْ إِلَى أَوْطَانِ تَعَبُّدِكَ طَائِعَةً وَّأَشَارَتْ بِاسْتِغْفَارِكَ مُذْعِنَةً

wa ‘alaa jawaarih'a sa‘at ilaa awt'aani ta‘abbudika t'aa-i‘a wa ashaarat bis-tighfaarika mudh‘ina

and over the parts of the body hurrying to the places of Your worship in obedience, and beckoning for Your forgiveness in submission?

مَّا هَكَذَا الظَّنُّ بِكَ وَلا أُخْبِرْنَا بِفَضْلِكَ عَنْكَ

maa hakadhaa z'unnubik wa laa ukhbirnaa bi-fad'lika ‘anka

No such opinion is held of You! Nor has such been reported - thanks to Your bounty — concerning You,

يَا كَرِيمُ، يَا رَبِّ

yaa kareemu yaa rab

O All-generous! My Lord,

وَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ ضَعْفِي عَنْ قَلِيلٍ مِّن بَلآءِ الدُّنْيَا وَعُقُوبَاتِهَا،

wa anta ta‘lamu d'a‘fee ‘an qaleelin min balaa id-dunyaa wa ‘uqoobaatihaa

You know my weakness when experiencing a little bit of this world's troubles and punishments,

وَمَا يَجْرِي فِيهَا مِنَ الْمَكَارِهِ عَلَى أَهْلِهَا

wa maa ْyajree feehaa min al-makaarihi ‘alaa ahlihaa

and in the face of those ordeals which happen to its inhabitants,

عَلَى أَنَّ ذَلِكَ بَلآءٌ وَّمَكْرُوهٌ قَلِيلٌ مَّكْثُهُ، يَسِيرٌ بَقَآؤُهُ، قَصِيرٌ مُّدَّتُهُ

‘alaa anna dhaalika balaa-u wa makroohun qaleelun makthuhu, yaseerun baqaa-uhu, qas'eerun muddatuh

even though these tribulations and ordeals last for only a short time.

فَكَيْفَ احْتِمَاِلي لِبَلآءِ الآخِرَةِ وَجَلِيلِ وُقُوعِ الْمَكَارِهِ فِيهَا!

fakayfah'-timaalee libalaa il-akhira wa jaleeli wuqoo‘il makaarihi feehaa!

So how can I endure the tribulations of the next world and the great ordeals that occur within it?

وَهُوَ بَلآءٌ تَطُولُ مُدَّتُهُ، وَيَدُومُ مَقَامُهُ، وَلا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ

wa huwa balaa-un tat'oolu muddatuhu, wa yadoomu maqaamuhu, wa laa yukhaffafu ‘an ahlihi

For it is a tribulation whose period is long, whose condition endures and whose sufferers are given no rest,

لِأَنَّهُ لا يَكُونُ إِلا عَنْ غَضَبِكَ وَانْتِقَامِكَ وَسَخَطِكَ

li-annahu laa yakoonu ilaa ‘an ghad'abika wan-tiqaamika wa sakhat'ik

since it only occurs as a result of Your wrath, Your vengeance and Your anger,

وَهَذَا مَا لا تَقُومُ لَهُ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالأَرْضُ

wa hadhaa maa laa taqoomu lahu samaawaatu wal-ard'

and these cannot be withstood by the heavens and the earth.

يَا سَيِّدِي فَكَيْفَ بِي

yaa sayyidee fakayfa bee

O Master, so what about me?!

وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ الضَّعِيفُ الذَّلِيلُ الْحَقِيرُ الْمِسْكِينُ الْمُسْتَكِينُ

wa ana ‘abduka d'a‘eefu d'aleel al-h'aqeerul-miskeenul-mustakeen

For I am Your weak, lowly, humble, wretched and miserable servant.

يَا إِلَهِي وَرَبِّي وَسَيِّدِي وَمَوْلايَ

yaa ilahee wa rabbee wa sayyidee wa mawlaay

My God! My Lord! My Master! My Protector!

لِأَيِّ الأُمُورِ إِلَيْكَ أَشْكُو

li-ay il-umoori ilayka ashkoo

For which things would I complain to You?

وَلِمَا مِنْهَا أَضِجُّ وَأَبْكِي

wa limaa minhaa ad'ijju wa abkee

And for which of them would I lament and weep?

لِأَلِيمِ الْعَذَابِ وَشِدَّتِهِ!

li-aleem il-‘adhaabi wa shiddatih

For the pain and severity of chastisement?

أَمْ لِطُولِ الْبَلآءِ وَمُدَّتِهِ!

am lit'ool lil-balaa-i wa muddatih

Or for the length and period of tribulation?

فَلَئِن صَيَّرْتَنِي لِلْعُقُوبَاتِ مَعَ أَعْدَآئِكَ

fa-la-in s'ayyar tanee lil-‘uqoobaati ma‘a a‘daa-ik

So if You take me to the punishments with Your enemies,

وَجَمَعْتَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ أَهْلِ بَلآئِكَ

wa jama‘ta baynee wa bayna ahli balaa-ik

and gather me with the people of Your tribulation,

وَفَرَّقْتَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ أَحِبَّائِكَ وَأَوْلِيَائِكَ

wa farraqta baynee wa bayna ah'ibbaa-ika wa awliyaa-ik

and separate me from Your friends and saints;

فَهَبْنِي يَا إِلَهِي وَسَيِّدِي وَمَوْلايَ وَرَبِّي صَبَرْتُ عَلَى عَذَابِكَ،

fa-habnee yaa ilahee wa sayyidee wa mawlaay wa rabbee s'abartu ‘alaa ‘adhaabik

Even supposing, my God, my Master, my Protector and my Lord that I am able to endure Your chastisement,

فَكَيْفَ أَصْبِرُ عَلَى فِرَاقِكَ

fakayfa as'biru ‘alaa firaaqika

how can I endure separation from You?

وَهَبْنِي صَبَرْتُ عَلَى حَرِّ نَارِكَ،

wa habnee s'abartu ‘alaa h'arri naarik

And suppose that I am able to endure the heat of Your fire,

فَكَيْفَ أَصْبِرُ عَنِ النَّظَرِ إِلَى كَرَامَتِكَ

fakayfa as'biru ‘an in-naz'ari ilaa karaamatik

how can I endure not gazing upon Your generosity?

أَمْ كَيْفَ أَسْكُنُ فِي النَّارِ وَرَجَائِي عَفْوُكَ

am kayfa askunu fin-naar wa rajaa-ee ‘afook

Or how can I dwell in the Fire while my hope is Your pardon?

فَبِعِزَّتِكَ يَا سَيِّدِي وَمَوْلايَ أُقْسِمُ صَادِقًا، لَئِنْ تَرَكْتَنِي نَاطِقًا

fabi‘izzatika yaa sayyidee wa mawlaay uqsimu s'aadiqan la-in taraktanee naat'iqan

So by Your might, my Master and my Protector, I swear sincerely, if You leave me with speech,

لَأَضِجَّنَّ إِلَيْكَ بَيْنَ أَهْلِهَا ضَجِيجَ الآمِلِينَ

lad'ijjanna ilayka bayna ahlihaa d'ajeej-al-amileen

I will lament to You from among the Fire's inhabitants with the lamentations of the hopeful;

وَلأَصْرُخَنَّ إِلَيكَ صُرَاخَ المُسْتَصْرِخِينَ

wa la-as'rukhanna ilayka s'uraakhal-mustas'rikheen

I will cry to You with the cry of those crying for help;

وَلَأَبْكِيَنَّ عَلَيْكَ بُكَاءَ الفَاقِدِينَ

wa la-abkiyanna ‘alayka bukaa al-faaqideen

I will weep to You with the weeping of the bereft;

وَلَأُنَادِيَنَّكَ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ يَا وَلِيَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

wa la-unaadiyannaka ayna kunta yaa walee al-mu-mineen

And I will call to You, "Where are You, O Sponsor of the believers,

يَا غَايَةَ آمَاِل العَارِفِينَ

yaa ghaayata aamaal il-‘aarifeen

O Goal of the hopes of Your knowers,

يَا غِيَاثَ المُسْتَغِيْثِينَ

yaa ghiyaath al-mustagheetheen

O Aid of those who seek assistance,

يَا حَبِيبَ قُلُوبِ الصَّادِقِينَ

yaa h'abeeba quloob is'-s'aadiqeen

O Friend of the hearts of the sincere,

وَيَا إِلَهَ العَالَمِينَ

wa yaa ilahal-‘aalameen

And, God of all the world's inhabitants!"

أَفَتُرَاكَ، سُبْحَانَكَ يَا إِلَهِي وَبِحَمْدِكَ، تَسْمَعُ فِيهَا صَوْتَ عَبْدٍ مُّسْلِمٍ

afaturaaka subh'aanaka yaa ilahee wa bih'amdik tasma‘u feehaa s'awta ‘abdin muslimin

Can You see Yourself — Glory be to You My God, and Yours is the praise — hearing within the Fire the voice of a servant who has submitted to You,

سُجِنَ فِيهَا بِمُخَالَفَتِهِ

sujina feehaa bi-mukhaalafatih

imprisoned there because of his violations,

وَذَاقَ طَعْمَ عَذَابِهَا بِمَعْصِيَتِهِ

wa dhaaqa ta‘ama ‘adhaabihaa bi-ma‘s'iyatih

tasting the flavor of its torment because of his disobedience,

وَحُبِسَ بَيْنَ أَطْبَاقِهَا بِجُرْمِهِ وَجَرِيرَتِهِ

wa h'ubisa bayna at'baaqihaa bijurmi wa jareeratih

and confined within its levels because of his sin and crime,

وَهُوَ يَضِجُّ إلَيْكَ ضَجِيجَ مُؤَمِّلٍ لِّرَحْمَتِكَ

wa huwa yad'ijju ilayka d'ajeeja mu-ammilil-rah'matik

while he laments to You with the lament of one hopeful for Your mercy,

وَيُنَادِيكَ بِلِسَانِ أَهْلِ تَوْحِيدِكَ

wa yunaadeeka bi-lisaani ahli tawh'eedik

and calls to You with the tongue of those who profess Your Unity,

وَيَتَوَسَّلُ إلَيْكَ بِرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ

wa yatawassalu ilayka bi-ruboobeeyatik

and pleads with You by Your Lordship!

يَا مَوْلايَ فَكَيْفَ يَبْقَى فِي الْعَذَابِ وَهُوَ يَرْجُو مَا سَلَفَ مِنْ حِلْمِكَ

yaa mawlaay fa-kayfa yabqaa fil-‘adhaab wa huwa yarjoo maa salafa min h'ilmik

So, my Protector, how should he remain in punishment, while he has hope for Your previous forbearance and compassion?

أَمْ كَيْفَ تُؤْلِمُهُ النَّارُ وَهُوَ يَأْمَلُ فَضْلَكَ وَرَحْمَتَكَ

am kayfa tu-limuhun-naar wa huwa ya-malu fad'laka wa rah'matak

Or how should the Fire cause him pain while he expects Your bounty and mercy?

أَمْ كَيْفَ يُحْرِقُهُ لَهِيبُهَا وَأَنتَ تَسْمَعُ صَوْتَهُ وَتَرَى مَكَانَهُ

am kayfa yuh'riquhu laheebuhaa wa anta tas-ma‘u s'awtah wa taraa makaanah

Or how should its flames burn him, while You hear his voice and see his place?

أَمْ كَيْفَ يَشْتَمِلُ عَلَيْهِ زَفِيرُهَا وَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ ضَعْفَهُ

am kayfa yashtamilu ‘alayhi zafeeruhaa wa anta ta‘lamu da‘fah

Or how should its roaring flames spread over him, while You know his weakness?

أَمْ كَيْفَ يَتَقَلْقَلُ بَيْنَ أَطْبَاقِهَا وَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ صِدْقَهُ

am kayfa yataqalqalu bayna at'baaqihaa wa anta ta‘lamu s'idqah

Or how should he be convulsed amongst its levels, while You know his sincerity?

أَمْ كَيْفَ تَزْجُرُهُ زَبَانِيَتُهَا وَهُوَ يُنَادِيكَ يَا رَبَّهُ

am kayfa tazjuruhu zabaaniyatuhaa wa huwa yunaadeeka yaa rabbah

Or how should its keepers torture him while he calls out to You, “O Lord”?

أَمْ كَيْفَ يَرْجُو فَضْلَكَ فِي عِتْقِهِ مِنْهَا فَتَتْرُكُهُ فِيهَا

am kayfa yarjoo fad'laka fee ‘itqihi minhaa fatatrukuhu feehaa

Or how should he have hope of Your bounty in freeing him from it, while You abandon him within it?

هَيهَاتَ مَا ذَلِكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ

hayhaat maa dhaalik az'-z'annubik

Far be it from You! That is not what is expected of You,

وَلا الْمَعْرُوفُ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

wa lal-ma‘roofu min fad'lik

nor what is well-known of Your bounty,

وَلا مُشْبِهٌ لِمَا عَامَلْتَ بِهِ الْمُوَحِّدِينَ مِنْ بِرِّكَ وَإِحْسَانِكَ

wa laa mushbiha limaa ‘aamalta bihil-muwah'ideena min birrika wa ih'saanik

nor does it resemble the goodness and kindness You have shown to those who profess Your Unity.

فَبِالْيَقِينِ أَقْطَعُ لَوْلا مَا حَكَمْتَ بِهِ مِن تَعْذِيبِ جَاحِدِيكَ

fa-bilyaqeeni aqt'a‘u law laa maa h'akamta bihi min ta‘dheebi jaah'ideek

So I declare with certainty, that were it not for what You have ordained concerning the punishment of Your deniers

وَقَضَيْتَ بِهِ مِنْ إِخْلاَدِ مُعَانِدِيكَ

wa qad'ayta bihi min ikhlaadi mu‘aanideek

and what You have ordained from long ago about the everlasting home of those who stubbornly resist,

لَجَعَلْتَ النَّارَ كُلَّهَا بَرْدًا وَّسَلاَمًا،

laja‘alta naar kullahaa bardan wa salaamaa

you would make the Fire -all of it- cold and peaceful,

وَمَا كَانَ لأَحَدٍ فِيهَا مَقَرًّا وَّلا مُقَامًا

wa maa kaana li-ah'adin feehaa maqarran wa laa muqaamaa

and no one would have an abode or place within it.

لَّكِنَّكَ تَقَدَّسَتْ أَسْمَاؤُكَ أَقْسَمْتَ أَنْ تَمْلَأَهَا مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ،

lakinnaka taqaddasat asmaa-uk aqsamta an tamlahaa min al-kaafireen;

But You —holy are Your Names—have sworn that You will fill it with the unbelievers,

مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ

min al-jinnati wan-naasi ajma‘een

both spirits (Jinn) and men together,

وَأَنْ تُخَلِّدَ فِيهَا الْمُعَانِدِينَ

wa an tukhallida feehaal-mu‘aanideen

and that You will place those who stubbornly resist in that place forever.

وَأَنْتَ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُكَ قُلْتَ مُبْتَدِئًا، وَّتَطَوَّلْتَ بِالإِنْعَامِ مُتَكَرِّمًا:

wa anta jalla thanaa-uk qulta mubtadi'aa wa tat'awalta bil-in‘aami mutakarrimaa

And You — majestic is Your praise— said at the beginning and were gracious and kind as a favor,

أَفَمَنْ كَانَ مُؤْمِنًا كَمَنْ كَانَ فَاسِقًا لَّا يَسْتَوُونَ

afaman kaana muminaan kaman kaana faasiqan laa yastawoon

“What? Is he who has been a believer like him who has been ungodly? They are not equal.” (32:18)

إِلَهِي وَسَيِّدِي فَأَسْألُكَ بِالْقُدْرَةِ الَّتِي قَدَّرْتَهَا

ilahee wa sayyidee fa-asaluka bil-qudratillatee qaddartahaa

My God and my Master! So I ask You by the power You have determined,

وَبِالْقَضِيَّةِ الَّتِي حَتَمْتَهَا وَحَكَمْتَهَا وَغَلَبْتَ مَنْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرَيْتَهَا

wa bil-qad'eeyatil-latee h'atamtahaa wa h'akamtahaa wa ghalabta man ‘alayhi aj-raytahaa

and by the decision which You have determined and imposed, and through which You have overcome him toward whom it has been put into effect,

أَن تَهَبَ لِي، فِي هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ، وَفِي هَذِهِ السَّاعَةِ

an tahaba lee fee hadhihil-laylat wa fee hadhihees-saa‘ah

that You forgive me in this night and at this hour:

كُلَّ جُرْمٍ أَجْرَمْتُهُ

kulla jurmin ajramtuh

Every offence I have committed,

وَكُلَّ ذَنْبٍ أَذْنَبْتُهُ

wa kulla dhan-bin adhnabtuh

And every sin I have performed,

وَكُلَّ قَبِيحٍ أَسْرَرْتُهُ

wa kulla qabeeh'in asrartuh

And every ugly thing I have concealed

وَكُلَّ جَهْلٍ عَمِلْتُهُ،

wa kulla jahlin ‘amiltuhuu,

And every foolish deed I have done;

كَتَمْتُهُ أَوْ أَعْلَنتُهُ،

katamtuhu aw a‘lantuhu,

whether I have hidden or announced it,

أَخفَيْتُهُ أَوْ أَظْهَرْتُهُ

akhfaytuhu aw az'hartuh

or I have concealed it or showed it,

وَكُلَّ سَيِّئَةٍ أَمَرْتَ بِإِثْبَاتِهَا الْكِرَامَ الكَاتِبِينَ

wa kulla sayyi-atin amarta bi-ithbaatiha al-kiraam al-kaatibeen

and every evil act which You have commanded the Noble Writers (Scribe Angels) to record;

الَّذِينَ وَكَّلْتَهُم بِحِفْظِ مَا يَكُونُ مِنِّي،

al-ladheena wa kaltahum bi-h'ifz'imaa yakoonu minnee

those whom You have appointed to watch over what I do,

وَجَعَلْتَهُمْ شُهُودًا عَلَيَّ مَعَ جَوَارِحِي،

wa ja‘altahum shuhoodan ‘alayya ma' jawaarih'ee

and whom You have made, along with my bodily parts, witnesses against me.

وَكُنتَ أَنْتَ الرَّقِيبَ عَلَيَّ مِن وَّرَائِهِمْ،

wa kunta anta raqeeba ‘alayya min waraa-ihim

And “You were Yourself the Watcher” (5:117) over me from behind them,

وَالشَّاهِدَ لِمَا خَفِيَ عَنْهُمْ،

wash-shaahida limaa khafiya ‘anhum

and the Witness of what is hidden from them.

وَبِرَحْمَتِكَ أَخْفَيْتَهُ،

wa bi-rah'matika akhfaytahu

But through Your mercy You concealed it,

وَبِفَضْلِكَ سَتَرْتَهُ

wa bifad'lika satartah

and through Your bounty You veiled it.

وَأَنْ تُوَفِّرَ حَظِّي مِن كُلِّ خَيْرٍ أَنْزَلْتَهُ

wa an tuwaffira h'az'ee min kulli khayrin anzaltah

[And I ask You] that You give me an abundant share of every good You send down,

أَوْ إِحْسَانٍ فَضَّلْتَه

aw ih'saanin fazzaltah

or kindness You confer,

أَوْ بِرٍّ نَشَرْتَهُ،

aw birrin nashartah

or goodness You unfold,

أَوْ رِزْقٍ بَسَطْتَهُ

aw rizqin basattah

or provision You spread out,

أَوْ ذَنْبٍ تَغْفِرُهُ

aw dh'ambin taghfiruyhu

or sin You forgive,

أَوْ خَطَأٍ تَسْتُرُهُ

aw khat'ain tasturuhu

or error You cover.

يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ

yaa rabbi yaa rabbi yaa rabb

My Lord! My Lord! My Lord!

يَا إِلَهِي وَسَيِّدِي وَمَوْلايَ وَمَاِلكَ رِقِّي

yaa ilahee wa sayyidee wa mawlay wa maalika riqqee

My God! My Master! My Protector! Owner of my bondage!

يَا مَنْ بِيَدِهِ نَاصِيَتِي

yaa man bi-yadihi naas'iyatee

O He who grips me by the hair on my forehead!

يَا عَلِيمًا بِضُرِّي وَمَسْكَنَتِي

yaa ‘aleemaan bid'uree wa maskanatee

O He who knows my affliction and my misery!

يَا خَبِيرًا بِفَقْرِي وَفَاقَتِي

yaa khabeeraan bi-faqree wa faaqatee

O He who is aware of my poverty and destitution!

يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ

yaa rabbi yaa rabbi yaa rabb

My Lord! My Lord! My Lord!

أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّكَ وَقُدْسِكَ

as-aluka bi-h'aqqika wa qudsik

I ask You by Your Truth and Your Holiness,

وَأَعْظَمِ صِفَاتِكَ وَأَسْمَائِكَ

wa a'z'ami s'ifaatika wa asmaa-ika

and the greatest of Your Attributes and Names,

أنْ تَجْعَلَ أَوْقَاتِي فِى اللَّيلِ وَالنَّهَارِ بِذِكْرِكَ مَعْمُورَةً،

an taj‘ala awqaatee fil-layli wan-nahaar bi-dh'ikrika ma‘moorah

that You make my times in the night and the day filled with Your remembrance,

وَبِخِدْمَتِكَ مَوْصُولَةً،

wa bikhidmatika maws'oolah

and joined to Your service,

وَّأَعْمَاِلي عِنْدَكَ مَقْبُولَةً،

wa a‘maalee ‘indaka maqboolah

and my deeds acceptable to You,

حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَعْمَاِلي وَأَوْرَادِي كُلُّهَا وِرْدًا وَّاحِدًا،

h'attaa takoona a‘maalee wa awraadee kulluhaa wirdan waah'idan

so that my deeds and my litanies may all be a single litany

وَّحَاِلي فِي خِدْمَتِكَ سَرْمَدًا

wa h'aalee fee khidmatika sarmadaa

and my occupation with Your service everlasting.

يَا سَيِّدِي، يَا مَنْ عَلَيْهِ مُعَوَّلِي

yaa sayyidee yaa man ‘alayhi mu‘awwalee

My Master! O He upon whom I depend!

يَا مَنْ إلَيْهِ شَكَوْتُ أَحْوَاِلي

yaa man ilayhi shakawtu ah'waalee

O He to whom I complain about my conditions!

يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ يَا رَبِّ

yaa rabbi yaa rabbi yaa rabb

My Lord! My Lord! My Lord!

قَوِّ عَلَى خِدْمَتِكَ جَوَارِحِي

qawwi ‘alaa khidmatika jawaarih'ee

Strengthen my limbs in Your service,

وَاشْدُدْ عَلىَ الْعَزِيمَةِ جَوَانِحِي

washdud ‘alaal-‘azeemati jawaanih'ee

and fortify my ribs in determination,

وَهَبْ لِيَ الْجِدَّ فِي خَشْيَتِكَ

wa hab lee al-jidda fee khashyatik

and give me earnestness in my fear of You,

وَالدَّوَامَ فِي الإِتِّصَاِل بِخِدْمَتِكَ

wad-dawaama fil-itis'aali bi-khidmatik

and continuity in my being joined to Your service,

حَتَّى أَسْرَحَ إِلَيكَ فِي مَيَادِينِ السَّابِقِينَ

h'attaa as-rah'a ilayka fee mayaadeen is-saabiqeen

so that I may move easily toward You in the battlefields ,

وَأُسْرِعَ إِلَيْكَ فِى البَارِزِينَ

wa us-ri‘a ilayka fil-barezin

and hasten to You among the prominent ones,

وَأَشْتَاقَ إلىَ قُرْبِكَ فِي الْمُشْتَاقِينَ

wa ashtaaqa ilaa qurbika fil-mushtaaqeen

and desire fervently Your closeness among the fervently desirous,

وَأَدْنُوَ مِنْكَ دُنُوَّ الْمُخْلِصِينَ

wa adnuwa minka dunoo wal-mukhlis'een

and move nearer to You with the nearness of the sincere,

وَأَخَافَكَ مَخَافَةَ الْمُوقِنِينَ

wa akhaafaka makhaafat al-mooqineen

and fear You with the fear of those who have certitude,

وَأَجْتَمِعَ فِي جِوَارِكَ مَعَ الْمُؤْمنِينَ

wa ajtami‘a fee jiwaarika ma‘al-mumneen

and gather with the believers in Your vicinity.

اَللَّهُمَّ وَمَنْ أَرَادَنِي بِسُوٍء فَأَرِدْهُ

allahumma wa man araadanee bi-soo-in faarid

O God, whoever desires evil for me, desire [it] for him!

وَمَنْ كَادَنِي فَكِدْهُ

wa man kaadanee fakid

Whoever deceives me, deceive him!

وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنْ أَحْسَنِ عَبِيدِكَ نَصِيبًا عِنْدَكَ

waj-‘alnee min ah'sani ‘abeedika nas'eeban ‘indak

And make me one of the most excellent of Your servants in (receiving his) portion from You,

وَأَقْرَبِهِم مَّنْزِلَةً مِّنْكَ

wa aqrabihim manzilatan mink

and the nearest of them in condition to You,

وَأَخَصِّهِمْ زُلْفَةً لَّدَيْكَ

wa akhas'ihim zulfatal ladayk

and the most elect of them in closeness to You;

فَإِنَّهُ لا يُنَالُ ذَلِكَ إِلاّ بِفَضْلِكَ

fa-innahu laa yunaalu dhaalika illaa bi-fad'lik

for no one can obtain that except through Your bounty.

وَجُدْ لِي بِجُودِكَ

wa judlee bijoodik

Grant generously to me through Your charity,

وَاعْطِفْ عَلَيَّ بِمَجْدِكَ

wa‘t'if ‘alayya bi-majdik

and incline toward me with Your splendor,

وَاحْفَظْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ

wah'faz'nee birah'matik

and protect me with Your mercy!

وَاجْعَل لِّسَانِي بِذِكْرِكَ لَهِجًا

waj‘al lisaanee bidhikrika lahijaa

And make my tongue remember You without ceasing,

وَقَلْبِي بِحُبِّكَ مُتَيَّمًا

wa qalbee bi-h'ubbika mutayyamaa

And my heart enthralled by Your love!

وَّمُنَّ عَلَيَّ بِحُسْنِ إِجَابَتِكَ

wa munna ‘alayya bih'usni ijaabatik

And be gracious to me by answering me favorably,

وَأَقِلْنِي عَثْرَتِي

wa aqilnee ‘athratee

and nullify my slips,

وَاغْفِرْ زَلَّتِي

waghfir zallatee

and forgive my lapses!

فَإِنَّكَ قَضَيْتَ عَلَى عِبَادِكَ بِعِبَادَتِكَ

fa-innaka qad'ayta ‘alaa ‘ibaadika bi-‘ibaadatik

For You have decreed Your worship for Your servants,

وَأَمَرْتَهُم بِدُعَائِكَ

wa amartahum bi-du‘aa-ik

and commanded them to supplicate You,

وَضَمِنْتَ لَهُمُ الإِجَابَةَ

wa d'aminta lahumul-ijaabah

and assured them that they would be answered.

فَإِلَيْكَ يَا رَبِّ نَصَبْتُ وَجْهِي

fa-ilayka yaa rabbi nas'abtu wajhee

So toward You, my Lord, I have turned my face;

وَإلَيْكَ يَا رَبِّ مَدَدْتُ يَدِي

wa ilayka yaa rabbi madadtu yadee

and toward You, my Lord, I have extended my hand.

فَبِعِزَّتِكَ اسْتَجِبْ لِي دُعَائِي

fa-bi‘izzatikas-tajib lee du‘aa-ee

So by Your might, answer my prayer,

وَبَلِّغْنِي مُنَايَ

wa ballighnee munaay

and let me attain my wishes!

وَلا تَقْطَعْ مِن فَضْلِكَ رَجَائِي

wa laa taqt'a‘ min fad'lika rajaa-ee

Do not cut off my hopes of Your favor,

وَاكْفِنِي شَرَّ الْجِنِّ وَالإِنْسِ مِنْ أَعْدَائِي

wak-finee sharral-jinni wal-insi min a‘daa-ee

and spare me the evil of my enemies from among the spirits (jinn) and men!

يَا سَرِيعَ الرِّضَا

yaa sari‘ar-rid'aa

O He, whose pleasure is quickly achieved!

اِغْفِرْ لِمَن لا يَمْلِكُ إِلا الدُّعَاءَ

ighfirliman laa yamliku ilaa du‘aa

Forgive he who owns nothing but supplication,

فَإِنَّكَ فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا تَشَاءُ

fa-innaka fa‘aalul limaa tashaa

for You do what You will.

يَا مَنْ اسْمُهُ دَوَاءٌ

yaa man ismuhu dawaa

O He whose Name is a remedy,

وَذِكْرُهُ شِفَاءٌ

wa dhikruhu shifaa

and whose remembrance is a cure,

وَطَاعَتُهُ غِنًى

wa t'aa‘atuhu ghinan

and whose obedience is wealth!

ارْحَم مَّن رَّأْسُ مَاِلهِ الرَّجَاءُ

irh'am man ra-su maalihir-rajaa

Have mercy upon him whose only asset is hope,

وَسِلاَحُهُ الْبُكَاءُ

wa silaah'uhul-bukaa

and whose weapon is tears!

يَا سَابِغَ النِّعَمِ

yaa saabighan-ni‘am

O One rich in blessings!

يَا دَافِعَ النِّقَمِ

yaa daafi‘an-niqam

O Repeller of adversities!

يَا نُورَ الْمُسْتَوْحِشِينَ فِي الظُّلَمِ

yaa nooral-mustaw-h'isheena fi-z'ulam

O Light of those who are alone in the darkness!

يَا عَالِمًا لا يُعَلَّمُ

yaa ‘aalima laa yu‘allam

O Knower who was never taught!

صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

s'alli ‘alaa muh'ammadin wa aali muh'ammad

Bless Muhammad and Muhammad's household!

وافْعَلْ بِي مَا أَنتَ أَهْلُهُ

waf‘al bee maa anta ahluh

And do with me what is befitting of You!

وَصَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ وَالأَئِمَّةِ الْمَيَامِينَ مِنْ آلِهِ

wa s'allaallahu ‘alaa rasoolihi wal-a-immatil-mayaameena min aalihi

And God bless His messenger and the holy Imams of his household,

وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا كَثِيرًا

wa sallama tasleeman katheeraa

And give them abundant peace!