Dua al-Ithnayn

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لَمْ يُشْهِدْ احَداً

alhamdu lillahi alladhi lam yushhid ahadan

Praise be to Allah Who had no witness

حِيـنَ فَطَرَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلارْضَ

hina fatara assamawati wal-arda

when He created the heavens and the earth,

وَلاَ ٱتَّخَذَ مُعِيناً حِيـنَ بَرَا ٱلنَّسَمَاتِ

wa lattakhadha mu`inan hina bara`a annasamati

and Who took no helper when He authored the spirits!

لَمْ يُشَارَكْ فِي ٱلإِلٰهِيَّةِ

lam yusharak fil-ilahiyyati

He has no associate in Divinity

وَلَمْ يُظاهَرْ فِي ٱلْوَحْدَانِيَّةِ

wa lam yuzahar filwahdaniyyati

no one can ever wish to get at the bottom of or take hold of  the secrets of (His) Oneness,

كَلَّتِ ٱلالْسُنُ عَنْ غَايَةِ صِفَتِهِ

kallat al-alsunu `an ghayati sifatihi

Tongues fall silent before the limit of describing Him,

وَٱنْحَسَرَتِ ٱلْعُقُولُ عَنْ كُنْهِ مَعْرِفَتِهِ

wanhasarat al`uqulu `an kunhi ma`rifatihi

intellects fail before the core of knowing Him,

وَتَوَاضَعَتِ ٱلْجَبَابِرَةُ لِهَيْبَتِهِ

wa tawada`at aljababiratu lihaybatihi

tyrants fall low in awe of Him,

وَعَنَتِ ٱلْوُجُوهُ لِخَشْيَتِهِ

wa `anat alwujuhu likhashyatihi

faces are humbled in fear of Him,

وَٱنْقَادَ كُلُّ عَظِيمٍ لِعَظَمَتِهِ

wanqada kullu `azimin li`azamatihi

and everything mighty yields to His mightiness!

فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ مُتَوَاتِراً مُتَّسِقاً

falaka alhamdu mutawatiran muttasiqan

So, to You belongs praise, again and again, well-measured,

وَمُتَوَالِياً مُسْتَوْسِقاً

wa mutawaliyan mustawsiqan

continually, methodically!

وَصَلَوَاتُهُ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِ ابَداً

wa salawatuhu `ala rasulihi abadan

And may His blessings be upon His Messenger endlessly,

وَسَلامُهُ دَائِماً سَرْمَداً

wa salamuhu da'iman sarmadan

and His salutation (be upon him) everlastingly, eternally!

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ اوَّلَ يَوْمِي هٰذَا صَلاَحاً

allahumma ij`al awwala yawmi hadha salahan

O Allah, (please) make the beginning of this day of mine righteousness,

وَ اوْسَطَهُ فَلاَحاً

wa awsatahu falahan

its middle prosperity,

وَآخِرَهُ نَجَاحاً

wa akhirahu najahan

and its end success!

وَ اعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ يَوْمٍ اَوَّلُهُ فَزَعٌ

wa a`udhu bika min yawmin awwaluhu faza`un

I seek refuge in You from a day whose beginning is fright,

وَ اوْسَطُهُ جَزَعٌ

wa awsatuhu jaza`un

whose middle is anxiety,

وَآخِرُهُ وَجَعٌ

wa akhiruhu waja`un

and whose end is pain!

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِكُلِّ نَذْرٍ نَذَرْتُهُ

allahumma inni astaghfiruka likulli nadhrin nadhartuhu

O Allah, I seek forgiveness from You for every vow I have vowed,

وَلِكُلِّ وَعْدٍ وَعَدْتُهُ

wa likulli wa`din wa`adtuhu

every promise I have made,

وَلِكُلِّ عَهْدٍ عَاهَدْتُهُ

wa likulli `ahdin `ahadtuhu

and every pledge I have pledged

ثُمَّ لَمْ افِ لَكَ بِهِ

thumma lam afi laka bihi

and then I failed to keep it for You.

وَ اسْالُكَ فِي مَظَالِمِ عِبَادِكَ عِنْدِي

wa as'aluka fi mazalimi `ibadika `indi

I ask You concerning the complaints of Your servants against me:

فَايُّمَا عَبْدٍ مِنْ عَبِيدِكَ

fa ayyuma `abdin min `abidika

If there is a servant from among Your servants

اوْ امَةٍ مِنْ إِمَائِكَ

aw amatin min ima'ika

or a bondmaid from among Your bondmaids,

كَانَتْ لَهُ قِبَلِي مَظْلَمَةٌ ظَلَمْتُهَا إِيَّاهُ

kanat lahu qibali mazlamatun zalamtuha iyyahu

who has against me a complaint

فِي نَفْسِهِ اوْ فِي عِرْضِهِ

fi nafsihi aw fi `irdihi

because I have wronged him in respect to himself, his reputation,

اوْ فِي مَالِهِ اوْ فِي اهْلِهِ وَوَلَدِهِ

aw fi malihi aw fi ahlihi wa waladihi

his property, his wife or his child,

اوْ غِيبَةٌ ﭐغْتَبْتُهُ بِهَا

aw ghibatin ightabtuhu biha

or because evil words I have spoken about him in his absence,

اوْ تَحَامُلٌ عَلَيهِ بِمَيْلٍ اوْ هَوًىٰ

aw tahamulun `alayhi bimaylin aw hawan

an imposition upon him through inclination, caprice,

اوْ انَفَةٍ اوْ حَمِيَّةٍ

aw anafatin aw hamiyyatin

scorn, zeal,

اوْ رِيَاءٍ اوْ عَصَبِيَّةٍ

aw riya'in aw `asabiyyatin

false show, bigotry,

غَائِباً كَانَ اوْ شَاهِداً

gha'iban kana aw shahidan

whether he be absent or present,

وَحَيّاً كَانَ اوْ مَيِّتاً

wa hayyan kana aw mayyitan

alive or dead,

فَقَصُرَتْ يَدِي

faqasurat yadi

such that my hand has fallen short

وَضَاقَ وُسْعِي عَنْ رَدِّهَا إِلَيْهِ

wa daqa wus`i `an raddiha ilayhi

and my capacity has been too narrow to make restitution to him

وَٱلتَّحَلُّلِ مِنْهُ

wattahalluli minhu

or to annul my obligation to him,

فَاسْالُك يَا مَنْ يَمْلِكُ ٱلْحَاجَاتِ

fa as'alika ya man yamliku alhajati

I ask You, O He who owns all objects of need,

وَهِيَ مُسْتَجِيبَةٌ بِمَشِيَّتِهِ

wa hiya mustajibatun limashi'atihi

which are granted by His will

وَمُسْرِعَةٌ إِلَىٰ إِرَادَتِهِ

wa musri`atun ila iradatihi

and hasten to His desire

انْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

that You bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَانْ تُرْضِيَهُ عَنِّي بِمَا شِئْتَ

wa an turdiyahu `anni bima shi'ta

and make [the one I have wronged] satisfied with me in the manner that You will,

وَتَهَبَ لِي مِنْ عِنْدِكَ رَحْمَةً

wa tahaba li min `indika rahmatan

and gift me mercy from You,

إِنَّهُ لاَ تَنْقُصُكَ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةُ

innahu la tanqusuka almaghfiratu

because, indeed, forgiveness does not disadvantage You

وَلاَ تَضُرُّكَ ٱلْمَوْهِبَةُ

wa la tadurruka almawhibatu

and giving does not have any loss for You.

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

ya arhama arrahimina

O Most Merciful of all those who show mercy!

اَللَّهُمَّ اوْلِنِي فِي كُلِّ يَومِ ٱثْنَيْنِ

allahumma awlini fi kulli yawmi ithnayni

O Allah, bestow upon me on every Monday

نِعْمَتَيْنِ مِنْكَ ثِنْتَيْنِ

ni`matayni minka thintayni

two favors from You:

سَعَادَةً فِي اوَّلِهِ بِطَاعَتِكَ

sa`adatan fi awwalihi bita`atika

the felicity to obey You at its beginning

وَنِعْمَةً فِي آخِرِهِ بِمَغْفِرَتِكَ

wa ni`matan fi akhirihi bimahgfiratika

and the favor of Your forgiveness at its end!

يَا مَنْ هُوَ ٱلإِلٰهُ

ya man huwa al-ilahu

O He who is the God

وَلاَ يَغْفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ سِوَاهُ

wa la yaghfiru aldhdhunuba siwahu

and none other than Whom grants forgiveness for sins!