Dua an-Nur

اَللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّد وَآلِ مُحَمَّد

allahumma salli'ala muhammadin wa aali muhammad

O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad.

اللّٰهُمَّ رَبَّ النُّوْرِ الْعَظِيْمِ وَ رَبَّ الْكُرْسِيِّ الرَّفِيْعِ

O Lord of the magnificent light, Lord of the highest heaven,

وَ رَبَّ الْبَحْرِ الْمَسْجُوْرِ وَ رَبَّ الشَّفْعِ الْكَبِيْرِ

Lord of the flowing seas, Lord of the great intercessor

وَ النُّوْرِ الْعَزِيْزِ وَ رَبَّ التَّوْرَاةِ وَ الْإِنْجِيْلِ وَ الزَّبُوْرِ وَالْفُرْقَانِ الْعَظِيْمِ

Lord of the flowing seas, Lord of the great intercessor and brilliant light, Lord ot fhe Tawrat and Injil, and the grand Furqan (criterion).

أَنْتَ إِلٰهُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ إِلٰهُ مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ-

You are the only God of the heavens and the earth.

لا إِلٰهَ فِيْهِمَا غَيْرُكَ وَ أَنْتَ مَلِكُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ

There is no other god save you. You are powerful over everything in the heavens and earth. There is no powerful save You.

وَ مَلِكُ مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ لا مَلِكَفِيْهِمَا غَيْرُك

You are the owner of the heavens and earth. There is no owner save you.

أَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْكَبِيْرِ وَ نُوْرِ وَجْهِكَ الْمُنِيْرِ وَ بِمُلْكِكَ الْقَدِيم

I beseech you  through your great name,  your brilliant superior being, your ever existing kingdom

يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّوْمُ يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّوْمُ يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّوْمُ

O Ever living, O Self –Subsisting, O Ever living, O self Subsisting.

أَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ أَشْرَقَ بِه كُلُّ شَيْ‏ءٍ

I beseech you in thy name that illuminates everything

وَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ أَشْرَقَتْ بِهِ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَ الْأَرْضُ

and by thy name that radiates in the heavens and earth,

وَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ صَلَحَ بِهِ الْأَوَّلُوْنَ وَ بِهٖ يَصْلُحُ الْآخِرُوْنَ

thy name which sets the people of all times on the right path from the foremost to the last.

يَا حَيُّ قَبْلَ كُلِّ حَيٍّ وَ يَا حَيُّ بَعْدَ كُلِّ حَيٍّ

O Ever Living who was there before anything else.  O Ever Living who is ever existing  when no life shall exist.

وَ يَا حَيُّ لا إِلٰهَ إِلا أَنْتَ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

O Ever Living there is no god save You. Peace be upon Mohammed and his progeny.

وَ اغْفِرْ لِيْ ذُنُوْبِيْ وَ اجْعَلْ لِيْ مِنْ أَمْرِي يُسْرًا وَ فَرَجًا قَرِيْبًا

Forgive me my sins, make my affairs easy, and the reappearance near

وَ ثَبِّتْنِيْ عَلٰى دِيْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلٰى سُنَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلامُ

and keep us firm in the religion of Mohammed and family of Mohammed, on the guidance of Mohammed and family of Mohammed, on the sunnah of Mohammed and his family, peace be upon him and his family.

وَ اجْعَلْ عَمَلِيْ فِي الْمَرْفُوْعِ الْمُتَقَبَّلِ

Make my deeds lofty and accepted.

وَ هَبْ لِي كَمَا وَهَبْتَ لِأَوْلِيَائِكَ وَ أَهْلِ طَاعَتِكَ

Bestow upon me like you have granted your pious and obedient servants.

فَإِنِّيْ مُؤْمِنٌ بِكَ وَ مُتَوَكِّلٌ عَلَيْكَ

For surely I am a believer in you, trusting in you,

مُنِيْبٌ إِلَيْكَ مَعَ مَصِيْرِيْ إِلَيْكَ وَ تَجْمَعُ لِيْ

turning repentantly to you, to you is my journeys end.

وَ تَجْمَعَ لئِ  وَ لِأَهْلِيْ وَ وُلْدِيَ الْخَيْرَ كُلَّه

Gather for me and for my family and my parents all good

وَ تَصْرِفُ عَنِّيْ وَ عَنْ وُلْدِيْ وَ أَهْلِيَ الشَّرَّ كُلَّه

and remove for me , my family and parents all evil.

أَنْتَ الْحَنَّانُ الْمَنَّانُ بَدِيْعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ

You are the compassionate, the supporter and the originator of the heavens and the earth.

تُعْطِي الْخَيْرَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَ تَصْرِفُه عَمَّنْ تَشَاءُ فَامْنُنْ عَلَيَّ بِرَحْمَتِكَ

Give me the best that you wish and protect me from Your Grace

يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

O Kind and compassionate.

It is recommended to say the following at the first bite of the food with which the fasting is broken:

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ،

In the Name of Allah; the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

يَا وَاسِعَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ اغْفِرْ لِي.

O the Liberal in forgiving: (please do) forgive me.  Forgiveness of Almighty Allah is the reward of saying this supplication.