بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
bismi allahi alrrahmani alrrahimi
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
اَللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَعَانِي جَمِيعِ مَا يَدْعُوكَ بِهِ وُلاةُ أَمْرِكَ
allahumma inni as'aluka bima`ani jami`i ma yad`uka bihi wulatu amrika
O Allah, I beseech You by the meanings of all the supplications of those whom You have invested with Your authority,
ٱلْمَأْمُونُونَ عَلَىٰ سِرِّكَ
alma'mununa `ala sirrika
the trustees of Your secret,
ٱلْمُسْتَبْشِرُونَ بأَمْرِكَ
almustabshiruna bi'amrika
theose who rejoice in Your command,
ٱلْوَاصِفُونَ لِقُدْرَتِكَ
alwasifuna liqudratika
the describers of Your power,
ٱلْمُعْلِنُونَ لِعَظَمَتِكَ
almu`linuna li`azamatika
the proclaimers of Your supremacy.
أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَا نَطَقَ فِيهِمْ مِنْ مَشِيئَتِكَ
as'aluka bima nataqa fihim min mashi'atika
I implore You by Your will that has manifested itself through them
فَجَعَلْتَهُمْ مَعَادِنَ لِكَلِمَاتِكَ
faja`altahum ma`adina likalimatika
and thus You have made them the essences of Your Words,
وَأَرْكَاناً لِتَوْحِيدِكَ
wa arkanan litawhidika
the pillars of Your Oneness,
وَآيَاتِكَ وَمَقَامَاتِكَ الَّتِي لا تَعْطِيلَ لَهَا فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ
wa ayatika wa maqamatika allati la ta`tila laha
Your Signs and Stations, which are never inoperative in any place.
يَعْرِفُكَ بِهَا مَنْ عَرَفَكَ
fi kulli makanin ya`rifuka biha man `arafaka
Through them, You are known to those who know You.
لا فَرْقَ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهَا إِلاَّ أَنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَخَلْقُكَ
la farqa baynaka wa baynaha illa annahum `ibaduka wa khalquka
-there being no difference between You and them except that they are Your servants and creation.
فَتْقُهَا وَرَتْقُهَا بِيَدِكَ
fatquha wa ratquha biyadika
their unstitching and mending is in Your hand
بَدْؤُهَا مِنْكَ وَعَوْدُهَا إلَيْكَ
bad'uha minka wa `awduha ilayka
they enamate from You and return to You.
a`dadun wa ashhadun
They are the instruments, witnesses,
wa munatun wa adhwadun
planners, defenders
wa hafazatun wa ruwwadun
guards and scouts
فَبِهِمْ مَلَأْتَ سَمَاءَكَ وَأَرْضَكَ
fabihim mala'ta sama'aka wa ardaka
by whose means You have filled Your heavens and earth
حَتَّىٰ ظَهَرَ أَنْ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ
hatta zahara an la ilaha illa anta
until it became manifest that there is no god save You.
fabidhalika as'aluka
I thus implore You in the name of all this,
وَبِمَوَاقِعِ ٱلْعِزِّ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ
wa bimawaqi`i al`izzi min rahmatika
and by the recipients of honor and might by your mercy,
وَبِمَقَامَاتِكَ وَعَلامَاتِكَ
wa bimaqamatika wa `alamatika
and by Your stations and Signs,
أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ
an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa alihi
to send blessings to Muhammad and his Household
وَأَنْ تَزِيدَنِي إِيـمَاناً وَتَثْبِيتاً
wa an tazidani imanan wa tathbitan
and increase me in faith and fortitude.
يَا بَاطِناً فِي ظُهُورِهِ
ya batinan fi zuhurihi
O He Who is Immanent in His Evidence!
وَظَاهِراً فِي بُطُونِهِ وَمَكْنُونِهِ
wa zahiran fi butunihi wa maknunihi
O He Who is Evident in His Immanence and in His hiddenness!
يَا مُفَرِّقاً بَيْنَ ٱلنُّورِ وَٱلدَّيجُورِ
ya mufarriqan bayna alnnuri walddayjuri
O He Who sets apart light from murk!
يَا مَوْصُوفاً بِغَيْرِ كُنْهٍ
ya mawsufan bighayri kunhin
O He Whom is described without recognition of his real essence!
وَمَعْرُوفاً بِغَيْرِ شِبْهٍ
wa ma`rufan bighayri shibhin
and He Whom is recognized without having anything like Him!
hadda kulli mahdudin
O Edger of all edged things!
وَشَاهِدَ كُلِّ مَشْهُودٍ
wa shahida kulli mashhudin
O Witness of all done things!
وَمُوجِدَ كُلِّ مَوْجُودٍ
wa mujida kulli mawjudin
O Bringer into being all existent things!
وَمُحْصِيَ كُلِّ مَعْدُودٍ
wa muhsiya kulli ma`dudin
O Knower of the number of all countable things!
وَفَاقِدَ كُلِّ مَفْقُودٍ
wa faqida kulli mafqudin
O Knower of the place of all lost things!
لَيْسَ دُونَكَ مِنْ مَعْبُودٍ
laysa dunaka min ma`budin
None is worshipped except You.
أَهْلَ ٱلْكِبْرِيَاءِ وَٱلْجُودِ
ahla alkibriya‘i waljudi
You are the worthiest of all pride and magnanimity.
يَا مَنْ لا يُكَيَّفُ بِكَيْفٍ
ya man la yukayyafu bikayfin
O He about Whom, it is infeasible to as ‘how’
wa la yu'ayyanu bi-aynin
and it is infeasible to ask ‘where’!
يَا مُحْتَجِباً عَنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ
ya muhtajiban `an kulli `aynin
O He Who is concealed from all sights!
يَا دَيْمُومُ يَا قَيُّومُ وَعَالِمَ كُلِّ مَعْلُومٍ
ya daymumu ya qayyumu wa `alima kulli ma`lumin
O Everlasting, O Self-Subsistent, O Knower of all known things!
صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَعَلَىٰ عِبَادِكَ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبِينَ
salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi wa `ala `ibadika almuntajabina
(Please do) send blessings to Muhammad, his Household, Your selected servants,
وَبَشَرِكَ ٱلْمُحْتَجِبِينَ
wa basharika almuhtajibina
Your concealed human beings,
وَمَلائِكَتِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ
wa mala'ikatika almuqarrabina
Your favorite angels,
وَٱلْبُهْمِ ٱلصَّافِّينَ ٱلْحَافِّينَ
walbuhmi alssaffina alhaffina
and the Angels who draw themselves out in ranks and who throng (round the Divine Throne),
وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي شَهْرِنَا هٰذَا ٱلْمُرَجَّبِ ٱلْمُكَرَّمِ
wa barik lana fi shahrina hadha almurajjabi almukarrami
and bless us in this month—the honored and dignified—
وَمَا بَعْدَهُ مِنَ ٱلأَشْهُرِ ٱلْحُرُمِ
wa ma ba`dahu min al-ashhuri alhurumi
as well as the next sacred months,
وَأَسْبِغْ عَلَيْنَا فِيهِ ٱلنِّعَمَ
wa asbigh `alayna fihi alnni`ama
pour upon us Your graces in this month,
وَأَجْزِلْ لَنَا فِيهِ ٱلْقِسَمَ
wa ajzil lana fihi alqisama
grant us abundant shares of blessings,
وَأَبْرِرْ لَنَا فِيهِ ٱلْقَسَمَ
wa abrir lana fihi alqasama
admit our requests,
بِٱسْمِكَ ٱلأَعْظَمِ ٱلأَعْظَمِ ٱلأَجَلِّ ٱلأَكْرَمِ
bismika al-a`zami al-a`zami al-ajalli al-akrami
in the name of Your Name, the Greatest, the Greatest, the Loftiest, the Most Honored
ٱلَّذِي وَضَعْتَهُ عَلَىٰ ٱلنَّهَارِ فَأَضَاءَ
alladhi wada`tahu `ala alnnahari fa-ada'a
that You put on daylight and it thus lit up
وَعَلَىٰ ٱللَّيْلِ فَأَظْلَمَ
wa `ala allayli fa-azlama
and You put on night and it thus darkened,
وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا مَا تَعْلَمُ مِنَّا وَمَا لا نَعْلَمُ
waghfir lana ma ta`lamu minna wa ma la na`lamu
forgive us all that which You know about us and all that which we do not know,
وَٱعْصِمْنَا مِنَ ٱلذُّنُوبِ خَيْرَ ٱلْعِصَمِ
wa`simna mina aldhdhnubi khayra al`isami
protect us against sins with the best of protection,
وَٱكْفِنَا كَوَافِيَ قَدَرِكَ
wakfina kawafiya qadarika
save us against the acts that You predetermine,
وَٱمْنُنْ عَلَيْنَا بِحُسْنِ نَظَرِكَ
wamnun `alayna bihusni nazarika
bestow upon us with Your superb looking,
وَلاَ تَكِلْنَا إلَىٰ غَيْرِكَ
wa la takilna ila ghayrika
do not leave us in the hands of anyone other than You,
وَلاَ تَمْنَعْنَا مِنْ خَيْرِكَ
wa la tamna`na min khayrika
do not prevent us from Your goodness,
وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِيمَا كَتَبْتَهُ لَنَا مِنْ أَعْمَارِنَا
wa barik lana fima katabtahu lana min a`marina
bless us during the age that You have decided for us,
وَأَصْلِحْ لَنَا خَبِيئَةَ أَسْرَارِنَا
wa aslih lana khabi'ata asrarina
make righteous for us our inner selves,
وَأَعْطِنَا مِنْكَ ٱلأَمَانَ
wa a`tina minka al-amana
grant us Your security,
وَٱسْتَعْمِلْنَا بِحُسْنِ ٱلإِيـمَانِ
wasta`milna bihusni al-imani
make us enjoy perfect faith,
وَبَلِّغْنَا شَهْرَ ٱلصِّيَامِ
wa ballighna shahra alssiyami
and make us catch the month of fasting
وَمَا بَعْدَهُ مِنَ ٱلأَيَّامِ وَٱلأَعْوَامِ
wa ma ba`dahu mina al-ayyami wal-a`wami
and the days and years coming after,
يَا ذَا َٱلْجَلالِ وَٱلإِكْرَامِ
ya dha aljalali wal-ikrami
O Lord of Majesty and Honor!