سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ

sub��nall�hi

All Glory be to Allah.

اللَّهُ اكْبَرُ

all�hu-akbaru

Allah is the Most Great.

لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ

l� il�ha ill� all�hu

There is no god save Allah.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

all�humma �alli `al� mu�ammadin wa �li mu�ammadin

O Allah, send blessings to Mu�ammad and his Household.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

all�humma �alli `al� mu�ammadin wa �li mu�ammadin

O Allah, send blessings to Mu�ammad and the Household of Mu�ammad,

وَعَجِّلْ فَرَجَهُمْ

wa `ajjil farajahum

hasten their Relief,

وَاهْلِكْ عَدُوَّهُمْ

wa ahlik `aduwwahum

and destroy their enemies

مِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلإِنْسِ

mina aljinni wal-insi

from both jinn and human beings,

مِنَ ٱلاوَّلِينَ وَٱلآخِرِينَ

mina al-awwal�na wal-�khir�na

both the foremost and the later ones.

اسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ

astaghfiru all�ha alladh� l� il�ha ill� huwa

I pray the forgiveness of Allah; there is no god but He,

ٱلْحَيُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ

al�ayyu alqayy�mu

the Ever-living, the Self-Subsisting,

وَاتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

wa at�bu ilayhi

and I repent to Him

تَوْبَةَ عَبْدٍ خَاضِعٍ

tawbata `abdin kh��i`in

as a slave who is submissive,

مِسْكِينٍ مُسْتَكِينٍ

misk�nin mustak�nin

acquiescent, and poor,

لاَ يَسْتَطيعُ لِنَفْسِهِ صَرْفاً وَلاَ عَدْلاً

l� yasta��`u linafsih� �arfan wa l� `adlan

not controlling for himself any harm or profit,

وَلاَ نَفْعاً وَلاَ ضَرّاً

wa l� naf`an wa l� �arran

or benefit or damage

وَلاَ حَيَاةً وَلاَ مَوْتاً وَلاَ نُشُوراً

wa l� �ayatan wa l� mawtan wa l� nush�ran

and not controlling death nor life, nor raising (the dead) to life.

وَصَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ

wa �all� all�hu `al� mu�ammadin

May Allah send peace upon Mu�ammad

وَعِتْرَتِهِ ٱلطَّيِّبينَ ٱلطَّاهِرينَ

wa `itratih� al��ayyib�na al���hir�na

and his Household; the pure, the immaculate,

ٱلاخْيَارِ ٱلابْرَارِ

al-akhy�ri al-abr�ri

the choicest, and the pious;

وَسَلَّمَ تَسْليماً

wa sallama tasl�man

and may He spread thorough blessings over them.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اسْالُكَ بِوَجْهِكَ ٱلْكَريمِ

all�humma inn� as'aluka biwajhika alkar�mi

O Allah, I beseech You in the name of Your Noble Face

وَٱسْمِكَ ٱلْعَظيمِ

wasmika al`a��mi

and in the name of Your Sublime Name

انْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

an tu�alliya `al� mu�ammadin wa �li mu�ammadin

to send blessings to Mu�ammad and his Household

وَانْ تَغْفِرَ لِي ذَنْبِيَ ٱلْعَظيمَ

wa an taghfira l� dhanbiya al`a��ma

and to forgive me my grave sin.

اَللَّهُمَّ انْتَ رَبِّي

all�humma anta rabb�

O Allah, You are my Lord;

لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ

l� il�ha ill� anta

there is no god save You;

خَلَقْتَني وَانَا عَبْدُكَ وَٱبْنُ امَتِكَ

khalaqtan� wa an� `abduka wabnu amatika

You have created me, and I am Your slave and the son of Your bondmaid;

وَفي قَبْضَتِكَ وَنَاصِيَتي بِيَدِكَ

wa f� qab�atika wa n��iyat� biyadika

and I am in Your grip; and my forehead is in Your Hand;

امْسَيْتُ عَلَىٰ عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا ٱسْتَطَعْتُ

amsaytu `al� `ahdika wa wa`dika m� ista�a`tu

I come to observe my covenant and promise to You as much as I can.

اعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ

a`�dhu biri��ka min sharri m� �ana`tu

I take refuge in Your pleasure against the evil of my deeds.

ابُوءُ بِنِعْمَتِكَ وَابُوءُ بِذَنْبِي

ab�'u bini`matika wa ab�'u bidhanb�

I acknowledge Your favors and confess of my sins.

فَٱغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي

faghfir l� dhun�b�

So, (please) forgive my sins,

إِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ انْتَ

innah� l� yaghfiru aldhdhun�ba ill� anta

for none can forgive sins save You.

اَللَّهُمَّ مَنْ تَعَبَّا وَتَهَيَّا

all�humma man ta`abba'a wa tahayya'a

O Allah, One may call up, prepare,

وَاعَدَّ وَٱسْتَعَدَّ

wa a`adda wasta`adda

ready oneself, and stand prepared

لِوِفَادَةٍ إِلَىٰ مَخْلُوقٍ

liwif�datin il� makhl�qin

for purpose of coming to a creature

رَجَاءَ رِفْدِهِ

raj�'a rifdih�

in the hope of gaining his aid

وَطَلَبَ نَائِلِهِ وَجَائِزَتِهِ

wa �alaba n�'ilih� wa j�'izatih�

and asking for his gift and present.

فَإلَيْكَ يَا رَبِّ تَعْبِيَتِي وَٱسْتِعْدَادِي

fa-ilayka y� rabbu ta`biyat� wasti`d�d�

As for myself, to You�O my Lord�I make my preparations and readiness

رَجَاءَ عَفْوِكَ

raj�'a `afwika

hoping for Your pardon

وَطَلَبَ نَائِلِكَ وَجَائِزَتِكَ

wa �alaba n�'ilika wa j�'izatika

and asking for Your gift and present.

فَلاَ تُخَيِّبْ دُعَائي

fal� tukhayyib du`�'�

So, (please) do not disappoint my entreaty.

يَا مَنْ لاَ يَخِيبُ عَلَيْهِ سَائِلٌ

y� man l� yakh�bu `alayhi s�'ilun

O He Who never disappoints His beseechers

وَلاَ يَنْقُصُهُ نَائِلٌ

wa l� yanqu�uh� n�'ilun

and Whose prizes never decrease His ample-giving!

فَإنّي لَمْ آتِكَ ثِقَةً بِعَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ عَمِلْتُهُ

fa'inn� lam �tika thiqatan bi`amalin ��li�in `amiltuh�

I have not come to You with confidence of a righteous deed that I have done

وَلاَ لِوِفَادَةِ مَخْلُوقٍ رَجَوْتُهُ

wa l� liwaf�dati makhl�qin rajawtuh�

nor have I had any hope in a grant of any creature.

اتَيْتُكَ مُقِرّاً عَلَىٰ نَفْسِي بِٱلإسَاءَةِ وَٱلظُّلْمِ

ataytuka muqirran `al� nafs� bil-is�'ati wal��ulmi

Rather, I have come to You professing myself to be evildoer and transgressor

مُعْتَرِفاً بِانْ لاَ حُجَّةَ لِي وَلاَ عُذْرَ

mu`tarifan bi-an l� �ujjata l� wa l� `udhra

and confessing that I lack any pretext or excuse.

اتَيْتُكَ ارْجُو عَظِيمَ عَفْوِكَ

ataytuka arj� `a��ma `afwika

I have come to You hoping for Your great pardon

ٱلَّذِي عَفَوْتَ بِهِ عَنِ ٱلْخَاطِئينَ

alladh� `afawta bih� `ani (a)lkh��i'�na

due to which You have pardoned the wrongdoers.

فَلَمْ يَمْنَعْكَ طُولُ عُكُوفِهِمْ عَلِي عَظِيمِ ٱلْجُرْمِ

falam yamna`ka ��lu `uk�fihim `al� `a��mi aljurmi

Hence, their long-lasting retirement to their grave offenses has not prevented You

انْ عُدْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِٱلرَّحْمَةِ

an `udta `alayhim bilrra�mati

from turning to them with mercy.

فَيَا مَنْ رَحْمَتُهُ وَاسِعَةٌ

fay� man ra�matuh� w�si`atun

O He Whose mercy is huge

وَعَفْوُهُ عَظيمٌ

wa `afwuh� `a��mun

and Whose pardon is great;

يَا عَظيـمُ يَا عَظيـمُ يَا عَظيـمُ

y� `a��mu y� `a��mu y� `a��mu

O All-great, O All-great, O All-great;

لاَ يَرُدُّ غَضَبَكَ إِلاَّ حِلْمُكَ

l� yaruddu gha�abaka ill� �ilmuka

nothing can repel Your rage except Your forbearance

وَلاَ يُنْجِي مِنْ سَخَطِكَ إِلاَّ ٱلتَّضَرُّعُ إِلَيْكَ

wa l� yunj� min sakha�ika ill� altta�arru`u ilayka

and nothing can save from Your wrath except imploring earnestly to You.

فَهَبْ لِي يَا إِلٰهِي فَرَجاً

fahab l� y� il�h� farajan

So, my God, (please) grant me a relief

بِٱلْقُدْرَةِ ٱلَّتِي تُحْيِي بِهَا مَيْتَ ٱلْبِلاَدِ

bilqudrati allat� tu�y� bih� mayta albil�di

in the name of the power through which You restore to life the derelict lands,

وَلاَ تُهْلِكْنِي غَمّاً حَتَّىٰ تَسْتَجِيبَ لِي

wa l� tuhlikn� ghamman �att� tastaj�ba l�

and do not cause me to perish out of grief until You respond to me

وَتُعَرِّفَنِي ٱلإِجَابَةَ فِي دُعَائِي

wa tu`arrifan� al-ij�bata f� du`�'�

and show me signs of Your response to my prayers.

وَاذِقْنِي طَعْمَ ٱلْعَافِيَةِ إلَىٰ مُنَتَهَىٰ اجَلِي

wa adhiqn� �a`ma al`�fiyati il� muntah� ajal�

(please) Make me taste the flavor of wellbeing up to the end of my lifetime,

وَلاَ تُشْمِتْ بِي عَدُوِّي

wa l� tushmit b� `aduww�

do not make my enemies gloat over me,

وَلاَ تُسَلِّطْهُ عَلَيَّ

wa l� tusalli�hu `alayya

do not give them a hand over me,

وَلاَ تُمَكِّنْهُ مِنْ عُنُقِي

wa l� tumakkinhu min `unuq�

and do not make them control over me.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنْ وَضَعْتَنِي فَمَنْ ذَا ٱلَّذِي يَرْفَعُنِي

all�humma in wa�a`tan� faman dh� alladh� yarfa`un�

O Allah, If You humiliate me, who can then exalt me?

وَإِنْ رَفَعْتَنِي فَمَنْ ذَا ٱلَّذِي يَضَعُنِي

wa in rafa`tan� faman dh� alladh� ya�a`un�

And if You exalt me, who can then humiliate me?

وَإِنْ اهْلَكْتَنِي فَمَنْ ذَا ٱلَّذِي يَعْرِضُ لَكَ فِي عَبْدِكَ

wa in ahlaktan� faman dh� alladh� ya`ri�u laka f� `abdika

If You annihilate me, who can then interfere before You concerning the affair of me�Your slave

اوْ يَسْالُكَ عَنْ امْرِهِ

aw yas'aluka `an amrih�

or who can intercede to ask You about it?

وَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ انَّهُ لَيْسَ فِي حُكْمِكَ ظُلْمٌ

wa qad `alimtu annah� laysa f� �ukmika �ulmun

I have already known for sure that Your decrees are devoid of injustice

وَلاَ فِي نَقَمَتِكَ عَجَلَةٌ

wa l� f� naqimatika `ajalatun

and Your punishment does not count on immediateness.

وَإِنَّمَا يَعْجَلُ مَنْ يَخَافُ ٱلْفَوْتَ

wa innam� ya`jalu man yakh�fu alfawta

Verily, immediateness is the work of him who fears lest he may miss,

وَإِنَّمَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَىٰ ٱلظُّلْمِ ٱلضَّعِيفُ

wa innam� ya�t�ju il� al��ulmi al��a`�fu

and only do the weak need injustice.

وَقَدْ تَعَالَيْتَ يَا إِلٰهِي عَنْ ذٰلِكَ  عُلُوّاً كَبِيراً

wa qad ta`�layta y� il�h� `an dh�lika `uluwwan kab�ran

As for You, O my God, You are too exalted to be so�Exalted and Great You are beyond all measure!

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اعُوذُ بِكَ فَاعِذْنِي

all�humma inn� a`�dhu bika fa-a`idhn�

O Allah, I take refuge in You; so, (please) have protection upon me!

وَاسْتَجيرُ بِكَ فَاجِرْنِي

wa astaj�ru bika fa-ajirn�

I call for Your safekeeping; so, (please) keep me under Your security!

وَاسْتَرْزِقُكَ فَٱرْزُقْنِي

wa astarziquka farzuqn�

I appeal for Your sustenance; so, (please) provide me with sustenance!

وَاتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْكَ فَٱكْفِنِي

wa atawakkalu `alayka fakfin�

I put trust in You; so, (please) keep me under Your supervision!

وَاستَنْصِرُكَ عَلَىٰ عَدُوِّي فَٱنْصُرْنِي

wa astan�iruka `al� `aduww� fan�urn�

I call for Your aid against my enemy; so, (please) grant me support!

وَاسْتَعينُ بِكَ فَاعِنِّي

wa asta`�nu bika fa-a`inn�

I seek Your assistance; so, (please) assist me!

وَاسْتَغْفِرُكَ يَا إِلٰهِي فَٱغْفِرْ لِي

wa astaghfiruka y� il�h� faghfir l�

I ask for Your forgiveness; so, (please) forgive me.

آمِينَ آمِينَ آمِينَ

�m�na �m�na �m�na

So, respond! Respond! Respond!

يَا دَائِمَ ٱلْفَضْلِ عَلَىٰ ٱلْبَريِّةِ

y� d�'ima alfa�li `al� albariyyati

O He Who is ever-Favorer on the beings!

يَا بَاسِطَ ٱلْيَدَيْنِ بِٱلْعَطِيَّةِ

y� b�si�a aliyadayni bil`a�iyyati

O He Who is openhandedly Bestower of gifts!

يَا صَاحِبَ ٱلْمَوَاهِبِ ٱلسَّنِيَّةِ

y� ���iba almaw�hibi alssaniyyati

O He Who is the Giver of sublime donations!

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمِّدٍ وَآلِهِ

�alli `al� mu�ammadin wa �lih�

Bless Muhammad and his Household,

خَيْرِ ٱلْوَرَىٰ سَجِيَّةً

khayri alwar� sajiyyatan

the best of all creatures in traits,

وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا يَا ذَٱ ٱلْعُلَىٰ

waghfir lan� y� dhal`ul�

and forgive us, O Lord of Highness,

فِي هٰذِهِ ٱلْعَشِيَّةِ

f� h�dhih� al`ashiyyati

at this evening.