Friday Dua (Imam Ali A.S)

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Bismi-llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذي لا مِنْ شَيْءٍ كانَ وَ لا مِنْ شَيْءٍ

Al-ḥamdu lillāhi alladhī lā min shay'in kāna wa lā min shay'in

Praise be to Allah, Who came to be from nothing, and from nothing

كَوَّنَ ما قَدْ كانَ مُسْتَشْهِدٌ بِحُدُوثِ الْاَشْياءِ عَلى اَزَلِيَّتِهِ

kawwana mā qad kāna, mustashhidun biḥudūthi l-ashyā'i ʿalā azaliyyatihi

brought into being what has come to be — bearing witness, through the coming-into-being of things, to His own eternity,

وَ بِما وَسَمَها بِهِ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ عَلى قُدْرَتِهِ وَ بِمَا

wa bimā wasamahā bihi mina l-ʿajzi ʿalā qudratihi wa bimā

and, through the weakness with which He marked them, to His power, and through what

اضْطَرَّها اِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْفَناءِ عَلى دَوامِهِ لَمْ يَخْلُ مِنْهُ مَكانٌ

aḍṭarrahā ilayhi mina l-fanā'i ʿalā dawāmihi, lam yakhlu minhu makānun

He compelled them toward — namely decay — to His permanence. No place is empty of Him,

فَيُدْرَكَ بِاَيْنِيَّتِهِ وَ لا لَهُ شِبْهٌ وَ لا مِثالٌ فَيُوصَفَ

fayudraka bi-ayniyyatihi, wa lā lahu shibhun wa lā mithālun fayūṣafa

so that He could be grasped through a location; nor has He any likeness or example by which He could be described

بِكَيْفِيَّتِهِ وَ لَمْ يَغِبْ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَيُعْلَمَ بِحَيْثِيَّتِهِ مُبائِنٌ

bikayfiyyatihi, wa lam yaghib ʿan shay'in fayuʿlama biḥaythiyyatihi, mubā'inun

in terms of a mode; nor is He absent from anything so that He could be known through a state — distinct

لِجَميعِ ما اَحْدَثَ فِي الصِّفاتِ وَ مُمْتَنِعٌ عَنِ الْاِدْراكِ بِمَا

lijamīʿi mā aḥdatha fī ṣ-ṣifāti, wa mumtaniʿun ʿani l-idrāki bimā

in attributes from all that He originated, and beyond being grasped through what

ابْتَدَعَ مِنْ تَصَرُّفِ الذَّواتِ وَ خارِجٌ بِالْكِبْرِياءِ وَ الْعَظَمَةِ مِنْ

ibtadaʿa min taṣarrufi dh-dhawāti, wa khārijun bil-kibriyā'i wal-ʿaẓamati min

He invented in the changing states of essences, and He stands outside, through majesty and greatness, of

جَميعِ تَصَرُّفِ الْحالاتِ مُحَرَّمٌ عَلى بَوارِعِ ثاقِباتِ الْفِطَنِ تَحْديدُهُ

jamīʿi taṣarrufi l-ḥālāti, muḥarramun ʿalā bawāriʿi thāqibāti l-fiṭani taḥdīduhu

all the changing of states. Forbidden to the finest, sharpest minds is the defining of Him,

وَ عَلى عَوامِقِ ثاقِباتِ الْفِكَرِ تَكْييفُهُ وَ عَلى غَوامِضِ

wa ʿalā ʿawāmiqi thāqibāti l-fikari takyīfuhu, wa ʿalā ghawāmiḍi

and to the deepest, most penetrating thoughts is the assigning of Him a mode, and to the hidden depths of

سابِقاتِ الْفِطَرِ تَصْويرُهُ وَ لاتَحْويهِ الْاَماكِنُ لِعِزَّتِهِ

sābiqāti l-fiṭari taṣwīruhu, wa lā taḥwīhi l-amākinu liʿizzatihi

the earliest inborn natures is the picturing of Him. Places do not contain Him, owing to His might;

مُسْتَشْهِدٌ بِكُلِّيَةِ الْاَجْناسِ عَلى رُبُوبِيَّتِهِ وَ بِعَجْزِها

mustashhidun bikulliyyati l-ajnāsi ʿalā rubūbiyyatihi, wa biʿajzihā

He bears witness through the totality of created kinds to His Lordship, and through their weakness

عَلى قُدْرَتِهِ وَ بِفُطُورِها عَلى قِدْمَتِهِ وَ بِزَوالِها

ʿalā qudratihi, wa bifuṭūrihā ʿalā qidmatihi, wa bizawālihā

to His power, and through their being brought forth to His pre-eternity, and through their passing away

عَلى بَقائِهِ فَلا لَها مَحيصٌ عَنْ اِدْراكِهِ اِيَّاها

ʿalā baqā'ihi, falā lahā maḥīṣun ʿan idrākihi iyyāhā

to His permanence. So they have no escape from His encompassing knowledge of them,

وَ لا خُرُوجٌ عَنْ اِحاطَتِهِ بِها وَ لاَ احْتِجابٌ

wa lā khurūjun ʿan iḥāṭatihi bihā, wa lā iḥtijābun

no exit from His encircling them, and no concealment

عَنْ اِحْصائِهِ لَها وَ لاَ امْتِناعٌ مِنْ قُدْرَتِهِ

ʿan iḥṣā'ihi lahā, wa lā imtināʿun min qudratihi

from His counting them, and no resisting His power

عَلَيْها كَفى بِاِتْقانِ الصُّنْعِ لَهُ ايَةً وَ بِتَرْكيبِ

ʿalayhā, kafā bi-itqāni ṣ-ṣunʿi lahu āyatan wa bitarkībi

over them. Sufficient as a sign of Him is the precision of His craftsmanship, and as proof, the composition

الطَّبْعِ عَلَيْهِ دَلالَةً وَ بِحُدُوثِ الْفِطَرِ عَلَيْهِ قِدْمَةً

aṭ-ṭabʿi ʿalayhi dalālatan, wa biḥudūthi l-fiṭari ʿalayhi qidamatan

of nature within it; and as antiquity's proof, the coming-into-being of inborn dispositions,

وَ بِاِحْكامِ الصَّنْعَةِ عَلَيْهِ عِبْرَةً فَلا اِلَيْهِ حَدٌّ

wa bi-iḥkāmi ṣ-ṣanʿati ʿalayhi ʿibratan, falā ilayhi ḥaddun

and the precision of the craft, a lesson pointing to Him. So no limit

مَنْسُوبٌ وَ لا لَهُ مَثَلٌ مَضْرُوبٌ وَ لا شَيْ ءٌ

mansūbun, wa lā lahu mathalun maḍrūbun, wa lā shay'un

is ascribed to Him, no likeness is struck for Him, and nothing

عَنْهُ بِمَحْجُوبٍ تَعالى عَنْ ضَرْبِ الْاَمْثالِ لَهُ

ʿanhu bimaḥjūbin, taʿālā ʿan ḍarbi l-amthāli lahu

is veiled from Him. He is exalted above the striking of likenesses for Him

وَ الصِّفاتِ الْمَخْلُوقَةِ عُلُوّاً كَبيراً وَ سُبْحانَ اللَّهِ

wal-ṣifāti l-makhlūqati ʿuluwwan kabīran, wa subḥāna llāhi

and above created attributes, greatly exalted. Glory be to Allah,

الَّذي خَلَقَ الدُّنْيا لِلْفَناءِ وَ الْبُيُودِ وَ الْاخِرَةَ

alladhī khalaqa d-dunyā lil-fanā'i wal-buyūdi wal-ākhirata

Who created this world for perishing and passing away, and the Hereafter

لِلْبَقاءِ وَ الْخُلُودِ وَ سُبْحانَ اللَّهِ الَّذي لايَنْقُصُهُ

lil-baqā'i wal-khulūdi, wa subḥāna llāhi alladhī lā yanquṣuhu

for permanence and eternity. Glory be to Allah, Whom

ما اَعْطى فَاَسْنى وَ اِنْ جازَ الْمَدى فِي الْمُنى

mā aʿṭā fa-asnā, wa in jāza l-madā fī l-munā

what He gives does not diminish — rather it grows more sublime — even if aspirations extend far in their reach,

وَ بَلَغَ الْغايَةَ الْقُصْوى وَ لايَجُورُ في حُكْمِهِ

wa balagha l-ghāyata l-quṣwā, wa lā yajūru fī ḥukmihi

and reaches the furthest extreme; and He does not deviate from justice in His judgment

اِذا قَضى وَ سُبْحانَ اللَّهِ الَّذي لايُرَدُّ ما قَضى

idhā qaḍā, wa subḥāna llāhi alladhī lā yuraddu mā qaḍā

when He decrees. Glory be to Allah, Whose decree cannot be repelled,

وَ لايُصْرَفُ ما اَمْضى وَ لايُمْنَعُ ما اَعْطى

wa lā yuṣrafu mā amḍā, wa lā yumnaʿu mā aʿṭā

whose execution cannot be diverted, whose bestowal cannot be withheld,

وَ لايَهْفُو وَ لايَنْسى وَ لايَعْجَلُ بَلْ يُمَهِّلُ

wa lā yahfū wa lā yansā wa lā yaʿjalu, bal yumahhilu

who does not err, does not forget, and does not hasten — rather He grants respite,

وَ يَعْفُو وَ يَغْفِرُ وَ يَرْحَمُ وَ يَصْبِرُ وَ لايُسْأَلُ

wa yaʿfū wa yaghfiru wa yarḥamu wa yaṣbiru, wa lā yus'alu

pardons, forgives, shows mercy, and is patient. He is not questioned

عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَ هُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ وَ لا اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللَّهُ

ʿammā yafʿalu wa hum yus'alūna, wa lā ilāha illā llāhu

about what He does, while they will be questioned. There is no god but Allah,

الشَّاكِرُ لِلْمُطيعِ لَهُ اَلْمُمْلي لِلْمُشْرِكِ بِهِ

ash-shākiru lil-muṭīʿi lahu, al-mumlī lil-mushriki bihi

the Appreciative toward the one who obeys Him, the One who gives respite to the one who associates partners with Him,

اَلْقَريبُ مِمَّنْ دَعاهُ عَلى حالِ بُعْدِهِ وَ الْبَرُّ

al-qarību mimman daʿāhu ʿalā ḥāli buʿdihi, wal-barru

the Near to the one who calls Him despite the state of his distance, and the Kind

الرَّحيمُ لِمَنْ لَجَأَ اِلى ظِلِّهِ وَ اعْتَصَمَ

ar-raḥīmu liman laja'a ilā ẓillihi wa ʿtaṣama

and Merciful to whoever seeks refuge in His shade and holds fast

بِحَبْلِهِ وَ لا اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللَّهُ الْمُجيبُ لِمَنْ

biḥablihi, wa lā ilāha illā llāhu l-mujību liman

to His rope. There is no god but Allah, the Responder to whoever

ناداهُ بِاَخْفَضِ صَوْتِهِ السَّميعُ لِمَنْ ناجاهُ

nādāhu bi-akhfaḍi ṣawtihi, as-samīʿu liman nājāhu

calls Him even in the lowest of voices, the Hearer of whoever confides in Him

لِاَغْمَضِ سِرِّهِ الرَّؤُوفُ بِمَنْ رَجاهُ لِتَفْريجِ

li-aghmaḍi sirrihi, ar-ra'ūfu biman rajāhu litafrīji

even in the most hidden of his secrets, the Compassionate to whoever hopes in Him for the relief

هَمِّهِ اَلْقَريبُ مِمَّنْ دَعاهُ لِتَنْفيسِ كَرْبِهِ

hammihi, al-qarību mimman daʿāhu litanfīsi karbihi

of his worry; the Near to whoever calls Him for the removal of his distress

وَ غَمِّهِ وَ لا اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللَّهُ الْحَليمُ

wa ghammihi, wa lā ilāha illā llāhu l-ḥalīmu

and grief. There is no god but Allah, the Forbearing

عَمَّنْ اَلْحَدَ في اياتِهِ وَ انْحَرَفَ عَنْ بَيِّناتِهِ

ʿamman alḥada fī āyātihi wa nḥarafa ʿan bayyinātihi

toward the one who denies His signs and deviates from His clear proofs,

وَ دانَ بِالْجُحُودِ في كُلِّ حالاتِهِ وَ اللَّهُ

wa dāna bil-juḥūdi fī kulli ḥālātihi, wal-lāhu

and who persists in denial through all his states. Allah

اَكْبَرُ الْقاهِرُ لِلْاَضْدادِ الْمُتَعالي عَنِ الْاَنْدادِ

akbaru, al-qāhiru lil-aḍdādi, al-mutaʿālī ʿani l-andādi

is the Greatest, the Subduer of opposites, the Exalted above rivals,

الْمُتَفَرِّدُ بِالْمَنِيَّةِ عَلى جَميعِ الْعِبادِ وَ اللَّهُ

al-mutafarridu bil-maniyyati ʿalā jamīʿi l-ʿibādi, wal-lāhu

the One alone who decrees death upon all servants. Allah

اَكْبَرُ الْمُحْتَجِبُ بِالْمَلَكُوتِ وَ الْعِزَّةِ الْمُتَوَحِّدُ

akbaru, al-muḥtajibu bil-malakūti wal-ʿizzati, al-mutawaḥḥidu

is the Greatest, the One veiled by dominion and might, the Sole

بِالْجَبَرُوتِ وَ الْقُدْرَةِ الْمُتَرَدّي بِالْكِبْرِياءِ

bil-jabarūti wal-qudrati, al-mutaraddī bil-kibriyā'i

in dominance and power, the One cloaked in majesty

وَ الْعَظَمَةِ وَ اللَّهُ اَكْبَرُ الْمُتَقَدِّسُ بِدَوامِ

wal-ʿaẓamati, wal-lāhu akbaru, al-mutaqaddisu bidawāmi

and greatness. Allah is the Greatest, the Holy through the permanence

السُّلْطانِ وَ الْغالِبُ بِالْحُجَّةِ وَ الْبُرْهانِ

as-sulṭāni, wal-ghālibu bil-ḥujjati wal-burhāni

of His authority, the Victor through proof and evidence,

وَ نَفاذِ الْمَشِيَّةِ في كُلِّ حينٍ وَ أَوانٍ

wa nafādhi l-mashī'ati fī kulli ḥīnin wa awānin

and through the effectiveness of His will at every time and season.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَ رَسُولِكَ

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā muḥammadin ʿabdika wa rasūlika

O Allah, bless Muhammad, Your servant and Your messenger,

وَ اَعْطِهِ الْيَوْمَ اَفْضَلَ الْوَسائِلِ وَ اَشْرَفَ

wa aʿṭihi l-yawma afḍala l-wasā'ili wa ashrafa

and grant him this day the best of means, and the noblest of

الْعَطاءِ وَ اَعْظَمَ الْحِباءِ وَ اَقْرَبَ الْمَنازِلِ

l-ʿaṭā'i wa aʿẓama l-ḥibā'i wa aqraba l-manāzili

gifts, the greatest of bestowals, the nearest of stations,

وَ اَسْعَدَ الْحُدُودِ وَ اَقَرَّ الْاءَعْيُنِ اَللَّهُمَّ

wa asʿada l-ḥudūdi wa aqarra l-aʿyuni, Allāhumma

the happiest of ranks, and the most delightful to the eye. O Allah,

صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَعْطِهِ

ṣalli ʿalā muḥammadin wa āli muḥammadin wa aʿṭihi

bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad, and grant him

الْوَسيلَةَ وَ الْفَضيلَةَ وَ الْمَكانَ الرَّفيعَ

al-wasīlata wal-faḍīlata wal-makāna r-rafīʿa

the Means, the Virtue, and the elevated Station,

وَ الْغِبْطَةَ وَ شَرَفَ الْمُنْتَهى وَ النَّصيبَ

wal-ghibṭata wa sharafa l-muntahā wan-naṣība

the envied Rank, the honor of the utmost end, and the portion

الْاَوْفى وَ الْغايَةَ الْقُصْوى وَ الرَّفيعَ الْاَعْلى

al-awfā wal-ghāyata l-quṣwā war-rafīʿa l-aʿlā

most complete, the furthest extremity, and the highest elevation,

حَتّى يَرْضى وَ زِدْهُ بَعْدَ الرِّضا اَللَّهُمَّ

ḥattā yarḍā, wa zidhu baʿda r-riḍā, Allāhumma

until he is pleased; and increase him further after that contentment. O Allah,

صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الِ مُحَمَّدٍ الَّذينَ اَمَرْتَ

ṣalli ʿalā muḥammadin wa āli muḥammadin alladhīna amarta

bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad, whom You commanded

بِطاعَتِهِمْ وَ اَذْهَبْتَ عَنْهُمُ الرِّجْسَ وَ طَهَّرْتَهُمْ

biṭāʿatihim wa adhhabta ʿanhumu r-rijsa wa ṭahhartahum

obedience to be shown, and from whom You removed impurity, and whom You purified

تَطْهيراً اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الِ مُحَمَّدٍ

taṭhīran, Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā muḥammadin wa āli muḥammadin

with a thorough purification. O Allah, bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

الَّذينَ اَلْهَمْتَهُمْ عِلْمَكَ وَ اسْتَحْفَظْتَهُمْ كُتُبَكَ

alladhīna alhamtahum ʿilmaka wa staḥfaẓtahum kutubaka

whom You inspired with Your knowledge, and to whom You entrusted the safekeeping of Your books,

وَ اسْتَرْعَيْتَهُمْ عِبادَكَ

wa starʿaytahum ʿibādaka

and whom You made shepherds over Your servants.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَ رَسُولِكَ

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā muḥammadin ʿabdika wa rasūlika

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad, Your servant and Your messenger,

و نَبِيِّكَ وَ حَبيبِكَ وَ خَليلِكَ

wa nabiyyika wa ḥabībika wa khalīlika

Your prophet, Your beloved, and Your intimate friend,

و سَيِّدِ الْاَوَّلينَ وَ الْاَخِرينَ

wa sayyidi l-awwalīna wal-ākhirīna

the master of the first and the last

مِنَ الْاَنْبِياءِ وَ الْمُرْسَلينَ وَ الْخَلْقِ اَجْمَعينَ

mina l-anbiyā'i wal-mursalīna wal-khalqi ajmaʿīna

among the prophets, the messengers, and all creation,

وَ عَلى الِهِ الطَّيِّبينَ الطَّاهِرينَ

wa ʿalā ālihi ṭ-ṭayyibīna ṭ-ṭāhirīna

and upon his good and pure Household,

الَّذينَ اَمَرْتَ بِطاعَتِهِمْ

alladhīna amarta biṭāʿatihim

whose obedience You have commanded,

وَ اَوْجَبْتَ عَلَيْنا حَقَّهُمْ وَ مَوَدَّتَهُمْ

wa awjabta ʿalaynā ḥaqqahum wa mawaddatahum

and whose right and love You have made obligatory upon us.

اَللَّهُمَّ اُقَدِّمُهُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ مَسْأَلَتي وَ حاجَتي

Allāhumma uqaddimuhum bayna yaday mas'alatī wa ḥājatī

O Allah, I place them before my request and my need,

وَ اَسْتَشْفِعُ بِهِمْ عِنْدَكَ اَمامَ طَلِبَتي

wa astashfiʿu bihim ʿindaka amāma ṭalibatī

and I seek their intercession with You ahead of my petition,

وَ اَسْأَلُكَ اللَّهُمَّ سُؤالَ وَجِلٍ مِنْ عِقابِكَ

wa as'aluka Allāhumma su'āla wajilin min ʿiqābika

and I ask You, O Allah, with the asking of one fearful of Your punishment,

حاذِرٍ مِنْ نِقْمَتِكَ، فَزِعٍ اِلَيْكَ مِنْكَ

ḥādhirin min niqmatika, faziʿin ilayka minka

cautious of Your retribution, fleeing to You from You,

لَمْ يَجِدْ لِفاقَتِهِ مُجيراً غَيْرَكَ

lam yajid lifāqatihi mujīran ghayraka

who finds no protector for his need other than You,

وَ لا لِخَوْفِهِ امِناً غَيْرَ فِنائِكَ

wa lā likhawfihi āminan ghayra finā'ika

and no safety from his fear other than at Your court —

وَ تَطَوُّلُكَ يا سَيِّدي وَ مَوْلايَ عَلَيَّ

wa taṭawwuluka yā sayyidī wa mawlāya ʿalayya

for Your generosity, O my Master and my Lord, toward me,

مَعَ طُولِ مَعْصِيَتي لَكَ اَقْصَدَني اِلَيْكَ

maʿa ṭūli maʿṣiyatī laka aqṣadanī ilayka

despite my prolonged disobedience to You, has drawn me toward You,

وَ اِنْ كانَتْ سَبَقَتْنِي الذُّنُوبُ وَ حالَتْ

wa in kānat sabaqatnī dh-dhunūbu wa ḥālat

and even though sins have gone before me and stood

بَيْني وَ بَيْنَكَ، لِاَنَّكَ عِمادُ الْمُعْتَمَدَ

baynī wa baynaka, li-annaka ʿimādu l-muʿtamadi

between me and You — for You are the Support of the one who relies,

وَ رَصَدُ الْمُرْتَصِدِ، لاتَنْقُصُكَ الْمَواهِبُ

wa raṣadu l-murtaṣidi, lā tanquṣuka l-mawāhibu

and the Watch of the one who watches. Gifts do not diminish You,

وَ لاتُغيضُكَ الْمَطالِبُ، فَلَكَ الْمِنَنُ الْعِظامُ

wa lā tughīḍuka l-maṭālibu, falaka l-minanu l-ʿiẓāmu

and requests do not exhaust You; to You belong the great favors

وَ النِّعَمُ الْجِسامُ يا كَثيرَ الْخَيْرِ

wan-niʿamu l-jisāmu, yā kathīra l-khayri

and the immense blessings, O Abundant in good,

يا دائِمَ الْمَعْرُوفِ، يا مَنْ لاتَنْقُصُ خَزائِنُهُ

yā dā'ima l-maʿrūfi, yā man lā tanquṣu khazā'inuhu

O Everlasting in kindness, O One Whose treasures never diminish,

وَ لايَبيدُ مُلْكُهُ وَ لاتَراهُ الْعُيُونُ

wa lā yabīdu mulkuhu wa lā tarāhu l-ʿuyūnu

Whose kingdom never perishes, Whom eyes cannot see,

وَ لاتَعْزُبُ مِنْهُ حَرَكَةٌ وَ لا سَكُونٌ

wa lā taʿzubu minhu ḥarakatun wa lā sakūnun

and from Whom no movement or stillness is hidden.

لَمْ تَزَلْ سَيِّدي وَ لاتَزالُ

lam tazal sayyidī wa lā tazālu

You have ever been, my Master, and ever will be,

وَ لايَتَوارى عَنْكَ مُتَوارٍ في كَنينِ اَرْضٍ

wa lā yatawārā ʿanka mutawārin fī kanīni arḍin

and no one hidden can conceal himself from You in the depths of the earth,

وَ لا سَماءٍ، وَ لا تُخُومٍ وَ لا قَرارٍ

wa lā samā'in, wa lā tukhūmin wa lā qarārin

nor in the sky, nor in boundaries, nor in any resting place.

تَكَفَّلْتَ بِالْاَرْزاقِ يا رازِقُ

takaffalta bil-arzāqi yā rāziqu

You have undertaken the provisions, O Provider,

وَ تَقَدَّسْتَ عَنْ اَنْ تَتَناوَلَكَ الصِّفاتُ

wa taqaddasta ʿan an tatanāwalaka ṣ-ṣifātu

and You are sanctified beyond being encompassed by attributes,

وَ تَعَزَّزْتَ عَنْ اَنْ تُحيطَ بِكَ تَصاريفُ اللُّغاتِ

wa taʿazzazta ʿan an tuḥīṭa bika taṣārīfu l-lughāti

and You are exalted beyond being encompassed by the variations of languages.

وَ لَمْ تَكُنْ مُسْتَحْدَثاً فَتُوجَدَ مُنْتَقِلاً

wa lam takun mustaḥdathan fatūjada muntaqilan

You were not originated so as to be found transitioning

عَنْ حالَةٍ اِلى حالَةٍ

ʿan ḥālatin ilā ḥālatin

from one state to another.

بَلْ اَنْتَ الْفَرْدُ الْاَوَّلُ وَ الْاَخِرُ

bal anta l-fardu l-awwalu wal-ākhiru

Rather, You are the Single One, the First and the Last,

وَ الْباطِنُ وَ الظَّاهِرُ، ذُوالْعِزِّ الْقاهِرِ

wal-bāṭinu waẓ-ẓāhiru, dhū l-ʿizzi l-qāhiri

the Inward and the Outward, Possessor of overpowering might,

جَزيلُ الْعَطاءِ جَليلُ الثَّناءِ

jazīlu l-ʿaṭā'i jalīlu th-thanā'i

abundant in giving, magnificent in praise,

سابِغُ النَّعْماءِ، دائِمُ الْبَقاءِ

sābighu n-naʿmā'i, dā'imu l-baqā'i

abounding in blessings, everlasting in permanence,

اَحَقُّ مَنْ تَجاوَزَ وَ عَفى عَمَّنْ ظَلَمَ

aḥaqqu man tajāwaza wa ʿafā ʿamman ẓalama

most worthy of overlooking and pardoning the one who wronged

وَ اَساءَ بِكُلِّ لِسانٍ

wa asā'a bikulli lisānin

and did evil, in every tongue.

اِلهي عَبْدُكَ يَحْمَدُ

ilāhī, ʿabduka yaḥmadu

My God, Your servant praises You,

وَ في كُلِّ الشَّدائِدِ عَلَيْكَ يَعْتَمِدُ

wa fī kulli sh-shadā'idi ʿalayka yaʿtamidu

and in every hardship relies upon You;

فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَ الْمَجْدُ لِاَنَّكَ الْمالِكُ الْاَبَدُ

falaka l-ḥamdu wal-majdu li-annaka l-māliku l-abadu

so to You belongs praise and glory, for You are the Eternal Owner,

وَ الرَّبُّ السَّرْمَدُ، اَتْقَنْتَ اِنْشاءَ الْبَرايا

war-rabbu s-sarmadu, atqanta inshā'a l-barāyā

and the Everlasting Lord. You perfected the origination of creatures

فَاَحْكَمْتَها بِلُطْفِ التَّقْديرِ

fa-aḥkamtahā bilutfi t-taqdīri

and made them precise through the subtlety of Your decree,

وَ تَعالَيْتَ فِي ارْتِفاعِ شَأْنِكَ

wa taʿālayta fī rtifāʿi sha'nika

and You are exalted in the loftiness of Your rank,

عَنْ اَنْ يُنْفَذَ فيكَ حُكْمُ التَّغْييرِ

ʿan an yunfadha fīka ḥukmu t-taghyīri

above any judgment of change being carried out in You,

اَوْ يُحْتالَ مِنْكَ بِحالٍ يَصِفُكَ بِهِ الْمُلْحِدُ

aw yuḥtāla minka biḥālin yaṣifuka bihi l-mulḥidu

or that any pretext be found in You through which a denier could describe You

اِلى تَبْديلٍ

ilā tabdīlin

leading toward alteration,

اَوْ يُوجَدَ فِي الزِّيادَةِ وَ النُّقْصانِ

aw yūjada fi z-ziyādati wan-nuqṣāni

or that in increase and decrease there be found

مَساغٌ فِي اخْتِلافِ التَّحْويلِ

masāghun fī khtilāfi t-taḥwīli

any avenue for varying transformation,

اَوْ تَلْتَثِقَ سَحائِبُ الْاِحاطَةِ بِكَ

aw taltathiqa saḥā'ibu l-iḥāṭati bika

or that clouds of encompassing understanding of You should thicken

في بُحُورِ هِمَمِ الْاَحْلامِ

fī buḥūri himami l-aḥlāmi

in the oceans of the aspirations of dreams and minds,

اَوْ تُمَثَّلَ لَكَ مِنْها جِبِلَّةٌ

aw tumaththala laka minhā jibillatun

or that any created nature should be represented for You

تَضِلُّ اِلَيْكَ فيها رَوِيَّاتُ الْاَوْهامِ

taḍillu ilayka fīhā rawiyyātu l-awhāmi

in which the wanderings of illusions go astray toward You.

فَلَكَ مَوْلايَ انْقادَ الْخَلْقُ مُسْتَخْذِئينَ

falaka mawlāya nqāda l-khalqu mustakhdi'īna

So to You, my Lord, creation has submitted in humbled compliance,

بِاِقْرارِ الرُّبُوبِيَّةِ، وَ مُعْتَرِفينَ خاضِعينَ

bi-iqrāri r-rubūbiyyati, wa muʿtarifīna khāḍiʿīna

acknowledging Your Lordship, confessing and submissive

لَكَ بِالْعُبُودِيَّةِ

laka bil-ʿubūdiyyati

to You in servitude.

سُبْحانَكَ ما اَعْظَمَ شَأْنَكَ، وَ اَعْلى مَكانَكَ

subḥānaka mā aʿẓama sha'naka, wa aʿlā makānaka

Glory be to You, how great is Your rank, how exalted Your station,

وَ اَنْطَقَ بِالصِّدْقِ بُرْهانَكَ، وَ اَنْفَذَ اَمْرَكَ

wa anṭaqa biṣ-ṣidqi burhānaka, wa anfadha amraka

how truthfully speaks Your proof, how effective is Your command,

وَ اَحْسَنَ تَقْديرَكَ، سَمَكْتَ السَّماءَ فَرَفَعْتَها

wa aḥsana taqdīraka, samakta s-samā'a fa-rafaʿtahā

and how excellent Your decree. You raised the sky and elevated it,

وَ مَهَّدْتَ الْاَرْضَ فَفَرَشْتَها

wa mahhadta l-arḍa fa-farashtahā

and You leveled the earth and spread it out,

وَ اَخْرَجْتَ مِنْها ماءً ثَجَّاجاً وَ نَباتاً رَجْراجاً

wa akhrajta minhā mā'an thajjājan wa nabātan rajrājan

and You brought forth from it gushing water and swaying vegetation,

فَسَبَّحَكَ نَباتُها، وَ جَرَتْ بِاَمْرِكَ مِياهُها

fasabbaḥaka nabātuhā, wa jarat bi-amrika miyāhuhā

so its vegetation glorifies You, and its waters flow by Your command,

وَ قامَتْ عَلى مُسْتَقَرِّ الْمَشِيَّةِ كَما اَمَرْتَهُما

wa qāmat ʿalā mustaqarri l-mashī'ati kamā amartahumā

and both [heaven and earth] stand firm upon the foundation of Your will, as You commanded them.

فَيا مَنْ تَعَزَّزَ بِالْبَقاءِ

fayā man taʿazzaza bil-baqā'i

So O You Who are mighty through permanence,

وَ قَهَرَ عِبادَهُ بِالْفَناءِ

wa qahara ʿibādahu bil-fanā'i

and Who subdues His servants through mortality,

اَكْرِمْ مَثْواىَ فَاِنَّكَ خَيْرُ مُنْتَجَعٍ لِكَشْفِ الضُّرِّ

akrim mathwāya, fa-innaka khayru muntajaʿin likashfi ḍ-ḍurri

honor my abode, for You are the best refuge for the removal of harm,

يا مَنْ هُوَ مَأْمُولٌ في كُلِّ عُسْرٍ

yā man huwa ma'mūlun fī kulli ʿusrin

O You Who are hoped for in every hardship

وَ مُرْتَجىً لِكُلِّ يُسْرٍ

wa murtajan likulli yusrin

and looked to for every ease,

بِكَ اَنْزَلْتُ الْيَوْمَ حاجَتي، وَ اِلَيْكَ اَبْتَهِلُ

bika anzaltu l-yawma ḥājatī, wa ilayka abtahilu

in You I have placed my need today, and to You I implore,

فَلاتَرُدَّني خائِباً مِمَّا رَجَوْتُ

falā taruddanī khā'iban mimmā rajawtu

so do not send me back disappointed from what I have hoped,

وَ لاتَحْجُبْ دُعائي عَنْكَ اِذْ فَتَحْتَهُ لي

wa lā taḥjub duʿā'ī ʿanka idh fataḥtahu lī

and do not veil my supplication from You, since You have opened it for me.

قَدْ دَعَوْتُ فَصَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الِ مُحمَّدٍ

qad daʿawtu fa-ṣalli ʿalā muḥammadin wa āli muḥammadin

I have called upon You, so bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَ سَكِّنْ رَوْعَتي، وَ اسْتُرْ عَوْرَتي

wa sakkin rawʿatī, wa stur ʿawratī

calm my alarm, and cover my faults,

وَ ارْزُقْني مِنْ فِضْلِكَ الْواسِعِ رِزْقاً واسِعاً

war zuqnī min faḍlika l-wāsiʿi rizqan wāsiʿan

and provide me from Your vast bounty with abundant provision,

سائِغاً هَنيئاً مَريئاً لَذيذاً في عافِيَةٍ

sā'ighan hanī'an marī'an ladhīdhan fī ʿāfiyatin

easy to swallow, wholesome, agreeable, delicious, and in good health.

اَللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ خَيْرَ اَيَّامي يَوْمَ اَلْقاكَ

Allāhumma jʿal khayra ayyāmī yawma alqāka

O Allah, make the best of my days the day I meet You,

وَ اغْفِرْلي خَطاياىَ فَقَدْ اَوْحَشَتْني

waghfir lī khaṭāyāya faqad awḥashatnī

and forgive my errors, for they have made me desolate,

وَ تَجاوَزْ عَنْ ذُنُوبي فَقَدْ اَوْبَقَتْني

wa tajāwaz ʿan dhunūbī faqad awbaqatnī

and overlook my sins, for they have brought me to ruin,

فَاِنَّكَ مُجيبٌ مُثيبٌ، رَقيبٌ قَريبٌ

fa-innaka mujībun muthībun, raqībun qarībun

for You are Responsive, Rewarding, Watchful, Near,

قادِرٌ غافِرٌ قاهِرٌ، رَحيمٌ كَريمٌ قَيُّومٌ

qādirun ghāfirun qāhirun, raḥīmun karīmun qayyūmun

Powerful, Forgiving, Subduer, Merciful, Generous, Self-Subsisting.

وَ ذلِكَ عَلَيْكَ يَسيرٌ وَ اَنْتَ اَحْسَنُ الْخالِقينَ

wa dhālika ʿalayka yasīrun, wa anta aḥsanu l-khāliqīna

And that is easy for You, and You are the Best of creators.

اَللَّهُمَّ اِنَّكَ افْتَرَضْتَ عَلَيَّ لِلْاباءِ وَ الْاُمَّهاتِ حُقُوقاً

Allāhumma innaka ftaraḍta ʿalayya lil-ābā'i wal-ummahāti ḥuqūqan

O Allah, You have made obligatory upon me rights for fathers and mothers,

فَعَظَّمْتَهُنَّ، وَ اَنْتَ اَوْلى مَنْ حَطَّ الْاَوْزارِ

faʿaẓẓamtahunna, wa anta awlā man ḥaṭṭa l-awzāri

and You have made them great; and You are most worthy of the One who lifts burdens,

وَ خَفِّفْها وَ اَدِّى الْحُقُوقَ عَنْ عَبيدِهِ

wa khaffifhā wa addi l-ḥuqūqa ʿan ʿabīdihi

so lighten them, and fulfill the rights on behalf of Your servants,

فَاحْتَمِلْهُنَّ عَنّي اِلَيْهِما

faḥtamilhunna ʿannī ilayhimā

so bear them on my behalf to them both,

وَ اغْفِرْلَهُما كَما رَجاكَ كُلُّ مُوَحِّدٍ

waghfir lahumā kamā rajāka kullu muwaḥḥidin

and forgive them both as every monotheist has hoped from You,

مَعَ الْمُؤْمِنينَ وَ الْمُؤْمِناتِ

maʿa l-mu'minīna wal-mu'mināti

along with the believing men and women,

وَ الْاِخْوَةِ وَ الْاَخَواتِ

wal-ikhwati wal-akhawāti

and the brothers and sisters,

وَ اَلْحِقْنا وَ اِيَّاهُمْ بِالْاَبْرارِ

wa alḥiqnā wa iyyāhum bil-abrāri

and join us and them with the righteous,

وَ اَبِحْ لَنا وَ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتِكَ مَعَ النُّجَباءِ

wa abiḥ lanā wa lahum jannātika maʿa n-nujabā'i

and grant to us and to them Your Gardens, together with the noble

الْاَخْيارِ

al-akhyāri

and the best.

اِنَّكَ سَميعُ الدُّعاءِ، قَريبٌ مُجيبٌ لِما تَشاءُ

innaka samīʿu d-duʿā'i, qarībun mujībun limā tashā'u

Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication, Near, and Responsive to whatever You will.

وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلى سَيِّدِنا مُحَمَّدٍ وَ الِهِ

wa ṣalla llāhu ʿalā sayyidinā muḥammadin wa ālihi

And may Allah bless our master Muhammad and his Household,

وَ سَلَّمَ تَسْليماً

wa sallama taslīman

and grant them abundant peace.