Friday Dua just Before Dawn / Fajr on Thursday Night
Shaykh al-Tusi, Sayyid Ibn Tawus, and others have mentioned the following
The dua alludes to dangers of total reliance on one's own intelligence.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وآلِهِ
allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi
O Allah, send blessings to Muhammad and his Household,
وَهَبْ لِيَ ٱلْغَدَاةَ رِضَاكَ
wa hab liya alghadata ridaka
grant me Your satisfaction this very early morning,
وَأَسْكِنْ قَلْبِي خَوْفَكَ
wa askin qalbi khawfaka
place fear of You in my heart,
وَٱقْطَعْهُ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ
waqta`hu `amman siwaka
and separate it from (leaning to) anyone other than You,
حَتَّىٰ لاَ أَرْجُوَ وَلاَ أَخَافَ إِلاَّ إِيَّاكَ
hatta la arjwa wa la akhafa illa iyyaka
so that I will hope for and fear none save You.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وآلِهِ
allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi
O Allah, send blessings to Muhammad and his Household
وَهَبْ لِي ثَبَاتَ ٱلْيَقينِ
wa hab li thabata alyaqini
and grant me resolute faith,
وَمَحْضَ ٱلإِخْلاَصِ
wa mahda al-ikhlasi
pure sincerity (to You),
وَشَرَفَ ٱلتَّوْحيدِ
wa sharafa alttawhidi
honorable belief in (Your) oneness,
وَدَوَامَ ٱلاِسْتِقَامَةِ
wa dawama al-istiqamati
persistent straightness,
وَمَعْدِنَ ٱلصِّبْرِ
wa ma`dina alssabri
essential tolerance,
وَٱلرِّضَا بِٱلْقَضَاءِ وَٱلْقَدَرِ
walrrida bilqada'i walqadari
and satisfaction with (Your) predetermination and decrees.
يَا قَاضِيَ حَوَائِجِ ٱلسَّائِلينَ
ya qadiya hawa'iji alssa'ilina
O He Who settles the needs of His beseechers;
يَا مَنْ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي ضَمِيرِ ٱلصَّامِتِينَ
ya man ya`lamu ma fi damiri alssamitina
O He Who knows what is in the innermost of the silent;
صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وآلِهِ
salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi
send blessings to Muhammad and his Household,
وَٱسْتَجِبْ دُعَائِي
wastajib du`a'i
respond to my prayers,
وَٱغْفِرْ ذَنْبِي
waghfir dhanbi
forgive my sins,
وَأَوْسِعْ رِزْقِي
wa awsi` rizqi
expand my means of livelihood,
وَٱقْضِ حَوَائِجِي فِي نَفْسِي
waqdi hawa'iji fi nafsi
and settle the needs of myself
وَإِخْوَانِي فِي دِينِي وَأَهْلِي
wa ikhwani fi dini wa ahli
and my brethren-in-faith and my family members.
إِلٰهِي طُمُوحُ ٱلآمَالِ قَدْ خَابَتْ إِلاَّ لَدَيْكَ
ilahi tumuhu al-amali qad khabat illa ladayka
O Allah, all ambitions of expectations are disappointed except those addressed to You,
وَمَعَاكِفُ ٱلْهِمَمِ قَدْ تَعَطَّلَتْ إِلاَّ عَلَيْكَ
wa ma`akifu alhimami qad ta`attalat illa `alayka
all resolute determinations are paralyzed except those relied upon You,
وَمَذَاهِبُ ٱلْعُقُولِ قَدْ سَمَتْ إِلاَّ إِلَيْكَ
wa madhahibu al`uquli qad samat illa ilayka
and all reason-based tendencies are wasted except those directed to You.
فَأَنْتَ الَّرجَاءُ وَإِلَيْكَ الْمُلْتَجَأُ
fa-anta alrraja'u wa ilayka almultaja'u
So, You are the ultimate hope and to You is the resort.
يَا أَكْرَمَ مَقْصُودٍ وَأَجْوَدَ مَسْؤُولٍ
ya akrama maqsudin wa ajwada mas'ulin
O He Who is the noblest objective and the most magnanimous desired,
هَرَبْتُ إِلَيْكَ بِنَفْسِي
harabtu ilayka binafsi
I am fleeing to You from myself.
يَا مَلْجَأَ ٱلْهَارِبِينَ بِأَثْقَالِ ٱلذُّنُوبِ
ya malja'a alharibina bi-athqali aldhdhunubi
O shelter of those who flee overburdened with the heavy loads of sins,
أَحْمِلُهَا عَلَىٰ ظَهْرِي
ahmiluha `ala zahri
carrying my sins on my back,
لاَ أَجِدُ لِي إِلَيْكَ شَافِعاً
la ajidu li ilayka shafi`an
I cannot find any interceder for me
سِوَىٰ مَعْرِفَتِي بِأَنَّكَ أَقْرَبُ مَنْ رَجَاهُ ٱلطَّالِبُونَ
siwa ma`rifati bi'annaka aqrabu man rajahu alttalibuna
except that I know for sure that You are the nearest of all those who are hoped by beseechers
وَأَمَّلَ مَا لَدَيْهِ ٱلرَّاغِبُونَ
wa ammala ma ladayhi alrraghibuna
and of all those whose donations are expected by the desirous.
يَا مَنْ فَتَقَ ٱلْعُقُولَ بِمَعْرِفَتِهِ
ya man fataqa al`uqula bima`rifatihi
O He Who has split the intellects on the recognition of Him,
وَأَطْلَقَ ٱلأَلْسُنَ بِحَمْدِهِ
wa atlaqa al-alsuna bihamdihi
made tongues articulate with the praising of Him
وَجَعَلَ مَا ٱمْتَنَّ بِهِ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِهِ فِي كِفَاءٍ لِتَاْدِيَةِ حَقِّهِ
wa ja`ala ma imtanna bihi `ala `ibadihi fi kifa'in lita'diyati haqqhi
and made that which He has conferred upon His servants enough means for the fulfillment of their duties towards Him;
صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وآلِهِ
salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi
(please) send blessings to Muhammad and his Household,
وَلاَ تَجْعَلْ لِلشَّيْطَانِ عَلَىٰ عَقْلِي سَبيلاًَ
wa la taj`al lilshshaytani `ala `aqli sabilan
do not give Satan any way (of success) over my reason,
وَلاَ لِلْبَاطِلِ عَلَىٰ عَمَلِي دَلِيلاً
wa la lilbatili `ala `amali dalilan
and do not give wrongness a way to reach my deeds.
It has been narrated that one who says the following litany three times before the Dawn (Fajr) Prayer on Fridays will have all his sins forgiven even if they are as innumerable as swelling foams:
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أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِي لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ
astaghfiru allaha alladhi la ilaha illa huwa
I pray the forgiveness of Allah save Whom there is no god;
ٱلْحَيُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
alhayyu alqayyumu wa atubu ilayhi
the Ever-living and Ever-subsisting, and I turn in repentance to Him
it has been narrated that one who, after the the Dawn Prayer on Fridays, does devotional acts and says supplications and invocations until sunrise, will be raised seventy ranks to the Supreme Paradise.
2 Rakaat salaat: In the first unit of the dawn / fajr prayer, it is recommended to recite Surah al-Jumu`ah (No. 62) after surah Al-hamd and, in the second unit, Surah al-Tawhid (No. 112) after surah Al-hamd.
it is recommended to say the following prayer after the Dawn (Fajr) Prayer (before speaking a word after fajr, so that all sins committed throughout the week will be forgiven:
اَللَّهُمَّ مَا قُلْتُ فِي جُمُعَتِي هٰذِهِ مِنْ قَوْلٍ
allahumma ma qultu fi jumu`ati hadhihi min qawlin
O Allah, whatever saying I have uttered this week,
أَوْ حَلَفْتُ فِيهَا مِنْ حَلْفٍ
aw halaftu fiha min halfin
whatever oath I have taken during it,
أَوْ نَذَرْتُ فِيهَا مِنْ نَذْرٍ
aw nadhartu fiha min nadhrin
and whatever vow I have made during it,
فَمَشِيَّتُكَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ ذٰلِكَ كُلِّهِ
famashiyyatuka bayna yaday dhalika kullihi
verily, it is Your will that is before all that.
فَمَا شِئْتَ مِنْهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ كَانَ
fama shi'ta minhu an yakuna kana
Hence, only that which You will to have effect will come to pass
وَمَا لَمْ تَشَأْ مِنْهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ
wa ma lam tasha' minhu lam yakun
and whatever You do not will to have effect will never come to pass.
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱغْفِرْ لِي وَتَجَاوَزْ عَنِّي
allahumma ighfir li wa tajawaz `anni
O Allah, (please) forgive me and overlook my offenses.
اَللَّهُمَّ مَنْ صَلَّيْتَ عَلَيْهِ فَصَلاَتِي عَلَيْهِ
allahumma man sallayta `alayhi fasalati `alayhi
O Allah, whosoever You bless, then I invoke Your blessings upon him
وَمَنْ لَعَنْتَ فَلَعْنَتِي عَلَيْهِ
wa man la`anta fala`nati `alayhi
and whosoever You curse, then I invoke Your curse upon him.
This act should be done once a month at least.
.Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) is also reported to have said: If one says the following prayer after the Fajr Prayer , no sin will be recorded against him for a whole year:
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ صَلاَتَكَ
allahumma ij`al salawatika
O Allah, (please do) let Your blessings
وَصَلاَةَ مَلاَئكَتِكَ وَرُسُلِكَ
wa salata mala'ikatika wa rusulika
and the blessings of Your angels and Messengers
عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
`ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
be on Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad.
It has been narrated that one who says the following salwaat after the Fajr Prayers on Fridays, as well as other days, will meet Imam al-Mahdi (peace be upon him) before he dies:
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَجِّلْ فَرَجَهُمْ
allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin wa `ajjil farajahum
O Allah, bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad and hasten their Reappearance
one who repeats the above mentioned invocation one hundred times will have sixty of his requests granted for him — thirty in this worldly life and thirty on the Resurrection Day
It is recommended to recite Surah al-Rahman (No. 55) after the Fajr Prayer on Fridays and ,wherever the verses, “Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?” are recited to say
لَا بِشَيْءٍ مِن آلَاءِكَ رَبِّي اُكَذِّبُ
la bishay'in min ala'ika rabbi ukadhdhibu.
“None of Your favors do I deny,”
It is recommended to repeat Surah al-Kafirun (No. 109) ten times before sunrise and then pray to Almighty Allah so that all prayers will be answered.
It has been narrated that Imam `Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-`Abidin (peace be upon him) used to repeatedly recite Ayah al-Kursi until 'hum feeha khaalidoon (verse No. 255 of Surah 2 al-Baqarah ) from early morning up to midday on Fridays.
When he accomplished the obligatory prayers, he would recite Surah al-Qadr (No. 97) frequently.
Shaykh al-Tusi has recorded that it is highly recommended to recite Surah al-Tawhid,recite 100 times Salwaat and 100 times isteghfar below
أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهَ رَبّي وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
astaghfiru allaha rabbi wa atubu ilayhi
I pray for the forgiveness of Allah—my Lord, and I repent before Him.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي تَعَمَّدْتُ إِلَيْكَ بِحَاجَتِي
allahumma inni ta`ammadtu ilayka bihajati
O Allah, I am resorting to You with my needs,
وَ أَنْزَلْتُ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ فَقْرِي
wa anzaltu ilayka alyawma faqri
and I am putting in Your presence my poverty,
وَفَاقَتِي وَمَسْكَنَتِي
wa faqati wa maskanati
my indigence, and my deprivation.
فَأَنَا لِمَغْفِرَتِكَ أَرْجىٰ مِنِّي لِعَمَلِي
fa-ana limaghfiratika arja minni li`amali
Verily, I hope for Your forgiveness more than I rely on my deeds.
وَلَمَغْفِرَتُكَ وَرَحْمَتُكَ أَوْسَعُ مِنْ ذُنُوبِي
wa lamaghfiratuka wa rahmatuka awsa`u min dhunubi
Indeed, Your forgiveness and Your mercy are more inclusive than my sins are.
فَتَوَلَّ قَضَاءَ كُلِّ حَاجَةٍ لِي بِقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَيْهَا
fatawalla qada'a kulli hajatin li biqudratika `alayha
So, (please) embark on settling all my needs out of Your power over them,
وَتَيسِيرِ ذٰلِكَ عَلَيْكَ
wa taysiri dhalika `alayka
out of the easiness for You to do that,
وَلِفَقْرِي إِلَيْكَ
wa lifaqri ilayka
and out of my urgent need for that.
فَإنِّي لَمْ أُصِبْ خَيْراً قَطُّ إِلاَّ مِنَكَ
fa'inni lam usib khayran qattu illa minka
Verily, I have not gained any good thing save from You
وَلَمْ يَصْرِفْ عَنِّي سُوءاً قَطُّ أَحَدٌ سِوَاكَ
wa lam yasrif `anni su'an qattu ahadun siwaka
and none could ever repel evil from me save You.
وَلَسْتُ أَرْجُو لآِخِرَتِي وَدُنْيَايَ
wa lastu arju li-akhirati wa dunyaya wa
I hope for none to stand for me in my affairs of this world and the Next World
وَلاَ لِيَوْمِ فَقْرِي
la liyawmi faqri
and on the day of my poverty,
يَوْمَ يُفْرِدُنِي ٱلنَاسُ فِي حُفْرَتِي
yawma yufriduni alnnasu fi hufrati
when people will leave me alone in my hole (i.e. grave)
وَأُفْضي إِلَيْكَ بِذَنْبِي سِوَاكَ
wa ufdi ilayka bidhanbi siwaka
and I will then confess of my sins before You, except You.
.It is highly recommended to bathe oneself, ie, to do Ghusl. In fact, this is one of the most confirmed rituals of Fridays.
The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings upon him and his family) is reported to have instructed Imam `Ali (peace be upon him) by saying, “O `Ali; wash yourself every Friday even if you have to purchase water with your daily provisions and have nothing to eat. Verily, no voluntary act is better than this.”
Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) is also reported to have said: Whoever washes himself on Fridays and, says the following prayer will be pure all through that week:
Recite this dua after bathing / ghusl on Friday
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ
ash-hadu an la ilaha illa allahu
I bear witness that there is no god except Allah,
وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَريكَ لَهُ
wahdahu la sharika lahu
the One, (there is) no associate with Him;
وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ
wa ash-hadu anna muhammadan `abduhu wa rasuluhu
and I testify that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin waj`alni mina alttawwabina
O Allah, send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَٱجْعَلْنِي مِنَ ٱلتَّوَّابِينَ
waj`alni mina almutatahhirina
and make me of those who turn to You constantly
وَٱجْعَلْنِي مِنَ ٱلْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ
ash-hadu an la ilaha illa allahu
and those who keep themselves pure and clean.
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ قَبْلَ ٱلْإِنْشَاءِ وَٱلْإِحْيَاءِ
alhamdu lillahi al-awwali qabla al-insha'i wal-ihya'i
All praise be to Allah, the First before the bringing forth and the giving of life,
وَٱلْآخِرِ بَعْدَ فَنَاءِ ٱلْأَشْيَاءِ
wal-akhiri ba`da fana'i al-ashya'i
and the Last after the annihilation of all things,
ٱلْعَلِيمِ ٱلَّذِي لاَ يَنْسَىٰ مَنْ ذَكَرَهُ
al`alimi alladhi la yansa man dhakarahu
the All-knowing Who forgets not him who remembers Him,
وَلاَ يَنْقُصُ مَنْ شَكَرَهُ
wa la yanqusu man shakarahu
decreases not him who thanks Him,
وَلاَ يُخَيِّبُ مَنْ دَعَاهُ
wa la yukhayyibu man da`ahu
disappoints not him who supplicates Him,
وَلاَ يَقْطَعُ رَجَاءَ مَنْ رَجَاهُ
wa la yaqta`u raja'a man rajahu
and cuts not off the hope of him who hopes in Him!
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ
allahumma inni ush-hiduka
O Allah, I call You to witness
وَكَفَىٰ بِكَ شَهيداً
wa kafa bika shahidan
and You are sufficient Witness
وَأُشْهِدُ جَمِيعَ مَلائِكَتِكَ
wa ush-hidu jami`a mala'ikatika
and I call to witness all Your angels,
وَسُكَّانَ سَموَاتِكَ
wa sukkana samawatika
the inhabitants of Your heavens,
وَحَمَلَةَ عَرْشِكَ
wa hamalata `arshika
the bearers of Your Throne,
وَمَنْ بَعَثْتَ مِنْ أَنْبيَائِكَ وَرُسُلِكَ
wa man ba`athta min anbiya'ika wa rusulika
Your prophets and Your messengers whom You have sent out,
وَ أَنْشَاْتَ مِنْ أَصْنَافِ خَلْقِكَ
wa ansha'ta min asnafi khalqika
and the various kinds of creatures You have brought forth,
أَنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ ٱللَّهُ
anni ash-hadu annaka anta allahu
that I bear witness that You are Allah;
لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ
la ilaha illa anta wahdaka
there is no god but You, You alone,
لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ وَلاَ عَدِيلَ
la sharika laka wa la `adila
Who have no associate nor any equal,
وَلاَ خُلْفَ لِقَوْلِكَ وَلاَ تَبْدِيلَ
wa la khulfa liqawlika wa la tabdila
and Your word has no failing, nor any change;
وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ
wa anna muhammadan salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi `abduka wa rasuluka
and that Muhammad, Allah bless him and his Household, is Your servant and Your messenger;
أَدَّىٰ مَا حَمَّلْتَهُ إِلَىٰ ٱلْعِبَادِ
adda ma hammaltahu ila al`ibadi
he delivered to the servants that with which You charged him,
وَجَاهَدَ فِي ٱللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حَقَّ ٱلْجِهَادِ
wa jahada fi allahi `azza wa jalla haqqa aljihadi
struggled for Allah as is His due,
وَ أَنَّهُ بَشَّرَ بِما هُوَ حَقُّ مِنَ ٱلثَّوابِ
wa annahu bashshara bima huwa haqqun min alththawabi
gave the good news of the truth of reward,
وَ أَنْذَرَ بِما هُوَ صِدْقٌ مِنَ ٱلعِقَابِ
wa andhara bima huwa sidqun min al`iqabi
and warned of the veracity of punishment.
اَللَّهُمَّ ثَبِّتْنِي عَلَىٰ دِينِكَ مَا أَحْيَيْتَنِي
allahumma thabbitni `ala dinika ma ahyaytani
O Allah, make me firm in Your religion as long as You keep me alive,
وَلاَ تُزِغْ قَلْبِي بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنِي
wa la tuzigh qalbi ba`da idh hadaytani
make not my heart swerve after You have guided me,
وَهَبْ لِي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً
wa hab li min ladunka rahmatan
and give me mercy from You,
إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ
innaka anta alwahhabu
surely, You are the All-bestower.
صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
Bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَٱجْعَلْنِي مِنْ أَتْبَاعِهِ وَشِيعَتِهِ
waj`alni min atba`ihi wa shi`atihi
make me one of his followers and his partisans,
وَٱحْشُرْنِي فِي زُمْرَتِهِ
wahshurni fi zumratihi
muster me in his band,
وَوَفِّقْنِي لأَدَاءِ فَرْضِ ٱلْجُمُعَاتِ
wa waffiqni li-ada'i fardi aljumu`ati
and give me the success of accomplishing the obligatory observance of Fridays,
وَمَا أَوْجَبْتَ عَلَيَّ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلطَّاعَاتِ
wa ma awjabta `alayya fiha min atta`ati
performing the acts of obedience which You have made incumbent upon me within it,
وَقَسَمْتَ لأَهْلِهَا مِنَ ٱلعَطَاءِ
wa qasamta li-ahliha min al`ata'i
and receiving the bestowal which You have apportioned for its people
فِي يَوْمِ ٱلْجزَاءِ
fi yawmi aljaza'i
on the Day of Recompense!
إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
innaka anta al`azizu alhakimu
Surely, You are the Almighty, the All-wise!
is reported to have said that one who repeats the following prayer seven times on Friday will be also allowed Paradise if he departs life on that day:
اَللَّهُمَّ انْتَ رَبِّي
allahumma anta rabbi
O Allah, You are my Lord;
لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ
la ilaha illa anta
there is no god save You;
خَلَقْتَني وَانَا عَبْدُكَ وَٱبْنُ امَتِكَ
khalaqtani wa ana `abduka wabnu amatika
You have created me, and I am Your slave and the son of Your bondmaid;
وَفي قَبْضَتِكَ وَنَاصِيَتي بِيَدِكَ
wa fi qabdatika wa nasiyati biyadika
and I am in Your grip; and my forehead is in Your Hand;
امْسَيْتُ عَلَىٰ عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا ٱسْتَطَعْتُ
amsaytu `ala `ahdika wa wa`dika maistata`tu
I come to observe my covenant and promise to You as much as I can.
اعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ
a`udhu biridaka min sharri ma sana`tu
I take refuge in Your pleasure against the evil of my deeds.
ابُوءُ بِنِعْمَتِكَ وَابُوءُ بِذَنْبِي
abu'u bini`matika wa abu'u bidhanbi
I acknowledge Your favors and confess of my sins.
On the authority of Muhammad ibn Sinan, he said: The scholar (peace be upon him) said to me: O Muhammad ibn Sinan, did you say the obligatory supplication on this day, and it was Friday? So I said: What is it, my lord? He said this supplication.
اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا الْيَوْمُ الْجَدِيدُ الْمُبَارَكُ الَّذِي جَعَلَ اللَّهُ عِيداً لِأَوْلِيَائِهِ الْمُطَهَّرِينَ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ الْخَارِجِينَ عَنِ الْبَلْوَى
Assalāmu ‘alayka ayyuhā lyawmu ljadīdu lmubāraku alladhī ja‘ala llāhu ‘īdan liawliyā’ihi lmuṭahharīna mina ddanasi lkhārijīna ‘ani lbalwā.
Peace be upon you, O new blessed day, which Allah has made a celebration for His purified allies who are free from defilement and tribulation.
الْمَكْرُورِينَ مَعَ أَوْلِيَائِهِ الْمُصطَفَّيْنَ مِنَ الْعَكَرِ الْبَاذِلِينَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ مَعَ أَوْلِيَاءِ الرَّحْمَنِ تَسْلِيماً
Almakrūrīna ma‘a awliyā’ihi lmuṣṭafayyna mina l‘akari lbādilīna anfusahum ma‘a awliyā’i Raḥmāni taslīman.
The ones enduring trials with His chosen allies, those purified of impurities, who sacrificed themselves in submission alongside the allies of the Most Merciful.
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ سَلَاماً دَائِماً أَبَداً.
Assalāmu ‘alayka salāman dā’iman abadan.
Peace be upon you, an everlasting and eternal peace.
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then face the sun and say:
اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيْكِ أَيَّتُهَا الشَّمْسُ الطَّالِعَةُ وَالنُّورُ الْفَاضِلُ الْبَهِيُّ
Assalāmu ‘alayki ayyatuha shshamsu ṭṭāli‘atu wa nnūru lfāḍilu lbahiyy.
Peace be upon you, O shining sun, the radiant and resplendent light.
أُشْهِدُكِ بِتَوْحِيدِ اللَّهِ لِتَكُونِي شَاهِدِي إِذَا ظَهَرَ الرَّبُّ لِفَصْلِ الْقَضَاءِ فِي الْعَالَمِ الْجَدِيدِ.
Ushhiduki bitawḥīdi llāhi litakūnī shāhidī idhā ẓahara rRabbu lifaṣli lqaḍā’i fī l‘ālamī ljadīd.
I bear witness through you to the Oneness of Allah so that you may be my witness when the Lord appears to settle judgment in the new world.
اَللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ وَبِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ أَنْ تُشَوِّهَ خَلْقِي
Allāhumma innī a‘ūdhu bika wa binūri wajhika lkarīmi an tushawwih khalqī.
O Allah, I seek refuge in You and in the light of Your noble face from any distortion of my form.
وَأَنْ تُرَدِّدَ رُوحِي فِي الْعَذَابِ بِنُورِكَ الْمَحْجُوبِ عَنْ كُلِّ نَاظِرٍ نَوِّرْ قَلْبِي
Wa an turaddida rūḥī fī l‘adhābi binūrika lmaḥjūbi ‘an kulli nāẓirin nawwir qalbī.
And from my soul being returned to torment; by Your light concealed from all eyes, illuminate my heart.
فَإِنِّي أَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَفِي قَبْضَتِكَ وَلَا رَبَّ لِي سِوَاكَ.
Fa innī anā ‘abduka wa fī qabḍatika wa lā Rabba lī siwāka.
For indeed, I am Your servant, within Your grasp, and I have no Lord besides You.
اَللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ بِقَلْبٍ خَاضِعٍ وَإِلَى وَلِيِّكَ بِبَدَنٍ خَاشِعٍ وَإِلَى الْأَئِمَّةِ الرَّاشِدِينَ بِفُؤَادٍ مُتَوَاضِعٍ
Allāhumma innī ataqarrabu ilayka biqalbin khāḍi‘in wa ilā waliyyika bibaḍanin khāshi‘in wa ilā la’imma rrāshidīna bifu’ādin mutawāḍi‘.
O Allah, I draw near to You with a submissive heart, to Your guardian with a humble body, and to the rightly guided Imams with a modest soul.
وَإِلَى النُّقَبَاءِ الْكِرَامِ وَالنُّجَبَاءِ الْأَغِرَّةِ
Wa ilā nnuqabā’i lkirāmi wa nnujabā’i laghirrah.
And to the noble leaders and the distinguished chosen ones.
بِالذُّلِّ وَأَرْغُمُ أَنْفِي لِمَنْ وَحَّدَكَ وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ وَلَا خَالِقَ سِوَاكَ
Bidhdhulli wa urghimu anfī liman waḥḥadaka wa lā ilāha ghayruka wa lā khāliqa siwāka.
With humility, I lower my nose in submission to the One who declares Your Oneness, for there is no deity besides You, nor creator other than You.
وَأُصَغِّرُ خَدِّي لِأَوْلِيَائِكَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ وَأَفْضِي عَنْكَ كُلَّ ضِدٍّ وَنِدٍّ
Wa uṣaghghiru khaddī liawliyā’ika lmuqarrabīn wa ufḍī ‘anka kulla ḍiddin wa nidd.
I humble my cheek before Your close allies and renounce every opposition or equal to You.
فَإِنِّي عَبْدُكَ الذَّلِيلُ الْمُعْتَرِفُ بِذَنْبِي
Fa innī ‘abduka dhdhalīlu lmu‘tarifu bidhdhanbī.
For I am Your humble servant, acknowledging my sin.
أَسْأَلُكَ يَا سَيِّدِي حَطَّهَا عَنِّي وَتَخْلِيصِي مِنَ الْأَدْنَاسِ وَالْأَرْجَاسِ.
As’aluka yā Sayyidī ḥaṭṭahā ‘annī wa takhlīṣī mina ladnāsi wa larjās.
I ask You, O my Master, to remove it from me and purify me from filth and impurities.
إِلَهِي وَسَيِّدِي قَدِ انْقَطَعْتُ عَنْ ذَوِي الْقُرْبَى وَاسْتَغْنَيْتُ بِكَ عَنْ أَهْلِ الدُّنْيَا مُتَعَرِّضاً لِمَعْرُوفِكَ
Ilāhī wa Sayyidī qad inqaṭa‘tu ‘an dhawī lqurbā wa istaghnaytu bika ‘an ahli ddunyā muta‘arriḍan lima‘rūfik.
My God and Master, I have cut off ties with relatives and found sufficiency in You over the people of the world, seeking Your favor.
أَعْطِنِي مِنْ مَعْرُوفِكَ مَعْرُوفاً تُغْنِينِي بِهِ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ.
A‘ṭinī min ma‘rūfika ma‘rūfan tughnīnī bihi ‘amman siwāka.
Grant me from Your bounty a favor that makes me independent of all besides You.
سُبْحَانَ مَنْ لَبِسَ الْعِزَّ وَ فَازَ بِهِ
subhaana man labisal-'izza wa faaza bih
Glory be to Him Who has dressed with grandeur and owned it!
سُبْحَانَ مَنْ تَعَطَّفَ بِالْمَجْدِ وَ تَكَرَّمَ بِهِ
subhaana man ta'attafa bil-majdi wa takarrama bih
Glory be to Him Who has deigned and condescended with grandeur!
سُبْحَانَ مَنْ لَا يَنْبَغِي التَّسْبِيحُ إِلَّا لَهُ
subhaana mal-laa yambaghit-tasbeehu illaa lah
Glory be to Him save Whom none is worthy of being glorified!
سُبْحَانَ مَنْ أَحْصَى كُلَّ شَيْءٍ بِعِلْمِهِ
subhaana man ahsaa kulla shay'im-bi-'ilmih
Glory be to Him Whose knowledge has counted all things!
سُبْحَانَ ذِي الطَّوْلِ وَ الْفَضْلِ
subhaana dhit-tawli wal-fadl
Glory be to The endurance and The Most gracious!
سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْمَنِّ وَ النِّعَمِ
subhaana dhil-manni wan-ni'am
Glory be to You Who holds all abundance and bounties!
سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْقُدْرَةِ وَ الْكَرَمِ
subhaana dhil-qudrati wal-karam
Glory be to the Powerful and Generous!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَعَاقِدِ الْعِزِّ مِنْ عَرْشِكَ
allaahumma innee as-aluka bi-ma'aaqidil-'izzi min 'arshik
O Allah, I beseech You in the name of the objects of dignity in Your Throne,
وَ مُنْتَهَى الرَّحْمَةِ مِنْ كِتَابِكَ
wa muntahar-rahmati min kitaabik
in the name of the utmost mercy in Your Book,
وَ بِاسْمِكَ الْأَعْظَمِ وَ ذِكْرِكَ الْأَعْلَى
wa bismikal-a'zami wa dhikrikal-a'laa
and in the name of Your Greatest Name, Your highest remembrance,
وَ بِكَلِمَاتِكَ التَّامَّةِ
wa bi-kalimaatikat-taammah
and Your Accomplished Words.
وَ تَمَّتْ كَلِمَاتُكَ صِدْقاً وَ عَدْلًا
wa tammat kalimaatuka sidqaw-wa 'adlaa
And Your words became perfected in truth and justice.
لَا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَاتِكَ
laa mubaddila li-kalimaatik
None can change Thy words;
[ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ [الْكَرِيمُ
innaka antal-'azeezul-hakeemul-kareem
indeed You are The noble and wise!
يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَ الْإِكْرَامِ
yaa dhal-jalaali wal-ikraam
O, The Possessor of Majesty and Grace;
أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَا لَا يَعْدِلُهُ شَيْءٌ مِنْ مَسَائِلِكَ
as-aluka bimaa laa ya'diluhu shay'um-min masaa'ilik
I beseech you in the name of The requests that are made to you which nothing can match it,
أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
an tusalliya 'alaa muhammadiw-wa aali muhammad
To bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَ تَجْعَلَ لِي مِنْ أَمْرِي فَرَجاً وَ مَخْرَجاً
wa taj'ala lee min amree farajaw-wa makhrajaa
and make for my relief and exit regarding my affair,
وَ أَنْ تُوَسِّعَ عَلَيَّ رِزْقِي فِي يُسْرٍ مِنْكَ وَ عَافِيَةٍ
wa an tuwassi'a 'alayya rizqee fee yusrim-minka wa 'aafiyah
and is possible for me enough means of livelihood with easiness and good health from you!
سُبْحَانَ الْحَيِّ [الْقَيُّومِ] الْحَلِيمِ
subhaanal-hayyil-qayyoomil-haleem
Glory be to the Living, the Self-Subsistent, and the most Forbearing!
سُبْحَانَ الْحَكِيمِ [الْحَلِيمِ] الْكَرِيمِ
subhaanal-hakeemil-kareem
Glory be to The wise and Noble!
سُبْحَانَ الْبَاعِثِ الْوَارِثِ
subhaanal-baa'ithil-waarith
Glory be to the awakener and Successor!
سُبْحَانَ [اللهِ] الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ
subhaanal-laahil-'aliyyil-'azeem
Glory be to Allah the Most High and the Incomparably Great!
سُبْحَانَهُ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ
subhaanahu wa bi-hamdih
Glory be to Him, and (all) the praise be to Him!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
allaahumma salli 'alaa muhammadiw-wa aali muhammad
O Allah, Send Blessings upon Muhammed and the household Of Muhammed;
كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ وَ بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ
kamaa sallayta wa baarakta 'alaa ibraaheem
as You bestowed blessings, increase, and mercy upon Ibrahim
وَ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
wa aali ibraaheema innaka hameedum-majeed
and the progeny of Ibrahim, indeed You are the praised and the glorious!
لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ
laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa bil-laahil-'aliyyil-'azeem
There is no might nor power except with Allah, the Highest, the Mighty;
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَ الرُّوحِ وَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
allaahumma rabbal-malaa'ikati war-roohi wan-nabiyyeena wal-mursaleen
Allah, the Lord of the angels, Spirits, Prophets, and Messengers,
وَ قَاهِرَ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرَضِينَ
wa qaahira man fis-samaawaati wal-aradeen
Subduer of those in the heavens and earth,
وَ خَالِقَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَ مَالِكَهُ
wa khaaliqu kulli shay'iw-wa maalikah
Creator of all things, and their King.
كُفَّ عَنَّا بَأْسَ أَعْدَائِنَا وَ مَنْ أَرَادَ بِنَا سُؤاً مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَ الْإِنْسِ
kuffa 'annaa ba'sa a'daaa'inaa wa man araada binaa soo'am-minal-jinni wal-ins
Protect me from our enemies' might, whether human or Jinn,
وَ أَعْمِ أَبْصَارَهُمْ وَ قُلُوبَهُمْ
wa a'mi absaarahum wa quloobahum
blind their sight and hearts,
وَ اجْعَلْ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَهُمْ حِجَاباً وَ حَرَساً وَ مَدْفَعاً
waj'al baynanaa wa baynahum hijaabaw-wa harasaw-wa madfa'aa
and make between them and us a guard, a barrier, and a defense.
إِنَّكَ رَبُّنَا لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ لَنَا إِلَّا بِاللهِ عَلَيْهِ
innaka rabbunaa laa hawla wa laa quwwata lanaa illaa bil-laahi 'alayhi
Surely You are the defenser Lord. There is no might nor power except with You.
تَوَكَّلْنَا وَ إِلَيْهِ أَنَبْنَا
tawakkalnaa wa ilayhi anabnaa
In You we trust; to You, we turn.
وَ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
wa huwal-'azeezul-hakeem
You are the Mighty, the Wise.
رَبَّنَا عَافِنَا مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ سُوؤٍ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ دَابَّةٍ
rabbanaa 'aafinaa min sharri kulli soo'iw-wa min sharri kulli daabbatin
Therefore, protect us from the evil of every creature
أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِناصِيَتِها
anta aakhidhum-binaasiyatihaa
You have taken by the forelock,
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ ما سَكَنَ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهارِ
wa min sharri maa sakana fil-layli wan-nahaar
the evil of what inhabits the night and day,
وَ مِنْ [شَرِّ] كُلِّ سُوؤٍ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ ذِي شَرٍّ
wa min sharri kulli soo'iw-wa min sharri kulli dhee sharr
and evil of every evil thing.
رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَ إِلَهَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ
rabbal-'aalameena wa ilaahal-mursaleena salli 'alaa muhammadiw-wa aalihee ajma'een
May it be so, O Lord of the Worlds, and bless Muhammad, the Prophet of mercy, and his pure family
وَ أَوْلِيَائِكَ وَ خُصَّ مُحَمَّداً وَ آلَهُ بِأَتَمِّ ذَلِكَ
wa awliyaa'ika wa khussa muhammadaw-wa aalahoo bi-atammi dhaalik
and companions, especially Muhammed and his family.
وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ
wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa bil-laahil-'aliyyil-'azeem
And there is no strength or power, except for Allah, the high and the mighty.
بِسْمِ اللهِ وَ بِاللهِ أُومِنُ وَ بِاللهِ أَعُوذُ وَ بِاللهِ
bismil-laahi wa bil-laahi oominu wa bil-laahi a'oodhu wa bil-laahi
In the name of Allah; by Allah, I believe; by Allah, I seek protection;
أَعْتَصِمُ وَ بِاللهِ أَسْتَجِيرُ وَ بِعِزَّةِ اللهِ
a'tasimu wa bil-laahi astajeeru wa bi-'izzatil-laah
by Allah, hold fast; by Allah, I seek sanctuary.
وَ مَنَعَتِهِ أَمْتَنِعُ مِنْ شَيَاطِينِ الْإِنْسِ وَ الْجِنِّ
wa man'atihee amtani'u min shayaateenil-insi wal-jinn
I repel against Satan of humans and Jinn,
وَ مِنْ رَجِلِهِمْ وَ خَيْلِهِمْ وَ رَكْضِهِمْ وَ عَطْفِهِمْ
wa mir-rajilihim wa khaylihim wa rakdihim wa 'atfihim
from their walkers; riders, runners, sympathy,
وَ رَجْعَتِهِمْ وَ كَيْدِهِمْ وَ شَرِّهِمْ وَ شَرِّ
wa raj'atihim wa kaydihim wa sharrihim wa sharri
return, deceit, and evil by Allah's might and defense.
مَا يَأْتُونَ بِهِ تَحْتَ اللَّيْلِ وَ تَحْتَ النَّهَارِ
maa ya'toona bihee tahtal-layli wa tahtan-nahaar
And the evil of what they bring beneath the night and day,
مِنَ الْبُعْدِ وَ الْقُرْبِ
minal-bu'di wal-qurb
whether far or close.
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ الْغَائِبِ وَ الْحَاضِرِ
wa min sharril-ghaa'ibi wal-haadir
And the evil of the absentee, presented,
وَ الشَّاهِدِ وَ الزَّائِرِ أَحْيَاءً وَ أَمْوَاتاً أَعْمَى وَ بَصِيراً
wash-shaahidi waz-zaa'iri ahyaa'aw-wa amwaatan a'maa wa baseeraa
witness, and visitor, whether alive and dead; endowed with eyesight and blind.
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ الْعَامَّةِ وَ الْخَاصَّةِ وَ مَنْ نَفْسٍ وَ وَسْوَسَتِهَا
wa min sharril-'aammati wal-khaassah wa min nafsiw-wa waswasatihaa
And the evil of the general and special, and self's tempting!
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ الدَّنَاهِشِ وَ الْحِسِّ وَ اللَّمْسِ
wa min sharrid-danaahishi wal-hissi wal-lams
And the evil of Al-Dinahesh (kind of Jinn), faint nose, taction,
وَ وَ اللَّبْسِ وَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَ الْإِنْسِ
wal-labsi wa minal-jinni wal-ins
possess of Jinn and humans.
وَ بِالْاِسْمِ الَّذِي اهْتَزَّ لَهُ عَرْشُ بِلْقِيسَ
wa bil-ismil-ladheeh-tazza lahoo 'arshu bilqees
And by the name of this particular name which Balqees' throne shook.
وَ أُعِيذُ نَفْسِي وَ دِينِي وَ جَمِيعَ مَا تُحِيطُهُ [تَحُوطُهُ] عِنَايَتِي
wa u'eedhu nafsee wa deenee wa jamee'a maa tahootuhu 'inaayatee
And, I seek refuge for myself, religion, and everything that is surrounded by my consideration
مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ صُورَةٍ وَ خِيَالٍ
min sharri kulli sooratiw-wa khiyaal
from the evil of every picture and imagination,
أَوْ بَيَاضٍ أَوْ سَوَادٍ أَوْ تِمْثَالٍ أَوْ مُعَاهَدٍ أَوْ غَيْرِ
aw bayaadin aw sawaadin aw timthaalin aw mu'aahadin aw ghayri
or whiteness, blackness, sculpture, alley or not.
مُعَاهَدٍ مِمَّنْ يَسْكُنُ الْهَوَاءَ وَ السَّحَابَ
mu'aahadim-mimmay-yaskunul-hawaa'a was-sahaab
From who reside in the air, clouds,
وَ الظُّلُمَاتِ وَ النُّورَ وَ الظِّلَّ وَ الْحَرُورَ
waz-zulumaati wan-noora waz-zilla wal-haroor
darknesses, lights, shadows, heat,
وَ الْبَرَّ وَ الْبُحُورَ وَ السَّهْلَ وَ الْوُعُورَ
wal-barra wal-buhoora was-sahla wal-wu'oor
land, seas, plains, rough roads,
وَ الْخَرَابَ وَ الْعُمْرَانَ وَ الْآكَامَ وَ الْآجَامَ
wal-kharaaba wal-'umraana wal-aakaama wal-aajaam
ruins, civilization, hillocks, bushes,
وَ الْمَغَايِضَ وَ الْكَنَائِسَ وَ النَّوَاوِيسَ
wal-maghaayida wal-kanaa'isa wan-nawaawees
jungles, churches, sarcophaguses,
وَ الْفَلَوَاتِ وَ الْجَبَّانَاتِ
wal-falawaati wal-jabbaanaat
wilderness, and Cemeteries.
مِنَ الصَّادِرِينَ وَ الْوَارِدِينَ مِمَّنْ يَبْدُو
minas-saadireena wal-waarideena mimmay-yabdoo
The coming and going from who appears
بِاللَّيْلِ وَ تَبْتَشِرُ [تَنْتَشِرُ] بِالنَّهَارِ
bil-layli wa tantashiru bin-nahaar
in the night and spreads in the day;
وَ بِالْعَشِيِّ وَ الْإِبْكَارِ وَ الْغُدُوِّ وَ الْآصَالِ
wa bil-'ashiyyi wal-ibkaari wal-ghuduwwi wal-aasaal
in the early hours of night and morning, in the morning and the evening hours,
وَ الْمُرِيبِينَ وَ الْأَسَامِرَةِ وَ الْأَفَاتِرَةِ وَ الْفَرَاعِنَةِ
wal-mureebeena wal-asaamirati wal-afaatirati wal-faraa'inah
and the; suspicious, conversationalists, devils, tyrants,
وَ الْأَبَالِسَةِ وَ مِنْ جُنُودِهِمْ وَ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ
wal-abaalisati wa min junoodihim wa azwaajihim
and satans, and from their; soldiers, partners,
وَ عَشَائِرِهِمْ وَ قَبَائِلِهِمْ وَ مِنْ هَمْزِهِمْ وَ لَمْزِهِمْ
wa 'ashaa'irihim wa qabaa'ilihim wa min hamzihim wa lamzihim
clans, and tribes, and from their; backbiting, slandering,
وَ نَفْثِهِمْ [وَ نَفْخِهِمْ] وَ وِقَاعِهِمْ وَ أَخْذِهِمْ
wa nafthihim wa nafkhihim wa wiqaa'ihim wa akhdhihim
the defamed poem (puffing up), plotting, taking,
[وَ سِحْرِهِمْ وَ ضَرْبِهِمْ وَ عَيْشِهِمْ [عَبَثِهِم
wa sihrihim wa darbihim wa 'abathihim
magic, hitting, existing, (playing),
وَ لَمْحِهِمْ وَ احْتِيَالِهِمْ وَ أَخْلَاقِهِمْ
wa lamhihim wah-tiyaalihim wa akhlaaqihim
hinting, deceiving, and morals.
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ ذِي شَرٍّ مِنَ السَّحَرَةِ وَ الْغِيلَانِ
wa min sharri kulli dhee sharrim-minas-saharati wal-gheelaan
And against the evil of all; the magicians, monsters,
وَ أُمِّ الصِّبْيَانِ وَ مَا وَلَدُوا وَ مَا وَرَدُوا
wa ummis-sibyaani wa maa waladoo wa maa waradoo
Um Al-Sibiaan evil and what they gave birth to and came out of them.
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ ذِي شَرٍّ دَاخِلٍ وَ خَارِجٍ
wa min sharri kulli dhee sharrin daakhiliw-wa khaarij
And against the evil of all that is; coming in and going out,
وَ عَارِضٍ وَ مُتَعَرِّضٍ وَ سَاكِنٍ وَ مُتَحَرِّكٍ
wa 'aaridiw-wa muta'arridiw-wa saakiniw-wa mutaharrik
clashing and exposed, quiet and moving,
وَ ضَرَبَانِ عِرْقٍ وَ صُدَاعٍ وَ شَقِيقَةٍ وَ أُمِّ مِلْدَمٍ
wa darabaani 'irqin wa sudaa'iw-wa shaqeeqatiw-wa ummi mildam
veins throbbing, headache, migraine, (Um-Muldim),
وَ الْحُمَّى وَ الْمُثَلَّثَةِ وَ الرِّبْعِ وَ الْغِبِّ وَ النَّافِضَةِ
wal-hummaa wal-muthallathati war-rib'i wal-ghibbi wan-naafidah
fever, triple (days of fever), quartan fever, every other day fever, shivering fever,
وَ الصَّالِبَةِ وَ الدَّاخِلَةِ وَ الْخَارِجَةِ
was-saalibati wad-daakhilati wal-khaarijah
stiffing fever and coming in and going out evil.
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ دَابَّةٍ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِناصِيَتِها
wa min sharri kulli daabbatin anta aakhidhum-binaasiyatihaa
And the evil of "every crawling creature that You has taken by the forelock!
إِنَّكَ عَلى صِراطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ
innaka 'alaa siraatim-mustaqeem
Surely You are on a straight path
وَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدِ
wa sallal-laahu 'alaa muhammadiw-wa aali muhammad
and send Allah your enormous blessings upon Muhammad and his Household,
كَثِيراً وَ سَلَّمَ تَسْلِيماً
katheeraw-wa sallama tasleemaa
and give them abundant peace!
Among the recommended acts on Fridays is that one may say the following prayer at midday as is narrated by Muhammad ibn Muslim on the authority of Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (peace be upon him). Yet, the following form of the supplication has been quoted from Shaykh al-Tusi’s famous book entitled Misbah al-Mutahajjid:
Shaykh al-Saduq has narrated that Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said to recite Surah al-Jumu`ah (No. 62) and Surah al-Munafiqun (No. 63) in the Dhuhr (noon) Prayer on Fridays and to recite Surah al-Jumu`ah and Surah al-Tawhid in the `Asr (afternoon) Prayer.
لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ
la ilaha illa allahu
There is no god save Allah.
وَٱللَّهُ اكْبَرُ
wallahu akbaru
Allah is the Most Great.
وَسُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ
wa subhana allahi
Glory be to Allah.
اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَداً
alhamdu lillahi alladhi lam yattakhidh waladan
All praise be to Allah Who has not taken to Himself a son
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي ٱلْمُلْكِ
wa lam yakun lahu sharikun fi almulki
nor has He had any partner in sovereignty
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِيٌّ مِنَ ٱلذُّلِّ
wa lam yakun lahu waliyyun mina aldhdhulli
nor does He need any to protect Him from humiliation,
وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيـراً
wa kabbirhu takbiran
and magnify Him for His greatness and glory.
يَا سَابِغَ ٱلنِّعَمِ
ya sabigha alnni`ami
O Conferrer of boon amply!
يَا دَافِعَ ٱلنِّقَمِ
ya dafi`a alnniqami
O Repeller of troubles!
يَا بَارِئَ ٱلنَّسَمِ
ya bari'a alnnasami
O Maker of souls!
يَا عَلِيَّ ٱلْهِمَمِ
ya `aliyya alhimami
O Sublime in determinations!
يَا مُغْشِيَ ٱلظُّلَمِ
ya mughshiya alzzulami
O Coverer [of daylight] with darkness!
يَا ذَا ٱلْجُودِ وَٱلْكَرَمِ
ya dhaljudi walkarami
O Lord of magnanimity and nobility!
يَا كَاشِفَ ٱلضُّرِّ وَٱلأَلَمِ
ya kashifa alddurri wal-alami
O Remover of harm and pains!
يَا مُؤْنِسَ ٱلْمُسْتَوْحِشِينَ فِي ٱلظُّلَمِ
ya mu'nisa almustawhishina fi alzzulami
O Entertainer of those lonely in darkness!
يَا عَالِماً لاَ يُعَلَّمُ
ya `aliman la yu`allamu
O All-knowing Who never needs teaching!
صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
(Please) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
وَٱفْعَلْ بِي مَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ
waf`al bi ma anta ahluhu
and do to me all that which befits You.
يَا مَنِ ٱسْمُهُ دَوَاءٌ
ya man ismuhu dawa'un
O He Whose Name is remedy,
وَذِكْرُهُ شِفَاءٌ
wa dhikruhu shifa'un
the remembrance of Whom is cure,
وَطَاعَتُهُ غَنَاءٌ
wa ta`atuhu ghana'un
and the obedience to Whom is sufficiency,
إِرْحَمْ مَنْ رَاْسُ مَالِهِ ٱلرَّجَاءُ
irham man ra'su malihi alrraja'u
(please) have mercy upon him whose wealth is only hope [for You]
وَسِلاَحُهُ ٱلْبُكَاءُ
wa silahuhu albuka'u
and whose weapon is only weeping.
سُبْحَانَكَ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ
subhanaka la ilaha illa anta
Glory be to You. There is no god save You.
يَا حَنَّانُ يَا مَنَّانُ
ya hannanu ya mannanu
O All-tender, O All-Bestower,
يَا بَدِيعَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلأَرْضِ
ya badi`a alssamawati wal-ardi
O Fashioner of the heavens and the earth,
يَا ذَا ٱلْجَلاَلِ وَٱلإِكْرَامِ
ya dhaljalali wal-ikrami
O Lord of majesty and honor.
Shaykh al-Tusi has quoted Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) as saying: Whoever recites on Friday after the concluding part of the Dhuhr Prayer the following parts of the Holy Qur'an, will be under the divine protection all over the week:
(1) Surah al-Fatihah seven times,
(2) Surah al-Nas seven times,
(3) Surah al-Falaq seven times,
(4) Surah al-Tawhid seven times,
(5) Surah al-Kafirun seven times, then;
(6) last two verses of Surah al-Tawbah (No. 9)
(7) the final verses of Surah al-Hashr,(59)
(8) the final verses of Surah Aal-`Imran (3).
Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) is also reported to have said: If one says the following prayer after the Dhuhr Prayer 3 times, will remain secure from affliction until next friday and no sin will be recorded against him for a whole year:
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ صَلاَتَكَ
allahumma ij`al salawatika
O Allah, (please do) let Your blessings
وَصَلاَةَ مَلاَئكَتِكَ وَرُسُلِكَ
wa salata mala'ikatika wa rusulika
and the blessings of Your angels and Messengers
عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
`ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
be on Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad.
Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) is also reported to have said: If one says the following supplicatory prayer after the Fajr Prayer or the Dhuhr Prayer (on Fridays), he will not die before he catches the age of Imam al-Mahdi (peace be upon him):
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَجِّلْ فَرَجَهُمْ
allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin wa `ajjil farajahum
O Allah, send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad and hasten their Relief.
Friday 2 Rakat Salat, after Salaat-ul Dhuhr In his book of Misbah al-Mutahajjid, Shaykh al-Tusi says that the Holy Imams, peace be upon them, are reported to have said: When one offers, after the obligatory Dhuhr Prayer on Fridays, a two-unit prayer reciting in each unit Surah al-Fatihah once and repeating Surah al-Tawhid seven times and after accomplishment says the following prayer, one will be saved against all misfortunes and seditious matters up to the next Friday, and will be joined with Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his Household, and Prophet Abraham, peace be upon him:
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْنِي مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ
allahumma ij`alni min ahli aljannati
O Allah, include me with the inhabitants of Paradise
ٱلَّتِي حَشُوهَا ٱلْبَرَكَةُ
allati hashwuha albarakatu
whose stuffing is blessing
وَعُمَّارُهَا ٱلْمَلاَئِكَةُ
wa `ummaruha almala'ikatu
and whose constructors are the angels
مَعَ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
ma`a nabiyyina muhammadin
with our Prophet Muhammad,
صَلَّىٰ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi
peace of Allah be upon him and his Household,
وَأَبِينَا* إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلاَمُ
wa abina* ibrahima `alayhi alssalamu
and our* father Abraham, peace be upon him.
* Commenting on this supplication, Shaykh al-Tusi instructs that one who is not from the Holy Prophet’s offspring / Syed should say, “his father (abihi)” instead of “our father (abina).”
It has been narrated that the best hours of Fridays are these coming after the `Asr Prayer. Accordingly, it is recommended to repeat the following invocation one hundred times at that time:
allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin wa `ajjil farajahum
One who says the following invocation after the `Asr Prayer on Fridays will be awarded the reward of the righteous deeds of all men and jinn on that day. One who repeats this invocation ten times immediately after the `Asr Prayer on Fridays will receive the blessings of the angels up to the next Friday and the very hour.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
O Allah, bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad—
ٱلأَوْصِيَاءِ ٱلْمَرْضِيِّينَ
al-awsiya'i almardiyyina
the Successors and the pleased—
بِأَفْضَلِ صَلَوَاتِكَ
bi-afdali salawatika
with the best of Your blessings,
وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِمْ
wa barik `alayhim
and confer upon them
بِأَفْضَلِ بَرَكَاتِكَ
bi-afdali barakatika
with the best of your favors.
وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْهِمْ
wa alssalamu `alayhim
And peace be upon them
وَعَلَىٰ أَرْوَاحِهِمْ وَأَجْسَادِهِمْ
wa `ala arwahihim wa ajsadihim
and upon their souls and bodies;
وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu
and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon them.
Adding to this, Shaykh al-Tusi says that it is recommended to repeat the following invocation one hundred times at that time:
صَلَوَاتُ اللّهِ وَملاَئِكَتِهِ
salawatu allahi wa mala'ikatihi
The blessings of Allah, His angels,
وَأَنْبِيَائِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ
wa anbiya'ihi wa rusulihi
His prophets, His messengers,
وَجَميعِ خَلْقِهِ
wa jami`i khalqihi
and all of His creatures
عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
`ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
be upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad.
وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمْ
walssalamu `alayhi wa `alayhim
And peace be upon him and upon them
وَعَلَىٰ أَرْوَاحِهِمْ وَأَجْسَادِهِمْ
wa `ala arwahihim wa ajsadihim
and upon their souls and bodies.
وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu
So be Allah’s mercy and blessings.
In al-Kafi, Shaykh al-Kulayni has narrated the following: When you complete the `Asr Prayer on Friday, say the following invocation. Almighty Allah will record for him one hundred thousand rewards, erase one hundred thousand of his evildoings, grant him one hundred thousand requests, and elevate him one hundred thousand ranks:
He adds that if one repeats the same invocation seven times, Almighty Allah will give him rewards as many as His servants, accept his deeds on that day, and place light between his eyes on the Resurrection Day.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
O Allah, bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
ٱلأَوْصِيَاءِ ٱلْمَرْضِيِّينَ
al-awsya'i almardiyyina
the Successors and the pleased
بِأَفْضَلِ صَلَوَاتِكَ
bi-afdali salawatika
with the best of Your blessings,
وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِمْ
wa barik `alayhim
and confer upon them
بِأَفْضَلِ بَرَكَاتِكَ
bi-afdali barakatika
with the best of your favors.
وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمْ
wa alssalamu `alayhi wa `alayhim
And peace be upon him and them
وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu
and Allah’s mercy and blessings be also upon them.
It is recommended to repeat seventy times after the `Asr Prayer so that sins will be forgiven:
أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
astaghfiru allaha wa atubu ilayhi
I pray the forgiveness of Allah and I repent before Him.
Reported from Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) who said: If you wish to please Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad (peace be upon them all) you may say the following invocation:
اَللَّهُمَّ يَا أَجْوَدَ مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ
allahumma ya ajwada man a`ta
O Allah, O He Who is the most magnanimous of all those who may grant!
وَيَا خَيْرَ مَنْ سُئِلَ
wa ya khayra man su'ila
O He Who is the best of all those who are asked!
وَيَا أَرْحَمَ مَنِ ٱسْتُرْحِمَ
wa ya arhama man isturhima
O He Who is the most Merciful of all those whose mercy may be sought!
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ فِي ٱلأَوَّلِينَ
allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi fi al-awwalina
O Allah, send blessings to Muhammad and his Household among the foremost generations,
وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ فِي ٱلآخِرِينَ
wa salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi fi al-akhirina
send blessings to Muhammad and his Household among the last generations,
وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ فِي ٱلْمَلأِ ٱلأَعْلَىٰ
wa salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi fi almala'i al-a`la
send blessings to Muhammad and his Household among the Highest Chiefs,
وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ فِي ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
wa salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi fi almursalina
and send blessings to Muhammad and his Household among the Messengers.
اَللَّهُمَّ أَعْطِ مُحَمَّداً وَآلَهُ
allahumma a`ti muhammadan wa alahu
O Allah, (please) grant Muhammad and his Household
ٱلْوَسِيلَةَ وَٱلْفَضِيلَةَ
alwasilata walfadilata
the right of mediation, preference,
وَٱلشَّرَفَ وَٱلرِّفْعَةَ
walshsharafa walrrif`ata
honor, loftiness,
وَٱلدَّرَجَةَ ٱلْكَبيرَةَ
walddarajata alkabirata
and the grand rank.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي آمَنْتُ بِمُحَمَّدٍ
allahumma inni amantu bimuhammadin
O Allah, I believed in Muhammad,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَلَمْ أَرَهُ
salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi wa lam arahu
may Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Household, while I have not seen him;
فَلاَ تَحْرِمْنِي فِي ٱلْقِيَامَةِ رُؤْيَتَهُ
fala tahrimni fi alqiyamati ru'yatahu
so, do not deprive me of seeing him on the Resurrection Day,
وَٱرْزُقْنِي صُحْبَتَهُ
warzuqni suhbatahu
confer upon me with the favor of accompanying him,
وَتَوَفَّنِي عَلَىٰ مِلَّتِهِ
wa tawaffani `ala millatihi
cause me to die while I follow his creed,
وَٱسْقِنِي مِنْ حَوْضِهِ
wasqini min hawdihi
and allow me to drink from his Pool
مَشْرَباً رَوِيّاً
mashraban rawiyyan
a drink that is quenching,
سَائِغاً هَنِيئاً
sa'ighan hani'an
palatable, and pleasant,
لاَ أَظْمَأُ بَعْدَهُ أَبَداً
la azma'u ba`dahu abadan
after which I will never be thirsty.
إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَديرٌ
innaka `ala kulli shay'in qadirun
Verily, You have power over all things.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي آمَنْتُ بِمُحَمَّدٍ
allahumma inni amantu bimuhammadin
O Allah, I believe in Muhammad,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَلَمْ أَرَهُ
salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi wa lam arahu
may Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Household, while I have not seen him;
فَعَرَِّفْنِي فِي ٱلْجِنَانِ وَجْهَهُ
fa`arrifni fi aljinani wajhahu
so, (please) show me his face in the gardens of Paradise.
اَللَّهُمَّ بَلِّغْ مُحَمَّداً
allahumma balligh muhammadan
O Allah, convey to Muhammad,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi
may Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Household,
مِنِّي تَحِيَّةً كَثيرَةً وَسَلاَماً
minni tahiyyatan kathiratan wa salaman
many greetings and compliments from me.
It is recommended to recite Surah al-Qadr (No. 97) one hundred times.
Imam Musa al-Kadhim (peace be upon him) is reported as saying: On Fridays, Almighty Allah has one thousand gifts of mercy. He grants a servant whatever number He wills. Thus, He grants the servant who recites Surah al-Qadr one hundred times after the `Asr Prayer on Fridays all these gifts and their like.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ ٱللَّهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ
alssalamu `alayka ya hujjata allahi fi ardihi
Peace be upon you, O argument of Allah in His lands!
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَيْنَ ٱللَّهِ فِي خَلْقِهِ
alssalamu `alayka ya `ayna allahi fi khalqihi
Peace be upon you, O sight of Allah on His creatures!
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَ ٱللَّهِ
alssalamu `alayka ya nura allahi
Peace be upon you, O light of Allah
ٱلَّذِي يَهْتَدِي بِهِ ٱلْمُهْتَدُونَ
alladhi yahtadi bihi almuhtaduna
by which those who have been guided [to the true guidance] are guided
وَيُفَرَّجُ بِهِ عَنِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
wa yufarraju bihi `an almu'minina
and by which the believers are relieved!
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُهَذَّبُ ٱلْخَائِفُ
alssalamu `alayka ayyuha almuhadhdhabu alkha'ifu
Peace be upon you, O polite and fearful!
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْوَلِيُّ ٱلنَّاصِحُ
alssalamu `alayka ayyuha alwaliyyu alnnasihu
Peace be upon you, O sincere patron!
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا سَفِينَةَ ٱلنَّجَاةِ
alssalamu `alayka ya safinata alnnajati
Peace be upon you, O ark of salvation!
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا عَيْنَ ٱلْحَيَاةِ
alssalamu `alayka ya `ayna alhayati
Peace be upon you, O essence of life!
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ
alssalamu `alayka
Peace be upon you.
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ
salla allahu `alayka
May Allah send blessings to you
وَعَلَىٰ آلِ بَيْتِكَ
wa `ala ali baytika
and upon your Household,
ٱلطَّيِّبينَ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ
alttayyibina alttahirina
the pure and immaculate.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ
alssalamu `alayka
Peace be upon you.
عَجَّلَ ٱللَّهُ لَكَ مَا وَعَدَكَ
`ajjala allahu laka ma wa`adaka
May Allah hasten that which He has promised you;
مِنَ ٱلنَّصْرِ وَظُهُورِ ٱلأَمْرِ
mina alnnasri wa zuhuri al-amri
namely, victory and prevalence of your authority.
اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ
alssalamu `alayka ya mawlaya
Peace be upon you, O my master.
أَنَا مَوْلاَكَ
ana mawlaka
I am a servant of you
عَارِفٌ بِأُولاَكَ وَأُخْرَاكَ
`arifun bi'ulaka wa ukhraka
and I recognize the first and the last of your affair.
أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ تَعَالَىٰ بِكَ وَبِآلِ بَيْتِكَ
ataqarrabu ila allahi ta`ala bika wa bi-ali baytika
I seek nearness to Allah, the Exalted, through your Household and you
وَأَنْتَظِرُ ظُهُورَكَ وَظُهُورَ ٱلْحَقِّ عَلَىٰ يَدَيْكَ
wa antaziru zuhuraka wa zuhura alhaqqi `ala yadayka
and I am expecting your advent and the prevalence of the truth at your hands.
وَأَسْأَلُ ٱللَّهَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
wa as'alu allaha an yusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
And I beseech Allah to send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَأَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مِنَ ٱلمُنْتَظِرِينَ لَكَ
wa an yaj`alani mina almuntazirina laka
and to include me with those who are expecting you,
وَٱلتَّابِعِينَ وَٱلنَّاصِرِينَ لَكَ عَلَىٰ أَعْدَائِكَ
walttabi`ina walnnasirina laka `ala a`da'ika
those who follow you and support you against your enemies,
وَٱلْمُسْتَشْهَدِينَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ فِي جُمْلَةِ أَوْلِيَائِكَ
walmustash-hadina bayna yadayka fi jumlati awliya'ika
and those who will be martyred in front of you in the group of your loyalists.
يَا مَوْلاَيَ يَا صَاحِبَ ٱلزَّمَانِ
ya mawlaya ya sahiba alzzamani
O my master, O Patron of the Age!
صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ
salawatu allahi `alayka
May Allah’s blessings be upon you
وَعَلَىٰ آلِ بَيْتِكَ
wa `ala ali baytika
and upon your Household.
هٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْجُمُعَةِ
hadha yawmu aljumu`ati
Today is Friday,
وَهُوَ يَوْمُكَ ٱلْمُتَوَقَّعُ فِيهِ ظُهُورُكَ
wa huwa yawmuka almutawaqqa`u fihi zuhuruka
which is your day on which your advent is expected
وَٱلْفَرَجُ فِيهِ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَىٰ يَدَيْكَ
walfaraju fihi lilmu'minina `ala yadayka
to bring about relief to the believers at your hands,
وَقَتْلُ ٱلْكَافِرِينَ بِسَيْفِكَ
wa qatlu alkafirina bisayfika
and killing of the disbelievers with your sword.
وَأَنَا يَا مَوْلاَيَ فِيهِ ضَيْفُكَ وَجَارُكَ
wa ana ya mawlaya fihi dayfuka wa jaruka
On this day, O my master, I am your guest and in your vicinity
وَأَنْتَ يَا مَوْلاَيَ كَرِيمٌ مِنْ أَوْلاَدِ ٱلْكِرَامِ
wa anta ya mawlaya karimun min awladi alkirami
and you, my master, are generous and the descendant of the generous people,
وَمَاْمُورٌ بِٱلضِّيَافَةِ وَٱلإِجَارَةِ
wa ma'murun bilddiyafati wal-ijarati
and you are commanded to receive your guests and neighbors hospitably;
فَأَضِفْنِي وَأَجِرْنِي
fa-adifni wa ajirni
so, receive me as your guest and neighbor.
صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ
salawatu allahi `alayka
May Allah’s blessings be upon you
وَعَلىٰ أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ ٱلطَّاهِرينَ
wa `ala ahli baytika alttahirina
and upon your Household, the immaculate.
Shaykh al-Tusi has mentioned that the last hour of Friday, which lasts to sunset, is the hour in which prayers are responded. Therefore, it is required to pray to Almighty Allah insistently at that hour. It has been also narrated that this hour begins when half of the sun disk sets and the other half only remains visible. Lady Fatimah al-Zahra' (peace be upon her), used to pray to Almighty Allah at this hour so that her prayers be answered.
It is recommended to recite before sunset the famous prayer known as Du`a' al-Simat ( Shabbour)
It is also recommended to say the following litany that is reported from the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his Household):
سُبْحَانَكَ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ
subhanaka la ilaha illa anta
Glory be to You! There is no god save You!
يَا حَنَّانُ يَا مَنَّانُ
ya hannanu ya mannanu
O All-tender! O All-bestower!
يَا بَدِيعَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلأَرْضِ
ya badi`a alssamawati wal-ardi
O Fashioner of the heavens and the earth!
يَا ذَا ٱلْجَلاَلِ وَٱلإكْرَامِ
ya dhaljalali wal-ikrami
of Majesty and Honor.
Night of Friday (night preceeding Saturday)
Recite a 2 Rakat Salat with Sura Al Hamd and Sura Qadr in first Rakat Sura AL Hamd and Zilzal in the second Rakat
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا [وَ بِحَمْدِكَ] وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ
subhaanaka allaahumma rabbanaa wa bi-hamdika wa lakal-hamd
Glory be to You, O Allah, our God, (and for You is the praise!) To You be all praise;
أَنْتَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ
antal-hayyul-qayyoom
You the Ever-living, Self-Subsisting,
الْأَوَّلُ الْكَائِنُ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْءٌ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ
al-awwalul-kaa'inu wa lam yakun shay'um-min khalqik
The first existing; none was creating you,
أَوْ يُعَايَنْ شَيْءٌ مِنْ مُلْكِكَ
aw yu'aayana shay'um-mim-mulkik
or any of your possessions were seen
أَوْ يُتَدَبَّرْ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِكَ أَوْ يُتَفَكَّرْ فِي شَيْءٍ
aw yutadabbara fee shay'im-min amrika aw yutafakkara fee shay'
or contemplated in any of your matters or accomplishment.
مِنْ قَضَائِكَ قَائِمٌ بِقِسْطِكَ مُدَبِّرٌ لِأَمْرِكَ
min qadaa'ika qaa'imum-bi-qistika mudabbirul-li-amrik
Sitting on your throne, standing by your justice, controller of your affairs.
قَدْ جَرَى فِيمَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ قَدَرُكَ
qad jaraa feemaa huwa kaa'inun qadaruk
Your destiny has been applied to what happened,
وَ مَضَى فِيمَا أَنْتَ خَالِقٌ عِلْمُكَ
wa madaa feemaa anta khaaliqun 'ilmuk
and your knowledge has been applied to what you created.
خَلَقْتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضَ فِرَاشاً وَ بِنَاءً
khalaqtas-samaawaati wal-arda firaashaw-wa binaaa'aa
You created the heavens and earth as a spreading and covering!
فَسَوَّيْتَ السَّمَاءَ مَنْزِلًا رَضِيتَهُ لِجَلالِكَ
fa-sawwaytas-samaa'a manzilan radeetahoo li-jalaalik
Furthermore, you made the heavens accepted home to your majesty,
وَ وَقَارِكَ وَ عِزَّتِكَ وَ سُلْطَانِكَ
wa waqaarika wa 'izzatika wa sultaanik
solemnity, superiority, and supremacy.
ثُمَّ جَعَلْتَ فِيهَا كُرْسِيَّكَ وَ عَرْشَكَ
thumma ja'alta feehaa kursiyyaka wa 'arshak
Therefore, you maintained your chair and throne in it,
ثُمَّ سَكَنْتَهَا لَيْسَ فِيهَا شَيْءٌ غَيْرُكَ
thumma sakantahaa laysa feehaa shay'un ghayruk
lived in it without anything except You;
مُتَكَبِّراً فِي عَظَمَتِكَ مُتَعَظِّماً فِي كِبْرِيَائِكَ
mutakabbiran fee 'azamatika muta'azziman fee kibriyaa'ik
proud in your greatness; significant in your pride;
مُتَوَحِّداً فِي عُلُوِّكَ مُتَمَكِّناً فِي مُلْكِكَ
mutawahhidan fee 'uluwwika mutamakkinan fee mulkik
the only one in your highness; capable of your kingdom;
مُتَعَالِياً فِي سُلْطَانِكَ مُحْتَجِباً فِي عِلْمِكَ
muta'aaliyan fee sultaanika muhtajiban fee 'ilmik
exalting in your authority; veiling yourself by your knowledge,
مُسْتَوِياً عَلَى عَرْشِكَ
mustawiyan 'alaa 'arshik
sitting on your throne.
فَتَبَارَكْتَ وَ تَعَالَيْتَ
fa-tabaarakta wa ta'aalayt
Therefore, blessed are You and high exalted!
وَ عَلَا هُنَاكَ بَهَاؤُكَ وَ نُورُكَ وَ عِزَّتُكَ وَ قُدْرَتُكَ
wa 'alaa hunaaka bahaa'uka wa nooruka wa 'izzatuka wa qudratuk
Up there, your; glory, light, might, omnipotence,
وَ سُلْطَانُكَ وَ حَوْلُكَ وَ قُوَّتُكَ وَ رَحْمَتُكَ
wa sultaanuka wa hawluka wa quwwatuka wa rahmatuk
authority, solidity, power, mercy,
وَ قُدْسُكَ وَ أَمْرُكَ وَ مَخَافَتُكَ وَ تَمْكِينُكَ الْمَكِينُ
wa qudsuka wa amruka wa makhaafatuka wa tamkeenukal-makeen
holiness, command, apprehension strengthening distinguished,
وَ كِبْرُكَ الْكَبِيرُ وَ عَظَمَتُكَ الْعَظِيمَةُ
wa kibrukal-kabeeru wa 'azamatukal-'azeemah
splendid enormousness and great mightiness are soaring.
وَ أَنْتَ اللهُ الْحَيُّ قَبْلَ كُلِّ حَيٍّ
wa antal-laahul-hayyu qabla kulli hayy
You Allah the Ever-Living who was there before anything else,
وَ الْقَدِيمُ قَبْلَ كُلِّ قَدِيمٍ
wal-qadeemu qabla kulli qadeem
the Sempiternal before any eternal,
وَ الْمَلِكُ بِالْمُلْكِ الْعَظِيمِ
wal-maliku bil-mulkil-'azeem
The king with the great kingdom,
الْمُمْتَدَحُ الْمُمُدَحُ اسْمُكَ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ
al-mumtadahu al-mumaddahu ismuka fees-samaawaati wal-ard
the praised praiseworthy name in heavens, earth,
وَ خَالِقُهُنَّ وَ نُورُهُنَّ وَ رَبُّهُنَّ وَ إِلَهُهُنَّ وَ مَا فِيهِنَّ
wa khaaliquhunna wa nooruhunna wa rabbuhunna wa ilaahuhunna wa maa feehinn
its; creator, light, God, and Allah and what's in them.
فَسُبْحَانَكَ وَ بِحَمْدِكَ رَبَّنَا وَ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُكَ
fa-subhaanaka wa bi-hamdika rabbanaa wa jalla thanaa'uk
Glory and praise be to You, Allah and Your Praise-worthiness is Most Exalted.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَ رَسُولِكَ وَ نَبِيِّكَ
allaahumma salli 'alaa muhammadin 'abdika wa rasoolika wa nabiyyik
God, bless Muhammad, Your slave, messenger, prophet,
وَ اجْزِهِ بِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ أَبْلَاهُ وَ شَرٍّ جَلَاهُ وَ يُسْرٍ أَتَاهُ
wajzihee bi-kulli khayrin ablaahu wa sharrin jalaahu wa yusrin ataah
and reward him by; the best he did of, an evil he dispels, simplicity he accomplished,
وَ ضَعِيفٍ قَوَّاهُ وَ يَتِيمٍ آوَاهُ وَ مِسْكِينٍ رَحِمَهُ
wa da'eefin qawwaahu wa yeteemin aawaahu wa miskeenin rahimah
strengthing of a weaker, sheltering an orphan, having mercy upon paupers,
وَ جَاهِلٍ عَلَّمَهُ وَ دِينٍ بَصَّرَهُ
wa jaahilin 'allamahoo wa deenin bassarah
the teaching of the ignorant, enlightening a pious
وَ حَقٍّ نَصَرَهُ الْجَزَاءَ الْأَوْفَى وَ الرَّفِيقَ الْأَعْلَى
wa haqqin nasarahul-jazaa'al-awfaa war-rafeeqal-a'laa
and truth he helped with the; fullest repayment,highest helping friend
وَ الشَّفَاعَةَ الْجَائِزَةَ وَ الْمَنْزِلَ الرَّفِيعَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ عِنْدَكَ آمِينَ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ
wash-shafaa'atal-jaa'izata wal-manzilar-rafee'a feel-jannati 'indaka aameena rabbal-'aalameen
rewarded intercession and a raised home in heaven close by you; may it be so, Lord of the worlds.
اجْعَلْ لَهُ مَنْزِلًا مَغْبُوطاً وَ مَجْلِساً رَفِيعاً
ij'al lahoo manzilan maghbootaw-wa majlisan rafee'aa
Make; an envied home for him, a high seated position,
وَ ظِلًّا ظَلِيلًا وَ مُرْتَفِعاً جَسِيماً جَمِيلًا
wa zillan zaleelaw-wa murtafa'an jaseeman jameelaa
shadowy shade, enormous graceful lofty
وَ نَظَراً إِلَى وَجْهِكَ يَوْمَ تَحْجُبُهُ عَنِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ
wa nazaran ilaa wajhika yawma tahjubuhoo 'anil-mujrimeen
and gazing upon Your face when you hinder it from the criminals.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
allaahumma salli 'alaa muhammadiw-wa aali muhammad
O Allah, bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad.
وَ اجْعَلْهُ لَنَا فَرَطاً وَ اجْعَلْ حَوْضَهُ لَنَا مَوْرِداً
waj'alhu lanaa farataw-waj'al hawdahoo lanaa mawridaa
Make him for us; a precede, his pool our reach,
وَ لِقَاءَهُ لَنَا مَوْعِداً يَسْتَبْشِرُ بِهِ أَوَّلُنَا وَ آخِرُنَا
wa liqaa'ahoo lanaa maw'iday-yastabshiru biheee awwalunaa wa aakhirunaa
and his meeting a promise that our first and last be cheerful about,
وَ أَنْتَ عَنَّا رَاضٍ فِي دَارِكَ دَارِ السَّلَامِ
wa anta 'annaa raadin fee daarika daaris-salaam
while You are satisfied with us in Your home; the abode of Islam,
مِنْ جَنَّاتِكَ جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ
min jannaatika jannaatin-na'eem
heavens; the Gardens of Delight
آمِينَ إِلَهَ الْحَقِّ رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ
aameena ilaahal-haqqi rabbal-'aalameen
may it be so, Allah of Truth, Lord of the worlds.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
allaahumma salli 'alaa muhammadiw-wa aali muhammad
O Allah, bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad.
وَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِي هُوَ نُورٌ مِنْ نُورٍ وَ نُورٌ فَوْقَ كُلِّ نُورٍ
wa as-aluka bismikal-ladhee huwa noorum-min nooriw-wa noorun fawqa kulli noor
I beseech You in Your name, which is a light from light, and light upon every light.
وَ نُورٌ تُضِيءُ بِهِ كُلَّ ظُلْمَةٍ
wa noorun tudee'u bihee kulla zulmah
And the light which illuminates every darkness,
وَ تَكْسِرُ بِهِ قُوَّةَ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَرِيدٍ وَ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ وَ جِنِّيٍّ عَتِيدٍ
wa taksiru bihee quwwata kulli shaytaanim-mareediw-wa jabbaarin 'aneediw-wa jinniyyin 'ateed
and You break with it the disobedient, obstinate tyrant, and prepared Jinn Satan (devil) power.
وَ تُؤْمِنُ بِهِ خَوْفَ كُلِّ خَائِفٍ
wa tu'minu bihee khawfa kulli khaa'if
And secure the fear of every frightened.
وَ تُبْطِلُ بِهِ سِحْرَ كُلِّ سَاحِرٍ وَ حَسَدَ كُلِّ حَاسِدٍ
wa tubtilu bihee sihra kulli saahiriw-wa hasada kulli haasid
And inactive every magic of a magician and the evil of all those who are jealous!
وَ يَتَضَرَّعُ لِعَظَمَتِهِ الْبَرُّ وَ الْفَاجِرُ
wa yatadarra'u li-'azamatihil-barru wal-faajir
His greatness is beseeched by every faithful and libertine.
وَ بِاسْمِكَ الْأَكْبَرِ الَّذِي سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ
wa bismikal-akbaril-ladhee sammayta bihee nafsak
And (I beseech ) by your great name that; You named Yourself with,
وَ اسْتَوَيْتَ بِهِ عَلَى عَرْشِكَ
wastawayta bihee 'alaa 'arshik
the throne You established Yourself on
وَ اسْتَقْرَرْتَ بِهِ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّكَ
wastaqrarta bihee 'alaa kursiyyik
and Your chair that You sat firmly on
أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
an tusalliya 'alaa muhammadiw-wa aali muhammad
to send the blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad.
وَ أَنْ تُفَتَّحَ لِي اللَّيْلَةَ
wa an tufattiha liyal-laylah
Do open before me (the door) this night,
يَا رَبِّ بَابَ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ فَتَحْتَهُ لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ
yaa rabbi baaba kulli khayrin fatahtahoo li-ahadim-min khalqik
O, Lord of every goodness door You opened before anyone of Your creatures,
وَ أَوْلِيَائِكَ وَ أَهْلِ طَاعَتِكَ
wa awliyaa'ika wa ahli taa'atik
Your intimate servants, and those who obey You.
ثُمَّ لَا تَسُدَّهُ عَنِّي أَبَداً
thumma laa tasuddahoo 'annee abadaa
Then do not ever close it before me;
حَتَّى أَلْقَاكَ وَ أَنْتَ عَنِّي رَاضٍ
hattaa alqaaka wa anta 'annee raad
until I meet You while You are satisfied with me.
أَسْأَلُكَ ذَلِكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ وَ أَرْغَبُ إِلَيْكَ فِيهِ بِقُدْرَتِكَ
as-aluka dhaalika bi-rahmatika wa arghabu ilayka feehi bi-qudratik
I ask You for that by Your mercy and by Your ability, wishing for Your help in this request.
فَشَفِّعِ اللَّيْلَةَ يَا رَبِّ رَغْبَتِي وَ أَكْرِمْ طَلِبَتِي
fa-shaffi'il-laylata yaa rabbi raghbatee wa akrim talibatee
Therefore, My Lord mediate for me tonight my desire; settle my need,
وَ نَفِّسْ كُرْبَتِي وَ ارْحَمْ عَبْرَتِي
wa naffis kurbatee warham 'abratee
relieve my distress, mercy upon my weeping,
وَ صِلْ وَحْدَتِي وَ آنِسْ وَحْشَتِي
wa sil wahdatee wa aanis wahshatee
associate my loneliness, divert my soleness,
وَ اسْتُرْ عَوْرَتِي وَ آمِنْ رَوْعَتِي وَ اجْبُرْ فَاقَتِي
wastur 'awratee wa aamin raw'atee wajbur faaqatee
hide my faults, calm my fear, settle my neediness,
وَ لَقِّنِّي حُجَّتِي وَ أَقِلْنِي عَثْرَتِي
wa laqqinnee hujjatee wa aqilnee 'athratee
dictate to me the principles of faith and lessen my lapses.
وَ اسْتَجِبْ اللَّيْلَةَ دُعَائِي وَ أَعْطِنِي مَسْأَلَتِي
wastajibil-laylata du'aa'ee wa a'tinee mas'alatee
Respond to my supplication today, (please) Answer my request,
وَ أَعْظِمْ مِنْ مَسْأَلَتِي وَ كُنْ بِدُعَائِي حَفِيّاً
wa a'zim mim-mas'alatee wa kun bi-du'aa'ee hafiyyaa
make my request considerable, be gracious toward my prayer,
[وَ كُنْ بِي رَحِيماً وَ لَا تُقَنِّطْنِي [مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ
wa kum-bee raheemaw-wa laa tuqannitnee mir-rahmatik
be merciful on me; do not make me lose hope of Your mercy.
وَ لَا تُؤْيِسْنِي مِنْ رَوْحِكَ وَ لَا تَخْذُلْنِي
wa laa tu'yisnee mir-rawhika wa laa takhdhulnee
(Please) do not make me despair of Your soothing mercy, do not abandon me;
وَ أَنَا أَدْعُوكَ وَ لَا تَحْرِمْنِي
wa ana ad'ooka wa laa tahrimnee
while I beseech You, do not deprive me;
وَ أَنَا أَسْأَلُكَ وَ لَا تُعَذِّبَنِي وَ أَنَا أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ
wa ana as-aluka wa laa tu'adh-dhibnee wa ana astaghfiruk
while I ask You and do not punish me while I seek forgiveness of you.
يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ
yaa arhamar-raahimeen
O, Most Merciful of the merciful!
وَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ
wa sallal-laahu 'alaa muhammadiw-wa ahli baytiheee ajma'een
O, Allah's blessings upon Muhammed and his whole Household.
اللّهُمَّ اجْعَلْني أخْشاكَ كأني أراكَ
allaahummaj-'alnee akhshaaka ka-annee araak
O Allah, make me fearful of You as if I see You,
وَأسْعِدْني بِتَقْواكَ
wa as'idnee bi-taqwaak
and make me felicitous through piety toward You,
وَلاتُشْقِني بِنَشْطي لِمَعاصيكَ
wa laa tushqinee bi-nashatee li-ma'aaseek
and do not make me wretched through my active pursuit of disobedience to You.
وَخِرْ لي في قَضائِكَ
wa khir lee fee qadaa'ik
Choose what is best for me in Your decree,
وَبارِكْ لي في قَدَرِكَ
wa baarik lee fee qadarik
and bless me in Your measure,
حَتّى لا أحُبَّ تأخيرَ ما عَجّلْتَ
hattaa laa uhibba ta'kheera maa 'ajjalta
so that I do not desire the delay of what You hasten,
وَلاتَعْجيلَ ماأخّرْتَ
wa laa ta'jeela maa akh-khart
nor the hastening of what You delay.
واجْعَلْ غِناي في نَفْسي
waj'al ghinaaya fee nafsee
And place my self-sufficiency within my soul,
وَمَتِعْني في سَمْعي وَبَصَري
wa matti'nee fee sam'ee wa basaree
and grant me the benefit of my hearing and sight,
وَاجْعَلْهُما الوارِثَيْنِ مِنّي
waj'al-humal-waarithayni minnee
and make them both my surviving heirs.
وَانْصِرْني عَلى مَنْ ظَلَمَني
wansurnee 'alaa man zalamanee
And grant me victory over the one who has wronged me,
وَأرِني فيهِ قُدْرَتَكَ يارَبِّ
wa arinee feehi qudrataka yaa rabb
and show me Your power in him, O Lord,
وَأقِرَّ بِفَضْلِكَ عَيْني
wa aqirra bi-fadlika 'aynee
and delight my eye with Your favor.
اللّهُمَّ أعِنّي عَلى هَوْلِ يَوْمِ القيامَةِ
allaahumma a'innee 'alaa hawli yawmil-qiyaamah
O Allah, assist me against the terror of the Day of Resurrection,
وَأخْرِجْني مِنَ الدُّنْيا سالِما
wa akhrijnee minad-dunyaa saalimaa
and bring me forth from this world safe and sound,
وَزَوِّجني مِنَ الحورِ العينِ
wa zawwijnee minal-hooril-'een
and wed me to the wide-eyed maidens of Paradise.
وَاكْفِني مؤُونَتي وَمؤُونَةَ عيالي
wakfinee ma'oonatee wa ma'oonata 'iyaalee
And suffice me in my provision and the provision of my family,
وَمؤُونَةَ النّاسِ
wa ma'oonatan-naas
and in the needs of the people,
وَأدْخِلْني بِرَحْمَتِكَ في عِبادِكَ الصالِحينَ
wa adkhilnee bi-rahmatika fee 'ibaadikas-saaliheen
and admit me by Your mercy among Your righteous servants.
اللّهُمَّ إنْ تُعَذِّبْني فَأهْلٌ لِذلِكَ أنا
allaahumma in tu'adh-dhibnee fa-ahlun li-dhaalika anaa
O Allah, if You punish me, I am deserving of that;
وَإنْ تَغْفِرْ لي فأهْلٌ لِذلك أنْتَ
wa in taghfir lee fa-ahlun li-dhaalika ant
and if You forgive me, You are most worthy of doing so.
وكيف تعذبني يَا سَيِّدِي وَ حُبُّكَ فِي قَلْبِي
wa kayfa tu'adh-dhibunee yaa sayyidee wa hubbuka fee qalbee
Yet how could You punish me, my Master, when Your love resides in my heart?
أَمَا وَ عِزَّتِكَ لَئِنْ فَعَلْتَ
amaa wa 'izzatika la'in fa'alta
By Your might, if You were to do that,
لَتَجْمَعَنَّ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ قَوْمٍ طَالَمَا عَادَيْتُهُمْ فِيْكَ
latajma'anna baynee wa bayna qawmin taala maa 'aadaytuhum feek
You would surely unite me with a people whom I have long opposed for Your sake.
اَللّٰهُمَّ بِحَقِّ أَوْلِيَائِكَ الطَّاهِرِينَ
allaahumma bi-haqqi awliyaa'ikat-taahireen
O Allah, by the right of Your pure intimates,
اَللّٰهُمَّ ارْزُقْنَا صِدْقَ الْحَدِيثِ
allaahummar-zuqnaa sidqal-hadeeth
O Allah, grant us truthfulness in speech,
وَأَدَاءَ الْأَمَانَةِ
wa adaa'al-amaanah
and the fulfillment of trust,
وَالْمُحَافَظَةَ عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ
wal-muhaafazata 'alas-salawaat
and the careful observance of prayers.
اللّهُمَّ إنَّا أحَقُّ خَلْقِكَ أنْ تَفْعَلَهُ بِنا
allaahumma innaa ahaqqu khalqika an taf'alahoo binaa
O Allah, we are the most worthy of Your creation for You to bestow this upon us;
اللّهُمَّ افْعَلْهُ بِنا برحمتك
allaahummaf-'alhu binaa bi-rahmatik
O Allah, grant it to us by Your mercy.
اللّهُمَّ ارْفَعْ ظَنّي صاعِداً
allaahummar-fa' zanneey saa'idaa
O Allah, elevate my aspiration upward,
وَلا تُطْمِعْ فِيَّ عَدوّا وَلا حاسِداً
wa laa tutmi' fiyya 'aduwwaw-wa laa haasidaa
and let no enemy or envier harbor designs against me,
وَأحْفَظْنِي قائِما وَقاعِداً وَيَقْظانَ وَراقِداً
wahfaznee qaa'imaw-wa qaa'idaw-wa yaqzaana wa raaqidaa
and preserve me standing, sitting, awake, and asleep.
اللّهُمَّ إغْفِرْ لي وَارْحَمْني
allaahummagh-fir lee warhamnee
O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me,
وَاهْدِني سَبيلَكَ الاقْوَمُ
wahdinee sabeelakal-aqwam
and guide me to Your straightest path,
وَقِني حَرَّ جَهَنَّمَ
wa qinee harra jahannam
and protect me from the heat of Hellfire.
وَ احْطِطْ عَنّي المَغْرَمَ وَالمَأثَمَ
wahtut 'annil-maghrama wal-ma'tham
And lift from me burden and sin,
وَاجْعَلْني مِنْ خيارِ العالَمِ
waj'alnee min khiyaaril-'aalam
and place me among the best of the worlds.
إرْحَمْنِي مِمَّا لَا طَاقَةَ لِي بِهِ
irhamnee mimmaa laa taaqata lee bih
Have mercy on me regarding that for which I have neither strength,
وَلَا صَبْرَ لِي عَلَيْهِ
wa laa sabra lee 'alayh
nor patience to endure,
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ
bi-rahmatika yaa arhamar-raahimeen
by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ بَيْتِهِ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ
allaahumma salli 'alaa muhammadiw-wa aali baytihit-tayyibeenat-taahireen
O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon his good, pure household.
It is recommended to read this dua on Friday. Imam Ali (a.s.) said the grieved will have his grief removed by Allah, the distressed will have his distress dispelled by Allah and the wish seeker will have his wish granted by Allah. (Ref Bihar al Anwar vol 87 Page 55)
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَ بِاللَّهِ،
Bismillāh wa billāh,
In the name of Allah and by Allah,
أَخَذْتُ الْأَوَّلِينَ،
Akhadh-tu al-awwalīn,
I have taken the first,
وَ أَخَذْتُ الْآخِرِينَ،
Wa akhadh-tu al-ākhirīn,
And I have taken the last,
وَ أَخَذْتُ الْقَائِمِينَ،
Wa akhadh-tu al-qā'imīn,
And I have taken those standing,
وَ أَخَذْتُ الْقَاعِدِينَ،
Wa akhadh-tu al-qā‘idīn,
And I have taken those sitting,
تَغْشَى أَبْصَارَهُمْ ظُلْمَةٌ،
Taghshā abṣārahum ẓulmah,
Darkness covers their eyes,
وَ تُرْسِلُ السَّمَاءُ عَلَيْهِمْ لَهَبًا،
Wa tursalus-samā' 'alayhim lahaban,
And the sky sends upon them flames,
وَ الْأَرْضُ شُهُبًا،
Wal-arḍu shuhuban,
And the earth, meteors,
فَأَغْشَيْنَاهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ،
Fa aghshay-nāhum fa hum lā yubṣirūn,
We have blinded them so they do not see,
اللَّهُ يَرْعَانِي،
Allāhu yar'ānī,
Allah protects me,
وَ يُقَوِّينِي عَلَى الْخَلْقِ،
Wa yuqawwīnī 'ala al-khalq,
And strengthens me against creation,
بِنُورِ اللَّهِ أَسْتَبْصِرُ،
Binūri Allāh astabṣir,
By Allah's light I see clearly,
وَ بِقُوَّةِ اللَّهِ الْقُدُّوسِ أَسْتَعِينُ،
Wa biquwwati Allāh al-Quddūs asta'īn,
And by Allah the Holy's strength, I seek help,
اللَّهَ يُعْطِينِي،
Allāh yu'ṭīnī,
Allah gives me,
وَ اللَّهُ الْمَلِكُ الْجَبَّارُ يَرْفَعُنِي،
Wa Allāhu al-Malik al-Jabbār yarfa'ūnī,
And Allah, the King, the Compeller, raises me,
عَلَى أَجْنِحَةِ الْكَرُوبِيِّينَ،
'Alā ajniḥati al-karūbiyyīn,
On the wings of the cherubim,
وَ الصِّدِّيقِينَ،
Wa al-ṣiddīqīn,
And the truthful ones,
وَ الصَّافِّينَ،
Wa al-ṣāffīn,
And the ones who line up,
وَ الْمُسَبِّحِينَ لَكَ،
Wa al-musabbiḥīn laka,
And those who glorify You,
اللَّهُ أَدْعُو،
Allāh ad'ū,
I call upon Allah,
وَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ،
Wa anta Allāh arḥamu al-rāḥimīn,
And You are Allah, the Most Merciful of the merciful,
لَكَ اللَّهُ أَدْعُو،
Laka Allāh ad'ū,
To You, Allah, I call,
إِلَهَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ،
Ilāha al-samāwāti wa al-arḍ,
God of the heavens and the earth,
لَكَ اللَّهُ أَدْعُو،
Laka Allāh ad'ū,
To You, Allah, I call,
إِلَهَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ،
Ilāha al-malā'ikati al-muqarrabīn,
God of the near angels,
لَكَ اللَّهُ أَدْعُو،
Laka Allāh ad'ū,
To You, Allah, I call,
إِلَهَ الْخَلْقِ أَجْمَعِينَ،
Ilāha al-khalqi ajma'īn,
God of all creation,
لَكَ اللَّهُ أَدْعُو،
Laka Allāh ad'ū,
To You, Allah, I call,
إِلَهَ الشَّمْسِ وَ الْقَمَرِ،
Ilāha al-shamsi wa al-qamar,
God of the sun and the moon,
لَكَ اللَّهُ أَدْعُو،
Laka Allāh ad'ū,
To You, Allah, I call,
إِلَهَ الْكَوَاكِبِ،
Ilāha al-kawākib,
God of the stars,
لَكَ اللَّهُ أَدْعُو،
Laka Allāh ad'ū,
To You, Allah, I call,
إِلَهَ الْمَشَارِقِ وَ الْمَغَارِبِ،
Ilāha al-mashāriqi wa al-magārib,
God of the East and the West,
لَكَ اللَّهُ أَدْعُو،
Laka Allāh ad'ū,
To You, Allah, I call,
إِلَهاً مُقَدَّساً،
Ilāhan muqaddasan,
A Holy God,
أَنْتَ اللَّهُ الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ،
Anta Allāh al-‘Azīz al-Jabbār al-Mutakabbir al-Raḥmān al-Raḥīm,
You are Allah, the Mighty, the Compeller, the Majestic, the Most Merciful,
الْوَاسِعَةُ رَحْمَتُهُ،
Al-wāsi'atu raḥmatuh,
Whose mercy is vast,
الْخَالِقُ كُرْسِيَّ عَظَمَتِهِ،
Al-khāliqu kursī ‘aẓamatih,
The Creator of the throne of His greatness,
الْعَزِيزُ الْعَظِيمُ الْجَلِيلُ،
Al-‘Azīz al-‘Aẓīm al-Jalīl,
The Mighty, the Great, the Majestic,
تَبَارَكَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ،
Tabāraka ism Allāh,
Blessed is the name of Allah,
مَلِكُ الْمُلُوكِ،
Malik al-mulūk,
The King of Kings,
تَكُونُ أَسْمَاؤُكَ هَذِهِ،
Takūnu asmā’uka hādhihi,
May these names of Yours,
لِي عَضُداً وَ نَصْراً،
Lī ‘aḍudan wa naṣran,
Be a support and victory for me,
وَ فَتْحاً وَ هَيْبَةً،
Wa fatḥan wa haybatan,
And an opening and awe,
وَ نُوراً وَ عَظَمَةً،
Wa nūran wa ‘aẓamatan,
And light and greatness,
أَبَداً مَا أَبْقَيْتَنِي،
Abadan mā abqaytanī,
Forever as long as I live,
وَ تَكُونُ لِي حِفْظاً وَ خَلَاصاً وَ نَجَاحاً،
Wa takūnu lī ḥifẓan wa khilāṣan wa najāḥan,
And be for me a protection, deliverance, and success,
أَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَ ابْنُ عَبْدِكَ،
Anā ‘abduka wa ibn ‘abdika,
I am Your servant and the son of Your servant,
تَغْشَانِي رَحْمَتُكَ،
Taghshānī raḥmatuka,
Your mercy envelops me,
وَ يَغْشَانِي عِقَابُكَ،
Wa yaghshānī ‘iqābuka,
And Your punishment covers me,
بِعِزَّتِكَ وَ هَيْبَتِكَ،
Bi‘izzatika wa haybatika,
By Your might and awe,
نَجِّنِي مِنَ الْآفَاتِ،
Najjinī mina al-āfāt,
Save me from calamities,
كَمَا نَجَّيْتَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلَكَ مِنَ النَّارِ،
Kamā najjayta Ibrāhīm khalīlaka mina al-nār,
As You saved Abraham, Your friend, from the fire,
وَ كَمَا كَبَسَ مُوسَى كَلِيمُكَ فِرْعَوْنَ،
Wa kamā kabasa Mūsā kalīmuka Fir‘awn,
And as You destroyed Pharaoh for Moses, Your speaker,
وَ بِأَسْمَائِكَ هَذِهِ فَنَجِّنِي بِهَا،
Wa bi-asmā'ika hādhihi fanajjinī bihā,
And by these names, save me by them,
وَ كَمَا الْأَرْضُ مَكْبُوسَةٌ تَحْتَ السَّمَاءِ،
Wa kamā al-arḍu makbūsatun taḥta al-samā’,
And just as the earth is beneath the sky,
وَ كَمَا بَنُو آدَمَ مَكْبُوسُونَ تَحْتَ السَّمَاءِ،
Wa kamā banū Ādam makbūsūna taḥta al-samā’,
And as the sons of Adam are beneath the sky,
وَ تَحْتَ مَلَكِ الْمَوْتِ،
Wa taḥta malaki al-mawt,
And beneath the Angel of Death,
وَ كَمَا مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ مَكْبُوسٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ،
Wa kamā malaku al-mawt makbūsun bayna yaday Allāh Rabb al-‘ālamīn,
And just as the Angel of Death is between the hands of Allah, the Lord of the worlds,
كَذَلِكَ يَكُونُ الْخَلَائِقُ مَكْبُوسِينَ تَحْتَ قَدَمَيَّ أَبَداً مَا أَحْيَيْتَنِي،
Kadhālika yakūnu al-khalā’iqu makbūsīna taḥta qadamayya abadan mā aḥyaytanī,
Likewise, the creatures shall be beneath my feet as long as I live,
يَا نَاصِرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ،
Yā nāṣira al-muslimīn,
O Helper of the Muslims,
وَ يَا صَرِيخَ الْمُسْتَصْرِخِينَ،
Wa yā ṣarīkh al-mustasrikīn,
O Responder to the distressed,
وَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ،
Wa yā arḥama al-rāḥimīn,
O Most Merciful of the merciful,
أَنْتَ لِي حِرْزٌ مِنْ جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ،
Anta lī ḥirzun min jamī‘ khalqik,
You are my protection from all Your creation,
وَ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ وَ بَنَاتِ حَوَّاءَ وَ أَتْبَاعِهِمْ،
Wa min banī Ādam wa banāti Ḥawwā’ wa atbā‘ihim,
And from the sons of Adam and the daughters of Eve and their followers,
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ الْجِنِّ وَ الْإِنْسِ،
Wa min sharri al-jinn wa al-ins,
And from the evil of the jinn and humans,
أَنْ لَا يَسْطُوَ عَلَيَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ،
An lā yasṭū ‘alayya aḥadun minhum,
That none of them overpower me,
عَزَّ جَارُكَ،
‘Azza jāruk,
Your neighbor is mighty,
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ،
Lā ilāha illā anta,
There is no god but You,
تَمَسَّكْتُ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقىٰ الَّتِي لَا انْفِصٰامَ لَهٰا،
Tamassaktu bi-al-‘urwati al-wuthqā allati lā infiṣāma lahā,
I cling to the firm handle that never breaks,
الَّتِي لَا يُجَاوِزُهَا بَرٌّ وَ لَا فَاجِرٌ،
Allati lā yujāwizhā barrun wa lā fājirun,
That no righteous or wicked can surpass,
اعْتَصَمْتُ بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ الْمَتِينِ،
I‘taṣamtu bi-ḥabli Allāh al-matīn,
I hold fast to Allah’s strong rope,
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّ فَسَقَةِ الْعَرَبِ وَ الْعَجَمِ،
A‘ūdhū bi-Allāh min sharri fasakati al-‘arab wa al-‘ajam,
I seek refuge in Allah from the evil of the wicked among the Arabs and the non-Arabs,
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ الْجِنِّ وَ الْإِنْسِ،
Wa min sharri al-jinn wa al-ins,
And from the evil of the jinn and humans,
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَنْ يُرِيدُ بِي سُوءً أَوْ يُرِيدُ بِي شَرّاً،
Wa min sharri man yurīdu bī sū'an aw yurīdu bī sharran,
And from the evil of anyone who intends harm or evil against me,
تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ،
Tawakkaltu ‘ala Allāh,
I rely on Allah,
وَ مَنْ يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ،
Wa man yatawakkal ‘ala Allāh fahuwa ḥasbuh,
And whoever relies on Allah, He is sufficient for him,
إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَالِغُ أَمْرِهِ،
Inna Allāh bālighu amrih,
Indeed, Allah will accomplish His purpose,
قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدْراً،
Qad ja‘ala Allāhu likulli shay'in qadrā,
Allah has set a measure for everything,
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ،
Ḥasbiya Allāh,
Allah is sufficient for me,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَ بِاللَّهِ أُومِنُ،
Bismillāh wa billāh ū’min,
In the name of Allah and by Allah, I believe,
وَ بِاللَّهِ أَثِقُ،
Wa billāh athiqat,
And in Allah, I trust,
وَ بِاللَّهِ أَتَعَوَّذُ،
Wa billāh ata'awwadhu,
And in Allah, I seek refuge,
وَ بِاللَّهِ أَعْتَصِمُ،
Wa billāh a‘taṣimu,
And in Allah, I take hold,
وَ بِاللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ أَسْتَجِيرُ،
Wa billāh al-‘aẓīm astajīr,
And in Allah the Great, I seek protection,
مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ،
Mina al-shayṭān al-rajīm,
From the accursed Satan,
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ الَّتِي لَا يُجَاوِزُهُنَّ بَرٌّ وَ لَا فَاجِرٌ،
A‘ūdhū bi-kalimāti Allāh al-tammāti allati lā yujāwizhunnā barrun wa lā fājir,
I seek refuge in Allah’s perfect words that no righteous or wicked can surpass,
مِمَّا ذَرَأَ وَ بَرَأَ،
Mimmā dhara'a wa bara'a,
From what He created and formed,
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ مَا يَطْرُقُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ،
Wa min sharri kulli mā yaṭruqu bi-al-layl wa al-nahār,
And from the evil of all that comes by night and day,
إِلَّا طَارِقاً يَطْرُقُ بِخَيْرٍ بِرَحْمَتِكَ،
Illā ṭāriqan yaṭruqu bi-khayrin bi-raḥmatika,
Except for one who comes with goodness by Your mercy,
يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ،
Yā arḥama al-rāḥimīn,
O Most Merciful of the merciful,
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي،
Allāhumma innī a‘ūdhū bika min sharri nafsī,
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of my soul,
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ دَابَّةٍ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا،
Wa min sharri kulli dābbatin anta ākhidhun bināṣiyatihā,
And from the evil of every creature You have control over,
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ نَاظِرَةٍ وَ أُذُنٍ سَامِعَةٍ،
Wa min sharri kulli ‘aynin nāẓirah wa udhn sāmi‘ah,
And from the evil of every watching eye and listening ear,
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ مَارِدٍ وَ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ،
Wa min sharri kulli mārid wa jabbār ‘anīd,
And from the evil of every rebellious and stubborn tyrant,
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ،
Allāhumma innī alja’tu ẓahrī ilayk,
O Allah, I have sought refuge in You,
وَ تَوَكَّلْتُ فِي أُمُورِي عَلَيْكَ،
Wa tawakkaltu fī umūrī ‘alayk,
And entrusted my affairs to You,
أَنْتَ وَلِيِّي وَ مَوْلَايَ إِلَهِي،
Anta waliyyī wa mawlāya ilāhī,
You are my Guardian and my Lord,
فَلَا تُسَلِّمْنِي وَ لَا تَخْذُلْنِي وَ لَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ،
Fa-lā tusallimnī wa lā takhdhulnī wa lā takilnī ilā nafsī tarfata ‘ayn,
Do not abandon me, nor forsake me, nor leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye,
وَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنِي بِذُنُوبِي وَ إِسْرَافِي عَلَى نَفْسِي،
Wa lā tu’ākhidhnī bidhunūbī wa isrāfī ‘alā nafsī,
And do not hold me accountable for my sins and my excesses upon myself,
وَ أَعِنِّي عَلَى شُكْرِ نِعْمَتِكَ،
Wa a‘innī ‘alā shukr ni‘matika,
And help me to be grateful for Your blessings,
يَا مُحْسِنُ يَا جَبَّارُ،
Yā muḥsin yā jabbār,
O Beneficent, O Compeller,
اجْعَلْنِي عَبْداً شَكُوراً،
Ij‘alnī ‘abdan shakūrā,
Make me a grateful servant,
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ،
Lā ilāha illā anta al-‘alī al-‘aẓīm,
There is no god but You, the Most High, the Great,
عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ،
‘Alayka tawakkaltu,
On You I rely,
أَنْتَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ،
Anta Rabb al-‘arsh al-‘aẓīm,
You are the Lord of the Great Throne,
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ،
Lā ilāha illā anta al-ḥalīm al-karīm,
There is no god but You, the Forbearing, the Generous,
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ،
Subḥāna Allāh Rabb al-‘ālamīn,
Glory be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds,
رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَ مَا فِيهِنَّ وَ مَا فَوْقَهُنَّ وَ مَا بَيْنَهُنَّ،
Rabb al-samāwāt al-sab‘ wa mā fīhinna wa mā fawqahunna wa mā baynahunna,
Lord of the seven heavens and all within them, above them, and between them,
وَ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ،
Wa Rabb al-‘arsh al-‘aẓīm,
And Lord of the Great Throne,
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ،
Al-ḥamdu lillāh Rabb al-‘ālamīn,
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds,
اللَّهُمَّ حَبِّبْنِي إِلَى جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ،
Allāhumma ḥabbibnī ilā jamī‘ khalqik,
O Allah, make me beloved to all Your creation,
حَتَّى لَا يَكُونَ لِي فِي قَلْبِ أَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ غِلْظَةٌ،
Ḥattā lā yakūna lī fī qalbi aḥad min khalqik ghilẓah,
So that there is no harshness towards me in the heart of any of Your creation,
وَ لَا يُعَارِضُونِّي،
Wa lā yu‘āriḍūnī,
And they do not oppose me,
وَ اجْعَلْهُمْ يَسْتَقْبِلُونِّي بِوُجُوهٍ بَسِيطَةٍ،
Wa ij‘alhum yastaqbilūnī bi-wujūhin basīṭah,
And make them receive me with open faces,
وَ يَقْضُونَ حَوَائِجِي،
Wa yaqḍūna ḥawā’ijī,
And fulfill my needs,
وَ يَطْلُبُونَ مَرْضَاتِي،
Wa yaṭlubūna marḍātī,
And seek my approval,
وَ يَخْشَوْنَ سَخَطِي،
Wa yakhshawna sakhaṭī,
And fear my displeasure,
بِاسْمِكَ الْقُدُّوسِ الْعَظِيمِ الْأَعْظَمِ أَدْعُوكَ،
Bi-ismika al-Quddūs al-‘aẓīm al-a‘ẓam ad‘ūka,
In Your Holy, Great, Greatest name, I call upon You,
يَا اللَّهُ يَا نُوراً فِي نُورٍ وَ نُوراً إِلَى نُورٍ وَ نُوراً فَوْقَ نُورٍ،
Yā Allāh yā nūran fī nūr wa nūran ilā nūr wa nūran fawqa nūr,
O Allah, O Light in Light, Light upon Light, Light above Light,
وَ نُوراً تَحْتَ نُورٍ،
Wa nūran taḥta nūr,
And Light beneath Light,
وَ نُوراً يُضِيءُ بِهِ كُلُّ نُورٍ وَ كُلُّ ظُلْمَةٍ،
Wa nūran yuḍī’u bihi kullu nūr wa kullu ẓulmah,
And Light that illuminates every light and every darkness,
وَ يُطْفَى بِهِ شِدَّةُ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَ سُلْطَانٍ،
Wa yuṭfā bihi shiddatu kulli shayṭān wa sulṭān,
And extinguishes the intensity of every devil and ruler,
وَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ،
Wa bi-ismika allathi takallama bihi al-malā'ikah,
And by Your name by which the angels spoke,
فَلَا يَكُونُ لِلْمَوْجِ عَلَيْهِمْ سَبِيلٌ،
Fa-lā yakūnu lil-mawj ‘alayhim sabīl,
So that the waves have no power over them,
وَ بِهِ يَذِلُّ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ،
Wa bihi yadhillu kullu jabbār ‘anīd,
And by it every rebellious tyrant is humbled,
يَكُونُ الْخَلَائِقُ تَحْتَ قَدَمَيَّ،
Yakūnu al-khalā’iqu taḥta qadamayya,
May the creatures be under my feet,
بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِي سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ،
Bi-ismika allathi sammayta bihi nafsak,
By Your name that You named Yourself with,
وَ اسْتَقْرَرْتَ بِهِ عَلَى عَرْشِكَ وَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّكَ،
Wa istaqarrarta bihi ‘alā ‘arshika wa ‘alā kursīyik,
And settled upon Your Throne and Your Chair,
بِاسْمِكَ الْعَظِيمِ الْأَعْظَمِ يَكُونُ لِي نُوراً،
Bi-ismika al-‘aẓīm al-a‘ẓam yakūnu lī nūran,
By Your Great, Greatest name, it will be a light for me,
وَ هَيْبَةً عِنْدَ جَمِيعِ الْخَلْقِ،
Wa haybatan ‘inda jamī‘ al-khalq,
And awe before all creation,
بِأَسْمَائِكَ الْمُقَدَّسَةِ الْمُبَارَكَةِ،
Bi-asmā'ika al-muqaddasati al-mubārakah,
By Your holy, blessed names,
أَنْتَ الْجَوَادُ الْكَرِيمُ،
Anta al-jawādu al-karīm,
You are the Generous, the Noble,
الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ الْعَظِيمُ،
Al-‘Azīz al-Jabbār al-Mutakabbir al-‘Aẓīm,
The Mighty, the Compeller, the Majestic,
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ،
Lā ilāha illā anta,
There is no god but You,
يَا رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَ وَارِثَهُ،
Yā Rabb kulli shay’ wa wārithuh,
O Lord of all things and their Inheritor,
يَا اللَّهُ أَنْتَ الْمَحْمُودُ فِي كُلِّ فِعَالِهِ،
Yā Allāh anta al-maḥmūd fī kulli fi‘āl,
O Allah, You are the Praised in all Your actions,
يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ،
Yā arḥama al-rāḥimīn,
O Most Merciful of the merciful,
يَا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ،
Yā lā ilāha illā anta,
O there is no god but You,
الرَّفِيعُ فِي جَلَالِهِ،
Al-rafī‘u fī jalālīh,
The Exalted in His Majesty,
يَا اللَّهُ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ،
Yā Allāh yā arḥama al-rāḥimīn,
O Allah, O Most Merciful of the merciful,
يَا رَحْمَانَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَ رَاحِمَهُ،
Yā raḥmāna kulli shay’ wa rāḥimah,
O Merciful to all things and their Compassionate,
يَا مُمِيتَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَ وَارِثَهُ،
Yā mumīta kulli shay’ wa wārithah,
O Destroyer of all things and their Inheritor,
يَا حَيُّ حِينَ لَا حَيَّ فِي دَيْمُومِيَّةِ مُلْكِهِ وَ بَقَائِهِ،
Yā ḥayyū ḥīna lā ḥayy fī daymūmiyyati mulkīh wa baqā’īh,
O the Living One when there is no living being in the permanence of His kingdom and existence,
يَا رَافِعُ الْمُرْتَفِعُ فَوْقَ سَمَائِهِ بِقُدْرَتِهِ،
Yā rāfi‘ al-murtafi‘ fawqa samā’īh bi-qudratīh,
O the Exalter, the Elevated, above His heavens by His power,
يَا قَيُّومُ لَا يَفُوتُهُ شَيْءٌ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ،
Yā qayyūm lā yafūtuhū shay’ min khalqīh,
O the Sustainer, nothing escapes Him from His creation,
يَا آخِرُ يَا بَاقِي،
Yā ākhir yā bāqī,
O the Last, O the Everlasting,
يَا أَوَّلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَ آخِرَهُ،
Yā awwal kulli shay’ wa ākhirah,
O the First of all things and the Last,
يَا دَائِمُ بِغَيْرِ فَنَاءٍ وَ لَا زَوَالٍ لِمُلْكِهِ،
Yā dā’im bi-ghayri fanā’ wa lā zawāl li-mulkīh,
O the Everlasting without end, nor decline to His kingdom,
يَا صَمَدُ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَبِيهٍ،
Yā ṣamad min ghayri shabīh,
O the Eternal, without any likeness,
فَلَا شَيْءَ كَمِثْلِهِ،
Fa-lā shay’ kamithlīh,
There is nothing like Him,
يَا مُبْدِئَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَ مُعِيدَهُ،
Yā mubdi’a kulli shay’ wa mu‘īdah,
O the Originator of all things and their Restorer,
يَا مَنْ لَا يَصِفُ الْوَاصِفُونَ كُنْهَ جَلَالِهِ فِي مُلْكِهِ وَ عِزِّهِ وَ جَبَرُوتِهِ،
Yā man lā yaṣifu al-wāṣifūna kunha jalālīh fī mulkīh wa ‘izzīh wa jabarūtīh,
O He whom describers cannot describe the reality of His Majesty in His kingdom, might, and dominion,
يَا كَبِيرُ أَنْتَ الَّذِي لَا تَهْتَدِي الْعُقُولُ لِصِفَتِهِ فِي عَظَمَتِهِ،
Yā kabīr anta allathi lā tahtadī al-‘uqūl li-ṣifatīh fī ‘aẓamatīh,
O the Great, You are the One to whom minds cannot find a way to describe His greatness,
يَا بَاعِثُ،
Yā bā‘ith,
O the Resurrector,
يَا مُنْشِئُ بِلَا مِثَالٍ،
Yā munshi’ bilā mithāl,
O the Creator without example,
يَا زَاكِي الطَّاهِرُ مِنْ كُلِّ آفَةٍ،
Yā zākī al-ṭāhir min kulli āfah,
O the Pure, free from every defect,
يَا كَافِي الْمُتَوَسِّعُ لِمَا خَلَقَ مِنْ عَطَايَا فَضْلِهِ الَّذِي لَا يَنْفَدُ،
Yā kāfī al-mutawassi‘u limā khalaqa min ‘aṭāyā faḍlīh allathi lā yanfad,
O the Sufficient, the Expander for what He created from the gifts of His bounty that do not exhaust,
يَا نَقِيُّ [نَقِيّاً] مِنْ كُلِّ سُوءٍ،
Yā naqī [naqīyan] min kulli sū’,
O Pure, free from every evil,
لَمْ يُخَالِطْهُ فِعَالُهُ،
Lam yukhāliṭhū fi‘āluh,
His actions do not mix with it,
يَا جَبَّارُ أَنْتَ الَّذِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ رَحْمَتُهُ،
Yā jabbār anta allathi wasi‘at kulli shay’ raḥmatuh,
O the Compeller, You are the One whose mercy encompasses everything,
يَا حَنَّانُ،
Yā ḥannān,
O the Most Compassionate,
يَا مَنَّانُ،
Yā mannān,
O the Benefactor,
يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَ الْإِكْرَامِ،
Yā dhā al-jalāl wa al-ikrām,
O Possessor of Majesty and Honor,
أَنْتَ الَّذِي قَدْ عَمَّ الْخَلَائِقَ مَنُّهُ وَ فَضْلُهُ،
Anta allathi qad ‘amma al-khalā’iq minnuh wa faḍluh,
You are the One whose grace and bounty have encompassed the creatures,
يَا دَيَّانَ الْعِبَادِ وَ كُلٌّ يَقُومُ خَاضِعاً لِهَيْبَتِهِ،
Yā dayyān al-‘ibād wa kullun yaqūmu khāḍi‘an li-haybatih,
O the Judge of the servants, and all stand humbled before His awe,
يَا خَالِقَ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِينَ،
Yā khāliqa mā fī al-samāwāt wa al-arḍīn,
O the Creator of what is in the heavens and the earths,
وَ كُلٌّ إِلَيْهِ مِيعَادُهُ،
Wa kullun ilayhi mī‘ādih,
And to Him is the return of all,
يَا رَحِيمَ كُلِّ صَرِيخٍ وَ مَكْرُوبٍ،
Yā raḥīm kulli ṣarīkh wa makrūb,
O the Merciful to every distressed and grieved one,
يَا صَادِقَ الْوَعْدِ فَلَا تَصِفُ الْأَلْسُنُ جَلَالَ مُلْكِهِ وَ عِزِّهِ،
Yā ṣādiqa al-wa‘d fa-lā taṣifu al-alsun jalāla mulkīh wa ‘izzīh,
O the Truthful in promise, the tongues cannot describe the majesty of His kingdom and might,
يَا مُبْدِئَ الْبَدَائِعِ،
Yā mubdi’ al-badā’ī‘,
O the Originator of wonders,
لَمْ يَبْتَغِ فِي إِنْشَائِهَا عَوْنَ أَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ،
Lam yabtagh fī insha'ihā ‘awna aḥad min khalqīh,
He did not seek help from any of His creation in their creation,
يَا عَالِمَ الْغُيُوبِ فَلَا يَفُوتُهُ شَيْءٌ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ،
Yā ‘ālim al-ghuyūb fa-lā yafūtuhū shay’ min khalqīh,
O Knower of the unseen, nothing escapes Him from His creation,
يَا مُعِيدَ مَا أَفْنَى إِذَا بَرَزَ الْخَلَائِقُ لِدَعْوَتِهِ مِنْ مَخَافَتِهِ،
Yā mu‘īd mā afnā idhā baraza al-khalā’iq li-da‘watīh min makhāfatīh,
O Restorer of what He destroys when the creatures emerge at His call from His fear,
يَا حَلِيماً ذَا أَنَاةٍ فَلَا شَيْءَ يُعَادِلُهُ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ،
Yā ḥalīman dhā anāt fa-lā shay’ yu‘ādiluh min khalqīh,
O Forbearing, O the Patient, nothing equals Him from His creation,
يَا حَمِيدَ الْفِعَالِ فِي خَلْقِهِ بِلُطْفِهِ،
Yā ḥamīd al-fi‘āl fī khalqīh bi-luṭfīh,
O Praiseworthy in His actions among His creation by His kindness,
يَا عَزِيزُ الْغَالِبُ عَلَى أَمْرِهِ فَلَا شَيْءَ يُعَادِلُهُ،
Yā ‘azīz al-ghālib ‘alā amrīh fa-lā shay’ yu‘ādiluh,
O Mighty, the Dominant over His command, nothing equals Him,
يَا ظَاهِرَ [قَاهِرَ] الْبَطْشِ الشَّدِيدِ الَّذِي لَا يُطَاقُ انْتِقَامُهُ،
Yā ẓāhir [qāhir] al-baṭsh al-shadīd allathi lā yuṭāq intiqāmuh,
O Overpowering, the Severe in might, whose revenge cannot be withstood,
يَا عَالِي الْقَرِيبُ فِي عُلُوِّهِ وَ ارْتِفَاعِهِ وَ دَوَامِهِ،
Yā ‘ālī al-qarīb fī ‘ulūh wa irtifā‘īh wa dawāmīh,
O the High, the Near in His height, elevation, and permanence,
يَا حَنَّانُ،
Yā ḥannān,
O Most Compassionate,
يَا مَنَّانُ فَلَا شَيْءَ يَقْهَرُ سُلْطَانَهُ،
Yā mannān fa-lā shay’ yaqhar sulṭānah,
O Benefactor, nothing overpowers His authority,
يَا نُورَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَ هُدَاهُ،
Yā nūr kulli shay’ wa hudāh,
O Light of all things and their guide,
أَنْتَ الَّذِي أَضَاءَتِ الظُّلْمَةُ بِنُورِهِ،
Anta allathi aḍā’at al-ẓulmah bi-nūrīh,
You are the One who illuminates the darkness with His light,
يَا قُدُّوسُ الطَّاهِرُ،
Yā Quddūs al-Ṭāhir,
O Holy, the Pure,
فَلَا شَيْءَ كَمِثْلِهِ،
Fa-lā shay’ kamithlīh,
There is nothing like Him,
يَا قَرِيبُ الْمُجِيبُ الْمُتَدَانِي دُونَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ،
Yā qarīb al-mujīb al-mutadānī dūna kulli shay’,
O the Near, the Responsive, nearer than everything,
يَا عَالِي الشَّامِخُ فِي السَّمَاءِ،
Yā ‘ālī al-shāmikh fī al-samā’,
O the High, the Lofty in the sky,
فَوْقَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ عُلُوُّهُ وَ ارْتِفَاعُهُ،
Fawqa kulli shay’ ‘ulūh wa irtifā‘uh,
Above all things is His height and elevation,
يَا بَدِيعَ الْبَدَائِعِ،
Yā badī‘ al-badā’i‘,
O Creator of wonders,
وَ مُعِيدَهَا بَعْدَ فَنَائِهَا بِقُدْرَتِهِ،
Wa mu‘īduhā ba‘da fanā’ihā bi-qudratīh,
And Restorer after their destruction by His power,
يَا مَلِكُ،
Yā malik,
O King,
يَا مُتَكَبِّرُ،
Yā mutakabbir,
O Majestic,
يَا مَنِ الْعَدْلُ أَمْرُهُ وَ الصِّدْقُ وَعْدُهُ،
Yā man al-‘adlu amruhu wa al-ṣidqu wa‘duhu,
O He whose command is justice and promise is truth,
يَا مَحْمُوداً فِي أَفْعَالِهِ،
Yā maḥmūdan fī af‘ālīh,
O Praised in His actions,
فَلَا تَبْلُغُ الْأَوْهَامُ كُنْهَ جَلَالِهِ فِي مُلْكِهِ وَ عِزِّهِ،
Fa-lā tablughu al-awhām kunha jalālīh fī mulkīh wa ‘izzīh,
So the minds cannot reach the reality of His majesty in His kingdom and might,
يَا كَرِيمَ الْعَفْوِ،
Yā karīm al-‘afū,
O Generous in forgiveness,
أَنْتَ الَّذِي مَلَأَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ عَدْلُهُ وَ فَضْلُهُ،
Anta allathi mala’a kulli shay’ ‘adluh wa faḍluh,
You are the One whose justice and bounty fill all things,
يَا عَظِيمَ الْمَفَاخِرِ وَ الْكِبْرِيَاءِ،
Yā ‘aẓīm al-mafākhir wa al-kibrīyā’,
O Great in pride and glory,
فَلَا يُدْرَكُ عِزُّ مُلْكِهِ،
Fa-lā yudraku ‘izz mulkīh,
So the might of His kingdom is not comprehended,
يَا عَجِيبُ،
Yā ‘ajīb,
O Wonderful,
فَلَا تَنْطِقُ الْأَلْسُنُ بِكُلِّ آلَائِهِ وَ ثَنَائِهِ،
Fa-lā tanṭiqu al-alsun bi-kulli ālā’īh wa thanā’īh,
The tongues cannot express all His bounties and praises,
أَسْأَلُكَ يَا اللَّهُ أَمَاناً مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ،
As’āluka yā Allāh amānan min ‘uqūbatik fī al-dunyā wa al-ākhirah,
I ask You, O Allah, for safety from Your punishment in this world and the Hereafter,
وَ أَسْأَلُكَ نُوراً وَ نَصْراً وَ رِفْعَةً عِنْدَ جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ،
Wa as’āluka nūran wa naṣran wa rif‘atan ‘inda jamī‘ khalqik,
And I ask You for light, victory, and elevation before all Your creation,
مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ وَ بَنَاتِ حَوَّاءَ،
Min banī Ādam wa banāti Ḥawwā’,
From the sons of Adam and the daughters of Eve,
رَبَّ الْأَرْوَاحِ الْفَانِيَةِ وَ الْأَجْسَادِ الْبَالِيَةِ،
Rabb al-arwāḥ al-fāniyah wa al-ajsaad al-bāliyah,
Lord of the perishable souls and the decayed bodies,
وَ الْأَرْوَاحِ الْمُرْتَفِعَةِ،
Wa al-arwāḥ al-murtafi‘ah,
And the elevated souls,
وَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِطَاعَةِ الْعُرُوقِ الْمُلْتَئِمَةِ إِلَى أَمَاكِنِهَا،
Wa as’āluka bi-ṭā‘ati al-‘urūq al-multā’imah ilā amākinīhā,
And I ask You by the obedience of the veins returning to their places,
وَ بِطَاعَةِ الْقُبُورِ الْمُتَشَقِّقَةِ عَنْ أَهْلِهَا،
Wa bi-ṭā‘ati al-qubūr al-mutashaqqiqah ‘an ahlihā,
And by the obedience of the graves splitting open for their inhabitants,
وَ بِدَعْوَتِكَ الصَّادِقَةِ فِيهِمْ،
Wa bi-da‘watika al-ṣādiqah fīhim,
And by Your truthful call among them,
وَ أَخْذِكَ الْحَقَّ مِنْهُمْ،
Wa akhdhika al-ḥaqq minhum,
And Your taking the right from them,
إِذَا بَرَزَ الْخَلَائِقُ فَهُمْ مِنْ مَخَافَتِكَ وَ شِدَّةِ سُلْطَانِكَ،
Idhā baraza al-khalā’iq fa-hum min makhāfatika wa shiddati sulṭānik,
When the creatures emerge, they are from Your fear and the severity of Your dominion,
يَنْتَظِرُونَ قَضَاءَكَ،
Yantaẓirūna qaḍā’ak,
Awaiting Your decree,
وَ يَخَافُونَ عَذَابَكَ،
Wa yakhāfūna ‘adhābak,
And fearing Your punishment,
وَ يَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَكَ،
Wa yarjūna raḥmatak,
And hoping for Your mercy,
اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ الْفَائِزِينَ،
Ij‘alnī min al-muqarrabīn al-fā’izīn,
Make me among the near and successful ones,
وَ أَلْقِ عَلَيَّ مَحَبَّةً وَ نُوراً وَ نِعْمَةً وَ هَيْبَةً،
Waalqi ‘alayya maḥabbatan wa nūran wa ni‘matan wa haybatan,
And cast upon me love, light, blessing, and awe,
وَ اجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ يُسْمَعُ قَوْلِي وَ يُرْفَعُ أَمْرِي عَلَى كُلِّ أَمْرٍ،
Wa ij‘alnī mimman yusma‘u qawlī wa yurfa‘u amrī ‘alā kulli amr,
And make me among those whose words are heard and whose matters are elevated over all matters,
أَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَ ابْنُ عَبْدِكَ الْفَقِيرُ إِلَى رَحْمَتِكَ،
Anā ‘abduka wa ibn ‘abdika al-faqīr ilā raḥmatika,
I am Your servant and the son of Your servant, in need of Your mercy,
اجْعَلْنِي اللَّهُمَّ عَالِياً مُتَعَالِياً،
Ij‘alnī Allāhumma ‘āliyan muta‘āliyan,
Make me, O Allah, exalted and elevated,
يَا نُورَ النُّورِ يَا مِصْبَاحَ النُّورِ،
Yā nūr al-nūr yā miṣbāḥ al-nūr,
O Light of the light, O Lamp of the light,
أَدْرَأُ بِكَ فِي نُحُورِهِمْ،
Adra’ū bika fī nuḥūrihim,
I repel them by You,
وَ أَسْتَعِيذُ بِكَ مِنْ شُرُورِهِمْ،
Wa asta‘īdhū bika min shurūrihim,
And seek refuge in You from their evils,
وَ أَسْتَعِينُ بِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ،
Wa asta‘īnū bika ‘alayhim,
And seek Your help against them,
فَاكْفِنِي أَمْرَهُمْ بِلَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِكَ،
Fa-kfinī amrahum bi-lā ḥawl wa lā quwwa illā bika,
So suffice me against their matters without any power or strength except by You,
يَا اللَّهُ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ،
Yā Allāh al-‘alī al-‘aẓīm,
O Allah, the Most High, the Great,
إِنْ نَشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ آيَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَعْنَاقُهُمْ لَهَا خَاضِعِينَ،
In nasha’ nunazzil ‘alayhim mina al-samā’ āyatan fa-ẓallat a‘nāquhum lahā khāḍi‘īn,
If We willed, We could send down upon them a sign from the sky, so their necks would remain humbled to it,
إِنَّا رُسُلُ رَبِّكَ لَنْ يَصِلُوا إِلَيْكَ،
Innā rusul rabbika lan yaṣilū ilayk,
Indeed, We are the messengers of your Lord; they will not reach you,
يَا مُوسَىٰ أَقْبِلْ وَ لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّكَ مِنَ الْآمِنِينَ،
Yā Mūsā aqbil wa lā takhaf innaka mina al-āminīn,
O Moses, come forward and do not fear, indeed you are among the secure,
كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَأَغْلِبَنَّ أَنَا وَ رُسُلِي،
Kataba Allāh la-aghlibanna anā wa rusulī,
Allah has decreed, "I will surely overcome, I and My messengers,"
إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ،
Inna Allāh qawwī ‘azīz,
Indeed, Allah is Powerful, Mighty,
اللَّهُمَّ بِعِزَّتِكَ يَا دَائِمَ الْبَقَاءِ،
Allāhumma bi-‘izzatika yā dā’im al-baqā’,
O Allah, by Your might, O Everlasting,
أَسْأَلُكَ بِالِاسْمِ الَّذِي أَحَطْتَهُ بِحِجَابِ النُّورِ،
As’āluka bi-al-ism allathi aḥaṭṭahū bi-ḥijābi al-nūr,
I ask You by the name that You encompassed with the veil of light,
نُورِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ،
Nūr al-samāwāt wa al-arḍ,
The light of the heavens and the earth,
تُضِيءُ بِهِ أَبْصَارُ النَّاظِرِينَ،
Tuḍī’u bihi abṣāru al-nāẓirīn,
By which the eyes of the observers are illuminated,
عُذْتُ بِرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ يَا اللَّهُ،
‘Udhū bi-rubūbiyyatik yā Allāh,
I seek refuge in Your Lordship, O Allah,
بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِي تَقُولُ بِهِ لِلشَّيْءِ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ،
Bi-ismika allathi taqūlu bihi lil-shay’ kun fa-yakūn,
By Your name with which You say to a thing, "Be," and it is,
إِلَّا قَضَيْتَ حَاجَتِي وَ أَنْجَحْتَ طَلِبَتِي،
Illā qaḍayta ḥājātī wa anjaḥta ṭalabatī,
Except You fulfill my need and grant my request,
وَ يَسَّرْتَ أَمْرِي،
Wa yassarta amrī,
And make my affair easy,
وَ سَتَرْتَ عَوْرَتِي،
Wa satarta ‘awratī,
And cover my faults,
وَ آمَنْتَ رَوْعَتِي،
Wa amanta raw‘atī,
And secure my fear,
وَ رَزَقْتَنِي نُوراً وَ عِزّاً وَ هَيْبَةً وَ قَبُولًا وَ رِفْعَةً،
Wa razaqtanī nūran wa ‘izzan wa haybatan wa qubūlan wa rif‘atan,
And provide me with light, honor, awe, acceptance, and elevation,
عِنْدَ جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ،
‘inda jamī‘ khalqik,
Before all Your creation,
بِحَوْلِكَ وَ قُوَّتِكَ،
Bi-ḥawlika wa quwwatik,
By Your power and strength,
وَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِي وَسِعَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ،
Wa bi-ismika allathi wasi‘a kulli shay’,
And by Your name that encompasses everything,
وَ هُوَ أَوْسَعُ مِنْهُ،
Wa huwa aws‘a minhu,
And is broader than it,
يَا دَائِمَ الْبَقَاءِ،
Yā dā’im al-baqā’,
O Everlasting,
أَدِمْ مَا أَنَا فِيهِ مِنْ نِعْمَتِكَ وَ عَافِيَتِكَ،
Adim mā anā fīh min ni‘matika wa ‘āfiyatika,
Continue for me what I am in of Your blessings and well-being,
وَ اجْعَلْ أُمُورِي أَوَّلَهَا صَلَاحاً،
Wa ij‘al umūrī awwalahā ṣalāḥan,
And make my matters first in righteousness,
وَ آخِرَهَا فَلَاحاً،
Wa ākhirahā falāḥan,
And last in success,
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
Bi-raḥmatika yā arḥama al-rāḥimīn.
By Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
Salat Jafar Tayyar before Salaat-ul Dhuhr
Salats of Masumeen on Friday
Salaat Aarabi
One of these prayers preferred for Friday is al-Salat al-Kamilah (The Perfect Prayer) that has been mentioned by many master scholars through numerous authentic series of reporters from Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) on the authority of his honorable fathers on the authority of the Holy Prophet—Allah’s peace and blessings be upon them all.
In this connection, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) is reported to have said: As for him who offers this prayer, Almighty Allah will save him from the evils of the inhabitants of the heavens, the inhabitants of the earth, the devil, and all unjust rulers., before midday on Fridays, offers a four-unit prayer and recites the following in each unit:
(1) Surah al-Fatihah ten times,
(2) Surah al-Nas (No. 114) ten times,
(3) Surah al-Falaq (No. 113) ten times,
(4) Surah al-Tawhid (No. 112) ten times,
(5) Surah al-Kafirun (No. 109) ten times,
(6) Ayah al-Kursi (2:155) ten times,
[And, according to another narration]
(7) Surah al-Qadr (No. 97) ten times,
(8) Ayat Shahidallah (3:18-19) ten times,]
and, after the accomplishment of the prayer repeat the following statement one hundred times:,
astaghfiru allaha x100
and the below 100 times followed by salawat 100 times
سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
subhana allahiwalhamdu lillahi
All glory be to Allah all praise be to Allah;;
وَلاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ وَٱللَّهُ اكْبَرُ
wa la ilaha illa allahu wallahu akbaru
there is no god save Allah;Allah is the Greatest;
وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi al`aliyyi al`azimi
and there is no power and no might save with Allah, the All-high, the All-Great.
Other Salaat on Friday
It has been narrated on the authority of al-Harith al-Hamadani that Imam `Ali Amir al-Mu'minin (peace be upon him) said: If possible, offer on Fridays ten units of prayer with perfect genuflection (ruku`) and prostration (sujud) repeating the following litany one hundred times between each couple (i.e. two) of units:
subhana allahi wa bihamdihi
It has been narrated that Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said, “One who recites Surahs Ibrahim (No. 14) and al-Hijr (No. 15) altogether in a two-unit prayer on Fridays will be saved from poverty, insanity, and misfortunes forever.”
Friday night (preceeding saturday) salat
Recite a 2 Rakat Salat with
Sura Al Hamd and Sura Qadr in first Rakat
Sura AL Hamd and Zilzal in the second Rakat
Text, translation and recitation from Duas.org
