Welcoming Ramadan
Duas on this page are for the First NIGHT / EVE (before the first day).
It is recommended to say the following prayer that is reported from Imam Ja`far al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) as is mentioned in the book of al-Iqbal:
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ
allahumma rabba shahri ramadana
O Allah, the Lord of the month of Ramadan
مُنَزِّلَ ٱلْقُرْآنِ
munazzila alqur'ani
and the Revealer of the Qur'an.
هٰذَا شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ
hadha shahru ramadana
This is the month of Ramadan
ٱلَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ فِيهِ ٱلْقُرْآنَ
alladhi anzalta fihi alqur'ana
in which You revealed the Qur'an
وَأَنْزَلْتَ فِيهِ آيَاتٍ بَيِّنَاتٍ مِنَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَٱلْفُرْقَانِ
wa anzalta fihi ayatin bayyinatin min alhuda walfurqani
and revealed therein chapters of true guidance and distinction (between the right and the wrong).
اللَّهُمَّ ٱرْزُقْنَا صِيَامَهُ
allahumma urzuqna siyamahu
O Allah, make us observe fast in its days
وَأَعِنَّا عَلَىٰ قِيَامِهِ
wa a`inna `ala qiyamihi
and remain awake in its nights to pray.
اللَّهُمَّ سَلِّمْهُ لَنَا
allahumma sallimhu lana
O Allah, let it be peaceful for us,
وَسَلِّمْنَا فِيهِ
wa sallimna fihi
keep us in sound condition for it,
وَتَسَلَّمْهُ مِنَّا فِي يُسْرٍ مِنْكَ وَمُعَافَاةٍ
wa tasallamhu minna fi yusrin minka wa mu`afatin
and receive it from us with easiness and wellbeing.
وَٱجْعَلْ فِي مَا تَقْضِي وَتُقَدِّرُ
waj`al fima taqdi wa tuqaddiru
While taking decisions
مِنَ ٱلأَمْرِ ٱلْمَحْتُومِ
min al-amri almahtumi
from among Your inevitable decisions
وَفِيمَا تَفْرُقُ مِنَ ٱلأَمْرِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ
wa fima tafruqu min al-amri alhakimi
and from among that which You decide from the wise affairs
فِي لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ
fi laylati alqadri
at the Destiny Night
مِنَ ٱلْقَضَاءِ ٱلَّذِي لاَ يُرَدُّ وَلاَ يُبَدَّلُ
min alqada'i alladhi la yuraddu wa la yubaddalu
from the act that is neither rejected nor altered,
أَنْ تَكْتُبَنِي مِنْ حُجَّاجِ بَيْتِكَ ٱلْحَرَامِ
an taktubani min hujjaji baytika alharami
(please) write my name in the list of those pilgrims to Your Sacred House
ٱلْمَبْرُورِ حَجُّهُمُ
almabruri hajjuhum
whose pilgrimage receives Your approval,
ٱلْمَشْكُورِ سَعْيُهُمُ
almashkuri sa`yuhum
whose efforts are appreciated,
ٱلْمَغْفُورِ ذُنُوبُهُمُ
almaghfuri dhunubuhum
whose sins are forgiven,
ٱلْمُكَفَّرِ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئَاتُهُمْ
almukaffari `anhum sayyi'atuhum
and whose wrongdoings are overlooked.
وَٱجْعَلْ فِي مَا تَقْضِي وَتُقَدِّرُ
waj`al fima taqdi wa tuqaddiru
While making decisions and rendering possible things and events,
أَنْ تُطِيلَ لِي فِي عُمْرِي
an tutila li fi `umri
(please) grant me long lifetime
وَتُوَسِّعَ عَلَيَّ مِنَ ٱلرِّزْقِ ٱلْحَلاَلِ
wa tuwassi`a `alayya min alrrizqi alhalali
and my sustenance, making it from legal sources only.
After the Maghrib Prayer raise your hands and recite this supplication, as reported in ‘al-Iqbal’ from Imam Muhammad Jawad al-Taqi (peace be upon him):
اللَّهُمَّ يَا مَنْ يَمْلِكُ ٱلتَّدْبِيرَ
allahumma ya man yamliku alttadbira
O Allah Who controls the management of all affairs
وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
wa huwa `ala kulli shay'in qadirun
and He has power over all things!
يَا مَنْ يَعْلَمُ خَائِنَةَ ٱلأَعْيُنِ
ya man ya`lamu kha'inata al-a`yuni
O He Who knows the stealth of looks,
وَمَا تُخْفِي ٱلصُّدُورُ وَتُجِنُّ ٱلضَّمِيرُ
wa ma tukhfi alssuduru wa tujinnu alddamiru
that which breasts conceal, and that which selves hide
وَهُوَ ٱللَّطِيفُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ
wa huwa allatifu alkhabiru
and He is the Knower of subtle, the Aware!
اللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ نَوَىٰ فَعَمِلَ
allahumma ij`alna mimman nawa fa`amila
O Allah, (please do) include us with those who intend and carried out their intentions,
وَلاَ تَجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ شَقِيَ فَكَسِلَ
wa la taj`alna mimman shaqiya fakasila
and do not include us with those who are unhappy due to their laziness
وَلاَ مِمَّنْ هُوَ عَلَىٰ غَيْرِ عَمَلٍ يَتَّكِلُ
wa la mimman huwa `ala ghayri `amalin yattakilu
or with those who depend upon unreal hopes.
اللَّهُمَّ صَحِّحْ أَبْدَانَنَا مِنَ ٱلْعِلَلِ
allahumma sahhih abdanana min al`ilali
O Allah, (please do) cure our bodies from ailments
وَأَعِنَّا عَلَىٰ مَا ٱفْتَرَضْتَ عَلَيْنَا مِنَ ٱلْعَمَلِ
wa a`inna `ala ma iftaradta `alayna min al`amali
and help us carry out the deeds You have made incumbent upon us to do
حَتَّىٰ يَنْقَضِيَ عَنَّا شَهْرُكَ هٰذَا وَقَدْ أَدَّيْنَا مَفْرُوضَكَ فِيهِ عَلَيْنَا
hatta yanqadiya `anna shahruka hadha wa qad addayna mafrudaka fihi `alayna
so that when this month, which is Your month, elapses, we shall have carried out all the duties that You have made obligatory upon us to do.
اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنَّا عَلَىٰ صِيَامِهِ
allahumma a`inna `ala siyamihi
O Allah, (please do) help us observe fasting in this month,
وَوَفِّقْنَا لِقِيَامِهِ
wa waffiqna liqiyamihi
guide us to practice the acts of worship (perfectly),
وَنَشِّطْنَا فِيهِ لِلصَّلاةِ
wa nashshitna fihi lilssalati
grant us vigor to offer prayers,
وَلاَ تَحْجُبْنَا مِنَ ٱلْقِرَاءَةِ
wa la tahjubna min alqira'ati
do not preclude us from reciting (the Holy Qur'an),
وَسَهِّلْ لَنَا فِيهِ إِيتَاءَ ٱلزَّكَاةِ
wa sahhil lana fihi ita'a alzzakati
and make easy for us to give alms.
اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تُسَلِّطْ عَلَيْنَا وَصَباً وَلاَ تَعَباً
allahumma la tusallit `alayna wasaban wa la ta`aban
O Allah, (please) do not inflict us with fatigue, tiredness,
وَلاَ سَقَماً وَلاَ عَطَباً
wa la saqaman wa la `ataban
ailment, or injury.
اللَّهُمَّ ٱرْزُقْنَا ٱلإِفْطَارَ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ ٱلْحَلاَلِ
allahumma urzuqna al-iftara min rizqika alhalali
O Allah, (please do) grant us the food with which we break our fasting from Your sustenance that is legally gotten.
اللَّهُمَّ سَهِّلْ لَنَا فِيهِ مَا قَسَمْتَهُ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ
allahumma sahhil lana fihi ma qasamtahu min rizqika
O Allah, (please do) make easy for us the gaining of Your sustenance that You decide for us,
وَيَسِّرْ مَا قَدَّرْتَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِكَ
wa yassir ma qaddartahu min amrika
facilitate for us gaining that which You decide for us,
وَٱجْعَلْهُ حَلاَلاً طَيِّباً نَقِيّاً مِنَ ٱلآثَامِ
waj`alhu halalan tayyiban naqiyyan min al-athami
and make it pure, empty of sins,
خَالِصاً مِنَ ٱلآصَارِ وَٱلأَجْرَامِ
khalisan min al-asari wal-ajrami
and free from offenses and flaws.
اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تُطْعِمْنَا إِلاَّ طَيِّباً غَيْرَ خَبِيثٍ وَلاَ حَرَامٍ
allahumma la tut`imna illa tayyiban ghayra khabithin wa la haramin
O Allah, (please) do not feed us except the good that is neither bad nor forbidden.
وَٱجْعَلْ رِزْقَكَ لَنَا حَلاَلاً لاَ يَشُوبُهُ دَنَسٌ وَلاَ أَسْقَامٌ
waj`al rizqaka lana halalan la yashubuhu danasun wa la asqamun
(Please do) let the sustenance that You decide for us be legal, carrying neither filth nor diseases.
يَا مَنْ عِلْمُهُ بِٱلسِّرِّ كَعِلْمِهِ بِٱلإِعْلاَنِ
ya man `ilmuhu bilssirri ka`ilmihi bil-i`lani
O He Who knows the secret in the same was as He knows the public!
يَا مُتَفَضِّلاً عَلَىٰ عِبَادِهِ بِٱلإِحْسَانِ
ya mutafaddilan `ala `ibadihi bil-ihsani
O He Who confers upon His servants with benevolence!
يَا مَنْ هُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
ya man huwa `ala kulli shay'in qadirun
O He Who has power over all things
وَبِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ
wa bikulli shay'in `alimun khabirun
and has acquaintance with all things!
أَلْهِمْنَا ذِكْرَكَ
alhimna dhikraka
(Please do) bestow upon us with (ceaseless) reference to You,
وَجَنِّبْنَا عُسْرَكَ
wa jannibna `usraka
keep us away Your difficulty,
وَأَنِلْنَا يُسْرَكَ
wa anilna yusraka
make us obtain Your ease,
وَٱهْدِنَا لِلرَّشَادِ
wahdina lilrrashadi
guide us to the right path,
وَوَفِّقْنَا لِلسَّدَادِ
wa waffiqna lilssadadi
lead us to righteousness,
وَٱعْصِمْنَا مِنَ ٱلبَلاَيَا
wa`simna min albalaya
protect us against misfortunes,
وَصُنَّا مِنَ ٱلأَوْزَارِ وَٱلخَطَايَا
wa sunna min al-awzari walkhataya
and safeguard us against sins and faults.
يَا مَنْ لاَ يَغْفِرُ عَظِيمَ ٱلذُّنُوبِ غَيْرُهُ
ya man la yaghfiru `azima aldhdhunubi ghayruhu
O He save Whom none forgives the grave sins
وَلاَ يَكْشِفُ ٱلسُّوءَ إِلاَّ هُوَ
wa la yakshifu alssu'a illa huwa
and none can relieve from hardships!
يَا أَرْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ
ya arhama alrrahimina
O most Merciful of all those who show mercy
وَأَكْرَمَ ٱلأَكْرَمِينَ
wa akrama al-akramina
and most Generous of all those who show generosity!
صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ ٱلطَّيِّبِينَ
salli `ala muhammadin wa ahli baytihi alttayyibina
(Please do) send blessings to Muhammad and his Household the pure
وَٱجْعَلْ صِيَامَنَا مَقْبُولاً
waj`al siyamana maqbulan
and decide our fasting to be acceptable
وَبِٱلْبِرِّ وَٱلتَّقْوَىٰ مَوْصُولاً
wa bilbirri walttaqwa mawsulan
and connected to piety and godliness.
وَكَذٰلِكَ فَٱجْعَلْ سَعْيَنَا مَشْكُوراً
wa kadhalika faj`al sa`yana mashkuran
Similarly, (please do) decide our efforts to be praiseworthy,
وَقِيَامَنَا مَبْرُوراً
wa qiyamana mabruran
our acts of worship admissible,
وَقُرْآنَنَا مَرْفُوعاً
wa qur'anana marfu`an
our reciting of the Qur'an raised (to the heavens),
وَدُعَاءَنَا مَسْمُوعاً
wa du`a'ana masmu`an
and our supplications responded.
وَٱهْدِنَا لِلْحُسْنَىٰ
wahdina lilhusna
(Please do) guide us to the most excellent way,
وَجَنِّبْنَا ٱلْعُسْرَىٰ
wa jannibna al`usra
save us from difficulties,
وَيَسِّرْنَا لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
wa yassirna lilyusra
facilitate for us the easy end,
وَأَعْلِ لَنَا ٱلدَّرَجَاتِ
wa a`li lana alddarajati
elevate our ranks,
وَضَاعِفْ لَنَا ٱلْحَسَنَاتِ
wa da`if lana alhasanati
double the rewards for our good deeds,
وَٱقْبَلْ مِنَّا ٱلصَّوْمَ وَٱلصَّلاَةَ
waqbal minna alssawma walssalata
accept our fasting and prayers,
وَٱسْمَعْ مِنَّا ٱلدَّعَوَاتِ
wasma` minna aldda`awati
react to our supplications,
وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ٱلْخَطِيئَاتِ
waghfir lana alkhati'ati
forgive our sins,
وَتَجَاوَزْ عَنَّا ٱلسَّيِّئَاتِ
wa tajawaz `anna alssayyi'ati
overlook our wrongdoings,
وَٱجْعَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْعَامِلِينَ ٱلْفَائِزِينَ
waj`alna min al`amilina alfa'izina
make us of the successful worshippers,
وَلاَ تَجْعَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ ٱلضَّالِّينَ
wa la taj`alna min almaghdubi `alayhim wa la alddallina
and do not include us with those who earn Your anger nor of those who go astray
حَتَّىٰ يَنْقَضِيَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ عَنَّا
hatta yanqadiya shahru ramadana `anna
so that when the month of Ramadan elapses,
وَقَدْ قَبِلْتَ فِيهِ صِيَامَنَا وَقِيَامَنَا
wa qad qabilta fihi siyamana wa qiyamana
You shall have accepted our fasting and acts of worship,
وَزَكَّيْتَ فِيهِ أَعْمَالَنَا
wa zakkayta fihi a`malana
blessed our deeds,
وَغَفَرْتَ فِيهِ ذُنُوبَنَا
wa ghafarta fihi dhunubana
forgiven our sins,
وَأَجْزَلْتَ فِيهِ مِنْ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ نَصِيبَنَا
wa ajzalta fihi min kulli khayrin nasibana
and doubled our shares from all good things.
فَإِنَّكَ الإِلٰهُ ٱلْمُجِيبُ
fa'innaka al-ilahu almujibu
Verily, You are the God Who responds,
وَٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْقَرِيبُ
walrrabbu alqaribu
the Lord Who is Nigh,
وَأَنْتَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ مُحِيطٌ
wa anta bikulli shay'in muhitun
and You encompass all things.
It is recommended to say the following supplication that is mentioned by Sayyid Ibn Tawus in Iqbal al-A`mal:
اَللّهُمَّ إنَّ هِذا شَهْرُ رَمَضانَ
alllahumma inna hadha shahru ramadhana
O Allah: This month of Ramadhan,
اَلَّذي أنْزَلْتَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنَ،
alladhy anzalta fihi alqur’ana,
in which You revealed the Qur'an,
هُدىً لِلنّاسِ وَبَيِّناتٍ مِنَ الْهُدى وَالْفُرْقَانِ
hudan lilnnasi wabayyinatin mina alhudi walfurqani
As guidance for people and clear proofs of true guidance and distinction (between the right and the wrong),
قَدْ حَضَرَ.
qad hadhara.
Has commenced.
يا رَبِّ أعوذُ بِكَ فيهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطانِ الرَّجيمِ،
ya rabbi a`udhu bika fihi mina alshshaytani alrrajimi,
O Allah: in this month, I seek Your protection against Satan, the accursed,
وَمِنْ مَكْرِهِ وَحِيَلِهِ،
wamin makrihi wahialihi,
And against his tricks and his ruses,
وَخِداعِهِ وَحَبائِلِهِ،
wakhida`ihi wahabaiilihi,
And his deception and his trickeries,
وَجُنودِهِ وَخَيلِهِ،
wajunudihi wakhaylihi,
And his parties and his riding forces,
وَرِجْلِهِ وَوَساوِسِهِ،
warijlihi wawasauisihi,
And his on foot forces and his evil inspirations,
وَمِنَ الضَّلالِ بَعْدَ الْهُدى،
wamina aldhdhalali ba`da alhudi,
And against straying off after being guided,
وَمِنَ الكُفْرِ بَعْدَ الإيمانِ،
wamina alkufri ba`da alimani,
And against atheism after belief,
وَمِنَ النِّفاقِ وَالرِّياءِ وَالجِناياتِ،
wamina alnnifaqi waalrria‘i waaljinaiati,
And against hypocrisy and showing off and felonies,
وَمِنْ شَرِّ الوِسْواسِ الخَنّاسِ،
wamin sharri aluisuasi alkhannasi,
And against the evil of the whisperings of the slinking Devil,
الَّذي يُوَسْوِسُ في صُدورِ النّاسِ،
alladhy yuwasuisu fy suduri alnnasi,
Who whispers into the hearts of men;
مِنَ الجِنَّةِ وَالنّاسِ.
mina aljinnati waalnnasi.
From among the jinn and the men.
اللّهُمَّ وَارْزُقْني صِيامَهُ وَقِيامَهُ،
alllhumma waarzuqny siamahu waqiamahu,
O Allah: and confer upon me with the fasting and the doing of acts of worship during this month,
وَالعَمَلَ فيهِ بِطاعَتِكَ،
waal`amala fihi bita`atika,
And with the doing of acts of obedience to You,
وَطاعَةِ رَسولِكَ وَأُولي الأمْرِ،
wata`ati rasulika wa-uly alamri,
And to Your Messenger and the Men in Authority,
عَلَيهِ وَعَلَيهِمُ السَّلامُ،
`alayhi wa`alayhimu alssalamu,
May peace be upon him and them,
وَما قَرَّبَ مِنْكَ،
wama qarraba minka,
And the doing of whatever act that takes me near You,
وَجَنِّبْني مَعاصِيكَ،
wajannibny ma`asika,
And (please) take me away from acts of disobedience to You.
وَارْزُقْني فيهِ التَّوْبَةَ وَالإنابَةَ وَالإجابَةَ.
warzuqny fihi alttawbata walinabata wal-ijabata.
And confer upon me in this month with repentance, turning to You, and responding to Your instructions.
وَأعِذْني فيهِ مِنَ الغيبَةِ وَالكَسَلِ وَالفَشَلِ،
wa'a`idhny fihi mina alghibaati waalkasali waalfashali,
And protect me in it against backbiting and lethargy and failure.
وَاسْتَجِبْ لي فيهِ الدُّعاءَ،
waastajib ly fihi alddu`a‘a,
And respond my prayers in it.
وَأصِحَّ لي فيهِ جِسمي وَعَقْلي
waasihha ly fihi jismy wa`aqli
And grant me well-being for my body and my intellect.
وَفَرِّغْني فيهِ لِطاعَتِكَ وَما قَرَّبَ مِنكَ،
wafarrighny fihi lita`atika wama qarraba minka,
And grant me time to do acts of obedience to You as well as acts that take me near You.
يا كَريمُ يا جَوادُ.
ya karimu ya jawadu.
O the All-generous; O the All-magnanimous.
يا كَريمُ،
ya karimu,
O the All-generous:
صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلى أهْلِ بَيْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ
salli `ali muhammadin wa`ali ahli bayti muhammadin
(please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
عَلَيهِ وَعَلَيهِمُ السَّلامُ،
`alayhi wa`alayhimu alssalamu,
Peace be upon him and them,
وَكَذالِكَ فَافْعَلْ بِنا
wakadhalika faf`al bina
And do all that to us,
يا أرْحَمَ الرّاحِمينَ.
ya arhama alrrahimina.
O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.
According to a Hadith, the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) used to say this supplication at the beginning of Ramadan:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ قَدْ دَخَلَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ
allahumma innahu qad dakhala shahru ramadana
O Allah, the month of Ramadan has begun.
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ
allahumma rabba shahri ramadana
O Allah, the Lord of the month of Ramadan
ٱلَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ فِيهِ ٱلْقُرْآنَ
alladhi anzalta fihi alqur'ana
in which You have revealed the Qur'an
وَجَعَلْتَهُ بَيِّنَاتٍ مِنَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَٱلْفُرْقَانِ
wa ja`altahu bayyinatin min alhuda walfurqani
making it guidance to people and clear proofs of the guidance and the distinction.
اللَّهُمَّ فَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ
allahumma fabarik lana fi shahri ramadana
So, O Allah, please bless us in the month of Ramadan,
وَأَعِنَّا عَلَىٰ صِيَامِهِ وَصَلَوَاتِهِ
wa a`inna `ala siyamihi wa salawatihi
help us observe fasting and offer prayers in it,
وَتَقَبَّلْهُ مِنَّا
wa taqabbalhu minna
and accept from us.
A According to a Hadith, the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) used to say this supplication at the beginning of Ramadhan month:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ قَدْ دَخَلَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ
allahumma innahu qad dakhala shahru ramadana
O Allah, the month of Ramadan has begun.
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ
allahumma rabba shahri ramadana
O Allah, the Lord of the month of Ramadan
ٱلَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ فِيهِ ٱلْقُرْآنَ
alladhi anzalta fihi alqur'ana
in which You have revealed the Qur'an
وَجَعَلْتَهُ بَيِّنَاتٍ مِنَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَٱلْفُرْقَانِ
wa ja`altahu bayyinatin min alhuda walfurqani
making it guidance to people and clear proofs of the guidance and the distinction.
اللَّهُمَّ فَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ
allahumma fabarik lana fi shahri ramadana
So, O Allah, please bless us in the month of Ramadan,
وَأَعِنَّا عَلَىٰ صِيَامِهِ وَصَلَوَاتِهِ
wa a`inna `ala siyamihi wa salawatihi
help us observe fasting and offer prayers in it,
وَتَقَبَّلْهُ مِنَّا
wa taqabbalhu minna
and accept from us.
It has been narrated by Sayyid Ibn Tawus in ‘al-Iqbal’ that Imam al-sadiq (peace be upon him) used to say this supplication after the Maghrib (sunset) Prayers in Ramadan. In ‘al-Kafi’, al-Kulayni has narrated on the authority of Abu-Basir that Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) used to say the following supplication in Ramadan:
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي بِكَ وَمِنْكَ أَطْلُبُ حَاجَتِي
allahumma inni bika wa minka atlubu hajati
O Allah, from You and by You, I beseech for settling my need.
وَمَنْ طَلَبَ حَاجَةً إِلَىٰ النَّاسِ
wa man talaba hajatan ila alnnasi
If others beg people for settling their needs,
فَإِنِّي لاَ أَطْلُبُ حَاجَتِي إِلاَّ مِنْكَ
fa-inni la atlubu hajati illa minka
I ask none except You for settling my need;
وَحْدَكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ
wahdaka la sharika laka
from You alone, since You have no partner with You.
وَأَسْأَلُكَ بِفَضْلِكَ وَرِضْوَانِكَ
wa as'aluka bifadlika wa ridwanika
I thus implore You in the name of Your favor and Your pleasure,
أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ
an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ahli baytihi
to send blessings to Muhammad and his Household
وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِي فِي عَامِي هٰذَا إِلَىٰ بَيْتِكَ ٱلْحَرَامِ سَبِيلاً
wa an taj`ala li fi `ami hadha ila baytika alharami sabilan
and to choose for me a way to Your Holy House this year:
حِجَّةً مَبْرُورَةً
hijjatan mabruratan
a pilgrimage that is admitted,
مُتَقَبَّلَةً زَاكِيةً
mutaqabbalatan zakiyatan
accepted, pure,
خَالِصَةً لَكَ
khalisatan laka
and sincerely intended for You
تَقَرُّ بِهَا عَيْنِي
taqarru biha `ayni
by which You delight me
وَتَرْفَعُ بِهَا دَرَجَتِي
wa tarfa`u biha darajati
and raise my rank with You.
وَتَرْزُقَنِي أَنْ أَغُضَّ بَصَرِي
wa tarzuqani an aghudda basari
Confer upon me with the grace of making me cast my sight down (against what is illegal for me to look at),
وَأَنْ أَحْفَظَ فَرْجِي
wa an ahfaza farji
making me act chastely,
وَأَنْ أَكُفَّ بِهَا عَنْ جَمِيعِ مَحَارِمِكَ
wa an akuffa biha `an jami`i maharimika
and making me stop committing any deed that You have deemed unlawful
حَتَّىٰ لاَ يَكُونَ شَيْءٌ آثَرَ عِنْدِي مِنْ طَاعَتِكَ وَخَشْيَتِكَ
hatta la yakuna shay`un athara `indi min ta`atika wa khashyatika
so that nothing will be more preferred in my sight than obedience to You, fear of You,
وَٱلْعَمَلِ بِمَا أَحْبَبْتَ
wal`amali bima ahbabta
doing all that which You love,
وَٱلتَّرْكِ لِمَا كَرِهْتَ وَنَهَيْتَ عَنْهُ
walttarki lima karihta wa nahayta `anhu
and avoiding all that which You have detested and warned against.
وَٱجْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ فِي يُسْرٍ وَيَسَارٍ
waj`al dhalika fi yusrin wa yasarin
(Please) make all that take place with easiness, lenience,
وَعَافِيَةٍ وَمَا أَنْعَمْتَ بِهِ عَلَيَّ
wa `afiyatin wa ma an`amta bihi `alayya
and good health as well as the grace that You have bestowed upon me.
وَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ وَفَاتِي قَتْلاً فِي سَبِيلِكَ
wa as'aluka an taj`ala wafati qatlan fi sabilika
I beseech You to cause me to die as martyr for Your sake,
تَحْتَ رَايَةِ نَبِيِّكَ مَعَ أَوْلِيَائِكَ
tahta rayati nabiyyika ma`a awliya'ika
under the pennon of Your Prophet and in the line of Your intimate servants.
وَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَقْتُلَ بِي أَعْدَاءَكَ وَأَعْدَاءَ رَسُولِكَ
wa as'aluka an taqtula bi a`da'aka wa a`da'a rasulika
I ask You to make me a means of killing Your enemies and the enemies of Your Messenger.
وَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُكْرِمَنِي بِهَوَانِ مَنْ شِئْتَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ
wa as'aluka an tukrimani bihawani man shi'ta min khalqika
I ask You to honor me through humiliating any one of Your created beings that You choose,
وَلاَ تُهِنِّي بِكَرَامَةِ أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِكَ
wa la tuhinni bikaramati ahadin min awliya'ika
and not to humiliate me through honoring any of Your intimate servants.
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ لِي مَعَ ٱلرَّسُولِ سَبِيلاً
allahumma ij`al li ma`a alrrasuli sabilan
O Allah, find me a way with the Messenger.
حَسْبِيَ ٱللَّهُ مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّهُ
hasbiya allahu ma sha'a allahu
Allah is Sufficient unto me! Only that which Allah wants shall take place.
The following supplication has been narrated in various ways including what we read in Man La Yahzaruh Al-Faqih by Ibn Babuyih as follows. It has been narrated on the authority of Imam Musa ibn Ja‟far (as): “Recite these supplications at the beginning of the new year in the month of Ramadhan. Whoever recites these supplications with sincere intentions shall not suffer from any chaos or harm in his religion, worldly affairs or health and God would protect him
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِي دَانَ لَهُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ
Allahumma inni as'aluka bismikalladhi dana lahu kullu shay'
O Allah, I ask You by Your Name, to which everything is subservient.
وَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ
Wa birahmatikallati wasi'at kulla shay'
And by Your mercy that encompasses all things.
وَ بِعِزَّتِكَ الَّتِي قَهَرَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ
Wa bi'izzatikallati qaharat kulla shay'
And by Your might that overwhelms all things.
وَ بِعَظَمَتِكَ الَّتِي تَوَاضَعَ لَهَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ
Wa bi'azamatikallati tawada'a laha kullu shay'
And by Your greatness to which all things humble themselves.
وَ بِقُوَّتِكَ الَّتِي خَضَعَ لَهَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ
Wa biquwwatikallati khada'a laha kullu shay'
And by Your power to which all things submit.
وَ بِجَبَرُوتِكَ الَّتِي غَلَبَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ
Wa bijabarutikallati ghalabat kulla shay'
And by Your omnipotence that overcomes all things.
وَ بِعِلْمِكَ الَّذِي أَحاطَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ
Wa bi'ilmikalladhi ahata bikulli shay'
And by Your knowledge that encompasses all things.
يَا نُورُ يَا قُدُّوسُ
Ya Nuru Ya Quddus
O Light, O Holy.
يَا أَوَّلُ قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ
Ya Awwalu qabla kulli shay'
O First, before all things.
وَ يَا بَاقِي بَعْدَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ
Wa Ya Baqi ba'da kulli shay'
And O Last, after all things.
يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَحْمَانُ
Ya Allahu Ya Rahman
O Allah, O Most Gracious.
صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
Salli ala Muhammadin wa ali Muhammad
Send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad.
وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تُغَيِّرُ النِّعَمَ
Waghfir liyadh-dhunuballati tughayyirun-ni'am
And forgive me the sins that change blessings.
وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تُنْزِلُ النِّقَمَ
Waghfir liyadh-dhunuballati tunzilun-niqam
And forgive me the sins that bring down calamities.
وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تَقْطَعُ الرَّجَاءَ
Waghfir liyadh-dhunuballati taqta'ur-raja'
And forgive me the sins that cut off hope.
وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تُدِيلُ الْأَعْدَاءَ
Waghfir liyadh-dhunuballati tudilul-a'da'
And forgive me the sins that empower enemies.
وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تَرُدُّ الدُّعَاءَ
Waghfir liyadh-dhunuballati taruddud-du'a'
And forgive me the sins that repel supplication.
وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تُنْزِلُ الْبَلَاءَ
Waghfir liyadh-dhunuballati tunzilul-bala'
And forgive me the sins that bring down affliction.
وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تَحْبِسُ غَيْثَ السَّمَاءِ
Waghfir liyadh-dhunuballati tahbisu ghaythas-sama'
And forgive me the sins that withhold the rain of the sky.
وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تَكْشِفُ الْغِطَاءَ
Waghfir liyadh-dhunuballati takshiful-ghita'
And forgive me the sins that remove the covering.
وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تُعَجِّلُ الْفَنَاءَ
Waghfir liyadh-dhunuballati tu'ajjilul-fana'
And forgive me the sins that hasten destruction.
وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تُورِثُ النَّدَمَ
Waghfir liyadh-dhunuballati turithun-nadam
And forgive me the sins that bring about regret.
وَ اغْفِرْ لِيَ الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تَهْتِكُ الْعِصَمَ
Waghfir liyadh-dhunuballati tahtikul-'isam
And forgive me the sins that violate inviolability.
وَ أَلْبِسْنِي دِرْعَكَ الْحَصِينَةَ الَّتِي لَا تُرَامُ
Wa albisni dir'akal-hasinatal-lati la turamu
And clothe me in Your fortified armor that cannot be reached.
وَ عَافِنِي مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَخَافُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ
Wa 'afini min sharri ma akhafu billayli wan-nahar
And protect me from the evil of what I fear by night and by day.
فِي مُسْتَقْبَلِ سَنَتِي هَذِهِ
Fi mustaqbali sanati hadhihi
In the coming of this year.
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَوَاتِ السَّبْعِ
Allahumma rabba-ssamawati-ssab'i
O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens.
وَ رَبَّ الْأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعِ وَ مَا فِيهِنَّ
Wa rabbal-aradina-ssab'i wa ma fihinna
And Lord of the seven earths and what is in them.
وَ مَا بَيْنَهُنَّ وَ رَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ
Wa ma baynahunna wa rabbal-'arshil-'azim
And what is between them, and Lord of the Great Throne.
وَ رَبَّ السَّبْعِ الْمَثَانِي وَ الْقُرْآنِ الْعَظِيمِ
Wa rabba-ssab'il-mathani wal-quranil-'azim
And Lord of the seven repeated verses and the Great Quran.
وَ رَبَّ إِسْرَافِيلَ وَ مِيكَائِيلَ وَ جَبْرَئِيلَ
Wa rabba Israfila wa Mika'ila wa Jabra'il
And Lord of Israfil, Mika'il, and Jibril.
وَ رَبَّ مُحَمَّدٍ خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
Wa rabba Muhammadin khatamin-nabiyyina wa sayyidil-mursalin
And Lord of Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the Master of Messengers.
أَسْأَلُكَ بِكَ وَ بِمَا تَسَمَّيْتَ بِهِ
As'aluka bika wa bima tasammayta bihi
I ask You by You and by what You have named Yourself.
يَا عَظِيمُ أَنْتَ الَّذِي تَمُنُّ بِالْعَظِيمِ
Ya 'Azimu antal-ladhi tamunnu bil-'azim
O Great One, You are the One who bestows the great.
وَ تَدْفَعُ كُلَّ مَحْذُورٍ
Wa tadfa'u kulla mahdhur
And You repel every danger.
وَ تُعْطِي كُلَّ جَزِيلٍ
Wa tu'ti kulla jazil
And You give every generous gift.
وَ تُضَاعِفُ مِنَ الْحَسَنَاتِ الْكَثِيرِ بِالْقَلِيلِ
Wa tuda'ifu minal-hasanatil-kathiri bil-qalil
And You multiply good deeds, the many from the few.
وَ تَفْعَلُ مَا تَشَاءُ
Wa taf'alu ma tasha'
And You do what You will.
يَا قَدِيرُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَحْمَانُ
Ya Qadiru Ya Allahu Ya Rahman
O Powerful, O Allah, O Most Gracious.
صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
Salli ala Muhammadin wa ali Muhammad
Send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad.
وَ أَلْبِسْنِي فِي مُسْتَقْبَلِ سَنَتِي هَذِهِ سِتْرَكَ
Wa albisni fi mustaqbali sanati hadhihi sitrak
And clothe me in the coming of this year with Your cover.
وَ أَضِئْ وَجْهِي بِنُورِكَ
Wa adi' wajhi binurik
And illuminate my face with Your light.
وَ أَحِبَّنِي بِمَحَبَّتِكَ
Wa ahibbani bi mahabbatika
And make me beloved with Your love.
وَ بَلِّغْ بِي رِضْوَانَكَ وَ شَرِيفَ كَرَائِمِكَ
Wa balligh bi ridwanaka wa sharifa kara'imik
And cause me to reach Your pleasure and noble bounties.
وَ جَزِيلَ عَطَائِكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا عِنْدَكَ
Wa jazila 'ata'ika min khayri ma 'indak
And abundant gifts from the best of what You have.
وَ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا أَنْتَ مُعْطِيهِ أَحَداً مِنْ خَلْقِكَ
Wa min khayri ma anta mu'tihi ahadan min khalqik
And from the best of what You give to anyone of Your creation.
سِوَى مَنْ لَا يَعْدِلُهُ عِنْدَكَ أَحَدٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ
Siwa man la ya'diluhu 'indaka ahadun fid-dunya wal-akhirah
Except one whom no one equals in Your sight in this world and the Hereafter.
وَ أَلْبِسْنِي مَعَ ذَلِكَ عَافِيَتَكَ
Wa albisni ma'a dhalika 'afiyatak
And clothe me with that, Your protection.
يَا مَوْضِعَ كُلِّ شَكْوَى
Ya mawdi'a kulli shakwa
O Place of every complaint.
وَ يَا شَاهِدَ كُلِّ نَجْوَى
Wa ya shahida kulli najwa
And O Witness of every secret discourse.
وَ يَا عَالِمَ كُلِّ خَفِيَّةٍ
Wa ya 'alima kulli khafiyyah
And O Knower of every hidden thing.
وَ يَا دَافِعَ مَا تَشَاءُ مِنْ بَلِيَّةٍ
Wa ya dafi'a ma tasha'u min baliyyah
And O Repeller of whatever You will of affliction.
يَا كَرِيمَ الْعَفْوِ يَا حَسَنَ التَّجَاوُزِ
Ya karimal-'afwi ya hasanat-tajawuz
O Generous in pardon, O Beautiful in overlooking.
تَوَفَّنِي عَلَى مِلَّةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ فِطْرَتِهِ
Tawaffani 'ala millati Ibrahima wa fitratihi
Take me in death upon the religion of Abraham and his natural disposition.
وَ عَلَى دِينِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سُنَّتِهِ
Wa 'ala dini Muhammadin salla Allahu 'alayhi wa alihi wa sunnatihi
And upon the religion of Muhammad, may Allah bless him and his family, and his tradition.
وَ عَلَى خَيْرِ الْوَفَاةِ
Wa 'ala khayril-wafah
And upon the best of deaths.
فَتَوَفَّنِي مُوَالِياً لِأَوْلِيَائِكَ
Fatawaffani muwaliyan li'awliya'ik
So take me in death as a friend to Your allies.
مُعَادِياً لِأَعْدَائِكَ
Mu'adiyan li'a'da'ik
And an enemy to Your enemies.
16 اللَّهُمَّ وَ امْنَعْنِي مِنْ كُلِّ عَمَلٍ أَوْ فِعْلٍ أَوْ قَوْلٍ يُبَاعِدُنِي مِنْكَ
Allahumma wamna'ni min kulli 'amalin aw fi'lin aw qawlin yuba'iduni mink
O Allah, prevent me from every deed, action, or word that distances me from You.
وَ اجْلِبْنِي إِلَى كُلِّ عَمَلٍ أَوْ فِعْلٍ أَوْ قَوْلٍ يُقَرِّبُنِي مِنْكَ
Wajlibni ila kulli 'amalin aw fi'lin aw qawlin yuqarribuni mink
And draw me to every deed, action, or word that brings me closer to You.
فِي هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Fi hadhihi-ssanati ya arhamar-rahimin
In this year, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
وَ امْنَعْنِي مِنْ كُلِّ عَمَلٍ أَوْ فِعْلٍ أَوْ قَوْلٍ يَكُونُ مِنِّي
Wamna'ni min kulli 'amalin aw fi'lin aw qawlin yakunu minni
And prevent me from every deed, action, or word that comes from me.
أَخَافُ سُوءَ عَاقِبَتِهِ
Akhafu su'a 'aqibatihi
I fear its bad consequence.
وَ أَخَافُ مَقْتَكَ إِيَّايَ عَلَيْهِ
Wa akhafu maqataka iyyaya 'alayhi
And I fear Your displeasure with me for it.
حِذَارَ أَنْ تَصْرِفَ وَجْهَكَ الْكَرِيمَ عَنِّي
Hidhara an tasrifa wajhakal-karima 'anni
For fear that You turn Your noble face away from me.
فَأَسْتَوْجِبَ بِهِ نَقْصاً مِنْ حَظٍّ لِي عِنْدَكَ
Fa'astawjiba bihi naqsan min hazzin li 'indak
So I deserve a decrease in my portion with You.
يَا رَءُوفُ يَا رَحِيمُ
Ya Ra'ufu Ya Rahim
O Kind, O Merciful.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي فِي مُسْتَقْبَلِ هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ فِي حِفْظِكَ
Allahummaj'alni fi mustaqbali hadhihi-ssanati fi hifzik
O Allah, make me in the coming of this year in Your protection.
وَ جِوَارِكَ وَ كَنَفِكَ
Wa jiwarika wa kanafik
And Your neighborhood, and Your shelter.
وَ جَلِّلْنِي عَافِيَتَكَ
Wa jallilni 'afiyatak
And envelop me in Your well-being.
وَ هَبْ لِي كَرَامَتَكَ
Wa hab li karamatak
And grant me Your generosity.
عَزَّ جَارُكَ وَ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُكَ
'Azza jaruka wa jalla thana'uk
Your neighbor is mighty, and Your praise is sublime.
وَ لَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ
Wa la ilaha ghayruk
And there is no god but You.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي تَابِعاً لِصَالِحِي مَنْ مَضَى مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِكَ
Allahummaj'alni tabi'an lisalihi man mada min awliya'ik
O Allah, make me a follower of the righteous of those who have passed on from Your allies.
وَ أَلْحِقْنِي بِهِمْ
Wa alhiqni bihim
And join me with them.
وَ اجْعَلْنِي مُسَلِّماً لِمَنْ قَالَ بِالصِّدْقِ عَلَيْكَ مِنْهُمْ
Waj'alni musliman liman qala bis-sidqi 'alayka minhum
And make me one who submits to those who spoke the truth about You from among them.
وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ
Wa a'udhu bik
And I seek refuge in You.
يَا إِلَهِي أَنْ تُحِيطَ بِي خَطِيئَتِي وَ ظُلْمِي
Ya ilahi an tuhita bi khati'ati wa zulmi
O my God, from my sin and injustice encompassing me.
وَ إِسْرَافِي عَلَى نَفْسِي
Wa israfi 'ala nafsi
And my excess against myself.
وَ اتِّبَاعِي لِهَوَايَ
Wattiba'i li hawaya
And my following of my desires.
وَ اشْتِغَالِي بِشَهَوَاتِي
Washtighali bi shahawati
And my preoccupation with my passions.
فَيَحُولَ ذَلِكَ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ رِضْوَانِكَ
Fayahula dhalika bayni wa bayna rahmatika wa ridwanik
So that prevents me from Your mercy and Your pleasure.
فَأَكُونَ مَنْسِيّاً عِنْدَكَ
Fa'akuna mansiyyan 'indak
So I am forgotten by You.
مُتَعَرِّضاً لِسَخَطِكَ وَ نَقِمَتِكَ
Muta'arridan li sakhatika wa niqmatik
Exposed to Your anger and Your vengeance.
اللَّهُمَّ وَفِّقْنِي لِكُلِّ عَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ تَرْضَى بِهِ عَنِّي
Allahumma waffiqni likulli 'amalin salihin tarda bihi 'anni
O Allah, grant me success in every righteous deed that pleases You.
وَ قَرِّبْنِي إِلَيْكَ زُلْفَى
Wa qarribni ilayka zulfa
And draw me near to You.
اللَّهُمَّ كَمَا كَفَيْتَ نَبِيَّكَ مُحَمَّداً صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ هَوْلَ عَدُوِّهِ
Allahumma kama kafayta nabiyyaka Muhammadan salawatuka 'alayhi wa alihi hawla 'aduwwih
O Allah, as You sufficed Your Prophet Muhammad, Your blessings be upon him and his family, against the terror of his enemy.
وَ فَرَّجْتَ هَمَّهُ وَ كَشَفْتَ كَرْبَهُ
Wa farrajta hammahu wa kashafta karbah
And You relieved his distress and removed his hardship.
وَ صَدَقْتَهُ وَعْدَكَ وَ أَنْجَزْتَ لَهُ عَهْدَكَ
Wa sadaqtahu wa'daka wa anjazta lahu 'ahdak
And You fulfilled Your promise to him and accomplished Your covenant for him.
اللَّهُمَّ فَبِذَلِكَ فَاكْفِنِي هَوْلَ هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ وَ آفَاتَهَا
Allahumma bi dhalika fakfini hawla hadhihi-ssanati wa afatiha
O Allah, by that, suffice me against the terror of this year and its afflictions.
وَ أَسْقَامَهَا وَ فِتْنَتَهَا
Wa asqamaha wa fitnataha
And its diseases and its trials.
وَ شُرُورَهَا وَ أَحْزَانَهَا
Wa shururaha wa ahzanaha
And its evils and its sorrows.
وَ ضِيقَ الْمَعَاشِ فِيهَا
Wa diqal-ma'ashi fiha
And the difficulty of livelihood in it.
وَ بَلِّغْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ كَمَالَ الْعَافِيَةِ
Wa ballighni birahmatika kamalal-'afiyah
And cause me to reach, by Your mercy, the perfection of well-being.
بِتَمَامِ دَوَامِ النِّعْمَةِ عِنْدِي إِلَى مُنْتَهَى أَجَلِي
Bitamami dawamin-ni'mati 'indi ila muntaha ajali
With the completion of the continuation of blessing with me until the end of my term.
أَسْأَلُكَ سُؤَالَ مَنْ أَسَاءَ وَ ظَلَمَ
As'aluka su'ala man asa'a wa zalam
I ask You with the asking of one who has done evil and wronged.
وَ اسْتَكَانَ وَ اعْتَرَفَ
Wastakana wa'taraf
And submitted and confessed.
أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي مَا مَضَى مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ
An taghfira li ma mada minadh-dhunub
That You forgive me what has passed of sins.
الَّتِي حَصَرَتْهَا حَفَظَتُكَ
Allati hasaratha hafazatuka
Which Your guardians have recorded.
وَ أَحْصَتْهَا كِرَامُ مَلَائِكَتِكَ عَلَيَّ
Wa ahsatha kiramu mala'ikatika 'alayya
And Your noble angels have counted against me.
وَ أَنْ تَعْصِمَنِيَ
Wa an ta'simaniy
And that You protect me.
يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَحْمَانُ
Ya Allahu Ya Rahman
O Allah, O Most Gracious.
صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ
Salli ala Muhammadin wa ahli bayti Muhammad
Send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad.
وَ آتِنِي كُلَّ مَا سَأَلْتُكَ
Wa atini kulla ma sa'altuk
And grant me all that I have asked You.
وَ رَغِبْتُ فِيهِ إِلَيْكَ
Wa raghibtu fihi ilayk
And desired from You.
فَإِنَّكَ أَمَرْتَنِي بِالدُّعَاءِ وَ تَكَفَّلْتَ بِالْإِجَابَةِ
Fa'innaka amartani bid-du'a'i wa takaffalta bil-ijabah
For You have commanded me to supplicate and guaranteed a response.
يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Ya arhamar-rahimin
O Most Merciful of the merciful.
"Another supplication for the first day of it [the month], from Misbah by al-Sayyid ibn Baqi, may Allah have mercy on him."
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ يَا مَنْ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ وَ
Allahumma inni as'aluka ya man laysa kamithlihi shay'un wa
O Allah, I ask You, O He to whom there is no comparable,
يَا مَنْ لَيْسَ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ الْعُلَى وَ لَا فِي الْأَرَضِينَ السُّفْلَى
ya man laysa fis-samawatil-'ula wa la fil-aradin-as-sufla
and O He who is not in the high heavens nor in the lower earths,
وَ لَا فَوْقَهُنَّ وَ لَا تَحْتَهُنَّ وَ لَا بَيْنَهُنَّ
wa la fawqahunna wa la tahtahunna wa la baynahunna
nor above them, nor below them, nor between them,
إِلَهٌ يُعْبَدُ غَيْرُكَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ
ilahun yu'badu ghayruka wahdaka la sharika lak
there is no deity worshipped other than You alone, no partner to You.
يَا وَاحِدُ بِغَيْرِ تَشْبِيهٍ يَا بَاقِياً إِلَى غَيْرِ غَايَةٍ
ya wahidu bighayri tashbihin ya baqiyan ila ghayri ghayatin
O Unique without comparison, O Everlasting without end,
يَا جَبَّاراً فِي سُلْطَانِهِ يَا كَبِيراً فِي كِبْرِيَائِهِ
ya jabbaran fi sultanihi ya kabiran fi kibriya'ihi
O Dominant in His sovereignty, O Great in His majesty,
يَا قُدُّوساً فِي سَمَائِهِ [فِي أَسْمَائِهِ] يَا كَرِيماً فِي عَطَائِهِ
ya quddusan fi sama'ihi [fi asma'ihi] ya kariman fi 'ata'ihi
O Holy in His heaven [in His names], O Generous in His giving,
يَا جَلِيلًا فِي بَهَائِهِ يَا حَمِيداً فِي فَعَالِهِ
ya jalilan fi baha'ihi ya hamidan fi fa'alihi
O Majestic in His splendor, O Praiseworthy in His deeds,
يَا مَلِكاً فِي ابْتِدَائِهِ وَ اقْتِدَارِهِ يَا عَالِماً فِي إِحْصَائِهِ
ya malikan fib-tida'ihi waq-tidarihi ya 'aliman fi ihsa'ihi
O King in His initiation and power, O Knower in His account,
يَا غَالِباً فِي ارْتِفَاعِهِ يَا عَزِيزاً فِي امْتِنَاعِهِ
ya ghaliban fir-tifa'ihi ya 'azizan fim-tina'ihi
O Dominant in His ascendancy, O Mighty in His prevention,
يَا جَوَاداً فِي إِفْضَالِهِ يَا ذَا السُّلْطَانِ الشَّامِخِ
ya jawadan fi ifdalihi ya dhas-sultan-ish-shamikh
O Generous in His favor, O Possessor of the lofty sovereignty,
يَا ذَا الْعِزِّ الْبَاذِخِ يَا ذَا الْمُلْكِ الْفَاخِرِ
ya dhal-'izzil-badhikh ya dhal-mulkil-fakhir
O Possessor of the lavish dignity, O Possessor of the glorious kingdom,
يَا ذَا الْبَهَاءِ الزَّاهِرِيَا مَنْ بِهِ يُحَسَّنُ الظُّنُونُ
ya dhal-baha'iz-zahiri ya man bihi yuhassinuz-zunun
O Possessor of the radiant splendor, O He through whom good assumptions are made,
يَا ذَا الْجُودِ وَ الْكَرَمِ وَ الْمَنِّ وَ الْكِبْرِيَاءِ يَا بَاقِياً لَا يَمُوتُ
ya dhal-judi wal-karami wal-manni wal-kibriya'i ya baqiyan la yamut
O Possessor of generosity, nobility, favor, and grandeur, O Everlasting who does not die,
يَا صَمَداً لَا يَطْعَمُ يَا قَيُّوماً لَا يَنَامُ
ya samadan la yat'amu ya qayyuman la yanam
O Eternal who does not eat, O Sustainer who does not sleep,
يَا بَصِيراً لَا يَرْتَابُ يَا حَافِظاً لَا يَجْهَلُ
ya basiran la yartabu ya hafizan la yajhalu
O Seeing who does not doubt, O Guardian who does not ignore,
يَا وَاسِعاً لَا يُتَكَلَّفُ يَا غَنِيّاً لَا يَفْتَقِرُ
ya wasi'an la yutakallafu ya ghaniyan la yaftaqiru
O Expansive who does not exert, O Wealthy who does not need,
يَا مَنِيعاً لَا يُرَامُ يَا عَزِيزاً لَا يُضَامُ
ya mani'an la yuramu ya 'azizan la yudamu
O Impregnable who cannot be attacked, O Mighty who is not wronged,
يَا قَوِيّاً لَا يُغْلَبُ يَا جَبَّاراً لَا يُكَلَّمُ
ya qawiyan la yughlabu ya jabbaran la yukallamu
O Strong who is not overcome, O Compeller who is not spoken to,
يَا مُحْتَجِباً لَا يُرَى يَا جَبَّارَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ
ya muhtajiban la yura ya jabbaras-samawati wal-ard
O Hidden who is not seen, O Compeller of the heavens and the earth,
يَا نُورَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ يَا بَدِيعَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ
ya nuras-samawati wal-ard ya badi'as-samawati wal-ard
O Light of the heavens and the earth, O Originator of the heavens and the earth,
يَا أَكْرَمَ الْأَكْرَمِينَ يَا أَجْوَدَ الْأَجْوَدَيْنِ
ya akramal-akramin ya ajwadal-ajwadayn
O Most Generous of the generous, O Most Giving of the givers,
يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ يَا غِيَاثَ الْمُسْتَغِيثِينَ
ya arhamar-rahimin ya ghiyathal-mustaghithin
O Most Merciful of the merciful, O Relief of those seeking relief,
يَا وَلِيَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَا عِزَّ النَّاصِرِينَ وَ الذَّاكِرِينَ
ya waliyyal-mu'minin ya 'izzan-nasirina wadh-dhakirin
O Guardian of the believers, O Honor of those giving victory and those remembering,
يَا سَبِيلَ الصَّالِحِينَ يَا مُفَرِّجاً عَنِ الْمَكْرُوبِينَ
ya sabilas-salihin ya mufarrijan 'anil-makrubin
O Way of the righteous, O Reliever of the distressed,
يَا كَثِيرَ الرَّاغِبِينَ إِلَيْهِ يَا غَوْثَ الْمَلْهُوفِينَ
ya kathirar-raghibina ilayhi ya ghawthal-malhufin
O Abundantly sought after, O Refuge of the distraught,
يَا خَيْرَ مَنْ دَعَاهُ الدَّاعُونَ
ya khayra man da'ahul-da'un
O Best of those called upon.
أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
as'aluka an tusalliya 'ala muhammadin wa ali muhammad
I ask You to send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad
وَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ عَبْدَكَ مِنْ أَعْظَمِ عِبَادِكَ الْيَوْمَ فِيمَا تَقْسِمُهُ مِنْ نُورٍ تَهْدِي بِهِ
wa an taj'ala 'abdaka min a'zami 'ibadikal-yawma fima taqsimuhu min nurin tahdi bih
and to make Your servant among the greatest of Your servants today in what You distribute of light by which You guide,
وَ رَحْمَةٍ تَنْشُرُهَا وَ رِزْقٍ تَبْسُطُهُ
wa rahmatin tanshuruha wa rizqin tabsutuh
and mercy which You spread, and provision You extend,
وَ ضُرٍّ تَكْشِفُهُ وَ بَلَاءٍ تَصْرِفُهُ
wa durrin takshifuhu wa bala'in tasrifuh
and harm You unveil, and affliction You avert,
وَ فِتْنَةٍ تَكُفُّهَا وَ ثَوَابٍ تَكْتُبُهُ وَ أَمْرٍ تُسَهِّلُهُ
wa fitnatin takuffuha wa thawabin taktubuhu wa amrin tusahhiluh
and temptation You prevent, and reward You write, and matter You facilitate.
إِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
innaka 'ala kulli shay'in qadirun ya arhamar-rahimin.
Indeed, You are over all things competent, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
Another thing which a prudent wayfarer should not forget during the first night of this holy month is resorting(tawassul) to the impeccable ones (Ma'sumin)[33] in that night.
It is up to him to stretch his hand sincerely towards the threshold of those exalted saintly personalities, should present their blessed, glorious, and beautiful faces as intercessors for our unblessed and polluted (with sins), faces, thus, looking towards the Lord through their splendour and magnanimity because, it is not appropriate and desirable to look towards Him directly with a face blackened with sins, and cheeks rusted with transgressions. Instead, he should plead with them, should open his tongue full of grief and anxiety, should request them to act as intercessors for pleading his case.
It might be that their hearts would become soft with love for him, with their greatness they might accept him by acting as his intercessors as well as might request Allah (the Glorious, the Exalted), that may He accept him and bestow upon him the grace and favour so that he would become the way his Lord desires him to be. Because, Allah (the Glorious, the Exalted), being the most Compassionate and most Merciful, undoubtedly would accept the plea and intercession of those compassionate and exalted personalities, especially, those Sinless noble ones, to whom He himself has taught generosity and compassion as well as has allowed them to act as intercessors.
Yes! By resorting sincerely, truly and honestly to these noble exalted personalities one may attain such gains, prosperity, and salvation which can't even be attained through engaging in worship for one complete year. Therefore, it is up to us to make our best endeavours, by treating the time as our best available opportunity; we should extend our hands towards their threshold; by offering salutations and thanks should open our tongues for needs, and saying the following sincerely and honestly:
أَنْتَ يَا سَيِّدِي فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ حَامِي الأُمَّةِ وَخَفِيرُهُمْ ،.
anta yā sayyidī fī hadhihi l-laylati ḥāmi l-ummati wa khafīruhum ,.
O' my masters! Tonight you are the support and shelter of everyone,
وَأَكْرَمُ الْخَلَائِقِ ، تُحِبُّ الضِّيَافَةَ وَمَأْمُورٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ بِالْإِجَارَةِ ، عَبْدُكَ ضَيْفُ اللَّهِ وَضَيْفُكَ ، وَجَارُ اللَّهِ وَجَارُكَ فَأَجِرْ عَبْدَكَ وَأَضِفْهُ ،.
wa akramu l-khalā'iqi , tuḥibbu ḍ-ḍwiyāfata wa māmūrun mina l-lahi jalla jalāluhu bi l-ijārati , ʿabduka ḍayfu l-lahi wa ḍayfuka , wa jāru l-lahi wa jāruka fa ajir ʿabdaka wa aḍifhu ,.
you are the most exalted and generous among all exalted and generous ones, you like inviting guests and want to be generous towards them;Also Allah (the Glorious, the Exalted), has commanded you to provide refuge and shelter forthe wretched and unsheltered people;now here is one of the Allah's unsheltered servants who has came to attend your as well as Allah's feast; has attached his heart upon your support and well as Allah's support and hospitality;be hospitable and allow him to sit upon the table of your generosity and treat him in the following manner:
وَاجْعَلْ قِرَايَ مِنْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ أَنْ تُدْخِلَنِي فِي هَمِّكَ وَحِزْبِكَ ، وَدُعَائِكَ وَحِمَايَتِكَ ، وَشَفَاعَتِكَ وَوِلَايَتِكَ وَشِيعَتِكَ ..
wajʿal qirāya minka l-laylata an tudkhilanī fī hammika wa ḥizbikā , wa duʿā'ika wa ḥimāyatika , wa shafāʿatika wa wilāyatika wa shīʿatika ..
Consider him as your friend and supporter and do not deprive me from your best support and endeavours; do not deprive him from your prayer, backing, and intercession
وَارْغَبْ إِلَى اللَّهِ لِي فِي كَرَمِ عَفْوِهِ ، وَقَبُولِهِ ، وَرِضَاهُ ،.
warghab ila l-lahi lī fī karami ʿafwihi , wa qabūlihi , wa riḍāhu ,.
;ask Allah (the Glorious, the Exalted), not to deprive me from His Forgiveness and Benevolence; His mercy and compassion;
وَأَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَيَّ نَظْرَةً رَحِيمَةً بِهَا عَنِّي رِضًا لَا سَخَطَ عَلَيَّ بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًا ، وَيُلْحِقُنِي بِشِيعَتِكُمُ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ ، وَأَوْلِيَائِكُمُ السَّابِقِينَ ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَرُدُّ شَفَاعَتَكَ ، فَإِنَّ لَكَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ شَأْنًا مِنَ الشَّأْنِ ، وَقَدْرًا مِنَ الْقَدْرِ ، فَبِحَقِّ هَذَا الشَّأْنِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَكَ.
wa an yanẓura ilayya naẓratan raḥīmatan biha ʿannī riḍan lā sakhaṭa ʿalayya baʿdahu abadan , wa yulḥiqunī bi shīʿatikumu l-muqarrabīna , wa awliyā'ikumu s-sābiqīna , fa innahu lā yaruddu shafāʿataka , fa inna laka ʿinda l-lahi shānan mina sh-shāni , wa qadran mina l-qadri , fabiḥaqwi hadha sh-shāni l-ladhī jaʿala l-lahu laka.
then look at him with love and pleasure;becoming so happy and pleased with him that after that He should never become unhappy and angry with him, should regard him as His sincere friend and worthy servant....
يَا مَوْلَايَ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَسْمَحَ فِي حَقِّي بِمَا سَأَلْتُكَ ،
yā mawlāya asaluka an tasmaḥa fī ḥaqī bi mā sāltuka ,
I ask you by your splendour and majesty,which Allah (the Glorious, the Exalted), has bestowed upon you,
وَتَزِيدَنِي بِمِقْدَارِ كَرَامَتِكَ ،
wa tazīdanī bi miqdāri karāmatika ,
reward me more than whatever I have asked in accordance with your generosity;
وَلَا تَنْظُرْ يَا سَيِّدِي إِلَى حَقَارَتِي وَذُلَّ مَقَامِي وَسُوءَ حَالِي ،
wa lā tanẓur yā sayyidī ila ḥaqāratī wa dhulla maqāmī wa sū'a ḥālī ,
don't look upon my worthlessness, disobedience, and deviations,
فَإِنَّ الْكِرَامَ لَا يَعْظُمُ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي قِرَى ضَيْفِهِمْ شَيْءٌ مِنَ الْعَطَايَا ،
fa inna l-kirāma lā yaʿẓumu ʿalayhim fī qira ḍayfihim shay'un mina l-ʿaṭāyā
because the generosity of the generous ones and the hospitality shown by the exalted ones are in accordance with their generosity and exaltedness
وَلَا يُقَدِّرُونَ كَرَامَتَهُمْ وَعَطَايَاهُمْ بِقَدْرِ الضُّيُوفِ السَّائِلِينَ ،
wa lā yuqaddirūna karāmatahum wa ʿaṭāyāhum bi qadri ḍ-ḍuyūfi s-sā'ilīna ,
and not in proportion with the worth and merit of their requester.
فَإِنَّ الْعَطَاءَ بِقَدْرِ الْمُعْطِي ، وَالْقِرَى بِقَدْرِ الْمُضِيفِ..
fa inna l-ʿaṭā'a bi qadri l-muʿṭī , wa l-qira bi qadri l-muḍīfi..
You reward in proportion with the giver and not on the worth and merit of their recipients
سَادَتِي أَنْتُمُ الَّذِينَ عَلَّمْتُمُ الْكِرَامَ آدَابَ الْكَرَامَةِ ، وَالْأَجْوَادُ شِيمُ الْجُودِ وَالسَّمَاحَةِ ، إِنْ ذُكِرَ الْجُودُ كُنْتُمْ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ ، وَأَصْلَهُ وَفَرْعَهُ وَمُنْتَهَاهُ ، وَإِنْ قِيلَ الْكَرَمُ فَأَنْتُمْ مَعْدِنُهُ وَمَأْوَاهُ لَا يَرُدُّ سَائِلَكُمْ وَلَا يَخِيبُ آمِلَكُمْ ..
sādatī antumu l-ladhīna ʿallamtumu l-kirāma adāba l-karāmati , wa l-ajjadu shīmu l-jūdi wa s-samāḥati , in dhukira l-jūdu kuntum awwalahu wa akhirahu , wa aṣlahu wa farʿahu wa muntahāhu , wa in qīla l-karamu fa antum maʿdinuhu wa māwahu lā yaruddu sā'ilakum wa lā yakhību amilakum ..
O' my masters! You are the ones who have taught greatness to the exalted ones, generosity to the generous ones, and benevolence to the benevolent ones;
سَادَتِي أَنْتُمُ الَّذِينَ قُلْتُمْ : مَثَلُ الْمَعْرُوفِ مَثَلُ الْمَطَرِ ، يُصِيبُ الْبَرَّ وَالْفَاجِرَ ، فَلَا تَمْنَعُونِي سَحَائِبَ رَأفَتِكُمْ ، فَلْيُصِبْنِي أَمْطَارُ جُودِكُمْ ، فَإِنِّي مِنْ جُودِكُمْ جَائِعٌ ، وَمِنْ كَرَمِكُمْ ظَمْآنٌ ، لَا تَرْضُوا لِضَيْفِكُمْ أَنْ يَبِيتَ فِي حِمَاكُمْ جَائِعًا ضَمْآنًا..
sādatī antumu l-ladhīna qultum : mathalu l-maʿrūfi mathalu l-maṭari , yuṣību l-barra wa l-fājira , fa lā tamnaʿūnī saḥā'iba ra'afatikum , falyuṣibnī amṭāru jūdikum , fa'innī min jūdikum jā'iʿun , wa min karamikum ẓamānun , lā tarḍū li ḍayfikum an yabīta fī ḥimākum jā'iʿan ḍamānan..
as you yourself have proclaimed:"Your generosity and reward like rain water pour upon the righteous ones as well as upon the bad ones, likewise;" saturate me with the rain of your generosity, do not deprive me from the rain of your generosity, do not deprive me from the pouring of your love because I am thirsty for your generosity and hungry for your love and affection;you don't like that your guests who have taken shelter in your threshold and have tied their hopes upon your benevolence should remain thirsty and hungry.
فَأَنْتَ يَا مَوْلَايَ مَتَى مَا مَنَعْتَنِي قِرَاكَ ، بِتُّ طَاوِيًا فِي حِمَاكَ ، وَوَصَلْتُ إِلَى الْهَلَاكِ ، حَاشَاكَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْمُعَامَلَةِ مَعَ ضَيْفِكَ ثُمَّ حَاشَاكَ ..
fa anta yā mawlāya mata mā manaʿtanī qirāka , bi tu ṭāwiyan fī ḥimāka , wa wa ṣaltu ila l-halāki , ḥāshāka min hadhihi l-muʿāmalati maʿa ḍayfika thumma ḥāshāka ..
O' my masters! If you will deprive me from your hospitality I will die with hunger under your shelter sitting upon the side of your tablecloth.
Text, translation and recitation from Duas.org
