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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

bismillahi alrrahmani alrrahimi

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

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اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ خِيَرَتَكَ فِيمَا ٱسْتَخَرْتُكَ فِيهِ

allahumma inna khiyarataka fima istakhartuka fihi

O Allah, my prayer for guidance from You with regard to the matter about which I have asked You to guide me

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تُنِيلُ ٱلرَّغَائِبَ وَتُجْزِلُ ٱلْمَوَاهِبَ

tunilu alrragha'iba wa tujzilu almawahiba

does make all desires accessible, grant abundant gifts,

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وَتُغْنِمُ ٱلْمَطَالِبَ وَتُطَيِّبُ ‏َٱلْمَكَاسِبَ

wa tughnimu almataliba wa tutayyibu almakasiba

accept the requests, make easy the gains,

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وَتَهْدِي إِلَىٰ اجْمَلِ ٱلْمَذَاهِبِ

wa tahdi ila ajmali almadhahibi

guide to the most excellent way,

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وَتَسُوقُ إِلَىٰ احْمَدِ ٱلْعَوَاقِبِ

wa tasuqu ila ahmadi al`awaqibi

drive to the most praiseworthy consequences,

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وَتَقِي مَخُوفَ ٱلنَّوَائِبِ

wa taqi makhufa alnnawa'ibi

and guard from the dreadful calamities.

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اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اسْتَخِيرُكَ فِيمَا عَزَمَ رَايِي عَلَيْهِ

allahumma inni astakhiruka fima `azama ra'yi `alayhi

O Allah, I pray You for guiding me to the best choice with regard to what I am determined to do

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وَقَادَنِي عَقْلِي إِلَيْهِ

wa qadani `aqli ilayhi

to which my reason has directed me.

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وَسَهِّلِ ٱللَّهُمَّ فِيهِ مَا تَوَعَّرَ

wa sahhil allahumma fihi ma tawa``ara

O Allah, (please) smooth its progress to me,

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وَيَسِّرْ مِنْهُ مَا تَعَسَّرَ

wa yassir minhu ma ta`assara

make easy its difficulty,

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وَٱكْفِنِي فِيهِ ٱلْمُهِمَّ

wakfini fihi almuhimma

save me from what concerns me,

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وَٱدْفَعْ بِهِ عَنِّي كُلَّ مُلِمٍّ

wadfa` bihi `anni kulla mulimmin

repel from me what is terrible,

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وَٱجْعَلْ يَا رَبِّ عَوَاقِبَهُ غُنْماً

waj`al ya rabbi `awaqibahu ghunman

and, O Lord, change its bad consequences into good end results,

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وَمَخُوفَهُ سِلْماً

wa makhufahu silman

its dreadful parts into safety,

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وَبُعْدَهُ قُرْباً

wa bu`dahu qurban

its unlikely gains into possible,

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وَجَدْبَهُ خِصْباً

wa jadbahu khisban

and its barrenness into fertility.

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وَارْسِلِ ٱللَّهُمَّ إِجَابَتِي

wa arsil allahumma ijabati

O Allah, release Your response to me,

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وَانْجِحْ طَلِبَتِي

wa anjih talibati

make successful my appeal,

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وَٱقْضِ حَاجَتِي

waqdi hajati

grant me my need,

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وَٱقْطَعْ عَنِّي عَوَائِقَهَا

waqta` `anni `awa'iqaha

cut off whatever hinders it,

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وَٱمْنَعْ عَنِّي بَوَائِقَهَا

wamna` `anni bawa'iqaha

and stop its misfortunes.

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وَاعْطِنِي ٱللَّهُمَّ لِوَاءَ ٱلظَّفَرِ

wa a`tini allahumma liwa'a alzzafari

O Allah, give me the pennon of triumph,

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وَٱلْخِيَرَةَ فِيمَا ٱسْتَخَرْتُكَ

walkhiyarata fima istakhartuka

the true guidance to the best of what I have asked You for,

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وَوُفُورَ ٱلْمَغْنَمِ فِيمَا دَعَوْتُكَ

wa wufura almaghnami fima da`awtuka

the abundant gain of what I have prayed You for,

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وَعَوَائِدَ ٱلإِفْضَالِ فِيمَا رَجَوْتُكَ

wa `awa'ida al-ifdali fima rajawtuka

and the bestowals of favors in what I have hoped You for.

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وَٱقْرِنْهُ ٱللَّهُمَّ بِٱلنَّجَاحِ

waqrinhu allahumma bilnnajahi

O Allah, attach all that to success,

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وَخُصَّهُ بِٱلصَّلاَحِ

wa khussahu bilssalahi

adorn it exclusively with righteousness,

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وَارِنِي اسْبَابَ ٱلْخِيَرَةِ فِيهِ وَاضِحَةً

wa arini asbaba alkhiyarati fihi wadihatan

make clear before my eyes the reasons for guiding me to this choice

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وَاعْلاَمَ غُنْمِهَا لاَئِحَةً

wa a`lama ghunmiha la'ihatan

and the factors of winning it,

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وَٱشْدُدْ خِنَاقَ تَعْسِيرِهَا

washdud khinaqa ta`siriha

tighten the grip around the throat of its difficulties,

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وَٱنْعَشْ صَرِيعَ تَيْسِيرِهَا

wan`ash sari`a taysiriha

and refresh its dying easiness.

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وَبَيِّنِ ٱللَّهُمَّ مُلْتَبَسَهَا

wa bayyin allahumma multabasaha

O Allah, acquaint me with its confusable matters,

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وَاطْلِقْ مُحْتَبَسَهَا

wa atliq muhtabasaha

release its detained affairs,

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وَمَكِّنْ اسَّهَا

wa makkin ussaha

and make firm its foundations

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حَتَّىٰ تَكُونَ خِيَرَةً مُقْبِلَةً بِٱلْغُنْمِ

hatta takuna khiyaratan muqbilatan bilghunmi

so that it will come carrying gains,

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مُزِيلَةً لِلْغُرْمِ

muzilatan lilghurmi

removing debts,

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عَاجِلَةً لِلنَّفْعِ

`ajilatan lilnnaf`i

bringing about swift benefits,

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بَاقِيَةَ ٱلصُّنْعِ

baqiyata alssun`i

and perpetuating its effect.

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إِنَّكَ مَلِي‏ءٌ بِٱلْمَزِيدِ

innaka mali'un bilmazidi

Verily, You always have more to give

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مُبْتَدِئٌ بِٱلْجُودِ

mubtadi'un biljudi

and take the initiative to magnanimous conferrals.