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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

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In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

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اللّهُمّ صَلّ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah: (please) bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

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وَاقْسِمْ لِي حِلْماً يَسُدّ عَنّي بَابَ الجَهْلِ،

waqsim li hilman yasuddu `anni baba aljahli

inculcate maturity (of thought and action) in me so that it stops me at the gate of ignorance

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وَهُدَىً تَمُنّ بِهِ عَلَيّ مِنْ كُلّ ضَلالَةٍ،

wa hudan tamunn bihi `alayya min kulli dhalalatin

help me with guidance to cut off all links with every type of waywardness;

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وَغِنَىً تَسُدّ بِهِ عَنّي بَابَ كُلّ فَقْرٍ،

wa ghinan tasudd bihi `anni baba kull faqrin

let me have enough means to barricade the gaps of poverty

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وَقُوّةً تَرُدّ بِهَا عَنّي كُلّ ضَعْفٍ،

wa quwwatan tarudd biha `anni kulla dha`fin

give me strength to avert weakness;

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وَعِزّاً تُكْرِمُنِي بِهِ عَنْ كُلّ ذُلّ،

wa `izzan tukrimuny bihi `an kulla dhullin

raise me to noble heights to abstain from anything low and mean

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وَرِفْعَةً تَرْفَعُنِي بِهَا عَنْ كُلّ ضَعَةٍ،

wa rif`atan tarfa`uny biha `an kulli dha`atin

let me reach higher regions to leave behind humiliation

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وَأَمْناً تَرُدّ بِهِ عَنّي كُلّ خَوْفٍ،

wa amnan tarudd bihi `anni kulla khawfin

take me to peaceful sanctuary to remain safe from all terrors;

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وَعَافِيَةً تَسْتُرُنِي بِهَا عَنْ كُلّ بَلاءٍ،

wa `afiyatan tasturuny biha `an kulli bala‘in

cover me with safety to shield from the impact of all calamities;

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وَعِلْماً تَفْتَحُ لِي بِهِ كُلّ يَقِينٍ،

wa `ilman taftahu li bihi kulla yaqinin

open my mind with knowledge to cultivate sure belief;

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وَيَقِيناً تُذْهِبُ بِهِ عَنّي كُلّ شَكّ،

wa yaqinan tudhhibu bihi `anni kulla shakkin

let me be certain of the indubitable truth to dispel all doubts;

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وَدُعَاءً تَبْسُطُ لِي بِهِ الإِجَابَةَ فِي هذِهِ اللَيْلَةِ وَفِي هذِهِ السَّاعَةِ،

wa du`a‘an tabsuthu li bihi al-ijabata fi hadhihi allaylati wa fi hadhihi alssa`ati

stimulate me to make use of prayer to draw Thy attention for fulfillment (of my desires) in this night,

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السَّاعَةَ السَّاعّةَ السَّاعَةَ يَا كَرِيمُ،

alssa`ata alssa`ata alssa`ata ya karimu

(in fact) at this very moment. O Generous Giver;

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وَخَوْفاً تَنْشُرُ لِي بِهِ كُلّ رَحْمَةٍ،

wa khawfan tanshuru li bihi kull rahmatin

put fear (of the consequences of breaking Thy laws) in my heart to deserve (Thy) all-embracing mercy;

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وَعِصْمَةً تَحُولُ بِهَا بَيْنِي وَبيْنَ الذّنُوبِ

wa `ismatan tahulu biha bayny wa bina aldhdhunubi

preserve incorruptible integrity in me so that it puts a barrier between me and wrongdoing

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حَتَّى أُفْلِحَ بِهَا عِنْدَ المَعْصومِينَ عِنْدَكَ

hatta a’ufliha biha `inda alma`sumina `indaka

till I reach the sanctuary of all (14) Infallibles, to be presented before Thee

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بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَاأَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.

birahmatika yarhama alrrahimina

for obtaining Thy mercy, O the Most Merciful