Salat for Wednesday evening ( night preceeding thursday)

The prayer for this eve is two rakats. In every rakat after Surah Hamd recite Ayatul Kursi, Surah Qadr and Surah Nasr once each and Surah Tawheed thrice. The Almighty Allah forgives all the sins of the person who recites this prayer.

DUA For Night

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ‏

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

‏ سُبْحَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ

Glory be to You, our Lord, and praise for You;

أَنْتَ الَّذِي بِكَلِمَتِكَ خَلَقْتَ جَمِيعَ

You are, Who created all Your creatures with Your word;

خَلْقِكَ فَكُلُّ مَشِيَّتِكَ أَتَتْكَ بِلَا لُغُوبٍ أَثْبَتَّ مَشِيَّتَكَ

thereupon Your will came without burdening ascertained Your will.

وَ لَمْ تَأَنَّ فِيهَا لِمَئُونَةٍ وَ لَمْ تَنْصِبْ فِيهَا لِمَشَقَّةٍ

And You did not consider careful on it for intent nor arrange over it for hardship!

وَ كَانَ عَرْشُكَ عَلَى الْمَاءِ وَ الظُّلْمَةُ فِي [عَلَى‏] الْهَوَاءِ وَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَحْمِلُونَ عَرْشَكَ

And Your throne was above the water; darkness in the air and the Angels will bear Your throne.

عَرْشَ النُّورِ وَ الْكَرَامَةِ وَ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِكَ

The throne of light and Glory, glorifying with Your praise,

وَ الْخَلْقُ مُطِيعٌ لَكَ خَاشِعٌ مِنْ خَوْفِكَ

and the creatures are obedient toward You; humble of You fear,

لَا يُرَى فِيهِ نُورٌ إِلَّا نُورُكَ

can't be seen in it a light other than Your light

وَ لَا يُسْمَعُ فِيهِ صَوْتٌ إِلَّا صَوْتُكَ

nor be heard a voice other than Your voice,

حَقِيقٌ بِمَا لَا يَحِقُّ إِلَّا لَكَ

entitled in what is not ascertain to other than You!

‏ خَالِقُ الْخَلْقِ وَ مُبْتَدِعُهُ تَوَحَّدْتَ بِأَمْرِكَ

The Creator of creatures and their originator, You are one and alone with Your decisions;

وَ تَفَرَّدْتَ بِمُلْكِكَ وَ تَعَظَّمْتَ بِكِبْرِيَائِكَ

you showed Your Uniqueness through Your kingdom. And verily; You showed Your Greatness through Your pride,

وَ تَعَزَّزْتَ بِجَبَرُوتِكَ وَ تَسَلَّطْتَ بِقُوَّتِكَ

You expressed Your Might through Your supremacy, You reigned through Your Power

وَ تَعَالَيْتَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ

and exalted with Your ability.

فَأَنْتَ بِالْمَنْظَرِ الْأَعْلَى فَوْقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ الْعُلَى

Thereupon, You are in the highest viewpoint above the high heavens!

كَيْفَ لَا يَقْصُرُ دُونَكَ عِلْمُ الْعُلَمَاءِ

How could not the scholars' knowledge be incapable before You,

وَ لَكَ الْعِزَّةُ أَحْصَيْتَ خَلْقَكَ وَ مَقَادِيرَكَ

and Glory be to You; You counted Your creation and ordainments;

لِمَا جَلَّ مِنْ جَلَالِ مَا جَلَّ مِنْ ذِكْرِكَ

for the sublime exalt of Your splendid mention

وَ لِمَا ارْتَفَعَ مِنْ رَفِيعِ مَا ارْتَفَعَ مِنْ كُرْسِيِّكَ

and for the highest pitch from what upraised of Your throne.

عَلَوْتَ عَلَى عُلُوِّ مَا اسْتَعْلَى مِنْ مَكَانِكَ

You advanced Your highness above the elevation of what overcome upon Your place!

كُنْتَ قَبْلَ جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ

You existed before Your all creation.

لَا يَقْدِرُ الْقَادِرُونَ قَدْرَكَ

No assessor can assess Your value,

وَ لَا يَصِفُ الْوَاصِفُونَ أَمْرَكَ

and the describers cannot describe Your being;

رَفِيعُ الْبُنْيَانِ مُضِيْ‏ءُ الْبُرْهَانِ عَظِيمُ الْجَلَالِ

glorious base, illuminated proof, great solemnity,

قَدِيمُ الْمَجْدِ مُحِيطُ الْعِلْمِ

eternal Glory, encompassing of knowledge,

لَطِيفُ الْخَبَرِ حَكِيمُ الْأَمْرِ

very pleasing tradition, and wise command!

أَحْكَمَ الْأَمْرَ صُنْعُكَ وَ قَهَرَ كُلَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ سُلْطَانُكَ

Your making excelled the commands, and Your power conquered everything

وَ تَوَلَّيْتَ الْعَظَمَةَ بِعِزَّةِ مُلْكِكَ

and took over the mightiness with Your mighty authority

وَ الْكِبْرِيَاءَ بِعَظِيمِ جَلَالِكَ

and the sublimity of your great magnificence.

[ ثُمَّ دَبَّرْتَ الْأَشْيَاءَ كُلَّهَا بِحُكْمِكَ [بِحِكْمَتِكَ‏

Moreover, You arranged everything with Your wisdom

وَ أَحْصَيْتَ أَمْرَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ كُلَّهَا بِعِلْمِكَ

and Enumerated this world and the hereafter case with Your knowledge.

وَ كَانَ الْمَوْتُ وَ الْحَيَاةُ بِيَدِكَ

And the death and life are in Your hand,

وَ ضَرَعَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ إِلَيْكَ وَ ذَلَّ كُلُّ شَيْ‏ءٍ لِمُلْكِكَ

and everything implored to You, and everything submitted to Your authority,

وَ انْقَادَ كُلُّ شَيْ‏ءٍ لِطَاعَتِكَ

and everything yielded to Your obedience.

فَتَقَدَّسْتَ رَبَّنَا وَ تَقَدَّسَ اسْمُكَ

Therefore glorified be our Lord, and glorified is Your name;

وَ تَبَارَكْتَ رَبَّنَا وَ تَعَالَى ذِكْرُكَ

blessed is our Lord, high exalted is Your mention

وَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى خَلْقِكَ وَ لُطْفِكَ فِي أَمْرِكَ

and by Your omnipotence upon Your creation and Your gentleness with Your command.

لَا يَعْزُبُ عَنْكَ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ فِي السَّمَا وَاتِ وَ الْأَرْض

The weight of a dust mote; doesn't escape from you in heavens and earth,

‏ وَ لا أَصْغَرُ مِنْ ذلِكَ وَ لا أَكْبَرُ إِلَّا فِي كِتابٍ مُبِينٍ

not even less than that nor more but (it is noted) in a clear record!

‏ فَسُبْحَانَكَ وَ بِحَمْدِكَ

So, Glory and praise be to You;

تَبَارَكْتَ رَبَّنَا وَ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُكَ

blessed is our Lord, and splendid be the praising of You!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَ رَسُولِكَ وَ نَبِيِّكَ

O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad, Your servant, Messenger, and Prophet,

أَفْضَلَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ بُيُوتَاتِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ

with the most excellent blessings you have ever sent upon any Muslim houses.

صَلَاةً تُبَيِّضُ بِهَا وَجْهَهُ وَ تُقِرُّ بِهَا عَيْنَهُ

The blessing in that which You illuminate with his face makes him delighted,

وَ تُزَ يِّنُ بِهَا مَقَامَهُ

adorning with it his position.

وَ تَجْعَلُهُ خَطِيباً لِمَحَامِدِكَ

And make him an orator to Your laudations,

مَا قَالَ صَدَّقْتَهُ وَ مَا سَأَلَ أَعْطَيْتَهُ

what he says; You believed, what he asks for, You grant

وَ لِمَنْ شَفَعَ شَفَّعْتَهُ

and to who he mediates for; You mediated.

وَ اجْعَلْ لَهُ مِنْ عَطَائِكَ عَطَاءً تَامّاً وَ قَسَماً

And assign to him of Your bestowal; full bestowal completed portion,

وَافِياً وَ نَصِيباً جَزِيلًا وَ اسْماً عَالِياً عَلَى‏ النَّبِيِّينَ

large share and, a high name upon the prophets,

وَ الصِّدِّيقِينَ وَ الشُّهَداءِ

righteous', martyrs,

وَ الصَّالِحِينَ وَ حَسُنَ أُولئِكَ رَفِيقاً

the most elevated rank ones and, a goodly company are they!

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِي

O Allah, I beseech You by Your Name;

إِذَا ذُكِرَ اهْتَزَّ لَهُ عَرْشُكَ وَ تَهَلَّلَ لَهُ نُورُكَ

if it is mentioned, Your throne shook, Your light gleamed,

وَ اسْتَبْشَرَتْ لَهُ مَلَائِكَتُكَ

and Your Angels rejoiced to it!

‏ وَ الَّذِي إِذَا ذُكِرَ تَزَعْزَعَتْ لَهُ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَ الْأَرْضُ وَ الْجِبَالُ وَ الشَّجَرُ وَ الدَّوَابُّ

And in which if it is mentioned the; heavens, earth, mountains, trees, animals will be shaken for Him!

وَ الَّذِي إِذَا ذُكِرَ تَفَتَّحَتْ لَهُ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ

And in which if it is mentioned; the gates of heavens will be unfolded to Him,

وَ أَشْرَقَتْ لَهُ الْأَرْضُ

the earth shone for Him

وَ سَبَّحَتْ [ستحت‏] لَهُ الْجِبَالُ

and the mountains glorified Him!

وَ الَّذِي إِذَا ذُكِرَ تَصَدَّعَتْ لَهُ الْأَرْضُ

And in which if it is mentioned; the earth be cracked for Him,

وَ قَدَّسَتْ لَهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَ الْإِنْسُ

hallowed Him the Angels and humankind,

وَ تَفَجَّرَتْ لَهُ الْأَنْهَارُ

the rivers for Him burst out!

وَ الَّذِي إِذَا ذُكِرَ ارْتَعَدَتْ مِنْهُ النُّفُوسُ وَ وَجِلَتْ مِنْهُ الْقُلُوبُ وَ خَشَعَتْ لَهُ الْأَصْوَاتُ

And in which if it is mentioned; the souls are violent fear seized of Him and sounds are submitted of Him.

أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي وَ لِوَالِدَيَّ وَ ارْحَمْهُما كَما رَبَّيانِي صَغِيراً

Therefore, forgive my parents and me, bestow Your grace upon them as they cherished and reared me when I was a child,

وَ ارْزُقْنِي ثَوَابَ طَاعَتِهِمَا وَ مَرْضَاتِهِمَا

grant me their fidelity reward and satisfaction,

وَ عَرِّفْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَهُمَا فِي جَنَّتِكَ

and make awareness between them in Your heaven and me!

أَسْأَلُكَ لِي وَ لَهُمَا الْأَجْرَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ

For them and me, I beseech You for the reward in the hereafter; the Day of Resurrection.

وَ الْعَفْوَ يَوْمَ الْقَضَاءِ وَ بَرْدَ الْعَيْشِ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ

And the pardoning on the Doomsday, decree for ease after death,

وَ قُرَّةَ عَيْنٍ لَا تَنْقَطِعُ

the light of eyes that do not cease,

وَ لَذَّةَ النَّظَرِ إِلَى وَجْهِكَ وَ شَوْقاً إِلَى لِقَائِكَ

and the delight of witnessing Your presence and longing for Your meeting!

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ضَعِيفٌ فَقَوِّ فِي رِضَاكَ ضَعْفِي

O, Allah, I am weak; so strengthen my weakness in the course of Your pleasure,

وَ خُذْ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ بِنَاصِيَتِي

and lead my forelock to goodness,

وَ اجْعَلِ الْإِسْلَامَ مُنْتَهَى رِضَايَ

and cause Islam to be the utmost of my pleasure.

وَ اجْعَلِ الْبِرَّ أَكْبَرَ أَخْلَاقِي وَ التَّقْوَى زَادِي

And appoint faithfulness as my most significant moral and Your reverential fear as my provision.

وَ ارْزُقْنِي الظَّفَرَ بِالْخَيْرِ لِنَفْسِي

Grant me to achieve goodness for myself

وَ أَصْلِحْ لِي دِينِيَ الَّذِي هُوَ عِصْمَةُ أَمْرِي

and set right my religion that is the preserving tie of my affair.

وَ بَارِكْ فِي دُنْيَايَ الَّتِي فِيهَا بَلَاغِي

And bless me in this world that has my reach

وَ أَصْلِحْ لِي آخِرَتِيَ الَّتِي إِلَيْهَا مُنْقَلَبِي وَ مَعَادِي

and reforms my hereafter, where my recourses head for and my return;

وَ اجْعَلْ دُنْيَايَ زِيَادَةً فِي كُلِّ خَيْرٍ

make my life (in this world) more in every good

وَ اجْعَلْ آخِرَ تِي عَافِيَةً مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ

and my hereafter a relief of every evil!

وَ هَيِّئْ لِيَ الْإِنَابَةَ إِلَى دَارِ الْخُلُودِ

And, prepare me for having love in the world Hereafter,

وَ التَّجَافِيَ عَنْ دَارِ الْغُرُورِ وَ الِاسْتِعْدَادَ لِلْمَوْتِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْزِلَ بِي

not being proud and the preparedness to death before it lays down on me!

اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَأْخُذْنِي بَغْتَةً وَ لَا تَقْتُلْنِي فَجْأَةً

O, Allah, do not overtake me all of a sudden and do not kill me, surprisingly,

وَ لَا تُعَجِّلْنِي عَنْ حَقٍّ وَ لَا تَسْلُبْنِيهِ

and do not make me give up on the right or deprive me of it!

وَ عَافِنِي مِنْ مُمَارَسَةِ الذُّنُوبِ بِتَوْبَةٍ نَصُوحٍ

And recover me from; performing the sins' act with sincere repentance,

وَ مِنَ الْأَسْقَامِ الدَّوِيَّةِ بِالْعَفْوِ وَ الْعَافِيَةِ

chronic illnesses with pardon and well-being

وَ تَوَفَّ نَفْسِي آمِنَةً مُطْمَئِنَّةً

and make myself die reassured safely.

رَاضِيَةً بِمَا لَهَا مَرْضِيَّةً لَيْسَ عَلَيْهَا خَوْفٌ

Satisfied with what it had pleasingly, neither have fear nor;

وَ لَا حَزَنٌ وَ لَا جَزَعٌ وَ لَا فَزَعٌ وَ لَا وَجَلٌ

sadness, fright, anxiety, worry,

وَ لَا مَقْتٌ مِنْكَ مَعَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

and hatred from You upon the believers

الَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُمْ مِنْكَ الْحُسْنَى

who have got precedence from You in Your rewards;

وَ هُمْ عَنِ النَّارِ مُبْعَدُونَ

they shall be kept far from hell.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad and His Household;

وَ مَنْ أَرَادَنِي بِحُسْنٍ فَأَعِنْهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ يَسِّرْهُ لِي

And as for anyone who intends good to me, assist them with and pave it for me;

فَ إِنِّي لِما أَنْزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ

because surely I require whatever good You may send down to me.

وَ مَنْ أَرَادَنِي بِسُوءٍ

And whoever desires for me;

أَوْ حَسَدٍ أَوْ بَغْيٍ أَوْ عَدَاوَةٍ أَوْ ظُلْمٍ

evil, envy, offense, enmity or tyranny;

فَإِنِّي أَدْرَأُ بِكَ فِي نَحْرِهِ وَ أَسْتَعِينُ بِكَ عَلَيْهِ

indeed, then take me out from his machinations, and I seek Your help regarding him.

فَاكْفِنِيهِ بِمَ شِئْتَ وَ اشْغَلْهُ عَنِّي بِمَ شِئْتَ فَإِنَّهُ

So suffice me with what You will and preoccupy him against me with what You will;

لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِكَ

because there is no change nor any strength except by You!

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ

O, Allah, I seek refuge with You from the accursed shaytan,

وَ مِنْ مَغَاوِيهِ وَ اعْتِرَاضِهِ وَ فَزَعِهِ وَ وَسْوَسَتِهِ

from his; temptations, disagreements, fear, and whispers.

اللَّهُمَّ فَلَا تَجْعَلْ لَهُ عَلَيَّ سُلْطَاناً

O, Allah, do not make for him authority upon me,

وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ لَهُ عَلَيَّ سَبِيلًا

and do not let him find a way to me

وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ لَهُ فِي مَالِي وَ وُلْدِي شِرْكاً

and make for him neither a share nor portion in my properties and sons.

وَ لَا نَصِيباً وَ بَاعِدْ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَهُ

And Keep us far away from him

كَمَا بَاعَدْتَ بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَ الْمَغْرِبِ

as You have kept the East far away from the West

حَتَّى لَا يُفْسِدَ شَيْئاً مِنْ طَاعَتِكَ عَلَيْنَا

so that he does not ruin any of our obeying to You,

وَ أَتْمِمْ نِعْمَتَكَ عِنْدَنَا بِمَرْضَاتِكَ

and complete Your grace, to us with Your pleasure upon us;

يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ

O, Most Merciful of the merciful!

وَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا رَسُولِهِ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّبِيِّ

And blessings of Allah be upon our Master, His Messenger; the Prophet Muhammed

وَ آلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَ سَلَّمَ تَسْلِيماً

and his pure Household; and exalt you thoroughly.