اللَّهُمَّ مَنْ تَهَيّا فِي هٰذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ

allahumma man tahayya'a fi hadha alyawmi

O Allah, if one, on this day, prepares oneself,

اوْ تَعَبَّا اوْ اعَدَّ وَٱسْتَعَدَّ

aw ta`abba'a aw a`adda wa ista`adda

takes pains, gets ready, or prepares oneself

لِوِفَادَةٍ إِلَىٰ مَخْلُوقٍ

liwifadatin ila makhluqin

to visit another one,

رَجَاءَ رِفْدِهِ وَنَوَافِلِهِ

raja'a rifdihi wa nawafilihi

hoping for his aid, gifts,

وَفَوَاضِلِهِ وَعَطَايَاهُ

wa fawadilihi wa `atayahu

benefits, and grants;

فَإِنَّ إِلَيْكَ يَاسَيِّدِي تَهْيِئَتِي وَتَعْبِئَتِي

fa inna ilayka ya sayyidi tahyi'ati wa ta`bi'ati

for You alone, my Lord, is my readiness, preparations,

وَإِعْدَادِي وَٱسْتِعْدَادِي

wa i`dadi wa isti`dadi

taking pains, training, and inclination

رَجَاءَ رِفْدِكَ وَجَوَائِزِكَ

raja'a rifdika wa jawa'izika

in the hope of gaining Your aid, gifts,

وَنَوَافِلِكَ وَفَوَاضِلِكَ

wa nawafilika wa fawadilika

grants, benefits,

وَفَضَائِلِكَ وَعَطَايَاكَ

wa fada'ilika wa `atayaka

bounties, and donations.

وَقَدْ غَدَوْتُ إِلَىٰ عِيدٍ مِنْ اعْيَادِ امَّةِ نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ

wa qad ghadawtu ila `idin min a`yadi ummati nabiyyika muhammadin

I find myself celebrating one of the feasts commemorated by the nation of Your Prophet, Muhammad,

صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰ آلِهِ

salawatu allahi `alayhi wa `ala alihi

blessings of Allah be upon him and his Household.

وَلَمْ افِدْ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ بِعَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ اثِقُ بِهِ قَدَّمْتُهُ

wa lam afid ilayka alyawma bi`amalin salihin athiqu bihi qaddamtuhu

I have not come to You, today, carrying a righteous deeds that I may trust to present before You

وَلاَ تَوَجَّهْتُ بِمَخْلُوقٍ امَّلْتُهُ

wa la tawajjahtu bimakhluqin ammaltuhu

nor have I introduced a creature as my interceder before You;

وَلكِنْ اتَيْتُكَ خَاضِعاً

wa lakin ataytuka khadi`an

rather, I submissively draw near You

مُقِرّاً بِذُنُوبِي وَإِسَاءَتِي إِلَىٰ نَفْسِي

muqiran bidhunubi wa isa'ati ila nafsi

confessing of my wrongdoings and my offenses to myself.

فَيَا عَظِيمُ يَا عَظِيمُ يَا عَظِيمُ

faya `azimu ya `azimu ya `azimu

So, O All-great, O All-great, O All-great,

ٱغْفِرْ لِيَ ٱلْعَظِيمَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِي

ighfir liya al`azima min dhunubi

(please) forgive my grave wrongdoings,

فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ ٱلْعِظَامَ إِلاَّ انْتَ

fa innahu la yaghfiru aldhdhunuba al`izama illa anta

for, verily, no one can forgive serious transgressions save You.

يَا لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ

ya la ilaha alla anta

O He save Whom there is no god!

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

ya arhama alrrahimina

O most Merciful of all the merciful!