اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

O my God! Please bestow Your Blessings on Muhammad and his Progeny

وَ افْتَحْ قَلْبِي لِذِكْرِكَ وَ اجْعَلْنِي أَتَّبِعُ كِتَابَكَ وَ أُومِنُ بِرَسُولِكَ

Please open my heart to Your Remembrance, make me follow Your Book, believe in Your Prophet

وَ أُوفِي بِعَهْدِكَ وَ أَلْبِسْنِي رَحْمَتَكَ وَ تَقَبَّلْ صَوْمِي

loyal to Your Covenant. Please bless me with Your Mercy and accept my fast

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ فِي هَذَا الشَّهْرِ الشَّرِيفِ الْعَظِيمِ بِجُودِكَ وَ كَرَمِكَ

O my God! I seek nearness to You in this grand honorable month by Your Generosity and Benevolence

وَ أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ بِمَلَائِكَتِكَ وَ أَنْبِيَائِكَ وَ رُسُلِكَ

I seek nearness to You by Your Angels, Prophets, and Messengers

وَ أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيْكَ بِالْمُسْتَحْفِظِينَ أَوَّلِهِمْ وَ آخِرِهِمْ

I seek nearness to You by the guards – the very first one and the last

وَ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

I ask You to bestow Your Blessings on Muhammad and his Progeny

وَ تَغْفِرَ لِي ذُنُوبِي [الذُّنُوبَ‌] جَمِيعاً السَّاعَةَ السَّاعَةَ اللَّيْلَةَ اللَّيْلَةَ

and forgive all my sins in this very hour and this very day
Then raise your hands and try to shed tears