Salwaat e Shabaniyah

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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad;

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شَجَرَةِ ٱلنُّبُوَّةِ

shajarati alnnubuwwati

the tree of Prophethood,

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وَمَوضِعِ ٱلرِّسَالَةِ

wa mawdi`i alrrisalati

the trustees of the (Divine) Mission,

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وَمُخْتَلَفِ ٱلْمَلاَئِكَةِ

wa mukhtalafi almala'ikati

the frequently visited by the angels,

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وَمَعْدِنِ ٱلْعِلْمِ

wa ma`dini al`ilmi

the core of knowledge,

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وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِ ٱلْوَحْيِ

wa ahli bayti alwahyi

and the Household of the Divine Revelation.

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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

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ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْجَارِيَةِ فِي ٱللُّجَجِ ٱلْغَامِرَةِ

alfulki aljariyati fi allujaji alghamirati

the sailing ships through the abysmal waves.

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يَأْمَنُ مَنْ رَكِبَهَا

ya'manu man rakibaha

He who embarks on will be saved

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وَيَغْرَقُ مَنْ تَرَكَهَا

wa yaghraqu man tarakaha

but he who abandons will be drowned.

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ٱلْمُتَقَدِّمُ لَهُمْ مَارِقٌ

almutaqaddimu lahum mariqun

He who precedes them will miss the Right Path

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وَٱلْمُتَأَخِّرُ عَنْهُمْ زَاهِقٌ

walmuta'akhkhiru `anhum zahiqun

and he who misses them will lose,

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وَٱللاَّزِمُ لَهُمْ لاَحِقٌ

wallazimu lahum lahiqun

but he who adheres to them will win.

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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

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ٱلْكَهْفِ ٱلْحَصِينِ

alkahfi alhasini

the impregnable shelter,

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وَغِيَاثِ ٱلْمُضْطَرِّ ٱلْمُسْتَكِينِ

wa ghiyathi almudtarri almustakini

the succorers of the helpless, distressed ones,

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وَمَلْجَإِ ٱلْهَارِبِينَ

wa malja'i alharibina

the haven of the fugitives,

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وَعِصْمَةِ ٱلْمُعْتَصِمِينَ

wa `ismati almu`tasimina

and the asylum of those who seek refuge.

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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

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صَلاةً كَثِيرَةً تَكُونُ لَهُمْ رِضاً

salatan kathiratan takunu lahum ridan

so many blessings that please them

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وَلِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ أَدَاءً وَقَضَاءً

wa lihaqqi muhammadin wa ali muhammadin ada'an wa qada'an

and settle all (our) duties towards Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

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بِحَوْلٍ مِنْكَ وَقُوَّةٍ يَا رَبَّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

bihawlin minka wa quwwatin ya rabba al`alamina

by Your might and power, O Lord of the worlds!

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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

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ٱلطَّيِّبِينَ ٱلأَبْرَارِ ٱلأَخْيَارِ

alttayyibina al-abrari al-akhyari

the pure, pious, and righteous

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ٱلَّذِينَ أَوْجَبْتَ حُقُوقَهُمْ

alladhina awjabta huquqahum

whose rights have been made incumbent upon us by You

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وَفَرَضْتَ طَاعَتَهُمْ وَوِلايَتَهُمْ

wa faradta ta`atahum wa wilayatahum

and the obedience to whom and whose (divinely ordained) leadership have been (also) deemed obligatory upon us by You.

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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

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وَٱعْمُرْ قَلْبِي بِطَاعَتِكَ

wa`mur qalbi bita`atika

fill my heart with obedience to You,

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وَلاَ تُخْزِنِي بِمَعْصِيَتِكَ

wa la tukhzini bima`siyatika

do not disgrace me due to my acts of disobedience to You,

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وَٱرْزُقْنِي مُوَاسَاةَ مَنْ قَتَّرْتَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ

warzuqni muwasata man qattarta `alayhi min rizqika

and grant me the feeling of sympathy towards those whom You have decided to straiten their sustenance

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بِمَا وَسَّعْتَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

bima wassa`ta `alayya min fadlika

for You have blessed me with affluence in livelihood

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وَنَشَرْتَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ عَدْلِكَ

wa nasharta `alayya min `adlika

since You have displayed Your justice on me

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وَأَحْيَيْتَنِي تَحْتَ ظِلِّكَ

wa ahyaytani tahta zillika

and bestowed life on me to live under Your shade.

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وَهٰذَا شَهْرُ نَبِيِّكَ سَيِّدِ رُسُلِكَ

wa hadha shahru nabiyyika sayyidi rusulika

This is the month of Your Prophet and the Master of Your Messengers.

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شَعْبَانُ ٱلَّذِي حَفَفْتَهُ مِنْكَ بِٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَٱلرِّضْوَانِ

sha`banu alladhi hafaftahu minka bilrrahmati walrridwani

It is Sha`ban, which You have encompassed with Your mercy and pleasure

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ٱلَّذِي كَانَ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ

alladhi kana rasulu allahi salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi wa sallama

and on which the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him and his Household,

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يَدْأَبُ فِي صِيَامِهِ وَقِيَامِهِ

yad'abu fi siyamihi wa qiyamihi

used to observe fasting painstakingly and used to spend it with acts of worship

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فِي لَيَالِيهِ وَأَيَّامِهِ

fi layalihi wa ayyamihi

on all of its days and nights

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بُخُوعاً لَكَ فِي إِكْرَامِهِ وَإِعْظَامِهِ

bukhu`an laka fi ikramihi wa i`zamihi

on account of Your honoring and dignifying this month,

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إِلَىٰ مَحَلِّ حِمَامِهِ

ila mahalli himamihi

up to his death.

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اَللَّهُمَّ فَأَعِنَّا عَلَىٰ ٱلإِسْتِنَانِ بِسُنَّتِهِ فِيهِ

allahumma fa-a`inna `ala alistinani bisunnatihi fihi

O Allah, (please do) help us follow the example of him (i.e. the Holy Prophet as regards the honoring of this month)

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وَنَيْلِ ٱلشَّفَاعَةِ لَدَيْهِ

wa nayli alshshafa`ati ladayhi

and help us attain his intercession for us.

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اَللَّهُمَّ وَٱجْعَلْهُ لِي شَفِيعاً مُشَفَّعاً

allahumma waj`alhu li shafi`an mushaffa`an

O Allah, (please do) decide him as my interceder (before You) whose intercession for me is acceptable

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وَطَرِيقاً إِلَيْكَ مَهْيَعاً

wa tariqan ilayka mahya`an

and as my clear path toward You,

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وَٱجْعَلْنِي لَهُ مُتَّبِعاً

waj`alni lahu muttabi`an

and make me follow him

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حَتَّىٰ أَلْقَاكَ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ عَنِّي رَاضِياً

hatta alqaka yawma alqiyamati `anni radiyan

until I meet You on the Resurrection Day in such a state that You are pleased with me

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وَعَنْ ذُنُوبِي غَاضِياً

wa `an dhunubi ghadiyan

having overlooked my sins

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قَدْ أَوْجَبْتَ لِي مِنْكَ ٱلرَّحْمَةَ وَٱلرِّضْوَانَ

qad awjabta li minka alrrahmata walrridwana

and confer upon me with Your mercy and good pleasure

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وَأَنْزَلْتَنِي دَارَ ٱلْقَرَارِ وَمَحَلِّ ٱلأَخْيَارِ

wa anzaltani dara alqarari wa mahalla al-akhyari

settling me in the Eternal Abode and the Place of the Righteous.

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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad;

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شَجَرَةِ ٱلنُّبُوَّةِ

shajarati alnnubuwwati

the tree of Prophethood,

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وَمَوضِعِ ٱلرِّسَالَةِ

wa mawdi`i alrrisalati

the trustees of the (Divine) Mission,

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وَمُخْتَلَفِ ٱلْمَلاَئِكَةِ

wa mukhtalafi almala'ikati

the frequently visited by the angels,

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وَمَعْدِنِ ٱلْعِلْمِ

wa ma`dini al`ilmi

the core of knowledge,

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وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِ ٱلْوَحْيِ

wa ahli bayti alwahyi

and the Household of the Divine Revelation.

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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

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ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْجَارِيَةِ فِي ٱللُّجَجِ ٱلْغَامِرَةِ

alfulki aljariyati fi allujaji alghamirati

the sailing ships through the abysmal waves.

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يَأْمَنُ مَنْ رَكِبَهَا

ya'manu man rakibaha

He who embarks on will be saved

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وَيَغْرَقُ مَنْ تَرَكَهَا

wa yaghraqu man tarakaha

but he who abandons will be drowned.

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ٱلْمُتَقَدِّمُ لَهُمْ مَارِقٌ

almutaqaddimu lahum mariqun

He who precedes them will miss the Right Path

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وَٱلْمُتَأَخِّرُ عَنْهُمْ زَاهِقٌ

walmuta'akhkhiru `anhum zahiqun

and he who misses them will lose,

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وَٱللاَّزِمُ لَهُمْ لاَحِقٌ

wallazimu lahum lahiqun

but he who adheres to them will win.

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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

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ٱلْكَهْفِ ٱلْحَصِينِ

alkahfi alhasini

the impregnable shelter,

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وَغِيَاثِ ٱلْمُضْطَرِّ ٱلْمُسْتَكِينِ

wa ghiyathi almudtarri almustakini

the succorers of the helpless, distressed ones,

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وَمَلْجَإِ ٱلْهَارِبِينَ

wa malja'i alharibina

the haven of the fugitives,

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وَعِصْمَةِ ٱلْمُعْتَصِمِينَ

wa `ismati almu`tasimina

and the asylum of those who seek refuge.

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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

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صَلاةً كَثِيرَةً تَكُونُ لَهُمْ رِضاً

salatan kathiratan takunu lahum ridan

so many blessings that please them

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وَلِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ أَدَاءً وَقَضَاءً

wa lihaqqi muhammadin wa ali muhammadin ada'an wa qada'an

and settle all (our) duties towards Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

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بِحَوْلٍ مِنْكَ وَقُوَّةٍ يَا رَبَّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

bihawlin minka wa quwwatin ya rabba al`alamina

by Your might and power, O Lord of the worlds!

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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

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ٱلطَّيِّبِينَ ٱلأَبْرَارِ ٱلأَخْيَارِ

alttayyibina al-abrari al-akhyari

the pure, pious, and righteous

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ٱلَّذِينَ أَوْجَبْتَ حُقُوقَهُمْ

alladhina awjabta huquqahum

whose rights have been made incumbent upon us by You

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وَفَرَضْتَ طَاعَتَهُمْ وَوِلايَتَهُمْ

wa faradta ta`atahum wa wilayatahum

and the obedience to whom and whose (divinely ordained) leadership have been (also) deemed obligatory upon us by You.

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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

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وَٱعْمُرْ قَلْبِي بِطَاعَتِكَ

wa`mur qalbi bita`atika

fill my heart with obedience to You,

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وَلاَ تُخْزِنِي بِمَعْصِيَتِكَ

wa la tukhzini bima`siyatika

do not disgrace me due to my acts of disobedience to You,

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وَٱرْزُقْنِي مُوَاسَاةَ مَنْ قَتَّرْتَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ

warzuqni muwasata man qattarta `alayhi min rizqika

and grant me the feeling of sympathy towards those whom You have decided to straiten their sustenance

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بِمَا وَسَّعْتَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

bima wassa`ta `alayya min fadlika

for You have blessed me with affluence in livelihood

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وَنَشَرْتَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ عَدْلِكَ

wa nasharta `alayya min `adlika

since You have displayed Your justice on me

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وَأَحْيَيْتَنِي تَحْتَ ظِلِّكَ

wa ahyaytani tahta zillika

and bestowed life on me to live under Your shade.

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وَهٰذَا شَهْرُ نَبِيِّكَ سَيِّدِ رُسُلِكَ

wa hadha shahru nabiyyika sayyidi rusulika

This is the month of Your Prophet and the Master of Your Messengers.

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شَعْبَانُ ٱلَّذِي حَفَفْتَهُ مِنْكَ بِٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَٱلرِّضْوَانِ

sha`banu alladhi hafaftahu minka bilrrahmati walrridwani

It is Sha`ban, which You have encompassed with Your mercy and pleasure

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ٱلَّذِي كَانَ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ

alladhi kana rasulu allahi salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi wa sallama

and on which the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him and his Household,

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يَدْأَبُ فِي صِيَامِهِ وَقِيَامِهِ

yad'abu fi siyamihi wa qiyamihi

used to observe fasting painstakingly and used to spend it with acts of worship

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فِي لَيَالِيهِ وَأَيَّامِهِ

fi layalihi wa ayyamihi

on all of its days and nights

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بُخُوعاً لَكَ فِي إِكْرَامِهِ وَإِعْظَامِهِ

bukhu`an laka fi ikramihi wa i`zamihi

on account of Your honoring and dignifying this month,

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إِلَىٰ مَحَلِّ حِمَامِهِ

ila mahalli himamihi

up to his death.

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اَللَّهُمَّ فَأَعِنَّا عَلَىٰ ٱلإِسْتِنَانِ بِسُنَّتِهِ فِيهِ

allahumma fa-a`inna `ala alistinani bisunnatihi fihi

O Allah, (please do) help us follow the example of him (i.e. the Holy Prophet as regards the honoring of this month)

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وَنَيْلِ ٱلشَّفَاعَةِ لَدَيْهِ

wa nayli alshshafa`ati ladayhi

and help us attain his intercession for us.

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اَللَّهُمَّ وَٱجْعَلْهُ لِي شَفِيعاً مُشَفَّعاً

allahumma waj`alhu li shafi`an mushaffa`an

O Allah, (please do) decide him as my interceder (before You) whose intercession for me is acceptable

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وَطَرِيقاً إِلَيْكَ مَهْيَعاً

wa tariqan ilayka mahya`an

and as my clear path toward You,

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وَٱجْعَلْنِي لَهُ مُتَّبِعاً

waj`alni lahu muttabi`an

and make me follow him

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حَتَّىٰ أَلْقَاكَ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ عَنِّي رَاضِياً

hatta alqaka yawma alqiyamati `anni radiyan

until I meet You on the Resurrection Day in such a state that You are pleased with me

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وَعَنْ ذُنُوبِي غَاضِياً

wa `an dhunubi ghadiyan

having overlooked my sins

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قَدْ أَوْجَبْتَ لِي مِنْكَ ٱلرَّحْمَةَ وَٱلرِّضْوَانَ

qad awjabta li minka alrrahmata walrridwana

and confer upon me with Your mercy and good pleasure

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وَأَنْزَلْتَنِي دَارَ ٱلْقَرَارِ وَمَحَلِّ ٱلأَخْيَارِ

wa anzaltani dara alqarari wa mahalla al-akhyari

settling me in the Eternal Abode and the Place of the Righteous.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad;

شَجَرَةِ ٱلنُّبُوَّةِ

shajarati alnnubuwwati

the tree of Prophethood,

وَمَوضِعِ ٱلرِّسَالَةِ

wa mawdi`i alrrisalati

the trustees of the (Divine) Mission,

وَمُخْتَلَفِ ٱلْمَلاَئِكَةِ

wa mukhtalafi almala'ikati

the frequently visited by the angels,

وَمَعْدِنِ ٱلْعِلْمِ

wa ma`dini al`ilmi

the core of knowledge,

وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِ ٱلْوَحْيِ

wa ahli bayti alwahyi

and the Household of the Divine Revelation.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْجَارِيَةِ فِي ٱللُّجَجِ ٱلْغَامِرَةِ

alfulki aljariyati fi allujaji alghamirati

the sailing ships through the abysmal waves.

يَأْمَنُ مَنْ رَكِبَهَا

ya'manu man rakibaha

He who embarks on will be saved

وَيَغْرَقُ مَنْ تَرَكَهَا

wa yaghraqu man tarakaha

but he who abandons will be drowned.

ٱلْمُتَقَدِّمُ لَهُمْ مَارِقٌ

almutaqaddimu lahum mariqun

He who precedes them will miss the Right Path

وَٱلْمُتَأَخِّرُ عَنْهُمْ زَاهِقٌ

walmuta'akhkhiru `anhum zahiqun

and he who misses them will lose,

وَٱللاَّزِمُ لَهُمْ لاَحِقٌ

wallazimu lahum lahiqun

but he who adheres to them will win.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

ٱلْكَهْفِ ٱلْحَصِينِ

alkahfi alhasini

the impregnable shelter,

وَغِيَاثِ ٱلْمُضْطَرِّ ٱلْمُسْتَكِينِ

wa ghiyathi almudtarri almustakini

the succorers of the helpless, distressed ones,

وَمَلْجَإِ ٱلْهَارِبِينَ

wa malja'i alharibina

the haven of the fugitives,

وَعِصْمَةِ ٱلْمُعْتَصِمِينَ

wa `ismati almu`tasimina

and the asylum of those who seek refuge.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

صَلاةً كَثِيرَةً تَكُونُ لَهُمْ رِضاً

salatan kathiratan takunu lahum ridan

so many blessings that please them

وَلِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ أَدَاءً وَقَضَاءً

wa lihaqqi muhammadin wa ali muhammadin ada'an wa qada'an

and settle all (our) duties towards Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

بِحَوْلٍ مِنْكَ وَقُوَّةٍ يَا رَبَّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

bihawlin minka wa quwwatin ya rabba al`alamina

by Your might and power, O Lord of the worlds!

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

ٱلطَّيِّبِينَ ٱلأَبْرَارِ ٱلأَخْيَارِ

alttayyibina al-abrari al-akhyari

the pure, pious, and righteous

ٱلَّذِينَ أَوْجَبْتَ حُقُوقَهُمْ

alladhina awjabta huquqahum

whose rights have been made incumbent upon us by You

وَفَرَضْتَ طَاعَتَهُمْ وَوِلايَتَهُمْ

wa faradta ta`atahum wa wilayatahum

and the obedience to whom and whose (divinely ordained) leadership have been (also) deemed obligatory upon us by You.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَٱعْمُرْ قَلْبِي بِطَاعَتِكَ

wa`mur qalbi bita`atika

fill my heart with obedience to You,

وَلاَ تُخْزِنِي بِمَعْصِيَتِكَ

wa la tukhzini bima`siyatika

do not disgrace me due to my acts of disobedience to You,

وَٱرْزُقْنِي مُوَاسَاةَ مَنْ قَتَّرْتَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ رِزْقِكَ

warzuqni muwasata man qattarta `alayhi min rizqika

and grant me the feeling of sympathy towards those whom You have decided to straiten their sustenance

بِمَا وَسَّعْتَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

bima wassa`ta `alayya min fadlika

for You have blessed me with affluence in livelihood

وَنَشَرْتَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ عَدْلِكَ

wa nasharta `alayya min `adlika

since You have displayed Your justice on me

وَأَحْيَيْتَنِي تَحْتَ ظِلِّكَ

wa ahyaytani tahta zillika

and bestowed life on me to live under Your shade.

وَهٰذَا شَهْرُ نَبِيِّكَ سَيِّدِ رُسُلِكَ

wa hadha shahru nabiyyika sayyidi rusulika

This is the month of Your Prophet and the Master of Your Messengers.

شَعْبَانُ ٱلَّذِي حَفَفْتَهُ مِنْكَ بِٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَٱلرِّضْوَانِ

sha`banu alladhi hafaftahu minka bilrrahmati walrridwani

It is Sha`ban, which You have encompassed with Your mercy and pleasure

ٱلَّذِي كَانَ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ

alladhi kana rasulu allahi salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi wa sallama

and on which the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him and his Household,

يَدْأَبُ فِي صِيَامِهِ وَقِيَامِهِ

yad'abu fi siyamihi wa qiyamihi

used to observe fasting painstakingly and used to spend it with acts of worship

فِي لَيَالِيهِ وَأَيَّامِهِ

fi layalihi wa ayyamihi

on all of its days and nights

بُخُوعاً لَكَ فِي إِكْرَامِهِ وَإِعْظَامِهِ

bukhu`an laka fi ikramihi wa i`zamihi

on account of Your honoring and dignifying this month,

إِلَىٰ مَحَلِّ حِمَامِهِ

ila mahalli himamihi

up to his death.

اَللَّهُمَّ فَأَعِنَّا عَلَىٰ ٱلإِسْتِنَانِ بِسُنَّتِهِ فِيهِ

allahumma fa-a`inna `ala alistinani bisunnatihi fihi

O Allah, (please do) help us follow the example of him (i.e. the Holy Prophet as regards the honoring of this month)

وَنَيْلِ ٱلشَّفَاعَةِ لَدَيْهِ

wa nayli alshshafa`ati ladayhi

and help us attain his intercession for us.

اَللَّهُمَّ وَٱجْعَلْهُ لِي شَفِيعاً مُشَفَّعاً

allahumma waj`alhu li shafi`an mushaffa`an

O Allah, (please do) decide him as my interceder (before You) whose intercession for me is acceptable

وَطَرِيقاً إِلَيْكَ مَهْيَعاً

wa tariqan ilayka mahya`an

and as my clear path toward You,

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لَهُ مُتَّبِعاً

waj`alni lahu muttabi`an

and make me follow him

حَتَّىٰ أَلْقَاكَ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ عَنِّي رَاضِياً

hatta alqaka yawma alqiyamati `anni radiyan

until I meet You on the Resurrection Day in such a state that You are pleased with me

وَعَنْ ذُنُوبِي غَاضِياً

wa `an dhunubi ghadiyan

having overlooked my sins

قَدْ أَوْجَبْتَ لِي مِنْكَ ٱلرَّحْمَةَ وَٱلرِّضْوَانَ

qad awjabta li minka alrrahmata walrridwana

and confer upon me with Your mercy and good pleasure

وَأَنْزَلْتَنِي دَارَ ٱلْقَرَارِ وَمَحَلِّ ٱلأَخْيَارِ

wa anzaltani dara alqarari wa mahalla al-akhyari

settling me in the Eternal Abode and the Place of the Righteous.