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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

bismi allahi alrrahmani alrrahimi

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

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شَهِدَ اللهُ اَنَّهُ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ

shahida allahu annahu la ilaha illa huwa

“Allah bears witness that there is no god but He,

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وَالْمَلَاۤئِكَةُ وَاُوْلُوْا الْعِلْمِ

walmala'ikatu wa ulu al`ilmi

and (so do) the angels and those possessed of knowledge,

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قَاۤئِمًا بِالْقِسْطِ

qa'iman bilqisti

maintaining His creation with justice;

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لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيْزُ الْحَكِيْمُ،

la ilaha illa huwa al`azizu alhakimu

there is no god but He, the Mighty, the Wise.

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اِنَّ الدِّيْنَ عِنْدَ اللهِ الْاِسْلَامُ،

inna alddina `inda allahi al-islamu

Surely, the (true) religion with Allah is Islam.”

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وَاَنَا الْعَبْدُ الضَّعِيْفٌ الْمُذْنِبُ

wa ana al`abdu aldda`ifu almudhnibu

I am the slave—feeble, sinful,

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الْعَاصِىُ الْمُحْتَاجُ الْحَقِيْرُ،

al`asi almuhtaju alhaqiru

disobedient, needy, and ignoble—

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اَشْهَدُ لِمُنْعِمِىْ وَخَالِقِىْ

ash-hadu limun`imi wa khaliqi

I testify to my Benefactor, Creator,

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وَرَازِقِىْ وَمُكْرِمِىْ

wa raziqi wa mukrimi

Provider of me with my sustenance, and my Honorer,

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كَمَا شَهِدَ لِذَاتِهِ

kama shahida lidhatihi

as same as He has testified to Himself

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وَشَهِدَتْ لَهُ الْمَلَاۤئِكَةُ

wa shahidat lahu almala'ikatu

and the angels have testified to Him

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وَاُوْلُوْ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ

wa ulu al`ilmi min `ibadihi

so have those possessed with knowledge amongst His servants

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بِاَنَّهُ لَا اِلٰـهَ اِلَّا هُوَ

bi-annahu la ilaha illa huwa

that there is no god save Him

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ذُوْ النِّعَمِ وَالْاِحْسَانِ

dhu alnni`ami wal-ihsani

the Lord of bounties, favors,

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وَالْكَرَمِ وَالْاِمْتِنَانِ،

walkarami wal-imtinani

generosity, and kindness.

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قَادِرٌ اَزَلِىٌّ،

qadirun azaliyyun

He is Omnipotent, Eternal,

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عَالِمٌ اَبَدِىٌّ،

`alimun abadiyyun

All-knowing, Everlasting,

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حَىٌّ اَحَدِىٌّ،

hayyun ahadiyyun

Ever-living, One and Only,

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مَوْجُوْدٌ سَرْمَدِىٌّ،

mawjudun sarmadiyyun

Self-existent, Endless,

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سَمِيْعٌ بَصِيْرٌ

sami`un basirun

All-hearing, All-Seeing,

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مُرِيْدٌ كَارِهٌ

muridun karihun

Willing, Discriminating,

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مُدْرِكٌ صَمَدِىٌّ،

mudrikun samadiyyun

All-aware, and eternally Besought of all.

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يَسْتَحِقُّ هٰذِهِ الصِّفَاتِ

yastahiqqu hadhihi alssifati

He is worthy of all these attributes,

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وَهُوَ عَلٰى مَا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ فِىْ عِزِّ صِفَاتِهِ،

wa huwa `ala ma huwa `alayhi fi `izzi sifatihi

and He, characterized by all these sublime attributes,

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كَانَ قَوِيًّا قَبْلَ وُجُوْدِ الْقُدْرَةِ وَالْقُوَّةِ،

kana qawiyyan qabla wujudi alqudrati walquwwati

was All-powerful prior to the existence of might and power,

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وَكَانَ عَلِيْمًا قَبْلَ اِيْجَادِ الْعِلْمِ وَالْعِلَّةِ،

wa kana `aliman qabla ijadi al`ilmi wal`illati

and All-knowing before the origination of knowledge and reason.

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لَمْ يَزَلْ سُلْطَانًا اِذْ لَا مَمْلَكَةَ وَلَا مَالَ،

lam yazal sultanan idh la mamlakata wa la mala

He has been always Authority when there was neither sovereignty nor wealth.

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وَلَمْ يَزَلْ سُبْحَانًا عَلٰى جَمِيْعِ الْاَحْوَالِ

wa lam yazal subhanan `ala jami`i al-ahwali

He has been always Glorious under all circumstances.

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وُجُوْدُهُ قَبْلَ الْقَبْلِ فِىْ اَزَلِ الْاٰزَالِ

wujuduhu qabla alqabli fi azali al-azali

His Being is before all precedence in the pre-eternity of sempiternity.

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وَبَقَاۤؤُهُ بَعْدَ الْبَعْدِ مِنْ غَيْرِ اِنْتِقَالٍ وَلَا زَوَالٍ،

wa baqa'uhu ba`da alba`di min ghayri intiqalin wa la zawalin

His Remaining will be after all endings without any extinction or disappearance.

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غَنِىٌّ فِى الْاَوَّلِ وَالْاٰخِرِ،

ghaniyyun fi al-awwali wal-akhiri

He is self-Sufficient at the beginning and at the end

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مُسْتَغْنٍ فِى الْبَاطِنِ وَالظَّاهِرِ،

mustaghnin fi albatini walzzahiri

and All-independent inwardly and outwardly.

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لَا جَوْرَ فِىْ قَضِيَّتِهِ

la jawra fi qadiyyatihi

There is no injustice in His judgment,

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وَلَا مَيْلَ فِىْ مَشِيَّتِهِ،

wa la mayla fi mashi'atihi

nor is there unfairness in His management,

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وَلَا ظُلْمَ فِىْ تَقْدِيْرِهِ

wa la zulma fi taqdirihi

nor is there unfairness in His administration,

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وَلَا مَهْرَبَ مِنْ حُكُوْمَتِهِ،

wa la mahraba min hukumatihi

nor is there any escape from His sovereignty,

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وَلَا مَلْجَاَ مِنْ سَطَوَاتِهِ

wa la malja'a min satawatihi

nor is there any shelter against His firm grip,

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وَلَا مَنْجَا مِنْ نَقِمَاتِهِ،

wa la manjan min naqimatihi

nor is there any salvation from His punishment.

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سَبَقَتْ رَحْمَتُهُ غَضَبَهُ

sabaqat rahmatuhu ghadabahu

His mercy overtakes His Wrath.

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وَلَا يَفُوْتُهُ اَحَدٌ اِذَا طَلَبَهُ،

wa la yafutuhu ahadun idha talabahu

None can escape Him when He summons.

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اَزَاحَ الْعِلَلَ فِى التَّكْلِيْفِ

azaha al`ilala fi alttaklifi

He covers all logics for His obligatory decrees,

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وَسَوَّىْ التَّوْفِيْقَ بَيْنَ الضَّعِيْفِ وَالشَّرِيْفِ،

wa sawwa alttawfiqa bayna aldda`ifi walshsharifi

treats absolutely equally the weak and the noble,

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مَكَّنَ اَدَاۤءَ الْمَاْمُوْرِ

makkana ada'a alma'muri

makes capable to carry out His commands,

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وَسَهَّلَ سَبِيْلَ اجْتِنَابِ الْمَحْظُوْرِ

wa sahhala sabila ijtinabi almahzuri

and makes easy to abstain from His prohibitions.

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لَمْ يُكَلِّفِ الطَّاعَةَ اِلَّا دُوْنَ الْوُسْعِ والطَّاقَةِ،

lam yukallif altta`ata illa duna alwus`i walttaqati

He does not make obedience a burden but according to one's real capacity.

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سُبْحَانَهُ مَا اَبْيَنَ كَرَمَهُ

subhanahu ma abyana karamahu

All glory be to Him! How manifest His generosity is!

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وَاَعْلٰى شَاْنَهُ،

wa a`la sha'nahu

How sublime His standing is!

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سُبْحَانَهُ مَا اَجَلَّ نَيْلَهُ

subhanahu ma ajalla naylahu

All glory be to Him! How magnificent to seek Him is!

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وَاَعْظَمَ اِحْسَانَهُ،

wa a`zama ihsanahu

How splendid His favors are!

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بَعَثَ الْاَنْبِيَاۤءَ لِيُبَيِّنَ عَدْلَهُ

ba`atha al-anbiya'a liyubayyina `adlahu

He has sent the Prophets in order to show His justice,

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وَنَصَبَ الْاَوْصِيَاۤءَ لِيُظْهِرَ طَوْلَهُ وَفَضْلَهُ،

wa nasaba al-awsya'a liyuzhira tawlahu wa fadlahu

and appointed successors [for the Prophets] in order to make known His munificence and grace.

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وَجَعَلَنَا مِنْ اُمَّةِ سَيِّدِ الْاَنْبِيَاۤءِ

wa ja`alana min ummati sayyidi al-anbya'i

He has made us of the community of the Chief of Prophets,

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وَخَيْرِ الْاَوْلِيَاۤءِ

wa khayri al-awliya'i

the most favorable of His saints,

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وَاَفْضَلِ الْاَصْفِيَاۤءِ

wa afdali al-asfiya'i

the best of His elite ones,

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وَاَعْلَى الْاَزْكِيَاۤءِ

wa a`la al-azkiya'i

and the most sublime of the pure ones;

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مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ،

muhammadin salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi wa sallama

that is Muhammad, may Allah send blessings and benedictions upon him and his Household.

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اٰمَنَّا بِہِ وَبِمَا دَعَانَا اِلَيْهِ

amanna bihi wa bima da`ana ilayhi

We thus believe in him, in all that to which he has called us,

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وَبِالْقُرْاٰنِ الَّذِىْ اَنْزَلَهُ عَلَيْهِ

wa bilqur'ani alladhi anzalahu `alayhi

in the Qur'an which He revealed to him,

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وَبِوَصِيِّهِ الَّذِىْ نَصَبَهُ يَوْمَ الْغَدِيْرِ

wa biwasiyyihi alladhi nasabahu yawma alghadiri

and in his Successor whom he appointed on the Ghadir Day

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وَاَشَارَ بِقَوْلِهِ هٰذَا عَلِىٌّ اِلَيْهِ،

wa ashara ilayhi biqawlihi hadha `aliyyun

and to whom he referred by saying, “This is `Ali.”

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وَاَشْهَدُ اَنَّ الْاَئِمَّةَ الْاَبْرَارَ

wa ash-hadu anna al-a'immata al-abrara

I also bear witness that the Imams—the pious

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وَالْخُلَفَاۤءَ الْاَخْيَارَ

walkhulafa'a al-akhyara

and benign vicegerents [of Allah]

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بَعْدَ الرَّسُوْلِ الْمُخْتَارِ،

ba`da alrrasuli almukhtari

after the Chosen Prophet are:

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عَلِىٌّ قَامِعُ الْكُفَّارِ

`aliyyun qami`u alkuffari

`Ali, the subduer of the infidels.

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وَمِنْ بَعْدِهِ سَيِّدُ اَوْلَادِهِ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِىٍّ

wa min ba`dihi sayyidu awladihi alhasanu ibnu `aliyyin

Following him is the chief of his sons, al-Hasan, the son of `Ali.

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ثُمَّ اَخُوْهُ السِّبْطُ التَّابِعُ لِمَرْضَاتِ اللهِ الْحُسَيْنُ،

thumma akhuhu alssibtu alttabi`u limardati allahi alhusaynu

Then comes his brother, the grandson and seeker of Allah’s pleasure; al-Husayn.

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ثُمَّ الْعَابِدُ عَلِىٌّ،

thumma al`abidu `aliyyun

Then comes `Ali, the [distinctive] worshipper [of Allah].

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ثُمَّ الْبَاقِرُ مُحَمَّدٌ،

thumma albaqiru muhammadun

Then comes the Cleaver (of knowledge), Muhammad.

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ثُمَّ الصَّادِقُ جَعْفَرٌ،

thumma alssadiqu ja`farun

Then comes the veracious Ja`far.

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ثُمَّ الْكَاظِمُ مُوْسٰى،

thumma alkazimu musa

Then comes the suppressor of rage, Musa.

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ثُمَّ الرِّضَا عَلِىٌّ،

thumma alrrida `aliyyun

Then comes the pleased, `Ali.

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ثُمَّ التَّقِىُّ مُحَمَّدٌ،

thumma alttaqiyyu muhammadun

Then comes the pious, Muhammad.

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ثُمَّ النَّقِىُّ عَلِىٌّ،

thumma alnnaqiyyu `aliyyun

Then comes the refined, `Ali.

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ثُمَّ الزَّكِىُّ الْعَسْكَرِىُّ الْحَسَنُ،

thumma alzzakiyyu al`askariyyu alhasanu

Then comes the pure resident of `Askar, al-Hasan.

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ثُمَّ الْحُجَّةُ الْخَلَفُ الْقَاۤئِمُ

thumma alhujjatu alkhalafu alqa'imu

Then comes the Argument, Successor, Assumer,

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الْمُنْتَظَرُ الْمَهْدِىُّ الْمُرْجَى

almuntazaru almahdiyyu almurja

Awaited, Well-guided, and Expected

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الَّذِىْ بِبَقَاۤئِهِ بَقِيَتِ الدُّنْيَا،

alladhi bibaqa'ihi baqiyat alddunya

on account of whose existence, this world is kept in existence,

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وَبِيُمْنِهِ رُزِقَ الْوَرٰى،

wa biyumnihi ruziqa alwara

on account of whose blessing, the created beings are provided sustenance,

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وَبِوُجُودِهِ ثَبَتَتِ الْاَرْضُ وَالسَّمَاۤءُ

wa biwujudihi thabatat al-ardu walssama'u

and on account of whose existence, the earth and the sky are kept in firmness.

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وَبِهِ يَمْلَاُ اللهُ الْاَرْضَ قِسْطًا وَعَدْلًا

wa bihi yamla'u allahu al-arda qistan wa `adlan

Through him, Allah shall fill the earth with equity and justice

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بَعْدَ مَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْمًا وَجَوْرًا،

ba`dama muli'at zulman wa jawran

after it will be filled with inequity and injustice.

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وَاَشْهَدُ اَنَّ اَقْوَالَهُمْ حُجَّةٌ

wa ash-hadu anna aqwalahum hujjatun

I also bear witness that their words are decisive arguments,

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وَامْتِثَالَهُمْ فَرِيْضَةٌ

wa imtithalahum faridatun

to comply with their orders is obligatory,

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وَطَاعَتَهُمْ مَفْرُوْضَةٌ

wa ta`atahum mafrudatun

the obedience to them is commissioned [by Allah],

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وَمَوَدَّتَهُمْ لَازِمَةٌ مَقْضِيَّةٌ،

wa mawaddatahum lazimatun maqdiyyatun

to love them is necessary and pre-ordained,

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وَالْاِقْتِدَاۤءَ بِهِمْ مُنْجِيَةٌ،

wal-iqtida'a bihim munjiyatun

and to pattern after them will definitely achieve salvation,

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وَمُخَالَفَتَهُمْ مُرْدِيَةٌ،

wa mukhalafatahum murdiyatun

but to oppose them will definitely bring about destruction.

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وَهُمْ سَادَاتُ اَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ اَجْمَعِيْنَ،

wa hum sadatu ahli aljannati ajma`ina

They are, moreover, the chiefs of all the inhabitants of Paradise,

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وَشُفَعَاۤءُ يَوْمِ الدِّيْنِ

wa shufa`a'u yawmi alddini

the interceders on the Judgment Day,

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وَاَئِمَّةُ اَهْلِ الْاَرْضِ عَلَى الْيَقِيْنِ،

wa a'immatu ahli al-ardi `ala alyaqini

and, undoubtedly, the leaders of the inhabitants of the earth,

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وَاَفْضَلُ الْاَوْصِيَاۤءِ الْمَرْضِيِّيْنَ،

wa afdalu al-awsya’i almardiyyina

and the best of the satisfied Successors [of the Prophets].

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وَاَشْهَدُ اَنَّ الْمَوْتَ حَقٌّ

wa ash-hadu anna almawta haqqun

I also bear witness that death is certain,

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وَمُسَاۤءَلَةَ مُنْکَرٍوَ نَكِیْرٍفِي الْقَبْرِ حَقٌّ

wa musa'alata alqabri haqqun

the interrogation by Munkar and Nakir in the grave is certain,

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وَالْبَعْثَ حَقٌّ

walba`tha haqqun

the raising of the dead is certain,

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وَالنُّشُوْرَ حَقٌّ

walnnushura haqqun

the final assemblage is certain,

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وَالصِّرْاطَ حَقٌّ،

walssirata haqqun

the Discriminating Bridge is certain,

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وَالْمِيْزَانَ حَقٌّ،

walmizana haqqun

the Scales [of deeds] is certain,

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وَالْحِسَابَ حَقٌّ،

walhisaba haqqun

the calling into account is certain,

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وَالْكِتَابَ حَقٌّ،

walkitaba haqqun

the record book [of deeds] is certain,

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وَالْجَنَّةَ حَقٌّ،

waljannata haqqun

Paradise is certain,

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وَالنَّارَ حَقٌّ،

walnnara haqqun

Hellfire is certain,

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وَاَنَّ السَّاعَةَ اٰتِيَةٌ لَا رَيْبَ فِيْهَا،

wa anna alssa`ata atiyatun la rayba fiha

the Hour [of resurrection] will certainly come, without any dispute,

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وَاَنَّ اللهَ يَبْعَثُ مَنْ فِى الْقُبُورِ،

wa anna allaha yab`athu man fi alquburi

and Allah shall raise up those who are in graves.

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اَللّٰـهُمَّ فَضْلُكَ رَجَاۤئِىْ

allahumma fadluka raja’i

O Allah, in Your favor do I put my hope,

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وَكَرَمُكَ وَرَحْمَتُكَ اَمَلِىْ

wa karamuka wa rahmatuka amali

Your generosity and mercy do I expect confidently,

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لَا عَمَلَ لِىْ اَسْتَحِقُّ بِهِ الْجَنَّةَ،

la `amala li astahiqqu bihi aljannata

I have no single deed by which I deserve Paradise,

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وَلَا طَاعَةَ لِىْ اَسْتَوْجِبُ بِهَا الرِّضْوَانَ

wa la ta`ata li astawjibu biha alrridwana

nor do I have any act of obedience [to You] due to which I deserve Your pleasure;

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اِلَّا اَنِّى اعْتَقَدْتُ تَوْحِيْدَكَ وَعَدْلَكَ،

illa anni i`taqadtu tawhidaka wa `adlaka

except that I believe in Your Oneness and Your Justice

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وَارْتَجَيْتُ اِحْسَانَكَ وَفَضْلَكَ،

wartajaytu ihsanaka wa fadlaka

and I hope for Your benevolence and Your favor.

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وَتَشَفَّعْتُ اِلَيْكَ بِالنَّبِىِّ وَاٰلِهِ مَنْ اَحِبَّتِكَ

wa tashaffa`tu ilayka bilnnabiyyi wa alihi min ahibbatika

I thus seek the Prophet and his Household, Your most-beloved ones, to intercede for me before You;

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وَاَنْتَ اَكْرَمُ الْاَكْرَمِيْنَ

wa anta akramu al-akramina

and You are verily the most Generous of all those who treat generously

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وَاَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ،

wa arhamu alrrahimina

and the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.

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وَصَلَّى اللهُ عَلٰى نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ

wa salla allahu `ala nabiyyina muhammadin

May Allah send blessings to Our Prophet, Muhammad

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وَاٰلِهِ اَجْمَعِيْنَ

wa alihi ajma`ina

and upon all of his Household,

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الطَّيِّبِيْنَ الطَّاهِريْنَ

alttayyibina alttahirina

the pure and immaculate,

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وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيْمًا كَثِيْرًا كَثِيْرًا

wa sallama tasliman kathiran kathiran

and send upon them many many benedictions.

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وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللهِ الْعَلِىِّ الْعَظِيْمِ

wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi al`aliyyi al`azimi

There is no might and no power except with Allah, the All-high, the All-great.

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اَللّٰـهُمَّ يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ

allahumma ya arhama alrrahimina

O Allah! O most Merciful of all those who show mercy,

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اِنِّى اَوْدَعْتُكَ يَقِيْنِى هٰذَا وَثَبَاتَ دِيْنِىْ

inni awda`tuka yaqini hadha wa thabata dini

I am depositing with You this faith of mine and my firmness on this belief;

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وَاَنْتَ خَيْرُ مُسْتَوْدَعْ

wa anta khayru mustawda`in

and You are the ever-best of all those who keep deposits.

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وَقَدْ اَمَرْتَنَا بِحِفْظِ الْوَدَاۤئِعِ

wa qad amartana bihifzi alwada'i`i

You have commanded us to keep safe deposits that are put with us;

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فَرُدَّهُ عَلَىَّ وَقْتَ حُضُوْرِ مَوْتِىْ

faruddahu `alayya waqta huduri mawti

so, (please) keep for me this deposit to give it back to me at the time of my death

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بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ۔

birahmatika ya arhama alrrahimina

[I beseech You] in the name of Your mercy; O most Merciful of all those who show mercy.