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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
bismillahi alrrahmani alrrahimi
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful
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اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
Tra”O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
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وَٱسْمَعْ دُعَائِي إِذَا دَعَوْتُكَ
wasma` du`a’i idha da`awtuka
Tra”You listen to my supplication whenever I pray to you,
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وَٱسْمَعْ نِدَائِي إِذَا نَادَيْتُكَ
wasma` nida’i idha nadaytuka
Tra”listen to my call whenever I call upon you,
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وَأَقْبِلْ عَلَيَّ إِذَا نَاجَيْتُكَ
wa aqbil `alayya idha najaytuka
Tra”and accept from me whenever I make my submission to you in confidence,
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فَقَدْ هَرَبْتُ إِلَيْكَ
faqad harabtu ilayka
Tra”I have escaped towards you and stood before you,
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وَوَقَفْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ مُسْتَكِيناً لَكَ
wa waqaftu bayna yadayka mustakinan laka
Tra”standing before You, showing submission to You,
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مُتَضَرِّعاً إِلَيْكَ
mutadarri`an ilayka
Tra”imploring You,
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رَاجِياً لِمَا لَدَيْكَ ثَوَابِي
rajiyan lima ladayka thawabi
Tra”and hoping for the reward that You have for me.
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وَتَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِي
wa ta`lamu ma fi nafsi
Tra”You know what is in my inner self,
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وَتَخْبُرُ حَاجَتِي
wa takhburu hajati
Tra”and you are aware of my needs,
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وَتَعْرِفُ ضَمِيرِي
wa ta`rifu damiri
Tra”and You know what is in my conscience,
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وَلاَ يَخْفَىٰ عَلَيْكَ أَمْرُ مُنْقَلَبِي وَمَثْوَايَ
wa la yakhfa `alayka amru munqalabi wa mathwaya
Tra”and all my moves and stillness are known by You.
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وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُبْدِئَ بِهِ مِنْ مَنْطِقِي
wa ma uridu an ubdi’a bihi min mantiqi
Tra”So are all the utterances which I want to begin with,
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وَأَتَفَوَّهَ بِهِ مِنْ طَلِبَتِي
wa atafawwaha bihi min talibati
Tra”all the requests that I want to express,
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وَأَرْجُوهُ لِعَاقِبَتِي
wa arjuhu li`aqibati
Tra”and all the expectation that I hope for my future.
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وَقَدْ جَرَتْ مَقَادِيرُكَ عَلَيَّ يَا سَيِّدِي
wa qad jarat maqadiruka `alayya ya sayyidi
Tra”O my Master, all Your decsions in relation to me have come to pass
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فِيمَا يَكُونُ مِنِّي إِلَىٰ آخِرِ عُمْرِي
fima yakunu minni ila akhiri `umri
Tra”in all that happens to me up to the end of my life,
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مِنْ سَرِيرَتِي وَعَلانِيَتِي
min sarirati wa `alaniyati
Tra”including my secret and open matters, shall be experienced by me.
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وَبِيَدِكَ لاَ بِيَدِ غَيْرِكَ زِيَادَتِي وَنَقْصِي
wa biyadika la biyadi ghayrika ziyadati wa naqsi
Tra”And it is in Your hands, not anybody else’s, that are all my gains and losses
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وَنَفْعِي وَضَرِّي
wa naf`i wa darri
Tra”and all the benefits and harms that come upon me.
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إِلٰهِي إِنْ حَرَمْتَنِي فَمَنْ ذَا ٱلَّذِي يَرْزُقُنِي
ilahi in haramtani faman dha alladhi yarzuquni
Tra”My Lord, if You deprive me (of Your sustenance), then who else can ever provide me with sustenance?
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وَإِنْ خَذَلْتَنِي فَمَنْ ذَا ٱلَّذِي يَنْصُرُنِي
wa in khadhaltani faman dha alladhi yansuruni
Tra”If You forsake me, then who else will help me?
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إِلٰهِي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَضَبِكَ وَحُلُولِ سَخَطِكَ
ilahi a`udhu bika min ghadabika wa hululi sakhatika
Tra”My Lord, I do seek Your protection against Your wrath and earning your displeasure.
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إِلٰهِي إِنْ كُنْتُ غَيْرَ مُسْتَأْهِلٍ لِرَحْمَتِكَ
ilahi in kuntu ghayra musta’hilin lirahmatika
Tra”O my Lord, if I am not deserving of Your mercy,
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فَأَنْتَ أَهْلٌ أَنْ تَجُودَ عَلَيَّ بِفَضْلِ سَعَتِكَ
fa-anta ahlun an tajuda `alayya bifadli sa`atika
Tra”You are certainly fit to be generous to me by virtue of your magnanimity.
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إِلٰهِي كَأَنِّي بِنَفْسِي وَاقِفَةٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ
ilahi ka-anni binafsi waqifatun bayna yadayka
Tra”My Lord, its like I see myself standing before You
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وَقَدْ أَظَلَّهَا حُسْنُ تَوَكُّلِي عَلَيْكَ
wa qad azallaha husnu tawakkuli `alayka
Tra”It has been shaded by the goodness of my trust in you,
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فَقُلْتَ مَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ وَتَغَمَّدْتَنِي بِعَفْوِكَ
faqulta ma anta ahluhu wa taghammadtani bi`afwika
Tra”You said what befitted You and sheltered me with your forgiveness.
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إِلٰهِي إِنْ عَفَوْتَ فَمَنْ أَوْلَىٰ مِنْكَ بِذٰلِكَ
ilahi in `afawta faman awla minka bidhalika
Tra”My Lord, if you pardon me, then who else is worthier than You are in pardoning.
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وَإِنْ كَانَ قَدْ دَنَا أَجَلِي وَلَمْ يُدْنِنِي مِنْكَ عَمَلِي
wa in kana qad dana ajali wa lam yudnini minka `amali
Tra”If my time of death is near and my deeds have not brought me close to You
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فَقَدْ جَعَلْتُ ٱلإِقْرَارَ بِٱلذَّنْبِ إِلَيْكَ وَسِيلَتِي
faqad ja`altu al-iqrara bildhdhanbi ilayka wasilati
Tra”I make this confession of my sins to be a means of approaching You.
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إِلٰهِي قَدْ جُرْتُ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِي فِي ٱلنَّظَرِ لَهَا
ilahi qad jurtu `ala nafsi fi alnnazari laha
Tra”My Lord, I have been unjust to my soul for I have not looked after it;
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فَلَهَا ٱلْوَيْلُ إِنْ لَمْ تَغْفِرْ لَهَا
falaha alwaylu in lam taghfir laha
Tra”It will be doomed if You do not forgive me.
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إِلٰهِي لَمْ يَزَلْ بِرُّكَ عَلَيَّ أَيَّامَ حَيَاتِي
ilahi lam yazal birruka `alayya ayyama hayati
Tra”My Lord, You have never ceased Your favors from me all my lifetime;
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فَلاَ تَقْطَعْ بِرَّكَ عَنِّي فِي مَمَاتِي
fala taqta` birraka `anni fi mamati
Tra”So do not cease Your goodness towards me at the time of my death.
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إِلٰهِي كَيفَ آيَسُ مِنْ حُسْنِ نَظَرِكَ لِي بَعْدَ مَمَاتِي
ilahi kayfa ayasu min husni nazarika li ba`da mamati
Tra”My Lord, how can I despair of Your benevolent attention towards me after my death
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وَأَنْتَ لَمْ تُوَلِّنِي إِلاَّ ٱلْجَمِيلَ فِي حَيَاتِي
wa anta lam tuwallini illa aljamila fi hayati
Tra”while You have always been good to me throughout my lifetime?
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إِلٰهِي تَوَلَّ مِنْ أَمْرِي مَا أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ
ilahi tawalla min amri ma anta ahluhu
Tra”My Lord, (please) manage my affairs in the very way that befits You,
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وَعُدْ عَلَيَّ بِفَضْلِكَ عَلَىٰ مُذْنِبٍ قَدْ غَمَرَهُ جَهْلُهُ
wa `ud `alayya bifadlika `ala mudhnibin qad ghamarahu jahluhu
Tra”and confer upon me—a sinful person who is covered by his ignorance—with Your favors.
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إِلٰهِي قَدْ سَتَرْتَ عَلَيَّ ذُنُوباً فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا
ilahi qad satarta `alayya dhunuban fi alddunya
Tra”My Lord, You have concealed my sins in this world,
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وَأَنَا أَحْوَجُ إِلَىٰ سَتْرِهَا عَلَيَّ مِنْكَ فِي ٱلأُخْرَىٰ
wa ana ahwaju ila satriha `alayya minka fi al-ukhra
Tra”but I am in greater need of their being concealed in the Next Life.
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إِذْ لَمْ تُظْهِرْهَا لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّالِحِينَ
idh lam tuzhirha li-ahadin min `ibadika alssalihina
Tra”You have not revealed my sins even before any of Your righteous servants;
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فَلاَ تَفْضَحْنِي يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَامَةِ عَلَىٰ رُؤُوسِ ٱلْأَشْهَادِ
fala tafdahni yawma alqiyamati `ala ru’usi al-ashhadi
Tra”therefore, (please) do not humuliate me on the Resurrection Day before all the witnesses.
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إِلٰهِي جُودُكَ بَسَطَ أَمَلِي
ilahi juduka basata amali
Tra”My Lord, it is Your magnanimity that expanded my hope,
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وَعَفْوُكَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عَمَلِي
wa `afwuka afdalu min `amali
Tra”and surely Your pardon is superior to my deeds.
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إِلٰهِي فَسُرَّنِي بِلِقَائِكَ يَوْمَ تَقْضِي فِيهِ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ
ilahi fasurrani biliqa’ika yawma taqdi fihi bayna `ibadika
Tra”My Lord, therefore gladden my heart when I meet You on the day when You shall judge between Your servants.
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إِلٰهِي ٱعْتِذَارِي إِلَيْكَ ٱعْتِذَارُ مَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَغْنِ عَنْ قَبُولِ عُذْرِهِ
ilahi i`tidhari ilayka i`tidharu man lam yastaghni `an qabuli `udhrihi
Tra”My Lord, I submit to You the apology of one who cannot dispense with the acceptance of his excuse;
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فَٱقْبَلْ عُذْرِي يَا أَكْرَمَ مَنِ ٱعْتَذَرَ إِلَيْهِ ٱلْمُسِيئُونَ
faqbal `udhri ya akrama man i`tadhara ilayhi almusi’una
Tra”so, (please) accept my excuse, O most Magnanimous of all those before whom the guilty make an apology.
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إِلٰهِي لاَ تَرُدَّ حَاجَتِي
ilahi la tarudda hajati
Tra”My Lord, (please) do not reject my request,
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وَلاَ تُخَيِّبْ طَمَعِي
wa la tukhayyib tama`i
Tra”do not dissapoint my hope for You,
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وَلاَ تَقْطَعْ مِنْكَ رَجَائِي وَأَمَلِي
wa la taqta` minka raja’i wa amali
Tra”and do not cut off from You my hope and expectations from You.
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إِلٰهِي لَوْ أَرَدْتَ هَوَانِي لَمْ تَهْدِنِي
ilahi law aradta hawani lam tahdini
Tra”My Lord, had You wanted to humiliate me, You would not have guided me (to You).
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وَلَوْ أَرَدْتَ فَضِيحَتِي لَمْ تُعَافِنِي
wa law aradta fadihati lam tu`afini
Tra”Had You decided to humiliate me,You would not have excused me.
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إِلٰهِي مَا أَظُنُّكَ تَرُدُّنِي فِي حَاجَةٍ قَدْ أَفْنَيْتُ عُمْرِي فِي طَلَبِهَا مِنْكَ
ilahi ma azunnuka tarudduni fi hajatin qad afnaytu `umri fi talabiha minka
Tra”My Lord, I do not expect You to reject my request that I spent my whole lifetime asking for it from You.
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إِلٰهِي فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ أَبَداً أَبَداً دَائِماً سَرْمَداً
ilahi falaka alhamdu abadan abadan da’iman sarmadan
Tra”My Lord, all praise be to You, forever, forever, perpetually, everlastingly,
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يَزِيدُ وَلاَ يَبِيدُ كَمَا تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضَىٰ
yazidu wa la yabidu kama tuhibbu wa tarda
Tra”increasingly, and imperishably, as exactly as You like and please.
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إِلٰهِي إِنْ أَخَذْتَنِي بِجُرْمِي أَخَذْتُكَ بِعَفْوِكَ
ilahi in akhadhtani bijurmi akhadhtuka bi`afwika
Tra”My Lord, if You punish me for my offense, I shall cling to Your pardon,
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وَإِنْ أَخَذْتَنِي بِذُنُوبِي أَخَذْتُكَ بِمَغْفِرَتِكَ
wa in akhadhtani bidhunubi akhadhtuka bimaghfiratika
Tra”if You cease me for my sins, I shall take hold of Your forgiveness,
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وَإِنْ أَدْخَلْتَنِي ٱلنَّارَ أَعْلَمْتُ أَهْلَهَا أَنِّي أُحِبُّكَ
wa in adkhaltani alnnara a`lamtu ahlaha anni uhibbuka
Tra”and if You put me to the fire, I shall declare to its inmates that I love You.
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إِلٰهِي إِنْ كَانَ صَغُرَ فِي جَنْبِ طَاعَتِكَ عَمَلِي
ilahi in kana saghura fi janbi ta`atika `amali
Tra”My Lord, should my deeds be insignificant with respect to obedience to You,
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فَقَدْ كَبُرَ فِي جَنْبِ رَجَائِكَ أَمَلِي
faqad kabura fi janbi raja’ika amali
Tra”Great indeed is my hope with respect to my expectations from You.
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إِلٰهِي كَيْفَ أَنْقَلِبُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ بِٱلْخَيْبَةِ مَحْرُوماً
ilahi kayfa anqalibu min `indika bilkhaybati mahruman
Tra”My Lord, how can it be that I return from You with disappointment and deprivation
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وَقَدْ كَانَ حُسْنُ ظَنِّي بِجُودِكَ أَنْ تَقْلِبَنِي بِٱلنَّجَاةِ مَرْحُوماً
wa qad kana husnu zanni bijudika an taqlibani bilnnajati marhuman
Tra”for indeed my beautiful opinion about Your generosity was that You shall reverse my fate by savng me mercifully.
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إِلٰهِي وَقَدْ أَفْنَيْتُ عُمْرِي فِي شِرَّةِ ٱلسَّهْوِ عَنْكَ
ilahi wa qad afnaytu `umri fi shirrati alssahwi `anka
Tra”My Lord, I have spent my entire lifetime in being negligent to You
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وَأَبْلَيْتُ شَبَابِي فِي سَكْرَةِ ٱلتَّبَاعُدِ مِنْكَ
wa ablaytu shababi fi sakrati alttaba`udi minka
Tra”and I have spent my whole youth with the stupor of being distant from You.
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إِلٰهِي فَلَمْ أَسْتَيْقِظْ أَيَّامَ ٱغْتِرَارِي بِكَ
ilahi falam astayqiz ayyama ightirari bika
Tra”My Lord, I did not wake up from my delusions
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وَرُكُونِي إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ سَخَطِكَ
wa rukuni ila sabili sakhatika
Tra”and did not desist from pursuing the path of Your displeasure.
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إِلٰهِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَٱبْنُ عَبْدِكَ قَائِمٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ
ilahi wa ana `abduka wabnu `abdika qa’imun bayna yadayka
Tra”My Lord, nevertheless, I am—Your servant and the son of Your servant,now standing before You
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مُتَوَسِّلٌ بِكَرَمِكَ إِلَيْكَ
mutawassilun bikaramika ilayka
Tra”and begging You in the name of Your generosity.
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إِلٰهِي أَنَا عَبْدٌ أَتَنَصَّلُ إِلَيْكَ مِمَّا كُنْتُ أُوَاجِهُكَ بِهِ
ilahi ana `abdun atanassalu ilayka mimma kuntu uwajihuka bihi
Tra”My Lord, I am a servant, disavowing before You
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مِنْ قِلَّةِ ٱسْتِحْيَائِي مِنْ نَظَرِكَ
min qillati istihya’i min nazarika
Tra”of my past attitude of lack of shame in Your sight
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وَأَطْلُبُ ٱلْعَفْوَ مِنْكَ إِذ ِٱلْعَفْوُ نَعْتٌ لِكَرَمِكَ
wa atlubu al`afwa minka idh al`afwu na`tun likaramika
Tra”seek Your pardon as it is the attribute of Your magnanimty to pardon;
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إِلٰهِي لَمْ يَكُنْ لِي حَوْلٌ فَأَنْتَقِلَ بِهِ عَنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ
ilahi lam yakun li hawlun fa-antaqila bihi `an ma`siyatika
Tra”My Lord, I had no strength to desist from Your disobedience
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إِلاَّ فِي وَقْتٍ أَيْقَظْتَنِي لِمَحَبَّتِكَ
illa fi waqtin ayqaztani limahabbatika
Tra”except when You awakened me for Your love
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وَكَمَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ أَكُونَ كُنْتُ
wa kama aradta an akuna kuntu
Tra”Hence, I desired, that I become exactly as You want me to be.
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فَشَكَرْتُكَ بِإِدْخَالِي فِي كَرَمِكَ
fashakartuka bi-idkhali fi karamika
Tra”I have thus thanked You, for You admitting me into Your generosity
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وَلِتَطْهِيرِ قَلْبِي مِنْ أَوْسَاخِ ٱلْغَفْلَةِ عَنْكَ
wa litathiri qalbi min awsakhi alghaflati `anka
Tra”and You have purified my heart from the filth of being inattentive to You.
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إِلٰهِي ٱنْظُرْ إِلَيَّ نَظَرَ مَنْ نَادَيْتَهُ فَأَجَابَكَ
ilahi unzur ilayya nazara man nadaytahu fa-ajabaka
Tra”My Lord, (please) look upon me in the same way as You have looked at one whom You called and he has responded to You
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وَٱسْتَعْمَلْتَهُ بِمَعُونَتِكَ فَأَطَاعَكَ
wasta`maltahu bima`unatika fa-ata`aka
Tra”and whom You used him in Your service with Your aid and so he obeys You.
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يَا قَرِيباً لاَ يَبْعُدُ عَنِ ٱلْمُغْتَرِّ بِهِ
ya qariban la yab`udu `an almughtarri bihi
Tra”O the Near one who is not far away from those who love Him ardently
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وَيَا جَوَاداً لاَ يَبْخَلُ عَمَّنْ رَجَا ثَوَابَهُ
wa ya jawadan la yabkhalu `amman raja thawabahu
Tra”O He Who is too magnanimous to deprive one who hopes for His reward!
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إِلٰهِي هَبْ لِي قَلْباً يُدْنِيهِ مِنْكَ شَوْقُهُ
ilahi hab li qalban yudnihi minka shawquhu
Tra”My Lord, (please) grant me a heart whose longing for You will draw one close to You,
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وَلِسَاناً يُرْفَعُ إِلَيْكَ صِدْقُهُ
wa lisanan yurfa`u ilayka sidquhu
Tra”a tongue whose truthfulness ascends towards You,
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وَنَظَراً يُقَرِّبُهُ مِنْكَ حَقُّهُ
wa nazaran yuqarribuhu minka haqquhu
Tra”and a sight whose trueness brings it close to You.
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إِلٰهِي إِنَّ مَنْ تَعَرَّفَ بِكَ غَيْرُ مَجْهُولٍ
ilahi inna man ta`arrafa bika ghayru majhulin
Tra”My Lord, certainly he who recognizes You shall never be anonymous,
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وَمَنْ لاَذَ بِكَ غَيْرُ مَخْذُولٍ
wa man ladha bika ghayru makhdhulin
Tra”he who seeks Your shelter shall never be disappointed,
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وَمَنْ أَقْبَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ غَيْرُ مَمْلُولٍ
wa man aqbalta `alayhi ghayru mamlulin
Tra”and he to whom You turn to does not fall victim to servility(dejection).
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إِلٰهِي إِنَّ مَنِ ٱنْتَهَجَ بِكَ لَمُسْتَنِيرٌ
ilahi inna man intahaja bika lamustanirun
Tra”My Lord, certainly he who abides by Your Path shall be enlightened,
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وَإِنَّ مَنِ ٱعْتَصَمَ بِكَ لَمُسْتَجِيرٌ
wa inna man i`tasama bika lamustajirun
Tra”and he who resorts in You finds refuge.
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وَقَدْ لُذْتُ بِكَ يَا إِلٰهِي فَلاَ تُخَيِّبْ ظَنِّي مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ
wa qad ludhtu bika ya ilahi fala tukhayyib zanni min rahmatika
Tra”Indeed certainly I have taken shelter in You, My Lord! So, (please) do not let down my opinion in Your mercy
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وَلاَ تَحْجُبْنِي عَنْ رَأْفَتِكَ
wa la tahjubni `an ra’fatika
Tra”and do not exclude me from Your compassion.
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إِلٰهِي أَقِمْنِي فِي أَهْلِ وِلايَتِكَ
ilahi aqimni fi ahli wilayatika
Tra”My Lord, place me, among those who show servitude to You,
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مُقَامَ مَنْ رَجَا ٱلزِّيَادَةَ مِنْ مَحَبَّتِكَ
muqama man raja alzziyadata min mahabbatika
Tra”the position of those who (incessantly) hope to increase Your love.
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إِلٰهِي وَأَلْهِمْنِي وَلَهاً بِذِكْرِكَ إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِكَ
ilahi wa alhimni walahan bidhikrika ila dhikrika
Tra”My Lord, (please) inspire me with a mounting passion for Your rememberance,
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وَهِمَّتِي فِي رَوْحِ نَجَاحِ أَسْمَائِكَ وَمَحَلِّ قُدْسِكَ
wa himmati fi rawhi najahi asma’ika wa mahalli qudsika
Tra”and (please) with an ardour for the refreshing resort to Your names and the station of Your Holiness.
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إِلٰهِي بِكَ عَلَيْكَ إِلاَّ أَلْحَقْتَنِي بِمَحَلِّ أَهْلِ طَاعَتِكَ
ilahi bika `alayka illa alhaqtani bimahalli ahli ta`atika
Tra”My Lord, I beseech You in Your name to put me in the abode of those who are obedient to You
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وَٱلْمَثْوَىٰ ٱلصَّالِحِ مِنْ مَرْضَاتِكَ
walmathwa alssalihi min mardatika
Tra”and to the righteous sanctuary of Your good pleasure,
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فَإِنِّي لاَ أَقْدِرُ لِنَفْسِي دَفْعاً
fa’inni la aqdiru linafsi daf`an
Tra”for I,certainly I have no power to repel any harm
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وَلاَ أَمْلِكُ لَهَا نَفْعاً
wa la amliku laha naf`an
Tra”nor to obtain any benefit for it.
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إِلٰهِي أَنَا عَبْدُكَ ٱلضَّعِيفُ ٱلْمُذْنِبُ
ilahi ana `abduka aldda`ifu almudhnibu
Tra”My Lord, I am Your weak and sinful servant—
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وَمَمْلُوكُكَ ٱلْمُنِيبُ
wa mamlukuka almunibu
Tra”and Your repenting slave.
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فَلاَ تَجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ صَرَفْتَ عَنْهُ وَجْهَكَ
fala taj`alni mimman sarafta `anhu wajhaka
Tra”So, (please) do not include me amongst those from whom You have turned away Your face
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وَحَجَبَهُ سَهْوُهُ عَنْ عَفْوِكَ
wa hajabahu sahwuhu `an `afwika
Tra”and those who are excluded from Your pardon because of their lapses.
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إِلٰهِي هَبْ لي كَمَالَ ٱلاِنْقِطَاعِ إِلَيْكَ
ilahi hab li kamala alinqita`i ilayka
Tra”My Lord, (please) grant me absolute devotion to You
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وَأَنِرْ أَبْصَارَ قُلُوبِنَا بِضِيَاءِ نَظَرِهَا إِلَيْكَ
wa anir absara qulubina bidiya’i nazariha ilayka
Tra”and illumine the vision of our hearts by the light of their gaze looking towards You
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حَتَّىٰ تَخْرِقَ أَبْصَارُ ٱلْقُلُوبِ حُجُبَ ٱلنُّورِ
hatta takhriqa absaru alqulubi hujuba alnnuri
Tra”until the vision of our hearts pierces the curtains of light
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فَتَصِلَ إِلَىٰ مَعْدِنِ ٱلْعَظَمَةِ
fatasila ila ma`dini al`azamati
Tra”to reach the core of supremacy,
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وَتَصِيرَ أَرْوَاحُنَا مُعَلَّقَةً بِعِزِّ قُدْسِكَ
wa tasira arwahuna mu`allaqatan bi`izzi qudsika
Tra”and that our souls become suspended by the majesty of Your Holiness.
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إِلٰهِي وَٱجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ نَادَيْتَهُ فَأَجَابَكَ
ilahi waj`alni mimman nadaytahu fa-ajabaka
Tra”My Lord, (please) appoint me of those who responded to You when You called them,
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وَلاحَظْتَهُ فَصَعِقَ لِجَلالِكَ
wa lahaztahu fasa`iqa lijalalika
Tra”and at whom You glanced so he swoons before Your Majesty
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فَنَاجَيْتَهُ سِرّاً وَعَمِلَ لَكَ جَهْراً
fanajaytahu sirran wa `amila laka jahran
Tra”So You speak to him secretly and he works for You openly.
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إِلٰهِي لَمْ أُسَلِّطْ عَلَىٰ حُسْنِ ظَنِّي قُنُوطَ ٱلأَيَاسِ
ilahi lam usallit `ala husni zanni qunuta al-ayasi
Tra”My Lord, do not let the dejection of despair overshadow my beautiful opinion
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وَلاَ ٱنْقَطَعَ رَجَائِي مِنْ جَمِيلِ كَرَمِكَ
wa la inqata`a raja’i min jamili karamika
Tra”and do not cut my hope from Your generosity
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إِلٰهِي إِنْ كَانَتِ ٱلْخَطَايَا قَدْ أَسْقَطَتْنِي لَدَيْكَ
ilahi in kanat alkhataya qad asqatatni ladayka
Tra”My Lord, if my lapses have made me to fall from Your grace,
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فَٱصْفَحْ عَنِّي بِحُسْنِ تَوَكُّلِي عَلَيْكَ
fasfah `anni bihusni tawakkuli `alayka
Tra”So please pardon me for the beauty of my reliance upon You.’
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إِلٰهِي إِنْ حَطَّتْنِيَ ٱلذُّنُوبُ مِنْ مَكَارِمِ لُطْفِكَ
ilahi in hattatni aldhdhunubu min makarimi lutfika
Tra”My Lord, if my wrongdoings have excluded me from the generosity of Your grace,
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فَقَدْ نَبَّهَنِي ٱلْيَقِينُ إِلَىٰ كَرَمِ عَطْفِكَ
faqad nabbahani alyaqinu ila karami `atfika
Tra”So certainly my conviction reassures me of Your generosity and gentleness.
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إِلٰهِي إِنْ أَنَامَتْنِيَ ٱلْغَفْلَةُ عَنِ ٱلإِسْتِعْدَادِ لِلِقَائِكَ
ilahi in anamatni alghaflatu `an alisti`dadi liliqa’ika
Tra”My Lord, if my neglect has lulled me into slumber preventing me from preparing myself for my meeting with You,
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فَقَدْ نَبَّهَتْنِي ٱلْمَعْرِفَةُ بِكَرَمِ آلاَئِكَ
faqad nabbahatni alma`rifatu bikarami ala’ika
Tra”So certainly my recognition apprises me of your generous bounties has awakened me.
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إِلٰهِي إِنْ دَعَانِي إِلَىٰ ٱلنَّارِ عَظِيمُ عِقَابِكَ
ilahi in da`ani ila alnnari `azimu `iqabika
Tra”My Lord, if Your grave chastisement calls me to the Hellfire,
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فَقَدْ دَعَانِي إِلَىٰ ٱلْجَنَّةِ جَزِيلُ ثَوَابِكَ
faqad da`ani ila aljannati jazilu thawabika
Tra”So Your plentious reward has called me to Paradise.
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إِلٰهِي فَلَكَ أَسْأَلُ وَإِلَيْكَ أَبْتَهِلُ وَأَرْغَبُ
ilahi falaka as’alu wa ilayka abtahilu wa arghabu
Tra”My Lord, so to You I beg and I implore and I request.
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وَأَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
wa as’aluka an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
Tra”I beseech You to bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
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وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي مِمَّنْ يُدِيمُ ذِكْرَكَ
wa an taj`alani mimman yudimu dhikraka
Tra”and to include me with those who always remember You,
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وَلاَ يَنْقُضُ عَهْدَكَ
wa la yanqudu `ahdaka
Tra”and those who never break their promise to You,
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وَلاَ يَغْفُلُ عَنْ شُكْرِكَ
wa la yaghfulu `an shukrika
Tra”and who do not neglect to thank You,
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وَلاَ يَسْتَخِفُّ بِأَمْرِكَ
wa la yastakhiffu bi-amrika
Tra”and who never belittle Your commands.
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إِلٰهِي وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِنُورِ عِزِّكَ ٱلأَبْهَجِ
ilahi wa alhiqni binuri `izzika al-abhaji
Tra”My Lord, (please do) submerge me in the most blissful lights of Your majesty,
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فَأَكُونَ لَكَ عَارِفاً
fa-akuna laka `arifan
Tra”so that I will recognize You
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وَعَنْ سِوَاكَ مُنْحَرِفاً
wa `an siwaka munharifan
Tra”and renounce all else except You,
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وَمِنْكَ خَائِفاً مُرَاقِباً
wa minka kha’ifan muraqiban
Tra”and that I will be fearful of and careful with You.
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يَا ذَا ٱلْجَلاَلِ وَٱلإِكْرَامِ
ya dha aljalali wal-ikrami
Tra”O Lord of Majesty and Honor!
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وَصَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِهِ وَآلِهِ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ
wa salla allahu `ala muhammadin rasulihi wa alihi alttahirina
Tra”May Allah send blessings to Muhammad, His Messenger, and upon his Household the Infallible,
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وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيماً كَثِيراً
wa sallama tasliman kathiran
Tra”and may countless greetings be to them.