اَلْحَمْدُ لِلهِ الَّذِيْ بِنِعْمَتِهٖتَتِمُّ الصَّالِحَاتُ.

al-hamdo lillaahil lazee be-ne’matehitatimmus saalehaat.

All praise is due to Allah, the One by Whose blessing all virtues are complete.

In al-Behaar, from Amaan al-Akhtar: It is narrated that when the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) would burn incense he (s.a.w.a.) would say:

طَيِّبْ عُرْفَنَا وَ ذَكِّ رَوَائِـحَنَا

allahumma tayyib u’rfanaa wa zakke rawaa-ehanaa

O Allah! Make our scent pleasant, and increase our fragrance,

وَ اَحْسِنْ مُنْقَلَبَنَا وَ اجْعَلِ التَّقْوٰى زَادَنَا

wa ahsin munqalabanaa waj a’lit taqwaa zaadanaa

and make good the place of our return, and make piety our provision,

وَ الْجَنَّةَ مَعَادَنَا وَ لَا تُفَرِّقْ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَ عَافِيَتِنَا اِيَّانَا

wal jannata ma-a’danaa wa laa tofarriq baynanaa wa bayna a’afeyatenaa iyyaanaa

and paradise our final destination, and do not separate from us our well-being and

وَ كَرَامَتِكَ لَنَا اِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ

wa karaamateka lanaa innaka a’laa kulle shay-in qadeer.

Your bounties, surely You have power over all things.