إِلٰهِي إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ عَصَيْتُكَ
ilahi in kuntu qad `asaytuka
O Allah, if I have disobeyed you,
فَإِنِّي قَدْ اطَعْتُكَ فِي احَبِّ ٱلاشْيَاءِ إِلَيْكَ
fa'inni qad ata`tuka fi ahabbi al-ashya'i ilayka
I have also obeyed you in the things that You most like.
لَمْ اتَّخِذْ لَكَ وَلَداً
lam attakhidh laka waladan
I have not claimed that You have child
وَلَمْ ادْعُ لَكَ شَرِيكاً
wa lam ad`u laka sharikan
and I have not associated any one with You.
وَقَدْ عَصَيْتُكَ فِي اشْيَاءَ كَثِيرَةٍ
wa qad `asaytuka fi ashya'a kathiratin
Yet, I have disobeyed You in many things
عَلَىٰ غَيْرِ وَجْهِ ٱلْمُكَابَرَةِ لَكَ
`ala ghayri wajhi almukabarati laka
on account of neither defiance,
وَلاَ ٱلِٱسْتِكْبَارِ عَنْ عِبَادَتِكَ
wa la alistikbari `an `ibadatika
nor my being too arrogant to serve You,
وَلاَ ٱلْجُحُودِ لِرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ
wa la aljuhudi lirububiyyatika
nor denial of Your Godhead,
وَلاَ ٱلْخُرُوجِ عَنِ ٱلْعُبُودِيَّةِ لَكَ
wa la alkhuruji `an al`ubudiyyati laka
nor mutiny against my servitude to You;
وَلَكِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتُ هَوَايَ
wa lakin ittba`tu hawaya
rather, I only followed my lusts
وَازَلَّنِيَ ٱلشَّيْطَانُ بَعْدَ ٱلْحُجَّةِ وَٱلْبَيَانِ
wa azallaniya alshshaytanu ba`da alhujjati walbayani
and Satan caused me to slip although You have clear argument against me.
فَإِنْ تُعَذِّبْنِي فَبِذُنُوبِي غَيْرَ ظَالِمٍ انْتَ لِي
fa'in tu`adhdhibni fabidhunubi ghayra zalimin anta li
Thus, if You chastise me, then it is on account of my sins and You are never unjust to me.
وَإِنْ تَعْفُ عَنِّي وَتَرْحَمْنِي
wa in ta`fu `anni wa tarhamni
And if You pardon me and have mercy upon me,
فَبِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ يَا كَرِيمُ
fabijudika wa karamika ya karimu
then this is out of Your magnanimity and generosity, O All-generous!
You may also say the following:
غَدَوْتُ بِحَوْلِ ٱللهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ
ghadawtu bihawli allahi wa quwwatihi
I begin this day with the might and power of Allah.
غَدَوْتُ بِغَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلاَ قُوَّةٍ
ghadawtu bighayri hawlin minni wa la quwwatin
I do not begin it with my might or power;
وَلَكِنْ بِحَوْلِ ٱللهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ
wa lakin bihawli allahi wa quwwatihi
rather, with Allah’s might and power.
يَا رَبِّ اسْالُكَ بَرَكَةَ هٰذَا ٱلْبَيْتِ وَبَرَكَةَ اهْلِهِ
ya rabbi as'aluka barakata hadha albayti wa barakata ahlihi
O my Lord, I beseech You for the blessing of this house and the blessing of its people
وَاسْالُكَ انْ تَرْزُقَنِي رِزْقاً حَلاَلاً طَيِّباً
wa as'aluka an tarzuqani rizqan halalan tayyiban
and I pray You to grant me sustenance from Your sustenance; sustenance that is legal and pleasant,
تَسُوقُهُ إِلَيَّ بِحَوْلِكَ وَقُوَّتِكَ
tasuquhu ilayya bihawlika wa quwwatika
and that You bring it to me by Your might and Power,
وَانَا خَائِضٌ فِي عَافِيَتِكَ
wa ana kha'izun fi `afiyatika
while I experience good health.
According to an authoritative narration, Abu-Hamzah al-Thumali reported that he was one day sitting in the grand mosque of al-Kufah when a man entered from bab kindah. His face was indeed the prettiest, he smelt the nicest perfume, and he put on the cleanest dress. He also put a turban, a shirt, and a jubbah (a type of long open cloth coat with wide sleeves). As he was also wearing Arabian slippers, he took them off when he entered the mosque. He then stopped near the sixth column of the mosque, raised his hands to the level of his ears and uttered a takbir statement (i.e. saying allahu-akbar) that was so reverent that my entire body shivered. He then offered a four-unit prayer with excellent genuflection and prostration. At accomplishment, he uttered the prayer that begins with this statement:
...إِلٰهِي إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ عَصَيْتُكَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ اطَعْتُكَ فِي احَبِّ ٱلاشْيَاءِ إِلَيْكَ
ilahi in kuntu qad `asaytuka fa'inni qad ata`tuka fi ahabbi al-ashya'i ilayka…
O my God, if I have disobeyed You, I have indeed obeyed You in the nearest thing to You…When he reached at the statement:
يَا كَرِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ
ya karimu ya karimu ya karimu
O All-generous! O All-generous! O All-generous!He prostrated himself and repeated this word as much as one breath may take. He then said while prostrating:
...يَا مَنْ يَقْدِرُ عَلَىٰ حَوَائِجِ ٱلسَّائِلِينَ
ya man yaqdiru `ala hawa'iji alssa'ilina…
O He Who has full power over granting the requests of the beseechers…
He then repeated the following word seventy times:
يَا سَيِّدِي
ya sayyidi
O my Master.
إِلٰهِي إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ عَصَيْتُكَ
ilahi in kuntu qad `asaytuka
O Allah, if I have disobeyed you,
فَإِنِّي قَدْ اطَعْتُكَ فِي احَبِّ ٱلاشْيَاءِ إِلَيْكَ
fa'inni qad ata`tuka fi ahabbi al-ashya'i ilayka
I have also obeyed you in the things that You most like.
لَمْ اتَّخِذْ لَكَ وَلَداً
lam attakhidh laka waladan
I have not claimed that You have child
وَلَمْ ادْعُ لَكَ شَرِيكاً
wa lam ad`u laka sharikan
and I have not associated any one with You.
وَقَدْ عَصَيْتُكَ فِي اشْيَاءَ كَثِيرَةٍ
wa qad `asaytuka fi ashya'a kathiratin
Yet, I have disobeyed You in many things
عَلَىٰ غَيْرِ وَجْهِ ٱلْمُكَابَرَةِ لَكَ
`ala ghayri wajhi almukabarati laka
on account of neither defiance,
وَلاَ ٱلِٱسْتِكْبَارِ عَنْ عِبَادَتِكَ
wa la alistikbari `an `ibadatika
nor my being too arrogant to serve You,
وَلاَ ٱلْجُحُودِ لِرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ
wa la aljuhudi lirububiyyatika
nor denial of Your Godhead,
وَلاَ ٱلْخُرُوجِ عَنِ ٱلْعُبُودِيَّةِ لَكَ
wa la alkhuruji `an al`ubudiyyati laka
nor mutiny against my servitude to You;
وَلَكِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتُ هَوَايَ
wa lakin ittba`tu hawaya
rather, I only followed my lusts
وَازَلَّنِيَ ٱلشَّيْطَانُ بَعْدَ ٱلْحُجَّةِ وَٱلْبَيَانِ
wa azallaniya alshshaytanu ba`da alhujjati walbayani
and Satan caused me to slip although You have clear argument against me.
فَإِنْ تُعَذِّبْنِي فَبِذُنُوبِي غَيْرَ ظَالِمٍ انْتَ لِي
fa'in tu`adhdhibni fabidhunubi ghayra zalimin anta li
Thus, if You chastise me, then it is on account of my sins and You are never unjust to me.
وَإِنْ تَعْفُ عَنِّي وَتَرْحَمْنِي
wa in ta`fu `anni wa tarhamni
And if You pardon me and have mercy upon me,
فَبِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ يَا كَرِيمُ
fabijudika wa karamika ya karimu
then this is out of Your magnanimity and generosity, O All-generous!
You may also say the following:
غَدَوْتُ بِحَوْلِ ٱللهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ
ghadawtu bihawli allahi wa quwwatihi
I begin this day with the might and power of Allah.
غَدَوْتُ بِغَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلاَ قُوَّةٍ
ghadawtu bighayri hawlin minni wa la quwwatin
I do not begin it with my might or power;
وَلَكِنْ بِحَوْلِ ٱللهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ
wa lakin bihawli allahi wa quwwatihi
rather, with Allah’s might and power.
يَا رَبِّ اسْالُكَ بَرَكَةَ هٰذَا ٱلْبَيْتِ وَبَرَكَةَ اهْلِهِ
ya rabbi as'aluka barakata hadha albayti wa barakata ahlihi
O my Lord, I beseech You for the blessing of this house and the blessing of its people
وَاسْالُكَ انْ تَرْزُقَنِي رِزْقاً حَلاَلاً طَيِّباً
wa as'aluka an tarzuqani rizqan halalan tayyiban
and I pray You to grant me sustenance from Your sustenance; sustenance that is legal and pleasant,
تَسُوقُهُ إِلَيَّ بِحَوْلِكَ وَقُوَّتِكَ
tasuquhu ilayya bihawlika wa quwwatika
and that You bring it to me by Your might and Power,
وَانَا خَائِضٌ فِي عَافِيَتِكَ
wa ana kha'izun fi `afiyatika
while I experience good health.
According to an authoritative narration, Abu-Hamzah al-Thumali reported that he was one day sitting in the grand mosque of al-Kufah when a man entered from bab kindah. His face was indeed the prettiest, he smelt the nicest perfume, and he put on the cleanest dress. He also put a turban, a shirt, and a jubbah (a type of long open cloth coat with wide sleeves). As he was also wearing Arabian slippers, he took them off when he entered the mosque. He then stopped near the sixth column of the mosque, raised his hands to the level of his ears and uttered a takbir statement (i.e. saying allahu-akbar) that was so reverent that my entire body shivered. He then offered a four-unit prayer with excellent genuflection and prostration. At accomplishment, he uttered the prayer that begins with this statement:
...إِلٰهِي إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ عَصَيْتُكَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ اطَعْتُكَ فِي احَبِّ ٱلاشْيَاءِ إِلَيْكَ
ilahi in kuntu qad `asaytuka fa'inni qad ata`tuka fi ahabbi al-ashya'i ilayka…
O my God, if I have disobeyed You, I have indeed obeyed You in the nearest thing to You…When he reached at the statement:
يَا كَرِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ
ya karimu ya karimu ya karimu
O All-generous! O All-generous! O All-generous!He prostrated himself and repeated this word as much as one breath may take. He then said while prostrating:
...يَا مَنْ يَقْدِرُ عَلَىٰ حَوَائِجِ ٱلسَّائِلِينَ
ya man yaqdiru `ala hawa'iji alssa'ilina…
O He Who has full power over granting the requests of the beseechers…
He then repeated the following word seventy times:
يَا سَيِّدِي
ya sayyidi
O my Master.
إِلٰهِي إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ عَصَيْتُكَ
ilahi in kuntu qad `asaytuka
O Allah, if I have disobeyed you,
فَإِنِّي قَدْ اطَعْتُكَ فِي احَبِّ ٱلاشْيَاءِ إِلَيْكَ
fa'inni qad ata`tuka fi ahabbi al-ashya'i ilayka
I have also obeyed you in the things that You most like.
لَمْ اتَّخِذْ لَكَ وَلَداً
lam attakhidh laka waladan
I have not claimed that You have child
وَلَمْ ادْعُ لَكَ شَرِيكاً
wa lam ad`u laka sharikan
and I have not associated any one with You.
وَقَدْ عَصَيْتُكَ فِي اشْيَاءَ كَثِيرَةٍ
wa qad `asaytuka fi ashya'a kathiratin
Yet, I have disobeyed You in many things
عَلَىٰ غَيْرِ وَجْهِ ٱلْمُكَابَرَةِ لَكَ
`ala ghayri wajhi almukabarati laka
on account of neither defiance,
وَلاَ ٱلِٱسْتِكْبَارِ عَنْ عِبَادَتِكَ
wa la alistikbari `an `ibadatika
nor my being too arrogant to serve You,
وَلاَ ٱلْجُحُودِ لِرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ
wa la aljuhudi lirububiyyatika
nor denial of Your Godhead,
وَلاَ ٱلْخُرُوجِ عَنِ ٱلْعُبُودِيَّةِ لَكَ
wa la alkhuruji `an al`ubudiyyati laka
nor mutiny against my servitude to You;
وَلَكِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتُ هَوَايَ
wa lakin ittba`tu hawaya
rather, I only followed my lusts
وَازَلَّنِيَ ٱلشَّيْطَانُ بَعْدَ ٱلْحُجَّةِ وَٱلْبَيَانِ
wa azallaniya alshshaytanu ba`da alhujjati walbayani
and Satan caused me to slip although You have clear argument against me.
فَإِنْ تُعَذِّبْنِي فَبِذُنُوبِي غَيْرَ ظَالِمٍ انْتَ لِي
fa'in tu`adhdhibni fabidhunubi ghayra zalimin anta li
Thus, if You chastise me, then it is on account of my sins and You are never unjust to me.
وَإِنْ تَعْفُ عَنِّي وَتَرْحَمْنِي
wa in ta`fu `anni wa tarhamni
And if You pardon me and have mercy upon me,
فَبِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ يَا كَرِيمُ
fabijudika wa karamika ya karimu
then this is out of Your magnanimity and generosity, O All-generous!
You may also say the following:
غَدَوْتُ بِحَوْلِ ٱللهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ
ghadawtu bihawli allahi wa quwwatihi
I begin this day with the might and power of Allah.
غَدَوْتُ بِغَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلاَ قُوَّةٍ
ghadawtu bighayri hawlin minni wa la quwwatin
I do not begin it with my might or power;
وَلَكِنْ بِحَوْلِ ٱللهِ وَقُوَّتِهِ
wa lakin bihawli allahi wa quwwatihi
rather, with Allah’s might and power.
يَا رَبِّ اسْالُكَ بَرَكَةَ هٰذَا ٱلْبَيْتِ وَبَرَكَةَ اهْلِهِ
ya rabbi as'aluka barakata hadha albayti wa barakata ahlihi
O my Lord, I beseech You for the blessing of this house and the blessing of its people
وَاسْالُكَ انْ تَرْزُقَنِي رِزْقاً حَلاَلاً طَيِّباً
wa as'aluka an tarzuqani rizqan halalan tayyiban
and I pray You to grant me sustenance from Your sustenance; sustenance that is legal and pleasant,
تَسُوقُهُ إِلَيَّ بِحَوْلِكَ وَقُوَّتِكَ
tasuquhu ilayya bihawlika wa quwwatika
and that You bring it to me by Your might and Power,
وَانَا خَائِضٌ فِي عَافِيَتِكَ
wa ana kha'izun fi `afiyatika
while I experience good health.
According to an authoritative narration, Abu-Hamzah al-Thumali reported that he was one day sitting in the grand mosque of al-Kufah when a man entered from bab kindah. His face was indeed the prettiest, he smelt the nicest perfume, and he put on the cleanest dress. He also put a turban, a shirt, and a jubbah (a type of long open cloth coat with wide sleeves). As he was also wearing Arabian slippers, he took them off when he entered the mosque. He then stopped near the sixth column of the mosque, raised his hands to the level of his ears and uttered a takbir statement (i.e. saying allahu-akbar) that was so reverent that my entire body shivered. He then offered a four-unit prayer with excellent genuflection and prostration. At accomplishment, he uttered the prayer that begins with this statement:
...إِلٰهِي إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ عَصَيْتُكَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ اطَعْتُكَ فِي احَبِّ ٱلاشْيَاءِ إِلَيْكَ
ilahi in kuntu qad `asaytuka fa'inni qad ata`tuka fi ahabbi al-ashya'i ilayka…
O my God, if I have disobeyed You, I have indeed obeyed You in the nearest thing to You…When he reached at the statement:
يَا كَرِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ
ya karimu ya karimu ya karimu
O All-generous! O All-generous! O All-generous!He prostrated himself and repeated this word as much as one breath may take. He then said while prostrating:
...يَا مَنْ يَقْدِرُ عَلَىٰ حَوَائِجِ ٱلسَّائِلِينَ
ya man yaqdiru `ala hawa'iji alssa'ilina…
O He Who has full power over granting the requests of the beseechers…
He then repeated the following word seventy times:
يَا سَيِّدِي
ya sayyidi
O my Master.