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

bismi all¡hi alrra¦m¡ni alrra¦¢mi

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

O Allah, I implore You in the name of the meanings of all the names by which You are prayed by Your representatives,

all¡humma inn¢ as'aluka bima`¡n¢ jam¢`i m¡ yad`£ka bih¢ wulatu amrika

اَللَّهُمَّ إنِّي اسْالُكَ بِمَعَانِي جَمِيعِ مَا يَدْعُوكَ بِهِ وُلاةُ امْرِكَ

the trustees with Your secret,

alma'm£n£na `al¡ sirrika

ٱلْمَامُونُونَ عَلَىٰ سِرِّكَ

the conveyers of Your affairs,

almustabshir£na bi'amrika

 ٱلْمُسْتَبْشِرُونَ بامْرِكَ

the describers of Your power,

alw¡¥if£na liqudratika

 ٱلْوَاصِفُونَ لِقُدْرَتِكَ

and the announcers of Your greatness.

almu`lin£na li`a¨amatika

 ٱلْمُعْلِنُونَ لِعَظَمَتِكَ

I implore You by Your will that has manifested itself through them

as'aluka bim¡ na§aqa f¢him min mash¢'atika

 اسْالُكَ بِمَا نَطَقَ فِيهِمْ مِنْ مَشِيئَتِكَ

and thus You have made them the essences of Your Words,

faja`altahum ma`¡dina likalim¡tika

فَجَعَلْتَهُمْ مَعَادِنَ لِكَلِمَاتِكَ

the indications to Your Oneness,

wa ark¡nan litaw¦¢dika

 وَارْكَاناً لِتَوْحِيدِكَ

the signs leading to You, and Your Standings that are non-stop

wa ¡y¡tika wa maq¡m¡tika allat¢ l¡ ta`§¢la lah¡

 وَآيَاتِكَ وَمَقَامَاتِكَ الَّتِي لا تَعْطِيلَ لَهَا

in each place where those who recognize You could only recognize You through them.

f¢ kulli mak¡nin ya`rifuka bih¡ man `arafaka

فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ يَعْرِفُكَ بِهَا مَنْ عَرَفَكَ

No difference between You and them save that they are Your servants and creatures.

l¡ farqa baynaka wa baynah¡ ill¡ annahum `ib¡duka wa khalquka

لا فَرْقَ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهَا إِلاَّ انَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَخَلْقُكَ

The opening and the closing of all things are in Your hand alone.

fatquh¡ wa ratquh¡ biyadika

 فَتْقُهَا وَرَتْقُهَا بِيَدِكَ

The inauguration and the conclusion of all things belong to You alone.

bad'uh¡ minka wa `awduh¡ ilayka

 بَدْؤُهَا مِنْكَ وَعَوْدُهَا إلَيْكَ

(They are thus only) supporters, witnesses,

a`¤¡dun wa ashh¡dun

 اعْضَادٌ وَاشْهَادٌ

wishing (Your mercy), protecting (Your religion),

wa mun¡tun wa adhw¡dun

وَمُنَاةٌ وَاذْوَادٌ

saving (Your laws), and pioneers (to the obedience to You).

wa ¦afa¨atun wa ruww¡dun

وَحَفَظَةٌ وَرُوَّادٌ

With them have You filled Your heavens and earth

fabihim mala'ta sam¡'aka wa ar¤aka

 فَبِهِمْ مَلَاتَ سَمَاءَكَ وَارْضَكَ

until it has become obvious that there is no god save You.

¦att¡ ¨ahara an l¡ il¡ha ill¡ anta

حَتَّىٰ ظَهَرَ انْ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ

I thus implore You in the name of all this,

fabidh¡lika as'aluka

 فَبِذٰلِكَ اسْالُكَ

in the name of the sites of dignity in Your mercy,

wa bimaw¡qi`i al`izzi min ra¦matika

 وَبِمَوَاقِعِ ٱلْعِزِّ مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ

in the name of Your standings and Signs,

wa bimaq¡m¡tika wa `al¡m¡tika

وَبِمَقَامَاتِكَ وَعَلامَاتِكَ

to send blessings to Mu¦ammad and his Household

an tu¥alliya `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡lih¢

 انْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

and increase my faith and firmness.

wa an taz¢dan¢ ¢m¡nan wa tathb¢tan

وَانْ تَزِيدَنِي إِيـمَاناً وَتَثْبِيتاً

O He Who is Immanent in His Evidence!

y¡ b¡§inan f¢ ¨uh£rih¢

 يَا بَاطِناً فِي ظُهُورِهِ

O He Who is Evident in His Immanence and in His hiddenness!

wa ¨¡hiran f¢ bu§£nih¢ wa makn£nih¢

 وَظَاهِراً فِي بُطُونِهِ وَمَكْنُونِهِ

O He Who sets apart light from murk!

y¡ mufarriqan bayna alnn£ri walddayj£ri

 يَا مُفَرِّقاً بَيْنَ ٱلنُّورِ وَٱلدَّيجُورِ

O He Whom is described without recognition of his real essence!

y¡ maw¥£fan bighayri kunhin

 يَا مَوْصُوفاً بِغَيْرِ كُنْهٍ

and He Whom is recognized without having anything like Him!

wa ma`r£fan bighayri shibhin

 وَمَعْرُوفاً بِغَيْرِ شِبْهٍ

O Edger of all edged things!

¦¡dda kulli ma¦d£din

 حَادَّ كُلِّ مَحْدُودٍ

O Witness of all done things!

wa sh¡hida kulli mashh£din

 وَشَاهِدَ كُلِّ مَشْهُودٍ

O Bringer into being all existent things!

wa m£jida kulli mawj£din

 وَمُوجِدَ كُلِّ مَوْجُودٍ

O Knower of the number of all countable things!

wa mu¦¥iya kulli ma`d£din

 وَمُحْصِيَ كُلِّ مَعْدُودٍ

O Knower of the place of all lost things!

wa f¡qida kulli mafq£din

 وَفَاقِدَ كُلِّ مَفْقُودٍ

None is worshipped except You.

laysa d£naka min ma`b£din

 لَيْسَ دُونَكَ مِنْ مَعْبُودٍ

You are the worthiest of all pride and magnanimity.

ahla alkibriy¡‘i walj£di

 اهْلَ ٱلْكِبْرِيَاءِ وَٱلْجُودِ

O He about Whom, it is infeasible to as ‘how’

y¡ man l¡ yukayyafu bikayfin

يَا مَنْ لا يُكَيَّفُ بِكَيْفٍ

and it is infeasible to ask ‘where’!

wa l¡ yu'ayyanu bi-aynin

وَلاَ يُؤَيَّنُ بِايْنٍ

O He Who is concealed from all sights!

y¡ mu¦tajiban `an kulli `aynin

يَا مُحْتَجِباً عَنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ

O Everlasting, O Self-Subsistent, O Knower of all known things!

y¡ daym£mu y¡ qayy£mu wa `¡lima kulli ma`l£min

يَا دَيْمُومُ يَا قَيُّومُ وَعَالِمَ كُلِّ مَعْلُومٍ

(Please do) send blessings to Mu¦ammad, his Household, Your selected servants,

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡lih¢ wa `al¡ `ib¡dika almuntajab¢na

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَعَلَىٰ عِبَادِكَ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبِينَ

Your concealed human beings,

wa basharika almu¦tajib¢na

وَبَشَرِكَ ٱلْمُحْتَجِبِينَ

Your favorite angels,

wa mal¡'ikatika almuqarrab¢na

وَمَلائِكَتِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

and the Angels who draw themselves out in ranks and who throng (round the Divine Throne),

walbuhmi al¥¥¡ff¢na al¦¡ff¢na

وَٱلْبُهْمِ ٱلصَّافِّينَ ٱلْحَافِّينَ

and bless us in this month—the honored and dignified—

wa b¡rik lan¡ f¢ shahrin¡ h¡dh¡ almurajjabi almukarrami

وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي شَهْرِنَا هٰذَا ٱلْمُرَجَّبِ ٱلْمُكَرَّمِ

as well as the next sacred months,

wa m¡ ba`dah£ min al-ashhuri al¦urumi

 وَمَا بَعْدَهُ مِنَ ٱلاشْهُرِ ٱلْحُرُمِ

pour upon us Your graces in this month,

wa asbigh `alayn¡ f¢hi alnni`ama

 وَاسْبِغْ عَلَيْنَا فِيهِ ٱلنِّعَمَ

grant us abundant shares of blessings,

wa ajzil lan¡ f¢hi alqisama

 وَاجْزِلْ لَنَا فِيهِ ٱلْقِسَمَ

admit our requests,

wa abrir lan¡ f¢hi alqasama

 وَابْرِرْ لَنَا فِيهِ ٱلْقَسَمَ

in the name of Your Name, the Greatest, the Greatest, the Loftiest, the Most Honored

bismika al-a`¨ami al-a`¨ami al-ajalli al-akrami

 بِٱسْمِكَ ٱلاعْظَمِ ٱلاعْظَمِ ٱلاجَلِّ ٱلاكْرَمِ

that You put on daylight and it thus lit up

alladh¢ wa¤a`tah£ `al¡ alnnah¡ri fa-a¤¡'a

ٱلَّذِي وَضَعْتَهُ عَلَىٰ ٱلنَّهَارِ فَاضَاءَ

and You put on night and it thus darkened,

wa `al¡ allayli fa-a¨lama

وَعَلَىٰ ٱللَّيْلِ فَاظْلَمَ

forgive us all that which You know about us and all that which we do not know,

waghfir lan¡ m¡ ta`lamu minn¡ wa m¡ l¡ na`lamu

وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا مَا تَعْلَمُ مِنَّا وَمَا لا نَعْلَمُ

protect us against sins with the best of protection,

wa`¥imn¡ mina aldhdhn£bi khayra al`i¥ami

وَٱعْصِمْنَا مِنَ ٱلذُّنُوبِ خَيْرَ ٱلْعِصَمِ

save us against the acts that You predetermine,

wakfin¡ kaw¡fiya qadarika

وَٱكْفِنَا كَوَافِيَ قَدَرِكَ

bestow upon us with Your superb looking,

wamnun `alayn¡ bi¦usni na¨arika

وَٱمْنُنْ عَلَيْنَا بِحُسْنِ نَظَرِكَ

do not leave us in the hands of anyone other than You,

wa l¡ takiln¡ il¡ ghayrika

وَلاَ تَكِلْنَا إلَىٰ غَيْرِكَ

do not prevent us from Your goodness,

wa l¡ tamna`n¡ min khayrika

وَلاَ تَمْنَعْنَا مِنْ خَيْرِكَ

bless us during the age that You have decided for us,

wa b¡rik lan¡ f¢m¡ katabtah£ lan¡ min a`m¡rin¡

وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِيمَا كَتَبْتَهُ لَنَا مِنْ اعْمَارِنَا

make righteous for us our inner selves,

wa a¥li¦ lan¡ khab¢'ata asr¡rin¡

وَاصْلِحْ لَنَا خَبِيئَةَ اسْرَارِنَا

grant us Your security,

wa a`§in¡ minka al-am¡na

وَاعْطِنَا مِنْكَ ٱلامَانَ

make us enjoy perfect faith,

wasta`miln¡ bi¦usni al-¢m¡ni

وَٱسْتَعْمِلْنَا بِحُسْنِ ٱلإِيـمَانِ

and make us catch the month of fasting

wa ballighn¡ shahra al¥¥iy¡mi

وَبَلِّغْنَا شَهْرَ ٱلصِّيَامِ

and the days and years coming after,

wa m¡ ba`dah£ mina al-ayy¡mi wal-a`w¡mi

وَمَا بَعْدَهُ مِنَ ٱلايَّامِ وَٱلاعْوَامِ

O Lord of Majesty and Honor!

y¡ dh¡ aljal¡li wal-ikr¡mi

يَا ذَا َٱلْجَلالِ وَٱلإِكْرَامِ