Thursday Night

سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ

subhanallahi

All Glory be to Allah.

اللَّهُ اكْبَرُ

allahu-akbar

Allah is the Most Great.

لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ

la ilaha illa allahu

There is no god save Allah.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِوَجْهِكَ ٱلْكَريمِ

allahumma inni as'aluka biwajhika alkarimi

O Allah, I beseech You in the name of Your Noble Face

وَٱسْمِكَ ٱلْعَظيمِ

wasmika al`azimi

and in the name of Your Sublime Name

أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

to send blessings to Muhammad and his Household

وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي ذَنْبِيَ ٱلْعَظيمَ

wa an taghfira li dhanbiya al`azima

and to forgive me my grave sin.

اَللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي

allahumma anta rabbi

O Allah, You are my Lord;

لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ

la ilaha illa anta

there is no god save You;

خَلَقْتَني وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَٱبْنُ أَمَتِكَ

khalaqtani wa ana `abduka wabnu amatika

You have created me, and I am Your slave and the son of Your bondmaid;

وَفي قَبْضَتِكَ وَنَاصِيَتي بِيَدِكَ

wa fi qabdatika wa nasiyati biyadika

and I am in Your grip; and my forehead is in Your Hand;

أَمْسَيْتُ عَلَىٰ عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا ٱسْتَطَعْتُ

amsaytu `ala `ahdika wa wa`dika ma istata`tu

I come to observe my covenant and promise to You as much as I can.

أَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ

a`udhu biridaka min sharri ma sana`tu

I take refuge in Your pleasure against the evil of my deeds.

أَبُوءُ بِنِعْمَتِكَ وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِي

abu'u bini`matika wa abu'u bidhanbi

I acknowledge Your favors and confess of my sins.

فَٱغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي

faghfir li dhunubi

So, (please) forgive my sins,

إِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ

innahu la yaghfiru aldhdhunuba illa anta

for none can forgive sins save You.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

bismi allahi alrrahmani alrrahimi

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

اَللَّهُمَّ مَنْ تَعَبَّا وَتَهَيَّا

allahumma man ta`abba'a wa tahayya'a

O Allah, One may call up, prepare,

وَاعَدَّ وَٱسْتَعَدَّ

wa a`adda wasta`adda

ready oneself, and stand prepared

لِوِفَادَةٍ إِلَىٰ مَخْلُوقٍ

liwifadatin ila makhluqin

for purpose of coming to a creature

رَجَاءَ رِفْدِهِ

raja'a rifdihi

in the hope of gaining his aid

وَطَلَبَ نَائِلِهِ وَجَائِزَتِهِ

wa talaba na'ilihi wa ja'izatihi

and asking for his gift and present.

فَإلَيْكَ يَا رَبِّ تَعْبِيَتِي وَٱسْتِعْدَادِي

fa-ilayka ya rabbu ta`biyati wasti`dadi

As for myself, to You—O my Lord—I make my preparations and readiness

رَجَاءَ عَفْوِكَ

raja'a `afwika

hoping for Your pardon

وَطَلَبَ نَائِلِكَ وَجَائِزَتِكَ

wa talaba na'ilika wa ja'izatika

and asking for Your gift and present.

فَلاَ تُخَيِّبْ دُعَائي

fala tukhayyib du`a'i

So, (please) do not disappoint my entreaty.

يَا مَنْ لاَ يَخِيبُ عَلَيْهِ سَائِلٌ

ya man la yakhibu `alayhi sa'ilun

O He Who never disappoints His beseechers

وَلاَ يَنْقُصُهُ نَائِلٌ

wa la yanqusuhu na'ilun

and Whose prizes never decrease His ample-giving!

فَإنّي لَمْ آتِكَ ثِقَةً بِعَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ عَمِلْتُهُ

fa'inni lam atika thiqatan bi`amalin salihin `amiltuhu

I have not come to You with confidence of a righteous deed that I have done

وَلاَ لِوِفَادَةِ مَخْلُوقٍ رَجَوْتُهُ

wa la liwafadati makhluqin rajawtuhu

nor have I had any hope in a grant of any creature.

اتَيْتُكَ مُقِرّاً عَلَىٰ نَفْسِي بِٱلإسَاءَةِ وَٱلظُّلْمِ

ataytuka muqirran `ala nafsi bil-isa'ati walzzulmi

Rather, I have come to You professing myself to be evildoer and transgressor

مُعْتَرِفاً بِانْ لاَ حُجَّةَ لِي وَلاَ عُذْرَ

mu`tarifan bi-an la hujjata li wa la `udhra

and confessing that I lack any pretext or excuse.

اتَيْتُكَ ارْجُو عَظِيمَ عَفْوِكَ

ataytuka arju `azima `afwika

I have come to You hoping for Your great pardon

ٱلَّذِي عَفَوْتَ بِهِ عَنِ ٱلْخَاطِئينَ

alladhi `afawta bihi `ani (a)lkhati

due to which You have pardoned the wrongdoers.

فَلَمْ يَمْنَعْكَ طُولُ عُكُوفِهِمْ عَلِي عَظِيمِ ٱلْجُرْمِ

falam yamna`ka tulu `ukufihim `ala `azimi aljurmi

Hence, their long-lasting retirement to their grave offenses has not prevented You

انْ عُدْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِٱلرَّحْمَةِ

an `udta `alayhim bilrrahmati

from turning to them with mercy.

فَيَا مَنْ رَحْمَتُهُ وَاسِعَةٌ

faya man rahmatuhu wasi`atun

O He Whose mercy is huge

وَعَفْوُهُ عَظيمٌ

wa `afwuhu `azimun

and Whose pardon is great;

يَا عَظيـمُ يَا عَظيـمُ يَا عَظيـمُ

ya `azimu ya `azimu ya `azimu

O All-great, O All-great, O All-great;

لاَ يَرُدُّ غَضَبَكَ إِلاَّ حِلْمُكَ

la yaruddu ghadabaka illa hilmuka

nothing can repel Your rage except Your forbearance

وَلاَ يُنْجِي مِنْ سَخَطِكَ إِلاَّ ٱلتَّضَرُّعُ إِلَيْكَ

wa la yunji min sakhatika illa alttadarru`u ilayka

and nothing can save from Your wrath except imploring earnestly to You.

فَهَبْ لِي يَا إِلٰهِي فَرَجاً

fahab li ya ilahi farajan

So, my God, (please) grant me a relief

بِٱلْقُدْرَةِ ٱلَّتِي تُحْيِي بِهَا مَيْتَ ٱلْبِلاَدِ

bilqudrati allati tuhyi biha mayta albiladi

in the name of the power through which You restore to life the derelict lands,

وَلاَ تُهْلِكْنِي غَمّاً حَتَّىٰ تَسْتَجِيبَ لِي

wa la tuhlikni ghamman hatta tastajiba li

and do not cause me to perish out of grief until You respond to me

وَتُعَرِّفَنِي ٱلإِجَابَةَ فِي دُعَائِي

wa tu`arrifani al-ijabata fi du`a'i

and show me signs of Your response to my prayers.

وَاذِقْنِي طَعْمَ ٱلْعَافِيَةِ إلَىٰ مُنَتَهَىٰ اجَلِي

wa adhiqni ta`ma al`afiyati ila muntaha ajali

(please) Make me taste the flavor of wellbeing up to the end of my lifetime,

وَلاَ تُشْمِتْ بِي عَدُوِّي

wa la tushmit bi `aduwwi

do not make my enemies gloat over me,

وَلاَ تُسَلِّطْهُ عَلَيَّ

wa la tusallithu `alayya

do not give them a hand over me,

وَلاَ تُمَكِّنْهُ مِنْ عُنُقِي

wa la tumakkinhu min `unuqi

and do not make them control over me.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنْ وَضَعْتَنِي فَمَنْ ذَا ٱلَّذِي يَرْفَعُنِي

allahumma in wada`tani faman dha alladhi yarfa`uni

O Allah, If You humiliate me, who can then exalt me?

وَإِنْ رَفَعْتَنِي فَمَنْ ذَا ٱلَّذِي يَضَعُنِي

wa in rafa`tani faman dha alladhi yada`uni

And if You exalt me, who can then humiliate me?

وَإِنْ اهْلَكْتَنِي فَمَنْ ذَا ٱلَّذِي يَعْرِضُ لَكَ فِي عَبْدِكَ

wa in ahlaktani faman dha alladhi ya`ridu laka fi `abdika

If You annihilate me, who can then interfere before You concerning the affair of me—Your slave

اوْ يَسْالُكَ عَنْ امْرِهِ

aw yas'aluka `an amrihi

or who can intercede to ask You about it?

وَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ انَّهُ لَيْسَ فِي حُكْمِكَ ظُلْمٌ

wa qad `alimtu annahu laysa fi hukmika zulmun

I have already known for sure that Your decrees are devoid of injustice

وَلاَ فِي نَقَمَتِكَ عَجَلَةٌ

wa la fi naqimatika `ajalatun

and Your punishment does not count on immediateness.

وَإِنَّمَا يَعْجَلُ مَنْ يَخَافُ ٱلْفَوْتَ

wa innama ya`jalu man yakhafu alfawta

Verily, immediateness is the work of him who fears lest he may miss,

وَإِنَّمَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَىٰ ٱلظُّلْمِ ٱلضَّعِيفُ

wa innama yahtaju ila alzzulmi aldda`ifu

and only do the weak need injustice.

وَقَدْ تَعَالَيْتَ يَا إِلٰهِي عَنْ ذٰلِكَ عُلُوّاً كَبِيراً

wa qad ta`alayta ya ilahi `an dhalika `uluwwan kabiran

As for You, O my God, You are too exalted to be so—Exalted and Great You are beyond all measure!

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اعُوذُ بِكَ فَاعِذْنِي

allahumma inni a`udhu bika fa-a`idhni

O Allah, I take refuge in You; so, (please) have protection upon me!

وَاسْتَجيرُ بِكَ فَاجِرْنِي

wa astajiru bika fa-ajirni

I call for Your safekeeping; so, (please) keep me under Your security!

وَاسْتَرْزِقُكَ فَٱرْزُقْنِي

wa astarziquka farzuqni

I appeal for Your sustenance; so, (please) provide me with sustenance!

وَاتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْكَ فَٱكْفِنِي

wa atawakkalu `alayka fakfini

I put trust in You; so, (please) keep me under Your supervision!

وَاستَنْصِرُكَ عَلَىٰ عَدُوِّي فَٱنْصُرْنِي

wa astansiruka `ala `aduwwi fansurni

I call for Your aid against my enemy; so, (please) grant me support!

وَاسْتَعينُ بِكَ فَاعِنِّي

wa asta`inu bika fa-a`inni

I seek Your assistance; so, (please) assist me!

وَاسْتَغْفِرُكَ يَا إِلٰهِي فَٱغْفِرْ لِي

wa astaghfiruka ya ilahi faghfir li

I ask for Your forgiveness; so, (please) forgive me.

آمِينَ آمِينَ آمِينَ

amina amina amina

So, respond! Respond! Respond!

يَا دَائِمَ ٱلْفَضْلِ عَلَىٰ ٱلْبَريِّةِ

ya da'ima alfadli `ala albariyyati

O He Who is ever-Favorer on the beings!

يَا بَاسِطَ ٱلْيَدَيْنِ بِٱلْعَطِيَّةِ

ya basita aliyadayni bil`atiyyati

O He Who is openhandedly Bestower of gifts!

يَا صَاحِبَ ٱلْمَوَاهِبِ ٱلسَّنِيَّةِ

ya sahiba almawahibi alssaniyyati

O He Who is the Giver of sublime donations!

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمِّدٍ وَآلِهِ

salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi

Bless Muhammad and his Household,

خَيْرِ ٱلْوَرَىٰ سَجِيَّةً

khayri alwara sajiyyatan

the best of all creatures in traits,

وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا يَا ذَٱ ٱلْعُلَىٰ

waghfir lana ya dhal`ula

and forgive us, O Lord of Highness,

فِي هٰذِهِ ٱلْعَشِيَّةِ

fi hadhihi al`ashiyyati

at this evening.

سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ ٱلْعَظيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

subhana rabbiya al`azimi wa bihamdihi

All glory be to Allah, the All-great and with the Praising of Him;

اسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهَ رَبِّي وَاتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

astaghfiru allaha rabbi wa atubu ilayhi

I pray the forgiveness of Allah, my Lord, and I turn repentant to Him.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وآلِهِ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi

O Allah, send blessings to Muhammad and his Household,

وَهَبْ لِيَ ٱلْغَدَاةَ رِضَاكَ

wa hab liya alghadata ridaka

grant me Your satisfaction this very early morning,

وَأَسْكِنْ قَلْبِي خَوْفَكَ

wa askin qalbi khawfaka

place fear of You in my heart,

وَٱقْطَعْهُ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ

waqta`hu `amman siwaka

and separate it from (leaning to) anyone other than You,

حَتَّىٰ لاَ أَرْجُوَ وَلاَ أَخَافَ إِلاَّ إِيَّاكَ

hatta la arjwa wa la akhafa illa iyyaka

so that I will hope for and fear none save You.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وآلِهِ

allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi

O Allah, send blessings to Muhammad and his Household

وَهَبْ لِي ثَبَاتَ ٱلْيَقينِ

wa hab li thabata alyaqini

and grant me resolute faith,

وَمَحْضَ ٱلإِخْلاَصِ

wa mahda al-ikhlasi

pure sincerity (to You),

وَشَرَفَ ٱلتَّوْحيدِ

wa sharafa alttawhidi

honorable belief in (Your) oneness,

وَدَوَامَ ٱلاِسْتِقَامَةِ

wa dawama al-istiqamati

persistent straightness,

وَمَعْدِنَ ٱلصِّبْرِ

wa ma`dina alssabri

essential tolerance,

وَٱلرِّضَا بِٱلْقَضَاءِ وَٱلْقَدَرِ

walrrida bilqada'i walqadari

and satisfaction with (Your) predetermination and decrees.

يَا قَاضِيَ حَوَائِجِ ٱلسَّائِلينَ

ya qadiya hawa'iji alssa'ilina

O He Who settles the needs of His beseechers;

يَا مَنْ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي ضَمِيرِ ٱلصَّامِتِينَ

ya man ya`lamu ma fi damiri alssamitina

O He Who knows what is in the innermost of the silent;

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وآلِهِ

salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi

send blessings to Muhammad and his Household,

وَٱسْتَجِبْ دُعَائِي

wastajib du`a'i

respond to my prayers,

وَٱغْفِرْ ذَنْبِي

waghfir dhanbi

forgive my sins,

وَأَوْسِعْ رِزْقِي

wa awsi` rizqi

expand my means of livelihood,

وَٱقْضِ حَوَائِجِي فِي نَفْسِي

waqdi hawa'iji fi nafsi

and settle the needs of myself

وَإِخْوَانِي فِي دِينِي وَأَهْلِي

wa ikhwani fi dini wa ahli

and my brethren-in-faith and my family members.

إِلٰهِي طُمُوحُ ٱلآمَالِ قَدْ خَابَتْ إِلاَّ لَدَيْكَ

ilahi tumuhu al-amali qad khabat illa ladayka

O Allah, all ambitions of expectations are disappointed except those addressed to You,

وَمَعَاكِفُ ٱلْهِمَمِ قَدْ تَعَطَّلَتْ إِلاَّ عَلَيْكَ

wa ma`akifu alhimami qad ta`attalat illa `alayka

all resolute determinations are paralyzed except those relied upon You,

وَمَذَاهِبُ ٱلْعُقُولِ قَدْ سَمَتْ إِلاَّ إِلَيْكَ

wa madhahibu al`uquli qad samat illa ilayka

and all reason-based tendencies are wasted except those directed to You.

فَأَنْتَ الَّرجَاءُ وَإِلَيْكَ الْمُلْتَجَأُ

fa-anta alrraja'u wa ilayka almultaja'u

So, You are the ultimate hope and to You is the resort.

يَا أَكْرَمَ مَقْصُودٍ وَأَجْوَدَ مَسْؤُولٍ

ya akrama maqsudin wa ajwada mas'ulin

O He Who is the noblest objective and the most magnanimous desired,

هَرَبْتُ إِلَيْكَ بِنَفْسِي

harabtu ilayka binafsi

I am fleeing to You from myself.

يَا مَلْجَأَ ٱلْهَارِبِينَ بِأَثْقَالِ ٱلذُّنُوبِ

ya malja'a alharibina bi-athqali aldhdhunubi

O shelter of those who flee overburdened with the heavy loads of sins,

أَحْمِلُهَا عَلَىٰ ظَهْرِي

ahmiluha `ala zahri

carrying my sins on my back,

لاَ أَجِدُ لِي إِلَيْكَ شَافِعاً

la ajidu li ilayka shafi`an

I cannot find any interceder for me

سِوَىٰ مَعْرِفَتِي بِأَنَّكَ أَقْرَبُ مَنْ رَجَاهُ ٱلطَّالِبُونَ

siwa ma`rifati bi'annaka aqrabu man rajahu alttalibuna

except that I know for sure that You are the nearest of all those who are hoped by beseechers

وَأَمَّلَ مَا لَدَيْهِ ٱلرَّاغِبُونَ

wa ammala ma ladayhi alrraghibuna

and of all those whose donations are expected by the desirous.

يَا مَنْ فَتَقَ ٱلْعُقُولَ بِمَعْرِفَتِهِ

ya man fataqa al`uqula bima`rifatihi

O He Who has split the intellects on the recognition of Him,

وَأَطْلَقَ ٱلأَلْسُنَ بِحَمْدِهِ

wa atlaqa al-alsuna bihamdihi

made tongues articulate with the praising of Him

وَجَعَلَ مَا ٱمْتَنَّ بِهِ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِهِ فِي كِفَاءٍ لِتَاْدِيَةِ حَقِّهِ

wa ja`ala ma imtanna bihi `ala `ibadihi fi kifa'in lita'diyati haqqhi

and made that which He has conferred upon His servants enough means for the fulfillment of their duties towards Him;

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وآلِهِ

salli `ala muhammadin wa alihi

(please) send blessings to Muhammad and his Household,

وَلاَ تَجْعَلْ لِلشَّيْطَانِ عَلَىٰ عَقْلِي سَبيلاًَ

wa la taj`al lilshshaytani `ala `aqli sabilan

do not give Satan any way (of success) over my reason,

وَلاَ لِلْبَاطِلِ عَلَىٰ عَمَلِي دَلِيلاً

wa la lilbatili `ala `amali dalilan

and do not give wrongness a way to reach my deeds.

أَصْبَحْتُ فِي ذِمَّةِ ٱللَّهِ

asbahtu fi dhimmati allahi

I begin this morning seeking the protection of Allah,

وَذِمَّةِ مَلاَئِكَتِهِ

wa dhimmati mala'ikatihi

the protection of His angels,

وَذِمَمِ أَنْبِيَائِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ عَلَيهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ

wa dhimami anbiya'ihi wa rusulihi `alayhimu alssalamu

the protections of His prophets and messengers, peace be upon them,

وَذِمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

wa dhimmati muhammadin salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi

the protection of Muhammad, peace be upon him and his Household,

وَذِمَمِ ٱلأَوْصِيَاءِ مِنَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ

wa dhimami al-awsiya'i min ali muhammadin `alayhimu alssalamu

and the protections of the Successors from Muhammad’s progeny, peace be upon them.

آمَنْتُ بِسِرِّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ وَعَلاَنِيَتِهِمْ

amantu bisirri ali muhammadin `alayhimu alssalamu wa `alaniyatihim

I believe in the secrets of Muhammad’s progeny, peace be upon them, and in their open affairs

وَظَاهِرِهِمْ وَبَاطِنِهِمْ

wa zahirihim wa batinihim

and in their exoteric and their esoteric affairs.

وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُمْ فِي عِلْمِ ٱللَّهِ وَطَاعَتِهِ

wa ash-hadu annahum fi `ilmi allahi wa ta`atihi

I bear witness that they, as regarding their knowledge of Allah and their obedience to Him,

كَمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

ka-muhammadin salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi

are just like Muhammad, peace be upon him and his Household.

أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِي لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ

astaghfiru allaha alladhi la ilaha illa huwa

I pray the forgiveness of Allah save Whom there is no god;

ٱلْحَيُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

alhayyu alqayyumu wa atubu ilayhi

the Ever-living and Ever-subsisting,and I turn in repentance to Him