Dua of Saturday

بِسْمِ ٱللَّه ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

bismillahi alrrahmani alrrahimi

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

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ كَلِمَةِ ٱلْمُعْتَصِمِينَ

bismillahi kalimati almu`tasimina

“In the name of Allah,” the word of those who hold fast to Him,

وَمَقَالَةِ ٱلْمُتَحَرِّزِينَ

wa maqalati almutaharrizina

the speech of those who seek His protection

وَ أَعُوذُ بِٱللَّهِ تَعَالَىٰ مِنْ جَوْرِ ٱلْجَائِرِينَ

wa a`udhu billahi ta`ala min jawri alja'irina

I seek refuge in Allah, high exalted is He, from the injustice of the unjust,

وَكَيْدِ ٱلْحَاسِدِينَ

wa kaydi alhasidina

the trickery of the enviers,

وَبَغْيِ ٱلظَّالِمِينَ

wa baghyi alzzalimina

and the oppression of the wrongdoers,

وَ أَحْمَدُهُ فَوْقَ حَمْدِ ٱلْحَامِدِينَ

wa ahmaduhu fawqa hamdi alhamidina

and I praise Him beyond the praise of the praisers!

اَللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ ٱلْوَاحِدُ بِلا شَرِيكٍ

allahumma anta alwahidu bila sharikin

O Allah, You are the One without partner,

وَٱلْمَلِكُ بِلا تَمْلِيكٍ

wa almaliku bila tamlikin

and the King without having been made sovereign;

لاَ تُضَادُّ فِي حُكْمِكَ

la tudaddu fi hukmika

no one opposes You in Your decree

وَلاَ تُنَازَعُ فِي مُلْكِكَ

wa la tunaza`u fi mulkika

and no one contests You in Your kingdom.

أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ

as'aluka an tusalliya `ala muhammadin

I beseech You to bless Muhammad

عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ

`abdika wa rasulika

Your servant and Your messenger,

وَأَنْ تُوْزِعَنِي مِنْ شُكْرِ نَعْمَاكَ

wa an tuzi`ani min shukri na`maka

inspire me with a thanksgiving for Your favors

مَا تَبْلُغُ بِي غَايَةَ رِضَاكَ

ma tablughu bi ghayata ridaka

that You take to the utmost limit of Your good pleasure,

وَأَنْ تُعِينَنِي عَلَىٰ طَاعَتِكَ

wa an tu`inani `ala ta`atika

help me to obey You,

وَلُزُومِ عِبَادَتِكَ

wa luzumi `ibadatika

hold fast to worshiping You,

وَٱسْتِحْقَاقِ مَثُوبَتِكَ

wastihqaqi mathubatika

and deserve Your reward,

بِلُطْفِ عِنَايَتِكَ

bilutfi `inayatika

through the gentleness of Your solicitude

وَتَرْحَمَنِي وَتَصُدَّنِي عَنْ مَعَاصِيكَ مَا أَحْيَيْتَنِي

wa tarhamani wa tasuddani `an ma`asika ma ahyaytani

have mercy upon me, bar me from acts of disobedience to You as long as You keep me alive,

وَتُوَفِّقَنِي لِمَا يَنْفَعُنِي مَا أَبْقَيْتَنِي

wa tuwaffiqani lima yanfa`uni ma abqaytani

give me success in what profits me as long as You spare me,

وَأَنْ تَشْرَحَ بِكِتَابِكَ صَدْرِي

wa an tashraha bikitabika sadri

expand my breast through Your Book,

وَتَحُطَّ بِتِلاوَتِهِ وِزْرِي

wa tahutta bitilawatihi wizri

lessen my burden through its recitation,

وَتَمْنَحَنِي ٱلسَّلامَةَ فِي دِينِي وَنَفْسِي

wa tamnahani alssalamata fi dini wa nafsi

bestow upon me health in my religion and my soul,

وَلاَ تُوحِشْ بِي أَهلَ أُنْسِي

wa la tuhisha bi ahla unsi

estrange not my intimates from me,

وَتُتِمَّ إِحْسَانَكَ فِيمَا بَقِيَ مِنْ عُمُرِي

wa tutimma ihsanaka fima baqiya min `umri

and complete Your beneficence in what is left of my lifetime,

كَمَا أَحْسَنْتَ فِيمَا مَضَىٰ مِنْهُ

kama ahsanta fima mada minhu

just as You have shown beneficence in that of it which has passed!

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

ya arhama arrahimina

O Most Merciful of all those who show mercy!