دعاء یوم الأربعاء
Dua of Wednesday
36 verses Source: Mafatih al-Jinan
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- 1
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
- 2
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ ٱللَّيلَ لِبَاساً
All praise be to Allah Who appointed the night to be a garment,
- 3
وَٱلنَّوْمَ سُبَاتاً
and sleep for a rest,
- 4
وَجَعَلَ ٱلنَّهَارَ نُشُوراً
and day He appointed for a rising!
- 5
لَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ أَنْ بَعَثْتَنِي مِنْ مَرْقَدِي
To You belongs praise, for You roused me from my sleep,
- 6
وَلَوْ شِئْتَ جَعَلْتَهُ سَرْمَداً
and had You willed, You would have made it everlasting;
- 7
حَمْداً دَائِماً لاَ يَنْقَطِعُ اَبَداً
an endless praise that will never be cut off
- 8
وَلاَ يُحْصِي لَهُ ٱلخَلائِقُ عَدَداً
and whose number the creatures will never count!
- 9
اَللَّهُمَّ لَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ أَنْ خَلَقْتَ فَسَوَّيْتَ
O Allah, to You belongs praise, for You created, then fashioned,
- 10
وَقَدَّرْتَ وَقَضَيْتَ
ordained and decreed,
- 11
وَ أَمَتَّ وَ أَحْيَيْتَ
gave death and bestowed life,
- 12
وَ أَمْرَضْتَ وَشَفَيْتَ
made sick and healed,
- 13
وَعَافَيْتَ وَ أَبْلَيْتَ
made well and afflicted,
- 14
وَعَلَىٰ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱسْتَوَيْتَ
established the Throne
- 15
وَعَلَىٰ ٱلْمُلْكِ ٱحْتَوَيْتَ
and encompassed the Kingdom!
- 16
أَدْعُوكَ دُعَاءَ مَنْ ضَعُفَتْ وَسِيلَتُهُ
I supplicate You with the supplication of one whose mediation is weak,
- 17
وَٱنْقَطَعَتْ حِيلَتُهُ
whose stratagems have been cut off,
- 18
وَٱقْتَرَبَ أَجَلُهُ
whose term has drawn near,
- 19
وَتَدَانَىٰ فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا أَمَلُهُ
whose expectation from this world has shrunk,
- 20
وَٱشْتَدَّتْ إِلَىٰ رَحْمَتِكَ فَاقَتُهُ
whose neediness for Your mercy has intensified,
- 21
وَعَظُمَتْ لِتَفْرِيطِهِ حَسْرَتُهُ
whose remorse for his neglect has become great,
- 22
وَكَثُرَتْ زَلَّتُهُ وَعَثْرَتُهُ
whose slips and stumbles have become many,
- 23
وَخَلُصَتْ لِوَجْهِكَ تَوْبَتُهُ
and whose repentance is devoted sincerely to Your face.
- 24
فَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ
So, bless Muhammad,
- 25
خَاتَمِ النَّبِيّينَ
the Seal of the Prophets,
- 26
وَعَلَىٰ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ ٱلطَّيِّبِينَ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ
and his Household, the good, the pure,
- 27
وَٱرْزُقْنِي شَفَاعَةَ مُحَمَّدٍ
and provide me with the intercession of Muhammad,
- 28
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
Allah bless him and his Household,
- 29
وَلاَ تَحْرِمْنِي صُحْبَتَهُ
and deprive me not of his companionship!
- 30
إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ
Surely, You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy!
- 31
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱقْضِ لِي فِي ٱلأَرْبِعَاءِ اَرْبَعاً
O Allah, decree for me on Wednesday four things:
- 32
إِجْعَلْ قُوَّتِي فِي طَاعَتِكَ
Induce me to be strong in obedience to You,
- 33
وَنَشَاطِي فِي عِبَادَتِكَ
to be active in worshiping You,
- 34
وَرَغْبَتِي فِي ثَوَابِكَ
to be desirous for Your reward,
- 35
وَزُهْدِي فِيمَا يُوجِبُ لِي أَلِيمَ عِقَابِكَ
and to abstain from that which would make incumbent upon me Your painful punishment!
- 36
إِنَّكَ لَطِيفٌ لِمَا تَشَاءُ
You are Gentle to whom You will!