Sahifa Sajjadiya 31: Mentioning and Asking for Repentance

وَيَا مَنْ لاَ يُجَاوِزُهُ رَجَاءُ الرَّاجِينَ ،

wa yā man lā yujāwizuhū rajā’u ar-rājīn,

O He Whom the hope of the hopeful does not pass by,

وَيَا مَنْ لاَ يَضِيعُ لَدَيْهِ أَجْرُ الْمُحْسِنِينَ،

wa yā man lā yaḍī‘u ladayhī ajru al-muḥsinīn,

O He with Whom the reward of the good-doers is not lost,

وَيَا مَنْ هُوَ مُنْتَهَى خَوْفِ الْعَابِدِيْنَ،

wa yā man huwa muntahā khawfi al-‘ābidīn,

O He Who is the utmost limit of the fear of the worshippers,

وَيَا مَنْ هُوَ غَايَةُ خَشْيَةِ الْمُتَّقِينَ.

wa yā man huwa ghāyatu khashyati al-muttaqīn.

O He Who is the goal of the reverence of the God-fearing.

هَذا مَقَامُ مَنْ تَدَاوَلَتْهُ أَيْدِي الذُّنُوبِ ،

Hadhā maqāmu man tadāwalathu aydī adh-dhunūb,

This is the station of him whom the hands of sins have exchanged,

وَقَادَتْهُ أَزِمَّةُ الْخَطَايَا ،

wa qādat-hu azimmatu al-khaṭāyā,

and the reins of errors have led,

وَاسْتَحْوَذَ عَلَيْهِ الشَّيْطَانُ،

wa istaḥwadha ‘alayhi ash-shayṭān,

and Satan has overcome;

فَقَصَّرَ عَمَّا أَمَرْتَ بِهِ تَفْرِيطَاً،

fa-qaṣṣara ‘ammā amarta bihī tafrīṭā,

so he fell short in what You commanded by negligence,

وَتَعَاطى مَا نَهَيْتَ عَنْهُ تَغْرِيراً،

wa ta‘āṭā mā nahayta ‘anhu taghrīrā,

and he committed what You forbade by delusion,

كَالْجاهِلِ بِقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَيْهِ،

ka-al-jāhili bi-qudratika ‘alayh,

like him who is ignorant of Your power over him,

أَوْ كَالْمُنْكِرِ فَضْلَ إحْسَانِكَ إلَيْهِ،

aw ka-al-munkiri faḍla iḥsānika ilayh,

or like him who denies the favour of Your kindness to him.

حَتَّى إذَا انْفَتَحَ لَهُ بَصَرُ الْهُدَى،

Ḥattā idhā infataḥa lahū baṣaru al-hudā,

Until when the sight of guidance opened to him,

وَتَقَشَّعَتْ عَنْهُ سَحَائِبُ الْعَمَى أَحْصَى مَا ظَلَمَ بِهِ نَفْسَهُ،

wa taqashsha‘at ‘anhu saḥā’ibu al-‘amā aḥṣā mā ẓalama bihī nafsah,

and the clouds of blindness cleared from him, he counted what he had wronged his soul with,

وَفَكَّرَ فِيمَا خَالَفَ بِهِ رَبَّهُ،

wa fakkara fīmā khālafā bihī Rabbah,

and he reflected upon what he had opposed his Lord with.

فَرَأى كَبِيْرَ عِصْيَانِهِ كَبِيْراً، وَجَلِيل مُخَالَفَتِهِ جَلِيْلاً،

Fa-ra’ā kabīra ‘iṣyānihī kabīrā, wa jalīla mukhālafatihī jalīlā,

So he saw the enormity of his disobedience as immense, and the greatness of his opposition as great.

فَأَقْبَلَ نَحْوَكَ مُؤَمِّلاً لَكَ، مُسْتَحْيِيَاً مِنْكَ،

Fa-aqbala naḥwaka mu’ammilan lak, mustaḥyiyan mink,

So he turned toward You, hopeful of You, ashamed before You,

وَوَجَّهَ رَغْبَتَهُ إلَيْكَ ثِقَةً بِكَ،

wa wajjaha raghbatuhū ilayka thiqatan bik,

and directed his desire toward You, trusting in You.

فَأَمَّكَ بِطَمَعِهِ يَقِيناً، وَقَصَدَكَ بِخَوْفِهِ إخْلاَصَاً،

Fa-ammakā bi-ṭama‘ihī yaqīnā, wa qaṣadaka bi-khawfihī ikhlāṣā,

So he aimed at You with his greed, having certainty, and intended You with his fear, having sincerity.

قَدْ خَلاَ طَمَعُهُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَطْمُوع فِيهِ غَيْرِكَ،

Qad khalā ṭama‘uhū min kulli maṭmū‘in fīhi ghayrik,

His greed has become devoid of every object of greed other than You,

وَأَفْرَخَ رَوْعُهُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَحْذُور مِنْهُ سِوَاكَ،

wa afrakha raw‘uhū min kulli maḥdhūrin minhu siwāk,

and his terror has settled from every object of dread other than You.

فَمَثَّلَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْـكَ مُتَضَرِّعـاً،

Fa-maththala bayna yadaykā mutaḍarri‘an,

So he stood before You, imploring,

وَغَمَّضَ بَصَرَهُ إلَى الأرْضِ مُتَخَشِّعَاً،

wa ghammaḍa baṣarahū ilā al-arḍi mutakhashshi‘an,

and lowered his gaze to the ground, humble,

وَطَأطَأَ رَأسَهُ لِعِزَّتِكَ مُتَذَلِّلاً،

wa ṭaṭa’a ra’sahū li-‘izzatika mutadhallilā,

and bowed his head low to Your Might, submissive,

وَأَبَثَّكَ مِنْ سِرِّهِ مَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنْهُ خَضُوعاً،

wa abaththaka min sirrihī mā anta a‘lamu bihī minhu khuḍū‘ā,

and scattered before You of his secret what You know better than him, in surrender,

وَعَدَّدَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ مَا أَنْتَ أَحْصَى لَهَا خُشُوعاً

wa ‘addada min dhunūbihī mā anta aḥṣā lahā khushū‘ā

and enumerated of his sins what You have counted more exactly, in awe,

وَاسْتَغَاثَ بِكَ مِنْ عَظِيمِ مَاوَقَعَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِكَ

wa istaghātha bika min ‘aẓīmi mā waqa‘a bihī fī ‘ilmika

and sought succour in You from the immensity of what has come to pass through him in Your knowledge,

وَقَبِيحِ مَا فَضَحَهُ فِي حُكْمِكَ

wa qabīḥi mā faḍaḥahū fī ḥukmik

and the ugliness of what has disgraced him in Your judgment,

مِنْ ذُنُوبٍ أَدْبَرَتْ لَذَّاتُهَا فَذَهَبَتْ،

min dhunūbin adbarat ladhdhātuhā fa-dhahabat,

of sins whose pleasures have passed and gone,

وَأَقَامَتْ تَبِعَاتُهَا فَلَزِمَتْ،

wa aqāmat tabi‘ātuhā fa-lazimat,

but whose consequences remain and have become incumbent.

لا يُنْكِرُ يَا إلهِي عَدْلَكَ إِنْ عَاقَبْتَهُ،

Lā yunkiru yā Ilāhī ‘adlak in ‘āqabtah,

He does not deny, O my God, Your justice if You punish him,

وَلا يَسْتَعْظِمُ عَفْوَكَ إِنْ عَفَوْتَ عَنْهُ وَرَحِمْتَهُ;

wa lā yasta‘ẓimu ‘afwaka in ‘afawta ‘anhu wa raḥimtah;

nor does he consider Your pardon great if You pardon him and have mercy on him;

لِأَنَّكَ الرَّبُّ الْكَرِيمُ

li-annaka ar-Rabbu al-Karīm

because You are the Noble Lord

الَّذِي لا يَتَعَاظَمُهُ غُفْرَانُ الذَّنْبِ الْعَظِيم.

alladhī lā yata‘āẓamuhū ghufrānu adh-dhambi al-‘aẓīm.

Whom the forgiveness of the tremendous sin does not overwhelm.

أَللَّهُمَّ فَهَا أَنَا ذَا قَدْ جِئْتُكَ مُطِيعاً

Allāhumma fa-hā anā dhā qad ji’tuka muṭī‘an

O God, behold, here I am, I have come to You obedient

لِأَمْرِكَ فِيمَا أَمَرْتَ بِهِ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ،

li-amrika fīmā amarta bihī min ad-du‘ā’,

to Your command in what You commanded of supplication,

مُتَنَجِّزاً وَعْدَكَ فِيمَا وَعَدْتَ بِهِ مِنَ الإجَابَةِ إِذْ تَقُولُ

mutanajjizan wa‘daka fīmā wa‘adta bihī min al-ijābah idh taqūl:

fulfilling Your promise in what You promised of answer when You say:

(اُدْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ).

(ud‘ūnī astajib lakum).

("Call upon Me; I will respond to you.") [Qur'an 40:60]

أَللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

Allāhumma fa-ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammad wa ālih

O God, so bless Muhammad and his Household

وَالْقَنِي بِمَغْفِـرَتِكَ كَمَا لَقِيتُكَ بِإقْرَارِي

wa alqinī bi-maghfiratika kamā laqītuka bi-iqrārī

and encounter me with Your forgiveness as I have encountered You with my confession,

وَارْفَعْنِي عَنْ مَصَارِعِ الذُّنُوبِ كَمَا وَضَعْتُ لَكَ نَفْسِي

wa irfa‘nī ‘an maṣāri‘i adh-dhunūb kamā waḍa‘tu lakā nafsī

and raise me up from the downfalls of sins as I have humbled myself before You,

وَاسْتُرْنِي بِسِتْرِكَ كَمَا تَأَنَّيْتَنِي عَنِ الانْتِقَامِ مِنِّي.

wa usturnī bi-sitrika kamā ta’annaytanī ‘ani al-intiqām minnī.

and cover me with Your covering as You have been deliberate in taking vengeance against me.

أَللَّهُمَّ وَثَبِّتْ فِي طَاعَتِكَ نِيَّتِيْ،

Allāhumma wa thabbit fī ṭā‘atika niyyatī,

O God, and establish my intention in Your obedience,

وَأَحْكِمْ فِي عِبَادَتِكَ بَصِيـرَتِي،

wa aḥkim fī ‘ibādatika baṣīratī,

and confirm my insight in Your worship,

وَوَفِّقْنِي مِنَ الأَعْمَالِ

wa waffiqnī mina al-a‘māl

and grant me success in works

لِمَا تَغْسِلُ بِهِ دَنَسَ الخَطَايَا عَنِّي،

li-mā taghsilu bihī danasa al-khaṭāyā ‘annī,

by which You may wash the dirt of errors from me,

وَتَوَفَّنِي عَلَى مِلَّتِكَ وَمِلَّةِ نَبِيِّكَ

wa tawaffanī ‘alā millatika wa millati nabiyyik

and make me die on Your creed and the creed of Your Prophet

مُحَمَّد عَلَيْهِ السَّـلامُ إذَا تَوَفَّيْتَنِي.

Muḥammad ‘alayhī as-salām idhā tawaffaytanī.

Muḥammad, peace be upon him, when You make me die.

أَللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَتُوبُ إلَيْـكَ فِي مَقَامِي هَذَا

Allāhumma innī atūbu ilayka fī maqāmī hādhā

O God, I repent to You in this station of mine

مِنْ كَبَائِرِ ذُنُوبِي وَصَغَائِرِهَا

min kabā’iri dhunūbī wa ṣaghā’irihā

from the major sins of mine and the minor,

وَبَوَاطِنِ سَيِّئآتِي وَظَوَاهِرِهَا،

wa bawāṭini sayyi’ātī wa ẓawāhirihā,

and the hidden evil acts of mine and the manifest,

وَسَوالِفِ زَلاَّتِي وَحَوَادِثِهَا،

wa sawālifi zallātī wa ḥawādithihā,

and the past slips of mine and the recent,

تَوْبَةَ مَنْ لا يُحَدِّثُ نَفْسَهُ بِمَعْصِيَةٍ

tawbata man lā yuḥaddithu nafsahū bi-ma‘ṣiyah

the repentance of one who does not talk to himself of an act of disobedience

وَلاَ يُضْمِرُ أَنْ يَعُودَ فِي خَطِيئَةٍ،

wa lā yuḍmiru an ya‘ūda fī khaṭī’ah,

and does not hide the intention to return to an error.

وَقَدْ قُلْتَ يَا إلهِي فِي مُحْكَمِ كِتابِكَ

wa qad qulta yā Ilāhī fī muḥkami kitābika

For You have said, O my God, in the firm text of Your Book,

إنَّكَ تَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِكَ،

innaka taqbalu at-tawbata ‘an ‘ibādik,

that You accept the repentance of Your servants,

وَتَعْفُو عَنِ السَّيِّئاتِ، وَتُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ،

wa ta‘fū ‘ani as-sayyi’āt, wa tuḥibbu at-tawwābīn,

and pardon evil deeds, and love the repenters.

فَاقْبَلْ تَوْبَتِي كَمَا وَعَدْتَ وَأعْفُ عَنْ سَيِّئاتِي كَمَا ضَمِنْتَ،

Fa-iqbal tawbatī kamā wa‘adta wa u‘fu ‘an sayyi’ātī kamā ḍaminta,

So accept my repentance as You promised, and pardon my evil deeds as You guaranteed,

وَأَوْجِبْ لِي مَحَبَّتَكَ كَمَا شَـرَطْتَ،

wa awjib lī maḥabbatika kamā sharaṭt,

and make Your love incumbent upon me as You stipulated,

وَلَـكَ يَـا رَبِّ شَـرْطِي أَلاّ أَعُودَ فِي مَكْرُوهِكَ،

wa lakā yā Rabbi sharṭī allā a‘ūda fī makrūhik,

And Yours, O Lord, is my stipulation that I will not return to what You dislike,

وَضَمَانِي أَلاّ أَرْجِعَ فِي مَذْمُومِكَ،

wa ḍamānī allā arji‘a fī madhmūmik,

and my guarantee that I will not revert to what You blame,

وَعَهْدِي أَنْ أَهْجُرَ جَمِيعَ مَعَاصِيكَ.

wa ‘ahdī an ahjura jamī‘a ma‘āṣīk.

and my covenant that I will abandon all acts of disobedience to You.

أَللَّهُمَّ إنَّكَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا عَمِلْتُ فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا عَلِمْتَ،

Allāhumma innaka a‘lamu bi-mā ‘amiltu fa-ighfir lī mā ‘alimt,

O God, surely You know better what I have done, so forgive me what You know,

وَاصْرِفْنِي بِقُدْرَتِكَ إلَى مَا أَحْبَبْتَ.

wa iṣrifnī bi-qudratika ilā mā aḥbabt.

and divert me by Your power to what You love.

أَللَّهُمَّ وَعَلَيَّ تَبِعَاتٌ قَدْ حَفِظْتُهُنَّ،

Allāhumma wa ‘alayya tabi‘ātun qad ḥafiẓtuhunna,

O God, and incumbent upon me are consequences that I have guarded,

وَتَبِعَاتٌ قَدْ نَسيتُهُنَّ،

wa tabi‘ātun qad nasītuhunna,

and consequences that I have forgotten,

وَكُلُّهُنَّ بِعَيْنِكَ الَّتِي لاَ تَنَـامُ،

wa kulluhunna bi-‘aynika allatī lā tanām,

and all of them are in Your eye that does not sleep,

وَعِلْمِكَ الَّذِي لا يَنْسَى

wa ‘ilmika alladhī lā yansā

and Your knowledge that does not forget;

فَعَوِّضْ مِنْهَا أَهْلَهَا وَاحْطُطْ عَنّي وِزْرَهَا،

fa-‘awwiḍ minhā ahlahā waḥṭuṭ ‘annī wizrahā,

so compensate their owners for them, and put down their burden from me,

وَخَفِّفْ عَنِّي ثِقْلَهَا، وَاعْصِمْنِي مِنْ أَنْ اُقَارِفَ مِثْلَهَا.

wa khaffif ‘annī thiqlahā, wa i‘ṣimnī min an uqārifa mithlahā.

and lighten their weight from me, and protect me from committing their like.

أَللَّهُمَّ وَإنَّهُ لاَ وَفَاءَ لِي بِالتَّوْبَةِ إلاَّ بِعِصْمَتِكَ،

Allāhumma wa innahū lā wafā’a lī bi-at-tawbati illā bi-‘iṣmatik,

O God, surely there is no fulfillment for me in repentance save by Your protection,

وَلا اسْتِمْسَاكَ بِي عَنِ الْخَطَايَا إلاَّ عَنْ قُوَّتِكَ،

wa lā istimsāka bī ‘ani al-khaṭāyā illā ‘an quwwatik,

and no holding back for me from errors save by Your strength,

فَقَوِّنِي بِقُوَّة كَافِيَة، وَتَوَلَّنِي بِعِصْمَة مَانِعَة.

fa-qawwinī bi-quwwatin kāfiyah, wa tawallanī bi-‘iṣmatin māni‘ah.

so strengthen me with a sufficient power, and assume authority over me with a preventive protection.

أَللَّهُمَّ أَيُّما عَبْد تَابَ إلَيْكَ

Allāhumma ayyumā ‘abdin tāba ilayk

O God, any servant who repents to You,

وَهُوَ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ فَاسِخٌ لِتَوْبَتِهِ

wa huwa fī ‘ilmi al-ghayb ‘indak fāsikhun li-tawbatih

while in the knowledge of the unseen with You he is one who will break his repentance

وَعَائِدٌ فِي ذَنْبِهِ وَخَطِيئَتِهِ

wa ‘ā’idun fī dhanbihī wa khaṭī’atih

and return to his sin and his error—

فَإنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أنْ أَكُوْنَ كَذلِكَ،

fa-innī a‘ūdhu bika an akūna kadhālik,

surely I seek refuge in You from being like that.

فَاجْعَلْ تَوْبَتِي هَذِهِ تَوْبَةً لا أَحْتَاجُ بَعْدَهَا إلَى تَوْبَة،

Fa-ij‘al tawbatī hādhihī tawbatan lā aḥtāju ba‘dahā ilā tawbah,

So make this repentance of mine a repentance after which I will not need a repentance,

تَوْبَةً مُوجِبَةً لِمَحْوِ مَا سَلَفَ، وَالسَّلاَمَةِ فِيمَـا بَقِيَ.

tawbatan mūjibatan li-maḥwi mā salaf, wa as-salāmah fīmā baqī.

a repentance that necessitates the wiping out of what has passed, and safety in what remains.

أَللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَعْتَـذِرُ إلَيْـكَ مِنْ جَهْلِي،

Allāhumma innī a‘tadhiru ilayka min jahlī,

O God, I apologize to You for my ignorance,

وَأَسْتَـوْهِبُـكَ سُوْءَ فِعْلِي،

wa astawhibuka sū’a fi‘lī,

and I ask You for a gift to cover my evil deed,

فَـاضْمُمْنِي إلَى كَنَفِ رَحْمَتِكَ تَطَوُّلاً،

fa-aḍmum-nī ilā kanaf raḥmatika taṭawwulā,

so join me to the protection of Your mercy out of bounty,

وَاسْتُرْنِي بِسِتْرِ عَافِيَتِكَ تَفَضُّلاً.

wa usturnī bi-sitri ‘āfiyatika tafaḍḍulā.

and cover me with the covering of Your well-being out of grace.

أَللَّهُمَّ وَإنِّي أَتُوبُ إلَيْكَ

Allāhumma wa innī atūbu ilayk

O God, I repent to You

مِنْ كُلِّ مَا خَالَفَ إرَادَتَكَ

min kulli mā khālafā irādatak

from everything that opposes Your Will,

أَوْ زَالَ عَنْ مَحَبَّتِـكَ

aw zāla ‘an maḥabbatika

or turns away from Your Love,

مِنْ خَـطَرَاتِ قَلْبِي

min khaṭarāti qalbī

whether it be from the thoughts of my heart,

وَلَحَـظَاتِ عَيْنِي

wa laḥaẓāti ‘aynī

and the glances of my eye,

وَحِكَايَاتِ لِسَانِي،

wa ḥikāyāti lisānī,

and the narrations of my tongue,

تَوْبَةً تَسْلَمُ بِهَا كُلُّ جَارِحَة عَلَى حِيَالِهَا مِنْ تَبِعَاتِكَ،

tawbatan taslamu bihā kullu jāriḥatin ‘alā ḥiyālihā min tabi‘ātik,

a repentance by which every limb, singly, is preserved from Your consequences,

وَتَأْمَنُ مِمَّا يَخَافُ الْمُعْتَدُونَ مِنْ أَلِيْمِ سَطَوَاتِكَ.

wa ta’manu mimmā yakhāfu al-mu‘tadūn min alīm saṭawātik.

and is safe from what the transgressors fear of Your painful assaults.

أَللَّهُمَّ فَارْحَمْ وَحْدَتِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ،

Allāhumma fa-irḥam waḥdatī bayna yadayk,

O God, then have mercy on my solitude before You,

وَوَجِيبَ قَلْبِي مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ،

wa wajība qalbī min khashyatik,

and the throbbing of my heart from Your reverence,

وَاضْطِرَابَ أَرْكَانِي مِنْ هَيْبَتِكَ،

wa iḍṭirāba arkānī min haybatik,

and the trembling of my limbs from Your awe.

فَقَدْ أَقَامَتْنِي يَا رَبِّ ذُنُوبِي مَقَامَ الْخِزْيِ بِفِنَائِكَ،

Fa-qad aqāmatnī yā Rabbi dhunūbī maqām al-khizy bi-finā’ik,

For surely, O Lord, my sins have made me stand in the station of ignominy at Your door,

فَإِنْ سَكَتُّ لَمْ يَنْطِقْ عَنِّي أَحَدٌ،

fa-in sakattu lam yanṭiq ‘annī aḥad,

so if I am silent, no one will speak on my behalf,

وَإِنْ شَفَعْتُ فَلَسْتُ بِأَهْلِ الشَّفَاعَةِ.

wa in shafa‘tu fa-lastu bi-ahli ash-shafā‘ah.

and if I intercede, I am not worthy of intercession.

أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammad wa ālih

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَشَفِّعْ فِي خَطَايَـايَ كَرَمَكَ،

wa shaffi‘ fī khaṭāyāyā karamak,

and make Your Generosity an intercessor for my errors,

وَعُدْ عَلَى سَيِّئاتِي بِعَفْوِكَ،

wa ‘ud ‘alā sayyi’ātī bi-‘afwik,

and revert to my evil deeds with Your pardon,

وَلاَ تَجْزِنِي جَزَآئِي مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ

wa lā tajzinī jazā’ī min ‘uqūbatik

and do not repay me my full recompense with Your punishment,

وَابْسُطْ عَلَيَّ طَوْلَكَ وَجَلِّلْنِي بِسِتْرِكَ،

wa ubṣuṭ ‘alayya ṭawlak wa jallilnī bi-sitrik,

and spread over me Your favor and cover me with Your covering,

وَافْعَلْ بِي فِعْلَ عَزِيزٍ تَضَرَّعَ إلَيْهِ عَبْدٌ ذَلِيلٌ فَرَحِمَهُ،

wa if‘al bī fi‘la ‘azīzin taḍarra‘a ilayhi ‘abdun dhalīlun fa-raḥimah,

and deal with me with the dealing of a Mighty One to whom a lowly servant implored and he had mercy on him,

أَوْ غَنِيٍّ تَعَرَّضَ لَهُ عَبْدٌ فَقِيرٌ فَنَعَشَهُ.

aw ghaniyyin ta‘arraḍa lahū ‘abdun faqīrun fa-na‘ashah.

or a Rich One to whom a poor servant exposed himself and he revived him.

أَللَّهُمَّ لاَ خَفِيرَ لِي مِنْكَ فَلْيَخْفُرْنِيْ عِزُّكَ،

Allāhumma lā khafīra lī minka fa-līakhfurnī ‘izzuk,

O God, there is no one who can grant me protection from You, so let Your Might protect me,

وَلا شَفِيعَ لِيْ إلَيْكَ فَلْيَشْفَعْ لِي فَضْلُكَ،

wa lā shafī‘a lī ilayka fa-līashfa‘ lī faḍluk,

and no intercessor for me before You, so let Your Favor intercede for me,

وَقَدْ أَوْجَلَتْنِي خَطَايَايَ فَلْيُؤْمِنِّي عَفْوُكَ،

wa qad awjalatnī khaṭāyāyā fa-līu’minnī ‘afwuk,

and my errors have frightened me, so let Your Pardon grant me security.

فَمَا كُلُّ مَا نَطَقْتُ بِهِ عَنْ جَهْلٍ مِنِّي بِسُوْءِ أَثَرِي،

Fa-mā kullu mā naṭaqtu bihī ‘an jahl minnī bi-sū’i atharī,

For not all that I have spoken is from my ignorance of the evil effect of my deeds,

وَلاَ نِسيَانٍ لِمَا سَبَقَ مِنْ ذَمِيمِ فِعْلِي،

wa lā nisyān li-mā sabaqa min dhamīm fi‘lī,

nor forgetfulness of what has preceded of my blameworthy action,

وَلكِنْ لِتَسْمَعَ سَمَاؤُكَ وَمَنْ فِيْهَـا،

wa lākin li-tasma‘a samā’uka wa man fīhā,

but so that Your Heaven and whoever is in it may hear,

وَأَرْضُكَ وَمَنْ عَلَيْهَا مَا أَظْهَرْتُ لَكَ مِنَ النَّدَمِ،

wa arḍuka wa man ‘alayhā mā aẓhartu lakā mina an-nadam,

and Your Earth and whoever is upon it may hear what I have revealed to You of remorse,

وَلَجَـأتُ إلَيْكَ فِيـهِ مِنَ التَّوْبَـةِ،

wa laja’tu ilayka fīhī mina at-tawbah,

and what I have taken refuge in You for, of repentance,

فَلَعَـلَّ بَعْضَهُمْ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَرْحَمُنِي لِسُوءِ مَوْقِفِي،

fa-la‘alla ba‘ḍahum bi-raḥmatika yarḥamunī li-sū’i mawqifī,

so that perhaps some of them, through Your mercy, may have mercy on me because of my evil stance,

أَوْ تُدْرِكُهُ الرِّقَّةُ عَلَىَّ لِسُوءِ حَالِي

aw tudrikuhu ar-riqqatu ‘alayya li-sū’i ḥālī

or a softness may overtake them toward me because of my evil state,

فَيَنَالَنِي مِنْهُ بِدَعْوَةٍ أَسْمَعُ لَدَيْكَ مِنْ دُعَائِي،

fa-yanālanī minhu bi-da‘watin asma‘u ladayka min du‘ā’ī,

and so I may gain from them a prayer more heard with You than my prayer,

أَوْ شَفَاعَـةٍ أَوْكَدُ عِنْدَكَ مِنْ شَفَاعَتِي

aw shafā‘atin awkadu ‘indakā min shafā‘atī

or an intercession more certain with You than my intercession,

تَكُونُ بِهَا نَجَاتِي مِنْ غَضَبِكَ وَفَوْزَتِي بِرِضَاكَ.

takūnu bihā najātī min ghaḍabika wa fawzatī bi-riḍāk.

by which will be my deliverance from Your wrath and my triumph with Your pleasure.

أَللَّهُمَّ إِنْ يَكُنِ النَّدَمُ تَوْبَةً إِلَيْكَ فَأَنَا أَنْدَمُ اْلنَّادِمِينَ،

Allāhumma in yakuni an-nadamu tawbatan ilayka fa-anā andamu an-nādimīn,

O God, if remorse is repentance to You, then I am the most remorseful of the remorseful,

وَإِنْ يَكُنِ التَّرْكُ لِمَعْصِيَتِكَ إِنَابَةً فَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُنِيبينَ،

wa in yakuni at-tarku li-ma‘ṣiyatika inābatan fa-anā awwalu al-munībīn,

and if the forsaking of disobedience to You is turning back, then I am the first of those who turn back,

وَإِنْ يَكُنِ الاسْتِغْفَارُ حِطَّةً لِلذُّنُوبِ فَإِنَي لَكَ مِنَ الْمُسْتَغْفِرِينَ.

wa in yakuni al-istighfāru ḥiṭṭatan li-adh-dhunūbi fa-innī laka mina al-mustaghfirīn.

and if seeking forgiveness is a remission of sins, then I am among those who seek forgiveness before You.

اللَّهُمَّ فَكَمَا أَمَرْتَ بِالتَّوْبَةِ وَضَمِنْتَ الْقَبُولَ

Allāhumma fa-kamā amarta bi-at-tawbah wa ḍaminta al-qabūl

O God, just as You commanded repentance and guaranteed acceptance,

وَحَثَثْتَ عَلَى الدُّعَـاءِ وَوَعَدْتَ الإجَابَةَ،

wa ḥathathta ‘alā ad-du‘ā’ wa wa‘adta al-ijābah,

and urged to supplication and promised response,

فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدِ وَآلِهِ وَاقْبَلْ تَوْبَتِي

fa-ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammad wa ālihī wa iqbal tawbatī

so bless Muhammad and his Household, and accept my repentance,

وَلاَ تَرْجِعْني مَرجَعَ الخَيبَةِ منْ رَحْمَتِك

wa lā tarji‘nī marja‘a al-khaybah min raḥmatik

and do not return me to the place of disappointment from Your mercy.

إنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ عَلَى الْمُذْنِبِينَ،

innaka anta at-Tawwābu ‘alā al-mudhnibīn,

Surely You are the Relenting One toward the sinners,

وَالرَّحِيمُ لِلْخَاطِئِينَ الْمُنِيبِينَ.

wa ar-Raḥīmu li-al-khāṭi’īn al-munībīn.

and the Merciful to the erring ones who turn back.

أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ كَمَا هَدَيْتَنَا بِهِ

Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammad wa ālihī kamā hadaytanā bih

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household, just as You guided us through him,

وَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ كَمَا اسْتَنْقَذْتَنَا بِهِ،

wa ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammad wa ālihī kamā istanqadhtanā bih,

and bless Muhammad and his Household, just as You rescued us through him,

وَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

wa ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammad wa ālih

and bless Muhammad and his Household

صَلاَةً تَشْفَعُ لَنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَيَوْمَ الْفَاقَةِ إلَيْكَ،

ṣalātan tashfa‘u lanā yawm al-qiyāmah wa yawm al-fāqah ilayk,

with a blessing that intercedes for us on the Day of Resurrection and the Day of our utter need for You.

إنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْء قَدِيرٌ وَهُوَ عَلَيْكَ يَسِيرٌ .

innaka ‘alā kulli shay’in qadīr wa huwa ‘alayka yasīr.

Surely You are powerful over everything, and that is easy for You.

أَللَّهُمَّ يَا مَنْ لا يَصِفُهُ نَعْتُ الْوَاصِفِينَ ،

al-laahum-ma yaa mal-laa yas'ifuhoo naa'-tul-waas'ifeen

1.O God, O He whom the depiction of the describers fails to describe!

وَيَا مَنْ لاَ يُجَاوِزُهُ رَجَاءُ الرَّاجِينَ ،

wa yaa mal-laa yujaawizuhoo rajaaa-ur-raajeen

2.O He beyond whom passes not the hope of the hopers!

وَيَا مَنْ لاَ يَضِيعُ لَدَيْهِ أَجْرُ الْمُحْسِنِينَ،

wa yaa mal-laa yaz''eeu' laday-heee aj-rul-muh'-sineen

3.O He with whom is not lost the wage of the good-doers!

وَيَا مَنْ هُوَ مُنْتَهَى خَوْفِ الْعَابِدِيْنَ،

wa yaa man huwa muntahaa khaw-fil-a'abideen

4.O He who is the ultimate object of the fear of the worshipers!

وَيَا مَنْ هُوَ غَايَةُ خَشْيَةِ الْمُتَّقِينَ.

wa yaa man huwa ghaayatu khash-yatil-mut-taqeen

5.O He who is the utmost limit of the dread of the godfearing!

هَذا مَقَامُ مَنْ تَدَاوَلَتْهُ أَيْدِي الذُّنُوبِ ،

had'aa maqaamu man tadaawalat-hooo ay-deed'-d'unoob

6.This is the station of him whom sins have passed from hand to hand.

وَقَادَتْهُ أَزِمَّةُ الْخَطَايَا ،

wa qaadat-hooo azim-matul-khat'aayaa

7.Offenses' reins have led him on,

وَاسْتَحْوَذَ عَلَيْهِ الشَّيْطَانُ،

was-tah'-wad'a a'lay-hish-shay-t'aan

8.and Satan has gained mastery over him.

فَقَصَّرَ عَمَّا أَمَرْتَ بِهِ تَفْرِيطَاً،

faqas'-s'ara a'm-maaa amar-ta bihee taf-reet'aa

9.He fell short of what You hast commanded through neglect

وَتَعَاطى مَا نَهَيْتَ عَنْهُ تَغْرِيراً،

wa taa'at'aa maa nahay-ta a'n-hoo tagh-reeraa

10.and he pursued what You hast prohibited in delusion,

كَالْجاهِلِ بِقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَيْهِ،

kal-jaahili biqud-ratika a'leeh

11.like one ignorant of Your power over him

أَوْ كَالْمُنْكِرِ فَضْلَ إحْسَانِكَ إلَيْهِ،

aw kal-munkiri faz''-la ih'-saanika ilay-h

12.or one who denies the bounty of Your beneficence toward him,

حَتَّى إذَا انْفَتَحَ لَهُ بَصَرُ الْهُدَى،

h'at-taaa id'aa anfatah'a lahoo bas'arul-hudaa

13.until, when the eye of guidance was opened for him

وَتَقَشَّعَتْ عَنْهُ سَحَائِبُ الْعَمَى أَحْصَى مَا ظَلَمَ بِهِ نَفْسَهُ،

wa taqash-shaa't a'n-hoo sah'aaa-ibul-a'maa ah'-s'aa maa z'alama bihee naf-sah

14.and the clouds of blindness were dispelled, he reckoned that through which he had wronged himself

وَفَكَّرَ فِيمَا خَالَفَ بِهِ رَبَّهُ،

wa fak-kara feemaa khaalafa bihee rab-bah

15.and reflected upon that in which he had opposed his Lord.

فَرَأى كَبِيْرَ عِصْيَانِهِ كَبِيْراً، وَجَلِيل مُخالفَتِهِ جَلِيْلاً،

faraaa kabeera i's'-yaanihee kabeeraw-wa jaleela mukhaalafatihee jaleelaa

16.He saw his vast disobedience as vast and his great opposition as great.

فَأَقْبَلَ نَحْوَكَ مُؤَمِّلاً لَكَ، مُسْتَحْيِيَاً مِنْكَ،

faaq-bala nah'-waka moo-am-milal-laka mus-tah'-yeeam-mink

17.So turned to You, hoping in You and ashamed before You,

وَوَجَّهَ رَغْبَتَهُ إلَيْكَ ثِقَةً بِكَ،

wa waj-jaha ragh-batahooo ilay-ka thiqatam-bik

18.and he directed his beseeching toward You, having trust in You.

فَأَمَّكَ بِطَمَعِهِ يَقِيناً، وَقَصَدَكَ بِخَوْفِهِ إخْلاَصَاً،

faam-maka bit'amai'hee yaqeenaa wa qas'adaka bikhaw-fiheee ikh-laas'aa

19.He repaired to You in his longing with certitude and he went straight to You in fear with sincerity.

قَدْ خَلاَ طَمَعُهُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَطْمُوع فِيهِ غَيْرِكَ،

qad khalaa t'amau'hoo min kul-li mat'-mooi'n feehee ghay-rik

20.His longing was devoid of every object of longing but You,

وَأَفْرَخَ رَوْعُهُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَحْذُور مِنْهُ سِوَاكَ،

wa af-rakha raw-u'hoo min kul-li mah'-d'oorim-min-hoo siwaak

21.and his fright departed from every object of fear but You.

فَمَثَّلَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْـكَ مُتَضَرِّعـاً،

famathala bay-na yaday-ka mutaz''ar-ria'a

22.So he stood before You pleading,

وَغَمَّضَ بَصَرَهُ إلَى الأرْضِ مُتَخَشِّعَاً،

wa gham-maz''a bas'arahooo ilaal-ar-z''i mutakhash-shia'a

23.his eyes turned toward the ground in humbleness,

وَطَأطَأَ رَأسَهُ لِعِزَّتِكَ مُتَذَلِّلاً،

wa t'aa-t'aa raa-sahoo lii'z-zatika mutad'al-lilaa

24.his head bowed before Your might in lowliness;

وَأَبَثَّكَ مِنْ سِرِّهِ مَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنْهُ خَضُوعاً،

wa abath-thaka min sir-rihee maaa anta sa'-lamu bihee min-hoo khuz''ooa'a

25.he revealed to You in meekness those secrets of his which You knowest better than he;

وَعَدَّدَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ مَا أَنْتَ أَحْصَى لَهَا خُشُوعاً

wa a'd-dada min d'unoobihee maaa anta ah'-s'aa lahaa khushooa'a

26.he numbered for You in humility those sins of his which You countest better than he;

وَاسْتَغَاثَ بِكَ مِنْ عَظِيمِ مَاوَقَعَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِكَ

was-taghaatha bika min- a'z'eemi maa waqaa' bihee fee i'l-mik

27.he sought help from You before the dreadful into which he has fallen in Your knowledge

وَقَبِيحِ مَا فَضَحَهُ فِي حُكْمِكَ

wa qabeehee maa faz''ah'ahoo fee h'uk-mika

28.and the ugly which has disgraced him in Your judgement:

مِنْ ذُنُوب أدْبَرَتْ لَذَّاتُهَا فَذَهَبَتْ،

ad-barat lad'-d'aatuhaa fad'ahabat

29.the sins whose pleasures have turned their backs and gone

وَأَقَامَتْ تَبِعَاتُهَا فَلَزِمَتْ،

wa aqaamat tabia'atuhaa falazimat

30.and whose evil consequences have stayed and stuck fast.

لا يُنْكِرُ يَا إلهِي عَدْلَكَ إنْ عَاقَبْتَهُ،

laa yunkiru yaaa ilaahee a'd-laka in a'aqab-tah

31.He will not deny Your justice, my God, if You punishest him,

وَلا يَسْتَعْظِمُ عَفْوَكَ إنْ عَفَوْتَ عَنْهُ وَرَحِمْتَهُ;

wa laa yas-taa'-z'imu a'f-waka in a'faw-ta a'n-hoo wa rah'im-tah

32.nor will he consider Your pardon great if You pardonest him and hast mercy upon him,

لأِنَّكَ الرَّبُّ الْكَرِيمُ

lian-nakar-rab-bul-kareem

33.for You art the Generous Lord

الَّذِي لا يَتَعَاظَمُهُ غُفْرَانُ الذَّنْبِ الْعَظِيم.

al-lad'ee laa yataa'az'amuhoo ghuf-raanud'-d'ambil-a'z'eem

34.for whom the forgiveness of great sins is nothing great!

أَللَّهُمَّ فَهَا أَنَا ذَا قَدْ جئْتُكَ مُطِيعاً

al-laahum-ma fahaaa ana d'aa qad ji-tuka mut'eea'n liam-rik

35.O God, so here I am: I have come to You obeying Your command

لاِمْرِكَ فِيمَا أَمَرْتَ بِهِ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ،

feemaaa amar-ta bihee minad-dua'aa-i

36.(for You hast commanded supplication)

مَتَنَجِّزاً وَعْدَكَ فِيمَا وَعَدْتَ بِهِ مِنَ الإجَابَةِ إذْ تَقُولُ

mutanaj-jizaw-waa'-daka feemaa waa't-ta bihee minal-ijaabah

37.and asking the fulfilment of Your promise, (for You hast promised to respond):

(اُدْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ).

id' taqoolu: (ud-u'wneee as-tajib lakum)

38.You hast said, "Supplicate Me and I will respond to you" (40:60).

أللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

al-laahum-ma fas'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalih

39.O God, so bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَالْقَنِي بِمَغْفِـرَتِكَ كَمَا لَقِيتُكَ بِإقْرَارِي

wa al-qanee bimagh-firatika kamaa laqeetuka biiq-raaree

40.meet me with Your forgiveness just as I have met You with my confession,

وَارْفَعْنِي عَنْ مَصَارعِ الذُّنُوبِ كَمَا وَضَعْتُ لَكَ نَفْسِي

war-faa'-nee a'm-mas'aarii'd'-d'unoobi kamaa waz''aa'-tu laka naf-see

41.lift me up from the fatal infirmities of sins just as I have let myself down before You,

وَاسْتُرْنِي بِسِتْرِكَ كَمَا تَأَنَّيْتَنِي عَنِ الانْتِقَامِ مِنِّي.

was-tur-nee bisit-rika kamaa taan-nay-tanee a'n?lintiqaami min-nee

42.and cover me with Your covering just as You hast shown no haste to take vengeance on me!

أللَّهُمَّ وَثَبِّتْ فِي طَاعَتِكَ نِيَّتِيْ،

al-laahum-ma wa thab-bit fee t'aaa'tika nee-yatee

43.O God, make firm my intention to obey You,

وَأَحْكِمْ فِي عِبَادَتِكَ بَصِيـرَتِي،

wa ah'-kim fee i'baadatika bas'eeratee

44.strengthen my insight in worshipping You,

وَوَفِّقْنِي مِنَ الأَعْمَالِ

wa waf-fiq-nee minal-aa'-maali

45.give me the success of works

لِمَا تَغْسِلُ بِهِ دَنَسَ الخَطَايَا عَنِّي،

limaa tagh-silu bihee danasal-khat'aayaa a'n-nee

46.which will wash away the defilement of offenses,

وَتَوَفَّنِي عَلَى مِلَّتِكَ وَمِلَّةِ نَبِيِّكَ

wa tawaf-fanee a'laa mil-latika wamil-lati nabee-yika

47.and take me when You takest me in the creed of Your prophet

مُحَمَّد عَلَيْهِ السَّـلامُ إذَا تَوَفَّيْتَنِي.

muh'am-madin a'lay-his-salaamu id'aa tawaf-fay-tanee

48.Muhammad (upon him be peace).

أللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَتُوبُ إلَيْـكَ فِي مَقَامِي هَذَا

al-laahum-ma in-neee atoobu ilay-ka fee maqaamee had'aa

49.O God, I repent to You in this my station from

مِنْ كَبَائِرِ ذُنُوبِي وَصَغَائِرِهَا

min kabaaa-iri d'unoobee was'aghaaa-irihaa

50.my sins, great and small,

وَبَوَاطِنِ سَيِّئآتِي وَظَوَاهِرِهَا،

wa bawaat'ini say-yi-aatee waz'awaahirihaa

51.my evil deeds, inward and outward,

وَسَوالِفِ زَلاَّتِي وَحَوَادِثِهَا،

wa sawaalifi zal-laatee wah'awaadithihaa

52.my lapses, past and recent,

تَوْبَةَ مَنْ لا يُحَدِّثُ نَفْسَهُ بِمَعْصِيَةٍ

taw-bata mal-laa yuh'ad-dithu naf-sahoo bimaa'-s'eeah

53.with the repentance of one who does not tell himself that he might disobey

وَلاَ يُضْمِرُ أَنْ يَعُودَ فِي خَطِيئَةٍ،

wa laa yuz''-miru ay-yau'wda fee khat'ee-ah

54.or secretly think that he might return to an offense.

وَقَدْ قُلْتَ يَا إلهِي فِي مُحْكَمِ كِتابِكَ

wa qad qul-ta yaaa ilaahee fee muh'-kami kitaabika

55.You hast said, my God, in the firm text of Your Book,

إنَّكَ تَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِكَ،

in-naka taq-balut-taw-bata a'n i'baadik

56.that You 'acceptest repentance from Your servants,

وَتَعْفُو عَنِ السَّيِّئاتِ، وَتُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ،

wa taa'-foo a'nis-say-yi-aat wa tuh'ib-but-taw-waabeen

57.pardonest evil deeds' (ref.42:25), and lovest the repenters (ref.2:222),

فَاقْبَلْ تَوْبَتِي كَمَا وَعَدْتَ وَأعْفُ عَنْ سَيِّئاتِي كَمَا ضَمِنْتَ،

faq-bal taw-batee kamaa waa't-t waa'-fu a'n say-yi-aatee kamaa z''amint

58.so accept my repentance as You hast promised, pardon my evil deeds as You hast guaranteed,

وَأَوْجِبْ لِي مَحَبَّتَكَ كَمَا شَـرَطْتَ،

wa aw-jib lee mah'ab-bataka kamaa sharat'-t

59.and make obligatory toward me Your love as You hast stipulated!

وَلَـكَ يَـا رَبِّ شَـرْطِي أَلاّ أَعُودَ فِي مَكْرُوهِكَ،

wa laka yaa rab shar-t'eee al-laaa au'wda fee mak-roohik

60.To You, my Lord, belongs my stipulation that I will not return to what is disliked by You,

وَضَمَانِي أَلاّ أَرْجِعَ فِي مَذْمُومِكَ،

wa z''amaaneee al-laaa ar-jia' fee mad'-moomik

61.my guarantee that I will not go back to what You blamest,

وَعَهْدِي أَنْ أَهْجُرَ جَمِيعَ مَعَاصِيكَ.

wa a'h-deee an ah-jura jameea' maa'as'eek

62.and my covenant that I will stay away from acts of disobedience to You.

أللَّهُمَّ إنَّكَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا عَمِلْتُ فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا عَلِمْتَ،

al-laahum-ma in-naka aa'-lamu bimaa a'mil-t fagh-fir lee maa a'lim-t

63.O God, You knowest better what I have done, so forgive me what You knowest

وَاصْرِفْنِي بِقُدْرَتِكَ إلَى مَا أَحْبَبْتَ.

was'-rif-nee biqud-ratika ilaa maaa ah'-bab-t

64.and turn me through Your power to what You lovest!

أللَّهُمَّ وَعَلَيَّ تَبِعَاتٌ قَدْ حَفِظْتُهُنَّ،

al-laahum-ma waa'lay-ya tabia'atun qad h'afiz'tuhun

65.O God, counted against me are claims that stay in my memory

وَتَبِعَاتٌ قَدْ نَسيتُهُنَّ،

wa tabia'atun qad naseetuhun

66.and claims that I have forgotten,

وَكُلُّهُنَّ بِعَيْنِكَ الَّتِي لاَ تَنَـامُ،

wa kul-luhun-na bia'y-nikal-latee laa tanaam

67.while all of them remain in Your eye that does not sleep

وَعِلْمِكَ الَّذِي لا يَنْسَى

wa i'l-mikal-lad'ee laa yansaa

68.and Your knowledge that does not forget!

فَعَوِّضْ مِنْهَا أَهْلَهَا وَاحْطُطْ عَنّي وِزْرَهَا،

faa'w-wiz'' min-haaa ah-lahaa wah'-t'ut' a'n-nee wiz-rahaa

69.So compensate their owners, lighten their load upon me,

وَخَفِّفْ عَنِّي ثِقْلَهَا، وَاعْصِمْنِي مِنْ أَنْ اُقَارِفَ مِثْلَهَا.

wa khaf-fif a'n-nee thiq-lahaa waa'-s'im-nee min an uqaarifa mith-lahaa

70.lift up their weight from me, and preserve me from approaching their like!

أللَّهُمَّ وَإنَّهُ لاَ وَفَاءَ لِي بِالتَّوْبَةِ إلاَّ بِعِصْمَتِكَ،

al-laahum-ma wa in-nahoo laa wafaaa-a lee bit-taw-bati il-laa bii's'-matik

71.O God, but I can not be faithful to my repentance without Your preservation,

وَلا اسْتِمْسَاكَ بِي عَنِ الْخَطَايَا إلاَّ عَنْ قُوَّتِكَ،

wa laa as-tim-saaka bee a'nil-khat'aayaaa il-laa a'n qoo-watik

72.nor can I refrain from offenses without Your strength.

فَقَوِّنِي بِقُوَّة كَافِيَة، وَتَوَلَّنِي بِعِصْمَة مَانِعَة.

faqaw-winee biqoo-watin kaafeeah wa tawal-lanee bii's'-matim-maania'h

73.So strengthen me with a sufficient strength and attend to me with a defending preservation!

أللَّهُمَّ أَيُّما عَبْد تَابَ إلَيْكَ

al-laahum-ma ay-yumaa a'b-din taaba ilay-ka

74.O God, if any servant repents to You,

وَهُوَ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ فَاسِخٌ لِتَوْبَتِهِ

wa huwa fee i'l-mil-ghay-bi i'ndaka faasikhul-litaw-batih

75.while in Your knowledge of the Unseen he will break his repentance

وَعَائِدٌ فِي ذَنْبِهِ وَخَطِيئَتِهِ

wa a'aa-idun fee d'ambihee wakhat'ee-atih

76.and return to his sin and offense,

فَإنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أنْ أَكُوْنَ كَذلِكَ،

fa in-nee e au'wd'u bika an akoona kad'alik

77.I seek refuge in You lest I be like that!

فَاجْعَلْ تَوْبَتِي هَذِهِ تَوْبَةً لا أَحْتَاجُ بَعْدَهَا إلَى تَوْبَة،

faj-a'l taw-batee hd'ih taw-batal-laaa ah'-taaju baa'-dahaaa ilaa taw-bah

78.So make this my repentance a repentance after which I will need no repentance

تَوْبَةً مُوجِبَةً لِمَحْوِ مَا سَلَفَ، وَالسَّلاَمَةِ فِيمَـا بَقِيَ.

taw-batam-moojibatal-limah'-wi maa salafa was-salaamati feemaa baqee

79.and a repentance which will obligate the erasing of what has gone by and safety in what remains!

أللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَعْتَـذِرُ إلَيْـكَ مِنْ جَهْلِي،

al-laahum-ma in-neee aa'-tad'iru ilay-ka min jah-lee

80.O God, I ask pardon from You for my ignorance,

وَأَسْتَـوْهِبُـكَ سُوْءَ فِعْلِي،

wa as-taw-hibuka sooo-a fia'-lee

81.and I ask You to disregard my evil acts!

فَـاضْمُمْنِي إلَى كَنَفِ رَحْمَتِكَ تَطَوُّلاً،

faaz''-mum-neee ilaa kanafi rah'-matika tat'aw-wulaa

82.So join me to the shelter of Your mercy through graciousness

وَاسْتُرْنِي بِسِتْرِ عَافِيَتِكَ تَفَضُّلاً.

was-tur-nee bisit-ri a'afeeatika tafaz''-z''ulaa

83.and cover me with the covering of Your well-being through bounteousness!

أللَّهُمَّ وَإنِّي أَتُوبُ إلَيْكَ

al-laahum-ma wa in-neee atoobu ilay-ka

84.O God, I repent to You

مِنْ كُلِّ مَا خَالَفَ إرَادَتَكَ

min kul-li maa khaalafa iraadataka

85.from everything opposed to Your will

أَوْ زَالَ عَنْ مَحَبَّتِـكَ

aw zaala a'm-mah'ab-batik

86.or far from Your love -

مِنْ خَـطَرَاتِ قَلْبِي

min khat'araati qal-bee

87.the thoughts of my heart,

وَلَحَـظَاتِ عَيْنِي

wa lah'az'aati a'y-nee

88.the glances of my eye,

وَحِكَايَاتِ لِسَانِي،

wa h'ikaayaati lisaanee

89.the tales of my tongue -

تَوْبَةً تَسْلَمُ بِهَا كُلُّ جَارِحَة عَلَى حِيَالِهَا مِنْ تَبِعَاتِكَ،

taw-batan tas-lamu bihaa kul-lu jaarih'atin a'laa h'eeaalihaa min tabia'atika

90.with a repentance through which each bodily part will by itself stay safe from ill consequences with You

وَتَأْمَنُ مِمَّا يَخَافُ الْمُعْتَدُونَ مِنْ أَلِيْمِ سَطَوَاتِكَ.

wa taa-manu mim-maa yakhaaful-mua'-tadoona min sleemi sat'awaatik

91.and remain secure from Your painful penalties feared by transgressors!

أَللَّهُمَّ فَارْحَمْ وَحْدَتِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ،

al-laahum-ma far-h'am wah'-datee bay-na yaday-k

92.O God, so have mercy on my being alone before You,

وَوَجِيبَ قَلْبِي مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ،

wa wajeeba qal-bee min khash-yatik

93.the pounding of my heart in dread of You,

وَاضْطِرَابَ أَرْكَانِي مِنْ هَيْبَتِكَ،

waz''-t'iraaba ar-kaanee min hay-batik

94.the trembling of my limbs in awe of You!

فَقَدْ أَقَامَتْنِي يَا رَبِّ ذُنُوبِي مَقَامَ الْخِزْيِ بِفِنَائِكَ،

faqad aqaamat-nee yaa rab-bi d'unoobee maqaamal-khiz-yi bifinaaa-ik

95.My sins, my God, have stood me in the station of degradation in Your courtyard.

فَإنْ سَكَتُّ لَمْ يَنْطِقْ عَنِّي أَحَدٌ،

faan sakat-tu lam yant'iq a'n-neee ah'ad

96.If I remain silent, none will speak for me;

وَإنْ شَفَعْتُ فَلَسْتُ بِأَهْلِ الشَّفَاعَةِ.

wa in shafaa'-tu falas-tu bih-lish-shafaaa'h

97.if I seek an intercessor, I am not worthy for intercession.

أَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

al-laahum-ma s'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalih

98.O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,

وَشَفِّعْ فِي خَطَايَـايَ كَرَمَكَ،

wa shaf-fia' fee khat'aayaaya karamak

99.make Your generosity intercede for my offenses,

وَعُدْ عَلَى سَيِّئاتِي بِعَفْوِكَ،

wa u'd a'laa say-yi-aatee bia'f-wik

100.follow up my evil deeds with Your pardon,

وَلاَ تَجْزِنِي جَزَآئِي مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ

wa laa taj-zinee jazaaa-ee min u'qoobatik

101.repay me not with the punishment that is my proper repayment,

وَابْسُطْ عَلَيَّ طَوْلَكَ وَجَلِّلْنِي بِسِتْرِكَ،

wab-sut' a'lay-ya t'aw-lak wa jal-lil-nee bisit-rik

102.spread over me Your graciousness, wrap me in Your covering,

وَافْعَلْ بِي فِعْلَ عَزِيز تَضَرَّع إلَيْهِ عَبْدٌ ذَلِيلٌ فَرَحِمَهُ،

waf-a'l bee fia'-l a'zeezin taz''ar-raa' ilay-hee a'b-dun d'aleelun farah'imah

103.and do with me what is done by a mighty man, when a lowly slave pleads to him and he shows him mercy,

أَوْ غَنِيٍّ تَعَرَّضَ لَهُ عَبْدٌ فَقِيرٌ فَنَعَشَهُ.

aw ghanee-yin taa'r-raz''a lahoo a'b-dun faqeerun fanaa'shah

104.or a rich man, when a poor slave submits himself and he raises him to wealth!

أللَّهُمَّ لاَ خَفِيرَ لِي مِنْكَ فَلْيَخْفُرْنِيْ عِزُّكَ،

al-laahum-ma laa khafeera lee mink fal-yakh-fur-nee i'z-zuk

105.O God, I have no protector against You, so let Your might be my protector!

وَلا شَفِيعَ لِيْ إلَيْكَ فَلْيَشْفَعْ لِي فَضْلُكَ،

walaa shafeea' leee ilay-ka fal-yash-faa' lee faz''-luk

106.I have no intercessor with You, so let Your bounty be my intercessor!

وَقَدْ أَوْجَلَتْنِي خَطَايَايَ فَلْيُؤْمِنِّي عَفْوُكَ،

wa qad aw-jalat-nee khat'aayaaya fal-yoo-min-nee a'f-wuk

107.My offenses have set me quaking, so let Your pardon give me security!

فَمَا كُلُّ مَا نَطَقْتُ بِهِ عَنْ جَهْل مِنِّي بِسُوْءِ أَثَرِي،

famaa kul-lu maa nat'aq-tu bihee a'n- jah-lim-min-nee bisooo-i atharee

108.Not all that I have said rises up from my ignorance of my evil footsteps

وَلاَ نِسيَان لِمَا سَبَقَ مِنْ ذَمِيمِ فِعْلِي،

wa laa nis-yaanil-limaa sabaqa min d'ameemi fia'-lee

109.or forgetfulness of my blameworthy acts in the past,

وَلكِنْ لِتَسْمَعَ سَمَاؤُكَ وَمَنْ فِيْهَـا،

wa lkil-litas-maa' samaaaw-uka waman feehaa

110.but in order that Your heaven and those within it

وَأَرْضُكَ وَمَنْ عَلَيْهَا مَا أَظْهَرْتُ لَكَ مِنَ النَّدَمِ،

wa ar-z''uka waman a'lay-haa maa az'-har-tu laka minan-nadam

111.and Your earth and those upon it may hear the remorse which I have professed to You

وَلَجَـأتُ إلَيْكَ فِيـهِ مِنَ التَّوْبَـةِ،

wa lajaa-tu ilay-ka feehee minat-taw-bah

112.and the repentance through which I have sought asylum with You.

فَلَعَـلَّ بَعْضَهُمْ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَرْحَمُنِي لِسُوءِ مَوْقِفِي،

falaa'l-la baa'-z''ahum birah'-matik yar-h'amunee lisooo-i maw-qifee

113.Then perhaps one of them, through Your mercy, may show mercy upon my evil situation

أَوْ تُدْرِكُهُ الرِّقَّةُ عَلَىَّ لِسُوءِ حَالِي

aw tud-rikuhur-riq-qatu a'lay-ya lisooo-i h'aalee

114.or be seized by tenderness for my evil state.

فَيَنَالَنِي مِنْهُ بِدَعْوَةٍ أَسْمَعُ لَدَيْكَ مِنْ دُعَائِي،

fayanaalanee min-h bidaa'-watin heea as-mau' laday-ka min dua'aa-ee

115.There may come from him for my sake a supplication to which You givest ear more than to my supplication

أَوْ شَفَاعَـةٍ أَوْكَدُ عِنْدَكَ مِنْ شَفَاعَتِي

aw shafaaa'tin aw-kadu i'ndaka min shafaaa'tee

116.or an intercession surer with You than my intercession

تَكُونُ بِهَا نَجَاتِي مِنْ غَضَبِكَ وَفَوْزَتِي بِرضَاكَ.

takoonu bihaa najaatee min ghaz''abik wa faw-zee biriz''aak

117.through which I may be delivered from Your wrath and attain to Your good pleasure!

أللَّهُمَّ إنْ يَكُنِ النَّدَمُ تَوْبَةً إلَيْكَ فَأَنَا أَنْدَمُ اْلنَّادِمِينَ،

al-laahum-ma ee-yakunin-nadamu taw-batan ilay-ka faanaa andamun-naadimeen

118.O God, if remorse is a repentance toward You, then I am the most remorseful of the remorseful!

وَإنْ يَكُنِ التَّرْكُ لِمَعْصِيَتِكَ إنَابَةً فَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُنِيبينَ،

wa ee-yakunit-tar-ku limaa'-s'eeatika inaabatan faanaa aw-walul-muneebeen

119.If refraining from disobedience is a turning back to You, then I am the first of those who turn back!

وَإنْ يَكُنِ الاسْتِغْفَارُ حِطَّةً لِلذُّنُوبِ فَإنَي لَكَ مِنَ الْمُسْتَغْفِرِينَ.

wa ee-yak-nilis-tigh-faaru h'it'-t'atal-lild'-d'unoobi fa in-nee ? laka minal-mus-tagh-fireen

120.If praying for forgiveness alleviates sins, surely I am one of those who pray for Your forgiveness!

اللَّهُمَّ فَكَمَا أَمَرْتَ بِالتَّوْبَةِ وَضَمِنْتَ الْقَبُولَ

al-laahum-ma fakamaa amar-ta bit-taw-bati waz''amintal-qabool

121.O God, as You hast commanded repentance and guaranteed acceptance,

وَحَثَثْتَ عَلَى الدُّعَـاءِ وَوَعَدْتَ الإجَابَةَ،

wa h'athath-ta a'laad-dua'aa-i wa waa't-tal-ijaabah

122.as You hast urged supplication, and promised to respond,

فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدِ وَآلِهِ وَاقْبَلْ تَوْبَتِي

fas'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalih waq-bal taw-batee

123.so also bless Muhammad and his Household, accept my repentance,

وَلاَ تَرْجِعْني مَرجَعَ الخَيبَةِ منْ رَحْمَتِك

wa laa tar-jia'-nee mar-jia'l-khay-bati mir-rah'-matik

124.and return me not to the returning place of disappointment in Your mercy!

إنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ عَلَى الْمُذْنِبِينَ،

in-naka antat-taw-waabu a'laal-mud'-nibeen

125.Surely You art "Ever-turning" (2:128) toward the sinners,

وَالرَّحِيمُ لِلْخَاطِئِينَ الْمُنِيبِينَ.

war-rah'eemu lil-khaat'i-eenal-muneebeen

126."All-compassionate" (2:128) toward the offenders who turn back!

أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ كَمَا هَدَيْتَنَا بِهِ

al-laahum-ma s'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalihee kamaa haday-tanaa bih

127.O God, bless Muhammad and his Household just as You hast guided us by him!

وَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ كَمَا اسْتَنْقَذْتَنَا بِهِ،

wa s'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalihee kamas-tanqad'-tanaa bih

128.Bless Muhammad and his Household just as You hast rescued us through him!

وَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ

wa s'al-li a'laa muh'am-madiw-wa aaalihee

129.Bless Muhammad and his Household,

صَلاَةً تَشْفَعُ لَنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَيَوْمَ الْفَاقَةِ إلَيْكَ،

s'alaatan tash-fau' lanaa yaw-mal-qeeaamati wayaw-mal-faaqati ilay-k

130.with a blessing that will intercede for us on the Day of Resurrection, the day of neediness toward You!

إنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْء قَدِيرٌ وَهُوَ عَلَيْكَ يَسِيرٌ .

in-naka a'laa kul-li shay-in qadeer wa huwa a'lay-ka yaseer

131."Thou art powerful over everything" (3:26), and that is easy for You!