بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

bis-mil-l¡hir-ra¦-manir-ra¦¢m

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اللَّهُمَّ  يَا مَن لا يَصِفُهُ نَعْتُ الْوَاصِفِينَ

all¡humma y¡ mal-l¡ ya¥ifuhu n¡'-tul-w¡¥if¢n

O Allah, O He whom the depiction of the describers fails to describe!

وَيَا مَن لا يُجَاوِزُهُ رَجَاءُ الرَّاجِينَ

wa y¡ mal-l¡ yuj¡wizuhu raj¡-ur-r¡j¢n

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

وَيَا مَن لا يَضِيعُ لَديْهِ أَجْرُ الْمُحْسِنِينَ

wa y¡ mal-l¡ ya¤¢u' laday-hi aj-rul-mu¦-sin¢n

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

وَيَا مَنْ هُوَ مُنتَهَى خَوْفِ الْعَابِدِينَ

wa y¡ man huwa muntah¡ khaw-fil-a'abid¢n

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

وَيَا مَنْ هُوَ غَايَةُ خَشْيَةِ الْمُتَّقِينَ

wa y¡ man huwa gh¡yatu khash-yatil-mut-taq¢n

O He who is the utmost limit of the dread of the god-fearing!

هَذَا مَقَامُ مَن تَدَاوَلَتْهُ أَيْدِي الذُّنُوبِ،

hadh¡ maq¡mu man tad¡walat-hu ay-d¢dh-dhun£b

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

وَقَادَتْهُ أَزِمَّةُ الْخَطَايَا،

wa q¡dat-hu azim-matul-kha§¡y¡

Offenses' reins have led him on,

وَاسْتَحْوَذَ عَلَيْهِ الشَّيْطَانُ

was-ta¦-wadha `alayhish-shay§¡n

And Satan has gained mastery over him.

فَقَصَّرَ عَمَّا أَمَرْتَ بِهِ تَفْرِيطاً،

faqa¥-¥ara `amm¡ amar-ta bihi taf-r¢§¡

He fell short of what You are commanded through neglect

وَتَعَاطَى مَا نَهَيْتَ عَنْهُ تَعْزِيراً،

wa t¡'a§¡ m¡ nahayta `an-hu t¡'-z¢r¡

And he pursued what You are prohibited in delusion,

كَالْجَاهِلِ بِقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَيْهِ،

kal-j¡hili biqud-ratika `ailayh

like one ignorant of Your power over him,

أَوْ كَالْمُنكِرِ فَضْلِ إِحْسَانِكَ إِلَيْهِ

aw k¡l-munkiri fa¤li i¦-s¡nika ilayh

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

حَتَّى إِذَا انفَتَحَ لَهُ بَصَرُ الْهُدَي،

¦at-t¡ idh¡n-fata¦a lahu ba¥arul-hud¡

until, when the eye of guidance was opened for him

وَتَقَشَّعَتْ عَنهُ سَحَائِبُ العَمَي،

wa taqash-sh¡'t `anhu sa¦¡-ibul-a'm¡

And the clouds of blindness were dispelled,

أَحْصَى مَا ظَلَمَ بِهِ نَفْسَهُ،

a¦-¥¡ m¡ ¨alama bihi naf-sah

he reckoned that through which he had wronged himself

وَفَكَّرَ فِيمَا خَالَفَ فِيهِ رَبَّهُ

wa fak-kara f¢m¡ kh¡lafa f¢hi rab-bah

And reflected upon that in which he had opposed his Lord.

فَرَأَى كَبِيرَ عِصْيَانِهِ كَبِيراً،

far¡ kab¢ra i'¥-y¡nihi kab¢r¡

He saw his vast disobedience as vast

وَجَلِيلَ مُخَالَفَتِهِ جَلِيلاً

wa jal¢la mukh¡-lafatihi jal¢l¡

And his great opposition as great.

فَأَقْبَلَ نَحْوَكَ مُؤَمِّلاً لَّكَ،

fa-aq-bala na¦-waka muammil¡l-laka

So he turned to You, hoping in You

مُسْتَحْيِياً مِّنكَ،

mus-ta¦-yiy¡m-mink

And ashamed before You,

وَوَجَّهَ رَغْبَتَهُ إِلَيْكَ ثِقَةً بِكَ،

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

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

فَأَمَّكَ بِطَبْعِهِ يَقِيناً،

f¡mmaka bi§ab-i'hi yaq¢n¡

He repaired to You in his longing with certitude

وَقَصَدَكَ بِخَوْفِهِ إِخْلاَصاً،

wa qa¥adaka bi-khaw-fihi ikh-l¡¥an

And he went straight to You in fear with sincerity.

قَدْ خَلاَ طَمَعُهُ مِن كُلِّ مَطْمُوعٍ فِيهِ غَيْرُكَ،

qad khal¡ §amau'hu min kul-li ma§-m£i'n f¢hi ghayruk

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

وَأَفْرَجَ رَوْعُهُ مِن كُلِّ مَحْذُورٍ مِّنْهُ سِوَاكَ

wa af-raja raw-a'hu min kul-li ma¦-dh£rim-minhu si-w¡k

And his fright departed from every object of fear but You.

فَمَثَلَ بَيْنَ يَديْكَ مُتَضَرِّعاً،

fa-mathala bayna yaday-ka muta¤ar-ria'¡

So, he stood before You pleading,

وَغَمَّضَ بَصَرَهُ إِلىَ الأَرْضِ مُتَخَشِّعاً،

wa ghamma¤a ba¥arahu ilal-ar-¤i mutakhash-shia'¡

his eyes turned toward the ground in humbleness,

وَطَأْطَأَ رَأْسَهُ لِعِزَّتِكَ مُتَذَلِّلاً

wa §a-§¡ ra-sahu li-i'z-zatika mutadhal-lil¡

his head bowed before Your might in lowliness;

وَأَبَثَّكَ مِن سِرِّهِ مَا أَنتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنْهُ خُضُوعاً

wa ab¡th-thaka min sir-rihi m¡ anta ¡'-lamu bihi minhu khu¤£a'¡

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

وَعَدَّدَ مِن ذُنُوبِهِ مَا أَنتَ أَحْصى لَهَا خُشُوعاً

wa `ad-dada min dhun£bihi m¡ anta a¦-¥¡ lah¡ khush£a'¡

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

وَاسْتَغَاثَ بِكَ مِنْ

was-tagh¡tha bika min

he sought help from You

عَظِيمِ مَا وَقَعَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِكَ،

a'¨¢mi m¡ waq¡' bihi f¢ i'l-mik

before the dreadful into which he has fallen in Your knowledge,

وَقَبِيحِ مَا فَضَحَهُ فِي حُكْمِكَ،

wa qab¢¦i m¡ fa¤a¦ahu f¢ ¦uk-mik

and the ugly which has disgraced him in Your judgment: the sins

مِن ذُنُوبٍ أَدْبَرَتْ لَذَّاتُهَا فَذَهَبَتْ،

min dhun£bin ad-barat ladh-dh¡tuh¡ fadhahabat

whose pleasures have turned their backs and gone

وَأَقَامَتْ تَبِعَاتُهَا فَلَزِمَتْ

wa aq¡mat tabi-a'atuh¡ fa-lazi-mat

and whose evil consequences have stayed and stuck fast.

لا يُنكِرُ يَا إِلَهِي عَدْلَكَ إِنْ عَاقَبْتَهُ،

l¡ yunkiru y¡ ilah¢ `ad-laka in `aaqab-tahu

He will not deny Your justice, My God, if You punishest him,

وَلا يَسْتَعْصِمُ عَفْوَكَ عَنْهُ إِنْ عَفَوْتَ عَنْهُ وَرَحِمْتَهُ

wa-l¡ yas-t¡'-¥imu `af-waka `an-hu an `afaw-ta `an-hu wa ra¦im-tah

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

لأَنَّكَ الرَّبُّ الْكَرِيمُ الَّذِي لا يَتَعَاظَمُهُ غُفْرَانُ الذَّنْبِ الْعَظِيمِ

li-an-nakar-rab-bul-kar¢mul-ladh¢ l¡ yat¡'a-¨amuhu ghuf-r¡nudh-dhambil-a'¨¢m

for You are the Generous Lord for whom the forgiveness of great sins is nothing great!

اللَّهُمَّ فَهَا أَنَا ذَا

allahumma fah¡ na dh¡

O Allah, so here I am:

قَدْ جِئْتُكَ مُطِيعاً لأَمْرِكَ،

qad ji-tuka mu§i-ya'¡l-li-am-rika

I have come to You obeying Your command

فِيمَا أَمَرْتَ بِهِ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ،

f¢m¡ amar-ta bihi minad-du`¡’i

for You commanded supplication

مُتَنَجِّزاً وَّعْدَكَ فِيمَا وَعَدتَّ بِهِ مِنَ الإِجَابَةِ، إِذْ تَقُولُ:

mutanaj-ji-aw-wa'-daka f¢m¡ w¡'d-ta bihi minal-ij¡bati idh taq£l

And asking the fulfillment of Your promise, for You are promised to respond. You are said:

(اُدْعُوني أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ)

ud-o'on¢ as-tajib lakum

“Supplicate Me and I will respond to you.”

اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلهِ

allahumma fa¥al-li `al¡ mu¦ammad

O Allah, so bless Muhammad and his Household

وَالْقَنِي بِمَغْفِرَتِكَ كَمَا لَقِيتُكَ بِإِقْرَارِي

wa al-qan¢ bimagh-firatika kam¡ laq¢tuka bi-iq-r¡r¢

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

وَارْفَعْنِي عَن مَّصَاِرعِ الذُّنُوبِ كَمَا وَضَعْتُ لَكَ نَفْسِي

war-f¡'-n¢ `am-ma¥¡rii'dh-dhun£bi kam¡ wa¤¡'-tu laka naf-s¢

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

وَاسْتُرْنِي بِسِتْرِكَ كَمَا تَأَنَّيْتَنِي عَنِ الإنتِقَامِ مِنِّي

was-tur-n¢ bisit-rika kam¡ t¡n-nay-tan¢ `anil-intiq¡mi min-n¢

And cover me with Your covering just as You are shown no haste to take vengeance on me!

اللَّهُمَّ وَثَبِّتْ فِي طَاعَتِكَ نِيَّتِي

allahumma wa thab-bit f¢ §¡'tika n¢y-yat¢

O Allah, make firm my intention to obey You,

وَأَحْكِمْ فِي عِبَادَتِكَ بَصِيرَتِي

wa a¦-kim f¢ i'b¡datika ba¥¢rat¢

strengthen my insight in worshiping You,

وَوَفِّقْنِي إِلىَ الأَعْمَاِل مَا تَغْسِلُ بِهِ دَنَسَ الْخَطَايَا عَنِّي

wa waf-fiq-n¢ il¡l-¡'-m¡li m¡ tagh-silu biha danasal-kha§¡y¡ `an-n¢

give me the success of works which will wash away the defilement of offenses,

وَتَوَفَّنِي عَلَى مِلَّتِكَ وَمِلَّةِ نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيِهْ السَّلاَمُ إِذَا تَوَفَّيْتَنِي

wa tawaf-fan¢ `al¡ mil-latika wa mil-lati nab¢-yika mu¦ammadin `alayih-s-sal¡mu idh¡ tawaf-faytan¢

and take me when You takest me in the creed of Your prophet Muhammad (upon him be peace).

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ فِي مَقَامِي هَذَا مِن

allahumma  in-n¢ at£bu ilayka f¢ maq¡m¢ hadh¡ min

O Allah, I repent to You in this my station from

كَبَائِرِ ذُنُوبِي وَصَغَائِرِهَا،

kab¡-iri dhun|£b¢ wa ¥agh¡-irih¡

my sins, great and small,

وَبَوَاطِنِ سَيِّئَاتِي وَظَوَاهِرِهَا،

wa baw¡-§ini say-yiw¡t¢ wa ¨aw¡-hirih¡

my evil deeds, inward and outward,

وَسَوَاِلفِ زَلاَّتِي وَحَوَادِثِهَا

wa saw¡-lifi zal-lat¢ wa ¦aw¡dithih¡

my lapses, past and recent,

تَوْبَةَ مَن لا يُحَدِّثُ نَفْسَهُ بِمَعْصِيَةٍ،

tawbata mal-l¡ yu¦ad-dithu naf-sahu bim¡'-¥i-yah

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

وَلا يُضْمِرُ أَن يَّعُودَ فِي خَطِيئَةٍ

wa-l¡ yu¤miru ay-yao'oda f¢ kha§¢-ah

secretly think that he might return to an offense.

وَقَدْ قُلْتَ يَا إِلَهِي فِي مُحْكَمِ كِتَابِكَ

wa qad qul-ta y¡ ilah¢ f¢ mu¦-kami kit¡bik

You are said, My God, in the firm text of Your Book, that

إِنَّكَ تَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِكَ

in-naka taq-balut-tawbata `an i'b¡dik

You acceptest repentance from Your servants,

وَتَعْفُو عَنِ السَّيِّئَاتِ

wa ta`-f£ `anis-say-yi’¡t

pardonest evil deeds,

وَتُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ

wa tu¦ib-but-taw-w¡b¢n

And lovest the repenters,

فَاقْبَلْ تَوْبَتِي كَمَا وَعَدتَّ

f¡q-bal tawbat¢ kam¡ w¡'d-ta

so accept my repentance as You are promised,

وَاعْفُ عَن سَيِّئَاتِي كَمَا ضَمِنتَ

wa ¡'-fu `an say-yiw¡t¢ kam¡ ¤aminta

pardon my evil deeds as You are guaranteed,

وَأَوْجِبْ لِي مَحَبَّتَكَ كَمَا شَرَطتَّ

wa aw-jib l¢ ma¦ab-bataka kam¡ sharat-ta

And make obligatory toward me Your love as You are stipulated!

وَلَكَ يَا رَبِّ

wa laka y¡ rab-bi

To You, my Lord, belongs

شَرْطِي لا أَعُودَ فِي مَكْرُوهِكَ

shar-§¢ al-l¡ ao'oda f¢ mak-r£hika

my stipulation that I will not return to what is disliked by You,

وَضَمَاِني لا أَرْجِعَ فِي مَذْمُومِكَ

wa ¤am¡n¢ al-l¡ ar-jia' f¢ madhm£mik

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

وَعَهْدِي أَنْ أَهْجُرَ جَمِيعَ مَعَاصِيكَ

wa `ah-d¢ an ah-jura jami-ya' m¡'a¥¢k

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

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا عَمِلْتُ

allahumma in-naka ¡'-lamu bim¡ `amil-tu

O Allah, You knowest better what I have done,

فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا عَلِمْتَ

f¡gh-fir l¢ m¡ `alim-ta

so forgive me what You knowest

وَاصْرِفْنِي بِقُدْرَتِكَ إِلَى مَا أَحْبَبْتَ

wa¥-rif-n¢ biqud-ratika il¡ m¡ a¦-bab-t

And turn me through Your power to what You lovest!

اللَّهُمَّ وَعَلَيَّ تَبِعَاتٌ قَدْ حَفِظْتُهُنَّ،

allahumma wa `alay-ya tabia'atun qad ¦afi¨-tuhun-na

O Allah, counted against me are claims that stay in my memory

وَتَبِعَاتٌ قَدْ نَسِيتُهُنَّ،

watabia'atun qad nas¢-tuhun-na

and claims that I have forgotten,

وَكُلُّهُنَّ بِعَيْنِكَ الَّتِي لا تَنَامُ،

wa kul-luhun-na bi-a'ynikal-lat¢ l¡ tan¡mu

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

وَعِلْمِكَ الَّذِي لا يَنْسَى

wa i'l-mikal-ladh¢ l¡ yan-s¡

and Your knowledge that does not forget!

فَعَوِّضْ مِنْهَا أَهْلَهَا، وَاحْطُطْ عَنِّي وِزْرَهَا، وَخَفِّفْ عَنِّي ثِقْلَهَا، وَاعْصِمْنِي مِنْ أَنْ أُقَارِفَ مِثْلَهَا

f¡'w-wi¤ minh¡ ah-lah¡ wa¦-§u§ `an-n¢ wizrah¡ wa khaf-fif `an-n¢ thiq-lah¡ wa ¡'-¥im-n¢ min an uq¡rifa mith-lah¡

So, compensate their owners, lighten their load upon me, lift up their weight from me, and preserve me from approaching their like!

اللَّهُمَّ وَإِنَّهُ لا وَفَاءَ لِي بِالتَّوْبَةِ إِلاَّ بِعِصْمَتِكَ،

allahumma wa in-nahu l¡ waf¡-a l¢ bit-tawbati il-l¡ bi-i'¥-matika

O Allah, but I can not be faithful to my repentance without Your preservation,

وَلا اسْتِمْسَاكَ بِي عَنِ الْخَطَايَا إِلاَّ عَن قُوَّتِكَ

wa-l¡s-tim-s¡ka b¢ `anil-kha§¡y¡ il-l¡ `an q£-watik

nor can I refrain from offenses without Your strength.

فَقَوِّنِي بِقُوَّةٍ كَافِيَةٍ

faqaw-win¢ biq£-watin k¡fi-yah

So strengthen me with a sufficient strength

وَتَوَلَّنِي بِعِصْمَةٍ مَّانِعَةٍ

wa tawal-lan¢ bi-i'¥-matim-m¡nia'h

And attend to me with a defending preservation!

اللَّهُمَّ أَيُّمَا عَبْدٍ تَابَ إِلَيْكَ

allahumma ay-yum¡ `ab-din t¡ba ilayka

O Allah, if any servant repents to You,

وَهُوَ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِندَكَ فَاسِخً لِّتَوْبَتِهِ،

wa huwa f¢ i'l-mil-ghaybi i'ndaka f¡sikhul-litawbatihi

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

وَعَائِدٌ فِي ذَنْبِهِ وَخَطِيئَتِهِ

wa `¡-idun f¢ dham-bihi wa kha§¢-atih

and return to his sin and offense,

فَإِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَكُونَ كَذلِكَ

fain-n¢ ao'odhu bika an ak£na kadh¡lik

I seek refuge in You lest I be like that!

فاجْعَلْ تَوْبَتِي هَذِهِ لا أَحْتَاجُ بَعْدَهَا إِلَى تَوْبَةٍ،

faj-`al tawbat¢ hadhih¢ l¡-a a¦-t¡ju b¡'-dah¡ il¡ tawbah.

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

تَوْبَةً مُّوجِبَةً لِّمَحْوِ مَا سَلَفَ وَالسَّلاَمَةِ فِيمَا بَقِيَ

tawbatam-m£jibatal-lima¦-wi m¡ salafa was-sal¡mati f¢m¡ baqi-ya

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

اللَّهُمَ إِنِّي أَعْتَذِرُ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ جَهْلِي

allahum-ma  in-n¢ ¡'-tadhiru ilayka min jah-l¢

O Allah, I ask pardon from You for my ignorance,

وَأَسْتَوْهِبُكَ سُوءَ فِعْلِي

wa as-taw-hibuka s£o-a fia'-l¢

And I ask You to disregard my evil acts!

فَاضْمُمْنِي إِلَى كَنَفِ رَحْمَتِكَ تَطَوُّلاً

f¡¤mum-n¢ il¡ kanafi ra¦-matika ta§aw-wul¡

So join me to the shelter of Your mercy through graciousness

وَاسْتُرْنِي بِسِتْرِ عَافِيَتِكَ