اللّهُمَّ إنِّي أَسْأَلُك بِالتَّجَلِّي الأَعْظَمِ
allahumma inni as-aluka bilttajally ala`zami
O Allah: I beseech You in the name of the Grandest Manifestation
فِي هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الْمُعَظَّمِ،
fi hadhihi allaylati mina alshshahri almu`azzmi
at this night in this glorified month
وَالْمُرْسَلِ الْمُكَرَّمِ،
wal-mursali almukarrami
and in the name of the honored Messenger,
أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ
an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa alihi
that You send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household
وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لَنَا مَا أَنْتَ بِهِ مِنَّا أَعْلَمُ،
wa an taghfira lana ma anta bihi minna a`lamu
and that You forgive us that which You know better than we do.
يَا مَنْ يَعْلَمُ وَلا نَعْلَمُ.
ya man ya`lamu wa la na`lamu
O He Who knows while we do not.
اللّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي لَيْلَتِنَا هذِهِ
allahumma barik lana fi laylatina hadhihi
O Allah: (please do) bless us at this night
الَّتِي بِشَرَفِ الرِّسَالَةِ فَضَّلْتَهَا،
allaty bisharafi alrrisalati fazaltaha
which You have exalted with the honor of the Divine Mission,
وَبِكَرَامَتِكَ أَجْلَلْتَهَا،
wa bikaramatika ajlaltaha
and You have esteemed with Your honoring,
وَبِالْمَحَلِّ الشَّرِيفِ أَحْلَلْتَهَا.
wa bilmahalli alshsharifi ahlaltaha
and You have raised to the Honorable Place.
اللّهُمَّ فَإنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ بِالْمَبْعَثِ الشَّرِيفِ،
allahumma fa’inna nasaluka bilmab`athi alshsharifi
O Allah: We thus beseech You in the name of the honorable mission,
وَالسَّيِّدِ اللَّطِيفِ،
wal-ssayyidi allatifi
the gentle master,
وَالْعُنْصُرِ الْعَفِيفِ،
wal-`unsuri al`afifi
and the chaste line
أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ
an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa alihi
that You may bless Muhammad and his Household
وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَ أَعْمَالَنَا فِي هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ
wa an taj`ala a`malana fi hadhihi allaylati
and that You decide our deeds at this night,
وَفِي سَائِرِ اللَّيَالِي مَقْبُولَةً،
wa fi sa’iri alliali maqbulatan
as well as all the other nights, as acceptable,
وَذُنُوبَنَا مَغْفُورَةً،
wa dhunubana maghfuratan
our sins as forgiven,
وَحَسَنَاتِنَا مَشْكُورَةً،
wa hasanatina mashkuratan
our good efforts as praiseworthy,
وَسَيِّئَاتِنَا مَسْتُورَةً،
wa sayyi’atina masturatan
our evildoings as concealed,
وَقُلُوبَنَا بِحُسْنِ الْقَوْلِ مَسْرُورَةً،
wa qulubana bihusni alqawli masruratan
our hearts as pleased with decent wording,
وَأَرْزَاقَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ بِالْيُسْرِ مَدْرُورَةً.
wa arzaqana min ladunka biliyusri madruratan
and our sustenance that You decide for us as copiously flowing with easiness.
اللّهُمَّ إنَّكَ تَرَى وَلا تُرَى،
allahumma innaka tara wa la tura
O Allah: Verily You see [everything] but nothing can see You
وَأَنْتَ بِالْمَنْظَرِ الأَعْلَى،
wa anta bilmanzari ala`la
while You are in the Highest Prospect.
وَإنَّ إلَيْكَ الرُّجْعَى وَالْمُنْتَهَى،
wa inn ilayka alrruj`a wal-muntaha
And, verily, to You are the [final] return and goal.
وَإنَّ لَكَ الْمَمَاتَ وَالْمَحْيَا،
wa inna laka almamata wal-mahya
And, verily, to You are causing to death and granting of life.
وَإنَّ لَكَ الآخِرَةَ وَالأُولَى.
wa inna laka alakhirata wal-‘ula
And to You are the Last and the First [of all things].
اللّهُمَّ إنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ نَذِلَّ وَنَخْزَى،
allahumma inna na`udhu bika an nadhilla wa nakhza
O Allah: we, surely, seek Your protection against meeting of disgrace and shame
وَأَنْ نَأْتِيَ مَا عَنْهُ تَنْهَى.
wa an natiya ma `anhu tanha
and against committing that which You have ordered us not to do.
اللّهُمَّ إنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ،
allahumma inna nasaluka aljannata birahmatika
O Allah: we, surely, pray You for Paradise, out of Your mercy,
وَنَسْتَعِيذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ
wa nasta`idhu bika mina alnnari
and we seek Your protection against Hellfire.
فَأَعِذْنَا مِنْهَا بِقُدْرَتِكَ،
fa-a`idhna minha biqudratika
So, (please do) save us from it, in the name of Your omnipotence.
وَنَسْأَلُكَ مِنَ الْحُورِ الْعِينِ
wa nasaluka mina alhuri al`ini
We, also, pray You for the women of Paradise;
فَارْزُقْنَا بِعِزَّتِكَ،
farzuqna bi`izztika
so, please do grant us them, in the name of Your might.
وَاجْعَلْ أَوْسَعَ أَرْزَاقِنَا عِنْدَ كِبَرِ سِنِّنَا،
waj`al awsa`a arzaqina `inda kibari sinnina
And (please do) make the most expansive of our sustenance be given to us when we become old aged,
وَأَحْسَنَ أَعْمَالِنَا عِنْدَ اقْتِرَابِ آجَالِنَا،
wa ahsana a`malina `inda aqtirabi ajalina
and make the best of our deeds be at the time close to our death.
وَأَطِلْ فِي طَاعَتِكَ،
wa atil fi ta`atika
And (please do) extend [our ages and make us spend them] in acts of obedience to You,
وَمَا يُقَرِّبُ إلَيْكَ،
wa ma yuqarribu ilayka
and in all that which draws us near to You,
وَيُحْظِي عِنْدَكَ،
wa yuhzy `indaka
and in all that which allow us to enjoy a good position with You,
وَيُزْلِفُ لَدَيْكَ أَعْمَارَنَا،
wa yuzlifu ladayka a`marana
and in all that which make our lives acceptable by You.
وَأَحْسِنْ فِي جَمِيعِ أَحْوَالِنَا وَأُمُورِنَا مَعْرِفَتَنَا،
wa ahsin fi jami`i ahwal-ina wa a’umurina ma`rifatana
And (please do) improve our recognition of You under all circumstance and conditions.
وَلا تَكِلْنَا إلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ فَيَمُنَّ عَلَيْنَا،
wa la takilna ila ahadin min khalqika fayamunn `alayna
And do not refer us to any of Your beings lest they shall always remind us of their favors to us.
وَتَفَضَّلْ عَلَيْنَا بِجَمِيعِ حَوَائِجِنَا لِلدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ،
wa tafazl `alayna bijami`i hawa’ijina lilddnia wal-akhirati
And please favor us by settling all our needs, in this world as well as the Next World.
وَابْدَأْ بِآبَائِنَا وَأَبْنَائِنَا
wabda bi-aba’ina wa abna’ina
And (please do) do the same thing to our forefathers, our descendants,
وَجَمِيعِ إخْوَانِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
wa jami`i ikhwanina almu´minina
and all our brethren-in-faith;
فِي جَمِيعِ مَا سَأَلْنَاكَ لأنْفُسِنَا
fi jami`i ma sa-alnaka
with regard to all that which we have besought You for ourselves
يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
li-anfusina ya arhama alrrahimina
O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.
اللّهُمَّ إنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْعَظِيمِ،
allahumma inna nasaluka bismika al`azimi
O Allah: we, verily, beseech You by Your Grand Name
وَمُلْكِكَ الْقَدِيمِ،
wa mulkika alqadimi
and Your Eternal Kingdom
أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
to send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لَنَا الذَّنْبَ الْعَظِيمَ،
wa an taghfira lana aldhdhanba al`azima
and to forgive our grave sins,
إنَّهُ لا يَغْفِرُ الْعَظِيمَ إلاّ الْعَظِيمُ.
innhu la yaghfiru al`azima illa al`azimu
for none can forgive the grave save the All-great.
اللّهُمَّ وَهذَا رَجَبٌ الْمُكَرَّمُ
allahumma wa hadha rajabun almukarramu
O Allah: this is Rajab, the honored month,
الَّذِي أَكْرَمْتَنَا بِهِ أَوَّلُ أَشْهُرِ الْحُرُمِ،
alladhy akramtana bihi awulu ash-huri alhurumi
which You have honored us through it, being the first of the Sacred Months,
أَكْرَمْتَنَا بِهِ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأُمَمِ،
akramtana bihi min bayni ala’umami
and You have selected us for this honor from amongst the other nations.
فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ يَا ذَا الْجُودِ وَالْكَرَمِ،
falaka alhamdu ya dhaljudi wal-karami
So, all praise be to You; O the Lord of Magnanimity and Generosity.
فَأَسْأَلُكَ بِهِ وَبِاسْمِكَ
fasaluka bihi wa bismika
I thus beseech You by Your Name,
الأَعْظَمِ الأَعْظَمِ الأَعْظَمِ،
ala`zami ala`zami ala`zami
the grandest, the grandest, the grandest,
الأَجَلِّ الأَكْرَمِ
al-ajalli alakrami
the most majestic, the most honorable,
الَّذِي خَلَقْتَهُ فَاسْتَقَرَّ فِي ظِلِّكَ
alladhy khalaqtahu fastaqarr fi zillika
that You have created so that it has settled under Your Shadow
فَلا يَخْرُجُ مِنْكَ إلَى غَيْرِكَ
fala yakhruju minka ila ghayrika
and it thus shall never transfer to anyone other than You—
أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ،
an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ahli baytihi alttahirina
I beseech You to send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household, the immaculate,
وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَنَا مِنَ الْعَامِلِينَ فِيهِ بِطَاعَتِكَ،
wa an taj`alana mina al`amilina fihi bita`atika
and to include us, during this month, with those who practice acts of obedience to You
وَالآمِلِينَ فِيهِ لِشَفَاعَتِكَ.
wal-amilina fihi lishafa`atika
and those who hope for Your admission.
اللّهُمَّ اهْدِنَا إلَى سَوَاءِ السَّبِيلِ،
allahumma ahdina ila sawa‘i alssabili
O Allah: (please do) lead us to the Right Path,
وَاجْعَلْ مَقِيلَنَا عِنْدَكَ خَيْرَ مَقِيلٍ،
waj`al maqilana `indaka khayra maqilin
and choose for us the best resting-place with You,
فِي ظِلٍّ ظَلِيلٍ،
fi zillin zalilin
under a dense shade
وَمُلْكٍ جَزِيلٍ،
wa mulkin jazilin
and abundant possession.
فَإنَّكَ حَسْبُنَا وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ.
fa’innaka hasbuna wa ni`ma alwakilu
Surely, You are Sufficient for us! Most Excellent are You, and in You do we trust!
اللّهُمَّ اقْلِبْنَا مُفْلِحِينَ مُنْجِحِينَ
allahumma aqlibna muflihina munjihina
O Allah: (please do) make us return (to You) with success and victory;
غَيْرَ مَغْضُوبٍ عَلَيْنَا وَلا ضَالّينَ
ghayra maghdubin `alayna wa la dallina
neither accursed (by You) nor misleading (the Right Path),
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
birahmatika ya arhama alrrahimina
out of Your mercy; O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.
اللّهُمَّ إنِّي أَسْأَلُك بِعَزَائِمِ مَغْفِرَتِكَ،
allahumma inni as-aluka bi`aza’imi maghfiratika
O Allah: I earnestly beseech You, in the name of the matters that bring about Your forgiveness
وَبِوَاجِبِ رَحْمَتِكَ،
wa biwajibi rahmatika
and the matters that incumbently achieve Your mercy,
السَّلامَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ إثْمٍ،
alssalamata min kulli ithmin
to grant me safety from all sins,
وَالْغَنِيمَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ بِرٍّ،
wal-ghanimata min kulli birrin
gain of all decencies,
وَالْفَوْزَ بِالْجَنَّةِ،
wal-fawza biljannati
attainment of Paradise,
وَالنَّجَاةَ مِنَ النَّارِ.
wal-nnajata mina alnnari
redemption against Hellfire.
اللّهُمَّ دَعَاكَ الدَّاعُونَ وَدَعَوْتُكَ،
allahumma da`aka aldda`una wa da`awtuka
O Allah: In the same way as suppliants have besought You, I am beseeching You.
وَسَأَلَكَ السَّائِلُونَ وَسَأَلْتُكَ،
wa salaka alssa’iluna wa sa-altuka
And in the same way as implorers have begged You, I am begging You.
وَطَلَبَ إلَيْكَ الطَّالِبُونَ وَطَلَبْتُ إلَيْكَ.
wa talaba ilayka alttalibuna wa talabtu ilayka
And in the same way as requesters have asked You, I am asking You.
اللّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الثِّقَةُ وَالرَّجَاءُ،
allahumma anta alththiqatu wal-rraja‘u
O Allah: You are (my) trust and hope;
وَإلَيْكَ مُنْتَهَى الرَّغْبَةِ فِي الدُّعَاءِ.
wa ilayka muntaha alrrghbati fi alddu`a‘i
and You are the ultimate desire in my supplications.
اللّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ
allahumma fasalli `ala muhammadin wa alihi
O Allah: send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household
وَاجْعَلِ الْيَقِينَ فِي قَلْبِي،
waj`ali aliyaqina fi qalbi
and establish conviction in my heart,
وَالنُّورَ فِي بَصَرِي
wal-nnura fi basary
light in my sight,
وَالنَّصِيحَةَ فِي صَدْرِي،
wal-nnsihata fi sadri
well-wishing in my chest,
وَذِكْرَكَ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ عَلَى لِسَانِي،
wa dhikraka billili wal-nnhari `ala lisani
and the mention of You on my tongue day and night,
وَرِزْقاً وَاسِعاً غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ وَلا مَحْظُورٍ فَارْزُقْنِي،
wa rizqan wasi`an ghayra mamnunin wa la mahzurin farzuqni
and expansive sustenance that is neither failing nor banned. So, please provide me sustenance
وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا رَزَقْتَنِي،
wa barik li fima razaqtani
and bless that which You decide for me,
وَاجْعَلْ غِنَايَ فِي نَفْسِي،
waj`al ghinaiya fi nafsi
and make me self-sufficient,
وَرَغْبَتِي فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ
wa raghbaty fima `indaka
and make me desire for none save You;
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
birahmatika ya arhama alrrahimina
out of Your mercy, O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.
You may then prostrate yourself and repeat the following invocation one hundred times:
الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذِي هَدَانَا لِمَعْرِفَتِهِ،
alhamdu lillahi alladhy hadana lima`rifatihi
All praise be to Allah Who has guided us to the recognition of Him,
وَخَصَّنَا بِوِلايَتِهِ،
wa khassna biuilaiyatihi
has included us exclusively with the protection of Him,
وَوَفَّقَنَا لِطَاعَتِهِ،
wa waffaqana lita`atihi
and has granted us the obedience to Him.
شُكْراً شُكْراً.
shukran shukran
Thanks, thanks.
When you raise your head (i.e. finish the prostration), you may recite the following:
اللّهُمَّ إنِّي قَصَدْتُكَ بِحَاجَتِي،
allahumma inni qasadtuka bihajati
O Allah: I am turning my face toward You asking for the settlement of my needs.
وَاعْتَمَدْتُ عَلَيْكَ بِمَسْأَلَتِي،
wa`tamadtu `alayka bimas-alati
And I depend upon You in submitting my problem.
وَتَوَجَّهْتُ إلَيْكَ بِأَئِمَّتِي وَسَادَتِي.
wa tawajjhtu ilayka bi-a’immaty wa sadati
And I submit before You my Imams and Masters.
اللّهُمَّ انْفَعْنَا بِحُبِّهِمْ،
allahumma anfa`na bihubbihim
O Allah: benefit us by our love for them,
وَأَوْرِدْنَا مَوْرِدَهُمْ،
wa awridna mawridahum
and make us follow their examples,
وَارْزُقْنَا مُرَافَقَتَهُمْ،
warzuqna murafaqatahum
and grant us their companionship,
وَأَدْخِلْنَا الْجَنَّةَ فِي زُمْرَتِهِمْ
wa adkhilna aljannata fi zumratihim
and allow us to enter Paradise with their group;
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
birahmatika ya arhama alrrahimina
by Your mercy, O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.