دعاء الأفتتاح

Dua Iftitah

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بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي افْتَتِحُ ٱلثَّنَاءَ بِحَمْدِكَ

O Allah, I begin the glorification of You with praising You

وَانْتَ مُسَدِّدٌ لِلصَّوَابِ بِمَنِّكَ

and You always guide us to the right out of Your favors upon us.

وَايْقَنْتُ انَّكَ انْتَ ارْحَمُ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

I am certain that You are the most Merciful of all those who show mercy

فِي مَوْضِعِ ٱلْعَفْوِ وَٱلرَّحْمَةِ

in situations of pardon and mercy,

وَاشَدُّ ٱلْمُعَاقِبِينَ فِي مَوْضِعِ ٱلنَّكَالِ وَٱلنِّقِمَةِ

the harshest in punishments in situations of giving exemplary punishment and chastisement (to the wrongdoers),

وَاعْظَمُ ٱلْمُتَجَبِّرِينَ فِي مَوْضِعِ ٱلْكِبْرِيَاءِ وَٱلْعَظَمَةِ

and the greatest Omnipotent in the domain of absolute power and might.

اَللَّهُمَّ اذِنْتَ لِي فِي دُعَائِكَ وَمَسْالَتِكَ

O Allah, You have permitted me to pray and beseech You.

فَٱسْمَعْ يَا سَمِيعُ مِدْحَتِي

So, listen, O All-hearer, to my words of praise,

وَاجِبْ يَا رَحِيمُ دَعْوَتِي

reply my prayer, O All-merciful,

وَاقِلْ يَا غَفُورُ عَثْرَتِي

and overlook my slips, O Oft-Forgiving.

فَكَمْ يَا إِلٰهِي مِنْ كُرْبَةٍ قَدْ فَرَّجْتَهَا وَهُمُومٍ قَدْ كَشَفْتَهَا

You, O my God, have relieved so many of my grievances, dispelled so many of my sorrows,

وَعَثْرَةٍ قَدْ اقَلْتَهَا وَرَحْمَةٍ قَدْ نَشَرْتَهَا

overlooked so many of my slips, spread over me many of Your mercies,

وَحَلْقَةِ بَلاءٍ قَدْ فَكَكْتَهَا

and unlocked so many rings of misfortunes (in which I was detained).

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صَاحِبَةً وَلاَ وَلَداً

All praise be to Allah Who has not betaken wife or son,

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي ٱلْمُلْكِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِيٌّ مِنَ ٱلذُّلِّ وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيراً

Who has no partner in the sovereignty nor does He have any protecting friend through dependence. And Magnify Him with all magnificence.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بِجَمِيعِ مَحَامِدِهِ كُلِّهَا عَلَىٰ جَمِيعِ نِعَمِهِ كُلِّهَا

All praise be to Allah with full gratitude for all His bounties.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لاَ مُضَادَّ لَهُ فِي مُلْكِهِ وَلاَ مُنَازِعَ لَهُ فِي امْرِهِ

All praise be to Allah Who has no opposition in His rule nor there is any challenge to His commands

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ فِي خَلْقِهِ وَلاَ شَبِيهَ لَهُ فِي عَظَمَتِهِ

All praise be to Allah Who has no counsel to meddle with His operation of creation nor there is anything similar to Him in His greatness.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلْفَاشِي فِي ٱلْخَلْقِ امْرُهُ وَحَمْدُهُ

All praise be to Allah Whose commandments and praise are active in the creation,

ٱلظَّاهِرِ بِٱلْكَرَمِ مَجْدُهُ ٱلْبَاسِطِ بِٱلْجُودِ يَدَهُ ٱلَّذِي لاَ تَنْقُصُ خَزَائِنُهُ

His glory is evident through His kindness, His distinct overflowing generosity is freely available, His unlimited bestowals do not exhaust,

وَلاَ تَزِيدُهُ كَثْرَةُ ٱلْعَطَاءِ إِلاَّ جُوداً وَكَرَماً إِنَّهُ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْوَهَّابُ

and Whose opulent bestowals increase Him nothing but magnanimity and generosity. Verily He is Mighty, Abundantly Giver.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اسْالُكَ قَلِيلاً مِنْ كَثِيرٍ مَعَ حَاجَةٍ بِي إِلَيْهِ عَظِيمَةٍ

O Allah, I beseech You for little from the much, along with my great need for it

وَغِنَاكَ عَنْهُ قَدِيمٌ وَهُوَ عِنْدِي كَثِيرٌ وَهُوَ عَلَيْكَ سَهْلٌ يَسِيرٌ

and Your needlessness for it is since eternity. For me, it is so big but for You, it is effortless and easy.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ عَفْوَكَ عَنْ ذَنْبِي وَتَجَاوُزَكَ عَنْ خَطِيئَتِي وَصَفْحَكَ عَنْ ظُلْمِي

O Allah, as You pardon my sins, overlook my mistakes, take a lenient view of my disorderly conduct,

وَسِتْرَكَ عَلَىٰ قَبِيحِ عَمَلِي

cover up my hideous actions,

وَحِلْمَكَ عَنْ كَثِيرِ جُرْمِي عِنْدَ مَا كَانَ مِنْ خَطَإِي وَعَمْدِي اطْمَعَنِي فِي انْ اسْالَكَ مَا لاَ اسْتَوْجِبُهُ مِنْكَ

and treat my numerous offenses with forbearance which I have committed mistakenly and willfully— all that tempted me to ask for that which I do not deserve from You,

ٱلَّذِي رَزَقْتَنِي مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ وَارَيْتَنِي مِنْ قُدْرَتِكَ وَعَرَّفْتَنِي مِنْ إِجَابَتِكَ

that is You may grant me part of Your mercy, show me part of Your all-powerfulness, and show me signals of Your response to me.

فَصِرْتُ ادْعُوكَ آمِناً وَاسْالُكَ مُسْتَانِساً لاَ خَائِفاً وَلاَ وَجِلاً

So, I am now supplicating You with security and beseeching You with entertainment neither afraid nor fearful,

مُدِلاًّ عَلَيْكَ فِيمَا قَصَدْتُ فِيهِ إِلَيْكَ

insisting on You in that which I face to You.

فَإِنْ ابْطَا عَنِّي عَتَبْتُ بِجَهْلِي عَلَيْكَ

But when Your response delayed, I, out of my ignorance, would blame You

وَلَعَلَّ ٱلَّذِي ابْطَا عَنِّي هُوَ خَيْرٌ لِي لِعِلْمِكَ بِعَاقِبَةِ ٱلامُورِ

although perhaps slowing down may be a blessing in disguise, because You alone know the consequences of all matters.

فَلَمْ ارَ مَوْلَىً كَرِيماً اصْبَرَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدٍ لَئِيمٍ مِنْكَ عَلَيَّ يَا رَبِّ

So, I have never seen such a noble Master more accommodating to such a dissatisfied servant than You are to me. O Lord!

إِنَّكَ تَدْعُونِي فَاوَلِّي عَنْكَ وَتَتَحَبَّبُ إِلَيَّ فَاتَبَغَّضُ إِلَيْكَ

You give an invitation but I turn down, You become familiar with me but I do not care for You,

وَتَتَوَدَّدُ إِلَيَّ فَلاَ اقْبَلُ مِنْكَ كَانَّ لِيَ ٱلتَّطَوُّلَ عَلَيْكَ

and You show affection to me but I do not correspond to You, as if You are overreaching me!

فَلَمْ يَمْنَعْكَ ذٰلِكَ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ لِي وَٱلإِحْسَانِ إِلَيَّ وَٱلتَّفَضُّلِ عَلَيَّ بِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ

Yet, all that have not stopped You from having mercy upon me, doing favors to me,and blessing me out of Your magnanimity and generosity.

فَٱرْحَمْ عَبْدَكَ ٱلْجَاهِلَ فَٱرْحَمْ عَبْدَكَ ٱلْجَاهِلَ إِنَّكَ جَوَادٌ كَرِيمٌ

So, (please) have mercy on Your ignorant servant and bestow upon him with the favors of Your beneficence. Verily, You are All-magnanimous and All-generous.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مَالِكِ ٱلْمُلْكِ مُجْرِي ٱلْفُلْكِ مُسَخِّرِ ٱلرِّيَاحِ

All praise be to Allah: the Lord of the sovereignty, Who allows arks to flow [on seas], Who controls the winds,

فَالِقِ ٱلإِصْبَاحِ دَيَّانِ ٱلدِّينِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

Who causes the day to break, Who administers the authority, and Who is the Lord of the worlds.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَىٰ حِلْمِهِ بَعْدَ عِلْمِهِ

All praise be to Allah for His indulgence although He has full acquaintance with all things.

وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَىٰ عَفْوِهِ بَعْدَ قُدْرَتِهِ

All praise be to Allah for His amnesty although He has full power over all things.

وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَىٰ طُولِ انَاتِهِ فِي غَضَبِهِ وَهُوَ قَادِرٌ عَلَىٰ مَا يُرِيدُ

All praise be to Allah for the respite that He allows in spite of provocation. He is able to do whatever He wills.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ خَالِقِ ٱلْخَلْقِ بَاسِطِ ٱلرِّزْقِ فَالِقِ ٱلإِصْبَاحِ ذِي ٱلْجَلالِ وَٱلإِكْرَامِ وَٱلْفَضْلِ وَٱلإِنْعَامِ

All praise be to Allah, the Creator of all created beings, Who makes sustenance freely available, Who starts the day, Who is the Owner of glory, might, favors and bounties;

ٱلَّذِي بَعُدَ فَلاَ يُرَىٰ وَقَرُبَ فَشَهِدَ النَّجْوَىٰ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَىٰ

and Who is so far away that none can ever see Him and, in the same time, He is so nigh that He is fully aware of even the whispering secrets. Blessed and Exalted be He.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لَيْسَ لَهُ مُنَازِعٌ يُعَادِلُهُ وَلاَ شَبِيهٌ يُشَاكِلُهُ وَلاَ ظَهِيرٌ يُعَاضِدُهُ

All praise be to Allah Who has no equal to challenge Him, nor is there an image comparable to Him, nor is there a helper to assist Him.

قَهَرَ بِعِزَّتِهِ ٱلاعِزَّاءَ وَتَوَاضَعَ لِعَظَمَتِهِ ٱلْعُظَمَاءُ فَبَلَغَ بِقُدْرَتِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ

He tames the powerful by His force, and disgraced are the great ones before His Greatness. So, He, through His power, fulfills that which He wills.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي يُجِيبُنِي حِينَ انَادِيهِ وَيَسْتُرُ عَلَيَّ كُلَّ عَوْرَةٍ وَانَا اعْصِيهِ

All praise be to Allah Who gives answer to me whenever I call Him, covers up my shortcomings, yet I disobey Him,

وَيُعَظِّمُ ٱلنِّعْمَةَ عَلَيَّ فَلاَ اجَازِيهِ فَكَمْ مِنْ مَوْهِبَةٍ هَنِيئَةٍ قَدْ اعْطَانِي

and gives me the largest part of bounties, yet I do not show him gratitude. Many an auspicious favor had He given me,

وَعَظِيمَةٍ مَخُوفَةٍ قَدْ كَفَانِي وَبَهْجَةٍ مُونِقَةٍ قَدْ ارَانِي

many a terrible danger had He turned off, and many a blossoming joy had He made available for me.

فَاثْنِي عَلَيْهِ حَامِداً وَاذْكُرُهُ مُسَبِّحاً

Therefore, I praise Him with thankfulness and mention Him with exaltation.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لاَ يُهْتَكُ حِجَابُهُ وَلاَ يُغْلَقُ بَابُهُ وَلاَ يُرَدُّ سَائِلُهُ وَلاَ يُخَيَّبُ آمِلُهُ

All praise be to Allah Whose screen cannot be penetrated, Whose door is not blocked, Whose beseecher is not rejected, and one who hopes Him is not disappointed.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي يُؤْمِنُ ٱلْخَائِفِينَ وَيُنَجِّي ٱلصَّالِحِينَ

All praise be to Allah Who secures the frightened ones, comes to the help of the upright ones,

وَيَرْفَعُ ٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ وَيَضَعُ ٱلْمُسْتَكْبِرِينَ وَيُهْلِكُ مُلُوكاً وَيَسْتَخْلِفُ آخَرِينَ

promotes the cause of the weak ones, annihilates the autocrats, destroys rulers, and appoints others instead.

وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ قَاصِمِ ٱلْجَبَّارِينَ مُبِيرِ ٱلظَّالِمِينَ مُدْرِكِ ٱلْهَارِبِينَ نَكَالِ ٱلظَّالِمِينَ

All praise be to Allah; the Eradicator of the tyrants, the Terminator of the unjust ones, the Catcher of the fugitives, the Punisher of the unjust ones,

صَرِيخِ ٱلْمُسْتَصْرِخِينَ مَوْضِعِ حَاجَاتِ ٱلطَّالِبِينَ مُعْتَمَدِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

the Aide of the aid-seekers, the Settler of the needs of the beseechers, and the support of the faithful believers.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي مِنْ خَشْيَتِهِ تَرْعُدُ ٱلسَّمَاءُ وَسُكَّانُهَا

All praise be to Allah! In His awe-inspiring fear the heavens and its dwellers tremble and shiver,

وَتَرْجُفُ ٱلارْضُ وَعُمَّارُهَا وَتَمُوجُ ٱلْبِحَارُ وَمَنْ يَسْبَحُ فِي غَمَرَاتِهَا

the earth and its inhabitants shake and quiver, and the oceans and all that which float and swim in their waters flow together in excitement and tumult.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي هَدَانَا لِهٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِنَهْتَدِيَ لَوْلاَ انْ هَدَانَا ٱللَّهُ

All praise be to Allah Who has guided us to this. We could not truly have been led aright if Allah had not guided us.

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي يَخْلُقُ وَلَمْ يُخْلَقْ وَيَرْزُقُ وَلاَ يُرْزَقُ وَيُطْعِمُ وَلاَ يُطْعَمُ

All praise be to Allah Who creates but He is not created, gives subsistence but He needs no provisions, feeds but He takes no nourishment,

وَيُمِيتُ ٱلاحْيَاءَ وَيُحْيِي ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لاَ يَمُوتُ بِيَدِهِ ٱلْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

causes the living to die, and brings the dead to life, but He is the Ever-living Who never dies. In His hands is all the good and He is able to do all things.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ وَامِينِكَ وَصَفِيِّكَ وَحَبِيبِكَ وَخِيَرَتِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Mohammad; Your servant, Messenger, confidant, friend, beloved intimate, the choicest of Your created beings,

وَحَافِظِ سِرِّكَ وَمُبَلِّغِ رِسَالاَتِكَ

the bearer of Your sacraments, and the conveyor of Your messages,

افْضَلَ وَاحْسَنَ وَاجْمَلَ وَاكْمَلَ وَازْكَىٰ وَانْمَىٰ

with the most superior, the most exquisite, the most handsomer, the most perfect, the most upright, the most prospering,

وَاطْيَبَ وَاطْهَرَ وَاسْنَىٰ وَاكْثَرَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ وَبَارَكْتَ وَتَرَحَّمْتَ وَتَحَنَّنْتَ وَسَلَّمْتَ عَلَىٰ احَدٍ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ وَانْبِيَائِكَ

the most pleasant, the most thoroughly purified, the most sublime, the most and the best blessings, advantages, mercies, affections, and salutations that You have ever bestowed upon anyone of Your servants, Prophets,

وَرُسُلِكَ وَصِفْوَتِكَ وَاهْلِ ٱلْكَرَامَةِ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

Messengers, choicest people,and those honoured by You from among Your created beings.

اَللَّهُمَّ وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ عَلِيٍّ امِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَوَصِيِّ رَسُولِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Ali; the Commander of the Believers, the successor of the Messenger of the Lord of the worlds,

عَبْدِكَ وَوَلِيِّكَ وَاخِي رَسُولِكَ وَحُجَّتِكَ عَلَىٰ خَلْقِكَ وَآيَتِكَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ وَٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

Your servant, Your beloved representative, the brother of Your Messenger, Your decisive argument over the mankind, Your most important sign, and the great news (from You).

وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ ٱلصِّدِّيقَةِ ٱلطَّاهِرَةِ فَاطِمَةَ سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

(Please do) send blessings to the truthful and pure Lady, Fatimah; the Doyenne of the women of the worlds.

وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ سِبْطَيِ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَإِمَامَيِ ٱلْهُدَىٰ ٱلْحَسَنِ وَٱلْحُسَيْنِ سَيِّدَيْ شَبَابِ اهْلِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ

(Please do) send blessings to the sons of ‘the mercy to the worlds’ and the two leaders of true guidance; al-Hasan and al-Husain, the two Chiefs of the dwellers of Paradise.

وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ ائِمَّةِ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَجَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ

(Please do) send blessings to the leaders of the Muslims; Ali bin al-Husain, Mohammad bin Ali, Ja`far bin Mohammad,

وَمُوسَىٰ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَىٰ وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Musa bin Ja`far, Ali bin Musa, Mohammad bin Ali, Ali bin Mohammad,

وَٱلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَٱلْخَلَفِ ٱلْهَادِي ٱلْمَهْدِيِّ

al-Hasan bin Ali, and the successor, the guide, and the rightly guided:

حُجَجِكَ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِكَ وَامَنَائِكَ فِي بِلادِكَ صَلاةً كَثِيرَةً دَائِمَةً

(Those Imams are) Your decisive arguments over Your servants and Your trustworthy confidants in Your lands with blessings that are numerous and non-stop.

اَللَّهُمَّ وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ وَليِّ امْرِكَ ٱلْقَائِمِ ٱلْمُؤَمَّلِ وَٱلْعَدْلِ ٱلْمُنْتَظَرِ وَحُفَّهُ بِمَلائِكَتِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

O Allah, (please do) send blessings to the custodian of Your commandments, the vigilant guardian, the reliable patron, and the awaited establisher of justice. And (please) surround him with Your favourite angels

وَايِّدْهُ بِرُوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ يَا رَبَّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

and assist him with the Holy Spirit. O Lord of the worlds!

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْهُ ٱلدَّاعِيَ إِلَىٰ كِتَابِكَ وَٱلْقَائِمَ بِدِينِكَ

O Allah, (please) choose him to be the caller to Your Book and the establisher of Your religion;

ٱسْتَخْلِفْهُ فِي ٱلارْضِ كَمَا ٱسْتَخْلَفْتَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ مَكِّنْ لَهُ دِينَهُ ٱلَّذِي ٱرْتَضَيْتَهُ لَهُ

make him succeed in the earth as You caused those who were before him to succeed, establish for him his faith which You have approved for him,

ابْدِلْهُ مِنْ بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِ امْناً يَعْبُدُكَ لاَ يُشْرِكُ بِكَ شَيْئاً اَللَّهُمَّ اعِزَّهُ وَاعْزِزْ بِهِ وَٱنْصُرْهُ وَٱنْتَصِرْ بِهِ وَٱنْصُرْهُ نَصْراً عَزِيزاً وَٱفْتَحْ لَهُ فَتْحاً يَسِيراً

and give him in exchange safety after the fear. He serves You. He ascribes nothing as partner to You. O Allah, (please) grant him power, make him the source of power, grant him support, make him the means of Your victory, help him with a mighty help, make him prevail over all with easiness,

وَٱجْعَلْ لَهُ مِنْ لَدُنْكَ سُلْطَاناً نَصِيراً

and delegate him Your controlling authority.

اَللَّهُمَّ اظْهِرْ بِهِ دِينَكَ وَسُنَّةَ نَبِيِّكَ حَتَّىٰ لاَ يَسْتَخْفِيَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ مَخَافَةَ احَدٍ مِنَ ٱلْخَلْقِ

O Allah, (please) make prevalent Your religion and the norms of Your Prophet through him so that he will not have to hide any item of truth for fear of any of the creatures.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَرْغَبُ إِلَيْكَ فِي دَوْلَةٍ كَرِيمَةٍ تُعِزُّ بِهَا ٱلإِسْلاَمَ وَاهْلَهُ

O Allah, we ardently desire that You confer upon us a respectful government through which You may give might to Islam and its followers,

وَتُذِلُّ بِهَا ٱلنِّفَاقَ وَاهْلَهُ وَتَجْعَلُنَا فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلدُّعَاةِ إِلَىٰ طَاعَتِكَ وَٱلْقَادَةِ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِكَ وَتَرْزُقُنَا بِهَا كَرَامَةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

humiliate hypocrisy and its people, and include us among those who invite people to the obedience to You and and lead them to Your approved path. Give us the good of this world and the world to come.

اَللَّهُمَّ مَا عَرَّفْتَنَا مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ فَحَمِّلْنَاهُ وَمَا قَصُرْنَا عَنْهُ فَبَلِّغْنَاهُ

O Allah, let us bear out that which You make known to us as the truth and let us attain that which we fall short to do.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱلْمُمْ بِه شَعَثَنَا وَٱشْعَبْ بِهِ صَدْعَنَا وَٱرْتُقْ بِهِ فَتْقَنَا

O Allah, through him, set in order our disorder, gather and unite our flock, stitch together our ripped open separation,

وَكَثِّرْ بِهِ قِلَّتَنَا وَاعْزِزْ بِهِ ذِلَّتَنَا وَاغْنِ بِهِ عَائِلَنَا

increase our few numbers, lift us up from our degradation, grant wealth to the needy among us,

وَٱقْضِ بِهِ عَنْ مُغْرَمِنَا وَٱجْبُرْ بِهِ فَقْرَنَا وَسُدَّ بِهِ خَلَّتَنَا وَيَسِّرْ بِهِ عُسْرَنَا

pull us out from our debts, set up our poverty, fill the gap of confusion among us, make easy all difficulties we may face,

وَبَيِّضْ بِهِ وُجُوهَنَا وَفُكَّ بِهِ اسْرَنَا وَانْجِحْ بِهِ طَلِبَتَنَا

refine our substance and style, release us from captivity, make successful our applications,

وَانْجِزْ بِهِ مَوَاعِيدَنَا وَٱسْتَجِبْ بِهِ دَعْوَتَنَا وَاعْطِنَا بِهِ سُؤْلَنَا

fulfil Your promises to us, give answer to our prayers, respond to our requests,

وَبَلِّغْنَا بِهِ مِنَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ آمَالَنَا وَاعْطِنَا بِهِ فَوْقَ رَغْبَتِنَا

make us attain our hopes in this world as well as the world to come, and grant us beyond our wishes.

يَا خَيْرَ ٱلْمَسْؤُولِينَ وَاوْسَعَ ٱلْمُعْطِينَ

O Most Favourable of all those whom may be besought and Most magnanimous of all those who may grant requests!

ٱشْفِ بِهِ صُدُورَنَا وَاذْهِبْ بِهِ غَيْظَ قُلُوبِنَا

Through him, heal our breasts, remove the rage of our hearts,

وَٱهْدِنَا بِهِ لِمَا ٱخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ بِإِذْنِكَ

and in the event of dispute in the matter of truth, show us the right path.

إِنَّكَ تَهْدِي مَنْ تَشَاءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ

Verily, You guide whosoever You will to the Right Path.

وَٱنْصُرْنَا بِهِ عَلَىٰ عَدُوِّكَ وَعَدُوِّنَا إِلٰهَ ٱلْحَقِّ آمِينَ

Grant us victory over Your and our enemy. O God of Truth, respond to us!

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَشْكُو إِلَيْكَ فَقْدَ نَبِيِّنَا صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

O Allah, we complain to You about the departure of our Prophet, Your blessings be on him and on his Household,

وَغَيْبَةَ وَلِيِّنَا وَكَثْرَةَ عَدُوِّنَا وَقِلَّةَ عَدَدِنَا وَشِدَّةَ ٱلْفِتَنِ بِنَا

the absence of our leader, the big numbers of our enemies, the few number of us, widespread disorder,

وَتَظَاهُرَ ٱلزَّمَانِ عَلَيْنَا فَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

and vicissitudes of time against us. So, (please do) send blessings to Mohammad and his Household

وَاعِنَّا عَلَىٰ ذٰلِكَ بِفَتْحٍ مِنْكَ تُعَجِّلُهُ وَبِضُرٍّ تَكْشِفُهُ وَنَصْرٍ تُعِزُّهُ وَسُلْطَانِ حَقٍّ تُظْهِرُهُ

and help us overcome all that through victory from You that You expedite, through relieving us from our injuries, through Your help that You confirm, through bringing in the rule of justice and fair-play,

وَرَحْمَةٍ مِنْكَ تُجَلِّلُنَاهَا وَعَافِيَةٍ مِنْكَ تُلْبِسُنَاهَا

through mercy that You expand over us, and through good health that You cover us with,

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

in the name of Your mercy, O most Merciful of all those who show mercy!

Please don't forget us all in your prayers and duas

Please recite a Fateha

Ziyarat Ashura