بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
bismillāhir raḥmānir raḥīm
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
allāhumma ṣalli `alā muḥammadin wa āli muḥammad
O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad
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إِلٰهِيْ لَوْلَا الْوَاجِبُ مِنْ قَبُولِ أَمْرِكَ
ilāhī lawlal wājibu min qabūli amrik
My God, if it were not for the obligation to accept Your command
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لَنَزَّهْتُكَ مِنْ ذِكْرِيْ إِيَّاكَ
lanazzahtuka min dhikrī iyyāk
I would have deemed You too exalted for me to mention You
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عَلَى أَنَّ ذِكْرِيْ لَكَ بِقَدْرِيْ لَا بِقَدْرِكَ
`alā anna dhikrī laka biqadrī lā biqadrik
Since my remembrance of You is according to my capacity, not according to Your worthiness
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وَمَا عَسَىٰ أَنْ يَبْلُغَ مِقْدَارِيْ حَتَّى أُجْعَلَ مَحَلًّا لِتَقْدِيسِكَ
wamā `asā an yablugha miqdārī ḥattā uj`ala maḥallan litaqdīsik
And what is my stature that I should be a place for Your sanctification?
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وَمِنْ أَعْظَمِ النِّعَمِ عَلَيْنَا جَرَيَانُ ذِكْرِكَ عَلَى أَلْسِنَتِنَا
wamin a`ẓamin ni`ami `alaynā jarayānu dhikrika `alā alsinatinā
And among the greatest blessings upon us is the flowing of Your remembrance on our tongues
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وَإِذْنُكَ لَنَا بِدُعَائِكَ وَتَنْزِيهِكَ وَتَسْبِيحِكَ
wa-idhnuka lanā bidu`ā-ika watanzīhika watasbīḥik
And Your permission for us to supplicate to You, exalt You, and glorify You
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إِلٰهِيْ فَأَلْهِمْنَا ذِكْرَكَ فِيْ الْخَلاءِ وَالْمَلَاءِ
ilāhī fa-alhimnā dhikraka fil khalā-i walmalā
My God, inspire us to remember You in private and in public
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وَاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ
wal layli wan nahār
In the night and in the day
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وَالْاِعْلاَنِ وَالْاِسْرَارِ
wal-i`lāni wal-isrār
In public and in secret
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وَفِيْ السَّرَّاءِ وَالضَّرَّاءِ
wafis sarrā-i waḍ ḍarrā
In ease and in hardship
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وَ آنِسْنَا بِالذِّكْرِ الْخَفِيِّ
wa ānisnā bidhhikril khafiyy
And comfort us with silent remembrance
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وَاسْتَعْمِلْنَا بِالْعَمَلِ الزَّكِيِّ
wasta`milnā bil `amaliz zakiyy
And employ us in pure deeds
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وَالسَّعْيِ الْمَرْضِيِّ
was sa`yil mar-ḍiyy
And pleasing efforts
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وَجَازِنَا بِالْمِيزَانِ الْوَفِيِّ
wajāzinā bil mīzānil wafiyy
And reward us with a full measure
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إِلٰهِيْ بِكَ هَامَتِ الْقُلُوبُ الْوَالِهَةُ
ilāhī bika hāmatil qulūbul wālihah
My God, in You the infatuated hearts are bewildered
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وَعَلَى مَعْرِفَتِكَ جُمِعَتِ الْعُقُولُ الْمُتَبَايِنَةُ
wa`alā ma`rifatika jumi`atil `uqūlul mutabāyinah
And upon Your recognition, diverse intellects are united
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فَلَا تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ إِلَّا بِذِكْرَاكَ
falā taṭma-innul qulūbu illā bidhikrāk
Hearts find no tranquility except in Your remembrance
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وَلَا تَسْكُنُ النُّفُوسُ إِلَّا عِنْدَ رُؤْيَاكَ
walā taskunun nufūsu illā `inda ru-yāk
And souls find no peace except in seeing You
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أَنْتَ الْمُسَبَّحُ فِيْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ
antal musabbaḥu fī kulli makān
You are glorified in every place
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وَالْمَعْبُودُ فِيْ كُلِّ زَمَانٍ
walma`būdu fī kulli zamān
And worshipped in every time
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وَالْمَوْجُودُ فِيْ كُلِّ أَوَانٍ
walmawjūdu fī kulli awān
And found in every moment
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وَالْمَدْعُوُّ بِكُلِّ لِسَانٍ
walmad`uwwu bikulli lisān
And called upon by every tongue
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وَالْمُعَظَّمُ فِيْ كُلِّ جَنَانٍ
walmu`aẓẓamu fī kulli janān
And magnified in every heart
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وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِنْ كُلِّ لَذَّةٍ بِغَيْرِ ذِكْرِكَ
wa-astaghfiruka min kulli ladhhatin bighayri dhikrik
And I seek Your forgiveness for every pleasure without Your remembrance
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وَمِنْ كُلِّ رَاحَةٍ بِغَيْرِ أُنْسِكَ
wamin kulli rāḥatin bighayri unsik
And for every comfort without Your companionship
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وَمِنْ كُلِّ سُرُورٍ بِغَيْرِ قُرْبِكَ
wamin kulli surūrin bighayri qur-bik
And for every happiness without Your nearness
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وَمِنْ كُلِّ شُغْلٍ بِغَيْرِ طَاعَتِكَ
wamin kulli shughlin bighayri ṭā`atik
And for every occupation without Your obedience
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إِلٰهِيْ أَنْتَ قُلْتَ وَقَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ
ilāhī anta qulta waqawlukal ḥaqq
My God, You have said, and Your word is the truth:
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يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ آمَنُوْا اذْكُرُوْا اللَّهَ ذِكْرًا كَثِيرًا
yā ayyuhal ladhīna-āmanudhkurullāha dhikran kathīrā
"O you who believe! Remember Allah with much remembrance
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وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا
wasabbiḥūhu bukratan wa-aṣīlā
And glorify Him morning and evening"
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وَقُلْتَ وَقَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ
waqulta waqawlukal ḥaqq
And You said, and Your word is the truth:
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فَاذْكُرُونِيْ أَذْكُرْكُمْ
fadhkurūnī adhkur-kum
"Remember Me, and I will remember you"
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فَأَمَرْتَنَا بِذِكْرِكَ
fa-amar-tanā bidhikrik
You have commanded us to remember You
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وَوَعَدْتَنَا عَلَيْهِ أَنْ تَذْكُرَنَا
wawa`adtanā `alayhi an tadhkuranā
And promised that You will remember us
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تَشْرِيفًا لَنَا وَتَفْخِيمًا وَإِعْظَامًا
tashrīfan lanā watafkhīman wa-i`ẓāmā
As an honor, exaltation, and glorification for us
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وَهَا نَحْنُ ذَاكِرُوكَ كَمَا أَمَرْتَنَا
wahā naḥnu dhākirūka kamā amar-tanā
And here we are, remembering You as You have commanded us
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فَأَنْجِزْ لَنَا مَا وَعَدْتَنَا
fa-anjiz lanā mā wa`adtanā
So fulfill for us what You have promised us
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يَا ذَاكِرَ الذَّاكِرِينَ
yā dhākiradh dhākirīn
O Rememberer of those who remember
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وَيَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ
wayā ar-ḥamar rāḥimīn
And O Most Merciful of the merciful ones
