English
DUA ON THE 22ND NIGHT OF RAMADHAN
يَا سَالِخَ النَّهَارِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَاِذَا نَحْنُ مُظْلِمُوْنَ
O He Who draws forth daylight from night, and we are then in the dark,
وَمُجْرِي الشَّمْسِ لِمُسْتَقَرِّهَا بِتَقْدِيْرِكَ، يَا عَزِيْزُ يَا عَلِيْمُ،
Who causes the sun to run on to a term appointed for it; that is the ordinance of You, O Mighty, O Knowing,
وَمُقَدِّرَ الْقَمَرِ مَنَازِلَ حَتّٰى عَادَ كَالْعُرْجُوْنِ الْقَدِيْمِ،
and Who ordained for the moon stages until it becomes again as an old dry palm branch!
يَا نُوْرَ كُلِّ نُوْرٍ،
O Light of every light!
وَمُنْتَهٰى كُلِّ رَغْبَةٍ،
O ultimate goal of all desires!
وَوَلِيَّ كُلِّ نِعْمَةٍ،
O Source of all graces!
يَا اَللهُ يَا رَحْمٰنُ،
O Allah! O All-beneficent!
يَا اَللهُ يَا قُدُّوْسُ،
O Allah! O Holy!
يَا اَحَدُ يَا وَاحِدُ يَا فَرْدُ
O One and Only! O One! O Single!
يَا اَللهُ يَا اَللهُ يَا اَللهُ،
O Allah! O Allah! O Allah!
لَكَ الْاَسْمَاۤءُ الْحُسْنٰى،
To You are the Most Excellent Names,
وَالْاَمْثَالُ الْعُلْيَا،
the most elevated examples,
وَالْكِبْرِيَاۤءُ وَالْاٰلَاۤءُ،
greatness, and bounties.
اَسْاَلُكَ اَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَاَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ،
I beseech You to bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَاَنْ تَجْعَلَ اسْمِيْ فِيْ هٰذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ فِي السُّعَدَاۤءِ،
include my name with the list of the happiest ones,
وَرُوْحِيْ مَعَ الشُّهَدَاۤءِ،
add my soul to the martyrs,
وَاِحْسَانِي فِي عِلِّيِّيْنَ،
record my good deeds in the most exalted rank,
وَاِسَاۤءَتِي مَغْفُوْرَةً،
decide my offense to be forgiven,
وَاَنْ تَهَبَ لِيْ يَقِيْنًا تُبَاشِرُ بِهِ قَلْبِيْ،
grant me certitude that fills in my heart
وَاِيْمَانًا يُذْهِبُ الشَّكَّ عَنِّيْ،
and faith that removes doubt from me,
وَتُرْضِيَنِيْ بِمَا قَسَمْتَ لِيْ،
make me feel satisfied with that which You decide for me,
وَاٰتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً
grant us reward in this world
وَفِى الْاٰخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً
and reward in the Hereafter,
وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ الْحَرِيْقِ،
save us from the torment of the burning Fire,
وَارْزُقْنِيْ فِيْهَا ذِكْرَكَ وَشُكْرَكَ وَالرَّغَبَةَ اِلَيْكَ
and confer upon us at this night Your mentioning, thanking You, desiring for You,
وَالْاِنَابَةَ وَالتَّوْفِيْقَ لِمَا وَفَّقْتَ لَهُ مُحَمَّدًا وَاٰلَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ۔
turning to You, and success to that to which You led