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DUA FOR THE 24TH NIGHT OF RAMADHAN
يَا فَالِقَ الْاَصْبَاحِ،
O Cleaver of the daybreak,
وَجَاعِلَ اللَّيْلِ سَكَنًا،
appointer of the night for stillness
وَالشَّمْسِ وَالْقَمَرِ حُسْبَانًا،
and the sun and the moon for reckoning!
يَا عَزِيْزُ يَا عَلِيْمُ،
O Almighty! O Allknowing!
يَا ذَا الْمَنِّ وَالطَّوْلِ،
O Lord of favors, munificence,
وَالْقُوَّةِ وَالْحَوْلِ،
power, might,
وَالْفَضْلِ والْاِنْعَامِ،
grace, bestowal,
وَالْجَلَالِ وَالْاِكْرَامِ،
majesty, and honor!
يَا اَللهُ يَا رَحْمٰنُ،
O Allah! O All-beneficent!
يَا اَللهُ يَا فَرْدُ يَا وِتْرُ،
O Allah! O Single! O Singular!
يَا اَللهُ يَا ظَاهِرُ يَا بَاطِنُ،
O Allah! O Evident! O Immanent!
يَا حَيُّ لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اَنْتَ،
O Ever-living! There is no god save You.
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 وَاٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ،
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,
وَاِحْسَانِيْ فِيْ عِلِّيّيْنَ،
record my good deeds in the most exalted rank,
وَاِسَاۤءَتِيْ مَغْفُوْرَةً،
decide my offense to be forgiven,
وَاَنْ تَهَبَ لِيْ يَقِيْنًا تُبَاشِرُ بِهِ قَلْبِيْ،
grant me certitude that fills in my heart
وَاِيْمَانًا يَذْهَبُ بِالشَّكِّ عَنِّيْ،
and faith that removes doubt from me,
وَرِضًى بِمَا قَسَمْتَ لِيْ،
make me feel satisfied with that which You decide for me,
وَاٰتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً
grant us reward in this world
وَفِي الْاٰخِرَةِ حَسَنَهً،
and reward in the Hereafter,
وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ الْحَرِيْقِ،
save us from the torment of the burning Fire,
وَارْزُقْنِيْ فِيْهَا ذِكْرَكَ وَشُكْرَكَ وَالرَّغْبَةَ اِلَيْكَ،
and confer upon us at this night Your mentioning, thanking You, desiring for You,
وَالْاِنَابَةَ وَالتَّوْبَۃَ وَالتَّوْفِيْقَ لِمَا وَفَّقْتَ لَهُ مُحَمَّدًا وَاٰلَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ۔
turning to You, and success to that to which You led Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad, peace be upon him and them.