13th Whispered Prayer of the Rememberers - Munajaat al Dhakireen

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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

BISMIL LAAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHEEM

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اِلٰهِىْ لَوْلَا الْوَاجِبُ مِنْ قَبُوْلِ اَمْرِكَ لَنَزَّهْتُكَ مِنْ ذِكْرِىْ اِيَّاكَ

ELAAHEE LAWLAL WAAJEBO MIN QABOOLE AMREKA LA-NAZZAHTOKA MIN ZIKREE IYYAAKA

My Allah, were it not incumbent to accept Thy command, I would declare Thee far too exalted for me to remember Thee,

عَلٰى اَنَّ ذِكْرِىْ لَكَ بِقَدْرِىْ لَا بِقَدْرِكَ

A’LAA ANNA ZIKREE LAKA BE-QADREE LAA BE-QADREKA

for I remember Thee in my measure, not in Thy measure,

وَمَا عَسٰى اَنْ يَبْلُغَ مِقْدَارِىْ حَتّٰى اَجْعَلَ مَحَّلًا لِتَقْدِيْسِيْكَ

WA MAA A’SAA AN YABLOGHA MIQDAAREE HATTAA AJ-A’LA MAHALLAN LE-TAQDEESEEKA

and my scope can hardly reach the point where I may be a locus for calling Thee holy!

وَ مِنْ اَعْظَمِ النِّعَمِ عَلَيْنَا

WA MIN A-A’ZAMIN NE-A’ME A’LAYNAA

Among Thy greatest favours to us

جَرَيَانُ ذِكْرِكَ عَلٰۤى اَلْسِنَتِنَا

JARAYAANO ZIKREKA A’LAAA AL-SENATENAA

is the running of Thy remembrance across our tongues

وَ اِذْنُكَ لَنَا بِدُعَآئِكَ وَ تَنْزِيْهِكَ وَ تَسْبِيْحِكَ

WA IZ-NOKA LANAA BE-DO-A’AA-EKA WA TANZEEHEKA WA TASBEEHEKA

and Thy permission to us to supplicate Thee, declare Thee exalted, and call Thee holy!

اِلٰهِىْ فَاَلْهِمْنَا ذِكْرَكَ

ELAAHEE FA-ALHIMNAA ZIKRAKA

My Allah, inspire us with Thy remembrance

فِى الْخَلآءِ وَالْمَلآءِ

FIL-KHALAAA-E WAL-MALAAA-E

alone and in assemblies,

وَ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ

WAL-LAYLE WAN-NAHAARE

by night and day,

وَالْاِعْلَانِ وَ الْاِسْرَارِ

WAL-E-A’LAANE WAL-ISRAARE

publicly and secretly,

وَ فِى السَّرَّآءِ وَالضَّرَّآءِ

WA FIS SARRAAA-E WAZ-ZARRAAA-E

in prosperity and adversity!

وَ اٰنِسْنَا بِالذِّكْرِا لْخَفِىِّ

WA AANISNAA BIZ-ZIKRIL KHAFIYYE

Make us intimate with silent remembrance,

وَاسْتَعْمِلْنَا بِالْعَلِىِّ الزَّكِىِّ وَالسَّعْىِ الْمَرْضِىِّ

WAS-TA’MILNAA BIL-A’LIYYIZ ZAKIYYE WAS-SA’YIL MARZIYYE

employ us in purified works and effort pleasing to Thee,

وَ جَازِنَا بِالْمِيْزَانِ الْوَفِىِّ

WA JAA-ZENAA BIL-MEEZAANIL WAFIYYE

and reward us with the full balance!

اِلٰهِىْ

ELAAHEE

My Allah,

بِكَ هَامَتِ الْقُلُوْبُ الْوَالِهَةُ

BEKA HAAMATIL QOLOOBUL WAALEHATO

love-mad hearts are enraptured by Thee,

وَ عَلٰى مَعْرِفَتِكَ جُمِعَتِ الْعُقُوْلُ الْمُتَبَايِنَةُ

WA A’LAA MA’REFATEKA JOME-A’TIL O’QOOLUL MOTABAAYENATO

disparate intellects are brought together by knowing Thee,

فَلَا تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوْبُ اِلاَّ بِذِكْرَاكَ

FALAA TAT-MA-INNUL QOLOOBO ILLAA BE-ZIKRAAKA

hearts find no serenity except in remembering Thee,

وَلَا تَسْكُنُ النُّفُوْسُ اِلاَّ عِنْدَ رُؤْيَاكَ

WA LAA TAS-KONUN NOFOOSO ILLAA I’NDA ROA-YAAKA

souls find no rest except in seeing Thee.

اَنْتَ الْمُسَبَّحُ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ

ANTAL MOSABBAHO KULLE MAKAANIN

Thou art the glorified in every place,

وَالْمَعْبُوْدُ فِىْ كُلِّ زَمَانٍ

WAL-MA’BOODO FEE KULLE ZAMAANIN

the worshipped at every time,

وَالْمَوْجُوْدُ فِىْ كُلِّ اَوَانٍ

WAL-MAWJOODO FEE KULLE AWAANIN

the found at every moment,

وَالْمَدْعُوُّ بِكُلِّ لِسَانٍ

WAL-MAD-U’WWO BEKULLE LESAANIN

the called by every tongue,

وَالْمُعَظَّمُ فِىْ كُلِّ جَنَانٍ

WAL-MO-A’ZZAMO FEE KULLE JANAANIN

the magnified in every heart!

وَ اَسْتَغْفِرُكَ

WA AS-TAGHFEROKA

I pray forgiveness from Thee for

مِنْ كُلِّ لَذَّةٍ بِغَيْرِ ذِكْرِكَ

MIN KULLE LAZZATIN BE-GHAYRE ZIKREKA