2nd Whispered Prayer of the Complainers - Munajaat al Shakeen

Text and Translation

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

BISMIL LAAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHEEM

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

اِلٰهِىْ اِلَيْكَ اَشْكُوْ نَفْسًا

ELAAHEE ELAYKA ASH-KOO NAFSAN

My Allah, to Thee I complain of a soul

بِالسُّوْ ٓءِ اَمَّارَةً

BIS-SOOO-E AMMAARATAN

commanding to evil,

وَاِلَى الْخَطِيْٓئَةِ مُبَادِرَةً

WA ELAL KHATEEE-ATE MOBAADERATAN

rushing to offenses,

وَبِمَعَاصِيْكَ مُوْلَعَةً

WA BE-MA-A’A-SEEKA MOOLA-A’TAN

eager to disobey Thee,

وَلِسَخَطِكَ مُتَعَرِّضَةً

WA LE-SAKHATEKA MO-TA-A’RREZATAN

and exposing itself to Thy anger.

تَسْلُكُ بِىْ مَسَالِكَ الْمَهَالِكِ

TAS-LOKO BEE MA-SAALEKAL MAHAALEKE

It takes me on the roads of disasters,

وَتَجْعَلُنِىْ عِنْدَكَ اَهْوَنَ هَالِكٍ

WA TAJ-A’LONEE I’NDAKA AHWANA HAALEKIN

it makes me the easiest of perishers before Thee;

كَثِيْرَةَ الْعِلَلِ

KASEERATAL E’LALE

many its pretexts,

طَوِيْلَةَ الْاَمَلِ

TAWEELATAL AMALE

drawn out its expectations;

اِنْ مَسَّهَا الشَّرُّ تَجْزَعُ

IN MASSAHASH SHARRO TAJ-ZA-O’

when evil touches it, it is anxious,

وَاِنْ مَسَّهَا الْخَيْرُ تَمْنَعُ

WA IN MASSAHHAL KHAYRO TAM-NA-O’

when good touches it, grudging;

مَيَّالَةً اِلَى اللَّعَبِ وَاللَّهْوِ

MAYYAALATAN ELAL LA-A’BE WAL-LAHWE

inclining to sport and diversion,

مَمْلُوَّةً بِالْغَفْلَةِ وَالسَّهْوِ

MAM-LUWWATAN BIL-GHAFLATE WAS-SAHWE

full of heedlessness and inattention,

تُسْرِعُ بِىْ اِلَىْ الْحَوْبَةِ

TUSRE-O’ BEE ELAL HAWBATE

it hurries me to misdeeds

وَتُسَوِّفُنِىْ بِالتَّوْبَةِ

WA TOSAWWEFONEE BIT-TAWBATE

and makes me delay repentance.

اِلٰهِىْٓ اَشْكُوْ اِلَيْكَ

ELAAHEE ASH-KOO ELAYKA

My Allah, I complain to Thee

عَدُوًّا يُضِلُّنِىْ

A’DUWWAN YOZILLONEE

of an enemy who misguides me

وَشَيْطَانًا يُغْوِنِىْ

WA SHAYTAANAN YUGHWENEE

and a satan who leads me astray.

قَدْ مَلَأَ بِالْوَسْوَاسِ صَدْرِىْ

QAD MA-LA-A BIL-WAS-WAASE SADREE

He has filled my breast with tempting thoughts,

وَاَحَاطَتْ هَوَاجِسُه بِقَلْبِىْ

WA AHAATAT BAWAAJE-SOHU BE-QALBEE

and his suggestions have encompassed my heart.

يُعَاضِدُ لِىَ الْهَوٰى

YO-A’AZEDO LEYAL HAWAA

He supports caprice against me,

وَيُزَيِّنُ لِىْ حُبَّ الدُّنْيَا

WA YOZAYYENO LEE HUBBAD DUNYAA

embellishes for me the love of this world,

وَيَحُوْلُ بَيْنِىْ وَبَيْنَ الطَّاعَةِ وَالزُّلْفٰى

WA HAYOOLO BAYNEE WA BAYNAT TAA-A’TE WAZ-ZULFAA

and separates me from obedience and proximity!

اِلٰهِىْٓ اِلَيْكَ اَشْكُوْ

ELAAHEEE ELAYKA ASH-KOO

My Allah, to Thee I complain

قَلْبًا قَاسِيًا مَعَ الْوَسْوَاسِ مُتَقَلِّبًا وَبِالرَّيْنِ وَالطَّبْعِ مُتَلَبِّسًا

QALBAN QAASEYAN MA-A’L WAS-WAASE MOTAQALLEBAN WA BIR-RAYNE WAT-TAB-E’ MOTALABBESAN

of a heart that is hard, turned this way and that by tempting thoughts, clothed in rust and the seal,

وَعَيْنًا عَنِ الْبُكَآءِ مِنْ خَوْفِكَ جَامِدَةً وَاِلٰى مَا يَسُرُّهَا طَامِحَةً

WA A’YNAN A’NIL BOKAAA-E MIN KHAWFEKA JAAMEDATAN WA ELAA MAA YASURROHAA TAA-ME-HATAN

and of an eye too indifferent to weep in fear of Thee and eagerly seeking that which gladdens it!

اِلٰهِىْ

ELAAHEE

My Allah,

لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ اِلاَّ بِقُدْرَتِكَ

LAA HAWLA WA LAA QUWWATA ILLAA BE-QUDRATEKA

there is no force and no strength except in Thy power,

وَلَا نَجَاةَ لِىْ مِنْ مَكَارِهِ الدُّنْيَا اِلاَّ بِعِصْمَتِكَ

WA LAA NAJAATA LEE MIN MAKAAREHID DUNYAA ILLAA BE-I’SMATEKA

and no deliverance for me from the detested things of this world save through Thy preservation.

فَاَسْئَلُكَ بِبَلَاغَةِ حِكْمَتِكَ وَنَفَاذِ مَشِيَّتِكَ اَنْ

FA-AS-ALOKA BE-BALAA-GHATE HIKMATEKA WA NAFAAZE MASHIYYATEKA AN

So I ask Thee by Thy far-reaching wisdom and Thy penetrating will

لَا تَجْعَلَنِىْ لِغَيْرِجُوْدِكَ مُتَعَرِّضًا

LAA TAJ-A’LANEE LE-GHAYRE JOODEKA MO-TA-A’RREZAN

not to let me expose myself to other than Thy munificence

وَلَا تُصَيِّرَنِىْ لِلْفِتَنِ غَرَضًا

WA LAA TO-SAYYERANEE LIL-FETANE GHARAZAN

and not to turn me into a target for trials!

وَكُنْ بِىْ

WA KUN BEE

Be for me

عَلَى الْاَعْدَآءِ نَاصِرًا

A’LAL A-A’DAAA-E NAASERAN

a helper against enemies,

وَعَلَى الْمَخَازِىْ وَالْعُيُوْبِ سَاتِرًا

WA A’LAL MAKHAAZEE WAL-O’YOOBE SAATERAN

a coverer of shameful things and faults,

وَمِنَ الْبَلَآءِ وَاقِيًا

WA MENAL BALAAA-E WAAQEYAN

a protector against afflictions,

وَعَنِ الْمَعَاصِىْ عَاصِمًاۢ

WA A’NIL MA-A’ASEE A’ASEMAM

a preserver against acts of disobedience!

بِرَافَتِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ

BE-RAAFATEKA WA RAHMATEKA

By Thy clemency and mercy,

يَآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

YAAA ARHAMAR RAAHEMEEN

O Most Merciful of the merciful!