(6) Munajat for Acceptance of Repentance

Text and Translation

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي قَصَدْتُ إِلَيْكَ بِإِخْلاَصِ تَوْبَةٍ نَصُوحٍ

allahumma inni qasadtu ilayka bi'ikhlasi tawbatin nasuhin

O Allah, I have come to You with the integrity of a sincere repentance,

وَتَثْبِيتِ عَقْدٍ صَحِيحٍ

wa tathbiti `aqdin sahihin

the confirmation of a valid determination,

وَدُعَاءِ قَلْبٍ قَرِيحٍ

wa du`a'i qalbin qarihin

the prayer of a limpid heart,

وَإِعْلاَنِ قَوْلٍ صَرِيحٍ

wa i`lani qawlin sarihin

and the declaration of a clear-cut statement.

اَللَّهُمَّ فَتَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي مُخْلَصَ ٱلتَّوْبَةِ

allahumma fataqabbal minni mukhlasa alttawbati

So, O Allah, accept from me the sincere repentance of me,

وَإِقْبَالَ سَرِيعِ ٱلاوْبَةِ

wa iqbala sari`i al-awbati

the approaching of my swift turning to You,

وَمَصَارِعَ تَخَشُّعِ ٱلْحَوْبَةِ

wa masari`a takhashshu`i alhawbati

and the deadly blows of my fear of Your punishment.

وَقَابِلْ رَبِّ تَوْبَتِي بِجَزِيلِ ٱلثَّوَابِ

wa qabil rabbi tawbati bijazili alththawabi

O my Lord, meet my repentance with abundant reward,

وَكَرِيمِ ٱلْمَآبِ

wa karimi alma'abi

generous final return,

وَحَطِّ ٱلْعِقَابِ

wa hatti al`iqabi

absolvement of castigation,

وَصَرْفِ ٱلْعَذَابِ

wa sarfi al`adhabi

warding off penalty,

وَغُنْمِ ٱلإِيَابِ

wa ghunmi al-iyabi

winning of returning to You,

وَسِتْرِ ٱلْحِجَابِ

wa sitri alhijabi

and covering with screen [against sinning].

وَٱمْحُ ٱللَّهُمَّ مَا ثَبَتَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِي

wamhu allahumma ma thabata min dhunubi

O Allah, erase my fixed sins,

وَٱغْسِلْ بِقَبُولِهَا جَمِيعَ عُيُوبِي

waghsil biqabuliha jami`a `uyubi

wash out all my defects by accepting my repentance,

وَٱجْعَلْهَا جَالِيَةً لِقَلْبِي

waj`alha jaliyatan liqalbi

and make my repentance to polish my heart,

شَاخِصَةً لِبَصِيرَةِ لُبِّي

shakhisatan libasirati lubbi

to diagnose the insight of my mind,

غَاسِلَةً لِدَرَنِي

ghasilatan lidarani

to rinse my filth,

مُطَهِّرَةً لِنَجَاسَةِ بَدَنِي

mutahhiratan linajasati badani

to purify my bodily impurity,

مُصَحِّحَةً فِيهَا ضَمِيرِي

musahhihatan fiha damiri

to set aright my inner self,

عَاجِلَةً إِلَىٰ ٱلْوَفَاءِ بِهَا بَصِيرَتِي

`ajilatan ila alwafa'i biha basirati

and to urge my insight to act upon it [i.e. my repentance] immediately.

وَٱقْبَلْ يَا رَبِّ تَوْبَتِي

waqbal ya rabbi tawbati

O my Lord, admit my repentance,

فَإِنَّهَا تَصْدُرُ مِنْ إِخْلاَصِ نِيَّتِي

fa'innaha tasduru min ikhlasi niyyati

because it emanates from my sincere intention

وَمَحْضٍ مِنْ تَصْحِيحِ بَصِيرَتِي

wa mahdin min tashihi basirati

and from the most accurate and purest form of my perception.

وَٱحْتِفَالاًَ فِي طَوِيَّتِي

wahtifalan fi tawiyyati

It [i.e. my repentance] also involves perfect determination of my inner self,

وَٱجْتِهَاداً فِي نَقَاءِ سَرِيرَتِي

wajtihadan fi naqa'i sarirati

an attempt to keep my soul pure,

وَتَثْبِيتاً لإِنَابَتِي

wa tathbitan li'inabati

my firmness to turn to You in repentance,

وَمُسَارِعَةً إِلىٰ امْرِكَ بِطَاعَتِي

wa musari`atan ila amrika bita`ati

and my decision to run for obeying Your orders.

وَٱجْلُ ٱللَّهُمَّ بِٱلتَّوْبَةِ عَنِّي ظُلْمَةَ ٱلإِصْرَارِ

wajlu allahumma bilttawbati `anni zulmata al-israri

O Allah, by means of my repentance, (please) drive away the darkness of insistence on sinning from me,

وَٱمْحُ بِهَا مَا قَدَّمْتُهُ مِنَ ٱلاوْزَارِ

wamhu biha ma qaddamtuhu min al-awzari

erase my burdensome sins that I have committed,

وَٱكْسُنِي لِبَاسَ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ

waksuni libasa alttaqwa

and dress me the clothing of piety

وَجَلاَبِيبَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ

wa jalabiba alhuda

and the garments of true guidance,

فَقَدْ خَلَعْتُ رِبْقَ ٱلْمَعَاصِي عَنْ جَلَدِي

faqad khala`tu ribqa alma`asi `an jaladi

for I am determined to remove the rein of acts of disobedience to You from my neck

وَنَزَعْتُ سِرْبَالَ ٱلذُّنُوبِ عَنْ جَسَدِي

wa naza`tu sirbala aldhdhunubi `an jasadi

and to strip the shirt of sinning of my body,

مُسْتَمْسِكاً رَبِّ بِقُدْرَتِكَ

mustamsikan rabbi biqudratika

holding fast to Your omnipotence, O my Lord,

مُسْتَعِيناً عَلَىٰ نَفْسِي بِعِزَّتِكَ

musta`inan `ala nafsi bi`izzatika

seeking Your help against myself by Your almightiness,

مُسْتَوْدِعاً تَوْبَتِي مِنَ ٱلنَّكْثِ بِخَفْرَتِكَ

mustawdi`an tawbati min alnnakthi bikhafratika

entrusting with You my repentance from breaching my covenant with You by Your protection of me,

مُعْتَصِماً مِنَ ٱلْخِذْلاَنِ بِعِصْمَتِكَ

mu`tasiman min alkhidhlani bi`ismatika

taking refuge in Your haven against that You may disappoint me,

مُقَارِناً بِهِ لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِكَ

muqarinan bihi la hawla wa la quwwata illa bika

believing that there is neither might nor power except with You.