8th Whispered Prayer of the Devotees - Munajaat al Murideen

Text and Translation

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

BISMIL LAAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHEEM

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

سُبْحَانَكَ

SUBHAANAKA

Glory be to Thee!

مَا اَضِيْقَ الطُّرُقَ عَلٰى مَنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ دَلِيْلَهٗ

MAA AZEEQAT TOROQE A’LAA MAN LAM TAKUN DALEELAHU

How narrow are the paths for him whom Thou hast not guided!

وَمَا اَوْضَحَ الْحَقَّ عِنْدَ مَنْ هَدَيْتَهٗ سَبِيْلَهٗ

WA MAA AW-ZA-HAL HAQQA I’NDA MAN HADAYTAHU SABEELAHU

How plain the truth for him whom Thou hast guided on his way!

اِلٰهِىْ فَاسْلُكْ بِنَا سُبُلَ الْوُصُوْلِ اِلَيْكَ

ELAAHEE FAS-LUK BENAA SOBOLAL WOSOOLE ELAYKA

My Allah, so make us travel on the roads that arrive at Thee

وَسَيِّرْنَا فِىْٓ اَقْرَبِ الطُّرُقِ لِلْوُفُوْدِ عَلَيْكَ

WA SAYYIRNAA FEE AQRABIT TOROQE LIL-WOFOODE A’LAYKA

and set us into motion on the paths nearest to reaching Thee!

قَرِّبْ عَلَيْنَا الْبَعِيْدَ

QARRIB A’LAYNAL BA-E’EDA

Make near for us the far,

وَسَهِّلْ عَلَيْنَا الْعَسِيْرَ الشَّدِيْدَ

WA SAH-HIL A’LAYNAL A’SEERASH SHADEEDE

and make easy for us the hard and difficult!

وَاَلْحِقْنَا بِعِبَادِكَ الَّذِيْنَ هُمْ

WA ALHIQNAA BE-E’BAADEKAL LAZEENA HUM

Join us to Thy servants, those who

بِالْبِدَارِ اِلَيْكَ يُسَارِعُوْنَ

BIL-BADAARE ELAYKA YOSAA-RE-O’ONA

hurry to Thee swiftly,

وَبَابَكَ عَلَى الدَّوَامِ يَطْرُقُوْنَ

WA BAABAKA A’LAD DAWAAME YAT-ROQOONA

knock constantly at Thy door,

وَاِيَّاكَ فِى اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ يَعْبُدُوْنَ

WA IYYAAKA FIL LAYLE WAN-NAHAARE YA’BODOONA

and worship Thee by night and by day,

وَهُمْ مِنْ هَيْبَتِكَ مُشْفِقُوْنَ

WA HUM MIN HAYBATEKA MUSHFEQOONAL

while they remain apprehensive in awe of Thee!

الَّذِيْنَ صَفَّيْتَ لَهُمُ الْمَشَارِبَ

LAZEENA SAFFAYTA LAHOMUL MA-SHAREBA

Thou hast purified their drinking places,

وَبَلَّغْتَهُمُ الرَّغَآئِبَ

WA BALLAGH-TAHOMUR RA-GHAAA-EBA

taken them to the objects of their desire,

وَاَنْجَحْتَ لَهُمُ الْمَطَالِبَ

WA ANJAHTA LAHOMUL MATAALEBA

granted their requests,

وَقَضَيْتَ لَهُمْ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْمَآرِبَ

WA QAZAYTA LAHUM MIN FAZLEKAL MAAA-REBA

accomplished their wishes through Thy bounty,

وَمَلَأْتَ لَهُمْ ضَمَآئِرَهُمْ مَنْ حُبِّكَ

WA MA-LAATA LAHUM ZAMAAA-ERAHUM MAN HUBBEKA

filled their minds with Thy love,

وَرَوَّيْتَهُمْ مِنْ صَافِىْ شَرِيْكَ

WA RAWWAYTAHUM MIN SAAFEE SHAREEKA

and quenched their thirst with Thy pure drink.

فَبِكَ اِلٰى لَذِيْذِ مُنَاجَاتِكَ وَصَلُوْا

FA-BEKA ELAA LAZEEZE MONAAJAATEKA WASALOO

Through Thee have they reached the pleasure of whispered prayer to Thee,

وَمِنْكَ اَقْصٰى مَقَاصِدِهِمْ حَصَّلُوْا

WA MINKA AQSAA MAQAASEDEHIM HASSALOO

and in Thee have they achieved their furthest goals.

فَيَامَنْ هُوَ

FAYAA MAN HOWA

O He who

عَلَى الْمُقْبِلِيْنَ عَلَيْهِ مُقْبِلٌ وَبِالْعَطْفِ عَلَيْهِمْ عَآئِدٌ مُفْضِلٌ

A’LAL MUQBELEENA A’LAYHE MUQBELUN WA BIL-A’TFE A’LAYHIM A’AA-EDUN MUFZELUN

comes toward those who come toward Him and grants gifts and bestows bounty upon them through tenderness!

وَبِالْغَافِلِيْنَ عَنْ ذِكْرِهٖ رَحِيْمٌ رَؤُفٌ وَبِجَذْبِهِمْ اِلٰى بَابِهٖ وَدُوْدٌ عَطُوْفٌ

WA BIL-GHAA-FELEENA A’N ZIKREHI RAHEEMUN RAOOFUN WA BEJAZBEHIM ELAA BAABEHI WADOODUN A’TOOFUN

He is compassionate and clement toward those heedless of His remembrance and loving and tender in drawing them to His door!

اَسْئَلُكَ اَنْ تَجْعَلَنِىْ مِنْ

AS-ALOKA AN TAJ-A’LANEE MIN

I ask Thee to place me among those of them who have

اَوْفَرِهِمْ مِنْكَ حَظًّا

AW-FAREHIM MINKA HAZZAN

the fullest share from Thee,

وَاَعْلَاهُمْ عِنْدَكَ مَنْزِلًا

WA A’A-LAAHUM I’NDAKA MANZELAN

the highest station with Thee,

وَاَجْزَلِهِمْ مِنْ وُدِّكَ قِسْمًا

WA AJ-ZALEHIM MIN WUDDEKA QISMAN

the most plentiful portion of Thy love,

وَاَفْضَلِهِمْ فِىْ مَعْرِفَتِكَ نَصِيْبًا

WA AFZALEHIM FEE MA’REFATEKA NASEEBAN

and the most excellent allotment of Thy knowledge,

فَقَدِ انْقَطَعَتْ اِلَيْكَ هِمَّتِىْ

FAQADIN QA-TA-A’T ELAYKA HIMMATEE

for my aspiration has been cut off from everything but Thee

وَانْصَرَفَتْ نَحْوَكَ رَغْبَتِىْ

WAN-SARAFAT NAHWAKA RAGHBATEE

and my desire has turned toward Thee alone.

فَاَنْتَ لَا غَيْرُكَ مُرَادِىْ

FA-ANTA LAA GHAYROKA MORAA-DEE

Thou art my object, none other;

وَلَكَ لَا لِسِوَاكَ سَهَرِىْ وَسُهَادِىْ

WA LAKA LAA LE-SEWAAKA SAHAREE WA SOHAADEE

to Thee alone belongs my waking and my sleeplessness.

وَلِقَآئُكَ قُرَّةُ عَيْنِىْ

WA LEQAAA-OKA QURRATO A’YNEE

Meeting Thee is the gladness of my eye,

وَوَصْلُكَ مُنٰى نَفْسِىْ

WA WASLOKA MONAA NAFSEE

joining Thee the wish of my soul.

وَاِلَيْكَ شَوْقِىْ

WA ELAYKA SHAWQEE

Toward Thee is my yearning,

وَفِىْ مَحَبَّتِكَ وَلَهِىْ

WA FEE MAHABBATEKA WALAHEE

in love for Thee my passionate longing,

وَاِلٰى هَوَاكَ صَبَابَتِىْ

WA ELAA HAWAAKA SABAA-BATEE

in inclining toward Thee my fervent craving.

وَرِضَاكَ بُغْيَتِىْ

WA REZAAKA BUGH-YATEE

Thy good pleasure is the aim I seek,

رُؤْيَتُكَ حَاجَتِىْ

ROA-YATOKA HAAJATEE

vision of Thee my need,

وَجِوَارُكَ طَلِبَتِيْ

WA JEWAAROKA TALEBATEE

Thy neighbourhood my request,

وَقُرْبُكَ غَايَةُ سُؤْلِىْ

WA QURBOKA GHAAYATO SOA-LEE

nearness to Thee the utmost object of my asking.

وَفِىْ مُنَاجَاتِكَ رُوْحِىْ وَرَاحَتِىْ

WA FEE MONAAJAATEKA ROOHEE WA RAAHATEE

In whispered prayer to Thee I find my repose and my ease.

وَعِنْدَكَ

WA I’NDAKA

With Thee lies

دَوَآءُ عِلَّتِىْ

DAWAAA-O I’LLATEE

the remedy of my illness,

وَشِفَآءُ غُلَّتِىْ

WA SHE-FAAA-O GHULLATEE

the cure for my burning thirst,

وَبَرْدُ لَوْعَتِىْ

WA BARDO LAW-A’TEE

the coolness of my ardour,

وَكَشْفُ كُرْبَتِىْ

WA KASHFO KURBATEE

the removal of my distress.

فَكُنْ

FAKUN

Be

اَنِيْسِىْ فِىْ وَحْشَتِىْ

ANEESEE FEE WAHSHATEE

my intimate in my loneliness,

وَمُقِيْلُ عَثْرَتِىْ

WA MOQEELO A’SRATEE

the releaser of my stumble,

وَغَافِرَ زَلَّتِىْ

WA GHAAFERA ZALLATEE

the forgiver of my slip,

وَقَابِلَ تَوْبَتِىْ

WA QAABELA TAWBATEE

the accepter of my repentance,

وَمُجِيْبَ دَعْوَتِىْ

WA MOJEEBA DA’WATEE

the responder to my supplication,

وَوَلِىَّ عِصْمَتِىْ

WA WALIYYA I’SMATEE

the patron of preserving me from sin,

وَمُغْنِيَ فَاقَتِىْ

WA MUGHNEYA FAA-QATEE

the one who frees me from my neediness!

وَلَا تَقْطَعْنِىْ عَنْكَ

WA LAA TAQ-TA’NEE A’NKA

Cut me not off from Thee

وَلَا تُبْعِدْنِىْ مِنْكَ

WA LAA TUB-I’DNEE MINKA

and keep me not far from Thee!

يَا نَعِيْمِىْ وَجَنَّتِىْ

YAA NA-E’EMEE WA JANNATEE

O my bliss and my garden!

وَيَا دُنْيَاىَ وَاٰخِرَتِىْ

WA YAA DUNYAAYA WA AAKHERATEE

O my this world and my hereafter!

يَآ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.

YAA ARHAMAR RAAHEMEEN.

O Most Merciful of the merciful!