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

وَ سَيِّرْنَا 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,

وَ سَهِّلْ عَلَيْنَا الْعَسِيْرَ الشَّدِيْدَ

WA SAH-HIL A’LAYNAL A’SEERASH SHADEEDE

and make easy for us the hard and difficult!

وَ اَلْحِقْنَا 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,

وَ بَابَكَ عَلَى الدَّوَامِ يَطْرُقُوْنَ

WA BAABAKA A’LAD DAWAAME YAT-ROQOONA

knock constantly at Thy door,

وَ اِيَّاكَ فِى اللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ 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,

وَ بَلَّغْتَهُمُ الرَّغَآئِبَ

WA BALLAGH-TAHOMUR RA-GHAAA-EBA

taken them to the objects of their desire,

وَ اَنْجَحْتَ لَهُمُ الْمَطَالِبَ

WA ANJAHTA LAHOMUL MATAALEBA

granted their requests,

وَ قَضَيْتَ لَهُمْ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْمَآرِبَ

WA QAZAYTA LAHUM MIN FAZLEKAL MAAA-REBA

accomplished their wishes through Thy bounty,

وَ مَلَأْتَ لَهُمْ ضَمَآئِرَهُمْ مَنْ حُبِّكَ

WA MA-LAATA LAHUM ZAMAAA-ERAHUM MAN HUBBEKA

filled their minds with Thy love,

وَ رَوَّيْتَهُمْ مِنْ صَافِىْ شَرِيْكَ

WA RAWWAYTAHUM MIN SAAFEE SHAREEKA

and quenched their thirst with Thy pure drink.

فَبِكَ اِلٰى لَذِيْذِ مُنَاجَاتِكَ وَ صَلُوْا

FA-BEKA ELAA LAZEEZE MONAAJAATEKA WASALOO

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

وَ مِنْكَ 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 وَ بِالْعَطْفِ 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!

وَ بِالْغَافِلِيْنَ عَنْ ذِكْرِهٖ رَحِيْمٌ رَؤُفٌ وَ بِجَذْبِهِمْ 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,

وَ اَعْلَاهُمْ عِنْدَكَ مَنْزِلًا

WA A’A-LAAHUM I’NDAKA MANZELAN