Aamaal of Zohr Prayers on Friday

Text and Translation

Twenty-First: Among the recommended acts on Fridays is that one may say the following supplicatory prayer at midday (zohr) as is narrated by Muhammad ibn Muslim on the authority of Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq, peace be upon him. Yet, the following form of the supplication has been quoted from Shaykh al-Tusi’s famous book entitled Misbah al-Mutahajjid:

لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللهُ

LAA ELAAHA ILLAL LAAHO

There is no god save Allah.

وَ اللهُ اَكْبَرُ

WAL LAAHO AKBARO

Allah is the Most Great.

وَ سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ

WA SUBHAANAL LAAHE

Glory be to Allah.

وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْ لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا

WAL HAMDO LILLAAHIL LAZEE LAM YATTAKHIZ WALADAN

All praise be to Allah Who has not taken to Himself a son

وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهٗ شَرِيْكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ

WA LAM YAKUN LAHU SHAREEKUN FIL MULKE

nor has He had any partner in sovereignty

وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهٗ وَلِيٌّ مِنَ الذُّلِّ

WA LAM YAKUN LAHU WALIYYUN MENAZ ZULLE

nor does He need any to protect Him from humiliation,

وَ كَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيْرًا

WA KABBIRHO TAKBEERAN

and magnify Him for His greatness and glory.

You may then say the following:

يَا سَابِغَ النِّعَمِ

YAA SAABEGHAN NE-A’ME

O Conferrer of boon amply!

يَا دَافِعَ النِّقَمِ

YAA DAAFE-A’N NE-QAME

O Repeller of troubles!

يَا بَارِءَ النَّسَمِ

YAA BAARE-AN NASAME

O Maker of souls!

يَا عَلِيَّ الْهِمَمِ

YAA A’LIYYAL HEMAME

O Sublime in determinations!

يَا مُغْشِيَ الظُّلَمِ

YAA MUGHSHEYAZ ZOLAME

O Coverer [of daylight] with darkness!

يَا ذَا الْجُوْدِ وَ الْكَرَمِ

YAA ZAL JOODE WAL KARAME

O Lord of magnanimity and nobility!

يَا كَاشِفَ الضُّرِّ وَ الْاَلَمِ

YAA KAASHEFAZ ZURRE WAL ALAME

O Remover of harm and pains!

يَا مُوْنِسَ الْمُسْتَوْحِشِيْنَ فِي الظُّلَمِ

YAA MOONESAL MUSTAWHESHEENE FIZ ZOLAME

O Entertainer of those lonely in darkness!

يَا عَالِمًا لَا يُعَلَّمُ

YAA A’ALEMAN LAA YO-A’LLAMO

O All-knowing Who never needs teaching!

صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

SALLE A’LAA MOHAMMADIN WA AALE MOHAMMADIN

Send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

وَ افْعَلْ بِيْ مَا اَنْتَ اَهْلُهٗ

WAF A’L BEE MAA ANTA AHLOHU

and do to me all that which befits You.

يَا مَنِ اسْمُهٗ دَوَاۤءٌ

YAA MANIS MOHU DAWAAA-UN

O He Whose Name is remedy,

وَ ذِكْرُهٗ شِفَاۤءٌ

WA ZIKROHU SHEFAAA-UN

the remembrance of Whom is cure,

وَ طَاعَتُهٗ غَنَاۤءٌ

WA TAA-A’TOHU GHANAAA-UN

and the obedience to Whom is sufficiency,

اِرْحَمْ مَنْ رَأْسُ مَالِهِ الرَّجَاۤءُ

IRHAM MAN RAASO MAALEHIR RAJAAA-O

have mercy upon him whose wealth is only hope [for You]

وَ سِلَاحُهُ الْبُكَاۤءُ

WA SELAAHOHUL BOKAAA-O

and whose weapon is only weeping.

سُبْحَانَكَ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اَنْتَ

SUBHAANAKA LAAA ELAAHA ILLAA ANTA

Glory be to You. There is no god save You.

يَا حَنَّانُ يَا مَنَّانُ

YAA HANNAANO YAA MANNAANO

O All-tender, O All-Bestower,

يَا بَدِيْعَ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ

YAA BADEE-U’S SAMAAWAATE WAL ARZE

O Fashioner of the heavens and the earth,