Dua Adilah

Text and Translation

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

bismi allahi alrrahmani alrrahimi

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

﴿شَهِدَ ٱللَّهُ انَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ

shahida allahu annahu la ilaha illa huwa

“Allah bears witness that there is no god but He,

وَٱلْمَلائِكَةُ وَاولُوٱ ٱلْعِلْمِ

walmala'ikatu wa ulu al`ilmi

and (so do) the angels and those possessed of knowledge,

قَائِماً بِالْقِسْطِ

qa'iman bilqisti

maintaining His creation with justice;

لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

la ilaha illa huwa al`azizu alhakimu

there is no god but He, the Mighty, the Wise.

إِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ عِنْدَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلإِسْلاَمُ﴾

inna alddina `inda allahi al-islamu

Surely, the (true) religion with Allah is Islam.”

وَانَا ٱلْعَبْدُ ٱلضَّعِيفُ ٱلْمُذْنِبُ

wa ana al`abdu aldda`ifu almudhnibu

I am the slave—feeble, sinful,

ٱلْعَاصِي ٱلْمُحْتَاجُ ٱلْحَقِيرُ

al`asi almuhtaju alhaqiru

disobedient, needy, and ignoble—

اشْهَدُ لِمُنْعِمِي وَخَاِلقِي

ash-hadu limun`imi wa khaliqi

I testify to my Benefactor, Creator,

وَرَازِقِي وَمُكْرِمِي

wa raziqi wa mukrimi

Provider of me with my sustenance, and my Honorer,

كَمَا شَهِدَ لِذَاتِهِ

kama shahida lidhatihi

as same as He has testified to Himself

وَشَهِدَتْ لَهُ ٱلْمَلائِكَةُ

wa shahidat lahu almala'ikatu

and the angels have testified to Him

وَاولُوٱ ٱلْعِلْمِ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ

wa ulu al`ilmi min `ibadihi

so have those possessed with knowledge amongst His servants

بِانَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ

bi-annahu la ilaha illa huwa

that there is no god save Him

ذُو ٱلنِّعَمِ وَٱلإِحْسَانِ

dhu alnni`ami wal-ihsani

the Lord of bounties, favors,

وَٱلْكَرَمِ وَٱلاِمْتِنَانِ

walkarami wal-imtinani

generosity, and kindness.

قَادِرٌ ازَلِيٌّ

qadirun azaliyyun

He is Omnipotent, Eternal,

عَالِمٌ ابَدِيٌّ

`alimun abadiyyun

All-knowing, Everlasting,

حَيٌّ احَدِيٌّ

hayyun ahadiyyun

Ever-living, One and Only,

مَوْجُودٌ سَرْمَدِيٌّ

mawjudun sarmadiyyun

Self-existent, Endless,

سَمِيعٌ بَصِيرٌ

sami`un basirun

All-hearing, All-Seeing,

مُرِيدٌ كَارِهٌ

muridun karihun

Willing, Discriminating,

مُدْرِكٌ صَمَدِيٌّ

mudrikun samadiyyun

All-aware, and eternally Besought of all.

يَسْتَحِقُّ هٰذِهِ ٱلصِّفَاتُ

yastahiqqu hadhihi alssifati

He is worthy of all these attributes,

وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ مَا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ فِي عِزِّ صِفَاتِهِ

wa huwa `ala ma huwa `alayhi fi `izzi sifatihi

and He, characterized by all these sublime attributes,

كَانَ قَوْيّاً قَبْلَ وُجُودِ ٱلْقُدْرَةِ وَٱلْقُوَّةِ

kana qawiyyan qabla wujudi alqudrati walquwwati

was All-powerful prior to the existence of might and power,

وَكَانَ عَلِيماً قَبْلَ إِيجَادِ ٱلْعِلْمِ وَٱلْعِلَّةِ

wa kana `aliman qabla ijadi al`ilmi wal`illati