Dua-e-Noor

Text and Translation

In Muhaj al-Da’awat, Sayyid Ibn Tawus has mentioned a narration quoting Salman as saying, “Lady Fatimah al-Zahra’(a.s.) conveyed to me some words that she had learnt from the Holy Messenger (s.a.w.a.) and she used to repeat them each morning and evening. Moreover, she said that if you would like not to be afflicted by the harm of fever as long as you live in this world, you may say this supplicatory prayer regularly:

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.

بِسْمِ اللهِ النُّوْرِ

BISMIL LAAHIN NOOR

In the Name of Allah, the Light (Nur).

بِسْمِ اللهِ نُوْرِ النُّوْرِ

BISMIL LAAHIN NOORIN NOOR

In the Name of Allah, the Light of the Light.

بِسْمِ اللهِ نُوْرٌ عَلٰى نُوْرٍ

BISMIL LAAHIN NOORE A’LAA NOORIN

In the Name of Allah, Light upon Light.

بِسْمِ اللهِ الَّذِيْ هُوَ مُدَبِّرُ الْاُمُوْرِ

BISMIL LAAHIL LAZEE HOWA MODABBERUL OMOORE

In the Name of Allah, Who is the Controller of all Affairs.

بِسْمِ اللهِ خَلَقَ النُّوْرَ مِنَ النُّوْرِ

BISMIL LAAHE KHAALEQIN NOORE MENAN NOOR

In the Name of Allah, Who created the Light from the Light.

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْ خَلَقَ النُّوْرَ مِنَ النُّوْرِ

ALHAMDO LILLAAHIL LAZEE KHALAQAN NOORA MENAN NOORE

Praise be to Allah, Who created the Light from the Light,

وَ اَنْزَلَ النُّوْرَ عَلَى الطُّوْرِ

WA ANZALAN NOORA A’LAT TOORE

and sent down the Light upon [Mount] Tur (Sinai),

فِيْ كِتَابٍ مَّسْطُوْرٍ

FEE KETAABIM MASTOORIN

in a written book,

فِيْ رَقٍّ مَّنْشُوْرٍ

FEE RAQQIM MANSHOORIN

on an open scroll,

بِقَدَرٍ مَّقْدُوْرٍ

BE-QADARIM MAQDOORIN

with a measured decree,

عَلٰى نَبِيٍّ مَّحْبُوْرٍ

A’LAA NABIYYIM MAHBOORIN

upon a Prophet who is honored.

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْ هُوَ بِالْعِزِّ مَذْكُوْرٌ

ALHAMDO LILLAAHIL LAZEE HOWA BIL 'IZZIM MAZKOORUN

Praise be to Allah, Who is mentioned with Glory,

وَ بِالْفَخْرِ مَشْهُوْرٌ

WA BIL-FAKHRE MASHHOORUN

and known with Honor,

وَ عَلَى السَّرَّآءِ وَ الضَّرَّآءِ مَشْكُوْرٌ

WA A’LAS SARRAAAE WAZ ZARRAAAE MASHKOORUN

and thanked both in ease and in hardship.

وَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلٰى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ

WA SALLAL LAAHO A’LAA SAYYEDENAA MOHAMMADINW

And may Allah bless our Master Muhammad

وَّ آلِهِ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ.

WA AALEHIT TAAHEREENA.

and his pure progeny.

Salman then added, “As I learnt by heart these words, I conveyed them to more than one thousand persons in al-Madinah and Makkah who had been infected with fever and they all were healed by the will of Almighty Allah.