Dua No. 1

Text and Translation

When he (a.s.) began to supplicate, he would begin with praise and laudation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic is He). He would say:

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ

ALHAMDO LILLAAHIL

Praise belongs to Allah,

الْاَوَّلِ بِلَا اَوَّلٍ كَانَ قَبْلَهٗ

AWWALE BELAA AWWALIN KAANA QABLAHU

the First, without a first before Him,

وَالْاٰخِرِ بِلَا اٰخِرٍ يَكُوْنُ بَعْدَهٗ

WAL-AAKHERE BELAA AAKHERIN YAKOONO BA’DAHUL

the Last, without a last behind Him.

الَّذِىْ قَصُرَتْ عَنْ رُؤْيَتِهٖ اَبْصَارُ النَّاظِرِيْنَ

LAZE QASORAT A’N ROAYATEHI ABSAARUN NAAZEREEN

Beholders’ eyes fall short of seeing Him,

وَعَجَزَتْ عَنْ نَعْتِهٖ اَوْهَامُ الْوَاصِفِيْنَ

WA A’JAZAT A’N NA’TEHI AWHAAMUL WAASEFEEN

describers’ imaginations are not able to depict Him.

ابْتَدَعَ بِقُدْرَتِهِ الْخَلْقَ ابْتِدَاعًا

IBTADA-A’ BEQUDRATEHIL KHALQAB TEDAA-A’N

He originated the creatures through His power with an origination,

وَاخْتَرَعَهُمْ عَلٰى مَشِيَّتِهِ اخْتِرَاعًا

WAKH TARA-A’HUM A’LAA MASHIYYATEHIKH TA-RA-A’N

He devised them in accordance with His will with a devising.

ثُمَّ سَلَكَ بِهِمْ طَرِيْقَ اِرَادَتِهٖ

SUMMA SALAKA BEHIM TAREEQA ERAADATEHI

Then He made them walk on the path of His desire,

وَبَعَثَهُمْ فِىْ سَبِيْلِ مُحَبَّتِهٖ

WA BA-A’SAHUM FEE SABEELE MOHABBATEHI

He sent them out on the way of His love.

لَا يَمْلِكُوْنَ تَاخِيْرًا عَمَّا قَدَّمَهُمْ اِلَيْهِ

LAA YAMLEKOONA TAAKHEERAN A’MMAA QADDAMAHUM ELAYHE

They cannot keep back from that to which He has sent them forward,

وَلَا يَسْتَطِيْعُوْنَ تَقَدُّمًا اِلٰى مَا اَخَّرَهُمْ عَنْهُ

WA LAA YASTA-TEE-O’ONO TAQADDOMAN ELAA MAA AKKHARAHUM A’NHO

nor can they go forward to that from which He has kept them back.

وَجَعَلَ لِكُلِّ رُوْحٍ مِنْهُمْ قُوْتًا مَعْلُوْمًا مَقْسُوْمًا مِنْ رِزْقِهٖ

WA JA-A’LA LEKULLE ROOHIM MINHUM QOOTAN MA’LOOMAN MAQSOOMAN MIN RIZQEHI

He assigned from His provision to each of their spirits a nourishment known and apportioned.

لَا يَنْقُصُ مَنْ زَادَهٗ نَاقِصٌ

LAA YANQOSO MAN ZAADAHU NAAQESUN

No decreaser decreases those whom He increases,

وَلَا يَزِيْدُ مَنْ نَقَصَ مِنْهُمْ زَآئِدٌ

WA LAA YAZEEDO MAN NAQASA MINHUM ZAA-EDUN

no increaser increases those of them whom He decreases.

ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ لَهٗ فِى الْحَيٰوةِ اَجَلًا مَوْقُوْتًا

SUMMA ZARABA LAHU FIL-HAYAATE AJALAN MAWQOOTAN

Then for each spirit He strikes a fixed term in life,

وَنَصَبَ لَهٗ اَمَدًا مَحْدُوْدًا

WA NASABA LAHU AMADAN MAHDOODAN

for each He sets up a determined end;

يَتَخَطَّاُ اِلَيْهِ بِاَيَّامِ عُمُرِهٖ

YATAKHATTAO ELAYHE BE-AYYAAME O’MOREHI

he walks toward it through the days of his span,

وَيَرْهَقُهٗ بِاَعْوَامِ دَهْرِهٖ

WA YARHAQOHU BE-A-A’WAAME DAHREHI

he overtakes it through the years of his time.

حَتّٰى اِذَا بَلَغَ اَقْصٰى اَثَرِهٖ

HATTAA EZAA BALAGHA AQSAA ASAREHI

Then, when he takes his final step

وَاسْتَوْعَبَ حِسَابَ عُمُرِهٖ

WAS-TAW-A’BA HESAABA O’MOREHI

and embraces the reckoning of his span,

قَبَضَهٗ اِلٰى مَا نَدَبَهٗ اِلَيْهِ مِنْ مَوْفُوْرِ ثَوَابِهٖ اَوْ مَحْذُوْرِ عِقَابِهٖ

QABAZAHU ELAA MAA NADABAHU ELAYHE MIN MAWFOORE SAWAABEHI AW MAHZOORE E’QAABEHI

Allah seizes him to the abundant reward or the feared punishment to which He has called him,

لِيَجْزِىَ الَّذِيْنَ اَسَآؤُا بِمَا عَمِلُوْا وَيَجْزِىَ الَّذِيْنَ اَحْسَنُوْا بِالْحُسْنٰى

LEYAJZEYAL LAZEENA ASAAA-OO BEMAA A’MELOO WA YAJZEYAL LAZEENA AHSANOO BIL-HUSNAA

That He may repay those who do evil for what they have done and repay those who do good with goodness,

عَدْلًا مِنْهُ

A’DLAN MINHO

as justice from Him

تَقَدَّسَتْ اَسْمَآؤُهٗ

TAQADDASAT ASMAAA-OHU

(holy are His names,

وَتَظَاهَرَتْ اٰلَآؤُهٗ

WA TAZAAHARAT AALAAA-OHU

and manifest His boons).

لَا يُسْئَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْئَلُوْنَ

LAA YUS-ALO A’MMAA YAF-A’LO WA HUM YUS-ALOON

He shall not be questioned as to what He does, but they shall be questioned.

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىْ

WAL-HAMDO LILLAAHIL LAZEE

Praise belongs to Allah, for,

لَوْ حَبَسَ عَنْ عِبَادِهٖ مَعْرِفَةَ حَمْدِهٖ عَلٰى مَا اَبْلَاهُمْ مِنْ مِنَنِهٖ الْمُتَتَابِعَةِ وَاَسْبَغَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ نِعَمِهِ الْمُتَظَاهِرَةِ

LAW HABASA A’N E’BAADEHI MA’REFATA HAMDEHI A’LAA MAA ABLAAHUM MIN MENANEHIL MOTATAABEA’TE WA ASBAGHA A’LAYHIM MIN NE-A’MEHIL MOTAZAAHERATE

had He withheld from His servants the knowledge to praise Him for the uninterrupted kindnesseswith which He has tried them and the manifest favours which He has lavished upon them,

لَتَصَرَّفُوْا فِىْ مِنَنِهٖ فَلَمْ يَحْمَدُوْهُ

LE-TASARRAFOO FEE MENANEHI FALAM YAHMADOOHO

they would have moved about in His kindnesses without praising Him,

وَتَوَسَّعُوْا فِىْ رِزْقِهٖ فَلَمْ يَشْكُرُوْهُ

WA TAWASSA-O’O FEE RIZQEHI FALAM YASHKOROOHO

and spread themselves out in His provision without thanking Him.

وَلَوْ كَانُوْا كَذٰلِكَ لَخَرَجُوْا مِنْ حُدُوْدِ الْاِنْسَانِيَّتِ اِلٰى حَدِّ الْبَهِيْمِيَّةِ فَكَانُوْا كَمَا وَصَفَ فِىْ مُحْكَمِ كِتَابِهٖ

WA LAW KAANOO KAZAALEKA LA-KHARAJOO MIN HODOODIL INSAANIYYATE ELAA HADDIL BAHEEMIYYATE FA KAANOO KAMAA WA SAFA FEE MOHKAME KETAABEHI

Had such been the case, they would have left the bounds of humanity for that of beastliness and become as He has described in the firm text of His Book:

اِنْ هُمْ اِلاَّ كَالْاَنْعَامِ بَلْ هُمْ اَضَلُّ سَبِيْلًا

IN HUM ILLAA KAL-AN-A’AME BAL HUM AZALLO SABEELAN

They are but as the cattle—nay, but they are further astray from the way!.

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ عَلٰى مَا

WAL-HAMDO LILLAAHE A’LAA MAA

Praise belongs to Allah, for

عَرَّفَنَا مِنْ نَفْسِهٖ

A’RRAFANAA MIN NAFSEHI

the true knowledge of Himself He has given to us,

وَاَلْهَمَنَا مِنْ شُكْرِهٖ

WA-ALHAMANAA MIN SHUKREHI

the thanksgiving He has inspired us to offer Him,

وَفَتَحَ لَنَا مِنْ اَبْوَابِ الْعِلْمِ بِرُبُوْبِيَّتِهٖ

WA FATAHA LANAA MIN ABWAABIL I’LME BE-ROBOOBIYYATEHI

the doors to knowing His Lordship He has opened for us,

وَدَلَّنَا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْاِخْلَاصِ لَهٗ فِىْ تَوْحِيْدِهٖ

WA DALLANAA A’LAYHE MENAL IKHLAASE LAHU FEE TAWHEEDEHI

the sincerity towards Him in professing His Unity to which He has led us,

وَجَنَّبَنَا مِنَ الْاِلْحَادِ وَالْشَكِّ فِىْ اَمْرِهٖ

WA JANNABANAA MENAL ILHAADE WASH-SHAKKE FEE AMREHI

and the deviation and doubt in His Command from which He has turned us aside;

حَمْدًا

HAMDAN

a praise through which we

نُعَمَّرُ بِهٖ فِيْمَنْ حَمِدَهٗ مِنْ خَلْقِهٖ

NO-A’MMERO BEHI FEEMAN HAMEDAHU MIN KHALQEHI

may be given long life among those of His creatures who praise Him,

وَنَسْبِقُ بِهٖ مَنْ سَبَقَ اِلٰى رِضَاهُ وَعَفْوِهٖ

WA NASBEQO BEHI MAN SABAQA ELAA REZAAHO WA ‘AFWEHI

and overtake those who have gone ahead toward His good pleasure and pardon;

حَمْدًا

HAMDAN

a praise through which

يُضِىْٓءُ لَنَا بِهٖ ظُلُمَاتِ الْبَرْزَخِ

YOZEEE-O LANAA BEHI ZOLOMAATIL BARZAKHE

He will illuminate for us the shadows of the interworld,

وَيُسَهِّلُ عَلَيْنَا بِهٖ سَبِيْلَ الْمَبْعَثِ

WA YOSAHHELO A’LAYNAA BEHI SABEELAL MAB-A’SE

ease for us the path of the Resurrection,

وَيُشَرِّفُ بِهٖ مَنَازِلَنَا عِنْدَ مَوَاقِفِ الْاَشْهَادِ يَوْمَ تُجْزٰى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُوْنَ

WA YOSHARREFO BEHI MANAAZELANAA I’NDA MAWAAQEFIL ASH-HAADE YAWMA TUJZAA KULLO NAFSIN BEMAA KASABAT WA HUM LAA YUZLAMOON

and raise up our stations at the standing places of the Witnesses on the day when every soul will be repaid for what it has earned -they shall not be wronged;

يَوْمَ لَا يُغْنِىْ مَوْلًى عَنْ مَوْلًى شَيْئًا وَّلَا هُمْ يُنْصَرُوْنَ

YAWMA LAA YUGHNEE MAWLAN A’N MAWLAN SHAY-AWN WA LAA HUM YUNSAROON

the day a master shall avail nothing a client, and they shall not be helped;

حَمْدًا يَرْتَفِعُ مِنَّا اِلٰى اَعْلٰى عِلِّيِّيْنَ فِىْ كِتَابٍ مَرْقُوْمٍ يَشْهَدُهُ الْمُقَرَّبُوْنَ

HAMDAN YARTAFE-O’ MINNAA ELAA A-A’LAA I’LLIYYEENA FEE KETAABIN MARQOOMIN YASH-HADOHUL MOQARRABOON

a praise which will rise up from us to the highest of the ‘Illiyun in a book inscribed, witnessed by those brought nigh,

حَمْدًا تَقَرُّ بِهٖ عُيُوْنُنَا اِذَا بَرِقَتِ الْاَبْصَارُ وَتَبْيَضُّ بِهٖ وُجُوْهُنَا اِذَا اسْوَدَّتِ الْاَبْشَارُ

HAMDAN TAQARRO BEHI O’YOONONAA EZAA BAREQATIL ABSAARO WA TABYAZZO BEHIWOJOOHONAA EZAS WADDATIL ABSHAARO

a praise whereby our eyes may be at rest when sight is dazzled, our faces whitened when skins are blackened,

حَمْدًا نُعْتَقُ بِهٖ مِنْ اَلِيْمِ نَارِ اللهِ اِلٰى كَرِيْمِ جِوَارِ اللهِ

HAMDAN NO’TAQO BEHI MIN ALEEME NAARIL LAAHE ELAA KAREEME JEWAARIL LAAHE

a praise through which we may be released from Allah’s painful Fire and enter Allah’s generous neighbourhood,

حَمْدًا

HAMDAN

a praise by which

نُزَاحِمُ بِهٖ مَلَائِكَتَهُ الْمُقَرَّبِيْنَ

NOZAAHEMO BEHI MALAAA-EKATAHUL MOQARRABEENA

we may jostle the angels brought nigh

وَنُضَامُّ بِهٖ اَنْبِيَآئَهُ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ

WA NOZAAMMO BEHI AMBEYAAA-ABUL MURSALEENA

and join the prophets, the envoys,

فِىْ دَارِ الْمُقَامَةِ الَّتِىْ لَا تَزُوْلُ

FE DAARIL MOQAAMATIL LATEE LAA TAZOOLO

in a House of Permanence that does not remove,

وَمَحَلِّ كَرَامَتِهِ الَّتِىْ لَا تَحُوْلُ

WA MAHALLE KARAAMATEHIL LATEE LAA TAHOOLO

the Place of His Generosity that does not change.

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِى

WAL HAMDO LILLAAHIL LAZIKH

Praise belongs to Allah, who

اخْتَارَ لَنَا مَحَاسِنَ الْخَلْقِ

TAARA LANAA MAHAASENAL KHALQE

chose for us the good qualities of creation,

وَاَجْرٰى عَلَيْنَا طَيِّبَاتِ الرِّزْقِ

WA AJRAA A’LAYNAA TAYYEBAATIR RIZQE

granted us the agreeable things of provision,

وَجَعَلَ لَنَا الْفَضِيْلَةَ بِالْمَلَكَةِ عَلٰى جَمِيْعِ الْخَلْقِ

WA JA-A’LA LANAL FAZEELATA BIL-MALAKATE A’LAA JAMEE-A’L KHALQE

and appointed for us excellence through domination over all creation;

فَكُلُّ خَلِيْقَتِهٖ مُنْقَادَةٌ لَنَا بِقُدْرَتِهٖ وَصَائِرَةٌ اِلٰى طَاعَتِنَا بِعِزَّتِهٖ

FA KULLO KHALEEQATEHI MUNQAADATUN LANAA BE-QUDRATEHI WA SAA-ERATUN ELAA TAA-A’TENAA BE-I’ZZATEHI

every one of His creatures submits to us through His power and comes to obey us through His might.

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىْ اَغْلَقَ عَنَّا بَابَ الْحَاجَةِ اِلاَّ اِلَيْهِ

WAL HAMDO LILLAAHIL LAZEE AGH-LAQA A’NNAA BAABAL HAAJATE ILLAA ELAYHE

Praise belongs to Allah, who locked for us the gate of need except toward Him.

فَكَيْفَ نُطِيْقُ حَمْدَهٗ

FAKAYFA NOTEEQO HAMDAHU

So how can we praise Him?

اَمْ مَتٰى نُوَدِّىْ شُكْرَهٗ لَا مَتٰى

AM MATAA NOWADDEE SHUKRAHU LAA MATAA

When can we thank Him? Indeed, when?

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىْ

WAL HAMDO LILLAAHIL LAZEE

Praise belongs to Allah,

رَكَّبَ فِيْنَا اٰلَاتِ الْبَسْطِ

RAKKABA FEENAA AALAATIL BASTE

who placed within us the organs of expansion,

وَجَعَلَ لَنَا اَدَوَاتِ الْقَبْضِ

WA JA-A’LA LANAA ADWAATIL QABZE

assigned for us the agents of contraction,

وَمَتَّعَنَا بِاَرْوَاحِ الْحَيٰوةِ

WA MATTAA-A’NAA BE-ARWAAHIL HAYAATE

gave us to enjoy the spirits of life,

وَاَثْبَتَ فِيْنَا جَوَارِحَ الْاَعْمَالِ

WA ASBATA FEENAA JAWAAREHAL A-A’MAALE

fixed within us the limbs of works,

وَغَذَّانَا بِطَيِّبَاتِ الرِّزْقِ

WA GHAZZANAA BETAYYEBAATIR RIZQE

nourished us with the agreeable things of provision,

وَاَغْنَا نَا بِفَضْلِهٖ

WA AGHNENAA BE-FAZLEHI

freed us from need through His bounty,

وَاَقْنَانَا بِمَنِّهٖ

WA AQNENAA BEMANNEHI

and gave us possessions through His kindness.

ثُمَّ اَمَرَنَا لِيَخْتَبِرَ طَاعَتَنَا

SUMMA AMARANAA BE-YAKHTABERA TAA-A’TANAA

Then He commanded us that He might test our obedience

وَنَهَانَا لِيَبْتَلِىَ شُكْرَنَا

WA NAHAANAA LEYABTALEYA SHUKRANAA

and prohibited us that He might try our thanksgiving.

فَخَالَفْنَا عَنْ طَرِيْقِ اَمْرِهٖ

FA-KHAALAFNAA A’N TAREEQE AMREHI

So we turned against the path of His commandments

وَرَكِبْنَا مُتُوْنَ زَجْرِهٖ

WA RAKEIBNAA MOTOONA ZAJREHI

and mounted the backs of His warnings.

فَلَمْ يَبْتَدِرْنَا بِعُقُوْبَتِهٖ

FALAM YABTADIRNAA BE-O’QOOBATEHI

Yet He hurried us not to His punishment,

وَلَمْ يُعَاجِلْنَا بِنِقْمَتِهٖ

WA LAM YO-A’AJILNAA BE-NIQMATEHI

nor hastened us on to His vengeance.

بَلْ تَاَنَّانَا بِرَحْمَتِهٖ تَكَرُّمًا

BAL TA-ANNAANAA BE-RAHMATEHI TAKARROMAN

No, He went slowly with us through His mercy, in generosity,

وَانْتَظَرَ مُرَاجَعَتَنَا بِرَافَتِهٖ حِلْمًا

WAN TAZARA MORAAJA-A’TANAA BE-RAAFATEHI HILMAN

and awaited our return through His clemency, in mildness.

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىْ دَلَّنَا عَلَى التَّوْبَةِ الَّتِىْ لَمْ نُفِدْهَا اِلاَّ مِنْ فَضْلِهٖ

WAL-HAMDO LILLAAHIZEE DALLANAA A’LAAT TAWBATIL LATEE LAM NOFIDHAA ILLAA MIN FAZLEHI

Praise belongs to Allah, who showed us the way to repentance, which we would not have won save through His bounty.

فَلَوْ لَمْ نَعْتَدِدْ مِنْ فَضْلِهٖ اِلاَّ بِهَا

FALAW LAM NA’TADID MIN FAZLEHI ILLAA BEHAA

Had we nothing to count as His bounty but this,

لَقَدْ حَسُنَ بَلَاؤُهٗ عِنْدَنَا

LAQAD HASONA BALAAA-OHU I’NDANAA

His trial of us would have been good,

وَجَلَّ اِحْسَانُهٗ اِلَيْنَا

WA JALLA EHAANOHU ELAYNAA

His beneficence toward us great,

وَجَسُمَ فَضْلُهٗ عَلَيْنَا

WA JASOMA FAZLOHU A’LAYNAA

His bounty upon us immense.

فَمَا هٰكَذَا كَانَتْ سُنَّتُهٗ فِى التَّوْبَةٍ لِمَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَنَا

FAMAA HAAKAZAA KAANAT SUNNATOHU FIT TAWBATE LEMAN KAANA QABLANAA

For such was not His wont in repentance with those who went before us.

لَقَدْ وَضَعَ عَنَّا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهٖ

LAQAD WA-ZA-A’ A’NNAA MAA LAA TAAQATA LANAA BEHI

He has lifted up from us what we have not the strength to bear,

وَلَمْ يُكَلِّفْنَا اِلاَّ وُسْعًا

WA LAM YOKALLIFNAA ILLAA WUS-A’N

charged us only to our capacity,

وَلَمْ يُجَشِّمْنَا اِلاَّ يُسْرًا

WA LAM YOHASH-SHIMNAA ILLAA YUSRAN

imposed upon us nothing but ease,

وَلَمْ يَدَعَ لَاَحَدٍ مِنَّا حُجَّةً وَّلَا عُذْرًا

WA LAM YADA-A’ LA-AHADIN MINNAA HUJJATAWN WA LAA U’ZRAN

and left none of us with an argument or excuse.

فَالْهَالِكُ مِنَّا مَنْ هَلَكَ عَلَيْهِ

FAL-HAALEKO MINNAA MAN HALAKA A’LAYHE

So the perisher among us is he who perishes in spite of Him

وَالسَّعِيْدُ مِنَّا مَنْ رَغِبَ اِلَيْهِ

WAS-SA-E’EDO MINNAA MAN RAGHEBA ELAYHE

and the felicitous among us he who beseeches Him.

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ بِكُلِّ مَا حَمِدَهٗ بِهٖ

WAL-HAMDO LILLAAHE BE-KULLE MAA HAMEDAHU BEHI

And praise belongs to Allah with all the praises of

اَدْنٰى مَلَآئِكَتِهٖ اِلَيْهِ

ADNAA MALAAA-EKATEHI ELAYHE

His angels closest to Him,

وَاَكْرَمُ خَلِيْقَتِهٖ عَلَيْهِ

WA AKRAMO KHALEEQATEHI A’LAYHE

His creatures most noble in His eyes,

وَاَرْضٰى حَامِدِيْهِ لَدَيْهِ

WA ARZAA HAAMEDEEHE LADAYHE

and His praisers most pleasing to Him;

حَمْدًا يَفْضُلُ سَآئِرَ الْحَمْدِ كَفَضْلِ رَبِّنَا عَلٰى جَمِيْعِ خَلْقِهٖ

HAMDAN YAFZOLO SAA-ERAL HAMDE KA-FAZLE RABBENAA A’LAA JAMEE-E’ KHALQEHI

a praise that may surpass other praises as our Lord surpasses all His creatures.

ثُمَّ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ

SUMMA LAHUL HAMDO

Then to Him belongs praise,

مَكَانَ كُلِّ نِعْمَةٍ لَهٗ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلٰى جَمِيْعِ عِبَادِهِ الْمَاضِيْنَ وَالْبَاقِيْنَ عَدَدَ مَا اَحَاطَ بِهٖ عِلْمُهٗ مِنْ جَمِيْعِ الْاَشْيَآءِ

MAKAANA KULLE NEA’MATIN LAHU A’LAYNAA WA A’LAA JAMEE-E’ E’BAADEHIL MAAZEENA WAL-BAAQEENA A’DADA MAA AHAATA BEHI I’LMOHU MIN JAMEE-I’L ASH-YAAA-E

in place of His every favour upon us and upon all His servants, past and still remaining, to the number of all things His knowledge encompasses,

وَمَكَانَ كُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهَا عَدَدُهَا اَضْعَافًا مُضَاعَفَةً اَبَدًا سَرْمَدًا اِلٰى يَوْمِ الْقِيٰمَةِ

WA MAKAANA KULLE WAAHEDATIN MINHAA A’DADOHAA AZA-A’FAN MOZAA-A’FATAN ABADAN SARMATAN ELAA YAWMIL QEYAAMATE

and in place of each of His favours, their number doubling and redoubling always and forever, to the Day of Resurrection;

حَمْدًا

HAMDAN

a praise

لَا مُنْتَهٰى لِحَدِّهٖ

LAA MUNTAHAA LE-HADDEHI

whose bound has no utmost end,

وَلَا حِسَابَ لِعَدَدِهٖ

WA LAA HESAABA LE-A’DADEHI

whose number has no reckoning,

وَلَا مَبْلَغَ لِغَايَتِهٖ

WA LAA MABLAGHA LE-GHAAYATEHI

whose limit cannot be reached,

وَلَا انْقِطَاعَ لِاَمَدِهٖ

WA LAN QE-TAA-E’ LE-AMADEHI

whose period cannot be cut off;

حَمْدًا يَكُوْنُ

HAMDAN YAKOONO

a praise which will become

وُصْلَةً اِلٰى طَاعَتِهٖ وَعَفْوِهٖ

WUSLATAN ELAA TAA-A’TEHI WA A’FWEHI

a link to His obedience and pardon,

وَسَبَبًا اِلٰى رِضْوَاٰنِهٖ

WA SABABAN ELAA RIZWAANEHI

a tie to His good pleasure,

وَذَرِيْعَةً اِلٰى مَغْفِرَتِهٖ

WA ZAREE-A’TAN ELAA MAGHFERATEHI

a means to His forgiveness,

وَطَرِيْقًا اِلٰى جَنَّتِهٖ

WA TAREEQAN ELAA JANNATEHI

a path to His Garden,

وَخَفِيْرًا مِنْ نَقِمَتِهٖ

WA KHAFEERAN MIN NEQAMATEHI

a protector against His vengeance,

وَاَمْنًا مِنْ غَضَبِهٖ

WA AMNAN MIN GHAZABEHI

a security against His wrath,

وَظَهِيْرًا عَلٰى طَاعَتِهٖ

WA ZAHEERAN A’LAA TAA-A’TEHI

an aid to obeying Him,

وَحَاجِزًا عَنْ مَعْصِيَتِهٖ

WA HAAJEZAN AN MA’SEYATEHI

a barrier against disobeying Him,

وَعَوْنًا عَلٰى تَادِيَةِ حَقِّهٖ وَوَظَآئِغِهٖ

WA A’WNAN A’LAA TAADEYATE HAQQEHI WA ZAAA-E-GHEHI

a help in fulfilling His right and His duties;

حَمْدًا نَسْعَدُ بِهٖ فِى السُّعَدَآءِ مِنْ اَوْلِيَآئِهٖ وَنَصِيْرُ بِهٖ فِىْ نَظْمِ الشُهَدَآءِ بِسُيُوْفِ اَعْدَآئِهٖ

HAMDAN NAS-A’DO BEHI FIS-SO-A’DAAA-E MIN AWLEYAAA-EHI WA NASEERO BEHI FEE NAZMISH SHOHA-DAAA-E BE-SOYOOFE A-A’DAAA-EHI

a praise that will make us felicitous among His felicitous friends, and bring us into the ranks of those martyred by the swords of His enemies.

اِنَّهٗ وَلِىٌّ حَمِيْدٌ.

INNAHU WALIYYUN HAMEED.

He is a Friend, Praiseworthy!