Dua Simat

Text and Translation

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّیْ اَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْعَظِیْمِ الْاَعْظَمِ

ALLAAHUMMA INNEE AS-ALOKA BISMEKAL A’ZEEMIL A-A’ZAMIL

O’ Allah! I beseech You through Your Name, the great, the most great,

الْاَعَزِّ الْاَجَلِّ الْاَكْرَمِ

A-A’ZZIL AJALLIL AKRAMIL

the most majestic, the most magnificent and the most noble.

الَّذِیْ اِذَا دُعِیْتَ بِهٖ عَلٰی مَغَالِقِ اَبْوَابِ السَّمَآءِ لِلْفَتْحِ بِالرَّحْمَۃِ انْفَتَحَتْ

LAZEE EZAA DO-EE’TA BEHI A’LAA MAGHAALEQE ABWAABIS SAMAAA-E LIL FATHE BIR-RAHMATIN FATAHAT

If You are requested therewith to open the closed doors of the sky these will open with Your mercy.

وَ اِذَا دُعِیْتَ بِهٖ عَلٰی مَضَآئِقِ اَبْوَابِ الْاَرْضِ لِلْفَرَجِ انْفَرَجَتْ

WA EZAA DO-EE’TA BEHI A’LAA MAZAAA-EQE ABWAABIL ARZE LILFARAJIN FARAJAT,

If You are requested thereby to remove the narrowness of the doors of the earth, they will be opened wide.

وَ اِذَا دُعِیْتَ بِهٖ عَلَی الْعُسْرِ لِلْیُسْرِ تَیَسَّرَتْ

WA EZAA DO-EE’TA BEHI A’LAL U’SRE LIL-YUSRE TAYASSARAT,

If You are requested thereby to make easy the difficulty, it will be made easy.

وَ اِذَا دُعِیْتَ بِهٖ عَلَی الْاَمْوَاتِ لِلنُّشُوْرِ انْتَشَرَتْ

WA EZAA DO-EE’TA BEHI A’LAL AMWAATE LIN-NOSHOORIN TASHARAT,

If You are requested thereby to restore the dead to life, they will rise from their graves.

وَ اِذَا دُعِیْتَ بِهٖ عَلٰی كَشْفِ الْبَاْسَآءِ وَ الضَّرَّآءِ انْكَشَفَتْ

WA EZAA DO-EE’TA BEHI A’LAA KASHFIL BAA-SAAA-E WAZ-ZARRAAA-E INKASHAFAT,

If You are requested thereby to remove misery and adversity, it will be removed.

وَ بِجَلَالِ وَجْهِكَ الْكَرِیْمِ

WA BE JALAALE WAJHEKAL KAREEME

I beseech You through the Majesty of Your person,

اَكْرَمِ الْوُجُوْهِ

AKRAMIL WOJOOHE

the Most Generous

وَ اَعَزِّ الْوُجُوْهِ

WA A-A’ZZIL WOJOOHIL

and the Most Honoured One,

الَّذِیْ عَنَتْ لَهُ الْوُجُوْهُ

LAZE A’NAT LAHUL WOJOOHO

before Whom everybody bows down in submission

وَ خَضَعَتْ لَهُ الرِّقَابُ

WA KHAZA-A’T LAHUR REQAABO

and all necks bend down in reverence

وَ خَشَعَتْ لَهُ الْاَصْوَاتُ

WA KHASHA-A’T LAUL ASWAATO

and all voices become humbled

وَ وَجِلَتْ لَهُ الْقُلُوْبُ مِنْ مَخَافَتِكَ

WA WAJELAT LAHUL QOLOOBO MIN MAKHAAFATEKA,

and all hearts tremble; through Your fear

وَ بِقُوَّتِكَ الَّتِیْ بِهَا تُمْسِكُ السَّمَآءَ اَنْ تَقَعَ عَلَی الْاَرْضِ اِلَّا بِاِذْنِكَ

WA BE QUWWATEKAL LATEE BEHAA TUMSEKUS SAMAAA-A AN TAQA-A’ A’LAL ARZE ILLAA BE-IZNEKA,

and I beseech You through Your Might, which prevents the heaven from falling on the earth except with Your permission,

وَ تُمْسِكُ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَ الْاَرْضَ اَنْ تَزُوْلَا

WA TUMSEKUS SAMAAWAATE WAL ARZA AN TAZOOLAA,

and which controls all the heavens and the earth so closely that they cannot move away from their positions;

وَ بِمَشِیَّتِكَ الَّتِیْ دَانَ لَهَا الْعَالَمُوْنَ

WA BEMASHIYYATEKAL LATEE DAANA (KAANA) LAHAL A’AALAMOONA,

and I beseech You through Your Will, which the whole world obeys,

وَ بِكَلِمَتِكَ الَّتِیْ خَلَقْتَ بِهَا السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضَ

WA BEKALEMAATEKAL LATEE KALAQTA BEHAS SAMAAWAATE WAL-ARZA,

and through Your Word. By which You have created the heaven and the earth,

وَ بِحِكْمَتِكَ الَّتِیْ صَنَعْتَ بِهَا الْعَجَآئِبَ

WA BEHIKMATEKAL LATEE SANA’TA BEHAL A’JAAA-EBA

and through Your Wisdom, with which You have created the wonders,

وَ خَلَقْتَ بِهَا الظُّلْمَۃَ

WA KHALAQTA BEHAZ ZULMATA

and with which You created Darkness

وَ جَعَلْتَهَا لَیْلًا

WA JA-A’LTAHAA LAILAN

and made it Night,

وَّجَعَلْتَ اللَّیْلَ سَكَنًا

WA JA-A’LTAL LAYLA SAKANAN

and made night the time of quiet and rest;

وَّ خَلَقْتَ بِهَا النُّوْرَ

WA KHALAQTA BEHAN NOORA

and with which You created Light

وَ جَعَلْتَهٗ نَهَارًا

WA JA-A’LTAHU NAHAARAN

and made it Day,

وَّ جَعَلْتَ النَّهَارَ نُشُوْرًا مُبْصِرًا

WA JA-A’LTAN NAHAARA NOSHOORAN MUBSERAN,

and made day the time of movement and observation;

وَّ خَلَقْتَ بِهَا الشَّمْسَ

WA KHALAQTA BEHASH SHAMSA

and with which You have created the Sun,