The Supplication of Monday

Text and Translation

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم

BISMIL LAAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHEEM.

In the Name of Allah, the All-merciful, the All-compassionate

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىْ لَمْ يُشْهِدْ اَحَدًا

ALHAMDO LILLAAHIL LAZEE LAM TUSHID AHADAN

Praise belongs to Allah, Who allowed none to witness

حِيْنَ فَطَرَ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضَ

HEENA FATARAS SAMAAWAATE WAL ARZA

when He created the heavens and the earth,

وَ لَا اتَّخَذَ مُعِيْنًا حِيْنَ بَرَأَ النَّسَمَاتِ

WA LAT-TAKHAZA MO-E’ENAN HEENA BARA-AN NASAMAATE

and Who took no helper when He authored the spirits!

لَمْ يُشَارَكْ فِى الْاِلٰهِيَّةِ

LAM YOSHAARAK FIL ELAAHIYYATE

He has no associate in Divinity

وَ لَمْ يُظَاهَرْ فِى الْوَحْدَانِيَّةِ

WA LAM YOZAAHAR FIL WAHDAANIYYATE

and no support in Unity.

كَلَّتِ الْاَلْسُنُ عَنْ غَايَةِ صِفَتِهٖ

KALLATIL ALSONO A’N GHAAYATE SEFATEHI

Tongues fall silent before the limit of describing Him,

وَالْعُقُوْلُ عَنْ كُنْهِ مَعْرِفَتِهٖ

WAL O’QOOLO A’N KUNHE MA’REFATEHI

intellects fail before the core of knowing Him,

وَ تَوَاضَعَتِ الْجَبَابِرَةُ لِهَيْبَتِهٖ

WA TAWAAZA-A’TIL JABAABERATO LE-HAYBATEHI

tyrants fall low in awe of Him,

وَ عَنَتِ الْوُجُوْهُ لِخَشْيَتِهٖ

WA A’NATIL WOJOOHO LE-KHASHYATEHI

faces are humbled in fear of Him,

وَانْقَادَ كُلُّ عَظِيْمٍ لِعَظَمَتِهٖ

WAN QAADA KULLO A’ZEEMIN LE-A’ZAMATEHI

and everything mighty yields of His mightiness!

فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ مُتَوَاتِرًا مُتَّسِقًا

FA-LAKAL HAMDO MOTAWAATERAN MUTTASEQAN

So to You belongs praise, again and again, well-measured,

وَ مُتَوَالِيًا مُسْتَوْسِقًا

WA MOTAWAALEYAN MUSTAWSEQAN

continually, methodically!

وَ صَلَوَاتُهٗ عَلٰى رَسُوْلِهٖ اَبَدًا

WA SALAWAATOHU A’LAA RASOOLEHI ABADAN

And may His blessings be upon His Messenger endlessly,

وَ سَلاَمُهٗ دَآئِمًا سَرْمَدًا

WA SALAAMOHU DAA-EMAN SARMADAN

His salutation everlastingly, eternally!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْ اَوَّلَ يَوْمِىْ هٰذَا صَلَاحًا

ALLAAHUMMAJ A’L AWWALA YAWMEE HAAZAA SALAAHANW

O Allah, make the beginning of this day of mine righteousness,

وَّ اَوْسَطَهٗ فَلَاحًا

WA AWSATAHU FALAAHAN

its middle prosperity,

وَآخِرَهٗ نَجَاحًا

WA AAKHERAHU NAJAAHAN

and its end success!

وَ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ يَوْمٍ اَوَّلُهٗ فَزَعٌ

WA A-O’OZO BEKA MIN YAWMIN AWWALOHU FAZA-U’N

I seek refuge in You from a day whose beginning is fright,

وَ اَوْسَطُهٗ جَزَعٌ

WA AWSATOHU JAZA-U’N

whose middle is anxiety,

وَ آخِرُهٗ وَجَعٌ

WA AAKHEROHU WAJA-U’N

and whose end is pain!

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ اَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِكُلِّ نَذْرٍ نَذَرْتُهٗ

ALLAAHUMMA INNEE ASTAGHFEROKA LE KULLE NAZRIN NAZARTOHU

O Allah, I pray forgiveness from You for every vow I have vowed,

وَكُلِّ وَعْدٍ وَعَدْتُهٗ

WA KULLE WA’DIN WA-A’DTOHU

every promise I have promised,

وَكُلِّ عَهْدٍ عَاهَدْتُهٗ

WA KULLE A’HDIN A’A-HAD-TOHU

and every pledge I have pledged

ثُمَّ لَمْ اَفِ بِهٖ

SUMMA LAM AFE BEHI

and then I failed to keep it.

وَ اَسْاَلُكَ فِىْ مَظَالِمِ عِبَادِكَ عِنْدِىْ

WA ASALOKA FEE MAZAALEME E’BAADEKA I’NDEE

I ask You concerning the complaints of Your servants against me:

فَاَيُّمَا عَبْدٍ مِنْ عَبِيْدِكَ

FA-AYYOMAA A’BDIN MIN A’BEEDEKA