The Supplication of Wednesday

Text and Translation

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم

BISMIL LAAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHEEM.

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

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِىْ جَعَلَ اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا

AL-HAMDO LILLAAHIL LAZEE JA-A’LALLAYLA LEBAASANW

All praise be to Allah Who appointed the night to be a garment,

وَّالنَّوْمَ سُبًاتًا

WAN-NAWMA SOBAATANW

and sleep for a rest,

وَّ جَعَلَ النَّهَارَ نُشُوْرًا

WA JA-A’LAN NAHAARA NOSHOORAN

and day He appointed for a rising!

لَكَ الْحَمْدُ اَنْ بَعَثْتَنِىْ مِنْ مَّرْقَدِىْ

LAKAL HAMDO A BA-A’STANEE MIM MARQADEE

To You belongs praise, for You roused me from my sleep,

وَلَوْ شِئْتَ جَعَلْتَهٗ سَرْمَدًا

WA LAW SHEA-TA JA-A’LTAHU SARMADAN

and had You willed, You would have made it everlasting;

حَمْدًا دَآئِمًا لَا يَنْقَطعُ اَبَدًا

HAMDAN DAAA-EMAN LAA YANQA-TE-O’ ABADANW

an endless praise that will never be cut off

وَّلَا يُحْصِىْ لَهٗ الْخَلَآئِقُ عَدَدًا

WA LAA YOHSEE LAHUL KHALAAA-EQO A’DADAN

and whose number the creatures cannot count!

اَللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ اَنْ خَلَقْتَ فَسَوَّيْتَ

ALLAAHUMMA LAKAL HAMDO AN KHALAQTA FA-SAWWAYTA

O Allah, to You belongs praise, for You created, then fashioned,

وَ قَدَّرْتَ وَ قَضَيْتَ

WA QADDARTA WA QAZAYTA

ordained and decreed,

وَ اَمَتَّ وَ اَحْيَيْت

WA AMATTA WA AHYAYTA

gave death and bestowed life,

وَ اَمْرَضْتَ وَ شَفَيْتَ

WA AMRAZTA WA SHAFAYTA

made sick and healed,

وَعَافَيْتَ وَ اَبْلَيْتَ

WA A’AFAYTA WA ABLAYTA

made well and afflicted,

وَ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوَيْتَ

WA A’LAL A’RSHIS TAWAYTA

established the Throne

وَ عَلَى الْمُلْكِ احْتَوَيْتَ

WA A’LAL MULKEH TAWAYTA

and encompassed the Kingdom!

اَدْعُوْكَ دُعَآءَ مَنْ ضَعُفَتْ وَسِيْلَتُهٗ

AD-O’OKA DO-A’AA-A MAN ZA-O’FAT WASEELATOHU

I supplicate You with the supplication of one whose mediation is weak,

وَانْقَطَعَتْ حِيْلَتُهٗ

WAN-QATA-A’T HEELATOHU

whose stratagems have been cut off,

وَاقْتَرَبَ اَجَلُهٗ

WAQ TARABA AJALOHU

whose term has drawn near,

وَ تَدَانٰى فِى الدُّنْيَا اَمَلُهٗ

WA TADAANAA FID-DUNYAA AMALOHU

whose expectation from this world has shrunk,

وَاشْتَدَّتْ اِلٰى رَحْمَتِكَ فَاقَتُهٗ

WASH TADDAT ELAA RAHMATEKA FAA-QATOHU

whose neediness for Your mercy has intensified,

وَ عَظُمَتْ لِتَفْرِيْطِهٖ حَسْرَتُهٗ

WA A’ZOMAT LE-TAFREETEHI HASRATOHU

whose remorse for his neglect has become great,

وَ كَثُرَتْ زَلَّتُهٗ وَ عَثْرَتُهٗ

WA KASORAT ZALLATOHU WA A’SRATOHU

whose slips and stumbles have become many,

وَ خَلُصَتْ لِوَجْهِكَ تَوْبَتُهٗ

WA KHALOSAT LE-WAJ-HEKA TAWBATOHU

and whose repentance is devoted sincerely to Your face.

فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ

FA-SALLE A’LAA MOHAMMADIN

So, bless Muhammad,

خَاتَمِ النَّبِيِّيْنَ

KHAATAMIN NABIYYEENA

the Seal of the Prophets,

وَ عَلٰى اَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الطَّيِّبِيْنَ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ

WA A’LAA AHLE BAYTEHIT TAYYEBEENAT TAAHEREENA

and his Household, the good, the pure,

وَارْزُقْنِىْ شَفَاعَةَ مُحَمَّدٍ

WAR-ZUQNEE SHA-FAA-A’TA MOHAMMADIN