بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

bismillahi alrrahmani alrrahimi

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

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إِلٰهِي لَوْلاَ ٱلْوَاجِبُ مِنْ قَبُولِ أَمْرِكَ

ilahi lawla alwajibu min qabuli amrika

My God, were it not incumbent to accept Your command,

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لَنَزَّهْتُكَ مِنْ ذِكْرِي إِيَّاكَ

lanazzahtuka min dhikri iyyaka

I would declare You far too exalted for me to remember You.

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عَلَىٰ أَنَّ ذِكْرِي لَكَ بِقَدْرِي لاَ بِقَدْرِكَ

`ala anna dhikri laka biqadri la biqadrika

However, I remember You in my measure, not in Your measure,

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وَمَا عَسَىٰ أَنْ يَبْلُغَ مِقْدَارِي حَتَّىٰ أَجْعَلَ مَحَلاًّ لِتَقْدِيسِكَ

wa ma asa an yablugha miqdari hatta ajala mahallan litaqdisika

and my scope can hardly reach the point where I may be a locus for calling You holy!

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وَمِنْ أَعْظَمِ ٱلنِّعَمِ عَلَيْنَا جَرَيَانُ ذِكْرِكَ عَلَىٰ أَلْسِنَتِنَا

wa min azami anniami alayna jarayanu dhikrika ala alsinatina

Among Your greatest favors to us is the running of Your remembrance across our tongues

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وَإِذْنُكَ لَنَا بِدُعَائِكَ وَتَنْزِيهِكَ وَتَسْبِيحِكَ

wa idhnuka lana bidu`a'ika wa tanzihika wa tasbihika

and Your permission to us to supplicate You, declare You exalted, and call You holy!

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إِلٰهِي فَأَلْهِمْنَا ذِكْرَكَ فِي ٱلْخَلاءِ وَٱلْمَلاءِ

ilahi fa alhimna dhikraka filkhala'i walmala'i

My God, inspire with Your remembrance alone and in assemblies,

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وَٱللَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ

wallayli wannahari

by night and day,

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وَٱلإِعْلانِ وَٱلإِسْرَارِ

wal-i`lani wal-israri

publicly and secretly,

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وَفِي ٱلسَّرَّاءِ وَٱلضَّرَّاءِ

wa fissarra'i waddarra'i

in prosperity and adversity!

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وَآنِسْنَا بِٱلذِّكْرِ ٱلْخَفِيِّ

wa anisna bidhdhikri alkhafiyyi

Make us intimate with silent remembrance,

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وَٱسْتَعْمِلْنَا بِٱلْعَمَلِ ٱلزَّكِيِّ

wastamilna bilamali azzakiyyi

employ us in purified works

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وَٱلسَّعْيِ ٱلْمَرْضِيِّ

wassa`yi almardiyyi

and effort pleasing to You,

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وَجَازِنَا بِٱلْمِيزَانِ ٱلْوَفِيِّ

wa jazina bilmizani alwafiyyi

and reward us with the full balance!

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إِلٰهِي بِكَ هَامَتِ ٱلْقُلُوبُ ٱلْوَالِهَةُ

ilahi bika hamat alqulubu alwalihatu

My God, love-mad hearts are enraptured by You,

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وَعَلَىٰ مَعْرِفَتِكَ جُمِعَتِ ٱلْعُقُولُ ٱلْمُتَبَايِنَةُ

wa ala marifatika jumiat aluqulu almutabayinatu

disparate intellects are brought together by knowing You,

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فَلاَ تَطْمَئِنُّ ٱلْقُلُوبُ إِلاَّ بِذِكْرَاكَ

fala tatma'innu alqulubu illa bidhikraka

hearts find no serenity except in remembering You,

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وَلاَ تَسْكُنُ ٱلنُّفُوسُ إِلاَّ عِنْدَ رُؤْيَاكَ

wa la taskunu annufusu illa `inda ru'yaka

and souls find no rest except in seeing You.

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أَنْتَ ٱلْمُسَبَّحُ فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ

anta almusabbahu fi kulli makanin

You are the glorified in every place,

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وَٱلْمَعْبُودُ فِي كُلِّ زَمَانٍ

walma`budu fi kulli zamanin

the worshiped at every time,

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وَٱلْمَوْجُودُ فِي كُلِّ أَوَانٍ

walmawjudu fi kulli awanin

the found at every moment,

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وَٱلْمَدْعُوُّ بِكُلِّ لِسَانٍ

walmad`uwwu bikulli lisanin

the called by every tongue,

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وَٱلْمُعَظَّمُ فِي كُلِّ جَنَانٍ

walmu`azzamu fi kulli jananin

and the magnified in every heart!

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وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِنْ كُلِّ لَذَّةٍ بِغَيْرِ ذِكْرِكَ

wa astaghfiruka min kulli ladhdhatin bighayri dhikrika

I pray forgiveness from You for every pleasure I could find other than remembering You,

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وَمِنْ كُلِّ رَاحَةٍ بِغَيْرِ أُنْسِكَ

wa min kulli rahatin bighayri unsika

every ease but intimacy with You,

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وَمِنْ كُلِّ سُرُورٍ بِغَيْرِ قُرْبِكَ

wa min kulli sururin bighayri qurbika

every happiness but nearness to You,

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وَمِنْ كُلِّ شُغْلٍ بِغَيْرِ طَاعَتِكَ

wa min kulli shughlin bighayri ta`atika

every occupation but obeying You!

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إِلٰهِي أَنْتَ قُلْتَ وَقَوْلُكَ ٱلْحَقُّ:

ilahi anta qulta wa qawluka alhaqqu

My God, You have said—and Your word is true—

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(يَا أَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ٱذْكُرُوا ٱللَّهَ ذِكْراً كَثِيراً

ya ayyuha alladhina amanu idhkura allaha dhikran kathiran

“O you who have faith, remember Allah with much remembrance

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وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلاً)

wa sabbihuhu bukratan wa asilan

and glorify Him at dawns and in the evening!”

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وَقُلْتَ وَقَوْلُكَ ٱلْحَقُّ:

wa qulta wa qawluka alhaqqu

You have also said—and Your word is true—

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(فَٱذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ)

fadhkuruni adhkurkum

“Remember Me, and I will remember you!”

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فَأَمَرْتَنَا بِذِكْرِكَ

fa amartana bidhikrika

You have commanded us to remember You,

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وَوَعَدْتَنا عَلَيْهِ أَنْ تَذْكُرَنا

wa waadtana alayhi an tadhkurana

and promised us that You will remember us thereby,

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تَشْرِيفاً لَنَا وَتَفْخِيماً وَإِعْظَاماً

tashrifan lana wa tafkhiman wa i`zaman

in order to ennoble, respect, and honor us.

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وَهَا نَحْنُ ذَاكِرُوكَ كَمَا أَمَرْتَنَا

wa ha nahnu dhakiruka kama amartana

Here we are, remembering You as You have commanded us!

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فَأَنْجِزْ لَنَا مَا وَعَدْتَنَا

fa anjiz lana ma wa`adtana

So, accomplish what You have promised,

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يَا ذَاكِرَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

ya dhakira adhdhakirina

O Rememberer of the rememberers!

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وَيَا أَرْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

wa ya arhama arrahimina

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

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