أَللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَيَجَـانِ الْحِرْصِ ،

allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min hayajāni al-hirṣi

O God, I seek refuge in Thee from the agitation of craving,

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وَسَوْرَةِ الغَضَبِ وَغَلَبَةِ الْحَسَدِ وضَعْفِ الصَّبْرِ

wa sawratil-ghadab wa ghalabatil-hasad wa ḍaʿfil-ṣabr

the violence of wrath, the domination of envy, the frailty of patience,

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وَقِلَّةِ الْقَنَاعَةِ وَشَكَاسَةِ الْخُلُقِ ،

wa qillatil qana'ati wa shakasatil khuluq

the lack of contentment, surliness of character,

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وَإلْحَاحِ الشَّهْوَةِ ، وَمَلَكَةِ الْحَمِيَّةِ ،

wa'ilhāḥi al-shahwati, wa-malakati al-ḥamiyyah

urgency of passion, the disposition to vehemence,

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وَمُتَابَعَةِ الْهَوَى ، وَمُخَالَفَةِ الْهُدَى ،

wa mutābaʿati al-hawā, wa mukhālafati al-hudā

following caprice, opposing guidance,

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وَسِنَةِ الْغَفْلَةِ ، وَتَعَاطِي الْكُلْفَةِ ،

wa sinati al-ghaflah, wa ta'atii al-kulfah

the sleep of heedlessness, undertaking the toilsome,

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وَإيْثَارِ الْبَاطِلِ عَلَى الْحَقِّ وَالإصْرَارِ عَلَى الْمَأثَمِ ،

wa ʾīthāri l-bāṭili ʿalā l-ḥaqqi wal-iṣrāri ʿalā l-maʾṯami

preferring falsehood over truth, persisting in sin,

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وَاسْتِصْغَـارِ الْمَعْصِيَـةِ ، وَاسْتِكْثَارِ الطَّاعَةِ ،

wa-istiṣghāri al-maʿṣiyati, wa-istikhtāri al-ṭāʿati

making little of disobedience, making much of obedience,

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وَمُبَاهَاةِ الْمُكْثِرِينَ ، وَالإزْرآءِ بِالْمُقِلِّينَ ،

wa mubāhāti l-mukthirīna, wa al-izrāʾi bil-muqillīna

vying with the wealthy, distitleging the poor,

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وَسُوءِ الْوِلاَيَةِ لِمَنْ تَحْتَ أَيْدِينَا

wa suu'il-wilāyati liman tahta aydeena

guarding badly over those in our hands,

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وَتَرْكِ الشُّكْرِ لِمَنِ اصْطَنَعَ الْعَارِفَةَ عِنْدَنَا ،

wa tarqil shukri limani istana'a al-'arifata 'indana

failing to thank those who have done good to us,

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أَوْ أَنْ نَعْضُدَ ظَالِماً ، أَوْ نَخْذُلَ مَلْهُوفاً ،

aw an naʿḍuda ẓāliman, aw nakhẓula malhūfan

aiding a wrongdoer, abandoning someone troubled,

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أَوْ نَرُومَ مَا لَيْسَ لَنَا بِحَقّ،

aw narooma ma laysa lana bihaqqa

wanting what is not rightfully ours,

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أَوْ نَقُولَ فِي الْعِلْمِْ بِغَيْرِ عِلْم

aw naqūla fī al-ʿilm bi-ghayr ʿilm

and speaking about knowledge without knowing.

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وَنَعُـوذُ بِـكَ أَنْ نَنْطَوِيَ عَلَى غِشِّ أَحَد ،

wa-naʿuẓu bi-ka an nanṭawiya ʿalā ghishshi aḥad

We seek refuge in Thee from harbouring dishonesty toward anyone,

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وَأَنْ نُعْجَبَ بِأَعْمَالِنَا ، وَنَمُدَّ فِي آمَالِنَا ،

wa'an nuʿjaba bi-aʿmālinā, wa namudda fī āmālinā

being pleased with our works, and stretching out our expectations.

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وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ سُوءِ السَّرِيرَةِ ، وَاحْتِقَارِ الصَّغِيرَةِ ،

wa naʿūḏu bika min suu'i al-sarīra, wa-iḥtiqāri al-ṣaghīra

We seek refuge in Thee from ill-mindedness, looking down on the small,

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وَأَنْ يَسْتَحْوِذَ عَلَيْنَا الشَّيْطَانُ ،

wa'an yastahwizu 'alayna ash-shaytan

Satan's gaining mastery over us,

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أَوْ يَنْكُبَنَـا الزَّمَانُ ، أَوْ يَتَهَضَّمَنَا السُّلْطَانُ.

'aw yankubanna al-zamanu, 'aw yatahadhamana al-sultanu

time's afflicting us, and the sovereign's oppressing us.

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وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ تَنَاوُلِ الإسْرَافِ ، وَمِنْ فِقْدَانِ الْكَفَـافِ

wa-naʿūdh bi-ka min tanāwul al-isrāf, wa min fiqdan al-kafāf

We seek refuge in Thee from acting with prodigality and not having sufficiency.

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وَنَعُوذُ بِـكَ مِنْ شَمَاتَةِ الأَعْدَاءِ وَمِنَ الْفَقْرِ إلَى الاَكْفَاءِ

wa naʿūdh bi-ka min shamātati al-aʿdā'i wa min al-faqr ilā al-akfāʾi

We seek refuge in Thee from the gloating of enemies, indigent need for equals,

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وَمِنْ مَعِيشَة فِي شِدَّة وَمَيْتَة عَلَى غَيْـرِ عُدَّة.

wa min maʿīshat fī shiddah wa maytah ʿalā ghayr ʿuddah

living in hardship, and dying without readiness.

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وَنَعُـوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْحَسْرَةِ الْعُظْمى ،

wa naʿūdhu bika min al-ḥasrat al-ʿuẓmā

We seek refuge in Thee from the most dreadful remorse,

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وَالْمُصِيبَةِ الْكُبْرَى ، وَأَشْقَى الشَّقَآءِ وَسُوءِ المآبِ ،

wa-al-muṣībat al-kubrā, wa-ashqā al-shaqā' wa-sū'i al-māb

the greatest affliction, the most wretched wretchedness, the evil end to the journey,

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وَحِرْمَانِ الثَّوَابِ ، وَحُلُولِ الْعِقَابِ.

wa hirmāni althawābi, wa ḥulūli alʿiqāb

the deprivation of reward, and the advent of punishment.

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اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِهِ ،

allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā muḥammad wa ālih

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household

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وَأَعِذْنِي مِنْ كُلِّ ذَلِكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ

wa'a'ithni min kulli dhalika bi rahmatika

and through Thy mercy, give to me refuge from all of that,

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وَجَمِيـعَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ

wa jamiʿa al-mu'minīna wa al-mu'mināti

and to all the faithful, both men and women!

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يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.

yā ʾarḥama l-rāḥimīn

O Most Merciful of the merciful!

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