allāhumma yā kāfīya al-fard al-ḍaʿīf, wa wāqiya al-amri al-makḥūf

O God, O Sufficer of the isolated and weak and Protector against terrifying affairs!

afradatni al-khaṭāyā; falā ṣāḥiba maʿī

Offenses have isolated me, so there is none to be my companion.

waḍaʿuftu ʿan ghaḍabika; falā muʾayyida lī

I am too weak for Thy wrath and there is none to strengthen me.

wa-ashraftu ʿalaa khawfi liqa'ika; falaa musakkina li-rawʿati

I have approached the terror of meeting Thee and there is none to still my fear.

wa-man yu'minuni mink(a) wa-anta akhafatni?

Who can make me secure from Thee when Thou hast filled me with terror?

wa-man yusā`idunī wa-anta afradtanī?

Who can come to my aid when Thou hast isolated me?

wa-man yuqawwimni wa-anta ad'afatani?

Who can strengthen me when Thou hast weakened me?

lā yujīru yā ilāhī illā rabbun ʿalā marbūb

None can grant sanctuary to a vassal, my God, but a lord,

wa lā yuʾminu illā ghālibun ʿalā maghlūb

none can give security to one dominated but a dominator,

wa lā yuʿīnu illā ṭālibun ʿalā maṭlūb

none can aid him from whom demands are made but a demander.

wa biyadika ya ilahi jami'u dhalika al-sababi, wa ilaika al-mafarru wa al-mahrabu

In Thy hand, my God, is the thread of all that, in Thee the place of escape and flight,

faṣalli ʿalā muḥammad wa ālihi

so bless Muhammad and his Household,

wa-ajir harabī wa-anjih maṭlabī

give sanctuary to me in my flight, and grant my request!

allāhumma innaka in saraf ta ʿannī wajhaka al- karīm

O God, if Thou shouldst turn Thy generous face away from me,

'aw manā'tanī faḍlaka al-jasīmā

withhold from me Thy immense bounty,

'aw ḥaẓarta ʿalayya rizqaka 'aw qaṭaʿta ʿannī sababaka

forbid me Thy provision, or cut off from me Thy thread,

lam ajidi as-sabil ila shay'in min amalii ghayrak

I will find no way to anything of my hope other than Thee

wa lam aqdir 'ala ma 'indaka bima'unati siwaka; fa-inni 'abduk

nor be given power over what is with Thee through another's aid, for I am Thy servant

wa fī qabḍatika nāṣiyatī biyadika, lā amra lī maʿa amrika

and in Thy grasp; my forelock is in Thy hand. I have no command along with Thy command.

māḍ fīyya ḥukmuka, ʿadlun fīyya qaḍāʾuka

'Accomplished is Thy judgement of me, just Thy decree for me!'

wa lā quwwata lī ʿalā al-khurūji min sultanika

I have not the strength to emerge from Thy authority

walā astaṭīʿu mujāwazata qudratika

nor am I able to step outside Thy power.

wa lā astamilu hawāka, walā ablughu riḍāka

I cannot win Thy inclination, arrive at Thy good pleasure,

walā anālu mā ʿindaka illā biṭāʿatika wa bifadl raḥmatika

or attain what is with Thee except through obeying Thee and through the bounty of Thy mercy.

ilāhī ʾaṣbaḥtu waʾamsaytu ʿabdān dākhiran laka

O God, I rise in the morning and enter into evening as Thy lowly slave.

lā amliku li-nafsī nafʿan walā ḍarran illā bika

I own no profit and loss for myself except through Thee.

ashhadu bi dhalika ʿala nafsi wa aʿtarifu bi ḍaʿfi quwwati wa qillati ḥiylati

I witness to that over myself and I confess to the frailty of my strength and the paucity of my stratagems.

fa'anjiẓ li mā waʿadtanī, wa tamimm li mā ʾātaytanī

So accomplish what Thou hast promised me and complete for me what Thou hast given me,

fa-in-ni ʿab-duka al-mis-ki-nu al-mus-ta-ki-nu al-ḍaʿ-īf

for I am Thy slave, miserable, abased, frail,

al-ḍarīru al-ḏẓilil al-ḥaqīru al-mahīnu al-faqīru al-khāʾifu al-mustajīru

distressed, vile, despised, poor, fearful, and seeking sanctuary!

allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā muḥammad wa ālih

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household

wa lā tajʿalnī nāsiyāan li dhikrika fīmā aulaytanī

and let me not forget to remember Thee in what Thou hast done for me,

walā ghāfilan li-iḥsānik fīmā ablaytanī

be heedless of Thy beneficence in Thy trying me,

wa lā ʾāysan min ʾijābatika lī wa-in ʾabṭaʾta ʿannī

or despair of Thy response to me, though it keep me waiting,

fī sarrāʾa kun tu aw ḍarrāʾa, aw shiddaẗin aw rakḥāʾ

whether I be in prosperity or adversity, hardship or ease,

aw ʿafiyah aw balāʾ, aw buʾs aw naʿmāʾ

well-being or affliction, misery or comfort,

aw jidah aw lawa', aw faqr aw ghinā

wealth or distress, poverty or riches!

allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā muḥammad wa ālihī

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,

wa-jʿal thanā'i ʿalayka wa-madḥī iyyāka

make me laud Thee, extol Thee,

wa ḥamdī laka fī kulli ḥalātī

and praise Thee in all my states

ḥattá lā ʾafráḥa bimā ʾātaytanī mina al-dunyā

so that I rejoice not over what Thou givest me of this world

wa laa aḥzan ʿalaa maa manaʿtani fiiha

nor sorrow over that of it which Thou withholdest from me!

wa ash'ir qalbi taqwaak

Impart reverential fear of Thee to my heart,

waastaʿmil badanī fīmā taqbāluhu minnī

employ my body in that which Thou acceptest from me,

wa ashghal bi taʿaatika nafsī ʿan kulli mā yaridu ʿalayya

and divert my soul through obedience to Thee from all that enters upon me,

ḥattá lā uḥibba shayʾan min sukhṭika

so that I love nothing that displeases Thee

wa lā askhata shay'an min riḍāka

and become displeased at nothing that pleases Thee!

allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā muḥammad wa ālihi

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,

wa farriġ qalbi li-maḥabbatika, wa ashġalhu bi-dhikrika

empty my heart for Thy love, occupy it with remembering Thee,

wa inʿashu bi khawfika, wa bil wajali minka

animate it with fear of Thee and quaking before Thee,

wa qawwih bi-r-raghbah ilayka, wa amilhu ila ta'atika

strengthen it with beseeching Thee, incline it to Thy obedience,

wa ajri bihi fi ahabbi alssubuli ilayka

set it running in the path most beloved to Thee,

wa dha(ll)ilhu bi-r-raqbah fima `indaka ayyama hayati kulliha

and subdue it through desire for what is with Thee all the days of my life!

wa-jaʿl taqwāka minad-dunyā zādī

Let my provision in this world be reverential fear of Thee (ref. 2:197),

wa'ilā raḥmatika riḥlatī, wa fī marḍātika madkhalī

my journey be toward Thy mercy, and my entrance be into Thy good pleasure!

wa-jaʿl fi jannatika mathwaya

Appoint for me a lodging in Thy Garden,

wa hab li quwwatan ahtamilu biha jami'a marzatika

give me strength to bear everything that pleases Thee,

wa-jʿal firaari ʾilayka, wa-raghbatii fima ʿindak

make me flee to Thee and desire what is with Thee,

waalbis qalbi alwahshata min shiraar khalkika

clothe my heart in estrangement from the evil among Thy creatures,

wa hab li al-uns bi-ka wa bi-awliyā'ika wa ahli ṭā'atika

and give me intimacy with Thee, Thy friends, and those who obey Thee!

walā tajʿal li-fājirin walā kāfirin ʿalayya minnan

Assign to no wicked person or unbeliever a kindness toward me

wa lā lahu ʿindī yadun, wa lā bī ilayhim ḥājaẗan

or a hand that obliges me, nor to me a need for one of them!

bal ijʿal sukoona qalbi wa ʾunsan nafsi

Rather make the stillness of my heart, the comfort of my soul,

wa-istiġnā'ī wa-kifāyatī bika wa-biḫiyāri ḫalqi-k

my independence and my sufficiency lie in Thee and the best of Thy creatures!

allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā muḥammad wa ālihi

O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,

waj'alni lahum qareenan, waj'alni lahum nasira

make me their comrade, make me their helper,

wa-amnun 'alayya bi-shawq ilayka, wa-bil-'amali laka bima tuhibbu wa-tarda

and oblige me with yearning for Thee and doing for Thee what Thou lovest and approvest!

'innaka 'ala kulli shay'in qadirun

"Thou art powerful over everything" (3:26)

wa-dhalika ʿalayka yaseerun

and that is easy for Thee.