IS-TIK-SHAAFIL-HUMOOM
Removal of Worries
دُعَاؤُهُ فِي التَّذَلُّلِ
O Reliever of worry! O Remover of grief!
يَا فَارِجَ الْهَمِّ وَكَاشِفَ
الغَمِّ،
YAA FAARIJAL-HAM
WA KAASHIFAL-GHAM
O Merciful in this world and the next and Compassionate in both!
يَا رَحْمنَ الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ وَرَحِيمَهُمَا،
YAA RAH'-MAANAD-DUNYAA WAL-AKHIRATI WARAH'EEMAHUMAA
Bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
صَلِّ
عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِ مُحَمَّد
S'AL-LI A'LAA MUH'AM-MADIW-WA AAALI MUH'AM-MAD
relieve my worry, and remove my grief!
وَافْرُجْ هَمِّيَ، وَاكْشِفْ
غَمِّيَ،
WAF-RUJ HAM-MEE
WAK-SHIF GHAM-MEE
O One, O Unique, O Eternal Refuge!
يَا وَاحِدُ يَا أَحَدُ، يَا صَمَدُ،
YAA WAAH'IDU YAAA AH'ADU YAA S'AMAD
O He Who has not begotten, nor has been begotten,
يَامَنْ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ،
YAA MAL-LAM YALID WALAM YOOLAD-
and equal to Him is not any one!
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ،
WA LAM YAKUL-LAHOO KUFUWAN AH'AD
Preserve me, purify me, and take away my affliction! اعْصِمْنِي وَطَهِّرْنِي، وَاْذهِبْ بِبَلِيَّتِي
IA'-S'IM-NEE WAT'AH-HIR-NEE WAD'-HAB BIBALEE-YATEE
O God, I ask Thee with the asking of him whose neediness is intense,
أَللَّهُمَّ إنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ سُؤَالَ مَنِ اشْتَدَّتْ فَاقَتُهُ،
AL-LAAHUM-MA IN-NEEE AS-ALUKA SOO-AALA MAN
ISHTAD-DAT FAAQATUH
whose strength is frail, whose sins are many,
وَضَعُفَتْ قُوَّتُهُ، وَكَثُرَتْ ذُنُوبُهُ،
WA Z''AU'FAT QOO-WATUH
WA KATHURAT D'UNOOBUH
the asking of one who finds no helper in his neediness, سُؤَالَ مَنْ لاَ يَجِدُ لِفَاقَتِهِ مُغِيْثاً،
SOO-AALA MAL-LAA YAJIDU LIFAAQATIHEE MUGHEETHAA
no strengthener in his frailty,
وَلاَ لِضَعْفِهِ مُقَوِّيا
WA LAA LIZ''AA'-FIHEE MUQAW-WEEAA
no forgiver of his sin other than Thee,
وَلاَ لِذَنْبِهِ غَافِراً غَيْرَكَ،
WA LAA LID'AMBIHEE GHAAFIRAN GHAY-RAK
O Possessor of majesty and munificence!
يَا ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإكْرَامِ.
YAA D'AAL-JALAALI WAL-IK-RAAM
I ask of Thee a work through which Thou wilt love him who works it
أَسْأَلُكَ عَمَلاً تُحِبُّ بِهِ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهِ
AS-ALUK
A'MALANA TUH'IB-BU BIHEE MAN A'MILA BIH
and a certainty by which Thou wilt profit him who is certain
وَيَقِيناً تَنْفَعُ بِهِ مَنِ اسْتَيْقَنَ بِه
WA YAQEENANA TANFAU' BIHEE MANI AS-TAY-QANA BIHEE
with the truth of certainty concerning the execution of Thy command!
حَقَّ الْيَقِينِ فِيْ نَفَاذِ أَمْرِكَ.
H'AQ-QAL-YAQEENI FEE NAFAAD'I AM-RIK
O God, bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
أللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّد وَآلِ مُحَمَّد،
AL-LAAHUM-MA S'AL-LI A'LAA MUH'AM-MADIW-WAAALI MUH'AM-MAD
take my soul while it is firm in sincerity,
وَاقْبِضَ عَلَى الصِّدْقِ نَفْسِي،
WAQ-BIZ'' A'LAAS'-S'ID-QI NAF-SEE
cut off my need for this world,
وَاقْطَعْ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا حَاجَتِي،
WAQ-T'AA' MINAD-DUNYAA H'AAJATEE
make my desire for what is with Thee
وَاجْعَلْ فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ رَغْبَتِي
WAJ-A'L FEEMAA I'NDAKA RAGH-BATEE
become a yearning to meet Thee,
شَوْقاً إلَى لِقَائِكَ،
SHAW-QAN ILAA LIQAAA-IK
and give me true confidence in Thee!
وَهَبْ لِي صِدْقَ التَّوَكُّلِ عَلَيْكَ .
WA HAB LEE S'ID-QAT-TAWK-KULI A'LAY-K
I ask of Thee the good of the writ that has been made and I seek refuge with Thee
أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ كِتَاب قَدْ خَلاَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ
AS-ALUKA MIN KHAY-RI KITAABIN QAD KHALAA
WA AU'WD'U BIKA
from the evil of the writ that has been made.
مِنْ شَرِّ كِتَاب قَدْ خَلاَ
MIN SHAR-RI KITAABIN QAD KHALAA
I ask of Thee the fear of The worshipers,
لكَ، أَسْأَلُكَ خَوْفَ الْعَابِدِينَ
AS-ALUK
KHAW-FAL-A'ABIDEENA LAK
the worship of those humbly fearful of Thee,
وَعِبَادَةَ الْخَاشِعِينَ
لَكَ،
WA I'BAADATAL-KHAASHIE'ENA LAK
the certainty of those who have confidence in Thee
وَيَقِيْنَ الْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ عَلَيْكَ،
WA YAQEENAL-MUTAWAK-KILEENA A'LAY-K
and the confidence of those who have faith in Thee
وَتَوَكُّلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْكَ.
WA TAWAK-KULAL-MOO-MINEENA A'LAY-K
O God, make my desire in my asking
أَللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ رَغْبَتِي فِي
مَسْأَلَتِي
AL-LAAHUM-MA AJ-A'L-
RAGH-BATEE FEE MAS-ALATEE
like the desire of Thy friends in their asking,
مِثْلَ رَغْبَةِ أَوْلِيَآئِكَ فِي مَسَائِلِهِمْ،
MITH-LA RAGH-BATI AW-LEEAAA-IKA FEE MASAAA-ILIHIM-
and my fear like the fear of Thy friends!
وَرَهْبَتِيْ مِثْلَ رَهْبَةِ أَوْلِيَآئِكَ،
WA RAH-BATEE MITH-LA RAH-BATI AW-LEEAAA-IK
Employ me in Thy good pleasure through works
وَاسْتَعْمِلْنِي فِي مَرْضَاتِكَ،
WAS-TAA'-MIL-NEE FEE MAR-Z''AATIKA
in which I will not leave aside anything of Thy religion
عَمَلاً
لاَ أَتْرُكُ مَعَهُ شَيْئاً مِنْ دِيْنِكَ
A'MALAL-LAAA AT-RUKU MAA'HOO SHAY-AM-MIN DEENIKA
fearing any of Thy creatures!
مَخَافَةَ أَحْد مِنْ خَلْقِكَ.
MAKHAAFATA AH'ADIM-MIN KHAL-QIK
God, this is my need, so make my desire for it great
, أللَّهُمَّ هَذِهِ حَاجَتِي، فَأَعْظِمْ فِيهَا رَغْبَتِي،
AL-LAAHUM-MA HD'IHEE H'AAJATEE
FAAA'-Z'IM FEEHAA RAGH-BATEE
within it make manifest my excuse, through it instil me with my argument, and by means of it make well my body!
وَأَظْهِرْ فِيهَا عُذْرِي، وَلَقِّنِي فِيهَا حُجَّتِي وَعَافِ فِيْهَا جَسَدِيْ.
WA AZ'-HIR FEEHAA U'D'-REE
WA LAQ-QINEE FEEHAA H'UJ-JATEE
WA A'AFI FEEHAA JASADEE
O God, some rise in the morning having trust or hope in other than Thee.
أللَّهُمَّ مَنْ أَصْبَحَ لَهُ ثِقَةٌ أَوْ رَجَآءٌ غَيْرُكَ،
AL-LAAHUM-MA MAN AS'-BAH'A LAHOO THIQATUN AW RAJAAA-UN GHAY-RUK
I rise in the morning, and Thou art my trust
فَقَدْ أَصْبَحْتُ وَأَنْتَ
ثِقَتِي
FAQAD AS'-BAH'-TU WA ANTA THIQATEE
and my hope in all affairs,
وَرَجَآئِي فِي الأُمُورِ كُلِّهَا،
WA RJAAA-EE FIL-UMOORI KUL-LIHAA
so decree for me those which are best in outcome
فَاقْضِ لِيْ
بِخَيْرِهَا عَاقِبَةً،
FAQ-Z''I LEE BIKHAY-RIHAA A'AQIBAH
and deliver me from misguiding trials,
وَنَجِّنِيْ مِنْ مُضِلاَّتِ الْفِتَنِ،
WA NAJ-JINEE MIM-MUZ''IL-LAA TI ALFITAN
O Most Merciful of the merciful!
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
BIRAH'-MATIKA YAAA AR-H'AMAR-RAAH'IMEEN
And God bless our chief, Muhammad the Messenger of God, the chosen,
وَصَلَّى اللهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّد رُسُولِ اللهِ المُصْطَفَى،
WA S'AL-LAAL-LAAHOO A'LAA SAY-YIDINAA MUH'AM-MADIR-RASOOLIL-LAAHIL-MUS'-T'AFAA
and his Household, the pure!
وَعَلَى آلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ.
WA A'LAAA AAALIHIT'-T'AAHIREEN |
