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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
bismi allahi alrrahmani alrrahimi
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
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شَهِدَ ٱللَّهُ انَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ
shahida allahu annahu la ilaha illa huwa
“Allah bears witness that there is no god but He,
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وَٱلْمَلائِكَةُ وَاولُوٱ ٱلْعِلْمِ
walmala’ikatu wa ulu al`ilmi
and (so do) the angels and those possessed of knowledge,
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قَائِماً بِالْقِسْطِ
qa’iman bilqisti
maintaining His creation with justice;
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لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
la ilaha illa huwa al`azizu alhakimu
there is no god but He, the Mighty, the Wise.
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إِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ عِنْدَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلإِسْلاَمُ﴾
inna alddina `inda allahi al-islamu
Surely, the (true) religion with Allah is Islam.”
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وَانَا ٱلْعَبْدُ ٱلضَّعِيفُ ٱلْمُذْنِبُ
wa ana al`abdu aldda`ifu almudhnibu
I am the slave—feeble, sinful,
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ٱلْعَاصِي ٱلْمُحْتَاجُ ٱلْحَقِيرُ
al`asi almuhtaju alhaqiru
disobedient, needy, and ignoble—
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اشْهَدُ لِمُنْعِمِي وَخَاِلقِي
ash-hadu limun`imi wa khaliqi
I testify to my Benefactor, Creator,
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وَرَازِقِي وَمُكْرِمِي
wa raziqi wa mukrimi
Provider of me with my sustenance, and my Honorer,
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كَمَا شَهِدَ لِذَاتِهِ
kama shahida lidhatihi
as same as He has testified to Himself
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وَشَهِدَتْ لَهُ ٱلْمَلائِكَةُ
wa shahidat lahu almala’ikatu
and the angels have testified to Him
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وَاولُوٱ ٱلْعِلْمِ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ
wa ulu al`ilmi min `ibadihi
so have those possessed with knowledge amongst His servants
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بِانَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ
bi-annahu la ilaha illa huwa
that there is no god save Him
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ذُو ٱلنِّعَمِ وَٱلإِحْسَانِ
dhu alnni`ami wal-ihsani
the Lord of bounties, favors,
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وَٱلْكَرَمِ وَٱلاِمْتِنَانِ
walkarami wal-imtinani
generosity, and kindness.
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قَادِرٌ ازَلِيٌّ
qadirun azaliyyun
He is Omnipotent, Eternal,
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عَالِمٌ ابَدِيٌّ
`alimun abadiyyun
All-knowing, Everlasting,
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حَيٌّ احَدِيٌّ
hayyun ahadiyyun
Ever-living, One and Only,
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مَوْجُودٌ سَرْمَدِيٌّ
mawjudun sarmadiyyun
Self-existent, Endless,
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سَمِيعٌ بَصِيرٌ
sami`un basirun
All-hearing, All-Seeing,
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مُرِيدٌ كَارِهٌ
muridun karihun
Willing, Discriminating,
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مُدْرِكٌ صَمَدِيٌّ
mudrikun samadiyyun
All-aware, and eternally Besought of all.
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يَسْتَحِقُّ هٰذِهِ ٱلصِّفَاتُ
yastahiqqu hadhihi alssifati
He is worthy of all these attributes,
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وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ مَا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ فِي عِزِّ صِفَاتِهِ
wa huwa `ala ma huwa `alayhi fi `izzi sifatihi
and He, characterized by all these sublime attributes,
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كَانَ قَوْيّاً قَبْلَ وُجُودِ ٱلْقُدْرَةِ وَٱلْقُوَّةِ
kana qawiyyan qabla wujudi alqudrati walquwwati
was All-powerful prior to the existence of might and power,
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وَكَانَ عَلِيماً قَبْلَ إِيجَادِ ٱلْعِلْمِ وَٱلْعِلَّةِ
wa kana `aliman qabla ijadi al`ilmi wal`illati
and All-knowing before the origination of knowledge and reason.
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لَمْ يَزَلْ سُلْطَاناً إِذْ لاَ مَمْلَكَةَ وَلاَ مَالَ
lam yazal sultanan idh la mamlakata wa la mala
He has been always Authority when there was neither sovereignty nor wealth.
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وَلَمْ يَزَلْ سُبْحَاناً عَلَىٰ جَمِيعِ ٱلاحْوَاِل
wa lam yazal subhanan `ala jami`i al-ahwali
He has been always Glorious under all circumstances.
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وُجُودُهُ قَبْلَ ٱلْقَبْلِ فِي ازَلِ ٱلآزَاِل
wujuduhu qabla alqabli fi azali al-azali
His Being is before all precedence in the pre-eternity of sempiternity.
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وَبَقَاؤُهُ بَعْدَ ٱلْبَعْدِ مِنْ غَيْرِ ٱنتِقَالٍ وَلاَ زَوَالٍ
wa baqa’uhu ba`da alba`di min ghayri intiqalin wa la zawalin
His Remaining will be after all endings without any extinction or disappearance.
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غَنِيٌّ فِي ٱلاوَّلِ وَٱلآخِرِ
ghaniyyun fi al-awwali wal-akhiri
He is self-Sufficient at the beginning and at the end
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مُسْتَغْنٍ فِي ٱلْبَاطِنِ وَٱلظَّاهِرِ
mustaghnin fi albatini walzzahiri
and All-independent inwardly and outwardly.
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لاَ جَوْرَ فِي قَضِيَّتِهِ
la jawra fi qadiyyatihi
There is no injustice in His judgment,
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وَلاَ مَيْلَ فِي مَشِيئَتِهِ
wa la mayla fi mashi’atihi
nor is there unfairness in His management,
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وَلاَ ظُلْمَ فِي تَقْدِيرِهِ
wa la zulma fi taqdirihi
nor is there unfairness in His administration,
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وَلاَ مَهْرَبَ مِنْ حُكُومَتِهِ
wa la mahraba min hukumatihi
nor is there any escape from His sovereignty,
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وَلاَ مَلْجَا مِنْ سَطَوَاتِهِ
wa la malja’a min satawatihi
nor is there any shelter against His firm grip,
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وَلاَ مَنجىٰ مِنْ نَقِمَاتِهِ
wa la manjan min naqimatihi
nor is there any salvation from His punishment.
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سَبَقَتْ رَحْمَتُهُ غَضَبَهُ
sabaqat rahmatuhu ghadabahu
His mercy overtakes His Wrath.
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وَلاَ يَفُوتُهُ احَدٌ إِذَا طَلَبَهُ
wa la yafutuhu ahadun idha talabahu
None can escape Him when He summons.
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ازَاحَ ٱلْعِلَلَ فِي ٱلتَّكْلِيفِ
azaha al`ilala fi alttaklifi
He covers all logics for His obligatory decrees,
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وَسَوَّىٰ ٱلتَّوْفِيقَ بَيْنَ ٱلضَّعِيفِ وَٱلشَّرِيفِ
wa sawwa alttawfiqa bayna aldda`ifi walshsharifi
treats absolutely equally the weak and the noble,
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مَكَّنَ ادَاءَ ٱلْمَامُورِ
makkana ada’a alma’muri
makes capable to carry out His commands,
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وَسَهَّلَ سَبِيلَ ٱجْتِنَابِ ٱلْمَحْظُورِ
wa sahhala sabila ijtinabi almahzuri
and makes easy to abstain from His prohibitions.
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لَمْ يُكَلِّفِ ٱلطَّاعَةَ إِلاَّ دُونَ ٱلْوُسْعِ وَٱلطَّاقَةِ
lam yukallif altta`ata illa duna alwus`i walttaqati
He does not make obedience a burden but according to one’s real capacity.
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سُبْحَانَهُ مَا ابْيَنَ كَرَمَهُ
subhanahu ma abyana karamahu
All glory be to Him! How manifest His generosity is!
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وَاعْلَىٰ شَانَهُ
wa a`la sha’nahu
How sublime His standing is!
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سُبْحَانَهُ مَا اجَلَّ نَيلَهُ
subhanahu ma ajalla naylahu
All glory be to Him! How magnificent to seek Him is!
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وَاعْظَمَ إِحْسَانَهُ
wa a`zama ihsanahu
How splendid His favors are!
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بَعَثَ ٱلانْبِيَاءَ لِيُبَيِّنَ عَدْلَهُ
ba`atha al-anbiya’a liyubayyina `adlahu
He has sent the Prophets in order to show His justice,
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وَنَصَبَ ٱلاوْصِيَاءَ لِيُظْهِرَ طَوْلَهُ وَفَضْلَهُ
wa nasaba al-awsya’a liyuzhira tawlahu wa fadlahu
and appointed successors [for the Prophets] in order to make known His munificence and grace.
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وَجَعَلَنَا مِنْ امَّةِ سَيِّدِ ٱلانْبِيَاءِ
wa ja`alana min ummati sayyidi al-anbya’i
He has made us of the community of the Chief of Prophets,
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وَخَيْرِ ٱلاوْلِيَاءِ
wa khayri al-awliya’i
the most favorable of His saints,
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وَافْضَلِ ٱلاصْفِيَاءِ
wa afdali al-asfiya’i
the best of His elite ones,
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وَاعْلىٰ ٱلازْكِيَاءِ
wa a`la al-azkiya’i
and the most sublime of the pure ones;
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مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ
muhammadin salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi wa sallama
that is Muhammad, may Allah send blessings and benedictions upon him and his Household.
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آمَنَّا بِهِ وَبِمَا دَعَانَا إِلَيْهِ
amanna bihi wa bima da`ana ilayhi
We thus believe in him, in all that to which he has called us,
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وَبِٱلْقُرْآنِ ٱلَّذِي انْزَلَهُ عَلَيْهِ
wa bilqur’ani alladhi anzalahu `alayhi
in the Qur’an which He revealed to him,
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وَبِوَصِيِّهِ ٱلَّذِي نَصَبَهُ يَوْمَ ٱلْغَدِيرِ
wa biwasiyyihi alladhi nasabahu yawma alghadiri
and in his Successor whom he appointed on the Ghadir Day
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وَاشَارَ إِلَيْهِ بِقَوْلِهِ: “هٰذَا عَلِيٌّ”
wa ashara ilayhi biqawlihi hadha `aliyyun
and to whom he referred by saying, “This is `Ali.”
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وَاشْهَدُ انَّ ٱلائِمَّةَ ٱلابْرَارَ
wa ash-hadu anna al-a’immata al-abrara
I also bear witness that the Imams—the pious
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وَٱلْخُلَفَاءَ ٱلاخْيَارَ
walkhulafa’a al-akhyara
and benign vicegerents [of Allah]
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بَعْدَ ٱلرَّسُولِ ٱلْمُخْتَارِ
ba`da alrrasuli almukhtari
after the Chosen Prophet are:
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عَلِيٌّ قَامِعُ ٱلْكُفَّارِ
`aliyyun qami`u alkuffari
`Ali, the subduer of the infidels.
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وَمِنْ بَعْدِهِ سَيِّدُ اوْلاَدِهِ ٱلْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ
wa min ba`dihi sayyidu awladihi alhasanu ibnu `aliyyin
Following him is the chief of his sons, al-Hasan, the son of `Ali.
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ثُمَّ اخُوهُ ٱلسِّبْطُ ٱلتَّابِعُ لِمَرْضَاةِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْحُسَيْنُ
thumma akhuhu alssibtu alttabi`u limardati allahi alhusaynu
Then comes his brother, the grandson and seeker of Allah’s pleasure; al-Husayn.
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ثُمَّ ٱلْعَابِدُ عَلِيٌّ
thumma al`abidu `aliyyun
Then comes `Ali, the [distinctive] worshipper [of Allah].
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ثُمَّ ٱلْبَاقِرُ مُحَمَّدٌ
thumma albaqiru muhammadun
Then comes the Cleaver (of knowledge), Muhammad.
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ثُمَّ ٱلصَّادِقُ جَعْفَرٌ
thumma alssadiqu ja`farun
Then comes the veracious Ja`far.
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ثُمَّ ٱلْكَاظِمُ مُوسَىٰ
thumma alkazimu musa
Then comes the suppressor of rage, Musa.
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ثُمَّ ٱلرِّضَا عَلِيٌّ
thumma alrrida `aliyyun
Then comes the pleased, `Ali.
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ثُمَّ ٱلتَّقِيُّ مُحَمَّدٌ
thumma alttaqiyyu muhammadun
Then comes the pious, Muhammad.
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ثُمَّ ٱلنَّقِيُّ عَلِّيٌّ
thumma alnnaqiyyu `aliyyun
Then comes the refined, `Ali.
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ثُمَّ ٱلزَّكِيُّ ٱلْعَسْكَرِيُّ ٱلْحَسَنُ
thumma alzzakiyyu al`askariyyu alhasanu
Then comes the pure resident of `Askar, al-Hasan.
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ثُمَّ ٱلْحُجَّةُ ٱلْخَلَفُ ٱلْقَائِمُ
thumma alhujjatu alkhalafu alqa’imu
Then comes the Argument, Successor, Assumer,
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ٱلْمُنْتَظَرُ ٱلْمَهْدِيُّ ٱلْمُرْجَىٰ
almuntazaru almahdiyyu almurja
Awaited, Well-guided, and Expected
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ٱلَّذِي بِبَقَائِهِ بَقِيَتِ ٱلدُّنْيَا
alladhi bibaqa’ihi baqiyat alddunya
on account of whose existence, this world is kept in existence,
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وَبِيُمْنِهِ رُزِقَ ٱلْوَرَىٰ
wa biyumnihi ruziqa alwara
on account of whose blessing, the created beings are provided sustenance,
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وَبِوُجُودِهِ ثَبَتَتِ ٱلارْضُ وَٱلسَّمَاءُ
wa biwujudihi thabatat al-ardu walssama’u
and on account of whose existence, the earth and the sky are kept in firmness.
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وَبِهِ يَمْلَا ٱللَّهُ ٱلارْضَ قِسْطاً وَعَدْلاً
wa bihi yamla’u allahu al-arda qistan wa `adlan
Through him, Allah shall fill the earth with equity and justice
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بَعْدَ مَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَجَوْراً
ba`dama muli’at zulman wa jawran
after it will be filled with inequity and injustice.
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وَاشْهَدُ انَّ اقْوَالَهُمْ حُجَّةً
wa ash-hadu anna aqwalahum hujjatun
I also bear witness that their words are decisive arguments,
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وَٱمْتِثَالَهُمْ فَرِيضَةً
wa imtithalahum faridatun
to comply with their orders is obligatory,
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وَطَاعَتَهُم مَفْرُوضَةً
wa ta`atahum mafrudatun
the obedience to them is commissioned [by Allah],
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وَمَوَدَّتَهُمْ لازِمَةً مَقْضِيَّةً
wa mawaddatahum lazimatun maqdiyyatun
to love them is necessary and pre-ordained,
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وَٱلاِقْتِدَاءُ بِهِم مُنجِيَةً
wal-iqtida’a bihim munjiyatun
and to pattern after them will definitely achieve salvation,
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وَمُخَالَفَتَهُم مُرْدِيَةً
wa mukhalafatahum murdiyatun
but to oppose them will definitely bring about destruction.
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وَهُمْ سَادَاتُ اهْلِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ اجْمَعِينَ
wa hum sadatu ahli aljannati ajma`ina
They are, moreover, the chiefs of all the inhabitants of Paradise,
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وَشُفَعَاءُ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ
wa shufa`a’u yawmi alddini
the interceders on the Judgment Day,
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وَائِمَّةُ اهْلِ ٱلارْضِ عَلىٰ ٱلْيَقِينِ
wa a’immatu ahli al-ardi `ala alyaqini
and, undoubtedly, the leaders of the inhabitants of the earth,
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وَافْضَلُ ٱلاوْصِيَاءِ ٱلْمَرْضِيِّينَ
wa afdalu al-awsya’i almardiyyina
and the best of the satisfied Successors [of the Prophets].
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وَاشْهَدُ انَّ ٱلْمَوْتَ حَقٌّ
wa ash-hadu anna almawta haqqun
I also bear witness that death is certain,
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وَمُسَاءَلَةَ مُنْكَرٍ وَنَكِيرٍ فِي ٱلْقَبْرِ حَقٌّ
wa musa’alata alqabri haqqun
the interrogation by Munkar and Nakir in the grave is certain,
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وَٱلْبَعْثَ حَقٌّ
walba`tha haqqun
the raising of the dead is certain,
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وَٱلنُّشُورَ حَقٌّ
walnnushura haqqun
the final assemblage is certain,
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وَٱلصِّرَاطَ حَقٌّ
walssirata haqqun
the Discriminating Bridge is certain,
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وَٱلْمِيزَانَ حَقٌّ
walmizana haqqun
the Scales [of deeds] is certain,
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وَٱلْحِسَابَ حَقٌّ
walhisaba haqqun
the calling into account is certain,
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وَٱلْكِتَابَ حَقٌّ
walkitaba haqqun
the record book [of deeds] is certain,
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وَٱلْجَنَّةَ حَقٌّ
waljannata haqqun
Paradise is certain,
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وَٱلنَّارَ حَقٌّ
walnnara haqqun
Hellfire is certain,
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وَانَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ آتِيَةٌ لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهَا
wa anna alssa`ata atiyatun la rayba fiha
the Hour [of resurrection] will certainly come, without any dispute,
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وَانَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبْعَثُ مَنْ فِي ٱلْقُبُورِ
wa anna allaha yab`athu man fi alquburi
and Allah shall raise up those who are in graves.
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اللَّهُمَّ فَضْلُكَ رَجَائِي
allahumma fadluka raja’i
O Allah, in Your favor do I put my hope,
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وَكَرَمُكَ وَرَحْمَتُكَ امَلِي
wa karamuka wa rahmatuka amali
Your generosity and mercy do I expect confidently,
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لاَ عَمَلَ لِي اسْتَحِقُّ بِهِ ٱلْجَنَّةَ
la `amala li astahiqqu bihi aljannata
I have no single deed by which I deserve Paradise,
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وَلاَ طَاعَةَ لِي اسْتَوْجِبُ بِهَا ٱلرِّضْوَانَ
wa la ta`ata li astawjibu biha alrridwana
nor do I have any act of obedience [to You] due to which I deserve Your pleasure;
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إِلاَّ انِّي ٱعْتَقَدتُّ تَوْحِيدَكَ وَعَدْلَكَ
illa anni i`taqadtu tawhidaka wa `adlaka
except that I believe in Your Oneness and Your Justice
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وَٱرْتَجَيْتُ إِحْسَانَكَ وَفَضْلَكَ
wartajaytu ihsanaka wa fadlaka
and I hope for Your benevolence and Your favor.
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وَتَشَفَّعْتُ إِلَيْكَ بِٱلنَّبِيِّ وَآلِهِ مِنْ احِبَّتِكَ
wa tashaffa`tu ilayka bilnnabiyyi wa alihi min ahibbatika
I thus seek the Prophet and his Household, Your most-beloved ones, to intercede for me before You;
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وَانتَ اكْرَمُ ٱلاكْرَمِينَ
wa anta akramu al-akramina
and You are verily the most Generous of all those who treat generously
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وَارْحَمُ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ
wa arhamu alrrahimina
and the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.
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وَصَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
wa salla allahu `ala nabiyyina muhammadin
May Allah send blessings to Our Prophet, Muhammad
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وَآلِهِ اجْمَعْينَ
wa alihi ajma`ina
and upon all of his Household,
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ٱلطَّيِّبِينَ ٱلطَّاهِرِينَ
alttayyibina alttahirina
the pure and immaculate,
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وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيماً كَثِيراً كَثِيراً
wa sallama tasliman kathiran kathiran
and send upon them many many benedictions.
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وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi al`aliyyi al`azimi
There is no might and no power except with Allah, the All-high, the All-great.
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اللَّهُمَّ يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ
allahumma ya arhama alrrahimina
O Allah! O most Merciful of all those who show mercy,
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إِنِّي اوْدَعْتُكَ يَقِينِي هٰذَا وَثَبَاتَ دِينِي
inni awda`tuka yaqini hadha wa thabata dini
I am depositing with You this faith of mine and my firmness on this belief;
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وَانتَ خَيْرُ مُسْتَوْدَعٍ
wa anta khayru mustawda`in
and You are the ever-best of all those who keep deposits.
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وَقَدْ امَرْتَنَا بِحِفْظِ ٱلْوَدَائِعِ
wa qad amartana bihifzi alwada’i`i
You have commanded us to keep safe deposits that are put with us;
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فَرُدَّهُ عَلَيَّ وَقْتَ حُضُورِ مَوْتِي
faruddahu `alayya waqta huduri mawti
so, (please) keep for me this deposit to give it back to me at the time of my death
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بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ
birahmatika ya arhama alrrahimina
[I beseech You] in the name of Your mercy; O most Merciful of all those who show mercy.