يَا مَنْ لَا تَنْقَضِي عَجَائِبُ عَظَمَتِهِ ،
O He the wonders of whose mightiness will never end!
صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
Bless Muhammad and his Household
وَ احْجُبْنَا عَنِ الْإِلْحَادِ فِي عَظَمَتِكَ
and prevent us from deviation concerning Thy mightiness!
وَ يَا مَنْ لَا تَنْتَهِي مُدَّةُ مُلْكِهِ ،
O He the term of whose kingdom will never cease!
صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
Bless Muhammad and his Household
وَ أَعْتِقْ رِقَابَنَا مِنْ نَقِمَتِكَ .
and release our necks from Thy vengeance!
وَ يَا مَنْ لَا تَفْنَى خَزَائِنُ رَحْمَتِهِ ،
O He the treasuries of whose mercy will never be exhausted!
صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ
Bless Muhammad and his Household
وَ اجْعَلْ لَنَا نَصِيباً فِي رَحْمَتِكَ .
and appoint for us a portion of Thy mercy!
وَ يَا مَنْ تَنْقَطِعُ دُونَ رُؤْيَتِهِ الْأَبْصَارُ
O He whom eyes fall short of seeing!
صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
Bless Muhammad and his Household
وَ أَدْنِنَا إِلَى قُرْبِكَ
and bring us close to Thy nearness!
وَ يَا مَنْ تَصْغُرُ عِنْدَ خَطَرِهِ الْأَخْطَارُ ،
O He before whose greatness all great things are small!
صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ، وَ كَرِّمْنَا عَلَيْكَ .
Bless Muhammad and his Household and give us honour with Thee!
وَ يَا مَنْ تَظْهَرُ عِنْدَهُ بَوَاطِنُ الْأَخْبَارِ ،
O He to whom all hidden tidings are manifest!
صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ، وَ لَا تَفْضَحْنَا لَدَيْكَ .
Bless Muhammad and his Household and expose us not before Thee!
اللَّهُمَّ أَغْنِنَا عَنْ هِبَةِ الْوَهَّابِينَ بِهِبَتِكَ ،
O God, remove our need for the gifts of the givers through Thy gift,
وَ اكْفِنَا وَحْشَةَ الْقَاطِعِينَ بِصِلَتِكَ
spare us the loneliness of those who break off through Thy joining,
حَتَّى لَا نَرْغَبَ إِلَى أَحَدٍ مَعَ بَذْلِكَ ،
that we may beseech no one along with Thy free giving,
وَ لَا نَسْتَوْحِشَ مِنْ أَحَدٍ مَعَ فَضْلِكَ .
that we may feel lonely at no one's absence along with Thy bounty!
اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,
وَ كِدْ لَنَا وَ لَا تَكِدْ عَلَيْنَا ،
scheme for us, not against us,
وَ امْكُرْ لَنَا وَ لَا تَمْكُرْ بِنَا ،
devise to our benefit, not to our loss,
وَ أَدِلْ لَنَا وَ لَا تُدِلْ مِنَّا .
give the turn to prevail to us, not to others!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,
وَ قِنَا مِنْكَ ، وَ احْفَظْنَا بِكَ ،
protect us from Thyself, safeguard us through Thyself,
وَ اهْدِنَا إِلَيْكَ ، وَ لَا تُبَاعِدْنَا عَنْكَ
guide us to Thyself, and take us not far from Thyself!
إِنَّ مَنْ تَقِهِ يَسْلَمْ وَ مَنْ تَهْدِهِ يَعْلَمْ ،
he whom Thou protectest stays safe, he whom Thou guidest knows,
وَ مَنْ تُقَرِّبْهُ إِلَيْكَ يَغْنَمْ .
and he whom Thou bringest near Thyself takes the spoils.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
O God, bless Muhammad and his Household
وَ اكْفِنَا حَدَّ نَوَائِبِ الزَّمَانِ ،
and spare us the cutting edge of time's turning changes,
وَ شَرَّ مَصَايِدِ الشَّيْطَانِ ، وَ مَرَارَةَ صَوْلَةِ السُّلْطَانِ .
the evil of Satan's snares, and the bitterness of the sovereign's aggression!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّمَا يَكْتَفِي الْمُكْتَفُونَ بِفَضْلِ قُوَّتِكَ ،
O God, the spared are spared only through the bounty of Thy strength,
فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
so bless Muhammad and his Household
وَ اكْفِنَا ،
and spare us!
وَ إِنَّمَا يُعْطِي الْمُعْطُونَ مِنْ فَضْلِ جِدَتِكَ ،
The givers give only through the bounty of Thy wealth,
فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
so bless Muhammad and his Household
وَ أَعْطِنَا ،
and give to us!
وَ إِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِي الْمُهْتَدُونَ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ ،
The guided are guided only by the light of Thy face,
فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ، وَ اهْدِنَا
so bless Muhammad and his Household and guide us!
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ مَنْ وَاَلَيْتَ لَمْ يَضْرُرْهُ
O God, he whom Thou befriendest will not be injured
خِذْلَانُ الْخَاذِلِينَ ،
by the abandonment of the abandoners,
وَ مَنْ أَعْطَيْتَ لَمْ يَنْقُصْهُ مَنْعُ الْمَانِعِينَ ،
he to whom Thou givest will not be diminished by the withholding of the withholders,
وَ مَنْ هَدَيْتَ لَمْ يُغْوِهِ إِضْلَالُ الْمُضِلِّينَ
he whom Thou guidest will not be misled by the misguidance of the misguiders
فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
So bless Muhammad and his Household,
وَ امْنَعْنَا بِعِزِّكَ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ ،
defend us from Thy servants through Thy might,
وَ أَغْنِنَا عَنْ غَيْرِكَ بِإِرْفَادِكَ ،
free us from need for other than Thee through Thy support,
وَ اسْلُكْ بِنَا سَبِيلَ الْحَقِّ بِإِرْشَادِكَ
and make us travel the path of the Truth through Thy right guidance!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
O God, bless Muhammad and his Household
وَ اجْعَلْ سَلَامَةَ قُلُوبِنَا فِي ذِكْرِ عَظَمَتِكَ ،
and put the soundness of our hearts into the remembrance of Thy mightiness,
وَ فَرَاغَ أَبْدَانِنَا فِي شُكْرِ نِعْمَتِكَ ،
the idleness of our bodies into giving thanks for Thy favour,
وَ انْطِلَاقَ أَلْسِنَتِنَا فِي وَصْفِ مِنَّتِكَ
and the flow of our tongues into the description of Thy kindness!
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،
O God, bless Muhammad and his Household
وَ اجْعَلْنَا مِنْ دُعَاتِكَ الدَّاعِينَ إِلَيْكَ ،
and make us one of Thy summoners who summon to Thee,
وَ هُدَاتِكَ الدَّالِّينَ عَلَيْكَ ،
Thy guiders who direct to Thee,
وَ مِنْ خَاصَّتِكَ الْخَاصِّينَ لَدَيْكَ ،
and Thy special friends whom Thou hast singled out!
يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ
O Most Merciful of the merciful!