| In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
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بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
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| My God, were it not incumbent to accept Your command,
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إِلـٰهِي لَوْلا الْواجِبُ مِنْ قَبُولِ أمْرِكَ
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| I would declare You far too exalted for me to remember You,
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لَنَزَّهْتُكَ مِنْ ذِكْرِي إيَّاكَ،
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| for I remember You in my measure, not in Your measure,
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عَلَىٰ أَنَّ ذِكْرِي لَكَ بِقَدْرِي، لا بِقَدْرِكَ،
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| and my scope can hardly reach the point where I may be a locus for glorifying You!
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وَما عَسَىٰ أَنْ يَبْلُغَ مِقْدارِي، حَتَّىٰ أُجْعَلَ مَحَلاًّ لِتَقْدِيسِكَ،
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| Among Your greatest favours to us is the continuation of Your remembrance on our tongues
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وَمِنْ أَعْظَمِ النّـِعَمِ عَلَيْنا جَرَيانُ ذِكْرِكَ عَلىٰ أَلْسِنَتِنَا،
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| and Your permission to us to supplicate You,
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وَإذْنُكَ لَنا بِدُعائِكَ،
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| declare You exalted, and glorify You!
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وَتَنْزِيهِكَ وَتَسْبِيحِكَ.
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| My God, inspire us with Your remembrance alone and in assemblies,
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إِلـٰهِي فَأَلْهِمْنا ذِكْرَكَ فِي الْخَلاءِ وَالْمَلاءِ،
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| by night and day,
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وَاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهارِ،
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| publicly and secretly,
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وَالإِعْلانِ وَالإِسْرارِ،
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| in prosperity and adversity!
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وَفِي السَّرَّاءِ وَالضَّرَّاءِ
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| Make us intimate with silent remembrance,
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وَآنِسْنا بِالذّ ِكْرِ الْخَفِيّ ِ،
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| employ us in purified works
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وَاسْتَعْمِلْنا بِالْعَمَلِ الزَّكِيّ ِ،
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| and effort pleasing to You,
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وَالسَّعْي الْمَرْضِيّ ِ،
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| and reward us with the full balance!
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وَجازِنا بِالْمِيزانِ الَوَفِيّ ِ.
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| My God, love-mad hearts are enraptured by You,
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إِلـٰهِي بِكَ هامَتِ الْقُلُوبُ الْوالِهَةُ،
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| disparate intellects are brought together by knowing You,
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وَعَلىٰ مَعْرِفَتِكَ جُمِعَتِ الْعُقُولُ الْمُتَبايِنَةُ،
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| hearts find no serenity except in remembering You,
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فَلا تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ إلاَّ بِذِكْراكَ،
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| souls find no rest except in seeing You.
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وَلا تَسْكُنُ النُّفُوسُ إلاّ عِنْدَ رُؤْياكَ،
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| You are the glorified in every place,
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أَنْتَ الْمُسَبَّحُ فِي كُلّ ِ مَكانٍ،
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| the worshipped at every time,
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وَالْمَعْبُودُ فِي كُلّ ِ زَمانٍ،
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| the found at every moment,
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وَالْمَوْجُودُ فِي كُلّ ِ أَوانٍ،
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| the called by every tongue,
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وَالْمَدْعُوُّ بِكُلّ ِ لِسانٍ،
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| the magnified in every heart!
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وَالْمُعَظَّمُ فِي كُلّ ِ جَنانٍ،
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| I pray forgiveness from You for every pleasure but remembering You,
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وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِنْ كُلّ ِ لَذَّةٍ بِغَيْرِ ذِكْرِكَ،
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| every ease but intimacy with You,
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وَمِنْ كُلّ ِ راحَةٍ بِغَيْرِ أُنْسِكَ،
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| every happiness but nearness to You,
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وَمِنْ كُلّ ِ سُرُورٍ بِغَيْرِ قُرْبِكَ،
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| every occupation but obeying You!
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وَمِنْ كُلّ ِ شُغْلٍ بِغَيْرِ طاعَتِكَ.
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| My God, You have said - and Your word is true -
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إلـٰهِي أَنْتَ قُلْتَ وَقَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ:
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| O you who have faith, remember God with much remembrance and glorify Him at dawn and in the evening!
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(يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا اللهَ ذِكْراً كَثِيراً وَسَبّـِحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلاً)
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| And You have said - and Your word is true -
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وَقُلْتَ وَقَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ:
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| Remember Me, and I will remember you!
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( فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ )
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| You have commanded us to remember You,
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فَأَمَرْتَنا بِذِكْرِكَ،
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| and promised us that You will remember us thereby,
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وَوَعَدْتَنا عَلَيْهِ أَنْ تَذْكُرَنا
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| in order to ennoble, respect, and honour us.
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تَشْرِيفاً لَنا وَتَفْخِيماً وَإعْظاماً،
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| Here we are, remembering You as You have commanded us!
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وَها نَحْنُ ذاكِرُوكَ كَما أَمَرْتَنا،
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| So accomplish what You have promised us,
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فَأَنْجِزْ لَنا مَا وَعَدْتَنا
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| O Rememberer of the rememberers!
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يا ذاكِرَ الذَّاكِرِينَ،
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| O Most Merciful of the merciful!
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وَيا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
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