بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
bismillāhir raḥmānir raḥīm
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
allāhumma ṣalli `alā muḥammadin wa āli muḥammad
O Allah, send Your blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad
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اِلٰهِيْ كَيْفَ اَدْعُوْكَ وَ قَدْ عَصَيْتُكَ
ilāhī kayfa ad`ūka wa qad `aṣaytuk
My God, how can I call upon You when I have disobeyed You?
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وَ كَيْفَ لَا اَدْعُوْكَ وَ قَدْ عَرَفْتُ حُبَّكَ فِيْ قَلْبِيْ
wa kayfa lā ad`ūka wa qad `araftu ḥubbaka fī qalbī
And how can I not call upon You when I have recognized Your love in my heart?
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وَ اِنْ كُنْتُ عَاصِيًا
wa in kuntu `āṣiyā
Even though I am disobedient
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مَدَدْتُ اِلَيْكَ يَدًا بِالذُّنُوْبِ مَمْلُوْءَةً
madadtu ilayka yadan bidhhunūbi mamlū-ah
I have stretched out to You a hand filled with sins
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وَ عَيْنًا بِالرَّجَاءِ مَمْدُوْدَةً
wa `aynan birrajā-i mamdūdah
And eyes extended with hope
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مَوْلَايَ اَنْتَ عَظِيْمُ الْعُظَمَاءِ، وَ اَنَا اَسِيْرُ الْاُسَرَاءِ
mawlāya anta `aẓīmul `uẓamā-i, wa ana asīrul usarā
My Master, You are the Greatest of the great, and I am the prisoner of prisoners
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اَنَا الْاَسِيْرُ بِذَنْبِيْ، اَلْمُرْتَهَنُ بِجُرْمِيْ
anal asīru bidhanbī, al mur-tahanu bijur-mī
I am a prisoner of my sins, mortgaged by my crimes
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اِلٰهِيْ لَئِنْ طَالَبْتَنِيْ بِذَنْبِيْ لَأُطَالِبَنَّكَ بِكَرَمِكَ
ilāhī la-in ṭālabtanī bidhanbī la-uṭālibannaka bikaramik
My God, if You demand me for my sins, I will demand You for Your generosity
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وَ لَئِنْ طَالَبْتَنِيْ بِجَرِيْرَتِيْ لَأُطَالِبَنَّكَ بِعَفْوِكَ
wa la-in ṭālabtanī bijarīratī la-uṭālibannaka bi`afwik
And if You demand me for my offenses, I will demand You for Your forgiveness
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وَ لَئِنْ اَمَرْتَ بِيْ اِلَى النَّارِ لَأُخْبِرَنَّ اَهْلَهَا
wa la-in amar-ta bī ilan nāri la-ukhbiranna ahlahā
And if You order me to the Fire, I will inform its inhabitants
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اَنِّيْ كُنْتُ اَقُوْلُ
annī kuntu aqūl
That I used to say
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لَا اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُوْلُ اللَّهِ
lā ilāha illallāhu muḥammadun rasūlullāh
There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah
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اَللَّهُمَّ اِنَّ الطَّاعَةَ تَسُرُّكَ، وَ الْمَعْصِيَةَ لَا تَضُرُّكَ
allāhumma innaṭ ṭā`ata tasurruk, wal ma`ṣiyata lā taḍurruk
O Allah, obedience pleases You, and disobedience does not harm You
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فَهَبْ لِيْ مَا يَسُرُّكَ، وَ اغْفِرْ لِيْ مَا لَا يَضُرُّكَ
fahab lī mā yasurruk, waghfir lī mā lā yaḍurruk
So grant me what pleases You, and forgive me what does not harm You
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يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ
yā ar-ḥamar rāḥimīn
O Most Merciful of the merciful
