to the Month of
Ramadan
َناَض َمَر ِرٌَْش ِعاَدٍَِل ُى ُؤاَغُد
by Imam Jaffer as-Sadiq (A)
(Arabic text with English Translation and Transliteration)
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Merits of Imam Sadiq’s (A) Supplication for bidding Farewell to the Month of Ramadan
Shaykh al-Kulayniy, in his
book of „
al-Kafi
‟ has reported
on the authority of Abu-Basir
that Imam al-Sadiq (a.s)
instructed that the following
supplication might be said
د َّمَح ُم ِل
ٓاَو دَّمَحُم ََلَغ ِّوَص َّمٌَُّللٔا
O' Allāh send Your blessings on Muhammad
and the family of Muhammad.
ِيَّللا ِمْشِب
ِنََٰمْحَّرلا
ِمّ ِحَّرلا
In the Name of Allāh,
the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
bi-smi llahi r-rahmani r-rahimi
َمِباج ِ ه ُِف َت
ِلَزْوُم
ْلا
:
O Allāh: You have said in Your revealed Book:
”
ِيِّف َلِزهُا ي ِذ
َّلا َناَضَمَر ُرٌَْش
ُنٓاْر ُكْلا
.“
“The month of Ramadan in which the Qur'an was revealed…”
“shahru ramadana alladhiy unzila fihi
alqur‟anu.”
َناض َمَر ُرٌَْش ا َذً َو
And this month of Ramadan
َمَّرَصَث ْدَل َو
is about to slip away.
waqad tasarrama
ِمِِرَن
ْلا َمٌِْجٍَِب َمُلٔاْصٔاَف
I thus beseech You in the name of Your Noble Face,
ِة َّماّجلا َمِثامِلَه َو
And Your Perfect Words,
wakalimatika alttammati
ُل
If I am still liable to a sin that You have not yet forgiven
ِيَّْل َغ ُِوَب ِّذ َػُث ْنٔا ُدِِرُث ْو
ٔا
or You want to punish me for it,
aw turidu an tu`adhdhibaniy `alayhi
ِيِب ُِوَشِِاكُث ْو
ٔا
or to retaliate upon me because of it,
ِةَلَّْللا ِى ِذًَ ُرْجَف َعُلْطَِ لا ْنٔا
(I beseech You that) before dawn of this night rises
an la yatlu`a fajru hadhihii allaylati
ُرٌَّْشلا اذً ُمَّرَصَجَِ ْؤا
And before this moth elapses
ُل ُيَثْرَفَغ ْدَل َو َّلاإ
(please) forgive it for me;
illa waqad ghafartahu li
َنِّم ِحاّرلا َمَحْرٔا اِ
.
O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.
اٌِّلُه َك ِدِماحَمِب ُدْمَح
ْلا َمَل َّمٌُّللَا
O Allāh: all praise be to You in all expressions of praise—
allahumma laka alhamdu bimahamidika kulliha
اًِر ِخ
ٓاَو اٌِلَّؤا
The first and the last expressions;
اٌْوِم َم ِشْفَوِل َتْلُل ام
Expressions that You have said about Yourself,
ma qulta linafsika minha
َنودِماحْلا ُقِئلاَخْلا َلال ام َو
And expressions that have been used by the created beings;
َنودود ْػ َمْلا َنودٌَِجْج ُم
ْلا
The beings that are diligent, selected,
almujtahiduna alma`duduna
َكِرْهِذ َنورِّلٍَُم
ْلا
Revering their mention of You,
َمَل َرْنُّشلا َو
And their thanking You,
walshshukra laka
َمِّكَح ِءادٔا َل َغ ْمٌَُجْو َغٔا َنِذَّلا
Whom You helped carry out Your duty that is incumbent upon them,
َمِكْلَخ ِفاوْصٔا ْنِم
From among the varieties of Your creatures;
min asnafi khalqika
َنّب َّرَك ُمْلا ِةَنِئلا َمْلا َنِم
Such as the Favorite Angels,
َنِّلَصْر ُمْلا َو َنِِّّّبَّولا َو
The Prophets, the Messengers,
walnnabiyyina walmursalina
َنّك ِطاّولا ِفاوْصٔا َو
And the other varieties who speak of Your praise
ِعِّمَج ْنِم َم
َل َنّ ِحِّبَشُمْلاَو
َنِّم
َلاػْلا
And glorify You from among all the creatures.
walmusabbihina laka min jami`i al`alamina
َناض َمَر َرٌَْش اوَج ْغَّلَب َمَّهٔا َل َغ
(Praise be to You for) You have allowed us to witness the month of Ramadan,
َمِم َػِه ْنِم اوَّْلَغ َو
While we are covered by Your graces
wa`alayna min ni`amika
َمِهاشْحإ َو َمِمَشِل ْنِم اه َدْوِغ َو
And we are enjoying Your bounties and favors
ِرًُاظَث َو
َمِهاوِج ْمإ
And Your evident conferrals.
watazhahuri imtinanika
ِد ْمَحْلا ٌََجْو ُم َمَل َمِل َذِبَف
For all that, the ultimate praise be to You,
ِمِئا ّدلا ِدِلاخ
ْلا
Praise that is perpetual and ceaseless
alkhalidi alddaiimi
ِد َمْرَّشلا ِدَّلَخ ُمْلا ِدِهاّرلا
And endless and eternal and everlasting
ِدَبٔلاا َلٍُط ُدَفْوَِ لا يذَّلا
Praise that never ends evermore.
alladhy la yanfadu tuwla alabadi
َكؤاوَث َّوَج
Splendid be the praising of You,
ُي َماّ ِص اوَّْضَل َّجَح ِيَّْل َغ اوَجْو َغٔا
ُي َماِّل َو
For You have helped us accomplish our fasting and acts of worship in
this month,
a`antana `alayhi hatta qadayna syamahu waqyamahu
ٍّرِب ْنِم ِيّف اّوِم َناه ام َو ٍةلاَص ْنِم
Including prayers and whatever good deed that we have done during this
month
ٍرْهِذ ْو
ٔا ٍرْنُش ْؤا
.
As well as all praise and mention of You.
aw shukrin aw dhikrin.
َمِلٍبَل ِنَشْح
ٔاِب اّوِم ُيْلَّبَكَجَف َّمٌُّللَا
O Allāh: (please) accept all that from us with the most excellent of Your
approval
َك ٍِْفَغ َو َكِزُواجَث َو
And Your overlooking and Your pardoning
watajauuzika wa`afuika
َمِهارْف ُغ َو َم ِحْفَص َو
And Your excusing and Your forgiving
ِةَكِّكَح َو
َمِهاٍْضِر
And the actuality of Your pleasure
wahaqiqati riduanika
ٍرَّْخ ِّوُنِب ِيِّف اهَرِف
ٍبٍل
ْطَم
So that You may make us win all good turns that is besought
ٍبًٍٍُ َم ٍءاطَغ ِوِزَج َو
And the abundant share from any gifted bestowal
wajazili `ata„in mawhuwbin
ٍبًٍْرَم ِّوُه ْنِم ِيِّف اوَِّّلٍَُث َو
And that You save us from any dangerous matter,
ٍبٍلْج َم ٍءلاَب ْؤا
Or any anticipated misfortune
aw bala„in majlubin
ٍبٍشْن َم ٍبْه َذ ْؤا
.
Or any committed sin.
َمَلٔاَص ام ِمّظ َػِب َم
ُلٔاْصٔا ُّهإ َّمٌُّللَا
َمِكْلَخ ْنِم ٌدَحٔا ِيِب
O Allāh: I beseech You in the name of the greatest of all these by which any
of Your servants have besought You,
allahumma inny asaluka bi`azhimi ma sa-alaka bihi ahadun min khalqika
َمِئامْصٔا ِمِرَه ْنِم
Including Your Noble Names,
َمِئاوَث ِوّمَج َو
And the excellent praising of You
wajamili thanaiika
َمِئاغ ُد ِةَّصاخ َو
And private supplication to You
ٍد َّمَح ُم ِل
ٓاَو ٍدَّمَحُم َلَغ َُِّلَصُث ْنٔا
That You may send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of
Muhammad,
an tusallia `ala muhammadin wa-ali muhammadin
ِرٌَْش َم
اوَّْل َغ َّر َم َناض َمَر
And You may decide this month of
Ramadan to be the greatest month in blessings that we have ever witnessed
ةَهَرَب اّْه ُّدلا َلإ اوْلِزْهُا ُذْو ُم
Since we were sent down to this world,
mundhu aunzilna ila alddunya barakatan
ُِوِ ِد ِة َمْص ِغ ُف
As regarding protection of my religion,
ُ ِشْفَه ِصلاَخ َو
And redemption of myself
wakhalasi nafsi
ُ ِجِئاٍَح ِءاضَل َو
And settlement of my needs
ُِلِئاش َم ُف ُِو َػِّفَشُث َو
And that You may accept my
intercession to You concerning Your settlement of my requests
watushaffi`aniy fy masa‟ili
ََُّل َغ ِة َم ْػِّولا ِمامَث َو
And Your perfecting Your graces upon me
ُّو َغ ِءٍّشلا ِفْرَص َو
And Your keeping evil away from me
wasarfi alssu„i `anni
ِيِّف ُل ِةَِّفاػْلا ِسابِل َو
And Your dressing me with well-being during this month,
َتْر ِخ ْن َّمِم َمِجَمْحَرِب ُوَل َػْجَث ْن
ٔاَو
ِر ْدَك
ْلا َةَلَّْل ُيَل
And that You may include me, out of Your mercy, with those whom You allowed to
obtain the benefits of the Grand Night
wan taj`alany birahmatika mimman khirta lahu laylata alqadri
ٍرٌَْش ِف
ْلٔا ْنِم ارَّْخ ُيَل اٌَجْلَػَجَو
And those for whom You have decided this Night to be better than one
thousand months,
ِرْج
ٔلاا ِمَظْغٔا ُف
As regarding obtaining its vastest rewards,
fy a`zhami alajri
ِرْخ ُّذلا ِمِئارَه َو
And its noblest gifts
ِرْنُّشلا ِنْشُح َو
And approving praiseworthiness
wahusni alshshukri
ِرْم ُػلا ِلٍط َو
And obtaining long lifetime
ِرْشُّ
ْلا ِماوَدَو
.
And perpetuity of comfort.
wadawami aliusri.
َمِل ٍَْط َو َمِج َمْحَرِب َم
ُلٔاْصٔاَو َّمٌُّللَا
O Allāh: I also beseech You in the name of Your mercy and Your
beneficence
َمِئام ْػَه َو َك ٍِْفَغ َو
And Your pardon and Your graces
wa`afuika wana`maiika
َمِهاوِج ْما َو
And Your majesty and Your eternal favoring and conferral
ِرٌَْشِل اّوِم ِدٌْ َػ
ْلا َر ِخٓا ُيَلِػْجَث لا ْنٔا
َناض َمَر
That You may not decide this month of Ramadan to be the last one in our
lifetime;
an la taj`ilahu akhira al`ahdi minna lishahri ramadana
ٍلاح ِنَشْح
ٔا
Rather, You may decide us to catch the coming month of Ramadan while we
enjoy the best of manners
ِيَّْلإ َنِِر ِظاّولا َعَم ُي
َللاًِ ُوَفِّرَػُثَو
ُيَل َنّفِرَج ْػُم
ْلاَو
And that You may decide us to see the new moon of the next month of
Ramadan by including me with those who will see it and realize its value
watu`arrifany hilalahu ma`a alnnazhirina ilayhi walmu`tarifina lahu
َمِجَِّفاغ َف ْغٔا ُف
While I am enjoying the best wellbeing
َمِج َم ْػِه ِم َػْهٔا َو
And the most blissful of Your bounties
wan`ami ni`matika
َمِج َمْحَر ِعَصْو
ٔاَو
And the most expansive of Your mercy
َمِمَشِل ِلَزْج
ٔاَو
And the most abundant of the share of Your sustenance that You decide for
me.
wajzali qisamika
ُىُرَّْغ ٌّبَر ُل َسَّْل يذَّلا َُِّب َر اِ
O my Lord save Whom I have no lord;
َعاد َو ُيَل ُّوِم ُعادٍَلا اذًَ ُنٍنَِ لا
ٍءاوَف
(please) do not decide that this words of bidding the month of Ramadan farewell to be the last farewell after
which there will be my termination
la yakunu hadha aluada`u minny lahu wada`a fana„in
ِءاكِّلِل ُّوِم ِدٌْ َػْلا َر ِخٓا لا َو
And do not decide this time to be the last of my meeting the month of
Ramadan;
َّجَح
ِيّّوَِِرُث
ِعَصْو
ٔا ُف ٍوِبال ْنِم
Rather, You may decide that You will enable me to witness the coming
Ramadan
hatta turiannihi min qabilin fy awsa`i
ِءاجَّرلا ِوَضْف
ٔاو ِمَػِّولا
while I am enjoying the most
expansive graces and attaining the best of my hopes
ِءاف ٍَْلا ِنَشْح
ٔا َلَغ َمَل اَهٔاو
And I am loyal to You in the most faithful manner.
wana laka `ala ahsani aluafa„i
ِءاغ ُّدلا ُعِّمَص َمَّهإ
.
Verily, You are the Hearer of prayers.
ُئاغ ُد ْع َمْصا َّمٌُّللَا
O Allāh: (please) respond to my prayer,
allahumma asma` du`a‟i
َمَل ُلُّل َذَث َو ُغُّرَضَث ْمَحْرا َو
And have mercy upon my
acquiescence and submission before You
َمَّْل َغ ُلُّه ٍََث َو ُِجَهانِجْصا َو
As well as my humbleness and reliance upon You,
wastikanatiy watawakkuly `alayka
ٌمِّلَش ُم َمَل اهٔا َو
While I am totally subservient to You;
ةافاػ ُم لا َو احاجَه ٍجْرٔا لا
I hope success and wellbeing
la arjw najahan wala mu`afatan
َمْوِم َو
And honoring and attainment of my hopes from none save You and
through none save You;
ََُّل َغ ْنُو ْماَف
So, (please) do this favor to me—
famnun `alayya
َكؤاوَث َّوَج
Splendid be the praising of You,
َكؤامْصٔا ْتَص َّد َكَث َو
And sacred be Your Names—
wataqaddasat asmau´ka
اهٔا َو َناض َمَر َرٌَْش ُغّلْبَجِب
َفاػ ُم
By allowing me to witness the (coming) month of Ramadan
ٍروذْح َم َو ٍىورْن َم ِّوُه ْنِم
while I am delivered from any
apprehensive and fearful matter
min kulli makruhin wamahdhurin
، ِقِئاٍَبلا ِعِّمَج ْنِمَو
And from all misfortunes.
َل َغ اوَهاغٔا يذَّلا ِلله ُد ْمَحْلَا
ِماّ ِص
All praise be to Allāh Who has helped us observe fasting
alhamdu lillahi alladhy a`anana `ala syami
ِيِماِّل َو ِرٌَّْشلا اذًَ
during this month and do acts of worship
ُيْوِم ٍةَلَّْل َر ِخٓا ُو َغَّلَب َّجَح
.
Until I am witnessing the last night of this month.
hatta ballaghany akhira laylatin minhu.
ٌرِ ِدَل ء َُْش ِّوُه ََلَغ َتْهَا َو
.
and Your are indeed powerful over everything!
د َّمَح ُم ِل
ٓاَو دَّمَحُم ََلَغ ِّوَص َّمٌَُّللٔا
O' Allāh send Your blessings on Muhammad
and the family of Muhammad.
allahumma salli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
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