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and their trade has profited through the sale (giving up) of the desires of this world for the next WA RABIH'AT FEE BAY-I'D-DUNYAA BIL- AAAKHIRATI TIJAARATUHUM إلهِي My God, ILAAHEE ما أَلَذَّ خَواطِرَ الإِلْهامِ بِذِكْرِكَ عَلَى الْقُلُوبِ، how pleasant it is for hearts to be inspired by thoughts of your remembrance, MAAA ALAD'-D'A KHAWAAT'IRAL-IL-HAAMI BID'IK-RIKA A'LAAL-QULOOB وَما أَحْلَى الْمَسِيرَ إلَيْكَ بِالأَوْهامِ فِي مَسالِكِ الْغُيُوبِ، how sweet it is to travel to you, through the imagination of the roads of the unseen worlds, WA MAAA AH'-LA AL-MASEERA ILAY-KA BIL-AW-HAAMI FEE MASAALIKIL-GHUYOOB وَما أَطْيَبَ طَعْمَ حُبِّكَ، And how pleasant is the taste of your love, WA MAAA AT'-YABA T'AA'-MA H'UB-BIK وَما أَعْذَبَ شِرْبَ قُرْبِكَ، And how delightful is the drink of your nearness!

WA MAAA AA'-D'ABA SHIR-BA QUR-BIK فَأَعِذْنا مِنْ طَرْدِكَ وَإبْعادِكَ، So give us protection from being cast out and being sent far away from you FAAI'D'-NA MIN T'AR-DIKA WA IB-A'ADIK وَاجْعَلْنا مِنْ أَخَصِّ عارِفِيكَ، and place us amongst the best of those who know you WAJ-A'L-NAA MINAKHAS'-S'I A'ARIFEEK وَأَصْلَحِ عِبادِكَ، And the most righteous of your servants, WA AS'-LAHEE I'BAADIK وَأَصْدَقِ طآئِعِيكَ And the most truthful of the ones who obey you, WA AS'-DAQI T'AAA-IE'EK وَأَخْلَصِ عُبَّادِكَ، And the most sincere of your worshipers!

WA AKH-LAS'I U'B-BAADIKA يا عَظِيمُ، يا جَلِيلُ، O All-mighty, O Majestic, YAA A'Z'EEMU YAA JALEEL يا كَرِيمُ، يا مُنِيلُ، O Generous, O Rewarder YAA KAREEMU YAA MUNEEL بِرَحْمَتِكَ وَمَنِّكَ يا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ. By your mercy and kindness, O Most Merciful of the merciful! BIRAH'-MATIKA WA MAN-NIKA YAAA AR-H'AMAR-RAAH'IMEEN Previous…