God, carry us in the ships of Your deliverance, AL-LAHUM-MA...

God, carry us in the ships of Your deliverance, AL-LAHUM-MA AH’-MIL-NAA FEE SUFUNI NAJAATIK وَمَتّـِعْنا بِلَذِيْذِ مُناجاتِكَ، And give us the pleasure where we can enjoy reciting a whispered prayer to You, WA MAT-TIA’-NAA BILAD’EED’I MUNAJAATIK وَأَوْرِدْنا حِياضَ حُبّـِكَ، enable us to enter into the pools of Your love, WA AW-RID-NAA H’EEAAZ”A H”UB-BIK وَأَذِقْنا حَلاوَةَ وُدّ ِكَ وَقُرْبِكَ، Let us taste the sweetness of Your love and of being near to you, WA AD’IQNAA H’ALAWATA WUD-DIKA WA QURBIK وَاجْعَلْ جِهادَنا فِيكَ، Allow us to struggle in Your love WAJ-A’L JIHAADANA FEEK وَهَمَّنا فِي طاعَتِكَ، preoccupy us with obeying you WA HAM-MANAA FEE TAA’TIK وَأَخْلِصْ نِيَّاتِنا فِي مُعامَلَتِكَ، And purify our intentions when we are devoting works to You, WA AKH-LIS’ NEE-YAATINAA FEE MUA’AMALATIK فَإِنَّا بِكَ وَلَكَ وَلا وَسِيلَةَ لَنا إلَيْكَ إلاَّ أَنْتَ for we exist because of You and we have no one to intercede for us with You but only you FA IN-NAA BIKA WA LAKWA LAA WASYLATA LANAAA ILAY-KA IL-LAAA ANT إِلـٰهِي اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ الأَخْيارِ، My God, place me among the chosen ones, the good, ILAAHEE AJ-A’L-NEE MINAL- MUS’-T’AFAY-NAL-AKH-YAAR وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ الأَبْرارِ، Join me to the righteous, the pious, WA AL-H’IQ-NEE BIS’- S’AALIH’EENAL-AB-RAAR السَّابِقِينَ إلَىٰ الْمَكْرُماتِ، the first to reach your generous gifts AS-SAABIQEENA ILAA ALMAK-RUMAATI الْمُسارِعِينَ إلَىٰ الْخَيْراتِ، the quick to achieve good acts ALMUSAARIE’ENA ILAAY-KHAY-RATI الْعامِلِينَ لِلْباقِياتِ الصَّالِحاتِ، the workers of righteous deeds whose rewards never end AL-A’AMILEEN LIL-BAAQEEAATIS’-S’AALIH’AATI السَّاعِينَ إلىٰ رَفِيعِ الدَّرَجاتِ، the strivers striving to reach the highest degrees!, AS-SAAE’ENA ILA RAFEEI’D-DARAJAATI إنَّكَ عَلىٰ كُلّ ِ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، Indeed you are powerful over everything IN-NAKA A’LAA KUL-LI SHAY-IN QADEER وَبِالإجابَةِ جَدِيرٌ and ever willing to respond!

WA BIL-IJAABATI JADEER بِرَحْمَتِكَ يا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ By Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful! BIRAH’-MATIKA YAAA AR-H’AMAR-RAAH’IMEEN Previous…