as-aluka bi-haq-qika wa qud-sik I ask You by Your Truth and...

as-aluka bi-haq-qika wa qud-sik

I ask You by Your Truth and Your Holiness

wa a`zami sifatika wa as-ma-ika

And the greatest of Your Attributes and Names,

an taj-`ala aw-qati fil-layli wan-nahari bi-dhik-rika ma`murah

And my works acceptable to You,

hat-ta takuna a`mali wa aw-radi kul-luha wir-daw-wahidan

So that my works and my litanies may all be a single litany

wa hali fi khid-matika sar-mada

ya say-yidi ya man `ailayhi mu`aw-wali

ya man ilayhi shakaw-tu ah-wali

qaw-wi `ala khid-matika jawarihi

Strengthen my bodily members in Your service,

wash-dud `alal-`azimati jawanihi

And fortify my ribs in determination

wa hab liyal-jid-da fi khash-yatik

And bestow upon me earnestness in my fear of You

wad-dawama fil-at-itisali bikhid-matik

And continuity in my being joined to Your service

hat-ta as-raha ilayka fi maya-dinis-sabiqin

So that I may move easily toward You in the battlefields of the foremost

wa us-ri`a ilayka fil-mubadirin

And hurry to You among the prominent

wa ash-taqa ila qur-bika fil-mush-taqin

And desire fervently Your proximity among the fervently desirous

wa ad-nua minka dunu-wal-mukh-lisin

And move nearer to You with the nearness of the sincere

And fear You with the fear of those who have certitude

wa aj-tami`a fi jiwarika ma'l-mu-mnin

allahumma wa man aradani bisuo-in farid-hu