Instructions
Dua Iftitah مروي عن الأئمة المعصومين عليهم السلام في كتب الأدعية والزيارات المعتبرة.
Dua Iftitah as recorded in authentic Shia supplication manuals and traditions of the Holy Infallibles ('a).
Dua Iftitah kama ilivyonukuliwa katika vitabu sahihi vya dua na mapokezi ya Maimamu Watakatifu ('a).
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Bismi Allāhi ar-Raḥmāni ar-raḥīmi
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Kwa jina la Mwenyezi Mungu, Mwingi wa Rehema, Mwenye Kurehemu.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَفْتَتِحُ ٱلثَّنَاءَ بِحَمْدِكَ
Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾaftatiḥu ath-thanāʾa biḥamdika
O Allah, I begin my praise with Your praise.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, ninaanza sifa zangu kwa kukusifu Wewe.
وَأَنْتَ مُسَدِّدٌ لِلصَّوَابِ بِمَنِّكَ
Waʾanta musaddidun lilṣṣawābi bimannika
And You guide to the right path by Your grace.
Na Wewe unaongoza kwenye njia sahihi kwa neema Yako.
وَأَيْقَنْتُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ
Waʾayqantu ʾannaka ʾanta ʾarḥamu ar-rāḥimīna
And I am certain that You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.
Na nina uhakika kuwa Wewe ndiye Mwenye Rehema Kati ya wote waliorehemu.
فِي مَوْضِعِ ٱلْعَفْوِ وَٱلرَّحْمَةِ
Fī mawḍiʿi al-ʿafwi wālrraḥmati
In the place of pardon and mercy.
Katika mahali pa msamaha na rehema.
وَأَشَدُّ ٱلْمُعَاقِبِينَ
Waʾashaddu al-muʿāqibīna
And the Most Severe of the punishing.
Na ndiye Mkali zaidi wa wale wanaadhibu.
فِي مَوْضِعِ ٱلنَّكَالِ وَٱلنَّقِمَةِ
Fī mawḍiʿi an-nakāli wālnnaqimati
In the place of retribution and vengeance.
Katika mahali pa adhabu na kisasi.
وَأَعْظَمُ ٱلْمُتَجَبِّرِينَ
Waʾaʿẓamu al-mutajabbirīna
And the Greatest of the mighty and dominant.
Na ndiye Mkuu zaidi wa wale wenye nguvu na utawala.
فِي مَوْضِعِ ٱلْكِبْرِيَاءِ وَٱلْعَظَمَةِ
Fī mawḍiʿi al-kibriyāʾi wālʿaẓamati
In the place of majesty and grandeur.
Katika mahali pa ukuu na utukufu.
اَللَّهُمَّ أَذِنْتَ لِي فِي دُعَائِكَ وَمَسْأَلَتِكَ
Allāhumma ʾadhinta lī fī duʿāʾika wamasʾalatika
O Allah, You have permitted me to call upon You and ask from You.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, Umeniruhusu kuinua dua na kukuomba.
فَٱسْمَعْ يَا سَمِيعُ مِدْحَتِي
Fāsmaʿ yā samīʿu midḥatī
So hear, O Hearer, my praise.
Sikiza, Ewe Msikizi, sifa zangu.
وَأَجِبْ يَا رَحِيمُ دَعْوَتِي
Waʾajib yā raḥīmu daʿwatī
And answer, O Merciful, my supplication.
Na jibu, Ewe Mwenye Rehema, maombi yangu.
وَأَقِلْ يَا غَفُورُ عَثْرَتِي
Waʾaqil yā ghafūru ʿathratī
And forgive, O Forgiving, my stumbles.
Na wasamehe, Ewe Msamehe, dhambi zangu.
فَكَمْ يَا إِلٰهِي مِنْ كُرْبَةٍ قَدْ فَرَّجْتَهَا
Fakam yā ʾilāhī min kurbatin qad farrajtahā
How many a distress, O my God, have You relieved.
Ni machungu mangapi, Ewe Mungu wangu, umeondoa.
وَهُمُومٍ قَدْ كَشَفْتَهَا
Wahumūmin qad kashaftahā
And worries that You have uncovered.
Na hofu ambazo Umeifuta.
وَعَثْرَةٍ قَدْ أَقَلْتَهَا
Waʿathratin qad ʾaqaltahā
And mistakes that You have lifted.
Na makosa ambayo Umeondoa.
وَرَحْمَةٍ قَدْ نَشَرْتَهَا
Waraḥmatin qad nashartahā
And mercy that You have spread.
Na rehema ambazo Umezitanda.
وَحَلْقَةِ بَلاءٍ قَدْ فَكَكْتَهَا
Waḥalqati balāʾin qad fakaktahā
And a cycle of trial that You have untied.
Na mzunguko wa mtihani ambao Umeutenga.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ صَاحِبَةً وَلاَ وَلَداً
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi adh-dhī lam yattakhidh ṣāḥibatan walā walad
Praise be to Allah who has taken no companion and no child.
Sifa zetu kwa Mwenyezi Mungu ambaye hana mwenza wala mtoto.
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي ٱلْمُلْكِ
Walam yakun lahu sharīkun fī al-mulki
And who has no partner in His dominion.
Na hana mshirika katika utawala wake.
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِيٌّ مِنَ ٱلذُّلِّ
Walam yakun lahu waliyyun mina adh-dhulli
And He has no protector from degradation.
Na hana mlezi wa kudharaulika.
وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيراً
Wakabbirhu takbīr
And magnify Him greatly.
Na Mkubwae kwa ukuu wake.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بِجَمِيعِ مَحَامِدِهِ كُلِّهَا
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi bijamīʿi maḥāmidihi kullihā
Praise be to Allah with all His praises.
Sifa zetu kwa Mwenyezi Mungu kwa sifa zake zote.
عَلَىٰ جَمِيعِ نِعَمِهِ كُلِّهَا
ʿalā jamīʿi niʿamihi kullihā
For all His blessings.
Kwa fadhila zake zote.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لاَ مُضَادَّ لَهُ فِي مُلْكِهِ
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi adh-dhī lā muḍādda lahu fī mulkihi
Praise be to Allah who has no rival in His kingdom.
Sifa zetu kwa Mwenyezi Mungu ambaye hana mpinzani katika ufalme wake.
وَلاَ مُنَازِعَ لَهُ فِي أَمْرِهِ
Walā munāziʿa lahu fī ʾamrihi
And none disputes with Him in His command.
Na hakuna anayependekeza jambo dhidi ya amri Yake.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ فِي خَلْقِهِ
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi adh-dhī lā sharīka lahu fī khalqihi
Praise be to Allah who has no partner in His creation.
Sifa zetu kwa Mwenyezi Mungu ambaye hana mshirika katika uumbaji wake.
وَلاَ شَبِيهَ لَهُ فِي عَظَمَتِهِ
Walā shabīha lahu fī ʿaẓamatihi
And no one resembles Him in His greatness.
Na hakuna anayefanana naye katika ukuu wake.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلْفَاشِي فِي ٱلْخَلْقِ أَمْرُهُ وَحَمْدُهُ
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi al-fāshī fī al-khalqi ʾamruhu waḥamduhu
Praise be to Allah whose command and praise extend over creation.
Sifa zetu kwa Mwenyezi Mungu ambaye amri yake na sifa zake zinapanuka juu ya uumbaji.
ٱلظَّاهِرِ بِٱلْكَرَمِ مَجْدُهُ
Aẓ-ẓāhiri biālkarami majduhu
Manifest in generosity is His glory.
Uonekane katika ukarimu ni utukufu wake.
ٱلْبَاسِطِ بِٱلْجُودِ يَدَهُ
Al-bāsiṭi biāljūdi yadahu
Extending His hand in bounty.
Akipanua mkono wake kwa ukarimu.
الَّذِي لاَ تَنْقُصُ خَزَائِنُهُ
Adh-dhī lā tanquṣu khazāʾinuhu
Whose treasures are never diminished.
Ambaye hazipungui hazina zake.
وَلاَ تَزِيدُهُ كَثْرَةُ ٱلْعَطَاءِ إِلاَّ جُوداً وَكَرَماً
Walā tazīduhu kathratu al-ʿaṭāʾi ʾilā jūd wakaram
And the abundance of giving only increases His generosity and bounty.
Na wingi wa ukarimu haumuuzi ila unazidisha ukarimu wake.
إِنَّهُ هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْوَهَّابُ
ʾinnahu huwa al-ʿazīzu al-wahhābu
Indeed, He is the Mighty, the Bestower.
Hakika, Yeye ndiye Mwenye Nguvu, Mtoaji Bora.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ قَلِيلاً مِنْ كَثِيرٍ
Allāhumma ʾinnī ʾasʾaluka qalīl min kathīrin
O Allah, I ask You for a little of Your abundant bounty.
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, naomba kidogo kutoka kwenye wingi wako.
مَعَ حَاجَةٍ بِي إِلَيْهِ عَظِيمَةٍ
Maʿa ḥājatin bī ʾilayhi ʿaẓīmatin
Along with a great need I have towards Him.
Pamoja na haja kubwa niliyo nayo kwake.
وَغِنَاكَ عَنْهُ قَدِيمٌ
Waghināka ʿanhu qadīmun
And Your richness from it is everlasting.
Na utajiri wako kutoka kwake ni wa milele.
وَهُوَ عِنْدِي كَثِيرٌ
Wahuwa ʿindī kathīrun
And it is abundant with me.
Na ni tele kwangu.
وَهُوَ عَلَيْكَ سَهْلٌ يَسِيرٌ
Wahuwa ʿalayka sahlun yasīrun
And with You it is easy and simple.
Na kwako ni rahisi na mpole.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ عَفْوَكَ عَنْ ذَنْبِي
Allāhumma ʾinna ʿafwaka ʿan dhanbī
O Allah, indeed Your pardon for my sin
Ewe Mwenyezi Mungu, hakika msamaha wako kwa dhambi yangu
وَتَجَاوُزَكَ عَنْ خَطِيئَتِي
Watajāwuzaka ʿan khaṭīʾatī
And Your forgiveness of my mistakes
Na kusamehe kwako makosa yangu
وَصَفْحَكَ عَنْ ظُلْمِي
Waṣafḥaka ʿan ẓulmī
And Your overlooking my injustice
Na kupuuzia kwako dhuluma zangu
وَسِتْرَكَ عَلَىٰ قَبِيحِ عَمَلِي
Wasitraka ʿalā qabīḥi ʿamalī
And Your covering of my vile deeds
Na kufunika kwako matendo yangu mabaya
وَحِلْمَكَ عَنْ كَثِيرِ جُرْمِي
Waḥilmaka ʿan kathīri jurmī
And Your forbearance regarding much of my sins
Na uvumilivu wako kuhusu dhambi zangu nyingi
عِنْدَ مَا كَانَ مِنْ خَطَإِي وَعَمْدِي
ʿinda mā kāna min khaṭaʾī waʿamdī
Considering what has been from my errors and intentional acts.
Kuzingatia kile kilichotokea kutokana na makosa yangu na makusudi yangu.
أَطْمَعَنِي فِي أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ مَا لاَ أَسْتَوْجِبُهُ مِنْكَ
ʾaṭmaʿanī fī ʾan ʾasʾalaka mā lā ʾastawjibuhu minka
Make me hopeful to ask You for what I do not deserve from You.
Nifanye kuwa na matumaini ya kukuomba kile ambacho sisistahili kutoka kwako.
ٱلَّذِي رَزَقْتَنِي مِنْ رَحْمَتِكَ
Adh-dhī razaqtanī min raḥmatika
That which You have provided me from Your mercy,
Kile ulichonipa kutoka rehema zako,
وَأَرَيْتَنِي مِنْ قُدْرَتِكَ
Waʾaraytanī min qudratika
And shown me from Your power,
Na umenionesha kutoka uwezo wako,
وَعَرَّفْتَنِي مِنْ إِجَابَتِكَ
Waʿarraftanī min ʾijābatika
And made me aware of Your response,
Na umenifahamishe kuhusu majibu Yako,
فَصِرْتُ أَدْعُوكَ آمِنًا
Faṣirtu ʾadʿūka āminan
So I call upon You with safety,
Hivyo nakuita kwa usalama,
وَأَسْأَلُكَ مُسْتَأْنِسًا
Waʾasʾaluka mustaʾnisan
And I ask You confidently,
Na nakukuomba kwa uhakika,
لاَ خَائِفًا وَلاَ وَجِلًا
Lā khāʾifan walā wajilan
Neither fearing nor being anxious,
Bila kuogopa wala kuwa na hofu,
مُدِلًّا عَلَيْكَ فِيمَا قَصَدْتُ فِيهِ إِلَيْكَ
Mudillan ʿalayka fīmā qaṣadtu fīhi ʾilayka
Entrusting myself to You regarding what I intend towards You,
Ninaweka mikono yangu kwako katika kile ninachokusudia kwako,
فَإِنْ أَبْطَأَ عَنِّي عَتَبْتُ بِجَهْلِي عَلَيْكَ
Faʾin ʾabṭaʾa ʿannī ʿatabtu bijahlī ʿalayka
If You delay for me, I blame my ignorance upon You,
Kama ukichelewa kwangu, nakukosoa kwa ujinga wangu,
وَلَعَلَّ ٱلَّذِي أَبْطَأَ عَنِّي هُوَ خَيْرٌ لِي
Walaʿalla adh-dhī ʾabṭaʾa ʿannī huwa khayrun lī
And perhaps what is delayed for me is better for me,
Na labda kile kilichochelewa kwangu ni kizuri kwangu,
لِعِلْمِكَ بِعَاقِبَةِ ٱلأُمُورِ
Liʿilmika biʿāqibati al-ʾumūri
With Your knowledge of the outcome of affairs.
Kwa maarifa yako ya matokeo ya mambo.
فَلَمْ أَرَ مَوْلَىً كَرِيمًا
Falam ʾara mawlā karīman
I have not seen a noble master,
Sijaona bwana mwenye heshima,
أَصْبَرَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدٍ لَئِيمٍ مِنْكَ عَلَيَّ
ʾaṣbara ʿalā ʿabdin laʾīmin minka ʿalayya
More patient with a wretched servant than You with me.
Aye ambaye ni mvumilivu zaidi kwa mtumishi mbaya kuliko Wewe kwangu.
يَا رَبِّ إِنَّكَ تَدْعُونِي فَأُوَلِّي عَنْكَ
Yā rabbi ʾinnaka tadʿūnī faʾuwallī ʿanka
O Lord, indeed You call me, but I turn away from You,
Ewe Bwana, hakika Unanipigia lakini nakukwepa,
وَتَتَحَبَّبُ إِلَيَّ فَأَتَبَغَّضُ إِلَيْكَ
Watataḥabbabu ʾilayya faʾatabagghaḍu ʾilayka
And You endear Yourself to me, but I become averse to You,
Na Unanipendeza, lakini ninakukwepa,
وَتَتَوَدَّدُ إِلَيَّ فَلاَ أَقْبَلُ مِنْكَ
Watatawaddadu ʾilayya falā ʾaqbalu minka
And You show kindness to me, yet I do not accept from You.
Na Unanibembeleza, lakini sikubali kutoka kwako.
كَأَنَّ لِيَ ٱلتَّطَوُّلَ عَلَيْكَ
Kaʾanna liya at-taṭawwula ʿalayka
As if I have arrogance towards You,
Kama nina kiburi kwako,
فَلَمْ يَمْنَعْكَ ذٰلِكَ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ لِي
Falam yamnaʿka dhālika mina ar-raḥmati lī
Yet that does not prevent Your mercy towards me,
Lakini hilo haliizuie rehema Yako kwangu,
وَٱلإِحْسَانِ إِلَيَّ
Wālʾiḥsāni ʾilayya
And kindness towards me,
Na wema kwangu,
وَٱلتَّفَضُّلِ عَلَيَّ بِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ
Wālttafaḍḍuli ʿalayya bijūdika wakaramika
And Your favor upon me with Your generosity and bounty.
Na neema Yako kwangu kwa ukarimu na fadhila Yako.
فَٱرْحَمْ عَبْدَكَ ٱلْجَاهِلَ
Fārḥam ʿabdaka al-jāhila
So have mercy on Your ignorant servant,
Basi umjalie rehema mtumishi wako mjinga,
وَجُدْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَضْلِ إِحْسَانِكَ
Wajud ʿalayhi bifaḍli ʾiḥsānika
And bless him with Your bounty and favor.
Na umbariki kwa fadhila na wema wako.
إِنَّكَ جَوَادٌ كَرِيمٌ
ʾinnaka jawādun karīmun
Indeed, You are Generous and Noble,
Hakika Wewe ni Mwenye Kij generous na Mwenye Heshima,
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مَالِكِ ٱلْمُلْكِ
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi māliki al-mulki
Praise be to Allah, the Owner of all sovereignty,
Sifa kwa Allah, Mmiliki wa Ufalme wote,
مُجْرِي ٱلْفُلْكِ
Mujrī al-fulki
Who sets the ships in motion,
Ambaye husogeza meli,
مُسَخِّرِ ٱلرِّيَاحِ
Musakkhiri ar-riyāḥi
And subdues the winds,
Na humdhibiti upepo,
فَالِقِ ٱلإِصْبَاحِ
Fāliqi al-ʾiṣbāḥi
And splits the dawn,
Na huuvunja alfajiri,
دَيَّانِ ٱلدِّينِ
Dayyāni ad-dīni
The Judge of all affairs,
Mchunguzi wa masuala yote,
رَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
Rabbi al-ʿālamīna
Lord of the worlds,
Rabb wa walimwengu,
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَىٰ حِلْمِهِ بَعْدَ عِلْمِهِ
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi ʿalā ḥilmihi baʿda ʿilmihi
Praise be to Allah for His forbearance after His knowledge,
Sifa kwa Allah kwa uvumilivu wake baada ya maarifa Yake,
وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَىٰ عَفْوِهِ بَعْدَ قُدْرَتِهِ
Wālḥamdu lillāhi ʿalā ʿafwihi baʿda qudratihi
And praise be to Allah for His forgiveness after His power,
Na sifa kwa Allah kwa msamaha wake baada ya uwezo wake,
وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَىٰ طُولِ أَنَاتِهِ فِي غَضَبِهِ
Wālḥamdu lillāhi ʿalā ṭūli ʾanātihi fī ghaḍabihi
And praise be to Allah for His patience in His anger,
Na sifa kwa Allah kwa uvumilivu wake katika ghadhabu Yake,
وَهُوَ قَادِرٌ عَلَىٰ مَا يُرِيدُ
Wahuwa qādirun ʿalā mā yurīdu
While He is capable of whatever He wills,
Wakati Yeye yupo na uwezo wa yote anayoyataka,
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ خَالِقِ ٱلْخَلْقِ
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi khāliqi al-khalqi
Praise be to Allah, the Creator of creation,
Sifa kwa Allah, Muumba wa viumbe,
بَاسِطِ ٱلرِّزْقِ
Bāsiṭi ar-rizqi
The Expander of sustenance,
Mpanua wa riziki,
فَالِقِ ٱلإِصْبَاحِ
Fāliqi al-ʾiṣbāḥi
Splitter of the dawn,
Huvunja alfajiri,
ذِي ٱلْجَلالِ وَٱلإِكْرَامِ
Dhī al-jalāli wālʾikrāmi
Owner of Majesty and Honor,
Mmiliki wa Utukufu na Heshima,
وَٱلْفَضْلِ وَٱلإِنْعَامِ
Wālfaḍli wālʾinʿāmi
And of bounty and grace,
Na fadhila na neema,
ٱلَّذِي بَعُدَ فَلاَ يُرَىٰ
Adh-dhī baʿuda falā yurā
Who, when far, cannot be seen,
Ambaye, akiwa mbali, haonekani,
وَقَرُبَ فَشَهِدَ النَّجْوَىٰ
Waqaruba fashahida an-najwā
And when near, witnesses the secret conversation,
Na akiwa karibu, anashuhudia mazungumzo ya siri,
تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَىٰ
Tabāraka wataʿālā
Blessed and Exalted is He,
Amebarikiwa na Amechaguliwa,
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لَيْسَ لَهُ مُنَازِعٌ يُعَادِلُهُ
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi adh-dhī laysa lahu munāziʿun yuʿādiluhu
Praise be to Allah, who has no equal nor rival,
Sifa kwa Allah, ambaye hana mshindani wala mwenye uwiano naye,
وَلاَ شَبِيهٌ يُشَاكِلُهُ
Walā shabīhun yushākiluhu
And none resembles Him,
Na hakuna anayemfanana naye,
وَلاَ ظَهِيرٌ يُعَاضِدُهُ
Walā ẓahīrun yuʿāḍiduhu
And no supporter aids Him,
Na hakuna msaidizi anayemsaidia,
قَهَرَ بِعِزَّتِهِ ٱلأَعِزَّاءَ
Qahara biʿizzatihi al-ʾaʿizzāʾa
He humbles the mighty by His might,
Humpa heshima wenye nguvu kwa uwezo wake,
وَتَوَاضَعَ لِعَظَمَتِهِ ٱلْعُظَمَاءُ
Watawāḍaʿa liʿaẓamatihi al-ʿuẓamāʾu
And the great humble themselves before His greatness,
Na wakubwa hunyoosha mbele ya ukuu wake,
فَبَلَغَ بِقُدْرَتِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ
Fabalagha biqudratihi mā yashāʾu
So by His power, He accomplishes whatever He wills,
Kwa hivyo kwa uwezo wake, Yeye hufanikisha yote anayoyataka,
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي يُجِيبُنِي حِينَ أُنَادِيهِ
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi adh-dhī yujībunī ḥīna ʾunādīhi
Praise be to Allah, who responds to me when I call Him,
Sifa kwa Allah, ambaye ananisikia ninapomuita,
وَيَسْتُرُ عَلَيَّ كُلَّ عَوْرَةٍ وَأَنَا أَعْصِيهِ
Wayasturu ʿalayya kulla ʿawratin waʾanā ʾaʿṣīhi
And conceals all my faults while I disobey Him,
Na anaficha makosa yangu yote nikiwa namkosa,
وَيُعَظِّمُ ٱلنِّعْمَةَ عَلَيَّ فَلاَ أُجَازِيهِ
Wayuʿaẓẓimu an-niʿmata ʿalayya falā ʾujāzīhi
And magnifies His blessings upon me, yet I cannot repay Him,
Na anapanua baraka Zake kwangu, lakini siwezi kumlipa,
فَكَمْ مِنْ مَوْهِبَةٍ هَنِيئَةٍ قَدْ أَعْطَانِي
Fakam min mawhibatin hanīʾatin qad ʾaʿṭānī
How many delightful gifts He has given me,
Ni zawadi ngapi zenye furaha Ameshatoa kwangu,
وَعَظِيمَةٍ مَخُوفَةٍ قَدْ كَفَانِي
Waʿaẓīmatin makhūfatin qad kafānī
And great, awe-inspiring ones that sufficed me,
Na zile kubwa, za kuogopesha ambazo zilenyosha,
وَبَهْجَةٍ مُونِقَةٍ قَدْ أَرَانِي
Wabahjatin mūniqatin qad ʾarānī
And delightful joys that He has shown me,
Na furaha za kupendeza ambazo Amenionyesha,
فَأُثْنِي عَلَيْهِ حَامِداً
Faʾuthnī ʿalayhi ḥāmid
So I praise Him, giving thanks,
Kwa hivyo namshukuru, nikimshukuru,
وَأَذْكُرُهُ مُسَبِّحاً
Waʾadhkuruhu musabbiḥ
And I remember Him glorifying Him,
Na namkumbuka nikimsifu,
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لاَ يُهْتَكُ حِجَابُهُ
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi adh-dhī lā yuhtaku ḥijābuhu
Praise be to Allah, whose veil is never breached,
Sifa kwa Allah, ambaye pazia lake halivunjiki,
وَلاَ يُغْلَقُ بَابُهُ
Walā yughlaqu bābuhu
And whose door is never closed,
Na mlango wake hauzuiliki,
وَلاَ يُرَدُّ سَائِلُهُ
Walā yuraddu sāʾiluhu
And no one who asks Him is turned away,
Na hakuna anayemuomba anayeangushwa,
وَلاَ يُخَيَّبُ آمِلُهُ
Walā yukhayyabu āmiluhu
And no hopeful is disappointed in Him,
Na hakuna mwenye matumaini anayekata tamaa kwake,
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي يُؤْمِنُ ٱلْخَائفِينَ
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi adh-dhī yuʾminu al-khāʾfīna
Praise be to Allah, who assures the fearful,
Sifa kwa Allah, ambaye anaimarisha woga,
وَيُنَجِّي ٱلصَّالِحِينَ
Wayunajjī aṣ-ṣāliḥīna
And saves the righteous,
Na kuokoa wenye haki,
وَيَرْفَعُ ٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ
Wayarfaʿu al-mustaḍʿafīna
And raises the oppressed,
Na kuinua wanyonge,
وَيَضَعُ ٱلْمُسْتَكْبِرِينَ
Wayaḍaʿu al-mustakbirīna
And humbles the arrogant,
Na kudhoofisha wajivuni,
وَيُهْلِكُ مُلُوكاً وَيَسْتَخْلِفُ آخَرِينَ
Wayuhliku mulūk wayastakhlifu ākharīna
And destroys some kings while appointing others in succession,
Na kuangamiza wafalme wengine na kumchukua mwingine wa urithi,
وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ قَاصِمِ ٱلْجَبَّارِينَ
Wālḥamdu lillāhi qāṣimi al-jabbārīna
Praise be to Allah, the crusher of tyrants,
Sifa kwa Allah, anayevunja nguvu za wanyanyasaji,
مُبِيرِ ٱلظَّالِمِينَ
Mubīri aẓ-ẓālimīna
And the scatterer of the wrongdoers,
Na anayewatangaza wahalifu,
مُدْرِكِ ٱلْهَارِبِينَ
Mudriki al-hāribīna
And the pursuer of the fugitives,
Na anayemfukuza mkimbizi,
نَكَالِ ٱلظَّالِمِينَ
Nakāli aẓ-ẓālimīna
And the punisher of the oppressors,
Na anayewadhibu wanyanyasaji,
صَرِيخِ ٱلْمُسْتَصْرِخِينَ
Ṣarīkhi al-mustaṣrikhīna
And the responder to the cries of those who call for help,
Na anayejibu kilio cha wale wanaoomba msaada,
مَوْضِعِ حَاجَاتِ ٱلطَّالِبِينَ
Mawḍiʿi ḥājāti aṭ-ṭālibīna
And the fulfiller of the needs of the seekers,
Na anayefanikisha mahitaji ya wanaotafuta,
مُعْتَمَدِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Muʿtamadi al-muʾminīna
And the trusted one of the believers,
Na anayemtegemea muumini,
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي مِنْ خَشْيَتِهِ تَرْعُدُ ٱلسَّمَاءُ وَسُكَّانُهَا
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi adh-dhī min khashyatihi tarʿudu as-samāʾu wasukkānuhā
Praise be to Allah, before Whose fear the heavens and their inhabitants tremble,
Sifa kwa Allah, ambaye kwa woga wake mbingu na viumbe vyake vinatetemeka,
وَتَرْجُفُ ٱلأَرْضُ وَعُمَّارُهَا
Watarjufu al-ʾarḍu waʿummāruhā
And the earth and its inhabitants quake,
Na dunia na wakazi wake wanatetemeka,
وَتَمُوجُ ٱلْبِحَارُ وَمَنْ يَسْبَحُ فِي غَمَرَاتِهَا
Watamūju al-biḥāru waman yasbaḥu fī ghamarātihā
And the seas surge along with all who sail in their depths,
Na bahari zinatetemeka pamoja na wote wanaosafiri ndani yake,
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي هَدَانَا لِهٰذَا
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi adh-dhī hadānā lihādhā
Praise be to Allah, who has guided us to this,
Sifa kwa Allah, ambaye ametuelekeza kwa hili,
وَمَا كُنَّا لِنَهْتَدِيَ لَوْلاَ أَنْ هَدَانَا ٱللَّهُ
Wamā kunnā linahtadiya lawlā ʾan hadānā Allāhu
And we would never have been guided if Allah had not guided us,
Na hatungepata mwanga wa njia kama Allah hakuwa ametuelekeza,
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي يَخْلُقُ وَلَمْ يُخْلَقْ
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi adh-dhī yakhluqu walam yukhlaq
Praise be to Allah, who creates and is not created,
Sifa kwa Allah, ambaye anaunda na hajaundwa,
وَيَرْزُقُ وَلاَ يُرْزَقْ
Wayarzuqu walā yurzaq
And provides sustenance and is not provided for,
Na anayepewa riziki na hajapewa riziki,
وَيُطْعِمُ وَلاَ يُطْعَمُ
Wayuṭʿimu walā yuṭʿamu
And feeds and is not fed,
Na anayepewa chakula na hajapewa chakula,
وَيُمِيتُ ٱلأَحْيَاءَ
Wayumītu al-ʾaḥyāʾa
And causes the living to die,
Na anayewaua wa hai,
وَيُحْيِي ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ
Wayuḥyī al-mawtā
And gives life to the dead,
Na anayeamsha wafu,
وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لاَ يَمُوتُ
Wahuwa ḥayyun lā yamūtu
And He is Ever-Living; He does not die,
Na yeye ni Mhai; haafi,
بِيَدِهِ ٱلْخَيْرُ
Biyadihi al-khayru
In His hand is all good,
Kila wema upo mikononi mwake,
وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Wahuwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīrun
And He is able over all things.
Na yeye ana uwezo juu ya kila kitu.
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ
Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā muḥammadin ʿabdika warasūlika
O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad, Your servant and Messenger,
Ee Allah, mtukuzie Muhammad, mtumishi wako na Mtume wako,
وَأَمِينِكَ وَصَفِيِّكَ وَحَبِيبِكَ
Waʾamīnika waṣafiyyika waḥabībika
And Your trustworthy, chosen, and beloved one,
Na mwaminifu wako, mchaguliwa, na mpendwa wako,
وَخِيَرَتِكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ
Wakhiyaratika min khalqika
And the best of Your creation,
Na bora wa viumbe vyako,
وَحَافِظِ سِرِّكَ
Waḥāfiẓi sirrika
And the guardian of Your secret,
Na mlinzi wa siri yako,
وَمُبَلِّغِ رِسَالاَتِكَ
Wamuballighi risālātika
And the conveyer of Your messages,
Na mleteaji wa ujumbe wako,
أَفْضَلَ وَأَحْسَنَ وَأَجْمَلَ
ʾafḍala waʾaḥsana waʾajmala
The most excellent, the best, the most beautiful,
Bora zaidi, mema zaidi, mrembo zaidi,
وَأَكْمَلَ وَأَزْكَىٰ وَأَنْمَىٰ
Waʾakmala waʾazkā waʾanmā
The most complete, purest, and most flourishing,
Kamili zaidi, safi zaidi, na anayeendelea zaidi,
وَأَطْيَبَ وَأَطْهَرَ وَأَسْنَىٰ
Waʾaṭyaba waʾaṭhara waʾasnā
The purest, the most wholesome, and the loftiest,
Safu zaidi, safi zaidi, na mkuu zaidi,
وَأَكْثَرَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ وَبَارَكْتَ
Waʾakthara mā ṣallayta wabārakta
And the one upon whom You have sent the most blessings and salutations,
Na aliyepewa dua na baraka nyingi zaidi,
وَتَرَحَّمْتَ وَتَحَنَّنْتَ
Wataraḥḥamta wataḥannanta
And upon whom You have shown mercy and compassion,
Na aliyepewa rehema na huruma,
وَسَلَّمْتَ عَلَىٰ أَحَدٍ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ وَأَنْبِيَائِكَ
Wasallamta ʿalā ʾaḥadin min ʿibādika waʾanbiyāʾika
And You have granted peace upon any of Your servants and prophets,
Na umeleta amani kwa mtumishi wowote wako na manabii wako,
وَرُسُلِكَ وَصِفْوَتِكَ
Warusulika waṣifwatika
And Your messengers and Your chosen ones,
Na mitume yako na waliyochaguliwa,
وَأَهْلِ ٱلْكَرَامَةِ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ
Waʾahli al-karāmati ʿalayka min khalqika
And those honored by You from among Your creation,
Na walioheshimiwa na Wewe miongoni mwa viumbe vyako,
اللَّهُمَّ وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ عَلِيٍّ أَمِيرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Allāhumma waṣalli ʿalā ʿaliyyin ʾamīri al-muʾminīna
O Allah, send blessings upon Ali, the Commander of the Faithful,
Ee Allah, mtukuzie Ali, Amir wa Waumini,
وَوَصِيِّ رَسُولِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
Wawaṣiyyi rasūli rabbi al-ʿālamīna
And the executor of the Messenger of the Lord of the Worlds,
Na mrithi wa Mtume wa Mola wa Walimwengu,
عَبْدِكَ وَوَلِيِّكَ وَأَخِي رَسُولِكَ
ʿabdika wawaliyyika waʾakhī rasūlika
Your servant, Your guardian, and the brother of Your Messenger,
Mtumishi wako, mlezi wako, na kaka wa Mtume wako,
وَحُجَّتِكَ عَلَىٰ خَلْقِكَ
Waḥujjatika ʿalā khalqika
And Your proof over Your creation,
Na ushahidi wako juu ya viumbe vyako,
وَآيَتِكَ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰ
Waʾāyatika al-kubrā
And Your great sign,
Na ishara yako kuu,
وَٱلنَّبَإِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ
Wālnnabaʾi al-ʿaẓīmi
And the great news,
Na habari kubwa,
وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ ٱلصِّدِّيقَةِ ٱلطَّاهِرَةِ
Waṣalli ʿalā aṣ-ṣiddīqati aṭ-ṭāhirati
And send blessings upon the truthful and pure one,
Na mtukuzie aliyekuwa mwaminifu na safi,
فَاطِمَةَ سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
Fāṭimata sayyidati nisāʾi al-ʿālamīna
Fatimah, the mistress of the women of the worlds,
Fatimah, bibi wa wanawake wote duniani,
وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ سِبْطَيِ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ
Waṣalli ʿalā sibṭayi ar-raḥmati
And send blessings upon the two grandsons of mercy,
Na mtukuzie wajukuu wawili wa rehema,
وَإِمَامَيِ ٱلْهُدَىٰ
Waʾimāmayi al-hudā
And the two leaders of guidance,
Na viongozi wawili wa mwongozo,
ٱلْحَسَنِ وَٱلْحُسَيْنِ
Al-ḥasani wālḥusayni
Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn,
Al-Hasan na Al-Husayn,
سَيِّدَيْ شَبَابِ أَهْلِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ
Sayyiday shabābi ʾahli al-jannati
Masters of the youth of Paradise,
Mabwana wa vijana wa Peponi,
وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ أَئِمَّةِ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
Waṣalli ʿalā ʾaʾimmati al-muslimīna
And send blessings upon the Imams of the Muslims,
Na mtukuzie Imamu wa Waislamu,
عَلِيِّ بْنِ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ
ʿaliyyi bni al-ḥusayni
Ali ibn Al-Husayn,
Ali bin Al-Husayn,
وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ
Wamuḥammadi bni ʿaliyyin
Muhammad ibn Ali,
Muhammad bin Ali,
وَجَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ
Wajaʿfari bni muḥammadin
Ja'far ibn Muhammad,
Ja'far bin Muhammad,
وَمُوسَىٰ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ
Wamūsā bni jaʿfarin
Musa ibn Ja'far,
Musa bin Ja'far,
وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَىٰ
Waʿaliyyi bni mūsā
Ali ibn Musa,
Ali bin Musa,
وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ
Wamuḥammadi bni ʿaliyyin
Muhammad ibn Ali,
Muhammad bin Ali,
وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ
Waʿaliyyi bni muḥammadin
Ali ibn Muhammad,
Ali bin Muhammad,
وَٱلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ
Wālḥasani bni ʿaliyyin
Al-Hasan ibn Ali,
Al-Hasan bin Ali,
وَٱلْخَلَفِ ٱلْهَادِي ٱلْمَهْدِيِّ
Wālkhalafi al-hādī al-mahdiyyi
And the succeeding guide, Al-Mahdi,
Na kiongozi anayefuata, Al-Mahdi,
حُجَجِكَ عَلَىٰ عِبَادِكَ
Ḥujajika ʿalā ʿibādika
Your proofs upon Your servants,
Ushahidi wako juu ya watumishi wako,
وَأُمَنَائِكَ فِي بِلادِكَ
Waʾumanāʾika fī bilādika
And Your trustees in Your lands,
Na wawakilishi wako katika nchi zako,
صَلاةً كَثِيرَةً دَائِمَةً
Ṣalātan kathīratan dāʾimatan
A prayer abundant and everlasting,
Sala nyingi na za kudumu,
اَللَّهُمَّ وَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ وَليِّ أَمْرِكَ
Allāhumma waṣalli ʿalā walyyi ʾamrika
O Allah, send blessings upon Your guardian,
Ewe Allah, mtukuzie Mlezi wako,
ٱلْقَائِمِ ٱلْمُؤَمَّلِ
Al-qāʾimi al-muʾammali
The awaited Qa’im,
Qa’im aliye tarajiwa,
وَٱلْعَدْلِ ٱلْمُنْتَظَرِ
Wālʿadli al-muntaẓari
And the awaited justice,
Na haki inayotarajiwa,
وَحُفَّهُ بِمَلائِكَتِكَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ
Waḥuffahu bimalāʾikatika al-muqarrabīna
And surround him with Your close angels,
Na mzunguke na malaika wako wa karibu,
وَأَيِّدْهُ بِرُوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ
Waʾayyidhu birūḥi al-qudusi
And strengthen him with the Holy Spirit,
Na mpe nguvu kwa Roho Mtakatifu,
يَا رَبَّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ
Yā rabba al-ʿālamīna
O Lord of the Worlds,
Ee Mola wa Walimwengu,
اَللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ ٱلدَّاعِيَ إِلَىٰ كِتَابِكَ
Allāhumma ajʿalhu ad-dāʿiya ʾilā kitābika
O Allah, make him the caller to Your Book,
Ewe Allah, mfungue kuwa mtoaji wa wito wa Kitabu chako,
وَٱلْقَائِمَ بِدِينِكَ
Wālqāʾima bidīnika
And the enforcer of Your religion,
Na mtetezi wa dini Yako,
ٱسْتَخْلِفْهُ فِي ٱلأَرْضِ
Astakhlifhu fī al-ʾarḍi
Appoint him as Your deputy on earth,
Mchague kuwa msimamizi Yako duniani,
كَمَا ٱسْتَخْلَفْتَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ
Kamā astakhlafta adh-dhīna min qablihi
As You appointed those before him,
Kama ulivyowaweka wale waliotangulia,
مَكِّنْ لَهُ دِينَهُ ٱلَّذِي ٱرْتَضَيْتَهُ لَهُ
Makkin lahu dīnahu adh-dhī artaḍaytahu lahu
Establish for him the religion You have chosen for him,
Mwimarishe dini Yake ambayo Umeikubali kwake,
أَبْدِلْهُ مِنْ بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِ أَمْناً
ʾabdilhu min baʿdi khawfihi ʾamn
Replace his fear with security,
Badilisha hofu yake kuwa usalama,
يَعْبُدُكَ لاَ يُشْرِكُ بِكَ شَيْئاً
Yaʿbuduka lā yushriku bika shayʾ
That he may worship You without associating anything with You,
Ili amtukuze Wewe bila kumshirikisha kitu chochote,
اَللَّهُمَّ أَعِزَّهُ وَأَعْزِزْ بِهِ
Allāhumma ʾaʿizzahu waʾaʿziz bihi
O Allah, honor him and honor by him,
Ewe Allah, mpe heshima na kwa kupitia kwake,
وَٱنْصُرْهُ وَٱنْتَصِرْ بِهِ
Wānṣurhu wāntaṣir bihi
And grant him victory and victory through him,
Na mpe ushindi na kwa kupitia kwake,
وَٱنْصُرْهُ نَصْراً عَزِيزاً
Wānṣurhu naṣr ʿazīz
And support him with a mighty help,
Na msaadie kwa nguvu isiyo na kifani,
وَٱفْتَحْ لَهُ فَتْحاً يَسِيراً
Wāftaḥ lahu fatḥ yasīr
And open for him an easy victory,
Na mfungue ushindi rahisi,
وَٱجْعَلْ لَهُ مِنْ لَدُنْكَ سُلْطَاناً نَصِيراً
Wājʿal lahu min ladunka sulṭān naṣīr
And grant him from Yourself a supportive authority,
Na mpe kutoka Kwako mamlaka yenye msaada,
اَللَّهُمَّ أَظْهِرْ بِهِ دِينَكَ وَسُنَّةَ نَبِيِّكَ
Allāhumma ʾaẓhir bihi dīnaka wasunnata nabiyyika
O Allah, manifest through him Your religion and the Sunnah of Your Prophet,
Ewe Allah, funua dini Yako na Sunnah ya Nabii wako kupitia kwake,
حَتَّىٰ لاَ يَسْتَخْفِيَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ
Ḥattā lā yastakhfiya bishayʾin mina al-ḥaqqi
Until nothing of the truth remains hidden,
Hadi hakuna cha kweli kitakachofichwa,
مَخَافَةَ أَحَدٍ مِنَ ٱلْخَلْقِ
Makhāfata ʾaḥadin mina al-khalqi
Out of fear of anyone among the creation,
Kwa hofu ya mtu yeyote kati ya viumbe,
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَرْغَبُ إِلَيْكَ فِي دَوْلَةٍ كَرِيمَةٍ
Allāhumma ʾinnā narghabu ʾilayka fī dawlatin karīmatin
O Allah, we desire from You a noble state,
Ewe Allah, tunataka kutoka Kwako taifa la heshima,
تُعِزُّ بِهَا ٱلإِسْلاَمَ وَأَهْلَهُ
Tuʿizzu bihā al-ʾislāma waʾahlahu
By which Islam and its people are honored,
Ambayo itaheshimu Uislamu na watu wake,
وَتُذِلُّ بِهَا ٱلنِّفَاقَ وَأَهْلَهُ
Watudhillu bihā an-nifāqa waʾahlahu
And by which hypocrisy and its people are humbled,
Na itadhoofisha nifaqi na watu wake,
وَتَجْعَلُنَا فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلدُّعَاةِ إِلَىٰ طَاعَتِكَ
Watajʿalunā fīhā mina ad-duʿāti ʾilā ṭāʿatika
And make us among the callers to Your obedience,
Na utufanye kuwa miongoni mwa wito wa kutii Amri Yako,
وَٱلْقَادَةِ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِكَ
Wālqādati ʾilā sabīlika
And leaders towards Your path,
Na viongozi kuelekea Njia Yako,
وَتَرْزُقُنَا بِهَا كَرَامَةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ
Watarzuqunā bihā karāmata ad-dunyā wālʾākhirati
And grant us through it honor in this world and the Hereafter,
Na utupe heshima katika dunia na Akhera kupitia kwake,
اَللَّهُمَّ مَا عَرَّفْتَنَا مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ فَحَمِّلْنَاهُ
Allāhumma mā ʿarraftanā mina al-ḥaqqi faḥammilnāhu
O Allah, whatever truth You have made us aware of, help us bear it,
Ewe Allah, chochote cha kweli Ulichotufahamisha, tusaidie kubeba,
وَمَا قَصُرْنَا عَنْهُ فَبَلِّغْنَاهُ
Wamā qaṣurnā ʿanhu faballighnāhu
And whatever we have fallen short of, enable us to convey it,
Na chochote ambacho tumeshindwa kufikisha, utuwezeshe tukifike,
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱلْمُمْ بِه شَعَثَنَا
Allāhumma al-mum bih shaʿathanā
O Allah, unite our scattered affairs through it,
Ewe Allah, unganisha mambo yetu yaliyotawanyika kupitia kwake,
وَٱشْعَبْ بِهِ صَدْعَنَا
Wāshʿab bihi ṣadʿanā
And mend our divisions through it,
Na ungalia mgawanyiko wetu kupitia kwake,
وَٱرْتُقْ بِهِ فَتْقَنَا
Wārtuq bihi fatqanā
And strengthen our separations through it,
Na imarisha upungufu wetu kupitia kwake,
وَكَثِّرْ بِهِ قِلَّتَنَا
Wakatthir bihi qillatanā
And increase our fewness through it,
Na ongeza wingi wetu kupitia kwake,
وَأَعْزِزْ بِهِ ذِلَّتَنَا
Waʾaʿziz bihi dhillatanā
And honor our humility through it,
Na heshimu unyenyekevu wetu kupitia kwake,
وَأَغْنِ بِهِ عَائِلَنَا
Waʾaghni bihi ʿāʾilanā
And enrich our needy through it,
Na tajirisha wanyonge wetu kupitia kwake,
وَٱقْضِ بِهِ عَنْ مُغْرَمِنَا
Wāqḍi bihi ʿan mughraminā
And settle our debts through it,
Na lipa madeni yetu kupitia kwake,
وَٱجْبُرْ بِهِ فَقْرَنَا
Wājbur bihi faqranā
And mend our poverty through it,
Na jenge umaskini wetu kupitia kwake,
وَسُدَّ بِهِ خَلَّتَنَا
Wasudda bihi khallatanā
And fill our gaps through it,
Na jaza mapengo yetu kupitia kwake,
وَيَسِّرْ بِهِ عُسْرَنَا
Wayassir bihi ʿusranā
And ease our difficulties through it,
Na rahisisha shida zetu kupitia kwake,
وَبَيِّضْ بِهِ وُجُوهَنَا
Wabayyiḍ bihi wujūhanā
And brighten our faces through it,
Na angaza nyuso zetu kupitia kwake,
وَفُكَّ بِهِ أَسْرَنَا
Wafukka bihi ʾasranā
And free our captives through it,
Na huru wafungwa wetu kupitia kwake,
وَأَنْجِحْ بِهِ طَلِبَتَنَا
Waʾanjiḥ bihi ṭalibatanā
And make our requests successful through it,
Na fanikisha maombi yetu kupitia kwake,
وَأَنْجِزْ بِهِ مَوَاعِيدَنَا
Waʾanjiz bihi mawāʿīdanā
And fulfill our appointments through it,
Na timiza miadi yetu kupitia kwake,
وَٱسْتَجِبْ بِهِ دَعْوَتَنَا
Wāstajib bihi daʿwatanā
And answer our supplications through it,
Na jibu maombi yetu kupitia kwake,
وَاَعْطِنَا بِهِ سُؤْلَنَا،
Wāʿṭinā bihi suʾlanā,
And grant us our requests through it,
Na utupe maombi yetu kupitia kwake,
وَبَلِّغْنَا بِهِ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْاٰخِرَةِ اٰمَالَنَا،
Waballighnā bihi mina ad-dunyā wālākhirati amālanā,
And make us attain through it our hopes in this world and the Hereafter,
Na tufanikishe kupitia kwake matumaini yetu ya dunia na Akhera,
وَاَعْطِنَا بِهِ فَوْقَ رَغْبَتِنَا.
Wāʿṭinā bihi fawqa raghbatinā.
And give us more than our desire through it.
Na utupe zaidi ya matamanio yetu kupitia kwake.
يَا خَيْرَ الْمَسْؤُوْلِيْنَ،
Yā khayra al-masʾūlīna,
O Best of those who are asked,
Ewe bora kati ya wanaoulizwa,
وَاَوْسَعَ الْمُعْطِيْنَ،
Wāwsaʿa al-muʿṭīna,
And most generous of those who give,
Na mwenye ukarimu mkubwa kati ya watoaji,
اِشْفِ بِهِ صُدُوْرَنَا،
Ishfi bihi ṣudūranā,
Heal our breasts through it,
Ponya vifua vyetu kupitia kwake,
وَاَذْهِبْ بِهِ غَيْظَ قُلُوْبِنَا،
Wādhhib bihi ghayẓa qulūbinā,
And remove the anger of our hearts through it,
Na uondoe hasira za mioyo yetu kupitia kwake,
وَاهْدِنَا بِهِ لِمَا اخْتُلِفَ فِيْهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ بِاِذْنِكَ،
Wāhdinā bihi limā akhtulifa fīhi mina al-ḥaqqi biādhnika,
And guide us through it to the truth about which there is disagreement, by Your permission,
Na utuongoze kupitia kwake kwenye haki ambayo watu wamekhitalifiana, kwa idhini yako,
اِنَّكَ تَهْدِيْ مَنْ تَشَاۤءُ اِلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيْمٍ،
Innaka tahdī man tashāʾu al-ā ṣirāṭin mustaqīmin,
Indeed, You guide whomsoever You will to a straight path,
Hakika Wewe humwongoza umtakaye kwenye njia iliyo nyooka,
وَانْصُرْنَا بِهِ عَلٰى عَدُوِّكَ وَعَدُوِّنَا
Wānṣurnā bihi ʿalāā ʿaduwwika waʿaduwwinā
And grant us victory through it over Your enemy and our enemy,
Na utupe ushindi kupitia kwake dhidi ya adui yako na adui wetu,
اِلٰـهَ الْحَقِّ اٰمِيْنَ،
Al-ha al-ḥaqqi amīna,
O True God, Amen.
Ewe Mungu wa kweli, Ameen.
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَشْكُو إِلَيْكَ
Allāhumma ʾinnā nashkū ʾilayka
O Allah, we complain to You,
Ewe Allah, tunakulalamikia,
فَقْدَ نَبِيِّنَا صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ
Faqda nabiyyinā ṣalawātuka ʿalayhi waʾālihi
The loss of our Prophet, Your blessings be upon him and his family,
Kutoweka kwa Nabii wetu, Baraka zako ziwe juu yake na familia yake,
وَغَيْبَةَ وَلِيِّنَا
Waghaybata waliyyinā
And the absence of our Guardian,
Na kutokuwepo kwa Mlezi wetu,
وَكَثْرَةَ عَدُوِّنَا
Wakathrata ʿaduwwinā
And the multitude of our enemies,
Na wingi wa maadui wetu,
وَقِلَّةَ عَدَدِنَا
Waqillata ʿadadinā
And the smallness of our numbers,
Na wingi mdogo wa idadi yetu,
وَشِدَّةَ ٱلْفِتَنِ بِنَا
Washiddata al-fitani binā
And the intensity of trials upon us,
Na ukali wa fitina juu yetu,
وَتَظَاهُرَ ٱلزَّمَانِ عَلَيْنَا
Wataẓāhura az-zamāni ʿalaynā
And the collusion of time against us,
Na ushirikiano wa wakati dhidi yetu,
فَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ
Faṣalli ʿalā muḥammadin waʾālihi
So bless Muhammad and his family,
Kwa hivyo bariki Muhammad na familia yake,
وَأَعِنَّا عَلَىٰ ذٰلِكَ بِفَتْحٍ مِنْكَ تُعَجِّلُهُ
Waʾaʿinnā ʿalā dhālika bifatḥin minka tuʿajjiluhu
And help us in that with a victory from You that You hasten,
Na tusaidie katika hiyo kwa ushindi kutoka Kwako unaoutuma kwa haraka,
وَبِضُرٍّ تَكْشِفُهُ
Wabiḍurrin takshifuhu
And with an affliction that You remove,
Na kwa dharura unayoitoa,
وَنَصْرٍ تُعِزُّهُ
Wanaṣrin tuʿizzuhu
And with a support that You honor,
Na kwa msaada unaoheshimu,
وَسُلْطَانِ حَقٍّ تُظْهِرُهُ
Wasulṭāni ḥaqqin tuẓhiruhu
And with the authority of truth that You manifest,
Na kwa mamlaka ya kweli unayoionyesha,
وَرَحْمَةٍ مِنْكَ تُجَلِّلُنَاهَا
Waraḥmatin minka tujallilunāhā
And with mercy from You that You envelop us with,
Na kwa rehema kutoka Kwako unayoitanda kwetu,
وَعَافِيَةٍ مِنْكَ تُلْبِسُنَاهَا
Waʿāfiyatin minka tulbisunāhā
And with well-being from You that You clothe us with,
Na afya kutoka Kwako unayoitupa tunavikwa nayo,
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ
Biraḥmatika yā ʾarḥama ar-rāḥimīna
By Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the Merciful,
Kwa rehema Yako, Ewe Mwenye Rehema Zaidi wa Wote,
