Dua for 23rd of Ramadhan
يَا رَبّ لَيْلَةِ القَدْرِ
O the Lord of the Grand Night
وَجَاعِلَهَا خَيْراً مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ،
And He Who decided it to be better than one thousand months;
وَرَبّ اللّيْلِ وَالنّهَارِ
And the Lord of night and day
وَالجِبَالِ وَالبِحَارِ
And the Lord of mountains and oceans,
وَالظّلَمِ وَالأَنْوَارِ
And the Lord of darkness and light,
وَالأَرْضِ وَالسّمَاءِ،
And the earth and the heavens.
يَا بَارِئُ يَا مُصَوّرُ
O the Maker, O the Fashioner,
يَا حَنَّانُ يَا مَنَّانُ،
O the All-tender, O the All-favorer
يَا اللّهُ يَا رَحْمَانُ
O Allah, O the All-beneficent,
يَا اللّهُ يَا قَيّومُ
O Allah, O the Self-Subsisting,
يَا اللّهُ يَا بَدِيعُ،
O Allah, O the wonderful Originator,
يَا اللّهُ يَا اللّهُ يَا اللّهُ
O Allah; O Allah; O Allah;
لَكَ الأَسْمَاءُ الحُسْنَى،
To You are the Most Excellent Names,
وَالأَمْثَالُ العُلْيَا،
And the most elevated examples,
وَالكِبْرِيَاءُ وَالآلاءُ،
And greatness and bounties.
أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلّيَ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّدٍ،
I beseech You to bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَ اسْمِي فِي هذِهِ اللّيْلَةِ فِي السّعَدَاءِ،
And to include my name with the list of the happiest ones,
وَرُوحِي مَعَ الشّهَدَاءِ،
And to add my soul to the martyrs,
وَإِحْسَانِي فِي عِلّيّينَ،
And record my good deeds in the most exalted rank
وَإِسَاءَتِي مَغْفُورَةً،
And to decide my offense to be forgiven,
وَأَنْ تَهَبَ لِي يَقِيناً تُبَاشِرُ بِهِ قَلْبِي،
And to grant me certitude that fills in my heart
وَإِيمَاناً يُذْهِبُ الشّكّ عَنّي،
And faith that removes doubts from me
وَتُرْضِيَنِي بِمَا قَسَمْتَ لِي،
And to make me feel satisfied with that which You decide for me
وَآتِنَا فِي الدّنْيَا حَسَنَةً،
And (please) grant us reward in this world
وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً،
And reward in the Hereafter,
وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ الحَرِيقِ،
And save us from the torment of the burning Fire,
وَارْزُقْنِي فِيهَا ذِكْرَكَ
And (also) confer upon us at this night Your mentioning,
وَشُكْرَكَ وَالرّغْبَةَ إِلَيْكَ،
thanking You, and desiring for You,
وَالإِنَابَةَ وَالتّوْفِيقَ لِمَا وَفّقْتَ لَهُ مُحَمّداً وَآلَ مُحَمّدٍ
And turning to You, and success to that to which You led Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمُ السّلامُ.
peace be upon him and them.