27th Rajab Night Dua With English Translation
In the of ‘al-Balad al-Amin,’ al-Kaf`amiy has instructed the following: Recite the following supplication on the Divine Mission Night:
اللّهُمَّ إنِّي أَسْأَلُك بِالتَّجَلِّي الأَعْظَمِ
O Allah: I beseech You in the name of the Grandest Manifestation
فِي هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الْمُعَظَّمِ،
at this night in this glorified month
وَالْمُرْسَلِ الْمُكَرَّمِ،
and in the name of the honored Messenger,
أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ
that You send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household
وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لَنَا مَا أَنْتَ بِهِ مِنَّا أَعْلَمُ،
and that You forgive us that which You know better than we do.
يَا مَنْ يَعْلَمُ وَلا نَعْلَمُ.
O He Who knows while we do not.
اللّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي لَيْلَتِنَا هذِهِ
O Allah: (please do) bless us at this night
الَّتِي بِشَرَفِ الرِّسَالَةِ فَضَّلْتَهَا،
which You have exalted with the honor of the Divine Mission,
وَبِكَرَامَتِكَ أَجْلَلْتَهَا،
and You have esteemed with Your honoring,
وَبِالْمَحَلِّ الشَّرِيفِ أَحْلَلْتَهَا.
and You have raised to the Honorable Place.
اللّهُمَّ فَإنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ بِالْمَبْعَثِ الشَّرِيفِ،
O Allah: We thus beseech You in the name of the honorable mission,
وَالسَّيِّدِ اللَّطِيفِ،
the gentle master,
وَالْعُنْصُرِ الْعَفِيفِ،
and the chaste line
أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ
that You may bless Muhammad and his Household
وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَ أَعْمَالَنَا فِي هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ
and that You decide our deeds at this night,
وَفِي سَائِرِ اللَّيَالِي مَقْبُولَةً،
as well as all the other nights, as acceptable,
وَذُنُوبَنَا مَغْفُورَةً،
our sins as forgiven,
وَحَسَنَاتِنَا مَشْكُورَةً،
our good efforts as praiseworthy,
وَسَيِّئَاتِنَا مَسْتُورَةً،
our evildoings as concealed,
وَقُلُوبَنَا بِحُسْنِ الْقَوْلِ مَسْرُورَةً،
our hearts as pleased with decent wording,
وَأَرْزَاقَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ بِالْيُسْرِ مَدْرُورَةً.
and our sustenance that You decide for us as copiously flowing with easiness.
اللّهُمَّ إنَّكَ تَرَى وَلا تُرَى،
O Allah: Verily You see [everything] but nothing can see You
وَأَنْتَ بِالْمَنْظَرِ الأَعْلَى،
while You are in the Highest Prospect.
وَإنَّ إلَيْكَ الرُّجْعَى وَالْمُنْتَهَى،
And, verily, to You are the [final] return and goal.
وَإنَّ لَكَ الْمَمَاتَ وَالْمَحْيَا،
And, verily, to You are causing to death and granting of life.
وَإنَّ لَكَ الآخِرَةَ وَالأُولَى.
And to You are the Last and the First [of all things].
اللّهُمَّ إنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ نَذِلَّ وَنَخْزَى،
O Allah: we, surely, seek Your protection against meeting of disgrace and shame
وَأَنْ نَأْتِيَ مَا عَنْهُ تَنْهَى
and against committing that which You have ordered us not to do.
اللّهُمَّ إنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ،
O Allah: we, surely, pray You for Paradise, out of Your mercy,
وَنَسْتَعِيذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ
and we seek Your protection against Hellfire.
فَأَعِذْنَا مِنْهَا بِقُدْرَتِكَ،
So, (please do) save us from it, in the name of Your omnipotence.
وَنَسْأَلُكَ مِنَ الْحُورِ الْعِينِ
We, also, pray You for the women of Paradise;
فَارْزُقْنَا بِعِزَّتِكَ،
so, please do grant us them, in the name of Your might.
وَاجْعَلْ أَوْسَعَ أَرْزَاقِنَا عِنْدَ كِبَرِ سِنِّنَا،
And (please do) make the most expansive of our sustenance be given to us when we become old aged,
وَأَحْسَنَ أَعْمَالِنَا عِنْدَ اقْتِرَابِ آجَالِنَا،
and make the best of our deeds be at the time close to our death.
وَأَطِلْ فِي طَاعَتِكَ،
And (please do) extend [our ages and make us spend them] in acts of obedience to You,
وَمَا يُقَرِّبُ إلَيْكَ،
and in all that which draws us near to You,
وَيُحْظِي عِنْدَكَ،
and in all that which allow us to enjoy a good position with You,
وَيُزْلِفُ لَدَيْكَ أَعْمَارَنَا
and in all that which make our lives acceptable by You.
وَأَحْسِنْ فِي جَمِيعِ أَحْوَالِنَا وَأُمُورِنَا مَعْرِفَتَنَا،
And (please do) improve our recognition of You under all circumstance and conditions.
وَلا تَكِلْنَا إلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ فَيَمُنَّ عَلَيْنَا،
And do not refer us to any of Your beings lest they shall always remind us of their favors to us.
وَتَفَضَّلْ عَلَيْنَا بِجَمِيعِ حَوَائِجِنَا لِلدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ،
And please favor us by settling all our needs, in this world as well as the Next World.
وَابْدَأْ بِآبَائِنَا وَأَبْنَائِنَا
And (please do) do the same thing to our forefathers, our descendants,
وَجَمِيعِ إخْوَانِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
and all our brethren-in-faith;
فِي جَمِيعِ مَا سَأَلْنَاكَ لأنْفُسِنَا
with regard to all that which we have besought You for ourselves
يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.
اللّهُمَّ إنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْعَظِيمِ،
O Allah: we, verily, beseech You by Your Grand Name
وَمُلْكِكَ الْقَدِيمِ،
and Your Eternal Kingdom
أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
to send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
وَأَنْ تَغْفِرَ لَنَا الذَّنْبَ الْعَظِيمَ،
and to forgive our grave sins,
إنَّهُ لا يَغْفِرُ الْعَظِيمَ إلاّ الْعَظِيمُ.
for none can forgive the grave save the All-great.
اللّهُمَّ وَهذَا رَجَبٌ الْمُكَرَّمُ
O Allah: this is Rajab, the honored month,
الَّذِي أَكْرَمْتَنَا بِهِ أَوَّلُ أَشْهُرِ الْحُرُمِ،
which You have honored us through it, being the first of the Sacred Months,
أَكْرَمْتَنَا بِهِ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأُمَمِ،
and You have selected us for this honor from amongst the other nations.
فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ يَا ذَا الْجُودِ وَالْكَرَمِ،
So, all praise be to You; O the Lord of Magnanimity and Generosity.
فَأَسْأَلُكَ بِهِ وَبِاسْمِكَ
I thus beseech You by Your Name,
الأَعْظَمِ الأَعْظَمِ الأَعْظَمِ،
the grandest, the grandest, the grandest,
الأَجَلِّ الأَكْرَمِ
the most majestic, the most honorable,
الَّذِي خَلَقْتَهُ فَاسْتَقَرَّ فِي ظِلِّكَ
that You have created so that it has settled under Your Shadow
فَلا يَخْرُجُ مِنْكَ إلَى غَيْرِكَ
and it thus shall never transfer to anyone other than You—
أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ،
I beseech You to send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household, the immaculate,
وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَنَا مِنَ الْعَامِلِينَ فِيهِ بِطَاعَتِكَ،
and to include us, during this month, with those who practice acts of obedience to You
وَالآمِلِينَ فِيهِ لِشَفَاعَتِكَ.
and those who hope for Your admission.
اللّهُمَّ اهْدِنَا إلَى سَوَاءِ السَّبِيلِ،
O Allah: (please do) lead us to the Right Path,
وَاجْعَلْ مَقِيلَنَا عِنْدَكَ خَيْرَ مَقِيلٍ،
and choose for us the best resting-place with You,
فِي ظِلٍّ ظَلِيلٍ،
under a dense shade
وَمُلْكٍ جَزِيلٍ،
and abundant possession.
فَإنَّكَ حَسْبُنَا وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ.
Surely, You are Sufficient for us! Most Excellent are You, and in You do we trust!
اللّهُمَّ اقْلِبْنَا مُفْلِحِينَ مُنْجِحِينَ
O Allah: (please do) make us return (to You) with success and victory;
غَيْرَ مَغْضُوبٍ عَلَيْنَا وَلا ضَالّينَ
neither accursed (by You) nor misleading (the Right Path),
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
out of Your mercy; O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.
اللّهُمَّ إنِّي أَسْأَلُك بِعَزَائِمِ مَغْفِرَتِكَ،
O Allah: I earnestly beseech You, in the name of the matters that bring about Your forgiveness
وَبِوَاجِبِ رَحْمَتِكَ،
and the matters that incumbently achieve Your mercy,
السَّلامَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ إثْمٍ،
to grant me safety from all sins,
وَالْغَنِيمَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ بِرٍّ،
gain of all decencies,
وَالْفَوْزَ بِالْجَنَّةِ،
attainment of Paradise,
وَالنَّجَاةَ مِنَ النَّارِ.
redemption against Hellfire.
اللّهُمَّ دَعَاكَ الدَّاعُونَ وَدَعَوْتُكَ،
O Allah: In the same way as suppliants have besought You, I am beseeching You.
وَسَأَلَكَ السَّائِلُونَ وَسَأَلْتُكَ،
And in the same way as implorers have begged You, I am begging You.
وَطَلَبَ إلَيْكَ الطَّالِبُونَ وَطَلَبْتُ إلَيْكَ.
And in the same way as requesters have asked You, I am asking You.
اللّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الثِّقَةُ وَالرَّجَاءُ،
O Allah: You are (my) trust and hope;
وَإلَيْكَ مُنْتَهَى الرَّغْبَةِ فِي الدُّعَاءِ.
and You are the ultimate desire in my supplications.
اللّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ
O Allah: send blessings upon Muhammad and his Household
وَاجْعَلِ الْيَقِينَ فِي قَلْبِي،
and establish conviction in my heart,
وَالنُّورَ فِي بَصَرِي
light in my sight,
وَالنَّصِيحَةَ فِي صَدْرِي،
well-wishing in my chest,
وَذِكْرَكَ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ عَلَى لِسَانِي،
and the mention of You on my tongue day and night,
وَرِزْقاً وَاسِعاً غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ وَلا مَحْظُورٍ فَارْزُقْنِي،
and expansive sustenance that is neither failing nor banned. So, please provide me sustenance
وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا رَزَقْتَنِي،
and bless that which You decide for me,
وَاجْعَلْ غِنَايَ فِي نَفْسِي،
and make me self-sufficient,
وَرَغْبَتِي فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ
and make me desire for none save You;
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
out of Your mercy, O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.
You may then prostrate yourself and repeat the following invocation one hundred times:
الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذِي هَدَانَا لِمَعْرِفَتِهِ،
All praise be to Allah Who has guided us to the recognition of Him,
وَخَصَّنَا بِوِلايَتِهِ،
has included us exclusively with the protection of Him,
وَوَفَّقَنَا لِطَاعَتِهِ،
and has granted us the obedience to Him.
شُكْراً شُكْراً.
Thanks, thanks.
When you raise your head (i.e. finish the prostration), you may recite the following:
اللّهُمَّ إنِّي قَصَدْتُكَ بِحَاجَتِي،
O Allah: I am turning my face toward You asking for the settlement of my needs.
وَاعْتَمَدْتُ عَلَيْكَ بِمَسْأَلَتِي،
And I depend upon You in submitting my problem.
وَتَوَجَّهْتُ إلَيْكَ بِأَئِمَّتِي وَسَادَتِي.
And I submit before You my Imams and Masters.
اللّهُمَّ انْفَعْنَا بِحُبِّهِمْ،
O Allah: benefit us by our love for them,
وَأَوْرِدْنَا مَوْرِدَهُمْ،
and make us follow their examples,
وَارْزُقْنَا مُرَافَقَتَهُمْ،
and grant us their companionship,
وَأَدْخِلْنَا الْجَنَّةَ فِي زُمْرَتِهِمْ
and allow us to enter Paradise with their group;
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
by Your mercy, O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.
Sayyid Ibn Tawoos has mentioned that this above supplication is recited on the Revelation Day (i.e. the twenty-seventh of Rajab).