Dua for Last Night of RamadhanIts reported by Shaykh Kulayni that Imam Jafar as Sadiq (AS) used to recite this dua on the last night of Ramadhan
اَللّهُمَّ إنَّكَ قُلْتَ فِي كِتابِكَ الْمُنْزَلِ:
O Allah: You have said in Your revealed Book:
”شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ.“
“The month of Ramadhan in which the Quran was revealed…”
وَهذَا شَهْرُ رَمَضانَ
And this month of Ramadhan
وَقَدْ تَصَرَّمَ
is about to slip away.
فَأسْألُكَ بِوَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيمِ
I thus beseech You in the name of Your Noble Face,
وَكَلِماتِكَ التّامَّةِ
And Your Perfect Words,
إنْ كانَ بَقِيَ عَلَيَّ ذَنْبٌ لَمْ تَغْفِرْهُ لي
If I am still liable to a sin that You have not yet forgiven
أوْ تُرِيدُ أنْ تُعَذِّبَنِي عَلَيْهِ
or You want to punish me for it,
أوْ تُقايِسَنِي بِهِ
or to retaliate upon me because of it,
أنْ لا يَطْلُعَ فَجْرُ هَذِهِ اللَيْلَةِ
(I beseech You that) before dawn of this night rises
أوْ يَتَصَرَّمُ هذا الشَّهْرُ
And before this moth elapses
إلاَّ وَقَدْ غَفَرْتَهُ لي
(please) forgive it for me;
يا أرْحَمَ الرّاحِمِينَ.
O the most Merciful of all those who show mercy.
اَللّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ بِمَحامِدِكَ كُلِّها
O Allah: all praise be to You in all expressions of praise—
أوَّلِها وَآخِرِها
The first and the last expressions;
ما قُلْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ مِنْها
Expressions that You have said about Yourself,
وَما قالَ الْخَلائِقُ الْحامِدونَ
And expressions that have been used by the created beings;
الْمُجْتَهِدونَ الْمَعْدودونَ
The beings that are diligent, selected,
الْمُوَقِّرونَ ذِكْرِكَ
Revering their mention of You,
وَالشُّكْرَ لَكَ
And their thanking You,
الَّذينَ أعَنْتَهُمْ عَلى أداءِ حَقِّكَ
Whom You helped carry out Your duty that is incumbent upon them,
مِنْ أصْنافِ خَلْقِكَ
From among the varieties of Your creatures;
مِنَ الْمَلائِكَةِ الْمُقَرَّبينَ
Such as the Favorite Angels,
وَالنَّبِيِّينَ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ
The Prophets, the Messengers,
وَأصْنافِ النّاطِقينَ
And the other varieties who speak of Your praise
وَالْمُسَبِّحِينَ لَكَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْعالَمِينَ
And glorify You from among all the creatures.
عَلى أنَّكَ بَلَّغْتَنا شَهْرَ رَمَضانَ
(Praise be to You for) You have allowed us to witness the month of Ramadhan,
وَعَلَيْنا مِنْ نِعَمِكَ
While we are covered by Your graces
وَعِنْدَنا مِنْ قِسَمِكَ وَإحْسانِكَ
And we are enjoying Your bounties and favors
وَتَظاهُرِ إمْتِنانِكَ
And Your evident conferrals.
فَبِذَلِكَ لَكَ مُنْتَهى الْحَمْدِ
For all that, the ultimate praise be to You,
الْخالِدِ الدّائِمِ
Praise that is perpetual and ceaseless
الرّاكِدِ الْمُخَلَّدِ السَّرْمَدِ
And endless and eternal and everlasting
الَّذي لا يَنْفَدُ طُولَ الأبَدِ
Praise that never ends evermore.
جَلَّ ثَناؤكَ
Splendid be the praising of You,
أعَنْتَنا عَلَيْهِ حَتّى قَضَيْنا صِيامَهُ وَقِيامَهُ
For You have helped us accomplish our fasting and acts of worship in this month,
مِنْ صَلاةٍ وَما كانَ مِنّا فيهِ مِنْ بِرٍّ
Including prayers and whatever good deed that we have done during this month
أوْ شُكْرٍ أوْ ذِكْرٍ.
As well as all praise and mention of You.
اَللّهُمَّ فَتَقَبَّلْهُ مِنّا بِأحْسَنِ قَبولِكَ
O Allah: (please) accept all that from us with the most excellent of Your approval
وَتَجاوُزِكَ وَعَفْوِكَ
And Your overlooking and Your pardoning
وَصَفْحِكَ وَغُفْرانِكَ
And Your excusing and Your forgiving
وَحَقِيقَةِ رِضْوانِكَ
And the actuality of Your pleasure
حَتّى تُظْفِرَنا فِيهِ بِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ مَطْلوبٍ
So that You may make us win all good turns that is besought
وَجَزيلِ عَطاءٍ مَوهُوبٍ
And the abundant share from any gifted bestowal
وَتُوَقِّيَنا فِيهِ مِنْ كُلِّ مَرْهوبٍ
And that You save us from any dangerous matter,
أوْ بَلاءٍ مَجْلوبٍ
Or any anticipated misfortune
أوْ ذَنْبٍ مَكْسوبٍ.
Or any committed sin.
اَللّهُمَّ إنّي أسْألُكَ بِعَظيمِ ما سَألَكَ بِهِ أحَدٌ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ
O Allah: I beseech You in the name of the greatest of all these by which any of Your servants have besought You,
مِنْ كَريمِ أسْمائِكَ
Including Your Noble Names,
وَجَميلِ ثَنائِكَ
And the excellent praising of You
وَخاصَّةِ دُعائِكَ
And private supplication to You
أنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
That You may send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَأنْ تَجْعَلَ شَهْرَنا هَذا أعْظَمَ شَهْرِ رَمَضانَ مَرَّ عَلَيْنا
And You may decide this month of Ramadhan to be the greatest month in blessings that we have ever witnessed
مُنْذُ أُنْزِلْنا إلى الدُّنْيا بَرَكَةً
Since we were sent down to this world,
في عِصْمَةِ دِينِي
As regarding protection of my religion,
وَخَلاصِ نَفْسِي
And redemption of myself
وَقَضاءِ حَوائِجِي
And settlement of my needs
وَتُشَفِّعَنِي في مَسائِلِي
And that You may accept my intercession to You concerning Your settlement of my requests
وَتَمامِ النِّعْمَةِ عَلَيَّ
And Your perfecting Your graces upon me
وَصَرْفِ السّوءِ عَنّي
And Your keeping evil away from me
وَلِباسِ الْعافِيَةِ لي فِيهِ
And Your dressing me with well-being during this month,
وَأنْ تَجْعَلَني بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِمَّنْ خِرْتَ لَهُ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ
And that You may include me, out of Your mercy, with those whom You allowed to obtain the benefits of the Grand Night
وَجَعَلْتَها لَهُ خَيْراً مِنْ ألْفِ شَهْرٍ
And those for whom You have decided this Night to be better than one thousand months,
في أعْظَمِ الأجْرِ
As regarding obtaining its vastest rewards,
وَكَرائِمِ الذُّخْرِ
And its noblest gifts
وَحُسْنِ الشُّكْرِ
And approving praiseworthiness
وَطولِ العُمْرِ
And obtaining long lifetime
وَدَوامِ الْيُسْرِ.
And perpetuity of comfort.
اَللّهُمَّ وَأسْألُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ وَطَوْلِكَ
O Allah: I also beseech You in the name of Your mercy and Your beneficence
وَعَفْوِكَ وَنَعْمائِكَ
And Your pardon and Your graces
وَجَلالِكَ وَقديمِ إحْسانِكَ وَامْتِنانِكَ
And Your majesty and Your eternal favoring and conferral
أنْ لا تَجْعِلَهُ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنّا لِشَهْرِ رَمَضانَ
That You may not decide this month of Ramadhan to be the last one in our lifetime;
حَتّى تُبَلِّغَناهُ مِنْ قابِلٍ عَلى أحْسَنِ حالٍ
Rather, You may decide us to catch the coming month of Ramadhan while we enjoy the best of manners
وَتُعَرِّفَني هِلالَهُ مَعَ النّاظِرِينَ إلَيْهِ وَالْمُعْتَرِفينَ لَهُ
And that You may decide us to see the new moon of the next month of Ramadhan by including me with those who will see it and realize its value
في أعْفى عافِيَتِكَ
While I am enjoying the best wellbeing
وَأنْعَمِ نِعْمَتِكَ
And the most blissful of Your bounties
وَأوْسَعِ رَحْمَتِكَ
And the most expansive of Your mercy
وَأجْزَلِ قِسَمِكَ
And the most abundant of the share of Your sustenance that You decide for me.
يا رَبِّيَ الَّذي لَيْسَ لي رَبٌّ غَيْرُهُ
O my Lord save Whom I have no lord;
لا يَكونُ هَذا الوَداعُ مِنّي لَهُ وَداعَ فَناءٍ
(please) do not decide that this words of bidding the month of Ramadhan farewell to be the last farewell after which there will be my termination
وَلا آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنّي لِلِّقاءِ
And do not decide this time to be the last of my meeting the month of Ramadhan;
حَتّى تُرِيَنّيهِ مِنْ قابِلٍ في أوْسَعِ النِّعَمِ وأفْضَلِ الرَّجاءِ
Rather, You may decide that You will enable me to witness the coming Ramadhan while I am enjoying the most expansive graces and attaining the best of my hopes
وأنَا لَكَ عَلى أحْسَنِ الْوَفاءِ
And I am loyal to You in the most faithful manner.
إنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعاءِ.
Verily, You are the Hearer of prayers.
اَللّهُمَّ اسْمَعْ دُعائي
O Allah: (please) respond to my prayer,
وَارْحَمْ تَضَرُّعي وَتَذَلُّلي لَكَ
And have mercy upon my acquiescence and submission before You
وَاسْتِكانَتِي وَتَوَكُّلي عَلَيْكَ
As well as my humbleness and reliance upon You,
وَأنا لَكَ مُسَلِّمٌ
While I am totally subservient to You;
لا أرْجو نَجاحاً وَلا مُعافاةً
I hope success and wellbeing
وَلا تَشْريفاً وَلا تَبْليغاً إلاَّ بِكَ وَمِنْكَ
And honoring and attainment of my hopes from none save You and through none save You;
فَامْنُنْ عَلَيَّ
So, (please) do this favor to me—
جَلَّ ثَناؤكَ
Splendid be the praising of You,
وَتَقَدَّسَتْ أسْماؤكَ
And sacred be Your Names—
بِتَبْليغي شَهْرَ رَمَضانَ وَأنا مُعافىً مِنْ كُلِّ مَكْروهٍ وَمَحْذورٍ
By allowing me to witness the (coming) month of Ramadhan while I am delivered from any apprehensive and fearful matter
وَمِنْ جَمِيعِ البَوائِقِ،
And from all misfortunes.
اَلْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذي أعانَنا عَلى صِيامِ هَذا الشَّهْرِ وَقِيامِهِ
All praise be to Allah Who has helped us observe fasting during this month and do acts of worship
حَتّى بَلَّغَني آخِرَ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْهُ.
Until I am witnessing the last night of this month.
